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Tada! I totally did not intend to do this today, but I got distracted after watching a review of Jaws. Does that make sense? No, but hey... You got a chapter so...

In this week's episode: Tim and Dick have similar breakdowns in different directions. And it ends halfway through a much longer conversation because I though 6k words was enough. You all know brevity ain't my strong suit so... You'll get more. Eventually.

Read or don't. I'm not in charge of your time management.

Thanks to all and remember... You are competent, confident, and capable. Anyone who tells you any different is a con trying to sell you something you don't need (unless they are a medical professional who is familiar with you and assigned to your care...that's different, but also they probably should be doing affirmations with you in addition to tough truths sooo...this got away from me.)

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Tada! I totally did not intend to do this today, but I got distracted after watching a review of Jaws. Does that make sense? No, but hey... You got a chapter so...

In this week's episode: Tim and Dick have similar breakdowns in different directions. And it ends halfway through a much longer conversation because I though 6k words was enough. You all know brevity ain't my strong suit so... You'll get more. Eventually.

Read or don't. I'm not in charge of your time management.

Thanks to all and remember... You are competent, confident, and capable. Anyone who tells you any different is a con trying to sell you something you don't need (unless they are a medical professional who is familiar with you and assigned to your care...that's different, but also they probably should be doing affirmations with you in addition to tough truths sooo...this got away from me.)

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Action Comics #1070 - "Phantoms" (2024)

written by Mark Waid art by Clayton Henry & Matt Herms

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I love that Jimmy Olsen is exactly the type of photographer Peter Parker pretends to be. Just bat-shit insane.

Whenever someone asks Peter how he took a picture he's like "Oh! I uh-, climmed a flagpole. Totally"

And very mortal, normal-human Jimmy is like "See, Clark, is not that weird"

I mean, look at this nutjob.

The world could be ending, lava on the streets and Jimmy would be out there photographing away. No powers, no sense of self preservation. Just khakis, a camera and a dream.

I like to imagine Peter meeting Jimmy and immediately being mortified about it.

Jimmy: –and so luckily I was able to take the picture before the building collapsed on me... Superman was super pissed at me but, photographer to photographer, it was totally worth it.

Peter: Right, no– See, this is actually my first time hearing how fucking insane that sounds. No wonder people at work look at me weird.

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Input Appreciated

Readers of "Dizzy Edges" (yes, I know it should be italicized... Writing this on Mobile Chrome. Don't ask), I have a request. Nothing big but...

Tim is a sentimental sort even if he doesn't always act like it. And, given his parents interest in archeology, I feel like he'd have curated his own small collection of keepsakes from those he loves.

Now, I have ideas, but I'd like to hear what you guys think. What keepsakes would Tim find essential for each of the people he's loved and cared about?

Obviously, one will be THE photo. And, as an example, Janet's will be an annotated/homemade world atlas with pictures and commentary on her trips (with and without Jack).

What would he have for others though? From Jack? From his crew of friends (Ives, Teddy, Jin, Tess, Steph... Either individually or as a group)? From Dr. Sinclair (therapist)? From Helena?

Obviously, if you're keeping up with the story there's other people that Tim cares about that he would want things from, but it's not really possible at the moment.

So, what do you think? Noting that it can't be a device (no phones or cameras) and they HAVE to fit in a backpack or small duffle. Go wild and maybe you'll see it soon(-ish) (along with credit of course).

AND if you have no idea what I'm talking about... Weird, why do you know I exist? And, here.

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Due for a Hot Take

I honestly think that Tim would absolutely HATE becoming a CEO (he was majority shareholder in RR, I believe) or something else majority business-focused. Could he do it? Probably, but I think he'd be miserable.

He's a consummate nerd, a member of a Sherlock Holmes fanclub, he plays W&W, he skated, he listens to punk rock, he loves cars and gadgets.

I'm not saying a businessman CAN'T do/like these things too, but... Tim does really well with things that he enjoys. Let him have a job at least adjacent to something he likes. Otherwise, he'll burn out.

(Other, buried hot take... Out of the 'immediate' Batfam, Tim has comparatively decent mental health. He struggles, sure, but he bounces back better and is more "aware" of his more toxic tendencies than almost all of the rest of the Wayne-specific crew. Doesn't mean his mental health is "good". Just better comparatively)

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Okay, it's here. It's probably rough given I stitched and adjusted some things I wrote before I finished the actual climax. I'll go back and actually proof it tomorrow, so if you see something that's off just let me know (kindly).

In this week's episode: Tim makes a rash decision after making a reasonable one and Bruce has an interesting reaction to a random kid who's seemingly friends with everyone everywhere.

It'll all work out... Not in this chapter but eventually.

Read it or don't. If you haven't abandoned me, I really appreciate you. If you have abandoned me, I get it.

