Rec [Fic]: New Each Time by one4sorrow/Playing_Passerine

[nonelvis]

Bingo! This is my fifth entry for my bingo card: "crossover" -- and coincidentally, it's the monthly theme as well.

Title: New Each Time
Creator: one4sorrow (aka playing_passerine)
Rating: All ages
Word Count/Length/Size: 585
Creator's Summary: His one constant companion on the last gasp of season one.
Characters/Pairings: Ninth Doctor, Death (the Endless)
Warnings/Notes: None

Reasons for reccing: I love a good crossover with the Sandman universe, and this vignette perfectly captures Death, from her whimsy to her resolute understanding that she has a job to do, and that her role is as essential a part of life as birth itself. She's here to collect the Ninth Doctor, and even if Time Lords have an unusual and impermanent way of dying, as the author says, "In the deepest fibers of their hearts they always knew it was just a lifetime. Just like everyone else." This is a short but lovely story, well worth the few minutes of your time to read even if you've never read any of Gaiman's Sandman series. (But you should. You definitely should.)

Link: Teaspoon | AO3

rec [fic]: Gearbox (The Won't Miss a Piece Remix) by neveralarch

[justmcshane]

This one's for the rec bingo (here's the card!) column four, row four prompt 'Frames/framing device/frame-up'

Title: Gearbox (The Won't Miss a Piece Remix) 

Creator: neveralarch

Rating: All Ages

Word Count/Length/Size: 6103

Creator's Summary: "How does the TARDIS work?” asks Ace. 

Characters/Pairings: Ace McShane, Barbara Wright, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Erimem, Hex Schofield, Ian Chesterton, Jamie McCrimmon, Mel Bush, Romana II, Susan Foreman, The Doctor (1st), The Doctor (2nd), The Doctor (3rd), The Doctor (4th), The Doctor (5th), The Doctor (6th), The Doctor (7th)

Warnings/Notes: None

Reasons for reccing: The TARDIS is a ridiculous, wonderful place to live in, because -  at least according to this fic - it only works according to how its inhabitants think it should work. And I think that's wonderful. This fic is a gorgeous fluffy romp through the inner workings of the TARDIS, with flashback cameos from just about every Classic era Doctor. And of course, it's framed by the storylet of Ace adjusting to life in the TARDIS, and some lovely flashes of insight into her relationship with the Doctor. Plus, the humor in it is wonderful, and so is the characterization - there are some really good lines in there.



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Link: https://www.whofic.com/viewstory.php?sid=46677