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It's all promethia_tenk's fault...
She wrote this, and then this particular bunny came back to me. A sequel to The Master Returns. Again. Title snagged from my icon. :)
Title: Don't Mess With River Song.
Length: 100 words.
Spoilers: S5. (And a knowledge of Last of the Timelords would be helpful.)
Setting: Sometime in the future.
Characters: Master (unspecified), River Song.
Rating: PG.
Don't Mess With River Song.
So near- so very near.
Escaping, hiding, planning, working, working, working... Only the touch of a button now stood between him and-
“Touch that button and I shoot. More than enough power for both your hearts - Master.”
He turned, sneering, because he knew how this story went. (A gun in four parts, strong enough to kill a Timelord...)
“As if he’d ask you to kill.”
She smiled then; a smile he’d not expected. A smile of ruthlessness and danger.
“I’m River Song. He doesn’t need to ask.”
Still - she was the Doctor’s wife... He reached towards the button.
She fired.
Title: Don't Mess With River Song.
Length: 100 words.
Spoilers: S5. (And a knowledge of Last of the Timelords would be helpful.)
Setting: Sometime in the future.
Characters: Master (unspecified), River Song.
Rating: PG.
So near- so very near.
Escaping, hiding, planning, working, working, working... Only the touch of a button now stood between him and-
“Touch that button and I shoot. More than enough power for both your hearts - Master.”
He turned, sneering, because he knew how this story went. (A gun in four parts, strong enough to kill a Timelord...)
“As if he’d ask you to kill.”
She smiled then; a smile he’d not expected. A smile of ruthlessness and danger.
“I’m River Song. He doesn’t need to ask.”
Still - she was the Doctor’s wife... He reached towards the button.
She fired.
I've got an icon for that:
Love it. Especially: “As if he’d ask you to kill.”
I need more punch the air characters in my life.
Re: I've got an icon for that:
And I thought you'd like it...
Especially: “As if he’d ask you to kill.”
Funnily enough the whole thing was built around that exchange, because it so beautifully highlights why River is different.
I need more punch the air characters in my life.
I know how you feel!
Re: I've got an icon for that:
Funnily enough the whole thing was built around that exchange, because it so beautifully highlights why River is different.
Somehow for this fandom, that's how a huge number of my fics start--I just get this kernel of dialogue that encapsulates the idea I want to get across. And then I debate if I should flesh it out at all or just let the few lines stand for themselves! I've never written anything that is so driven by the character's voices before, and I'm wondering if it's something special about this show.
Re: I've got an icon for that:
*adds this to keywords*
Somehow for this fandom, that's how a huge number of my fics start--I just get this kernel of dialogue that encapsulates the idea I want to get across. And then I debate if I should flesh it out at all or just let the few lines stand for themselves!
I know what you mean. (You might like this double drabble which was that exact thing. The problem with fleshing things out is that then they just... grow. (most of my bunnies are EVIL!)
I've never written anything that is so driven by the character's voices before, and I'm wondering if it's something special about this show.
I've never known anything different, since it's exactly the same with Buffy and Angel for me. I think it's about this kind of show - the kind where the characters are very strong, and the stories could go *anywhere*, so you fix on the characters rather than their stories, if that makes sense?
Re: I've got an icon for that:
Thanks! Yes, that's exactly the kind of thing I'm thinking of.
The problem with fleshing things out that then things just... grow. (most of my bunnies are EVIL!)
Attack of the vicious, evil plot bunnies! With their big, pointy teeth!
Actually, I talk about worrying about letting things grow too big, but it's more like any excuse to stop writing. Writing hurts!
the kind where the characters are very strong, and the stories could go *anywhere*, so you fix on the characters rather than their stories, if that makes sense?
I think it does. Actually, why should I be at all surprised the the Doctor will not stop talking, even in my damn head? That's, like, the least surprising thing ever. I just wish he'd shut up when I'm trying to get to sleep. A gag might be in order here.
Re: I've got an icon for that:
This is why fandom invented drabbles I think. :)
Attack of the vicious, evil plot bunnies! With their big, pointy teeth!
Like the one in Monthy Python and the Holy Grail!
Actually, I talk about worrying about letting things grow too big, but it's more like any excuse to stop writing. Writing hurts!
For me, it's mostly a time issue. I have WAY too many idea, and way too little time. :(
Actually, why should I be at all surprised the the Doctor will not stop talking, even in my damn head? That's, like, the least surprising thing ever.
LOL!
I just wish he'd shut up when I'm trying to get to sleep. A gag might be in order here.
I don't mind that, to be honest. I find it rather nice to have little stories play out in my head as I go to sleep. :)