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rhondafromhr · 7 days

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Headcanon that Grace’s love language is media. She obviously has a lot of hangups about physical touch and I feel like she wouldn’t be the best at using words to comfort people (love her but she’d probably accidentally say something that made them feel even worse lol), so if one of her friends is distressed she’ll put something on (movie, show, video game, etc) that she either knows is their favorite or thinks they’ll like. She’s weirdly good at guessing, too, and she’s helped them all discover new favorites.

With Steph, whenever her dad says something that really stings (even if Steph will never admit it and will say she’s just annoyed that he won’t get off her case), they watch so much trash reality TV together. Grace insists that it’s sinful filth and she’s only tolerating it for Steph’s sake, but she gets super invested to the point of actually yelling at the TV and it never fails to get Stephanie to crack a smile. Stephanie’s actually gotten into Twitter beefs with a couple cast members from previous seasons of Love Island (they just HAD to defend that problematic dog) and Grace thinks that’s the coolest thing ever.

With Pete, it’s old school video games. He has every retro console imaginable and especially likes the older Legend of Zelda games. Whenever he’s feeling down, Grace just has to get him rambling about the lore and showing her all the hacks and Easter eggs in the games and soon he forgets whatever was bothering him.

With Richie, it’s the Danganronpa games. Whenever they figure out who did it, she has endless thoughts on why the culprit’s plan was stupid and what they should have done differently to not get caught and Richie finds it both amusing and mildly concerning. They also watch a lot of anime in general (obviously, it’s Richie after all) and he’s endlessly fascinated by Grace’s deep analysis of the religious symbolism he didn’t catch on his previous watches.

With Ruth, it’s classic movie musicals. Ruth has a lot to say about them and the influence they’ve had on musicals today and at first, whenever she catches herself rambling about it she apologizes for being annoying and gets super flustered and embarrassed, but Grace encourages her to keep going because at least Ruth isn’t crying anymore. Grace actually really enjoys the music and the pretty costumes and larger than life choreography. She also appreciated that there was no sex/vulgarity in them until Ruth ruined it by explaining that there totally is, they just had to rely on more subtle innuendo. As a wise man once said, a song is a dick in sheep’s clothing. They also watch newer musicals sometimes, although they’re limited to ones that have pro shots or movie versions available because Grace refuses to watch bootlegs. Once Ruth’s really comfortable with her, she points out all the characters that are dream roles of hers and how she’d portray them.

With Max (assuming a Max lives/gets redeemed AU), it’s cartoons. He’s reluctant to admit to liking them because he’s worried it’ll make people think he’s stupid and childish, but one day he came to her house looking like he’d been crying after his dad really went in on him for failing a test and she put on Gravity Falls at random. She doesn’t approve of the satanic magic it promotes, but he seemed to like it and she would have done anything to get that devastated look off of his face and make him stop putting himself down. They also regularly watch Veggie Tales together after they discover they both grew up watching it.

She also makes them a cup of hot water to sip on because that’s what her mom always does for her when she’s sad. They all think it’s weird, but they still drink it because they appreciate the gesture and over time it sort of grows on them.

#grace chasity #nerdy prudes must die #npmd #npmd headcanons #ruth fleming #max jagerman #richie lipschitz #stephanie lauter #peter spankoffski #I just love when they’re all friends ok

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getyourpoisonedcupofcoffee · 3 months

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Hi I saw ur still open to requests. may I have another one? bc npmd has been stuck in my head recently >:D

I was thinking about despite the whole tune of the musical. witnessing/experiencing their classmates dying must be traumatizing.

so I'm thinking about so aftermath stuff

for example Lautski having this hurt&comfort stuff where one of them feeling real bad and guilty for what they had done and the other was like, hugging them/saying reassuring words to them (and Peter is the one who's more likely to feel bad imo)

or it could be Ruth freaking out on hearing Richie's death and one of her friends comforting her

sorry I was rambling a lot. its just a random idea. u could pick one if ur interested and pls don't feel stressed to reply. I really love your writing. have a nice day!

