[sticky entry] Sticky: Intro & Guidelines

Mar. 29th, 2018 05:49 pm
thisbluespirit: (dw - bill)
[personal profile] thisbluespirit

This is a reccing community for Doctor Who in all its incarnations, spin-offs, Extended Universe etc. etc.

Members may rec any type of fanwork at any time, although there will also be monthly themes and seasonal challenges, plus requests.


Rules
1. Be civil and respectful to other community members & no bashing of characters, pairings, fanworks, or creators. No hatespeech or harassment is allowed. (Attempts at galactic domination will also be severely frowned upon.)

2. Works recced must be posted publicly at the time of reccing (i.e. not posted to a locked journal etc.). You may rec works archive-locked to AO3, but please note that in the header info of your rec. Please do not rec works in progress, and no self recs. One user may post a max of 2 posts to the comm per day.

What makes a good fanwork is a very subjective subject, but at base line, please ensure that all your recs are complete and generally comprehensible/accessible as appropriate to the medium. (i.e. formatted & punctuated etc.; in the case of podfic, vids etc., that they are visible/audible, with working streaming/downloading links (at time of reccing); and that artworks are finished, visible, & recognisable as the subject etc.) If reccing a crossover, it should contain recognisable DW-related content/characters. In a fusion, Doctor Who should be the major fandom (which the characters are from) and not the fandom it is being fused with. (The main exception to latter is if the work was accepted onto the Teaspoon archive, it is also fine here.)

3. Works may be recced more than once (although please try to vary things up where you can and avoid repeating recs within a short period of time - you can use the tags to check whether or not something has already been recced).

4. You must include some sort of 'blurb' as to why you are reccing the work, however brief. Please include any relevant warnings/content notes in the header template provided, particularly when linking directly to a work without any header/equivalent info. (i.e. spoilers, physical triggers in vids, noting topics that may be triggery - abuse, death, racism/bigotry, non-con etc. Please don't warn for slash/het/femslash etc.)

5. Rec away!

If you have any other questions, please ask in the comments here. (Anon commenting is on.)

Posting Guidelines )

Code for the linked banner, to promote the comm in your journal and other comms:




Also a rebloggable tumblr post here.

With thanks to [community profile] calufrax (for everything); some ideas also came via [livejournal.com profile] het_reccers.
thisbluespirit: (dw - twelve)
[personal profile] thisbluespirit
Recs can be posted to this community at any time, so if you've stumbled over something great, no need to wait to rec it!

In addition, however, we have monthly themes and seasonal challenges. Our March theme is now officially closed, and our theme for April is:

Twelfth Doctor // Secrets

"Logically, if evolution were to perfect a creature whose primary skill were to hide from view, how could you know it existed? It could be with us every second and we would never know. How would you detect it? Even sense it?" (Listen)


Time to rec works featuring the Twelfth Doctor or anything and anybody else from his era or works focusing on secrets in some way. Or, as ever, both.


Post your recs to the community in the normal way any time from now until midnight on 30th April 2021 in your timezone. (See Info & Guidelines for posting template and instructions). Recs posted for monthly themes have their own tag with banners at the end of the year for reccers who posted something for at least six out of the twelve themes over the year.

When making your post, add the tag "other: monthly theme". (The mods will take care of any other needed tags, as usual, but which challenge/theme a rec is for could easily be missed.)


Our current Seasonal Challenge is Choose Your Era - open until 22nd June 2021 for sign-ups and posting recs!


Request List
In addition, anyone may make requests for any recs they want. (e.g. "Fourth Doctor fic, not on Teaspoon," "Cheerful Bill Potts artwork," "Leela vid," "recent Ten/Rose," etc. etc.,) If you are only interested in one medium, don't forget to specify that in your request.

Current requests:
* Classic Who fanvids, any Doctor/TARDIS team (music, no/minimal audio quotes preferred), especially out there on tumblr/YT - [personal profile] thisbluespirit
* Twelfth Doctor h/c that's not on AO3 (any pairing or gen) - [personal profile] ruuger
* Rose/Nine fic, any genre, anywhere - anon
* Jack/Esther fic (Torchwood) - [personal profile] chamilet
* Babyfic and/or de-age fic, any era/any team - [personal profile] romanajo123


Simply make your requests in the comments here to be added to the list. (Anon commenting is on.) If you make a rec that fills any of these requests, please add the "other: request" tag to your entry so it can be found easily.)


