I. Has tumblr caused you to stop liking any fandoms, if so, which and why?
It might’ve hastened my falling out of love with Sherlock, but that might’ve also been natural decay of my enthusiasm.
M: A person who got you into a fandom and what fandom they pulled you in to.
Tarchwud and Torchwood. I’d watched some of Torchwood, but I found Tarchwud at the end of the Johnlock party (the very first of the series of group rps with the lovely set of friends I made through Sherlock fandom) and as it was a crossover between Sherlock, Doctor Who, AND Torchwood, I clearly had to watch Torchwood properly. So I did.
P. Invent a random AU for any fandom (we always need more ideas).
Circle of Magic characters as demigods. Tris as a daughter of Zeus (winds and lightning are the magic I most associate her with), Daja as a daughter of Hephaestus (probably one of the ones who can manipulate fire), Sandry as a daughter of Athena? (Pretty sure Athena is the goddess of weaving/crafts - thus the thing with Arachne - and we haven’t seen that aspect); Briar as a son of Demeter or Dionysus (Demeter might be best, but it occurred to me Dionysus’ powers include vines and madness in their scope so that might be kind of interesting/fitting). Rosethorn probably is Demeter, Lark is either Athena (weaving) or Terpsichore (dancing), probably Athena since weaving is so close to her heart, as the thing she has magic with.
Probably whenever they’re around is a big conflict they have to help sort out. Maybe not as big as the Titan War or the thing that’s happening in Heroes of Olympus?
Y. A fandom you’re in but have no ships from.
Used to be Cabin Pressure, but Theresa came in. Maybe Game of Thrones. All my ships are dead.
…never noticed his first name has no repeating letters
S. What’s a headcanon you have?
Linda, Clara’s stepmother (I’m assuming that’s what she is, in my personal canon), keeps a collection of porcelain figures in Clara’s old room, which is now a sort of guest room/study. Clara thinks they’re creepy as hell and it just makes staying at her dad’s house all the more uncomfortable, reminding her she doesn’t quite fit there like she used to.
H: Do you prefer real-life TV shows or animated TV shows?
Just in terms of ability to really really wow me with imaginative settings/designs and also really nice color schemes, animated shows. (The ones I like are also closer to books I’d read than any live-action tv show I’ve ever seen). Otherwise, it’s not the medium I’m paying attention to but the story and characters. I watch more live-action shows, though.
E: Have you added anything stupid/cracky/hilarious to your fandom, if so, what?
Multiple things. This is my most popular post probably ever and it is sO ridiculous. This is the only Youtube video I’ve made that wasn’t basically just for my own entertainment and no one else’s (although it was meant to be). Also, I once won an award on Mugglenet FanFiction for a story about Scabior and Greyback hating each other, Doritos and Florida. So I guess I’m sort-of-accidentally funny sometimes??
R: A pairing you ship that you don’t think anyone else ships.
Uhhhhh. possibly Alexander of Tirragen and Roger of Conte? Not like a ship-ship, not happy or requited or something I want to happen, but sort of twining in with the whole fucked-up-ness with Alex and Alanna and Roger and Thom. Like, Roger’s fascinated with Alanna, uses Thom both for his power and (if we assume Roger/Thom is a thing, which is word of God canon, I think) as a substitute. Alex already has a bit of an inferiority complex - he came to court determined to be the best of all his fellows, but then there came this flame-haired squirt surprising everyone, winning favor with the prince and his best companions, and they were friends at first but as Alanna’s star rose, she began to eclipse him and he burned with envy, with the desire to show himself better than her, to get the acclaim and respect she’s “taken” from him. Add to this him admiring his knight master (a role model for the sort of knight Alex wants to be, transforming into something more over time) and here’s one more thing Alex wants that Alanna has gotten without really trying.
Maybe I’ll write the fic someday.
L: Your favorite fanartist/author gives you one request, what do you ask for?
I don’t really have a favorite right now (SO unengaged in fanart/fanfiction atm) but…would like to see fanart or fanfic of Clara/Ten. That doesn’t make me cringe. Which is an oddly tall order because I get kind of squicky about sexual!Doctor and am also picky.
O: Choose a song at random, what ship does it remind you of?
