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mattzerella-sticks · 2 years

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I had a little thought for a Wayne Family Adventure 3-part plot...

So it starts with Jason stomping his way through the Manor, intercut with him interacting with all the other Batkids but like in a way where he ignores their attempts at speaking with him or knocking into them if they're walking in opposite directions.

Basically he's pissed OFF 😤

Anyway, the gang (minus Jason) group up to figure out why he's in a bad mood, ticking off wrong answers until one of them sees Jason's phone lying on the counter, which he forgot about after storming away from the first person he ran into while grumpy - let's say it's Dick.

Half of them are conflicted about going through the phone while the other half already have the phone open.

They see a bunch of unanswered texts from someone with a dumb nickname who Jason must also be ignoring and also that Jason was last using the phone to scroll through a... web-comic.

Not just any web-comic. It's a fantasy series about a lone green paladin that had many issues over the years from their research (this was issue #234 or something). They scroll up and down and see that at the end of the issue one of the characters died.

So they assume Jason was mad because he didn't care for the plot of the story, or killing off a character he liked. "Which shouldn't justify him being mean," they agree.

However, they are curious and so begins a group reading of this series and the Batfamily get HOOKED.

Days pass, Jason still isn't feeling better, but he's taken his pissed levels to just a sullen standoffishness. Meanwhile the gang catch up to where he was and start to understand why Jason might be feeling pissed.

The character, Chasen of Goddham - a rogue with a smart mouth and a penchant for a stupid red cap he wore - started as an antagonist to the main character but slowly morphed into a confidant, friend, and according to Tim, Damian, Cass and Steph, a definite love interest.

Except he'd just been killed off.

They're bitching about how lame of a death the character was given when, while staring at his phone, at a panel, Duke says, "Is it me, or does he kind of remind you of Jason?"

EVERYONE STOPS.

"You think Chasen is like Jason?" Dick asks. Then he processes what he said and winces, because...

Yeah. It should have been obvious.

More context, the group better understands why Jason had been so upset and continued to be upset. He saw a character and related to him only for that character to get tossed out.

The others were now mad on his behalf. One of them suggests giving the comic creator a piece of their mind. Especially since, Stephanie reasons, whoever created this not only must be one of them (a hero) but know Jason pretty well to reference him in such a way in the comics.

They don't recognize the penname on the comic, but once Barbara pulls up the IP address of where the comic's posted from Dick feels even dumber for not putting two and two together, because he recognizes the address and, thinking back on the comic's story beats, exactly who is behind it AND is the main character.

They all fly to New York and pay Kyle Rayner a visit.

Now entering Part 2.

He is surprised to see a group of Bats assembled on his doorstep, but even more upset after glancing about them and not seeing a particular someone. "Jason isn't with you?"

"No, he's still mad at you for what you did."

Jason deflates further, inviting them in and revealing he knows. He admits to Jason not answering any of his texts, and this reveals the person behind all those texts when they found Jason's phone.

Anyway, the Batkids all gather round and basically interrogate Kyle on why he killed Jason's character off. They're mad, and they're being mean to him. Why shouldn't they, he hurt their brother.

Except Kyle reveals he's just as pissed and upset about having to kill Chasen off.

"Have to?"

"The platform I post the story to... ever since it picked up popularity I signed to a contract with them for exclusivity but I - I was living between here and Oa at the time, so I wasn't paying attention, and so it said that they had final creative say on my work."

Kyle reveals that they wanted him to shake his comic up, and one way involved a controversial character - Chasen.

"Controversial?"

"Some people didn't like how... important, he'd become to Keel as of late."

So the big hook - a choose your own adventure with the audience. Based on votes, they can decide whether Chasen lives or dies.

"And the winning option...?"

"Got posted."

Kyle reveals he fought it, asked for a recount since the vote was so close but the board was adamant. He didn't know how to break it to Jason because ever since he asked about including him Jason has been so involved, interested, and suggested good plots for Kyle to use. He didn't even tell him about the poll regarding his character.

Jason found out when the next issue was uploaded.

Everyone has shifted their ire from Kyle to the website platform and the people who voted for Chasen to die. Babs is on her tablet, and while Kyle is bemoaning how Jason is never gonna talk to him again and he's gonna get sued because he's already late on the next issue but he doesn't want to continue with the story without Chasen in it.

Dick is awkwardly comforting him when Babs draws everyone's attention, revealing that the poll was rigged as - if they took into count true votes and not people who voted more than once - Chasen would have lived.

What does that mean?

The group think of something sneaky that is gonna make Jason feel way better, and Kyle is definitely on board.

Part 3.

We're on Jason now, he's holed up in a room and still angst-ridden. He's mad at himself that he's so hurt, but there was more to it than his character being killed.

He's thrown from his musings by an alert on his phone. New Issue from Kyle's comic.

Jason ignores it.

He gets texts from his family, asking if he's seen the update yet or if he'll read.

He's confused how they know about it before choosing to ignore them... but they're persistent.

He answers them all back with an 'I'M READING IT NOW!! 😡'

He opens to where he left off on his - on Chasen's body bloody, beaten, and in the rubble. He clicks next and -

It's a beautiful funeral scene taken from out a fairy tale. Green forests, colorful flower beds, a glass coffin where Chasen, cleaned and radiant, looks to be asleep and Keel kneeling by his side in utter despair.

The entire issue is set there, and it's mostly Keel.

Keel monologues about his adventures with Chasen, overwhelmed with grief at having lost him. And throughout the conversation we get insight into Keel's feelings where Keel reveals how, at some point in their friendship, Keel had fallen in love with Chasen, and wished to share this with him anywhere besides there on his deathbed.

He has to keep fighting for the safety of his kingdom, but Keel gives Chasen a kiss on his cheek before he leaves.

There's a panel of Keel walking away.

Then another.

Then, on the third, far in the background there's a faint word bubble that bears Keel's name.

Keel stops and spins on his heel, gasping, because he was alone at Chasen's grave. Alone, except -

Chasen awakens, revived by true love's kiss.

He asks Keel what happened, why he looks upset. He says something snarky Jason can't remember because in the next panel Keel dashes over and throws himself at Chasen and begs forgiveness.

"What do you have to be sorry for?"

"For almost losing you."

All is forgiven, and Keel reveals his feelings to Chasen who grins then presses his forehead to Keel's. "I can't believe it took you almost losing me to admit that."

The issue ends with them kissing.

Jason didn't cry once. He'd admit that proudly, with a wobble in his voice and the back of his hands damp.

He doesn't have much time to process what he read because someone's barging in, telling him he has to come outside.

Jason asks why. They don't explain.

He fights them all the way to the front door, arguing, demanding to be told what's outside because he's 'so not in the mood for any bullshit right now.

Except, all fight - all everything really - leaves him when he steps through the threshold and catches sight of Keel standing there on the lawn.

Except it's not Keel. It's Kyle, wearing Keel's armor he undoubtedly formed with his ring.

"What are you doing here?"

"Keel had his chance to say what he needed to... figured I should as well."

Kyle admits to Jason what he told the others, about wanting to tell Jason the truth but afraid to lose him because he liked working on the comic together and he also liked him. He likes him in a way that terrifies and excites him, that he wants to feel more of and explore.

He trails off and asks what Jason has to say.

Jason smirks, "I can't believe it took you almost losing me to admit that."

Then Jason reels Kyle in for a kiss to the delight of the audience they garnered.

They're all there except Bruce, who shows up midway through Jason and Kyle's kiss. "Why is there a Green Lantern on my lawn?"

"Really? You're more curious about that than Jason kissing him?"

"Why is Jason kissing a Green Lantern... on my lawn?"

It ends with Jason and Kyle breaking for air and Jason asking if he wants to work on more comics together.

Kyle very much agrees.

#dc comics #dcu #wayne family adventures #jason todd #kyle rayner #red hood #green lantern #jaykyle #batfamily #I'd say I'd write this but it's a story that works better drawn #and like wayne family adventures yes #but now i also want lit major jason and artist kyle to create a comic book together in the main universe #can't believe i never thought about this before #also this got VEEERY meta with Chasen which is another reason why i wanted to share this now instead of fumble through a fanfic

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twistedgardens · 2 years

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Spider Man Kiss

In which you have to explain to Lilia that, no, Spider Man is not a giant half-arachnid humanoid creature that dwells in caves and eats unsuspecting travelers, and giving you a Spider Man kiss does not mean tying you up with webs and hanging you upside down to drain your blood.

Content: No Smut. Just fluff. We're keeping it G-rated today.

@stygianoir

You walked down one of the many maze-like corridors of Night Raven College. You carried a load of books with you to Ramshackle Dorm. Grim was held back, again, after class for some remedial lessons. Serves him right for not studying properly. You rounded a corner only to stop in your tracks.

Lilia hung from the ceiling in the middle of the your path. Did he see you coming and prepared or was this just a coincidence? It was hard to tell because of his wide-grin.

"Good afternoon, Lilia," you said.

"Where might you be heading off to?"

"Just heading back to my dorm. Would you like to come with?"

"Well, I'm supposed to check in on Malleus in the library, but he's a grown fae. I'm sure Silver and Sebek can protect him themselves," he answered.

"Are you sure? Won't you get in trouble?"

There was a devious glint in Lilia's eyes. He landed on his feet more graceful than a cat. Just how many centuries did it take for him to master such a talent? You shuddered to think about it. Lilia's appearance was a trick, a rouse. Some people look old, but Lilia didn't look that way at all. The aura around him felt...ancient. Not old, ancient. It was never portrayed in his face, but even someone like you with no magic could feel it in your bones that Lilia was probably even older than Night Raven College itself. Did he know any of the Seven? Probably.

"Besides, how can I say 'no' to escorting a pretty girl safely home?" Lilia chuckled.

It was a long trek from the campus to your dorm. Silence wasn't suitable for either of you for such a walk. Conversation was inevitable. You talked about things you remembered from your home world in the vague hope that Lilia might be familiar with your world, alas no. He was just as confused about your home world than anyone else you'd run across. He never heard of a place called (insert home state/country). This world and yours weren't so different, the more you realized and talked about it. Although they ran on different mechanisms, technology from Twisted Wonderland and your home world were more alike than you thought originally. Lilia told you all about cinema from his realm. This gave you a thought.

"You know Lilia, when you hang upside down like earlier you remind me of a comic book character from back home," you said casually.

"Ah! We have those two. Now I'm curious. What are comic characters like from your world and who do I remind you of?"

"Well, remember that in my world magic doesn't really exist. So, people make up characters to draw that have fantastic super powers like flying and invincibility. When you hang upside like a bat, you remind me of this super hero from the movies. Spider Man."

"Spider man? Oh, we have those too!" Said Lilia, excitedly.

"Really?"

"Yes, but I don't think you'd enjoy meeting one. Spider men from my realm are humanoid creatures with the lower half of a giant spider. They're known to trap prey in caverns deep underground and slowly suck the blood out of them," said Lilia.

You ignored the bit of bile rising in your throat at the mere mention of such gruesome things.

"Well, where I'm from Spider Man doesn't really...do that. He's a hero who saves people. In one movie about this character, he and his love interest Mary Jane kiss, but because he has the powers of a spider, he's hanging upside down when they kiss in the rain."

