Comments | udontknowdjaq: Short Fic: Doors Sealed Shut

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Short Fic: Doors Sealed Shut

Mar 24, 2011 00:27

Title: Doors Sealed Shut
Author: Traveller
Word Count: 2900
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Djaq, Tom A'Dale, mentions Allan
Spoilers/Warnings: Mentions of child abuse, but nothing graphic
Summary: Djaq's curiosity gets the better of her the night after Tom A'Dale's raid on Knighton Hall.
Disclaimer: Djaq has once in her life already found herself in a ( Read more... )

rating: pg13, character: djaq, udontknowdjaq, cat: drama, series 1, cat: angst

Comments 6

hippie_girl_31 March 24 2011, 21:07:44 UTC

Very nice! I like that you wrote from Djaq's POV and I found her to be startlingly in-caracter. I think that she definitely would be the kind of person to be a bit too curious for her own good sometimes, but also someone who simply can't turn off the desire to help people with either medicine or with words of comfort.

I also really like how you used Tom's unintentional slips to show what a good man Allan is at heart and to cement that in Djaq's own mind - something that will play a big role when Allan is outed as the traitor.

Great job! Thanks for posting here. :)

traveller_19 March 25 2011, 02:22:27 UTC

Thanks for your comment! I'm so glad you found Djaq to be in-character. I wanted to show Djaq recognizing and admitting a minor flaw in her own character--to me that seemed very much something she would do. And Tom was great fun to write! I'm glad you enjoyed the story. :)

robinfanatic March 25 2011, 02:27:47 UTC

Ditto wenrom's comments. Djaq is spot-on and the backstory you've created for Tom and Allan is very believable - sad but believable. Nicely done!

traveller_19 March 26 2011, 06:12:11 UTC

Thanks! There's more to that backstory in my headcanon. ;) I'm glad you enjoyed (you know what I mean) the bit of it I showed here! It is awfully sad though, isn't it? The poor lads! Thanks for the review!

wenlaoshi March 25 2011, 14:35:42 UTC

Interesting story! What a good idea to write about Tom A'Dale, and from Djaq's point of view.
She's the one character in the show who is wise and open-minded, and curious, enough to listen to everyone without judging too harshly. I especially like the last paragraph and how Djaq gets to know Allan better through his brother.

traveller_19 March 26 2011, 06:17:13 UTC

Thank you! Djaq is indeed very open-minded and curious, but I think her compassion is what drove her toward Tom the most in this story. She's just cut out to be a physician, isn't she? And you know it was totally my intention to have Djaq get to know Allan better by getting to know Tom! ;) Like you said on the board, an "Allan-shaped hole". This is now the official name of a plot device. Lol! Glad you enjoyed!