#I love Lee Thompkins

[slangzombies]

GET2KNOWME!!

HALLOOO I AM LAILA!!

I'M a HUGE Gotham fanatic and love love love DC junk. While I love gotham I dooo also rlly enjoy the child's play series (DO NOT MENTION THE SHOW TO ME.) and Impractical Jokers:3 ALSOOO I'M A HUGE GTA V FANGIRL Michael Franklin nd Trevor hold a special place in my heart :)

These are my 4 top interests but liek if you need 2 talk about yr gay little Gotham blurbs I am your GIRL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO MESSAGE ME !!!!!!

A lonely teenage bisexual city girl describes me very well!!!!!!!

[tampire]

Dominating with heels

[milkymooshi]

Dream Gotham blunt rotation?

Harvey, every adult woman in Gotham (except Isabella bc weirdo :/), Harvey (again), Victor Fries (I think he really needs it tbh, or a wife but yk.)

Nightmare Gotham blunt rotation?

Oswald, Ed, Jim (I fucking hate him), Oswald ( again bc he would realistically be the worst to get high with), Jim (I want this man euthanized).

[call-me-oracle]

barbara gordon in batgirl #1

bonus:

[cowchickenbeefpork]

they should’ve allowed Leslie thompkins to be a little masculine. A little gnc if you will. Like visual growth by her change in gender expression to showcase that during the narrows arc. Do you get me.

[tankgotstuckinthecircusgate]

im tired of angst. here's lee n babs being in love silly

[unbibya]

reposting my video from tiktok //

also i finally got all of the gotham merch i have ordered so i'm gonna show it all soon >:)) i'm so happyyyy (my grandma said "ew being gay is illegal i don't like it")

[exiitiosus]

edward nygma. 〃@riddl3r

Violence was inevitable,  she had known that long before settling in the Narrows,  the whole city was built on that very principle,  and while she may despite the bitter reality of it all,  she could only accept it,  there was no changing Gotham.  The only thing she could actually do was exploit such thing in favor to help the people that needed it,  except it didn't always go the way she wanted,  the current predicament they both were in,  was the obvious telltale of such thing.  The ever so subtle raise of a brow at Ed's dramatic antics and she found herself clicking his tongue,  an attempt to hold back the chuckle threatening to spill from dark painted lips.  ❝ Keep still.  I'm almost done. ❞  She warned while she mulled over his words. ❝ We both know it's because if everyone was to use logic to solve the problems around here then they wouldn't be able to justify their actions.  And what a tragedy that would be. ❞  Despite the sarcastic nature of her words,  there was something else laced within her tone,  resentment.

 A hum left Lee's lips when she finished cleaning the last of his wound,  Hand reaching up to pat his cheek once,  much like she was used to do with the kids that kept showing up at the clinic.  ❝ All done. ❞  An almost playful jab in a otherwise grim situation.  Chocolate hues flickered to him,  resignation clear upon her features.  ❝ I know.  However I can't— won't let them scare me away.  I'm not abandoning the clinic or the people here. ❞  Or my place here. While she genuinely wanted to make the Narrows a better place,  her reason to stay was far more selfish,  that much she could admit to herself,  after all she wasn't a saint,  hadn't been one for a long time.  A shake of her head,  and Lee allowed herself a chuckle as she moved to her desk,  retrieving the bottle of liquor she hid there to pour herself a glass,  it was well deserved after the evening she had.  ❝ I'm going to say this once,  but I appreciate your help more than what I'd like to admit. ❞  And she meant it,  despite everything,  she came to care about him like a friend,  or at least as far as the meaning of friend goes in a place where you couldn't even trust your own shadow.  ❝ But perhaps it's time for you to stop then, ❞

[starlooove]

I think Damian becoming a medic would be so cool

[hollow-point-heart]

I did mention in this that I'm not a massive fan of continuing to tie Kirsten's story to Ed and sort if taking away her agency by making her a henchmen for the riddler, however, historically Echo and Query are probably the most well treated sidekicks of all the rouges, (granted that's because Ed knows not to mess them around, but still a win in my books). They also have lives and careers outside of Ed, their stories, also, have always had themes of dealing with mistreatment, particularly as women, and finding a life for themselves, on their own terms. So at the end of the day, I still think this would have been a perfect ending for Kirsten.

