#kat-astrophic-todd

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If you get this, answer with 3 random facts about yourself and send it to the last 7 blogs in your notifications, anonymously or not! Let's get to know the person behind the blog 💕

Hi Kat ! <3 :)

I’m bad at random facts, but here we go.

- I did 9 years of gymnastics but I stopped because I wasn’t “good enough” for the teachers to keep teaching me (basically I didn’t have the level to go to competitions so they stopped teaching me to focus on the ones who could. It’s been 10 years and I still miss it).

- I’ve never stayed in one place more than a year since I was 16 (2 years in one city with a change of housing during, one year in another, changed countries 3 times, moved, removed, moved again ... I’m virtually nomadic).

- When I was 9 I started writing a novel about horses (I was 9 okay - though I’ve never actually been a horse girl) and then it gradually shifted into a novel about Egyptian mythology. I finished writing the first draft when I was 14, started the second book when I was 15, and since then I haven’t picked it back up again, and it has changed a lot in my mind. Maybe one day I’ll finally get back to it.

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Gotham City Sirens  

TO: @kat-astrophic-todd

FROM: Your Secret Santa 

[wereah]

kat-astrophic-todd reblogged your photoset and added:

this is beautiful and it makes me want to cry....

Thank you so much! Your comment really means a lot to me! 

I wrote a whole paragraph of gibberish about what reading your comment made me feel, but honestly, words can’t do it justice. Thank you! 

[primeemeraldheiress]

Tagged by @garpie64

Last Line Tag Game

Rules: create a new post with the last line you wrote, then tag as many people as there are words in that line

The Chancellor smirked as he sipped his wine. He’d break that control before the night was out. 

Not tagging quite that many people but I’ll tag a few.

@jasontoddiefor @ghostwriterofthemachine @alabasterswriting @graaaaceeliz @atasteforsuicidal @scandalsavagefanfic @daemoninwhiteround2 @rynae-reblogs @ilonga @kat-astrophic-todd @letslipthehounds @sirgnomethegiant @wajjs

[princess-from-another-galaxy]

My least favorite part about getting into My hero academia so late, is looking at the notes in the post and seeing several of my mutuals/friends and just being like "we could have been nerding out about this all this time, but I was a fool....😔"

(this post was made mainly with @midnight-spectrum-again and @kat-astrophic-todd in mind, but I'm like 85% sure, there are more....)

[talk-geek-to-me]

Announcement

Hey all!! I know I haven’t been active a lot (ya know, moving, keeping up with school and work) and when I am, I just repost other people’s work (they’re so fucking good guys) and I am having the BIGGEST urge to write lately, but I am working on some fics, I probably won’t post them yet until I find time to sit down and write again. However, I decided to edit my past works! I am super excited about it! I decided to edit them because of how busy I am, I can actually sit down on my break at work, or before my class and edit a sentence and be satisfied with it. Editing makes it easier for me to get my creative juices flowing again and I won’t feel like I’m depriving you of content. The fics that I am editing, may or may not be longer than they were before. I’m sorry for the long wait for fics, but I do have fics in the works, whether it be Supernatural, Marvel, maybe Criminal Minds, etc. I do have fics in the works. Thank you so much for being ever so patient with me!! I love you all and please! if you have any questions, don’t be afraid to send an ask. Or if you wanna talk, my inbox is ALWAYS opened!

Tagging some mutuals: 

@parkerpuff @wxntersoldiers @posseidons @angelhaz11 @captainmommaoftwogirls @regulus-black @hey-its-grey @buckyssoul @breakmebucky @kat-astrophic-todd

[littlebluewing]

kat-astrophic-todd

  OKAY SO this is v much still a questioning and...

