#Definitely not Pompeii but I'm thinking maybe something else?

[mysteryshack324]

Me: Finally manages to take a nap

My brain: *Decided it was time to have a past life trauma dream of a seaside home I used to live in that was alongside a huge mountain in a ancient city being destroyed by a volcanic eruption and me barely escaping it by diving into a sea tunnel/cave*

[duxfemina]

Hey i really loved your replies to previous asks. Can you please rank the ancient romans from best to worst for enemies to lover trope:

Catiline, cicero, Julius, Pompeii, crassus , brutus, agrippa, octavian, sulla and Marius.

This is tricky because I'm not as up on some of the beef or maybe you meant these individually rather than paired with their neighbors in the list. So I'll go with individually rating how susceptible they would be to the trope

Catiline - yeah he was DTF anything so yeah I could see him developing homoerotic passions for Cicero had he survived

Cicero - no he just does the reverse. It's only lovers to enemies for MT Chickpea because he's a petty peapod

Julius Caesar - he probably fucked some Gauls let's be real. He absolutely is susceptible to the trope and would find himself involved in it several times throughout his life

Pompeius Magnus - yes, absolutely, the man was so magnanimous with the people he defeated he absolutely probably caught the feelings for one or two of them. Of course paragon of conjugal virtue that he was, he didn't sleep with anyone besides his wife when he was married so it might just be a lot of pining and eye fucking but there's probably a couple princesses of peoples he beat who he had the hots for and of course they'd reciprocate, he's the new Alexander after all

Crassus - on the one hand he has about as much romance and yearning to him as a wax tablet on the other he DID team up with his most loathed rival Pompeius so who knows maybe under that cold exterior he was secretly dreaming of running his hands through the much lauded quaff of Pompeius Magnus

Brutus - all of Pompeius' enemies eventually end up in bed with him... politically that is. If Brutus can get past Pompeius whacking his dad I feel he could get past whatever made him enemies with someone in order to make way for growing feelings for them

Agrippa - his enemies don't live long enough to become lovers usually. But if anyone was gonna be his war torn paramour I'd put bets on Sextus. There's just something a little homoerotic about their naval rivalry.

Octavian - I mean he did marry someone he had previously exiled so yes he's susceptible to the trope. If nothing else he likes using sex to exert dominance on people (hence his sleeping with the wives of his rivals) so yeah whether directly or by proxy Octavian is definitely fucking his enemies. Don't think he loves any of them (maybe not even Livia, he respected her and she filled the image he needed) but they're certainly lovers in the coarsest sense

Sulla - like Cicero this only goes one way and it's lovers to enemies. He fucks and then quite likely ends up hating.

Marius - there is no strategy to his love life so like it might happen but not as likely because he's pretty straightforward and to the point and isn't about any kind of pining or long game. The first impression is what he's going with

[scripted-downfall]

Robin anon here. I adore Ten and Donna's chaotic friendship. What do you think a meeting between Robin and Steve and Ten and Donna would look like?

Oh, that's an awesome thought experiment; thank you! I think that they'd get along really well. Ten and Robin would both be on the same side of the personality scale, given that they both have the same tendency to ramble, the same passion for languages and culture, similar wit (verging on casual rudeness at times... I love them both, but affectionate bluntness is definitely their mutual trait), etc. They'd probably mutually rant about anything they got started talking about, and the time would fly by without really being registered.

However, when you asked the question, the thing that impressed itself most upon me is that Donna would have a lot to say to Steve (in a wholesome way since I'm assuming this would be set sometime season three of ST or later, and his redemption arc, shall we say, has already been pretty heavily developed by then). I know in advance that I'm going to struggle to make this coherent, but here's my best attempt:

Donna is very much not set up to have it easy. She struggles in the show, from external expectations --- not having noticed the various signs of otherworldly activity happening around her, casually being put down by those around her (not Wilf, bless him, but everyone else), not being "conventionally successful" --- and from an internalization of those views --- calling herself "just a temp" and putting down her skills, "shouting at the world because no one's listening", etc. --- despite it being buried beneath her fiery personality. And yet she's an awesome companion --- she's my favorite, though I get that some people don't like her --- in pretty much every sense of the word. She has the practical know-how that the Doctor can sometimes get lost without (e.g. he's sitting there trying over and over again to sonic the wooden door in the Vashta Nerada ep, while she just kicks it down; searching the files in the Sontaaran two-parter; the typing skills that help her return the stolen planets). She's willing to stand up to him when he's wrong, and to agitate for change regardless (e.g. trying to save somebody, anybody from Pompeii, etc). And she's just caring, for everyone (e.g. helping the Ood, talking to and boosting Agatha Christie herself, befriending Miss Evangelista in the library, fighting against ridiculous odds in the "Turn Left" alternate reality, etc.)

