#like im not spending this time to hear ppls opinions yk what im saying

[straightlightyagami]

they said there would be radical communists and queers at university and i still haven’t seen any. i have been lied to by the media smh

[shattersstar]

hello!!! just wanted to send in a message that i have a meltdown every time I read one of your Jason pieces; so freaking good! its really special to find writers who can really get a feel for Jason without making him sound like a goofy caricature of a y/a trope or like. an incel LMAO. would love to see more of your thoughts or headcanons on Jason's opinion on college! I think he's expressed some sort of desire to attend university, but yk. the whole vigilante thing kinda screws with it. thanks again :)

college/university hcs + jason todd

a/n: aw tysm that’s so nice to hear <33 ive always wanted to know what ppl think of my take on jason bc yeah the fandoms consensus is not always. my fave. to say the least. dnejjfjdjd but im glad u enjoy it!! this was also a greatly timed ask bc im working on smth that has a section of robin jason talking abt his life n college so im gonna save some of my thoughts for when that comes out but…

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i do think it’s definitely something jason’s always been interested even if his relationship with post secondary school has been fluid to say the least. sort of like: i might have a chance if i get a scholarship, to not even in school, to having a shot at going to any school, to missing out on that part of his life in favour of vigilantism and revenge

with his past briefly out of the way i definitely see jason being that person who just Attends lectures even if he isn’t enrolled. he’d go to classes with friends or someone he’s seeing if he had the time. but if anything, jason would take a course just because he finds it interesting. he’d sit in the back of the class and he 100% takes notes even if there’s no reason

if he is serious about going back to school i do stand with majority rule that he’d probably be an english/lit major.

i like to imagine jason did attempt to go to university after everything went down with bruce when he first came back though. a little scorned and confused about his place in everything. i could see him trying to play the part of someone normal and ordinary, what did people his age do again? oh yeah, go to school or leave the city.

i think he’d originally take something a bit more serious, respectable even. law, engineering, business, anything to emulate some version of himself bruce had expected jason to become. i think jason also knowing dick refused, finally agreed, then dropped out of uni would fuel him to go to spite his older brother and appease bruce even if it wasn’t conscious. like it’s an added bonus if jason really thought abt it (which he won’t ofc)

back to school: being forced to take those required liberal art courses would remind jason of what he loved in high school. he loved english class on whole and arguing with the history teacher and picked up languages surprisingly well that he did both spanish and french for a time. and while he really thought about switching majors he ultimately dropped out because he was still playing pretend and into the hands of a man his relationship was beyond complicated with.

i think jason would return when he was a few years older, a little less angry and less focused on his connection to bruce/batman. and this is when he’d major in english, im not enough of a lit baddie to pick a focus but im sure y’all can imagine <33

he’d start with night courses bc he’s already used to being awake so whats a 7-10pm lecture before patrol.

it only became an issue when courses jason’s wanted to take wouldn’t work with his nighttime plan. he started really feeling the burden of living a double life in those moments. and definitely gets antsy in class/studying when an important case is taking up his mind.

he was fortunate to take online classes that interested him greatly too but when school started becoming priority jason would have a moment with himself to decide if he wanted to spend a few years pursuing his degree with a bit more focus or go back to his life before.

and i cannot say what decision i think he’d make bc i know jason gains satisfaction from life by being red hood and cannot fully give it up but he’s also one of those people that is always dying to learn more, to know more and exercise his brain. it’s why his electives r insanely difficult mathematic courses or science labs bc everything interests him. the study of art just moves him a little more which is why he majors in it.

some other points:

- he’s not a fan of the education system and even if money is not a problem jason doesn’t rlly care abt going to elite schools and will gladly transfer around to take courses he wants or depending on where he’s currently is in the world. he’s done classes at most of gothams community colleges and at least one ivy league school

- jason’s doesn’t care how long it takes no finish school either, which works well with his vigilantism. he’s always had an unstable relationship with schooling and completing school in its expected time/format never appealed to him. jason will do it how it wants because he can :)

- he’s a handwritten notes kinda guy but understands that typing is more efficient

- will spend time at uni (and public) libraries just for funsies like he’ll b investigating new drug rings next to people studying for their midterms

- like most of us he really hates group assignments bc he’s too much of a control freak and will do all the work, hand it in and email the prof abt doing it alone without even contacting his group members bc he’s a little shit like that

- but will help in tutoring programs, be a note taker for certain courses and if jason’s fully dedicated to school he might just TA <3

[zoppzoop]

hi im back kjdhkajf today's not a good day, and i cant rant on main because i feel like ppl get annoyed when seeing it on their dash so im here hehe

i'm crying as im writing this, because 2dei,,, it's like, reminded me of the things i get so insecure and so sad about, and like, seeing people get greeted with a happy valentines, and seeing couples happy together, it just...idk, made the day worse than it already was lol

even as i scroll thru tiktok, it just...doesn't help but i can't stop because i can't do shit when im feeling like this...and i feel scared and sad when i hear the phrase, "you can't love someone without loving yourself first" and im so scared because what if i couldn't love myself? it just kept getting worse and worse lol

im sorry for just dumping this on you :') feel free not to answer or some shit

happy valentines' day :)

- crying anon (i kinda forgot my end name so im sorry HAHA)

Ahh hi anon!! I get you, I've been away from my phone and online spaces in general and spending my time playing Terraria for the same reason lol but that's actually really understandable. Valentine's day usually can get like really fucking overwhelming and extra lonely.

Just know that you're not alone in that feeling nor alone in general bc I'm here for you. Also i just got done with my finals and I'm gonna be absolutely free till like the 17 or 18th this month so if you want you can just shoot me a message anytime 'kay?

Also if you want we could sit in a discord vc together and do our own stuff, kinda like sitting in a room with one of your close friends and doing your own thing!

And about the loving yourself thing, I do think it is important to love yourself but not in the love yourself to be able to love others kinda way, this is gonna get weirdly long because opinions yk so I'm gonna put it under a read more:

Mainly I think that phrase is more of a blanket statement made for like an obvious reason of getting people to love themselves but I also see it as kinda a general thing which you'd say as in like 'do into others as you want done to you' i can't really explain it but it has like the same vibes.

And I do believe you can and will love yourself and I hope that day is soon, but honestly take time with it yk? Personally it took me a little while to love myself and i get you on that fear, but just know that you will get there.

Be a bit more selfish and do things for yourself okay? Love can come in different forms and I know for a fact that I love you and you're really precious to me. So I hope that you to will love yourself soon, but remember it's okay to take some time.

And about the love yourself to love others thing, it's not that big of a deal okay? I know youve heard this before but you will find your special person and at that point whether you love yourself or not, they will be with you through it all and make you love yourself (hopefully you'll already be done with that and then they'll make you love yourself even more but yeah you get it?)

And till then, I'll be here for you always <3