#so Happy Birthday Peter Capaldi

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY PETER CAPALDI

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Unseen Whouffaldi Dates Compilation

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oh almost forgot HAPPY BIRTHDAY PETER CAPALDI IVE ONLY KNOWN YOU FOR A YEAR BUT YOURE AMAZING AND MY FAVOURITE DOCTOR AND YOURE SO COOL AND YOU HAVE GREAT HAIR AND I LOVE THE DOC MARTENS YOU ARE INCREDIBLE YOU ARE THE DOCTOR THANK YOUUUU

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List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last 10 people who reblogged something from you! get to know your mutuals and followers <3

Okay so, 5 things that make me happy:

-My cat Shoelace (my profile picture)

-LEGO. I've loved building with LEGO since I got my first set for my 8th Birthday and haven't stopped since. I like recreate things from my other interests in LEGO and am working on about 4 or 5 projects currently in various stages of completion.

-Portal. My brother introduced me to this game when I was 11 and I really enjoyed it. I didn't play that many games so found some of the timing puzzles and the final boss a little challenging due to not being the smoothest with the controls.

Almost straight after beating the game I went on to Portal 2 and it remains as my favourite game ever. I love the contrast between the two games. The first has a lonely, eery atmosphere whereas the sequel is so full of life with memorable characters and some amazing comedy. I'll never forget beating the game for the first time and experiencing the turret orchestra in all it's glory.

-Doctor Who. My parents watched Doctor Who growing up, so naturally when it came back after a long hiatus in 2005 they sat me and my Brothers down to watch it. And we watched it every Saturday it was on. While I've lost hype for the 60th anniversary somewhat, I am very much excited about the return of the incredible Russell T Davies and the first Christmas special in about 6 years. Also my current favourite Doctor is Peter Capaldi.

-Half-Life. So I played Portal on the Orange box in 2011 but I never really touched the other two games. That was until almost a decade later I decided to check out Half-Life 2 in the summer of 2020. I instantly fell in love with it and questioned why I had never played it before. I played it continuously for weeks on and and I think Episode 2 would have to be my favourite. The Hunters seemed so intimidating at first but they ended up being so much fun to deal with and I love how they are grouped with Striders for the final fight. I even made a LEGO Hunter and am working on a LEGO Combine Gunship.

The great thing about being so late to playing Half-Life is that Half-Life Alyx was out before I even started playing Half-Life 2. My entire life I'd been seeing Half-Life 3 memes so I found it quite funny how I had managed to get the timing so perfect.

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happy birthday peter dougan capaldi king of my heart <3 (yes it was yesterday but an official doctor who post activated me just now) you're so special to me what you made is so special to me the part of you that you craft to tell fantastic stories with is so special to me thank you for being weird and confident

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Weekend Top Ten #612

Top Ten Doctor Who Companions (2005-2023)

Happy 60th Birthday, Doctor Who! Yep, technically it was Thursday 23rd but Who’s counting, eh? The Doctor is now Bus Pass Age, not a bad achievement for someone who’s either 900, 1200, or over two billion years old, depending on how you’re working it out. Timey-wimey and all that.

To celebrate the anniversary of what is probably my favourite British TV show (just pipped at the post, I’d say, by The West Wing, classic Simpsons, and maybe – depending on my mood – Star Trek: The Next Generation) I’ve decided to look at that essential component of Doctor Who-ness, the Companion. The companions are great, because the Doctor is almost unknowable; an ancient cosmic being who has all sorts of weird powers and capabilities, who’s seen and done so much. It’s not just the two hearts and the time travel; they’re frankly weird, at times sage and wise, other times naïve and childlike. So the companion is our point-of-view, our entry-level look at the universe; they’re also a great leveller, bringing out the Doctor’s best qualities and humanising them. And, frankly, they serve that Watson function of allowing a brilliant character who knows everything to exposition all over somebody; they’re there to get talked at.

But, of course, the Companions are so much more, helping to bring Doctor Who to life in untold ways; they can be the heart and soul of the show, the even if a new companion comes in with a familiar Doctor, the dynamic can change enormously. Peter Capaldi’s Twelfth Doctor is very different with Bill Potts than he is with Clara Oswald, for instance; and Ten’s relationship with Rose was unique despite David Tennant sharing the TARDIS with several other people.

