#guys school kinda does kill artists

[captainvampire]

General gris🍮

Second art belongs to thestarfishface

[itz-pandora]

Huh. If my life was a quote, it'd be "one of those sad ones with a deceptively happy tune"

[xoxovanillq]

Mike Schmidt HCs

Pairing- Mike Schmidt x Artist!Reader

Warnings- Spiders, nightmares, panic attacks, Mike worries he isn’t good enough, tooth rotting fluff.

A/N- Thank you guys so much for supporting me! I’ve posted so many headcanons, so sorry about that.

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𖡎 The only reason he was able to stay awake during his shift was because he knew he had you to come home to.

𖡎 He would cuddle into your chest, humming in contentment when you played with his hair.

𖡎 Whenever he had the day off, you guys would order pizza and cuddle down on the couch to watch a movie with Abby.

𖡎 If he came in the room while you were sketching, he’d peek over your shoulder to see what you were doing.

𖡎 He loves watching you teach Abby how to draw, he thinks it’s sweet how close you two are.

𖡎 Begs for you to use him instead of pinterest references or whatever else you use.

𖡎 “Baby, I don’t understand why you are looking for photos of other people to draw when you could just draw me.”

𖡎 He actually gets worried if you don’t call him a pet name.

𖡎 “Mike? What? What happened to ‘baby’? Are you mad?”

𖡎 Comes up behind your, arms around your waists to whisper shyly in your ear.

𖡎 “D’you think you could teach me a few things, so I can connect with Abby?”

𖡎 You guys watch Coraline, The Corpse Bride, Nightmare Before Christmas, etc.

𖡎 Abby’s favorite movie is Coraline, even if it terrifies Mike.

𖡎 He’s a little worried, but calms down a bit when you tell him it’s your favorite movie.

𖡎 It can’t be bad for her if it’s your favorite, he can’t find anything wrong about you.

𖡎 You’re his savior, he practically worships you, and honestly, if he thought there was a god, he thinks it would be you.

𖡎 He doesn’t want to get up in the mornings, so you have to coax him out of bed with kisses and cuddles.

𖡎 This man will not shower without you, and that’s that.

𖡎 Totally will ask you if you took your meds before you leave the house, he doesn’t want you to have to go without them.

𖡎 He sleeps better with you there, when you hold him, he feels safe enough to get sleep.

𖡎 If he does have a nightmare though, you guys will go sit near a window and watch the stars until he’s calmed down enough to get back to sleep.

𖡎 And if you struggle with nightmares or get panic attacks at night, he’s getting you water and holding you until you’re okay.

𖡎 He never wants to see you upset. 

𖡎 If you have a rough day at work, he puts on music after Abby is in bed and makes you slow dance in the kitchen with him. 

𖡎 He secretly loves Rom-Coms, and makes you watch them with him, no matter how awful they are.

𖡎 Back with the spider headcannon, so beware.

𖡎 This man is terrified of spiders, but is also too scared to squish them and feels bad killing them, so he makes you take them outside.

𖡎 Whenever you two are walking somewhere together, he has one arm around your waist.

𖡎 All I can think about is forcing him to do face masks with you.

𖡎 He kinda hates it, but you have fun and that’s all that matters.

𖡎 Sometimes you have to remind him how good he’s doing, when he sees all the people he knew in high school getting married, getting fancy jobs, he feels like he’s not enough.

𖡎 “I just- you could have better.”

𖡎 It took a while to get him to be able to celebrate his accomplishments without feeling guilty.

𖡎 He doesn’t take you out on many dates, but does sweet things at home.

𖡎 Sometimes he’ll try his best to make cookies, or he’ll make you coffee in the mornings.

𖡎 He’s really just a sweet guy, who wants to make you happy at the end of the day.

𖡎 He actually gets worried if you don’t call him a pet name.

𖡎 “Mike? What? What happened to ‘baby’? Are you mad?”

𖡎 Comes up behind your, arms around your waists to whisper shyly in your ear.

𖡎 “D’you think you could teach me a few things, so I can connect with Abby?”

[lillardshusband]

FNAF movie character headcannons!!!!!!

William:

•was a heavy smoker for years. Quit when his doctor said he had a high chance of developing lung cancer

•never physically hit Vanessa, but yelled at her loud enough to give someone a headache

•most pictures of him (including wedding photos and Vanessa's graduation picture) he is wearing the Spring Bonnie head

•very high functioning autistic, but refuses to get checked for it despite many telling him to

•doesn't like pet names like 'bunny' or 'baby', likes to call his s/o things like 'my love' or 'sweetheart' and 'darling' old fashioned things u feel me

•if henry emily exists in this universe they definitely had a one night stand and never talked about it ever again

Mike:

•before being prescribed his sleep meds he for sure took too much benadryl once and saw the horrors

•if the movie took place in current day he would totally put on those baby sensory videos to go to sleep

• tried an edible once and never again (he took too much and deeply regretted it)

•tried to draw with Abby but is so bad at it that he rage quit

•is a fiend for little ceasars crazy bread

Vanessa:

•promised herself she would make her dad get the punishment he deserved

•hates being belittled so much that it is one of the reasons she became a police officer

•hates pizza because of how often she had it as a child. Gags if she even tries to eat it

•really likes hello kitty a not normal amount but is super secretive about it

•super against cigarettes and weed (anything smokeable really)

•so touch starved but refuses to ever ask for any sort of affection

•her fav animatronic is Chica because Susie was her best friend (Susie doesn't remember their friendship but still loves Vanessa anyway)

Abby:

• this kid is autism central. High functioning but has a real rough time making friends because she finds it very hard to understand social cues.

•grows up to be a professional artist and paints super beautiful portait commissions. She makes BANK.

•a boy at school tried to kiss her and she punched him in the face for it

•really loves spongebob. Mike hates it but lets her watch it anyway

•favorite crayola crayon is Dandelion

•likes the stereotypical green alien a lot

Freddy:

•just a tad bit stupid. Silly guy though

•lowkey annoyed by Foxy but doesn't say anything about it

•loves to take Mr Cupcake and throw him across the room to piss off Chica

Foxy:

•really likes when dad rock n roll is on. If he could he would sing along

•fav band is ACDC

•Chica is his bestie. They gossip about the nightgaurds

•used to have a bird named Cracker that was perched on his shoulder. It got destroyed by a child right before the pizzaria shut down for good

Chica:

•loves food. Big foodie. Doesn't really like it when it messes up her circuts and servos tho

•her cupcake is her baby actually they are inseparable

•has broken Freddy a couple times for throwing Mr Cupcake

•loves Britney Spears and No Doubt. unfortunately william does not so he doesnt play it often

•the least agressive. doesn't like killing gaurds but does it once in a while to feel something

Bonnie:

•has killed the most gaurds out of all of the animatronics

• has a little crush on Chica but doesn't wanna admit it because "girls have cooties" and "she has really bad cooties"

