#always be suspicious about the random people that wants a drawing of their son’s dog

[pigeongue]

Just wanted to say to my fellow artists on here that do commissions : if a client asks you for your paypal email because ‘it’s easier for me duh’ IT’S A SCAM! I almost got trapped in this like 2 minutes ago and it infuriates me.

A guy told me that he wanted to pay me 200$ dollars for 3 drawings of his son’s dog. At first everything was okay but when i send him my Paypal username he said that he prefer to have my PayPal email bc it’ll be easier for him. (which was very weird but i’m slow)

Then i received an email (which in reality isn’t from the real Paypal, it was servicepaypal.intl.cm@gmail.com ) saying that there was a problem and that i needed to send 200$ dollars to him so that he can send them again to me after i create a business account.

In reality there is no such limits for receiving this amount of money. This guy asked me for my email only for me to receive this scam. He even send me a ‘proof’ that he send me the money. It looked so real omg.

So please don’t be dumb like me and never log into your Paypal account through a weird ahh email like the one i received 💀 I had to delete my Paypal account because of that.

[certifiedmoth]

Please Say Yes

Single Dad!Duncan x Fem!Reader

Summary: Duncan wants to propose to Y/N, but his son ruins the surprise.

Notes: Okay, I wrote this really fast and it probably isn’t the best thing ever, but my heart was literally going AWWW the whole time I wrote this, so enjoy!! (single dad!duncan owns me, y’all) gif credit to @spellman

Warnings: None, just fluff

Word Count: 3.2K

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“Do you understand, bub?”

The four-year-old sitting on Duncan’s lap scrunched up his face playfully while nodding his head enthusiastically.

“We can’t tell mama!”

“Mhm, yes. And why can’t we tell mama?” Duncan bobbed his leg up and down, sending his son into a fit of giggles.

“Because marrying mama is a secret, shhh,” he held his tiny finger up to his mouth and spoke in a whisper, making sure to be as quiet as his little voice would let him.

“Well, asking her to marry daddy is a secret. Mama can’t know at all, it’s a surprise, okay?” He looked his son right in his eyes, hoping he was listening carefully to what he was telling him. “Mama’s going to be really, really happy, as long as it’s a surprise and we don’t tell her before the right time, okay?”

“When’s the right time? Right now?” His son’s big, blue eyes went wide with curiosity.

Duncan let out a soft chuckle, “Well, not right now, bub. Daddy will know the right time; you don’t need to worry about that.” He kissed the top of his son’s hair, holding him close to his chest and savoring this blissful moment. “Just don’t tell mommy.”

~

You and Duncan had been together for three happy years now; something of a record for Mr. Shepherd. He had known from the very first moment he laid his eyes on you that you were meant to be in his life. Stolen glances at work led to steamy makeout sessions in his office which, then, (miraculously, he thought) led to a first date. Duncan had always known how special you were, but it was then, on that first date, as he stared at you smiling from across the table, illuminated by the soft moonlight and laughing at your own joke, that he truly realized that he selfishly wanted you all to himself and that he’d do everything in his power to make that a reality.

A year prior to meeting Y/N, Duncan had experienced one of the worst pains of his life when the mother of his son took off and left. They hadn’t been together long and the pregnancy was a complete surprise, but he had sworn right then and there, as he looked down at the positive pregnancy test, that he would be the best father to his child and the most supportive and loving partner to his girlfriend the world had ever seen. But she had other plans for her life, it seemed; she left shortly after the birth, leaving behind a heartbroken Duncan to solely take care of their child.

Even with the amazing gift that his son was, he truly believed that he would always be alone; destined to share this life with nobody but himself. But then you came along, and flipped a light switch on, suddenly changing his whole outlook on everything and bringing an immense amount of love and light into him and his son’s life that he had never imagined possible. You brightened everything for him.

From a cocky bachelor to a single dad, cherishing domesticity with his son and the love of his life, Duncan often reminisced on how he had gotten here in life. He couldn’t help but wonder what he had done to deserve a life as amazing and meaningful as this one; it was something he would always cherish. He had his family – His family. His to hold and love. His to keep him warm at night and comfort him when troubled thoughts filled his head. You and his son were all he needed in his life. And all that was left to do was ask you to be his forever.

~

- Two weeks later -

The bubbly boy sitting next to you focused intently on the drawing before him, while he excitedly rambled on and on about the dog he had seen that morning.

“He tried to lick my nose,” he scrunched up his small nose as his addictive giggles filled the air; turning to you, he mimicked the dog with his tongue sticking out and continued laughing without a care in the world. Always such an expressive one, you thought, as you felt the corners of your own mouth lifting while you stared at the lively boy beside you.

“Why don’t you draw the doggie in your picture?” You smiled back at him, moving some of the loose strands of hair out of his face. He had his father’s hair and it soothed you to see so much of Duncan in him.

“No!” he yelled defiantly while a great, big smile appeared on his face as he got up and started dancing (or at least, what a toddler’s definition of dancing was). Okay… you knew what was going on here. He was clearly in one of his “silly moods”; something Duncan liked to call his random outbursts of excitement and giggling. He twirled around the room, singing and laughing as if he were the happiest person alive, before running back to you and plopping down on the ground next to you and his coloring station.

“Somebody’s being silly,” you scrunched up your nose at him, watching him as he dramatically laughed and got back to coloring his picture. “But bub, I have a question,” you frowned, exaggerating your sad tone. “Why no doggie?” you fake cried, hoping to bring even more laughter out of him.

“Because we don’t have one, you silly!!” He yelled, finding the whole situation quite hilarious. “This is our family,” he pointed to the picture. “And we don’t have a doggie, so he can’t go in here.”

“Oh, okay. I understand,” you nodded, enjoying the seriousness and accuracy he put into his art. Peeking over his head to see the masterpiece itself, you found a tall figure that must have been Duncan since a (very large) cellphone was placed in his hand. You silently made a note to tell Duncan about it later; you were sure he would think it was adorable funny. Then, there was your little one right in the middle with a big, gigantic smile plastered on his face; that part seemed quite accurate. Your eyes continued scanning the page, landing on the figure that must have been you, but you were wearing a long, white dress with something covering your face; a very odd sight that caused you to tilt your head in confusion, trying to understand what you were looking at. It was honestly very sweet and endearing, but also suspicious, to say the least.

