#Cass is happy bc she likes flying

[im-not-buying-it-ether]

Okay, very dumb thought of the “Captain Marvel adopts Superboy Au” nature

Okay so, Kon dated Cassandra Cain for a hot second in comics

Cassandra Cain is worthy of the powers of Shazam

People normally introduce their partners to their parents

Kon: Hey dad

Cap: Yeha Kon?

Kon: wanted to introduce you to my girlfriend, Batgirl

Cass: (waves) hi

Cap, holding his hand out for a shake: Pleasure to meet you!

Cass: (shakes hand)

(Thunder strike)

Cass, now wearing a thunder symbol with her bat one: … ??

Cap:… well she’s universally approved so I can’t see a problem, be safe you two! (Flies away or something)

Kon: what

[diabeticgirl4]

Another cr1 au I can't get out of my head that I desperately need to read and/or write: basically Cassandra fully rejecting her de Rolo name and status and refusing to lead Whitestone post- saving the city. ur problem now Percy!

Cassandra was not lying and she later stuck to her words when she called herself a Briarwood. As far as she knew, she was the last surviving de Rolo for the five years post her recapture, and with the Briarwoods charming her, torturing her, keeping her under their thumbs for five long years, being a de Rolo wasn't really a choice anymore, was it?

But then when Percy came back, made himself known for the first time in five years, what could've been relief, hope, or even pride at seeing another de Rolo alive after the years, instead she felt nothing but fury. He was alive after all these years, and never thought to make contact? Not only did he leave her for dead, but never once considered her survival? Despite being stuck with the Briarwoods, she still had contacts throughout the city, and not once through the years did someone report back with note of the survival of one Percival de Rolo. But now he comes back, and thinks she should be grateful?

Yes, of course she's relieved by the death of the Briarwoods. She may have considered herself a Briarwood alongside them, but they still made her life near insufferable.

Her brother reappearing into her life, however, after five long years of suffering and then acting like things could go back to normal? Cassandra no longer has a sense of normalcy and has long since abandoned the de Rolo name and lifestyle. What has being a de Rolo done for her, other than having her entire family slaughtered and everything else taken away from her? Being a Briarwood, however, at least ensured her survival with her new "family".

So when Percival states his desire to restore the de Rolo legacy, yet thinks he is not capable of leading the land- what, like she is? She, who no longer claims the de Rolo name, who has not thought of Percival as her brother since he left her for dead all those years ago?

That's fine with her, if he chooses not to have any part in leading Whitestone, but he cannot expect her to lead in his place. She will have no part in leading the lands that helped keep her captive over the years, and will not reclaim the name that was stolen from her and desecrated with only her to witness.

(tl;dr I don't think it was fair for percy to run from + shove the responsibilities of leading Whitestone on cassandra not long after learning of her survival, and I think she has the right to be angry and say "no frick that" and let percy figure it all out himself! Let there be complicated de Rolo sibling feelings, let there be anger and hurt! Gimme that angst!)

[blackbatcass]

Finally started Batgirl '00 (in my defense it took a while to get to and through NML first) and OH MY GOD.

I kinda got the jokes about her being just like Bruce, but oh wow I'm 6 issues in and the 2 of them are bouncing the mental illness back and forth like a tennis ball and think it's normal and fun. Like, I get it now.

I was curious if you had any thoughts about why Bruce was so unwilling to accept the video and Cain's word on the matter.

You've gotten me to read Flash&Tec, and now this run, so thank you for having the best taste

- @the-flying-robins

YAAAAYYYY im so excited for you, and also SO proud of you for finishing NML!!!! it is a journey fr. "bouncing the mental illness back and forth like a tennis ball and think it's normal and fun" literally such a good description of bruce & cass like yep that's them. bg 2000 is the comic of the century, it's 4ever famous to me. WHAT a story, what a character. it infects everyone who reads it with loving cassie cain disease.

omg yeah bruce refusing to accept that cass killed a man despite literal video evidence is one of the greatest things kelley puckett ever wrote. i love what it says about them. i forget the timeline of the issues so i don't want to spoil anything for you lol but basically it is nauseating to bruce to think that someone who is exactly like him could also be a killer. bruce and cass are so alike, and she understands the batman mission more than anyone else he's ever met, and he cannot accept that she is also a murderer. the idea that his carbon copy who is as against killing as he is has historically killed someone breaks his brain. it basically confirms that bruce himself is not above killing. their relationship is so normal i want to study them under a microscope

TY SO MUCHHHH it makes me sooo happy that people have read comics bc of me you have no idea. i hope you have the best time with the rest of batgirl!!!! <33333

[danikamariewrites]

hi bestie 💜

i was wondering if you could do a nessian x reader? something were reader has their first valkyrie training lesson and the bond snaps for either cassian or nesta, maybe both? they want to tell reader but, don’t know how? possibly ending in smut?

i love you! and i just know that you will crush it!

Connection

Nessian x reader

A/n: hey bestie!! Love you too I hope you like this and I hope you don’t mind I wrote it in bullet form

Warnings: none

You had been friends with Nesta for a while before she introduced you to Cassian

She was very protective of you bc you didn’t know the IC and you were one of her only friends outside of that social bubble

But you and Cassian instantly got along which made her so happy

After a few months they both had convinced you to come train with the Valkyries

“Come y/n! You said you dreamed about swinging a sword and having muscles. Come train pretty please?” And how could you say no to Nesta

You agreed and Cassian flew you up the the House

Nesta was speechless when she saw you in the fighting leathers she gifted you

They hugged your body just right and your ass didn’t look bad either

Nesta started you off easy with some light arm work outs to build your strength

“Ok, now we’re going to…” Nesta trails off as you put the weights back

You give her a confused look as to why she’s looking at you like you’re a complete stranger

“Nesta? What’s wrong?” “Nothing. Uumm…You’ll have to finish with Cass. Feyre needs me, I’m sorry I’ll see you later.”

You finish training with Cassian and he flies you home

On the way to your house you ask him about Nesta’s weird behavior, “I feel like I did something wrong. Will you ask her for me, please Cass?” “Of course. I. Sure it’s nothing.”

As you say goodbye to Cassian and walk up your front steps he feels it. The bond branching out to you along with the thread to Nesta

He was so shocked he spaced out flying back to the house

He and Nesta kept their space until dinner time

They ate in silence both not wanting to bring up that they felt another person bonded to them

Cassian decided he hated the silence enough to say something, “y/n asked me if she did something to make you upset during training.”

“No. She didn’t it was just…I felt something weird and needed to lay down.” “I felt something weird too Nes.” Their unsure gazes meet and tears fall from Nesta’s eyes

“I like her too Cass. And…” “I felt the bond. To both of you.” “I did too!”

They spent the rest of the night talking about their feelings for you

You invited them over for lunch the next day and that’s when you all talked about the bond

“If you guys don’t want this I completely understand. You two have a good thing going, it’s been you two for so long I don’t want to ruin anything.”

Nesta spoke up first after looking to Cassian for guidance, “we do want you, y/n. We have feelings for you and want to be with you.”

They stay with you that night and you just hold each other

[ketchup-monthly]

Batfam’s Favorite Batman Actors

with the help of the lovely @space-specs who typed most of this while we talked at like 1AM

Bruce-  Kevin Conroy (SO many things, but most well known for DCAU) (he’s THE batman actor and its only fitting that he is bruce’s favorite.)(i made myself cry with the implications of this -specs)

Dick- Michael Keaton (Burtonverse) (Keaton reminds us of what bruce should be like around the time he gets dick, so watching the movies would make dick nostalgic for those days, even if Keaton didn’t have a Robin in those movies)(plus the lack of neck mobility would make dick laugh bc he’s been batman and had to wear the cowl before, even if he could turn his neck)

Babs- Diedrich Bader (Batman: the Brave and the Bold, Harley Quinn the Animated Series) (Its a really goofy interpretation of Batman and unlike some of the younger bats or bats who haven’t been around as long, who believe that Bruce was never that goofy, she has the videos. She knows, and gets no end of amusement from the fact that Bruce and Dick used to be that ridiculous)

Jason- David Masouz (Gotham) (Baby Bruce triggers Jason’s latent inherited adoption instincts and he's mad about it. The show also tackles all the weird shit Bruce gets up to, especially in response to grief, which we think is important for him to see)

Tim- Ben Affleck (DCEU) (Similar to Dick, Affleck is a Bruce that is familiar to Tim. This is a Bruce that still has hope for building a better world, but it’s also a Bruce that has lost so much and is in crisis)(plus hes a dilf -ketchup)(this one also makes me cry a bit if i think about it too long -ketchup)

Cass- Adam West (Batman (1966)) (She definitely has a bunch of reaction gif from this show that she sends all the time. It just sparks joy to imagine Bruce in such a whimsical version of Gotham)(it’s the slapstick -ketchup)

Steph- George Clooney (Batman & Robin) (Similar to Cass, Steph loves being a nuisance to Bruce about this. the goddamn batnipples, y'all 💀)

Duke- Will Arnett (The Lego Batman Movie, The Lego Movie 1&2) (He’s hijacked the speakers in the Batmobile to blast the Lego Batman tunes. Also, thinking about the time Duke confronted Bruce so he would stop hiding from the fact that he was Batman vs. Arnett's Batman having to realize that he isn't better off alone.)