Thank you so much for the request!! I'm gonna try to combine it, kind of tehee

Thank you and have a nice day to you too!

I'll try my best :))

(more beneath the break ^^)

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"..Richard Lipschitz." "Richie's dead?!"

And just like that, Ruth's world came crumbling down. She felt her heart sink and tears starting to swell behind her eyes. She felt her cheeks starting to heat up a little, her brows furrowing.

Richie's dead..?

"..No- No, he can't- He can't be dead. He- He just-" Ruth cried, tightly being held by Peter who was also starting to cry in the hallway, Stephanie and Grace standing with them.

"I can't believe someone would do this.." Stephanie worried.

"..He- he can't just-.." Peter gently shushed her before she could say anything else, in an attempt to comfort her a little. She choked back her sobs, not wanting to draw attention to her. It couldn't just end like this, right?

Later that day, when Ruth, Peter, and Richie would usually have their daily study session at the library, neither of the remaining two decided to turn up.

Ruth decided to completely ignore her aunt Charlotte in the kitchen when she came home and went straight to her room.

"Ruth?" Charlotte opened the door slightly and peeked in to Ruth lying on her bed, sobbing softly.

They talked, for hours. Trying to get this mess to make sense, which it never will.

A few days later, trying to keep her mood up for Pete, she went to rehearsal.

Which was a big mistake.

A few days later when Peter, Stephanie, and Grace were told that Ruth was gone as well, Peter almost immediately broke down into tears.

"They- they were all I had." Sure, he had Stephanie, but he didn't know for sure if they were going to last. What if the killer was going after them as well?

"I know." Stephanie tried her best to comfort him by holding him close and muttering reassuring things to him.

"Do you think this would have happened if we had killed Max?" "We didn't kill him, Pete. It wasn't our fault." "But- but the building wasn't structurally sound." "Well, there was nothing we could have done about that. It's not your fault, It's not anyone's fault. It's gonna be okay."

They spent their time like that alot after the two had passed - Steph holding him, trying her best to keep it together for him, and him choking back his sobs.

Sometimes it was as if he could still hear them, or see snippets of them at school, like their spirits roamed the halls of Hatchetfield High.

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I HOPE THIS WASNT TOO DEPRESSING LMAO

I hope y'all like this!!

#starkid #npmd #nerdy prudes must die #starkid npmd #richie lipschitz #ruth fleming #npmd incorrect quotes #grace chasity #lautski #steph lauter #pete spankoffski #peter spankoffski #hurt/comfort??#angst #writing #rqs open #sobs and cries

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starpirateee · 5 months

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Richie's movie

@lautski-week day 3 - movie

Warnings: none / read on AO3 here

Richie's movie came out on Sunday. Pete didn't know what it was actually called, but he knew that Richie was really excited about it. Originally, Pete thought it was his attempt to finally step away from the anime scene, but when he asked about it, Richie had launched into a small ramble about the source material, which just so happened to be one of his favourite light novels.

Pete hadn't been all that interested in watching it originally. But Richie wasn't actually here anymore to watch it for himself.

Maybe he owed it to him to try.

But, there was no way he was going alone.

It was late at night on a Friday when he decided that he owed it to Richie to watch this movie, and the thought had consumed him. He couldn't sleep.

Briefly, he thought about texting Ruth. She would like something like that, wouldn't she?

But he couldn't even do that, could he?

Really, there was only one option, wasn't there?

Pete:

Hey, I cant sleep. You still awake?

He stared at the empty text box for what felt like ages, and then finally, he got a reply:

Steph:

im still up sure, something wrong?

Pete:

Not really. Just thinking

Steph:

thats not good at 1am

whats wrong?

Pete:

That movie that Richie wanted to see came out

Pete:

And I kinda want to watch it in his honour, y'know?

It sounded stupid, didn't it? He wasn't even interested in the movie itself, he just wanted to feel less alone in this crazy world. He turned over, throwing the sheets over his head.

Pete:

Sorry. I know how stupid that sounds

Steph:

not at all! you wanna go to the movies for richie?

Pete:

I guess... You wanna come with?

