#each era is timeless to me in a way

[malevolencc]

I've been watching doctor who since I was like 5 so I decided to characterize exactly what every era means to me:

9th/10th: faded memories, stories told before bed before you can truly understand them.

11th era: coming of age, childhood wonder. love and safety and fairytales

12th: my deep thought/creative mind. yearning, not sweet but disgusting, painful yearning. grief and death and a love undoing

13th: new beginnings and beautiful change. a feeling of finally.

[esotericseabun]

messages on your love life 💌

pick a flower. whichever you are drawn to, would be your pile (1-3, left-right)

keep in mind that this is a general reading! i can go very in depth and detail, so take what resonates and leave what does not. if the reading doesn't feel right, then it means that the reading just may not be for you! don't feel pressured to stay if you don't like my way of delivering messages as well, as a reader, I understand sometimes people's energies won't always click.

my readings are always timeless unless stated otherwise! the timelines that are specially named in my readings are to be taken loosely (as in, this could have happened to you already, happening in the moment or in the future)

pile 1

three of cups rx, nine of cups rx, four of cups, knight of cups, the emperor, page of swords rx, king of wands, eight of cups rx, king of swords rx, knight of swords rx, knight of coins rx, four of swords, four of swords, ten of wands, four of wands, the world, ace of cups rx, ace of swords rx, six of cups, two of swords, page of cups rx, knight of wands, the star, six of wands rx, queen of swords, seven of wands rx

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you have an intense bond with someone you've known since childhood. it seems like you and this person have seen each other grow into the person you are today, even see each other in different phases and eras of your life. this person feels like home to you.

you are ashamed of your romantic feelings towards this person. in the beginning, i thought it was because you were afraid to ruin a connection that is very special. which I think might very well still be the case, but i realize that it was not only that, but that you might be in an already existing relationship in this moment. you may be avoiding the truth of your feelings for this person and suppress your feelings for them the second it comes up. even so, this person likes to creep their way into your dreams often. the dreams might be very romantic and they linger in your mind long after.

the cards are telling me that you are a very youthful, adventurous and brave spirit (I am seeing brave from Disney, maybe you have ginger hair and/or curly hair). You could be a little immature at times. I feel like you and this person have a lot of fun together and do a lot of stupid shit together. I'm seeing you two hanging out in an empty parking lot; someone pushing another person in a shopping cart. I feel like one of you is a smoker. smoking is pretty significant because I keep on channeling things that are related to it (such as two songs I channeled below). one of you might smoke often, but the other person tells the smoker to stop because of their concern for smoking. you or this person might also be into physical media, i'm seeing DVDs, CDs or a walkman.

you're a very multifaceted and deep person. i'm picturing a phoenix. it seems like you are not happy being in a relationship with the person you're in a relationship with right now. you might've had very high hopes when you were coming into the relationship, but now you just feel disappointed, and even bored. there is a lot of stagnancy in your relationship. I think that you are a very bright person and this relationship might not be as fun as you'd hoped it was going to be, or this person wasn't as fun as you thought they were going to be. the spark you've had in the beginning of the relationship has died out.

it seems like you are very hard on yourself for having feelings for this person while you're in a relationship with another. there is a lot of hostility and harsh words, but I don't think it's directed at anyone but you. you may have a very strong moral compass (maybe you're neurodivergent). you hold yourself to very high standards, so this feels like not only a betrayal to your partner and your best friend, but yourself as well. this may not apply for everyone, but I keep on feeling like this might be a same-sex connection (you and your best friend). maybe you are achillean/mlm or sapphic/wlw. I feel a very strong romantic tension between the two of you, and I feel like this person reciprocates all the love, admiration and passion you have for them.

spirit is asking you to learn to be soft to yourself. there is this sense of self loathing when it comes to your feelings for this person (queerdar ringing). maybe you feel like you feel like a fraud, like a terrible friend for having these feelings towards them. let yourself feel all of it. you are not a bad person for your feelings. love is a normal human emotion. losing feelings for someone, is also a normal human emotion. maybe it is terrifying, and intimidating. there is a lot of swords energy, I feel like you are in your head a LOT. you might be a chronic overthinker. but I promise you, once you let yourself feel, instead of think, you will feel a very needed sense of relief. additionally, you would be able to think much clearer without the extra weight, burden and stress. I understand it is easier said than done. but the first step is to learn how to let go. take it all one step at a time. and honestly, what i'm getting from spirit is "let it be messy and worry about the rest later!" i actually didn't pull any oracle cards during the reading, but i'm hearing this one message from the card "illumination" in the prism oracle deck. "drawing this card feels like turning on the light in a pitch-black room. when the room is dark, it can feel unfamiliar, scary and mysterious. however, when the lights are on, you can see and feel the truth about your situation and approach what you've illuminated with a deeper knowing and ease".

i also think that your foundation and connection with this person is so strong that I don't think you need to worry about ruining your relationship. because I don't see this person wanting to let anything shake your relationship either.

i channeled so many songs, so one of you could be a music lover, or a singer. maybe you used to karaoke together with this person (or still do). there is a lot of nostalgia surrounding this person. a specific song I want to address is party 4 u by charlie xcx. I am picturing you in a party with this person and your partner. you see this person dancing with somebody else, maybe a stranger, as the break plays. you can't help but feel your throat tighten and your heart drop to your stomach. because you feel jealous, but also because your partner was standing right beside you.

channeled things:

elephant, bees, bats, cave, batman, 2121, queer (sapphic/achillean), night owl, stargazing, astronomy &/ astrology, brave (disney), gold jewelry, someone might be south asian, smoker, physical media (dvd, cds, walkman), cooking, someone might speak mandarin, magnus archive, creepypasta, gacha phase, leo, horseshoes, icarus, greek mytholgy, nerd out about greek mythology/books together, tangled, eugene fitzherbert/flynn ryder, ocean, shells, aphrodite, zeus, music lover, karaoke, someone here might love to sing, life path 2, 111, 2009, water lily, frogs, pond, spiritual, tarot reader, buddhism, clair- senses, drunk at a party but not having fun, 2222

channeled songs:

- falling behind by laufey

- sweet by cigarette after sex

- cigarette duet by princess chelsea

- in a good way by faye webster

- i got a feeling by black eyed peas

- party 4 u by charlie xcx

pile 2

queen of swords, king of cups, the world, nine of cups, seven of wands, nine of swords, eight of swords rx, six of coins rx, nine of wands rx, seven of coins, five of cups, page of cups rx, the devil, four of coins rx, three of swords, eight of cups, king of coins rx, ten of wands rx, ace of coins rx, the magician, the chariot rx

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you are someone who have very firm and strong boundaries. you don't play about yourself, and someone does not play about you too LOL. I feel a very sweet and charming energy from this person. it feels like they are very protective of you (even though you don't need protecting). before I started the reading I was already very giggly and even kept on laughing during the reading. I also channeled Sabrina Carpenter (Juno, bed chem, good graces).

not only do you have very firm boundaries, you also have very high standards. you are a highly independent person. a lot of people want you, but none meet your standards. I am channeling a lot of men especially (of course doesn't need to be, leave what doesn't resonate). I feel like you like making fun of men LMAO (i'm channeling maneater by nelly furtado). a lot of people fall at your feet; I am picturing you being hit on at a bar. you are sick of romance and even think of just giving up entirely because there is just nobody that you think deserve your energy. maybe you often get the ick from these people lol.

birds are very significant. i'm channeling peacock (specifically Lord shen from Kung Fu panda?). I think you feel that a lot of men are extremely performative in front of you. and you feel like they don’t feel genuine, but instead as if they’re trying to win you over like a “trophy”. it could also be that this person specifically tried to get your attention like how male birds flaunt to try to catch another's attention lol.

you are very confident and secure in yourself. i am seeing sunglasses, leather jackets, red lipsticks. you may even ride a motorcycle. you are actually so badass oh my god. the energy is really giving Rosa Diaz / Asami Sato. so much scorpionic energy (Leo or Aries as well). you are very intelligent, you might watch a lot of video essays or just informational videos. you utilize your time well. you might also enjoy reading essays in substack as well. i feel like you get compliments all the time. people have a lot of admiration and respect for you and they just feel the need to shower you with compliments.

now, as much as you don't want to, let's go back to this person. it looks like you do have feelings for this person. you like them a lot, but at the same time you are very distrustful of them. you might be skeptical by how "perfect" they seem to be, so you haven't felt save enough to really let yourself fall for this person. there is a very polar energy here, where on one hand, (the world) you have so much fun spending time with them. it feels so intimate as if they genuinely see you. then on the other hand (five of cups), you have this pessimism that stuck with you ever since, or everytime you got hurt by someone in the past. deep down, you know you could have such a beautiful and healthy relationship with this person (nine of cups), but at the same time, you keep on thinking back to the last time you felt this way about a person, and they hurt you in the end. the person that used to keep you up at night (nine of swords).

you are tired of getting disappointed over and over and over again. I feel like you try to find a fault in this person, but you can't. you may have even used tarot yourself on this person lmao. this person may be very thoughtful and gentlemanly (i'm channeling enfj / entj energy). they check off all the boxes that you have, which you find suspicious, because that hadn't happened in what feels like forever. you want to act like you don't care, maybe you go out and party but all the people / men there only disappoint you and make you feel worse. and in the end, you keep on checking your phone to see if they had messaged you (you're a fake IDGAFer I saw you checking your notifs!). your dynamic with this person is like that one Jessica Rabbit scene "seriously, what do you see in that guy?" "he makes me laugh." is the energy. you might find this person genuinely funny too, but you don't show it to them.

in the end I feel like you are still stuck on the ways people hurt you in the past, that you can't let yourself feel the excitement of this new beginning. there are a lot of open wounds and unhealed scars. you may distract yourself through indulging in materialistic things (namely shopping). ultimately spirit is saying you have free will. if you feel you are not ready to be in a relationship, you don't need to be with them. you are abundant and fulfilled on your own as well. and maybe you would benefit from looking inwards and shadow work.

channeled things: Sabrina carpenter (bed chem, Juno, good graces), my little pony (discord), butterfly, avatar (2009), peacock, Lord shen, Kung Fu panda, 999, brooklyn 99, "is he bothering you, queen?" LMAO, caseoh, dress to impress, sunglasses, leather jacket, red lipstick, rave, charlie xcx, brat summer (you either love or hate this LMAO), rooster, birds, Rosa Diaz, jennifer's body, Asami Sato, motorcycle, cigarette but in a Lana del Rey way lol, bad bitchhhh, organized, you may like to compartmentalize, enfj, entj, enneagram 9w8, Scorpio, Leo, Aries, 1414

channeled songs:

-juno by sabrina carpenter

-bed chem by sabrina carpenter

-good graces by sabrina carpenter

-super graphic ultra modern girl by chappell roan

-let down by radiohead

-the archer by taylor swift

-maneater by nelly furtado

pile 3

king of cups (death, two of swords rx), four of pentacles (the devil), the ten of cups rx (eight of swords rx, the wheel of fortune, ace of cups rx, ace of swords rx), knight of swords (the magician rx, strength rx), three of wands (three of cups), two of cups (the tower), three of coins (seven of coins, four of wands rx, three of coins), queen of wands, king of wands, queen of swords (two of wands), knight of swords (nine of cups, four of cups, ten of wands rx), the devil rx (three of wands rx, king of coins), temperance rx (eight of cups rx, the empress, page of coins)

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you had been in an on and off connection with someone for a long time. the last time you guys were together, you had both tried to make a long term relationship work. yet there were so many arguments and conflict, it put you in a lot of turmoil and anxiety (this is reminding me of Kelly and ryan's dynamic from the office). a music i'm channeling is the way I loved you by Taylor swift. this person confused you. they gave you a lot of mixed feelings. at some point you became exhausted and broke it off. you were done for good.

was what you thought until you saw them again. this person seems very charming. it seems like it had been awhile ever since you and this person saw each other, and when you did, this person seems like they have changed drastically. maybe physically as well, you may not have recognized this person. i'm seeing the last time you broke it off your came crying to your friend(s) and they comforted you.

even though they did seem different, you couldn't believe it. you were still hostile, remembering the type of person they were the last time you'd seen them. I think you may meet this person in a outing, a party of some sort.

you are very cautious and vigilant when you were around this person. in the past you had a hard time seeing this person as they were. you had rose colored glasses on and romanticized them heavily. you now know not to do that anymore.

during the time you were apart, you had worked on yourself and worked on how to look at this person, or romantic interests in general, in an objective lens instead of idealizing them. and you this wielded actual results. maybe your friends were able to aid you in this as well. I am sensing a 3-people friend group; I feel like your friends may have a lot of earth signs in their chart or feels very earthy, and they help you ground. you may be an air sign. you feel like you finally can feel complete on your own, without this person. you overcame your codependency. you feel secure, in power and confident (as you should be!)

the advice spirit has for you is to guard and protect yourself with firm boundaries. be clear to yourself about what you want and don't want in a relationship. don't let this person--or anyone for that matter-- walk all over you, because you deserve everything and more! keep on relying on your logical, observant and objective side to keep yourself from falling back to the cycle of romantization.

don't worry about keeping the peace with this person either, for even if they really have changed, it doesn't change the pain that they have caused you. your feelings are valid, and you deserve to process your feelings at your own pace. ground yourself. go back to the basics. and remember who you are.

channeled things:

333, family person, loves the beach, neurodivergent, you're a fun bunch, pinkie pie, maybe you're sick? (I kept on coughing and sneezing) or this person is like a sickness to you, goth, charcoal art, artist, bruises, green/brown/hazel eyes, you and your friends' dynamic being Kate and Phoebe's (from the show 'you'), life path 3, friend group of 3, you might be an air sign, hexing?, asking a witch for a spell, Kelly and Ryan (the office), sex jokes, 444

channeled songs: - love grows (where my rosemary goes) by edison lighthouse

- headlock by imogen head

- who’s that girl? by eve

- P.U.N.K. Girl by heavenly

notes:

phew!!! this took me 2 days to finish. for the second pile, i forgot to write down all of the cards so i had only my poor memory to rely on, so sorry!!! i had a lot of fun reading all of your energies, you guys seem like such cool ass people to be honest. i wish all the best for your situations and feedback would be so so appreciated <3

[headcanonsandmore]

A non-exhaustive collection of my Doctor Who hot takes:

Thirteen has now taken Nine's position of "most underrated modern Doctor". I bet you people are already recommending "skip thirteen" as part of their advice to new fans. I hate this.