Also

Give the Riddler his emotional support lesbians! He needs them! I need them!

I'm rewatching Gotham and thinking about this again so

Justice for Kirsten Kringle 2024

Ok so this is going to be a loooonnnnggggg post because I have a lot of feeling and opinions so buckle in

Basically, I've been thinking about/plotting out how Gotham would go if Kristen hadn't have died (they'll also be a bit of Kristen/Lee-MedicineCabinet because I dig those two so much). I'm going to go season by season to make it easier : )

Season 1/Season 2

Season 1/2 would basically follow the same plotline with Ed still murdering Kristen in ep 6 of season 2, however she'd be taken by the Court of Owls and like 'kept' for future uses.

Season 3

So, season three would follow the same plotline initially with Isabella showing up and eventually being murdered by Oswald. However, in this version Isabella would be Kristen, brought back by the Court of Owls and stiched back up/brought back to life by Hugo Strange. The idea behind this is that the Court of Owls didn't like what Oswald was doing to Gotham, and Ed was far too much of a help in his rise to power, and they knew that if Ed fell for someone else Oswald would lose it and ruin their partnership, ergo, Isabella. Kristen's memory would have been wiped, so she'd basically be a blank slate to become Ed's perfect partner.

She'd still die as normal, but I feel like in true Gotham fashion we'd get a little teaser implying that she might not actually be dead.

Season 4

In season 4 we would have found out that Kristen/Isabella didn't actually die (obviously lol) and we follow her as she wakes up and struggles with the fact that she seems to have missing memories/someone else's memories and some very severe injuries, (I honestly don't have an explanation for how she's not dead anymore probably Gotham logic and some like left over alive science from Hugo Strange). She tries to go to the GCPD for help but since she doesn't know who she is/is technically dead they just turn her away. Kristen ends up in the narrows not knowing where else to go and then runs into... Lee!!!!! This would be a little before Ed finds Lee, she obviously recognises Kristen and sets about to help her recover her memories/heal her injuries, cue lots of cute MedicineCabinet moments. However, as Kristen gains memories back she also has to come to terms with just how traumatising her experiences have been.

(Tw for brief mention of domestic abuse in the next paragraph)

Bit of a tangent but it is related, I know the Gotham fandom tends to defend Ed quite a lot (which I get, he was treated horrifically and not all of this is entirely his fault). However, from Kristen's perspective She was in an abusive relationship while dealing with repeated unwanted advances from a coworker. Her boyfriend mysteriously disappears with the only possible explanation given to her is that he has left her, she finally decides to give the guy from her work a chance... And he turns out to be wonderful; he's considerate, calm, nice to her and she finally seems happy and settled... Until she reveals to him that she's still worried about her abusive ex returning, to which her loving boyfriend gleefully reveals to her that he murdered her ex. The man she thought she knew and felt safe with has suddenly become a violent stranger to her. Obviously Ed then strangles her and spends the rest of his time pretending to be distraught over her and telling people that she left him for Dougherty. This is all bad enough but then (in this version at least) Kristen is unwittingly brought back to life only to be used as puppet to control her murderers' feelings and actions, giving him, (from Ed's perspective at least) another chance at the relationship whereas Kristen is forced to play along in a scheme that will always end in her dying.

I genuinely believe that Kristen would have a lot of trauma and anger over her whole situation that she would have to work through with Lee. I think she would have a complicated feelings over 'Isabella' because on one hand it wasn't her and simply someone invented to cause changes in Ed's life at her expense. But on the other hand, Isabella was a woman who was allowed no agency over her own life and forced to be a chess piece in a game of manipulation, Kristen obviously feeling a kind of kinship with the feeling of being used dyes her hair a more strawberry blonde to make sure that she can keep a small piece of Isabella with her and to remember a woman who was created to die.

