#I hope this answered your question

[casscainmainly]

Small question, does it have to be Gotham for Cass? There's charas like Dick that can go establish their identity in a different city. Then there's Bruce, Steph, Jason and Duke who are so intrinsically tied to Gotham that this has to be the city for them. Where does Cass lie on this spectrum? Tq!

EXCELLENT question. I think Cass' situation is somewhat unique because of the way her character was handled post-Batgirl (2000).

In favour of Cass not staying in Gotham, she doesn't have the same emotional connection to Gotham as the four people you listed. She wasn't raised there, and in Batgirl (2000), she has next to no ties to Gotham civilians. In fact, it's when she moves to Bludhaven in Gabrych's run that she gains her first civilian friend and civilian love interest. The iconic volving panel is from Bludhaven, too. It's undeniable that the distance from Gotham, from Bruce (and arguably Babs), helps her grow:

Batgirl (2000) #71

It can't be overstated how important ownership is to Cass. To own something means, necessarily, that you not an object. You are a person who something belongs to, and who belongs to something. By calling Bludhaven the "first place that's ever been... mine," she's explicitly saying that Gotham was not hers. Bludhaven was the first place that made her feel fully human.

But there are caveats to this. Cass goes to Bludhaven in the wake of Stephanie's death, a Gothamite through and through. It's probable that Steph's death colours her view of Gotham here, and her willingness to embrace Bludhaven is in response to the pain that Gotham now brings her. (This is also after Babs calls Cass stupid). Feeling like Gotham doesn't belong to her might stem from these specific circumstances, and not be applicable in current canon.

Still, if the story had ended there, I'd say Cass doesn't need to stay in Gotham. Unfortunately, it doesn't.

Red Robin (2009) #17

After Bruce's death, Cass goes to Hong Kong. Well, 'goes' is putting it nicely. She was written off to make Steph Batgirl, which resulted in Cass a) not appearing in most comics, b) being stripped of the bat symbol, and c) being isolated from everyone she cares about, besides Tim. It's a horrific and undeserved fate, reversing everything Cass' story once stood for (narrative agency; becoming a hero; finding a family).

Though Cass regains the symbol and becomes the Bat of Hong Kong, she is no longer part of the narrative; her distance from Gotham became a representation of her distance from narrative importance. That's the real danger of Cass leaving Gotham - unlike Dick, who is a big enough character to be guaranteed solos in Blud, Cass leaving Gotham will forever hold the threat of erasure.

I'm discussing this in a meta-textual sense, but textually Cass knows the danger too.

Gates of Gotham #5

Here, Cass rebuffs Dick's assertion that Gotham will never keep either of them because they don't belong. She says, "It's about how you choose to see the world. Everything else is just an excuse." She's repudiating multiple things: editorial's decision to boot her from Gotham; Bruce's decision to take Batgirl away; even, somewhat, Dick's ascension to the Bat mantle when she wasn't given a chance.

This is ultimately why, though Cass could work elsewhere, I think she should work in Gotham. It's the place she ran to after David Cain, the place she chose to stay in, and the place that gave her Batgirl. Most importantly, it's the place that rejected her. It's not about Gotham itself - It's about how she was ejected from it, and how she fought her way back, over and over again. Cass staying in Gotham ensures history doesn't repeat itself. It rewards Cass fans who survived OYL, Batman Inc, and New 52 with the light at the end of the tunnel.

This is just my opinion! I do love her stint in Bludhaven, so I understand other people preferring her elsewhere. Just for me, she may not belong to Gotham in the way Bruce, Steph, Duke, Jay, or Babs does, but she deserves to be there.

[frownyalfred]

hi res, I just finished asoh and I loved it soooo much, thanks so much for sharing your writing with us! I have a question tho lol, re: Clark's alpha fangs... I love that henry cavill (and tom welling as well) had these pointy canines so in my head it's canon that clark has them all the time as well lol, but I want to know if that's something you headcanon all alphas in a/b/o fics have, or is it a clark thing? or something just in this universe?

I just love them lol, I'm obsessed with Clark's fangs

Hi! Thank you so much for reading, I'm so glad you enjoyed!

