#but who gives a damn about her as Kory?

[thesummerstorms]

... Made myself legitimately, physically sad thinking about Kory's place on Earth post NTT /in modern comics generally.

[valiantothello]

I often see the sentiment of "Dick grayson has a temper/is a huge asshole" percolate across this fandom and I want to talk about a few panels people typically use to show this.

Here's one from his New Titans days:

"YOU SEE THAT? "PLAYBOY POWS PAPARAZZI!" I CAN SELL THIS ONE TO EVERY PAPER IN THE COUNTRY! "I THINK HE BROKE MY JAW!" "PRINT THAT PHOTO AND I'LL BREAK SOMETHING THAT WON'T HEAL!" "I'LL SUE YOU, GRAYSON! I GOT IT ON FILM! I GOT WITNESSES!"

New Titans #97

But most people like to omit the previous panel:

"KORY, DON'T! KORY! YOU KNOW I DON'T CARE FOR HER. I WASN'T PAYING ATTEN-- I MEAN, I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS SLEEPING WITH HER. I THOUGHT IT WAS YOU! OH, GOD--KORY, YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU. KORY!?!"

"MAN, IT WAS A GOOD THING WE WERE FOLLOWING HIM!" "'PLAYBOY SLEEPS WITH GIRL-FRIEND'S TWIN AND DOESN'T KNOW IT!'" "MAN, IF I HAD A GIRLFRIEND LIKE THAT, I'D NEVER NEED TO LOOK AT ANYONE ELSE."

New Titans #97

Is Dick, who is being mocked and goaded for his own rape, lashing out and showing his "temper"? Or is he showing a reasonable reaction to the horrific things that are happening to him?

Another example is the time Dick killed the joker:

"ALL THE DEATHS! ALL THE PAIN! WHEN IS ENOUGH ENOUGH, JOKER!?"

"AW... JEEZ.. I HIT JASON A LOT HARDER THAN THAT. HIS NAME WAS JASON, RIGHT? SHUUH- SHOULDA VIDEOED THIS. OOOOH."

People often forget about this guy:

"WHATEVER STOKES YOU UP, PRETTY BOY... WHATEVER FEEDS THAT YUMMY-TASTY HATE BUBBLIN' UP INSIDE YOU."

Joker: Last Laugh #6

This is a classic moment of Dick Grayson being brainwashed, mind-controlled etc. The character creeping on Dick is called Rancor - a white supremacist meta who has the ability to dramatically increase the anger/hatred someone is feeling. Yes, Dick was furious that the Joker "killed" Tim, but there was no guarantee Dick was out to kill the Joker.

"NO ONE HATES HIM MORE THAN ME. NO ONE WANTS HIM DEAD MORE THAN ME. BUT THIS ISN'T THE WAY. "I KNOW, BABS. GOD HELP ME, I KNOW."

Dick admits to Barbara that he knows that he shouldn't kill the Joker despite expressing clearly that he wants to. But immediately after, Dinah says this to Barbara:

"I TRIED TO STOP KIM... BUT HE SUCKER-PUNCHED ME AND TOOK MY BIKE. HE DID APOLOGIZE THOUGH... STALWART TO A FAULT, YOUR GUY."

This panel immediately picks up after the last one. Dick fights with Dinah off-panel and apologises for it. We also know that Rancor was following him the whole time. Its reasonable to assume that Dick was lashing out at Dinah because of his altered emotions via Rancor's mind-control. Is it really fair to assume that had Rancor not been there, Dick would've went through with killing the Joker? I don't think so.

Another infamous one is Dick's fight with Donna:

"ON TOP OF ALL THAT, KOLE'S DEAD, AND WHAT DID YOU DO WHILE ALL THIS WAS HAPPENING? WHAT MENACE WERE YOU FIGHTING? WHAT WAS DISTRACTING YOU FROM FOLLOWING UP ON RAVEN'S "PLEASE, DICK--DON'T SAY IT."

"DISAPPEARANCE OR MENTO'S INSANITY? YOUR HUSBAND NEEDED HELP WRITING SOME COLLEGE PAPER! THE WORLD GOES TO HELL IN A HANDCART BUT YOU STAY AT HOME HELPING SOMEONE WRITE A LOUSY STORY!"

"STOP IT, DICK... STOP IT!"

New teen titans Vol 2 #19

The panels before it:

"I'M NOT GOING TO LET YOU GIVE UP, DICK. KORY MAY BE MARRIED, BUT IT'S NOT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE. NOT FOR HER OR FOR YOU. AND I'M NOT GOING TO LET YOU TAKE OUT YOUR FRUSTRATIONS ON THE REST OF US. DO YOU HEAR WHAT I'M SAYING, DICK?"

"DONNA, YOUR MISTAKE IS YOU ASSUME I GIVE A DAMN ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. I DON'T. MOVE ASIDE, PLEASE. I WANT TO GO OUT." "NO. I'M NOT DONE." "I SAID I DON'T CARE, NOW PLEASE... MOVE." "NO."

New teen titans Vol 2 #19

Notice how Dick repeatedly tells Donna to let it be. He clearly didn't want to discuss the Karras-Kory marriage because he was also being ACTIVELY BRAINWASHED in this moment and is canonically lashing out at his friends and girlfriend because of it. Donna refuses to leave Dick alone, even adding a defiant "No." after he asks.

After Dick snaps and starts yelling some very, very harsh truths at her, Donna starts to violently lash out at Dick.

Notably, Dick doesn't hit Donna back despite his altered mind state. Whilst I'm not villifying Donna for having this reaction at all, she wasn't in the right either. Despite Dick telling her to back off, she did not. Despite knowing Dick was volatile at that moment - the whole reason she wanted to have the talk- Donna still couldn't handle Dick's anger without responding with violence. As such, this isn't; a show of Dick "losing his temper" due to him actively fighting brainwashing, a particularly good representation of their friendship or a girlboss moment for Donna.

There are other moments I could point out that fandom uses to display Dick's "temper" or him being "an asshole" (🙄) and the more I see, the more I notice how out of context these moments are displayed to be.

There's something very disingenuous about deliberately posting panels of Dick acting a certain way with zero context which leads people to believe he is acting that way with no provocation - which is usually not the case- all in the name of giving him a "character flaw". If you can't find said flaw without the character being mind-controlled or literally out of their mind in grief, is it really a character flaw or just fanon?.

[richardsgraysons]

exes

prompt — dick grayson has a lot of exes. you don't want to be one of them.

tags —  just overall softness after a period of inactivity <3

you've seen them before. there's kory. she's tall and pretty with green eyes and golden skin and curly red hair that turns into literal fire. she's six foot tall and looks like a damn super model with her six pack and toned arms.

she's sweet and kind and understanding and forward. she's gentle with everybody, and treats everyone the same. she's a literal goddess, and you're sure that he would've chosen her as his future wife.

there's babs. now, if you didn't think he'd fall for kory, he would've definitely spent his entire life with her. how could he not? childhood best friends who've known each other since they could crawl. they've been out in crime together. you opt to stay in and not risk your life, and pray that he comes home safe every night.

she's got flaming red hair. she's not as tall as kory, but she's plenty tall enough. she could be a supermodel if she wants. you're pretty sure she's the toughest person you know. you know she's been shot by the joker and paralyzed for several years, and she's still never lost faith in her ability.

dick's often joked about his red hair-girl kink, and when you self consciously look at your own hair, which isn't flaming red like the girls he's adored, he wraps his arms around you and says, "aw, honey! you not having red hair is just proof i love you for you!"

there's bea. you've seen her only once. when he was ric grayson, and still trying to figure out who he is, she was there for him. she's beautiful, blue locs and sharp intelligent black eyes. she's refused to see him after finding out who he is, and he grows soft when he remembers what happened both.

and the huntress. god, the amount of women that have fallen in love with him isn't fair. helena bertenelli is savage, tough, quick, ruthless. everything you want to be. all the women who have fallen in love with him are unique in their own wright, a modern masterpiece.

but he loves you.

and you're sure he does, because when he comes home from patrol, he wraps his arms around your waist and kisses your neck to show you that he's here, he's real.

he does the dishes and the laundry even though he has vigilante duties that night. he kisses you and says "i love you" even when you argue. he never raises his voice.

when you're too tired to do things, he gives you cuddles, even if he deserves them more than you do. he holds your hand in public. he shields you from the invasion of paparazzi.

when you fight, he spends all night trying to figure it out. he makes sure you have date nights no matter what. he blushes when he speaks to you. he stumbles over his words sometimes. his pick up lines are so cheesy that they make your heart sore.

they're just exes. his past.

you're you. his future.

[igotanidea]

Voices: Jason Todd x reader

Dreaming was good.

Dreaming was nothing less of a perfect when she could feel his warm body next to her. The strong, protective embrace of his arms wrapped around her.

Or even if they got into a fight and were angry at each other - it was calming knowing that Jason was right beside, just a touch away. Even if he flinched and scoffed at the gentle move of her fingers on his back or shoulders. sooner or later he always relented and they worked through whatever shit was going on.

Together.

But dreaming was not always good.

Not when she woke up in the middle of the night, brutally torn from the very vivid and very real nightmare of Jason's dead, lifeless body in her arms. His blood on her hands and face. His empty, cold eyes. His emotionless face.

NO!!

The jolt was so sudden that even her cat, sleeping peacefully in the foot of the bed run away form her, leaving poor girl completly alone.

alone.

Going to bed alone. Every night.

Waking up alone. Every morning.

Deprived of his touch, his kisses, his love and affection.

Any affection.

And maybe she was acting like a whiny baby, but she needed him with her. Not out there. Not fighting crime lords or whatever villain might have shown his face at Gotham.

3 am....

Please come back home....

4 am,

5 am.....

Was he injured? Was he bleeding, hurt, scared? Maybe he took off running? Maybe he got back together with one of his exes? Artemis? Kori? Rose?

Maybe she wasn;t good enough for him? Maybe he realised he actually wanted some badass vigilante chick with toned muscles, sharp tongue, fiery attitude? Maybe he wanted someone hot?

She wasn't hot.

She was a wimp, shuddering in the cold, empy bed desperately craving her boyfriend presence. Be it bruised or in bad mood, but please --

Please come home.

I'll be better, I'll do better, I'll improve.

I'll be what you want me to be, just please don't leave me.

So far from what a modern woman should be, right? Codependent, fragile, weak, vulnerable, pathetic.

Or maybe just in love with a vigilante.

How did it happen that she got from worrying about him to questioning her whole lonely exsistence in 10 minutes?

He doesn;t want you.

You're ugly.

You're fat.

You're unnatractive.

You really thought he would stay with you? did you already imagine the real-life play-pretend with him? White dress? Picket white fence? Familiy?

You stupid little girl.

He doesn;t want you, he never wanted you, he won't ever want you.

"SHUT UP!!!" she cried out in frustration, tears rolling down her face as her demons started to prey on her like on a Goya painting "Shut up! shut up! shut up!" she shook violently.

"Are you talking to me now?" a familiar voice and the sound of discarded red helmet echoed in her head "Damn Y/N! If there's anything you learned during those years it's definitely developing a good hearing-- Baby?" Jason became alarmed the second he took in her state. "Baby? Y/N? What happened? WHO HURT YOU?!"

It was impossible for Jason to keep his cool when he saw her crying. The first thought popping into his head being someone did something to her. Someone caused this. And the fact that it was 5 a.m. and most people were sleeping and that there was no one but them in their apartment slipped his mind, clouded by the incoming wave of rage

"Give me the name baby.' he took a few step forwards, kneeling on the floor next to bed and cupping her chin forcing her eyes on him "tell me who did this to you."