Nine's dynamic with Rose is more interesting (to me, at least) than Ten's dynamic with Rose. Nine and Rose come across like cool besties who may be getting into QPR territory and are trying to figure it out. Ten and Rose, by contrast, are every sixteen year old straight couple.

I think Six and Mel have a better dynamic than Six with Peri; partially because the writers started having Six be a lot kinder and gentler, and partially because Mel's personality meshes with Six's better than Peri's did.

Eleven is considered the least favourite modern Doctor by most of the fandom not because of anything wrong with Matt Smith's peformance but because a) some people hated that Tennant wasn't playing the part anymore and b) M*ffat hamstrung Eleven's characterisation.

The brigadier definitely improves over time; I found him especially difficult to like during the Third Doctors era but by the Seventh Doctors era he was a lot easier to enjoy watching (and the writers were less okay with him being misogynistic by then; never quite forgave him for being such a jerk to Tegan and Nyssa).

Twelve was the most hated modern Doctor for ages primarily because people had gotten used to attractive young men playing the character and reacted badly when the Doctor didn't look like the fresh-out-of-uni teacher they fancied at school.

Jenna Coleman is really good at Clara but I think she works better as a Twelve companion than an Eleven companion; their dynamic feels a lot more interesting.

The writing of the Chibnall era is fine. Like, a lot of it is really good. For a lot of people, it was never about the writing (as they insisted); it was because they didn't like that Thirteen was being played by a woman.

The extended fam (Yaz, Graham, Ryan and Dan) are severely underrated by the fandom. They all have so much interesting characterisation but you wouldn't know it from the way so many associate them as being "boring".

Some of the first RTD era had really not aged well, especially when it comes to how Martha was treated.

RTD deliberately avoided mentioning as much as he could about Thirteen's era in the sixtieth anniversary specials because he wanted people to forget that era happened. Thirteen's outfit? Burned away. Mentioning every companion? Thirteen's companions are left out. Every love interest mentioned? No mention of Yaz, despite her being the love interest barely three episodes before.

M*ffat seems to actively dislike writing for RTD's companions; in so many of his episodes for RTD's two eras, the companions are either shunted over to the side or the Doctor is randomly rude to them for no reason.

The Timeless Child is less of a canon-breaker than bi-generation.

David Tennant is a lovely man but I don't want him to play the Doctor for at least another ten years. He has so far played three separate versions of the Doctor; that's more than enough.

Going back to my earlier point, M*ffat's writing for Clara got significantly better after Twelve turned up and he had to write a more complicated relationship than "Clara thinks Eleven is cute".

Thasmin is not queerbaiting. Two queer characters falling in love but not kissing or becoming a couple is not queerbaiting. Please actually research what that word means.

I actually really like the season 19 TARDIS team of Five, Adric, Tegan and Nyssa; I know a lot of people think it's overstuffed but I like seeing the characters bounce off each other.

"Kerblam!" isn't an amazing episode but most people who criticise it online have never actually watched it; they just saw an out-of-context photo set and decided they knew what it was about.

The best writing Nyssa got in the classic show was "Legopolis" and "Arc of Infinity"; especially in the later, Sarah Sutton did a great job when she was given more to do than "being the sweet one".

Also, she was (and is) in love with Tegan and vice-versa (but that's not a hot take since they're a canon couple now XD).

I personally don't get the appeal of Four. I know they're considered the "iconic" incarnation for the classic era but I don't get it.

The way Yaz is treated by the fandom now is rather similar to how Martha was treated back in the 2000s (although Yaz doesn't have to deal with people hating her for not being Rose).

[bloodstained-ballgowns]

i just rewatched ‘the woman who fell to earth’ a couple of days ago for the first time since it aired back in 2018 and the more i think about it, the more i like it.

thirteen is the only doctor for whom i feel a tangible, rose-tinted nostalgia. she wasn’t my first doctor, but she was the first doctor i watched live, the first doctor that i spent an actual extended period of time with over the episode rollout. her intro episode has middling parts (as can be expected with most episodes of Who) but there’s also so much good that i really want to highlight.

first of all, there are some really great character dynamics set up here. much more interesting than i remember, tbh. ryan is a guy who loves mechanics but is stuck in a warehouse job he hates, a guy who obviously wants to connect to people, a guy who by the end of the episode has lost both his mother and grandmother in the space of a couple of years and the step-grandfather he didn’t really want is all he has left (minus his absent father). that’s interesting.

yaz has a keen sense of justice and this raw, intense yearning to help people, to do something worthwhile, something more - the way she has chosen to express that is through law enforcement, but it’s not quite giving her the satisfaction she wants. that’s interesting.

graham’s experience with cancer means that he constantly feels like he’s living on borrowed time. meeting grace gave him purpose, gave him family, gave him the will to fight when he fought it was all but over, but now grace is gone. he and ryan aren’t related, but they’re family, and now they’ve got to figure out how to care for each other without the very lynchpin that brought them together. once again with feeling: interesting!

“i’m just a traveller. sometimes i see things that need fixing. i do what i can.” i like that they circle back to the ‘just some guy’ portrayal of the doctor here, both because it’s the one i’m partial to and because it feeds particularly well into the whole ‘the doctor is an unreliable narrator’ aspect, especially in the wake of the increased deification in the moffat era. it's a nice set up, even if it gets completely overhauled circa series 12/13. in fact, having thirteen keep this as a persistent attitude throughout the Timeless Child of it all could have been really effective re: her reticence with her companions and refusal to address or deal with her past.

the scene where thirteen builds her sonic screwdriver might be one of my favourite sequences in nuwho. i love that it’s a hybrid of alien tech and sheffield steel. i also love that they highlight the ‘mad inventor’ side of the doctor here (her teleportation circuit is based around a microwave?) and wish that they had carried it forward more. it would have been the perfect basis for her to bond with ryan over. jodie also pulls off the humour of the episode well, considering the significant shift from moffat dialogue.

i enjoy thirteen's outfit: the vibrancy of it as mirroring her childish excitability, but also as another part of the mask - if i dress all colourful then maybe i can ignore/outrun/masquerade my great capacity for darkness! etc etc. the shopping trip with yaz and ryan is a bit shoe-horned in at the end but it's cute that she finds it in a charity shop. (back in 2018 i bought a t-shirt with a couple of stripes across the chest solely because it remotely resembled the one she wore lol. nerd from a young age, me.) jodie also looks soo hot in capaldi's outfit though so a spin on the traditional suit would also have been appreciated.

some miscellaneous points: i like that she tells Karl off (“you had no right to do that”) right after saving him. i like that she gets it wrong at first and makes it clear that she’s working on the fly. she’s following her instinct, and that instinct is to help people. doctor who has been beautiful before but the cinematography takes such a huge step this era. “it’s been a long time since i bought women’s clothes” i am choosing to believe this is about river thank you and good night.

[ingravinoveritas]

Interesting, is it not, that the Romeo and Juliet photos with the most chemistry are the ones with his male co-stars?

Hi, Anon! This is in reference to this post, for anyone who hasn't seen it, featuring production photos of David when he was in the RSC staging of Romeo & Juliet in 2000.

Your observation that the R&J photos where David has the most chemistry are with his male costars is indeed interesting...but also not surprising. Well, let's first take a look at a few particular photos that stood out:

When I say that it's not surprising, it's because we don't have to look any further than David himself, who wrote an entire essay about this production in 2005. From his words, the chemistry and homoerotic undertones to Romeo and the male characters' relationships--especially Romeo and Mercutio (Adrian Schiller, in the first picture)--were absolutely intentional:

"It certainly seems from the text of the play that Mercutio doesn't entirely applaud Romeo's interest in girls. He bombards Romeo with criticism and lewd innuendo about his mooning after Rosaline. Adrian Schiller (playing Mercutio) felt sure that this endless vitriol must be based on something more than locker room horseplay and that the character's fury must stem from a feeling, however subconscious, of sexual jealousy and betrayal. We had no trouble finding this in the playing of the scenes. "

There are many factors that go into the staging of a play--what the director wants/envisions, how/where the play is set (i.e., a conventional/traditional staging vs. a more contemporary one), and how the actors interpret the characters and their relationship to each other. Shakespearean plays in particular are (in my opinion, at least) always a tug-of-war between conveying the author's intended meaning--even references that are narrowly specific to the Elizabethan era--and a larger and more timeless universal message that speaks to a modern audience.

Romeo & Juliet is a play that has had tremendous resonance and countless adaptations over the centuries. (The play itself is an adaptation of the story of Pyramus & Thisbe, originally penned by Ovid.) We can look at those different adaptations and see what each cast/crew brought that others didn't...and it seems clear that David made a purposeful choice to highlight the queer/homoerotic subtext between Romeo and Mercutio.

This also seems to be the starting point for David revisiting these themes throughout various other Shakespeare plays in which he has acted, in ways both subtle (Benedick in Much Ado; Hamlet) and more overt. In particular, his deliberate choice to play Richard II as androgynous and his idea to have Richard and Bolingbroke passionately kiss during one moment in the play. And again, all those factors mentioned above are still pertinent, but we can start to see a pattern in David's readings of these plays that is unique and specific to him.

Which finally brings me to one other line in the above-mentioned essay, still talking about the relationship between Romeo and Mercutio (bold emphasis mine):

"The further Romeo moves away from his 'childhood' friends into the grown-up world of heterosexual desire, the more Mercutio rages and the less Romeo is affected by him."

Almost immediately, I was struck by that line--"The grown-up world of heterosexual desire." Especially in the context of the homosexual undertone of this production of Romeo & Juliet. As we've said, what goes into the staging of a play involves many different factors, but a clear one in this case is David's reading of it/collaboration with another actor. In addition, many actors bring elements of lived experience to their roles, and that made me think of what David experienced when it came to gay relationships and growing up in the 1980s.

In most (if not all cases), gay relationships on television or in movies in the '80s/'90s were shown as tragedies--something that was sinful, unhealthy, and (more often than not) ended in death. This is where the "Bury your gays" trope in media comes from, as such plot lines sadly became so common over time. Another trope that (at least in my estimation) was less common but still present is the idea of queer people "experimenting" in childhood but ultimately having to give up those relationships/hide those feelings when they grew up, in favor of doing what was "expected" instead.

What both of those things mean is that David (and so many others) had no model or picture of a healthy gay relationship in adulthood to look to--to see as something that he could potentially have. Because it did not exist, and never could. So it became this thing that was relegated to childhood--that same-sex attractions are immature and something you grow out of/leave behind for a "real" (straight) relationship--essentially the concept we know now as compulsory heterosexuality (or "comphet").

It sounds so patently absurd to us in 2025 that it's almost impossible to imagine...but this is the world David grew up in. These are the messages that he internalized. And the heartbreaking and long-lasting effect of that on him seems borne out and clear as day in his writing of this essay, and in how he came to view the relationship between Romeo and Mercutio.

So yes, going back to your question, it is interesting to see that chemistry, and when we look at everything surrounding it, the pieces very much start to come together. It's been 20 years since David wrote that essay, and I just wonder if, given time and the shifting attitudes in society, perhaps he is able to see things differently now. For his sake, I hope so...

[thatonepeppi]

✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧gale dekarios head canons✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊

I CANNOT stop thinking about this man, so I'm going to dump all of my thoughts here, enjoy :)

the format is odd, I have not written in some time, excuse me :3

☾ after the final battle

⋆ after the final battle, the two of you go back to your own room in the Elf Song Tavern, not before a very much needed shower that is. You two care for each other, chatting slowly and longingly at what your next moves are like the two of you have all the time in the world -and now you do.

⋆ Gale tiptoes around the subject of Waterdeep. He longs to be home, he's been picturing you this entire time in his home, doing everything. Making love, cooking for you, having tea in the mornings, how you would look in his bed as the sunlight and the moonlight creep in. Gale wants that life with you desperately, something simple and cozy, and with love in every action.

"Are you still there?" Tav asks, "My hair feels very clean now, especially in that particular spot."

In the midst of his reverie, a subtle "Hmm?" escaped from Gale's lips, abruptly awakened from a trance, "Oh, apologies, Dearest. A lot on my mind -- well I guess not so much anymore," He laughs quietly, rinsing off the bubbles in their hair, fingering through their strands of hair. Wherever Tav was needed, he would be sure to follow, he was certain of it. But still, he was homesick.

