rec: flashing before by were_lemur
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calufraxStory: Flashing Before
Author: were_lemur
Rating: All Ages
Word Count: 535
Author's Summary: As Donna dies (from a heart attack, at about 100 years old), she finally remembers the Doctor.
Characters/Pairings: Donna Noble, Tenth Doctor
Warnings: Major Character Death (see prompt)
Recced because: Thinking seriously about what happened to Donna in Journey's End is something I try to avoid doing whenever possible, because of how legitimately depressing it was. If I were in Donna's place, I'd rather take my memories and my chances than go back to the life I'd left behind. But I also have trouble reading fix-its, because they're either too reminiscent of the original tragedy (see, re: depression), or because they skip over it lightly and she's all sunshine and happiness a moment later. That's where this fic comes in. It doesn't softpedal the sadness, but it also offers a legitimate excuse for not dwelling on it: would you choose to spend your last moments being sad and betrayed and furious, or instead dwell on the wonder of memories you'd lost - and the wonder of the life you did live, after all? It's exactly the right sort of smiling-through-the-tears to do justice to the original and still offer some measure of peace.
Author: were_lemur
Rating: All Ages
Word Count: 535
Author's Summary: As Donna dies (from a heart attack, at about 100 years old), she finally remembers the Doctor.
Characters/Pairings: Donna Noble, Tenth Doctor
Warnings: Major Character Death (see prompt)
Recced because: Thinking seriously about what happened to Donna in Journey's End is something I try to avoid doing whenever possible, because of how legitimately depressing it was. If I were in Donna's place, I'd rather take my memories and my chances than go back to the life I'd left behind. But I also have trouble reading fix-its, because they're either too reminiscent of the original tragedy (see, re: depression), or because they skip over it lightly and she's all sunshine and happiness a moment later. That's where this fic comes in. It doesn't softpedal the sadness, but it also offers a legitimate excuse for not dwelling on it: would you choose to spend your last moments being sad and betrayed and furious, or instead dwell on the wonder of memories you'd lost - and the wonder of the life you did live, after all? It's exactly the right sort of smiling-through-the-tears to do justice to the original and still offer some measure of peace.
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Date: 2013-06-05 12:28 am (UTC)Ohhh, THIS one. This was a fantastic fiction. Just...glorious. So sad, yet HAPPY and perfect in every way. A fitting, just end for our Donna.
*Sneaks in another smish*
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Date: 2013-06-08 12:03 am (UTC)Many fans seem to take it as read that the mysterious 'woman in the shop' of season 7b - the one who gave Clara the Doctor's phone number - was River Song; but my first thought was that it was Donna. Those other fans are probably right, given the way Moffat won't stop ramming River Song down our throats. But wouldn't it be lovely if it were Donna after all?
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Date: 2013-06-08 12:55 am (UTC)Some of us on this comm are River fans, JSYK.
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Date: 2013-06-08 03:01 am (UTC)No doubt, there are Moffat fans hereabouts too, to whom I wish much felicity of their turn in the Who spotlight. With such a longrunning show, inevitably, there will be bits you don't like; but the converse is that, if you're patient, the bits you don't like will prove just as finite as the bits you do. So. /shrugs. My two cents, fwiw.