#this is not derogatory he is my favourite guy on earth he's just so. he's so

[suits-of-woe]

[doccywhomst]

Martha Jones is my favourite companion. She deserved better from Ten. Which other Doctor(s) do you think would have been great for Martha to travel with?

oh my GOD, okay, it's happening- everybody stay calm, everybody stay CALM, stay FUCKING CALM

first doctor: initially, he's all hee hee hoo hoo wacky space granddad, but then he's always telling her to stay in the tardis and stand here and go there and wait and- she doesn't listen to a word of it. they don't mesh

second doctor: he radiates lethal amounts of crackhead energy and she isn't quite sure how to navigate that. might have to pair her with a slightly more down-to-earth doctor

third doctor: yeaaaah baby, now we're cooking with nitro-9. he's always saying stuff like "i'm a doctor of everything, miss jones" and "i have thousands of years of experience, miss jones" and then he immediately gets his shit wrecked and martha launches in to rescue him like

fourth doctor: she's had to tell him off once or twice for sheltering her, but he got the message pretty quick and now they're constantly running head-first into danger. in fact, out of the pair of them, martha is the sane one. four is at the controls and she's like

fifth doctor: martha has family problems. that's established. i think she'd love to travel with five's posse of queer youth, if for no other reason than to get a lot of hugs and cool outfits. i want this now

sixth doctor: if he acts the fuck up, he gets smacked the fuck up, and he learned that almost immediately. now they have an unsurpassed mutual respect for one another. no strained relationship, no thin ice. just vibes. martha does have a love-hate relationship with the coat, though

seventh doctor: when they click, they click, but when they clash, they clash hard. they're both too stubborn for each other and it can create a Difficult Working Environment. i love seven but i'm not sure they'd play nice

eighth doctor: oh. oh ho ho. oh my god. can you even begin to imagine? his stories are so insane and terrifying, and his character is such a liminally-dwelling cryptid - i think she'd sense him in her vicinity like how birds sense tsunamis. at first, she's like "haha, this pretty guy is so silly, he's making me pancakes!" and then he does Something and she's like

ninth doctor: sad bitches UNITE. this is lonely hearts solidarity. they sass each other to death out of spite for the world and then share a snuggie, pull out their VHS copy of The Notebook, and drink a pina colada with two straws

tenth doctor: we know how that went down….

eleventh doctor: like with the second doctor, i think he's slightly too rabid and alien for martha to deal with. he's always bouncing off the walls and spinning in circles and diverging neurologically and she just needs someone consistent to throw her tether around. we need a shoulder to cry on, STAT

twelfth doctor: unrivaled. unmatched. undefeated. they meet and she's like "you're the most fucked up old man i've ever met (affectionate)" and he's like "you're the most practical and level-headed person in my life (derogatory)" and they hit it off splendidly

thirteenth doctor: similar to eight. martha can feel the extremely disturbing and eldritch miasma that thirteen emanates and is immediately put off by it. nothing against thirteen, but martha gets within twenty feet of her and this warning message pops up in her brain

in conclusion, i love martha very much and she's a bamf

[romance-is-tragic]

Somebody That I Used To Know (Tim Drake X Fem! Reader)

Summary: One day, Tim abruptly decides to break up with you. You never understood why. How were you supposed to deal with it all ? 

Warnings: Heartbreak, Crying, Angst, Swearing ?

A/N: Hey everyone, I’ve been listening to Somebody That I Used To Know by Gotye and inspiration kinda just hit me for a while. I have no idea why it took me over a week to write this but I managed to proofread it as well. I hope you enjoy it. As always, feedback is appreciated. Happy reading ! Xoxo :)