Any other questions? Ask here or at the Info & Guidelines post, or PM the mod.
paranoidangel: Pink Dalek (Pink Dalek)
[personal profile] paranoidangel
Title: What the Monsters Have Nightmares About
Creator: [archiveofourown.org profile] weakinteraction
Rating: General
Word Count/Length/Size: 802 words
Creator's Summary: The Doctor makes a stop on Earth for a particular purpose.
Characters/Pairings: Seventh Doctor, Ace
Warnings/Notes: None

Reasons for reccing: It's a short fic that's a lovely moment between the Seventh Doctor and Ace. And it's a reminder that they have seen a lot together, and Ace has been through a lot.


Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/8497471
perverse_idyll: (Default)
[personal profile] perverse_idyll
Title: Twelfth Doctor Tribute | I am The Doctor
Creator: [youtube.com profile] Sharon_Studio
Rating: gen
Length: 7:03 minutes
Creator's Summary: In one month from today, we're going to see Peter Capaldi as The Doctor, probably for the last time.
I am dedicating this video for all the cast and crew throughout the 8 to 10 seasons, to Steven Moffat for his brilliant words and especially, to Peter Capaldi.

Characters/Pairings: Twelve and the members of his "team": Clara, Bill, Nardole, Missy, River
Warnings/Notes: None, except possibly strong feelings of nostalgia and of missing Twelve's era all over again.

Reasons for reccing: I've watched quite a few of the goodbye vids produced in the wake of Twelve's departure. This one slipped by me until tonight, and I was touched by this version of the Doctor's story. The vidder takes a somewhat different slant on his journey of self-discovery, employing quotes and shots familiar from other vids but also using unexpected intercuts and expressions that, among other things, highlight the subtlety and vulnerability of Peter Capaldi's face. The portrait Capaldi created of the Doctor is an extraordinary achievement, IMO, and Sharon Studio assembles a coherent narrative to show us who Twelve is or tries to be. The vid was made before "Twice Upon a Time" aired, which is a shame; it would have reinforced the theme, but never mind. Sharon Studio's love for this Doctor shines through.


Link: Twelfth Doctor Tribute
felis: (upside down)
[personal profile] felis
Title: Into the Unknown
Creator: [youtube.com profile] trekkiebeth
Rating: gen
Word Count/Length/Size: 3:14 minutes
Creator's Summary: Twelve/Clara fanvid
Characters/Pairings: Twelfth Doctor/Clara Oswald
Warnings/Notes: none

Reasons for reccing: Sometimes you just want a singing-out-loud, no-holds-barred ship vid and this is just that for Twelve and Clara. I love that it's told from Clara's POV, showing us how she slowly falls for - or lets herself fall for - Twelve and his personality, and also how intertwined this is with adventuring and a Doctor-y way of life. The editing is lovely and some of the clip choices just made me grin.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsgGXLR6Qes
paranoidangel: Pink Dalek (Pink Dalek)
[personal profile] paranoidangel
Title: Malcolm Tucker IS Dr Who!
Creator: Peter Nottage
Rating: None
Word Count/Length/Size: 0:38
Creator's Summary: Thought I'd try and beat the inevitable bandwagon. The worlds from two awesome TV shows collide.
Characters/Pairings: Twelfth Doctor, Clara Oswald
Warnings/Notes: Swearyness right from the start.

Reasons for reccing: I remember watching this after Peter Capaldi was announced as the Doctor. The creator has cleverly taken clips from Doctor Who and Peter Capaldi in The Thick of It to create a funny, sweary trailer for the Twelfth Doctor. It still makes me laugh now. The only disappointing thing is that this isn't what happened in the series.


Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Blf073f2Lc
paranoidangel: Pink Dalek (Pink Dalek)
[personal profile] paranoidangel
Title: Geometer
Creator: Starflower
Rating: All Ages
Word Count/Length/Size: 506 words
Creator's Summary: Barbara Wright! Saving the world with Geometry! More so saving Ian with Geometry.
Characters/Pairings: Barbara Wright, Ian Chesterton
Warnings/Notes: None

Reasons for reccing: It's a lovely little fic that shows how Barbara and Ian work together to solve problems - and argue about them. And also gives a reason why we might always need Maths, even when we thought we wouldn't!


Link: https://www.whofic.com/viewstory.php?sid=34517
thisbluespirit: (dw - eight)
[personal profile] thisbluespirit
Our Character Surprise challenge is now over and it's time for a new one.


Choose Your Era


This one is pretty straightforward - simply choose an era of the show (or spin-off or branch of the EU) that you want to rec for and then make 5+ recs here to earn yourself a banner.

How to play:

1. Comment here to choose your era/spin-off/subdivision/type of EU range of your choice - e.g. Fifth Doctor Era, Eleventh Doctor Era, Torchwood, EDAs, Gallifrey. You can narrow it down further if you like (e.g. Eight Doctor BFAs, Eleven + Ponds Era, S1-2 Torchwood, SJA Jacksons era etc.) You do need to make a claim here, but there are no limits on claims per era.

2. Rec fanworks featuring characters and any other elements of that era here.

3. Profit!

Claims
1. Eighth Doctor Era - [personal profile] thisbluespirit
2. Fifth Doctor Era - [personal profile] romanajo123
3. Seventh Doctor + Ace - [personal profile] paranoidangel


The challenge ends at midnight in your time zone on Tues 22nd June 2021.
thisbluespirit: (dw - frobisher)
[personal profile] thisbluespirit
The Character Surprise Challenge is now official ended!

Congratulations to [personal profile] paranoidangel who completed the challenge! Here is your banner:



Thanks to everyone else who took part - [personal profile] felis, [personal profile] eve11, [personal profile] romanajo123 all posted several wonderful recs for the challenge. *\o/*

Our next challenge will be posted very shortly. (And if I have missed anybody's entries or miscounted anything, please let me know and if a banner is owing, I will make amends asap!)
thisbluespirit: (dw - tardis)
[personal profile] thisbluespirit
Another one for the characters challenge, this time for Idris.

Title:
Creator: [archiveofourown.org profile] st_aurafina
Rating: G
Word Count/Length/Size: 1688 words
Creator's Summary: The TARDIS learned a lot from her time in a human body; that doesn't mean she knows how to put a human together again.
Characters/Pairings: The TARDIS, Idris, Eleventh Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan Jovanka, Ace McShane, Seventh Doctor, Leela.
Warnings/Notes: None.

Reasons for reccing: Beautiful follow up and fixit for "The Doctor's Wife", as the TARDIS picks up the pieces of herself and Idris and tries to find out how to mend a mortal. Just lovely, with perectly in-character glimpses of former inhabitants of the TARDIS.


Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/399648
thisbluespirit: (dw - tegan)
[personal profile] thisbluespirit
I realised I'd been shamefully slow in doing any recs for my characters for the current challenge, so here's one:

Title: Closet Romance
Creator: Primsong
Rating: G
Word Count/Length/Size: 214 words
Creator's Summary: It wasn't a lift, it was a broom closet. Thankfully, he was not alone.
Characters/Pairings: Kamelion/Other
Warnings/Notes: None.

Reasons for reccing: It's short, sweet, well-written - and very funny, as Kamelion stumbles upon true love in the unlikeliest place.


Link: https://www.whofic.com/viewstory.php?sid=40496
paranoidangel: Pink Dalek (Pink Dalek)
[personal profile] paranoidangel
Title: Freedom
Creator: (e.g. one or more of: witchofthedesk
Rating: All ages
Word Count/Length/Size: 935 words
Creator's Summary: Before Omega kidnapped the Doctor, he encounted a different Time Lord. Omega/Master (sort of)
Characters/Pairings: Omega/The Master (Delgado)
Warnings/Notes: None

Reasons for reccing: Because it's all a bit silly and I'm a fan of silly. These are both two characters who are a bit full of themselves and thinking everyone should obey them, so it's interesting to put them together and see how they get on. And add some slash into it, for that extra bit of silliness.