Spotify shuffle gave me Honey in the Sun by Camera Obscura. Unrequited Piper/Jason, if Reyna/Jason becomes a thing? (I am a book and a half into Heroes of Olympus don’t listen to my speculations, they’re probably wrong. Also don’t spoil me).
C: A pairing you wish you shipped, but just can’t.
Maybe the inter-Circle pairings for Tamora Pierce’s Circle of Magic books, since that’s where the fic is, really. But also, no. Tinges of incest, for me, since they’re calling each other “my brother” and “my sister” etc. by the most recent books.
K: How do you feel about the other people in your current fandom(s).
They’re brilliant? Somehow I’ve managed to get lucky and not have anyone on my dashboard who’s really annoying or distasteful or anything. And like, especially atm the DW people I follow are constantly inspiring me/expanding my ideas about characters/making me want to explore more, it’s fantastic. Also my Harry Potter people have been in my life for so long now and even if a lot of us have moved on to other fandoms it’s always nice to see what they’re up to. And I love Tamora Pierce fandom, I am so glad I found it on tumblr.
When you get this ask, list 5 things that make you happy then pass it on to the last 10 people who reblogged from you.
-boooooks
-my cute but terrible cat raja
-friends both irl and online
-my new bookshelf and the approx 2.5x4 feet of clear, bare wood around it. i need to clean much more but just that little bit of clean space makes me feel peaceful & happy in my room.
(dear penny, i often wish we could rewrite these characters now with our collective new knowledge, and especially with my new understanding of the trans experience. thank you for reading my mind as always, and giving me the quick opportunity. <3 i love you)
"things you said with no space between us"
Darius wakes to a hand applying pressure slowly and gently to his chest. He isn't dragged from his heavy sleep, but carefully plucked. It's as if he was never supposed to be asleep in the first place, and God has corrected the mistake by guiding his partner's hand to his heart.
"Why are you awake?" Darius asks, playful and sprung to life. He wiggles himself around, so they are chest to chest, his arms pinned tightly between them. Walter looks as wide awake as they had been when they laid their heads down hours ago. "You okay?"
Walter places a big hand over Darius' face, a calloused thumb stroking from temple to jaw. "I'm okay." His voice is low and content. The look they share in the quiet sends a shiver down Darius' spine - wait, no, that's fingertips. He giggles, ducking to bury his head in the crook of Walter's neck. "Wait, come back, I'm trying to say something."
Darius pokes his head back up, eyeing Walter curiously. He knows it takes a lot for Walter to find the words, to piece together his exact feelings. He waits, and they search each others' faces in the dim light.
"Let's get married."
"Excuse me?"
"Marry me."
Darius stares, in shock, as Walter's eyebrows distort into the worried look they both know well. He thinks about the times they've had this conversation, about how they've decided to wait. Wait to have the money, wait to own the house, wait for Walter's back to heal, wait for Darius to transition. They'd been rational for once - not the reckless couple in the middle of the street taking in stray children for months at a time. Rational adults.
"Yes." Rational's no fun, anyway. "Yes, yes. Yes."
HOLY FREAKING CRAP SHE MIGHT HAVE A GALLY TICKET FOR ME AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Truth is:
I am so so so so so so incredibly thankful to you for talking to me about having a ticket, because I had the most amazing time at Gally and I am so incredibly happy.
How old do you look:
nOPE
Have you ever made me laugh:
I probably did when I first got your message, out of a combination of nerves and hope and disbelief that someone would actually message ME of all people saying that they had a ticket I could buy!
Have you ever made me mad:
Nah.
Best feature:
I don't really know you all that well, so I can't comment on a whole lot, but you were so absolutely sweet and wonderful to reach out to a complete stranger to try and give someone else the chance to go to Gallifrey One.
pennytothesky replied to your post:pennytothesky replied to your post:I need...
Sorry I haven’t been on. I’ve been struggling a bit and I tend to narrow my focus on easy stuff like reading and it’s nothing to do with not wanting to be with you guys. I hope you’re not mad <3
I'm not mad at all <3 kinda relieved actually cause I'd feel bad not rping the flourbaby thing with you but im just too sick to actually get online for more than like an hour or two a day right now. Like even turning on the computer is exhausting ugh. ilu <3 I hope things get better for you and you have many adventures while reading <3
