#Sherlock dream recast

[isqueedmyself]

Did I not reblog...? And now I can't find it. No, someone said we should have a Sherlock Holmes series with Tennant as Holmes and Sheen as Watson. I said (on FuzzBeak, drat me) that Tennant would make a fine Holmes, but Sheen's energy would be better for Moriarty. And for Watson, let's have John Simm. What do you guys think?

[cupidford]

My loves!

I know my dash is pretty inactive, but thanks for continuing to follow and I hope you enjoy the fanart from some amazing fandom artists that I share daily!

Well lots of reading done this month! Like a crazy amount. So much that this list is only SOME of the fics I read that I would recommend...I’ll have to include my other recommended fics (tons more hahahah) on another list!

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FIC OF THE MONTH

The Sky is Full of Fiddles by agirlsname

1895 in the heart of Swedish folk music and dance. Some nights, boys are allowed to visit girls, wooing them with poems. However one night, John receives a knock on his door. ~25.5k

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RUNNER UPS FOR BEST FIC

more than you could ever know by subtext-is-my-division (Quill_A)

Sherlock invites John and Rosie over for Christmas. ~7.5k

Wooing Sherlock Holmes by Calais_Reno

Sherlock meets John in Sussex. Retirement is suddenly less boring. ~22k

Hot Water by wordybirdy

Watson's affair with a Scotland Yard inspector judders to a halt when the former meets a certain Mr. Sherlock Holmes for the very first time. ~13k

Of Dressing Gowns and Other Foibles by goingdownin221

When John finds out Sherlock is still a virgin, he makes it his mission to open Sherlock up to new experiences and start dating new people. ~24.5k

History, Repeating itself by gyzym

John is a med student, a war veteran, and, by and large, a fairly sensible person. He had every chance to run. AU, different take on Sherlock. ~45.5k

Brave by Buttros

Stag night fix it. A game of deductions & copious amounts of alcohol. ~4k

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MORE GREAT READS

Liability by candle_beck

Holmes finally pays attention to the stuff he does without thinking. ~5.5k

Cold Hands, Warm Heart by FinAmour

John and Sherlock snowed in for weeks in a cabin, sharing one bed. ~2k

Sanguineous Serendipity by CarmillaCarmine

AU. Vampire Sherlock meets a dying John in a hospital in Afghanistan. ~35k

Like Real People Do by SilverSkiesAtMidnight

John Watson brings Sherlock back to life. ~1.5k

Bemused Eye-Fuckin by capricious

Sherlock may need a new set of Venn diagrams to account for John. ~1.5k

Like Staring Down The Barrel of a Gun by zigostia

John knows what everyone thinks of Sherlock is excruciatingly wrong. ~1.5k

Tradition by zigostia

Christmas. John sees a sprig of mistletoe hanging from the ceiling. ~1.5k

Casualty by Silvergirl

Sherlock helps at a hit-and-run and is left deeply shocked. ~12k

Lost and Found by holmesian_love

AU - John, dealing w/ amnesia, begins a new life. But working w/ a infuriating research assistant starts him on a path to find answers. ~40k

(in)dependent variable by simplyclockwork

The first time they kiss is on a too-bright winter day. ~1.5k

The Offensive of Charm and Fire by candle_beck

In which arson is recast as romantic. ~3.5k

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EVEN MORE! 

interesting, but quite by accident by softlyblue

John Watson is not of an age where love is romantic. Sherlock Holmes knows, somewhere in his mind, that love is meant to be so. ~9k

One Day Like This by fengirl88

It’s a warm day and John is wearing a short-sleeved red shirt. ~1k

(Never) letting go by Strange_johnlock

John didn't think he would ever see Sherlock again. ~1.5k

Gods and Kings by candle_beck

Wherein Watson is terribly distracting. ~5k

Burning Up Through Your Veins by Verasteine

Sherlock has feelings, no matter how he's learned to deny himself. ~5.5k

Take It With You When You Go by azure_horizon

John leaves, Sherlock forgets which language he's supposed to speak. ~2k

Life without you by WritingOutLoud

Sherlock hurts himself on a case, John reminisces over their life. ~3.5k

To Make Dreams Truths by sanguinity

Baker Street untouched at a remove of three years. ~500

[kajaono]

Hey if you have the time, what are some of your current fav ships and what are your fav things about them (their dynamic or a scene in canon or whatever) and some headcanons? I know this is might take some time to answer and I'm not sure you want to, but if you do thanks a lot. Im just curious. And yeah, just have a great day (:

Thank you for asking. I am allways happy to make extra long posts ;)

I had a hard time deciding how to start that post but decided to go with:

Cherik - X men

There are multiple reasons why this ship means the world to me and will be allways close to my heart.

First, at all I grew up with the xmen movies. Cuddled up with my best friend, in her bed, watching the old x men movies (xm1 to 3) until 2 o’clock in the night. It is a feeling like coming home. And the underlying queer theme allways attracted me.

Second: I am a sucker for the enemies to lover trope. It is this amazing thing that no matter how much they “hate” each other, or how long they have not seen eachother, or how deeply they hurted eachother if one one of them is in danger the other one will allways run and save the other one. This is love imo

Also they are as canon as they could be in Hollywood. My headcanon for young!Cherik is similar to the one Michael Fassbender has for them. They are married, doing a fishing trip around the whole world, to come back at the end to Genosha raising, teaching and carrying for a new generation of mutant kids.

For old Cherik: They are happily living together in the school, due to the utopia Wolverine created in Days of future past. Magneto is probably teaching the kids mechanics

And there are allready rumors that Marvel wants to recast them. If they will touch our happy Cherik ending with their rotten hands i will riot!

