#and i love yaz and graham and ryan

[tardxsblues]

the way i felt my entire body being revived when i saw jack harkness return to my screen

[head-wonk]

can you imagine if we had a 13 era companion show up in the next season and it was Ryan

[evviejo]

thirteen’s era appreciation: 195/?

[rearranging-deck-chairs]

she shouldve left out "your", wouldve been funny

[liliavalley]

I think I would’ve vibed with the timeless child stuff if they had gone about showing it differently. master shows up like “there’s a big secret that makes our whole history a lie and I destroyed gallifrey over it but I won’t tell you what it is bcs I’m evil again ;)” .. i still don’t even know why all of his previous development as missy just went erased.. what happened to “it’s called friendship”? You’d think with what happened in seasons past he’d at least try to find her Before destroying gallifrey.

[soulless-angel25]

Riverrosetober 2023- Day 7, Prompt: Home

THE WOMAN WHO FELL TO EARTH- TARDIS INSIDE, 13 HAS FALLEN

Rose hit the side of the TARDIS walls, she twisted and grabbed onto the railing. Somewhere to her right was River who had slammed into the console and gripping onto the controls for her life, she may have regained more regeneration cycles but she did not want to regenerate right after her husband-wife. Especially in the TARDIS which had just dealt with their regeneration. She and Rose had been scolding him for holding it back, but when he got into one of those depressive states. Gods, there wasn't a whole lot they could do.

Eventually the shaking of the TARDIS stopped, though she kicked the two of them out of the console room. Which was more then fine with the two of them for the moment because despite both of their superior biology's (Rose shivered, that sounded far too much like her husband-wife. Blimey, that'd take some getting used to.) being that close to a regeneration, especially one that's part of a fresh set... best they go to the Med Bay and make sure neither of them are injured, and then when that's finished they can go and see what their lovely girl has come up with for a new console.

Earth- 2018, Sheffield

"-oh! And I need to get back to my Rose and my River. Ooh, will they still like me?" 13 looked down at her body, then quickly looked into the microwave that she was using to help locate the TARDIS. She was quite short in this body, shorter then she'd been in others. Her eyes flicked up to her hair, she rather liked it-though she was afraid that Rose might say she stole hers.

Standing back up and spinning to face the three humans that stood nearby she had a grin on her face, "Right! One... Two... Three!" she used her makeshift sonic, for a moment nothing happened and then-she was floating in deep space. The Doctor sighed, then panicked, looked, and saw Yaz, Graham, and Ryan nearby. "Fuck."

TARDIS Interior

Carefully Rose rose from the table and stretched, full body scans were a nuisance. She turned towards River, "So? Anything abnormal with me?"

"Nope. According to the scans you are perfectly fine-well, as much as you ever are. Your cell degradation has slowed down some more, so your life expectancy has increased more."

"Great," she swung her legs off the table, looking down at her outfit, "New clothing time?"

River sighed, "New clothing time indeed. And perhaps some chips?"

Rose perked up, "hmmm, how about fishfingers with custard?"

"...sure, you can have custard with it, just, when the Doctor is back- please don't give any to them."

"Why not? They liked it perfectly fine in their eleventh body."

"Rose."

"Ok, ok! I won't... while you can see anyways."

"What was that last bit, Darling?"

"Nothing! Now, food-then outfits. And then we check out the console room."

THE GHOST MONUMENT- end of episode with 13

"Ohh! Oh, yes! C'mon, come to mama!" 13 has a manic grin on her face she called out to the TARDIS trying to stabilize her. Finally she succeeded.

Rushing over to pulled the doors wide open, and suddenly, almost reverently she walked in. Turning to look around, "oh, you've redecorated. I quite like it."

"You better since you're the reason she had to change desktops."

The Doctor spun, eyes landing on one of her wives, "Rose!" she rushed over and lifted her wife into a hug before setting her down. Then she noticed something was wrong, she had to look up. And at that realization she sighed, and Rose giggled.

Hesitantly, the Doctor stepped back. Suddenly self-conscious, what if they didn't like her now?

Apparently she had voiced that concern aloud and was being reprimanded, by River. "-d you absolute idiot! Of course we love you. Now- we are going to get you to the zero room and you are going to stay until your fully done regenerating. Don't think I don't see the wisps still circling."

Somehow she ended being led away by River, and Rose turned to the three people nearby. She sighed before shaking her head, "Would you like a 'cuppa?"

Yaz nodded, with Graham not for behind, but Ryan asked if he could have coffee. To which Rose simply smiled, "'course you can." and that was that.

[capybaraonabicycle]

9, 15 and 20 for the TARDIS ask bc it's genius

Thank you!! I'm so glad you like the game 😊

9. Which attack on/injury to the TARDIS was the most painful to watch for you?

The Flux, definitely. Just the duration of it, her hurting more and more and then the Doctor dismissing it for so long because she couldn't deal with it. And then in that first episode when they kept hitting her with the hammer on top of it 😢 leave her alone, she's already hurt!

I have to say while I loved eotd, I was kinda disappointed by how easily it all got resolved in the end. I suffered so much with her, I wanted it to have more of an impact.