Steph:

sure, sounds fun :)

Steph:

is tomorrow good? i can probably see you there if youve got a time

Pete:

Tomorrow's fine

I can get there maybe after lunch? 2 ish?

Steph:

see you there, pete <3

Even after confirming the date with Steph, and feeling a little more at ease with himself, sleep still didn't come easy to him. He spent ages scribbling in his phone's notes, random ideas that my or may not turn into something some day...

Eventually, the tiredness he felt caught up to him, and he drifted off, thinking about Richie and hoping that there was another side where he was having the time of his life. After everything, that was the least he deserved.

The next day, the tired sensation was promptly replaced with a deep pit of nervousness, and he couldn't source where it had come from. More likely than not, it was down to the constant stream of thoughts that had all surrounded Richie. This was his day, really, and Pete knew he was going to think of that no matter what else happened.

Steph had been kind enough to offer to keep him company for the day, but by the time she'd agreed to that, it was close to 1:30 in the morning. Was she still going to show face? Would she even remember?

He had a text. He'd been so caught up in his own rampant thoughts that he hadn't even realised.

Steph:

still up for today?

Once he'd read it and really got into his head that yes, she did want to come, his heart fluttered with relief.

Pete:

Yeah, I'm still gonna be there

Steph:

okay

dont worry about it, its gonna be okay

Pete:

Thanks, Steph :)

Pete sighed. She said it was going to be okay, but was it? Was it really? The two of them had collectively lost more in the last few weeks more than anyone could comprehend in a few years. With the weight of the world quite literally on their shoulders, who was really left but each other?

That didn't do an awful lot to lessen his nerves, but it did make counting down the remaining hours a bit easier. Slow as it was, that time did pass, and he set on his headphones to start the walk down. He knew he'd invested in such large ones for a reason... At least that way he could look like he was trying to block out the world.

Steph was already there when he arrived, and waved him over. He braced himself for something he didn't even know, and noticed how much less tense he felt, just by seeing her there.

"Hey, Steph..." He removed his headphones with one hand and managed the most sincere smile he could.

She took his free hand and returned the favour by shooting him a smile that seemed totally reassuring. "How are you?"

"Honestly, I kinda feel sick. No idea why, I've just been dreading the hell out of this since I gave myself the idea.." He knew why he felt like shit, if he was really honest. It was his own fault. A constant stream of thoughts that he thought he could solve by airing out his panic in the shower? That was ridiculous, and he knew it.

Her brow creased. "Why?"

"I don't know! I mean, it's got nothing to do with you, you're great! I love-" he hesitated so subtly that Steph almost didn't notice. "Hanging out with you... I just- I guess it's cos this was supposed to be Richie's movie..."

"Hey, I get it. We don't have to do this if you don't want to..."

"This is for him. I wanna do this... For him."

Steph nodded. "Alright. Which one is it?"

The two of them looked up at the board, and Pete tried to figure out which was the right movie. There were a lot of titles he recognised, and then...

"That one. I remember the name of the book Richie told me about."

"Absolutely no offense to the guy, but that looks like it's gonna be cheesy as shit."

Pete couldn't help but laugh at that. She was right, in all fairness, it did look like it was going to be quite the movie.

#lautski week #stephanie lauter #peter spankoffski #starkid #void offering #i am just incapable of lighthearted things arent i #oh well :)

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feddy-fagbear · 27 days

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Drop lore of your silly oc's on to me my friend!!!

hi, epic, im tipsy again so we're gonna ramble aboot cyril cuz hes my fav

so- like- i kinda talk abt him but not really cuz i suck and see no reason to talk abt his actual lore unless people ask cuz fuck me ig it feels very... self indulgent in a way i dont care for???

anywyas i feel like i should skip all the shitty triggering stuff of his past cuz like- i mean here's the thing, you wanna find out abt it? hit me up, but i feel bad talking abt it??? at least without someone searching it out lol (perhaps its cuz im drunk and know i wont have the tact to discuss it lmao)

anyways lets get into sillier things abt him

so like i kinda talk abt the fact he's kinda-not-really-but-close-enough dating william, yeah? yeah. i dont think ive ever went right out n said it but he is. its something i always feel embarrassed talking abt and then people hear abt it and then go "wait but they kinda work toegther" whcih is always so funny to me????

like- yknow- cyril's a silly lil cannibalistic murderer who's schizophrenic and so easy to manipulate into doing things he wouldnt notmally do and isnt that exactly what you want in a guy?

