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Content levels
ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone
Trigger warnings
Mental IllnessViolenceAttempted Murder
Positive tags
Redemption ArcFriendshipSelf-DiscoveryAdventure
Tropes
Space OperaTime TravelReluctant HeroMorally Gray ProtagonistFound FamilyRegeneration Crisis
Themes
Identity CrisisRedemptionMental InstabilityTransformationGuiltSelf-Control
Synopsis
The Doctor has regenerated, having sacrificed his fifth persona to save Peri's life. But things are not going well... On this occasion the process of regeneration is by no means smooth, for the even-tempered, good-humoured fifth Doctor has given way to a rather disturbed and unsettled successor. In a particularly irascible moment the new Doctor comes dangerously close to committing a shocking crime. Overwhelmed with guilt for his violent behaviour, the repentant Time Lord decides to become a hermit...
Tags
Time TravelBritish SFTie-in FictionClassic Who