Link: https://www.whofic.com/viewstory.php?sid=23182
paranoidangel: Sarah Jane Smith, Sarah Walker, Sarah Jackson (Sarahs)
[personal profile] paranoidangel
Title: The Kraftur
Creator: [archiveofourown.org profile] edna_blackadder
Rating: Teen
Word Count/Length/Size: 3481 words
Creator's Summary: Maria and Alan house-sit for Sarah Jane and Sky and wonder how many days it will be before alien activity picks up. Turns out they should have been guessing in minutes. Gita lends timely assistance, though she doesn't know it.
Characters/Pairings: Maria Jackson, Alan Jackson, Clyde Langer, Ran Chandra, Gita Chandra, Mr Smith, K9, Sarah Jane Smith, Sky Smith
Warnings/Notes: None

Reasons for reccing: There's a whole lot of fun, with the alien causing havoc and them all trying to keep what's going on from Gita. And Mr Smith and K9 competing. But also family, with Maria and Alan spending time together, Rani worrying about her mother, and the Clyde understanding the alien's feelings.


Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/5447249
paranoidangel: Pink Dalek (Pink Dalek)
[personal profile] paranoidangel
Title: Ten Times Trouble
Creator: [archiveofourown.org profile] TigerKat
Rating: Teen
Word Count/Length/Size: 7856 words
Creator's Summary: Ian and Barbara are getting married. All ten Doctors go to their wedding. Chaos ensues.
Characters/Pairings: Ian Chesterton/Barbara Wright, First Doctor, Second Doctor, Third Doctor, Fourth Doctor, Sixth Doctor, Seventh Doctor, Eighth Doctor, Ninth Doctor, Tenth Doctor, Ace McShane, Fitz Kreiner, Evelyn Smythe, Donna Noble, Sarah Jane Smith, Jamie McCrimmon, Victoria Waterfield, Romana II, Jack Harkness
Warnings/Notes: None

Reasons for reccing: It's clever how all the Doctors are in here, causing chaos as only they can. And amusing, with everyone's reactions to the Doctors. And the OCs - Ian and Barbara's family - are believable and interesting with their opinions on their two year disappearance and marriage.


Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/4426001
thisbluespirit: (dw - seven & ace)
[personal profile] thisbluespirit
Recs can be posted to this community at any time, so if you've stumbled over something great, no need to wait to rec it!

In addition, however, we have monthly themes and seasonal challenges. Our February theme is now officially closed, and our theme for March is:

Seventh Doctor // Aliens

"Do you remember the Zygon gambit with the Loch Ness monster? Or the Yetis in the underground?" (Remembrance of the Daleks)


This month is for the Seventh Doctor and anything from his era. It's also a chance to bring out your favourite fanworks featuring the weird, wonderful and downright evil aliens of the Doctor Who universe. Or, as ever, both!


Post your recs to the community in the normal way any time from now until midnight on 31st March 2021 in your timezone. (See Info & Guidelines for posting template and instructions). Recs posted for monthly themes have their own tag with banners at the end of the year for reccers who posted something for at least six out of the twelve themes over the year.

When making your post, add the tag "other: monthly theme". (The mods will take care of any other needed tags, as usual, but which challenge/theme a rec is for could easily be missed.)


Our current Seasonal Challenge is Choose Your Era - open until 22nd June 2021 for sign-ups and posting recs!


Request List
In addition, anyone may make requests for any recs they want. (e.g. "Fourth Doctor fic, not on Teaspoon," "Cheerful Bill Potts artwork," "Leela vid," "recent Ten/Rose," etc. etc.,) If you are only interested in one medium, don't forget to specify that in your request.

