seirra x anthony: no dollhouse au
He falls in love with her before he even lays eyes on her.
There's a showing at a local art gallery, and one of his buddies invites him along (invites, drags... One of those things). He comes because he has nothing better to do, because he's too tired to argue, because he cannot close his eyes without seeing things too horrifying to even wrap his head around and maybe seeing something beautiful will help.
Not likely, but hey, he's always been an optimist.
Most of the art is... It's fine, really. Good, even. Clearly there's a talented group here tonight, and he's lucky to be seeing their works. But there's a dark cloud over him, one he's been carrying since the war, and it's hard to marvel at brushstrokes and color combinations through the fog.
Then, he sees it: a single painting, relatively small, tucked into the corner of the room. It seems almost alive with color and movement, and he makes his way to it without another thought. Birds are scattered across the canvas, giving the illusion of flight, and he can almost feel the wind on his face. The sunlight in the horizon might only be strokes of yellow paint, but they cut straight through to his heart, and he's reaching forward before he realizes.
He's not sure what he expects, but nothing particularly magical happens when his fingers brush the canvas; he half-expects to find himself drawn into the painting like some sort of cheesy movie, for the way his heart is racing.
Racing. Beating. Alive. He's alive, and for the first time since coming home, he feels it. Every bullet that flew past him, every bomb that exploded far too close, everything he lost, and he survived.
Suddenly, he's aware of someone watching him. He looks back warily, instincts bracing him for battle, but he finds only a young woman-stunning, with a smudge of paint on her eyebrow and stains on her hands-looking at him curiously.
The artist, he surmises, and then, belatedly: she probably doesn't want me petting her painting.
"Uh, sorry," he says slowly, withdrawing his hand. "I was just-" He doesn't quite know how to explain, how to say your painting touched me, and I needed to touch it.
Thankfully, she only smiles, waving him off. "Don't worry; I'm just glad someone likes it."
"I'm sure lots of people like it," he protests, gesturing back to it. "It's amazing."
Her smile grows shy, and she lifts a single shoulder. "Lots of people said they liked it." The words are quiet, but he's never heard anyone so clearly. "But you... I could see it."
Ridiculously, he's half-aware of his cheeks growing warm. She's still looking at him, still watching him, and he can't bring himself to look away. "Anthony," he half-blurts, holding out his hand. "I'm Anthony. Tony."
Her eyes dance, and he feels like he's made a complete fool of himself, but when she takes his hand, that seems to matter very little. "Well, Anthony Tony, I'm Priya. You know, I haven't really had a chance to look at the other works here; care to look around with me?"
To spend more time with her? To see those paintings through her eyes? "I'd like that." She still hasn't released him, and he makes no move to pull away. "I'd like that a lot."
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dichen lachman gif pack
please click the source link to find 319 textless, medium sized gifs of actress dichen lacman as sierra / priya tsetsang in seasons one & two of dollhouse (2009 - 2010).
name: dichen lachman
age: 40 years old (around 28 to 29 during dollhouse)
ethnicity: caucasian & nepalese tibetan
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My favourite kisses (Part 6) 💝
(Not in order)
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
#51
Victor/Anthony Ceccoli & Sierra/Priya Tsetsang (Dollhouse)
@cortexifansquint
#52
Amanda Price & Fitzwilliam Darcy (Lost in Austen)
@thatwetshirt
#53
Sarah Manning & Cal Morrison (Orphan Black)
#54
Leigh Shaw & Tripp (Sorry for Your Loss)
@dailylizziegifs
#55
Niklaus “Klaus” Mikaelson & Hayley Marshall (The Vampire Diaries)
#56
Willow Rosenberg & Xander Harris (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
#57
Ten & Cassandra O'Brien.Δ17 (Doctor Who)
@harrietmjones
#58
Lady Mary Crawley & Matthew Crawley (Downton Abbey)
#59
Peggy Olson & Stan Rizzo (Mad Men)
#60
Robin Scherbatsky & Barney Stinson (How I Met Your Mother)
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So I recently watched Dollhouse (like a decade late but anyways) and it was amazing - and definitely deserved more seasons to tell the story in its entirety.
The acting, the plot and the cinematography were all incredible and the ethical questions it raised were super interesting to think about
There’s so much I could say about this show but I’ll just share the cliffnotes (Spoilers obviously):
Topher has been added to my list of favourite characters of all time (the balance of his humour, genius and moral development - he broke my heart in the Epitaphs)
Topher and Bennett were weirdly perfect for each other and both of their ends hurt to watch
Sierra/Priya and Victor/Anthony are adorable in every way possible (and are awesome characters individually)
Adelle DeWitt is such a fascinating character (definitely a favourite)
Boyd took my love of the father figure trope in fiction and threw it in the trash
Echo/Caroline is a fucking badass
I loved Alpha so much and wish we got more of him
Paul and Echo’s ending was sweet in a really weird way (RIP Mellie/November/Madeline though)
My heart breaks for Whiskey/Dr Saunders’ entire story
I actually kinda liked Mr Dominic after we saw him in the attic (and in that one episode when everyone was drugged)
The actors on this show are all phenomenal
I plan on rewatching this show several times
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Sierra/Priya
How I feel about this character: I love her. And I think she has a really interesting arc about agency going on. I wish we had her for more seasons.
All the people I ship romantically with this character: Victor/Tony (and by extension his imprints!). Who else, really.
My non-romantic OTP for this character: Topher. They have a really, really interesting dynamic.
My unpopular opinion about this character: I guess loving her but thinking it’s best she wasn’t the lead (although acting wise I would’ve been down for it lol), at least when it comes to the big picture, would be unpopular enough?
One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: MORE. SEASONS. That aside, I love her arc.
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I was tagged by the awesome @disruptedvice (thank you for tagging me!) to list 10 different female favs from different fandoms and then tag 10 people:
1) Adelaide Wilson (Us)
2) Athena/Sharon Agathon (Battlestar Galactica)
3) Buffy Summers (BtVS)
4) Dani Reese (Life)
5) Diana (Zero Escape)
6) Emily Wyatt (Deadly Premonition)
7) Gamora (MCU)
8) Priya Tsetsang/Sierra (Dollhouse)
9) Rachel Green (Friends)
10) Sam Giddings (Until Dawn)
I’m tagging anyone who wants to answer this too!
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