"You did!" she sobbed

"I--" holy fuck! In his blinding fury and the sudden need for revenge he didn't realise she could be sheding those crocodlie tears because of him.

"Why are you leaving me?" she sobbed

"Why am I --?" Y/N was not making any sense right now "I'm not--"

"Liar!" the girl yelled with surprising strength given her fragile state "You think she's hot, don't you?"

"Who?"

"Your ex!"

"My ex? Y/N, princess, why don't you calm down and--"

"I AM COMPLETLY CALM!" now Jason was almost sure that the neighbours were already up, ready to impale them both on pitchforks and uncovering his secret identity.

"Ok, ok, baby..." he raised his hands in surrender, observing her every move and slightest change in face expression.

This was new. This was something he wasn;t entirely sure of how to proceed with. Out of all the opponents he had to fight never in his mind would he thought that his girlfiriend would be the most challenging.

Was this an attack of hysteria? A panic attack? An anxiety fit?

Jason was way too familiar with all that.

What if it was him? What would she do if he woke up in the middle of the night, jittery for no particular reason? What could possibly be helpful?

And then it dawned on him.

And it all happened at once.

Bed dipping, his weight on her, his hands on her body, his breath on her face and the all-encompasing smell of blood, gunpowder and cigatettes.

Soft caress of her hair.

Gentle peck on her nose.

Developing too fast to give her any time to object, not that she wanted to.

"I got you." he whispered pulling her closer to his chest, not caring about the bruise that was already forming on his right side and that cut on his forearm. She was more important now. "I got you, baby, I got you..." he kissd her forehead warming and calming her by the mass of muscles and bythe rapid but steady beating of his heart.

she was still shaking but the firm yet gentle grip on her refused to let go untill it all subsided. Steading her, anchoring her in reality. Helping her realise that whatever her traitorous mind suggested had nothing to do with actuallity. Even if it took days, weeks, years, Jason was not going to move, keeping her pinned to his chest until being full certain she was back to him, having her full attention.

"Do you think I'm ugly....?" she muttered causing him to laugh, the movement of his body causing vibrations.

"I think you should get some proper rest. Otherwise the next thing you're going to ask me is going to be that "if i was a worm..." question."

"Bbut if I was a worm would you--?"

"Hush, woman!" he cut her off with the cheesiest smile "I had a rough night and need to sleep. Which means you are stuck with me for as long as I please."

"are you--?"

"I said, hush woman." he tightened the hold on her, preventing her from squirming and moving too far. "you're my body pillow now, accept your fate."

"are you hurt?" she whispered

"I'm perfect." he whispered back, closing his eyes and drifting off to sleep.

Making all the hateful voices in her head shut up. Bringing in the silence and peace.

But the talk he was going to give her in the morning would be a capital letter one.

Ugly.

Huh. She had no idea what measures he was going to resort to proving her wrong...

[infpravenclaw5w4idkwhatelse]

Apparently its just in my brain rn but I wanted to make this list for me or for anyone out there who gets into editing before I do (pleas please please idk how to edit and unless I hyper fixate hard enough, I probably won’t take the time to learn lmao) but anyway this is a list of the Robins and songs (by Taylor Swift so there’s a theme and the list has a finite end) that I desperately need an edit of them with.

Stephanie brown- the man (literally can’t hear the song without thinking of her), mad woman (I can see this with interspersed scenes of her father, fighting villains specifically black mask, and Bruce)

Jason Todd- my tears ricochet (absolutely devastating w/ under the red hood, specifically comic version iykyk the difference between that and the movie), haunted (I need this with Bruce and dick and Tim’s reaction to his death), bigger than the whole sky (similar to haunted but more resigned? And still more about characters responding to his death but still His Death), who’s afraid of little old me (red hood transitional period. You see the vision? I know you do.) look what you made me do (obviously. I keep imagining him listening to this song while being the red hood and it’s great), the Great War (just. The imagery. There’s so much potential here. “maybe it’s the past that’s talking, screaming from the crypt, telling me to punish you for things you never did” with a cut to Batman and Joker would go so hard)

Dick Grayson (there’s really no order to this list is there? Lol anyway.)- never grow up (focused on his relationships with his siblings and then after the bridge with the “wish I’d never grown up” with flashbacks to him as Robin oh my god I’d cry), 22 (idk it feels very early Nightwing to me. I need a happy one for him bc he deserves it. Just an edit of him winning and being iconic), New Romantics (in that same vein, with the titans because it’d be fun), the story of us and I forgot that you existed (him and B fighting because I feel people ignore that they do fight quite often and IFTYE especially feels the right amount of petty and sincere for him, you know?), last but not least (can you tell I love him) Style (this and any love interest he repeatedly dates, I was thinking specifically Barbara but I could also see kory, I just think this song is fun for any relationship that gets rebooted in multiple formats)

Tim Drake- enchanted (as itty bitty Tim Drake or Robin, meeting them at galas and Knowing or just working with the bats in the beginning when he was star struck), mirrorball (“I can change everything about me to fit in” …yeah. This is more a fanon interpretation but I read a really interesting fic where Jason comes back and meets Tim and all he can see is his and dick’s Robin mannerisms in him, and can’t find anything that’s just Tim’s until he’s too tired to pretend anymore and it’s stuck with me) you’re losing me (this would be a sad one of people generally looking over or hating him, specifically Bruce calling him Jason, finding out dick made Damian Robin, Damian and Jason verbally attacking him, the events that led to Red Robin) Tis the damn season (for when Red Robin arc is over and he’s still angry but doesn’t know what else to do)

Damian Wayne: a place in this world (it’s not his aesthetic, but the themes of the song are very raised-in-the-league-trying-to-be-a-functioning-family-member), the best day (with him and Dick generally him getting to be a kid, I’m not crying you are), mean (I think the “swords and weapons that you use against me”would be funny with him drawing assorted weapons on people), Innocent (“your string of lights is still bright to me oh, who you are is not where you’ve been” oh my god. I just feel like he needs someone to mean this about him) exile (Talia leaving him, even if she meant to do it for his own good, having to recon with not being in the league anymore), this is me trying (I don’t have words for this one, it’s a vibe)

Bonus:

Anti-hero: you can give all of them different verses that fit best, but I think they’d all sing the song and feel like it was them and I’d love to see an edit of them to it.

Epiphany: Alfred. You don’t even have to listen to it, just look at the lyrics and you’ll Get It.

robin: this I see for both Jason and Dick, so probably split between them.

Mastermind: first off, shameless TimSteph shipper, not even necessarily romantically, it’s just that they’re soulmates and I don’t care what canon says; I know that because they told me personally. Anyway the song is from both of their perspectives. They both think they’re the mastermind

State of Grace: also TimSteph. Fight me.

[isavulpix]

Eyes Dont Lie (Part 2)

Jason Todd x Fem!Reader

Eyes Dont Lie Masterlist

Part 1 | Part 3 |

Warnings: English isn’t my first language so there will be errors. Characters may be OOC.

I don't know why this part was hard for me to write 😭, Bad Bunny's new album did help me finish this so I hope yall enjoy and like it <3 *awkward thumbs up*

isavulpix masterlist

It has been some long weeks since Jason has seen the pretty teacher. Unfortunately, Lian betrayed him and told Roy what happened so that he wouldn’t be picking her up for the time being. This didn’t stop him from thinking about her late at night, before and after his nightmares. However, he did notice that he had fewer nightmares since he started thinking about her. What an odd occurrence…

He doesn’t complain about it; finally, he can get some rest. The problem was that when he wasn't resting, he found himself thinking about you at different times in his day. Morning? He wonders if you like a full breakfast or prefer to pass on it. During the day? How would you do things, wondering where you are from, it's obvious by your name that you aren’t from Gotham. Yeah, he can ask Tim to look you up, but that would be weird and make his family aware.

Is not like he is doing a good job at hiding it, at least with Alfred, Bruce and sadly Roy. Sometimes is hard to hide things from the people who raised him and his best friend. They know something is happening to him because who in their right mind agrees to stop Condiment King without bribing? But Bruce doesn’t complain as long as he doesn’t have to fight Condiment King again.

Roy on the other hand knew because of Lian, he almost died when Lian knew what a crush was. Lian and his girlfriend have been watching too much of Love is Blind Habibi. He of course took Lian word as maybe truth and experimented with it. Roy had to admit that Jason was good at pretending he didn’t care, but sadly for Jason, he couldn't control the redness on the point of his ears when Roy mentioned you. His best friend doesn’t speak up about it, preferring to let Jason admit his crush on you at his own time.

So, when he entered the Harper’s apartment, he didn’t register the possibility of you being there. She looks like an angel in that outfit, you must certainly be God's favorite because damn he would like to see how you dress up when kids aren’t around…No, he must stop those thoughts.

He saw how the kids were happy to see you, especially Lian, letting him know how much you love your job. If one of his teachers had gone to his birthday party, he would have been angry at Bruce. He didn’t notice that he was still looking at you when Kori arrives with Dick, and she beelines toward you. You two act like it wasn’t the first time y’all met. What were the odds of besides being Lian teacher, you were also friends with Kori? Does that mean that you have known Roy and Dick for longer than he thought? No, too many questions, too many thoughts of you. Jason walks to the empty snack table; food and watching kids hitting the Hello Kitty pinata Dick was holding will distract him for the moment.

You were happy to see Kori and Dick at the party, you didn’t want to be the third wheel of Lian parents. You had met Dick because of the times he has picked up Lian, while you met Kori when you first moved into Gotham. You two were neighbors, and quickly established a friendship since you both were new in Gotham. It surprised you that with Gotham being big some of the people you knew were kind of connected.

 in the kitchen with Roy helping him with the task of filling the party bags with candy, you were sure that the kids' parents will hate Roy for the amount of sugar he giving to the kids. For some reason you didn’t like to be alone with Roy, it felt wrong after eating with your eyes his boyfriend so you can’t stop the words that come out of your mouth. “So, you and Jason, huh?”

Roy at first couldn’t believe what he heard. Jason's crush thinks he is with him. Oh, this is too good to be real. What should he say? The truth or have some fun out of the situation? He could get payback from the time Jason told his girlfriend that he liked Bluey, which he doesn’t…Lian is the one obsessed with the dumb cartoon. But he took too much time thinking because you were rambling, most likely afraid that you would have been perceived as nosy.

“I well, I’m sorry but some moms said you two are and well I didn’t believe it because who believes moms that only gossip all day? But then Jason picked up Lian and she seemed really happy, so I kind of placed the pieces together? But if I'm wrong I’m sorry…” You wanted to be swallowed by earth.

Roy wanted to deny it, is not every day that Jason has a crush on someone. But the best friend manual says he has to take any opportunity to annoy him, plus he can easily just that it was a joke after the party. “Oh, I didn’t know it was that obvious,” Roy sighs, filling more bags. “We aren’t still public about it”

“Don’t worry, I won't tell” You panic thinking that you crossed a line. “You two look cute together, you know the grumpy x sunshine trope” You mentally slap yourself; you need to stop talking.

“You think so?” Roy smirks, he is having the time of his life, good thing his girlfriend was out of town because of her job. “Hey, can you take us a picture?” Jason will certainly kill him, but payback is a bitch.

“Of course,” You nod, good you didn’t ruin anything. The two of you walked back to the living room, where the kids had successfully beat the pinata and were eating the candy all over the floor. You do notice Dick sitting on a chair, he looked to be in pain and Jason laughs beside him. You don’t have to be a genius to figure out what happened, you just hope that Kori had taken a video of the moment. You got the confirmation when you hear the sound of when you get a message from Kori.