"That sounds delightful!" Lilia smirked, though you don't know what for.

He was very hard to read despite being the most outgoing in Diasomnia dorm. Lilia wore that mischievous look on his face the whole walk to your dorm. He escorted you to the front door but when you turned to say goodbye, Lilia had already left.

The next day, you walked from one class to the next. Grim ran ahead of you because of your "slow human legs." You didn't have the heart to tell him it was because he was so tiny that he could weave in between students. He raced ahead of you and disappeared behind the wrong hallway. You sighed, a headache forming in your temple.

The hair on the back of your neck stood on end. You looked around for the source. You hoped against hope that it wasn't another student who overblotted. As you scanned the hallway, you didn't notice Lilia appear in midair. He waited patiently to strike. When you turned again, you yelped as you spotted him where he wasn't there before. Your startled cry was cut short by Lilia's lips planting themselves on yours. You eyes flew open at the shock of it all, but you slowly gave in.

Your lips meeting his was a bit..awkward to say the least. Not just because this was the first you'd receive in a while. You never kissed someone who was hanging upside down. Lilia must have taken your description of the "Spider Man kiss" to heart. The kiss was passionate but sweet and left you gasping for air.

When Lilia finally released you, he gave you a final peck on your forehead. His hand dropped something into yours and he vanished again. You looked down and saw a single blue rose with a note tied its stem with velvet ribbon. In scrawling flourish, the words read: 'Dinner at 7?'

(Is Mary Jane Spider Man's girlfriend? I have no idea, correct me if I'm wrong. I don't read or watch comic book hero stuff)

#twisted wonderland #twst #twst wonderland #lilia vanrouge #twst lilia #twst fluff #all ages #family friendly content

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comet-wire · 2 years

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Please read before following!!

Edit Jan 14,2023: I would appreciate it if you could like this post so I know people are reading it, it's not required but it would REALLY help a lot. Thank you.

Heya! The name's Val/Comet, please check out my carrd for information about the admin as well as links to other socials and other names and pronouns I go by!

There are also Spotify playlists for my OCs and my pets, some are still in the works but the ones that have been made are already up. I may not post allot about my OCs on Tumblr but I have more information on my Instagram!

My other socials are listed in carrd aswell as my DNI and comforts list. Along with resources to help others and for mental health.

My mini ARG for my OC series (Cupid daze) and the start of my comic Horror Comedy Passion project (Sweet tooth bats) is in my carrd, but I have also linked it separately in my Cupid Daze and Sweet tooth bats section below in this post, respectively.

Cupid Daze blog: @cupid-daze

Sweet Tooth Bats archive blog: @sweet-tooth-bats

Carrd located here.

Please read before interacting!!

If you want to support me and my art, Instagram is where I post my OC art the most! But I also post here when I can and over at @cupid-daze

Read my comic, Sweet Tooth Bats on comic fury!

(Edit:Also I am a young adult! But I can't put my age up at the moment because bots like to terrorize me the most, I think they think I'm one of them but I'm not and I'm terrified 😟 I find when I don't put my age in my bio,they don't come after me)

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Edit Nov 2nd 2022: Reminder for new and old followers alike, I am a person just like everyone else and I have a tendency to disappear and reappear with actual content that are not reblogs. I want to say this because I am a retired cosplayer (I want to cosplay again at some point but not right now so I'm considerably retired) and I know what it's like to feel like I have to dish out content every day or every other day, I will not be doing this with my art as I just post things that are finished or somewhat finished, I think are fun/funny and are relating to my interests. I also say this because this year has been particularly hard for me for personal reasons regarding loosing loved ones and subjects such as loosing motivation, suddenly gaining motivation, and then loosing it all over again which often coincides with depression etc. Not to sound like a broken record but again I have a tendency to disappear off social media (usually to focus on myself and other instances) and I am a young adult, I do not post super mature things outside of horror etc, but I do ask for younger followers to not be weird about things it puts both of us in potential danger and this goes for other content creators outside of me as well. I mention this because when I cosplayed I got simp comments every now and again for the character I was cosplaying and that is super uncomfortable especially if that is from anyone under 17-18,and I just wish for that not to repeat if I do cosplay again and/or with any of my art as I have OCs that are considered attractive (ex: Valentina Valentine, who is an asexual and her whole character revolves around wanting to be seen more as a person than an object; so it will make me super if not violently uncomfortable if I get super s3xual comments about her). I also just want this blog to be an overall safe space for people of color and/or LGBTQ community, including furrys but excluding z00philes and so on.

Please and thank you. I am wishing everyone the best and please stay hydrated and eat when you are able to! Get rest as well! Be safe and take care dears!

Edit Jan 14,2023: Also I want to say again this is a safe space for everyone except problematics/proshippers etc.

I want to also add that if you cannot respect my boundaries as a person and creator, and not only just mine but others aswell, I will ask you to leave or if you were to hypothetically continue harassing anyone or just being overall not respectful to one another that will not be tolerated and you will be blocked.

I do not mean to come off as unpleasant but I want people to be aware. Thank you for understanding.

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Extra/Masterlist:

Mel/Moth-Moments <3

Mel arrives

Theories with Mel:The Owl House

Waking up in Ohio

Bacon Bacon Bacon

Soup

LUIGIANA

The Jong™

Glitch in the Splatoon plaza

YOINKY SPLOINKY

Mel/Moths art!!

Mel's OCs:The Owl House;Indigo Nypan

Mel's OCs:Kirin and Ryu!

Mel's art:Us!!

Mortal Afterlife:Cover art

Mel/Moths OC: Dante

Mel/Moths OCs: Indie and Leaf - TOH

Cupid Daze

Mini ARG

Cupid Daze Blog

Valentina and her Borzoi

Portfolio idea & Ramblings

Cupid Daze official blog pinned post

Portfolio/Index

Voice Claims:pt 1

Fuck it we ball(ft. Old art)

Young Valentina Valentine

Sweet Tooth Bats (Comic)

Official/Archive blog- Sweet tooth bats

UPDATE - COMIC FURY

Concepts and Reference sheet:Kevin/Kirby, Ripley, Salem (art)

Kirby/Kevin - inspiration and influence

Kirby the jester - art & reference

Salem Cynfael - outfit idea (art)

Jester harassment - doodle

Prologue: A vampires tears... - cover art

Holly the Joval - art -Kirby lore

Promo art/posters so far

Mornings with the trio - art/video

Hello puppets muse AU by Handeemuse

Muse-sona ref

Muse Jr ft. Muse-sona ref

Muse & Nick Nack interactions/art:

Height difference

Silly art discussions

Muse carrying Nick

Muse Jr made art for Nick

Hello Puppets!

Figuring out Owen Gubberson (Rough sketches/art)

Nick and Riley's dynamic moment

Canon Mortimer slander

This puppet is such a _ person

Nick and Riley are Tumblr sexyman/woman material

More Owen rough sketching

Riley Ruckus autism supremacy

Daisy Danger our beloved!

Post midnight show Riley Ruckus doodles ft. Sasha

Riley's Hair

Canon Cereal box art by Buglii-muligans

Headcanon's: Rivalry

Owen is exhausted (Video)

Riley's biggest mammal list

Riley Head pats

Self insert & Riley Ruckus: Self indulgence/AU

Sona & Riley mini ref

Riley with a big hoodie!! Ft. Nick

Lab Assistant AU + ref

Sofia the first

Skrunkly and his bean bowl

Spooky Month

New favorite Streber image

Pronunciation of 'Streber'

Streber headcanon & fanart

HCS & rambling - Streber and Kevin watch school for vampires

Vampire kid - ramblings

Tf2

"You got games on yo phone" - Scout

Ramble: spy crabs r sillies

THE SILLY - Scout GIF

Baseball and Botany - Art

Art dump + Video/animation: Baseball and Botany

Deltarune/Undertale

Cat Spamton ramblings

Spamton was eating toothpaste ft. Mel

The Walten Files

Boozoo is just some guy

Brawl Stars

New brawler's!:Chester, Mandy & Gray

Resident Evil

Alcina laughs at cheesed to meet you jokes

Pokemon

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darkfascination · 1 year

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“Goddammit, give me the fucking wheel!” Jesse lunged for the steering wheel over Severen pulling it hard to the right. “Get the fuck outta here!” He snapped at the laughing vampire. “C’mon old timer lighten up!” But he’s already sliding out of the seat as Jesse forces his way into the chair practically sitting in his lap.

“Jesus, you tryin’a make Diamondback jealous?” She rolls her eyes in the backseat. “What’s there to be jealous of, no one wants your skinny ass”. Severen flips her the finger, she blows him a kiss.

Jesse has righted the car by now, the rusty station wagon back in a straight line. “Can’t leave you alone for two seconds while I check the map” he scolds in a grumble, but it’s rote. “Don’t need a map anyway, I know where we are”, Homer chimes in, turning the page of the same comic he’s been reading from two states over. “It’s the next exit to get to the Cloverleaf, if you want to stop outside town it’s exit five”. Jesse glances in the rear view, catching a glint of halogen light off the inhuman, boy-shaped creature. “Ya, I know”, he mutters under his breath.

No one else is convinced if he does or not.

It falls quiet and Severen starts at the radio dial again, all that greets him is the screech of static and faded voices, nothing that sounds like music. He slaps the dash hard— it dents— “you had to get the one piece’a crap without a radio”. He slouches down in the passenger seat with a snarl. Jesse knows his fledgling is hungry, it’s making him restless.

They’re all hungry. Their last meal had been shared, and one human wasn’t much split five ways. In the very back is Mae, quietly looking out the back window at the passing sky. She seems the only one unbothered, although Diamondback can hear her scratching at her arms, getting fidgety herself. She clears her throat and starts to sing. It’s a little ditty from back in her days; she makes sure to put a real saccharine spin on it.

Homer looks over the top of the comic. Diamondback comically bats her eyes at him and does broad, exaggerated hand gestures as she sings about “winnin’ back her man”.

He shakes his head, but smiles all the same.

Up front Severen snorts, “Ain’t gettin’ back shit with that screeching”, but he’s laughing, the mood already lightening. Mae has turned around to face them all, broadly grinning and even joins in on the chorus. Jesse can’t help catching the infectious levity and whistles the melody to back up their voices.

“Aw hell” Severen sneers, but it reminds him of older days and joins in himself, almost unconsciously. Homer remains fixated on the comic, he’s clearly not reading anymore, just maintains his aloof air out of habit. It’s just then that they spot a roadway diner dead ahead; right smack dab in the middle of Nowhere USA. The perfect spot, just for them.

“Anybody hungry?” Jesse chuckles. Severen drums on the dashboard and howls his delight.

Diamondback and Mae shout out the last words and cheer, ending in laughter as Mae clambers over to sit between the woman and Homer— she doesn’t want to waste a second to get out. Homer drops the comic to the floor, sits up and slicks his hair back; or tries to.

Harsh neon lights up their greedy faces as the station wagon pulls to a stop amidst the other waiting vehicles, it’s a good selection. Jesse cuts the engine and turns to his posse.

“Now you can have whatever you want on the menu, but just remember”, they all turn to stare at him, “try to have a good time”.