•feels kinda bad for Mr Cupcake when he gets lowkey abused by Freddy

•has broken quite a few pieces of furniture while chasing gaurds

Golden Freddy:

•kinda like the mom friend of the animatronics

•really wishes Abby couldve stayed with them, really enjoyed her company and energy

•very quiet compared to the others

•hates when the others fight, very annoying to him

Ness:

•wierdly knowledgeable on Freddys. Did a lot of research online about the case and is super invested in it

• loves his job even though the pay isnt the best

•whenever he gives a table the check he always gives them a little piece of chocolate before they leave

Aunt Jane:

•the living embodiment of Karen

•thinks that Abby is a little jerk (incorrect opinion btw)

•wine mommy

Max:

•she wanted Mike so bad bruh

•very cringe millennial coded

[duchesskatriel]

I came up with this AU a couple of months ago, and since a moot encouraged me to share with the class I might as well (plus I also wanna draw this AU lol)

I'll call this au Be Born as a placeholder rn lol

SO this au starts right after HMS managed to find a way to end the loop, and they harmonise permanently. Whole basically gains the courage to confess to his crush (still don't have a name for her) and she also confesses her mutual feelings, Blah Blah Blah, they date, yada yada yada, they get married and have a pair of twins.

I also have to say that Whole, whom I will call CJ from this point forward (Does NOT mean Chonny Jash, its a diff name, same acronym) is aware and remembers HMS quite a bit. Most of his memories/knowledge of them has faded since the harmonising was over 6 years ago, but he still remembers a few key details like their roles, some of their names and a blurry image of what they look like.

Soo like the VERY FUNCTIONAL human being CJ is, decides to name his twin sons after two of the voices in his head. Wow, clap for the man everyone whoooo-. The names he uses are Artemis and Apollo. A year later, they have another child whom he names, say it with me! ATLAS WHO WOULD HAVE GUESSED AHH. Atlas was born on the same day as Artemis and Apollo so you'd argue their triplets lol.

OHHH this is a normal au there couldn't possibl- SIKE THIS SHET HAS ✨️MAGIC✨️ BECAUSE PLAIN HIGH SCHOOL AUS ARE OVERRATED /J /SILLY /LH

And this is where I ruin the au🧍‍♂️🧍‍♂️🧍‍♂️

OK SO during the time the twins still weren't born, Heart began to wonder what it must be like to live life as your own person, to have a childhood, go school- etc etc (HMS split up into existence when CJ was 18 not too long before he dropped out of college) he starts rambling to Mind and Soul about this, Mind tries to shrug it off as a plain "What if" sanario or daydream but also ends up thinking the same.

This is also fueled by the fact that they spent majority of their existence fighting each other never living an even remotely normal day in their life.

Soul wants both of them to be happy, plus he also starts to get infected with this desire and curiosity. SO he somehow finds out he can cut off a prong of the trident and make it a dagger which he can link Heart or Mind to making them particularly function as a soul.

Soul also wants to be with his halves so he asks for Heart's blindfold and Mind's crown to create a puppet that can serve thr roles of all three of them. Which he names Harmonia (AYO OMORIHMS AU FORSHADOWING?!?!?!)

Harmonia is basically a perfect copy of CJ lol. Soul leaves Harmonia alone to look after CJ with his trident(now pretty much a spear) a crown of a ruler who has stepped down from his throne and a blindfold used to protect its previous wearer from the blinding lights of the Sun.

You can kinda just ignore that part if you want (still on the fence with it but I'll most likely go with it) cus it doesn't really effect the story if you were to erase it. All that happens mostly is Deju Vu

I don't really need to explain which HMS is which kid hah.

I'm now gonna explain the three kids.

First is Artemis, who is TECHNICALLY the older twin (he came out first). Artemis is based on the right brain being not only the emotional side but also the creative and artistic side. So yes... he is an artist. Quite extroverted, still likes his peace and quiet, yeahhhh

Second is Apollo, the "younger" twin (funny because he's the tallest out of the three). Ehh, you know the drill, straight A's student... hot nerd even (JOKE. DONT KILL ME. NO. NUH UH. I WAS JOKING EH) the classic "grades over mental health because" guy. Monotone and deep voice but is surprisingly approachable (unless he put you on his "No likey" list based on first impressions lol).

Last but not least, Atlas, the poor younger sibling who keeps getting caught in the crossfire between his two older siblings. He's more on the athletic side, being hockey team (suggested by randa). The most energetic of the three, as a kid, he often asked his brothers to play with him, which is why the trio grew up to be really close.

Uhhhh some trivia/fun facts to maybe explain their characters a bit more:

• Apollo and Artemis "fight" from time to time but its mostly "YOU FATASS, YOU ATE ALL MY KITKATS" then dramatic pause then "Dad made waffles."

• Apollo's favourite book is No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai.

• Artemis is the shortest of the three and gets flamed by Apollo about it

• CJ doesn't have a favourite child

• Apollo is the one that sits on the front passenger seat of the car, and will die fighting for it.

• Apollo is a cat person while Artemis is a dog person.

• Sexualities

Apollo: Bi

Artemis: Gay

Atlas: AroAce

• Ages:

Apollo and Artemis: 16

Atlas: 15

• Aollo's fashion taste is dark academia

• Atlas and Apollo did karate for 8 years

• Despite this, Artemis poses the most threat to the average bypasser

• CJ's wife works abroad on a cruise. She only sees her family atleast once a year

• Atlas used to have a childhood dog named....wait for it..... DARREL

• Atlas has more then one occasion, forced Apollo to dance Rasputin on just dance.

•Apollo's sleep schedule is so bad he's immune system is absolute trash

• Artemis once forgot to lock his room during a family gathering and came back to one of his younger cousins scribbling on one of his paintings.

• Artemis dislikes the idea of having kids for that reason

• Artemis was struggling on a question so hard his tutor had to ask Apollo for help because neither could they figure it out.

Yeah that's all for now, CYA

[slocumjoe]

I don't know if you do romances companion requests but if you doooo.....

Could you do ram Lance's companions reacting to a sole with tattoos getting their name as a tattoo?

I...didn't realize it was a typo, and googled 'ram lance fallout 4 companion mod'...

I've said this before, but I'm solidly in the camp of "this is the final groan before it all collapses" in regards to getting tattoos for/with your s/o...so, maybe a little biased here

Cait; Unhealthy relationships + Sole is the only person who's ever treated her decently = she's the type to enjoy this. That sounds incredibly brusque and cold, but c'mon. Have you heard a romanced Cait? Girl is over the moon obsessed, has nothing but schmoopy heart eyes. Sole letting everyone know fuck you, I'm hers, they can expect Cait to cash that metaphorical check in. Immediately gets Sole's name tattooed as well.

