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batfam-chaos · 1 year
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[everyone has a skeleton] chapter 2
fic: everyone has a skeleton
chapter 2: me, myself and i (we don't need nobody else)
Dick starts digging into the heroics system here-- and it’s a real, government-run system, ugh-- and frowns at his computer. He doesn’t stop until Tim nudges his thigh with a socked foot and gives him a concerned look. Right, an impressionable youth is present. Dick gives Tim a reassuring smile before going back to his deep dive.  And boy, what a deep dive it is. Heroes are ranked here. Someone looks at what heroes do, who they fight, how many people they save, and ranks them. It’s like the trolley problem if someone assigned point values to human lives. It’s the worst idea Dick has ever heard.  Would watching Bruce, Clark, and Hal Jordan arguing over rankings be funny? Sure, but god . Thinking about Dick’s entire vigilante career and how the Japanese ranking system prioritizes limelight heroes makes him want to scream. The government can’t quantify the change that a single hero can have on one person’s life. Are people genuinely okay with reducing heroism to a glorified points system? 
[read chapter 2 HERE]
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stealingyourbones · 1 year
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Short DPXDC Prompts #592
Harvey is mid bank heist when he hears “Harv? Is that you? It’s been so long!” From one of his hostages. Oh that voice was so incredibly familiar there’s no way-
Well he’ll be damned. Jack and Maddie Fenton, the couple he had a momentary fling with in college were pushing through the crowds and fully ignoring his goons pointing half a dozen guns at them as they made their way towards him.
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Harvey couldn’t believe it. Jack and Maddie were still deeply in love and as crazy as ever, but they kept reaching out to him. They didn’t seem to mind him as the broken man that he is unlike another college friend. They treated him like a person. They didn’t expect his therapy and treatment to magically change him back to how he was, they just were happy that he was happy.
They mentioned once before that they messed up with how they treated their son but they realized their mistake and did their absolute damndest to make it up to their kids. They weren’t going to villainize their college ex. They were going to support him and be for him every step of the way.
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babyitsmagic · 3 months
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a quick note! ha.des on this blog is single ship with @amongstmortals's perse.phone and is tragically not compatible w/p.j.o. muses bc. my ha.des just wouldn't cheat on his wife and they're not polyamorous. and not compatible w/hades.town bc. they just haven't had that falling out.
but! my other greek muses are more than happy to interact w/any and all portrayals of perse.phone (apoIIo loves annoying her <3) and are all compatible w/p.j.o. and hades.town muses. (altho apoIIo is not t.o.a. compatible bc... i still... haven't read it so whoops to that.)
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hailsatanacab · 2 years
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Chapters: 13/? Fandom: Danny Phantom, Batman - All Media Types Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Danny Fenton & Damian Wayne, Batfamily Members & Danny Fenton Characters: Danny Fenton, Bruce Wayne, Tim Drake, Damian Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth, Jason Todd, Dick Grayson Additional Tags: Good Sibling Damian Wayne, Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Danny Fenton and Damian Wayne are Twins, Danny Fenton Needs A Hug, Implied/Referenced Torture, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Not Phantom Planet Compliant (Danny Phantom), Bad Parents Jack and Maddie Fenton, Gun Violence, Blood and Violence, Gunshot Wounds, Mugging, Medical Torture, Vivisection, Panic Attacks, Anxiety Attacks, Child Neglect, Past Child Abuse Summary:
“If you ever find yourself in danger, go to Bruce Wayne. He will help you.”
His mother had loved him, in her own way. If she hadn’t, she wouldn’t have helped him escape. If she hadn’t, she would have dragged him back to the League of Assassins, to Grandfather. If she hadn’t, he’d be dead.
She loved him, but she loved the League more.
Jack and Maddie Fenton loved him too, they did, but they loved their work more.
They loved their work more.
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After his parents react poorly to his reveal, Danny escapes to the only person he thinks can help him - Bruce Wayne. He doesn't know what to expect when he gets there, but it has to be better than where he is, surely? He certainly doesn't expect to be reunited with his long lost twin brother Damian. It's funny how things work out that way.
Danny is 16 years old, not Phantom Planet compliant
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Chapter 13!! Chapter 13!! Chapter 13!!
