A Doctor Who Valentine...

[ceebee_eebee]

Well, today was a complete and utter exercise in futility and frustration, so I thought I would come home and do something I would really enjoy. As Valentine's Day is one of my most favorite holidays (everything is pink and red and sparkly and heart covered and yummy!), I decided I would create a gratuitously massive post of all the characters in Who that make me feel warm and fuzzy inside. \o/

So, in honor of this very shiny holiday, I bring you:

A LOVE LETTER TO ALL MY FAVORITE (not necessarily romantic) TWOSOMES (and moresomes) in DOCTOR WHO

*as expressed through picspam and fic recs

And, of course, no post about LOVE in DW could start anywhere but with Two/Jamie. They are so completely and utterly in love with each other it borders on the absurd. I am convinced, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that they spent the entirety of Jamie's life traveling together and that Two only regenerated after Jamie passed away of old age. CANON BE DAMNED. Look how ridiculously adorable they are!





Sure, every once in a while Two may have had a tender moment with Victoria:



And Jamie might have gotten a little friendly with a Yeti:



Or they may have even gotten Zoe involved:



But in the end, it was all came back to them. ::happy sigh::



I'm going to post a link to one short story for each of my Valentine's Day pairings that I think best illustrates their love for each other. Shockingly enough, these are all pretty gen (I know! It's crazy!), but this post is all about the love, not the hot-monkey-sex-in-the-TARDIS, so there ya go. For Two/Jamie, I'm gonna rec:

Heights

Now, on to Pertwee...

Considering what an obnoxious, arrogant, condescending bastard Three could be, I really do adore him and I think he had some serious love going on. It kills me that Liz Shaw and the Brigadier never got to travel with him in the TARDIS because they were a threesome made of WIN.

The Doctor clearly loved Liz:




(That pic kills me with the stealth sexiness)

And the Brig clearly loved Liz:



And the love between the three of them is blatantly obvious:



That is why for this threesome's story rec, I am going for a brilliant little piece that explores the "what if" of them travelling together in the TARDIS.

All These Things We've Done

But that's not all for Three. The dude definitely got around. And as much as everyone is all freaking out with the Ten/Simm!Master slash-a-rama, those two have NOTHING on the original Doctor/Master pairing of smoldering, issue-ladden, love-hate. I'm all about Three/Delgado!Master because honestly? Delgado!Master pwns the universe. ;-)





And this story is, quite possibly, one of my top 10 favorite stories in any fandom EVER. My love for this piece can not be textually rendered. You must read it and then you will understand why Three/Delgado!Master is the real best-enemy OTP.

Sweet Are the Uses

Moving along to the Sixth Doctor, I run into a problem. The problem is that my pairing of love and undying affection for this incarnation is Six/Evelyn and there really are no pics that exist of them, being an audio pairing and all. The best I could do was this shot of Colin Baker and Maggie Stables which I do actually think is pretty cute:



And I just adore this story:

The Chinese Remainder Theorem

Following Six, we get to Seven/Ace who love each other almost as blatantly as Jamie and Two. The scene in The Curse of Fenric where she licks his tie to wipe the dirt off of his nose? The squeeing sounds I make when I watch it are too embarassing to admit.







One of my favorite Seven/Ace stories is:

...Who Burned Like Starfire

I think it is beautifully written and so perfectly them. ::happy sigh::

Another BF audio pairing that is made of love and goodness is Eight/Charley. While I definitely don't ship them, I think their love and affection for each other is completely obvious.



And when you add a smiling Nicholas Courtney, EVEN BETTER!



As for a story rec, I haven't really read much Eight/Charley, but this one is quite sweet and I think it captures their relationship well.

Fetes and Fireworks

Now, just when you thought I was gonna keep this totally old skool, here I go shaking things up a bit. How could I possibly create a Valentine post about Who love without including my very first Doctor? Regardless of any ship wars, I think it's impossible to deny that Nine and Rose (and Jack) loved each other. Romantic or not, doesn't matter a bit to me.







