I’m so glad you posted this thread, because there are some things I really wanted to say, but wasn’t sure whereabouts I could.
I'm glad you responded like this, because it made me think, and that's always a good thing. I'm very flattered that you reread and enjoyed the other two stories. You are so kind.
The heartbreaking epilogue at the end of TCBTS, where the Doctor revisits the cottage, seems to mirror what Rose sees out of the corner of her eye when she is in the mirror room in VoD.
An interesting observation. No, I didn't. I was ambiguous about what Rose saw. I wanted there to be evidence that there was a thinness, at least for her, in the wall between the worlds. It's a reasonable interpretation that she might see the Doctor when he returned to the room, but she did see something on more than one occasion.
Among many other things, you said that Jackie was prepared for Rose to leave her, for the Doctor when they arrived at Bad Wolf Bay and also that the Doctor truly believed that he would never see Rose again. I was just wondering if you formulated these views purely with your own series in mind, of if they stemmed from what you saw in the series
That's my interpretation of canon as well as how I chose to present it in the story. I firmly believe that Rose thought she was leaving when she saw the Doctor on the beach. That for me explains why she broke down to the degree that she did. She hoped, and then the hope was gone, and that's almost worse in a way. Jackie, Pete, and Mickey would have known that she expected not to return with them and presumably would have made some peace with it.
You have said that Rose cannot get pregnant in your universe – fair enough, as I can certainly see the advantages of this… ;o) but what’s your take on that particular part of the conversation in ‘Doomsday’?
In canon, maybe she can. In my canon, she can't. Or, more properly, the Doctor can't get her pregnant. I would assume Rose is capable of having children without him. Actually, we'll get into a bit of that in chapter six of The Hidden Well.
For the conversation ... I think he had some hope, for a moment, that she was pregnant. In my interpretation, she was not. He may say "impossible," but that doesn't mean that he wouldn't carry some small fragment of hope when she said something about a baby. If he's wrong about that, what else might he be wrong about?
I’m loving ‘The Hidden Well’ and the Doctor/Rose moments are gorgeous.
I'm glad; it's a very different story than what I have done before. For one, the plot of it is more important, rather than simply the exploration of character. For another, there's the abundance of secondary characters, and that is challenging -- not to get too far afield but to make sure that they have their own personalities and motivations that are evident to the reader.
As for more writing ... I keep doing just that. I've got a finished vignette of the Doctor, Rose, and Jacob that I'll post when The Hidden Well is finished, and then I have to get into the story I need to tell about the Doctor finally telling Rose about what happened to him while she was away. And then there's the Ninth Doctor coming to Jacob after the Time War. I'll be busy. :)
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I'm glad you responded like this, because it made me think, and that's always a good thing. I'm very flattered that you reread and enjoyed the other two stories. You are so kind.
The heartbreaking epilogue at the end of TCBTS, where the Doctor revisits the cottage, seems to mirror what Rose sees out of the corner of her eye when she is in the mirror room in VoD.
An interesting observation. No, I didn't. I was ambiguous about what Rose saw. I wanted there to be evidence that there was a thinness, at least for her, in the wall between the worlds. It's a reasonable interpretation that she might see the Doctor when he returned to the room, but she did see something on more than one occasion.
Among many other things, you said that Jackie was prepared for Rose to leave her, for the Doctor when they arrived at Bad Wolf Bay and also that the Doctor truly believed that he would never see Rose again. I was just wondering if you formulated these views purely with your own series in mind, of if they stemmed from what you saw in the series
That's my interpretation of canon as well as how I chose to present it in the story. I firmly believe that Rose thought she was leaving when she saw the Doctor on the beach. That for me explains why she broke down to the degree that she did. She hoped, and then the hope was gone, and that's almost worse in a way. Jackie, Pete, and Mickey would have known that she expected not to return with them and presumably would have made some peace with it.
You have said that Rose cannot get pregnant in your universe – fair enough, as I can certainly see the advantages of this… ;o) but what’s your take on that particular part of the conversation in ‘Doomsday’?
In canon, maybe she can. In my canon, she can't. Or, more properly, the Doctor can't get her pregnant. I would assume Rose is capable of having children without him. Actually, we'll get into a bit of that in chapter six of The Hidden Well.
For the conversation ... I think he had some hope, for a moment, that she was pregnant. In my interpretation, she was not. He may say "impossible," but that doesn't mean that he wouldn't carry some small fragment of hope when she said something about a baby. If he's wrong about that, what else might he be wrong about?
I’m loving ‘The Hidden Well’ and the Doctor/Rose moments are gorgeous.
I'm glad; it's a very different story than what I have done before. For one, the plot of it is more important, rather than simply the exploration of character. For another, there's the abundance of secondary characters, and that is challenging -- not to get too far afield but to make sure that they have their own personalities and motivations that are evident to the reader.
As for more writing ... I keep doing just that. I've got a finished vignette of the Doctor, Rose, and Jacob that I'll post when The Hidden Well is finished, and then I have to get into the story I need to tell about the Doctor finally telling Rose about what happened to him while she was away. And then there's the Ninth Doctor coming to Jacob after the Time War. I'll be busy. :)