#wwtd

[taco-ii-polls]

life or bath for dry taco

Poll No. 9

bugs when you lift up a rock:

[foxybouquet]

Warning: gloomy post about humanity.

When I look at the sheer volume of drama on GhostTwt and GhostTok and even GhostInsta, it makes me glad I’m an older Ghestie whom only a fraction of the fandom care to give the time of day. God. The amount of vitriol, the VENOM that is exchanged in this fandom amongst some younger groups is so toxic. Lives altered, some ruined.

I wonder if they really think this is what Tobias intended? Over and over we hear him say how gratified he is that people have made lifelong friends through Ghost and that it’s made a difference to people.

Are we really so far gone? I refuse to accept humanity is unsaveable, but maybe I need to look at this example and just accept we are on the edge of extinguishing ourselves. :(

[coffeeheartaddict2]

Day 2 prompts for Tobias week

Wwtd: if he won $50mil in the lotto.

He would not overly publicise it, he would only tell people close to him.

1. Pay off mortgage

2. Give some money to his mum Beth. She is by no means impoverished, she is comfortable but he would want her to have some money.

3. Donate to some charities in his home town in Philly. It was a middle class area but there are areas of disadvantage and he would put some money into some scientific programs, especially encouraging girls into the STEM fields.

He would have some fun too and invest some of it also.

Friendships:

Tobias on high school and at U Penn for undergrad had friends but was not overly close. Then we goes to Hopkins and meets Ethan. Where they met is here. It was a friendship that was found on similarities in familial settings, love of good coffee, bourbon and similar career goals. Ethan fast became the brother he wished he had. Then he screws things up and after that night with Estelle things were never the same and the loss of trust turned everything toxic until they were no longer friends. This hurt Tobias so when there was an opportunity to work at Edenbrook with Ethan he took the chance that they could reconcile which they did. Tobias did have other friends at Hopkins and when he started at Kenmore he did make more professional acquaintances but never had really close friendships. In saying that there were people he got to know better than others, Harper Emery being one. He becomes quite close to Casey as well as a friend in the future also.

Some fics that have friendship at its core:

Weekend at Hopkins Ethan and Tobias attend their 20 year reunion

Clearing the air- set in my When Egos Collide series which forms Tashland, Ethan and To aid clear the air about med school in Hawaii for Ines’s wedding

A new friendship beginnings of Tobias and Casey

Tagging: @jerzwriter @storyofmychoices @alj4890

[jerzwriter]

WWTD? Tobias randomly buys a lottery ticket while getting his morning coffee. Turns out it's the winner, and he's just won $50 million dollars. What does he do?

This one is easy; at least it is if he wins post-dating/being married to Casey.

In my HC, Tobias comes from a super-wealthy, old-monied family on his father's side. While his mother's family was not as well off after his father died, and she received a large inheritance, which she grew substantially on her own, she has assured her family is taken care of, too.

Tobias, Casey, and, later, their girls live quite well, and money concerns do not exist for them. So... there is no way in hell Casey's letting him keep this money! lol A good chunk would go to charity; perhaps they'd consider starting their own philanthropic foundation, and they'd likely use winning to expand their family practice to bring affordable healthcare to those who historically have been denied access.

I don't think they'd even let anyone but their closest confidants know that they won.

[tobias-carrick-appreciation-week]

Day 3: Tuesday, July 2, 2024

WWTD? Tobias buys an old lantern at an antique store. When he gets home and places it on his shelf, a genie appears and offers to grant him three wishes. How does he react? What does he ask for?

Seasons: Does your Tobias have a favorite season? What is it and why? What are his favorite things to do in each of the 4 seasons? Does he have any seasonal sports/vacation spots (mix with Day 1).

Remember! You can submit prompts on any day of the event AND you can submit any of last year's prompts as well!

All 2024 Prompts || 2023 Prompts

Event and Prize Info & Rules

Thanks to all who participated!!! Given how small our fandom is now, we were pleasantly surprised! Can't see what more you'll create!

