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An anon requested BTAS/TNBA Dork Squad meeting their spouse from the future who saves them from a fatal accident. I was trying to fix the tags when Tumblr posted the edit as a reblog which I deleted. Only to find out it WAS the original post so. It's gone now. 🙃
This is my best attempt at redoing it. I was thinking of the BTAS version when I wrote it, but I think it could work for TNBA as well. I am so sorry for the inconvenience, Anon.
EDWARD NYGMA
His life flashes before his eyes. To think he would die so young.
Or not, as a mysterious(rather attractive) stranger comes to his recue at the last moment.
When you tell him that you're his spouse from the future, he's more than skeptical.
In fact, this man laughs in your face. "Pull the other one."
At your insistence, he decides he'll humor you. "Prove it," he challenges. "Tell me something about myself that no one else would know."
You actually give him a few examples.
His childhood stamp collection. The one that 'accidentally' got thrown out when his father 'mistook it' for trash.
The faint scar he has on his thigh. Result of a cat he once had digging its claws in too hard as it sprang off his lap.
The fact he talks in his sleep.
He didn't expect to get even one example out of you so... Consider him a believer.
We've seen how BTAS Eddie reacts when someone shows interest in him. He can't flirt worth a damn and now that he knows this is real, he's awkward and shy.
He already found you attractive, not to mention the fact you risked your life for him. Knowing that someday, you'd be his... He just knew you had to be special.
He does manage a quiet, "If you're what my future holds... I'm very lucky."
He insists that you don't give him any more details. He's afraid that knowing too much too soon would alter the future and doom your relationship.
When he finally meets your present self, he wastes no time in asking you out.
He's a flustered mess about it. Fortunately, you find his awkward demeanor endearing and accept.
As time passes and he gets to know you, he slowly becomes more confident in his approach. Soon enough, he's romancing you like a pro.
Just under a year of this culminates in him approaching you with a puzzle box. You solve it, discovering a diamond ring inside. "You always were a bright one," he compliments. "Will you marry me?"
You say yes.
He spares no expense to give you your dream wedding. Anything you ask for, he's on it.
Decorating will utilize each of your favorite colors. If you share his taste in colors, it will be a very green wedding.
If you thought his Riddler suit was fancy, wait'll you see what he's wearing to the wedding. Still green, of course.
He never does tell you about that fateful first encounter with your future self. Not until you've lived the experience.
Again, he doesn't want to risk altering the future. He's still afraid he might lose you as a result.
JONATHAN CRANE
He always knew he would go out like this. Well... Not exactly like this, but he expected it would be violent.
He's ready to accept his fate when a total stranger comes to his rescue. So... Who are you, exactly?
You explain, but he doesn't believe you. Not even for a moment.
If you try to prove it to him, he's not going to listen. Best to just cut your losses and go back to your own time. He'll come around on his own. Eventually.
You can bet future!Jon is retroactively apologizing to you for his brusqueness that day.
It's a few months later when Jonathan meets you again in the present day.
You're a new server at the diner he goes to for his evening coffee.
He recognizes you almost immediately, but... No. You're clearly younger. You can't possibly be the same person who saved his life that day. Can you?
Out of curiosity, he decides to approach you.
He's not going to broach the topic of that first meeting. He knows it would make him sound crazy(not that he's exactly sane).
He just wants to talk to you and confirm his suspicions. If you're appearance wasn't enough, your voice and mannerisms tell him all he needs to know.
He's not going to be weird about it. But seeing as he's a regular here anyway, he knows he'll be seeing you again.
He must have left a positive impact, because you recognize him from your first(his second) meeting. After a few visits, he quickly becomes a favorite customer of yours and you, his favorite server.
Oh. Oh no...
He's actually developing feelings for you.
Fuck it. There's no sense beating around the bush. He shoots his shot and asks you out. You accept.
It's a slow burn from there, but he develops a kind of bond with you that he's never experienced before.
It's a crisp, Autumn evening when he proposes.
The absolute madlad has trained a crow to bring him the ring on his signal. Yes, really.
Naturally, you agree to marry him.
The wedding is very... Goth. Probably held on Halloween and you're both dressed in black. The decorating is just as dark with some red for a splash of color and jack o'lanterns for lighting.
Wedding dirge.
He does tell you about the encounter with your future self. He doesn't know what effect it might have on the timeline, but he loves you and wants to be open with you. He's taken aback when you believe him without question though.
"You've never lied to me before, Jon," you say. "Of course I believe you."
JERVIS TETCH
It isn't fair. He'd lived a lonely, miserable life and now here he is facing a violent, miserable death.
That is, until his mysterious savior arrives.
He can't think of a time anyone had put themselves on the line for his sake. And yet here you are, as if from nowhere, in his direst moment. Curioser and curioser.
That said, he's still in shock, almost in tears. The near death experience has left him shaky.
When you explain to him that you're his spouse from the future though, the residual terror starts to fade.
Unlike Ed and Jon, he chooses to believe you right away. He's overjoyed!
