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riddle-me-ri · 1 year
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Hi, I was reading some of your writings, and instantly fell in love, especially the btas penguin ones also Gotham, so I was wondering as a request, how would the BTAS Dork squad + Oswald and Harvey propose to their S/O+ What their wedding would be like (Bonus if there were some chaotic/ funny shenanigans happening.) if you don't mind. Love your work!!!!!
A/N: Aww thank you so much! I'm glad you love my writing! That means a whole lot! and omg…the timing of this is impeccable lol. I just got done with the third wedding in a row of a family member (literally only months apart from one another rip) so this will be fun! I won’t be doing Harvey, I know I’ve done him a couple times, but that was more for friends and to keep a certain writing pattern going for a request I did... I don’t mind Harvey, he’s a close favorite but I just…don’t feel comfortable writing for him? Also sorry there weren’t any choatic or funny shenanigans lmao I got way too wrapped up in the sentimentality and intimacy of it, I hope you don’t mind!
BTAS Dork Squad + Penguin - Wedding Headcanons
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BTAS Riddler: 
Engagement: 
- Obviously, Eddie is going to make a game out of it. 
- Whether it’s a series of riddles he asks on a dinner date
- Or a small little intimate scavenger hunt
- Or a short and sweet video game on the computer. 
- Maybe even a trip in virtual reality where he takes you down an actual trip through memory lane…
- All options lead to him getting on one knee before you. 
- He makes it known that you’re the answer to the riddle of his own life, just when he thought he would never find one. 
- Edward won’t admit it, but he was extremely relieved when you said yes, always slightly worried it was too soon or too late to ask. 
Wedding: 
- It’s somehow simultaneously both grand yet intimate. 
- Only a few close friends or family of yours show up (if at all given his reputation)
- Edward ensures to only invite a few of his colleagues that won’t cause a total commotion. 
- He really only invited them to show you off anyway. 
- Of course the colors have to contain green in there somehow. 
- It’s fairly a traditional wedding, everything is serene and just perfect. 
- It’s rare to see Edward cry, but he definitely was shedding a couple tears or more
- When he first saw you, when you walked down, when you spoke your vows. 
- He can’t believe just how lucky he got. 
BTAS Scarecrow: 
Engagement: 
- As the Master of Fear, he knew better than anyone that he was absolutely mortified. 
- Jonathan knew it was only a matter of time, and after so many years…it was the proper order of things. 
- You two have even spoke in hypotheticals on marriage, and when your eyes glimmered at the prospect he knew what he had to do. 
- It did nothing to calm his nerves though, worried that just one slip up could utterly ruin the foundations you two have built. 
- He gulps down his fear and bravely gets down on one knee on the porch before you too head back into your home after a date night. 
- Jonathan is so relieved and overjoyed when you said yes. 
Wedding:
- Autumn colors, autumn colors, autumn colors. 
- No doubt takes place in either late October or early November. 
- It’s small and intimate, only a few close relatives or friends. 
- Jonathan didn’t even invite Harley, Edward, and others but they somehow found out and joined anyway.
- Harley self-appointed herself your maid of honor (if you didn’t have one already, so just roll with it, she’s so sweet) 
- Jonathan finds you breathtaking in your outfit. 
- He surprises himself as he finds himself getting choked up sometimes.
- Watching you smile, laugh, the ring on your finger almost seems to genuinely glow from your love for each other. 
- He looks back on this day fondly, a memory that would light up even his darkest of days. 
BTAS Mad Hatter: 
Engagement: 
(I lowkey actually did a scenario where he proposes to reader albeit it was in lieu of a friend but still works)
- This man’s love for you knows absolutely no bounds. 
- Never one to shy away from any extravagant displays of affection. 
- The engagement is no different. 
- Whether it be the conclusion to a small hedge maze you conquered together. 
- A sweet surprise at the bottom of your tea cup during a tea party. 
- It’s thoughtful, it’s clever, it’s adorable, and it’s 100% Jervis
- You couldn’t ever say no. 
- Jervis is just as excited as you are when you say yes. 
Wedding: 
- LOOKING GLASS THEMED DRESS/OUTFIT REVEAL
(Sorry, sorry, but that idea has never left my head. I sat through with my sister looking for themes for her reveal photoshoot and just had the biggest lightbulb moment)
- He’s confused at first of the two way mirror, yet when he slowly sees you appear on the other side you absolutely take his breath away. 
- Your overall wedding theme is Wonderland, because of course…
- It’s full of beautiful colors, every since of the décor is in reference to the Carroll novels
- White roses haphazardly painted table center pieces, stacks upon stacks of tea cups and saucers of different shapes and sizes, playing card themed napkins…
- Okay I’m making myself jealous of an actual fictional wedding hang on…
- Practically everyone that you two knew that adores you two is there. 