Curie; ...it's a sweet sentiment, but...how positive were they, that the equipment used was clean and the artist reputable? Curie is a hygiene freak. Tattoos, even without the liability of being in a rusty, dusty apocalypse, can get pretty fucking gnarly. They need constant maintenance and care during the healing process, and infections can kill. Septic shock is nothing to wave off. She'll think its sweet for maybe three seconds before panicking.

Danse; Exactly like Curie. Very sweet, speaks to their devotion to him and them (as a couple), and then squints. Hey, love of my life? You got that professionally, right? Outstanding, outstanding...but what does 'professional' mean in a wasteland? Didn't realize tattoos bleed, so the first time that happens, straight to the most reputable doctor (Curie), completely convinced Sole is dying because of him.

Deacon; Not into it. Not even a little. They're spies, presumably. Having a big identifying mark on your body? Bad. Having a big mark on your body that identifies Deacon? Worse! They may as well have gotten a tattoo of his face, age, weight, and height on a wanted poster, are you kidding? Sure, cover it up, maybe, but its still there. There's still an artist somewhere who knows what Sole looks like, knows what tattoo they asked for, probably knows who it refers to. This isn't even getting into the commitment and vulnerability part, that's a whole other thing. But no, Deacon is actually rather horrified.

Gage; The same as Deacon, but less about commitment. If you've got Gage, you've fucking got him. It's the information of it. Sole is putting a weakness on a silver platter for anyone to take advantage of—displaying that Gage is something close to them, something that matters, and vise verse. Raiders are fucking vultures, they'll use that. Gage will offer to get matching tattoos that are undetectable as matching tattoos, something that a third party wouldn't know were half of a set. Like...Sole gets an evil eye, referencing Gage's situation Up There, Gage gets moving gears for Sole's status as a Vault Dweller. Shit like that.

Hancock; Into it as well, no drawbacks. Well, there is one, if Sole tattooed Hancock and not John. If they got Hancock, is a little weirded out that they got the name of a historical figure tattooed on them, that's kinda odd to him. Yeah, it's referring to him, but Hancock is only Hancock because he's trying to be–...John...Hancock...wait, so even John isn't...he's...

Has a mild identity crisis.

MacCready; He's 22. Yes he's into it. Yes I say this with derogatory intent. MacCready might not be okay with needles himself, but he thinks its cool that Sole is. And got his name done. That's...that's a solid way to commit, huh? He's more likely to carved their name into his gun than go under a needle that isn't a stimpak, but appreciates the thought.

Nick; He's an older man. This is the kind of thing that most people age out of, and Nick is one such person. Tried to get a tattoo for a guy he was sweet on in High School, at least, OG Nick did. Couldn't, being 15, but the tattoo artist didn't just turn him away, she explained why it wasn't a good idea. That stuck. Now, with Sole...he's more open to it. It's Sole, his partner in crime-fighting, someone he trusts deeply. They want to express their love for him like that, sure. He thinks its kinda crazy, but hey, this is the same person who tries to have sex with a robot with no dick, tongue, and barely touchable hands.

Piper; Piper knows all the tea, everywhere, all the time. She probably knows many people who've done this, only for the relationship to implode. So...Sole shows her, and Piper grins real big, says its sweet, immediately wants to have a Deep Discussion about their relationship. Did someone tell you this was a good idea? She likes it, very sweet, but seriously, this is the first cut of a thousand. It's possible to win her over, Sole just needs to reassure her that it was genuinely out of affection and commitment, not...like, getting out of the doghouse, or whatever.

Preston; Is neutral to it. He doesn't have the Dark Knowledge that people like Nick and Piper do, but he also wasn't ever...worried, I guess? Preston didn't need a sign like that. It's a take it or leave it thing. He thinks it's sweet, but it's not like he would have been worried if they didn't/wouldn't have gotten it. Also down for matching tattoos, though. Those tattoos wouldn't be as discreet like with Gage, far more uniform and clearly a pair. Maybe one of them gets the rifle from the Minutemen logo, and the other gets the sword?

X6-88; Coursers canonically have 'synth' tattooed in binary on their neck, so it isn't a stretch to think they also just have their...names? Labels? Tattooed as well. So, he's entirely confused as to why Sole tattooed his name on them. That's...his name. And it's not even in the right place, it goes on the collarbone...why did you do this? As a romantic gesture? Getting the same tattoo as your partner a sign of affection, then? But...his is his designation...wouldn't it have made more sense for Sole to get their own name tattooed on themselves?

[sadbigemini]

Hiya, back again with more MHA fic prompts– or more like one prompt with two versions of it. Anyways, let's get started!

Delinquent Class 1-A Reform Program

They were all in juvie but were handpicked by Nezu and Aizawa for the program.

m*ne*a is added bc he has family on the school board. Neither of them thought it was a good idea.

They have group therapy and live in dorms on campus bc they are living their sentences at UA

Maybe Kouda and Sero are in juvie together. And it's kinda shitty so there are bugs everywhere. So, Sero helps Kouda get over his fear of bugs.

What they're in for:

QUIRKISM: Midoriya (blamed him for Bakugou getting arrested so they called an anonymous tip saying he was talking about selling his notebooks. Which as we know have extensive info on heroes), Shouji (just bc his looks smh), Shinsou (he used his quirk to save himself from being killed– either from bullies, abusive fosters, or abusive parents), Ojiro & Tsu (at a protest and got arrested– it was mostly peaceful and for heteromorphs. They do not know each other), Tokoyami (see Quirk Accident(s)), Hagakure (see Pranks/Vandalism),

QUIRK ACCIDENT(S): Tokoyami (Dark Shadow went overboard defending him against his bullies who followed him after the movies to beat him up. They did not believe that he didn't do it on purpose), Satou (he hurt some people during a sugar rush), Kaminari (someone deliberately scared him in the pool, knowing he would spark. They scared him so bad that he short-circuited. Some people might have died)

PRANKS/VANDALISM: Hagakure (she pulled pranks all the time at school to get back at her bullies. However, nobody could prove it was her but they all knew it was . So, they framed her for stealing things), Sero (he does both but is a famous graffiti artist which is what landed him in juvie. He was caught defacing an endeawhore billboard).

VIOLENCE: Bakugou (being himself and how he went too far– surprisingly it wasn't on Mido but Mido did intervene) Kirishima (he beat a guy half to death for being a pedo to Mina), Mina (punched a cop for being too rough with a cooperating Kiri. He was letting himself be arrested but the cop knew the pedo so), Jirou (same thing but also at the heteromorph protest she decked a hero for being handsy), Iida (for vigilantism- it started with getting revenge for someone hurting his brother but then another vigilante straightened him out), Shouto (the vigilante that straightened him out. His sperm-donor let him be arrested to 'teach him a lesson').

