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[gingerteaonthetardis]

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Tell me about 8 and Rose and the science planet please? I’m terribly curious.

Eight is invited to a planet renowned for its study and scientists. He is honored and thinks he is there to learn from them, but really he is there for them to learn about Time Lords. All aspects of Time Lords including:

“We would like to learn more of the practice of bondmates.”

“Bondmates? You’re going to have to go back further in time than me to do that. Bonding like that hasn’t been done for millennia. Well before I was loomed.”

“Nonsense. We have it listed here.” Shows the Doctor a portable information kiosk. “Rose Marion Tyler: soul-bondmate to the Time Lord known as The Doctor. Well known aliases: Bad Wolf, The Abomination, The Golden Goddess, The Doctor’s Wife, Defender of Earth, Bringer of Light. Lesser known aliases: The Protectress of the Star System Alou-”

The Doctor threw up his hands. “Okay. I get it. But there is one little problem with your info. I don’t know any Rose Marion Tyler. It looks like you’re going to have to bother one of my future selves to get your information.”

“It matters not. She is your soul-bondmate.”

“Fine. I get it. I’ll try anything once, but I can’t help you if she’s bonded to a future self.”

“It is you who misunderstands, Doctor. She may be your sole bondmate, but it is because you and she share a soul-bond. She is bonded to every version of you.”

The Doctor looked at them in horror. “But...that’s impossible. The Time Lords wouldn’t stand for that. I’ve gone mad in my old age!”

Which WIP do you want to know about?

[lostinfic]

Self Indulgent prompts, huh? I love anything with artist Rose so something with that theme. I'm not picky about the Doctor- like my current obsession is Eight/Rose, but I'm perpetually in love with Nine/Rose and Ten/Rose too so whichever Doctor you're most comfortable with.

The Museum of Serendipity

Doctor x Rose, Wilf, male OC (Original Cat)

Rated E  | 2300 words

Sorry this took longer than anticipated, I got sidetracked by research and 8th Doctor audio adventures ;)

I’m fulfilling your self-indulgent prompts

Of all the wonderful, celebrated museums in London, Rose’s favourite was an anarchic collection housed in a crooked Georgian house in Marylebone. 

From ground floor to attic, over four storeys, shelves and frames lined the walls of every room, following a seemingly incoherent design. Part cabinet of curiosity and part celebration of beauty in all its forms, the collection was curated by an anonymous— and eccentric, Rose liked to imagine— philanthropist.

Its name, the Museum of Serendipity, summed up how the collection was put together. Or perhaps it indicated how this museum could be found: by sheer good luck, as it was not advertised anywhere. Rose herself had stumbled upon it by accident last September, when looking for a shelter from the rain. Quite a happy accident, since her art teacher had asked them to visit a gallery for their first assignment of the semester (she’d earned extra points for originality).

Despite few visitors, it remained open from morning to evening. More often than not, the elderly greeter slept in his rocking chair by the door, leaving Basil the cat in charge.

Its location near Regent’s Park, made it a perfect destination for a drawing session. On a beautiful spring day like today, Rose would walk along the paths of the park and draw the flora and fauna in her sketchbook. Then make her way towards the museum. Other days, after a long time indoors, she would enjoy the park’s fresh air and time to reflect on the latest collection piece she’d discovered.

Since her childhood, art had been a way for Rose to travel, around the globe and across time, a way to see the world through other people’s eyes and to share her own vision. A way to exist beyond the Powell Estate. The Museum of Serendipity transported her like nothing else.

Although she enjoyed the morning sun, she didn’t linger in Regent’s Park, too eager to get there. 

The elderly greeter was listening to the radio in his small front office. 

“Hello, Wilf!”

He jumped to his feet with an energy that belied his years.

“Ah, Rose, luv. Alright? How’s school?”

“Got another assignment to complete for art history class. By the way, mid-term break is coming up, if you fancy a holiday, I could cover your shifts here for a few days.”

He would be doing her a favour more than the other way around.

“I’ll keep that in mind,” he said. “We got a new piece came in.”

New pieces were simply added to the exhibition wherever a space was available. As they walked to the drawing room, Rose tried to know more about the museum.

“Who brought this new piece?”

“John did, just this morning.”

“John?”

“Yeah, John McConnell , the mailman,” Wilf said. “Here it is.”

On the mantel lay an artifact shaped like a metal glove without fingertips. Or a pan flute.

“Looks like something from the future,” she joked.

“Modern art, then,” Wilf said. 

