DOCTOR WHO FIC: A Vampyre More Accursed [Eight, Romana II | 1/2 | PG13]

[jinxed_wood]

Title: A Vampyre More Accursed.
Author: jinxed_wood
Characters: The Eighth Doctor, Romana II, Historical Characters
Rating: PG13
Spoilers: Shada (The Big Finish Version)
Disclaimer: Doctor Who belongs to the Beeb, all I have is my Microsoft Word…
Notes: Thanks to idontlikegravy for her help with my now very gothic title!
Summary: On their way back from Cambridge, Earth

Comments

[ffutures]

Oh dear, this sounds like it could get awkward...

[jinxed_wood]

Bloody awkward, even.... (ahaha, ahaha, Mwhahahahahaa!!!!)

[sophiedb]

*face!palm*

Just stick with the fic, ok? :p

[jinxed_wood]

What? You mean my puns are not up to scratch? I'm crushed, I rell you, crushed!

[ithildyn]

Very interesting!

[jinxed_wood]

Interesting, eh? Oh dear, I am in trouble, amn't I? Sometimes my muse takes me into these weird little corners of fandom, but I can't help myself!

[ithildyn]

Oh dear, I am in trouble, amn't I?

Not that I'm aware :) Looking forward to the next bit.

[purple_bug]

*happy dance* This is fab! Eight and Romana and Byron and vampires and seriously awesome dialogue :o) And PDA refs! Doncha just love Goth Opera? :o) I look forward to the concluding part with gleeful anticipation :oD

The quote at the start, it's very like the one at the beginning of Storm Warning, but definitely different enough that I know it's not the same quote. What's it from, exactly?

[jinxed_wood]

I'm glad you liked it, it was fun to write!

The quote at the start, it's very like the one at the beginning of Storm Warning, but definitely different enough that I know it's not the same quote. What's it from, exactly?

[Grins] It's a slight twist on the Storm Warning quote, I'm afraid. I was going to use that exact quote, but the fact that it misquoted Mary Shelley irritated me, so I misquoted the Doctor instead!

[purple_bug]

the fact that it misquoted Mary Shelley irritated me, so I misquoted the Doctor instead!

Ha! Excellent :oD I always thought it sounded a bit pedestrian for Shelley, but never gave it much more thought than that. Nice twist on the audio quote :o)

[persiflage_1]

Oooh interesting stuff!! I like this, quite a bit!

Um. I found some typos - quite a few in fact.

A dark and story night in a house beside a lake? Surely it rings a bell?”

Interesting typo - but I think you meant "stormy" not "story"?! o_O

I would have thought you have had your fill of horror and woe from your real life,”

You omitted the opening speechmarks.

as she eyed a fork of lightening in the distance

"lightning" not "lightening"

Percy is almost a death’s door!”

"at death's"

A head popped out a doorway, followed by it's body.

"out of a" and "its" not "it's"

"More dangerous than that the pox?"

You don't need the "that" there

Romana turned to see a woman stand at the Door

No need for that capital D and "standing" not "stand".

It does?" asked Romana and the Doctor, as one.

You omitted the opening speechmarks.

“In, fact, I believe it would explain a lot.”

You don't need the comma after "In"

“Yes, he was probably pulled into the creatures thrall that night,”

"creature's"

“Claire is nineteen, less than a

[jinxed_wood]

Thank you! A few of these I caught already, but the multiple lightning mispelling I didn't see! (I'm keeping my 'younger', though, as well as my thunder - the flash happened in sentence before!)

[persiflage_1]

Fair enough!!

whooohoooo!!!

[themolesmother]

The Eighth Doctor! Romana!! Vampires!!!

Can't wait for the next bit.

MM

Re: whooohoooo!!!

[jinxed_wood]

Thank you :-)