#the ten day war

[timelordgifs]

You told me the name you chose was a promise. What was the promise?

[nethnad]

thinking about time lords and their fucked up little society again and i just realized how devastating the revelation of the drums in the end of time is in relation to the master's character.

because of all the renegade time lords in the universe, i think it's the master who most exemplifies the philosophical outlook that the time lords have towards the rest of the universe. they're stuffy observers, administrators, yes - but this position is one they've decided for themselves because of this concept of supremacy over other life forms. imposed and upheld this idea that other species that lack a time sense are less-than, primitive. and the master buys into this hard.

and i mean... compared to the doctor, the master is good at being a time lord. he buys into these supremacist concepts, this idea that every other species (and especially humans) is practically a meaningless ant in the grand scheme of the universe. takes it to the extreme, yes, but its the same underlying principle. he's a good student (despite whatever chibnall might think) - that one time lord from terror of the autons (identity forever a mystery) (its brax) even says "he did receive a higher degree of cosmic science than you." the master could play their game if he wanted to. he's remarkably comfortable with being on gallifrey/the idea of gallifrey(in eot/tlotl) than the doctor ever is. where the doctor avoids the subject of the lord presidency like the plague, the master is like "well if you kill the president you ARE the president! and then you have all of gallifrey!" and when the doctor destroys gallifrey (nominally), the master tries to rebuild it in the sound of drums/last of the time lords. tries to emulate their society. honor them in his little fucked up way. he brings them back from the time war!

and what does he get for it? how did the time lords treat him in response?

they decide to implant the sound of drums in his head, stretching back until he's a child. puts this insufferable noise, this splitting headache, in his head for his entire life. all so that they may live while he dies. because he is diseased, because of them. he has swallowed the pill, bought their propaganda, he has followed the rules, he tried to rebuild them he tried. and in response he is chewed up and spit out like trash so that rassilon's god complex can survive while the universe crumbles.

how crushing must that be to someone? to have your whole worldview - that you are better, you are chosen, you are special - come crumbling down in a few short moments? to see the revered founder-god of the civilization you have so desperately tried to revive look at you and say "you are diseased," even though he was the one to poison you in the first place?

and as his heart is torn to pieces... when rassilon says "no more," and charges his gauntlet, the master - who has spent countless lives fighting death with his bare hands - does not move.

part of me thinks he does not want to.

[hegodamask]

"I've learned from Palpatine."

[ok-pop-1]

a "doodle" of sky and wars (and fi!) from @sapphicseasapphire's cryptids au!

[quietwingsinthesky]

“least favorite” isn’t anywhere close to bad. it just shows how damn hard the competition is going, but we’re talking about gold medals all around for each actor i’ve seen portray the doctor so far.

[nerdieforpedro]

Day Ten - Comet

Word Count: 289

Warnings: Just fluffy

Notes: I went for Din Djarin fluff. I too would like Din to show me a comet on my birthday. ❤️

Main Masterlist / March Spring Prompts 2024 / Writing Challenge

Crossing the star ocean with the Mandalorian was an adventure in itself, the constant hustle and bustle of bounties and narrow escapes left little time to relax outside of sleep. Maybe because you’ve never really focused on them outside of knowing if you’re in hyperspace or not, the little balls of gas didn’t mean much to you.

You think it may have been while you were dozing in your cot on the Razor Crest when you mouthed that you’d never seen a comet. They were always things sensors picked up on and avoided, even small ones could pierce the hull of a ship if there was any prior damage to it. Mando and you are partners, protecting each other’s backs. It didn’t dawn on you that he may pay that close attention to anything that didn’t include bounties, his child or his Creed.

It was on the way back to Navarro when Mando exited hyperspace earlier than that course called for. It confused you but then sitting at his side your saw it.

Rather them.

