#its most probably very out of character

[bittercoffeeonmykeyboard]

10th Doctor x OC, College AU, Professor x Recent Graduate

word count: 921

Halcyon swirled her drink around with a rhythmic motion of her wrist. The cocktail was purple and fruity, easy to drink. Which explains how she found herself halfway through her second, and debating a third as she rambled on and on, forgetting her words seconds after they left her mouth. I mean, could she blame herself? The Doctor was sitting right next to her and she was fixed with the full glow of his attention.

"-And really, writing my paper was almost a breeze because I was so invested in the topic, and isn't that just the best? The sparks you get tying the strings together and ending up with a complete picture, and you understand something you loved to a deeper degree than before!" She sucked in a breath "I'm sorry, I kinda got carried away. Where did I even start?" Halcyon let out a breathy giggle, and hoped it didn't come out nervous.

She matched his gaze for a moment. His eyes were warm, the yellowed lighting in the bar enhancing how soft his expression was. Halcyon felt her face warm, and darted her eyes back down to her drink as she tucked some of her hair behind her ear. She hoped whatever blush was rising could be excused by the alcohol in her system. She also hoped her face hadn't been betraying her the whole night. God, if she was making moon eyes at the Doctor the whole night and he noticed, she might as well just pack up and move across the country. She'd practically die of embarrassment.

Too bad she was horrible at hiding it.

It really, really did not help that they were paired off to the side together at the very end of the bar counter. The Doctor was at the very end, while Halcyon sat between him and any of the other professors and graduates celebrating that night. The person directly to her left had his back to the two of them, chatting animatedly with someone else over yonder.

It almost felt private, that little corner. Dare she say... intimate?

No. absolutely not.

And yet, The Doctor fixed her with his entire focus. His eyes never left her as she had talked his ear off. He laughed at her quips, and held rapt attention to each anecdote. Maybe...?

NO! He was OFF LIMITS!

But... She did just graduate... and she only had him for two classes...

Is it really that bad if she finally let herself indulge in this silly little big crush? Halcyon sipped her drink absentmindedly, eyebrows pinched.

"Ah, I think we started on the topic of favorite breakfast foods. But the journey was quite fun." He bumped his knee against hers underneath the bar. "You all right? You got really quiet there." It was his turn for his eyebrows to pinch.

"Yeah no I'm good! Sorry about that. Just... thinking" She paused, and huffed and laugh. "Inside my head this time."

"Well, don't keep it all up in there" He gave a gentle tap to Halcyon's temple. The touch felt like a spark. "I like hearing your thoughts." He smiled, and... was that a wink?

A surprised 'Hm!' left her throat, but Halcyon leaned into it. She leaned closer to the Doctor, just getting inside his space a small, but noticeable amount. Their eyes locked. "Is that so? You can hear my thoughts any time you'd like, then." She held there, with bated breath.

She saw as his eyes darted between hers. She also saw as they darkened, ever so slightly. He gazed back with an eyebrow raised, challenging. Halcyon held her gaze, and tilted her head slightly, not backing down. She'd talked herself into this gamble, and she was going to see it through. The Doctor leaned as well, just a bit, as he replied, "I'll have to take you up on that offer then. Coffee? My place? Saturday?"

Butterflies and lightning erupted in Halcyon's chest. her face split into a brilliant grin, worthy of the sun. "I look forward to it!" she tried not to sound too excited, but with every inch of her body buzzing with "i have a chance, i have a chance!" it was practically impossible. She bit her lip, still smiling. God, she felt so giddy! "I hope i get to hear your thoughts as well, Doctor."

He chuckled, "I'm full of them, I'd be happy to share." His knee brushed against hers again under the table, but this time it stayed there, a gentle warmth to match the one raging in her chest.

Halcyon scribbled down her number on a bar napkin and slid it over to him, "So you can text me your address... for coffee." his fingers grazed hers as he took it, gazed at it, and then tucked it gently into the inside pocket of his suit coat. A slow, warm smile grew on his lips and was matched by his eyes.