I think once Ed finds Lee there would be an incredible amount of tension between Kristen and Ed (obviously), I also think that Kristen would be pretty angry at Ed's new 'Riddler' persona and how he gets to move on and reinvent himself and she never did, also there would be the fact that they both are struggling with identity issues and knowing who they are. In the same fashion as Ed's Penguin impression, I think Kristen would start committing crimes with a Riddler like aesthetic to sort of take some of his spotlight away, and she would call herself, (if you haven't guessed it already...) Query.

I think even though in real life I don't think Kristen and Ed could reconcile nor do I think that Kristen should, I'm trying to stay as close to cannon as possible and so I think by the end of season 4 Kristen and Ed would at the very least be be to be in the same room without Lee having to interfere.

Season 5

I don't really have a coherent plan for season 5 considering it's a little odd, but I have to assume that Kristen continues on her journey of becoming Query and getting over her trauma. I'd love Lee and Kristen to get together, but I also love Lee and Jim, so I don't know how I'd resolve that. I'm not sure who would become Echo, I'd love for it to be Lee but again I don't know how that would work in terms of Lee/Jim.

Ending thoughts

As a standalone story I don't love Kristen's arc in this in terms of her still being tied to Ed and her future kind of depending on him, but I was trying to stay as close to cannon as possible, which is unfortunately a cannon that does not treat it's female characters great...

TL;DR

Justice for Kristen Kringle 2022

[hxney-lemcn]

would you ever do a gotham [pre-riddler] ed nygma x a gn reader oneshot?? like the readers an assistant M.E. to dr. thompkins and they let ed come and help them examine bodies or something like that idk

btw i love ur fics ur writing styles rlly nice <333‼️

Gotham! Edward Nygma Befriending gn! M.E. assistant! reader

tw: mentions of death and dead bodies.

a/n: ok, so my requests aren't open but since I'm in a riddler mood I decided to write this anyways lol. Also, ik you said one shot but headcanons worked out better for me. I'm glad you like my fics sm! This can be seen as platonic or romantic

wc: 0.4k

Master List

❥When you were first hired as an assistant M.E., you hadn’t expected to stumble upon the forensic scientist examining the body you were supposed to. It was your first assignment on your own, given to you by Dr. Leslie Thompkins. He stood there, hands inside the body, his hair slightly falling into his face. You weren’t sure how to proceed as you both just stared at each other awkwardly. 

❥That’s how you met Edward Nygma. The lovely dork of the precinct. He was surprised when you didn’t raise your voice. You didn’t give him a dirty look and you didn’t ask him to leave. No, in fact, he couldn’t believe his ears when you asked him to help. It was your first time being unsupervised after all, so it was comforting that someone who also seemed knowledgeable in your field was there. 

❥What you thought was a one time thing ended up happening more often than you thought. Ed would join you, help you inspect the body, then take anything he needed to analyze as the forensic scientist. It became routine. The times he wasn’t there felt off, though he did have his own job to do. You enjoyed his presence. Being surrounded by death on the daily, his odd mannerisms and riddles brought some life into the environment. 

❥The first time Dr. Thompkins, or Lee as she insisted, walked in on you two hovering over a body, she wasn’t surprised in the slightest. She didn’t even pause to process. Why would she? She had put two and two together forever ago. At first you were mortified. It was your duty to make sure policies and protocols were being followed so that any evidence found couldn’t be thrown out. You and Ed were definitely breaking protocol. He wasn’t trained after all.

❥She just continued on like it was the norm. In fact, it was the norm. Ed had been doing this since before she was hired after all. Best to just let him. He knew what he was doing after all. It got to the point that if anyone needed Ed, they’d just go to the M.E. lab. He was there 9/10 times after all.

❥It didn’t help that Ed found himself liking your presence. You never judged him, you weren’t afraid to ask him for help, and most of all, you didn’t push him away for his ‘unusual’ mannerisms. You genuinely tried to answer his riddles. You never got short with him, and if you couldn’t handle them you would tell him upfront. He thought of you as his safe space. Before, the M.E. lab was a safe space solely due to the bodies being like riddles. He found solace in trying to piece together the puzzle of how and why someone was killed. Now, you were a part of that.