“Hey bub, why am I wearing that?” you pointed to the cartoon version of yourself.

“Because that’s what people wear when they get married,” he replied softly and casually while focusing on coloring in the grass expertly.

Your heart stopped for a split second as you heard him speak those words so nonchalantly. Had Duncan said something to him? Or perhaps, maybe his preschool teacher had taught them about what a wedding was and he simply was a curious and intrigued child? It must be the latter, you thought. He must have seen a wedding in one of his cartoons, or saw it in a book.

You tried to rid your brain of dangerous, exciting thoughts and calm yourself of the possibility of something bigger taking place right now, but failed horribly after several minutes of a very anxious internal dialogue with yourself.

“Bub, why am I wearing it, though?”  you spoke up suddenly, the confusing thoughts in your head still running rampant as your heartbeat raced.

“Because daddy said he’s gonna marry you, so you have to wear white!! Daddy read this book to me and the girl in it got married and she wore white, so you have to wear white, silly.”

Your eyes went wide and it was as if the air had been knocked right out of your lungs; you were sure you would have looked paralyzed if anyone had walked in at that exact moment. You had thought of the possibility of Duncan proposing one day; you both had talked about it casually before, but you didn’t know that he was actually planning to ask you to be his wife.

You were shocked, confused, beyond ecstatic… You felt so many different things, all completely at the same time, and you didn’t exactly know how to process everything you were feeling; this was foreign territory. Your head swirled and buzzed while the little boy next to you sat unbothered by the bombshell he had just dropped, mindlessly coloring the sky a light blue color on the paper in font of him.

“When did daddy say all of this?”

His little head turned to you, about to answer your question with an excited smile on his face, when he suddenly remembered the day his dad had sat him on his lap and told him his great, big secret plan. But he had told him not to tell you. That’s what he had said: To not tell mama. That only daddy could tell her and only when it was the right time. This was not the right time. And daddy wasn’t even here. Slowly, his smile turned to a frown and glossy tears began to prick the corners of his bright blue eyes.

“Oh no, baby, what’s going on?” Your voice was laced with concern as you watched his face contort with sadness. In this moment, you forgot about the picture. You forgot about what he was about to say. You forgot about any future proposal. You only cared about why your sweet boy had become so incredibly distraught. His cheeks grew warm and he suddenly started wailing as tears began to flow freely down his face, his poor lungs struggling to draw in air from crying so hard.

The door to the home office slammed open and Duncan came running out, his eyes wide with worry and concern as he noticed you in the middle of the floor, cradling his little boy. “What happened?”

“I don’t know, he just started crying,” your looked up at Duncan hopelessly while you held your little one to your chest, rocking him back and forth and trying your best to comfort him and ease him of whatever pain he was feeling. It was just as painful for you as it was for Duncan to see him so uncontrollably distraught. You’d do anything to make him feel better, no matter the cost. And Duncan was right there with you; he’d do anything to protect his son from this world. Which is why it was so hard to see him like this right now. A very worried Duncan kneeled next to you and started gently stroking his son’s back in a calm and soothing manner.

“Bub, what’s wrong? Are you hurt?” Duncan whispered in his ear, hoping to god something wasn’t causing him physical pain.

Your little one hesitantly lifted his head from your chest and looked up at his dad with tears running down his red face, trying to speak but all that came out were more choked sobs. “I- I ruined the surprise,” you almost didn’t catch his timid voice amidst the strangled sobs. Duncan’s face twisted in confusion, not sure what his poor child was talking about.

“Bub, what surprise?” Duncan asked softly while continuing to rub his son’s back. You held him in your arms, swaying him back and forth and he finally started to calm down a bit. He sniffled and played with your hair, focusing on trying to tell his dad what he meant.

“Dada, I said you were gonna marry mama,” he let out another small sob, feeling overwhelmed with the whole situation. He was afraid Duncan would be mad at him and that he’d be in trouble for telling you, but most of all, he was just unbearably sad for letting down his dad.

Duncan’s breath hitched in his throat as he heard his son’s confession; his eyes instantly flickered to yours, which were already staring at him, wide and bright with curious wonder. There was so much vulnerability in his blue eyes; you’d never seen him like that before. It was almost startling to look at the love of your life and see a different side to him, one you’d never caught a glimpse of before. He had never felt so exposed and caught off guard in all his life; tears had started to prick the corners of his own eyes. It was beautiful and painful to watch, you thought.

This wasn’t how he had planned it. This wasn’t at all how he had planned it. He was going to wait for the perfect moment... The perfect dinner with a perfect bottle of champagne, under the same moonlight he had fallen in love with you, only to then, get down on one knee, take your hand in his, and ask you to be his and only his forever. Truth be told, that moment had come and gone. Or, at least half of it. He had taken you out to dinner the week before, but he had never gotten down on one knee and he had never asked you that one question that had been dancing across his mind every second of every day since he had finally decided to propose. Deep down, he was terrified. Terrified that you would reject him and he’d lose you forever. A part of him still felt he didn’t deserve you and that one day, you’d realize it.

But now, everything was out in the open. His wants, his feelings, his plans for the future: All of it. He was exposed. Duncan had no wall to hide behind now; his son had torn it down for him.

“Baby, there’s no need to cry. You didn’t ruin anything,” your soft voice spoke to the little boy cradled in your arms, snapping Duncan out of his anxious thoughts. “It’s okay, baby. Daddy isn’t upset with you and mommy isn’t either. We love you so, so, so very much, okay?” You pulled back to look him in his tear-filled eyes. “It’s okay, my love,” you gave him a genuine smile, rubbing his back with small circles.

He was comforted by your words and nestled his head against your neck, feeling the worry start to leave his tiny body. Only small sniffles could be heard now as his eyes started to get heavy with sleep. You continued gently stroking his back as you helped to softly lull him to sleep.

