#and now: a list of my blorbos

[matrivers]

nothing, they all just need a teeny bit of therapy (and be brought back to life…some of them…)

[axoqiii]

akito shinonomr...

(+ zooms)

[physical-manifestation-of-spite]

[stargirl230]

Luke(s)

sketches in which luke looks different every time i try to draw him (different face syndrome???)

(no reposts; reblogs appreciated)

[gerryrigged]

wait wdym dc didn't stick with Red Robin for Tim [and the de-aging thing?] what are they calling him if not RR?

He's been Robin again since 2019 😬 it's a bit more complicated but that's the gist of it.

Okay so Tim became Red Robin in the 2009-2011 series of the same name, back in the post-Crisis timeline. He was supposedly 17 at the time, by official records, and I believe he was still supposed to be 17 when the universe was rebooted with Flashpoint in 2011? (Although this doesn't really make any sense with respect to jamming the huge number of events that happened while he was Robin into like four years, if he was supposed to have become Robin at 13; he should probably at least be 18 if not 19-20).

The Flashpoint reboot took us into the New 52 (much beloathed), where nearly everyone was de-aged to some extent to keep Bruce Wayne and his generation from getting ~too old~, and also Tim Drake was mangled into a completely different character who had never been "Robin"; he'd been "Red Robin" right from the start of his vigilante career. He was de-aged to 16 for the New 52 Teen Titans series.

Teen Titans (2011) #0; as you can see, this version of Red Robin kept a version of the bandoliers and gave Tim a fancy new functional wing cape that he could fly around with.

Next, Rebirth in 2016 was a partial reboot that brought back some aspects of the post-Crisis timeline; tbh I'm not an expert on this period. What I do know is that Tim mainly appears in James Tynion IV's run of Detective Comics that ran from 2016 to 2018. During this period Tim was still called Red Robin, but he'd basically reverted to a Robin costume, with only the silly doubled "RR" symbol identifying him as not ~actually~ Robin winkwink nudgenudge, and as I understand it he was mostly back to functioning as Bruce's partner.

Tynion's run ends in Detective Comics #981 with Tim telling Bruce that he's going off to Ivy University. (He's totally lying, as Tim Drake does; Alfred notices that his tracker is going off in the opposite direction of the university, but Bruce is like "I trust him" and turns the tracker off. Yay, I guess?)

Anyway the important bit is this revealing that Tim is 'going-off-to-college' age. Which could still reasonably be anywhere from 17-19, and DC being DC, they ~refuse to confirm~

Tim as Red Robin on the cover of Detective Comics #934 (2016); as you can see, he's pretty much Robin again lol

Detective Comics #968 (2018); another shot of his "basically Robin" Red Robin costume

In 2019 we got the actual return of Tim as Robin (no "Red") in Brian Michael Bendis's Young Justice run, re-uniting the Core Four from YJ 1998.

Young Justice (2019) #1

As you can see, he no longer has the doubled 'RR', and he confirms that he's Robin - "Well, one of them!" I think he's supposed to be filling in as the Gotham Robin while Damian is running around the world having adventures and presumably getting into trouble, as Robins do? idk.

Tim also chases down his erased post-Crisis past at the beginning of this arc, having Zatanna magically restore (most of) his memories of the previous timeline, and, crucially, his forgotten best friend Kon, kickstarting some plot.

Tim, and all of the Young Justice crew, are notably young-looking for almost the entirety of this run. It varies based on the artist, but uh, yeah for the most part they are really damn baby-faced. This is a trend that continues with Tim and his generation of friends from this point onward, so fans have basically thrown up their hands like "is he 17 forever???? is he Edward Cullen from Twilight???? is he aging backward????"

We Just Don't Know

In any case, Bendis makes DC's next attempt to give Tim his own identity in short order, giving us the hilarious, ill-fated, and rightfully short-lived "Drake" identity.

Young Justice (2019) #10

He's back to being Robin by issue #18, hilariously switching costumes from one page to the next, although some time has apparently passed during the scene transition.

Young Justice (2019) #18; Jinny: "Is Drake back to being Robin?" Kon: "I think Batman and Spoiler made him go back to Robin. Don't bring it up. And say thank you because we didn't have to have the Drake intervention we were planning."

And as of the current date (July 13, 2023), Tim is still in the Robin identity, sharing it with Damian ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ God knows how old he's supposed to be right now. I certainly don't.

Batman (2016) #136; the most recent issue out to date, with Tim suiting up as Robin while filling Bruce in after diving into a bunch of parallel dimensions to bring Bruce home.

As you can see, it's a Mess. The Tim Drake's Vigilante Identity question is of course a hotbed of wank and infighting, as people are torn between (a) wanting him to continue as Robin and (b) wanting him to move on and "grow up" into his own identity again (and, importantly, leave Damian as the sole Robin again, lol).

