Weekly Recommendations
Got to read a lot of fics this past week! Granted, most of them were one-shots, but there are a good few continuous and a couple of new in-progress fics as well!
(Late because my laptop wasn't been cooperative and, really, it's a long list - gotta love cuts sometimes! - so it took me a while to compile and then make sure everyone was here.)
One-shots AND continuous-
Red Roses and Fairy Tales (3/3) by
yumimum
Summary - What good was a Time Lord without his sense of reason? His self-preservation? His rules? Rose couldn’t know how she affected him. How his every waking moment was a constant battle between hearts and mind. But how could he ever hope to win, when such a huge part of him wanted to fail?
Last chapter is rated M! Go away kiddies! :P
9/Rose. Oh Little Red, Little Red, do let the big, bad Time Lord into your knickers. ;) A great interpretation of the slight wedge we see between the Doctor and Rose in season one for a short while. Great in-depth thoughts on the two and fantastic dialogue! Did I mention the smut? No? They get it on in the... Go read and find out!
The Plum Blossoms are Falling by
tala_hiding
Summary/Excerpt - “When will you be angelic?” he breathes, poetry lacing his lips as he presses them against her overheated skin. “When will you take off your clothes?"
10/Rose. Rated M.
So much love. Seriously. Alien sex pollen. 1960s. Need I say more?
Tiny Explorers by
ohfortuneslost
Summary: Written for the Then_There's_Us Challenge 91: AU. He's leaving, and she's staying, but he'll always come back home.
AH 10/Rose. One-Shot.
Very bittersweet. *Is wanting more* With plans of at least two more sequels~!
The Hoarfrost Room by
wildwinterwitch
Summary - Rose is locked up in a vast old house in a desert of hoarfrost and fog.
9/Rose.
WOW! Keeps you on your toes. Why is Rose...? Yup. That's all I'm saying.
Where the Ocean Kisses the Shore by
mermaids_feet
Summary/Excerpt - The sand was more like gravel, and the water had a hypothermic icy chill, but at least that meant the ocean was blue and clear as opposed to the muddy, sandy green froth that oceans in many places tended to become.
10/Rose.
Just another adventure where it happens again. They're just so them. Lovely use of a prompt!
Drawing the Truth Beneath Her Skin by
jessicaqueen
Summary/Excerpt - Images of things she doesn’t recognise and can’t quite comprehend race behind her eyelids like forgotten memories. She tries to block them, but the only thing capable of even slightly drowning them out is the reverberating echo of a howl throughout her mind.
10/Rose.
Whoa! Mind-blowing. Such an interesting interpretation of a certain occurrence...
Halfway Out of the Dark by
haveloved
Summary/Excerpt - “I’m always yours, Rose.” “Are you?”
11/Rose
ANGST! HURTS SO GOOD! Rose during her dimension-traveling keeps encountering other versions. He will always be hers.
This Slow Burn by
trippy41
Summary - Episode Tag for "Doomsday" and the Doctor's POV.
10/Rose.
It's Doomsday. I shouldn't need to say anything other than BEAUTIFUL ANGST!We C
We Can Be Astonauts by
mute_troubadour
Summary/Excerpt - One step out of time, one word, and everything could collapse around them for all she understands. And he goes and asks her to do something so bloody stupid.
11/Rose. PG-15.
Angst and fluff. As I said in my review... WHY DO OUR OTP HURT SO MUCH~?! Another really interesting take on dimension-hopping Rose encountering 11.
As the World Falls Down by
timelord1
Summary - Rose Tyler rarely speaks. She is invisible. One day, she decides to take a walk down a tree-lined road to meet the madman that lives at the other end.
9/Rose.
I can't even!!! YOU PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG I'VE BEEN WANTING TO READ THIS! I finally made the time and read it. IT. IS. JUST FANTASTICALLY MARVELOUSLY WONDERFULLY BRILLIANT!!!
Main Sequence by
raine_seraphim
Summary - The sun isn't the only thing that's hot in Renaissance Italy...
9/Rose. Rated M.
*GUH!* Breath-taking.
Drabbles from
who_contest (theme 'Cold')-
Tweaks & Tremors by
darklight90
Summary - He's there to make sure she fits right in.
Rory/Amy; thoughts of 11. Post-The God Complex.
So sad... :'( So lovely. :)
YES, PEOPLE, I DO READ OTHER THINGS BESIDES DOCTOR/ROSE! :P
Escapism by
jessicaqueen
Summary - Falling asleep feels like waking up when it’s accompanied by his voice.
10/Rose.
Post-Doomsday. We know the drill... *SOB*
Palm Reading by
licklesoxy
Summary - Humans like warmth.
