Rec: Uncertainty Principles

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Uncertainty Principles

Pairing: Ten/Simm
Length: 4592
Warnings:
Author on LJ (or Teaspoon, or Prydonian): mercurial_wit
Why this must be read: One could read this fic and love it on a basic level (it’s good old Ten’n’Simm post S3 AU that combines lots of science and slash, guys), or one could stop, savor it, and appreciate what it accomplishes: it beautifully bridges the science/art gap by successfully using physical properties as complex and subtle metaphors, and it hits on an intelligent and intimate Master’s-eye-analysis of the nature of Ten and Simm’s conflict. I especially love SimmMaster’s characterization here, as one who is unstable, but like his previous regenerations, also very intelligent and thoughtful. And of course, the prose is breathtakingly good.

 

And my god, the physics metaphors. They make me fluttery.

( Excerpt )

Link to the story: PHYSICS

 

And if you love this, you should also check out this and this one. They’re the chemistry and biology counterparts to the physics story.