brilliant. absolutely brilliant. or, as it's a doctor who fic, should i be saying fantastic? ;)

Oh My God! This story is brilliant. You have turned one line into a full blown story. I wish I had such talent and lateral thinking to do that. I love it when an author makes me think more about an idea or my life in general. Thanks for that.

That was a lovely introspective look into the Doctor's mind during that moment in Sound of Drums. I can totally see that happening. And I love the way you rationalized the Doctor's relationship with the Master, that the spirits of those two boys were still with the Doctor. Really well written.

Wow! Marvy writing, and straight into character with the Doctor's dark past!
More?

This is a beautiful story. I love it! XD

I really liked this!
It was beautifully written x]

very very good!!

Well now, that was just absolutely beautiful. It feels so canon and real. You did a fantastic job!
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. :]

i love this story it is so sweet but also has a hint of something gritty.i also loved how you implied without implying a hint of something slashy. loved it. please continue this.

Wow. That was amazing. You captured the character of the Doctor perfectly. Reavealed enough about him, yet kept his past a mystery.
Well done.
Rose. xx

Wow.

What can I say? You captured the essence of what make The Doctor . . . The Doctor!

Thoughtful, insightful, well told . . . and inspired! (I wonder where that came from?)

More, please :)

My word ...

I don't really know what to say. You basically took what everyone else thought it meant when the Doctor said he ran, and turned it on its own head completely. I never looked at it like this, but I now realise I should have. Only those who are inspired WOULD succeed, and those who ran would be unable to bear time-travel; I always thought it meant he'd run from the 'acceptable' Time Lord destiny of just observing, but I'm reassessing it now. In regards to the Master, though, I should've known better BEFORE you told me. Madness is a matter of opinion; the Master doesn't see himself as mad, even though it seems that way to others. And the Doctor was inspired, but HAD to run to do it, to inspire others.

In addition, you've described the Doctor better than most authors. You haven't moulded him, but tried to get into his mind. His loneliness, his altruism, his unwillingness to come close to most people save Susan, Romana and Rose, his sympathy for his former friend ... all of it rings true like no other author describing the Doctor has ever described it. And you did it while STILL maintaining much of the character's mystery. Bravo!

You're definitely a skilled writer, and you should continue on this fruitful path. gODSPEED!

LOVED IT!