#jay also hates the cold btw

[iamtheoneandonlyever]

Guys its april and the temperature is already 37C (~100F)

I am being COOKED over here rn

[stuck-in-the-ghost-zone]

HEY HEY MAC. QUESTION. now that you’re familiar with vash what would u classpect him. i said he’d be a page probably (yk long journey which ends in unfathomable power) and ros said maybe page of life but they also said maybe muse of blood which. is a classpect for him that drive me crazy bonkers. i was also v partial to prince/bard of doom. do u have Thoughts

OHHH FUCK YEAH CLASSPECT QUESTION. YES PLEADE I LOVE TALKING CLASSPECTS MORE THAN ANYTHING I ALWAYS HAVE CLASSPECT THOUGHTS. OUGH OK.

Initial thought was also page!!!! page is a good class for him i think. page of life specifically works REALLY well, i think vash is a stronger life player than a blood player. (in a similar vein. perhaps knight of life. i think making vash and knives both life players but vash is a knight/page and knives is a prince. ough.)

ON THE OTHER HAND. I ALWAYS FORGET MUSE AND LORD ARE AN OPTION. HOLY SHIT. consider perhaps. muse of life vash, lord of doom (or rage? maybe rage.) knives.

[princessofgotham777]

Dating Jason Todd (Part Two)

fanfic type: angst, fluff, comfort (ongoing)

If you liked the Titans show but wish they handled Jason’s story line differently you might like this fic!

Hey so this is in fact my first time writing fanfiction (idk what my life has come to). Sorry if it’s cringy but also I would eat this up cause I LOVE some good angsty comfort fanfiction. I won’t write smut. I don’t think I’m gonna do requests but if you have any ideas feel free to let me know. Also of course I don’t own any DC characters this is purely fanfiction. Although I’ve had tumblr for a bit I’m not really used to posting stuff so sorry if I don’t format everything well. Thank you and I hope you enjoy. (I hope you like run-on sentences💀) (if you don’t like it don’t be rude just move on dude😃🧍‍♀️)

So story line, this doesn’t really take place in any specific universe but I’m gonna be pulling concepts from Titans, The Batman, Under the Red Hood, and whatever lore I remember from the CW shows cause I grew up watching those, then just my imagination of course. The beginning takes place when Jason is still Robin but he’s no longer apart of the titans. Reader is referred to as she/her btw.

Warnings: talking about death, suicide, depression, torture (it’s not graphic I hate gore it’s just sad)

Part Two: Fear and Love

You stood in Dick’s bedroom as he packed. “You can’t just leave me here,” you said.

“I have to go find Jason and you can’t come with me,” he says.

“You know I can help.”

“I also know joker is after you, if you came to Gotham we’d be giving joker exactly what he wants,” Dick says. “Come on I’ve gotta wake up the others before I leave to let them know Jason’s off to get himself killed.”

“Dick!” You say. He looks at you with that cold glare you’re oh so familiar with. “You need to promise me something,” you say seriously.

“I’m listening,” Dick says.

“And you can’t tell anyone I’m asking you to do this, especially not Jason,” you say. You and Dick were inches apart now, making eye contact so intense you could feel a shift in the energy of the room.

“What is it Y/N,” Dick says softly.

“I need you to protect Jason,” you begin saying.

“Y/N, you know him he’s impulsive and if he wants to do something nobody can-“ you cut him off.

Teary eyed you say, “I know, but if anything happens to him I won’t forgive myself…and I won’t forgive you. Just promise me you’ll do your best.”

“I promise Y/N” Dick says. His voice is cold yet soft, almost like he wants to say more but is stopping himself.

Dick woke everyone up and told the team Jason had gone to Gotham.

“Idiot,” Kori said.

“Literally took the words out of my mouth but unfortunately he’s my problem,” Dick glances at you, “Our problem.”

“Should anyone go with you?” Gar asks.

“No, I want you guys to stick together,” he says to Kori, Gar and Rachel. “And keep an eye on Y/N.” Dick adds.

That sentence pissed you off. He starts to leave and as he walks past you say, “I don’t need a fucking babysitter.” This was one of the times Dick realized why you got along with Jason so well. Dick leaves and you immediately head for Jason’s room.

You start searching for any note he might’ve left you. After you look in his room you go tear apart your own trying to find any message or hint Jason left you. Ten minutes later you find a folded piece of notebook paper under your pink baseball cap that says “Chicago”. Jason had bought the hat for you after you found out he was Robin.

Y/N, I’m sorry for leaving you alone but right now you being as far away from me and Gotham is the safest thing for you. Stay at the tower, even though it pains me to say it, I know Dick will keep you safe, and hell if he fails then pretty sure our friends with sunlight, darkness and animal transforming powers will be enough to protect you. Don’t come looking for me, I’d never forgive myself if anything happened to you. I’ll be back in no time.

With love -Jay

You called Jason…he didn’t answer. You called Dick…he answered.

“What’s up,” Dick said.

“I will stay at the tower on one condition,” you say.

“Let’s hear it,” Dick says.

“Call me with updates and if anything drastic happens don’t wait till everything’s fine to tell me, I don’t care if it’s bad news or good news I just can’t be in the dark,” you say.

“Of course,” Dick says.

It had been three hours, no calls from Dick, radio silence from Jason, Barbra had no news, even Alfred knew nothing. You had exhausted everyone you possibly could have asked when suddenly you remembered one more person. Jason’s best friend, not you, not Gar, Roy Harper. You didn’t have his number but you had his girlfriend Thea’s. Thea Queen also known as a close friend of yours who happens to be the sister of Oliver Queen, the arrow.

“Thea hey I’m kinda having a crisis,” you say.

“Oh? What’s going on?” She said with a mixture of valley girl and New York accent.

“Jokers been leaving threats against Jason and I around Gotham and he’s gone without me and nobody can find him…so I was wondering if Roy has heard anything?” You asked.

“Oh my god, I have no idea but here I’ll put him on the phone,” she said.

“Hello?” Roy says.

“Hey do you know Jason’s missing?” You say.

“I do now, what’s going on?” He says.

“Jokers been leaving notes around Gotham threatening Jason and I, Jason left last night to go by himself even though him and Dick were meant to go together. He doesn’t have a tracker but we’re positive he’s gone to Gotham to try and find joker alone.” “So he’s not called you or anything?”

“Wow…no this is the first I’m hearing any of this, so where are you now?” Roy asks.

“Titans tower in San Francisco,” you say.

“Okay I will try to get ahold of Jason and actually if he has the wallet I gave him there’s actually a tracker in there…I didn’t know it was there when I gave it to him, courtesy of Oliver’s failed attempt at tracking me but I’ll try to see if I can find him.”

“Okay thank you so much, call me back as soon as you can,” you say. Twenty minutes pass and you hear a knock on the door. You open it to see Rachel with a plate of food.

“Can I come in?” She asks.

“Course yeah,” you say.

“So how are you doing…sorry that’s a stupid question” Rachel says.

“No it’s okay, I’m doing umm…I mean I’ve been better,” you laugh nervously. “I just wish he accepted Dick’s help and didn’t go off by himself.”

“Yeah,” she says to let you know she’s listening.

“And I understand why he did it you know it’s not because he’s got anything against Dick or Bruce or titans despite what everyone thinks, he just wants to be good enough. I wish he understood getting help and working with others doesn’t mean you’re weak and incapable.” You say. Just as Rachel’s about to say something your phone rings. It’s Dick.

“What’s happened?” You say quickly.

“The cops are all here, we’re at that abandoned amusement park near the pier. Jason’s not here but we think he was. There’s blood, it’s not a concerning amount…we’re sending it over to the lab. We pretty much know it was him though cause said blood is on playing cards,” Dick says.

“Shit,” you say. “Okay wait so I called Roy and he said there’s a tracker in Jason’s wallet so if it’s on him and it still works he’s gonna call me,” you say.

“Okay call me when-“ Dick gets cut off when Roy calls you. You pick up quickly.

“The wallets at some random street in Gotham…” when Roy gives you the street name you immediately recognize it as where Poison Ivy kidnapped you a couple years ago.

“Okay thank you I’m gonna call Dick,” you say. You call Dick and put him on speaker.

“The wallets at 345 Ribbon St,” you say.

“We’re on our way,” Dick says.

I hope you guys liked part two🫡🩷 Please like the fic if you enjoyed it and want to see more cause I’ve got a whole storyline and backstory and many more ideas and want to know people are enjoying my writing.

Here’s my Masterlist so you can read the other parts.

Masterlist

[squib-2006]

Dr pt2 spoiler warning

This was a fantastic set of episodes

• Kai and wyldfire are everything. Kai having to deal with someone who acts like he did in the earlier seasons is poetic justice and funny as hell.

• I also like how they kinda tried to explain why Kai seemed calm after sea bound and nyas seaifcation. I guess Kai meditating with wu would make him calmer. At least it confirms that Kai was upset (even if they didn’t show it)

•I am kinda upset that nothing from skybound was brought up with the Djinn. I personally don’t really like skybound but I still find that it could be used more than just oh yah that happened right wink wink. I mean we had to suffer through skybound for something right?

• I actually really liked sora and nyas whole plot with the Djinns curse. It was fun and had a nice conclusion.

• Coles return is great I love his little gang in the land of forgotten things. My favorite has to be the skeleton girl (I forgot her name probably cuz they only say it like 2 times) she’s funny.

• I do wish there was a scene where nyas like btw I found Cole and the other ninja react. I mean she does mention it at the end but no one except Zane has any real reaction.

• Beatrix going off the rails was really funny. It felt like someone gave a teen with daddy issues an insta death weapon.

• rapton switching sides kinda came out of left field for me. Like the guy isn’t the brightest bulb in the box I think it would be more likely for other characters to switch sides. Also how did he recover from being tased so quickly? Man was out cold and not two minutes later he was up and walking around.

• kinda felt that the whole being sucked into non existence should have had more lasting effects (totally not because I want to traumatize or brutally injure Kai no why would I want that /s) tho fake out deaths are pretty par for the course with ninjago, this one actually didn’t make me feel all that much cuz I knew the moment wyldfire got pulled in that this was a fake out. They wouldn’t kill one of there new characters that quickly.

•so wus just legitimately fudging dead. Never thought we would see the day when this old mad would just peace out. Also ghost wu legit looks like he’s slowly loosing his form or something cuz in the first half he appears with his full body but in the last scene he’s in he’s just a chest and a head. It might have just been a stylistic thing tho.

•I’m not mad jay only showed up for around 30 seconds (this just might be my bias tho cuz jays probably the ninja I care the least about, not that I hate him or anything he’s just not that interesting to me) it’s kinda refreshing for me cuz nya gets to be her own character for a bit and not be completely attached to Jay and Jay gets to take up less screen time (if I am being honest Jay had so much focus in the wild brain seasons it kinda got annoying to me personally) idk if he’s actually lost his memories or if that leak is wrong cuz it would make sense cuz he has not searched for the ninja (specifically nya cuz that man is a simp for his gf) Arin missing him by a second is hilarious to me.

•not sure about how I feel about Lloyd being the linchpin for the entire thing. Part of me thinks that it would have fit the shows themes better if all of them used their elemental powers or something else to power the cores to fix everything. But another part of me understands that Lloyd get main character privileges cuz he’s the son of ninjago god.