It feels like most people are for option (b), but then nobody can agree on what his next identity and costume should be. Red Robin again?? Some other bird-based identity that doesn't share a name with a major restaurant chain?? Something else entirely??

God only knows what DC is going to come up with, especially after the Drake fiasco.

And there you have it, Anon! Hope that was helpful.

[merlinfromberlin]

Imagine. TFP but there was an ancient spirit/deity living in the Star Sabre.

Bee, after the fight at the Omega Lock, can't remember anything that happened after picking up the Star Sabre for the first time. His memories only set back in once he pulls Optimus back up onto the platform.

None of the Autobots discuss it either. The only thing they told him is that he killed Megatron. But they refuse to elaborate beyond "you grabbed the star sabre, jumped down, stabbed Megatron & saved Optimus".

Bee himself is not even aware of the hole in his memories at first. But then Raf starts asking questions about the fight and Bee always answers with the same sentence. "You know... it was a real doozie, but I got... lucky, I guess."

The first time Ratchet hears Bee say that, he flinches violently and then pretends like that is absolutely normal behaviour. No, you did not just see him crunch his incredibly fragile medical equipment. It's always looked like this.

Optimus also starts acting odd towards Bee. He can't quite look him in the eye but keeps observing him from a distance. They've also stopped their philosophical discussions (yes; I'm going to insert my headcanon that Optimus and Bee watch ATLA together and then use it as a jumping off point to discuss Cybertronian philosophy and culture into everything).

None of the bots would admit it, but all of them are doing their best to keep Bee confined to the base. He is barely out on patrol anymore. It gets even worse once they are back on Cybertron because now he doesn't even get out to pick up Raf anymore. He's always kept busy indoors. Not even Smokescreen wants to sneak out with him.

Still, no one wants to answer his questions about what happened at the OmegaLock. He tries to corner Smokescreen and Bulkhead about it because they are the weakest link when it comes to resisting Bee, his shenanigans and questions, but neither of them budge.

And then Bee starts noticing other signs of change. Sometimes, his optics will suddenly just burn brighter. Bright enough to illuminate dark rooms or reflect on metal surfaces around him. Sometimes he is no longer sure that they're really blue.

Then, one night, he has a dream. He is lying somewhere, prone on his belly, unable to move and incredibly tired. It's hard to comprehend anything that's going on. His surroundings are bathed in blue (?) light and he can't see him, but he can feel Optimus being there, incredibly tense as he stands in between Bee and something that's so old it should have dissolved into dust eons ago. Optimus and the thing are talking but he can only gauge snippets of their conversations before something soothes him back into deep recharge. Last thing he hears is Optimus' yelling his name.

Then he wakes up at the entrance of their base, Optimus and Ratchet waiting for him as he returns from a drive. He has no clue where he went. Or why they look at him as if he was a ghost. Until he checks his internal chronometer and realises that the equivalent of a week has passed.

And when he asks what's going on, Optimus just pulls him into a hug and holds him for a long time, not saying anything.

[dat-is-i]

i love headcanoning my blorbos as chronically tired coffee addicts

[mspaintbladie]

hi3rd part 2 really gave me another depressed old man i can think about

[terrainofheartfelt]

Liz's definitive track assignment list that nobody asked for (but I know I'm right)

"Fortnight" (featuring Post Malone) -- DAIRFAIR DAIRFAIR DAIRFAIR

"The Tortured Poets Department" -- derena breakup track. derena divorce track. take your pick. serena pov <3

"My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys" -- 🪑

"Down Bad" -- changing course because this is rwrb firstprince alex post lake house I'M RIGHT

"So Long, London" -- same for above. acd-coded

"But Daddy I Love Him" -- blair waldorfian. i'm having his baby jk lmao. unhinged.

"Fresh Out the Slammer" -- calling it another post derena divorce. pov both of them. dan floats to blair, serena gravitates to carter. and. fuck it. 🪑divorce. "I served my time" and all that shit

"Florida!!!" -- ivy/charlie. florida woman. fuck this city i'm getting fucked up in the gulf. yeah. she could have been so much more.

"Guilty as Sin?" -- BLAIRRRRRRRRRR s5ep4 if you want to get specific. reading steamy book scenes. gurl.

"Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" -- JENNY GIRL. "I am what you trained me to be." I MEANNNNN.

"I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)" -- 🪑

"Loml" -- dan. sad dan. sad lonely boy

"I Can Do It With a Broken Heart" -- serena. always. constantly. (though cherry & I also agree it's firstprince coded)

"The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived" -- louis divorce yeehaw

"The Alchemy" -- serenate reconciliation

"Clara Bow" -- blair & jenny and the girls that are destined to replace them.