#dpxdc#danny phantom#batman#dc crossover#dp crossover#cetbwa#we did it guys we made it we're at chapter 13 and i'm very much now realising i should have absolutely fucked up danny for unlucky 13#but alas that did not happen... spoilers haha#woof guys this is a big chapter - 10k!#who knew i could even write so much? not me#guys. GUYS. today has fucking sucked so much you have no idea#it was biopsy number 3 today and holy shit ouchies#fingers crossed it comes back negative i guess lmao#lets hope the next six months goes super slowly so i won't have to deal with it again#let me ask clockwork to stop time#aw i cut so much clockwork shit out of this chapter and i so wish i hadn't#but it was getting so long so like some stuff had to go :(#there's a lot of vlad mentions in this too#guys. GUYS. does dami come off as mean in this chapter? full spoilers happening in the tags tonight lmao#he's just jealous TT^TT and upset that danny can't trust him to help - upset that danny thinks he has to run rather than just ask him#does that come across properly? i hope so because i'm not changing it now haha#poor danny's out here thinking that he's ruined everything because he ran away and like... he's only half right#damian has his own issues too - which SHALL BE ADDRESSED at SOME POINT#just not right now#anyway I hope you enjoy!!!! i am only slightly sorry about the spoilers in these tags tonight#in my defence i don't care and i am also very iffy about this chapter#feels like such a higgledy-piggledy hodge-podge mess of ideas and poorly constructed dialogue#damians just stood there watching danny and jazz laugh silently like 'what about me'#ah well - might go back and edit at some point but we all know how historically bad at that i am haha#LOVE YOU ALL AND I DO HOPE YOU ENJOY IT
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fizoda · 8 months
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to all the people who write smut about bruce wayne, he calls his dick bat-cock
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littleredwritingcat · 2 years
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Christmas has come early via the talented GranolaBear (WaytKayt) who writes lyrically, carefully, and dreamily. If it's your jam, there's a new wonderful darkly delish JT fic up and GAH holy holy holy!
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aromanticbuck · 2 years
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day 15: silence canon complicit (technically coincides with canon but I don’t endorse it), unspecified timeline, written mostly with s5 in mind but could be anywhere between 5 and 7 warnings: major character death (I’m so sorry)
Killed in action - it had always been coming, the end of a domino effect that had been set off long before Jay would have even realized it. the universe had probably been sitting on the moment for decades, waiting for the right time to send him the phone call, and then the box of personal belongings that couldn’t have gone to anyone else. And he’d had weeks between those two things, time to come to terms with it all before it was more than just a statement carried on an invisible frequency, before the box arrived with the harsh reminder.
Cardboard held the things that his best friend had considered some of the most important objects in his life, and it and was almost a predictable collection - two pencils, unsharpened and virtually untouched except for the scuffs and chipped yellow paint; a keychain with most of its colors still intact, only faded from almost a decade of weather and use; a beanie so dark it was almost inky. And underneath all of that, under a few of the familiar things that he’d seen countless times around the district and at lunch and getting drinks and rare occasions at three in the morning, under the yellow sweater that was soft under his fingers, was an even more familiar shirt - grey material except for the red and blue plaid inside the sleeves, an extra layer of fabric meant to protect from the winter chill of the city. It was something that had sat in Jay’s own closet until he loaned it out, meant to be returned and simply kept instead, worn far more by his friend than he ever would have worn it himself, as if that was some comfort to the fact that it would never be worn again.
As if it changed the fact that even the clothes felt lead-heavy in his grief, or that the only person he wanted to talk to about it was a corpse who could only respond with silence.
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attackjester · 2 years
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you know what made me cry today
thinking about john and bruce and what happened at the end of enemy within and then thinking about stone and robotnik cause i watched the sonic movies over the weekend and aaaa stone but he’s like villain joker :(
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justarandombrit · 8 days
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Okay, so in case anyone couldn't make it to the livestream (and just because I wanted to), I wrote down some notes while watching it, so if anyone wants to read them, they're below the cut. (Also sorry ANI fans, my dad came in to borrow a pencil while the ANI segment was happening, so I missed a lot of it)
. There was a 4 minute long intro voice over before AVPM
. James watched AVPM
. 600,000 and Lauren plays the green screen piano
. 700,000 and Lauren does an architectural digest on the green screen house
. Jon really loves Ready To Go
. Darren keeps letting Joey know he sounds like shit on old recordings
. Pinball Pete’s burnt down 🙏🙏
. MAMD was the first student produced album to make the charts
. A Very Potter Sequel’s name came before A Very Potter Musical
. They accidentally wrote Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
. James gave Julia Albain leg splints
. During Starship the entire cast was breathing fibreglass
. Starship was called “knowingly amateurish”
. Darren was supposed to write 15 songs for Starship, but he got cast on GLEE
. Darren flew in to join a rehearsal as a surprise, ran in singing Beauty and everyone was so pissed
. Everyone still loves Kick It Up A Notch
. Nick: “Which was Holy Musical B@man-
Lauren: “Fuck yeah”
. They made up Sweet Tooth, and then found out he was an actual Batman villain
. Matt came up with “Calendar Man, your days are numbered” in his dream, and it was so good it forced him awake to instantly call Nick
. Everyone thought the flying machine joke was the best AVPM joke
. Goin' Back To Hogwarts Reprise made everyone cry
. AVPSY was five hours long
. Curt saw AVPSY
. Darren arrived 2 hours before the show and didn't get a chance to read through a lot of the script
. Darren came up with “I hope you find that swimming pool”
. Joey ate one banana on the day of AVPSY and during Sidekick went “I'm losing my vision”
. They had to pay the hotel union $11,000 to use THEIR OWN microphones, and Darren's STILL BROKE
. Jeff accidentally washed out his Aladdin hair dye
. A.J. Holmes had the same agent as Jafar's original VA, and they got him to do the intro and say “pee” and “poop” in Jafar's voice
. ANI was, as we know, expected to be a hit, and, as we know, it was not
. TTO was, as we know, expected to fail, and, as we know, did not
. TTO had a batshit cast party
. Pierce used to ask Matt insanely complicated questions before bed, e.g, “How did WWII happen?”
