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limetameta · 7 months

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Was anyone going to tell me about alternate dimension lobotimized Joker, or was I just supposed to find that well of opportunity out by watching the episode A better world in Justice League?? Like my dudes, this is amazing batjokes real estate here. *slams Joker like the hood of the batmobile* The potential alone. The angst. Superman lobotomizing Joker to put a stop to him finally as he has done to numerous others. Batman thought that he was ready for this. That it had to be done. The voice in his head says that this should be everything he's ever dreamt of. The Joker stopped. He's not dead, either.

Surely. Surely this is what he's always hoped for.

But it isn't.

And it's far too late to return to how things were. All of the rogues gallery are lobotomized. They're calmer, and they don't cause any trouble. One can even say that Arkham is a home to them now. It's certainly nicer without all of the screaming and the mad cackling.

At first, he comes to visit him. The few doctors there treat this as his curiosity, but Batman is sceptical that the treatment worked. Surely, the Joker’s mind is unlike any other. A part of him he doesn't dare call hope wants the Joker to be faking his mellowed behaviour, his eerie calmness. He doesn't laugh, but he does smile when he sees Batman. And there's such a tragic layer behind the looks he gives him. No. It's tragic because the Joker has been stripped of the ability to hide. What Batman sees when the Joker looks at him now is the most raw display of love the clown has ever donned. When you strip away the guns and the knives and the acid and the gas, the purple suits and the maddening laughter - this is what's left: his deepest, sincerest form of love out for Batman to see. To judge. And he can't even hide behind a joke.

Even lobotimized, even after Superman destroyed the Joker - he couldn't destroy this.

Batman sees the Joker move gently, shyly to cup his hand in his. Over the glove. Batman’s breath hitches. He braces for impact, for when the Joker will take a knife out from his sleeve or a razor edged Joker card to slice at him with.

But it doesn't come. How could it? Those two lobotomy marks on his forehead, from where Superman's laser vision did its work, they glare.

"Batman," his smile doesn't reach his eyes, it doesn't even stretch wide enough for teeth to show. But what teeth are left to show? Have they not defanged the Joker?

Quiet and obedient are two things that don't suit the Joker. And Batman feels bile rising in his mouth. He feels anger at himself for letting this happen. But if Superman could kill Lex Luthor, surely this compromise is something Batman can accept.

"Joker, how do you feel?"

He blinks. Trying to think. "Half a brain lighter," he says and shrugs.

Batman dares to hope. But the laughter doesn't come. The Joker doesn't even wink. He yawns, exhausted, or too medicated. They're pumping him with more drugs than is necessary still. Precautions.

Batman grasps hold of the Joker by his wrist. Tighter than he intends. No flash of panic or excitement or even anger flashes across the Joker’s face. Nothing that can let Batman know there's anyone under that hollow mask, that face.

He's killed the man under the acid bleached skin and left something neither here nor there. Is this what might happen to him if the man under the cowl is to die?

"What do you like to do?" Batman asks him, controlling the way his voice sounds. Everyone is listening. Everyone is watching.

"I don't know. No jokes, though. They say I can't tell jokes anymore. But, um, well," he looks sheepish in this light, and normally Batman would say it's a ploy. But now he knows it isn't. So the honesty in the Joker’s expressions is worse than anything he's ever seen. "I don't really remember if I ever liked to do that. Did I ever make you laugh?" It's with childlike wonder that he looks at him now, inching closer than is allowed, but Batman can't find it in himself to push him away or to raise his voice at him. To remove him from himself and send him off to therapy or to his cell. His room. Wherever.

He won't be able to look at Superman again without seeing this.

"Yes." The admission comes at a cost.

The Joker’s eyes crinkle with happiness. "That's good." He grasps hold of his gloves hand and squeezes it. Not to hurt him. Just to feel him. Batman will never be able to return to Arkham. He will never be able to see this man again.

But it's too late anyway. The man he wants to see was ripped through those two marks on his forehead.

"Thank you." The Joker says. He's clasping both hands over his and smiling up at him. This is not the Joker you know, this will never be the Joker you knew. Nor will it ever be the one you wanted to know, the one who willingly went through rehabilitation.

But. But. The voice in your head goes on, louder, quicker: this needed to be done. How many people would need to die at his hand for you to realise this? Be happy Superman took this difficult task from your hands. You didn't kill. You still haven't killed.

