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[shiksharkshock]

#OUUUUU#this is juicy i love it#not to mention she only started to dream about danny AFTER being made aware that dream crabs show you what you want#*something something life would be so much simpler if you liked the people you’re supposed to like*#clara’s main dream crab-induced dream is her reuniting with the doctor#and even when she started to dream of danny‚ she was still subconsciously thinking of the doctor

it's almost like what she wants would be a mix of them both -- or to have them both. they mean opposite things to her.

they'd be a fine polycule, almost like Rory/Amy/11, if they didn't hate each other. why would they hate each other, when they're so alike? the doctor blames the soldiers. danny blames the officers. blind obedience, being pushsed till you are something different.

i can't yet figure out the military metaphor. i don't feel qualified enough, i don't have enough knowledge about wars, soldiers, or generals, to talk about it -- isn't war more complex than just those elements? or is moffat writing about war the same way one writes about greater themes, like love, or death? one of the timeless themes in humanity

some interesting things i’ve noticed upon rewatching last christmas and paying particular attention to clara’s dream with danny.

first thing to note; in the dream, clara and danny seem to be living together. not only that but in a house i don’t recognize — correct me if it is in fact, clara’s apartment.

(i now notice that the lamp is the same in both of these scenes but the rest of set looks completely different to me.)

second; when clara predicts the gifts that danny has brought her she mentions tickets to the indian orient express. when was the last time clara was on a replica of the orient express? with the doctor.

she also mentions a painting they saw in paris. over the course of series 8, there is no indication that danny and clara had ever traveled or even spent a holiday together.

third; when the doctor intrudes on clara’s dream he points out that clara has made danny a fraction taller. the doctor is only about an inch taller than danny as you can see from the screencap above.

i’ve also googled and peter capaldi is an inch taller than samuel anderson.

(i am fully aware that i may be looking too much into the details on this third one.)

fourth; when danny tells clara to move on, he says, “do as you’re told.”

the only time that phrase was uttered before this was by the doctor or clara. every time it was said, it was them saying it to each other.

danny never said do as you’re told. i believe it would go against his character to say such a thing - hating officers and all. this could be a sign that danny is a figment of clara’s subconscious, her subconsciously making dream danny closer in personality with the doctor, or both.

[fogmoo]

[ugartecoco]

the transition im crying

[roach-works]

speculative fiction writers i am going to give you a really urgent piece of advice: don't say numbers. don't give your readers any numbers. how heavy is the sword? lots. how old is that city? plenty. how big is the fort? massive. how fast is the spaceship? not very, it's secondhand.

the minute you say a number your readers can check your math and you cannot do math better than your most autistic critic. i guarantee. don't let your readers do any math. when did something happen? awhile ago. how many bullets can that gun fire? trick question, it shoots lasers, and it shoots em HARD.

you are lying to people for fun. if you let them do math at you the lie collapses and it's no fun anymore.

[ourlordapollo]

The zoo in my hometown posted this picture of one of their cheetah cubs and I'm obsessed

HIS NAME IS YAM ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDINF ME

[ilona-mushroom]

Not socialist in a “I won’t have to work” type of way but socialist in a “I’ll still be working but I won’t be worried I won’t make the rent” type of way. In a “billions won’t be hoarded by one person” type of way. In a “janitors, fast-food workers, child care workers, preschool teachers, hotel clerks, personal care and home health aides, and grocery store cashiers, will live comfortably” type of way. In a “the sick and elderly will be cared for” type of way. In a “no child should work” type of way.

[knifefightscene]

[tothechaos]

this is what every tiktok screenshot looks like to me

[gwenlena]

hello tumblr

[lotrmusical]

never let anyone tell you that trawling through mediocre victorian poetry isn't worth it. we just happened upon an absolute BANGER of a worm poem. go read it or else 🪱🪱🪱

[butchfalin]

the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again

[asteroidtroglodyte]

[roseworth]

i think theres this idea in the general public that the "best" fanfic gets turned into real books like 50 shades of grey. but the truth is that the best fanfic can never be published as an actual book because its intricately woven into the canon material so its inseparable even if you change the names

[apollos-boyfriend]

having such an obvious favorite character trope is life ruining bro

[tariah23]

Oh…. Well, it’s over for Crunchyroll I guess