He left her to look at it a while longer. The pattern that covered it, both engraved and raised all at once, looked like scales. Rose pulled her sketchbook out of her messenger bag and drew it. Texture study. 

Basil, the museum’s Abyssinian cat, greeted her, rubbing himself against her legs. She petted his long ears and ruddy coat. She followed Basil out of the room, and wandered the now familiar corridors and staircases. Her hand trailed along the faded floral wallpaper and oak paneling. The smell of candle wax and pine wood polish always hung in the air.

There was one painting in particular Rose always came back to, in the third floor library, just above a loveseat that once belonged to Marie Antoinette. Ahead of her, Basil jumped on the loveseat and looked at her expectantly.   

Rose pulled up a chair to sit down, the museum was almost a second home now, she had no qualms moving furniture around.

With a dreamy sigh, she let her eyes roam the large canvas. It depicted a dozen people in elegant Edwardian clothing, visiting an art exhibition. She was transported back in times, it seemed. Back to la Belle Époque. Late 19th- early 20th century, in France. Among women in high-necked waist shirts, carrying white lace parasols and men wearing mustaches and straw boating hats. The era of Moulin Rouge and absinthe, of the first movie, of bicycles and Marie Curie, just to name a few.  The era of Gustav Klimt, Toulouse-Lautrec, Van Gogh and Renoir, the artists whose work Rose had first fallen in love with. The painting itself blended elements of Art Nouveau and Impressionism (as she’d described in her second assignment).  

But there was one character in particular that commanded her attention again and again. There, in the upper left corner. The painter had done this trick which makes it look like the subject’s eyes are on you wherever you stand in the room. Though unnerved at first, Rose now tried to master this technique. Countless time she’d drawn his thick, curly brown hair, the soft contours of his jaw, his blue eyes, the creases that bracketed his mouth. And that smile, a Mona Lisa smile, the hardest trait to capture. 

His clothes also offered many details to work on: the sheen of his satin cravat, the velvet of his jacket, the pattern of his waistcoat. 

At first, she only tried to capture his likeness in various mediums, but over time she tried to sketch his profile, his back. She depicted that gentleman in various poses and actions. He had taken a life of his own. What was he doing there that day? What was his relationship with the painter? Why was he looking at her like that?

Basil meowed. 

“Alright, don’t be jealous. I’ll draw you first, you beautiful boy.”

“Thanks, it’s a new jumper. Do you like the colour?” said a man with a northern accent.

Rose started. He was leaning against the door, looking at her, with the smallest hint of a smile. 

He picked up Basil and sat down on the loveseat, laying the cat on his legs crossed at the knees. Rose held back a quip about the similar size of their ears.

“Well, go on, then,” he said, indicating her sketchbook with his chin.  

“Hold on, are you the director of the museum? Or the curator?”

“No,” he said. “I don’t think so.”

At a loss for a reply, Rose simply got to work. 

If Basil wasn’t running away, then surely this man posed no threat. Just a lost, slightly odd item, like everything else in the Museum of Serendipity. Including herself.

His face offered such striking features to draw, that bold nose, those sharp cheekbones. The cropped hair revealed the shape of his skull and the collar of his sweater, a beautiful neck. A face for charcoal, she thought, to capture the lights and darks of him, in loose, almost intangible strokes. Charcoal and dry pastels, she amended, she had to recreate the infinite blue of his eyes.

They chatted about everything big and small: cats, galaxies, her doubts about art school and his hopes for the future of humanity.

Time flowed differently when she was creating. In that moment more than ever. A sort of appeasing, melodic hum filled her mind, and everything, but her subject, faded away.

When she traced his eyes, she was surprised to find in them a spark, as if he knew her. 

She looked up at him, and he smiled. “Hello,” he said.

Before she could think of a good way to phrase her question, he stood up and looked at the sketch over her shoulder. He gave an appreciative nod.

“We need someone to do a painting of the museum,” he announced. “Are you free to do it?”

“A painting? Are you taking the piss?”

“I’m serious. Great big canvas. Like this one.” He pointed to her favourite painting of la Belle Époque.

“I’ll need money to buy supplies,” she said, to test his good faith.

“Of course.”

He grabbed a tin box in a nearby bookcase; it was full of cash. He handed her the stack of pound notes without counting. Almost as if he was ignorant of their value. “Will this do?”

Rose nodded dumbly. She resolved right away to only spend a reasonable sum. 

“I’ll come by next Wednesday afternoon,” she said.

“Perfect. See you, then, Rose Tyler.”