Now, whilst I did watch Who when I was a kid, I didn’t really get into it properly till the 2005 reboot; so, to keep things simple, I’m just going to focus on companions who’ve been in the show since then. Sorry, Ace! I love ya! But I don’t feel I can parse my Sarah Janes from my Bonnie Langfords with particular grace. Also, I needed to define exactly what a companion was; I settled on someone who travelled with the Doctor across multiple episodes, with the intention of remaining in the TARDIS. So this meant I had to, very sadly, discount River Song; she’s a guest star, and obviously a huge part of the Doctor’s life and Moffat’s grand over-arching storyline, but I don’t think she was ever a for-real in-TARDIS capital-C Companion. Captain Jack, on the other hand, did remain on Team TARDIS for a few episodes before buggering off to Cardiff. So he counts.

Anyway, enough waffle; let’s light up our sonics and celebrate.

Amy Pond (Karen Gillan, 2010-2012/13): feisty, funny, and flirty, Amy wasn’t a wide-eyed naif nor a grumpy sourpuss, but a someone who was just really enjoyable to watch. Her chemistry with her Doctor is some of the best in the series, but it was the stories that put Amy through the wringer – from a universe-defying romance to an impossible baby – that made her so compelling, and the deft way Gillan responded to the outlandish, hilarious, and ultimately tragic events. There was something about her performance right from the off; we were watching a movie star born before our eyes.

Donna Noble (Catherine Tate, 2006/08-2010/23): prior New-Who companions had mostly been besotted with the Doctor; Donna was pissed off by him. A human who saw the very alien nature of the Time Lord, she was often his conscience – such as in the episode The Fires of Pompeii – but chiefly Donna will be remembered for the humour she brought to the role. Tate was a tremendous comic double act with Tennant, and it’s going to be very exciting to see them together again.

Rose Tyler (Billie Piper, 2005-2006/08/10/13): a companion so important that the very first episode of the rebooted show was named after her. She was the show, arguably the main character in that first season; a woman from humble origins who was destined to change the galaxy. Her growing feelings for the Doctor – especially when he regenerated into David Tennant – were subtly drawn, but in so many ways Piper defined what a modern companion should and could be. So iconic they brought her back for the Fiftieth as a different character cosplaying Rose Tyler.

Bill Potts (Pearl Mackie, 2017): a bit of a milestone in Who history as the first queer female companion and only, I believe, the second woman of colour. Her dynamic with the Doctor was different to what came before; there didn’t seem to be the deep spiritual connection, but she was a funnier, more free-wheeling sort, who loved the adventurous life among the stars. She got to have her own mini-tragic-romance play out over the series, and was the centrepiece of storylines dealing with race and gender politics. A great companion, sadly underused.

Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman, 2012-2015/17): a companion who suffered a little bit with some flakier plots and character arcs, which is a shame as Coleman is a great actor who had terrific chemistry with two different Doctors, and very different relationships with them, too. A kindly soul with a fun spirit who masked a steely core, she was excellent in the anniversary special The Day of the Doctor.

Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill, 2010-2012): wow, the first bloke on the list. Mr. Pond is just, well, really nice; a massively nice guy. His total love for Amy is such a beautiful thing, spanning eons (he waits for her for two thousand years!). It’s uncomplicated but strong and fiery, and yet he’s totally trusting. He knows he’s the second fiddle in the relationship, forever overshadowed by his brilliant wife, yet he remains unthreatened and trusting and supportive. Plus, rather nicely, they fancy the pants off each other, so their fate – Amy choosing to be trapped forever in the past with him – is utterly believable. A great guy!

Jack Harkness (John Barrowman, 2005-2011/20-21): I’m a bit squiffy putting him on the list because Barrowman is, well, a touch problematic. However, Captain Jack was a great character, injecting a huge does of sex to the usually straightlaced Who. A phenomenal space-flirt who’d “how you doin’” every biped he came across (steady), he was fun in a wartime greatcoat. Torchwood gave him added depth and complexity. I imagine it’s unlikely we’ll see him again for some time, although I suppose he’s no Mickey Smith.

Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gill, 2018-2022): New-Who had done variations on the “companion loves the Doctor” story, but this was the first one to give it a queer lens, without any sensationalising. In a crowded set of companions, Yaz was always the stand out: young, funny, with a great family to draw on, but the smarts and steel of a police background. Sadly – like many characters in that era – she didn’t really get the strength of story to justify her character, and as groundbreaking and well-handled as the developing romance was, it likewise fizzled out to nothing.

Graham O’Brien (Bradley Walsh, 2018-2021/22): most companions are young a sprightly; Graham was a resolute old duffer who provided a nice amount of grandfatherly charm and twinkle to such a propulsive show. You got the sense that Walsh was loving every minute of it; and whether he was just easier to write for, or Walsh was just a more experienced performer, he did the best out of some weaker scripts, always shining and giving the show a lot of comedic pep.  

Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman, 2007-2008/10): coming after Rose was a huge ask, but Martha delivered a nice twist by falling in unrequited love with the Doctor, a thread of tragedy running through her whole arc and giving it steel. She was also just really capable and heroic throughout, even as her Doctor became an angrier, more bitter character, weighed down by his losses. She got to fight the Master! When the Doctor got turned into Dobby the House Elf! She’s badass!

Edit: now with fixed formatting! I went back in time and did it. Yay.

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The Thick of UNIT - Part XLVIII

Here’s a chapter that’s much shorter than the previous, but still plenty fun.

Chapter Index - FFN - AO3

Someone on Malcolm’s staff comes back from Christmas a whiny wreck. Three guesses as to whom. [Malcolm/Kate, a Malcolm Tucker working in UNIT AU]

Christmas was a success after all was said and done. Keeping each other off the topic of why Lex and Euan were there despite prior plans as to otherwise, the collective Stewart-Tuckers and their offshoots shared stories and laughed throughout the day, all while making certain Florence and Malcolm didn’t want to murder one another. Those who needed to return to work the following day were able to without issue or worry… at least nothing that came from home.

“Mister Tucker, sir, can I have a word with you?” Malcolm glanced up from his computer to see Shaw standing awkwardly in the doorway to his office.

“What the fuck is wrong this time?” he deadpanned. The Communications Head went back to the piece he was reading over for any auto-correct errors and dropped words as his staff member walked into the room. He heard Aparajita snicker manically as she shut the door behind Shaw, trapping him with the pathetic man-child.

“I, uh, learned something interesting over the holiday,” Shaw began. He sank into one of the chairs in front of Malcolm’s desk and attempted to not shake from nerves.

“Go on—we don’t have all day to be faffing about and swapping stories like there’s nothing better to do.”

“I was at Granddad’s for the holiday and his sister was over.”

“…and…? Get to the fucking point.”

“Why is my Great-Aunt Elizabeth coming to work for UNIT after the year’s end?”

“See? Now was that so hard to ask?” Malcolm closed the lid of his computer and folded his hands atop it, lacing his fingers together as he stared down Shaw. Fuck… why was this sniveling shit in his department, let alone related to who he was? “Wouldn’t this be something you should be taking up with your auntie? HR? My wife?” Yes, drop all the fucking hints that he should go bother someone else over this trivial thing and that he was connected enough to say so. “No one needs to ask your permission if your auntie wants to work, let alone work for the same organization you do, that she had been hired into first, by the by. She’s an adult; go bother someone who might actually be able to give or do a fuck about it.”

“I’m asking you because she said that you specifically were the reason she’s coming back to UNIT,” Shaw elaborated. “Do you really hate me that much?”

“This is why you’re constantly wallowing in a sty of self-pity and angst,” Malcolm fired back. “It’s not about you, it’s about her and what she can contribute to this organization. UNIT recruits where and when it can, and I’m fucking ecstatic to admit that yes, I sniped one of Cambridge’s premier academic minds and noteworthy members of faculty from right under their posh arses and there is nothing those fuckers can do about it.”

“Why though?”

“You’re her kin, you should know more than me how fucking brilliant she is.”

“She swore off UNIT though—why would she come back?”

“There are opportunities here now that weren’t available back when we were little more than a rent-a-Ghostbuster in tin-foil hats and decommissioned military gear. Some reminding of that was all she needed.”

“…but why did you go?” Shaw wondered. Fuck he wasn’t going to let this go easily. “Do you know how awkward it is to not get more than a dozen words out of her one Christmas, then the next she can’t shut up about my boss? It’s completely disorientating to say the least.”

