#fountain of Wayne

[sweet-child]

my personal comfort song is “sound in my head” by chloe lilac. gets me going if i need a good cry. “you’re losing me” by taylor swift does the same thing.

Huh. They (the songs) personally did nothing to me. But for me if I need a good cry : Cancer - MCR

Disenchanted - MCR

Dont Cry - Guns N Roses

Two Birds - Regina Spektor (I have a reason behind this, but seriously makes me almost sob) Ocean Eyes - Billie Eilish. Now for the opposite effect, songs that can get me pumped up -

Famous Last Words - MCR

Na Na Na - MCR

Paradise CIty - GNR

Welcome to the Jungle - GNR

Stacey's Mom - Fountain of Wayne

Call Me - Blondie

You dont have to listen to these, but i thought id give you a taste of my music! (im tempted to make a playlist and share it.)

[90s-music-tourney]

[creekfiend]

it's funny that Stacy's mom was the one hit wonder for fountains of wayne bc the rest of their stuff is all about , like, the alienation of the badly paid American office worker

[glitter-stained]

A very important thing to me about the batfam magical girl AU is that the rest of the characters are classic dc comics characters. Which means that while they have many similarities (magical girls are like lantern corps with more glitter and less police anyway, and the magical batfam story can get really dark and tragic at times), they're constantly faced with the clash between comics logic and magical girl anime logic. By which I mean:

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Bruce, waking up the morning after adopting Dick on impulse and then sleeping the sleep of the dead: Wait, since when do I have a son? Eh, it doesn't matter.

Clark, who was listening into Gotham for whatever reason: The fuck it doesn't?

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Lex Luthor: How did you know about my evil evil plan?

Tim: A little bird told me.

Kon: Really, robs?

*cue glittery red robin with a crescent moon on its head landing on Tim's shoulder and speaking in an annoyingly high-pitched voice*

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Jason: With the power of love and this gun I found-

Kyle: Can you be serious for one fucking second?

Jason: No actually I am. I was gonna shoot the guy and accidentally left my heart open to channel the energy of the Galaxy and in doing so I saw the man for all that he could be and the magic of the Robin and the Wolf combined to make the gun magic and when the bullet hit him it changed the man on a fundamental level and he realised he wanted to follow his lost dream of selling portraits by the beach instead of trafficking people.

Kyle: what-

Jason: he died a few minutes later though. I did still shoot him in the heart.

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After Justice League shenanigans lead to a multiverse portal opening:

Failsafe!Batman: -so I pulled out the shark repellent to fight he jokerized space sharks, and then I fell from the moon-

Magical!Batman: That doesn't make any sense! Shark repellent spray is an absurd thing to have in your utility belt and besides, you don't just fall off from the moon!

Green Arrow : Finally somebody said it.

Magical!Batman: You have to take the magic portal on the other side of the moon!

Green Arrow: ...Spoke too soon.

[am-i-the-asshole-official]

AITA for telling my best friend I'm in love with her mother?

I (18m) have been friends with this girl (I'll call her S for this, 18f) forever. I can’t remember a time when we weren't friends. We've always spent a lot of time at each other's houses, though more at hers as her family is wealthy and has a really nice place with an in-ground pool... and also her mom just makes the best snacks lol

Her mom and I have always had a good rapport. She's a funny lady, charismatic, kind, and did I mention the bomb-ass snacks? I had a sort of a puppy love crush on her as a kid, but as we've gotten older the feelings have only gotten stronger. Meanwhile, S has had a crush on me since middle school. She isn't subtle, but she hasn't confessed and I haven't brought it up because I'm not interested and I don't want to hurt her or lose her as a friend. S has caught me checking her mom out a few times, one time even walking in on me in the bathroom while I was trying to lowkey check out her mom in the pool through the window. I don’t think she ever put together what was going on, though.

