the funniest part of any Robin meeting the JL is that every Robin is so distinctly different from the previous one in terms of personality and vibes that the league literally gets backlash. and like, I don't blame them. not to mention that they are non-meta children that dress as a traffic light and fight crime alongside batman in gotham on a nightly basis. i'd also be a bit concerned.
Batman, literally The Night of Gotham personified in the League's eyes, coming into a JL meeting: This is Robin, my crime-fighting partner.
11-year-old Dick Grayson, dressed in the brightest primary colours possible, vaguely hidden murder behind those eyes, never stops moving even for a moment: Hi!
Superman: That's a child. That's-- Bats that is a child. You let a child--?
Batman, deadpan: You try to stop him. Would you rather he try and murder a grown man with a wire?
Batman: This is Robin.
12-year-old Jason Todd, with the biggest grin on his face, about 3 books in his hand, stars in his eyes and a distinct street-kid drawl: Hey!!!
Green Lantern: That's ... that's a different child. What??
Jason: I stole his tires :)
Batman: Tried to.
Jason, stage whispering to the League: basically did.
Green Lantern: that is a different kid, right?? I'm not seeing shit??
Batman: This is Robin.
14-year-old Tim Drake, bo staff clutched in his hand, a wary and tired expression on his face, more on the quiet side, the literal walking definition of don't judge a book by it's cover: hello
Flash: Where do you even find these--
Tim: I found myself.
Batman: This is Robin.
17-year-old Stephanie Brown, literally blonde, with a shit-eating grin, eyes full of nothing but mischief and the most explosive personality you've ever seen: hiya!!
Superman: I give up.
Stephanie: I know, I have that amazing effect on people.
Batman: This is Robin.
13-year-old Damian Wayne, a literal wet cat that will hiss at you, has a sword, the most judgemental stare you'll get from a teenager, ready to jump anyone there:
Green Lantern: WHY DOES HE HAVE A SWORD?!
Batman: ... he came with the sword.
Merlin in emerald green is underrated. Everyone always draws him in strictly blue and red, which don’t get me wrong, are definitely his colors. But imagine those gold eyes, against a dark green velvet. Imagine the stark black hair against a soft green grass. Imagine the pale skin and blue eyes in the deepest and richest color the earth can be. Imagine.. just imagine.
Caution: accidentally contains one of the best excuses for your novel failing to reach your publisher that you’ll ever see.
Also: gems like this.
Zailm is a poor kid from rural Atlantis who strikes it rich and works his way up through society until he eventually becomes the Secretary of Records for the Atlantean Empire. He manages to get himself into a love triangle with his adopted sister and a princess. That goes about as well as you’d expect: When the princess finds out about the sister, she gets stabby and is turned into a statue for her transgressions.
lupercalia, babyyyy! and suddenly, mark antony appears—
this is a re draw of a comic I posted back in October! If I bothered to keep track of dates, I would’ve scheduled this post weeks in advance and for much earlier in the day like I do with the Ides of March lmao
Sources: Philza, QSMP Day 55 // N.I.N.H.O. // FitMC, QSMP Day 94 // FitMC, QSMP Day 67 // QSMP Day 114 // Ballad of Smallpox Gone - Leslie Fish // Etoiles' armor presentation, QSMP Day 96 // FitMC, QSMP Day 94 // The Milk Carton - Madilyn Mei (shoutout to UndeniablyREMI's animatic) // own work // Pomme's Diary, entry 16 (+ EN trans from QSMP Wiki)
From @dykesynthezoid's idea of an onnagata kabuki actor Sangoro.
Was covering ukiyo-e in asian art history and went a bit crazy looking up kabuki. Specifically the play Kuzunoha, which is based on a legend of a fox spirit married to a nobleman who rescued her, but she's forced to leave her husband and child because the princess she disguised herself as unexpectedly appeared.
Adapting Sangoro's hairstyle to the more feminine Edo style was... an experience. Still, would have loved to have more of Kamabakka's influence show up, bc damn does kabuki have some interesting tricks for making their male actors look more feminine.