Doctor Who ficlet: A Split in the Skin of the World

[zabbers]

Title: A Split in the Skin of the World
Characters: The Doctor, Amy
Rating PG
Spoilers: Doctor Who, informed by up to 5x05
Notes: ~800 words, not much Master in this one sadly, tentatively feeling out the characters' voices, and scrambling to keep up with/adjust to canon's revelations and still tell the story I want to tell. Follows this.

Comments

[edzel2]

Ohhhh, that is brilliant, and so sad!

I have a feeling that whoever is on the other side of that crack is going to cause grief come the end of S5... sadly, in Moffatt's DW I don't think it will be the Master this time around, but ever since I saw the crack in TEH, I've wanted it to be something to do with the Time War and Gallifrey appearing and then being sucked back into the Time Lock...the Master trying to find a way back; it would fit so well.

And I LOVE the Moff's explanation for why mankind has conveniently forgotten SO many alien invasions (Amy forgetting the Daleks, the history books forgetting the Cyberking stomping all over old London, and so on...) - and really when you think about it it's so flippin' obvious isn't it... but I love it that no-one has thought of it until SM in S5!!!

I love RTD's writing, but SM's plots are altogether more convoluted and tend to leave less loose ends. Which in a way is a bit of a bummer for fanfic writers, lmao.

[zabbers]

Well, I know it can't be all the things I'd like it to be, but that's why I'm going to try my best to keep writing this, so I get to tell a version as I'd like it to be. And I'll get to enjoy the official version as well, and it'll be a great ride. I agree, I like the twisty plot details that will really make lots of sense in retrospect, only over a whole season, and I enjoy watching that unfold.

[snowgrouse]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Really loving this. You are definitely getting their voices right; I could hear them

[zabbers]

Good! I was sooo worried about getting Eleven right textually in a way that differentiated him from Ten.

Works proceeds apace...although it always seems to take some sort of minor panic (like seeing Flesh and Stone) to spur me to actually finish even a ficlet/continuation and get it posted up. I suppose that means I shall have to keep hoping for small crises.

[anomoly_fetish]

So sad :(

But of course the Doctor's always running away from it, and it'll always come back to haunt him.

Please tell us who GreyEyes is - I'm pretty sure I wonder if I know :P

[zabbers]

It's almost like a normal way of life with him by now, isn't it? But it's still sad.

Not that I'm saying I'll reveal the answer just yet, but I'm very curious--who do you think it is?

[zabbers]

(I'm not going to say yet because I want to try and see if I can convey it through the text in hints and clues. Classic Master--of disguises--MO!)

[anomoly_fetish]

I realized the actor I was picturing doesn't really fit into the grey eyes catagory...however I am now thinking of a particular actor whos most recent character has a fondest for living in the lap of luxury with a certain reputation for a wide choice of women, and on top of that has almost hypnotic grey eyes.

:P Trying to be ambiguous but I don't know if it worked :P

[alizarin_nyc]

Terrific writing; you've captured them so well - particularly Amy:

Amy's alarm is like a surge of adrenaline, but lately it's been different. It's fear, yes, but also anticipation. Excitement.

[zabbers]

Thanks! The funny thing is, at first I wasn't sure whose perspective it was going to be, and then it turned out to be very definitely Amy.