#family adventure check

[feelingtyche]

The Croods is what Strange World should have been

[gothamite-rambler]

"You have given me no reason to fear you," Stephanie said to her kidnappers calmly.

Stephanie Brown sat tied to a chair in a trio of kidnappers apartment. She was slightly afraid, but mostly aggravated she took Tim's advice on just being kidnapped and not fighting back when in civilian clothing. She could take these kidnappers down herself, but according to Tim it's better to be snatched. The kidnappers start up a recording on the leader's phone and he creeped closee to Stephanie. (I love the clip this was inspired by).

Kidnapper (Warren): All right, read this!

Warren held up a note book with a script for Stephanie to read.

Stephanie (squinting her eyes): Ma- Wow that handwriting.

Stephanie struggled to read what she could only describe as chicken scratch.

Stephanie: Ma, I have been abduct, I am fine-

Warren: Abducted.

Stephanie (dryly): It says abduct.

Warren: Just say abducted.

Stephanie (rolling her eyes): Ma, I have been 'abducted'. I am fine right now, but I may not be for loring.

She paused chuckling.

Stephanie (chuckling while continuing to read): I'm sorry, let's keep going-- If you do not pay the 'sun' of one million 'doolars'-

Warren (reading over the note): Wait a minute, wait a minute. Loring? The 'sun' of one million 'doolars'? What the-

Stephanie (mockingly): That's what it saaays.

Warren (pissed off): That's 'long' and the 'sum' of one million 'dollars'. You know what it means.

Stephanie (indignant): I don't know what it means. You told me to read this. That's what I'm doing.

Warren aimed the gun at her, but Stephanie crossed her legs not caring anymore due to the men's obvious ineptitude.

Warren: Just say what it means, okay?

He turned the notebook back to face her.

Stephanie (annoyed): I may not be for long if you do not pay the sum of one million dollars, you will never see me alive again these men mean 'businesses'.

Stephanie snort laughed.

Stephanie (jokingly): I'm so glad you got your child to write this. Where is the little tyke?

Warren shook with anger, reading the note again. He glared at the other kidnapper.

Warren: Kevin!

Joey (glacing at Kevin): I think he's pissed at the note.

Kevin toom a step back from Warren, holding his head down.

Stephanie (snide): It says 'businesses' that's what it says, you told me to read the note you never said to improv it.

Warren (lowering his gun and glaring at the sneering girl): Oh, improv! What are you Meryl -Fuckin- Streep? Okay, improv the note!

Stephanie (recrossing her leg and clearing her throat): Aye, Ma, these sexually frustrated degenerate losers mean (softer tone) business.

Warren (stammering and pissed off again): Don't- Don't- Don't improv it. Don't get smart.

Stephanie (with attitude): I'm sorry me passing english class in freaking home school ruined the flow of your crappily written note!

Warren: Fuckin- Joey give me a fuckin' pen!

Warren walked away, smacking Kevin on the back of his head. Joey passed him a pen. Stephanie kept her legs cross while whistling.

Warren (angrily whispering): Oh I was homeschooled, look at me. Fuckin' brat.

Stephanie: It's not whispering if I can hear you.

Warren went back over to Stephanie and showed her the new ransom note.

Warren (demanding): Read it.

Stephanie: Ma been kidnapped, send one million or I'm... Dead.

Warren presses the stop button for recording on his phone.

Warren (smirking): Perfect.

Stephanie (fake sweet voice): Good for you, your chicken scratch writing was so much easier to read. You write like a monkey with a typewriter but good for you.

Warren (shaking with anger): You're lucky we need this money.

Stephanie: Question, are you as bad in bed as you are at kidnapping?

Warren clenched his fists deciding it was better to walk away over unleashing his anger on the young woman. Stephanie kept her legs crossed knowing the kidnappers were about to deal with a born again catholic woman and one of her many batfam saving her.

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Crystal listened to the audio that was sent to her from an unknown number enraged but also perplexed by one thing.

Crystal: The bleedin' nimrods din't have enough sense to edit this down? My lass sure knows how to give a tongue lashin' though. I'm proud of her. Well, time to call the rat bastard.

Crystal pulled out her phone and dialed Bruce Wayne's number. Without letting the man speak she interjected.

Crystal: Aye, me daughter got kidnapped and they're demandin' ransom. I work on a nurses salary, you're the Batman-

Bruce: Could you not fucking say that out loud. You're lucky I don't have you on speaker.

Crystal: And you're fecking lucky I'm not next to you with my slipper, who ya fecking think you're talkin' to!

Bruce (remembering who he's talking to): I'm-

Crystal: Nuh-uh, I'm talkin'! Either send them the money or send one of your many kids to save her. Oh and I am meetin' with ya later to discuss my daughter's pay. Yeah, we're bumpin' that up af'er this.

