That "While She Is Sleeping" is a tough and devastating story. How broken the whole family turns out to be after "Chaos Theory" actually took me by surprise. I didn't expect it to be as much of a theme in the Chaosverse as it's turned out to be. But they do get that happy moment, as you point out, in "Whispers in Her Ear," when the reader gets to see that the Doctor truly has relaxed, has learned how to take things for granted--a luxury he's never indulged in before.
Oh, I *love* that you thought Brem was going to use the Moment! That delights me! Because the great thing about that scene is that you can totally see where the Doctor's coming from: Brem is his father's son, and his father would have done it, it's totally, utterly, completely true. The key to Brem's relationship with his father is that the Doctor has never really figured out how much Brem *adores* him. They are so alike that they challenge each other, and I think the Doctor thinks Brem blames him for every mistake he's ever made, and I think the Doctor would be utterly bewildered to ever really figure out that, to Brem, he is DAD, he is the most amazing person and beloved person in his universe.
It's funny how all the stories have become interlocking. Sometimes, I can tell which ones I wrote close to each other, because they reference each other more effortlessly. ;-)
Thank *you* so much for reading and leaving me these lovely comments. I hope you enjoy the rest of the ride on "Fortuna." And yes, there's more, I think. In fact, I *know* there's more.
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Oh, I *love* that you thought Brem was going to use the Moment! That delights me! Because the great thing about that scene is that you can totally see where the Doctor's coming from: Brem is his father's son, and his father would have done it, it's totally, utterly, completely true. The key to Brem's relationship with his father is that the Doctor has never really figured out how much Brem *adores* him. They are so alike that they challenge each other, and I think the Doctor thinks Brem blames him for every mistake he's ever made, and I think the Doctor would be utterly bewildered to ever really figure out that, to Brem, he is DAD, he is the most amazing person and beloved person in his universe.
It's funny how all the stories have become interlocking. Sometimes, I can tell which ones I wrote close to each other, because they reference each other more effortlessly. ;-)
Thank *you* so much for reading and leaving me these lovely comments. I hope you enjoy the rest of the ride on "Fortuna." And yes, there's more, I think. In fact, I *know* there's more.