#the dukes redemption

[enigmatic-pers-reblogs]

I realised Theres a pattern in the fandoms I like and I interact with.

Shounen with innocent and sweet teenage boi’s or adults.

One armed monkeys or just power arms in general.

Manhwa guys with suicidal thoughts who are also single fathers of one or more powerful children.

And then there’s one punch man.

#enigma-pages #fandom #fandom tag #one punch man #d gray man #trigun #trigun stampede #fullmetal alchimist brotherhood #welcome to demon school iruma kun #holy trinity #holy trinity sacrificial lambs #the greatest estate developer #the dukes redemption #omniscient reader's viewpoint #trash of the count's family #the s classes that i raised #the villains day off #my daughter is the final boss #tower of god

[bet-on-me-13]

The Bat-Adoption Papers are literal Magic Contracts

So! In the Deified Batman AU (the AU where the Belief of the peoples of Gotham accidentally Ascended Batman to minor godhood), the Bat Adoption Papers would be a fun concept.

Batman is a God of The Night, Fear, and Protection. Specifically, the protection of Children, which is one of his biggest motivators. Meaning, it's a big part of his Divine Domain.

So when he, a God of Protection and Children, adopts his own Child? It's kind of a big deal.

His Adoption Papers basically become Magical Contracts that claim Dick to him as his own Son, basically turning Dick into a Demigod by the fact that he is the Son of a God.

Then each time Batman adopts a kid, they become a Demigod as well. Maybe after enough time, and after they forge their own Identities, they could become Minor Gods of their own? Idk, fun idea

Why do I bring this up?

Well, when Danny eventually joins the JLA, and runs into Batman, all he sees in a God of the Night, who takes one look at him, and then pulls out a Magical Binding Contract from his Belt.

Needless to say, he books it.

#Dpxdc #Dp x dc #Dcxdp #Dc x dp #Danny Phantom #Dc #Dcu #If they did become God's I like to imagine what their Domains would be #Dick becomes The Nightwing #God of Protection Jovality and Children #Jason becomes The Red Hood the God of Wrath Revenge and Protection #Tim becomes The Red Robin God of Intellect Mystery and Restaurants (heh) #Steph becomes The Spoiler Goddess of Mystery Puzzels and Fun (even though she never got adopted. Nobody really knows how she pulled it off) #Cass becomes The Orphan Goddess of Darkness Silence and Mercy #Duke is basically already a Demigod but be would be the God of Light Darkness and Riddles #Damien would be the God of Art Redemption and Animals #Danny saw a God who had multiple children bound by Contract and then saw him pull out that same contract while staring at him #He is rightfully scared #I imagine Constantine has tried to get adopted before so he can get in on that Demigod Making Contract #But he doesn't fit the bill for Adoption #Also he's old enough to be Bruce's Dad sooo... #Bruce is only vaguely aware of how his kids managed to Ascend #He doesn't know it was the Adoption Papers that did it #Also his “Adoption Sense” could actually be a legitimate Power of his now that I think about it

[batkidsaremadkids]

Dick: I'm not saying work with him. I'm saying work around him.

Jason: It's cleaner and smarter to make him disappear.

Duke: Bonk him on the head, have O wipe his ID and credit rating, and dump him in Venezuela?

Jason: I'm so proud of you right know.

*fistbump*

#source: leverage redemption #jason todd #red hood #dick grayson #nightwing #duke thomas #the signal #batkids #batfam #disaster bats #mad queue #mad posts

[butterfirefly]

The Cinnamon Rolls

p.s. I haven't read very far in the twsb novel yet so if there's any error about yeseo please excuse me~

#jung yeseo #zion rivelon #when the third wheel strikes back #twsb #duke please repent #the duke's redemption

[napoleonic-sexyman-tournament]

Propaganda for each:

Zajączek

"Listen, he was over fifty during the wars (and certainly not as beautiful as his wife the cryotherapy enjoyer), failed severely when given command in Warsaw during Kościuszko's uprising (Russians then massacred civilians in the district he was defending) later on also served the Tsar; still, he undeniably kind of had cute eyes. My main point is that we need him here because he fits the Tumblr tradition of nominating absolute losers. A sopping wet cat. A tiny hare, if you will.”

Berthier:

a. “Prodigial brainpower!!!! (I am sapiosexual!!!!) Able to work long hours!!! The fact that he would be so devoted to the love of his life (Madame Visconti), so much that he arranaged a ménage à trois. Very powerful. He was also always laughing before everything fell apart.”

