#i'll add that to the other posts too

[sirellas]

It's the Seven book anon. Now I understand why you don't want to finish it. Seven is definitely smarter than just to get it with a newly met woman, even if she felt some attraction to her it would only make sense if it was a slow burn romance. I always assumed that evil lady spied on the rangers under the guise of aiding them, and did so for an extensive amount of time for Seven to even pay her any mind. And those lines you showed as an example of how ooc that was written. "She would not fucking say that TM". Seven is concise and precise with her words, random slogan words are meaningless to her and if she was experimenting with that, she wouldn't be overusing those words. She's rather careful with putting thoughts into words. And again, the way that scene was described, with run on sentences, just meh. Like you said, the author doesn't get Seven. And from what I can see, this writing style is just not from me. So thank you for explaining. Now I'll be less likely to read it (mostly to preserve the version of Seven's time between voy and pic my brain created).

Exactly! The whole thing just seemed very lazy and underwhelming to me.

There's a big change in Seven between voyager and picard, and back when s1 came out I was hesitant. But Jeri Ryan really sold it and I was on board with this new Seven who swore and drank and got revenge. BUT there's still a gap to bridge there too. She didn't step off voyager and suddenly talk like a noir detective. And in my mind, even picard-era Seven would still think like voyager-era Seven. She's still the same person after all and really, not much time has passed from voyager to the start of events in this novel. Maybe I'm nitpicking, but it was so opposite from what I would guess picard/ranger era Seven to be. She could be this person who thinks and talks like this at this point (maybe...) but it would need to be explained A LOT more than it was. She adapted to the more common speech patterns and started thinking more like an average alpha quadrant individual, but why and how and when? Still not answered. This is especially jarring since in the novel's exposition she was only talking about how she's an outcast in the AQ.

Anyway. I will also be holding onto my own visions of Seven's time between voyager and picard lol 🫡 I think that's the healthiest thing we can do right now.

[verflares]

(click for higher quality!) draconified link concept ive been chipping away at this past week ..... here's my funny little compendium concept for him:

"A heroic spirit has taken the form of this bestial dragon. Unlike it's kin, this creature exhibits an extremely aggressive disposition. It appears highly territorial, and will relentlessly chase down those who disturb its skywide patrols - of which it seems to be endlessly searching for either a long-time vassal or foe. Unfortunately, it seems the spirit within has long since forgotten exactly who it was looking for…"

[eyes-of-nine]

part 2 | part 3

since s2 i decided to do some screenshot redraws of my favorite sillies (not counting hualian bc they would automatically win and i already have like ten wips of them) so here's part 1

anyways sqx haiiiii ily<3333 can I have your gender pls

[psychomusic]

oc time again! + her town & culture (heavily inspired by pre-roman italic populations)

she is suri sauthon. her story is linked to my swtor imperial agent, tar'x, but most of her life except for the one year away where she meets him, is spent in a town in the mountains of mirial.

despite mirial being cold and desert, and many cities developing underground, her town flourishes thanks to a force nexus, venerated in the form of an ancient, sacred, alive crystal. the ecosystem of that mountain depended on what "the horned crystal" was capable of giving them, but mirialans couldn't live off of that alone, so they developed trade and some rudimental technology, even if oftentimes it was bought thanks to the highly profitable trade of a plant used to make medicines that slowed down aging and had overall healing properties.

note: everything that's generated by this nexus has these healing properties BUT they have to be processed, except for those who bathed in the waters of the cavity under the crystal - the "real" nexus, but not the worshipped one. the waters were sacred but they were not thought to be miraculous, unlike the crystal, who instead was thought of as the keystone of the ecosystem: without it, everything would fall apart (and that is partially true: the cavity was the "real" nexus but thanks to the crystal, also strong in the force, the properties were spread all over the mountains). those who bathed in the cavity's waters - so, all of the town, who had a sort of baptism there - could eat the plant, make whatever food with it, and not only that plant, but everything generated by the nexus, that, again, had similar properties. this allowed people to live up to normal life-spans without advanced medicines or, much, really. to those who didn't live there, though, after the processing, had incredible effects, slowing down aging - for those who took it regularly - and making people able to live up to half a century more than the average]

originally, there were four tribes of nomads that lived thanks to horned farm animals that decided to settle down into one bigger town and other smaller settlements, to live off of transhumance. this division of the tribes stayed into the political and social organization: every person belonged to one tribe specifically, and had slightly different rituals and culture. for examples, each tribe had their own priests and healers, with different techniques and traditions. the town, tho, was guided by a group of people in the high priesthood, a position you could reach only by having earned the trust of all tribes. those high priests had many roles: they guided the people into sacred processions common to all the tribes, they managed the trading with outsiders, they did the maintenance of the temple of the summit (the one that functioned as casket to the crystal) and created a special liquid to offer the crystal that helps it grow.

