Fic: Sentire (8/9)

[roquentine]

Title: Sentire (8/9)
Author: Ella Jane
Characters: Nine/Rose, Jack
Chapter Rating: PG-13
Series Rating: NC-17
Timeline: AU from The Doctor Dances
A/N: I have learned so many things over the last week or so, not the least of which is that I might not have the stomach to post a multi-part series again! I have LOVED reading all of your comments, but I am

Comments

[smandypants]

Oooh, very interesting. I was really hoping it would be some Time Lord thing and a bit of an interspecies miscommunication. As others have said, I'm still not sure how I feel about the Doctor taking off and leaving Rose to cope by herself. I definitely don't like that when she asked in the bath, he didn't tell her. Showing us the Doctor running away at the beginning certainly helped, though.

Rose is awesome. Last chapter I wasn't quite sure about her still trusting the Doctor, but I really love it here. I like that she refuses to back down, that she refuses to be afraid, and that in the end, she initiates the thing that terrified her so much in the first place. One of her most defining characteristics is her stubborn refusal to abandon the people she loves, and her unwavering compassion (Dalek, anyone?). I absolutely adored:

She stared at him, stared directly into his eyes, for a long, long time.

He didn't hide anything from her.

That was just...absolutely perfect.

I'm with wendymr on Jack, but then I'm an OT3 addict. The first step is admitting you have a problem, right? ;)

To be clear, while I have some problems with the characters' actions, it is not a problem with your portrayal of them. Your writing is beautiful and evocative, and the fact that I'm angry with the Doctor is a testament to your creative abilities. You've made something very believable that I'm not sure Rusty could pull off (and I'm not just talking about the hot threesome). This is simply wonderful. I can't wait for more, though I'm very sad it'll be ending.

[roquentine]

*scribbles furiously for reaction post reminders*

The more I worked with the character while I was writing this, the more I decided that Rose was maybe one of the most interesting, multi-faceted, well-developed characters that has ever been on television ever.

And thank you for the last paragraph! *blushes* I think I said before that I think it sounds all pretentious when writers say "the characters made me do it" but... alas. It does happen. (My experience was not that, so much as they refused to do things I wanted them to. :) Either way, that is a lovely compliment! Thank you so much for the feedback!

[utopia83]

*raises hand* I know exactly what it means when you want something to happen and the characters are going "No way in hell!" in your head. It all becomes quite frustrating.

[wendymr]

while I have some problems with the characters' actions, it is not a problem with your portrayal of them. Your writing is beautiful and evocative, and the fact that I'm angry with the Doctor is a testament to your creative abilities. You've made something very believable that I'm not sure Rusty could pull off (and I'm not just talking about the hot threesome). This is simply wonderful. I can't wait for more, though I'm very sad it'll be ending.

I think we share a brain because, although I omitted actually to say anything like that in my own post, I agree with this completely and utterly.

Yes, I'm yelling at the Doctor, but in a less-well-written fic I'd be shaking my head, rolling my eyes and clicking back, or else just skimming. It wouldn't matter, because I wouldn't be reading about the Doctor, just some two-dimensional character created by someone who doesn't 'get' him, a character I can't believe in at all. Here, I'm completely sucked in with these characters and that's why my emotions, including visceral rage at the Doctor, are so engaged.

Anyway. Must stop getting worked up about fictional characters! Looking forward to the final chapter :)

[roquentine]

This is reassuring, thank you! I do try to sacrifice everything at the altar of characterization... otherwise, like you said, it's just some *other* character drawn to look like the Doctor, but you could just as easily call him, you know, Steve.