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kdogreads · 7 months
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Bad Girlfriend
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Frank Castle x f!reader
TW: smutty smut (minors DNI pls), alcohol consumption, slightly jealous!Frank, pinch of degradation/praise, public sex🤭
A/n: This song popped up on my shuffle and all I could think about was Frankie being proud of his badass girl 🥵😍 Happy Beardthal Bash, fellow delulus 😏
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The two of you often found yourselves here: getting hammered in your favorite little dive bar in Hell’s Kitchen. It was close enough to walk home, so this was basically your excuse to get shit-faced then go home and eat whatever alcohol-fueled concoctions you could come up with and each other.
Tonight started out just like every other night at the hole in the wall you’d come to love. Frankie sat on a barstool behind you while you swayed and danced to the music, stopping every so often to wrap your arms around his neck and plant a sloppy kiss on his lips.
“Have I told you how good you look tonight, baby?” Frank whispered into your ear while he held you close.
“Only about a hundred times, Frankie,” You giggled and pulled away to give him a flirtatious smirk.
“My girl just looks so,” he paused and looked you up and down before sliding one hand down your back, reaching your curved bottom and giving it a nice squeeze, “good.”
You squealed his name at the feeling and swatted his hand away, trying to acted embarrassed and not totally turned on. He just smiled that heartbreaking smile and pecked you on the lips before you turned around to dance between his legs some more.
A few minutes passed before you felt a strong hand on your waist.
“Gonna hit the head. Wait here?” Frank pecked your cheek before sliding out from behind you.
You took his spot on the barstool, waiting for the bartender to come over so you could order another drink. It was as good a time as any to quickly check your phone, making sure there weren’t any fires needing put out by you or Frank. You scrolled aimlessly through your notifications, nothing popping out at you as “urgent,” so you slid it back into your purse and smiled at the barkeeper you’d come to be friendly with. He signaled you he’d be there next, so you let your body start swaying to the music again.
“Pretty girl like you really here all alone?” You hadn’t noticed that a tall, muscular beef cake-looking guy had sat down on the stool next to you until he spoke.
“Oh,” You scoffed quietly as you realized he was flirting with you, “Don’t need company to have a good time, right?”
He laughed a little too hard as the bartender slid your mixed drink in front of you.
“Put that on my tab, bro,” The man piped up as you took a sip. You tipped your glass his way in thanks. This was going to be so fun.
Out of the corner of your eye you saw Frank take a seat at a barstool a few feet away from you. He had a smirk on his face as the barkeeper gave him a confused look. Frank must have muttered something about his little game as the bartender shook his head and laughed while handing him a new drink. His eyes were glued to you as you slowly slid back onto your feet, letting the music sway your hips as you listened to your admirer going on and on about his gym routine or something.
Your new friend, Justin or Jason or something like that (you chose not to remember), was still going on about his favorite protein powder when you felt a hand on your arm, “So, what do ya say we take this party to my place?”
You stopped dancing and shot a glance over to Frank. He was clearly not happy based on the way he gripped his glass so hard you thought it might shatter, but stayed in his seat as he rubbed his free hand over the back of his neck, trying desperately to keep his cool.
“I appreciate the offer, Jackson, but I have somewhere to be,” You spoke sweetly as you set your empty glass on the bar top and went to turn away.
“It’s Jordan,” He corrected and kept his hand on your arm, tightening his grip just enough for you to notice, “Come on, baby, I just wanna get to know you better.”
The pet name triggered something in you — something that had your adrenaline pumping and led you to react before you even realized.
In one swift motion, you gripped his bulky wrist and twisted his arm in towards you, threatening to pop his elbow out of place and dropping him onto his knees in an instant.
You didn’t see Frank come over to you, but when you glanced back up he was right beside you with his hand on the arm you currently had on the creep.
“Tsk,” Frank tutted as he reached up to cup your face, “Baby, you don’t want to hurt the little boy, now do you?”
You smiled and let go of the man’s arm as Frank leaned in to kiss you deeply, claiming what was his.
It was the muttering of “crazy fucking bitch” that broke Frank’s lips away from yours and lead his fist to collide with the guy’s jaw. He tumbled back into the foot rail on the bar and pressed a hand to his already-swelling cheek.
“Thanks for the drink!” You exclaimed cheerfully as Frank wrapped his strong arm around you and headed for the door. He stopped only to hand a fifty-dollar bill to his barkeeper friend with a small “sorry” and cheeky grin on his face.
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The two of you strolled into the brisk night air as if nothing had happened. You walked in relative silence until you reached the corner of the building when Frank pulled you into the dark alleyway beside it.
You gasped as Frank slammed his lips to yours, his broad hands already wandering all over your body.
“Frankie,” You whined between kisses, “What are you doing?”
“My girl is tough as nails,” He kissed his way down your jaw to your neck, “And so fucking sexy.”
You giggled as his stubbly face tickled your clavicle, trying to keep your knees from buckling, “So you like seeing me with other guys, then?”
Your teasing did exactly as you hoped. Frank stood up straight looked down at you, a pained look under his furrowed brows, as his hands worked feverishly on unbuckling his belt. You bit your lip to hold back an excited moan from escaping your lips.
“No, baby, I don’t,” He hummed as he hiked your dress up around your waist, wasting no time dragging his thick fingers over your aching core, “Now I gotta remind you who you belong to, huh?”
Before you could come up with a snarky response, Frank slid your panties out of the way and rubbed tight circles over your throbbing clit. You settled back against the wall in a desperate attempt to stay upright. He practically growled in your ear as he boxed you in against the wall, his strong arm reaching under your knee to give him more access to your dripping center.
“That what you wanted, huh?” He slid two thick fingers into your tight hole, your nails digging into his back and eyes rolling shut, “Wanted me to fuck you out here in front of everyone like the good little whore you are?”
You gasped as he fucked his fingers into you hard and fast, his jeans growing tighter by the minute. You clawed at his toned shoulders as you already teetered on the edge. The way Frank’s thick fingers stretched you so deliciously and his thumb worked tight circles over your clit had you keening under his touch.
“Fuck, Frankie,” You panted into his shoulder, biting down to keep from crying out, “please.”
He pulled his fingers out of you with a pop and a gasp escaping your lips. Before you could even whine at the loss he had his jeans and boxers pulled down just enough to free his achingly hard cock. He lined himself up with your entrance and slowly sank in, filling you all the way to the brim before both of you let out desperate groans.
“Fuck, baby girl, you’re so fucking tight,” He growled into your ear as he hiked your other leg up off the ground, his broad body holding you up against the cool brick wall.
He slowly slid almost all the way out of your dripping cunt before slamming his hips back into yours, a high-pitched wine danced from your lips and made Frank twitch inside of you.