I wish I had a better picture of Nine/Rose/Jack, but you get the idea:



And for a Ninth Doctor story rec, I am gonna go with an oldie but goodie. It was actually one of the very first stories I ever read in this fandom, and it's still one of my favorites.

A Phantom of Clouds

BUT WE ARE NOT DONE, NO WAY, NO HOW!!!

Sure, the Doctors all love their companions. But true love lasts millenia! And there is no truer love in the history of the universe than the love between the Doctor and his TARDIS.




(I think we all know what THEY were getting up to in there. Naughty, naughty boys...)






(I luuuuuuv his mischievous look in this shot)







Now. Last, but certainly not least, I bring you the love between the Doctor and his most deadly enemies. ;-)


(I can not BELIEVE this picture exists! It's so cute I can't stand it!)















So there you have it. Doctor Who is MADE OF LOVE!!! And I wish you all a

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

filled with lots of love and joy as well. XOXOXO

Comments

[shiny-rosie.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh! This is made of so much win I'm drowning in it! lol! I agree with every single thing you said! (well...except that I'm a shameless 8/Charley shipper...they may be my favorite ship...despite the slightly destructive nature of their love...or perhaps because of it...) Really great job, thanks for sharing...you made my night. :)

[elyssadc.livejournal.com]

Yay!!! I'm so glad you liked it! And I have no problem with shipping 8/Charley. Or 8/Charley/C'rizz...or really ANYONE, to be honest. There are some relationships I see as more platonic than others, but I am not anti-ship in any way. All are welcome in the TARDIS of hot-monkey-lovin'. ;-)

[shiny-rosie.livejournal.com]

All are welcome in the TARDIS of hot-monkey-lovin'.

*chokes* somewhere in the universe Jack Harkness' ears just pricked up. o.O! :)

[eve11]

Oh, thanks for the rec! This post is awesome, btw. Love the piccies! I'm going to run out and read all of your other suggestions, too :) And yes, Doctor/TARDIS is really the relationship with Staying Power! :)

btw, did you see the recent calufrax rec for Six and Evelyn? Nights Like This = Win! :)

[elyssadc.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! I love that story. And yeah, I read that calufrax rec...and laughed and laughed. So good. The only relationship that is missing here is Romana/Leela but I couldn't find any pics OR stories for those two. So sad.

[ikbenvictoria.livejournal.com]

Wow, a post without Four! Good because I'm sick of him. : )

[elyssadc.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've got no love for Four. Or Ten, really. It's just a shame that Four had such awesome companions or I could ignore him completely. Leela, Sarah, Romana...LOVE. If only I had been able to find some Leela/Romana pics, I would have included them in the post. Their relationship in the Gallifrey audios is SO fantastic.

[eponymous-rose.livejournal.com]

This is so awesome! :D Now I'm extremely tempted to make my own little DW-related Valentine's pic/ficspam of power - a tradition in the making?

That second picture of Three and the Master is one of my favourites - it's just so: "Oh, those wacky aliens these days. What're you gonna do?" Hee!

[elyssadc.livejournal.com]

Do eet. Doooo eeeeeet. I would adore seeing what pairings or relationships other fans love the most. And I never say no to fic recs. ;-)

And that 3/Master pic kills me every time I look at it. I am only sad that all my searching hasn't turned up more candids of Pertwee and Delgado. They were friends, right? A few pics of them smiling or just hanging out would make my YEAR.

[eponymous-rose.livejournal.com]

A couple more adorably goofy pics from that same photoshoot (courtesy Tragical History Tour):

http://drwhotht03.110mb.com/3g/d3-3g-050.jpg

And this one always cracks me up:

http://drwhotht03.110mb.com/3g/d3-3g-051.jpg

[elyssadc.livejournal.com]

Looooooooooooooooooove!!! It's amazing to me that no matter how many times I look through that site, I never seem to have seen everything. Thank you!

[tgjerusalem.livejournal.com]

I am convinced, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that they spent the entirety of Jamie's life traveling together and that Two only regenerated after Jamie passed away of old age. CANON BE DAMNED.

