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bywayofmemory · 3 years ago

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AO3 tag meme!

Tagged by @therealstartraveller776, thank you! I was contemplating doing this one over on DW but might as well post it here instead.

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

173. Many of those are drabbles or 3-sentence fic, which I write quite a lot of. I do a lot of my best work in short form.

2. What is your total Ao3 word count?

309,664. See the note about working best in short form above.

3. How many fandoms have you written for and what are they?

So, so many, since it’s easy to do when you’re only writing 3 sentences of it. The major ones with actual fics in it are: Firefly, Chronicles of Narnia, Shadow & Bone/The Grishaverse Trilogy, ASoIaF/Game of Thrones, The Almighty Johnsons, The Secret Garden, Greek Mythology, Downton Abbey, and MCU (mostly The Avengers). Along with loads of others were I’ve written one or two things. There are 66 fandoms in total on my list, though some are duplicates (MCU and The Avengers (2012) etc). Probably around 60 in reality.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Maybe it Will All Come Back to Me (A Song of Ice and Fire)

Drunk on the Dying Light (Grishaverse Trilogy)

Hold My Heart in Two (A Song of Ice and Fire)

The World That’s on the Other Side (Firefly)

To Cover What We Can’t Erase (MCU/The Avengers)

At least one of those does not belong on that list and is only there cause it’s a megafandom, lol.

5. Do you respond to comments, why or why not?

I always make an attempt to! There are a couple times I haven’t cause I forgot about them and when I remembered it felt awkwardly too late, or because I wasn’t in a great headspace. But I love talking to readers and sharing little headcanons and stuff that didn’t make it into the fics.

6. What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

I didn’t think I had a lot of angsty endings, but in thinking it through, I really...kind of do?

Probably The Endless in Between, a Narnia Susan/Ed fic in which they get displaced in time and realize they’re most likely about to die at the end. They don’t particularly mind it, but still, it’s a heavy ending.

7. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve ever written?

OH BOY, do I. It’s mostly the fault of @thatgirlnevershutsup these days, with her Susan Pevensie/Jon Snow love encouraging me. The craziest one though is doubtless a 3-sentence fic I wrote crossing over LotR and Where’s Waldo?, The Striped Wanderer.

8. Have you ever received hate on a fic?

Not lately, despite shipping almost exclusively ‘problematic’ ships, because I’m enough of a nobody to stay under the radar. I used to get some back in the day when I was posting Mal/River Firefly fic on ffnet, telling me that they actually had a parent/child relationship and I was wrong and bad. Whatevs.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

From time to time, yes (more frequently lately). It’s generally pretty tame for smut - even the kinks I’m into are not that kinky. I do write a lot of dubcon and hatesex, though.

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of, but I don’t go searching for it.

11. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

No, though there’s often a lot of back and forth in the 3-sentence ficathon with playing off what other people have written. That’s always an excellent time.

12. What’s your all time favorite ship?

Is there anyone who answers this with just one ship?? Mal/River (Firefly) is a forever ship for me; obviously being a fan of any of Joss’s properties has soured over time, but I know I could watch Serenity again and be right back in it with those two. I’m known for spreading the gospel of Susan/Edmund (Narnia), so I have to include that one. Lately Darklina (Shadow&Bone/Grishaverse) is my all-consuming obsession.

13. What was the first fandom you wrote for?

Technically, poetry for LotR. Realistically, Firefly.

14. What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

The World That’s on the Other Side. It was a story that came all at once; I was really in the flow with that one. And it has so many things I love - time travel, angst, pining, (semi)unrequited love, forbidden relationships, love that spans the bounds of reality, one partner making incredible sacrifices for the other. Other people seem to agree it’s the best of my Firefly fics, as it’s the most kudosed and bookmarked of all of them.

Tagging: I don’t usually tag people, but I’d be interested to see @thatgirlnevershutsup, @wingedflight, and @klaineharmony do this one, along with anyone else who wants!

#writing #meme #about me

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redrikki · 5 years ago

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Miscellaneous Fandom Fic Masterlist

The 100

Born to Float - Octavia became a criminal with her first breath. Some people are just born to float. (Octavia Blake, Bellamy Blake, Aurora Blake)

Post-Apocalyptic Ethics 101 - Collection of dribbles & short stories. (Bellamy Blake, Clarke Griffin, Marcus Kane, Jasper Jordan)

Coin Operated Boy - The things John Murphy does to survive. Tag to 3.10. Trigger Warning: RAPE. (John Murphy/Emori, Murphy/Ontari)

Battlestar Galactica

Persephone on New Caprica - It’s winter on New Caprica and they’re all Persephone here. A collection of short stories. (Gaius Baltar/Caprica Six, Felix Gaeta/Eight, Kara Tharce/Leoben Conroy)

Four Loves (The Canoodling on New Caprica Remix) - Three loves which died on New Caprica and one which flourished. Remix of Canoodling & Conspiracies Oh My! by raktajino. (Maya & Isis, Diana Seelix & Jammer, Boomer & God, Laura Roslin/William Adama)

The Broken Earth series Seismic Shift - Schaffa tells himself he will stop if Eitz says no. This one will be allowed to say no. The boy says nothing at all. (Schaffa, Eitz) WARNING: Child Sexual Abuse

Dark Angel

Tricks & Treats - Joshua and Alec go to a party. Joshua eats little hot dogs and is diverting. (Joshua, Alec, Rita)

Another Day at the Office - Insert zombie apocalypse. (Alec, Original Cindy, Normal)

Pooka Boo - Maybe Ben’s hallucinations started out random and fluffy too. (Alec, Max, Logan, Original Cindy, Pooka)

Dollhouse

Ms. Lonelyhearts - Adelle knew Victor was a lover at heart. (Adelle Dewitt/Victor, Sierra/Victor)

Downton Abbey

The Hedgehog’s Dilemma - “Mind my spikes.” Five warnings, four relationships and one revelation. Daemons AU. (Thomas Barrow/Duke, Thomas & Sara O'Brien, Thomas/Edward Courtney, Thomas/Jimmy Kent)

Bluestocking Girl - Four books which didn’t change Edith’s life and one letter to the editor which did. (Edith Crawley, Crawley family)

Snakes & Lions - In Thomas, Jimmy finds that courage isn’t exclusive to Gryffindors. Now if only he could find some himself. Harry Potter fusion. Part one of Houses Alike In Dignity (Thomas Barrow/Jimmy Kent)