I headcanon all alphas in this verse as having somewhat prominent fangs, though it's considered impolite to display them without a good reason. Clark has very sharp ones, maybe a little bigger since he's Kryptonian :) We see them poking out a little bit at the end of chapter 32, which is adorable.

Predictably, I like to mess with traditional a/b/o tropes, so the omegas and betas in this universe also have fangs, though they are slightly smaller. I imagine this is because of evolution -- the alphas needed bigger fangs for dominance fights and to, I don't know, rip the throat out of a competitor.

Bruce, for example, bites Lex to win what amounts to an omega dominance fight (and to pack bond him). I also hc that carriers might use tiny nips for raising pups, to keep them in line etc.

In general, I think it makes sense for most alphas in a/b/o fics to have fangs, though I understand the decision to forgo that trope. If you think about it, you need fangs to bite mating glands. You need mating glands to have scents. You need scents to communicate things like pack bonds, heats, and ruts. You need heats and ruts to differentiate a/b/o from normal biology...and so on. It all gets jumbled together.

[bohemian-nights]

I’m kind of curious what’s your take on the whole Daenera situation?

Sigh. There is a part of this fandom(I’m looking at you Team Green) who straight up hates Daenera’s guts and view her as unnecessary to the narrative since it ruins the union of the two factions. I disagree with this….in part.

I think Daenera is needed due to house Velaryon was treated. The show has treated them deplorably, but even in the books, they get a pretty sh*tty hand dealt to them(they never rise to their former glory).

So Ser Vaemond having the last laugh from the afterlife by having his granddaughter become queen is a satisfying conclusion in my opinion.

No here is the part where I agree with Team Green. I don’t think Jaehaera should’ve died. I think GRRM should’ve kept what he started which is to have Jaehaera and Aegon unite Team Green and Team Black instead of having Daenera come into the picture as the mother of Aegon’s children.

This brings me to a character who I think is totally irrelevant(and stands in the way of House Velaryon getting the ultimate last laugh) Lara Rogare.She’s the one who should’ve died or not existed in the first place. She’s a rando. She does not connect with the Damces narrative (family against family) cause she's a rando.

Her relationship with Viserys is creepy as hell(her father held him hostage). She just has no real purpose in this story other than to pop out some kids and then abandon Viserys(I’m sorry to anyone who likes her, but pick a better character to like).

Daenaera should be Viserys Jaehaera. That’s a better story.

So Jaehaera lives. She and Aegon have babies. Lara dies before she can give Viserys any children. Daenaera marries Viserys. They have babies who will eventually inherit the throne. Ser Vaemond gets the last laugh. The Greens and the Blacks are united. The Dance has come full circle. Everyone is happy(sorta)🤷🏽‍♀️

I’m actually hoping that this is the one thing HOTD retcons. Lara really doesn’t need to exist(especially since the boys have been aged down). Just keep Jae and Aegon together and have Daenaera marry Viserys.

[ride-thedragon]

Do you think Baela was right saying Rhaenys died as she would have wanted to die?

I was talking to my mutual and frequent Rhaenys analysis collaborator @backjustforberena about this. So I'm going to give my opinion in the hopes that they do but also check them out because they've probably answered this.

I do belive she was right but I do think her overall point was wrong.

Rhaenys died, fighting for Rhaenyra and her throne, protecting her family and taking down one of their dragons. Her dragon died, and so did she. She knew she'd meet her end, and she did, so in the hope that she'd take Vhagar down or at least die trying. I don't think she thought she'd survive if she went back. I don't think it was a choice at all. It was simply a necessary attempt.

With that being said, Baela is 16 years old, and she's lost two maternal figures to dragons. I very much think her idealisation of wanting to go out the same way plays into the fact that she isn't coping well with the fact that she's lost someone else that way.

I think she idolised these women, and to see them gone that way led to her thinking that she should as well, to be like them. But it is wrong and a wrong way of thinking. We heard how Rhaenys talked about Laena dying. She would not want that for Baela.

[chuuya-fan-page]

hello it’s me again (anon who asked if this is a character analysis account, if the answer’s no then just ignore this ask)

ok so. I am absolutely desperate to read some hot takes on one specific Chuuya topic that I never see anyone posting about.

what are your (‘your’ plural, if there are different opinions among the mods) thoughts on Chuuya and his relationship with his own social class status?

