First it was just one visitor. Then another came. And another. Invis was not used to suddenly having so much company. And then they were all genuine Narrators. He had to be careful, he couldn't be exposed.
He couldn't be exposed.
It was too much for him.
The mental pressure.
He just couldn't take it anymore.
Invis was so scared.
He didn't want to disappear.
He didn't want to die.
Invis screamed for help.
And it came.
TSP Promotion AU Timeline Part 10
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Now Q is a pragmatist. It may be Halloween but he’s not superstitious. Bond may have gone AWOL on his last mission for longer than usual in Romania but Q doesn’t believe in old wives tales and stories told in the dark to scare little children into listening to their parents. Q did however, notice that the agent was looking paler than usual and he didn’t seem to be… breathing…
“I thought resurrection was your speciality?” he said.
Bond smiled. Pointedly.
“Invite me in and I’ll show you what it means to rise again, my Quartermaster…”
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“Who wants to live forever?” whispered Q against pale skin, paler even than his own, almost luminous in the moonlight flooding through his bedroom window.
“Think of all we could do together, you and I,” James replied, gripping the frame of the headboard. He promised he wouldn’t touch and he intended to earn Q’s complete trust by honouring that promise.
“Your scars…” Q murmured, running his fingertips lightly across his chest and down towards his navel to circle once damaged flesh.
“All gone,” James answered. “But I wear the ones inside still. And I want to share them with you.”
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Q was intrigued.
“Agents don’t open themselves to that kind of manipulation. You’re vulnerable enough as a body. Why would you compromise yourself emotionally?”
Bond risked releasing a hand from the bedframe. He reached for the mop of hair atop the head resting on his belly, watching him carefully in that moment.
He caressed. Q sighed.
Good.
“Mallory didn’t tell you did he. The mission to Romania was rescue and retrieval of a former MI6 asset.”
Before Q could respond, something fluttered through the bedroom window.
He felt his heart still as the shadows took shape.
“Oh God…”
“Alec. Please…”
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Dark. Everything is dark without light. It is our natural state. The Sun instills life. It’s only natural that the dead thrive in darkness.
It occurs to Q, although he breathes air, his heart beats, his soul still resides in his body, he resides in the darkness too.
These men who are men no more, Q now feels compelled to join them in their own self-imposed darkness. To better understand what it means to exist beyond the light and wield the undead on their own terms.
Thanks to @the-fandom-potato, @onepage-atatime, @howlsmovinglibrary, and @twobrokegirlswithbooks for tagging me way back in the ice age. I’m finally dethawed and ready to do this!
So to make this simpler (or perhaps more complicated ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ time will tell), I’m changing up the format.
I’m going to now tag a bunch of people, and instead of me creating 11 new questions in four separate posts, you pick 11 from this list to answer. Under the cut I’ll be answering them all, so woof if you’re scrolling through my blog on mobile!
I tried to mix in some new (and new-ish) followers, so hey y’all! If you’re tagged and not interested, no worries! If you’re not tagged and are interested, have at it friends!
Actual rules: always post the rules, answer the questions given to you, write 11 questions of your own, tag 11 people
Not entirely sure why but I alphabetized these but...
A book with a beautiful cover?
When Dimple Met Rishi -that cover makes my day whenever I see it!
A book you would love to see transformed into movie?
Hmmm. So many options. The one I’m obsessed most with at the moment is Ramona Blue. It’d make the perfect summer indie flick. All you need is a cast of young unknown actors because it’s a quiet story in the way that no one is really meant to pull focus.
A book you’ve read in the past two weeks?
Mockingbird, Vol 1: My Feminist Agenda
A fantasy world you would like to live in?
Harry Potter is such an obvious choice, but I love it.
A magical animal you would love to own?
Mer-goshdarn-corgi.
A movie that you wish had a different ending?
Bend It. Like. Beckham. SHOULDA BEEN G A Y
A skill you wish you possessed?
Literally any skills. I’m a dud of a human.
Best book crushes?
n/a
Day or night?
Morning????
Do you have a favorite mythological person or creature?
I do not!
Do you have a most owned book? (lots of editions of the same book)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Someday it will probably be me owning every edition of “The Importance of Being Earnest” which yes is a play not a ~book~ but still counts
Do you have any favourite bands or songs?
Little Mix (and their entire catalogue) is a staple atm.
Do you prefer science fiction or fantasy? (Neither?)
Science fiction!
Favorite genre of music?
