#the day of the doctor novelization

[seaweedstarshine]

‘Is something funny?’ asked Swagger. ‘Did I miss a funny thing?’ Only then did I realise I was laughing — laughing so hard I had to use the wall to get to my feet. ‘What’s funny?’ he demanded again. ‘Tell me!’ ‘Look at us,’ I said. ‘Go on, look! You’re trying to tear me apart, he’s trying to pull us off each other, and now I’ve got the giggles.’ ‘Why the hell is any of that funny?’ he thundered, but his face was so hurt and confused I almost wanted to hug him. ‘Because,’ I told him, ‘this is what I’m like when I’m alone.’

—The Day of the Doctor: The Target Novelization, by Steven Moffat

#wherein ten beats eleven to temporary unconsciousness then only stops trying to strangle him because eleven starts giggling #river song #eleventh doctor #tenth doctor #war doctor #yowzah #doctor who #11th doctor #10th doctor #child death #the day of the doctor novelization #out of all the changes made in this novelization- this scene is by far my favorite #and the meandering tale of the therapy bot is pure Steven Moffat emotional rollercoaster #words by seaweed #art by seaweed

[expelliarmus]

#mine #doctor who #dwedit #david tennant #i quite like how the colouring came out!! #and dt's face too i guess :D #i'm off for 2 weeks now woohooooo!! #and i am exhausted so i'm gonna go to bed and finish off the wild blue yonder novel #good night friends!!! #just a couple more days until christmas and more dw!!!!!!!!

[buildoblivionthenwewilltalk]

thinking about lord president fivey so have this

#EDIT oh shit I didn’t know time in office was an audio????????? #you know when you know OF something but only half???? #in my head it was another novel I’d track down and get round to one day 😅 #anyway imma go do that asap thanks all!!!!! #I bet he hated it so much #but he does pull off the robes tbf #I like to think he’s still wearing trainers under there #(like avril lavigne) #Peter Davison #fifth doctor #classic who #5th doctor #time lord stuff #minsart #my art #fan art #I took some liberties with the costume it’s a bit of a mish mash #but I quite like it! #doctor who #lord president of gallifrey

[pleasantwasteland]

Steven Moffat revisiting the 50th anniversary special with years of hindsight and none of the restrictions of live action tv: fuck I forgot that bisexual loser from the EDAs.

#if he'd replaced it with a list of novel companions it'd be a clever formalist thing but it's so funny to just add fitz #fitz kreiner #tdotd novelization #the day of the doctor #doctor who

[intyalote]

the thing about doctor/river is that the blatant romance is a defense mechanism. it’s playacting it’s how they sketch out the boundaries of their relationship because they can never be sure of how the scales of intimacy are balanced - they love each other, sure, but they are so rarely in a place where they both know enough about each other for mutual trust. so you get these really interesting juxtapositions like how eleven is in full flirty mode for impossible astronaut/day of the moon to the point where it feels like they’re about to make out every time they’re in the same frame but at the same time he dismisses her with “trust you? seriously?” and is shocked when she actually kisses him goodbye. in let’s kill hitler they flirt like hell when she is literally trying to murder him but not at all when they save each others’ lives. in the wedding of river song kovarian complains about them being lovey-dovey in front of her but right after that the doctor attempts to reset the timeline and river has to drag him kicking and screaming into respecting her enough to tell her the truth. in angels take manhattan we get both “just you wait till my husband gets home” (flaunting their relationship to grayle) and “never let him see the damage” (she doesn’t trust him to love her as a flawed, mortal person). they’re out of sync all the time, so sincerity is off the table except when it’s a necessary shortcut to trust that doesn’t exist yet - river whispering his name to him in the library when he doesn’t know her yet, their literal wedding being a tool the doctor uses to convince her to let him “die.”

the thing about “hide the damage” in particular is that river was responding to the doctor’s own fear of seeing the damage. she lied to him because she was trying to give him what he wanted, even if he couldn’t admit it. and it applies both to the broken wrist and to their relationship in general. every time he looks at her all he can see is the pain of her death, and she can see that he’s holding back even if she doesn’t exactly know why. this was always going to be a barrier to true intimacy between them unless they could be linear for long enough to know and see each other as they are, not as they’re going to be or as they were.

