#...idfk what that secret fourth thing is

[lambentskies]

stares off

guess what dumb bitch has decided they're in love with the weird-horror and emotional, intimate bond between a man and his monster that is the malevolent podcast.

Will I post it? Maybe. Arthur is a stubborn bean to figure out how to write in a way I'm happy with. (So of course I'm writing something 90% in his perspective.)

One day I will go back to that Azem chapter fic; one day I will go back to Wynnifred's story; one day I will post any of my complete BG3 short fics... but right now I'm just gonna. Continue my relisten of Malevolent and indulge the fixation and my deep and boundless love of weird-horror. Like if I ever had to answer "what is your favourite brand of horror, random bird?" or some similar question, it would absolutely be the unknowable and indescribable strangeness of a horror we cannot comprehend in the vein of the Lovecraft mythos, and I would probably do the goofy ass hoppy dance caiques do while answering.

Also I fell asleep last night listening to a reading of The Repairer of Reputations while (barely) high and it gave me weird impossible-geography-related dreams. It was great.

[inner-space-oddity]

Crying isn’t enough I need to listen to death metal on 100% volume until my ears bleed

[theloneotaku158]

As of Batman: The Brave and the Bold #12, local precious-gremlin-who-I-would-die-for, Maps Mizoguchi, is now officially(?) the sixth Robin. Or at the very least, she's now "in" on The Secret™.

If this isn’t a set up for her taking up the Robin mantle officially then I genuinely don’t know what is.

As one of the twelve Gotham Academy enjoyers in existence, I am having the extremely normal reaction of "FUCKING FINALLY! LET'S FUCKING GOOOOO--!"

In all honesty, I'd be lying if I said I hadn't seen this coming from miles away. Like, Maps has appeared in a number of seemingly random cameo roles recently, including Batgirls (2021), and even technically as Robin in the backup issues of Batman (2016) #119-121, and in a short story in Batman Black & White. And most of those got collected in a standalone titled "Maps of Mystery", which specifically gathered all her appearances as Robin (and the Gotham Academy Belle Reve story).

And then, of course, her recent time-travelling Future-Trunks-esque appearance in Birds of Prey (2023), as the tech-based Meridian, from a potential future timeline where she apparently makes it as a superhero using gadgets she apparently designed, proving that she's hero material.

That's not something you do for a character for no reason. That's the sort of thing you do when you want to keep a character in the conscience of your readers for whatever reason, because you have bigger plans for them.

Also interesting to consider that, in the "Mother's Day" story where this took place, Alfred is standing right there and not lying down six feet under wood, dirt and a stone slab, and that Bruce is in the old Batcave under the manor so he still has Money™. So we must assume this was some nebulous time in the past (after GA: Second Semester(?), but before City of Bane)... which I won't bother to analyse the exact timeframe of because DC doesn't care about the post-Flashpoint / New 52 / Rebirth / Prime Earth / idfk / Dawn of DC timeline, so neither should I.

But I think it's really funny that this presumably means Maps has known The Secret™ for a long time relative to present-day comics, but always acted like she didn't.

But if all her appearances are in chronological order, that means Bruce is only the fourth Bat whose identity she discovered.

Like, she discovered Cass' identity almost by accident on a trip to the zoo, Damian showed off his grapple gun and gave her an actual Batarang during the three hours he was enrolled in the school (as if she wouldn't immediately put two-and-two together even back then), and she even found out Terry fucking McGuinness would become Batman in a future via a time-travelling grandfather clock.

No I did not make that last part up. Read Gotham Academy istg.

Did Cass know that Maps had been acting as a Robin when she met her, both at the zoo in Batgirls and her future version in Birds of Prey?

Does Damian know the one (1) friend(?) he made in Gotham Academy is potentially in the running for his job?

Is Bruce himself aware that she knows as much about their identities as she currently does?

How is DC going to retcon this so it all makes sense in the barely-functioning canon of the modern DC universe?

I'm digressing. Where was I going with this?

Point is, she's destined to become a Robin, and I'm glad DC finally pulled their fingers out their asses and capitalised on that destiny.

Let's just hope it doesn't take another year for them to follow up on this plotline again.

