#him and cassandra have more in common than they might think

[shamelesstragedyenjoyer]

Now I'm curious, how would you rank the batfam based on how you'd get along irl??

In a scenario where I know their secret identities, and there’s a professional, almost co-workers-like dynamic, I think it'd varie greatly from one wherein which vigilante roles are completely absent. Among those I'd resonate with most (in the event I was born in their world) are Stephanie Brown, Duke Thomas, and Jason Todd. It's mainly due to shared backgrounds and similar upbringings, I think. Conversely, interactions with Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, and Damian Wayne might be more difficult for me. Strained, even, due to differences in ethical frameworks, perspectives, class understanding and overall core values. So there's two ratings; one where I'm in their AU and one where they're in mine.

Alfred Pennyworth: 4/10 - He might perceive some of my approaches as unorthodox, but I believe he would grasp the reasoning behind them. Our interactions would be limited primarily to joint missions. We wouldn't be close. | 6/10 In my world about 60% of elderly people seem drawn to recounting their youth to me, perhaps due to my perceived trustworthiness, and I like to think he'd be part of that demographic.

Bruce Wayne: 2/10 - Disagreements on methodology would likely hinder rapport, especially given my skepticism toward billionaires, which might result in minimal interactions outside of vigilante duties. | 1/10. I'd see him as a man-whore.

Dick Grayson: 3/10 - Our interactions would likely be brief and casual, without the potential for friendship. His typical millennial demeanor might clash with my sense of humor. But he reminds me of my older sister, so I can't rate him lower than a 2. The age gap might lead him to treat me like a younger sibling, which I'd find condescending. Certainly not someone I would befriend. | 2/10 My personal envy would breed hostility, resulting in a reciprocal cycle of unkindness between us.

Jason Todd: 8/10 - Especially in a context where we were familiar with each other before his whole "being-adopted-by-Batman" thing. He'd likely resonate with my approach to tasks and comprehend the motivations driving my actions. We're not THAT far apart in age so he'd get my humor, I think. | 4/10 In my world however, because I'd be nervous and there would be a lack of common ground between us without vigilantism.

Cassandra Cain: 2/10 - It would unsettle me to realize she can discern my emotions merely by observing me. While I'm generally transparent, this level of insight would make me uneasy, prompting me to steer clear of her. | 7/10 She shares some personality traits of one of my closest friends. Given my penchant for chatter and her inclination to listen, we'd likely complement each other well and have a harmonious friendship.

Tim Drake: 1/10- He wouldn't understand why I dislike him. And I wouldn't have an explanation. | 0/10. Earth isn't big enough for the both of us (completely one sided beef).

Stephanie Brown: 6/10 - She'd get how I roll, but Tim might have complained to her about me not being nice, so she'd be protective of him. | 10/10 We'd be the kind of girls who were super close in middle school, maybe even a bit too much. We'd drift apart in high school or college but still think about each other now and then, though not enough to reach out and become friends again.

Damian Wayne: 1/10 - Likely would perceive me negatively, interactions would be minimal. | 0/10 I just don't see us getting along.

Duke Thomas: 9/10 - He'd totally get my approach and might even be up for joining in (Bruce would see me as a bad influence). We'd both be game for pursuing each other's not-so-great ideas. Would have tons of fun but also engage in meaningful discussions about race, religion, politics, economics, society, art and allat. | 7/10 I can’t see myself being 100% comfortable around a man despite that, so that's how far it'll get, sue me !

Barbara Gordon: 4/10 - Like Dick, she'd likely see me as a kid, which would irk me because I'd want to be seen as an equal. However, since she's a woman, it'd feels a tad less patronizing and more maternal, so she gets one extra point in my book. | 6/10 She's that nice employee at the bookstore who takes my search for a specific book I don’t remember the name of super seriously. But we would not be friends.

To @voiddaisy who asked me a similar question, this is for you too ! Thanks for the ask !

#batman comics #batfam #batman #jason todd #tim drake #dick grayson #signal #duke thomas #cassandra cain #alfred pennyworth

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Bat-Family Nicknames and Insults

So I went off the other day because fans keep having people who aren't Roy Harper call Jason Todd "Jaybird" and now I'm thinking about all the other nickname misconceptions so here's a probably non-comprehensive list of nicknames among the Bat Fam.

(Special thanks to @sohotthateveryonedied for a bunch of my data, she made a whole powerpoint with actual comic panels! Go check that out! Also got some info from @kiragecko who was writing some lists with more specific references.)

This list is an active document and will be edited in the event I find more nicknames or have more to say

Addendum note: I'm more than willing to add something I forgot, but you must have receipts. I'm not just going off of memory. Nothing will be added to this list without proof. If you don't have a source, please don't make a suggestion.

This is aside from assorted common insults and nicknames like jerk, ass, shorty, dude, idiot, etc.. Sidenote, every not-Steph Robin has been called “Little Bird”, “Birdboy” and/or “Wonder Boy” at some point. It’s kinda part of the job lol Secondary side-note, the only ones who REALLY use nicknames for people are Barbara and Jason. And Tim specifically in reference to Damian. Everyone else pretty much uses their names 98% of the time. Final note (sorryyyyyy) generally unless they're funny to me, I'm not including things used only once unless I have gotten vibes that it's a trend. This is an attempt to compile recurring nicknames. So ones noted to be used once are either I can only confirm it happened once but could happen multiple times, or I think it's hilarious.

Alfred Pennyworth

Al/Alf Seems to be a common nickname among the boys.

Alfie Dick, Tim, and Jason have all called him this.

Alfredo Jason called him this at least once and I think that’s funny. Not sure it’s exclusive though.

Mom Dick seems to have referred to him as such once…I’m sorry but that’s so funny.

Alfred also has specific ways of referring to everyone: Bruce: Master Bruce, Mister Wayne, Lad, Bruce, My Son Barbara: Mistress Barbara, Miss Barbara, Miss Gordon, Miss Oracle Dick: Master Dick, Master Richard, Master Grayson, Dear Boy, Young Sir, Young Man, Richard, Dick Cassandra: Miss Cassandra, Young Cassandra, My Dear Jason: Master Jason, Young Sir, Lad, Jason Tim: Master Tim, Master Timothy, Young Master Tim, Lad, Young Sir, Young Man, Timothy, Tim Damian: Master Damian, Young Master Damian, Young Sir, Young Man, Son, Damian

Bruce Wayne

Spooky Oliver Queen calls him this, others might as well but I legitimately have no idea.

Batsy Everyone and their goddamn dog, but Joker uses this notably a lot.

Detective RA'S AL GHUL EXCLUSIVE. I think? But this is how Ra's generally refers to Bruce.

B-Man HARLEY QUINN EXCLUSIVE...I think. She calls him this a lot though.

While Dick and Jason will internally think of Bruce as their father, Dick rarely says so and extremely rarely calls him “Dad”. Jason would only say so mockingly or under pain of a second death. Tim rarely even thinks of Bruce as his father (he didn’t become Robin to be Bruce’s kid, and he doesn’t want to replace his own father—much the same way Dana didn’t replace Janet) and never refers to him as such outside of WE work (where he very much uses that to his advantage). Damian almost exclusively refers to Bruce as “Father” but has called him "Dad". Steph sometimes calls him “Boss”. Everyone usually calls him "Bruce".

He refers to ALL of the boys as “chum” and “lad” at some point. It’s just how he used to talk honestly. He DOES NOT call them “sweetie” or “honey” or anything like that. He DOES, however, speak to small children this way. There are multiple instances of him using "sweetheart" and similar terms when dealing with young children. This differentiation I think is for two reasons. One, Bruce is emotionally stunted and being open with anyone outside of actively comforting is difficult for him, and two, the youngest child he has ever had himself was 9 years old so he's never had a small child he'd be likely more inclined to be extra super soft with.

Barbara Gordon

Babs Most people call her this. Bruce doesn’t seem to though, oddly enough.

Babsy/Babsie Both Dick and Jim Gordon have called her this. Very cute.

Barb/Barbie Nearly exclusive to Jason Todd, actually. I think her dad calls her this once in a while, but specifically Jason calls her this.

Babes A few of her friends call her this, but mostly Luke Fox when they were dating.

Red A few people call her this, but mostly Jason and not real often. Probably cuz we already have a red-head often referred to as “Red” (Pam Isely by Harley) and as to not be confused with the other two Reds in the family (Red Hood and Red Robin).

The High Priestess of Tech More of a reference than a nickname, but I think it’s funny. Dick referred to her as such.

O For Oracle!

Dick Grayson Exclusives because Boyfriend Baby Love Beautiful

Richard Grayson

Dick Everyone calls him this. Almost no one calls him Richard.

Dickie His parents also called him this, along with other people who knew him from Haly’s Circus, but otherwise it’s mostly just Jason.

Dickster I…hate that this is canon lmao. Dick has thought this one in his inner monologue, but Jason has also said it at least once. It’s…Something.

Circus Boy Common insult, Jason uses it a few times.

Tight Ass No comment.

Rob Kinda rare for him and more a Tim thing, but his Titans team call him this sometimes. I specifically remember Wally doing so, and Roy too I think.

Boy Wonderful Not marking this as exclusive because Babs probably used it at one point but, shockingly (or not) this comes from Wally West! Wally has also called his Titans team as a group “Dear Hearts” at least once which is just so fucking cute. Neeeeeerd.

Kid Not exclusive to him, but consistently called this by Slade Wilson/Deathstroke over most anything else.

Marcia TIM DRAKE EXCLUSIVE. A joke between him and Tim, assigning each Bat-boy a Brady Bunch member.

Little Robin MARY GRAYSON EXCLUSIVE. This is where the hero name Robin came from; Dick’s mom used to call him this.

Dickie-Bird JASON TODD EXCLUSIVE. Jason calls Dick this a lot during his weird appearances in Nightwing that I pretend never happened because it was weird and dumb. But it is a canonical nickname. And it’s funny.

Amy Rohrbach Exclusives because Partner Rookie Stud Cowboy Sherlock Mr. Confident

Barbara Gordon Exclusives because Girlfriend (and because she’s funny) Flatterer Boyfriend The Brightest, Sweetest, Most Handsome, Wealthiest Young Bachelor on the Entire East Coast Buckaroo Bucko Candy-Gram Darling Lover Love Hunk Wonder Man Wonder Hound Wonder Former Teen Wonder Twenty Something Wonder Blue Wonder Poor Lovable Naïve Dope Pixie Boots

Cassandra Cain

Cass Pretty much everyone calls her this.

Cassie Some people call her this, specifically the people closest to her; Stephanie, Tim, Barbara, Bruce, and Duke. It’s generally used sparingly, especially considering Tim is close to ANOTHER Cassandra who goes by “Cassie” almost exclusively, so Cass is generally preferred to avoid confusion. But Cassie is tossed around.

Batghoul Possibly Stephanie Brown exclusive, though easy enough that I wouldn’t be surprised if others called her that. She is notoriously spooky.

Bat-Babe KON-EL/CONNER KENT EXCLUSIVE. These two are actually good friends and dated for a short time. They’re very cute. And they met at the time Kon was just…Like That.

