Rec: Nothing But Flowers, by Vali

[stoplookingup.livejournal.com]

Story: Nothing But Flowers
Author: vali
Rating: Adult
Word Count: 23,066
Author's Summary: There's flowers, sex and breakfast in bed, but the honeymoon's still over.
Characters/Pairings: Martha, Ten, TARDIS
Warnings: Doctor/other non-con and other not-vanilla acts

Recced because:

This beautifully written story presents us with a relationship of complexity and nuance, where oblique dialogue and flashes of insight combine to create an astonishing, if imperfect, mutual understanding between the Doctor and Martha. Nothing but Flowers deals with the themes of loss and persistence with subtlety and sensitivity, without insulting either the characters or the reader by oversimplifying or oversentimentalizing. I love the dialogue, snappy and witty, but beneath  that you can see the Doctor and Martha probing, looking for the boundaries of this relationship. In the end, there are no easy answers, but there is connection.

And then of course there are the flowers. And the sex.

Comments

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

Hey, thank you for the rec--what a nice surprise. :-)

[radiantbaby.livejournal.com]

I wholeheartedly second this rec. This is one of my favorite pieces of fanfic out there. It is absolutely stunning!

[stoplookingup.livejournal.com]

My pleasure. :)

[seularen.livejournal.com]

Wait, for real this hasn't been rec'd already?? The only reason I didn't was because I thought for sure it'd already been done. It's so, so freaking brilliant. The first time I read it, I cried.

[stoplookingup.livejournal.com]

I know, I was amazed that it hadn't been rec'd yet -- and really pleased to be able to start my week with it.