The House Elf and the Lioness - “Honestly Sybil, he’s practically a house elf,” Mary exclaimed when she caught them kissing in the stacks. Harry Potter fusion. Part two of Houses Alike In Dignity (Sybil Crawley/Tom Branson, Mary Crawley)

The Owl & the Son-of-a-Squib - Matthew Crawley is quite shocked when an owl swoops down and drops off a letter which changes his life. Harry Potter fusion. Part three of Houses Alike In Dignity (Matthew Crawley, Isobel Crawley, Violet Crawley)

The Dragon Prince

Dragon Scales - Collection of short tumblr prompts. (Rayla, Callum, Ezran, Amaya, Soren) You Fight Like You Practice - Callum’s never been good with a sword, but the right teacher can make all the difference. Two lessons, two teachers, and one real fight. (Callum, Soren, Rayla) The Talk - Rayla and Callum finally talk about what happened the night of the assassination. (Rayla, Callum, Ezran)

Firefly

Firefly, In Brief - Collection of short stories and dribbles. (Firefly crew)

Will to Be Well (The Psychosomatic Remix) - Studies on the efficacy of acupuncture are inconclusive but, if River believes hard enough, learning the art might make her better. Remix of If I Could Will You Whole by Spiralleds (River, Inara, Jayne)

Harry Potter

Have to Start Somewhere (The Words to Rebuild Remix) - This diary belongs to Ginevra Molly Weasley and no one else. Remix of Words to Build by Elennare. (Ginny Weasley)

Interstellar

Eureka Moment - The night she solved the equation, Murph had unprotected sex for the first time in her life. (Murph/Getty)

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

Requiescat in pace - In which Jonathan Strange discovers that returning the dead to their natural state is more difficult than he would imagine. (Jonathan Strange, dead Neapolitans)

Miraculous Ladybug

Intrepid Reporter - Alya won’t let a little thing like danger stop her from reporting the truth. (Alya, Marinette, Nino) Better Than Ice Cream - Orange, mint, and raspberry could be a tasty combination. The solution to every love triangle should be polyamory, but sometimes it’s just not that simple. (Marinette, Adrien) St. Athanase Day - Adrien and Marinette’s beret the second time around. She forgets the card but still signs her work. (Adrien, Plagg) No Sleep Til Hawkmoth - An overly-caffeinated revelation helps narrow Alya’s search for Hawkmoth (Alya, Marinette, Adrien, Nino, Chloé)

Misfits

Good Housekeeping - It’s been months since his mum kicked him out, but at least Nathan hasn’t sunk to sleeping under the flyover. He’s got a good thing going at the community center and means to keep it. (Nathan Young)

The (Non)Haunting of Nathan Young -And to think he’d scoffed when Simon had tried to warn him. Everyone you love will die. What a laugh, right? Christ, he’s been such an idiot. (Nathan Young/Kelly Bailey)

Pushing Daisies

Li'l Gumshoe - Young Penny Cod was nine years, two hours, and forty-three minutes old when she found the book which changed her life. Like hundreds of other little black girls who would encounter Li’l Gumshoe, she felt as though it had been written just for her. The difference was, Penny Cod was right. (Penny Cod, Emerson Cod, Lila Robinson, Pie Hole gang)

Orphan Black

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Girl - There’s something magical about Uncle Felix’s flat. Maybe it’s all the art. (Kira, Felix, Cosima)

Devil’s Trap - Helena and Grace have a lot in common. (Helena, Grace)

Despite All My Rage - Rachel is still just a rat in a cage. So much for self-directed evolution. (Rachel, Aldous Leekie, Ethan Duncan)

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

Shadow Over Mystacor - After Shadow Weaver’s attack on Mystacor, Adora just wants to relax, but that’s hard to do when it’s all her fault. (Adora, Glimmer, Bow)

Parting Strands - Looking out for each other had been their thing, but Adora’s starting to suspect that’s over. Her thoughts during that scene in “Promise.” (Adora, Catra)

The Good Soldier On the sliding scale between perfect soldier Adora and useless malcontent Catra, Lonnie was closer to the Adora end of the spectrum. How the hell had Catra made Force Captain before her? Catra was just going crash and burn and Lonnie? Lonnie would let her. (Lonnie, Catra, Team Horde)

She-Ra (Modesty) Shorts - Adora/Catra shorts written for the 3 Sentence Ficathon. (Adora/Catra)

A Song of Ice and Fire

The Return - Robb sends Theon home to Pyke. If you think this has a happy ending, you haven’t been paying attention. (Asha Greyjoy, Greyjoy family)

Stranger Things

Smurfete Principle - There can be more than one girl in the party. El and Max work things out at the Snow Ball. (Max, El)

Stranger Side of the Force - While watching Star Wars, El notices she and Vader have a lot in common. (El, Mike, Max, Lucas, Dustin, Will)

It Lingers - The Mind Flayer is gone, but El can still feel it clawing underneath her skin. (El, Joyce, Will, Jonathan) Date Night - Everyone and her mother seems to think they’re together and Robin’s getting pretty sick of it. (Robin, Steve, The Party)

Temeraire

Epistolary - Dear Lady Allendale….yours, etc., Emily Roland (Emily Roland)

Umbrella Academy

Heroes for Ghosts - Eudora waits for Diego and things at the hotel go very differently. (Klaus, Diego, Ben, Eudora, Hazel, Cha-Cha, Ghosts)

Peanut Butter and Marshmallows - Stuck in the apocalypse, Five reads about Vanya leaving him sandwiches. (Five, Delores)

Iconic - When Vanya learns Klaus is gay from an article in a teen magazine, she’s upset for more than a few reasons. (Vanya, Klaus) Feed Your Head - Three shitty things young Klaus did for drugs and one thing they did for him. (Klaus, Reginald, Grace) When Evil Rains - Umbrella Academy shorts (Klaus, Diego)

Voltron: Legendary Defender

Players Only Love You When They’re Playing - Coran kept staring at Romelle like she was walking miracle, but Allura couldn’t look at her without thinking of Lotor and his betrayal.

White Collar

Eyes on the Target (The Solid Ground Remix) - Peter asked her to keep an eye on Neal for him while he’s stuck in jail. It could be going better. Remix of Keep Your Feet on Solid Ground by frith_in_thorns. (Dianna Berrigan, Neal Caffrey, Peter Burke)

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thewardlowcollection · 6 years ago

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Fics of Christmas Past -- Part Two

‘Tis the season for casefics, fluff, and family fun. The librarians wanted to celebrate the festive season by compiling a list of Christmas-themed fics from years past, and after much debate about proper presentation of such a smörgåsbord we decided to split it into two posts. This is the second one!

