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[jojosquires]

Sorry this took so long...

In this week's episode: the Robins all get the spotlight for a bit and there's a flashback. Was it planned? Did I throw it together and hope it made sense? Who can say?

Read or don't. I don't expect anything of anyone. Other than you choosing to be kind to yourself.

See you in the next one.

[jojosquires]

I just pulled an all-nighter reading your amazing work, how long until the next chapter is up??

Thanks for reading...

And...right...about...now!

Enjoy.

[jojosquires]

Sorry this took so long...

In this week's episode: the Robins all get the spotlight for a bit and there's a flashback. Was it planned? Did I throw it together and hope it made sense? Who can say?

Read or don't. I don't expect anything of anyone. Other than you choosing to be kind to yourself.

See you in the next one.

[jojosquires]

So... I'm kinda tired (like of everything, but) of it being "controversial" to prefer Dick as Nightwing and not want him to be Batman long-term.

Heck, I only enjoy it when I know he's going back to blue at some point (and when he knows it too). Otherwise...I just feel bad that Dick doesn't get to be the master of his life.

And... This might get me in actual trouble. I *really* don't care for (read: am not impressed by) the "cheery vs dark" dynamic swap when he's Batman and Damian is Robin. I get the appeal sure, but sometimes people act like it's the greatest switcheroo in Batman comic history and... Like... It's just a pallet swap? And Dick doesn't act all that much like Dick when Morrison is writing him anyway? So... Maybe I'm just stupid since I just don't get why everyone loves it so much.

Dick and Damian are not my favorite dynamic (clearly), but I *do* think they're good. They have a whole different mentor/mentee dynamic than other Batkids share. They don't need to be "the best" Batman and Robin duo to be special. They have a profound effect on each other regardless. Their relationship doesn't (and shouldn't) negate other important (and frankly more interesting in my opinion) dynamics. Damian with Bruce is actually really interesting. Dick with Donna is fantastic and full of weighty history. Like... Explore people!

Everyone's allowed to like what they like, of course, but I do think your opinion becomes less solid when you can't even spell characters' names correctly... If I see one more person spell it DamiEn I'll... I don't know... Quit maybe. I don't know what I'll quit, but I'll quit it.

[jojosquires]

never mind about your favorite robin. who's your favorite robin's favorite robin

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Please someone more patient than me write a meta about Tim's utter disinterest in being the biggest/fastest/strongest, etc./his humility despite being very pedantic or cocky in other ways.

At the end of Robin 93, he also sort of jeers at Ulysses Armstrong for getting so jacked and still being shit at fighting.

Love this attitude.

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Tim's better at this than I could ever be bc the way I would scream

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grocery bags: a hard-hitting investigative report

Every week I come home from grocery shopping and say two things to my wife:

"L and I were super normal and appropriate at the grocery store this week! Everybody noticed and commented on how normal and appropriate we were!" AND

"If I live one hundred thousand years, I will never understand the mind of a supermarket bagger."

The first one is self-explanatory; the second is because the baggers at our grocery store invariably pack our bags in ways that defy all logic.

...my logic, at least. But life is a rich tapestry! Maybe I'm an outlier in my preferences! Thus: a poll.

CAVEATS:

You are buying enough groceries that they won't all fit in a single bag; you must use multiple bags.

You have enough bags of the type you prefer (paper, plastic, reusable), so 'not having enough bags' is not a concern.

Bags will be packed with reasonable consideration for keeping everything functional (e.g. nobody is packing a bag of chips at the bottom of a bag of canned goods.)

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thinking about the swathe of Tim & Dick disagreements that can be broadly patterned, "Dick is more openly distraught and ends up chewing out Tim before stalking off, while Tim's left standing there like 🧍‍♂️"

New Titans #61 (A Lonely Place of Dying, Part 4) Gotham Knights #26 (Bruce Wayne: Murderer? Part 10) Nightwing (1996) #110

and the sort of opposite, where Tim is more openly distraught and they end up physically fighting each other

Nightwing (1996) #139 (The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul, Part 6) Red Robin (2009) #4

anyway no deep thoughts, I just love them and I'm rotating their arguments in my brain at all times, lol

(bonus: the direct reverse of the first category, with Tim more openly distraught with and chewing out Dick before stalking off, leaving Dick standing there like 🧍‍♂️)

Red Robin (2009) #1

[jojosquires]

In response to your tags I just wanted to say that I absolutely adore Dizzy Edges, the whole time fuckery, generally hilariousness, well written OCs, and incredible grasp on canon relations while still being a Fix-it fic of sorts makes it one of my favorite fics and I’m not even done reading yet- I’m flattered that you even found my post!

You're much too kind, but I'm very glad you're enjoying the story. It was one of those "you gotta write what you wanna read" situations. I got lucky that other people were also interested in the story I wanted to read!

