tardis_library | Entries tagged with ch: jamie mccrimmon

Title: White Rabbit (a Doctor Who fanvid)
Creator:

Calapine)
Rating: -
Word Count/Length/Size: 2:31 min
Creator's Summary: A second Doctor fanvid to the sixth season story, The Mind Robber.
Characters/Pairings: Second Doctor, Zoe Heriot, Jamie McCrimmon, plus assorted Mind Robber guest characters
Notes: The song is White Rabbit by Emiliana Torrini

Reasons for reccing: Mind Robber is one of my favourite Doctor Who stories, and definitely one of my favourite Second Doctor era stories, so when I came by this lovely fanvid, of course I had to rec it as soon as I could. A great selection of clips, showcasing the weirdness and many iconic moments of Mind Robber, and the song (which I didn't know before this because I'm out of the loop with most post-1990s music) fits the story perfectly, both with its mood and with the Alice in Wonderland theme. Mind Robber is a very Alice in Wonderland story, though I didn't consciously realize it until now!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO4UDe6RfiM

auroracloud

Title: Team Two Totem
Creator:

Ammosart
Rating: -
Word Count/Length/Size: -
Creator's Summary: Team Two (Jamie, the Doctor, and Zoe), being adorable.
Characters/Pairings: Second Doctor, Zoe Heriot, Jamie Mccrimmon
Warnings/Notes: none

Reasons for reccing: Well, it's what the creator says it is: Two, Jamie and Zoe being adorable. It's a very cute, feel-good little drawing and I was delighted to find it. They look so chummy and like they're having so much fun, and Jamie is his usual tactile self and Zoe's wearing a jumpsuit, so all is as it should be.

Link: https://www.deviantart.com/ammosart/art/1-2-11-DW-Team-Two-Totem-191972844

auroracloud

I'm a bit late for this one - but well, the TARDIS in this era is never when and where she's supposed to be, either!

Era/Spin-off: Second Doctor Era
Characters/Pairings: Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, Victoria Waterfield, Zoë Heriot, Isobel Watkins. Two/Jamie, Zoë/Isobel, Jamie/Victoria
Notes/warnings/spoilers Spoilers for the ending of the War Games, and some generic spoilers for other things like how someone joins or leaves the TARDIS.

( Second Doctor Era Manifesto )

auroracloud

Title: Selkie Song (series)
Creator:

eggling
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Word Count/Length/Size: 51,191 for the whole series, 3 works
Creator's Summary: (Don't have a summary for a whole series, so here's the summary for the first part:) "I remember there was always music. Everywhere we went, the selkie songs echoed through the water and on the beaches, sometimes for days afterwards, like they'd been caught on the kelp and the stones."

The people of the sea can seldom stay with those they love, but their songs always remain.

Characters/Pairings: Second Doctor/Jamie McCrimmon. Also Polly Wright, Ben Jackson, Victoria Waterfield, Zoe Heriot, Isobel Watkins. Ben/Polly and Zoe/Isobel as background pairings.

Notes: A selkie AU

Reasons for reccing: I don't read a lot of different-universe AUs, but I make an exception for fairy tale / folklore AUs a bit more often than other types, and this one kept coming up in my searches, so I gave it a try and loved it. It's a selkie/Fae AU and a Two/Jamie romance, and this AU works a lot better than I would have expected, and everyone's Fae versions make sense and the character interactions are lovely. It probably helps that Jamie's canon background makes the Celtic folklore connection feel natural, and the Doctor as a Selkie works as an analogue for the Doctor's canon existence. Also, Two makes quite an adorable seal!

It is very romantic, so make sure you're in a mood for that when you read it - and make sure you need more than just the first part of the series! Things do get sad and angsty in parts, so be prepared for that as well.

The first two parts are longer stories that follow one another, and the third part is a collection of short scenes from before, during, and after the first two stories. They're not necessary to get the main story, but some of them are pretty delightful.