Stormpilot - Star Wars

Yeah i still use that name. Because i am on this boat since the beginning. It is a little bit damaged but still sailing so this is my happy ship.

I was never a big Star Wars fan but these two dudes made me fall in love with Star Wats because even before i realized i was queer i knew this ship was special and make history, in one way or another. And we did, didn’t we? We are now taken seriously. Shipping is not a “ugly” fangirl thing anymore but people start to realize taht it is also a scream for representation. But we still have to go a long way

I love that this kind of a “love at the first sight” thing (at least for Poe). And that they have an instead chemistry with eachother. I was sitting in TROS and smiling like an idiot everytime they were on screen and cried buckets when they were both single and together in the end. They treat eschother well and have a deep respect for eachother. There is no macho behavior just pure friendship with a lot of gay tension. Every scene with them in TROS was a blast. And i am sure Finn is now slowly realizing he is love with Poe as well. Poe gives Finn his ring. Finn finds out he is a long lost prince and learns jedi tricks. And then they marry. And adopt a lot of droids children!

They are my hope. And they will be my first tattoo.

Phrack (Phryne x Jack) - MFMM

One of the few straight ships i actively ship. They are so damn well written. There is nothing toxic about their relationship. And the slow burn tension is killing you slowly. How they care for eachother without Jack being Phrynes savior. And how Phyrne allways gets calm perfect Jack irritated is so cute.

Also the moments where Phyrne is teasing Jack or Jack calls Phryne “Phryne” instead of “Miss Fisher” like he normally does.  And that Jack is ready to learn how to accept gay people and working independent women through Phryne is beautiful.

No headcanons here. I just want to watch the upcoming movie “Miss Fisher and the crypt of tears” that explains what happenes directly after the season 3 finale.

Give! Me! That! Movie! Now!

Keyla x Joann - Star Trek Discovery

There is not too much to say about them. I just hope they will be canon. They didn’t had much screentime yet but everytime they are together it feels like they are dating since years. And Keyla is confirmed bisexual. I hope we will see them together in season 3. If not i will just keep on pretending that they got married at the end, adopted a lot of space kitten and live their best lives as speca wIw.

Also the are holding hands in that scene above, fight me!

Michael x Tilly - Star Trek Discovery

Nothing better then space wIw pairings.

I like how they deeply care for eachother and Tilly was ready to accept Michael even though she was an outcast. And Michael was ready to accept Tilly even though she normally can not deal with talkactive people.

Tilly helped Michael a lot to express her feelings  while Michael helped Tilly to fight for her dream as a Captain.

Also they canonly hold hands multiple times. They are so soft around eachother. I am so ready for season 3.

Sherlock x Joan x Marcus - Elementary

I actually ship them in every variation (because above all Johnlock) but here i make an expactation. The deep care they have for eachother. They had a few problems at the start but if someone feels bad now, both are ready to help that person. Joan is constantly checking on Marcus personal live, and lives with Sherlock anyway, while Sherlock constantly looks out for Joan and Marcus and looks that they find happines. And Marcus has thought multiple times about moving in with Sherlock and Joan.

While Sherlock doesn’t really liked to be touched both Joan and Marcus have iconic hug scenes with Sherlock. And after Joan and Sherlock find out that Marcus will move to a new job they both do everything they can so Marcus will be successful, The epsiode ends with Sherlock looking at Marcus for a really long time, smiling like a love sick dork, while he lefts with  “ It’s alright, it’s alright, it’s alright now, I’m fine with how it all went down “ playing the background.

I haven’t watched season 7 yet but with Marcus risking his career for both Joan and Sherlock i hope he will finally moves in with them.

Honorable mentions to my fav ships forever:

Nomanita - Sense8

The lesbian crime fighting duo every show deserve. They only know pure love and support for eachother.

And i send a flip flop to netflix to see them getting married. Yeah i am that extra sometimes

Johnlock - EVERY univserse

Just because!

And the “i just discovered it”-ship:

Geralt x Jaskier - The witcher

They are so dumb. It is amazing. I hope Jaskier finds a nice boyfriend in the next seasons. Or gets to kiss Geralt. Because he definitly wants to

I hope this list satisfied you. I am allways happy to make more.

Have a great day as well

[psycho-slytherin]

Strangers ch. 33

You and Yoongi make a choice about your relationship.

Pairing: Yoongi x (female) Reader

Word count:

Genre: fluff, angst

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“No.”

“Mr. Min, it’s the only way–”

“No. I won’t do that to y/n. The fans would kill her.”

Blood roars in your ears, and your knees turn weak, the ache in your left leg feeling far more prominent with the memory of last night.

“I need to sit down,” you say faintly, and Yoongi turns to you, alarmed.

“Are you going to pass out again? Do you need water?” He returns his gaze to Bang PD and Avery. “Y/n shouldn’t even be here after she collapsed yesterday!”

You lower yourself into your chair, grateful for the weight off your injured leg. “Don’t worry about me, Yoongs. I’m not going to faint. I just...”

“If you were... dating.”

“My fans would kill her.”

“Y/n, honey...” Avery approaches you, her eyes full of empathy and... something else. “I know I’m not your manager, but I think it would be in your best interest to go with this idea. If you and Mr. Min pretend to date, it would explain why you were together yesterday, and it would boost Moon Over the Sea’s publicity.” She sits down in Yoongi’s chair and rests her hand on your leg. The proximity of her touch to your injury forces you to swallow a whimper of pain. “It would be temporary– you could ‘break up’ whenever you needed to, as long as the show’s promotions were over.”

“Surely you know of BTS’s fame,” Bang PD adds. “To be seen with Yoongi would do wonders for your public image. Millions of people would give anything to be in your place.”