Everyone is smiles again, whooping and cheering as they thrust themselves out of their cramped confines and into the fresh night air. Jesse hangs back to watch them all stampede in, Mae and Diamondback arm in arm, Homer and Severen tripping and shoving each other trying to be first. They were a right strange rabble that was for damned sure, but what they were first and foremost, was family.

He shook his head with a smirk, reaching in his pocket to check for his smokes, and heading in after them. Soon there would be screaming, and blood. Soon it would all be good again, another fine feast to see them fit to carry on their wandering ways.

“Family”, he muttered to himself as he pushed through the doors, already hearing Severen opening his damn fool mouth for another wisecrack. Jesse tapped out a smoke and rested it between his lips. Making his way slowly to the table he surveys the other folks all tucked into their meals, counts up the staff and who might be carrying, sees a waitress and nods to her and then to the table they’ve collected at.

“Family” he said again, sliding into the booth next to Diamondback.

“What’s at hun?” She asks him, but he only shakes his head.

“I said let’s eat!”

Homer and Mae look up from the menu they were pouring over together and share a delighted look. From over by the jukebox Severen cheers, either at the pronouncement or from finding a track he likes it is unclear. “And what’ll you be havin’ hun?” Asks the waitress who has sidled over to them, notebook in hand.

“Oh, why, I think we’ll be having one of everything my dear”, Jesse says as he gives her a broad smile showing all his teeth, “starting with you”.

They don’t know it, but their little massacre makes the local papers.

They’re two states over before they hear at all. Mae wonders what the waffles would have tasted like. Out of all of them, she’d know best but can’t really remember anymore. None of them mind much. They have something better than all the human things they’ve left behind. What they are, is family.

#near dark #severen van sickle #drabble #finger lickin’ good ( c. severen )#family ties bind you tightest

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witchthewriter · 2 years

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Hello! I was wondering if I could get a level 3 Witcher, game of thrones, and Merlin matchup? I’m 20, she/her pronouns and bisexual. As for my mbti i have no clue cause it changes everytime i take the test but I’m definitely an introverted intuition type. For personality I’m creative, introverted, structured, and individualistic. Though I’m introverted, around my friends I can be quite talkative, humorous and outgoing. I love and treasure my alone time in the bat cave of my room the most however. I’m currently in art school working with technology mediums. I love my practice and everything from digital illustration to creative coding. Im currently trying to figure out 3D modeling and printing! Once I get in the zone, there’s no stopping me on an art or design idea. As for hobbies, i love escaping to new worlds while reading books and comics, watching movies, and playing video games. My favorite genres are fantasy and sci-fi. I have a tendency to read novels and watch their adaptations at the same time analyzing the differences. I also start multiple books at the same time oops. Guess you could say I daydream a lot about whichever piece of media I’m into at the moment. These stories are definitely inspirations of my art as well. Apart from that, I do love working out and weight lifting. I used to also kickbox a lot and definitely want to get back to it sometime. Thank You!

Want one? Here be the rules 🦋🌈

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫

𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

I ship you with Jaskier! I think he would find you so very interesting. Your way of thinking and when you get into the zone, you become unstoppable. In this world you could be an elf, or witch, (or whatever you wish!) and your powers of focus would be intensified.

𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑠

・He makes SO MANY SONGS ABOUT YOU. Not only songs, but poems and love letters. They make you smile, and he loves seeing you smile

・He can be annoying at times and you have thrown a pillow or two his way. But he’s learnt to dodge

・Calls you every pet name under the sun, “sweetheart,” “sunshine,” “angel,” “love,” “sweetcheeks” etc.

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒈:

↬ The Night We Met by Lord Huron

𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒔:

↬ Opposites Attract

𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧

𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

I ship you with Merlin! I think you would find someone who understands you on a different level than others. It’s like you’re on the same page, nay, wavelength. Whatever you putting down, he’s picking up.

𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑠

・Your comments make him snort. Like an actual snort snort - like a pig. Whenever he does that, the both of you end up rolling on the floor laughing

・Will gently hold your chin steady while he plants a kiss to the side of your forehead before he has to leave

・Does not care what other people think of him, but if anyone talks smack about you in front of him ... ohooo... he will make ‘em wish they were never born

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒈:

↬ From Eden by Hozier

𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒔:

↬ Aggressively Supportive

𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬

𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

I ship you with Pod! I think he would love to listen to your hobbies; just absolutely stare at you in wonder while you babble on. He never interrupts you or tells you to stop talking.

𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑠

・He likes when you watch him train - he feels really manly, but more often than not, he’ll fall over or knock the weapons off the table which makes a really loud noise.

・He’s so used to being a squire that he automatically goes to help you with ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING. You have to remind him that he doesn’t need to do that, especially with you

・Likes when you tickle his back - the kind where you gently stroke his bare skin with your fingers. It’s such a gentle way of expressing intimacy

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒏𝒈:

↬ Sweet Disposition by The Temper Trap

𝑹𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒔:

↬ Talks A Lot x Likes To Listen

#match ups #ships

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imthecleric · 2 years

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Max -

First things first I never apologized for ruining that first Halloween you had with the party. And then subsequently making the rest of your life a living hell. And I don’t think a simple I’m sorry will do it, at least for the last part. Hopefully, it will be enough for the Halloween thing. And I am sorry. I had an episode, and you know what it really was by now, and then Mike was being... well Mike... to you so I’m sorry.

And those wont be the only apologies here, so you can shout about my apologies to my grave, or at my funeral. Please do. I only trust you to cause the havoc that should be there. If Mike gets mad, because you and I, and everyone else both know he will. Show him this as my explicit permission for you to get mad at me in the most public way possible for all my stupid apologies. It might even make my mom laugh a little. She hates the sorrys too.

Now, I know you never really liked D&D, but your a nerd just like the rest of us. Wonder Woman is a cool character, I think you would also like Kitty Pryde, from X-Men. I may be biased, because I really like X-Men, but give her a shot okay. For me.

Back to D&D, and I know you never really liked it mainly because Mike said no to your class idea. Which I think could totally work. Some of the classes need an overhaul anyways. And its not like both he and Lucas play subclasses of Fighters anyways. But I’ve been thinking, since like the summer of Starcourt. I actually think a baseline fighter, not Paladin like Mike, or Ranger like Lucas would totally work for your play style. With the right stats you could be super quick and sneaky, but also totally awesome. And you aren’t so limited in weapons, Lucas told me about how awesome you were with the nail-bat. Wish I could have seen it. I mean, if I was braver maybe I could have but... I’m not getting into that. Anyways, a baseline fighter can do so many cool things and we can create things based on fantasy and comics to work for what you want. Like a bait and switch, where you switch places with someone. And items, we could give you boots of striding to add to your movement. If you ever play, bring it up to the guys, Dustin would be your best bet.

Also pick to be a halfling, they can re-roll their natural ones. It’ll piss Mike off. I shouldn’t be saying that cause you know I lo... like Mike alot. I think you know how much. If anyone does its you and Jonathan. But I think it would make you laugh, and I’m all for that. I am not above laughing sometimes at Mike’s expense. I’m not there to do so, so count this as my blessing as his longest lifetime friend. Please carry on the tradition for me.

I’ve been kind of avoiding the elephant in the room. The fact that you’re reading this and I’m not there. No one was thrilled with the idea, which honestly baffled me as it seemed like the only option. Or maybe I was bit in shock that everyone cared so much. Either way, none of it was in vain. He’s gone. And if he comes back, then something tells me I will too. I am Zombie Boy after all. But he wont. You guys did it.

Be there for El. I know you. You will. But don’t forget about the guys too, they aren’t going to want to show how they really feel, they’re hurting. Don’t treat them any different though. I hated that. I hated when people thought I would break. They will too.

I’m not that great with words. You know that, art has always been my forte. But thank you. You have done so much for me. You have been there for me when the guys weren’t. You didn’t make me feel weird or left out that summer. You were one of the party I think from the moment the boys tried to get your identity out of Keith at Palace Arcade when you smashed Dustin’s Dig Dugg record.

I’m sorry I’m gone. And if you’re sad about it, I’m sorry for that. I like to think that any flash of red I see zooming by, is you. Even if its not, it’ll be a nice reminder of your brightness.

- Will

On the bottom of the letter is a fully colored halfling, in bright armor much like Max’s clothes she was known for wearing, with flaming red hair blowing in the breeze, she’s running about to take a jump to smash an orc with a weapon that looks suspiciously like a nail bat.

#answered #meme response #zoomingupthathill #tw: death #verse: tbd

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81scorp · 3 months

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Constructive critiscism: Batman 1 to 4

Ah yes, Burtons and Schumachers Batman movies. Created in early 1939 by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, Batman, a man who fights crime dressed as a bat, has enjoyed great popularity and become a recognizeable character. He is so wellknown that you don`t even have to have read his comics to know who he is. Through out the years there have been several attempts at taking the adventures of the caped crusader out of their drawn, nonmoving, soundless original medium and bring them into the live action, moving, audible world of the cinematic medium.

In 1966 we had the Batman TV-series. The creators knew it was gonna be hard to have folks running around in colourful PJs and convince anyone over the age of 10 to take it seriously, so they just went for a fun, campy style.

Then in 1978 came the Superman movie. A movie still silly in some places but also sincere. It had some heartfelt and earnest moments that allowed you to take it seriously, and in a way, the same can be said about the Batman movie from 1989. These two movies are good examples for how to make good superheromovies. So, for future superheromovies, other filmmakers could look to these two for guidence, the blueprint was right there in front of them.

But in the 90s people seemed to have forgotten how to make movies like these. After Batman returns had gone a little too deep into Tim Burtonland the bigsuits at WB decided that the tone needed to be a little lighter for the next movie. On this point I agreed with them. They felt that they had to take it back to the campy style of the 1960s Batman series. On this point I disagreed with them. Dont get me wrong, I like the old campy Batman series, something about it felt more sincere than Schumachers Batman. It was made in a time when that was the best they could do. It took something that looked silly and played it very straight in an exaggerated, dramatic way. It reminds me of the comedy rule that the Zucker brothers had for "Airplane!": Deliver a funny line with a straight face. It had a kind of sincerity that the Schumacher Batman lacked. Schumacher`s Batman was made in a time when they knew that there were other ways to make superhero movies but decided not to. It was even made in a time when the animated Batman series existed, so, like I said earlier: the blueprint was right there in front of them.

The problem with the Schumacher Batman movies was not that they were trying to be live-action saturday morning cartoons. The problem was that they were trying to be live-action saturday morning cartoons and Tim Burton`s Batman at the same time.

Now, Ive been pretty harsh on Schumacher, who had to take a lot of crap for Batman and Robin when it came out, so now, with that out of the way, I want to come to his defense. I should point out that he did want to preserve the tone from the first two movies, but the executives at Warner Bros insisted that hed make it lighter and turn it into a feature-length toy commercial. And say what you want about Batman and Robin, but atleast it`s plot is not as messy as Batman V Superman.

Now, with that said, if I could run so fast that I could screw the laws of physics, travel backwards in time and change these movies, What would I have done differently?

Burton`s Batman

Tell me, have you ever danced with the SPOILERS in the pale moonlight?

Batman

Batman killing Ive talked about this in Batman V Superman and I should be consistent, so, no killing for Batman in this movie either. That scene where he blows up Jokers smilex factory? How about: that grenade that his car releases is a tear gas grenade that forces the Jokers henchmen to leave the factory where they are greeted by the GCPD. Im however, willing to make one exception to this rule: that bald guy in the clocktower. This was clearly a situation where Batman wasnt in full control and was forced to drastic measures. So Im willing to let this one slide.