. Firebringer was a really old concept
. Literally no one questioned why the “I don't really wanna do the work today” clip had loads of people dressed as cavewomen + cavemen
. Firebringer was the first show Jon saw live
. They made up all the Hatchetfield shows at the same time
. Nick kept making sure Paul was having fun
. The song from the Pirate Show, “Born To Be Wretched goes so fucking hard. Like if a sea shanty was a musical theatre song essentially
. Mariah: “Rich gays, please give”
. Lauren choreographed Show Stoppin' Number
. People actually gave Lauren their phones when she asked in Inevitable, and they would take them backstage and take selfies before giving them back. One time it was locked and she shouted “WHAT'S THE PASSCODE?!?!?”
. Joey: “I'm in the middle of Wiggle”
. Everyone was ill during Black Friday
. Bryce saw Black Friday
. BRYCE GOT THE APPLE
. Nick told her “Interesting things happen here” when showing her to the seat
. Ahhh when Jeff played Tom…
. Angela was in Jaime’s improv class
. Angela is no longer on vocal rest
. Angela had to kill Sherman with a finger gun one night
. Will was 100% ready for NPMD
. Will was at a party they went to during A Very Starkid Reunion
. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR STARKID
. Rip Kim
. The Docks of Troutspear is sung by Matt’s favourite character (it also slaps)
. The Pit Stop in Hatchetfield livestream is going to be a tag team deathmatch
. I love Starkid so much
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olderthannetfic · 6 months
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The worst ant infestation I’ve seen in a fandom is the DC fandom holy shit there is an batfam patrol that is just ready and waiting to attack people who ship any superhero that has ever had any kind of bat or robin in their name lol. I can’t stand them they are unhinged one of the most popular ships has been inundated non stop with attacks they even changed the fandom wikis of ships to say they are ‘family ships’ that aren’t romantic. This has resulted in people misusing tags and using a slash when they are writing platonic. It sucks! I’m assuming this is on purpose to rewrite the fandom history but it’s not going to change anything it’s just going to confuse people.
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I believe they will find that there has been a **lot** of **hot** Batman/Robin in the past.
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batfam-chaos · 1 year
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[bnha/batman crossover fic]
everyone has a skeleton
Unknown forces plunge Tim and Dick into a world full of heroes entirely unlike their own. What even is a “quirk”, anyways?
Or: Dick and Tim make new friends, argue about what heroes really are, and show everyone exactly what Bats are capable of.
[read chapter 1 HERE]
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cantwritethetword · 2 months
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Biceps? Really?
Fic Descript: Superman finds out Batman has a very odd ticklish spot, and of course has to tease Bruce half to death over it.
~A/N  - HELLO ONCE AGAIN
Look at me being somewhat consistent with uploads SDJFHKALSDFJHKH amazing what meds can do
I've had these requests in my inbox for aaaaaages (im so sorry) and I feel like I can finally write something for them.
Prompts were:
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Please excuse the typos and the "it's ok that this will be s(H)ort" cause that was back when I was like super burnt out AND unmedicated lmao so I was like OH JUST A LIL FIC YOU CAN DO IT but this will be a proper one lmao
Also lmao forgive me for the super boring title I couldn't think of another one.
EDIT: ALSO AGSKAGSKAGD ILL HAVE IT BE KNOWN I USE DARK MODE ON MOBILE THIS WAS ON MY LAPTOP AND IDK HOW TO GET TUMBLR TO BE DARK MODE ON LAPTOP HENCE THE WHITE SCREENSHOTS THANK YOU THAT IS ALL
- Enoy! ~
Tag List: @constanteyeburn
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"I still..." Bruce huffed as he lay on the floor, glaring at his partner. "Don't get... why you're still so surprised... every time we do this."
Clark, the absolute puppy dog, was still beaming after launching yet another random tickle attack on Bruce. Since first discovering the Batman's hilarious (and quite frankly adorable) little weakness, it was like crack for Clark. Any time he had the opportunity, he launched himself at Bruce and just started squeezing. And, because Bruce was just that damn ticklish, the poor superhero couldn't last ten seconds before crumbling into a flood of chuckles.
"I don't know." Clark grinned. "You don't seem like the ticklish type, is all. Never have."
Bruce rolled his eyes, before starting to stand up. "I am not the ticklish type."
"Uh, oh yes you are!" Clark laughed, reaching to grab Bruce's arm. "And where do you think you're going?"
Normally, Bruce's response to this would be a swift bat (hehe) at Clark's hand to push it away from him as he stood, and an even swifter escape before Clark decided to go for round 2 (it had happened before, and Bruce swore he would've passed out if Clark hadn't taken pity on him).