Please note! There are issues tagging this blog. Please tag @jerzwriter and/or @storyofmychoices to ensure it's reblogged!

[luvrlola]

every day i wake up and i miss teaew

[cocacola-cowboy]

I used to like Ndt but then I remember Telsa and I remember just how awful ndt actually is

[merpylovestaylorswift13]

INTERNATIONAL SWIFTIES NEED CHEAPER ERAS TOUR TICKETS

I hate people who lie about being a swftie and go to her concert just because of 'the hype' or because shes trendy

[cleocatrablossy]

Scar’s zoo train but instead of a zoo train it’s the dinosaur train and he’s Conductor Trodon.

[chronicas]

Like this is Thúllea Wyrmsdottír, daughter of Thúteran, Lord of Squall and Tempest, a blue greatwyrm that serves as the general of one of Tiamat’s five infernal armies. She’s a devout follower of Tiamat who is always thinking first and foremost WWTD, which is of course, whatever causes the most chaos. Her mother, Hela, is head priestess of the Cult of the Dragon’s sect from Waterdeep to Thornhold. Magic got messed up because the first supernova just happed after Xaryxis got blown up and the Cult of the Dragon thinks they can fix it just by helping Tiamat take over all of Hell. And that’s just the hook for why she’s gonna be in my campaign much less what she’s actually fucking doing.

Do you see why this is a problem?

Don’t play BG3 as a D&D player. I have an extremely intricate plot line for my stupid evil woman now and she’s gonna be in my dumbass next campaign as an NPC.

[taco-ii-polls]

I feel like causing problems

What do you all think is the Best Taco Ship out of ALLLLL of them

Tacomic

Paco/Tickle

Tacopad/SourScreen

Taco/Clover (Ive seen it)

Taco/OJ (Ive also seen this)

Taco/Blueberry

Taco and NOBODY

Any others i might have forgotten (I am not an avid Taco Shipper)

Poll No. 8

Edit: I forgot to set the duration to a week.. woopsies.

[kosmicdream]

i always ask WWTD (what would tezuka do) when writing a scene and the answer is almost always furry transformation porn, and he's right.

[coffeeheartaddict2]

Tobias appreciation week day 4:

WWTD: if he was the only witness to a crime- not coming forward meant the criminal got off but coming forward would put him or those he cares about at risk.

Such a hard hitting question.

If the victim is hurt badly or it was a murder he would definitely come forward. They deserve some type of justice, and yes harm may come to him but again law enforcement would be involved and justice sought.

If it was a robbery and no harm was done and not much was stolen he would let it slide but if it was a significant robbery he would report it.

If a patient, especially a younger patient reported to him any habitual abuse and there was medical proof of it he would take it to the authorities also.

Fashion:

At work, if it is not a scrubs day (it happens) he generally wears nice pants and a nice button down shirt. He has an array of dressier clothes for dates, get togethers at nice restaurants. This includes suits and tuxes.

At home alone he is generally a sweats and t-shirt or no Shirt kids guy.

He has casual pants, shorts and shirts for casual entertaining and errands.

He does wear glasses as he ages and does not die his hair. Salt and pepper looks good on him.

And for underwear, boxers through and through

Tagging: @jerzwriter @storyofmychoices

[jerzwriter]

I'm so glad you can participate this year, and I'm looking forward to learning more about your Tobias!

OK, but the idea of Tobias being a guitar player. I support this HC! lol

Tobias Carrick Appreciation (Part 1?)

Hey everyone! So I obviously had to participate in Tobias Carrick Appreciation Week (both since I didn't do it last year and also having an OC that romances him). For today's prompts, I am just going to answer them as questions and not in a fic. I am also going to answer both prompts/questions along with the prompt from last year but I am only counting it as one creation since it is all going to be in the same post.

Starting with last year's prompt, Where did he come from?