It’s okay to try and it’s also okay if you don’t want a label. We’re here, we hear you.

ty and ily <3

[mizmahlia]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Batman (Comics), DCU (Comics), Batman - All Media Types Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Bat Family & Jason Todd, Tim Drake & Jason Todd, Jason Todd & Damian Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth & Jason Todd Characters: Jason Todd, Alfred Pennyworth, Tim Drake, Damian Wayne, Dick Grayson, Stephanie Brown Additional Tags: Family, Birthday, Birthday Party, Blackmail, Fluff and Angst, Humor Series: Part 2 of Tumblr Prompts

Summary:

Tim and Damian looked at each other, unsure and turned their heads to him at the same time. Again, creepy.

“We…” Tim's eyes were wide and shocked. “You know we wish everyday was like your birthday, right?”

“What are you talking about?” It sounded more like an accusation than a question.

(Note from MizM: She writes some amazing angst, but there’s so much more to her writing than that! If you don’t follow her or haven’t read her work, go find her at @kat-astrophic-todd - you won’t regret it!)

[anchinoe]

I Hope You Know That You’re My Home

Also on AO3. Beta read by @mizmahlia :D Follow me on my main blog @kat-astrophic-todd . Chapter 1.

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Chapter 2: Don’t Let This Be The End

The memories always seemed to leave him broken. He felt like he was out of his body, an outsider looking at Bruce Wayne from above. He came to himself slowly; first he felt the fabric of his trousers and his vision started to focus. He heard muffled voices, as if he was underwater. His daughter shook his shoulders violently.

“Cassandra?” He furrowed his brow, not knowing what was happening.

“Look,” she pointed sharply at the TV, where Jason’s face was on the news. He felt dizziness taking over his body. He wasn’t sure what was real anymore.

“It seems our wayward bad boy celebrity has been doing more than partying with Prince Harry around Europe these last years.” Vicki Vale smirked at the camera. Bruce had the feeling she was enjoying every second of it. “Yale University couldn’t keep the secret anymore when the graduation ceremony took place and the young Wayne heir went to accept his diploma.”

“Oh, my God.” Bruce heard Dick mutter behind him.

“The young man graduated with honors in Ethics, Politics and Economics,” she kept on, a surprisingly genuine smile on her face. “His teachers say he was the most dedicated student of his class and therefore graduated a year early. The rector tells us he was very adamant on keeping his identity a secret, for reasons we all can imagine.”

Bruce felt her staring right through him.

“And he confirmed Mr. Todd-Wayne has already been offered a position in several companies. We're sure he is going to achieve great things.”

The following headlines were a blur for everyone in the room. No one was bold enough to talk; time had stopped for them.

“Did you know?” Bruce whispered at no one in particular.

His children were as surprised as he was, the only one remaining calm was Alfred. The old man looked up and met his eyes.

“Master Jason might have mentioned college, but he never specified and I certainly wasn’t going to try and pry information from him,” he admitted. Silence fell upon them once again while they let the information sink in.

“But that’s fantastic!” Dick finally shook off the initial surprise and now was openly smiling. He looked so proud and happy that it hurt, looking at him.

Yes, Bruce thought, yes it is.

But as his eldest son left the room to, no doubt, congratulate Jason, he couldn’t shake off the sadness that overcame him. Not because he wasn’t happy or proud, but because he wasn’t allowed to be part of his son’s life anymore. He couldn’t hug him and hold him. He couldn’t pepper his face with kisses or tell him how his success made a warm feeling spread in his chest, making him want to shed happy tears and cry out in joy.

Instead, he had to wait for his kids to take pity and share something about Jason with him. He would have to wait for Jason to give interviews or to resign himself to search on social media for gossip. Pathetic, really.

He would do anything to fix the bond he broke, he would give anything to get his beloved son back. To take his words back. To pause and look and realize how broken his son had been, the pain he carried, the signs he should have seen.

The guilt weighing on Damian’s conscience for not telling him right away what Bruce should have already figured out.

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  He heard Damian’s light steps seconds before he knocked on the study’s door. Bruce tried to compose himself a little. He wiped his face, combed his hair a little and tried to smooth out the wrinkles on his shirt.