But this time, whatever way Clark grabbed Bruce's arm, sent electric shivers coursing down Bruce's side. Bruce let out a yelp, and half-collapsed onto one knee.
Clark gasped, his face like a kid on Christmas morning. "No way."
"Clark." Bruce's eye's widened as he pieced together what had just happened. "That wasn't-"
"Wasn't what?" Clark interjected, pulling Bruce closer to him using the aforementioned grabbed bicep.
The tugging motion pressed Clark's fingers right into Bruce's muscle again, forcing a symphony of strange noises, squeaks, and choked laughs out of the absolutely screwed superhero. As Bruce fell, Clark expertly manoeuvered him onto his back (for the second time that day) so that Clark could kneel on his forearms.
"What the hell Kent?" Bruce grunted, pulling his tough-guy facade over his currently anxious and flustered self. "Let me go."
Clark chuckled. "Oh no, we're investigating this."
Bruce cursed under his breath. He remembered Clark's methodical tickle monster days all too well. When Superman himself had him pinned to the floor with no hope of escape, and took his sweet ass time tracing and prodding with various numbers of fingers on any tickle spot that came to mind.
This time would be no different. Clark began with his thumbs, massaging small circles into the very center of Bruce's muscle.
And holy fuck did it tickle.
Bruce's entire torso tried to lift itself off the floor for a moment, his eyes wide in shock at just how bad it was, before his body slammed back onto the floor and flailed. His legs kicked a ticklish drum beat as the highest pitched giggle either man had ever heard escaped his lips.
"Wow you're ticklish here!" Clark laughed over the noise. "I can't believe this is even possible!"
"SHUTUP!" Bruce shouted between bouts of hysterics, twisting his hips from side to side to alleviate the torturous sensations.
"Seriously though," Clark continued as if nothing was even happening. "Ticklish biceps? You've got to be kidding me."
"CLARK!"
Superman nodded to himself, resting his hands on his thighs. "You're right, you're right, it's time to move on to something else."
Bruce gulped in mouthfuls of air before registering what Clark was implying. "No-... wait-..."
Ten feather-light fingernails touched down right above Bruce's armpit and paused for a moment, soaking in the anticipation. Clark didn't have a chance to start moving before Bruce broke into deep streams of laughter.
"Really, Batman?" Clark taunted. "Breaking that easily?"
"Fuhuhuck ohoff."
Superman rolled his eyes, before trailing down Bruce's biceps from elbow to underarm. That singular smooth movement upped Bruce's laughter by a few pitches, a good sign for what was to come.
Clark lifted his hands and reset them back to their starting position on Bruce's arm, before letting his fingers begin their descent once more.
Except this time, each finger took its turn to softly trace up a few inches before lifting and straightening again while his wrist moved further to Bruce's elbow. Like two gliding spiders, Clark's hands pulled downright squeals from Bruce.
"NOHO!" The Batman pleaded. "I CAHAN'T- CAHAN'T TAKE IHIT!"
Smirking, Clark tutted. "Oh come on, you're usually so tough!"
But, now that he thought about it, Bruce was rather red by this point (and not just from sheer embarrassment). And while it certainly was fun tormenting the usually far too stoic superhero, the fun could wait for another day.
Clark wasn't forgetting about this any time soon.
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exhuastedpigeon · 2 days
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20 Questions for Fic Writers
Not gonna lie, I've been really struggling to write since I wrote my last fic. It kind of feels like all of my writing beans left me when I posted it, but this lil game makes me really want to write.
How many works do you have on ao3? 155 (holy shit????)
What's your total ao3 word count? 682,114
What fandoms do you write for? Currently? Mostly 9-1-1, but occasionally Teen Wolf stuff
Top five fics by kudos: 1. Queer Robins Club 5246 kudos DC | Mature | 4.9k words
2. Dustin's Dad(s) 3783 kudos Steddie | Teen | 5.2k words
3. give me a sign, I want you next to me 2528 kudos Buddie | Teen | 7k words
4. let me see them tan lines 2399 kudos Buddie | Teen | 2.8k words
5. On the Ropes 2349 kudos Sterek | Teen | 5.4k words
Do you respond to comments? Yes! I try to respond to every comment!
What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? With a Whimper probably. It's also the only first person POV fic I've ever written lol.
What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? Basically all of my fics have happy/hopeful endings? Maybe there ain't no turning back?
Do you get hate on fics? I have before but not recently!
Do you write smut? I do :)
Craziest crossover: Back Alley Deals is a crossover between Batman and Teen Wolf where Stiles goes to Gotham and ends up hooking up with Jason Todd.
Have you ever had a fic stolen? Yeah a couple times in the Sterek fandom! I don't found out because some friends found them.
Have you ever had a fic translated? Yes! A few of them have been. I'm always open to translations.
Have you ever co-written a fic before? Yes! There was a Jaytim WIP exchange last year that I took part in.
All time favourite ship? I can't pick one? Either Sterek or Buddie probably.
What's a wip you want to finish but doubt you ever will? Right now it feels like all of them, but probably my fic affectionately titled The Repression Symphony where I go through the movements of a symphony and dive into Eddie's religious trauma.