My HC for Tobias is that he grew up in the Midwest (either Indiana or Illinois). He was born on May 25th, 1983. His parents divorced when he was 3 and he has an older sister named Maria who at the time was 5. His father, David, decided to move across the country to California and start a life with his new family, meaning Tobias and Maria stayed with their mother, Naomi. His mom decided to not remarry and focused on her job and her kids.

He decided to take up medicine after seeing his sister, who did gymnastics, get injured multiple times and wanted to learn how everything works and heals. He went to Columbia for Undergrad and then obviously John Hopkins for Med School. From Middle School to Undergrad, he played Baseball and Lacrosse, helping his team to sectionals many times.

In school one of his favorite subjects was actually English. He liked reading poems and hearing different stories. His other favorite class was Art and was pretty good at it and got some local awards for his art in high school.

Now on to this year's prompts/questions, If Tobias could no longer practice medicine (the reason is up to you). What would your Tobias select as his new career? What would he pursue? Would he be successful?

If he had to stop practicing medicine, I do think it would be in favor of helping someone get something the really needed (idk what it would be). I think he would then try to pursue art or music (as I HC that he's good at playing guitar). He could either make art for different galleries or be a guitarist for an artist when they tour and would be pretty successful.

And the other question/prompt, Does he travel? Have hobbies, or is he a workaholic through and through? What does he enjoy to do when he has downtime? What does he wish he had time to do? Does he have any hobbies he doesn't want anyone to know about? Where does he like to travel? Does he overpack or underpack? What's his ideal vacation/holiday? Does he travel solo or with others?

Tobias does love to travel, he takes a yearly trip to Greece with his mom and sister (and then with Adelaide as well once they're together). He likes booking warm/tropical places depending on the time of year because he likes being able to swim in the ocean or some body of water. He occasionally does city trips like London or somewhere else but it's not his ideal choice (the majority of his city trips start after meeting Adelaide). Before Adelaide and Tobias get together, he sometimes goes alone on trips and sometimes invite friends. One of his favorite spots to vacation at is Spain (specifically Majorca). At first he used to underpack a little but now he tends to overpack a little (especially after having kids).

Tags: @jerzwriter @storyofmychoices

[jerzwriter]

WWTD? He's walking past an on-call room and hears two coworkers having sex. Let's assume he knows them very well (you can decide who they are). What does he do? Does it matter if he likes them/is friendly with/ them or not? What if one (or both) are someone he's been interested in? What if he knows one (or both) are married/in relationships with someone else? How would he handle this? What would he do with this information?

Considering the fact that Tobias has certainly engaged in some extracurricular activities in the workplace during his lifetime, he is not about to give anyone else grief over this. However, there are contributing factors.

He would have to know it is 100% consensual (say, overhearing Ethan x Kaycee) - if he's not 100% sure, he's intervening.

If it's someone he knows well - he will be busting their chops about this after.... that's a given.

Back in his Kenmore days, if it was someone he really didn't like, I think he'd be a douche and rat them out. lol He'd do that later, too, but only if it was someone who was a total prick.

He wouldn't care if it was someone he was interested in. Prior to Casey, he wasn't looking for anything serious, so he wouldn't be worried about that. After Casey, he doesn't have to worry about it, so it's a non-issue.

If he knew the person was in a relationship with someone else, he would not get involved unless it was someone he knew very, very well. He very "mind your own business". But, if it was a good friend or a good friend's partner, he'd probably confront them privately, and if he found that they were cheating, he'd strongly suggest they fess up - or else.

[alj4890]

Asked and Received

A Tobias Carrick/Open Heart one shot for Tobias Carrick Appreciation Week

Day 3: WWTD? Tobias buys an old lantern at an antique store. When he gets home and places it on his shelf, a genie appears and offers to grant him three wishes. How does he react? What does he ask for?

