#im just focusing on the dbh one for now

[ashestxr]

i completely forgot to mention but for my minecraft beach divorce drawing i actually made minecraft skins for charles and erik and then uploaded them to skindex so i could screenshot them and trace it 😭

theyre not the greatest quality as i made them in like an hour, but if anyone wants to use them feel free to !! (i know i will lmaooo)

but yeah these were so much fun i havent dabbled in making minecraft skins since 2021 😭😭

[moeblob]

Not sure how important this is to people but:

If I draw something that you think should be tagged for whatever reason (alcohol mention, cussing, a specific ship) you can totally send an ask to say so! I don't think much of it when I draw it but if anything topically is something you would rather I tag... please tell me. I am just drawing what makes me happy most days but that doesn't mean I want you to be uncomfortable looking at it!

Also in regards to ships: I can try to use my best judgment for it but I'm prone to enjoying banter and stupid/silly conversations that are not intended as romantic. So I do draw people interacting that I might ship but in a platonic (to me) interaction and I don't think it would count as tag-worthy for it.

[nicverse]

presentation post!

hi! my name is nicole and this is my very first blog in tumblr. i really wanted to do presentacion post —which i will update later— so here we go!

—i don't like talking about my age but it's between 17-20 if you really wanna know.

—you don't need to interact with me to follow! i've seen many people with this problem. we can be mutuals without speaking a word and i'm totally fine with that. also, i suck at answering texts so if you ever text me and i don't reply inmediately, don't take it personal —please!

—i identify as a girl, my pronouns are she/her and i like being called nic or whatever you like.

—i'm in many, many, fandoms but right now i'm focused on DC (batfam, mostly), spiderman, f1, videogames in general —resident evil, uncharted, cod, dbh, etc.—

but i'll be writting mostly about DC (jason tood, my beloved)

—something very important is that english is not my first languaje! im a native spanish speaker so please forgive me if you see any mistakes in my work, i'll probably fix them later.

about my posts:

—i'll be writing a lot about DC, specially the batfam and jason todd. i find them very interesting characters with lots of possibilities to explore.

i'm already writing some fics so stay tuned!

—i love reposting fics recommendations and memes! mostly daily so be prepared.

—my student life really sucks so updates won't be as frequent but i'm not the type of writer to just dissapear or leave unfinished projects (unless i really lose interest in them) i'll probably be more active with short fics rather than the longer ones, so i won't dissapear either.

—i really love interacting with people that read my work so comments or reposts are truly appreciated!

about me:

—i've been a writer since i learned how to read. writing has been my whole life for a long time now and this will be the first time i post something in english.

—i love music, books, animals, complex moraly gray characters. i also adore angst fics and i try to write them the best i can.

—i am a dog person, even tho i love cats, i've had dogs for as long as i can remember.

—something really curious about me is that i can't lie. like, my face or my words always fail me so don't expect anything but pure honesty from me!

—i love my characters, my fics, and the people who read them so please, keep mean comments to yourself!

i think this is all i have to say and i expect to be posting more content very soon! thx so much for reading!

[bluhjeans]

songs i associate with dbh characters / what i think their fav songs would be

pleasee share ur own thoughts & opinions id love to hear them!! and I need to ramble abt my dbh opinions to people (+templates if u wanna make ur own)