He went from homeless to extremely wealthy in a very short span of time. How does he feel about that? Does he enjoy the luxuries of his new life or does he feel like a class traitor? A bit of both? neither?

I feel like I’ve posted this exact thought word for word on my own blog, so there isn’t much of a point of me being on anon. but whatever I still haven’t found any analyses on this in all the time since then

THIS IS SUCH AN INTERESTING TOPIC, ILY ANON

(Stormbringer spoilers ahead!)

I've always imagined that Chuuya would care about different parts of his new found luxury in different ways.

We see from the opening of Stormbringer that he has a large closet filled with expensive clothes, but there's no awe around it, he's so casual about getting dressed, despite how different his street clothes were from the things he now wears. He chooses a shirt at random and chucks on a pair of emerald cufflinks, like...sir????

We also know from this part that Chuuya doesn't care about money, but I do wonder if he cares about other things, other things that would be more difficult to find on the streets, for example; food, medicine, shelter, basic hygiene products, etc etc.

In general Chuuya's focus in Stormbringer is entirely on finding out about his past, so it's difficult to get a read on his approach to most things as he's laser-focused in on that one target.

I do think he feels a level of shame for ascending so quickly in class, just an extra splash of guilt on top of the betrayal of the Sheep that he was told was his own fault, but less so focusing on his higher class but the fact that he has more than the Sheep ever had, and yet they gave him more than he ever gave them (given that the Sheep never treated Chuuya's protection as something he was giving them but something they were owed).

I find Chuuya's outfits throughout the arcs as a possible exploration into his perspective of his newfound wealth.

Stormbringer Chuuya wears a plain black suit, no discerning features to make it him, he's lost in this world of silk ties and dress shoes, all he's ever known is the streets, and yet he's simultaneously unimpressed by it all. His appearance in Stormbringer also heavily resembles Verlaine, but that's a whole OTHER can of worms.

DHC Chuuya's outfit differs the most from the rest of the one's we see him wear whilst in the mafia; it's quite rough and tough compared to what he had worn just a few months ago, including his hair which is suspiciously short (unlike a certain SOMEONE previously mentioned). I believe DHC Chuuya is trying to regain some of his individuality, he's rejecting the rich clothes of the mafia and leaning back into his many-layered outfit of Fifteen.

Chuuya's outfit in the current canon show that he's embracing the riches he's found in the mafia. He's come to terms with it as a part of his identity, although he still wears the Hat (yet another Worm Can yet to be opened), as well as his many layers we see him donning in Fifteen (Seriously bro was wearing like three shirts, are you not sweating under all that????)

So, to summarise, I do think he feels some guilt at suddenly having so much more than he once had, he is initially uncaring for symbols of wealth but comes to appreciate them (and I think part of his rejection of the appearance of wealth could easily be because of the death of the Flags and Verlaine as well as his own issues with identity).

-T

[hel7l7]

Hey, sorry that it seems that you had a hard time with the last ask! Quick question: you've said before in one of your posts that hel7l7 is just a character. Do you expect all of your asks to be genuine? Have you considered that any of your followers understands that you are playing a character, and are simply playing along? Or, are you attempting to deceive your followers? Simply put, are you being genuine?

Hi,

I think some people missed that I was lowkey satire in my reply to that last anon. I'm aware that it was probably sent to me as a hate message but I hoped that anon would see it and realise that it was a little bit of a weird thing to say to me.

Anyway, interesting question..!

Let me break this down ->

Do I expect all of my asks to be genuine? No. It's the internet. I know how this works. I don't expect everything to be genuine. Do I think it's ok that some people send me the weirdest shit? No. Would I like all my asks to be genuine? Yes. But I just know it's not realistic. I think that 90% of my asks are nice and genuine. I get a lot of compliments and nice messages that I don't always post. (But I do see them, so if you read this and you ever send me one, ily!) The other 10% are hate messages or weird, triggering stuff that I mostly delete immediately. My DMs are a different story. But luckily those aren't public...

Have you considered that any of your followers understands that you are playing a character, and are simply playing along? I'm not playing a character. I have mentioned in the past that hel7l7/Bear is some sort of alter ego. It felt like that for a long time. And I realise now that this might have made it sound like hel7l7/Bear are much different than who I am when I use my real name.

