#the actual CP we deserve

[dearmyloveleys]

love and hatred each fill half the heart.

大梦归离 (Fangs of Fortune) 2024

(3/?)

[11queensupreme11]

Queen, I just want one thing out of this arc: please please please please please let Adam live. I’m on my knees begging you, Your Majesty. On my hands and knees, forehead pressed against the floor, full dogeza. Let this girl have at least one (1) father that actually deserves the damned title. We already lost our dad in canon, don’t make us lose him in the fic too 😭 😭 😭.

That being said, I trust you completely. If you think Adam has to die to idk, inspire Percy then that’s that. I do sincerely pray that we get a lot of fluffy scenes between them beforehand though. I can’t remember now how long the waiting period between the council meeting and the fights was, if there was any, but if you say it will take a few weeks to prepare everything we can have a training montage of sorts with Percy and the others.

Honestly, I just want Percy to look at all these overgrown, eccentric and (let’s be honest here) maladjusted men and think ‘oh. OH. These guys are friend-shaped’ and just roll with it. Full on found family, these men did not see her coming and they were not at all prepared. I bet you anything, before the week is over they will be joining the gods in begging her to quit. They do not want these adorable girl to enter the death tournament lol. Finally, something all sides can agree on.

we will have cute scenes between adam and percy before the inevitable ragnarok starts! whether he (or the other fighters) die just like in canon..... well, you'll just have to wait and find out 😈

AND YES I DO PLAN ON DOING A FOUND FAMILY SORTA THING WITH PERCY AND THE RAGNAROK FIGHTERS 🥺🥺🥺🥺 she deserves to have a nice lil family of platonic yans who aren't genocidal maniacs 🥺🥺🥺🥺 she's gonna be everyone's daughter/granddaughter/little sister 🥺🥺🥺🥺

(and then there's fucking rasputin..... the only human fighter that's yet to be revealed IM FUCKING DYING HERE, PLS MANGAKA JUST REVEAL HIM ALREADY PLS PLS I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR SO LONG 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭)

funny part is that she's gonna get along with them during the prep for ragnarok and NONE OF THEM are gonna know right away that she's one of the fighters. they're just like "oh how nice, she's helping out brunhilde, how sweet of her 🥰" and then they find out that not only is she one of the fighters but is actually "ONE" YEAR OLD 💀💀💀💀💀 they're gonna call CPS on brunhilde's ass 😭

[pepsiboyy]

HEARTSTRINGS. - p1

masterlist ⚜ p2

pairing: chris sturniolo x fem!reader summary: after moving to massachusetts from florida, y/n lives with her half brother, nathan doe, who is part of a small garage band. their sassy guitarist, chris sturniolo, can't help but get on her nerves. but there's something about him. warnings: use of y/n lol, mentions of drugs, cursing a/n: rewrote the FUCK out of this, i hope this one is SO MUCH BETTER. love u guys. <3

"chris?"

"phone charger girl!"

"the fuck is he doing here?" my voice boomed in the garage, causing nathan to flinch slightly.

"woah, you two know each other?"

"sort of." chris responded with that stupid smug smirk on his face.

"not at all, actually." i responded quickly, immediately shutting down chris' disgusting expression.

my heartbeat was racing. i couldn't feel anything but anger in every fiber of my being. i couldn't help but remember to myself earlier today.

i had been living in massachusetts for about three days now. very interesting place, very different from florida.

after my mom's drug addiction became a major issue, cps was informed and i was sent to my dad's in boston, where i was completely unfamiliar with everyone and everything.

my dad's side, they weren't complete strangers if checking his status on facebook counted as being close.

shortly after i was born, my mom took me and left my dad in boston while we fled to live in florida. and as i get older, i can't help but feel more hatred towards the woman. my dad was a great guy, never deserved the way she treated him. he definitely did not deserve his first child being ripped away from his grasp a few months into my life.

when my mom and i moved to florida, my dad met another woman and had a child with her, whose name is nathan.

he seems like a really cool guy, an awesome brother to have, so i was looking forward to this move a lot, more than i probably should have.

the feeling of fresh air was appealing to me and the feeling of finally being there to reassure my dad that i want to be with him was even more exciting to me.

nate and i clicked pretty quickly, talking about our music taste on the way home from the airport. we talked a lot about video games, and he told me he was involved in a small garage band and plays the drums.

