#personal thought gathering

[hyperfixatinator]

I have a DP x DC AU brainworm about Danny and Tim being long lost siblings (twins or otherwise).

Because both of them have faced evil future versions of themselves who've almost ended the world in some way through altering time. If Clockwork had been watching Danny's world-ending timelines, then who's to say he wouldn't keep tabs on Tim's as well?

Imagine that the brothers had to be temporarily separated at a young age to ensure a peaceful future. Danny had to be in Amity Park to gain his ghost powers and become the new Ghost King. Meanwhile, Tim had to stay in Gothem to become the new Robin, something he'd have been less likely to do if Danny stayed in his life.

However, their separation was only supposed to be temporary. What if both Dan and Future Tim were from futures where they never reunited as teens? Heck, what if both of them were from the SAME future?

The Nasty Burger explosion happened, Danny killed Vlad and absorbed his soul, and became Dan. Dan grew too powerful for the GIW to handle anymore, so the government tried reaching out to the Justice League. But oops! Future Tim already killed off and tore down that whole organization, meaning the world no longer had it's protectors to stop this new foe.

Though they were strangers, the future brothers unwittingly collaborated in sealing the world's fate.

Back to the present, the Observants wanted Clockwork to get rid of Danny and also Tim before that timeline came to pass. What they didn't understand was Clockwork's plan.

See, the Infinite Realms needed a new monarch to replace Pariah Dark, but not just anyone would do. In timelines outside of Dan's future, the U.S government would've started a war with the Infinite Realms anyway. One that would guarantee Earth's destruction and offset the balance of other realms near it.

The war is set to start in Amity Park, but the information blackout is preventing it's citizens from getting outside help. Mid-to-late teen Danny can't bring down the Anti Ecto Acts alone. He'd be struggling to keep the Realms beings from invading his home as it is. And the government's iron grip on the city makes it nearly impossible for news to get out to the masses.

Danny being the brother of a vigilante detective across the country is another story.

Batman's mentorship would give Tim the training needed to eventually track down his lost sibling. And through Red Robin's connections to the Justice League, Danny could get help overturning the Anti Ecto Acts while he keeps declarations of war at bay on his end. Danny and Tim's combined efforts could be what's keeping the world at peace instead of ending it.

Long story short: Clockwork kills two birds with one stone by uniting a pair of long lost brothers through the prevention of an interdimensional war.

#dc x dp #dpxdc #danny fenton #tim drake #danny and tim are brothers AU #I personally like the headcanon of Tim vaguely remembering Danny's presence in their early childhood before he just disappeared #and the Drake parents (out of grief or guilt) gaslit Tim into believing Danny never existed #They thought it was a white lie that would help him move past it #but it actually became an early contributer of his self-doubt growing up #Grieving the foggy memories of someone you're supposed to doubt the existence of #Never sharing this with anyone in fear of someone calling you crazy for it #(Fearing they might be right) #((That fear doubling after the Joker Jr. incident if we include that)) #The need to gather and compile evidence supporting your thinking at a young age #because if the facts line up then that proves you know what you're talking about #Tim discovering he was right about his brother being real all along might not fix everything #but it'd probably be a relief at least

[bucklavaa]

Something about Buck’s first thought being Eddie doesn’t want Chris to turn out like him. Something about Chris saying it doesn’t matter how much you love someone they’ll leave anyway. Something about the devastation on Buck’s face when Chris says that. And it’s the one thing Buck never wants Chris to experience (the promise he made in S4 to always stay). This is as far as my train of thought will go before completely breaking down.

