links of yay & a meme

[such_heights]

* From astolat, OTW owns the goddamn servers! Which is very cool to behold.

* Gordon Brown has released a statement in response to the petition for an apology for Alan Turing. It makes for heartening reading.

* Merlin promos/behind-the-scenes pictures continue to induce glee! Here are some pictures of Gwen and Morgana, and here's the whole cast with guest stars (general premise & casting spoilers for the first three episodes). I have to say, (highlight to read) I am super excited about Adrian Lester and Colin Salmon, though also privately going 'don't kill all the black guys again, Beeb!' Oh dear. Adrian Lester looks evil and thus a goner, but I am holding out for a not!evil magical Colin Salmon who makes it all the way through the episode.

* Lastly, because this looks amusing (please play so I can spam you with bizarre feedback!): Give me the title of a story I've never written, and feedback telling me what you liked best about it, and I will tell you any of: the first sentence, the last sentence, the thing that made me want to write it, the biggest problem I had while writing it, why it almost never got posted, the scene that hit the cutting room floor but that I wish I'd been able to salvage, or something else that I want readers to know.

Comments

[iambickilometer]

Gotta say, my favourite fic of your was definitely No Two Ways About It, that fusion fic in which Torchwood hunts sorcerers, not aliens, and the Doctor tries to persuade them to be more open-minded. I thought it was really interesting how you addressed the issues of self-defense and unnecessary violence, and what it means to be human and how that effects protection under the Geneva Convention. You had me legitimately afraid they were going to kill Arthur before he woke up.

also, YEAH OTW. YEAH GODDAMN SERVERS. :D

Come on, Beeb, do the right thing. Justify my affection!

[such_heights]

Thanks! I was really worried that was going to be too heavy-handed and meta, because I was talking about the questionable ethics of two shows at once, but hopefully I just disguised that as 'gritty' or something.

I struggled with the end - I didn't want Team Torchwood to come over all reformed suddenly, but using Suzie's (second) death was good as a wake-up call. I've wanted to use "What do we do now?" as an end line for the longest time, and giving it to Gwen worked out nicely, I thought.

[iambickilometer]

(now I really want to read this fic. Damn.)