Link: The link to the whole series here
and here is the first story: There is Music of the Birds in it (and Music of the Sídhe)

thisbluespirit

Title: Storytime: Macbeth
Creator:

john_amend_all |

JohnAmendAll
Rating: G
Word Count/Length/Size: 23,373 words
Creator's Summary: Jamie wants to read the story of Macbeth to the wee bairns in the playgroup. What could possibly go wrong?
Characters/Pairings: Jamie McCrimmon, Samantha Briggs, Tegan Jovanka, Vislor Turlough, Izzy Sinclair, Isobel Watkins, Gia Kelly, Victoria Waterfield, Zoe Heriot + many more, particularly Adric, Ninth Doctor, Mickey Smith & the Brigadier.
Warnings/Notes: None. I would warn for some innuendo, but it's Shakespeare.

Reasons for reccing: This is part of the ongoing metafic concept of This Time Round (where all the Doctor Who characters meet in a pub outside reality, complain about the writing, fanfic etc., and Nyssa tries to kill Adric a lot, for reasons) but don't worry too much about that (or follow the link for more detailed explanations) - what happens here is that a bunch of Doctor Who characters are forced to act out Macbeth by Jamie and Sam Briggs (and there's a running subplot where various other (mostly Two-era) characters are trying to stop them. Hilarity ensues.

It does not go exactly as Shakespeare intended, although it's okay - he sent a note. TTR is pretty cracky, but that is what allows for gems like this. I'm not quite sure what the highlights are (and you can bet I've missed at least half of the in-jokes) - maybe it's Tegan's annoyance at being cast as Lady Macbeth, the Witches, or Jo's drunken porter, or the various Large Hams making the most of it, but I don't think it's possible to get through it and maintain a straight face, and that's the important thing.

TTR's a bit outside of the usual run of DW fic, so it's easy to miss this, which would also be a tragedy. Have fun!

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/128803/chapters/182880

auroracloud

Title: Restaurants
Creator:

chaya
Rating: General audiences
Word Count/Length/Size: 573 words
Creator's Summary: When in Rome.
Characters/Pairings: Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, Victoria Waterfield, Zoe Heriot

Reasons for reccing: For this month's "shorts" theme and just because it's delightful, this little fic that consists of four brief scenes that nevertheless manage to paint vivid scenes of the events! Basically, various scenes of where Second Doctor era TARDIS teams go to restaurants, and Jamie has some problems adjusting to the fussy expectations of how to be in restaurants. But to make it even better, there's also one in which Jamie's on his turf and knows exactly how to behave while the others are confused.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/485601

auroracloud

Title: Melt
Creator:

kathkin
Rating: General Audiences
Word Count/Length/Size: 1724 words
Creator's Summary: It was turning out to be a day for strange, beautiful new things. The Doctor introduces Jamie to the joys of chocolate.
Characters/Pairings: Second Doctor/Jamie McCrimmon, and appearances by Ben and Polly near the end
Warnings/Notes: My warning, based on experience: may make you crave chocolate.

Reasons for reccing: This is a really sweet, cute, fluffy fic that involves chocolate and kissing, and I thought there should be something involving chocolate recced for the romance theme. And also because I realized I hadn't recced this one yet!

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/6003982

thisbluespirit

I've been meaning to post some recs for the Second Doctor gen request for a while, so here are two now to make up for my delay, both of them fabulous historical longfic for the same TARDIS team.

Title: The Spartans
Creator:

jjpor | JJPOR
Rating: Teen
Word Count/Length/Size: 69,883 words
Creator's Summary: Greece, 480 BC: As the vast armies of the King of Kings prepare to battle the outnumbered defenders of the Hot Gates, the Doctor and his friends find themselves where they often find themselves at times like this – caught in the middle.
Characters/Pairings: Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, Ben Jackson, Polly Wright
Warnings/Notes: Explicit violence.

Reasons for reccing: It's no secret that JJPOR is still one of my favourite Doctor Who writers and this may be my favourite of his stories. It's basically a full-on attempt at a 60s era historical, although going that little further (like a PDA or MA, save that JJPOR's stuff has far more heart and eventual happy endings) to allow for some of the historical reality. It's vividly written, excellently characterised, well-plotted out, and a real treat.