Frank set a hard and fast pace and he kept plowing into you, over and over, until you felt yourself approaching the edge once again.
“Frankie,” You panted, your fingers gripping onto the short hairs at the back of his neck, causing a hiss to escape Frank’s gritted teeth.
“Tha’s right,” One of his hands wrapped around your thigh to put a delicious pressure on your pulsing clit, “Cum all over daddy’s cock, baby, come on.”
You felt Frankie’s hand cradling the back of your head as your walls squeezed his cock rhythmically. Your legs shook in his grasp and your hands grabbed at every part of him you could reach as the white hotness rushed through your veins. A string of praises spilled out of Frank’s parted lips as you fell apart around him.
Good fucking girl.
So goddamn beautiful, baby, look at you.
Attagirl fuckin’ squeezin’ me like that.
Gonna fill this little pussy up; make you mine, baby girl.
All you could do was frantically buck your hips into his as your mind slowly settled back down to earth, the overstimulation already fogging your brain again.
Frankie’s cock pounding into you, the brick scratching lightly at your exposed skin, the chance of someone turning the corner and catching you two like this — it all felt too good and another high came crashing into like a fucking train before you could even recover from the first one.
Frank crashed his lips into yours to keep you both from moaning out into the wind. He couldn’t hold back anymore as your walls clenched around him again and he fucked into you even harder as he filled your cunt with hot, white ropes of his seed.
You stayed in each other’s arms for another moment, panting and trying to catch your breath. Frank’s forehead rested against yours as he let out a shaky laugh.
“Holy shit, sweetheart,” He kissed the tip of your nose and carefully slid out of you, your feet slowly sliding back down to the ground.
“Holy shit yourself, Frankie,” You gripped his shoulder reflexively to keep from falling on your face, even though Frank’s strong hands held you firmly in place in front of him.
He laughed a fuller laugh this time, smoothing your dress back down over your shaky thighs. He pulled you into his chest and planted a kiss to the top of your head.
“Let’s get you home, you fuckin’ tease,” Frank winked at you before sliding his arm around your waist.
You let out a gasp of feigned shock, your hand coming to rest over your open mouth.
“Francis! I would never,” You couldn’t even finish your thought without a giggle bubbling up from your chest.
Frank just grumbled a sarcastic Mmmhhm and pulled you closer to him before heading off in the direction of home.
It was going to be a long night and you couldn’t be more excited about it.
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nelkcats · 1 year
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Little shock
Every time Danny transforms into Phantom he relives a part of his death, his scars glowing a toxic green while he goes into small spasms; the first time it happened he held back tears to face Lunch Lady.
This caused him to try to stay more permanently in one form or another, usually changing only when he felt safe and out of sight; His friends told him that it wasn't healthy but they weren't the ones who suffered two to three electrocutions per day, Danny wondered if the transformations would ruin his nerve functions or sense of touch in the long run.
When he finally decides to move out after securing Amity and ends up in Gotham he begins to question which way he should stay, after all he's not too rushed to get a title yet. In the end he stayed as Phantom for over a week before deciding to go back being Fenton, unfortunately that transformation happened right in front of Red Hood.
Jason was calmly patrolling his territory when he saw the shiny meta that had settled in Crime Alley that week looking around, he followed him out of curiosity but before he knew it the meta had disappeared and a boy was left trembling and cursing while some Lazarus green scars glowed on his body.
As any sensible person would in such a situation, Jason took one of his pistols and bashed the supposed meta in the head with it; Danny shot him an offended look before trailing off, it was extremely weird waking up to Red Hood offering him some eggs a couple of hours later.
Because yeah, Jason wasn't going to let that obviously sore bat bait stay where B could see him, or where the League of Assassins got a peek so he just took the boy with him, having an excuse to cook was just a bonus.
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zeroducks-2 · 2 months
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Let’s talk Helena Wayne bc like it’s criminal that we barely get anything about her and that they completely changed her origin and family (the bertinelli mafia family) to add her into the main comic book line.
im torn bc I love both versions of her :(
But I wanted Dick to share some older siblings trauma with her and for Damian to have that “blood” sibling bc I think that would have completely rocked early Damian’s shit. All his life, he was told to be the true heir of Bruce Wayne, but it turns out he has an OLDER SISTER BRUCE HID FROM TALIA AND RA. Idk I just think that would have crushed his lil murder ego and made for some interesting sibling moments and an interesting dynamic.
Lastly, can we talk about how the Batfam fandom completely stole all of Helena (Bertinelli)’s character traits and gave them to Jason??? Im sorry but when in the material source has Jason ever been super devout and catholic? Helena is the religious one, why am I reading about Jason’s apparent Catholicism in fics and HC dumps? Also Jason (besides his Robin days) has never been this savour and protector of the woman and children of Gotham, that’s very very veryyyyyy clearly a trait from Helena and strongly ties into her backstory as a child who suffered coming from a rich bloodline of syndicate crime. And don’t think this is me bashing on Jason, bc it’s not!! I love Jason Todd - but for who he is. Not for this weird fandom version of him who is either still suffering from the craze the lazarus pit puts you through, or this Joan of Arc of Gotham character either.
I'm gonna be honest with you, this character confuses me a bit. I know that Bruce and Selina got married and had a daughter in their Earth-Two incarnations, and this daughter is Helena Wayne, who's Dick best buddy and a vigilante in her own right called Huntress.
Then I know Helena Bertinelli, daughter of a mafia lord who was introduced in the late 80s in the preboot comic continuity, and was a quite murdery vigilante called Huntress who Bruce didn't accept because she "reminded him of Barbara" (you gotta love DC's excuses for sexism and ableism lol it's not like Barbara was dead just paralyzed. Also it did not look like Bruce gave a shit about it at the end of TKJ that Joker had crippled her - "she reminds him or Barbara". LMAO Bruce).
Then post reboot the title Huntress was given back to Helena Wayne, however Helena Bertinelli is ALSO there and she's ALSO called Huntress? She appears in the Grayson run where Dick is an agent of Spyral, and she seems to be Italian-American but I don't think her origin is the same as in preboot? Also I have no idea about Helena Wayne's continuity post reboot - when she was conceived, who raised her, how did she become a vigilante, neither I have any idea where to find this info.
I agree that if she had been raised by Bruce it could have made for an interesting dynamic amongst the bats and birds. It did in Earth 2 even if only Dick is just there - they're not siblings but they also aren't not siblings? The dynamic is murky and I love murky. Pretty sure it would have changed everything for Damian as well, especially the fact that she would have most likely been the first object of Damian's need to prove himself worthy, instead of Tim.
That being said, not much of what you mentioned is fanon about Jason.
Jason had an arc in which he's a priest. Pretty normal that fans HC him as devout or anyway catholic.