"Y/N ?" Tim asked, walking into their shared apartment. You wrapped your arms around his neck and smiled, placing a soft kiss on his lips. "How was your day, baby ?" you asked. He smiled at you, murmuring that it was good. "But Y/N," he said, "I have something to tell you." He led you to the sofa and sat you down. "I don't wanna be with you anymore. I'm sorry but I can't do this." As he spoke, your heart shattered like glass, a million blood-stained pieces that littered the floor. The love of your life was leaving you. "But why ?"  you asked hopelessly, your voice dying down to a whisper. "Don't you get it Y/N ? I'm tired of you," he said getting up. As he unlocked the door, you put a hand on his arm. "Tim, I'm pregnant," you said, pulling three positive tests from the pocket of your pants. He stared at them, then you, your e/c eyes shining furiously in the lights with tears. Tim pressed a chaste kiss to your lips, leaning his forehead to yours. "Goodbye Y/N and good luck."

 "Y/N, Y/N, open up !" came voices from the door. You got off the old sofa, running your fingers quickly though your hair as you pulled open the door. Tim's brothers, Dick, Jay and Dami, stood at the door armed with boxes. "We're just here for Tim's stuff. Honestly he was the stupidest person on Earth to break up with you," Dick said softly. "How are you doing ?" You gestured to your eyes, red from crying, "perfectly fine as you can see. Come in. How's Tim ?" Jay gave you a sympathetic smile, "he's fine, he's happy. Just saying though, he  changed his number and he doesn't want you to have it."

 You grimaced as you heard the words, tears threatening to spill again. "Alright then, good for him, as he had no problem leaving us alone." The three of them turned to you in shock and in confusion. "Us ?" Dami asked quietly. You nodded solemnly, "I'm pregnant." Dick picked you up and spun you around, a wide smile on his face. "Richard, put me down," you said quietly, the authority of Alexander The Great in your voice. Startled, he did so. "Richard ?" he asked. You shrugged and placed a hand over your stomach, willing yourself not to cry. "Dick, Jay, Dami, those names are for friends. I was just Tim's girl."

 "Hey, you weren't just Tim's girl. You were our friend, our sister. Even if Tim won't be a father, your baby's still gonna have a family. Me, Jay, Dami, Bruce, Duke, Cass, Babs, Alfred, we'll all be family, even if Tim won't. We'll be with you, every step of the way," Dick said quietly, rubbing a hand soothingly down your back. "Thank you," you replied, wiping your eyes.

 "You guys probably want dinner, don't you ?" you said, pulling out a pot and setting it on the kitchenette stove. "Do you think you could make... pork bone soup ?" Damian asked tentatively. You looked at him and smiled a sad, matronly smile, nodding. "It's just that Drake gave us some of it that you left for him last time... it was amazing..." he explained hurriedly. You nodded and started pulling out the ingredients, making the much-loved soupy noodles.

 You did it alone, all of it. Your pregnancy progressed easily. Of course, there was morning sickness, pains and doctor visits. You never admitted it but you lay awake crying each  night, wishing you had a partner to do it all with you. Someone to hold back your hair, place kisses on your stretch marked stomach, someone to hold your hand at the doctor's, someone to kiss you and reassure you, telling you that everything would be okay. That someone wasn't Tim.

 You did it all alone. You bought baby clothes and set up a nursery. You painted the walls and assembled the crib. No one ever offered to help you. Even though Dick, Jay and Dami promised you that they'd help, they soon forgot about you, their so-called 'sister'.

 When you went into labour, you bit down on your lip to the point of blood and took yourself into the hospital. Sixteen painfully exhausting hours later, your darling daughter was born. You named her Thea Danielle Y/L/N. Thea for Tim, it'd been his favorite name, after yours of course. Danielle for one of your favourite writers, Danielle Steel. Your daughter might have been Tim's biologically but he wasn't going to step up and be a father. So she wasn't Tim Drake's daughter, Thea Danielle was Y/N Y/L/N's daughter, your daughter.

    Three Years Later...

 You smiled as you took your award, cherishing the claps of the audience. After Thea's birth, you went back to writing, under the name Aislinn Sunset. Soon enough, by Thea's third birthday, Aislinn Sunset was a worldwide bestselling author. You smiled at your success, you'd come so far. You managed to raise a wonderful daughter and have a productive career.

