Comments | mermaidfangs: just some melody snippets

mermaidfangs

just some melody snippets

Apr 16, 2013 04:16

So, I've settled on Melody fic for SciFi Big Bang, which is really exciting, as Doctor Who will be a new, interesting fandom to work in. We've got to submit snippets of our work, and this is what I've got so far, and I'm feeling really overwhelmed as the project will be large!

( my doctor who snippet for sci fi big bang )

unlocked since this is for a thing

Comments 13

astreamofstars April 16 2013, 09:25:42 UTC

I don't watch Doctor Who, so I can't say it makes a whole lot of sense to me, but it is beautifully written, as always!

mermaidfangs April 16 2013, 09:27:33 UTC

lol why did you read this sillyhead

astreamofstars April 16 2013, 09:29:17 UTC

Because I told you I'd read whatever :P

mermaidfangs April 16 2013, 09:33:05 UTC

well, please note for future reference when i was angsting i wasn't talking about non bsg stuff.

dance_the_dance April 16 2013, 11:00:36 UTC

OMG WHICH EPISODES DO I NEED TO WATCH TO SEE BB!MELODY? Because I kinda don't care about anyone I've already seen on DW, and that's the reason why I don't care about the whole show, but this fic tells me that I would LOVE her. (Or maybe I would just love her when you write her, that's very possible too. :D)

mermaidfangs April 16 2013, 23:26:17 UTC

LOL! You're so cute. I also find it endearing that you're the SECOND person to read this who doesn't like/watch the series at all. It makes me happy, even though I'm still totally embarrassed to have liked DW enough to write fic for it. I used to HATE the very idea of it. Like, in polls, I would also enthusiastically vote for whatever was against it just out of spite....I FEEL LIKE I'VE BETRAYED MYSELF BY ENJOYING CERTAIN ASPECTS OF IT.

bb!Melody is in the first two episodes of Season Six, and the episode Let's Kill Hitler. I think that's all you'd need? I know what you mean about not really loving any of the characters. That's why I just watched Season 3, for Martha Jones, and she allowed me to access the rest of the show tbh. Thank you so much for reading, bb.

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mermaidfangs April 16 2013, 23:29:32 UTC

Hee! It's a start, at least! I realised when I was writing how much I was just trying to work out my own head!canon for her...and now that I feel like I've fleshed my own interpretation of her backstory out, I'm really looking forward to doing more. That orphanage was such a nightmare! I'm not sure if the writers of the series really understood what they were doing there, if it was just for visual/dark aesthetic purposes, without much thought to how it all worked out. Thank you so much for reading -- and for encouraging me to write her in the first place.

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mermaidfangs April 18 2013, 07:12:26 UTC

One thing I love about Melody/River are the stories she tells about herself and her ability to constantly write new stories about who she is

Me, too! My head canon is that whenever she reads about a historical female figure that she admires, respects, and identifies with, she assumes that it's a version of herself back in time, in a different regeneration. It allows her to exert so much control over her life, history, and surroundings, which has been denied her by the circumstances of her upbringing.

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mermaidfangs April 17 2013, 07:57:56 UTC

hee! thanks for stopping by and reading, honey! i hope you're enjoying your holiday! <3 <3

radiolaires April 17 2013, 19:40:32 UTC

(Came here from Deborah's LJ)

Oh, it's so perfect, so absolutely perfect. It began with a wailing 'No, why, Melody, you little thing, WHY!' and ended on a bubbling 'Mel, you're so deliciously bad.' The tone for both Melody is spot-on, I mean really spot-on... You could hear their voices. And the "I am only 12" when we know she's not... Oh perfect.

"Diagnosis: Rickets, says a voice inside the Spaceman. Initiate re-mineralising procedure."
Ugh, that hurt. Truly, everything in that part was heartbreaking, it felt so material...

"There is a word called "lonely." There is a word called "afraid." [...], and why she knows them, and how." So well-written. So strong. Melody learning the power of words the hard way...

I cannot pick a favourite line because the whole piece is... gorgeous.
Really beautiful. Thank you for writing such a gem.

mermaidfangs April 18 2013, 07:07:59 UTC

oh what warm, thoughtful feedback. thank you so much for taking the time to read and offer commentary. i always experience a moment's hesitation before dipping my toe into a new fandom, but i'm so glad that i did in this case. your encouraging words are so reassuring.

everything about melody (in all her incantations) pulls at my heartstrings, and because canon is so vague about much of her backstory, it's proven really rewarding to be able to fill in some of those blanks. as i continue to work on this, i hope to explore a bit how she seems to change so much from one version of herself to the next, whilst still being the same, beautiful, richly layered person. <3

you flatter! deborah flatters! but i cannot say i do not appreciate the kindness so very much.

radiolaires April 19 2013, 20:42:33 UTC

You are welcome. It was such a great piece of writing.

Oh, completely. Her character is deliciously multi-layered and tragic, in each incarnation! And she is a godsend for fic-writers... Even if her voice is hard to get, I think. It seems to me you really did her justice.

Let's all flatter! The work is worth it ;)