- Which means a handful of the Rogues gallery and any friends or family that support you.
- Jervis is overwhelmed with elation that you’re finally his in every since, to where there’s an actual physical representation of it in your rings. 
- Wonderland is no longer a fantasy, but a reality of waking up to your love each day. 
BTAS Penguin: 
Engagement:
- Oswald has thought about this moment…longer than he cared to admit. 
- He honestly had been thinking about it since the whole year you two had been a couple. 
- That was the longest anyone had been with him. 
- When a year, turned into more and more years well…much like Jonathan, he knew it was a matter of time to properly ask for your hand. 
- Doesn’t make him any less of a nervous wreck about it. 
- Oz takes you out on a date, he doesn’t want to make it too obvious but definitely pulls out all the stops. 
- Your favorite restaurant, your favorite place to stroll, your favorite activity…it’s all about you. 
- He does his best not to fumble as he gets down on one knee and finally asks the burning question. 
- He feels like the weight of the world is lifted off his shoulders and is relieved by pure joy when you say yes. 
Wedding: 
(I know technically BTAS Oz doesn’t own the Iceberg Lounge but his TNBA version does so we’re kinda overlapping canon here rip)
- The Iceberg Lounge serves as the perfect venue for your wedding. 
- Oswald takes some joy in not inviting or allowing any of Gotham’s social elitists into the venue. 
- Yes, yes, only a certain amount of people are allowed to see who is being betrothed to the Penguin. 
- Everything is pretty formal, a black-tie affair all around. 
- You don’t have flower girls, more flower birds as they swoop in and toss the petals along the aisle. 
- Oz is in awe of you as your presented.
- He’s worried he will wake up and you and all of this would be a dream, a fantasy. 
- Everything is real as you exchange vows, and he tries not to cry. 
- The evening continues without a hitch, well except for some of the birds accidentally making an oops on some Rogues, particularly a clown that wasn’t invited. 
- Oswald is thrilled to begin this new chapter with you. A chapter he thought he could never write in his life, but now thankfully he has you to help him write it.
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wujiunantai · 1 year
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BTAS Dork Squad’s Favorite Horror Film
TW: TALK OF BLOOD, GORE, FEAR, AND DEATH
JERVIS TETCH:
Okay so I have a feeling he enjoys older horror movies, but not too scary ones. He gets frightened easily, isn’t one for too much blood and gore, and doesn’t enjoy jump-scares. No, he hates that. So the movie that most likely stuck out to him was Jaws, a classic. It wasn’t too scary for him, wasn’t too bloody or had too much gore, I think the only part that might have made him upset is when that kid is eaten by the shark. Other than that, he probably most likely enjoyed it, and would watch it again, most likely in October.
EDWARD NYGMA:
It’s either Escape Room, or Saw. I’m leaning more towards Escape Room, mainly because it’s a problem-solving movie. I mean, it quite literally tests your intelligence and smarts more than Saw does, it has actual riddles in it. Edward loves that, easy choice for him.
JONATHAN CRANE:
This one is tough. He probably likes all horror movies, of course with preferences. He doesn’t like the comedic, ridiculous movies or just flat out plain movies. He probably likes older movies too, like Jervis. But if he to pick one, it would either be A Nightmare on Elm Street or SMILE. He likes the psychological aspect of SMILE, and I can imagine him making Jervis and Edward watch it with him. Whenever a is about to jump-scare pop up he just smiles and watches the other two scream, he total predicts it and loves watching the other’s scream in shock. A Nightmare on Elm Street is just an old classic for him, he enjoys it a lot. It isn’t exactly scary for him, but he still likes it.
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make-your-own-evil · 1 year
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Okay hear me out. Dork squad with a tall (7ft) goth women, who sometimes dresses like morticia Addams when she's feeling yk hot. And a plus she's kinda got big tibbies. Tha is in advance ❤❤❤
okay major lady dimitrescu vibes 👀👀
also im going to do this for the animated series dork squad. i hope you dont mind!
edit: i forgot to mention the tibbies im so sorry 😭
BTAS! Dork Squad x Tall!Goth!Fem!S/O
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Riddler:
this man is flustered by the presence of cute girls, so with a very goth mommy-esque girlfriend he wont be able to FUNCTION
he is a fairly tall guy so the fact that he has to look up to her is a very foreign concept for him. could she perhaps be his bodyguard, too?
should he be intimidated? should he be horny? why not both??
