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Fanfiction and Video Recs: The Mechanisms, Doctor Who, Star Trek, Neverwhere, Good Omens

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 23:53:04 GMT

Don't have too much to say about this week's round-up, except that I've had a lot of migraines lately and have spent the recovery periods curled up in the dark reading fanfiction. And... you may or may not have noticed that I've been very into a certain fandom as of late.

Note: If you don’t know The Mechanisms (everything up until Star Trek) there is a lot of canon violence, Jack Harkness-esque immortality and generally messed up people. ~~They’re criminals, Harold.~~ Tread carefully and REALLY check the tags on AO3. That said, everything NSFW is consenting.

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And now, the videos! All of these are Good Omens; most of them animatics, one of them not.

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There, and Back Again - Chapter 17

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 23:33:12 GMT

Title: There, and Back Again - Chapter 17
Fandom: Doctor Who
Character(s): Rodageitmososa (OC), Bren (OC), Sax (OC), Odell (OC)
Previous Chapter: Chapter 16
Next Chapter: Coming Soon
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

“Pain shared, my brother, is pain not doubled but halved. No man is an island.”

- “Anansi Boys”, Neil Gaiman

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There, and Back Again - Missing Scene (1)

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 22:57:51 GMT

Title: Deus in Absentia
Fandom: Doctor Who
Character(s): Rassilon (Pre-Canon)
Ship(s): Rassilon/Omega
Previous Chapter: Chapter 14
Next Chapter: Chapter 15
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: This is a missing scene set between chapters 14 and 15 that would not leave my head until I wrote it. It was strange to slip out of Roda's head and into someone else's for a moment, but I hope it proves... enlightening? Interesting?

“You're so goddamn frail

Failing for a change

You just had to know all about the world

But you will never know

'Cause no one ever told you how.”

— Deus in Absentia, Ghost

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Art: Roda, Peri and 'The Stranger'

Thu, 27 Aug 2020 17:03:22 GMT

Yesterday my ex's sister sent me some really adorable art of some of the characters from my original character-centric Doctor Who story! These are three of the main characters of the rewrite of Book One, 'There and Back Again'. If you'd like to read it, check out this tag here, or find it on AO3! The top picture is Roda, the second is Peri and the last is the character Roda knows as 'the Stranger'.

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Rec: Xena Review Videos

Sun, 23 Aug 2020 05:11:13 GMT

My very good IRL friend Bethan - who is currently putting me up this evening, and got me a "coming out" gift because she's lovely - has been doing these really excellent reviews of episodes of Xena: Warrior Princess! Her most recent one is summarized as follows:

"Today we’re looking at that time Xena single-handedly stopped a very pale Persian army. Suck it, Leonidas!"

Also c'mon, you can't fault that thumbnail image. (I was there when she made it! Helped approve it!) Check her out on youtube if you're a fan of Xena, and maybe drop a link and subscribe or a nice comment.

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Fanfiction Recs: MAS*H, The Great Mouse Detective, Good Omens, Doctor Who, The Magnus Archives...

Sat, 22 Aug 2020 23:56:17 GMT

Hello, hello! In honour of being MIA for a couple of weeks (life, amirite?) I thought I would come back in time for a (late) fanfic rec post for Fanfic Writers Appreciation Day! There's some "expected" stuff again (Doctor Who) and some not-expected stuff (Basil of Baker Street, again??) and I'd also like to make a shout-out to my favourite fic writer... elisi!

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And now, the usual recs!

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Fanfiction Recs: Neverwhere, Doctor Who, Repo! and The Great Mouse Detective

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 00:58:15 GMT

Another busy week, another set of fanfic! I have some photos to share of my trip to the other side of the province earlier in the week, but for now, here's my reading recs for the week :D Sorry for the somewhat obscure fandoms - I've been listening to the Neverwhere audiobook, and Basil of Baker Street wound up on my dashboard last night...

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There, and Back Again - Chapter 16

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 02:54:50 GMT

Title: There, and Back Again - Chapter 16
Fandom: Doctor Who
Character(s): Rodageitmososa (OC), Others
Previous Chapter: Deus in Absentia
Next Chapter: Chapter 17
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: There's some... creative formatting in this chapter. It might not work so well on Dreamwidth, but you can see it in action if you read in 'site style'.

"... because we think the gods are saving him up for a really big death. Something with knives and hot irons ..."

"... and fifty thousand cheering spectators.”