The Joker mumbles something.

"What?" Batman barks, his voice flooded with wretched pain he hopes comes across as anger.

It doesn't. Even lobotomized, the Joker can tell: "Hush now," he comforts, patting his hands and humming, "you don't have to explain anything to me. You don't owe me anything, o Justice Lord."

The bile in Batman’s mouth is worse than any acid the Joker might have thrown at him. There is not a hint of irony in the Joker’s voice.

He rips his hands away from the Joker and stands. He isn't shaking only because he is a master of control, and he knows everyone is watching. Everyone is always watching.

It's heartbreak, pure and simple. "You aren't coming back, are you?"

"What's there to come back to?" Batman asks, hollow in his heart, looking at a hollow man. A shell of someone he doesn't want to think about. Because if he does think about him, he'll wonder if this really needed to be done. And he can't have such thoughts. Not when everyone is watching.

The Joker nods his head. He doesn't have the capacity for anything else. "That's all right."

Where is the fanfare? The fireworks? The theatrics?

Batman cannot recognise the man in front of him. So he turns around, cape billowing behind him. He cannot look back. But unlike what was promised to Orpheus, even though Batman doesn't turn around, the Joker never returns by his side.

Diana stands next to him. She puts a hand to his shoulder to ask him something, but he slams it away and growls: "I don't need anything from you."

Her eyes harden to steel and he knows that he said too much.

So he amends it: "I need some time. To recuperate. This is... a lot to take in."

Her voice is gentle when she speaks to him: "Of course. I am here for you."

"Yes." Batman says. Anything longer and he might let something else slip in his voice that he can't allow.

It is easy to disappear in the Batcave. It is easy because the other Justice Lords are all very much happy to be in the spotlight.

Batman obsesses over the man in Arkham. He never comes back. But he knows, because it is his business to know, that he is a model patient. Even entrusted to help out run Arkham. He loves being around people. But too much excitement tires him out. To pass the time he paints or he spends time with Ivy in the garden. Harleen Quinzel sometimes visits them.

Any footage he can find of the cctv in Arkham depecting the Joker has him subdued. He has scoured so much footage without seeing him shake with laughter. At most he smiles and shrugs his shoulders.

Alfred doesn't say anything. But he makes him tea and he brings it to him more frequently, trying to help him in any way he can. It feels similar, Batman takes the tea and drinks it, to how the first cup of tea tasted like after he had come home that night.

The Justice Lords attempt to get him to leave the Batcave and help them, but Batman tells them he is busy dealing with something important.

He watches the Joker attempt to put puzzles together with Edward Nygma. It's a 12+ puzzle. They're struggling.

Harleen Quinzel brings them 5+ puzzles next time. She sits with the Joker and she tells him about her day, about her new job at a different clinic. About how she wised up. Then, mushing her head in hand: "It was either I wised up, or I became like you and Ivy. Not much of a choice."

The Joker has given up on the puzzle. He tells Harley about this butterfly he saw in the garden. He has nothing else that stood out to him. It was purple. He thinks he likes purple.

Harley scoffs. "Now that's funny."

The Joker shrugs. "Sorry."

"What for?"

He shrugs again. And he manages to look into the camera. And how many times has he looked into Arkham cameras and left messages just for Batman to decipher? Is this something he remembers. Is this something he wants to tell Batman?

"Sorry." He looks at Batman. But Batman thinks that this is the Joker telling him he has nothing to be sorry for.

Batman cuts all contact with Arkham. He does not look at cctv. He does not read any news or any reports.

Alfred still brings tea and he still doesn't say anything. What can he say?

Nothing. So Batman doesn't waste words. He instead pursues research that leads him to finding alternative realities.

Watching himself is not something Batman is interested in. It means nothing to him to see Bruce Wayne or Batman or some amalgam of different circumstances.

And he is just about to step away from the computer and put an end to this research - when he hears it.

It's loud and maniacal and freeing and mad.

It's angry and despicable and outrageous.

It's dangerous and intelligent.

It's him.

Batman stares at the Joker, clad in purple and green, holding a laughing gas bomb and aiming it at the Batman of his world, with a grin so wide it must hurt. "Batsy, just in time for the punchline!" He throws the bomb and laughs.