What are your writing strengths? I think dialogue and descriptions probably.
What are your writing weaknesses? Endings are hard!
Thoughts on dialogue in another language? I don't really do it because I only speak English I don't want to use google translate to write it.
First fandom you wrote in? Harry Potter
Favourite fic you've written? I can't pick one!!!
give your heart and soul to charity Teen | 12.5k | Buddie Eddie finally address his Catholic trauma and guilt.
lay your cards down, down, down Mature | 6.3k | Buddie Buck and Eddie wake up married in Vegas
there ain't no turning back Explicit | 28.3k | Buddie Buddie healing road trip, my beloved
every road and every highway led me right back to your door Teen | 2.5k | Sterek A woman gives Derek a baby and then turns to mist, he calls Stiles.
it hurts to hope for more Mature | 15.6k | Buddie Buck experiences a major non-romantic heartbreak and is forced to look at his life in a new way.
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darling-i-read-it · 11 months
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Muffled Laughter - Laugh Part 2
Laugh Part 1 
Any!Bruce Wayne x fem!reader, Any!Joker x reader 
Word Count: 2.9k
Warnings: the reader is having a lot of moral dilemmas, blood/injuries/cleaning up injuries, fighting (between bruce and the reader), let me know if I missed anything! 
Author’s Note: I am keenly aware I’ve been asked to do this multiple times but I loved the first part so much that I wanted to be able to give it my full attention. I think I liked how this part turned out lots <3 Again, I personally didn’t have a batman or joker in mind! I think my joker is very comic centric and therefore vague! 
Tagging those who asked for a part two in the comments here (I hope you guys don’t mind &lt;3): @lover-of-nights, @einxoxo, @joeykissymissy, @twinkledinkle, @burningfanflowercash, @mysteriouslydeafeningwerewolf, @theitchbbbb, @b4b3ttee, @kitwalker02, @violetparis, @russian-soft-bitch  (holy cannoli i didn’t realize how many people wanted a part 2 lol) 
Summary: When you wake up, the Joker is gone. You’re eager to move on with your life, away from the night of neverending accidents. He however, is not. 
Song: I listened to The World We Knew by Frank Sinatra an unholy amount of times while writing this 
I don’t own these characters. They belong to author/director/creator
(not my gif)
The sun seeping through the windows seemed like a traitor. Gotham never got the sun it so direly needed. Then it would illuminate the gloomy corners, the drug deals, the robberies that littered quiet edges. Your eyes opened slowly and you almost didn’t remember what had happened to you the night before. For a moment it was just you and the sun, relishing in the feeling of it on your face, trying to remember the last time you had seen it so clearly through the window. 
Then your legs started to ache again and it all came back. 
The night before was long. Your hair was still wet from the shower, damp as though it was too stressed to air out. You sat up, looking around. Your small apartment room was untouched. You threw the blankets off, the cold hitting you. Goosebumps littered your legs as you walked into the hallway, entering the living room. The clock above the kitchen counter said it was only seven am. People were going to work now on this nice Thursday morning. They were getting their coffee and trudging through the streets, passing the aftermath of the night before. They had no idea why some of the roads were closed. Most didn’t care to ask. This is Gotham. They didn’t want to know. 
The couch was empty. The blanket was folded. A note was on top of it. You rushed over to it, nimbly picking it up. You sat down, eyes scanning over it quickly. 
Thanks for the water :)
Too another night of chaos
J
The note was the only proof you had housed a criminal for the night. No one would know if you shredded it and tossed it aside. You held it in your hands, like it would run away if you let it. You weren’t sure how long you sat there, rereading the short phrases, looking at the way he signed the J. This could be police evidence. He had pointed a gun at you! 
You looked down at the blanket. He had slept here! You had let him sleep in your house!
It seemed even more ridiculous of a thought in the sunlight. 
A knock on the door startled you out of your thoughts. You could feel your own breath again. You folded the note and tossed it onto the kitchen counter. You looked through the peephole to find Bruce, standing with a worried look on his face and his hands on his pockets. You closed your eyes tightly. To your left was your broken phone, still shattered down the middle. You opened the door a crack. 
“Hey,” you murmured. You rubbed your eyes. 
“Can I come in?” he asked. You pursed your lips. He didn’t feel inviting. In fact, it felt like he wanted to argue. You were too tired to argue. 
“What happened to hello? Nice to see you? How are you?” 
Bruce wasn’t sure how to approach the events of the night before. He had scoured the streets for you, returning home and finding you gone. He interrogated Alfred more than he had intended. A desk had been broken. 
But here you were, alive, unharmed. 
“It’s nice to see you,” he said deeply. You wearily opened up the door. “What happened to you last night?” “My phone broke when I was walking home.” Would you hold the rest of it to your chest? Did Bruce even deserve to know? He had left you out there by yourself and he hadn’t even come to your house to see if you were alright? “I dropped it.” 
He wanted to push. Is that all? He scanned the room, the blanket on your couch. He needed to know what had happened. 
