#that stick is rly interesting what is it?

[danothan]

ik u already answered an ask abt absolute flash but when u read i am so curious as to ur thoughts abt what they did with barry....

personally, im in a mixed mind over it but i think im tilting towards heavily intrigued with the direction they are going

how dare you guys make me read more than i ever intend. first knight terrors, then last year’s flash run, now this. it’s like you’re trying to make me reach some annual quota 😒…

well it’s working, so i might as well do a full first impression (spoilers under cut)

nd/disability-coding + control issues, a speedster classic that i can’t get enough of 😚👌 also, iris is dead in this? :(

aww he wants to impress him. already loving the direction and body language of this art style

damn they rly just killed off every woman in this story before it even began huh. gotta find smth to bond over now that their connection thru iris is off the table

i love that he says this like it’s smth we can just skip past. is this going to be a whole commentary on superpowers = weapons? a contrast to how wally never wanted powers vs barry actively trying to achieve them?

reeeally enjoying the family mess in this so far. typical barry, sticking his nose where it doesn’t belong. also interesting to see how quickly wally latched onto him, but ig your standard of boring has a higher margin when you’re living like this

barry going from being wally’s one guiding support to the incidental but inseparable cause of his anguish 🙂‍↕️ i don’t believe he’s Dead, but i’m hoping he haunts wally still

from this first issue, i’m not rly bothered w barry’s role in the story. i love his relationship w wally already, and it’s too early to have any strong feelings abt his involvement in the military. weird in general, but as an elseworld, it’s an interesting way to have barry directly in wally’s life. idm barry being a little fucked up, as a treat

characterization-wise, we’re getting a well-meaning but careless/impulsive vibe from barry in the way he’d rather ask for forgiveness than permission when he sneaks wally into classified information and how he seems motivated by potential over risk. he exudes “casual but nervous,” which is how i like him lol. not a lot i can say abt wally since i don’t have much reference, but i rly rly love his internal voice and how animated his movements are. i kinda want him to have intrusive thoughts. he’s already got the obsessive overthinking down, what if it was worse

[ubersaur]

Everyone want a community to fit their needs and desires but no one wants to build it

[llycaons]

thought about dante again and his deal is just so. ouhhhhhhhgh

[dandyshucks]

seeing that they announced an official plush today, just as i rly started getting going on making my own by hand ... i do not see it ... i am looking away .... this shall not deter me from my goal nor will it take the wind out of my sails.....

[shiryawashere]

you ever miss your comfort character so bad you gotta go outside about it

[sillybouquetoflillies]

i keep thinking i rly didnt go thru that much growing up, but idk, everytime i tell someone abt my life, they say i did and kinda just like sit in shock abt it. am i just internet brained or smth, or am i just dramatic?? i rly dont think ive earned a lot of the symtoms of someone who was traumatized that i have. or maybe i havent been in a safe place for long enough to process things??? i dunno. maybe someday far away in the future ill figure things out

[phagodyke]

i keep getting irrationally miffed at ppl 😐😐

[mechawolfie]

lamenting the fact that tristamp could’ve felt much more memorable if it didn’t feel so. modern..............

[nomaishuttle]

ohhhhhhh rumors that they might make a third game...

[connormoving]

having a midlife crisis atm i think i might start reading [redacted] this is rly scary for me keep me in your thoughts

[baekuras]

in todays dream our main characters meet-cute involved one seeing the other on a table in the open market being knitted back together from what seemed like sheeps wool but was actually dragon skin by an old lady

amazing start for the continuing messed up worldbuilding implications thank you guys

[cannibalisticskittles]

one of my coworkers asked if i had ever considered getting a tattoo of amity today and. for a moment i considered it, lmao.

but i am picky and also fickle. anything i get would need to be the absolute most perfect design that i am satisfied with forever or i would obsess over whatever i turned out to not like, and the lines and color would need to stay sharp and perfect forever and the moment that stopped being the case, i would start gnawing my skin off, i just know it. and those aren't really realistic expectations.