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Father Todd in Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint Vol. 1 - this is an AU in which Jason was never taken in by Bruce and was never Robin.
As for the whole "protector of women and children" thing, you probably know that Jason was born in extreme poverty, his father was in and out of prison and his mother died of overdose. He is very much a child who suffered because of a broken system, and given how harshly he reacts when women and children are the recipient of violence "in his Robin days", is it really that strange that fans assume he carried these traits in adulthood?
We see him being sweet and protective to kids many times, or anyway losing his mcfucking shit when children are being harmed (like in Brothers in Blood). Imo that of Jason caring about vulnerable people is barely a headcanon, and I don't see how this would make him the Joan of Arc of Gotham either - if I'm being honest ALL vigilantes should care about minorities and vulnerable people, it's the other way around that is weird as fuck (like that arc in which Dick almost dies to prevent this guy from shutting down Bludhaven's casinos, like what the hell was Tim Seeley thinking exactly).
That being said, I understand your frustration if the character you like doesn't have recognition. Trust me I do! There's a lot of them for me too, especially female and/or non white characters who had maybe 1 run ages ago and then got forgotten by DC, and I would REALLY LIKE to see them more, and to see them acknowledged more by the fans (from the top of my mind, Jenni Ognats or Patricia Trayce).
But this isn't fandom's fault. As I mentioned before, Helena Bertinelli as a fleshed out character was a thing between 20 and 30 years ago, and most of tumblr's userbase was either very young or not born yet. DC forgot about her, stripped Huntress from her to give it to Helena Wayne, then brought her back but as an agent of Spyral and it really doesn't look like they care. Fans can't be held accountable for the fact that she's simply not there. They didn't "steal" Helena's traits to give them to Jason; this implies a willful and malicious intent from people who saw this character and decided her features fit another character better, and it's obviously not what happened - people barely know Helena Bertinelli exists if at all.
Also - I said this about Jason already and I will repeat it a million times: Jason wasn't picked at random from the sea of DC characters to be people's blorbo, he resonates with fans for a reason. Under the Red Hood is a deeply emotional and relatable arc for many people because it's the story of how a child was failed by every single person who was supposed to protect and guide him, and then was failed again as an adult victim who demanded to be seen and heard and acknowledged, and instead was silenced again. It's heartbreaking to see how many people see this and say "this is me, this is what happened to me", but it is what it is, and most of all there is no taking this away from Jason's fans. DC tried to villainize him, to make him look and sound like a madman, to make him unhinged and deranged and they had Tim suggest that "maybe it's the Lazarus Pit that drove him mad", but it didn't work and fans still love him and still consider him a symbol of how "bad victims" are treated worse than their abusers, and keep being retraumatized by a society that prefers turning a blind eye to violence than deal with the issue at its root.
And lastly, bitching won't get you anywhere. I am the living proof that the right way to make people interested in something is to be passionate about that something. You want more folks to pay attention to Helena Bertinelli, then since DC won't do anything with her, the most effective thing you can do is post about her - write essays, draw her, write fics with her, create webweavings and moodboards, commission this stuff if you don't have the skills. Complaining that she should be the recipient of fandom love won't make anyone more interested in her.
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pasta-in-the-pudding · 4 months
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how do Julius and Jason flirt with someone they are interested in making their s/o? Separate of course. What are their strong points? Weak points? Shy or confident? Awkward or sweet talker? Observe you from a far too learn all your interests or just take you on a once in a life fairy tale date and hope it works? Kiss on the first date or wait? Things like this!
You are my favorite blog!🖤
Aw, thank you friend! It feels so good to be people's favorite!
Thank you so much for requesting!!
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Julius The Dressmaker
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Julius is a very interesting person when it comes to dating
Usually he will just try to be himself, but if he picks up on something you find attractive, he will adapt to fit that standard for you
He is very confident when it comes to making someone his s/o
If he wants something, he will do everything in his power to get it
Something that does change from person to person is dependent on whether you are more masc presenting or more fem presenting
If you are fem presenting, he will try to be "manly" for you. He will still be himself, but he will just kind of "masculinize" certain features of himself
If you are masc presenting, he will be more soft and "feminine". Again he will still be himself, just sort of accentuating his feminine features
If you are androgynous he will probably just do whatever he thinks you will like better
He tries to be super smooth with his sweet talking, but most of it just comes out as "sweet" rather than "smooth"
Which is still fine, just not exactly what he wanted
Honestly he probably won't bother to learn much about you other than a few likes and dislikes of yours, he wants it to be a surprise for him when you two are dating
So chances are, he will instead just build up a friendship with you (by friendship I mean very flirty acquaintances), and then ask you out randomly and hopes it works
You could literally just be walking in the hallway and he will ask lol
He isn't much of a "special date" guy, so he'll likely just take you out on something where you two can be alone
An empty movie theatre, shopping, eating at a restaurant, etc
During this time, he will try a little harder to pick up on your likes and dislikes, as well as what you think of him
When it comes to the idea of having a first kiss on the first date, he is of the mind that whatever happens happens
If the opportunity presents itself, he will of course take it
But if you aren't comfortable doing that quite yet, or if he can't get a read on how well you like him, then he won't
He is very go with the flow when it comes to the date itself, it is just sort of whatever you wanna do
If the date goes well, he will ask you on another
and another
and another
Until maybe your 4th or 5th date, then he will ask if you like him enough to become his partner or if you need more time
He is sort of impatient though, so don't drag him along too long or he might lose interest
Jason The Toymaker
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Jason is a very "traditional" lover if that makes sense
He is very romantic in every sense of the word, and will make sure he woos you to the best of his ability
He learns almost all of your interests, likes and dislikes, both from observing you from afar and talking to you
Once he knows your interests, he will slowly start building a relationship with you
He isn't very flirty, as it just doesn't suit him
He isn't necessarily shy, moreso bashful
He will shyly offer you small gifts, muttering some excuse about how he was just clearing out some clutter and definitely didn't make something just for you
Speaking of gifts, a lot of his gifts are handmade
He thinks that gifts have more value if they are made specifically for someone
When it comes to asking you on a date, he will kind of take a leap of faith
He will set up a romantic picnic in the garden, set to be taken place at night with some candles for the lighting
He will set it up with your favorite foods and drinks and maybe some of your favorite music
He will ask that you allow him to lead you with your eyes closed
He will place his hands over your eyes and lead you to his little spot, and when you arrive he will uncover your eyes with a "tada!"