An entire shower of comets, flashing with white, blue, and green tails streaking behind them. Your eyes were glued to them as they passed. The bounty hunter had been able to stall the Crest to keep it from getting to close. It only lasted a few minutes but you were soon your best to etch the image into your mind. Beneath his beskar, the warrior had empathy toward your wish and wanted to see if he could deliver it. He couldn’t think of anything else for you. Mando turned to you and nodded, placing a hand on your shoulder which surprised you almost as what came next,

“For your name day. I didn’t forget.”

[ash-and-starlight]

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[clonehub]

i think the clones sound like the men's chorus/verses in Deliver Us from Prince of Egypt when they sing

[moltengoldveins]

broke: Technoblade is the deity of blood/war/anarchy/violence and his power comes from shedding blood/waging war

Woke: Technoblade is the deity of covenants/blood bonds/family/vows and his power comes from people’s (and dog’s) fealty and devotion

Bespoke: Technoblade is the god of the harvest and the anarchy blood thing is like… just the Way He Is. His power comes from like, veggie sacrifices. He makes peoples potato farms flourish.

[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

[creationsofthepenguin]

I just got an amazing au idea concerning Fives and Echo.

So, after the Rishi moon situation, Cody and Rex decide to fold the twins into a battalion instead of keeping them on guard duty, and Rex ultimately takes them into the 501st. But. What if Cody was the one to take them and they became a part if the 212th?

Cody would have ten times more migraines then he usually does, caused by none other than Fives who would get along with Wooley like a wildfire. Echo would be his only saving grace, and both if the twins would become marginally more capable under Obi-wan’s and Cody’s leadership then under Anakin and Rex, mostly because Obi-wan, unlike his padawan, had actual plans.

The events of the Citadel remain unchanged and Echo still gets taken by the Techno Union, but when Fives discovers the plot about the chips (lets act like Tup was with the 212th as well) he goes to Obi-wan and Cody. They, unlike Anakin, have always known that there was something wrong with the war, especially with the knowledge that there was a Sith in the senate. Fives also knew that the two of them were compassionate and would listen to him no matter that the Chancellor said, so when he asked to meet them he set no traps.

When the two do show up, they immediately realize that something’s wrong with Fives and take him to a ship while he talks and they listen. They listen and by the time they make it to Bones who gives Fives an antidote for whatever poison the Kaminiise injected him with, Obi-Wan is on call with the Council.

A few hours later and all of the GAR is on comm blackout so that no calls go in or out, and the Council is storming the senate dome, sabers blazing. They kill Palapatine, the Separatists send negotiation requests days after that and the war is over just like that. They find Echo after raiding the Techno Union, and the twins live happily ever after along with the rest of the vode who are granted citizenships.

[moeblob]

I'm suffering Fates Brain Rot so I drew OCs? Logical!

Nytis (blondie) is a demon cleric who hates feeling any form of pain but lives to cause others pain (he does indeed see the irony of becoming a cleric). In order to help protect himself he forms a pact with Elnae (red gal) and she basically fights in his place if there is a threat of injury. She also does little errands like info-getting and sneaking around for him.

The thing is, while he can hurt others no problem and it's satisfying, he was granted the ability to heal others after he swore allegiance to a deity he holds no respect nor regard for. He honestly doesn't care about whatever gods exist. HOWEVER. As a demon, simply using holy magic actually hurts him so he's a pretty stingy healer and has a sword "just in case" he has to fight.

That said, he does actually have one thing he refuses to let go unpunished: a kid being injured/cursed. He might be a messed up demon but he draws the lines at letting kids suffer. When El asks about it and is like "haha what, did you have a bad childhood too, buddy?" he's like "???? How else would I end up like this? As a cleric? Hurting myself to heal? What the hell is wrong with you YES I had a bad childhood."

[go-to-the-mirror]

i have made the executive decision to pretend like the day of the doctor never happened

[comicaloverachiever]

Same software, different case.

Same software, different face.

– The Day of the Doctor

[skullinacowboyhat]

tf when you lose your partner mid-battle and reunite in a crowded hallway as the world caves in. click for details. full image below the cut.

[chaiaurchaandni]

israeli representative at the United Nations accuses UN workers of being hamas members to justify killing them