“Why did you leave the manor?” 
“I got tired of waiting for you.”
“You should have let Alfred call you a cab.” His voice was gentle but it made you feel like a child. 
“I can take care of myself.”
“Obviously not. You broke your phone.” I saw the Joker almost kill you. 
“I made it home didn’t I?” The Joker let me be. 
You should’ve hidden the note better. It stuck out like a sore thumb, sitting on the kitchen counter. Bruce looked around your small apartment, wondering how often he had been in here. You always met at the manor, having no need to visit your place. He sent cars to get you. He tried not to be judgemental. 
“I was worried.” You crossed your arms. 
“I’m fine Bruce.” Why weren’t you telling him what really happened? He expected you to dump it all immediately, to explain that you saw Batman, ever the menacing creature, protecting you from Gotham’s worst. Why didn’t you trust him with that information? 
How did you get home? You had been lost. 
What happened from the time he called you and the time you went to bed? 
“You said you were lost. How did you get home?” 
“I found the street signs. I was just turned around.”
“Why are you lying to me?” 
You bit your tongue. This was a confrontation you didn’t want to have. You shook your head. 
“Leave me be Bruce. Clearly you don’t care to be home when I’m there. We’ve known it needed to come to this.” 
“Come to what?” His eyes went wide. “Are you breaking up with me?” 
You hadn’t wanted to. In fact, you didn’t even mean that when you spoke. You just wanted him gone and this was the quickest way to get him to do it. 
“I’m fed up waiting around for you to decide I’m important to you,” you admitted. “I can’t do that anymore. I can’t see Alfred more than I see you.” 
“I have responsibilities-”
“Everyone has responsibilities Bruce. You’re avoiding me.” 
“Why are you lying?” he begged. You shook your head, backing away. 
“Rich, coming from you. What girl has your attention on the late nights in the office Bruce? You expect me to believe that you’re always home so late because of paperwork?” It was a low blow and you knew it. You had no proof he was cheating. 
You wanted him to leave but you were telling him everything else except to get out. 
There was a genuine hurt over his face. He quickly washed it away. 
“What happened last night?” His voice was more demanding than questioning. He needed to know how you got home. He had to know why you weren’t telling him the truth. He had never felt more like Batman with you than he did now. 
“Nothing,” you said. 
There was a long silence. 
He backed away and out the door. He shut it quietly behind him. 
You were left alone in the apartment once again, feeling like you had hidden a massive part of your life and not a ten hour period. 
-
It was surprisingly easy not to go to the Wayne Manor that night. It felt wrong to back out of the routine but once you had, it was simple. You remained on your own couch, the TV on, the sun down once again. 
You had gone out to get a new phone but called out of work. 
You kept the same number, in case Bruce called. You weren’t sure what you wanted him to say. You had been rude and secretive to him and you didn’t even know if he deserved it. Your morals had been all out of whack lately and you weren’t ready to let him know that. He would scrutinize you like a psychiatrist. He would forget his own issues and pretend you were far worse, like he needed to understand the workings of your brain. 
If you told Bruce Wayne you had housed a fugitive then he would turn you in. At the least, he would break up with you for good. You couldn’t blame him for it. But you weren’t sure if you were ready for that. 
You pictured him staring at his phone, unsure why you were lying, wondering if you were deflecting the cheating allegations onto him because something happened. You focused on the television as your eyes drooped with exhaustion. You hadn't even cheated. Why did it feel like you had?
You were starting to drift into a light sleep when there was a violent knock on the door. 
You sat up and stared at the door, willing another knock. When you were in between sleep and awake, even the most aggressive noise could seem fake. Just as it had the first time though, the knock came, longer now. 
You kicked the blanket off you and dragged yourself over. Through the peephole you expected Bruce, coming to make amends.
The peephole made the Joker look distorted, more so than usual. He had his face down so you couldn’t see him but you recognized the shaky demeanor. You unlocked the door and opened it fully. 
“What are you doing here?” you asked. He pushed past you into the kitchen. You shut the door slowly as he rummaged in your cabinets and pulled out a glass. He put it under the tap, filling it up with water. 
His hand gripped the counter, knuckles turning whiter than usual. There was a tenseness in his back that hadn’t been there the night before. His hair was damp or greasy, hanging over his shoulders. 
“Jay?” 
He craned his neck to the side. You saw the side of his face. The makeup was smeared, a dark look over his features. You weren’t sure where the red paint started and the blood began. He drank the water quickly, Adam's apple bobbing. 
He slammed it down onto the counter. You narrowed your eyes, still deeply unsure why he had come back here. You figured he would either want to have you killed or never see you again. A chill went down your back, wondering if he was here to kill you. That look in his eyes was not comforting. 
“Needed some water,” he said darkly. You furrowed your brows. 
He turned to face you completely. 
You tried to suppress your gasp.
He had a large gash over the left side of his face. His shirt was torn, shreds down the front. There was blood all over him. You weren’t sure how much of it was his. He didn’t look like he was in pain but his right eye was swollen shut. He smiled, toothily, dirtily. 
