Stop. Reverse. Advance.

[wr1t3rbl0ck3d]

stop. reverse. advance.
rose has some time to think, and the doctor has sticky flaps.
nine/rose

Comments

[bloose09]

A very poignant story indeed. I really liked Rose's dawning realisation that the Doctor is so much more than she ever imagined and this line brings it home:
Before the Dalek, she could pretend that she was the first, that she was special. Now, she was just the latest in a long line.

A very hard fact for Rose to come to grips with, but she does a great job reaching out to the Doctor.

Thank you!

[wr1t3rbl0ck3d]

Thanks so much! I really wanted it to hit home for Rose that she's not the only person in the universe. She's got to realize that the Doctor's had a past, and a very sad past at that.

And what would Rose Tyler do after coming to a realization like that but reach out to the Doctor? :)

Thank you for your lovely, lovely comment.

[wr1t3rbl0ck3d]

Yeah, I think that the way Rose was written en show was a bit lacking, especially in anything beyond the first season. I always like to give her a boost in fanfiction, give her the benefit of the doubt. In my mind, she's still jolted by Sarah Jane, because that's living proof that she's not the first, but she was aware of it before.

Thanks for your wonderful comment! :)

[wr1t3rbl0ck3d]

Which was the point of this fic! :D I wanted to explore Rose as an understanding character, because I really don't think the writers spent enough time on the fact that Rose is supposed to be growing up. Nineteen is a time of figuring out that you've got responsibilities, and while Rose did run away from all of that, being with the Doctor is a learning experience. She should have been coming to the realization that she wasn't the center of the universe anyway. And Russell did a great job of making Rose the center of Doctor Who's plot for two seasons, but he failed to deliver on the essentials to having a young character that needs solid development.

I also think that Sarah's behavior was purely a response to Rose's. She got caught up in the "contest" for the Doctor's attention.

And your wanting for a Martha/Ten-esque moment is actually the idea that prompted this fic! So well done for spotting that! :D

[hammerxsword]

I like, I like very much. I love the paragraph where she finds the room and the clothes and the detail of the hair was perfect.

[wr1t3rbl0ck3d]

Thanks so much! :D I wanted something a bit chilling and a weensy bit morbid to show her that she's not the only girl to run off with the Doctor. In my mind, it's Ace's things she finds, so... yeah.

Thanks for your lovely comment! I always love to know what specifics I've gotten right! :D