.... dont answer that-

anyways thats his deal, and hes ever eager to please considering he has his own assortment of daddy issues stemming from his father just... hating him tbh (THERES REASONS THEYRE JUST FUNNY TO IGNORE)

and in turn he gets his fucking organs scooped out except this is the movie timeline so its unique and fun and not michael's schtick at all because- listen just shut up okay? he gets his innards replaced with robot bits and thats cool to me, and yeah thats why he was doped up in that oneshot, yeah he;s kindafucked up

oh yeah also he raises ducks. this is a random fact but his pet duck, ruth, is the most important thing to him and therefore needs to be mentioned.

beyond that, uh- he's also an alcoholic and wishes he could be a father but notably is 1) too gay for that and 2) mentally ill for that, which yknow- how ironic amirite? but yknow sometimes you gotta give a guy some issues lmao

.... none of this was coherent and i know it wasnt so im so sorry. i just- im just insane

#oc posting

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cookierye · 9 months

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if you want to share them. can we hear your ruth weaver thoughts

this is gonna be a long and completely random ramble i hope i don't get a bad grade at ruth weaver which is both normal to fear and possible to achieve

-she has two dads. because i said so. i was thinking she should also get to have many siblings that she had a great relationship with because i want her to be happy damnit

-whenever she gets mad at someone that she's close to like friends or family she just. picks them the fuck up sack of potatoes style. it cheers her up cause she finds it funny and it's difficult to continue an argument when you're being carried around

-she loves knitting and making little things. once as a joke for his birthday she made Thatcher the most visually horrid sweater possible and he was all like wow this sucks. he also refuses to get rid of it

-i like the idea that she has a daughter. im thinking she's a single mother. sometimes she shows up to work with stickers on her arms and that badly made makeup kids do and if anyone tells her anything she tells them to fuck off

-she is So energetic. there is so much energy in this woman. she somehow manages to have time for a full job, being a mother, and exercising on the daily

-she isn't as committed to the MCPD work as Thatcher is. she can understand the importance of saving people but paperwork is boring and the protocols annoy her more often than not. she's here to help people and only that, so the rules are sometimes optional for her

-her house has a blue roof. this has nothing to do with anything i just think it would because it's fun

-sports fan. you just BET she was there for those mandela meerkat tournaments cheering on the kids. the one to be bringing snacks and water for everyone and congratulating the kids after the game

#this got too long oh fuck #am i sorry?#probably not #the mandela catalogue #ruth weaver

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thornofthevale · 2 years

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mandela catalogue questions/thoughts/rambles because i’m hyperfixating and ahhhh

i have questions regarding the canon of 333 and whether it retcons pieces of intruder alert. intruder alert says a neighbor called, and even though jude called thatcher, ruth had also been called so that could still line up. and ruth tells thatcher there was a detective there but he ‘pussied out’ right? that lines up with intruder alert saying the first investigator panicked and left. that checks out. but then what. because thatcher showed up and went in, got chased out and back to the police station where he was attacked. what exactly happened to ruth? did the body being ‘tampered with’ footage come before or after thatch and ruth went in? was the ‘tampered with’ body lynn or jude’s? because when thatch was there her body was still hanging and there was no sign of his. could it have been ruth’s? it says the subject was unidentifiable could it have just been the deformed alternate? if so, why would they state so clearly in intruder alert that it wasn’t an alternate? is the lieutenant davis who gave the order to keep the tape secret actually thatcher or had the alternate who took his form taken over?

small thing but when jude calls thatcher he refers to lynn as his wife which. they’re clearly divorced at this time. could easily be explained away by the fact that the man is panicking out of his mind.