“You’re thirty-fucking-seven years old—are you telling me that you can’t handle talking to your auntie once a year at Christmas?”

“Considering that dozen words from before was an all-time record that was also disturbing? Yes! If she could barely be bothered once or twice a year, then I hate to see what you’ve unleashed because now she’s going to be here all the time.”

“You won’t even be in the same department as her.”

“…which goes back to my question of why did you—my direct boss and supervisor—go to recruit my Great-Aunt Elizabeth from the most prestigious position she could possibly be in, for a job that is not only a step backwards for her but not even in our department?”

“I went because it’s easier to get past the secretary meant to screen visitors when they think you’re the most shaggable silver fucking fox on the planet,” Malcolm quipped. He relished watching Shaw turn an uncomfortable shade of green, knowing that he put precisely the images he wanted in the other man’s head. If the shit was going to insist on being like this, then it was the least he could fucking do to make things as horrifying for the lad as was Tuckerly possible. “Now why don’t you go look at some midriffs on your mobile and wank off in the loo to relieve some of this immense stress you’re under, because you’re even less of use to me while panicking over what shall amount to nothing.”

“…but…!”

“Get the fuck out of my face,” Malcolm sighed in exasperation. “Rajit! Get the cumstain out of my chair please—he’s being annoying again.”

The door opened and Aparajita poked her head in; the shit had clearly been listening in the entire time. “You heard the boss—time’s up, buttercup.”

“Oh, yeah, I should probably get this out of the fucking way,” Malcolm scowled. He stood and walked out of his office before Shaw could find the gumption to do so, heading down the corridor to where the rest of the department had their large, shared office that was divided up into relatively-spacious cubicles. Most everyone there seemed to be in varying states of sleep-deprived and hung-over, so he decided to be gentle. “Any of you fuckers know why Shaw came a-whining at my door?”

“Not really,” Jenkins frowned. His crusty arse seemed to be in the worst shape, wearing his middle-age poorly. How they were the exact same fucking age baffled Malcolm to no end.

“It’s a real fucking lark this time around, but now that I think of it, you all probably should be in the know, since that is sort of why we exist,” Malcolm said. “Shaw’s auntie is coming back to UNIT to haunt the other, more scientific, departments and keep everyone generally in-fucking-line. He’s crying because he found out yesterday and she’s mean or some bullshit of the like. Personally, I like the ol’ bag; seems like her head’s on straight.”

“Why should we be made aware of this, sir?” Sanchez asked. “Isn’t this Emmett’s problem?”

“It’s because Cambridge is probably not going to let one of their prized, long-time possessions  out of its sights without so much as a cursory fucking glance,” he explained. “She’s here to get shit done that she couldn’t back in the Iron Age and there might be a curious journalist or two that wants to sniff around where they shouldn’t because of it. Be sure to run it past me first, but at least now we won’t be caught with our pants at our ankles.”

“‘An academic realized that she needed to shake things up and a change in employment was one of the best ways to do it, so what?’” Hart shrugged in a supposed response. “‘You try being in the same office for forty years and see what that does to your psyche.’ How’s that?”

“Needs a bit of work, but not a bad start,” Malcolm nodded. Younger than Shaw, sure, but the man was much sharper. “Janina, you got anything?”

“How about ‘Bloody fucking ask her, or are you so strapped for news you’re nosing around the fucking Oxbridge gossip columns’?” Husak offered.

“We’re getting somewhere—definitely workshop a bit before the end of the year, but know that it’s low priority because it’s genuinely no one’s fucking business,” Malcolm said. It was then that Shaw finally walked into the office, cringing at the fact that it was still under the jurisdiction of Tuckertown. “That was fast for a wank, you lightweight.”

“I don’t do that sort of thing at work,” Shaw grumbled.

“That implies you do it at all,” Hart mentioned.

“Ugh, gross.” Shaw put a massive pair of headphones on and began to sift through his email in an attempt to ignore everyone.

“He’s just cross because I was the one who caught him actually stroking off in the loo,” Hart scoffed. Malcolm chuckled at that—again, how this Shaw and Thin Lizzie were related, he had no idea.