I'm Bear/hel7l7. It is not a character that's much different than who I am in real life. I have friends who have followed this account on my instagram and they never spoke about there being any big difference between me irl and me online.

What people do need to keep in mind is that this is social media. What you see here is a sliver of who I am in real life. My art is very raw and honest and that quickly turns into people thinking they know me. In that way you can see Bear/hel7l7 as that part of me. It is the part of me that posts online about my healing process, about my feelings, it is the part of me that is most present when I make vent art. When I make stuff for this creative diary sort of thing. It's not a made up character, it just is a part of me that I share online.

So if people think I'm playing a character, I hope this clears it up.

Or, are you attempting to deceive your followers? Simply put, are you being genuine?

I don't know why I would deceive my followers... What would the purpose of that be? I am being genuine. But I do think it is important that we continue to realize that the internet is a floating place outside of “real life”. I am sincere within the context of the internet. But I also try to protect my own peace of mind by occasionally choosing not to respond to everything.

I don't owe my followers anything. I do my best to respond to messages. And when I do it will always be with genuine intentions. Everything I do for this account is done with love and joy for the work I create and do. I am extremely grateful for what I have built up over the years and for the people who support me.

The downside is that this involves a group of people who think they know me even though they have never actually met me. I sometimes have difficulty with the para-social aspect of having this account. In those moments I am no less sincere, but sometimes I have to protect my peace a little.

I hope this has provided some clarification.

[bandzboy]

hi tris! i wanted to ask your opinion (and anyone else reading this) about something. i've been boycotting hybe since i've learned about it earlier this year but i've been wondering if we shouldn't also stop posting anything about these artists in public? other than to remind people of the boycott. i know posting gifs on the dead website doesn't contribute monetarily to hybe but i also think some people wouldn't even know some comebacks happened if they didn't see gifs or pics of it on their dash (or on twt when they steal gifs). i suppose talking to friends in private about this or that group under boycott would be fine but when people were encouraged to boycott mcd*nalds starting last year, i saw people saying that we should also avoid stuff like mentioning memes related to the brand. or when loona were meant to have a comeback after the boycott started, most tumblr orbits avoided posting or reblogging any concept photos. shouldn't we do our best to start ignoring most/every activities by these artists as well? and just stick to talking about why/how we're boycotting hybe and reminding others about it? thank you for reading!

hello! the hybe boycott is a monetary boycott (not giving money in any way shape or form) so posting about the groups would still be fine and talking about comebacks would also be fine.

i was also very conflicted about talking about groups in the very beginning and since i'm a content creator here, it felt weird to post content (especially doing gifs. i don't do gifs for a while now only gfx but back then i made sure to not give any views and just download the video) but i suppose if the content creator is boycotting they would make sure to get the content without giving a view.

this is also why you see people sharing gdrives with music on it so we can make sure to not give money to hybe and also be able to enjoy the music anyways and talk about it. for now, this is how the hybe boycott has been working for a year since we are focusing on trying to not give hybe money and that is the main focus primarily for now even tho i do understand why that would be brought up since it does make sense but, this is how the boycott has been structured

[xalatath]

how did your perception of main bg3 characters changed over time? curious because i remember your earliest posting having a different "flavor" if this makes sense

Hmm, do you mean my opinions on them?

Ive always been very conflicted about Astarion. He reminds me a lot of myself irl sometimes which honestly annoys me. But I really love his story and his character. Just can't stand most astarion fans LOL

As for the other companions, I don't think my opinions of them have changed that much since my first playthrough. Except maybe that i have beef with Halsin because I much prefer Minthara. I love all the companions though.

Shadowheart also annoys me but I find her endearing at times. But if she becomes a dark justiciar I just think she's trying SOOO hard. Like girl...calm down. You're literally a fake sharran because you have interests and friends. Chill.

I really disliked Raphael at first but now I love him. I was unfamiliar with his game. I can't hate such a loser scammer like him.

I also really love the emperor. I think it's an amazingly written true neutral character. I will go to bat for the emperor and I hate when people say it's evil, because it's not, it just acts entirely for its own motivations - which sometimes align with your own.