11. Gen.
Sometimes we forget that the Doctor's alien...
Frozen Hearts by
timelord1
Summary - He did it for both of them, even if it left him with nothing.
10, 10.5/Rose. Post-Journey's End.
I may have just found a new head canon for whenever I'm in the mood for 10.5/Rose.
What Stays and What Fades Away by
haveloved
Summary/Excerpt - Those thirty-six years belonged to a whole other Amy, one who’s gone now. But it echoes back, sometimes. She’ll wake up feeling like she hasn’t been touched by another soul in so very many years.
Rory/Amy. Post-Series 6. (Allusion to sex, but nothing explicit)
Memories that are theirs, but aren't... :'( Written so beautifully!
Tears to Take Away the Burn by
country_who
Summary - Every once and a while a blessing came.
11. Gen. MINOR spoiler to The Doctor, the Widow, and the Wardrobe.
Very beautiful insight.
Auld Lang Syne by who_in_whoville
Summary - He is chilled from the inside out.
10.5/Rose.
Angst, but loving all the same.
Melting by fannishliss
Summary - Traveling with the Dimension Cannon, Rose nearly always finds the Doctor - just not the one she's looking for.
4/Rose; 10.5/Rose.
!!! My first non-9/10/10.5/11 Doctor/Rose fic. Hello~! Rose meets 4! ALSO, there is a longer version (link can be found on AN). :D
Recommended in-progress stories-
You know, just the usual
who_in_whoville's Found & Lost sequel to The Lost Day - On chapter 6
10/Rose. AU of season 2.
Something finally happens. Can't way what it is, so there! :P
and, of course,
lumendea's The Companion Connection part 3 of the Guardians of the Universe - On chapter 30
Doctor/Rose. 10/Rose in this story, mostly.
Haven't read 30 yet, but the rest! Just awesome!
In addition, I just started reading
timelord1's Love Feels No Burn sequel to As the World Falls Down - On chapter 2
9, his companions, and~...
Can't say much without ruining AtWFD, but once you read that you'll want more, more, more!!! So, prequel first, then patiently waiting for sequels... :)
and
xsilverxlightx's You are My Home - On chapter 17
9/Rose, Jack, and LOTS of other characters. :D AU/AH.
Also another fic I've been wanting to read since it came out, but didn't wait as long! Perfectly in-character even though it's AU/AH.
Here you can find links to the beginning of all in-progress fics.
(Late because my laptop wasn't been cooperative and, really, it's a long list - gotta love cuts sometimes! - so it took me a while to compile and then make sure everyone was here.)
One-shots AND continuous-
Red Roses and Fairy Tales (3/3) by
yumimum
Summary - What good was a Time Lord without his sense of reason? His self-preservation? His rules? Rose couldn’t know how she affected him. How his every waking moment was a constant battle between hearts and mind. But how could he ever hope to win, when such a huge part of him wanted to fail?
Last chapter is rated M! Go away kiddies! :P
9/Rose. Oh Little Red, Little Red, do let the big, bad Time Lord into your knickers. ;) A great interpretation of the slight wedge we see between the Doctor and Rose in season one for a short while. Great in-depth thoughts on the two and fantastic dialogue! Did I mention the smut? No? They get it on in the... Go read and find out!
The Plum Blossoms are Falling by
tala_hiding
Summary/Excerpt - “When will you be angelic?” he breathes, poetry lacing his lips as he presses them against her overheated skin. “When will you take off your clothes?"
10/Rose. Rated M.
So much love. Seriously. Alien sex pollen. 1960s. Need I say more?
Tiny Explorers by
ohfortuneslost
Summary: Written for the Then_There's_Us Challenge 91: AU. He's leaving, and she's staying, but he'll always come back home.
AH 10/Rose. One-Shot.
Very bittersweet. *Is wanting more* With plans of at least two more sequels~!
The Hoarfrost Room by
wildwinterwitch
Summary - Rose is locked up in a vast old house in a desert of hoarfrost and fog.
9/Rose.
WOW! Keeps you on your toes. Why is Rose...? Yup. That's all I'm saying.
Where the Ocean Kisses the Shore by
mermaids_feet
Summary/Excerpt - The sand was more like gravel, and the water had a hypothermic icy chill, but at least that meant the ocean was blue and clear as opposed to the muddy, sandy green froth that oceans in many places tended to become.
10/Rose.
Just another adventure where it happens again. They're just so them. Lovely use of a prompt!
Drawing the Truth Beneath Her Skin by
jessicaqueen
Summary/Excerpt - Images of things she doesn’t recognise and can’t quite comprehend race behind her eyelids like forgotten memories. She tries to block them, but the only thing capable of even slightly drowning them out is the reverberating echo of a howl throughout her mind.