Current requests:
* Second Doctor era gen fic, any character(s), any genre - [personal profile] auroracloud
* Two/Jamie and Zoe/Isobel fic not on Teaspoon or AO3 - [personal profile] auroracloud
* Classic Who fanvids, any Doctor/TARDIS team (music, no/minimal audio quotes preferred), especially out there on tumblr/YT - [personal profile] thisbluespirit
* Twelfth Doctor h/c that's not on AO3 (any pairing or gen) - [personal profile] ruuger
* Rose/Nine fic, any genre, anywhere - anon
* Jack/Esther fic (Torchwood) - [personal profile] chamilet
* Babyfic and/or de-age fic, any era/any team - [personal profile] romanajo123


Simply make your requests in the comments here to be added to the list. (Anon commenting is on.) If you make a rec that fills any of these requests, please add the "other: request" tag to your entry so it can be found easily.)


Any other questions? Ask here or at the Info & Guidelines post, or PM the mod.
paranoidangel: Sarah Jane Smith, Sarah Walker, Sarah Jackson (Sarahs)
[personal profile] paranoidangel
Title: The Price of Victory
Creator: [archiveofourown.org profile] JohnAmendAll
Rating: General
Word Count/Length/Size: 2795 words
Creator's Summary: Sarah Jane takes matters into her own hands, and pays the ultimate price.
Characters/Pairings: Fourth Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith, Harry Sullivan/Bettan
Warnings/Notes: Major Character Death

Reasons for reccing: It's an interesting idea, where the Doctor is mulling over whether he has the right to destroy the Daleks in Genesis and Sarah makes her own decision. And things go downhill from there. It's a harsh AU that leaves me wondering what was the right choice, just as the Doctor does.


Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/1682705
felis: (upside down)
[personal profile] felis
Title: Beauty and the Beast
Creator: [deviantart.com profile] the-untempered-prism / [tumblr.com profile] the-untempered-prism
Rating: gen
Creator's Summary: n/a
Characters/Pairings: Rose Tyler/Ninth Doctor
Warnings/Notes: none

Reasons for reccing: Great likenesses and composition in this, and the colours are wonderful. I love how it captures Nine, in the shadows, backlit, and with this intricate pattern on his coat, and I love that Rose is paging through a book with star charts.

Fits both the monthly AU theme and the seasonal challenge because I have Rose on my list of characters. [Also Adam by the way, who is clearly Gaston in this AU! :D]

Link: https://www.deviantart.com/the-untempered-prism/art/Beauty-and-the-Beast-508786123
https://the-untempered-prism.tumblr.com/post/104665282986/my-present-to-almondina-for-the-dwsecretsanta-gift
paranoidangel: Pink Dalek (Pink Dalek)
[personal profile] paranoidangel
Title: Blue Sky
Creator: [archiveofourown.org profile] writingfanficlikeabus
Rating: General
Word Count/Length/Size: 2546 words
Creator's Summary: Something's been worrying Victoria. The Doctor wants to talk about it. Jamie is very bad at pretending he has a reason to leave them alone together.
Characters/Pairings: Second Doctor, Victoria Waterfield, Jamie McCrimmon
Warnings/Notes: None

Reasons for reccing: It's a sweet little piece where the Doctor realises something's on Victoria's mind and is helpful and comforting. And has interesting things in his pockets.


Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/27247048
paranoidangel: Sarah Jane Smith, Sarah Walker, Sarah Jackson (Sarahs)
[personal profile] paranoidangel
Title: The House
Creator: [archiveofourown.org profile] touchdownpossum
Rating: General
Word Count/Length/Size: 2:23
Creator's Summary: Sarah Jane Smith has the house where everybody goes.
Characters/Pairings: Sarah Jane Smith, Luke Smith, Sky Smith, Maria Jackson, Clyde Langer, Rani Chandra
Warnings/Notes: None

Reasons for reccing: It's a lovely feel-good video about the fun of SJA and everything that goes on at Sarah Jane's house (which is everything). The pictures fit to the words in the song as well.


Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/11161209
paranoidangel: Sarah Jane Smith, Sarah Walker, Sarah Jackson (Sarahs)
[personal profile] paranoidangel
Title: Virgin Births
Creator: Merlin Missy (mtgat)
Rating: General
Word Count/Length/Size: 647 words
Creator's Summary: "The Baby Jesus died so Father Christmas breaks into your house?"
Characters/Pairings: Sarah Jane Smith, Sky Smith, Luke Smith
Warnings/Notes: None

Reasons for reccing: It's an amusing fic where Sky learns about Christmas. With implications about what usually happens at Christmas in the Smith household (alien invasions, obviously) and what Luke thinks about religion (mostly pop culture learnt from Clyde, of course).


Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/1099867
felis: (upside down)
[personal profile] felis
Title: n/a
Creator: [tumblr.com profile] halorvic
Rating: gen
Word Count/Length/Size: two portraits
Creator's Summary: n/a / “So, whose side are you really on?” / “Mine.
Characters/Pairings: Professor Yana|Jacobi!Master
Warnings/Notes: none

Reasons for reccing: Two great portraits and I love the difference between them, in style and facial expressions - the first one lose and a bit sad, Professor Yana in the process of opening the fob watch (love the colouring!), the second one sharp and a bit sinister and very clearly the Master.

Links:
https://halorvic.com/post/63685455906/1-hr-20-min-speedpainting-warmup
https://halorvic.com/post/171429544409/so-whose-side-are-you-really-on-mine
thisbluespirit: (dw - frobisher)
[personal profile] thisbluespirit
Recs can be posted to this community at any time, so if you've stumbled over something great, no need to wait to rec it!

In addition, however, we have monthly themes and seasonal challenges. Our January theme is now officially closed, and our theme for February is:

Alternate Universes

"I've seen it in comics. People go hopping from one alternative world to another. It's easy." //"Not in the real world. It used to be easy. When the Time Lords kept their eye on everything, you could hop between realities, home in time for tea. Then they died, and took it all with them. The walls of reality closed, the worlds were sealed. Everything became that bit less kind." (Rise of the Cybermen)


Time to rec anything featuring Alternate or Parallel Universes - whether relating to canon universes like E-Space, Pete's World, or the Infernoverse, theoretical possibilities or alternate history, universes where, like Turn Left, canon went a different way, Rule 63, and any other setting AUs (cofee shops, historical, in SPACE, fantasy etc. etc.).


Post your recs to the community in the normal way any time from now until midnight on 31st January 2021 in your timezone. (See Info & Guidelines for posting template and instructions). Recs posted for monthly themes have their own tag with banners at the end of the year for reccers who posted something for at least six out of the twelve themes over the year.

When making your post, add the tag "other: monthly theme". (The mods will take care of any other needed tags, as usual, but which challenge/theme a rec is for could easily be missed.)


Our current Seasonal Challenge is Character Surprise - open until 22nd March 2021 for sign-ups and posting recs!


Request List
In addition, anyone may make requests for any recs they want. (e.g. "Fourth Doctor fic, not on Teaspoon," "Cheerful Bill Potts artwork," "Leela vid," "recent Ten/Rose," etc. etc.,) If you are only interested in one medium, don't forget to specify that in your request.

Current requests:
* Second Doctor era gen fic, any character(s), any genre - [personal profile] auroracloud
* Two/Jamie and Zoe/Isobel fic not on Teaspoon or AO3 - [personal profile] auroracloud
* Classic Who fanvids, any Doctor/TARDIS team (music, no/minimal audio quotes preferred), especially out there on tumblr/YT - [personal profile] thisbluespirit
* Twelfth Doctor h/c that's not on AO3 (any pairing or gen) - [personal profile] ruuger
* Rose/Nine fic, any genre, anywhere - anon
* Jack/Esther fic (Torchwood) - [personal profile] chamilet
* Babyfic and/or de-age fic, any era/any team - [personal profile] romanajo123


Simply make your requests in the comments here to be added to the list. (Anon commenting is on.) If you make a rec that fills any of these requests, please add the "other: request" tag to your entry so it can be found easily.)


