Dr Who Master Rec List {updated 01-22-2010}

Jul 17, 2006 11:41

This list will be continually added to. However, after the initial posting, I'll be making separate postings with all the updates. Feel free to give me the links to any fics you feel that I should recommend. Now, on with the list!

Ratings/WarningsFRC - Fan Rated Suitable For ChildrenFRT - Fan Rated Suitable For TeenagersFRM - Fan Rated Suitable For Mature PersonsFRAO - Fan Rated Suitable For Adults Only
Authors

Camilla [misscam]Her site [ Miss Sandman's World of Dreams ] is a must read for Dr. Who fanfic fans. She has a way of writing something that tears you up and spits you out that fits perfectly with how I see the [sometimes] good Doctor. Just go, you won't regret it. And if you do... I'll give you a cookie or something.
Sites
A Teaspoon and an Open MindAn open archive for Doctor Who stories of all kinds. Lovely variety of fics, and you can browse by incarnation! Personally, I first attracted by the picture of a tea cup and a sonic screwdriver.
Journals
time_and_chipsWelcome to the TARDIS Tea Room (a.k.a. the Doctor Who Porn Comm of Ill Repute). Gotta love that title! It's all about Rose and pretty much any incarnation of the Doctor. Mostly, it's 9 and 10. Wide variety of styles in the fics, plus you have fan vids and discussions.
Stories

Non-Pairing
And You've Got Their Shoes [location: A Teaspoon and an Open Mind]author: netgirl-y2k
rating: FRC
characters: Donna, Ten
summary: The Doctor, Donna and the obligatory misadventure with a bodyswap machine.
why: Because this is what it would really be like if Ten and Donna did a body swap.
Bad Gods [located: a teaspoon and an open mind]author: calapine
rating: FRT
character/pairing: Rose Tyler, Sarah-Jane Smith, The Doctor [10th]
summary: In School Reunion the Doctor makes a different choice.
why: Because The Doctor [particularly Ten, IMO] really would make such a bad god.
Cherish [located: livejournal]author: nuit_belle
rating: FRT
characters: Jackie Tyler
summary: One day in Jackie Tyler’s life.
why: Because, as a mom, I so feel her in this one.
Disintegration [location: a teaspoon and an open mind]author: wendymr
rating: FRM
characters: Jackie Tyler, Rose Tyler, Sarah-Jane Smith, The Doctor [9th, 10th]
summary: “You know this is goodbye, right? No visits. I don’t do that. If you leave now, Rose, this is it.” Spoilers up to Age of Steel.
why: Because what Rose suffers is portrayed so realistically, and I found myself not knowing if I wanted her to go back to traveling with The Doctor or not. I was moved.
The Everyday Things Hurt the Most [location: livejournal]author: mystic_fics
rating: FRC
character: The Doctor [10]
summary: A few days after Journey's End.
why: What can I say, I seem to like this incarnation best either when he's hurting, or when he's a bit on the dark side. This one, he's hurting big time.
False, Erroneous and Wrong [location: A Teaspoon and an Open Mind]author: imsanehonest
rating: FRC
characters: Donna, Ten
summary: What’s that? Your sliver of a pilot doesn’t ruddy know what he’s going on about?” She straightened, sending him a satisfied smirk. “You know, I do think she’s right.”
why: Just a nice bit of fun at the Doctor's expense.
Fondest Moments [location: livejournal]author: katherine_b
rating: FRC
character: The Doctor [10]
summary: The Doctor wants to remember.
why: Again, 10 in pain is my drug of choice, especially when he's missing Donna.
Into the Cornfield [location: a teaspoon and an open mind]author: nostalgia_lj
rating: FRC
characters: Jackie Tyler, Rose Tyler, Sarah-Jane Smith, The Doctor [10th]
summary: The obvious AU from School Reunion.
why: A very simple, yet profound piece [stop me if I soul arty and shit]. It shows why not even someone with the best of intentions should be a god.
A Light in the Dark [location: personal archive]author: _bellacosity
rating: FRT
character/pairing: Rose Tyler, AU 9th Doctor, mention of Mickey/Jake
summary: It shocks him.
why: It's not exactly happy, but it does have a bit of hope.
Mirror, Mirror [location: livejournal]author: makeluvnotsense
rating: FRC
character: The Doctor[10], Donna, Sylvia, Wilf
summary: Fragments of a life without the Doctor.
why: As told from Sylvia's POV after Journey's End and it shows what exactly it is that upsets me about Donna's end there.
Donna Noble/Lee McAvoy
Chiswick [location: A Teaspoon and an Open Mind]author: Alligatorade
rating: FRC
summary: Across the years and across the stars, Lee plans a journey. It's not easy, but then, nothing really important ever is.
why: This is the one I really ship. I would so love to see those two get together, and this is really well written.
Donna Noble/Eleventh Doctor
Au Revoir [location: livejournal]author: mimingdonna
rating: FRC
summary: What can I say? Angst, then happy. Bye bye soon, Ten, we love you *sigh*.
why: In the best of all possible worlds, this would be the resolution. Don't forget to follow the links to the follow up stories at the bottom of the posts, you'll be in for a treat!
Same Mistake [location: livejournal]author: hitlikehammers
rating: FRT
summary: He knows best how to break his own rules.
why: It's the Doctor doing something stupid that can only go wrong, but he just can't help himself. *sniff*