this particular temple was important because 1. it was very visible, from every angle of the town, and it became an important identity symbol; 2. it stored the venerated horned crystal; 3. it had the altar where sacrifices were made for the crystals. that altar had a hole connected to the cavity, that allowed the liquids to reach the underground; 4. it had various symbols: statues representing each tribe + the high priesthood, and typical mirialan tattoos carved into the wood of the trees that served as columns for the temple, symbolizing 8 values that who dared to enter HAD to have; 5. it was on the way to an important lake (called "mother lake" because the lake the town was built around to depended on the waters of that other lake) where they traveled to in important processions; 6. it was said that a the wizard who unified the tribes made it with its magic, making the plant grow to hold the temple's roof. this wizard was, actually, a force user, obv.

BACK TO HER THOUGH: she's daughter of one of the high priests, who was in charge of managing the trades with outsiders, and lives in a house on the mountains with her mother and him. her parents are from different tribes (that's one of the things that earned him trust from the 4 tribes): when a child is born from two different tribes, they don't pick one to allign to, but they're usually linked automatically to the one with more relatives in it (in her case, the father's tribe: she had many uncles and aunts on his side while her mom only had one sister).

later, though, she got quite tied to her mother's tribe due to a mysterious illness that only her mother's tribe healer was able to cure. she spent 4 years (from 10 to 14 years old) living with the healer and learned her secrets. to better study, she wrote them down. when she returned home, she studied to become a priestess with her father. at 22 (the average age: you can't become priest before your 20s), she was supposed to take a test and become a priestess, but the healer of her mother's tribe died and the tribe asked her to take her place. she couldn't technically do that, but both tribes estimated both her and her parents and she was allowed to become both. she then decided to try to become a high priestess, and became one at 25 (a quite young age). being part of the council, she tried to convince the various tribe healers to unite their knowledges and write them down, and eventually made it. healers still remained tribe based but they now had an "upper, inter-tribe level" similar to high priesthood.

years later, the sacred horned crystal is stolen from the temple by some Hutt mercenaries looking for a profit. given the trust she has earned from all the tribes and the fact that her father is the high priest that deals with outsiders (and she's been hearing stories and advice about it since she was little), she is the one tasked with getting it back. without the growing crystal, the keystone to their ecosystem, the village would have lasted only a few years. in hrr quest, she meets imperial intelligence agent tar'x laran and, as they "solve the mystery" and fight to have it back, they get closer. they'll get married and have a daughter, Vegoia (who's the only one who actually will get to the plot of my story. this was all background)

[imerian]

Vr46 academy keychains

Set of five charms that all match in different ways

˚　　　　✦　　　.　　. 　 ˚　.　　　　 . ✦　　˚　

Open for detailed pictures of each one

✩₊˚.⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧ *ੈ✩‧₊˚

ִֶָ 𓂃˖˳·˖ ִֶָ ⋆★⋆ ִֶָ˖·˳˖𓂃 ִֶָ

:･ﾟ✧:･.☽˚｡･ﾟ✧:･.:

˖⁺‧₊˚⭒✮⭒˚₊‧⁺˖

. ݁₊ ✶. ݁ ˖ˎˊ˗

I ran out of tags so I'll say it here but i would greatly appreciate a reblog, especially if you share your thoughts on these pieces in tags (⁠｡⁠•̀⁠ᴗ⁠-⁠)⁠✧

(Also i forgot that bez have matching part with luca so I didn’t add that to tags sorry

[starflungwaddledee]

Hear me out…Meta Knight and Starstruck

✧˖°.✧ gravity ✧˖°.✧ ɡravɪti (noun) 1. the force that attracts a body towards the centre of the earth or towards any other physical body having mass 2. the degree of intensity of gravity, measured by acceleration 3. extreme importance; seriousness 4. solemnity of manner

[violent138]

If you read The Art of War, there are so many elements regarding deception and preparation that very neatly tie in (along with some of Machiavelli's warnings) with the actions Jason ended up taking when he returned to Gotham.

But I've always wondered if Jason was amused when he found the line: "Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look upon them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death."

