Sorry about the no rec yesterday, I had papers due. So, two stories for you.

Story: April is the Cruelest Month
Author: kiwimouse
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1785
Author's summary: What if the Doctor had gone back for Sarah Jane?
Characters/Pairings: Sarah Jane, 10, 4
Warnings: none

Recced because: It really does go into the definition of cruel: when I first read it, I was blown away with how awful I felt at the end, in that way you feel after a movie with a sad ending. But the ending isn't sad, it's bittersweet and lovely. The last line, actually, is why this fic has to be read. It'll stay with you for a while.

Story: Basic Physics
Author: Louiseifer
Rating: Adult
Word Count: 2294
Author's summary: Insanity isn't something you gain, it's something you mustn't ever lose.
Characters/Pairings: 10/Simm!Master
Warnings: slash

Recced because: Getting inside the Master's head is something many writers have tried, but few have done it quite so well as Louiseifer. The slash is subtle and powerful, too, and compliments the story instead of taking away from it. It also has very interesting insights into why the Master is so angry, and why he acts the way he does to the Doctor.

Story: Ink Smears, As Thoughts Sometimes Do
Author: kiwimouse
Rating: Adult
Word Count: 12998 as of this posting
Author's Summary: A collection of drabbles and random scenelets, offered in no particular order, for your perusing pleasure!
Characters/Pairings: Ace McShane, Jack Harkness, Romana I, Rose Tyler, Sarah Jane Smith, The Doctor (10th), The Doctor (3rd), The Doctor (4th), The Doctor (7th), The Doctor (8th), The Doctor (9th), The TARDIS
Warnings: Implied Sex

Recced because: Each chapter is a little ficlet, and they are all simply beautiful. It's a wonderful collection of character studies, covering a goodly chunk of Who canon, and they are all bound together by a playful melancholy that is very moving. It's sprinkled throughout with literary references, quite often with the Doctor making obscure but fantastic quotes. I can easily see most of these as being cut scenes from various episodes (a couple of them are, most of them aren't). Additionally, it's a great view of the Doctor's main personality, outside of the quirks of regeneration.

Story: Blue Touch Paper
Author: kiwimouse
Rating: Adult
Author's summary: Ace and the Doctor have a go together.
Characters/Pairings: Seventh Doctor/Ace
Warnings: explicit sex

Recced because: It's terribly wrong of me, I admit it. The Seventh Doctor's era was the height of asexuality and it's common fandom wisdom that he and Ace are supposed to have a father/daughter relationship. But then Gallifreyans are a bit odd about family relations (witness Susan and the Fifth Doctor) and it's not like they're genetically related.

I admit it. I ship it, if only just a little bit. And even if you don't particularly ship it, I'd still recommend this story because it's sweet and poignant and funny. It's lovely to find an explicit fic that isn't afraid to be funny.