Link: https://www.whofic.com/viewstory.php?sid=32635

Title: Reciprocal Quandaries
Creator:

primsong
Rating: G
Word Count/Length/Size: 30,765
Creator's Summary: Two, Ben, Polly and Jamie pause for a bit of restful holiday at the 1900 Paris Exposition - or so they wished. A 'historic' adventure for one of the Old School teams.
Characters/Pairings: Second Doctor, Ben Jackson, Polly Wright, Jamie McCrimmon
Warnings/Notes: None.

Reasons for reccing: Talking of treats, this is also a long historical 'missing adventure' featuring the very same TARDIS team, but with a much lighter edge. It is a delightful runaround set during the Paris Exposition in 1900, complete with improbable doppelgangers and actual candy floss, and is heaps of fun. I only wish there were more of it!

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/129687/chapters/184323 (And here @ Teaspoon.)

auroracloud

Title: Starburn
Creator: <

Eggling
Rating: General
Word Count/Length/Size: 1,265 words ~~I've no idea why, but AO3 doesn't show a word count for it. Probably somewhere in the range of 1,000 words, though.~~
Creator's Summary: “Tonight was meant to be special."

“I’m on another planet, watchin’ two stars crash into each other, with the time-travelling alien I’m a wee bit in love with. I dinnae see how that’s not special.”

The Doctor and Jamie watch a cosmic event - from inside a prison cell.
Characters/Pairings: Second Doctor/Jamie McCrimmon
Warnings/Notes:

Reasons for reccing: Another for the romance theme and my beloved Two/Jamie pairing. This is a recent, quite adorable little fic where they're actually trying to be on a date, but of course things haven't gone as planned, because this is the Doctor we're talking about. Also the Doctor's ideas of a date are a bit more grandiose than your average "restaurant and candlelight" scenario. As they would be. I have a special soft spot for stories that combine the inevitable chaos and frolic and humour of life around the Doctor with some sweet romantic fluff, and this definitely fits the bill.

Link: Starburn

auroracloud

Title: Almost
Creator:

vandonovan)
Rating: - (would fall under General, I guess)
Word Count/Length/Size: -
Creator's Summary: The Second Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon.
Characters/Pairings: Second Doctor/Jamie McCrimmon

Reasons for reccing: A beautiful, beautiful drawing of the Second Doctor and Jamie almost kissing. The theme for this month was romance, and I'm deeply, deeply in love with Second Doctor/Jamie as a ship, so naturally I'm going to have to rec some works for that pairing (stand prepared, there will be more). Here is one of my favourite pieces of Two/Jamie fan art, by Van Donovan who's also written some lovely fics for that pairing. I utterly adore this picture - the style is so beautiful, a bit dreamy, both characters look great, and the almost-kiss position is lovely. And I think I've put in enough generally enthusiastic adjectives into one paragraph now.

Link: https://www.deviantart.com/vandonovan/art/Almost-42648153

auroracloud

Title: Space Jamie
Creator:

ladyyaxetel
Rating: general
Word Count/Length/Size: one drawing
Creator's Summary: Space Jamie does Space Things.
Characters/Pairings: Jamie McCrimmon
Notes: Illustration for a fanfic; there's a link in the full image description.

Reasons for reccing: Getting in one more rec for my character claim challenge before it ends! It's a cute drawing of Jamie in a space suit doing welding to a space ship. I think Jamie in a space suit doing space things is awesome. That is basically my entire reasoning.

Link: Picture on DeviantArt

auroracloud

Title: Life Lessons
Creator:

kathkin (I know I rec a lot of hers, but her Jamie stuff is so good!)
Rating: General Audiences (I might rate chapter Four as Teen, though, because of violence mentions)
Word Count/Length/Size: 9670 words (5 chapters)
Creator's Summary: "You’ve just taken your first step into a wider universe.” / “I have?” Five lessons the Doctor taught Jamie about life.
Characters/Pairings: Jamie McCrimmon, Second Doctor, Ben Jackson, Polly Wright
Warnings/Notes: Descriptions of aftermath of violence/war and mention of child death in Chapter Four. The chapters are basically individual stories, though, so if that disturbs you, you can just skip the fourth chapter and read the others.