Roy calls the kids to sing happy birthday to Lian, Kori beside me gushing about how cute human kids are. You admit they are when they want to since most of the time they act like their sole mission is to make you go crazy. But is fine, you still love the little devils. While the kids eat the cake Roy makes me a sign that is photo moment and picks up Lian. I decide to help him and tell Jason. I see him leaning on a wall with his arms crossed while talking with Dick… thank God again for being alive. You knew Jason was here from the commotion the kids caused when he entered. But you didn’t have SEEN HIM, he was handsome as fuck, leather looks good on him..too good. If only he would choke you with thos- NO, stop that train of thoughts.

You take a breath and walk up to them while remembering where you are, and that Jason is taken. “Hey Jason, Roy wants me to take a family picture of you three” You smile at him, hoping that they can't sense your internal struggle.

Jason stands rigid as his brain registers that you are close to him, talking to him, smiling at him and what you just said to him. A family photo? Like multiple? Like more than one? But wait why does she say it while looking at him?...OH, HE AND ROY? YOU THINKS HE IS WITH ROY? WHA-

Dick looks like he is surprised but wants to laugh. His baby brother with Roy? Oh, he loves you at the moment because Jason's face is priceless. “Come on dear brother, you can't make your cutie-pie wait” Dick drags a dumbtified Jason beside Roy and Lian. Roy doesn’t waste time to place an arm around Jason waist and it tskes all of his self-control to not laugh and ruin the prank.

As you take the photo, you internally slightly gush at the cute family photo. Roy and Lian have a bright smile on their faces and it's simply too cute, but you do notice how Jason looks a bit pale. Is he okay? Did he didn’t want people knowing about them? Shit, did you mess up? You quickly take the photo and give the phone back to Roy. “You all look cute in it, see you at school Lian.” You ruffle her hair a bit and leave the apartment like if life or death.

Roy was going to correct you, but then he and Dick forget about it and end up letting their laugh out just when you left. At that moment Jason can feel his brain starting to function again. She thinks he looks cute. Wait no! She said it because she thinks it is a family photo! Jason looks at dumb 1 and dumb 2 with a scowl on his face.

“Oh dude, you must see your face” Roy leans on the couch arm as he keeps laughing, phone still at hand. Dick was still laughing while leaning on a confused Kori.

“Delete it” Jason walks closer to him; he is eager to wipe the smile from Roy's face. Even in his laughter fit, Roy starts to speed walk away from Jason. Who follows him also speed walking, cursing under his breath that there are still kids so he can’t strangle Roy.

[orionsstory]

After Midnight | Jewelzie (Three)

woah chapter three is here !! who knew actually planning out your fic would mean its easier to write lmao. as always, you can also read it on ao3 :)

"What about this one?" Suzie murmured as she turned in the mirror, examining how the dress looked on her.

"Glittery." Lydia simply hummed. She and Kori had come over at Suzie's request to help her pick out an outfit for Lana's birthday party. The two weren't much help, but she appreciated them trying. "I like the purple on you. It's pretty, especially with your hair."

"Thanks...I just feel like it looks so...cheap." She frowned as she ran her hands over the sequined dress.

"Girl, you're going to a rich person's party. No offense, but you could be dressed to the nines and it would still look cheap." Kori piped up, Lydia nodding in agreement. "But I agree, you should do the purple. I have some jewelry that matches if you want to borrow it." She offered.

"Oh! That reminds me, I have the perfect faux fur coat!" Lydia gasped as she clapped her hands together, excitedly. "Wait, wait, wait! I just remembered I have some leftover purple rhinestones from a project...I can add some more glitz to it!"

Suzie felt some of the worry melt off of her, giving her friends a genuine smile. "Thank you guys, that would be great. I'm just so...nervous about this." She awkwardly chuckled.

"Why? You don't usually care about what others think." Kori challenged, raising an eyebrow at her. "What gives?"

"It's just...these people are important to Jewels. I want to make a good impression." She admittedly was very worried about not being able to fit in with Jewels' friends. They were the children of millionaires and celebrities, who regularly engaged with luxuries Suzie could only dream of. On the other hand, although Suzie wasn't living paycheck to paycheck, she wasn't exactly well off.

"What, do you like her or something?" Kori chuckled, Suzie's face flushing bright red. It had been something she only recently admitted to herself. She had developed a small crush on Jewels. "Oh my god. Oh my god, you do!" Kori squealed as she sat up, gripping Lydia's hand.

"Okay, okay." Suzie shushed her. "Let's not get ahead of ourselves. It's just something small, and besides, she has a boyfriend. It's not like it would go anywhere." Lydia and Kori gasped at that, they certainly had a flair for the dramatic.

"Forbidden love!" Lydia added in, Suzie having to stifle a chuckle.

"It's not forbidden; it's just one-sided. She's straight anyway." Kori made a face at that, Suzie looking at her quizzically. "What?"

"She is?" She asked, her eyes narrowing when Suzie nodded her head. "I don't know. I just don't get straight vibes from her." She slung an arm around Lydia, pulling the other girl close. "What's this boyfriend like anyway?"

"He sounds like a dick," Suzie replied as she sat down on the edge of her bed next to the two. "Jewels said he doesn't really care about her interests, but it seems more like he doesn't care about her, for that matter. She called me crying a few nights ago, saying that she never really loved him." She recounted to the girls, their eyes widening. "I told her she should break up with him, but I don't think she will. She said something about her family expecting her to marry him."

Kori tsked. "So what, it's like an arranged marriage?"

"I don't think so." She shook her head. "Not officially, anyways. I think she's just...convinced she has to. Like there's no other alternative, even though there is."

"Damn. Poor girl." Lydia mused. "I mean, I guess it makes sense. You said her mom seemed kind of controlling, right?"

Suzie nodded. "Yeah. Jewels told me she practically picks out everything she wears to those big events. She said she only really gets to dress herself to go out. I thought that was insane, but she seemed like...used to it. Do you know how excited she got when she told me she got to pick out her own hairstyle?"

"I guess that explains it. We should invite her over more, let her live and whatnot." Lydia suggested, Kori nodding in agreement. "Maybe it'll encourage her to stand up for herself."

"I hope so. I don't want her to end up miserable." She frowned at the idea of Jewels trapped in a marriage with a man she didn't like, content only because she had convinced herself to sacrifice her own wants and desires to please others. "But like...how am I supposed to convince her when I'm basically going against everyone else in her life?"

"Well, you two are pretty close. Just talk to her honestly." Kori suggested. "I'm sure she'll listen. It might not be instant, but progress is progress."

Suzie nodded, taking in her words. She was right, she had been the one Jewels called when she was freaking out, so she at least trusted Suzie. She also knew that Jewels liked the idea of leaving him, now she just had to convince her to actually follow through. Maybe it wouldn't be as difficult as she thought.

-

Suzie smoothed her dress, her hands running over the purple gems Lydia had added. The girl was a master at her craft, turning her dress from something quite basic into something opulent. The accessories she and Kori had lent her also helped distract from the dress's cheap quality. She had thanked them profusely as they dropped her off outside the building where the party was being hosted. She stood outside the ballroom, her hands nervously fidgeting to make sure everything was perfect before she took a step inside.

She looked around at the sight before her. The ballroom was huge, filled to the brim with blue balloons and streamers. In one corner sat a table filled with food and drinks, a big cake right in the middle. There was a large dance floor in the middle, the music filling the rest of the room. She stepped aside as some people walked past her, still trying to adjust to how huge everything felt.

"Suzie!" A voice called her name. Jewels. She turned towards the girl, a smile lighting up her face as Jewels bounded over and pulled her into a hug. She was comforted by the familiar scent of peaches and cream that she had come to associate with Jewels. "I'm so happy you could make it!"

"Of course! Thank you for the invite." She chuckled as Jewels tightly squeezed her, pulling back after a moment. She took a look at the girl- she was wearing a short pink dress with bows for sleeves, with a matching ribbon in her hair. "You look gorgeous, by the way. I love the bows."

"Thank you! This is one of my favorite dresses." She hummed as she shimmied her hips, showing off the ruffles in her skirt as they flounced. "Oh my gosh, your dress!" She gasped as she got closer, running her hands over some of the gemstones. Suzie flushed bright pink, the sensation of Jewels' hands sending chills up her spine. She was so close. "This is beautiful, Suzie!"

"Thanks, Lydia offered to zhuzh it up for me." She explained as Jewels took her hand. "She and Kori also lent me some of their jewelry- and the fur."

"That's so sweet of them! Lana actually lent me these heels for tonight." She hummed as she showed her shoes off to Suzie, with that bright smile she loved. "Oh! Speaking of, let's go meet them! I've been talking you up all night!"

Jewels led her away from the entrance and toward a crowd of people. They had to push and maneuver their way through, but eventually, Jewels spotted someone and waved to them. The crowd parted a moment, and after a moment, Suzie was face to face with two new people.

"Girls, this is Suzie." Jewels introduced, Suzie gave the two a friendly wave. "Suzie, the one on the left is Lana." Lana was a tall, gorgeous woman with dark brown hair in loose curls around her shoulders. She was wearing a pastel blue dress adorned with expensive stones and luxury jewelry. She gave Suzie a bright smile as Jewels shifted to the girl next to her. "...and this is Arrietty!" The other woman was a bit taller than Jewels, dressed in a stunning red dress. She had bright dyed red hair and the nastiest resting bitch face Suzie had ever seen. Arrietty simply gave her a polite nod.

"We've heard so much about you!" Lana beamed as she eagerly shook Suzie's hand. "Jewels has been going on and on about you! All good things, I promise."

"Thank you for letting me come, and happy birthday! Jewels has told me a lot about you guys, too." She felt her nerves spike, but she tried to keep herself calm. She shouldn't worry- if Jewels liked her, her friends should too. At least, that's what she told herself.

"So what is it you do again? You're an actress, right?" Arrietty piped up. Suzie felt like her eyes were staring straight through her, almost as if she was trying to decipher her. Judging her. It made her a little nervous.

"Yeah, I'm in an off-Broadway show. I also work as a waitress at this late-night diner." She explained, Arrietty giving a short nod as she continued to look straight through her. Lana, on the other hand, lit up.

"Oh, theatre is so much fun! I got to play the tin man in our high school's production of The Wizard of Oz! Arrietty was the scarecrow." She giggled as Arrietty flushed bright red. "Don't be embarrassed! You were so cute in that makeup!"

"It was...something," Arrietty muttered in response, her gaze softening when she looked at Lana.

"We tried to convince Jewels to join us, but she was busy doing a million other things. I guess some things never change, huh?" Lana chuckled, but she looked at Jewels with eyes filled with pity. Jewels didn't seem to notice, her eyes seemingly searching for someone in the crowd. "But it's so nice she has someone to share her love of musical theatre with! Really, she was so happy after your show."

"Actually...speaking of theatre, Suzie, there's someone I want you to meet." Jewels piped up, seemingly having found the person she had been searching for. Suzie couldn't see who, though, as they were blocked by the crowd. "We'll be right back!"

She once again took her hand and led her through the crowd. Suzie kept asking where they were going, but Jewels refused to say anything. She simply giggled and waved her off before continuing to push their way through the crowd. Eventually, they made their way through and were met with a ginger woman. Suzie's eyes widened as she recognized who Jewels had taken her to, Jinkx Monsoon, a legendary Broadway actress turned director.

"Ms. Monsoon!" Jewels called out, the woman turning around. She smiled as she saw the two. Suzie froze in place for a moment before Jewels tugged her along. She was still gobsmacked; she had watched video after video of Jinkx's performances...and now she was right in front of her.

"Jewels! Oh, and let me guess, this must be Suzie!" She replied as the two girls approached. She had to physically stop her jaw from dropping. She...she knew her name? Jinkx Monsoon knew her name?!

"I, uhm, it's an honor to meet you." She stuttered out, accepting a handshake from the woman. She looked between Jewels and Jinkx for some kind of answer, noticing Jewels had a mischievous smile on her face.