Tav frowns, "What's wrong, Love?" They lean into Gale, "You can talk to me, about anything."

Minutes slipped by like grains of sand in an hourglass until Gale finally spoke, his voice barely above a whisper. "Tav," he began, hesitating as if unsure of his own words, "I... I miss home. Waterdeep," He looks away, "Wherever you go, know that I will follow and happily too. Whether it be another adventure, here in Baldur's Gate, your own home. For you, I would sleep on the ground again, as long as your warm presence is there with me," He looks at them, nothing but warmth and sincerity in his words and in his eyes, "I love you, wherever we go, or wherever you are."

Tav's heart ached at the confession, the weight of Gale's homesickness palpable in the steam-filled air. Without hesitation, they reached out, clasping Gale's sun kissed and freckled hands in a gentle reassurance, giving them a gentle kiss.

"I know, my love," Tav murmured, their voice soft as a caress. "We can go home whenever you're ready. I'll be right here, by your side, every step of the way."

In that moment, as Gale's eyes met theirs with a mixture of gratitude and relief, Tav realized that home wasn't just a place—it was the warmth of their shared love, cocooned in the sanctuary of the bath, and where they found solace in each other's embrace. And though Gale longed for the familiar sights and sounds of Waterdeep, Tav knew that their love would be their anchor, no matter where their adventures took them in the realms.

☾ home

⋆ Gale is giddy from the start of the morning hopping off the massive ship the two of you took to get to Waterdeep. He takes your hand in his as he guides you down his city, excitingly pointing out all the areas he promises to take you once the two of you are settled.

⋆ Stepping into Gale's tower, you are immediately embraced by a whimsical antiquity, the cozy allure of a bygone era evident in every corner. Soft candlelight bathes the space, casting dancing shadows that whisper tales of adventure. Books adorn every surface, their well-loved pages holding secrets and enchantments, while antique treasures dot the shelves, each one a nostalgic relic of older times. Through the grand balcony, the endless expanse of the ocean stretches out, its rhythmic waves a soothing melody. Ships setting sail, the grunts of the dockhands as they tie these giant ships to their posts. In this enchanting haven, amidst the warmth of history and the timeless beauty of the sea, you find a sanctuary unlike any other. Home.

⋆ After settling in, you experience a life like no other. Gale is incessant on cooking you breakfast almost every morning. He knows how to prepare your morning coffees and afternoon teas by heart. Mornings are for the two of you to lounge in bed, holding each other, listening to the crashing waves, feeling that cool—salty breeze caress your warm bodies.

⋆ Breakfast is eaten over the occasional game of lance board on the grand mahogany table. The two of you recounting your adventures, encounters and memories. Gentle caresses and soft laughter are a welcome guest at breakfast. Even at the dinner table it seems like the two of you can't keep your hands off of each other.

⋆ Tara finds her way back home not long after. Its the very early morning, and a rare day where Gale is still in bed. You walk over to the tressym pawing at the large window, demanding to be let in. You smile as you let her in, and her furry body hurriedly makes her way inside.

"About time you let me in, I've been howling for hours, Darling, I feel parched!" The winged cat says, "I was not told that the two of you made it back, what a journey. Luckily for you, I am quite the magical tresseym, a simple spell like the one I invented is no match for miles and miles of road and walking," Tara trails off, making herself at home and out of earshot, you can still hear her grumpy rambling however, "Tav Dekarios!" She yells and you hurry over to see her sitting, licking herself next to an elegant white bowl on the floor, "My dish needs water."

You fill her dish with cold water, making sure to also refill her food bowl, you smile at the thought of you taking Gales last name already, hopefully you and Tara can foster a good relationship.

"And where is Mr. Dekarios currently?," Tara says stretching.

"Still in bed, and very warm if you would like to snuggle up to him."

Tara meows excitingly, "Oh, that sounds divine, Dear. Thank you ever so kindly for keeping him warm," She says as you start to get up, "But before you go Ms/Mr/Mx Dekarios, there is something very important that you must learn. Something that will quickly earn your favor with me."

"And what would that be Ms. Tara?" You question, facing down at the tressym, still at ground level with her.

She looks at you with widened pupils, "A good scratch behind this tressyms ears would be delightful, I will show you how but only once! This is known as my 'Due' and it's been made clear to me that you are quite the capable person to be entrusted with such a delicate procedure," Tara leans her head down and closes her little eyes. She rubs her ears with her paws to show you exactly how she wants to be pet, but to you, it looks like she's just cleaning herself, "You see? Like this, Dear, gently but also with some vigor." She looks back at you, "Your turn, but you must remember the technique."

You smile at the tressym, before going to scratch her behind the ears, silently praying that you are doing something right. She purrs and leans into your hand, making a sweet little content face as it looks like she's getting lost in the scratch.

Tara abruptly stops and clears her throat, "That will have to do, thank you," She trails off into you and Gales shared room. You hear a faint, "Mr. Dekarios! I have arrived!" in a little sing-song voice, and then a groan from a very sleepy Gale.

⋆ Some of your items find their way into the house, Gale is sure to make space for you to fit you into his home. Your shirts sometimes get mixed up, "Is this my book or yours?" is a common question.

⋆ He loves seeing your personality fill his house, items depending on your class are scattered around the tower. If you are a druid, house plants are hung from the ceiling, there is a small succulent on Gale's desk (It replaces Mystra's statue.).

⋆ If you are a bard, he loves to hear your music throughout the house. Gale loves to hear your song from the balcony as he's reading. He buys you sheet music, new strings, equipment. He could listen to you for hours, and most days he does.

⋆ Gale is interested in your interests and makes sure to make time for you to listen to you about your favorite topics. Being seen and heard is very important to him.

⋆ Over time, he does lose the earring. He finds one that reminds him of you. A music note, a sword, a small plant stud, or just about anything that he would relate to you.

⋆Gale loves you more than anything and he wants to make that very clear, even if you feel like these small reminders of Mystra don't bother you, he would rather having something that would make him think of you rather than her.

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Thank you sm for reading, friends!! its been very long since ive written something and this isn't proof read >.< hope it was okay. Love you!!

[ai-satin-chic]

About Me and My Art

This is something I get asked constantly: Why do I make the art I do? What influences me? How do I create it?

I've intentionally kept my personal life separate from this project, and I'm naturally wary about sharing too much about myself. But after countless messages asking these questions, I figure it's time to put this information somewhere I can point people to.

The Basics

I'm an English guy living in Wales - married, straight, unremarkable in most ways. I have no idea why anyone finds this relevant, but after 90+ messages asking, here we are.

My Influences

Honestly, I couldn't pinpoint exactly where my influences come from if I tried. I just have a deep appreciation for femininity - women dressing like women, embracing what makes them distinctly feminine. Satin, long hair, floral dresses - these elements speak to something timeless and beautiful. There's really nothing more complex to it than that. While I touch on fetish themes, most of my captions can be interpreted in multiple ways, depending on what the viewer brings to them.

The Nostalgia Factor

Much of my work reflects a longing for simpler times. I'm in my 40s, and I've watched the world transform rapidly around me. Sometimes it feels like we've lost something essential along the way. My art often captures what I see as a better time - a snapshot of when there was less chaos, more peace, and genuine beauty could capture attention instead of manufactured drama or performative controversy.

This all comes from a place of love and appreciation for an era when a beautiful dress could make headlines, not the latest reality TV elimination or social media stunt.

The Reality of Creation & Health

My health presents significant challenges these days. I've been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's, which makes everything increasingly difficult. My memory is unreliable, communication can be a struggle, and I expect to retire earlier than planned. If you've reached out and haven't heard back, this is likely why - please don't take it personally.

Creating my art takes considerable work, despite what some might assume about AI-generated content. The real craft lies in the prompts I develop. My background as a writer helps me push various AI tools to their creative limits, coaxing out exactly what I envision.

I work with multiple platforms - Bing, Leonardo, Mage, Reve, and Grok for images; Kling for animations; Suno for the music on my YouTube channel. Each piece requires extensive editing, optimisation, and careful refinement to meet my standards.

Final Thoughts

There you have it - hopefully enough to satisfy curiosity about my work and process. Though I still don't entirely understand why anyone would want to know these details, I'm glad to have them documented somewhere accessible.

The art speaks for itself, really. Everything else is just context.

[punkpandapatrixk]

✨THAT GIRL ♦︎ Timeless Pick A Card

‘I know everything has its time and you cannot compete with destiny, is what I say. What I thought I wanted when I was younger, it wasn’t my time to have. I wanted to work with Calvin Klein—I did the fashion shows but I never did the ads. So it took me 34 years to do an ad. And, I said, “Okay. It’s okay. That’s my time.”’ – Naomi Campbell

Hey, Gorgeous~♥︎

Why do I get the feeling your fabulous era is coming fast? There’s this thing with Divine Timing, you know. As you work daily on yourself to become a vibrational match to your D E S T I N Y✨ the time will come when the world is ready to witness your S P A R K L E S✨

Your Light is needed by this world, in whatever capacity you feel a resonance with and in whatever fashion you find most exciting! We each have our divine time to be seen and heard. We can’t rush the caterpillar to grow into a butterfly, right? Often, there’s a painstaking process there. So what to do in the meantime? Become THAT GIRL you’ve always known yourself to be🌷

Who are you at the core of your being, Girl? Basically, if you nurture aspects of yourself that feel natural to you, you’ll discover that the key to your Destiny has always been in your hand. You just need to explore your potentials, experiment with yourself, test your limits and expand your horizon until you find the DOOR that’s the right fit for your key🚪🗝️

Live for yourself. Do whatever you wanna do and find yourself in the midst of novelty and temptation. So that you find your UNIQUE strength from within.

All in Divine Timing. Your fabulous era is coming~🦋

SONG: ♥︎Lonely in Gorgeous♥︎ by Tommy february6

SERIES: Paradise Kiss (2005)

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Pile 1 – That Happy-Go-Lucky Girl

VIBE: Hot Summer by f(x)

the most UNIQUE thing about you, babe – 8 of Pentacles Rx

ADMIT IT. You loathe the idea of ‘hard work’. Gosh, the world is full of wonders and humanity has found a way to invent boredom and be depressed! You are definitely a Faery Soul. You have a unique, more sensitive point of view which causes the whole notion of ‘hard work’ to get over your head. Why work and not just play? Why is it so impossible for people to embrace lightheartedness and just, BE, happy? You just want to dip yourself in pastel glitter all day long.

For one, you’re definitely a rebel—whatever your style may be. You have so little regard for rules if you’re being honest. If anything, you make your own rules after careful testing and experimentation. That’s what you do with fashion as well. Fashion is fickle, but style is forever. And to you, there can be more than one style that you can call your own. You don’t like to limit yourself when it comes to things you can do, try or wear.

You can be like a chameleon and you love that fluidity/flexibility of yours. But on top of that, you’re also transformative. You’re a highly creative soul who has a penchant for reinventing your personal brand over and over again. You’re the brazen type that can rock ANY style and people still say, ‘That’s totally THAT GIRL’S style no matter what she does/wears!’ You possess a really strong, magnetic, energy signature.

path of least resistance – 8 of Wands Rx

Your aenergy is reminding me of famous rebels of Harajuku. Harajuku is a tiny, tiny, tiny patch of the entire fabric of Japanese society, but the creative souls who dwell there exude such POWERFUL aura. Exactly because they have a rebellious energetic signature that they express rather unapologetically😊

These are the rebels who know they’re meant to carve out a lifestyle of their own in the midst of Japan’s disgusting policy of conformity. The 8 of Wands in reverse here is literally representing the notion of a koi fish that swims upstream to become a dragon… or something like that. This is a Kafkaesque energy! You go the other way, baby—don’t follow the crowd because even they don’t know where they’ll end up!

The more you try to conform and follow what everyone else is doing, the more miserable and unlucky you become! Because doing so is against the policy of your Faery Soul’s authenticity. Whatever line of occupation you are interested in—genuinely interested in—I just know you’re meant to do your ‘job’ playfully, creatively, lightheartedly, passionately, and BEAUTIFULLY. Whatever you do, it’s pointless if you’re not surrounded by BEAUTY.

accept yourself glamorously!♥︎ – King of Swords Rx

Ay ay, don’t use too much logic, babe. You’re magic🧚🏻‍♀️Your intuition is more reliable than your intellect, trust yourself on this one. You possess this peculiar type of intelligence that is fuelled by passion from your heart. That said, your gut instinct is also that much stronger than your capacity for cognitive calculation. Hope that makes sense. You are essentially an otherworldly being. Though you may often feel like you’re a chaotic pile of confusion because of that.

Actually, you have spidey senses that help you notice a lot of things all at once and you don’t always know how to explain that. You just, absorb so much information from visual cues, auditory cues, and other invisible cues you pick up from the collective or aether. There’s always so much going on inside you because of this. But you’re just processing all of that information, so don’t worry, you’re not as chaotic as you think😆This is a SUPERPOWER!

