Timey-Wimey Tidbits #10

Zepheera wears form-fitting shirts and/or a vest of some kind to eliminate her chances of being picked up by the back of her shirt by the bigger folk. Past experiences fuel this decision, ones ranging from bad to fairly embarrassing.

Timey-Wimey Tidbits #09

More of a headcanon with regard to Ten

Officially, Time Lords are fairly immune to the affects of alcohol, and can only get drunk if they want to. In addition, they can very easily snap themselves out of it.

The Doctor, in his Tenth incarnation, is both a silly drunk and a sad drunk, depending on the circumstances and the level of drunk he allows himself to be. There is no in between.

Imagine Zepheera stumbling upon her Time Lord after he’s had way more than a few. He’s either singing loudly and off-key and laughing at/with inanimate objects, or he’s curled up in a ball of despair shaking with silent sobs. Either way, the borrower will eventually get noticed and he’ll suddenly become very still, all effects of inebriation leaving him at once.

Zepheera will comfort him without even questioning what drove him to get so drunk in the first place, especially in the latter situation. She’ll remind him that what’s done is in the past, and he’s not alone anymore.

Timey-Wimey Tidbits #08

In the Brothers Apart contest entry I wrote for nightmares06, ‘In The Darkness’, the voiceclaim for the Wage Star is Robert Carlyle.

Timey-Wimey Tidbits #07

The faceclaim for the borrower Tow’er Furnace, featured in the BTaS story ‘Lost Things Being Found’, is Rupert Graves of BBC Sherlock fame. I couldn’t stop picturing Lestrade in a borrower getup as I was writing, and his character personally makes me smile. He’s an absolute sweetheart.

Timey-Wimey Tidbits #06

Zepheera has grown accustomed to speaking up around humans and her Time Lord friend. As a result, it’s become a habit that stresses out other borrowers when she has the opportunity to be around her own kind. Not to mention her blatant friendship with a human-sized alien!

Timey-Wimey Tidbits #05

Zepheera picked up many hobbies over the years to pass the time and to keep herself productive. On top of tactile skills like sewing and knitting, she’s also dabbled in electric wiring and tinkering – a skill she only expands upon after meeting the Doctor.

Timey-Wimey Tidbits #04

Zepheera is biracial. Her mother was Caucasian and her father was brown-skinned. Zepheera is in between their skin tones, and very much resembles her father in looks.

Timey-Wimey Tidbits #03

Zepheera’s healing factor is inspired by the mutant gene à la X-Men. Similarly, the gene is carried by and passed on through males. Zepheera’s father had the same healing factor and passed it on to her, but none of her descendants will have it.

As to the extent of the power: it’s not as strong as, say, Deadpool’s or Wolverine’s, but most wounds will heal. This includes but is not limited to cuts, burns, and broken bones, but excludes regrowing lost extremities and mortal wounds. Zepheera is as susceptible to death as any other borrower.

Timey-Wimey Tidbits #02

Zepheera has a bad habit of scratching herself absentmindedly, whether at the back of her hand, her neck, or her upper arms. It’s a nervous tick that developed during childhood, and thanks to her healing factor it’s a difficult habit to notice, let alone shake off.

Timey-Wimey Tidbits #01

Zepheera is ambidextrous, but she favors her left hand in writing and her right in combat.