Damian- Ethan Hawke (Batwheels) (He would never admit out loud to enjoying both batwheels and Ethan Hawke's Batman. That man is such a dad even in the cowl and Damian would love that)(we like batwheels, and are not afraid to admit it, unlike one small tiny feral child -specs)

Cullen- Val Kilmer (Batman Forever) (He’s gay. We're gay. Val Kilmer pretty)

Harper- Troy Baker (DC Lego movies) (It's Lego, enough said. He’s just a little guy! She loves watching the Shazam one and Family Matters back to back. (Her and Duke both bond and argue about their different Lego Batman’s in turn))(are we projecting? a little bit. the shazam lego movie is the best one, closely followed by family matters -ketchup)

Kate- Christian Bale (Nolanverse) (She likes Bale as an actor (she enjoys American Psycho), but doesnt like Nolan’s interpretation of Batman. He is, however, painfully straight, and that amuses her to no end. If she and Bruce patrol together, she will follow him around doing the Bale Batman voice)(fun fact! ketchups least favorite batman actor bc they dont like the nolan movies :D)

Alfred- Winston Duke (Batman: Unburied) (the one thing Alfred wants is for Bruce to be happy. thinking about the speech Bruce gives to his parents about the joy he has found in being Batman)(plus BU is a podcast so he can listen to it while gardening or doing other things)(legit tho, this is one of the ones that almost made us cry)

Terry- Robert Pattinson (The Batman (2022)) (It’s the flying squirrel suit for him. Terry also sees a lot of himself in Battinson, and it’s refreshing for Terry to see that Bruce wasn’t infallible as Batman. He didn’t have all the answers, and that was okay. Terry doesn’t need to be perfect to live up to Bruce’s example, because Bruce wasn’t perfect.)(sobs sobs sobs sobs sobs sobs sobs -ketchup)

Matt- Joe Walker (Holy Musical B@ man) (He quotes this musical religiously. He sings the songs on patrol to annoy Terry. He is just like me fr. He has also said the “aaaaaalfreeeeeeed! How could you do this to me? You got my hopes up so high and then you mugged and shot them in an alleyway” line in front of Bruce exactly once and then never did it again)

Jarro- Roger Craig Smith (Batman: Ninja) (Because Batman: Ninja is a fucked up little movie and Jarro is a fucked up little starfish -ketchup)(The plot to this movie sure is something)

Drake Winston- Jeffrey Wright (Batman: the Audio Adventures) (Good with kids. Honestly, seems like a halfway between B:TAS and Keaton, which feels fitting for Drake)(plus its a podcast that he can listen to while working in the shop or on patrol so yay! bonus!)

Carrie Kelley- Codot (Rogues! the Podcast) (given the everything about DKR universe, this one feels appropriate for her with Bruce being an asshole)

Jim Gordon- Ben McKenzie (Batman: Year One) (Batman: Year One really focuses in on building the relationship between the two. Also ketchup pulled a sneaky on me by selling me on this before I realized it was also the actor for Gotham Jim and this is now hilarious -specs)

Bette Kane- Jensen Ackles (Batman: The Long Halloween) (She watches Supernatural and thinks its funny. She actively makes supernatural references to Bruce. He pretends not to get them. The other bats get the jokes and find it so amusing)

Luke Fox- Rino Romano (The Batman (2004)) (It just feels right. Hes a serious batman but he has kids. Also he has claws and Luke thinks that Bruce should implement those in his own suit with how often he has had to listen to Alfred and Lucius complain about Bruce damaging himself or property while falling off of buildings that he couldn’t get a good enough grip on)

Bonus!

Hal Jordan- Jason O’Mara (DCAMU) (He’s a more serious Batman, he’s such a dad, but also he’s a little shit and Hal loves that about him. (are we pushing our superbatlantern agenda? Yeah a little bit. Fight us -ketchup)

Clark Kent- Bruce Greenwood (Young Justice, Batman: Under the Red Hood, Batman: Death in the Family) (This is a Batman, a Bruce, who has lost his son, and Clark wanted so badly to be there for Bruce at that point, but Bruce pushed him away and Clark was forced to watch from the outside as his best friend was self destructing. It’s a little hard for him to watch at times, but this is a man who would stand up to Clark and tell him what he was doing wrong, and be there to support him if he truly needed it, even if it wasn’t in the most gentle way. Also most notably, it is these two versions of Bruce that get dessert at Bibbo’s Diner with Clark. (i will push my dessert at bibbos agenda until i die -ketchup)

[forgottenvalentina]

Honestly, Valentina's flawlessly polite -- even obsequious -- towards Edmund. Ngl she's def working in the bg to undermine him however she can bc she def wants his sister to rule aldskjflksjdf but to his face she's the perfect courtier and wants him to feel perfectly free and happy here (supposedly) she also resents his presence bc he's def here for that foolish little twit ot a stepdaughter her late husband left her with (rose and brigit are DEF her two LEAST favs but eithne is def gaining her badside in exact proportion to how quickly she gets on cassimir's good side hahaha) HOWEVER!! she does want to cultivate his friendship at the same time bc she sees him as plan d -- plan a being her otp: cassimir/guin and sonya/roderick, plan b being just the latter, plan c being sonya/arthur and d being sonya/edmund asdlkjfdksljf the ~other brother (this is 100% how she views him btw) is plan e and cassimir/cassandra (aka cass x 2 ;D) is the last ditch hope hahaha bc if its not that, its one of the astairan princesses (in birth order of preference) and a full blown coup/revolution alksdjfljkdsf and that just sounds like a lot of work hahaha

i do think valentina is smart and pr perceptive so tbh she's probs aware that edmund isn't exactly her #1 fan but just sort of tries to let it roll off her back and meanwhile she def blames rose for this no question hahaha 'that little ingrate trained him to despise us depsite all that we do for her and her sisters!' but she's like 'well she can still be useful' bc as long as rose is bringing a prince around, valentina can use social convention to pair him off w sonya at every chance (she does the same thing w arthur when she's there) and sonya can work her wiles and seduce him! when the two princes are both there, tho, valentina does def show arthur more deference than edmund bc that's the horse she's betting on if guin falls through hahaha but guin def gets the best of everything. tbh, she doesn't give a flying fig about guin, herself, but she acts like she does bc she cares A LOT abt what guin could do for ~her as cassimir's bride alkjsdkfjsdjkf

TELLING HER HOW ARTHUR IS SECRETLY IN LOVE W SONYA!!!!!! alkjsdflkjsdkfljjksdlfj ngl she EATS THAT UPPPPP!!!!!! i mean, still not as tasty as if he'd told her roderick was in love w sonya, but she will take what she can get!!!!!! and she'd be sure to milk that for all its worth!!!! if arthur's there, she instantly flutters off to go pair them off, but if he's not, i can actually see her tryna feel edmund out to see if he's jealous of this attachment (and, if he's not, to try and lay the groundwork to MAKE him feel that way smdh) alksjfjklsdfjk smdh alskdfjlksjdfkj 'and here i thought you were the brother she preferred. how sad to see him fail once again. a mother, you see, knows these things' type deal -- she's like 'may as well let this brotherly rivalry work for us' *facepalm*

ooc | Edmund & Valentina

edmund thinks valentina is pretty much the worst!!!! I do think he's polite enough to her face, so it is easier for him to sneak around and help out in messing with her, but I'm sure there's times he's just very sarcastic and passive-aggressive.

But he probably also enjoys telling her how much arthur is secretly in love with sonya or something so she can go and bother him about it.

[heleizition]

batfam AU where all the kids except damian at first can shift into animals

(details under the cut)

29/11/20 EDIT : ok i should have edited this months ago actually but i changed my mind like a week after making this post and damian IS a shifter but it was blocked and he didnt know and it unlocked when he was like, 15

• being a shifter isnt like being a meta in canon, it’s much more common and accepted, so all of them are pretty public about being on

• this is an au where the robin role never existed, bruce didn’t want his underage kids out there

• shifting form is genetic but for dick, while both his parents had bird forms, he inherited a form one of his grandmother had. he was the only one who couldn’t fly as a shifter, so he learned as a human.

