#besides that how cute! lol

[bridgeportbritt]

Margaret Royal History Museum | Hallow Slough, SimDonia | 1 Day Until the Wedding

Admiring her work

Glass clinks and conversations wine down

Grayson: Hi, everyone. I hope you're all having a good time. Some of you may not know this, but Olivia and I actually spoke for the first time here at this museum, so it's pretty special to us. And it's even more special since we're here with you. I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone for being here. It means so much to Olivia and me to be able to celebrate this moment with all of you.

Grayson: Thank you to my Simerica family for flying all the way out here, even a week before to support us and make Liv feel welcome in our gigantic fam. Thank you to our wedding party for standing by our side on the big day. And of course, thank you to our parents. We couldn't have done this without you. Thank you for letting us have some say in your wedding (looks at Bria).

Bria: It's our wedding, sweetheart!

Laughter

Grayson chuckles: Thanks, mom. Anyway, enjoy! Thank you again!

Olivia: Wonderful speech, my love. Excuse me, while I go to the ladies' room.

Later

Esther: Marissa, have you seen, Olivia?

Marissa: Hmm... actually last time I saw her, she was headed to the restroom. That was about 10 minutes ago.

Esther: Thank you. I'll go check on her.

Donovan: Hi, sweetheart...

[kirby-the-gorb]

[batbabydamian]

so, Batman #147… rambling about the difference in how Zdarsky portrays the two current Robins

this is a fantastic run for Tim, and very much written like a return to form of what plenty consider the best dynamic duo, but even more so "the best Robin". once Damian's introduced in this run, Zdarsky really makes sure you still know that lol

1. "We don't need anyone else" VS "I need my family"

#147 clearly exemplifies the contrast, so i'll go through it first. Damian, having fallen for Zurr's lie and accepted him as the real Bruce, goes so far as to say in the very first page "We don't need anyone else." it's cold colors, machinery, and hollow declarations of "father and son" for these two.

towards the ending, Tim has deduced where the real Bruce is hiding and brings him food expecting Bruce's knack for self-neglect. it's all warmth, sunshine, and mutual understanding - also a cute back and forth of "Batman and Robin" between them. on top of this, where Damian isolates Batman & Robin from family, Tim is the one to remind Bruce about "helping each other." Bruce heartily agrees with "I need my family" for a weighty end.

along with this parallel, from #138 Tim makes it clear that even in opposition, he's only ever trying to help Bruce. Damian was still on the wrong side with Zurr-induced-Bruce here at the time too 😭

2. Tim's independence as both a hero and partner

Tim is written as the ideal Robin to Bruce's Batman, and has made Robin its own independent hero on equal footing rather than a sidekick - it's made in statements by both Tim and Bruce, and through the entire narrative. he takes initiative and tries to foresee what would ultimately help Bruce. beyond being great partners, there's many bits showing their emotional connection ("i'm scared of being lost, but i'm more scared of losing you, Bruce" hit me like a bag of bricks). tbh this almost could be a Batman and Robin run lol

added the first panel from #126 of Tim declaring he's his own hero outside of Bruce, proven plenty especially in his backups in #131-134!! the other panels are a few highlights from #128, #130, and #135 of the partnership between Tim and Bruce

granted it's Zurr, but Damian is mostly seen following orders and given pensive looking panels when there's something concerning. While Tim continued to represent Batman's ideals during his own solo quest to find Bruce, Damian doesn't question or take action against "Bruce's" sudden shift in ethics

Batman #134 Backup - Tim showing support toward Toyman VS Batman #146 - Zurr and Damian confront Harley as she pleads about her change of heart

another kiinda parallel in #147 is Bruce acknowledging Tim's hard work to become Robin compared to Damian who's out here going Batman and Robin/Father and Son. i don't think it's an intended parallel but just the state of continuing to show Tim in a better light - Tim put in the effort "to become the second-best Robin" while Damian is Robin because..."son." supposedly less effort on his part too, because LOA.

second pic is from Batman/Catwoman The Gotham War: Scorched Earth, felt fitting to add since Tim mentions needing to "know everything" in both. and the humble brag. which ofc Tim believes Dick is the best!! but also. jic we didn't know Tim is the best current Robin sdfgh

3. Damian's blind loyalty as "Bruce's son"

there's a weight to the Robin title when regarding Tim, whereas Damian's "Robin" role is excess and counterintuitive. he's delegated to desperate sidekick to Bruce, as well as becoming an obstacle to the family. being Robin only seems significant to Damian in how it ties himself to his father, and his single Robin quality is a loyalty that's been written to an extreme fault. the only positive angle i could see this in is Zdarsky aiming to put Damian in a sympathetic light in how far Damian was willing to fall to stay by his father's side, hence, fooled by that nightmare story/confession. the problem with this is that we have not seen a single emotional connection between the two in this run, so why should we care about that relationship.

also, Damian constantly bringing up his position as Bruce's son just makes him look entitled? since Bruce rightfully expressed his claim of having the others as his sons too (with the unfortunate exclusion of his daughter)! so it's like a "lol you're not that special" vibe when looking at it from the outside?? ykw concerning #138, Damian saying "You're the one trying to destroy my father" also could have been in contrast to Tim saying "We'll help our dad" at the end.

