Rec: Velvet Obsession

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Story: Velvet Obsession
Author: Sub Rosa
Rating: probably Teen
Word Count: 3694
Author's Summary: Turlough is fixated on the Master. However shall he scratch his itch?
Characters/Pairings: Delgado!Master/Turlough
Warnings: none

Recced because: The idea of Turlough keeping a diary is one of the greatest things ever. And that's exactly what he does here. It's at the Doctor's urging, of course, since Turlough has initial reservations about setting his thoughts down on paper. Once he gets started, though, he finds a favorite topic: his attraction to the Master, which even Turlough himself thinks is disturbing, considering that the Master is evil. The solution? Turlough decides to seek out an earlier, presumably less insane, regeneration of the Master! This story is one of the funniest things I've read in ages and the characterization of Turlough is excellent.

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Rec: Everything I Know About the Earth I Learned from the Sky by Sorrel

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Story: Everything I Know About the Earth I Learned from the Sky
Author: Sorrel
Rating: PG-13? (sex is mentioned, but only after the fact)
Word Count: 16399
Author's Summary: "I could take the pendant off, but I could never unlearn what I'd heard. The ultimate curse." Gwen doesn't even have a pendant to take off. She thinks, bitterly, that this is rather unfair.
Characters/Pairings: Gwen/Owen, Gwen/Rhys, Jack, Tosh, Ianto
Warnings: None

Recced because: This fic really stuck with me. When I learned that I was going to be reccing fics, I actually went and hunted it down again. It's a Psychic!Gwen story where, in the words of the author, "not everything is puppies and roses." It's set against a backdrop of most of Torchwood series one, but is obviously AU. Sorrel's Gwen is engaging and believable. The conclusion of the story is satisfying, unexpected, and unlike anything I've seen elsewhere. Enjoy!

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