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demonic0angel · 6 months ago

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Celestial Bodies AU (7/?)

(Part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6. Also on AO3)

Sometimes, it felt like the whole world was against her.

It was especially evident in Batman's pissy attitude and his insistence on her quitting her night job, despite how he allowed Tim and Dick to do whatever they wanted.

She may not have been trained like those two, but it didn't mean that he couldn't step up and teach her, right? She had to rely on her own wits and Tim's sporadic (and admittedly rather lackluster) moments of teaching in order to know how to defend herself without a weapon.

So yeah, now that she had an opportunity to rub it in Bruce's face that he was wrong to dismiss her, she wouldn't let this opportunity go!

At least, that was what she was thinking before the harsh reality of being stuck to Batman all the time hit her.

Quite literally.

Robin groaned, rubbing her sore shoulders after another day of patrol with Batman. She messaged Tim with one hand while the other started taking off her cape and belt. She started peeling off her mask as Tim responded back.

Girl Wonder: tim

Girl Wonder: howas ur day

Boy Loser: Fine

Boy Loser: How was yours

Girl Wonder: pandil

Girl Wonder: painful*

Boy Loser: Lmaoaoaoao

Stephanie sighed again, as Tim started teasing her about the spelling mistake. Sometimes, he would let it go and sometimes, he had to rub it in her face. Usually, she would just roll her eyes fondly and take the ribbing, but today, she just wanted comfort.

After Tim had been forced to shelve Robin after his dad found out about his secret identity, he has given her the role of becoming Robin. She had taken it with great reverence, but Batman clearly wasn’t ready to let go of Tim yet, because he was an absolute asshole while training her.

She felt like perhaps he was seeing someone else through her (either Tim or someone else…?) but it was so tiring and infuriating that she didn’t mention it, only wanting to quit Robin after a few weeks of this near-torture.

Batman was oddly petty for a man who spent his life fighting crime.

… wait a minute.

Stephanie sighed again.

Boy Loser: ... Steph? You alright?

Stephanie pursed her lips as she realized her uncharacteristic lack of reply was now worrying Tim.

Girl Wonder: yea

Girl Wonder: B is being a dick

Boy Loser: ... I wish I could make some sort of Dick joke but I feel like it won't be appreciated rn

Boy Loser: What happened?

Stephanie chuckled a little and continued to reply.

Girl Wonder: nthing but he keeps putting me down

Girl Wonder: it pisses me off

Girl Robin: im robin now! i dont deserve this

The three talking dots popped up as Tim began typing out his reply and Stephanie waited, suddenly wondering if she had been too whiny and he was annoyed. After all, how many people got to say that they were handed the Robin costume by an actual Robin and then allowed to be Batman's sidekick? She needed to be grateful, but it was difficult when Batman was being a little bi—

Okay, deep breaths.

Stephanie shook off her thoughts, just as Tim finally replied.

Boy Loser: How about going to meet the cluster?

She blinked.

Girl Wonder: the wut?

Boy Loser: The Phantom Cluster? All Robins got a star bonded to them. Like mine, remember?

She paused again.

She didn't know much about the Phantom Cluster. All she knew were that they were a group of cursed children who were forced into becoming sentient stars. They were considered all-knowing, but relied on a Robin in order to exploit some unknown loophole in their curse and grow up past their frozen ages.

At least, that was what Tim had explained to her.

Girl Wonder: ... can i do that?

Boy Loser: I'll come and bring you to them?

Boy Loser: I want to see my star anyways.

Wow, she almost wanted to feel jealous, but she had already been long aware of his obsession with his star and now it was just funny to see how close he was to them.

Girl Wonder: ok

Boy Loser: Sweet. Stay there

Her eyes widened.

Girl Wonder: right now??

He didn't respond. Only 10 minutes later, as Stephanie debated between taking off her uniform or leaving it on to leave a more professional impression on the stars, did Tim scurry into the Batcave with a breathless smile.

"Let's go!" He said. "I snuck past my dad and Bruce for this."

Stephanie laughed, "You're so excited! Don't you have camera feed of your star? It's not like you haven't seen her in a while."

"Nothing beats seeing her in person," Tim grinned. "C'mon, I'll show you how to get to the cluster."

He directed her towards the tube and began explaining its mechanisms and codes for various locations. Stephanie listened carefully, although there were butterflies in her stomach as she thought about meeting the cluster.

Would they hate her?

After all, no matter how much she wished she was, she wasn't like the other Robins. If all of the previous Robins had a star, would she be considered different if she didn’t have one herself?

Suddenly, she felt nauseous. What if she wasn’t chosen? Would it be further proof that she wasn’t meant to be a hero?

She suddenly felt a hand slide into hers. She blinked and looked up as Tim gave her a small, reassuring smile.

“It’ll be okay, I promise. They’re nice.”

Stephanie returned his look with a shaky smile and then the two of them went into the tube, and off they went.

When they landed, Stephanie barely had a moment to bounce back before Tim was pulling her through the metal halls. They walked for a while, and Tim finally burst from the silence.

“Did you read the files about the Phantom Cluster?”

“They’re locked to me,” Stephanie replied. “I only know what you and Dick told me and that they’re a group of sentient stars.”

“That’s because Bruce can get… irritated and try to delete or edit the information. We locked it so only Robins know the passwords,” Tim explained. “But the Phantom Cluster is a group of sentient astronomical bodies, such as several stars and planets. There’s six of the main ones, but there are also a few other planets that can occasionally communicate with them. However, they’re not as sentient and only the six in the middle is— actually, I’ll just let you see for yourself.”

Stephanie followed him and when he finally opened the doors to the command room, she stopped in place and stared.

The room they were in was shaped like a half circle, and all of the walls were covered in glass, allowing ample view of the stars outside. In front of the glass were several machines and computers, silent as they flashed with notifications and alerts about the readings of the stars.

A soft song was playing, one made entirely by voices. It was angelic, like that of a choir and it sent a shiver down Stephanie’s spine as the chilling and seductive music wrapped around her like a siren’s call.

But she wasn’t too focused on the singing.

No, she was focused on the stars.

They were beautiful.

Dick had mentioned it once, how much he loved looking at them. Tim had also mentioned it several times, of how he visited them just to watch them and to see his star.

With the way they spoke of them at times, Stephanie sometimes wondered if they were brainwashed.

But now, she could understand.

Humans had always been fascinated by the stars. It was what created astronomy, telescopes, stories of constellations and space travel and aliens, it was what created NASA and the moon landing and astrology and rocket ships.

She could understand it now.

In the middle of space was a cluster of stars. Four of them whirled and twirled around each other with various degrees of energy. One in particular spun and slowed down in intervals, like doing a skip during a walk because it was so excited that it had to jump a little, but it still wanted to keep pace with the group.

There were also two planets, one covered in clouds and the other was a red and yellow sandy looking planet with wide rings surrounding it. They circled the stars quickly, but carefully, like trying to keep close but also not wanting to bump into the hot balls of gasses. A variety of asteroids and other smaller planets then circled them at a distance, as if not wanting to get closer.

Stephanie could quite literally see the personality within all of them, as they orbited one another.

Tim grinned. “They’re amazing, right?”

“You weren’t kidding,” she breathed.

Tim pulled her to the window and then pointed at a large, bluish star. “That’s Dick’s. We call it Nightwing’s star or Dick’s star. He’s one of the oldest and also the largest. He can be kinda mean, but he protects Dick a lot.”

“How can a star be mean?” Stephanie wondered. She watched as Dick’s star spun and then directed the pretty pink and purple clouds towards two other astronomical bodies.

“You’ll know what I mean,” Timothy said, before pointing to another celestial body. This time, it was a swirling, bow-tie shaped thing that was funneling gas and dust. There were two of them, but this one was distinctly colored blue and was smaller than the other.

“Is that…?”

“Yeah. That one is my star. Well, she’s actually a baby star— a protostar,” Timothy proclaimed proudly. “Isn’t she beautiful? I call her partner.”

Stephanie stared with a mixture of amazement and endearment. “She’s pretty cute. She’s smaller than all of the others!”

“Yeah. She’s the baby of the cluster.” He pointed to the other protostar. “And that one is… Jason’s.”

Stephanie stared at its enormous, funneling body and nodded slowly. “… it shows that he’s alive, huh?”

“Yeah. That’s the big sister of the cluster. She’s Jason’s star, and we don’t know how but… they’re back.”

Stephanie nodded again. She knew of this. Before Tim quit and while she was still Spoiler, she would occasionally babysit Gotham whenever he left with Nightwing in order to search for Jason.

“…. At least they’re both back?” She offered awkwardly.

Tim nodded. “At least they’re back.” He pointed to a small, faintly glowing blue and green ball that was following Tim’s star. “That one is the King. He takes care of the other stars and he’s a neutron star. He also used to be a hero, like us, before he died.”

“How young was he? Do we know?”

Tim met eyes with her.

“He was fourteen when he died,” he said softly, and Stephanie pursed her lips.

