tardis_library | Entries tagged with ch: graham o'brien

Title: Home Guard
Creator: Pendragon
Rating: All Ages
Word Count/Length/Size: 608
Creator's Summary: In a dingy church hall a new organisation is formed. Well....sort of.
Characters/Pairings: Ian Chesterton, Wilfred Mott, Graham O'Brien
Warnings/Notes: None. (But it's helpful if you know a particular moment in Resolutions)

Reasons for reccing: Happy Doctor Who Day!! * takes a broom, tries to squeeze in one more rec* For 2019 ( When Resolution aired). So, if you've seen the episode, you are probably aware of the UNIT mention. Or what is said to have happened to it. This fic is wonderful and captures the characters' voices well. What a great idea and these three are a good team.

Link: www.whofic.com/viewstory.php

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romanajo123

Title: The Silent War
Creator:

Shivver
Rating: G
Word Count/Length/Size: 3872
Creator's Summary: The bitterest wars are those fought amongst your family.
Characters/Pairings: Thirteenth Doctor, Yasmin Khan, Ryan Sinclair, Graham O'Brien
Warnings/Notes: None

Reasons for reccing: For the monthly theme. This is fun and IC, and definitely shows the fam dynamic. And that not every battle is against an alien

Link: archiveofourown.org/works/22989679

felis

Title: The Haunted Bus Route
Creator:

timelostdoctor
Rating: gen
Word Count/Length/Size: 5,635 words
Creator's Summary: Graham's new friend disappears. So does Ryan's. All on the same day.
The same day a curious blond woman shows up with all sorts of gadgets Graham has never seen before.
Characters/Pairings: Graham O'Brien, Thirteenth Doctor, Yasmin Khan, Dan Lewis, Ryan Sinclair, Jack Harkness; Graham/Dan and Yaz/Thirteen implied at the end, but it's not the focus of the fic
Warnings/Notes: none

Reasons for reccing: This is a lovely alternate first meeting fic, in which Graham is still a bus driver and meets the Doctor on one of his routes, while she is looking for ghosts. Or "ghosts"? This was a fascinating read and I love its Graham POV with his take on everyone else, and the way it keeps everyone in character despite the different circumstances.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/40097400

felis

Title: The Witchfinders
Creator:

sparrowlucero
Rating: gen
Word Count/Length/Size: picture and close-up
Creator's Summary: n/a
Characters/Pairings: Thirteenth Doctor, Yasmin Khan, Graham O'Brien, Ryan Sinclair
Warnings/Notes: none

Reasons for reccing: I adore the art style of this piece - it's basically just the gang standing in a forest with a lovely autumnal colour palette, but the intricate details are amazing: the way the forest frames them and feels alive around them, all the flowers and branches and birds, and the shadows in the distance. Very cool.

Link: https://sparrowlucero.tumblr.com/post/689793517241974784/the-witchfinders

paranoidangel

Title: Yellow
Creator:

purplefringe
Rating: General
Word Count/Length/Size: 3:37
Creator's Summary:
Look at the stars, look how they shine for you
Coldplay's 'Yellow' covered (beautifully) by Jodie Whittaker as part of BBC Children In Need's 'Got It Covered' album.
Characters/Pairings: Thirteenth Doctor, Yasmin Khan, Ryan Sinclair, Graham O'Brien
Warnings/Notes: None

Reasons for reccing: It's a fun vid where the images fit the words - particularly how it interprets Yaz, Ryan and Graham.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/21272798

quailfence

Title (“Title” in bold): Reversion
Creator (“Creator” in bold):

riptheh
Rating (“Rating” in bold): Teen and up Audiences
Word Count/Length/Size (“ Word Count/Length/Size” in bold): 102,626 words
Creator's Summary (“Creator’s summary” in bold): People are dying throughout time. And the Doctor has abandoned her companions.

Back in Sheffield, Yaz, Ryan, and Graham wait, watching the increasingly desperate news on the TV and slowly losing hope. It’s been three months since the Doctor left them—to die, it seems.

