Rec: The Time I've Spent by Rheanna

[eve11]

Hi, eve11 again and I'm your recc-er for this week! I'm going to rec a majority of Eleventh Doctor fics since that's what I've been reading, and since there are plenty of fantastic ones out there :) I will also put in a few other eras too. Hope you enjoy!

Story: The Time I've Spent
Author: Rheanna
Rating: All Ages
Word Count: 1869
Author's summary: "I don't wait for people, Rory. I make them wait for me."
Characters: Eleven, Amy and Rory
Warnings: none

Recced because: It's a perfectly in character post-ep conversation between Rory and the Doctor. Rheanna gives Rory his due; she doesn't belittle him for his insecurities but through his conversation with the Doctor, she also points out his strengths and shows us the triangle of strength that the new three-way TARDIS team could live up to. And it's imaginative and sweet, and funny and lovely, so go read it!


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"Have you ever been married?" Rory asks. The question slips out before he's really thought about it. He's not even sure why he's asking.

The reaction is immediate. The Doctor leaps to his feet and walks up and down, in front of the steps where Rory is still sitting. He tucks one arm behind his back and raises his other hand in the air, waving his hand in a declamatory manner. "Married? Well, I mean, it very much depends on what cultural definition of marriage you're applying... and then, in the more general sense, you can be married to a cause or to an idea or, in one case I know of, to a sentient five-bar melody, and that worked out very well for all concerned, and the children were delightful little tunes, all of them... but if we're talking about the kind of marriage that requires a ceremony and a celebration involving copious amounts of food, drink and everyone doing the conga to Dancing Queen in the early hours of the next morning... no. Not that kind of married."

Comments

[librarylover82.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for this rec! It was a nice beginning for the week.

[eve11]

I do adore it. And I'm all the more impressed that it was posted a day after the finale aired too. I keep thinking of my "favorite bit" of that story and then remembering all the rest of it and thinking, no wait, maybe that's my favorite bit :D

[clocketpatch]

I recc'd this on my journal earlier. My favourite bit is Rory's medal, Makes me awwwww every time. :D

[eve11]

It's such a well-crafted little piece. I love it when I can hear the characters speaking the lines in my head-- moreover, when I can't help but hear the characters speaking the lines in my head, and that's what this story is like :)