Jason Todd

Jay Literally everyone calls him this sometimes. It’s a common nickname.

Jace/Jase Also pretty common, but seems to mostly be among family. Dick and Bruce have at least both called him this.

The Toddster Was called such by Danny Chase, implying they were friends somehow? (Jason didn't have many Titans missions so idk how they were close enough for him to call him that). He calls him that when he discovers Jason’s status in the system is “unknown”, leading him to find out he’s dead.

Rojo Referred to himself as this once while he was still a crime boss, so presumably some of his gang called him this too. Obviously Spanish for red because Red Hood.

Little Bird Possibly exclusive to Barbara Gordon, she called him this in a flashback.

Jan That Dick and Tim Brady Bunch joke. Just imagine one of them looking Jason dead in the eye and saying “Sure, Jan.”

Little Wing DICK GRAYSON EXCLUSIVE. Called Robin Jason this in Nightwing Year 1 and it’s very cute.

Jaybird ROY HARPER EXCLUSIVE. The reason I’m making this post because no one seems to remember that Roy and only Roy has ever called Jason this. But any time these two appear together, it’s usually said at least once.

Stephanie Brown

Steph Pretty much everyone calls her this at one point.

Stephie A few people if I recall, but I know Tim’s called her that.

Blondie Pretty sure a few people call her this, but notably Harper Row.

Damian Wayne Exclusives because He Was A Brat Wench Fatgirl Girl Blunder

Timothy Drake

Tim Everyone to the point where it’s just his name.

Timmy A lot of people call him this pretty teasingly. Dick, Jason, and Babs do it consistently, but that’s older siblings for ya. Bernard has done it too.

Timbo Dick and Jason as well as his friend Ives have called Tim this at the very least. Tim notably doesn't seem to like it, though he has used it himself in a derogatory way in his inner monologue.

Timbers I’ve only ever seen Jason call him this, but I could be missing things. Would not be surprised if Dick did too, but it’s very Jason.

Rob Most of Young Justice called him that up until he revealed his name (which took a while because Bruce was being controlling and overprotective, as he does). Short for “Robin”, obviously, which is all they knew him as.

My Robin I’m pretty sure each member of Young Justice has said this about Tim, though Conner does it the most and has the biggest negative reaction to literally anyone but Tim being Robin.

Cindy DICK GRAYSON EXCLUSIVE. It’s that Brady Bunch joke again!

Little Brother DICK GRAYSON EXCLUSIVE. I didn't originally include it because it had the same vibes as like "dude" or "jerk"; something that's easily tossed around, y'know? And it feels like a descriptor, but it is actually used as a title/nickname several times, especially when Dick is messing with Tim.

Pretender JASON TODD EXCLUSIVE. Though it should be noted, he only directly called him this one time. Aside from that, he more refers to Tim as A pretender, not as like a nickname or title. It’s a description. (like “replacement” was but fandom made that a nickname yes I am in fact bitter)

Duckboy HARLEY QUINN EXCLUSIVE. She says this once, but it’s hilarious so I’m keeping it.

Detective RA’S AL GHUL EXCLUSIVE. Ra’s is very particular about titles. The only other person he refers to as “Detective” is Bruce, and Dick one time in his internal monologue, so he is acknowledging Tim’s competence. And then proceeds to get a large portion of his resources obliterated by Tim <3

Stephanie Brown Exclusives because Girlfriend Sweetie Muffin Boy Virgin

Duke Thomas

Narrows Almost Jason exclusively, though I think Harper has called him this once or twice. In reference to the neighborhood he grew up in, as opposed to Jason and Harper's Park Row aka Crime Alley upbringing.

Newbie Jason calls him this frequently, though it's likely the others have too.

Baby Bird ELAINE THOMAS EXCLUSIVE. Yeah, surprisingly Duke is actually called this by his mom.

Damian Wayne

Gremlin Mostly exclusive to Tim, but Jason has called him this too. This also seems to be Tim’s go-to for Damian when not using his name or codename.

Dami Used by Jon Kent and Talia al Ghul, so presumably those closest to him.

Little D I think Barbara Gordon exclusive but I’m not sure.

Cousin Oliver Not said to his face to my knowledge, but the Brady Bunch in-joke between Dick and Tim.

Prince/Your Highness (other royal variations) A common way to mock Damian for his haughty air and stuck-up attitude. More common in the past because Damian was The Worst and never shut up about being the heir to Batman and the Demon's Head. He's grown a lot since then and this kind of joke is used less. He is still pretty snooty though.

D JON KENT EXCLUSIVE. I have yet to see anyone else call him this at least, and this is how Jon almost always refers to him.

Baby Bird TALIA AL GHUL EXCLUSIVE. I’ve seen her call him this once, and I don’t recall ever seeing anyone else call him this. Just wanted it known that Talia is the only one to call Damian this.

Tim Drake Exclusives because Tim is Petty and Damian was a Brat Little Monster Hobbit Homunculus Little snot Spoiled, vicious and homicidal little punk Heir to the Kingdom of the Damned

Note on how Damian refers to others: Damian usually uses full first names or surnames, depending on circumstance and closeness. He occasionally calls Dick “Dick” or “Richard”, but often calls him “Grayson”. He almost always refers to Tim as “Drake”, but occasionally as “Timothy”.

Fanon names that I dislike

Replacement Jason never once calls Tim this, and refers to Tim as A replacement about as much as Dick did about Jason (Yes Dick has at least once when talking to Bruce referred to Jason as his replacement). How common it is in this fandom to call Tim "Replacement" (with a capital R like it's a name or title!!!) drives me absolutely insane. It's not canon and tbh you can do better. Hell, "pretender" is right there! And Jason's a nerd, he would do better.

Baby Bird Like…it’s cute, but given it’s used in fanon almost exclusively for Tim, and POST DAMIAN, it just feels infantalizing. Especially when the only canon uses are mothers towards their kids. I see this a lot with Dick and Jason using it, which is...just no. Like, Dick, I get it, but he's more likely to call Tim "Little Brother". Jason would never allow himself to be seen as this soft to Tim. If he were trying to be gentle with him, he'd probably call him "kid". He's done that before.

Baby Bat(s) I have seen this used literally twice. Once where a goon mockingly called Tim that, and once in an AU where Harley said it to Damian. "Baby Bat" isn't a thing. Sorry.

Big Bird More amusing than anything but a little annoying. No one ever calls Dick that in canon and whenever I read it all I can think of is Sesame Street so unless a giant yellow muppet bird is what you're going for, maybe don't do that lol

Demon Brat/Demon Spawn Not the most egregious thing, especially considering the numerous nicknames Tim comes up with, but the consistency of its usage in fanon is a little frustrating. This is never used in-canon, and if you want to use it in your fanworks, just maybe intersperse it with other more creative nicknames, yeah? It's just unoriginal at this point.

Jaylad I don’t hate this one, but it’s such a huge misconception that it’s canon. Bruce has said “Jay, lad” a couple times because he calls like every boy he meets “lad” and people made up “Jaylad”. Not the worst thing ever, but it's not canon.

Golden Boy I don't actually have a problem with this one, but I may as well clear up that this is canon as a descriptor but not as a nickname for Dick. Like calling Jason "the dead Robin". Like, people have said that about him in-canon, but they haven't called him that. The common derivative "Goldie" is entirely fanon.

Non-canon nicknames I think are funny

Dick-face/Dickhead I’m sorry, I find it hilarious whenever someone (usually Jason) in fanfic calls him this. It’s also to me just a silly exaggeration of the obvious joke that has been made at least once (but probably several times by now) in canon about someone being about to call Nightwing a dick and someone else reminding them not to use names in the field. I think it’s hilarious.

Timberly I can’t tell you why this specific deviation of Tim is funny to me but it is. And I'm surprised I haven't seen Jason call Tim this in canon.

#DC Comics #Bat Family #Nicknames #Alfred Pennyworth #Bruce Wayne #Barbara Gordon #Dick Grayson #Cassandra Cain #Jason Todd #Stephanie Brown #Tim Drake #Duke Thomas #Damian Wayne #Batfam

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AS SAID BY CASSANDRA PENTAGHAST  *  assorted dialogue from dragon age inquisition, updated version

the truth is more important than my reputation, and anyone willing to accuse me of weakness is welcome to try.

i cannot stop thinking of our earlier discussion.

you enjoy making things complicated, don't you?

you can't be serious.

i simply wanted to steal a moment, while i still can.

i will not let him take you from me.

i want a man who sweeps me off my feet, who gives me flowers and reads me poetry by candlelight. i want the ideal.

pretend you don't know this about me.

the flirting. with me. i've... noticed it. unless it is my imagination, which is entirely possible.

i'm thinking less flattering things now.

perhaps this would be a good time to stop talking.

what makes you think i would welcome your pity?

you so rarely call me by my name, [name]. why is that?

you were together for a long time?

i enjoy fighting at your side, [name].

you're not as handsome as you think.

romance is not the sole province of dithering ladies in frilly dresses. it is passion. it is being swept away by the pursuit of an ideal. what is not to like about that?

i was hoping we could speak privately.

you're smiling a great deal these days. do you always do it while staring dreamily into the distance?

such fascinations reveal far more about the teller than the truth.

i did not realize it took so little to exceed your expectations.

i do not trust any event where hitting someone isn't an option.

me? in a dress? it's ludicrous!

what would i have to blush about?

i take it you think i'm frightening?

if you had done that in our last sparring match, you might have won.

were you not suggesting earlier i should be more intimidating?

how is manipulating and bullying people supposed to be enjoyable?

i don't wear "underpants."

if you are going to pursue this, make it worth it. be happy.

i've never considered what i must look like to someone common. i must indeed seem terrifying.

i wasn't very interested to begin with.

you will never let that go, will you?

i do not "rough people up."

do not pretend to be an innocent bystander.

are you eager to see me go?

what we had was fleeting.

this... is not a discussion i want to have here.

not all my feelings involve stabbing.

i am not without my sympathy, especially given recent events.

i thought you might be concerned.

i suppose that is all we will ever know.

thank you, [name]. that... does make me feel better.

i assume you have advice?

when it is done, i promise what you have done here will not be forgotten.

i thought you would be pleased.

no one has ever accused me of reinforcing reality before.

i should not have asked.

you have seen so much sadness in your journeys.

your opinion of me must be very low to surprise you so often.

i know myself and i cannot be the leader we need. thus, i have no regrets.

the world hinges on our actions. we face death at every turn.

it was an accident. well... mostly an accident.

we must pray it never comes to that.

what made you change your mind?

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“Romanced Companions react to Inquisitor walking in on Companions Changing”

Hahaha! How the turntables! Thank you for the request, @magnimoon ! Here’s something to think about: who sleeps with underwear on and who doesn’t? Mull it over a bit

-Lord Lex

Cullen

-He’d be used to people walking in on him changing, having been a soldier and in close quarters with other. Problem is: either you have to climb a ladder to get to his room or else he’s changing in your room and no one really enters it but you and him, maybe some servants. So he just pauses for a second after turning to look at you and letting everything register in his head before quickly covering himself. Says it’s “indecent for you to see him like this.” You have literally slept with him, you’ve seen him naked enough times. He still says it’s indecent.