#911 abc #911 spoilers #I’ve been trying to gather all my thoughts about this whole conversation #and how SIGNIFICANT it is that Buck was there #that Buck is the person Chris confided to about his feelings about well Love #idk I feel like this might be something we haven’t seen the last of #911 spec #Christopher Diaz #evan buckley #eddie diaz

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

i've convinced myself that Sunny is a serial gossiper, except the only other dragon that knows is Clay bc they're best buddies <3

#also click for better quality tumblr sucks and i draw small #hc that when they lived in the caves she'd just be constantly gossiping to clay #he wouldn't gather his own gossip but he'd keep up with her ramblings #sunny keeps it up at the academy and they have end-of-day gossip sessions #except this time he's started actively participating because he has his own tea now #im having feelings about these two as you can see #but im pretty sure sunny was consistently using clay as her personal jungle gym #so i think it'd be super cute if she's always just on him. they're the most tactile of the sibs i think #so for gossiping she'd just drape herself over his neck so that she can whisper and be understood #OH NO IM HAVING THOUGHTS ABOUT THE DRAGONETS' CAVE DAYS AND THE CHARACTER DYNAMICS/SHENANIGANS #my art #dragons #wof #dragonets of destiny #wings of fire #scribble salad #also i think their dynamic is like pike & grog's if youve watched vox machina #im slowly falling back into the wof pit send help and a rope please #mostly bc im fuckin around with dragon designs #like i based sunny a little off of a hognose snake + gave her speckling bc of thorn and qibli #and then with clay i want to go crocodile/bison??? except his horns turn down obviously #they stick out a little too #i want mudwings to have more goat/ram geared horn shapes #i havent read the books in years so forgive me

[bonefall]

mistystar n who

I think fratboy Podlight who sends his powerful grandmother stupid texts is a VERY funny concept.

"My dad didn't love me because he could never move on from the lover he had in his 20s. My sister is up to no good. I party hard at Aftergatherings about it, are you rockin' with me?"

He is 38 cat-years-old.

#BB!Podlight #Aftergatherings #Better bones au #Fennelposting #There's a secret AU of the AU where everything is exactly the same but the cats have the ability to text tbh #I do occasionally just for fun imagine what their phones would be like for no particular reason #Misty is the sort of old person you think you'll have to teach how to use an app #But the moment never comes and you find out she actually has a whole ass burner phone and even refuses to upgrade to-- #--a more modern model because she doesn't trust a device she can't take the battery out of #And your blood goes cold for a moment because like... Gamgam?? Silly funny gamgam with the long speeches at gatherings??? #When pressed she's just like ''once you give a secret to the world you can never take it back. Knowledge is power and power is a weapon.'' #It's fun. I wish I had a way to translate half of these fun phone thought experiments into canon compliance lmao #Btw just as an aside. If this ever DID become an original project it would probably take some inspiration from like... #I really love the new Zelda games' magitech take on an apocalypse. VERY cool idea. #Months ago I had a passing thought of Fallen causing such an apocalypse and entertained it for fun for a while. #Put it down ofc because I like the project in its current form #But it was a fun thought.

[goldensunset]

pla was like hey what if you got sent back in time to a world where a bunch of people hate you for existing and think you must be evil and force you to perform herculean tasks daily just to be tolerated except there’s this one guy who seems to genuinely like you and he thinks it’s really cool that you’re an outsider from another world and he’s there for you in your worst moment when no one else is brave enough to help and then later after it’s all been resolved you find out that this entire mess was his fault in the first place he’s the reason that you’re here he’s the reason that the world was ending and you got blamed for all of that and he turns on you suddenly and reveals he was just using you to achieve his own selfish goal and after you put a stop to him he curses you for being an outsider sent here just to stop him and now suddenly he genuinely hates you more than anyone else because it has dawned on him that you are the epitome of all that he wishes he could be

#see it’s not just about the ‘oh he pretended to be friendly and then betrayed you! oh no!’ #you can get a betrayal trope in any old media #it’s about specifically the setup here #like what if he went from being one of the few people to tolerate you in this world #and the only one who can really keep up with you and travel the world and help you as your friend #the only one who’s really genuinely happy that you’re in this world #to suddenly the person who wants you gone most of all #it hits harder than the friendly people in the galaxy team who never hate you but just kinda sit back most of the time #it hits harder than the people who openly express their distrust for you from the beginning and slowly warm up #nah this is the one guy who actually liked you at the start until he realized your reason for being in this world #and it is antithetical to his (perceived) purpose #like ok i gotta be honest i don’t think volo was planning on backstabbing you from the start #bc he didn’t know you were arceus’s champion yet right #you were just some random kid #like i think once you started gathering plates he was like hmmm maybe i can use them… #idk #thoughts for today #pokémon #legends arceus #volo

