Fic: Making Do (1/1)

[hitlikehammers]

Title: Making Do
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Ten/Donna
Word Count: 546
Summary: Of course he’s trying, but without someone - without her - he never quite managed to make do. Spoilers for Doctor Who 4.17 - The End of Time, Part One.
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot.
Author’s Notes: Given the amount of time I’ve been away from this pairing, this

Comments

[shining_moment]

Oh, how I've missed your Doctor/Donna! This was gorgeous- sad yet hopeful and so poetically written, as always.

Please continue dusting off Eclipse, I still await the ending...

[hitlikehammers]

Thank you ever so much, doll; you flatter me more than I deserve.

And I'm a-dusting, I promise. I'm going to get this thing done, if it kills me; and as for the ending - that bit's been written since the get-go. So at least there's that as a guarantee ;)

[gregorypeck]

I love this.

[hitlikehammers]

Thank you :)

[time_converges]

Oh, beautiful and sad and hopeful - just perfect. I've missed your Doctor/Donna, and I'm ever hopeful that you'll continue Eclipse as well. Thank you for this! :)

[hitlikehammers]

Thank you so, so much, dear - I'm thrilled you enjoyed this. And I'm diving back into 'Eclipse' ASAP; I only fear I won't be able to get the tone right anymore!

[hitlikehammers]

Thank you so much :D

[kathrynthegreat]

Oh, this was lovely! So great to see you writing this pair again! You write them both so well.

I'm thrilled to hear you plan to pick up Eclipse again! I was re-reading it yesterday as a matter of fact!

[hitlikehammers]

Thank you so much! And you were re-reading 'Eclipse'?! *is mind-boggled that you'd want to, and flattered*

Tell me, then - do you think I should go back and do an edit of what's there before I pick up with it again, or is it okay as it is?

[kathrynthegreat]

I was indeed re-reading it. I've read it several times, and I'm not kidding when I say this - Eclipse is my favourite piece of DW fan fic (and I've read a lot of DW fic, believe me). Not only that - it's the piece that turned me into a Doctor/Donna shipper. I blame you entirely. :)

I don't think it needs any editing at all. I think your writing flows brilliantly and is extremely elegant and infused with emotion. I don't think it needs editing unless there is something in there you feel you need to change in order to get the tone of later chapters that you haven't written yet, which is, of course understandable. If that's the case - then of course do whatever editing you feel is needed. If that's not the case, then no - I think it's darn near perfect.

Honestly, if you're worried about tone matching up, you shouldn't be, because this new quick fic proved you're still very much in touch with the character's emotions, IMO. :)

Brilliant as always! I for one, can't wait!!!

[hitlikehammers]

You flatter me, really and truly; and I am part of the reason you're a Doctor/Donna shipper?!? *blushes* Goodness...

Anyway, I'm plugging away at the next chapter or so now, so hopefully there'll be something up somewhat soon - mostly, this arc of the story is rather romantic and kinda schmoopy and cliche, and while I'm cool with that (because everyone needs a little of that sometimes, I think), it's definitely outside my writing comfort zone, so I'm trying to balance what works and what's "too much," so to speak. We'll see what happens!

Again - thank you so much for all your kind words about this story; your enthusiasm is definitely a big part of the reason I've finally decided to get back to writing it!