Fix It, Rec It, Pimp It
A couple days back,topaz_eyes posted an awesome Ten parallels Donna post. If you haven't read it - go there now! Don't worry, I'll wait....
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OK? Back then?
So given the heightened emotions Donna's demise always stirs in me, I have decided to offer a very short list of a few of my favorite fix-its.
One of the things I look for in a fic is if I hear the actors' voices in my head. This is an especially good sign since I have an American accent and don't automatically hear the things I read in an "Estuary accent" (which I read on Google is the accent Ten has). So if I 'hear' DT and CT in my head, bingo! Authentic fic.
I guess this would be a good place to mention that all the stories below have spoilers.
Let's start with two stories from katherine_b :
A Time of Endings
This story is an inventive retelling of The End of Time. An unexpected and perfect twist at the end will make you cheer! I especially adore the interpretation of the Wilf/Ten scene in the cafe.
(BTW, don't forget to read the two-chapter epilogue Donna and the Doctor.)
katherine_b has quite a few fix-its on her journal, so I highly encourage you do go exploring. My other favorite fix-it of hers is:
Dona Nobis Beatatis Two parts, eleven chapters each. From beginning to end , a meditative and peaceful fix-it. I can almost hear the spaces between sentences when Donna and Ten are talking.
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Another favorite of mine is by goodbye2pisces .
A Sorta Fairytale Universe
This is actually a link to goodbye2pisces' masterlist of stories. Scroll down and begin your journey at Making Do. While you're there, I also recommend the Million Dollar Baby story and the Best Laid Plans multichapter. I'm not a big Timebaby fic person, but I loved the realtionship between Donna and Ten and what does forever really mean?
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If you like your Doctor/Donna lush and sensual, have you read Eclipse by hitlikehammers ? It's romantic and a bit OOC, but it's so well written I just don't care.
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I have found this story on more than three fanfic recommendation lists, but I'm putting it here anyway because it's so awesome.
sensiblecat 's After the Storm
Not a fix-it, per se, but kind of, but not really. Read it if you haven't already. Like all of her fiction, the dialogue is sharp and intelligent, very in character and observant.
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And finally, a 10.5 fix it by anubischick
Lycidas and Paradise Lost
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That's only a few of the stories that I've read. I'm sure there's more. If you have a favorite fix-it, can you recommend it here? If you've written a fix-it that I've left out, can you pimp it and let me know about it? Then we can all share the Ten/Donna love!