Doctor Who

He looked around the ballroom again, his eyes catching on the Doctor once more. The Duchess approached them, as Rogue knew she would, and led Ruby away. Rogue’s eyes caught the Doctor’s, and there was that jolt of electricity between them again. That lightning under his skin. He looked away, unable to bear looking at the Doctor again when he knew that the other man knew nothing of him.

Poppy is just settling into her peaceful new life on Preservation when disaster strikes. Unfortunately UNIT has called the Doctor back to Earth and despite joining forces with his other self and their constant companions, they still end up trapped in yet another nightmare dimension.

Jenny’s acceptance to university begins to clash with Rogue’s protective instincts, only for River Song to arrive and propose they join her on a heist that will be “easy peasy lemon squeezy.” But since when has anything come easily to the friends and family of the Doctor?

After Poppy finally finds a true sense of belonging among her new friends on Preservation, returning to 21st-century London and its harsh social realities leaves her feeling more isolated than ever. In response, her parents make an offer that will radically change the shape of her future.

Stranded on early 21st century Earth with a damaged ship, Rogue and Jenny navigate the new millennium with the help of the Ocean’s crew, finding family where they never expected it.

Rose and the Doctor are in the middle of attending a chaotic (and potentially involuntary) wedding in Florin when the Doctor gets an important phone call.

After escaping the wish world, Bel and the Doctor forge a new life together with Poppy, balancing the need for domestic stability on Earth with the desire for adventures across time and space.

After escaping the wish world, Bel and the Doctor forge a new life together with Poppy, balancing the need for domestic stability on Earth with the desire for adventures across time and space.

Turn off “The Reality War” at 40:15 and start here instead. This is the story of what happened after—the story where the Doctor, Bel, and their extraordinary daughter Poppy get to live the life they deserve.

It’s about finding family across time and space. It’s the Doctor and Bel co-parenting like the besties they are, Poppy growing up splitting her time between 21st-century London and the far-future of the Preservation Alliance, and a Sanctuary Moon fanclub that spans across the universe. It’s Rogue getting the ending he deserves, Jenny finding her fathers, Murderbot reluctantly acquiring more humans, and a universe where love, in all its forms, is the most powerful weapon we have.

This is a fusion-fix-it full of gratuitous wish fulfillment, because sometimes the best way to heal is to rewrite the story.