speaking of thatcher and the general fuckery surrounding his whole... thing. 333 and vol 1 both happen in 1992, right? because we have video of thatcher discovering mark’s body and giving a death date, and the divorce papers of lynn and jude dated 92. which means that thatcher getting chased out of the murray house, calling for help at the police station, and getting attacked by the alternate all happens in/around 1992/1993. but in 2004, thatcher and ruth’s pictures are still up on the website labelled ‘in remembrance’. why. assuming that they were presumed dead around the same time (and that thatcher faked his death- why? to hunt down his alternate?) why would their memorium still be up eight years later? why would thatcher’s login still work? if they weren’t presumed dead at the same time, why would they be listed together? i’m also seeing people say it’s been ‘confirmed’ thatcher is still alive in 09 but i can’t find that anywhere and, again, if that’s true, why does the website in 2004 strongly imply that he’d dead? even if his alternate was still in his place in 09 it doesn’t make sense.

ha ha ha there’s a better call saul reference but i also don’t see anyone talking about the fact that the attorney who, according to thatcher is ‘awaiting questioning’ is named mervin marshall. y’know. as in jonah marshall?

random thing but being able to have imaginary friends is a developmental milestone in and of itself and it won’t stop bothering me that the child’s cries we hear in 333 and intruder alert of a child much to young to have intentionally conjured an ‘imaginary friend’.

#the mandela catalogue #vol 333 #intruder alert #thatcher davis #ruth weaver #i'm sorry if this is an incorherent mess i'm spiralling mentally in like four different ways

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cinnamon-medical · 2 years

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Ruth's Random Rambles 2 - Week 2

Hi!

Only two weeks into school and I am feeling exhausted. Sleep deficiency, irregular meals and frequent anxiety attacks have huge influence on my health, mental or physical, as well as on my ability to focus and study.

Anatomy is slowly getting better and I'm less scared of it. Biochemistry is a bigger problem for me. Fact that I used to study at Faculty of Chemical technology does its thing - it makes me feel like 💩. I feel like do not understand a single thing.

Sorry this is really quick, but week 3 already starts, and I have to find new energy and will to fight for this title 🫠

All the best!

#studyblr #college #uniblr #university #studygram #studying #student #school #medical school #ruths random rambles

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unfortunate-arrow · 2 years

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Let's go 💋the O Donell quads and her SOs

CARA & ROWAN

It’s 1995, and they’re at a combination of a holiday party and an engagement celebration. Cara’s sister had recently become engaged to her boyfriend of about seven years. Many of their friends and Cara’s family are with them, celebrating the upcoming holidays and the long expected engagement.

Both have been dancing around the feelings that have recently been building. Nearly eleven years of friendship, and neither expected the sudden romantic feelings that have been plaguing them the past six months. But, it’s easy to push that aside when surrounded by so much happiness and joking.

Cara was explaining the ridiculous holiday traditions that she and her siblings have when their friends started drunkenly chanting “kiss.” Rowan looked up and noticed the mistletoe. Her cheeks heated up and she pushes her glasses back up her suddenly sweaty nose.

“We don’t have to do it. If you don’t want to,” Cara said, her face bright red.

“It’s tradition,” Rowan responded, leaning to brush her lips against Cara’s. There’s a resounding cheer and the crowd turns away.

Cara takes advantage of the moment and presses her lips against Rowan’s again. Her fingers slid through Rowan’s hair. Rowan’s hands fisted into Cara’s sweater.

SARA & BARNABY

It was their fifth year, shortly after the OWLs had finished. She’d had a bad day, everything had gone wrong and it was just a bad day. He hadn’t seen her all day and thought that that was odd. She wasn’t one to hide away and disappear. He found her in an abandoned classroom and had smiled at her. She had smiled back, and hugged him before sitting back down. He let her ramble about her day, listening intently to everything that she said.

She smiled when he offered his condolences for her bad day. A sudden impulsivity raced through her and she stood up. Even at fifteen, he had a few inches on her. Standing on her tiptoes, and wrapping her hand gently around his tie, she leaned up to brush her lips over his. It was a short moment, and her cheeks heated as she let him go. However, he took advantage of the moment and pressed his lips to hers again. He tangled his fingers into her dark hair and sighed.

