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A Life More Ordinary by zauberer_sirin (PG)
Fandom: DOCTOR WHO
Pairing: Doctor/Martha
Length: ~5000 words
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zauberer_sirin
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Why this must be read:
The Doctor/Martha fandom has a penchant for 1969 fics -- you remember, that time in Blink where the Doctor and Martha were stuck being domestic in 1969 and whatever happened there was never mentioned again?
Yeah. We really like that time gap. So many questions come up -- how did they live together, what did they do? This is one version of events. But it is unlike many of the other 1969 fics I've read in how it is written, the sharp dialogue and sparse, precise descriptions, the way the Doctor and Martha relate to each other often without contact, by means of a typewriter, because too often talking to each other is so hard for these two. It's really rather fabulous, and you must read. Under the cut, you'll find an excerpt of dialogue from the first section of the fic -- the moment I was sold.
`I’ve always wanted to live in Notting Hill,´ Martha admits, when she discovers their house is in Ladbroke Grove.
`Well, it’s not so fashionable these days. Lots of artists, yes, but second rate ones. Lots of political dissidents, revolutionaries, fanzine editors, that sort of thing. Quite a radical neighbourhood these days.´
`We could go to parties. The Swinging Sixties. We could meet Julie Christie and Michael Caine.´
`The fact that we are trapped in this period doesn’t mean that the normal rules of time-travelling don’t apply. We can’t change history.´
`Who says anything about changing history? I’m talking about partying.´
`Better not risk it, you might end up warning John Lennon about his death. Anyway, bad idea, they might remember me.´
`Who?´
`The Beatles.´
`You know the Beatles?´
`Of course I know them. I am the walrus.´
A Life More Ordinary
Pairing: Doctor/Martha
Length: ~5000 words
Author on LJ:
zauberer_sirinAuthor Website: Fic journal:
42numberWhy this must be read:
The Doctor/Martha fandom has a penchant for 1969 fics -- you remember, that time in Blink where the Doctor and Martha were stuck being domestic in 1969 and whatever happened there was never mentioned again?
Yeah. We really like that time gap. So many questions come up -- how did they live together, what did they do? This is one version of events. But it is unlike many of the other 1969 fics I've read in how it is written, the sharp dialogue and sparse, precise descriptions, the way the Doctor and Martha relate to each other often without contact, by means of a typewriter, because too often talking to each other is so hard for these two. It's really rather fabulous, and you must read. Under the cut, you'll find an excerpt of dialogue from the first section of the fic -- the moment I was sold.
`I’ve always wanted to live in Notting Hill,´ Martha admits, when she discovers their house is in Ladbroke Grove.
`Well, it’s not so fashionable these days. Lots of artists, yes, but second rate ones. Lots of political dissidents, revolutionaries, fanzine editors, that sort of thing. Quite a radical neighbourhood these days.´
`We could go to parties. The Swinging Sixties. We could meet Julie Christie and Michael Caine.´
`The fact that we are trapped in this period doesn’t mean that the normal rules of time-travelling don’t apply. We can’t change history.´
`Who says anything about changing history? I’m talking about partying.´
`Better not risk it, you might end up warning John Lennon about his death. Anyway, bad idea, they might remember me.´
`Who?´
`The Beatles.´
`You know the Beatles?´
`Of course I know them. I am the walrus.´
A Life More Ordinary
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Okay, I'm sold too. Off to read it now ... ;-)
Thanks for the rec!
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