At the end of the universe, Clara Oswald travels to Gallifrey to beg the Time Lords for one simple request: we need your help. The universe is dying.

One dimension removed, Rose Tyler hacks at the universe walls, risking her entire world in an attempt to break through—not that it matters, because her world is already dead.
Pairings (“Pairings” in bold): Thirteenth Doctor & Yasmin Khan, Thirteenth Doctor & Clara Oswin Oswald, Thirteenth Doctor & Rose Tyler, Thirteenth Doctor & Ryan Sinclair, Thirteenth Doctor & Graham O’Brien, Ryan Sinclair & Rose Tyler, Yasmin Khan & Clara Oswin Oswald
Characters (“Characters” in bold):Thirteenth Doctor, Yasmin Khan, Clara Oswin Oswald, Rose Tyler, Ryan Sinclair, Graham O'Brien, Kate Lethbridge-Stewart, Petronella Osgood, Ashildr | Lady Me, River Song
Warnings/Notes (“Warnings/Notes” in bold): To quote the author, “Okay, so when I wrote this fic last summer, I did not foresee there there would be an ACTUAL (“actual” in caps) pandemic happening at this point.” Therefore, expect illness, death (not of main characters), etc is present. There is also at least one incident involving threat of death that is not directly related to the fictional disease.

Reasons for reccing (“Reasons for reccing” in bold): I’m submitting this as my fourth entry in the “Claim a Character” challenge. I’m also submitting this for the seasonal challenge. If you ever wanted to see the Thirteenth Doctor and/or her companions meet past New Who companions, then this is for you - Clara, Rose, Kate, Osgood, and River all show up. In fact, the Doctor isn’t even in the fic for the first several chapters (though she is a major character once she does appear), meaning that the beginning has a lot of focus on Thirteen’s companions getting to know other companions, and the other companions getting to know each other. The main plot itself is very well done and well paced, timely-wimey and tangled without ever getting too confusing. I read this as it came out and was excited to read each update.

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quailfence

Title: Child Swap
Creator:

dragonwings948
Rating: General Audiences
Word Count/Length/Size: 3,899 words
Creator's Summary: The Thirteenth Doctor’s TARDIS is going haywire without reason, and things get even weirder when she comes face to face with friends from her past. Meanwhile, the Fifth Doctor tries to calm his own TARDIS when three strangers appear in the places of Nyssa, Adric, and Tegan.
Characters/Pairings: Thirteenth Doctor, Fifth Doctor, Yasmin Khan, Graham O’Brien, Ryan Sinclair, Nyssa or Traken, Adric, Tegan Jovanka
Warnings/Notes: None

Reasons for reccing: My first entry for the Claim a Character seasonal challenge. I really like the Doctor meeting past companions, and this was a fun take on the idea.

Link to fic:
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paranoidangel

Title: Just breathe
Creator:

morpholomeg
Rating: General
Word Count/Length/Size: 17,679 words
Creator's Summary:
Once again, a leisure trip in the TARDIS turns into a mission to help. Yaz is on search and rescue, looking for a lost child, but soon finds she needs rescuing herself. In the meantime, Graham and Ryan grapple with the local culture, and the Doctor has to decide at what point she must let go of her hope. Five and a half hours might not be long enough this time...

(alt summary: author spends 15k getting Yaz and the Doctor to hug)
Characters/Pairings: Thirteenth Doctor, Yasmin Khan, Graham O'Brien, Ryan Sinclair
Warnings/Notes: Spoilery warning that a major character is thought to be dead for a significant chunk of this story.