“Plus, mommy wants to marry daddy, too.”

Duncan’s head snapped up, locking his wide eyes with yours as an incredulous look overcame his features. Had he heard you correctly? Had you really meant what you had just whispered? He’d never felt his heart beat this fast in all his life; it felt as though it was about to explode right out of his chest.

“She does?” Duncan spoke quietly and carefully, as you both realized the sweet boy in your arms was now fast asleep from wearing himself out so suddenly with his tears.

You nodded your head, looking at him with every single ounce of love and adoration you had felt for him the past three years of your beautiful relationship. He inched his way closer to you, closing the distance between yourselves while being careful not to wake his son.

He leaned in to place a feather light kiss to your lips, “You know, I had something planned…”

“Is that so?” you smiled against his lips, the small burn of his stubble rubbing against your skin and the warm scent of his cologne mixing to remind you of home.

“Mhm, but I guess this will have to do,” his voice was soft and playful as he reluctantly pulled away from you, reached into his pocket and retrieved a small plush box. You let out a sudden breath, you hadn’t known you’d been holding in, and felt tears begin to spill over your cheeks.

Duncan adjusted himself so he was on one knee and slowly opened the small box in his hands, revealing the most dazzling diamond ring you had ever seen; he had picked it because the sparkle it gave off was reminiscent of your beauty in the moonlight. He looked at you adoringly through crystal, blue eyes, letting a content sigh fall from his lips as he stared at his entire world right in front of him.

“I am so completely and insanely in love with you, Y/N,” he smiled softly as he whispered to you. “I cherish this life we’ve built together, and I can never thank you enough for being there for our son. You’re the best mother this world has ever had and the best partner I could ever ask for. Some days I wake up and I still can’t believe that you’re in my life,” he laughed lightly as his voice began to break; his own tears threatening to spill over now. “You came into my life and made every aspect of it better and, now, I only ask that you allow me the opportunity to do the same for you.”

You held your hand over your mouth to stifle your cries as you peered, through teary eyes, at the love of your life.

With one last exhale and smile, Duncan looked up at you and whispered, “Will you marry me?”

You let out a squeaking noise and nodded frantically while tears fell down your cheeks. “Yes, of course, I’ll marry you!” you tried your best to keep your voice quiet, so as not to disturb the sleeping child in your arms, but you were too overcome with excitement and love for this man.

Duncan’s face lit up and he gave you the brightest smile you had ever seen as he quickly enveloped you in his arms, placing gentle kisses to your face. You could feel his own tears on his cheeks now as he kissed you tenderly. You’d never felt so happy in all your life. This truly was all you needed: Duncan and your son. Your family.

He placed one last passionate kiss to your lips, deepening it while your hand ran through his soft hair. Reluctantly, he pulled away once again, brushing his lips against yours. “What do you say we put little bub down for his nap and then we go and celebrate in our own special way?”

You smiled against his lips, wanting nothing more than to show him just how much love you had for him. “Sounds good to me,” you whispered, placing one more kiss to his lips before feeling Duncan’s hand hold onto yours gently, pulling you up and leading you to the beginning of a new life.

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[ofregiums]

silence ! raise the royal standard, for the princess of belgium, CHARLOTTE VAN LEUVEN, has arrived. being twenty-eight years old, she is second in line to the throne. many around the court call her the lost soul by virtue of her being benevolent and imaginative, while also being evasive and fragile.  — played by sarah gadon.

— THE BASICS

full name: charlotte katelijne van leuven  known in history as: the pearl of belgium date of birth: december 1st age: twenty-eight star sign: sagittarius profession: artist ( modern verse ) / princess of belgium, princess of spain ( canon verse ) loyalty: house van leuven, house de trastamara alignment: neutral good mbti: esfp spoken languages: dutch ( first ), english ( fluent ), spanish ( fluent ), italian ( intermediate ), french ( intermediate ) mother’s name: anaïs van leuven father’s name: frédéric johann van leuven ( deceased in canon ) siblings, if any: frédéric van leuven ( deceased in canon ), gérard van leuven ( deceased in canon ), florian van leuven children: celeste de trastamara van leuven-darcy, georgina darcy, rory darcy, anaïs darcy height: 5′3″ hair colour: blonde eye colour: blue

— CANON VERSE

charlotte emerged in life as quiet as a mouse, scaring the poor queen for a moment that a stillbirth had occurred. however, the midwife took one good look at her -- her flushed porcelain cheeks, her alert cerulean eyes -- and was surprised to see that the dear little princess was smiling instead.

she was swiftly adorned “the pearl of belgium”, not only because she was the first girl of the van leuven heirs, but also because her infectious smile and seemingly impossible beauty endeared her to the court and the citizens as she grew. charlotte was a darling child: very happy and kind to all. it did not matter if you were a visiting duke or a poor merchant on the side of the street, the little princess greeted everyone with a sweet smile and positive words. 

because of her loving ( but incredibly naive ) nature, charlotte was heavily protected by her parents and her three older brothers. family means the absolute world to her and she had the privilege of growing up in a healthy, loving one. she adores every single member in her family but since she was a little girl, there has always been a special place in her heart for the sibling closest in age to her -- florian.

at the age of sixteen, a betrothal was arranged between the kings of belgium and spain: the union between charlotte and the heir of spain. this would one day make her the queen of spain, an incredibly beneficial match indeed. happy to do her duty, charlotte wedded adolfo at seventeen with a big smile on her face. they may not have known one another extremely well but she had all intent to get to know him so that they may have the happiest of marriages.

charlotte left behind her life in belgium immediately after the wedding, tearfully saying goodbye to her beloved parents and leaving behind thick letters for her dear brothers who were bravely fighting in the war. however, life in spain took a turn that the princess could have hardly expected. the newly-weds clashed horrendously as adolfo was everything charlotte was not. he was childish, loud, and hedonistic -- a complete shock to her mature, soft, and selfless nature. he took mistresses shamelessly and often silenced charlotte with harsh words or the occasional slap to the face. still, despite his ways, charlotte stood by her duty as a wife and tried to love him.

