#nathaylee

Thank you so much @kira-7 for the tag 😘💖

As usual, I've been slowly writing this Persuasion AU with the Doctor and Donna, since I'm consistent/predictable. And I had another long writing opportunity sitting for hours in a hospital waiting room, like you do.

Snippet from "A Little Persuasion"

Sadly, she had only left the Jones’ home a few minutes when Martha had telephoned her mother, asking Francine for some urgent information. By the sound of it, Martha had been trapped in some sort of escape room situation and getting the answers right to some pub quiz general knowledge thing had been the means of getting out.

Francine had described to Donna, in great detail, how she had floundered getting her computer to boot up in order to search for the right answers about the Beatles bibliography. “She didn’t bother to answer my questions about the Doctor,” Francine bitterly commented. “Anyone would think she’s hiding something.”

She probably is, Donna mentally agreed. Something alien and scary. Shame she hadn’t been there. It would have taken her seconds to access the information Martha needed from Francine. “How did you cope on your own?”

“That nice woman from the council office was here to help give me moral support.”

“The who?” Donna frowned. “What woman?”

“Miss Dexter, she said she was called. Part of a new directive Harold Saxon has instigated. Haven’t you met her yet?”

“No,” Donna admitted. Why would the Prime Minister care about any of this? It sounded fishy, so she cautiously asked, “What does she look like?” When Francine raised an eyebrow, she added airily, “You know, so that I can help with the Doctor monitoring stuff, if need be.”

“Let me think,” Francine pondered, whilst drawing up a clear mental image of the governmental visitor. “Blonde, dressed in a smart business suit. Similar age to Martha, but taller; about 5ft 10ins. Very professional manner but friendly. She even offered to record my phone call from Martha so that we could listen to it later.”

I bet she did. “That was nice of her,” Donna trilled instead.

Francine briefly smiled before a grimace returned to her expression. “The sooner I can get my daughter back the better.”

“And we will get her back,” Donna comforted her, laying a hand on Francine’s forearm. “Just you wait and see.”

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Thank you for tagging me, @lorelnessa! 💖

What's your blog title from?

I made it up, as I used to have to spend an awful lot more time in bed than I currently do.

2. What movie have you watched most recently? What did you think of it?

It was a rewatch of “Terminator 2: Judgement Day” which still seems pretty good, especially the warning about giving AI machines access to make military decisions. The newest film I’ve seen is “Rental Family”, and loved the gentle emotional ride.

3. what are you looking forward to right now?

My youngest son’s wedding which is only a few months away now. It’s wonderful to see him so happy.

4. if you could do anything at all today, what would it be?

Apart from getting my husband to cheer up, you mean? Erm. I’d love to be back in Scotland.

5. What's your drink of choice? (Coffee/tea order, alcohol of choice, pop, etc)

Since my gall bladder surgery changed my life, my drinks of choice are: hot chocolate, mint tea, and lemonade (aka Sprite, for any Americans).

6. What's your hair routine like? Anything special?

Nothing special, just wash, comb, dry naturally and straighten later.

7. what's your favourite way to travel? Is there a mode of travel you haven't done that you want to experience?

I’m not sure that I do have a favourite mode of travel; and I don’t travel much by bus, train, or plane any more (if at all). Recently I had to change my car, and this new one certainly gets going when you press the accelerator! If it wasn’t for the fact I’m having to drive my husband about [see the beginning to no. 4] that’d definitely be my favourite.

8. favourite month of the year and why?

It used to be May because the evenings were a lot lighter, I’d be super busy and a long holiday loomed before birthday season hit. Nowadays, any month that isn’t December is fine.

9. favourite time of day and why?

The sheer indulgence of being able to read in bed just after midnight makes it a pretty good time of day.

10. do you play or follow any sports? & elaborate on that?

Sports on the whole have been a thing I’ve felt excluded from., where playing is concerned. All those hours being forced to be goal defence in netball really turned me off. I used to enjoy playing darts, snooker, and table tennis, a long time ago. These days, I don’t even manage to keep up with the latest snooker championship.

11. what kind of music is stuck in your head a lot lately?

Funnily enough, this doesn’t tend to happen much to me lately. No idea why. Perhaps it’s the medication I’m on?

12. dishes or laundry?

I don’t mind either, but I’ve just treated myself to a new washing machine which is miles quieter than our old one, so I’ll give that some love.

13. what's something you learned recently?

That making your own cleaning solution using bicarbonate of soda, water, and white vinegar really does work.

14. if you could give a TED talk on anything, what would you talk about?

No idea. Perhaps I could rustle up something from my long forgotten psychology degree. Or I could rant on about how beneficial playing with Lego is for children’s mathematical skills.

15. What's a piece of advice you find yourself giving a lot?

Try and make every learning experience a positive experience. Or adjust to your child’s abilities and not make the child adjust to yours. Something like that.

16. what's a piece of advice you would give to yourself five years ago?

Make that doctors appointment for your husband.

17. do you believe in luck and superstition? Do you carry any lucky items or follow any lucky rules?

I know it’s illogical to believe in luck but it is still ingrained to do certain things, like touch wood. My belief is that we are each given an equal amount of good luck and bad luck, and it is up to us how we deal with it. My mum gave me a mini angel to carry, and it is still in my bag as a reminder of her more than as a talisman.

18. Are you musical? Play any instruments or sing? Would you ever perform for an audience?

To a certain extent I’m musical. Played in the school recorder group (like you do) and sang in a few choirs in my younger days. When we moved here I had planned to join the church choir, but my singing voice skipped away during a bad cold and never came back. Although I can’t sight read, I can read music and play by ear. That tends to keep me amused.