I never planned on acting on my feelings for her mom, but since her dad took off, I'm pretty sure I've been getting flirty vibes from S's mom? I might be seeing what I want to see instead of what's there, but like... Okay, so, this summer she's been paying me to do some of the housework her husband used to take on. Mowing the lawn and stuff. And S's mom will come out with just a towel on to tell me I missed a spot. To me, that seems flirty.

I never thought I'd have a chance, but now that it seems I might, I kind of wanna go for it? I mean, I'm 18 now, so it's legal, so I don't see why it would be a problem? But I didn't want to shoot my shot while S is entirely in the dark, so I sat her down and explained. We were hanging out around her pool and her mom wasn't home, I figured it was a good time. I started by finally acknowledging her feelings but gently telling her she just wasn't the girl for me. Then I said straight up "I'm in love with your mom."

S just kinda stared at me? Then she just said "dude, what the fuck" and yeah. Yeah, I know, what the fuck, but the heart wants what it wants, right? I said that I was pretty sure her mom had been making moves since S's dad left. I've never heard S laugh the way she did at that, it was kind of scary. She asked if I was serious and then told me I need serious help. I was a bit hurt by that but I know I'm asking a lot so I didn't go off about it. I just said yes I'm serious and wanted her blessing to act on it. She didn't say anything. She just got up and left, and pushed me into the pool as she passed.

She wouldn't talk to me except to tell me to go home and it's been weeks now but she won't answer my texts. I think I've just lost the two most important women in my life (don't tell my mom she's third pls.) Am I the asshole here? I know it might be wrong, but I can’t help it if I'm in love with Stacy's mom. :(

What are these acronyms?

[goldentemplariumcrow]

As a stationery and fountain pen affictionada...

This. Still. Makes. Me. Laugh.

Let me explain why:

Look at how Tim is holding the pen. Stylistic choice or not, that grip means he's putting pressure on the pen. That he's heavy handing his writing.

Now look at the pen. That's a fountain pen. Fountain pens work through combined capillary and gravity action that makes the ink flow down to the nib naturally when the pen is in writing position and in contact with a writing surface; which is, depending on the model, between 45° and 60° angle in the vast majority of the cases.

Most fountain pens aren't made to sustain heavy hand writers. In fact, a great number of them is used to correct the grip, angle, muscle memory and heaviness of a person's handwriting style, since the simple act of touching the nib on paper easily makes the ink come out.

Now, look at Damian's implied facial expression and body language. Yes, we can all shrug it's just his rivalry with Tim that makes him react like that, it's a perfectly reasonable way to explain it all. However, for a fountain pen affictionado, for someone who loves fine writing instruments, that right there is a sentence of death.

Damian isn't just seeing Tim use his pen. He's seeing Tim, a person who couldn't care less for the writing tools he's using, obliterate the tines by placing way too much force on them. He's horrified of his favorite writing instrument being damaged by Tim's disregard with it, which is the most common reaction ever when any fountain pen lover sees their favorite pen being held and used by another person without their authorization.

Damian isn't overreacting at all.

The fountain pen community can confirm it.

[EDIT]

I know it's no ones concern, but as a lover of fountain pens, I kind of had to give a huge zoom-in in a version of this that isn't as pixelated and... guys, I think I know which fountain pen is this!

I may be wrong, but I think that's a Lamy Safari Black Charcoal model!

In the comic we can't see the window or the triangular grip very well (I can kind of see a shadow of the triangular shape, but I'm not calling it without being certain) and it looks a bit chonkier, but look at that cap! That minimalist cap with the sturdy yet simple, black clip and small gap on the top of the cap! That's a cap for a Lamy Safari model if I ever saw one!

Yes, maybe it can be some other fancier and more expensive brand, most Lamy's I've seen are between 30-60USD with special collections being a little closer to the 80USD mark on really expensive shops online, but let me make an argument for it.

