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sonicman66 · 3 months

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This one's not even a crossover, just an idea for a Batman story. \

Start off following the Joker breaking out of Arkham. Its a usual breakout, some props are used, there's a few dead or gassed guards lying around, he makes it into the city and he's plotting out his new heist/joke/evil deed. In the dead of night he sees oncoming lights and dives out into the street to commandeer the car.

And the car slams right into him.

In the car is a completely normal person, not anybody big or with a complicated backstory or anything at all, just Joe Schmoe realizing exactly what just happened. They look terrified and also surprised. They just hit the Joker. There's a beat, and then they put the car in reverse.

Cut to an emergency services dispatcher getting a call, has this weird tone of voice, but they've heard a lot and honestly nothing surprises them (until now). Convo goes something like this.

"911 what would you like to report?" "Yeah, I uh, I hit a guy. With my car." "Alright, i'll send an ambulance over with the police-" "Oh, ambulance won't be needed. I'm fine and he's- well. He's not getting back up anytime soon." Wince from operator "What is the location of the accident? Are you certain he's dead-" "Oh yeah, I made sure. He was getting back up after the first one and twitchin after the second, but the third one popped his head like a grape." "Are you claiming that you murdered this man?" "I guess so? The first hit was an accident, and kinda not my fault, i mean the guy actually jumped in front of my car shoutin some nonsense, but everything after that was to make sure he stayed down." "The police are on their way, please remain where you are and cooperate when they arrive, things will be much easier if you let them do their jobs-" "Don't worry, i'm coming in quietly. Don't think I'll be safe on the streets once the Bat learns I killed the Joker." "YOU WHAT?!"

Cut to the officers arriving on the scene, standing with the driver, staring at the Joker's corpse. They have mixed reactions. Some of them are acting like a party just started, and are celebrating, some are concerned for the driver, one of them offers to let the driver go and claim that they 'ran off' and ensure any searches for them get backlogged bc come on man-

But the driver is adamant. They want to be taken in, because if the cops don't bring them in, then Batman will, and they like their kneecaps to remain intact, thank you very much.

Cut to them in an interrogation room. They're getting the Nice Cops treatment from everyone that isn't outright cheering for them. Whoever's questioning them is being polite but also by the book, getting the whole incident down. The driver's explanation of their mental reasoning for backing up and hitting the Joker again is something like this.

"I'm not gonna pretend that I had some grand epiphany but when I saw him getting back up, I realized that at this point the best case scenario is that the Joker carjacks me and kills me quickly. The worst case scenario, he carjacks me and makes me the centerpiece of his next big thing, all because I pissed him off. If I drive off, there's no way he won't go out and try and find me and then i'm guaranteed the worst case. So I figure, 'what the hell, in for a penny' and decide to finish what I started."

When Batman inevitably hears and does a threatening interrogation/conversation, the driver isn't unfazed, but they're upfront about it. They don't deny Bats' whole 'You're a killer' thing, avoids the moral discussion. Instead, they just go "Yeah, I killed somebody, but I plan to serve my time. I don't think i'm some hero or badass because I killed the clown. All I know is that now nobody will have to wake up afraid that they'll be Joker Gassed on the subway, or turned into playing cards, or some other fucked up joke by a guy who'll get put in a paper prison after he's caught. I didn't do 'the right thing', but I did something necessary."

Pleads guilty in a trial if they don't go for first-degree murder, and quietly serves their time. Avoids joining any gangs or companies in jail, because "No sir mr. cobblepot, I'm not interested in joining your 'enterprise', whether it be legal or otherwise, I really just want to go back to a normal life, I appreciate the offer, honest-" and appreciates the various gift baskets they get (Harley sent a cake with a razor sticking out of it, Ivy sent a plant that was quietly returned, and they got one from Red Hood that had a note on it offering to break em out for free (rejected)).