The amount of child heroes who died before 16 was quite uncomfortable.

The atmosphere was suddenly awkward, but Tim forcibly changed the subject and pointed to the two planets. “And lastly, these are the other two planets. They’re part of the ones singing as well as the main six of the cluster. That one is a rocky planet and that one has life on it, but we haven’t been able to touch down on either of them.”

Stephanie blinked and leaned closer to the glass in awe, squinting to try and see past the thick clouds. “Life? Like Earth? Why can’t we land?”

“They won’t let us. Sometimes, we can fly along their orbit, but when they get mad or want to stop us, they’ll push us back. The stars will help and send out solar flares and if they get really pissed, well, it’s not pretty.”

Interested, Stephanie asked, “What happens?”

Tim shrugged. “I'm not sure. But there were some people who betrayed the Justice League and tried to come here to take over. The stars took them out.”

Stephanie’s eyebrows rose.

She looked around for an invisible camera.

Did Timothy Drake, once Robin, just tell her that the stars killed people?

“Wait, what? How?”

“One ship got pulled in via the gravitational pull and then exploded on Dick’s star, and another ship had an asteroid hit them and a hole appeared in the hull. They all died.”

Stephanie recoiled. “Wait, seriously? They all died?”

Tim nodded. “Yeah. The Justice League was pissed. Dick argued that the stars were just defending themselves and—“

“The Justice League was mad at the stars??”

Stephanie felt like she was learning too many things at once. She was almost dizzy from the confusion.

Timothy gave her a light glare for interrupting him again but said, “The Justice League was angry since they had deliberately killed people. Even the asteroid was intentional.” He shrugged then. “But what can they do? Punish the Cluster? Dick fought for them and they’re still here as allies to the Justice League and to the Robins. But that’s also why you don’t see any other heroes here. They kinda stopped coming after that, though Superman does visit sometimes.”

“… wow. That’s so messed up on so many levels.”

Tim grinned.

“So, ready to introduce yourself? They’re waiting.”

Well, that wasn’t ominous at all. Especially with all of the very nice, normal things he just told her about the stars.

Stephanie told him that and he laughed. She took that brief moment to allow the panic to sink in and then flow out of her as she took a deep breath.

“Okay,” she said, facing the main communicator, “I’m ready.”

“I’ll introduce you,” Tim said. He tapped the glass softly and then said, "Hello, everyone."

There was a pause as the hair rose on the back of Stephanie's neck, and she listened as the sound of angelic song slowed to a halt, allowing only ocean waves and TV static to fill the room with an energy that she could not place.

The crackle of static and burbling of water was the only sound for awhile.

And then—

"Hey, partner."

Tim beamed. "Hey, partner. It's good to see you. You're getting bigger, huh?"

The protostar gave a deliberate whirl, sparkling as gas and dust rubbed against each other within its accretion disks.

There was suddenly an angry, high pitched noise on the communicator.

Both Stephanie and Tim winced, although Tim also looked exasperated.

Dick's star, which had been silently following the orbital path suddenly froze in place. It turned slowly, seemingly facing in one spot before stopping completely, its edges flaring with bursts of light.

“Is… is that Dick's star glaring at you?” She said, bordering on a laugh. Tim’s star did a cycle around the other protostar and then did a loop around Dick’s star, as if trying to poke it into reacting. Dick’s star was still for a moment longer, before inching along their orbital path again without spinning, as if still trying to keep its eyes on Tim through the glass.

She burst into giggles, absolutely delighted in the way Tim looked exasperated and resigned of a star seemingly trying to antagonize him.

“Yeah. He’s like that a lot whenever I’m around,” Tim sighed exaggeratedly.

“That’s so cute! To be honest, I didn’t expect them to have so much personality.”

“Yeah, me too. But once you get to know them, they’re really fun. Even if Dick’s star hates my guts.”

Stephanie giggled again. “He’s like an overprotective dad.”

“Yeah, but at least I'm not the only one he hates. He also really— uhm.” Timothy paused in the middle of his tirade.

Stephanie blinked and turned to stare at him.

Timothy looked uncomfortable, but soldiered on and continued, “But I also heard that he disliked Jason too. Apparently, he was pissed when Jason got his star. He has a real complex about his sisters from what we know.”

Stephanie tried to imagine the image of a big blue ball throwing a hissy fit because his sisters were being taken away by human boys, and the absurdity made her laugh.

“Aww, poor guy!” She snickered. “He just wants you stinky boys away from his sisters.”

“Hey!” Timothy exclaimed with a playful glare. “I take showers!”

"Coulda fooled me!"

Tim huffed a laugh and then addressed the Cluster again. "Everyone, this is Robin."

There was a pause, and then the Cluster spoke in unison, a whispery coo, "Hello, Robin."

Stephanie breathed out a sigh of relief as Tim perked up, smiling broadly.

One voice in particular spoke up over the rest.

"Robin, I have someone who'd like to make a deal with you."

Its voice was soft and light, but there was a quality within that made her want to relax within its soothing reverb.

Stephanie couldn't help grabbing at Tim in excitement, who patted her hand with a wide grin.

"Would you like to accept?"

She coughed to calm herself down. "... who is asking?"

The communicator crackled and then the cluster spoke again, with the one voice leading in front, "Come into the space pod and you will be taken to him."

Stephanie met eyes with Tim. Timothy raised an eyebrow and then shrugged.

"Now what?"

"... I guess you go?"

She gulped. She looked at Tim for reassurances, for him to tell her— something, but he didn't.

He just stared at her and then smiled, a glint in his eyes that she knew was him knowing something that he didn't want to share.

Stephanie sighed.

She went into the space pod that was attached to the station with instructions to just stay still and let the Cluster's solar winds lead her to where she needed to go, and off she sent.

Stephanie sat in the space pod, watching the distant stars and galaxies while she was slowly led deeper and deeper into the Phantom Cluster. The communicator crackled with no words as she sat there in a drifting metal ship within the vacuum of space.

For a moment, she wondered if she was going to die.

She wondered if they were rejecting her and would then kill her via asteroid smashing into the pod or fire as they guided her straight into a star's surface.

She wondered if this was going to be the last thing she ever saw, stars and planets and galaxies in her eyes before her life ended, but when she blinked, she was sailing straight into the golden planet with rings.

Her eyes widened and she held on as the pod began to shake with its descent into a planet's atmosphere.

She yelped as the pod sank past the deep yellow clouds and then she was falling.

"Oh fuck!" She screamed, as she immediately tried steadying the pod.

But there was nothing. The buttons on the pod were not meant to let the driver steer, since it was merely an extension of the space shuttle that the stars were meant to guide themselves.

For a moment, she cursed Tim and Dick and all of the Robins and their insane trust in the stars for creating a death trap of a machine, and as her heart lurched into her throat, she was suddenly caught and the pod stilled.

She looked out the window and gaped.

Metal contraptions were floating in the air, attaching to the pod to slowly bring it down to the ground.

No, wait, it wasn't floating. The metal contraptions were part of the ground too. They looked like long tentacles that drifted from the ground to bring her down.

A shudder ran down Stephanie's spine.

What did this mean?

Had someone landed on the planet before the Justice League or the Robins had?

When she was guided down onto the ground, she hesitated.

She was not like Tim or Dick. Hell, she didn't even become Robin because she particularly wanted to or because Bruce offered. She became Robin only because Tim asked her to take care of Gotham while he was a civilian.

She was Spoiler before she was Robin. She was not like the others.

(She wasn't even a boy, or a particularly good Robin. Batman had never treated the other Robins like he treated her: carelessly, callously, coldly.)

But the thought of getting Batman's approval, of being a real Robin made her move. She pressed the button and the door opened.

For a moment, she worried that she wouldn't have been able to breathe, but before she could worry about lack of oxygen, something sand colored began crawling towards her at high speeds.

She screamed and immediately flew back to the pod, trying to close the door to no avail.

Looking closer, it was like some bizarre mix between a gold colored android and a mummy. It was the size of an adult man and looked half broken, like it needed repairing. It didn't matter though, because it was approaching the space pod rapidly and Stephanie was weaponless.

She shrieked again when the android climbed into the pod and started crawling after her. She kicked at it and it stopped moving when she started screaming and cried out, “What the hell!”

It twitched and then crept towards her again.

Stephanie waved a hand hurriedly. “No, no! Don’t get closer!”

It paused.

Stephanie almost could've cried.

Just what was going on?

The android twitched and then it pulled out something from a pouch on its waist.

It clicked and then laid the thing on the ground at her feet.

Stephanie flinched and moved away.

"What is that?" She asked, thankful that she did not stutter.

The communicator finally spoke then, and a voice called out, "That's a mask to help you breathe. If you don't want sand or glass in your lungs, wear it."

Stephanie blinked and turned her head, though she didn't take her eyes off of the android thing.

"Are you... the planet?"

The echoey voice of a planetary body made him sound wistful as he hummed, "Mhm. You should leave the ship."