he could probably get REALLY into seeing his girl all dressed in fishnets and the bodycon black dress.
its not like he hasnt been seen with girls in fishnets or anything 👀
this relationship would be the epitome of nerdy gamer boyfriend and thick goth girlfriend
he buys her new clothes for her to ahem...try on for him
also the relationship would be a giant ego boost for him (not like he needed one anyways)
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Scarecrow:
ohhh ho ho... yes
shes this mans new muse. and how you can have a muse for his kind of work is a mystery to everyone but them
hes also a tall guy so the way his heart skips when his taller goth gf looks down at him is very addicting
absolutely salivating and short circuiting when she gets dressed up in her tight black dresses.
also i want to point out that its canon that the scarecrow in "happy halloween scooby doo" is a huge elvira fan and i wouldnt be surprised if this one is too
she is his elvira, vampira, lily munster, morticia addams and bride of frankenstein! hes dating a freak just like him!
hes bending over backwards making her dresses out of burlap, getting her anything and everything she wants and desires
another nerdy bf and goth gf duo but theyre both spooky! 🖤
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Mad Hatter:
nothing to see here! just a tiny silly man and his tall hot goth girlfriend
who needs an alice when you can have a morticia?
its not totally dissimilar to roger and jessica rabbit. the only difference being that shes goth and hes a psychotic criminal
he is almost the perfect gomez addams. he may not be suave and goth himself, but he will dote on her until the end of time! anything she wants she gets
its a very cute but odd relationship. queue people turning and scratching their heads while they walk by.
4'11ft dorky dude dressed as the mad hatter staring lovingly up at his 7ft goth mommy girlfriend in a tight as hell black dress
on a general note, after the sting of rejection from the whole 'alice' thing i doubt that he thought he would ever find love. so this for him would be huge. and this is even bETTER
okay but wouldnt it be so cute for him to have the black lipstick kiss stains on his red blushing face aaaaaaa
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BTAS Dork Squad, he is arguing with Heroine (who he kinda has crush on) , and she goes
Heroine: Look. I may not be a saint, but it's not like I’ve killed anybody. I’m not an arsonist. I’ve never found a wallet outside of an IHOP and thought about returning it but saw the owner lived out of state so just took the cash and dropped the wallet back on the ground.
BTAS Dork Squad x F!reader
Hm. That's oddly specific.
TW: None
BTAS Scarecrow
Miss, what in the WORLD are you on about? No, really, what are you saying?
All he wanted to know was why you seemed so apt to judge him moralistically when you yourself dance along the line of heroes and villains.
Is this defense mechanism your way of exemplifying your fears that really, you might not be that different from himself? Do you want to talk about it? You'd find he's a fantastic listener.
He is going to attempt to twist this psychologically to you revealing new and interesting vulnerabilities. Might as well considering you seem willing for a back-and-forth. This is why batman doesn't involve himself in long conversation with the doctor.
There is, of course, the benefit concerning his feelings for you. If he can mold you to have sympathy for him... that would be a fair start to something. Perhaps you could even trade sides.
BTAS Riddler
So amused. He's been pressing so many buttons about how you're not any better than he is and he's getting the reaction he wanted. Normally, he's not as much of a shit as other Riddlers, but he has his moments.
"That's quite specific for you, sweetheart. Care to regale me with other little stories or scenarios you've had no hand in?"
If light teasing was a love language, he's creating a sonnet in your name. Shouldn't you be turning yourself in? He's sure you'd look lovely in handcuffs.
In fact, why don't we forget the heroism line for a while? Stealing money from a stationary wallet is rather amateur hour, isn't it? He could show you a crime of grandeur, of theatrics and most importantly... intelligence. His arrogance knows little bounds.
Because let's be honest, if he's got a crush, he's trying to find any instance to impress you with the most important organ a person can develop- the brain. Obviously.
BTAS Mad Hatter
He's upset because you're fighting at all. No, no! This is not proper for him and his beloved to quarrel and... and.... Wait did you just imply you stole someone's money out of their wallet and then dropped the wallet instead of turning it over to proper authorities?
If he wasn't in a poor mood because of this he would almost laugh. His silly, silly Alice. Who is still angry at him. Right. Perhaps, he could point out, that while you certainly definitely never did those things, the thought had occurred to you.
No one is perfect dear, not even your darling Hatter! He's never burned down buildings, either! or killed someone with his hands explicitly. But if you've stolen a bit of money... well, he supposes that's alright. He loves you just as you are.
We're completely ignoring the mind control. That might have even been the origins of the argument in this case and he's just pretending it's out the window at this point.
Yes, he's completely trying to weasel his way out of you being mad and into why you should be enthralled by him. After all, he cares for you so much.