 To celebrate the successful launch of another book, you took Thea to get her favourite cake. As you sat down in the small café, Thea enjoying the bubbling warmth of her chocolate cake while you sipped on your chai tea latte, you were approached by a strangely familiar looking man. Tim Drake.

 "Hey Y/N," he said sheepishly, "how've you been ?"

"Perfectly well Tim," you replied indifferently, motioning for him to sit. He did so and smiled at Thea. "She's lovely, who's the father ? " Tim asked cautiously, nodding towards Thea. You looked him in the eyes, rage overflowing your heart. "You are Tim. You are my daughter's father. I accepted that you wouldn't be there for us, so I did it alone."

 "Mommy, who's this ?" Thea asked, looking at Tim with wide eyes. You smiled and patted her silky dark hair, hair that matched Tim's. "This is my old friend, Tim Drake," you said, for lack of a better answer. "Oh, Hi Mr Tim Drake," Thea said, grinning widely with a three-year-old's charm and innocence. Tim smiled at her and said hi back, leaving Thea to her chocolate cake.

 "Look Y/N, I was so damn stupid to leave you. I want to be part of your life again," he said in a soft low voice. "I know you probably hate me, I mean, I walked out on you even though I knew you were pregnant. I never bothered to call or check up on you. I changed my number, had my brothers get my things. I cut you off, shut you out, I screwed you over so many times, you should hate me." You looked at him with an evil glint in your eye, your red-painted lips twisting into a half-smirk as you sipped your coffee. "Good that you know…" you said quietly, "you really were a horrible boyfriend."

 Tim brushed his fingers through his hair, "look, I know. I sucked as a boyfriend, as a partner, as everything. I totally get it if you don't want me. I just wanted to say I love you. I realised it not long after I walked out on you. I love you Y/N, I really do." "I don't want you Tim. I've moved on. I don't want to be with you or with anyone else. I've had enough of people betraying me. I'm doing what's best for me and what's best for my daughter."

 "Lissen Y/N, I know you. It's not like you've done anything with your life in the past three years." Your heart sank, seeing the man you once loved chastising you even though he didn’t know your struggle. You'd picked up countless little jobs over the years, scraping up enough to raise Thea. After months of struggle, you'd made your big break with your third novel. Currently, you were writing your tenth, happy that the work you put in for so long brought in huge profits. You looked at him, anger glistening in your lovely e/c eyes. "I'm tired of you and your derogatory treatment of me. Aislinn Sunset, look her up," you said, getting up and taking Thea with you.

 Tim pulled out his phone, quickly googling  Aislinn Sunset. She was one of his favourite writers but he never knew much about her. "Aislinn Sunset, a multi-millionaire writer. Birth name, Y/N Y/L/N…" Tears fell slowly from his eyes as he realised how wrong he was. Now, he was just someone from your past. Somebody that you used to know. 

[baekbyun]

Exo make me melt they are the most talented bunch of men, nice choice!! I fell in love with seungkwan bc of english time and decided to listen to them and fell in love with all the members and their music even more and they became my ults around dwc era, there is just sm love in my heart for them lol, i dont listen to albums so i dont have a favourite :') i actually forgot i was a monbebe secret santa haha so thoughts on people stanning wonho for abs and nothing else??~mss

OH i love the english time series!!! 💕 the creator is so funny, such a meme 💀 i look forward to every single one tbh!!