He will continue standing behind you, observing your reaction
Assuming you take it well, he will then move to stand in front of you, taking your hands and proclaiming his love for you
Not in an overbearing stalker way, but in a sweet, thought out way
And then you will feast on the foods, talking and laughing the night away
After this, he kind of just assumes that you are romantic partners
BUT he refuses to make any advances (such as your first kiss) until he is sure you are completely comfortable
He also waits for a while because he isn't quite comfortable himself
He isn't terribly used to physical affection, and it will take him a while to accept the idea of kissing
He is fine holding hands and maybe some light affections like pressing your foreheads together, but other than that, he will want to wait
Just be patient with him because I promise you, it will pay off
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robinnumberfive · 1 year
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so glad we are all collectively hating on picolo. he is a prime example of an artist using modernisation as an excuse to flatten characters, the low effort ‘aesthetic vibe’ is supposed to distract you from the fact that hes literally RUINING your favourites… his damian looks like gotham knights jason (/neg) and just overall its really obvious that hes undeserving of the opportunities hes been given.
he doesnt know what hes doing at all, there are so many other amazing fan artists that could and have made modern designs while still staying true to the original concepts and personalities. hiring picolo just because he has a big following really shows where DCs head is at.
some other things on picolo from twitter:
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his hypocrisy over starfires design after bashing anna diops interpretation in titans.
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proof of his inability to follow through on projects and just his overall carelessness towards fans who want to support him.
hes also participated in a bunch of scams and voted for a fascist, do with this what you will.
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trust-and-jump · 9 months
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"Call me Mystery" by Lilse - fic rec for those who can live without physical whump and canon-like action
okay but Call Me Mystery by Lilse has so many comments and is so interesting to discuss. Like. Author writes the dialogues and thoughts very cool. There is not much action in the fic, but it sure as hell has a lot of very intense stuff. I like it even more than the first part in the series. Lol Good Parent Bruce Wayne trope doesn't ruin it. And ROTATED CHARACTER POV! IT'S NOT! CENTERED! ON ONE! CHARACTER! it's nice. There is no one character in the center! They all get their chapters and you can't even separate them and skip to what you like. It's a complicated net. With holes, a little. But interesting and evolving.
The thing is, this story is not focused on how bad some people and actions are, and there is no character bashing. The story is focused on dialogues and misunderstandings and relationships of this very unusual family. And not what's good for vigilantes but what's good for them as people.
Characters: Bruce, Dick, Damian, Jason, Tim, Alfred. And young Dick and Jason from parallel universe, who named themselves John and Peter (second names).
(certainly not for people who thinks canon-only, but I don't see here any of very annoying fanon tropes and interpretations!!!!!!! or maybe I am biased because I'm following this story a long time already and not planning to drop it at all)
it's not like it's the best fic I love the most. And it's certainly not perfect. But it's something close and warm to me - because of how much work Lilse puts in there, and because of the way Lilse interacts with the readers. And the fact that, despite not really knowing canon, Lilse is not very biased and, in my opinion, all the characters in Call Me Mystery are valid. Well, Alfred is not enough there, but he has an excuse hshskaldhslamdpdpdlsfppff. Also Dick and Jason trying to be responsible adults and sometimes failing miserably - nice. And Jason's lemonades. And Dick's temper and tiredness. Tim has a bad time, but he's not woobified at all. And the fact that I finally, finally realised that this story has Bruce angst (for some reason I didn't notice it for very long time but now my eyes are open, I finally imagined myself in his place in this story). And. And. And Damian - I have no words,
Unfortunately, the characters outside of the listed are not mentioned (well, Gordon is, and someone else, but no other vigilantes or superheroes have attention). Cass and Duke probably don't exist here, bc Bruce doesn't mention them in his thoughts. That's okay, that's much better than showing some half-assed versions of them like some people do.
okay I have MUCH more to say about this fic but it doesn't matter what I think, because I would just write and write and write and write and it would be too long.
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sanityshorror · 11 months
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Wait how is Killian is a rip off? I don’t see he’s a rip off. Is he rip off of Lillian the girl who is shipped with Jason without creators permission? I don’t think so. He LOOKS NOTHING LIKE her. First of all, he has blond hair not brown. He isn’t a vampire Mary sue like her(no offense). He is also good character isn’t ship with other canon pasta characters without permission, he’s with Julius(your character also which is great). Please do not listen to those false rumors, I’m glad you called them out. JEEZ, people these days are TOXIC without educating themselves. Just because they has same name doesn’t mean they are similar. Don’t get me wrong, I do want creepypasta creators deserves better. But strangers never had rights to harass everyone!
Guys please, calling characters rip off is sometimes childish excuse to bash characters when they look NOTHING alike and has NOTHING to do with each other! DONE
Thank you anon!!!
Not to mention, this nearly 28 year old woman was the one stalking ME. 😐
I tried to ignore it, but she got a bunch of people to eat up the false claims so I put my foot down.
Love ya anon /platonic
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ragnarokhound · 9 months
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your tags on that post you just rb’d (about dc being inconsistent and thus more open to fan interpretation) are so real that’s exactly how i feel about it
haven’t been reading the comics/watching the various animations + films for long but i have noted how differently characters and dynamics are portrayed per source
some of the writers (comics not fanfiction) can be a bit annoying when it’s clear that they don’t like the character they’re writing and it’s directly affecting how they write the character but for the most part it’s honestly kinda refreshing imo that dc has this yesterday does not reflect today sorta vibe when it comes to characterization and how the characters interact
like yeah let them be insane in different but complementary ways throughout the various forms of media <3 it’s a treat
they seem to do this especially with jason todd and like i’m all for it bc it opens up so many different ways fans can interpret his character in fanwork
there’s not really a right or wrong way to go about interpreting dc characters bc chances are, the source material has already portrayed them in that manner years back before scrapping it for a slightly different characterization (that still maintains a few core personality traits that act as the character’s signature)
kinda pick your own adventure in the sense that you can choose which canon version of the character/plot you like the most
(I got excited, wall of text incoming lmao)
Yes!! Exactly, yes - the funniest thing to me about writing fic for comics is that I'm p sure the Official comic artists and writers basically get a set of golden rules on the characters they're going to be writing for (batman must be x, dick grayson cannot do y, gotham must be grungy) but a lot of things are up to them.
While their stuff goes through edits and vets to make sure it will fit the canon...the canon is already one big, ongoing game of telephone. It's why we can sort comics ala the "golden age" vs the "silver age" and why these tonal shifts happen. So when you write fic, you're basically hitching a ride on this grand tradition lol you just don't have any industry standards you have to follow or edits that you have to make
And oh god, yeah, it can be very annoying when you figure out that a writer simply...does not like a character lol. Like, excuse me, DC, could you tag this for character bashing please
But I 100% agree, and i love that way you put it, that 'yesterday does not reflect today' - absolutely the vibe. The desire to be evergreen in comics means that they Will scrap things at a certain point to reintroduce a character so that they can tell a different story with them - which is fun! And very, very close to the nature of reading fanworks!
