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As you might guess if you know me, I've been reading a lot of Torchwood and Doctor Who fanfic lately. I figure it's time to make a few recommendations. As usual, there are many stories who read as if they were written by teenagers without much life experience, or people who don't know how to use an apostrophe, and stories that just don't have the punch they might have. I find that Doctor Who fandom is rather too full of gen stories, and with Torchwood we need a few more episodes under our belts before we can really get to the substantial, meaty characterization.

This being said, here are stories I think are worthy of recommendation:

Torchwood
Employee Benefits (or, Personnel for Dummies) by [livejournal.com profile] mimarie. [R] Jack/Owen. A story that helped me to understand Owen Harper, whom I normally just don't get.

Hub Games by [livejournal.com profile] cyberamanda. [R] Jack/Ianto. [NC-17] Just... charming.

Five Ways Ianto Jones Said Sorry by [livejournal.com profile] sage_theory. [PG] With the caveat that I'm somewhat tired of "five ways" stories, this had good characterisation.

Salvaging Surrender by [livejournal.com profile] boji. [PG] [livejournal.com profile] boji's best work so far is Blogging On, but this is a nice character study.

Doctor/Jack
The Beautiful Simplicity of Motion by [livejournal.com profile] nostalga_lj. [R] A story greater than the sum of its parts, with the advantage of being my favourite pairing.

Doctor/Rose
Perversions by [livejournal.com profile] regala_electra. [NC-17] Not perverted really, sorry. Actually kind of tame. But this is one of the few stories I have seen that in my judgement gets the Doctor's sexuality right - he isn't inhibited or shy, and he certainly isn't asexual; he approaches sex with the same enthusiastic curiosity as he does everything else. What this story lacks in structure, it makes up for in spirit.

Five Things the TARDIS Understood about Rose Tyler (and One She Didn't About the Doctor by [livejournal.com profile] misscam. [PG] A nice alien look at Rose.

What, is that all? I'll have to look harder.

Date: 2006-11-20 12:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fajrdrako.livejournal.com
As a said teenager without much life experience.... ;)

Yes - as I was once. And please don't think I'm saying 'teenagers can't write' or that these stories are necessarily substandard. The problem is that when you read a whole crop of such stories where the lack of experience shows - there's a sort of cumulative effect! Like reading sex scenes written by virgins. The scene may be terrific, but it's dealing with second-hand images.

thanks for the pointage out!

My pleasure! We need more stories, more rec lists, more, more, and more!

Date: 2006-11-20 12:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cupati.livejournal.com
Like reading sex scenes written by virgins.

It is possible to write Torchwood fic without sex scenes, I hope.

Date: 2006-11-20 01:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fajrdrako.livejournal.com
It is possible to write Torchwood fic without sex scenes, I hope.

Oh, yes. I've done it twice now. In fact, I've yet to write a Torchwood sex scene - ! I must be slipping.

No, I'm not saying that all stories should have sex in them. As always, it's the writing quality that counts, not the subject or genre.

Date: 2006-11-20 04:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cupati.livejournal.com
I've done it [including ficlets - in fact, only really ficlets] 9ish times so far.

[Written without sex scenes, I mean.]

Date: 2006-11-20 05:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fajrdrako.livejournal.com
Yes. I seem to be doing that lately too. I hope it isn't a trend that continues. I enjoy writing sex scenes!

Date: 2006-11-20 07:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cupati.livejournal.com
But in my case, you hope it continues...

Did I just admit something? Me? *shrugs*

Date: 2006-11-20 08:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fajrdrako.livejournal.com
Hee - not necessarily! No conclusion-jumping here.

Date: 2006-11-20 09:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cupati.livejournal.com
Heh-heh.

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