[lottieurl]

as someone who doesn't personally have a lot of problems with nat's death except that it could have been foreshadowed the entire season IN A WAY THAT VIEWERS RECOGNIZED (because yes there was foreshadowing but not anything we could understand before finale p much) so that it felt more inevitable than kind of rushed and a bit too close to shock value (think: jackie's death) but who has mutuals who really hated it it's wild to see posts where people are like OH DID YOU FIND OUT NOW THAT CHARACTERS ON THE MURDER CANNIBAL SHOW CAN DIE??!?!?!?! when i KNOW exactly what criticism people have and it's not that. are you really this afraid of engaging with the actual criticism?

#when im not at work and gather my thoughts i actually might #and i think all my mutuals who Do Not like this storyline have valid reasons to do so #you people want so badly to ignore the actual criticism and then like. come up with a stick figure to get mad at #no one is mad bc they didnt know characters can die on the murder cannibal show im p sure thats the selling point #maybe i just havent seen some real dumbasses but like #i KNOW how people engaged with criticism i had abt pregnancy storyline for example #people very much ignore the actual criticism and just turn into man yells at cloud jpg #why are you mad at a person you made up in your head bc you dont want to engage with real criticism #or to argue your point fbsbsbs #yellowjackets spoilers #yellowjackets blogging

[raayllum]

It's about the Doorways

#rayllum parallels #theme: freedom #BY ASSOCIATION OK SHUT UP #5x01 #5x08 #arc 2 #one day i'll write my meta / fully gather my thoughts about how much these two eps are in conversation with each other #tdp callum #parallels #s5 #mine #personal fave #it's about the Framing #it's like poetry it rhymes

[aftout]

Charlie and Puppet icp concert adventure gets to be its own post because there’s something important about two people forced to be one finally finding individuality in each other’s presence <- a sentence that only makes sense to me and the people who have been talking to me since 2018

#my art #he was rlly scared to hold the faygo bottle because he thought it would open on its own and ruin his circuitry :/ #he ended up getting faygo in there anyways and it’s why he doesn’t grow up to be any better #at the actual concert Charlie would literally just tell anyone who asked abt Puppet’s makeup that he was; in fact; a robot she stole from— #—her work for a night out and everyone was really okay with it #you wouldnt get it. ‘charlie would never go to the 2015 gathering of the juggalos’ well i know tfs charlie personally and she did #The Final Shift (au) #fnaf

[gojoest]

so i turned mr waiter down and he reacted with 👍 to my message

#— ai rambles #i went radio silent with him last night bc i was trying to gather my thoughts #and he did keep messaging me very odd stuff #like i hope you are thinking of me blah blah #or do you not want me anymore #HEAD IN MY HANDS #like the moment i don’t reply back he throws a fit #this guy apparently knows no personal space 😭 #and today i just felt compelled to be super direct and tell him as it is #maybe i hurt his ego #idc but i def dodged a bullet there

[27-27-gruff-triplets]

Thinking about Xenagos, but I'll put it under read more (also both Theros book spoilers!)

Thinking about how he was essentially the king of satyrs and eventually ascended as a God but still felt nothing

During most of the story, he fakes most of the positive emotions but mostly only genuinely feels irritation and annoyance, and I wonder if it's because he can't feel what the others feel in the revels

Being a satyr that can't fully be into a revel has to feels ostracizing, everyone having fun and revels being the whole thing satyrs do (to the point that people from outside the valley come to join in) and you can't even loose yourself in them like the others, the satyrs also being known for being in good spirits and just generally being cheery folk, but what happens if you don't feel any of that? It has to feel awful, even if no one was actively excluding you from stuff, your brain sometimes does that for them.

and we don't quite know what happened to make his spark awaken other than he described it as a moment of weakness, was it perhaps a want to be like the others that spiraled into a breakdown after realizing that he is just simply different and cant change it during the Bakkeia, or maybe something else? (I really wish we actually got info about this) was it something to do with hearing he was supposed to be a king, destined for something great but he can't even feel the euphoria like the other satyrs?

