#dammit im going for easter dinner

[froggarolli]

"I just want the simpler things you know?

I think, I just want a boat

And I wanna fuck it up too

But that's why, I think I'll have two"

[ Illuminati - Onicks ]

[oh-mother-of-darkness]

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Anonymous said: Hi! Do you still like Tim Drake?

More than I can describe!

Anonymous said: Please tell me those law school quotes are all from one professor

They are not, but MOST of them are from the civ pro professor. His name is Counseller, and he’s great. He got a standing ovation after his speech at my friend’s graduation yesterday. I once went to dinner at his house and a movie afterwards. He had us all hide his candy in our bags so he didn’t have to pay concession stand prices. 

@whambamthanksbatfam​ said: Do you know canonical nicknames for the Batboys?

Hold up lemme see what I have on file

Off the top of my head I can also think of times that Tim referred to himself as “Timmy” (usually while pretty young), and of course Dick has “boy wonder”

Anonymous said: What do you think will happen to nightwing comics? Writer changes in April, will they be able to reverse the amnesia arc? Do you think maybe the damage to the character is irreversible? I don't understand why they'd allow it especially after what happened when they tried to kill him off. It's also 35th anniversary of his first appearance in a few months. Looking at teen titans, jon kent's age, young justice "coming back" I feel concerned for dc comics' future ):

I’m basically taking my usual approach, which is (as far as comics are concerned)... everything will return to its most profitable form. Comics have a set form. With a few key exceptions-- changes in superhero persona, for example-- things generally make their way back to the “classic” form. Therefore I expect Dick to go back to being Nightwing, in a form we would recognize as typically Nightwing. 

Anonymous said: wait..... waitwaitwaitwait..... wait. did u just swear in that hashtag? i have followed you for like 2 years and the closest i've seen to swearing is "sweet texas on high" which ended up becoming a bad habit of mine to say irl and then have to explain where the hell i heard that, and then i said it enough that one friend started saying it as well, then it just spread like a virus in my friend group (this isn't a complaint this is just surprise and amusement. love ur blog!)

Glad to see my nonsense swears are spreading! To be honest, I (really) swear a lot. Don’t tell my mom

Anonymous said: Hey! I have to choose a quote for my yearbook and i want to do a batman/superhero quote but i cant think of one and was wondering if you could help me out? Im looking to go for kinda funny but also has a bit of meaning, ya know? Anyway thank you!

Oooooh boy lemme see

I like Alfred’s quote in these panels. I would also maybe suggest:

"Whenever someone's asked what power they wish they had, flying is always at the top of the list. But I have to admit. I've learned to love falling too." (Nightwing #142, 2008)

I don’t know how helpful I can be on this one, honestly, but there’s my two cents.

night-mom said: Hi, I have a bat-centric side blog called Bat-Losers-Inc. I just discovered some of your writing on tumblr and have been slowly going through it when I have the time. I really love how you write each character of the Batfam and how each of them feels very distinct from each other but also different from their common representations in the Batman fandom. So anyway, I was wondering if you had a favorite Bat family member to write from in terms of point of view/personality?

Hmmmm a couple of years ago, I would have said Jason. For whatever reason, I’ve always given him a talking/fighting style that’s the most similar to my own, but lately I find myself drawn to Tim and Damian. My guess? Their points of view allow me to explore some things I’ve been going through-- specifically a nasty bout of depression, anxiety, and a psychotic breakdown. I would also say that Dick is the hardest for me to write, followed by Bruce, Duke, and Cass. Stephanie is pretty easy. 

Anonymous said: For some reason, I have this huge need of some angst... Could u please do a prompt of suicide Tim? But he manages to success?? Please???

Listen. I’m definitely not going to do that, and I don’t think I need to explain why. 

Anonymous said: I reread some old B&R comics. Bruce came back from his weird time adventures and one of the first things he said to Damian was, that it was his job as Robin to make sure that Batman gets home safe. Like yeah, I guess it is? But also you're talking to your 10 year old son, I'm waiting for that mentality to bite you in the ass at some point. I mean it kind of did when Damian died to save Dick in Batman Inc. Bruce's parenting is really dangerous sometimes o_o

I agree. I’ve always had a problem anytime the Batman/Robin relationship is framed around what Bruce needs. For the benefit of the child? Sure, I’ll suspend belief for that one. Because an adult needs it? No thanks. That’s why Tim’s origin story bothers me a whooooole lot.

