Rec: A View From the Door

[mysticalchild_isis]

Story: A View From the Door
Author: Aenaria/io_aenaria
Rating: Listed as All Ages, but I'll give it Teen for safety's sake
Word Count: 5131
Author's Summary: On the third day, Zuleika interviews an interesting girl of about her own age. She appears to be just the same as every other neo-human that has come through their doors, but something’s strange about her. She suspects it’s not just the dyed blonde hair either.
Characters/Pairings: Ten, Rose, OCs, Ten/Rose
Warnings: Minor sexual situations

This is a really lovely and thoughtful story, in part due to the third person narration from an original character's point of view. Zuleika is a novitiate at The Sisters of the Hallowed Words, an alien abbey. The story unfolds after a battle gone wrong, during which time Rose and the Doctor were separated.

The author really put a lot of time into creating the OCs and their abbey, and it really shows, especially in the Sisters' relationship with words and flower imagery. The background development and the elegant prose alone make this story well worth the read, but on top of that, there's also a delicately referenced love story running through it all.

Comments

[honorh.livejournal.com]

One of my personal favorites. Aenaria's prose is so delicate, and it's never put to better use than in this story.

[mysticalchild_isis]

Oh yes! Language is totally what makes this fic so very brilliant- both the Sisters relationship to it as well as Aenaria's usage.

[examun.livejournal.com]

(Darn, has it actually been two weeks since this was put up?)

I just have to say: Thank You for reccing this. I loved this back when it was first posted on LiveJournal over a year ago, but computer death meant I lost the link and was never able to find it again until now. I'm grateful for you for putting it up, it's one of my old favorites.

[mysticalchild_isis]

You're very welcome! It's a gorgeous story. :D