After making sure that everyone had their assignments for the next few days, Malcolm went back down the corridor towards his office, stopping at the kitchenette to make himself and Aparajita some cuppas. He returned to his PA’s desk with the offering, which even included a biscuit clinging onto dear life thanks to a tiny napkin-hammock stuck between his fingers.

“You enjoyed that a bit too much,” she said, taking the caffeine-and-sugar-laden treat.

“It’s the little things in life, Rajit,” he replied. “If you don’t have the little things, then what the fuck are you doing with yourself?”

“I caught a bit of what you said in the main office; what are you going to do if Shaw attempts to file some sort of misconduct injunction against you?”

“Misconduct injunctions are for the sloppy and irresponsibly-randy of us,” he said. “Nora knows that anything I say or do is after having served prison time for perjury and being caught up in my own ego for two seconds too long—anything he whines about, he deserved.”

“Only you,” she smirked. They both raised their tea in silent regard before heading back to their respective attempts at doing as little work as possible—at least they were on the same page there.

-_-_-_-_-_-_-

Finally, after Hogmanay came and went, it was 2016. As the calendars turned over towards the new year, the newest member of upper-level staff was starting to get comfortable in her position. A flat-type office was seemingly conjured from nowhere for Dr. Shaw, making it that she could live on-mainframe and not have to worry about leaving whether it be during emergencies or if she couldn’t be arsed to do so. She was nearly settled when it was time for the first heads-of-staff meeting of the year, where all department heads and advisors were required to be there. The only one who could not show up was Benton, as he had a bad cold and his wife barred him from leaving the house.

“Before I start this meeting,” Kate began, looking at the others gathered in the conference room, “I would like to formally introduce the newest member of our staff. While some of you have already met her, for those who haven’t, towards the end of the table is Dr. Elizabeth Shaw, our new Scientific Advisor. Due to the instability we have experienced in relying on a certain someone as our main advisory scientific mind, she shall instead be the main person assisting us in matters of varying importance and difficulties across multiple departments, with the Doctor being put on an utmost-emergencies-only basis. Dr. Shaw’s previous positions involve a few decades at Cambridge after a prior stint in UNIT. This makes her Old Guard and I would like to see her treated as such.”

The conference room was deathly silent as everyone glanced towards the new person to their ranks. Dr. Shaw took the opportunity to stand, towering over all those who were seated.

“I’m eager to see how things have changed since I last left,” she said. “Back when I took up my position at Cambridge, I left this place not as a Mainframe, nor as an underground compound, but an office complex and a few rented warehouses haphazardly spread throughout multiple counties. I did not take this position to sit back and coast my way towards death; impress me.”

She then sat down, letting her speech settle in the room. No one seemed to want to respond, until Group Captain Arwell cleared his throat.

“With all due respect, ma’am,” he said, “while it is admirable to come back to us after so long and fill a void that is sorely needed, why is the best course of action to call you specifically instead of attempting to get a firmer rein on the Doctor? I imagine you already answered this question before you came on, though I would like to hear the answer for myself.”

“Would you question things if it were me?” Captain Blythe asked from across the table. Arwell nodded respectfully at his colleague.

“I should hope that everyone would question if it was me, so yes,” he replied. “Dr. Shaw? Ma’am?” The newest member of staff cleared her throat—she was going to have fun with this.

“The best course of action is to call on me instead of the Doctor is because not only did I survive him in analogue, by the way, I also turned down staying with him long enough to go on a spin around the galaxy,” Dr. Shaw responded firmly. “I denied him. I was able to get out before I was killed in his recklessness. How many people can say that? He can’t even say that based on how many regenerations he’s gone through, let alone since then. I am the best one for the job because I beat him at his own game.”

“Then that is all the convincing anyone should need,” Arwell said. “It will be an honor working with you, ma’am, for what I hope is a long time to come.”

“That does seem to be something that not everyone has a lot of around here, isn’t it?” Dr. Shaw noted. “Retirements are one thing, but working Mainframe UK tends to be a danger to life and limb from what I’ve gathered.”

“No more than in any other paramilitary organization,” Scarfy shrugged. “It’s the risk we take.”

“That is true,” Kate cut in. “Now that introductions are out of the way, let’s get onto our normal minutes. I believe that Tech and Maintenance has some announcements regarding the general upkeep of and our planned improvements to the power grid. Ji-Yu?”