her solace through the horrendous marriage were the friendships that helped to keep her afloat. people such as isandro, isabela, and catalina were among the few that she felt utterly safe around and provided bright spots in the otherwise darkness charlotte found herself in.

throughout her marriage, she has been pregnant four times: one stillbirth and three miscarriages. though physicians from all around simply labeled charlotte as barren, the loss of the children can predominantly be explained by the amount of stress she was placed under. soon enough, adolfo would be king and she needed to produce an heir for her husband and for spain. the inability to have a child broke her heart ; her one greatest joy would be to be a mother. charlotte began to fear that she was cursed.

another reason for her infertility could possibly be grief. only two times during her marriage did charlotte return home to belgium and that was unfortunately for the worst circumstances -- the funeral of her father, then her second brother gérard. 

a couple of years after those losses, her husband fell ill. it all seemed very ( and suspiciously ) sudden. a few weeks later, adolfo was dead. by the end, charlotte did not love that monster. how could she ? still, it was another death to add to the ever-growing pile of people that were in her life.

with no place any longer in spain, charlotte was packing up to return to her family in belgium. however, there was one hitch in that plan -- a month after her husband’s funeral, she discovered she was nearly four months pregnant. once the royal family caught wind, they halted charlotte’s return trip in case she gave birth to a son. an heir. 

charlotte could only view that time as a glorified hostage. she ached for home, though she was careful not to express that so heavily in her letters to her brothers. the last thing she desired was for them to invade spain in honor of returning their lost princess. instead, she claimed that it was simply too dangerous to travel. during this time, she feared especially for adolfo’s sister, the apparent new heir. the future queen wanted charlotte and the baby dead, not wanting any blood of adolfo’s to threaten her new claim.

charlotte gave birth to celeste and it was the utterly happiest day of her life. but that happiness was marred by the fact that she no longer felt safe in spain. with her dear friend isandro’s help, charlotte packed up her most personal belongings and fled with her infant daughter back to belgium. finally, she was safe.

then, she lost her eldest brother. through frédéric’s funeral and florian’s rushed coronation, charlotte clung to celeste in those times of great distress. while she was relieved that she could be close to her final brother and assist him during this new transition, the amount of loss that she endured felt utterly unbearable. but she swallowed that all aside in lieu of focusing on helping celeste grow and accompanying florian to bern.

after nearly a year and many dangers in bern, charlotte and celeste returned back to belgium with florian. her life changed drastically one random day when she took celeste to the countryside to get away from court for the day and came upon a half-dead and starving eli. flooded with sympathy and worry, she insisted he be taken back to court to be fed and taken care of. she found herself very protective of him from the very beginning, especially when everyone else is so suspicious of his motives. 

now, versailles calls. and charlotte is reluctant to heed to it, knowing that the very new queen of spain will likely be in attendance. the thought of seeing her dear friends that she had not seen in some time is the one thing that allows the princess to feel any semblance of hope. so with her now toddler daughter in tow, she -- yet again -- follows her duty.

— MODERN VERSE

born in brussels, belgium to a regional financial manager and world-renowned journalist, charlotte had quite the privileged upbringing in a large family of six. the house was filled with warmth and laughter and she never wanted for anything. 

growing up, she was a bit more naive to how the world worked. she was super sheltered, you see, especially by her father and three older brothers. they figured out the world for her and held out their hands so that charlotte could be guided.

she loved art from an early age. what simply started as silly drawings that she brought home from school escalated into a full-on passion. her parents put her in after-school art lessons to hone her craft.

after graduation, charlotte braved the homesickness to go to the states to study visual art at brown university. she happily got to explore a new place and work on her craft. she even adopted a pitbull puppy named maisie during her final year. truthfully, what more could she ask for ? 

once university was complete, charlotte made the choice not to remain in the states. instead, she moved to london where her favorite brother florian had already moved in his adulthood. once she settled there, she began working as commissioned artist as well as making pieces to sell at art galleries. over time, her clientele began to grow bigger and richer.

she met adolfo at a friend’s birthday party and pretty much fell in love with him on sight. he was handsome and charming, and charlotte really thought that she had found the one. the two began dating and despite the occasional rocky patch, the two seemed really in love. right ? wrong. 

after about a year and half of dating, charlotte learned that she was expecting. while she wasn’t expecting adolfo to immediately drop down on one knee, she certainly hadn’t expected what actually happened -- him leaving. adolfo’s harsh goodbye broke charlotte’s heart into a million little pieces, but the gift in that mess was the birth of her daughter celeste.

things were hard for charlotte emotionally at first. thankfully during her final trimester and first few months as a single mother, she stayed with her brother and sister-in-law who happily helped her out in any way possible. there are days when charlotte wants to break down but all she has to do is take a look at her baby and remember why she would do anything for her.

a couple of months after celeste was born, charlotte started getting back on her feet. she got a new flat, adopted another puppy ( ares, a husky ), and dived back into her art. things were on the upswing after much turmoil.

one day, charlotte met eli while she was walking the dogs and celeste around the neighborhood. ares broke free and ran across the street, maisie eagerly following and in a moment of panic, she asked eli – a complete stranger – to hold baby celeste so she could chase after the dogs. once she wrangled them back, a flustered charlotte thanked the man. and to her surprise, he asked her to coffee. it’s only blossomed from there.

now, charlotte lives the life that she sort of always imagined for herself. she’s grateful to be surrounded by her family and in a healthy relationship where she only grows more and more in love every day. it may not be a fairytale ending that she imagined as a little girl -- she wasn’t a princess, after all. but it was sweet and it was hers and that made it perfect.

[alotoffandomtrash]

Batfamily AU Part 3

I have a bone to pick with this community. Why don't we have more Officer Grayson aus??? Like it would give us the opportunity to see so many scenarios. 