"You know, I've seen some of your rehearsal material. You've got real talent, kid." Jinkx complimented her. Suzie almost short-circuited at that. "You should come audition for my next show. I think you'd be a great fit. What's your manager's email?"

If she hadn't been gobsmacked before, she certainly was now. She quickly spit out the email, which was actually just her old high school one, before profusely thanking her for the opportunity. Jinkx simply laughed it off with a wave of her hand, telling her it was no problem. After a moment, Jewels guided her away as Jinkx returned to the party.

"Jewels...how...how did she?" She stuttered out, still in shock. She looked up at the girl, who couldn't contain her smile. "Jewels?"

"I may have sent her some of the rehearsal videos you sent me. And she said she liked what she saw." Suzie froze for a moment as she took in the reality of what had just happened. Tears began to well up in her eyes. Jewels' face dropped in worry. "Oh my god, was that too much? Did I overstep? Fuck, I'm sorr-"

"No!" Suzie cut her off as tears began to flow down her face. She sniffled, wiping them away. "S-sorry, it's just...Jewels, thank you so much." She pulled the other girl into a tight hug. "This could change my career. I could actually go to Broadway!" She pulled back with a laugh and looked up at her with a grin. "I just...thank you, Jewels. This is...this is huge. I don't know how I could ever repay you."

Jewels' smile returned. "You don't have to repay me. You're my friend, you've done so much for me that this is the least I could do for you." She giggled as she wiped away Suzie's tears. "Let's go to the bathroom, I'll fix your makeup."

So the two made their way to the bathroom, and Suzie felt like she was on top of the world. She sat on the counter as Jewels fixed her up, the two girls giggling and chatting. Suzie didn't know how long they were in there for, as she had lost track of time, but to her, it wasn't long enough. The time she spent with Jewels just seemed to pass by too fast. 

When they exited, they were intercepted by a man. "Jewels! I've been looking everywhere for you. Where have you been?" Suzie immediately noticed the way Jewels seemed to deflate. She guessed this must be Mason.

"I've been with Suzie!" She gestured towards her, her face falling when her boyfriend remained clueless. "You know...Suzie...from the musical?"

He shook his head. "Are you like...famous?"

Jewels looked at him in shock as Suzie shook her head no. "Not particularly."

He frowned. "Famous parents?" She shook her head no again. "So why do you hang out with her?" He asked Jewels, almost as if Suzie wasn't there. Dear god, he was worse than she thought.

"Mason!" Jewels sounded horrified. "Because she's my friend!"

"But she's like...not useful. She's a nobody." He said as if Suzie wasn't literally five feet away from him. She had to remind herself that swinging on a guest would probably get her thrown out, but she did seriously consider it for a moment. She noticed Jewels become angrier as she let go of Suzie, crossing her arms in front of her.

"Yes, she is! You can't just say that!" She bit back, her eyebrows furrowing. "She's my friend, you can't just talk to her like that! Apologize." She demanded, Mason rolling his eyes in response.

"Okay, chill...sorry." Suzie had never heard a more half-assed apology. "You always do this..." He mumbled the last part under his breath, but from the way Jewels deflated, she had definitely heard it. Suzie felt herself getting hotter, who the fuck was he to talk to her like that? But before she could say anything, he held out his arm. "Come on, I wanna go talk to my friends."

As if on cue, Jewels took his arm. "Bye, Suzie." She half-heartedly smiled at her before it dropped as the two turned away. The echo of her voice looped in Suzie's mind...it was so sad and defeated. She could only watch them walk away, her anger mixing with her pity for Jewels.

"He's a dick, isn't he?" A voice came from behind her. Turning, she was greeted by Arrietty. She wasn't sure how to respond, but luckily, the other girl just continued. "He treats her like shit. She says they've just grown stagnant, but we both know that's bullshit. He's always been like that."

"Why does she stay with him?" She asks. She already knows the answer, but Arrietty has known her for longer. Maybe she'll have a better explanation.

"She thinks it's what her mom wants from her. She puts aside the way he looks at other girls and his shitty behavior because she's scared of upsetting Shontelle. That girl puts too many expectations on herself." Arrietty sighs as she shakes her head. Lana also joins them, having grabbed a drink for Suzie.

"I hope Sprite is okay. Jewels said that's what you liked."

"She's right, thanks." She gratefully accepted it and took a drink. "No offense, but...why is her mom so..."

She struggles to find the words without sounding rude, but Arrietty fills it in for her. "Controlling?" She nods. "Shontelle is incredibly overprotective. She still sees Jewels as her little girl and wants what's best for her. Granted, she does that through micromanaging every aspect of her life, but she has good intentions. Just...really shitty execution. Jewels has pretty much become incapable of making her own decisions, at least when it comes to her own life." She shrugged. "She was a lot more independent as a kid. Not anymore."

Suzie frowned as Lana piped up. "If she knew how Mason was treating her, I think she'd kill him." She looked at her, confused. "Oh, he puts on this whole act in front of her mom. Acting like the perfect boyfriend, so she doesn't expect anything. He knows Jewels will never say anything, and he takes advantage of that. Shontelle's under the impression that they're both happy together."

"God...poor Jewels." She shook her head. "I hate it. She shouldn't have to suffer like that."

"No, she shouldn't, but she thinks she does." Lana laments with a sigh. "But...on the bright side, I think you're really helping her."

Arrietty nodded. "She's only ever that happy around us. Or her dad, but he's usually busy. But the point is that you're a good influence on her. I think she's starting to break away from that." She mused. "She defied her mom to go hang out with you, you know. You've got to be pretty special for her to do that."

She felt a small smile creep onto her face. "Really? She did?"

Arrietty nods. "You're important to her. Will you please try and get through to her? She needs it."

"Of course."

-

The next time she sees Jewels, she's in tears, rushing to the bathroom. Suzie calls out to her, but she doesn't seem to hear her. She follows her, pausing outside the bathroom to knock on the door. "Jewels? It's Suzie." She can hear sniffles from the other side of the door, and then a click as Jewels unlocks it. She makes her way inside, relocking the door as she finds Jewels slumped against the wall.

"Honey...what happened?" She murmurs as she leans down in front of her, gently brushing her hair behind her ear.

It takes her a few moments to speak, and the sound of her sniffles fills the room. "He's horrible. He kept ignoring me as 'punishment' for arguing with him. It's fucking bullshit, I'm not allowed to stand up for you?!" She slams her fists against the ground in frustration. "We...we got into another argument. He told me to fuck off, and now he's off talking to some other girl."

Suzie frowns, grabbing some paper towels and giving them to Jewels. She murmurs a small 'thanks' as she dabs her face. "I'm sorry, Jewels, I didn't mean to cause you problems."

"No, don't apologize. You didn't do anything." She sniffled.

"That's really shitty of him, you know. You call him out for his awful behavior, and then he twists it to be your fault? You're too kind to him, he's taking advantage of it. And now he's off with someone else? He's fucking stupid if he doesn't realize how good you are." She worries she may have said too much when Jewels looks up at her, and Suzie takes the paper towels as she begins to dry her tears. "You're the most beautiful girl I've ever met, even when you're crying." She sees a small smile appear on Jewels' face. "And you're such a funny, passionate, and kind person. You always make my days better. You deserve better."

"Suzie..." She mumbled, pulling Suzie in for a hug. "Thank you. I don't know what I'd do without you."

"Anytime," Suzie reassures her as she gently rubs her back. She silently curses herself; she planned on letting her little crush fizzle out, but it only seemed to be growing stronger.

"Suzie?" Jewels mumbles into the girl's shoulder. "Can I stay with you tonight? I don't want to go home."

"Of course. Do you wanna leave now?" She feels Jewels nod against her shoulder. She slowly pulls away from her and stands up, helping Jewels to her feet. "Let's stop by the bodega on the way. We'll pick up some snacks." Jewels simply sniffles, but with a reassuring squeeze of the hand from Suzie, she nods as she leads her out of the party.

-

The bell above the door dings as they enter the bodega, the familiar hum of the air conditioner welcoming them. Oreo immediately waddles his way over to the two, and Jewels sits down to pet him. Suzie softly smiles at the sight, somehow even with her puffy red eyes and the harsh bodega lighting, Jewels is as beautiful as ever. She sets off into the aisles for their usual snacks, gathering up two sodas and an assortment of snacks.

"Oh, girls!" Mrs. Garcia happily calls as she comes out from the back. Suzie sets all of their items on the counter as Jewels makes her way over. Oreo, now covered in pink kisses, trotted after her. Mrs. Garcia giggled at the sight.

"Sorry." Jewels apologized with a sniffle, wiping at her eyes. "I forgot I had just reapplied my lipstick. He's just so cute."

"Oh, cariño, don't apologize. He isn't upset." Mrs. Garcia hummed as Oreo continued to rub against Jewels' legs. "What's wrong?"

She sighed. "I got into a fight with my boyfriend."

"Hmph." She tutted, a frown on her face as she headed into the back room. She emerged a few minutes later with a rose in hand, handing it to Jewels. "You're too pretty to be crying over some boy." She saw a smile grace Jewels' face as she twirled the rose in her hand. "You're the beautiful rose, he's the thorns."

"Thank you, Mrs. Garcia." She softly mumbles as their items are bagged. "I appreciate that."

Suzie paid for their items, and then they were off again, walking the short distance back to her apartment. She noticed Jewels seemed to be feeling a bit better, she had stopped sniffling as she twirled the rose over in her hand, looking at it with a fond smile.

They reached the apartment after a few minutes, Suzie trying her best to quietly unlock the door and not wake her neighbors. "Let me get you something to change into." She hummed as they entered the apartment, heading towards her wardrobe. "Let's see...here!" She pulls out a hoodie and some old fuzzy pajama pants, showing them off to Jewels. "How about these?"

Jewels took them from her with a smile. "They're perfect. Thanks, Suzie. I know this is all last minute, so I really appreciate it." She looked at the hoodie with a giggle, running her hands over the softball logo of her old high school. "Wait. You played softball?"

"Oh god, no. Could you imagine?" She chuckled, shaking her head. "My ex-girlfriend did. It's technically hers, but...I forgot to give it back when we broke up." She replied with a shrug. "We were in college, and I wasn't about to ship that thing back to Fort Lauderdale from New York."

Jewels headed into the bathroom to change as Suzie quickly changed into her own pajamas. An old tank top from a band she liked in high school and a pair of plaid pajama pants. She finished changing as she stuffed her clothes into her hamper just as she heard the bathroom door open. "Everything fits?" She asked, glancing back at Jewels.

She nods as she makes her way back towards her. She looks over Suzie in her pajamas, her eyes landing on her tank top. "No way, you like The Runaways? They're one of my dad's favorite bands."

"Your dad has good taste." She chuckled as she lay back on her bed, patting the spot beside her for Jewels to join. She does, taking the spot next to Suzie. She feels Jewels' body relax as she leans against Suzie, the other girl giving her hand a squeeze. "What movie are we watching?"

She picks Mean Girls, which Suzie is more than happy to put on. They share snacks as they watch. She's impressed by how much of the movie Jewels can quote. Her delivery is over the top and dramatic, it makes her think that Jewels would have been a perfect theatre kid. She chuckles as Jewels recites Regina's lines from the phone call scene, noticing the way her eyes sparkled with joy.

"You know, I used to have the fattest crush on Regina when I first watched this." She chuckled, Jewels looking over at her.

"You did?"

"Yup. One of my first gay awakenings." She confirmed, watching as Jewels cracked a smile. "I was in middle school. Her and Shego."

"Why? I mean like...what about them?"