Bruce: I have no say in this at all, do I?

Crystal: Aye, I'll meet you at your manor in twenty minutes and we can get ready to save the child I trust you to protect but ya pissed me off.

Bruce: Okay.

Crystal: Okay, what?

Bruce (sighing): Okay... Crystal.

Crystal: Good boy.

With that she ended the call, grabbed her purse and keys, then left her apartment to save her daughter and give Bruce an earful.

[snifsnoof]

some pillar man stuff!!!! trying to figure out how to draw kars mainly :P

[giveemhales]

I’ve been seeing a lot of fandom efforts to raise money for Palestine. I’m very into batfam at the moment and haven’t seen any DCU events yet. I’m wondering if anyone would be interested in a DCU or batfam fundraising effort for Palestine. There are various types of event possibilities, like a Gotcha 4 Gaza, raffle, or auction. Is this something anybody in the fandom would be interested in? If there is any interest, I’ll make an actual interest form.

If you are interested, please reblog to get a bigger sample size!

EDIT: there is now an interest form!

[the-bat-bros]

Tim: Bye sending this to babs to save as blackmail

Jason: WHAT IS THIS!? Never happened you’re delusional f—k that clown (please k*ll me again)

[sidecharactersdomatter]

Ok, Ok quick update one last time:

Relationship officially ended with animated Young Justice now My Adventures with Superman AND Batman Wayne Family adventures are my new Best Friends.

[giulolosblackmail]

Willow's Bio

Though Willow is over a century old, he has still lived most of his life in Finsel and formed many meaningful relationships with the humans that live there. It is, perhaps, because of his love of individual humans that he despises humans as a whole. Around eighty years ago Willow came to know a boxer and his daughter living in the slums. The boxer’s daughter fell ill and they couldn’t afford to pay for her treatment, so the boxer began to gamble his life for a chance at saving his daughter, going up against opponents that were far larger and stronger than he was. Inevitably, he was beaten nearly to death and could no longer work. Willow, having not nearly enough money to help them himself, began writing poetry about the boxer and his daughter in a desperate attempt to bring attention to his friend’s situation. The poems became wildly popular among nobles, but the real-life inspirations behind the poems were ignored and died in poverty. Willow decided that humans don’t care about tragedy in the literal, only the theoretical where it serves as entertainment, and - finding the pen to be useless - turned to his much more reliable fists and fell into the Gang Territory. Willow’s worldview changed, and he came to believe that, “although the power of art leads to eternity, but to grasp the present, we must have force. Without the present, there would be no eternity.”

Taking his anger, grief, and frustration out on all those who stood before him by throwing himself recklessly into every fight he could find, Willow created a legend in the Gang Territory and amassed wealth and power. His symbol became the emerald studded brass knuckles that came to be known as the Legendary Seal of the Gang Territory, the weapon of the undefeated Champion of the Underground Arena. Legend has it that when the Gang Territory fell into a turf war fifty years ago, the battle raged for three days in what would later be called the Battle of Gang Territory. And from the chaos rose the victor, the Champion, the man with the ability to command wind and lightning, the strongest warrior in the Gang Territory. Willow won the right to rule, but found that it brought him no joy to amass power or wealth, and so he gave away his wealth freely and shied away from the spotlight; eventually the legend faded into obscurity after the Champion vanished, and now only rumors remain that that once great man has ended up working for a noble. There are many in the slums who remember the Champion not as a warrior, but as a man who gave away everything he owned to friends and strangers alike, who defended the weak with his own fists, bleeding for anyone who could not fight for themselves. It had never been his intention to help, only to find relief for himself. “I just thought they needed those things more than I did. Fighting made me happy enough.” Perhaps that is why he was eventually lured away from the Gang Territory.

A hollow life spent ever in fear of the next conflict and wounded from the last is difficult to maintain, who knows what the Duke Bavlenka of the time promised Willow to buy his loyalty, but Willow has been working under the Bavlenka Family ever since. He became something of a fancy pet, only ever seen draped in finery and singing sweetly for nobles at luxurious balls filled to the brim with wealth and excess. He lived well, but it was a life that made him sick. To cope, he spent all his free time sneaking away to the Slums to drink and fight to excess, even disguising himself to return to the Colosseum in secret. “Singing makes me feel less alone. And fighting, I feel as if I'm truly alive. When your life is almost eternal, time loses its meaning.” It was not until he met Magda Ellenstein that he began to find the dull routine of his life new and exciting again. Striking up a friendship, Willow found himself chasing after Miss Ellenstein as she caused trouble and shook Finsel by its roots, even going into battle during the climax of the Sulla War to help her. The Finsel that emerged from the rubble of war was changed, though it was unclear if it was for the better.