[noeggets]

Random creativity question, but do you take notes of your ideas for art & comics and stuff then look at them when you want to draw? Or do you sit down and draw whatever comes to your mind at that moment?

this is what I do lol

sometimes during the day I’ll have a random art idea say I wanna draw that in my head or out my mouth, forget about it the second route is if I don’t forgot about it I don’t have the skills to do it so I won’t even attempt it.

But it’s mostly on the money I sit down and draw and whatever happens happens, there’s never a set I’m going to draw this today cause I hate schedules like roaches I don’t wanna be confined to you absolutely have to do this today when the freedom of draw what you want whenever you want feels so better to me if that makes sense.

I do have things I want to draw or characters I want to draw I just can’t tell you what the picture is gonna look like, even after I sit down and start whatever is about to happen is just gonna happen I might go to draw a picture and the words for a comic will come into my head from that one thing I was drawing or about to draw and then I just switch to comic mode

I have so many tabs open on my computer in the art program and on the internet so I don’t forget but I always end up forgetting I’m very forgetful but again not gonna write it down bc that is being held within something and I don’t like being held inside a statement

I’m the kind of person who if I have something I want to do you tell me to do something or you have something planned that includes me everything I do is dropped until I do that thing that was planned for me and I’m not allowed to do anything else which ruins all my plans but it be like that for me

this is rambling Im sorry

there are a few things I do want to draw tho

I want to draw Honey the cat but I haven’t gotten around to it

I want to draw Quickman over a don’t hug me I, scared meme I saw

I want to draw some of the my hero academia characters in some outfits I saw on Pinterest

sometimes when there are things like that I’ll get it ready so when I have time to sit down and draw I can just start like I took the outfits and put it in my art program already so when I go to draw I can just start as well as the quickman thing I saved the picture in my drafts so I know it’s there but I might Inevitably forget

[thatgirl4815]

Considering the thematic emphasis on ephemerality in Boston and Nick's relationship, do you think this might reflect a broader commentary on the nature of relationships in the show? Like I've been wondering what it really says about love and understanding, for everyone.

I think it definitely does! Ephemerality as a theme is so special to BostonNick because it shows how even fleeting relationships have the power to make lasting impacts. Many people associate a couple's "happy ending" with them being together, but I think BN could reveal that this isn't always the case; they can go their separate ways in the end and still learn valuable lessons that they carry with them into their future relationships. For Nick, that is both the power and dangers of his own commitment. For Boston, it is the understanding that he does not need to run from emotional commitments—that he should embrace those connections and seek out those who value him for him. It doesn’t mean his lifestyle before this is inherently wrong; I don’t think that’s the statement the writers are trying to make at all. Rather, Boston’s storyline seems to suggest that he’s lacking fulfillment. He wants something more, but he hasn’t been sure how or if he can get it, so he reverts to a “casual relationships are more fun/less dramatic” mentality. In some ways this perspective even seems like a protective measure.

In the context of the other couples, I think ephemerality still plays a role, albeit to a lesser extent. It also has very personal implications for the characters individually, not just together. For Top, relationships are also preferably ephemeral, though not to the same extent as Boston. That’s a notable contrast with Mew, who has no interest in a relationship that doesn’t last. Neither perspective is necessarily wrong or morally superior to the other, though it’s often portrayed that way.

For SandRay, I don’t think there’s such an acute contrast where ephemerality is concerned. Their relationship was perhaps always intended as ephemeral—at least their sexual one—but what was transient quickly became long-term. Love and understanding was never meant to develop, but the fact that it did evolve unintentionally shows the power of that connection despite any attempts to stop or deny it.

I think there are a lot of other avenues this idea of ephemerality can go, but the way it applies to the nature of relationships is a good reflection of how these characters have had their perspective changed over the course of the series. For all couples, I think it’s fair to say that what they expected to only be ephemeral ended up lasting longer and meaning more than they imagined.

[sunflowergirl522]

I don’t know if this is a stupid question or not but I see that you haven’t written for Peter maximoff. Do you still write/fixate on him? I can’t always tell if someone is going on or off on something. I didn’t really know how to word this. I hope you have a wonderful day/night

Hi! Sorry I’m getting to this so late I’ve been super mega busy recently. I haven’t written for Peter in forever but would love to write for him some more. Unfortunately for everyone who followed me for other characters I write for the Eddie Munson brain rot was bad for a long time and then I lost motivation to write bc of depression. And now that I do have motivation to write I have no time.