She shrugged. "I couldn't tell you, honestly. It was so long ago I don't remember." She paused for a moment before she looked at Jewels. "Actually, you kind of remind me of Regina George. Like a nice Regina. Y'know, with all the pink and the girlboss attitude."

She watched as Jewels blushed, trying to hide her face in the hoodie. It took her a moment to connect the pieces of why, but it finally hit. Oh my god. She had been talking about how she had a crush on Regina, and had then compared her to Regina. She had just accidentally outed herself as having a crush on Jewels. She almost short-circuted, silently cursing herself.

"Thanks...that's really sweet." Jewels smiled at her, and she had to restrain herself from sighing with relief. If Jewels had made the connection, she didn't care to comment. "Arrietty, Lana, and I dressed up as the three of them...I got to be Regina." She chuckled, pulling up a photo and showing Suzie their costumes. "So I guess you were spot on."

The rest of the movie went by in a flash, and soon enough, exhaustion had caught up to the girls. They got ready for bed, and Suzie turned off the lights in the apartment. They had to share her bed, shoulder to shoulder under her covers. They bid each other goodnight, but a few minutes later, she heard Jewels tossing and turning.

"Suzie?" She heard Jewels whisper. Her eyes wandered over, she could make out Jewels fidgeting with a strand of her hair in the dark.

"Mhm?" She responded, Jewels' eyes meeting hers.

"Can...can I ask you something kind of personal?"

"Sure, shoot." She was intrigued, shifting to her side so she could see Jewels more easily. Jewels did the same.

"How did you know?" She asked, pausing for a moment before she continued. "How did you know you were a lesbian, I mean."

Suzie paused for a moment, trying to think of how to best answer that. "Well...I had never felt attracted to a boy. I thought maybe something was wrong with me, so I asked my friends what it was like to have a crush. They told me, and I realized that I've never felt that way about a boy. But I have felt that way about a girl." She looked up at Jewels, whose expression Suzie couldn't decipher. She looked deep in thought. "Did that make sense?"

Jewels nodded her head slowly. "Was it like...hard to realize that?"

"Not really." She shrugged. "I think I sort of always knew. Deep down, at least. Plus, I had some queer friends, so I had people I could turn to. Honestly, it felt like a weight lifted off my shoulders. I always felt guilty or wrong for never having those kinds of feelings for boys, like everyone else around me, but realizing I liked girls sort of like...caused those feelings to go away."

Jewels' face clouded deep in thought, silent for a moment before she spoke again. "What was it like coming out? Like, to your parents."

"Oh, god." She chuckled, shaking her head. "I think they knew it was coming. I came out in my freshman year, and they didn't seem surprised. I think they just needed some time to get used to it...especially when I brought my first girlfriend around. But at the end of the day, I'm still their daughter, and they still love me."

Jewels curled her hair around her finger. "That's nice. My aunt's fiancée...when she came out, her parents disowned her." She frowned, sighing. "She said they had a perfect relationship before that...but when she told them they were just so...disappointed and upset."

Suzie could tell that there was something deeper that was worrying her. "Her parents are fucking assholes." She replied simply, reaching a hand out to rub Jewels' shoulder. Tears began to well up in the other girl's eyes, and she instinctively shifted closer to comfort her. "Jewels, what's wrong?"

"It's stupid." She murmured, burying her head into Suzie's chest. Suzie gently stroked her hair as she held her.

"It's not stupid." She softly reassured her. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to, but I'm here for you."

"I just...sometimes I worry my mom will do the same if I refuse to marry Mason. Disown me, I mean." Her body shook as she cried. "I'm scared she'll find out I'm not the perfect daughter she worked so hard to create. That I don't fit into her mold. That the choices I want to make don't fit with the life she's planned out for me."

Suzie softly sighed, it seemed her mother's expectations of her had finally broken Jewels. She gently rubbed her back, giving her a tight squeeze. She thought back to what Arrietty and Lana had said before she replied.

"She won't. I know she puts a lot of expectations on you, but at the end of the day, she loves you." She gently reasoned. "Maybe you should talk to her about how you feel. You are your own person, and you deserve to live your life however you want. And that includes not torturing yourself by staying with him."

"Yeah...yeah, you're probably right." She wiped some of her tears away. "God, sorry, I've just been crying to you all day. I'm such a bummer."

"Hush. No, you're not." Suzie gently brushed her hand against Jewels' cheek, the other girl leaning into her touch. "I'll always be here for you, okay?"

"Okay."

She got Jewels some water before the two went back to bed. Suzie stayed awake until Jewels had fallen asleep, to make sure she was okay, of course. She studied Jewels' face, lit by the moonlight streaming in from the window. She sighed, sending up a silent prayer that Jewels would take her advice to heart. She deserved to be happy after all. In the meantime, Suzie would do her best to help her realize that.

[salvatoreren]

if you don't like raven centric stories or fics or even people who like raven why do you ship bbrae genuinely asking. there are other characters one can ship gar with?

i don't like raven-centric fics in the sense that it's raven-biased in a bbrae fic, like i said, i don't appreciate when a writer is so obvious in showing that their goal is to make gar as their self-insert and nothing else, honestly this applies to all fics i'm reading, like for example back in 2021 where i had to stop reading a levihan fic because they were bashing eren a little too much for my liking and dragging his already burnt corpse through the ground and putting the ashes into the wind in the end notes, this was like a modern au and they were still putting him through hell like i'm just saying if you don't like a character so much to the point where you writing them in the story is practically self-harm why do it all? it's your story, where's the creative liberty? i digress, my gripe is with the writers who write it that way, it's a matter of preference and as i said in the tags, garfield-centric stories are better because they respect both characters in a way and they're actually new and fresh but with raven they're always rehashing her demon-side and if they're not doing that they'll always start with her being mundane and free from the titans and then they'll rehash her demon side and trigon

i argue that what happened in the current Titans run is a matter of closure with herself and hopefully the last time we even see raven being influenced by trigon or having him as the reason why her demon is acting up in the first place, like raven has been running away from her father for years and when she does the writers will go okay, let's give this girl no break from the noose that is her father's blood, like okay i get it it's a hard thing to remove exactly but it's also very unfair for raven who keeps going through the same damn thing, i admit i do bookmark fics like that but only because they have their own twist of the story...and to be honest with you i'm also writing a raven-centric fic myself albeit this one's probably going to be very angst-filled, it's a story of a catholic guilt and religious trauma which is what i am full of. anyways,

to clear up i don't like those people who like raven because they're really weird, like what do you mean your username is raven's virginity...this is a character who was born out of rape WHO BTW is not the one on tumblr but rather on twitter who me and my friends spam reported because not only were they weird about raven they were also drawing CP of other characters or just in general but you can tell they were def drawing smth with err child raven

and it just rubs me off not to mention the whole post i made about people who like raven are editing her most vulnerable scenes...like it's romanticizing at best and in the wrong way, she was a minor too like...can we be serious, i don't like people who like raven because MOST OF THE TIME SOME OF THEM ONLY SEE her as what, gooning material? fine shyt? as they say? It's fine to like her but there is a certain line between actually getting her character instead of mindlessly going about how goth err mommy she is, it’s gross, not to mention my own male friends do this so it's very uncomfortable and again i do not hate raven i hate her fans the same way one loves mha and dislikes its fandom, the same way i like kori but not her fans because god knows they're always pitting her with someone whether it's from marvel or dc. i'm pretty selective in who i choose to hang out with or talk with that's why sometimes i don't talk at all, if you like raven that's okay but if you like her in a way that's well, really concerning to society then er...and as a raven fan would do i just sequester myself into this small bubble i'm with and make do with the people who like me enough and coax me to overshare and so on and so forth, i don't care if you're my favorite author, if i do not vibe with you, i will not vibe with you at all.

it feels wrong to say i even hate raven because i related to her most since i was 6, she's actually one of my favorite characters, a place that she usually fights with gar and dick in my head or the whole teen titans 2003 itself, i actually made tweets on her in twitter expressing my hatred of how so many people fail to perceive her as "eldritch horror, the foil of jesus christ himself, sacrificial lamb, harbinger of death" and so on and so forth and go on to see her as "big tiddy mommy goth gf" like...why is that her only attribute? i would say that this is the fault of teen titans 2003 but i love the series so i will blame it on the gooners.

also this is based on what i've seen but do how i see it, gar is well, he's really mistreated and downplayed a lot in fics or in media in general, i cannot even begin to express how much i hate the horse thing about gar, the writers treat him like how he was treated by DC when he got shot by slade.

and for the final point, i like bbrae because they're literally my OGs, i've shipped them first along with dickrae but garrae always comes first, but i like them when they're soft to each other and when they're perfectly understanding to one another, this is why i knew i liked them when raven hugged gar because i knew in the long run that these two who practically share the same livelihood, same traits and same demons and still have contrasts and all are twin flames, i cannot expect other ships to live up to garrae because first i have sentimental values to what i liked when i was 6, second i cannot see anyone understanding gar or raven the same way they do with each other, i cannot see anyone who would anchor and lighten up raven the way gar would and i cannot see anyone who would placate and keep gar on his feet like raven does, i'm sorry but this is asking me to buy something like chips in SnR instead of just buying chicken rolls and pizza, i also wouldn't ship a ship if i knew i liked the other more than both of them, which is why i ship lottieshauna instead of jackieshauna.

so long story short; i hate raven-centric media with bad-writing and little to no twists and is so blatant that gar is just their self-insert, i love raven because she is me, technically i am garrae's child, i hate people who like raven because most of them are GOONERS NOT STANS and they're weird ABOUT HER most of the time, they can't share an intellectual conversation with me about her at all unlike yk ACTUAL STANS and lasttt is i love garrae too much, bbterra wishes they weren't doomed, damirae wishes they were almost canon in every universe and dickrae wishes they had this much content to work with in canon, i will never let them go, you can pry them off my cold dead hands alas even my corpse won't let them go, they're coming with me.

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*whispers* Dick being jealous of Kori and Jason being so close but he can't decide what to do (especially bc its Kori and he kinda doesnt wanna admit his feelings for Jay)

Okay but let’s consider Dick having a crush on both Kory and Jason at the same time. What’s more, let’s throw in Roy having that same crush on these two busty beauties, lol. So it’s just Dick and Roy pining from a distance and heaving sighs that startle one another because, caught up in their moments as they were, they didn’t notice one another. And they’re content to mind their own business so they go back to pining. Only it happens again [with the simultaneous sighing] and Dick and Roy can’t help but laugh because, ‘oh damn, you too?’

Meanwhile Kory catches her boys staring after Jason and her and she thinks it's so delightful. Jason can't help but marvel at her because Kory's smile is the goddamn sun, he's been blinded! Which makes Kory laugh, but then she points out how Dick and Roy are checking them out and Jason sputters because Kory means checking 'her' out, c'mon.

Only, no. Not at all. Because with Dick, especially, Kory knows him. All his tells, his habits. She'd recognize that lovelorn look anywhere. The mirth in his eyes, the warmth in his smile - Dick is smitten. And Roy, well. He looks much the same. Just as dazzled, just as adoring.

Something something Kory and Jason's chests being smushed together, limbs all tangled (full fanservice experience here no shame). Maybe Kory and Jason spar and they trip and it's just a dream to these two men standing across the room who are simultaneously trying to be respectful and not look but are very blatantly staring and, oh. Jason sees that.

And he snickers because oh, Kory and him can have some fun with this, can't they?

Which leads to Kory and Jason playful shenanigans of flustering and sexually frustrating Dick and Roy so bad that they both get tongue tied and timid because these busty beauties on their own? Striking, gorgeous, so kind and compassionate it's overwhelming. Together? Fuck.

Roy gets the flustered giggles over being flirted at. Dick is just struck dumb by his own smittenness.

