#I'm specifically thinking Ben Whishaw's Q

[academic-sword]

Bond: I'm fine

Q: I will happily put it on your tombstone - "He said he was fine. He was wrong."

[thestalwartheart]

i know you're a bond writer, but have you ever thought about expanding into the rest of the ben whishaw cinematic universe? namely the this is going to hurt fandom. there are less than 30 fics on ao3 and half of them are russian or chinese, and half of what's left is either some weird shruti/adam stuff (no that's not a typo) or a random crossover. never known a fandom as overlooked and unloved in my life! if this was 2012 there'd be 8467847684 fics. like, a canon gay main character with multiple possible love interests??? we'd be drowning in coffee shop au's and kink meme entries and all sorts. instead we have nothing, it's really bizarre.

(yes this is a shameless attempt to poach you, no i won't be mad if you tell me to take a hike sjfhfhs)

hsjksjsj attempting to poach me for another fandom might be one of the biggest compliments I've ever had. I'm not gonna tell you to take a hike.

(Would that someone would ask me to write for Paddington.)

ANYWAY. The short answer is no, I haven't really thought about expanding further into the BWCU (Ben Whishaw Cinematic Universe). Mostly that's because his films and TV shows are so good on their own that my brain doesn't feel the need to explore alternatives to the narrative. Though this ask has reminded me to rewatch The Hour, because if there's another bit of Ben media I could see myself writing for, it's that.

In regards to TIGTH specifically, I don't think it helps that I read the book first, so it's always lived in that memoir/nonfiction section of my head where I don't really tread fic wise.

I will say, however, that there is one kiss in it that I think about every time I write a Q kissing scene. It's the second one in this gifset, and it's possibly one of my favourite screen kisses of all time for how hot and natural it is. We've spoken on this blog before about Ben Whishaw being The Kisser Of All Time (cited by Hugh Grant and Mark Gatiss). In TIGTH it is incredibly obvious how true that is.

So idk if it's comforting in any way, but even when i"m writing Bond fic, there's a tiny morsel of TIGTH at the back of my mind 😉

[notsuchacleverboyq]

My Favourite 007 Headcanons

Based on this Instagram post I posted a while ago.

1) 007 and 006

We all know Alec Trevelyan (even if I haven't watched this movie in more or less three years). He is the agent 006 who at some point happens to betray 007 in GoldenEye.

Some fans have started shipping Brosnan's 007 and Alec Trevelyan, making them the most lethal ship I've ever heard of.

I happened to read an exquisite Fanfiction in which Q always refused to introduce his family to James (who was his lover). Obviously, Bond got pretty mistrustful of the entire situation and decided to secretly follow Q when he went visiting his parents. Bond fell into a trap, literally speaking, and found himself in front of the former 007 (Pierce Brosnan) and Alec Trevelyan.

I have no idea about how the author dealt with Alec's betray, but that's not really important for the post anyway.

After a talk with Q and his family, Bond found out some things:

The former 007 and 006 were engaged (the ship I previously talked about);

Q 007's biological son and 006's stepson;

Q has a step sister, who's 006's biological daughter.

The best part of the Fanfiction was that no one in the family happened to be straight.

After this, I immediately loved the idea of 007 and 006 being engaged and raising Q together, mostly because it gave an explanation to the quartermaster's skills at dealing with Bond's daily shit and everything.

This is the Fanfiction.

2) Tanner and Q

I'm not actually sure whether I have a real position about this Headcanon, nor if I actually like it, but I suppose it could make sense.

I once happened to read a Fanfiction (again) in which they gave to understand that Q and Tanner had been in a relationship in the past.

I mean, why not?

According to this Headcanon, Q and Tanner used to be together when Q still wasn't working for MI6 or had not earned an high position yet; they eventually broke up due to professionalism matters or because they agreed the relationship couldn't have quite worked.

I have honestly never thought about Tanner as queer, I have thought for years that he always came home to his wife or girlfriend after the workshift was over; but I don't dislike the idea.

Furthermore, it's obvious how Q and Tanner get along really well.