"that's so fucking cool!" i exclaimed with a bright smile, and nathan nodded.

"yeah! we mostly do covers now, but i plan on releasing some new and original music soon."

i nodded as i stayed focused on nate as he spoke, playing with my hands in my lap nervously.

the fact that this kid was my brother was so mind blowing to me. i couldn't wait.

the doe family had left to go to an event they had only bought three tickets for. i reassured them over and over that i was okay with staying at the house and continuing to settle in. and with that they left.

i dug through my bag and frowned when i came to a tragic realization.

"fuck." i cursed under my breath as i stood up and slid on my shoes.

time to go to that one gas station down the street we stopped at on the way here from the airport.

i left the house through the front door and slid my earbuds into my ears, playing my favorite playlist as i walked down the street.

boston was a lot more close together than florida. it genuinely made my heart happy.

about fifteen minutes into my walk and i find the gas station, pulling the door opened and look at the employee at the counter, smiling faintly to greet him. his eyes were glued to his phone though, so i turned to make my way up and down the aisles and look for the phone charger that works for my phone.

"eighteen dollars is fucking bizarre." i muttered under my breath at the charging brick box that i now have between my fingers. i carefully took it off the bar and grabbed a six ft long cord, making my way to the counter.

this is great. no job, new place, and i was already burning a hole into my savings for a fucking phone charger.

i set the two boxes on the counter and began digging through my pockets to find my wallet, the boxes hitting the counter a little harder than i had intended.

"woah there, sensing some aggression from 'ya. boyfriend start an argument with you or what?"

i finally found my wallet, but my eyes shifted quickly to the boy at the counter. "excuse me?" i asked, my face flushed at the thought. "it doesn't-" i blinked a few times. this kid was insane. "just ring me out please." i sighed as i inserted my card in the cardreader.

"relax sweetheart, just yankin' your chain." he stated defensively, skipping through the prompts on his screen. his hair was a little longer than average, and fairly wavy. he had a silver cuban link bracelet on one wrist and a few small handmade ones on the other, a ring or two on each hand. he had silver hoops in his ears and a plain black t-shirt on over his blue baggy jeans.

i stared at him in disbelief before i put my pin into the pad, yanking out my card as soon as it beeped and quickly shoving it into my wallet. chris set the charger boxes into a small plastic bag, placing it on the counter between us.

"i'm not your sweetheart," i narrowed my eyes at the nametag on his shirt, sucking in through my teeth, "chris."

i gripped the bag and left the gas station, and never turned back to see chris with his arms raised, and that disgusting smirk on his face.

my music was playing extra loud in my headphones in a desperate attempt to drown out the sound of nate slamming the drums in the garage.

i carefully sat up, my hand moving to run through my hair as i slipped on my shoes and stepped down the stairs. i was just wearing some pajama shorts and an oversized hoodie, but who even cares, right?

my hair was thrown into a messy bun, and i had one earbud in as my eyes were glued to my phone. i turned the doorknob to the garage carefully before stepping in and lifting my head as the music came to a halt.

and with that, my eyes widened.

and that's how we got here. with a finger pointed to my face.

"the fuck is he doing here?" my voice boomed in the garage, causing nathan to flinch slightly.

"woah, you two know each other?"

"sort of." chris responded with that stupid, smug smirk on his face.

"not at all, actually." i immediately barked back, crossing my arms.

nate looked between us both and shrugged it off quickly before he pulled a chair beside him. "come listen, y/n. i think you'd like it a lot." he told me.

i couldn't say no. i really was curious to hear nathan play. "okay, sure. just for a bit though." i reminded him of the time, and he smiled brightly and sat down in his seat.

i felt chris' eyes burning into the back of my head the whole time, his shaggy brunette locks perfectly draping over his forehead, which was a bit damp, while his eyes shifted to focus on his guitar again.

nate turned to me with a bright smile, grabbing his drumsticks as he glanced to the other two, making sure they were ready.

i watched the three and smiled as they began playing.

they were really good, actually.

better than i had expected them to be.

with nathan slamming the drums with his drumsticks and the boy i didn't know yet playing the bass, chris actually knocked his part out of the park.

chris glanced up for half a second, where we locked eyes. my eyes widened as he turned back to his guitar and a small smile grew on his face.

i hate this kid.

the song came to an end, and i turned to nathan, applauding happily.