[djpachipikachu]

Now that 2024 is coming to a close:

1) Of everything you've made this year, which ones are you the most proud of?

2) What are a few of your favorite things (art, comics, fics, etc) that someone else has made this past year?

ooh hello okay !

1.

the stuff im most proud of this year areee these guys !

[april 2024]

[july 2924]

[august 2024]

[october 2024]

[november 2024]

[december 2024]

its a lotta stuff just cause ive made WAYYY more finished illustrations this year than i have in super super long its been a really successful year for me in that aspect and im real proud of myself for it :]

2.

goshhh there are so many things ive loved,,, full disclosure i deffo will forget some things there were just so many wonderful things to see ILL ALSO JUST . STICK WITH TMNT/USAGI THINGS BC I HAVE A LOT OF INTERESTS I COULD TALK ABOUT

BIG MAMA’S CHILD BY @hitokshellart

hitok’s become a rly dear friend to me rly fast this year and his au and comic for it is just Incredible work, all of the art they’ve made outside of the comic have yanked my emotions So hard and not to mention their portrayal of qpr leosagi holds such a special place in my heart!!! i love bmc so much

anything by @goodlucktai

i’ve been really slacking on reading fanfics at all this year which is a shame but taizi’s fics are the few i have read and just. Every piece of theirs has been both downright inspiring and have tugged at my heartstrings so much, they really understand characters and how to write them well !! ive really wanted to improve my writing bc of them

cousins au by @hasello

genuinely one of the biggest highlights of the year for me was seeing updates from this au and just art in general from hasello, its just such a loving and domestic au and the dynamics are So Fun and hasello’s art is Perfect for expressing emotions in a way that hits you deeply

honorable mentions

@dustbunsinspace - the most comforting aus and art style and lovely friend

@ashykneecaps6 - SICK ass art style hello my friend Sick As Fuck

@narizen - ik i said id stick with tmnt/usagi things but jay’s oc art and background work and colors and Everything , their style is one of my biggest inspos just incredibly awe inspiring

[dandyshucks]

trying to figure out how long i should wait until i just take the dive and go find a locket (perhaps... a beetle locket even,,,) online and cough up the $20+ CAD flat-rate shipping price,,,

i just want a little locket to wear ,,, have a guz picture in it like a sappy fool,,,, BOY HOWDY DO I FEEL SILLY FOR IT THOUGH DHDKDL

[scented-morker]

Sunghoon, Jungwon, and Riki’s reaction when you try to break up with them ☹️

A little angst (not rly bc I’m bad at angst) but fluffy ending, 304 words, requested!!

Sunghoon

He freezes immediately

“What, why?”

Then instead of listening?? he starts going over everything he’s ever done the entire time you’ve known each other

You tell him you just don’t feel like he’s interested anymore and you don’t want to waste his time

He’s SO FAST to deny it

“WHAT? No!! I’m so in love with you it’s embarrassing!!”

Tackles you in a hug on the couch and places pecks all over your face

“I’ll do better, I’ll remind you every day how much I want to be with you.”

Jungwon

I’m sorry but he immediately starts crying 😭

He’s become so used to you being in his life and almost dependent on you for comfort and reassurance that he just CANT go without you

When you say it’s because you don’t want to add more worries to his plate he yells at you

“Y/n don’t you dare think you’re a burden to me! You’re the only way I can deal with everything else.”

You’re a little dumb, so you just go “huh?”

And he grabs your hands and looks hard into your eyes like

“You are the only thing that gets me through the days sometimes. All the other worries go completely away with you.”

Now you’re both crying

Riki

“No.”

He flat out REFUSES

Won’t even listen when you try to explain it’s for his own good for his success and career

Sticks his fingers in his ears and goes “lalalalalalalala” until you stop

“Yn we’re not breaking up!”

