Rec for 01/10/11

[pink-flame-87.livejournal.com]

Hey everybody! My name's Taryn aka pink_flame_87 and I'll be posting some recs this week. I'm going to come clean about something right now-although I've come to love a wide variety of Doctor Who themed fics, my first love was Doctor/Rose fics. I'm going to recommend lots of fics this week that have nothing to do with that pairing, but I thought why not start out with a fic that I think dispels a lot of the worst preconceptions about Doctor/Rose shipping fics. Enjoy!

Story: In Human Hands
Author: rallalon
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 159,675
Author's Summary: It's as good as any city to be swallowed up in, Barcelona. Now if only he could get this little blonde pest of a tourist to leave him alone.
Characters/Pairings: Doctor/Rose 
Warnings: please DO NOT warn for slash or het. None 

Recced because: This fic isn't complete, but it's updated regularly and has 23 long chapters to get you started. It features a fob watched nine, excellent writing, a unique storytelling style, and lots of great subtle references to the old series (and even the 96 movie) for those looking out for them. It is technically Doctor/Rose but works completely as a novel in it's own right. 

Comments

[kilodalton]

Worst preconceptions? My only preconception is that they are epic, romantic, and all-around wonderful! =D

[pink-flame-87.livejournal.com]

If only every Doctor Who fan could see things our way lol. Good to know you think like me about these things. : )

[bratflorida.livejournal.com]

This fic is WONDERFUL...I'm always checking back hoping for an update. Anyone who hasn't read it NEEDS TO!!!

[kaffy_r]

Your recommendation is spot-on (I really enjoy recs that aren't like too many of my own: "go, read, because ... uhm ... it's great!!!) and this may be in my personal top five Whofics. It's emotionally mature, extremely observant of human (and fob-watched Time Lord) nature, descriptively strong - her observations of Barcelona and the landscape in and around it absolutely breathes and lives.

Yeah - doesn't matter how many times this one might get recommended by folks all over the place, it's always due more kudos, and the chance to introduce it to more people.

[siani.livejournal.com]

This is possibly totally my favorite fic of all time. So well written, so well characterized, so emotionally honest without being mellow-dramatic. No one let the long, long length scare you off, it's worth every word!