#batjokes #batman #the joker #justice league #dcau #bruce wayne #limeta #u can reblog #writing

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mojisnovi · 11 months

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Ovo je Limun Kavijar (Mikrocitrus Australasija) je veoma rijetka vrsta citrusa. Mali izduženi limun, ukus mu je mješavina limete i grejpa. Ono sto ga čini orginalnom je struktura njegove unutrašnjosti jer je sok zatvoren u male kapsule koje lice na kavijar. Listovi ove biljke su veoma mirisni i koriste se kulinarstvu.

#limeta

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predatorxgamer7 · 2 years

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#summer #bosnia #balkan #glass #limeta #kiwano #relax

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ao3feed-tomarry-harrymort · 11 months

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We forgot we were human

by limeta

Harry Potter, Britain's Number 1 wanted man, is 33 years old. And no, it's not Lord Voldemort who's after him. Voldemort's been dead for 15 years.

Or: Vinda Rosier takes offence to Voldemort killing Grindelwald and decides to take her revenge. Fifteen years later, Harry Potter stumbles upon a secret in the Unspeakable laboratories.

Words: 8705, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Harry Potter, Tom Riddle | Voldemort, Abraxas Malfoy, Lucius Malfoy, Bellatrix Black Lestrange, Narcissa Black Malfoy, Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, Ron Weasley, Vinda Rosier, Delphi (Harry Potter)

Relationships: Harry Potter/Tom Riddle | Voldemort, Hermione Granger & Harry Potter & Ron Weasley, Bellatrix Black Lestrange & Voldemort, Bellatrix Black Lestrange & Harry Potter, Order of the Phoenix & Harry Potter, Death Eaters & Order of the Phoenix, Lucius Malfoy/Narcissa Black Malfoy

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Adult Harry Potter, Dark Harry Potter, Somewhat Good Voldemort (Harry Potter), BAMF Bellatrix Black Lestrange, BAMF Hermione Granger, Post-Second Wizarding War with Voldemort (Harry Potter), POV Harry Potter, Complicated Relationships, canon diverges post book 6, Body Horror, Master of Death Harry Potter, Harry Potter is a Horcrux, Parselmouths & Parseltongue (Harry Potter), Parselmouth Harry Potter, Human Experimentation, Unspeakable Hermione Granger, Unspeakables (Harry Potter), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Parent Bellatrix Black Lestrange, Parent Rodolphus Lestrange, BAMF Harry Potter

Read Here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/47838742

#ao3feed #fanfiction #tomarry #harrymort #tomarrymort #limeta #We forgot we were human

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bleuskais · 9 months

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#fullmetal alchemist #fullmetal alchemist brotherhood #solf j kimblee #¤#this tweet is very kimblee coded #specifically limeta's kimblee lolol

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coochiequeens · 2 months

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The same country that convicted a woman of "political gendered violence" for calling a man a man as a while Mexico is "Ranked as the second-highest nation for femicides in Latin America, just below Brazil, Mexico's cases show a sustained rise, recording over 920 in 2022."

By Nuria Muíña García February 17, 2024

The Electoral Tribunal of the Judiciary of Mexico (TEPJF) has convicted Congresswoman Teresa Castell of “gendered violence” towards a trans-identified male politician, Salma Luévano, for referring to him as a “man.” This incident shortly follows news that a former Congressman had similarly been convicted for the exact same “crime” against Luévano.

Castell’s incident date back to March 2023, when Luévano, a Deputy with the governing Morena Party, reported her to the National Electoral Institute for referring to him as “a man” on YouTube and X (formerly Twitter). Two months later, the Electoral Tribunal issued a ruling stating that Castell had been found guilty of “political gendered violence,” a conviction which was confirmed by unanimous vote this past week.

The ruling states that Castell’s views constituted “political violence against women because of gender due to several statements made on a YouTube channel … and several posts made on [her] Twitter profile … against trans women and a federal deputy.”

As punishment, Castell must take a course on political violence, both against women because of gender and against LGBTTTIQA+ people. She must also extend a public apology and publish an excerpt of the sentence on her X account.

In addition, she will be catalogued in the National Registry of Persons Sanctioned in Political Matters against Women for Gender Reasons of the National Electoral Institute, a registry that was created to protect female politicians from political violence. Her sentence will also be recorded in the Catalogue of Subjects Sanctioned in Special Sanctioning Proceedings on the website of the Specialized Chamber of the Electoral Tribunal.

In accordance with her sentence, Castell has posted her apology to X.

