rec: Lost Luggage and Lost Souls by Nemo the Everbeing

[nonelvis]

Story: Lost Luggage and Lost Souls
Author: Nemo the Everbeing
Rating: None, but I'd call it Teen
Word Count: 20,338
Author's Summary: Because listing bus stations as something you hate just begs writers to put you there. The Seventh Doctor and Ace join an odd cast of characters in time to get held hostage, and the Doctor remembers why he prefers saving worlds to smaller crises.
Characters/Pairings: Seven, Ace, many original characters
Warnings: Swearing

Recced because: It's rare to find a story in which you see the Doctor and his companion largely through others' eyes, and even rarer to find one that does a good job of it. Nemo the Everbeing brings together a collection of very lost souls – a runaway, an ex-con, a single mother escaping an abusive husband – all of whom need more help than ever when what looks like a robbery becomes a deadly hostage situation. Seven is at his manipulative best here, and Ace is drawn just right – tough and brash, but still a little vulnerable. Combine the excellent characterization with a gripping plot, and you've got a truly terrific story.

Comments

[mysticalchild_isis]

This is one of my favorite 7 stories. :)

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

You have singlehandedly this week gutted my upcoming recs list. Damn yooooouuuu! ;-)

[slvrcrystalc.livejournal.com]

What a great fic! I can't believe I've never read this before. It's Wonderful!

[nonelvis]

Apparently I have super-seekrit psychic powers I was unaware of! (Either that, or we just have very similar taste in fic.) Which stories were you planning to rec?

If it makes you feel any better, I think it's really unlikely the one I have on tap for tomorrow is one you'd pick as well.

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

Just teasing. This one is one of my favorite Seventh Doctor-Ace stories, and I also love the Ten/Yvonne Hartman from earlier.

[nonelvis]

Oh, no worries. I had one of my recs poached weeks before my turn came around, and I expect I'll lose out on some others before my next stint (which I should really go volunteer for, now that I think of it).

BTW, do you mind if I friend you? We obviously share some similar interests ;-)

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

Please do! :-) Welcome.

[kerravonsen]

I'd wondered about this one! (adds to "to read" list)

[koshiroryuu.livejournal.com]

Oh, I love this one! One of my favorites ever, honestly. Seven and Ace are so good in it, and all the OC's are just lovely and wonderful and real, it's fab.