purple_bug | Fics: BST (26/100), Happy Birthday (27/100)

Twenty-sixth and -seventh drabbles for the

doctorwho_100 challenge.
Today is a bit special. It's

glitterfairy25's eighteenth birthday :o) So today's drabbles are dedicated to her. The first is one I've been waiting to post for ages (BST stands for British Summer-Time, if anyone's wondering - the clocks went forward today now that the days are getting longer), and the second is a special birthday one. So, happy birthday Laura, I hope you like them!

Fic Name: BST
Rating: G
Prompt: Hours (#006)
Claim: Companions
Companion: Vislor Turlough
Timeline: Between Resurrection of the Daleks and Planet of Fire.
Spoilers: None

“Every year? But that’s stupid!” he exclaims, bemused.

The Doctor raises an eyebrow. “Well that’s the way it’s been for decades. It’s part of their culture, even if you may not understand it.”

“I don’t understand their reasoning. Is light that important to them? I thought humans were a race of people who liked to sleep. Why would they choose to lose an hour of it over something as silly as getting up when the sun rises?”

“Ah. Well, you see Turlough, that’s only in the spring,” he says with a smile. “In the autumn they get to lie in.”

Fic Name: Happy Birthday
Rating: G
Prompt: Celebrate (#094)
Claim: Companions
Companion: Vislor Turlough
Timeline: Between Resurrection of the Daleks and Planet of Fire.
Spoilers: None

Turlough stares at the cake. “You didn’t have to.”

“Well, I did,” the Doctor tells him, folding flour-dusted arms over his apron. His sleeves are rolled up to the elbow, and there's a little icing smeared on his wrist. “Now blow out the candles.”

“Why?”

“Because… oh, I don’t know. It’s your birthday. It’s tradition.” The smudge of flour on his cheek is particularly endearing. Turlough smirks slightly.

“Human tradition, Doctor,” he points out.

The Doctor exhales impatiently, and Turlough senses an impending pout. “Well, yes, even so. Just blow them out, or the wax’ll drip all over the icing.”

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Everyone seemed to enjoy the party, so my panics that they'd hate it were unfounded (?).

Cake is great. And so is pictures.

Heehee. See, Five + Turlough + cake = slashy goodness.

mmmmmm...

Oh yeah, I forgot to ask, who do you 'ship'? (I feel like saying homey at the end of that - it sounds so bad but I thought it was the easiest way to ask.

Hmm, let's think. Going from 1963 onwards, in chronological order (as far as logic allows), including both het and slash pairings, and not limiting myself to the woefully few I can actually write (ie ones I have enjoyed reading or would read because of inclusion of pairing):

Barbara/Ian, Two/Jamie, Three/Brig, Four/Romana II, Tegan/Nyssa, Five/Turlough (obviously), Peri/Erimem, Six/Peri, Six/Jamie, Ace/Hex, Eight/Fitz, Nine/Rose(/Jack), Nine/Jack, Rose/Jack, Ten/Jack, anybody/Jack really *grins*, Ten/Romana II, girl!Doctor (http://community.livejournal.com/girl_doctor/profile)/Rose, Doctor/Doctor (any!). I've probably missed somebody. Jack/Ianto, probably, but I was debating whether or not to include them. Are we counting spin-offs?

Man, the asexual!Who people would hate me... *grins*

I think everyone ships Two/jamie, they are just so, er shippable, and so very slashy. FIVE/TURLOUGH (as well you know!) Peri/Erimem to an extent... really not enough fic round for that :( I'd say Six/Peri is cute, but I can't see anything actually happening between them. Ace/Hex OBV, pretty much canon as well, Eight/Fitz, (even though I've never read the guy) Eight/Charley, Ten/Rose, Jack/anyone (I read one fic of Jack/Peri!) Five/Ten/Eight any mixture of (As you can guess, I'm a bit of a slave to the pretty doctors), and I haven't really seen any Torchwood, but sure, we can count it and other spin offs.

the asexual!Who people would hate me...
all the more reason to ship my dear ;)

Ah, damn. There's a request for Peri/Erimem in the drabble tag on

who_otp but no fic :o( That's usually my first port of call for uncommon pairings. I'll see if I can spin something in a drabble - I managed misleadingly implied Tegan/Nyssa (http://purple-bug.livejournal.com/74396.html) (it can be taken as innocent or not *grins*). Peri/Erimem would be fun.

*laughs* I've never read any Fitz either! I'm still on Sam (*yawn*). But I've read enough fic to get his character a bit, and enough Eight/Fitz that I definitely think the two of them fit well together :o)

Not overly fond of Charley - I liked her at first, then I got bored with her - she needed to leave many stories ago.

I have Opinions on Ten/Rose. I sometimes enjoy the pairing if done well, but Nine/Rose works so much better :o) My ex-girlfriend used to say that watching Ten and Rose was like watching a girl who's in love with her gay best friend.

As for Six/Peri... I wasn't much taken to it either, at least before December last year. Then I read this. (http://community.livejournal.com/temporalfic/12904.html)

This is getting long. Do you know how to make the comments shrink down into just the subjects?

That is hot. And girl!doctor seems such an in-depth character, and complete fanon! I love it. Rachel Wiesz and girl!Doctor FTW!

Nine was good an all, but it just seemed that Christopher Eccleston didn't give the character the enthusiasm it deserved. His Doctor was good, he was good, but his enthusiasm wasn't, and that kinda put me off. Ten and Six, now there's some enthusiasm you can be proud of!! (Or rather their actual counterparts).

and comments... screening? I don't know what it does but it must do something... if you find out what will you let me know?

It is indeed hot. Which is weird for me...

And girl!Doctor is indeed fantastic. I wrote a fic with her and Chronotis. That was fun :o) It's somewhere in there.

Okay, gonna have to argue with you on that. I thought Ecclestone was very enthusiastic! All those times he gets all manic and hoppy, is that not enthusiasm? And just because he's acting a serious bit doesn't mean he isn't putting enthusiasm into it - just means he's not letting it colour the emotion he's supposed to be portraying. I love Nine - he was my first Doctor. Of course Five is my unmoving favourite. Unless they cast Rachel Weisz as Eleven in a few years time ;o) (And actually, I wouldn't put it past Rusty to do just that.)

Nah, screening means I have to approve each comment before it's shown. I'll ask someone.

maybe not the character of the ninth doctor but the role of the Docotr since it's return. It seems he left ASAP, he has never really talked about it and I just feel he's not as enthusiastic about the role as the best are. He was good though.

My favourite used to be Nine in 2005, then in came Ten :) during 2006 and then I sorta moved onto Five and now I think Six and Eight are getting a bit of a look-in. It's all good.

Ah, I see what you mean. Yes, I agree with you on that; he left because of type-casting or something (although Dead Ringers did a brilliant sketch on an alternative reason that he left: Trekkie parents - although I am living proof that Trek and Who are not incompatible) but he wasn't very... Well, at the moment Tennant says it's the best job in the world. And he does all those tv appearances. As far as I know, Ecclestone didn't.

But I still prefer Nine over Ten *hides* Sure, Ten can be fun, but I'm looking forward to his maniac giddiness being a little more subdued this year (hopefully). I hope the rambling rants don't go away though. But delusions of godhood and invulnerability are not good, especially when you're hyper. And besides, Nine's manic moments were more infectiously happy, I think. I never wanted to slap Nine for being happy. Ten on the other hand... well, Donna did that for me :o)

no need to hide :) but I have to say I think the madness is great. apart from the "all that hopping" bit on the CIN special. That just made me cringe.

Fics: BST (26/100), Happy Birthday (27/100)

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