Into the Dark (1/?)

[peonyinblue]

Title: Into the Dark (1/?)
Author: peonyinblue   
Rating: G
Characters: Eleven/Amy, Rory
Genre (entire series): AU post-Vincent and the Doctor, Action/Adventure, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Romance 
Word Count: 6739  
Summary: Amelia Pond, the girl who waited. Waited for him. And as usual, he let the loneliness get to him and he said she could come, and now her family,

Comments

[kimbo_smarties]

So far, so great! I can't wait for the next chapter! :D

[tasty_kate]

Ooooh, I want your icon! It's so much clearer than mine!

[kimbo_smarties]

Have at it! But I made it, so credit would be nice. :)

[tasty_kate]

Thank you! And of course I'll credit. What program do you use to make your icons? Maybe MS Paint was my first step in the wrong direction.... haha

[eclecticmuse]

Ahh, I am so scared and unsure if I want to read this fic. See, I'm a really hardcore Rory/Amy shipper and just about every Doctor/Amy fic out there pisses me off because they always seem to emasculate Rory, or that Amy never really loved him at all and married him out of pity, or make him a jerk or just so incredibly OOC so the author can sail their ship. So a few weeks ago I think I first read you writing somewhere that you were going to do a full-length Doctor/Amy AU but you wanted to treat Rory and his relationship with Amy with respect, and hoped it didn't drive away the Rory/Amy shippers. And I was really intrigued by that, and hopeful, and decided to keep a lookout for when you started posting it so I could give it a chance. But then you said in your author's note that the fic isn't kind to their relationship, and now I'm just conflicted

[peonyinblue]

Oh! Thank you so much for your comments - I'm really blown away by how thoughtful everyone is about these characters. And I suppose I should be clearer, too :) I didn't want to scare people away... Mostly I think I wanted to speak to people like you and say that it bugs me too when people do the things you described to Rory. I think he's a really good guy who really loves Amy, and I think she loves him back, she truly does. And that's whats so interesting and tragic and lovely about their story, because here is the Doctor being all fantastic and amazing in a completely different way, and of course Amy is conflicted! I guess that's where I'm going with the flashbacks to her childhood, to how she views the Doctor, and why he might be so compelling to her. But also dangerous

[dominique012]

It's a great start and very well written! I'm interested to read more. :)

This is nice: But instead she just felt safe. Between them, the Doctor still grasped Amy’s hand in his own, and she squeezed his fingers tight and felt him rest his cheek against her hair.

[peonyinblue]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked that part, I love the sweet little moments between Amy and Eleven...

[estalita_11]

I'm really interested in more! So far I've enjoyed this.

What I really liked was the beginning, with the flashback to younger Amy. It had a wonderful tone and characterization to it.

Great start XD

[peonyinblue]

Thanks! I'm so glad you like it so far. And that you liked the flashbacks! That was actually how I got started, with the idea for those... I plan on doing them every chapter, so I'm glad someone likes the way they're turning out :)

[tasty_kate]

Ooh! Great first chapter! I can't wait to see where you take us. There were some horrifically awkward moments which isn't an insult to your writing but a praise that you could make me squirm like that. Just a lot of, "Ugh, Doctor! No....." hahahaha

[peonyinblue]

Thanks Kate! Haha... I know what you mean about the awkward - I think that is one of the fun things about Eleven! I love thinking up how he'd react in various situations.

I love your icon, with the snowman - so cute!