#finalgwen

The Stuff of Legend was great. I'm going back today. It's absolutely wild seeing a Big Finish audio happening live, because it really did sound exactly like an audio drama, but I was seeing it happen in front of me.

(PS they filmed it but it's unclear what they'll release)

Could we keep that one DWM panel of Eight demanding to die naked? For special occasions.

very well, you can have this as a treat

We’re getting OLD. 

(I’m getting so old I reply to comments like this instead of in the tags of the post because I can’t keep track of them when I do that.) 

:,) 

Thank you. I’m glad his wittiness is out there for the world to enjoy. His stories in Erato are not autobiographical, but his voice really does come through. 

I’m a big fan of all-dialogue stories in general, so I was excited when he sent one in! (My co-editors voted on it first, to avoid my favoritism skewing things.) For people who have a knack for dialogue, it can be a great way to show off; I encourage every writer to give it a try. D. Fostalove’s story “Touch”, which appears earlier in Erato, also does a lot with dialogue, with a few lines of narrative mixed in; Liz A. Vogel’s Observer Effect does something similar but possibly even stranger!

But...yeah, Theriac’s stories have a special place in my heart, of course. 

He has at least one more story coming out as John Theriac from a queer anthology, plus some science fiction under his legal name, which I may find a way to link to from here. 

7. Random headcanon about the show or characters that you like?

- Mixologist Raven having Sloane’s alcohol cart in her room because she makes stuff for her mum (and tries to water it down) will forever sit in my heart and my brain.

14. Favourite couple in the show?

- Proooobably Strat and Raven if I had to pick

19. Performer from the show you have a crush on

- Wow huh what a difficult questi-

I'm so sorry for your loss. Reading your posts about your relationship was always a joy because of the happiness and love that radiated from them.

Oh goodness, yes, we were (in a strange way, I think, are) so in love and so happy with each other. 

Some of it was sheer chemistry, but we clicked in almost every way imaginable;  intellectually, creatively, and yes in the TMI zones too. We found each other’s dumb puns funny. We liked each other’s writing styles. We were not without clashes--he self-sabotaged, for various reasons, and I could not always be patient with that though I tried to be understanding; for that matter I know my temper was not always a great match for him--but still, any relationship I have for the rest of my life will have to measure up to that. 

We liked each other beyond reason, we were totally in lesbians with each other, and we were never shy about telling each other so (or telling each other how good it felt to be told so...a virtuous cycle). 

I have lots of good memories, and he had good experiences and a lot to look forward to. There’s some comfort in that. My regret about this relationship is that it couldn’t last much longer, couldn’t last forever. And that kind of regret makes a good testament to our bond.

Honestly I figure half their appeal is less the actual feelings of penetration and more the crossover between aesthetics and monster-fucking kinks.

In the case of Bad Dragon specifically, that definitely seems true. 

For insertive sex toys in general, I think I’m underestimating what a hungry market that 10% of cis women is, plus numerous people with prostates and partners thereof.