In a meme-y mood...
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shivver...and also in a "Me! Me!" mood.
Well, not really. I just happened to see these two memes and felt like extending the chain.
Meme in which I talk about me...
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lost_spook (though it seems to be missing #7, so I renumbered them). I love looking at my works on AO3 and evaluating them.
AO3 Stats Meme
1. Your 3 fanfics with the most comments:
I think the coolest thing about the comments on The Actor is that they include one from a mother who told me that her autistic daughter loves the story and keeps it on her Kindle so that she can read it any time. I teared up when I read that.
2. Your 3 fanfics with the most kudos:
This set of three is going to repeat over and over. I'm pretty much a one-trick pony - I got my one good story written, with tons (well, tons as far as I'm concerned; not that many, really) of kudos and comments and whatnot, and then the rest are pretty average. All of the stats on The Actor dwarf those of the other two by 4x or more. And Calling the Doctor cheated - it's got a bunch of numbers only because it's a collection of short stories, so it has repeat visitors each time I post a new one (which hasn't happened in over year, sadly).
3. Your oldest fanfic:
When I first started writing, I posted on ffnet and Teaspoon. When I made an account on AO3, I wasn't sure how to post or how it all worked, so I chose an indifferent (in my eyes, anyway) piece to post first. Thus, my first posted on AO3 is not my first written.
4. Your latest fanfic:
I wrote this for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
who_at_50's fanwork-a-thon back in November. That's how little I've been writing recently. Actually, I've been writing every day - just never on the same thing two days in a row, and I haven't actually finished anything.
5. The fanfic you're most proud of:
There's no comparison. I think it's the best thing I've written. Honourable mention to "Every Mirror". And I really, really like Neighbours. I still haven't figured out why.
6. Your longest fanfic:
Coming in at just above 50k words.
7. Your 3 fanfics with the most bookmarks:
Oh, look. These three again.
8. Your Top 3 Crossover fics:
Well, to be honest, I've only written four crossover fics. Mistaken Identity was the first multi-chapter fic I wrote. A bit trope-y (doppleganger crossover, anyone?) but rather fun, I think. "A Splendid Day" is a companion piece to it. Then I wanted to write an entry for a dA group's "trope" prompt. I chose doppleganger crossover and chose DW with Broadchurch, producing "Bloody Doctors!" but it was too long for the prompt, so I had to start again and produced "Ravenous".
Funny thing is, "Bloody Doctors!" is my most successful one-shot story, going by kudos. I still get kudos for it every couple of weeks, while all of my other one shots are silent. I have not figured out why. It really isn't that remarkable a story.
Meme in which you ask about me...
Mercilessly ganked frompaynesgrey. I would love if you would choose a letter and ask me to talk about the topic. I'll warn you not to choose the Tumblr topics, because I don't really do anything on Tumblr, so the answer will be "I have no idea." The rest, I'll give an honest try.
Pick a letter and I will ramble. Post to your own journal so we can ramble together! Co-ramble!
A - Ships that you currently like a lot. (They don’t have to be OTPs because not everyone has OTPs.) Friendships, pairings, threesomes, etc. are allowed.
B - A pairing–platonic, romantic or sexual–that you initially didn’t consider, but someone changed your mind.
C - A ship you have never liked and probably never will.
D - A pairing you wish you liked but just can’t.
E - Have you added anything cracky/hilarious to your fandom? If so, what?
F - What’s the longest you’ve ever been in a fandom?
G - Have you ever had an OTP? If so, do you remember your first one? Who was in it?
H - What is your favorite source text for fandom stuff (e.g., TV shows, movies, books, anime, Western animation, etc.)?
I - Has Tumblr caused you to stop liking any fandoms, if so, which and why?
J - Name a fandom you didn’t think about until you saw it all over Tumblr. (You don’t have to care about it or follow it; it just has to be something that Tumblr made you aware of.)
K - What character has your favorite development arc/the best development arc?
L - Say something genuinely nice about a character who isn’t one of your faves. (Characters you’re neutral about are fair game, as are characters you merely dislike. Characters that you absolutely loathe with the fire of ten thousand suns are exempt, as there is no point in giving yourself an aneurysm over a character that you hate.)
M - Name a character that you’d like to have for a friend.
N - Name three things you wish you saw more or in your main fandom (or a fandom of choice).
