Doctor Who Drabble: Ginger

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Title: Ginger
Author: badly_knitted
Characters: Tenth Doctor, Donna Noble.
Rating: G
Written For: Challenge 215: Red / Blue at dw100.
Spoilers: Nada.
Summary: The Doctor wishes his hair was red.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Doctor Who, or the characters.





The Doctor loved Donna Noble, she was smart, feisty, brave, funny, and generally amazing in every way, but he also envied her, because she had something he wanted; red hair.


Here he was, well into his tenth regeneration, and his hair had been dark brown, light brown, blond, even white, but never red. He’d wanted to be ginger for ages, but sadly had no idea how to influence what he would look like after regenerating; it was all a bit random.


Still, the next best thing to being ginger was travelling with one. He was having the best fun ever!



The End

Comments

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

And that is why Donna was brought into the TARDIS instead of the other way around.:)

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She fits the Doctor's needs in many ways ;)

He still wants ginger hair himself though.

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

She sure does!

I guess he should have dyed his hair.

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Maybe hair dye doesn't work on Time Lords, or they're allergic to something in it...

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

Yes, that must be it. Romana went from a brunette to a blonde when she regenerated. She was suppose to be better at controlling her regenerations than the Doctor. I remember she changed a few times before settling on looking like Princess Astra.

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Some Time Lords must have talent in that area while others don't. The Doctor I think is too impatient to work out how to control what he looks like after regeneration.

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

Okay. It would have been interesting if they had put the changing gender thing when Romana regenerated.

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Yeah, I think I'd be more comfortable with it if it had happened before.

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

Its like the River Song storyline. Something that was not explored before on the show. Someone who knew the Doctor before he knew them.

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And yet I embraced that storyline, and the Doctor being married.

I'm still not completely sure what bothers me about the idea of a female Doctor. If River had turned out to be a future version of the Doctor I think I would've been okay with it. *puzzled frown*

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

River being someone but Amy's daughter perhaps?

It could have been interesting if River had been a future version of the Doctor.

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I just liked River from the start. Didn't hurt that she was played by an actress I like. I knew Alex Kingston from ER.

I think it would have, but I like how things turned out too.

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

Well, some people thought River was too smug. But she had a right too. Although she didn't know her own fate.

For me personally, I was glad to be pass the "Rose is the Doctors soul mate" thing.

I knew Alex Kingston from E.R but I hadn't seen her acting until she was on Doctor Who.

River Song got to do almost as much as what the Doctor did such as fly the TARDIS and regenerate so that was close enough.

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I didn't think she was smug, just sure of herself, flirty, and teasing. She was the Doctor's equal, but also a challenge for him. Far better than a teenage girl with a crush. She was a mystery for the Doctor to unravel. I love that she flies the TARDIS better than the Doctor does, LOL!

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

At least it was different. Donna came a close second but I didn't like how it was handled in the end.

In James Bond, they had a "Bond" woman instead of a "Bond" girl.

Sometimes the formula has to change a bit or else it gets too stale. Why not a mature woman?

We need a guy back in the TARDIS that is not part of some love triangle. Like in the old series.

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Yes, Donna was feisty and fun, but the end of her story was too depressing.

Times have changed, women aren't always screaming and needing to be rescued these days, thank goodness. A mature woman is a refreshing change.

You can bet the male companions this time around will have a crush on the female Doctor. *sigh*

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

The worse thing ever. I sometimes pretend that it never happened. It inspired me to write my own fics.

I remember Leela sometimes screamed but she also like to defend herself with weapons. The actress pointed out she was made to wear next to nothing for the "dad" viewers.

Oh yeah, I didn't think about that. Maybe it will be a paternal love. Please make that the case.*hopes*

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I think the female Doctor is also for the Dad viewers, which i why she has to be young and pretty. Not pleased about that.

Can you picture a human man trying to look after and protect poor little female Doctor? That would be as bad as having a crush. The Doctor is supposed to be the protector, the competent one, and if they make female Doctor need to rely on men, I'll be switching off in disgust. If we have to have a female Doctor, she should be as capable as the male Doctors were. Men writing women often get it all wrong.

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

Oh please no. I don't want the first female Doctor to be wearing next to nothing simply for male viewers!

There has already been conflict between male writers and so forth in the old series. I don't want the new series to be compromised purely through lack of knowledge of women.

There needs to be a female showrunner. There have been female writers on the show and it doesn't necessarily mean it will help matters.

Okay, I've got to stop panicking before the new series even begins.

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Her costume covers her completely so that's okay - striped long-sleeved top, trousers, long coat if I'm remembering right.

I agree, a female showrunner would be good. Maybe next time. I really hope the guy in charge doesn't screw this up...

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

That's hope her wardrobe choices stay that way.

Yep. We have high hopes/expectations for the show, but only because we love watching it.:)

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That's true. If we weren't so invested in it then it wouldn't matter so much whether the showrunners get things right or not.

One a Doctor's costume is set, it seldom varies much. Eleven was sort of the exception, with the changes of jackets. Then again, Ten had two suits, brown and blue.The style was the same though.

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

You would think that would motivate them. Well, maybe it shall.

I liked how Eleven mixed it up a bit. Matt Smith must of had some say on that.

I don't know why some people dislike Ten in blue?

Also, he needed two colours so that we could tell the difference between the Tenth Doctor and the Metacrisis Doctor. A few times he wore a black tux.

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Me too, Eleven had style ;)

It's weird, some people are so fussy, but they would have been confused if both had been in brown. I liked both suits.

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

It depended on the Doctors mood too, like with Nine and Twelve.

DT wanted a change in his second run where it was distinctive but at the same time didn't look too much like a uniform. If anyone has a problem with the blue suit than they have to blame DT himself.:)

I think he wore the blue suit if the Doctor went into the future, or another planet. When the Doctor went into the past, it was the brown suit.

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That's interesting! Colour-coded Doctor!

I don't blame DT, it must get boring wearing the same thing all the time.

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

I read it in an episode review once. I didn't notice it either!:D

Me neither. DT said in an interview that the first thing he asked for when he got the role of the Doctor is: Can I have a really long coat?:)

I wonder if Nine would have changed his clothes if he have had a second series? We will never know.:(

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The leather jacket look suited Chris Eccleston so well though.

Swishy long coats are just so tempting!

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

It did suit him physically as well as mentally. I bet Rose was a little disappointed that the leather went.

I heard John Barrowman and David Tennant talking about how cool swishy long coats are but there is still a risk of when it gets wrapped around your legs like a nappy if you are going too fast.:D

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One day I'll have to write something where Jack gets tangled in his coat *grins*

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

I can imagine him being all dashing, then all of a sudden...:D

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Sprawled on his face, lol!

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

*snigger*

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I'm sure Ianto would laugh!

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

I bet he would.:D

[owensheart.livejournal.com]

The tardis couldnt make the Doctor ginger so it did the next best thing.

great drabble.

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Good theory!

Thank you!

[dm12.livejournal.com]

Yup, I'm a firm believer that the TARDIS knew and sent the Doctor a Ginger. He did look like he really enjoyed his time with her. Both of them positively glowed from being in each other's company.

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It was a friendship match made in heaven - or by TARDIS. She can be quite the matchmaker when she tries.

Thank you!

[dm12.livejournal.com]

She sent him exactly who he needed at the time... a friend first!

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I think that's true. I'm sure the TARDIS sometimes guides the Doctor to the people she thinks will be good companions. She wants him to have company.