explaining my reasoning here if anyones curious

gavin: couldn't decide between rehab and in my feelings because theyre both just so him (and by that i mean fanon him cuz there really wasnt much to work on) 'in my feelings' because I can just imagine him to all' of the lyrics ('Sobbin' in my cup of coffee 'cause I fell for another loser' and 'Who's doper than this bitch, who's free-er than me' in particular) and rehab is a little looser of a connection, it stems from this story that ive been sorta writing that focuses on gavins relationship with alcohol aswell as his friendship with tina, and I just feel like rehab really captures his reluctance to give up the many different problems he has in the story like drinking, smoking & drugs rk900/nines: i dont really imagine he listens to music but but i kinda associate him with the pre-chorus in 'In my feelings' by LDR with the 'get that cigarette smoke out of my face' and the bridge with 'got me feeling so blue, making no sense at all, gotta leave right now' sooo duet with gavin...? 'shades of cool' (u may have noticed i like lana songs by now!!) also really matches nines IMO, the song is about her own pain and disappointment but but it also centers around this flawed love interest she wants to fix and understand, but ultimately can't, which to me just feels like nines and gavin, atleast in my own hc's (can you guess my fav ship yet) connor: whilst this song (a human's touch) could generally apply to all androids in dbh I connect it most with connor, especially in the second verse; "We were still going strong I never did you wrong Until the new me came along It was just you and me We were such a good team But now I���m alone on the boulevard of broken screens" Listening to this, I can really imagine him talking to Amanda after being introduced to his successor, the RK900 ('the new me') - I also can imagine the boulevard of broken screens being in reference to the graves of his previous bodies and I just think thattt hits yk, + whilst the second verse applies to machine connor more, the craving for human touch (connection in general) feels rather apt as by becoming deviant he has severed ties with Cyberlife, causing him to be pretty alone so yeah kara: I can just imagine her, alice and luther all singing country roads together in a car during the summer and it just warms my heart sm like its just sooo cuteee <3 I can also imagine her being a fan of Adele's music in general, I can't really explain why but she just seems like the type of person to be reaalllyyy into adele (me too) (+ i know age as a concept isnt a thing for androids really but adeles music appeals to a large age range making her music appealing 2 families so maybe im connecting adele n kara because of that) markus: I feel like I don't even need to explain history has its eyes on you... i mean come on.. but ohhh emmm geee!! I can not stress how PERFECT 'as the world caves in' is for markus atleast in my opinion, when I listen to it I can really picture this song over markus either choosing to sacrifice himself in BfD when surrounded, but generally I can just imagine this song over him doing anything really. 'run boy run' also feels like it needs little explanation, just listen to the song/look at the lyrics and youll see the connection north: I don't actually have any meaningful reasons for these songs but I just feel like north would like them but I guess 'breakin' dishes' is the one I thought about most because I can imagine her acting similarly in the same situation soo yeah chloe: Chloe doesn't really have a lot to work on with her extremely limited appearance in-game so this is completely based off a fic i read lol, where chloe was in a relationship with kamski but only in private because of his concern for his image anyways, in 'a loving feeling' mitski sings about feelings of loneliness in a relationship where her partner only shows affection alone and yeah that just feels like chloe n kamski to me!

[tondisus]

can i get some dbh ao3 recs :0! i prefer canon compliant stuff (im a huge "he would not fucking say that!!!!" person) and any/no ships

Oh I've waited *years* for someone to ask me fic recs and I shall deliver.

Ik you technically asked for canon compliant stuff but honestly I'm the complete opposite about characters, like I look at two completely different characterizations and I'll go "oh maybe he would say both of those," I'm just generally a massive AU enjoyer.

So instead of trying to sort and struggle and figure out what to recommend, I'll just throw a bunch of stuff your way and hope at least something works!

Also I'm getting all the recs from my downloads so they're likely complete, my favorite character that I'm hopelessly hyperfixated on is Connor, I generally love a lot of angst & hurt/comfort, I'm not really into shipping and romance-focused fics that much and longer fics >> shorter fics, so my recommendations are gonna show those traits

I recommend literally any dbh fic by WayWardWonderer: https://archiveofourown.org/users/WayWardWonderer/pseuds/WayWardWonderer

They have genuinely carried my fandom experience, if I think I have nothing to read I just go back to their fics, i am so impressed how someone can write SO much great content

Accident prone: becoming human https://archiveofourown.org/works/15727149

Is a long fic post-pacifist best ending full of whump, angst, hurt/comfort, character development, just everything good. And when I say long, I mean 1.8mil words long.

Torn alliances https://archiveofourown.org/works/25009789 in which it's also a post-pacifist ending fic, except deviated Connor was shot by Markus in the church,  came back on the rooftop scene as a machine, and deviated there thanks to Hank. From there it explores what happens after in about a million words.