A Lamy Safari fountain is considered a popular workhorse among affictionados and artists alike. Not only it's reliable, with a simple yet stylish body and construct that serves to pretty much every occasion, its construct is simple in terms of maintainance and handling. Want to go travel on a plane? No problem, take the cartridges with you! Prefer bottle ink? Not a problem at all, here's the converter for all your bottled ink needs! Oh, the standard medium nib isn't to your liking? Let's find one that you enjoy, there's European extra fine (0.38) to broad, stub, italic and even for writing musical score! Still not enough? Hey, there are many manufacturers that make their own customized nibs for a fair price, maybe give them a try? And the best part? The nibs aren't so expensive that you're breaking the bank with them, so if you break one you can get another with relative ease.

This sweet pen is a monster at work 24/7. No wonder it's a popular model among beginners and long term users and lover of fountain pens. They're just that good.

[best-overplayed-song]

fun facts

Adam Schlesinger said Stacy's Mom was partially inspired by real life: "One of my best friends, when we were maybe 11 or 12, came to me and announced that he thought my grandmother was hot. And I said, 'Hey, you’re stepping over the line,' but at that point in life, I wouldn’t put it past anyone. That’s a true story. And my grandmother was pretty hot."

"We Built This City" is about how nightclubs in Los Angeles were being shut down, and as such live acts did not have any place to go

[frownyalfred]

“so that threesome we had behind the fountain at that last gala wasn’t real???”

i need you to elaborate this please and thank you

I love when Ollie reacts like this to Bruce’s identity reveal(s) because 1) he was also 100% faking and 2) Oliver had zero intentions of telling Bruce about his vigilantism either

[high-quality-tiktoks]

you can really grab inspirations and samples from ANYWHERE

[costracan]

more dc mech bruce…. might color this one

[do-not-careissa]

So when it comes to BruHarvey it seems the normal pairing if going the identity porn route is Bruce/Harvey and Batman/Harv. Good pairings, they make sense, like attracts like and they're mainly only ever going to interact in those specific pairings. But I offer you the hilarity of the inverse.

Big bad Harv seeing Bruce Wayne one too many times and decides to torment Harvey by saying he's cute, he's nice, oh look there goes the one that got away. Harvey hates it, that's his friend damn it, one of if not the only people to still stand by his side since he became Two Face, quit objectifying him you ass. Harv just laughs, it's only a joke after all. Until it's not.

On the flip side we've got Harvey, who despite his early reservations about the Bat can see the dedication he has to course correcting this city and keeping its inhabitants safe. But that's not what's got his blood pumping. No. Let's be honest here, Batman's a bit of a freak, he's a grown man running around at night in a skin tight suit cosplaying as a bat, and Harvey? Well, he's had those hands on him enough times to know he's just as much of a freak for liking it.

Do you see my vision? Just a sweet lovesick Harv losing his mind over feeling affection for Bruce, all while arguing that he's supposed to be Harvey's angry half, the bad half, he's not meant to feel affection or romantic interest, what the hell is happening. All while Harvey's turning absolutely feral for Batman, is struggling to hold himself back from committing crimes for the sole purpose of getting physical with the vigilante. There isn't much holding him back anymore, but the idea of being locked away in Arkham, unable to see let alone touch Batman, is excruciating. Add on Harv's veiled threats if Harvey ruins his chance with Wayne (not that he has any intentions of doing anything, no, never) and they're stuck at a standstill.

[winonaparadise]

the girl without horns part 5

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[90s-music-tourney]

[dilfsisko]

Man all I’m saying is. Is that I bet Gotham city is surprisingly accessible. Like yeah there’s ghouls and masked vigilantes but also free public bathrooms and wheelchair friendly entranceways

[brokenstar28]

Seventeen

You: How old were you when you met Tim?

Damian: Ten.

You: How old was Tim?

Damian: Sixteen

You: How old are you now?

Damian: Fourteen.

You: How old it Tim?

Damian: ...Seventeen.

Tim: *sigh* How is Damian the first to figure it out?

You: Technically I was the first.