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pajarraco-is-silly · 1 year
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Drawing more BTAS stuff (mainly The Riddler today) 'cause why not
I love these dorks lmao
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vintagecandy · 11 months
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NEW STICKERS || DORK SQUAD !
I've got all the supplies! Plus, I'm trying out new laminated stickers for these stickers only, so feel free to try those if you want something to keep and collect for a long time!
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morgangalaxy43 · 4 months
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Ah yes the three genders
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Whimsy, the Eldridge horror, and the nerd
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batman-dc-imagines · 1 month
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I'm begging you! Please make a short fic or something of the btas dork squads s/o wearing this:
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This has been on my single brain cell for the last 15 hours.
BTAS!Riddler
Relation: Romantic
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Like the other two boys, he’s flustered as hell.
But also intrigued.
Asks what’s the occasion.
Will probably do a little wolf whistle while shamelessly looking over your entire body.
He takes in every little detail, and curves on your body.
Will give you compliments.
Probably throw in a riddle somehow.
BTAS!Scarecrow
Relation: Romantic
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Oh boy.
You got this man all flustered.
His mask doesn’t do him any justice.
His line of sight will dart all over the place trying not to stare.
He fails miserably but that gives you the confidence to trail a hand over his shoulder and whisper things into his ear.
He practically melts where he stands.
BTAS!Mad Hatter
Relation: Romantic
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Oh frabjous day!
He thinks you look stunning!
There is a bit of tint to his face when he gets a better look at your fit the closer he looks over you.
He’ll put one gloved hand on your waist while holding your other hand with his and spin you around.
Asks if there’s one like it in blue that he can get for you.
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cadmuslabs777 · 1 year
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LITERALLY Scarecrow and Mad Hatter. Like. It's them. Literally.
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reporternox · 8 months
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skrunckly · 6 months
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I drew the sillys!!1!1!
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riddle-me-ri · 1 year
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Here is the excuse for you to write something self-indulgent! Whicever rogue (s) of your choice comforting a reader who is very stressed over college/work!
Take care and remember to drink water, everything will look up for you eventually! ♥️
- Timid Anon 🐁
A/N: aahhh thank you sweet timid anon I’ve been saving this prompt for whenever I really, really needed it. And yeah it’s been one of those weeks at work so I’m gonna use this to unwind. Since this is a wee comfort thing, I’m basing it on my rl job of working in a pet store, but I bet just about anyone can relate to this if you’ve ever been in retail/customer service. I honestly couldn’t choose just one rogue so I decided to do btas versions of the Dork Squad comfort headcanons, because I just adore these three so much
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BTAS Dork Squad Comforting Reader From Work Stress
The Riddler: 
When you didn’t even look up at him or reply back when he acknowledged you were home
He knew something was wrong. 
You can try and shake it off, but your exasperation speaks volumes to Ed. 
His first instinct is to ask what’s wrong. 
It takes everything in you not to just burst in tears. 
It was all just so much; everyone was rude, inconsiderate, quite literally saw you lesser than because you had a name tag
Ed can relate to that, in his own way, how people take advantage of your position to treat you terribly, like how Mockridge took advantage of him and his hard work for profit. 
Ed will ask you what he can do to try and turn the day around. 
Do you wanna test one of his new puzzles/games? 
He thinks he saw on the TV Guide your favorite show was doing reruns?
Oh, you just want cuddles? Ed can most certainly do that. 
The Scarecrow: 
It’s very, very tempting to just send Jon on his way mask and some tangible property to bring forth your tormentors worse fears.
Yet, the idea provides only some relief. 
Even though he specializes in fear, Jon understands that sometimes the best things for stress on the mind is just a safe space. 
A safe space to vent and not be judged by anyone. 
Jon is happy when he sees you softly smile in contentment. 
The fog is slowly being lifted. 
Hesitantly, he leans in and kisses your cheek to try and waft away the rest of your negative thoughts. 
He knows it works cause you smile wider and even let out a cute giggle. 
You bring your arms around the lanky man and hug him in gratitude. 
For all the fear and chaos he’s attempted to bring to the city; there’s nothing more fulfilling than being your source of comfort and bliss. 
The Mad Hatter: 
Jervis’ heart almost breaks as all you can do is cry, occasionally making a comment about people being mean, lashing out at you, etc. 
Jervis wraps his arms around you in an instant, rubbing your back and softly rocking you. 
He offers some words of comfort and reassurance, but mostly lets you let it all out. 
Jervis slowly navigates the two of you to the couch, he’s quick to replace his warmth with your favorite blanket. 