Ahhhhhh Kory leading the charge with Jason to woe Roy and Dick into a relationship with them //u///

The joyfire comes together easily enough, but Dick? Stubborn as a mule. He's wholly convinced he deserves none of them, let alone all of them. Which, hahah, the fool. Dick gets the full brunt of being courted by the joyfire trio. He doesn't stand a chance.

Dick pleading with Roy to give him a break and Roy quipping back on how Dick can have a break once he's helped Roy and Kory satisfy Jason. Yeah, Roy sees how Dick's gaze lingers there in particular it's cool they've all talked about it Jason is ready (just don't tell Jason that Roy told Dick that, he'd get embarrassed). (˵ •̀ ᴗ - ˵ ) ✧

Meanwhile Dick is left sputtering because hot damn what??

Fun fact: Once they all get to that point and Dick's attention is on Jason, Jason overheats and wakes up to being fanned by three very gorgeous people and he just about passes out again because flustered maiden vibes.

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Well, I got some time on vacation, so I translated another chapter. I hope you enjoy it)))

Damian ran up the stairs into the house, no longer trying to convince himself that he was in a hurry to start sketching. And who did he really want to deceive, even if the Titans were whispering behind their backs, but carefully averted their eyes, pretending to believe in the "friendship" between Robin and Raven?

The bedroom greeted him with the smell of wood polish and crisp-fresh sheets, finally weathering the putrid smell of the cave. The coming dusk crept across the room like shadows, one of which fluttered weightlessly towards him, hugging his torso and breathing raggedly into his neck.

— Worried about me? — Damian smiled into the girl's hair.

— Not at all, — Raven replied calmly, her heart pounding frantically against his chest through layers of clothing and armor. — After tasting Kori's cooking, I'm pretty sure you're immortal.

— Why did you remind me? — The assassin groaned, releasing the demoness from his embrace.

—You smell... something similar," she lowered her eyes in embarrassment and took a half step back. — This is… Is it okay?

— That's fine with me, — Damian replied, knowing full well that Raven wasn't referring to the smell. — And you?

— I'm still getting used to it. It's unusual to give free rein to your own feelings. I'm not even sure I know how to express them properly. I've never had to be someone's... girlfriend before.

— So you haven't been with anyone in these two years...? — came out of his mouth before the assassin had time to think.

Damn, he wasn't going to ask about it, and if there was something, he didn't want to know!

— With my father's incessant voice in my head and unabated feelings for you? Raven raised an eyebrow skeptically, but Damian's scowl said he was waiting for a direct answer. And a short "No" swept through his body in a wave of relief.

— I didn't even think about it, — the girl added. — And you?

— I didn't go on dates with anyone, — the young man hastened to assure. — Looks like we're both new to this.

— Is there really something that Damian Wayne doesn't understand at the creator's level? — The demoness chuckled.

— Don't mock me, habibti, or I'll start practicing right now and we'll both smell like Kori's cooking, — an armoured glove tightened around her waist. — Maybe there are some rules?

— The rules of an ideal relationship? Raven snuggled closer. — I don't think there are such people.

— So we'll come up with our own, — he quickly kissed the girl on the forehead. — And we will bring it to perfection.

— Mh, are we going to have kisses on schedule?

—With tea breaks, — Damian nodded.

The mischievous lilac gaze caught the laughing green one, after which the bedroom was filled with laughter. The young man touched his lips to her hair once more, mentally thanking those unknown forces that brought Raven back to him, because, gods see, how he missed her!

[ambelle]

The way Dick was staring at Kory so intensely, with so much adoration (& passion 🤭) at the dinner table and later on the bridge, really made my heart skip a beat.

Like some have mentioned, he rarely openly show's affection like that but of course Kory is the exception, as usual.

I know some ppl were bummed he didn't say "I love you" but I'd argue this whole damn season was him prooving that he indeed does love and is IN love with Kory without a doubt. Same for her. It was very clear in the final episode, that they were in love with eachother and both finally admitting it, even if those exact words weren't said.

Idk, sometimes it really doesn't need to be spelled out like that.

Although, I do think had we gotten another season we would've heard the explicit ILU's especially if we were supposed to actually get Mar'i 🥹.

Anyways, Dick was staring at Kory like she was the main entrée at dinner loll like damn your children are right there sir.

Then on the bridge when he oh so smoothly, strongly suggested they start making babies immediately. He was so serious he had our girl Kory shook 🤣. If they had kissed after that stare, I wouldn't have been surprised but the way Dick was acting it might've turned into some public indecency loll.

I also thought it was really cute they alluded back to season one when Kory bought Dick that alcohol to figure out his "secrets" and see his "moves".

Kory was so adorable being like "Hey let me buy you a coffee," but Dick really said nah buy me another drink so we can get hot & heavy 💀. The boldness, compared to his normal demeanor, was giving me whiplash in a good way. I'm just so glad they got to be together and happy in the end~💙💜

You know what I loved about Dick in the last few scenes is his intensity. He wasn’t flirting like earlier in the season he was being bold and straight forward. For one he was the one making her blush and giggle.

They show their love so loudly that I’m not super pressed about them saying “I thought I lost you” instead of ILY. But I do agree they’d say it in season 5 when they were settled into a relationship.

I wish we got a full season of them as a couple but I’m not holding that against the writers. They aren’t the ones who cancelled the show. What they did here is give us a clear glimpse into their future and showed us how far Dick will go to protect Kory. Like we knew it but seeing him be so open and concerned for her was beautiful. They way Kory was brought out of that spell in 4x08 because of Dicks feelings for her? Beautiful.

Dick asking Kory for a real drink + saying they should get started on Mar’i is hilarious. Like he went 0-100. And I love how Kory knew him wanting a drink means he’s propositioning her 😅

Like sure I want season 5 with Mar’i but season 4 with Dicks desperation to save her and Kory willing to give up her life for him and the world…it was epic. I’ll miss them.

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Spider-verse, but Nightwing

OK I once saw a comment somewhere which went along the lines of...

"I wish Dc would give us a animation-like Spiderverse of Nightwing"

and at first i kind of ignored it- cuz idk, i don't really care about Nightwing- I mean, i love him! He's great, but not one of my favorite batfamily members.

BUT THEN I REALIZED THE OTHER CHARACTERS WOULD BE THERE TOO

so, here's what i think a Spiderverse movie would be like,

(If the plot was similar)

Nightwing- Obv he's Miles Morales, the main character!

Gwen- OK, the love interest. So we have three main competitors for fan favorite ships! Dick/Wally, Dick/Barbara, and Dick/Kori! Now one of them is already cancelled by default, because Dc is a coward, so we only have Barbara and Kori left! and well, Barbara fits Gwen's personality much more than Kori, and that paired with the fact that DC favors DickBabs in general, WE HAVE A WINNER!

SpiderVerse- okay, this is where it starts to lean a bit away from the movies and a bit from the comics; Spiderverse is now the Court of Owls! My headcannon is that for some reason all vigilantes (minus Batman and one other person, u will find out) join the court of owls thinking it has the right idea, and then BOOM its not actually that good (it kills people it can't control). BUT its not that wrong either. When it figures out what its doing wrong, it starts helping the vigilantes against the real evil, which is...

Spot- The league of assassins :)) YES I KNOW, IT ISN'T REALLY A MAIN VILLAIN of Nightwing's, but STILL, it's too good of a opportunity to give up seeing Ra's and Talia in the movie.

Miles Parents- Bruce and Selina, obviously. I think Jefferson's personality as a parent is PERFECT for Bruce-emotionally-constipated-dad! Selina is Bruce's wife, obv, BUT there is one change here...Y'know that scene where Rio gives Miles that 'your un-grounded" talk? I think it would be Wally giving Nightwing a super cool heartwarming speech (it won't be the same though) and then turned out Selina was listening to it all and at the end is just like "sigh, ok, you're ungrounded, come back soon, i'll deal with Bruce."

NOW FOR THE REST OF THE BATFAMILY MEMBER'S

Tim Drake- DRUM ROLL PLEASE, Hobie Brown! Hobie's smart, and while his personality might be a bit too much....It's still perfect for the role Tim would be playing. Hobie doesn’t trust the Court, and at the end he’s the one who had everything prepared for when they realise that the Court Of Owls is wrong!

Stephanie Brown- AND SHE'S GOING TO BE OUR FAV CINNAMON ROLL, Pavitr Prabhakar. And as much as it pains me as a Pakistani to remove his Indian heritage, it must be done. He's goofy, he ships the two main characters, and is just adorable, he's perfect for Stephanie, and will definitely give her justice.

Cassandra Cain- Sadly, Cass is going to have a less prominent role in the second movie, but hopefully she shows up more in the third; Margo Kess! the scene where she lets Miles go is perfect, because she can detect body language and would understand that Nightwing is right, and Miguel is planning on hurting him.

Damian Wayne- FINALLY MY FAV CHARACTER, but this one is more of a original character instead of a already made character in the movie; Damian is going to be the person Dick has to save. Because i love their dynamic. So, Damian is probably being manipulated by LoA, and idk maybe Ra's is trying to use him as a body vessel without Damian knowing, and the court of owls needs him dead because "HES A WILD CARD" but Dick just NEEDS to save him "BECAUSE THAT'S MY BROTHER, DAMN YOU, IM NOT LETTING ANOTHER ONE DIE" and cue everyone fighting LoA and then a wholesome Dick and Dami scene; Feel free to elaborate on it.

Jason Todd- I had to think a lot for this, but i have a PERFECT answer; Uncle Aaron. ITS SAD AND WILL BREAK HEARTS BUT ITS PERFECT, HELP- The relationship with Jefferson? check. Dies? check. What more do we need?

a happy and alive Jason

Hey! Maybe he comes back when hey go to save Damian! Actually, yes, that is 100% the plot. They find Jason revived at the league and save him :3

Duke Thomas- I CANT FIND A CHARACTER FOR DUKE BUT HE HAS TO BE HERE DAMN IT- please either come up with a original character for Duke or find a already made character PLEASE.

RANDOM OTHER CHARACTERS

Peter B. Parker- Must i explain why? No, no i do not. its perfect.

Mayday- Jon Kent :))) Because why not///

MJ- (Peters wife and Maydays mother) Obv Lois Lane.

Miguel- Random court of owls leader (any idea's?).

SpiderWoman- Can't think of anyone...let me know what you guys think in the comments!

Peni Parker- Kori!! She's perfect

Pig Spiderman- Beast Boy lmao

Black and White Spiderman- Meme version of Raven.

Roy Harper- Just another original character who i need in the movie.

King-Pin- Mr. Freeze! his goals match up pretty well with Kingpins anyway.

The rest of the villains Miles faces will be random Rogues from Batman's gallery.

The rest of the Spiderman's in Spiderverse will be random Justice-League members (OMG I LOVE THIS)

And, well, the first movie takes place when it's only Dick and Jason adopted (Before Jason's death, and then a bit after, when Dick is dealing with the grief)

Feel free to add more stuff in reblogs/Comments! Really want to see what you guys come up with :3

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15 lines of dialogue: Ayden 🐾

1. “Umm okay sure. But, how exactly are you going to convince them to have dinner with us? They never do. They’re either at the office or in the home office or sleeping or— do they even eat? Did they used to eat before you guys adopted me?” He joked as neither of them really liked to talk about their parents or the lack of their presence.

2. “Please? They’re talking about firing me for leaving early everyday and I always get bored during the last half.”

“And that’s my issue… why? Quit leaving early!”

3. For the first time since being in here, Celia had finally laughed. “Ayden, you’ve gotten just a wee bit fruitier since the last time we’ve talked, haven’t you?”

“A little. But it’s growth. Girls weren’t really my thing I guess. What can I say? I’m growing with the times. Unlike you know who.”

