Member since: 2010.12.21
Website: celestialcecil.tumblr.com
Hello! I have returned.
I love all the Doctor\'s incarnations, though I mostly write for the tenth. I am, for better or for worse, American, so I apologise in advance for any mistakes in that area. Also, I have seen some but not all of Classic Who, so I may miss a few details there.
I love tragedies, geeky jokes, good television, poetry, and the Universe.
I post one-shots and drabbles as the inspiration hits. An inordinate number of them contain liberal amounts of angst and hurt/comfort. I\'m currently working on continuing my Shelter series, but RL has gotten extremely busy so updates will be slow.
I also have an account on fanfiction.net under the name Bookkeeperthe (because it\'s like \"Bookkeeper, the\", see, and . . . yeah) and on ao3 under the same name as here. Most of my non-Doctor Who stuff is Supernatural, but I also dabble in Criminal Minds, the Mentalist, and a few other fandoms.
To all my reviewers: I appreciate all your feedback and encouragement immensely. I apologise if you would prefer individual replies, but that\'s something that I can\'t commit myself to do in a timely manner. I\'ll try to get to them as I find the time, but I can\'t make any promises.
Regarding the Shelter series: I am working on a chaptered EoT fix-it. Progress is slow but now I at least know where it\'s going. As of 7/21/2014 I have nearly all of the first chapter written and a vague outline for the rest. However, I will be taking a week long trip at the end of July and a much longer one at the end of August, and I really have no idea whether I\'ll write faster or slower than usual on my trips.
A Kinder Universe by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 0]
In which the Doctor has a fantastic life. (Loosely connected, self-sufficient stories from Pete’s World, post-Journey’s End.)
Characters: Rose Tyler, Jackie Tyler, Pete Tyler, The Doctor (Duplicate 10th)
Hi Qui Custodiunt Ipsum Custodem by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 2]
The Doctor, as much as he may deny it, needs someone. Jack and Rose are more than happy to oblige. A frequently angsty OT3 friendship AU.
Characters: Rose Tyler, The Doctor (10th), Jack Harkness
Monsters by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 0]
“He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster.” – Friedrich Nietzsche (AU from Dalek.)
Characters: Jack Harkness, The Doctor (Author-Created), The Master (Author-Created)
Shelter by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 0]
Torchwood was set up to protect the Earth from aliens. Now, over a century later, Torchwood Three finds itself protecting a certain alien from the Universe – or maybe from himself. Post-VotD, post-Sleeper.
Characters: None
Alternatives by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 1]
They sometimes catch glimpses of things which didn’t happen, and things which may yet come to pass.
Characters: Jack Harkness, Martha Jones, Other Character(s), Rose Tyler, The Doctor (10th)
Series: Hi Qui Custodiunt Ipsum Custodem
Archaic by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 1]
The Doctor knows every language. He uses words and phrases like a magician uses smoke and mirrors, but there are some things which he will never, ever say. Drabble.
Characters: The Doctor (10th)
Series: None
Before I Sleep by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 9]
The Doctor's about ready to call it a day. Jack has other ideas. [EoT fix-it, and the final installment in the Shelter series.]
Characters: Gwen Cooper, Ianto Jones, Jack Harkness, Jack Harkness, Owen Harper, The Doctor (10th), The TARDIS, Torchwood, Toshiko Sato
Series: Shelter
Breaking Point by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 6]
Definite article or otherwise, no doctor can save everyone.
Characters: Owen Harper, The Doctor (10th)
Series: Shelter
Chance Encounters by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 7]
It’s been three months since Midnight, and Jethro sees a man he never thought he’d meet again.
Characters: Jack Harkness, Other Character(s), The Doctor (10th)
Series: None
Damage Control by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 54]
Psychic aliens are in Cardiff, the Doctor is in the Hub, and Jack is worried. Post-VotD, post-Sleeper.
Characters: Gwen Cooper, Ianto Jones, Jack Harkness, Jack Harkness, Martha Jones, Martha Jones, Owen Harper, The Doctor (10th), Tom Milligan, Toshiko Sato
Series: Shelter
Distance by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 3]
Martha muses on the Doctor, and the space between them. Drabble.
Characters: Martha Jones, The Doctor (10th)
Series: None
Duality by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 2]
He seemed nice. Friendly, polite, big smile.
Characters: Other Character(s), The Doctor (10th)
Series: None
Emergence by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 5]
The whole is more than the sum of its parts, and the Doctor is more than the roles he has played.
Characters: Susan Foreman, The Doctor (10th), The Doctor (1st), The Doctor (2nd), The Doctor (3rd), The Doctor (4th), The Doctor (5th), The Doctor (6th), The Doctor (7th), The Doctor (8th), The Doctor (9th), Unspecified Companion
Series: None
Eyes I dare not meet in dreams by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 5]
In which good intentions pave the road to a very particular kind of hell.