He promises to be right back, but he knows just how much his tea makes you feel better no matter the ailment. 
He’ll tell you about something he saw that reminded him of you. 
This leads to him talking about all the reasons he loves you and how much he appreciates you for existing. 
Anyone that doesn’t see the light you bring are fools. 
Slowly but surely the heavy weight of the day slowly lifts. 
Jervis offers if there’s anything else he can do for you, to make the day better. 
You smile warmly as you take your cup, assuring him that he’s made the day better just by being himself.
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make-your-own-evil · 1 year
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Hi I'm new to ur blog and I was wondering if I could have btas dork squad (aka Scarecrow, Riddler, and mad Hatter) with a s/o who has a special pocket watch that allows them to travel to different dimensions at different time periods? And the funny part of that every time they come back home their wearing new clothes from said time period and holding a gift basket full of their dorks favorite items or things s/o thinks they would like? Fem or gender neutral ❤❤
❤ anon
this is such a cool ask??? i have never written anything like this before so i am excited to challenge myself, but im also nervous to see how it turns out! i think ill do a fem reader since ive done gn for the past few asks (im assuming you want headcanons btw)
note: feel free to reblog! just give credit when necessary :)
(ps i ADORE reading tags, comments, reblogs 🥰)
BTAS! Dork Squad x TimeTraveler!Fem!Reader
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Mad Hatter:
he is your number one fan! he thinks you and your fancy, time-traveling pocket watch are truly the bees knees. you constantly keep him in awe
begs you to take him with you :( if youre only able to travel by yourself then he waits patiently for you to get back
travel to the mid to late 1800's England! in the times of lewis carroll, victorian tea parties, fancy attire 😍
you reappear in his hideout, not wearing the clothes you left in, but a beautiful blue day dress with silky fabrics! his face is beet-red and surely there would be smoke coming from under his hat if it were possible!
not only are you dressed head to toe as a noble lady for a tea party for two, but you also brought him gifts?
oh be still his beating heart! when you thought it would be impossible for him to smile any wider, he did! bring him old books, (technically) new clothes, trinkets, hats and new tea sets!
no matter which time period you travel to, he sits you down and asks you a million questions and begs you to tell him everything!
stares at you in awe and wonder while holding your gloved hands as he hangs onto your every word
looks like this the whole time :O
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Scarecrow:
BLACK DEATH BLACK DEATH BLACK DEATH >:)
do you really want to tickle the spooky mans fancy? travel anywhere from 1347-1351 in Europe.
he is fascinated by your pocket watch and demands to know how it works
as a demonstration, you disappear from his lab and suddenly reappear later wearing a red stitched gown that looks more like a long tunic. a white cloth veil covers your hair
he has his clipboard in hand
if he wasnt fully convinced of your time traveling device, you decide to bring him some gifts!
PLAGUE DOCTOR TOOLS!
in your little medieval basket you have a mask, blades, gloves and even a jar of leeches!
proposes that you join forces! he doesnt know how you could help him exactly but your little pocket watch is pretty nifty
he asks you to go to more time periods and bring him back things for his "experiements"
YES theyre for his experiments and totally not for self indulgent purposes >:(
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Riddler:
future babeyyy
do you want to truly impress him? bring him back some pieces of tech that he can tinker with!
he doesnt believe you at first when you try to tell him about the pocket watch
once you disappear and reappear with goodies, now hes invested!
you show up wearing a green and black body suit in fabrics he has never seen before!
you bring back a phone that uses a 7G network system, newspapers with major events, a laptop with a 2 petabytes of storage that is no thicker than a half inch, books and movies that havent even been released yet and more!
he asks you VERY technical questions that you probaly dont have the answers to
have you met your past/future self? how does your watch work?isnt this going to destroy the space-time continuum? what if you die while traveling?
like scarecrow, he is probably going to make you go off and scavenge for things he would find useful
i am 100% confident that this riddler could reverse engineer just about anything. with your powers combined, nothing stands in your way
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BTAS Dork Squad and also Penguin (all separately, no poly this time) have an s/o who falls incredibly ill and is bedridden for weeks. One particularly bad night, they're sitting at the bedside while their s/o is unconscious. Suddenly, an appropriately unsettling (or completely normal looking) apparition of your choice appears in the room with them. There's no question what's happening: The Reaper is here to stake their claim on the sickly s/o. But Death can be swayed. Or beaten. How do the boys react to the situation, and how would they save the reader?