@therusticate said: I just read the fanfic you put out around Christmas with the files on Dick and Damien and I MELTED. There were TEARS! I’m hoping to find some more of your work on your blog; I love your writing style and how everything flows. Thank you so much for creating content! You did a fantastic job and I love it.

Oh, thank you so much! I’m particularly fond of that fic

Anonymous said: how's outlining going?

Anonymous said: what is it that you are outlining??

Anonymous said: I hope your outline turns out good and you do well ❤ you can do it!!

@couldnt-pick-a-name said: Have you finished your outlining yet?

Anonymous said: Good luck on your exams!! I hope they go well and you take care of yourself and don't get too stressed

I appreciate you all for keeping me on topic <3

Exams went... probably pretty well? We’ll find out when grades come back. I was outlining for immigration law, federal administrative law, and constitutional law-- and I did get all of them done. Hallelujah. 

Anonymous said: Young Justice 2019 just got published and I realized I haven't consumed enough YJ material!! Do you have any comic recommends??

Oooooh I guess that depends on which Young Justice you’re talking about? Original v. based on TV show? Either way, my recommendation is to look up the associated series. Original YJ (Tim, Bart, Cassie, Conner, etc.) is the 2000 version by Peter David. That team just got a reboot, and I’m reasonably sure that’s what you’re asking about. Then there’s the YJ comic based on the tv show (2011, I believe).

Either way, I like pretty much the entire series. Sounds simple, but that’s my rec. 

@dontstopkiwibea said: I've been thinking about your fic with Damien and Tim having a conversation about Tim's depression and the time when Bruce was missing. I think about all that missing time a lot and how so much /could/ have happened to Tim but didn't. And then I think about Damien being sad when Tim was dead. And then I think about Dick hearing about Tim's mental state during that time, how bad it really got, and maybe Bruce learns too. Ahhhh I don't know about you but I want more fics about Tim and getting help

Honestly? Same. I feel like there’s a lot of emotion that’s never officially explored, and that’s a problem I personally enjoy fixing. 

Anonymous said: You asked for headcanons, so: Damian likes to give Tim a hard time, and one day Damian scoffs at the idea of Tim getting a pet, saying he’d probably kill it through neglect. Tim doesn’t appreciate that and ends up with a goldfish out of spite. He learns everything there is to know, and his fish is gonna thrive, dammit. And it does. Tim comes to genuinely care for this little creature (and secretly Damian is really pleased Tim is showing such interest in something that isn’t casework or WE).

Love it! Give Tim A Fish 2019

Anonymous said: What are you most looking forward to this year?

Hmmmmm... this is maybe a lil over optimistic, but I’m really looking forward to getting better this year. I’m trying harder and I have better resources than I ever had before. 

@xylophonicsynapse said: Which of the bat-kids makes music playlists?

I’d say that all of them DO it sometimes, but the one who really gets into it is Damian. He likes his music organized, thank you very much.

Anonymous said: Hey Amy! Saw the ask about the line "The sun is UP and so is JESUS we are partying today." and I thought it was hilarious I MUST know where its from! Plz and thank you <3

Lmaoooo that was from a post on Easter

[anx1oustig3r]

i gotta post the second half of that seperately because tumblr hates me

tungle can't handle how great this ship is clearly

Who cries at movies:

I think it depends on the movie. Paul doesn't watch movies from a normal point of view, he's more attentive to things like composition, sound effects, the music chosen for scenes etc. He cries if film making techniques are done right because "GOD DAMMIT YOU BEAUTIFUL BASTARDS WELL DONE THAT WAS ART THAT WAS PURE ART" (not saying this is based on my own ways of viewing animation or anything <_<)

Doug on the other hand well...if it's a film about a dog he's probably gonna cry at some point. Even if nothing happens to the dog. He's just gonna cry because there's a dog.

Who gives unprompted massages:

Paul got into this habit because he has zero sense of personal space. He's damn good at them though, and usually his timing is on point since Doug probably works out a fair bit in his spare time.