In total there will be 26 fics–one for each day before Christmas, and a bonus for the day you just need that little bit more. Just as in Part One--that can be found HERE--the summaries are the writers’ own.

The Gift (2016) by Shamashe -- John Robertson sends Phryne and Jack an unusual gift.

Rivers Of Gold (2016) by FairyQueen (etoilecourageuse) -- When Phryne receives a strange letter from Mac, she cannot help but worry.

A Christmas Murder (2016) by lordbeatrice -- t's Christmas time! The weather is sweltering, the air hot and humid as storm clouds form over the skies of Melbourne. As the storm brews, it is dwarfed by the ensuing tempest in the living room of 221B. Jack and Phryne have a mystery to solve, however, neither can agree on the murderer.

Jack, It’s Cold Outside (2016) by @leafingthroughbooksandtea -- A familiar Christmas Song with a Phrack twist.

The Gift (2016) by @suigeneris221b -- It's two days to Christmas and Phryne still can't find the perfect gift for Jack. Set after the Season One finale.

Last night you told me: tomorrow (2016) by lbmisscharlie -- “Come on, darling,” she says, feeling daring. This is the edge of something, something that has been building since the first time Phryne stomped into the City South Police Station. Perhaps since Mac linked arms with her on the docks of the port, gleeful to be reunited with her friend after many years’ absence. Things will be different tomorrow.

Braving the Storm (2017) by @scruggzi -- Jack's working late on Christmas Eve and reminiscing to himself about the previous year and his reunion with Phryne in London. His evening is interrupted by a couple of unexpected visitors with whom he falls instantly in love. What terrors will he face in order to protect them from the storm?

Smooth Seas (reposted 2017) by @gaslightgallows -- After the holidays, Phryne and Jack finally exchange their gifts. A follow-up to Creatures of Stillness. Written for the 2016 Phryne Ficathon.

The List: Recipe for Disaster (2017) by @inzannatea -- It's Christmas at Wardlow and Hugh is given a chance to redeem his past shopping mistakes. Hopefully third time will be the charm, because this second one isn't.

Carols by Candlelight (2017) by @aurora-australis-tumbles -- Music and memories on a park bench one Christmas Eve. Fluffier than angst. Angstier than fluff.

A Christmas Letter (2017) by Allison_Wonderland -- A gift from Jack to Phryne. Merry Christmas!

Five and Twenty (2018) by @aurora-australis-tumbles -- One question leads to twenty for a slightly anxious lady detective. Investigative sass ensues.

Sweet Surprise (2018) by @deverewinterton -- ‘He knew what was on that Christmas card. He’d written the words just last night, as he’d sat at his kitchen table, well on his way to a hangover. It had seemed like the right thing to do at the time, but now?’After the events that transpired at the chalet in Murder under the Mistletoe, and prior to the Christmas in July-celebration, Phryne visits Jack at home. There’s baked goods in here, too

In the last post we shared advent fics from previous years, and we are very lucky to have @rositalg‘s Holiday Heat and @firesign23′s Sancity of the Boudoir for 2018.

#25.12: christmas fic #hemiparasttic greenery and whiskey #xmas fics #mfmm fanfic #miss fisher's murder mysteries #the wardlow collection

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thespacehairandthespaceidiot · 6 years ago

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Snow cave?

You also hit on another of the three non mattex fics on the list. This was written as a fic for the River Song ficathon held around Christmas last year. River and Elven are trudging silently through the snow on some random planet after he got them run out of town on Christmas day by saying something stupids to the natives. And she’s angry at him and ignoring him for ruining the holiday when she really just wanted something quiet and normal for a change. It’s getting dark and they’re bold freezing and they get the idea to build a snow cave to keep warm and bunk down in for the night. They do that mostly in silence, the Doctor feeling worse by the minute and it was supposed to lead to them huddling together for warmth while he tries to make up for being an idiot by being sweet and something or other so she forgives him. I think I intended some kind of smut scene there in the cave? Or maybe back in the tardis? Who the hell knows??

But it was really bad. Long and wordy and BORING and it just wasn’t going where I wanted it to. So I shelved it and wrote an entirely different fic for the ficathon. I might go bak to it one day and rewrite it completely because if it were better and maybe not written under pressure, it could be retooled to be somewhat decent. But we’ll see. Doctor/River is not my specialty. I don’t think I write it very well.

#cassie's writing #Anonymous #ask

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tardis-festivities · 11 days ago

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Pinch hit 4 (re-opened) - claimed

This pinch hit is once again available. If you can do it then please either respond on the Dreamwidth post (all comments are screened) or email [email protected] and include your AO3 username.

This is due on 21st November 7pm UTC (note this is later than the general deadline).

Requester: anr

Fandom 1: Doctor Who (2005) Ship: Tenth Doctor/River Song (DW 2005), Ship: Eleventh Doctor/River Song (DW 2005), Ship: Twelfth Doctor/River Song (DW 2005) Fic

Details about these requests: https://autoao3app.firebaseapp.com/#/tardis_festivities_2024/user/anr

#doctor who #new who #river song #pinch hits #doctor who ficathon

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yetanotheremptypage · 7 years ago

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Happy Fanfiction Writers Appreciation Day!

Last year, I put together this list of fic recs in honor of the day. They are all amazing, so you should definitely check them out, but in the mean time, here’s some more. I tried to tag most of the ships and/or fandoms, so if you ship any of those or are in the fandom, check out the recs below the cut. Of course, there are plenty more amazing fanfictions/writers out there, and to them, I give a huge THANK YOU! Finally, if you have any interest in any of my stories, links can be found here.

All Aboard the Dreamland Express (Swarkles, How I Met Your Mother) FF [Complete]

Farhampton, 2017. The gang convenes on the fabled front porch at long last, to regroup and address a pressing concern. Written for ficathon suggested by Beneath the Umbrella.

If the finale of HIMYM greatly upsets you, try this instead and it should solve those problems.

Between Universes (Martha Jones/Mickey Smith and Mickey Smith & Rose Tyler, Doctor Who) AO3 [Complete]

Whilst jumping universes using the Dimension Cannon, Rose meets an old friend, and one she has yet to meet, and finds out she will unknowingly give them a wonderful gift. In return, she's given something that could keep them all together even when they couldn't be further apart.

You gotta love Rose Tyler and her Dimension Cannon. In this story, it helps Martha keep fighting during the Year That Never Was, and helps Martha and Mickey find each other. It’s so well written, too.