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Okay, it's here. It's probably rough given I stitched and adjusted some things I wrote before I finished the actual climax. I'll go back and actually proof it tomorrow, so if you see something that's off just let me know (kindly).

In this week's episode: Tim makes a rash decision after making a reasonable one and Bruce has an interesting reaction to a random kid who's seemingly friends with everyone everywhere.

It'll all work out... Not in this chapter but eventually.

Read it or don't. If you haven't abandoned me, I really appreciate you. If you have abandoned me, I get it.

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fanfic writers what font do you write in

i know on ao3 it's all in verdana but when you're drafting the fic in word or docs or whatever

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Every time I remember that How to Train Your Dragon lost the Oscar for Best Original Score to The Social Network... I want throw stuff off a bridge.

Like does anyone remember that score? Comparatively, fifteen years later I can remember almost every major shift and cue in many scenes of HTTYD. Forbidden Friendship lasts over FOUR MINUTES. It's almost exclusively music and images and your eyes are glued to the screen. Test Drive is TEST DRIVE! Coming Back Around. Not so Fireproof. See You Tomorrow! ROMANTIC FLIGHT! Like these are just titles that I remember because... I do and I can tell you the tone and... ugh, This is Berk? All wonderful. All amazing.

IT DESERVED THE OSCAR! It was going to lose Best Animated Feature to Toy Story 3. I was fine with that because... Yeah, that's what was going to happen. But the Best Score Oscar should've been John Powell's.

Also, I really have no desire to see the live action. No hate to anyone who made it or wants to see it, but... I watched a scene and all I could think was... There's no weight to this? It feels LESS real than the animated in a weird way (to me). I hope others enjoy it though!

Happy Wednesday/Rant Day!

Edit: Like, honestly, completely against my will the first time I watched this scene in the theater I began to tear up. Sure I was sleep deprived, probably getting sick, back from a week long hs band trip, and life was stressful... BUT very few films have truly gotten me like that. Usually (looking at you Return of the King), I can feel the tears long before I actually shed them. This scene hit me out of nowhere. It's THAT good. It's not sad or overly emotional... It's just music and emoting... And it GOT me. Confused the hell out of me in that theater on a Sunday afternoon... Bought (and still have) the soundtrack on CD (I think we had to get it online and it might've been backordered for awhile).

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Tim suffers from a situation where he occasionally commits thought crime (thinks about how killing someone would be easier/how he would like someone to be dead/plans out how to kill someone) but does the right thing in person, and doesn't kill people and will act heroically to save even the lives of villains and people he hates. Which gets him cancelled as lacking in morals and being 'two seconds from killing at any time'. While someone like Jason, who commits actual crimes in person but validates the reasons for doing it in his head, gets lauded for why killing drug dealers is excellent and should be morally correct.

Maybe it's a bit law and justice and rules follower of me, but thinking the bad thoughts and still doing the right thing is a better approach than doing the bad thing while telling yourself it's for the right reasons actually.

Actions are more important than what you say in the privacy of your own mind. That's the bit other people can see and interpret.

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idk maybe its just the jason todd haterisms in me jumping out but i think making tim and dicks relationship solely about "the guilt dick felt over never being there for jason" really devalues their relationship and all of what they lived through and experienced together

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I mean... Why not?

So, I just got out of seeing the new Karate Kid and it just reaffirmed to me that Ben Wang would do a good job...

As Tim Drake.

Do I headcanon Tim as Asian? No. I avoid creating those headcanons because it can quickly become a minefield.

Do I still think that young Mr. Wang would do a fantastic job? Yes!

Now, why did I say "reaffirm"? Because I thought the same exact thing when I watched American Born Chinese two years ago.

There's a specific kind of teen that Wang embodies so well that I rarely see properly depicted onscreen. A bit awkward, a bit anxious, but overall just a kid who wants to enjoy his life and his hobbies. He's got an angsty attitude sometimes, but he tends to be respectful and responsible in both roles (even when doing things his parents would frown upon). He can be goofy, he has a cheeky charisma. He's already well-trained in fighting.

Do I think DC is actually going to successfully portray Tim Drake (if he makes it to the big screen at all)? No. If he exists they'll do one of two things. Make him the "nerd Robin" (sigh) or focus solely on his "edgy" Red Robin persona (which... Dude wanted to be a lone wolf, but made new friends, reconnected with old ones, and came back to deal with the Blackest Night stuff... Red Robin should only be read in conjunction with at least some of his time as Robin otherwise you don't really know him, I think).

Do I think that it's more likely that he plays Lin Lie (aka Swordmaster/newest Iron Fist) for Marvel? Yeah, probably. And, y'know what, he'd do well in that too. The unearned confidence, deep feelings of "I have no idea what I'm doing", plus the "I have a tragic past that I'm trying to tamp down" would also fit Ben Wang's wheel house.

Still, if I could cast Tim Drake, it would probably be this young man.

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