#Alienus

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one of my biggest pet peeves when reading sibling based stories/ fics is when you can clearly tell it’s been written by someone who doesn’t have siblings and who’s knowledge of it is based on bad tv reps

thankfully the dc fandom is angsty enough for totally off base dynamics to make sense in light of traumas etc etc but oh my god this fic by alienu is one of my favourite realistic depictions of siblings in the day to day of i could give it 1000 kudos i would not to mind it’s fuckin hilarious lmfaoo

like ‘yes you’re gonna make sure they’re safe and you’re gonna protect them with your life if you have to but you’re going to be the most annoying motherfucker while you do so help me god-‘

anyways everyone go read that fic it’s great and i love it so

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By the way, if you enjoy my drawing and writing, you might be interested in my original web comic, Alienus Tales, updates every Friday. That said, the next post will be back to doodle comics ^-^

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🦆🦇 Contributor Spotlights 🦇🦆

Writer - Ali

ao3: alienu

Fave unhinged Tim moment? That time he exploded a crap ton of League of Assassins bases and killed everyone inside

Merch artist - Appleh

Twitter: a_ppleh & Insta: a_ppleh

Fave unhinged Tim moment? Attempting to clone your bestie,,, Tim,,,,

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A scene from the space between a rock and a hard place by

Alienu

I have reread this 10 times at least

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day 23

today's bird is the gleeble woodcock! (Scolopax alienus)

today it's time for a spotlight on our little mascot <3

i was originally gonna post this for my birthday on the 25th, but i got a little busy with celebrating and then schoolwork. and before you know it, it had been almost a week since i'd posted... my bad! anyways, onto the fun facts!

- the gleeble woodcock, also sometimes called the little green woodcock, is a species of woodcock haling from the planet glebulax. it bares a striking resemblance to the earthern american woodcock

- the gleeble woodcock can fly down to -3 mph, making it not only the slowest flying bird, but also completely beyond the laws of physics

- despite being from different planets, the gleeble woodcock shares the characteristic "peent" call with its american cousin

- the gleeble woodcock uses the antennae on its head to communicate with other members of its species by emitting complex brainwaves. they can also use these brainwaves to control humans for fun and sport

- this account may or may not be ran by a gleeble woodcock piloting a human vessel

- gleeble woodcock society is surprisingly complex. they even have their very own gleebular calendar, complete with various unique holidays. when these gleeble holidays come around, the woodcocks celebrate with ornate parties, complete with elegant dancing and gleeble jazz

- gleeble woodcocks are coming to earth TODAY! be prepared!

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Batlanern Fic Rec

Y’all I have fallen down a rabbit hole with this ship. Is this a rarepair? I think so. If you’re not familiar with this ship, fear not dear reader, I shall educate you. Batlanern is Hal Jordan/Bruce Wayne. Here’s a few of my favorite fics!

Ends Against the Middle by forthegreatergood (multi), 10k, Getting Together      Of all the obstacles Bruce expected when he decided to make a move on Hal, Oliver's attempt to speed things along wasn't one of them.

Welcome to the Family by ViiAo1 67k, WIP, Batfam Shenanigans      Bruce’s children want to meet the man that their father deemed worthy of a smile. So they do, in the only way they know how. By breaking into people's houses and lurking in dark places.      Bruce just wants his children to stop stalking Earth’s Green Lantern, if only because they're ruining his plans.      And Hal? Well, Hal is convinced that Bruce has concocted a plot to get around his ‘no killing’ rule, by having his children stalk him until his heart gives out from the stress.

Falafel by TotallyARealPerson 3k, A/B/O, Smut      Six hours. Six hours is a fairly short amount of time. Six hours without sex should be easy, and it probably would be in any other circumstance.      It's all Bruce's fault.

r/everymanshouldknow: How to interact with kids? by Alienu 5k, Fluff (Apparently, the hardest part about dating isn’t actually getting to the dating stage. It's the part where you try to get your boyfriend's assassin trained, murderous, snappy twelve year old son to like you.      Hal figures this out the hard way.)