•still kinda frustrated that they are changing how elemental powers work. Originally they were from the first spinjitzu master, but the whole source dragon being the source (for lack of a better word) of the elemental powers, it completely retcons and nerfs the first spinjitzu master. It would have made more sense if they still came from the powers of the fsm and were gifted through the source dragons to people.

•the implication of the cursed realm merging with the rest of the realms brings up the question if the departed realm merged to? Does that mean no one can die??? Or is there some sort of force that still keeps the departed realm separated from the rest (like how the people in the land of the forgotten can’t leave) or can some dude just wander in to the departed realm and see like there dead grandma chilling with the fsm having tea or some crap like that.

•Lloyd going I forgot there are two of them now towards Kai and wyldfires antics is peak writing. And all the arson and explosions the two created is just beautiful.

•I think the Kai and wyldfire duo should be called like the arsonist or the kaboom duo

•THE HUGGG!!!! My boi was so happy looking when the tackle hug was done.

•I just cant get my brain to shut up about these two. They give off tired dad who sometimes gives in to his old chaotic ways he’s sworn he’s grown out of and living embodiment of chaos and fun daughter who drags her dad into crazy things.

Tdlr I loved this second half and had a few issues with it but it was still really good.

[oldwritingm]

Hiii!!!

Its me again from the sick Jay request <3 (Loved it btw!)

I was wondering if I could request Zane with an insecure reader who has a birthmark? I have one that goes over my shoulder and down my back, and I hate it 😭

Thank you! Have an amazing day/night!!

YAY I always love to hear from you!! So sorry this took a while, friend!! Also sorry for getting sappy in the closing note-

Word count: 882

Ninjago - Birthmark (Zane x reader)

Cooking with Zane was always fun. Even if he was doing most of the important work, leaving you to wash vegetables or stir the pot, you still enjoyed it. How could you not? Zane would hum quietly to the music playing, a peaceful smile on his lips while he worked. You loved watching him like that; completely immersed in his work, work that he loved, blind to the world around him.

You couldn’t see Zane now, as you were facing away from each other, but his soft hum told you he had that look on his face that you so adored.

Suddenly compelled to see that look, you hastily chopped up the last potato and lifted the cutting board, sashaying across the kitchen to deliver the chopped veggies.

Zane’s back was still turned to you; he was focusing on the multiple pots on the stovetop. You decided to announce your approach, knowing he was too zoned in to sense you.

“Hey Zane, I have the—”

In the same moment you opened your mouth, Zane turned around, pot in hand. You collided roughly, sending both of your bearings sprawling all over the floor.

You blinked, finding yourself flat on your back with potatoes and celery all over your lap and a metal pot noisily wobbling to a stop.

“Y/n! Are you alright?” Zane was at your side immediately, looking you over with eyes of concern. “I’m sorry, I didn’t know you were behind me.”

Still a little dazed, you shook your head. “No, no, I’m fine. Can’t say the same for the veggies and… whatever was in that pot.” You looked at your sleeve, which was soaked to the elbow in liquid.

“It was only water, but it was very hot. Are you sure you’re okay?” Zane was staring at your arm, gently lifting it by the hand and peeking under the drenched fabric.

“I’m fine, Zane. The water is pretty warm, but not scalding. Kinda nice, actually,” you chuckled, letting Zane pull you to your feet by the other hand.

Zane looked at your arm for a while longer before returning it to your side, satisfied that you weren’t hurt. He held out his hand expectantly. “If you would give me your soiled shirt, I will fetch you another.”

“You’re sweet.” You grinned, peeling off your shirt without thinking and handing it to him. Luckily you were wearing a tank top underneath. Not that it really mattered; you two were alone.

You dropped to your knees and began picking up the vegetables while you waited for Zane to come back.

“Y/n! Are you sure you weren’t hurt?” Zane’s voice had regressed to its concerned tone, and you turned to look over your shoulder with one brow raised.

“I’m fine. Why—is something wrong?”

“Your shoulder.”

You froze. Turning around abruptly, you tried to play it off while you discreetly pulled the tank top so it covered more of your shoulder.

“What mark? Oh thanks for the shirt, I’ll just take that from you—”

Zane held the shirt up and away from your reach. “If you are hurt, I would like to help you.”

He maneuvered smoothly behind you, and before you could turn away, his hand was on your shoulder, holding you in place.

“This is not a burn,” he observed, sounding more perplexed than concerned.

You sighed. “It’s… a birthmark. I’ve always had it.”

“You sound bashful.”

“I don’t like it. I don’t like how it looks.”

“Why not?” You didn’t need to turn around to know that Zane was doing his characteristic confused head-tilt.

“It’s ugly! Now can I please put the shirt on?” Angered, you wrenched free of his grip and whipped around to face Zane with cold eyes.

Zane was looking at you innocently. There was nothing but love for you in those blue eyes, eyes that blinked, unchanging, while you glowered at him.

“I don’t think it’s ugly. I think it’s beautiful.”

Your face softened. You found yourself no longer able to meet his eyes, and you lowered your gaze downward. Zane moved, bending to keep eye contact.

“Y/n,” he began softly, holding your arms firmly, “you’re beautiful. Every inch of you.”

Tears pricked your eyes. A little bubble of hope popped up in your chest, and you struggled to push it down as you stared into Zane’s ever-genuine eyes.

“It’s true.”

The tears spilled. You threw your arms around Zane, burying your face in his apron.

“Do you mean it?”

You felt Zane’s fingers tracing your birthmark as he began to hum to the music. “I do.”

You squeezed harder, letting Zane’s apron sop up your tears until they stopped flowing. He just held you patiently, soothingly rubbing your shoulder and your back.

When you pulled away, you looked directly up at him, a little smile on your lips. “Thank you.”

“For what? I only told the truth.”

Before you could think of a response, you nearly tripped on a hunk of potato.

“But perhaps we should clean up this mess now,” Zane chuckled, putting a protective arm around your shoulder.

You nodded, taking the new shirt from his hands and staring at it for a second before placing it on the counter and crouching back down to pick up the veggies with Zane.

Thank you so much for this request!! And thanks for reading! Remember that YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL because ITS TRUE!!!! <333

I love and care for each and every one of you :)

(divider by saradika)

[wonryllis]

>_< where are u from btw? tell me only if your comfortable. i'm from the south, hehe. damn been missing jay these days and the collab with glay 😭 his high note and that voice.

i'm drugged by his voice. help yeonie :/ also do u like summer or hate summer. i personally hate summers a lot like 😒 i am a winter girl ^^

— 🐺

i would just say i am from india and that's that no more >< THE JAY x GLAY COLLAB WAS EVERYTHING LITERALLY SO SO SOOOOO GOODD I HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO IT ON REPEAT

JAY'S VISUALS AND VOCALS OMG ksjsjjzjs amzinggg the best everr and for him to collab with such a veteran band he has liked since young like jay is so hard working i love seeing him live his dreams  ⁠◜⁠‿⁠◝⁠ 

this was legit the best scene my heartbeat picks up everytime i watch it!!

WHY DOES HE LOOK SO GOODDD WHY DOES HE LOOK SO HOT IM FOLDING EACH TIME HE CAME ON SCREEN I WAS SO GONE FOR HIM it's not even a joke atp. iam far too down bad nonnie bubs i can't help ksjskj

hmm, i honestly am somewhat neutral with summers like i love going to the beach and waterparks and having the ac on and all but i absolutely despise sweating so it's kind of a love-hate thing! I LOVE WINTERS TOO love being under the blankets all cozy and having long sleeping nights and being able to wear socks all the time!

though one thing i hated about winters was being cold at school(which thankfully is no longer the case) cause my school didn't allow wearing anything other than the official blazer and that thing was far from providing any kind of shield from the cold!

[kynrki]

enhypen as love tropes!

— lee heeseung

bad boy, good girl trope. idk but he gives off those vibes for me, like you see how he looked like in drunk-dazed music video??? yeah, he’d def find you interesting bc you’re so cute and never break the rules. and he’d make you flustered 24/7 im telling you rn!!!!! bye he’d fall so fast for you without even realising it.

— park jay

ceo, assistant trope. nawww we all know he’s rich, plus seeing his assistant looking so pretty at meetings to represent the company makes him go OSNDUSKD bc he find you so beautiful and down-to-earth. def call u to his office to “talk” but would tease you and maybe even ask you out???

— sim jake

popular boy, non-popular girl. i jus know this mf was popular during school, bc of his golden retriever antics, he talks to everyone and knows everyone. plus hes handsome, so all the girls are after him, but he doesn’t care about them when he accidentally bumped into you while being late for soccor practice. he found you so enduring and kind even though he bumped into you. pls he’d from that day on talk to you, and flirt, and one day ask you out.

— park sunghoon

opposites attract. i meannnn mans is literally introverted, now imagine you, extoverted, jus radomly talking to him one day bc you saw him on his own. (he had friends btw) he’d find you so amusing by how confident you are to talk to thee park sunghoon, cold mf. you didnt care tho, bc at the end of the day he fell for you quicker than he thought

— yang jungwon

ex-best friends to lovers. bye my smau it literally about this, but i swearrrrrr i can see it. like imagine he messes up ur friendship and times passes and mans starts acting cold bc he lost the girl he truly realised he had feelings for? naww and you’re like you know u gonna fall for him but u can’t afford to get hurt again bc ur afraid. pls literally my smau,, moving on, and at the end you’d both be so clingy bc your scared of losing each other :(((

— kim sunoo

shy boy, shy girl. dawg i felt this in my bones!! i can imagine him being shy to approach you, and you not even being able to make eye contact with him. he’d def let his sassy side out the more you get comfortable with him. but like it would be so cute like OENFJEKF, both so sweet and caring for each other.

— nishimura riki

enemies to lovers. EVERYONE says so, and im not even disagreeing, i can literally see it. him hating you bc hes in love with you and scared to confess bc he thinks you will reject him. you, literally clueless to why hes hating you but you hate back bc it hurts you sm, bc you’re also in love with him. both so oblivious to the situation, you both at the end, end up kissing and confessing. then you both only realise how dumb everything was LMAO

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permanent taglist! @soobin-chois @enhacolor @anotherimaginesaccount @hiqhkey @lil-iva @breegotbannedlmao @sunoo-bby @seung-scrittore @moatrashhh @strwberrydinosaur @deeznutsriki @lvepsh

A/N — pls ignore if the tropes aren’t labelled correctly!!!