“Yes, thank you ma’am,” the Tech Head nodded. She brought up a file on her tablet and projected a complicated diagram to the whiteboard on the other end of the room. “As you can see, we are slowly reaching our overall goals to be completely independent of the Greater London power grid, with our projected completion time still on-track for the second quarter of next year…”

“That went over well,” Malcolm muttered lowly, leaning over so that only Kate could hear. He shifted in his seat as he felt her foot go up his trouser leg, the feel of her sock against his skin in such a public place making him harden quickly.

“It’s as good of a start as any,” she reminded him. Without stopping the contact underneath the table, she pointed with her pen towards the presentation and silently nodded: pay attention.

That was easy for her to fucking say.

-_-_-_-_-_-_-

A week or so passed, how long was only really discernable by looking up when precisely the last meeting was (which no one actually cared to do) and life in Mainframe UK was going smoothly. It was only when their most venerable member of leadership was healthy enough to check in, did anything remotely interesting happen again, even if it was momentarily.

“…Liz…?!” Benton gaped. The military relic’s eyes went wide at the sight of his former colleague standing in the atrium. It was in the early afternoon, on a day that wasn’t spectacularly active aside from some meteor monitoring. That being said, there weren’t many molemen who were milling about in the area, and a vast majority of those who were had the luxury of being completely engrossed in their varying duties. “I haven’t seen you since…!”

“Alistair’s memorial, I know,” Dr. Shaw finished for him. She finished looking over the contents of a report and handed the tablet to Kistane, the Silurian taking it with him back to his department. One glance at Benton and she knew conditions had been even more prefect for her grand re-entrance than she originally thought—he was completely floored. “What…? Did you think that the next time we saw each other would be when another of us dropped dead? I haven’t resigned myself to such a fate just yet.”

“Kids, behave,” Kate warned. She had been escorting Benton through the mainframe so that he could make inspections on the overnight barracks and armory, as per one of his rare, actual duties to ensure standards and uniformity. “Do I need to leave you be for a moment, or…?”

“Why didn’t you tell me you were coming back?” Benton asked, completely ignoring their boss. “You could’ve stayed with Nancy and me as you got things settled this way…”

“Thank you for the belated offer, but I’m already set,” Dr. Shaw said. “You should stop by sometime, John. Does Nancy still make those meringues?”

“So then you’re back for good?”

“Yes. Why else would I be here, in Mainframe UK, going over plans for an updated transporter prototype?”

Benton then thought for a moment, furrowing his brow. “I thought Peg was the new R&D head…”

“The Osgoods are still in charge of R&D—for goodness’s sake, John, I came here to be useful, not decide on which project to fund.”

“…but you were useful before…”

“Don’t you give me that horseshit,” Dr. Shaw hissed, eyes narrowing as her mood snapped, letting Benton know he hit a sore spot. “You should know more than most how completely useless everyone is around the Doctor, and that you don’t get multiple top-level degrees and accreditations and clout in your chosen fields just to pass some alien git test tubes while looking pretty.”

“Well, now that I think of it, the girl who came after you didn’t even have an A-level in science…”

Dr. Shaw’s nostril’s flared, her temper instantly inflamed. “So then you admit you knew I was grossly overqualified and wasting my expertise!”

“Liz, I…”

“…and you even insinuate I should have languished in that pompous Time Lord’s shadow for longer!”

“Elizabeth, please…”

“Don’t you try to pull anything, you puttering old fool,” she growled. “I not only returned to this Quatermass-cum-Thunderbirds pit of nonsense as one of the top names in all of contemporary science, but I do so in order to be everything that space-time bohemian is too unreliable to ever realize. Now, next time you see me there better be a box of meringues in your hand and an apology on your lips and your wife right there to smack you upside the back of your thick head.” Fuming, Dr. Shaw stormed off, leaving Benton and Kate on their own again.

“Something tells me I should have been expecting this,” Kate quipped.

“Do me a favor, Tiger,” Benton grumbled. “Not a word of this to anyone else; don’t need discontent in the ranks because of it.”

“No rank is going to be discontent because a couple members of Old Guard had half a row about something they’re too young to understand,” she assured. “Now go ahead and take a peek inside the men’s loo to make sure it passes inspection. I almost forgot something here.” She waited until Benton shuffled out of sight and then turned to a moleman, who attempted to hurriedly stash away his mobile. “You.”