• bruce, damian and alfred are completely human.

• bruce was surprised dick was a shifter because he had never performed as a panther and he didn’t exactly tell him so one day he got dick asleep against him and then he got a baby panther purring on his lap

• jason as always thought of his hyena form as like ugly or inferior, a perfect image of his upbringing, and he doesn’t shift at the manor until like a few weeks into his stay which hurts, like he knows dick is a shifter, but hes a PANTHER which is much more glorious u know ? but day after day he has behavior and tics that bruce notices and he understands that jason is a shifter, and after a few days he tells jason that he knows and he’s like hey . u should shift. this isnt healthy. n jason just looks down bc hes so sure mr wayne wont want a scrawny battered hyena on his property, so he shift, and hes so SMALL and bruce just holds him ,, ,, pubby ,, ,

• tim is the least surprising to him bc at this point hes like EH and also he has seen that cat here and there AND selina always thought that the kid was cute which should have put him on the trail. however he has, lots of trauma related to that cat shape :( . jack drake was a complete human, but janet had some relative who could shift, which she hated and found absolutely repulsive so when she learned that tim could so that she just, kept on punishing him for it. tim would get punished by being actually treated like an animal. locked in cat cages. being told to turn so he would take less space. (”they like me better this way”)

he doesn’t know how to be as a human, doesn’t know how to be touched and talked to by loved ones, and to be given affection in general, but as a human its even worse ? he spends a lot of his time in cat shape just bc he’s used to but like that’s not bc he likes its . 

(the waynes help a lot with that)

• i dont have much to say on coyote steph except that she always playfights with jason and that she does not hesitate to bite bruce when he’s being a bitch and shes also weirdly competitive with titus lmao

• cass shifting into a bat made bruce so happy he smiles so much everytime,,, she just sits on his shoulder and nuzzle

• duke being a komodo dragon, he’s weak to the cold and can’t really shift in winter. the rest of the siblings  just pile up on him to warm him up all the time.

• damian not being a shifter makes him feel like he’s rejected or that he stands out in a weird way at first, but dick (and then the rest) is quick to include him.

• actually him being human means he gets so many cuddles

• tim and damian actually get along really well,,, while they bicker and fight a lot when tim is human, in kitty shape he just, sits on him and gets pet or watches what damian is doing, they just hang out.

• “damian, alfred the cat told me to tell u that ur a little bitch” “NO HE DID NOT”

• fully frown panther dick and hyena jason just both climb on bruce at the same time and he sighs so loudly

• common cuddle pile found around the manor :  steph curled around tim and cass  on top of them, dick and jason full grown shifters sitting on top of bruce, jason sitting on top of human tim just because, dick and damian, steph and damian, tim and damian which surprises everyone, duke and steph and cass, everyone on top of human duke in winter,

• when shifters shift they are restricted by space (if kitty tim is in a tiny space his human body couldn’t fit in, he cant shift back, same with cass, or if duke wants to go from human to big lizard and he’s like, in a closet), and emotions make it harder to shift. also they do NOT lose their clothes they’re like magical girl transformations without glitter (disappointing)

• panther dick grooms all his siblings. he grabs whoevers closest and he licks. :3c

• many many times have tim’s siblings bit his neck to drag him to bed.

[broodybatboy]

Gwynriel Headcanons: Illyria

"And I want prove that the most ordinary thing is not violence or greed but love and care.”

Let's talk about the Illyrian problem. Azriel HATES everything that has to do with this place. This boy is really struggling. Let's unpack that. The society is problematic. It's heavily sexist. BUT that doesn't mean he should write it off. Azriel needs to contend with his hatred and his very identity.

Enter brave & badass Gwyn. She is on a beautiful healing arc. A journey of empowerment & strives to support others (in particular other women)

So....

Let's plop the grumpy Spymaster & sunshine priestess in the mountains of Illyria to train some warriors. They’re also keeping the peace/soul searching/falling in love.

The warlord of the camp is a jerk & essentially gives our dynamic duo a babysitting job.

Challenge: Accepted

Illyrian War Camp Counselor Gwynie B. reporting for duty

Gwyn carrying a clipboard with comprehensive training schedules, charts, & safety information

Gwyn wrangling 7 yr old Illyrian kiddos through Valkyrie meditations, obstacle courses & flying lessons.

Gwyn giving high-5's and cute little prizes like yoyo's and marbles bc she believes in her kids and in a reward system, unlike a certain arrogant shadowboi

scowls in flashback: “What do we get if we finish the course?” Az’s shadows danced around him. “Since there’s no chance in hell any of you will finish the course, we didn’t bother to get a prize.”

The Master of Torture and Childhood Trauma™️ finds that training kids is HARD. They don't communicate, they don't work together, the girls hate the boys & the boys are always fighting

But he’s surprisingly GREAT with kids. Az understands angst, he’s supportive yet firm, and his patience knows no bounds. Cass & Rhys are basically overgrown children. He’s been dealing with them for 500 years.

He’s the freaking Shadowsinger. The kids think he’s kinda scary but in a WOW! you’re so COOL way.

Az really connects with them. Slowly, he realizes that some of them have shit dads & brothers just like him.

And Az has a breakthrough. He GETS IT. He can empathize. He will not be another bad male role model for them

Brave & beautiful Gwyn is amazing with kids. Gwyn who cheers on the underdogs, who doesn't tolerate bullies, who sneaks sweets when Az isn't looking (the shadows would NEVER snitch)

Gwyn who brings out the best in all the Illyrians. Gwyn who's brought out the best in him.

He becomes more compassionate. Together they train these kiddos & let them reach their full potentials.

Our competitive ass Carynthians divide the kids into teams against each other to do a triathlon. Gwyn's team would be named something cute like Team Perseverance and Az's kids would be like Team Mega Lethal Assassins

They train relentlessly and also make a point to train together bc teamwork is important.

Miss Emerie helps them with snack breaks

Cass helps train Team MLA. Nesta helps Gwyn train Team P.

Can u guess who has the bigger ego?

The competition day finally comes and it’s in-tents INTENSE.

Team Perseverance has white ribbons wrapped around their heads. Team Mega Lethal Assasins is dressed in all black

It's SUPER close but Az's kids win by like an inch. The whole crowd goes wild.

Azriel, who hates this place, who watched his mom suffer, who was tortured as a kid by Illyrians, is now watching these kids with admiration. He's excited, he's smiling, he's being tackled by 15 winged children all shouting AZRIEL! AZRIEL! AZRIEL!

Gwyn is a little annoyed (bc she lost to Az) but mostly she's happy. She's happy her kids kicked butt and everyone is congratulating each other, giving high-5's, and she's watching the Shadowsinger be trampled.

Gwyn brings out the prize: a massive trophy filled with candy. They have a giant party at Emerie's shop.

Gwyn: "Mother above, did you see how fast Matthos was flying!"

Azriel: "That little Lysa is scary with a sword."

Gwyn: "Shadowsinger, you did an amazing job with those kids. They just wanted to make you proud."

Azriel, smiling: "They did."

Azriel for the first time in his life feels proud to be Illyrian. It feels exciting. It feels good. It feels like hope. He knows that he couldn't have done it alone *stares at Gwyn with intense admiration*

All the Illyrian women adore Gwyn. She integrates herself into a nice routine ft. training, crafts, cooking, and healing. Emerie & Gwyn & Nesta host tea times and book clubs.

One day, Gwyn catches some guys making nasty comments. She is livid. She gets so frustrated and fed up. No matter how hard she works or how hard she trains, nothing is changing.

She remembers that her own healing took time. This is still a work in progress. She sees the little boys flying with the little girls, the cute married couple who owns the bakery, Emerie running a thriving business, and Nesta memorizing a hex to scare the warlord. There's hope.

Az catches her holding an Illyrian baby one day. A dark-haired boy with a feisty attitude.

"He's a fighter," says Gwyn. She's smiling as he tugs at her hair.

Azriel is beside himself. His heart feels warm and his feelings feel weird.

This baby is adorable and Gwyn is just so good with kids. He thinks about his future. Could I be a father? Would I be a good dad one day? Now…there’s hope.

Gwyn is completely oblivious to the group of Illyrian men in town practically drooling over her. They are adoring her & giving her gifts, teasing, flirting 👀

Azriel is in rage. But he’s an idiot and doesn’t realize it's because he likes her. A LOT. He's big-time broody. He’s super jealous.

She’s a hottie and a Carynthian what did you expect, shadow boi?