[residentialsinyomakai]

You'll never guess who the kinda primary subject of this yappost/doodle dump is

sigh. it always comes back

Freaky ahh bowl of rice...what's he on about

"But Yōmakai isn't this a maddiman post. Why are the first two things besides the intro not ma" IM GETTING THERE. PATIENCE

I redraw Kagemura every now and then to see if I improve!! :) Think I kinda ate w this one frfr

No me mires con tus estupidos ojos

UEgh. judging you btw

Expression stuff cause I love seeing different depictions both from other people and within my own mind

Mini thing based on a. Trend jm noticing LMAO

Also this Maddiman that scared some of my friends apparently 😔💔

AU shenanigans and this idiot again. HATE HIM BLOW HIM UP NOW!!!! Jkjk i wish people drew him more i love him :)

Anyways all done :) see you!!

[millidew]

why do they look like little red riding hood and the big bad wolf here

[spacedlexi]

maybe if i just put these screenshots together youll understand why i think their relationship just Works so well as it pertains to the characters and themes of S4 in general

neither of them know what theyre doing, but theyre figuring it out Together. the old ways are dead. and together theyll build a new future thats worth fighting for

[t-u-i-t-c]

Taiya & Genba │ Lap 3

"Genba has just lost track of his wheel. That's all."

+ bonus

[reikomakoto]

ANGEL ATTACK!!!!

Shinshin is now a fully-fledged adult! Just look at her wings! She can barely fit on the kawoshin figure anymore, I can't believe she used to be so little... Old photo sessions here: 111, 222, 333 & rainbow

Warning! A close-up video of her mouthparts below may look spooky to some! (and mesmerizing to watch to others ^^)

And here's a size comparison with my hand :') just a 7 month difference

[biblically-accurate-dca]

funtime sunshine

[galacticlamps]

Hi there!

This is the hotly anticipated post I said I was eventually gonna make discussing netflix's recent Dead Boy Detectives series in conjunction with 1960s Doctor Who, especially the Second Doctor's era, his companionship with Jamie McCrimmon, and the concept of '6b' (the dubiously canon continuation of Two's tenure, post-War Games but pre-regeneration, which has a habit of capturing the imagination of BBC-licensed writers and fanon alike).

It grew!

Considering what it's become, I wish I could say it amounted to something more useful than that - some really grand analysis beyond "Hey, I noticed I like these two things for a lot of the same reasons!" - but however long it's gotten, that's still all it is or was ever meant to be: a Disclaimer of sorts (Which is why I might pin this).

Although I never have tried to make this a single-fandom-specific blog, I do realize that Classic Who is both mine & my mutuals' main interest on & use for tumblr. And it's not that I feel bad about posting unrelated stuff when it comes to Dead Boy Detectives - I do 'unrelated' all the time, nothing wrong with that - but I do think I've failed, so far, to articulate why this particular thing doesn't actually feel unrelated at all, to me, and I often think of the two in very close conjunction these days.

It's gotten super long, so I've broken it up into parts, which are each their own posts, linked below - partly just so it's less annoying to deal with than one giant textpost would've been, and partly because (who knows?) maybe some sections might actually stand okay-ish on their own, if anyone happens to be interested in engaging with them - BUT, at the end of the day, it really was intended as one continuous thought (which, lol, is why the organization never got any better than what it is). I obviously love a bit of media analysis myself, so I'm sure there are moments where this slips into sounding a bit academic, and I did occasionally have the urge to commit to that route more fully (I'm sure you could fish the rough sketch of a couple different essays on themes & character development out of this if you wanted to) - but as I said before & had to keep reminding myself: this is, at best, an explanation of this blog's perspective, and as such wouldn't really be appropriate structured into anything more serious than that blog itself. And this is not a serious place!

Part 1: The Obvious (a thing about form & content) [1,419 words]

[I might add a genuine Sidebar later - general points of what I meant re: the role of Character in 60's Who]

Part 2: The Superficial (& the challenge with that division) [895 words]

Part 3.1: The Themes & 6b (three guesses what those are lol) [1,455 words]

Part 3.2: The Themes Again (but now applied to the basics of the dead boy detectives' universe) [1,448 words] Part 3.3: The Meaning/How It Connects (+ a little spoiler warning for the next part, if anyone cares about that sort of thing) [595 words]

Part 4: The Meeting (this one's the more typical gushy tumblr post, retracing the beats of Charles & Edwin's introduction to one another, with a very obvious eye towards similar resonances in The Highlanders) [1,288 words]

Part 5: Where Characters Go From There [655 words]

Part 6: In Conclusion, The Differences [1,267 words]

[itsnobodysproblem]

Ok, I thought I'd make one of these too. Mostly to show off my fics. Not masterpieces but I like them. Should I put a little * next to my personal faves..? Yeah why not.