Falser Than Vows Made In Wine (Rosaline Capulet/Benvolio Montague, Still Star Crossed) AO3 [In-progress]

In which Romeo and Juliet try to be impulsive and romantic, Rosaline and Benvolio get drunk and stupid, and what happens in Vegas... does NOT stay in Vegas.

This. Fic. Is. FANTASTIC. All of the characters are perfectly written, and the story retains the same super slow burn quality of the show, and it’s perfection. Gotta love a good Vegas Wedding AU.

Family Pond ‘Verse (Amy Pond/Rory Williams and 11/River Song, Doctor Who) AO3

This is a beautiful AU series in which Amy and Rory have another child after River, and River and the Doctor also have a kid later down the line. It is beautiful and adorable and just perfection, and features appearances from several other Who characters like Martha and Mickey.

Flood My Mornings (Jamie Fraser/Claire Fraser, Outlander) AO3 || Tumblr (@bonnie-wee-swordsman) [In-progress]

Two years after Culloden, Jamie accidentally falls through the stones, finding himself in 1950.

Bonnie is such an amazing writer and she keeps Jamie and Claire in character so freaking well and this AU is one of those where you see canon and you’re like, “But wait didn’t-- No, no that was fanfic.”

Gretel (Swarkles and Ted Mosby & Robin Scherbatsky, How I Met Your Mother) AO3 [Complete]

Robin and Ted are sitting in the bar. They actually talk. A bit.

Post-Swarkles engagement where Robin and Ted talk about their feelings and don’t shove them down.

I Got It Bad (But It Feels So Good) (Peter Parker/Michelle, Spider-Man: Homecoming) AO3 [In-Progress]

The first time she kissed him, it's a joke. Michelle knows that it's Peter under the mask. He was supposed to reveal his identity to her.

Instead, he kissed her back.

So Spideychelle consumed my life reaaal quick after seeing Homecoming and this fic is just completely amazing and I love it.

If It’s Not Too Late For Coffee (Jack Harkness & Martha Jones, Doctor Who) AO3 [Complete]

Five times Martha Jones and Jack Harkness had conversations over coffee and one time they didn't.

Martha and Jack’s friendship is just the best, and this explores that over the years. Also features Martha/Mickey.

If Only, If Only (Sanrion, Game of Thrones) FF [In-progress]

How Tyrion and Sansa's wedding night might have gone, and how their stories might have altered because of it. Show-verse.

This is the same beautiful writer who is writing Winter’s Thaw, which I talked about on my last list. This story is just as beautiful, and every time I get the email with an update, I stop what I’m doing and read it. It is so so so good and I love it.

I’ll Find You (Bellamy Blake/Clarke Griffin, The 100) AO3 [Complete]

In every life she's granted, Clarke loves Bellamy Blake's eyes.

Every time Clarke Griffin is reincarnated, she finds Bellamy Blake. They don't always fall in love, they don't always end up together, but they find each other all the same.

I think this is such a great reincarnation fic-- they never remember each other, but no matter how shitty a situation they’re in (War, child cancer patients, and more) they always cross paths. It’s a cool exploration of the way lives can cross, and it even follows history, with an early portion existing in the days of the Roman Empire while later portions chronicle post and pre Ark life. Basically, it’s so good!

Just A Pack of Sweets (Martha Jones/Mickey Smith, Doctor Who) AO3 [Complete]

You know you wondered, and if you do the maths, it's only six weeks from the day Mickey and Martha meet to the day when Martha is said to be on her honeymoon.

Six months after that we learn that Mickey and Martha are married.

Fast work... unless it's timey wimey

I love Martha and Mickey, so this fic exploring their relationship is amazing and wonderful and awesome and I love it. Also features Rose/Tentoo

Life Is What Happens (Sybil x Tom, Downton Abbey) FF [In-progress]

A post-3x05 rewrite of Downton Abbey Series 3 and Series 4 in which Sybil lives. Previously posted on my tumblr blog as a series of drabbles re-imagining scenes in S4 with Sybil present.

Lady Sybil Lives AUs are my fav, and I love this one. Sadly *spoilers* it still kills off Matthew *end spoilers* but everything is handled so well. It’s so good.

Looks Like We Made It (Quicketh, Glee) FF [In-progress]

Future Fic. This is a sequel to "Just Let Me Try" and "We Can Do This" set 5-6 years after Quinn and Puck graduate high school. Follow them as they embark on a new phase of their lives with their family and friends.

This is so so so good. It’s the life I wish Quinn, Puck, and Beth could have had, and the other ones in the series are also perfection.

Moments (Cartson, Agent Carter) FF [Complete]

Peggy Carter, Agent, not coffee girl, not office gopher, not simply Captain America's girl, but Agent. Welcome to the new era that is my life...and Jack's as he gets taken along for the ride

Post-Season 1, including a Season 2 AU, with all of Peggy, Jack, and Daniel’s misadventures. I devoured this thing in like a night because I loved it so much, and the sequel/companion is also amazing.

Nothing Was Ordinary (Sizzy, The Mortal Instruments) AO3 [Complete]

"Isabelle was beautiful, not that Simon was biased or anything. It was a fact he knew so well, but sometimes it would just hit him; like when he was going to retrieve some fallen arrows after their fight with a Shax demon. He probably should keep cleaning what he could, making sure he wasn’t cut anywhere, wasn’t burned by ichor but he found himself just staring."

Filled with endless feels on the ending of Lady Midnight, here's a take on the scene Simon mentions in "A Long Conversation". Spoilers for the ending of Lady Midnight.

If you also flailed upon learning that Simon and Isabelle were engaged, this is the one-shot for you.

Pretty Wings (Leyton, One Tree Hill) FF [Complete]

The decision to leave is made quickly, but rationally. The goodbyes are hard, but everyone understands. When Peyton tells Lucas this is their happy ending, he just shakes his head. He tells her it's their happy beginning. Post 6x24 and future Oneshot. LP

I really wish is this is what happened with Leyton after they left. It’s beautiful and I love it.

Redemption Harbor (Leyton, One Tree Hill) FF [Complete]

One man's ferociously cruel obsession causes turmoil in Tree Hill and has our much loved characters striving for salvation, but is it too late? Faith and hope are challenged in a quest for redemption. AU LP

This is so freaking sad and angsty but so beautiful too. The sequel is also awesome.

Speak Aloud What Until Now I’ve Only Sung (Auslly, Austin and Ally) FF [Complete]

It takes eleven years of bad timing and miscommunication, plus one called off engagement, but eventually they figure it out. Austin/Ally through the years. "Austin is her best friend. Having him in her life is more important than anything else ... even if it means having her heart broken from time to time." Complete.

