#!!! thank you for the ask!

[erinwantstowrite]

dick: hes my baby… hes been dealt such a tough hand but hes such a good kid hes so kind and funny

half the justice league: omg :) hey there lil guy im—

peter: fuck God and your dumb hero name too while im at it . outta my way or i’ll go through you omw to make God Eat Shit

the jl: dick??? DICK?

HELP this is the exact dynamic 😭 dick is so proud of that too. like he's fully aware peter is a wee bit insane he just thinks it adds to his charm ✨

[nauticaltrain]

how like. evil is Carmine compared to canon Cb? does he just cause some trouble or is it also major rail disasters and murders (also I love the name Carmine it fits him so well)

ooo i was hoping someone would ask me about carmine so here we go

Like canon CB, Carmine is two-faced. He is a wonderful liar, capable of spinning up a story in an instant, and an incessant hypocrite, preaching the virtues of railroad safety one moment and committing insurance fraud the next. He is someone who believes he is above the law and that his actions aren't morally wrong because no one is being physically hurt.

His crimes are largely white collar, and numerous. He can work the system, forge signatures, and sometimes even mimics other people over the phone. He's currently bookkeeping for Lex, who is running an embezzlement scheme with the company's payroll. Carmine is skimming money off the top and padding his checks. After all, who would suspect a simple brakeman?

With all that being said, he is still a charming, outgoing sort of guy, with a big, bright smile that seems to burn right through everyone. He makes friends easily (as long as they don't get in his way) and is good at his day job. He's also generous towards Nadine, constantly slipping her money here and there. She questions him about it and he laughs it off, saying that it's from his Christmas bonus last year and that he loves his favorite cousin.

Also! The name Carmine deadass means 'red' and I kid you not, I did not know that until way after I picked it

[askthenewritoelder]

Now that I’m thinking about it, I don’t think I’ve ever hugged Master Revali before. I’ve wanted to a couple of times but…I felt like I didn’t have the right to. He’s technically my elder by nearly a century, and as a warrior I respect his ability to handle foes I’d struggle with.

Master Revali’s spent enough time with us for me to consider him family. As a parent, I want to reassure him that he’s not alone, and to feel comfortable enough to rely on us more. I’m just not sure how to bring it up without making him gale away from embarrassment.

If anyone has advice I’d appreciate it.

[dragodraws1]

HELLO

I appeared after seeing some Eragon art

Your art is GORGEOUS, and I would very much love to ask about the haaaair in particular

It’s very stylistically fluffy. How do you do it ? :V

HI!!

First of all, thank you very much! 💖q(≧▽≦q) for the compliments!

And to answer your question quickly: Animal aesthetics.

To explain more completely, I am someone who LOVES animals and that is why I implement animal aesthetics into my art style, for example:

Eragon - making the character's hair more fluffy inspired by the fur of puppies, I thought of this because Saphira always called him little one, this gave me the perception of them as a bigger dog taking care of a puppy lol.

Arya - I gave her black cat characteristics, such as her eyes being more closed and feline, her ears reacting to her emotions, and something unique about her among the elves I included was her hair, inspired by the wilder, looser fur of a specific breed of cat called the Maine Coon (which reflects the “wildness” that I imagine she develops from living so long among other breeds other than elves).

Murtagh - I didn’t make it too obvious, but Murtagh also has this aesthetic, just like Arya and Eragon, with his being specifically inspired by foxes, since for me, Murtagh has a somewhat cunning and wise aspect of foxes, which is why I gave him the somewhat “cynical” smile that they seem to have and the narrower, more attentive eyes.

I hope I have helped with this perception（￣︶￣）👍

[kings-comic]

Post skyward sword christmas >:)

You do know I haven't finished Ss? 😭 (I kow what happens but still lol)

Anyways- there you go :3

I designed Groose a bit earlier than I thought I would but oh well :)

[rampantram]

Would Lamb like listening to Narinder's heartbeat and vice versa?

I would say so~

As for vice versa..