“An apology is offered to Salma Luévano Luna, because the statements that I proffered on a YouTube program, and on my [X] profile, the latter in collaboration with Oscar Limeta Meléndez, were offensive, stereotyped and generated political violence against his person on the basis of gender.”

Speaking to Reduxx, Congresswoman Castell said there was a silver lining to her conviction in that she felt Mexicans were now becoming aware of the dangers of gender ideology.

“The people of Mexico are beginning to realize what is happening, that this is not a simple matter of dressing as a woman and wanting to be called by a feminine name. No, it goes far beyond only dressing as a woman. It is our rights, it is our victories, and it is our liberties that are being appropriated, that today are being usurped and we have to put a stop to it,” she said.

“It is not a fight of woman against woman and man against man. Here we are fighting a totally unequal and unjust battle: it is a fight of women against men who believe, feel or disguise themselves as women.”

Castell went on to explain that the recent efforts of trans activists to pursue incidents of so-called hate speech have been “backfiring” in the eyes of the public, with more scrutiny being placed on the validity of the “trans genocide” they claim is taking place.

“In these last few months several [trans people] have died, and [activists] wanted to blame me for my hate speech. They vandalized Congress with the word ‘murderer’ and made a lot of fuss. But in the end, the only thing shown was that their deaths are caused either by each other or because of the lifestyle they were leading,” Castell said.

“The problem with them is that they call everything ‘hate speech.’ Well, I will not stop saying that the truth is not hate. What they really hate is the truth.”

Laura Lecuona, the head of WDI Mexico and author of Gender Identity: Lies and Dangers, praised Castell for being vocal in her opposition to gender ideology.

“Teresa Castell is not the only congresswoman who does not agree with the transgender doctrine, but she is the only one who dares to say it out loud, without fear of the consequences,” Lecuona told Reduxx.

Castell was not the first to be targeted by Luévano, who has a well-documented history of suing his political adversaries.

In April of 2022, he sued Federal Deputy Gabriel Quadri for “political violence against women based on gender and violence against LGTBQ people” for 11 posts Quadri made on X.

The court concluded that Quadri had committed political violence against women for calling Luévano “sir” and sentenced him to take two courses, one on political violence against women on the basis of gender and another on violence against LGBTQ people. He was also required to post a public apology to Luévano, and to refrain from “acts that generate violence or discrimination” towards any person.

Most recently, former Congressman Rodrigo Iván Cortés was also convicted of “gender-based political violence,” for social media posts on X and Facebook in which he referred to Luévano as a “man who calls himself a woman.”

Luévano filed a complaint against Cortés, arguing that 9 social media posts on X and Facebook violated his alleged right to be “recognized as a woman.” Cortés was also charged with “gender-based political violence” because Luévano is a deputy in the Mexican Congress.

Following his conviction, the Superior Chamber imposed a fine of $1,130 USD, and ordered Cortés to publish an apology daily on his social media accounts for 30 days.

Cortés was also ordered to take a course on “gender-based political violence” and was entered into the National Registry of Persons Sanctioned in Political Matters against Women.

Luévano celebrated the ruling against Castell on social media.

“Another blow to the far right and to transphobia! No freedom of expression should infringe on people’s rights, so misgendering and invalidating a trans woman’s identity is VIOLENCE and should be punished.”

Luévano is not the only trans-identified male representative in Mexico’s congress, and his Morena Party colleague, María Clemente, is similarly known for attacking those opposed to gender ideology.

Meanwhile......

In 2022, it was estimated that the national femicide rate in Mexico stood at 1.43 cases per 100,000 women. Three years earlier, the number of Mexican women murdered on account of their gender reached the highest rate at least since 2017, exceeding 1.5 victims per 100,000 female inhabitants.

Femicides still on the rise

Ranked as the second-highest nation for femicides in Latin America, just below Brazil, Mexico's cases show a sustained rise, recording over 920 in 2022. This count is perceived as even higher by most of the population due to the substantial number of unreported and uninvestigated instances. The prevalent concern among the public centers around the consistent nature of these aggressive crimes. A disconcerting pattern emerges, with many perpetrators having familial or communal affiliations. In response, the government has introduced social initiatives, including helplines, but the outcomes have fallen short of expectations. Moreover, the government's lack of interest and effectiveness has spurred social activism, advocating for justice and enhanced safety measures for the female population.

