Ficathon Entry: Living Legend (2/2)

[cinderbella333]

Title: Living Legend

by Musedepandora (see: Master List of Fanfics)

Disclaimer: Doctor Who belongs to various persons and corporations that are not me or associated with me. This piece of fanfiction is written with the admiration and respect for the original work. I claim no ownership of Doctor Who's creations. No profit is made from this

Comments

[honeynoir]

This is spectacular. River is River and Melody and whoever she wants to be, and the Doctor is a bloke and a Time Lord and the Oncoming Storm all at once. So amazing. I’d like to be wordier, considering the impressive length of this piece, but everything I try to type comes out :D yaysoamazing, so I’ll go with that. <3

The Doctor is never quite sure where to turn with her, where those timelines lead, and there are so many more than anyone might expect from their strange, back-to-front, three-legged race of a romance.

He forgets entire swaths of history to make room for this memory, because he never wants to lose it.
<3<3<3

[cinderbella333]

Oh, I'm so jazzed that you liked this story to the end! And what you said about their characterization, about them being all these different aspects of themselves at once, was exactly what I was going for and so to hear that you *got* that is amazing. And it was, as always, fantastic to see a little bit of the exact words that really touched you. Thank you once more for continuing to read my work and then leaving me comments that make my day!

[eve11]

Right, adding my amazed comments to the end of this story because... holy smokes. I mean, I can't even. It was smokin hot, and funny (He is going to steal that key, have it gold plated, and hang it in the library so he can stammer and blush when future companions ask about it. He doesn't need to read timelines to know that. It's just a fact, and LOL "Don't cry out my parent's names when I'm naked"), and poignant (OMG the pony! On the one hand so ridiculous and hilarious and on the other it just stabs you in the heart to think of the little girl who was Melody Pond) and ... did I mention smokin hot? And I love the myth at the end.

This is all the best parts of fanfic all rolled into one story and then getting better than the sum of its parts. I think I already gave out an Internets tonight so I will just have to give you like, ten of them. :D

[cinderbella333]

I'm sorry it's taken me a while to reply to your comment! I haven't been terribly well. However, receiving your wonderful feedback really helped me feel better. I am so happy that you enjoyed this story! To say that I was especially insecure about it (since it was my first time writing explicit material) is a little bit of an understatement. Now, when I read it, I just see all the things I will write differently next time and I can be too critical of myself. So, hearing that you liked it so very much is an infusion of positivity that I really need sometimes. It was wonderful to see some of the specific places that really called to you, such as the Doctor's plans for the key (he totally does follow through on that, btw) and River's deadpan directive to the Doctor not to yell out her parent's names while she's naked (unfortunately, he has a knack for killing the mood) and River's complicated confession about the pony (I love that you got how that was supposed to be ridiculous AND serious, hilarious AND sad). It's also lovely to hear

[elisi]

Oh god. I am... I don't even know. This is genius and delight and perfectly them and unbelievably hot and will most certainly distract me at inopportune moments.

And now I want that key in the library, plus a story where the Master or Rose walks in on them... Darn you. You broke my brain. (I love it really. Mmmmmmm, quality smut. I've missed it.)

[cinderbella333]

Yay! I'm so happy that you liked it, Elisi. And your reaction to it leaves me so flattered. It's so wonderful that you feel it was "perfectly them" and that it had you wanting that key in the library and a story where the Master or Rose walks in (and let's be honest here, the Master would join them, and Rose would probably smack TenToo ("Oi! What did I do?")). Needless to say, your reply made me grin and all happy inside, so thank you very, very much for that!

[elisi]

Oh! Your reply reminded me that I also wanted to comment on the whole 'You're this great legend, but to me, you are just a man', which I think is totally at the heart of their relationship (and one reason I can see the whole getting-married/having-sex thing, which I can't see with any of his 'ordinary' companions), so it resonated in all kinds of ways. (Also see my additional LKH meta which I will hopefully post tomorrow. *g

[cinderbella333]

Why am I so awful at replying in a prompt manner?

"'You're this great legend, but to me, you are just a man', which I think is totally at the heart of their relationship (and one reason I can see the whole getting-married/having-sex thing, which I can't see with any of his 'ordinary' companions), so it resonated in all kinds of ways."

I agree completely and I'm so glad that that worked for you in this story!

And I'd love to read the crackfic idea you mentioned! With Rose/TenToo and Marilyn Monroe! That sounds like it'd be so much fun. :D

I really appreciate all the lovely things you continued to say about my story here. And now I'm heading over to read the link you sent me.

[bendingwind]

jfdlkafjdlskfjdslkfjdslk.

not coherent. also slightly feverish. yay flu~

but. this. is lovely. *bookmarks forever*

[bendingwind]

Also I may or may not start a petition for a key in the library of the TARDIS, or some other obvious place, once I'm better.

[cinderbella333]

Mwahahaha! If, by some random chance, a key appears in a scene on the TARDIS at any point in the future, I will die of laughter. :D

(So glad you liked that part. Thank you.)

[cinderbella333]

I am very sorry to hear that you aren't well. :( But I'm thrilled that you were able to enjoy my story. Thank you very much for reading and taking the time to leave me feedback even though you aren't feeling well. I hope you get better soon!

[dqbunny]

I'm not sure how I missed having this fic in my life until now, but it is gorgeous. *adds it to the fics to be Kindelized list*

[cinderbella333]

Thanks so much! I'm very flattered that you like it so much as to want to have it on your Kindle. :)