CONOR & RUTH

It was seventh year. They were studying for the NEWTs, the rest of their group had long since retired. They couldn’t help but stay up a bit later, going deeper into the materials of their shared classes. But, they’d drifted off of academics about thirty minutes prior, talking about a whole host of random things from their plans post-graduation to their favorite music groups. They’d discovered a shared appreciation for R.E.M. and The Cure, as well as a plan to attend muggle university. He had an ambition to become an architect, and she wanted to learn more about how to teach.

“We should probably head back to the tower if we want to avoid getting caught,” she said, pushing herself to stand up.

“You’re probably right,” he replied, standing up himself.

They stood centimeters apart and turned their heads at the same time. Their lips brushed against each other and both leaned in to make the kiss a tad deeper. Conor’s glasses slid down his nose a little to bump into Ruth’s nose. Her fingers tangled into his soft sandy brown hair. He sighed, but the moment was broken by a sudden meow. They sprung apart, both beet-red.

Ryan & Penny

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harrysdimples · 3 years

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#tmi but literally every month i'm like 'why am I so overly emotional about random things and get so irritable about stuff'#and then I get my period and i'm like...ah! that's why lmao #everything is annoying me rn ajhdsaj #ruth rambles

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alittle-life · 3 years

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All The Young Men- Ruth Coker Burks.

finished this one about a week ago now and i cannot stop thinking about it. I never really read a memoir before but this one really moved me, not just because of its subject and the tragedy that surrounds Ruth, but because of the joy and happiness you can see in the people she met despite the tragedy they were experiencing.

Honestly that might make no sense because i really struggle to even put into words how this book made me feel, i laughed, i cried, i was angry and devastated all in one. And what makes it even better/worse is that it’s all true, these characters aren’t characters but memories of people who Ruth met and cared for, and so through her words you feel that connection and love for them just as much as she does.

Honestly one of the most moving things i’ve read in a long time, one of those ones i think everyone should read at least once.

#ok ramble over #havent written a review type thingy on here for ages so here’s my random thoughts on a sunday morning #all the young men #ruth coker burks

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newandclassicwho · 2 years

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Thoughts about the Timeless Child

Random shower thoughts: the Timeless Child reveal would have been better if it hadn’t been completely out of the blue for the Doctor (not counting more recent clues in Series 11 and 12).

We now know that the Doctor’s memories were taken from them using a chameleon arch, and evidence from the three characters we’ve seen affected by one (John Smith, Ruth and Yana) is that remnants of the memories which were taken from them can stick around and bubble to the surface in dreams or given the right trigger.

So there are events from the Classic series which you could reinterpret as the Doctor’s deleted memories randomly coming out:

The Third Doctor saying he’s several thousand years old, when Romana (presumably going off his records on Gallifrey) seems to take it as a fact that he’s 750

The Seventh Doctor alluding to memories of early Time Lord society (”and didn’t we have trouble with the protoype”)

These and the Morbius Doctors could weave into a multi-season narrative in which one of the Thirteenth Doctor’s personality traits is becoming more concerned about these apparent inconsistencies, so rather than just randomly meeting a creature who tells her “oh by the way you have old memories about the Timeless Child” it fits into a more natural “hey so I have memories which don’t really make sense but I’ve never really looked into it until now, maybe i should do something about that”.

Then rather than getting a powerpoint presentation from the Master, 13′s first two seasons could have had an underlying narrative of her trying to learn more about her past, either searching for data during ongoing adventures or by taking what seem to be random trips but are actually her looking for clues (e.g. deliberately tracking down the Solitract, or Tzim-Sha to learn how the Stenza built creatures which could read her lost memories).

Like earlier season arcs (Bad Wolf, Harold Saxon, the lost planets) this would start off as just subtle clues until it’s revealed to the audience what’s actually happening, and of course would really take off after the Doctor meets Ruth. This would allow the Doctor to take a more active role in learning about the Timeless Child, instead of different characters just revealing bits of information to her. Maybe she could even be the one who finds it out from the Matrix, after the Master’s invasion of Gallifrey inadvertently left a door open for her.