Zdarsky seems to believe the only meaningful part of Damian being Robin is he's the son of Bruce, and not a single nod to any noble aspect Damian's achieved beyond that. we're constantly reminded of Tim's greatest hits as Robin, from taking on the mantle to pull Bruce out of darkness (#135, #138), mastermind a whole takedown (Gotham War: Scorched Earth), and always being on the same wavelength with Bruce etc. the entire run sings Tim's praise, and it's deserved!! my problem is how it's in stark contrast to Damian's portrayal of being the other Robin who's only special because he believes he's the greatest son and wants to be at Bruce's side.

so all this to say, if your fav is Tim YOU'RE EATING WELL!! personally as a chronic enjoyer of things, this has been an entertaining run! as a chronic enjoyer of Damian, it's definitely not for many of his fans at this point in time.

i did like this part!! his grin!!

[leronboi]

Ryuu and Belle

[sysig]

I love you thiiiiiiiiiiis much! (Patreon)

[bunisher]

omg!! ao3 author milestone. this is the first fic of mine to reach 100 kudos! thank you everyone <3

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Title: the winner

by redswhiskey

Published: April 13th, 2024

Summary: Matt crashes a party. Frank is just trying to do his job.

Words: 1716, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Daredevil (TV), Daredevil (Comics), The Punisher (TV 2017), Punisher (Comics)

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Matt Murdock, Frank Castle, Franklin "Foggy" Nelson, Marci Stahl (mentioned)

Relationships: Frank Castle/Matt Murdock

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - College/University, Security Guard Frank Castle, College Student Matt Murdock.

Language: English

Words: 1,716

Chapters: 1/1

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[birdietrait]

i just cried over how much i love my cat :(

[akkivee]

SS TIER KUUKOUS FROM THE EPILOGUE OF THE MANGA 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[lupucs]

Gosh I love your art!

But uh whats your favorite deltarune ships?

Thank you so much!! Oh gosh, you really caught me off guard with this one hah!

Well, uh I think it should be pretty obvious which ships I like by now...

It's clearly-

It-

It's obviously...

THOSE GUYS!

[the-deadlock-south]

i like illiari

[cienie-isengardu]

Fi watched Darman's head drop for a moment, but there wasn't so much as a breath or a click of teeth. He snapped back to his alert position. Fi wasn't sure if he was afraid for Etain's safety or of what she might do, and he didn't plan to ask. "Vau doesn't need that strill when he's got a Jedi with him."    "He takes Mird everywhere,", Mereel said. "Like Mando fathers take their sons into battle."    "If I didn't know Old Psycho was a head case, I'd say that was cute. What is it going to do?"    "You've never seen a strill hunt, have you?" Mereel didn't say another word. He signaled advance to Niner with a sweep of his hand and the squad sprinted for the perimeter of the landing strip.

Republic Commando: Triple Zero

[msdk-00]

god when i go into yearning after a failed romantic endeavour im scraping the walls howling at the moon coughing up hairballs like i'm grateful for the experience but the Aftermath of horrific feelings for months and months makes me wanna throw up. i can logically be like it never would've been forever for reason a b and c but still i see their face and wanna delete every social media ever and live in a monastery until i'm normal about them again

[sysig]

Double feature (Patreon)

[bobzora]

new pinocchiop the first new one to really vibe with me for a while. banger

[graevs666]

i feel so ugly

[akkivee]

fun fact about kuukou’s gremlin laugh!!!!

when he’s first introduced into the series, he has two different laughs!!!!! his laugh goes either ‘gyahaha!!’ or ‘hyahaha!!’ and is used interchangeably throughout the tdd manga. by the time of his exit in the tdd manga tho, ‘hyahaha!!!’ was the standard and continues to be, since that’s the way hayama-san does it

but that ‘gyahaha!!!!’ did recently make another appearance!!!! in that sasara kuukou chapter of dawn of divisions, after sasara tells rosho’s old joke, kuukou is so tickled by it, that’s actually the laugh that comes out of him 🥺 so maybe that’s the most genuine version of his laugh 🥺🥺🥺