O - Choose a song at random. Which ship or character does it remind you of?
P - Invent a random AU for any fandom (we always need more ideas).
Q - A fandom you’ve abandoned and why.
R - Which friendship/platonic relationship is your favorite in fandom?
S - Show us an example of your personal headcanon (prompts optional but encouraged)
T - Do you have any hard and fast headcanons that you will die defending?
U - Three favorite characters from three different fandoms, and why they’re your favorites.
V - Which character do you relate to most?
W - A trope which you are virtually certain to hate in any fandom.
X - A trope which you are almost certain to love in any fandom.
Y - What are your secondhand fandoms (i.e., fandoms you aren’t in personally but are tangentially familiar with because your friends/people on your dash are in them)?
Z - Just ramble about something fan-related, go go go! (Prompts optional but encouraged.)
Well, not really. I just happened to see these two memes and felt like extending the chain.
Meme in which I talk about me...
From
lost_spook (though it seems to be missing #7, so I renumbered them). I love looking at my works on AO3 and evaluating them.AO3 Stats Meme
1. Your 3 fanfics with the most comments:
I think the coolest thing about the comments on The Actor is that they include one from a mother who told me that her autistic daughter loves the story and keeps it on her Kindle so that she can read it any time. I teared up when I read that.
2. Your 3 fanfics with the most kudos:
This set of three is going to repeat over and over. I'm pretty much a one-trick pony - I got my one good story written, with tons (well, tons as far as I'm concerned; not that many, really) of kudos and comments and whatnot, and then the rest are pretty average. All of the stats on The Actor dwarf those of the other two by 4x or more. And Calling the Doctor cheated - it's got a bunch of numbers only because it's a collection of short stories, so it has repeat visitors each time I post a new one (which hasn't happened in over year, sadly).
3. Your oldest fanfic:
- First written: "The Man in the Fireplace"
- First posted on AO3: "A Forgotten Face"
When I first started writing, I posted on ffnet and Teaspoon. When I made an account on AO3, I wasn't sure how to post or how it all worked, so I chose an indifferent (in my eyes, anyway) piece to post first. Thus, my first posted on AO3 is not my first written.
4. Your latest fanfic:
I wrote this for
who_at_50's fanwork-a-thon back in November. That's how little I've been writing recently. Actually, I've been writing every day - just never on the same thing two days in a row, and I haven't actually finished anything.5. The fanfic you're most proud of:
There's no comparison. I think it's the best thing I've written. Honourable mention to "Every Mirror". And I really, really like Neighbours. I still haven't figured out why.
6. Your longest fanfic:
Coming in at just above 50k words.
7. Your 3 fanfics with the most bookmarks:
Oh, look. These three again.
8. Your Top 3 Crossover fics:
Well, to be honest, I've only written four crossover fics. Mistaken Identity was the first multi-chapter fic I wrote. A bit trope-y (doppleganger crossover, anyone?) but rather fun, I think. "A Splendid Day" is a companion piece to it. Then I wanted to write an entry for a dA group's "trope" prompt. I chose doppleganger crossover and chose DW with Broadchurch, producing "Bloody Doctors!" but it was too long for the prompt, so I had to start again and produced "Ravenous".
Funny thing is, "Bloody Doctors!" is my most successful one-shot story, going by kudos. I still get kudos for it every couple of weeks, while all of my other one shots are silent. I have not figured out why. It really isn't that remarkable a story.
Meme in which you ask about me...
Mercilessly ganked from
paynesgrey. I would love if you would choose a letter and ask me to talk about the topic. I'll warn you not to choose the Tumblr topics, because I don't really do anything on Tumblr, so the answer will be "I have no idea." The rest, I'll give an honest try.Pick a letter and I will ramble. Post to your own journal so we can ramble together! Co-ramble!
A - Ships that you currently like a lot. (They don’t have to be OTPs because not everyone has OTPs.) Friendships, pairings, threesomes, etc. are allowed.
B - A pairing–platonic, romantic or sexual–that you initially didn’t consider, but someone changed your mind.
C - A ship you have never liked and probably never will.
D - A pairing you wish you liked but just can’t.
E - Have you added anything cracky/hilarious to your fandom? If so, what?
F - What’s the longest you’ve ever been in a fandom?
G - Have you ever had an OTP? If so, do you remember your first one? Who was in it?
