#did it bend or did i break?

[diamondsunbursts-and-marblehalls]

my overall perception of this dream is that I'll die before I wake.

at another place in time, you were infinitely mine,

[weregonnabecoolbeans]

It's unfortunate that since Ahsoka existed exclusively in animation for so long...

a place where what she was able to do really had no limits...

no matter what..her live-action appearances are gonna feel like a step down

they could have the greatest stunt team in the world but the fact is no human being can move like this fictional animated alien

[aria0fgold]

Gonna be real you should make fanfic about the TCOCC characters. Meta fanfic about fictional characters that are fictional in the narrative they originate from.....

DON'T TEMPT ME! sakzdxfcgvhj I've been thinking bout that several times now cuz I'm so starved for the chateau trio that I've been thinkin of just making every possible content for them myself at this point orz... My dearest blorbos... From a book within a game. They've only a handful of crumbs to their existence </3

[carnivalls]

good morning. thinking again of juve and her dog

[roobylavender]

im really sorry if this question ends up being repetitive: but, if not for bruce’s over reliance on dick to regulate his thoughts and emotions, why would dick grow up into feeling like he needs to repress his emotions so much and his eagerness to act as people’s support? i know youve spoken about wolfman and his altering of their relationship but if ntt is generally an accurate portrayal of an adult dick, to me this nevertheless sounds like the consequences a parent-child relationship where the responsibilities are titled too much towards the child

i suppose this could also segue into asking for recs that would help me better understand your interpretation of their relationship 👀

not repetitive at all! to me the irony of wolfman's depiction of dick lies in that it is simultaneously something you can logically ascertain from prior canon but not for the reasons actually presented by wolfman. if that makes sense. he does extra work that isn't actually necessary to help explain why dick would act the way that he does because there's plenty of reasons for it without rewriting his history with bruce to have always been suppressed and edgy and dark. to me it makes far more sense to capitalize on the inevitable disconnect between bruce and dick as an adult and a child. batman: full circle is a good example of that dichotomy (and although it was published in the early 90s it built on mike w. barr's prior understanding of the relationship between dick and bruce that he wrote into the early 80s). bruce's primary concern for the people he works with is never standards or finesse but safety. he worries constantly about others coming to harm under his watch and with a child in particular those worries were exacerbated. he ran a tight ship not because he believed dick had anything to prove but because the only way dick could keep being robin was if he went about it safely. that was obv easy for an adult to understand. but not so much for a child

to bruce these worries were practical and par for the course (as well as an expression of his love and protectiveness) but for dick their consequences formed the crux of his entire world. as a child he idolized everything about bruce. his heroism. his work ethic. his skill. his resolve. his preparedness. if dick couldn't live up to the standard he set for himself in idolizing bruce then what could he ever hope to amount to? that was the thought constantly going through his head. and it's why the bulk of his childhood and primary tenure as bruce's partner was so precariously protected by the fact that nothing bad ever really happened during it (and admittedly this framing is convenient because even chronologically speaking nothing very significant happened in their history with each other until dick left for university in 1969) (i know dixon opted to write that whole shtick with dent in his version of events but personally i never found it necessary to do so). there is enough there in the idea of dick working hard for the course of a decade to embody who he believed bruce to be that lends itself to it eventually being difficult for him to healthily express himself once the rift between them actually began to emerge

because what about bruce was there to actually see that was broken and dark before dick became an adult? i know a lot of dick fans hate batman #408 because they don't like that it enforced "retirement" upon dick (which i personally believe is a conclusion they come to because of the way batman #416 re-framed the same scene) but to me that's an inaccurate reading of the text. batman #408 was about bruce (admittedly far too belatedly) recognizing that he could not in good conscience continue to ask dick to go out and be a vigilante on what he considered to be his own "orders". he viewed dick's close call with death at the hands of the joker as something directly of his own making. although their tenure with each other had been wonderful if dick wanted to continue to be a vigilante it had to be on his own terms and of his own volition. obv that was logical to bruce and it was something dick managed to accept in the moment. but it's still hard to go from always having a purpose alongside someone you idolized to finally being entrusted entirely to forge your own