[tickletastic]

Do u have any tickle hcs about the bat boys?

yes yes yes yes yes do i ever

under the cut, my love <3

Dick

absolutely just devastatingly ticklish everywhere, but i also think he is weirdly good at hiding it for a little bit, and sometimes the ler trying to tickle him will just eventually give up (big brother powers? zatanna magic?)

his thighs and tummy are his worst spots, and both just absolutely destroy him

he can and will attempt to acrobat his way out of tickling

he 100% once tried to front flip away from Tim when he was trying to tickle dick and jason ended up catching him upside down in the air (and tim totally took advantage)

absolutely the family tickle monster because it is his oldest brother duty

the only sibling that damian actually lets tickle him (because he kind of loves tolerates dick)

Duke

Absolutely the type to accidentally hurt you when you tickle him

If you get his neck? he's karate chopping you. his ribs? he'll elbow you

i hc that jason and duke are close because i think duke would be really into literature too (i think he'd be a big poe fan!!) and they would bond over spending hours in the Wayne manor library

as a result, i think jason tickles duke the most, but i think damian has been indexing moments that he witnesses so he can "accidentally" tickle duke later (bc, despite what he would say, he is a softie and wants to make sure that duke feels like he's a part of the family as much as everyone else is)

i think his worst spots are his ribs and his thighs, but he gets really panicked and giggly when someone tries to go for his neck

i think he's a really timid and considerate ler, and that he's probably stopping every minute or so to make sure the lee is alright (which his siblings find INCREDIBLY flustering)

Damian

he is just a tiny little dude, just an angry tiny guy

he is, like most twelve year olds, ticklish everywhere, but he only ever lets dick or bruce tickle him, and SOMETIMES, jason

his laugh is so cute, and he snorts pretty much the entire time

it embarrasses him incredibly, but he physically cannot fight back when he's tickled, he just kind of lays there and giggles

he does in fact use tickling to his advantage in the manor, and has been known to tickle tim to tears

like steph, i think he secretly knows exactly where everyone is ticklish (except for jason, who, as usualy, remains elusive)

Tim

my sleepy boy, top of my kin list, i am such a tim stannie

99% of the time that he's tickled it's because he is refusing to sleep after 24+ hours working

he's horrendously ticklish pretty much everywhere but his ribs are the absolute worst

he tries really hard to fight back, and he's definitely a flailer, but ultimately he never gets very far and eventually just slumps and tries to curl up

dick, steph, and jason tickle him the most, but bruce puts in his fair share too

when someone tries to tease him he tries to scream through his laughter so he doesn't have to hear it, but ultimately, he is forced to listen

he's not much of a ler, but he will strike every once in a while

Jason

best bat? best bat

i hc that the lazarus pit made him more sensitive, but only bruce, dick, kori, roy, and leslie thompkins know about it, and he has sworn them all to secrecy

the same group are pretty much the only people who know where he's ticklish

actually really ticklish if you can get him pinned, but otherwise he is definitely successfully fighting off any tickle attacks

dick has one method from when they were kids where he'll get jason up against a wall, whether he be on a bed or trapped in on the couch, because the tickling will make jason too weak to try to vault over him (and it's MUCH easier than trying to pin his ass down)

he is definitely the most vicious ler of the house, and his teases absolutely mortify his siblings

his signature move is grabbing both wrists of an unsuspecting family member, hauling them over their head, and tickling them to tears with his free hand

[sodaabaa]

stolen tires, chapter one

jason returns to gotham after the world believed him to be dead. heavily inspired by the film, under the red hood.

tw: mentions of death, angst, self loathing, grief, abuse

Jason's funeral was today. The only people who would be there were Bruce's foster son, Dick, his biological son, Damian, Commissioner Jim Gordon as well as Doctor Lee Thompkins. Bruce entered one of his many cars with Alfred to leave the manor for the funeral. It would be held at a small and humble church on the outskirts of Gotham, to try and avoid the press. The swarm of news reporters and journalists were the last people Bruce wanted to deal with today. He didn't have the patience or the energy to deal with them today.  As he drew closer and closer to the church the dread and pain that filled his stomach had been getting worse. Bruce felt as though he was reliving the death of his parents. He felt hollow like a part of his body had been ripped off brutally. As they reached their destination, Bruce could see Dick and his girlfriend Barbara Gordon, the Commissioner's daughter. Once they parked he got out of the car to go and greet them.