Reasons for reccing: It's a great story with a really alien world and aliens that are not at all humanoid. As the author says in their notes, it's like an episode that they wouldn't have been able to afford to do. The plot is interesting and the characters are in character.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/28390497

paranoidangel

Title: ...and round she goes...
Creator:

AstroGirl
Rating: General
Word Count/Length/Size: 3919 words
Creator's Summary: That little spark from the wiring was probably fine. That seasick feeling is probably fine. The way time keeps repeating itself is... Oh. Wait. That might actually not be fine.
Characters/Pairings: Thirteenth Doctor, Graham O'Brien, Ryan Sinclair, Yasmin Khan, The Doctor's TARDIS
Warnings/Notes: None

Reasons for reccing: It's an interesting time loop where things aren't quite the same each time and the Doctor remembers.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/28904328

felis

Two fics featuring Wilf for the monthly "multi-era" theme, the first of which also fits the "rare team-ups" part of the seasonal challenge.

Title: Home Guard
Creator:

unwillingadventurer
Rating: gen
Word Count/Length/Size: 582 words
Creator's Summary: In a dingy church hall a new organisation is formed. Well....sort of.
Characters/Pairings: Graham O'Brien, Wilfred Mott, Ian Chesterton
Warnings/Notes: none

Reasons for reccing: I felt like Graham really should meet Wilf and this fic delivered, with bonus Ian! It's a fun little scene and the name they find for their new organisation is inspired. ;)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/17271152

Title: A Noble Tradition
Creator:

theclaravoyant
Rating: gen
Word Count/Length/Size: 1926 words
Creator's Summary: The Doctor loves Christmas, so Ryan, Yaz, and Graham take her to a local Christmas market on Earth, where she runs into some unexpected old friends. (*Very* old friends.)
Characters/Pairings: Thirteenth Doctor, Graham O'Brien, Yasmin Khan, Ryan Sinclair, Wilfred Mott, Donna Noble
Warnings/Notes: none

Reasons for reccing: In this one, the whole fam gets to meet Wilf. And Donna. An early christmas story, funny and bittersweet, with a wonderful take on all the characters. I particularly love Thirteen's and Wilf's reactions when they recognize the other.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/17105477

felis

For the monthly Thirteenth Doctor / Space theme.

Title: Untitled
Creator:

johannesviii
Rating: gen
Creator's Summary: I like to think the Doctor and her fam build giant pillow forts in the TARDIS console room sometimes, because these giant crystals look like the perfect structures for that
Characters/Pairings: TARDIS, Thirteenth Doctor, Graham O'Brien, Yasmin Khan, Ryan Sinclair
Warnings/Notes: none

Reasons for reccing: I love everything about this - the composition and the contrast of cold and warm colours, the lighting, the idea of a cosy pillow fort in the TARDIS, and the whole Fam sprawled out reading while the Doctor is busy expanding the fort.

Link: https://johannesviii.tumblr.com/post/622465251765583872/i-like-to-think-the-doctor-and-her-fam-build-giant

paranoidangel

For the rescue square on my bingo card

Title: Operation Rescue Opportunity.
Creator:

xAwkward_Ariesx
Rating: General
Word Count/Length/Size: 1592
Creator's Summary: The Doctor finds out about Oppy's haunting last message.
Characters/Pairings: Thirteenth Doctor, Yasmin Khan, Ryan Sinclair, Graham O'Brien, Opportunity (Mars Rover)
Warnings/Notes: None

Reasons for reccing: This is a short and sweet fic about the Doctor saving the Mars Rover Opportunity when it dies. There's also some interesting details about life on Mars and the Doctor's relationship with NASA. It's also from Graham's POV, and the author has perfectly captured his lingering grief about Grace and his cynicism about everything, which contrasts to the other's excitement.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/17798000

thisbluespirit

... and the second of my two companions recs:

Title: 51st Century Guy
Creator:

GettingGreyer
Rating: G
Word Count/Length/Size:
Creator's Summary: Graham can't forget about Jack kissing him, so he decides to talk to the Doctor about it.
Characters/Pairings: Thirteenth Doctor, Graham O'Brien, Thirteen/Jack Harkness, Graham O'Brien/Jack Harkness
Warnings/Notes: Spoilers for S12 (ep5 Fugitive of the Judoon)

Reasons for reccing: So, I went looking to see if anyone had written Graham/Jack, following that spoilery thing, and to my delight, stumbled right into this, which was everything I wanted in a tag to that moment. Graham and Thirteen discuss Jack and their respective feelings in that direction, and it's lovely.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/22438318

thisbluespirit

Nipping in before it's too late, with two recs for Graham meeting past companions, for the currently companions monthly theme.