Joker killing Bruces parents Didnt mind this when I was little but not everything has to be connected. His parentskiller should be an ordinary, nameless robber. I know, if Joker didn´t kill Bruces parents we wouldnt get the "I created you" speech at the end or the "Have you ever danced with the Devil in the pale moonlight?" line. But thats not really a great loss

On the fence: Killing Joker I understand why they killed off Joker and am kinda OK with it. But still, I can`t help with coming up with some ideas for what they could have done differently. How about: Joker falls but he has a parachute hidden on him that he opens up. But the wind grabs him and he lands in the Gotham river. They never find his body. Did he die? Did he survive? Who knows?

Batman Returns

Penguin being raised by penguins since he was a baby How the Penguins get him out of that basket? How did they raise him? I know, Im being nitpicky here, but still. How about: Oswald ran away from home when he was just 10 or 11 years old because his parents were cruel people who hid him away from the world because the were ashamed of his looks. He came to the Zoo, which was closed but he found a way in though the sewers. Thats where he met the penguins.

The way Selina Kyle falls through the awnings She falls through them like a hot knife through soft butter, a little too fast. She doesnt have nine lives, and I read that the filmmakers wanted her "deaths" to be ambiguous, something a normal human could survive. Her surviving this is a little hard to swallow. Maybe theres a way to have her fall through them a little slower but still keep it interesting and suspenseful. And then her fall could end with her landing in a big pile of garbage that softens her fall.

Penguin biting that guys nose I can see why this scared people and it wasnt really necessary. Lose it.

Batman killing Like I said before: Batman shouldnt kill. (Atleast not if hes in control of the situation.) That scene where he kills the big Muscleman with dynamite? How about this: First he throws the dynamite so that it lands somewhere where it does no harm to people. Then, when Batman meets the Muscleman he dodges his punches, pulls out a tazer and stuns him.

High-tech batarang I know what youre thinking: "But using High-tech gadgets is Batmans thing!" Yes, but a targetseeking, High-tech batarang? How about this instead: he uses an ordinary batarang, throws it at a crook, then, just as it returns to him a knife-thrower throws a knife that disrupts it`s trajectory, it falls on the ground and is picked up by the poodle.

Penguins "Youre just jealous because Im a real freak" line Yes, I know, its a small line and in this scene hes mad with rage and not thinking straight, but still. How about this instead: Penguin: "Youre the protector of Gotham! They don`t deserve protection! They deserve to BURN!"

Catwomans final death Yes, that scene where she gives Shreck the kiss of death. Sure, it looks cool but theres no way that she can survive that (and yet the movie decided that thats what she did). How about this: She kicks Shreck into the power generator, he is electrocuted, debris falls between Selina and Bruce, so it is impossible for him to see if she managed to escape or not. When the dust has settled Bruce finds only Shrecks burned corpse.

Schumacher`s Batman

Where does he get all those wonderful SPOILERS?

The tone Should`ve had the same tone as the animated series. I know they took some ideas from it, so why not the tone as well?

The look of Gotham These are supposed to take place in the same universe as the Burton Movies right? Lose the neon lights and keep the old look.

Batman Forever

The name of the movie I saw a video on youtube that explained the title*. Bruce was gonna hit his head and forget that he was Batman but then remember it again, realize that he was Batman… now and forever. But since that scene wasnt in the movie the title doesnt really have the same meaning or importance. Since this movie introduced Robin I`d call it: Batman and Robin.

Two-Face Lets say that you know nothing about Two-Face, dont worry, its explained early in the movie that he cant make up his mind without flipping his coin. Theres just one problem: in several scenes Two-face has made up his mind about something and is only waiting for the coin to land in a way that he prefers, like when he and Riddler breaks into Bruces mansion. He sits on a couch and flips the coin several times, gets disappointed when it ends on the good side up and keeps flipping it until lands on the evil side up. A comicbook accurate Two-Face would have accepted whatever side the coin landed on. I would also not make Two-Face so campy, but more like he was in the animated series.

Riddler I have nothing against Riddler being a campy villain, he would be a nice contrast to Two-Face who would be more serious. Buut… I think I`d remove him and replace him with Sal Maroni, the man who scarred Harvey Dent and turned him into Two-Face. Which brings me to my next point.

Two-Face killing Robins parents How about this: Before the big show Dick Grayson hears the owner of the circus talking to Sal Maroni. Sal Maroni gives him the old: "What a lovely circus you have, it would be a shame if something were to happen to it" speech. The circus owner gets angry and tells him to leave. Then later at the big show: a trapeze breaks and Dicks parents fall to their deaths. Bruce, seeing himself in Dick, takes him into his custody. it is revealed that the trapeze broke because someone had sabotaged it. Speaking of Robin, that brings me to my next point.

Robins age I`d cast a younger actor to play Robin. Old enough so that youd believe that hes 15 to 17 but young enough so that youd believe that he would need a legal guardian to take care of him. I dont know how old Chris O'Donnell was when this movie was made, but he looked like he was 20 to 25.

Chase Meridian Nothing against Chase Meridian and there is nothing wrong with creating a new, original character for the movie. Buut… I would like to bring back a familiar one, like Catwoman. After Dick has figured out that Bruce Wayne is Batman and that Sal Maroni murdered his parents it becomes a race between him and Two-Face over who gets to kill Maroni. Catwoman shows up in Gotham and helps Batman track down Robin to prevent him from killing Maroni. Two-Face has already found Maroni and flips his coin. Batman, knowing Two-Faces weakness, throws a roll of coins made to look like the one that Two-Face uses (but without the scarred side). Two-Face is devastated, he cant decide without his coin. Robin is there and wants to kill Maroni but Batman talks him out of it. Maroni is grateful and thinks hes off the hook but Batman tells him that hes going to jail. Bruce wants Selina to stay but she declines, this was just temporary, she doesn`t see herself as the hero type. She suggests that he teams up with "Boy Wonder over there" and leaves. Batman teams up with Robin and they become a crimefighting Dynamic Duo. The end… atleast for now.

Batman and Robin

The name of the movie Since I changed the name of Batman Forever to Batman and Robin I have to change the name of this one too. How about: Batman: Midwinter Knight.

Mr. Freeze Make him (and his outfit) more like the animated series, and he`s only allowed three ice-puns Max.

Poison Ivy Make her more like how she was in the animated series. She could start with human looking skin at first then gradually be more green as the movie progresses and her hair becomes more unkempt. Like a garden without a gardener. At first she wears green clothes but as the story progresses she gradually gets rid of more of her clothes and covers herself with leaves to show that she is distancing herself from humanity.

Bane When I first saw this movie I didnt know who Bane was because I had not read the Knightfall storyline. But now that I do know who Bane is I can say that the Character named Bane in this movie is not Bane, its the Hulk in an S&M outfit. Loose Bane and replace him with some henchmen.

The Bat-nipples and the Bat-creditcard Lose them. Instead of Batman and Robin being invited as honored guests to the auction they are waiting on the outside, on top of the roof, ready to (literally) drop in in case some criminals decide to show up and rob the place.

Making Barbara Alfreds niece This is my inner comicbook purist talking. How about: Bruce starts to notice that some nights there are reports of Batman showing up in a part of the city where he knows for a fact that he wasnt. Must be a copycat. One night Robin runs into thi mysterious copycat and discovers that it is a woman! Barbara Gordon to be precise, Commissioner Gordons daughter! She explains that she cant just sit at home at nights when crime is on the rise, and the reason she uses Batmans identity is because he is a symbol that the criminals fear. In a way she is "piggy backing" on his reputation. If this bothers Batman she is willing to invent a new costumed crime-fighting identity, but in the end Batman doesnt mind so she keeps using her Bat-themed identity. She modifies her cowl though so that people easier can tell the difference between her and Batman.

And that `s how I would do it.

I used Jokers "wonderful toys" line from the first Batman for my spoiler warning for the Schumacher movies because I couldnt remember any interesting, memorable lines from them.

It is of course very easy for me to write these because I have the luxury of hindsight. And unlike the filmmakers I dont have a movie studio breathing down my neck, forcing in unnecessary changes and pressuring me to get it made before a deadline. Im sure Schumacher could have made a great Batman movie if the studio had let him.

"Getting a movie made in Hollywood is like trying to grill a steak by having a succession of people coming into the room and breathing on it." ―Douglas Adams

It`s a wonder any movies in Hollywood get made at all.

Started writing this 2024-02-03

I was gonna call this "Constructive criticism: Burton and Schumachers Batman" but from previous experience Ive learned that that title would be too long for DA. (Titles can be max 50 characters.)

*: "What Could Have Been: Tim Burton's Batman Forever" by Bullets and Blockbusters

Other movies on my Constructive Criticism list that you can look forward to

Supergirl (1984) Jonah Hex (2010) Dragonball evolution The Spirit (2008) The Dark Knight trilogy

And as usual: English is not my first language, so if my writing doesn`t seem to flow naturally, you know why.

#batman #batman movie #constructive criticism #literature #written stuff #dc comics #tim burton #joel schumacher #batman forever #batman and robin #81scorp #spoilers

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daedalusdavinci · 2 years

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hey. do the gotham squad kids for the character ask meme

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send me a character and ill tell you...

Jason

What made me like them in the first place

you try reading his robin comics and not falling absolutely in love with him. hes just like... he was so genuine and caring and saw the magic in everything, but he also had such a strong sense of justice and maybe it didnt align perfectly with batmans but i LOVED it, i loved his anger because it came from such a place of compassion!! i feel like thats a fraught thing to say but id never seen any of the stuff online or anything, and i just loved him bc he could be kind of a shit but he was just such a cute kid. he was a KID kids are supposed to be shits. and then he came back as red hood and i was like YEAHHHH BOYYYYY and ive never been the same since

Who I ship them with

i think jason is aro but if hes not going to be i say roy bc. i mean. what was all that fr

Random headcanon I have about them

im a desperate believer in commie crimeboss jason who uses the enemies tactics to get inside and get people out again, supporting people safely until they dont have to rely on crime anymore and can find their feet

My favorite moment of theirs

theres so many. i love that comic where batman tells him to distract someone and he pelts them w snowballs its such peak little shit baby jay. i love his comic w two face and the "its too much". i love his appearance in outsiders its so small but i feel like it has such potential. WHEN HE TURNS DOWN RED ROBIN IN COUNTDOWN,, when he fights all the batkids in tfz fr and then his little moment w steph right after,, crying sobbing i love him i love everything abt him

Plotline/story I want to happen

bring back crimeboss jason im not asking. also. fucking. make him a team of actual antiheroes ffs wasted potential

Any issues or insecurities I think they have

i think jason has heavily internalized the bats constant messaging of "you were always going to end up this way you were always a bad egg" and has made his home in this mentality of "im not good and no one wants me here so ill make myself impossible to get rid of and thatll have to be okay" and he really just. he treats himself like a weapon instead of a person because he thinks itll make it hurt less

Favorite quote

i can post quotes from him all day long and i have claimed many as favorites but the truth is that i love everything he says. anyway heres one i like from ep 44 of wayne family adventures