“Come in.” His voice more confident than he felt. He hadn’t slept in days, trying to find Jason, to find any clue about his whereabouts. In moments like this he really hated how intelligent his son was.

“Father,” Damian greeted him absentmindedly. He looked distracted, and nervous. Bruce was exhausted, but he knew his son well.

“Sit down, please.” Damian did as he was told. “Is everything alright?” Bruce knew it wasn’t, but let his eleven-year-old son talk at his own rhythm.

Damian gulped and looked at his designer shoes, not even grazing the floor. He bit his lip and took a deep breath, finally looking at Bruce. He was crying.

“This is-” Damian wiped his eyes with the sleeve of his sweater furiously, squaring his shoulders. He looked too old for his age. Bruce didn’t like it.

“This is all my fault.” His voice broke at the last word, breaking also Bruce’s heart.

“Jason” He hiccupped

“Left. A-and it’s…”

Another hiccup

“All my fault.” His shoulders shook and Bruce stood up and ran to hug his son with force. The child almost clawed at him, grabbing his shirt as if it was a lifeline. The crying worsened.

“Damian,” Bruce couldn’t let the sadness overtake him. Damian needed him now. His boy was breaking down and he needed to be there for him. He clutched him in his arms and whispered on his ear.

“Listen to me, son. This is not your fault, okay? If anything, it’s my fault. I said horrible things to your brother and he…” He couldn’t bring himself to finish the sentence. Bruce blinked away the tears.

“B-but I should have told you,” Damian wailed, curling even more around Bruce.

“Tell me what?” Bruce had a bad feeling. There was something he was missing.

“Jason was having trouble at Gotham Academy.” The kid took a breath, trying to steady himself. “There were boys beating him and calling him names and-” Damian gulped again, “he asked me not to tell you. He said he could deal with it, he didn’t want to worry you. But in September everything was worse and we started fighting because I wanted to tell you so they would stop.”

“Slow down, Damian.” He said softly. Bruce tried to calm down and not think about tearing those bullies to shreds in front of their parents. “Why were they bullying Jason? I thought he was doing okay with the other students.”

“He was,” Damian sighed, “but he liked a boy from the football team and kissed him.” Bruce clenched his jaw, already knowing the rest of the story. “Jason told me they were picking on him for being bisexual. They called him “faggot” and made his life miserable in the training sessions. That’s why he left the team.”

Bruce inhaled sharply through his nose and buried his face on his son’s neck, trying to find some comfort. He knew that anger, clawing from the inside and trying to overcome him. And he wanted to give in so badly. His son had been bullied and humiliated. His boy had been beaten up just because he liked boys and girls. He had been suffering in silence because he didn’t want to worry Bruce. And Bruce had…

What have you done? What the hell have you done?

His son was probably terrified and devastated, alone somewhere, thinking that his father didn’t love him.

Now everything made sense. Why Jason didn’t want to take his senior year, how angry and distant he had become in the course of months. His fights with Damian. The drinking.

If his parents could see him now. How royally he had fucked everything up. They would be so disappointed, so heartbroken.

He had to find Jason and apologize. He needed to know he was alright. Bruce knew this was all his doing. If only he had tried talking to Jason, to understand what was happening to him. If only he would have approached things differently.

If only he had worked to be the kind of person his children could talk to.

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  Barely a month after Jason graduated, rumors said Lex-Corp had offered him a position. Bruce almost broke his cup of coffee when Lucius told him. Everyone knew how much he hated Lex. He was arrogant and rude and a megalomaniac. He had also tried to destroy Wayne Enterprise ever since Bruce told him exactly that in a gala, years ago. In front of two hundred people.

Nothing good seemed to happen at galas. Bruce wondered if it would be so terrible to stop attending. Alfred and Lucius would probably find a creative way to make his life a living hell.

And then, Jason was caught on camera. Someone asked about the rumors.

 “Considering the ties between Talia and Lex Luthor, are you considering the Lex-Corp’s offer? What does your father think?” the journalist asked at the speed of light.