“Yes we are!”

He finally puts his arms down, wrapping them around your waist and crouching down to put his face in your neck

“Please don’t leave me.”

HOW CAN YOU SAY NO TO THAT

So you just give up, running your fingers through his hair and telling him you could never ☹️

[diamond-rozie]

I actually thought of this prompt like forever ago and i rly wanted to write a whole story for it but i couldn't think of a plot that would stick to it and make sense without adding too many outside elements and in my opinion over saturating the story. BUT i do have a bunch of scenes of danny and damian in my head about this also also some danny and other batfam members.

So anyways your order has been delivered...

original prompt: Gotham Academy's Mentorship Program

scene two: tim's arch nemesis

table of contents

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scene 01: damian's not-so-very-bad day

“Father, you wanted to speak with me.” Damian said, trugging into his Father’s study late into the afternoon per Pennyworth’s behest. 

Father looked up from his work at Damian’s arrival, Drake gave him a look of annoyance that Damian returned with a sneer. “Damian.” Father greeted as he reached Father’s work station. “I spoke with your principal earlier today.” Damian huffed and crossed his arms in defiance at whatever accusation he was about to be handed, ���Put your frown away, you're not in trouble.” Father chuckled lightly. 

Damian frowned. He was not a child, he did not need to be treated like one. 

“There’s a mentorship program at your school.” Father started, Damian raised an intrigued brow at him. 

Perhaps Father had succeeded in seeing his potential, “Well I suppose I wouldn’t mind mentoring one of the many underlings at the so-called academy.” Damian sighed, letting his arms fall to his side, as he looked up at his Father. 

Father blinked at him, processing what he had said, then glanced at Drake who looked like a fraying rope length away from bursting into laughter. “The mentorship program… it’s for you.” Father tried hesitantly. 

“Yes.” Damian nodded in understanding. 

There was an uncomfortable silence from Father.

“He means that you're the one getting mentored.” Drake laughed at him, shoulders shaking. 

Damian turned to Father. But the denial never came. “What!” Damian couldn’t help scream in outrage. “You want me to get mentored by some hillbilly civilian who can't tell a katana from a wakizashi?” He slammed his hands on Father’s table. 

Father looked at him with disapproval, but said nothing, not caring enough to discipline Damian. 

“Hillbilly civilian.” Drake croaked from the corner of the room, draping himself dramatically over one of the side sofas. 

“You’re to meet him first thing tomorrow when you get to school. Here’s his student profile, if you're interested.” Father handed him a singular paper. 

“Father I do not need-” 

“It’s already been arranged Damian, atleast give it a try.” Father said with a sigh, picking up his files again in a silent dismissal of Damian. 

The paper crumpled slightly as Damian stormed to his room.  

Daniel James Fenton. 

“Let’s see how long you last.” Damian eyed the picture of the smiling teen. 

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“Have a good day at school Masters Tim, Thomas, and Damian.” Pennyworth bid, as they all got out of the car. 

“Later, Alfred.” Thomas waved at the butler as he drove off. 

They all walked in the same direction to enter their classrooms, when Drake stopped him in his path. “Ohoho, and where do you think you’re going Damian?” he asked cheekily.

“Tsk.” He was hoping to be able to make it to his class before the others noticed, then continue to evade the principal and other faculty if need be required. To be foiled so early into his plan, furthermore by Drake, was humiliating. 

“Aren’t you supposed to be in the principal’s office?” Drake continued to smother his victory over Damian. 

“I was just on my way.” He huffed, turning around annoyed. Drake and Thomas snickered as he retreated. 

Damian knocked on the familiar oak doors. “Come in.” Mr. Carson called from the other side. Damian entered, and plopped down on the same chair he sat in every time he had been sent here. “Ah Damian. Goodmorning.” He waited for a reply, but when he realized he wouldn’t be getting one he continued on, “Mr. Fenton should be here any minute, but I’m glad you were able to come here on your own accord.” Mr. Carson talked as he hung up his jacket and took a seat at his chair. 