[hoonhrt]

jay — as your boyfriend

ive been in my jay feels HEAVY recently, i had a dream about him recently where we went to paris together (wip?) and it was so cute im still thinking about it cries jay is so perfect 

jay would would def be the ‘i hate everyone but you’ boyfriend

not his fault the rest of the world annoys him except you 

he would be the most caring boyfriend but in subtle ways 

scolds you for not wearing enough layers when its cold, then gives you his coat 

brings/cooks you food every time he comes over just incase you didn’t eat 

jay can be a little intimidating, so you might be a little nervous to ask him for things 

but he can tell the slightest of discomfort from you and will immediately try to fix whatever is going on 

always lets you borrow his clothes

to the point where he’ll purposely leave his clothes (that are sprayed in his perfume btw) at your house 

he’ll tell you random facts he learns throughout the days 

his favourite nicknames to call you are angel and baby 

late night drives. always. literally any time the both of you are free, he sneaks you out of the house to go on drives with him

those drives can range from deep talks, laughing for no reason at all and comfortable silence 

his love language is music <33 

he creates multiple playlists for you but will never tell you 

cant catch him simping ever 

UNTIL, one night he passes you his phone to play music and you see a playlist named “for my one and only angel” 

he turned beet red when you showed him 

HUGS <333 SO MANY HUGS <333

jay just loves having you in his arms

whether it be hugs, cuddling or having his arm around your shoulder, he just has to have you in his arms 

it makes him feel safe knowing you’re safe with him (CRIES) 

he loves kissing your neck 

not in sexual type of way 

he just likes kissing the skin there

he’ll do it when you guys are cuddling and he’s laying on your chest 

or when he gives you back hugs he’ll reach down a place a kiss there bub just loves neck kisses <33 

he thinks its so cute if you squish his face so his lips push out and you kiss him smack dab in the middle 

he gets all giggly 

but kisses with him are either very soft or very passionate 

looks into your eyes, then stares at your lips, and then back to your eyes 

IFGBDSIUFBGEWIGFH IM GOING TO SCREAM

what can he say he just loves kissing you so much 

he likes when you hold him while you sleep, it makes himself feel needed 

LOVES when you play with his hair 

he’ll fall asleep instantly 

its very soothing to him 

instead of you holding his hand, you rather link arms with him or wrap your arm around his 

or if you grab his hand and press little kisses to his knuckles 

HE FINDS IT SO CUTE AND WILL LITERALLY SQUEAL 

he takes pictures of you without you knowing ALL THE TIME 

you’ll be doing the simplest tasks like washing the dishes or doing homework

*snaps a picture and makes it his wallpaper* 

we all know jay got that $$$ 

he’ll buy things just cause it reminded him of you 

and will just show up to your house like hey i bought this for you 

and you’ll just be wtf jay dude 

helps you with your outfits 

will straight up tell you if something is ugly or not 

he also likes matching outfits but not like exact matching 

more like colours, patterns or style 

MATCHING JEWELRY>>> 

he’d never take it off 

DEF WOULD GET MAD IF YOU CALLED HIM BRO LMAOOOOO 

likes when you play games with him 

he can get competitive (which makes everything more fun)  

he gets jealous 

like, very jealous 

if someone even tries to look at you the wrong way, he’ll already be giving them the deadliest glare 

scary jay 

he just wants to protect you thats all :(( youre his baby :(( 

overral jay is the type of boyfriend who will love you with all his heart and will find multiple ways to show it without really saying it out loud 

sigh i love him so much 

[batarangsoundsdumb]

yet another ask dump yeehaw!

do you ever think that jay's mother was one of those bitch who believes in horoscope and tarots and things like that and so he believes in these things too, or it is just me projecting?

sheila haywood took one look at jason's birthchart said 'nah this won't do' and left.

Wait, but what happens when the justice league does find out that Bruce and John fucked? Lmao it sounds like it would be hilarious, really, I don’t want a justice league that doesn’t make fun of Bruce for like his entire life.

barry runs out of the meeting immediately and comes back with an entire sti testing kit. diana fully seriously wants bruce to get tested while bruce is sitting there like 'come on guys, you're being ridiculous, i already checked twice'

john is standing in the corner clearly offended while bruce is just like 'don't even say anything, constantine, you fucked a shark'

tim was like "i'm drake now" and everyone was like ahh so your fursona is a dragon and tim was like pffffft no. ducks.

on the one hand, good for him, on the other hand, bro, how do you still have a secret identity when your superhero name is just your last name,,,,

Your fic on ao3 was GOLD PLEASE CONTINUE I loved Dinah's cameo btw ( @purple-vixen

thanks so much! i already continued but this ask is like 10 years old because i'm a notorious procrastinator (also yes! i love dinah so much aahhhhhhhhhhhh)

I've FINALLY been watching the Batman animated series and I gotta say, after watching "the gray ghost" I am CONVINCED that Batman is a closeted super hero geek who was 100% freaking out the first time he met Superman and is just REALLY good at hiding it.

bruce internally: holy fuck holy shit holy fuck holy shit holy fuck holy shit holy fuck holy shit holy fuck holy shit bruce externally: get out of my city, alien

AHHH ur multimedia fic is the only thing that brings me happiness anymore continue it forever pls

uhh thanks, but can't continue it forever because my attention span is that of a toddler on crack on a good day and i can't function without at least 10 things going on at the same time and music in the background

Oi, so I'm getting into dc and watching batman the animated series, and they use fruitcake a lot. Which I thought was very funny and wanted to share w you - Denilla

wait like fruitcake (food) or fruitcake (derogatory) ?

young justice 🤝 teen titans slut shaming batman

tim drake and dick grayson to their respective teams 'you guys stop it, that's my dad'

Happyhoganon: If an eighty year old Batman had fought crime in Gotham City for decades and the only threats to him and the city lately are a wheel chair bounded Penguin, your usual purse snatchers and a few con artists popping up every now and then, how well could the Dark Knight do in maintaining the peace in Gotham despite him being just somewhat fit to do that as an elderly man (which says A LOT given how old he is)

uhh he'll probably do what my grandpa does and that is ruthlessly prank them until they die of shame.

in the death in the family interactive movie there's an ending where Jason is tasked with raising Damian and he decides he's gonna raise Damian to take down the waynes and al ghuls which uh maybe isn't great BUT the idea of Jason raising Damian... PRICELESS. CHAOTIC. I just need more people to know about this :)

yes i saw that wow holy shit but jason would accidentally drop damian on his head one (1) hour in and jason just yeets him into the lazarus pit.

Headcanon: The Penguin has a really hard time fighting any of the Robins because of his avian obsession means there's always a small part of his mind that's like "Birb. Child. Protect" ( @subspacecadet )

as soon as dick becomes nightwing the penguin is like 'you know what, fuck this dude' and shoots at him.

Y'all talking about King Shark dating Constantine, let's not forget about John literally hooking up with Satan

listen there's a clear difference between monsterfucker and satanfucker in that king shark is literally a shark and satan still looks like a normal dude

Does everyone in Gotham think Batman is a teen dad?

everyone in gotham thinks batman has been around since gotham was founded, but they do think that bruce wayne is actually a teen father and dick grayson's biological dad.

why. why would you do that fancast when you know it will only hurt people

what? i loved my fancast it was really well done. i did it with good representation in mind and i really managed that with alfred pennyworth being ✨italian✨

Seeing james charles a jason gave me psychic damage how dare you i need to wash my eyes

well that's a you problem isn't it?

do you think dick grayson thirst tweets about nightwing just to annoy his family/cause problems on purpose in general?

he thinks nightwing is hot, next question.

holy jiminy cricket batman, its as cold as the good lords ass crack in here!!

i- what? this is why i don't fuck with english expressions it's way too goddamn weird

Brooooooo, your teen dad!Bruce au is soooo good. I've got brainrot.

Honestly if you ever write anymore, I'd read that shit twice. Sign me the fuck up. Good stuff, Good Stuff.

uh yeah i'm thinking about writing a fic, but i have exams coming up and i don't wanna fail because that would suck. but after i'll certainly be writing more tho

your teen dad AU is so great! bruce acting like a big brother for all of like a week before he's telling everyone about his son. what if in the AU dick meets the JL because they need to rescue him? maybe he's in trouble/kidnapped at a gala and bruce starts calling for JL. clark finds him and has to fly with dick to bring him home - that's how dick and clark meet and superman becomes dick's fave hero. he goes around the manor thinking he can fly with a red blanket draped around him like a cape.

actually- if you want a young dad! bruce fic with like that kinda stuff(just with damian) go check uhh- in for a penny by cdelphiki. it's really good and bruce is like 24/25-ish. (and dick's there!!!)

This account has solely convinced me that Tim is a trash goblin ( @hamilcat-and-magic-turtle )

because he is. that boy has slept in dumpsters on multiple occasions even if he is the son of a billionaire.

Okay but when you said victory dance I did think of the whole justice league defeating the big bad and then they all start flossing

well that's exactly what hal jordan does and that's why batman uses a gun now. no but the victory dance in my opinion is like the 'we're all in this together' dance from high school musical.

The horrors in Invincible s1 was nothing compared to the comics, I cant wait for s2

oh well okay, i mean i personally react to horror and violence by laughing awkwardly so i can't wait to be called a monster for accidentally laughing at a mass murder.

I'm currently watching Batman: The Brave and The Bold and- Bruce is just talking about Oliver like he's an old love (@nightwings-kid)

okay im going to watch that lmao that's totally and completely in character for him tho.

The invincible comic is like super gratuitous with its violence so much so I'm shocked the show was able to adapt it in a faithful way! Anyway had the show been live action it absolutely wouldn't have the same impact as it does as an animated show and I'm so glad so many people agree with me on that

also because a live action casting would've been like uhh amanda stenberg for amber, the dude- the guy from the supernatural but with a mustache for omni-man, and scarlet johanssen for debbie grayson

Debbie grayson is a milf, yes. You're welcome for the invincible propoganda, now you can questions your life. Bruce def seems like the perfect father next to Omni-man. Like they really took a rip off justice league and I was like well, now I'm attached even tho I was like hah I know who they're supposed to be. And then bam- death gore death gore gore gore sad Mark grayson just had to have daddy issues. Why does every character have daddy issues. I'm sick of the attacks

because daddy issues make a person arguably funnier, that's why i'm not even remotely funny (haha good dad flex). i liked that it was dark contextually, but not in the colouring, bc i hate when it's like 'uh yeah graphic murder and now a shot so dark you have to sit in a dark room and squint at the screen to faintly see the characters. (like dcau ugh)

About the Wayne insurance, for a moment I thought you would put the video with moans over the waves.

i mean- i could've done that, but rick rolling seemed more family friendly.

Its the first time in forever that im surpise rickrolled, i usually expect it. Congratulations (i really should know better this is tumblr)

i get rickrolled so often but i actually like the song so i dont really give a fuck

Actually, my information about Damian and John's kids is outdated because it was revealed that the old men telling the kids stories about the Supersons were actually Jon and Damian the whole time. I was blinded by my thirst for Grandpa!Bruce Wayne but I was wrong... I liked my version better, tbh (@artemisa97)

fair enough. but i'd honestly like to see damian and jon getting together, just because it's a really fun dynamic and their friendship was really cute when they were kids. (also idk maybe it would be nice to have one (1) main batfam/superfam character that's not cishet)

How am i JUST finding your blog skdskfkd you're so fucking funny and ur takes are hot

i thought u were calling me hot :( but youre not :( crime detected (but lmao thanks)

So I have depression and I swear that your memes are one of the few things that have made me laugh so thank you 💛🥺 (@katekanebadass)

aw you're welcome, and i hope you're doing okay!

The metropolis memes are so funny, I love them 💀😌

i think metropolis is also so fucking funny it deserves more attention imagine having your entire police force being upstaged by an alien from kansas and his kids

as an american i feel your complete lack of knowledge of us geography is just so sexy (platonic) ❤️

thanks so much (i also don't know any other geography, i'm not kidding, like you can tell me you're from hungary and it will just blank, there will be nothing that comes to mind)

In the DC universe they don't say "Can't have shit in Detroit" they say "Can't have shit in Gotham"

this just reminds me of that guy whose porch got stolen like the steps to his door, and i'm thinking of people living in gotham and waking up without a front door and going "can't have shit in gotham"

honestly all i know about chicago is the bean, so. what would gotham's famous sculpture be?

gigantic gargoyle statue in front of one of the police precincts because a villain thought it was a smart way to keep the police inside, but it's too heavy to move.

why tf do people go on about how batman "works alone" or how he's the "lone wolf" when he like 38290202 members in his family

bc people think it's cool that a grown man in his 30s has no friends or family instead of calling it what it is (sad)

Bruce is gotham's sugar daddy

why would say something so controversial yet so brave.

my favorite batfamily fanfictions are the ones where they use their shitty codenames, unironically, in any context

dick: gerard way are you in position, gerard way are you in position

tim: for the last fucking time, my codename is 'totally not count olaf' this week, abbafan 3000

dick: shut up my codename isn't 'abbafan 3000'

dick: it's 'abbafan number 1' and you know it

I have a feeling Tim drake is ur favourite batfamily member but okay u don't have favs if u say so ok

i mean he is, i won't deny it. but i love each and every one of the batfam just the same, i just have a weak spot for short dumbass nerds, because i'm a short dumbass nerd.