"What about..." she did a vague gesture towards the mummy-android thing.

"He's a helper. He won't hurt you."

Stephanie hesitated for only a second before she moved. She took the mask and fit it onto her face. Then she carefully followed the helper. It crawled away and led her to their destination, but as Stephanie stared at it, she realized that its legs were broken off.

Was it damaged?

She didn’t ask, a little too weirded out by the entire situation. Instead, she observed the world around her.

The ground was dry with dirt and sand. A light wind blew the sand in billowing, gold swirls. She noticed that the mask seemed to protect her from the sand, since she felt none of the wind against her skin, and she narrowed her eyes before looking up at the red sky. Slightly visible above the yellow clouds, was the bright figures of the other stars, glowing brightly like white circles.

The air was thick, like she was breathing through a heavy, dry soup. The temperature was hot, almost scorching, but Stephanie persisted as the robot continued.

She swallowed, trudging carefully past the thick sand, and the robot thing led her to a blocky mobile home-looking machine. It stopped by the door and tilted its head.

Stephanie shivered. “Am I… supposed to go inside?”

It creaked and then nodded.

Stephanie cursed out Tim again and then stepped inside, pushing the heavy door with a grunt. Piles of sand covered the floor, making her feet sink as she walked through.

It was like a small cabin made of metal. Inside were tables and a bed, all crowded in unreadable papers and books. Wires and metal tubes covered the ceiling in a tangled mess, and a large supercomputer was attached to the wall at the end of the room.

The screen buzzed with static.

Stephanie stared, watching the faint light of the computer sparkle across the dark room, lighting everything with dark shadows before she stepped through the sand and approached like a mindless puppet.

When she was close enough to the computer screen, it flickered with a spark before turning black. Stephanie tensed.

The air began to feel heavy, like a pressure was being put on her, like eyes were beginning to watch her.

There was a hum, and then the screen crackled.

It turned black, and then pale bronze words began to type, one by one in quick succession.

“Hello, Robin.”

There was no sound, beyond the hum of machinery and the faint back-and-forth of rising tides, despite this place clearly being a desert planet.

Stephanie swallowed again.

“Hello,” she said carefully. She laughed a little, trying to shake off the jitters. “This whole thing is very creepy, y’know?”

“LOL, sorry about that. I’m glad you’re here, Robin.”

She laughed at the first statement, finding it surreal as to how a planet knew how to use words like “LOL”. At the second sentence, she bowed her head, a weird flare of happiness appearing within her, the humor quickly dying and being replaced by a sense of pride. “Glad to be here,” she mumbled. “Are you… are you the planet?”

The silence was brief, but oddly, she could tell that its personality was pleasant.

“Yes.”

Her mouth felt dry. She just wanted to confirm that the same being who spoke to her on the communicator was the one on the computer, but she still couldn't help but feel a sense of cold going down her spine.

So this was the strength and power of a celestial entity?

“… what is all of this? If you’re a planet, then… who created all of this stuff?”

The pressure grew heavier, like a hand was being pressed down on her. Stephanie tried to straighten underneath it, but it felt gentle and firm, like the hand of her mother when she wanted to scold her but didn’t have the heart to do so.

It made her feel cold and sleepy, but she was awake as the planet then spoke.

"Would you like to make a deal with me?"

The planet asked, and Stephanie hesitated.

Why did it not answer her question? Should she continue to press for answers?

She did not feel the same devotion and love that the other Robins did. She did not know if it was because she was not a real Robin or if it was because she was different from the others, but she just didn't feel the same blind trust for the stars.

(But…

She wanted the approval of Batman. Of Gotham. Of the other Robins. Of the stars.)

She decided not to ask again.

"What... what would it mean? To make a deal with you?"

"You'll be my host,"

Was the patient reply.

"How am I supposed to be a host? What does it do?"

"Just live. And be your true self."

She bit her lip.

But then she thought, what was she supposed to lose?

Every other Robin had a star. Only she didn't have one, and this was her chance.

She wanted to do good. To be good.

"Deal," she said, and the machine crackled. “I’ll be your host.”

“So be it.”

Stephanie had placed her hand carelessly on the machine’s surface, and in the next moment, her palms began to burn. She yelped, but it hadn’t actually hurt. The surprise of the heat made her pull back and she raised her hand to look at her right palm, where a four pointed star now bloomed into existence.

The highest point touched past the second knuckle of her middle finger, while the lowest point reached her wrist. Bronze yellow and wine purple blended together into something unique and beautiful and a flare of warmth spread throughout Stephanie’s body and into her chest.

No wonder the Boy Wonders were so devoted to the stars.

So this is what it felt like to become a host of the stars.

Cheerfully, Stephanie asked, “What do I call you? Is there anything you want me to do for you?”

“Call me whatever you like. And I’ll tell you if I need something.”

Another line appeared below that one.

“Thank you, Robin. For saving me.”

Stephanie blushed. “Okay! Uh, bro!”

“LOL. OK, buddy.”

Later, when her ship was guided back to the sky with the unexplained metal tubes, she was met back into the Phantom Space Station with a pacing Tim, who beamed when he saw her.

“How was it! Did you get it!? Who were they?! What did you call them?!”

Stephanie grinned and presented her palm to him.

Tim squealed.

————

Batman was not as thrilled, but nothing she could do satisfied him much anyways. Nightwing and Oracle were delighted to hear about her new celestial body, while Batgirl looked interested and curious.

Robin was just happy that she had her own celestial body to herself.

At first, it was awkward as Robin didn't understand the signs or signals that were given to her by her astronomical object, but Nightwing and Tim had no problem helping her understand how to interpret them. As time continued, they began to work together in amazing ways.

Whenever she dealt with any machinery (which was unfortunately a lot as too many people had access to bombs for some reason), it was always handled easier than before. She also felt no more fatigue or exhaustion from traveling in hot, dry weather, and had a minor immunity to heat and electricity.

Her abilities were not entirely unique, as she discovered that the other Robins also had shared abilities, but only she could communicate with her celestial body through her phone or computer.

She learned that he was a funny, easy-going individual who loved food and meat dishes and technology.

In many ways, he was so human that she often forgot that he wasn’t actually one.

It made her feel complicated, remembering how he was once a child, just like her, before whatever happened to him and the other astronomical objects.

But no matter how she asked or cajoled or coaxed, it was useless because he shut down every single time.

In the end, all she knew was this.

Whatever curse was placed upon the stars, only the Robins could save them.

So she just shrugged it off and continued to chat and use her planet’s help in being a better vigilante. With his technological help and his aid in guiding her, she was slowly learning new hobbies, better techniques, and more knowledge.

Robin was relearning her place in the hero scene as the partner of Batman, and with her celestial body by her side, she knew that she could do anything.

But all good things must come to an end. Like how great TV shows got canceled, like how the last day of childhood ended, like how everyone died eventually, like how the sea pulled back, like how stars evaporated from going supernova.

It had happened so suddenly.

She had thought she was doing well.

Robin— no, Stephanie bit her lip.

She wasn't Robin anymore.

Batman had fired her.

She fought back the tears in her eyes at the injustice of it all. She knew she made mistakes. She knew she wasn't perfect. But she just wanted to feel like she belonged, like she was doing good.

It wasn't fair how everyone else made mistakes, but she wasn't allowed. So that was why she decided that she had to prove herself.

She had thought that she was doing so well, but Batman had not thought the same.

It had not even taken him a second thought before he fired her.

He would have never treated any of the other Robins this way.

(Somewhere in the sky, the stars murmured to themselves, tending to their comatose sister.)

She was about to look into the files of the Batcomputer for a plan to implement and prove herself as a hero, when the keyboards sparked as she pressed her fingers down.

She paused.

The spark crackled and then flew into the computer with a fizzle. The screen glitched and then turned black and Stephanie froze as an intense wave of fear entered her, quickening her breath and heartbeat until she was frozen with terror, almost unable to breathe.

The feeling of being watched by an otherworldly being washed over her again, more pervasive than ever before.

The screen flickered and then coppery yellow words appeared. The fear began to fade like a lowering tide and Stephanie finally breathed as she read the words that began to type.

"Stop what you're doing."

The sound of space filled the Batcave with a hiss, the familiar crackle of technology struggling to understand the words of celestial objects and the ocean waves of outer space, washing over her like the unforgiving sea.

"... buddy?"

The keyboard moved without her input. Words were typed onto the screen by unseen hands.

"I'm here."

His words were reassuring, but the next sentences that appeared were anything but.

"Stop what you're doing, Robin. You'll kill yourself."

The stars could see the future. They often warned the Justice League of future events and dangers, and even the Robins were often given prophetic dreams when the stars could offer them. Jason was the best example, as the only Robin so far who could communicate with his star in dreams. Everything he had known from the stars were foretold as true.

This fact popped into Stephanie's mind.

Her vision began to blur from an onslaught of tears. Her breath hitched and then she sobbed.

Oh stars.

Nothing she did was right.

