Beyond the Roundels

Happy 61st Doctor Who anniversary! <3

If you like audios, Big Finish are giving away a free download of one of their audios, The Five Companions to celebrate!


Also, a really sweet First Doctor Era fanvid that someone just posted:

I finished off the remaining two Christmas at the Wells installments, The Silver King and The Shaughran, but they had a different adapter/director and were not as wonderful as the first four were (Trelawny, London Assurance, A Woman of No Importance & The Schoolmistress), but The Shaughran was quite good anyway. The Silver King did at least have Peter Jeffrey in, ruining things just the way he does on TV, though. (Peter Jeffrey has to be the most consistently villainous of the Old Brit TV Villain of the Week Brigade. He's so rarely good, and when he is, people just burn him at the stake! The BBC burned him to death twice that year, though, once for being good and once for being evil, so he can't win. Evil just had worse hair.)


I then discovered that BBC Sounds had some more Big Finish Audios up at the moment, and tried to listen to some War Doctor installments (I listened to the first one when it was a freebie ages ago), but they were on for a limited time and because of the Time War, they all had Daleks in and I object to listening to Daleks that much. I'm still annoyed about the whole Eighth Doctor run with Molly, because there were SO MANY DALEKS the whole time. Plus, the Time War is kind of depressing anyway. So I abandoned John Hurt (sorry) and moved onto the available for 1 year Classic Who offerings and went straight for:

Out of Time with both Ten and Four, which was very enjoyable, although I did not look at anything other than multi-Doctor action, and when they were wondering who the mysterious attackers breaking into this place beyond space and time could be, and then they turned out to be DALEKS, I was in revolt. Put down those damned Daleks, Big Finish!! I did like it a lot anyway, and tbf they did have the Daleks right there on the cover, I just was listening in the dark and didn't have my glasses on when I was fiddling about with my phone.

Then, Fallen Angels, which was Five + Weeping Angels from the Classic Doctors, New Monsters range, which sounded like fun and had Sacha Dhawan and Diane Morgan as a honeymooning couple sent back to the 16th C, and also Michaelangelo. It was pretty good! (I liked the way it avoided screwing up the Amy & Rory thing as well, although poor Josh and Gabby. Do they have fic, I wonder? Probably not, alas.) Although where Five, who has no companion-free gaps at all, had mislaid his companions during this, idk. Nobody mentioned it. I assume it was in the Nyssa-only period and she was Doing Science somewhere and just shrugged and got on with it while he went running about Rome.

(BBC Sounds is free to use and not region-locked, so anyone who also wants to listen to anything they've currently got up there can. Fallen Angels is here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0gsxqhf )

Now, I'm back to the various Martin Jarvis things I collected, this time with a BBC Radio adaptation of Guards! Guards! (1992), which has John Wood as Vimes, Melvyn Hayes as Nobby, Stephen Thorne as Colon, and Robert Gwilym (brother of Mike) as Carrot, plus Martin Jarvis as the Narrator. (It also claims that Death is being played by himself, but somehow I don't believe them. I suspect it must be Stephen Thorne!)

Anyway, it seems a really good adaptation so far, and I'm enjoying it. The Narrator sometimes gets to be a bit meta and actually physically in the city sometimes, which feels right (and also means that they had Martin Jarvis meet Death in a dark alley at the end of Episode 1, which I appreciated a lot.) I'm nearly at the end of Episode 3, so almost halfway through.

If you'd like to listen to it, you can stream or download it free here at the Internet Archive.

Another set of ficlets from the Kiss Prompt Meme! (There were more than I realised, overall, although I think there are just two left now.)

Everything Stops For Tea (387 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Doctor Who (Big Finish Audio)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Eighth Doctor/Charley Pollard
Characters: Eighth Doctor (Doctor Who), Charley Pollard, The Doctor's TARDIS
Additional Tags: Ficlet, Tumblr Prompt, Kissing, Flash Fic, Tea
Summary: Eight/Charley, kiss out of habit.


And They Say Romance Is Dead (663 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Welcome to Our Village Please Invade Carefully (BBC Radio)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Katrina Lyons/Uljabaan
Characters: Katrina Lyons, Uljabaan (Welcome to Our Village), The Computer (Welcome to Our Village)
Additional Tags: Flash Fic, Humor, Ficlet, Foe Yay, Non-Consensual Kissing, Kissing, Prompt Fill, kissing for devious purposes of furthering the geonin invasion obv
Summary: Katrina/Uljabaan, kiss to gain something.


