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rec: Variation on a Theme
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eve11Story: Variation on a Theme
Author: Singe
Rating: All Ages
Word Count: 7476
Author's Summary: What is a naturally chilly space alien to do when a blast from his past comes down with heat exhaustion? Jo and the Sixth Doctor find out.
Characters/Pairings: Jo Grant, Three, Four, and Six
Warnings: None
Recced because: The short answer is, it's brilliant and a joy to read. The long answer is, it is a wonderful mix of world-building, adventure, peril, humor and affection. Singe has a fantastic Jo Grant voice; it makes me want to go watch more of her serials and learn more about her. For a comparatively simple plot, Singe builds us a whole alien world and species painted in vivid prose and dialogue. Her Third Doctor is industrious and heroic, of course, but to the point of being ever so slightly absent-minded about things like, oh, heat tolerance in his human assistants. And if we see an almost Six-ish tone in Three's ego and oversight, we also get to see a side of the Sixth Doctor that more echoes the protective, intimate side of Three that we might glimpse in the uncertain stretch of time spent locked up in a cell somewhere. In this case, the closeness is a bit more physical and necessary (it's NOT 'aliens made them do it', I promise), but Singe plays it for some laughs and ultimately, amazingly, a satisfying sense of friendship and comfort. And I haven't even mentioned the third act yet, have I? Well, you'll just have to read it then.
( I really have to refrain from quoting the whole thing, so here is an excerpt )
Author: Singe
Rating: All Ages
Word Count: 7476
Author's Summary: What is a naturally chilly space alien to do when a blast from his past comes down with heat exhaustion? Jo and the Sixth Doctor find out.
Characters/Pairings: Jo Grant, Three, Four, and Six
Warnings: None
Recced because: The short answer is, it's brilliant and a joy to read. The long answer is, it is a wonderful mix of world-building, adventure, peril, humor and affection. Singe has a fantastic Jo Grant voice; it makes me want to go watch more of her serials and learn more about her. For a comparatively simple plot, Singe builds us a whole alien world and species painted in vivid prose and dialogue. Her Third Doctor is industrious and heroic, of course, but to the point of being ever so slightly absent-minded about things like, oh, heat tolerance in his human assistants. And if we see an almost Six-ish tone in Three's ego and oversight, we also get to see a side of the Sixth Doctor that more echoes the protective, intimate side of Three that we might glimpse in the uncertain stretch of time spent locked up in a cell somewhere. In this case, the closeness is a bit more physical and necessary (it's NOT 'aliens made them do it', I promise), but Singe plays it for some laughs and ultimately, amazingly, a satisfying sense of friendship and comfort. And I haven't even mentioned the third act yet, have I? Well, you'll just have to read it then.
( I really have to refrain from quoting the whole thing, so here is an excerpt )
