A Near Thing, 4/4

[jlrpuck_fic]

Title- A Near Thing (4/4)
Author- jlrpuck
Rating - T
Pairing - Peter Carlisle/Rose Tyler
Disclaimer - Characters from Blackpool and Doctor Who are the property of the BBC, and are used with the greatest of love and respect; no profit is intended from the writing or sharing of this story.
Summary - Rose’s job is dangerous-but so is Peter’s.
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[azriona]

It was a bit of a surprise, then, to learn that she was pregnant and not simply ill.

Oh, I knew it! No wonder the leopard wasn't with Peter, she was already protecting Rose. (Hey, that leopard knows who's important - and it's not actually either of them.)

And a few months along…she’d been pregnant when Peter had been shot. She felt a brief chill at the idea that he might have died before having the opportunity to find out they were going to have a child together.

Equally interesting, I should think, that after so much of Peter's POV, we sort of lose it here. Surely he must have thought the same thing, both upon hearing that Rose was pregnant, and hearing how far along she was - that Lucy was already started before he was shot, meaning that he'd never have known. Would the fact that Lucy was to be born, no matter how the bullets flew, be a comfort to him, or simply more devastating

[jlrpuck_fic]

Equally interesting, I should think, that after so much of Peter's POV, we sort of lose it here.

It's a victim of pacing. I think it's very safe to say that this thought occurs to Peter quite quickly, once Rose tells him roughly when she's due; I suspect it's when he's in bed that night, Rose sleeping next to him, his mind slowly winding down. He'd realize it with a start, the cold reality of the idea washing through him, and he'd have a very hard time falling asleep after that.

I do not think it's something they ever truly discuss--they both know it, and they both know the other knows it, so why bring it up? But poor Peter--he'll kind of go back to the realization, and periodically obsess about it, during the course of Rose's pregnancy. And then, when she's in dire straits, he'd allow himself a brief wallow in the notion of Rose having to go through it alone, without him.

Peter does love his misery, sometimes.

And for that matter, does Peter confront Nonnie again? Not alone, no. Of course there's a trial, and Peter and Elias

[azriona]

And then, when she's in dire straits, he'd allow himself a brief wallow in the notion of Rose having to go through it alone, without him.

Now, that would be an interesting fic to write. I know you wrote A Baby Thing, afterwards - but during, that's where I'm going with it. Might be sort of repetitious though.

Peter does love his misery, sometimes.

What, and we don't? Peter's misery keeps me in leopard comments for AGES.

But I think Cunningham, et al, are scrupulously careful in keeping both Elias and Peter away from the man.

Probably very wise. Although if I were Nonnie, I'd be more afraid of Rose.

Because Rose? She has a LEOPARD.

[jlrpuck_fic]

I know you wrote A Baby Thing, afterwards - but during, that's where I'm going with it. Might be sort of repetitious though.

It would be, in a cyclical way. And...well, I'm not sure I want to write Rose going through hours upon hours of labor, with Peter alternating between hope, guilt, and utter and complete self-flagellation (lather, rinse, repeat).

A better shot at it would be my writing something within a few months of Lucy's birth, where Rose is perhaps sleeping, and Peter's contemplative. It would lack the layer of guilt which would be there from his hearing Rose in pain, but would still have his hope and fear tied into it.

It wouldn't be a half-bad way for him to think about the happier moments of his childhood, either. :)

[jfiliberti]

I KNEW IT!!! Well, not exactly, but I was close!

Ok, off to work (joy) so proper comments later, but I couldn't resist.

[jlrpuck_fic]

I KNEW IT!!!

Yes, yes, you're very smart. \Peter Falk

;)

[angelique_grace]

EHEEEEE! Oh I do love Peter and his "ye's" and Gaelic- it's almost like if the Doctor had children with rose he would speak to them in Gallifreyan (except that there are people alive who know Gaelic in the world, quite a few in fact lol).
I really enjoyed this story, thansk for writing!:)

[jlrpuck_fic]

I think it *is* very simliar, in its own way: Peter speaks Gaelic with Lucy because it reminds him of happier times, and family he's lost; for the Doctor, of course, it's about allowing Gallifrey to live on in some tangible way. Both are all about honoring the past and people who're gone--but at least in Lucy's case, she'll have friends who can speak the language with her.

[anonymous]

loved this was waiting patiently for this installment, adore your writing lol

[jlrpuck_fic]

Thank you!

[prynne12]

“Honestly, Carlisle, you’re the most emotionally needy partner I’ve ever worked with. You’re the only person I’ve used it on.”

Gawd, yes.

Really, I'd leave a real comment if my brain still worked. I think it's experiencing an overload of AWWWWW...

[jlrpuck_fic]

Gawd, yes.

Elias makes a handy little Greek chorus. ;)