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Fandom: DOCTOR WHO
Pairing: Martha Jones/Ace
Author on LJ:

sakuracorr
Author Website: Coffee Cup Love

Why this must be read: A bit of bias because this was written for me, and it managed to take everything I'd want in a story like this out of my head, and make it even better. While we haven't even met Martha yet (she's scheduled for next season's companion role), she did get a ficathon (as fandom is fantastic), and lots of interesting characterizations have resulted. In this one Martha's pre-Doctor, and is a little bit cocky, a little bit unsure, quite a bit drunk, and dressed up like she's from the 1940s at a costume party, where she meets an older Ace (one of the Seventh Doctor's companions), all attitude and regret and want and just beautifully characterized. There's a little bit of role-playing, a lot of playing with naming and pronouns, and overall it absolutely works, as a character study on an unknown character and a fantastic story about Ace and as a gorgeous bit of femslash - quite an achievement.

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