“Stop trying to convince her!” Yoongi says, his eyes narrowing into a glare. “We’re just friends.”

“Of course you are– I know you’d never actually date y/n. But everyone loves onscreen/offscreen couples. And think about it, Yoongi.” Bang PD’s voice lowers, and you barely catch his words. “If you don’t do this, everyone goes down. You. Me. Y/n. The other members. Yoongi, it’s your only option. Besides...” Bang PD leans in and whispers something. Yoongi goes very pale at the executive’s words, shooting a glance at you before sighing.

“Ugh. Well– let me talk to her alone,” he asks his producer, his tone gentler, softer now.

“Take as much time as you need to come to the right decision. Miss Lee?” Bang PD leads Avery outside to an adjoining office in the BigHit Entertainment building.

As soon as they’re gone, you let out a breath you didn’t realize you were holding. “We fucked up.”

“Did we?”

You stare at your friend in disbelief. “Gee, Sherlock, you tell me– we got fucking photographed at our spot, and now your boss and our director and my best friend and everyone else on the fucking planet knows that we know each other out of work, and a thousand percent of them think we’re dating, and now we’re being told that guess what? We have to pretend to date to keep my job, and yours, and the jobs of the other members!”

Your breath is getting shorter, your leg hurts, and you feel cold, so cold. “I fucked up. I fucked up. Yoongi, it’s my fault, I ruined it, I ruined you, I fucked up–”

“Hey. Hey! Y/n, shh...” Yoongi pulls his chair closer to yours and wraps an arm around you. “Deep breaths. You’re okay. You’re strong. And personally? I don’t think we fucked up.”

“How can you possibly think that?”

Yoongi shrugs. “I hated lying. Now I can meet your friends, and introduce you to other idols. Now I can talk about you during interviews– it’s so hard not bringing up some dumb thing we’ve done during our Truth or Dare or Drink games. We don’t have to pretend anymore.”

“Dingus, did you forget the fake-dating part?”

Yoongi presses his lips together. “Right, that...”

“Whatever. I don’t really need this job– I can go back to working in the cafe. I’ll delete my Twitter and change my hair.” If you drop off the face of the Earth, ARMYs will forget about you, and Yoongi and the other members of BTS will bounce back from That Photo quickly. It’s best for them that everything returns to normal as soon as possible.

Yoongi freezes before leaning back and folding his arms with a sigh. “Fine. If you don’t want to be an actress, leave. If this role isn’t worth fighting for, leave. If our friendship isn’t strong enough to get through this, leave. If you think the best way to fix this is to give up, leave– because that’s what you’re doing, isn’t it?”

“W-what?”

“Come on, y/n. I know you like I know my own mind. You think if you make some heroic sacrifice, it’ll be worth it because I’ll keep my reputation, right? You don’t want to go through with dating, because you know I’ll lose fans.”

“It was my fault,” you mutter, abashed. “The photo. I heard footsteps, but... I just wanted to see you.”

“And I wanted to see you, y/n. I was so scared last night, I thought that you were– well, whatever. But what’s done is done, and we should make the best of it.” Yoongi shrugs. “I’m okay with the fake-dating, if you are– you’re the better liar anyways.”

Did he speak, or merely stab you in the chest? For a second, you can’t rightly tell.

“Lisa would be so angry,” you croak, panicking. “If she thinks I’ve lied to her again, she might hate me for real.”

“Lisa’s your friend, she’d understand.”

“And the fans?”

Yoongi hesitates, biting his lip. “It’ll be fine.”

“You said they’d kill me.” They’ve already tried.

“They can’t really touch you, and they’ll love you soon enough.” Yoongi flashes you a small smile, but you only shiver, the memory of the redhead’s hands on your chest feeling real, far too real.

Yoongi notices. “Are you cold? Where’s...” his eyes darken. “Y/n, where’s your coat?”

In the river.

With my phone.

And my blood.

And nearly the rest of me, too.

“I left it at home.”

Yoongi stares at you silently, his eyes posing questions you can’t answer. You’re about to say something else, explain why you haven’t responded to any of the texts he’s surely sent you, but there’s a knock at the door and Bang Si-Hyuk and Avery reappear. You automatically shift away from Yoongi– the authority figures can’t think you actually like him.

“So?” Bang PD asks. “Have you come to a decision?”

“Up to you,” Yoongi murmurs quietly, and you blink hard.

Your ARMY self is screaming, dying, rolling on the floor and thanking every deity you can think of. Dating Min Yoongi– even as a lie– is all your dreams come true.

Some other part of you, barely a whisper in your mind, is saying not like this.

You don’t want to force Yoongi’s hand. But you’re scared, so scared of the consequences of agreeing. Still, if it’s the only way... and Yoongi’s right; his friendship is worth it.

You swallow, the singular action taking with it your doubts, fears, and a little bit of you.

