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Excellent companion vid for Who: What Am I Gonna Do Now by kaydeefalls

And a rec before I forget it Incubus by saywheeeee because it's a bit darker than some of the stuff out there and I like the premise and a good bit of h/c is always nice. I'm not an Amy/11 shipper so I think the pairing can be pretty much ignored in this fic :)

Heartbreak Beat by seren_ccd. Shippy Amy/11, but done lightheartedly and with teh hot.

To Last Forever by Gryffens. Short, unexpected threesome, but odd and kind of fits with the ep it's based around - Vincent/Amy/Doctor

A Good Egg, Slightly Cracked by TurtleGoose. A perspective piece, Rory and the Doctor, Rory's POV.

New Dawn Fades by omphalos Doctor/Master AU, very long, well plotted and excellent mind!sex :-)

Better Than Shakespeare by evilawyer_fic Doctor/Master, funny and also hot :-)

Because there is not enough 11 fic yet and it made me LOL

Deliberately Uncreative by tierfal 11/Jeff - you remember Jeff, "the good looking one". Short, funny and yes, he really is from another planet.

ETA: Apparently I told a lie, there is another decent Life on Mars/Doctor Who crossover and that would be: The Mischief of Memories by yo_mawari. It's only a little bit slashy and it helps if you know both fandoms.

So prowling the comms and the archives and wow is there a lot of badfic out there. Well sadly there often is, but in Doctor Who it does seem to tend towards the MarySues and really dreadful BDSM *shakes head* OTOH some of the crack!fic is fantastic :-) Anyway, I have bravely sacrificed much free time to separate the wheat from the chaff from the utterly awesome, and this obviously has nothing whatsoever to do with avoiding writing my own...

So, without further ado...

Need by Lamiel.
10/Master, AU either from Last of the Time Lords or from End of Time as so many are, I can't remember which. The opening exchange hooked me straight off since I am easily amused. Starts off amusingly light and gets rather more intense as it goes, so read the warnings if you're not sure, though on my own personal scale this doesn't rate as anything extreme. Long and very good. It also has a version of the Master pretty close to my own, one scene in particular had me cursing as it was very similar to a scene I was playing with in my head - ah well. Anyway definitely recommended reading if your tastes run this way... evildrem this is probably one for you ;-)

Then we have Human Again by Aralias. Doctor Who/Life on Mars crossover. The idea entertained me enough to read it, but it turned out to be surprisingly well done. It could have been jarring and clunky, but actually the two 'verses fit together quite neatly and, I dunno, I just liked the feel of it. And Sam's bewilderment over the choice of gifts - you'll see what I mean.

Unsurprisingly, that crossover is not unheard of, rather more unusual is the fact that this second one is also well done, though different in style and approach. Five Times Sam Tyler Met the Doctor by Fallen_iceangel. I suspect there are more of this crossover out there, I suspect not all of them will be up to the standard of these two, but investigation is almost inevitable.

Without End by versaphile Post End of Time AU, 10/Master. I really love the mood in this one. Short and sweet isn't the right term, poignant maybe, h/c with a hopeful ending, I don't know. Definitely recommend it though, along with Need this would be my current favourite.

Now all of these next ones are by nemaline and I most definitely recommend them all.
Poisoned Diamonds Gen (yeah, I know), remix of the S4 ep Midnight, if Last of the Time Lords had ended differently and the Master accompanied the Doctor on his tourist trip. Quite long and interesting variations on the ep.

Change for the Better 10/Master but mainly gen. This features a 4yr old Master, I see your reaction, but fear not, would I ever lead you astray? Well I would, but you'd probably enjoy it ;-) A refreshing lack of the cloying sweetness I usually associate with kid!fic, but then this is the Master and, yeah, sweet child probably not terribly likely.

Then we have Chasing the Paradox and this is epic Doctor/Master. This is a *long* fic, but well worth the read. nemaline does an absolutely amazing job with the interweaving timelines. There are parts around Chapters 7, 8 and 9 where the timelines synch up that are really gorgeous h/c and possibly my favourite bits. My one let down is probably towards the end, but that's more of a personal pref than any flaw in the writing. There is an occurrence that felt a bit unnecessary to me (that would be the personal pref) and the resulting final solution seemed a little too pat, particularly since the reader spent the previous 12 chapters or whatever tracing this fantastically complicated relationship. But that is IMO and shouldn't put you off the story, because it could be equally argued that by that point all the hard work had been done, so to speak, so the solution had to finally come down to something simple.

And finally one story, two perspectives La Grande Mort - Doctor's pov and La Grande Mort - Master's pov. This is 10/Master in the Year That Never Was. She describes this as dark and, well, it could have been something I would write - take that as you like ;-) I think personally I prefer the Doctor's pov, but I couldn't quite say why, perhaps that her Master here doesn't quite gel with my own version. They are nevertheless both good and worth a read.

I think that's it for now. Time for a snack, a cup of tea and then Going Postal

ETA: Just checked, no more decent Life on Mars crossovers, but some truly dire ones :-(

Because I feel like it and because I want some Doctor/Master fic...

Timelords We're Used To

Home for those craving longfic. This is a WIP, but is updated almost daily and 24 chapters are up already. K/S but not explicit, it's a slow-build fic again as well, but well worth the read, I highly recommend it.

A Logical Progression This is mainly Amanda/Sarek, but based around the birth and early childhood of Spock. It's just really nice.