In my head, *THIS IS SO CANON.*

[elyssadc.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to know I am not alone in my happy-making revision of The War Games. :-D

[cosmic-llin.livejournal.com]

Aww, this is totally lovely! Agree with them all!
This cheers me right up after Project: Lazarus Part Two made me cry...
I LOVE that one of Colin hugging the daleks... And Paul... in fact any Doctor hugging a Dalek is pretty much win...

[elyssadc.livejournal.com]

Yes! Doctors hugging Daleks is totally my kryptonite. I can't resist the power of its cuteness.

[finmagik.livejournal.com]

I love this! It's perfect....

[elyssadc.livejournal.com]

Thank you! And I hope you have a VDay full of love.

[doyle_sb4.livejournal.com]

This post is purest win \o/

[elyssadc.livejournal.com]

Yay! So much love.

[vann.livejournal.com]

XDXD What fun!

[elyssadc.livejournal.com]

Yeah? It's been such a rough week (month) I figured we could all use a little luvin'. ;-)

[lilly-rose.livejournal.com]

am convinced, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that they spent the entirety of Jamie's life traveling together and that Two only regenerated after Jamie passed away of old age. CANON BE DAMNED.

That's exactly the way I feel about Seven and Ace. To hell with the canon and spin off stuff that says otherwise. Yay for denial! Yay for TARDIS lifers!

:)

Love your post...esp that second Seven and Ace pic. Too cute for words.

Happy V-Day to you as well.

[elyssadc.livejournal.com]

That's exactly the way I feel about Seven and Ace. To hell with the canon and spin off stuff that says otherwise.

Oh, HELL yes. I actually decided that he brought Ace to Gallifrey and that she trained at the academy and became a Time Lady. (And there is a kick ass story that I recced a little while back that dealt with that scenario). Works perfectly in my mind. \o/

[lilly-rose.livejournal.com]

That's my other favorite alternative to the "TARDIS lifer" theory. Ace became a Time Lady, survived the Time War, and is still out there running around doing whatever she can, wherever she can. She hasn't yet run into the Ninth or Tenth Doctor because it's a big multiverse and hey things got a little crazy after the war.

Though I do have to wonder what she'd make of this latest incarnation. I think there would be some hitting involved.

Are you referring to In The Widening Gyre? If so, I love that story more than reason. The author says no sequel, as they would have to write about the Time War and that would melt their brain, right? Understandable. But I'd love to see a few vignettes here and there in that 'verse.

Pardon the chatiness- I'm home sick and bored.

[elyssadc.livejournal.com]

Are you referring to In The Widening Gyre?

YES! I totally loved that story SO much. One of my alltime fave 7th doctor works. I'm sad that the author isn't planning on writing any sequels, but vignettes would be AMAZING. I'd totally join you in begging for some scraps. ;-)

PS. I hope you feel better soon!

[netgirl-y2k.livejournal.com]

This post is made so very much of win. And thank you for the rec :-)

[elyssadc.livejournal.com]

You are SO welcome. That story thrills me to bits and pieces.

[elliptic-eye.livejournal.com]

What a perfect thing for the "holiday." Thanks for this!

[elyssadc.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! I live to share the love. ;-)

[lithrael]

I don't think I have ever seen a cuter picspam. I am giggle much at all the Dalek love.

And that pic of Nick Courtney 'twixt Paul and India is the absolute cutest & happiest pic of him EVER omg.

[elyssadc.livejournal.com]

Right?! I think what makes that pic so especially awesome is the look on India's face. I think that would probably be about the same look I'd have on MY face if I got to cuddle the Brig. Too cute for words.

[melengro.livejournal.com]

Romantic or not, doesn't matter a bit to me.

That's why I prefer Nine to Ten in re Rose. They didn't try to SHOEHORN IN THE MASSIVE LURVE in Nine's season.

Also, you missed Doctor/Romana, possibly the OTP of all OTPs in any fandom ever.

[elyssadc.livejournal.com]

Also, you missed Doctor/Romana, possibly the OTP of all OTPs in any fandom ever.

