#blue Grenade

[fanaticalthings]

I really like the idea of the bat kids designating Dick and Jason's apartments as sibling gathering spots but for opposite reasons.

Sibling needs some comfort? Some eldest daughter advice? A shoulder to cry on or just a lil getaway spot from the chaos of Gotham? Dick's apartment is perfect.

But if a batkid wants to complain, maybe wants to talk shit about Bruce, or maybe even wants to discuss a lil felony in a judgement free zone? Jason's place it is.

And I like to imagine that while Dick readily keeps his doors open and reminds anyone that they can drop by anytime, it's the opposite for Jason.

Dude's got his place riddled with traps and locked up to the high heavens. He makes it obvious he doesn't want visitors, and vaguely insinuates that there are bombs rigged somewhere in his apartment so there's a always a 50/50 chance you might get blown up if he's feeling particularly bitchy one day.

But does that stop his siblings? Absolutely not. Unlike Dick (who assigns himself as the guiding older brother), Jason has been forcefully labelled as the older sibling you go to if you need to complain and stir up havoc. The hundreds of traps in his place mean nothing. And it's worse because Jason is never prepared for when someone drops in.

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[Jason, 3 hours into his sleep, blearily waking up to a weight on his chest at 4am]:

[Damian, perched atop him, eyes dead-centre locked onto Jason without blinking]: Hello, Todd-stop screaming it is unbecoming-I just came to tell you that father won't allow me to adopt another stray I found on patrol.

Jason, half-asleep and like 70% sure he's hallucinating: Wha-

Damian: I need you to blow up his car.

Jason:

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[Jason, arriving home after a 6 hour patrol, exhausted out of his mind, turning on the lights]:

[Stephanie, previously baking brownies in the pitch black darkness before Jason arrived]: Oh hey! Just thought I'd drop by, y'know, for fun.

Jason: Bruce yelled at you again.

Stephanie: Bruce yelled at me again.

And yes, while most of the time, it ends up as wholesome sibling bonding, sometimes the other batkids just feel like inconveniencing Jason just whenever, because what are siblings for?

[Jason waking up and seeing all of his traps and security systems disarmed and very deliberately broken in a way where he'll have to replace all of them instead of being able to reactivate them]:

[Jason, immediately dialing his phone angrily]: Tim, I swear to GOD-

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[Jason giving himself a rest-day and cooking some meals]:

[Dick somersaulting in through the open window unannounced (he missed his brother)]: Whatcha up to, littlewing? :>

Jason: GET OUT-

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[Jason casually reading a book, feeling a sudden chill up his spine]:

[Cassandra standing in the corner without so much as an exhale, watching Jason intensely. Who knows how long she's been there]:

Jason: Are you here to kill me

Cass:

Jason: Just make it quick.

[zegalba]

sculpture by Helena Hauss

[stagefoureddiediaz]

Oh!

Oh oh oh! I think I’ve cracked the Tim code and I’m feeling rather insane about it - might throw up actually.

Bear with me while I compose it into a post (which means an essay because it’s me), but I think we’ve been looking at it all wrong when it comes to T*mmy and now I understand why Buck is getting the Gerrard storyline and the golf scene. If I’m right it’s pure genius actually and the red herrings have had us all looking in the wrong direction this entire time.

Omg I’ve been so dense!!!

[motherfucker-unlimited]

Final Fantasy 14 main quest having you attend 3 separate rallies held by each faction leader where each one rallies for war against "the savage beastmen" (actual words) before forcing you to join one of the factions' militaries like man, I'm about to quickcast "Frag" on my commanding officer

[si-fii]

RvB TF2 Crossover Part 3/?

Parts: 1/2/3

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Next up: good old-fashioned American yelling ft. two military men in red.

[kaleidoscopic-quiddity]

reo 💀💀💀 idk how much longer i can defend u bby i can literally smell the copium thru the pages

[nedlittle]

sometimes you hear the bullet scrambled me like an egg

[67i203]

EMESIS BLUE

[thekidsarentalright]

btw im still literally shocked fob doesnt play grenade jumper live like u’d think for their best song ever their magnum opus their holy grail theyd do it a Bunch but. ig its just too good to bring back out </3

[polyphonetic]

Cis lesbians to girlboys or bigender people or people on testosterone when they identify as 30% male aligned rather than the allotted 29.9% maximum: sorry um you can't identify as lesbian 😬 lesbophobia is real and we need to be um safe from men like you, because now you're literally as bad as republican senators 🙄 look we need our safe spaces and we think you're a threat sooo you can id as sapphic if you want :) look it's okay to be nonbinary or masculine but only in a way that *we* think is okay and we um just want to exclude you hope that helps <3 it's okay if you're a masculine he/him boydyke on testosterone because none of those aspects have anything to do with actual danger or morality of you as a person but the second you toss around the "m" word at all we gotta cancel you. So yeah sweetie it doesn't matter if you're also a woman and you love and adore women, we're contacting your job and outing you now because exclusionist politics are really important at a time when legislators are systemically trying to erode all of our rights at once 🥰