omg buckle up bc i have a lot to say on this matter & i literally saw this hate anon slander my sunshine this morning so i’m about to let off some steam ✋ ok so first of all: looks. like dude? i understand. when someone first gets into a group & they see someone in particular, they’ll be like “oh i wanna know who this is” like i think that’s perfectly normal. if wonho stood out to them, it’s fine. what’s not fine is if they start “stanning” wonho & they don’t even care to look past his abs & face to see the wholesome person he really is! tbh that’s another thing, i really don’t understand how they don’t get embarassed when someone asks them why they like wonho & they say “well he got a nice body 👅” …..like, yeah. we know. what else though? there is so much more to wonho than just his body. and they come up with something like “well he has a nice smile” like oi…..nvm. and can i rant about this whole “wonh*e” nonsense? like dude. my friends and i have jokingly called each other a h*e many times, it don’t hurt us. but here’s the thing: we never went overboard and we actually know each other vs wonho, who is an idol miles away & all we know is the personality given to us, so why would you call him that….? that’s like calling hyuna a h*e (which she isn’t, i love that woman to pieces) but if you did that, everyone would go nuts. so why not the same treatment for wonho? just bc he’s a guy, it’s ok? no. he literally just wants to do it for the fans bc he really loves us a lot & honestly i’m so happy he has that much confidence in his body to begin with & i just really don’t want to see that confidence fade away from him just bc fans call him these derogatory names, you know? like i don’t ever want to see him upset bc wonho is such a sweetheart to all the mbb’s & he would do anything for this fandom, you can just tell he loves us that much. like, you can’t fake that kind of affection. this morning i saw this anon go ‘i hate wonho the most, he’s the least talented’ or something ugly like that, and i was so ??? like, listen. i know i just began stanning mx a few months ago but istg 🙇 wonho is so talented & like we said, starship tends to produce very talented artists! starship is a professional music company and if they had felt wonho wasn’t talented enough, they wouldn’t have accepted him. everyone has their own opinion but i really believe there’s thin line between hate & an opinion. tbh saying you hate an idol is really unnecessary? like i really don’t care if someone wants to tell me “you’re thinking too much about this, he’s just an idol” like yes, he is. but thinking like that gives me the impression that 1) you don’t really care at all. 2) you’re narrow-minded. and 3) you put these idols on a pedestal when, in fact, they are humans just like the rest of us. they have feelings & it hurts me to think that if wonho (or anyone in mx) were to hear these thoughts, it would just hurt a lot bc like i mentioned before, it’s obvious that he loves us very much & he has such a soft heart, you know? there’s so much more i’d like to say here, mss, and i can’t tell you how kind of worked up i am bc personally, i’m really happy that i chose wonho as my bias and although i just began stanning, i’m really excited to explore the mbb world & learn more about this group and mx deserves so much & so it makes me disgusted that there are actually people who do not want to see anything but their abs. ugh tbh i just want to list reasons!! links!! facts!! on why you should love these kids for more than their abs!! but these ppl aren’t ever going to listen //: so i’m gonna end off here bc i think you’ve read too much LOL so yeah, @anyone who sees wonho as just a sexy gamepiece in the kpop industry….please do not interact with me & drop off the face of the earth & feel free to come back when you are ready to appreciate the blessing that is lee (shin) hoseok 😊 (and i’m really sorry if this wasn’t calm at all but i really just can’t.)

[ghezalplusmovies]

This Week, Ryan Gosling Decides To Race His Way Into My Heart With Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive!

[Credit: FilmDistrict]

Standard: All right. So I illegally walked over to a seventeen year old girl. And I walk up and I say, “Hello, Miss. What is your name?” And she didn’t say anything. And then I said, “Well my name is Standard Gabriel.” Then what did you say? Irene: I said, “Where’s the deluxe version?”

Based on the 2005 novel by James Sallis, Drive follows the unnamed Driver (Ryan Gosling), a Hollywood stunt driver who moonlights as a criminal-for-hire-getaway driver, as he forms a bond with his neighbour, Irene (Carey Mulligan) and her young son while her husband (Oscar Isaac) is in prison. When dangerous circumstances arise, the Driver is tasked with utilizing his talents to stay alive. The film also stars Bryan Cranston as the Driver’s well-meaning employer, Shannon, Albert Brooks & Ron Perlman as a pair of mobsters who love utilizing profamity to express themselves – I am all too familiar with that idea – and is directing by the stylistically stylish Nicolas Winding Refn (Only God Forgives, The Neon Demon).