He’s trying to do his toxic white knight complex thing and nope, nuh-uh, no way sir. NOT with Gwyn.

It gets explosive. They fight-fight. Azriel realizes that Gwyn is actually super scary. It gets ugly. Gwyn is mad. And oh Mother above how can someone be so stubborn?

She calls him out. He's forced to sit with his feelings. Then he just breaks. He reflects on his problematic behavior, his serious prejudices, his childhood traumas. HE WANTS 👏 TO BE 👏  BETTER 👏  (seriously where are all the therapists? Dr. Suriel plz come back)

Finally, he apologizes to Gwyn at sunset on top of a mountain (bc symbolism)

HE BREAKS DOWN.

Gwyn's inner thoughts: Oh my Gods the Shadowsinger is crying!? Okay Gwyn you can do this. Yes, a hug. Good. Soothingly stroke his hair. it's so soft. wow, he really likes that. squeeze tighter. Poor thing. He's so cute. I hate seeing him sad. Oh, my heart feels funny. OH.

It's a beautiful moment.

He has a surprise for her. He gives her a little medal 🏅 with her initials and an engraving of Ramiel with the three stars

Azriel: "A long overdue prize and much better than that stupid necklace."

Gwyn and Az hug it out and walk back chattering and happy. The next day at training, they can't keep their eyes off each other. A little punk makes kissing noises to tease Az. A little girl ask Gwyn if they're mates......

They both secretly wonder.

Azriel and Gwyn realize that sometimes change happens slowly. Healing happens slowly. Love happens slowly. Even when something is long overdue, it is still beautiful.

[bloodycassian]

darkness defined - 

az or cass x reader idk if this makes sense or not but here we go, either az or cas POV where reader (their mate) was stuck under the mountain with rhys and doesn’t come back bc she is still locked in the dungeons (rhys just assumed she died, he doesn’t know she is still alive)  Switch to readers POV, a few months later where they think their mate and their family (the night court) has abandoned them bc nobody ever came looking for her. Reader is like on the verge of death and uses her last energy to send a pulse down the bond. Switch back to az or cas POV  who are basically freaking out with guilt and anger and worried-ness. Im sorry it’s super long don’t feel pressured to write this anytime soon idk if it even makes sense  

DONT APOLOGIZE FOR BEING SPECIFIC! I LOVE WORKING WITH THIS KIND OF STUFF PLEASE DO MORE LOL

Cassian was a wreck. From the moment Rhys came home alone, and until the end of time it seemed to be. Azriel sighed, watching his brother down his second bottle of alcohol. His eyes were red, face gaunt and pale. The circles under those tortured eyes looked more like bruises. 

He hadn't talked to Rhys much since the news came that you were gone. Cassian had practically blown the roof off the house of wind, then disappeared for two weeks. The only reason Rhys had let him was because Az followed, far behind just to make sure he wasn't going to do anything drastic. 

Azriel watched his brother circle the mountain, only to have to turn away. Wards made by Helion himself refused entry to anyone while the mountain was still being evacuated of Fae. He glared daggers at the people streaming outside the shield. His heart was a painful stab in his chest constantly. His mate.. gone. He refused to believe it. And Azriel saw the denial there, plain as day. 

Azriel had only stopped him once. When he packed a bag and started his flight to Hybern. He earned a black eye and a verbal lashing for that, but it had saved Cassian from going on a suicide mission.

After a month of being out, he went to his brother. Rhys refused to ask Helion to lower the shields around the Mountain, and finally Cassian seemed to give up. He would have gone to Helion himself, but the wards around his court prevented him from doing so. Rhys was torn up over the entire experience of under the mountain, but losing you was one of the worst parts. He would never forgive himself for losing his brother's mate. 

Azriel watch his brother's eyes get more and more dull. Watched the bottles stack up. Rhys wasn't around much, busy regaining control over his city, getting updated. And keeping an eye on Spring Court.  Cassian sighed when the bitter liquid hit his tongue. He drank like it was salvation. Like it would lead him back to you. Plus, it helped him sleep. It was the only time he could sleep without seeing you, without feeling that pull - the command his instincts gave. "Find me, find me. I'm here. I love you. Please."  He often escaped to the cabin. To not have to talk to anyone, and to keep Rhys from stealing his bottles from him. Cassian was convinced Rhys was saving them to drink for himself. That's where he found himself flying, bottle of booze in hand. The guilt a lead weight in his stomach. 

The door shut, and he finished the first bottle in an hour. 

Mor appeared beside him, took the second bottle from his hand and had a long drink herself. He smiled drunkenly, showing too many teeth at her. He wasn't sure if she was actually glowing or if it was his eyes squinting too much. "Cheers." He slurred, taking the bottle back and downing more.

+ The walls were getting drier and drier with each passing day. The once cool winds that would cut through the stone dungeons were turning softer, warmer. It was a welcome relief, but without the muddy water from the walls...you knew you didn't have much left. Your spirit was crushed, on top of it. Death seemed like not a terrible option anymore.  Especially knowing that your court - your friends - your family had left you. They had just... forgotten. Thrown you aside like nothing. Didn't even try to find you. Like the Winter court skeleton in the cell beside you, just left to die.

  You pushed the thoughts back, knowing that logically that wasn't true. But you couldnt come up with a reason why they would leave you down here. You prayed, you tried sending thoughts down the bond. Nothing worked. Sometimes your mind got the better of you, and you would rush to the bars of your prison cell when you thought you heard faint footsteps. 

Then you would hear your own voice echo back, and no one else.  Eventually you stopped getting up. You let the fantasies keep you entertained while you lay on the floor. Not caring about the bugs that crawled on you. You were glad there wasn't a mirror to see yourself in. A wave of dizziness crashed over you, and you fell into darkness. 

When the water ran dry, you stopped bothering calling out for Cassian. The bond was there, but saturated. Trying to grasp it was like trying to hold wind. You were too exhausted. So you propped yourself up in a corner and let the dizziness pull you under again for a moment. Taking rattling breaths, you let your mind wander to that mind bridge. That once sturdy marble that would always remind you of Cassian. 

You sent out a final tug down that bond. Using the last of your energy, you put all your effort into it. "I'm here, I always will be. I love you. I'm sorry." The platform you imagined your bond being seemed to go dark, and lifeless. Empty.

+ Cassian shot upright, head spinning. Mor was asleep beside him, her feet on the table. He shook her, trying to shake the stupor. "Wake up. Wake up!" She groaned, weakly batting him away. He took a breath, trying to steady himself. He wobbled to the kitchen, dunked his head in the cold sink water and slapped himself a few times. The haziness from his stupor crawled away, slowly. 

Mor appeared in the archway, rubbing her eyes.

"Get Rhys. I need you to winnow us." He demanded, patting her face softly. Her eyebrows knit together but she stretched, and sleepily obliged.  + You assumed the crackling was just your starved imagination. Again. But the wind changed as well, and you tried not to let your hopes up. You weakly opened your eyes, to the same familiar cell. A silent tear slid down your cheek.  Then there were the shuffling of footsteps again, and you hid your face in your hands. It seemed like all the imagination tricks were attacking at once. You wanted it to stop. You wanted nothing more than to just fall asleep until you could see and hold Cassian again. Voices, now.

The sweet deep voice of a man who spoke another language. An ancient language. Your ears rang. You cracked your eyes again, to a blinding white light. You held a hand in front of your face, trying to see behind it. 

A thud, and scrape of metal. Then the scent hit you. It was similar to what you had imagined but somehow a million times better. Then, his arms were around you. "Mother above." He breathed. You would have thought the mother took you at last if it wasnt for the pain in your gut.

"We got you honey, I'm so sorry. Im-" He tried to hold back a sob. You smiled weakly at the familiar, yet different eyes that you loved. The marble platform you shared seemed to be lighting up with happiness. At the same time, crumbling and falling with shame. Anguish. 

Rhys began winnowing the group immediately, nodding to Helion. The high lord gave him a melancholy smile back, and winnowed himself in a flash of light. He would check the rest of the mountain with his forces and repair the wards before he returned to his home. 

Everyone surrounded the healer, watching her work. Mor was trying to stay calm, but her hands shook when she held Amrens. Rhys and Azriel both had jaws clenched, shoulders tense. Watching the way Cassian's tears fell on to your shoulder as he cradled you. The healer squeezed  his arm softly, silently requesting him to move. He didn't.

Azriel went to his brother, wrapping an arm around him. "Your mate needs you to be strong, Cas." He consoled, pulling him away gently. Cassian held you tighter, just for a second then nodded and let go. He held your hand firmly. His warmth missing from your body was a shock. You began shivering. Amren tugged a blanket off the guest couch nearby and placed it over your legs. 

