Fic: The Oblivion Effect (Part One)

[the_tenzo]

Title: The Oblivion Effect, Part One
Author: the_tenzo 
Beta: ladychi 
Pairing: River/Rose
Rating: Teen (mild violence and sexual situations)
Warnings (highlight to view): Character death (OC), suicide
Genre: AU, action/adventure, sci-fi
Summary: She's a 21st century London girl. She's a 51st century Time Agent. Together, they save their (alternate) universe! Sexily.

Comments

[redcirce]

I saw the pairing line and I went "Ooh!" and my brain caught up and then I went "Oh..." cause all the River/Rose stories I've seen are all very carefully about how much they both mean to the Doctor and how they can bond over the Doctor, more stuff about the Doctor, etc, etc... And then I read the pairing a third time and saw it was Agent Tyler and alt!River, and got super excited because that sounds AWESOME.

This was very intriguing. Loved the intro, your appropriation of that line (and pointing out its hyperdramaticness) made me giggle.

The Farnallax were very alien yet sympathetic, and I'm very curious to see both what drove them mad and also what subsequently erased them from the time stream (not necessarily the same thing?). Also curious to see where River had gotten to, as it seems obvious from Rose's reactions that she's in perhaps need of some help or rescuing or in some other bad situation.

Looking forward to more of this, and seeing the two of them interact more! Also interested to see how you explore how the boss/employee aspect affects their potential romantic relationship.

[the_tenzo]

I figure, what's the fun of a canon that has actual alternate universes if you can't use them to explore who some characters would be if their lives hadn't quite gone the same way. Though I started writing this before A Good Man Goes to War so I'm handwaving a bit the fact that, without the Doctor, River wouldn't actually be River. In my head there's a vague explanation for that but I'm not sure if there will be a relevant moment in this fic to talk about it, so I'm hoping readers just roll with it.

Thanks so much for your thoughtful comment! I'm glad you're on board. :D