[posevr]

What was it like being born in the 20th century?

I think it was a good thing I didn’t really have unsupervised Internet till high school. Shooting at pigeons with my BB gun was fun.

I was in 6th grade for 9/11. My Dad got sick after covering the anthrax scares/attacks right after, and that was the scariest part for me. A year or so later a student had moved from NY.

Texting had just become a thing when I was in high school along with camera phones.

I think smartphones should have stopped at camera, music player, calendar, phone.

I miss how easy it used to be to fix things.

I wasn’t really sure how to answer this. I didn’t want it to become a “things were better back then” post.

If I had to give any advice it would be to learn how to make or fix things yourself. A lot of it is easier than it seems and you can get a lot done with a handful of cheap/hand-me-down tools. Learn how the different parts of a system relate to each other and how the system works as a whole. You can do this with a toaster or a political system.

Life is about relationships. Your car won’t start if the ignition switch can’t send a signal to the spark plugs and your friend group will splinter if people stop talking to each other.

[mxtxfanatic]

Hey no pressure to respond but i saw your lqr post and him asking questions to humble wwx.

Could you also clarify the punishment for me please? I am lost between different adaptations and metas. So when wwx was punished for drinking, did nhs and jc receive less number of paddle hits because they were heirs or was wwx given more because he confessed to get lwj drunk. I mean is there any dialogue/thought in book which rationalises who will get how many paddle hits for which offence?

I’m assuming by “punishment” you mean when Wei Wuxian gets beat during the Cloud Recesses arc, right?

Wei Wuxian wasn’t punished for drinking; he was punished for breaking curfew and being outside of the boundary of the Cloud Recesses, thereby breaking the rules. He was caught by Lan Wangji and thought that he could get out of punishment if he dragged the other boy out of the boundary with him, but the next morning, Lan Wangji showed up to have them both punished. Lan Wangji was given 50 more strikes than Wei Wuxian.

Afterwards while Jiang Cheng is carrying Wei Wuxian amidst the crowd of other disciples as the latter explains why he got punished, Lan Xichen sees them and asks why he got punished. Jiang Cheng doesn’t answer straight because he knows that in order to explain Wei Wuxian’s punishment, he’d also have to reveal that he and the other disciples were the ones who set Wei Wuxian up to break curfew to buy them alcohol, and therefore they should also be punished for breaking the rules as is fair.

Nobody except for Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji got punished.

[alter-ego-cole]

Random Question: Hum...you have personal interpretations/headcanons about some ultra beasts?

Ok so these might be more like OC headcannons- ok imma do this

Blacephalon: Dating Xurkitree, loves riddles, jokes, and fucking around. Pretty chaotic

Xurkitree: Dating Blacephalon, mostly tired yet sleeps the longest out of everyone and will die for their friends.

Pheromosa: Dating Buzzwole and is barely able to take shit from anyone. A Gaslight Gatekeep Girlboss™️ still fun tho

Buzzwole: Dating Pheromosa, dumb jock energy and kind; a himbo!

Nihilego: honestly kinda self-absorbed and doesn't like children too much. She has that playfully "innocent" attitude

Poipole: little innocent child, playful... yah not too much character for her-

[lesbiansloveseokjin]

sorry for the silly question, but are you posting all their non-group content for the military post a day? or just selcas 😊

Not a silly question at all! 💜

I'm posting all their selcas that i can find (solo and with other members) in the order they were posted by BTS/bighit/other media (like mnet, music bank, etc), so you can see the evolution of the members through the years one selca at a time.

And then if there's other content the day that selca was posted (like a music show for instance) then I'll post that under the cut. That way you can see the selca and know what the members did that day, which I think is a fun way to reminisce for veteran armys, and to discover content for newer armys. 💜

[i-cant-find-my-name-bracket]

So, is everything going to be one big tournament?

So my plan is, once submissions close, I will randomly place all the names in a bracket, and everyone will vote for the names that are the most obscure/spelled the weirdest/hardest to find in a gift shop.

The end goal is to find the one name that was destined to cause the most traumatic gift shop experiences.