"T-thanks." you muttered. Her eyes widened, but she nodded. Her and Rhys glanced to each other. A silent conversation. You didnt care. 

"Cas?" You squeezed his hand, and there he was. His pale face looked ragged. He seemed like he was struggling in every sort of way. You didnt want to imagine what he was looking at when he looked at your features. You could practically feel your cheeks sinking in, your bones losing their density. "I missed you." You smiled, trying to lift his mood. 

His lips quivered, and he nodded. He kissed the back of your hand. "You wouldnt believe how much I missed you. All of us did." he glanced to Rhys. His face was blank, but that steady stream of power seemed to be crackling outside. 

You let your eyes drift to each of your friends. Each of their tear stained faces were such a welcome relief. Over a month alone, their presence alone was enough to soothe that part of you that doubted their love. 

Cassian kissed your forehead, before the healer's light knocked you into a peaceful sleep. 

[pjoom]

ok so i feel like most people i know don't rly like acowar but personally i kinda liked bc of some scenes idk they just rly warmed my heart I guess. this list is in no particular ranking, just whatever came to mind

-the first meal that Lucien had with the ic. man this one just warms my heart like im a hardcore Lucien stan and something about him being so lost and confused and adorable  at that first dinner made me so happy (and that one bit where Feyre says az is the only polite one and the ic’s reactions to Feyre wanting to learn how to fly)

- when we see Cass fight for the first time. this bit felt like a culmination to something sjm had sorta opened when she introduced him [cass] as the general (or maybe im just reading to much into this) like we saw him train Feyre and we know he can pummel Rhys and by extension I assume az also (to some degree) but we have never properly seen him get into it (plus nesta’s reaction)

-peak nessian. which is ironic bc they have their own book but them in this was just god tier. I love that one scene where Cass is coming back from this one battle and nesta immediately notices his injured wrist (rly just screams mate) and she bandages him up. idk there was just something so tender in that scene I suppose and we hadn't seen that side of nesta at all 

-when Feyre and Cass visit the prison. I love when Feyre realises the bone carver is portraying her son and Cass and the bone carvers conversation about nesta

-vamren. that's it. I love them both and I love them together.

-the very start of the book. like im not saying Feyre fucking up tamlins  lands was cool but in the moment of reading it when she's plotting and scheming was so satisfying 

-the high lord’s meeting. I'll be honest some bits were cringey as shit, but we were introduced to mor and Vivian’s friendship which is so damn wholesome (+kallias) and we got introduced to helion and I LOVE HIM SM. anyway. and nesta’s speech to the high lords was damn inspiring.

-the scenes after the high lord’s meeting. like when hellion comes and he talks about how he thinks thesan has a wing fetish (have I mentioned I love him) and when kallias and viv come for dinner. 

-when Rhys died. now don't get me wrong it was sad and all and I like Rhys (even tho acosf left a bitter taste in my mouth) but the writing I thought around this bit was very moving 

-PEAK NESSIAN

-when Feyre and Azriel rescue elain from the hybern camp and when they return and all the archeron sisters fall asleep in each others arms. I don't think I need to explain that one. 

-when amren came back. just bc I love her.

-meeting Miriam and drakon (I don't think I spelt her name right)

the nephelle philosophy and the story behind it 

-when Feyre said she couldn't come to training and flying practice and Cass and Azriel turn up at her door with Cassian asking what was wrong with her and az just holding some salve of some shit

-when Feyre and Lucien are running away and they're in the winter court and eris and his dipshit brothers are there and then its like “a shadow crashed onto the ice...not a shadow. an Illyrian warrior” like JGNEGJEH- that shit had me scrEAMING. 

-we were introduced to eris. in all fairness he was a douchecanoe in this book but we were introduced and that's all that matters amirite? :) 

-also hellion and the lady of the autumn court’s love affair. like y'all that had me swooning 

[bestworstcase]

I like your thoughts on how Rapunzel was handling things wrong in “Rapunzel: Day One.” The episode tries to imply that Cassandra is wrong for not sharing her feelings with Rapunzel, but is a Rapunzel really the person Cassandra should be opening up to? Rapunzel never respects Cassandra’s boundaries. Cassandra’s a private person. Rapunzel doesn’t respect that. And just because Cassandra doesn’t want to open up to everyone doesn’t mean that she’s bottling things up.

ok so this is gonna be a long one bc tbh i like. fundamentally disagree that RDO, the narrative of RDO, in any way positions cassandra as the one at fault for the emotional conflict between her and raps.

to digress a bit - while tts is not immune to Aesop Episodes (e.g. rapunzel's enemy or you're kidding me) wherein the characters close out the story by talking about What They've Learned, ultimately i don't think tts can or should be read as a morality play. it's a story where sometimes characters just... fuck up and the narrative doesn't waste its time on hand-holding or spoon-feeding us the moral.

anyway, i submit that RDO is what i'll call a False Aesop Episode. it follows the basic structure of an Aesop Episode (protagonist acts badly -> protagonist learns a lesson) but the lesson rapunzel learns is a bad one. it's like if you took... say, "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" as an aesop, the False Aesop here is rapunzel confidently eating a rotten apple and then being blindsided a few months later when the doctor who kept begging her not to eat food with maggots in it steals the moonstone from under her nose and runs off into the night with her new demon pal--

and that metaphor got away from me a little bit but you get the idea.

#1: constructing the conflict

the episode opens with cassandra. she's training; we see the sword fly out of her injured hand; lance suggests she take a break, and she answers, "thanks to rapunzel's little trick at the great tree, i have to relearn everything using this hand, so breaks aren't really an option."

she isn't harsh about it. her demeanor isn't all that different from her normal self—she even segues into a very typical concern (that the woods are dangerous and they should all be on their guard) and banters with lance a bit.

what this communicates, immediately and succinctly, is that:

1. cassandra's injury is severe. it's disabling. she's either in immense pain or she's lost all the strength in that hand or both.

2. cass is really upset about this, and not happy with rapunzel.

3. nevertheless cass is keeping her feelings more or less in check; the worst anyone could say about her is she's being a bit more curt than normal.

which is to say, she's acting quite reasonable. she's not taking out her hurt feelings on anyone else or being mean or lashing out, and she's not hiding her injury either. the most concerning thing about her behavior here is actually that she's focused on training so she can do her job instead of on healing or resting or taking care of herself.

then there's a pan over to rapunzel, who is angrily watching this play out while venting to pascal. "i get why cass is mad at me," she says. "she told me—" huge disdainful rolling of eyes here "—not to use the decay spell back and the tree, and i did, and she hurt her hand. but if she had just listened to me and stayed out of it, this all could have been avoided! and i feel like we could work things out, but she refuses to talk about it!!"

line this up against cassandra's behavior and spot the differences.

cass is focused on her injured hand. cass is upset because rapunzel accidentally mutilated her in the great tree. that's what this conflict is about for cass; her injury, and how she feels about being injured.

by contrast, rapunzel thinks the conflict is about them not listening to each other. she does acknowledge that cass was injured, but 1. she puts the blame on cass, and 2. has shoved the fact of the injury to the periphery of the conflict. it's not important, it's just a natural consequence of the real conflict, which is cass being mad and petty and refusing to talk to her about how she's unfairly blaming rapunzel for something that wasn't rapunzel's fault.

[i will add here that this behavior from rapunzel is 100% not knowing how to handle guilt and externalizing it as anger, and this thread of rapunzel burying her guilt gets picked up again in rapunzeltopia; it isn't that rapunzel doesn't care that cass is hurt, so much as she's just not emotionally equipped to process these feelings in a healthy way so it mutates into...this.]

and where cass handles her feelings in a pretty reasonable way, rapunzel rants and raves and draws cass as a literal monster with fangs and claws—she's stewing in her out of control emotions and concludes that she just has to find a way to force cass talk to her, which she does shortly thereafter by ordering—not asking—cass to come with her to search for parts to fix the caravan.