that’s why husbands of river song is such a perfect resolution for them. the only way river would ever be honest enough to let him see her insecurities is if she didn’t know who he was, so it had to be twelve and not eleven. and it specifically had to be twelve fresh from losing his memories of clara, so that he’d stop running away from confronting her death and just give them those 24 years together on darillium to really get to know each other, to see the ugliness and the imperfections and stay together anyway. it makes perfect sense that after that they could reach the level of love and trust river has for “her doctor” in the library, in a way that just isn’t possible with a relationship built on whirlwind dates done out of order and nothing else.

#there's a scene where ten is thinking about how every time he meets river the memory of her death hurts more #so he decides to avoid her because he thinks somehow if he can change their future she won't die for him #(of course she didn't only die for him but he's too arrogant to see that) #and i think though eleven kind of gives up on avoiding her #he still flinches away from loving her because he knows it'll hurt (name of the doctor my beloved <3) #river song #doctor who #dw meta #dw rewatch #dw #my meta #oh the ten thing is in the day of the doctor novelization. forgot to mention that lmao. #highly recommend reading it #adds a lot of depth that wasn’t there in the episode #meta #mine

[haneys]

PLEASE DONT TAG AS D/NA/TIONS ETC!!

hey, I didn't want to do this but Im at my wits end. I'm Haney, im disabled physically and mentally, and I need financial help. Recently me and my two friends have been kicked out of the place we've been living at and had to scramble around to find a place that would let us move in. We had no money at the time and we still barely do. We found a flat that let us take our cats and also allowed us to pay some costs like agency fee at a later date to help us. I borrowed 3k PLN from my (also struggling) family to pay the first rent, but we still have to pay 3k deposit to the landlord, and 2.5k to the agency. My paycheck this month was only 2.5k, and girls are struggling with money too, we just don't have enough and I have noone to turn to at this point.

We're around 2k short, not even counting in things like food, and my family is broke, so I have to ask for help. Literally anything will help, because a single dollar is worth quite a lot of PLN. I can do anything in return too: draw, write, help you with homework or projects, teach you polish lang/history, send nsfw content, whatever comes to your mind, just tell me and I'll try my best. I work 10-12h shifts so it might take a while but it'll be done.

I have ppal, and if you're polish ask me for BLIK. I'd appreciate any help and reblogs. Thank you.

^ my photography for attention

#patxt #if you wanna ask abt anything dm me it's just that thr whole story is so long and insane i didnt wanna write a novel here #I'm gonna genuelly explode we have like two days and my paycheck is so shit I don't even have my mobility aids with me my psychosis is #reaching new peaks I. coughs blood dies explodes. I have no idea what to do I'm sorry for asking for money but like this is miserable #we're selling anything we can I'm trying to work more but I'm genuelly so bad health wise and i dont have money for housing yet #alone doctors 🤡 almost everything I eat comes right out of me IMMEDIATELY my leg is flopping ad usual my crutch was left at the last house #and i am so derealized most of the time I don't even know where I am I just. idk. we need help 😭😭😭

[expectiations]

Why you should read the Day of the Doctor novelization

10 and River in a bath

River

River

just, you know, mentions of River that weren't in the show

inner monologue of the Doctor about River

the Doctor saying "I'm Mr. Moon!"

River

moments with River that weren't in the show

#i haven't finished reading it yet actually #but yes 10 and River were in a bath #and 10 is so enamoured of River #but we don't see that on the show #so pick up that book and read it #and squeal with me #doctor x river #river song #yowzah #doctor who #eleventh doctor #war doctor #day of the doctor #day of the doctor novelization #tenth doctor #remember Doctor Moon in the Library?

