Title: Pennames
Character/Pairing: Ten, Rose
Prompt: January 2008: 5: A red rose against a desaturated background
Summary: Good ol' Billy S.
"You read Shakespeare?" she asked one day when she caught him absently perusing a tattered first edition in the console room.
"William, yeah."
She quirked an eyebrow inquisitively. "There are others?"
"Sure. He's famous all over the universe; there are tons of writers picking up his name. Xerxes Shakespeare's one of my favorites, then there's Lucy Shakespeare, Hant Shakespeare, Byronzo Shakespeare, just for starters." The Doctor tapped the book affectionately. "William's the best, though."
Rose's lips tugged into a smile. "So a rose by any other name…"
"Wouldn't smell as sweet." He rolled his eyes. "Philistine. Go read Harry Potter."