She spent the next few days in a state of disbelief. Her mind constantly replayed her encounter with the blue-eyed man. Several times, she opened her sketchbook to look at his portrait. The fondness it aroused in her took her breath away. She found herself doodling both him and the gentleman in the painting, over and over.

She bought a load of art supplies, but kept the receipt in a secure place in case she needed a refund.

On Wednesday, she arrived at the museum with a knot in her stomach. Wilf greeted her, as usual, but he was wearing a smart new uniform.

A moment later, the blue-eyed man skipped down the stairs, two at a time, and welcomed her with a bright smile. He introduced himself as the Doctor, just the Doctor, and Rose went along with it— after all, it wasn’t the weirdest thing about him.

He’d set up an easel and a canvas in the third floor library. She barely paid attention to his directives, she was distracted by the number of visitors in the museum, more than she had ever seen.

“Is this a prank show thing or what?” she asked.

“Why would it be a prank show?”

“I don’t know.”

“Well, you said it. Why a prank show?” he repeated.

“‘Cause to get that many actors and props, it’s got to be on telly.”

“That makes sense. Well done.”

“Thanks?”

“It’s not a tv show,” he said. 

“But— why?”

“It’s the museum’s anniversary. We are interested in collecting unique pieces, and what’s more unique than Rose Tyler’s first commissioned artwork?” 

“Maybe the last,” she mumbled.

“It won’t be,” he said, stating a fact rather than paying a compliment. “Coffee?”

The Doctor knew something she didn’t, and as irritating as it was, it incited her to stay and fulfill his request.

She laid a tarp on the floor below the easel, spread out her brushes and palette knives, picked the colours. 

Basil, of course, wanted to be part of the painting. He lay down in the sunniest spot, on the window sill, looking ever so regal.

As she prepped the canvas, her brain ran ahead of her with ideas to best infuse her art with feelings this room evoked. Warm earth tones, old leather bound books, a thick Persian rug, but also glass cases to keep people away, artworks by undisclosed artists, mysteries all around. Inviting and distant all at once. Much like the Doctor.

She scanned the room for him. He stood in a corner of the library, surveying. As she traced his silhouette, she noticed the similarity, in his posture and smile, with the fascinating gentleman in the Belle Époque painting. She made a mental note to ask about that too.

Hours passed by, Wilf kept her comfortable with cups of tea, snacks, a stool, opening the window, closing the window.

Everyone had left. The sun had set. Only the Doctor and Basil remained in the room with her. 

The artwork wasn’t finished, but it had everything she needed to continue another day. Yet, she didn’t leave. She didn’t want to. She stood there, wringing her paint-splattered hands waiting for something, anything, from the Doctor. 

“I want to show you something,” he said. He took her hand and they both stood up on Marie Antoinette’s loveseat. “Look closely.”

Now inches from the Belle Époque painting, she saw it like she never had before. It shimmered and shifted. Like those 3D images you have to cross your eyes to see. She blinked. Looked closer. And drifted through the canvas.

Rose gripped the Doctor’s hand tighter. Behind them, there was no library, only a blue door. And in front of her, the painting had come to life. No— they weren’t in the painting, they were in Paris of the 1900s. Around her, people chatted in French, cigar smoke wafted to her nose, and through a window that wasn’t on the painting, she could see the brand new Eiffel tower.

The gentleman that had so fascinated her was there too. Thick hair, bright smile.

“Rose, we meet at last,” he said.

His voice sounded exactly like she’d imagined. She didn’t know until now that she’d imagined his voice.

“She’s all yours,” the Doctor said.

Rose didn’t let go of his hand.

“Don’t worry, I’ll be here to bring you back to your own timeline.”

He disappeared through the blue door.

The other man linked their arms together. A feeling of safety washed over her. He was a stranger and yet not at all. As if to reassure her further, an Abyssinian cat sauntered by.

“Is that Basil?” Rose asked.

“In a fashion. Cats have nine lives, as you know.”

“And you, Doctor, how many have you got?”

The Doctor smiled. “Ah, you figured it out, clever girl.”

That didn’t mean she didn’t have a ton of questions, but for now, she only wanted to soak up the magic of it all. 

The Doctor showed her around the room. They mingled with the other visitors, admiring the artwork on the walls. Rose couldn’t stop grinning.

They stopped in front of a painting depicting another gallery, in another museum, in another era.

“Can we go through there too?” Rose ventured.

“Yes, but wouldn’t you like to see Paris first?”

“We can go out?”