Title: The Waiting Room
Creator:

unwillingadventurer (pendragon)
Rating: G
Word Count/Length/Size: 1640 words.
Creator's Summary: Ian and Graham chat in a medical centre waiting room.
Characters/Pairings: Ian Chesterton, Graham O'Brien, Thirteenth Doctor.
Warnings/Notes: Mentions of character death/dealing with loss.

Reasons for reccing: This is a really sweet (or maybe bittersweet rather) look at Graham running into Ian in a hospital waiting room and finding that they have a surprising amount in common, with a bonus reunion when the Doctor turns up looking for her current companion. Guaranteed to make you go 'awww' at least a bit.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/22910596

gettinggreyer

Title: In defence of the Thirteenth Doctor and Series 11
Creator:

sapphichymns
Rating: G
Word Count/Length/Size: 2,421 words
Creator's Summary: There has been a lot of rhetoric about the state of the show and it’ll probably continue no matter what the show does (that’s Doctor Who for ya). But 1 year later, why not have a new look at the Thirteenth Doctor and Series 11 and some of the criticisms it received?

By the way, this will be quite long so buckle up!
Characters/Pairing: Thirteenth Doctor, Graham O’Brien, Ryan Sinclair, Yasmin Khan
Warnings/Notes: -

Reasons for reccing: This is a really thorough analysis that looks into some of the criticisms against series 11 of Doctor Who and discusses their merits and the narrative reasons why those changes that received criticisms were made. The essay analyzes the dramatic shift between series 10 and series 11 and defends its purpose. It also offers some decent commentary of the characters and their development (or lack thereof). It’s a great essay to read in preparation of series 12.

Link: https://sapphichymns.tumblr.com/post/189535744357/

gettinggreyer

Title: N/A
Creator:

jod13whittaker
Rating: G
Word Count/Length/Size: 958 words
Creator's Summary: there’s a lot to unpack out of the DW s12 trailers, but personally I’m most eager to see what’s going on with Graham asking both, “Who are you, Doc?” and, “What have you brought here, Doctor?”

like I hope it’s not some weird fake-out where 13 has brought some really trash cake and Graham’s like “what have you brought, even I can’t eat this” because Chibbers has been building up to the gang-fam finally questioning the Dr in a slow-burn sort of way since last series.
Characters/Pairing: Thirteenth Doctor, Yazmin Khan, Graham O’Brien, Ryan Sinclair
Warnings/Notes: -

Reasons for reccing: This is fantastic analysis that delves into the current Team Tardis’ characters, explaining why the companions never truly questioned or challenged the Doctor and why and how the Doctor has been hiding the darker parts of herself (and her world). And how the series 12 trailer hints at a change in that with the companions facing real dangers and seeing the other elements of the Doctor.

Link: https://jod13whittaker.tumblr.com/post/189444300489

felis

Another one for the seasonal challenge, because I was rewatching this vid and realized that none of

such_heights's work has been recced yet. Also fits the new monthly theme!