BTAS Dork Squad (plus Penguin) x Reader
How ominous! They'll really have to figure out how to save their beloved! First time writing for BTAS Penguin, very exciting <3
TW: Discussions of death, religion mention
BTAS Mad Hatter
Death appears as a gentleman in fine attire and top hat. Like something out of a storybook. The only indication that he is Wrong is when he takes off his glove and reveals the skeletal bones of his hands.
Oh, no no, this simply won't do! Jervis covers your body with his, covering his face and his eyes to wash the vision of death away! Despite living within his fantasy, he's still somewhat rational. This is because of stress. Chemicals and wiring misfiring within his brain-
Yet he feels his lovers body grow cold and he whips up, looking at the Reaper, begging him to stop. The flush goes back to your feverish cheeks and he realizes this is all too real.
"What could you want? I have nothing to give of consequence!" Jervis doesn't exactly think he wants money or jewelry. Or mind control devices...
"I want them." The Reaper states, "That is what I came here for. Nothing more." Jervis wraps himself tighter around you, refusing to sit idly by- and he notices something about the gentleman. His hat is beaten. And worn.
Jervis waves his hand, "Perhaps! Perhaps I could interest you in a bit of haberdashery! Some fine fixing, as it were!"
His skill in the smallest of mechanics has given his hyperfixation for Alice in Wonderland themed clothing a definitive boost over the years. The finest threading.
A deal is made. Jervis fixes the Reapers hat and you would not be taken at this time. Through the night as you slept through fever and rattling cough, Jervis moved nimble fingers tight and steamed and molded...
In the morning dawn, you woke up. Jervis told you he was exhausted, crawling into bed with you. His fingers had several bandages and when you asked, he merely says "We had a guest in need of a hat fixing."
BTAS Scarecrow
While at first he's incredibly doubtful of the existence of this foul creature, the skeletal shadow it reaches over you makes Jon a believer. Is this some... punishment from God? Some reckoning for his past sins of wreaking fear into the hearts of man?
Is he meant to suffer his very worst fear as recompense? Is this Hell?
It is not. It is merely a trial of some sort. Death sees a chessboard and expresses interest. He'd been teaching you and playing you in the moments you were awake. Perhaps Death would like a game? A wager?
Jon is not a gambling man. What this figure might not know is that Jon has played two of the most brilliant minds in all of Gotham during their stints in Arkham- a former neuroscientist and a certified genius.
Even Death has their psychological tells. They're difficult to read, but Jonathan has had practice. Little twitches, both of them analyzing the board.
The shambling ghoul that sits across from him has no facial features. Yet, Jonathan can sense they want to win desperately. Not from wanting you, though that is a bonus. No, rather, it's a nagging fear of losing.
And that is what he needs. Faking the Reaper out, allowing them to think they've gained an upper hand for Jon to yank it out from underneath at just the right moment. Risky, but feeds into the fear and makes Death sloppy.
"Set. Match." It takes almost an hour, but Jonathan manages to beat the Reaper. His hands are trembling. His brow sweating.
Death shakes with rage and points to you in bed, "I will have them... But... not today. And one day... I will have you, too. I will not forget this." Then he disappears.
Jonathan falls asleep at your bedside, waiting for you to wake up. Your gentle hand in his hair makes his eyes flutter and you look... better. Sweet, sweet relief.
BTAS Riddler
"Oh Jonathan, if this is your idea of some tasteless joke-" it's three a.m., how did you even get in here? Edward has so much security installed, this is ridiculous- it's when the figure passes his hand over you and your skin turns a hypoxic blue that Edward panics.
You see, Death heard of a genius who made games. Self-proclaimed smartest man alive. Death has always wanted a challenge... and what better wager than the soul of one you love? Cruel, perhaps, but he's been called that many a time before.
Edward immediately takes him up on it. He'll beat you at your game, ghoul. Or, crudely stated, Game ON, bitch. With his grandiose intelligence and stratagem... Unless this spectre is somehow Batman in disguise, Edward knows he's going to win. He has to.
It's an ancient game, one Edward hasn't even heard of. Lost to the ages, Death says. It's rules and playing pieces mere ash except for what Death himself has kept. And it's rules are numerous and complex.
The playing board represents a sort of river styx. Appropriately, perhaps, the goal of the game is to wade your way out of the river before death and the other souls can take you. So it's timed as well. One player is Death. The other is the poor soul trying to escape.
"And I never lose." Death says. Edward merely responds, "Well, you've never played me."
The game lasts five hours in length. Death has an hour glass set that Edward watches in horror as each grain reminds him how close you are to dying. What he truly has to lose. But he can't let his emotions run wild.
The idea of never seeing you smile or laugh at his witticisms again- to croon and tell him you love him and that he's your genius. It spurs each moment on as he falls to what feels like constantly shifting rules.