Sanction https://archiveofourown.org/series/2226099 is a series that also features the Markus-killed-Connor-in-church-but-he-survived-what-happens-now type story, the prequel has Connor & Carl interaction which while rare, is very precious to me in this fandom, and the sequel has some awesome angst about the Amanda takeover and it's potential consequences/meanings

Detroit 07 https://archiveofourown.org/series/1473497

Is a series that really focuses on the dpd police department and their interactions post-pacifist ending, the characters are basically built from nothing by the author so this could be a non-canon-compliant type of fic but I listed it anyway cuz it's an awesome series what can I say

Cutting ties https://archiveofourown.org/series/2738356 is a series of fics more about Connor and his struggle with deviancy and android kind, I honestly started reading this for the Connor & North friendship cuz damn i love those two and their interactions

Deviating and Solving Crime with 100% Human Detective Connor https://archiveofourown.org/works/29270769 is abt Connor being deviant the entire time but staying undercover as a detective in the DPD, super hilarious imo, loved the characterization of basically everyone, probably the longest 5 + 1 type fic I've read

File not found https://archiveofourown.org/works/32842771

Is an au fic of the game timeline where Connor is simultaneously deviant and machine, he has to delete memories of himself letting deviants go to hide his actions from cyberlife, and Hank is hostile at first, which is a fun part.

Reset https://archiveofourown.org/works/15118730/chapters/35054933 is a classic time-travel fix-it trope, 8 months after a failed revolution, Connor goes back in time thanks to Kamski and, well, fixes stuff. Sassy Connor is my beloved fr he's so awesome.

I'd probably have more recs (seeing as I have over 350+ downloaded detroit fics) and would know more specifically which ones were the more canon-compliant ones but the hyperfixation is sporadic and comes back every few years and it just came back very recently again, so I don't remember completely what all fics were about and how much I liked them (why did I not make summaries and list thoughts why past me why were you DUMB) but the ones I listed are hopefully very readable 👍

Hope you find something here you like / haven't read yet :D

[too-attached-to-fiction]

Not Broken, Just Bent

Masterlist here.

Word count: 1277

A/N: I fell down the DBH hole again and I missed writing for Connor so have some angst with a happy ending! REQUESTS ARE OPEN!!

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You shot your eyes to your feet only seconds after ringing the doorbell of Hank’s house. The jingle rang out amidst the silence, and was quickly joined by Sumo’s bark and subsequent clicking of his paws. You could hear Hank groan out an instruction to the dog, but the door remained locked. 

You rang the doorbell again, knocking as well. “Hank, please, I know you’re in there. I need to talk to you.” 

The floorboards creaked from inside the house until finally, the old man swung open the door. “If you need anything from me, you must be desperate for help.” He remarked dryly. Still, he noted your frazzled appearance: the bags under your eyes, disheveled hair, your jacket and other winter clothes thrown on haphazardly. “Come on, there’s a beer with your name on it.” 

“I don’t drink-“ 

“Just come in.” Hank sighed, waiting for you to step inside before closing the door after you. 

“I hope you know I’m in no place to give advice.” Hank called after you as you made your way to his kitchen, sitting on one of the chairs at the dining table with your knees to your chest. 

“Doesn’t matter.” 

“Does Connor know you’re here?” 

“No..?” 

“Make it quick. I don’t want to get a new door if he decides to ransack this place looking for his other half.” Hank shot you a wry smile. 

“He’ll figure it out quickly.” You laughed humorlessly as Hank put a beer on the table in front of you. “Hank, I don’t drink.” 

“What’s the problem?” He say down with a loud sigh.  

“What..” you started, trying to swallow down the large lump in your throat. “What did you do with your wife when she said she loved you for the first time?” 

“I’d rather not talk about it-“ 

“Please, Hank.” 

Another sigh.

“I said it back.” Hank took a swig of beer. “What does this have to do with you?” 

“Were you depressed back then? The way you are now?” 

“No- look, things are the way they are for me for a different reason. (Y/N), just tell me what’s wrong.” 

“What do you do when... when someone says they love you, and you know that isn’t possible?” 

“Explain.” Hank leaned forward, eyebrows furrowing. 

“Like you’ve always seen yourself as broken and nothing and then someone comes along and you don’t know how they could possibly see you as anything worth loving but they do, and you don’t know how to respond. Because how do you tell them that you don’t know what to do with the love they give you? How do you say it without fucking up?” 

“Christ, how long have you had that pent up?!” 