Title: This is Our Time
Creator:

such_heights
Rating: gen
Word Count/Length/Size: 3:30 minutes
Creator's Summary: Will you still remember me when all of this is over?
Characters/Pairings: Thirteenth Doctor, Ryan Sinclair, Yasmin Khan, Graham O'Brien, all other New Who Doctors and companions
Warnings/Notes: none

Reasons for reccing: This is a wonderful, happy-making vid, which conveys the wonder and the joy and the poignancy (the whole "saddest songs" line!) of the show and shows how all of it is new and exciting for each new iteration. I love that it starts with the current and still new Team Tardis and then broadens to include all New Who Doctors and companions, and even a couple of recurring and minor characters.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/19253935 / https://such-heights.dreamwidth.org/485942.html

ruuger

Title: I Do, I Do, I Do (The Month of Sundays Remix)
Creator:

thisbluespirit
Rating: G
Word Count: 4030
Creator's Summary: The TARDIS is malfunctioning and now the Doctor can’t seem to avoid getting drunk and marrying her former selves while dressed as Marilyn Monroe. And that one Hollywood party had seemed like such a good idea at the time…
Characters/Pairings: Thirteenth Doctor/The Doctor(s), with various companions and other characters also making apperances

Reasons for reccing: I'm slightly biased, because this is a remix of one of my own fics, but if you want to read an absolutely hilarious story where the Doctor accidentally keeps getting married to her previous selves (despite Ryan, Yaz and Graham's efforts to stop her), read this.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/20617139

felis

Title: little slice of heaven
Creator:

wreckageofstars
Rating: gen
Word Count/Length/Size: 3838 words
Creator's Summary: Some traps are better made than others.
Characters/Pairings: Thirteenth Doctor, Graham O'Brien, Yasmin Khan, Ryan Sinclair
Warnings/Notes: none

Reasons for reccing: Graham gets to experience a darker side of the Doctor. Something we haven't seen much of in Thirteen's run, so it's interesting to have fanfic tackle it. This captures everyone's voices very well and I love that it's from Graham's POV, who follows the Doctor even after she sends her companions back to the Tardis under false pretenses.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/18581680

Title: "You just made a huge mistake."
Creator:

littlenaketail
Rating: gen
Creator's Summary: Show your face, Oncoming Storm.
Characters/Pairings: Thirteenth Doctor
Warnings/Notes: none

Reasons for reccing: Thirteen with burning fury in her eyes and shadows falling over her face. Love the colours and the style, which captures her in a very clear and concise way.

Link: https://www.deviantart.com/littlesnaketail/art/You-just-made-a-huge-mistake-779312529 (or on tumblr: https://cupcakeshakesnake.tumblr.com/post/181613509708/show-your-face-oncoming-storm-show-them-who)

felis

I was wondering how to interpret "outside the box" and what exactly to rec for it and I decided to take it quite literally, i.e. rec something that focuses on the outside = the world our characters meet when they step outside their blue box.

Title: The Cavern / The Factory
Creator:

orneryjen
Rating: gen
Creator's Summary: They dared not to look at him... / "This doesn't look anything like Barcelona..."
Characters/Pairings: Eleventh Doctor / Tenth Doctor
Warnings/Notes: none

Reasons for reccing: I was fascinated by these because you don't usually get so much focus on the space surrounding the characters in fanart; the Doctor standing in the middle of each of these is almost dwarfed by the places he's in and I love that the Tardis can be seen in the back both times, almost like a portal that led the Doctor there. I also love that you don't necessarily get what's going on with the surroundings at first glance, at least I didn't (clicking on the zoom-in button is definitely recommended). And not only do they reference key episodes/villains, the colour schemes fit very well with each Doctor and with what the cinematography was doing during their respective eras (blue-ish fairytale lighting / brown-ish earthy-industrial atmosphere).

Links:
https://www.deviantart.com/orneryjen/art/Doctor-Who-The-Cavern-358362327
https://www.deviantart.com/orneryjen/art/Doctor-Who-The-Factory-364287917

Title: Oh, What a World
Creator:

laurashapiro
Rating: gen
Word Count/Length/Size: 3:01 minutes
Creator's Summary: Doctor of medicine, science, engineering, candy floss, LEGO, philosophy, music, problems, people. Hope. Mostly hope.
Characters/Pairings: Thirteenth Doctor, Yasmin Khan, Ryan Sinclair, Graham O'Brien
Warnings/Notes: none

Reasons for reccing: Focus on the world outside the Tardis and a really noticeable sense of place were something that stood out to me during the Thirteenth Doctor's first season. This vid, fittingly titled, captures a lot of that, especially in the first section, and with a pervasive sense of wonder and beauty and discovering new things.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/18790843 (or https://laurashapiro.dreamwidth.org/381248.html)

felis

For my bingo square "Accessory".