3) Q is Trans

⚠️There might be a minor No Time to Die spoiler at this point but it has nothing to do with the plot itself⚠️

This is one of my favourites.

There are three main versions of this Headcanon:

Trans man;

Bigender;

Genderfluid.

Whatever your opinion is, Q spreads queer energy: it's undeniable and, most importantly, FINALLY CANON.

(He's not canonically trans, but you get what I mean).

Anyway, I'm really fond of this headcanon, I think I made it clear, and for one specific reason: Q is a role model for some trans fans (and cis) who use Q's character to cope with their body dysphoria.

I happen to fall in this category.

We find ourselves in a situation in which the relationship with our body can present as particularly difficult (whether we're talking about body dysphoria due to transition or having a "too thin" type of body, for example, even if the last example is about something different).

In this way, people find someone who's similar to them and has the same problems: they feel less alone in the struggle.

4) Bond is Rufus Sixsmith's Reincarnation

⚠️ALERT SPOILER⚠️

This needs to be explained meticulously.

I think it makes sense, but don't ask why because I don't know the correct answer to such a question.

Both Bond and Sixsmith are blond with grey/blue eyes. I think we can agree on it.

But the characters are completely different: Bond is an impulsive dickhead, while Sixsmith is considerably more patient and reflexive.

But why does this theory make sense?

They have one thing in common: Ben Whishaw.

Both of these characters interact with one of Whishaw's character in the movie: Robert Frobisher and Q.

It doesn't matter that Sixsmith was Robert's lover and Q, sadly, just Bond's colleague.

However, this Headcanon can be well understood only by explaining what happens in Cloud Atlas.

The book and the movie result different about the resurrection we're talking about:

The book: in the book the main character has always reborn as the main character. In fact, they all have an identical mark on the shoulder because they are the same person, just living a different life in a different body. And that's how Sixsmith recognises Robert in Luisa in the moment they meet in the lift; he literally asks: "Have we already met?".

The movie: the movie is a bit more controversial than the book. They decided to use the same actors to play different roles (so you could see an actor who's played a protagonist playing a side character). Because of this, my first interpretation of the movie was that every character reincarnates at some point and might happen to be a protagonist. In fact, the movie is mostly about karma and how someone who's been unlucky and mistreated by others will be in the opposite situation in the next life (and vice versa). Also, the characters keep interacting with eachother, meeting through time, as if they were naturally drawn forward eachother. Ben Whishaw's characters and James Darcy's ones are the only that never interact again after Robert's death. The problem is that, even in the movie, Sixsmith asks Luisa if they had already met: it might be because she's a journalist and he might have heard about her, or because he sensed the mark on her skin (?).

Following the movie theory (and cowardly avoiding the problem) the Headcanon can make sense.

If it's true that characters are drawn to eachother, Sixsmith and Robert can meet again while being respectively Bond and Q.

Also, Sixsmith dies in 1973 and it is acceptable for Bond to be born around that year. Furthermore, being Robert's reincarnation still alive at the time (meaning that he died later), this gives us the age difference we need for Bond and Q.

It's a good theory for 00Q fans because Robert and Sixsmith were lovers and 00Q has more chances to happen; for Cloud Atlas fans, it's good because, finally, Robert and sixsmith can meet again.

5) Q is a a Former 004

Still Fanfictions.

That said Fanfiction, was about Bond being assigned a mission together with 004, who turned out to be Q (who wasn't Q yet).

There was also a oneshot in which Q bursted in the field to help Bond and he reveals he used to be 004.

Why is this Headcanon good?

Because it gives us a character development which we could have gotten before if they hadn't decided to destroy the Spectre script.

Why did Q leave the field?

There are two opinions about it:

It wasn't for him: just like Moneypenny, at some point he decided to leave the field because he noticed he couldn't fit in such a profession;

An accident: there was a pretty rough accident during a mission that got Q leave the field as soon as possible (the accident can change).

There is also a theory about Q being a former MI5 agent but leaving the job due to a shooting in which he got hit.

6) Q is Vesper's brother

YES.

