#ooc: { about duke }

[foolilazuli]

Deadpool: Quick, Signal! Use your lightning attack!

Duke: For the last time, I don’t have lightning powers. I have light powers.

Deadpool: You’re a black superhero. You have lightning powers.

Duke: I don’t know who you are, but I’m getting real sick of your stereotypes.

Cass: Is he bothering you, king?

[violent138]

I feel like Jason would wind up married for some reason and just not tell anyone. And then one of his henchmen, while fighting the Bats during one of their weekly ideological disputes on how to handle a shared problem would go, "No wonder he hates you guys, you're ruining his damn honeymoon!" and all hell would break loose.

[thoughtsaboutbats]

Duke: hey Tim, how did you join all this craziness? Cause everyone else has something terrible that set us in the path of Batman, but as far as I know you don’t?

Tim: Jason was dead and I was worried Batman was either going to join him or kill someone.

Duke: wait seriously? But how did that end up with you as Robin?

Tim: Blackmail. And persistence. I had proof of who Batman was and wouldn’t leave.

Duke: that’s all it took?

Tim: yeah

Duke: what kind of proof?

Tim: photos. I used to follow Batman and Robin around

Duke: and they let you?

Tim: they didn’t know

Duke: wait really? But you didn’t have any kind of stealth training did you?

Tim: Batman can be surprisingly unobservant at times. And I was small

[thanotaphobia]

Missa doesn't mean to run into Forever.

He's just out gathering supplies- exploring, too. Keeping to himself, but keeping around, narrating his life where no one else can hear. He can still see the wall in the distance, is what he's trying to say. He's wandering, but not too far this time.

It's probably why he bumps into Forever. He's close and far. Forever lurks around those boundaries, in his relationship and in the real world, too. That. or Forever was also minding his own business and Missa interrupted him. Either could be true.

"Aha," Missa says, awkwardly shuffling backwards. "Em, funny- funny seeing you here."

The translator picks up on his words, the awkwardness seeping through his body language if not his tone. He sees the way it takes Forever a moment to parse his words. The other man is equally on strange footing, leaning away from him and eyeing him awkwardly. Missa wants to cry. He also wants to run away. He settles for backing up slowly.

"I'm visiting Bad Boy," Forever says after a second. His lips don't quite match up with his words, but he seems to gain some confidence as he speaks. "Why are you here?"

"Wandering," Missa says. He takes another teeny tiny step back. "Seeing things I've missed."

Forever's eyes narrow, just a little. "You've missed a lot, you know."

"Not too much," Missa says, gripping his backpack strap tightly.

"Chayanne think the same?" Forever asks, grinning slightly. He cocks his head, and Missa feels a flare of annoyance curdle within him.

"Keep his name out of your mouth," he says. He tries to keep his tone light and jokey, but it still sounds tense. He stays still as Forever shuffles past him, watching as he kicks a stump, restless energy, always moving.

"Touchy touchy." Forever says, hoisting himself up to sit on a fallen log. "Philza forgiven you yet?"

"He was never angry with me," Missa informs him. At least, not in the long term. Forever doesn't need to know that bit.

"As far as you know. You were gone. Meanwhile, I was here." Forever props his chin in his hand, elbow on his knee. "Who knows what could've happened?"

"Phil said... nothing ever happened," Missa says slowly. And he believes it, just looking at Forever. The way his mouth cocks to the side and he says slowly,

"You gonna believe him?"

Missa nods once. "I trust him. He trusts me."

"But he doesn't love you." Forever is still watching him, and behind his mask, Missa feels his cheeks burn.

"What do you know about love? About him?" Missa asks, suddenly more than a little furious. "You know his little habits? Did you stitch the backpack he wears? Do you know what he did for me? I am on all the access doors to the house. To the eggs. I am allowed in his bedroom at night. Not you."

Forever looks up from where he's been inspecting his nailbeds, feigning nonchalance. Missa can see the tightness in his shoulders, the way his face is a little too bored. "I only care about one of those things," he says.

"And that's why you've never gotten it," Missa snaps. "Goodbye." He turns on his heel to leave- but doesn't miss the way Forever's face scrunches up before it leaves his line of sight.

"Watch your back!" Forever calls out. Missa purposefully does not look over his shoulder. "You never know when that trust will run out!"

Missa keeps walking. Not worth it, he reminds himself, and immediately warps home once he's out of Forever's sight.

[big-betty]

Why does my family have such unhealthy habits

[starlooove]

Hello! What about Duke Thomas made you like him so much??

I've been checking out his tag cause I saw some really cool fanart of him, so now I'm curious on what makes his character so appealing

AWHWHW sorry pls bare with me I’m scatterbrained but like. In a sentence I love that Duke is someone who presses forward despite everything! Like this is draft two bc my first answer was just listing character traits which wasn’t the question; but what I personally adore about him is that he just doesn’t stop moving.

It sounds weird but like. To me he gives refusal to die, refusal to settle, refusal to give up. When riddler took Gotham Duke was certain HE’D be the one to save them if he tried hard enough, when Bruce lost his memories Duke tried to get him back and then pushed forward with his own plans with the certainty that Batman would come back - whether through him or not, when his parents went missing he said fuck the system and went after them anyways and that’s just like. Off the top of my head. Like as corny as it sounds Duke lowkey embodies what I love about Batman - the whole indomitable human spirit or however you say that and it’s by far my favorite trait bc I don’t even think he’s aware of it? Like he actively plays at not caring about the Robin movement and just wanting to find his parents but like 3 hours later he’s texting them going ‘but like what are the details if I joined lol. Like hypothetically.” He actively fights Damian until he agrees with him, becomes a leader within the movement until Bruce is back whilst dodging gcpd, and Bruce literally had to dress up as karma for Duke to admit maybe it did fuck him up a little - all for him to still be like “I’m not good enough :(‘.