in general i like the idea of dick the adult becoming privy to all of the personal problems and conflicts that come with being a vigilante. he was conveniently shielded from a lot of those problems as a child because all he had to do was be bruce's partner and hope to live up to the title. bruce had no reason to trauma dump on him or talk about his worries and concerns at length with him because it was never supposed to be dick's job to field those worries and concerns in the first place. he was a child. the only thing bruce wanted to do was to help channel his emotions through an outlet and provide him with a home to grow up in. but when you become an adult often that dynamic shifts. you're still not responsible for fielding those worries and concerns but you can perhaps be trusted with them. that's why i like the framing in batman #408 of dick now being a man. it's a subtle way to frame the double-edged sword of adulthood. the world is in your hands now but so will be the horrors that come with it. coming to terms with the real world that bruce lives in should be hard for dick. coming to terms with who bruce is when he's not perfect should be hard. coming to terms with how quietly bruce kept his grief because he did not see fit to overwhelm a child with it should be hard. that dichotomy of dick both wanting to be bruce's brother and his son should form the crux of their conflict with each other because you can't hope to be someone's equal and someone's protected at the same time in that kind of relationship. for dick to transition into the position of equal he has to expose himself to the fact that bruce is not in fact an idol but someone irrevocably human. and that should interfere significantly with his head and his own standards for himself

[ratislatis]

idk why it’s just coming to me now but I remember feeling this cold, white catharsis upon realizing that it wasn’t Freddie’s decision to give Glenn that panic attack. It was Anthony’s. And the way he said it, so finite, “Glenn is having a panic attack.” in a tone that was used before only to set up a disastrous scene.

It hurt, a lot, because in the weirdest way possible that’s exactly what having a panic attack is like. You’re sitting there with your world crashing down around you and then a disembodied narrator suddenly says, “This bitch shutting down.” (Distinctly in a Stanley Parable manner.)

[microwaving-tesilid-argente]

oh to have a patron god who unconditionally loves you to bits.....

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[feral-teeth]

American Psycho lesbians… American Psycho Lesbians save me…

Oh yeah it’s all coming together

Based off of TV girl lyrics and my own gender-bent American Psycho characters… <3

[pfhwrittes]

💪 I’d be happy to claim that emoji! What an honour

We, as a society, need to get these hot men out of those uniforms and into pairs of dirty dickies overalls and scuffed steel toes‼️

💪 anon you are so correct! @syoddeye said it in the notes of my first tradie!141 post (and i agreed) that this fandom NEEDS artwork of team 141 as tradespeople in a pin-up style. one day when i have money i will commission an excellent artist to do this

i firmly believe that as soon as any of the tradie!141 guys get new boots they purposefully scuff 'em up so they can't get the piss taken out of them for having clean work gear. (for those that don't know why they would, clean gear = someone who doesn't work on the tools)

also workwear is objectively way sexier than military uniforms, i'm sorry i don't make the rules

[maxgicalgirl]

Archive 81 tv show made Melody Pendras straight we cannot trust podcasts in the hands of mainstream media !!!!!!!

[writing-hat]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

tagged by Mondo @mondothebombo !! @taddymason , @finn-m-corvex and open tag! Because I have no idea who did it already or not htdlhkjld

1. how many works do you have on ao3?

7 !! by updated order: "swimming and dancing with you", "bending, but never breaking", "it was a jellyfish all along!", "everybody loves somebody sometimes", "hold your breath, the end is near", "just the two of us (we can make it if we try)", "pomegranate"

2. what’s your total ao3 word count?

381 762. I need sleep I think. or maybe I need help.

3. what fandom(s) do you write for?

currently ninjago but I have tried some lego monkie kid (and failed miserably I'll probably never publish them)

4. what are your top five fics by kudos?

1) bbnb (568)

2) pomegranate (109)

3) just the two of us (we can make it if we try) (75)

4) swimming and dancing with you (48)

5. do you respond to comments?

hell yeah!!! but I tend to not log no AO3 often so there might be comments out there I've never answered and I'm sorry ;w;) but I read all of them since they end up in my mail!

6. what is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I think I'm torn between "it was a jellyfish all along!" and "hold your breath, the end is near" ? I'm not sure

7. what is the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Imma go with "just the two of us (we can make it if we try)"

8. do you get hate on fics?

