#harper spiel

[starleska]

meet my ludologist Doctor Who OC, Harper Spiel!! 🎲🥰 contracted by UNIT to study the Toymaker, Harper ends up displaced in time and trapped with the Sixth Doctor!! (a match made in heaven, given their fashion sense...😉)

[flower-sniffing-friend]

a big pet peeve of mine are pre-crisis reading recs that heavily feature comics written after crisis. I don't give a fuck about Teen Titans: Year One (2008) and Batman/Superman: World's Finest (2022) those aren't what I'm looking for when I'm specifically looking for pre-crisis recs

[sunshine-theseus]

warning: heartbreak high season2 spoilers

i thought while i'm making my comeback i'll talk about a bunch of different shit like chelsea games and the way sharn freier is literally a star girl and now she's not my team's secret anymore.

BUT the 2nd season of Heartbreak High (if you are or aren't australian, please watch it. it's so good. it's on netflix) came out yesterday and i've already finished it and i have so many thoughts.

first off how the fuck did rowan manage to bag malakai and amery of all people. i'm sorry but this motherfucker rocks up in term 2, a new kid, dressed like dean winchester with the hair of sam winchester and 2 of the hottest people at Hartley, who were a couple mind you, fall in love with him. i have to congratulate the writers on actually understanding what a love triangle is though; instead of making it a love... line? also i took a complete stab in the dark about him hallucinating his brother not long into watching it and i was right :D

BI MALAKAI YOU WILL CATCH ME SOBBING IN THE CORNER I LOVE HIM SO MUCH

this may be hot take, but i can't stand the way darren can't take accountability for their actions. they absolutely came for quinni's throat when she expressed her feelings and told her that the world can't revolve around her and accommodate all her needs... the world can't always accommodate quinni... a queer, autistic woman... and then they don't even actually apologise for what they said to her? and then they seek out an old hook up to have sex when cash comes back from the last "mission" with chook. should cash have done it without telling them? no. was it the right thing to do? no. but going to hook up with someone WHEN YOU'RE STILL IN A RELATIONSHIP?? and then calling it drama?? fucking wild idk

i don't know how i feel about the spider redemption arc they tried to do, but fucking hell did voss piss me the fuck off. dude shut the fuck up, if you want to be taken seriously maybe don't wear a lycra body suit to work. i can't be mad about spider trying to be a better person but i don't like that they made him take a fucking huge jump back when missy said it wasn't going to work, or that the reason he was like that was because he had a hyper-feminist mum. she was horrendous trying to use missy to try and "fix him" and missy ate calling that artwork out for being fake. speaking of, missy is so strong minded, why the fuck did they make her fold for sasha's "people like him can't change" spiel, didn't even think, instantly agreed. sasha was so annoying

i kind of wish harper didn't drop the case, but i think it was something that took a lot of courage. the way woodsy taught her to drive and was so excited when she passed the test - tears were shed. i like harper and ant together i think? but i kind of wish they let it play out longer (this is me assuming there will be a third season)

uhh i can't think of much else, feel free to add.

[bumpkin-bug]

MCSM Interstellar AU

My insanity got the better of me guys i made a mcsm interstellar au… 👁️👁️ Anywho here’s the list of characters:

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Cooper: Ivor

Murph: Fem Jesse

Getty: Petra

Professor Brand: Hadrian

Other NASA members: Mevia & Otto

Amelia Brand: Harper

Wolf Edmonds: Harry

Romilly: Gabriel

Doyle: Magnus

Laura Miller: Ellegaard

Dr. Mann: Soren

Tom: Male Jesse

Lois: Lukas

Tars and Case: Pama and Amap

Dust storms: The Witherstorm

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Yeah so basically the witherstorm is the dust storms and everyone is constantly moving to keep out of its path to destroy the planet, it wont stop until its devoured the whole earth. Same concept as theyre just trying to find another planet to inhabit to get away and solve the problem of gravity w the space station, that whole spiel.

It follows generally just the same plotline as interstellar but just w mcsm characters and the dynamics are switched up a bit.