Any other questions? Ask here or at the Info & Guidelines post, or PM the mod.
paranoidangel: Sarah Jane Smith, Sarah Walker, Sarah Jackson (Sarahs)
[personal profile] paranoidangel
Title: Careful the Wish You Make: Wishes Are Children
Creator: [archiveofourown.org profile] daystarsearcher
Rating: Teen
Word Count/Length/Size: 6788 words
Creator's Summary: "No matter what you say, children won't listen." Sarah Jane's world is falling apart.
Characters/Pairings: Sarah Jane Smith, Luke Smith, Clyde Langer, Rani Chandra, Sky Smith, Maria Jackson, Alan Jackson, K9, Mr Smith, Eleventh Doctor, Carla Langer, Gita Chandra, Haresh Chandra
Warnings/Notes: This is marked as Creator chose not to use archive warnings, but it was written for DarkFest 2012 and is therefore very dark.

Reasons for reccing: It's a chilling look at how things could go wrong in the SJA world. It's so sad and dark and chilling and yet believable.


Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/5952654
paranoidangel: Pink Dalek (Pink Dalek)
[personal profile] paranoidangel
Title: Crossfire
Creator: [archiveofourown.org profile] touchdownpossum
Rating: General
Word Count/Length/Size: 1:58
Creator's Summary: Doctor Who's first and best love story.
Characters/Pairings: Ian Chesterton/Barbara Wright
Warnings/Notes: None

Reasons for reccing: It's a sweet look at Ian and Barbara and all the time they spend together. There are some wonderfully inventive clips to match the lyrics.


Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/3341009
felis: (upside down)
[personal profile] felis
Title: The Man in Black
Creator: [archiveofourown.org profile] aralias
Rating: gen
Word Count/Length/Size: 933 words
Creator's Summary: Like John Smith, Yana tells stories about a madman with his face and a time machine.
Characters/Pairings: Professor Yana (Jacobi!Master), Chantho
Warnings/Notes: none

Reasons for reccing: Told from Chantho's POV (which is awesome in itself), this is a really great look at Professor Yana and his hidden Master identity, lurking in his nightmares and his stories. But he doesn't just dream of the Man in Black - there's also Theta, his ever changing adversary.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/187664
paranoidangel: Pink Dalek (Pink Dalek)
[personal profile] paranoidangel
Title: We Will Rock You - A tribute to the Paternoster Gang
Creator: Ricky Darnnell
Rating: Not rated
Word Count/Length/Size: 2:10
Creator's Summary: Just another tribute to our favorite golden trio (who deserves their own spin off).
No money was made off of this video, just a fan practicing his editing skills.
Characters/Pairings: Vastra, Jenny Flint, Strax
Warnings/Notes: None

Reasons for reccing: It's a fun one showing the Paternoster Gang and what they get up to. I like how the words and visuals match and how we see all of them when we get to the chorus.


Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z77IgJYGsQ0
felis: (upside down)
[personal profile] felis
Two series ten related art recs for the monthly "journey" theme. (The second one also has Heather, who is one of my characters for the seasonal challenge.)

1. Title: See You at the Cloud Nine Observatory
Creator: [deviantart.com profile] johannesviii / [tumblr.com profile] johannesviii
Rating: gen
Word Count/Length/Size: one picture
Creator's Summary: Bill, Twelve and Nardole taking a group selfie at the Venus Cloud Nine Observatory, as imagined by Nasa for their “Visions of the Future” posters.
Characters/Pairings: Twelfth Doctor, Bill Potts, Nardole
Warnings/Notes: none

Reasons for reccing: I'm always happy to find art for these three together and I love that this was inspired by NASA's wonderful Visions of the Future posters, the Venus one in this case. Imagined travel destinations of the future - of course Bill would want to go there!

Links: https://www.deviantart.com/johannesviii/art/See-you-at-the-Cloud-Nine-Observatory-689045100
https://johannesviii.tumblr.com/post/162322378999/for-therogueofblood-bill-twelve-and-nardole


2. Title: Space Age Lovesong
Creator: [deviantart.com profile] johannesviii / [tumblr.com profile] johannesviii
Rating: gen
Word Count/Length/Size: four panels
Creator's Summary: n/a
Characters/Pairings: Bill Potts/Heather
Warnings/Notes: none

Reasons for reccing: A lovely little set of comic panels. Inspired by a song lyric, it throws a spotlight on the journey of their relationship so far and ends on them leaving the TARDIS together, the first step into their unknown future travels. Really love the contrasting brown/blue colour scheme here, plus the symmetry and the stars and Heather's eye in the first one.

