Cam's Corner of the World

Living a Name
by misscam

Disclaimer: Not my characters, just my words.

Summary: Try not to break the world while saving it, would you? The Doctor through the lives he touches. [The Doctor, Death, Caesar. Vaguely implied Doctor/M, Spock/Uhura, Dean/Castiel, Jaina/Thrall, Doctor/Chromie, Lloyd/Olivia, Laura/Bill]

Author's Note: Doctor Who meets James Bond, Star Trek, World of Warcraft, Supernatural, Rome, FlashForward, BSG and Discworld. Um, what to say. Massive crossover of doom?

The Doctor's timeline is not outright stated, but references to past companions makes this at least after the fourth series. The James Bond part is set during Judi Dench's M era, Star Trek is after the 2009 reboot movie, World of Warcraft during Wrath of the Lich King, Supernatural at some undisclosed time after the start of season four, Rome prior to the series, FlashForward at some point in the latter half of season one, Battlestar Galactica towards the end of season four and Discworld at no set time at all.

( You don't respect authority, you make your own rules and break them still. You won't carry a gun but will use people as weapons if you have to. You save the world and lets everyone else clean up the aftermath. I don't know where you'll be tomorrow and you're completely unreliable, but you always seem to arrive at just the right time anyway. You have a file the size of the Bank of England in our archives and yet no one knows your name. You're completely irresponsible and just a touch mad and now you want me to give you security clearance and Q for a day for a matter of 'universal importance'. Tell me, Doctor, why should I? )

Life's a Time Machine
by Camilla Sandman

Summary: The Doctor, born a week ago, feeling ancient and new both, remembering hundreds of years of life and having just a few decades of them still ahead. [TenII/Rose]

Rating: PG

Disclaimer: Not my characters, just my words.

Author's Note: Post-Journey's End. Prompt 015 for 50lyricsfanfic. Thanks to lyricalviolet for beta.

( He remembers five million, three thousand, four hundred and eight sunrises, and this is still the first he actually sees. )

Oh Berlusconi, you're just made of fail, aren't you. Says he about the earthquake survivors:

But Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi appeared to brush aside the dire conditions facing survivors during a visit to one of the camps. "They have everything they need, they have medical care, hot food...," he said in an interview with a German television station. "Of course, their current lodgings are a bit temporary. But they should see it like a weekend of camping."

*facepalm* Weekend of camping? They've just lost their homes, been traumatized, possibly lost people they know and are in fear of aftershocks, of which there have already been several - that ain't like no camping I've been on. Berlu, are you trying to weasel your way into 'soulnemesis' status here now that I retired Bush from it or something?

Ugh.

In brighter news, have written over 5000 words on my Doctor Who/BSG crossover and am almost done. Just gotta fiddle a bit with the draft and settle on a title, which can be such a pain. So a question for people who know Latin out there - what would 'doctor in the box' be in Latin? I'm considering making a play on 'deus ex machina', but my Latin is non-existent.

Funny thing, writing a story. It so often evolves as you're doing it, going unexpected places and sometimes ending up as something a little bit foreign to even you.

Speaking of fanfics, return of the 'I'm going to publish Twilight fanfiction!' saga of DOOM. Oh dear. There's dumb, and there's that.

Podcasts, as voted for in mah poll:
Cam reads 'The Art of Not Having Sex'. (Doctor Who)
Cam reads 'Sleeping With Your Laundry'. (BSG)

Now my dear darling cat, I do adore you very much, which is why I bought that tasty fish for you and why I let you sleep in my bed with me. But in 'Ways to Wake Camilla Up Because I Want Something', I would very much appreciate it if you took 'poking her breasts with this paw with the claws out' off the list. Because ow.

How are you all on this Wednesday?

Life Enough
by Camilla Sandman

Summary: Beyond the end of the world, there is still life. [Battlestar Galactica/Doctor Who crossover. Tenth Doctor, Laura Roslin, Adama/Roslin, implied Ten/Rose, Galactica/TARDIS]

Rating: PG

Disclaimer: Neither Doctor Who nor Battlestar Galactica belong to me, and this is merely a little non-profit crash of worlds.

Author's Note: Set before "Doomsday" in Doctor Who time, at some point in season four Galactica time. This one is for skybound2, who kinda dared me into writing it. Thanks to lyricalviolet for beta.

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( If I'd been Harriet Jones, I think I would have airlocked your ass. )

Memories Like Lifelines
(or How Bad Norwegian Reunited the Doctor and Rose)
by Camilla Sandman

Summary: Once upon a time, something is wrong. Dårlig Ulv Stranden doesn't mean Bad Wolf Bay. One little linguistic mishap. Something slightly wrong. Something very wrong. Once upon a time, history is not what happened. [Ten/Rose]

Rating: Teen.

Disclaimer: BBC's characters. My words.

Author's Note: Yes, this was born out of my annoyance at rather shoddy Norwegian in 'Doomsday' and then went places I wasn't quite expecting. Vaguely passed on some series four speculation, but so decidedly AU not to be spoilery. A very belated backup Secret Pilotfish fic for javabreeze, who wanted Ten/Rose and Jackie to appear. Erm, quite a few classic series references also do. Prompt 047 for 50lyricsfanfic. Thanks to lyricalviolet for beta.