A/N going back to Book 2's canon and my HC for Tobias's family for this one. And of course, there's no doubt what or rather whom I HC for him will also be a part of this 😉

Masterlist

"Don't worry." Tobias readjusted his phone. "I'll be there."

His attempt to juggle multiple gift bags, his phone, and the Chinese takeout he'd bought all while trying to unlock his garage door did not end well.

His phone slipped out from between his ear and shoulder. He dropped the gift bags to try and catch it, thus causing all of them to dump out on the garage floor.

The only thing he managed to save was his dinner.

His younger brother's anxious voice could be heard buried beneath the bags.

"You okay?!" Phillip yelled out.

Carefully setting his takeout down, Tobias began to gather everything else up.

"Sorry about that." He told Phillip once he found his phone. "Dropped a few things."

"A few?" Phillip muttered in disbelief. "Sounded like your whole house crashed down around you."

"It wasn't my house." Tobias snorted. "Only the gifts I bought for Tabitha."

Phillip's daughter was turning five the following weekend. The Carrick's were gathering at the family home in Greenwich to celebrate as they did with everyone's birthday. Tobias even cleared his schedule for the week just so he could spend extra time with everyone.

He needed a break. After all the turmoil of Mass Kenmore losing its funding and the mad dash he'd recently done to save a young Edenbrook doctor, he knew he needed some time to decompress. The stress of the problems growing with possible shutdowns and layoffs had finally gotten to him.

Phillip chuckled. "You should see all that Jasmine has picked out for Tabitha. Between her and Mom, my girl is going to be the most spoiled five year old in the world."

Tobias grinned at the thought. His sister-in-law went through a lot to have her two children with Phillip. Jasmine had seen many fertility specialists and had multiple procedures for a slim chance at becoming pregnant. Tabitha was the first miracle for the couple. Spoiling the little girl became the norm in the family. It wasn't difficult to do given how sweet she was.

He was beyond the proud uncle of all his nieces and nephews. He made certain that their gifts revealed just how crazy he was about them and that he actually listened to all they told him. Tobias enjoyed spending time around Christmas and their birthdays to search for special presents that lined up with their interests.

This year, his niece was currently obsessed with the Disney movie, Aladdin. Phillip joked that it was because her mother's name was Jasmine which was why the little girl wanted to be that particular princess.

Tobias didn't care what the reason was. He only knew he had to find something special for her big day.

He spent the day at various toy stores around Boston, buying new dolls, puzzles, and games. Walking past an antique store, the idea to try and find her a real oil lamp struck. He went inside and as luck would have it, he found exactly what he'd hoped to find.

After dropping all his packages on the kitchen table, he took the lamp out of the box and set it on one of his couch cushions. He squatted down to see just how it would look to Tabitha.

The old brass lamp turned out better than he'd hoped. The engravings along the sides added more to the imagined mysticism one could pretend the lamp contained. He could easily see it sitting in some forgotten cave filled with treasures from long, long ago.

"Not bad." He said, running his thumb along the intricate engravings.

"Thank you." A voice said from within.

Tobias fell back with a gasp as silvery black smoke pooled out. It swirled around the room as sounds of thunder boomed and flashes of lightning penetrated the smothering darkness. Once it cleared, a man in a three piece suit was sitting next to the lamp.

"What in the actual hell was that?" Tobias breathed. "Who are you?"

"Isn't it obvious?" The strange man replied. "I'm the Genie of the Lamp."

"Right." Tobias got to his feet. "And I'm the man who is about to force you out of his home."

The stranger clucked his tongue. "I wouldn't try that if I were you, Tobias."

Tobias cursed as he reached down to yank the intruder off his couch.

He went right through the man and hit the couch cushion.

"I told you that you shouldn't try to remove me." The genie chuckled over Tobias's fruitless attempts.

"This is a prank." Tobias said, looking around for one of his friends. "This is nothing but an image projected into my living room."

"No, I'm, as they say, the real deal." The genie got to his feet. "I can see though that you're a doubting man."