Jason seemed to take some time to answer, flashes blinding him.

“Working for Luthor?” The young man furrowed his brow and then smirked, “Nah, I wouldn’t do that to Oliver.”

 That had fueled Bruce’s anger. He hadn’t even addressed him. He had just jumped right to Oliver Queen. It was clear that Jason wanted to make sure Bruce knew he wasn’t one of his priorities.

That hurt, he had to admit. And he almost expected Jason to start working at Queen Industries, but no. His son was never one to half-ass shenanigans.

Almost a year after the whole scandal and subsequent harassment from the press, Bruce found out what his son had been up to the whole time. And the one who told him this time was none other than his cousin.

“What?” Bruce barked in shock.

“Yep,” Kate leaned back in the chair, resting her feet on Bruce’s desk. “The kid is hiring Kane Enterprises for the security and transport. Dad thought he was joking when he told us he was building his own company.” She laughed. She had always liked Jason, his straightforwardness and his honesty. “They grow up so fast.”

“What did you tell him?” He was still processing the information.

“What do you think?” she deadpanned. “What? You wanted me to refuse my favorite nephew’s offer?” she huffed. Kate had started joking about Jason being his favorite after he came out publicly.

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  “So, what can you tell us about your rumored affair with Connor? What can you tell us about your sexuality?” Vicki asked Jason.

“Why should I talk about it? Do I ask you about the time you were with my father?” Jason had been building up the anger during the whole interview. Bruce was almost surprised he hadn’t lashed out when the questions about the family didn’t stop coming.

“You’re free to talk about that. You’re free to hate him. My sexuality is not the only thing I am. I should be free, too, to decide where and when I talk about it. Just like you are free to talk about me and my family whenever and wherever you please.” And then he stood up and left the set.

A couple of days after, he tweeted about the whole incident: “i’m sorry if i was harsh the other day @VickiV”

And then: “for all the lgbt people supporting me: you are the loveliest and i’m fucking PROUD of being bisexual”

After the whole thing, he did an interview with Lois Lane, who wouldn’t normally cover those kinds of things, but made an exception because her husband was Bruce’s best friend. And she loved Jason.

It was clear that Jason was totally relaxed around Lois. He trusted her with his life. He also knew that her interview would be far more serious and hard. On that set, Lois lane was journalist first and friend second. And he seemed to respect that.

She tread lightly on the family topic and gave Jason the freedom to choose not answer certain questions (like the ones regarding why he left) and then talked in-depth about how hard it’s been for him to accept his sexuality and the biphobia outside a within the LGBT community.

“Is there anything else you want to talk about?” Lois asked with a smile.

“Well, I want to apologize again to Vicki Vale. I may not always agree with how she does her job, but I know I didn’t handle the situation well.” He sighed. “And I want to thank my siblings and Alfred for being there, supporting me and making sure I was okay when all of this blew up. Especially Damian.” He smiled sadly at the camera.

It was clear that Lois wanted to point out the omission of Bruce in the sentence, but they ended the interview there.

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  After that, Kate had declared how proud she was of her nephew to anyone who asked about him. Bruce was jealous of her, in a way. She could express her feelings without the press questioning them or Jason getting angry at her for talking about him.

There had been pics of her and Jason going out in Star City and Metropolis. Bruce never asked. Kate told him Jason was fine and happy, anyway. He loved her for it, and she knew him enough to read it on his face when he teared up. She would always ruffle his hair and joke about something else, like she did when they were younger.

Now, seated in front of him with her immaculate red hair in a bob, she smiled like that to him again. As if she was giving him the time to catch up on his feelings and decide what he would do next.

“How is he doing it?” Bruce knew for a fact that Jason wasn’t spending his Wayne money on it. He made very clear that he didn’t want anything to do with the fortune. It annoyed Bruce more than he wanted to admit. He was supposed to take care of his children, he wanted them to use his money to build their lives. It was their money, too. The fact that Jason was probably using Queen’s money didn’t help, either.