Links: https://www.deviantart.com/johannesviii/art/Space-Age-Lovesong-704948439
https://johannesviii.tumblr.com/post/165122517669/a-flock-of-seagulls-space-age-love-songmore
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Title: The Adventure of the Hopping Vampire
Creator: David Hines (hradzka)
Rating: Teen
Word Count/Length/Size: 29,268 words
Creator's Summary:
SOME OF OUR MORE IMAGINATIVE READERS INFORM US that the events of the past few days -- the grisly deaths, the tragic fire, the flying carriage that caused the egregious delays on the Metropolitan and District Railway -- are attributable to the fevered pursuit of a Chinese vampire, known in its native land as a jiang shi, by the adventuress detective Madame Vastra. These readers, whose persistent letters are beginning to become tiresome, claim that this is but one of many times Madame Vastra's unravelling of a mystery has saved all of an unknowing London.

We advise these peculiar devotees that we have yet again sought an audience with Madame Vastra, who, as ever, politely declines comment on any of the wilder rumors in circulation, but wishes it known that any unusual cases requiring investigation may be brought to her attention care of this newspaper.
Characters/Pairings: Jenny/Vastra
Warnings/Notes: None

Reasons for reccing: It's a really great story about a Chinese vampire/alien that involves them figuring out what's going on and how to stop it, via a whole lot of fighting and kissing. But also some of it parallels Jenny and Vastra's story and we get an idea of what it's like to be Vastra in a human world.


Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/271045
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Title:  Victoria's Strategy
Creator:  [archiveofourown.org profile] AuroraCloud 
Rating:  All Ages
Word Count/Length/Size:  100
Creator's Summary:
Characters/Pairings:  Second Doctor,  Jamie McCrimmon, Victoria Waterfield
Warnings/Notes:  None

Reasons for reccing:   Seasonal Challenge. Character is Victoria.  And this is a short but cute and in-character fic with her being awesome!


Link:   archiveofourown.org/works/20030806

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[personal profile] paranoidangel
Title: The Benefits of Being Monochromatic
Creator: [archiveofourown.org profile] primsong
Rating: General
Word Count/Length/Size: 19,558 words
Creator's Summary: One and Ian set out to explore, and of course the girls must follow - but where do they go from there? And does it matter how you're dressed? A gen adventure on a classic pattern.
Characters/Pairings: First Doctor, Susan, Ian, Barbara
Warnings/Notes: None

Reasons for reccing: It's a lot like a classic adventure, with the team being split up and the Doctor solving a mystery. It's a really interesting alien planet and alien creatures with some amusing misunderstandings.


Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/125967
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[personal profile] eve11
Title: Just Breathe
Creator: [archiveofourown.org profile] morpholomeg
Rating: General Audiences
Word Count/Length/Size: 17679 words
Creator's Summary: Once again, a leisure trip in the TARDIS turns into a mission to help. Yaz is on search and rescue, looking for a lost child, but soon finds she needs rescuing herself. In the meantime, Graham and Ryan grapple with the local culture, and the Doctor has to decide at what point she must let go of her hope. Five and a half hours might not be long enough this time...

(alt summary: author spends 15k getting Yaz and the Doctor to hug)
Characters/Pairings: Thirteenth Doctor, Ryan, Yaz, Graham, original alien characters
Warnings/Notes: It's episode fic! I wanted to write a story they could never afford to do on TV. Spoilery warning that a major character is thought to be dead for a significant chunk of this story.

Reasons for reccing: I really loved the world building in this. The alien Jasapods were really cool and interesting characters, and relatable despite being so different from bipedal humans. The motivations and resolutions are refreshingly not black-and-white. And I loved to see Yaz connecting with an alien child so different from herself. The Doctor is in good form here; the show should take notes. The CGI would be too much for the show, but this would make a really wonderful episode. Maybe an audio drama.


Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/28390497/

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