Doctor/Charley

Pairing
Pairing:	The Doctor/Charley Pollard
Alternative name(s):	Charleight
Gender category:	Het
Fandom:	Doctor Who
Canonical?:	No
Prevalence:
Archives:
Other:	Charley x Eight snuggles by cerulean--blues (2015)
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Doctor/Charley is the (usually) het pairing of The Doctor and Charley Pollard in Doctor Who fandom. Charley is overwhelming paired with the Eighth Doctor, who she was a companion of and had a close canonical relationship in the Big Finish Audio Adventures. The majority of fanworks focus on Eight/Charley, but one can also find fanworks where Charley is paired with the Sixth Doctor who she also canonically met. Any parings with other iterations of the Doctor tend to be very rare.

Fandom

Common Tropes in Fanworks

• Codas: fanworks taking place after particular adventures, often dealing with the aftermath and how it affected them. The audio adventure "Scherzo", a rather intense episode, tends to be a popular choice.
• Hurt/Comfort: usually with hurt Doctor and Charley providing the comfort, although there are also stories where they are both hurt and have to comfort each other.

Example Fanworks

Fanart

• perfectly, ^{Archived version} by ladyyatexel (2010)
• 2011 Take my hand anyway, ^{Archived version} by harbek (2011)
• Time Cannot Erase, ^{Archived version} by AdeleLorienne (2016)
• Scherzo - Step into me and I'll step into you, ^{Archived version} by JohannesVIII (2016)
• The Eighth Doctor and Charley Pollard, ^{Archived version} by juliasfanart (2021)
• more eight & charley!, ^{Archived version} by upon-the-snow (2024)

Fanfiction

• What Was Lost in the Eye of the Storm by moonmama (2009)
• Intermezzo by OrchisAilsa (2015)
• TLC by silverfoxstole (2016)
• In the Holding Tank I Built for Myself by Cirripedia (2020)

Graphics

• Doctor Who moodboard: Charley Pollard/Eighth Doctor, ^{Archived version} by drwhoboards (2017)
• i wouldn’t have it any other way // charleight, ^{Archived version} moodboard by gingerteaonthetardis (2020)

Meta

• Shipper Manifesto: The Eighth Doctor/Charley Pollard (Doctor Who), ^{Archived version} by azarsuerte at het_reccers (2010)

Archives and Fannish Links

• The Doctor/Charley Pollard tag on AO3