Reasons for reccing: I love stories of Jamie learning things (not that you could guess), and this one has all sorts of wonderful stories on that theme. There's Jamie encountering a scary-looking but non-evil alien (I wish canon gave us more of those, especially in the 60s!), there's Jamie learning about bacteria and trying to wrap his head around having millions of them in his body, and there's even Jamie learning about evolution! And because it's kathkin, it's well-written with excellent characterization and voice for Jamie, Doctor and everyone else.

One of the reasons I find well-written Jamie-learns-things and Doctor-explains-things-to-Jamie fics so fascinating that they illustrate how much the world has changed in a few centuries and how much science has discovered in the modern era that would be completely outside the common person's knowledge through most of human history. And how much of what we take for granted would be completely foreign to most of our ancestors. I suppose it's also one of the reasons why I so much enjoy Jamie and other historical companions and wish the show had more of them (or any in the modern era).

ETA: Ooh, and I just realized this qualifies for the monthly theme as well, because the last chapter is about natural history and very pre-historic Earth - that is history as well!

Link: Life Lessons on AO3

auroracloud

Title: Help!
Creator:

kathkin (aka Penny)
Rating: General audiences
Word Count/Length/Size: 1988 words
Creator's Summary: Polly finds the Doctor's record collection and introduces Jamie to The Beatles.
Characters/Pairings: Jamie McCrimmon, Polly Wright, Second Doctor

Reasons for reccing: Jamie being introduced to the music of the Beatles! Not only is this another lovely "Jamie meets modernity" fic and slice-of-life aboard the TARDIS, but I also love Polly and Jamie bonding via music. The author's characterization of Polly, and the easy-going friendship between her and Jamie feels so right, and the story gives me all kinds of feels about the power of music.

Link: Help! (story on AO3)

auroracloud

Title: Orbit
Creator:

kindkit
Rating: Teen
Word Count/Length/Size: 312 words
Creator's Summary: The future's a grand place.
Characters/Pairings: Second Doctor/Jamie McCrimmon

Reasons for reccing: A beautiful little story of Jamie discovering romantic feelings for the Doctor and acting upon them; one of my favourite stories for this ship, despite being only a few hundred words. It's one of these lovely stories that fits incredibly much into startlingly few words - the way it describes Jamie's feelings about "the future" and all the things he's found because of the Doctor, and what the Doctor means to him, they fit Jamie perfectly and says so much about him. The way in which the romance part unfolds is understated yet gorgeous, sweet and subtly emotional.

I'm glad that looking for a variety of fics to rec for my character claim led me back to this one, because I read it (probably a few times over!) when I'd first discovered Two/Jamie fanfic, but I hadn't bookmarked it, and now I found it again. *hugs fic*

Link: Orbit (link to AO3)

auroracloud

Title: Jamie McCrimmon (The Highlanders)
Creator: Paul Hanley:

PaulHanley (He's also a professional artist and has done some Doctor Who comics etc. but as far as I can tell this one's for anything professional, so hopefully that's okay? Let me know if it isn't and I'll delete the post.)
Rating: I guess General, no rating shown
Word Count/Length/Size: one drawing
Creator's Summary: Jamie, right around the time of Culloden - shortly before meeting the Doctor for the first time.
Characters/Pairings: Jamie McCrimmon

Reasons for reccing: Though I'm mainly a fic reader, I thought I'd get in a bit of fan art as well, after this community has inspired me to go looking for art on my favourites on DeviantArt. This is a wonderful drawing of Jamie at the time of Culloden in 1746. He's in Highland garb and prepared for battle. I love the care taken to portray his costume, Jamie himself looks just right, and his tragically-defiant expression, stance, and the tattered flags on the background all point to how the rebellion is doing at this point.