Gender gap in the economy

Embedded within a cultural framework marked by entrenched sexist attitudes, stereotypes, and patriarchal norms, Mexico holds the 32nd position on the global gender index. This index underscores a heightened gender disparity concerning economic participation, culminating in a widening gender pay gap. Over time, female labor force participation has consistently trailed that of their male counterparts, with women predominantly occupying informal employment positions and accounting for around two-thirds of the female population working non-remunerated jobs. Furthermore, glaring disparities are more evident in media and governmental roles.

#Mexico #Electoral Tribunal of the Judiciary of Mexico (TEPJF)#Congresswoman Teresa Castell told the truth Salma Luévano is a man #political gendered violence #National Registry of Persons Sanctioned in Political Matters against Women for Gender Reasons of the National Electoral Institute #Just because a man hates hearing it doesn't mean it's hate speech #Morena Party

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hprecfest · 4 months

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DAY 30 RECS FROM DREAMWIDTH & ELSEWHERE

Smoke, fire, it's all going up (4,097 words) by cheshire_carroll

Lily Evans Potter/Severus Snape ||

When the Sorting Hat tells her she is brave, Lily thinks of trying to get between her drunk, spiteful mother and crying sister. When the Hat labels her daring, she thinks of standing up to Severus's daddy when he broke his son's nose right in front of her. When the Hat calls her chivalrous, she thinks of punching one of Tuney's pig classmates in the nose for calling her sister sexist names. When the Hat suggests that she'll fit in well in Gryffindor, Lily almost laughs. "Put me in Slytherin," she tells it, "or I'll set you on fire."

Whisky Vision (3,747 words) by limeta

Abraxas Malfoy/Tom Riddle ||

Mrs. Cole likes Tom Riddle. He's the only kid in the orphanage that hates children just as much as she does.

Baby In A Box (10,071 words) by Sita_Z

Gen ||

Every year on Christmas, Harry wants to hear the story of how he arrived at Spinner’s End… in a box.

A Lucky Day for Harry (8,667words) by lilyseyes

Gen ||

Written for HP GetLucky 2019 prompt: Five-year-old Harry Potter finds a shimmering four leaf clover and wishes for someone who would love him. Lady Magic was one of those listening.

#day 30 #hprecfest2023 #non-tumblr recs #ship: lily x severus #ship: abraxas x tom #character: lily evans potter #character: severus snape #character: tom riddle #character: abraxas malfoy #character: harry potter #ship: gen

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hptransfest · 2 years

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HP TransFest 2022 Reveals

After a five week run, we’re all done posting for this year and the masterlist is just an incredible collection of works! This year’s creators were just phenomenal, so we’d like to give a huge thank you to every single one of them for putting in all this effort. If you haven’t already, please do shower these works with the love they deserve; they’re all absolutely brilliant!

Week 1

Hogwarts Knows Who You Really Are [Art] by TheSlytherinGurl

Lay down your armour (be with me forever) by BlueSundayCake

Linseed and Leather by GulJerry

Family Legacy by Thistlecat

Transmasc Tonks [Art] by Queerdear

Meeting at the Purple Fox Bakery by beyondtheclose

Week 2

T4T [Podfic] by crazybutgood

Mirror of Ytilaer [Art] by OkaySky

the way you make me glow by softlystarstruck

long way home by grow_as_we_go

Without Translation [Podfic] by roseszain

A Physical Manifestation of Love by polyjuicedpadfoot

Two-Way Mirror by luna_rapunzel

Teammates by (author wishes to remain anonymous)

Absolution & Stars Out [Art] by Acid

Summer of Secrets by GulJerry

Woman by GulJerry

I am NOT Lord Voldemort by limeta

I know that there’s a place for us by reeby10

Week 3

Kintsugi Kisses [Art] by aquaamai

The shape of my love by shushu_yaoi_lj

Everything About You by nv-md

Pretty Kooky Too by pixelboyfriend

always as beautiful as a flame by lilbadgerpal

wear your heart on your skin in this life by slanted-HP-knitting (SlantedKnitting)