[bluegiragi]

Hey, I’ve recently read through your hybrid comics and I got a bit curious. Graves blood was flowing through the cockatrice wich made it possible for him to control it, that atleast how I understood it. And Soap kinda mauled that thing… Does that mean he now has some of Graves blood inside him to? So theoretically, would Graves be able to control him as well or is that not how it works? I’m a bit confused but also really intrigued right now

Yes, that is how it would work! That is, if Soap wasn't a werewolf. But as he explained, werewolf blood cancels out the influence of vampire blood (they have a natural immunity due to some generational beef their ancestors once had). So Soap's completely fine at the moment :)

[pokeberry5]

Hi for doodle request, can I see Tim showing Damian pictures he took before being Robin?

i got carried away thinking about them

the reality lol:

i think it'd be funny if what finally brought them together is damian gaining a grudging respect for tim when he learns about the obsessive lengths tim went to in the lead up to his assumption of the robin title and tim realizing he's found a fellow devoted dick grayson admirer (just-nightwing admirers and dick-grayson-friends don't count)

bonus:

they're both fanatics

the panel is from new titans #60

[mourningsbane]

In her post-death state, is honeyspring even thinking clearly, or is the isolation messing with her mind?

Honeyspring counts to eight; it looks like everything's in order!

[erinwantstowrite]

thor is going to be so proud of peter picking up the hammer

“PARKERSON IS WORTHY, HAZZAAHHHHH”

thor, asgardian: get him a beer! 🍻

literally everyone, but especially dick: NO????

[mommyclaws]

if not already done, what's Ravenpaw's reaction to Tigerclaw being the new kittypet's mentor?

love your art btw!

Thank youuu! I don’t have the energy to finish this but the wips i had get the point across

Shortly after the sunningrocks battle, Ravenpaw requests to become a medic apprentice. He saw how Spottedleaf stood up for him and that Tigerclaw obeys her, it felt like his only hope for protection. Since Tigerclaw just lost his apprentice after fighting so bravely, Bluestar feels the need to reward him by giving him a new one as soon as possible- aka, Firepaw.

Fire and Raven are on good terms. Firepaw’s blind eagerness to impress and Tigerclaw’s rough, violent training often leave him in the medicine den with mild injuries, where Ravenpaw gets lots of medical practice caring for him. He’s intelligent, kind, and more welcoming than the other apprentices, and Firepaw appreciates it. Though he can’t help but wonder why he seems so jumpy around him…

Ravenpaw is terrified and guilty. He sees how much Fire looks up to his mentor but he’s too scared for his safety to say anything. The rest of the clan has grown a generally negative opinion of him, because how they see it, Ravenpaw experienced a single battle and then became this paranoid, jumpy mess. He looks cowardly, like he was running away from life as a warrior. Tigerclaw has threatened him and now his tarnished reputation makes him seem unreliable. No one truly understands his truama- except for Spottedleaf. She and Tigerclaw have a bit of history in this au (read here if interested!), so even if she doesn’t know what happened to Redtail, she knows that Tigerclaw is turning out like his own mentor and tries to keep a careful eye on his apprentices, hoping she can keep them on the right path. Spottedleaf can see how terrified Ravenpaw is of him, and even without an omen from Starclan, she accepted Ravenpaw as her apprentice to protect him.

[demonic0angel]

(Jazz the babysitter)

"Ugh, not Big Fenton," Damian groaned. "I don't want her to babysitting on me, Todd."

"It's just only 3 days, Demon Spawn." Jason replied.

“Can’t someone else do it?” Damian asked.

Jason looked at him with a glare. “What’s wrong with Jazz? She’s awesome.”

Damian blushed as he thought about Jazz’s unconditional patience, her easy compliments, and her general pleasantness. It was too much, almost alarmingly like Richard’s attitude towards him. How on earth was he supposed to describe that to Jason?

But the more Jason kept looking at him, the more pressured he felt until he eventually just blurted out, “She’s too nice!”

Jason stared at him, dumbfounded. “You don’t like her because… she’s too nice?!”

Damian crossed his arms, his face turning hot. “She’s not like the other people who’ve watched over me! She listens to me too much and she considers my opinion and she takes me seriously but also makes sure I have fun… it’s too much! She’s weird!”

Jason stared at him for a long, long moment, a strange expression flitting over his face before he eventually said, “Well… she’s still coming over though.”