??? Pop?? Rock??? That Indie Sound™????? Showtunes??
Favorite reading place?
I read the most at work, oddly enough
Favorite stand-alone book?
We Are Okay
Favourite booklr platform?
I’m not actually sure what this means tbh
Favourite genre for Winter?
Science fiction
Favourite genre?
Science fiction
Favourite reading weather?
Dark sky, light rain
Hardbacks or paperbacks?
paperbacks
Hogwarts house?
hiss hiss motherfuckers
If you collect something, what is it?
Books and debt.
If you could dress up as any character from books or other fiction (not taking actual costume making skills into account), who would you choose to dress up as?
I’m torn between Furiosa and Willy Wonka. There’s no inbetween.
If you could have any magical power, what would it be?
Teleportation
If you could rewrite any book, how would you change it and why?
Oh sweet niblets, there’s so many frustrating books that I correct as I go. Though for the most part it’s never as bad as wanting to fully rewrite it. I absolutely feel that way about Stranger Than Fanfiction though. It had such potential and was a letdown at every level. It’s not plotted well, characterization is weak, there are shitty tropes. And at first it’s like maybe they’re being set up for the sole purpose of being subverted but nope. Just a bad book. IMO of course.
If you had the chance to become the ‘chosen one’/hero of an epic story, would you take it? (PHENOMENAL COSMIC POWER vs. weight of the world on your shoulders/potential for extreme trauma).
Um, I mean no?? Like forced into it, ok. But would I go up and volunteer for that shit? Hell no. I’m so content to follow another’s lead on that. Like I’ll be ur sidekick character!!!
If you had to only read one author, who would it be?
Based solely on Strange the Dreamer, I’d say Laini Taylor. STrange is not nearly gay enough (is anything really??) but she’s got a great feel for character and pace.
If you play games (video, board, etc.), what’s your favorite one?
I still play the Sims when I’m in a Big Depressive Mood, and Tomb Raider is life to me. So those are my favorite two, though I don’t play a lot anyhow.
Least favourite book trope?
Young girls falling for their crusty ass male professors.
Recent favourite book/series?
When Dimple Met Rishi was a perfect summer read (though I still actually have like 50 pages to go rip me)
Tea or coffee?
#TeamHotCocoa
What character would you vote for to be president?
President of what? My fan club?? Jon Snow.
What fictional creature would you want to be your animal companion?
That little thievin’ ass platypus from Fantastic Beasts. Like we’d be villains but like. Robin Hooding it.
What is your favourite TV show/film?
Guy Ritchie at some point became my favorite director and The Man from UNCLE - tragically doomed to never get a sequel - is my fave movie. Ep for ep, Quantico is my favorite show.
What is your favourite dessert?
Fried ice cream
What is your ‘comfort food’ book, for whenever you’re ill/sad/tired etc?
Don’t quite have one. I turn to film and tv for that -usually Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
What movie is actually better than the book?
I’ve made the argument for Divergent a few times, which still stands but to change it up I’ll say Big Fish. The visual elements really capture the whimsy and wonder of that world.
Where is your favourite reading place?
As mentioned above, I like reading at work. I somehow pay more attention when I’m forced to read in intervals.
Which character/author would you make president?
This is also answered above and more seriously, I’d want Agnieszka from Uprooted in that kind of leadership role, because her concern with power is non-existent but she acts out of desire to protect all people. Plus she’s not here for your bullshit.
Which decade interests you the most?
Depends on what for really. 90s nostalgia because that’s when I grew up. 50s for fashion because what a damn look all the damn time. Um idk I like the music that came out of the 70s, but not much more than any later decade. All around, the current decade interests me the most because I have the most human rights within it. So there’s that.
Who is your favorite author?
Neil Gaiman maybe?? I’m bad at choosing one favorite thing.
Would you rather compete in The Hunger Games or The TriWizard Tournament?
Uh my pal I’m gonna go with the one where everyone is supposed* to come out alive on the other side.
*rip ceddie
You walk through a wardrobe, and you find yourself in a completely other world on the other side. Which world would you want to be in?
Wlw utopia. Nothing but wlw and smol animals. If you mean a pre-established fictional world, then let’s go with San Junipero. Like I wanna be where the immortal wlw are! I wanna see, wanna see them dancing!!!
Yesterday marked the 7-month point of my beard reset. It also marked the day that I learned my Echo Show can take photos and has an option to take 4-in-1, so if course I had to experiment, if only slightly.