Bruce knows how to swim, and he is will swim up the entire Nile if he has to. Too bad Jason has other plans by arrowupmysleeve 5k, Fluff and Humor      Text from Clark K at 10.51: You need to call Hal. He must be freaking out right now.😱      Bruce ignores the text. Just like he has ignored all the others and reaches for the Gotham Gazette's sports section, it seems the Gotham knights lost the game this weekend and that they are considering a trade with the Star City team. Bruce continues to read as the tv drones on in the background at a low volume.      "Morning, B." Jason greets as he enters the kitchen and takes the seat. The grin in his voice is audible, and Bruce almost wines. Jason has most definitely seen the news.     "Good morning, Jason," Bruce responds without looking up from his paper. His phone starts ringing, and Bruce glances at the caller id. It's Clark, again.

The Last Someone by FabulaRasa (multi), 21k, Discussions of oral sex      I decided that what the fandom really needed was yet another object of Pussygate 2021 discourse, so here is my contribution, in which Bruce gets humiliated, Hal gets curious, and they both get what they're looking for.      In case you were (blessedly) living under a rock the last few weeks and don't know what any of this is about, here is your starter kit.

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Hey! Congratulations on your engagement! I wish you and your fiancé the best! The fandom definitely misses their best Damian author, but we’re all happy for you

Who are your favorite Damian writers? Im sure nobody can quite live up to you lol, but I’d like to know who you read. My reading list has been dry lately, so I’m hoping to spruce it up with some good reads, and who better to ask then my fav author 💕

I don't really have favorite authors perse (also I am very flattered I'm you're favorite author 😭 that is the sweetest thing ever) but I do have favorite fics. You might have read these already but I'll link them below.

Bedrest Company - fishfingersandjellybabies

Summary: Sometimes Damian forgot just how much his father(s?) loved him.

Without a Doubt - AKnightOfAGoodKing

Summary: Nightwing informs the League that Batman and Robin have been kidnapped, and he offers them an ultimatum: either be there or don't, either way, the Bats will cause some hell. And Nightwing gets his revenge.

the man with guns for eyes - 8sword

Summary:

“Don’t blame him, little D. He gave me a choice.”

"He always makes it a choice," Damian mutters. "If you’re the one who makes the decision, it’s your fault if it’s the wrong one.”

(Dick comes back from the dead.)

Deterrent - DawnsEternalLight

Summary:

Deterrent: de·ter·rent noun a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something.

Or

Damian is hurt and Dick literally cannot touch him to help.

Easier said than done - dangerouscoffeetheorist

Summary:

This would work with Drake, who would roll his eyes and claim Damian is being prissier than usual and give him space, like one would a bear in hibernation. When Jason fully spins around, laying his book face up next to him, Damian recognises he is not dealing with Drake. Jason is intuitive. Jason is perceptive. Jason is looking at him far too closely. Jason is doing a very good impression of the look usually reserved for Dick. It’s very, big brotherly. -/-/-/- Damian is injured on patrol and Bruce doesn't do the usual post patrol check in. Jason finds him instead.

The Universe Doesn't Get to Take This - fishfingersandjellybabies

Summary:

“And they’re so important that you don’t come home to check on your recently un-amnesiac brother? And here, I thought I was your favorite.”

Like Father Like Us - OneWithHiccups

Summary:

His Father is in a compromising situation, and he's not going to make it. Damian has never seen anything like it--he's never seen the rest of the Justice League and even Dick and all the rest struggle and fail to help Batman.To help his father.If no one else can help, Damian will. He must.

Worthy of Everything - fishfingersandjellybabies

Summary:

Grayson, who had left them. Grayson, who didn’t remember a single thing. Grayson, who Damian had finally let himself accept was out of his life. Forever. Dead to him. Gone. And now his ringtone was going off.

Limbo - Alienu

Summary:

“You could have been the best of us if it weren’t for that little temper.”

(Damian dreams of another life.)

Hoard - JeanjacketCarf

Summary:

From his own parents, Father had inherited a vast wealth. Damian would receive three half-wits. And vast wealth, property, and land. But the part Father cared about, his actual addition to the hoard of the Wayne clan, were the half-wits.OrThree times Damian saves his father's investments and one time his brothers save him

wrap myself in a thin sheet of ice - emavee

Summary:

Damian falls victim to a witch's curse, giving him a week to live before his heart turns to ice. There is a cure, but there's no way someone like Damian would ever receive a kiss of true love.