Kiss, marry, hug, or kill

hug i love him

Random thing that reminds me of them

my old emo phase playlist

Any talents I think they might have

i think hes very good at a lot of things but also first aid

On a rate from 1 to 10 how much I love them

10 billion he is my favorite of all time

What I think about their family

i could make an entire post about jasons family. i love them. but specifically in relation to jason its a lot of delusional wishing and a lot of oof. i dont think jason and bruce repairing their relationship completely is realistic w the way comics are now, but i think he still places a lot of trust in dick, maybe more than dick deserves, just bc dick really was his hero growing up and he cares about him so much. i love jason and damian being brothers thru talia. but also, realistically, i think jason probably has the best relationship w duke rn bc duke didnt get all the failed robin stories that the others did nor was he around for jasons death so its like a clean slate type of deal. in general, though, i wish his relationship w everyone was better and i wish there was more elaboration on all of it

Who I think should be their bff

i think its a crime that dc never revisited his relationship w eddie, but also, theres definitely something to be said for the potential of him partnering up w rose. i like his and roys nonsense but it really doesnt make any sense. i also wish dc didnt ignore countdown (even tho i understand why they do) and gave him some kind of relationship w donna and kyle. i have complicated feelings abt this bc functionally jason has no friends outside of some extremely nonsense stuff post reboot

What animal they would be

sorry but im not team catboy jason at all the boy is a dog person. that said, wolf, bc he thinks hes a lone wolf even tho thats not how wolves work at all and hes frequently characterized as a feral angry monster when hes much more complicated than that but also sometimes people think hes a harmless puppy when the boy has very much killed people

Three songs that remind me of them

ive made jokes about me against the world before as well as kryptonite (art in links :') )

but i think better and what you make it by with confidence are pretty good. wish i had examples of metal songs but i just dont rlly listen to metal ever

Favorite episode/issue/thing centered around them

TASK FORCE Z!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its SO GOOD TT^TT i dont want it to end

How badly they need hugs

so badly. so badly. he has so many problems.

Favorite thing about their personality

his determination and the way he just keeps pushing forward even though everything seems to be telling him to just lay down and die all the time

Favorite thing about their appearance

youll pry those precious little curls out of my cold dead hands you know what im talking about

Why I love them so much

i feel like this whole post has been about why i love him so much. it sjust a statistical fact that i have a thing for characters who have died honestly so this was fully inevitable

Steph

What made me like them in the first place

i honestly cant remember but reading through her comics i just love her fucking wit. shes genuinely hilarious and shes also like!!! her independence and determination?? and the way she just constantly defies peoples expectations of her and keeps pushing i just. ugh. its hard not to love her she deserves so much better

Who I ship them with

i havent read all of stephs comics yet or anything, buuuut ngl her and kara are adorable ; ; and ofc cass is a classic

Random headcanon I have about them

i have Opinions about steph being the third robin instead of tim. many of them. also, she fucking deserves it

My favorite moment of theirs

from batgirl (2009) #4. cryign sobbing losing my mind i love her so much. i feel like you know a supers rlly made it when a kid looks up to them and it is never not fucking heartbreaking

Plotline/story I want to happen

give me robin steph or give me death. i dont know how. but i will change tides to give her the time she RIGHTFULLY FUCKING DESERVED. ohhhh im so mad about what they did to her im always mad about what they did to her

i also think she deserves significantly more bonding time w the batfamily than she gets. maybe i havent read enough comics yet (im still working through them, and i desperately hope that its just that), but it seems like she only rlly spends time w damian, cass, babs, and tim in any memorable capacity, and thats unacceptable to me. gotham squad when. not to have brainrot on main but her and jason have so many similarities in their background and treatment at batmans hands and stuff i just think they should fucking bond

Any issues or insecurities I think they have

steph is CONSTANTLY, CONSISTENTLY told that she isnt good enough, by the people she admires and loves the most. she tries so fucking hard to be good, to be perfect, and people still find fault in the smallest damn things. its devastating. i dont imagine she has a lot of self worth

Favorite quote

steph has endless great quoteable moments. her quips are fucking hysterical. but HONESTLY. honestly. my absolute favorite steph panel in the world? this one right here, from the secret origins 80 page grant

Kiss, marry, hug, or kill

hug i love her so much

Random thing that reminds me of them

can i say jason? lol

Any talents I think they might have

i think steph has a lot of random surprising talents. i think itd be fun if she did some random niche crafting thing, like pottery

On a rate from 1 to 10 how much I love them

gonna say a tentative 8 bc im still reading her comics but i adore her shes vastly underrated

What I think about their family

her dynamic w her mom is genuinely so interesting. her mom starts off extremely neglectful, but its still clear that she cares, and that she is trying, in her own way. and she gets better, and shes there for steph in some moments where it really fucking counts. i really like their moments

Who I think should be their bff

kara and cass

What animal they would be

im not really sure tbh

Three songs that remind me of them

lol skip associating characters w songs is a rare thing for me

Favorite episode/issue/thing centered around them

theres,,, not a lot of substantial stuff about her, honestly. she exists as a side character for a long time. but im rlly enjoying batgirl so far!!

How badly they need hugs

soooo bad and she deserves it she deserves someone who will tell her that shes good enough and that she matters

Favorite thing about their personality

shes so unwaveringly kind, even when people are so fucking cruel to her all the time. its astounding.

Favorite thing about their appearance

i love the spoiler mask it is so creature

Why I love them so much

again i feel like ive jsut been tlaking about this the whole time. its hard to put into words concisely why i love her but reading her comics its hard not to feel for her, to root for her, to feel angry at the sheer amount of injustice she faces. shes just so,,,

Duke

What made me like them in the first place

i feel like when it really clicked into place like oh. im obsessed with him. was like. duke, to me, is symbolic of the future. hes a step away from everything that batmans been and towards claiming hope for the city, firmly his own person and not dependent on batman in the way everyone before him has been. and its just. GOD. we love a man who believes in community organizing his comics make gotham feel like a home in a way a lot of them dont, really underlining his connection to the people who live there and what happens to them in a way i feel like bruce himself has grown distant from

Who I ship them with

n/a he needs to int w more people dc give him more fucking comics challenge or ill bite you

Random headcanon I have about them

you know how i love a good meta with powers tied to their emotions

My favorite moment of theirs

his ints w batman like this make me cry every goddamn time. from all star batman

batman secret files: the signal #1

Plotline/story I want to happen

GOTHAM SQUAD TEAMUP FUCKING WHEN!!!!!!!!!!! STOP BEING A COWARD DC GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT

also i want more stuff about duke learning to control his powers. and i want him to team up with other supers outsiders was great now give me more and people his own fucking age

Any issues or insecurities I think they have

he has batman daddy issues, the way they all do, and is constantly worried about disappointing him. obviously has trauma out the ass. but idk again he needs more comics. i also need to catch up on his comics probably its been a hot minute ive been distracted with other people

Favorite quote

this one from all star batman #3 is pretty fucking good, but he has a lot of good content really

Kiss, marry, hug, or kill

hug

Random thing that reminds me of them

arkham jasons helmet and dukes helmet look similar to me. catboys who r actually dogboys

Any talents I think they might have

i think he should work lighting in theater tech bc itd be funny

On a rate from 1 to 10 how much I love them

solid 8 i would love him even more if he had 50 years worth of content but alas

What I think about their family

its one of those things that i wish dc would elaborate on bc you know they could just. drive the angst in so hard dc stop holding back. give it to us. let us write the angst fics come on stop being lame

but w the batfamily i think hes in a weird space where he doesnt want to give up on his birth family and is trying to find the balance between holding them in his heart and learning how to lean into his new siblings and learning how to have them both

Who I think should be their bff

cass but i think dc should spend more time on his friend group (which it hink. theyre doing rn and im just behind on comics) and give him more super friends

What animal they would be

dog not elaborating ive been doing this meme for too long

Three songs that remind me of them

you are my sunshine n/a

Favorite episode/issue/thing centered around them

all star batman had a lot of rlly fun duke moments honestly but batman and the signal and new talent showcase were also (kisses fingers)

How badly they need hugs

he does need one but i think more than that everyone around him is just compelled to hug him bc hes just soooo baby

Favorite thing about their personality

hes so optimistic and vaguely fucking insane which is such a fun combo when paired against batman. he seems approachable in a way that a lot of the batfam isnt, too, and i appreciate that about him. hes their little ray of sunshine fr

Favorite thing about their appearance

love his stupid little helmet ears so much theyre so dumb they dont look anything like the bat ears and everything like little cat ears

Why I love them so much

again. see all of the above. ultimately i love duke for what i think he brings to batman comics and the potential for a new direction hes a vastly underrated (and underwritten) character no more tim comics only duke comics now

#asks #ty for the ask!!#the gotham robins r honestly probably the ones ive read the most comics for at this point sldjknfsldf #so i have. a decent amnt of opinions abt them

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the-force-awakens · 2 years

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I was tagged by @alwritey-aphrodite to do this, thank you hon!

Favorite time of the year: autumn, ofc! it's the time of year where the weather is bearable, where you can feel the significance and potential in the air like magic, and it's the time of year I feel the most like myself.

Comfort food: grilled cheese has a soft spot to be sure, but also mac n cheese too. and pastas! mm. pizza is good too.

Favorite dessert: apple or pumpkin pie! I'm not big on desserts because I don't have a big sweet tooth but my god I will go to bat for pie. Walmart had NEITHER the last time we were there and I consider this a personal fucking offense.

Things you collect: anything to do with poe dameron tbh, stuff about england, books on the paranormal, and pops!

Favorite drink: irish breakfast tea, water (basic, I know, and we're out of bottled water so I'm suffering bc the Taste Of the Tap Water Isn't Pleasant For My Autism), sweet tea, coca cola (hi space mom), lemonade, HOT COCOA BELOVED I need to get some, and root beer. Also I had some cool blue Gatorade last week and forgot how damn good it is so that too.

Favorite musical artist: florence + the machine, queen, imagine dragons, halsey and taylor swift are probably the ones I have most songs on spotify for. but atm it's definitely f+tm

Last song you listened to: willow tree march by the paper kites (I'm listening to my fall playlist! I'm very soft for this song bc i discovered it the same time I met my current group of friends back in 2017 here in tumblr dot com so it reminds me of all them).

Last movie you watched: multiverse of madness and it was so fucking good, so much better than I was expecting? I like that it felt like a comic book movie and the horror elements of course I ate up. I love that they didn't try to water down the ridiculousness of a comic story to make it more palatable for neurotypical mainstream audiences. It looks, sounds, and is paced like a comic book and I fucking loved it. Let Raimi do more movies!!!!!!!!!!

Last series you watched: *error noises* my memory isn't good. I'm pretty sure it was Moon Knight though because I rewatched The Friendly Type again last weekend because I was sick and needed the comfort lmfao. Last one I watched all the way through was, again, Moon Knight because I rewatched it with my mom (it was her first time watching it). Before that, I watched the first season of only murders in the building :')

Series you’re currently watching: well we were watching s2 of omitb but my folks got tired of it ldndksksl. I might try to finish it but idk yet? Aside from that, I'm still painstakingly making my way through the west wing (Josh Lyman I WILL kick my executive dysfunction for u)

Current obsession: *glances at my blog* I think it's kind of obvious nfjdfhd. Moon Knight is definitely one of my biggest spins right now, alongside Poe and the sequels. I think at this point I have to admit to myself that Oscar Isaac's filmography has slid a little ways from 'hyperfixation' to possible 'spin' as well. That guy's like catnip for the asd crowd and also the asexuals what's up with that.

