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[akeyoftime]

Dear Doctor Who fandom,

Please stop writing Doctor/Rose reunion stories. (This goes for "Rose meets alternate universe Doctors" too). They were very lovely for a while and cathartic too, but the horse is dying, if not dead. Let's see some more stories where Rose gets on with her life! (Hoo boy, I hope that ficathon happens!)

I know we all miss her, but wouldn't it be interesting to see where her path goes if she stays with altTorchwood and her family? "Rose Tyler, Defender of the Earth" and all that? It makes me sad to see so many promising alt-verse set-ups abandoned a few chapters in.

Love,
Me

ps. I want to write "Rose comes back to this universe and then chooses to leave again" (because it's where her life is now, and it's where she has people who love her and that she loves). Implied in that statement is that the Doctor does not, in fact, conveniently show up or get conveniently summoned. Doctor-free not-reunion fic! (Except that I would actually be a tease, since everyone would expect it to be.)

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[akeyoftime.livejournal.com]

Here's the thing. Jack has no reason not to tell Ten. Great. So the end of the week or however long, and bam, no Doctor. Jack says, "Oh, I guess I don't tell him... why? That makes no sense." So long as Jack intends to tell, the Doctor will show up at some point during the time Rose is there. However, if the Doctor shows up a day too late (and in doing so, establishes the timeline), Jack has to tell the Doctor so that he can get it wrong, or else cause a paradox. The Doctor will shut off and pretend like it's okay and he might not even hate Jack, because he'll understand, on some level, why it had to be done.

I'm not sure he would stay away, though. I don't know that he would have sought out Sarah Jane, but staying away from Rose? I'm really wibbly on that. Besides, I don't really want this to be about Doctor/Rose, or really the Doctor at all. I want this to highlight Rose's continued life's journey without the Doctor and having him pop back in to say "She's done well" cheapens the whole enterprise. (Because it's still the Doctor justifying and approving of a Companion, which Rose isn't any longer.) I'm already struggling with a tragic epilogue that puts him front and center. I'll stew on the idea of a lurking Doctor, really, I will. It's just... right now, unless I can rework it, it's not the direction I want to go with the story.

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[lyore.livejournal.com]

Ugh. Time paradoxes make my head hurt.

I don't really want this to be about Doctor/Rose, or really the Doctor at all.

Oops, yes, sorry. After your comment about the Ten and Jack angst I lost sight of this.

I'm already struggling with a tragic epilogue that puts him front and center.

Honestly, even though I love the idea, I'm not sure it keeps the thematic focus on Rose like you want, (unless I am misunderstanding again?)

It's just... right now, unless I can rework it, it's not the direction I want to go with the story.

Hey, no worries :) It's your story, and given the reason's you've outlined here, it makes perfect sense NOT to go that way. And this is your story (and your journal too), you have every right to ignore my unsolicited ideas, or tell me to shut up and go away.
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Either way, I'll still be lining up to read the story :)

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[akeyoftime.livejournal.com]

Paradoxes are obnoxious, aren't they? :P You're right, the proposed epilogue completely wrecks the thematic focus. I was hoping I could work it someway that wouldn't, because like I said, it's such a diabolically simply way to get the Doctor there that it's a bit no-fail. Maybe I can concoct an even messier paradox to get me out of it!

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[lyore.livejournal.com]

Maybe I can concoct an even messier paradox to get me out of it!

Or at least distract people sufficiently that they don't notice! :P