"you guys sound great, genuinely. have you guys worked on any original stuff?"

nathan chuckled and shrugged, glancing between the other two. "a bit. chris writes phenomenal lyrics. we're working on it."

i glanced to chris for a moment, who was now gently strumming the strings of his guitar. i gulped as i stared at his hands, then turned back to nate. "i'm excited for you guys. let me know if i can do anything to help?"

nate nodded happily, and i stood up.

"alright, i'm gonna try and go to sleep. good luck to you guys." i waved at the three, and smiled at nate, my eyes quickly glancing at chris who waved softly back, no clear expression on his face anymore.

and with that, i opened the garage door and shut it, before taking a deep sigh and leaning against it.

"dude, you didn't tell me your sister was bad as hell," an unfamiliar voice rang, which i assumed was the bassist.

"wh- ben, gross! shut up dude," nathan quickly stated.

i cringed at the boy's comment, shaking my head quickly as if he could see me responding or something.

"invite her more often." chris stated blankly, standing up from his seat as he adjusted his guitar strap.

nathan turned to chris and narrowed his eyes.

i quickly stood up and made my way back to my bedroom, laying flat against the bed and turning up the music playing in my earbuds.

chris playing guitar and writing some lyrics.

it made me genuinely curious about whether or not this guy actually wrote good lyrics.

i hated being curious about him.

but i needed to know more.

masterlist ⚜ p2

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[pixi4]

**OBX SPOILERS**

Can we talk about the fact that Obx4 is not about good plot, writing or character based story. It's about shock value and fan service.

JJ Maybank, who literally hasn't had a moment of happiness in the 4th season, gets killed by the end so that were shocked and hooked for the next season.

We get one shot of him dead, his friends barely even crying and them BOOM gets buried in the fucking ground in the place that's not even his home, literally plopped into the fucking ground like a piece of rock. Audiences don't even get time to process his random ass death and suddenly John Bs stupid ass monologue shows the flashbacks of JJ and how he was a good friend and all that shit.

If people who WROTE this fucking show can't understand that JJs character goes FAR beyond just being a good friend, then I guess I'm not even surprised by the end.

We were CONSTANTLY shown aspects of JJ that in some other universe would've been properly explored. He's clutches his chest constantly, perhaps suggesting he's got a heart thing or breathing difficulty, his home life is shit and not a single adult gives a fuck. John B is practically stalked by the CPS in season 1, but no one bat's an eye at the fact that Luke abuses JJ. He's got dyslexia and kleptomania which is only ever played for laughs meanwhile Cleos kleptomania is regarded as a serious thing she had to do to survive. He can never sit still and constantly switches back and forth, obviously ADHD coded. Whenever gang argued before, JJ used to pace around and put hands over his ears suggesting he has some bits of PTSD from unstable home environment.

All of THAT exists and is true about JJ yet in John B fucking monologue he's reduced to just "a good friend" ????

Literally NOTHING of his trauma is explored or even touched upon aside from that bit in season 1. NO ONES trauma is explored except for Sarah's (no hate to her) and John Bs.

Fuckin bs.

Imagine being given up by your dad (who killed your mother btw) to a morally questionable man such as Luke, who then proceeds to beat you and emotionally manipulate and torment your for years, neglecting you and abusing you. To then suddenly being told you're not actually his and that all that beating and abuse COULD'VE been avoided had someone actually wanted you. Then you meet the said biological father only for him to lie to you, manipulate you, gaslight you, scam you, attempt to kill you once and then fucking succeed in killing you..... The amount of disrespect for JJs character.