Every time I open a new fic, I have to reset the characters in my brain because a different author is writing them and will cherrypick the things they like about canon and about the characters. It's like a faster, rawer, and generally hornier version of picking up new source material lol (with many caveats about accuracy, something something industry standards something something "i know them best" but i digress)
"like yeah let them be insane in different but complementary ways throughout the various forms of media <3 it’s a treat" - points at this. yes. YES. YEESSSSS
And Jason. Ough. Jason is such a fascinating character to me, not just because of the whole black sheep of the batfam thing he has going, but because of the absolutely divisive nature of him. (I still reel over the whole 'do you HATE this child? Would you like us to KILL HIM FOR YOU? Vote now and we'll brutally murder a teenager!' thing. Like what!! That happened!!)
You can't get away from how brutal he is (cool backstory, still murder) but there is a wiiiiide range of sympathy to play from. You can figure out a lot about how a person feels about the death penalty based on how they treat Jason Todd lol
But yeah, I kind of love the modular nature of comics - from a writer's standpoint it makes it so much easier to relax about getting it "right" because like. There is no right way and also a hundred right ways, and you're doing fine sweetie <3
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mangasstuffcomics · 2 years
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Fanon batfam is outright terrible let's begin
The robins are given one personality traits
Dick is the overprotective older brother that loves cereal is hyperactive and these people will will downplay his intelligence to a point some fics make him him stupid and he likes hugging people yes dick has hugged damian and tim more once but the these fics take it to the extreme
Jason is swearing badass black sheep bitter I hate everyone dude who made stupid and the excuse he lived on street stop it Jason is very intelligent in canon stop really and the swearing and smoking Jason rarely does those things in canon where did those come from
Tim they will make him a soft small and thin dude that loves coffee and doesn't sleep and make it like tim is weak and cannot look after himself
Damian his either the cute baby brother and gremilan or they have him stab and bite people and the exgratte his personality to a point or they will make him way to soft and they will make him a assassion that can do nothing but fight and then downplay his intelligence damian has helped build a flying Batmobile can mimic voices plays the violin and other instruments and has degrees stop making damian and the other robins dumb to make tim look better
The fanon tropes tim and jason calling damian demon spawn and having jason hate all of the batfam members expect for tim bashing dick damian for taking robin
Making Janet and Jack drake way more neglectful than they should be
Damian being bashed for cutting tim line even though tim was the one to put a already insecure ten olde who was raised as a assassion and abused on to a hit list
And bullshit like damian should have to earn his father love and effective bullshit nobody should have earn there parents love your parents should automatically love you
And the Making jason hate damian as soon they meet calling him a brat hating his attitude just hating him in general
Canon jason: I like damian attitude
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Damian still needs to hang out with jason more but tim on the other hand they barely interact they need way more
The fact that damian has interacted with jason more than has with tim despite those to living in the same manor for a while is something
Besides dick jason is the brother damian has interacted with second most if dc comics tried hard enough damian could be as close with jason as he is with dick
Because there are fics who try and make tim damian favorite like no his favorite dick and jason afterwards
And there fics where where dick is made to prefer tim over damian how dick made damian robin dick raised Damian for a year dick wanted to adopt damian dick and damian have one of the closest relationships in the batfam what version of the comics are you reading
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katberk · 2 years
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Fanfic Ideas #3
Dividers made by @animatedglittergraphics-n-more​
And here’s number 3 :)
I’m also a very big person on fluff and hurt to comfort so the majority or all will probably just be that lol
1st list, 2nd list
x = Romantic
& = Platonic
🌸 = Someone wrote/read story
If you find any of these/write them please tag me 🥰
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~22nd one~
Eddie Munson x reader, (Eleven & reader)
Reader’s in California while Eddie’s still in Hawkins. Surprise surprise her new neighbors are the Byers and she can’t help but become best friends with Eleven and be an older sister to her. When school starts for the kids reader works as an assistant teacher in their class. When she realizes that the class isn’t being to nice to Eleven she steps in and gets down to business.
(More of an experience in California and how the reader helps her new neighbors — so more of Eleven & reader)
*Goes up behind Angela and slaps the back of her head, then leans down and whispers in her ear* “Pay attention and stop being a snobby bitch”
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~23rd one~
Joe Keery x reader
In an interview together the interview starts to ask super uncomfortable questions to the reader. Luckily Joe’s there to make sure the reader’s comfortable and happy while he tears the interviewer apart for upsetting his S/O
“Ummm excuse me?!”
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~24th one~
Eddie Munson x Cheerleader reader
In a rush Eddie forgets his important binder for Hellfire! Only noticing when he gets there he tries his best to stall and figure out a plan. All of a sudden there’s a knock at the door and in walks the reader with said binder in hand!
“Umm hey! You forgot your binder at home!” :)
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~25th one~
Joe Keery x reader
You and Joe tell how you met to your fans at a con. To say the least, it’s super funny. (Have you guys seen the Domino’s commercial?! ❤️)
“How did you guys meet?!”
“Domino’s”
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~26th one~
Billy Hargrove x reader
Billy had a great idea for a date. That idea was to surprise reader with a horror movie marathon to hopefully scare them into his arms. Instead he’s the one scared and the reader is the horror fanatic!
“ The Exorcist?! Hell yeah!!!”
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~27th one~
Billy Hargrove x reader (Soulmate au)
(Where you get the same scars/injuries as your soulmate)
What if Billy never died from the hands of the Mind Flayer and instead lived but at the cost of scars all over his body? What if one day at the pool he spots a girl with the same gruesome scars as his?!
“W-where did you get those?!”
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~28th one~
Joseph Quinn x reader
What’s an amazing birthday present? Two tickets to Metallic’s concert! What can top that? Your boyfriend playing Master of Puppets with the band! What else is there? Well when the song’s finished Joseph decides to pop the question!
“Eddie Munson himself said that you would enjoy this!”
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~29th one~
Eddie Munson x reader
You’ve read the fanfics where the reader hits Jason with their lunch tray! If I was being bullied (Or him picking on Eddie) by Jason and my food (especially if it was spaghetti) fell all over me I would bash him over the head until he’s unconscious!!! So that’s exactly what the reader does!
“STOP. PICKING. ON. ME. (EDDIE.) YOU. PATHETIC. BITCH!”
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~30th one~
Bat Eddie Munson x Mouse reader
Predator and Prey oh how that’ll go down, but to everyone’s surprise the two hybrids show that love can come to anyone and anything! You know what they say opposites attract!
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~31st one~
Joe Keery x reader
Joe and the reader spend their Christmas together after long months of shooting their new movie. Enjoying warm coco and snuggling in warm blankets reader has a giant surprise!
“Merry Christmas Joe!”