“I’m standing right behind you.”

“Oh good, so you know I meant you.” Ayden quipped. He’d gotten much funnier since the last time they’d seen him.

4. “I’m 17. Not a kid. Celia, carry me?” Ayden pouted, giving her puppy dog eyes.

5. “We already know his,” Kori nodded in the direction of Greyson.

“Hard not to when you’ve almost burnt the school down on countless occasions.”

“Yeah and what do you know?”

“Oh I know a lot. Hinote ‘Greyson’ Takahashi. Graduated valedictorian with a 4.5 GPA much to your mother’s dismay. Would have graduated 2 years early had you not been suspended so much. Vandalism, pranks, bullying, so many fire alarms set off by your doing. The fact you might have given someone the clap. I could go on,” Ayden grinned ear to ear with a cheeky smile as if he hadn’t just disclosed Grey’s entire life story to the entire table.

“Please go on. But before you do, remember, I know where your sister lives and subsequently, I know where you live. And no, I didn’t give anyone the damn clap so check your sources on that one.”

“I know. I was the one who spread that rumour. You’re a virgin.”

“That was you?!” Greyson tried to grab Ayden had Summer not pushed him back into his seat.

6. “That’s because you’re money hungry. Ayden, just drop it. Don’t mention anything this weekend. Please?”

“Fine. 30 credits and I won’t say anything today. Just today.”

“I’m not paying my baby brother not to say anything. I live with you, remember? You say anything and I can make life hell.” She had a dark look in her eyes. She’s not joking. She knew all of his fears so the possibilities were endless.

“Okay, when I said 30 credits, I was kiddinggg! Of course, I was kidding. Your secret’s safe with me.”

7. “Any other questions before we leave?”

“What are we supposed to be eating tonight?”

“Ayden.”

“What! This is an important question.

8. “I should probably start breakfast since people are waking up now.”

“Really? Thank God, I’ve been starving since I woke up.”

“You should’ve said something earlier then.”

“Greyson, my priorities will always lie with seeing shirtless men before I ever consider eating. That’s a compliment by the way.”

“Thank you I think?”

9. I would’ve gotten up earlier but.. let’s just say yesterday was a mess.”

“That’s reassuring. So are you done being a moody aloof teenager then?”

Ayden rolled his eyes. “Something like that I guess. I just had some internal stuff going on. It hasn’t completely faded but, I’ve been granted with a gift not even Jesus himself could ignore.”

“Also reassuring.”

“I can’t say anything right now. But keep an ear out,” He slid out of bed and took his bag with him into the bathroom. The water cut on, signifying the beginning of a shower.

10. “Which one is mine?” He asked as he slid into the lone seat beside him.

Ayden gave a confused head cock to the side as one of his eyebrows raised as if it was ridiculous for Greyson to even ask him such a question. “None of them..? I’m eating all of this.. Go grab your own food if you’re hungry.”

“Really? You’re eating all of this? Right now?” Grey asked incredulously as he mentally counted the number of plates sitting on the table.

“Greyson, I’m a shapeshifter. My metabolism is 9 times faster than yours. I’m going to eat all this and still be hungry in an hour. Go, before the line gets any longer,” Ayden nodded off towards the breakfast line that had twice as many people now than when he sat down.

“Fine. Nice to know this is how I’m repaid after cooking you breakfast, lunch, and dinner for an entire weekend like a servant.”

“It’s tough being on the other side of things, isn’t it?” He asked as he chewed through a mouth full of eggs.

11. “She’s like a girl version of Ayden,” Celia said.

“What is that supposed to mean?!” Ayden exclaimed.

“Which part are you confused by?”

“I’m not confused, I’m offended you guys think I’m a brat.”

Greyson gave a scoffed laugh. “You’re kidding, right?”

“What was that huffing fit you were having for like two, three days?” Kori asked, finding that statement laughable even without outside context.

“I was coping with my losses.”

12. Greyson looked back for himself and closed the door behind him. “You wanna take a walk with me?” There was a quick whipping sound coming from behind him, an excited tail now attached. “That looks like a yes.”

“Don’t be demeaning, Greyson.”

“So you don’t wanna take a walk then?”

“..No I do.”

Grey laughed and ruffled the top of his head. “Cool then get your shoes on, I’ll meet you outside.”

13. Ayden had heard enough. He walked up to Celia’s side, breaking through the men that surrounded her. “Watch your mouth when you’re talking to her. Her spit is worth more than your entire existence.”

14. A: It wouldn’t surprise me. Bow was a major sl— Ayden deleted the message he was about to send.

15. “Don’t tell me you’re tired already. Tap into that animalistic spirit.”

“I don’t know what that means!” Ayden huffed, joining them finally. He took a moment to heave, his lungs already pushed to their limit. “How can you expect me to run with no meal?”

“Do you know what I have for breakfast in the early morning?”

“Don’t tell me—“

“My breakfast is the adrenaline of life. Chasing after the rush. It always fills my hunger.”

“Yeah well, ‘adrenaline’ isn’t a substantial food item that can be chewed and swallowed.”

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Dangerous Inquiries (ch.30)

You were walking through the city streets. You hadn't noticed anyone following you until you suddenly bumped into someone. You jumped back and looked up at him.

"Sorry about that." Roy apologized. His eyes searched yours, but you averted your gaze uncomfortably and kept walking. Roy sighed. "Hey wait up!" he called jogging after you. You stopped abruptly and swung around towards him.

"You knew too..." you breathed staring at him, a feeling of betrayal rising inside you. Roy's eyes widened slightly as he took a step back. He opened his mouth to speak but was cut off by you.

"You knew of course! You all knew and only shit you said was to stay away from him!" you snapped accusingly. You couldn’t hide the hurt in your voice. "You all knew that he was my father's..." you were unable to finish the statement and shook your head. You wouldn't cry. You weren't going to break down again. This was all your fault. All of this had been because of you trusted wrong person. Roy stared at you in shock for a moment before speaking.

"Y/n, I'm so sorry. I never meant to lie to you. He's not your father's murderer. I don't know who told you that but if he was I wouldn't let him take you with him last night." he pleaded desperately, reaching forward to grab your arm. You jerked your arm backwards.

"You did what?" you shouted in disbelief. Roy winced slightly and lowered his gaze guiltily.

"I'm sorry Y/n. But he isn't the-" he tried again but you interrupted him.

"You did let that man take me to... his house? Are you serious?" you asked incredulously, glaring at Roy furiously.

"Y/n. Just trust-" he began. You scoffed angrily interrupting him.

"Trust you? I just found out he was Red Hood damn it! Don't try to sugar-coat things!" you growled furiously at him. You shoved him away roughly and turned on your heels to leave. You were barely able to contain your anger and confusion. Roy stumbled slightly from where you pushed him but caught himself.

"Y/n! Wait!" he pleaded loudly as you continued to walk away. You ignored him continuing your way down the street. He wasn't chasing after you anymore. As you walked aimlessly further into the city, you finally broke down sobbing uncontrollably as you sat down on the bare ground. It was too many emotions all at once. Your entire world has just been completely flipped upside down.

"I trusted you idiot..." you mumbled sadly. You couldn't believe how stupid you were. What the hell was wrong with you? You should have seen the signs right away. You shouldn't have believed him. You should have realized it sooner. Why hadn't you?

"Why couldn't I just see it?" you asked aloud bitterly. "What is wrong with me? How could I have missed those obvious clues?" You felt your heart ache.

"How could I ever believe such a disgusting person?" you whispered as tears streamed down your cheeks. You wiped them away angrily. You needed to forget all about the pain and sadness you were feeling. But you couldn't stop thinking about it. You couldn't calm yourself. It was driving you insane.

"What did you do to me you... bastard?" you whispered softly. You clenched your fists tightly, your nails digging painfully into your palm. You hated yourself for your weird feelings. Everything you had gone through in the past few months was because of him and you were feeling even sad for him just this morning. How pathetic. Your mind swirled with thoughts. You remembered his face when you asked questions to him. You felt sorry for him. You thought he was lonely and sad but...

"I'm an idiot..." you whispered. You closed your eyes, hoping to calm down or at least to gain some control over yourself. You felt a soft hand rest against your lower back. Your eyes snapped open. It was Kory.

"Are you ok?" Kory asked worriedly looking at you. You shook your head. "No."

Kory helped you up and led you to the car while you stood silently. Kory drove you to her apartment and let you go inside. She told you she would give you time to yourself. You didn't reply. As soon as you got upstairs, you undressed and took a shower. The water ran hot and you washed away any traces of dust and his shampoo from your body, making sure to wash every inch of skin. You stepped out of the shower, feeling refreshed, and wrapped a towel around your body. You walked to the room and changed into your comfortable clothes instead of his clothes. You flopped onto the bed. You sighed heavily. You were still upset, angry and hurt. You curled into a ball and hugged the pillow tightly. After what seemed like forever, you fell asleep.

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ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤin depth about meㅤ!ㅤ

[note: this is insanely long, i mean it when i say 'in depth' (or: i don't know when to shut the fuck up). all key words are in bold for anyone who doesn't care all that much /silly]

the general segment

hi everypony !! my name is zachary, zach, whatever floats your boat. i am 19 years old, born november 24. i am a sagittarius sun, virgo moon, and a libra rising. whatever that means, if anyone likes that stuff, feel free to tell me what it means 😭

fun fact: i actually use my birthdate here in every single one of my alternate realities. it just feels so perfect to me. aaaaah

i use he / him pronouns, i am a boygirl gaybian (although i prefer if only i call myself a girl), and some labels i find that suit me the best are:

sapphillean,   ambonec,   fleurian,   boygyne

i live in the usa (unfortunately), and have never left my state. i have a map of the united states that i use to chart what state plates i've seen driving around my area. i've found: montana, utah, arizona, nebraska, oklahoma, texas, michigan, indiana, ohio, tennessee, mississippi, georgia, north carolina, virginia, new york, main, new jersey, connecticut, rhode island, and massachusetts. i've only started charting what states i've seen this year, but my favorite plate i've seen was a hawaii plate back in 2019. (although i don't agree with the idea of them being a usa state, but i can say that for the entirety of the country so i digress)

my favorite color is a golden yellow (around #ffae00), my favorite number is 33 (shocking right?), my favorite drink is a dr pepper, my favorite food is... idk probably watermelon honestly. so good omfg

my current fixation: rupaul's drag race, reality shifting / law of assumption

the favorites segment

my (current) favorite song: run away with me - carly rae jepsen (i only recently discovered this song and its tearing me apart /pos)

my (current) favorite movie: running strong, my favorite movie for the past 10 years is 'the d.u.f.f'. it came out 2015, and i've been in love with it since. it's a fucking terrible film, cheesy as all hell, but damn it if it doesn't comfort me to no end.

my (current) favorite musicians: halsey (her 2015-2017 discography has a tight grip on me), ninjasexparty (give them a chance.. despite the name of their band, they're really good. i recommend 'danny don't you know', and '6969'), and pigeon pit. my all time favorite band. i'm in genuine love with them. (i haven't listened to their newest album yet which hurts my very soul but . i recommend 'no breaks' and 'milk crates'.. hey it rhymed!)

my favorite book: out of my mind by sharon m draper. please please please read it it's so phenomenal. if you have a hard time reading, the movie for this book came out last year on disney plus and it's absolutely great and so fucking realistic. please read it or watch it im actually begging

favorite youtuber: tbh it's been markiplier since 2014 lmfao. jacksepticeye introduced me to mark so they're forever deeply entwined together in my mind. i know, boring basic answer but whatever

favorite flower: tiger lily!!