“Uhhh… yes ma’am…?”

“I need that entire recording you just took.”

“I wasn’t going to show anyone… no one who matters, anyhow…”

“I didn’t tell you to delete it. I simply want it. Now.” Kate dug in her pocket and pulled out a USB drive, which she handed to the moleman. “Don’t compress it either; largest you can manage.”

“Yes ma’am.” He plugged in the drive into an adapter, then the adapter into his mobile, and transferred the video file. After it was finished, he immediately ejected the drive and handed it back. “Does the Captain’s wife do email?”

“Do email? She was emailing before you were,” Kate laughed. The moleman chuckled awkwardly at that, both of them laughing until her face dropped into a hard line. “Now delete it.”

At least this time she didn’t have to threaten with a mindwipe.

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Happy birthday to Peter Capaldi!

Academy award winner. Brilliant actor. Writer. Director. Lead singer. Charity Patron. President of Gallifrey. King of Zoom. Doctor Who Fanboy. Paul Smith enthusiast. Cosmic doodler. Total charmer. Dazzling smile. Quacking laughter. Best hair in the universe.

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A very, very happy birthday to the coolest guy I've ever had the honour of standing next to, Mr. Peter Capaldi!

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Happy Birthday, Peter! You will always be my Doctor.

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Other Blogs: No (I don't know how people do this. Sometimes I feel overwhelmed with just this one blog)

Do I Get Asks?: Sometimes. Would love to get more of course, but I am happy with what I have 😊

Why I chose my url: Because I love to travel, and I love the word wanderlust (in German Fernweh – it describes my urge to travel, to see more beautiful places on this earth so well, it is a feeling I have deep in my soul) and when I created this blog I didn’t know what to expect :D But I like it and I won’t change it 😊

Following: 231

Followers: 942

Average hours of sleep: between five and seven (on weekends sometimes more)

Instruments: None, but I love listening to the piano

What am I wearing: grey jeans, light green t-shirt and pastel socks with stripes 

Dream job(s): something without people (which is funny as I work with people right now and not so funny on the same side, because I hate my job)…I would love to own a book store somewhere at the coast. I know, customers = people, but it is different :D

Favorite Food: Sushi

Nationality: German

Favorite Song(s): This could change daily. I fall in love with songs quite often. Right now it is “Paper Cuts” by EXO-CBX. I also like “Sorry” by The Rose, “Jikjin” by Treasure (listen to it with headphones!). For all times I can say “Peter Pan” by Ultimo, “All I want” by Codaline and “Recovery” by LP

Currently playing on repeat: Look above 😅 And my playlist with K-pop, K-Rock, J-Pop and some Thai-Pop and a little bit K-Rap

Last book I read: “Heartbreak Boys” by Simon James Green – predictable, but cute.

Top 3 fictional universes I’d like to live in: Fantastica ("The Neverending Story" by Michael Ende), London Below ("Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman) and Marsyas Island (“The House in the Cerulean Sea” by TJ Klune)

Tagging: @moonlightchicken @piningintrovert @gunsatthaphan @smittenskitten @i-got-the-feels @alsoran @pleasecallmesweetie @stars-inhereyes (as always, only if you want to, otherwise ignore me 🙃)

Thank you again for tagging me, this was fun! 😘

[amadness2method]

Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor.

Digital painting using PDN (Paint dot net) and Clip Studio

This is the first time I’ve passed a file back and forth between two different programs to create something. I have only had Clip Studio for a few days, so I’m still learning what I can do with it, but I was really excited try a few things out.

Happy Birthday, @caedmonfaith

[dark-sappho]

Rating Obsessions I've Had Over Quarantine Pt 2

Pt 1

The Thick of It - 6/10 kind of old and therefore poorly aged but I do love Peter Capaldi in it. Loses points because one of the main characters turned out to be a p*dophile

Rollerskating - 9/10 I bought myself a pair of skates for my birthday and have been practising when I can. It's so much fun, but it lost a point because I fell a few days ago and my wrist is still not right

Bullet Journaling - 10/10 no downsides it's just good and relaxing

Men's Clothes - 7/10 very comfortable but it's hard to feel productive in giant sweatpants and shirts