The Reaper asks Edward as only minutes remain, "You are a man of riddles. Here's one for you: I have a beginning, but no end and I end all things that begin. What am I?"
They both know the mocking answer.
With moments to spare, The Riddler beats the game. He practically flips over the board, cheering and being generally smug. He waits to see Death's reaction.
He laughs. Waves Riddler away before shaking his hand, "Good game."
He'd heard right. And so you live through this sickness. Edward looks forward to making you laugh for years to come.
BTAS Penguin
The figure who approaches your bedside is no private doctor or nurse. Penguin questions her, his eyelids swollen from worry and stress. Her smile, at first serene, moves to a grin too wide for her face. Penguin aims his umbrella at her and finds the bullet does nothing.
She is Death and she has come for your soul. Merely step aside, little man, for it is not your time yet. She talks to him as one would a child, adding insult to injury.
If he cannot wound her, he instead begs, "This isn't right! They have done nothing! Commited no crime other than gracing me with their affections!"
"The good never last for long. We both know that." Death responds.
Penguin offers everything- gold, jewelry, the finest cloth and diamonds one could ever want! Is it money? He can give you money, he has it! Everything in his account!
"I will not be satisfied with paltry mortal things." She says, "You need to accept these things. They'll happen to you, too. The rot. The cold-"
Oswald panics. The one person who ever truly accepted him. Someone he's told everything to, even his darkest secrets. The person he wants to grow old with...!
He stands in front of you, tears in his eyes. She tells him to move. He refuses. She looks annoyed.
With his last shot, he tells her, "Then take mine if you won't be satisfied, you corrupt banshee!"
That... makes her pause, "You would give your soul? For theirs?"
He nods. Of course. Take the damn thing! What would be the point of it if you died like this? He has no need!
And so she takes his face in her hands... and begins to pull his soul out from his body. Its agonizing like this, when he's so alive. It's painful, but he accepts it-
Until she stops. And sighs. Rolls her eyes. She frowns, "You've taken all the fun from this."
And suddenly she's gone. And you're coughing awake, telling Oswald that you just had the strangest dream. He cries as he holds you.
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march-harrigan · 2 years
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I drew my favorite boys as adorable plushes 4 months ago and it's been my desktop ever since. Anyone else who wants to use it that way is welcome to.
Too bad I can't do proper backgrounds. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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mischievous-marchie · 2 years
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An anon requested BTAS/TNBA Dork Squad meeting their spouse from the future who saves them from a fatal accident. I was trying to fix the tags when Tumblr posted the edit as a reblog which I deleted. Only to find out it WAS the original post so. It's gone now. 🙃
This is my best attempt at redoing it. I was thinking of the BTAS version when I wrote it, but I think it could work for TNBA as well. I am so sorry for the inconvenience, Anon.
EDWARD NYGMA
His life flashes before his eyes. To think he would die so young.
Or not, as a mysterious(rather attractive) stranger comes to his recue at the last moment.
When you tell him that you're his spouse from the future, he's more than skeptical.
In fact, this man laughs in your face. "Pull the other one."
At your insistence, he decides he'll humor you. "Prove it," he challenges. "Tell me something about myself that no one else would know."
You actually give him a few examples.
His childhood stamp collection. The one that 'accidentally' got thrown out when his father 'mistook it' for trash.
The faint scar he has on his thigh. Result of a cat he once had digging its claws in too hard as it sprang off his lap.
The fact he talks in his sleep.
He didn't expect to get even one example out of you so... Consider him a believer.
We've seen how BTAS Eddie reacts when someone shows interest in him. He can't flirt worth a damn and now that he knows this is real, he's awkward and shy.
He already found you attractive, not to mention the fact you risked your life for him. Knowing that someday, you'd be his... He just knew you had to be special.
He does manage a quiet, "If you're what my future holds... I'm very lucky."
He insists that you don't give him any more details. He's afraid that knowing too much too soon would alter the future and doom your relationship.
When he finally meets your present self, he wastes no time in asking you out.
He's a flustered mess about it. Fortunately, you find his awkward demeanor endearing and accept.
As time passes and he gets to know you, he slowly becomes more confident in his approach. Soon enough, he's romancing you like a pro.
Just under a year of this culminates in him approaching you with a puzzle box. You solve it, discovering a diamond ring inside. "You always were a bright one," he compliments. "Will you marry me?"
You say yes.
He spares no expense to give you your dream wedding. Anything you ask for, he's on it.
Decorating will utilize each of your favorite colors. If you share his taste in colors, it will be a very green wedding.
If you thought his Riddler suit was fancy, wait'll you see what he's wearing to the wedding. Still green, of course.