In my version there will be harpvor, jesskas and jesstra include <3 + Father figure dynamic for ivor and the jesse twins

(Sorry if i didnt include anyones fav characters, there just werent a lot of other spots to fill or any that rlly fit the rest of the mcsm cast.)

(ALSO SO PROUD OF SORENS PLACEMENT BC NOT ONLY DID DR MANN LIE TO SAVE HIS OWN SKIN BUT COOPER ALSO CALLED HIM A COWARD LIKE????)

Anyways some art:

[charmac]

can we get your professional opinion on the rob baseball ad thing or-

I've gone on a few tag spiels about it, lmfao... I think most people really don't give a fuck, but it is drives me a little crazy no one is batting an eye at Rob McElhenney being the face of the London MLB Tour for like... seemingly no reason? Why is there Wrexham/Phillies merch for THIS event? Wrexham is in a different country. I even checked the Subreddit multiple times and no one else seems to give a fuck, it's like. Just me watching the San Diego Padres play the Arizona Diamondbacks on a Friday night and getting jumpscared by Rob on my TV advertising a World Tour game...I actually thought I'd crossed to some alternate timeline.

I mean, I know it's like a marketing thing, but I can't fathom how he wormed his way into this one. Just because in 2010 he wrote his TV character a little homo for Chase Utley? I know he's friends with Chase but like, Chase is retired... How did they get Bryce Harper into not only an advertisement but some little "event" for the first pitch? And ALL the ads have revolved around Rob? Why did I just see an ad for the Yankees-Dodgers game tonight narrated by Rob McElhenney??

Man I don't know. Does Sunny have that much pull with the Phillies and MLB? I really didn't think so... Fuck it, new timeline, let's just start saying shit. Mac wants to fuck Bryce Harper. July 17 2024 Sunny will receive an Emmy nomination. Sunny does a panel at SDCC this year. Whatever.

[weaselandfriends]

[cxc] so in my imagination cariscresco types in all lowercase, but how does sister type? proper punctuation always? capitalizes the first letter of each message but doesn't punctuate? also completely lowercase? for that matter how do harper and van der gramme type. this has been on my mind for a while

I actually frame Sister's dialogue as a textual representation of how she types. She uses a ton of short sentences, like so:

"If you're an amateur hour death fetishist you might say scalpels. Lasers. Like looking at a medical textbook. A fucking, diagram of human organs. Literal autist shit. Everything needing to be in its neat little compartment. Nah. Fuck that. Rip her to shreds. I want to see the body destroyed. Not unmade. Obliterated. Wild dogs is the perfect scenario."

This is meant to represent someone who presses Enter a lot when speaking in a chat room, with each sentence being its own line in the chat. She thinks more emotionally, and is ESL (less pronounced in text than speech), so she just gets her thoughts out as she has them, rapid-fire.

By contrast, I imagine Gramme is longwinded, writing out blocks of text whenever he's on one of his spiels, just overwhelming people with paragraphs.

Harper, being a professional documentation writer with little internet knowhow, is definitely doing the full punctuation, perfect capitalization thing. Probably leading her to sound passive aggressive whenever she responds with a short, declarative "Yes."

[afterthedescent]

asdjkhgaklsdfj Gale just short-circuited Kallan.

Just finished the fight with the Harpers against the shadow things and saw that he had an exclamation point over his head. So I clicked it AND HE WENT ON THIS SPIEL ABOUT HOW HE'S HORNY AFTER WATCHING ME FIGHT?!

SIR YOU HAVE SHOWN NO ROMANTIC INKLINGS TOWARDS KALLAN UNTIL NOW???

[offsidekineticist]

Dragon's Dogma 2 spoilers (especially for the sphinx riddles)

So I decided to play as Harper, one of Theo and Giliys's kids, for my second playthrough (Theo is still my main pawn because I love him). I have learned that as an adult, Harper will have such bad ADHD that she'll be too busy exploring to notice that her escort to the capital died fighting a cyclops (pretty sure that was a bug?), that she will probably be a ranger, that she has little tolerance for politics or identity theft, and that she finds long treks through new and dangerous areas incredibly romantic (I was having trouble seeing a love interest for her, and then Glyndwr was like "hey let's walk halfway across the map through areas you've never seen before so we can explore and fight monsters together!" Very smooth, Glyndwr, very smooth).