Picture this. Innocent looking Officer Grayson with his pretty face and cute bright eyes. Everyone thinks his adorable and naive, yet they enjoy his charming presence as he just goes out of his way to be nice to everyone. Talking about second chances and no matter how much most of them want to continue hating him forever, but... they can’t.

Dick being gentle and patient when they have to bring troubled kids. Always knowing how to talk down angsty teenagers to behave even if he uses very odd and unconventional methods. Amy isn’t surprised, her own kids adored Dick and looked forward to seeing him. The rest of department wasn’t as unfazed, they were taken aback by Grayson’s talent. When someone casually asks him why he’s so good with kids, he laughs. “Let’s just say my siblings have proven to be a bigger handfuls at times. Especially the youngest, but I don't mind. He’s adorable.” They could only stare as he gushed over his cute little baby brother. None of them even knew he had siblings until that moment.

Imagine the entire station slowly becoming curious of Grayson. They notice his desk doesn’t really have any pictures of family. They can’t exactly break into his locker, so they just sit there and try to catch as many little details as possible. Trying to figure out the suspiciously happy guy on the force. 

Amy of course is leading this investigation group convinced she needed to find out more about their rookie after an odd conversation after they had way too many drinks. They had been celebrating after a particularly hard case when the topics of family and childhood came up. “I can’t see myself letting my kids become cops in a city like this. It’s too wild. So I try to get them more interested academics over sports.” Dick had seemed amused. “I can’t really relate to that. It feels like training is all I ever did as a child, but then again my childhood wasn’t particularly normal. My dad is protective in other ways.” It had been a random comment that came back to her with no context after she finished dealing with her hang over. A part of her couldn’t let it go as she obsessed over what he meant by that.

After months of finding nothing the universe takes pity on Dick’s co-workers. Cass appears in her awesome glory and she just runs over to Dick with no hesitation, jumping into his arms. She completely ignores the shocked secretary and weary officers around her. Dick is surprised by her visit, but takes it in stride, spinning her in circles as he hugs her. Taking a moment to reprimand his little sister before sitting her down on his desk chair so he can get his lunch, which he suggested they should split. The entire office is staring at her and she pretends she doesn’t notice. She studies the office and when Dick comes back they get into a kick conversation in sign language. Too quick for anyone who isn’t fluent to catch up. They only see the way their expressions shift.

A week later Grayson gets a packaged full of photographs and drawings with a little note saying, “Cassandra asked me look for things you could put on your desk to remember us by as you work. -A” Amy who was there when this happens tries to act uninterested as she peaks over his shoulder. In end, barely any real pictures end up on his desk, mostly drawings and doodles. Some looked ancient while other recent. Some very well made doodle of a cat and dog. The only few pictures included a group of teenagers of different ages, a smaller grumpy boy always next to Dick in every picture. Their were some pictures of Dick alone with each teenager alone. Theirs one of him hugging and kissing the cheek of the youngest, the boy trying not look like he was enjoying the attention. Amy didn't ask why their was a lack of adults in the pictures, the only exception was a picture of an old man with a younger Grayson.

The station could meet his entire family one by one, having them all show up causing chaos. Making them all wonder how many siblings could one man have. Or they could meet all of them together. Which would be way more entertaining for us.

And Dick. Dick you be torn between being delighted that his family is gonna come visit him and terrified, because it’s his family. 

His coworkers make the mistake of inviting him to the family picnic event the BHPD plans ever year. They beg him to bring some family or any type of company really, since they never see him with anyone.

Dick immediately knows their going to regret this.

Cue the bat family showing up with sun glasses, designer clothes and looking like they stepped out of a magazine.

Cue Dick being seen in regular clothes for the first time by most of his coworkers. Sprayed on skinny years and blue button up that makes his eyes even bluer, if thats even possible. 

The double takes everyone suffers through every few minutes as bombs are dropped everywhere.

YOU FATHER IS BRUCE WAYNE???

YOU’RE RICH?

HOW MANY SIBLINGS DO YOU EVEN HAVE?!?

Alfred shows up with way too much food, but no one is complaining since his cooking is amazing.

Dick hugging and cuddling the shit out Damian. Describing him as cute despite the child threatening to murder him as he hugs him.

Damian, Tim and Jason getting in a big fight and screaming at each other as they run around the park.

Stephanie making jokes and messing with the spooked out cops.

Cass was just watching all of this in amusement with Alfred.

 Bruce is both finding this hilarious and awkwardly trying to act like a normal father as his son’s friends interview him with no mercy. Because the cops LOVE Dick and they want to make sure he has a family that takes care of their cute rookie. Their also extremely curious about Dick and his family in general.

Dick is horrified. And the entire department watches how Dick mothers his siblings. “No, Damian. Violence is not the answer. Iv’e told you this a million times. Please, little D. And Tim get down, he won't kill you. I promise.” “Jason! Your supposed to be an adult.” “Cass, sweetheart, have you done your speech exercises today? How’s everything in your new apartment?” “Stephanie, slow down. You’ll choke on your food.” “Cheer up, Bruce. Relax. Work can wait. Do you want me to swing by and help you in the office?” “Guys, help Alfred, this is his day off too.”

They watch in amusement as Dick tries to be everywhere at the same time. Trying to be everything to everyone. Because that’s just so him.

Cue the cops and bat family boding over Dick Grayson’s strange ability to make people like him, being weirdly unconventional and being able to keep people together.

[nyancheetosmusical]

BMC Orphan AU

Heck my dudes I’m supposed to be studying rn BUT I really wanted to share with you this random lil AU @justpidgance and I came up with.

Basically, Jeremy’s parents die or leave him or something when he was very young (Like 4-5 ish). But before they go, they get him to take a Squip, in the hopes that at least somebody will be there to take care of their son.

Below the cut is a copy-paste dump of ideas we had. Enjoy!

So like, Jeremy is an orphan, and he gets a Squip when he's a lil kid (like his parents knew they weren't going to be around so they got him one). And the Squip, raises Jeremy, which is pretty hard when you're not corporeal. But like he leads Jeremy places and he basically helps him live on the street, but like he's a little kid so he just thinks that it's a parent.