19. Write, type, or speak?

Despite my former job being dependent on me speaking, I’ve always been keener on writing; plus my typing has become awful lately due to the arthritis in my fingers. An old friend said that she never knew I had so much to say until I wrote her letters. Can’t say I’ve got any chattier since then.

20. what do you wish someone would ask you?

No idea. But I like being asked questions and am very used to it. Anything that isn’t “what’s for dinner?” yet again would be refreshing.

Thank you for the tag @nathaylee! 😘

I’m tagging @ageless-aislynn, @shivver13, @time-converges, @timeisweird, @lady-of-the-spirit, @human-nxture, @imnotacommittee and anyone else who fancies a go

Fandom (or OG story): OG — The Many Days of Eddie

Full name: Eddie Jameson

Gender: male

Pronouns: he/him; but never ‘it’

Age: early 40s

Species: human

Race, Class, Ethnicity: white, middle-class, British

Describe them physically: very frail, thin, with scraggy hair, a pleasant face, and appealing eyes. He is no longer able to speak much, thanks to numerous seizures plus the after affects of having been taken hostage, has limited movement, and has an eating disorder.

Describe how they dress: whatever the nursing home decides to dress him in, although he does have a chest of drawers in his room that holds his things and personal possessions.

Favourite things: being out in the air and/or away from his room with people who like him; people who accept him.

Least favourite things: people who lecture him because “they know what’s best for him”.

Hobbies: listening to people, people watching, looking forward to outings.

Quirks: classed as a bit stubborn, all he wants is respect, and yearns to be loved.

What's up in the romance department (and if they're aro, are they in a queerplatonic relationship): he is widowed and has given up on the thought of romance ever coming his way again. True friends are more important in his life.

Best qualities: kind, intelligent, and loving. His faith keeps him strong. A real sweetheart.

Worst flaws: fatalistic, always looking out for signs of rejection, thinks that food isn’t allowed, and unable to express his frustrations.

Would you say they're a good person: definitely, yes. He wouldn’t hurt a fly.

Personality type (you can take the MBTI test for them, or you can estimate based on what you know of them): based on the descriptions of the personality types, he’s probably INFJ (the Advocate)

Fears/Phobias: loneliness, rejection, and violence from the hard-of-understanding.

Tell us in a few lines how you got the idea for them/how they came to be: it was partly because I was in a deep hormonal angsty mood, thanks to the menopause and dealing with my terminally ill mother, after I had been discussing with my friend the schizophrenic members of her family, that I decided to try doing something different something different - a bit of 'automatic writing'. Just letting myself go with the flow, as it were. The result was bizarre, to say the least, but an emotional release.

If you feel like it, add some sketches, drawings or pictures of your OC or anything that relates to them:

I was tagged by the gorgeous @smackalicious! Thank you for the tag. I haven’t written a great deal this year, so this is hardly worth reading. Sorry.

Pseud: Basmathgirl 

Published fics: 2

Total words published: 34,597 in 2025 (overall total 1,790,399 words since I joined AO3 in 2012)

Most popular fic: I Wanna Marry Somebody!

Fic per fandoms: Doctor Who (2005) - 2

As you can see, nothing to write home about. It’s taken a great of effort to get anything written lately, but I finally finished the second fic in the list – TopMan – today.  😁

well that one kind of got answered, vriska mentioned the plan was to dump the fridge into the ocean on the earth they just got, and then he’d escape and grab all that stuff and help set up cherubsession and-

wait hold on. that’s another plot hole, isn’t it. if the cherubs were on post-condesce apocalypse earth, where the hell was that? in universe... i guess it’d be C1? they deposited earth there, dropped gamzee inside, and then the entire planet got sucked into the black hole kernel, and presumably earth’s ultimate fate was to be caliborn’s land of coloUrs and mayhem in his session.

but, no, that didn’t happen, vriska just captchalogued the planet and then jade accelerated it into happy ending paradise, so... where’d the cherubs go? what? was that all in the retcon timeline? but the retcon timeline is gone except for john and roxy and the spare sprites, so what the fuck even. no, yeah, that can’t be it, because gamzee died in the retcon timeline.

Twenty-six things about me…

A- Age: 19

B- Biggest fear: everyone moving on in life and being left behind and forgotten

C- Current time: 3:27am 

D- Drink you last had: coke

E- Every day starts with: lying on my bed for a couple hours (usually on my phone)

F- Favorite song: don't really have a #1 fave but i really like echoes by pink floyd 

G- Ghosts, are they real: it would be really cool if they were but aliens are more likely

H- Hometown:Oakville

I- In love with: luck 

J- Jealous of: everyone 

K- Killed someone?: every day 

L- Last time you cried?: like 3ish weeks ago maybe less

M- Middle name: Duncan and robert 

N- Number of siblings: 1

O- One wish: to escape reality 

P- Person you last called: the lcbo 

Q- Question you’re always asked: “will or william?”

R- Reason to smile: friends ,fallout ,anime

S- Song last sang: "LOSER" - BECK

T- Time you woke up: 8:00 am

U- Underwear color:   :/ black with purple polka dots

V- Vacation destination:  ireland ,australia , jamaica 

W- Worst habit: Not doing what i know i should and just waste a lot of time

Y- Your favorite food: dim sum, steak

X- X-Rays you’ve had:  my teeth, and foot

Z- Zodiac sign: cancer

Nominate 5 people:

1) @nathaylee

2) @where-ismy-neverland

3) @ halo-of-darkness

4) @st4rbot