#batman #dc comics #story ideas #i really enjoy the concept of #some schmuck kills the joker without making a big deal of it #so its not some dramatic offing or a move by a rival villain #just another incident

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lifewiththelulus · 7 months

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Considering how it's implied the shop became a centerpiece for establishing fire town it probably has a lot of historical significance now. Kindlin came to visit to have something close to an authentic fire land experience. Hazel and the family were visiting for a week to help take care of ember's parents. it would be funny to think Kindlin isnt sure at first if Hazel likes Cirrus because they hung out a lot to share tips and experiences. Shes just like "lol no"

Ohh yes! So she walked in looked around at all the snacks and toys until she saw the blue flame and walked over to just look at it. She probably didn't have one in her family because I'm thinking it might've gone out by accident and they were too ashamed to ask someone to share theirs. I like the idea of them meeting at the blue flame. It really does connect people

She sees Hazel making a small offering and is fascinated and a little confused to see an "air" element praying to it

Kindlin is definitely confused but has learned to mind her own business. She probably makes an offering and then maybe they bump into each other after

"Oh sorry- hey it's you! I saw you make an offering to the flame." She helps Hazel back up. "Do air elements pray to it often?"

"oh not really but I'm not-" Suddenly Ember calls her over to help cinder and when Hazel calls her Ashka it clicks

She then sees the water guy who'd opened the door for her and greeted her in broken firish kiss her forehead and her mind is just slightly blown

She's probably never met mixed elements before so is very intrigued by this She kinda just watches from afar, pretending to look at the candy. She's a little hesitant to just go up and start asking questions. She eventually goes to the counter and since she's closer to Hazel she curiously asks "Is that your Dad??" Points at Wade.

" oh hey! Sorry we got cut off before, yeah that's him. Wait did he say something weird to you with the door? I'm so sorry we're both still learning the language"

She shook her head. "Honestly the language isn't my strong suit either. So no worries." She smiled and took out one of the candies she just bought. "You busy? I got a lot of this, if you wanna share. You seem cool"

"you know I think my dad said something about not taking candy from strangers butttttt you seem cool too"^^ It could be traditionally spicy candy and Hazel just poofs right then and there. "oh flame I killed her"

Kin walks out like "I didn't do it byyye"

"who were you talking too puffball?" "I don't know, but I hope she comes again soon"

I can see Kindlin coming back the next day to get some more candy and give another offering She also kinda hopes to run into that nice girl again Hazel was probably the first person her age that she hung out with for a while so she's eager to hang out again if given the chance

Hazel at this point hasn't transitioned but has started presenting more feminine. her "weird mannerisms" already left her without a lot of friends so she's excited to see her too

Kindlin has no idea lol just sees a cool girl who probably needs friends as much as her

After a week of hanging out at the shop neither one wants to talk about how they're leaving soon. Only to realize they were both visiting and live nearby back at the city. At first it wasn't that weird for kindlin to show up to the shop alone a lot of fire kids go in by themselves since they live nearby and the community is like a family. But the fact that they've still not seen her mom around is more than a little strange

She starts getting in the habit of swinging by everyday to grab a snack and go skateboarding around the area until it gets dark Just waiting to see if her friend might visit again Not like she had anything else to do

She adds a little section for kindlin to read whenever they send letters back to Bernie and cinder.

Kindlin hangs out around the shop to see if Hazel is gonna come back at some point cus she misses her buddy

#falls on her face 🛹#lost in a haze~ 💜

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klausbens · 3 years

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i think so far my favourite episodes have been 19A and 19B. the sandstorm, with the introduction of desert bluffs and kevin and all, really got me thinking and theorising. idk if there is an official lore or explanation for this, but as a person who's only been discovering night vale now, i initially thought the doubles everyone was dealing with might come from desert bluffs and night vale respectively, except it doesn't really add up because they're sometimes not exactly the same (pamela and pablo, for example, there's a scene where two pablos exist in the same environment but it's impossible that one of them is pamela because that would require her to have an entirely different body ig). up until these episodes we were always led to believe that night vale and desert bluffs exist in the same plane of existence because they interact during sport events, and the idea is supported by the fact that both cecil and kevin mention each other's towns in their respective broadcasts, so there was a moment where i thought desert bluffs might be future night vale (because kevin said something about night vale's studio and equipment looking old) but it wouldn't really work, however i guess they might still be on different planes of existence? kevin does mention how he's never actually been to night vale because he doesn't see why he would visit, and i guess the sports teams could potentially travel through dimensions for matches somehow (without noticing) because, well, it's wtnv anyway. i'm probably thinking too much about this because, again, it's wtnv and it doesn't have to make perfect sense (though, weirdly enough, it kinda always does), but this whole concept is so interesting to me because while everyone else in the two towns seems to have a double that doesn't necessarily come from the other town, cecil and kevin are each other's doubles. they do not meet any other double, they effectively swap places at some point and they meet and aknowledge one another as identical except for one small detail or two. so this makes me wonder about cecil. i know he isn't human, i don't know that anybody is in night vale, but he does seem to be a different kind of non-human. he is the centerpiece of the show, after all. but yeah, i can't wait to possibly know more about this, or possibly not. kevin is terrifying and desert bluffs is greatly upsetting and i am so, so excited to hear from them again eventually.