#2: the breakdown of communication

i've said it before but it bears repeating: cassandra might not be perfect, but she's a good communicator. in s1 and the front half of s2, she shares her feelings with rapunzel readily and frequently. when she tries to set boundaries with rapunzel, she's able to be clear and specific about what she needs. when she expresses frustration with eugene or her dad or rapunzel, she's very articulate about exactly what she's frustrated about. she can recognize when politer, softer refusals are being ignored and become blunter and more specific to ensure the message is getting across.

the moments when cass struggles to communicate are noteworthy because they're not normal. they signal that she's in acute crisis. think of how her unhinged rant about adira in RATGT heralded a complete emotional breakdown. she clams up in RDO because it's the only thing she can do to protect herself. because rapunzel is an inexperienced nineteen year old who learned all her social "skills" from a manipulative, egotistical abuser and nowhere in the series does that show more than in RDO.

rapunzel knows cass doesn't want to talk about the great tree, so she isolates cass from the rest of the group with the intention of forcing her to talk about it anyway. she's passive aggressive at first: chattering about inanities and trying to bait cass into 'opening up,' and acting vexed and guilt-trippy when she finds out cass brought owl along. she broaches the subject by going "too bad there's not an open-up-to-your-best-friend-about-the-thing-you-guys-are-fighting-about wand, huh?"

then she leads with "i know you're mad at me, but i did the right thing. i didn't have a choice," which... what can cass even say to that? she acknowledged cassandra's anger in one breath and followed up with "but you're wrong tho" in the next. that statement makes cassandra's feelings about her debilitating injury into an argument about Who Was Right.

this is a game that cass tries very hard not to play. "look, if you feel that way, then it's fine. we're good," she says, which is a statement that is not true at all on its face but - what it means is that if rapunzel wants to turn this into a debate about Who Was Right, cass will concede because that's not an argument she's invested in. cass does not want to put her feelings on trial so rapunzel can pick them apart and decide whether she deserves to have them or not.

so she disengages. the sun sets. they camp. rapunzel pokes her again, this time with a more direct approach: "cass, i need to talk about what we both know is going on between us."

and that's when cass throws up a WALL. prior to RDO, when cass is pressed on her feelings, she either: 1. opens up and explains to the extent that she's able (e.g. under raps or RATGT), or 2. flatly shuts the conversation down (e.g. cassandra vs eugene). but in RDO?

"there's nothing to talk about."

"i never said i was upset."

"what makes you so sure that you know how i'm feeling?"

this is cass falling off the end of her rope. this is a cass who spent the last year and a half with rapunzel running roughshod over every boundary cass exhausted herself trying to set. this is cass maybe a few weeks out from rapunzel screaming at her in front of all their mutual friends and then telling her "i am going to make decisions you don't agree with and i need you to be okay with that" when cass tried to open up about her deepest insecurities. this is cass spiraling into despair because she's seen that her best friend cares more about assuaging her own guilt and exerting her authority as a princess than she does about cassandra's feelings.

this is the moment when the friendship dies.

#3: the memory wipe, cassandra's apology, and the false aesop

the details of the tangled-but-cass shenanigans are not super important for the purposes of this discussion. suffice it to say that cassandra lashes out in the heat of the moment, seriously harms rapunzel by mistake, and spends the rest of the episode trying to repair the damage, then apologizes to rapunzel for hurting her. this is, obviously, the correct thing to do when you hurt someone, even if it was an accident.

you see the parallel here, yeah?

rapunzel hurt cass with magic by accident, and then made cass's hurt feelings all about her, blamed cass for the injury, twisted the facts to justify her own indignation, picked a fight about Who Was Right and invalidated cassandra's feelings, and pushed and pushed and pushed until cass blew up and lashed out at her.

cassandra also hurt rapunzel with magic by accident, and then she set aside her own hurt feelings from the argument they were having before to focus one hundred percent of her energy on brewing a cure and keeping amnesiac rapunzel safe, readily admitted her fault, and offered an earnest apology for losing her temper as soon as she could reasonably do so.

if RDO were a true Aesop Episode, this would be the lesson, and rapunzel would of course learn from cassandra's good example and reciprocate by apologizing for the accident in the great tree and her abysmal behavior afterwards—and in a reflection of how cass shared how bottling up her anger allowed it to erupt in a catastrophic way, rapunzel would probably confess that her demanding, selfish behavior came from a place of feeling awful about what happened and terrified that it would ruin their friendship.

but RDO is a False Aesop Episode. rapunzel isn't emotionally equipped to handle the intensity of her guilt, and she lacks the social insight and empathy to draw comparisons between what she did to cass and what cass did to her, so she can't connect the two situations in her head to understand what she's doing wrong. the true aesop flies right over her head, and instead what she learns is this:

1. she was right about cass being upset

2. backing cass into a corner fixed the problem

3. friends really do "just know"

4. being pushy and forceful was the right thing to do.

because the thing is, when cass apologizes for the accidental memory wipe, she truthfully explains why she acted the way she did—she's furious and she didn't want to talk about it, so she held it in as long as she could and then exploded when the pressure became too much—and for rapunzel, i think the explanation and the actual apology get conflated. meaning, cass says "i'm sorry for what i did out of anger" and what rapunzel hears is "i'm sorry for being angry."

and because of that misunderstanding, from rapunzel's perspective her own indignation has been validated and her behavior justified, because she was right all along and cass shouldn't have been angry with her in the first place and now everything is fine--

but it's not fine.

we're not supposed to share rapunzel's perspective here, because she's flat out wrong. nothing is really better and nothing has really changed, except that rapunzel got the talk she wanted and stops putting this intense pressure on cass. so as we enter the house of yesterday's tomorrow, rapunzel is taking it for granted that things are fine with cass, and meanwhile cass is still injured, still angry, still as aloof as she can be without getting rapunzel breathing down her neck again... and then she meets zhan tiri, who gives her everything she needed and couldn't get from rapunzel.

like, to my mind, this is the entire point of RDO, that rapunzel makes this catastrophic mess of trying to patch things up after RATGT and comes out of that mess wrongly thinking she succeeded. the episode is presented through the lens of rapunzel's perspective, but the lines are very wide and i absolutely think the intention is for the audience to read between them and understand the reality that rapunzel has sort of blinded herself to.

[robinrequiems]

I cant help but ask for gender bend jondami as another clishe :/

I know ur packed wt asks so you can take as much time you want for it uwu IDK why I love clishes so much aaa

angry short lesbian and tall happy lesbian:

• mmm crop top damian wayne

• dami ( it can b a feminine / gender neutral same so yay ) wayne; Robin. Josette ( or josie 4 short ) kent; supergirl

• jason at one point shouted: LETS GO LESBIANS! when dami and josie were just walking peacefully

• but yk, it had to get ruined

• harley & ivy cheered them on when they were getting handcuffed and taken back to Arkham

Harley: remember when we were that little?

Ivy: I didn’t know you when you were that little, harley

• when they started dating, it was very much a huge shock. their styles are way different. and they just.. don’t seem compatible with the way they argue like little kids even at 16

• fem dami so wears a suit to galas, she says f gender norms, she rarely wears skirts

• but fem jon wears skirts cause she likes how flow-y it is

• dami wears a lot of josies crops and sweater, mainly bc she likes how big it is on her ‘cause tall icon josie

• josie looks like a sweet, innocent country girl pls

• AAAA genderbent au with cheerleader josie and loner dami rambles? yuh

• josie was apart of the beloved cheerleading team, flipping around and soaring through the sky like she was flying ( which she did on a frequent, but she loved this )

• dami actually taught her how to flip and do a lot of other cheer moves, dami normally sits in on practices to help jon go through it on her own

Josie: why don’t you join cheer?

Dami: ew. don’t disrespect me like that

• dami barely has her hair down, it’s normally up in a bun, braid, ponytail, etc, but with a few strands down her face

• josie is still a farm girl, rough hands, even though she likes skirts and all that, she does wear a lot of overalls and jeans

• I know that supergirl kara wears a skirt… but. no. josie still wears the superboy get up w/ the ripped jeans, sweatshirt, & red shoes ( but her hairs up in a ponytail or pigtails ). dami wears the exact same uniform

• dami normally keeps her hair short, longest is a little past her shoulders, she just doesn’t vibe with long hair, josie does whatever josie wants, if she wants to have hair long, she does, but sometimes she chops a lot of it off just for fun

• they put makeup on each other sometimes, just playing around with it, Dami taught josie how to apply makeup and got her everything she needed ( foundation, concealer, bronzer, blahblh blah )

• dami wears a lot of knee high boots, combat boots, & canvas shoes to draw on

• josie wears the same red shoes everyday until they break or get ruined ( lois hates this )

• dami.. accessorizes.. a l ot. she has a whole jewelry box full of it, she wears anklets

• josie loses earrings, she doesn’t bother w/ jewelry

• stephanie and cass are the ones who have to handle Dami’s “girl” problems because Bruce has no idea what to do, and talia was busy being a badass

• fishnets under jeans dami!!!!!!!! Dami is pretty.. reserved? with the way she dresses, buut there are days where she just feels hella confident and wears whatever she wants

• dami was given a lot of marthas old jewelry from bruce:))))

• when dami has hair down; there are beanies involved:))

• MMMM SOFT GIRL AESTHTIC JOSIE AND EGIRL AESTHETIC DAMI 👀

• sometimes the two have a complete style swap and dami just wears a lot of bright colors while josie goes dark-ish

• dami likes having a lot of blush on her cheeks, idk, oo and cat eyeliner. she likes looking sassy

• josie barely does makeup, she doesn’t break out ‘cause life is here to make dami even more gayer for her

Josie: ooooh! you look so cute in my headband! im gonna get you one

• josie has dami try on her own clothes and things like headbands ( only thing she manages to not lose.. ) and then if they look good, whcih they normally do, she gets one for dami

• dami wears them when she hasn’t seen josie, she likes rhe headbands, but she does not want to show that josie is right ):<<<

Dami: father, richard, person whose name I forgot, dead one, female dead one, ballerina, and lighthouse, I have an announcement.

