The Harvest moment XD This scene is always so funny, I love how panicked Hex is and how annoyed Seven is.
I had never thought about it before, but it’s such a nice parallel to the entrance of Ian and Barbara! The Doctor is traveling with someone he’s very protective of and sees as a pupil of some kind; said character is followed by someone else who wants to make sure they’re okay- yeah, checks out XD
And then, the Doctor is a little shit to the new character(s), even if at least in this case he doesn’t kidnap poor Hex
Watched the little IGN announcement teaser for the new Mighty Nein animated series. It was really good and I’m really excited for it, but if I had to nitpick it a little bit, it does kind of irk me that every character got to have a line that encapsulates their character (Yasha’s “and I don’t believe in luck” line, Fjord’s “you need me more than I need you” line), except for Nott, who’s line is about her relationship to the man in her life.
Idk maybe I’m just jaded from seeing Nott/Veth be reduced to Caleb’s emotional support mother figure so many times, and I know that her relationship with Caleb is important to her character… I just still think it’s a bit disappointing.
“Case closed” (episode 29), “A sign that there could be, for all of us, another chapter” (episode 36), “No, there’s no comma, I’m just Nott the Brave.” (episode 4), “And they made me everything that I thought I was: not pretty, not good, just not(t)” (episode 49), “Chemistry’s good, baby, but killing is better!” (episode 57), “Molly said not to steal from happy people” (episode 27), “But the reason I want to find these people and rescue them is not to use them, and it’s not because we’ve invested time into them, it’s because I love them” (also episode 27), “Every one of us has left without saying goodbye to someone in our lives” (episode 107)
Some of those are a bit too spoilery to use, but you get my idea. I just think there are a lot of better quotes they could’ve used that would’ve encapsulated Veth/Nott’s character better.
Finally finished this tribute to The Power of the Doctor. What a great finale—what an awesome Doctor! I really, really enjoyed this era of the show, and I’ve loved being a part of the fandom along the way.
when sebastian smythe (gay) threw a slushie filled with rock salt at kurt (gay) during a jackson-off but blaine (gay) took the shot for him and the rock salt got in his eyes and he had to get surgery so santana (lesbian) went and had a duel with sebastian (gay) via a cello-backed rendition of “smooth criminal.” that was a triumph of gay representation the world had not seen before and never has since.
so ace has had a grand total of two (onscreen) interactions with the master and both of them were completely unhinged. cool. i really want to know what she thinks the master’s Deal™ is
The way people will criticize the character of Kurt Hummel and Chris’s portrayal of him and say that they hate what a stereotype he is and say that they hate that he’s into fashion, that he’s into Broadway, hate the way he dresses, the way he looks, the way he sounds. Uhh two of those things which are just Chris, a literal actual gay man, existing. And then they’ll tell you they aren’t homophobic 🫥🫥🫥 they’re homophobic
Had a dream this morning that Archive of our Own had a Random button which would simply take you to a random fanfic, like Wikipedia has. (AO3 does not appear to really have this, I checked and couldn’t find one, but I kinda wish they did.) Someone had started a game where whatever fic you got, that was your new fandom, which is very fun! I would love this meme in real life.
The problem came in where so many people used the button that it broke and just started sending everyone to Stealing Harry, and like…I have fond memories of Stealing Harry but it’s not my best work and nobody should be assigned to be a Harry Potter fan in this day and age.
So I decide to go off and find Astolat and demand she fix this but when I finally did (there was a whole quest) she turned to me like the baddie in a horror flick and said, “But that’s the most random story there is” in a dark voice and I was terrified and woke up.
In the cold light of day I know there are more random stories by me on the archive, let alone by others, but I’m not going to try to get back there to argue my case. Pretty sure whatever I spoke to was actually the demon specifically assigned to plague fandom and not Astolat at all.
I’d say “get thee behind me, demon” but I know just how many porny fics on AO3 begin with that premise. (I’ve written some.) Begone foul spirit, and take your Satanic Panic with you!
This made me laugh so hard - of all the things a sleeping mind can offer up as entertainment, poor Copperbadge was visited by a demonic Astolat impersonator.
My handwriting is the same style as the teacher’s who I had when I was nine. I’m now twenty one and he’s been dead eight years but my i’s still curve the same way as his.
I watched the last season of a TV show recently but I started it with my friend in high school. We haven’t spoken in four years.
I make lentil soup through the recipe my gran gave me.
I curl my hair the way my best friend showed me.
I learned to love books because my father loved them first.
How terrifying, how excruciatingly painful to acknowledge this. That I am a jigsaw puzzle of everyone I have briefly known and loved. I carry them on with me even if I don’t know it. How beautiful.
the master dancing to rasputin in a room full of daleks, cybermen, about to destroy the doctor is one of the best moments of the show. its so important to me. its camp. its everything. its peak. thank you
outsiders and boring normal people and fandom newbies always think that buckwild kinky porn fanfiction is the strangest fandom hobby but they are wrong.
the strangest fandom hobby is plotty fanfiction, the kind that requires research, because engaging in this hobby makes no goddamned sense.
it doesn’t even give anybody masturbation material, which is at least a logical and admirable goal that contributes to the betterment of society, or at least society’s solitary orgasms.
in other news i hope the cia spyware monitoring my internet usage understands that i’m googling information about smuggling drugs in thailand because i want the details to be right in a single paragraph in a 10,000 word story about a gay mafia guys.
this post has been making the rounds again and i just want to state for the record that it is a fucking delight to read in the tags all the random things people research for their fanfic and art. fandom, i love you. i love you with your flood maps and medical procedures and tentacle biology and historical fashion and traditional handcrafts and conlangs and urban geography and literally everything else. i am completely sincere about this. the enthusiasm with which people embrace detailed, deep, and often obscure research, just because they want to get it right, because they want to create something rich and interesting, it makes me feel better about the world. i adore it.
the doctor really is just. character of all time. at their core they’re decent and truly appreciative and loving of the universe and everyone in it, but also a morally-gray, hypocritical bitch. they’re simultaneously a genius and an absolute dumbass. they’ve had upwards of thirteen personas who could ostensibly all be different characters except they’re also all exactly the same. puns. they could fight god and win and then be sad the next day about a restaurant being out of whipped cream. they’re a fool. they’re a criminal. they’re annoying to a point of pride. they’re occasionally terrifying. they care so very much. they’re an otherworldly being beyond comprehension but also they’re just a guy. they’re every gender and sexuality at once while also being none of them. they’re in love with the spaceship they drive around for a living. they can’t actually drive said spaceship