Von Biron:

"A great beauty and gracious hostess, possibly the most beautiful of four extraordinarily attractive and scandalous sisters, said to posses an extraordinary charm. But what makes her The Sexyman is the feat of managing to captivate the old wily devil Talleyrand and becoming the greatest and last love of his life… while, technically, being his niece by marriage.”

Krasiński:

a. "Obviously SOMEONE thought he was a sexyman because he fathererd Zygmunt Krasiński, one of Poland's Three Bards—Poland's greatest romantic poets. HELLO.”

#napoleonic sexyman tournament #winning this poll won't take them out #it will just mean they need to duke it out with whoever wins the redemption poll

[crackedoutwalnut]

It’s my chansaw red dead redemption/ cowboy au

#purely self indulgent #chansaw #heathers #heather chandler #veronica sawyer #heathers the musical #heathers the movie #heathers fanart #rdr2 #cowboys red dead redemption #heathers rdr #heather chandler x veronica sawyer #heather duke #heather mcnamara

[clairenan]

“My family does not support my rugged forest-oriented lifestyle”

#leverage redemption #the belly of the beast job #leverage redemption spoilers #harry wilson #the lumber duke #noah wyle #my gif #low quality

[therogerclarkfanclub]

This is the latest update to my header image 😊, at least until Damn Handy and Fruili come out.

If you happen to be wondering which are the characters he's playing, I got you covered fam 😉

Duke Theseus - A Midsummer Night's Dream

Bradley - Buried Child

Lord Henry - The Picture of Dorian Gray

Kevin - Comp

Chuck Brewer - Perfect Disaster

Brian McNeely - A Death to Die For

"Guard 1" - Rawmouth

Captain Wier - The Wild West (Episode: Custer's Last Stand)

(As himself) - Hazardous

Randolph Blythe - A Writer's Retreat

The Boss - Happy Birthday To Me

Jack Leary - Fort Solis

"Patron" - Zero Hour

Chris - In Your Image

Arthur Morgan - Red Dead Redemption 2

Michael Starkwedder - The Unexpected Guest

Matt Burke - Anna Christie

King Henry VIII - A Man For All Seasons

#roger clark #arthur morgan #a man for all seasons #duke theseus #a midsummer night's dream #the wild west #the picture of dorian gray #red dead redemption 2 #custer's last stand #anna christie #Seriously‚ No. 15 doesn't even need an introduction but I had to do it for the sake of consistency 😂

[jasontoddssuper]

The 'I have a better relathionship with the fandom's favorite bad boy than almost every other character but it's erased constantly' support group

#no cause aang is zuko's best friend and was the biggest help in his redemption arc after iroh yet everyone says it was sokka and katara #duke's the only other batkid jason's never had beef with and they've always been like real brothers yet y'all act like he's not a batboy #and jirou is bakugou's best girl friend and their relathionship is like his and kirishima's yet it's insisted that it's ochako and izuku #no...just...no.please stop it's so ugly😭 #aang #duke thomas #jirou kyouka #aanglove #pro aang #aang defeense squad #duke is a robin #duke is a batboy #pro jirou kyouka #this is intended as: #bakujirou #but NO other ships🔪 #t4t bakujirou #zuko #jason todd #bakugou katsuki #atla geekery #batfam #wfa #robin #the signal #batman and the outsiders #bnha geekery #bakusquad #letters from summer #aizawa dont look

[a-touchofvanilla]

Some a my favorite shots of my recent adventures. :)

#rdr2 #yeein and hawin #read dead redemption 2 #rdr2 screenshots #rdr2 photography #my photos #rdr2 photomode #my posts #rdr2 posting #arthur morgan #hosea matthews #campfire friends #Duke [horse] #Darling [horse]

[pigeonoutsideyourwindow]

Just started reading Duke, Please Repent and dang.

Serpen is really fucked up.

He’s been raised to fulfill his one duty—to use the Holy Sword and protect the continent. He’s been through so many trials to do just that, he’s been forced to commit “necessary evil” (eg. killing a baby monster).

And when the time comes, he wasn’t even chosen. He could not fulfill his duty, which was the center of his entire life. It was his only motivation.

Now that he can’t fulfill it, what was it all for? Without his duty, what was he? Who is he? What is his meaning in life?

No wonder he snapped.

