FIC: The Persistence of Memory (The Lives of Saints Remix) [Martha Jones + Torchwood team]
I am so excited for remixredux09 reveals; there are more stories I want to rec but I might as well do that after the authors have been revealed. No doubt I'll be reading more of the stories once I find out which ones all you lovely people on my friends list wrote! (And I cannot wait to properly thank my lovely remixer!)
To no one's great surprise, the story I wrote for remixredux09 was The Persistence of Memory (The Lives of Saints Remix), which is a remix of raisintorte's Martha/Jack story Forget About Us; the original is the story Martha dealing with the Year That Never Was-- first through avoidance and then confrontation-- with the only person that can understand her burden, Jack Harkness. It was written before Martha's appearance on Torchwood. My remix slots these themes and ideas into a canonical framework. It's bookended by the relationship and understanding between Martha and Jack but explores Martha's journey during the Year That Never Was and her encounters with the Torchwood team during that time. As such, a lot has been changed-- my remix is Martha-and-Jack rather than Martha/Jack, with canonical pairings (Jack/Ianto, Tosh/Owen, Gwen/Rhys) underlying, even though I'd consider it a gen story.
I really enjoyed remixing raisintorte's work, and I hope she enjoyed my take on her ideas. I've wanted to write a story about Martha Jones's journey for a long time, and this was a great way into doing that.
It was also beta-read by the wonderful neifile7; she made this story what it is, and was incredibly patient, kind and insightful with her comments. So, this story is for her.
Thank you to everyone who commented last week-- I will be replying to feedback as soon as I can. Warnings and more notes behind the oh-so-fake LJ cut!
The Persistence of Memory (The Lives of Saints Remix)
( ("They're calling you a saint") Martha Jones doesn't die for their sins, she lives with them. Four months after the Year That Never Was, Martha Jones meets Torchwood-- again. Torchwood/Doctor Who. 6067 words )
Tell me your thoughts!
To no one's great surprise, the story I wrote for remixredux09 was The Persistence of Memory (The Lives of Saints Remix), which is a remix of raisintorte's Martha/Jack story Forget About Us; the original is the story Martha dealing with the Year That Never Was-- first through avoidance and then confrontation-- with the only person that can understand her burden, Jack Harkness. It was written before Martha's appearance on Torchwood. My remix slots these themes and ideas into a canonical framework. It's bookended by the relationship and understanding between Martha and Jack but explores Martha's journey during the Year That Never Was and her encounters with the Torchwood team during that time. As such, a lot has been changed-- my remix is Martha-and-Jack rather than Martha/Jack, with canonical pairings (Jack/Ianto, Tosh/Owen, Gwen/Rhys) underlying, even though I'd consider it a gen story.
I really enjoyed remixing raisintorte's work, and I hope she enjoyed my take on her ideas. I've wanted to write a story about Martha Jones's journey for a long time, and this was a great way into doing that.
It was also beta-read by the wonderful neifile7; she made this story what it is, and was incredibly patient, kind and insightful with her comments. So, this story is for her.
Thank you to everyone who commented last week-- I will be replying to feedback as soon as I can. Warnings and more notes behind the oh-so-fake LJ cut!
The Persistence of Memory (The Lives of Saints Remix)
( ("They're calling you a saint") Martha Jones doesn't die for their sins, she lives with them. Four months after the Year That Never Was, Martha Jones meets Torchwood-- again. Torchwood/Doctor Who. 6067 words )
Tell me your thoughts!