She covered her face and whimpered. Tears involuntarily flowed down her face and her cheeks felt hot with humiliation and shame. Humiliation for being caught at trying to hack the Batcomputer to come back as Robin, and shame as she realized that she would've inconvenienced everyone by dying doing so.

Was this a sign that she was actually supposed to abandon her life as a vigilante?

The keyboard tapped away again. She blinked the tears from her eyes and looked up through blurry vision.

"Don't cry. You're still my Robin."

Stephanie sniffed. Finally, she croaked, "What?"

"You were Robin once. But that's not your future. You have another identity, don't you?"

Spoiler.

Stephanie straightened her back as she realized what he was trying to imply. After a moment, as the realization set in, she reached up to wipe her eyes. She breathed in deeply and calmed herself down forcibly.

"Are you saying that... I should go back to being Spoiler?"

"You were never meant to stay as a Robin, bro."

The casual, flippant "bro" was so absurd that she giggled wetly.

She stood up from the chair and nodded, blinking the sting from her eyes.

But she felt better.

Sharp relief filled her and she shuddered at the swell of emotion that got rid of the dark negativity within her.

Suddenly, she knew who she was.

Like Nightwing, she had found her true calling. But unlike the others, unlike any other Robin, she was returning to her true identity.

A Spoiler of secrets and evil plans.

She wore purple far before she wore red, yellow, and green. She was a vigilante far before Batman. She was a Spoiler far before she was a Robin.

And just because she had changed her identity, just because Batman fired her, just because she had failed in one thing did not mean she had failed entirely.

Now she was almost embarrassed, but she just felt relieved more than anything. It made her want to go slack, but she took another deep breath to calm down.

"Okay," she said softly. "Okay. You'll be with me, right, buddy?"

She looked up as the keyboard clacks continued and golden letters started to appear on the screen again. Even though there was nothing spoken aloud, she could sense the affection in each word as her celestial body typed a response for her.

"Of course. I'll always be here for you."

Stephanie beamed and tidied up the Batcomputer before leaving the cave.

She did not need Batman to be a hero.

Just like she didn't need to be Robin to do something more with her life either.

The next day, as she put on her old uniform, dark purples and magentas and blacks, she checked up on her astronomical body with the tablet given to her by Tim and laughed.

A pale yellow moon was following her planet.

A gentle song came from the screen, soft and soothing, a sign of change and revival, like the rain after a period of drought, like the peeking flower buds underneath snow, like the moon's reappearance after a dark night.

In it, she could hear a third voice, a male voice that was lighter than Dick's star, one with a hint of teenage youthfulness and strength.

Stephanie smiled, touching the screen with her right palm.

“Is that yours? Are you in your final form?" She asked with a small smile. “Did that appear because I’m Spoiler again?”

The moon gave a little deliberate twirl and Stephanie grinned.

She pulled out her grappling gun and then opened the window to her apartment. She jumped out onto the roof and aimed the grappling hook. With a single shot, she hit a building and then jumped, flying through the air with a loud whoop.

The Spoiler was back.

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Soooo much lore. I’m not sure who would’ve betrayed the Justice League, but knowing DC’s long history, there’s probably someone, right??

Nothing makes me lmao more than having Dan hate on Jason and Tim bc they’re too close to his sisters.

Tucker with the ability to communicate with Steph through tech!!

Him guiding her through becoming a hero on her own right without Batman 🥹 the reason why she feels different from the other Robins is bc she actually doesn’t feel different, she’s just doesn’t understand the feeling.

Also, has anyone noticed that a lot of the events that make a Robin who they are is basically Bruce being a jerk or an uncommunicative asshole? Like seriously, I'm struggling to make him a good dad sometimes.

Planet classification is not as fun as stellar classification… but Tucker is an extragalactic, chthonian, and desert or terrestrial giant exoplanet. Extragalactic = outside of the Milky Way, chthonian = a gas giant that’s been stripped of its gas layers and circles really close to its star, terrestrial = made of rocks or metals, exoplanet = a planet that orbits another star from the Sun.

…. Ik it’s a lot, but I had to get specific. In essence however, he’s just a terrestrial giant exoplanet. He’s big, but only around the size of Neptune or Uranus.

Why does Stephanie get saved but not Jason? You will find out :) writing these as one-shots mean that they take time, also bc I’m close to finals and my classes are getting harder.

#dc x dp #dp x dc #danny phantom x dc #dpxdc #dcxdp #dp x dc crossover #celestial object au #stephanie brown #tucker foley #tim drake #phantom family

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callistodisco · 3 months ago

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Are you comfortable with breeding?

Like looking Raditz right in the eye and telling him you want babies. HIS babies.

im not writing lemon/lime but i will write the scenario leading up to it (and dw, i am comfortable with this topic lol) i dont think this work is suggestive but like- implications of sex if that needed to be said fsr

Request Chungus ML Dragon Ball ML Raditz x f!reader Genres: Headcanons+Oneshot|Fluff|Romantic

Telling Him You Want His Babies

now we're gonna assume yall have been together for awhile by this point, i wanna say around 1.5-2 years AT LEAST

im also gonna say yall have most definitely had sex already, you two are NOT new to each other in anyway

but basically what happened is baby fever hit (it happens to us all😖)

you THOUGHT it'd go away after awhile like its SUPPOSED to, spoiler alert: didnt happen

what happened instead is you REALLY wanted a kid now, and it was eating you alive keeping it to yourself

at first you started dropping subtle hints to Raditz, though he never seemed to get them, so you ended up being straightforward

"Raditz, I want a baby" "Ok? Go babysit Vegeta's kid or something" "No. I want YOUR baby"

it didnt take much convincing for him to get you pregnant

and so the saiyan population grows

One Want

You two have happily been together for a couple years now, congrats! But such lengthy commitment means that you both have also spoke of expectations for the future. Maybe a marriage, might have some kids, the normal things, right?

Well Vegeta and Bulma had the audacity to have another kid, and you get to be the primary babysitter when the grandparents aren't available (much to Vegeta's dismay), yippee! However, taking care of a baby now has you feeling baby fever. It should go away soon though, you just think she's cute! You don't actually want a kid, right?

After much contemplation... Yeah, yeah you did want a kid. I mean THINK about it. A mix between Raditz and you would be adorable! Oh yeah... Maybe you should tell Raditz.

Would being straightforward scare him away? You don't want him to not hear out your idea. Maybe drop hints or segway into the topic?

At first you started mentioning how AWESOME it was to take care of Bulla, enthusiasm for the art should interest him. Not quite, though...

"She's just the cutest!" You gushed over the baby, "I could do this more often." The baby in your arms stared blankly back at you. Overhearing you in another room Raditz called out, "you practically have it everyday! How much more could you want?"

It's not that you were offended by his density this time, he disrespected this adorable soul. "Bulla isn't an 'it,' Raditz!" You talked back to him before looking back to the baby, "isn't that right?"

First attempt was a fail. Attempt two didn't go much better. It seems 'accidentally' stumbling into the baby isle while shopping became and inconvenience on behalf of your 'incompetence.'

Raditz's density was becoming too much to handle, you had to be straightforward at this point to get anywhere.

"Hey, Radz? I need to talk to you about something," you inquired, walking behind the couch where he sat. "You seem to talk a lot these days, flower. What is it?"

A wave of nervousness washed over you, you didn't think you'd actually make it this far. No! Fortify and tell him already. "I want a baby," you said, intention seemingly very clear.

"What happened to Vegeta's kid? You got bored of her?" Raditz turned around to look at you and laughed. Your face felt hot from embarrassment at his laughing, but we move on. "No, Raditz," you sighed, "I want your baby."

His laughing abruptly stopped before he looked at you, searching for any signs of a lie. Standing up without a word, Raditz made his way towards you. Unsure if this was a good or bad thing, you began to back up before hitting a wall.

Raditz placed his hands on either side of your head and looked down at you, "is that what all this has been about?" Knowing words would fail, you simply nodded your head. "And you really want this?" You nodded again.

"Well why didn't you say so earlier, firefly?" After receiving confirmation, Raditz slung you over his shoulder and carried you off to your shared room.

haha SORRY this took so long, i got distracted doing other things + writers block

yeah i felt like the headcanons+oneshot would be too short alone so i just mashed them together

#dragon ball #dragon ball x reader #db x reader #dragon ball z #dragon ball z x reader #dbz #dbz x reader #raditz #raditz x reader

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ender-cloud · 5 months ago

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HYDE IS IN THIS UPDATE!!! AND LANYON MY KINGS

Tgs spoilers under cut

Haha, you guys remember that one off comment i made last week

Ha ha ha……. Oh god, I’ll get to that when I get to it. Lets start with more of Jaspers good points and leadership skills first

Jasper makes a great point here.

The Lodgers are the society! They make the magic, the energy, the environment, Jekyll is just the ring leader of it all making sure things don’t get to out of hand, but in the end he had started to have a hard time being able to find that control and keep them in check.

