randomly generated fic rec

[dbskyler]

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 / 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?

Comments

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

I will only add that it's written by one of my fave Classic Who writers...

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

Well, that goes without saying!

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

Why, do you know who all my fave writers are, then?

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

I just know you have good taste. ; )

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

Flatterer!

[thisbluespirit]

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 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:

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

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]

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.

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

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]

Hardly cheating when it's your rules! :-)