Harper also makes some really dumb (but awesome) decisions. For example: the Sphinx.

Harper stumbles across the sphinx through exploration. She solves all five riddles. The sphinx does her "well if you want to keep going, you'll have to find me in my new home" spiel and prepares to fly away...

...and then Harper grabs her. The Sphinx flies away with Harper clinging to her belly.

(The sphinx was totally aware of this. Partway through the flight the sphinx turns to glance over her shoulder and is like "not half bad!")

The only reason this doesn't actually work out is because I ran out of stamina curatives. Luckily I had multiple wakestones so Harper "survived" the fall. Which was good, but it also stung cuz we were almost at the second shrine when she ran out of stamina.

....which means Harper landed in Battahl. And fun fact: they don't open the gate for you to go back into Vermund if you haven't yet entered Battahl with an entry permit.

(I had ferrystones, of course, but pretended I didn't for awhile because it was way funnier to me to imagine Harper accidentally stranding herself and Theo in Battahl because she decided to ride the sphinx instead of picking up her prize. I eventually used one after I got to Bakbattahl and headcanoned Harper bought it there)

[mermaidsirennikita]

Have any HR Recommendation for a grovel or books like The courtesan Duchess?

I'm very about the gesture of the grovel (what it means, how it debases, how it's a sacrifice) over a big spiel without much action (most of the time). So I liked how Harper St. George did it with The Devil and the Heiress recently; that book was very cozy and soft, but the grovel was a big gesture from the hero, which I appreciate.

Of course, The Day of the Duchess by Sarah MacLean is basically a book-long marriage in trouble grovel; if you liked The Courtesan Duchess and haven't tried this, for sure give it a shot.

Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage by Jennifer Ashley is another great marriage in trouble book-long grovel. I also really liked that while there was a big event that precipitated the breakup of the marriage, they were also just super young and got married very impetuously and needed to grow up separately.

Something Spectacular by Alexis Hall is a nb/nb romance with a lovely grovel. The one lead didn't do something incredibly mean--their actions came from trauma. Buuuut there's still a really lovely "crying on my knees for the rain baby PLEASE" moment that I love.

I really want to reread When the Earl Met His Match by Stacy Reid, because the grovel. Is. So. Fucking. Romantic. And the hero really is a great guy, but he got caught up in the game and fucked up, and his grovel is.... amazing. Rain is involved. Knees are involved. Stacy also writes good grovels in Accidentally Compromising the Duke, Wicked in His Arms, and How to Marry a Marquess. Ohhhh dude, the hero reeeeeeally fucked up in the last one. Like, one TSnake lyric that really encapsulates what I love about a certain romance vibe is the "DON'T CALL ME KID DON'T CALL ME BABY" bit from Illicit Affairs (my favorite song of hers, probably). And that book lol. He really fucked her up. And he really had to sit in the coldest of storage of quite a bit before doing a gesture.

Monica McCarty has some good grovels in her Highland Guard series. The Hawk has a big gesture which is 90% fueled by a "OMG SHE MAY BE UNAVAILABLE TO ME FOREVER NOW" panic. The Arrow has a controversial scene that leads to a grovel which may or may not work for you, depending on your tolerance of things. The Knight is a novella that is so high angst groveling for so much of the book, lol. It's bold. I still don't know if it 100% succeeded for me, but it is... bold.

The Notorious Lord Knightly by Lorraine Heath just came out, and it has the hero up against the woman he left at the altar five years earlier! She's written erotic friend fiction about all the shit he did to her and published it anonymously and he's like "well. this DOES sound like something I would do...."

Once More My Darling Rogue by Lorraine also has a grovel because the hero spends most of the book pretending that the amnesiac heroine is his housekeeper, lmao. She diiiiid in fact treat him like trash before she lost her memory. TW: discussion of childhood sexual abuse.

A Rogue's Rules for Seduction by Eva Leigh is another book-long grovel after the hero left the heroine at the altar. Their friends invite them both to an island house party so they're forced to be close to each other. They literally see each other and bolt for the shore, but their boats have already left, lmao. Very hot.