This slightly AU fic is just the right amount of angsty that you have to keep reading, and of course, these two idiots are perfectly in character to boot.

Stay With Me, Go Places (Swarkles, How I Met Your Mother) FF [In-progress]

"No, we really did get divorced. It just kind of turns out that we sucked at it."

If you also were destroyed by the HIMYM finale and need a new canon to accept, may I suggest this one?

To Build A Home (Frary, Reign) FF [Complete]

"The human heart was not designed to beat outside the human body and yet, each child represented just that - a parent's heart bared, beating forever outside its chest." -Debra Ginsberg / Nine months, nine moments, and the building of a family.

Frary baby feels that I sometimes forget aren’t canon because this story’s that good.

And now, some awesome writers:

quantum-oddity (Mostly Hamilton) AO3 || Tumblr (@my-dearesteliza)

If you love Hamliza and/or Philtheo you need to read these fics. If you love family fluff you need to read these fics. If you love smut you need to read these fics. Long story short, you need to read these fics.

gotham-ruaidh (Mostly Outlander) AO3 || Tumblr (@gotham-ruaidh)

Gotham’s absolutely amazing Jamie and Claire fics are amazing. My personal favorite is the Modern Glasgow AU, where Jamie and Claire raise their children in modern-day Glasgow. So many Outlander characters appear in various different forms and it makes me so happy.

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raining-v-coffee · 8 years ago

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River Song/11th Doctor One-shot fic recs

*Multichapter ~my notes

River's Thesis

While doing some research, River has a much-needed visitor pop in at half past crazy o'clock in the morning.

Four Times River Isn't At All Surprised, and One Time She Is

The first time he tries to surprise her, he’s foiled by their back-to-front-ish timelines and just the right amount of not paying attention.

the lady is a vamp

As much as River loves any and every version of her husband, she’s grown to dread the adventures when he and Amy barely know her. He’s surly and obstinate and at times, downright resentful. When he’s this young, it’s hard to imagine he ever falls in love with her.

And he realized

~Introspective fic for the Doctor.

I'll teach you how to drive me wild

“This is the first time you’ve been in the TARDIS isn’t it? Since Berlin?” River nodded as he swung off the seat and approached her. “I guess now is as good a time as any.”

“For what?”

He smiled down at her, crooked and teasing, standing beside her and fingering the controls. “To teach you how to fly her.”

it's a crazy world, but at the end of the day, you're still my family

Ficathon prompt 23: Amy and Rory spend time with the Doctor and River not long after the Doctor comes back from pretending to be dead and find it weird seeing just how married the two are

You Can't Carry It With You If You Want to Survive

Melody Pond was born and raised to take the Doctor's life, and now she's saved it -- not only saved it but reversed death with her own regenerations. She can't go back to where she was, but she's not sure that she can go forward. Behind her is Melody and the Silence who have made her into the perfect weapon and are now chasing after her, and in front of her is the mad, impossible Doctor who knows a woman with her face named River Song.

A Fairy Tale Called Gallifrey

spoiler_song Guns and Curls Ficathon prompt: Doctor/River "I speak baby." Doctor talking with their timebaby, please. A little father/daughter bonding time.

Little Talks

"I just never thought I would see the big, bad River Song melt over a baby," he teased.

Family Emergency

The Doctor and River's vows had been short on details, it was true, but Amy thought it was rather implied that you didn’t dump your sick husband on your unsuspecting parents and scarper off in his time machine. Rather obvious spoilers for 6x13.

Secrets

River gets the Doctor drunk... and learns a lot.

Stories, songs, and gallant girls

Even before she knew The Doctor properly, River knew him well, and Donna Noble's story had caught in her mind.

River Song rights a wrong, and finds herself rather charmed in the process. Written for the Hell in Heels ficathon.

~Mostly a River/Donna fic

a gift confers no rights

It had been River he’d turned to though, River he’d stared at with an icy demeanour, River who he lashed out at as he pressed her for details he knew she wouldn’t provide, poked her in places he knew she didn’t like to be poked.

happiness is an allegory

Melody Malone.

Her heart leaps into her throat when she realizes just who Melody Malone is. She has to physically put the book down in order to indulge a brief fit of tears because – because spoilers.

She has never had this adventure with the Doctor.

doctor in distress

If River were to attempt to explain exactly how the TARDIS communicated with her, she would fail every time. It was like a voice – but not a voice, more like a sudden thought that wasn’t her own. But it was because she’d just thought it.

That idiot is in trouble.

Again.

Mine

For the first time in their whole twisted timey-wimey relationship he feels like he’s stumbled on an actual, big, genuine spoiler. Not just a teaser, not just some quip that she could be making up to annoy him or turn him on, but a real, proper, life-changing, future-revealing spoiler. And he can’t handle it. It’s too much, too big, too, too, tooish for him to even consider, so he dives so deep into denial that there’s not enough light to see the surface, let alone the truth.

Professor Song

~A series of fics exploring River’s life after she became a Professor.

The Time Lord's New Clothes

The day River discovers holographic clothing nearly kills him.

Or Not At All

"If we're going to hurt anyway, why don't we hurt together?"

The aftermath of Manhattan. River is determined to hide the damage even if it kills her. And it just might.

Something is going to crumble, she's just not sure if it's going to be her marriage or herself.

And the Waves Sing

Grabbing a nearby dishcloth, River wiped the sticky from her fingers before lifting the curtain and peering out the window. She could instinctively pick out the Doctor’s silhouette in the distance standing with his back to her, head bent to his hands. In front of him stood—River had to squint a bit—was that Amy and Rory? Yes, she decided, it was. They were together, Amy’s hand tucked into the crook of Rory’s arm. Their body language was clear enough. River didn’t have to hear what they were saying to know she was watching a show down between the Doctor and his Ponds. Her only question was why they were here, arguing in her garden at half past ten, Earth time.

If you're lost, you can look, and you will find me

River was ready to die to save him. She'd accepted her fate, and her time would come an end in the Library. Of course, the Doctor always has a plan.

you go your way, i'll go your way too

He’d picked her up nearly a week ago, declaring it the Month of Christmas, and has steadfastly refused to return her to Stormcage until after the 25th.

“That could be any time, sweetie,” she’d reminded him, only to have him grin and tap her nose.

“Exactly.”

a love that even time will lie down and be still for

She would never admit it out loud, but in the safety of her own head, she likes to imagine this strange man exists outside her childish imagination and that one day, when her purpose has been filled, he’ll find her. Or maybe she’ll find him.