Like the Squip leads Jeremy under a bridge and helps him find stuff to build a small "home"

And he is always checking what places are giving free food and stuff

Sometimes he'll play "games" with Jeremy like "try to throw the rock onto the bridge right....now!" And he does and the rock (just like the Squip calculated) gets stuck in the wheels of a bike which is delivering pizza, and the bike crashes and a pizza flies off the bridge, and Jeremy catches it and look! Food for a couple days!

At night he tells him stories to help him sleep

And uses his abilities to help regulate his body temperature and stuff so he doesn't wake up

But the worst part is that the Squip can't touch Jeremy. And Jeremy wants to have someone to hold

So the Squip figured that he can stimulate nerves so if feels as if Jeremy is holding something

He isn't but it feels like it

And Jeremy is honestly really happy

Like yeah life is kinda hard but the Squip is able to determine his moods and help him

School? Why go there if you have a supercomputer in your brain?

The squip tried real hard to get Jer enrolled but he has none of his legal stuff. Like Jeremy is technically not a person. And he wants him in school bc free meals and safety for 7 hours of the day. But he cant

If only Jeremy could make a friend...

MICHAEL MAKES AN ENTRANCE

Okay tbh the only reason I thought of this AU is bc I have "Be the Hero" from Big Fish stuck in my head and I really wanted the Squip to sing it to Jeremy and I needed a situation, and here we are. It's like all the stories he tells Jeremy, as well as his hopes that Jeremy can survive

https://youtu.be/bHoNw263X50 

AND THE SQUIP IS ABLE TO BRING JEREMY'S IMAGINATION TO LIFE 

Random HCs

The squip taking Jeremy to a b-day party at the park and joins in. And the parents there are like, “the more the merrier” so it’s all cool. Plus, he gets to make new friends and have cake !

Whenever Jeremy does something good, the squip would play a clapping sound.

The Squip, on a regular basis, to feed Jeremy, takes him to vending machines and hacks them. he tries to get the healthiest food for him, so his body has the nutrients it needs, but one time he couldn't say no to them puppy dog eyes and gets Jeremy a poptart. Jeremy has never had a poptart before. The Squip takes him to a vent behind a store where hot air is coming out: “Hey, put the poptarts on the vent.” Jeremy has warm poptarts. "WOAh, THIS IS LIKE....so yummy." IF YOUR HUGS WERE A FOOD, THEY'D BE THIS!”

SQUIP FINDING WAYS TO TAKE JEREMY TO PLACES HE ALWAYS DREAMED OF GOING FOR HIS BDAY

SQUIP TELLING JER BEDTIME STORIES WHEN HE'S SCARED

SQUIP ENCOURAGES JER TO MAKE FRIENDS, SO HE MEETS MICHAEL

SQUIP MAKING JOKES ABOUT JERS INSANELY GROWING HEIGHT

SQUIP WANTS HIM TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH A PERSON WHO IS ECONOMICALLY MORE WELL OFF

BUT JER LIKES MICHAEL SO MUCH

But like won't michael's parents get suspicious?

This kid keeps coming over and he has no parents...

AND HIJACKS TWO PEOPLE ALSO WITH SQUIPS AND THEY COME AND PRETEND TO BE HIS PARENTS

and the Squip can't be out with him (cause Squip is always vvisibly manifested with Jer) so he just has to play along

And afterwards when Jer is alone the Squip is like "is everything alright?"

"...why don't I have a mom and a dad like Michael?"

"....I....I don't know, Jeremy"

and the Squip feels kind of bad, cause he realizes that even though he's doing his best he can never be parents

Jeremy is sitting there and drawing in the dirt and he just says: "I'm glad I have you then."

OXYTOCIN IS A HORMONE IN THE BRAIN THAT IS RELEASED WHEN A PARENT HOLD THEIR CHILD (ESPECIALLY AFTER CHILDBIRTH) IN BOTH BRAINS THAT STIMULATES BONDING

SO THE SQUIP IS TRYING TO RAISE JEREMY NORMAL

SO WHENEVER HE "TOUCHES" HIM

HE STIMULATES THE RELEASE OF OXYTOCIN

SO THAT JEREMY CAN FORM A BOND WITH HIM

(sorry about the all caps there I really love science and got excited about it)

The Squip’s visible form (only visiblle to Jeremy btw) after a while starts to manifests physicla traits Jeremy has in order to further develop their bond; like freckles, same eye color, body build.

Jeremy’s outfit in BMC (stripe shirt, blue jacket, etc) is a version of what his Squip wears.

Swimming HCS:

Squip sneaks him to a kiddo pool at some public place (so there's lifeguards in case) and they just have a fun time. and jer giggles as he tries out his attempts, and the squip finds it adorable. these sessions take place once or twice a week, and finally at some point jer Is able to swim a bit and hold his breath under water

Jer is learning how to swim with help from the squip, but since this is very new he has a very hard time with it. and at one point, jer just starts sinking deeper into the pool and starts coughing and the squip begins to panic. and there's nothing he can really do to help, and he just screams in jers head to try to swim towards the edge of the pool. and that doesn't work, so he tries to take control of jers body but he's loosing connection because of what's happening to Jeremy.

Luckily, a lifeguard dives in and gets jer to safety. but in this moment the squip starts to think he's dangerous for Jeremy-he realizes how little help he really is for jeremy. he needs somebody who'll actually be there for him rather than something as useless as a voice.

Imagine the Squip being so nervous that Jeremy might be taken into an orphanage and he might not be able to leave; the Squip knows that things might not go well. So as soon as Jeremy comes to, the Squip takes over his body and pumps him full of adrenaline and RUNS. Once they're safe, he lets Jeremy in and Jeremy is so tired. Also, a little scared of the Squip

And the Squip wonder if maybe an orphanage would be better than him

The squip convinces jer to go to a vending machine as an apology, and gets Jeremy poptarts AND skittles cause Jeremy has always wanted skittles and the Squip apologizes a lot. And even asks him: “Do you want someone to take care of you that's not me? I....I can't always be there for you.”