Untamed by Elizabeth Lowell is a 90s medieval that has... a truly epic grovel. The most insane grovel. And he needs to grovel--he's a dick and treats the heroine with zero trust for most of the novel. But it's so, so, so good.

How to Steal a Scoundrel's Heart by Vivienne Lorret. Hero does a good grovel, complete with a puppy. Also, you might like this compared to The Courtesan Duchess because the heroine is very literally the hero's signed, sealed, delivered mistress.

The Bride Goes Rogue by Joanna Shupe has a great grovel made better by her being like ".... do better".

On a less grovel-related note, you might like these if you liked The Courtesan Duchess:

Her Husband's Harlot by Grace Callaway. Very similar in that the heroine disguises herself as a "harlot" and seduces her husband (somewhat less intentionally, lol). The husband is less asinine in TCD (unfortunately) but it's very hot and romantic. TW: I believe childhood sexual abuse is discussed.

The Wolf and The Wildflower by Stacy Reid has a great secret identity plot, wherein the heroine has been disguised as a man for most of her life (her dad thinks she's a boy!!) and she works as a psychiatrist. So naturally she's hired to help "civilize" a duke who LIVED WITH ACTUAL WOLVES (Wolfduke all hail) and he obviously knows she's a girl immediately because he can smell. Her. Arousal. Like a wolf. Tbh this has little to do with TCD aside from the secret identity, but everyone should read it.

The Ranger by Monica McCarty does some more "I'm tricking thee with my secret identity" stuff. But he's the one with a secret; the hero is undercover at the heroine's dad's keep, and he and the heroine are on the opposite sides of the war. She seems him as this noble knight protector, and he's actually literally like, mortal enemies with her dad. It's very emotional.

Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian is a m/AFAB nb romance that's a bit more lighthearted and has the duke hero fall for his new best friend... But his new best friend actually is not a man, and there's a big "omg how could you" before like. Super hot sex.

The Marquess Makes His Move by Diana Quincy actually has a marquess disguise himself as a footman so he can steal some important documents from this mapmaker (I think), but it turns out the true mapmaker is the mapmaker's WIFE!!! And our hero begins to fall for her while in his servant disguise.

[blacky-ermittelt]

Die drei Fragezeichen Folgen Tournament: der 2. spezialgelagerte Sonderfall: Adventskalender

Die jeweiligen Klappentexte sind unter dem Cut.

und der 5.Advent

Was Lydia Candle am 1. Dezember in ihrem Adventskalender vorfindet, versetzt ihr einen so heftigen Schock, dass sie sich hilfesuchend an die drei ??? wendet. Stammen die unheimlichen Botschaften wirklich von ihrem Neffen, der vor fünf Jahren ums Leben kam? Justus, Peter und Bob müssen innerhalb der nächsten 24 Tage das Rätsel einer unheimlichen Prophezeiung lösen: Am 5. Advent soll ein entsetzliches Verbrechen verübt werden! Tag für Tag kommen die drei Detektive der Lösung des Falles immer näher - werden sie es rechtzeitig schaffen?

Stille Nacht, Düstere Nacht

Weihnachten steht vor der Tür. „Die drei ???“ besuchen die GameFame, eine landesweit berühmte Spielzeugmesse, auf der eine tolle neue Actionfiguren-Serie vorgestellt werden soll: die Heroes of the Universe! Doch da bricht der Redner plötzlich zusammen. War das ein Anschlag auf sein Leben? Die Ermittlungen beginnen – und Justus, Peter und Bob haben nur 24 Stunden Zeit…

O du Finstere

Ein neuer Weihnachtsfall in 24 Kapiteln, mit 24 farbigen Illustrationen. In einer einsamen Bergpension treibt der unheimliche Krampus sein Unwesen. Trotz unheimlicher Vorfälle und Drohbotschaften beginnen die drei ??? zu ermitteln. Tag für Tag kommen die drei Detektive der Lösung des Falles immer näher. Schaffen es Justus, Peter und Bob das Rätsel um die Schreckensgestalt innerhalb 24 Tage zu lösen?