Besides my seasonal theme character claim, this also doubles for the monthly theme of history!

Link: Here on DeviantArt

auroracloud

Title: Fab Gear
Creator: whatthefoucault
Rating: All Ages / General Audiences
Word Count/Length/Size: 619 words
Creator's Summary: Polly and Ben help Jamie adjust to modern life, starting with a new turtleneck.
Characters/Pairings: Jamie McCrimmon, Polly Wright, Ben Jackson, Second Doctor; mostly gen but with a smidgen of Two/Jamie
Notes:This is set fairly early on in Jamie's TARDIS adventure times, set after The Underwater Menace and before The Moonbase. (Author's Note)

Reasons for reccing: I'm a sucker for "Jamie meets modernity" fics, and it's fun to imagine and read how Polly and Ben may have tried to introduce him to new times and new fashions. And obviously how he got that haircut! This is an adorable little ficlet about just that, capturing everyone's voices perfectly, not to mention Jamie's confusion over modern vocabulary. Fun, sweet and perfect. A tiny bit of Two/Jamie pre-slash, but I'm sure non-shippers will enjoy it as well.

Quote:
“Oh aye, it’s very nice,” replied Jamie with a nod, still bewildered by all that had happened to him. “What do you think?”

“I think you look smashing,” she said with a satisfied grin. “Doesn’t he, Ben?”

“Oh yeah,” Ben agreed, “brilliant, mate! Them turtlenecks, you know, they’re really with it.”

“With what?” asked Jamie.

Link: Fab Gear (link goes to Teaspoon)

auroracloud

Title: Together, On This Same Earth
Creator: biichan/

biichan
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences (the rating given on AO3; on Teaspoon it's marked as Adult. I'd rate it Teen or possibly Mature - it's a bit descriptive but not for very long)
Word Count/Length/Size: 3,891 words
Creator's Summary: Once you've started traveling in time and space, things are never quite the same when you stop. Luckily, Victoria's new friend Martha understands this.
Characters/Pairings: Martha Jones/Victoria Waterfield. Also the Tenth Doctor, Polly Wright, Jamie McCrimmon
Warnings/Notes: Well, there's some sexual content involving two women, if you need to be warned of that sort of thing, but it's not super explicit.

Reasons for reccing: This was probably the very first Classic Who fanfic I read, right on the week when the Twitch marathon introduced me to the Second Doctor era and I fell in love with all the characters. I ended up going to the Teaspoon and seeing if anyone's written Victoria femslash, and when I saw that someone's written her and Martha Jones meeting, I read this, and was officially sucked into the world of fic about the characters of the Second Doctor era. Essentially, Victoria lives her life in the late 1960s England, and meets Martha when she and the Tenth Doctor are stuck in 1969 during 'Blink'. They also run into some other characters who are around in that time period.

Victoria and Martha are both characters whom I adore far beyond how much the fandom on the average loves them, so seeing them paired up, either as friends or lovers, was wonderful for me, and this fic is exquisitely written, gets so much out of both characters. The progression of their relationship from getting to know each other to friendship to something else is lovely. It also touches on how time with the Doctor touches everyone who travels with him, how Victoria and Martha and others have come to view the world, and the timey-wimeyness of having Doctors and Companions from all over the storyline of the show.

It's a beautiful, wistful, but essentially hopeful story.

Link: On AO3
On Teaspoon

auroracloud

Title: Five Times the Doctor Kissed Jamie (and One Time Jamie Kissed Him)
Creator:

kathkin / Penny (Katie) on Teaspoon
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences
Word Count/Length/Size: 3952 words
Creator's Summary: Who was to say he wasn’t normal to kiss your friends? This was probably perfectly normal in the future. In which Jamie and the Doctor do a lot of kissing for two people who are just friends.
Characters/Pairings: Second Doctor/Jamie McCrimmon. Other characters: Ben Jackson, Polly Wright (in small roles)

Reasons for reccing: Finally getting started with my character claim on the seasonal challenge, with one of my go-to fics for funny, sweet Jamie McCrimmon fic and especially Two/Jamie fluff. As always in this author's fics, the Jamie characterization and voice are spot on, and his interactions with the Doctor are thoroughly adorable. It's also one of my favourite uses of the 5 + 1 times format, where the 5 + 1 times build up to a clear narrative with progress. Plus is an excuse for a lot of kissing. And the kissing is really nicely written. The story goes from the Ben and Polly era to the Zoe era, though only Ben and Polly among the other companions are present as characters.