Dream place to visit: so many places are you kidding? England, New York, New Orleans, and Rome!!

A place you’ve been you want to go back to: there's a comic store about an hour drive away that has sO MANY FUCKING COMICS IT HAS SO MANY BACK ISSUES but we haven't been in absolute y e a rs and honestly I want to go there so badly again and flip through the back issues and maybe find some mk stuff 👀

Something you want: currently a nap because I couldn't sleep last night lmfao. I'd also like to get to read more of seraphina bc I keep. saying I will and getting distracted (same goes with princess and scoundrel), snuggles, and pops of Marc & Steven to put by my bed...my heroes.

Currently working on: is it really fucking cheesy to just say myself? It's been a difficult year of really struggling to process the amount of bad that happened in such a short timespan for me (one of my pets passed away in january, I got and then promptly lost a job bc I was hoh), and the depression hit bad. I'm just a little bit proud of myself for where I am now (standing up for myself more, being more cautious with my energy & time), but I still have more to work on terms of really beginning to move on and find confidence in myself again and accept all the parts of me, even the oddest neurodivergent things about myself.

I tag: the usual mutuals, if they wanna do it <3

#tag games #apparently. i am chatty.#oops?#death mention cw #death cw

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soulmate-game · 3 years

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Well, here is the stupid thing I was alluding to. It’s mostly a filler chapter, but yeah.

Harley’s Plea for Help, Chapter 3

“Well, that took a while,” a relatively deep female voice smoothly drawled. The plants placed right next to the window pulled away, no longer blocking the pathway inside. The two figures who were perched right outside the windowsill took the invitation and climbed inside, the shorter of the two looking at the woman who had spoken and smiling widely.

“Auntie Ivy!” Marinette happily exclaimed, making the redhead across from her grin back.

“That’s me. It sure is nice to actually see you in person, little Marigold,” she held out her arms for a hug, which Marinette instantly ran in to accept. “Video calls are never quite enough, are they? You’re so tiny! Are you sure you eat alright?”

“Auntie Ivyyyyyy,” Marinette whined, knowing full well that Ivy was just teasing her.

“So, what took you all so long?” Ivy asked Red Hood, even as she kept her arms wrapped around her soon-to-be daughter in law. “Usually you bats are all about getting back on the streets to punch people, we didn’t think you’d be bringing her in at almost one in the morning.”

Hood shrugged, thumbs hooked in his pockets. “Your little garden fairy nearly gave us the slip. Went straight out the back exit instead of doin’ anything showy like we half expected and we almost missed her.”

“I stopped as soon as I noticed who they were, I swear!” Marinette pulled away from Ivy, holding her hands up in mock surrender. “I didn’t expect Momma to send them to babysit me before our first full day being in Gotham. In hindsight, though, I really should have.”

“Yeah, you should’ve,” Ivy agreed with a smirk, ruffling Marinette’s hair and making her pigtails go a little crooked. “And I know for a fact that you’ve done some stunts off your balcony back in Paris, so at least I know you can be responsible and hold yourself back from doing the same here. Must get that from me, because we both know it doesn’t come from Harley.”

Marinette and Hood both had to laugh at that. Being responsible was definitely not a trait that Marinette could have inherited from anybody in her family tree, that was for sure.

“Are ya makin’ fun of me in front of my daughter?” the comically scandalized voice announced the arrival of one Harley Quinn, who walked into the room in white onesie pajamas with a poker print on them. All of the “joker” cards were crossed out heavily with red sharpie, and a few of them had black-sharpie devil horns and handlebar mustaches vandalizing them. Marinette even caught one such card with a googly eye on it, the matching eye having fallen off and leaving only a small circle of since-dried hot glue where it used to be. “If you guys are gonna be that way, fine! Ivy dyes her hair!”

“No she doesn’t,” Marinette deadpanned, clearly fighting against a giant grin. The corners of her lips gave her away, they never stopped twitching with repressed mirth. “But you do. I got the pictures to prove—- aah!” Harley tackled her daughter to the ground, attacking her with tickles immediately.

“Take it back! My hair is naturally blond!”

“Yeah, naturally— hahahahaha! Sandy blonde! You— hahaha! Have just as much brown— stop I can’t breathe! hahahaha!— as yellow!”

“Hmph,” Harley finally backed off, crossing her eyes and looking away from Marinette with an exaggerated pout. “How dare you reveal my darkest secret?”

“I was a natural redhead even before I got my powers,” was all Ivy had to say, looking all too amused at this turn of events. “Your original costume completely covered your hair.”

“Don’t worry, Harley,” Red Hood butted in, reminding the three girls that he was still here. His tone suggested that he was definitely smiling under his helmet. “We found out about your hair dye years ago.”

“I just cover up the brown parts! It’s not like I’m changin’ much,” she argued before standing up again. “Thanks for gettin’ my cupcake back safely, little birdie. Oh, that's right! I made cupcakes! Hang on, lemme grab one for your trip back!” with that, she span on her heels and ran back further into the apartment. Marinette dashed over to Hood, immediately shoving him to the window.

“Quick, save yourself! Momma can’t bake for her life!” she whispered urgently. “I’ll say you were called away for an emergency, just hurry!”

“It’s not even a lie, getting away from Harley’s baking is an emergency,” Ivy agreed, waving as the vigilante took their advice and fled. It was only three seconds later that Harley slid back into the room, nearly falling due to the feet of her onesie having pretty much zero friction. Her face immediately fell when she saw that her victim was gone, leaving her standing there with a cupcake that was about twice as much frosting as actual cake, covered in sprinkles like a kid’s craft project that was smothered in glitter. The frosting was also shapeless, just heaped on the cake like a half-melted scoop of ice cream. She sighed in despair.

“There goes my chance of giving a bat diabetes. You guys warned him, didn’t ya?”

They both nodded shamelessly. “We’re not that cruel, Harley,” Ivy defended, getting up from her spot on her cushioned armchair and wrapping an arm around her fiance’s waist before she kissed the top of her head gently. “Hood got our little Marigold back safe and sound, and he’s even started a garden at his apartment. He doesn’t deserve to be poisoned by you.”

“I thought you said he got a single cactus at the flea market last month,” Harley deadpanned, making Ivy shrug.

“Might as well be a garden for him, and it’s something he’s not likely to kill so that’s a plus to me. He’s actually taking really good care of the little baby.”

“Speaking of garden!” Marinette gently took the sad excuse of a pastry away from her mom and sat it down on a side table before ushering both of them over to the living room and onto the sofa. “My garden back home is growing so big, I don’t think I can keep everything much longer. I barely have room to walk on the terrace, with all the vines and leaves and branches. Got any ideas of what I can do?”

“Of course! Do you have pictures, Marigold?”

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Slipping back through her hotel window at six in the morning was risky, since it involved climbing the wall and hoping nobody saw, but her classmates were so unpredictable that it was the only way she could be sure nobody would find out that she had violated curfew and snuck out. Of course, having Red Robin waiting outside her mom’s apartment’s terrace to escort her back helped. At least she knew that no street cams would record her comings or goings, and his grappling hook made the whole scale-the-hotel-wall business much more efficient.

Once she was inside, she sighed happily. “Thanks, now—“ her apology was cut off as Red Robin held up a finger to tell her to wait.

“Hold that thought, be right back. Don’t move.”

Thinking, rightfully, that something was wrong, Marinette obeyed. She watched Red Robin leap off of her hotel balcony and disappear into the streets. Immediately, she began a search to make sure her room had been left untampered— everything important had been packed in the backpack that she had taken to her mom’s place, but still. Could never be too careful. By the time she finished checking for bugs or any signs of snooping, Red Robin landed back on her balcony.

“Here we go.”

Turning to face him, Marinette opened her mouth to ask what the problem had been— only to tear up a little and walk over to the vigilante.

“Oh, my hero. Truly, my one and only savior. Knight in shining red Kevlar. I’m running on two hours of sleep and you have read my mind!” The pigtailed drama queen eagerly took the coffee that he offered her, and he sipped from a larger cup that looked like he had grabbed it from the same place. Marinette almost instantly sighed in gratitude when the hot drink lightly scalded her tongue. This. This was the elixir of life.

To his credit, Red Robin was able to restrain himself to merely an amused smirk. Probably because he was running on just as little sleep as she was. “Sorry it’s only a small, I figured it was best to have something you could finish quickly and easily hide the evidence for. If you need more caffeine, I happen to know that Wayne Enterprises has a very good coffee shop in their main hall. You’ll be touring there today, right?” He asked, taking another sip as he waited for the answer that he already knew.

Marinette nodded absently, drinking in the euphoria of her coffee as she tried to both savor it yet finish it as quickly as safely possible. When she came up for air, she said; “Yeah, that’s right. We’re touring Wayne Enterprises for most of the day, having lunch there, and leaving for dinner after the tour. Then we have a visit to the Gotham Museum of Fine Art, and we’ll stay there until about eight-thirty before heading back to the hotel.”

Red Robin nodded, then turned and looked out the window at the slowly rising sun. Sunrise was always a bit later in Gotham, partly because of the abundance of high-rises and partly because of the thick cloud cover and ever-present fog on the edges of the city making everything seem darker than it should have been. He had to be at work soon himself, which is why he had been chosen to escort her to the hotel in the first place, but that meant that he had to be heading off.

“Alright. We arranged for a bodyguard we trust to keep an eye on your class during the WE tour, but he doesn't know who you are or that we’re the ones who asked. We’re still in the process of arranging someone to shadow you after the tour, but we’ll tell you about that once it’s solidified. Until then, follow the usual self-defense procedures if you suspect anyone of following you. You have the panic button we gave you?”

Marinette nodded, gulping down the last of her coffee and carefully putting it in her room’s tiny trash can. “Got it. Thanks, again. Seriously,” she met his eyes— or, probably did since they were hidden behind that weird white film that the whole Batfam had covering the eyeholes of their masks. “I mean it. For listening to me, for listening to Mom. It means a lot. I’ll keep the panic button on me, and I’ll use it if I think I can’t handle a situation on my own. I’ll cooperate with the people you get to watch over the class, and I’ll do my best to not get into any trouble. No promises, but I’ll do my best,” she maintained eye contact until Red Robin nodded, hiding his expression behind his coffee cup. After a second, he cleared his throat.

“Well then. We’ll contact you once we have anything to say about your intel. Until then, I gotta go. And by the way?”

Marinette tilted her head curiously as Red Robin paused for just a moment on her balcony railing, aiming a smirk back at her. “Yeah?”

“Welcome to Gotham.”

And if she couldn’t help but smile widely as he grappled off into the fog-veiled sunrise? Well, only she had to know. She wasted no time closing and locking the glass balcony door, and pulling the curtains over it completely. Once that was done, she couldn’t help but do a little shimmy of Joy. She was caffeinated, she met Auntie Ivy in person for the first time, she got to sleep next to her momma— and she was in Gotham! Technically her hometown— or town she was conceived in? Didn’t matter. Point was, even with the chaos and dark energy clouding the very air, she couldn’t help but feel like she belonged in that city. Like that was where she was always meant to end up, where she could thrive and the environment that she was made to thrive in. The environment that she was born to start fixing.

