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_thirty2flavors

fic: making do

Feb 02, 2010 21:16

Title: Making Do
Characters/Pairings: Donna/Shaun
Rating: PG
Genre: A bit of fluff, a bit of angst.
Spoilers?: Through End of Time: Part 2
Length: ~2k
Excerpt: “You know when you’re trying to think of a word and it’s on the tip of your tongue and you know it’s there but you just can’t think of it? It’s like that. All the time.” She laughs once and ( Read more... )

donna/shaun, fic, shaun temple, donna noble, doctor who

Comments 58

jennytork February 3 2010, 02:36:26 UTC

.........why do I get the sneaking feeling that Ten's "I don't want to go" sent part of him into Donna? Without killing her this time?And that he still lives in her?

_thirty2flavors February 3 2010, 03:01:29 UTC

Aww! I didn't have anything quite so literal in mind, but I guess you could read it like that if you want. In my mind she was sort of getting ...some kind of residual Time Lord SOS, lol.

Thanks for reading!

meelsie_love78 February 3 2010, 02:40:27 UTC

This is brilliant, utterly.

Your characterisation of Donna is perfect, and Shaun is exactly how I've imagined him to be. I love the easy, simple way their relationship develops; it rings very true.

I can't possibly gush any more over this, or I'll never shut up - it's the piece I've been wanting and hoping to write since watching EoT, but you've pulled it off far better than I ever could have. Bravo!

I'd love to rec this around a little, if you don't mind?

_thirty2flavors February 3 2010, 03:06:01 UTC

Aw, thank you! I know Donna's ending isn't the one a lot of people would have chosen for her, myself included, but I do like to think she'll be happy with Shaun, and writing this certainly helped convince myself of that. He seemed like a good guy in the brief glimpse we got of him, and I firmly subscribe to the notion that all Donna needs is someone to believe in her.

I'm glad you liked it! Go ahead and rec away, if you like. Thanks again!

meelsie_love78 February 3 2010, 03:11:37 UTC

I firmly subscribe to the notion that all Donna needs is someone to believe in her.
Okay, I'm tearing up a little on Donna's behalf over this!

Thanks so much for sharing, I'll definitely be pimping this out! It's really, really good. Really. :D

intrikate88 February 3 2010, 02:49:04 UTC

Oh, this is so sweet and heartbreaking and in character and perfect.

_thirty2flavors February 3 2010, 03:11:46 UTC

Thank you! I feel bad for Donna, but I'm sure she'll be happy enough.

thinkatory February 3 2010, 03:29:09 UTC

This rings a thousand times true, I love the way you develop Donna and Shaun, and the proposal scene made me grin stupidly at my screen. Great work.

_thirty2flavors February 3 2010, 03:35:41 UTC

Thank you! Donna and Shaun was sort of interesting to write, because there's so little canon basis, but once I got going it wound up clicking pretty easily. I've possibly even convinced myself to ship it, lol.

johnmayergirl23 February 3 2010, 03:44:09 UTC

UM, YOU GOT THE CHARACTERIZATION ALL WRONG, BECAUSE WITHOUT HER MEMORIES, DONNA IS TOTALLY USELESS AND STUPID AND SUPERFICIAL AND WOULD BE BETTER OFF DEAD. KTHXBYE.

No, but seriously, I'm a fan. I really love your Donna, and this reminded me of that ... other post-JE fic you wrote. I'm too lazy to look for a title, but you know the one I'm talking about. I also really loved Shaun; he's adorable and tells her she's brilliant and makes her coffee that's not slowly poisoning her. :D

Lovely, lovely.

_thirty2flavors February 3 2010, 03:50:03 UTC

:O HDU HDU HDU

Yeah it's similar in tone and style ... and content, since I called the lotto ticket thing like two years early, what what. I became quite fond of my own imagining of Shaun too, but I do think this is the sort of guy Donna would wind up settling down with -- someone really supportive who is just totally (rightfully) dazzled by her, lirl.

Thank you!

johnmayergirl23 February 3 2010, 04:24:55 UTC

W/E U KNOW IT'S TRU

lirl, you totally called the lottery ticket. Also, you and Frances called the crazypants!Ten. Oh, RTD, stop getting plot ideas from fanfiction.

Shaun is presh. I wish he would've gotten a bit more screentime, because I'm sure he's totally awesome.

_thirty2flavors February 3 2010, 19:51:42 UTC

I'm convinced post-JE Donna would only date someone if they were totally awesome. Some subconscious part of her brain would be constantly establishing if someone was worthy companion material or not. No more Lances, tyvm.

And he did seem really concerned for her in EOT2 so he won points from me there.