[fearsomeandwretchedandwrong]

#he gets it #the brigadier #kate lethbridge stewart #day of the doctor novelization #doctor who

[youngpettyqueen]

Hi! I'm back and saw the bad injury prompts you reblogged. 👀 Could you please do "I can't feel my legs" with Julian saying it? ❤️

thank you for your patience!! its been. a wild week. but I finally have the energy to sit and get this written out. ive been pondering it all week hehe

I went through a couple ideas before I settled on doing a missing scene style of thing set in The Siege of AR-558. this is set after battle, but before the conversation we see between Sisko and Worf right at the very end. ive talked about it on this blog before but it makes me absolutely feral that Julian gets shot and just. gets up and keeps going. forever chewing on that but I digress ill save my insane rambling for the tags

I hope you enjoy! I like writing Julian and Worf a lot, and I hope you enjoy reading them <3

Doctor Bashir can be a very difficult man to find.

Worf isn't surprised. This is a battlefield in its aftermath, naturally a doctor would be difficult to locate, especially one as quick and efficient as Julian. He stops to ask a few people who look to have been treated, and they all give generally the same answer; that they just saw him, and he went over that way.

Worf follows the general direction of all the pointing, and he finds himself in a tunnel leading to another part of the caverns. He starts to walk through, figuring he'll find the elusive doctor on the other side, where other wounded surely lie.

Instead he damn near trips over him.

Worf thinks it's a rock, or a dropped weapon, at first. But then, as he's taking a second to regain his balance, he hears a low, quiet groan. He looks down, expecting to find a wounded officer, and that's exactly what he finds.

Except the wounded officer is none other than Doctor Bashir.

Julian is half-concealed by the shadows, tucked right up against the tunnel wall and lying flat on his stomach. One arm is outstretched, like he was reaching for the other side, while he has his face buried in the crook of the other elbow. Worf had tripped over one of his legs, which is bent at the knee, like he'd fallen mid-step.

Worf drops to a crouch beside him. "Doctor Bashir," He says, but gets no response, "Doctor, can you hear me?" He places a firm hand on the doctor's shoulder, in case the touch might rouse him.

Julian flinches under his hand. Then he stirs, and he lifts his head, trembling with the effort of it. "Worf...?" He looks up at him, eyes squinted in the dark.

"Yes, Doctor," Worf replies, "What happened? Are you injured?" He questions.

Julian's head drops back against his arm, but he keeps it turned so that he's still facing Worf. "'Fraid so," He grimaces, "I was... I was shot. My side..." He manages to give a weak, indicative nod.

Worf nods. "I will assist you," He tells him. He gets a hold of Julian and, carefully, he maneuvers him onto his back. Julian grabs onto his arm, and there's a surprising strength to his grip. A strangled sound of pain escapes him, grinding out through tightly-clenched teeth. Worf can feel him trembling still, so he pulls him a bit closer, supports the doctor's weight against his own body, "Try to hold still. I must see the wound."

Julian nods wordlessly. He faces the pain well. It's difficult to make out, in the dark, but there's just enough light from the tunnel's exit for Worf to be able to see the large hole burnt away from Julian's uniform jacket. It's burnt right through, both jacket and undershirt gone, leaving raw, angry skin exposed to the dusty air of these caverns. He can see the glisten of blood, can feel it saturating the jacket as he places a bracing hand by the wound.

It's bleeding badly. Julian will have already lost a lot of blood, he needs to slow it until he can get him to one of the medical officers. He shifts his hand over and presses it firmly against the wound, and he keeps a firm grip on the doctor as his entire body jolts with the action. Julian continues to face the pain bravely, turning his face into Worf's chest and screaming against his teeth.

There's a part of him that threatens to get very, very angry at seeing Julian wounded. There's no honour in harming a healer, even some of the most bloodthirsty Klingons he's known would spit at the idea. It's an instinctual reaction, one he has to bite back. He has to remind himself that Julian was here not only as a doctor, but also as an officer. He was wounded as a warrior on the battlefield.

"I don't- I don't think I like that look, Commander." Julian wheezes, his weak voice drawing Worf back out of his thoughts. He's managing a small smile, teasing and boyish even in agony, but it's clear that he's struggling.

