Ugh excuse how awful this is.isawthephotoSeptember 1 2011, 07:34:03 UTC
He hears a familiar cacophony of sound--whirring growling aching sobbing crackling--and almost smiles. It seems that his (or rather, another his) golden girl has tugged on the shimmering string of a timeline and reeled herself a Doctor.
She's wearing the leather jacket (she always wears the leather jacket) and his hearts deflate an iota. In her twisting, stretching timeline, it's still Before. Before the running in a street and the glowing and the sand beneath sagging feet. Before the coward says nothing and turns away.
He supposes she'll keep appearing until the day he dies, each time more hopeful than the last (because she too keeps finding him in the wrong order, and sometimes he wishes she'd just hurry up and reach the him with the pinstripes and really great hair already).
"You said I'd find the right you soon." Her voice cracks a bit, and she's running to him and he's too desperately in love not to wrap an arm around her waist when she presses her lips against his. "It's always the right you, though."
"Just not the right right me." He smiles and weaves his other hand through her cornflower hair. "But with every jump, my dear, you get closer and closer still."
Rose wrinkles her nose. "What's with the Captain Jack coat?" she asks, fingering his lapel. He forgets that he's not the only one she finds on her jumps through the Void.
"It does not resemble, in any manner, a coat that the Captain may or may not wear in a future at which you should not be peeking, Miss Tyler."
She grins that grin, the one with the tongue in the teeth and the flush of delight and thoughts he absolutely mustn't under any circumstances be thinking definitely not, and oh, but he's missed her.
He's supposed to be searching for the baby Pond. But one trip can't hurt.
She's earned it, after all.
"How long does that cannon thing need to recharge?" he asks, knowing the answer but not particularly caring.
Rose slips her hand in his. "About five-and-a-half hours, give or take five hours."
"Now. Places to go, people to buy things from... and maybe even a chippie or two," he whispers conspiratorially. "So come along, Rose Tyler, and maybe I'll even have you home in time for supper."
Of course, in a time machine, suppertime is exquisitely relative.
Luckily, self-deprecation is also exquisitely relative. :Dzazie11September 1 2011, 15:12:08 UTC
She grins that grin, the one with the tongue in the teeth and the flush of delight and thoughts he absolutely mustn't under any circumstances be thinking definitely not, and oh, but he's missed her.
<3
"How long does that cannon thing need to recharge?" he asks, knowing the answer but not particularly caring.
Rose slips her hand in his. "About five-and-a-half hours, give or take five hours."
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Of course, in a time machine, suppertime is exquisitely relative.
<333 FTW!
This is gorgeous, bb. I L-O-V-E that she keeps finding him again, but out of order a la River (but so much better because it's Rooose). I even love that he wishes she'd hurry up and find the other him because IT HURTS because HE LOVES HER SO EFFING MUCH.
"You said I'd find the right you soon." Her voice cracks a bit, and she's running to him and he's too desperately in love not to wrap an arm around her waist when she presses her lips against his. "It's always the right you, though."
Re: Luckily, self-deprecation is also exquisitely relative. :DisawthephotoSeptember 1 2011, 15:35:14 UTC
This is gorgeous, bb. I L-O-V-E that she keeps finding him again, but out of order a la River (but so much better because it's Rooose). I even love that he wishes she'd hurry up and find the other him because IT HURTS because HE LOVES HER SO EFFING MUCH.
THANKS SO MUCH :DDDD
I've written several bits of what really is my version of Rose's journeys through the Void, and I should probably order them or something but that takes effort.
The out-of-order-ness was definitely a nod to River, because I do think the idea of River is a fascinating one (even if I dislike the way things have played out for her) and I've always imagined that Rose really meant it when she said, "I've come so far."
By this point in his timeline, he's seen leather-jacket!Rose about four or five times now, and each time she is a bit younger (probably days instead of years or months a la River) and that means the dimension cannon's a bit shittier than the last, so I figure she'd end up appearing all over his later timeline (and the timelines of those closely associated with him, like Donna).
In a fic I wrote early on in my exploration of this thing, it's the first time he's seen her since That Beach and he's the one who ends up fixing the cannon so it finds the right points, except then I assume she finds sans-Doctor!Donna, and more shit happens.
So I tried to convey all of this in this little scrap of an unedited piece, and I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Sorry for my meta-ing.