She beamed at herself in her bathroom mirror as she gave herself one more once-over. Yeah, so far her visit to Gotham was going much better than she could have hoped. Now, she just had to make sure it stayed that way.

Three businesslike raps sounded against the door to her room, just in time for Marinette to feed Tikki one more cookie and straighten her purse on her shoulder. Madame Mendelieve’s voice called out from the other side of the door in her usual no-nonsense bark;

“Dupain-Cheng! Room check! It’s time to get up, we’re meeting down in the lobby in ten minutes.”

Marinette ran up to the door, not quite able to contain her energy, and swung it open with her trademark large, beaming smile.

“Way ahead of you, Madame Mendelieve!”

Her science teacher blinked, adjusting her glasses on her nose as if she couldn’t quite believe what she was seeing.

“Ah. You’re already awake and ready?”

Marinette giggled and nodded. “Yup! I was so excited for the tour that I could barely sleep! Does the hotel breakfast include free coffee?”

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The hotel breakfast did, in fact, include coffee. What it did not include, however, was free coffee that Marinette could reasonably stomach. Especially after the heaven in a cup that Red Robin had gotten for her earlier, the watered down motor oil in the hotel lobby had been unbearable. She had barely managed two sips before regretfully throwing the rest away. Which is what brought her to stand in line at the very same coffee shop that Red Robin had mentioned was in the main hall of Wayne Enterprises, as the rest of her class mingled and waited for their teachers to check their tour group in and their tour guide to arrive.

“Hmm. Sorry, this is my first time ordering here,” she apologized when she reached the counter, gaining a slight lopsided grin from the barista at the register. “Um, I usually like strong coffee, with a lot of caffeine, but I also like something sweet. I don’t need anything too complicated though, do you have any recommendations?”

The barista gave her a customer service smile that seemed just a tad softer at the edges than usual. “Sure! So, we can add an extra shot or two of espresso to any of our drinks, to make it stronger and give it an extra kick. If you’re looking for good sweet flavors, the classics are our white chocolate or caramel. But we also have a seasonal syrup right now that I personally love, which is our cinnamon butterscotch. Did you wanna try that?”

Marinette smiled widely. “That sounds delicious! Then, if I could have your largest size café latte, hot, with… two extra shots and that syrup? Does that sound good?”

The barista actually let loose a soft laugh, already keying in the order. “If you’re a coffee lover and a sweet tooth at the same time, then you’ll love it. If not, come back during your tour’s lunch break and I’ll make you something else.”

Marinette made a little more small talk as she handed over the proper cash for the order, and grabbed her drink after just another minute’s wait. She turned around, taking a sip of the unsurprisingly heavenly coffee and started off to join her class.

Only to realize none of them were where she had left them. She sighed, starting to reach into her purse to see if anyone had texted her about where they were going, but a heavy presence stopped her. She could feel him approaching from in front of her, slightly to her right, but she couldn’t hear him at all. On guard, she straightened up and turned to observe the potential threat.

A security guard. Marinette blinked, running over what she had been told earlier that morning. Was he..?

He seemed to notice her instinctually defensive posture because he raised his hands to show he meant no harm. “Sorry, didn’t mean to catch you off guard,” he apologized. “I’m the guard that was assigned to your tour group. I offered to stay behind until you got your coffee while the rest of your group went ahead and got the run-down on all the boring rules and whatnot of the tour. Figured you’d already know everything they had to say anyway, you’re the class president right?”

Marinette relaxed her posture, nodding and sending the man a relieved smile. “Yeah, that’s right. Well, that explains why they left without me then. Usually Madame Mendelieve is strict about following rules though, how’d you convince her to go on without me?”

The man chuckled, jerking his head to show that she should follow him as he began to lead the way to a side door. Marinette kept her guard up just in case, but wasn’t too worried. If nothing else, she was still in the middle of a super crowded building and the other security guards around didn’t seem concerned. She could easily yell for help if she needed to.

“Well, can’t you tell it was my devilish charm?” He teased, grinning. He waited until she rolled her eyes to continue; “but really, I’m like a second tour guide. She made me show a lotta proof that I’m actually assigned to you guys and not just faking it, not that I can blame her. Eventually she saw the logic in my suggestion and agreed. See, there they are,” he pointed casually ahead of them in the large side hallway they had entered. Sure enough, near the end of the hallway was her class at what looked to be the tail-end of a standard rules-and-guidelines speech from the tour guide. “By the way,” the guard spoke up again, holding his hand out. “My name’s Jason. You’ll be seeing me more often, since I’m supposed to guard you guys for all of your visits to the Tower. Call me if you need help with anything, ‘kay kid?”

Marinette grinned, now positive that this guy really was the guard that Red Robin had said was assigned to her class. She switched the hand she was holding her coffee in so that she could properly grab Jason’s hand for a shake.

“Got it, Monsieur Jason. Let’s both hope I don’t end up needing your help though, I think that would be easier on both of us,” she joked, earning a chuckle from the large man. And— yeah, now that she was relaxed, he really was big, wasn’t he? Then again, Marinette didn’t always realize when people were a bit larger or more buff than they should be. Living with her dad had seriously skewed her perception of the normal size of an adult male (which, she learned when she was seven, most definitely was not almost seven feet tall and muscled enough to make a pro wrestler jealous). But she would like to think she had gotten better in that aspect, and Jason was definitely a big guy. A little over six feet tall, she thought, and though the guard outfit hid a good portion of his physique, she could tell he carried enough muscle to do serious damage if he wanted to.

With a wave, she left him to join her class and sipped at her latte. She had figured that the Bat Clan’s criteria for civilians that they would put to guard her class had to be high, but now she had to wonder just how high. Most police officers or security guards were fit, sure, but not like Jason. Casting a quick glance back at him, she confirmed that he had quite a few faded but visible scars. Again, more than your average officer even for Gotham. Who had they tasked with her class’ safety, exactly?

An elbow in her side distracted her from her thoughts, forcing her to blink and stop her cup from going back to her lips. The grin of none other than Adrien Agreste greeted her when she snapped out of her own head long enough to pay attention to her surroundings. He jerked his head to indicate that the class was already starting to move off.

“Come on, Mari or you’ll get left behind again,” he teased. She grinned back at him, rolling her eyes but falling into step beside him as they followed at the back of their class. “If I didn’t know any better, I’d think you were gonna marry that coffee. You haven’t zoned out that badly in years,” his tone was light and cheery, but Marinette didn’t miss the concern in his emerald eyes. She sighed, gently bumping her shoulders against his in silent reassurance.

“I’m fine. Just didn’t get much sleep last night, that’s all. But this really is good coffee. Elixir of the gods,” then, just to provoke him, she took a giant gulp of the still steaming hot drink. Adrien grimaced in pained sympathy even though Marinette didn’t seem affected at all.

“Oww, Marineeeeeeeeeette,” he whined. “Don’t do that, my throat hurts just watching you guzzle hot coffee like that,” he complained, rubbing at his neck to make his point clear.

“Wimp,” she teased, unrepentant. Adrien just groaned dramatically.

“I’m not a wimp, you’re just concerningly used to burning your throat from the inside out,” he accused. “Anyway, how’d it go?” He was being deliberately vague, but it was obvious to her what he meant. He was only one she had told about visiting her mom, after all, just in case she needed a quick getaway.

In fact, he was the only one of her friends that she had even told about her biological parents. Alix knew too, but only because of time shenanigans. Marinette was fine with it now, but still.

“It went great,” she smiled widely at him, keeping her voice low but casual. “If I have a chance, I’ll introduce you sometime during the trip. I have a feeling you’ll love Auntie Selina, but I have to meet her first. All I have so far are stories.”

“Fair enough,” Adrien agreed easily. “But you don’t have to, you know that right? I’d love to meet your family, but I’m also fine just being your pseudo-brother like I have been up until now. I know it might be a bit… uncomfortable, for you.”

“Nah,” Marinette shrugged. “Nerve wracking, maybe. But that’s also about half the things that I do in my life period, anxiety is no joke. I’ll catastrophize for a while, but I know you’ll love them and they’ll love you.”

“Sounds like they have paw-some taste,” he didn’t even miss a beat with his puns, earning a playful glare for his efforts.

“Never mind. You’re a heathen. Disowned. Who are you?”

“Mariiiiii,” he whined, causing them both to laugh for a while before focusing on the tour.

So far, so good, Marinette thought.

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Part 1 Part 2

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mk-wizard · 3 years

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Hellboy Films: Why animated did better than live action

Hello, friends

Many of you may not know this, but out of all the superhero comics, Hellboy is my favourite. What can I say? As a little girl, I was a misfit, so a misfit hero like Hellboy was right up my alley and the concept of someone being born to be bad to turn out so good because he had a loving father to show him the way is beautiful. My introduction to Hellboy was the first live action film in the 2000s and at the time, I liked it, but then I started reading the comics. Once I got to know the real Hellboy and series, the more I fell in love with the comics yet at the same time, the more I go to not like the live action films and not just because I found the sequel and reboot in 2019 bad. There are many problems with the three live action Hellboy films which rub me the wrong way and not simply because they are live action. Most superheroes started off as cartoon drawings, but were well done in live action, but Hellboy missed all the notes. Now as a mature adult woman who is experienced at storytelling as well as analyzing, I rewatched some of the live action and I took time to watch the animated films. The difference in quality is night and day (no pun intended and I will give links to the animated films because they are stunning). I will now tell you all where the animated films went right and how live action went all wrong.

1- Hellboy’s design was better in the animated films. - I am more than willing to be forgiving when it comes to taking artistic liberties. Sometimes, the results can be beautiful, but in the case live action Hellboy, it was all wrong and I have to blunt, we can do so much better with graphic design now than just simply taking a tall buff man, putting make up and props on him. I hate sounding mean, but both versions just look like a guy wearing a cosplaying as Hellboy. It would have been much better if Hellboy was completely and entirely CGI or perhaps even an elaborate puppet costume like the ones used in the Jim Henson films. It may sound like enough to give the hero red skin, a stone hand, horns, a tail, cloven feet (which are covered), amber eyes, pointed ears and be very tall. He STILL looks too human compared to the comic and compared to what movie makers can do, it’s lackluster.

Now, we turn to the animated version which did more than just the obvious. Hellboy isn’t inhuman looking just because of the said traits before. He is inhuman because of his proportions and shape especially his face. It is a confirmed fact that he is not just not human. He is ugly and animalistic looking. His features are the combination of a satyr and gorilla especially when you look at how thin his legs, jaw, shoulders, posture and so on. Also, his eyes aren’t just amber. He has no pupils, no schlera (the white part) and no irises. The entire eye is nothing, but amber which makes them disturbing to look at. He cannot simply cover his face, tail and hand, then simply blend in. He cannot even wear most human clothes hence why Hellboy is always shirtless and his hooves are exposed. In other words, animated Hellboy looks like Hellboy.