FRAUD(?): Yaomomo (made things w/ her quirk and gave them to the poor some being yen or diamonds), Aoyama (was raised by grifters, con artists and he was involved in several of their schemes. They shifted all the blame on him, pretended it was all him, and acted like concerned parents)

THIEVERY: "Hagakure", Aoyama, Uraraka (she was really hungry and maybe homeless), Kouda (technically- he released several animals from several facilities that were being held captive and experimented on– Nezu likes him lol)

?: m*ne*a being himself

Aizawa: "Some of you don't deserve to be here. Whether it be because of discrimination, teenage rebellion, poverty, your families, or quirk accidents. And there are those of you who do and need to learn restraint and/or had good intentions but broke the law, got caught."

UA’s Delinquent Reform Program

Quirkless Midoriya Izuku.

All of these who are also seen above can have the same reasons for being arrested.

Midoriya, Shinsou, Kaminari, Hagakure, Kuroiro (quirkism), Shishida (again quirkism and maybe a quirk accident), Shouji, Tokoyami, Tokage (quirkism but also probably pranks), Monoma (again quirkism), Kamakiri (again quirkism but also bc he beat up his bullies and harassers everytime), Hatsume (blew up too many things, too many times), Toga, (you know why, you could use the canon story of why she ran away), OCs(?), and m*ne*a ARE IN THE PROGRAM.

Tokage, Toga, and Hatsume are besties.

Hound Dog is their homeroom teacher. They have group therapy sometimes.

Most of them are there for discriminatory reasons and don't actually deserve to be there. Some were there for more lighthearted reasons like pulling pranks. Or both. And others deserved to be there and redemption doesn't seem to be in their future or it is just very far.

A lot of them fight for a chance to be in the hero course. While some want to go into other courses. Though not all of them get the chance to make it into either (the OCs and unredeemed grapist).

There are times where students are removed from the program. Sometimes it's because of the three strikes and you're out, stipulation. To be considered a strike it has to be something serious. Like physical bullying, sexual harassment, and etc.

Other times it's because the student never belonged there in the first place. A lot of these students still want to stay in the program even if they don't need to be there. Either it's because then they'd just be in ‘boring’ Gen Ed or they made some friends and don't want to leave them (ppl who actually understand them). Or its bc Hound Dog thinks they need to be there to heal. With these students if they are negatively affected by the program they are pulled. Such as being bullied or triggered and it's bad for their mental health.

Final exams are the program’s check point. They stay in the program if by final exams they haven't made good progress. Or if Hound Dog recommends the stay for a while longer. There are also students who are moved into the program after final exams. I.e. Bakugou and maybe m*ne*a

After school and Gen Ed classes when heroics is going on they have classes about discrimination, bullying, sexual harassment, managing quirks, and so on and so forth.

Some villains target UA students because of the LoV like it's an internet trend.

How about during the USJ a group of the villains stormed the main campus and all the teachers had already left for the USJ. Believing its security would protect the remaining students and that the threat was only at the USJ. Unfortunately, they were wrong. Luckily our Delinquents come to the rescue.

Sir Nighteye asks Midoriya if he's the one who refused OFA and is pissy about it. It's at his internship bc Mirio thought that Sir could help with Mido's analysis.

Self-defense is an extracurricular/club. Ecto, Eraser, and Snipe teach it but mostly Ecto. Those trying for the hero course take it.

Also RG knows them very well bc Kamakiri rubs off on them.

They also have dorms on campus before everyone else.

I hope this makes sense

[violet-coyote]

My thoughts on Edward because idk I’ve got that type of autism ._.

Watching him the first time was actually so amazing. He reminds me of a slasher because how scary and foreboding he is in a lot of those scenes. And don’t even get me STARTED on the lighting! That scene in Arkham where only one eye is illuminated, the way the clear glasses reflect light- it’s all completely amazing. I also really love the home brew look and aspects. It makes him feel so much more real which in turn makes him scarier! And lemme be real for a sec… I kinda… maaaaaayybe agreed with him a little bit. Only a little cause he killed a bunch of civilians (obviously). He really does bring up a relevant, very real issue with a crazy amount of important officials. Also- he basically wins! The Batman didn’t figure things out in time and the plan completely went off. The shooting was a little iffy, but even then his plan WORKED. My dad jokes about this Batman being a terrible detective which I think I may agree with, though that just gives him more space to grow as a character. Maybe Edward didn’t get recognized in the end, but he did essentially win that movie which is such a fresh take for Batman and I love Matt Reeves.

Paul Dano is also just a really amazing actor and I am SO glad he was cast and is now getting bigger roles cause he totally deserves it. And I don’t know how to describe it, but I can’t imagine Edward with anyone else’s face, y’know? It’s like round and unassuming and like soft. But then he’s the main, crazy antagonist. That reveal of him being this weird little guy was actually hilarious and a bit chilling at the same time. Paul also just really deeply understands the characters he plays which is shown in his writing for the comics.

Now, the COMICS! I know people hate on it and I know it’s partially deserved, but Steven Subick was a really good pick for the artist. The muted tones, messy panels- It’s grimy and messy and perfect for the ~vibes~ I imagine Edward has. It’s also really good at reflecting the sort of rot and disease in his mind. Absolutely amazing- though I think Dave Mckean would’ve been even better.

The story and mind that Paul Dano shows is so interesting. It shows his complex motivations and how he got to the point where he’d literally flood an entire city. The issue about his childhood is chilling and sympathetic. I love a sympathetic villain. It also really sets up a lot of themes for his character like drowning the rat and his love of chemistry and puzzles. The 5th issue was a fantastic stylistic choice with so many interesting details and elements. It also has some really funny (if not dark) moments. In that 6th issue, he is SO BADASS WTF? He gets a guy chomped in half by a fucking saltwater crocodile (which it’s so big that must be the species)! Then he fucks with his own boss so hard he hangs himself like OMG?? And he saves that lady! That might be one of the most pivotal moments just because it shows that he does have good in him. And yeah some of those final panels are goofy as hell, but cope ig. I really loved the comic and looked forward to it each month once I discovered it.

Also, although it’s never outright stated, it’s very VERY clearly implied that he’s autistic. He starts talking later, is very smart otherwise, has trouble with social skills, and literally gets called “Rain man” by his coworker. I feel like making the Riddler allistic would be completely stupid. At his base, hes a guy who likes riddles and puzzles (usually to an obsessive degree), and feels the need to prove his intelligence to those around him. That screams neurodivergency! Like bro I get it fr.

I also like the short novel, even though it is simple and made for a younger audience. It’s interesting to see a teenage Edward Nashton (Edweird 😭) delivering food on his ratty old bike. It also mentions that he’s pretty bad in school which I would definitely not have guessed considering his whole thing is being super fuckin smart. And I absolutely LOVE how he burns down the orphanage. It’s a huge character moment and tbh just makes me very happy cause it shows us one of his first crimes which is fun.

