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Rec [fic]: Cheer Up, Emo Time Moppet by LizBee
Title: Cheer Up, Emo Time Moppet
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LizBee
Rating: G
Word Count/Length/Size: 7407 words
Creator's Summary: The secret alien lovechild of the Doctor and Romana learns some hard facts about life. A domestic epic in two four and a half parts.
Characters/Pairings: Tenth Doctor/Romana II, past Fourth Doctor/Romana II, OFC, secondarily Rose Tyler and Sarah Jane Smith
Warnings/Notes: none
Reasons for reccing: Crack? Kidfic?? Teenage OC who finds out the Doctor is her secret dad??? Say it ain't so. But this fic is the reverse of cliche--instead it's hilarious, heartwarming, and perfectly in character. I actually love Livia, the sulky fourteen-year-old raised in E-Space who serves as an outsider POV on the Doctor and Romana's post-Time-War reunion, who's unfortunately inherited her father's ridiculous hair along with his tendency to be... difficult. I mean, she really is what their kid would be like. LizBee does a great job with the outsider POV, letting us see far more about Romana and the Doctor than Livia yet understands.
Funny as this story is--and this is certainly a comedy--it's also a really intriguing concept to me for more than just crack-value, mainly, I think, because of how it puts a variety of different strains on their relationship: both sci-fi issues (you destroyed our planet!) and very grounded issues (how are we going to raise our daughter?). Seeing how they overcome these issues and get to know each other all over again is really sweet and beautiful (and hilarious).
Additionally, while Sarah Jane and Rose are friends, not love interests, to the Doctor, it is written with a lot of affection and respect for their characters.
The story itself is about 15 years old at this point, so details of the Time War might have been jossed, but they'll probably be re-jossed differently by the next arc, so who cares?
Definitely read this story, unless you're really committed to looms.
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/47777/chapters/62641
Creator:
Rating: G
Word Count/Length/Size: 7407 words
Creator's Summary: The secret alien lovechild of the Doctor and Romana learns some hard facts about life. A domestic epic in two four and a half parts.
Characters/Pairings: Tenth Doctor/Romana II, past Fourth Doctor/Romana II, OFC, secondarily Rose Tyler and Sarah Jane Smith
Warnings/Notes: none
Reasons for reccing: Crack? Kidfic?? Teenage OC who finds out the Doctor is her secret dad??? Say it ain't so. But this fic is the reverse of cliche--instead it's hilarious, heartwarming, and perfectly in character. I actually love Livia, the sulky fourteen-year-old raised in E-Space who serves as an outsider POV on the Doctor and Romana's post-Time-War reunion, who's unfortunately inherited her father's ridiculous hair along with his tendency to be... difficult. I mean, she really is what their kid would be like. LizBee does a great job with the outsider POV, letting us see far more about Romana and the Doctor than Livia yet understands.
Funny as this story is--and this is certainly a comedy--it's also a really intriguing concept to me for more than just crack-value, mainly, I think, because of how it puts a variety of different strains on their relationship: both sci-fi issues (you destroyed our planet!) and very grounded issues (how are we going to raise our daughter?). Seeing how they overcome these issues and get to know each other all over again is really sweet and beautiful (and hilarious).
Additionally, while Sarah Jane and Rose are friends, not love interests, to the Doctor, it is written with a lot of affection and respect for their characters.
The story itself is about 15 years old at this point, so details of the Time War might have been jossed, but they'll probably be re-jossed differently by the next arc, so who cares?
Definitely read this story, unless you're really committed to looms.
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/47777/chapters/62641