Living the Life Fantastic (2/?)

[whollyuncertain]

Title: Living the Life Fantastic (2/?)
Author: whollyuncertain
Rating: T (For a baaad word. But that's about it)
Summary: It wasn't a house with mortgages or picket fences, because that wasn't how you started from scratch. (AU of Impossible Planet/Satan's Pit.)
Disclaimer: We're all in universes with things we don't want. If we didn't want the things we wanted,

Comments

[wendymr]

This continues to be really good. The explosion is so plausible, and so well done. The Doctor, for all that he's fun to be with when they're travelling through time and space, is an alien from a race that considers themselves far superior to humans. Yes, he was trapped on Earth once before, but he knew that he'd get away eventually (and he still had the TARDIS), and he was still able to throw his weight around as a Time Lord. This is completely different

[whollyuncertain]

I am glad that you are continuing to like it! It's always a relief when someone does.

As for your request, I am so sorry you've been having a hard time to read! D: Logic told me to change the layout, but I like this one too much to let it go... I think it mostly involves my love affair with the header I hope this works better for you, and if not... '?style=mine'??? Or I'll change the layout completely to help.

Thank you for commenting and liking it anyway!

[ladychi]

This was a great read. I thought the emotions in it were raw and sometimes unbearable, and that's just what you need in a high-volume chapter like this. The quiet beats were memorable, too -- particularly Rose cuddling the pillow and being so sad because it was coming to smell like home to her.

Love, love, love the Doctor fixing her phone for her, and then apologizing in the way that he did. Hopefully he'll get his act together and the situation will be easier, for however long they have to endure it. (I'm guessing this isn't permanent from the dreams about gold light and singing? Only a guess, though!)

I echo Wendy's thoughts about the layout. It's a little difficult to read, and most folks won't bother switching over to "style--mine" if they can't read it. You might consider tweaking the layout yourself.

Favorite section from this chapter is definitely thus:

She had been trying to be strong, because he had been too broken to be, because she was Rose and she was strong

[whollyuncertain]

(Getting to comments obnoxiously late)

I'm glad you liked it! And I hope that this layout improvement does work, finally. I just rather like dark layouts myself, but it's no use when no one else does, is it?

Thank you for the comment!

[solitary_zero]

Loved this :). I thought you handled their emotions really well, and their argument was very well written. Looking forward to the next part! :D

[whollyuncertain]

I'm honestly exceedingly happy that you think so and thank you muchly for the comment. <3 I feel virtual hugs aren't enough, but they must suffice!

[avoria]

This is as beautiful, if not more so, than the previous part. I love it, as you well know, and I will continue to love it until its end. Their relationship is perfect both literally and as a metaphor for their interactions generally, when we see them on screen. It's lovely watching it unfolding in front of my eyes in such glorious writing.

And, despite the fact the Doctor isn't coping with things very well, somehow you always manage to keep the undercurrent that he loves her in there. I didn't once think that he didn't. And, well, brava, is all.

[whollyuncertain]

You always say the nicest things. Even if I always hear them before I read any of your comments anyway. But never stop this fruitless exercise of reminding me in comments or I'll go start drowning puppies in despair.

[rosewarren]

Their argument was so painful to read! I agreed with Rose that he needed to snap out of it and get moving, and I could see how pained he was at losing everything he'd had.

I'm glad he fixed the phone and apologized, even if he wasn't there in person to do it.

I loved how Rose hadn't cried, how she was trying to be strong for him, until he broke her. *sniff*

And as far as your layout goes, I use the 'view in my style' all the time, to avoid other layouts. So I'm fine!

[whollyuncertain]

I love strong!Rose. It's really why I love Rose so much, and I'm always a bit put off when reading weepy/moany!Rose, and superior!Doctor. Thank you for the lovely comment, though, and apologies for the delay in replying.