And now he's a part of that, part of euphoria they worship and he *still* can't feel it, he's the king of revels and he's still excluded from it all

And when he ascends into godhood it seems like he still cannot feel anything at all, despite ascending through a huge party and emotions probably being at an all time high he's *still* left out of it

The only time he seems to feel (I think) is when he's being literally skewered by an arrow from a goddess that controls the valley he and all the other satyrs live in, which if he didn't use the belief system of Theros it would've killed him most likely

((Which matches his colors of gruul, live fast die

Even faster apparently)

To add on, all the gods are made from belief from the mortals and such, and also seem to reflect their emotions on the domains the gods have, like Erebos and death for example

Erebos is gloomy and tyrannical, which lines up with the plane's thoughts about death

Xenagos becomes the God of revels, and perhaps its because he's still mortal, Elspeth sees an absence of emotions, I kinda wish we got a little bit on insight to what was happening with him during that time

I wonder if he had stayed a God longer if he'd feel the euphoria that the satyrs get from the revels or if he'd be forever numb to it all (a friend of mine described it like how Hera is a goddess of marriage, yet Zeus constantly cheats on her, it feels like a mockery)

I just find him interesting, he's a funky little satyr and I got attached :'3

#mtg #magic the gathering #Xenagos #i have no idea which magic tag actually gets used more #but take thoughts about a character that hasn't been in the magic story since 2014 #and who is also a bit of an awful person #hes awful! but i like characters that are villains most of the time!

[swiftcast-selene]

Day 26: Faith

what you take from the earth, take care to sow again. such are the teachings of the Matron.

#miqomarch #miqomarch 2024 #final fantasy 14 #seeker of the sun #ffxiv miqo'te #very loosely based on the 'sower of stars' thing i thought it would look nicey #shout out to the rats who ran euphrosyne with me so i could get this shot... love u all #ANYWAY as a seeker negi obviously has a lot of respect for azeyma too #but theres something about having spent a lot of time both in gridania and studying conjury #that makes him like. feel much more connected to nophica than to azeyma #she was there for him when he couldnt figure out his magic... she helped him tend to the ala mhigans #and him studying nature was his escape when he was a little bedbound kitten #so he feels like he owes her a lot. in general but also for his own personal growth #so he's very stringent in his gathering methods #only take what you need. keep seeds to scatter them when needed #woven mesh bags to gather mushrooms so the spores can spread #that sort of thing! #his faith carries him just like he carries it~

[adastra121]

The Ones That Got Away (Touchstarved OC Rewrite)

I changed the lyrics to “The One That Got Away” by Katy Perry (I listened to this cover by Brielle Von Hugel), based on my Hound!MC Alon's backstory and their childhood friend's betrayal.

Summer in the city where we grew up. Running from our troubles and tryin’ our luck, Searching for a world that’d be big enough for two. Used to steal Headmaster’s liquor and climb to the roof. Dreamed about the future like we had a clue. Never thought that one day, I'd be losing you.

In another life, I’d still be your friend. We'd keep all those promises, be us until the end. In another life, you would make me stay, So I don't have to say you were the one that got away, The one that got away.

One night on that rooftop, we’d made our pact To leave these walls together, have each other’s backs. Sometimes when I miss you, I climb towards the sky. Summer kept on passing, and we grew up, Found something in the city much bigger than us. It’s time to face the music, we had long run out of luck.

But in another life, you’d be by my side. We'd keep all those promises to take charge of our lives. In another life, I would fight to stay, So I don't have to say you were the one that got away, The one that got away.

The one that got away.