For Batman ll, I’m really interested to see where that takes his character. Paul Dano already said he would reprise the role for it so he will be in there- even if only for a short while. They clearly set something up between him and the Joker. Now I’m very curious how that will turn out. On one hand, I can see him being manipulated by the Joker for his own selfish gain and ending up as another rat in the gutter. But that writing also wouldn’t really makes sense for the character. The Riddler’s point in the rogues gallery is to reflect his intelligence. He’s often shown as being even smarter! The only thing that gets him is the obsession with leaving little puzzles and games that inevitably lead to his arrest. Obviously though, Reeves has his own spin on basically everything so this might not be the case with this iteration. Basically, I don’t know where Matt Reeves is gonna take this character. I HOPE and PRAY that with Paul Dano beside him they will do him justice, but only time will tell. I’ll probably be off the grid by the time the movie comes out but I’ll make sure to pop by a theatre just for that lol.

TL;DR- I love my blorbo

-small rant regarding the fandom-

I hate hate HATE how people make him a twink! NO! Have you seen Paul Dano? That man has the DEFINITION of a dad bod. Obviously they can be different, but they literally almost share a BIRTHDAY. That man is NOT A TWINK. He’s not skinny. He is a weird, stinky accountant that sits in his house most of the time. And if you like the character, why would you want to change that? If you change that part of him, he’s a COMPLETELY different character. You can’t make him a twink without destroying his characterization in the process.

Also, I’m a riddlebat hater

-rant over-

[butterscotch-goat]

HELLO @bardace , thank you So So SOO Much for asking, this was very fun to put together. Sorry I accidentally posted the draft two times and also I'm so sorry for my incoherent ramblings. I'm an artist first and a writer 42nd probably. I'm doing my best

Okay. good lord. where do I even START with this guy. I'm gonna try

uhhh here's his playlist. And his and Beatrice's playlist. (Pretend that every song has strictly platonic connotations for both playlists lol) (the songs are kind of in an order. Sort of). For funsies his "theme song" is "Hand Me My Shovel, I'm Going In!" by Will Wood and The Tapeworms, but "Everything Else" from Next To Normal is a CLOSE second. because of the tragic. Also his symbolic animal is a bee. honeybee specifically. because of the tragic

His whole "thing", to oversimplify it, is that he is OBSESSED with the science of magic and will do anything to find out more about it. Btw in Escapism magic is super vague and super illegal punishable by death, which is why most of the plot takes place in the very secluded Taylor Manor, since Aster is magic and Charles and Beatrice studying magic is. illegal,.. But yeah! Charles is RIDICULOUSLY passionate about human anatomy + physiology. He becomes obSESSED with Aster because she's the first and only magic person he knows, and she's living as at the manor with him and Beatrice (Aster got found out as a magician and had to run away to avoid being executed, and ran into the manor!).

But it doesn't stop at Charles just being interested in magic, he wants to make some kind of breakthrough. Find the root "cause", find out every "why" and "how" because he is TERRIFIED he'll be forgotten if he doesn't do anything noteworthy. His mother died of illness and his father killed himself soon after when Charles was 18, which gave him a DEBILITATING fear of death and a horrible sense of his own mortality. Like he calculated the most likely amount of days he had left to live (considering he would stay healthy and care for himself, which he starts kinda forgetting to do as the story progresses and his mental state detiorates). He would fantasize about how many respected Men Of Science would be at his funeral and all the nice things they'd say about him. He'd hoped that his discoveries and theories would be taught in schools. This desperate need to be liked and known after his death is what ultimately pushes all his decisions and causes his demise in the end (his tragic flaw, I think the term is?) He performs way too many experiments and procedures on Aster in way too short of a time span not necessarily just because he's impatient, but because he's disgustingly aware that he has a time limit. He wants to get as much done as possible before he kicks the bucket and disregards not just his own well being to do so, but Aster and Beatrice's too.

Beatrice and Charles had been best friends since they were ten (autism and adhd dynamic) and they are RIDICULOUSLY close. These two idiots would do anything for each other, which is why despite all the horrendous shit Charles does and how horribly he treats Aster (Beatrice's GIRLFRIEND!!) Beatrice still stays by his side til the end.

About how Charles treats Aster: it's this horrible mix of him being completely enamored with her, being so fascinated and obsessed with her magic and wanting her to like him and putting her up on a pedestal just for being magic, but also seeing her as just that. Her magic. lt's mostly on a subconscious level but Charles only really cares about keeping Aster healthy and even alive because she's magic, and without Aster, he wouldn't have this great studying resource!

His devotion to Aster is damn near religious, which isn't helped when after all those procedures he starts considering that maybe the cause of her magic is from something beyond humanity, holy almost (in the most agnostic way) but BECAUSE of that, BECAUSE he considers her to be at least partially beyond human comprehension, he doesn't consider her fully human, and doesn't treat her like one. anyone who knows me is probably sick of hearing this BUT ITS THE INHERENT DEHUMANIZATION THAT COMES WITH BEING TREATED LIKE A GOD!! he doesn't see aster!! Sure, maybe what he sees is amazing and beautiful and wondrous but he doesn't see Aster. If that makes sense.

Whether she's treated like a specimen or like an idol, either way, Charles doesn't give her the humanity she deserves. He's fucking INSANE!!

He starts off relatively Normal (or at least good at Acting Normal) (he is scarily good at masking, and before he started Going down the drain so to speak. he prided himself on being a gentleman) but yeah as the story progresses he just gets more and more obsessed with Aster and finding out WHAT is so SPECIAL about her. WHY was she given magic and what gave it to her, etc.

He never gets ANY sort of answer btw. No leads, no clues, nothing, so he keeps pushing her to do MORE dissections, MORE experiments, he's out of anesthesia but he's too impatient to wait to get more so he'll strap her to a table and start making incisions and hope Beatrice doesn't hear.

All of this torture that he puts Aster through eventually (after a lot of other stuff goes down) causes his own demise. After four years, Charles does or says something that is the last straw for Aster, so she takes a nearby candelabra and bashes in the side of his skull with it, killing him. Second degree murder I guess: in the moment, she grew furious and impulsively decided to use the candelabra and attack him. Oops! He's not moving!

As I've alluded to, Charles' story (i like to think at least) is easy to see as a tragedy. His entire life he wanted to do something of notoriety, he wanted a legacy after his inevitable death, but BECAUSE of that fear, because he pushed himself and those around him to the limit, he died with barely anyone left alive who knows his name. He fucking sucks don't get me wrong. But also he was 22 years old and so, so goddamn scared. The fear was near constant. He could try to bury it, but it was always there, this horrible sense of dread looming over him. But once again, he fucking sucks. He tortured Aster for years (even if he was convinced it was for a good cause) and him and Beatrice are just a mess, emotionally (codependency! Woo!).