You just need time to learn to accept this superpower and use it to your advantage. Didn’t Peter Parker also go through some hardships in the beginning? Before he knew how to use his new mutant powers? Yeah, something like that. Go do your weird shit and be a maverick. That’s how you become a vibrational match to your SPARKLY DESTINY🌟

ROMANTICISING YOUR FAIRY TALE🔻💗

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Pile 2 – That NU IT Girl

VIBE: LA chA TA by f(x)

the most UNIQUE thing about you, babe – 10 of Wands Rx

With you, there’s a strong energy of a debutante girl who kinda just popped out of nowhere, springing forth from obscurity. The reality though, is that you worked really hard to grow into this new IT GIRL in town. Your hustle tends to be unseen by others. I’m guessing you have significant placements in the 8th House and 12th House; or those energies ruled by Scorpio/Pluto and Pisces/Neptune.

I think you genuinely like it that way though. Keep ‘em guessing, is your motto. It’s entertaining to you when people can’t figure out how you’re, YOU. Let the mystery of your growth keep ‘em speculating. You love it when people can’t stop talking about you. You don’t even mind the gossip. As long as all attention is on you~ You’ve got the whole world wrapped around your fingers~

You gravitate towards luxury and you love trends. It’s like, following trends is the only way you feel like you still belong to the Human Race. Unless you do so, you feel left out because you’re a real hustler HAHAH You tend to isolate yourself to study and work on building your empire. Though you may seem shallow to those who just know you on a surface level, I think pretending to be normal like this exhausts the living shit out of you.

path of least resistance – IX The Hermit Rx

You’re probably more spiritually attuned than you let out. Especially if you have significant 8th House/Scorpio or 12th House/Pisces qualities to you. Because of this, you tend to be a hermit, enjoying doing your own thing at your pace. Your inner world is more interesting than the outer world full of shallow and stupid people. You can’t stand that their ambitions are so tiny LMAO

However, it does seem like you can sometimes get obsessive with your studies or work. This is giving me that vibe of someone who’s become so comfortable in the darkness they get blinded once the curtains are lifted. You remind me of Sherlock Holmes played by Robert Downey Jr. A smart, calculating, strategizing weirdo who isn’t that great at social settings🤣

Of all the Piles, you seem the least in need of this kind of reading—because you already have a strong sense of self. You seem to me like you have your identity established already. You’re clear about your likes and interests and these aren’t going to change easily. I think this is partly why you can be into trends—all for you to feel like you’re less boring. Hahah I don’t think you’re boring; you’re timeless, babe✨

accept yourself glamorously!♥︎ – 7 of Wands

With your heightened sense of class and timelessness, you could be prone to envy and jealousy, right? You’re essentially someone who’s incredibly blessed, on top of that, you’re hard working. It’s only natural so much good fortune is bestowed upon you. You’re a go-getter. You aren’t afraid to claim your prizes. And I think you should honour and protect this with your life.

Having said that, I still get this feeling that your Higher Self wants you to share your burdens with someone trustworthy. If you could surround yourself with a tiny inner circle of Soul Friends, that’d be more than enough. It’s good to have a few friends you can count on. But if your trust has been broken and your faith wounded, this could take some time to heal, so that’s also understandable.

The most important thing is that you never settle for less in your friendships and even business relationships. You don’t have to ask for much; you just need to ask for what’s true. I have a feeling when you’re older you will be blessed with amazing rendezvous with a bunch of your Soul Family. Until then, enjoy shining on your own terms. You’re IT~

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Pile 3 – That Transcendent Alien Girl

VIBE: NU ABO by f(x)

the most UNIQUE thing about you, babe – 5 of Pentacles Rx

As per usual, Pile 3 often carries an alien vibe—in this case, almost robotic. You’re futuristic and avantgarde in the way you think, do or say things. With two Major Arcana, I can’t help but mention that you’re likely a Starseed or a Lightworker. Being one usually means you’ve had to face many oppositions in Life to get you all prepped up for your Destiny! What are you gonna do about it? Refuse your tasks and let the whole rotten world kill your Light? Hell nah.

What’s incredibly interesting about you is your morality. You have a super strong sense for justice and you carry yourself with high standards of morality. It’s just…because you’re an alien, what is moral to you might not always agree with the convention. You’re the type of person who notices how justice in this world is totally broken. I’m not even talking about a nation’s justice system—I’m talking about the general sense of what’s right and wrong for reward and punishment.

You’re the type that on the inside could be like Genghis Khan, Joseph Stalin or the Joker and Harley Quinn. You aren’t afraid to blow a damage to someone or a situation that’s been unfair. Your being chaotic, destructive, or simply disruptive as a punishment, is what’s JUST in your book of morality. I’m reminded of the story of the German Revenge Mother, so yeah… That’s real justice because this world’s moral compass looks terribly like a joke to you.

‘I am the punishment of God... If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.’ – Genghis Khan

path of least resistance – I The Magician Rx

Because your energetic signature is very alien, you’re a born eccentric. No matter what you do, you’re just…abnormal. Different. Depending who sees you, you’re either an inspiration or an eyesore. You can’t help it. You stand out too much. Those who see you as an inspiration though, usually feel so because your example (or your stories) gives them a sense of validation.

You clearly don’t belong; but you’re carefully doing your own thing; carving out your very own existence; establishing your place in the world through sharing and flaunting your unique talents. THAT is incredibly validating for other rebels, eccentrics, and outcasts who are similar in vibe to you. You are a powerful creator—a Magician—whether or not you’re aware of this at present.

Have you ever had this crazy feeling on the inside, that sometimes, you’ve felt like your moods affect the local weather near you? Or maybe you’ve caused electricity to go haywire when your emotions are heightened? Have you felt like your hands sometimes cause batteries to run out faster? Do you get electric shocks a lot even when the thing you’re touching shouldn’t be a natural conductor for electricity? Wood or even plastic?

Bitch, you possess a crazy amount of creator energy in you. Sometimes it leaks as sparks of insanity in the physical realm because that amount of potent energy needs to be moved. Remember: energy can’t be created or destroyed; it can only be moved or transferred. You were born with this insanity because you’re an alien. You’re more than capable of handling it. All of that is just needing you to learn to channel IT properly into passionate pursuits that can benefit Humanity~♥︎

accept yourself glamorously!♥︎ – VI The Lovers

I know you get shy sometimes. Thinking that your dreams and visions are too cringe or too wild, too crazy. But you wouldn’t even be able to perceive those visions if you weren’t capable of manifesting them. So, there’s a reason for that. And more likely than not, you’re meant to see it through that those visions become Reality. As for the cringe part��

Aish, your imaginations just need polishing. They’ll get better as you refine your senses and develop your tastes. Your Reality is bound to be more high-quality eventually LMAO Trust yourself for that! All great artists also started out quite pathetic if you compare their masterpieces to their pre-debut, or even debut, works. The manifestation of your desires is also a form of Art like that.

The more you merge with your Higher Self the more this will make sense. In the meantime, what you’re meant to be focusing on is your Lower and Higher Selves integration. The Human and the Spirit, ah I mean, the Human and the Alien merging as one navigating existence in this Earth Matrix😉

ROMANTICISING YOUR FAIRY TALE🔻💙

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[alies22]

-To start with, the season should have more episodes. Many series are having this problem of not being able to develop enough with the few episodes that Disney releases. (Just look at the Marvel and Star Wars series, most of the ones considered the best have at least more than 6 episodes.)

-Second. Belinda's development was terrible. What we know about her can be summed up in one sentence:

She's a nurse and she really wants to go home.

-Third. This whole story about the world of desire between the Doctor, Belinda and Poppy was so uncomfortable (for me). I don't even know how to describe how wrong it feels.

Up until the part where it was all fake and it seemed like everything would go back to normal once the Doctor saved the day, everything was fine. Then they decided that the child was really their daughter.

-Once again, going back to Belinda's development (or lack of it), it seems extremely uncomfortable and confusing for her, but in the end she doesn't choose anything and is forced to think that it has always been this way.

(The good thing is that, from her point of view, she doesn't remember the truth and for her everything is fine. But from our point of view, it's so… questionable…)

-I think the issue of Time Lords being sterile was a cannonball in the script of the entire series.

The first episode of all literally introduces Susan Foreman, the doctor's GRANDDAUGHTER, and he has said several times that he had children in the plural.

Could he have adopted? He could, but I personally believe that if he had the habit of adopting, they would have to come up with a very good excuse for him to have stopped doing it, since we have already seen them with children, and we know that they would give a better life to all of them if they could.

-The Rani was a waste, she had so much potential. If they hadn't decided to bring in Omega (another waste) she could have been an incredible villain.

I mean, she's a Time Lord scientist with no attachment to life. That's a LOT of wasted potential.

-Omega should have been impactful, the true villain powerful above all others, just like the Doctor's entire species has always been treated (so the first of the species should have been even worse). But he wasn't.

It was so meh that I don't even have anything else to comment on.

-There was a lot of expository dialogue throughout the season.

Who is Rani, what she does, what she did, who she knows, her goals, who is Omega, why Poppy is important, among other things, there is literally an entire section where the characters explain to each other and consequently to us.

Nothing is shown, everything is explained and chewed over for you who don't know Classic Who.

I think it's okay to bring things from the classic era, but they should introduce it as if we had never seen it before instead of telling us.

I know a lot of people don't like Timeless Child, but it would have been better if they had continued developing it to maybe improve it instead of ignoring it to create something worse. (Not a worse idea, but the story overall is worse, even disrespectful. I'd rather rewatch the Timeless Child arc and the master dancing Rasputin endlessly)

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There are probably more, but the post is already very long and my brain is already burning from analyzing and translating my conclusions into English, which is not my first language.

anyway it's just my opinion and I would love to hear yours to complement or change my analysis

[theeternalwomb]

their last dream of you ☁️🔒

Y’all know how obsessed I am with King George and Queen Charlotte and I’m equally as obsessed with period pieces, especially romance ones. I watched the whole show some time ago and I loved it so much and I felt it really resonated with me and reminded me of my divine masculine and I’m so tempted to watch it again because it’s so beautiful and they love each other so much against all odds so that’s why I chose them for my banner today and chose to use hands with loving energy from period pieces for my pile choices. I’m about to start giggling lmaoo, I’ve got all this bubbling nervous energy about this reading I know it’s going to be a good one. Okay, enough of my useless rambling, I talk too much feel free to skip over this! Love you, enjoy! 💛

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Omg, I'm gonna start yelling!! I haven't even shuffled out the cards but someone part of this collective as well as their person is very sentimental. Someone really loves someone in such a timeless manner. In every lifetime, in every era, in every universe, a great love is shared here. Like I feel that ache in my chest that you get when you really really love someone and want to be near them. I really want to say buttons are significant, someone collects something or is prone to or has a tiny habit of holding onto things, even the tiniest most minuscule of things because it's in their nature to hold on and not let go. Someone could have a level of childhood trauma here too, a lack of instability makes them feel unsafe or they may struggle sometimes when they don't have all the answers or don't know what all is going on because it makes them feel very afraid and anxious and I hear someone is going through this right now.

You could be in separation with your divine counterpart and your person is mirroring you. I'm hearing “Don't misunderstand them. Don't judge them harshly or hold their actions to their spirit.” just because they're not speaking to you right now or just because things aren't extremely clear doesn't mean they don't love you or want to be with you and wouldn't go to the ends of the world for you. You know them as you know yourself because they are you. Show them mercy. Offer them compassion because I know how you love them and I know you couldn't really truly be upset with them even if you tried because you love this person so deeply and if you ever are upset it's only because you're afraid of not receiving the outcome you desire.

Oh, and you know what in the show Queen Charlotte there's this really cute part where George says that he's good with buttons. This person is good at the things you have trouble with, and this person really compliments and completes you, I'm hearing from this message that this person also wants to tell you that they appreciate everything you do for them and they think everything you do is perfect and beautiful. You could make no mistakes, you could do no wrong you're this person's angel. I haven't even shuffled the cards yet, this energy is SO strong I'm channeling from the heart to you. Ceramics, arts and crafts, or a fondness for aesthetics and the arts (music, dance, singing, etc) can be very significant to this group. Your person wants to enjoy the things you enjoy. I can't stop channeling, this person has so much they wanna say to you. HELP!!! 🆘!! Okay. I’m gonna actually start. Doing it in the form of a channeled message from your person about their last dream about you.

This person wants to speak to you through music by the way or they speak to you through music and through lyrics this person wants to tell you, especially if you have a playlist about them or if there’s music you’ve shared with them or they’ve shared with you to listen to it because they’re listening to it. “Please listen to it.” Something is coming in about the way this person talks to you on the phone or the things they call you “my love.” There was a time you talked to this person on the phone and their voice, their words, almost took you out the game. I had to get it off my chest I’m sorry! They’re like wanting to say so much.

This persons message about their last dream about you:

“I dreamt that I finally learned how to follow my heart and that I was finally the man (person) I wanted to be all this time for me and for you. In my dream, I finally got away from all the things that kept me away and kept me hurt and drained. Everything was changing. In the past I tried so hard to control my feelings for you and how things went because I was too scared to lose you if I tried to come to you and really put my all into us and our connection. I dreamt that finally was strong and I was able to come towards you and I did, everything was possible, everything was okay and I made things right. I said I was sorry and I told you how much I love you and how much I want to be with you and I did exactly that. I made a choice to be with you and it was the best choice I ever made.