#wtnv #welcome to night vale #cecil gershwin palmer #kevin wtnv

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ofstarsandvibranium · 3 years

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OMG it's my first time joining a follower ficlet event and it's because I love your writing so much that I am compelled to join lmfao. I'm Bee, I'm 27 she/her and I'm barely 5ft tall lol. I have slightly long, brown hair and fair skin. I'm a certified homebody, very independent. Witty I guess and people tell me I'm a bit intimidating but when they get to know me, they're surprised I'm very open and talkative. With Bucky pretty pls and I trust your skills so everything is up to you! Thank you!!!

You gulped down a flute of champagne after the wedding pictures were finished. You hear a deep chuckle behind you and turn around to see Sam’s best man, Bucky, behind you, his own flute of champagne in his hand.

“You okay?” he extends his glass to you and you gulp that down as well.

With a gasp, you hand it back to him, “I need to be drunk if I’m going to deal with this overzealous love fest.”

Bucky turns look over the red and pink...everything. He then turns back to you and nods, “Yeah, I’ll admit that having a wedding on Valentine’s Day while it being Valentine’s themed is excessive.”

You hummed, “Don’t get me wrong. I love Nat and Sam together, but this is just...waaaaay too much.”

“You’re anti-Valentine’s Day aren’t you, Bee?”

You scoff, “No, I’m not actually. I love it, but when people get super obnoxious and extra about it, that’s what I don’t like.”

Bucky swipes two glasses of champagne off the passing waiter and hands one to you, “Probably doesn’t help you’re single at a Valentine’s Day wedding, huh?” he asks, twirling a strand of your brown hair that you curled for the event around his finger.

You pushed him and he laughs, while you frown, “Don’t be an ass, Bucky.”

“You know I’m right, Bee,” he gives you a pointed look and you sigh.

“I mean...yeah. It’d be nice to have a Valentine on Valentine’s Day, but also while at this wedding too.”

He shrugs and says, “So be mine.”

“W-What?”

He nervously chuckles and rubs the back of his neck, “Well, I mean, I’m sure you’ve noticed that I kinda like ya? Right?”

You look at him with a shocked expression, “You do?”

“Yeah. I’m always flirting with you and talking to you-”

“You flirt and talk to everyone, Bucky.”

“No, I-”

“Yes, you do,” you butt in.

He sighs and gives you a smirk, “Okay, fine. But besides that, I really do like you, so,” he pauses and looks to the nearby table and pluck a rose from the centerpiece. He holds it out to you and said, “Will you be my Valentine, hm? Will you BEEEE mine?”

You both laugh and you shake your head, “Because of that, I don’t think I want to be your Valentine anymore,” you turn on your heel, but you don’t get far due to Bucky’s hand latching onto you and spinning you back around.

He’s looking into your eyes while you stare up at his. He’s leaning down and his face is near centimeters from yours, “Bee, sweetheart,” his voice is deep and low and you’re sure you’ll melt any second, “Will you please be my Valentine?”

“O-Okay,” you stutter out.

His eyes glance to yours and he’s slowly moving i-

“BARNES! GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE! WE’RE TAKING A GROOMSMEN PIC!” Sam hollers from the other side of the venue.

Bucky groans and murmurs, “Is it inappropriate to murder a man on his wedding day?”

You laugh, “I’m pretty sure it is.”

He hmphed and stepped away, but not before he pointed you and said, “You. Me. Dance floor later.”

You hold a thumbs up and head over to your assigned table, swiping up another flute of champagne on your way there. It’s going to be an interesting night.

#follower ficlets #valentine's day follower ficlets

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