Kidnapping 101 and How Not to be Successful - BleuSarcelle

Summary:

Damian grumbles low under his breath as he makes his way towards the manor’s parlor, his pre-written speech full of complains and the like regarding his family already memorized as he pushes the parlor’s door open and greets the odd Shakepearean worthy scene before his eyes.It’s far from their typical Thursday, Damian will give them that, but then there’s only one explanation left.“Oh, no.” Damian sighs from the door, dropping his shoulders in both exasperation and exhaustion. “Who died this time?”(Or the one where Damian Wayne crosses the country after a failed kidnapping to get back to his family and they all believe he's dead again. He's well aware that his skills and stuborness are not appreciated enough.)

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Cornear, one of the Spirits who help govern the world of Alienus. You can read her hidden profile here.

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Shadowpeach fanfic recommendations for after the takeover is done!!! All of It in AO3, be sure to read the tags!!!

Moon Sick by french_cyborg

Cuddles..? (Shadowpeach) by Peachynessy

Challenging destiny. by Maybe1649

Eyes as Blue as Night by Jukebox_Draws

Body memory. by Maybe1649

Loving and being loved. by Maybe1649

walk backward toward the sun by cloud_somersault

Dolled Up by Roseywolf5

Corridor Dancing by Lock_and_Key_9185

rotten work by twilighteve

O Sol e a Lua by Justmylifeiguess

My Fated Enemy (Is Kinda Hot?) by EmerialynCodeVenice

The Sun's Spouse by Leviathan_Wizard

Gay Chicken (Monkey Edition) by Queeniebell

I've never felt like this before (my heart knew that I couldn't) by shadowpeachyy

Is this the real life? (or Is this just fantasy?) by Anonymous

Kiss Your Knuckles by poetoutofthebeast

my hands, your bones by Alienu

Hold Me Close by DrkMoonstar

Touch of Trust by TeaTime_At_4

I'll Stay By You by Roseywolf5

all he'd ever known by twilighteve

Love Potion No. 9 (Heavenly Edition) by shootsun98

why are you making out with my not-so-evil twin?? by carnivillain

Comfort is not just a place by One_last_Idiot1

Love Potion: Use With Caution by Lock_and_Key_9185

Call Me By My Name (My Real Name) by orphan_account

And Then Maybe I’ll Believe It by Marinara_Trench

I'm On Fire, And You’re The Gasoline by DropDeadFilthy

Peachy Smell by Orange_yea

What the Fuck Did You Just Say? by TeaTime_At_4

there may be no such thing as eternity by MetanteiIdolRachel

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@jennalistening i got u

Ok here's a list of all the best Dick and Damian(mostly with father/son dynamics) fics imo. Pls dont judge me.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/40095006

The Stowaway (5099 words) by LittleLadybugs

Short sweet and fluffy! Damian sneaks a cat into the penthouse and struggles to keep it hidden. At least Dick always has his back!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/32923282

Emergency Contact by DawnsEternalLight for grousemouse

Hilarious and cute! Damian gets attacked on a school trip and is just the way youd expect him to be lol. Dick freaks out ofc

https://archiveofourown.org/works/49322866

my shoulders are heavy already by a_alene

Ughhh its sooo goodddd! Damian and Dick sickfic cannot recommend enoughhh plsplspls read ittt

https://archiveofourown.org/works/36304804

a chance to celebrate by emavee

So cuteee! The batfam throws a party to celebrate Dick adopting Damian. Its such a cute story that gives insight into each characters feelings and its also fluffy as hell!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/46392967

Father's Day (we were the best) by InkpotSprite

Damian decides to celebrate Dick on Mother's and Father's Day lol cute and absolutely hilarious!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/40260231

I'll Carry You by BrickSheep

BrickSheep puts it best with the tag Comfort No Hurt. Its exactly as the title says dick carries damian and i get a rush of dopamine lol

https://archiveofourown.org/series/890946

I Saw Grayson Kissing Santa Claus by pupeez4eva

Damian becomes convinced Santa is after Dick Bruce is confused and Jason is evil. So pretty par for the course lol. Tbh tho this fic had me laughing so hard my sides hurt an absolute beautiful nightmare to read

https://archiveofourown.org/works/51531457

The Ping-Pong Wars by fadesfanfic

Stephanie and Damian bonding! Dick being worried over Damian! And oh the shenanigans! Its beautiful and sweet and funny and iloveitsomuchhh