I was free. I found freedom. I finally got away from all those karmic people and karmic cycles that I had trouble getting rid of in my waking life and I made time to focus on you, to focus on us. We spent lots of time together, and we went out and did things and learned things together. In my dream, we went to go do art together and we sat on the beach together and we just held each other and it was beautiful. And you looked so beautiful like you always do when you come to see me. I felt your skin, I could feel your breath on my neck when you hugged me, I could hear the sound of your heart when I laid down on your chest, and I heard your voice. And you laughed with me and you told me how much you loved me and about all the things you wanted to do together and I felt so loved and appreciated. I know that nobody loves me the way you do, I understand now.

In my dream, I finally had the courage to stop living for others and start living for myself and go after the things I want. I dream of you every night. Every day, I walk around in a dream state, thinking of you and you're motivating me even though you’re not here, I know I love you because you aren’t doing anything and I feel so drawn to you. While I’m asleep, I can feel your kiss. I feel the warmth of your lips on my mine and I miss it. I miss kissing you and holding you. I’m so afraid that you’re moving on from me or that you’re going to leave me. Please don’t leave. You’re my moon. I feel so blessed to be loved by you. In my dream, I dreamt that we were happy and we were married and had children together and had all the things you told me you had wanted. I remember all the things you said. In my dream, the past, those people, old versions of our connections, the pain, the fear, was all gone. It didn’t exist anymore.”

About to start crying for real. This person feels like crying, they've been crying. I'm like at a loss for words I'm typing one single letter per minute right now- hold on to your hope pile one. Justice is coming.

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ii.

Pile one was so big, I feel so guilty, I feel like I spoiled them. But anyway, I'm gonna do this in the form of a channeled message, your person is going to tell about their dreams of you. I'm getting immediately that this person really craves you pile two or they crave your touch. This person has deep romantic undertones for you, so much gentleness, compassion, and love but recently something has really made them wanna get down with you. I didn't think any of these readings were gonna take this turn but I just see this person fast asleep late at night thinking of how close to you their gonna get when they get the chance. I see this person really missing you. They may feel you spiritually and they may really love you emotionally but they want so badly to hold you, to be near you, their losing their minds trying to contain themselves waiting for the next time they see you in person. You've stirred up so much love in this person that they have nothing more to do with it than put it on you. They can't think of another way to show you their appreciation except to show you just how much they appreciate you.

I hear this person thinking to themselves and even telling others in the past or trying to describe to you the way they feel when they're near you and it's impossible. You light a fire within this person. They don't know what to do with all of it because there's plenty. This person could burn entire cities to the ground with the amount of fire they have within themselves because of you. It's greater than arousal. Don't get me wrong, this person is very much attracted to you, very much wants to be intimate with you but this person feels that heavy sensation in their chest about you, they feel their sacral chakra begin to activate, they feel the heat rising. If you've ever heard the song Melting by Kali Uchis. And I’m hearing this person saying that nobody can make them feel this way. This person wants to fuse souls with you. This person knows that you’re their person. You could’ve not seen this person in a long time, even if they’ve seen you recently I hear them telling me it’s all the same. They cry when you’re not around, they don’t like it when they can’t see you. “Why do I cry” by Margo Guryan is a good representation of this persons feelings.

This persons message about their last dream about you:

“I dreamt that we finally reconciled and decided to try to have everything we’d ever dreamed of with each other. I dreamt that we talked and we had forgiven each other. You’d forgiven me. I’d forgiven you. Our past was behind us and we finally were ready to move forward and see things from a different perspective. We saw that everything we’d been through, everything we feared, all the pain we felt, and all the times we were in separation were all a part of the divine plan all along and for a good reason. I dreamt that finally, we loved ourselves the way we loved one another, I dreamt that we were confident and we had finally come into ourselves and our power and knew what we came here to do and knew that we loved each other and would not ever want to spend our lives or our time with anyone else.

I dreamt that finally we were in alignment with each other and the disconnection had ended and we didn’t have to struggle anymore. Outside of each other, with other people, outside of ourselves with our fears and our beliefs and feelings. I dreamt that we were finally doing everything we said we’d do and that we finally had it within ourselves to put all of our ambition and all of our dreams to good use in all aspects. I dreamt that you had abundance and you’d found your happiness and your purpose and I dreamt that I overcame all my fears and finally was able to do what I was meant to do and achieve all my goals. I dreamt that we were abundant and happy and successful. All of our dreams and wishes came true. And in all, we had each other and that’s what mattered most.

I dreamt of how beautiful it felt to be loved by you, I dreamt of being made love to by you. I dreamt of your kisses, of your touch, of your body heat. I felt your eyelashes against my cheek, I could run my fingers through your hair, I remembered in my dream what it felt like to look into your eyes and how nervous and flustered that always made me. I remembered how much I love you. How you made me feel. How irreplaceable you are. I remembered how much I needed you for me. How unable I would be to ever be satisfied and content without your love and your presence. I miss your hands. I miss holding your hand. In my waking life, I wonder why you haven’t texted or called. When I wake up from a dream about you I find myself calling out your name or expecting you wholeheartedly to be there because the dream of you is a very real and vivid experience that can’t be denied. I’m sad when I wake up in the morning and you’re not there. It makes me feel like I’m in love with a ghost. I feel you, I hear you, but I can’t see you.

I feel you so strongly. My intuition tells me you’re near. I can’t shake the feeling. All I feel is raw emotion. You’ve left a big gaping hole in my heart that nobody else can fill the shape of but you.”

Let’s all just sit down together and cry. Pile two, your person is giving off this nervous energy. Their so nervous it’s like they’re almost embarrassed by how much they love you and how attracted to you they feel. This person is just a little melty puddle around you. That could be significant. Them melting into a puddle lol they may have told you something like that before. Ugh. Breathe. Take deep breaths!! Everytime I finish the channeled message for a pile, I almost don’t want to start the other group. I don’t want to leave. I hear this person hides from you pile two, they hide how much they feel or they hide the effect you have on them because you make them so nervous. This person may look away from you when they speak to you because if they look at you they'll cry. Or this person really loves your eyes and the way you look at them makes them feel so vulnerable and weak in the knees. This is def a music group. Getting “weak” by SWV. Ugh. Unhand me immediately y'all are making me so nervous. I don't wanna talk to you anymore.

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iii.

GirlUH! -, I had to take a deep breath and go scroll around on TikTok and consume a bunch of nonsense just so I can have a break and pull myself together after piles one and two. Forgive me. I feel like I've been ambushed.

This person could really feel like they miss you or haven’t fully been able to let you go. I’m getting “still think bout u” by A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie. This person could've been hurt by you in the past or experienced a lot of heartbreak in your connection but still hasn’t fully been able to release your relationship and let you go although you and this person may have been broken up for a while here if you and this person are separated and not together. I feel very antsy and nervous energy coming through with this person but it’s so strong that it almost makes me want to ignore it or push it down out of fear. This person may suppress or repress their own emotions and then try to up-level themselves or spend time with other people or throw themselves into work to try and make themselves feel better when they’re in pain. Their technique is to be productive and I hear this isn’t working for this person. This person wants to see you pile three they feel like they have no other choice but to be with you even though you hurt them because that’s the only way they see the pain going away.

There’s a complicated energy here and for some of you, you’re like “…” like you don’t want to hear from this person because they may have broken your heart too or caused you pain too and you’re like over it but you feel them tugging on your energy or manifesting you... you may know this person is going through shifts here or isn’t the same and they sense that within themselves or the people around them sense that they aren’t the same. They keep looking for ways to take the edge off and not have to think about you anymore and it’s not working. This person may reflect on memories you have together or the happiness and safety they felt when you were around despite some sort of hardship within your connection. This person is conflicted and is sending you their energy for you to feel because they want you to feel it with them. I avoided starting this pile for a fat minute too. Like I was like “I'm not ready, I'm not ready.” You have this person nervous...

You and this person could’ve hurt each other or not have ended well or there was something that happened that left this person feeling bad about themselves and feeling unhealed and unsafe. I see a situation where they might’ve been vengeful and tried to get back at you for something or could’ve done something bad or deceptive and you called it quits and this person didn’t really expect you to leave for real or leave things so quickly and wash your hands of the situation. I'm SICK!! LOL, this person is sick, you're sick or you were. Sick of this. Sick of the way they feel.

This persons message about their last dream about you:

“I dreamt that I was working and trying to balance out my life and take things and myself seriously. I dreamt that I was a better man (woman). I want to be a better man (woman). I want to feel secure in whole within myself. I dreamt that Id achieved all the things that id been manifesting, everything physical and tangible but still I didn't feel fulfilled and I remembered all the things you'd told me about how the things we want aren't really about the things we want and the feelings that we’d feel if we had them. I'd dreamt that even in all my accolades love was missing and safety was missing and you represent that for me even though you hurt me and I caused you pain too. And in my waking life, I sometimes think about you and I sometimes miss you even still, even after everything but I know you're done with me and it’s best I just stay away. I've been sending you messages, or trying to manifest you so that you could remember our relationship and the good things we had and maybe forgive me and miss me too but I feel your resistance. I feel that you know my presence in your mind is not your own doing.

I dreamt that my manifestations were successful and that you came to me and told me that you missed me and wanted to talk to me again even after all this time apart. In my dream, you told me that you felt the same way like all the work you've done so far had been for nothing if we didn't have each other, and that you wanted to grow with me and work on what happened between us and that we would be together this time and be happy with each other. In my dream, you felt in your heart that we were meant to be and so you were motivated to come forward. To come to me. There was so much possibility for improvement. I was so glad. And we talked about our memories together and our experiences together and they weren’t all for nothing. They meant something to you. They meant something to us.

In my dream, any competition that existed, anyone who you were with you decided you didn’t want to be with anymore and you wanted to be with me and we were going to build together and be successful together. And I told you how I understood everything you said to me before and how much I had learned from you and how much you meant to me all this time and I told you how sorry I was and how hard for me it was to try and replace you and be happy without you. We were gonna be together. Everything was going to be okay. You had forgiven me. We’d forgiven each other.”

I hear this person having a lot of wishful thinking, they have this fantasy in their minds of what things could be like if they wanted to settle down and be in love and I think that you played a huge role in being a primary example of what that was to them but I think they let you and your relationship slip through their fingers perhaps. They may not have been the best to you, may have closed themselves off or cheated on you or broke your trust due to you accidentally causing them pain or giving them a hard time in the past. And I think this person is still very much attatched to you and the idea of you and in their own minds they love you. And I say in their own minds because I don't believe you believe this pile three after their behavior.

What's really interesting is the significance of pride and prejudice coming up. You could’ve watched this movie with this person or tried to share this film with this person during a rough time in your relationship and the way they reacted to you or the film may be significant but I also think that the characters are significant. Mr. Darcy has a horrible way of showing that he loves someone and communicating and he does things that can be really hurtful and do hurt Elizabeth and she’s like absolutely completely expressive that she does not want to be with this man under any circumstances (even though she does) and his half-assed attempt to come towards her and express himself (even though it was really good for his character because you know..) turns out being successful and Elizabeth ends up giving him a second chance and marrying him just as he had asked her to because she loves him but like you’re not Elizabeth and you’re not going to settle for the bare minimum and be like WELL, he said he was sorry!! BOO! YOU WHORE! 🍅🍅🍅! I love pride and prejudice I really do but at the same time. Elizabeth deserved more. Anyways anyways I’m getting carried away.

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Hope these were enlightening and you enjoyed these. Def gonna need a nap to recover from these. I love you so much and I appreciate all the support I've gotten with the readings and me sharing my gifts with you. I racked up a decent following on here off of opinions and aesthetics but I hadn't realized how much of myself I’d been hiding away. I'm excited for what more I can share. Anyways, if you ever want a personal reading from me you could go to my Instagram either @cooki3face or @cookiefacetarot on Instagram and click the link in my bio <3 bye, my hands have permanent dents in them now from typing for so long!

[danothan]

no clue if you've been asked this before, but how would you personally rank all the LPS generations from favorite to least favorite?

