REC: Never Quite Normal by Pairadox Timeline

[juliet316]

I've been trying to avoid reccing ongoing WIPs because I know many like to read completed stories. However the authors of this story updated this one today, so I just had to include it in the rec list.


Story: Never Quite Normal
Author: Pairadox Timeline
Rating: Adult/R
Word Count: 57,480; currently at 26 chapters
Author's Summary: He can't abide his face in the mirror or the memory of what he has done. The silence has made him insane and the insanity has made him dangerous. At the end of the Time War, the Doctor takes drastic steps, with the help of friends old and new. Nine AU.
Characters/Pairings: Nine/Rose, Brigadier Alistair Lethbridge Stewart/Doris Stewart, Harry Sullivan, John Benton, Jackie Tyler, Mickey Smith
Warnings: Adult language, some violence, issues of alcohol abuse.

Recced because: The authors take a broken and dmanaged post - Time War Nine, and spins a brilliant AU based on making a drastic path with his life. The bonds between himself and Classic Who characters, the Brigadier, Benton, and Harry Sullivan are lovingly evident and his meeting with Rose and the development of their relationship is painfully poignant. Both Classic and New Who fans will find unique gems to enjoy about this story and it's overall tale of pain, loss, and trying to put oneself back together again.

Comments

[vallora.livejournal.com]

Ah but just think, you're in luck. It's actually completed on FanFiction.net so you really are reccing a finished Fic. And a Damn Fine one to boot.

[juliet316]

Yeah, I didn't mention that because A) I'm not sure the rules for stating that something is up on another site, and B) I knew it was mostly finished on FF.net but I wasn't sure if it was completely finished or not.

But yes, it is finished and it's just a matter of the authors finding time to repost the story on Teaspoon, so the reader won't be left hanging on a cliff.