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thinking about David Tennant's Doctor
and how he repeatedly cheated regeneration
first he regenerated into himself. like "nope, not happening. no way. I'm still me."
and then the metacrisis happened where it was essentially him and Donna cheating death. she would have died in that lava but she didn't because the Doctor was there, cheating once again, a new Doctor, a more human one.
and then there were the times when he should have died but didn't. the Rachnoss (an instance where Donna saved him). 42. when he fell from the sky and stood up with hardly a scratch. plenty more I can't think of at the moment.
and then when he finally does regenerate, after putting it off for so long, after the loneliness, it's because of Wilf. because he had to save him.
and he says his goodbyes. and the Ood sing him to sleep, because they have to, because he would never stop fighting, to the point of destruction. and even then he still doesn't want to go.
and then there's Fourteen. Fourteen who does his best to embrace his emotions and be happy because of what he's learned since he last wore that face, but he's so so tired.
and how this time, this time he's had this face back for hardly a few days, and he finally lets himself go.
but he still cheats death.
because this time, this time it's the universe that screams no, no, I'm not done with you yet.
and he bi-regenerates instead. because maybe he was cheating death for a reason. maybe the universe was saying that whole time, you need to rest. and he just wasn't ready. he wasn't ready to rest until he was ready to die. and that's when he got his reward. that's when he was able to go home.
because he wasn't just defeating the toymaker. he was defeating himself. his own pride.
and I think that for the Doctor, that's infinitely more difficult than cheating death.
and I think that's very telling. and I think it's representative of humans, too.
because sometimes it's a hell of a lot easier to die, or conversely, to defy what the world is screaming at you, than allowing yourself to rest.
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mainlysarcastic · 7 months
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hauntingcryptids · 2 years
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Prank War
Tennant!Doctor x Reader
Summary - After learning of the loss of The Doctor’s old friend, you try to cheer up your new friend.
Based On This Request -
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Warnings - a slight innuendo towards the end, mentions of The Doctor’s trauma
Word Count - 1128
A/n - Gender Neutral Reader. Requested on my old Tumblr account by a lovely anon, just wanted to reupload it onto here. I hope that you enjoy it.
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The Doctor grew bored and angry one day after the events of The Year That Never Was. You had met him after that event and, even though you did suspect a stranger you met randomly who then revealed himself to be a time and space travelling alien to act abnormally, you were not accustomed to The Doctor’s constant mood swings. Even though he was an alien, you felt red flags go off and you knew that the two of you needed a change. You eventually demanded him to tell you why he was acting so strangely, or you would leave. With this threat, he revealed what he had experienced during The Year That Never Was and how he not only lost the only other remaining member of his people but also forced his previous travelling companion to leave because of his attitude. He apologised for his strange behaviour, but he explained that he worried that you would be overwhelmed by his life and leave him just like everyone else.
You gladly explained to him that you did not care about his past, you cared about his safety and mental health. You were unaware of anything that occurred to him, you just saw him suffering and you wished to help. He opened up more and more but still remained upset. The Doctor had taken you on some more adventures, but even after he revealed his secrets, he continued to be troubled by his past. You had a plan to cheer him up, however.
“A prank war?” You nodded cheerfully to The Doctor’s enquiry.
“Yep. It will cheer you up, sourpuss!”
“How is you randomly doing things to me, and my ship is supposed to cheer me up?”
“Because you will also get to randomly do things to me. That's the essence of a prank war until one of us taps out.” Eventually, The Doctor agreed after some convincing from the TARDIS saying that it would be healthy for him to have some proper fun.
The next couple of weeks had been riddled with an intense battle of pranks. You, frankly, did not think that The Doctor would be this great at pranks when you first suggested this, but, of course, The Doctor was a lot older than you and he could easily have extensive pranking knowledge that you would not have. 
One day, The Doctor put glitter in your shampoo, so you retaliated and put hair dye in his. It was a nice delight seeing a very serious Doctor in his brown and blue pinstriped suit paired with hot pink hair. The Doctor told his TARDIS to hide your room from you in the future. 
You then glued The Doctor’s fingers to the TARDIS console. The Doctor hid all of your clothes from you. You attacked The Doctor with silly string. The Doctor put slime in your shoes. You put worms in his spaghetti, and so on. 
Now The Doctor remained silent for the past couple of days causing you to sneak around the TARDIS. In a burst of bravery, you ventured out to the console room to see what The Doctor was up to. 
“Ahh, Y/N! Come here, please.” The Doctor said as soon as you entered the console room.
“Why?” You drew put your word, hesitant.
