[doctor who fic] i'll show you the way (the way i'm going), pg

[hihoplastic]

i'll show you the way (the way i'm going)
- doctor who
- river/doctor, martha jones, jack harkness
- pg
- 8600
- written for dr_helenmagnus for the spoiler_song ficathon. darling, i am so, so sorry this is so late! you're a saint for putting up with me. ♥
- this is why i don't write plot, dear lord. i am so sorry. / title from 30 seconds to mars' capricorn.
- prompt: i

Comments

[jadethe2nd]

I LOVE THIS. Martha and Jack and that dialogue. Ohhh, the dialogue. I loved every word, from the fun flirty ones to the sad hurty ones. Perfect.

[hihoplastic]

Thank you so much! :D The dialogue was super fun to write, ngl. Jack and River together? Ovaries would explode EVERYWHERE. ;)

[easytheretyger]

Oh I really enjoyed this.

You have Jack and Martha spot on. Just brilliant. I also loved how you kept track of who knew what and managed to have them all talking in the same room. The timey-wimey stuff can be very hard to keep on top of.

The harmonica weapon! I love it, very Doctor.

It had just the right amount of fluff with a hint of sadness, it's very true to the relationship between the Doctor and River. There's always an undercurrent of sadness. But it's lovely to see that his friends care so deeply about him.

xx

[betawho]

Aww, I'm all teary eyed. That was great! I love your emphasis on how River is always guarding, always watching over him, even while not crowding him. I loved the interplay between River and Jack as they wound the Doctor up. I liked watching Martha see him with River and come to terms with it. Somehow it's not easy to hold it against them, they are so obviously terribly in love. Emphasis sometimes on the terribly

[trialia]

Beautiful - and I'd have seen it before if it'd been on AO3, pity it isn't - I'd love to be able to download this one. :)