[identity profile] biichan.livejournal.com posting in [community profile] calufrax
Story: Threads
Author: Vali
Rating: All Ages
Author's summary: Romana finds that her tastes have begun to change.
Characters/Pairings: Romana I/Fourth Doctor, K9
Warnings: none that I can think of (unless you want me to warn for Classic Who)

Recced because: Of the two Romanas, Romana I definitely gets the less play in fandom. Is this because Romana's first incarnation was so standoffish? Less blond? Less overtly shippy with the Doctor? Probably the most likely explanation is that while fic with Romana II has her whole life ahead of her to play with, Romana I only really had the Key To Time Arc. Whatever the reason, it's rare to find well-written fic with Romana I in it and the fact that "Threads" is so very much more than just well-written makes this fic a joy to rec.

Vali takes Romana as we first meet her--a prissy young know-it-all straight from the Academy--and shows how she grows and changes over the course of the search for the Key To Time. It's a character study, but it's also a love story--or, rather, a falling-in-love story--between Romana and the Doctor. We see him through her eyes, nothing more than a crazy old vagabond at first and something altogether different at the end. There's also a good deal of commentary on Gallifreyan society, which sheds some light on why Romana might have chosen to regenerate at the start of S17.

In short, "Threads" is a real treat to read.

Date: 2008-02-04 08:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] violetisblue.livejournal.com
That's a really lovely rec, thank you! :-)

Date: 2008-02-04 09:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jo-mako.livejournal.com
Oh brilliant rec! I absolutely loved reading that. Thanks!

Date: 2008-02-04 09:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nekare.livejournal.com
I must admit I'm not at all Romana I savvy, but I still read this a few months ago in complete awe. So, so good.

Date: 2008-02-04 09:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fantasyjax.livejournal.com
I wish to second this rec about a billion times.

Date: 2008-02-04 10:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] in-the-end.livejournal.com
I'm thirding the rec.

*loves*

Date: 2008-02-05 12:14 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dameruth.livejournal.com
This one would have been at the top of my list, but I'm glad someone beat me to reccing it!! :D

Date: 2008-02-05 12:24 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wolfy-writing.livejournal.com
Hey. I've fairly recently discovered this com (after getting recced, yay!), and I have to say, brilliant rec. Fascinating language, and really interestingly complicated ideas. What more fanfic should be.

Date: 2008-02-06 05:06 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] livii.livejournal.com
Just so you know - I had that same story all lined up to rec first of my set, and then Doyle beat me to the punch! We were all clambering to rec it... ;D

Date: 2008-02-05 02:26 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] boy-named-susie.livejournal.com
I fourth this rec. This is definately one of my favorite stories of all time.

Date: 2008-02-05 04:02 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] elliptic-eye.livejournal.com
Hot damn. Thanks to the author for fic for my favoritest Romana of… all two of her, and to [livejournal.com profile] biichan for the link.

Date: 2008-02-05 04:41 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] lizbee.livejournal.com
Well, damn, there goes one of my recs. *pouts approvingly*

Date: 2008-02-05 02:39 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] eve11
I sixth this-- what a fantastic story. Left me awestruck.

reccity-rec-rec

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