I totally ship these two, so I have no idea how well the fic works for non-shippers, but if you can deal with lots of cuddling and snuggling and cluelessly-in-love Jamie, the characterizations and the Jamie voice certainly are lovely.

A tiny quote: There was no way he could pretend to himself that it was a friendly kiss, for he was sure kisses between friends weren’t meant to make your heart quicken or your stomach turn over, nor were they meant to go on quite this long, and they definitely weren’t – ah – meant to involve quite so much tongue.

Link: on AO3 / On Teaspoon

auroracloud

Title: Anger Issues, or, Loud and Fast
Creator: Penny/

kathkin
Rating: General audiences
Word Count/Length/Size: 4970 words
Creator's Summary: "I suppose I’m concerned you might have some, ah, well, some unresolved emotional issues.” / “What’s that supposed to mean?” Jamie picks fights and discovers guinea pigs.
Characters/Pairings: Jamie McCrimmon, the Second Doctor, Polly Wright, Ben Jackson
Warnings/Notes: some violence, some talk of trauma

Reasons for reccing: It's a touching exploration of how past trauma may lead to in anger control issues and violence, and the difficulty of admitting to emotions and issues you don't know how to deal with. In this story, Jamie's picking a lot of fights and refuses to admit he might have some unresolved issues from his past experiences, in the war. But help comes from unexpected sources - and the ending is in fact quite sweet. It's emotionally really powerful - as in, I cried buckets when I first read it. Might have been an emotional day for me, but anyway, it's great.

I'm choosing this for the "battle/struggle" square on my bingo card. I don't really read a lot of fics actually about battles, but I love reading fics about the after effects of traumatic events such as battles. Especially on characters I adore who might have issues admitting the said effects, such as Jamie. More figuratively, there is a lot of struggle with emotions going on here.

Link: on Archive of Our Own / on Teaspoon

merryghoul

Bingo square: Dancing

Title: How Very 1920s
Creator:

purple_bug/Paranoid Seat
Rating: PG-13
Word Count/Length/Size: ~3000 words
Creator's Summary: The Doctor dances with an old friend, while Charley dances with a new one.
Characters/Pairings: Charley Pollard/Zoe Heriot, Eighth Doctor/Jamie McCrimmon, Second Doctor/Jamie McCrimmon/Zoe Heriot, Charley Pollard/Zoe Heriot/Eighth Doctor
Warnings/Notes: There is a epilogue (linked to at the end of the story) that has more adult content, but this fic can stand alone.

Reasons for reccing: You asked for a dancing rec? This is literally a dance on a planet where the environment simulates 1920s Earth, and some companions try to make matches. Meanwhile, these companions end up making some matches of their own.

Link: How Very 1920s: LiveJournal, Teaspoon

thisbluespirit

For the square "atonement" from my bingo card.

Title: Advanced TARDIS Maintenance for the Determined Highlander
Creator:

kaesa
Rating: General Audiences
Word Count/Length/Size: 6810 words
Creator's Summary: Jamie has offended the TARDIS, and now he's just a little bit turned around.
Characters/Pairings: Jamie McCrimmon, Zoe Heriot, the TARDIS, Second Doctor.
Warnings/Notes: None.

Reasons for reccing: I love fic that explores the TARDIS, which is just what this one does and it's particularly delightful. Jamie gets lost in the TARDIS and, with some help from Zoe, they both begin to understand the nature of this very unusual time and space machine - and how to deal with her.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/862026

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.