“Yes. We’ll do it.”

~~~

You stare into Yoongi’s eyes. “I have to say, my life was much easier before you came along.”

Yoongi smiles mischievously. “But much less fun, I hope.”

“Cut! Nice going, guys– I think that’s our take!” Avery claps twice and you rise carefully from the beautiful period set. At Avery’s words, the room is once more filmed with the hustle and bustle of film.

“Okay, next we’re going to finish the countryside scenes– Yoongi, y/n, you’re done for the day. Good work. And,” Avery lowers her voice to a whisper, “make sure to leave together.”

You smile weakly and nod at your director. What else can you do? It’s been several weeks since your near-drowning, and since you and Yoongi began ‘dating’.

“Tell me this,” you grumble, catching up to Yoongi on his way out the door. “How are we supposed to leave together if we go in opposite directions?”

Your friend laughs, shrugs. “Beats me. On the bright side, the show is getting a lot more publicity.”

“That’s ‘cause of you, not us,” you reply, punching him in the arm.

“Y/n, haven’t you learned anything?” Yoongi asks, exasperated. “You are special, and people really like you.”

Not everyone. In the several weeks since your near-drowning, you got a new phone and, well... everything is back to normal.

@bangtan-news: Is love in the air? BTS’ #Suga spotted on a romantic evening walk with #MoonOverTheSea costar @yourname! @captainkookie21: @bangtan-news they’re faking they have to be @BTS_twt pls deny these awful rumors @jkthighs: @captainkookie21 are u still leading the anti @yourname movement lol I support u (^w^) @largebaguette: ugh why does @yourname have so many haters?? Just let BTS date who they want to they’re grown ass men

@queenyn: I love #YoongiAndYn honestly the best ship uwu I’m so happy they’re dating @jiminhasjams: rt if you’d pay money to slap @yourname for stealing yoongi

@captainkookie21: I think we should boycott @yourname until they agree to recast yoongi’s LI in #MoonOverTheSea tbh. #boycottyn let’s make it happen! Fighting!

You sigh, shaking your head to rid your mind of the daily flood of hatred. Ever since first being seen together with Yoongi in public, your social media mentions have increased a hundredfold.

“Penny for your thoughts?” Yoongi asks, seeming to pick up on your mood.

“Oh, nothing." You say quickly. “The dating thing is just weird, you know?”

Yoongi shrugs. “It’s not like we have to kiss, or even hold hands. It’s the same as always, except, you know...” he gestures at the sun shining brightly overhead. “We get to see that.”

“That’s true. Hey,” you check your watch. “I have some time before my next job... do you want to get coffee at my place? I’d suggest a cafe, but I don’t want you to get swarmed.”

“Sounds good. I’ll have my driver take me there separately. If your address is still secret, you should keep it that way.”

Twenty minutes later, you’re brewing coffee in your thankfully upgraded coffeemaker. Yoongi sits at your small table, munching thoughtfully on a muffin.

“So how’s life?” he asks, and you snort.

“We’ve seen each other almost every day, Yoongs. Do you really need to ask?”

“I guess I’m just used to not knowing much about you,” he says, accepting your offered mug of coffee.

“Look who’s talking, Agust.”

“Oh god,” Yoongi groans, snickering. “I can’t believe I gave you that name.”

“I can’t believe you said you were an accountant.”

“Hey, I’d make a great accountant,” Yoongi replies.

You roll your eyes. “Your hair was blue and you’re twenty-something. Even if I didn’t know BTS, I’d think you were lying.”

A light breeze hits your back and your heart stops. Cold. Your breath quickens and your teeth begin chattering.

“Y-Y-Yoongi, could you c-close the w-window?” You thought it was closed, you haven’t opened it since that night, since you felt the cold so deep in your bones it felt like you might shatter into pieces.

“It’s... it’s not open,” Yoongi says, cocking his head. “Are you okay?”

“Mhm. Just gotta grab a jacket.” You’re already wearing a sweater and a shirt underneath, but it’s not enough. You pad to your hall closet and grab your new coat.

“When’s your next job?” Yoongi calls, still sitting at the coffee table.

“At five. What time is it now?” You ask, pulling your arms through the sleeves. Your phone is on the table, so you can’t check yourself.

“Just past four–” Yoongi’s voice cuts off and an eerie silence fills your apartment.

“Yoongi? What’s wrong?” You reappear in the kitchen only to see Yoongi looking paler than you’ve ever seen him, staring openmouthed at his phone.

No... not his phone. Your phone. And your notifications.

“Y/n, what...” Yoongi’s voice cracks. “When were you going to tell me?”

[avaantares]

Tag game - Torchwood edition

Tagged by:  @humany-wumany-stuff

Rules: Always post the rules. Answer the 11 random questions posted for you. Create 11 new ones and tag 11 people. Let the person who tagged you know that you answered.

1. When did you start watching Torchwood and what (or who) got you to start watching?

I was actually a bit late to the party, since my personal history with Doctor Who is... complicated (and waaaaay too long to relate here, though I’m happy to share the story if anyone ever gets really bored). The net result is that I didn’t catch up with New Who and, by extension, Torchwood until long after Torchwood had finished its TV run. I think it was 2014, maybe? (Sadly, I’d already been spoiled for most major series events, so I didn’t get to experience the shock and dismay of those who watched when it was new.)

I started watching because yes please, more Captain Jack Harkness, thank you. But I stayed for Ianto Jones.

2. What is your go-to episode to watch when you’re feeling down/bored and why?

You know, I really don’t have that kind of relationship with television. I watch TV so rarely (by which I mean I went for 13 years without even having TV and didn’t miss it), and I have so little free time in my schedule, that I don’t tend to rewatch shows unless I’m 1) showing the series to someone new (which I’ve done with Torchwood) or 2) looking for specific costume references (which I have also done with Torchwood).

That said, I think KKBB probably packs the most pure, shameless entertainment value, so if I really needed a Torchwood fix I’d probably go for that one.

3. Which of the TW villains/aliens/whatevers did you find the scariest and why?