Omg i fuckin love boy meets world too fam shsjkfk

bro boy meets world was the shit!!! it was just fire and awesome and so fucking great like bro. it was so good im not even going to be accepting criticism

you know I find the whole "joker completes batman" thing a bit disgusting considering the horrendous stuff the batfamily went through because of the joker and let's not get started on the "joker has a point" thing like yeah he's this cool complex villain but he's absolutely batshit crazy

like yes! i get what you mean the joker just fucking sucks man he doesn't do shit for batman's character or the batfam he's literally just annoying as fuck. like the joker has a point' shit is so stupid. i will accept 'magneto was right' because he fucking was and i think he didn't do anything wrong, but joker? he's just like that. he's not even cool and complex he's just a weirdo with a bleach kink at this point.

ALSO YOUR RACISM POST- SO TRUE BESTIE

thanks bestie, i'm glad you agree.

in today's essay of why I think cass should become batman- I was thinking Tim would probably be the most efficient batman in many ways but I also think he wouldn't want to be batman tbh none of the batfamily members would want to be batman because they're trying to outgrow him but cass is the one who wants to represent the symbol that is batman

absofuckinglutely i will say it again and again that cass represents the batsymbol more than anyone in the batfam, in batgirl (2000) she literally didn't care about anything else than bruce's oath to not kill, she thought the batsymbol was more important than anything in gotham. she's just an excellent character because her motivation to not kill is not 'i'm scared i can't come back from it' or 'well my dad says no murder so i'll go along with it' but that she's killed somebody as a young child and she never wants to kill a human ever again and that's so fucking beautiful for a new batman like yes.

need more cass, duke and tim inclusion in gothamite memes

yes yes, a tall order of cass, duke and tim coming up in 1-14 business days

oldest to youngest batfam members cus I'm confused as shit

okay order of being taken in: dick, jason, tim, cass, damian, duke order of age: alfred, bruce, dick, cass, jason, tim, duke, damian (though cass and jason are around the same age general consensus is that cass is a little older)

I'm so confused Steph is a redhead?? like how was it that hard to get this right? the source material is literally right there and free

cw is jared, 19

do you receive anon hate? if so, how do you deal with it

uh no, i'm not remotely popular enough to get anon hate and i also don't say a lot of things that would attract anon hate, but i do send anon hate to @the-real-peter-parker because he forgot about the specialists from winx club

Wait how many languages do you speak??

uhh- 5 if you include latin, but that's a dead language and i'm really bad at it. but english, my native language, german, and french also, tho german and french not fluently.

You can mix aguaepanela with aguardiente 😈 and is tasty

okay but now i'm curious if the liquor deserves the 😈 emoji or if that's a you problem. but i googled it and it looks like something you'd take one sip of and then not remember the rest of your evening.

[kimberly-spirits13]

Batboys with Ambitious S/O HC:

Dick Grayson:

·      He met you one day while you were on the phone rushing to a meeting

·      Neither of you were paying attention

·      You bumped into each other and after apologizing and exchanging names cause both of you were both immediately like “hot damn” lol

·      Once you were finally out of your meeting, you saw that he had given you his number

·      It was dropped in his bag

·      Like Jesus you needed that trick with business cards or something

·      You texted him a few days later and he asked you out for a coffee

·      That was when he realized who he was dating

·      Your schedule was FULL and he understood that but like wow girl

·      Once you guys started dating he realized how dedicated you were with work

·      Was lo-key worried that you’d replace him with more work

·      You promised him, and yourself that you couldn’t do that

·      He’s really supportive

·      He is also always telling you to go tf to sleep

·      Doesn’t want you to end up like Bruce or Tim in that sense

·      Always there for moral support

·      Basically, like your personal cheerleader

·      The best person to go to when you get good news or even bad news but like

·      He goes nuts when you finally get where you’re going

·      Over all, a very supportive mother hen type, 10/10

Jason:

·      You guys had known each other before he died and were taken in together by Bruce

·      Needless to say, when Bruce found you and Jason, he had one wheel and you had the other

·      You guys had a great bond and he always knew you as the dreamer kind that always wanted more

·      You were so exciting to start school actually

·      You saw it as a step forward

·      Bruce knew about what you wanted to do because Jason would always talk about it

·      “Yeah Y/N wants to do *rambles for an hour*.”

·      Bruce wants the best for you and so he lets you do some more schooling first and then BOOM business is booming baby

·      Well sort of

·      I mean it obviously took a bit and then Jason died and that slowed things a TON

·      When Jay came back though, you were at the top

·      You hadn’t totally moved on from him at all and when he came back you were a mess for a few reasons

·      Took a vacation with him when schedule permitted

·      He doesn’t technically make you go to sleep

·      He just greatly encourages it

·      He is aggressively supportive

·      “Hell yeah Y/N, that’s my Gf/bf kicking the competition’s ass!”

·      “Jason, this is a formal event, don’t say that!”

·      “Sorry babe.”

·      You two are moved in together pretty much the moment he’s back

·      You two were best friends and always will be so yeah that was simple

Tim:

·      You wanted to make it big in the music industry

·      You’d come from a terrible position too

·      Grew up in Chicago with a very powerful family who was killed and went into an orphanage due to the mob

·      The moment you got out, you were making music

·      Good music too

·      You sky rocketed to the top of the charts

·      That’s when you started dating someone, got your heart broken and made a sad album and then after that a very independent kind of marching to the beat of your own drum album

·      He met you on the tour of that

·      You were his favorite singer and he related to you a lot

·      Met him as Red Robin when your hotel room got robbed in Gotham

·      He went to the next show to make sure you didn’t die or whatever and caught the bad guy sneaking on stage before taking him out

·      He got your number for that

·      After that you guys started dating and quickly you knew who Tim was

·      That’s when socials went W I L D when you posted a picture kissing his cheek

·      You dropped an album called “Lovely Little Mess” about catching feelings and whether or not it was a good thing or not

·      He goes to the studio with you and you have an apartment together

·      You’re both up late working whether it be you writing or planning out things

·      He helps pick album covers sometimes if you’re really stuck

·      Listening to new songs

·      He isn’t good with tour outfits or putting songs onto albums because he loves them all

·      Doing interviews together or always waiting for the other to get out of interviews

·      omg the pap LOSES it when you two go to events together

·      Actually, everyone loses it so yeah 🤷‍♀️

Damian:

·      You were class president of the grade you two were in at the time

·      You were the first student he met at Gotham Academy that he didn’t hate up front even if you didn’t catch that

·      You had to show him around the school

·      Came with curly, half up, half down hair, uniform pressed, and basically stood like a president or queen

·      He really expected you to be a pretentious snob but you were everything but

·      He noticed that even if you hated someone, you were still nice if they could give you a step up or anything really

·      “So, what else do you do L/N?” He asked as you two walked down one of the hallways when you were showing him around

·      “I’m not really a sports person, I have my own business about to start right now though.”

·      *shook*

·      “And are you class president because you want to be or is this also a step up?”

·      “You ask a lot of questions Wayne.” You laughed, “Actually I do like this position but it also helps me get more opportunities at GA. Even when other colleges come around, they like to look at the class officers.”

·      He started making sure he was outside when you would go on morning bike rides since you live in the same neighborhood that he does

·      Or close enough to bike at least

·      I mean, you saw that every successful business person has a good schedule so now you hold yourself to that especially during summer

·      Bike ride before 9 am, cold shower, breakfast, some reading for school, any summer school work if you get any, and basically just having a good day (This applies except for weekends)

·      He got to know you more and more and fell hard

·      You were the dreamer type and it was beautiful

·      You had this look in your eyes every time you’d talk about something you wanted

·      Genuine rare person and he loved that

·      You guys stay up late together but he does eventually make you go to sleep

·      Gets worried when you don’t

·      He thinks it’s incredible, the things you do on top of a busy as hell high school life

·      He likes to show that off about you a lot

·      “My beloved is class president, president of 4 different clubs, runs her own businesses, and she is an over -all genius and will probably take over the world.”

Duke:

·      Is very proud of you and tells you often

·      Basically, that very supportive best friend

·      He’s someone that you can just go to whenever you’re stressed or just need a quick break

·      Will always make sure that you’re okay even if it’s just ranting about work

·      Goes to everything with you

·      He also lets you network at galas and stuff and is there for moral support cause that crap gets annoying

·      Talks about you 24/7

·      If you two are working late, I stand by this that he’s either playing Lofi, Khalid, or just chill vibey music

·      He is overall the perfect breath of fresh air from everything that goes on in work life and just life in general

·      Whenever something works out you guys go to a cool coffee shop and celebrate

·      Or a date somewhere

·      He’s also always putting notes or music recommendations in your bag so you find them when you go to work

·      “I noticed you seemed nervous so listen to *song* today when you can.”

·      It’s always the perfect song btw

Luke:

·      Both of you are very smart and ambitious

·      You two are probably running something together

·      Both working late

·      Very competent people

·      Put together lives

·      Best planners

·      Everything

·      It’s couple goals whenever you’re around each other

·      Even when you’re not tbh

·      He loves that you’re a hard worker and are always aiming for the top like he is

·      Very supportive

·      You have a very mature but youthful relationship

·      I don’t think he could be with someone that was really lazy and didn’t do anything at all

·      You’re perfect

·      Probably planning to propose already

·      He just knows you’re the one

·      He introduces you to the Batfam after a while and his father approves of the relationship which is amazing

·      Tag team couple

·      If one of you is down the other automatically goes into pick up mode

·      It’s really nice just to have someone to help you bounce out if you burn out

·      He totally won’t judge you when it happens or you just want a break from running full speed

·      He totally gets it

I hope you guys are having a great day and have had a great week! I stayed up wayyyy to late last night but I was watching a Yale lecture, doing my wall stuff, and then I got an entrepreneur toolbox from Dave Ramsay and I was really excited to get into it so that happened. I’m also so ready to be off my woman issue time so that I can go on a bike riddeee. I miss being outside but I’ll probably go tomorrow, we’ll see. Anyways, I hope you’re all doing great

[fruitcored]

hi king.. dreamyjaylen 12 perhabs

12- things you said when you thought I was asleep

hi thank you for suggesting this and also thanks for being patient while i procrastinated on this for almost a week <33 this is set in early season seven btw. also posted to ao3 here!

Sleeping through the night is out of the question entirely at this point, but this is the worst time to wake up. It’s not light out yet, won’t be for hours, but the city isn’t silent enough for Jaylen to fall asleep again. Judging by the ambient noise seeping in through the window behind the kitchen table, fans are already swarming in for an early Garages-Tigers game. 