Josephine

-She gets surprised and will cover herself when you enter, but she’s a little bit more casual than Cullen. Josey will simply say “Oh! It’s just you, love,” before turning back to finish getting dress. Sure, her face might be a little red but she’ll still act like it’s a common and normal thing for you two. Might ask you to turn around and give her a moment to finish, might not. Depends on how busy she is for the day.

Solas

-It’s a coin toss. He loves it when you adore his body as well as if he gets the chance to adore yours; but, at the same time, he also wishes for privacy most of the time. If you somehow walk in on him getting dressed, he’ll mostly seem unfazed, simply asking if you need something. The coin toss comes in on if he either gives up on getting dressed to spend some “time” with you, or if he just continues to get dressed because he’s got stuff to do. 

Cassandra

-Another who will cover herself and ask you to leave or to turn around. Cassandra might be a warrior but she’s still a lady, she wants her decency. If you try to flirt with her while she’s like this, you can clearly see her face and shoulders go red as she tells you to quit it. You can usually tell if she’s being serious or joking about it, especially if she throws something at you to get you to leave. Cass does love you but quit fucking around and finding out.

The Iron Bull

-The casualist man you’ve ever seen. He’ll have a full blown conversation with you while he’s butt ass naked. Any hint that you want something more? Done, he’ll forget about getting dressed. Don’t want to do anything? Alright, Bull’s gonna keep going about his business while chatting away. Think it’s more of a problem that he might just forget to put his pants on if you guys start talking about something interesting or the conversation gets intense. Others have walked in to see Bull complaining about war strategies while commando.

Dorian

-Dorian most likely has a changing screen, I’m calling it. Anyone walks in, he can just call around it to ask who it is. If it’s you, he’ll pop his head around to properly greet you. Doesn’t really care if you see him naked, just likes his privacy from others. Now, there have been times when something has popped in his head and he’ll drop everything to go find it in one of his books or papers. And when I say drop everything, getting dressed is included. You’ve walked in on him standing there naked, book in hand and brow furrowed as he mumbles to himself. 

Sera

-As wild as she is, Sera also values her privacy. Not just anyone is allowed to look at her tits, only her Inky. That being said, you walk in while she's getting dressed, an arrow will come very close to your head. You’re not getting an apology but she will be much more welcoming than if it had been anyone else. Like Bull, she’ll just chat away as she gets dressed but she also gets distracted and will forget that she’s supposed to be getting dressed. Sera’s just standing there (barbeque sauce on her titties), wildly gesticulating as she’s still only in her pants. Might also get distracted if another activity is hinted at, which gives her an excuse for no clothes.

Blackwall

-First thing you see is butt. He’ll keep his back to you so you don’t see the front because “that’s indecent”. But unlike a certain someone(s), he’ll instead wrap something around his hips and turn to you. Sure, if there’s more flirting, he might just forget about covering himself. But if it’s just some small thing, he’ll continue to dress himself. Though he might make some suggestive comments about you joining him in the nude.

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Edit: Cabot has just pointed out that the question I posed should’ve just been “who wears underwear” point blank. After thinking this over, I have no idea how to feel and no, I will not share what popped into my head.

#dai #dragon age inquisition #inquisitor #cullen rutherford #dai cullen #dragon age josephine #josephine montilyet #dai solas #fenharel #dai cassandra #cassandra pentaghast #iron bull #the iron bull #dorian pavus #dai dorian #dai sera #sera #blackwall #thom rainier

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Twst Loop Theories/Analyses … (Mostly of Leona Oji-tan's)

Savannaclaw’s the deepest and most mysterious theory I have translated tbh... 

This time it’s ALL of the people that are from the Savannaclaw Arc (Even Cheka!)

Jokes on you if you haven't dissected the op like I have. We (as players) have made a contract with Azul :3

Leona is an important person in the Loop Theory, aka Rapunzel theory. And one way is by looking at his hair.

Leona’s hair is brown, unlike Scar’s black mane. Most characters have a main villain base and other characters as a sub-base. Leona’s is Scar main and possibly Kion as a sub base. (more on that later in the bottom) But a lot of characters have more than 2 bases so what if the base is in his looks? 

Leona’s hair is brown with braids. So, in the Disney’s franchise there's only one specific person, or princess that would fit this description. Rapunzel. These two have a lot in common if you look for them.

Leona is 20. Rapunzel is 20 by the 3rd season of the TV series.

Like I said, looks Rapunzel did have brown hair as well as green eyes. When she has long hair in the tv series, she did braid her hair sometimes. But in the end she did cut her hair again, like in the end of the movie. So Leona might cut his hair in the end. (I will miss his hair)

The Fairy Gala had lilies in Leona’s SSR. In the movie, there are similar lilies when Rapunzel gets out of her tower.

And the buddies of his card are the light trio, Rook, Silver, and Kalim. All three of them have a part that is based off of the ‘good’ characters.

His tarot card is the tower; if the tarot card theory is true, then it does fit in with the description. Especially the part that Rapunzel was trapped inside a tower. In the story Leona (Rapunzel) is trapped in the tower (NRC)

Both of them also share a similar power (kind of not but). Rapunzel has a power that is called the “sun drop”- it came from the sundrop flower. The power of the “Sun Drop” can help slow down aging, heal, and as well as recover what was once lost. Leona’s power is King's Roar. His power “dries up the opponent and turns everything into sand”. (I don't fully believe it because of my last post but this is this) We are going to assume “in the end” it will become sand.

In the world of Rapunzel. There is a stone called the “Moonstone Opal”. This stone is the exact opposite of the “Sun Drop”, and it- kills and takes away life. In the 14th episode of season 2, Rapunzel finds an old scroll and chants the “Reverse Inaction”; it makes the animals decay and the people around hard to breathe. This was only the first half of the lyrics so the power of destruction was probably not complete. Half of the lyrics can kill, but unlike Leona’s power, it can’t fully destroy the shape.

Cassandra, the daughter of Gothel, did use the powers (her hair and eyes became different) and if she touched anything they would decay; like Leona’s powers of drying the things he touched after using “Kings Roar”. And in the end of season 3 Rapunzel did absorb part of the Moonstone Opal’s powers. 

So what will Leona do in the story? If you look at the prologue 0-0 in the end title you’ll notice it either

turns to sand 

or the fire went out.

In the movie of Rupunzle the antagonist, Mother Gothel (Evil Queen is the motif), and in the end, she loses the power of Rapunzel’s hair and drops from the tower and becomes dust leaving her robe behind. I did say this before of him being “The Tower” card. But what if in the end... He uses his magic and makes the person/thing Crowley revived into sand?

(Personally I think there's a chairman or someone that Crowley will revive. Mallenoa? IDK, there's a person or something I think)

But before the soul disappears, Crowley flies into the mirror and uses his magic to rewind time, which is what might happened, and he tries to find his “Happy ending”

But Leona doesn’t lose his memory, and the Messiah, Lilia, is probably the one who knows and is teaming up secretly. It was especially suspicious when Leona purposely overblotted, which I think, was because of Lilia’s words....

It would make sense if it was the fire going out, because it can also ties in with Rapunzel. Leona is probably going to break the loop with MC. 

I did say that Leona does have chess pieces in his room that tie in with the Light trio. (below)

Rook: Rook Hunt’s name

Knight: Silver thinks he has a talent for a sword and “silver sword”. Also Malleus’s knight

Pawn: Kalim is a pawn to Jamil (He tried to use him to become King in the movie and in the arc)

Also, Leona would be the “king” chess piece 

And Leona’s best subject is “ancient curses”, like Rapunzel he can use harmful ones, like his unique magic too. What if he knows a spell that can “go back in the past? 

If he did It would make sense why his memories aren’t lost. So in conclusion Leona is the Rapunzel trapped in the tower called “Twisted Wonderland”

But other than the pieces what gave away that he is the traveler? 

Something with Azul’s contracts and the scar on his eye is still not clear. But, first let’s look at his name.

Kingscholar can be seprated into King (ruler) and Scholar (a specialist in a branch of study). Scholars usually point to social sciences, or humanities. These branches of study study the human values and how they express the feelings; they require knowledge from phycology to history. If the word “scholar” is in his name, then it can be reasoable to think that he may be “observing and analyzing a person or a thing” 

Leona’s best subject is “ancient curses”, and he is good at protection spells as well as pharmacy (the study of medication). Those do require a lot of knowledge to be good at. Why would he need to repeat the grade if he is so smart?

On Youtube (とろちゃんねる), Leona broke the loop in between his second year and third year. 

In the 4th arc, Mickey’s third remark in the dream is the reason the number “3″ is really weird, almost incompatible.

Leona is 20 he’s in his third year for the third time (if the loop theory is true). If I am correct then the time MC came is when the “3″s (triple)overlapped. He also asked how many stones Grimm ate after the third arc.

This is where Jack’s origin comes in. Jack most likely originated from the author of “White Fang” (Jack London), but there’s more. In my other theory, I said that the MC’s body is not there, that Jack may be referenced from the TV show of the Lion King, Lion Gard’s, Ray-ray. In the show, they defeat Scar, who died and came back to life. Maybe this is also a clue...

In a personal talk, Savannaclaw was talking about the King of Beasts (or whatever they called it). People usually thought “Oh, it's about Scar” but, it's not. It’s not Simba or Mufasa either. It's not Kion as well. If I summarize the traits of the king they were talking about then it becomes like this:

He ruled with his power and fangs, and rejected his older brother to become the king in an attempt to great a good country with wisdom and order to change the affiliation of the strong bullying the weak

The King of Beasts does not discriminate 

“The King of the sky that guides the stars” was called “firefly” and “Great King from the Past”

The nephew of the king was not at the king’s coordination ceremony (Leona and Jack’s conversation)

Leona’s scar on his eye and the King of Beast’s scare are the same. But, Leona avoided answering the question when Ruggie asked him when his scare was from. (Ruggie and Leona’s conversation)

The anecdote of the king; he can apperently talk to hippos, giraffes, lions, and monkeys. (Jack and Leona)

The hornbill, who served the royal family, noticed the change in the country and gave their opinion to the king of beasts infromed. The king is very considerate and king and listened to the opinions and advice. (Ruggie and Leona)

Most of it is describing Scar 

but 3,6,7 are far from matching him.

3 is taking about the “ The King of the sky that guides the stars”. This description is very fitting to “Roar of the Elders” from Lion Gard. Yes, there is a time where this kinda happened in the main story. (also Leona’s unique magic is referenced from “Roar of the Elders”

6. We do have a hippo friend in “Lion Gard”, but not any other animals in the original ones. (The giraffe is missing)

7. the Hornbill is Zazu from lion king, who does serve the royal family. He is present from the original “Lion King” and is with Kion in the show. Something seems off to my guts.

“Why are they favoring Kion?”, you may ask. But Kion and Scar have a trait they share. They are both second born. Also Kion’s roar becomes the strongest; there is a story when he got the cobra venom in his eye and became violent and couldn’t control his power. His scar is as the same as Leona and Scar’s left eye. In season three you see Kion with two lines as a scar on his eye.

