Rec: Memory and the Sea by pluto

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Title: Memory and the Sea
Creator: pluto
Rating: General Audiences
Word Count/Length/Size: 1166 words
Creator's Summary: The Doctor recalls the Corsair
Characters/Pairings: Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond, The Corsair
Warnings/Notes: None

Reasons for reccing: This rec goes for The Corsair for my Fandom Surprise character list. What a gorgeous story this is. Through his reminiscing of his old friend, we see all of the facets of the Eleventh Doctor: the way memories are ever present even if he's not paying attention, how he deflects emotions even when he knows he shouldn't, his telling the whimsy of a bedtime fairy tale to Amy that covers the dark pain and grief of the past.

She sits down beside him and tilts her head towards the snake-tattooed box in his hands. The Doctor found it in his pocket not too long after he shooed Amy and Rory off to bed. Well, found isn't really the right word; remembered it was in his pocket is more like it. Like Amy's presence in the control room, he always knew it was there, but wasn't really paying attention to it.

Link: Memory and the Sea

Rec: Bad Parts by ClocketPatch

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Title: Bad Parts
Creator: Clocketpatch
Rating: General Audiences
Word Count/Length/Size: 10594 words
Creator's Summary: Alternative ending to Nightmare in Silver. The Cyber-parts don't just drop off at the end, and Mr. Clever isn't giving up so easily...
Characters/Pairings: Jenny/Vastra
Eleventh Doctor, Cyber-Controlled Eleventh Doctor, Jenny Flint, Madame Vastra, Clara Oswin Oswald, Strax
Warnings/Notes: None

Reasons for reccing: December is almost over and this one is a two-fer on the theme: Eleventh Doctor AND Cybermen! For anyone who thought that the Doctor had it just a bit too easy getting rid of the CyberParts at the end of Nightmare in Silver, in this meaty alt-ending the fight goes on. The character voices are on point, especially the Eleventh Doctor who has to deal with the cyber-controller's attempts not only to take over his body but to destroy his hope.

Link: Bad Parts