Doctor Who and Torchwood

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In honor of the Doctor Who series 3 finale, and the amazing squeeworthy next season of Torchwood news that I heard from poisontaster yesterday...

I bring some Doctor Who and Torchwood fic recs. I have to preface this by saying:

1) I don't actually read very much in this fandom (and I've been really crap at bookmarking the stuff I like), but I'm gonna share what I've got;

2) Nine is, and will always be, my favorite Doctor and I think Chris Eccleston is sex on a stick;

3) Nine/Rose/Jack is my OT3 for the ages; and

4) I enjoy the shit out of Torchwood.

So, without further ado

I'll start here with my single favorite Doctor Who story. It's pretty much gen, with a slight hint of pre-9/R/J

A Phantom of Clouds by Doyle.

Beautiful and heartbreaking and perfect. Oh, Nine.

And moving right along to some other gen stories:

Live for Me, Die for Me by EstelWolfe

This story deals with Jack's immortality in such a horrific and heartbreaking way. His love for the Doctor and Rose, his longing for them. As an added bonus it also deals with the TW team's love for Jack. Just gorgeous and makes me cry every time.

Scraping by mllelaurel

My favorite post-Cyberwoman story, with Jack and Ianto coming to something of a understanding.

Shadowed by Saganami Dreams

A short, dark piece in which Rose is taken prisoner and eventually saved by the Doctor and Jack. But the story isn't really about that, it's about Rose healing the lost parts of herself. There is no dialogue, just beautifully written descriptions of pain and recovery. Really well done.

Five Times Technology Has Endangered Torchwood by entangled_now

Absolutely hilarious story that is exactly as advertised.


And now, on to the porn! \o/

This series is absolutely the hottest 9/R/J I've ever read. I love it desperately and have re-read it more times than I'd care to admit. It begins with:

Baiting by lizbetann

and continues here with:

Let the Good Times Roll

and

Frustration
(which I think is definitely the weakest chapter in the series but is worth reading because it leads into the hottest part EVER)

which is

Making Amends

all by diannelamerc


I also bring you some Ianto/Owen stories because that is my bizarro favorite pairing for Torchwood:

Another excellent story by entangled_now who I actually recommend highly for all her Torchwood work.

Those Left Behind

With Jack gone they are all just trying to hold Torchwood and themselves together. SO hot.

There is also:

Waiting For Jack by pinkamethyst which also explores how the team deals with Jack's absence after the finale.

Part One
(Ianto/Owen)
and
Part Two
(Gwen/Toshiko)

And finally my favorite Ianto/Owen series. It's written by paperclipbitch and starts with "Here." You can find links for all parts in the series from the final part:

Right



As always, I'll bring more recs for this fandom when I find more excellent fic.

Comments

[elyssadc.livejournal.com]

Exactly! I dont know what the hell is going on in the DW fandom, but it has made me run for the hills. I didn't realize it until I started reading through the fandom_wank community, but apparently DW has a reputation for being particularly mental. I feel like I totally dodged a bullet by staying away. I love the show WAY too much to allow a bunch of batshit fangirls to harsh my buzz.

As for college, no. I was actually a women's studies major. I took a lot of feminist legal theory and critical race theory courses. That's probably what led me to law school. I was always a lot more interested in legal theory than in practice. So, I don't have a great deal of knowledge about more classical philosophy, but I sure as hell know a lot about wank. ;-)