I love Steph's origin as told in the Secret Origins 80 page giant- I just overall think it strengthens her character by giving her a lot of pathos and adding to her heroism (which isn't something writers were focused on in her actual intro in detective comics #647 since she was just meant to act as a plot device back then) BUT there is one tiny detail in it i will begrudge, and that is the portrayal of her having a minor love at first sight moment for tim
Secret origins 80 page giant, ID in alt
(or well, technically this was their second meeting in that story (the brick was the first) so...love at second sight?)
Mostly because Stephanie showed no interest in her introduction and only showed romantic feelings towards Tim AFTER this moment here:
Robin (1993) #4, ID in alt
Straight up the progression here goes:
The adventure in 'tec where they first meet -> Tim investigating the same crime scene as Steph -> she beats him up not knowing it's him at first, apologizes but says he shouldn't have scared her -> he remembers her/the moniker she goes by -> they talk about plot for a few pages -> Stephanie starts flirting
Robin (1993) #4, ID in alt
Which...is so fascinating to me and says so much about Stephanie. She highlights the fact that Tim "remembered" her. Like. Steph. Girl. This is our bar? It's sweet but kind of speaks to how much Stephanie is ignored at home/how little and sporadically she's shown interacting with her peers (and rarely ever the same kids twice). Her idea of peak romance is just...being on someone's mind even when you're not there.
Kind of also adds layers to Steph's proclivity towards jealousy later on, a manifestation of her insecurity and loneliness (though don't get it twisted, she's not written this way bc Dixon and co think it's an interesting character flaw, they wrote it bc they think it's an inherent character flaw of (particularly young) women/girls, which is very apparent in how he approaches Ariana's character as well from what I've read)
Also the fact that Steph becomes so smitten for Tim almost immediately after this is (a few issues later she aggressively flirts with him during AN ACTIVE HOSTAGE SITUATION. WHERE SHE'S THE HOSTAGE) again is kind of a mixture of kind of funny and sad. One boy is nice to her once and she's fully ready to wife him. Girl you are deranged (affectionate) (concerned)
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In case anyone has read only the e-book versions and is hankering to know just how thick Galleries of Stone is in print, the answer is just shy of 3 inches.
Alternatively, if the measurement is a bit abstract to you, here's how they measure up to some other children's books.
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i wna flirt w someone :( i wnt someone 2 make me all flustered n blushy n pup brained w j their words :(( i wnt someone 2 give me butterflies or make my brain shut off :(((
someone PLS talk to me like the dumb lil pup tht i am make my tail wag n my brain lag :’3
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Dante an anarchist and Gene who’s dating the dictator god king of a dimension teaming up to kill some lady who was just trying to take care of her village
gene just wants to make dante happy and bond with him again. however hes about as good at it as a grandpa who doesnt understand anything about the New Generation™ trying to bond with his grandkid. shad is like "i need you to kill zane" and gene is like Woah this is the PERFECT opportunity to go bond with my brother!!! im going to get him to commit a murder with me im sure he'll really like that :)
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kissing robotnik for leaving behind that silly littl manifesto stone LOVES having little Tasks to Do. also who knows what chaos & violence stone would have committed if left to his own devices
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Will never forgive my brother for giving me an edible, waiting for it to kick in, and then being like "hey I've got this game called outlast that you should play it's totally cool"
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fulfilling my sdv urge by watching jeremy and kat's star-dooley vod's while i knit
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