15. Who among the companions/strays do you think the TARDIS disliked the most?

Hmm, I haven't watched any old who, so this is incomplete. I find this difficult.

I am tempted to say Clara because those two had the most tension in their relationship. Also because I am sure the TARDIS did not like the feeling of carrying someone around who had already died several times and could technically run into themselves if she wasn't careful where to land. But she also interacted with Clara way more than with most other companions which might be a sign she secretly respected her.

And then series 8 and 9 happened and in the end she made a memorial for Clara even though it would mean nothing to the Doctor anymore. So she definitely grew on her.

I want to give some (dis)honourable mentions to Dan, for saying he had a mate with a bigger ship, and Graham, for calling her a 'thing' (that happened right?) and getting crumbs all over her floors (def the member of the fam she liked the least as she adores both Yaz and Ryan).

But I think, actually, Rose might take the cake of most disliked companion. For the simple reason that she broke her and stupidly absorbed the time vortex energy. I think the TARDIS is quite cross about that. And then, as lovely as Rose is, in the bit of series 2 that I have seen she is very possessive of the Doctor. Which might make the TARDIS jealous because that is her thief.

And then Rose ends up hopping between universes - definitely feels off to the TARDIS now - and she herself has to fly to that universe to bring Rose back. Plus, you know, the whole seeing the Doctor suffer and seeing him making her beloved Martha suffer because Rose is gone. Which is not her fault, obviously, but I could believe it would antagonise the TARDIS nevertheless.

So, surprisingly maybe, I think the TARDIS likes Rose the least of all nuwho companions. But I haven't seen all of her run so take it with a grain of salt.

20. What's your favourite way you have included the TARDIS in a human AU/seen the TARDIS included in a human AU?

I have already answered this here :)

And I don't think I have ever written a human AU that featured the TARDIS. Except for the one scene of '36 questions about Who' that I started the other day (what am I doing?). She's a truck there :) Oh, also in the very unfinished 'Dancing with the Stars AU' she's a band name. Which is fun but not as worthy as a truck imo.

[alienjaes]

I just watched "The Power of the Doctor" finale (Jodie Whittaker's final special), and I have FEELINGS. And a stuffy nose. From crying about the FEELINGS.

Also as always i'm jealous of her outfit, it's just so good, especially the boots.

[butchtwelfthdoctor]

OMG THEYRE DOING AN EPISODE ON FRANKENSTEIN WRITING NIGHT AHHHHH

[frogmascquerade]

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[thedemonastrophel]

Love you so much for this OP- here I have some thoughts to add!

In their last scene with the ice-cream they actually did kiss and the camera just didn't show it because screw the show for not giving them a kiss

Adding on to 'Yaz's family thinking they're dating'-

Yaz's family have set up little dates for the two of them before despite Yaz adamantly denying they're a couple. 13 just enjoyed the picnic, still doesent know about what Yaz's family is saying about them.

One time 13 asked Yaz where she wanted to go and Yaz said "Uh I don't know, you pick." and 13 took this as 'where do *you* want to go'. They then spent several hours at one of those aquariums where you can pet the sea creatures.

They've at some point probably been trapped in a prison cell for some amount of time together, they ended up playing poker with rocks (don't come for me idk how poker works) and Yaz managed to convince 13 to talk about her feelings.

One time Yaz walked into a poll (like on a sidewalk) (distracted talking to 13) and 13 asked if she was okay, then proceeded to do the exact same thing.

Sometimes if 13 is walking Yaz somewhere in the TARDIS, the TARDIS will purposefully make hallways longer so Yaz and 13 can just be together for longer. (It also ships them)

One time Yaz found a ddr machine at a thrift store and brought it into the TARDIS, 13 ended up making some "upgrades" and now ddr is more like beatsaber.

13 took Yaz Ryan and Graham to a planet that was all flower fields and Graham kind of shooed himself and Ryan away cuz he knew Yaz had a crush on 13.

13 really likes jasmin flowers (and roses, those are her two favourites)

One time Yaz and 13 went to a lake that had heat cents all a cross the bottom (so the water was heated) and just swan around the whole day

Also they stopped for a picnic at one point

Yaz took 13 to a sushi place one time, they ordered spring rolls :]

One time they were in Soho and found an old bookshop, overall the seller didn't seem to want them taking home any books but it was a good experience overall

13 and Yaz will nap together sometimes :]

I have like a billion feelings rn and 99% are about dr who, specifically my hatred of 14 and my love of 13 but I’m too tired to make sense of any of it soooo

13 and yaz should’ve hugged more

Whenever yaz is helping fly the tardis 13’s thoughts are just repeating “she is so talented and cool and I love her” over and over

13 thinks yaz with a gun is hot (so do i)

Yaz thinks 13 is hot when she’s angry (same yaz)

Yaz’s family loves 13 and doesn’t believe they aren’t dating

Yaz still struggles with depression sometimes (like has bad days) and whenever she does and is with 13, she does everything in her power to make her feel better

Graham saw the gay looks from day one. Ryan did not

13 doesn’t sleep that much but will lay with yaz whenever asked

Yaz had nightmares and if she wakes up from one she seeks out 13

The mattress is in the control room bc yaz sleeps better around the doctor ( also so 13 can take lil power naps)

