The only flower by the river is the rose (1/1)

Title: The only flower by the river is the rose
Fandom: Doctor Who
Pairing: Ten/Rose, Eleven/River
Rating: PG-13
Summary: In a bazaar on a far-away asteroid, two women find themselves browsing for ship parts.

Spoilers: Light mention of the events in AGMGTW, with a slight revision done post-series 6 to bring it canon compliant to then. This was actually the first Eleven/River fic I'd ever written, because I wanted to explore how River would see Rose. I don't see River being jealous of Rose. She's not the type of person to be that. I was also reconciling how I saw Ten/Rose and Eleven/River at the same time, and this is the result. I brushed it off and finished it for the prompt "River meets Romana or Rose - can be bonding, angst, whatever" for the spoiler_song ficathon.

There is a line in here that's an homage to J.D. Robb's "In Death" series. Can you spot it?

( Rose Tyler was a fascinating mystery to River Song )

30 days to the grand tour

So, one month from today, ickaimp and I will be on our way to the UK. I get to see my husband again for the first time since December. I'm going to hug him lots.

Icka tags me on IM this morning.

Icka: I have people here asking if we have a schedule for UK.
Me: Why, yes, I do. *unfolds paper*

( The below itinerary contains references to conjugal relations and my darling husband's pervy mind. In other words, if R-rated stuff makes you uncomfortable, don't click. )

Back in non-fantasy land, Icka and I are doing the numbers crunch to see about touring Bath, London and Oxford in the days surrounding our venture to see "Much Ado About Nothing": One day in Oxford, one in London (the play's a matinee and starts at 2:30 p.m.) and one in Bath, returning that night if we get the 3-day BritRail pass. The Bath day is a toss-up at the moment, we might do a second day in London instead. But, I don't think secondlina would ever forgive me if I didn't do Oxford. ^_~