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circular_time ([personal profile] circular_time) wrote in [community profile] gensplosion2016-03-02 11:15 pm

Doctor Who: And Then There Was One by Spacetimeconundrum

FANDOM: Doctor Who
FIC LINK: And Then There Was One
AUTHOR LINK: [ao3.com profile] spacetimeconundrum
RATING/WARNING(S): T
WIP?/WORD COUNT: 36K
MAIN CHARACTERS: Fifth Doctor, Romana II, Master, OFC

FIC SUMMARY: The end and aftermath of the Last Great Time War in the Pete's World Universe. Gallifrey falls, the Doctor is lost, and a killer is lurking among the residents of a town on the edge of the Canadian wilderness. Alt!Five's story.

RECCER'S NOTES: What if the Fifth Doctor was roped into the Time War? It's a fascinating premise. Fobwatched!Five is a plausible and sympathetic extrapolation: he's still the Doctor, even with one foot in the classic era and one in the new. The murder mystery is a little draggy, but I really came to care for "Dr. John Foreman," his wife, his father-in-law, and the life he's carved out for himself. His nightmares of the Time War are compelling and terrifying; it's worth a read just for them. I found myself wishing he'd never remember who he really was.