The way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline no matter how many times it's sent away

Sitting in the backseat and trying desperately not to worry about her husband, Amy does her best to make herself invisible. It isn’t difficult to do considering the other two occupants of the car are too focused on each other to pay her any mind. Missing scene from TATM.

Weighted sorrow in perfect clouds

After the events of The Angels Take Manhattan. This Doctor is older, more distanced from what happened to his Ponds. River tugs the coat tighter around her shoulders and tries to stop crying.

Left a clouded mind and a heavy heart

It’s true that the inside of the TARDIS is like a universe unto itself and her parents could be on board somewhere, but by all accounts, the Doctor doesn’t travel with more than one or two people at a time often.

Friends in Need

The Doctor's desperate, he turns to his oldest friend for help, Sarah Jane Smith...

~Super cute!

Grow Old With Me

"Never let him see the damage. Never let him see you age..."

Finding What You Never Lost

She found them long before they knew to miss her.

"You've still got poison lipstick on your mouth," she says. "I do not." "You really do Sweetie." She leans forward and up, and her fingers are wiping at the corner of his lip and he's holding his breath.

In which the Ponds and the Doctor come to terms with losing/finding Melody Pond in the aftermath of Berlin.

Keep Your Relationship Private

First a home box written in a language that once could burn stars, raise up empires, and topple Gods. Then the oldest cliff face in the universe with a tongue that no linguist could read. All to tell the Doctor, "Hello Sweetie". He had to be impressed with that, and he came up with a way to say just to her: "Hi, honey. I’m home."

The caged bird sings with fearful trill of the things unknown

A real marriage wasn’t all fairy-tale picnics and ice-skating on the River Thames. It had fights and periods of stony silence. It also had times when you watched your husband be smitten with his younger companion and wonder if, despite his pleas to let him make things up to her, that he would be really happy with someone else.

You Turn Me Into Somebody Loved

There was the Doctor, and he did things to her. He had left her that first time all blushing and not quite meeting her eyes before he kissed her cheek and sent her on her way. Not even a night out with her friend banished those thoughts. River stared at the ceiling, thought about the Doctor’s innocent kiss and wondered why that had made her toes curl more than a night of good sex did.

Conditioned Responses: or Five Times River Song Almost Killed the Doctor

River’s been trained her whole life to kill the Doctor. It’s hard to overcome that…

Possibilities

The Doctor has to make a quick pit stop before he starts searching for baby Melody Pond. Set immediately after A Good Man Goes To War.

The Most Important Question

The Doctor wakes River up one morning with the most important question of all.

who's to say what's impossible

The baby is, of course, a surprise.

your eyes look like coming home

“Don’t try and lie to me, River. You’ve been avoiding me the whole night. You wouldn’t even correct me when I was flying the TARDIS. You always do that, no matter what.” His eyes slid to hers. “First visit since Berlin, I’m guessing.”

I can see the perfect sky is torn

There was only one thing River could do to get rid of the monster in her memories once and for all - kill it.

if one heart can mend another, only then can we begin

“I’ll be back before you know it.”

As she turns away, she hears him mutter something under his breath – faint but just loud enough to carry across the room and reach her ears. She tenses, drawing in a sharp breath as she glances over her shoulder. The Doctor watches her from where he stands, leaning over the console, fringe falling into his eyes. He looks at her like he’d wanted her to hear it.

She swallows, already knowing she’ll regret asking. “What was that?”

He grits his teeth. “I said maybe you shouldn’t come back.”

I feel shot right through with a bolt of blue

Clara eyes her up and down with intrigue and more than a bit of interest in those wide brown eyes, and River smirks. The Doctor, however, remains oblivious.

But we wait for the wave just to wash it away

He’s looking for Professor River Song, the one who ran. The one he hurt so badly with his stupidity and his callous words that he isn’t sure if he’ll ever be able to make it right.

The Third Way

Archeology, angst, roads not taken and timey-wimey romance. River during her postgraduate studies. Includes implied library fixit.

Responsibility

River Song is pregnant and the Doctor on her doorstep isn't himself yet.

On That Distant Lonely Planet

“Of course,” the Doctor said. “Hello Clara Oswin Oswald. It's good to see you again.” I was born to save the Doctor. It was only natural that once I was born his daughter.

Press your space face close to mine, love

Prati has fantastic fairy rings. Well, they don’t really call them fairy rings. They’re actually called veritas rings. And there aren’t any fairies either. Don’t tell me you aren’t intrigued. Fancy a trip, wife?

My Age Has Never Made Me Wise

Good men had no need of rules. Days like this were the reason he had so many.

Days like this, he tossed them all to the side.

To my Master Post of Doctor Who fic recs <3

I also have rec lists for Harry Potter and Naruto.

#doctor who #the doctor #river song #11th doctor #eleventh doctor #doctor who fic recs #fic recs

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ao3feed-elevenriver · 8 years ago

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Quand il me prend dans ses bras il me parle tout bas, je vois la vie en rose

read it on AO3 at http://ift.tt/2l4eAqj

by reichnbatch

"He was kind of enjoying it, being domestic for a while, despite his previous belief that it would be boring even if River was there. Gladly, he was wrong, and, of course, he was: nothing with River Song on it would be boring; the woman was the entertainment in person, to begin with."

Words: 3235, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Doctor Who, Doctor Who (2005), Doctor Who & Related Fandoms

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M

Characters: The Doctor (Doctor Who), Eleventh Doctor, River Song, Amy Pond, Rory Williams

Relationships: Eleventh Doctor/River Song, The Doctor/River Song

Additional Tags: just fluff, Fluff, a lot of fluff, Fluffy Ending, I Tried, I AM LATE AS HELL, River/Doctor Ficathon, Tumblr Prompt, Prompt Fill

read it on AO3 at http://ift.tt/2l4eAqj

#ao3feed #fanfic #doctor who #eleventh doctor #river song #eleven/river

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badasseryandriversong · 8 years ago

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Doctor Who Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: The Doctor/River Song, Twelfth Doctor/River Song Characters: Twelfth Doctor, River Song Additional Tags: Darillium, Fluff, Pregnancy, Time Babies Summary:

"For River, the knowing is a welcomed relief. She doesn’t have any reason to think of her messy past. All the burdens of her life are gone here and it’s just the constant of him (something she couldn’t have given his younger self credit for). She loves waking up next to her husband and knowing they’ll stay in bed for as long as they want."

#river song #twelfth doctor #doctor who #time babies #river song ficathon #doctor who fanfiction #dw #12/river #fic #my fic

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riversongficathon · 9 years ago

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even though the deadline for writing was on the 7th can we still send in and write fics now?

of course you can! what kind of a question is that even? :) the deadline was just set to motivate/remind people to write. but you sure as hell can submit your works after the deadline, no problems here!

