Rec: No Place for You Here

[cosmic-celery.livejournal.com]

Well, this is my last rec! I've had fun this week, and I hope you've all enjoyed these stories as much as I have.

Story: No Place for you Here
Author: RTF (rob_t_firefly)
Rating:Teen
Author's summary: What becomes of a Doctor who can't be a Doctor?
Characters/Pairings: Doctor (Cushing), Doctor (Webcast 9th)
Warnings: None
Word Count: 1591

Recced because: The Doctor Who universe is a gigantic, divergent monster of a thing. Being around for so long, canon and the questionably canon are bound to contradict and overlap in all sorts of odd ways, with loose ends sticking out all over. Two of those loose ends (the ninth Doctor seen in the Scream of the Shalka webcast, and the "Doctor Who" movies starring Peter Cushing) are tied together neatly in this story that feels exceptionally clever and completely sincere. I'm especially fond of RTF's portrayal of the Shalka!Doctor, who we really don't hear enough from in fan fiction.

Comments

[rob-t-firefly.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the rec, and for your kind review!

I recall that the story was originally meant to turn out much darker, as I was trying to write my way out of a particularly gloomy, brooding, Shalka!Doctorish mood. The shift at the end happened pretty much as I was writing it, and surprised me as much as anyone.

As many Who fic writers will tell you, the Whoniverse is often a wonderfully chaotic and pliable thing you can run with in any direction, but occasionally it lets you know in no uncertain terms where it wants to be taken.