Whatever promise Willow had made with Duke Bavlenka all those years ago must have been somewhat shaken with the late Duke’s death, for Willow began to hide himself away from the new head of house, well enough that it took some time before Duke Gaelan Bavlenka learned of his existence. Willow seemed to hold a particular disdain for Gaelan Bavlenka, though was not alone in his dislike for the man attempting to navigate Finsel’s political landscape with entirely unearned confidence. It was not just Willow’s rebellion chipping away at the Bavlenka family’s united front and social prestige, though his was one of the first to be ended. Eventually Lou Bavlenka dragged him back to his duties, though Willow did not go gently. The first song he sang under the new Bavlenka head was the infamous Cursed Aria, a legendary song among the elves that had largely been lost to time, as no one wished to gamble their life just to perform it. Dedicating his performance to Lady Magda Ellenstein, Willow told her, "Once life loses its meaning, we must find a new one. I never cared about the future. It's unpredictable,” before confessing his love for her in no uncertain terms. It was his conviction and passionate love for Lady Ellenstein that weathered him through the song’s curse, and until his love for her fades, he can sing it as often as she will listen.

Like many others, Willow found himself falling for the charming Miss Ellenstein soon after making her acquaintance, pledging to come whenever she called so that he could fight her battles for her, this being both something of a confession and an attempt to keep Miss Magda from getting into trouble in the Gang Territory. He could only fall for her more as he watched her monumentous rise to power, and would continue to be enthralled by her care for people and her stubborn drive to improve Finsel, bridging the gap between the nobility and the Slums. In an ultimate act of passionate love, Willow placed his life on the line to sing Lady Ellenstein the Cursed Aria, though when she could not find the words to respond, he instead asked her to listen as he kept singing for her and her alone. Regardless of the direction Lady Ellenstein’s heart will follow, Willow will continue to be inspired by her, striving to improve himself as a man and a singer, and go on to dedicate himself to improving the lives of elves in Finsel.

link to wiki page

[the-sky-queen]

In your au, what do the game hedgehogs think of the smaller scu hedgies?

Sonic - Sonic kinda sees all three of them as unofficial little brothers. He thinks they're very cute and is more than willing to help them get home. But he's not gonna allow them to be bored while they're here! Sonic's the driving force behind a lot of the activities the group ends up doing during the SCU hedgies' stay. Sonic and Sonic Wachowski have a bit of a competitive rivalry going on, trying to figure out who's faster, better at video games, etc, but it's just for fun and neither are getting upset if they loose. Sonic and Shadow Whipple have a surprisingly close relationship. Sonic relates to the whole Selective Mutism thing and wants to help Shadow Whipple feel comfortable. The two end up paired up sometimes. Sonic and Silver Whipple haven't done a whole lot together yet in what I've written, but their relationship is good. Sonic thinks he's cute.

Shadow - Shadow's number one concern is to get these kids home before something bad happens to them, like GUN or Eggman. He doesn't want to waste time doing things that don't get the kids home, but often gets dragged along anyway. Shadow and Shadow have a bit of a strained relationship so far. Shadow Whipple is clearly intimidated by game Shadow, who can't for the life of him figure out why. However, they are slowly getting closer as time goes on. Shadow hasn't really interacted with the other two so far. He thinks they're both good kids, but Sonic Wachowski is a too loud and Silver Whipple is too emotional.

Silver - Hasn't interacted with the kids a whole lot in what I've written so far. He and Silver Whipple are having a good time together though. Silver thinks the kid is very cute and fluffy and he's more than willing to help him out. Silver thinks Sonic Wachowski can be a bit overwhelming with all his energy, but he likes his spirit. And Silver thinks Shadow Whipple is quiet and a bit closed off. Silver isn't really sure what to think of Shadow Whipple as a whole, but he's trying to be gentle with him and get him to relax. Maybe open up a bit. Silver's curious to hear Shadow Whipple's voice as he hasn't been able to yet.

[navii-blaze]

listen to my vision boy

[moinsbienquekaworu]

Full sketchbook page of younger Constant doodles. I am rotating this OC like never before

[striveattemptfail]

wfa #77 vs omgcp extra

these have the exact same energy and you can't tell me otherwise

[yellow-as-an-ear-of-corn]

Absolutely fascinated by how 2023 has given us two very different takes on the title "Super Mario Bros."

Because on the one hand, you have the movie, which is a super literal take. He's Mario, they're brothers, together they're super. We spend time with their actual blood family to drive home that they are in fact brothers. They spend the movie apart to highlight both their utter devotion to each other and how incomplete they feel when they're not together. Peach is there and important but her plot with Bowser is really more adjacent to the Bros' than anything else. Their arc is entirely about each other. There's a recurring motif about how they're better together. Its abundantly clear there are two bros and those are the bros.

