#batman the long halloween is a recreation of the godfather like beat for beat

[bitchyblkqueer]

Can i ask for roads of trials + illusions of success, good luck babe, and any other work u want to talk about?

so this is named after the first few stages of the heroine's journey, which is like the hero's journey but for women / more internal challenges to the narrative. if the lesson of the story is that the answer was always inside of you, it's probably following the heroine's journey.

i think i was going to have hal ignore barry until he realized that ignoring him wouldnt solve the problem. i dont think i'll ever finish this one.

Green Lantern watched the Flash twirl inside his green dome. After helping Mirror Master fix his friends’ eyes, the jackass tried, unsuccessfully to attack them. Barry’d gotten covered in tiny shards of glass. The velocity of his spins sent the shards flying, and Hal caught them in his construct like flys on flypaper. Once Barry stopped, he turned the construct into a circle and compresses the glass into a tiny lightning bolt, a replica of the symbol on Barry’s suit. Barry grins when he sees it. “Cute.” Hal drops it into his hand. It sparkles faintly in the dim light of the alley.  “Wally and Linda are having a few people over for dinner tonight,” Barry says, still staring at the glass figurine. Maybe Hal could drill a tiny hole in the top, and Barry could hang it in his apartment somewhere. “Called a babysitter and everything. You’re welcome to come. I know they’d love to see you.” Hal would love to see them. He couldn’t remember the last time he had a home cooked meal that wasn’t Kilowog’s [FIND OUT WHAT HE COOKS]. It was temping.  “Sorry, man. I’ve got other plans.” A lie. When did he become a liar? And a bad one at that? There’s no way Barry believed that. He nodded his head anyway. Barry fiddled with the glass figure in his hands. He looked up at Hal with the same mild concern from earlier on his face. 

i remember i really wanted hal to make barry a gift using his ring.

good luck babe is here!

and oohhh i'll do the time loop one! im putting barry in a time loop so he can work out his issues. i spent a long time thinking about the logistics of putting a speedster in a time loop but im making it work! also im trying to have barry solve a murder as the b plot which has been so annoying as someone who doesn't care for the mystery/true crime genre 😭 i might pull a long halloween and copy another story

Barry jolted awake, his heart racing as he blindly reached for the sound. His phone was blaring, and his heart lurched again when he saw the time—he was so late for work. Singh was going to curse him out from the moment he entered the office until his shift was over.  Then he remembered it was Saturday. Barry sighed and squinted at his phone. He had a string of messages from Avery.  Hi, Barry! hope u r well  +avery's breakup mix+ my friends and i made this playlist for when we’re going through a tough time.... ur welcome to listen! ★¯\_("3)_/¯★  Barry groaned and stretched, climbing out of his bed. Avery was a good kid, but her message was… unnecessary. He appreciated the texts checking in on him, but he was fine. And more importantly, he wanted to be left alone. And he was desperately trying not to think about exactly what Avery was alluding to.  Barry sped through his morning routine and headed to BAR NAME. The cold case wasn’t going to solve itself.