Sometimes there’s the light patter of rain to drown it all out, especially this time of year, but tonight there’s nothing to keep her and her thoughts company. Nothing to pay attention to.

Jaylen used to think she was a shitty sleeper, even before everything. Now she could kick herself for whining over five hours of rest. It’s not about the exhaustion anymore– it’s about the loneliness. The physicality of the thing that never quite feels so bad when she’s got someone else to focus on. She can never get her mind to rest when she’s alone, and with Dreamy sound asleep in the other room, Jaylen feels more isolated than ever. Alone comes so easily these days, but the noise never leaves. There is no peace.

Even returned from the dead, there is no respite. Fucking figures.

Without even really thinking about it, Jaylen’s picking up her phone and scrolling to her contact list. It’s only once she finds her thumb hovering over Mike’s contact page that she realizes what she’s doing– more out of instinct than out of will at this point. But even if he could hear Jaylen now, he’s got no way of responding. 

Jaylen just wants to talk to a familiar face, no strings attached, and there’s not much of that going around these days.

All her teammates avoid her nowadays. Jaylen’s not naive; she sees them eyeing her like she’s some sort of caged animal, and nobody wants to be the one to toss her a slab of meat. They’re all scared they’ll be next. Which is fucking stupid– they all know full well she’s only hit players on opposing teams.

Anyways, she doesn’t think any of them would take too kindly to a late-night cold call. Duende offered Jaylen his number when she returned from the shadows, along with a hell of a lot of leeway when it came to missed practices. He told Jaylen she was welcome to call him if she needed anything at all. Still, he’s no Mike. 

No– that’s not fair to Teddy. Nobody could be. Regardless, calling him wouldn’t do Jaylen any good. She wants someone who’ll talk to her like a person, not like a captain. 

“Fuck it,” Jaylen grumbles to herself before pressing the dial button next to Mike’s name. She sits and traces the grooves of the wooden kitchen table while she waits. After five full rings of the dial tone, the line goes silent for a moment too long, and then it’s the same shitty little voicemail message in his shitty little Bellevue accent that Jaylen always teased him for.

“Hey! It’s Mike. Um, I guess I’m not here to pick up your call right now, which means I’m probably playing ball. I’ll call you back when I’m done, but in the meantime leave me a message. If it’s urgent, code word is knuckleball. Peace!”

Then she’s left to the silence of the message recording, and blood pounds in her ears against empty static. She’s only just gotten used to that feeling.

“Hey. It’s me.” Jaylen pauses for a moment like Mike could somehow respond, then berates herself for even considering the notion. “I… I don’t know. I just wanted to talk. To somebody.” Voice low, she curls into herself, suddenly self-aware.

She lets out a ragged exhale, just to get something out into the stale air. Just to fill the silence. “I didn’t know who else to call. I think most of me is still in there with you.” Begrudgingly, Jaylen lets herself imagine Mike listening wordlessly at the other end of the line. Like he’d shut up to save his own life.

“Nobody knows what to do with me anymore. You’d get that, I think. Everyone either loved or hated you. But with me… I don’t know.” Jaylen worries absently at a cuticle, and it doesn’t even bleed for a change. It’s long since stopped hurting when she does that. “It’s almost better when people hate me, or fear me– because at least they know what they’re getting into. There’s no sugarcoating it. They should be cautious, sure, but for themselves. Not for me.”

Jaylen imagines being around her is like standing too close to a fire. All of her feels crooked and rough and wolfish in a way that she’s never known before. She’s always looking to break something.

“I like it better when people are straightforward, when they can talk to me without acting like I might, like, combust out of nowhere. Even Dreamy looks at me like I’m delicate. I just want someone to treat me like a person, and she of all people should get that.” 

Jaylen doesn’t know when she got louder, but suddenly she’s hyper-aware of the dissonance between her voice and the hollow air on the other end of the line. She chokes out another shuddering breath, and the next inhale tastes hot and cloyingly metallic. 

The realization that she’s talking to an empty room does nothing for Jaylen’s confidence, but she presses on, softening her tone.

“I just… I love her so goddamn much. But I’m always afraid I’m hurting her, and she’s afraid to tell me. She doesn’t need to… to try and save me, or anything. Nobody needs to. The fans brought me back fucked up, and now they can deal with the consequences just like I am. I didn’t choose to come back this way, but I chose to hit all those players. Every single time.”

It’s true. And the worst fucking thing is that some hungry part of her needs that choice, relishes in it. If Jaylen could go back and live a normal life, she would in an instant, but here at least she means something. At least she’s useful. Whatever this game has put her through, it’s made her more real than she was before.

As for more alive. Well. 

“I mean, I deserve to be held accountable like–” Jaylen stops short at the figure in the shadows of the bedroom doorway.

Her hands shake as she sets her phone facedown on the kitchen table, and she tries not to sound too guilty. “Dream.”

Dreamy blinks, still bleary-eyed, and Jaylen curses herself for not thinking to put on a cup of coffee in advance. “Babe. You don’t need to, like, hang up. I don’t wanna interrupt.” 

“No, it’s fine.” Jaylen looks down at her hands. “I was... talking to Mike. Or his voicemail, I guess. I didn’t know who else to call.” When she glances back up at Dreamy, Jaylen doesn’t think she’s imagining the pity in her eyes.

Dreamy gives a quiet hum of understanding, already drifting over to stand behind Jaylen at the table. “Bad night for sleeping?”

Jaylen shrugs. “As per usual. Figure there’s no point in trying anymore.” She shifts to glance up at Dreamy. “How much did you hear?”

The ensuing beat of hesitation is just enough for Jaylen to feel appropriately self-conscious. Their shitty old radiator shudders to a start behind them. “A bit,” Dreamy admits. “I didn’t mean to eavesdrop, but. Thin walls. I couldn’t sleep either.” 

She sets a comforting hand on Jaylen’s shoulder, tracing a sleep-warm thumb over the back of her neck. Every touch burns a little bit, since Jaylen’s come back, and she shoves down that initial instinct to flinch away. Instead, she leans into the warmth. Dreamy takes a breath. “I’d always be honest if you were hurting me, you know.” 

Maybe a little too much doubt seeps through in Jaylen’s short sigh, because Dreamy repeats, “I would, Jay.”

“I know you would,” Jaylen replies, carefully measured. “I’m just afraid that I’m doing it without even knowing. I want to know how I make you feel.”

Dreamy nods in the corner of Jaylen’s eye, and Jaylen tries to focus on the soft pressure of Dreamy’s thumb skimming over her skin. “Do I suffocate you?” Dreamy asks, more vulnerable than she was a moment earlier.

“No,” Jaylen replies immediately. “You’re the only thing that grounds me, most of the time.” It’s the only thing she knows for certain. 

It takes Dreamy a moment to respond.

“I thought you were gone again when I woke up,” she says, tone unreadable. The city buzzes on in the silence between them, already rousing itself slowly. “I thought maybe you’d been incinerated again somehow, until I heard your voice out here.”

Jaylen swallows numbly, and it tastes like smoke. “Sorry.” She wishes she could say more.

“Don’t be,” Dreamy murmurs. “Point is, I want you here. I don’t think we have a choice at this point, but you aren’t making me stay. I could leave if I wanted to.”

“Nothing is a choice these days,” Jaylen says. No matter how different life has become since she’s returned, things started changing far before that. Whatever life was before blaseball, there’s no turning back. None of it matters anymore.

It’s like she’s rotting away from the inside out these days, like she’s making up for lost time. It’s impossible to deny the blood pull at the heart of her, raw against the transience of her will. With every game, every wrong pitch, she becomes more myth than human. It’s all a balancing act, and Jaylen is losing.

“Right. So I just don’t want things to feel any more... wrong than they have to be.”

Jaylen laughs, hollow. “Too late.”

“Maybe so. But we’ll figure things out.” This time when she glances back at Dreamy, there’s none of that cautious reverence in her eyes. It’s softer, more familiar. It feels like a promise.

Sometimes Jaylen forgets she’s alive, like her body still doesn’t quite know how to operate. Every burning touch is a reminder of the way she’s spent the last five years. But when she looks up at Dreamy, Jaylen already feels more real. Dreamy is here, and Jaylen is too, and the tangibility of that makes it feel like it matters more.

[miekasa]

I thought about giving Coco to levi! But I thought I was adding too many dreamies on Levi LOL you know that basic dreamie island with Judy, Raymond, Sherb, Marshall and whomever else? Eren wants that. ALSO NOOOO I CANT BELIEVE I FORGOT ABOUT PUNCHY!! LEVI WOULD DEFINITELY HAVE HIM!!! Erwin texts Levi or Eren or whomever at 8 PM if they checked their turnip prices. Eren is always down but Levi is like “??? I just got off work???” Thinks it’s funny and as much as he gives him shit for it he lets him come to his island as many times as he wants to sell turnips. Eren really likes Bunnie and that’s a fact✨ I feel like he really loves Lolly or Goldie too 😩 so many cute characters, so little spaces. Everyone is going for a standard island theme and Hange is ✨chaos😎 they have fucking holes everywhere and is trying to make their island either futuristic or steampunky? What’s ur take on their theme? But for now it’s just a mess and they sometimes work on one thing at a time. A few sections of their island is AMAZING and then u walk further and it’s a bunch of weirdly placed bushes, weeds and shovel holes. Hange lovessss Ankha, Bob and Beau and will never let them go. You know who the real island crown goes to? Mikasa💞

This is embarassing, this is the 2nd time I forget to say I’m 🔮 anon 😩 but it’s me, being embarassingly shameless about my acnh hcs. Thank u for indulging me always btw lol

(It’s okay, don’t worry! I am always happy to indulge you 😌)

Omg I didn’t know that many people loved Coco!! I’m biased because I have her on my island, but I wouldn’t trade her for the world 😌😌 PLEASE Erwin is so corporate about the whole thing, he’s like, trying to figure out the stats and predict turnip prices and you’re like Erwin... it’s supposed to be therapeutic, it’s not the real stock market, relax 😭😭 But he’s also very eager and cute about it

Eren has a dilemma every time he visits a mystery island because he finds, like, 80% of all the villagers to be cute, so he kinda wants everybody but only has room for so manyyyy. He’s quick to kick someone out for one of his all time favs, tho. Sorry, Jay, he has to make room for Bunnie somewhere. 

GOD HANGE. Hange’s island is either, like you said, very heavily themed to be like steampunk or sailor-merchant stop-esque; or just has absolutely no theme at all. Just puts down whatever they find cute on random places on the island and is like “Ah, over here is my collection of random things that I got from balloons. Look at the pork roaster, isn’t it cute!!” And you’re like?? Why did you put that on the beach?? They also have the most trees on their island it’s borderline a forest in some areas bye. AND YOU’RE SO RIGHT ABOUT ANKHA. 