“Just come here.” He waved you over calmer than usual compared to how he acted on an adventure day.
“No! You’re going to do something, I know it!”
“No, I just want to talk to you.”
“What about?” You crossed your arms indignantly.
“Come here.” The Doctor whined. You sighed but relented to his demands and slowly walked over to where he was leaning against the TARDIS console. His arms were behind his back, and he was tapping his foot repeatedly. You stopped in front of The Doctor with a hop.
“I think that we should stop this prank battle, I’m a lot happier thanks to you.” The Doctor stated, surprising you.
“Are you calling a truce, Doctor? That means that I win the war.” You smirked at the idea, for a bit of time, you didn’t think that you would win because of The Doctor’s natural ability for pranking.
“Well, I think you are going to be the one to call a truce.” You glared suspiciously at The Doctor’s accusation and wondered why he had a growing smirk on his face.
“What are you ---” You were cut off by The Doctor pulling his water pistol out from behind him and began spraying you with the water. You tried to cover yourself with your arms, but The Doctor still managed to cover you in water from head to toe. It was apparently an alien water pistol. You eventually ended up falling into the TARDIS chair, calling for The Doctor to stop.
“Do you call ‘truce’?” You could hear the laughter in his voice.
“Yes, Doctor, you win! You win!” You screamed.
He pulled back and placed the water pistol back into his breast pocket, smirking down at you. The Doctor did that thing that you always found attractive, his little quirk of placing his tongue on the back of his top row of teeth when he smiled. You tried to remain disgruntled by your now ruined outfit, but you couldn’t stay mad at The Doctor when he made that face.
“Are you happy now, Doctor?” You tried to dab some of the water out of your shirt with a towel The TARDIS supplied for you. His smile widened before he clicked his tongue and winked at you.
“Of course, I’m happy! Can’t you tell?!” He stuck his hands into his pockets before rocking back and forth on the balls of his off-white, Converse-clad feet.
“Why was this a necessary way to win the prank battle? You grabbed another towel and wrapped it around your shoulders.
“Well, I was bored with the other pranks, and I wanted to end this in a fun way, and I thought that that was the point of this prank war, to prank and have fun. Also, you’re wearing a white shirt, I just couldn’t resist.” You looked down at your now completely soaked shirt, now see-through.
“I’m going to kill you.” You deadpanned and tried to glare at The Doctor again, but he was still grinning like a maniac, and you loved seeing him this happy.
“No you're not!” He exaggeratedly spoke, dramatically getting in your face.
“Now! Go get changed so we can go on an adventure!” You continued to glare as The Doctor circled the TARDIS console, pulling on his ear lobe while thinking of a place to take you. Eventually, you managed to drag your feet toward your room, mumbling along the way. 
“I’ll get you back, Doctor, one day. I swear.”
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thatonegaytimelord · 7 months
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60TH ANNIVERSARY TRAILER JUST DROPPED
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lalasara-art · 3 months
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My Dear Doctor - Doctor Who, Fourteenth Doctor and Fifteenth Doctor
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twelveisgay · 1 year
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fanaticforlife · 1 year
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DW - Ten & Clara - I'd Let You Win
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"You're an echo. That's all."
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b4si1wh0 · 5 months
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yes but. why did his clothes change?
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ninthdoctorr · 5 months
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david tennant's acting choices in utopia haunt me
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hauntingcryptids · 1 year
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I’m going to post my Christmas fics soon, but the new Doctor Who trailer has me feeling some Tennant vibes!
So if anyone has any Tennant!Doctor (or even Tennant!Master) requests or ideas, feel free to talk to me about them!
Would love to hear you thoughts!
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thatonegaytimelord · 1 year
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i can’t wait until we see donna noble rip the doctor a new one this year <3
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ayo-edebiri · 5 months
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DOCTOR WHO (2005) - The Star Beast
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davidtennan-t · 5 months
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*THE GIGGLE ENDING SPOILERS*
EVERYONE STOP WHAT YOU’RE DOING
I’ve just read the novelisation of the Giggle and the ending has me on my knees - it goes into much more detail than the show so guess what
THE DOCTOR BOUGHT THAT HOUSE
THAT IS HIS HOUSE
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He chose it, he went to an estate agents and said ‘I want this pretty house’, offered them £60, then rang Kate Stewart and discovered he was getting paid by UNIT this whole time, was able to afford the house/mortgage and BOUGHT THAT HOUSE
The Nobles still have a house in London but they STAY WITH THE DOCTOR NEARLY ALL THE TIME
He chose the house with a sunroom so WILF COULD LIVE DOWNSTAIRS COMFORTABLY
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