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tardis_library2018-08-05 11:57 am
justmcshane) wrote in tardis_library2018-08-05 11:57 am
rec [fic]: Chocolate Cake Blues by Memory Dragon
Title: Chocolate Cake Blues
Creator: Memory Dragon
Rating: All Ages
Word Count/Length/Size: 4223 words
Creator's Summary: After leaving Tegan again, the Doctor sets off to collect his companions and tries to forget the whole thing ever happened. The TARDIS has a different idea.
Characters/Pairings: Fifth Doctor, Evelyn Smythe, implied Tegan/Five
Warnings/Notes: Spoilers for the BFA "The Gathering."
Reasons for reccing: As soon as I saw this prompt on my rec bingo card, I knew I had to rec an Evelyn story. The question, of course, was, which one should I rec? After all, I have never met an Evelyn fic I did not adore. After a good fifteen minutes of browsing my bookmarks, I remembered this lovely story. It's a wonderful soft moment between a Doctor that does not know Evelyn yet, and Evelyn herself, who (characteristically) is not taking any of his nonsense, no matter which incarnation he's in.
Despite the author's claims to the otherwise, their Five voice is really quite spot-on, as is Evelyn's. It's such a lovely, magical fic, full of chocolate and warmth and hugs and it just makes me really very happy. We all need a friend who's willing to make chocolate cake for us in our lives, don't we? I know I do.
Despite the author's claims to the otherwise, their Five voice is really quite spot-on, as is Evelyn's. It's such a lovely, magical fic, full of chocolate and warmth and hugs and it just makes me really very happy. We all need a friend who's willing to make chocolate cake for us in our lives, don't we? I know I do.
About to turn around and try to set the coordinates again, he was rather surprised to hear a voice calling to him. "Doctor!" a middle aged woman called out, running up breathlessly.
Her glasses were slipping down her nose as she came to as stop in front of him and she pushed them up absently before smoothing her pinned up hair. On the whole, she looked rather like a librarian - the kind that told you exactly what she thought of you making for making so much noise, and slapped both you and the monster trying to kill you on the wrist before kicking you both out, not the mousy, quiet kind. Not mean, necessarily, because of the very kind and compassionate look in her eyes behind the glasses, but not someone the Doctor wanted to cross either.
"Doctor, it really is you," she said, once she'd caught her breath. "You know, I'm really getting too old for this sort of thing. If you were going to stop by, you really should park the TARDIS closer."
The Doctor blinked, just a little baffled by the encounter but taking it in his stride quickly enough. "I'm terribly sorry. I didn't mean to be a bother. In fact, I really must be going-"
The woman placed her hands on her hips and raised her eyebrows. "Nonsense, Doctor. Dropping by and not staying for tea at least? You should know better than that. Besides, you can't fool me. You look like you could use a slice of my cake right now," she said, lightly scoffing, then pulled the Doctor into a tight hug. The movement surprised him, given he was much more inclined to keeping his personal space to himself this regeneration.
He returned the hug awkwardly when he realized it was expected of him, patting the woman on the shoulder once she released him. The scent of honey and chocolate drifted past his nose as she pulled away, looking at him oddly. "Doctor," she said, "if I didn't know any better, I'd say you don't remember me at all, do you?"
Link: https://www.whofic.com/viewstory.php?sid=43391
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