No I don't think so

9. do you write smut? if so, what kind?

yes I do! I'm never writing what I wrote for bbnb ever again, but the sexy with fluff kinda smut has to be my favorite, like pomegranate! I just love when couples are happy, sue me! and yes it can be detailed!

10. do you write crossovers? what’s the craziest one you’ve written?

I haven't no but I'd love to read some!!

11. have you ever had a fic stolen?

currently under writing_hat I have not! I had when I was a stupid kid but I never fought for it since i didn't really care

12. what's the longest time you've spent working on a fic? and what's the shortest?

bbnb is the longest time I've worked on a fic, even though "everybody loves somebody sometimes" is a close one

short is pomegranate: it took me a single night to write and another to read quickly through it

13. have you ever co-written a fic?

nope! I don't think I could because my brain's a mess and english isn't my first language but hey I guess I could try at some point

14. what's your all-time favourite ship? from every fandom?

LAVA they make me go EEEEEEE-

jaya and shadowpeach are close tho

15. what's a wip you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

SO MANY. but there's a plasma fic I'll probably never finish because it's. not good.

16. what are your writing strengths?

having unhinged ideas? seeing the worst situations when powers are involved? torturing characters?

17. what are your writing weaknesses?

words. putting thoughts on paper goddamnit.

18. thoughts in writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

hell yeah! french tho

19. first fandom you wrote for?

my little pony I think? I'm not sure jshjdk but before ninjago I never really wrote anything "seriously"

20. favourite fic you've ever written?

oh that's an interesting one. Idk! I'd have to go with "everybody loves somebody sometimes" because I'm taking my time with it and I'm loving every second of it! Cole angst here I come!

[andsotheuniverseended]

just gonna lay here for a lil bit and think about Pib, the trickster spirit, saying Tomas followed all the rules and got screwed over and that’s not fair

[novadreii]

Mmm actually I think we do owe love and care to our loved ones! We do owe each other things sometimes! There is a duty of care in our relationships that we should do our very best to uphold. It's the basis for human connection? An informal agreement we have with someone dear to us that we will support and cherish them and not just when it's easy and in the ways that feel effortless to us but also in the ways that they feel most loved.

We owe each other consideration. We owe each other a chance to chime in on important things and we should not make unilateral decisions. We owe each other reassurance sometimes too! Gasp!

I know that we're unlearning our generational trauma collectively but what's the point if we draw such hard boundaries around ourselves that nobody is let in, and nobody is helped, loved or considered when they really need it?

What is the point of being connected to another human being if it's understood between the two of you that if shit hits the fan, they are loyal only to themselves and you can get fucked?

I get it. We need to be self-sufficient. We can't rely on someone to the point of falling apart when they leave the house. But entering into a relationship or close friendship (or nurturing our existing familial relationships that are healthy) is a declaration that we CAN but don't WANT to be 100% self-sufficient anymore. We'd like to outsource a portion of our bandwidth to the other person. And in exchange, we take on some of theirs. It can't be rainbows all the time: again, most of us are traumatized by our parents in some way. We have behaviours that make us unpleasant sometimes! But why does that necessarily mean that we cut each other off when we show symptoms? When we actually need to cash in on some support the most? Where pray tell lies the nuance between "cut off abusive people who have no intention of changing" and "sometimes our loved ones can act ugly on the road to healing, but as long as they commit to bettering themselves I will see them through it"???? Does the latter not exist at all?

The act of caring and being cared for is one of the only fucking things we have left that can sustain our hearts in this bleak world. If you don't want to be burdened with the expectation of reciprocation in your relationships then what is the point of seeking connection? You are missing a fundamental fucking variable.

[madameocotillo]

Results of my first bend test at welding school! Used GMAW(mig) for the root & FCAW(flux) for the fills/caps, I *almost* ran out of time (4 hour limit) but DIDN'T, and then all four pieces survived the hydraulic press without so much as a hairline crack!!

[ilkkawhat]

just when i was celebrating not having to go to work tonight..........now i might have to go in. at 10pm. i just wanted to fucking drink tonight 😭😭😭

[nyan-bynary]

Knowing what we know now about satoru's childhood it makes so much sense why he folded like a paper towel at most of riko's requests,,,