mice on venus

by TheBigCat

“...Thanks,” says Ace begrudgingly.

 

“Any time,” comes the reply, slightly smug in the way that only the Doctor can be after emotionally manipulating her through the means of video game dragons.

 

Or,

Families are hard. Ace is coping. Sort of.

Words: 8278, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

• Fandoms: Doctor Who (1963), Doctor Who (Big Finish Audio), Doctor Who & Related Fandoms
• Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
• Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
• Categories: Gen
• Characters: Ace McShane, Seventh Doctor, Background & Cameo Characters
• Relationships: Seventh Doctor & Ace McShane
• Additional Tags: Alternate Universe – Modern, Minecraft, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Sad Ace Hours, Self-Loathing, Complicated Parental Issues, Friendship, Families of Choice, Dissociation, there is a thin line between ‘ex-physics teacher who helps you commit arson on the weekends’, and 'surrogate father figure', the doctor is that line, Emotional Hurt/Comfort