Böser die Glocken nie klingen

Weihnachten auf dem Schrottplatz – doch die drei ??? gönnen sich keine Pause. Auch in der besinnlichen Adventszeit übernehmen Justus, Peter und Bob jeden Fall.   Die drei Detektive schmücken den Weihnachtsbaum auf dem Schrottplatz, als sie plötzlich einen kryptischen Hilferuf in einem Weihnachtsglöckchen entdecken. Doch wer ist der Absender? Die Spur führt die drei ??? in ein Wohnheim für Jugendliche. Die Zeit drängt – wird es ihnen bis zum 24. Dezember gelingen, den Fall zu lösen?  

Gruselige Weihnacht überall

Im Museum von Aaron Harper ist immer Weihnachten. An 365 Tagen im Jahr werden hier die schönsten Tage des Jahres gefeiert. Ein ganz besonderer Ort, der bei den Einwohnern von Rocky Beach sehr beliebt ist. Als der Besitzer erpresst wird, kommen die drei ??? ins Spiel. Wer ist ins Weihnachtsmuseum eingebrochen? Warum hat es die Person auf ein ganz bestimmtes Sammlerstück abgesehen? Die Detektive Justus, Peter und Bob ermitteln in einem schaurig-spannenden Fall in 24 Kapiteln.

[bookola-de]

Maggie ist zwar etwas anders, aber sie kommt damit gut zurecht. Zumindest solange ihr Chef, Alexander Whitfield, sich rührend um sie kümmert. Dieser verstirbt aber dann plötzlich und sein Sohn tritt auf den Plan, um den Laden wirtschaftlicher zu machen.

[gameforestdach]

Die brandneue animierten Trailer von Starfield nehmen uns mit auf eine spannende Reise durch beeindruckende Welten und spannende Charaktergeschichten. Lass uns einen tieferen Einblick in diese faszinierende Spielwelt nehmen. Hauptpunkte: Neue animierte Trailer zeigen detaillierte Einblicke in die Welten und Charaktere von Starfield Die Spieler können in Starfield Alt-Wracks durchsuchen, um ihre eigenen Raumschiffe zu bauen Ein Großteil des Gameplays spielt sich in der futuristischen Stadt Akila ab Ein tieferer Blick auf die Trailer von Starfield Der erste Trailer mit dem Titel "Supra Et Ultra" folgt der Geschichte eines Weltraumkuriers namens Kent. Kent tritt der UC Vanguard bei und bekämpft Piraten, um Belohnungen zu verdienen. Dieser Trailer zeigt wie tiefgreifend die Geschichten und Charaktere in diesem Spiel sein können. Die UC Vanguard ist dabei eine der Fraktionen, denen sich die Spieler in Starfield anschließen können, um die Sterne zu überwachen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kj6wulHMsA Die dunkle Seite der Neon-Stadt auf Volii Alpha Der zweite Trailer, genannt "The Hand That Feeds", präsentiert die Vergnügungsstadt Neon auf Volii Alpha. In diesem Trailer wird die Konfliktsituation zwischen Ada und Harper dargestellt, die reiche Touristen bestehlen und Informationen über Ryujin Industries suchen. Dieser Trailer verdeutlicht die kriminellen und Untergrundelemente des Spiels und zeigt eine dunklere Seite von Starfield. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mX2iDI00FM Die inspirierende Geschichte von Vanna In der Kurzgeschichte "Where Hope Is Built" wird der Charakter Vanna vorgestellt, die als Waise der Kolonialkriege ihre Zeit damit verbringt, nach Teilen und Materialien zu suchen, um das alte Schiff ihrer Eltern zu restaurieren. Dies eröffnet den Spielern die Möglichkeit, alte Wracks zu plündern und ihre eigenen Schiffe zu bauen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9trjxvaWP_0 Ausblick auf Starfield Starfield verspricht eine beeindruckende Spielwelt, die Spieler auf eine Reise durch verschiedene Planeten und Städte, wie die futuristische Stadt Akila, einlädt. Dabei ist eine der bemerkenswertesten Aspekte des Spiels die Möglichkeit, Teile und Materialien zu sammeln und unsere eigenen Raumschiffe zu bauen. Was erwartest du von Starfield? Glaubst du, dass das Spiel den Erwartungen gerecht werden wird? Teile uns gerne deine Gedanken und Erwartungen mit.