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full---ofstarlight · 2 years
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wip wednesday!!!
back at it again with more of my eddie x chrissy fic :3c
tldr; a canon divergent eddie x chrissy au where everyone who died in stranger things season 4 comes back to life post whatever the fuck happens in s5, that is actually mostly an angsty normal people-esque summer after high school story with the added complication that both parties died and came back to life and are unpacking that 
After everyone gets their burgers and pancakes and baskets of fries, Chrissy pinches the straw of her Tab soda between two painted fingers and chances another glance across the room. She’s been sneaking them throughout the meal, only when she’s certain that Jason isn’t looking. 
It’s a game she’s been playing. Sometimes when she looks up, Eddie isn’t looking. She tries to look at him for as long as she can, before Jason will notice. Sometimes, Eddie doesn’t meet her gaze in time. Sometimes, Eddie glances up and then when he sees her looking, he makes a face — sticks out his tongue, bares all his teeth, crosses his eyes. She has to press her lips together to stop from laughing. Sometimes, when she looks up, he’s already looking at her. He’s usually not smiling when this happens, and it’s only when she meets his gaze that his mouth twists into an almost bashful smile. 
This time, however, when she looks up, he’s standing up and talking to his friends, motioning to the door, a lighter in his hand. When he strides across the diner, Eddie glances at her once and only once, but holds her gaze for long enough that she sits up a little straighter and feels her heart beat faster.
She excuses herself, muttering to Jason that she needs to use the bathroom. He doesn’t react at all, or say anything back, which makes her think that maybe he didn’t hear her. It’s the sort of thing she would’ve gotten annoyed at before, but now she’s thankful that she can slip away without him even noticing. She walks right past the bathrooms and out the backdoor. 
When she steps out into the night, her eyes take a moment to adjust. There aren’t any windows behind the diner and the only light comes from a single light hanging above the door. A single moth flitters around it. There’s a dumpster out here, and Chrissy wrinkles her nose at the smell. She takes a small step forward, poking her head forward, and turning left and right. 
“You looking for me?”
Eddie’s voice would’ve shocked her if it were not exactly what she wanted to hear. He leans next to the dumpster and flicks his lighter, the orange glow of it illuminating his face for a moment as the tip of his cigarette catches onto the flame. Then it flickers away and he’s cast in shadow once more.
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I am almost done with the first chapter!! Though, I am hoping to complete two of them before I post, just so I have some forward momentum 
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nadiafalconer · 5 months
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I wrote this yeeeeeaaarrrssss ago when I was in a specific rom-com era. I want to say this is from like 2015?? 2016? This is a one-shot excerpt. I don’t think this is going anywhere or will be built upon but it was a good exercise on writing a flowing conversation with multiple characters.
Anyway, any constructive tips are appreciated. Who knows?? Maybe I’ll be inspired to breathe some life into it.
meeting the friends
He nodded and we walked in. "Hey, y'all wanna grab a beer?" Tom asked the room. A couple of "yeahs" and grunts ran across the room. "I've got this." I told them, walking towards the bar. As I passed by Grayson, he whispered "incredible" again, with my favorite crooked smile on his face. I smiled back, winking and went to get the drinks. Now, if I remembered correctly, and I do, Tom liked PBR, Jason was a Sam Adam's fan, and Tim and Jack are Bud Light kind of men. Placing the orders, I headed back.
"They'll be out in a second." I said, announcing my return.
"Hey you." Grayson said.
"Hey yourself." I returned, slipping in next to him in the booth.
"So Rachel, what do you like to do for fun?" Tom inquired.
Now, this is a pivotal moment, honestly, this whole evening with the guys is a pivotal moment because it's basically judgement day with them.
"Well, on the surface, it looks like I do normal things like, you know, working out, finding out new places and things, meeting up with friends but really, I'm just wrecking havoc, seeing destruction." I said dead panned with my voice dipping slightly at the end. Jason cracked a smile, Tim chuckled softly, Jack nodded agreeingly but Tom fired on, fulfilling the role of the inquisitor.
"You work out for fun?"
"Yeah I do. It's good for stress. And the body and all that."
"Right, right."
"Yep. I try to drag this one along" I gesture towards Grayson "but he can't quite keep up. So I try to take it easy on him."
"Can't keep up huh?"
"Sorry buddy. It's the truth."
"Don't sweat it." I told him, patting his thigh. He grabbed my hand, gave it a little squeeze and held on under the table. Our drinks arrived then, with fresh beer nuts and the waiter started attempting to distribute it when I delegated the drinks and the owners.
"Damn. That's pretty good." Tim said. "How'd you know?"
"I saw you all with them when I came in."
"We weren't drinking when you came in."
"True. You all were done but the bottles were in your vicinity at the table. I made an educated guess."
"Well, that's a damn good educated guess." Tim said in that sure way of his.
"Why, thank you."
"So Grayson here tells us that y'all met at a rodeo." I nodded.
"Excuse my assumptions but what were you doing there?"
Chuckling, I answered. "A friend of mine from school loves horses. Always has. We recently reconnected and he invited me out. It's been a while since I've been to one actually. College time was the last couple of times I'd been to a rodeo."
"'He' huh?" Tom jumped back into the conversation.
"Yep. 'He.'"
"How close are you and he?"
"How ever do you mean?" I innocently asked. He slightly squinted his eyes, realizing that I was forcing him to voice his insinuations aloud. Staying true to his reputation, he fired on unashamedly.
"How close are y'all? Your rodeo friend and yourself?"
"Pretty close, now that we've reconnected. We do all sorts of things, you know. Sometimes we get together and just braid our hair, other times, we like to go to cafés and bash on people's outfit choices but our absolute favorite pastime would have to be trying on dresses together when we go shopping." He smiled. "Right, right." He said, his twang slipping in. "She's funny." He told Grayson.
"She's also right here." I said, winking at him. "So, tell me, which one of you knew he was going to go riding without any safety precautions?" I turned on them. I saw recognition flash in all of their eyes. "Yeah, that's right. I know. Buddy over here got hurt and on your watch. Let's try to keep that to a minimum yeah?"
A chorus of "Yep.", "Yes ma'am.", "You've got it." rang loud and clear, with Jack staying true to his nature as a man of few words, he nodded and uttered a firm "Got it."
"Good. Now I've heard that you like to get some beers and go to the range?"
"Uh yeah. We do."
"Good. When you're ready, we should go." I told them.
"I like her." Jason said matter of factly, then turned to me and repeated his statement. "I like you."
"Why, thank you." I told him.
"I second that." Tim added. Jack nodded firmly and shot me a wink. I smiled fully and clapped my hands. Tom stayed silent, looked around in betrayal at his friends as though they'd broken a pact.
"Well then. This would've awkward, if I succumbed to peer pressure." Tom quipped.
