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paranoidangel ([personal profile] paranoidangel) wrote in [community profile] tardis_library2020-09-19 10:38 am

Rec [fic]: Vermin in the Lower Zoo by daystarsearcher

For the Alternate Universe square on my bingo card

Title: Vermin in the Lower Zoo
Creator: [archiveofourown.org profile] daystarsearcher
Rating: Mature
Word Count/Length/Size: 2090 words
Creator's Summary: What if 'The Edge of Destruction' had marked the end of the Doctor's moral ambiguity in a different way, and his character had transitioned not into a hero, but a villain? One who demanded punishment for insubordination, and a price for ferrying two stowaways home.
Characters/Pairings: First Doctor/Ian Chesterton/Barbara Wright
Warnings/Notes: Rape/Non-Con

Reasons for reccing: This is a really dark AU where the Doctor is awful and Ian and Barbara bear the brunt of it. It's a pretty awful read, but that's the point. There is some light in there, with Ian and Barbara finding a way to live and keep their sanity in the situation they're in. It's the sort of fic that stays with you - I first read this years ago and I still remember it.


Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/5820823

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