Cadbury's white chocolate oreo bars - 27/10 I need to stop buying them

D'Angelo Wallace - 10/10 he's a great youtuber who makes very well researched commentary videos

Animal Crossing - 5/10 specifically trading on Nookazon. It's fun but after a while it gets stressful and I had to log off. I did get to use my secondary school level french for one trade though

Watching youtube documentaries about Chris Chan - -74/10 my friend roped me into it and now I feel nothing but pain

PinkyCreates earrings - 18/10 I discovered her on twitter and I've bought many pairs of earrings since. They make me so happy

[freelydifferentluminary]

A birthday post

A few days ago, @anotheruserwithnoname​ posted a link to something called a Tumblr Note Counter. Here’s what he had to say about it...

“I found a website called Tumblr Note Counter that will go through one’s blog, trim out reblogs, and generate a Top 10 list of your most popular original posts (popular in terms of likes and reblogs).”

I found that very interesting, so I decided to give it a try. What a pleasant surprise to discover that since I began my Jenna Coleman-centric blog back in June 2017, the majority of my most “popular” original posts have also featured a certain “gray-haired stick insect” by Jenna’s side.

And, because today is my birthday (12-21-2020), I thought it would be fun to take a look back at my blog and share a few “presents” with anyone who may be interested. I’ve decided to expand Tumblr Note Counter’s original premise as a top 10 list to include 21 of my original posts. So, without further ado, here are your choices as favorites among my 851 original posts. Just click on the links below to view the entire post:

1. 2017-08-09 - Unique Together [1589]

2. 2017-11-14 - The Doctor and Clara - Same man, different face. [862]

3. 2017-09-04 - Still Life? [672]

4. 2018-11-28 - Goodbye to Love [662]

5. 2018-05-25 - Looking back at Bonnie and Basil [625]

6. 2018-02-08 - "Sorry to keep you waiting..." [542]

7. 2017-12-12 - The Twelfth of Never [539]

8. 2018-02-24 - "The TARDIS, being aware of all time simultaneously..." [539]

9. 2019-01-21 - Happy “National Hugging Day” [522]

10. 2019-01-23 - Pretty Woman give your smile to me [522]

11. 2017-07-28 - The “real” Lord M [494]

12. 2017-12-09 - A ‘Doctor Who’ loves kids [486]

13. 2018-05-03 - "Off screen, Peter & Jenna had a ball..." [471]

14. 2018-12-09 - My favorite time of day! [471]

15. 2018-04-05 - Take your pic [455]

16. 2017-12-16 - Taken by Jenna [450]

17. 2018-05-22 - Peter’s Doctor Who audition script [446]

18. 2019-03-09 - Peter & Jenna - "Say cheese” [439]

19. 2018-01-04 - "I’ve started writing a journal..." [410]

20. 2018-08-19 - A kiss for luck and they’re on their way [405]

21. 2018-05-28 - "We were polite for about 3 days..." [400]

I am proud to say that all but one of these 21 posts features Jenna with her Doctors (Peter Capaldi, Matt Smith & David Tennant). The lone exception was for Jenna’s co-star Rufus Sewell (Queen Victoria’s Lord M) at #11. I can live with that. Hahaha.

Thank you so much for everyone’s support over these last 3.5 years. Hopefully soon we will all get back to semi-normal life and Jenna can share more pics of her life and her “leading” men.

[capaldisfloofyhair]

Happy Birthday to Peter Capaldi! 💙

I hope my fellow Aries ♈ buddy is having an amazing day. And I hope all of you Capaldi & Doctor Who Fans out there are too!

He's my biggest idol. It all started when I watched him play Malcolm Tucker in The Thick of It.

Then when the 12th Doctor got announced, I was so excited for him to be considered for the role.

I can't describe how much I adore this man. I watched loads of interviews and Panels back in 2015 & 2016 and grew to like him even more.

I think he's a very kind soul and wonderful human being. I wish, I'd meet him one day in person to prove that this is 100% true (even though secretly we all know it is).

He's my favourite Doctor of all time and every time I watch him act, I am in awe of his phenomenal talent! He really is a class act. I'd even go so far to say that he's the best actor that's currently out there.

I'll be posting some more clips & moments from him throughout the day.

If you have something you'd like to share about Peter, I'd love to read it in the comments.