“I was parched.” 
You were still taking it all in. You had seen some bruises and a cut once or twice but this was a whole different ball game. You approached him slowly, eyeing what seemed to be an endless amount of dark red. 
“What happened?”
“Don’t stay dehydrated for too long! I’m the new poster child.” He put his hands on his hips, doing a superhero stance. He relaxed quickly, not able to keep up his ridiculous grin. You met his gaze. It softened a bit. Whatever was running the crazy wheels back there slowed. 
“Can I help?”
“Well don’t just stand there.” You walked away to find a first aid kit. You felt his eyes on you as you walked, searching the cabinets. The last time you had needed it was when you had a cooking mishap. You had no idea how to fix him how he was now. “Bad guys got handsy with blowtorches today,” he explained whimsically. “You should see the other guy.” 
“I’m shaking in my boots.” 
“You’re not wearing shoes.” You laughed gently, shakily.
“It’s an expression.” You grabbed the box, turning back to him. He sat on the table.
“Your laugh is truly unparalleled.” You flushed and looked away. 
 You walked up to him and placed the first aid down, opening it up. “I don’t even know where to start.” 
“People tend to start with the lips and then work their way lower darling.” You shook your head. You rummaged around as he watched you. His gaze felt intense and unwavering. You turned the tap on warm. You ran a cloth underneath it. 
Finally you raised it up to his face. 
“Want me to take off my shirt sweets?” He was wearing a suit, though it was hardly distinguishable anymore. He had lost the coat, all that was remaining was the button up and suspenders. Even those were hard to read with how torn up they were. 
“You might have to. You hurt there?”
“You trust me to tell you? Well then I’m hurt everywhere.” You gave him a look. He smiled, that familiar exaggerated smile. To your silence he rolled his eyes. “You’re no fun.” He slid off the suspenders and warily removed his shirt. He had cuts down his chest but nothing nearly as bad as his face. 
“Did the Bat do this to you?” You tried to keep your gaze on the task at hand. No need to admire him. “Some of it. He never gets as close as he’d like.” He shrugged. “His whole ‘no kill’ motto allows for plenty of play time.” 
“This might hurt.”
“I can’t feel a thing.” 
You started to gently dab at the cuts on his chest. He didn’t react in the slightest, allowing you to get rid of the blood.
“Why did you come back?” 
You finally asked the question that had been nagging at you since you saw him through the peephole. You caught his eye only once but refused to make eye contact otherwise. He stared at you shamelessly, admiration or lust in his eyes. 
“I was thirsty.” You opened your mouth to speak again. 
Your phone rang. 
You both looked towards the living room where it was laying on the couch beside your blanket. The TV was on a low hum. You had forgotten to turn it off. You put down the rag and walked over to it. 
“That’s an annoying ringtone.” 
Bruce’s face covered your screen.
“Who is it?” You hit decline and tossed it back onto the couch. 
“No one.” You turned back around to the Joker and instead of facing your moral dilemmas, you picked the rag back up to clean his face. “I think I can clean this with alcohol.” 
“You got any gin? Or grape juice?” 
“You drink those together?” 
“I’m a character.” 
“You can say that again. Also, I meant rubbing alcohol.” 
“I know.” 
You grabbed his chin. He smiled through his pinched cheeks. 
“Don’t move.” 
His eyes remained on you as you started to gently rub his chin. You winced for him because he apparently had superhuman pain tolerance. The gash didn’t look as bad when you got down to it. You starred with a focused gaze, careful over his eye. His makeup smeared. 
You moved back a bit to see how it looked. 
You finally met his gaze. 
“I intend to stay the night,” he explained. “You have a lovely home here Y/N.” You narrowed your eyes at him, unsure what he was getting at. “If only you had a more comfortable place to sleep than the couch,” he teased. “Got any ideas for me?” 
You examined his face, the sly smile on his lips. You bit the inside of your cheek and looked away, breathing gently out of your nose. 
“I don’t let just anybody sleep in my bed.” 
“Selective. I like that in a woman.” You put some rubbing alcohol on a fresh rag. 
“That phone call was from my boyfriend Bruce.” 
“I don’t think cheating is beneath you,” he observed. “You’re going to house a fugitive either way sweets.” You wanted to argue but knew he was right. There was no use in arguing with someone who would win. 
Bruce could come back tonight, you thought. You dismissed it. Why would he? He had never cared before. 
You raised your new rag to the Jokers face. Before you could make contact he swooped in, lips crashing into yours. Your fingers extended out of surprise, dropping the rag onto the counter. He hummed against your lips. 
It was almost like he was laughing. 
Your phone rang again on the couch. You ignored it this time. 
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The WIPpening, 2024 (WIP tag game)
"Rules: In a new post, post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have WIPs."
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Okay, @hailsatanacab tagged me (thanks!!) and I do want to play, but here's my problems. 1) Half my WIPs are entitled "untitled document." Don't ask me why. I'm superstitious. 2) I finished the first fic in a decade in 2022, which means I have a decade of unfinished WIPs. There are genuinely hundreds of these, potentially 200-300. This is not feasible.