Bonus: Jason Todd, after learning of Bruce taking yet another happy kid under his wing as yet another Robin, giving her some advice:

[mlb-a-rewrite]

Miraculous Ladybug: A Rewrite; Episode 1

Origins

Synopsis: A new school year has begun and someone new has joined Marinette's class. Adrien Agreste, a child model Marinette has fangirled over since she was little, now sits behind her in class, but he's different than she thought he'd be. She isn't given any time to worry about this though, as something magical has entered her life that might change it forever.

Villain: Mr. Pigeon

Pigeon caller/whistle

Can mentally control pigeons after blowing his pigeon caller 

Conflict: Adrien and Marinette decide if they will be heroes + Marinette learns to be nice to Adrien + Defeating Mr. Pigeon.

Key Events/Scenes:

Ladybug (LB) and Chat (Noir) are introduced

At the end of the episode, Chloe tries to be bitchy to Marinette but she stands up for herself and Alya is like “way to go girl”. It’s not like the whole class cheers and rallies behind Marinette; it's a personal step.

UMBRELLA SCENE!!

Notes:

Marinette fangirled over Adrien like most teenagers follow celebrity crushes (idfk my aroace ass wasn’t built for this). She liked him in theory and whatnot but when she actually sees him and interacts with him a couple of things happen

One, she realizes he is a real person

Two, she realizes she knows personal details (that he shared publicly, she didn’t stalk him) about him

Third, she realizes she knows a lot of personal information about someone she has never met before, and finally

Fourth, she is incredibly uncomfortable with all this. She realizes she was treating Adrien like he wasn’t real and so it was okay to say how in love she was or have pictures of him in her room but now that she’s met him it feels strange.

So at first, Marinette is kinda rude to Adrien. She distances herself from him and is standoffish because she doesn’t know how to act around him. She feels weird and gross (even if she wasn’t doing anything wrong or abnormal) and so she kinda avoids him

This takes the place of the whole gum thing in the original Origins. During the umbrella scene Adrien is basically like, “I don’t know what I did to bother you, but I’m sorry and I hope we can be friends” and then instead of, like, falling in love with him, Marinette realizes she was being an asshole and tries to slowly open up to being his friend

She is still awkward and uncomfortable at first, but she makes an effort to push past it and be friendlier with him and that awkwardness slowly fades away

Adrien/Chat Noir is so terrified the entire time he is transformed. He is very hesitant to do anything in fear of causing problems/stepping out of line

By the end of the episode, Adrien/Chat is a little more confident but it is barely noticeable.

He’s used to following orders and being told what to do and not doing anything wrong and being Chat Noir feels inherently wrong to him so he’s very hesitant to do anything in fear of messing up or being in the way.

LB is very clumsy and doesn't know how to deakumatize so she just captures the akuma in a little plastic box

Hawkmoth eventually deakumatizes it himself. She doesn’t really have any knowledge that he is doing it and thinks they just like, run out of battery and eventually revert back to normal, and then she releases them

Deakumatization is Marinette’s third power she hasn’t unlocked yet. (See my post Miraculous Make No Sense for more information)

Also when Tikki/Plagg are talking to Marinette/Adrien to convince them to be heroes, Mari/Adrien ask about their secret identities and the Kwamis explain that people need a reason to suspect their true identities

So people can look at an image of Marinette and Ladybug side by side, and unless they have a reason to suspect that Marinette is Ladybug, they won’t

So if someone sees Marinette run into a bathroom, a flash of light, and then Ladybug run out, they have pretty solid proof that Marinette is Ladybug, and if they truly believe that Marinette is Ladybug, the face blindness goes away and they can clearly see they are the same person

This makes it so they can still have their secret identities but they have to be careful about it.

[supersaiyansadie]

1-100 ;)