( Read more... )

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

justmcshane

Today's rec bingo (card here) is for the third column, fifth row prompt 'injury/illness'. Which brings me to bingo! However, I'm pretty sure I'm gonna keep on reccing and try to get a blackout bingo before the end of the month.

Title: Numb

Creator: Penny

Rating: All Ages

Word Count/Length/Size: 8651 words

Creator's Summary: Jamie wasn’t afraid of dying – but if there was one thing travelling with the Doctor had taught him, it was that there were worse things. In which Jamie is captured by the Cybermen and partially cyber-converted.

Characters/Pairings: Jamie McCrimmon, The Doctor (2nd), Zoe Herriot

Warnings/Notes: Some disturbing Cyberconversion imagery.

Reasons for reccing: Back when I was several years younger and Calufrax was still a thing, I remember wanting to sign up for ficreccing duties because I had a whole list of stories I wanted to share with everybody. I went back through my old documents this morning while I was trying to find a good story to rec for this bingo prompt in particular, and found that list, and this fic in particular (which I hadn't reread for a long time) was at the top. Which is excellent, because it's a very good fic.

A lot of Doctor Who authors have a particular TARDIS team that they write especially well for and you can tell that they love doing it. The characters' voices will consistently shine through, and the prose will sparkle. In Penny's case, that team is Two and Jamie (with the other two!era companions making frequent appearances). All of their stories are wonderful, really (I especially loved their Steven Universe AU) and I encourage you to go check it all out!

But, anyway. About this fic in particular. One of my many, many weaknesses (I've been revealing my weaknesses gradually via these recs so far, and a talented person would be able to exploit them easily and quickly defeat me in mortal combat without any problems whatsoever) is hurt/comfort, and this is well-written h/c of the very highest quality. Jamie is someone that’s obviously hard to write (I don't know, I've never tried - I've been too scared of getting him wrong), but oh my stars have they done this well. You can see him trying to do what the Doctor would do, even when he’s in danger. It’s quite light on Zoe, but she’s concerned for Jamie. There’s a gradual reveal in what’s happened, and it’ll have you squirming in anticipation. Plus, a satisfying ending, which is always a good thing.

I've just checked and this fic doesn't have any reviews at all. Which is a terrible, awful crime, and as soon as I post this, I'm off to begin the process of rectifying that. I hope you will join me in doing so, because it really is a wonderful story.

( But first, a preview... )

Link: http://www.whofic.com/viewstory.php?sid=55743

thisbluespirit

Title: Transit of Venus
Creator: LilacFree
Rating: All ages
Word Count: 6054
Creator's Summary: Who are you when you're not the man you used to be? Who created the Universe? And can a girl who was raised to be a human computer find happiness in a commune with a boy in a skirt and a Beatle in a gi?
Characters/Pairings: Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, Zoe Heriot (some very slight Two/Jamie/Zoe)
Warnings/Notes: None.

Reasons for reccing: The Doctor, Jamie, and Zoe take a holiday on Venus - successfully! - and in the process learn more about themselves and each other. It's such a gorgeous fic & still probably my very favourite for these three, full of lovely alien world-building, sharp character studies, and also as funny and adorable as you would hope.

Link: https://www.whofic.com/viewstory.php?sid=8191

auroracloud

Title: Jamie vs The Food-O-Matic
Creator:

kathkin on AO3 (Penny on Teaspoon)
Rating: General audiences
Word Count/Length/Size: 1815 words
Creator's Summary: After taking on Cybermen, Macra and all sorts of other beasties, Jamie comes face to face with his most dastardly enemy yet: The Deltatron Food-O-Matic 10K!
Characters/Pairings: Jamie McCrimmon, Second Doctor (gen fic)
Warnings/Notes: None.

Reasons for reccing: For the monthly theme 'humour'! This is an adorable, funny little fic where Jamie encounters the food machine of a spaceship, and it goes less than ideally.