(everyone seems to define each generation differently, so i’ll be combining a few sources for convenience)

1) gen 2.2 (2008-2009): introduced fun eye shine/iris shapes and creative, colorful patterns. timeless for being so short-lived; these spanned from #457-#1265 (808 lps!) so they were popping babies like crazy for just 1 year (as opposed to g2.1’s 456 lps over 8 years, or g2.3’s 600-700 lps per year). they knew how iconic these would be, g2.2 walked so g2.3 could run. also ik the 2009 comic con cat is a special edition exception but my god how iconic

2) gen 2.3 (2010-2012): loses points for phasing out dif iris shapes, but honestly the designs were so cute and iconic that it doesn’t feel like much of a loss. they gave us glitter decals, mommy and baby sets, fairies, and so so much more! g2.2 gets first place, but g2.3 has my heart. the lps in my bio is from this era after all! ^__^

3) gen 2.1 (2004-2012): classic, nostalgic, a little ugly and/or boring in an endearing way. i think the following generations should’ve taken a note from this gen and done a little more airbrushing. silly flocking phase tho

4) gen 6 (2018-2020): ik i talked shit abt them, but this rly is the best of the fringe molds and genuinely rivals if not improves upon some g2 ones. the variety is refreshing! the material is oddly heavy tho, and i chose the best of the best here but most of the faces were dedicated to an uncanny roundness and generic, sparkless eyes, like they were trying to overcorrect for the failure of g3-g4’s experimental geometricness and loud personality. to quote a tiktok i found while trying to do research for this, “Gen 6 LPS are adorable but imagine trying to take this seriously in an LPS series😭”

this is a real hit or miss for me, but i’d be lying if i said i didn’t use them for lps designing inspo sometimes

5) gen 7 (2024-present): cheap material and some odd creative decisions, not a fan of the push in character-heavy marketing or the use of trading cards or personality groups (yes ik g2 had personality eye shines, but that was much more subtle and optional). that said, i’m still enjoying a lot of the new designs, and i’m glad they brought back the g2 molds. they’re dropping the ball w some of the new species tho, which ik is just bc hasbro licensed the creative rights to basic fun, but the switch is obvious. i also hear the paint job quality is very inconsistent; i haven’t bought many but luckily all of mine so far have been as advertised. which, yk, still subpar from g2, but we take what we can get. the nostalgia is def carrying this gen

6) gen 3 (2012-2014): this one’s a little complicated bc this era overlaps with g2, so it technically starts at #2675 which is just a spiritual continuation of g2.3, so for ranking purposes, i’ll be dividing the generations by aesthetics and excluding the g2-style pets from this gen

with that out of the way, it might be controversial to put g3 so high as to nearly break top 5, but i see the vision. hot take but i don’t hate the eyes, it’s nothing crazier than what g2.2 brought w dif shaped shines/irises. i think the backlash came from a few things: 1) sudden change, 2) incorporation/prioritization of the cartoon, and 3) lack of functionality as toys (which is truly their only purpose). to jump off of point 3, the push for geometric shapes created pointy little bodies w top-heavy heads that made it hard to stand upright on their own, and they got rid of the signature bobble so the heads weren’t able to move to dialogue or “emote.” the ability to tell a story thru a pet’s physical expressiveness (note: not facial expressiveness!) was what made lps stand out from other toys and why this genre of youtube videos skyrocketed (it was most ppl’s intro to lps! you’re killing off your free marketing!)

i’ve also been hinting at the distracting personality in this gen, and i would credit that to point 2. while i can understand how eye-catching it can be, it took away from the interactive aspect. most collectors didn’t want a pre-made story to be sold to them, they wanted to BE the storytellers, and you cut down on the creative potential significantly when you’re told that your characters already have backstories or unambiguous personalities built into the designs themselves. it was like being told you can make up any ponysona you want but your only options are the mane six or recolored background ponies. in other words, your actors have no range

as for point 1, hasbro tried to soft launch by using g2 molds w g3 eyes, but ppl still freaked out. if they hadn’t gotten rid of the bobble, i think they could’ve successfully rolled out their experimental designs alongside g2, but alas. the show must go on. literally. nevertheless, this gen was the last of the good vinyl material before they went downhill w the harder plastic, and i genuinely enjoy the geometric designs of some pets (i’ve used them for customs before!), so i’ll betray my younger self by giving g3 the highest place of bottom half. younger me simply had no idea how bad it was going to be

7) gen 5.5 (2017): g5.5 is like g6 w less redeeming qualities. there’s a lot of adorable molds and a fun use of furriness that i always wanted out of lps (those cheek and ear fluffs are so cute!), but the dense material, soulless eyes, and accessory holes cheapen it. they changed the pegs so that the heads could both bobble and be removed, which i understand from a durability standpoint, so that’s a neutral change to me despite my personal preference for the og peg model. def an improvement on g5 overall tho, i might still use some molds for inspo

8) gen 1 (1992-1996): i do not have the trained eye to even recognize these as lps. while i think they should always be included in lps history, they’re also too unfamiliar to feel like they apply to me as a collector at all. it’s actually shocking how the aesthetic jumped from g1 to 2, whoever took the mantle had a gd vision

9) gen 5 (2016-2017): same criticisms as always for the plastic-y material, generic eyes, accessory holes, etc, but g5 gets the special penultimate ranking due to its likeness to smth like disney princess palace pets than littlest pet shop. i’ve gotten some of these when sellers would throw in any ol animal w big eyes into the same batch as lps, and sometimes i’d confuse them for other brands. it does make me wonder if hasbro owns the rights to 2 shines per eye or smth lmao, feels like that was the extent of their consideration for style recognizability

10) gen 4 (2014-2015): and finally, ground zero. the dawn of those unsightly accessory holes. back in my day, lps accessories were made to be conveniently and inconspicuously attachable to your pet! or we’d just glue it on if we rly wanted to! you can’t cover up a full-on hole in the forehead!! not everyone needs bows and earrings by default!! it’s like they wanted to incentivize collectors to buy more accessories just to hide the problem they caused

and let’s talk abt quality. if g7 has inconsistent paint jobs, it has nothing on g4. misprinted eyes are one thing, but how do you produce a body THAT off-color from the head? her foundation does not match! and the proportions are so wonky, not only between each pet but within the SAME mold. the heads are oddly squished and the paws are so elongated, i feel like they heard the complaints from g3 abt pets toppling over and their solution was to widen the paws but not the legs?? they look like feet. even the hooves look like feet. that’s crazy

congratulations to gen 4 for being the easiest last place i could give, you truly deserve it

[darknesseddiem]

What about a vintage? reader with Eddie? It could be the 80s or 90s but she wears stuff from the 50s. And Eddie just calls her his little doll.

𝐀 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲

N/A: I'm so so sorry for the wait sweetheart, I got so busy with college and forgot about this ask, I wrote a lil' different but I hope you like it!

In the pulsating heart of 1986, amidst the neon glow of arcade machines and the echoing strains of heavy metal anthems, there existed an unlikely pair: Eddie, the quintessential metalhead with his wild hair and leather jacket, and you, the vintage girl who seemed to have stepped out of a bygone era, your attire a homage to the glamour of the 1950s.

Eddie was a fixture at the local arcade, his presence as undeniable as the thrumming bass lines that reverberated through the dimly lit room. He was the embodiment of rebellion, his leather jacket adorned with patches of his favorite bands, and his hair teased into a defiant mane that defied gravity.

And then there was you, with your timeless elegance and old-world charm. Your wardrobe was a treasure trove of vintage finds, each piece meticulously selected to capture the essence of a bygone era. Your victory roll hairstyle and polka-dot dresses were a striking contrast to the leather-clad patrons of the arcade, but you carried yourself with a quiet confidence that commanded attention.

Despite your outward differences, there was an undeniable chemistry between you and Eddie, a connection that transcended the boundaries of time and fashion. You would often find yourselves drawn to the same games, exchanging playful banter as you competed for the high score.

One day, as the arcade buzzed with the energy of another bustling evening, Eddie approached you with a mischievous glint in his eye.

"Care for a game, doll?" he asked, a smirk playing on his lips.

You couldn't help but smile at his invitation, the nickname "doll" sending a warm flutter through your heart.

"Bring it on," you replied, your own grin mirroring his.

And so, amidst the flashing lights and cacophony of sounds, you and Eddie embarked on a friendly rivalry that would soon blossom into something more. As the night wore on, you found yourselves laughing and sharing stories, your differences melting away in the warmth of newfound friendship.

As the neon lights of the arcade flickered, Eddie couldn't shake the feeling that he wanted more than just friendly banter with you, the vintage girl who had captured his attention.

With a nervous knot forming in his stomach, Eddie cleared his throat, summoning the courage to speak up.

"Hey, um, listen," he began, his voice surprisingly soft amidst the fading sounds of the arcade. "I was thinking... Would you, uh, maybe wanna grab a bite to eat sometime? You know, just you and me?"

You looked up at him, your cheeks warming as you met his gaze. His invitation took you by surprise, but there was a warmth in his eyes that made your heart flutter.

"I'd love that," you replied, a smile tugging at the corners of your lips. "I know this little diner not too far from here. They serve the best milkshakes."

Eddie's grin widened at your response, relief washing over him like a wave. He couldn't believe he had mustered the courage to ask you out, and now, as you agreed to join him, he felt a surge of excitement coursing through his veins.

Together, you made your way to the diner you had mentioned, the anticipation of the evening ahead palpable between you. The streets were alive with the hustle and bustle of city life, but in each other's company, you felt as if you were in a world of your own.

As you entered the diner, the familiar strains of oldies tunes greeted you, transporting you back to a simpler time. The décor was a delightful mix of retro charm and nostalgic flair, with checkered floors and vinyl booths adding to the ambiance.

Eddie held out a chair for you, his gesture a silent promise of his gentlemanly nature. With a grateful smile, you took your seat, the warmth of his gaze sending a shiver of excitement down your spine.

Together, you poured over the menu, exchanging playful banter as you debated the merits of milkshakes versus burgers. In the end, you both decided to indulge in a bit of everything, eager to savor the flavors of the diner's classic offerings.

As the evening wore on, you found yourselves lost in conversation, sharing stories and laughter over plates of fries and sips of creamy milkshakes. With each passing moment, you felt your connection with Eddie deepening, the bond between you growing stronger with every shared smile and stolen glance.

And as the night drew to a close, Eddie reached across the table, his hand seeking yours with a gentle touch.

"I'm really glad we did this," he said, his voice soft with sincerity. "I've had a great time, and I hope we can do it again sometime."

You met his gaze, your heart swelling with affection as you returned his smile.

"I'd like that," you replied, your voice filled with warmth. "Thank you for tonight, Eddie. It's been wonderful."

And as you sat there, hand in hand, amidst the cozy glow of the diner and the timeless melodies of yesteryear, you knew that this was just the beginning of a beautiful journey—one filled with love, laughter, and the promise of many more unforgettable moments to come.

[clueingforbeggs]

The more time goes by, and the more it's referenced (sorry everyone watching on BBC1 tonight, spoilers), the more annoyed I am about how Thirteen's era was written.

Jodie Whittaker is a good actor and there are times when the Doctor we could have had shines through, but more often than not she just... Exposits.

You can put on an episode of Thirteen's era as audio-only, and you won't miss out on much. That shouldn't happen in TV. That's why Audio Description exists for those that need it. Everyone else does not need to see something and be told what's happening.

Chris Chibnall also wanted to show off more of the world, make Doctor Who feel like it's not just centred on the UK. But often this results in wasting runtime (that could have been spent with the four-person TARDIS team, developing their characters. Or, you know, on the plot) showing short clips of places with text on screen telling you it's in Russia or Australia or Kenya or wherever.

Or there's an unrelated scene in historical Aleppo just so you can say Doctor Who has been to Aleppo for two minutes and 36 seconds. Like, seriously, Can You Hear Me should have spent the runtime it spent in Aleppo fleshing out more of Ryan and his friend's depression, or Graham's fears about cancer, or the time Yaz was suicidal. Those are our main characters (minus The Doctor).

And this isn't even touching on The Timeless Child/Fugitive Doctor. RTD has handled that much better than Chris Chibnall did, and it was Chris's idea! I hated the whole storyline throughout the Chibnall era (well, throughout the finale of series 12/38 and all of series 13/39) and though I'm not a big fan of it now, actually doing something with your worldbuilding-altering plot is the number one way to make people who don't like it at least tolerate it, because it doesn't feel like you just threw a spanner in the works for nothing.

(one last note on the Fugitive Doctor, I do dislike the fact that the first Black Doctor, and first Black woman Doctor, is now a minor character who shows up every so often but isn't one of the main Doctors. It feels like he went 'OK, Doctor Who has always had a white man as the Doctor, lets fix that by inventing a load of doctors who aren't white or men, and all but one of them you see for a matter of seconds, and this one you hardly see'. To me, that just feels like a lazy fix. Yes, it's a bit weird that for their first fourteen lives/thirteen bodies The Doctor was a white man, especially since regenerations changing ethnicity has existed since the 70s, but the law of averages is a law of averages. Statistically unlikely doesn't equal impossible, and I would have preferred if Jo Martin was supposed to be the next (as in, then 14th) Doctor, with ~three years as the lead actor in the show. We've had a run of white men, it would make sense for there to now be a run of people who only fit a maximum of one of those categories for a bit, and then move to a colourblind/genderblind casting. But no! We get dozens of blank characters and then one underused Doctor, and then RTD decides that to bring in more viewers the show needs David Tennant again!)

I wish all the time spent on exposition dumps and telling us what's happening was instead spent on characterisation, or at least plot. Or both. Doing both at the same time is better, but also something that doesn't seem to happen. We get plot moments and then suddenly the plot stops, and we have a character moment. There should be a mix of plot and character moments and character moments, with the odd plot-heavy moment. Characters shouldn't cease being characters and become plot-movers as soon as the plot starts.

And Thasmin was badly handled. If you're gonna add in a relationship, don't wait ages to have characters acknowledge they have a crush on each other, and then only go on one date before one of them turns into David Tennant.

[daughterofheartshaven]

Welcome! I'm Heartshaven (she/her)

I'm a big Doctor Who expanded universe nerd, so if you're looking for analysis and discussion about the Whoniverse, you're in the right place.

I also do reconciliation of different Doctor Who EU stories. If you two (or more!) Doctor Who stories that contradict each other, I would be delighted if you would send them to me so that I can figure out a way to reconcile them within the Whoniverse. I've linked some of my reconciliations right here - please do check them out!

My big large-effort Doctor Who EU reconciliation essays that I like to share!

