It's Only Castles Burning

[donutsweeper]

Title: It's Only Castles Burning
Pairing/Warning/Rating: None, rated G
Word Count: 100
Summary: The Doctor ponders the price paid to end the Time War
Author's Note: Thanks to _medley_ for the title.  My first entry into the paliphrase bronze challenge

It occurred to him that it should matter. It should bother him. There should be some part of him that screamed at the injustice of it all. But he felt nothing.  He just sat in the TARDIS watching it all turn to ash and smoke.

The war was over.  The conflict done.

Finis. 

Somewhere a fat lady sang.  Not here.  No one was left to sing here.

Gallifrey was gone.  No more Time Lords. 

But the Daleks were exterminated.   Erased from time and space. 

Was it an even trade?  His people for the Daleks?

Now there’s just him. 

Empty. 

Alone. 

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_medley_/]

It occurred to him that it should matter. It should bother him. There should be some part of him that screamed at the injustice of it all. But he felt nothing. He just sat in the TARDIS watching it all turn to ash and smoke.

I still love that to bits, and I'm still happy I threw that title at you. *g*

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I still think there's a longer fic for that summary somewhere. I might get to it one of these days if the bunnies behave

[http://users.livejournal.com/_medley_/]

*vbg* I wouldn't complain. *feeds angst-carrots to bunnies*

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I like angst carrots. Angsty plotbunnies are my friends. Cracked out cliche bunnies are the ones to watch out for (see my reply to mad_jaks below)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_medley_/]

I saw that! I can't decide whether I'm awed or terrified.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

It's never going to become something real. Well, probably never. Although April Fool's Day is coming up. But no. It won't let itself become anything other than lines here and there. Not happening. It SHOULDN'T happen.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_medley_/]

Riiighhht. Absolutely. *looks innocent*

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

just because my bigbang is done and my final version of my finish-a-thon is at beta you people think you can convince me to write anything...

*uses appropriate icon*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_medley_/]

*nods* Oh, yipes, Finish-a-Thon. *runs away*

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Why yipes? You have 6 days!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_medley_/]

Well, true. And my stuff either gets written fast or it doesn't get written, so.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

absolutely understand what you mean about that. The crackcliche disaster I wasn't writing is nearly done

[http://users.livejournal.com/_medley_/]

...I am filled with glee and horror. Mostly glee. I think.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

glee enough to be willing to beta it?

[http://users.livejournal.com/_medley_/]

Yes, but if my brain melts out my ears, I'm blaming you. *g*

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

*grumble* I get blamed for everything...

[http://users.livejournal.com/_medley_/]

You get blamed for everything you do, yes.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

but, but, but.... the evil club.. they make me....

I came expecting nonsense

[mad-jaks.livejournal.com]

After your final comment to me last night abot crack!snippets and found this instead. Totally not disappointed though.

Somewhere a fat lady sang. Not here. No one was left to sing here.
That's so Nine - that way he tries to pull the cheeky chappy face and it totally fails and you can see how much he's hurting...

Re: I came expecting nonsense

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

lol- no the cracksnippets refuse to gel together. Seriously, how can your zombie doctor insist you fuck or die with your alt!universe genderswitched twin (who happens to be really experiences due to time spent as a hooker) and not realize the result would be for you wind up with tentacles, wings AND pregnancy, resulting in the need to transmogrification into a male seahorse?

Re: I came expecting nonsense

[mad-jaks.livejournal.com]

HAHAHA I don't know??

Re: I came expecting nonsense

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

it BEGS to be written, but HOW.

Re: I came expecting nonsense

[mad-jaks.livejournal.com]

*flaps hand* I have no idea. But it can't be that hard surely?? Personally I'm going to have *more* trouble witing them all at High School than anything else (I went to an all girls boarding school)

Re: I came expecting nonsense

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I dunno, I doubt I could write the High School AU, due to it just always being suck a horrific plot line. Write them all as whiny fanbrats?

Re: I came expecting nonsense

[mad-jaks.livejournal.com]

I might have to write them all as some kind of geeky outcast types - I'm not sure about Ianto but Owen for some reason is coming across as wannabe goth, Tosh is obviously class brain and Gwen's Little Miss Leaveanapplefortheteacher.

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I might have to write them all as some kind of geeky outcast types - I'm not sure about Ianto but Owen for some reason is coming across as wannabe goth, Tosh is obviously class brain and Gwen's Little Miss Leaveanapplefortheteacher.

<<<YAY new glasses are ready!!! *goes*>>>

Re: I came expecting nonsense

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

And Jack's the one who sleeps with the teachers for the good grades?

Yay for new glasses!

Re: I came expecting nonsense

[mad-jaks.livejournal.com]

He wouldn't have to - he's actually clever enough to pass all his classes without that He just does it for the thrill. No change there then !

*really goes this time*

[chatona.livejournal.com]

Ouch! That's gorgeous - in a really, really painful way. I love the way the Doctor is so numb and how that's reflected in every word and in the style and structure of the drabble *bounces*

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

[pointytilly.livejournal.com]

Was it an even trade? His people for the Daleks?

That bit's my favorite line, somehow. I can see him, alone, pondering...and looking cold/aloof while a thousand thoughts bounced through his head amounting to that.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Glad you liked it!

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

This is a lovely extension of that first paragraph. I like the short sentences, sort of choppy, like each of his thoughts is final. It gives it an appropriately somber, thoughtful tone.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

thanks, this was a hard one, trying to get the right feel to come across

[kensieg.livejournal.com]

lovely!

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

thank you! :)

[courante.livejournal.com]

nice sense of timing controlling him instead of him controlling time right there.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

thank you! :)