A Story of Lions and Lionesses and Other Sentient Beings by Justherefor1

The Antagonist by luna_rapunzel

Knowing When You Aren’t Playing by nagemeikenu

The Beat of Their Own Drum by Aeternum

Their Just Rewards by Nyctala

read me like no one else by shortfastloud

Speak a Little Louder by Samunderthelights

Week 4

From the Same Cloth by corvuscrowned

All the Time in the World (to stay just like this) by OTPshipper98

Arrangements by longlostweasley

This is home by Lalalaartje

Lovegood’s Little Shop of Empowerment by Alikandre

a good day [Art] by oh_gilderoy

parasite, n.m. by Skaelds

The Boy-Girl-Thing by Tassillow

Cast Your Own [Podfic] read by (bluedreaming)

many wreaths of roses [Art] by babooshk_art

Summertime Joy [Art] by adastra17

someone will one day love you the way you deserve [Art] by ihopeyoubothstaysafefromharm

Supernova Galaxy Pop by Piarelei

revealing history [Art] by kryptidfox

Week 5

Two for Tea and T for 2 by DrWhoIsGinnyHolmes

Worth It by TheLightFury

I’m coming out, I want the world to know. [Art] by TheSlytherinGurl

Streaks of Red by naarna

And I can’t wait to go home by wolveslytherin

Behind, from where we came by Ha_p_niss

Growing Pains by bigsadwolf

The Badly Behaved Rabbit (as a modality of self-actualization) by NorthStarofDraco

That was all! Once again, a massive thanks to everyone who’s participated this year, and we are looking forward to hopefully seeing you next time around!

- Your mod team

#hp trans fest 2022 #harry potter #harry potter fest

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doyouknowhowtowaltz · 1 year

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How’d you think the woodsman or Lorna would react to seeing the beast falter (something clumsy, like slipping on ice, getting his antlers caught or banging his head on a low branch ect). I assume Lorna would never allow the beast to *ever* forget lol

I've always liked this interpretation by Limeta of the Woodsman reacting to the Beast showing a chink in his impenetrable armor.

As for Lorna, her relationship with the Beast is... complicated, but I personally think they afford each other far more grace than they do anyone else. They'd needle back and forth over it, but I don't think Lorna would harp on it past the point of gentle ribbing.

Beatrice on the other hand would never let the Beast live it down.

#And that's why the custody agreement for Beatrice and Lorna is split down the middle

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delachaise · 2 months

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#fic recs #harry potter #tom riddle #voldemort wins #mrs cole & tom riddle #bffs #lol

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limetameta · 6 months

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I don't know why more fic writers don't utilise the Wayne Gardens Halfway House for criminals and then the consequent Wayne Enterprises employment like Bruce Wayne is out here doing his darndest do give the Rogues a safer and easier transition into the real world post Arkham and yet I don't think I've ever come across a Halfway house fic once. (This is me begging for fic recs about this BTW feel free to gimme)

Like this concept is from the btas episode Double Talk where Arnold (Scarface's ventriloquist) is well enough to leave Arkham and he gets to the House, and he has a job in the Wayne Enterprises mail room. It's a very sad episode for other reasons but it's still so touching how much Bruce tried to make this difficult period of house finding and job searching all but done for them already.

So what I'm getting at here is what if more of the Rogues got to this point.

Ideas under the cut

Harley decorating her room however she wants and putting Ivy's plants in there because she doesn't have to worry about if doctors or guards will make a fuss about it. This is her space. She has a job now, too. A paper pushing job, but she's in a programme to get her licence back and everything is looking up for her! Thanks Bruce!

Edward making a dnd campaign group with his fellow Halfway House rogues because Harley commented that once curfew sets in she doesn't know what to do with herself. He shows up at work at Wayne Enterprises on the dot every morning, having set like 7 alarms so he doesn't sleep through because he isn't going to waste his one chance. He's the game developer in their suspiciously newly minted game department.

Plus, he has Temple Fugate to wake him up, who lives right next door and is up before everyone else. Man knows how to bake. He bakes and says that it's a calming activity with a set schedule that if he deviates from it will be catastrophic. Besides, it's nice to have hobbies.

At this point, Jonathan Crane, also in a programme to get his licence back, comments about how he'll probably be back in Arkham sooner than later. Harley laughs. "You can't SERIOUSLY be thinking of applying as a doctor there AGAIN?" And Jonathan, with the biggest shite-eating grin, just says: "Oh who's to say. Maybe just to see the reactions."

Gimme a fic where they break away from the cyclical status quo. Where you can feel the hope . Where they all treat this as seriously as they can because Bruce Wayne truly believes in them. And that's so rare. After everything that's happened.