“Of course. You know, my friend Claude has been pestering me about visiting his garden. Nice fellow, this Claude. Mind you, he’s a tad obsessed with water lilies.”

[sunniebelle]

I was tagged by the lovely @sgtbarnes107

Top 5 ships:

1) The Doctor x Rose Tyler from Doctor Who (I believe every incarnation of the Doctor would love Rose, but I especially ship incarnations Nine, Ten, Tentoo, Twelve with Rose)

2) Ty Borden x Amy Fleming from Heartland

3) Melinda Gordon and Jim Clancy from Ghost Whisperer

4) Alek Hardy and Rose Tyler from Broadchurch and Doctor Who, respectfully

5) Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe from Anne of Green Gables/Anne of Avonlea

Lipstick or Chapstick: neither, I usually rub a tiny dot of lotion on my lips. I only use lipstick (any makeup in general) on very rare/special occasions.

Last song: Rumor by Lee Brice (this gave me some serious doctor x rose vibes!)

Last movie: The American President (1995)

Last television show: Doctor Who (season 4, episodes 12 & 13)

Reading: fanfics are pretty much all I'm reading these days it seems. I'm actually rereading some favs, just finished 'I Was Here' and it's sequel 'Broadchurch Life' by mrsbertucci. Currently enjoying 'On The Rocks' by @badxwolfxrising

The random things that make me happy:

1) Cute, fluffy romantic fics! (These days, exclusively DW and/or Broadchurch related)

2) though I can't do so as often these days, hugs. I'm a very tactile person and love me some hugs! Hugging my daddy and my grandma, makes me especially happy!

3) seeing funny, uplifting, or random posts from my friends and mutuals!

I'm tagging: @creativebec  @lastbluetardis  @bonnielass23  @lotsofthinkythoughts  @trashbbin  @lizziea2 @acaigawritesstuff @ialwayscomewhenyoucall @gingerteaonthetardis and anyone else who wants to play. (No pressure to participate, though! :D <3)

[teaandatale]

62 and 73 for the mash-up?

62. Love Confessor (Character A confessing their love for Character B to Character C) & 73. Stranded Due to Inclement Weather

This became a mini fic because I can’t follow directions apparently.

(Side note: I love me some stranded due to weather trope... there may or may not be some of it in a fic I should be trying to write)

Steve is not know for being subtle or discreet when it comes to his interest in Peggy Carter. But there’s a war between them half the time, and it’s not like he’s exactly said anything to anyone. Though he suspects the boys all have their own assumptions. It would be kind of dumb of them if they didn’t given that they see his compass on a daily basis. But then there’s a short reprieve in London, another chance to see Peggy, maybe even to catch a few moments alone with her. He’ll offer help with her paperwork. Or bring her a freshly brewed cup of tea. That’s the plan. Until Howard, who he hasn’t seen in a while, grabs him the moment he steps foot into Headquarters. First it’s a review of his Stark-made gear. Then it’s a fitting. Then he’s strong-armed Steve into coming out to the pub with him and Phillips where some bigwig is meeting with them about some funding. Howard plies him with beers even though he knows well enough Steve can’t get drunk. The talk seems good until Howard elbows Steve hard and gestures to a woman who flutters her eyelashes at him before looking away.

“Go over there,” Howard says, elbowing him again. “That’s practically a siren call.”

“I’m good here thanks.”

But Howard’s too stubborn and too drunk to let him off the hook. Not five minutes later he’s trying to use physical force to drag Steve over to the woman. Again seeming to forget basic facts like how nobody can force him around anymore, literally.

“Howard knock it off. I’m not interested.”

“Whaddya mean you’re not interested. Of course you’re interested. I’m interested. Except I’m all about the new experiment right now. Which makes you the best second option.”

“And again I’m not really interested.”

Howard snorts. “She’s petite, blonde and eyeing you like a giant steak in these days of ration. Make a move!”

Steve likes to think he’s patient, but he doesn’t have any patience about this. Sure the woman is beautiful but he hasn’t had any other though about her.

When Howard grabs him again, Steve’s had enough and knocks his hand away. He’s going to just remind Stark that he knows what he wants and what he doesn’t. Only before his brain and heart can catch up with him, the response is less eloquent and more of a blurted confession.

“Stop. I love Peggy!”

Of course the pub happens to be in an odd moment of quiet which makes the woman avert her gaze and blush. Phillips is cackling. And Steve feels like an idiot. Howard surprisingly says nothing.

“Forget I said anything,” Steve says in a rush, dropping money on the bar for the beers he didn’t drink and high-tails it out of there.