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aalghul · 2 years
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I don’t mind the labels “Batman greatest success/failure” for Dick and Jason respectively, but I think people don’t understand what they mean. They refer to Bruce’s actions and results in trying to save them from the fate of a lonely orphan that watched his parent(s) die tragically in front of him; they do NOT refer to Dick or Jason’s accomplishments as characters. Bruce saved Dick from becoming another angry, traumatized kid that felt like he had no family. He couldn’t save Jason because in the end, Jason ran away because he felt like a biological mother was his only chance at having a parent that wouldn’t leave him. Because Bruce, unknowingly, caused him to feel that way. That is Batman’s greatest failure, not some unfair criticism of Jason labelling him as the “worst/angry Robin” claiming that he’s a black mark among the Bats. Quite honestly, “Batman’s greatest success/failure” has nothing to do with Dick or Jason as people, only Bruce’s role as a parent to them.
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sinfulwrites · 2 years
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Can you smack their ass?
Thinking about Jason and Thomas's cake and wrote this.
(excuse the gif, I just couldn't help myself)
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Yes
Jason Voorhees: While you should definitely wait until you two have been intimate at least once, you can absolutely grab his butt. It’s going to embarrass him every time though. He gets all red and shuffles away, but don’t be fooled. He’s not uncomfortable. He’s just not used to this. He takes it as a compliment, you liking his ass so much, but he’s not used to being appreciated like this.
Bubba Sawyer: Every time your hand grazes his ass he squeaks, it’s adorable. Even if he knows it’s coming, it seems to surprise him every time. His face gets all red and he playfully covers his butt with his hands after you do. If your hands are still on him he will grab them and kiss them all while babbling to himself. You don’t know what he’s saying, but you know he’s happy.
Brahms Heelshire: The first time you did it, it spooked him, but later in his room he realized he actually really liked it. His ass became free game, grab away, Y/N! He especially loves when you grab it when you’re being intimate, even if he’s the one on top that night. You grabbing at his ass while he plows into you just tips him off the edge every time. Don’t be surprised if he starts doing it to you too. He can’t keep his hands to himself.
Vincent Sinclair: Another one who got spooked the first time you did it. Did you just… Grab his ass? He’s trying to figure out what’s so good about it, but he can’t see what you see. He still doesn’t get why you’re so into his ass, but he doesn’t stop you from grabbing it. Sometimes he will lay on his stomach in bed just so you can. He may be bending over a little longer than he has to too… Okay maybe he enjoys the attention you’re giving his butt more than he will admit.
Proceed with caution
Zombie Jason Voorhees: You should wait until your relationship has passed that intimate line before grabbing at his ass, just like with regular Jason. Dying and coming back to life has taken some of his bashfulness, so he won’t shy away. Instead, he’ll take it as an invitation. He will turn and face you, then he will pin you against the wall and give you a little payback by groping your ass. You better not have plans later, because he plans to take up the rest of your time today.
Michael Myers: Michael is a man who likes his personal space, you know this better than anyone. It takes a while just for him to be comfortable with hand holding, so it will take a while for him to warm up to you grabbing his ass of all places. When he does though, you better know what you’re getting yourself into. The second your hand touches him he is going to grab it and pin it above your head while pinning you against the nearest surface. Your teasing has consequences, as you will come to find out when he grabs your ass in retaliation, under your clothes…
Thomas Hewitt: Most of the time, Thomas is very modest and almost shy around you. When you grab his ass though? Oh, he is 100% taking that as an invitation to grab you in return, and much more… If you two have a rare moment alone in the house prepare to be fucked on whatever surface he can find. If the house is occupied by the other residents, he’s scooping you up and taking you straight to bed. Kissing you down your neck to your chest while groping your ass the whole way there.
Bo Sinclair: He gets the biggest grin on his face every time you do it. If you try to escape afterwards he will chase you down to finish what you started. If you’re brave enough to stick around, be prepared for his merciless teasing. You like his ass, huh? Congratulations, you got Bo to strip tease for you so you can see it in all its glory. (While you’re in the chair waiting for him to finally touch you after what feels like hours of teasing.)
No
RZ Michael Myers: When Michael was young, he had the displeasure of knowing a man named Ronnie. Ronnie was overly touchy and creepy to Michael and his sister, his favorite thing to do was smack him on the butt when he walked by. When you smacked him on the ass when he walked past you, you threw him back to that awful time. It took all of his strength not to recoil after you did it. He slowly turned himself around to look at you, his glare immediately wiping the smirk off your face. “Don’t.” You very wisely nodded your head, and never did it again.
2018 Michael Myers: While he has no trauma to explain why he doesn’t like it, he doesn’t. Call him a grumpy old man if you want to, he just doesn’t like it. Every time you do it he gives you an eye roll before leaving you alone for a while. This is the one and only time he compromises on something, agreeing not to touch your ass since he won’t let you touch his. He only agreed so you would stop doing it though, so don’t test your luck with anything else. (The blood will keep getting in the house Y/N, please accept it.)
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danny-chase · 3 years
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Honestly, I don’t even care if Tim drinks coffee or not, but at this point coffee addict Tim has become so synonymous with tropes i hate in fanfic if i see him drinking that stuff i just leave. 
Like a good 75% of the time if Tim’s drinking coffee the fic is also going to contain (rant under cut):
1. Character bashing Dick for taking away Robin and kicking Tim out of the family without acknowledging any of Tim’s faults (ie physically throwing Dick over his shoulder and demanding he be left alone before going off to find Bruce)
2. Character bashing Damian for making uwu little boi Tim feel so unsafe in his home again without acknowledging any of Tim’s faults (ie punching Damian in the face after he finds out Damian is Robin) 
3. Some combination of either Damian and/or Dick apologizing to Tim for things the author has clearly not read the source material for.
4. Cass doesn’t exist and instead the person to find Tim while searching for Bruce is Jason for some reason. Bonus points if Cass is there only to point out how sad a character is and basically be a therapy dog.
5. If Young Justice is there to sweep Tim off his feet into the arms his loving friends, it’s only Core Four and we ignore Greta, Anita, and Cissie because they aren’t core despite Cissie and Greta being there for almost the entire comic and Anita being an absolutely wonderfully kind person who was there for at least half the run
6. Tim is the smartest one of all, bow before his intelligence, he wasn’t grasping at straws he was just right the entire time, everyone is mean and terrible for not believing him.
7. Tim is the most sad, most traumatized member of the family, and this justifies all his behavior, no one else (except maybe jason) is allowed to have trauma that may have influenced their behavior. Jack and Janet are the worst parents in existence and Tim was always so lonely why did no one notice (companied with we’ve made Tim’s backstory even sadder for dramatic effect, growing up in boarding schools is not traumatic enough)? Everyone is terrible for not recognizing his trauma, they have no excuses for not doing so. 