But Jer is just quiet, and the Squip is sad cause he thinks the answer is yes. The squip really wants to like comfort him, but he doesn't want to pressure him. So instead, sometimes, to make Jer feel better he'll release oxytocin or dopamine or other hormonesor serotonin I forgot that one

to help him feel better.Also, he wants to "touch" him,  but this is a choice Jeremy has to make on his own. And Jeremy is eating his skittles, and he picks up one and show it to the Squip:

Jer:  "Look at this letter!"

Squip:  "...that's an s."

Jer: "Uh-huh! I love all things that start with the letter S!"

Squip:  "....what-"

Jer: "Skittles, sea horses, socks, and Squips!"

And the squip melts a little

Squip: "Jeremy, are you sure? You saw what I did to you today, didn't that make you afraid?"

Jer: "Well, it did, and it was really scary, but....you did it because you love me, right?"

Squip: "Y-yeah...."

Jer: "So I forgive you! You we're just trying to help. And you even said sorry and got me skittles!:

Squip: "....what on earth did I do to deserve you."

Jer: "that's a silly thing to say! Oh, look at this, they're all in the rainbow order!"

The Squip in public with Jeremy:

It has to be like "Listen, Jeremy, you're not allowed to talk about me in front of other people, okay?"

"but why not?"

"don't worry about it, okay? And remember, what do we say when someone asks about your parents?"

"uhm....Oh yeah! They live just down the street!"

"Perfect! Alright, we can go to the park now."

"Yay! Can you play the drum song?"

"If you skip to the beat, then yes"

The squip uses powers of internet to play song and Jer skips to the park. To anyone watching, it's just a kid having a good time, running to the park.

And then @justpidgance and I had to torture each other with angst

Jeremy going to the hospital and the doctors find the squip and remove it, and Jer wakes up all alone, no parents or squip coming for him.

So he has to figure out what a squip WAS and either save up money for one or steal it and take it again.WAIT, THE MOST HORRIBLE PART: NOW HE'S A TEENAGER,  THE SQUIP IS DIFFERENT, IT JUST WANTS HIM TO BE POPULAR. So now he has the only person he thought he loved in his brain telling himm how horrible he is

The Squip used to stimulates shocks to allow Jeremy to ‘feel him’, but the new squip doesn’t do that. So purposely, Jeremy slouches or does something stupid so the new squip can shock him. Even if it hurts, he needs to have that feeling again.

The squip telling him to stop expecting love and compassion from him:

"I'm a supercomputer, not your parents"

"how did you even survive out here as long as you did?"

"....it was you"

"well if it was I must have done a pretty terrible job, I mean look at you?!"

"....you told me I was just right the way I am...."

"Well I must have been faulty, because you are not.

AND THE SQUIP PICKS UP ON THIS PRETTY QUICK. SO HE WILL, EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE SAY SOMETHING NICE OR MAKE JEREMY FEEL GOOD

“....well done, Jer-Bear.”

“!!! Th-thank you so much!”

“Stop smiling, your teeth are not fixed and it makes you look very unappealing.”

“R...right. Sorry.”

“Let’s go.”

JUST SO JEREMY KEEPS LISTENIN’  BECAUSE JEREMY JUST HOPES OLD SQUIP WILL COME BACK

[herbalzee]

Get to know me tag!!!

Five Things You’ll Find In My Bag

   1. headphones (always!)    2. at least 50 hair ties    3. a full bottle of perfume    4. free pens from like everywhere    5. lots of tissues lmao

Five Things In My Bedroom:

a fish tank! i love my lil fishies

shoe cabinet

a Moriarty (from Sherlock BBC) calendar of him saying “Miss me?”. I love it

a small yellow chair!  

a color-coordinated bookshelf!!!

Five Things I’ve Always Wanted To Do In My Life:

learn sign language!

travel all over europe

write my own book

become a therapist

have kids!! and pets!!!

Five Things That Make Me Happy:

hanging with friends!!

listening to music, podcasts and ASMR

watching movies

doing artistic things?? idek what that means but like i love going to operas and theaters and taking aesthetic pictures and being creative, shit like that

talking, ranting, expressing my opinions comfortably, theorizing, brainstorming

Five Things On My To-Do List:

read books

hang with friends

write short stories- or write in general lmao

travel!!!

prepare for uni... i need to seriously do that

Five Things People May Not Know About Me:

i am passionate about psychology

i had an obsession with piercings and tattoos when i was younger

i had the yellow belt in karate when i was in practice

im very old school about silly things yet quite liberal about the serious stuff

im basically in love with malmo, sweden

Name?: zaina

Nicknames?: zee

Zodiac?: sagittarius

Sexual Orientation?: straight

Ethnicity?: middle eastern/ north african

Favorite Fruit?: mango!!!!

Favorite Season?: winter

Favorite Flower?: after a quick flower research, i found the soft pink spray roses and the blue hydrangea the most appealing to me

Favorite Scent?: vanilla! cocoa! banana-scented stuff (or generally fruit-scented stuff). old books!!! 

Favorite Animal?: bees!! or just any domesticated animals honestly (that can be kept at homes or farms)

Coffee, Tea, or Hot Chocolate?: tea

Cat or dog?: dogs

Dream Trip?: a boat travelling all around western europe!!!

Number of Followers?: i dont really care about this stuff

What do I post about?: any posts containing message worth-spreading, funny content or aesthetically-pleasing stuff..

Do I get asks on a regular basis?: nope! so famous that i had to close my ask box 

Favorite Band?: twentyone pilots, little mix, imagine dragons, coldplay, hey violet, abba (almost forgot them omg)

Aesthetic?: cinematography, animals and nature, books and libraries, literally anything vintage, multicultures, feminism and femininity. i cant think of other stuff but im majorly into art

Fictional Character I’d Date?: john bender from the breakfast club!!!!

Hogwarts House?: ravenclaw

Rules: BOLD the statements that are true for you!