After the End of the World (277 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Department S & Jason King
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Annabelle Hurst/Jason King/Stewart Sullivan
Characters: Annabelle Hurst, Jason King (Department S), Stewart Sullivan (Department S)
Additional Tags: Flash Fic, Kissing, Saving the World, Ficlet
Summary: Annabelle/Jason/Stewart, kiss because the world is saved.


Candy Kisses (168 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Doctor Who (1963)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Ace McShane/Susan Q
Characters: Ace McShane, Susan Q (Doctor Who)
Additional Tags: Flash Fic, Kissing, Ficlet, Serial: s149 The Happiness Patrol (Doctor Who), Prompt Fill
Summary: Ace/Susan Q, kiss in secrecy.

I've just started to tidy up the Kiss Prompt ficlets I wrote these last couple of weeks and pop them on AO3 for posterity:

Eyes on the Prize (251 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Once Upon a Time (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Belle/Rumplestiltskin | Mr. Gold
Characters: Belle (Once Upon a Time), Rumplestiltskin | Mr. Gold
Additional Tags: Ficlet, Prompt Fill, Flash Fic, Dancing, Missing Scene, Kissing, Episode: s04e01 A Tale of Two Sisters (Once Upon a Time), Temptation
Summary: Rumple/Belle, kiss desperately.


Without Agenda (465 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Doctor Who (1963)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Peri Brown/Governor of Varos
Characters: Peri Brown, The Governor of Varos (Doctor Who)
Additional Tags: Ficlet, Prompt Fill, Kissing, Missing Scene, Serial: s138 Vengeance on Varos (Doctor Who), Minor Character(s), Rare Pairings, Flash Fic, Mild Hurt/Comfort
Summary: Peri/Governor of Varos, kiss without a motive.


Old Flames, Old Wounds (216 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Doctor Who (1963), Doctor Who (Big Finish Audio)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Sixth Doctor/Romana II (Doctor Who)
Characters: Sixth Doctor (Doctor Who), Romana II (Doctor Who)
Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Audio 011: The Apocalypse Element, Tumblr Prompt, Flash Fic, Ficlet, Scars, Implied/Referenced Torture
Summary: Sixth Doctor/Romana II, kiss on a scar


End in Tears (182 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Doctor Who (Big Finish Audio)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Eighth Doctor & Lucie Miller (Doctor Who)
Characters: Lucie Miller (Doctor Who), Eighth Doctor (Doctor Who)
Additional Tags: Ficlet, Tumblr Prompt, Flash Fic, Hurt/Comfort, Aftermath, War
Summary: Eight & Lucie, kiss in grief.

(Random selection of the ones that didn't really need much altering is the order in which I have posted them, lol.)

I keep forgetting to crosspost these! I wrote some more ficlets for both memes before Christmas, the one I did ages ago that was a writing meme and the not!fic one from more recently, which I wrote some things for anyway!

In Dispute (976 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Shadow of the Tower
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Elizabeth of York Queen of England/Henry VII of England
Characters: Elizabeth of York Queen of England, Henry VII of England
Additional Tags: Ficlet, Memes, Sharing a Bed, Only One Bed, Alternate Universe - 1960s, references to nudity, Flash Fic
Summary: “Is there a reason you’re naked in my bed?”

Bedside Robbery (223 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Doctor Who (1963), Sapphire and Steel
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Liz Shaw (Doctor Who)/Silver (S&S)
Characters: Liz Shaw (Doctor Who), Silver (S&S)
Additional Tags: Ficlet, Flash Fic, Meme
Summary: Liz gets an unexpected awakening.

Transported (219 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Doctor Who (2005)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Twelfth Doctor/Clara Oswin Oswald
Characters: Twelfth Doctor, Clara Oswin Oswald
Additional Tags: Ficlet, Flash Fic, Alternate Universe - Magic, Alternate Universe - Teachers
Summary: Accidentally taking the head of science's coffee was a big mistake, apparently...