I think Torchwood’s storytelling was at its best when the team wasn’t facing camp alien monsters, but rather dealing with concepts and issues rooted in our reality. Suzie Costello was a decent person, slowly warped into a serial killer by the things she’d seen and done. Out of Time touched on aging and cultural disconnect and loss. Meat was about exploitation. Children of Earth used aliens as a frame to explore political corruption and the abuse of power. Those stories were much darker and stayed with me longer than, say, a poorly-CGed “fairy” with improbable dentition. (Apologies to The Mill, but those effects... weren’t scary at all.)

4. If you had to pick 2 characters to do a BF audio, who would it be and what would it be about?

Ianto Jones and Norton Folgate. Probably having to join forces to save Jack, or something. I don’t even care what the plot is, I just want a full hour of catty insults and cutting dialogue between those two. SO MUCH SASS.

5. What is your favourite fanfic-trope to read/write?

To read? Probably slow burn, but it has to be done really well. I also enjoy emotional H/C, if it’s believable and not just abusing or woobifying the characters.

To write? The pen-dulum (ha!) swings liberally between angst and dry humor/snark. I also have a tendency to get characters into really heated, emotional arguments, possibly because they’re all so stupidly repressed and it’s nice to see them let loose once in a while.

6. If you could assemble your own TW team (post-CoE) with canon characters from the extended Who-niverse (any show related to DW), who would be in it?

So this is basically just a list of all my favorite companions, right?

Core Modern-Day Team:

Martha Jones - brilliant medic; worked for UNIT; saved the world a few times. Won’t take guff from anyone.

River Song - Jack’s equal in every way, only far more likely to shoot you. Tolerates even less nonsense than Martha.

Zoe Heriot - super genius from the future who can calculate pretty much any mathematical solution in her head faster than a computer. Adorably perky, but not afraid to hit bad guys over the head.

Sara Kingdom - by-the-book former Space Security officer. The one who would constantly be reminding Jack that he’s in violation of Torchwood code #439.27 subsection A. Also handy with a blaster.

Ianto Jones - because of course he’s still around, why wouldn’t he be?

Victorian Team:

The Paternoster Gang (Lady Vastra, Jenny, and Strax) - They’re pretty much doing Torchwood’s job for them already. so why not?

Jamie McCrimmon - 18th-century Highlander. Only barred from the main team because if Jack actually had a young, athletic, kilt-wearing man on his regular team, he’d never get ANYTHING accomplished (also, Ianto would probably have to intervene due to Olympic levels of workplace sexual harassment).

Consultant:

Sarah Jane Smith and K-9 - journalist-turned-suburban-mom who still saves the world on a weekly basis, and her robot dog. She doesn’t really approve of Torchwood (that’s actually canon!), but helps out when they need it.

7. A question you would like to ask the actors on a panel (assume they are all present :p)

Since we know that the storylines and character arcs were often in flux as the series was being written, what grounding concept or idea allowed you to keep your character’s portrayal consistent throughout the series?

8. If there was another season and they would do a crossover with any show/movie/book/whatever of your choosing for 1 episode, what would it be and why?

This is a little bit cracked, but someone recently posted about a Dirk Gently/Torchwood crossover, and I think, with enough suspension of disbelief, there’s actually some potential there. I mean, except for the conflict of Samuel Barnett being in both series. (Though I could see some good material there, too...)

Apart from that, it’s already been, er, “established” that Sherlock and Doctor Who/Torchwood exist in the same universe (oh, Arwel Wyn Jones, did you know the chaos you were unleashing?), so... why not?

9. If you were to find out tomorrow that Torchwood is real and Jack is leading a Torchwood team in your home city, how would you convince him to let you join them?

Oh, man. Would I want to? I mean, what are my odds of survival?

I am (among other things) a professional animal trainer with some certification letters after my name, so I would probably just point out that they really need someone to train their pteranodon so it stops eating livestock and pooping on all the war memorials.

10. How would you recast the original Torchwood team? (Jack, Owen, Tosh, Ianto and Gwen)

Hmm, I’m not sure I would. The characters are so closely tied to the actors in my mind, I can’t picture anyone else playing them. I can only come up with alternate faces if we port it completely out of context. So here’s my completely ridiculous Golden Age of Hollywood Torchwood cast:

Jack - Errol Flynn (dat jawline, yo)

Owen - James Cagney

Gwen - Barbara Stanwyck

Ianto - Marlon Brando (young Brando. Not Jor-El.)

Tosh - Miiko Taka? (This is a hard one to cast in that era, because Toshiko’s Japanese heritage is so significant to her character, but there were so few headlining Asian actresses during the GAoH. Or... well, even today, for that matter.)

11. If you could pick any author to write a Torchwood novel, who would it be and why?

Are we excluding fanfic writers? Because if we’re going to talk novel-length Torchwood stories, I could name a few that are more consistent and true to character than the official ones... *sidelong glance at @gmariam321*

But while we’re dreaming of impossible things, how about Douglas Adams? He wrote for Doctor Who, and his own books spanned the bizarre (Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) and the tragic (Last Chance to See), so I think he would bring an interesting perspective to a bunch of alien hunters trying to save the world from their glorified sewer in Cardiff.

Also, potential sofa cameos.

In all honesty, I was going to do the 11-new-questions-and-tag-people thing, but it’s now 4:59 a.m. (ZOMG1 what am I still doing awake at this hour?!) and I really, really need to turn off the computer instead of thinking up creative new asks. So I’ll just open this up to anyone who hasn’t yet been tagged and offer them the same questions @humany-wumany-stuff posed!

[rosecorcoranwrites]

21 questions writing-themed!

Created by @jxsminewrites. I was tagged by @elenajohansen :D

rules: tag 5 or more other writers. if you aren’t tagged, feel free to use these questions anyway and consider yourself tagged!

1. Short stories, novels, or poems?

Poems and novels.

2. What genre do you prefer reading?