Damian sulked. He was much too worked up to see her. Jason watched him for a moment before grinning and then reaching over to ruffle his hair. “Hey, if you have any complaints, you can always tell her. She considers your opinions, right? I’m sure the two of you can work something out.”

Damian nodded and clicked his tongue. Fine. In order to make sure that she knew that her actions were problematic (and so he would not put her in the same category as Richard), he would have to speak with her today and make sure that she understood that her behavior was too much!

Determined, Damian nodded to himself, not noticing Jason’s furious texting on his phone.

Yes, that sounded like the perfect plan. (And if she was agreeable, he would show her his art. Yes, it was going to be a good day.)

[askthenewritoelder]

Are you planning to get Link anything for Christmas?

Yeah. Already wrapped it and everything.

[inumbrapugnabimus-maybe]

Can I request some LU Hyrule, please?

*slaps roof of car* this bad boy has so much low self esteem

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[farshootergotme]

Now that I have the confidence to send you asks, fully expect me to bug you periodically from here on out

Anyways- do you think Dick qualifies as a scapegoat? Cause I 100% think he's a scapegoat. People always try to shove the 'golden child' role onto Dick, and it always confused me cause like. He doesn't fit it at all if you actually look into what a golden child is.

Dick is definitely one of the scapegoats of the batfamily (Jason being the other) and it makes me sad that people always label him a golden child when he's the exact opposite. Seriously- he's hit, beaten, unfairly blamed, lashed out at, not told about important things (Jason or being replaced, Jason dying, Jason's funeral, probably other things, i wouldn't be surprised), etc. Definition of a scapegoat to me.

It's also why I hesitate to label him the 'favorite' even when the comics try to say otherwise. Mostly because... favorite children aren't really treated this way. Favorite weapon, maybe, as I've said in a post I've made before, but that's it. Bruce wouldn't kill for him or any of his kids. He's come close, yeah, but he's also come close to killing the Joker too after Jason's death and had to be threatened into not doing it. Every time, it's in a strong surge of emotion, and the second Bruce thinks rationally- well, he doesn't do it. Dick isn't at all unique, Bruce wouldn't kill for him either.

I think Bruce is the most proud of Dick, and has a unique relationship with him due to knowing him the longest and the parentification, but I don't think that makes him the favorite. Maybe to the other batkids, but probably not in reality.

I don't think Bruce really HAS a favorite- Dick is probably the closest to it, but still.

Though, if you wanna play around with angst and fanon ideas, maybe both Dick and Jason are the favorites and that's why Bruce treats them the worst? Dunno, it'd make a fun fic, even if it's not really grounded in canon (though I ignore RHATO and Comic UTRH).

Idk. Just,, gestures. Dick is a scapegoat to me.

Hope my 2 am rambling made sense lol

Okay, I see you, but I'll argue:

Dick Grayson is both the scapegoat and the golden child.

Now, you might not believe this since he doesn't tend to be both at the same time, and it isn't common for these roles to exist within the same individual. But Dick Grayson is praised and favored as much as he's blamed and pushed.

A golden child is the one who carries most of the expectations in the family. The parent expects them to be perfect, make no mistakes, take on roles they're pushed into with no issue (thus parentification can happen), and continue on and on to be good enough and meet the criteria so they don't make the parent disappointed.

The love is conditional hence they develop this unhealthy perfectionism and self-esteem and self-worth issues that will follow them till adulthood even when they're out of that environment and living their own lives.

The reason why a parent might choose a specific child (or children) to be the favored one is because they tend to see this child as an extension of themselves. And consequential to this, they will project their insecurities onto said child and force them to improve—be the best—where they fall short. All of their capabilities are overvalued, making the parent see them as special and much better than the rest, causing the unrealistic expectations a child must hold and fulfill so as not to “fail” their parent(s).

Although this child might seem like the favorite and who could do no wrong on the outside, the love they receive isn't something they can take for granted.

When a golden child underperforms or isn't as good as they're expected, the parent’s demeanor might change. They will feel the disappointment and fear this might cause the treatment they get to change. Sometimes the child might even fear abandonment or rejection from their parent as a result of their failures.

The mix of all this turns into a person who's over-competent, hard-working and someone that tends to take charge of things so they aren't at risk of failing, making them ‘natural’ leaders in any group they might be part of.

Sounding familiar yet?