APPEARANCE:

I am 5'7" or taller

I wear glasses

I have at least one tattoo

I have at least one piercing

I have blonde hair

I have brown eyes

I have short hair

My abs are at least somewhat defined

I have or have had braces

PERSONALITY:

I love meeting new people

People tell me that I’m funny

Helping others with their problems is a big priority for me

I enjoy physical challenges

I enjoy mental challenges

I’m playfully rude with people I know well

I started saying something ironically and now I can’t stop saying it

There is something I would change about my personality

ABILITY:

I can sing well

I can play an instrument

I can do over 30 pushups without stopping

I’m a fast runner

I can draw well

I have a good memory

I’m good at doing math in my head

I can hold my breath underwater for under a minute

I have beaten at least 2 people in arm wrestling

I know how to cook at least 3 meals from scratch

I know how to throw a proper punch

HOBBIES:

I enjoy playing sports

I’m on a sports team at my school or somewhere else

I’m in an orchestra or choir at my school or somewhere else

I have learned a new song in the past week

I work out at least once a week

I’ve gone for runs at least once a week in the warmer months

I have drawn something in the past month

I enjoy writing

FANDOMS ARE MY #1 PASSION

I do or have done martial arts

EXPERIENCES:

I have had my first kiss

I have had alcohol

I have scored the winning goal in a sports game

I have watched an entire season of a TV show in one sitting

I have been at an overnight event

I have been in a taxi

I have been in the hospital or ER in the past year

I have beaten a video game in one day

I have visited another country

I have been to one of my favorite band’s concerts

RELATIONSHIPS:

I’m in a relationship

I have a crush on a celebrity

I have a crush on someone I know

I have been in at least 3 relationships

I have never been in a relationship

I have asked someone out or admitted my feelings to them

I get crushes easily

I have had a crush on someone for over a year

I have been in a relationship for at least a year

I have had feelings for a friend

MY LIFE:

I have at least one person I consider a “best friend”

I live close at my school

My parents are still together

I have at least one sibling

I live in the united states

There is snow right now where I live

I have hung out with a friend in the past month

I have a smartphone

I have at least 15 CD’s

I share my room with someone

RANDOM SHIT:

I have breakdanced

I know a person named Jamie

I have had a teacher with a last name that’s hard to pronounce

I have dyed my hair

I’m listening to one song on repeat right now

I have punched someone in the past week

I know someone who has gone to jail

I have broken a bone

I have eaten a waffle today

I know what I want to do with my life

I speak at least 2 languages

I have made a new friend in the past year

Relationship status: single

Favorite color: purple, blue, green

Lipstick or Chapstick: lipstick!!

Last song I listened to: hard times by paramore

Last movie I watched: The Boss Baby

Top three TV shows:

(btw these three tv shows are the only shows ive ever watched and actually finished lmao)

BBC Sherlock

Clique

Yuri! on ice

Top three characters:

These are the ones that came to mind first, not top favorites

Sherlock (Sherlock BBC)

Todd Anderson (Dead poets society)

Savannah Karlsen (Girl, interrupted)

rules: copy/paste and replace my answers with yours and tag people :^)

a - age: 17 
b - biggest fear: my actual biggest fear is too personal so im gonna say my second biggest fear: not achieving anything valuable in my life  
c - current time: 3 am lmao 
d - drink you last had: a peach detox lmao 
e - every day starts with: checking phone  f - favorite song: of all time or currently? ive never had an all time favorite but right now my favorite song is hard times by paramore (mainly the chorus bc its awesome) 
g - ghosts, are they real: only the ones in our heads 
h - hometown: a.d. 
i - in love with: psychology 
j - jealous of: productive people 
k - killed someone: ... 
l - last time you cried: literally yesterday..  m - middle name: dont have one  
n - number of siblings: eins (one) 
o - one wish: to be satisfied with who i am and what i have p - person you last called/texted: im talking to my friend on the phone right now as im doing this.. shes the one who so kindly guided me to these fun questions q - questions you’re always asked: “why are you so quiet?” “what major are you getting into and at which university?”  
r - reasons to smile: youre very much well and alive!!

s - song last sang: i was having a fetus 1d songs marathon at like 2 am the other day so... definitely the entire up all night album

t - time you woke up: these days.. 12 pm, bc im tired and its my holiday 
u - underwear color: ohhhh boi v - vacation destination: anywhere cold filled with warm people 
w - worst habit: procrastination 
x - x-rays you’ve had: the most recent one i remember is a chest x ray y - your favorite food: pasta 
z - zodiac sign: sagittarius

post a screenshot of my lock screen, home screen, and last song played

RULES: Choose any three fandoms (in random order) and answer the questions. Then tag some friends.

I choose:

bbc sherlock

clique

yuri! on ice

The first character you loved:

ohhh, first was sherlock! then john almost 0.001 secs later

im pretty sure it was elizabeth. shes the cutest and i relate to her the most

probably Minako Okukawa, because shes so charming and funny

The character you never expected to love so much:

mrs hudson!!!!

louise!!! shes so smart and gorgeous and the least involved in the drama

yurio!!! i used to dislike him lmao but now hes my son

The character you relate to most:

molly hooper

like i said above, elizabeth!

ohh definitely yuri

The character you’d slap

john because sherlock suffered sooo much for him and opened his heart only to be abandoned because john is a naive idiot who still cant tell sherlock’s NOT a sociopath

SO MANY bc almost all of them did shitty things.. but the ones id slap right on sight are Alistair and the Steiner dude

ohmygod no, theyre all pure!! probably yurio bc that kid needs to love himself (but id immediately hug him right after)

Three favorite characters (these are in order of preference):

sherlock & john (one answer), mrs hudson, WIGGINS

holly, rachel, and fay (elizabeth and jude too)

the obvious trio: yuri, victor and yurio

A character you liked at first but not so much anymore:

mary lmao

alistair. i was a little suspicious of him but i liked him at the beginning bc he was cute and innocent. i HATE him now obviously

i love them all.. theres not a single one i dislike

A character you did not like at first, but they’ve grown on you:

ahahah mycroft

 uh georgia

christopher and JJ (but now i love them both so much)