#finalgwen

[theheroheart]

The Stuff of Legend was great. I'm going back today. It's absolutely wild seeing a Big Finish audio happening live, because it really did sound exactly like an audio drama, but I was seeing it happen in front of me.

(PS they filmed it but it's unclear what they'll release)

[thirddoctor]

finalgwen replied to your post:“sign my petition to erase all of Doctor Who canon except Doctor Who...”

Could we keep that one DWM panel of Eight demanding to die naked? For special occasions.

very well, you can have this as a treat

[catstrophysics]

Bat Questions: 2, 3, 8, 17!

Aaah, tysm Gwen!!  I answered 2 here, so 3. Which song/s do you listen to most of the cast album? Oooh, I just went and checked what Spotify says, and apparently You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth, Good Girls Go To Heaven, and Frying Pan are the top three, which makes sense and are now stuck in my head.  8. Who would you want to play in the show? ...I shouldn’t say pit musician, but I’m going to say pit musician. With electric bass, this show has some incredible parts, and I’d love to actually get into them.  17. Favourite Ensemble character? Hmm, Esquivel or Kwaiden! Esquivel for fairly obvious Simon-and-Ruben reasons, and I really love how different Kwaiden’s costume is from the rest of the Lost. 

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finalgwen said: Oh my god, I remember the early posts with the Eight plush, it’s crazy that it’s that long ago?

We’re getting OLD. 

(I’m getting so old I reply to comments like this instead of in the tags of the post because I can’t keep track of them when I do that.) 

Also Plushie Eight is a permanent part of my life and will have a shelf in my room at the old age home, so. 

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So I just got my copy of Erato in the post, and one of the first stories I went to read was Theriac's, and adored it. Such marvellous turns of phrase and quick wit. (Also, as someone who always used to be harsh on myself for doing too much dialogue without description, seeing how much can be conveyed purely through it in 'Gear Queer' is quite a positive eye opener.) I'm really glad that we got a chance to read his writing, and I'm loving the book in general!

:,) 

Thank you. I’m glad his wittiness is out there for the world to enjoy. His stories in Erato are not autobiographical, but his voice really does come through. 

I’m a big fan of all-dialogue stories in general, so I was excited when he sent one in! (My co-editors voted on it first, to avoid my favoritism skewing things.) For people who have a knack for dialogue, it can be a great way to show off; I encourage every writer to give it a try. D. Fostalove’s story “Touch”, which appears earlier in Erato, also does a lot with dialogue, with a few lines of narrative mixed in; Liz A. Vogel’s Observer Effect does something similar but possibly even stranger!

But...yeah, Theriac’s stories have a special place in my heart, of course. 

He has at least one more story coming out as John Theriac from a queer anthology, plus some science fiction under his legal name, which I may find a way to link to from here. 

Thank you again for reading and sharing your thoughts. And thank you for thinking of him, and of me. 

[themascot3000]

Bat questions: 7, 14, 19!

7. Random headcanon about the show or characters that you like?

- Mixologist Raven having Sloane’s alcohol cart in her room because she makes stuff for her mum (and tries to water it down) will forever sit in my heart and my brain.

14. Favourite couple in the show?

- Proooobably Strat and Raven if I had to pick

19. Performer from the show you have a crush on

- Wow huh what a difficult questi-

GEORGIA CARLING.

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finalgwen replied to your post “Now that it’s sinking in a bit more, I can write this, albeit in a...”

I'm so sorry for your loss. Reading your posts about your relationship was always a joy because of the happiness and love that radiated from them.

Oh goodness, yes, we were (in a strange way, I think, are) so in love and so happy with each other. 

Some of it was sheer chemistry, but we clicked in almost every way imaginable;  intellectually, creatively, and yes in the TMI zones too. We found each other’s dumb puns funny. We liked each other’s writing styles. We were not without clashes--he self-sabotaged, for various reasons, and I could not always be patient with that though I tried to be understanding; for that matter I know my temper was not always a great match for him--but still, any relationship I have for the rest of my life will have to measure up to that. 

We liked each other beyond reason, we were totally in lesbians with each other, and we were never shy about telling each other so (or telling each other how good it felt to be told so...a virtuous cycle). 

I have lots of good memories, and he had good experiences and a lot to look forward to. There’s some comfort in that. My regret about this relationship is that it couldn’t last much longer, couldn’t last forever. And that kind of regret makes a good testament to our bond.

(Oh, yes, girlfriend, pun intended.)

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finalgwen replied to your post “I have to admit, the first time I heard the stat that 90% of cis women...”

Honestly I figure half their appeal is less the actual feelings of penetration and more the crossover between aesthetics and monster-fucking kinks.

In the case of Bad Dragon specifically, that definitely seems true. 

For insertive sex toys in general, I think I’m underestimating what a hungry market that 10% of cis women is, plus numerous people with prostates and partners thereof. 

(And of course lesbian couples who overlap with both groups above, people with some creative additional ideas, and others.)