#serpens #duke please repent #the duke’s redemption #pigeon talks #serpens placitus

[starlooove]

I think Duke would be thee number one guy to pick up the date a villain habit bc he has that 'i can fix them’ mentality HOWEVER i absolutely do not think he’d have the sweet moments scattered between when it comes to the business. Like yknow the batcat he lets her get away sometimes as a flirting tactic or whatever? That does NOT happen with Duke he catches his partner slipping and will lock them up throw away the key then sob into his pillow about it for three weeks

#like dukes villain partner would have to be the same way btw #like even if it’s a villain or ideals he disagrees with he would NAWT fw someone finicky enough to let shit slide </3 #like he needs the dedication even if it’s a life of evil #there’s no soft villain fanon Harley Quinn type the redemption would have to happen kicking and screaming #like it’d get real toxic real fast </3 smh #the only villain Duke could date is someone who’s as dedicated to turning him evil as he is turning them good #the best solution would be to leave eachother alone. #on the other hand do you know who you’re talking to #the rest of the batfam is in shambles #very pissed #‘Duke he left you dangling off a building by a broken wrist :/‘ #‘right he could’ve stepped on my hand like last week but he didn’t I think I’m growing on him 🥰🥺’

[wildrosesayshigh3]

Is it weird how I want Batman to take a life. And not accidentally either I want him to take a life on purpose it can either be fueled by raw emotion or because he had quite literally no other choice. I want him to take a life and deal with the aftermath.

B could lean on agent a, Gordon, and Selina in the aftermath since he won’t lean on his kids and students. Relearn what he already knew the world is not black or white and that also involves killing.

He could slow down on patrol in the aftermath giving more room for his children to flourish. Spend actual father son time with Damian merging back into his life as a parent. Throwing himself into Wayne Enterprise as a way to cope when he’s not with his kids .

Meanwhile everyone else who isn’t James Gordon, Alfred, or Selina is freaking out. They don’t know why he’s pulling away, why he’s slowing down, they don’t know anything and Bruce can’t won’t tell them. Babs doesn’t know what’s going on either. Maybe Kate has an inkling but that’s it.

Bruce is contemplating everything. Suddenly life has been flipped on its head and now he has to go to therapy because Alfred is putting his foot down. He isn’t budging because taking a life is different for everyone and he needs to talk to a professional.

I want Bruce/Batman to take a life and I want him to think about what this means because the person he was before and after are different. I want this to force him to look at his own actions and fucking apologize.

#I want b to kill someone #yes I’m using murder as a plot device #yes I’m using this as way to force him to talk to SOMEONE #yes the batclan baring cat don’t know #Tim and Steph are panicking #Duke is concerned #Dick and Jason are freaking out #Babs and Cass are lost #Damian is confused #Bruce is going through an extessential crisis #I am giving him redemption but he’s got to work for it #Alfred Selina and James are worried but they know he’ll pull through #Bamf Bruce Wayne #Bamf Alfred Pennyworth #Bamf Selina Kyle #Bamf James Gordon #the rest of the bats and the birds in Gotham are calling everyone #and Bruce won’t say anything #this is not how he wanted to connect to his kids #dc comics #dcu #this could even be #dc x dp #or dc x any other fandom #and if it’s the JOKER he killed and no one else know where the joker is #I haven’t even read Gotham war but I’m looking at you a judging

[harfblarf]

under the auspicious moon of pride month, i will take a moment to shed cringe and make a post celebrating my niche blorbos. (Uh, ambiguous spoilers involved.)

under a cut to make my derangement an optional experience

This is my penultimate cringefail loserhusband, Shion Ribellion. He's a normal, kind of lame, kind of lazy dude who got launched into a fantasy novel as the aide of the Fallen-From-Grace Big Bad of the novel "The Holy Sword", but pre the Big-Bad-ening. The guy he became-- that is, Shion Ribellion-- was supposed to die after uncovering shady secrets of his boss' past.

He is by all accounts the weirdest fuck anyone has ever met and borderline entirely useless, except when he comes in clutch in ways no one knew was an option. It's never cool when he does it its just wildly unanticipated and often painfully earnest.

He is frequently (deservedly) bullied and it brings me immeasurable joy.

He's also the originally-kinda-reluctant now-very-passionate #1 defender, supporter, and Therapist Friend to this guy, Duke Serpens. His last name is important or something but Shion exclusively calls him by his first name because courtly etiquette could bite him directly on the nose and he'd still forget about it 5 minutes later.

Don't be fooled by his delicate good looks though, this bitch is an obsessively calculated manipulator and genuinely overpowered swordsman. The only thing standing between him and falling to the dark side is Shinon's persistent sincerity and loyalty. (No, like, REALLY the only thing. Serpens had an abusive upbringing and yada yada, but the story goes to great lengths to outline how it was a broad communal failing and strong Bystander Effect that led to Serpens' obsessive perfectionism, emotional dissociation, and subsequent downfall in the 'original' story.)