Anyway this was just some rambling from me, let me know what you think!

#doctor who #doctor who spoilers #dw spoilers #timeless child

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the-volume-is-astronomical · 3 years

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The Crown, The Sword, and The Gay

Knight's Mistake

A/N: y'all some people actually cared so i decided to share this chapter which is def shorter but hope y'all enjoy and remember to stay alert there could be clues as to what happens next anywhere (also let me know if you wanna be added to the taglist!)

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words: 1601

summary: Roman’s in the tower and he is now alone with his new knight in shinning armor pairings: eventual prinxiety, eventual intrulogical, eventual moceit

warnings: some potty language (not much), stress, anxiety, pretentious character, violence (near the end), talking down to someone, blatant sexism

(let me know if there's any other)

“Your majesty…” Trent opened the door for Roman, he didn't react at all. He kept looking out the carriage window. Ruth asked Trent to give them a minute and he nodded looking complacent but, she saw from the corner of her eye his smile drop and his eyes roll...she’d have to look into that later, for now…

”Roman, I truly do hate to bring you back to reality but-” Roman seemed to sober up at her voice “I know, I know.” They both got out of the carriage, Trent at the ready with Roman’s possessions. Ruth and Roman gave each other a goodbye. “I'll be back in the morning. I hope by that time with Remy..” Roman chuckled

“And I swear if I see you reading that damn book-” “No! I promise I'll read something else this time” Roman knew Ruth was just joking “You are such a bad liar- I thought I taught you better!” Their little moment was rudely interrupted by Trent’s over exaggerated coughing.

Roman turned around almost forgetting Trent was there. “Sorry for the interruption, Your majes-” Roman interrupts Trent “No, please, call me Roman” The knight gave a tight nod and gestured towards the tower which Roman purposely ignored. Roman gave Ruth a hug, afterwards Trent helped her to the carriage.

Roman watched his only way out leave with his nurse. Trent was getting tired of being ignored. He grabbed Roman’s arm, not forcefully, the Prince was his only way of proving to the King how much potential he had. He had heard how ingenious the heir could be, he had outwitted several knight before, it was obvious the royal hadn't done it to embarrass the knights but, the other trainees always made fun of those who were fooled by the young prince.

Trent did not intend to be one of them.

Roman quickly twisted his hand off “his” knight’s grasp, he just started walking forward without saying another word, not even looking to where he was going. From an outsider perspective it might look as if he had memorized the path to such a degree he could get to his destination with his eyes closed, they would be right.

After arriving at the top of the tower, he went towards the nearest shelf and took out the only book with any color that wasn't brown or gray, he sat by the window but instead of rereading his favorite book, Trent spoke up trying to make conversation.

“So, I heard Hugo had been your knight before I” dropping Romans possessions as he spoke. Roman looked up pretty confused, he wasn't used to talkative Knights, he usually had to fight stories out of Hugo.

“Well yes, there was a time where Hugo was planning to retire but all the knights that applied to be my babysitters, to upgrade rank of course, were very easily fooled” Trent ignored almost everything he had said just waiting out until it was his turn to talk “Yeah, yeah.. Did you know Hugo actually taught me for a while?”

Trent obviously expected curiosity, which he got. “Really? Hugo has never spoken of you, I've asked him about his life for so long, I could write a whole book about his life.” Trent looked a little annoyed at that “He did indeed teach me for a while not for long though, it was back in Meadowfort…” making an obvious pause expecting Roman to ask for more details about Hugo’s home, he was a very private person

… What he did not expect on the other hand was Roman to start monologuing about what Hugo had told him about the place.

“Oh, Meadowfort!” He jumped up starting to look through a trunk, until he pulled out a drawing “Gosh, I remember Hugo telling me so much about his home” Trent didn't really know what to say, he looked at the drawing that Roman had laid on the desk, and it was Meadowfort.

He only had a foggy memory of what the place looked like, last time he had been there he was a child. “Hugo went back a few years ago, he got an artist to make me this painting of his hometown. I had completely forgotten about it till you mentioned it!” Roman rambled admiring the drawing.