For fiction, I am very picky, but tend to like fantasy, some mystery, the odd horror story (Dracula, Something Wicked This Way Comes). I also like comedy, like PG Wodehouse. As for nonfiction, I’ve been thinking about it and come to the conclusion that I mostly read things about Japan, true crime, and Catholic history and theology (or any combination of the three!)

3. What genre do you prefer writing?

Fantasy combined with other things. I’ve written fantasy/comedy, and want to write a fantasy/mystery/alternate-history.

4. Are you a planner or a write-as-I-go kind of person?

Both. I “write” a lot of the scenes and plot out in my head, but then also write as I go and don’t mind changing things as they come up.

5. What music do you listen to while writing?

I don’t listen to music when I write.

6. Fave books/movies?

Movies: The Cat Returns, Iron Giant, Jurassic Park, etc etc.

Books: To Kill a Mockingbird, Harry Potter, Sherlock Holmes, etc etc.

7. Any current WIPs?

I’m editing/rewriting Recast Light right now. I have a few more WIPs in the pipeline, but I *might* be getting a full-time job soon, and will be starting three new classes, so those might have to go on the back burner :s

8. If someone were to make a cartoon out of you, what would your standard outfit be?

Braided hair and glasses (I like to think they would just be solid white and you’d never see my pupils), oversized sweater, long skirt, and boots.

9. Create a character description for yourself:

Supporting cast: Rose is a bookish weeb who subsists mostly on tea. Offers sarcastic quips about the main characters’ lives, but will occasionally instigate wack adventures.

10. Do you like incorporating people you actually know into your writing?

Ew, no.

11. Are you kill-happy with characters?

Let me explain something: when I was in high school, every character I loved--Every. Single. One.--died horribly. I could predict who would die in which books and shows with pinpoint accuracy, because they were my favorites. My friends even joked that I had killed L in Deathnote, even though I hadn’t read it, because he would have been my favorite (later, this turned out to be true). And let me just say, that whole schtick got old real fast. So no, I am not kill-happy. I’m not against killing off characters, but there needs to be a darned good reason to do so, in my opinion.

12. Dream job?

Being independently wealthy.

13. Coffee or tea while writing?

Tea, always.

14. Slow or fast writer?

I go in quick bouts. I’ll go months without writing, and then whip up several chapters or a complete short story.

15. Where/who/what do you find inspiration from?

Books, movies, shows, video games, anime, music, and the forest.

16. If you were put into a fantasy world, what would you be?

I would want to be a cool apothecary who could make magic potions, but since I have expertise in any such thing, I’d probably end up being a wandering bard or scribe or something.

17. Most fave book cliche? Least fave book cliche?

Favorites: Villains who turn into heroes, also, friendship smash (where all the characters band together to defeat the baddy and/or give the hero the strength to do so; this is more of a game/movie cliche, but I wish it were in more books.)

Least favorite: Mary Sues. Love Triangles. Love interests who are objectively terrible people.

18. Fave places to write:

My desk in bedroom.

19. Fave scenes to write?

Banter, cute romance, and descriptions of blood splattering on stuff.

20. Most productive time of day for writing?

Hmm... night?

21. Reason for writing:

I have a lot of stories in my head. They are good stories, and I want people to read them.

I tag @thatwriternamedvolk, @rainbow-pages, @itsabubblegumworld, @gloomsday, @lost-in-pages

[thejakeformerlyknownasprince]

bookworm-forever-always said: Im curious…..why do you think this version of the Animorphs wont accept the responsiblity when their teenage versions do?

It’s true: in this AU, I take a pretty unflattering view of the 23-year-old Animorphs, especially Jake and Tobias.  There were a couple different reasons I decided to do that.  The super-practical boring reasons: I didn’t want to do a note-for-note repeat either of canon or of my earlier adult AU, and I thought that (since it’s fairly realistic for a set of 20somethings to be low in group coherence) that could be an excuse for me to speculate about what would happen if the Animorphs didn’t answer the call.  

The more complex reasons?  The first is that, as someone who is very close to that age herself (and who has several dozen peers also close to that age) I tend to see a lot of the good, the bad, the ugly, the brilliant, and the shockingly entitled at that age.  If I had to characterize this age from my limited range of experiences, I would call it one of simultaneous inappropriate certainty and fake it ‘til you make it.  There are a lot of people my age who show really firm convictions that their political views, personal philosophies, understandings of world systems, and insight into human nature have all crystalized, to the point where they don’t anticipate experiencing any ethical or philosophical shifts at any point from here on out.  Simultaneously, there’s what Tumblr calls the “how to adult” effect where people at this age are desperately trying to figure out who to marry, whether to have kids, what jobs they want and how to get those jobs, where to live, what standard of living they can and should have, etc.  Most of us have figured out that the whole “follow your dreams and it’ll all work out” line of advice leaves its adherents with useless college degrees and no job prospects, but most of us are also not sure what the alternatives are.  Ergo, that all struck me as a perfect storm for Animorphs of that age to be more concerned with keeping themselves alive than with haring off on some uncertain adventure.  The 13-year-old Animorphs are young enough that they genuinely don’t know what they’re getting themselves into; my headcanon is that the 33-year-old Animorphs are old enough to be duty-bound to protect others over themselves.  We 23-year-olds are often so busy trying to figure out the difference between dish soap and dish detergent we have a tendency to be atrociously bad at listening when someone tells us “dude, you need to change.”