EDIT: Oh, and as Sam Seaborn of West Wing says, "self-deprecation is the appetizer of charm."
Re: Luckily, self-deprecation is also exquisitely relative. :Dzazie11September 1 2011, 15:49:16 UTC
Oh, I loves me a little meta, so no worries there. ;)
The out-of-order-ness was definitely a nod to River, because I do think the idea of River is a fascinating one (even if I dislike the way things have played out for her)
I really like River (which is why the "Let's Kill Hitler" demotion of her BAMFness to a mincing, shopping, giving a fuck about her bra-size and weight - gal nearly made my head explode), and do not mind her place is the Doctor's timeline ... ish. That being said, Rose will always-always win the coin toss.
There really is a universe contained in that line, "I've come so far." I would love to read more fic about Rose's journey through Void/Looking Glass. The Rose we meet in Turn Left is so different from our shop girl - I would love to see the good, bad, and ugly parts that took her from Doomsday to Turn Left.
You should really repost this at your LJ as well, so that it doesn't get lost in the sea of comments - it's too good to go missing. :) While I'm on the subject, may I friend you? I meant to quite a while ago, but never asked. I'd love to read more of your writing. :)
Re: Luckily, self-deprecation is also exquisitely relative. :DisawthephotoSeptember 1 2011, 16:35:15 UTC
Oh, I loves me a little meta, so no worries there. ;)
Well, then we should definitely get along rather well XD
I really like River (which is why the "Let's Kill Hitler" demotion of her BAMFness to a mincing, shopping, giving a fuck about her bra-size and weight - gal nearly made my head explode), and do not mind her place is the Doctor's timeline ... ish. That being said, Rose will always-always win the coin toss.
OH same. But then, that's what all women like, right Moffat? I mean, I find it hard to believe that the Doctor loves River yet, but I honestly have very little problem with him loving her eventually (because he didn't raise her, I was worried about the pedo). Of course, I prefer my headcanon!River to canon!River, but que sera sera.
There really is a universe contained in that line, "I've come so far." I would love to read more fic about Rose's journey through Void/Looking Glass. The Rose we meet in Turn Left is so different from our shop girl - I would love to see the good, bad, and ugly parts that took her from Doomsday to Turn Left.
I feel like I really haven't read a definitive fic on pre-Turn Left Rose yet. Perhaps there is one, but I just haven't seen it. I smell the little round shits of a plot bunny.
You should really repost this at your LJ as well, so that it doesn't get lost in the sea of comments - it's too good to go missing. :) While I'm on the subject, may I friend you? I meant to quite a while ago, but never asked. I'd love to read more of your writing. :)
Absolutely! I generally post all of my fic on my tumblr account (angsturbatecate, just fyi) but I really should try to update the lj. And I'd love to be friends :D I'm on tumblr more, do you happen to have an account there too?
She's wearing the leather jacket (she always wears the leather jacket) and his hearts deflate an iota. In her twisting, stretching timeline, it's still Before. Before the running in a street and the glowing and the sand beneath sagging feet. Before the coward says nothing and turns away.
He supposes she'll keep appearing until the day he dies, each time more hopeful than the last (because she too keeps finding him in the wrong order, and sometimes he wishes she'd just hurry up and reach the him with the pinstripes and really great hair already).
"You said I'd find the right you soon." Her voice cracks a bit, and she's running to him and he's too desperately in love not to wrap an arm around her waist when she presses her lips against his. "It's always the right you, though."
"Just not the right right me." He smiles and weaves his other hand through her cornflower hair. "But with every jump, my dear, you get closer and closer still."
Rose wrinkles her nose. "What's with the Captain Jack coat?" she asks, fingering his lapel. He forgets that he's not the only one she finds on her jumps through the Void.
"It does not resemble, in any manner, a coat that the Captain may or may not wear in a future at which you should not be peeking, Miss Tyler."
She grins that grin, the one with the tongue in the teeth and the flush of delight and thoughts he absolutely mustn't under any circumstances be thinking definitely not, and oh, but he's missed her.
He's supposed to be searching for the baby Pond. But one trip can't hurt.
She's earned it, after all.
"How long does that cannon thing need to recharge?" he asks, knowing the answer but not particularly caring.
Rose slips her hand in his. "About five-and-a-half hours, give or take five hours."
