dbskyler: (Four and Sarah Pyramids of Mars)
dbskyler ([personal profile] dbskyler) wrote2010-04-26 07:13 pm

randomly generated fic rec

Past time for another randomly generated fic rec!


A randomly generated fic rec is simply my way of spreading the fic-love around. While the Calufrax recommendations are great, there are a lot of stories that go unnoticed. This is my attempt to rectify that a little. To mix things up, and to keep myself from getting into a recommendation rut, I go to the Doctor Who Random Pairing Generator, here, then choose a fanfic story to recommend that is related to one or both of the characters that come up. If I can't think of a good story to recommend based on the first pairing of characters, I click again to get a new pairing. My only rule is I will not recommend a story that has already been recommended on Calufrax, since that defeats the purpose of spreading recommendations around.

Randomly generated character: Harry Sullivan
Fic: Five Times Sarah Lied to the Doctor About Harry
Author: vvj5 / [personal profile] thisbluespirit
Author's summary:There's absolutely nothing going on between Harry and Sarah, whatever the Doctor thinks.
Characters: Fourth Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith, Harry Sullivan
Rating: All ages
Spoilers: none
Length: 1379 words

Why the rec: The Doctor is jealous, and doesn't understand human behavior; Harry's a little slow on the uptake, as usual; and Sarah runs circles around them both in a set of vignettes that are charming and funny. Need I say more?
ext_3965: (Harry Sullivan Bowler Hat)

[identity profile] persiflage-1.livejournal.com 2010-04-27 06:06 am (UTC)(link)
I will only add that it's written by one of my fave Classic Who writers...

[identity profile] dbskyler.livejournal.com 2010-04-27 06:47 am (UTC)(link)
Well, that goes without saying!
ext_3965: (Brigadier Sir Alistair Lethbridge-Stewar)

[identity profile] persiflage-1.livejournal.com 2010-04-27 06:57 am (UTC)(link)
Why, do you know who all my fave writers are, then?

[identity profile] dbskyler.livejournal.com 2010-04-27 07:31 am (UTC)(link)
I just know you have good taste. ; )
thisbluespirit: (Harry)

[personal profile] thisbluespirit 2010-04-27 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
I second that!

Aw, unexpected fic rec, always a bonus, whenever and wherever, and nice compliments in the comments, too. *beams*

It was a challenge from [livejournal.com profile] akashasheiress, though - a fic I would never write! And while I have been known to commit Harry/Sarah, this was verging on evil Harry/Sarah, so she was probably right. It's all her doing!! :lol:

[identity profile] dbskyler.livejournal.com 2010-04-28 05:51 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, believe me, I'm no idle flatterer! I refer you to some of my recent reaction posts as proof. :P

Speaking of unexpected fic recs, did you see that we were kinda sorta recced by asssociation on Calufrax?
thisbluespirit: (Five Guilty Reading)

[personal profile] thisbluespirit 2010-04-30 06:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I did! :-D (Nearly mis-typed that as 'I died' which would have been untrue, and misleading. :lol:)

I was thinking, after I read this: "The RPG gave you Harry/Sarah? That's incredible!" and then I saw it gave you Harry rather than both. I don't think I've ever had an actual 'normal' type ship. (Oh, except once I got Nine/Rose.) Heh.

[identity profile] dbskyler.livejournal.com 2010-05-01 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, I'd never try to rec the whole pairing that comes up on the RPG! Almost always, I'd have a hard time even finding a fic, let alone a fic I want to rec! No, I cheat and allow myself to use either of the two characters that comes up -- or click again if I can't think of a good fic to rec.

thisbluespirit: (Harry)

[personal profile] thisbluespirit 2010-05-01 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
Hardly cheating when it's your rules! :-)

[identity profile] scifigirliegirl.livejournal.com 2010-05-13 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
That was so freaking adorable.

I wish I could write fic like that. I'm terrible. Really I am. *sigh* Oh well, I'll just have to live with reading your stuff. :D

Thanks for sharing with us all!!

Edited 2010-05-13 05:31 (UTC)

[identity profile] dbskyler.livejournal.com 2010-05-13 06:39 am (UTC)(link)
It is adorable, isn't it? Although I hope you realize I didn't write it -- the author is the extremely talented [personal profile] thisbluespirit, who goes by "vvj5" on Teaspoon. All I did was take great pleasure in reccing it -- glad you enjoyed!

[identity profile] scifigirliegirl.livejournal.com 2010-05-13 06:44 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah...I had to re-read the opening bit and then I was like..oh...yeah...okay get it.

I'm a little slow on the uptake. *LoL*

Still...excellent story. Wanted to squish The Doctor.