Shinon's indignance on his behalf and insistent questing for Serpens' life to improve (with tasks such as: get Serpens to admit he likes sweets! Get Serpens to pick up a hobby!) is the First time anyone has cared about him as a person and while he is understandably Incredibly Suspicious of Shion to start, they like... actually communicate?? And while both sides still keep secrets, they also acknowledge that to each other. That open communication and efforts toward bonding brings them closer, and both choose to trust each other over and over again.

The story, "The Duke's Redemption", isn't tagged BL/gay, but there is very little strictly heterosexual explanation for most of their interactions. Whatever they are, it's potent. And so fucking funny.

90% of the time, Shion is my absolute cringefail husband, the first character I've truly, deeply UNDERSTOOD the appeal of a failguy:

He has no practical skills aside from basic paperwork competency and most of the time has no fucking idea what's going on. His literal only credit is an ounce of emotional intelligence and a strong (if chronically unwise) moral compass.

He's so ridiculous that Serpens, the chronic overachiever-perfectionist who has never had a friend he's honest with, makes faces like this at him:

FOR SERPENS THIS IS A LOT.

They manipulate each other endlessly, with both of them fully aware but still suckers for it. Serpens bullies Shion in ways he can't even argue against, but always toes the line and offers sincere (if stilted) compliments alongside his blunt criticisms. Shion, useless clown that he is, puppyeyes at Serpens and mysteriously this always seems to help his case.

The story frequently indulges-- gleefully, openly, and knowingly-- in ridiculous character tropes, like Serpens' tendency to literally just like escape out windows when emotionally overwhelmed, then uses them for character growth and emotional beats.

Serpens puts his Guy through Situations but always, always stands at his back to make sure he gets out safely, and by like chapter 13 half the shit he pulls to bully Shion is a thinly veiled effort to ensure his safety.

They do shit like this:

And Shion is CONSTANTLY getting up in Serpens' space unconsciously and fretting over him (despite being demonstrably and chronically more vulnerable both physically and emotionally- though in his defense he's definitely more resilient/better at bouncing back).

Multiple characters have commented on how close and casual their relationship is, to the fluster of Shion and the apparent wariness or feigned ignorance of Serpens. (He acknowledges in private how much he lets Shion get away with, but clearly bristles when he knows other people are clocking Shion's importance and unique position.) Serpens is so much stiffer than Shion that when undercover they have been mistaken for having their roles reversed (that is, that Shion is the higher noble and Serpens his guard/assistant). And yet Shion gets away with everything and Serpens doesn't even bat an eye.

Canonically they are like almost definitely not gay. Probably. And I'm okay with that because their canon relationship is REALLY good and well-paced and, I cannot emphasize enough, fucking hilarious. But in my HEART they are so in love with each other it's STUPID. I care about them more than words can say. I have so many screenshots of them. They are so stupid I would kill for them I WISH they had a proper English-speaking fandom bc I am FROTHING AT THE MOUTH and painfully monolingual so even if they DO have a Korean fanbase I cannot touch it 😭

[This has been unhinged manwha posting with harf]

#the duke's redemption #harf blarf blib blab #if literally a single other person got as hype abt these two as i am i think i would disintegrate from excitement #i love them i love them i love them #they are SO DUMB #shion especially of course #my sweet cringefail clownhusband #shion ribellion #serpens a. frashidus #that is aggressively NOT the correct way to spell his last name i almost guarantee it but im using a fanlation and. look. #we take fanlations as they are with love in our hearts #theyre doing their best #I will be this fandom on my own if i have to

[butterfirefly]

#duke please repent #the duke's redemption

[kommanderkeen2k]

The Shawshank Redemption (1994) - “Um Sonho de Liberdade” 🇧🇷 - is an incredible movie. Perhaps one of the best ever made. If you haven’t seen this film, go away from here to avoid 🚨SPOILER🚨 and WATCH the film. It’s worth it. That said…

In Dukem Nukem 3D (1996) game, at a certain point (level 3 of the first episode), you will end up in a prison and need to get out of it. Paying homage to the film, your exit is in one of the cells behind a poster.

As you pass through it, you end up finding a sewage system, exactly where the character in the film reaches his freedom.

Details like this are what make this game so incredible to this day (just like the movie 🙂).

#pieceofcake 🍰🔫

#movie #1996 #the shawshank redemption #duke nukem #duke3d #retrogaming #dos games #video games #gamming #piece of cake #duke nukem 3d #apogee software #3d realms #prision break #easter egg