I think Mikasa would also love Ankha, and once she gets her, you’ll have to pry her out of her cold, dead hands. Her island is beautiful. Very organized and she has many items placed, but still enough free room so it’s not crowded. She has one of those, like, triple waterfall entrances leading up to her museum and it’s stunning. She also has the best shrubs and gets so excited when Lief is there, and she fucking hates Redd, but sucks it up because she’s really into filling out her musuem 😭😭

[calypsoff]

Six. Part 2

It’s nice that Rakim came but I was not ready for him to be here at this moment, not when I am ready to split with him. My family are making him feel most welcome, pulled him up a seat right next to me at the table and now I am just like what the fuck, is this the surprise he was saying. He bought my mother a bag, like this is so sweet of him to do that but now I feel bad, now I am feeling I have to hold back on getting rid of him but I need to do it “I will be back” I said to Rakim, pushing my chair out as I got up from the table. Walking around the table and crouched down to Mel “your man bought me a bag, girl. I like him” mean mugging her “be quiet. I feel bad now. What do I do?” I need her advice “I would keep him, I’m joking. You’re unhappy then admit to it, this is not your fault. You didn’t ask him to do this” she has a point “that dickhead text me, he had the nerve to say he misses my body and can we talk. I said no, who he is to even ask that when he’s with that bitch, he didn’t ask if I got back or anything, you know? A bit shit, not going to front on that, but I am” Mel poked her bottom lip out, she knows me “don’t fret over that” she pointed at me as I got up from my position “what are you girls gossiping about?” My mom asked “you, we dislike your top” I lied, she looks so offended for no reason at all “you bought it me?” Walking back to my seat laughing “I am joking mommy, stop looking so offended” sitting back down, shuffling my chair in “I missed you though, it was funny because homies were clowning when they saw you with that dude but you looked annoyed” I breathed out laughing “we just met up for a meal, you know how I am when I’m grumpy” I’ve forgotten the argument we were on at that moment, my phone pinged. Actually my phone has been pinging for a while, last time I checked Jay Brown has been messaging me, looking down at my phone. My bitch Katy texting me too, just under that Twin has text me three times now. Unlocking my phone.

Twin:

I’m literally at work and on my break btw....?

I was joking about that

Coconut head?

Exiting out of his messages and locking my phone “shall we say Grace?” My mom said, I thought she was going to say Grace. Placing my phone down and reaching over and holding Rakim and Noella’ hand, just as my mom was going to start to say grace my phone started to ring, seeing Twin calling “I will be back, say grace without me” getting up from the chair and grabbing my phone from the table, answering the call as I walked off “hi” I answered “knew you would answer, how easy of you” he’s actually being an ass “I am joking with you please break a smile” sliding the door open “I am smiling” walking outside “sure you are, I am at work you know. Like I was joking about all that thing” sitting down on the lounger “right, working on Christmas eve?” resting my head on my hand “that is what normal people do yeah” I sniggered “right, you called me for what? Not like you cared if I arrived?” biting on my nail, I just don’t get why call “I miss you, we still friends” taking in a deep breath “yeah, well I am going to go back in and have fun with my family” I want to say something but I won’t, this is up to him “that is cool” he said, a long silence on the line, there is many words between us but I won’t say anything and neither will he “bye” disconnecting the call, I hate to be cold with him but it is what it is.

My family really get along with Rakim, it’s cute to see and I want to feel bad, but I need to do it for me “hey” touching his shoulder “can we speak?” He looked up at me smiling “for sure” my brothers looked unimpressed, they are in a middle of a game but they can wait, this needs to happen now or I will end up backing out thinking of the consequences which I don’t need to do, I want to be happier and be free, I need that. Walking back into the home “I will be back down mom, just need to speak to Rakim” my mom smiled “I was just bringing some leftovers out, I know the boys get hungry” my mom is sweet “he will be back down” I think he will be, I was going to go upstairs but everyone is pretty much outside so I can just go in the spare room, I hope there is no raised voices well if that is if he is rude with it all, we shall see. Turning around to Rakim, he closed the door behind him. Something different about him, I can’t put my finger on it but he is giving me a different vibe, I am sure I will work it out soon, there is a 100% something different though “you good?” Rakim asked me, staring at him not knowing how to start it off, do I just say it’s over or explain myself “uhm” looking down at myself “there is like no real way of speaking on this, there is actually a reason behind why. I don’t feel happy” Rakim smirked “I also want to speak on it, I think we were better off as friends” I breathed out “oh my god!” I spat, that is the biggest weight lifted “flight here, I was thinking on how to approach the situation and I was thinking how much we had fun, we were happy. We aren’t good as being boyfriend and girlfriend. As friends we get on so well, and I didn’t want to upset you so I was going to wait it out because every day we kept up with this persona it was straining the friendship we could salvage, but we are better as friends” I am so happy “we really” I added “I came here with gifts because your family is mine and my family is yours, I want us to remain as friends, we are better that way” nodding my head smiling “you don’t know how much this means to me, I was so scared on how to bring it up” walking towards Rakim, we hugged each other close, I am glad he felt it.

Rakim held the door open for me “so petty things started to occur, I was being petty about small things that didn’t need to happen. I just felt like I need to be the bigger man in this, I don’t want us to fall out and we can’t be friends, I think what did it was the bed situation. But least we can enter the new year just being happy, if you happy. I am happy, we happy yeah?” nodding my head, this has to be the best situation “I think it hit me in a way, you started to slowly be mean to me and it hurt me because I did nothing wrong at times so yeah, least we can be adults about this. And friends it is, I feel like a big weight has been lifted Rakim, I have been worried and today I just thought fuck it let’s just get on with it. Maybe it’s me, maybe I am not ready for a relationship. I think that sometimes, I am very much in deep with my career, you know?” Rakim smiled agreeing with me “you’re in your peak Rih, but I think relationships will always be there. You got time, we still will go out to smoke though” he got his fist out to me “for sure” fist bumping him, my eyes searched for Mel and I found her just waiting for me “I am going though, like after this. I didn’t expect this to be done so quick, which happened” he was waiting just like I was “tell me before you go” walking off to Mel, I need to tell her the details now.

Looking over at Rakim with my brother “so! Spill the details” Mel hit my shoulder lightly “uhm, it went really well. It was weird, so I said I need to speak to you, and he was fine with it. I just said I am unhappy, and the flood gates opened, he admitted to the fact that we are better as friends. He seen us slipping slowly into something we both dislikes, the bed situation, he felt that he needed to stop this before it turned into something worse that we can’t come back from, he wants to keep the friendship because we are good as friends, and I am so happy. He said I want to be a man about things, and we are better off as that” Mel is shook “no way? That is amazing, he is really being a man about things then, chile. Here is me thinking he would be protesting about the shit, but he really doesn’t want to lose that friendship and I don’t blame him, you are a good friend. Well how does it feel baby? You got freedom, you’re a single woman” I shrugged “I mean it doesn’t feel any different, I don’t feel anything different because I didn’t feel anything for him, I am glad he was a man about it because this could have been way messier then it could have been” I have to count my blessings, this could have turned into something malicious.

Rakim is sweet, he bought me a chain “you didn’t have too, I mean I am saying this, but I also got you a chain. Not as good as yours but open it when you get home” holding the box out “I was thinking, shall we just break the news ourselves? I mean are you ok with me posting about it?” I asked, I don’t want to do it behind his back “sure, you better see me when you come to New York” he opened his arms to me, hugging him “I will, I feel so much better. I feel a better connection to you now” I admitted “same, we just two fools. And also Roc Nation mentioned it, we tried I guess” moving back from the hug “have a safe flight, text me to let me know” I pointed, he winked at me as he walked off. He is a good friend, and I do prefer that. Turning around to go back into the home “you ruin everything” Rajad spat, he is so stupid “be quiet, then why don’t you date him” closing the door behind me “we are still friends, he is like family so be quiet. Getting all worked up over an ex now” brothers are annoying.

I am going through deleting picture of us, I want it done and gone already, I also need to find a cute picture to post of us and I got it, I found one. This is when we were in Greece, I was ok there but not the best, I wasn’t the happiest but content, but we look cute. That is because I took the selfie, let me post this. Tapping on Instagram and then the plus sign, scrolling to find the picture which I did straight and tapping on that picture. Adding a caption to the post ‘Sometimes people are better off as friends and in this case, that is us. Greece is where it started, Barbados is where it ended but it ended with love’ pressing send on the post, I rather it came from me because speculation is a bitch, I don’t want people assuming I am doing this and I am cheating so it is better off I just announce it, and there we have, I am single and I do not feel bad about having sex with another man now, I am free to do what I please now. Drop down appeared, Twin has text me that quick, does he have my notifications on.

Twin:

You don’t play ! 😳😳😳

Robyn:

Something that needed to be done, it’s done now 🤷🏾‍♀️

Twin:

Single so you don’t need to be shy with the nudes?

Robyn:

Goodnight ….. FRIEND!

[praphit]

Another Year, Another Recap - “Have a Coke and a smile... :)”

So, we're getting to the end, people. We're about to finish off another year. Personally, this year has been immensely better than the last.

I didn't even want to stay up and do any celebrating at the end of 2018. I just wanted to go to bed and be done with that bleepin year. This year has been a hell of a lot better. I hope that all of you can say something similar, but if not, there's always going to bed early, and putting your hope in the next year.

This past Christmas (and all Christmas', really) I spent time doing a lot of hating on Christmas music; it's a valued tradition of mine. I am, however, always surprised to find a few songs each year that don't bother me all that much. This year, one of them was John Legend's "Baby, It's cold outside" ft Kelly Clarkson  

- a rewritten, sans rapey vibe rendition to boot its 1940's something predecessor.

In this version (at least how I interpret it), both people wanted some action that night. John says all of the right stuff ("I'll call you a car", "maybe you SHOULD go"), creating a safe environment, and most importantly, not coming off as sleazy and rapey. He's also protecting himself with this recording:) But, let's be clear... he wants some, and he wants it bad! While Kelly, also wants some, but doesn't want to come off as being a hoe. Nobody wants to be labeled a hoe.  So, she says all of the right things as well ("My dad and brother are waiting for me", "I've gotta visit my sick grandma", "Gotta get home to the KIDS") But, at the end of the night, they both make a decision to sing to one another "Baby, It's cold outside, so let's stay in and BLEEP." That's how you do it! No guilt! No #METOO! No wife and kids around. All is well:) Divorces are still rising, and more older people (as well as old as bleep people) are on dating apps than ever before. Consider this song a Christmas gift from John & Kelly to you.

Sexiest man alive in 2019 btw

Congrats. Classic coming-up-out-of-the-water sexy.

There has been some good music in 2019. Good stuff happening. Also some sad and weird stuff happening in music - all things balance out, I suppose.

GOOD:

Lizzo

I am here for all things Lizzo.

SAD & WEIRD:

Maroon 5's Super Bowl performance. It wasn't even really M5's fault; they simply did what they always do. It was more a poor choice by the NFL. A boring and awkward performance. There was a time when all anybody wanted was a shirtless Adam Levine- both women AND men. Even times when he wasn't performing, he would show up places, some random person would announce to everyone "Don't worry, Adam WILL be taking off his shirt tonight." Talk about ME TOO. It was so bad that the old, white, slaveowners of the NFL hired Jay-Z (one of the blackest icons we have) to come and save them. We'll see how that turns out.

GOOD & WEIRD:

Tyler, The Creator - "IGOR"

One of my fav projects of the year. Tyler, the Creator is an odd dude - I mean this as a compliment. I love how Hip-Hop has evolved. There's a lot more room nowadays to be yourself, no matter how outsiders might deem your behavior as weird (sometimes, others NOT saying this as a compliment). I love his creativity, and hope he continues to inspire other artists (especially in hip-hop) to be creative. Heeeee also says stuff like this "I like girls, but I have sex with their brothers." But, also uses the word "gay" as an insult. Who knows?? There's a lot to unpack there.