10/Rose.
Whoa! Mind-blowing. Such an interesting interpretation of a certain occurrence...
Halfway Out of the Dark by
haveloved
Summary/Excerpt - “I’m always yours, Rose.” “Are you?”
11/Rose
ANGST! HURTS SO GOOD! Rose during her dimension-traveling keeps encountering other versions. He will always be hers.
This Slow Burn by
trippy41
Summary - Episode Tag for "Doomsday" and the Doctor's POV.
10/Rose.
It's Doomsday. I shouldn't need to say anything other than BEAUTIFUL ANGST!We C
We Can Be Astonauts by
mute_troubadour
Summary/Excerpt - One step out of time, one word, and everything could collapse around them for all she understands. And he goes and asks her to do something so bloody stupid.
11/Rose. PG-15.
Angst and fluff. As I said in my review... WHY DO OUR OTP HURT SO MUCH~?! Another really interesting take on dimension-hopping Rose encountering 11.
As the World Falls Down by
timelord1
Summary - Rose Tyler rarely speaks. She is invisible. One day, she decides to take a walk down a tree-lined road to meet the madman that lives at the other end.
9/Rose.
I can't even!!! YOU PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG I'VE BEEN WANTING TO READ THIS! I finally made the time and read it. IT. IS. JUST FANTASTICALLY MARVELOUSLY WONDERFULLY BRILLIANT!!!
Main Sequence by
raine_seraphim
Summary - The sun isn't the only thing that's hot in Renaissance Italy...
9/Rose. Rated M.
*GUH!* Breath-taking.
Drabbles from
who_contest (theme 'Cold')-
Tweaks & Tremors by
darklight90
Summary - He's there to make sure she fits right in.
Rory/Amy; thoughts of 11. Post-The God Complex.
So sad... :'( So lovely. :)
YES, PEOPLE, I DO READ OTHER THINGS BESIDES DOCTOR/ROSE! :P
Escapism by
jessicaqueen
Summary - Falling asleep feels like waking up when it’s accompanied by his voice.
10/Rose.
Post-Doomsday. We know the drill... *SOB*
Palm Reading by
licklesoxy
Summary - Humans like warmth.
11. Gen.
Sometimes we forget that the Doctor's alien...
Frozen Hearts by
timelord1
Summary - He did it for both of them, even if it left him with nothing.
10, 10.5/Rose. Post-Journey's End.
I may have just found a new head canon for whenever I'm in the mood for 10.5/Rose.
What Stays and What Fades Away by
haveloved
Summary/Excerpt - Those thirty-six years belonged to a whole other Amy, one who’s gone now. But it echoes back, sometimes. She’ll wake up feeling like she hasn’t been touched by another soul in so very many years.
Rory/Amy. Post-Series 6. (Allusion to sex, but nothing explicit)
Memories that are theirs, but aren't... :'( Written so beautifully!
Tears to Take Away the Burn by
country_who
Summary - Every once and a while a blessing came.
11. Gen. MINOR spoiler to The Doctor, the Widow, and the Wardrobe.
Very beautiful insight.
Auld Lang Syne by who_in_whoville
Summary - He is chilled from the inside out.
10.5/Rose.
Angst, but loving all the same.
Melting by fannishliss
Summary - Traveling with the Dimension Cannon, Rose nearly always finds the Doctor - just not the one she's looking for.
4/Rose; 10.5/Rose.
!!! My first non-9/10/10.5/11 Doctor/Rose fic. Hello~! Rose meets 4! ALSO, there is a longer version (link can be found on AN). :D
Recommended in-progress stories-
You know, just the usual
who_in_whoville's Found & Lost sequel to The Lost Day - On chapter 6
10/Rose. AU of season 2.
Something finally happens. Can't way what it is, so there! :P
and, of course,
lumendea's The Companion Connection part 3 of the Guardians of the Universe - On chapter 30
Doctor/Rose. 10/Rose in this story, mostly.
Haven't read 30 yet, but the rest! Just awesome!
In addition, I just started reading
timelord1's Love Feels No Burn sequel to As the World Falls Down - On chapter 2
9, his companions, and~...
Can't say much without ruining AtWFD, but once you read that you'll want more, more, more!!! So, prequel first, then patiently waiting for sequels... :)
and
xsilverxlightx's You are My Home - On chapter 17
9/Rose, Jack, and LOTS of other characters. :D AU/AH.
Also another fic I've been wanting to read since it came out, but didn't wait as long! Perfectly in-character even though it's AU/AH.
Here you can find links to the beginning of all in-progress fics.