[axemantv]

Tindalos und Focus enthüllen Story Trailer für den Squad-Based Action Titel, Aliens: Dark Descent Heute haben Focus Entertainment und Tindalos Interactive, in Zusammenarbeit mit 20th Century Games, den packenden Story Trailer für Aliens: Dark Descent enthüllt. Das Strategische Echtzeit Squad Basierte Taktik Actionspiel, welches im ikonischen Alien Universum angesiedelt ist, erscheint am 20. Juni für PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One und PC. Vorbestellungen sind jetzt auf allen Plattformen möglich und gewähren als Belohnung das Lethe Recon Pack. Entdeckt jetzt ungeahnte Spannung und Action Horror im Story Trailer, welcher die cineastische Kampagne in den Vordergrund rückt. Bereitet euch auf eine furchteinflößende originelle Alien Geschichte vor In Aliens: Dark Descent nutzen Spieler*innen Echtzeit-Kämpfe gegen die ikonischen Xenomorph und völlig neue Bedrohungen. Dabei nutzen sie taktische Fähigkeiten, sie rekrutieren, leveln up und kommandieren einen Squad von Colonial Marines als eine Einheit mit intuitiver Steuerung für Maus & Tastatur oder Controller. Spieler*innen müssen mit Finesse durch die weitreichende, persistenten und agierenden Level, in denen der Tod endgültig ist, agieren. Das packende Gameplay ist untermalt von einer authentischen Alien Geschichte, erzählt in einer cineastischen Kampagne, welche düstere Geheimnisse zum Vorschein bringt. Der Albtraum beginnt, als die Otago eine Bruchlandung auf dem Planeten Lethe hinlegt und ein Xenomorph entkommt und dabei die Aktivierung des Cerberus Protokoll auslöst - ein planetarer Lockdown, welcher alle Schiffe am Starten und Landen auf dem Planeten hindert. Aliens: Dark Descent originelle Kampagne wird Spieler gegen die ikonischen Xenomorph antreten lassen - vom Facehugger bis zu den ausgewachsenen Jägern und der Königin. Doch auch abtrünnige Soldaten der Menschen werden es Spielern schwer machen. Ebenso eine völlig neue Bedrohung. Ein Aufgebot an namhaften Charakteren setzt dafür die Geschichte in Bewegung, namentlich  Maeko Hayes, Deputy Administrator bei Lethes Pionier Station; Jonas Harper, Sergeant für die US Colonial Marines; und Barbara Pryce, Colony Directorfür die for the Weyland-Yutani. Rüstet euch und entdeckt die Quelle seltsamer und imminenter Bedrohungen in Aliens: Dark Descent am 20. Juni wenn das Spiel auf PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series, Xbox One und PC erscheint. Retail und Digital Vorbestellungen sind jetzt auf allen Plattformen möglich. Für weitere Informationen besucht die Focus Entertainment Website.

[theotherstuffblog]

Oh, side note, the Batfam doesn't know that Red Hood is Jason and/or that Jason just deadass has an entire accidental secret family.

Just spitting out some ideas here, feel free to add any:

Gordon: "so, uh, how'd the Joker get that hole in his heart again?

Lian, deadpan: "training oopsie. Right, Theo?"

Theo: *spits out a random French spiel that contains at least 23 English swears that he learned from Jason*

Gordon, nodding: "ah, I see that it was, in fact, a training oopsie."

Or:

Batman: "Lian Harper? What are you doing so far away from Star City?"

Lian: "Harper-Wayne."

Theo: *scrambles to push Joker's body off of a cliff as Lian distracts Batman*

Batman, going through 17 heart palpitations: "What was that?"

Lian: "Daddy didn't put a ring on Papá's finger for me and Theo to be just Harper or just Wayne. It's Harper-Wayne."

Batman: "???"

Theo, sweating buckets: *indiscernible French with Spanish mixed in, waving his hands around as though he's actually explaining something*

Batman: "and who are you??"