I was WAITING for someone to say that. ;-) I left them out because I really, really, really, really don't like Four. I wanted to put Romana&Leela because their relationship in the Gallifrey audios is so brilliant, but I couldn't find any pics of them together. Very sad. But yeah, Romana kicks ass. Both of her.

[azdaja-dafema.livejournal.com]

Oh this picspam is the best thing to come out of Valentine's. I do have to say, THANK YOU for favouring Pertwee over Tom Baker. I can't stand 4 myself, and yet everyone is always going on about him. Plus 3/Delgado!Master is the best thing since sliced bread. That and 3/Brig. Or 3/Brig/Delgado!master, which I've never seen done but should be.

[elyssadc.livejournal.com]

I can't tell you how fabulous it is to discover that there really ARE other Who fans who dislike Four! When I first figured out that I detested Baker's performance I felt like I was committing some kind of blasphemy. ;-)

Or 3/Brig/Delgado!master, which I've never seen done but should be.

Oh my god, yes. That is a threesome made of win.

[azdaja-dafema.livejournal.com]

It would be. Now I just have to figure out how to make it work. Delgado!Master manages to seduce the Brig into coming with him into the Tardis, where 3 is already there..? Hmm. This will take some effort. :P

Mind if I friend you?

[elyssadc.livejournal.com]

Delgado!Master manages to seduce the Brig into coming with him into the Tardis, where 3 is already there..?

Mmmmmmmmmmm...I like that. Or maybe the Master uses the Brig as bait to lure Three to him? Hypnotizes the Brig into bed gets the Doctor to go along with it somehow? I love the idea of it all being some kind of borderline non-con. The Master being the devious bastard that he is and all. ;-)

Mind if I friend you?

Of course not! Friend away.

[azdaja-dafema.livejournal.com]

Well I think some form of hypnotism on the Brig would have to be necessary, whereas the Doctor probably only needs a 'hostage' as an excuse to actually give in. Devious deviations. Plot bunnies in my miiiind.

And consider yourself friended! :D

[elyssadc.livejournal.com]

Well I think some form of hypnotism on the Brig would have to be necessary, whereas the Doctor probably only needs a 'hostage' as an excuse to actually give in.

Absolutely. It would give the Doctor the out he needs psychologically. He could do what he's always WANTED to do, while blaming the Master the whole time and convincing himself it was all non-consensual. And the Master would eat that shit up because he would know that the Doctor was absolutely bullshitting himself to the max. Not to mention the fact that the Master would know that the memory of it would torture the Doctor forever and it would give the Master even MORE control over him. Which is really the Master's whole reason for being, right? Oh, lord. Just the thought of this pleases me to an obscene degree.

[azdaja-dafema.livejournal.com]

the Master would know that the memory of it would torture the Doctor forever and it would give the Master even MORE control over him.

I agree, especially as innocent bystanders were inextricably involved. I just have this image of the Doctor at the end apologising to the [asleep, perhaps] Brig, in his own way, a bit like 7 when seeing him [what he thought to be] dead in Battlefield.

Just the thought of this pleases me to an obscene degree.

I agree. Am definitely going to have a stab at writing this at some point. Not finished watching all of Pertwee's run though, so this gives me a good excuse to research! :P

[julygreen.livejournal.com]

You are MADE OF WIN for posting this. Totally awesome! And that Hartnell Dalek picture actually is the cutest thing I have ever seen. I wonder if a more hi-res version exists, because that picture is begging to become internet famous.

I had bookmarked a rec post of yours a while back, and came upon it again yesterday, which led me to browse your journal. Just in case you wondered why I'm posting this at such a random time. Would it be okay if I friended you? (LJ newbie, I don't really know how it works).

[elyssadc.livejournal.com]

had bookmarked a rec post of yours a while back, and came upon it again yesterday, which led me to browse your journal. Just in case you wondered why I'm posting this at such a random time. Would it be okay if I friended you? (LJ newbie, I don't really know how it works).

Of COURSE! You have no idea how awesome it is that you enjoyed this post so long after the fact. And of course I'll friend back. It makes me so happy to meet other old skool fans. ;-)