I came across your post by complete accident and felt so flattered and flustered. It was cool to be referenced in the wild.

I hope you enjoy the rest of the story and I hope you and the friend you mentioned have wonderful lives!

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Tada! Sorry it's late...like date-wise and time-wise.

I'm tired.

This week: Dick and Tim have separate existential crises and no Dick doesn't spill the beans. There's actually kinda no time for that.

Enjoy your holidays if you celebrate and I'll see you in the New Year sometime.

Also, GUYS the Superman trailer. Like all they needed was that one shot of him saving the little girl, but... Yeah, I enjoyed it.

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Tada! Sorry it's late...like date-wise and time-wise.

I'm tired.

This week: Dick and Tim have separate existential crises and no Dick doesn't spill the beans. There's actually kinda no time for that.

Enjoy your holidays if you celebrate and I'll see you in the New Year sometime.

Also, GUYS the Superman trailer. Like all they needed was that one shot of him saving the little girl, but... Yeah, I enjoyed it.

[jojosquires]

WIP Game

thanks, @umbrellajam

Rules: make a new post with the names of all the files in your wip folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! and then tag as many people as you have wips.

Let's see....

-Ch. 45 (I don't name my chapters until I'm done and I keep them separate for easier loading)

-Scene development: Dick & Tim

-Scene development: Bruce & Tim (this is pretty much done... Just not the next chapter)

All of them are from Dizzy Edges so...

Since I don't feel comfortable tagging anyone yet, feel free to play if you'd like.

[jojosquires]

*sigh*

Another day, another fundamental misunderstanding of Tim and Damian on Reddit.

As if Tim would choose Bruce over his big brother. As if Damian's loyalty to Bruce isn't a thing DC has been building up for years... I'm not saying it's an easy choice for either of them, but when lines are drawn in the sand... Both pick their #1.

Sorry if y'all disagree, but the way fanon has over-emphasized the Dick&Damian dynamic (to the detriment of the canon relationship Damian has built with his father) and completely forgotten the Tim&Dick dynamic (ewwwwww to all Jason&Tim stuff and any whumpy, uwu "Tim has nobody" stuff (and before you argue... Tim has friends in my fic... Stuff just keeps happening when they're not around!)) is very exhausting.

Play in this sandbox however you want. I reserve the right to politely disagree (and then complain about it elsewhere without revealing names).

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Original tags

My best friend has elected to be the funniest fucking person because she just stated, out of no where, that as a result of the fact that I often stop talking right before I get to my point, or just end sentences while sounding like I’ve stopped in the middle, that she has a little voice of me in her brain that finishes my sentences and that even when I do end up completing my point she just goes with whatever my voice in her head said instead because the speech patterns of me in her head fit me better then whatever I’ve actually said, and the funniest part is that she’s right

I have actively avoid knowing anything about myself and she has quite literally known me since I was born, and at least 50% of the time the thing she has filled in the blank for is what I wanted to say in words that make my point come across clearer

For those of you who follow me because of Batfam stuff- this is the most Tim (my friend) to Dick (me) core thing ever

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I CANNOT BELIEVE DIZZY EDGES IS YOUR FIRST FIC BTW ITS LIKE SO AMAZING 😫😫😫🫶🫶🫶🫶 I know it’s very slow burn but I just love love love the interactions they all have with each other!! I love your small buildup of plot!!

My personal favorite is when you wrote than that destiny is the people around you, and that being subtly insinuated when you see more and more of what happened in the past and dick going all “what if I can’t find Tim in another life?”

Destiny is the people around you!!! They found Tim and Tim found them and destiny sparks once more!!!! UGH so good I love u author 🥺❤️

You are way too kind! My inability to ever get to the point is evidence of my novice status. Given the ending I have in mind, I knew it wouldn't be a quick thing. I just wish I'd given out some catharsis before I hit 190k words.

I have never really been a believer in fate and destiny, but I do believe the people you surround yourself with have a profound effect on who you are. Dick and Tim in the comics are who they are largely because of what they learned from each other. Dick recognizes that in a way Tim might never... Dick is Tim's big brother, of course Tim is impacted by him. But Dick... He knows how much Tim grew and he knows how far both of them have come since they met (again). Of course he doesn't like to think where they'd be without Tim (and, to be fair, they're not doing terrible here). Tim, by contrast, remembers (accurately) that Tim as Robin was a necessity due to a tragedy. No tragedy, no need for Tim. And "Before! Tim" probably guessed he'd be fine regardless.

But Tim and Dick still found each other! And they kept running into each other! And they stuck close because they're both such "helpers". And they learn more about *how* to do that from each other.

Destiny may not exist, but love sure does. And love can stand up against much worse than what timelines and time travel can throw at it. Even when memories fail, imprints of feelings remain.

Thanks so much for your kind words, Anon! I hope you enjoy the rest of the story!

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dick and tim in tec #874