The one thing to remember about him though is that: he is a silly goofy guy. He is a nerdy greasy sleazeball pathetic wet cat of a man. he is a strange little loserboy. He is a dorky weirdo and he needs so much help. wahoo!

If you somehow still want more there's this post about his relationships with aster and Beatrice respectively, it is very rambly, be warned. I say as if this post isn't also rambly as fuck. I don't know what I'm doing ever I'm so sorry. THANKS AGAIN FOR ASKING THIS WAS CHALLENGING BUT VERY FUN TO PUT TOGETHER! it was interesting trying to prioritize stuff about Charles' character, and a good reminder iguess of his principles....woooo. sorry I talk so much,,

[daisy-the-wild-flower]

Like Us - Upcoming Book/Character predictions

Headcanons for the newest and most likely characters to appear in upcoming books! (colored by relationship/pairing) LONGGGG af so read at your own risk

Ben Cobalt: His book is definitely gonna show alot more of his insecurities, HOCKEY GOD, hopefully gonna cover his relationship with Charlie, probably one of the funnier/more relaxed cobalts and I think we'll see that, can't wait to see him and Harriet fall in love

Harriet Fisher: drummer queen, science nerd, I really wanna see her and Spencer/her and Xander interact. More Luna interactions. I think Ben is gonna bring out a less shy version of her, she seems kinda reserved and like moody (kinda like Kinnie I guess), can't wait to see if she actually ends up in Tom's band or if she joins one/makes her own music, I really hope their love story is friends to lovers because they are so cute.

Beckett Cobalt: I don't really know if I like the poly thing they have going for him, I loved it with Sul and the boys but this one seems a little forced, hope it's more of a "whose he gonna pick" kinda thing, and I hope he picks Jo. It gives me large amounts of Con and Rose, that isn't to say I wouldn't love that same back and forth with the ballerina dude (can't think of his name) because I probably would, can't wait to see more of his personality since the fuck boy attitude is probably not the real one, I wanna know more about his trauma and addiction and how it all works in his mind, want lots and lots of twin interactions. (I won't be doing Jo or the ballerina guy because we still don't know much about that Love Triangle/relationship)

Charlie Cobalt: Love him, can't wait to see what he becomes and how he learns to battle a lot of his insecurities, really strong character and I think his growth will be good, keeping the "he fell first" trope alive in this fandom, Roxanne is gonna break him and then save him, he will definitely think he isn't good enough, which will probably end up hurting her in the end, would love more Janie/Moffy interactions with him, Beckett and him <3

Roxanne Ruiz: She is definitely getting fired from the company, otherwise Charlie won't go after her, if they don't do that I would like to see the betrayal that Beckett feels from both of them, her and Charlie will definitely smoke together, Paris, France trips, he's definitely gonna take her somewhere alone, she's gonna end up saving him from himself, I want to see her and Jo interact, also her and Janie <3

Xander Hale: This boy is going to kill me, I need to see more of him and know more of how he feels, especially about the way people protect him, at some point that has to get old, because he is doing the best he can to be healthy, and I feel like the constant checkins and worrying will get to him at some point, him and Spencer are adorable, he is definitely going to love like Lily, all in it for spence, gonna be real similar to Lily and Lo choosing not to continue their addictions, gonna choose to live and not hurt himself for Spencer at some point, Ben and him need to reconnect <3, will take over superhero and scones and some point.

Spencer Sadler: Defenitly gonna be alot like Lily, sweet, shy, keeps to herself, really strict and hard on herself to be the best she can, I don't think her family will necessarily be that bad, but I think they have said or done things to lead her to be like that, they only mention it like once but definitely obsessed with art, like really into it, can see her designing things or becoming an artist for books (comic books?), Xander and her are gonna be either fake daters or friends with benefits until they fall in love, he fell first and then she fell harder trope.

Vada Abbey: Biker girl, probably going to get hurt at some point, video games constantly, I think school would be really easy for her, don't think she'll go to college, probably an graphic/digital art major if she does, can see her making games with her dad, her and Easton are gonna be friends to lovers, he's definitely gonna sweep her off her feet once they start dating, she isn't shy but she isn't as blunt as Winona or Kinnie either, definitely kinda awkward like Willow, Her and Nona <3, would love to see something between her and Ben when they were little, maybe just like her having a crush and she has to get over it now kinda thing.

Easton Mulligan: He is probably gonna go to college for like finance or something, We don't know much about him yet, brown hair, green eyes, will always support and protect Xander, Garrison and him will definitely be similar to Donnelly and Loren, plays video games with Vada, falls in love with her but doesn't realize it/doesn't want to upset Xander by dating his cousin.

Winona Meadows (my favorite character): Would really like to see something with addiction in her, I think she has a lot of the same tendencies as Ryke mentioned he did early on, and we didn't get to see much of Sully's addiction problem, definitely works at the camp or helps her mom with it in some way, can see her taking a "gap year" to figure herself out and then never going to college, I think she'll go to Californina and see Jesse and that will probably spark the romance they have, he fell first obviously, she's really sweet but I think at some point we'll see her get aggravated with being left out, we know she already feels that way because Luna heard her say it, but I think in the upcoming books especially with everyone kinda moving on from Highschool and beginning their own lives, she'll definitely have a similar story to daisy, her and Sully need more moments, actually any of them with her because I miss the Meadow family, her and Vada <3, her and Kinnie <3, her and audrey <3, the girl squad <3.

Jesse Highland: Surfer, will definetly become a professional filmographer (I think that's the right word), would really like to see him do something with Winona, Ben, Vada, and Xander - Kinda like their own TV show or interview, definitely gonna be the one that fims Nona for the Calloway show, I think that's all she'll be comfortable with, I think he'd do anything for Nona, including beat up Tate, I wanna see him find out about her passing out because of him, that would probably rival Ben's reaction, he really loves her and I think Ryke and him will get along, I think he'll be more worried about winning Daisy over, which will earn him brownie points with Ryke, him and Jack need more time <3, would also love to see Oscar be a big brother to him <3.

[kiwikipedia]

Okay okay okay okay but. The fact that out of the five star Assassins, the two males are kinda foils to one another?

King Hassan is the Assassin. The Grand Servant. The First of the Hasashin from where the word “assassin” comes from. He chose his path, he killed as a way of life and killed when the bell tolled. Li Shuwen is a ridiculous level of “Some Guy” in terms of legend and history. He’s a martial artist, yes, but there are hundreds of others out there. He killed every person he fought— not because he went in with the intent to kill but because that’s just how he was, he didn’t hold back.

Everything Hassan does is because of his belief in a higher cause, is because of his Faith. Li Shuwen ultimately is a man whose goal benefits no one but himself and his own curiosity.

