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like, I genuinely 100% believe these would be the vibes for their courtship

Kabot would absolutely adore Mers if they met, and I'm talking meme-worthy levels of adoration. Mers would take them under their wing for a while, because that's how they roll—they're old enough to wanna protect everybody from fate. And we all know that after some time they'd each shoot their very very dumb shots. And then they'd fuck nasty

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Kabot would absolutely adore Mers if they met, and I'm talking meme-worthy levels of adoration. Mers would take them under their wing for a while, because that's how they roll—they're old enough to wanna protect everybody from fate. And we all know that after some time they'd each shoot their very very dumb shots. And then they'd fuck nasty

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“There are things he is better off without me telling him. My doubts, my resentment, my rage…” he spoke these matter-of-factly, not wanting to linger on the emotions the words themselves had made arise in him. “I won’t impose those on him.”

wait a few millennia you'll be hip-thrusting to rasputin right in the doctor's face so idk what to tell ya

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The Atoms That We’re Made of (Doctor Who)

— Book II, Volume VI, Chapter 113.-Between oblivion and recollection [Available to read on AO3]

Perhaps […] he should trust a little, let his guard down, and peek through Akhate’s own guard, once he let it fall in Thonari’s presence. And this Thonari had no doubts about—give him a few minutes, Akhate would. He’d open up like a gash, and everything would come pouring out. Sometimes Thonari feared his hands would never be enough to quench it, that it would inevitably slip through his fingers like air, like sand, and ruin something. He’d never quite arrived at what.

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The Atoms That We’re Made of (Doctor Who)

— Book II, Volume VI, Chapter 112.-In future [Available to read on AO3]

“Do you not understand what these two children will unleash together if the prophecies are true? It is not the end of the world as it is that we are speaking of here. [...] It is the end of our lifestyle, our rule, our very kind.”

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The Atoms That We’re Made of (Doctor Who)

— Book II, Volume VI, Chapter 111.-Strands [Available to read on AO3]

“It’s starting. Everything will be gone. One day it’s all gone. Even the sky, and the wind bites now, and the world is grey. It’s dead, it burned. It’s just rocks and dust before its time. And it’s starting now, they’re growing into the final inferno. They’re igniting the first spark.”

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The Atoms That We’re Made of (Doctor Who)

— Book II, Volume VI, Chapter 110.-Desert rose [Available to read on AO3]

“Ligiptuborazem,” Iurisal said, putting a hand to Klas’s chest [...]. “It’s a call to the future, do you know that? It’s a prophecy of sorts. Even you can’t outrun a prophecy. Least of all you, Klas.”

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The Atoms That We’re Made of (Doctor Who)

— Book II, Volume VI, Chapter 109.-Ape shall never kill ape [Available to read on AO3]

“Nothing vast enters the lives of mortals without ruin.”

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The Atoms That We’re Made of (Doctor Who)

— Book II, Volume VI, Chapter 108.-Mission Ulysses [Available to read on AO3]

They said, this is what entombs my conscience.

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The Atoms That We’re Made of (Doctor Who)

— Book II, Volume VI, Chapter 107.-The consequences of failing [Available to read on AO3]

“You would have done something.” “Anything,” Iurisal promised. “You know that.” She swallowed. “Anything to not be associated with their scum.” “You wouldn’t have failed.” “And neither have you, damn it.” Iurisal put her hand to Klas’s sternum. “This isn’t you failing. You did what you could. Klas, you did what you could, okay?”

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The Atoms That We’re Made of (Doctor Who)

— Book II, Volume VI, Chapter 106.-Infame of a few [Available to read on AO3]

“You’re a fucking cloak until you leave,” Mers said. “Sometimes it is that simple.”

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The Atoms That We’re Made of (Doctor Who)

— Book II, Volume VI, Chapter 105.-Good of the many [Available to read on AO3]

Perhaps any time will always be better than no time.

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The Atoms That We’re Made of (Doctor Who)

— Book II, Volume VI, Chapter 104.-Winds of time [Available to read on AO3]

Akhate was public record. Sooner or later, whether you pushed him or let him be, the information you wanted would simply be delivered to you anyway.

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The Atoms That We’re Made of (Doctor Who)

— Book II, Volume VI, Chapter 103.-The nightmares we wake from [Available to read on AO3]

“Nobody born a cloak is one here, trust me.”

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The Atoms That We’re Made of (Doctor Who)

— Book II, Volume VI, Chapter 102.-The dream I can't tell anyone [Available to read on AO3]

I sought for you. I couldn’t stop seeking. [...] I sought even when there was no longer any street, any sky or desert at all. I will be seeking for you in the space between these hearts… all my life.

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The Atoms That We’re Made of (Doctor Who)

— Book II, Volume VI, Chapter 101.-Mouth of a giant [Available to read on AO3]

It’s not a prison, time. But its lords and rulers know when and where to set up iron bars. You want a savior with a chainsaw? Become it. You want a proper rescue? He and I will get you enough time to circumvent the obstacles.

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The Atoms That We’re Made of (Doctor Who)

— Book II, Volume VI, Chapter 100.-Bright and shining companion, the sunflower [Available to read on AO3]

They would never do this, they would never make the time, they would never be given the time. But somewhere in the palaces of his memory, he stood in the desert with Akhate.