#(full meta on this coming up soon… one of my favorite topics bc I’m just so obsessed with how the show does this)

[starbuck]

knowledge is being aware that Billy doesn’t actually die in 1x06, but wisdom is recognizing that he’s never truly alive again from that point on.

[dyketectivecomics]

Black Alice

*john mulaney voice* that girl is a BITCH and I love her SO MUCH

Favorite thing:

The fact that she REALLY went “there goes the last shred of my morals” as soon as her parents died and threw in full force with Known Criminals For Hire akshaksj personally I actually blame the Birds for not leaving her with a better support system but also the 6 is rlly a net positive for her overall lbrhh

Least favorite thing:

How skimpy some of her “power-stealing” outfits get? Like. It’s a cool idea, and I’d be totally fine if this was an actual meat-space human teen deciding whether or not she wanted to wear ripped up fishnets yknow? But this is a comic character and those rules don’t apply. Also she’s underage @ dc give her Practical costume changes thanks >:/

Favorite line:

“... So, dear League of Assassins, let me show you the last, most terrifying thing you will ever see in your short, mean, murdering lives, okay? A Black Alice who cares.” <- said while she was on her way to help rescue her family ;-; the whole little txt box speech is kinda iconic honestly plz read S6 v4 guys PLZ

Friend-Ships:

I love S6 ofc, but ESP v4!!! The way Ralph just INSTANTLY takes a kind of Father role for her and Blake’s an overprotective uncle just ;-; iirc I don’t think we got to see as much bonding for her Kevin & Strix, but I just love their little familial unit sm. And then ofc I love the idea of her being the NF’s Friend-Bully haha. Every group needs that one person who’s willing to roast everyone at the drop of a hat (but ultimately will come to their defense yknow?) also rlly love the idea of her and Klarion just becoming chaos twins aksjk

Romantic-Ships:

DemonSiphon DemonSiphon DemonSiphon DemonSiphon DemonSiphon

Don’t Ship:

Yknow, I’ve come to think the meta reason S*mone had Lori “crushing” on Peter was ‘bc it’s funny’ but honestly the whole thing made me sooooooo uncomfortable. It just.... was a Bad Move and I hate it sm akdjkasj

Random Headcanon:

Lori absolutely steals buttons from the Hot Topic bins and just gives them away to the Six/NF aksj. When she works at HT it gets even Worse but it’s not the reason she’s fired from the job lmao

Unpopular Opinion:

You know fanon Raven? Take that nihilistic/‘emo’ attitude and read abt Lori. She’s the EPITOME of that Teen Angst that fanon tries to heave onto raven (guys rae doesn’t ACTUALLY suppress her emotions/pretends she doesn’t HAVE them. You’re looking for someone like Lori I PROMISE you)

Song I Associate with them:

“This Close” by Flyleaf! I’m agreed with Tee that her fav song would be Thank You for the Venom, but when I’m listening to this I’m ALWAYS struck by the imagery in the chorus “I’ve been looking in your window/I’ve been dressing in your clothes” it’s just??? Exactly Lori. She’s also at that crux in her life as a teenager and as a character usually pulled into more morally grey areas and soon enough she needs to figure out exactly WHO she is and WHO she’s going to be

Fav pic of them:

She’s so finally at peace here I’m 😭😭😭😭😭👏👏👏👏 good for u Lori!!!!!

[listentotheshityousay]

protector is literally killing me. it's BEAUTIFUL. people have spent thousands of years trying to put words to the feeling of being in love and you write that Ache so. fucking. beautifully. /I/ hurt just reading it. thank you so much. that being said, (bc ur taste has won me over forever, BLESS), could you rec some of ur favorite bmc fics? (ik u answered an ask with some awhile back- I was wondering if you had any more?) TYSM in advance and i love you+your work to PIECES 💖💖💖💖

this ask delights me endlessly. thank you so much, anon!! I’ve been sulking over my ch6 draft today so this really helps my anxiety shut up 💕

okay so for anybody who didn’t see it before, here is a post from a while ago where I listed some of my favorite bmc fics. since then, I’ve been able to add several more fics to my catalogue of faves, so here’s some more fics I didn’t get to rec last time! all of them are boyfs except for one pinkberry fic!

Engagement Sequence by Kalopsia / @danisnotofire​

“You shot my fucking client,” Michael growls. The phone, on speaker a few inches away, practically rattles with Michael’s vaguely concealed anger.

“No,” Jeremy says, his voice calm as he carefully folds his one good suit and places it into his bag. He has no idea who he’s talking about, but it doesn’t matter. “I shot my fucking mark.”

There’s silence on the other end, and for a moment Jeremy thinks he’s hung up. But then he speaks again. “I’m going to shoot you.”

“Find me first,” Jeremy challenges, because this is who the Squip has made him, this is who he is, and clicks the red button to end the call.

-

Jeremy and Michael are both assassins. They’re not looking, but they find each other anyway.

look, this fic murdered me in a back alley and then dissolved my body in acid and I would 10/10 rec the entire experience. please, for the love of everything, just read this fic. 

ways to cope by KatMelody / @theyugiohtrashcan

“How long?” Michael asks, voice painfully soft.“Um… I… it was just an acci—”“Jeremiah. Please don’t lie to me. How long?“

the one in which jeremy heere is so, so bad at keeping secrets.

check the warnings on this one before reading, because it deals with self-harm. but I really loved how the topic was dealt with, and if you’re okay with that kind of subject matter, it’s definitely worth a read.

a crimson headache, aching blush by pondify / @playground-ghost

He supposes that it began, as it always does, with Michael.

this is a very short take on the boyfs as friends with benefits, and the pining in it is exquisite. do you like angst and hotness packed into 865 words?? here is your treat for the day.