Title: Graham O'Brien's Survival Kit For Companions
Creator:

selena /

selenak
Rating: Gen
Word Count/Length/Size: 2329 words
Creator's Summary: Graham adjusts to life with the Doctor, comes across echoes of her past friends, and collects useful tips for her future friends while he's at it.
Characters/Pairings: Graham O'Brien, Thirteenth Doctor, Yasmin Khan, Ryan Sinclair, mentions of previous companions
Warnings/Notes: none

Reasons for reccing: Graham puts together a survival kit list for future companions. This is one of my favourite fics for the current DW era, with a lovely concept behind it. It captures Graham's voice beautifully: his practicality, his melancholy moments and his thoughts of Grace, his humour, his heart, and his life experience. A touching and fun story with poignant and fitting references to previous companions, be it Nardole or Jo or Martha or Rory.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/18620440

auroracloud

Getting in a quick new Thirteenth Doctor era rec before the month ends! This is literally published yesterday, so it definitely counts as new, besides being from the Thirteen era.

Title: Time and Space and the Bits in Between
Creator:

kesdax
Rating: General Audiences
Word Count/Length/Size: 2788 words
Creator's Summary: “Yaz? Why did your mum think we were seeing each other?”
Characters/Pairings: Thirteenth Doctor/Yasmin Khan. Characters: Thirteenth Doctor, Yasmin Khan, Ryan Sinclair, Graham O'Brien.
Warnings/Notes: Follows S11E04: Arachnids in the UK, so spoilers for that one.

Reasons for reccing: First, the characterizations are awesome, everyone of the new team sounds so delightfully themselves, their interactions are spot on, the Thirteenth Doctor so her, the giddiness and weirdness as well as the more serious, worried, responsible side; and we get a Yaz point of view that builds on what we've seen in the show so far and makes her more fleshed out, as I'm yearning for the show itself to do (though the latest episode gave us more of that and I'm glad for that). Anyway, I maaaaaybe found this because I went to look for Thirteen/Yaz fics about half an hour after I finished watching the episode, and this one totally caught my attention for being really well-written and getting the tone and characterization right, and it just drew me in - and the build-up to the relationship part felt real and believable for the characters. There's so much beautiful TARDIS team interaction and TARDIS exploration that I'm pretty sure you can enjoy it without shipping Thirteen and Yasmin, as long as you're not terribly opposed to it either.

Here's a little snippet from early on, to give you a taste:

“Ah ha!” the Doctor shouted, making both Graham and Ryan jump. Yaz just put on her best disapproving police officer face and folded her arms. “A door! I bet it’s a bedroom. See? Know exactly where I am. Lost.” She shook her head as if she had never heard anything so ridiculous in her life. ( continued under the cut )

Link: Time and Space and the Bits in Between

thisbluespirit

I seem to have been distracted this month - I'm going to make two recs in a row for the monthly theme (and then tomorrow I ought to work on my Character claim...)

Title: Phone Tag
Creator:

kesomon
Rating: G
Word Count/Length/Size: 1253 words
Creator's Summary:"Milliways Steak House and part-time mortuary, how may we serve you today?" In which the Doctor deals with an unwanted caller and the TARDIS fam learn a few things about their fun-loving alien friend.
Characters/Pairings: Thirteenth Doctor, Graham O'Brien, Ryan Sinclair, Yasmin Khan, The Castellan.
Warnings/Notes: None.

Reasons for reccing: I've not really been reading round for much of our new TARDIS team yet, but this is a delightful, fun extra scene for them that fell across my path and I had to bring over here for everyone else to enjoy, too.

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/16302206 (Also at the Teaspoon.)