There, and Back Again - Chapter 10

Title: There, and Back Again - Chapter 10
Fandom: Doctor Who
Character(s): Rodageitmososa (OC), Perigraphaltas (OC)
Ships(s): Rodageitmososa/Perigraphaltas
Previous Chapter: Chapter 9
Next Chapter: Chapter 11
Synopsis: Growing into a Time Lady is hard enough, but growing up as the Lord President's ward is even harder. Especially when it seems as though all of Gallifrey and strangers alike want to tell you how to live your life and who you're going to become.
Cross-posts: AO3
A/N: Don't bind with bandages, kids. It's not good for your ribs. Imagine that what Roda is wearing is a cropped binder. Take it from non-binary fandom mum. You can thank elisi and this post for the... wording, of that part. This chapter also borders on nsfw, but it's intentionally non-explicit.

“When someone is crying, of course, the noble thing to do is to comfort them. But if someone is trying to hide their tears, it may also be noble to pretend you do not notice them.”

- “Horseradish”, Lemony Snicket

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Reading List: Polytheism and History Edition

So for those of you who don't know, I consider myself both a polytheist, and someone with an avid interest in ancient norse history and theology! (I was a historical reenactor for five years - 1066 to the Magna Carta!) With this in mind, I ordered a bunch of books at the start of the pandemic which thanks to shipping delays are just about starting to roll in now (seriously, it's like Christmas come early!) and with the renovations I've not been able to give them my full attention, but I thought I would share what I've picked up (don't judge me, I had a bunch of money made in commissions stored up on Paypal) in the hopes it might pique somebody else's interest!

As you may be able to tell, I'm also interested in Arab history and Islamic theology, being Arab myself. Oh, and polytheism and divination in general.

EDIT: I also joined the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids at the Bardic Grade just before Covid.

Some of these books I've picked up to supplement my personal theology, some are research for my WIP novel series, and some just caught my attention. If anyone is interested, I also have a website where I blog about this sort of thing and write book reviews! I'll link it if anyone asks.

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There, and Back Again - Chapter 11

Title: There, and Back Again - Chapter 11
Fandom: Doctor Who
Character(s): Rodageitmososa (OC), Others
Ships(s): Rodageitmososa/Perigraphaltas
Previous Chapter: Chapter 10
Next Chapter: Chapter 12
Synopsis: Growing into a Time Lady is hard enough, but growing up as the Lord President's ward is even harder. Especially when it seems as though all of Gallifrey and strangers alike want to tell you how to live your life and who you're going to become.
Cross-posts: AO3
A/N: Two things about this chapter. Actually, three. One, again, it is unbeta'd. All mistakes are my own. Two, it got so long I had to split it into two. Oops? And three... bear with me on the canon. I plotted this story out before seeing the season 12 finale, and so I'm going with what we knew about a certain group of people before that because it's all I can do. My personal explanation for this is 'yada yada propoganda', and perhaps I'll be able to bring it around to a canon explanation by a later point in Roda's story. For now, it is what it is.

“Comfort is as comfort does
And I've held up all your crowns
And I've wondered since what I’d do now
And that tower is as feared as that glass is clear
For those inside that do look down.”
- “Stowaway”, PigPen Theatre Co.

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