Pamela who works in a botanical garden funded by Wayne Corp. Mr Fries who is allowed to research with scientists employed by Wayne Enterprises on how to cure his predicament. His wife Nora (Post movie) supporting him every step of the way (maybe she and Grace (Harvey's fiancee) are friends and helping each other as well as the men they love)

Harvey getting the operation finally and having a chance to recuperate. Though him, I think they might pull him quickly out of the Halfway House because he's a high profile man and some might think that being in a Halfway House would be beneath him. Maybe this works for him. He works as a lawyer in Wayne Enterprises and all he can say to Bruce, when he sees him is this: "Thank you for never giving up on me, old friend."

Though Harvey does get hooked on dnd and he does come by to play once a week. Edward is looking forward to a promotion to head of department.

They all know that sooner or later they'll need to leave the Halfway House and find different accommodation but they all tentatively agree that they won't push themselves before being fully, truly ready for it.

Harley points at Edward and tells him: "I'm gonna miss you guys so much! Why don't we all live together or get apartments in the same building like in a sitcom?"

And Jonathan is the only one who says he hates this idea, though it's very half-hearted and they know he isn't fighting the idea of that.

Waylon gets a job as a fisherman. Man is living out those A perfect Storm dreams of his. He gets paid the most from all of the Rogues because he's always been very materialistic and money means very little to Bruce Wayne.

Mary Dahl and Matt Hagen respectively get jobs working in a theatre group in Gotham. It isn't that visited, but they aren't ridiculed for being who they are. Romance because I ship them and I think this makes more sense than Waylon/Mary lmao. They're in counseling anyway so it's not like they can be that toxic to each other.

Speaking of romance~

The only one who's never gotten as far as the Wayne Gardens Halfway House is the Joker. But you see, that man can do whatever he puts his mind to. He's bored so he might as well speed run his way out of Arkham.

And everyone is worried about this. Because if there's one person who can undo all of their careful progress just by being his loathsome clown self, it's the Joker.

But he, just like all of them, winds up his alarm to get to his Wayne Enterprises job. He is nail bitingly saccharine to them. One time, he even washed the dishes that weren't his in the communal kitchen space. Something's off.

Once confronted, the Joker just smiles and says airily: "Oh pish-posh! I'm just in a good mood is all. I can finally see my boyfriend on a regular basis. Mon amour, Mon petit chou-fleur. Mon âme!"

Something is definitely off because Edward says that the Joker got a nicer job than all of them. He works CLOSELY to Bruce Wayne as his assistant. And that doesn't make sense. Why would Bruce Wayne let that happen? Surely he'd want to avoid someone like the Joker.

And it's Jonathan that sighs: "Do you think that his boyfriend IS Bruce Wayne?"

"No??? Why?? God??? God no???"

"Think about it. Bruce Wayne is the 1%, they're all very weird people with kinks that us in the psychology department would relish in untangling. What's some clown fuckery on the side? If anything, that's a lot tamer than what most of his contemporaries are doing behind closed doors."

Immediate horror from everyone. Harley is the first one to shout: "If that good for nothing clown fucks up this good gig we got by breaking Bruce's heart I'm going to kill him!!"

So they confront the Joker by knocking on his room in the middle of the night. And maybe they shouldn't have done that because he's supposed to be out cold, having been prescribed sleeping pills and all that. But they knock again, nonetheless.

They hear a bang. And a crash from the inside. And half of the Rogues just kind of take a step back. Harley and Pamela are the ones who stay closest to the door. Pamela shouts: "Open up, clown!"

Jonathan narrows his eyes as he cranes his way towards the door, trying to make out the sounds on the other end. He coughs to swallow down a laugh: "There's a lot of moaning in there."

"Hey, hey, you're going to get us all in trouble if you've brought folks over! It's past curfew!" Harley yells.

And it's at this moment that the moaning kind of stops. There aren't any crashes. Someone grips the door handle from the inside and turns it open.

The Rogues all take yet another step back, this time all of them.

It's Batman. The portion of his face visible from the cowl is covered in red lipstick. He sighs, and his voice doesn't quite manage to lose that post make out tinge: "Nobody's going to get in trouble. I'll talk to Bruce Wayne and clear anything up. Go ahead and play your dnd. Thank you, goodbye." And just as he closes the door, the Joker erupts in a fit of laughter on the other end.

"I'LL TALK TO BRUCE WAYNE, HE SAYS! HA! OH!! OH, THAT'S SO FUNNY!!"

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