- “The Lies of Locke Lamora”, Scott Lynch

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There, and Back Again - Chapter 15

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 19:46:55 GMT

Title: There, and Back Again - Chapter 15
Fandom: Doctor Who
Character(s): Rodageitmososa (OC), Rassilon (Pre-Canon), Quences, Others
Previous Chapter: Chapter 14
Next Chapter: Deus in Absentia
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

“I've done the best I could

But I've always known just where we stood:

Me here with the luckless,

You there with the blessed.”

- “Crossing the Line”, Tangled: The Series

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Writer Stats Meme

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 18:29:35 GMT

I just stumbled over this meme, and I thought it would be fun to fill in! I've also got a blank one here.

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There, and Back Again - Chapter 14

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 23:42:35 GMT

Title: There, and Back Again - Chapter 14
Fandom: Doctor Who
Character(s): Rodageitmososa (OC), Perigraphaltas (OC), Rassilon (Pre-Canon)
Previous Chapter: Chapter 13
Next Chapter: Chapter 15
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: In which the plan is finally revealed - not least of all to me, who had been dithering between two possible ideas and finally decided to go with the one that Roda would dislike the most ;) Hey, I have a reputation for annoying my characters to upkeep...

“I've always longed for adventure,
To do the things I've never dared.
Now here I'm facing adventure
Then why am I so scared?”
- “I Have Confidence”, The Sound of Music

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Fanfiction Recs: Neverwhere, American Gods, Doctor Who

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 21:18:17 GMT

So I've been a little quiet the past week, because with the home renovations I sort of... burned out. But good news! The case is closed, and though there's still a little work to go, it's no longer with an inspector breathing down our necks. Hooray!

But since I've been burned out and my knee (which it turns out is probably a meniscus tear and is scheduled for an x-ray at the end of the month) is being very uncooperative in the department of getting things done, I've been reading a lot of fanfiction. So here I come with recs of what I've read in the past week.

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There, and Back Again - Chapter 13

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 14:37:52 GMT

Title: There, and Back Again - Chapter 13
Fandom: Doctor Who
Character(s): Rodageitmososa (OC), Perigraphaltas (OC), Bren (OC)
Ships(s): Rodageitmososa/Bren
Previous Chapter: Chapter 12
Next Chapter: Chapter 14
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

“Do not most people simply drift away?”
- C. S. Lewis

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There, and Back Again - Chapter 12

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 22:52:39 GMT

Title: There, and Back Again - Chapter 12
Fandom: Doctor Who
Character(s): Rodageitmososa (OC), Odell (OC), Sax (OC), Bren (OC), Tillie (OC), Ellan (OC), Z'man (OC)
Ships(s): Rodageitmososa/Perigraphaltas
Previous Chapter: Chapter 11
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: Good grief, the OCs took over. Again - no beta, just me. :)

“It only takes a tweak to make the whole world new.”

- “A Slip of the Keyboard: Collected Non-Fiction”, Terry Pratchett

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There, and Back Again - Chapter 11

Fri, 24 Jul 2020 02:26:30 GMT

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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Reading List: Polytheism and History Edition

Fri, 24 Jul 2020 00:56:56 GMT

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 10

Thu, 23 Jul 2020 15:29:54 GMT

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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Classic Who Live Thoughts: An Unearthly Child

Thu, 23 Jul 2020 01:31:34 GMT

I’m going to watch ‘An Unearthly Child’ mostly because I want to see how it differs from the pilot, more than anything else. I don’t anticipate many thoughts. (EDIT: I had many thoughts.)

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Classic Who Live Thoughts: The Unaired Pilot

Thu, 23 Jul 2020 01:07:01 GMT

Well, my first thoughts were ‘is this going to be a silent movie with the old school Doctor Who theme playing throughout?’ Overlaid with fizzing excitement because this is my first time watching Classic Who from the start. Followed immediately by ‘that is officially the creepiest place that the TARDIS has ever been parked and we’re only one minute in’.

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There, and Back Again - Chapter 9

Tue, 21 Jul 2020 00:15:44 GMT

Title: There, and Back Again - Chapter 9
Fandom: Doctor Who
Character(s): Rodageitmososa (OC), Rassilon (Pre-Canon)
Ships(s): Rodageitmososa/Perigraphaltas
Previous Chapter: Chapter 8
Next Chapter: Chapter 10
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

“But they were fucked up in their turn
By fools in old-style hats and coats,
Who half the time were soppy-stern
And half at one another's throats.”
- “This Be the Verse”, Philip Larkin

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Hazbin Hotel Icon Batch: Angel Dust (36)

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 00:57:25 GMT

So I watched the video for "Addict" yesterday, and since it's stuck in my head... have some icons! All of these icons are free to use, just please credit me when you use 'em and don't hotlink please.