8. I haven’t stumbled into any of these fics with Steph but i’m gonna guess since you clearly didn’t read the comics your about to either ignore their entire relationship, or not admit that Tim infantized her a ton (you can’t be a hero but i can, stay where you’re safe, etc.). Maybe she’s just here to throw bricks at Tim or smth idk.
9. Tim never apologizes, ever. For anything that happened in RR. Every mistake that other characters made is still canon in this fic, but none of the things Tim canonically did are.
10. There’s no way in hell Duke is going to make an appearance in this fic - we don’t have to include him because he wasn’t in this timeline. Okay but nice!Jason wasn’t here either so... where’s Duke? Cass?? Cass was in the comic but she’s not here either? And Damian’s a demon too? Huh. Wonder why the only “caring” person is Jason, who was a serial killer at this point in the comics. Maybe like reflect on what makes Jason different in comparison to the others.
I literally have no issues with Tim being a depressed coffee addict it’s just why do people use that as an excuse to bash characters for things they did (taken completely out of context) or things they never did? Or belittle the role of Cass in his life. Idk if you’re gonna “fix” a comic, maybe read the source material?
#had to get the fanon hate out of my system after reblogging that last post sorry#negativity#fanon critical#coffee tim is harmless it just comes with so much baggage i hate it#at this point its just a red flag for me#the tim characterization that comes with it isn't even that bothersome it's just like...#why the hell is jason the only person allowed to be a good brother in this fic#when Dick was a good brother during the era and y'all ignore those bits#and Damian would have been better if Tim didn't PUNCH HIM IN THE FACE#in the first issue#and ALSO CASS IS RIGHT THERE#but smh cass isn't allowed to be a human in this fandom#i legit hate therapy dog Cass so much like wtf is wrong with y'all why would you write her like that#just make a therapist character or OC use someone else cuz that aint it#anti tim drake#tagging anti just in case#i literally don't even hate canon tim i just read his comics and was like there are more interesting characters#canon tim's fine he's literally just a dork he's got some cute scenes#he plays video games with Barbara and locks Dick in her simulation room#but like fanon tim is just so annoying at this point#mostly because every other character is butchered into oblivion#i don't think i've ever seen legitimate criticism of any character on this website other than like Jason and Bruce#because the people writing criticism haven't actually... read the source material#so you're criticizing the character based on things other people said they've done with zero context for any reason they did it#i swear if i ever see someone call duke boring cuz he's the sane one i think i'll lose my goddamn mind#yall made him boring 😤#he's perfectly not boring in the comics 😤#rant post
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poisonedapples · 2 years
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care to share more foster!au angst??? this au is my life and breath i absolutely adore it
You know what? I’m using this as my chance to post the ficlet I’ve been thinking about for the last two days. Enjoy, anon
Warnings for bullying and a really mean Virgil who’s doing the bullying, and one mention of attempted murder and hospitals toward the end
You know, Jason was having a good day. He was.
His math test came back better than expected, so he was pretty proud of himself for that. Then his best friend invited him over to his house to spend the night. He’d just gotten a PlayStation with a bunch of games for his birthday, so it was an eighth graders dream that’s been filling him with excitement since lunch. And, the gym teacher had been out sick, so everyone played on their own instead of doing their volleyball unit that Jason considered a personal hell. Him and a couple friends played basketball together instead, so that was really fun.
Best part? Virgil was supposed to be back from suspension today, but in all the classes he shared with him, Virgil wasn’t there. That was considered a blessing.
At least, he thought it was. Then it was after school, after Jason’s chess club had just ended, and he was in the bathroom while he waited for his mom to come pick him up. He won the match today. Just another reason to have a good feeling about today.
All that went out the window when he opened the stall door.
Virgil was there. He didn’t know why, but he was there, leaning against the wall and obviously waiting for him. They made eye contact when Jason opened the door, and that’s when he knew everything was about to go downhill.
So much for a good day.
“Hey, man,” Virgil seethed, looking Jason over with a scowl. “I’ve been meaning to talk to you all day.”
Jason’s hands were already shaking. “Uh…w-why?”
Virgil didn’t answer, not with his words anyway. He grabbed at Jason’s backpack and ripped it off of his shoulder, opening it and throwing everything out that he deemed useless to him. Jason just stood there watching, until anger came over Virgil’s face again, and he threw the backpack at him again.
“You never have anything fucking good anymore,” Virgil seethed. Shit, he was probably looking to steal some food, but Jason thought he wasn’t here today so he ate it all. God damnit. “Nothing to fucking give after all the bullshit you’ve put me through? Don’t act dumb, I know you fucking told. You’re the only one who could’ve.”
Jason put his hands up in surrender. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to tell, I just- my mom noticed something was wrong and she figured it was you so she got mad and-”
Jason yelped as he felt Virgil grab onto his hair and push him onto the floor, holding his face down in an iron grip. Virgil shoved his face next to his, and Jason froze. “I don’t give a fuck about what your excuse is. I’m sick of your fucking excuses!”
A sharp pain landed on his torso, and it took Jason a second to recognize it as Virgil kneeing him in the stomach. He tried not to flinch, to act like he didn’t care, but it was hard. It hurt.
He could see a smile spread onto Virgil’s face, and for a second, Jason thought he might be looking at a demon. “This little conversation here? It never happened. You got that?”
Jason nodded best he could against the grip. Virgil still didn’t let him go. “So God help me, if I get so much as a fucking detention again, you’re fucking dead. I’ll bash your fucking skull in until there’s nothing left.”
Virgil lifted up Jason’s head, and as if he was demonstrating, smacked it into the wall and let him fall back to the floor from the impact. His hand gripped at his head, and Virgil stomped right next to him. He couldn’t help the flinch.
“Get out.” Virgil threatened. “Get the fuck out, now, fucking go!”
That’s all Jason needed. He grabbed at as much of his scattered belongings as he could, swinging his open backpack over his shoulder again and making a run for it. He didn’t stop until he was in a bathroom on the other side of the building, chest heaving and tears threaten to spring out. But he didn’t cry. He stuffed back all the stuff he got in his backpack, and begged for his mom to arrive soon. His head hurt.
The next day, Jason snuck a whole lunch to school in a desperate attempt to keep Virgil satisfied. But he wasn’t there that day. Or the next one.
At first, Jason considered that a blessing.
Then, a few weeks later on the news, his mom told him about a case they were reporting. A case of a mom and a dad being arrested for attempted murder, after their son Virgil was found half dead in their living room from stab wounds.
The next day, Jason took a walk to the closest emergency room to Virgil’s neighborhood. He stood outside, and wondered if Virgil was threatening any nurses to give him food. Or maybe he wasn’t even awake, too injured to threaten or hurt anybody else.
It was a bittersweet thought.
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