Ghost in the Machine by Rain (All Ages)

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

Hey, I'm drakyndra, and I'll be reccing Doctor Who fics for you this month. Since it's such a diverse fandom, I thought I'd try and get a mix of good fics, so we'll have both Old School and New School fics, as well as het, gen and slash. Also, those in the US currently watching S2 Friday nights, Sci-Fi channel! may want to be careful of spoilers in some fics.

Fandom: DOCTOR WHO
Pairing: None (slight Doctor/Rose undertones)
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: Rain's profile on A Teaspoon and an Open Mind
Why this must be read:

As people on my flist are aware, I tend to put up lists of recommended fanfics on a semi-regular basis for over a year now. This particular fic just happens to be the very first Doctor Who fic I ever recced, and for quite a while was my favourite in the fandom. It's also the fic that turned me from a New School fangirl, with only vague memories of the old series, into someone who who avidly researched Old School characters, just so I pick up all the references in this. (That said, Classic Series knowledge isn't necessary for this. It just makes it more fun)

In any case: Something odd happens to the console, and Rose ends up uncontrollably jumping through time. Not only does she have to work out how to get back to her own place in time, but also who on Earth all these strange men hanging around in the TARDIS calling themselves "Doctor" are. With cameos from many old and new characters, some wonderfully complex ways of playing around with time travel, and great set up for the end of S1. And it's fabulous fun, too!


Rose backed away. The light died abruptly and she was plunged into darkness. She couldn't even begin to comprehend what...that... had been. It was terrifying.

"No! Not the tea things!" a voice cried in horror.

Too late. Rose tripped over some unseen object, which fell with a crash.

A hand grasped her arm, steadying her as her eyes adjusted to the twilight gloom. She squinted at the man beside her. He was tall and slim with shoulder-length curly hair and clothes right out of a costume drama. He stared mournfully at the shattered remains of a tea tray.

"I was going to offer you a crumpet," he explained, crestfallen.


Ghost in the Machine

Comments

[gardendoor.livejournal.com]

Oh man, this was fantastic! Even without knowing most of the previous (or future) Doctors, each of them came through as such wonderful individuals, and the tea break was especially squee-worthy. Thanks for pointing this out!

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

There's at least three people on my flist for whom this was one of the very first fics they read in the fandom, and it was, as I said, one of the fics that really drew me in to the history. I figured it was a great way to start of my recs, especially because it's one of those fics I never get tired of rereading.