Preview:

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There, and Back Again - Chapter 8

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 04:46:11 GMT

Title: There, and Back Again - Chapter 8
Fandom: Doctor Who
Character(s): Rodageitmososa (OC), Perigraphaltas (OC), Selesion (OC), Rassilon (Pre-Canon)
Ships(s): Rodageitmososa/Perigraphaltas
Previous Chapter: Chapter 7
Next Chapter: Chapter 8
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: This chapter is the result of an absolute rabbit hole of Tardis Wikia research, thumbing through a physical copy of "How To Be a Time Lord" and cross-referencing my original stories. /o\ It's also where I have to start being clever, so hopefully it doesn't go wrong...

“Though, in reviewing the incidents of my administration, I am unconscious of intentional error, I am nevertheless too sensible of my defects not to think it probable that I may have committed many errors.”
- George Washington

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There, and Back Again - Chapter 7

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 03:52:51 GMT

Title: There, and Back Again - Chapter 7
Fandom: Doctor Who
Character(s): Rodageitmososa (OC), Others
Ships(s): Rodageitmososa/Perigraphaltas
Previous Chapter: Chapter 6
Next Chapter: Chapter 8
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: «Text written like this» is intended to denote, in this story, psychic communication.

"The fact is, the Time Traveller was one of those men who are too clever to be believed: you never felt that you saw all round him; you always suspected some subtle reserve, some ingenuity in ambush, behind his lucid frankness."

- “The Time Machine”, H.G. Wells

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There, and Back Again - Chapter 6

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 03:11:28 GMT

Title: There, and Back Again - Chapter 6
Fandom: Doctor Who
Character(s): Rodageitmososa (OC), Perigraphaltas (OC)
Ships(s): Rodageitmososa/Perigraphaltas
Previous Chapter: Chapter 5
Next Chapter: Chapter 7
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: This, and up to chapter 8 inclusive, is unbeta'd. Partially because I got overexcited, and partially because I wanted some things (namely one of the chapters in particular) to be a surprise to my delightful beta. So all errors are mine, though I did go over them all to try and make sure there were none! Also, I now know that this story will be 22 chapters long; and was also sneaky and went back to make some slight edits (got two Chapters mixed up) and add some fancy quotes.

"At first, Liesel could not talk. Perhaps it was the sudden bumpiness of love she felt for him. Or had she always loved him? It's likely."

- "The Book Thief", Markus Zusak

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There, and Back Again - Chapter 5

Sun, 12 Jul 2020 21:10:18 GMT

Title: There, and Back Again - Chapter 5
Fandom: Doctor Who
Character(s): Rodageitmososa (OC), Rassilon (pre-show)
Ships(s): n/a, so far
Previous Chapter: Chapter 4
Next Chapter: Chapter 6
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

"It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it."
- Oscar Wilde

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Love doesn't discriminate between the sinners and the saints, it takes and it

Fanfiction and Video Recs: The Mechanisms, Doctor Who, Star Trek, Neverwhere, Good Omens

There, and Back Again - Chapter 17

There, and Back Again - Missing Scene (1)

Art: Roda, Peri and 'The Stranger'

Rec: Xena Review Videos

Fanfiction Recs: M*A*S*H, The Great Mouse Detective, Good Omens, Doctor Who, The Magnus Archives...

Fanfiction Recs: Neverwhere, Doctor Who, Repo! and The Great Mouse Detective

There, and Back Again - Chapter 16

There, and Back Again - Chapter 15

Writer Stats Meme

There, and Back Again - Chapter 14

Fanfiction Recs: Neverwhere, American Gods, Doctor Who

There, and Back Again - Chapter 13

There, and Back Again - Chapter 12

There, and Back Again - Chapter 11

Reading List: Polytheism and History Edition

There, and Back Again - Chapter 10

Classic Who Live Thoughts: An Unearthly Child

Classic Who Live Thoughts: The Unaired Pilot

There, and Back Again - Chapter 9

Hazbin Hotel Icon Batch: Angel Dust (36)

There, and Back Again - Chapter 8

There, and Back Again - Chapter 7

There, and Back Again - Chapter 6

There, and Back Again - Chapter 5

Fanfiction Recs: MAS*H, The Great Mouse Detective, Good Omens, Doctor Who, The Magnus Archives...