"Glad you could make it Richard, Barbara. It means a lot, thank you." He said, giving them a small grin. 

Dick offered a sympathetic smile and said, "Jason was like a little brother to me, I wouldn't have missed it even if Gotham was falling apart." 

All smiles, all the time. Dick knew how to make even the most heart-wrenching situations a bit brighter with his cheery personality. The day was cold and dreary as if even the sun was mourning for Jason and the clouds showed their respect by joining together in a grey, suffocating blanket that only they could think was offering protection. Bruce thought he was protecting Jason, that he gave him a better life but what was the point of that "better life" if it was short lived? 

Bruce couldn't help thinking, if only he had been a little faster, a little earlier, a little sharper. He could've saved his son's life. The night before he could hardly sleep because of the pain, the remorse, regret and the sorrow he felt losing a piece of his heart. He dreamt of Jason, first he came to his dreams as the scared and lonely young boy he had found stealing the tires of his car. That was the day Bruce had first met Jason, stealing tires, he almost laughed at the thought of one of the strongest young men he had ever known stealing tires to sell to be able to afford food. That was also the day he had taken him in. Raised him, taught him and loved him so that he could feel normal and have a family. The dream had shifted, now he was boy wonder himself, eager to catch low life thugs on the street and ensure that the people of Gotham were safe. The final scene of his dream-turned-nightmare was Jason's limp, lifeless body hanging in his arms, gone. 

Although he didn't show it, Bruce was disappointed by the lack of people at the funeral. There was a total of six people that showed up. Five of those people had the potential to save Jason. They could've saved him. They couldn't.  Bruce looked over to the entrance to see Jim and Lee entering. He walked over to greet them.

"Thank you for coming, both of you." He said to them, offering his hand to shake. 

"I'm so sorry for loss Bruce, I only met Jason briefly but he was a good kid, taken too soon." Jim said, shaking his hand.

He had heard that phrase far too many times. For his parents. Jason. For every soul he had ever lost. Few ever actually meant those words. I'm sorry for your loss.  Bruce made his way towards the stage to give his short eulogy. He'd given speeches hundreds of times being the CEO of Wayne Enterprises but this was different. He was about to give a speech about a young boy who had been taken from this world in the worst way, and it was all Bruce's fault. With a heavy heart and a burdened soul, he quietly walked towards the podium, trying his best not to slouch and prepared for his speech. 

"Jason Peter Todd. Born August 16th 1992. He was an interesting soul. He was introverted yet ambitious. Curious yet so shy. I never really knew how to describe Jason in a way that would truly capture his personality. It took me awhile to get to him but when I did I was amazed by the colors of his heart. Despite being a victim of abuse, he never faltered in his sense of duty to making sure others never had to go through what he did. To shorten it, Jason was a hero. I took him in, a scared, lonely boy at the time, little did I know that this little boy would go on to become an amazing young man who would repeatedly risk his life for others, who would become so smart, maybe even too smart for his own good. Jason was everything you would want in a son." 

He let out a humorless laugh, "you know, it's true what they say; the good die young."

The room was pin drop silent and Bruce took a shaky breath and closed his eyes for a moment, trying to calm the stinging tears breaking through. 

"Jason Todd was a beautiful soul taken away from us, from me, far too soon. May his soul rest in absolute peace."

What Bruce didn't know was that his soul wouldn't know peace for a long time.

[fanfic-the-wish-your-heart-makes]

Part 5 of Gotham Characters React to You Getting Easily Scared by a Movie 👻☠😈😨🎃:

Lee Thompkins, Lucius Fox & Harvey Bullock

<-last part (part 4)

Part 1

Additional warnings: in Harvey's fic the movie's described (a chase followed by a scene on a rooftop, from which a main character nearly falls down)

Lee Thompkins probably really enjoys the movie. No, correct that: she definitely likes it, trashy or serious. To be honest, she might be a bit disappointed at first, but your well-being matters so much more and her instincts to keep you save are way too strong for her to consider continuing watching.

