Fic: We Make War That We May Live In Peace [TW/DW]

[caladria]

This is probably the fic that nearly wasn't.  Thanks to blackbird_song , not only for a stellar beta, but also for remembering it long after I'd forgotten it.

Ianto and the Doctor, and Torchwood.

No warnings, low rating, no pairings (maybe background Jack/Ianto)

Comments

[adafrog]

Wow, well done.

[caladria]

Thanks!

[little_giddy]

Oh, this is glorious. You've got Ten's voice down, Ianto's thoughts are so insanely IC and the way that there's so much implicit mirrors the shows and fills in their gaps. The thing I love with your fics is that every line is necessary and is a thing of beauty all on its own.

He’s tired, and worn, but he doesn’t back down from the challenging stare. For one terrible moment Ianto Jones holds his ground against a Time Lord; the Time Lord backs down.

If the Doctor had ever loved anyone that much, the universe would have been torn to shreds by it.

They're both so clear-sighted in this and more than anything how very different they are comes through. Really, I'm still in awe at the characterisation.

[caladria]

I don't normally find David Tennant that attractive, but that icon of yours...? Umm. Yeah.

What was I saying?

how very different they are comes through

Which is odd, because I started this thinking that actually, they were very similar. And then Ianto just ended up looking - I think - very young; and the Doctor ended up very old and world-weary (and it's just hit me now: no matter how good Matt Smith is, I'm going to really miss Ten).

[little_giddy]

HEE! I usually find him attractive, but I do love that icon especially. He's nearly smirky.

they were very similar. And then Ianto just ended up looking - I think - very young; and the Doctor ended up very old and world-weary

The similarities come through as well - they're both so very ruthless and loyal in their ways.

and it's just hit me now: no matter how good Matt Smith is, I'm going to really miss Ten
God, I know. You know how they say that everyone has a doctor they think of as their doctor? I think Ten is mine (which yes, half our generation will be able to say, but still).

[caladria]

which yes, half our generation will be able to say, but still

It's odd. I have a Doctor. I grew up in the Doctor-less gap (I was two when it went off air in '89; 18 when it came back in '05; and most people's Doctor is the guy they were watching at seven or ten). And then Tennant comes along with his awesome Ten and his geeky love and obsessive knowledge of Who that makes me feel that yes, he does know the Doctor inside and out because he was there and watching on its first run. And now he's going (and Matt Smith is also of the Doctor-less generation and doesn't appear to have the geeky love of it. Yet).

[mooyoo]

This is perfect. The tension between them, each with their own issues regarding the other, is very nicely done. I really enjoy Doctor/Ianto interaction, and this is one of the most believable I've read. The Doctor's voice can be so hard to get down, and you've done it perfectly here. Very nicely done.

[caladria]

The Doctor's voice was.. incredibly difficult for me, so I'm glad it worked for you.

[electro_club]

That was really great. Such a short piece, but with such a strong appeal. I've always imagined there should be a certain tension between Ianto and the Doctor, for hundreds of different reasons. And you nailed it. Making it be completely about the Cybergirlfriend thing was great.

And I could hear your Ten talking.

[caladria]

Hee! Thanks! Ten was incredibly difficult to get right, for me, so I'm glad he worked.

(And Liverpool icon ftw!)

[hab318princess]

Wow, liked that very much, Ianto is magnificent in this and you could really hear the voices !

[caladria]

Thanks!