This is why a type of “revolution” like this will do more good then harm in this situation because it will allow Jasper to take Jekylls place of keeping everyone together as the times turn and they need to protect themselves.

But uh… maybe the lodgers might not see this as I do

Ok ok, I get the Lodgers hesitants, Fritz brought to my attention that because Jasper is the newest lodger, despite everything they probably dont have enough trust in him.

Which I definitely get, they are in hard times right now and its hard to trust Jasper, even if they’ve known him for a while they were just betrayed by someone they’ve known for years, how can they trust someone they’ve known for a little over a month (I think)

Also theres a reason why I said that one off comment, not only because it was a trope I see a lot, but because I truly felt like it was a possibility

BUTTTT!! With this it doesn’t necessarily mean that they wont 100% not follow through with what Jasper is saying.

It is clear that they are unsure, yes, but they may need to think it over, and theres got to be a few lodgers who agree with his points.

Some who agree with Jasper that may help the other Lodgers get on board to. If they are truly Reluctant to Jasper leading them because they haven’t known him for long, if some people who they have been living with for years joining up may give them the boost to join.

Jasper made many great points in his speech, and with so many people not everyone could have disagreed with what he said.

I believe this moment of doubt will be just that, a moment, but once other people start agreeing and maybe adding their own points, then it will grow into what Jasper wanted before, the lodgers believing him and letting him lead them in this hard time

It will be the next part of this turning point into someone more confident for Jasper, because while motivating the lodgers with words might be easy, actually forming a plan and leading them through it will be harder, it will also teach him to not give up quickly when things look bad.

Hyde’s just casually acting like he didn’t just have a mental breakdown and immediately just teases Lanyon (I love them so much chat it’s unreal)

ALSO THIS CONFIRMS THAT HYDES MENTAL BREAKDOWN WAS HAPPENING THE SAME TIME AS JASPERS SPEACH!!!

Anyway, back to the actual pannel.

I find it interesting how in Hydes head, he also has a reputation to keep up, its not just Jekyll. The only difference is that hyde has his tough guy, bad boy rep (I hate myself for saying that) He cant let anyone see his weakness, not even Jekyll.

He clearly has mentally trained himself to be able to just change his mood on a switch, but even if he can change how he acts his face has to show some evidence of what happened, i mean we’ve seen him be a little bloody from the glass and Lanyon must have seen that too.

He might be talking about what Hyde looks like when he said he made quite a mess out of himself, not only the glass, which might make Hyde nervous, i feel like he wont be able to keep his facade up for long with how he was acting before.

It’s a little hard delve into the few words they exchanged but im excited for the next update, which may include some blaming of what happened to Jekyll.

(Also more Lanyon and Hyde which I’ll take anyday 🙏🙏)

Happy Holidays Btw!! I hope you have a great Christmas or anything you may celebrate!!

#tgs #the glass scientists #tgs hyde #tgs jekyll #tgs lanyon #tgs jasper #tgs lodgers #tgs mondays #tgs update #ace rambles

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brunossan · 4 months ago

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RWBY JAUNE WITCH HUNTER AU

Short history: Pamper

*Its a normal day in the house of the 4 witches. Jaune got a job in a nearby Village, and today he is back from work. But for some reason, Blake is staring at Jaune with a cold stare in the form of a cat, and giving him a cold shoulder. And Jaune dont know why.*

Witch hunter Jaune: Blake...

Faunus Witch Blake: ...

Jaune: Why are you looking at me like that?

Blake: ... *She turns her back to him, turning into her human form again and leaving*

Jaune: Did i said something wrong?

Fire Witch Yang: Oh yeah. She is upset with you.

Jaune: What? Why?

Yang: I wont tell. You know what you did. *She Pats his head* Good Luck with that, Witch Hunter. Im gonna take Ruby from the Hunt. Pats up!

*Jaune looks confused at Yang, touching where Yang patted him and wondering why she said that. Suddenly he realized what he did to upset Blake.*

Jaune: Oh. How did i forgot about that.

*He goes outside, where Blake is reading under a tree, and stretches it hand towards her, hesitant if it was really that what upset her. Blake just move her head towards him, smiling.*

Blake: Took you quite long to take the message.

Jaune: It would be easier if you just told me you wanted a headpat.

Blake: You always give me a headpat before going to work, you dum-dum. You didnt gave me one this morning.

Jaune: Sorry, i was late and so in hurry... But this wont happen again. And if it does, i will give you as many headpats as you want, and your favourite tuna and-

Blake: Jaune.

*She takes the hand from her head and put it on her face, while looking at him with a gentle smile. Jaune blushes at her look, but still caresses her face.*

Blake: When you will get that i just want you to pamper me?

Jaune: But you never want to be pampered.

Blake: Not in front of the others, dum-dum. I want you to pamper me when you are alone with me. I want headpats, caresses... *She gives a sly smile* And other things.

Jaune: *He blushes hard, nervous and shy* A-ah i maybe can give you these things...

Blake: I dont want a maybe. *She grabs his shirt, pulling him closer* I want a Yes or No. And i wont be a good kitty if you give me a no.

Jaune: And what if i dont want you to be a good kitty?

*Blake gives him a mischievous smile, caressing his face and putting him closer to the tree, while purring loudly.*

Blake: Then i will be a very very bad kitty.

*As they are about to share a Kiss, they hear a loud boom coming from the forest, and the voices of the other 3 members of this weird family. And they are not happy*

Ruby: See?! I told you these grenades would make a very big caboom!

Weiss: YOU CABOOMED MY HAIR, YOU DOLT!

Yang: Caboomed! Hahahaha! Imagine Cabooming a Witch Hunter with these!

Ruby: Jaune did a Caboom in me Last Night.

Weiss: Not that kind of Caboom *Blushes*.

Jaune: Seems like they are having fun without us. *He notices that the grip of Blake got stronger, and that she is trembling.* Blake? Are you ok?

Blake: This... Sound made me think on a bad time. Involving Faunus and Knights from the royal guard. *She stayed closer to him, still trembling.* I cant feel my legs. I...

Jaune: Hold on. *He kneels for a bit, lifting her up and carrying her in her arms in a bridal style.* There. You feel better?

Blake: ... A little. *She looks to the side, blushing slightly.* You didnt needed to do that, you know.

Jaune: But you wanted to be pampered, right?

Blake: Maybe...

Jaune: I can put you on ground if you want-

Blake: Put me on ground and i will turn you into a frog.

Jaune: O-ok...

Blake: Now carry me to our room. I want to be pampered in a comfier place.

Jaune: Aye aye, captain.

Blake: Good boy.

*And so, our boy Jaune just had a very normal day. With lots of pampering for Blake this time. But only time will say what other next surprises will come for them.*

*Good night and i see you next time.*

Images by:

Kamen Lagann

Grapes with Coffee

Bumblebee358

#rwby jaune #rwby #ruby rose witch #yang witch #blake witch #weiss witch #knightshade #jaune arc #ruby rose #yang xiao long #blake belladonna #weiss schnee #witch hunter au

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danitheforeverdm · 11 days ago

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ok so with the reveal that Heinrich comes from the thought of his existence, i really wanna try going through the whole series and seeing if and how this kind of origin could apply to other phenomenon we've seen. Starting with this post, im going to try and go through all the reoccurring monsters and see what we can conclude. Bonzo (my beloved): this one is actually quite easy. He's already ugly as sin and then a guy commited a murder dressed as him. Enough people combined the thought of Bonzo and brutal murder, to create the Bonzo we all know and love. Interestingly this does not explain why Bonzo seems to want to kill the serial killer who created him. Strange.

Ink5oul: This one is a little shaky, cause we kinda got two things going on? First, the Oscar Jarret tattoos. Tattoos that look so real that they are exactly that, real. But then all the other magical effects dont really seem to line up. yes Ink5oul picks up supernatural qualities, being the creator of supernatural tattoos, and i suppose their tattoo process being especially brutal could just come from the fear of pain, but why can they turn any tattoo real? Ink5oul also expresses a desire for mystery, just like Heinrich does. Maybe this middle ground between being unknown and known is what makes reality malleable?

The Magnus Institute: Obviously the truth here is going to be VERY COMPLICATED and will need more reveals to explain, but we'll try with what we have. We have Sam's description of being there, being asked questions he doesnt really understand, and being made to feel like her answers them wrong. Potentially they treated all the kids like this, specifically to gain this association as judges or as *interviewers who can pull information out of you*. The institute using kids is also interesting, seeing as kids perception also seems to play in with Bonzo and Heinrich. Perhaps, as they simply dont understand the interconnection of the world yet, their understanding occupies that middle ground much stronger, like how kids are more inclined to worry Frankenstein is after them, after hearing a story about him. As for the guy doing magic in his office? I have no clue. Notably none of this theory interacts with the alchemy part of this magic system, so we're still pretty far from anything concrete. I will add as a final note, The Archivist is quite a bit more then just a person who gets your info, also being an eye covered monster (this never happened in Arhcives, eye avatars either staying in human shape, or becoming those one eyed things). I think the archivists form isn't just from the interviews, but spending years trapped in a creepy place people like exploring, was further warped by being feared and non-understood.