https://archiveofourown.org/works/28186434

Paint Cans and Sneaking Out by CarrionCarnival

Damian sneaks out to do some graffiti and tries not to get caught lol. Cute and fun. A whole new look for Damian that I loveee

https://archiveofourown.org/works/22544392

The R Stands for – by Cirth

A beautifully written look into Damian's adjustment to his new home. Honestly made me cry ngl but sometimes you need that

https://archiveofourown.org/works/52221118

Obsolete Tools and Tangible Miseries by Corybantic

Ok we def in angst territory now gang! Damian thinks hes nothong but a weapon and Dick helps convince him otherwise. Read at your own risk cause i was sobbinggg

https://archiveofourown.org/works/37052449

the city without stars in its skies by Alienu

Ok i literally just reread this one anddd. Ughhhh im dyingggg. Damian is sent to kill Officer Dick Grayson you see where this is goinggg its so gooddd plsreadplsreadplsread

https://archiveofourown.org/works/40538418

Home Is Where the Heart Is by LittleLadybugs

Ok ill admit this ones more batfam focused then just dick and dami but still. So good. Dick is adopted by Slade not Bruce and goes running to blüdhaven to hide from him. Sadly the Birds wont leave hime alone

https://archiveofourown.org/works/22395412

Not by Blood, Maybe by Heart by Ellegrine

Ok we back to fluff now lol. Damian loves his brothers even if he never says it. In this fic he shows it by protecting Dicks honor lol

https://archiveofourown.org/works/18296282

Still the Best by Cdelphiki

3 great fics all in one spot! Literally some of the best stuff ive ever read! Iloveitiloveitiloveit pls readdd

https://archiveofourown.org/works/10918887

Catch Me (All Records Indicate) by Engineerd

The evolution of the nickname lil D. Cute and so sweet. Short but such a comfort read

https://archiveofourown.org/works/29866386

This Too Shall Pass by DarthPeezy

Just oh. just so so goodddd. Another gorgeous look at Damian adjusting to his new life with the batfam tho this one is more plot directed and ohmygosh did that plot have me in a death grip

And finally my top 2 fav fics:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/19718083

Throughout Infinity by flumen

Damian is sent to an alternate universe and meets young justice Dick and crew. Ok no summary i can do will do this fic justice just know i read this in one sitting and immediately felt my sense of priorities and my mind shift. No joke this changed me.

https://archiveofourown.org/series/2021464

3:16 by partingxshot

AAAHHHH

Ok now i can talk abt this. Im in the process of rereading this AGAIN bc i literally cannot be left alone. Ok quick summary: each chapter follows Dick and Damian adjusting to their new life as Batman and Robin. I feel like most everyone who is in love with the dynamic between Dick and Damian has read this fic but i cant leave it out bc its literally my fav fic EVER. i will never be normal abt this fic if you havent read it yet plspls do

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Berenguela and Blanche of Castile

Daughters of Alfonso VIII of Castile and Eleanor of England, Berenguela maintained strong connections with her sister Blanche, Queen of France. Their letters are in Latin. Latin was still, at the beginning of the 13th century, the language of writing, while French and Castilian became the languages ​​commonly spoken, even at court. Berenguela and Blanche were well-educated, competent and forceful like their formidable grandmother Eleanor of Aquitaine.

The two sisters will also lead a parallel existence, each exerting, in their own country, a comparable influence. Much like her younger sister Blanche in France, Berenguela presents an interesting case of co-rulership with her son in Castile. Furthermore, both have ties with warfare and played determinant roles in the success of military campaigns as well as access to – and maintenance of – the throne.

Berenguela and Blanche directed a great deal of their personal energy into assuring that all of their children were appropriately married. It was Blanche who suggested sending Joan of Ponthieu as a bride for her nephew Fernando after his first wife's death. Berenguela and Blanche became the mothers of fighting saints King Fernando III and King Louis IX.

In the Archives Nationales de France are nine letters written to King Louis VIII and his wife Blanche of Castile, during Louis’s brief reign from 1223 to 1226. These letters informed Louis VIII that Alfonso VIII of Castile had intended his throne to pass to a son of Louis and Blanche, if his own son Enrique died without heirs. Louis VIII should therefore immediately send his son to Castile, where his correspondents—the scions of several major Castilian noble houses—would take up arms to set him on the throne and overthrow the “foreigner” (alienus) who was in power. The most prominent of these Castilian magnates were Rodrigo Díaz de Cameros and Gonzalo Pérez de Molina. This conspiracy was an explicit attempt to dispose of the current Castilian monarchy and replace it with a new configuration of rulers. It was therefore a far more serious threat than either Rodrigo Díaz’s or Gonzalo Pérez’s earlier revolts had been. And it was aimed squarely at the legitimacy of the reigning monarchs.