She finished off the rest of her drink, but Halcyon knew the alcohol couldn't even compete with the affection she felt warming her chest. It was a good night, a very good night indeed.

anyways. this is WIP drabble. i wanted to write tonight, my usual program wasnt working so straight into tumblr it went. i wanted to get a version of it out. I'll probably edit or rewrite it into a small series, or a bigger one shot. it was all based on a dream i had, and i keep thinking about !!! this is basically a college au of a different long fic i started writing forever ago. so. i hope you enjoyed the drabble withour much context lol.

post dividers by @cafekitsune! these ones are so cute and perfect for the vibe of this one i think

[blueskittlesart]

*sigh* thoughts on Nintendo's botw/totk timeline shenanigans and tomfoolery?

tbh. my maybe-unpopular opinion is that the timeline is only important when a game's place on the timeline seriously informs the way their narrative progresses. the problem is that before botw we almost NEVER got games where it didn't matter. it matters for skyward sword because it's the beginning, and it matters for tp/ww/alttp (and their respective sequels) because the choices the hero of time makes explicitly inform the narrative of those games in one way or another. it matters which timeline we're in for those games because these cycles we're seeing are close enough to oot's cycle that they're still feeling the effects of his choices. botw, however, takes place at minimum 10 thousand years after oot, so its place on the timeline actually functionally means nothing. botw is completely divorced from the hero of time & his story, so what he does is a nonissue in the context of botw link and zelda's story. thus, which timeline botw happens in is a nonissue. honestly I kind of liked the idea that it happened in all of them. i think there's a cool idea of inevitability that can be played with there. but the point is that the timeline exists to enhance and fill in the lore of games that need it, and botw/totk don't really need it because the devs finally realized they could make a game without the hero of time in it.

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

Hey, I had a thought for the fantasy au! So on one of the previous versions of the WH website, there was a rhyme for the show that went:

A house is a place with four walls and a floor,

with a ceiling above and a lovely front door.

There's a bed to cradle you safely at night,

and windows to bring in the morning sunlight.

Your house is a mirror of just who you are,

A reflection that tells you to never stray far.

Which I thought might make a good incantation for when Wally properly summons Home (I can't remember if that's ever required for Warlocks but hey, it's still a fun poem regardless).

ohhhh this. i like this...

bonus og sketch! big ol eyes...

& no capalet because uhhhh eh nah and also i wanted Home's pendant to be on full display!

[iwoulddieforienzo]

Something really great about the persona 2 cast is that they all individually fucking SUCK to talk to casually. Every single one of them. They are all infuriating. We have:

Tatsuya, who will stare at you blankly if you try to initiate conversation (IS) and will dip without saying a word afterward (EP)

Batsuya, who will scoff and brush you off/otherwise act dismissive

Eikichi, who might honestly be the best to talk to in the IS crew and that is not saying much, who WILL talk extremely loudly over you (probably not on purpose?) and will not be paying particularly close attention to the conversation beyond whatever he wants to say (gets points for talking about his gf. gets points taken away for constantly talking about his gf)

Lisa, who will automatically assume bad faith and will be rude to you the entire conversation unless you manage to defuse her temper (good luck)

Jun, who is uncommunicative at BEST and requires an encyclopedic knowledge of flowers, metaphor and body language just to get a HINT on what he’s thinking, and who will be extremely polite but completely unhelpful. If you tried asking him what he wants for dinner I guarantee it will be the longest 30 minutes of your life as he goes “oh I have no opinion :) whatever you want. :))” EXCEPT HE DOES HAVE OPINIONS. He has SO MANY OPINIONS. He is Expecting you to be able to pick up on his “obvious” clues. He will be passive aggressive if you don’t. (Jun babygirl you suck so bad I love u)

Maya, who is a delight but will very quickly become grating if you try to talk to her about anything serious as she hits you with the white suburban mom's "how to live a happy, healthy life" lifecoach slogans. You can’t even mention, like, stepping in a puddle or something without her hitting you with the positivity beam.

Yukino is great actually. 10/10. She’s fabulous we love her. Incredible conversationalist, chill and fun and easy to get along with. But she’s from Persona One, she doesn’t Count.

Ulala, who WILL bring up her relationship problems in every conversation within 10 minutes at least once. Any longer and she will start talking about Maya.

Do I even need to explain Baofu. Have you seen him.

And finally, Katsuya, who is a cop and a kiss ass and Very Obvious about these things. Also he can't talk to women. He can barely talk to men. Help Him.

And yet they all work wonderfully as a group. They are so annoying I love them

[hal-o-ween]

Sweet Dreams <3

[shittywriterbrain]

i love watching ofmd over and over again because every two minutes i'll hear a line and be like ohhh that's where that thing i say every day is from

[s0fter-sin]

i have no stake in this whatsoever since i’ve never even watched good omens and absolutely 100% unequivocally think it’s a good thing that an abuser is seeing the consequences of his actions but i don’t really see the point in shortening the 3rd season? rewriting it so he doesn’t get money from it? yes absolutely, but if that’s the reason, why not delay the season and do a full six episode rewrite? or just cancel it altogether instead of an inevitable disappointing finale. he’ll still be receiving royalties from the first two seasons and whatever ideas they use for the episode plus whatever he’s already contracted to receive so making a short season feels like it’ll impact the cast and crew more than him; they won’t be paid for a full season of work that they were expecting to have in an increasingly unstable industry

[skitskatdacat63]

"Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily."