In conclusion, what the Savannaclaw students were talking about is either “Kion” or “a lion other than Scar and Kion”.If it is Scar the King, number 1 explained, then the flow of the story is too convenient.  It’s also unclear if it is Kion as well; if it's the conversation after season 3 then I would have no idea. 

 The Key part is his Tattoo and Azul’s contract (Bet you didn’t see that coming) 

In “Lion Gard”, the guards all have a tatoo. Leona does have powers and has a tattoo on the same left arm (technically) as Kion. But unlike Kion’s, the tatoo is a different color. We’ve seen this shade of color. Yes, it’s the same as Azul’s ink. 

(Pull out Azul’s Dorm SSR, after Groovy)

We can’t read the contract, but Lin Channel (on YouTube) is doing gods work and translated into actual words (English cursive) it reads:

Contract:

I am wishing mate 

I wishes senior siring

nephew smiling

inwhere inway amaging waiting

winner winter welcoming

where wide whichever via where wiser anniversary

For all eternity (For all eternity is from the original “Little Mermaid”’s contract)

Let me explain how she’s doing the work, Google (yea, teachers) She looks up people’s hand writings and can conclude things (the long curve after “i” may be the ending “ing”) But, if I clear it up and make it normal English it would look like this:

I want a companion

I wish my brother and nephew a smile

I am ambushing and waiting

Anywhere in the place where

the winter of victory comes

This is just my thoughts, but “brother and nephew” may be Cheka and Leona’s brother, which would be reasonable why such a minor character like Cheka got voice acted. 

Winter could be meaning Hades, who kidnapped Persephone and made winter. So, maybe Idia could be the key to our victory here. And this would expain why Savannaclaw was between Ignihyde and Diasomnia 

Winter could also mean Cheka and Leona’s brother’s heart. They could be lonely (Grim asks Leona about his family, and Grim replies with “They must be lonely, being in a dark cold place” or something like that)

I’m sure that Leona made the contract for Cheka and his brother. He is the only character with a nephew. The tsun-dere side of Leona would explain why he didn’t want to tell anyone about what the contract is about.

Just by the contract and the loop theory we can tell that he is important. But what if he is not based off of Scar... But rather, Kion from “Lion Gard”? If I look into the original characters of what Leona is based off of, then I would forget about “Leona”. Yana Toboso is twisting our brain like that, such as in “Black Butler”, and maybe thats another reason why the game is called “Twisted Wonderland”

So what we all we know about Leona is:

Leona’s tattoo

he is aware of the loop or he is suspicious of the loop

Jack’s position (We don’t know as much as I would like about his power)

Cheka will appear again (he does get Voice acted, and maybe that’s what the second arc will be about. He also said something about having a fiancée so maybe an event?)  

Leona overblotted instead of Ruggie (my other theory)

I do think the tattoo may be made by Azul in the other loop, and he is aware of the loop or will remember of the loop because of the tattoo 

But it is Yana Toboso sensei so... I may be wrong~

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Posting this after Leona's magic is aeration theory bc his unique magic makes no sense.

Multiverse or Azul theory next?

If you can comment that will be appreciated (likes and reblogs are appreciated.

I also wrote this 2 years ago

Idk if its right but I did make some changes :3

#twst #twst theory #twisted wonderland analysis #twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland theory #leona kingscholar #twst leona #azul ashengrotto #twst wonderland #twst azul

[incorrectbatfam]

Do you have any WIPs? If so can we get the batfam as those?

i can't tell if these are good ideas

Dick: Teen Beach Movie AU where Birdflash get transported into a 1960s musical and accidentally alter the plot, so they have to race against the clock to 1) get the movie's couple back together and 2) find a way back to the real world

Jason: college AU where seniors Jason, Roy, Kory, and Kyle go on a road trip for their final spring break and check off everything on their childhood bucket lists while facing the reality of what's gonna happen after they graduate

Tim: another college AU where someone gives Kon a fake number at a bar that turns out to be Tim's and they strike up a deal where they keep each other company over text on the condition that they don't reveal their identities; at the same time, they are long-standing art school rivals who got paired together for their final project

Damian: family-friendly whodunit mystery where Selina's engagement ring goes missing at a party, so Damian and Jon take it upon themselves to interrogate everyone and uncover the culprit, who turns out to be closer than they think

Duke: multiverse AU set during We Are Robin where the Robins of different continuities converge in Duke's Gotham, and they have to work together to get past their stark personality contrasts in order to defeat a common enemy

Cullen: side story where, against his sister's wishes and behind her back, Cullen suits up with his own vigilante persona and pursues a smuggling case operating out of his favorite DVD store that takes him beyond his comfort zone of the Gotham city limits

Stephanie: lawyer AU where Steph is the newest recruit at a law firm and her first case is a seemingly straightforward lawsuit until she finds bizarre evidence, unknowingly makes enemies, and wonders if she's fighting for the right side at all

Cassandra: one-room thriller where Cass takes the Gotham subways late at night and winds up at a station that she's never heard of with no exit, no cell service, and something lurking inside the tunnels

Barbara: chat log/computer programming–style story where Babs antagonizes the wrong person online and places a target on the backs of herself and everyone she loves, so she must outmaneuver the anonymous user before they can make good on their threat

Harper: canon-divergent fic where Harper discovers an underground fight ring run by washed-up and wannabe Gotham vigilantes who offer to help train her skills in ways the batfamily can't, but when she takes the offer, she starts to question what is the cost of reaching her potential

Carrie: soft fantasy AU where Carrie and her fellow Girl Scouts discover a baby mythological creature in the woods without its family around, so they work together to figure out how to take care of it without tipping off their troop leaders

Kate: classic batfam mission where Kate and Bruce make a bet to see who can solve their latest case first, but she realizes that their friendly rivalry might be the exact thing putting them in jeopardy

Alfred: Marvel crossover where he and Peggy Carter come out of retirement to track down an international art thief, only to uncover a more sinister plot involving their past allies

Selina: Midnight Library-ish concept where Selina gets an opportunity to explore all the what-ifs of her life and undo her past regrets, but the difficult decision is whether or not she wants to make those changes permanent

Bruce: Turner and Hooch AU in the early Batman days where Bruce takes in a stray dog off the streets because it's an integral piece to his latest mission, but Alfred's out of town and Bruce doesn't know the first thing about caring for a living creature, let alone one as uncooperative as an untrained Ace

#dick grayson #jason todd #tim drake #damian wayne #duke thomas #cullen row #stephanie brown #cassandra cain #barbara gordon #harper row #carrie kelley #kate kane #alfred pennyworth #selina kyle #bruce wayne #batman #batfam #batfamily #batbros #batboys #batgirls #batkids #batsiblings #batman family #dc comics #dc fanfic #alternate universe #marvel #crossover #my writing

[kquil]

FRIENDLY COMPETITION

PAIR. : Sirius Black. x Cassandra (moot)

SUM. : academic rivals' hearts don't race for each other do they? well, apparently sirius' and cassandra's do

TAGS : academic rivals ; modern au ; fluff ; sirius being sirius ; we love him ; cassandra (moot) being adorable ; latin vs french ; author isn't a languages expert in mentioned languages so i apologise for the lack of knowledge and build up there ; his name is sirius for a reason people! ; jealousy jealousy! ; oblivious!cassandra ; jealous sirius ; subtle confession ; slow build up to confession

LENGTH : 1.7k

DEDICATED TO @cassandra-nerezza-black (1k cake request)

EVENT : CLOSED

You walk through the corridors of Hogwarts, your arms laden with weighty books, your mind racing with Latin conjugations and historical dates. The castle is buzzing with the usual pre-class verve and activity, but your focus is unwavering as you weave through the maze of students. That is, until you hear a familiar voice.

"Morning, Cassandra," Sirius Black, the notorious prankster of Hogwarts along with the rest of the Marauders and your academic rival, greets you with his trademark smirk.

You glance up, meeting his mischievous steel-grey eyes, sparkling with an impishness that you are far too familiar with, "Sirius," you acknowledge with little interest, trying to mask the flutter in your chest. His presence always has this effect on you, despite—or maybe because of—your rivalry. How annoying. Even in between lessons he’s scrambling your brain. 

He falls into step beside you as you try to out-walk him, however, the length of his legs helps him keep pace and his strides remain easy and confident. There’s no way you’re out-walking him, let alone out-running him, you might as well resign yourself to your fate, "studying hard as usual, I see,” he teases — just the sound of his voice makes the shell of your ears itch, “I'm surprised you don't have a book on how to have fun; that’s the one you need the most,"

You roll your eyes and try to keep a small smile from playing on your lips, "some of us value knowledge, Black," was your kittenish retort, slowly succumbing to his contagious humour. 

He chuckles melodically and his hair falls over his eyes in that effortlessly charming way, "Oh, I value knowledge. Especially when it comes to languages. How's your Latin coming along?"

"Better than yours, I'm sure," you quip, feeling a sense of pride swell up in your chest, where you hug your book sources securely. Languages are your domain, your safe haven, and a subject where you excel, even more so than Sirius.

His grin widens, "Is that a challenge, Cassandra? Because you know I can't resist a good competition,"

You shake your head at him, amused despite yourself, "You're on,"

The days that follow are filled with playful banter and academic one-upmanship. You and Sirius find yourselves in a constant battle of wits, each of you fluent in multiple languages, him majoring in French and you, Latin. Debates of his language versus your ‘dead’ language was a common topic between the two of you. But it’s all light-hearted. There’s a thrill that comes with the competition and you find yourself eager to learn and get ahead just from a simple glimpse of him in the distance. He surprises you with his proficiency; he's not just a rebel or a prankster, but a smart one at that. And a terrible romantic – he did choose to major in the language of love, after all. 

However, your interactions are tinged with an undercurrent of something more, something neither of you dares to acknowledge. Both due to fear and the want to keep whatever you have currently, going for as long as possible. What you have right now is worth keeping alive. It’s become a sort of highlight to your days in Hogwarts. 

More often than not, you catch him looking at you when he thinks you're not aware, his gaze lingering a second too long. And you can't deny the quickening of your pulse whenever he's near. You’ve never had someone gaze upon you so lovingly and with such adoration in their eyes. Or was that just glee from what you two shared? You didn’t want to delude yourself into believing something was there if he didn’t actually feel that way but ugh! He makes it so hard sometimes! 

Sirius admires your pretty face, your light, soft skin, and beautiful brown hair. He often imagines what it’s like to feel your dough-soft skin under his lingering touch and the silk of your hair through the comb of his fingers. Guiltily, he keeps his thoughts to himself, living in the fantasy whenever he’s near you and the fictitious reality he’s dreamt up countless times comes as close to reality as it can ever get.

…That’s all it’ll ever remain, however, fictitious and a fantasy. He knows how greedy he can be and constantly has to remind himself to keep from reaching forward to hold your hand or brush a stray hair out of your face. What you two have now is good enough, he wouldn’t dare sabotage it in any way.   

It was a Saturday and you were in the courtyard, laughing at something a fellow Ravenclaw said. He's charming, witty, and you enjoy his company. You were especially grateful to be partnered up with him for your latest History project. Admittedly, the two of you have strayed away from the topic at hand but you weren’t too distressed over it; you’ve made some decent progress with the project already so you had the time to spare. 

