#The First Wave

[twojamie-o-clock]

Okay so. Hello Vardan again. Yeah sure just traumatize Steven some more after he see his best friend dead and his own mind possessed. Why not throw on an alien that, say, killed another one of his friends!!!!!!

[winter-jay-official]

Im going to throw up hes sooo good

[clarasoswinsoswald]

the unbreakable connection between me and a song I heard in a fanvid over ten years ago

[hifithepanda]

The First Wave- 7/10

Third in the Oliver Harper Trilogy

*Old Review*

The First Wave was performed by Peter Purves, written by Simon Guerrier, and released in November 2011.  

Steven, Oliver, and the Doctor have finally reached Grace Alone.  There they encounter the Vardans, aliens made up of pure energy.  But there’s something the Doctor isn’t saying.  Something that the trio will have to face soon…

So this was… another mediocre story!  It relied heavily on the “the Doctor is dead” trope which I am not a fan of.  At least for Doctors who have already regenerated and I have a pretty good understanding of their life.  The twist that the Vardans were actually evil was pretty predictable.  I don’t know if it was because I’ve listened to this story before but I do think it was obvious.  

That being said, it had really strong interactions between Steven and Oliver.  You can tell they’re really becoming friends and care for each other a lot.  Every interaction between them just shines.  Also, Oliver lowkey flirts with Steven which only solidifies my bisexual Steven headcanon.

Now as for Oliver… I really like him.  It’s hard not to, honestly.  In comparison to Robert, he’s fantastic.  He’s got a strong sense of right and wrong and will willingly sacrifice himself for his friends.  Which brings us to the elephant in the room.  Oliver died.  Great.  I suppose I could go into the whole “bury your gays” trope but honestly?  I think it works.  He consistently said he had nothing to go back to and didn’t really know what he wanted to do anymore.  And his death wasn’t useless.  He saved the Doctor and Steven and stopped the Vardans from taking the Tardis.  All in all, I really like Oliver and wish he would’ve stayed on longer.

This is more of an Oliver-centric story so we don’t get a ton of development for Steven and he just kinda gets tortured?  This is very much like the actual show so props to the writer for keeping it consistent.

Overall, a very mediocre story.  Nothing amazing but it also wasn’t awful.  Oh well.

7/10

Friend Death Count: 1

Steven Tortured Count: 0 

The Doc does some messed up shit to Steven Count: 1

[nova-rpv]

reviving for pride w the trans bisexaul ever

dont forget your daily clicks!!

[atompalace-official]

[z-1-wolfe]

happy pride :3 i offer religious trauma

[novaneondream]

@candle-scm you did this to me

[pk-tf0]

(A very late Wavewave week) Mutual Interest + Research

[s-aint-elmo]

the theme is same faces

(ID in alt text)

bonus + design notes:

sparknotes:

tridentarii: the building block was "lions" (corona's mane of hair and king vibes + ianthe's scar lionking swagger) but i think i lost that plot at some point. regardless peep the earrings for symbols of their twisted mutualism. also they have dimples <3 bc on corona they're perfect and on ianthe (when she smiles wide enough) they're sickeningly dissonant

the nonas: harrow has curls bc i think the only thing funnier than saddling a nun who's been shaving her head since infancy with fast-growing hair is for that hair to be horrible messy springy curls that are barely spared from frizz by the sheer grease #bathingisn'tsafeformern. please also applaud my restraint in adhering to canon and not giving nona dimples. she deserved them

the sixth: came to me fully formed honestly. palamedes calls camilla beautiful enough for the alexandrites so i just let my heart and sapphism take the wheel here. for pal when i first read gtn i visualized him very differently but other artists made such a compelling case for scruffy pal that now i can't see him any other way

the second: also let my heart take the wheel here. wanted to draw a man carved out of hardwood so i did <3 at the caliber of necromancer that g1d is i know he probably wouldn't have so much scarring but the heart wants what it wants (cool factor). in my head and in my heart they're from wake

naberius: i don't have anything to say in my defense. i rewatched teen beach movie, found the perfect face claim and set the wheels of fate in motion. i think babs is hot the way a ken doll is hot, y'know? it takes yanny piloting his flesh mecha for him to be gender (<- testimonial from my masc nb friend)

[an-established-butt-dent]

"What have they done to you,

Old friend."

Trapped in the fade, Solas comes face to face with the remnant of his spirit.

The Dread Wolf was his wisdom, mirror to his pride. In the wake of the wrathful Evanuris, it too, has succumbed to their taint.

Or, where I'm making wild plot speculations surrounding Solas trapped in the fade. while turning my brainrot into art pieces and gifs. I'M PACING MY ENCLOSURE. Looking for crumbs and scrabs of Veilguard. Please Bioware I'm begging, feed me. 😭

[twojamie-o-clock]

Ok starting “the first wave” and the opening is very similar to “the cold equations” so I hope it takes some different turns but !!! Still excited!!!

[heretherebedork]

The only appropriate reaction to seeing a pile of kitties.

[eggcromancer]

It's my birthday!!! ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ🎂

[xxplastic-cubexx]

oh noooo or whatever

bonus aka The Real Motive Behind This:

SURPRISE double bonus. textless ver of the first pic under the cut

[egophiliac]

the lovers, reversed

(aka I'm still freaking out about Jou)