He never does tell you about that fateful first encounter with your future self. Not until you've lived the experience.
Again, he doesn't want to risk altering the future. He's still afraid he might lose you as a result.
JONATHAN CRANE
He always knew he would go out like this. Well... Not exactly like this, but he expected it would be violent.
He's ready to accept his fate when a total stranger comes to his rescue. So... Who are you, exactly?
You explain, but he doesn't believe you. Not even for a moment.
If you try to prove it to him, he's not going to listen. Best to just cut your losses and go back to your own time. He'll come around on his own. Eventually.
You can bet future!Jon is retroactively apologizing to you for his brusqueness that day.
It's a few months later when Jonathan meets you again in the present day.
You're a new server at the diner he goes to for his evening coffee.
He recognizes you almost immediately, but... No. You're clearly younger. You can't possibly be the same person who saved his life that day. Can you?
Out of curiosity, he decides to approach you.
He's not going to broach the topic of that first meeting. He knows it would make him sound crazy(not that he's exactly sane).
He just wants to talk to you and confirm his suspicions. If you're appearance wasn't enough, your voice and mannerisms tell him all he needs to know.
He's not going to be weird about it. But seeing as he's a regular here anyway, he knows he'll be seeing you again.
He must have left a positive impact, because you recognize him from your first(his second) meeting. After a few visits, he quickly becomes a favorite customer of yours and you, his favorite server.
Oh. Oh no...
He's actually developing feelings for you.
Fuck it. There's no sense beating around the bush. He shoots his shot and asks you out. You accept.
It's a slow burn from there, but he develops a kind of bond with you that he's never experienced before.
It's a crisp, Autumn evening when he proposes.
The absolute madlad has trained a crow to bring him the ring on his signal. Yes, really.
Naturally, you agree to marry him.
The wedding is very... Goth. Probably held on Halloween and you're both dressed in black. The decorating is just as dark with some red for a splash of color and jack o'lanterns for lighting.
Wedding dirge.
He does tell you about the encounter with your future self. He doesn't know what effect it might have on the timeline, but he loves you and wants to be open with you. He's taken aback when you believe him without question though.
"You've never lied to me before, Jon," you say. "Of course I believe you."
JERVIS TETCH
It isn't fair. He'd lived a lonely, miserable life and now here he is facing a violent, miserable death.
That is, until his mysterious savior arrives.
He can't think of a time anyone had put themselves on the line for his sake. And yet here you are, as if from nowhere, in his direst moment. Curioser and curioser.
That said, he's still in shock, almost in tears. The near death experience has left him shaky.
When you explain to him that you're his spouse from the future though, the residual terror starts to fade.
Unlike Ed and Jon, he chooses to believe you right away. He's overjoyed!
The mere thought a future where he's happy and loved by someone like you fills him with a kind of hope he hasn't had in a long time.
He bombards you with questions, eager to know all about your life together.
You give him a few small details to sate his curiosity.
The majority, however, you stay quiet on. "Wouldn't want to spoil the surprise," you say with a coy smile and a wink.
The day he finally meets your present self, he approaches you right away. What reason does he have to be shy? You two are destined for each other!
He'll keep that little detail under his hat though, so to speak. You might not believe it as quickly as he had.
You find him... Odd, but his theatrical introduction entertains you. Charms you, even. So you decide 'why not?' and agree to go out with him.
He kisses your hand before he leaves. "Until then, my dear."
When date night arrives, this man woos you. We're talking a huge bouquet of roses, expensive chocolates, reciting poetry... All a bit much for a first date with a man you just met, but you find yourself enjoying the attention.
Before long, you're just as enamored with him as he is you. You guess this is what they call a whirlwind romance.
You're the eccentric couple. The type people stop and stare at on the street.
You don't care what any of them think though. You're happily and unapologetically in love.
The day he proposes is like something out of a fairytale.
He drops to his knee, declarations of love falling from his lips. At the end of it all, he produces the ring with a flourish and the most dramatic, "will you marry me?"
You agree.
"O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!" He's planning the wedding immediately.
Oh, how he wants to marry you right here and now! But, no. The big day must be perfect.
A Wonderland wedding. Wall to wall red and white roses and a long table with the most beautiful spread for the after-wedding feast.
The venue itself is gorgeous. 'But nothing, nothing,' Jervis thinks, could ever be magnificent enough to distract from the true jewel of this wedding. His betrothed.
He tells you about the day your future self saved his life. When he decides the time is right.
Imagine his relief when you believe him.
"It makes sense, actually," you tell him. Now you understand what made him approach you with such fervor so quickly.
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