“A week or so.” Your voice grew smaller. “Hank, I don’t know what to do, I’ve never... no one, not even my parents, has ever given me a good example of love. You know that. And then Connor crashed into my life and woke up,” that was the new term for deviation, “and decided that, despite the fact he doesn’t know much about emotions, he loves me.” 

“We’re going to play a game.” Hank decided. “It’s an interrogation technique, but this way you won’t overthink.” 

“Hank, you don’t understand, I don’t deserve him-“ 

“Do you like pickles?” He asked, standing up and starting to circle the table.

“What is that question?” 

“Just say yes or no.” 

“Fine. Yes.” You unfurled from yourself, leaning back into your chair and crossing your arms. 

“Do you work at the Detroit Police Department?” 

“No.” 

“Are you a cynic?” 

“Yes.” 

“Do you think you deserve Connor?” 

“Yes. No. I don’t- Fuck.” 

Before you could get even more flustered, Hank moved on. 

“Do you love Connor?” 

“Yes.” The answer tumbled out so fast you barely heard yourself. “Yes.” You said again, just to be sure. 

“Good, because I think he’s about to kick down the door.�� While you were in your head, you hadn’t noticed the constant ringing of the doorbell, but now, it blared loudly and continuously. Hank made his way to the door, grumbling to himself about unwanted house guests. 

“Lieutenant Anderson, have you seen (Y/N)?” Connor called out, the ringing finally stopping. 

“Yeah, yeah, just get in here before the neighbors sic the cops on me.” Hank grumbled, opening the door for Connor. “Sumo, time for a walk.” 

Hank returned to the kitchen. “Talk to ‘im, he looks kinda...” Hank trailed off, waving his hand in the air. “No make up sex in my house, please.” 

“Duly noted.” You let yourself smile a little before curling up on the chair again. 

“To be fair,” Hank paused on his way out, “sometimes I don’t know what to do with how much Connor makes me feel like a father. Or how much he cares. Go easy on the kid.” 

Connor appeared in the kitchen doorway, his face flushing a faint blue tint. Hank looked at the two of you before shaking his head and walking out. 

“You didn’t come home. I thought something had happened, I thought you’d been kidnapped. I tried contacting you in every way before coming here.” 

“I turned off my phone.” You said quietly. 

“You should have told me.” 

“I needed to be alone.”

“You could have told me where you were going.” You should have. The words died on his lips, noticing the way you fidgeted in your chair. 

“What’s going on?” He asked, walking in front of you and kneeling to meet your eye level. 

“It’s not your business-“ 

“You’re avoiding the question. You’re avoiding me.” He said, eyes focused on yours. 

“Why... how can you see me as someone worth loving?” You lowered your eyes, your arms around your legs shaking. “How could you love someone so broken?” Your lip quivered as you spoke. “Really, an awful choice.” You tried to add humor to the situation, but you knew it wouldn’t distract from the actual problem. 

“The definition of broken is to be in little pieces. But you are very much whole.” Connor said gently. “However, if you’re broken hearted, the internet says that ice cream or tea is a good remedy, as well as discussing it with someone you trust.” 

“It’s not like that.” You whispered. 

“Then explain it to me.” 

“How could you love someone when neither of you have experienced it? How can you say you love me when in reality you just think you love me?” 

Connor frowned, taking your hands into his large, warm ones. While most of his responses were quick, he hesitated, looking down. 

“I don’t know what love is. I don’t think anybody does. We think we know, like you said, but it’s impossible to describe. Humanity has spent centuries using it as inspiration, but it’s all poetic. Metaphorical. But I know I like having you around. I know I like learning new things about your world. I know I like kissing you in the morning and before you sleep, making you smile after every one. I know I want to be with you every waking second. In that sense, shouldn’t that mean that the conclusion is I know I love you, and that I know what love is?” 

“I love you.” You blurted out. “I’m sorry it took so long.” 

“It was worth the wait.” He reassured you, smiling. 

When Hank returned, the two of you were curled up on the couch, mumbling quietly to each other. He disappeared into the kitchen with a smile on his face. 

You might have insisted you were broken, but regardless, Hank knew now that there was no point in trying to separate the two of you.