Using the EU to show how Gallifrey survived the Jodie Whittaker era

Reconciling The Timeless Children with Lungbarrow (and explaining why I think the Doctor is a dhampir)

Explaining why Mary Shelly and the Thirteenth Doctor did not recognize each other even though Shelly was a companion of the Eighth Doctor

Why the Gallifreyan Presidency is such a mess

Resolving the UNIT Dating Controversy

How old the Doctor is

Explaining how the Tardis was able to bypass the Time Locks in the tv episode Listen

My timeline of Gallifrey through the start of the Time War

My House of Four headcanon - explaining the Doctor's Gallifreyan family

Plugging different parts of the Who EU:

Reasons you should read the Titan Tenth Doctor comics

Reasons you should listen to Doom Coalition

Reasons you should read Down the Middle

Other things I wanna share:

My Reading Guide to the Doctor Who New Adventures

My Beginner's Guide to the Big Finish Main Range

A Continuity Overview of the Big Finish audio Zagreus

My review and recommendation of 7 Days for Fae, a middle-grade book about an autistic girl

An exhaustive breakdown of why I love the Doctor Who story A Good Man Goes to War

Almost everything on this blog is either a post I made or something I have relogged with a reply. If you want to see reblogs that I don't have anything to add to, check out @heartshavensreblogs.

I love interacting with people, so feel free to leave comments or asks! And that's basically it! Welcome to the blog - I hope you have a good time here.

[verdemoun]

hello! i have a question for the time warp au :)

i vaguely remember you saying that the gang don’t really make friends outside of each other in the modern era (please correct me if im wrong lol), but for the few non warped people they do interact with, what is that like?

thank you!!

yeah absolutely!

most of the gang simply can't make friends. they weren't well socialized to begin with - not exactly the friendly sort in 1899, but trying to make friends with 100 years of social changes is nigh impossible.

there's a few regulars eg the people john works with, the parents of the kids' friends, the gang's doctor, and psychologist. most people just... think there's something off about them. not quite neurotypical

isaac's friends parents' are all terrified of arthur just because of what a wall of a man he is, his resting stony expression and glare. this is despite the fact arthur is the most doting father and kitchen wife who makes the best cookies for fundraisers. this fear is largely shared by isaac's friends, who start getting used to arthur only for charles to show up with his obviously anti-social nature and that peak 1907 condition. they're just scary looking dudes, no matter how well intentioned they are it's a roadblock to normal human conversation

their doctor is convinced the gang have escaped some sort of cult and has asked on multiple occasions if they need help escaping. he dreads seeing them, esp since he usually sees them when they're newly warped and still have that 19th century feralness about them. their psychologist is more forgiving, having figured out the timewarp herself trying to research some of the things the gang have casually brought up in therapy eg blackwater

john would hate it if he ever found out but most of the builders and tradesmen who regularly hire him think of him the way john thought of nils at manzanita post. he may be good at what he does but he speaks so little they assume he either doesn't know english or has an intellectual disability. but he gets the job done so they don't push

similarly, when abigail is dealing with other parents when it comes to her children she has a certain trad wife vibe that a lot of people really don't like. she has a few super tight knit friends (in addie's friends' parents) because she is lovely but in general she sometimes forgets what is and isn't normal in modern era. casually dropping she was a 17 year old prostitute when she met john, that john's been to jail multiple times. that she's been to jail multiple times. they used to travel* the country with john's family. casually had a farm for a few years before moving* to the big city. even their cover story paints a very weird life

hosea gets away with just putting up the grouchy old man 'kids these days' attitude, but he will gladly use a self-serve check out over having to deal with people. he is deeply suspicious and loathes all strangers unless he's given a reason not to - like the barista at the cafe he frequents remembering his order.

the ones who are best at making "friends" ironically are bill, mac and micah. bill and mac moved out of the city so their standoffishness is seen more as classic southern country boy behaviour, but are viewed as decent fellers by most of the local community.

micah has a lot more confidence than the rest of the gang when it comes to talking to people, and (un)fortunately creepy sexist dude is timeless. he's such a particular brand of obnoxious that the people he regularly engages with tend to remember him pretty quickly.

[estellan0vella]

Epitome of Glamour and Sophistication - Satoru Gojo AU Word Count: 4.8K Content Warnings: suicide, death Masterlist for Eras AU

The Gojo mansion is aglow tonight, glittering beneath the soft light of a thousand bulbs and the silvery moon that graces the velvety sky. Jazz music floats through the air, carried by the sweet sounds of saxophones, trumpets, and the lively beat of a snare drum. You, known to all as the jewel of the Roaring Twenties, step onto the stage that is your life, ready to host yet another unforgettable soirée.

As you stand next to your husband, Satoru Gojo, you feel a sense of power and magnetism emanating from him, just as always. He looks incredibly dashing in his perfectly tailored white tuxedo, with a striking sapphire blue pocket square that coordinates flawlessly with your dazzling gown. 

Your own attire is a breathtaking ensemble of midnight blue silk, embellished with innumerable tiny diamonds that glimmer and gleam with each and every step you take. A string of pearls graces your neck, and a resplendent diamond and sapphire tiara sits elegantly upon your flawlessly styled hair.

As the night unfolds, you and Satoru move through the crowd with practised ease, greeting guests with warm smiles and sparkling laughter. Your parties are legendary, the epitome of opulence and extravagance, and everyone who is anyone in New York society is here tonight. The grand ballroom is a sea of vibrant colours and glimmering lights, filled with the sound of clinking glasses and the rustle of luxurious fabrics.

"Darling," Satoru murmurs into your ear, his voice low and intimate, "have you seen how captivated everyone is tonight? You've outdone yourself once again."

You turn to him, your eyes twinkling with mischief. "It's not just me, Satoru. Our success is a joint effort, as always."

He chuckles, his eyes crinkling at the corners with genuine amusement. "True, but your touch makes everything we do that much more enchanting."

As you both move gracefully through the bustling crowd, you stop to converse with the esteemed members of the city's elite. A senator's wife admires your exquisite dress, and you graciously acknowledge the compliment, commenting on how her emerald earrings elegantly complement her gown. Satoru is immersed in a captivating conversation with a renowned jazz musician, effortlessly enthralling the crowd with his charm and magnetic presence.

As the evening progresses, you find yourselves in the centre of the dance floor. The band strikes up a lively tune, and Satoru extends a hand to you, a mischievous grin playing on his lips. "May I have this dance, my lady?"

You curtsy playfully, taking his hand. "Why, of course, my lord."

The bond between the two of you is undeniable as you effortlessly synchronize your movements to the captivating rhythm of the music. The crowd graciously makes way for you, their attention captured by the enchanting couple who commands the centre of the jubilation. Satoru gracefully guides you into a spin, causing your dress to billow out like a celestial tapestry of stars. Your laughter fills the air, resonating with unadulterated happiness and pure delight.

In this moment, everything else fades away. It's just you and Satoru, moving gracefully under the softly twinkling chandeliers, your love for each other radiating brighter than all the diamonds and pearls in the opulent room. Every gaze from the admiring crowd only intensifies the bond between you and Satoru. 

In this timeless embrace, you both embody an undeniable allure, exuding an aura of glamour and sophistication that captivates all who are present.

After the dance, you make your way to the balcony for a moment of reprieve. The cool night air is a welcome relief from the warmth of the ballroom, and you lean against the balustrade, gazing out at the city lights below. Satoru joins you, his arm slipping around your waist as he pulls you close.

"Are you enjoying yourself?" he asks, his breath warm against your ear.

"Always," you reply, turning to face him. "But it's these quiet moments with you that I cherish the most."

He smiles, his eyes softening. "I feel the same way, my love."

For a while, you simply stand there, enjoying the peace and each other's company. The sounds of the party drift out to the balcony, a distant reminder of the world you've created together. Satoru reaches into his jacket and pulls out a small velvet box, presenting it to you with a flourish.

"What's this?" you ask, your curiosity piqued.

"Just a little something I picked up," he replies, his tone teasing. "Go on, open it."

You take the box from him, your fingers trembling slightly with anticipation. Inside, nestled on a bed of silk, is a stunning diamond bracelet, each stone perfectly cut and sparkling brilliantly.

"Oh, Satoru," you breathe, "it's exquisite."

"Not as exquisite as you," he says, taking the bracelet from the box and fastening it around your wrist. "I saw it and thought of you immediately."

You lift your wrist, admiring the way the diamonds catch the light. "Thank you, Satoru. It's perfect."

He leans in, pressing a soft kiss to your lips. "Anything for you, my love."

As you return to the party, your wrist adorned with the new bracelet, you feel a renewed sense of joy and excitement. The night is still young, and there are more memories to be made, more moments to be cherished. With Satoru by your side, you know that anything is possible.

The party continues into the early hours of the morning, the energy never waning. Guests dance and laugh, toasting to the good times and toasting to you and Satoru, the king and queen of the Jazz Age. You revel in the attention, but it's Satoru's unwavering presence that grounds you, his hand always finding yours in the crowd, his eyes always seeking you out.

As the first light of dawn begins to creep over the horizon, the party finally starts to wind down. Guests reluctantly take their leave, promising to return for the next grand event. You and Satoru see them off, your smiles never faltering, your charm never waning.

Once the last guest has departed, you and Satoru make your way back to the ballroom. The once bustling space is now quiet, the remnants of the night's festivities scattered about. You kick off your heels, sighing with relief as you sink into a plush armchair.

Satoru joins you, loosening his bowtie and sinking into the chair opposite yours. "Well, my dear, I'd say that was a success."

"A roaring success," you agree, your eyes sparkling with satisfaction. "But I couldn't have done it without you."

He reaches across the small table separating you, taking your hand in his. "And I couldn't have done it without you. We're a team, always."

You smile, squeezing his hand. "Always."

As you sit there, the first rays of sunlight streaming through the windows, you feel a profound sense of contentment. The night may be over, but the memories you've created will last a lifetime. And with Satoru by your side, you know that there are countless more adventures to come, countless more nights of laughter and love.

The Roaring Twenties may be a time of excess and extravagance, but for you and Satoru, it's also a time of deep, abiding love. Together, you shine brighter than any diamond, your bond unbreakable, your love eternal. And as the city wakes up around you, you know that whatever the future holds, you will face it together, side by side, heart to heart.

With a final glance at the glittering remnants of the night, you rise from your chair, taking Satoru's hand. "Come on, darling," you say, a smile playing on your lips. "Let's go to bed. We have a new day ahead of us."

He stands, his hand warm and reassuring in yours. "Lead the way, my love."

As you and Satoru ascend the grand staircase, the soft light of dawn filters through the tall windows, casting a gentle glow over the lavishly decorated hallway. Your steps are slow and deliberate, savouring the tranquillity that now fills the mansion, a stark contrast to the vibrant energy of the night before.

Reaching the top of the stairs, you pause to glance back at the ballroom one last time. The scene below is serene, a testament to the unforgettable soirée that had just taken place. The memory of your guests' laughter and the joyous music lingers in the air, a sweet reminder of the happiness shared by all.

In the privacy of your opulent bedroom, the sense of serenity deepens. The room is a sanctuary of luxury, adorned with plush furnishings and delicate draperies that exude timeless elegance. Satoru helps you remove your sparkling tiara, placing it carefully on the vanity. You catch his reflection in the mirror, his eyes filled with admiration and love.

"Tonight was truly magical," you say softly, turning to face him. "Thank you for making it so special."

He smiles, his hands gently cupping your face. "Every moment with you is special. I cherish each one."

As you both prepare for bed, you slip into a comfortable silk nightgown, the cool fabric a welcome contrast to the warmth of the night. Satoru changes into a simple set of pyjamas, the crisp lines of his tuxedo replaced by the soft folds of cotton. The intimacy of this routine brings a sense of comfort and closeness, a cherished ritual that strengthens your bond.

Sliding into the luxurious bed, you find solace in each other's embrace. The world outside may be ever-changing, but here, in the quiet of your bedroom, time seems to stand still. Satoru's arms around you feel like the safest place in the world, and you know that as long as you're together, nothing else matters.

The first light of morning casts a gentle glow over the room, highlighting the delicate features of your husband's face. You watch him as he drifts off to sleep, his breathing slow and steady, his expression peaceful. You feel a wave of gratitude wash over you, for the life you've built together, for the love that fills every corner of your world.

With a contented sigh, you close your eyes, letting the soothing rhythm of Satoru's heartbeat lull you into a restful sleep. 

As the days turned into weeks, a shadow began to creep over the once-vibrant life of the Gojo mansion. At first, it was subtle—a lingering cough, a slight fatigue—but soon, it became impossible to ignore. You, the jewel of the Roaring Twenties, were falling ill.

Satoru watched with growing concern as your energy waned and your laughter grew fainter. He spared no expense, calling in the best doctors money could buy, but their diagnoses only confirmed his worst fears: tuberculosis, the same cruel disease that had claimed the lives of so many before you.

You fought with all your strength, your spirit as unyielding as the diamonds that adorned your wrist. But tuberculosis cared not for wealth or status, and its relentless grip tightened with each passing day. Satoru, once the epitome of confidence and charm, was now a man consumed by fear and helplessness.

The parties ceased, the music fading into memory as the mansion became a sanctuary of quiet desperation. Satoru rarely left your side, his days and nights spent tending to your every need, his heart breaking with each laboured breath you took.

But even in the depths of despair, your love for each other remained steadfast. Satoru's touch was a lifeline, his voice a balm to your weary soul. And though the future seemed uncertain, you found solace in the knowledge that you faced it together, side by side, heart to heart.

