ficlet: starcrossers

[janeausten4ever]

Title: Starcrossers
Characters, Pairings: Donna, Ten, Ten/Donna friendship, Wilf, Sylvia
Summary: "The first pie was rubbish. The second was better. And the third-ah, the third..."
Warnings: Other than the fact that Donna's fate at the end of "Journey's End" was wail-inducing, none.
Rating: G/PG
Notes: Written for the Drabble Challenge #7, "baking,"

Comments

[nipponophile05]

Oh, so sad...

Pumpkin is actually my most hated food, but it works well for the purposes of your story.

The word "whining" came across as very American English to me; "whinging" or "griping" sounds more British English to my ears.

Otherwise, very nice, well written.

[janeausten4ever]

That's a good tip, actually! I think I'll go back and change it to "whinging."

I also have a strong dislike for pumpkin pie, but it is Christmas season, after all. I hope I don't have to eat any this year, gah!

Thanks for reading, I'm glad you thought it was well-written.

[bas_math_girl]

Now you've made me wish we actually did get pies like that over here!
Lovely fic, love. :D

[janeausten4ever]

No pie for the English? I had no idea! That makes my whole story one huge inconsistency! Ah, well.

Thanks for commenting, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[sykira]

I love this, especially the ending, hits the perfect note.

[janeausten4ever]

Thank you so much! I know it was a bit odd, vague maybe, but I hoped it would strike a chord. Thanks!

[redcirce]

::wibble:: Awww. sweet and sad.

I love the thought of the Doctor and Donna baking together (and him being rubbish at it), and him telling her tales of Gallifrey. Terribly bittersweet ending, especially since the Doctor was trying to do something nice. I like the thought of him thinking about her during the holidays!

[janeausten4ever]

Yeah, ever since "The Runaway Bride" I couldn't stop associating the Doctor and Donna with Christmas. It suits them for some odd reason, I think!

Thanks for reading!

[katherine_b]

Hmm, very interesting, although somehow the ending seems a bit odd. I'd quite liked to have seen more of Donna's strange comment rather than the jump to the next scene about the pie (or perhaps you didn't need the break). That said, the idea was clever and the scenes themselves were very much in character!

[janeausten4ever]

Come to think of it, the ending may have been a bit murky, it's true.

It means a lot that you said they were in character--I do try! It's sometimes hard to capture that Doctor-Donna banter, but it's a joy to attempt it!

Thanks for reading.