"The wound is severe," Worf replies. He doesn't see the point in trying to soften that information, he's sure that Julian, as a doctor, is all too aware of his current condition, "Why did you not seek medical assistance?" He asks.

"Didn't realize it was... this bad," Julian rasps, "My brain does this... funny thing, where I'll see people who need me, and... and nothing else really matters," He rests his head against Worf's chest, his throat bobbing as he swallows hard. He looks nauseous, his brow pinched tight and sweat glistening on his forehead, "I hardly felt it till I collapsed." He manages to finish.

"I fail to see how that is funny," Worf gruffs, "Your dedication to your patients is admirable, Doctor. But now, it is you who requires assistance. Are you able to stand?" He asks.

Julian shakes his head. "No, I... I can't," He replies honestly, "I'm... afraid I can't feel my legs, Commander." He admits.

"Then you will be carried," Worf adjusts his hold, gets an arm under Julian's knees and pulls him against his chest. He pushes himself up with ease, the doctor's weight inconsequential as he cradles him securely, "Hold on, Doctor." He instructs.

Julian's arms come up to wrap around his neck. His head drops against Worf's shoulder, his face half-buried in his neck. He can feel Julian's shallow, quick breathing against his skin. He doesn't have time to waste.

Worf sets off, ducking out of the tunnel and moving into the next open cavern. With the injured doctor in his arms, he makes a brisk pace as he seeks out the first medical officer he can find.

#fic bitching #star trek: ds9 #worf #julian bashir #this was also my warm up for tonight and I had fun with it #will I ever get tired of putting Julian in Worf's arms? #the answer is no <3 #anyways yeah it makes me insane that Julian gets shot and just keeps going #gets right to doctoring after the battle is over #I was looking at the script for the episode to make sure I got things right and Worf mentions Julian was on the Veracruz #with the other wounded #which is definitely meant to indicate he's working in the sickbay on the wounded #but like. he's also wounded!! he got shot!! #so. this scene in my head #some parts of this were loosely inspired by how Worf thinks about Julian in the novel Vengeance #Worf has this reluctant respect for Julian that I think is really neat #and also he's just automatically protective because thats who he is as a person #one day ill write a whole big thing about them I think about the potential for their dynamic often #anyways! I hope you enjoyed <3

[arttitude130]

fucked up part about time traveling is sometimes you witness your own horrific death

#doctor who #classic doctor who #seventh doctor #ace doctor who #ace mcshane #scene from cats cradle: times crucible novel #i just really really wanted to draw a sobbing face and then guesstimated everything else #i like the first one better i drew these two days apart #and for some reason keep insisting on using my finger on notepad instead of my entire real life tablet #i’ll prob redraw some things digitally later

[wykart]

Rough wip of the wyrm.

#just as I’m incapable of writing a story that doesn’t end up being novel length every piece I make ends up being huge and stuffed w detail #I haven’t written any of this story in the past week bc I was studying for a cert exam after work each day and I’m pretty certain I failed #it this morning and I’m really pissed at myself but anyway! god my mental health is awful right now. I’m gonna get help I’m gonna do it #I was like surely I can cope w this. no #anyway. I’m sorry Yaz this is like the third time I’ve given you a gf who is a doctor mirror for the worse #Mr Cornell I reject your Ishtar Hutchings and substitute my own

[seaweedstarshine]

[just after having helped River make a getaway from a heist of an astatine lace shawl — the rarest substance in the universe — without her even needing to ask beyond a simple “hello sweetie” scrawl in the sky] [Eleventh Doctor] “I can see its worth — but Alice is right! What’s so special about a lace shawl?” [River] “Ah, well, lace, you see, is the traditional gift for a thirteenth wedding anniversary…” [Eleventh Doctor] “Wedding anniversary? Whose wedding anniversary?” [River] “Spoilers…!” *winks* [Thirteenth Doctor, reminiscing] “I love River.”

HAPPY THIRTEENTH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TO THE DOCTOR AND RIVER SONG!