And don't get me wrong: I love Robin, Dustin, and the others. But they do often tend on the... sharp... end of teasing. It certainly wouldn't be easy to be surrounded by child prodigies while having struggled in school, not gone to college, etc. I don't think people would disagree if I said that they often expect Steve to know stuff just because they know it --- I mean, Dustin even does that with the other party members, as shown through his "how do you not know this" tone in s1 when dealing with the compasses, on into s4 on a number of issues --- and shoot down his rather out-of-the-box (though not necessarily wrong) ideas whenever they come up (e.g. "maybe he's a clockmaker" "I think you cracked the case there, Steve"). And I know that a lot of this is intended affectionately, but even affectionate teasing can wear, and it's bound to take some degree of a toll.

So I think that Donna would look at Steve and see someone in a similar position. She'd see the way his smile sometimes strains whenever the others act like something he didn't understand was common knowledge, or the confused look in his eyes when they refer to something he doesn't get but he doesn't want to ask the question. And I think she'd have the objective view to see the ways in which he's more capable than they are (e.g. knowing the practical things, like Skull Rock's location, or protecting the party from the physical dangers) instead of just the ways in which they're more book-smart. And I think that he'd be able to help her in return, in much the same way. It's really easy to, if in Donna's/Steve's position, not notice when other people are being rude to them, but to notice it for other people; I think that they'd be able to provide an external opinion for each other on their treatment.

idk if this answers your question suitably --- it's just my first rambles, and isn't very plot-oriented... if you want elaboration or just a different answer, feel free to send another ask; I love the question, and I could probably go on long enough as to be excessive --- but I hope it was enjoyable nonetheless... Thank you for the ask :)

[harryfeatgaga]

i just bought a new perfume today and it smells sexy af so now i'm thinking: You're home in Harry's London house, it's November and a bit chilly so the heat's just barely up and you've got one of his long sleeves on and some comfy pj pants. He's working late so you're in the kitchen cooking up some pasta for when he gets home. There's some music playing in the background and you're singing along and swaying to the music, so you don't hear the door open or the keys clinking as they're dropped 1/?

into the bowl just by the door. Not even the sound of boots being kicked off and thudding against the hardwoods. When Harry’s warm body is suddenly pressed against your back you’re momentarily surprised but it only takes a second for you to realize it’s him and just as quickly you melt back into him. He wraps both arms around your waist and leaves a kiss on your cheek before dropping his chin onto your shoulder. “Hi baby,” he murmurs, “making dinner for us?”

You nod with a smile as you turn to look at his face, so close to yours. “I wanted to make something good for when you got home.” “Thank you sweetheart.” You both stand there like that, moving together lightly to the music as you keep stirring the sauce in the pot as the pasta cooks. Then you feel Harry turn his head, pressing his nose gently against your neck and breathing in softly. A gentle moan breaks into his deep voice rumbling “you smell so good love, ‘s it new?”

A small smirk is playing on your lips “Yeah babe, I bought it today… I thought of you when I put it on y’know. Was hoping you’d like it. Thought maybe it’d give you some… ideas.” “Oh really? Hmm, well I’ve definitely already got a couple of ideas of how I can show you how thankful I am… for thinking of me and all. And maybe if I treat you good enough you’ll think about wearing it all the time. Smelling so sexy for me, distracting me when we go out. I can’t think about anything else but touching you…” 

Harry starts pressing messy kisses against your neck, face buried on your skin. One of his hands creeping up the shirt your wearing and the other already dipping beneath your waistband, just teasing you for now. After a few deep breaths and harry nipping at your neck, just grazing the skin with his teeth, you shut off both burners and turn around. 

“I think dinner can wait. Why don’t we move to the bedroom and you can share some of your ideas with me?” A smirk graces his face as he sees just how flushed you already are and he doesn’t even bother with a response, just scoops you up and carries you to his bedroom. 

(I’m sorry this sucks and the dialogue is absolute garbage but umm i just had this thought and felt like sharing 🙈) seriously though harry thinking you smell sexy is uhh hot and the thought is killing me esp bc he smells sexy…also.. why isn’t there more talk about shower sex with harry like… 👀 asking for a friend (pompeii where you at??)

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BITCH WHAT THE FUCKKCJCKV THIS IS SO HOT IM SHOOOOOK