#osgate

[church-of-lilith]

they gave kate lethbridge-stewart a fate worse than death (heterosexuality)

[thetorturedlovergirl]

They’re in a threesome btw

[technicallywrite]

Sometimes joining a small fandom is the start of an amazing journey.

Not quite two years ago, I got into a fairly niche ship— a couple of characters who had been on a few episodes of Doctor Who, and had (somewhat miraculously, for two women scientists) been given their own audio spinoff by Big Finish.

I am, of course, referring to Kate and Osgood of the new UNIT series.

They grabbed my imagination and spurred me to start writing fanfiction for the first time in my life.

A little story called “My Cosmos Is Yours”.

It was just supposed to be a one-shot, then as I wrote, it grew into a handful of chapters. When I posted them on AO3, the response from fellow shippers was so enthusiastic that it motivated me to develop the story further, so I started adapting the audio adventures, reworking the episodes into a more continuous narrative supporting the ship’s development.

Long story short (NOT), the darn thing has snowballed into an ongoing epic longfic (52 chapters and counting) with a cluster of short satellite stories and a four-chapter prequel, amounting to over 500,000 words so far.

This monster has accumulated a contingent of regular commenters, and a few other fic authors have written stories based on it— fanfic of fanfic, which is delightfully meta.

Along the way, I’ve met a whole bunch of really lovely fellow shippers; on AO3, on Twitter, on Tumblr and in the Osgays Discord, some of whom I’ve since met IRL at conventions. It’s been an incredibly fun, heartwarming and rewarding experience.

And today… Oh my goodness. Today I received the most extraordinary gift.

A gorgeous hand-bound edition made by @colourmestoked04 of the first eighteen chapters of my story, with illustrations by @kowarth and personal notes from the Osgays interspersed through the chapters.

I am stunned, speechless and most of all, impossibly grateful.

To everyone who ever encouraged me to write: thank you.

I can’t wait to write some more.

[cas-is-queer]

A few months ago I did a post about my thoughts on Doctor Who characters genders and sexualities. I've since finished the show, so this is a sort of part two with characters from 13th era onwards. Link to part one, which is 9 - 12 and all companions along the way: X

I've been working on this for so long 😭 plz enjoy

13th Doctor: Oh ho ho pansexual as fuck, but so severely traumatized she couldn't even consider a relationship. She should've been allowed to kiss women. Practically canonically transfem, depending on how you look at it lol. I think she's still unsure about her pronouns, this being her first female regeneration, but she uses she/her for the most part. Completely asexual, I'm sorry. She'll have sex, and isn't sex-repulsed, but honestly doesn't give a shit. Probably the most demiaro Doctor ever; literally only interested in Yaz and the Master, but he doesn't really count because she's known that bitch forever. Polyam af.

Yasmin Khan: Oh this is tricky. I'm gonna say sapphic. I'd say lesbian, but there was a little spice in her interactions with the Master, sue me. And what if I said transfem. What then. Cause I think I'm right. Fight me. Also polyam, again, fight me.

Ryan Sinclair: What's more bisexual: being bisexual, or whatever the fuck Ryan SInclair has going on? Idk man, the vibes are there. I think him and Yaz are little queer besties, and I love that for them.

Graham O'Brian: Um. Idk. He didn't seem all that upset when Jack flirted with him. That's all I have to say.

Dan Lewis: That is a transgender man if I have ever seen one. Idk what his sexuality is, and neither does he, but I don't think it's anywhere near the top of his priorities right now. He's busy putting up with The Horrors.

Dhawan!Master: What a freak. What a fucking freak (simultaneously both derogatory and positive). That bitch is a he/they pansexual. Polyam. However, none of that matters. What matters, is that this bitch needs psychological help.

14th Doctor: I resist the urge to squeal every time I think about him. He/they, with a small preference for they/them. Panromantic and asexual. Demiromantic. That bitch is so soft they could 100% domesticate the Master the way he does in all those saxteen fics.

Rose Noble: Canon transfem, obvi. Bisexual queen. Also just a queen in general. Honestly I would die for her.

15th Doctor: He lost the asexuality in the divorce (bigeneration). 14 kept it all, I'm sorry. That is an Omni motherfucker if I've ever seen one; preference for men. Should be allowed to kiss men more often, once was not enough.

Ruby Sunday: Bisexual because I said so. Another in a series of: companions that I don't have enough evidence for but just know are some type of queer.

Rogue: That is a gay man. I don't make the rules. That bitch is so down bad that he was willing to sacrifice himself for the Doctor after knowing him for only a few hours. I love that for him, honestly. And what if I said trans man. What now.

UNIT gang because I forgot about them:

Kate Lethbridge Stewart: Aha! What a lesbian. I stan a lesbian in power, and she deserves literally the entire world and more. I love her more than there are words for.

Petronela Osgood: You could consider this about either of them, but I'm mostly thinking about the human Osgood from before all that zygon stuff. They are 100% nonbinary and a lesbian. And also married to Kate. Just by the way.

Shirley: (I don't remember her last name, I'm so sorry) That is a bisexual. Sorry, I don't make the rules. Her banter could match the Doctor, and that's saying something. I literally love her so goddamn much.

And also Ashildr/Me because I forgot about them earlier: She is the ultimate pan; pangender and pansexual. He is so 'immortal character not made for immortality loses all sense of self including gender and becomes a weird Thing,' which is a personal favorite trope

I would also like to add trans man to my Rory Williams entry in the original post; I know it doesn't really work because he and Amy had River, but I honestly don't give a shit. I'd also like to add transmasc to Jack Harkness because I said so, and if no one else is gonna do it I will.

Whelp, that's all for now folks! I'll add on to this when season 15 comes out (in a little less than a month)!!!

[daddyslittlegirlofsammy]

the second one is fanfic perfect <3

[willowandlily]

fanart for Chapter 50 of ‘My Cosmos is Yours’ by TechnicallyWrite

Lightning Rod

[that-cool-queer]

Happy Valentines Day !!!

osgood loves a woman in uniform - and tbh who can blame her ???

[starry-bite]

kate "i'm a bad bitch you can't kill me" lethbridge-stewart

[colourmestoked04]

And just like that, one of my favourite fics sits amongst the shelf in physical form!

This is my first complex bind so please ignore the mistakes

Art is from Pinterest it isn’t mine!

Fic written by @daystarsearcher

Just waiting on a little chess piece to put on the bookmark ribbon!

[science-doyle]

[mooney-toast]

[ariessky14]

Kate standing in front of the blast that will kill her

Osgood- “Kate get down”

Kate- “Osgood get off of me. I have to do this!”

Osgood- “No chance! Never! I’m not standing by to let you die! I don’t care what happens!”

You are really going to try to tell me Osgood isn’t in Love with Kate. She is saying it right there

Unit Incursions

8.4 The Power of River Song part 2

Just finished Unit Incursions and I haven’t seen anyone talking about this! That line killed me!

[anastasa-mslfedit]

I didn’t prepare a valentine this year, but I did make an osgate art 🙂‍↕️🤌🏼

So this art is my valentine for my loved ones.

[technicallywrite]

Cosmosgate update — Ch. 53: Time to face the music

Will Kate finally catch a break and get to enjoy a relaxing evening with Osgood and the kids?

CW: Complicated feelings about family dynamics, loss of close family members (mentioned).

https://archiveofourown.org/works/46435285/chapters/163820104

[cas-is-queer]

Osgate truthers how does it feel to be the most correct people in the universe. Those are some real homosexuals right there

[whoniversepairings]

Pairing 3 Osgood x Kate