Welcome back to our regularly scheduled programming of 'this Stray track sounds like Rain Code:' Sad Edition!
This is the ending section of the track 'Slums,' which emotionally destroys me every time I hear it. And by combining my brainrot, I made its personal meaning to me even more heartbreaking. The howling synths echo like the cries of lost, wandering souls. Like a bittersweet reunion with a ghost you never thought you'd see again. These synthetic wails remind me of Vivia and Yuma overhearing the voice of Yakou's soul reaching out to them. If Yakou really had died right then, I can envision his spirit walking up to the two phantom detectives with a heartbroken glint in his eyes, finding it hard to face them. The duo embrace their chief as they whimper their apologies for not saving him in time. Silvery, translucent forms meld into one another, never wanting to let go. Yakou can't tell them of what he'd done, but he still hugs them tightly to reassure them that they'll learn the truth soon enough. He believes in them and their ability to lay his soul to rest.
To add more salt to the wound, I put the song over Yakou's beloved quote.
Heyo everyone! This is a bit of a spontaneous dabble, but I wanted to make a gift for the wonderful @intheticklecloset! Thank you so much for your support friend! :D I platonically love you too!
I decided to go with The Promised Neverland for this one! It's been a hot minute since I've watched the anime (Sorry for any OOCness with the trio!), but writing for these three was so much fun! I hope you like it! :D
Summary: Ray loves his friends but won't admit to it. Emma and Norman decide to make him admit it!
“Ray! Come play with us!” Emma flopped into the grass before the lounging boy, pouting. A few paces behind her, Norman stood by with a gentle smile, playing with the ends of his sleeve. “You’ve been sitting here alone all day! That seems pretty lonely, no?”
“Maybe for you, but I’m enjoying the solitude.” Ray stretched out his legs, tucking his arms behind his head with a small smirk. “It’s nice and quiet. Well, at least it was earlier.”
Emma shoved his knee, unable to hold onto her pout when Ray nudged her back. “Meanie!”
“Please, that’s all you got to say back? ‘Meanie?’” Ray grinned, making Emma grin back.
“Still- it does seem rather lonely being over here by yourself. Mind if we join you?” Norman asked, already taking a seat to Ray’s open right. Emma scooted closer, kicking her legs happily behind her as she rested her head in her arms.
“You're already here. Why bother asking?” Ray rolled his eyes, turning back to his book. Despite his words, he was rather happy his friends were here. He loved the kids in the orphanage, but they could be a bit overwhelming. With Norman and Emma, he felt at peace.
“Pfft- someone’s moody today.” Norman laughed as he reached out, gently poking Ray’s side. “It’s almost like you don’t want us here!”
“Yeah, Ray!” Emma reached out and did the same thing. “Tell us how you really feel!”
The brunette nearly jumped out of his skin at the sudden pokes, hands clutching his book tightly as he fought the urge to laugh. “I already d-did! You two are annoying, now stop it!”
“What- annoying?” Emma mock gasped, sharing a look with Norman as her poking increased in speed. “Can you believe that, Norman? He called us annoying!”
“How cruel! You were right earlier, Emma! Ray is a meanie!” He giggled in his hand as his fingers walked up Ray’s side, pressing gently into the spot below his ribs. Pressing a little firmer, he finally got a gasp and a giggle from the stubborn boy. “Say your sorry!”
“Pfft-No-Nohoho way!” Ray snickered out, dropping his book as he tried to curl his arms around himself. Squirming this way and that, he couldn’t get away from the relentless pokes and prods to his torso. “Yohoohohhu twooohohohoho neehehehheed to ahhhahahcept the truhuhuhuhuth!”
“Oh? The truth huh?” Emma sat up properly now, briefly pausing her tickle attack so she could lean over Ray. After a few short whispers to her friend, the pair were back at it with the tickles. “We’ve decided you're not telling the truth. Tell us, Ray- are we really annoying?”
“Don’t lie to us, Ray! We’ll know!” Norman grinned.
“AHehahahhahahahahhahhaha! Iiiihihiiihihihim noohohohohohoohot lihihiihihihyin-EHHEHHEHEHE!” The brunette squealed when Emma grabbed his knees, squeezing gently and making him kick his legs. Norman took this opportunity to reach out and gently tickle his belly- another spot that guaranteed a good reaction from their friend. “EHEHHEHEHEEMA, NOHOHOHOHORMAN STAHHAHAHHAHAP!”
The pair paused briefly, waiting as Ray recovered. “Are we annoying?”
“Yehehehs!” Ray giggled out. The tickling began once more- this time on lesser ticklish spots. “Ahehahahahhahahhaha!
They paused again. “Still annoying?”
“Whahahat do you thihihin-AHEHHAHAHAHHA!”
This went on for several seconds before finally- Ray broke.
“Ohoohohhoohkay! Ohohohohohkay I lihihihihiihed!” He squealed out, cheeks flushed an adorable shade of pink and hair a mess. His friends pulled back once more, waiting with expectant smiles. “Yohoohur not…ehehhee..annhoohooying.”
“You love us?” Emma giggled.
“As much as I love the rest of the kids.”
“Truly?” Norman teased.
“Truly.” Ray rolled his eyes, unable to fight down the flush touching his ears. Emma and Norman cheered above him, happy with the outcome.
Ray huffed out a laugh, stretching back out into the grass as he slowly recovered. From either side of him, he felt his friends cuddle up, Emma’s head on his shoulder and Norman’s leg crossing over his own. Together the three watched the clouds roll by until it was time to go back in.