The mere thought a future where he's happy and loved by someone like you fills him with a kind of hope he hasn't had in a long time.
He bombards you with questions, eager to know all about your life together.
You give him a few small details to sate his curiosity.
The majority, however, you stay quiet on. "Wouldn't want to spoil the surprise," you say with a coy smile and a wink.
The day he finally meets your present self, he approaches you right away. What reason does he have to be shy? You two are destined for each other!
He'll keep that little detail under his hat though, so to speak. You might not believe it as quickly as he had.
You find him... Odd, but his theatrical introduction entertains you. Charms you, even. So you decide 'why not?' and agree to go out with him.
He kisses your hand before he leaves. "Until then, my dear."
When date night arrives, this man woos you. We're talking a huge bouquet of roses, expensive chocolates, reciting poetry... All a bit much for a first date with a man you just met, but you find yourself enjoying the attention.
Before long, you're just as enamored with him as he is you. You guess this is what they call a whirlwind romance.
You're the eccentric couple. The type people stop and stare at on the street.
You don't care what any of them think though. You're happily and unapologetically in love.
The day he proposes is like something out of a fairytale.
He drops to his knee, declarations of love falling from his lips. At the end of it all, he produces the ring with a flourish and the most dramatic, "will you marry me?"
You agree.
"O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!" He's planning the wedding immediately.
Oh, how he wants to marry you right here and now! But, no. The big day must be perfect.
A Wonderland wedding. Wall to wall red and white roses and a long table with the most beautiful spread for the after-wedding feast.
The venue itself is gorgeous. 'But nothing, nothing,' Jervis thinks, could ever be magnificent enough to distract from the true jewel of this wedding. His betrothed.
He tells you about the day your future self saved his life. When he decides the time is right.
Imagine his relief when you believe him.
"It makes sense, actually," you tell him. Now you understand what made him approach you with such fervor so quickly.
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if you're up for it out of the ones you know how would the other non-comics Edwards rank? (Unburied, HQ Show and whichever else you've seen?)
this is going to be considerably more hinged because I just straight up haven't seen a lot of the cartoons that Riddleboy has popped up on and generally have less feelings about them; the comics are where I really get crazy get stupid about him. but let's talk about a couple highlights! no ratings, they're all good little bastards.
John Glover (Batman: The Animated Series)
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he's not my FAVORITE favorite but like. come on. he's a good little Riddler! he riddles like crazy! and I like BTAS rogues on principle, I love that they can definitely murder people but stay classy about it.
I usually prefer Riddlers who are driven to riddle by a desire to fuck (with) Batman, but I actually REALLY respect that this guy originally just wanted to murder his shitty former boss. that guy sucked and he did deserve to get disemboweled by a mechanical minotaur in an enormous labyrinth that Eddie apparently spent a year building on his own dime!
I'm also kind of indebted to his existence because Eddie in BTAS spinoff comics is just. my favorite little guy. him!
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Dave Franco (Young Justice)
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I'm gonna keep this quick because there isn't a lot to say: this Riddler kind of sucks but is also pretty much spot-on. like he's irritating but the whole narrative knows he's irritating; sweet baby Dick Grayson seems fucking exhausted the second he shows up and all the other villains at Belle Reve bully him like a bunch of cunty middle schoolers. I'm a simple man; I love when even the other villains want to kill this man on sight. his design also kind of sucks; like there are so many elements here that sort of work but just aren't that remarkable altogether? he looks like he does other bad guys' taxes.
having said all of that I do genuinely adore that in his first episode he's the only guy who manages to break out of Belle Reve during what was planned to be a mass breakout, especially given that the aforementioned bullying would strongly suggest nobody even told him that was going to happen. I love when he's the slippiest boy! escaping things is sort of a riddle; let him have that.
also, hey, I have to say this: it's just. so weird that he's Dave Franco. he's not bad in the role at all but. why.
Jim Rash (Harley Quinn: The Animated Series)
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speaking of animated shows that know he's annoying and just roll with it!!
I like the Harley Quinn series quite a lot for a lot of reasons, mainly because it's not precious about the DC mythos and will frequently just do some buckwild shit with very established characters with absolutely zero hesitations. the Riddler is the opposite of that; this show knows exactly why and in what ways he's supposed to be an insufferable little freak and they go for it full throttle. don't love the bald + question mark tattoo look but he's gay so it balances out.
Hasan Minhaj (Batman Unburied)
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yeah there's no normal way to explain this one, this version of the Riddler crawled deep inside one of my brain wrinkles and is still sitting there chirping like a cricket. I can't even explain why but if I think about him too long I begin frothing at the mouth. I think about him a profoundly abnormal amount and I feel great about it. he's only in four episodes and managed to rot a hole in my psyche in significantly less than that. I just think he's neat. he's awful. he's pathetic. he's my little meow meow. I don't want anyone to fix him. I'll cry if he gets worse. I want to see him implode. I've said it before and I'll say it again, whatever happens in season 2 of Unburied is going to make me truly unbearable as a human being.