“I think Talia lent him the money,” Kate started carefully. Bruce’s relationship with Talia was rocky, at best. “He did mention a partner.”

Jason didn’t have a nice childhood, and because of that he usually didn’t trust men. But women… he nearly worshipped them. They were superior creatures to him, part of why he was so close to Cassandra.

And because of that, he never disrespected Talia or judged her. Dick and Tim, and even Cassandra, weren’t very fond of her and how her relationship with Bruce ended. But Jason had always been nothing but respectful to her. He would often linger in the room she was when she came to visit Damian. He listened intently to her stories of conquerors and traditional oriental tales. Talia was clearly fond of him and, eventually, she became attached.

She would take Damian and Jason on holiday trips and art auctions. She once bought a first edition for Jason. He wouldn’t stop smiling for nearly a week. They had their own traditions, like their yearly travel to Nanda Parbat, or celebrating Talia’s birthday, just the three of them. Damian started looking up to Jason; they formed their very own family. In the end, Bruce was sure both Talia and Jason considered each other mother and son, in some way.

That’s why Kate’s guess was most likely true.

It seemed everyone got to parent his son, except him.

He had to fix that, somehow.

“Please, keep me informed,” he told Kate. It was the first time he asked her to do something when it came to Jason.

“I know that look, Bruce.” She shook her head in defeat. “Whatever you’re planning, it better not blow up on your face. Because the last thing we need is for Jason to run away from the family. Again.”

[rapha-reads]

Selfie tag

@havocinthebluebox tagged me to post a selfie so I give you late summer realness. My hair is great in that one.

Tagging @marloviandevil @annie-thyme @kat-astrophic-todd @sadbutternuts and @ask-reggie-black

[dcladies-secretsanta]

Gifts Revealed!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our first Secret Santa! It was a ton of fun and we hope to have even more people participate next year!

1. @harleyquins made this gifset for @kat-astrophic-todd

2. @quicksjesses made this video for @mcgrxth

3. @kat-astrophic-todd wrote this fanfiction for @daphneblakess

4. @prettybirdlaurel made this playlist for @wardenroot

5. @bottomless-pit-dweller made this art for @teenageplaiddonkeytree

6. @zatanna-maximoff wrote this fanfiction for @dccomicsbookshelf

7. @daphneblakess made this graphic and fanmix for @harleyquins

8. @mcgrxth made this video for @prettybirdlaurel

9. @quicksjesses made these graphics for @cyancrab

10. @the-lost-ravens-writing-desk wrote this fanfiction for @bottomless-pit-dweller

11. @lion-cheshire made these icons for @quicksjesses

12. @dccomicsbookshelf made these graphics for @zatanna-maximoff

13. @snowyblake made this gifset for @midniter

14. @quicksjesses made these graphics and fanmix for @the-lost-ravens-writing-desk 

15. @wardenroot wrote this fanfiction for @lion-cheshire

16. @midniter made this art for @blackcanarydinah

[primeemeraldheiress]

Do you know of any fics where Bruce beating Jason in rhato 25 kills him? Or gives him severe brain damage?? Cause like, he hit him hard enough to shatter his helmet y’know??

Kind of? This is the only one I know of off the top of my head. I just rec’ed it on the server last night actually. It’s not 100% what you’re looking for [Spoiler Alert] It has a twist ending…

long to hear your voice (but still I make the choice) by @kat-astrophic-todd

If anyone else knows more, please reblog and add more for the anon!

[timdrakee]

i was tagged by @kat-astrophic-todd

thanks! <3

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Name: gemma

Nicknames: gem, gems

Height: 5ft and 3 quarters (it’s important to me that you are Aware that there are three extra quarters here)

Orientation: lesbian

Nationality: canadian/american (duel citizenship babey!!)

Favorite Fruit: uhh strawberries

Favorite Season: autumn

Favorite Flower: hmm i’ll be cliche and say roses

Favorite Scent: coffee? idk i hate this question lol

Favorite Color: soft pink mahaps?