Characters: Jack Harkness, Rose Tyler, The Doctor (10th)
Series: Hi Qui Custodiunt Ipsum Custodem
Fair Warning by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 4]
Sometimes Rory thinks that the Doctor should come with a warning label. Danger: volatile. Do not shake, heat, or underestimate.
Characters: Amy Pond, Rory Williams, The Doctor (11th)
Series: None
Fake a Smile by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 5]
Martha is persistent, but the Doctor is evasive, and he’s had more practice than she has. Dark. Mid-season three.
Characters: Martha Jones, The Doctor (10th)
Series: None
Familiar Monsters by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 1]
The Master awakes to a very different Doctor than he left behind. Sequel to He Who Fights with Monsters.
Characters: Jack Harkness, The Doctor (Author-Created), The Doctor (Author-Created), The Master (author created)
Series: Monsters
Five (and a Half) Things Tony Tyler Realizes About the Doctor by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 16]
Tony can’t remember a time before the Doctor. Sometimes, the things which are always there are the hardest to see.
Characters: Other Character(s), The Doctor (Duplicate 10th)
Series: A Kinder Universe
Half-Truths by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 5]
“That message is an echo; that’s all.”
Characters: Rory Williams, The Doctor (11th)
Series: None
He Who Fights with Monsters by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 4]
Rose Tyler died in a bunker in Utah. The Doctor's regeneration comes about a bit differently.
Characters: Jack Harkness, The Doctor (Author-Created)
Series: Monsters
In From the Cold by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 3]
Jack finally catches up with the Doctor, and lets out some pent-up anger. The result is not what he expected -- but perhaps it should have been. Post-Runaway Bride, pre-Torchwood AU.
Characters: Jack Harkness, The Doctor (10th)
Series: Hi Qui Custodiunt Ipsum Custodem
Inertia by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 33]
The Doctor is not alright, but he’s getting there, with the help of Torchwood Three and some well-earned respite, until an international crisis forces him to once again take the fate of the planet Earth in his hands. It may be just what he needs – or it may be his undoing. (Post-VotD, sequel to Damage Control.)
Characters: Gwen Cooper, Ianto Jones, Jack Harkness, Jack Harkness, Other Character(s), Other Character(s), Owen Harper, The Doctor (10th), Toshiko Sato
Series: Shelter
Infinite Mirror by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 3]
The boy who will become the Doctor looks into the Untempered Schism, and runs. Drabble.
Characters: None
Series: None
Last Resorts by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 2]
Jack and the Doctor discuss weapons, and things get heated. Unfortunately, that is not nearly as euphemistic as it sounds.
Characters: Jack Harkness, The Doctor (10th)
Series: Hi Qui Custodiunt Ipsum Custodem
Mask by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 2]
The cracks are starting to show. Dark little drabble.
Characters: The Doctor (10th), The Doctor (9th), Unspecified Companion, Unspecified Companion
Series: None
Memory by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 5]
The Bad Wolf lets the singing drown out the burning, the Forever Man holds on to what he can, and the Oncoming Storm has no shelter from himself.
Characters: Jack Harkness, Rose Tyler, The Doctor (10th)
Series: Hi Qui Custodiunt Ipsum Custodem
Metabolic Efficiency by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 6]
In which the Doctor can’t decide what sort of drunk he is, Rose can’t decide whether to be amused or furious, and the bachelor party was all Jake’s idea, anyway.
Characters: Jake Simmonds, Rose Tyler, The Doctor (Duplicate 10th)
Series: A Kinder Universe
Miles to Go by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 10]
The Doctor's not doing so well. Too bad Jack isn't answering his phone. [Post-Journey's End]
Characters: Jack Harkness, Jack Harkness, Owen Harper, The Doctor (10th), Toshiko Sato
Series: Shelter
Monsters in the Mirror by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 1]
Crossing your own timeline is bad. Meeting past regenerations is irritating, meeting future regenerations is disquieting, and both are frequently disastrous. Jumping timestreams, however, is even worse. Meeting regenerations who never existed and most likely never will is a bit surreal, even for the Doctor.
Characters: Jack Harkness, The Doctor (10th), The Doctor (Author-Created), The Master (Author-Created)
Series: Monsters
Mutually Assured Destruction by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 1]
The Doctor is just as caught by his companions as they are by him, but perhaps that’s not so horrible.
Characters: Jack Harkness, Jack Harkness, Rose Tyler, Rose Tyler, The Doctor (10th), The Doctor (9th)
Series: Hi Qui Custodiunt Ipsum Custodem
Perchance to Dream by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 10]
Sometimes, the Doctor screams in his sleep.
Characters: Rose Tyler, Rose Tyler, The Doctor (10th), The Doctor (9th), The Doctor (Duplicate 10th)
Series: A Kinder Universe
Perpetual Motion by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 2]
The Doctor began running when he was eight years old, and he never stopped. Dark little drabble.