[thus-spoke-lo]

Kudos to bloomy for the idea, and for getting me to do a little thinking about my writing this year. Here are some of my fave fics that I wrote in 2023 (aka the year I leaned into One Piece):

Over 1.5k Words:

1. A Ride for a Ride [slimeball taxi driver Zoro x afab!reader]: My first foray into the Slimeball-verse, and it was a stupidly good time. I love this version of Zoro and getting to lean into the worst traits of a character I love to make him a real creep.

2. Compliments to the Chef [slimeball linecook Sanji x afab!reader]: I loved writing this version of Sanji - even weirder and so much more insufferable but also somehow even smoother. You hate him so much and are one more wandering hand away from reporting him to corporate, but also you kinda wouldn't mind waking up to him making you breakfast. (please call me, sanj.)

3. Between What Was and What Will Be [stepdad Shanks x f!reader]: Oh boy. This was something that I had such a clear vision of almost from start to finish, which like...very rarely happens for me. I re-read this one probably more than anything else I've written. Also is so on the outskirts of even being in fandom (it's a modern AU that still feels in character but also uses little of the OP-verse outside of Shanks) that it's sort of proved to me I could potentially write original content if I wanted.

4. The Taste of Love on Your Tongue [Sanji x gn!reader]: I think I've mentioned this elsewhere but this was written as kind of a comfort fic for myself after a long week out of town helping my aging parents, and as an exploration of the subtler, less overtly perverted part of Sanji.

5. Midnight Apology [Trafalgar Law x afab!reader]: It's always fun writing reader inserts more from the perspective of the character than the reader, and I enjoy getting in Law's head a little.

6. Meant to Be Yours [Doflamingo x afab!reader]: The first Doffy fic I wrote and it's all been downhill since then. (Also my first attempt very dubcon/borderline noncon.) I conceptualized and started outlining this during a work shift, wrote it and edited in about 6 hours and posted at 6 in the morning, I was utterly possessed.

7. In Pursuit [Dracule Mihawk x afab!reader]: I very much enjoyed the imagery in this one, and, like Meant to Be Yours, managed to have a very clear picture of this from start to finish. Also my first foray into cnc, which was interesting to explore.

Under 1.5k Words:

1. Extras and Upgrades [Franky x fem!reader]: I just really enjoyed drunk, forward reader in this one tbh. Also, this was written because of a challenge issued by my partner to write something for Franky, and it ended up being fun as hell.

2. Sweet Like Tangerines [Nami x gn!reader]: something something peeling and eating tangerines as an act of love :,)

3. Secondhand Smoke [Spike Spiegel x afab!reader]: Spike is my OG fave, and my most beloved fic I write for him was in like, 2021, but this is still up there. I wanted to write something without dialogue, just focusing on the prose part.

4. Taste of Heaven [Doflamingo x afab!reader]: Religious language and metaphors, my beloveds.

[deficd]

RANDOMLY GENERATED HEADCANONS

use this generator to create some randomly generated headcanons for your muse(s)!

Feyd-Rautha:

Feyd-Rautha does not know what sleep is.

If the sorce media was a musical, Feyd-Rautha would be the one character that asks why everyone is singing.

Feyd-Rautha forgets to eat sometimes.

Feyd-Rautha will go feral. Watch out.

Feyd-Rautha gets into Twitter discourse.

Feyd-Rautha fucked your mom.

Feyd-Rautha bullies kids on roblox.

Mad Max:

Max nearly drowned in a river as a child.

Max can hug you, but wont.

Max reads ao3.

Max can't make the voices go away.

Max uses two-in-one shampoo and conditioner

Max has chronic nightmares.

Max once crashed a riding lawn mower into their fence.

Max is very good at using chopsticks.

Darth Nihilus:

Darth Nihilus doesn't own a single pair of matching socks.

Darth Nihilus doesn't know how to say they're sorry.

Darth Nihilus is going to hell.

Darth Nihilus likes to eat straight coffee beans.

Darth Nihilus believes in ghosts and insists on trying to summon one at every sleepover.

Darth Nihilus is a sleepwalker.

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[yes-asil]

are you still active in the wild kratts fandom? /gen

I have art queued up, but the hyperfixation is now only a simmering bowl of water in the background.

I'm in the middle of my DetCo phase, but work is preventing me from doing anything curently there either.

[katkitpaddywick]

Armand...... my problematic girlboss........ what the fuck did you do

[syrips]

the way i simp screamed let me tell you

ty whoever this is oh my god jfdksbnfd-

[protectcosette]

i know I'm a les mis blog but HOW did i forget how important enjolras is to me. HOW could i let such a thing happen

[spookyspiderboiii]

I have 2 ways of viewing my blorbos:

1) I am a duckling and they are my mother

2) I want to hold them between my hands and gnaw on them like a dog would with a bone