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ray-gurl · 1 year
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Ace from the justice league TV show
Erik would let that girl on Genosha so fast.
After he has a chat with Amanda Waller
[Pst if you don't know what I'm talking about. Let's just say it's basically what happens when you try to weaponize fucking Carrie)
Oh fuck yeah he would! But first, he'd take her to Charles, maybe Emma, (or just go straight to Krakoa depending on when this happens) to ensure she doesn't die of an aneurysm. Probably for a bit of training too since he isn't a psychic but happens to know the world's most powerful one.
I don't know what class of mutant Ace would be, but she'd have to be among the highest considering how much damage she's been shown to do (not by her choosing, of course). That's got some great cross-over AU potential, especially since Erik has kids and is still mourning Anya. I've always wondered if Bruce would've adopted her if she'd lived. I think so.
Oh that would actually be so interesting to see- the whole set-up of that episode (if I recall correctly) is that AW is old now and regrets some of the things she's done and talks about that with Terry McGinnis. But peak Amanda Waller vs. Magneto would be fascinating to watch- lady by herself is no match for him, but she's outwitted both Batman and the Justice League before, so she knows her stuff.
Say what you will about the Suicide Squad movie (not the even more dumpster fire 2021 version), but they cast Amanda Waller perfectly. Viola Davis is a fucking amazing actress and I would love to see her in more DC stuff in that role (with a better director).
(I've seen JL/JLU animated shows at least three times and BTAS and STAS far more, so I may not remember everything, but I know the DCAU well.)
((You've probably seen this, but I drew a DCAU version of Erik | Magneto:))
Also! I think Volcana:
would be another great addition to Erik's cross-over team. She's powerful and has a reason to be angry at the humans. The DCAU had a lot of interesting one-off female characters who I'd love to see more of (Roxy Rocket, Calendar Girl, Baby-Doll).
I kinda want to write this now!
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riddle-me-ri · 10 months
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Ooo more ask games!! :D
8. What song would make a great fic (to either write or read)?
23. What’s a trope, AU, or concept you’ve never written, but would like to?
36. Do you visualize what you read/write?
37. Promote one of your own “deep cut” fics (an underrated one, or one that never got as much traction as you think it deserves!). What do you like about it?
50. Answer any question of your choice, or talk about anything you want to talk about!
Eep! Hope you don’t mind all the questions!! ^^
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Aaahhh sweet dormy anon thank you🥺!! And no worries, the more the merrier! I love answering questions lol 💚
8. What song would make a great fic (to either write or read)?
oohh so many songs just flooded my mind just now...like In A Week or In The Woods Somewhere by Hozier...almost any song from Hozier asdfggh umm...also River or Water by Bishop Briggs, songs that either make me envision things (like a music video) or makes me really think (or gets me in my feels)
23. What’s a trope, AU, or concept you’ve never written but would like to?
I wouldn't mind doing more enemies-to-friends/lovers type of tropes. Not sure how or when I can put that into use, but I think it'd be fun!
36. Do you visualize what you read/write?
Oh, all the time lol. Especially if it's a certain variation of a Rogue. I either imagine it like a short film or like little comic book panels lol.
37. Promote one of your own “deep cut” fics (an underrated one, or one that never got as much traction as you think it deserves!). What do you like about it?
I don't know about deserving more attention, but I definitely feel like it's a strong piece I wrote a while ago. It was one of those instances where the words just flowed naturally, and I felt I captured the panic, confusion, and distraught really well...
I had a request that allowed me to deep dive into BTAS Penguin, as he woke up finding himself in Telltale Penguin's body (which if you've seen him, would be quite traumatizing for BTAS) but I realized that The Pengys as a whole are somewhat niche, especially certain variations have stronger fanbases than others. But I still enjoyed writing it. Here's a link for anyone interested.
50. Answer any question of your choice, or talk about anything you want to talk about!
Oohh yay freebie time! I think I'm gonna choose a question from the list;
46. Do you prefer writing on your phone or on a computer (or something else)? Do you think where you write affects the way you write?
So, while lately most of my requests have been on my phone, I much, much prefer my computer (or tablet, just anything with a keyboard...I like the clickety clackety sounds, lol, it sounds like I'm doing something, making progress lmao) and/or a journal!
When I first started writing fanfics again, a lot of them were first written in a journal and then as I typed it up, I would edit them on the computer. I still do that for my more personal fics, like my first fic Crossing the Line, Love and Suds, and Good Advice. I still do it every now and then because I love to see a page being filled and just let my brain just vomit all the words, thoughts, and ideas out...
I still do it every now and then, especially if I can't be on my phone like at work, or if my eyes just need a break from the screens and I just work on headcanons or drabbles.
Thanks so much again sweet dormy! Always appreciate your interest and questions 💚🥺
Fanfic Writer Ask Questions Here
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gothamsworst · 3 years
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Okay but like imagine the Dork Squad + MM dating an A-list celeb s/o. Obviously, they’d meet up with their villainous s/o disguised as to not bring too much attention, right?
Yes, but None of their disguises are good, except for Eddie’s.
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