Vokaya t'telsu, Zarahk-tor and Besu-es This is a K/S series and most enjoyable. I also recommend High Times by the same author just because (green-blooded cat-monkeys).

I'm sure there are more I've read that are worthy of rec, but I can't remember them right now, oh well.

ETA: D'oh! Nearly forgot...
Evolution Part 1 Part 2 is up now as well, but I like Part 1 more. K/S slow-build, but Part 1 feels very much like a TOS episode. I'm not sure how but it really captures the feel - you can almost see the papier mache boulders and stuff ;-)

And of course You'll Get there in the end (it just takes a while) Some of you will know Seperis from her Merlin fic, if you do then I need say no more. If you don't - why not? An interesting take on Pon Farr, I'm not 100% convinced of the idea, but it's the first time I've seen it done and it's well written and therefore leagues ahead of a lot of other stuff out there.

Shut up and eat your vegetables h/c K/S. Kind of sweet.

What the Heart Wants K/S

Next up may be vids, or possibly Merlin, or maybe I'll actually do what I should be doing and get some more of the Ultraviolet fic written - I really, really should... Anyway, herewith the last rec until the next one

To The Best of my Recollection Another post-mindmeld fic. I like the dialogue between Kirk and Spock in this one, it has an amusing feel to it, kind of a tentative precursor to the banter that their friendship will eventually produce, that occasionally slips into the real thing.

...everyone else can be too.

Haven't quite worked out how to do links on DW so bear with me. No warnings because I'm crap at judging them, also if you're here chances are you've read some of my stuff or know me so the various contents shouldn't really come as any surprise ;-) Anyway, without further ado and in no particular order, these are some of the reasons why I have been so useless at a great many things of late...

Merriam Webster - This is just beautifully poetic Kirk/Spock contemplation.

Precious Things Series - Genfic and the first two parts (Precious Things and Points of Intersection) kind of make your breath catch at the loss and the heartbreak. This is the Vulcans dealing with the loss of their world. I think it's the Vulcan controlled grief or... I dunno, articulation is not my strong point at the moment, but the first two parts of this series get to me. None of the crew feature, but there is a guest appearance by a familiar character from TOS and later by Spock!Prime.

How to Avoid Kicking Puppies and Other Valuable Lessons in Leadership - Hugely amusing ensemble piece and so in character, if you read any of these recs, read this one. Gen with a hint of K/S (of course)

the ups and downs of you - Kirk/Spock De-aging crack!fic because Kirk is hugely amusing when he's at a loss and Wee!Spock is to be feared ;-)

I'll Get It Kirk/Spock. Very short and kinda cute.

Response - Part of the kink_meme. Violence, adrenaline high Kirk/Spock with protective!Kirk

Unnamed kinkfic - Another kink-meme fic. Because, well, violence and protective!Spock. Although my brain did insist it had to be a crossover because Silurians are Doctor Who...

Seven Assertions - What it says on the label. K/S from the kink_meme again, but a longer one this time. Spock *cough* asserts himself whilst disputing some of Kirk's own assertions.

Unnamed from the kink_meme - Vocal!Spock... or not... kind of sweet

Mindmeld sex Does this really need any more of a description? Sweet more than hot... maybe...

When it is with your body - Vulcan dirty talk is not quite the same as the human version (at which they would Fail, IMO). No, bear with me. This works. Really. Lower the eyebrow. Also - Hot.

What Lies Beneath - K/S first time. Emotional content, angst, but also some very amusing moments (because even angsting they can't resist teh snark) as Kirk helps (in that specialised Kirk way) Spock deal with the destruction of Vulcan.

Need K/S first time. Slightly melancholy to start, but fixes that nicely without being too abrupt ;-)

Breaking Points Kirk/Spock, WIP, but showing potential

Small Steps Another K/S WIP, but 2 of the 3 parts are already up.

Stars Apart, Shine the Same Almost forgot this one which would have been a shame. K/S. Effects of the mindmeld on Kirk, a lot of TOS overlap which works well with this Kirk trying to work out where he stands with this Spock.

Pon Farr fics - Because they deserve a section of their own, even if there aren't that many of them yet.

Heat - Because nuzzling and growling? On the bridge? FTW.

All that we can be, not just what we are Oh, how to distinguish these... this is the one with Determined!I-can-take-it!Kirk and both of them locked on the Observation deck.

Is that even possible? Technically Pon Farr fic, not sure why I'm including this one. The mood of it bounces a bit and the characterisation isn't the best I've seen. I think it's because of paragraphs like this: He tried to tell himself a Vulcan couldn’t be that great a lay anyway, what with their haughtiness, apparent lack of emotions and unrelenting logic. It didn’t stop his mind from wandering back to the footnotes on the Vulcan section of his beloved Xeno:Kama Sutra. God. Pon Farr. Primal, instinct driven, marathon sex. Telepathic, primal, instinct driven, marathon sex. And that should give you a good idea of the type of fic it is ;-)

Past Sorrows, Present Joy Scroll down and start with this one, but there are several sequels. This is longer than many fics I've seen of late with more build-up and mindmeld induced flashbacks to TOS. Probably the most thought out of the Pon Farr fics I've seen and has an actual semblance of plot too - if anyone finds any more, do tell me ;-)

Hmm, I was going to include a few Merlin recs too, since that's been occupying the other half of my brain, but it's taken me ages already and I have things to do.

ETA: Added a few more