Comments | indy1776: FIC: Best Friends, Not Forgotten

indy1776

FIC: Best Friends, Not Forgotten

Jul 11, 2011 18:44

Rating: General

Word count: 1749

Summary: While researching ways people can "cheat" death, Dairine stumbles across information on Time Lords and recognizes The Man in the Bar. She decides to go find him.

Warnings: None.

Author's Note: Many, many thanks to my betas shadowsinfire and ladyelleth! For Dairine, it's set before Wizards of Mars, though there are minor ( Read more... )

doctor who fanfic, young wizards

Comments 4

readingredhead July 12 2011, 16:07:46 UTC

There are so many things I love about this, and not just the fact that it combines my two favorite fictional universes. The small things were what struck me the most -- the fact that Dairine, having encountered her fair share of part-machine part-something-else intelligences, always addresses the TARDIS as "she," or the fact that all she really wants to do with a time machine is go back and see Star Wars on opening night (though, frankly, I cannot blame her!), or the simple designation of the Daleks as aresh-hav that combined these two universes in a totally believable way for me. (In fact it has me having second thoughts about the Daleks, who are usually too one-dimensionally evil for me ( ... )

indy1776 July 13 2011, 00:55:50 UTC

I am so very glad someone likes this! I was a bit worried that no one would read this, because of all the Ten-meets-Dairine fics and the issues some people have with Moffat. But Eleven's my Doctor, so I couldn't not write him.

the fact that Dairine, having encountered her fair share of part-machine part-something-else intelligences, always addresses the TARDIS as "she,"

It's the little details that make or break stories. And she, more than anyone else in the YW universe, would recognize the TARDIS as far more than a simple machine.

the fact that all she really wants to do with a time machine is go back and see Star Wars on opening night (though, frankly, I cannot blame her!)Neither can I! (Says the person who's worn a padawan braid since Attack of the Clones was in theaters ( ... )

lyras July 15 2011, 01:46:45 UTC

"The man in the bar" - of course! Why did I never think of it before?

I love the way Dairene describes Roshaun's situation: "I lost my best friend recently". Something about the implications, that she lost him, and so she can find him again.

Also, being Dairene, of course she would chase the Doctor down rather than wait to bump into him. And of course they would go and see Star Wars together. <3

indy1776 July 15 2011, 22:35:17 UTC

He's an easy cameo to miss, especially if you're only familiar with New Who. She did a good job disguising his origins.

Something about the implications, that she lost him, and so she can find him again.

That is exactly why I wrote "lost." It may be the smallest chance imaginable, but she can find him.

Yup! Both geeks. What else could they have done?

I'm glad you enjoyed it!