Trent, still trying to impress Roman, spoke up. “Yes! That's um... his street, his house was…” he trailed off looking around the drawing, actively trying to remember which was Hugo’s house, before his memory could be refreshed the Royal next to him beat him to it, “...I believe it was this one, Hugo always told me what a perfect view he got from his bedroom window.” He was very hesitant as he felt he was interrupting his new knight too much.

Trent agreed with that sentiment. He was incredibly annoyed with the prince. Trent tried to impress him by other means but, Roman proved to know a lot about Hugo’s life. So he headed towards the big shelf and picked up one of the philosophy books he recognized.

“Ah! ‘Philosophy Without A Goal’, an amazing piece of literature... though, I certainly don't agree with all it’s ideals” he again expected a reaction of awe towards his knowledge on a type of book mostly used to teach royalty but he got none of it

“Oh yeah, I think I remember a bit of that book. I wasn't really interested in the topic and my professor was very considerate, he always included some adventure or fantasy book when it was time to practice reading, after my parents found out he got fired...always felt bad about that.” Roman spoke while eyeing the red book that sat abandoned by the window.

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After several attempts of trying to impress the prince with the amount of knowledge he had but, being out done by the monarch, Trent gave up. “It’s getting late, i'm going to head to bed...where exactly am I going to sleep?” Roman stood up and quickly headed for the door “There's a room we passed while heading up-” Roman, hand on the door handle, was going to show Trent where he was going to sleep but, the knight panicked thinking this might be the prince trying to trick him.

“No!” He ran towards the door and slammed it, startling Roman “I can find it myself- thank you though, your majesty” Roman was very confused and still a little shocked at the outburst “Um...sure, if you have any questions about anything let me know, i’ve spent half my life here.” there was something bitter tracing his voice, not that Trent noticed nor cared so, he excused himself.

Trent actually found the room pretty easily, he was unsure how he had missed it before. He was unbelievably annoyed once he realized he'd have to be in the tower with the royal for an undisclosed amount of time, why couldn't the prince shut his mouth from time to time, on the other hand, he could handle it as long as he could cut a few extra steps and effort to actually get to a position of power.

Though life isn't always ideal.

(In this case, he definitely had it coming)

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Roman woke up to raised voices, in his half-asleep self he couldn't make out what they were saying but he did recognize Ruth’s voice and how much anger she laced her words with.

He stood from his bed concerned for his nurse and who might be on the other end of her venom, she only really had patience for those she cared about. He hurriedly put a robe on and headed out his room. He found Trent and Ruth arguing, his nurse was absolutely fuming, and in a lack of better words “ready to kill a bitch”.

As Roman finally realized they were arguing, he tried to listen as to what they were fighting about. “The King gave me direct orders to not let anyone who wasn't of importance in, that obviously doesn't include a random servant bringing the Prince some tea. Trent emphasized on the word King, as if to prove he was somehow above Ruth.

“Look hun, I get it you think you’re hot stuff because ‘the king chose you to babysit the prince and that's going to help your career’ or whatever, just let me in to see how my baby is doing...ok?” Ruth sounded tired but Roman could hear the murderous edge to her tone.

“Did they not teach you to not to talk that way towards a man?” Trent apparently heard the tone she was obviously trying to hide and he also didn't have a will to live, Roman was about to say something but, Trent spoke before he could.

“Just leave the food and head back, you sure as hell aren't strong enough to get by me.” Roman genuinely thought Ruth was going to go off on Trent and go on a screaming match. However, he did not expect his nurse to, in a blink of an eye, have Trent on the floor, one of her hands on his back and her other hand extending Trent’s right arm while putting a foot on his left arm, basically having this trained knight in an armlock.

Roman was confused and impressed but, mostly too tired to analyze what was happening in front of him so, when a random purple haired knight showed up holding a piece of paper and made eye contact with him, looking extremely concerned and confused, he just shrugged and yawned as if, his nurse didn’t have the his assigned knight in an armlock.

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