I have already made an entire post about Q and Vesper being ridiculously similar: the hair, the eyes, the way they interact with Bond, their temper... They're almost identical.

This lays out all of the needed elements for Q and Vesper to be siblings.

There are also interesting factors that could be used for Fanfictions related to this:

Bond being overprotective of Q;

Q not knowing for sure about what happened to Vesper and getting mad at Bond once he finds out;

Bond getting desperate once and if he falls for Q;

Ecc.

Also, if we consider the actors, both Ben Whishaw and Eva Green were born in the same year, which could make Q and Vesper twins, other than siblings.

7) Q's name

We know that this version of Q lacks of a personal identity: he doesn't have a name, while the previous versions did.

Fans have been forced to make up one by themselves. The most common choices are: Arthur, Andrew, Thomas, Daniel (London Spy fans ಥ‿ಥ), Ethan, Gabriel, Kian...

But there are also fans who follow a sort of Headcanon: making a quick research, internet would tell that every M in 007 movies (and books) had a surname that started with an M; these fans follow this logic.

Just like in M's case, they tend to use a name that starts with Q for the quartermaster: Quinn, Quincey, Quince...

I honestly love "Quincey", despite having used "Arthur" for a quite long period; just like for the trans!Q Headcanon, I'll start using "Quincey" and won't stop.

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1. Why did you choose your url?

i thought it was clever since i enjoy writing & writing involves being crafty with your words , thus ‘of’ , 'tinctured’ meaning slight trace of something , & ‘words’ so words with a slight trace of something , a flavour or tinge

2. Any side blogs?

no , i don't use sideblogs. nothing against them though , just never got into using them

3. How long have you been on Tumblr?

ten years ^^’ thus far agdjfkfl i’ve been here since i was fourteen years old , but this blog specifically is only four years old

4. Do you have a queue tag?

as much as i do use the queue feature i should have a queue tag but i don't have one. a majority of the posts on my blog though are from the queue , i use that feature very often so perhaps i'll create one some day , i'll have to think on it

5. Why did you start your blog in the first place?

well , i started this blog because i wanted a personal blog to just reblogged whatever i wanted & have a place for all the fandoms i like

6. Why did you choose your icon/pfp?

i just really like william bush from hornblower <3 plus paul mcgann in period clothing & smiling ??? how could i not have him as my icon agdjfkgl

7. Why did you choose your header?

it's q from the daniel craig 007 bond films , spectre to be specific , because i liked the screenshot & thought it'd look good as a mobile header ; plus i rather like q , we have the same fashion tastes & spend rather a lot of time in front of computer or working on projects agdjfkfl as well what's not to love about ben whishaw ??

8. What’s your post with the most notes?

hmm i'm not entirely sure but i believe it's this one

9. How many mutuals do you have?

100+ i think ? i've not counted

10. How many followers do you have?

250 but this number fluctuates near daily so don't quote me on it

11. How many people do you follow?

2956 ^^’ but a lot of them are inactive & that task to go through them all to unfollow is just too daunting now to even consider , i've had this blog for awhile now & hadn't kept up with ensuring the blogs i followed were active , now it's just piled up

12. Have you ever made a shitpost?

i guess , maybe if you count the posts i make about writing that i think are funny ? not certain though ...

13. How often do you use Tumblr everyday?

nearly every day , but i do skip some days if i’m busy or am too tired , so more often than not every other day to every two days i guess is more accurate

14. Did you have a fight/argument with another blog once?

no , i haven't ever had a fight nor argument with any other blogs

15. How do you feel about ‘you need to reblog this’ posts?

it rather depends on the message though that's being said in the post

16. Do you like tag games?

yes very much !

17. Do you like ask games?

yes i love those as well !

18. Which of your mutuals do you think is Tumblr famous?

i’m not entirely sure because i'm not entirely sure what tumblr famous equates ? how would one go about determining that ?

19. Do you have a crush on a mutual?

no , not any crushes , but i have some that i consider friends & absolutely brilliant / talented people such as @pain-in-the-asguardian , @flosimo , @snidgethex , @lembasbrad , @inspirationmerls to name a few that i've converse/ed with