Southern Grace

Ramblings, musings, and other disconnected thoughts. I mostly reblog fandom stuff--Doctor Who, Sherlock, Castle, Psych, Chuck, Stargate SG-1, Farscape, Star Wars, occasionally Disney and Narnia. Ships are Doctor/River, Amy/Rory, Caskett, Shules, Sherlolly, Chuck/Sarah, Daniel/Vala, Han/Leia, John/Aeryn, and (going old school) Lee/Amanda from Scarecrow and Mrs. King (my very first and still strongest OTP).

[kehwie]

I'm old, so I've made it through several of the mass exoduses from Fanfiction.net

But this time around, I may join the departing. I still love the old stories that are posted there. Some of my all-time favorite reads are there.

But posting my own stuff? Just not worth the influx of spammers. There are no real comments or feedback anymore. Just spammers.

Anyhow, my latest piece has been updated on Ao3. (A much superior site)

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[kehwie]

From immortality to ugly people: 100-year-old predictions about 2025

Visionaries of 1925 made their best guesses about the 21st century. Predictions included world peace, food shortages and 150-year-old people

[mens-rights-activia]

The duality of man is thinking “children cannot help themselves and we all need to be patient with them as they explore what it means to be human in public” and also “damn, I wish this crying baby was not on the plane rn :/“

[ffcrazy15]

Just as courage is not the absence of fear but doing the brave thing in spite of it, patience is not the absence of irritation but doing the kind thing in spite of it.

[greater-than-the-sword]

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[my-ny]

River + The Doctor + text posts pt. 13/?

[kehwie]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Current Daniel/Vala story I'm working on.

[toorumlk]

There was a clatter as the basilisk fangs cascaded out of Hermione’s arms. Running at Ron, she flung them around his neck and kissed him full on the mouth. Ron threw away the fangs and broomstick he was holding and responded with such enthusiasm that he lifted Hermione off her feet.

“Is this the moment?” Harry asked weakly, and when nothing happened except that Ron and Hermione gripped each other still more firmly and swayed on the spot, he raised his voice. “OI! There’s a war going on here!”

the iconic first kiss! i can’t believe it took me so long to draw this ~satisfactorily~

[expectiations]

⚠️ angry, supposed to be sleeping yapping below ⚠️

big finish stop making River say "I THINK the Doctor loved me back" challenge = FAIL

like come on. we already have enough haters constantly diminishing, disregarding the Doctor's love for River. and BF's gonna pile on it too?

where's the Darillium scenes?? their countless honeymoon scenes?? how about giving us more context on that Rain Gods minisode?? how about giving us the Doctor excitedly planning a date while on the run with River?? that birthday of River's where the Doctor broke several laws of time just to bring Stevie Wonder and a piano to the Thames on the Last Great Frost Fair?? or Jim the Fish?? that Easter island adventure?? that time they went living with the otters for a bit?? that time they went to see a marriage counselor?? or the little domestic-y stuff? writing in their diaries. reading each other's favorite books and leaving notes in the margins.

*noises of flabbergastment* do these writers really believe there's nothing else to DoctorRiver than a closed loop?? is it that fucking hard to write how River haunts the narrative so bad three whole regenerations later?? for fuck's sake, she's the Child of the TARDIS. She's the Doctor's fucking Wife. puh-lease.

I should probably go to sleep now. But I want old married couple content. Is that too hard to give.

I know I gave that yapping about emotional permanence and how River is most likely low on it. But gurl, wdym you'll never be able to see them again. What's stopping you from looking for them. You really gonna let death beat you in the ass like that. Is that... Is that it??

[annaxbolina]

Reblog if you are a fanfiction author and would like your readers to put one of your fic titles in your ask + questions about it

[archaeopter-ace]

1: What inspired you to write the fic this way?

2: What scene did you first put down?

3: What’s your favorite line of narration?

4: What’s your favorite line of dialogue?

5: What part was hardest to write?

6: What makes this fic special or different from all your other fics?

7: Where did the title come from?

8: Did any real people or events inspire any part of it?

9: Were there any alternate versions of this fic?

10: Why did you choose this pairing for this particular story?

11: What do you like best about this fic?

12: What do you like least about this fic?