All that money won’t buy back our time for me. Can't replace you with a million dreams. I never thought you’d turn our dream on me. So I guess this is goodbye.

But in another life, I could still believe That friends would keep their promises… In another life, we’d make our escape, And everyone who stayed would say we were the ones that got away.

The ones that got away…

In another life, I would make you stay So I don't have to say you were the one that got away. The one that got away…

#touchstarved #touchstarved game #touchstarved oc #alon the hound #erick the wolf #song parody #lyrics rewrite #the word “dream” is used a bunch because it's not just the childhood friend they lost in the betrayal it's also their shared dream. #the word “luck” is also repeated because of the childhood friend oc erick. he likes card games and gambling. #“we had long run out of luck.” referring to the heist that was the catalyst for the betrayal. #I changed the bridge lyric to “I can't replace you with a million dreams” for one of the songs I had in their playlist. “a million dreams.” #the “turn our dream on me” refers to the promise to leave the city. so alon did actually end up fulfilling that dream thanks to erick. #via exile. we love irony. #I liked playing with the phrase “the one that got away” because it can mean a lost chance #but since the hound mc is a thief it could also mean the person that escaped. like oh no the criminal got away! #with alon and erick in particular it refers to their promise to leave the walled city together once they gathered enough coin #that was also tied to finding a cure for alon's curse but the most important part of that pact was to be together no matter what happened #for the bridge after the chorus I just took out the second part of “we would keep our promises” because I thought it was more fitting #the sentence just ends because it's too painful to repeat. I also think it makes that quieter more subdued part stand out from the others. #my favourite change was the switch to plural in “everyone who stayed would say we were the ones that got away.” #it's meant to convey: “we were supposed to be the ones that made it out. we were supposed to make it out of here together.” #again it's playing with that phrase: “the one that got away.” I imagine it sung in a very raw and agonized way.

[strangerpsychofficeparks]

Oh I forgot to mention both also rely on twerking as a source of humor because that's what the kids think is funny these days, right?

#listen i know they're not the same level of bad. #as it is i would FAR rather watch she-hulk than velma as it at least tries to respect the nature and tone of its source material #whereas velma basically puts the original characters' names and outfits on unrecognizable garbage #but I'm just saying #i'm sick of shoddy one dimensional representation being used to cover up bad writing and selfish characters #if you liked she-hulk i am sorry #it isn't nearly as bad as velma from what i gather #but the girlbossification of velma and she-hulk #as though they weren't already strong female characters in the source material #is not something i personally find appealing #also i know jameela and mindy have different roles and extents of influence on these shows #i just thought both coming from nbc backgrounds and being involved in these projects was a strange coincidence #velma #scooby doo #scooby-doo #velma dinkley #mindy kaling #she hulk #anti disney #anti hbo max #anti hbo #hbo max #ps i am a woman so don't come at me saying my critique of she hulk is sexist or some bs like that #i WANT strong female and minority representation. #but this... is not that.

[chiropteracupola]

wreckers' fog...

[collaboration with @dxppercxdxver again]

#em draws stuff #flintlock fortress #team fortress 2 #I have never drawn quite like this before and I do not know if I can make it happen again #sometimes the drawing just Takes Me and then it's hour upon hour of scribblescrabble even if I have other stuff I ought to do #(and boy do I ever have other stuff I ought to have done...) #anyway! I'd been wanting to draw this fellow flintlock-ified for some time and I'm quite pleased with how he turned out #thought he was off-model but the second person I showed the drawing to guessed it instantly. and then I perished. but it was worth it. #every color in this image is picked from an n.c. wyeth painting! I gathered up a few with the right vibe and it worked splendidly! #although in the end the style isn't very wyeth-y and I can't figure out who it is that I'm getting reminded of instead #edited to add: OH I THINK IT'S DAN SCHKADE'S ART THAT THIS LOOKS LIKE. this is MOST WONDERFUL.