"You got that right." Tobias muttered while looking for what was causing this hallucination.

"I thought dressing like this would be less startling to a man like you."

With a snap of his fingers, the genie now looked like one from storybooks, complete with turban, a long pointy beard, and lack of a lower body. The shimmery black smoke swirled where his legs had once been.

Tobias rubbed his hands over his face in an attempt to get his vision clear of whatever the hell was going on in his living room.

When he lowered his hands, he saw the genie still waiting with his arms crossed.

"Is this better or can I look more like a man of today?" Genie gestured towards his body.

"Do whatever you want." Tobias gave up and sat down. "It isn't like I really have a say in the matter."

"I wouldn't say that." The genie snapped his fingers and was once again a man in a suit.

Straightening his tie, he smiled at Tobias.

"Now then, you are the lucky individual of three wishes."

"Yippee." Tobias grumbled. "So I can wish for you to get out?"

"My my, aren't we an unwelcoming host?" Genie responded.

"Forgive me for not wanting a weird has to be some drug induced hallucination I somehow was cursed with in my house." Tobias bit out.

"Do you do drugs?" Genie asked.

"No." Tobias said. "But I could have been slipped something in my coffee from earlier."

"True." The genie conceded. "But you weren't."

Tobias continued to glare at him.

"Make your wishes and I will leave, never to return again." The genie promised.

"Then I'll take this lamp back for another." Tobias added. "There's no way I'll let you near my niece."

The genie let out a boisterous laugh.

"Ah, Tobias. I won't appear before Tabitha. She doesn't need me."

"What?" Tobias muttered in disbelief.

"She's a happy child who has all her needs met." Genie explained. "I only appear to those who have a great need for my assistance in their lives."

He smirked while watching the doctor get irritated over hearing that he needed help with anything.

"And," the genie pointed out, "this lamp isn't my only home."

Tobias leaned forward. "Like I said before, what?!"

"All oil lamps belong to me." He continued. "How do you think I appear before people from all over the world?"

"I wouldn't even begin to guess what a character from a story does." Tobias told him.

"Where do you think all the stories came from?" Genie smiled at him with a hint of mischief. "You don't think someone like me could possibly be a work of fiction, do you?"

Tobias lowered his head in his hands. He knew he had two options. One, he could continue arguing with this thing or he could take advantage of what could be his good fortune and make some wishes.

Lifting his head he gave in to the latter. It would probably save his sanity in the long run to just let this scenario play out.

"About these wishes," he hesitated, "this isn't some Monkey Paw type wish is it?"

"Meaning something horrific must happen to get your wish?" The genie clarified.

Tobias nodded. "Is it?"

"Not at all. My wishes are free and clear of any ill intent." He leveled his dark eyes upon the doctor. "Unless your wish is one that is to harm another."

"Not my style." Tobias told him. "My wishes have nothing to do with hurting anyone."

"Excellent!" The genie rubbed his hands together in anticipation. "Now then, let's discuss some possible wishes."

"Discuss?" Tobias smirked. "Am I not capable of making my own?"

"They will still be yours," Genie replied, "but I have never taken advantage of one's ignorance when it comes to making wishes."

"For instance?" Tobias prodded.

"For instance, if you told me your first wish was to be in the perfect profession then I would point out you are currently in the perfect one for someone like you." He explained. "No need to waste a wish on something you already have."

"I see." Tobias's brow furrowed in thought. "Hmm."

"Might I make a suggestion?" Genie prompted.

"Sure."

"You are currently worried about funding for your hospital. Correct?"

"Correct." Tobias answered.

"Then I can fix that!" Genie motioned towards him. "Simply say the words and--"

"Can you fix two hospitals?" Tobias interrupted.

"Two?"

"Mass Kenmore and Edenbrook are both going to be shut down if someone doesn't intervene." Tobias explained. "And the people of Boston would suffer because of it."

"I see." Genie shrugged. "That can all be easily taken care of."