The Driver Is A Phenomenal Character

If you are familiar with director Refn’s work, you know many of his characters are not given elaborate backstories which allows the audience to learn as much as they need to learn as the film progresses, nothing more nothing less. He is a big believer in the concept of showing and not telling. Whenever we see the Driver interact with others, he expresses himself in two or three words, maybe seven if he is feeling frisky. We know he moved to Los Angeles a few years ago and began working for Shannon at the garage, the aforementioned Shannon being one of the few in his life that he feels comfortable enough to say more than a few words to.

Irene’s son, Benicio is another person the Driver feels comfortable enough to hold an entire conversation with, particularly when discussing the moralistic aptitude of a television shark. It is because of the few tidbits we are given about the Driver that makes him such an intriguing character. We know the very basics about him and want to learn more about how he managed to perfect his driving and hammering skills.

[Credit: FilmDistrict]

He feels like a regular human yet there is something superhuman about him – if that makes sense. Refn illustrates this idea by revealing that the nature of the Driver character is meant to be more than what the surface conveys:

“… The Driver was meant to become a superhero, and he’s denied all these things—relationships, companionship. And why would he be denied that? It was because he was meant for something greater.”

There are certain moments where he manages to pull off the seemingly impossible and I genuinely wondered how the fuck did he do that?? This idea certainly lends credence to the notion that he is a powerful being in a hyper-realistic world… And that is what I love about it! Since Gosling is spectacular in the role, you want to see more of whatever it is he is doing even if that means suspending your disbelief that this man is not your regular human. His eyes speak wonders by staring at whatever he happens to be staring at; whether it be glaring into the eyes of an enemy or gazing at the ridiculously gorgeous nighttime LA roads.

I never thought I would be ecstatic at the prospect of someone being colour blind, however Refn attributes his inability to seeing mid-colours as a reason why all his films are very contrasted:

“… If it were anything else I couldn’t see it.”

The Gorgeous Cinematography of Drive:

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No Surprise Here: The Soundtrack Is A Character Itself

Refn regular, Cliff Martinez composes the synth-heavy score for Drive and the soundtrack features a number of amazing artists including Desire, my favourite track of the film (“A Real Hero”) by College and Electric Youth and, of course, the song most associated with the film: “Nightcall” by Kavinsky. For those that have never seen or heard anything about Drive, the opening title credits for the film – following a beautifully tension-filled opening sequence – will intrigue you at least a tiny bit to check out what the film is about:

Favourite Scene! (SPOILERS)

Alright, do you want to know the exact moment where I felt the most excited to see what would transpire in Drive? The first seven minutes of the movie. Refn does not waste any time in getting straight into the action and by “action,” I am not only referring to zooming car chases and destruction. Why I appreciate Drive as much as I do is because it doesn’t have to resort to the seemingly hour-long car chases to grab my attention. The film is very much a character piece, an aspect to it I’m sure a few were unfamiliar with when they initially went into it (more on that below).

[Credit: FilmDistrict]

As the beginning sequence unfolded, I expected that bombastic car chase to ensue since I have become accustomed to that occurring in virtually every car-based film I have seen. As a character piece enthusiast, imagine my surprise when the 2:30 mark happened and instead of barreling down the road to an imminent car chase, the Driver pulled off to the side and turned off the car lights.

The Subversion Of Expectation. As mentioned, I did not expect at all for the Driver to pull to the side. I fully expected some type of chase to occur since he accelerated out of the spot and headed toward the road. When they were on the bridge with the helicopter looming over them and were seemingly caught, I then said to myself “okay NOW the chase will happen…” He pulled into a garage and Grand Theft Auto-style waited until the heat wore off. Finally he exited and pulled up to a red light, cop car straight ahead waiting for his next move, “alright now that chase will happen…” The Driver pulls off his ingenious plan that made me fall in love.