Crime Au Naturel (473 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Doctor Who (Big Finish Audio)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Eighth Doctor/Charley Pollard
Characters: Eighth Doctor (Doctor Who), Charley Pollard
Additional Tags: Flash Fic, Ficlet, Alternate Universe - Criminals, Partial Nudity, Humor, Edwardian Period
Summary: Charley's first day as a famous, mysterious jewel thief was going so well up until now...

Cross-Cultural Exchange (416 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Doctor Who (1963)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: First Doctor & Barbara Wright
Characters: First Doctor (Doctor Who), Barbara Wright
Additional Tags: Ficlet, Flash Fic, Accidental Marriage, Aliens Made Them Do It, Humor, Trope Subversion
Summary: These little cultural misunderstandings will happen when you're visiting an alien planet...

And two makes a post, so here we are:

AU Meme: Charley Pollard & Eighth Doctor (1595 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Doctor Who (Big Finish Audio)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Eighth Doctor & Charley Pollard
Characters: Eighth Doctor, Charley Pollard
Additional Tags: Ficlet, Alternate Universe, Meme, Prompt Fic, Red Dwarf fusion, Audio 052: Scherzo, Audio 016: Storm Warning, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Historical
Summary: 10 AU scenarios for Charley Pollard (& the Eighth Doctor) written for a Dreamwidth meme.


AU Meme: Kerr Avon (765 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Blake's 7
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Major Character Death
Relationships: Kerr Avon & Roj Blake, Kerr Avon/Cally, Kerr Avon/Anna Grant
Characters: Kerr Avon, Roj Blake, Cally (Blake's 7), Alfred Bester
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Prompt Fic, Alternate Gauda Prime, Babylon 5 fusion
Summary: 10 AU scenarios for Avon written for a Dreamwidth meme.

(For anyone still watching B7 - hi! eve11 - this is spoilery. B7 fic is pretty much always spoilery. Just in case. ;-p)

Thank you for writing something for me! This letter is bound to be long, but tl;dr: I love all kinds of things, I love the fandoms and character combinations I've chosen, and as long as you don't write my few hard DNWs, I'm bound to love whatever you come up with.

Prompts are intended purely for inspiration, not to restrict your choices. Take what's useful here and leave what isn't, and I hope you have fun.

That said, here is the long version...

( Fandoms: Department S, Doctor Who (BFAs), Dracula (TV 1968), Duchess of Duke Street, Sapphire & Steel, and Shadow of the Tower )

... or I was talking about random generators to theseatheseatheopensea yesterday and the inevitable happened and my finger slipped and I generated a lot of highly ridiculous multifandom Mills & Boon summaries, courtesy of the Unconventional Courtship generator.

( As usual Dalek Sec was not having a good week )

So, as I said, fandom_stocking went live and I had a lot of lovely things in mine!

I had some gifs, recs, puzzles, and best wishes, but also fab Brig/Liz fanart from paynesgray, and a glorious Bayeux Tapestry style illustration for We'll Burn That Barn When We Come To It by liadt. (If you enjoyed the fic, you really want to see the art!!)

Plus, lovely Jonathan Creek icons from tarlanx.


And in terms of fic, I was underservedly lucky - just look at all these, and they were all great in very different ways! *flails about*

more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, PG by rain_sleet_snow (The Quiet Gentleman/The Grand Sophy, five times fic, with Drusilla, Sophy and supernatural goings on.)

The rest were all on AO3 so I will share the links for your convenience. I recommend them all very much indeed! I am still all overcome.

A Falcon at Stoke Field (926 words) by kaffyrutsky
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Shadow of the Tower
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Henry VII of England, Lambert Simnel
Additional Tags: Missing Scene
Summary: One name had been left behind, the next was never his to begin with. In the aftermath of Stoke Field, Lambert Simnel chooses a new identity.


Twelve and a half Times Silver didn't meet the Doctor and One and half Times he did (2253 words) by Annariel
Chapters: 15/15
Fandom: Doctor Who, Sapphire and Steel
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Silver (S&S), Steel (S&S), Sapphire (S&S), Celestial Toymaker (Doctor Who), Liz Shaw (Doctor Who), Ander Poul, D84 (Doctor Who), Sixth Doctor, Peri Brown, Eighth Doctor, Thirteenth Doctor (Fatal Death), The Moment (Doctor Who), Rose Tyler, Rory Williams, Ashildr | Lady Me, Thirteenth Doctor
Summary: From the Celestial Toymaker, through the Time War, to the Pandorica. Silver is often on the fringes of the Doctor's adventures.