favorite scent: uhhmm i like vanilla, my favorite perfumes are all by body fantasies. i like their japanese cherry blossom scent, and their coconut fantasy scent. i reallllly want axe body sprays' 'apollo' scent tho

favorite season: winter !!!

favorite weather: rain!!! especially if it's super sunny / clear skies while it's raining. i call this 'rainbow weather' hehe

my (current) favorite tv show: rupaul's drag race EASILY.!!!! it's been a reoccurring hyperfixation of mine for 5 years now. i'm insane about this show. even if i think i've escaped it's autistic grasp on me, i fall right back into this damn show

my (current) favorite drag queens: lydia b kollins, kori king, raja gemini, manila luzon, adore delano, daya betty

additionally: lydia b kollins and kori king are my s/os in several of my ars (if not all, once i get to making more hehe), and i know there's not that many drag race shifters so i'm not concerned about people who also are with them, but i still feel the need to share this<3

fun fact: my twitter handle is actually a song lyric from one of manila's songs<3

the disorders / etc segment

a great segue into.. what disorders i have ! not much has been properly diagnosed due to a bunch of different reasons, but they've all been things i've heavily looked into, and been confident in for years.

i am autistic, i have ocd, c-ptsd and adhd. i am hard of hearing (medically recognized), major depressive disorder (medically recognized), general anxiety (medically recognized). oh, yea, and i have osdd. i am only dyslexic coded . maybe i'm just super illiterate. we'll never know /silly. alleged synesthesia that i haven't properly looked into yet. i have dermatillomania, thaomniphobia, and teranyctophobia

thaomniphobia: a term coined by me, which is the fear of dying in my sleep teranyctophobia: a term coined by my friend, which is the fear of monsters in the dark

i have 4.. ish.. skin conditions? wait lemme look. okay yea, general acne, sebo-psoriasis, terra firma-forme dermatosis, hidradenitis supprativa. honeslty jsut adding this bit in case anyone else has these conditions; so you feel less alone <3

i am in therapy as of last month :D

next fun fact: i tried watching adventure time and only got through 4 and a half episodes of the first season. i found it extremely boring ...

the likes and dislikes (additional dni) segment

some things i like:

(a lot of this is copy pasted from my intro post, but i deleted info i have already stated in this current post!)

descendants,   life is strange,   yellowjackets,   mythic quest,   mcu,   craig of the creek,   rick and morty,   tarot,  sims 3,   age regression,   self shipping,   penguins,   foxes,   therianthropy,   solarpunk movement,   rpf,   bob's burgers,   american dad,   spongebob squarepants,   boyre aesthetic,   folk punk genre,   fanfiction,   my little pony,   community 2009,   solitaire,   sudoku,   crystals

kin list:

wilford warfstache, morgie le fay, unikitty, pinkie pie, my friend pine (inside joke but still counts to me /silly)

some things i dislike:

tldr, this is basically another dnf in some capacity. i also block freely so listen or don't listen, genuinely don't care. i'm not the biggest fan of 'byf's anyway. u don't rlly need to take this 100% serious

c.ai,   shifttok,   pro-israel,   heavy talk of christianity (mainly in the sense of if you're like.. pushing your religion onto other people. first day i made this acc i saw someone say like "idk if you are christian but just know god loves you!!" like ??!?! thats fucking insane and soooo... are you listening to yourself???? okay rant over),   maga maggots,   terfs,   anti-ageres,   anti-kins,   anti-polyamorys,   if you think pronouns equal gender (ex: he/him lesbians),    cops / authority figures, coca cola,   if you villainize an entire dog breed,   flag discourse,   being late to appointments,   fancy fonts (screen readers deserve love),   harry styles,   taylor swift,   chappell roan,   "kurt cobain wasn't murdered!",   "princess diana's death wasn't planned!",   "marilyn monroe wasn't murdered!",   people who say others with complicated identities aren't human (like lesboys),   people who are "anti good faith identities" (what?)

aesthetics that i connect with:

if it's possible to kin aesthetics, these would be it !

2010s internet,   soft grunge,   twee,   after hours,   bastardcore,   tropical coquette,   coffinwood,   waif,   cottagegore,   cozy childhood hideaway,   folk punk,   kinderwhore,   nostalgiacore,   northernness,   mallgoth,   midwest gothic,   bubble goth,   indie sleaze,   olderbrothercore,   solarpunk,   soft apocalypse,   rainy day,   trailer park princess,   trashy raver,   trinketcore,   whimsigothic,   whimsy twee

honorable mentions:

2014 girly,   babycore,   bloomcore,   this cool image i found,   dethereal,   música metro,   glitter poppare,   starrflesh,   southern gothic,   pale waves' singer heather is on this page :D,   scene tween,   rebel academia

fun fact: i am left handed!

the agere segment

adding this since i've seen other little shifters, but i am also an age regressor :3 my little ages r usually like .. 4-8 . so if anyone wants to talk abt that stuff in my inbox (vents, anything not pertaining to me in specific, are also included) go ahead !!

off topic but you can literally say anything in my inbox, feel free. specify if you want me to not post it if you want, i won't tell a soul<3 (i am also notoriously behind on inbox messages on my other / 'main' acc (like by 100 inboxes) soooo ... Sobs)

fun fact: the 'wedding finger' is typically your left ring finger, and some people think that the reason for that is because that finger is the only one with a vein that goes all the way to the heart. it's called the 'vena amoris' or, the vein of love<3

the alterhuman segment

i am very not human feeling . i'm like if the body of a deer and emotions of a dog had a child. and also had the tail and ears of a fox. but also if that deer-wolf-fox morph was pure consciousness and was nothing and everything at once. but is also inhabiting the body of a teenage polish-american kid on many pain medications. who also feels like the embodiment of thunderous rain and a heavy snow storm.

very that

fun fact: dagames commented on my youtube video in 2016 once. so he definitely just looks up his name on youtube and watches everything. i don't even watch him tho i was forced onto one of his streams and his admin banned me from chatting so i made a video abt it and wlll commented on it

the political segment

i am anti government . anti economy. pro immigration. pro separation of church and state. pro land back. anti taxes (unless they'll start using the money to benefit people). anti military. pro drugs. i took a test online as per my class assignment to gauge my political standing and it said i'm a left libertarian. so take that as you will but i also just consider myself a left libertarian in action, but an anarchist at heart.

i think time, money and gender are social constructs. i am anti cop. only law i believe in is loa. anti authority. anti israel. pro theft from big corporations. anti homelessness (In the way of . give people fucking houses???? government with millions of dollars????) anti rent. anti war. i think we should restructure the school system completely. pro bodily autonomy. anti declawing animals. eat the rich

(i add this all just in case anyone is curiosu ....i also say all of this from an american standpoint)

fun fact: my cat is a lovable asshole who wont stop moving in front of my eyesight as i type all of this out

the crystals segment

i have 40 crystals!!! i got them all from a zen shop in a mall a few cities away from me (which im going again this friday (4/25/25!!!) what ones should i get next...)

my favorites are my blue apatite and my opalite!! i carry them with me whenever i go out hehe

i have: 1 rose quartz, 1 clear quartz, 5 howlite, 1 adventurine, 5 agate, 1 bloodstone, 1 dalmation stone, 1 opal, 2 lapis lazuli, 4 milky quartz, 1 prehnite, 1 snowflake obsidian, 1 sodalite, 1 zebra marble, 1 fake turqoise, 1 crackle quartz. 1 carnelian agate, 1 hematite, 1 brecciated jasper, 1 cherry quartz, 2 amethyst, 1 calcite, 1 blue apatite, 1 satin spar gypsum, 1 rutilated quartz

fun fact: i actually have a good amount of obsidian that isn't listed above, because it's super sharp and easy to break, so my mom put it in her safe to keep it safe lol

extra fun fact: i asked the r/crystals subreddit about what crystals could help me sleep better and the majority of the comments were calling me crazy for believing in crystal magic or whatever </3

the pagan segment

i really want to look into a few pagan religions!! i grew up without any religion because my mom was raised the same way and so she believes that i should be as well so i could explore religion independently without it being forced onto me growing up. (i absolutely love this idea and will be using it in a future parent ar... i mean WHAT i said nothing /silly)

i've talked about a few times now, wanting to look into hellenic polytheism (is that how it's spelt?) or aka the greek gods !! especially apollo hehe.

i also would love to look into heathenry (aka asatru) which is a pagan religion following the norse gods!

another one i wanna look into is rodnovery, which is actually a slavic pagan religion!! like i said a little bit ago, i am polish american. i am 4th generation american, and my mom is 3rd gen, her dad is 2nd, his dad is 1st, and then his dad is the son of the lady who came to america with him and his brother. so my great great great grandmother came to america in 1910! afaik my polish family has always been pretty christian, but i believe it was because.. historically, as we are all aware, christianity has been forced onto many different groups of people, poles included.

i've looked into it, and as late as the end of the 10th century (or the years 901-1000 if anyone has a hard time following that type of terminology), poland had fallen into a period of christianisation and much of the native polish faith of rodnovery was lost to time due to that. and i know that like . that was a LONG time ago and whatnot but . i would like to follow that religion because i can only imagine what ancestors i may have had who were forced to abandon their beliefs for christianity. is that too empathetic? /gen , idk how to word it. especially that my .. great great grandparents (had to think abt it LMFAO) actually founded the local polish christian church, as well as the local polish cemetery (my area is like . 50% italian, 25% poles 25% jewish ppl LMAO it makes sense *nodding emoji cuz idk where to find it*) . and my grandmother on my dads side actually wants me to get baptized because she's a christian and she wants to know i'll be safe when she's gone. but i just like the idea of getting to relight the torch of rodnovery that was forcefully extinguished forever ago idk

the only true downsides, is that both heathenry and rodnovery has gotten a lot of ... Really Bad People using the religion as a security blanket to throw their white supremacy onto :( . i've watched a video on actual heathenry followers who were very upset about the trend of people using their religion as an excuse to be racist and like . /i/ know i'm following the religion sincerely, but would other people just jump to conclusions based on what they've heard ? idk it's probably a stupid thought to have but like . idk whatever rip

fun fact: one of my friends when i was like 6 tried killing me . she convinced me to go onto the roof of the apt building we lived in and like the whole thing was very pebbly. big rocks small rocks every kind of rock. so we walk close to the edge to look around and she tries shoving me, but i tripped onto a few rocks and fell to the ground instead

the etc segment

man this took me like 3 days to write. last updated 4/23/25 <3

last fun fact: i'm recording my cat rn to see if i cant catch her dreaming . but also ummmm my favorite car is a 1957 chevy bel air. i collect tiny toy old car models. the toys themself aren't old but the model is old . so i have a toy model of the 57 chevy bel air for example

[titans-thoughts]

Pre-Crisis, Dick really didn't give a damn about his secret identity.

Post-Crisis, he actually kind of does? So much so that he wore a blond wig and fake mustache when seeing Kory in public. But she was also dating Nightwing, who this guy obviously wasn't. Then the tabloids caught him in civilian clothes without the disguise, so they think Kory's dating three guys at once when it's all the same guy, and no, batstans (derogatory), this does not give you an excuse to call her a slut.

Also, it's canon that he's an alternate for Green Lantern if Hal dies. And at least in his Nightwing guise, he knows all kinds of H'San Natall hybrids. So how many aliens does Dick know? 👽

How public was the knowledge that Dick Grayson (not Nightwing) and Starfire dated? I remember seeing some panels with them meeting in public (somewhere at the airport?) but I'm actually not sure. Because now I remembered this:

It would be so funny if Dick, in his civillian life, got a reputation that he somehow knows all sorts of aliens. Someone spotting him talking to Superman (Clark) while out of Nightwing costume? Maybe someone saw him discussing something with Martian Manhunter? Figures, that Grayson kid got himself another one.