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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Wednesday and the Weeping Angel'' (short story)}}{{Short Story | {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Wednesday and the Weeping Angel'' (short story)}}{{Short Story | ||
| title1= ''Wednesday and the Weeping Angel'' | | title1= ''Wednesday and the Weeping Angel'' | ||
| image1= | | image1= Wednesday and the Weeping Angel - Title.png | ||
| hero(es)= [[Wednesday Addams (Wednesday and the Weeping Angel)|Wednesday Addams]] | | hero(es)= [[Wednesday Addams (Wednesday and the Weeping Angel)|Wednesday Addams]] | ||
| featuring= [[Marilyn Thornhill]] | | featuring= [[Marilyn Thornhill]]<br>[[Weeping Angel (Wednesday and the Doctor)|Unnamed Weeping Angel]]<br>[[Viper De La Muerte]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Joseph Crackstone]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small> | ||
| setting= [[Nevermore Academy]] | | setting= [[Nevermore Academy]] | ||
| crossovers = ''Wednesday''<br>''[[Doctor Who (series)|Doctor Who]]'' | | crossovers = ''Wednesday''<br>''[[Doctor Who (series)|Doctor Who]]'' | ||
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| dates=January the 24th, 2023<br><small>(release)</small> | | dates=January the 24th, 2023<br><small>(release)</small> | ||
| original_link= [https://archiveofourown.org/works/44498857] | | original_link= [https://archiveofourown.org/works/44498857] | ||
}}'''''Wednesday and the Weeping Angel''''' was a short story written by [[Bastian]] in 2023. A fan fiction, it crossed over the Netflix series ''Wednesday'' with the BBC science fiction series ''Doctor Who''. It was the first story of a trilogy called ''Strange Encounters'', the third of which featured [[Jenny Everywhere]]. | | seriesnav= ''[[Strange Encounters (series)|Strange Encounters]]'' stories | ||
| next= ''[[Wednesday and the Doctor (short story)|Wednesday and the Doctor]]'' | |||
}}'''''Wednesday and the Weeping Angel''''' was a short story written by [[Bastian]] in 2023. A fan fiction, it crossed over the Netflix series ''[[Wednesday (series)|Wednesday]]'' with the BBC science fiction series ''[[Doctor Who (series)|Doctor Who]]''. It was the first story of a trilogy called ''[[Strange Encounters (series)|Strange Encounters]]'', the third entry of which featured [[Jenny Everywhere]]. | |||
==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
===Plot=== | ===Plot=== | ||
[[Wednesday Addams (Wednesday and the Weeping Angel)|Wednesday Addams]] is walking in the woods near [[Nevermore Academy]] when she encounters [[Weeping Angel (Wednesday and the Weeping Angel)|a statue of an angel with its head in its hands]]. When she walks away from it, the statue moves. Wednesday backs into a tree, causing her to blink and the statue moves again, its hands reaching toward her. Suddenly frightened, Wednesday is at a loss as to how to escape the angel when she hears her teacher [[Marilyn Thornhill|Ms Thornhill]] approaching. Wednesday warns her away, only to discover that the angel has vanished. She later sneaks into the [[Nightshades]]' library and reads about the creature she encountered: a [[Weeping Angel]]. | |||
===Worldbuilding=== | ===Worldbuilding=== | ||
====Universes==== | |||
* This story takes place in the [[Universe (Strange Encounters)|main ''Strange Encounters'' universe]], which includes canon-compliant elements of both the ''[[Doctor Who (series)|Doctor Who]]'' and ''[[The Addams Family (series)|Wednesday]]'' series. | |||
====Wednesday Addams==== | ====Wednesday Addams==== | ||
* Wednesday is a student at Nevermore Academy. She likes talking long walks in the woods to get away from the drama of her life. She rarely blinks. She is working on a novel about a protagonist named Viper. | * [[Wednesday Addams (Wednesday and the Weeping Angel)|Wednesday Addams]] is a student at [[Nevermore Academy]]. She likes talking long walks in the woods to get away from the drama of her life. She rarely blinks. She is working on a novel about a protagonist named [[Viper De La Muerte|Viper]]. | ||
====Other==== | ====Other==== | ||
* Ms. Thornhill is one of Wednesday's teachers and wears red boots. | * [[Marilyn Thornhill|Ms. Thornhill]] is one of Wednesday's teachers and wears red boots. | ||
* A Weeping Angel kills its victims by sending them into the past and feeding on the energy of the life they would have lived in the present. It cannot move when observed by a living being. | * A [[Weeping Angel]] kills its victims by sending them into the past and feeding on the energy of the life they would have lived in the present. It cannot move when observed by a living being. | ||
* Wednesday mentions [[Joseph Crackstone]]. | |||
===Continuity=== | ===Continuity=== | ||
* | * This story's events were followed upon in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Wednesday and the Doctor (short story)|Wednesday and the Doctor]]''. | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
=== Background === | |||
The story was inspired by the fact that Jenna Ortega's Wednesday rarely blinks. It is set in between episodes 3 and 4 of the first season of ''Wednesday''. | |||
The author struggled to come up with a resolution before settling on the irony of Wednesday being saved by Thornhill, who was ultimately revealed as the villain of the series. | |||
=== Read online === | |||
The story can be read online [https://archiveofourown.org/works/44498857 on ArchiveOfOurOwn.org]. | |||
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[[Category:Installments of Strange Encounters]] | |||
[[Category:Written by Bastian]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:56, 14 October 2023
Wednesday and the Weeping Angel was a short story written by Bastian in 2023. A fan fiction, it crossed over the Netflix series Wednesday with the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who. It was the first story of a trilogy called Strange Encounters, the third entry of which featured Jenny Everywhere.
Contents
Plot
Wednesday Addams is walking in the woods near Nevermore Academy when she encounters a statue of an angel with its head in its hands. When she walks away from it, the statue moves. Wednesday backs into a tree, causing her to blink and the statue moves again, its hands reaching toward her. Suddenly frightened, Wednesday is at a loss as to how to escape the angel when she hears her teacher Ms Thornhill approaching. Wednesday warns her away, only to discover that the angel has vanished. She later sneaks into the Nightshades' library and reads about the creature she encountered: a Weeping Angel.
Worldbuilding
Universes
- This story takes place in the main Strange Encounters universe, which includes canon-compliant elements of both the Doctor Who and Wednesday series.
Wednesday Addams
- Wednesday Addams is a student at Nevermore Academy. She likes talking long walks in the woods to get away from the drama of her life. She rarely blinks. She is working on a novel about a protagonist named Viper.
Other
- Ms. Thornhill is one of Wednesday's teachers and wears red boots.
- A Weeping Angel kills its victims by sending them into the past and feeding on the energy of the life they would have lived in the present. It cannot move when observed by a living being.
- Wednesday mentions Joseph Crackstone.
Continuity
- This story's events were followed upon in PROSE: Wednesday and the Doctor.
Behind the scenes
Background
The story was inspired by the fact that Jenna Ortega's Wednesday rarely blinks. It is set in between episodes 3 and 4 of the first season of Wednesday.
The author struggled to come up with a resolution before settling on the irony of Wednesday being saved by Thornhill, who was ultimately revealed as the villain of the series.
Read online
The story can be read online on ArchiveOfOurOwn.org.