Bruce, sighing: go on

Dami: im pregnant

Bruce: i- im - so - sorry? what?

Dami: kidding, i have come to terms that I can no longer say “no home” to Josie since it is fully homo. I am also spending the night with her in 2 days. that’s all. continue your meal.

Dick: ?? Congratulations?

Jason: that’s one way to come out

Stephanie: you get i— wait am i female dead one??

Duke: ‘least you aren’t lighthouse

Tim: at least he remembered you ????

[decennia]

HI IM OBSESSED WOTH THE QUIDDITCH GIFSETTTTTT

also Ernie: calls cassia “cass”

Me: I spy a brotp

I’m just soft for people calling her cass and also I’m in love with your Ernie lmaoo (also cass is canonically an honorary Hufflepuff bc of tonks, cedric, and Andrew and lowkey Ernie in her fic) and I’m currently thriving

Ernassia? Cassernie? BROTP for life, on God.

I'm so happy you like it! I have a feeling Cass and The Hufflepunks would get along great. I get the vibe that because Harry is “The Chosen One,” Cass (and Neville, by extension) get their birthdays overlooked a fair bit.

So... Hufflepunk party, bring your own butterbear, Ernie has snacks covered, Thea's on decorations (“the only time flying on that death trap comes in handy,” Sue would say), and Sue is on music (Muggle Studies really opened up her avenues for good music).

Hannah and Justin would be on cake duty, having discovered how to get into the kitchens in the first year after the troll-in-the-dungeon fiasco left everyone without their dinner. Ask anyone who the hero was of first year, they'd say Harry Potter, for... whatever it was on the expressly-out-of-bounds-under-threat-of-a-most-painful-death third floor that he did. Ask a Hufflepuff? They'd say Hannah and Justin, for hauling back a feast's worth of food to share with everyone in the common room that Halloween. They had befriended all the house elves there (all except this one grumpy fuck, Zomney, who always gave them the stink eye till they left).

The Hufflepunks would make sure to remind Cass that she's not forgotten, and although she isn't The Chosen One, she is the one they chose.

Also, headcanon that Cedric Diggory is a lightweight, and after two glasses of the firewhiskey Zacharias Smith had been flaunting all night, gave a heartwarming yet entirely incomprehensible speech atop an armchair at two a.m. That was the last thing he remembered. Unfortunately, everyone else would never let him forget.

P.S. my phone kept changing “Cassernie” to “Casserole” and I think that's worth mentioning because it had me in tears

[caribooed]

more bat and cat swap ideas?

[turns to look directly at the Robins]

OK so I think that we're splitting the kids up bc it makes more sense that way

Selina gets most of them though NFNSNFN

So Babs, Jason, Tim, and Cass go to Selina and Dick n Stephanie go to Bruce

Basically the same thing with the Flying Graysons happens and Bruce takes in Dick afterward and when Dick starts sneaking out to try and catch Zucco, he runs into Selina who brings him home

After that, Batman and Catwoman both work in tandem to find him and then Dick wants to help Bruce with the whole steal from the rich thing so he trains him and lets him become Robin

Babs is basically the same, she just goes by Catgirl and is the first sidekick Selina gets (she's not happy abt it and tries to stop Babs more than once but ends up giving up and training her properly)

Selina finds Jason in the same way, she leaves her bike in Crime Alley and comes back to find him trying to steal it and ends up taking him in, but after he figures out that she's Catwoman he begs her to let him help and so she trains him and he's her sidekick (I haven't come up with his name yet though)

Joker shoots Babs and Selina is terrified for Jason's safety so she forces him to quit and they have a huge fight over it, after which he runs away and talks to Clark who tells him the Nightwing story and so Jason becomes Nightwing

Selina is going out separately from Jason a lot now and one night she gets attacked by some thugs or whatever and is rly beat up and out of nowhere this kid shows up to protect her in this makeshift mask and they take out the ppl at which point Selina unmasks the kid and it's Tim

Tim has been following her around for a month or so after he realized her old sidekick wasn't around anymore and he wants to help but Selina brings him home and tells him off. He keeps showing up though to the point where she accepts him on the condition that he work primarily with Oracle and only come out on patrol as backup when he's completely trained

By this point Dick is an adult and when he turned 18 he moved out and shed Robin to become Shrike instead (he and Bruce aren't as estranged as they are in canon). Bruce meets Stephanie on his way through the Narrows because shes up on a roof practicing throwing a grapple she made with clothes hangers and rope and he's just. "What is this kid doing"

So he stops her from trying to swing on it and gets her to talk to him and she says that Cluemaster is out committing crime without leaving clues and if the police are incapable and Catwoman isn't helping, she's going to make sure he goes to jail. Bruce is like "Lord okay" and so he tells her he knows Catwoman and he can tell her if Steph gives him details but she doesn't trust him and runs off

He keeps trying to find her until she starts leaving clues as Spoiler and he immediately makes the connection, at which point he intercepts her and asks why she cares so much to which she let's slip that he's her dad and he can't get away with this anymore. Bruce then is like "OK let's go get him" and he and Spoiler take down Cluemaster and Steph starts hanging out with him and Dick more often after that

Cass comes into the picture in a similar way to her comics appearance though like, minus the giant earthquake. There's a Crisis™ and she runs messages for Selina n the gang and afterward she becomes Catgirl and gets her own suit. Selina ends up adopting her (and Tim, when his dad dies and his stepmom gets institutionalized) and it's a happy family ❤️

Steph ends up moving in with Bruce after her mom overdoses and Dick ends up offering Robin to her now that she's part of his family and she takes him up on it and all is good in the world

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Could you do headcanons on how the bat boys would be as fathers or finding out reader is pregnant with their baby? I’m in a fluffy mood lol

Batboys as Dads

A/n: I love thinking about them as dads bc they’d but so chaotic

Warnings: none

Rhys

When you told him that you were pregnant he was overjoyed

He told everyone he talked to, he even announced your pregnancy at a High Lords meeting

Rhys was there for you 24/7 and became the lightest sleeper throughout your pregnancy

He was always on high alert in case you needed something

He would rub your feet and your back and made sure you were comfy

He loved feeling the baby kick, he would giggle like a child every time he felt the little foot

When you gave birth he was by your side through the whole thing

When your baby boy was finally here in your arms he wouldn’t stop staring at the two of you just absolutely amazed you brought him into this world

Rhys would wake up with the boy and change diapers and he would be such a hands on dad

When he starts to walk and talk and teethe he would cry at all the big moments bc he can’t believe how fast his little boy is growing up

Cassian

This man is so ready to be a dad and he is 100% a girl dad

When you told him you were pregnant he was so excited he picked you up and spun you around

He was there for everything, he begged Rhys to let him stay home more with just short visits to Illyria so he could be with you for the pregnancy

Cass was there to hold your hair back when morning sickness hit, to help you put on your shoes, and went to all your checkups to Madja with you

He built the crib (shirtless might I add) and everything else in your baby’s room

He was crazy about baby proofing the house already

Cass was by your side for the entire labor and when your baby girl arrived he was so happy especially bc she had wings like her daddy

But then Madja announced a second baby girl was coming

Cassian almost passed out from shock that there were two and they had no idea

You started crying but he encouraged you, “you can do this baby, I know you can.” “Just a few more pushes and we’ll have two beautiful girls.”