And then there's Wonder, which eschews any emphasis on the main duo duo in favor of taking a bat family approach where everyone they've ever vibed with is a bro now, regardless of gender or family ties. Like, oh, Peach? Yeah, we've helped each other out of enough tight spots that she's just one of the bros. That one yellow toad? My absolute brother, would do anything for him. The Yoshis that helped raised us? Brothers. That big-eared fucker who's trying to rob us right now? Yeah that's right, you. I see you. Get over here. You're our brother now. We're gonna go break some blocks together.

[giveemhales]

UPDATE 7/30/24: I ended up starting a DCU charity event which is going on now! Check out @dcufans4palestine

Over 100 people have responded to the poll I put out two days ago about a DCU charity event for Palestine (see the original post here) so I have decided to make an actual interest form.

Please fill out this form if you have any interest in participating in a DCU themed fan event to raise money for a Palestinian cause. Whether you want to create fanworks (of any type!) in exchange for donations, donate in exchange for fanworks, or help organize the event, please share your thoughts! All corners of the fandom are welcome. The more participants, the better. On top of figuring out how many people would be interested in participating, this form is also to learn what type of event people would be most interested in.

Hopefully there is a good amount of interest (and some volunteers to help run the event) and we can make this a reality!

Please fill out the form and reblog!

Check under the cut for some more info!

There are currently three event options in the form. Here is a brief description of what each would look like:

1. Gotcha for Gaza: donors would send proof of a donation to the event with a prompt. There would be a team of volunteer creators the prompt would go to. A volunteer would claim the prompt and send their work to the donor. This would probably be mostly fanfic and/or fanart

2. Raffle: volunteer creators would offer up a prize. Prizes would most likely be commissions, but if anyone wanted to donate handmade physical art, merch, comics, etc, that would also be an option. Donors would be able to buy raffle tickets, likely for about $5 a piece. Raffle tickets would either be offered by category (donate $5 to fanfic category -> if you win, you are matched with a creator offering fanfic) or by creator (your raffle ticket would be going to the specific creator you are most interested in).

3. Commissions: creators would get to choose how much to charge, what they are willing to offer, etc. The event would share everyone’s commission details, but donors would contact the creators directly. This would probably be mostly fanart, maybe some fanfic

If anyone has any questions or additional ideas, feel free to message me.

Also, if anyone has fandom connections outside of tumblr (twitter, discord, etc) feel free to share this form! I am unfortunately not super connected in the fandom, so all help to spread the word is appreciated

I will be keeping the form open until the end of the week, at which point I’ll decide if there’s enough interest to go forward.

[missdrummond]

AiO Conspiracy

Can we take a closer look at this cover. In the bottom right corner who is flipping those burgers?

Now your first thought may be that it's Eugene. What other young man worked at Whit’s end during this time? But no Eugene is on the the other side of the counter holding a book titled, 'Science'

Well if it's not Eugene then who else worked at Whit’s end at the time. Tom? Certainly not

My theory: This lad is none other than Jimmy no-last-name from ep. 17. Which seems like a simple enough answer since he's the only other guy we know to have worked at Whit’s End at the time. However, there are a still a few unanswered questions. Namely: Since when does Whit's End have a grill? It is expressely stated in ep.133 that Whit's End doesn't have a grill however, that doesn't mean it never had one.

This is where the conspiracy comes in, Jimmy is never heard from again after ep. 17 which likely means he ended his employment at Whit's End soon after. It’s easy to presume Whit fired him after the incident with his grandson but Whit really didn't sound all upset at Jimmy as much a Monty. No, I think Jimmy uncovered some secret new invetion Whit was working on and was either fired to keep him from discovering more or quit to pursue his own actions against Whit. He took the grill with him because it was a vital component the invention. Since then Jimmy has been disguising himself as various people around Odyssey (especially as police and anouncers), quietly limiting Whit's power to keep him from destroying humanity.

[jagzii]

"I know I usually write about films and TV shows on Fridays, but I have to be honest. Sometimes I don’t watch things in time to write anything, or, conversely, I watch stuff I feel no desire to write about. That being the case, I decided there was really only one appropriate course of action... make a list recommending the stories I have been consuming this week instead. Which, in this case, are mostly manga and webtoons."

Read the rest here:

[yueasuka]

"Finally Ladybug appear!!! Now I can get her to kiss me to get rid of this stupid curse!!!!"

"Which curse?" Plagg asked with a wide grin, his tone carried a heavy amusement in it along with his usual playful tone as he hovered around the little black cat.

"Both! I'm pretty sure it will lift both of it, no doubt." Felix said triumphantly. "I know she has soft spot for a cat so I know for sure she wouldn't mind giving a kiss to a cat, which I am now. Come on Plagg, let's approaches her." He added before he leap to the nearby rooftop toward where Ladybug is standing.

Nothing goes wrong with this plan... Right?