The Computer System: this is a firm "i have no clue". There is still the x-factor of the alchemy side of things. Alchemy probably being a way to intentionally create the horrors, so maybe that's the computer systems origin. Alternatively, maybe it is just about how programmers hate old systems and see them as endlessly complicated? Maybe that, combined with knowing the horrors exist (due to being in the OIAR), caused the system to mutate? Ironically if the Perception Effect is its origins, Gwen denying its dangerous would actually make it safer. Or maybe not. Part fof me does have a feeling once thought becomes fact, those facts become far more immutable. Also Lena still exists. Her thorough understanding of the system should be holding its shape firm.

from here i cant think of any more. I do think theres actually a lot to this theory maybe. If im straight up right, build me a statue

#the magnus protocol #TMP #TMAGP #tmagp spoilers #tmagp season 2 #Bonzo #Ink5oul #i dont think this needs more tags

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paingoes · 2 months ago

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(in the earth college AU where Paris has a complete psychotic break during his sophomore year and drops out of school and his nepo FBI internship so he can instead backpack w lorelai across eurasia for her travel vlog)

[iphone 8 with busted screen rings 5 times before he picks up]

paris: what

paris: if this is about the phone bill i already told you i would pay it

paris: also can you quit sending your fucking minions to spy on me you motherfuckers glow in the dark

constantine: It’s incredible to me that you’ll take any pill a junkie hands you without even stopping to read the label, but you somehow can’t manage to get your hands on any anti-psychotics.

paris: fuck off

constantine: No. Just how inflated is your sense of self importance that you seriously think I would waste resources watching you?

paris: THEN HOW THE FUCK DO YOU KNOW IM IN LAOS

constantine: You were on the news.

paris: oh

paris: look did you need something

constantine: Do you remember Delta?

paris: yes i fucking remember delta what

paris: did he cure cancer

paris: did he solve cold fusion

paris: what is it what bullshit did he do that you are going to lord over me this time im a fucking adult it doesnt work anymore

constantine: He is wanted for suspicion of terrorism.

paris:

paris: repeat that

constantine: Yes, he is wanted in connection to a left wing terror cell.

constantine: It’s not ambiguous either, off-record.

constantine: We’ve got him dead to rights.

paris: what the fuck

paris: you said wanted, though?

constantine: Yes. Whereabouts unknown.

constantine: I was wondering if he’d been in contact with you at all.

constantine: Or with the girl, more likely.

paris: “the girl” what like you dont know her fucking name

paris: and what do you mean more likely

paris: kinda dont love what you’re implying

constantine: What do you think I’m implying?

paris: no i havent heard from him since graduation and neither has lorry

constantine: He was over the house that summer.

paris: okay yeah i meant since then

paris: dude don’t fucking interrogate me over this shit, no, we’re not in touch

constantine: Did he ever say anything to you?

paris: my fucking god, what? no. i plead the fifth, what the fuck are you doing?

constantine: It was just a question. Why are you getting defensive?

paris: cause im not fucking stupid

paris: what did he even do

constantine: Cybercrime — and a lot less carefully than I would have expected from him. He left fingerprints all over the place.

paris: what the fuck

paris: …i mean thats kinda ballsy of him all things considered

constantine: Is it?

constantine: Is terrorism considered “ballsy” to you?

paris: haha i feel like i shouldnt answer that

paris: this call is definitely being recorded isnt it

constantine: All my calls are recorded.

paris: ok bye dad great hearing from you

constantine: And you owe me 3000 now, if you’re even keeping track.

[call ends]

#i love writing dialogue and i never get to write Constantine this is enrichment for me

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pascha-chan · 1 month ago

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Today im coming to you with a Kisuke Urahara theory!!

He is the mastemind behind everything and i mean EVERYTHING!!

Let me explain..

One of the things i noticed is how after the soul society ark and Aizen's betrayel,nobody asks Urahara about the Hogyoku!! (Maybe they did correct me if im wrong)

Hogyoku feels like something very important and DANGEROUS,so naturally i expected the captains and their squads to form some kind of plans of either invasion or steal the artifact before it can be used or activated!!

Or i dont know ASK THE CREATOR HOW IT WORKS AND HOW TO DESTROY IT!!

Isnt strange how Yamamoto only told Ichigo to stay put and the rest are just gonna prepare for war,like there is nothing else they can do?

Like imagine back in the 40s Oppenheimer just created the atomic bomb,somehow the Japanese found out and stole it and the Americans instead of going nuts,they are like "ok i guess we are going to wait until fall so we can attack"

It makes no sense!!

Now you might say that even Urahara didnt know what the orb could do ,so he wouldnt be helpfull at that time.

But what about the time AFTER Aizen's defeat?

You're telling me Urahara Kisuke couldn t find a way to take the Hogyoku back and destroy it??

Again you might say that it was established that the orb is now fused with Aizen and cant be seperated,when Gin tried to take it but also remember when Ichigo said Hogyoku has rejected him and he is no longer its master!!

And there is also a KIDO SPELL THAT AIZEN USED AND WHEN HE TOOK IT FROM RUKIA?

Did they all forget?

So WHY THE URAHARA KISUKE GENIOUS EXTRORDINAIRE DIDNT DO SOMETHING!!

I'll tell you why ,because all of this was a big diversion from the real goal

ICHIGO UNLOCKING HIS TRUE POTENTIAL!!

And here comes crazy theory territory,lets go

At some point in the past somehow,someone something informed Urahara about the events that would lead to the destruction of the whole universe!!

Once the gates of hell are open and the beasts from hell escape is pretty much the apocalypse!!

So the entity(which in my headcanon is Fate personafied) goes to him and tells him "Listen the wold will end if we dont find the perfect replacement for the Soul King and you are the only one that can help"

Again imagine that the saviour can only succeed if we allow the World war 1,World war 2 and the Corona virus to happen,we dont know how many people will die but in the end the rest will be saved by the freaking Armagedon!!

It is the same with Bleach,Aizen rebelion had to happen,the Quincy invasion,Ichigo unlocking his true zanpakuto and Quincy powers,so when hell ark happens there is a winning chance!!

Also i find it quite curious how Ichigo is the only being that can kill the Soul King as Jhwach mentioned ( you need someone who is Human,Quincy,Hollow and Shinigami) and didnt get any powers from the King?

But Jhwah somehow got the Almighty?

Yeah ok thats not suspicious at all!

What im trying to say is that Urahara put all his effort and focus on making Ichigo the perfect vessel for the Soul King's powers and allow Aizen to go after the Hogyoku,so Aizen wouldnt notice!!

I mean how do you distarct a person like Aizen!

Simply,by giving EXACTLY what they want,the very thing they obsessed about for centuries.

Combing that with Aizen' s arrogance and supperiority,god complex,he never cared about anything else and why would Aizen care? Everything was part of his plan right?

WRONG it was just a part of Urahara's plan!!!

I just cant stop thinking about the moment Aizen figures this out,his mind is going to explode!!!

In the end everything from the moment of Ichigo's conception,which Urahara helped by saving Masaki thus creating the perfect conditions for a multi-dimmensional bei ng to be born,too Ichigo's true powers was all part of a bigger plan to save the universe!!!

#bleach #bleach tybw #bleach thousand year blood war #bleach aizen #aizen #sosuke aizen #aizen sōsuke #aizen sosuke #urahara kisuke #kisuke urahara #kisuke bleach #ichigo kurosaki #bleach manga #bleach anime

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sillyyuserr · 1 year ago

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ever since chapter 108 tbhk has been getting progressively worse, after reading chapter 112 i had to take an hour long lap around my room before i could write this 😭

Chapter 112 analysis/thoughts

❗️obviously, chapter 112 spoilers❗️

aoi is seemingly less popular, and the burden of that has been lifted, her and nene also being much closer.