H - What is your favorite source text for fandom stuff (e.g., TV shows, movies, books, anime, Western animation, etc.)?
I - Has Tumblr caused you to stop liking any fandoms, if so, which and why?
J - Name a fandom you didn’t think about until you saw it all over Tumblr. (You don’t have to care about it or follow it; it just has to be something that Tumblr made you aware of.)
K - What character has your favorite development arc/the best development arc?
L - Say something genuinely nice about a character who isn’t one of your faves. (Characters you’re neutral about are fair game, as are characters you merely dislike. Characters that you absolutely loathe with the fire of ten thousand suns are exempt, as there is no point in giving yourself an aneurysm over a character that you hate.)
M - Name a character that you’d like to have for a friend.
N - Name three things you wish you saw more or in your main fandom (or a fandom of choice).
O - Choose a song at random. Which ship or character does it remind you of?
P - Invent a random AU for any fandom (we always need more ideas).
Q - A fandom you’ve abandoned and why.
R - Which friendship/platonic relationship is your favorite in fandom?
S - Show us an example of your personal headcanon (prompts optional but encouraged)
T - Do you have any hard and fast headcanons that you will die defending?
U - Three favorite characters from three different fandoms, and why they’re your favorites.
V - Which character do you relate to most?
W - A trope which you are virtually certain to hate in any fandom.
X - A trope which you are almost certain to love in any fandom.
Y - What are your secondhand fandoms (i.e., fandoms you aren’t in personally but are tangentially familiar with because your friends/people on your dash are in them)?
Z - Just ramble about something fan-related, go go go! (Prompts optional but encouraged.)
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Date: 2016-02-03 09:10 pm (UTC)T: Do you have any hard and fast headcanons that you will die defending?
Oh sure! Here's my main one:
The relationship between Rose and the Metacrisis Doctor broke down quickly and ended in disaster.
I am in no way saying that I don't think they loved each other; they did, very much. But love isn't enough to sustain a relationship.
First, I believe that the Doctor, in the years between Rose's departure and her return in "The Stolen Earth", had plenty of time to not only get over her but also reflect on the relationship and realize how bad she'd been for him, how she'd distracted him from his purpose. He still loved her and was overjoyed to see her appear on that street, but I do not believe that he overlooked the fact that she appeared with a gun (and remember, she had no idea what was causing the problems in her world, so why should she come armed?), or that she had risked both universes by building the dimension cannon, and had started doing so before the stars started winking out (so therefore she did it only because she wanted to rejoin him, against his express wishes).
At the end of "Journey's End", he saw an opportunity to give Rose the man she wanted and to give MCTD a good, human life by pairing them and sending them to Pete's World. The problem is that MCTD is not the man Rose wanted. MCTD is part Donna - brash, self-confident, opinionated, all sort of rough. Pair that with the jealous, obsessive, manipulative Rose, and it's a recipe for disaster. First, Rose would easily recognize that MCTD is not the Doctor she wants, and she would pine for the "real" one while not treating MCTD very well. If she's true to form, she would toy with him, trying to keep him wrapped around her finger while probably attempting to rebuild the dimension cannon. MCTD wouldn't respond well to that, not putting up with that nonsense, and his reaction would further drive Rose to obsessing about the Doctor she didn't get. I also expect that MCTD would have great difficulty in dealing with the approximately forty years he has left to live, having spent his life with a life expectancy of thousands. Rose wouldn't even suspect that he's having these problems, much less want to help him with them.
I give that relationship a year, maybe two, because bad relationships tend to last longer than either party intends and I think MCTD, being the emotionally-clueless Doctor, will not understand well enough how to extricate himself from Rose's web.
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Date: 2016-02-03 09:29 pm (UTC)Well, that's a problem with it, surely. The Doctor assuming (as he often does) that he gets to decide what everyone does without discussing it first and taking what others might want into account is not helping!
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Date: 2016-02-03 10:07 pm (UTC)Along those lines, though, I have a theory about that, that's not supported by anything in canon but still makes a lot more sense than what we saw. I think that the Doctor and the MCTD discussed the situation and decided together that the MCTD would go with Rose to Pete's World, and then staged the whole scene at Bad Wolf Bay. I could explain why I think, but that would probably exceed your interest. :) It does, however, explain the horrible writing in that last scene.