[ID: three images of fanart of the owl house. The first image shows Eda during kings tide. Half of her is fading away into dark feathers from the draining spell, and she's looking distraught into the distance. The lyrics "our mother has been absent" are written next to her.
The second image shows the silhouette of king and the collector, floating in the distance. The backdrop is the moon, but changed to look like the collectors logo/iconography. The lyrics "ever since we founded Rome" are written beneath them.
The third and final image shows Luz in her season 3 poster design stepping out of a bright white portal onto a dark background. She's stylised to have no eyes but is smirking with a determined expression. Written above her is the lyrics "but there's gonna be a party when the wolf comes home". End ID]
(@toh-described) CAN I GET A FUCKING WAHOO(T) FOR SEASON 3??? 🦉🔮✨
hii it's been awhile since i've given any updates about what's going on with me but!!! i think we're moving back to oregon at some point. and i'm gonna make grad school happen. i'm so yhappy
op. op pls i devoured your fic rec list. do you have. perchance. more to share. pls. (if you want ofc) jason requires All the hugs. esp when he gets to be Safe in bruce or dick's arms again like they're protecting him even though hes all grown up now and doesn't need protecting but that's his Family and they Love Him op im having emotions (tone lighthearted i just think you have good taste in fics and am wondering if you would want to rec some more? no pressure LOL)
anon, this has to be one of the best compliments ive ever received in my life lmao thank u for saying i have good taste in fics 😂
ive got 10 more recs for ya! i tried to centre it on jason with bruce and/or dick but there are a couple that have an even focus on other siblings too. those will still have the good jason stuff in it tho. 😌😌
also this time not all of them are h/c lol soz some of them are just fluff 🙏 but they do all have good family feels!!! and im pretty sure jason gets hugs in most of them too haha.
anyways, onto some (more) good jason todd family feels gen fic! once again: word count rounded to the nearest thousand, and listed in no particular order.
The Cave by lurkinglurkerwholurks | 4k
jason and dick get stranded on an island and dick is injured so jay goes to explore the island on his own and finds a sketchy cave he goes to explore. shit happens. as a younger sibling myself, i found it pretty accurately captures the complexity and the depth of sibling feelings and relationships (esp dick's older brother-ness) in a situation thats been dialed to 11.
through the valley of the shadow by Goldmonger | 10k
jason gets captured and tortured and inadvisably makes his way out of the building even though he's exacerbating his wounds bc he doesnt want to risk waiting for a father bat that will never come. bruce does get there in time and jay recovers at the manor, to his great annoyance and reluctant warmth.
Ornaments by haunt_the_stars | 2k
it's the holidays & bruce is counting kids (checking in on them) when he finds jason crying by the christmas tree bc bruce buys them all a new ornament every year and jason doesnt have any after his death and it's not fair he missed out on so much of his youth. i cried reading this but it was also cute. (tbf, literally any time jason contemplates the teenage years he missed out on due to his death etc., i cry lol.)
and if only i could make a deal with god by foreverstudent | 21k
one of the ones with a more even focus on everyone. id actually say it's about bruce. feels are good tho, and jason does get a hug. the bat boys get sent back in time and find a bruce that just started being batman standing in front of his parents' graves and wondering if he should stop being batman to find happiness in marriage. the boys unanimously decide to convince bruce to give up the bat so he can be happy, even though it majorly risks their own futures (and in dami's case, his actual life).
Tap Out by coyote_nebula | 8k
jay's at a gala and gets poisoned and as he struggles to breathe (and his family panics), he contemplates all the other times he felt like he was gonna die. focuses heavily on the concept of tapping out as a way to practice boundaries, esp in his relationship w bruce.
You, Me, and the Humanity in Between by JUBE514 | 66k
this is kind of fantasy realism? and this is another fic that focuses more evenly on everyone. bruce keeps finding these kids that arent really human, adopting them and giving them a childhood (and family!) anyways. it's sweet and my favourite thing about it is that the boys all pass around bruce's gotham knights sweater for comfort clothing. also there's a part where john constantine is like "h o w do you keep finding them?!?!" it's good lol. ah and i just love when stories explore what it means to be human.
The 70 Days After Groundhog Day by Ptelea | 44k
this is a dick pov fic that goes through the aftermath of a time loop only jason remembers. it's not often you get to read about the after effects instead of the time loop itself, which i thought was cool, and it goes into the way jason and his relationship to the family has changed bc of this thing only he remembers. focuses most heavily on dick & jay.
Commencement by ivy_and_ivory | 3k
jason invites bruce to his uni graduation :') what i like the most is that jason's not just thinking of how he feels now, he's thinking about how he'll feel in the future. he might still feel weird about bruce now but in the future he thinks he'll have wanted b to be there. it makes me so soft to read about this jason that's looking toward the future again, instead of focusing on his death and his past.
The Bedtime Chronicles by SillySunshine | 5k (series)
the rule is, as long as bruce can pick you up, he can still ground you. 😤 the first fic is robin jason and it's all v fluffy and adorable. the second fic is red hood jason so it's angsty and then hilarious (obvs b can still pick him up) and then fluffy. we love sappy father & son fic in this house!
pantry by envysparkler | 4k
one by one, jason's siblings congregate in his apartment to get away from bruce/seek refuge after a hard day/generally annoy him. jay-centric, tho all the siblings + bruce star pretty equally. fluff & humour! spoiler alert: eventually he escapes to the manor lmao.
this is so funny to me because it is not what i would have expected but at the same time i feel like it’s an authentic perception of me bc its tumblr so all you know of me is weird niche lore and my special interests and ig my general vibe/style of writing lol. thank you for participating.
#to me: i am izzy sun, ed moon, frenchie/roach rising lol