The final reason that I went cynical with that particular ask was out of a desire to buck the trend in fan fiction of (and again I’m being super-cynical here) bringing the mountain to Mohammed if Mohammed can’t go to the mountain when it comes to self-insert fan fiction.  What I mean by that is that there’s this significant tendency to take works with unfamiliar settings and to recast them in more-familiar settings in fan fiction.  For instance, there are lots of stories where characters have superpowers (Avatar, X-Men, Teen Wolf, etc.) with tons of fic AUs that imagine the characters without superpowers, stories with primarily business settings and middle adult characters (Avengers, Mercy Thompson, Angel, etc.) with tons of fic AUs that imagine the characters as young adults in high school or college, stories that either started out as or have become historical fiction (Animorphs, Harry Potter, The Book Thief, etc.) whose fandoms have dozens of modern AUs.  What’s striking, however, is that it’s very rare to see any of these AUs the other way around—people rarely write versions of Teen Wolf set in the 1990s, or imagine that the characters of Harry Potter are middle-aged businesspeople.  Sherlock and Harry Potter get American AUs on the American-run AO3; if Buffy and X-Men get British AUs then I haven’t seen them on AO3.  It’s a natural human impulse to ask “what if the characters came to my setting?”—and an equally natural impulse to make those beloved individuals excel in that setting.  After all, you never see college AUs where characters fail all their classes, or high school AUs where the protagonists become catty or bullying, just like there’s no coffee shop AU on the planet that ends with the coffee shop going out of business the way 90% of food-and-beverage startups do within the first year.  Ergo, I wanted to fight against that tendency to self-insert many fans’ settings to a different cast of characters and then have the characters miraculously excel to a one when dropped into that new setting.  

[roadswewalk]

The Lost Special phenomenon

simultaneously or alternatively parallels or embodies:

actually The Lost Special™

Moriarty convincing the public that Sherlock was a fraud in TRF

Sherlock faking his death

The Empty Hearse club that conspired over it

the story that Sherlock rewrote to have a happier ending in Sumatra

the hidden, disconnected train car about to blow up the Establishment

the Waters Gang fooling the cops over and over

Charlie Welsborough, dead for a while but finally properly understood

the unmasking of the fake Garrideb and restoration of the real one

the unveiling of the Elephant in the Room

Daniel Collard committing suicide to get revenge

Sherlock doubting reality over being gaslighted (and gassed) in THoB

Kemp gaslighting Chris Melas over Kratides in The Geek Interpreter

Moriarty / Eurus dropping a clutch video to save Sherlock’s life

Sir Edwin retconning a murder to clear the record in HLV

Emilia Ricoletti who made her death count

the conspiracy of marginalized people who must be allowed to win

John’s turn at a TAB-style emotionally-wrought fever dream

the importance of being Earnest™ about Johnlock

the prank played on Mycroft to force the truth

the doctored and interrupted film that began the prank

the death of “the author” / Mark / Mycroft

commandeering the ship to take it where Sherlock and John want to go

breaking the fourth wall to expose Sherlock’s truth

the Queer Otherness, accepted with open arms on its own terms

the silly girl on the plane, finally listened to and brought to safety

a posthumous video message with a hopeful recasting

a reenactment of the public outrage over ACD’s The Final Problem

Did I catch them all?  Fandom, you are truly wondrous, and I mean no shade.  This is a legendary effort at media consumption, whether or not the creators ever confirm intention.

[dorksideproductions]

We’re back with another installment in our ongoing fan casting series, Canon Casting! If you’re unfamiliar, we take a canon, non-film project, assign a budget to it, and cast it! Aside from our podcast, Canon Casting gets the most feedback from fans and we are so stoked you guys like them! For today’s update, I am going to keep it short and sweet, and fan cast a novel that flies under the radar for most fans, but one that is among the best – Battlefront: Twilight Company! If you’re unfamiliar with Canon Casting, here’s how it works:

We tackle a non-film project and fan cast it – with a few rules. Actors have to be alive, and age appropriate. So, in other words, you can’t cast an actor who’s passed away, even if it means a recast. Same deal with not being able to ‘time travel’ to find the perfect actor – no, Marlon Brando isn’t available… Lastly, if one of my current or previous Canon Casting choices actually gets cast in an official Star Wars film, I have to recast them. Yes, it happens, ask Thandie Newton…. Make sense, good? I also approach each Canon Casting project with what I feel is an appropriate budget, etc., as not every story will be made into a billion dollar movie. For Twilight Company I’ve chosen the route of a premium, direct-to-consumer movie (i.e. Disney Now, Netflix, HBO, Showtime, etc.) OK, let’s get to it:

There are a TON of characters in Twilight Company, but not a lot of major ones. For this update I’ve focused on the ten characters I feel made the most impact on the story and/or left the largest impression on me after running through the book a few times. Let’s start with a couple of the minor members of Twilight Company, but two that made an impression on me:

Roach and Pol ‘Charmer’ Andrisius:

Annalisse Basso asRoach

Doug Savant as Pol Charmer Andrisius

For the role of recovering spice addict and new Twilight Company ‘fresh meat’ recruit Roach, I tapped up-and-coming actress Analisse Basso. I recently watched Electric Dreams on Amazon Prime, and while the series itself was up-and-down, I loved Annalisse’s performance in the episode Safe and Sound. The role of Roach is small-but-important, and I have no doubts that Annalisse will be amazing playing the part. For veteran company member Pol ‘Charmer’ Andrisius, I went with a leftfield kind of choice (which I’m known to do..) in Doug Savant. Charmer is a battle-hardened solder for the Rebellion who’s good looks were marred by an explosion a few years back. While he still carries the nickname Charmer, it’s obvious those days are long past for him. I’ve always liked Savant, sue me. Based on his previous work I have no doubts that he will step right into the role of Charmer and perform admirably.

Gadren and Brand:

Terry Crews as Gadren

Aisha Hinds as Brand