ALSO WHAT?? Like ok lesbians

Mei’s alive, which kind of confused me because she died due to illness?? But i guess not if shes here

This page really intrigued me, not because of kou or anything but because of what aoi says

She refers to teru as “teru-kun” differing to that of what she used to call him

Which i guess means she’s close to him too

after kou runs back to the stand it shows this

Kou and mitsuba??? HE’S ALIVE?? This is literally all we get of them so i don’t have much for this part

Nene singing at the play, having a thought just at the back of her mind, thinking she was wanting someone to watch her, but not sure who

Until they’re finally done, everything’s quiet, she looks up at the crowd to see

Hanako?? Im not quite sure if he was actually there or if she was hallucinating or something but she remembered him, enough to remember his name. ALSO HE KEPT HIS PROMISE AUGH 😭💔

i dont have much to say for this because i really dont know whats going on but im interested to see what happens next w/ them

This next part especially killed me

Teru is distressed, he’s fucking devastated, he feels betrayed and hurt by the only person he’s trusted as much as he has, teru reacts impulsively when it comes to something that weakens him. akane was right when he referred to him as a little kid, he is like a child, he does not know how to control his emotions since he wasn’t taught, and sure as hell not having a mom made it worse

also his face 😭 my mans is HURT

Him not knowing if he should treat akane like a human or like a supernatural hurts me. this reminds me of the picture perfect arc with hanako and nene, akane being in hanako’s place and teru being in nene’s. akane making the decision for the greater good that he doesn’t even fully believe in, just as hanako did when he made shijima make the painting

I have so much to say about this panel its insane

The tension goes CRAZYY but also wtf

The demotion from “aoi” to “clock keeper” back to “aoi” shows he really doesnt know. Also showing he really did trust him, but now that he’s done what he did, he doesnt know how to feel about him. The “you really let me down” again suggests he didn’t at one point, and he did like him. GOSH AidaIro sleep with one eye open tonight

Akane looking worried like that shows he really did care about teru too, and what he thinks of him, i mean like look at him he looks disappointed too, but in himself

His face he feels so bad 😭😭

Teru gripping his tie like he’s onna run away 😭 my mans ur ON TOP OF HIM i think you got him

Teru looking progressively more worried/concerned as akane continues explaining whats happened

Teru’s perspective shot on the top left is painful like the rest of this chapter, him looking down at akane with a face of disbelief, as akane removed his hand from his tie, and redoes it, explaining the rest.

again, reminding me of the picture perfect arc, with the whole “be here long enough and you’ll forget your past life” with again, akane in hanako’s place and teru in nene’s

Akane says this could be a better present for Nene, and we see her initial hope of being popular come true (also taking aoi’s problem away, as stated at the beginning)

but he also says this could be a better/more preferable present for teru aswell, which makes me want to see how teru’s life changed, and what akane considered something teru would want, and what he lost to gain it. (like how nene gained popularity but lost hanako and the connections she made bcs of meeting him)

Fuck i just realized something. Akane was under the impression teru has a crush on aoi so what if he made them closer as in like dating closer SHE CALLS HIM TERU-KUN is this what akane meant by “some people might prefer this ‘present’ over the former one. could be you president.” HUUH

i have a problem with saying “this will never happen, i know it wont, and i wont even consider it” and genuinely will be under the belief that it wont, but then it fucking happens and if thats what happened here i might as well archive my acc

Back to the current topic, as a wielder of time, an important part of making this present, is making sure there is no way his memories will be replaced too, or so im guessing. He says "some" and “their” instead of "we" or “people like us” when talking about the people that will forget the old present. Meaning if akane des remember, he will be so indefinitely alone and self aware (him knowing so much more than the rest of them) and have to play along with everything. Everyone else has the comfort of forgetting, which will make it much easier to adjust, meanwhile if things stay the same, akane will be the only one to remember and will be like this for as long as they stay like that.

Which i like this new one, as mitsuba and kou can be friends without one of them literally being dead, and how aoi can be more open and is closer to nene, but if this is how it ends (obviously not this chapter but if it ends with them staying in the new present) tbhk is so fucked.

its kind of a win-lose, lose-win type of thing, but either way akane’s cooked.

Todays a rough day for everyone 😭

#tbhk #real #aidairo #analysis #aidairo sleep with one eye open tonight #minamoto teru #akane aoi #aoi akane #yashiro nene

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Hamsteak? Again? God, everything happens so much, but at least we're done with Vriska. And I can copy and paste text again. Wowsers. Anyway we're out of hell and now we're with The Moms, in a suspiciously green-and-orange environment.

ROSE: This is an impressive shield. ROSE: I don't think I've ever seen you make one this size before. JADE: ive been practicing! JADE: if i stay focused i should be able to keep it up for quite a while.

Oh hey, starting us right off with Deepest Lore, as Jade can apparently make shields. We've never really seen her "natural" Witch of Space powers in the original comic, since she was using First Guardian powers the whole time (or no powers and just gadgets like the soothspecs, back before everyone became X-Men). I've been wondering what she could do au natural, and...apparently it's shields? Would not have called that, but sure.

JADE: between yiffys capture and rescue and finding dave... JADE: like that... JADE: i just feel like my life flashed before my eyes and it made me a little crazy! JADE: after being unconscious for a bit things feel way clearer now

It's still weird to me that Dave's "death" was so recent to the characters. That was in the epilogues! We made a sequel series since then! It got cancelled! Then it got revived! It was a long time!

JADE: after being unconscious for a bit things feel way clearer now ROSE: Nothing beats a rump to the skull for mental clarity. JADE: the mistakes we made are so obvious to me now JADE: embarrassingly obvious!

Being unconscious is Jade's natural state, so naturally it heals her. Also I detect a justification for a small change in Candy Jade's characterization here, like she'll be acting differently that she has been and this is the excuse. Lets stick a pin in that thought, though.

JADE: this whole situation is my fault and even though it just keeps getting more frustrating and shitty im going to do right by you JADE: were going to figure this out ROSE: Are you sure it's prudent to keep this amateur marriage counselor performance up? JADE: rose... JADE: youre taking this seriously JADE: right? ROSE: I don't know what you mean by that.

I really do like this characterization of Candy Rose, though (which is apparently also a slight retcon from the original plans, according to the writer commentaries). None of this is real, so she doesn't give a shit about any of it. Her mid-life crisis is worse than John's.

JADE: though playing stupid and cajoling her into slapping me around for catharsis wont work anymore JADE: well have to think of something else... ROSE: Jade, I've been compliant with these clumsy machinations partially because they weren't all that consequential at the time, but you need to cut your losses.

Oh we are hard retconning Candy Jade's personality here. She's not an emotional wreck at all, at least part of it is her clumsy attempt at being Machiavellian. Are they building up to changing Yiffy's backstory, far and away the least popular idea in HS2?

JADE: "ohhhh bluh bluh blah i can see the fruitlessness of all our clumsy insignificant thrashing in fates cosmic current" JADE: dont forget im more than a little versed in future sight myself ok JADE: i dont care how credible it seems, you cant depend on that information!

Opens Homestuck_2_Speculation.rtf.doc.xpf.bro

What information is this, Jade? Is it related to the visions Calliope had that let her build the machine? The only future sight Jade's ever had is the clouds of Skaia

JADE: "abloo hoo hoo, my life is a monkey paw, everything i want hurts me in the end" ROSE: It was a little pathetic. JADE: I KNOW!

Oh man, that's going back deep.

This aspect of Jade, that deep down she's a bit of a wreck but she toughs it out because she hates her own weakness, hasn't really been focused on since Act 4 of the original comic when it got personified in Jadesprite. It's nice to see that aspect referenced again here. I liked Jade's speech justifying Yiffy's existence, it did a lot to make that plot point go down smoother, but I totally buy that Jade herself hated it. Kind of funny that we had six updates of Vriscourse and now I have way more to say about this one expository speech out of Best Girl, but Jade's actually a pretty complex character and her issues are so often glossed over as "Wow she had to live in isolation for three years after her brother and boyfriend randomly exploded and that's kind of sad I guess", so it's nice to spend some time inside her head like this.

JADE: the truth is whatever people WANT to believe JADE: you can either try forcing them to understand your side JADE: leave it completely in their hands and take no responsibility JADE: or you work with their wants and perspectives JADE: and make some informed compromises ROSE: Over the state of reality? JADE: rose i am begging you can you please cut it out with all the cryptic cosmic crap and come back down to earth???

One of my pet peeves of the epilogues is that Dave Strider turns into a Bernie Sanders supporter and keeps talking about "neoliberalism" despite living in a wacky future utopia planet and having never lived through the 2016 Democratic Primary that all his talking points were cribbed from, but we have an explanation for that now. It's his wife. Jade was the neoliberal all along.

JADE: thats whats scaring me! JADE: youre not prepared for how bad it can get JADE: you have no idea at all!!!!!!!!!!! ROSE: If you say so.

That was a joke but this is sounding a little suspiciously like voting discourse, but that might just be me being election-brained. God I'm so stressed, please vote for Harris if for no other reason to make Trump-analogue Jane Crocker feel dated and weird.

Jade has no idea what she’s talking about. There’s not a thing to worry about here. You came out the womb playing defense

You didn't come out of a womb at all. You've never even been in one. Also holy shit this page is called Rose: Ramble and it's early-HS2 levels of Wall of Text, though I think you're actually intended to glaze over it a little.

It doesn’t really matter, in the long run. Important or not, Vriska’s going to fail. Jane’s going to fail, too; really, just about everyone is going to fail to do something that really matters. In an unsuccessful effort to stave off that failure, and perhaps to atone for it on some level, Calliope will sacrifice herself, fruitlessly. You’re not exempt from the firing squad, either. In the imminent battle, you are going to be shot in the head, the bullet burying deep into your moral grey matter and jamming up the works of your conditional immortality, leaving you confined to a hospital bed. You had to pull all kinds of ridiculous, eyebrow-raising Chaos Theory shit to figure that one out. The rat-tail was worth it, your daughter’s anguish aside.