2- The animated plot was clean, to the point with no filler. - While I admit the first live action film kept it pretty simple, I find that it still had a lot of filler and too much subplot. If you ever read a Hellboy comic, you will know right off the bat that Mike Mignola is a master at the art of pacing without fluff. Yes, he respect that character development and buildup takes time, but he doesn’t drag things. Ever. And he does not make everything so angsty either. Yes, he hints that the characters have issues, trauma, emotional pain and at times, depression, but he did so without making them into whiners. For the most part, the cast and hero would pick themselves up and do what they had to like adults. If anything, they were also each other’s emotional support and they don’t hate people. The animated version captured that completely and even showed us that the cast did not consist of malcontents who played the “poor me” card to death. In the beginning of Blood and Iron, Abe, Liz and Hellboy were happily talking about a bakery they had found once which reminds us that with all their hardships they do seek and accept joy in life even from something as simple as good pastries.

Moreover, the plot of the film was to the point with some amount of subplots, but without getting complicated and without the subplots contradicting each other. Everything had a way of coming together neatly and even though we did sometimes get surprises, they didn’t feel like filler. They felt like things that were always there, but now, we are aware of them. Most importantly, there was no cheap or silly selling point tactics like relationship drama or the stereotypical father-son bickering (more on this later). Hellboy is not that kind of story.

3- The subtle messages and morals in the animated films were deeper and better. - Being the mature adult I am now, I can say that the first Hellboy really was just Beauty and the Beast while using the Hellboy cast instead and it presented in the message in all of the outdated and bad ways. Don’t get me wrong, I find the idea of Hellboy falling in love romantic and I admit that underneath all of the darkness and action, everything about Hellboy comes back to love. However, it is not romantic love where the end all be all is to be accepted by humanity by getting into a relationship with a human, then turning into a handsome prince even if only metaphorically. The deeper and more important kind of love Hellboy tries to teach is self love how you are regardless how strange people deem you. If you have done something with your life and made something of yourself, then it is ok to be you and are already more loved than you realize. The other kind of love that has always been important to the series is family unity. You see, Hellboy, Liz and Abe are like siblings to each other and Prof. Bruttenholm is an incredibly loving father figure to all of them namely Hellboy who he raised since he was a baby.

He made the big red guy into the man he is today. In fact, even as an adult, Hellboy and Bruttenholm are a very sweet and kind father and son duo. They are not at each other’s throats, they don’t snark at each other or are incapable of agreeing on anything. There is no spite, there is no anger, there is no resentment and there is no ingratitude. There is only love and honestly, THIS is the love that ought to be showcased more in the films.

With that all said and done, the animated films also had their subtle deep messages which we not only understand clearly, but we also appreciate more. In the first movie Sword of Storms, it was all about finding a balance between persevering and knowing when to let go. In other words, keep doing what you must if it is still relevant and making a difference, but if it isn’t and is the reason you’re stuck, by all means quit. There are many roads to closure. In the second one Blood and Iron, it was clear from the beginning that the message was to not underestimate the elderly. They may not be as strong as they once were, but their experience and wisdom gets them and you out of tough spots. They have been through everything before and know what to do. By all means, aid them and help them, but don’t treat them like helpless babies. I also have to say that when I look at the messages the two animated films were telling us, they are not only clearer, but pretty underrated ones too. In the case of the live action films, the messages were muddled if not done before.

In short, I look at the animated films and I’m impressed. If another live action Hellboy does come along, I hope that this time, it will be done right and I really don’t want to see relationship, gore fests, snark or family drama again. Of course, this all my opinion and I would love to hear all of yours.

Thank you for reading and stay safe.

EDIT: Wouldn’t you know it? I forgot the link to all things Hellboy Animated. Here it is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellboy_Animated

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Midnight Hang-Outs

This is a small crossover between Danny Phantom and DC! (Specifically Danny and Harley Quinn!) Following the prompts from Day 11 and 12 - Midnight and Scars (more of mentioned than revolving around it) Harley might be slightly ooc because I don’t read a lot of DC comics but maybe consider it more of like AU Harley Quinn. Mother hen. She feeds the vigilantes of Gotham on slow nights.

Harley glanced over to the boy sitting next to her on the rooftop of the Gotham Bank, she had been planning to break into it to draw out some fun with any nearby vigilantes but instead she had spotted the scrawniest looking glowing teen she’d ever seen. Well he was the only glowing teen she’d ever seen, but the poor kid was struggling against some freak in a white suit.

He had already devoured about 10 of the breakfast sandwiches she bought from a nearby 24 hour fast food joint, she couldn’t remember the name but her pal, Jeremy, always worked late shifts and gave her most of the grease filled wraps for free. Which she got a total of 20 and was beginning to worry that it wasn’t enough for this endless void. She thought she could calculate this kind of thing better based on Batsy’s kids, then again none of them had powers. That must be the factor throwing her off.

She glanced over him again, taking in his features for probably the hundredth time since she spotted him. White hair that gently wisped around his face like he was constantly underwater, pale blue-green skin with neon green freckles that sparkled like stars in the night, toxic green eyes that matched the freckles, flecks of blue hidden within the irises that shone in the right light. He hand pointed ears and little baby fangs, and his suit itself reminded her of the superheroes she’s faced before, but the material seemed all wrong when she got a closer look. It wasn’t spandex, or that thick armour like fibre that Batsy likes to use. She didn’t know what it was made out of. That flaming looking D was enough to hint at a superhero gig, like Superman and that ‘S’ on his chest. She didn’t care that it was supposed to be a symbol for hope, his name was Superman and that thing was an S, end of conversation.

The kid had taken off those gloves in order to eat, she didn’t blame him though, eating with gloves on was weird, and those white gloves would stain like a motherfucker. What caught her attention about it was the scars. Little one littered this kid's hands, and then there was a ligament scar coating his left hand. It was the brightest of all the scars, glowing slightly a wicked green as if he was still being electrocuted.

She turned her gaze back to the streets below, “So, what are you doing out this late?” She asked, avoiding sensitive topics like the scar. “It has to be way past midnight at this point.”

The kid glanced over to her, then shrugged, “had to chase Boxy all the way out here, the dude flies fast for a ghost obsessed in boxes.”

Harley glanced back over, noticing the kid now had finished the last of the sandwiches as he looked in the bag for more, shoving the garbage into it once he confirmed there was nothing left, “Boxy? Was that the freak in white?”

The kid shook his head, “nah, that was a government agent. G.I.W, or the Guys in White. Must’ve followed me, cornered me after I was already exhausted from chasing Boxy all over town. Boxy is the Box Ghost, blue ghost dude in overalls, fairly harmless but he can be a pain in the ass when he wants to be.”

“Want me to blow the rest of those agents up for you?” Harley asked, leaning closer while flashing a sinister grin.

The kid jerked back, “no! No it’s fine, just caught me off guard! I can handle them just fine, you don’t need to blow anyone up!” He squeaked out quickly, wildly waving his hands around. Harley couldn’t help but grin at the display, he reminded her a lot of Batsy’s kids. Energetic, good hearts (most of the time), think they can handle the world.

“So are you one of Batsy’s kids? Harley voiced her thoughts.

The kid blinked owlishly at her, “Batsy’s… you mean Batman? The Batman?”

Harley shrugged, “yeah, Batsy. He has quite a lot of them so I like to try and stay updated when he gets a new kid. You almost fit the bill, young teen, dark past, though the powers would be new.”

“How do you know I have a dark past?”

“Well, you said you were a ghost, right? Meaning you died and judging by your age, died before you even finished high school. I’d call that a dark past,” she kept out the lingering question of how he died, that wasn’t something you exactly ask someone when you first meet them. “So you aren’t one of Batsy’s kids?”

The kid shook his head, “nope,” he popped the p, “never even met the dark knight before. I barely visit Gotham, well anywhere if I can help it, I try to keep my problems in my home turf.”

“I see, you know what, I should’ve known better. Batsy would never let his kids run around this late anyway,” she hummed. “I did once see him chew a Robin out for fighting crime past his curfew, it got me arrested for sticking around to watch but boy was it worth it!” She laughed. She was surprised that Batman hadn’t gotten to this kid yet, anyhow. He didn’t always stick around Gotham ever since he joined that hero club, but that just meant that this dude had even more of a chance to find this kid. Must be dumb luck or something.

“Batman puts curfews on his sidekicks?” The kid asked, mouth agape.

“Well duh, the guy is all about the well-being of his kids. He has a no killing rule but he gets close to breaking it when one of his kids gets almost killed. He keeps them well fed, makes sure they sleep, I know because I can hear him from across rooftops at times and I fight enough of his kids to notice they aren’t skin and bones like you.”

The kid looked down at his ungloved hands, and she noticed him tracing the pattern of the ligament scar lightly with his other hand. His expression changed as he seemed to run through a series of thoughts before he spoke again, “why did you help me?” He asked, not looking up to meet her eyes, “you are a villain, right? You fight Batman and Robin, and other superheroes too if they face you. You know I’m not a villain, you said so yourself. So why help me? Wouldn’t it be better to just let a vigilante kid get knocked off so you don’t have to deal with him in future crimes?”

Harley felt her heart shatter, who the fuck hurt this kid like this? “I’m not some heartless bitch,” she said in a matter of fact tone, “you and all the teen sidekicks or vigilantes out there are still fucking kids. I have morals, and some villains don’t have the same morals as me, but seeing you getting kicked around by some freak in an alley where no one could see you? That kind of shit rubs me the wrong way. I fight teen heroes from time to time because I know they can handle it, they can fight back and I myself won’t stoop so low as to kill them if I manage to get in a few lucky hits.” She lightly nudged his shoulder, “and it’s not like you’ve personally wronged me or anything. I felt like being nice, helping out. You seem like a good kid, so why not help you out? Maybe one day I can call a favour and you can distract Bats while I kidnap the president?” She joked.

The kid looked up suddenly, sending his hair in rippling waves as he was giving her a wide eyed and the most worried look imaginable. She couldn’t help but let out another laugh, “I’m joking!” She clarified. “But I think we could have some pretty interesting game nights with Ivy. Not illegal game night, more like Uno or something. Maybe just a little gambling.”

The kid relaxed again, “well… uh… thanks. For helping me. And the food. And talking,” he rubbed the back of his neck, looking up at the sky.

“No problem, be sure to come visit again. Hey, maybe I can even introduce you to Bats at some point! Make a big show and pretend you are a villain and then BAM! Just kidding he’s just a glowing vigilante I helped out once!” She stood up, stretching her arms a little, “be sure to take it easy on your way to your home by the way, maybe take a nap or something on the way there.”

The kid nodded with a smile and stood up with her, then paused as shock filled his eyes and he spun quickly towards Harley, “Wait- how do you know I sleep-?”

Harley laughed, “well, I don’t think ghosts normally eat, so I’m assuming you sleep too,” she offered a soft smile, “just take it easy, and hey, if you ever find yourself in trouble.” Harley then pulled out a business card she usually kept for shits and giggles, handing over the poorly designed card to the kid, “know that you have a friend in Gotham who’s ready to help. And who knows how to get Batsy’s attention the fastest.” She winked.

The kid took the card, a confused grin tugging at his lips, “thanks. Hey, uh. I go by Phantom. Since I never really introduced myself.”

“Well Phantom, nice to meet you,” Harley grinned back.

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