I could lay right here and burn in you all day by cataclysma / @lifehateslemons

"You better fucking look at me.”Jeremy’s response is instant. His eyes snap open, immediately going to meet Michael’s intense gaze. Michael’s eyes are narrowed, dark behind the shields of his glasses. Fuck, he looks really hot like this.

in which jeremy is a kinky fuck and michael’s kink IS jeremy

hello do you like porn featuring 1. submissive jeremy 2. dom michael bossing jeremy around who then 3. immediately turns into a gentle soft boyfriend as soon as jeremy’s gotten what he needs??? here, have some scorching deliciousness.

Work in Progress by Nymm_at_Night / @nymm-kirimoto

Drarrymotter1015 and MoonGoon forge a friendship through fanfiction. On the other side of the screen, Michael and Jeremy try and figure out what’s left of theirs. Otherwise known the Fanfiction Writer! Au nobody asked for, but I wrote anyways.

okay look, you want to laugh your ass off over the boyfs unknowingly writing porn together over the internet?? because this fic’s got A+ banter, genuinely interesting story progression, and painful emotions all rolled up in the guise of the most meta-feeling fic of the year.

a little unsteady by starlithorizons / @starlithorizons

Michael’s hidden domain has always been the rollerskating rink - a home away from home. Jeremy isn’t so suited for the environment.Maybe he can fix that.

oh my god just READ THIS, I love this fic so much. I’d give it both my kidneys if I could. some really excellent jeremy-michael friendship with a bunch of good pining packed in, as well as some of the best comedy I’ve seen this month.

when i’m close to you (we blend into my favourite colour) by sulfuric / @playertwojer

statistically, most people don’t take more than five seconds to say something to their soulmate after realizing the universe has paired them together. brooke and chloe take approximately six years, but better late than never, right?

this is a pinkberry fic (with a hint of boyfs) that really hits it out of the park with the soulmate trope. poignant, sweet, and full of growing pains. it’s top quality pinkberry material that spans over their entire friendship. 

*also there are exactly four WIPs in the fandom that I actually read and I’d die for all of them (I’d highly rec EVERYTHING from the following writers)

no such mirrors by Kalopsia / @danisnotofire

Jeremy didn’t know of any other superhero that had to commute.

Sometimes he was alone when he got the text, and it was easy to slide open the window and sling on over to whatever disaster was striking the City That Could Never Catch a Break. Other times it was during things like his parent’s divorce hearings, in Hackensack, and he’d have to spend his bar mitzvah money on a cab ride to the bridge and change into his spandex in the bathroom of a Dunkin’ Donuts. Even at home, he’d have to spend fifteen minutes slinging webs across highways and toll booths and the George Washington Bridge before he even saw what he was up against.

At least Christine could fly.

(or, the AU nobody asked for in which Jeremy is Spiderman and the rest of the crew has superpowers, except Michael, who has No Idea About Anything except for the fact he’s Spiderman’s #1 fan)

am I repeating an author in this list?? of course I am. surely you’ve heard of this spiderman au fic. no? then you better read it. it doesn’t pull any punches, seriously, and I’ve never been happier to be beaten up by a fic.

Brightly Wound by left_uncovered / @left-uncovered

Michael has loved Jeremy for years. It just takes him a while to figure it out.

Or: the five times Michael pined obliviously for Jeremy, and the one time he realized it.

this is like, peak Pain material, which this author excels at, so I encourage you to read it, because it’ll teach you to enjoy the suffering. funnily enough, I’m pretty sure I followed this writer for their stellar porn, but I always rec the pain. just read all of it.

Like Mother, Like Son by hurricanesunny / @hurricanesunny

Jeremy gets a text from his mom after a year of no contact.

okay this fic is like, the best post-canon fic you’re gonna find in this fandom. I’m not kidding. it’s gut-wrenching and handles so much of the consequences of the musical’s events with such care, and god, it’s an exercise in riding an emotional turbo rollercoaster. if a fic could save a life, it’d be this one.

is this a forest? ‘cuz there sure is a lot of pine by reptilianraven / @actualbird

“How do you say ‘I love you’?”

“Oh, wow, holy shit,” Michael coughs. Is his face warm? It better fucking not be. Pull yourself together, Mell. Breathe. “Where’d this sudden romantic side of you come from?”

Jeremy, uncharacteristically calm, shrugs. “I figure it could be a nice icebreaker for Christine, or something? I don’t know. It’s stupid, you don’t have to tea—”

“Mahal kita,” Michael says. The things he does for this boy. This boy. “I love you in Tagalog is mahal kita.”

-

The misadventures of Michael Mell, pining best friend extraordinaire.

everybody who knows me will know that I stan bird so hard and would happily elope with any/all of their writing, so of fucking course I’m reccing this one. honestly, if you’re a bmc fan, this is the must-read fic, and honestly I doubt I need to rec this because everybody knows it already, but I couldn’t skip the opportunity to remind everybody that my bird bias is strong as ever, so.

okay, that’s it for now. happy reading!!