Who fusses over the other when they're sick:

Absolutely Paul. Gonna indulge in my headcanons here for a moment and say that when Doug had his surgeries Paul had him living with him after each one. And he fussed over him like a demon. He literally took what Ernie said ("you can do x thing after x amount of time"), wrote it down and stuck it up on the wall. He was also on top of everything he needed and he was fully prepared to do store runs at 3.00 am. And this all applies to regular sickness too.

Who gets jealous easiest:

Interestingly enough, Doug does. Given how Paul is kind of a big shot he does tend to get a bit of attention when they're out in the city together, and while Doug's not like, angry possessive levels of jealous, he can get irritated if someone tries coming on to Paul. He knows Paul wouldn't reciprocate any of that nonsense but it still bugs him.

Who has the most embarrassing taste in music:

Honestly catch them both wailing along to Linkin Park and other kinds of early 2000s emo bops (or the 70s equivalent to early 2000s emo bops) with absolutely no shame whatsoever.

Who collects something unusual:

Do we....do we count Paul's films? If so...y'know. But if not then Paul also likes to collect dumb knick knacks. The stupider the better. And he gives half of his findings to Doug and it's an in-joke between them. I'm willing to bet Doug has a few stupid statues on his desk and when questioned about them he's just "it's avant guarde you wouldn't get it".

Who takes the longest to get ready:

Paul is up again on this one. That man is so god damn fussy about his appearance that going out to dinner is an absolute nightmare with him. His hair needs to be perfect, he takes ages in the shower, he spends AT LEAST 40 minutes going through his wardrobe for the right outfit.

Doug isn't all that fussy but that comes back to bite him since Paul will end up spending even more time trying to fix HIM up.

Who is the most tidy and organised:

Doug is in fact. Granted it's not in the most conventional way, but he is a soldier and being organised seems to be a part of that. Plus he's probably got his staff keeping the base clean on a day to day basis so like.

Who gets most excited about the holidays:

Again this depends on the holiday. Doug gets excited about christmas and easter mainly. Paul gets more excited about halloween and st patrick's day (okay quick extra headcanon, paul's bio parents were irish immigrants so he actually uses st patrick's day as a heritage celebration thing. his name can be fully translated into irish so im running with this).

Who is the big spoon/ little spoon:

Doug: I'm a knife.

Paul, from across the room: He's a little spoon.

In all seriousness they both like to cuddle and be cuddled so it's kinda even between them.

Who gets the most competitive when playing games and/ or sports:

Doug, a million times Doug. Whenever Doug suggests a board game Paul has to go through the five stages of grief all at once before agreeing to play. He gets vicious and will flip tables a lot.

Who starts the most arguments:

Paul does. He's got a hot temper and can blow up over dumb stuff so he tends to start arguments on the occasion.

Who suggests that they buy a pet:

They already have like, a load of dogs. But Paul was the one who suggested they adopt a wild, starving, nearly dead teenager though.

What couple traditions do they have:

When they were kids in the orphanage they used to sneak out at night and stargaze. They'd often point out clumps of stars that looked like stuff (like cloud watching). As adults they still do this all the time. It's one of their favourite things to do.

What TV shows do they watch together:

Together they enjoy watching really dumb game shows. They place bets with each other on what teams will win etc and they get way too into it. It drives the others at the scrapyards mad.

What other couple do they hang out with:

Oh you best BELIEVE they go on double dates with Sylvia and Ernest. They absolutely do, no doubt about it. This is 100% canon and I'll fist fight anyone who tells me other wise!

How do they spend time together as a couple:

They like going for walks in the forest, chilling on the couch watching TV, chilling at the fights, going out on the town. They mainly just enjoy each others company so they'll do almost anything together.

Who made the first move:

Paul did! But he was an absolute mess about it. It got to the point where Doug had to just grab him like "DUDE! I love you too!"

Who brings flowers home:

Paul does, mainly because flowers are such a cheesy gesture and they turn Doug into a blushing mess when he gives them to him and Paul lives for it.

Who is the best cook:

Neither of them hah. Doug has Pernilla cooking everything for him and Paul lives off of ramen noodles and take away food like the mess he is. I like to think that Doug tried to cook something nice for Paul once but ended up setting the kitchen on fire.