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( 'Tell me a memory,' she whispers, her mouth so close to his ear he can feel the texture of her lips. )

Normality in November
by Camilla Sandman

Summary: Sleep with a human. Wake up with an alien. Normality is what you make of it. This is what Rose made of hers. [AU!John Smith/AU!Rose, AU!Doctor/AU!Rose, special guest stars]

Rating: Teen. Some naughty activities and adult theme, but not terribly explicit.

Disclaimer: BBC's characters. My words.

Author's Note: Alternate Universe. Rose and the Doctor haven't met, and I've made a few changes in the timeline like the mean narrator I am. Loosely based on the plot of "Human Nature"/"Family of Blood" with several bits changed, including setting. You might also spot some familiar faces in unfamiliar settings. Huge thanks to lyricalviolet for beta. Prompt 004 for 50lyricsfanfic.

Table of Prompts.

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( It was a normal day, as normal went for Rose Tyler. And in that normal November day she met a slightly normal plus teacher, dark-haired and with an infectious smile, saved his life, snogged him, had her life saved, got snogged, saved the world and got a date. Two days later, she's going to sleep with him. The day after that, he's not going to be John Smith anymore.  )

Left To Do
by Camilla Sandman

Summary: Can you teach a ghost to let go – or the living? [Ten/Rose, Mickey, Jackie, Pete, Harriet Jones] Post-Doomsday.

Rating: Teen, for some language and references to adult activities.

Disclaimer. BBC’s characters. My words. Written for fun and not for profit.

Author’s Note: This is a remix of kasuchi’s der Wächterengel. Many, many thanks to her for allowing me to fiddle around with the concept of her lovely story. Also thanks to falena84 for letting me use her computer and Internet - and giving me a smashing time here in Italy :) Prompt for 044 for 50lyricsfanfic. (Table of Prompts.)

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Yet call not this long life; but think that I
Am, by being dead, immortal; can ghosts die?
- John Donne

( When Rose storms out, the Doctor follows and showers her with kisses all the way, but the only shadow on the pavement is hers. )

The Art of Not Having Sex
aka Five Times the Doctor Used Euphemisms and One Time He Didn't
by Camilla Sandman

Summary: They're definitely doing it. It's just not sex. [Ten/Rose, Ten/Martha, Ten/Master, implied Barbara/Ian]

Rating: Mature. Some language and adult activities.

Disclaimer: BBC's characters. My words.

Author's Note: References to The Age of Steel and Fear Her. Slightly AU for The Sound of Drums and Last of the Time Lords. Prompt 013 for 50lyricsfanfic. Thanks to lyricalviolet for beta.

Table of Prompts

( Barbara and Ian don't have sex, the Doctor knows, but they teach him a lot about the alternatives. )

Songs to the Tune of the TARDIS
by Camilla Sandman

Summary: Second verse, same as the first. Time's never predictable, but he is. [Ten/Rose, Ten/Martha, implied Three/Jo, vaguely Four/Sarah Jane, Five/Tegan, Doctor/Romana, Ace, Susan]

Disclaimer: BBC's characters. My words.

Rating: Teen. Some adult activities implied.

Author's Note: Some vague old school references. Prompt 012 for 50lyricsfanfic. Much thanks to littlezink for beta.

Table of Prompts

( Martha's not Rose. Ace wasn't Susan. Sarah Jane didn't replace Jo. Rose didn't fill the gap of Gallifrey. They were what they were, and he can never get away from what he is.  )

Thank you sincerely to everyone who commented on my last post. It's good to see a little compassion and human decency now and then. A particulary thanks to those who shared their stories - there is a sort of comfort in knowing you're not the only one.

So in Norway we've been talking a bit about this now solved murder case. Several reasons for that, of course. The statue of limitations has passed on it, and the guy who did it was only 13 when he committed the act. For these reasons, his name has been kept out of the media as well.

Now it is revealed that gossip mag Se & Hør apparently offered 100,000 NOK for the guy to come forward and tell his story. If you're used to English tabloids, you might not think it particulary shocking and just shrug your shoulders. Here, a lot of people find it rather revolting. Me included. (Bite me, Se & Hør.) And yet, I know I shouldn't really be surprised.

It occurs to me sometimes how naive my country is - and how we've made a whole society out of it.

In other notes, fandom and life:

- I'm having lines to a Martha/Doctor Martha/Doctor fic (don't ask, it's involved) in my head and I didn't invite them in. I blame the BBC.

- CSI spoilers for the finale has made me fill up the Wankshelter and add another layer of concrete padding. Holy wank potential, Batman.

- Debate in France over remarks on paedophiles. Err, yeah. Perhaps not the smartest - or most insightful - thing to say there.

- Norwegian politicians are so cute when they fight. Or possibly there's something wrong with me finding them so. Or maybe I'm just glad Norwegian politics isn't that nasty, thus feeling an urge to pet it like a little kitten. Or something.

- Aww, my firstet ever online fandom wanks. It occurs to me that in some ways, it hasn't changed since the... Oi, almost ten years since I was in it. Cripes.

- I feel old now.

Finally, because I did laugh:
--Go to Google.com
--Click on Maps.
--Click on "get Directions".
--From New York
--To Oslo (Was Paris, I changed it. Shut up.)

--And read line # 23.

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