Fic: For Secret's Sake (Liz/Brigadier, PG-13)

[stunt_muppet]

So I was going to do a join.me freewriting thing and then I realized that I had like two sentences to go to finish this fic. So I did! I am just a finishing-things machine this week, except for things I owe people and stuff I'm actually supposed to do. Still, that's at least the top two things on that poll thing I did a while back, which is a nice

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[kayliemalinza]

This is lovely: the language and pace of it is distinctly Muppetish, and as usual with you, there's a whole meta essay behind the thing. Your stuff is always so thoughtful and considered. I'm working through Jo's tenure right now, but I'll go back to Liz eventually, and this'll be in the back of my mind when I do.

[stunt_muppet]

Thank you so much. :D I didn't even mean to go too meta with this one! Apparently it's just a habit or something.

[rose_cat]

This is lovely.

...a sanctuary, removed from the divisions of authority and subordination...the uniform he once wore in her presence, her vast understanding of the universe and the authority that came with it, the awkward middle ground between him and the Doctor that she so often found herself stuck in...

I really like the way you've portrayed them here, as striving for something that not only takes them away from their former professional relationship (and from how the Doctor's involvement further defined that), but that also...

This isn't typical, whatever it is they have. It's separate, disentangled from both of their lives, a moment or two to step outside their uniform and their lab coat and have something that's just theirs, privileged to nobody else's eyes....leaves their separate professional roles behind. They strip themselves (so to speak) down to two people and the chemistry their personalities allow them. And it works

[stunt_muppet]

Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it, and that the characters still came across well - especially that Liz came across as cool rather than cold, because I'm always worried I'll make her come across as frosty and that's not how I see her, really.

Thanks again for reading!

[stunt_muppet]

Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it, and that the ship came across well too. :D

[suzotchka1]

This is beautiful - absolutely beautiful. I loved it!

[stunt_muppet]

Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

[nonelvis]

This is beautifully written, and even if you forgot to put the smut in, it doesn't need it. (Which I can't believe I'm saying, but there you have it.) Really, it's perfect as is.

[stunt_muppet]

Thank you! I kept trying to write the sexy bit in the middle, but it just didn't feel quite right. I'm glad it works without it!