When everything calmed down and you were more awake the next day you each held a baby sitting next to each other

Cass would not stop tearing up and thanking you for two of the greatest things in his life

Twin girls both with wings like him! He couldn’t wait to teach them how to fly and to be the fiercest warriors anyone has ever seen, they had a legacy to uphold after all

Azriel

Az would be excited but scared at the same time

He didn’t have a great childhood or a father figure to look up to

He was scared to fail and he didn’t want you to have to carry that

You reassured him that he would be a great father

Once he started being confident in himself, thanks to you, he was truly excited

He did everything for you, he carried you around the house, and was always there when you needed him

At night or when he came home Az would talk to your baby bump

The baby knew Az’s voice and would always kick “with excitement” you’d say when Az came home or started talking

Az would read all the baby books he could get his hands on so he could be prepared

When you gave birth he was so nervous

His shadows would cool your sweaty skin as you pushed

He couldn’t stand seeing you in so much pain and he would do anything to make it stop

But when your baby girl was in his arms and she opened her hazel eyes to look at Azriel for the first time you both agreed it was worth it

Az cried the first time he held her

He kept her on his chest while you slept and talked to her just like he did when she was in your belly

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Home - Dean Winchester x fem!reader

@happy-little-winchester: could i maybe ask for a slightly angsty deanxreader, where after they fight on a hunt, she goes missing, and it takes them a while to find her, bc demons kidnapped her, and over the like six or so months dean realizes his feelings and he gets v protective when they find her, and then just soft dean refusing to let her go, also i loved the prequel to the other one i requested, thank you!! :)

Okie dokie! Let’s get into it! Also took some inspiration from the song Home - X Ambassadors, Bebe Rexa and MGK

TW: there may some some added violence as requested but nothing more than what would be shown in the show, we’re keeping it PG - 13.

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When it came to hunting, one would think the last thing anyone would have to worry about were the people you ran with. Hunting was hard, there was no doubt about it. All the years of blood, sweat and tears  you pour into the job. All the loss and mental strain it puts on should be forever in the back of your find.

But lately, the hunts were nothing to the scraps (Y/N) would get into with Dean. When a match hits gas there is bound to be an explosive reaction. It baffled Sam to say the least, it seemed like recently his friend and his brother were constantly butting heads and having screaming matches late into the night until someone would leave the motel and sit in the impala for a few hours. 

They were on their way to, what was at this point in their lives, a routine demon exorcism.  In and out with a flask of holy water and some Latin. 

(Y/N) sat in the back seat, thinking back with when she first joined the Winchesters. She had been a runaway who turned to hunting for cash. But even that wasn’t enough. After the hunt, Sam had offered for her to join them and she accepted. Dean had made her feel welcome with a six pack of beer for them to share and soft rock playing on the radio while Sam had gone to make a supply run.

“When do you think you’ll find home?” She asked. And he had smiled and took a swig from his beer before answering. 

“I don’t know. But’ll know it when I find it. Home is the place where I can go to relax, get some stress off my shoulders. Maybe we’ll all get there someday.”

“Hey!” Dean’s bark had shook (Y/N) from her memory, and her disdain for him returned, “You gonna quit daydreaming or are you gonna finish this hunt?” Sam was rolling his eyes from the passenger seat. 

“Ya know what, I was daydreaming. Of the day when I shove my foot so far up your ass you’ll be tasting the leather of my boot.” She spat. 

“That’ll be the day, sweetheart.” He sneered. 

“Can you guys stop for five minutes?” Sam got between the two of them before they could continue, “After this hunt, we need a vacation or something because you’re at each other’s throats all the time.”  

“That’s a good idea, Sam. Maybe Dean will finally relax a little and get off my back.” 

“Ya well, after this vacation maybe don’t come back at all.” Dean looked at her in the reflection of the dashboard mirror. (Y?N felt the hurt and anger build up in her chest but she swallowed it down. 

“Fine,” She opened her car door, “Dick.” 

“Bitch.” Dean opened his car door and they both exited to impala. Leaving Sam to rub his temples for a moment and dread the upcoming hunt. 

- 

After the demon was dead, Dean and Sam had taken the body to the back for a salt and burn before it was buried. (Y/N) stayed behind in the house to recollect her thoughts. Sam was right. This whole situation with Dean getting out of hand and it needed to end. But after what Dean said, would he even be willing to make amends. With how stubborn he was, how could-

The floorboards creaking made her spin around, pistol in her hand. 

Outside Dean and Sam had just finished putting the last shovel fulls of soil onto the body when they heard three gunshots come from inside the house. They spared each other a glance before they ran back to the abandoned building. Dean was the first to go back in, going to the living area where he had last seen (Y/N). There were three spent shell casing and blood. 

“Get your hands offa me you SORRY SONS A’BITCHES!” He heard her shout. He drew his gun and ran towards her voice. 

“(Y/N)!” 

“DEAN!” 

Dean ran out the front door, Sam trailing behind him, in time for him to watch an unmarked car speed out of the driveway. The brother quickly got into their car, starting her up and speeding behind them. Dean gripped the steering wheel, getting closer and closer to the car. Through the back window, the brothers could see her struggling against the men in the back, fighting with all her might. Dean eventually made his way so he was driving besides them on the two lane highway. The man in the front, eyes as black as night was jerking the car, trying to ram them off the road, but Dean was jerking right back. Sparks and metal was flying between the two vehicles. 

“Dean!” Sam’s eyes were wide as he spotted the semi truck heading their way. Dean looked back at the road in time to swerve out of the way and driving into a ditch. The car was in rough shape. Dean frantically tried to restart it but she just wouldn’t turn over. He just had to watched as the impala puttered and demons’ car faded off into the distance with (Y/N) inside it. 

- 

“Hello, boys-” Before Crowley could even comprehend where he was or what was going on when Dean’s fist made contact with his face. He stumbled back, Dean grabbing him by the collar of his suit and pressing him against the wall. Squirrel had on his angry eyes and that didn’t mean anything good. 

Crowley wiped the blood from his nose with the back of his hand, “Kinky, didn’t know you had it in you.” 

“Where is she?” Dean growled through his teeth. The bunker was littered with maps and papers since they had gotten home last night, trying to find any sort of information on where (Y/N) could be. 

“Where’s who?”

“Don’t act dumb, I watched your guys drag her into a car and drive away with her. Now either you tell me where (Y/N) is, I’m gonna personally send you back to whatever hell pit you came from.” 

Crowley narrowed his eyes at the hunter for a moment then sighed, “For just a moment, I would like you to think if it isn’t too hard for you. Minks is the only person makes negotiating with you two tolerable so why in the unholy hell would I take her?!” Dean stared a moment but then let go, back away and going back to the world map table. 

“Look, Crowley, no offense, but when comes to demons; you’re the one to go to.” Sam said, crossing his arms over his chest. 

“None taken. So some demons take her and you have no idea where she is? Getting a little rusty, are we?” The demon king taunted. 

Sam shook his head, “We’ve tried a dozen locator spells, Cass has got angels searching all of creation at this point. It’s like she just disappeared.”

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(Y/N) woke up slowly, it didn't take much for her eyes to adjust seeing as she was in a dark room, handcuffed and tied to the chair she was sitting in. Suddenly, a door opened across the room, shining bright light inside causing her to wince. But now she could see all the warding that were painted on every inch of the wall. A woman walked in, her heels clicking on the cement floor. In her hand was a glass of what looked like water. She stopped in front of (Y/N) and held the glass to her lips. She only looked from the woman to the glass. 

“We didn’t bring you here to kill you, just drink it.” She said, tilting the glass so the water touched her lips. (Y/N) drank the water, it soothed her aching throat. When it was gone the woman back away and crossed her arms. 

“Alright, as soon as you tell us what we want; you can go. Deal?” She smiled. 

“I’m not really one to make deals with demons, you’ll have to talk to my associates about that one.” (Y/N) smirked. The smile left the demons lips and her eyes went black. 

“Just tell us where the Winchester’s home base is and we’ll kill you quickly.” She threatened. 

‘Why? You gonna send a postcard? Oh! Could you send one of those edible arrangements, I heard they’re to die for-” (Y/N) was cut off by a sharp smack to the face. (Y/N) paused a moment before looking up at the demon, licking the blood from her split lip. 

“Listen, bitch, any minute now Dean and Sam are gonna be busting down your doors and I’ll be outta here dancing on your grave just in time for dinner. So why don’t you do us both a favor and take the loss.” (Y/N) spat, blood and spit landing on the woman’s face. The demon wiped it away with the sleeve of her shirt. 

“Girly, they have no idea where you are. But if they do, I’ll take pleasure in showing them what’s left of you before I use them as a chew toy for my hell hounds.” 

“Bite me, bitch.” (Y/N) snapped. The demon hummed to herself. 

“Agares.” She called and a man entered holding a very sharp looking knife, “Why don’t you give our guest a warm welcome.” The demon walked out the door and shut it behind her. As she walked away, she could hear the screaming and crying from their prisoner fading as she walked.

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So this will be part one for this new series! I’m excited for it. Also don’t come for me for how I spelled Castiel’s nickname, that’s how its spelled in Sam’s phone. Fight the writers, not me

Read part 2 here!

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