The atmosphere was light and comfortable but as your shoulders shake subtly in a soft giggle, a shadow falls over you. Stopping mid-titter, you look up to find Sirius looming over you with a tight expression, and a deep frown marring his handsome features. The playful glint in his eyes are gone and in their place is a menacing shine, a reflection of an unknown emotion you find hard to place. 

"Cassandra, can I have a word?" he asks, voice tense. It isn’t like him to be so straightforward and curt with you; usually, your shared conversations are filled with witty remarks and lighthearted jabs at each other’s flaws — it was always good fun and never too serious. 

Did you do something wrong?...

You excuse yourself, curiosity piqued and Sirius leads you away, his strides long and purposeful, you could barely keep up but keep your lips sealed. A budding anxiety grows in the pit of your stomach over what he may want to talk about. Sirius has never been so…serious before…

Once out of earshot, he turns to you and in his eyes, you see an unrecognisable intensity burning that only seems to grow by the second. Slowly, your lips part to break the increasing tension but you’re a little too slow. 

"Why are you letting him hang around you like that?" Sirius demands, his voice laced with something peculiar, something uncommon for him… something green? (Jealousy?—No!)

Taken aback, your eyes widen at his query, "he's just a friend, Sirius. Why are you like this?" you ask, eyes softening at the pressure visibly tensing his shoulders, and your voice softens too, “what’s wrong?”

"Nothing–" he starts, then hesitates. He takes a deep breath, running a hand through his hair. "Nothing’s wrong…forget it, I’m sorry, Cass…"

Your heart skips a beat,it never fails to do so when he calls you by that fond nickname, "Sirius, clearly it’s not nothing, come on…" your gentle urging slowly breaks through the cracks no matter how much he wants to deny it, “you’re not a liar, tell me the truth,”

He looks at you, his usual confidence replaced with vulnerability, "all this teasing, this competition... it's not just because I enjoy annoying you,” he struggles to find the words but you need him to say it. Your racing heart needs him to say it and confirm everything, if only to feel like you’re not crazy, “I feel more for you than that… Cassandra," he looks into your eyes, his steel irises shaking from slight terror, “...you feel it too right?” he begins again, voice quieter than ever. 

“The heart racing?” He nods, “yeah, I do,”

Your confirmation brings back the light in his eyes, “And the loneliness when you’re away?” he adds and you nod this time. By now, the two of your were mirroring each other’s slowly emerging grins. 

“And the butterflies in your stomach when you get close?” 

He nods and it’s his turn again, “and the ticklish itch to want to hold your hand?” you two step closer to each other

“And the same ticklish feeling to kiss you?” you both nod and giggle together too.

The confession hangs between you, heavy and significant as you stare into each other’s eyes. Your hearts have been set free.  Your mind racing to process the interaction between you two. Sirius Black, the heartthrob of Hogwarts, wants to hold your hand and kiss you. He’s not just a rival anymore, he’s silently begging you to be something more. And you’ll answer him but first…

“Say it…” you whisper, stretching your neck up to move your faces closer together. 

“...Can’t I just show you instead?” he counters softly, his hands sliding over your hips and settling over the curve of them as he brings you closer. 

“No,” you shake your head and bite your lip in a poor attempt to suppress your grin, “you have to say it first,” 

As your hands settle on his shoulders, he arches a brow and the playful sparkle in his eyes are back again, “but it’ll be more romantic if I just show you,”

“Sirius,” your voice is monotone and stern and your eyes give him that ‘don’t play with me’ look. Unable to help himself, he throws his head back and laughs. 

“Alright alright,” he relents and smiles when your soft, adoring look returns to your features, “Cassandra,” your name on his lips is music to your ears, so soft, so sweet and so loving, “Cass, I love you,” a wide grin stretches your lips and you squirm in place from how happy you were feeling. You were just about to return the sentiment when– “now it’s your turn,”

“Seriously?”

“My name is Sirius…so…”

You stare at him blankly. 

“Any day now, Cass… Take your time but please hurry up,”

His response draws a giggle from you, “I love you too Sirius,”

In that moment, the world around you disappears. It's just you and Sirius, two opposites who somehow found a common language in each other. His smile mirrors yours and he pulls you into a gentle, yet passionate kiss. It's a kiss that speaks of new beginnings, of unexpected love found in the midst of playful rivalry.

A/N : im so sorry this was so late darling! although i really do hope you enjoyed the read,

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[keyshui]

DC/BATFAM WING AU.

because i’m thoroughly and unhealthily obsessed with wingfics right now and i need to share my au ideas.

(pre info warning: these characterizations are based on a mixture of comics and the young justice tv show because some characters i only know from young justice.)

first some worldbuilding:

not every person has wings. wings only grow on people with an incredible amount of drive and willpower, be it for good or for evil. wings have to be earned not by action but by heart and soul. the species of bird that corresponds with a persons wings can be based on personality, the person’s goals, even their genetics or appearance. there’s no solid way of determining what wings a person might have.

a persons wing species can change! that change usually happens because of a sudden and important event in their life, but can also change if their motivations/goals change.

the way people view wings varies. most people consider them a good sign or a blessing. if a bird species has a superstition following them, it’s often that it follows a person with that bird’s wings too (like with crows and an association with death). the same thing goes for what birds might symbolize in different cultures.

okay onto the cool stuff

THE BAT FAMILY’S WINGS!

all of the bat family has wings that belong to the corvidae family, or birds related to crows, ravens, magpies, etc. robins are the only exception to this rule because they start off with (shockingly enough) robin wings, though all eventually change.

BRUCE WAYNE has carrion crow wings. they’re dramatic, huge, and often ungroomed- criminals are terrified of Batman’s wings.

DICK GRAYSON starts off with north american robin wings. when he becomes Nightwing, his wings molt into pied raven wings (an extinct raven species) that look a bit like the night sky.

JASON TODD also starts off with robin wings. somewhere along his journey through death they get cut off, and when he’s stuck in the lazarus pit, regrown as hooded crow wings.

TIM DRAKE’s robin wings change into cayenne jay wings (which you need to look up because they’re fucking hilarious and i think really embody him) when he grows into Red Robin.

DAMIEN WAYNE has always and always will have magpie wings. he never gets robin’s signature feathers. talia instilled an intense, unchanging drive in him when he was very young

BARBARA GORDON’s wings also change- as bat girl, she grows common crow wings (to jim gordon’s delight /s). losing the ability to walk never hurt her willpower, only changed it. Oracle’s wings are red billed chough wings

CASSANDRA CAIN’s wings are huge and striking, possibly larger than bruce’s. they’re white necked raven wings.

i know there’s members of the batfamily missing here, but i’m still working my way through the comics and don’t know enough about steph or duke (or anyone else i’m missing) to be confident about giving them wings yet.

i might post a condensed and more digestible version of this idk.

#batfamily #batfam #bruce wayne #dick grayson #jason todd #tim drake #barbara gordon #damien wayne #cassandra cain #wings au #bird au #batfam au #batfam wings au #goose’s batfam wing au #goose’s aus

[arabian-batboy]

in your opinion, which stans of the Batkids are the most toxic?

Short answer: All of them, when a character has hundreds of thousands of fans online, then there bound to be a portion of them that is toxic. They might be a small percentage of the over-all fanbase, but their toxicity makes them appear larger in numbers than they really are, but for the most part there’s really not a huge margin between how toxic different fans of the Batkids can be.

Long answer: I have been in the fandom for a couple of years now and I have interacted with my fair share of people across the fandom, so based on my own personal experience, from most toxic to least toxic, they are:

1- Tim’s stans:

To be fair, when Tim’s fans are cool, they’re REALLY cool and very fun to interact with or talk about comics. Unfortunately though, cool Tim’s fans that don't take themselves seriously are hidden gems and a huge amount of them are very very very obnoxious and their shortcoming is that they view Tim through main-character-lenses where everything has to be centered around him and everyone else is a secondary character.

The biggest reason that makes them #1 in my ranking is that they have a serious issue with thinking that Tim is simultaneously the best character to exist while also being the most oppressed character to exist, even though he’s definitely neither of those things and its just really annoying to hear someone go on about how their favorite character is so perfect and better than everyone at everything, while also crying about how their favorite character doesn’t get any love and are constantly mistreated (especially when in reality they actually get more love from DC than anyone in Gotham beside Batman & Harley)

2- Dick’s stans:

If you asked me this question a couple of years ago, they would have definitely been way lower in the list, but I don’t know what happened in recently years that made Dick’s fans so overly-defense and hostile. I understand that fanon Dick has done more damage than any other fanon interpretation of any Batkids, but attacking everyone who make the smallest light-hearted joke about Dick isn’t it.

There’s also those who are so desperate to portray Nightwing as an A-class superhero who’s a master at everything he does and is a total loner edgelord who doesn’t need anyone or has anything fun or cheerful about him and...... just stop, what you’re doing isn’t that much better than fanon portraying Dick as overly-bubbly and I know you think it makes Dick sounds cool, but in reality you just make him sound like a discount Batman.

3- Cassandra’s stans:

They’re very similar to Dick’s fans in that they used to be chill, but in recent years they decided to make their dissatisfaction of DC’s treatment of Cassandra to be everybody’s problem, which includes them popping up to anyone who’s makes the smallest complaint about how their favorite character is currently being treated to yell: “YOU THINK THEY HAVE IT BAD??? LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED TO CASSANDRA!!!” even if the character they’re talking about literally has ZERO things to do with Cassandra’s character.

Basically their anger is always misdirected and rarely has any positive results or discussions coming from it.

4- Damian’s stans:

I’m a Damian’s fan myself, so I might be biased, but its honestly hard to judge them because I feel like Damian’s fanbase has the most “variety” of any Batkid’s fanbase and it reached a point where some groups stan completely different versions of the same character with each group being toxic in their own special way, so I decided to put them in the middle.

I’m not gonna talk about each of them, but I feel like what all of them have in common is that they tend to over-react to things, even if they are in the right about something, they usually end up pushing too far in the other direction to the point where it blows out of proportion (but to be fair, if you leave them alone, they generally will not bother you)

5- Barbara’s stans:

Lets talk about the elephant in the room from the get-go.........almost all toxic Barbara’s stans are DickBabs shippers, I don’t know why that is and I don’t think everyone who ship them is inherently toxic, but boy are they a loud minority.

If we’re just judging Oracle’s fans then they would probably be the lowest in the list, but stans of Batgirl!Barbara and DickBabs shippers really pumped them up, especially during TT’s run of Nightwing.

6- Jason’s stans:

You know what, I never noticed this before I sat down and wrote this list, but have you noticed how most Jason’s stans are surprisingly very chill? There might be some inner-fighting going on between them, but for the most part they usually stay in their lane and don’t bother anyone unless you came for them first.

7- Duke’s stans:

Again, for the most part they are very chill and usually have great takes for all characters equally, but I feel that just like Dick’s fans, their frustration about Duke’s treatment can get the best out of them and sometimes they might go off on someone who didn’t deserve it because they didn’t like what they were saying.