The Incorporation Of The Radio. Throughout the sequence, I wondered why the shit this guy was so fixated on the Clippers game. TURN THAT DOWN AND PAY ATTENTION TO THE ROA– Ohhhhhhhh… Oh. That’s dirty. And great. Dirty and great all over.

The Lack Of Bitching From The Guys In The Back. The classic trope of the people who burst into the car when they are in a rush and yell at the driver to “hurry up! Go faster! Get us out of here!” Motherfucker, the person in control of the vehicle is more than aware that they need to drive. You screeching in their ear what is equivalent to saying “the sky is blue!” is not helping anyone. These guys got in the car and allowed the getaway driver to do what the getaway driver should do… Get away.

See My Favourite Scene Below:

The ‘I Have Been Duped!’ Lawsuit

Somebody on the Earth sued the distribution company behind Drive, FilmDistrict, for “[promoting] the film… as very similar to the Fast and Furious, or similar, series of movies.” In 2011, Sarah Deming of Michigan believed the film would be more in vein of Fast and the Furious instead of in the style of a fucking Nicolas Winding Refn movie and stated:

“Drive bore very little similarity to a chase, or race action film… having very little driving in the motion picture…”

She was also offended by the idea that the film features a criminal Jewish mobster who utters derogatory remarks against his people because THAT IS HIS CHARACTER:

“Drive was a motion picture that substantially contained extreme gratuitous defamatory dehumanizing racism directed against members of the Jewish faith, and thereby promoted criminal violence against members of the Jewish faith.”

Deming wanted a refund for her movie ticket, in addition to halting the production of “misleading movie trailers” in the future. “The plaintiff intends to turn her individual case into a class action lawsuit, thereby allowing fellow movie-goers an opportunity to share in the settlement.”

‘Billy Madison’ [Credit: Universal Studios]

If I haven’t conveyed my opinion on this issue enough, I firmly believe this woman is a moron. Not for feeling like a trailer misled her but because she believed suing was a legitimate option. Certain trailers are misleading as fuck. Welcome to the world of the movie trailer. I was duped into thinking The Phantom Menace was the second coming of Christ and look at that shit pile.

Check Out The Trailer In Question Below, However Be Warned It’s Spoilerific:

Did the trailer of Drive make it seem like a super action-packed movie? Sure. Does that warrant suing for anything? Maybe in Fantasyland where unicorns are the authority and it rains chocolate kisses.

And don’t get me started on her claiming the film portrays Jewish people in a negative light. The film portrays criminals in a negative light… You know, BECAUSE THEY’RE CRIMINALS. I guess she also missed the whole point of Nino (Perlman) using the derogatory term to express just how shitty their family is… You know, BECAUSE OF CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT.

Five Years Later Update…

This lawsuit hasn’t let up. Thankfully for the judges with common sense:

“A judge in Oakland, Mich. rejected plaintiff Sarah Deming’s putative class action in March 2012, concluding that there was no misrepresentations of material fact even assuming the trailer contained subliminal anti-Semitism.”

Apparently following the rejection, the plaintiff tried to get the judge removed from the case for allegedly being anti-Semitic himself. That dispute went to a Michigan appeals court which, on October 15th, 2013:

“… [Handed] down a decision that stated in part, ‘Any affirmative representations the trailer made about being a racing movie were not inaccurate; the movie does contain driving scenes… Moreover, plaintiff, contrary to her hyperbole, does not refer us to any actual violence against, or even criticism of, Jews that has resulted from the film being shown.’

Apparently the plaintiff’s lawyer (Martin H. Leaf) has not given up on the idea that the film contains anti-Semitic messages so this saga will continue.

‘The Happening’ [Credit: 20th Century Fox]

If you’re looking for a Fast And The Furious-esque picture, Drive that is not. If you’re interested in watching a visually pleasing character piece on a man who is so much more than just a talent behind the wheel, I highly recommend checking out Drive.

Drive receives a Matt Damon whooping it up in The Martian.

‘The Martian’ [Credit: 20th Century Fox]

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