Sherlock & Co:

Ghost of a Christmas Present *

Cutesy Christmas fic in which John is a dummy and loses Sherlock's gift and has to find a worthy replacement asap. 4k, G.

Untethered *

Big angst. John's out with friends when he recieves some very worrying texts from Sherlock. (don't make me say it.) 8k, M.

I won't lose you, will I?

The boys split up while chasing a suspect. Sherlock hears a gunshot. Angst ensues. 3k, T.

One evening, two blankets

A quiet moment, in 221b. Sherlock is sad, for no reason. John checks on him. 1k, G.

If I didn't know before *

Obligatory post-dancing men fic! After the confrontation with Slaney, Sherlock thinks John is scared of him. John thinks Sherlock just needs his space. 14k, T.

Be my- (Valentine?)

Mariana thinks Sherlock is in love with John. Sherlock does want John for himself, so she must be right. Right? 4k, G

Acd Holmes:

"Last Words"

Whump. After a disagreement with Watson, Homes goes out to test a theory on his own. Hours pass. He should've been back by now. Watson starts to worry. 10k, T.

Ehem anyway if you like one of my fics and feel like uh sharing your thoughts you should totally do that I love reading them and I'll probably end up yapping about said fic probably ehem yeah what who said that

Sh&co fic recs here. My GO fics + Sh&Co Mailbag questions list + some of my Sh&Co theories and reactions under the cut

Good Omens

It's Aziraphale's turn to think Crowley is dead. Set in an imagined S3. 2k, T.

Tiny fic inspired by a theory I had for how they'll save the world in S3. 800w, G.

Little curse threatens to kill Aziraphale in minutes. Aka I saw the Every spoiler and tried to put it in context. Obviously written before S2. 1k, G.

Sherlock & Co Mailbag Questions

Part 1 (1-10)

Sherlock & Co live reactions

The Red Circle: 1 2 3 4

The Resident Patient: 1 2 3

The Sign of Four: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

The Three Gables: 1 2 3

The Veiled Lodger: 1 2

Black Peter: 1 2 3

Wisteria Lodge: 1 2 3

The Norwood Builder: 1 2 3 4

Lady Frances Carfax: 1 2 3

Charles Augustus Milverton: 1 2 3

[If you're asking yourself why there's more stuff after this - mostly so I can come back in 5 years when all these are vague memories and look nostalgically over them.]

Other episode-specific reactions

Mailbag 9 thoughts (the trolley problem)

Sign 6 - Sherlock's jealous and I get it

Sign 6 - meme

Sign 8 - meme

Sign 9 - trust scene

Sign 10 - further thoughts

Blac 1 - ily John + he's pinned to the wall!

Wist 3 - spider web

Norw 2 - meme

Lady 3 - love sorry proud

Chas 1 - wrong name punch meme (not op)

Chas 2 - shaking

My theories & predictions

John will get blamed for Sherlock's death

How I'd handle the hiatus (not op here)

John told Sherlock he loves him (before Shos)

Comas exist (not feeling this one anymore)

Freaking out over ominous announcement

Fina on April 1st lol (bonus, in tags: when i *actually* think they'll do fina)

Dunno how to feel about Mary + predictions

Oh Mary's dying next episode isn't she

Next adventure after Sign 👀 + update

Mycroft or Moriarty crumbs when :( + update

One fear (not a theory)

Complaint turned theory about Norw p4

I'm gonna be honest idk how updated I'll keep this under-the-cut part. We'll see.

[frugalkubal]

OMG, enemies to lovers. 🫢😂

The way Urio was like on this scene...

...and the way he kept brushing aside others' remarks about his kindness for Elwood made me think, "Oh, dude's a bit of a tsundere." lol

Btw, random side note: Elwood talked to Urio like the latter's younger, so I'm thinking Elwood's in his late 30s while Urio's in his mid/late 20s. 🤔

So, basically: enemies-to-lovers, age gap, size gap (I mean, look at Urio 👀💪) and probably also teeth gap in Urio's case. lol Seriously tho, the BL potential these two have is remarkable. 😂

Oh, and as a bonus, this guy's the smart but oblivious best friend who just thinks that his best bro is just really good friends with their former enemy:

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