The letters’ most perplexing feature is the suggestion that Blanche’s claim to the Castilian throne superseded Berenguela’s. Some historians have even taken this as evidence that Blanche was the elder sister, though that claim is patently false. Yet the plot to overthrow Fernando III was first of all an attempt to unseat Berenguela. It was through her that Fernando III claimed hereditary right and legitimate descent from Alfonso VIII. To say that Alfonso VIII had excluded Berenguela from the succession, and to describe Fernando as a “foreigner,” was to reject the Castilian identity that Berenguela had tried to reclaim during her ten years as a solitary queen in her father’s court, and that she had negotiated with varying success during her regency and the subsequent wars. It was to define her not as the daughter and sister of the latest kings of Castile, but as the cast-off wife of the king of León.

To be sure, Blanche and her sons were at least as French as Berenguela and Fernando III were Leonese. But the rebels were apparently willing to overlook this quibble; their appeal was directed as much to Louis VIII as to his queen. Besides, the threat of union with France was diminished by the fact that Blanche and Louis VIII had no fewer than five living sons at the time that they ruled France. The rebels never insisted that the son sent to them should be Louis VIII’s firstborn, and a younger brother’s accession in Castile considerably reduced the risk of union between the crowns. All five French princes were underage, but so much the better; the minorities of Alfonso VIII and Enrique I had proved how much power nobles could gain in a regency. Louis VIII was sufficiently intrigued by the rebels’ offer to have asked them for proof of their promised support. His wife, however, was likely to be less sympathetic. A combination of Blanche’s unwillingness to contribute to her older sister’s overthrow and Fernando III’s military successes after 1224 probably quashed the plot.

Sources:

JANNA BIANCHINI,THE QUEEN'S HAND: POWER AND AUTHORITY IN THE REIGN OF BERENGUELA OF CASTILE

Regine Pernoud, La Reine Blanche

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Fanfic writer interview, tagged by @violetjedisylveon

What fandoms do you write in?

A lot, actually, but I’ve only published in a few so far: LEGO Monkie Kid, Danny Phantom, and Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Other fandoms that I’ve written in are Sonic the Hedgehog, My Hero Academia, Fullmetal Alchemist, Gravity Falls, Supernatural, My Little Pony, and Marvel. But I’m not going to post any of those except for maybe a Sonic fic or two, since most of it is from my junior high days. 😅

How many words have you published in 2024?

Published? 27,016. Unpublished? A lot more.

What are your top three fics you’ve written this year?

(I’m counting 2024 since I haven’t written too much yet this year.) I guess those would be Stargaze, The Apprentice of Thanatos, and Fire Lilies, since those were all I was able to post in last year.

What was your biggest pit of despair moment?

Oh, it’s currently ongoing. Just the dread that I won’t be able to get all my stories written, that I’m not posting often enough, that my stories aren’t any good, the usual… 😓

What have you learned?

Hmmm I’ve learned some neat stuff about ancient Chinese history and ancient Greek history while researching for my fics. And I’ve also learned lots about lily poisoning and cough syrup intoxication. (You can blame Fire Lilies for that, lol.)

Did you beta any fics?

I beta all of @amalgamorph’s fics! (which you should definitely read, by the way!)

What three fics have you read this year that you love?

Gosh, I don’t know if I've even managed to read three fics this year (and by this year I mean 2024). I’ve been way too busy, unfortunately. 😭 BUT!!! A few that I love and have read somewhat recently(?) are the space between a rock and a hard place by Alienu, The Constellations Within Us by cloud_somersault, and Shards by LadyGreenFrisbee.

What ideas are percolating for next year?

I’m really hoping to get Fire Lilies done and Stargaze rolling again, and I’m hoping to start posting To Hell and Back and The Last of the Shadows! 😁🤞

Tagging @amalgamorph and @mythicalmagical-monkeyman and anyone else who would like to participate. :3

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