8- Stephanie’s stans:

I don’t have much to say about them, but I mean come on, when was the last time you saw a Stephanie’s fan-account picking fights with other fans or insulting other characters? I personally haven’t seen one do such a thing before and while similar to Cassandra’s fans, they might give you a sob-story about Stephanie’s treatment, I feel like they’re much better about directing their frustration to DC instead of random people online or other fictional characters.

#like I said above there's really not a huge margin between them #but if I HAD to list them then it might be something like this #again based on my own personal experience in the fandom

[generalcollectionparadise]

Valentine and Luke - he was my best friend. This is a joke?

Thinking about this couple, I feel a taste of tragedy and misunderstanding.

"I should be with you," Lucian said, the merriment faded from his voice. He sounded pained at the thought of Valentine venturing into dangerous territory without him, and Robert understood. Parabatai didn't always fight side by side--but knowing your parabatai was in danger, without you there to support and protect him? It caused an almost physical pain. And Lucian and Valentine's parabatai bond was even more intense than most. Robert could almost feel the current of power flowing between them, the strength and love they passed back and forth with every glance. "Where you go, I go." — The Evil We Love, — Cassandra Clare, Robin Wasserman.

This is probably the only duet in the books that does not fit in my head. They weren't just best friends, they were parabatai! Judging by the stories about the circle, even in his youth, Luke was distinguished by a certain kindness and justice, and the immoral Valentine is next to him. What can they have in common? Unless Jocelyn...

Valentine, who was such a good judge of people, should have initially realized that his best friend was crazy about Jocelyn. Everyone saw it. And he seems to have married her out of spite, and then tried to kill his parabatai out of jealousy and paranoia, he framed him, betrayed him!

And blames Luke for everything.

“But that was years ago,” said Valentine in a voice like raw silk, “and since then, you’ve hardly had need of a knife, have you? Not when you have claws and fangs at your disposal.” “All the better to tear your heart out with.” Valentine shook his head. “You tore my heart out years ago,” he said, and even Clary could not tell if the sorrow in his voice was real or feigned.  — City of Bones, — Cassandra Clare

Valentine betrayed him, although for some reason Morgenstern is sure that it was Lucian who abandoned him, well, this is so in the spirit of Valentine. Everyone is bad, but I am good. (They would definitely have made friends with Tatiana! That's whose friendship I can imagine). But kind, understanding, loving Lucian and the monstrous Valentine, who more resembles not a man, but an animated statue (no wonder he is constantly compared to this)? No wonder they got divorced. A very strange couple.

He had approached Valentine’s body and was looking down at it, his face a study in conflicting emotions — there was relief there, but also regret and even sorrow. In death, Valentine’s face had lost its hardness and for the first time Clary saw what her mother had once been drawn to about him, saw how he might have seemed gentle and even kind. As Luke knelt down beside his corpse, Clary couldn’t help but remember what he had said about having loved Valentine once, about having been his closest friend. Luke, she thought with a pang. Surely he couldn't be sad — or even grieved? But then again, perhaps everyone should have someone to grieve for them, and there was no one else to grieve for Valentine. Luke knelt where he was for a long moment. At last he reached out and with a gentle hand, closed Valentine's eyes. "Ave atque vale, Shadowhunter," he said. — Valentine and Luke's farewell, remote version

Oh, Luke… would you say goodbye and regret something, standing over the corpse of the man who turned your life into hell?

Another proof of how good-natured he is, and how unlucky he is with parabatai.

#shadowhunters #the mortal instruments #cassandra clare #valentine morgenstern #the shadowhunters chronicles #luke garroway #city of bones #the evil we love #parabatai

[mad4turtles]

hello hello! first things first, i’d like to say i love all of your fics !! your way of writing fluff is so sweet !!

i also come with a fic req (no pressure, of course) !! i’d love to see a body swap fic in your style !! but only if that’s something you’d like to write. either way, i hope you take care of yourself before anything else and have a great day !!

Ooookay, I had both a field day AND a headache from this, because it's SUCH a good prompt that I'm tempted to make a part 2, but I don't know enough about a specific disorder that's a common headcanon in the fandom to do it confidently, so, for now, this will stay as a one-shot. I hope you like it, though!

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Leo swears someone out there is out to get them. It's the only explanation he can think of as he stares at himself in the bathroom mirror.

Donnie's deadpan face stares back at him.

They'd all woken up like this. Different rooms, different bodies and different faces staring back at them on every reflective surface. Leo won't deny that he'd screamed the loudest, lamenting the loss of his beautiful face. Donnie, stuck in Leo's body (of course, why not?), had immediately blamed Leo for reasons the (former)slider cannot fathom. Probably because it's easier than blaming himself, again, with no grounds to speak of.

It had been hilarious watching Raph try to be the big brother in Mikey's little body. It was less fun to watch Mikey nearly cry after breaking everything he touched with unchecked strength and a body three sizes bigger. 

(Makes Leo wonder just how much Raph has been holding back on them. He thinks of the Kraang and quickly decides it doesn't matter.)

What matters is Leo getting back into his own body before Donnie decides to punch himself in the face. 

Draxum had laughed for thirty minutes when they called but eventually promised to have something of an explanation and a cure by the end of the day. Splinter and April weren't much better. Casey Jr, bless him, was torn between genuine concern and exhaustion—“How many 'shenanigans' can you get up to in less than three stories?!” “Stop breaking the freakin' wall!”—which, fair enough. 

Cassandra had looked at them once and demanded that 'Orange Raph' fight her. “I want to test my might against the future Mystic Warrior! With Raphael's nature, it is sure to be a battle of the ages!”

Spoiler alert: it was not. Leo thinks they're still tangled up in Mikey's chains in the rafters. He wonders if April's gotten them down yet.

In the meantime, Leo decides to... explore? Is that the right word? It sounds gross, considering the circumstances, but that's essentially what he's doing. He's lived with Donnie all their lives, and this is the closest he's ever been (or ever really wanted to be) to his twin. Plus, he's a different species of turtle now. It's so freaking wild, and he can't help himself. He's curious.

He pokes and prods in ways his touch-sensitive brother will never usually allow on a good day—he touches his face (so square, but dude, what a wicked jawline!), his arms (Donnie's always been a little broader than Leo, stronger than he lets on), pulls at his fingers (there are burns and scars on the pads from welding and training, a tooth-mark from when Leo bit him when they were three and a few more from before Don had curbed the habit with other stims), his legs (Donnie what the hell have you done to your knees? Did the Avatar take away your bending?!) and lastly—

His hand hovers over the rim of Donnie's shell.

The soft shell has often been a no-go zone. Except for emergencies (and Leo, because it's a scientific fact that sliders ride soft-shells like a skateboard, and Donnie makes the best pillow). But otherwise, touching the shell unprompted would earn them a hiss at best, and a bite at worst. Leo's body has scars to prove it. 

But since the invasion, Donnie has been... particular about his shell. Since being ripped out of the Technodrome after being subjected to actual sensory hell (Leo will never forgive himself for putting his twin through that, whether he knew or not). He barely lets anyone near it now, not even Leo, unless he whines hard enough for a cuddle. Even then, that's only after the nightmares.

He'd promised not to mess around, fun as it would be. With Raph, he might've done—a smashing spree in some condemned building sounded goddamn cathartic—and with Mikey, he'd probably dip his toe in the overflowing pool of mystic energy in his baby brother's core, maybe learn a thing or two. 

But Donnie is different. And for the first time ever, he truly, truly, understands.

He leaves the shell alone and leaves the bathroom. He'll mess with his eyebrows instead.

~0o0~

“Nardo, I require assistance!”

Oh, thank god, something to do. Leo rolls off the beanbag, stretching until bones crack, yawing wide. Donnie had said not to mess around, but he said nothing against naps, and god did Donnie need one. “'s still so friggin' weird hearing my voice talkin' with your dead-ass tone, Dee,” he calls sleepily, lumbering towards the lab. Three hours was too long and yet not enough.

“It is about as jarring as hearing my voice using dumb slang and quoting Vines and seeing my own body wearing your skirts,” Donnie calls back, with Leo's voice, and yep, it's still freaking weird. About as weird as entering the lab to see him surrounded by tech, fingers flying and hands reaching with confidence as though he were born with it. 

Watching his body handle Donnie's machines so efficiently makes Leo's skin itch. Or maybe that's Donnie's body having a natural, visceral reaction to seeing anyone touch his shit. Which is fair, really. Leo got pissed seeing Donnie in his clothes in the mirror, ready to complain about the battle shell stretching his favourite sweater, only to remember. This whole thing sucks.

“So,” Leo drags the word out, plodding over to where Le—Donnie is sitting in the organized chaos of what looks to be another battle shell. “Whatcha need, Don-tron? Dearest twin? Brother whom I love very much and would be nothing without his incredible one-liners, his charm and wit, his beautiful—”

“Just because you're saying things with my voice doesn't make any of those statements true,” Donnie mutters, sliding the goggles off his face and climbing unsteadily to his feet. Must be disorienting since Leo is not only half a foot shorter than Don but carries a slightly heavier shell. He turns to Leo, hands fluttering at his sides—

“Shit, what did I do?” Leo yelps, hopping back a step.

“What? Nothing, nothing's wrong, why're you—?”

“Your—my—you got the flutters, my guy. Sending me a lot of mixed signals, and my—your body is telling me to react by biting, and I cannot stress enough how much I don't want that.”

“Wha—oh.” Donnie clenches his hands into fists. “I'm—I'm not angry with you, Leo, it's just—this whole situation is frustrating. I can't find an answer, Draxum hasn't shown up yet, I'm not in my own freaking body, and you—your body is so different, like, your head is clearer than mine and yet just as cluttered and messy, and I can touch and smell and eat things that I couldn't before because you're not as sensitive to it, but I also can't stand up straight without tripping over my own feet because of the differences in height and weight, and I'm constantly reaching for my battle shell only it's not there because I technically don't need it for the first time in my life and now I'm doing that—thing that you do where you ramble yourself into circles when you're upset because I'm working myself up because this is different I don't like different and oh look at that my hands are flapping am I about to take off? I do not know? I need—god, Leo, I need—”

Leo watches his eyes well up with tears, hands flapping as Donnie tries to articulate his needs. Needs he doesn't normally have in his own body because of his aversions. Donnie doesn't need touch all the time. Leo does, almost constantly, as much as Mikey does. The lack of it can drive him up the goddamn wall, which is why he always bugs his brothers, or Dad, or whoever's closest that wouldn't mind being used as a climbing frame or a pillow for a few minutes.

God, this must be hell on Donnie. Much like trying to put make-up on or wrap himself up in his favourite blanket had been actual torture for Leo. 

(Just like the thought of hugging makes Leo's—Donnie's skin crawl uncomfortably. Leo kind of wants to cry, too.)

But he swallows it down like he does every other bad thing and spreads his arms. Donnie looks up with Leo's teary eyes and stares. Leo smiles. “C'mon, big brother,” he says. He means it, but he also just wanted to hear Donnie say it.