[pokimoko]

hiii--- i know you mostly post/write about other fandoms but i just want to say that graceful degradation is probably one of THE best fics ive read of all time and i love it so so so much, it had me screaming into my pillow at like 2 in the morning. its such a unique and creative take on his backstory and the ANGSSTTT. oh my god...u are a genius

Thank you so much!!! Portal 2 was something I never imagined myself writing for, but I'm very glad I did, because writing that fic was a blast. It came out of my fondness for 'Flowers For Algernon' (which I read many years ago but has been stuck in the back of my mind ever since) and my need for a Portal fic that suited my particular niche of interests (which included, of course, my dear old friend angst). I'm so glad to hear you think of it so highly! That really means a lot 🥰

[its-stimsca]

The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals for day 10 of Stimtober

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[lasplaga]

is there a sound that drives them crazy? ( like the sound of nails on a chalkboard, styrofoam rubbing together, cardboard boxes, etc?)

「𝔖」 Most of this is actually derived from Ada's Report with sprinkles of creative liberty. I highly suggest giving it a read, as most of these concepts carried over to the remake timeline.

So, none of these examples included in the prompt, but Las Plagas, biologically, is highly sensitive to sound ( as well as mutated T-Virus hosts such as Lickers, as they can communicate with Plaga hosts to an extent! ). They can perceive acoustics & sonic waves that are incomprehensible to humans, & be controlled in this manner, but it is not described HOW they are controlled. Artificially spreading these sonic waves is noted to be similar as using a dog whistle, & this is why I refer to Los Iluminados members being 'enslaved'. The Salazar's intent were not on training them, but to eradicate them.

Las Plagas hosts are OBVIOUSLY more intelligent than the average dog, they cannot be 'trained' to blindly obey orders by humans, otherwise we wouldn't have the problem of them infecting / killing outsiders. They value the call of their own kind ( or similar ) rather than that of a chime or bell, these frequencies are in a 'hierarchy', if you will. What I imagine happened in the 1600's / 1700's is that The Salazar's discovered a high frequency that was insufferably painful for them to endure, hence their banishment off the main-land & retreat underground. ( But even then, it wasn't 100% fool-proof as outside infections persisted! ) This continued for centuries until they eventually became desensitized to the high frequency & / or it was stopped by Catalina's betrayal ( as it's noted they received a signal to invade from beyond the island ). Thus, they brought war to the fortress & put the castle under siege, & Osmund finally assassinated Diego. The knowledge of this art was then subsequently destroyed, it's last user being Ramon.

The remake emphasizes that specific frequencies can influence host behavior, even as far as inducing sleep incantations / hibernation, suspended animation, encouraging bloodlust or 'birthing' parasites from their core, destroying their bodies in the process. It is very likely frequencies exist that could 'burst' this sensitive organ, killing the parasite & host in the process, but it hasn't been found yet. It has been long established there is a certain 'trick' in mastering these frequencies, so there is no guarantee blanket experimentation will be WHOLLY successful. As noted by the video, it's beyond simple chimes or whistles, the parasite plays a part as well. For example, if you attack the villagers that retreat upon ringing the church bell, they will attack you in turn, it is not the same blind obedience / possession that Lord Saddler or The Commanders are capable of.

This trait DOES carry over to Osmund, but as these sound waves are impossible for humans to hear, it is very rare for humans to replicate unless they study samples of Las Plagas for a very long time. &, even then, Umbrella Corps & the remake timeline has established the parasite can mutate or become desensitized to prior weaknesses, so it is not a permanent solution. But, in the case of hypotheticals, if someone were to be aware of these frequencies, they would have an immense level of power over Osmund causing him pain, which would infuriate him. Caution would be advised they know how to properly distribute these frequencies, for one wrong move would end up regressing him into a state of pure animalistic savagery that can only be mitigated by putting him to sleep.

[billyharris]

If you could relive any of your memories, which would it be?

The best night of my life was April 24 2011. I saw American Idiot the musical closing night. It was the 4th time I saw the show during its 1 year run. The show has such a personal connection to me and being there with a theater full of fans felt like a religious experience. At one point every one did the choreography of one moment and I broke down in tears. Green Day was there and performed a 45 set at curtain call, including performing all of ‘Jesus of suburbia.’ I’m certain my life peaked that night. I doubt I will ever feel more alive than I did for those few hours.

[heathersaddict]

I didn't know you were the author, that's cool! I'm loving your story!

Have you read any of the other fics I recommended? They're really great too

Aww thank you! I'm glad you're loving the story so far!

Also, yes! I've read a few of the fics you reccomended.

I actually have a few fic recommendations that I feel need to be shared.

Blue Raspberry- by OrcaDork6

Horseshoes and Hand Grenades- by Scouts_Mockingbird

not beyond repair - by onthelasttrain

[faaun]

saw the shape of the sun for the second time in my life. i'm going back soon + the worst case scenario is death or worse + the best case scenario is that i look at myself in a mirror and don't recognise the person looking back.