Been thinking about this song w/ petrigrof recently and realised something
They both think they’re the moon
They’re so hopelessly devoted to one another that they’re orbiting around each other, they’ve each tied their self worth and identities to the other to the point that they genuinely cannot fathom living a life without the other.
GOD I’m so ill about this couple
They’re SO UNHEALTHY, they’re the PRIME example of “sometimes love isn’t enough”
And they DO love each other, SO much, to the point that they’re hurting each other
It’s like, they don’t realise they’re each other’s suns, so they keep burning the other by accident
[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
don't waste your tears
on somebody you can't even save
throw me down to the wolves
it's where i belong
see you on the other side
where our worlds will collide
take what's yours
just leave me in two pieces
i left my heart down in the basement
where all the ravens take their turn
picking at what's left of me
i took you out of my existence
only to crawl back into your arms
knowing how much it will take away
do you think we are really dreaming?
can someone tell me where i am?
i'm running out of sand
i took you out of my existence
only to crawl back into your arms
knowing it will make me go insane
If I seem edgy
I want you to know
I never mean to take it out on you
Life has its problems
And I've got more than my share
But that's one thing I never mean to do
So carry me from these walls, brother of mine,
Show me the world outside.
It has to be true, I'm counting on you
To be my wings and my eyes.
Fish in a Birdcage - Rule #4, Fish Inside a Birdcage (2022)
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First image -
A messy, sketchy quality drawing of Ol' Jericho Sticks from Legends of Avantris: Edge of Midnight. Well, technically this is Virgil in Jericho's body. He stands at the far left side of the canvas, with his back to the camera and his head turned over his shoulder to stare a beady four-pointed eye at the audience. Their arms hang loosely at their sides. Four massive black wings sprout from Jericho/Virgil's shoulderblades and from below his "ribcage," the two farther from the camera extending over the rest of the canvas. The two in proximity to the camera curve over Jericho/Virgil's body, obscuring parts of them, and framing emphasis around their eye. Seven orange eyes with four-pointed star pupils, drawn even more messily than the figure, float in space and stare out at the audience from between the feathers of the extended wings. Scribbles in jagged strokes frame the piece and reach towards the figure. The whole piece is in a duotone greyish/orange color scheme. Words, the lyrics to Fish in a Birdcage's Rule #4 - Fish Inside a Birdcage, are written messily, following the contours of the eyes and the wings. The words write: "YOU GAVE ME MORE THAN I COULD ASK FOR... INDISTINGUISHABILITY"
Second Image -
A zoomed in version of the first image, to give a more detailed view of Jericho/Virgil's face and body. Only the figure, the two closest wings, and a quarter of the other two wings are shown. No words are in view, but two of the eyes are visible.
For like three weeks I couldn’t figure out why I had this version of Boyfriend by Justin Bieber sung by Eric Andre going through my head and was starting to think that my brain somehow made up a non-existent Trolls Band Together promo and I thought I was going insane.
And then today I turned on the TV and Sing 2 was on and my whole life made so much more sense.
And now I’m mad that no one’s made an animatic of John Dory singing it yet.
Thinking about the convolution of Eleventh Doctor's expressions of love for River Song in Season 7B. He does not trust Clara. He is utterly (wrongly) convinced that he and Clara are playing a grand manipulative game together. “What are you, eh?! A trick? A trap?!!”
So naturally, the last thing he should do in this game is to clue his opponent in on something that could be used to hurt him. Something like River, so painfully near the end of their time together, whose data ghost he can always see, who “it would hurt too much” to acknowledge. He can't let Clara know of the loss which constantly floods his senses; (“You are always here to me. And I always listen, and I can always see you,” he professes, once Clara has vanished into his timestream).
And yet. River fills his every moment (irregardless of any sneaking out for dates with increasingly-young Rivers while Clara is asleep like he did while the Ponds slept, which would explain his absence when the TARDIS is hiding Clara's bedroom). Even though it's not strategic, he can’t help but tell Clara about her. The best defense he can manage is to phrase it as if River isn’t as important to him as she is. Not only is avoiding her first name in his grief; he's also completely avoiding pronouns; which seems extreme given that he's still mentioning her as often as: “Oh yeah, of course he has! Professor Song! Sorry, it's just I never realized you were a woman.”
Leave out the emotion — leave out the details — don't show the cracks in the armor — play the part — win the game.
“Well, there's no point now. We're about to die. JUST TELL ME WHO YOU ARE.”
Everyone is wrong about them is about the tons of Dante mischaracterisation around
The fandom is so mean - Subhuman RULES, you guys are just mean, genuinely the best theme for Dante and the lyrics fit him perfectly.
*puts him in the salad spinner* - this man is F u n TM to see in Situations TM (wink-wink nudge-nudge)
That's a solid design and I love this aesthetic so hard - Listen. Listen, I have THREE separate blonde gunwielding loner idiots with a heart of gold and a red jacket-clothing-thing, who have a craving for (1) specific kind of food, I know my type of fave character perfectly well.
*btw it's insane just how Different the three of them are, despite the numerous surface similarities
He sure does exist - This man is An Icon, and I love him for it.
He sure is silly - King Cerberus is my favourite weapon. Besides the obvious strong sides of it, it also has Dante shouting the silliest """kung fu""" sounds possible .
on repeatttt playlist my dear @moiorchidea tagged me for something similar i can’t find the post but okay isn’t it sweet when we all share our playlists! tagging @gstringsurvivor @wantbytaemin and @milflover3000 if you wanna and also kat do it again if it changed… Kiss and love and peace