Donnie twists his face into something half grateful and irritated and throws himself at Leo, squeezing tight enough to hurt even with Donnie's battle shell. Leo feels a shudder run through him—no no no no no get off get off get off nope nope nope do not TOUCH me—and forces his arms to wrap around Donnie's shoulders, squeezing back. 

Donnie sighs, breath hitching. “Oh my god,” he says, “I have never, in my life, needed this much physical contact. Oh my god. I think I actually get you, Nardo. And Mikey, too, I guess. All this because I needed a hug. Jeezy heckin' creezy, how do you live like this?”

Leo swallows hard. “Same way you live like everything burns when you don't want anyone touching you,” he says. There's a lump in his throat, suddenly, when it hits him. “... yet you do it anyway.”

Donnie nuzzles Leo's shoulder, seeking warmth and attention the way Leo has always done—needed to���and sending more sparks through Leo's—Donnie's—system. “... well, yeah,” he says. “I knew how bad it could get for you, but... I guess I never got how bad it could feel. And besides, you guys are usually great telling when I'm open for a cuddle or when I will literally kill you on sight if you touch me, so... wait, are you—?”

“I am on freaking fire, Donnie—”

“Oh my freaking god, let go then, you idiot, that is my body's way of telling me I'm about to have a meltdown—!” 

“But you need—need a hug—”

“Then I'll go to Raph or Mikey—whichever isn't still hanging from the ceiling, just let go! You are literally seconds from crashing, come on, I'll give you my special stuff from my special closet. Christ on a bike, Leon, you're as stressed as I am, a nap won't fix it, and an unwanted hug certainly won't—”

“Don, 's too loud—!”

“Shit, shit, sorry—here, put on my headphones and take the fluffy duck. This looks like it's gonna be a bad one, so get your—my ass in the closet. Get my whole ass in there, yep, good boy, get all nice and cosy, wow you ramble a lot when you're stressed out—”

“Hisssss—“

“Holy shit that's actually scary from a different perspective, I'll shut up now. You know the drill; I'll come to check on you after an hour. I'll grab the others for a turtle pile afterwards, I'm usually in the mood for that after a bad one, but—yeah, I'll go now, love you, don't bite or hit yourself, I'm gonna go glomp Mikey in Raph's body for a spine-breaking hug.”

Donnie shuts the closet door, and the darkness, surrounded by all of Donnie's 'special sensory things', is an instant relief.

Screw the T.V. tropes, Leo thinks as he breathes through fat tears and hiccuping sobs, rocking back and forth and squeezing the fluffy duck plush to quell the urge to hit himself. Body swaps suck. 

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Reblogs are appreciated :3

Feel free to send me more prompts! &lt;3

#rottmnt fic #rottmnt #disaster twins #request #tw sensory overload #tw meltdown #tcest dni #i swear to god this fic is NOT for you #this was so interesting to do and makes me wonder what i would feel like as someone with adhd tendencies #to suddenly find myself in a neurotypical body??? #that would be wild holy crap #but in the twins case oooooof

[littlesolo]

Takes Place Immediately After 2x08 Curtain Call

Okay, so maybe not immediately, but like twenty minutes afterwards...

There is someone knocking at her door. Pounding hard enough to take it off it's hinges. Kate's just gotten back from surfing and taken a shower. These are not work hours, which is why she's in jeans and a tee, and she can't think of anyone who would bang on her door without calling first. Well, her neighbor Mr. Marco doesn't really need a reason to be mad at her, but she hasn't done anything to piss him off lately.

There's still someone banging at her door. Taking a drink from her water bottle she heads to the door and pulls it open. She was not expecting Jane Tennant.

"Jane? What's happened? What's wrong?"

"She wasn't wearing pants! In my kitchen!" More than a little confused, Kate closes the door after Jane storms her way in. Someone not wearing pants sounds like a conversation that shouldn't happen in her doorway.

"Who wasn't wearing pants?"

"Cassandra was in my kitchen, making oatmeal waffles, without pants."

That... That was not something she could have prepared for. Jane's one of the smartest people she knows, in more ways than one, there's no way Alex could be that stupid. She's caught up now though and the way Jane is pacing, she's here to keep from killing her son.

"Where was Alex?"

"Still asleep."

"Julie?"

"With her dad."

"Where's Charlie 1?" That brings Jane to a stop.

"What?"

"Well, if he's still on the island, I could help you load Cassandra into his trunk. He owes you for saving him, right?"

"How'd you--?"

"Jesse clearly didn't like him and you tend to save everyone. But making someone disappear? That's the kind of the thing he's trained to do!" Jane rubs at her temple with one hand.

"Don't tempt me. Although, my first impulse is to kill Alex. He knows the rules. Don't have your girlfriend over without pants is common sense. So is having her spend the night. He knows better." Kate nods. "What?" What she was thinking must have shown on her face.

"Just... I've met Cassandra a few times. She doesn't know much, does she?" That gets a smirk out of Jane.

"When I called last night, she called the subject of social studies 'completely antiquated'." Kate can't help frowning at that. "She also didn't see anything wrong with being in MY kitchen without pants. She offered me oatmeal pancakes and then to pick up Julie."

"How'd you leave it?"

"Told her she had to go and had Daniel come over with Julie and the baby while I went to cool down."

"Yeah, well, we both still need breakfast and I know a place that does an amazing omelette and grand slam."

"It's not going to keep me from wanting to kill Alex."

"No, but you have to eat and it might as well be good food. I know nothing about raising kids and my babysitting max age was ten, but I can listen. Did Alex say anything?"

"He knew he screwed up and could sense that trying to explain wasn't smart."

"That's survival instinct more than common sense."

"Kate, please tell me you were never that stupid" says Jane as she locks up and they head towards the garage.

"No, not that stupid. I've done stupid stuff though."

"I look forward to hearing about it over breakfast."

"Wait. I didn't agree to that!"

"It will keep me from killing my son, Kate."

"I really think getting rid of Cassandra would help things."

"That's not something we can brainstorm in public."

#kate whistler #jane tennant #ncis hawaii

[essayofthoughts]

Hm! Most common pitfalls you think people fall into for Percy?

There's a few so:

1.

The biggest and most direct one is.... people tend to write Percy as a very different kind of dick to how he is in canon. Percy's rarely specifically rude in canon - he places too much stock on formality and politeness, and he's very aware of how his words can come across. If he's a dick to people it's because:

He doesn't know them very well and they're pissing him off/his friends off and he retaliates with a very precise kind of rigid politeness (because he wants to cut them off in such a way they can't retaliate).

He doesn't know them very well and they're upsetting him/his friends and so he responds with a rigid politeness (because they're strangers and he refuses to be emotionally vulnerable with strangers).

They're his friends and so he knows he can relax with them and fuck around a bit and so it's done with some degree of teasing and/or affection.

They're his friends and they've genuinely hacked him off in some way (see: Scanlan) and he's actively trying to make a damn point even if that means being a bastard about it because, again, he feels he can let loose with these people.

I've seen fics which just... don't seem to quite get this particular interplay of Percy's social anxiety, drilled-in etiquette, and familiarity with people. I remember one fic where Percy was kind of a dick to Keyleth - negging on a cosplay she did in a modern AU by refusing to hug her because her paint wasn't sealed. But the thing is:

While Percy's iffy on hugs from a lot of people (a notable case is Tiberius) he never refuses hugs from Keyleth that we see, and

If he was meeting Keyleth knowing she was in cosplay there's good odds he'd do research into it himself even if he had no personal interest because he likes to help his friends. Keyleth especially he's repeatedly collaborated with on projects.

2.

There's other fics too which tend to make out that Percy doesn't like his family/his family feel he's at a distance from them and/or alienated from them and while I certainly believe he was stiff with his family - "We didn't touch in my family" and his ingrained politeness even with people he's close to - and often felt neglected by his father ("Like a 14 year old who's father doesn't love him enough to teach him how to groom himself") I do think he genuinely loved them and cared about them. I think he might feel he didn't appreciate them enough while they were alive and that being a factor in his vengeance, because grief means he has to face that, but I don't think he'd be as cut up about them specifically, nor so relieved that Cassandra is alive, if he didn't genuinely love his family. And... we know he likes to make things for loved ones. He apparently made a truncheon for Keyleth pre-stream, he makes the arrows for Vex, and the brooch for Vax. I am very inclined to believe he made things for his siblings and his parents as signs of his affection for them and also...

Something @chamerionwrites pointed out to me once is that while Percy is almost never physically affectionate, his verbal affection is often above and beyond most people's - he often reveals far more with his words than he seems to really intend, most likely because "we didn't touch in my family". Without physical affection to reassure one another they became accustomed to using words to express how much they mattered to each other (this is also likely why Percy can be so excessively wordy at times, coupled to what I really do interpret as some degree of social anxiety).

Percy's primary love language is gifts/acts of service and his secondary love language is using his words. This is incredibly consistent from very early in the streamed campaign! So I am inclined to believe that this has always been a trait of his and consequently one his family would have known and experienced.

3.

People have this tendency to make Percy overbearing and overprotective and sorry, no, that's Vax running ahead of the group and Vex when it comes to Vax's emotions - Percy cares about and loves his friends but he also respects the absolute hell out of them. He also comes from a social class where that respect is a huge deal, and any sign of disrespect is taken as a grave insult/a sign you don't trust someone or think they can be responsible for themselves. It's patronising, it's condescending, it suggests you think less of them. That's the kind of dynamic Percy was almost certainly raised with and how he acts through the campaign I do believe bears this out.

This is part of why Percy's so polite, even if he's being a bit of a dick - this is part of the etiquette he would have been raised with. It's probably also a part of his over-explaining and wordiness: he wants to make clear he respects others and their opinions even if he disagrees. This is of course looser with his friends, because he's relaxed with them and knows he can be a bit more of a dick and they won't reject him for that, that they understand he does like and respect them, but like...

His respect comes from a place of trust (please remember the earlier ask where I talked about Percy's feelings on betrayal) - he trusts Keyleth to make choices for herself. She's working to become a leader of her people, she may be naive but she isn't stupid and he knows the value of her kindness. He may say that he thinks something is reckless or hasty or that he's made that choice before and it went badly ("I don't recommend Lists" re: Raishan) - but he lets her make her own decisions. He will voice any concerns he has - gently, sideways, always respectfully and politely - but he won't expect her to listen to them or feel he has any right to interfere with the decision she makes, because that would imply he doesn't trust her to be capable or respect her choices.

And Percy more than most understands and knows the value of choice. As Taliesin himself kind of made clear in his Between the Sheets interview - at least if you're making choices you're doing something, and that's better than not making choices at all. And Percy knows what it's like to have choice taken away.

And carrying on from that:

4.

Percy is private. He's so fucking private. The most we know about what Ripley did to him that he directly tells anyone is "I was not equipped for torture". Everything else we pick up from his reactions to her, from how he darts around the subject matter, from how he flinches and tries to hide at the prospect of being branded by the Slayer's Take - it's not obvious, but he tries to move to the rear of the line and is only stopped by Grog. I don't doubt he's used to burns from his forgework but there's a difference between a risk you choose to take and something that is inflicted on you.