Dress the Part (718 words) by AuroraCloud
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Doctor Who (1963)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Second Doctor & Zoe Heriot & Jamie McCrimmon
Characters: Second Doctor, Jamie McCrimmon, Zoe Heriot
Additional Tags: Historical Dress, Silly, Humor, Historical References, Clothing, 18th Century
Summary: When you time-travel to other eras, you have to dress the part.

Right now, however, the Doctor is having some trouble convincing his companions of that.


Booming and Blazing (636 words) by AuroraCloud
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Doctor Who (1963), Doctor Who (2005)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Bill Potts/Ace McShane
Characters: Bill Potts, Ace McShane
Additional Tags: First Dates, Kissing, Rocket launch, Ficlet
Summary: Ace and Bill, on a date, at a rocket launch.


One Cold Knight (5888 words) by swordznsorcery
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Department S, Doctor Who (1963)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Annabelle Hurst, Liz Shaw (Doctor Who), Stewart Sullivan (Department S), Jason King, Curtis Seretse, Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
Additional Tags: Crossover
Summary: For Fandom Stocking. The Department S gang team up with UNIT.


Voyager and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Ship Inspection (3291 words) by phantomlistener
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Trek: Voyager
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Chakotay/Kathryn Janeway, Tom Paris/B'Elanna Torres
Characters: Chakotay (Star Trek), Kathryn Janeway, Seven of Nine, Tom Paris, B'Elanna Torres, Naomi Wildman, Tuvok (Star Trek), Icheb (Star Trek), Neelix (Star Trek)
Additional Tags: Epistolary, PADD Messages, Crack
Summary:From: Lieutenant Torres
To: Engineering
Subject: Those bloody inspections
Time: 21:02
Engineering is a TIP. If the Captain wants inspections, she has to be able to get through the door. Someone get the doors working properly, everyone else, CLEAR UP. Understood?

In which it's time for the annual inspection of the ship, tensions are running high, and Tom Paris is in exceptionally good spirits. Things go rapidly downhill from there.


Your Mission, Should You Choose To Accept It (1175 words) by JohnAmendAll
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Doctor Who (Big Finish Audio), Doctor Who (2005)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Karen Coltraine/Lucie Miller
Characters: Karen Coltraine, Lucie Miller, Missy (Doctor Who), Seb (Doctor Who)
Summary: You'd think that being dead, you could lie back and enjoy it. Where the Mistress is concerned, you'd be wrong.


I haven't even had a chance to look at other fic in the collection!

3 more AU meme results!

( The House of Eliott: Bea and Evie )

( B7: Cally )

( DW: Liv Chenka )

My other hetswap fic was my first ever pinch hit, for glinda, who had included Eight/Charley in their requests, and so I had to try. And incidentally, now my sign-ups to assignments ratio is only one out! (I suppose that means that to keep it correct, now I have to pick up one more pinch hit and that'll fix it.)

So, that was fun, although I feel slightly bad because maybe a better, shippier person would have picked it up if I hadn't foiled them by snaffling it, but oh well.


Unconsidered Trifles (1835 words) by lost_spook
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Doctor Who (Big Finish Audio)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Eighth Doctor/Charley Pollard
Characters: Eighth Doctor, Charley Pollard
Additional Tags: Timey-Wimey, Fluff, Season/Series 01, with a bonus guest appearance
Summary: There's something odd going on inside the TARDIS. Even odder than usual, that is.

Now also on Teaspoon.

I actually managed to write some things for fandom_stocking myself! I didn't get to as many people as I wanted, but that's always the way. I also managed a handful of icons and one or two other small bits, but here's the fic:

( 6 fics in Doctor Who, Adam Adamant Lives!, Blake's 7, & Georgette Heyer )

I also started a joint S&S fic for kaffy_r and annariel, but it got too long to be attempted for Fandom Stocking, so I'm going to work on it - it's at 2000 words now and has a better plot outline than it did when I posted it, so I'm hopeful, but it may take me a while yet.