13: What music did you listen to, if any, to get in the mood for writing this story? Or if you didn’t listen to anything, what do you think readers should listen to to accompany us while reading?

14: Is there anything you wanted readers to learn from reading this fic?

15: What did you learn from writing this fic?

[jasper-rolls]

[katpickuser]

Crying screaming shaking throwing up imagine being married to a time traveler and the younger version of him is an asshole to you because he hasn’t met you yet

I’d actually hit him over the head River has patience that I don’t

[thehammyyammy]

im really not over this how did they drop "do you think i care for you so little that betraying me would make a difference?" in the middle of an episode and move on. rawest line the show has ever seen.

[rembeingnormalwouldbeweird]

Do you ever think about how doctor who started before the moon landing. Like bro, humans hadn't even been on the moon when this show started....and it's a show about travelling in time and space

[cringecompanionapologist]

The Moonbase: The Story where they walked on the moon. Aired before the moon landing. We have traveled so far.

[find-me-in-hell]

thinking about bill telling 12 that there aren't many photos of her birth mother so he goes back in time and gives her the best christmas gift possible — a whole box of photos. i love 12 and bill because theyre friends for months, maybe even a year? before they start traveling together, which i absolutely love. its a switch up from the constant 'meet the doctor and immediately run away' thing.

[timelordinefficiency]

Oscar Wilde, once said, “I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.”

River Song, later tells the Doctor, “Oh, it’s my diary. One should always have something sensational to read on a spaceship.”

[polawerth]

Ron Weasley unexpectedly beating Lockhart

So I have this idea that after the war it’s actually Ron who is the most popular around the teenagers. Hear me out.

After a while everybody starts to think that Harry Potter is overrated, you know?He’s cool, okay, but he doesn’t really have a personality that you can relate to. When doing interviews he talks with big words about the power of love against all evil and while it’s important and great, it’s also boring as hell. Sorry Harry.

And then there is Hermione fighting fiercely for the rights of magical creatures and muggleborns. Great inspiration for young people (young women!) and yet more like an idol, who you are expected to write about in school. Don’t get me wrong she’s amazing and loved and has many fans. So does Harry. But they seem to be perfect in every way, worshipped by the parents. And how many teenagers are interested in politics anyway?

And then I imagine there is Ron. The most relatable one with a heart on his sleeve. Sometimes during interviews showing too much emotions, sometimes cursing (ok, maybe more often than not, but he tries) , making low key jokes, going with the flow, saying things without thinking but it’s kind of adorabble. A rock star of the trio. Auror and coowner of the best bloody shop ever. Showing that you can be somebody even if you are poor, come from a big family, make mistakes. And boy is he handsome.

Just imagine: - Ron on the cover of The Witch Weekly (he didn’t know for whom is this photoshoot, then it was too late) - Ron being chased by a group of giggling girls who want his autograph (imagine his beetrot ears too) - Hermione being jelous of the love letters he gets almost every week and him trying to explain himself ‘it’s not my fault she sent me her bloody knickers, this girl is barmy!’ - Ron being so bloody nice to all his fans when they recognise him on the street all the while being completely nonplussed: what is happening, why me?! - all this new fans of Chudley Cannons because it’s cool now

And the best of all? Ron having this opportunity to tell these young people that they matter, that they should always believe in themselves because he believes in them.

That you can be a knight if you just want to.

[kehwie]

yessssss

So, I’m still figuring out the rules and such…if I wrote a rather silly short piece inspired by this, is it okay to post it? Not okay? Okay with credit to this prompt included? I’m fine with not posting it–I’ve never posted every little thing I write–some of it is just for me. I just don’t know what’s considered fair and okay and allowable and what isn’t. I would never, ever want to offend or do something hurtful or not okay.

[kehwie]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

If anyone is interested.

[kehwie]

I’m doing the Bible in a Year podcast again, and this week it is 2 Samuel. It’s the ugly part of David’s story–Bathsheba, Uriah, Amnon and Tamar, Absalom. Rapes and murders …

[kehwie]

Ascension Day. Thy Kingdom Come 2024. Ten Days of Prayer–Day 1

Prayer Practice If you want to hear from God read the Bible, if you want to deepen your faith pray through the Bible. Read a passage of scri