SAD:

In other news, Camila Cabello might be a racist. Y'all can look it up if you'd like, but some posts of hers resurfaced. I'm a fan of hers, and checked out the posts for myself, thinking "People are prob just overreacting" - they're not, it's bad. She has apologized, saying the whole "I'm older and wiser now" thing. The prob with that is she's only 22.

GOOD & BAD, I GUESS:

ADELE

It's always good to see Adele out and about. These holiday pics show that's she's still alive (I get concerned, cuz she tends to disappear for a while) and apparently a lot thinner. This of course stirs men to say men type things, women to go on the attack, and all genuine compliments towards her to get lost. The good news is, Adele seems to be getting pretty chummy with Santa, and everyone knows that St. Nick is a heartbreaker. Adele should be spurned and back in the studio writing amazing tunes soon enough.

WEIRD:

Kanye

These pics say it all. 

... that being said, I love his new music (which is how I stamp all of my conversations about Ye).

GOOD:

Billie Eilish! 

Now (like many), one of my fav artists. 

BAD:

She just turned 18, so of course, us men being ourselves again say things like "She's 18 now. You know what that means." Honestly, I'm still trying to figure out what that means. Nothing says crossing-over into womanhood quite like being objectified.

Speaking of 2019 pervs - R.KELLY!

We can throw MJ and... what the hell, I'll just throw Spacey in there as well (his documentary is coming soon enough, I'm sure).

We were all enthralled by these two docuseries. It's interesting how different races respond to MJ. Both see him as... you know, but most black people are still listening to his music. White people on the other hand are ready to riot every time someone plays one of his songs... except around Halloween - gotta have "Thriller".

We love depressing television.

There was "Chernobyl" as well as "When they see us"

Movies too -

"Joker"

I love this movie, but it's about a homicidal clown, struggling with mental illness.

"Us"

I love this movie, but it's about classism and marginalization.

"Endgame"

It's largely about grief.

It's the best movie of the year, as far as I'm concerned!

It should win all awards!

ALL OF THEM!

Best Horror

Best Comedy

Best Romance

Remember when he sent the message to his wife? Cute, right?

Personally, I think he and Nebula were banging in each other.

... I think that story is going to come out some day. C’mon... they were up in space, alone... they both thought they were going to die. She was like “OMG, I’ve always wanted to bang Robert Downey Jr. 

He was like “I don’t blame you.”

But, afterwards, he was like 

 - you know? He felt all bad, because he’d never get to do that again (that was the last of his energy). Annnnd also because he cheated. Which led to that cute recording for his wife. SEE, it’s all connected!

Best actor in Josh Brolin (Thanos) - the range of emotions (satisfaction, terror, humility, revenge, arrogance, beatin ass, defeat) Leo and Brad Pitt ain't have to do all of that!

Best Actress... hmm.. idk about this one. Many say J.Lo deserves an Oscar for her performance in "Hustlers" - a movie made for strippers, by strippers.

Exotic dancers are making a comeback! Maybe one day, stripping will be going in the same direction marijuana is - just something people do. No more shame! You can actually make a decent living at it - ain't that right, Stormy?

And who can forget this J.Lo quote "This city, this whole country, is a strip club. You've got people tossing the money. and people doing the dance."

There have also been plenty of things in 2019 that I have not understood:

1) Hatin on Greta

Greta - trying hard to do what she believes will make this world a better place for us all.

Certain people - "Shut that bitch up! She's crazy!"

2) Hatin on Megan Rapinoe

MP - leading a soccer team to a World Cup victory, being outspoken for women's rights and gay rights, having awesome purple hair, and trying to be the best leader and athlete she can be.

Certain people - "Shut that bitch up! She's Crazy! Equal pay my ass!"

3) Popeyes Chicken Sandwich

 - the gov't test for a new crack epidemic. Sadly, I never got to partake.

4) Allison Mack

- This whole story began being unveiled in 2018, but continued through this year. I still don’t understand how this story has not gotten more attention. Some of y’all don’t even know what I’m talking about.... google it, and be horrified.

5) BTS (and K-pop in general)

-I love them, but... our country's K-Pop fetish has gotten kinda out of hand. All kinds of artists are trying to share the spotlight with them. Next, we're going to see them team up with Kendrick Lamar.

6) TikTok - I just don't get it. What’s the difference? 

7) Cancel Culture

To me all cancel culture is silenced by Trump being our president. Where was all of this righteous indignation when we voted him into office? You might say "I didn't vote for him." Yeah, but, WE did - Idk what that says about us, but it's prob not good.

It doesn't even really work - Louis CK is currently selling out venues for an unapologetic tour. I'm not even saying that it SHOULD work (in SOME cases). I'm simply saying that it doesn't work (in most cases). But, perhaps the fear of it working is enough. Or perhaps we should think through how we spend our anger.

BUT, enough of that! It's time to pass out this year's PRAPHIE AWARD!

Here are the noms:

Jordan Peele

Pedro the turtle

(no need for context, just know he’s awesome)

Baby Yoda

 (btw - studies show that if you have access to "The Mandalorian" and you AREN'T watching it, you're an asshole. This is not ME talking, this is science)

Megan Rapinoe (who I’ve already mentioned)

Flying Elbow Guy (Again, this requires no context. It’s Flying Elbow Guy! There is a baseball player who’s name I can’t remember. He took on a whole team, and... you know what - that’s too much exposition. It’s Flying Elbow Guy!

  Keanu Reeves

Annnnnnnd! It’s...

...

KEANU!

This year:

Of course JW, Toy Story 4, Cyberpunk 2077, “Always be my Maybe”, plus we found out that he’s down for The Matrix 4, John Wick 4, and Bill & Ted. CRAZY!

Also my BAMF of the year (see previous post)!

We love Keanu Reeves so much, that he's allowed to murder as many people as he wants (as John Wick).

We'll get mad if an actor who's not handicapped is playing someone who is, we'll get mad about whitewashing (as we should), we'll get mad if things are too sexualized, we GOT MAD at "Joker" for predicted violence. But, Keanu can murder all he wants:)

(See the scene above? - that was a McDonald’s before he showed up)

He found love as well. Women are loving that he chose someone closer to his age. Honestly, Idk why it matters. I'd still love this man, even if he were dating 22 year old, racist ass Camila Cabello.

But, he's viewed by some as the perfect man. I disagree. I don’t think that he’s merely the perfect man, but the perfect human.

His career and popularity paths are unique. No one would call him a... GOOD actor, but look at him! And he seems like a genuinely, awesomely, good person. And whatever "good person" means to you, he's at the top! We should all (men and women) be a lil more like Keanu in 2020.

Let's all be as lovable as we can, so we may all get away with as much as we can:)

With each new year, I challenge myself with a slogan to live by. In 2020, it's going to be this - 

From Eddie Murphy’s “Raw”- Richard Pryor’s advice to Eddie, concerning Bill Cosby 

Telling certain people in my way "To have a Coke and a smile, and shut the bleep up." Sometimes, I might need to be the one to do this, rather than say it - we'll see.

Here was the runner-up slogan (his response)

Magical.

Happy New Year, Everyone! Enjoy yourselves. Be less of an asshole. And be safe... enough to at least make it TO 2020.

Much love!

[leggigoesabroad]

we’re only here on borrowed time

Sitting on a lovely, smooth, high-speed train from Nuremberg, Germany to Paris.  Yesterday was a day from hell which I'll lightly get into but not dwell on, but for now, I'm so happy.  I'd be remiss to not mention why!!  Part of the reason I decided to book the train instead of flying from Prague to Paris was for many uninterrupted hours to listen to this new book my doctor recommended for me, called "Stress Less, Accomplish More" but Emily Fletcher.  It obviously sounds like a typical self-help book, but I have a crush on my doctor and she really sold it for me.  (BTW she's no older than like, 32, is married with two kids, super pretty, and totally gets me.  She's very female-centric and one time said 'I'll never let you leave here without a prescription for more birth control, we will never let the system be the reason you're struggling with something' after asking if I had enough for the foreseeable future.  Joke's on her, I'm single AF, but it really spoke to me.)  She said it's a book about meditation and although I've tried meditating before, I am a little bit of a natural skeptic as to allllllllll of its listed benefits.  She said this super simple technique helps you sleep better, greatly reduces anxiety/depression, get sick less often, be more effective at work, eliminate jet lag, on and on.  She said she honestly can't say enough about it and it completely changed her life.  I took this as a way to be more like her and immediately bought it.  Also because I wanted her to like me.  Incidentally, she texted me a few days ago inviting me to a new women's group she's developing for people in my demographic who are going through the same things.  Because like of COURSE she did!! She also tells me to call her Casey instead of by "Doctor" and man I should stop now this is getting weird.

Anyway, this book is by an ex-Broadway performer who noticed she was going grey at age 28 (cough cough I am too) and was sick of all the medications she used to treat these symptoms and wanted to get more at the root.  She talks about how simple this meditation method is - 15 minutes twice a day - and how it is literally the best thing she's ever done for herself in her life.  After her course, she asks people how much money it would take to stop meditating.  They all say something between "500 million dollars" and "no amount of money in the world, because what would be the point without everything else meditation gives me?"  I booked the train so I could set aside several hours to listen to the book, especially on this trip, because we all know from the Thailand blog era that being far away in new countries is often what helps me make decisions in life and really self-reflect.  Yes, I hear how extra that sounds, but I'm fine with it.  I'm only on Chapter 5 and I keep intermittently crying!!  We haven't even gotten to the part where she tells me HOW to meditate!  Just her background on why it works and the entire theory behind it.  The author talks about one case in which a guy with advanced Parkinson's started her sessions and after literally the first one, his tremors disappeared during the entire 15 minutes and for 5 minutes after.  She said when they both opened their eyes he asked if she had noticed, and she said she did, and started crying because it was arguably the most profound moment of her career.  I'm crying typing this.  Ugh.  She doesn't claim that meditation will cure chronic illnesses of course, but rather that it's the best thing one can possibly do to supplement medical instruction and for some ailments, it can indeed end up replacing them.  She said after she started the practice, she didn't get sick again (cold, flu, anything) for EIGHT AND A HALF YEARS!!  Because when the body can use sleep at night to fully rest and not just as a band-aid for stress relief, your immune system can work at its intended level and not allow any of these small things to come into play.  You'd think I'd be getting paid for this post, but alas, I'm only 5 chapters in and get ready for me to be even more insufferable than usual when I get home.

Onward.  Last I left off I was in a cafe with Lizzy in Prague.  We stayed for a few hours and actually got a lot of work done!  Turns out my freelance deadlines don't disappear when I go to Europe, hmm.  We then walked to an area called Petrin, which from afar just looks like a tree-covered hill.  It's actually an uphill path in an expansive park that ultimately overlooks the entire city of Prague.  The more we went up, I kept thinking "we must be at the top by now" and then new buildings and castles and paths and orchards would appear.  It felt like a hidden fairyland with twists and turns and new beautiful sights along the way.  I posted a pic on the gram, but at one point we came to a clearing and there was a picture-perfect snapshot of the entire city through the trees.  With the red roofs and striking architecture I again almost felt like crying.  Also saw a bunch of couples making out in the orchards with no shame all, so that was something.  Good on 'em, ay.  We stopped for a glass of wine at the top (duh) and ended up chatting about work/management styles/feelings about jobs/etc.  Something great about Lizzy is that it turns out for everything I'm interested in, she's in grad school for.  I felt like she was the manifestation of all things fascinating to me.  Kinda like when you meet someone really smart who is able to vocalize all the things you feel about things, but better.  Like Hilary, but not my sister.  Like Jay Wong, but not my boss!  We talked about Kitty and her job search and then got into the concept of finding a job by figuring out what you love and what comes naturally to you, and then seeing how you can get paid for it.  She loved hearing about Kitty and SpotX and the proposal she had to do about team-building and customer engagement, and we chatted all about different marketable skills.  I remember crying to Hil many years ago (Hil if you read this, do you remember??) about how I *thought* I was smart but I hated studying/learning/school and my grades reflected that, and how I've squandered all my potential, I'm actually really dumb, etc.  BTW in retrospect I now see a lot of that as my undiagnosed ADHD and I wish I had understood it earlier to get ahead of it, but it's okay.  Hil at the time told me that she may have great grades and a good job, etc., but that she can't walk into a room and command attention or just become friends with everyone, and that skills come in all shapes and sizes and one isn't better than another.  I'M GETTING EMOTIONAL AGAIN.  Remember when my blogs used to be carefree and funny?  Me either.