Here's what I'm going to do. I am going to parse this down to...ten-ish current WIPs. I am going to post them here below. Feel free to request whichever one you like, by title or number, in my tumblr inbox, and I will answer each ask with...mebbe 200 words minimum of WIP when I wake up in the morning. Cool? Cool. 😎
Untitled Document (primary) (dp x dc)
Untitled Document (most recent) (dp x dc)
Holy Ageswap Batkid! (dc)
alien Danny dp x dc (1)
Chet Thomas FakeLastName Timkon Clone baby (dc)
Naruto8
Fanfic(Marvel + batman) SpiderCass (dc x marvel)
Superboy Danielle bones prompt fill dp x dc
fanfic(Danny Phantom)demon!au(2ish) (dp)
Send me an ask with a WIP number or its silly title! I will warn you: Some of these are secret fics. I haven't started posting all of these anywhere just because I planned to snap them up in a few hours and they just took me so looooong (;′⌒`). But if you ask a question, I'll answer what I can, and if you make a request, I'll give a snippet. It's free real estate.
OH RIGHT, PEOPLE. Uh, uh.... *spins a wheel* How about... @hashtagdrivebywrites, @chromatographic, @cyrwrites, @mysterycyclone, @stealingyourbones, uh, who else writes...@glucosegaurdian, @tachvintlogic, and...@silk-scarlet-ribbons. Why not. Feel free to either play or ignore me entirely! See everyone else tomorrow! (✿◠‿◕)
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Short Nocturn in Gotham prompt
I have an idea, and no brain space for it so here ya go. If anyone makes a story off this, please tag me!
This is a dp x dc crossover. And Anger Management because I’m obsessed with Jazz x Jason.
Jazz lives in Gotham, and works as a psychologist for Arkham. Things are going as normal as can be expected for Gotham and an Amity Parker. She’s only dealt with a few muggings and kept her head down because she’s Liminal! and doesn’t want to get the attention of a certain group of vigilantes.
What if Nocturn came to Gotham? (I don’t remember much of the episode so hopefully this tracks)
I would personally start it out trying to trick the reader. (Sorry, It’s fun!) A cute chapter or 2, where Jazz and Jason are together. So normal. Super accepting of each other. With so much fluff it hurts. But slowly, as the story goes on, more and more things seem off. Like déjà vu, like she’s done this before?? (Kind of similar to the vibe of that one Doctor Who episode where Donna Noble gets saved to the Library database. I can’t remember if it’s a 2 part episode? I think it’s called Silence in the Library??? I don’t know, and I’m not looking it up. If you see River Song’s first episode with David Tennant’s Doctor then you’ve got the right one. I think.) Jazz just slowly sees inconsistencies, and brushes them off at first. Hey, she deserves a chance to be happy, okay?! But as time goes on, there are just too many to ignore. She has a nagging feeling something’s not right and briefly wonders if it’s a ghost. But the only one that makes sense is Nocturn and he can’t be in Gotham right? Right??!
When she discovers Jason’s Red Hood, the revelation almost shocks her awake (total mistake on Nocturn’s part. He thought the vigilante thing would keep her asleep or deepen her sleep since it’s kinda normal for her with her brother). She does some quick thinking as she feels herself waking up, and yep, it’s definitely Nocturn, and decides she needs help stopping him. Makes a plan. Not a great one, but hey, it was last second. Literally.
Meanwhile Jason POV shows he’s struggling with believing it too. Thinks she’s too good to be true. (I don’t know anything about the DC universe. I’m going off of the fic Friendly Neighborhood Vigilante by @gilbirda Go check it out, it’s amazing!) And when she discovers he’s Red Hood, she does something ghostly (prolly eyes or strong stuff) and he’s like holy crap she’s a meta, and before he’s had a chance to process anything she says something like “Come find me when you wake up.” (gives me Edge of Tomorrow: Live. Die. Repeat. vibes which just feels fitting here) and shoots him in the chest right before shooting herself (non lethal bullets cause what if you can die in your dream?) and that shocks him awake.
She wakes up at her desk in Arkham to find out that all of Gotham is asleep. Thankfully this includes the villains. (But not for long!)
Does she call Danny or try to deal with it herself?
Is Danny the Ghost King?
Does Jason actually go or does Jazz have to find him?
She’s definitely questioning whether what she had with Jason was real. He does the same with her. Personally, I would keep Batman asleep for a lot of it but that’s because I know nothing about him aside from Wayne Family Adventures (which I’ve been told doesn’t count), the classic old show I watch when I’m sick, and a few episodes from Batman: The Brave and The Bold. Also Young Justice, but that was years ago. Before season 3.
If they have nightmares:
Would Jason’s nightmare be the Joker killing him?
Maybe Jazz’s nightmare is about Dan trying to kill her? Or coming back?
And that’s all I got. Maybe I’ll try to write something eventually, but right now my heart is heavy and my brain is fog. So if you have any ideas, go for it and tag me! I would love to know how you would change/finish it!
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