Donna Noble/Tenth Doctor

Au RevoirSee Donna Noble/Eleventh Doctor
For Better or For Worse [location: livejournal]author: lilianvaldemyer
rating: FRM
summary: none given
why: It's epic and made of win. Basically, it's a thing where the Doctor feels he has to marry Donna or risk her brain going all explodey after JE.
Informed Consent [location: A Teaspoon and an Open Mind]author: nostalgia_lj
rating: FRAO
summary: Donna is infected with alien "sex pollen" and only the Doctor can save her. It's not a happy story.
why: While I love the 'sex pollen made them do it' stories and all their variations, I love ones like this that show that it isn't always a fun romp, and that it can sometimes be so very very bad.
Lipstick Jungle [location: livejournal]author: goodbye2pisces
rating: FRM
summary: The Doctor and Donna sitting in a tree k-i-s-s-i-n-g.
why: It's so very Doctor and Donna together.
Make Me a Match [location: livejournal]author: mimingdonna
rating: FRC
summary: Donna’s first night in the TARDIS. Conversation and food ensues.
why: It's so very them, through and through. Even though it's lighthearted, it's got some angsty moments, much like these two characters together.
Not The Last Of The Time Lords [location: livejournal]author: nostalgia-lj
pairing: Donna/Ten
rating: FRM
summary: At the end of S4 the Doctor saves Donna by turning her into a Time Lord. This is the story of how that ruins his life.
why: It's funny crack, and Ten really is an angst!whore.
A Plan With One Obvious Flaw [location: A Teaspoon and an Open Mind]author: netgirl-y2k
rating: FRT
summary: A female Time Lord, the one thing that had been missing from his cunning plan to repopulate Gallifrey.
why: Really, what could be funnier than Ten trying to convince Donna to help him make little Time!babies?
Pollen [location: livejournal]author: nostalgia-lj
pairing: Donna/Ten, mentions of River/Ten
rating: FRM
summary: The Doctor and Donna inhale alien sex pollen. Good thing they already had sexual tension, eh?
why: Because I love how Donna is extremely practical about it, and how she says she always knew they'd eventually have to have sex. Also, the fact that she straight up tells him they will be doing it again. Perfect.
Sometimes [location: A Teaspoon and an Open Mind]author: Apeliotes
rating: FRAO
summary: Sometimes, when the TARDIS echoes too loudly with the sound of his voice and the answering silence seems more loud and unnatural than usual, he gives in.
why: Because he just can't help himself. I love 10 in pain and doing questionable things.