It's generally considered bad writing to have a prophecy not come true, but I think this is bullshit and Rose's Seer of Light powers don't work in a land of pure void.

KANAYA: Those Two Will Not Be Joining Us On The Battlefield Either KARKAT: OH? KANAYA: I Know Such Decisions Are Well Above My Pay Grade And That The Critical Need To Win This Battle Far Outweighs My Marital Discomfort KANAYA: And Being Down Two Gods Isnt Exactly Ideal KANAYA: But... KANAYA: I Cant KANAYA: Sorry KARKAT: DON'T BE.

KARKAT: FUCK ‘EM.

Man, Punished Karkat is cool.

Man, I love how stupid Jane's death ray looks. It's a cake!

Your father never did voice any kind of opinion on your parenting style. In hindsight, he was probably avoiding the subject altogether.

It's hard to talk with your dad when he's not allowed to have any dialogue due to stylistic convention. I have that issue with my uncle.

JAKE: Oh. JANE: chhhhhhhhlmm nnnn. JAKE: OH CRIPES! JAKE: I'M SORRY JANEY!!! JANE: kkkkkkkkaaaaaa?? JAKE: JUST- S-STAY STILL OK?

lmao. This is the absolutely best way this assassination attempt could've gone.

This art is excellent.

Man, this was a great update, Jesus. So much shit is going on, and while HS2 and HS:BC have had good moments this is the first time in a long while I've really had that classic Homestuck feeling that made me fall in love with the comic in the first place.

#Homestuck 2 #Homestuck Beyond Canon #Homestuck #Stop having three names for your fucking comic #Homestuck Liveblog

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@chocottang OK. ok uh,,,,, word vomit about pupleon because they are my curse and they curse me repeatedly and im gonna be needlessly long with with it so sorry you asked somehting very simple

Ok flash summary of what the hell is up with pupleon first of all:

Leon is a guy who wants attention and hes a bit deranged about it! deranged enough to be evil (tm). He really really really wants to be the center of attention and is envious of others for being more naturally interesting, his envy is weird? cause he mostly tends to get really intense about people who he thinks are interesting. With owynn (who has VERY long hair, weird pupils, and dyed flashy hair) he just hates his ass, he just hates him. With eak cami and tony he mostly swallows it because theyre his friends and he likes them! the entire reason he has hair over his scars is to not make Eak feel shitty about them even thouh he loves them cause they make him "more interesting". With Puppet, it was weirder!!!!

It was weirder because he thought Puppet was super cool despite not really being all that loud (specially next to Mai). And then Puppet! is a curious bastard!

Puppet's emotions don't work quite right (he also can't feel pain, so) He's just constantly in the search for interesting stuff to keep his attention because he gets bored insanely easily, and he lacks a bit (a lot) of empathy, so he mostly sees people as things that can be interesting.

So they're a bit of a nosy kid, they get all up in your face and ask ten trillion things about your life and it really just makes you feel like youre under a microscope. They talk in riddles, confuse you and drag you along to see your reaction to things.

When Puppet met Leon, He got up to his usual schtick of being nosy, get all up in her face and asked him insane shit without any tact, like if hes really deaf, how deaf, if his skin is gonna change more, etc etc, mostly things that people with common sense wouldn't ask someone they just met. Unfortunately, Leon loves being treated like that, he loves showing off his scars and his vitigilio and his deafness and everything. And being given that much attention (getting interrogated LMAO) by a guy he thought was cool made him fucking exstatic.

Longs story short, Leon just follows Puppet around Puppet doesn't really care because he doesn't really care about anything. Shadow shenanigans happen Puppet gets fucking pissed because trying to fully completely understand what shadows was something he had done for really long and the only thing he had that could qualify as a heavy "interest" of his.

Sorry no one asked for the recap but i need to word vomit. Ok with that out of the way, how the hell do they even come back from that. Well uhm.

Basically Leon gets HEAVY guilt over it because yeah, you ruined his life bro i dont know. Puppets desire to be involved with all the shadow stuff and truly understand it was something much more important/heavier than Leon just, wanting attention!!!! and he feels REALLY bad

Puppet over there in hell land just kind of??? gives up? stop doing stuff unless they're prompted to, just sort of lays around and does nothing, without his infatuation for the supernatural he's just sort of on autopilot

The the like thing with them is that Leon tries really hard to get Puppet back into being more normal??? Mai doesn't really do it because she also doesn't get emotions all that well and her idea of helping people is going "TURN THAT FROWN UPSIDE DOWN <3" so thats nice. And he doesn't really talk to anyone else so its that blue haired snake against the world

Tries to get him on walks or to play games or to watch this funny video or ANYTHING you know?? just keeps bugging him ten thousand times, and Puppet actually drops the ten million theatrics and riddles and just talks very straight forward about what the fuck is up with him

Both him and Mai are cagey about their issues because no one ever believes them (which is FAIR how did THAT happen) so they mostly just avoid being straight forward about some quirks on how they work (aside from emotional stuff, for example. Puppet cannot feel pain, but Mai feels pain for the both of them; Mai can't feel temperature, but Puppet feels it for the both of them; etc) But since bro already gave up on everything at this point and since Leon IS involved with the weird magic bullshit he just tells him, straight up "I'm more of a machine than a human, I can't feel and I cant hurt. Whatever infatuation you have with me will lead nowhere because I can't make it go anywhere. And whatever you're trying to do right now with dragging me places won't make me a normal "passionate" guy. " and Leon is a fucking stubborn bastard who IN SUMMARY goes "you functioning differently doesn't make you any less human" and that him trying to get him interested in something wasn't to "fix him" just to get him into the same normality he used to have when he was fixated on supernatural stuff.

BASICALLY the end point with them is that Puppet has been very fixated on fixing themselves all their lives to be a "normal human", no one is really GLAD he's like that, they just like him DESPITE it. His mom and his family don't like him FOR being broken like that they like him despite it, and so Leon waltzing in saying that she can hold out affection for him AND his flaws as a part of him. That they're not something he tries to ignore or fix For someone to fully understand that it is magic bullshit and that he cannot get medicated or change or get better, and then NOT see him as some poor bastard or some empty shell but just a guy. It's audghdhdfgggghhh he can't be a full guy and he can't have love and he can't get the happy ending because it's not fixable vs guy who can accept that.

ANYWAYS IM FINALLY ANSWERING THE QUESTION CHRIST the point is yeah. the facades and the self.

ok in those things I have red as the self and blue as the facade. The colors dont really have significance lol theyre just there

Puppet is ALWAYS smiling, but he doesn't really mean it at all. He doesn't really understand what smiling means, it doesn't come naturally in the slightest and it makes him feel more inhuman than they already do. His "real" self is the showcase of how hes broken (eyepatch of doom) and his blank as hell expression. I did a thing with these two that is fun to me where its like the opposite of "stone faced but only smiles near their loved one <3" where Puppet smiles at all times every waking second but when he's with Leon he stops really giving a fuck (she already knows everything thats "wrong" with her so like who cares) and around leon he just looks completely dissenterested and bored.

Leon tries to present himself as normal guy, even though he REALLY wants attention its mostly because he IS a caring dude and he knows that showcasing his ears or his eye scars would freak out his friends. He also tries to not come off as intense as he actually is. Just a nice chill guy

then his real self is more???? outwardly a bit crazy. He loves his scars he loves his teeth he loves showing off and have people stare at him, he gets fixated on people and how "interesting" they are a LOT and tends to just STARE at people or come off REALLY intensly

Puppet's facade is what i already sort of mentioned, he smiles around people and tries to mask his lack of feelings into casual nonchalance that makes him come off as more normal than Mai even though he gripples with his brain a lot more than she does.

and uh the point of both of them being together for that is that they both just roll with it??? Leon does not care about how differently Puppet processes stuff / if they're unexpresive because yeah thats just how he's wired. Leon, as much as he loves attention, REALLYYYY dislikes pity, he doesnt think his scars or his deafness are something to be pitied rather than something COOL he has, and puppet can't really pity him so he just sort of agrees and goes "yeah man cool idc"

AND THATS IT THATS IT I DONT KNOW. HELP. SORRY.

#πa rambles #our au #ask response #think you also asked me something about mais earring and the answer is UHHHHHHH SOMETHING SOMETHING MAGIC SYSTEM #“how” HOLD ON ITS ON RECONSTRUCTION TOT I HAVENT ANSWERED THAT YET CAUSE IDK #ITS IMPORTANT THOUGH YEAH SHE HAS TO WEAR IT #its meant to be similar to that ankle thing i gave my scorpion once?? and the necklace i draw my mantis with SOMETIMES when i REMEMBER #but get back to me on that in 20 years #trying to retcon programs into not being a thing lol this magic system has hands #all of that was LONGER but i shortened it because i feel INSANE #ANYWAYS YEAH OOPS. HELP ME. ME WHEN I MAKE EVERYTHING UP AND THEN LOSE IT

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