[oculusxcaro]

[I portray Rorschach as gay but low-key his bond with Khare is so sweet and meaningful that I could see him being fine with platonically marrying Khare. In a world where that would even be on the table, which I'm sure is not.

but also Khare could get a green card that way. just sayin]

Rue, this is the sweetest thing and I'm sorry it's taken a while to reply to this because I kept coming back to this and grinning like an idiot until my cheeks hurt? Rorschach and Khare's relationship is by far one of my all-time favourite experiences, not just on this one thing but roleplaying in general.

Their connection is one of those things I never saw coming but holy crap, it's so good, the way their bond has grown so much and whenever I'm having a bad day, I just think back to one of their many interactions and start smiling like a loon all over again. It goes without saying your Rorschach is absolutely-fucking-phenomenal - all your muses are, but your writing in particular pulled Watchmen from the deepest recesses of 2009 and dragged it right back into the forefront again. Dan, Liz and Adrian are all beautifully written but I can't deny these two are something deeply special to me. Guilty as charged, your honor. ♥ Your Rorschach being gay (which I adore about him) is so brilliantly portrayed and reasoned, so it's all the more meaningful that, in the best case scenario, he'd actually be okay with platonically marrying Khare? I don't think she'd mind either; sure he's no Bruce Wayne, but that doesn't matter to her because she adores him and he really is the closest friend she's got, both in Gotham and probably in her life which was nothing special until, you know, the whole getting-kidnapped-and-turned-into-an-experimental-guinea-pig type thing. He's been good to her though, and even though not a lot of people like him very much, he's important to her, so even though it's not likely there's a world where this would actually happen given the issues™ our two have, just the thought that he'd willingly do this for her says a lot considering his attitude about women. She gets a green card, he gets a beard so nobody looks at them too closely and Rorschach can continue contending with his feelings and accept his being gay. It's a win/win situation if, you know, Rorschach didn't have a crippling deathwish and Khare wasn't basically rotting from the inside out. Still, it's a very sweet thing to think about and these two being able to heal from their pasts and come out as better people for it.

#the-rorschach-mask #🌈 || musings #I'm very sorry it took a while to answer this! #Been gathering up my thoughts about this because there are a great many #But I meant what I said in that out of all my years as a roleplayer this is by far my favourite relationship #THIS is the kind of stuff I like just that wholesome character interaction and development #And it's all the more fun because these two aren't even from Gotham #Or the same world for that matter #Everybody: Rorschach is a very unpleasant and irredeemable bastard #Khare: I don't care I like him and that's all that matters #She owes him her life and no matter how difficult he is as a person he means a lot to her #Thank you again for sending this btw #This was just so nice and I needed to get thoughts cooperating long enough to make a reply <3 #Mrs. Kovacs tho #Certainly got a ring to it

[gayvampyr]

no one likes “proof or it didn’t happen” people but some of y’all will act like someone asking for literally any shred of evidence to support a claim means they’re evil and taking the other side or some shit and it’s stupid

#sorry if this is incoherent #but y’all are annoying #like yeah if you call someone lesbophobic i want proof #if you call someone racist i want proof #if you call someone anything that isn’t just your personal opinion i want some fuckin evidence #because people on the internet have a bad habit of trying to get others to take their side so they make up all sorts of shit to settle some #personal vendetta #even if it means raking some random persons name through the mud #over some unfounded allegation #and this idea that you’re either with someone or against them and questioning allegations means taking the other side has led to a culture #where no one speaks up or questions why we’re gathering pitchforks out of fear of being the next pariah #like i want more information not because i want to defend the person in question and not because i don’t think bigotry isn’t a big deal #it’s because if these accusations came from baseless mudslinging i want to know because i don’t want to be the kind of person who attacks or #commits libel with the masses without an ounce of thought for myself #and i also want to distance myself from people who ruin peoples lives as pastime or as a way to justify their own personal feelings toward #a person #it is far too easy to turn ‘i don’t like this person’ into ‘this person is a pedophile’ or something on the internet #so sorry for not just taking your word for it #‘just trust me bro’ is not a good defense