#river song #river song ficathon #Anonymous #asks

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singing-sorrowless · 9 years ago

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She sounds like a hell-raiser... Just how he likes

Summary: The Doctor had promised Amy a planet, but neither of them could have predicted who would come with it. Amy can’t help but feel threatened by River Song and the hold she has on the Doctor. Despite her jealousy, she shares a vulnerable and unexpected moment with River before they venture into the Maze of the Dead.

Time: During the events of “The Time of Angels”

Word count: 2500

“Wait in the TARDIS,” he’d said.

“It’s not safe,” he’d said.

Amy rolled her eyes and huffed as she leaned against the TARDIS doors, eyeing this new woman. The Doctor didn’t tell her to wait in the TARDIS. She’d probably fly off without him, to be honest.

One “Hello, sweetie” graffitied into the future was enough to send her Raggedy Man running. “Sweetie?” Amy had thought. “What kind of woman dares call the Doctor sweetie and get away with it?”

Oh. That kind of woman.

The first Amy had seen of her was a sly wink to a security camera, 12,000 years in the past, draped to kill in a silky evening dress and blood-red Jimmy Choos. The Doctor winced at the sight of her, but tripped over himself to leap to her beck and call. “Jump,” she’d commanded from the starliner. “How high?” he asked without missing a heartbeat (from either of his hearts).

7775/349 x 10, 012/acorn. With an air corridor.

That’s how high.

There she was, looking up at the remains of the starliner embedded in the Aplan temple. Swinging her heels in one hand and punching numbers into her communicator with the other. The Doctor stole glances at her out of the corner of his eye while he pretended to watch the clerics lower their camp unto the rocks. Who did she think she was, anyway? Flying the TARDIS and being good at everything, with her curves and her eyeshadow and her too-familiar sighs at the Doctor that said “Oh, I can just read you like a book. Better than you ever can, Amy.”

Amy wasn’t the sort to be intimidated by other women. She never had cause to be jealous. She’d only ever had one female friend, and Mels was more likely to steal your car than steal your boyfriend. No, Amy was the one other girls were afraid of. Finally after years of being the girl nobody talked to—the crazy one with the imaginary friend—she was Amy the Kiss-o-gram who’d kiss your boyfriend and get paid for it. Amy the Slutty Cop, or the Slutty Nurse, or the Slutty Nun. To the boys of Leadworth, she was the hottest commodity, and to the girls she was untouchable. Better yet, now she was Amy whose imaginary friend was real all along, Amy who saved Leadworth from Prisoner Zero. She got to be smug about that for a while, and nobody who’d ever teased her before could stand to look her in the eye, even two years later. It still didn’t feel like anybody respected her, but at least they feared her. At least the girls did, anyway.

And here she was, her bright ginger candle snuffed out in the wake of River Song’s raging inferno. She’d only been traveling with the Doctor for a few days—this was their first proper planet—but he’d been her Raggedy Man for fourteen years. If anyone had a right to him, she did. And yet, River’s claim to him still seemed stronger.

Oh damn, she was walking over. River smiled as she approached, carrying a beige bundle she’d gotten from one of the clerics. Amy flipped her hair and crossed her arms and tried to look nonchalant.

“Amy, is it?” River said with a smile in her voice, like she was sharing a joke with herself. She snapped her fingers and the TARDIS doors swung wide for her, sending Amy stumbling backwards.

“Yes. Amelia Pond,” said Amy, shutting the doors. She smoothed down her hair and pursed her lips and strutted toward the console, taking the steps two-at-a time. She’d be cute. River might have the “untouchable” market cornered, but she was young, at least, and that had to count for something.

She leaned against the railing to watch River with a wary eye; River had hung her Jimmy Choos above the console again, and was stroking the control panel lovingly. Who does she think she is, hanging her shoes about like that? Amy thought. As if to answer her, the TARDIS purred at River’s presence and seemed to lean into her touch, the way someone leans their face into the palm of their lover’s hand on their cheek. The lights beneath the glass floor throbbed with the double-heartbeats of a Timelord at peace. They shone a bit more golden for her, and the coppery paneling on the walls threw back a welcoming glow.

Hell, Amy thought, even the TARDIS likes her better than me.

River pulled down the dormant monitor to check her reflection, and she dabbed away at her makeup with a handkerchief. For a split second, Amy caught a crack in River’s flawless façade; she breathed a sigh of relief as she wiped off her lipstick, and winced as if it were burning her skin. The lipstick sizzled and glistened and shifted colors, like poison from a fairy tale.

“So, Amelia Pond,” River began, glancing up, “Would you be a doll, and get my zipper?”

Amy blinked.

“Oh! Sorry. Yeah.”

River lifted up her perfectly coifed hair, and Amy took a tentative step forward. She unzipped River’s ball gown carefully. She had never touched a dress so expensive before. She wondered how wealthy River was.

River shimmied out of her gown, revealing lacy black lingerie and far more curves than Amy could ever dream of. Amy looked away, but River didn’t seem the sort to get embarrassed. She was shameless. Fearless. Amy could see her in the reflection of the mirrored walls, walking to the back of the console room in bare feet and her underwear, like she owned the place. She disappeared behind a doorway. Amy crossed her arms and tapped the monitor to review the trivia of Alfava Metraxis. Might as well, she figured.

Garn belt. Dundra system. 51st century. It meant nothing to her.

“So, 51st century?” she called out, over her shoulder, “Is this when you’re from?”

“No, I was born is the 52nd,” said River from down a corridor, “But I take missions here sometimes…” she trailed off. “Damn! Where’s my closet?”

Her closet?

She padded back up the steps and ran her fingers through her hair, her gown draped over her arm. She draped it over the railing and sighed.

“You’re early 21st, aren’t you?” she asked.

“Century? Yeah. And my age. I’m twenty-one.”

River smiled fondly. Amy was uncomfortable.

“So how’d a nice girl like you end up with the Doctor?” River asked, unrolling her beige bundle. It was a set of camouflage combat fatigues with a pair of boots and a tactical belt.

Amy hopped up unto the railing and crossed her legs.

“I’ve known him all my life,” she said, a bit territorially, “I’ve known him since I was a little girl. I spent my whole life dreaming he’d come back for me…and then he did.”

“Ahh, yes. I know the feeling,” said River, with too much familiarity for Amy’s liking.

Amy’s stomach turned. Was nothing sacred? Was there nothing she had with the Doctor that River didn’t have already?