Woah, this scene alone is scarier than you thought the whole thing would be! You glance at Lee, maybe she's feeling the same and you can stop watching— Nope, on the contrary: she's almost spell-bound, staring at the screen in fascination. You decide to just look at her for some time, and soon realize that she's enjoying this a lot, making little gasps but leaning forward nontheless. If you weren't so frightened of the movie, you'd let her do so forever, but you can't continue and you're sure she wouldn't want you to if she knew how you felt..

"Hey, Lee?" "Mhm?" She's immersed in the story. "This movie is too much for me." "What?" She presses pause. You gesture towards the source of your distress. "I'm sorry, I know how much you love the movie but it is way too scary for me." "Oh." She eyes you carefully, not liking your current posture, and sighs. "Let's stop then." "Are you sure? I can go to another room." Lee shakes her head. "You're sweet. But I can watch the rest another time." "Really?" She pretends to think, leaning close to you. "What will I do with all that free time?" A mischevious expression spreads on her face. You play along, "I know, right?" You kiss her. "What will we do?"

Lucius Fox is honest from early on about how scary he finds what the two of you are watching. He may even bring it up before you do. Though whether he's frightened or not doesn't matter when you are. He sees no use in pushing you or himself to do something you're not enjoying.

The creepier the movie's atmosphere gets, the closer you inch towards Lucius, until something particularly surprises you and you nearly cling to him in shock, too stunned to move. "Hey, babe," he starts, "Am I the only one who finds this movie too scary?" He looks at you and finds that you don't seem happy either, so he presses pause. "Because right now I just want it to end." "Oh, thank you! I've been feeling the same. Yes, can we just stop watching now? I don't need to know who gets killed." You laugh. He breaths a sigh of relief. "Exactly."

While he turns the TV off, you put the lights on again, still a little tense. You sit down close to him. "I think I need a lot of cuddling after this, what do you say?" He grinns. "I'd say the movie did us some  good after all." In a matter of seconds his arms are around you and you let his kiss shoo away your fear.

Harvey Bullock is one of the best people to have around when you're scared. His comic relief levels spike when someone he cares about is afraid and what's more, he dislikes getting scared anyways.

You're glad that your detective is finally home, away from the dangers of his job. Hopefully you'll soon finish this movie and get to spend some—

The main character falls down, their face twisting, and notices that the antagonist is on his tracks. He finally manages to get up again, and runs into an abandoned building, hastily moving upstairs until, after a long minute of dramatic shots and sounds, he reaches the attic and decides to move onto the roof.

Goodness, what if Harvey ever has to do that? The chase continues, bricks fall down and suddenly the main guy is hanging off the building. You tense, the previous scary scenes only making you more tense. Harvey places his palm on on your shoulder.

"Easy there. That chase wouldn't happen like this. I mean, did you see how many stairs that was?" He laughs. "No need to be afraid of the bad guy when there's stairs." You laugh a little, still concerned for him. "Yeah, but what if the bad guy has more energy than you?" At the word "you", his gaze softens and he beckons you closer. "Come here, sweetheart." You let your head rest close to his. "I promise you I'll always be careful. I swear to God." He kisses you and holds you until you've calmed down, then jokes, "Now, whether Jim is careful or not..." He makes a face, "Ahh?" You're in more of a mood to joke now, "Good, then all I gotta hear is the same from Jim and I'm happy." He laughs and listens to your much less frightened words, "After I'm done with him, he'll dream of stairs." Harvey's laughter chases some of the leftover tension away.

