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Fair Trade (1/1)

May 15, 2007 17:50

Another Rose ficlet. Don't blame me, blame the fact that I watched Secret Smile and read and discussed Aphra Behn's The Rover all in one day. It reminded me of the reason I so instantly loved Rose -- because, as a beautiful nineteen-year-old girl, she must know what it feels like (at least on some level) to be a sexual victim. I'm not sure ( Read more... )

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nostariel May 16 2007, 10:13:35 UTC

So it took Rose a fairly long while to realize that just because she wasn't saying “no” didn't mean she was saying "yes."

That, right there? Just about killed me.
Gorgeous story!

ninamazing May 18 2007, 22:25:25 UTC

OH, YAY. VERY INTENSE YAY. :) I love it when my writing is described as "gorgeous." Thanks MILLIONS! <3

sensiblecat May 16 2007, 18:43:21 UTC

I'm getting really tired of the feminists claiming Martha and dissing Rose, so this is a breath of fresh air. Even though that paragraph about the Doctor never saying negative things, and she doesn't mind.....oh God, that's sad.

Meant to comment a while back on your brilliant Lazarus post - I love it when a real scientist skewers DW and loves it just the same.

Mind if I friend you?

ninamazing May 18 2007, 22:28:41 UTC

ME, TOO. It's partly the fault of a vast misunderstanding of feminism right now, and partly the fault of some really horrid writing of Martha's character. Embarrassingly bad writing. Martha could be so much more awesome. Anyway, I'm really thrilled to hear you liked this. :)

And I kind of think it's happy and sad. Sometimes I think it's such a shame that the Doctor and Rose never get to really kiss, but then I think about how unsatisfying most relationships can be when you introduce the mundane and the physical, and I decide that maybe it's not such a shame after all.

I'm really glad you liked my Lazarus post, too! I felt like such an idiot after posting that because it was about 43908352030239503423 pages long. :P I'm so glad I managed to make people laugh, though.

And no! NOT AT ALL! :) *eagerly friends* Thanks for the comment.

sandstar08 May 16 2007, 21:21:19 UTC

Yes! No! I mean... *doesn't know whether to laugh or cry at the pure Rightness of this*

...

*claps wildly and then runs away before she embarasses herself even more*

ninamazing May 18 2007, 22:29:25 UTC

*ADORES YOU!!!!!!!*

Thank you so much for leaving such a marvelous comment. I am totally blushing. I love it. Really glad you enjoyed the story. :) And you didn't embarrass yourself at all.

my_daroga June 5 2007, 20:58:20 UTC

Lovely. I've been pondering my new Martha-love, and how it on the surface has negated any Rose-love, but I don't think it has. I can have them both.

And this is a really wonderful exploration of what it's like to navigate peoples' need: one's own and others'.

I'm glad someone nostalgialj?) linked me to it.

marble_rose August 30 2007, 18:59:42 UTC

WHY HAVE I NOT READ THIS? Apparently, I fail at fandom.

This rings so true. I wish that the show had actually explored the Jimmy Stones issue, but since it didn't (bastards), I'll just inject this fic into my personal canon.

Okay, that's all the feedback I have for now because this is making my brain whirl away about Rose's character and the insecurities and feelings of inadequaties we saw on the show...