13 genuinely tries to improve herself for yaz (like being more open)

Yaz doesn’t push 13 to share but will ask questions

Yaz does not let thirteen be a douche bag to her, and will call her out

[bloodstained-ballgowns]

the witchfinders is kinda great ngl. yaz hitting a mud tendril repeatedly with a spade. twink james I flirting shamelessly with ryan. twink james I as foil for the doctor - (“it must be comfortable playing that role, hiding behind a title.” “just as you hide behind ‘Doctor’, perhaps.” !!! 'i was abandoned by those i loved and depended on at an early age but i have no darkness in me! i search only for true knowledge about existence and all the beauty in the universe!' guess who said that. exactly.) the doctor self-identifying as a woman and actually having to grapple with what that means in terms of their interaction with history for…basically the first time? drownedrat!jodie at her hottest (free her from the chains of that damn hair straightener i beg). graham giving the doctor the witchfinder general hat before they vanquish the alien war criminals <3 solid stuff.

[worstwolverinesbf]

“we’re so back, doctor whos so good now.” did nobody watch 13’s era? the king flirted with ryan. there was history episodes, like actual good ones. earth had alive goo in it. there was an alien who collected teeth and stuck them in his face as a trophy. the doctor and the master were straight presenting but queer. the master did a whole dance to rasputin. there’s MI6. they meet mary shelley. the doctor just keeps finding companions. jacks there and he kisses graham. dan lewis is there and i love him. there’s one too many gravestones. the doctor and yaz have a whole episode which feels like a fanfic. i don’t like chibnalls writing of the doctors backstory but like the seasons are good. we’ve been back for a while. just say you don’t like 13 and move on.

[rearranging-deck-chairs]

"in a completely predictable twist of fate literally everyone saw coming, youve put yourself in danger again. this is great. i love when you put yourself in danger it doesnt make me insane in the head at all. i wish you would stop doing this. i know youre not gonna. so im just gonna do whatever i can that will make you get yourself, and also us i guess, out of danger again"

[iridescentoracle]

#i think it's also a little bit because our modern norms of long-distance communication mean the idea of friends Ceasing To Be In Contact #has become weird to us and associated with something having gone wrong #in the 60s it wasn't AS weird to be like 'i will always treasure our friendship but due to our respective lives we may never meet again' #now we not only need a traumatic reason for them to part ways (which agreed seems to be a written-by-fans thing) #we need an insurmountable barrier to keep them from ever being in contact again to justify actually leaving the show #ian and barbara knew they'd probably never see the doctor again! they accepted that and it was no one's fault! #but now there's all this Angst over the classic companions he 'didn't come back' for #and they can't allow that to be a thing with the new companions so they have to make it the Most Separation Ever #hashtag break the tardis navigation again #establish the doctor has no control over his travels it's so much SIMPLER (via incomingalbatross)

#this is another change that I’d attribute to the shift towards character-driven storytelling #s1 set a precedent where The core conflict of the show is between the companion’s ordinary life and their life with the dr #which. is better dramatically to resolve by making a Thing out of it and elaborating on Why they can’t go home or why they can’t stay #whatever Reason classic companions have to be traveling with the dr doesn’t tend to be a big deal #because classic didn’t have any long-term plotlines or character arcs the way nuwho does #(which isn’t Bad it’s just a different storytelling format) #basically. I’m not sure if Every modern companion leaving under Good Circumstances would work well under nuwho’s format #honestly I think the fact that all of chibnall’s companions left to their home time basically unchanged is one of the era’s biggest weaknesses #ESPECIALLY Graham and Ryan weren’t given the kind of character work that would allow a tragic/dramatic departure #they leave the tardis almost entirely unchanged from when they entered and that’s like. #I mean it’s FINE for a certain format and style of television #but dr who hasn’t done that since classic and just throwing it into nuwho doesn’t Work (via osgoodification)

No offense to modern Doctor Who but why does every companion stay in the TARDIS until some horrible life altering thing forces them to leave (death, trapped in a parallel universe, memories forcibly taken, etc.). I miss how in Classic Who most companions just said “Hey Doc, this has been fun but I think it’s time I went home” or “hey this planet is pretty cool, I think I’m going to stay here” and the Doctor was just like “okay cool, I’ll always remember you fondly, bye!”

[satan-wishes-he-was-me]

i know everyone hates 13’s era and whatever (you’re wrong but that’s not the point here) but like i’m always saying i wanted more from them. cause like i love yaz so much ofc but i wanted more of ryan and the doctor one on one. show me them sharing one brain cell and getting captured all the time only for an exasperated yaz and graham to come break them out. and more of graham and the doctor. show me more of the doctor accompanying graham on random chores when they’re home bc she doesn’t like being alone and her being enthralled by grocery shopping. and more dan omg. show me dan and the doctor getting to go on fun easy adventures and dan getting the full companion experience. and honestly more yaz too. more little “dates” they won’t admit are dates and moments together that aren’t colored by loss and battle. i’m never over 13’s era i loved it so much and i want so much more of them.