+ process(tw blood)

Also, look at him, bloody little guy 🥹

This drawing was inspired by several matador pics :D here and here:

^ I don't think I'll ever live up to the second one ah. There's several pics of that specific guy just soaked with blood, and I'm uh a bit obsessed with then ITS FUCKED UP I KNOW OKAY! But I've not drawn blood in a while so it was a bit difficult so I added less than I would want to I guess. Also I'm obsessed with how often they kneel in bullfighting?? Like okay who are you arching your back and spreading your legs for-

[oceanwithouthermoon]

i feel like im obligated to remind everyone that the time we see the characters spend with saiki on screen isnt the ONLY time they spend together,,, i just see a lot of people take their screen time very literally and assume that this is the case despite it being heavily implied that it isnt, and im not entirely sure why but i can guess that it may be because of the assumption that saiki genuinely hates his friends (i do also see people doing this with specific characters they dont like or that they have a specific agenda for, which i think is them being like "i feel a certain way about them, therefore saiki the narrator who gave me all the information that made me feel this way about them must not like them" which i dont really have a problem with (its just an hc) until they start arguing with people that their hc is the only right answer and saiki canonically hates that person or is only around them when forced to be LOL)

yumehara and teruhashi immediately recognize "kurikos" eating manner as saikis despite us never seeing him eat in front of them, kaido + nendo + kuboyasu bribe saiki for his homework with coffee jelly because they know hes obsessed with it despite us seeing no on-screen reason for them to know that (we do see a bit later that he walks home with them every day and he stares at coffee jelly every single time though LOL), and mera talks about saiki spending a lot of money at her workplace despite us only seeing her and him there at the same time once before..

saiki does not succeed at avoiding them, and in fact is probably not even trying to most of the time LMAO he loves those idiots. dearly.

the people i see the least true implications of him spending off-screen time with are actually, weirdly enough, the other two psychics. this doesnt necessarily mean to take that at face value and assume he DOESNT spend as much time with them, but its interesting i feel... please correct me if im wrong though cuz i would love to see more examples of these kinds of implications, for any characters actually!

[radioroxx]

hmmmm mal du pays thoughts tonight

[transmasc-rose]

RULES: make a poll with 5 of your all-time favorite characters and then tag 5 people to do the same. See which character is everyone's favorite! (tagged by @seaweedstarshine)

Tagging (don't worry if you don't want to/have done it already!): @transgenderdoctorwhomst @27-27-gruff-triplets @quietwingsinthesky @lost-tardis-room @a-shard-of-quartz-lol

[mrpepelemon]

[starrysharks]

every art critic, teacher or tutorial maker who tells you that your character designs must be conventionally attractive or appealing is a big fat liar

[marimeeko]

Small dream that the supposed popularity poll movie about the most popular character(bakugou)was coming out and there was a literal trailer

I think it was after UA and after Bakugou starts professional work. Pretty sure he was working with Jeanist maybe as a sidekick. Or maybe he's about to debut as an independent hero so the world is watching him, so to speak.

The villain looked like a literal shape-shifting type, and had taken to shifting specifically as Bakugou(Dynamight), and causing trouble.

So now Bakugou has to deal with someone who is trying to tear down his status, who's committing crimes in his name, and has to reclaim his image, maybe?

I think, bc 1, there can be no Katsuki Bakugou arc without Izuku, 2, I would like to see Izuku do some cool things while he is Quirkless, and 3, Izuku would take SPECIAL offense to someone imitating/slandering/framing Katsuki and his image, Izuku would become involved in this somehow.

If it's Pre-support suit, he could be kind of an undercover or spy to help Katsuki fight back, get info, and catch the villain...if it's after that 8 yr reveal of the support suit... well, we could see him back in full action. Even his debut.

I'm thinking of this super cool shot of him grinning as he shifts into the suit, ready to go.

(Though I gotta say I like the idea of him not having the suit yet and doing some cool stuff anyway, using more of his brains than powers!!)

[lollytea]

I do love the netflix avatar in my own way because it provides me with enrichment in the same way brain puzzles do for chimps. Like something is WRONG here and it's your very special job to figure out why! And then you will get juice reward!!

[gay-artificer]

I've seen people be like downpour ruined how people see five pebbles and im gonna be honest if you were here for any number of years pre-downpour the fandom was always god-awful with the nuance in his character. thats not a downpour thing thats a fandom thing