Hassan is old, very old. Li Shuwen is still rather modern Servant having died in 1934— making him  the fourth ‘youngest’ if we dont count the Fate/School Life and the Nasuverse/Future Servants. Tesla, Armstrong, and Voyager being the only ones who beat him out though Voyager is tricky.

Hassan is on the more quiet side, serious and stoic, and seems hard to approach. Li Shuwen is rather talkative and friendly, and meshes well with children as he takes a teacher sort of role.

It’s just so interesting that when you look at the two of them.

[cinnaminsvga]

zee exclamations anon here!!! thoughts on min yoongi recently? how’s your emotional relationship with the memory of such an icon of your youth? also how do you feel about the little guy lately? as an artist, does he linger still as a muse? as a person, is he a vase of love still? i was just listening to time adventure from the adventure time soundtrack, and this line “will happen, happening, happened, and we will happen, again and again, cause you and i will always be back then” made me think that past is eternal, and love that once were will forever be when it was, so, it made me think of how in young forever they say “as today’s me, i want this moment to be eternal, i want to be young forever” and how yoongi now says “i want to grow up together” and how it seems it’s different but i think is the same. cause you and i will always be back then. we will grow up together, cause we are already together, cause we were together, so we are young forever. i think hope is just a loooot of love. or i think thats what it costs. like in that paramore song 26 “reality will break your heart, survival will not be the hardest part, it’s keeping all your hopes alive, all the rest of you has died, so let it break your heart” i think youth is so hopeful, and its hard to maintain that much hope as you grow up. it’s hard to see things as you once did, or feel em as you did, cause your heart breaks and things happen. so “i want to be young forever” is just so beautiful, cause its aware of how precious all of it is in that unique moment as everything is, and longs to keep it forever that way, and yet, “i want to grow up together” is the most hopeful thing to say. we’ll happen, happening, happened. some things must change to remain the same. it seems unforgiving when a good thing ends, but you and i will always be back then. growing up is an act of hope. love is eternal. the song ends with “you and i will always be best friends”. so how do you feel it zee?

im gonna be honest anon the way i just went slackjawwed when i saw this in my inbox HAHAH love u and ur little song references its like getting a personalized web weave in my inbox so thank u

hnngnghhg ive actually been rewatching some of his suchwita eps because i miss the little guy... it also massively sucks that he isnt gonna be Around for a bit, but cmon i just wanna see his bald ass head... just give me some excitement in my life... yoongi save me

and yea ofc he lingers as a muse to me... he's literally my ideal type HAHAH its kinda hard not to reference him in anything i write. even writing for other fandoms, i cant help but yoongify them somehow... i just love men who love softly but care so deeply. and yeah perhaps i have yoongi on a pedestal inside my brain and yeah maybe the version i have of him in my head isnt quite accurate but like... ITS HARD!!! NOT TO LOVE THE LITTLE GUY!!! AUGHHGDHG HES MY BEST FRIEND but not like /parasocial more like "hes my childhood imaginary friend that held my hand on the first day of school" sorta thing. he's a part of me, whether anyone likes it or not!!! like a parasite but its kinda awesome even though i think he wants to kill me sometimes. we could be like venom or something (idk never watched the movie).

kinda like how every interest ive ever had in my life kinda never leaves,,, it waxes and wanes but like at the end of the day, a lot of the stuff ive grown to love and maybe forgotten still keep a place in my heart. yoongi is my youth, and i choose to live youthfully for a long time. like ive said before, youth and love and all those sorts of things... its a lifestyle. time destroys so many things but those two stand against its claws. IT IS WHAT IT IS!!! BUT BY GOD, LETS HOLD HANDS WHILE WE'RE AT IT!!! anyway love u anon

[chemicalarospec]

Does anybody know who I'm thinking of? I can picture him in my mind so clearly; I swear he's real. He's a cold blonde guy in a turtleneck maroon sweater who's a little mean and probably goes to private school. He is not smiling -- his face is neutral/serious, not cruel but hard. I think the image is 3/4 view and his head might be turned. His hair is brushed/slicked back, I think, but it could be a little long? The style is not particularly dramatic whatever it is, and gives historical vibes to me. He probably looks like Draco Malfoy and also Dead Poets Society vibes?? (I looked both those up and none of the boys look right, but it could still be either.) If this is fanart I'm doomed but I swear this specific image exists somewhere... It may or may not be a "school photo" (I'm pretty sure he is a character) and the backdrop that blue marble thing (images removed b/c I have a closer version in my art).

Please tell me anything you think of! So far someone said Dane DeHaan as Lucien Carr in Kill Your Darlings and he's very close! His hair should not be so "loose" though.

WIP artist's rendition of the guy but I haven't attempted something like this before + the angle is kinda off + I have mild aphantasia so I literally can't be perfectly accurate to how I "see" him. The hair is currently the most inaccurate part; will update this post as I work on it. Even if he's not real I'm enjoying this haha. His eyes might be green, idk -- the other day I wondered what color one of my friends' eyes were and I guessed brown and they're fully blue sooo....

[pinkroboticunicorn]

BIG FAT DISCLAIMER!! NOT A PROMPT!! A PROLOGUE TO MY FANFICTION!!!

Heroes AU: The Cruise

Prologue: The Powerpuff Girls.

Townsville's heroes, and saviors from ultimate doom, heroes from the evils of villains! Have now grown up from little girls to their teens, and eventually turning 18 years old.

They retired briefly in High School, in order to pursue Academics, Blossom was training up to be either an engineer, or a scientist like the Professor, for years she's been building a thesis on Chemical X, which has a long history, if you asked her about it she would go off on where exactly it came from, why it's so powerful, etc., etc., and has won multiple science fairs in a row, but she could never really beat her true mortal rival and enemy Mandark! His smug grin every time boils her blood, thankfully both Mandark's rivals are friends, mhm, Dexter is friends with Blossom, and together they come up with amazing science experiments, Brick will help on occasion too, he's more of a math and statistics kind of guy, than a science guy, but he's good friends with Blossom, and might have a tiny crush on her, so he's willing to help any time.

Meanwhile...

Bubbles and Boomer were in the arts together, Bubbles is still a really good painter, and even made a full scale mural of the Professor, and them in the living room once, where it still stays to this very day, she mostly does landscaping and flower paintings, and sells them for a lot of money, Boomer however is more of a digital artist, he likes making animations, and has thought of making his own series many times, mostly he makes animation memes, and draws fanart, and sells prints of his work online, and at cons.

Meanwhile...

Buttercup and Butch were the main athletes in High School for a very long time, competing in a lot of Competitions since they were like 10, Buttercup was an absolute BEAST at soccer, scoring multiple times in a row, while Butch competed mainly in a good game of Tennis, and was known only as the King of Tennis at School.

Mojo Jojo had retired from villainy at that time as well, because he could not defeat the Powerpuff Girls at his hands! At the moment! But also because he was just in general very very tired, and just wanted to binge his new favorite show Lake Oak, a good drama, but when they killed off his favorite character for being gay, he returned to a life of villainy.