As the disease tightened its grip, Satoru's desperation grew. He searched tirelessly for a cure, sending servants across the globe in search of hope, but everywhere he turned, he was met with despair. His once-dashing figure was now gaunt and hollow-eyed, his once-charming smile a distant memory.

But still, he refused to give up. He would move heaven and earth to save you, to keep you by his side for just a little while longer. For you were his light in the darkness, his reason for living, and he could not bear the thought of a world without you in it.

As you wheezed, your breaths rattling in your chest, you clutched your husband's hand tightly. Adoration and love still shone in your eyes no matter how ill you truly were. Satoru pressed his lips to the back of your hand as he muttered quiet prayers.

"Do not waste your breath," you murmured. "We both know I am dying, Satoru."

"I can't live without you," your husband choked out, tears streaming down his face.

"You must," you implored.

Your words hung heavy in the air, a solemn reminder of the harsh reality that you both faced. Satoru's heart ached with every breath you took, each one a painful reminder of the inevitable. But still, he could not bear to let you go.

"I don't know how," he confessed, his voice trembling with emotion. "How can I go on without you, my love?"

You reached out, gently cupping his tear-streaked face in your frail hands. "You are stronger than you know, Satoru. You have always been my rock, my guiding light. And though I may not be with you in body, my love will always be by your side."

He leaned into your touch, his eyes closing as he savoured the faint warmth of your hand against his cheek. "I love you," he whispered, the words a mantra against the darkness that threatened to consume him.

"And I love you, more than words can express," you replied, your voice barely a whisper. "Promise me, Satoru. Promise me that you will find happiness again, that you will live a life worthy of the love we shared."

"No," Satoru whispered. "I do not care that this is your dying wish. I shall never love another as I loved you."

Your breaths grew shallower, the rasping sound echoing in the quiet room as you clung to the last moments of life. Satoru held you close, his heart breaking with every laboured gasp you took.

"You must let go, my love," you murmured, your voice barely audible. "Find peace in knowing that I am with you, always."

Tears streamed down Satoru's face as he pressed his lips to your forehead, his hands trembling as he held you tight. "I cannot bear to lose you," he choked out, his voice raw with emotion.

But you smiled softly, your eyes filled with love and understanding. "Our love will never die, Satoru," you whispered. "It will live on in your heart, a beacon of light in the darkness."

And with those final words, you took your last breath, your hand slipping from Satoru's grasp as your spirit slipped away into the night. Satoru was left alone, his heart shattered into a million pieces as he cradled your lifeless body in his arms.

Two years after your death, the Gojo mansion stands as a solemn reminder of a bygone era, its once-glittering halls now shrouded in sorrow. The grand soirées have ceased, and the air is thick with a profound silence. The soft light of a thousand bulbs no longer dances through the rooms; instead, shadows whisper of memories and lost moments.

Satoru Gojo, once the dazzling figure who captured the attention of New York society, now appears as a mere shadow of his former self. The immaculate white tuxedo he once wore with pride has been replaced by sombre and dark attire, while the once striking sapphire blue pocket square now seems to embody only a distant memory of happier times. The sparkle in his eyes, which once emanated with energy and life, has now dimmed, giving way to a deep and unending sadness that seems to engulf his entire being.

Two years back, you were the unwavering source of brightness in his life, his enduring companion in moments of happiness and opulence. The stunning midnight blue silk gown you wore, adorned with sparkling diamonds, is now a poignant memory etched into his consciousness. 

The pearls that had delicately adorned your neck and the resplendent tiara that had graced your hair serve as artefacts from a bygone era, locked in a glass case, when your laughter illuminated every corner of the mansion and your mere presence brought life to every room.

Tuberculosis, the relentless thief, has taken you from him. Despite his wealth and influence, Satoru could not save you from the cruel clutches of the disease. Your final days were a mix of fading light and quiet suffering, with Satoru by your side, his heart breaking with every ragged breath you took. When you finally succumbed, his world shattered.

The parties ceased. The music died. The grand ballroom, once a sea of vibrant colours and glimmering lights, is now a silent mausoleum of memories. Satoru drifts through the days, a ghost in his own home, his soul tethered to the past by grief and despair.

The balcony, where you once shared quiet moments under the night sky, has become a place of haunting solitude. Satoru stands there often, staring out at the city that continues to move and breathe, indifferent to his pain. The diamond bracelet he gave you still glistens on your vanity, untouched since the day you wore it last.

Satoru's friends made multiple attempts to reach out to him, desperately trying to pull him back from the brink of despair. However, despite their sincere efforts, they were unable to break through to him.

Suguru Geto, who was Satoru's closest friend, stood by helplessly, watching as Satoru continued to spiral further into darkness. It was evident to Suguru that Satoru's love for you held an immensely powerful sway over him, a force that seemed irreplaceable and unforgettable.

One fateful night, unable to bear the weight of his sorrow any longer, Satoru makes his way to the balcony. The cool night air, once a welcome relief, now feels like a final embrace. He leans against the balustrade, the city lights below a blur of memories and lost dreams.

"Forgive me," he whispers into the void, his voice breaking. "I can't do this without you."

With a final, heart-wrenching breath, Satoru steps over the edge, his fall swift and silent. The world he leaves behind is plunged into mourning, the mansion a tomb of love and loss.

Satoru's eyes open, and he finds himself standing in the ballroom of the mansion, the home he once shared with you. The soft giggle that once lit up his world makes his heart soar for the first time in two years. He looks up to see you standing in the centre of the ballroom, decked in a resplendent azure blue flapper dress that matches his eyes. He finds himself in a white suit with a pocket square that perfectly matches your dress.

"You were so strong, my darling," you say, cupping his face in your hands.

Satoru's heart skips a beat as he gazes into your eyes, his breath catching in his throat at the sight of you. It's as if time has rolled back, and he's once again enveloped in the warmth of your presence.

"You're here," he whispers, his voice filled with wonder and disbelief.

You smile softly, your touch sending shivers down his spine. "I never left you, Satoru. I've been with you every step of the way."

Tears well up in his eyes as he leans into your touch, savouring the familiar sensation of your hands against his skin. "I missed you so much," he admits, his voice choked with emotion.

"I know," you murmur, brushing away his tears with gentle fingers. "But you don't have to carry this burden alone anymore. Now we have an eternity to spend dancing in each other's arms."

Satoru's heart swells with a mixture of relief and joy at your words. The weight that had burdened him for so long begins to lift, replaced by a sense of peace and contentment.

"An eternity with you," he repeats, the words feeling like a balm to his wounded soul. "I couldn't ask for anything more."

You smile, a radiant expression that fills the room with warmth. "Together, we'll create new memories, Satoru. Memories that will last forever."

With renewed hope coursing through his veins, Satoru pulls you into his embrace, holding you tightly as if afraid you might vanish once more. But you're real, tangible in his arms, and he knows that this time, nothing can tear you apart.

As the music of the Roaring Twenties fills the ballroom once more, you and Satoru dance together, your steps synchronized in perfect harmony. In each other's arms, your lips meet in a tender kiss, a sense of euphoria washing over both of you. It's a kiss filled with the depth of your love, the longing of your separation, and the promise of eternity together.

The music swells around you, wrapping you in its nostalgic embrace as you dance together, your movements fluid and graceful, as if you've been practising for centuries. Time seems to stand still as you twirl and sway, lost in the bliss of each other's presence.

In this ethereal moment, the boundaries between past and present blur, and you and Satoru are suspended in a timeless embrace. The ballroom is aglow with the radiance of your love, the echoes of your laughter mingling with the music of the past.

As you dance, you feel a profound sense of peace settle over you, knowing that you and Satoru are together once more, united in spirit and bound by an unbreakable bond. And as the music fades into the night, you both know that this is just the beginning of your eternal journey together.

"Satoru," you whisper, leaning in close, "we have so much time now. Let's make every moment count."

He nods, his eyes never leaving yours. "Tell me everything I've missed. I want to hear your voice, your laughter. I want to know you're truly here with me."

You smile, the warmth of your love shining through. "Let's sit," you suggest, leading him to a pair of plush armchairs near the grand piano. "There's so much to share."

As you settle into the chairs, Satoru holds your hand, his thumb gently caressing your fingers. "Tell me, my love. What is it like on the other side?"

You take a deep breath, your eyes shimmering with a light that transcends earthly existence. "It's beautiful, Satoru. There's no pain, no sorrow. Just peace and endless love. I've been watching over you, feeling your every emotion, sharing your every tear. I wished so much that I could comfort you."

"You did," he says softly, his eyes misting. "In my dreams, in those quiet moments, I felt you with me. It was the only thing that kept me going."

You squeeze his hand, your touch a lifeline. "And now, we can be together, just as we were meant to be. We'll create a new world, one where our love can flourish without the shadow of sorrow."

He nods, a smile breaking through his tears. "A world where we can dance every night, where we can laugh and love without end."

"And where you can heal," you add, your voice tender. "You've carried so much pain, Satoru. It's time to let it go."

He takes a deep breath, feeling the weight of his grief begin to lift. "With you by my side, I can do anything."

You lean in, your lips meeting his in a kiss that seals your eternal bond. The mansion, once a place of sorrow, now glows with the light of your love.

Suguru Geto, devastated by the loss of his dear friends, channelled his grief into writing. Night after sleepless night, he poured his heart and soul into a novel that immortalized your story—a tale of love and tragedy, of opulence and despair. His pen became a conduit for the memories that haunted him, transforming sorrow into prose.

The novel, titled "The Epitome of Glamour and Sophistication," became a literary masterpiece, capturing the essence of the Roaring Twenties and the profound love that defined it. Suguru wove vivid descriptions of the grand parties, where laughter echoed through the opulent halls of the Gojo mansion, and the quiet moments, where your love and Satoru's were as palpable as the moonlight filtering through the drapes.

He wrote of the dazzling couple who shone brighter than any diamond, whose love was as eternal as the stars, and whose tragic end left an indelible mark on all who knew them. The pages breathed life into your story, with each sentence capturing the essence of your bond and the beauty of the world you had built together.

As the novel spread far and wide, readers were captivated by the tale of love and tragedy woven within its pages. They were transported to the glittering ballrooms of the past, where you and Satoru reigned supreme, your love illuminating even the darkest corners of the world. Suguru's eloquent prose resonated deeply, and the book quickly became a sensation.

"The Epitome of Glamour and Sophistication" wasn't just a book—it became a cultural phenomenon. Readers found themselves moved by the depth of your love and the sorrow of your loss. Book clubs and literary circles buzzed with discussions about the novel, and critics hailed it as a timeless work of art. The novel inspired countless readers to cherish the beauty of love and to appreciate every fleeting moment.

The Gojo mansion, once a silent mausoleum of memories, now became a place of pilgrimage for those who sought to immerse themselves in the world of the novel. Visitors from far and wide came to pay homage to the love that once graced its halls, leaving behind tokens of admiration and reverence. The mansion was preserved meticulously, each room a testament to the splendour and the sorrow captured in Suguru's writing.

Tourists wandered through the grand ballroom, imagining the music and laughter that once filled the air. They stood on the balcony where Satoru and you had shared countless starlit moments, feeling the weight of the past mingling with the present. The glass case holding the pearls and the tiara you once wore became a shrine to enduring love.

Over time, the mansion hosted literary events and annual celebrations in honour of the novel and the love story it immortalized. Actors performed readings from the book, and musicians played the melodies of the Roaring Twenties, bringing the era to life once more. The novel's impact extended beyond the pages, influencing art, fashion, and even philosophy, as people drew inspiration from the love that transcended time.

One evening, on the anniversary of the novel's publication, Suguru stood on the very balcony where Satoru had last stood. He gazed at the city lights below, a bittersweet smile on his lips. "Your story lives on," he whispered into the night, feeling a sense of peace knowing that he had honoured your memory in the best way he could.

As the years passed, "The Epitome of Glamour and Sophistication" remained a timeless classic. In the hearts of those who read the novel, you and Satoru were immortalized, forever dancing under the twinkling chandeliers, your love a beacon of light in the darkness of the past. Suguru's words ensured that your story lived on, a testament to the beauty and fragility of love, a love that could transcend even the boundaries of life and death.

Years later, a young couple stood in the grand ballroom, clutching the novel between them. They had come to witness the place where such a profound love had blossomed and faded. The young woman turned to her partner, her eyes shining with tears. "Do you think we could ever love each other like that?" she asked softly.

He smiled, pulling her close. "I think we already do. And their story shows us that love, true love, never really dies."

The mansion continued to inspire and touch lives, proving that the legacy of love is eternal. Through Suguru's words, through the visitors who walked its halls, and through every reader who turned its pages, your love story lived on, a timeless echo of the past that continued to resonate in the present and the future.

Visitors often spoke of the strange phenomena they encountered within the mansion. Some swore they heard the light laughter of a man and a woman, and the faint strains of jazz music as if the Roaring Twenties were brought back to life. Occasionally, if they were lucky, they would catch a glimpse of a woman in an azure flapper dress with a feather headpiece, dancing gracefully with a man whose shockingly white hair matched his suit and azure pocket square. These spectral figures, seemingly unaware of the passage of time, moved in perfect harmony, their love story replaying in an eternal dance.

These ethereal sightings only deepened the allure of the Gojo mansion, solidifying its place in history not only as a site of literary and cultural significance but also as a place where the spirit of undying love was said to still dwell.

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