Hiraeth (pronounced [hiraɪ̯θ])

   TITLE: Learning to Fly (aka. they never did learn to the thing... )

   AUTHOR: kerk_hiraeth

   FANDOM: Doctor Who (2005);

   CHARACTER(s): River Song; Amy Pond; Teenage female AU incarnation of The Doctor; Rory Williams;

   'SHIP(s): The Ponds;

   SUMMARY: Somehow The Doctor has become a teenage girl; hijinks ensue...

   A/N: This is one I wrote for the middle of elisi's daughters after hearing about her making her own version of Colin Baker's costume as The Doctor; indeed they got to meet him. Having been told that she'd like to be The Doctor I had to write something and came up with this where; as you will quickly guess is AU for a post-S5 Matt Smith-era Doctor. Also originally written for dw100 challenge # 562 ~ salt and pepper. 

     Even The Doctor; who now looked a lot like Amy's old schoolfriend Ffion, had to admit the star was uncomfortably close.

   “Sweetie, “ the not stressed River added, “What did you do?”

   Not necessarily calm, Amy queried, “Doctor?”

   Totally calm, her look said 'Why assume it's me'.

   They just glared back.

   Suddenly the totally not headlong race into doom ceased.

   “They. Are. Not. For. Condiments.”

   All three turned to face a very grouchy, and dripping wet from the shower, Rory. Gripping his towel, he stormed back whence he came.

The Doctor shrugged and, burger in hand, left to find the ketchup.

    Goddess watch over us, 

    kerk

     TITLE: Fencing Venice

     AUTHOR: kerk_hiraeth

     FANDOM: Doctor Who (2005);

     CHARACTER(s): Amy Pond; Rory Williams; OC;

     'SHIP(s): The Ponds;

     LENGTH: 100;

     SUMMARY: The Ponds do a little 'cash'ing in while on a break from travelling with The Doctor...

     A/N: This is a kind of sequel to The Vampire of Venice; written before S6 and before I fell out of love with Doctor Who again. I can't remember the specific plot bunny, but this came from wondering about companions and whether they ever gathered any souvenirs of their travels, outside of memories.

     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coinage_of_the_Republic_of_Venice

     The bespectacled owner of the small coin emporium could hardly believe his eyes.

   Glancing at the young couple who had brought this, almost perfect, 16^th Century Venetian silver ducato in; one which appeared to confirm the existence of the infamous Lady Rosanna Calvieri he, voice shaking; breathlessly inquired of them.

   “Are... can you confirm the origin of this?”

   The couple glanced, and smiled, at one another; head slightly inclined he seemed to nod.

   “We can, “ she replied; nodding herself, “assure you this coin is ~, “

   “Was, “ her husband corrected softly.

   “...in mint condition, “ she continued, “when it came into our possession.”

    Goddess watch over us,

    kerk


    ps. I swear I almost burst out laughing when I was getting ready to press post and that song started playing as I was looking to fill in that field. 

   TITLE: Hymn for Those Left Behind

   AUTHOR: kerk_hiraeth

   FANDOM: Doctor Who (2005) S5;

   LENGTH: 350;

   CHARACTER(s): The Doctor (as portrayed by Matt Smith); Amy Pond; Rory Williams (in abstentia);

   'SHIP(s): Amy/Rory;

   SUMMARY: How painful is it to be the only one to remember someone else's true love?

   A/N: The original version of this story was written during a time when I was attempting to write a non-fan's perspective (of the new incarnation) of Season Five as someone who grew up with the original show. That version was written at a time when few of us expected; though several of us hoped, to see a female Doctor one day.

           In re-editing this I wanted to try and reflect the fact that hope had finally come to fruition; thus a change has been attempted from he/him to they/them and not just to she/her. I hope that I've managed this effectively, though I've yet to decide whether to continue this when I try to write my own version of a female Doctor.

         Back when Sylvester McCoy was playing The Doctor I began mulling over the idea of writing an alternative to The Doctor; that idea was re-awakened, with the image that my Doctor was going to be played (at least in my head) by a woman. That thought had actually began before even the TV movie came about, but was added to when River Song was, in one episode of Season Six a young black woman. Thus when I do write those stories the image I have in my head will be of Nina Sosanya; not Jodie Whittaker.

        Also, before someone makes the comment, I am aware that Amy was a kissagram; the change to strippergram is an attempt to reflect the different decisions she might have made because Rory wasn't a part of her life.

     There's nothing left of him anywhere, but for a cheap ring; though not for a junior nurse on NHS wages.

   They could see him in her eyes.

   She never knew him; never smiled at some ludicrously uncool thing he'd done.

   Had never joked about something said absent-mindedly; as the two of them walked under a tree by a stream, he would have loved.

   Never punched his arm when he was particularly dense over some compliment she'd paid him.

   But they can see him in her eyes.

   They can see him in a momentary loss of concentration; eyes glazed over as she wondered what distracted her from some important thing that seemed to have... lost all importance.

   They could see him in that way she has of seeming to turn; puzzling when someone seemed inexplicably absent from her side. Alone though the two of them were; they would see him in the way she shakes her head; turning back to continue her vibrant exposition of some piece of music; maybe a film...

   … or complaint about some lousy disappointment of a boyfriend she had gone out with.

   “I just wish, “ she would add; gently twisting a knife she was unaware of, “I'd met someone who mattered; someone who actually gave a damn. Most of them think; because I take my clothes off for a living, that I'm only worth a one night stand.”

   Then she would sigh with resignation and, grinning, give them a gentle peck on the cheek; acceptance that The Doctor would always see her as 'their wee Amelia' – and they knew she was wishing they would see themself as so much more than her saviour from a disappointing existence.

   But they could still see him in the turn of her lips; could recall him making some desperately unfunny joke that, nevertheless, had made Amy shake her head and smile.

   “But you'll do, “ she'd tell him; with that cheek of a smirk on her face. “Gotta keep looking for that special numpty, huh?”

   And their hearts would break just that little bit more that they thought was still possible.

    kerk hiraeth

    A/N: The title, and indeed this fic, were inspired by the use of this song; Hymn for Those Left Behind by Shannon Moore http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcllKUL6YRg in the LGBT movie, Latter Days http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0345551/ from 2003. The director of that movie wanted his 18-year old Mormon missionary self to meet his middle-aged out and proud self; wondering how that would go; indeed a key moment in the film has a Mormon hymn, Abide With Me, performed in the background. 
            The picture is the inspiration for what my Doctor will be as played by Nina Sosanya.