But Broken Lights - Chapter Seven

[rosa_acicularis]

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I envy not in any moods
        The captive void of noble rage,
        The linnet born within the cage,
That never knew the summer woods:

I envy not the beast that takes
        His license in the field of time,
        Unfetter’d by the sense of crime,
To whom a conscience never wakes;

Nor, what may count itself

Comments

[dettiot]

You know, it's kinda creepy having the Doctor be certifiably insane at moments. Not just giddy or loopy or manic like he can be, but out-and-out crazy. Poor Rose!

Although I do love the idea of the Doctor and Rose appearing on The Newlywed Show. [giggles] But the Doctor's right, they'd have to have sex before they could go on the show. Oh, how awful for them. ;-)

Another great chapter!

[rosa_acicularis]

But the Doctor's right, they'd have to have sex before they could go on the show. Oh, how awful for them.

Oh, the sacrifices we must make for the sake of our household appliances...

*snicker*

Thanks so much for your comment!

[iwillrememberu]

Ooh, I love mad!Doctor... only thing though, I don't want him to have to regenerate! Hope it won't come to that :p

Great chapter!

[asimus]

i looooooove this fic! keep it up!

[reve_silencieux]

Well this gives me a reason to use this particular icon for the first time. Wow. It's all nice and good that he wants to be protective of her, but he really does need to heal. What's amazing is that you have the Doctor spot on - I mean, sure he rambles a lot but this insanity he has going on is still THE Doctor. It's hilarious and just perfect. Poor Rose, though. I think he might make her go insane.

I was waiting for more quips about the Newlywed Game though - like the question of 'where's the strangest place you made whoopee' or 'what's her bra size?' It's always so funny to hear those answers.

Fantastic chapter by the way. Anxiously waiting the next.

[rosa_acicularis]

There's an alternate universe in which this story included the following:

The Doctor grabbed her arm. "And whatever he asks, Rose, the right answer is never 'In the butt, Bob.'"

Thanks so much for your comments!

[reve_silencieux]

Heeeeeee! Obviously he's thought about this a bit. Naughty Doctor!

[kalleah]

I read the first chapter when you initially posted it and somehow had managed to put off reading the others until today, when I read them all back to back. You have a gift. The flow and the emotions are just superb. I hurt for both of them at different times, wanted to smack each of them at different times, and generally wanted to see them come to terms.

Disco cricket was vivid and when the Doctor made the "beautiful" comment, I actually gasped, knowing what Rose's reaction must surely be. That smarts, and then getting into the idea that the Doctor doesn't leave people -- they leave him -- was equally painful for different reasons. It's a measure of your skill as a writer that you can show their vastly opposite POVs on this even while just writing from Rose's.

And the Doctor's head wound and descent into (more) craziness -- funny at first and then, really intensely worrysome. Ooga booga, indeed.