And I know that all seems like shit he just did but I promise his mindset during these things is so fascinating to me bc it’s like he simultaneously understands not many others would do this whilst also holding it as bare minimum/base standards. Like I make joke posts about him being a hardass but tbh he doesnt judge anyone half as hard as he judges himself - he understands bad circumstances, plans going left, differing povs - all until he makes a mistake; then he sucks and needs to be better. He’s also just hilarious like I didn’t read him in chrono order so the first thing I saw was him in a fight with some girls brother bc he heard Duke was flirting with her and idk an opening like that just cemented him as cool to me.

ALSO (from the tags!) I ADOREEEEEE HOW MUCH HE LOVES THE ADRENALINE/RUSH OF FIGHTING! Like Duke got in a lot of fights while his parent were missing and besides the obvious acting out bc he’s hurt he also just genuinely loves the rush of it - like not my interpretation he outright says it! And i need to do a reread for him bc I feel like it wasn’t mentioned a lot but if the og fight was the hook, the adrenaline line is what reeled me in and keeping it in mind while reading stories of him going off on his own for the good of Gotham adds another layer to it bc it’s not SOLEY necessity for him! Like things happened to line up where there was always a void that needed to be filled when he got involved in anything but it genuinely feels like duke wouldve been here no matter the circumstances. like even in civilian aus the way duke as a character is set up makes it so that it feels like - to me anyways- theres no world in which hes not doing or striving towards something! duke isnt the type to just be comfortable, bad wording, but hes just a very hungry character to me - if for an adventure or a solution. Its conveniently been both for most of his career but im very interested for what happens internally when those two clash - which. i personally think the nature of his powers and gnomon could bring that out beautifully!

[oathtorn]

// sometimes I think about how many times in bg3 you get conflicts that don't have an objectively "best" outcome. I think about freeing the 7000 vampires, for example. Freeing them is the ethical thing to do, because they are all innocent victims, but it remains true that leaving thousands of vampires loose, even in the underdark, is a bad bad idea. Not only are they traumatized people, but they're predators who have only their instincts to help them survive in an unfamiliar land that isn't exactly bountiful in terms of wildlife. If they don't do well, they'll die or be slaughtered, and if they do they'll ruin entire communities or ecosystems, depending on whether they feed on people or animals.

[duke-detain]

Oh, I forgot to change my status and inform everyone here. I'm taking a week long break from police work by the way.

[bithand]

God Vauquelin really does love his spirit neighbors . . . Catch him in the Converged City marketplace just shooting the breeze

[amberedcorpse]

I often have trouble sleeping (meaning, I either don't or I struggle to feel rested afterwards) so I spend a lot of my time thinking of the ways my characters do it instead:

Billie labors even in her dreams. She doesn't really experience restful sleep as her consciousness travels from the material plane to the "other place", always working back and forth, sketching, studying, building, etc. She's a very busy bee!

Duke sleeps very deeply and moves very little, lying heavy as a rock. His dreams are never pleasant, however-- full of wild cats and black birds feasting on his entrails, as he simply lies there watching, both the subject and the observer, fascinated and pained.

The Sphinx sleeps very soundly and dreams of hunting small animals through beautiful landscapes. Not a single care in the world.

Felix barely gets any sleep. Just as death was stripped from him, a pivotal part of sleep was taken along with it: The ability to "cease", that strange transitional quality of dreams which lets one be "there" and "somewhere else" at the same time. Without it Felix is forced into a perpetual state of "being". So he frets and struggles in his repose until he can no longer resist waking up.

Yarik's sleep is like a peaceful pilgrimage. He travels in his dreams down a long and winding road, sometimes deserted, other times full of travelers like himself, each with something special to share. There are never any chance meetings, or experiences which weren't meant to be. Everything is part of the path to greater enlightenment.

[idolsummons]

'Sometimes I mention a song from, like, the 1980s and older people are like, oh my god, how do you know that song? It's so old! Like, I'm still a musician even if my management company cares more about my image and marketability.'

[brotherslayer]

still thinking about how Derrick canonically stole things from Penelope's room

[daybreakrising]

i just wanna give a lil shoutout to my wrio twin @wwriothesley bc... discussing all our hcs together and being so genuinely excited for each other's ideas really just fuels my muse so much

and i joke about me and sam having the same brain a lot (we do, it's Frightening-) but even when we have differing hcs on certain aspects of his character or his traits, we hype each other up over them regardless and even help each other develop things & talk them through for hours sometimes. we first bonded over our mutual (completely Normal) love for this man & i just really appreciate having someone to share that with

& it's also just... so refreshing, bc i've had issues with previous characters where people act like their interpretation of a muse is the only Correct one & so far this community is (from what i've experienced) completely the opposite.

sam. ily and our silly lil twins

[stxrmstained-a]

// Seira being badass rescuing the Duke vs Seira panicking when he realizes that's his boyfriend's father he's about to meet at their rented room.

[starlooove]

“There is no fanfic on Stephs treatment I have checked” that’s like the whole point.

[oflostinfound]

Scenario: Eath trying to understand how a Prince becomes a King and how most people use Prince / Princess to mean son / daughter of a King / Queen

Because to her a Prince / Princess is a title that means a specific level of power and falls UNDER a Duke / Duchess. Family relations have nothing to do with the title and she'd probably call what people consider a Prince/Princess a King/Queen In Waiting or a Kingling / Queenling