Favorite Animal: cats which i am allergic to bc god loves to punish me

Coffe, Tea or Hot Chocolate:  coffee!

Average hours of sleep: it can vary between like 2 and 7 because i have *finger guns* insomnia

Cat or Dog Person: Both Are Good

Favorite Fictional Character(s): mm jason todd, zuko, pamela isely, anakin skywalker, todoroki shouto, nezumi, damian wayne i could go on forever tbh

Number of blankets you sleep with: two

Dream Trip: i wanna go on like a tour of europe like those rich lords used to do in the 1800s

Blog Created: oof like 2013

Number of Followers: only 1,964 but i like to tell myself that i don’t care and am just here for a good time but actually i crave validation and attention so :(

Random Fact: last week i passed out and had to go to the hospital via ambulance which i used to want when i was a kid but now i realize i was foolish and ambulances fuckin suck

tagging: @tatooiines, @maryjanewaston and @zatnnazatara

[talk-geek-to-me]

So i see everyone doing this and it gave me motivation to do this. So Happy New Year everyone! It's the 20's now and i wanna look back at the friends i've made on this site!

@parkerpuff: you are one of my best friends! I've come to you countless times when my life got rough and i didnt know what to do, you gave me advice and were there for me through it all. You've put up with my countless actor/character obsessions and didnt judge. Jess, i love you and your little family. Thank you for being my ultimate amazing friend and being there for me. I love you 💕💕💕

@wxntersoldiers: LAYLA! i love you! I didnt think i'd make a friend who lives across the world?? I have to remember that you live in london and im in America but!! Im glad that you're my friend!! And i love that we share little snippets of our fics with each other. My favorite response was when i shared a moment from Betrayal with you and you were just like "im a hoe for Buck" i have never wheezed so hard in class before. Im so excited for your fics!! Thank you for being supportive and for reassuring me that Betrayal was good. Thank you for being you!! AND an amazing friend! I love you!! 💕💕💕

I didnt make a lot of friends on this site but i will tag the ones that i have made and talked to but didnt keep intouch with but i would love to talk to yoy guys again!! 💕💕💕

@angelhaz11 @buckyssoul @kat-astrophic-todd @miss-nxvxcaine @breakmebucky (if im missing someone PLEASE tell me)

[mizmahlia]

Tag Game!

I was tagged by my lovely Tumblr-sis @donaldpiercesbae . 

5 things in my bag (my backpack since I don’t use a purse if I don’t have to)

1. A massive eraser for my chemistry class 2. My school ID 3. Lip balm 4. My calendar/planner 5. Pens and a pencil

5 things in my room

1. Some prints I bought in Greece about 15 years ago 2. Jewelry boxes 3. My dog Milo’s bed 4. A basket of laundry 5. An iPod Classic I rediscovered in one of my drawers the other day

5 of my favourite things

1. Running in snow or light rain 2. Coffee 3. My friends/family/mutuals 4. DC Comics 5. Ireland

5 things i’m into right now

1. The show Gotham 2. DC Universe’s show Doom Patrol 3. Learning new eye makeup techniques 4. Training properly for some upcoming races 5. Re-watching Vine compilations on YouTube because I’m a dork

5 things on my to-do list

1. Start/finish papers for my developmental psychology and biomedical ethics classes 2. Shampoo my carpets  3. Finish chapter 8 of Until I Have Nothing Left and a chapter for A First Time for Everything 4. Grocery shop 5. Finish leaving comments on some fics I’ve read lately

I tag: @rolodexthoughts , @kat-astrophic-todd , @red-balistic , @rason-rodd , @boosyboo9206 and anyone else who wants to do this! No pressure if you don’t want to fill it out. And tag me if you see this and fill it out! I’d love to see your answers!

[anchinoe]

side blog

hi!

this is @kat-astrophic-todd 's writing blog. i'll be posting my works here. you can ask for batfamily prompts or about my on-going works. whatever you wanna dump on my ask tbh (except hate).