Damian could only watch the seconds tick by as he sat in that office. He wondered absentmindedly if Fenton didn’t show up would he be free. The knock at the door decimated all hopes Damian had for that. 

“Ah, that must be Mr. Fenton.” Mr. Carson mused out loud, “Come in.” 

Fenton entered the room hesitantly, greeting Mr. Carson with a small smile. Fenton was a scholarship student and held reasonable grades so his intellect was not to be underestimated, though often simply being able to score well on tests did not translate to having adequate life skills. Fenton was taller than Drake, but still average, dark hair, tanned skin, gray-blue eyes. When Damian’s supposed mentor looked at Damian for the first time since he had entered the room, Damian couldn’t help but feel like he was caught in a stare off with a beast. 

The way Fenton examined his surroundings reminded Damian of the League of Assassins. Careful, analytical and tactical. All things Damian had excelled in. But there was something different about Fenton than what Damian had often seen in the League. His eyes were softer than those that had trained Damian. Damian couldn’t understand why his eyes looked like that. 

Fenton smiled at him in a way that was likely meant to be kind, “Hi, you must be Damian. I’m Danny.” He stuck out his hand for Damian to shake. 

Damian did not take the hand, instead he turned to principal Carson, “When can I leave?” He asked board, subtly eying Fenton’s reaction in his peripheral vision. 

“We have to iron out the finer details and the both of you will be free to go until we see each other for our weekly check in every Friday.” Principal Carson started, “Mr. Fenton why don’t you take a seat. 

Undeterred by Damian’s lack of interest, Fenton took a seat. Mr. Carson explained to Fenton his responsibilities as a mentor and what would be expected of him, Fenton in turn nodded along attentively. After his long explanation of the whole program the both of them were free from his office, and excused from classes until lunch to “get to know each other better”.

Damian translated that to having until lunch to show Fenton that he was out of his depth and have him running with his tail between his legs. 

“So…” Fenton drawled trying to buy time to think of something adequate to say no doubt, “How about we go to the library to hang out?” Fenton offered. 

Damian simply huffed in agreement as they made their way to a pair of sofas tucked between the many rows of books. 

“So, Damian, uh, what do you like to do after school?” Fenton asked unoriginally. 

Damian turned so he could meet Fenton eye-to-eye. “Train.” He said honestly. If he plans on scaring him off then leaning into the superficial things he learned in the League would do him well. 

“Oh, you do sports?” Fenton asked inquisitively. Damian was momentarily thrown off by his show of genuine interest in his personal life, but Damian quickly collected himself. Fenton was merely putting on an act to get him to open up, Damian would be a fool to fall for it. 

“No.” He scoffed at the thought of sports, “I train for battle,” He made sure to put as much confidence as he could in his voice. Oftentimes in the past when he had told his peers of his activities they had brushed him off and laughed at him, Damian wondered if Fenton would have a similar reaction. 

“Hardcore.” Fenton nodded in awe.

Damian blinked, “You believe me?” He found himself whispering. 

“Well, yeah.” Fenton responded as if it were the most obvious thing, in fact, he seemed confused as Damian’s bafflement. 

Damian quickly collected himself, “Well of course you should believe me it’s the truth, I’m a highly skilled blade user.” He nodded to himself. 

“Blade user, huh? Do you prefer katanas or wakizashi? Or a classic long sword maybe.” Fenton asked eying Damian as if it would help him find the correct answer. 

“Katanas obviously.” Damian scoffed, “They’re incredibly balanced, strong, and give you incredible control over your attacks. Wakizashi are also a good option if you prefer close combat and if you’re fighting in an area with a lot of obstacles.” Fenton hummed and nodded at his explanation, and Damian found himself continuing, “Long swords are originally from the Bavaria and Switzerland regions during the medieval times-”