#britt rambles

And on today's episode of "i can't believe tr!landduo is real (help me)", I recently rewatched the May 1st stream where !Foolish was finishing the keeper statue and he had that whole convo with !Water. (I had to celebrate the one month anniversary of one of my favorite streams!) That stream was wild. It was literally 6/7 hours (give or take the ooc parts) of proof that whatever is going on between tr!landduo is reciprocated.

To start, the conversation between !Foolish and !Water was extremely revealing. !Foolish could have described the memory loss prank in a number of ways, but he chose to emphasize that the prank was towards a "friend" and that he has never "been king first to Bad". He was obviously trying to emphasize the bond he has with !Bad, that their relationship is long lasting and will continue to last in spite of (and some may say because of) the games they play together. Him saying that he doesn't need anyone to understand the entirety of what he thinks about !Bad was so interesting. It really contextualizes how he reacts to moments where the other characters will attempt to characterize his dynamic with !Bad as solely enemies or solely friends or solely romantic in nature. It's more complex then any one label indicates, but he doesn't bother explaining it. He also mentioned that there is no fixing their relationship, which was nearly identical to what he said when Dr. Snailchu wanted to mediate therapy between them. It was almost a silent warning for her to not mess with their dynamic. Also, !Water saying that she intends to undermine !Foolish's prank, and him responding that it sounds like a fun game is so interesting to me! Like yes, of course he calls it a game. He doesn't treat any of !Water's threats seriously, but rather as something fun, a new layer to his game with !Bad. A new piece added to the chessboard. A new card added to the deck.

After the convo ended, the tension was palpable. There were many times where !Water would say something and !Foolish would dismiss it with laughter. Many times where !Foolish would look at !Water before or after saying something to !Bad regarding the prank. Teasing her. Acting very petty. Showing her that !Bad will continue to spend time with him, choose him, and will remain impacted by !Foolish's lack of memory. I also have to add that !Bad questioning whether he should continue hanging out with such "a crazy person" and !Foolish responding that they need to spend time together for him to get his memory back was definitely s o m e t h i n g.

!Water tries to fulfill her promise of undermining !Foolish's prank by telling !Bad what's going on, but to no avail. !Foolish decides to listen in, because why not? He only hears a bit of the conversation, but his reaction is very telling. After hearing !Water confess to !Bad the true nature of the memory loss, he remarks "it's my word against hers, I suppose." He does not seem worried that !Bad would believe !Water over him. Deciding he wants to hear more, !Foolish comes back to listen again. He hears !Bad say that if the memory loss was a prank, that would be crazy and mean, smiling and laughing at the description. Likely acknowledging that this is definitely not the craziest thing either of them have done and they have continued their whatever in spite of worse pranks and acts from either side. His mood sours when !Water describes it as the "cruelest thing someone can do" and he hears !Bad agree. That's when !Foolish says "spare me" and decides maybe he should just let the prank continue. Maybe he won't ever remember. Perhaps it's to spite !Water, to show that even despite him doing "the cruelest thing", nothing will happen to their bond. Nothing. will. change. And maybe, just maybe, to get back at !Water for trying to change anything in the first place. (Maybe he was a bit too cocky when he implied that !Bad would listen to him over her. Maybe the thought that !Bad was listening to !Water instead of him really upset !Foolish. And yet, he says !Bad is the obsessed one... )

I'm not gonna delve into what !Water says to them and how she analyzes their relationship. (that could be the subject of a whole different post!) I mean, look at how long this is already! But one thing I think should be mentioned is how !Foolish celebrates when she essentially gives up, saying they can do whatever they want. He is delighted. She seemed to back out of her part of the game very quickly and now he can continue uninterrupted. !Foolish is ecstatic. He celebrates at the thought of continuing their game, that nobody will be trying to interrupt or interfere with the eternal thing between him and !Bad.

And then the stream continues. It's very fun and enjoyable -- I recommend watching! I wanted to share my thoughts so that people might understand why I am so crazy about this stream. So yea, I think the reason why that stream is constantly on my mind is just the unequivocal proof that whatever's going on with them is reciprocated. The two of them are freak4freak and I love every time it's reinforced!

Kicking off with my audience wanting more aplatonic posts, I decided to start kinda simple and make an aesthetic based around the flag. I went with a nature theme for it! The flag is very pretty, I can’t say I’ve seen it before.

My heart is so full of happiness and joy right now. It's really hard not to caps lock my feelings right now. However, this is too monumental for pure capslock.

Casting Jodie Whitaker as the 13th doctor is a phenomenal step in questioning the patriarchy. For over 50 years this role has been portrayed by a white British male. A character who has not only all of time and space, but also the entire earth population to choose any face he or she wants. Today shows that there is a willingness to bring Doctor Who to its true potential.

The role of the Doctor has never been cisgendered. And the role of Doctor is not limited to little boys who dream of going on a TARDIS with their screwdrivers. The Doctor belongs to those little girls as well.

And casting a woman in what is "traditionally" seen as a "male" role is going to do so much healing.

Representation matters.

We gotta work on that whole race thing...... I'm not denying that my brothers and sisters of colors. I will continue to advocate for your rights because that's important too.

But for now I celebrate my victories as they come. And the 13th Doctor being cast as a woman is an amazing step.

Welcome Jodie Whitaker to the Doctor Who family and thank you. I look forward to getting to know you as an actress and as a doctor.

And thank you Chris Chibnall for taking this risk.

And thank you Steven Moffat for laying the ground work for making this possible.

♡ this if you would like a starter

i dont normally do these, well the open starters are different, but im feeling a little...more??? i dont want to say inspired, but not so insecure