"Then for my first wish, I wish that you would make Mass Kenmore and Edenbrook have the funding needed to remain open and functioning at their best."

Genie nodded in approval before snapping his fingers. Within seconds, Tobias phone rang.

His eyes widened to see Mass Kenmore's Chief of Medicine calling him.

"Hello?" He listened to the excited doctor explain that the Board had made a deal with Solomon Health.

"We're saved!" She exclaimed. "We won't be dependent on state funding again."

Tobias ended the call. He couldn't quite believe that his wish had come true.

"Who ended up helping Edenbrook?" He asked.

The genie snapped his fingers again and an image of a man Tobias knew appeared in a puff of smoke.

"That's Leland Bloom." He turned back to the genie. "What does a tech billionaire have to do with anything?"

"He'll end up buying the hospital and keep all the staff." The genie explained. "In fact, he's now talking to Edenbrook's Chief of Medicine and their Board right now."

"Wow." Tobias sat back in awe.

"I know." Genie winked at him. "I am that amazing."

Tobias began to laugh. Only he would be the one to find a genie with an ego similar to his own.

"Now then, what shall be your second wish?" The genie prompted.

"I'm not sure." Tobias told him. "Honestly, all I've thought about lately is Tabitha's birthday and the whole funding fiasco."

"Hmm." The genie began to stroke his beard while thinking of something Tobias might need or want.

"Could I wish for my family to remain healthy and happy?" Tobias asked.

"You could." The genie responded. "But I don't see a reason to do so. They all have what they need for that to happen."

"I still wish it. Just to be on the safe side."

"Very well." The genie snapped his fingers. "Done."

He then leaned forward, a mischievous glint back in his eyes. "Now let's make this final wish more interesting."

"Interesting?" Tobias cocked an eyebrow. "Meaning?"

"Meaning something specifically for yourself." The genie explained. "You've already done your good deeds to those you care about and the city you reside in. Let's get something that will be only yours."

Tobias chuckled. "I can't think of anything I need."

The genie humphed. "I bet your mother would say differently."

"You don't mean--"

"Oh I do." The genie grinned with glee. "One of my favorite things to grant someone is the perfect mate."

"Hold on!" Tobias held his hands up. "I don't think I'm the marrying kind."

"You're wrong." Genie's smile grew larger. "You think that now, but there is someone out there made for you."

"Uh-huh." Tobias doubted that. "If you don't mind, I think I'll wish for something else."

"Such as?" The genie was quite curious what could be better than his own suggestion.

"How about a new challenge?" Tobias offered. "Something to push me on to succeeding."

The genie stroked his beard once more in thought. "A challenge, eh?"

He looked up at Tobias. "Say the words."

"I wish for a new challenge in my life, one that requires all my expertise to succeed."

An amused expression flooded the genie's face as he snapped his fingers to make it happen.

"So?" Tobias asked. "What's my challenge?"

"To win the heart of this woman." The genie waved his hand through the smoke until another familiar face appeared.

"Is that who I think it is?" Tobias gasped.

"It is." The genie responded, completely delighted to turn the wish into what he knew the man before him needed.

Tobias glared at him. "I thought I told you I wasn't the marrying kind."

"You will be once Chris gets a hold of you." The genie teased.

As he began dissolving into the silvery smoke he'd first appeared in, the genie spoke once more.

"Don't fight it, Tobias. Enjoy your life with those you love."

His dark eyes sparkled before disappearing.

"And that includes, Dr. Valentine." His voice echoed.

Tobias sat there staring at the empty spot on his sofa where the genie had been sitting. Still in disbelief over all that happened within the last few minutes, he reached over and picked up the lamp.

Giving it a slight shake, he chuckled to himself.

"Nice try, but there's no way Chris Valentine is meant for me."

He set the lamp down to begin wrapping Tabitha's presents.

A mystical voice spoke from the lamp causing him to stop mid step.

"Wanna bet?"