In that time Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup, even Brick, Boomer, and Butch, and yes even Dexter discovered some things about themselves.

Blossom found that she was kind of bi, discovered this when she easily crushed on any nerdy girl or boy or nb person, just falling for them, of course Dexter, and Brick are still friends, despite reaching her level of nerdiness, but yeah.

Brick found himself to be pretty bi himself as well, he even crushed on the same kind of people as Blossom did, intelligent nerdy individuals, and even crushed on Blossom and Dexter for a bit during High School, but they all collectively decided to stay friends, just friends.

Now Dexter discovered that he was an Asexual, but wouldn't mind dating anyone, and got crushes all the time, he's also a bit pan, and is crushing hard on someone currently, but everytime Brick and Blossom asks he kinda clams up a bit about it.

Bubbles discovered that she was aro/ace actually, had no crushes, no interest in doing it with anybody, just wanting to vibe, Boomer feels the same way, and is also aro/ace, although the 2 have had many come to ask them both out, only to have to explain some things, Boomer always gets excited when he finds an aro/ace character, and always has to draw them, pretty much immediately.

Now Buttercup found that she was a big lesbian, loved girls, any athletic girl, and Butch found himself to be very gay for athletic guys, very very VERY gay for athletic guys. The amount of athletic people Buttercup and Butch fawn over together is very high, if you asked them who their crush is, they'd probably short circuit thinking of all the muscly ones they've crushed on.

Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup were thrust completely back into crime fighting during their sophomore year, when trouble struck once more, and evil reared its ugly head, with new and old villains coming out of the woodworks to stop them from having a normal High School experience.

But they still manage to save the day! In the end! Nothing can stop them really, they're the Powerpuff Girls! Of course it's that same old story most tell of a High School kid balancing their academic life, social life, and fighting giant monsters, and dastardly villains life.

Why is that a thing? Oh well!

Finally though they reach the age of 18, and get to take a break, a cruise might be nice.

[fungi-maestro]

What do you think of the 2005 Question mini? I understand it's a bit controversial among the Question die-hards.

I definitely have mixed feelings, which I think I'll put under a read more bc this got longer than expected.... Whoops.

Okay. So. I think it's valuable in the sense that it kinda sets up how Vic is often written post-2005 (hyperviolent & mystical), and I think it dips back into the Ditko-era "be totally convinced what you are doing is right, even if you're burying people alive in cement with a backhoe" mentality, which can be kind of fascinating in combination with the magic stuff.

At the same time, though, I wouldn't consider it "in character" exactly. It's one of those oddball runs. I guess it's closest to The Deaths of Vic Sage in terms of content and character choices (which, depending on how you feel about that, you may or may not like), and isn't what I would consider to be a "here, this is a cool DC character. Check it out!" kind of story. Like. Can you imagine giving someone the 2005 run and saying "yeah this guy has an amazing inner battle and I think he's totally fascinating as a study of how morals can twist as you experience more and more grey situations". I think I would get some strange looks.

That all being said, I think there's a certain point where it gets kind of hysterical watching Vic Sage, high out of his mind, run around Metropolis seeing ghosts. There is something fun about that. The Question has always been a character that played with reality and what could be considered "objective truths", so drugs are nothing new. It's cool to see how an extremely subjective view can influence what a person does in a situation where the answer might not be black and white (although to be totally honest, I think he overreacts severely in the 2005 run.... But I'll get to that in a minute.)

One thing that I'm totally sure about on the story is the plot point about Vic and Lois going to journalism school together and having some kind of tension. Unlike Lois, though, I don't think the poems Vic wrote were about her. I honestly think they were about him. They're almost entirely about finding the hidden side of someone, and seeing secrets that they don't want others to see. They don't read as someone publishing poetry about their crush, they read as self exploration through poetry. I think Vic's shame about Lois thinking they were about her shouldn't have been an unrequited love thing, and I definitely don't think it should have influenced Vic's decision making to the point that he decides that killing willy nilly is totally justified, especially if you think about other times he's killed for love (like in the first Question Quarterly). It wasn't the kind of reaction you would expect from him given the situation. I do think it was an interesting detail, though, regardless of the romance issues. Not even going to get into what Superman might have thought about hearing that poetry and then running out to find the writer reenacting Bob the Builder with gore.

I think that my favorite thing about the run was seeing Vic literally walk in two worlds. You get the social aspect of him not fitting in with his peers while also being seperate entirely from heroes (although I wish they'd shown this more), while also literally having a split in the art to show how divided his thinking is. It's a cool way to showcase how the character is a little different from the version of him in, say, Mysterious Suspense, where a black and white character is literally portrayed in black and white (which, while maybe not an intentional choice, I believe has artistic merit for who the character is and what he embodied). Plus, I think the parts where you see how he sees the world (at least, how he sees it while on powerful psychedelics) are really visually interesting. I <3 bright colors.

Overall, I think it's okay. It's a weird one, and it belongs in the ranks with Frank Miller's Batman comic, PAX, TDOVS, Trinity of Sin, that one 9/11 thing that I don't remember the name of, but I think it's worth a read if you already have a solid understanding of the character and want to see an interesting portrayal. If we rank the 80s run as a 10/10 and PAX as a 1/10, I would put 2005 at a solid 6.

[blythqe]

My love nikki school AU:

NOTE: [ im not sure if i want this to be in the real world or miraland, but in this au everyone is part of a fashion school where there are styling, designing, modelling, etc classes ; this is purely my brainrot, it’s not organised !

so far i haven’t incorporated the whole blood curse, betrayal, etc, but i think this AU can just be lighthearted .. lol

im also NOT a writer, just an artist ! don’t kill me please, i know it kinda sucks and no one will see it ]

Nikki transfers to the fashion school late very far into high school, just as exams are going to start (because of a sudden house move for her parents’ work? undecided). Despite her being new to the school, Nikki learns quickly grasps styling, even without any tutoring or extra classes. With her own intuition and newly learned knowledge, she scores highly in the styling exams, impressing the students around her. Bobo, Nikki, and Lunar become fast friends, and then go on to share a dorm room. Momo is still a cat, I guess people just treat him as a little brother to Nikki?! 😭 (also undecided)

Nidhogg was also a late transfer over to the school (for unknown reasons right now…). He tried to become president of the student council but it’s hard for new people to become elected, however Nanari (let’s say she’s the most popular girl in the school, royce is also up there in the social ranking) saw something special in his skills. People are impressed, begin to trust him, things happen, and he becomes the president woo! Of course he appointed Yvette to be his secretary, as he does originally (lol). She’s still klutzy and people still wonder why he keeps her around, if not feeling jealousy of her being able to get close to this good looking guy!!!! (since he is canonically beautiful)