Two days later he and Peggy are in route through Southern France alone, on a Stark-led mission. Something about a recovery but Howard didn’t give much details and Phillips just shrugged when Steve asked for more. It’s barely evening and the day grows dark, clouds obscuring the sun until suddenly they’re in a snowstorm. A blizzard. They walk on another mile before Peggy’s fingers start to freeze and even Steve can’t see far in front of them. Luckily they find a barn. It seems mostly abandoned. They go about setting up the space so that they can try to stay comfortable until the snow passes. Peggy fiddles with the radio until she gets a static filled station with news. His French is improving but he doesn’t know what makes her gasp so loud.

“So?” He asks.

She purses her lips in a way he’s noticed she does a lot when frustrated.

“You didn’t need me as a French translator. Dernier knows this area and language better than anyone on the team.”

“Um?” He’s confused.

Peggy rolls her eyes. “What I mean to say Steve is that we’ve been set up.”

“What? How?”

“You and me handling a mission alone? That alone is unusual. And then to head straight into a blizzard? The radio says the warning for this kind of unseasonable snow fall was forewarned all week. Why would Stark then knowingly send us here in this inclement weather.”

“Because we work well together?”

“Because we’ve been set up Steve,” she says and then after a beat adds, “though admittedly we have a strong professional relationship.”

He hesitates and looks at his shoes. “And our personal relationship?” he mumbles and then regrets it. “I—not… What I mean to say—well…” He can’t form a coherent thought, not when she’s staring at him with a raised eyebrow and a closed off expression. He can’t tell if she’s furious at him or just annoyed. There’s no time to discuss it further because the harsh wind kicks open the barn door and they work the next half hour rigging it shut again. Still with the door sh again, the cold seeps in. Peggy sighs and rubs her hands together.

“This doesn’t look like it’s going to stop anytime soon,” she says. “Which means you’re going to have to share your impressive body heat.” When he doesn’t say anything, only stares at her wide-eyed, she smirks a little before pulling him close to her. “You’re going to have to get used to holding me close.”

He nods, throat thick with the burst of hope. “Yes.”

She smiles. “It will help us further our personal relationship I suspect.”

When she snuggles her head against his chest, and pulls his arm tighter around her he can’t help but squeeze her close. Content and much warmer than just a moment before, he kisses her, as close to her cheek as he can reach in this position. When she hums a little sound of pleasure, he thanks Howard in his head.

[finefeatheredfriend]

💗 you definitely are pink imo, but honestly all of the colors that are NICE AND KIND, as main descriptors. -hugs-

-hugs- thank you amanda! why everyone thinks i’m a leader kind of person i don’t know haha! but that’s really sweet that you see me as a nice and kind person ♥️

[jefflion]

☼ - appearance headcanon for Eight. (I'm predictable, and I apologize)

There is nothing - NOTHING! - to apologize about here. It might get long and in the format of “in this essay I will...” 

Eight’s Appearance

Physically, he is tiny. We need to see that. It is one of the many, many things the TV movie failed to show us, and it needs to be emphasized. Eight is tiny. Fit and slightly clumsy at the same time. And tiny. Did we get that? Tiny. 

And now, the most important thing. The hair. 

Eight’s Hair

I know some people ( @kallianeira ) imagine Eight with Marwood hair. Now, don’t get me wrong. Marwood hair rocks. 10/10 would recommend. But it is slightly too... idk, Earth 60s? for the Eight. 

In my mind, Eight’s hairstyle is slightly all over the place, both physically and metaphorically. You cannot pin it down to specific time and place. 

(I accept constructive comments on this subject, as long as the hair stays, well, long). 

So yeah, basically: audition hair. 

The Clothes

Ok, well, as much Paul McGann certain people disliked the clothes, I think they were good for the character. He takes his jacket and the rest off more often, but it is good to stay. Of course, one of the great things about Eight is how his clothing changes signify changes in his character.  

See, the change of clothes is so important because he is a Time Lord. For Time Lords, changes in character from regeneration to regeneration always lead to changes in physical appearance and presentation, and this includes clothes. 

Eight has some DRAMATIC costume changes, which basically signifies how much he evolves through everything that happens to him. 

[kelkat9]

lotsofthinkythoughts replied to your post: Hi! Im looking for a fic in which rose has to take...

I think this might be Facets by padawanpooh over on Teaspoon?

Yes!  Great job!  Now I can re-read it!

https://www.whofic.com/viewstory.php?sid=4402