After that, Lizzy and I walked all through the grounds of the Prague Castle and wound our way down the hill to the Charles Bridge, and stopped for another drink.  Then we got into a whole discussion about relationships and sexuality.  Later, when we were hanging out with her husband, Rob, I found myself saying over and over: "It's like what Lizzy and I were talking about earlier..." and he was like "how did you guys somehow talk about EVERYTHING today?!"  Females, man.  Eventually she went back to her place to shower and I checked into my Airbnb across the street.  Got SO EXHAUSTED and almost fell dead asleep while waiting for her before dinner, but rallied, and so glad I did.  We took the tram up the hill to a nice restaurant for dinner, then went to an Irish pub to watch the Liverpool/Barcelona game.  No one there remembered the epic call from 2010 World Cup that Ned and I quote all the time, but hey, we do and that's what counts. ("AND YOU COULD NOT WRITE... A STORY LIKE THIS.")  We got there at halftime and were ordering drinks at the bar when a guy sitting at the bar was a real dick and says to me and Lizzy, "just so you know, when the game's on again, you've gotta move.  I sat here on purpose for a good view, so make sure you move." Then turned to his partner and we could clearly hear him saying things like, "Fuckin' ridiculous they're standing right there during the game... I'm not going to let that happen... no fuckin' way" Um, a) it's half time. b) it's a bar and we're at the bar ordering drinks. c) WE KNOW. d) fuck off.  He kept talking about us after we moved and she and I briefly thought about starting shit but you know, foreign country and all that.  Luckily he was cheering for Liverpool and they got stomped in the second half to lose the game and we rejoiced. :)

Went to a weird, dark "Books" bar after that and we were almost the only people there.  There were condoms in the bathroom and I took one as a joke to show Rob and Lizzy, but now it's still in my bag and freaks me out every time I reach for my Chapstick.  We went back to their house afterwards and I kid you not, just watched Harry Styles videos.  Turns out they both love him, especially Rob, which is so rich to me.  He was like "this guy is just like coolness personified and he's so talented and he's weirdly attractive in kind of a feminine way but also masculine and he has such a nice voice and swagger...." you'd think I planted Rob to say this to me, but no.  We watched the entirety of his Carpool Karaoke as I told them all of my favorite parts ("I was back middle." "Why am I always Julia Roberts??" "I cry in like, a cool way.")  It's like when someone says to me, "you know, I'd love to know more about the meanings behind Taylor Swift's songs but I never learned, what are all of the albums about?" And I look around expecting that I'm being Punk'd.  Parted ways with them and thanked them for everything and told them I was very grateful for our summer camp relationship.  You know, the kind that is intensely strong, and very brief.  I may never see them again and yet we spent 15 hours straight together on Wednesday and I had one of the best days ever.  See you in another life, brotha.

A series of hiccups led to a very stressful morning on Thursday that I won't fully get into because my poor family already lived through it with me via WhatsApp... but it started with extreme random nausea, (the kind you have a serious internal talk with yourself about: "no.  you are okay.  take deep, slow breaths.  do not throw up here.  you are completely fine, this will pass.  breathe.  you're not sick.  this is just random.  you cannot throw up here.") and then I got on what was supposed to be a train from Prague to Nuremberg with a stop in Schwandorf, but there was a service interruption on the first leg and everyone knew but me.  Probably because everyone speaks Czech and I, ya know, do not.  BTW so far Czech is the least intuitive language I've ever come across.  I could read an entire book in it and wouldn't be able to give you even the slightest context, like you can with French/Spanish/German.  I know, romance languages and all that, but man I really underestimated how important it is to know some of the language when you're traveling through remote towns.  I notice everyone in Plzen has gotten off the train and I think "well that's weird, but maybe they're all local commuters."  A lady comes by and yells at me to get off, I say, "English?" She says, "NO.  Bus." and shoos me off.  In the panic I forget my suitcase from where I stored it - thank the heavens above, it was still there when I realized 15 minutes later and fought my way back on a closed train.  I have such PTSD today and can't fathom what would have happened if the train had left.  Imagine my suitcase just taking off on a train to the Czech countryside by itself.  Zero percent chance I get that back.  Work computer, my treasured leather jacket from Kathy that I swear I'd save in a fire, all of my toiletries and pills and prescriptions...ugh I can't even think about it.

No one spoke English except for a kind man at the info desk who spoke very little, and gave me directions ("directions" is a loose term here, I did a lot of critical thinking and problem solving to vaguely understand what I was supposed to be doing next) to take a bus in an hour that would take me to Stod, where I could then catch my train to Schwandorf and hopefully ultimately Nuremberg.  After a series of mishaps and incredible uncertainty, eventually all of that happened.  I walked into the hotel in Nuremberg and almost kissed the floor.  I had big plans to wake up early and explore, but alas, I'm embarrassed to admit that all I did in Nuremberg was buy some wine/chocolate/gummy bears and stay in all night and sleep late this morning.  Bodies need rest, y'all.  My audiobook author would tell me that my body is in recovery mode after releasing an unnatural amount of adrenaline and cortisol.  NEVERTHELESS SHE PERSISTED!

I'll be staying with rig friend Angie and her family in Paris, and seeing rig Aaron there too.  He messaged me yesterday and said, "so do you want to see museums and such? Or I can show you my favorite brasseries?" I said, "I've been to Paris, I'd just like to day drink honestly."  Luckily he is on board, shawoooooooo.  Oddly there's no WiFi on this train like they said there would be, but it's not that bad because it's so smooth and comfortable and I still have my audiobook.  Will post this blog sometime later when the WiFi shows up.  Cross your fingers that I get the romantic countryside train ride I pined for.  And happy weekend!!!

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belphegor1982 replied to your text post: Happy convention! I hope you return to us rested and excited :o) (also, you can order a Caesar salad and stab it (to eat it, of course) to celebrate :D)

Thank you!  I actually had almost no sleep during the convention for anxiety-related reasons, but then I came home and crashed for a full 12 hours so I'm relatively well-rested now.  There were a few bumps in the weekend due to reasons outside my control, but otherwise I had a pretty good time :)  Hope everyone had a good weekend!

truxi-twice replied to your link post: Like there wasn't a whole Battle Top craze just a few years back. Honestly, spider-webbing and A Light Cannon sound stupid too, y'know?

When Turbine debuted, Manapul made a comment that they replaced Roscoe because "nobody knows what tops are anymore".  Ever since then I've been annoying my spouse with that line whenever I see Beyblades on toy shelves :>  And agreed, pretty much every comic character -- and probably a lot of characters in fiction -- can sound ridiculous when you twist their concept to seem silly.  Which is exactly what that writer did here.

ashlethenggm replied to your link post: It makes me so mad to see people making fun of the Top. He's much more capable than people give him credit for.

He is!  But mockery of him is extremely common, and it's so frustrating.  I'm sure it's part of the reason he's really unpopular.

ashlethenggm replied to your text post: Reading this guy's comments is so infuriating. But since the Rouges are still around in current comics, have fans, and have even been featured in movies (Digger in Suicide Squad) then I'd say he was wrong.

I like the way you think!  And agreed for sure.  The oldest of Barry's Rogues are more than 60 years old now and the other Silver Age Rogues are approaching that age, and they're more popular than ever.  Jay's enemies are 75 years+ now.

littleratqueen replied to your text post: Has this guy even read the comics they're in?

That's a very good question.  For some of these entries it sounds like he isn't familiar with much of their appearances, especially because all he does is riff on what's in their Who's Who entries.  But I'm pretty sure Len got such a good grade because of his modern incarnation, suggesting he does know a bit about him....because let's be real, Len wasn't that popular or much of a cool badass before Johns.

audreyfulquard replied to your text post: who hurt this man

I don't know, but they have much to answer for.

fyeahgoldenvibe replied to your text post: Like...WTF. First off, Lisa didn't invent the skates, she stole them from Len (if I remember right) and the person doesn't credit her for being the first person to figure out Barry is the Flash or being as flat out deadly (she would have killed the Flash 10 times over if the male Rogues didn't step in.) I was also going to say, incest? But then I remembered she dressed her later boyfriends up like Len lol. I hate when people don't give her the credit she's due.

You're remembering correctly, the skates were Len's invention.  And in fact the Who's Who entry does state that she figured out Barry's identity, although it doesn't note that she was the first.  Regardless, like a lot of non-Rogues fans, this guy makes a whole bunch of assumptions about her and thinks she's silly because she has a skating gimmick (seriously, I have run into so many of those guys over the years) and thus writes her off as a threat or even as a character.  

As I noted in the reply to an ask, I think the guy is referring to her ties to other Rogues by the "incest" comment.  Chillblaine's thematic similarities to Len is weird, but it might just be DC being non-creative about their cold villain designs...the villain Coldsnap also looks similar to Len and the Chillblaines, but isn't connected to them.

belphegor1982 replied to your text post: I really hate this attitude - it's just gratuitous bile (riddled with mistakes, because like you said, why be truthful when you can be mean?) from someone who clearly thinks arrogance is cleverness. Idiot.

Yeah, seconded.  It's the same old stuff we hear from people who don't know the Rogues well and think they're just 'LOL heat gun' 'LOL ice skates' and so on.  It's interesting to see how non-fans perceive the Rogues, but they rarely have anything interesting or insightful to say about them.

ashlethenggm replied to your photo post: Bring Digger back to the Rouges #2K18 Also, I doubt he's dead, but I'm gonna stay pissed until I see he's alive again.

Same!  And I must say, I was figuring he'd appear in the June solicitation/cover released today....but he wasn't.  That makes me a tad nervous for his future in the book.  However, it's possible the issue will simply focus on Deadshot and Digger and the other Squad members aren’t being used for non-sinister reasons.

peppersandcats replied to your text post: /facepalm - Thank you for reading that so we didn't have to? (Although I did. Which I now regret.)

Yeah, I actually enjoy reading stuff like that because I'm interested to know what other people think about the Rogues....although as noted above, they rarely have anything insightful to say.  But I find it helps me to write about the Rogues for newcomers, as it helps to head off their complaints before they come to a knee-jerk negative conclusion about the characters.

heavensong replied to your photo post: OOH! Ship is gonna be at Supercon this year! I really wanna meet him ahhhhh. Awesome photos btw!

Thank you!  I was too shy to meet him in person, alas, but I really enjoyed his panel and you should go see him if you get the chance.  He clearly knows a fair bit about Jay and the Flashverse, and seems like a genuinely nice and positive person.  He is so perfect for Jay :D