Sources: Diary of River Song: The Furies, Diary of River Song: The Lady in the Lake, The Day of the Moon, Doctor Who Magazine Special Edition #33, The Wedding of River Song, The Big Bang, The Angels Take Manhattan, The Many Lives of Doctor Who: Without a Paddle, The Time of the Doctor, Forest of the Dead, Let's Kill Hitler, Diary of River Song: The Wife of River Song, Eleventh Doctor Year Two: Physician Heal Thyself, A Good Man Goes to War, Eleventh Doctor Chronicles: Broken Hearts, The Husbands of River Song, Doctor Who Confidential: When Time Froze

#river song #eleventh doctor #twelfth doctor #tenth doctor #thirteenth doctor #yowzah #edits by seaweed #words by seaweed #I know there's not a lot of 12 and 10 and 13 rep but oh well theres not as much source material. I got like a quote from them each #regular reminder that psychopath has no clinical meaning and is more of a reclaimed slur than a descriptive term etc #reclaimed language #ableist language #this is about them being messy (positive) together. ALSO river was promised Stevie Wonder for her 13th anniversary <3 #I HAVE ZERO SOURCES FROM BOOKS WHAT im sure there are some perfect quotes from novels & short stories but well #I got episodes and audios and comics and magazines #did I miss posting a thing for 'fourteen years since fish custard' day a few weeks back? yes. yes I did. #am I trying to make up for it by celebrating a day that references a very specific comic that less people likely heard of? yes. yes i am. #maybe shoulda posted this at midnight last night. April 22 is almost over in the UK I think #okay I gotta go to work now! ima watch Wedding of River Song tonight

[theryokawa]

He needs to take that three piece suit off NOWWWW

#booktok cringe ass love interests got nothin on him #like ily tenth doctor pleaseeeee marry me #ill go to space mozart any day of the week with u #pick me! choose me! love me! #tenth doctor #doctor who #donna noble #doctor who novels

[halestromthewhoobsessed]

Just learned of this odd array of late 70s and 80s US hardcover releases of Terrance Dicks’ Target novelizations- are all Fourth Doctor stories except for Day of the Daleks. The selection is hardly the stories you’d expect to launch such a line to launch with, and the range seems incapable of picking and sticking to a style throughout their very spread out release period

#doctor who #classic doctor who #classic who #doctor who books #doctor who novels #hardcover #the fourth doctor #fourth doctor #4th doctor #the 4th doctor #3rd doctor #the 3rd doctor #third doctor #the third doctor #day of the daleks #daleks #dalek #cybermen #cyberman #revenge of the cybermen #cyberleader #zygons #terror of the zygons #target

[wanderer-spirit]

Doom's day hour 10 : AI am the Doctor ?

So here it is ! I compiled all the frames of the Doctor Who mobile game “Lost in time” for the event of Doom : Hour 10 "AI am the doctor" It’s for all those who cannot play it or who would like a written record to come back to it in the future I made a pdf file with all the images of the game, nothing is missing normally you can download the pdf if you want to get it for you You are free to use it however you want

And if you just want the images, here they are in the folder. You can download them too (it's in .jpg) ! Enjoy

#doctor who #jodie whittaker #sooz kempner #doctor who novels #doom's day #Doom #doctor who 60th anniversary #dw 60th #Hour 10 #kamelion #k9 #13th doctor #thirteen #the thirteen doctor #doctorwhoedit #dwedit #dw spoilers #Lost in time

[spockvarietyhour]

Excluding in this poll Ro Laren, Reginald Barclay, and Alyssa Ogawa as they've had more than two appearances each.

#Lefler and Selar have had their day in the New Frontier novels (and then some) #And Gomez was Captain in the SCE novellas - AND got a guest appearance in Lower Decks last season #Oh and Lt. Hawk was the focus of the TNG-era section 31 novel written by Andy Mangels #I'm curious to see if any of the S1 Chief Engineers make an appearance in this poll lol #Star Trek #TNG #polls #guest stars #Sonya Gomez #Robin Lefler #Doctor Selar #Selar #Sito Jaxa #Nella Darren