Omfg why ahaha

1. What is you middle name? Alexandra2. How old are you? 26 3. When is your birthday? October 214. What is your zodiac sign? Libra5. What is your favorite color? Pink6. What’s your lucky number? 137. Do you have any pets? 2 Cats :D8. Where are you from? Louisiana9. How tall are you? Almost 6 foot :C10. What shoe size are you? Im not actually certain? Like a 12 or so. I got big feet :C11. How many pairs of shoes do you own? 3 or 412. What was your last dream about? I don’t remember ahaha13. What talents do you have? Writing, I think I’m a good singer, I’m great at Math14. Are you psychic in any way? Ahaha I don’t think so15. Favorite song? Idk really, maybe High Hopes by PaTD16. Favorite movie? Love, Simon I think17. Who would be your ideal partner? Someone who can handle my moods. I know I’m mercurial, and I’m trying not to be, but a little patience is helpful 18. Do you want children? yes19. Do you want a church wedding? Maybe, idk.20. Are you religious? Yes21. Have you ever been to the hospital? Yes22. Have you ever got in trouble with the law? Yes23. Have you ever met any celebrities? Ludicrous and Drake24. Baths or showers? Depends on what it’s for. If I’m cleaning up, showers. Baths are for relaxation.25. What color socks are you wearing? I’m not atm26. Have you ever been famous? No ahaha27. Would you like to be a big celebrity? No28. What type of music do you like? Punk Rock and Musicals29. Have you ever been skinny dipping?  Yep30. How many pillows do you sleep with? One31. What position do you usually sleep in? On my side in fetal position ahaha32. How big is your house? I consider it big. My roommates think it’s tiny33. What do you typically have for breakfast? I usually don’t eat breakfast34. Have you ever fired a gun? Mhmm35. Have you ever tried archery? Once36. Favorite clean word? Mercurial. I like the cadence of it.37. Favorite swear word? Fuck.38. What’s the longest you’ve ever gone without sleep? 36 hours aha39. Do you have any scars? plenty...40. Have you ever had a secret admirer? I don’t think so. Not that they told me of at least.41. Are you a good liar? Yep42. Are you a good judge of character? somewhat43. Can you do any other accents other than your own? British and Southern44. Do you have a strong accent? Depends on how relaxed I am. If I’m relaxed, yeah. Otherwise, no.45. What is your favorite accent? British or Australian46. What is your personality type? Uhhhh... INFJ I think47. What is your most expensive piece of clothing? a long sleeve shirt I got last year48. Can you curl your tongue? aye49. Are you an innie or an outie? innie50. Left or right handed? right51. Are you scared of spiders? somewhat52. Favorite food? PIZZA53. Favorite foreign food? Egg roll54. Are you a clean or messy person? Messy af ahaha55. Most used phrased? “I can appreciate that”56. Most used word? Uhhh... probably uh, actually57. How long does it take for you to get ready? 15 minutes58. Do you have much of an ego? More than I’d like aha59. Do you suck or bite lollipops? both60. Do you talk to yourself? Yes61. Do you sing to yourself? Yes62. Are you a good singer? I think so but idk63. Biggest Fear? Being alone forever aha64. Are you a gossip? Somewhat65. Best dramatic movie you’ve seen? define “dramatic”66. Do you like long or short hair? Long. Doesn’t matter guys, girls, or somewhere in between.67. Can you name all 50 states of America? Possibly?68. Favorite school subject? Math/Physics69. Extrovert or Introvert? Introvert ahaha70. Have you ever been scuba diving? Nope71. What makes you nervous? Lots and lots of things ahaha72. Are you scared of the dark? Yes73. Do you correct people when they make mistakes? WAYYYYY TOO MUCH74. Are you ticklish? Yep aha75. Have you ever started a rumor? not intentionally76. Have you ever been in a position of authority? Many many times77. Have you ever drank underage? Yeah, but I was only like 3 weeks to my 21 birthday78. Have you ever done drugs? Smoked some pot, but thats it79. Who was your first real crush? This girl in fourth grade. I think her name was Amanda?80. How many piercings do you have? Earlobes, one in each.81. Can you roll your Rs? Yes82. How fast can you type? Fairly quickly despite I’m a hunt and pecker83. How fast can you run? like 13 mph if I’m sprinting84. What color is your hair? Dirty blonde85. What color is your eyes? Hazel/greenish86. What are you allergic to? Spinach I think87. Do you keep a journal? No88. What do your parents do? Dad’s a pastor, Mom’s a social worker89. Do you like your age? No, I’m an old lady ahaha90. What makes you angry? Assholes, people who only care about you when you’re useful91. Do you like your own name? I picked it, so I hope I do ahaha92. Have you already thought of baby names, and if so what are they? Idk I like the names Emily, Gavin, Sage, and James93. Do you want a boy a girl for a child? Gender don’t matter, but I’d prefer a baby girl :)94. What are you strengths? I’m a natural leader apparently 95. What are your weaknesses? I’m super empathic to the point it hurts me physically aha96. How did you get your name? I picked it97. Were your ancestors royalty? Idfk98. Do you have any scars? I already answered this one?99. Color of your bedspread? Red100. Color of your room? White