->part 6

[it-happened-once-in-a-meme]

Gotham AU where everything is the same but Lana Del Rey is in it 💋🖤

Inspired by @x-marge 's post "if gotham city was real lana del rey could stop writing about new york"

Disclaimer: AU Lana possibly romanticizes bad stuff a bit more than in her actual songs (I'm no expert on her, I just like her music, but Gotham can make people a bit crazy, so I think it fits)

•Valerie Vale trades info with her for eXpoSitioN but it actually pays out...until Valerie starts to hate the romantic portrayal of things to do with crime

•seriously, I'm talking love-interests inspired by Carmine Falcone, Sal Maroni, the Ogre (Jason Lennon) & later Oswald Cobblepot & the Riddler 🥰, think lines like "If he's a serial killer then what's the worst that can happen to a girl who's already hurt?" from Happiness Is a Butterfly

•Lana would absolutely date Harvey Bullock at one point. Yep, the police songs are about him 😚

•Jim hates her (or is this just me wanting him to have one non-romantic relationship with a younger woman? 😐🤔) and it isn't at all because she makes relationships with mob bosses sound tempting when he knows he should never give in 🤭🥲

•Meanwhile law-abiding people who are intrigued by crime like Kristen Kringle & Lee Thompkins feel seen. In a city as horrible as Gotham it's not at all crazy to fantasize about control by attraction/love in a dangerous situation

•The dangerous thing is the people who take er more problematic love-interests as an example (for example 🎵"Do you think you'll kill for me one day?" "Yes, of course I will, my darling."🎵). Looking at you, Riddler 👀

Spoilers for S03 E15:

•'National Anthem' is inspired by mayor Cobblepot "going missing". Ed wants to sue her so badly but knows that the lyrics aren't indicative enough of inspiration

•Fittingly enough, hallucination!Oswald sings one of her songs. Maybe National Anthem or something like 'Summertime Sadness' 😭

•Meanwhile the Riddler gets frustrated because he's gaining the wrong attention, he didn't ask to be called The Chess Killer or get incorporated in love songs!

If liked this and think "This crossover is probably a one-time occurence on it-happend-once-in-a-meme", you might like my photo edits of Barbara Kean & Nygmobblepot as Lana Del Rey covers 🤗😂

[cowchickenbeefpork]

just saw your post about gnc leslie and so true. She was working two extremely taxing jobs day and night in the narrows. She was running around trying to inspire revolution whilst caring for hundreds of sick patients. She was dealing with the aftermath of all the shit that happened with the tetch virus and Jim. I feel like with all of that going on she'd reach a level of self acceptance to just not care about makeup or shaving. She's beyond trying to construct an appealing image of a white collar worker and desireable person. She's finding herself and channelling her actions towards caring for humanity. I think she'd start wearing simple button down shirts and oversized thrifted tea shirts. She'd wear warm practical, comfortable coats, and re-wear the same jeans through out the week. She'd be free to be herself.

Also kind of related, but in general seeing leslie in the narrows dolled up in makeup, and seeing selina always wearing a full face of makeup with stylised hair always irked me a little. They are both living in poverty, it seems out of character. But also... it's gotham, none of the details of this show make practical sense. The series prioritises style and I respect it's commitment to that at least.

AAAAAAAAAAA YOU GET ITTTTTTTT!!!!! It makes no sense it doesn’t fit her character progression and is only there because Gotham is allergic to women being more masculine than cishet men like. It’s like the show is scared we won’t even know they’re women without makeup, like makeup and femininity define their womanhood it’s a performance. To see Leslie escape from having to constantly be the perfect woman, the perfect wife and become more should reflect her appearance too, she shouldn’t be worrying about being feminine when she has a lot to fucking do AND HER NOT BEING FEMININE WOULD BE HER CHARACTER EVOLVING OUT OF WHAT PEOPLE WANTED HER TO BE IN BOTH JOB AND PERSONALITY AND LOOKS! Because Gotham is so against masculine woman they genuinely had a missed opportunity to show more of her character arc by having it affect her looks.

that being said, I’m not inherently against her wearing makeup during the narrows arc. I do think cherri would be one of those bosses who would make their female employees doll up to keep guests around. If her ass is concerned about money all the time, she would make Lee wear makeup most of the time. After cherri is gone though? Yeah Lee is not wearing that shit (which can also represent how she is not owned by anyone anymore. She has no expectations for how she’s supposed to dress or look like with makeup. She can finally be free.)