Rose Tyler/Ninth Doctor

After All, I Was Married Twice, The Rolling Credits Are A Backwards Defense, On Her Way to the Courthouse [location: livejournal]author: fated_addiction
rating: FRC
summary: Rose knows she spots him in the crowd, around the shops, with a bit of leather stilling against his shoulders. It might be him, it might be the other him.
why: They're just a series of post-doomsday fics that feel very... full of possibilities. It also shows a strong Rose trying to fight the very co-dependent nature of her relationship with the Doctor.
As In Heaven [location: livejournal]author: dk_faerie
rating: FRT
summary: On the anniversary of the worst day of her life, Rose Tyler considers how to wash away all her problems. nine rose, ten rose if you squint.
why: Because I still want Rose and Nine to be together? Also, I still think she should have been more affected by the whole 'Bad Wolf' thing.
Carbon [location: a teaspoon and an open mind]author: wendymr and dark_aegis
rating: FRC
summary: He had to prepare her for the future. Prepare her to become his champion, his savior. But how could he prepare her when he was broken? A Companion Story to Padwanpooh's Facets through the Ninth Doctor's eyes.
why: It shows both the despair and hope within the 9th doctor. Also, it goes along great with Facets. I recommend you read that first.
Facets [location: a teaspoon and an open mind]author: padawanpooh
rating: FRT
summary: To save her Doctor's future, Rose has to go back in time and meet all previous incarnations of the Timelord. There'll be danger, humor, romance and adventure!
why: A great look at the interaction between Rose and all the incarnations of the doctor. Shows that, while she loves him in any incarnation, she gets along better with some. It also shows that she's still hurting over the loss of the 9th doctor.
Need [location: a teaspoon and an open mind]author: wendymr
rating: FRC
summary: Is it possible for a Time Lord to need a companion too much? And what do you do with a former companion, anyway?
why: It's a very nice emotional piece where the doctor acknowledges that he needs Rose too much and tries to correct things. And my description does it no justice. It's just a really good story about Nine leaving Rose, and fate drawing him back to her.
Old Things Made New (Something Extra Remix) [location: livejournal]author: svilleficrecs
rating: FRM, SC
summary: Let vortices be vortices and shopgirls be shopgirls.
why: It's got some very funny lines in it and, from what little I've seen of the show, seems very in character. Also, who doesn't love gender swapping?
Red Bicycle [located: fanfiction.net]author: lm_jillybean
rating: FRT
summary: I bought you a red bicycle when you were twelve. I wanted to see what you were like before . . . before all this.
why: Because I had to have at least one Doctor POV from Bad Wolf, and I wanted it to be a good one. Also, it has a red bicycle reference!
Rise Above [located: livejournal]author: randombattlecry
rating: FRT
summary: She asks, and he delivers: a lesson in Gallifreyan biology.
why: Because it hurts. You get to see all that could be, and then get told that you can't ever have it. It makes you hurt for both of them.
Roundabout [located: a teaspoon and an open mind]author: casirafics
rating: FRT
summary: Time and possibilities keep turning... an exploration of the Doctor and Rose's relationship.
why: Because I cannot resist Nine angst, and this one delivers in full.
To Have and to Hold [location: a teaspoon and an open mind]author: wendymr
rating: FRC
summary: Since you have no parents to act on your behalf, I need to ask you: will you accept his hand in marriage? Spoilers all the way through Season 1 and Christmas Invasion
why: Because every rec list need at least one 'they had to get married' fic, and I really liked this one.
Want [located: livejournal]author: bytheseaside
rating: FRM
character/pairing: Rose/Nine
summary: The Doctor helps Rose get out of her dress.
why: Because it explains nothing, just like it should be with The Doctor.
Worlds Apart [located: livejournal]author: jennukes
rating: FRT
character/pairing: Rose/Nine, Ten
summary: One act resulted in two new beings.
why: Because, for this fic, Rose is me. I miss Nine, damn it!
Rose Tyler/Tenth Doctor
After All, I Was Married Twice, The Rolling Credits Are A Backwards Defense, On Her Way to the CourthouseSee Nine/Rose
Curtain Call [located: livejournal]author: rainyd
rating: FRM
summary: none given This is not his first time.
why: It's dark and painful and it makes so much sense to me.
End [located: livejournal]author: just_the_doctor
rating: FRT
summary: Rose's head was at an odd angle and the pillow beneath her was flecked with dried blood.
why: It's death and it's all fucked up. I fell in love.
Extract (Artificial Vanilla is Cheaper) [located: a teaspoon and an open mind]author: livii
rating: FRM
summary: This has happened more times than he'd like to admit.
why: Because you know if they got together, it would be all kinda of bad and wrong. Kinda like a train wreck in many ways.
FacetsSee Nine/Rose
Petal [located: livejournal]author: svilleficrecs
rating: FRAO
summary: There was, as it turned out, a handful of only slightly bruised rose petals hiding down the front of her knickers.
why: It's very surreal and there's drugs and public sex.
Quiet Life [location: livejournal]author: marylane23
rating: FRT
summary: The obligatory “they’re really stuck” fic, sort of. AU somewhere in the middle of "The Impossible Planet".
why: Because it shows that they're survivors, but they still can't stay in one place. Also, it shows that if given a choice, The Doctor wouldn't chose that life.
Radiant [location: a teaspoon and an open mind]author: tthjinni
rating: FRAO
summary: AU Post-PotW. The Doctor thinks that he saved Rose when he took the time vortex into himself. But Time isn't so easily stopped once it has begun...
why: Very heartbreaking and very true to character for both, IMO.
Rapine [location: livejournal]author: seti_drd
rating: FRT
summary: none given. 10 drabbles, 10 moments between them.
why: Beautiful, heartbreaking and short.
Reassurance [located: livejournal]author: nighean_beag
rating: FRM
summary: none given Rose stumbles a little in her heels, but keeps up as the Doctor all but drags her down a side alley.
why: Because it's awkward and confusing [the situation, not the fic.
Retroactive Continuity [located: livejournal]author: nostalgia_lj
rating: FRM [incest]
summary: none given One single piece of home, and knowing is not enough to stop him
why: It's squicky alien incest, and I could see Ten doing this! Not really Nine, but definitely Ten.
To Have and to HoldSee Nine/Rose
Watson's Ghost [location: a teaspoon and an open mind]author: misscam
rating: FRM
summary: Wherein the Doctor and Rose face a murder charge, Rose walks with ghosts, the Doctor tries for life and an alliance changes its nature.
why: I know, there's an OC, but it's only a ghost! Mostly, what drew me was the way it showed how the living perceive the dead, and vice versa.

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