OKAY SO i have been rereading dustorange's wonderful post here about Dick in an UtRH-esque scenario where he dies & then comes back to life
AND I HAVE INCOHERENT BRAINSTORMING THOUGHTS:
so first, i think Robin!Dick would be just as hurt by the discovery that Bruce has a new Robin, and brood about it - but i think the shame of having died would stop him from confronting Bruce about it the way Nightwing!Dick does in canon.
and I do NOT think that he would expect Bruce to kill anyone for him (or even be upset that he doesn't? I just don't think this would be a consideration for Dick. he's gonna be fixated on "I failed." so he'll be upset about being replaced but not about the lack of revenge. and if Bruce did take revenge, i think he'd actually feel angry and betrayed about that because it'd feel like the choice was taken away from him, a la how upset he gets when he thinks Bruce has arranged to have Zucco killed - even if he intellectually knows that Bruce wasn't deliberately undermining himbecause he didn't know Dick was gonna come back to life.)
anyway so what WOULD he do??
what comes to mind is something along the lines of "Dick obsessively keeps an eye on Batman & Robin even while telling himself that he's not"
and then - say - if it's Robin!Tim (i feel like this has to be Tim because in the world where Dick dies there is no way that Bruce is voluntarily picking a new Robin), then maybe the moment when Dick steps in is when Bruce is in danger & he's furious / critical of Tim for not protecting Bruce well enough
and i feel like that's how he'd channel the hurt feelings - it'd all be deflected under shame and obligation, and then translated into the anger of "you replaced me & yet you're failing to do the job that you're supposed to do" (which is actually about projection/self-hatred because Dick would actually be mad at himself for having died & not doing that job anymore)
and Dick wouldn't want to see Bruce at all because of the shame over dying & subconscious fear that Bruce doesn't want him back, plus every little thing that Tim does differently would drive him NUTS because it implies that maybe the way Dick did things wasn't good enough for Bruce
i'm actually kind of fascinated by this now. because i am me and i have (1) obsession i am mostly invested in the dick & tim side of it sdfsdfds
so i'm picturing Tim very stung by whatever critical things Dick said to him & tracking this mysterious vigilante down, and then Dick doesn't want to spend ANY time with him BUT he's also subconsciously desperate for news of Bruce!!! so then something something Dick starts sorta training him a la Tim's various contacts with edgy non-batman-aligned vigilantes, and Tim's very defensive about how he IS a good robin so THERE but of course he's also defensive because he's secretly worried he's not good enough.
normally i would have tim Recognize dick since recognizing dick is tim's most basic skill HOWEVER i think it would be much more fun if tim doesn't recognize him so he can give dick a speech about legacy & the first robin: "i do x and such because that's how the first robin did it so it is Objectively Correct." which Dick will find incredibly infuriating but will be unable to counter since he cannot counter with 'the 1st robin was ME'
…hmmm i do think Dick ought to be angry about SOMETHING about batman's methods/attitude just because that's more dynamic? I feel like in order to make the adaptation work, there ought to be SOME kind of argument with Bruce right before he dies that he can still be mad about, a la the garzonas fight for Jason and Bruce. unsure what though?
okay let's see: I feel like Dick's main arguments with Bruce aren't about vigilante issues per se so much as they're about working in a team - so e.g.
1) Bruce being controlling/demanding, and
2) Bruce being secretive and doing stuff behind Dick's back, and
3) Bruce not allowing Dick enough autonomy,
4) just generally a perceived lack of trust.
SO maybe whatever The Frustrating Thing that bruce was doing when dick died is a thing he's STILL doing with this new robin, and dick is getting frustrated all over again sorta on tim's behalf but mostly on his own behalf because he never got to resolve this with bruce
but anyway that way when Bruce finally spots disguised!Dick, then they can have the fight again before Bruce realizes who he is <3
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Is- is Aziraphale stuck in 1862?
We all know Crowley is a fashionista, but Aziraphale too used to change outfits. He stopped after 1862, you know, WHEN HE’S SO SCARED TO LOOSE CROWLEY AND FOR THEIR SITUATION TO BE FOUND OUT
The coat, the vest and the watch, that’s when we first see them. That’s when they’re new. Here, I’ve made an infographic to show what changes and when. I didn’t include the trousers and shoes since I couldn’t always see them, but from what I can tell, at least the cut of the trousers looks to be the same in the present day as in 1862. The colour is debatable as it changes according to lighting, but they could be the same.
(1967 coat has a question mark because the lapel looks the same but, since not the front or sleeve buttons are shown, I can’t 10000% confirm)
Let me remind you what happens in each of those years:
1862 - I want insurance. Do you know what trouble I’d be in if they knew I’d be fraternising? I don’t need you
1941 - lift home? There must be something I can do for you in return? Literally everything about the magic trick
1967 - I can’t have you risking your life. Don’t go unscrewing the cap. You go too fast for me.
2008 to present- everything else
That’s it. Just wanted to point this out. No further analysis. Keep on going with your day.
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[ EXTRA ]: sender hands the receiver a spare weapon during a fight to give them a better chance after they break or lose their own. / for frank if you're still accepting . 💕
frank does not need a rhyme or reason to start a fight. he only needs an opportunity. it feels like a sick, cosmic joke; a murderer walks into a bar. dead of night. closing time. because a murderer still needs a drink, avoiding witnesses as he nurses the cheapest brand of beer, bottled in his hand. watches the television screen set up above the bartender's workspace; flashing the local news, weather, crime. watches @wellfell, the glacial expression that passes over her smooth face like a wall of ice, as she is forced to acknowledge a loud, drunk patron.
frank exhales smoke; a menthol cigarette burning under the ignored no-smoking sign. he mentally notes the man's expensive shoes. a golden watch that shines around his wrist.
he pinches the cigarette between his thumb and index finger, snuffs it out with the flat of his tongue; a decisive gesture, a symbol of finality, as he feels his boots move across the parquet floor. frank curls his fist, and watches it strike, like a snake, knuckles bashing into the center of the stranger's nose. his vision narrows, becomes a violent, blistering red tunnel, as the man wildly swings his arm. slow. clumsy. frank uses his grinning face to block the blow; registers the pain as the wristwatch cuts and bleeds his cheek, and decides he doesn't fucking care.
akina never intervenes. she is still holding a tray of beer bottles over her opened palm, staring owlishly at the carnage with the same enthusiasm as watching a stain on the floor. he glances at her, and she meets his eyes; moves her arm, offering the tray to frank.
it happens as a single, fluid motion; he quickly takes the neck of a bottle, and shatters the base against the bar counter. presses the sharp, jagged edges into his victim's inner thigh, like a wolf's teeth poised over an artery.
"you even look at my girlfriend again and i'll cut that nasty little pecker off. save everyone the hassle."
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GodDAMNIT I did 30 pulls in the Costume Gacha, and only one of my 5 pulls had any Epic/Legendary costumes, and it wasn’t even any of the new costumes, I only got 1 new costume total
I mean granted, I did finally end up getting Black Pearl’s costume, which is great, but I thought I’d at least get one of the costumes…
And I haven’t been able to get Black Lemonade yet either
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