Lian, grinning: "Theo Harper-Wayne! My big brother!"

Batman: *bluescreens*

Or:

Lian: *throws a gun over a cliff*

Theo: *places down a banana peel, staring Commisioner Gordon in the eyes as he does so*

Gordon, gasping dramatically: "The Joker died because he slipped! It makes so much sense now!*

Writing a very extensive fanfic (that was supposed to be a oneshot but now I'm at 80000 words but oh well) about Jason and Roy raising Lian and a trans Marinette (named Theo) together. Seriously debating having a four-year-old Lian kill the Joker and Theo cover it up with something like a banana peel for the arrow/bullet hole that killed him

[starleska]

I am definitely here to find out more about your OC Harper if you wanna share 👀👀👀

oh my god yes yes yes thank you so much Jam i would LOVE to gush about Harper Spiel and their bizarre backstory, thank you so much 🙈💖 Doctor Who OCs are so fun to make!

my dear Harper's story begins right after the events of The Giggle! Harper Spiel is a 26-year-old ludologist, or games specialist: a former world champion in several board games who turned their fascination with games into a lucrative career. previously they worked with the British government investigating high-profile gambling rings and other criminal operations which involved gameplay mechanics! 👀

following The Giggle, UNIT wanted to find out all they could about the Toymaker, and so they hired Harper to create a full report on him...against The Doctor's wishes, and without his knowledge. during their research, Harper discovers that the Toymaker is not an isolated incident: he has cropped up in gaming lore and texts throughout history as a godlike entity no one can win against. most people would steer well clear...but Harper takes this as a challenge 🔥 so, they begin a series of experiments with the Toymaker's Toybox. Harper spends weeks trying to engage the Toymaker without opening the box, attempting to coax him into a game, but comes up short. until they have a mad idea! on their birthday, Harper brings a sand timer to the Toybox, and challenges the Toymaker to emerge before the sand runs out. they have no way of knowing if the game is accepted... until a bang!! then, a flash of light...and the vague image of a grin with far too many teeth, beaming through the fog. when Harper awakes, they are no longer in their own timeline. they are in 1984, in an empty lot where the UNIT building hasn't even been constructed yet! 😱 it takes a few days for the Doctor - specifically the Sixth Doctor - to find Harper, and it's because the TARDIS has become absolutely fixated on London in 1984 and he can't work out why. this leads him to Harper, who the Doctor recognises as a temporal anomaly: a living entity displaced in time who should not be able to exist in this reality, but has been rejected by their own. according to the Doctor, Harper's birthday - originally March 22nd, 1998 - is now March 22nd, 1956...which would make them 65 years old according to their original reality!! if not...that means they're minus 40 💀 the Doctor, horrified by this mess, takes Harper into the TARDIS and tries to bring them back to 2024...but the TARDIS nearly implodes! he then tries every workaround he knows, but something about the game Harper opened up with the Toymaker has caused their own timeline to shun them. like it or not, the only safe place for Harper to exist (at least without increasing timey-wimey shenanigans) is within the TARDIS 😉 so!! Harper gets stuck with the Sixth Doctor, to his chagrin and their delight. Harper is familiar with the Doctor, but only his most recent regenerations, and they take delight in playing off his bombastic, arrogant personality. they're always getting stuck into some part of the TARDIS they shouldn't be, or wandering off and nearly causing a category 5 space-time event. they're a magnet for disaster and time distortion, and it drives the Doctor mad! 🙈 but as funny as their relationship is, there is real grief here. the Doctor soon recognises Harper to be somewhat like him: a scientist whose fascination often overrides their emotions, so the process of understanding that they will never see their friends again (as they have no family to speak of) is tough. it doesn't take long for the Doctor to soften towards Harper...after all, Harper is something which the universe itself is trying to reject. who can relate more to that than the Sixth Doctor, whose regeneration was characterised by fear, anger and feeling like an alien in his own body? aaaand that's Harper Spiel!! unwitting companion to the Sixth Doctor and challenger of the Toymaker 🥰 their adventures would be characterised by them attempting to find some way back to Harper's original timeline safely, with Harper insisting they need to find the Toymaker to make it happen...😭