Characters: The Doctor (Unspecified)
Series: None
Perspective by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 43]
Relationships are complicated. What you see depends on where you stand.
Characters: Ianto Jones, Jack Harkness, Jack Harkness, The Doctor (10th)
Series: None
Prismatic by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 7]
It will all look better in the morning.
Characters: Jack Harkness, Rose Tyler, The Doctor (10th)
Series: Hi Qui Custodiunt Ipsum Custodem
Promises to Keep by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 5]
In which Rhys' date night is interrupted. Again.
Characters: Gwen Cooper, Jack Harkness, Jack Harkness, Rhys Williams, The Doctor (10th)
Series: Shelter
Public Relations by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 19]
Logically, Greg knows that he has no claim to Rose Tyler’s affections, and no reason to want to wring her boyfriend’s scrawny neck every time he sees them together. Unfortunately, logic seems to have very little to do with it.
Characters: Jackie Tyler, Other Character(s), Pete Tyler, Rose Tyler, The Doctor (Duplicate 10th)
Series: A Kinder Universe
Reputation to Uphold by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 7]
They think he’s not him. It’s freedom, of a sort. Set during The Rebel Flesh/The Almost People.
Characters: Amy Pond, The Doctor (11th)
Series: None
Rewind by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 62]
Jack has been expecting Donna’s call for a while. He just wasn’t expecting this. Sequel to Damage Control and Inertia.
Characters: Donna Noble, Gwen Cooper, Ianto Jones, Jack Harkness, Jack Harkness, Owen Harper, The Doctor (10th), Toshiko Sato
Series: Shelter
Self-Preservation by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 0]
An instinct ingrained into all primates: the ability to recognize a predator.
Characters: Rory Williams, The Doctor (11th)
Series: None
Sticks and Stones by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 4]
Time Lords don't scar.
Characters: Amy Pond, Donna Noble, Jackie Tyler, Jackie Tyler, River Song, River Song, Rose Tyler, Rose Tyler, The Doctor (10th), The Doctor (11th), The Doctor (9th), The TARDIS, The TARDIS, The TARDIS
Series: None
The Beginning is a New End by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 2]
“This is it,” said Jack glumly, his voice slightly muffled by the wood. “This is the end of Captain Jack Harkness. The Doctor has officially stolen my mojo.” Jack discovers that sometimes when one door opens, another slams shut on your face.
Characters: Jack Harkness, Rose Tyler, The Doctor (10th)
Series: Hi Qui Custodiunt Ipsum Custodem
The Eye of the Beholder by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 7]
Jack doesn’t understand Ianto’s fear. Ianto doesn’t understand Jack’s love.
Characters: Ianto Jones, Jack Harkness, Jack Harkness, The Doctor (10th)
Series: Shelter
The Flower of the Ages by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 3]
Between the fire of the past and the ice of the future, three people find a moment of bliss.
Characters: Jack Harkness, Rose Tyler, The Doctor (10th)
Series: Hi Qui Custodiunt Ipsum Custodem
The Greatest of These by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 3]
The Doctor loves.
Characters: None
Series: None
The Hollow Man by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 14]
This is the way the world ends. (AU after Journey's End.)
Characters: Donna Noble, Jack Harkness, Jack Harkness, Martha Jones, Rose Tyler, Rose Tyler, The Doctor (10th), The Doctor (9th), The Master (Simm), The TARDIS, The TARDIS
Series: None
The Only Story You'll Ever Tell by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 21]
Liam Price has heard dozens of stories about the Doctor, Torchwood’s best, brightest, bravest (and only) consultant. Now he has the chance to collect one of his own.
Characters: Amy Pond, Jake Simmonds, Other Character(s), Other Character(s), Rory Williams, Rose Tyler, The Doctor (Duplicate 10th), Torchwood
Series: A Kinder Universe
There's a Pair of Us by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 1]
After Canary Wharf, Rose Tyler does not fall into a deep dark pit of depression and despair. She has a job, and parents, and a little brother, and something resembling a life. She is not, however, as happy as she was. Post-Doomsday, pre-Journey's End AU fix-it.
Characters: Jack Harkness, Rose Tyler, The Doctor (10th)
Series: Hi Qui Custodiunt Ipsum Custodem
Universal Constants by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 28]
The BAU is asked to consult for UNIT, and its members find themselves working with a man whom even they have difficulty reading. Incredulity, distrust, and an excess of over-enthusiastic geniuses ensue. (Crossover with Criminal Minds.)
Characters: Other Character(s), The Doctor (10th), UNIT
Series: None
Words by The_Bookkeeper [Reviews - 1]
The Doctor speaks English in his sleep. Rose thinks that it’s sad, and Jack doesn’t think that it matters.
Characters: Jack Harkness, Rose Tyler, The Doctor (10th)
Series: Hi Qui Custodiunt Ipsum Custodem