"Now. Places to go, people to buy things from... and maybe even a chippie or two," he whispers conspiratorially. "So come along, Rose Tyler, and maybe I'll even have you home in time for supper."
Of course, in a time machine, suppertime is exquisitely relative.
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"How long does that cannon thing need to recharge?" he asks, knowing the answer but not particularly caring.
Rose slips her hand in his. "About five-and-a-half hours, give or take five hours."
<33
Of course, in a time machine, suppertime is exquisitely relative.
<333 FTW!
This is gorgeous, bb. I L-O-V-E that she keeps finding him again, but out of order a la River (but so much better because it's Rooose). I even love that he wishes she'd hurry up and find the other him because IT HURTS because HE LOVES HER SO EFFING MUCH.
"You said I'd find the right you soon." Her voice cracks a bit, and she's running to him and he's too desperately in love not to wrap an arm around her waist when she presses her lips against his. "It's always the right you, though."
Yes. Yes, it is.
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THANKS SO MUCH :DDDD
I've written several bits of what really is my version of Rose's journeys through the Void, and I should probably order them or something but that takes effort.
The out-of-order-ness was definitely a nod to River, because I do think the idea of River is a fascinating one (even if I dislike the way things have played out for her) and I've always imagined that Rose really meant it when she said, "I've come so far."
By this point in his timeline, he's seen leather-jacket!Rose about four or five times now, and each time she is a bit younger (probably days instead of years or months a la River) and that means the dimension cannon's a bit shittier than the last, so I figure she'd end up appearing all over his later timeline (and the timelines of those closely associated with him, like Donna).
In a fic I wrote early on in my exploration of this thing, it's the first time he's seen her since That Beach and he's the one who ends up fixing the cannon so it finds the right points, except then I assume she finds sans-Doctor!Donna, and more shit happens.
So I tried to convey all of this in this little scrap of an unedited piece, and I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Sorry for my meta-ing.
EDIT: Oh, and as Sam Seaborn of West Wing says, "self-deprecation is the appetizer of charm."
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The out-of-order-ness was definitely a nod to River, because I do think the idea of River is a fascinating one (even if I dislike the way things have played out for her)
I really like River (which is why the "Let's Kill Hitler" demotion of her BAMFness to a mincing, shopping, giving a fuck about her bra-size and weight - gal nearly made my head explode), and do not mind her place is the Doctor's timeline ... ish. That being said, Rose will always-always win the coin toss.
There really is a universe contained in that line, "I've come so far." I would love to read more fic about Rose's journey through Void/Looking Glass. The Rose we meet in Turn Left is so different from our shop girl - I would love to see the good, bad, and ugly parts that took her from Doomsday to Turn Left.
You should really repost this at your LJ as well, so that it doesn't get lost in the sea of comments - it's too good to go missing. :) While I'm on the subject, may I friend you? I meant to quite a while ago, but never asked. I'd love to read more of your writing. :)
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Well, then we should definitely get along rather well XD
I really like River (which is why the "Let's Kill Hitler" demotion of her BAMFness to a mincing, shopping, giving a fuck about her bra-size and weight - gal nearly made my head explode), and do not mind her place is the Doctor's timeline ... ish. That being said, Rose will always-always win the coin toss.
OH same. But then, that's what all women like, right Moffat? I mean, I find it hard to believe that the Doctor loves River yet, but I honestly have very little problem with him loving her eventually (because he didn't raise her, I was worried about the pedo). Of course, I prefer my headcanon!River to canon!River, but que sera sera.
There really is a universe contained in that line, "I've come so far." I would love to read more fic about Rose's journey through Void/Looking Glass. The Rose we meet in Turn Left is so different from our shop girl - I would love to see the good, bad, and ugly parts that took her from Doomsday to Turn Left.
I feel like I really haven't read a definitive fic on pre-Turn Left Rose yet. Perhaps there is one, but I just haven't seen it. I smell the little round shits of a plot bunny.
You should really repost this at your LJ as well, so that it doesn't get lost in the sea of comments - it's too good to go missing. :) While I'm on the subject, may I friend you? I meant to quite a while ago, but never asked. I'd love to read more of your writing. :)
Absolutely! I generally post all of my fic on my tumblr account (angsturbatecate, just fyi) but I really should try to update the lj. And I'd love to be friends :D I'm on tumblr more, do you happen to have an account there too?
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