I've only recently been getting into Classic Who, aided by the ongoing Twitch marathon, and I immediately fell head over heels in love with the Second Doctor era and his companions. So I've been gobbling up fics for the last few weeks, and I love kathkin's fics are well written and capture everyone's voice perfectly. While Jamie's confusion over future era technology is adorable, I'm sure many of us in the current age can sympathize with his frustration over machines that just don't make sense. I know I did.

Link: Jamie vs The Food-O-Matic (story on AO3) or here on Teaspoon

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auroracloud - Rec [vid]: White Rabbit, by Calapine
auroracloud - Rec [art]: Team Two Totem, by Ammosart
auroracloud - Manifesto: Second Doctor Era
auroracloud - Rec [fic]: Selkie-Song series, by Eggling
thisbluespirit - Rec [Fic]: Storytime: Macbeth by JohnAmendAll
auroracloud - Rec [fic]: Restaurants, by chaya
auroracloud - Rec [fic]: Melt, by kathkin (Penny)
thisbluespirit - Rec [Fic]: The Spartans by JJPOR and Reciprocal Quandaries by Primsong
auroracloud - Rec [fic]: Starburn, by Eggling
auroracloud - Rec [art]: Almost, by Van Donovan
auroracloud - rec [art]: Space Jamie, by ladyyaxetel
auroracloud - Rec [fic]: Life Lessons, by kathkin
auroracloud - Rec [fic]: Help!, by kathkin
auroracloud - Rec [fic]: Orbit, by kindkit
auroracloud - Rec [art]: Jamie McCrimmon (The Highlanders), by Paul Hanley
auroracloud - Rec [fic]: Fab Gear, by whatthefoucault
auroracloud - Rec [fic]: Together, On This Same Earth, by biichan
auroracloud - Rec [fic]: Five Times the Doctor Kissed Jamie (and One Time Jamie Kissed Him) by kathkin (Penny)
auroracloud - Rec: [fic] Anger Issues, or, Loud and Fast, by Penny/kathkin
merryghoul - Rec: [Fic]: How Very 1920s by Paranoid Seat
thisbluespirit - Rec [Fic]: Advanced TARDIS Maintenance for the Determined Highlander by Kaesa
justmcshane - rec [fic]: Gearbox (The Won't Miss a Piece Remix) by neveralarch
justmcshane - rec [fic]: Numb by Penny
thisbluespirit - Rec [Fic]: Transit of Venus by LilacFree
auroracloud - Rec [fic]: Jamie vs The Food-O-Matic by kathkin/penny

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Rec [vid]: White Rabbit, by Calapine

Rec [art]: Team Two Totem, by Ammosart

Manifesto: Second Doctor Era

Rec [fic]: Selkie-Song series, by Eggling

Rec [Fic]: Storytime: Macbeth by JohnAmendAll

Rec [fic]: Restaurants, by chaya

Rec [fic]: Melt, by kathkin (Penny)

Rec [Fic]: The Spartans by JJPOR and Reciprocal Quandaries by Primsong

Rec [fic]: Starburn, by Eggling

Rec [art]: Almost, by Van Donovan

rec [art]: Space Jamie, by ladyyaxetel

Rec [fic]: Life Lessons, by kathkin

Rec [fic]: Help!, by kathkin

Rec [fic]: Orbit, by kindkit

Rec [art]: Jamie McCrimmon (The Highlanders), by Paul Hanley

Rec [fic]: Fab Gear, by whatthefoucault

Rec [fic]: Together, On This Same Earth, by biichan

Rec [fic]: Five Times the Doctor Kissed Jamie (and One Time Jamie Kissed Him) by kathkin (Penny)

Rec: [fic] Anger Issues, or, Loud and Fast, by Penny/kathkin

Rec: [Fic]: How Very 1920s by Paranoid Seat

Rec [Fic]: Advanced TARDIS Maintenance for the Determined Highlander by Kaesa

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

rec [fic]: Numb by Penny

Rec [Fic]: Transit of Venus by LilacFree

Rec [fic]: Jamie vs The Food-O-Matic by kathkin/penny

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