“So how long have you been traveling with him?” River asked, wiggling into the jumpsuit.

“It’s been two years since he first came back, but I’ve only been on the TARDIS for a few days. Just the other night Mels was over, painting my nails for my-” she paused. Her wedding. Rory. She pushed the thought away.

“For a party the next day,” she continued, “And not even an hour later, I heard the TARDIS landing in my back garden. And here I am.”

River’s communicator buzzed, and she scrolled through an updated map Father Octavian had sent her.

“Oh,” she said distractedly, “Mels? Friend of yours?”

Amy laughed despite herself.

“My best friend, yeah. She’s…she’s an absolute riot. She’s breaks all the rules and she’s not afraid of anything.”

“I like the sound of her!” River said, with a far-away look in her eye. She fumbled with the buttons of her jumpsuit. Maybe her hands were shaking? Amy wasn’t paying attention.

“Oh, you’d love her. You’d be thick as thieves. Actual thieves,” Amy said, rolling her eyes, “Oh God, Mels…if she could see me now! You know, she was my only friend for the longest time. Well, there was Rory, but… Anyway. All the other kids called me crazy when I talked about the Doctor. But Mels would come over and play with my cardboard TARDIS, and we’d dream of the day the Doctor would come and take us away. She’s the only one who believed me. She was so pissed she’d missed it when the Doctor came two years ago. ‘Raggedy Man was in fucking Leadworth while I was in jail? Prisoner Zero was there too?’ She didn’t speak to me for weeks.” Amy snorted with laughter.

“But how was I supposed to know? Sometimes it seemed like she believed in him more than I did. I think she fancies him, really. Always has.”

River laughed and shook her head.

“Well honestly, who wouldn’t? The damn know-it-all. I do hope your Mels gets to meet him someday.”

“Mels and the Doctor? Now that’s a thought.” Amy chuckled. But now that she finally had the Doctor, she didn’t want to share him. Not even with Mels. Certainly not with River.

“She sounds like a hell-raiser… Just how he likes,” said River.

Amy bristled a bit- she hated that River knew what the Doctor did and didn’t fancy. But she thought back to Mels, and her smile came back.

“Oh, she’s a troublemaker! I spent nearly every afternoon of grade school waiting for her to get out of detention. Then she went on to bigger crimes. Like, me and Rory were bailing her out of jail every other week. Rory barely passed his nursing exam. I know she didn’t have anyone else, really…she was from the children’s home. But it did get old. No matter what I told her, she had to break the rules. It’s like she couldn’t help herself. Like she was programmed to drive me insane.”

River gave a sly smile, with a gleam in her eye. “Maybe she was… I don’t know, abducted by aliens and brainwashed into being a criminal!”

“Very funny.”

“Stranger things have happened,” River laughed, fastening her belt. It was a dry laugh. A sad laugh. For the first time that day, she seemed to show her age. She was beautiful still, but her eyes were clouded over, and the lines of her face seemed to deepen. When she looked up at Amy, she looked almost…matronly.

“I was a bit of a delinquent in my school days. Still am, really. Luckily, I had a friend like you. She dragged me out of trouble, lectured me when I needed it, tried to keep me on the right track. I didn’t turn out how she wished I would, but I still owe my life to her…in more ways than one. I’ve always wished I could thank her. I’m sure Mels feels the same. It sounds like you’re a good friend.”

“Thanks,” Amy shrugged, with a sad smile. River looked away and bunched up her hair with her hands, letting out a big huff.

“Do you have an elastic?” she asked after a few moments.

Amy reached up under the sleeve of her sweatshirt and found one.

“Here, I’ll put up your hair for you,” she said.

“You sure? Curly hair’s a bit different-”

“Don’t worry; I used to do Mels’ hair all the time.”

River lingered at the console and turned over her communicator in her hands. Finally she came to the railing and turned around. As Amy sat up on the railing, high enough for River to feel short beneath her, she trailed her fingers through River’s curls.

“I feel like a child again,” River chuckled to herself, “It’s been a long time since somebody else did my hair.”

Amy gathered River’s hair into one hand and secured it into a ponytail. She separated it into smaller sections and smoothed the curls around her fingers, twisting them into little corkscrews. Just like she used to do for Mels, so long ago.

“I just want what’s best, you know,” Amy said, “But she never bloody listens. She’s greying my hair.” She absently rested her hands on River’s head, and River leaned into her palms.

“Take it from me. One day she’ll realize how much you’ve done for her. When she’s older and more mature, when she’s seen what life is like without you there to guide her, then she’ll be grateful. One day she’ll thank you properly.”

“Ha! That’ll be the day,” Amy said as she hopped down from the railing, her blue converse squeaking against the glass.

“You know,” she added as an afterthought, “we once promised we’d name our first daughters after each other. It’s dumb, I know. Doesn’t matter… I don’t think I’m the mothering type.”

River crossed over to the monitor to check her reflection once again. She lifted up a corkscrew curl and stared. Finally, she looked back up at Amy.

“If it means anything coming from me, I’m sure you’ll be a great mother.”

Amy huffed. She didn’t want to think about that. She’d run away with a madman the night before her wedding, just to get away from the idea of settling down. With Rory, no less. He was nice enough, but…he wasn’t the Doctor. She wondered if the Doctor would ever look at her and think ‘She’s nice enough, but she isn’t River.’

Come on, Pond; you’re not the jealous type, she told herself. She shoved her hands into her pockets and avoided River’s eyes.

River tied her boots in silence. She was still gorgeous, even in her jumpsuit. It was a fierce sort of beauty, fearsome to behold. She knew her place, and her place was at the top. . Like that elf queen from the fantasy movie Rory and the blokes love so much- beautiful and terrible as the dawn. She remembered what the Doctor had said about the words on the homebox back at the museum. She could burn stars and raise up empires and topple gods.

She breaks all the rules, and she’s not afraid of anything.

When River stood up, there was no sign she’d ever been vulnerable. That she’d ever been anything but untouchable. Her smile was wide but it didn’t reach her eyes.

“Nice chat!” she said at last, “Weeping angels, then. Father Octavian is waiting. Best see how the Doctor and the clerics are getting on.”

Amy shrugged and leaned against the console. She followed with her eyes as River left the TARDIS, taking the stairs two at a time. The TARDIS door swung open for her and she bounded off, hungry for an adventure. She breaks all the rules, Amy thought, and she’s not afraid of anything.

#DW fanfiction #doctor who fanfiction #River song #River song fanfiction #River song ficathon #Amy pond #melody pond #doctor x River #river x doctor #Amy and River

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