Anyway, the point of this part is that Percy doesn't like to talk openly about what he went through. What he says about the Briarwoods is... broken and sideways and scattered, made a mess by unhealed trauma so that he can't straightforwardly recount it even when he's asked. He can get the point across, but he repeats his words a lot, stutters and stumbles as he makes his way through it.

And, I want to be clear here, this is with Vox Machina. This is with people he likes and loves and trusts. Even with them, he struggles to talk about this emotionally harrowing event. He certainly wouldn't want to bring it up with strangers even if asked - Percy tends to deflect when people pry in more public scenarios - and while he might eventually talk to Vex about it, it would still be sideways and slow and stuttery and only work because Vex is very good at reading between Percy's lines.

And yet I've seen some modern au fics where Percy reveals he has a gun/why he has a gun to Vex after they've been together some time and just... flatly explains it to her, without much apparent struggle or circling of the topic or sideways speaking about it.

That's not Percy. Even with Vex Percy can be notoriously indirect about things, especially when those things regard his trauma and issues and feelings. He barely even explains why he went to the Ravens Crest when Vex brings up the blood behind his ear! He just makes it clear it was due to his own things and not to one-up Vax and then redirects by explaining he's having a shrine made to the Raven Queen in Whitestone for Vax.

5.

Lastly but by all means most importantly: Percy is a dick.

I want to make this clear: I love that Percy can be a monumental prick at times because it makes him interesting but - guys, he's a dick. He's arrogant and at times hubristic and he's stubborn and pigheaded and blind to his own gaps in reasoning and if I met his like IRL I'd want to push them down a flight of stairs. But he's such a good character.

Percy is a dick and people tend to forget this in the goal of making him a whumpy fluffboi or making him a malewife to Vex's girlboss and you need to remember Vex likes that Percy can be a dick. She liked vengeful, angry, awful Percy. She liked him being a dick to Syldor (understandably). She likes when he's cheeky and ridiculous (and almost blows himself up with a sodium bomb to win a cannonball competition) and when he's posh and obnoxious in their favour - and it's important to note that Percy does usually turn his dickishness in the group's favour and he's pretty consistent about never being a dick to Vex or Keyleth. It's pretty clear he loves them most of all, and alongside Pike, respects them most of all. Percy is pretty consistently more comfortable with the women of Vox Machina, which I've gone into in other ask-answers before.

But. There's a lot of fics which just forget that Percy can be an abrasive bastard at times. That his pride and arrogance can really tick off Vax, that he can be dismissive of Scanlan and, early on, Grog (though that changes, most especially after the "It's nice to have an older brother again" comment). There's a lot of fics which focus on his angst and whump him and don't let him be as much of a dick (and I'll admit, due to the subject matter of some of my fics, I've been prone to that myself at times) but Percy being a dick is canon.

And it's so much fun to write.

Anyway, that's the main trends I can think of.

#percy de rolo #percival de rolo #vox machina #blorbologist #critrole meta #living up to my username #ask

[justablah56]

TJ anon here again. It is the middle of the night and I have to be up in 3 hours, so of course that makes it the perfect time to share some more headcanons. I'm glad you like them so much because I have a whole extended universe in between seasons 1 and 2 that exists for no one other than me. This time, it's the s2 spouses edition!Of the spouses, Rebecca has known the kiddads the longest. She was at their middle school, and befriended them a year or two after Faerûne. I think that she came from a very conservative family, and the kiddads are all pretty squarely not that, and since girlie hadn't developed her critical thinking skills yet she just decided that centrism was a good way to negate her confusion and internal conflict. I also think she was a cheerleader! Normal really does take after her. She knows that Nicky is a demon, having seen and pieced together a few things, but no one knows this because she told Terry Jr that she knew and he asked her not to tell Nicky, because this was in the middle of Morgan and Jodie's divorce and he was super stressed out, and then they both just forgot that she knew that and that that would be a suprise to everyone else. She's also well aware that something Weird™ is going on with these four families (there is no reason why the great axe in the Wilson family hallway has permanent changing "fake" blood splatters, or why any injuries the kiddads have seen to vanish after they visit the Oak-Garcias) and has ultimately decided that she's just not going to question it. She has a vegan ice cream company to run, and if her friends happen to have very specific arcane knowledge, well they must just be hyperfixated on a niche fantasy IP. Or maybe wizards. One of the two, maybe both. It can always be both.Cassandra and Marco both met the kiddads at college. I've already mentioned how Cassandra and Terry Jr met (theatre classes), and then Terry Jr slowly integrated her into the group. Marco and Grant shared a subject in first year (in my head it's psychology for some reason) and Grant fell FAST. Marco actually met the rest of the group because they would not stop teasing Grant about his crush, and thus took every opportunity to show up and be weird in front of him to embarrass Grant (and subtly sus out if he can handle being around them). Once, at a New Years party, Marco got absolutely wasted and kissed Terry Jr, thinking he was Grant, at midnight and then promptly passed out on the stairs. Terry and Lark (the designated driver) were the only ones sober enough to remember this, but Lark filmed it on his phone and they played it and Grant and Marco's wedding reception. The best part is that Grant and Marco weren't even together yet, and it took them another 5 months to start dating.Cassandra has sent someone to the emergency room with a pool cue before. No one knows how. A group of physics and med students sat down to try and work out what exactly she did, and gave up after a few months. The kid was fine, but Cassandra payed his hospital bills anyway. Being the campus cryptid for a while is still her proudest moment.Veronica meet Terry Jr at the dance classes he helps teach. Scary, then Terry/Terri, had a long soccer practice on Saturdays so she decided to go out and meet some new people. They got chatting, found they had a lot in common, started sending memes to each other, and things just grew from there. Terry's boss would pair them up for demonstrations suspiciously often, which might have helped.When the other spouses meet her, they are going to adopt her into their friendship group immediately. When you're married to people as bizarre as the kiddads are, you form your own little support group of comparatively normal people, to remind yourself that you aren't crazy but also you are.

ok first off sorry this took me a couple days to get to , I was out of town lmao- bUT AHQHJDJSKSKS ALL OF THIS IS SO SPECIAL TO MEEEEE I love cass and her low-key chaotic energy sbndnsndn she's so <333 aND MARCO KISSING TERRY THINKING HE WAS GRANT QBSNNWKSM I love them so fuckign much , your honor <33. and Rebecca just being like eeehhhh I guess they're just kinda weird ok . and just . choosing not to be curious abt it LMAO like . she just knows so much shit and is just so casual abt it sbjsjsnsm like yeah no that guys a demon and I'm p sure at least one of my bfs friends kills . something . that's probably fine . anyways time to go make some ice cream . dbjsnsm but just ahhh all of the kiddads testing everyone's partners to make sure they're a good fit 🥺🥺 they're so <3333

#tj anon #also hope youre aware tj anon that i have been waiting aaaall day for a moment id actually have enough time to read thru all this and reply #just ahhh i love all of your hcs so much #theyre lovely and im now completely invested in this season 1.5 au of yours #dndads #dndaddies #dungeons and daddies

[darkestspring]

But imagine Argella’s internalized insecurity as she realizes that she’s more Baratheon featured than her siblings who inherited the typical Valyrian traits: not a single strand of single hair on herself to even convince anyone that she’s Baelon’s daughter.

Bby girl had to try hard to get others that she is her papa’s daughter. 🥺

She had a strengthened bond with her mother throughout the years and had relied on her whenever she gets belittled by others in court. Fortunately she earned the decent amount of respect at Storm’s End and Runestone for her excelling skill sets.

One time Aegon drunkenly referred her as Lady Baratheon at her namesday. Or Aemond cleverly implied that she might as well to befriend with the Strong “Velaryon” boys if she were to have something in common with them.

This just leads her to mainly either spending time by herself, her mother, or with Gaelithox down at the dragonpit to sate her own loneliness. ‘Cause her older siblings are too busy for her and younger sisters are too young to understand her troubling situation.

I think that’d just make her tragedy a little more tragic. 😞

so, i've touched up on this a lot but helaena, aegon, and aemond HATE baelon's wife, no matter who it is, they hate her because it's not them. and naturally, not so much helaena as the one two, but they make remarks all the time of argella being less targaryen than her other siblings because of her brown hair and brown eyes. but they all make these comments out of the earshot/listening range of baelon so baelon never really knows until someone brings it to his attention and baelon as the right hand man of the king is so busy that its really not his fault that he doesn't know but he goes off when he finds out.

he basically publicly states that whoever doubts the legitimacy of his children will have have both their tongue and eyes removed for doubting his wife and children's honor. because an insult towards them is the same as an insult towards him. it shuts everyone up immediately.

baelon LOVES his children. even if he's swallowed by the guilt of being unable to say no to helaena and being too soft. like baelon's always loved helaena, always cared for her so he literally cannot refuse things when it comes to her but he loves his family and will absolutely defend them. he's actually gotten into a few duels on defend his wife and argella's honor.

all of his children with cassandra, all have some trait of his whether its his white hair, or his purple eyes or both, all of them, except argella. but baelon knows she is his daughter, and even if she wasn't, he would love her all the same.

the saddest part of all of this is that at one point, ilysaendra starts mocking argella in court as they get older, away from baelon's eyes, it's mainly out of jealousy.

but still, it is very tragic.

#baelon always comes to argella's rescue but still #argella targaryen #baelon ii targaryen

[thenerdywitchofthenorth]

Guess who decided to finish coloring instead of going to sleep?! Now kiddos, before you yell at me, in my defense, I did go to sleep but my cat woke me up and I couldn't go back to sleep. so I figured might as well finish this thing that's been sitting in my sketchbook for 4 days now. So here we go the last one of his brothers, but certainly not least.

The god of harvest and Fire. So we have to Sunflower pattern across his chest, accidentally made the colors a little too dull here by accident. But I'm actually quite happy with the design. I tried to incorporate the colors of the stickers he wears on his plaster with the detailing in his outfit. And I made it a little more fun and flowing juvenile than the rest of his brothers. With a more neutral color as a base so the rest of the colors will pop more. The crown is gold with sunflowers, cherry blossoms and orange chrysanthem , orange chrysanthemum. Basically I just wanted to give him the aura that he's young and loves to have fun but also should be respected.

I think when he's out in the field(( and not in disguise)) he wears a similar outfit except it's more of a vest, and instead of the skirt he wears pants. Add in a little Sun had and a basket that he weaved himself.

Who says that Donnie is the only one that can go a little mad? And you know the expression you play with fire you get burned, somebody royally forked up and got this boy mad. And yes I did steal this scene from Pizza week.

I regret not adding a little more color to his human disguise, this but this kind of reminds me of his outfit and snow day just the summer version. But you know the drill human disguise more dull, I actually do think that he would have his hat and basket with him but it was too lazy to draw.

Now I probably won't have any more sketches done for a week or so ( it's also the reason why I decided to bite the bullet and finish this common now that I have a little free time) cuz adult life and stuff. But when I do would you guys want to see Cassandra Casey or April next?

Like always I love hearing your guyses, reaction/feedback and opinions, the only ones that I would probably ignore are the ones relating to my horrible sleep habits. But beyond that always happy to hear from you guys.

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