For the pivotal roles of Brand and Gadren, two of Twilight Company’s veteran members, I am tapping Aisha Hinds and Terry Crews (in a voice/mo-cap performance). Brand, the former bounty hunter-turned rebel, and Gadren, the gruff Besalisk warrior, both play important roles in not only the action but also the character arc and development of our main protagonist, Hazram Namir (more on him in a bit). I first came across Hinds in True Blood, and quite frankly she’s the first actress that came to mind when I was listening to the Twilight Company audiobook. Brand is a reluctant leader who does so by example, and I would be stoked to have Hinds in this role. Since a Besalisk is a large, four-armed alien (think Dexter Jettster from Attack of the Clones), the character of Gadren would certainly have to be brought to life via motion capture. In the audiobook Gadren is Namir’s compass in regards to how and when to do the right thing. And although Jonathan Davis’ (the narrator of the audiobook) performance is deep and commanding, I decided to go a slightly different route and tap retired NFL player and an accomplished actor in his own right, Terry Crews. I think Crews would deliver on both the gruff mentor role that Gadren provides to Namir, but would also lighten the role up a bit from the portrayal in the audiobook. If you follow Canon Casting you know that I will take a chance out of left field once in a while, and this would probably qualify here.

Thara Nyende:

Taylor Hickson as Thara Nyende

Thara Nyende was a stormtrooper on her homeworld of Sullust and is yet another prime example of allowing the readers to get inside the head of the everyday men and women under the employ and in service of the Empire, something the stable of authors Lucasfilm is employing for their new canon stories is excelling at. We see that she is shunned by many of the locals of Sullust who oppose the oppression of the Empire, yet still feels a sense of duty to fulfill what she believes is right. In the end, it blows up in her face and Nyende is left to face some hard truths about war and the galaxy… For this role, I went with up-and-coming actress Taylor Hickson, best known for her role in the TV series Aftermath. I would love to see the lives of female troopers and officers explored a bit deeper in future on-screen Star Wars projects, and for our Canon Casting series Taylor as Thara would be a great place to start!

Micha ‘Howl’ Evon:

Scott Glenn as Micha Howl Evon

As the battle-hardened founding member and leader of Twilight Company, Micha ‘Howl’ Evon, I went with the no-brainer choice of veteran screen and film actor Scott Glenn. Glenn needs absolutely no introduction, and he’s the very first name and face that came to mind when I first heard Jonathan Davis’ portrayal of the reserved and calculating Captain. Our main protagonist, Hazram Namir, doesn’t always understand how and why Howl made decisions for Twilight Company, and it was this brand of leadership that gives our hero the foundation he needs to step in and lead the battalion once Howl is cut down at Echo Base on Hoth by none other than Darth Vader. Hell, if any actor in Hollywood deserves an on-screen death by the most famous Dark Lord of the Sith in the galaxy it’s Scott Glenn!

Prelate Verge and Captain Tabor Seitaron:

Freddie Highmore as Prelate Verge

Mitch Pileggi as Tabor Seitaron

Now we are getting down to the meat and potatoes of this edition of Canon Casting, as we tackle the two main antagonists of the book, the young Prelate Verge and the former Academy Instructor and present Captain, Tabor Seitaron. The latter was easy – as I love Mitch Pileggi. The man needs no introduction to any fans of the sci-fi genre, as he portrayed FBI Director Skinner on The X-Files for a decade. Seitaron is a man who is at the end of his career and certainly doesn’t like being put under the incredibly young and ambitious Prelate Verge, at least at first. However, as the story progresses he learns to appreciate and respect the youthful leader but has to make a difficult decision in the end regarding that relationship… And that leaves us with Prelate Verge. Young. Very young. Brash. Ambitious the point of considering to scar is visage to more closely resemble Emperor Palpatine. I had a few actors in mind for this role, but I decided Freddie Highmore of Bates Motel fame was the man for the job. Equal parts babyfaced and psychotic in his portrayal of Norman Bates on the show, there is no doubt in my mind he would crush it in the role of Verge.

Governor Everi Chalis:

Lara Pulver as Governor Everi Chalis

I absolutely love the character of Everi Chalis. In fact, she’s one of my favorite new characters created within the rebooted canon. Beautiful, cunning, and scorned, the former member of the Imperial Ruling Council and Governor of Haidoral Prime, Chalis is a force to be reckoned with – a force who’s introduction into Twilight Company’s ranks wreaks havoc on the destiny of the battalion and its members. For this role, I chose Lara Pulver, who I first saw playing Irene Adler on Sherlock opposite Benedict Cumberbatch. Her initial episode of that show is quite possibly one of the best entries of any television show in history, and I immediately thought of her when I heard the part of Everi Chalis for the first time – so much so that I don’t think I even considered anyone else! For this role, you have to have a beautiful actress that equal parts vulnerable and ruthless, and Pulver is THE choice. Period.

Hazram Namir:

Ricky Whittle as Hazram Namir

The role of Hazram Namir, the main character in Battlefront: Twilight Company, goes to Ricky Whittle. Best known for his roles on The 100 and American Gods, Whittle is, in my opinion, the best choice for Namir. Hailing from the war-torn world of Crucival, Namir joins Twilight Company after a gruesome battle on his homeworld left him with nothing left to fight for there. A capable soldier, Namir learns leadership as the novel progresses, eventually assuming control of Twilight Company after its leadership is decimated on Hoth. Whittle has the combination of rugged good looks, charisma, and an edge to bring the role of Namir to life on the screen, and I for one would absolutely love to see it happen!

There it is, short and sweet – my Canon Casting of Battlefront: Twilight Company. As I mentioned this book has really flown under the radar for most fans, even those who are all-in on the rebooted canon, and that’s a shame. I for one loved getting down and dirty with the members of Twilight Company, and I have little doubt you’ll enjoy the book as well. Be on the lookout in the coming weeks for a couple more additions to Canon Casting, as I have some rad stuff in the works!

~Todd

  Canon Casting – Battlefront: Twilight Company We're back with another installment in our ongoing fan casting series, Canon Casting! If you're unfamiliar, we take a canon, non-film project, assign a budget to it, and cast it!