Now, let's move on to the scapegoat:

A scapegoat child is the one that is blamed by all the things that go wrong in the family. They are constantly criticized and shamed by things they might've not even been part of, but somehow they're now involved and taking all the blame for the others so there are no consequences for anyone but them.

(All the blame also messes with their perception of certain events, making them prone to self-blame for the problems that occur in the family or their behaviors towards them.)

The scapegoating in the family may be due to subconscious projection from the parent when they're dealing with difficult emotions such as shame, guilt, rage, etc. They feel threatened by their own feelings and therefore they will try to escape from them by externalizing those feelings and making them their scapegoat’s problem.

Because of this treatment, the scapegoat might become an outsider in the family, feeling excluded and isolated from the rest. And for this, when push comes to shove and they're going through a rough patch, they will not have any reliable support they can go to inside the family as they'll be ignored or otherwise unfairly treated, having their feelings be invalidated.

Like the golden child, there's some aspects the scapegoat shares with the former:

Being treated differently by the parent/family.

Having unrealistic expectations placed upon them.

Being pushed into roles or responsibilities the child isn't meant to take.

Fear of expressing how they feel.

Self-worth issues and low self-esteem.

Although they're usually roles that are considered opposites, they aren't as incompatible as one might think. A child can alternate between being a scapegoat or the golden child, and this usually happens when the parent is very emotionally unstable, commonly due to a disorder such as narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) or borderline personality disorder (BPD).

(I have so many thoughts about the latter applying to Bruce, but I will refrain from elaborating to not make this longer than it needs to be)

Having all I've said until now in consideration, I'm sure you've noticed how Dick meets both criterias—dare I say the golden child more often than the scapegoat.

Bruce is always speaking about how Dick is “better than him” and “the thing he's ever done right”, but in both of these statements you can see he's taking who Dick is and making it as something that's part of him, comparing Dick's accomplishments to his and putting him in this pedestal, and because of this projection happens and Bruce starts seeing Dick as an extension of himself.

This is why, when he or Dick fail, Dick will suddenly become the scapegoat, contrasting with the former golden child position he was in.

Here you can see the high expectations, praise for his accomplishments, his siblings feeling like Dick is better than them (i.e. treated differently than the rest), and you can also see how when he doesn't meet the expectations, he's met with disappointment (see: Alfred disappointed he's not as bright as he usually is) or judgment (see: Bruce angry at him because he isn't committing to his cause as much as he expects him to).

And these are examples of Bruce being too harsh on Dick and expecting him to do better, blaming him for his brother's death, and in result Dick having a habit of blaming himself and accepting mistreatment, thinking it must be his fault.

More often than not, Dick is put on a pedestal by his family and even his friends sometimes. They praise and love him, but when there's occasions in which he's acting less than perfect, the treatment towards him can change.

Dick Grayson can be the golden child as much as he can be the scapegoat.

[flipppyflopp]

I’m just imagining little hedgehog ace somehow causing riddles overblot and then post overblot ace and deuce getting cuddled and cradled by a crying riddle like ‘oh no I almost hurt them, they’re so SMALL’

Sorry for the late response, but yes absolutely! All the overblots still happen in my NRC Zoo AU, just they are caused a little bit differently in some cases. Ace and Deuce as hedgehogs are still violating the Queen of Hearts rules which annoys Riddle to no end! They break curfew, they are leaving little paint trails all over the place, Ace still eats Riddle’s tart (Riddle opens the fridge and is flabbergasted to see little hedgehog Ace eating the strawberry right on top). So all these incidents leads to the other Heartslabyul students confronting Riddle’s authority at the Unbirthday party, like “Why should we listen to you when you can’t even keep the hedgehogs under control? Do you even know what you’re doing? Are you even a good leader? You’re nothing but a tyrant!”

Then the Overblot happens and little hedgehog ADeuce stick around with Trey and Cater to help stop Riddle. When Riddle wakes up he is stricken with grief that he hurt everyone, including the two new additions to Heartslabyul that have brought chaos, but also an unpredictability to Riddle’s life that he somewhat enjoys even if his mother would disapprove the disruption to routine. I could go on about the other NRC Zoo overblots, but I shall leave it here for now with this doodle of Riddle!