Doctor Who: The Clean-Up

[arliddian]

Title: The Clean-Up
Author: arliddian
Rating: PG
Fandom: Doctor Who
Characters/Pairing: Amy/Rory
Summary: Rory has grown used to cleaning up messes. It's simply a part of his life with Amy.
Word Count: 718
Author's Note: Prompt - Messes. The ending of The God Complex was incredibly bittersweet and beautiful, and inspired me to write this little one-shot.

Comments

[dash_of_nutmeg]

Wow. This is beautiful and heartbreaking. You did an excellent job, and you wrote the characters perfectly.

[arliddian]

Thank you so much. I often worry about characterisation, so I'm very glad you thought I did a good job with this. Thanks for your kind words. =)

[hanelissar]

Aw this is lovely, sad and sweet and very Rory!

[arliddian]

Thank you!! I'm so glad that you think so! =D

[sea_thoughts]

This is so Rory. He's always there, standing by, such a beautiful expression of love.

[arliddian]

And that's why we love him. =) Thank you, I'm glad you thought this was true to his character.

[lady_with_cats]

All my creys. All of them. ;________;

[arliddian]

Awwww. *Hands you a tissue* Thanks for reading! <3

[hazy_crazy]

I agree with sea_thoughts. You've captured Rory's silent yet strong nature extremely well in this fic, and the fact that he is always there for Amy to fall back on. *sigh* I heart him :D He's Amy's rock, that is for sure. You write them wonderfully. This was rather bittersweet, a bit of a contrast from the other post-The God Complex fic, and I like that :) One where Amy can accept and move on, the other where she just cannot forget. I could imagine both being canon.

[arliddian]

Thank you, Jess. =) I'm so glad you think I've captured him well - I'm always nervous about characterisation so it means a lot to me that you think he rings true. He really is her rock!

I imagine that it would be hard for her to move on, at least at first, and then as the days wear on I think it would probably get easier. So yeah, like you I could imagine both ways being canon!

Thanks for commenting on all of these, Jess! I really appreciate it! <3

[hazy_crazy]

You're welcome :) And yes, I'm nervous about characterisation too!! It's such a relief when others assure you that you're doing ok :D

It's not a problem, I've always loved your fanfic and I love Amy/Rory, so it's a perfect fit hehe ;)