Fuckin Luke, the biggest abuser is JJs story is alive and well and FUCKING JAIL FREE??? WHILE JJ IS IN THE GROUND???

The angry faces of others and Kiaras "revenge" implies that season 5 will be about seeking revenge and sinking further into darkness in order to right the wrongs of JJs murder. But guess what?? Sarah's pregnant. That storyline itself is basically ensuring that happy ending is in sight. For basically all of them, because as Kie said: takes a village (to raise a baby). Motherly vibes are gonna spread their positive energy and then they'll heal and John B will most likely give another boring ass monologue about how People die but they also live and heal and shit and how everybody deserves happiness with shots of the gang raising the kid and riding off into the sunset....

Guess who fucking deserved happy ending THE MOST out of all of them???

JJ fucking Maybank.

Every season of obx focuses on on Pogue. 1.- John B, 2.-Pope, 3.- Kie. Imagine waiting for your own season only for your character to constantly be dealt the worst of cards, be perpetually disregarded and have shit go from worse to worse to in the end fucking die randomly???? If I was Rudy Pankow I'd fuckin sue.

The shit that pisses me off the most is that it's so painfully obvious that Rafe will inevitably get a redemption arc and his own happy ending, possibly even with Kie since people love to ship her with a man who's a) mentally and emotionally not at all alright b) is a murderer who never served his time and got one of her friends framed for it causing him to literally be chased out of his own home for crime he did not commit while he was still a minor c) has tried to kill her d) has tried to kill her best fucking friend, who is his own fucking sister

Infatuation with sociopath men in media HAS to stop. But it most likely will not stop any time soon and JJ is yet another victim of shipping wars.

I can't even read stupid ass fanfics anymore because I'll always remember that JJ is not alive in the Canon anymore.

Who ever gave the green light in the making of the end of season 4, sincerely and disrespectfully, I fucking hate you.

My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

[0ne-shot]

if may i… talk about this (affectionately) losers and ragtag team, the Chaotix?

I dunno why but I always start thinking about that Lilo & Stitch scene with Lilo saying what Nani's charades say to the CPS to prove she's being cared… Charmy acknowledging charades to say he's being cared for.

the end of spring broken doesn't exist for me, Charmy joins the festival with all the guys and gives Silver an identical flower as an apology even though it was an accident >:(

Like a Stuntman (I feel Charmy is based on a Stuntman, i dunno), there is no place where he hasn't collided or propelled (and Espio and Vector are not safe either, well laidback Vector isnmore prone to it, Espio recognizes Charmy's buzz and the moment of collision to dodge)

Espio and Charmy creep on the ceiling-though usually Espio has to hold on to something like a branch, sometimes he grabs onto Charmy and suddenly Vector sees them on the ceiling.

IRL bees take naps (sometimes in flowers or in their hive cells), that's why Charmy doesn't have (or maybe he does) a specific bed, but he still tends to fall asleep in cupboards or furniture, sometimes also being carried by Vector or Espio (their colors remind him of flowers so he goes straight there)

Vector makes barbecue 👍

Every adaptation where the agency is shown always has Charmy's drawings hanging right near the walls or books of the agency rooms, I'm dying. theyre so silly <3

aGHJ. please please forgive me for not replying to this for months i procrastinated into somewhere blurry. shcool work.

THE HEADCANONS AAAAA

defend your family charmy defend

I AGREE WITH THE SPRING BROKEN ONE WHOLEHEARTEDLY, EVEN IF I STARTED SKIMMING IT NEAR END FROM HOW MUCH I WAS TENSING. both parties deserved their fair share :( but the expressions were cute i screenshotted a bunch.

the helmet thingy WAS probably for the whole charmy will ram his head into any and all colorful surfaces ever the chaotix’s green furniture have seen better days. but yeah it was probably for protecting his head especially when he was real little (like 3 to 4? when he started flying!) and after actually getting a pretty nasty bruise at like 3 from head rams it was helmet time 👍

and considering the colliding into vector and espio bsjskshss but what if its kinda cute and he throws himself into a hug!!

now you’ve projected the mental image of espio hugging charmy nonchalantly while both are on the ceiling talking while vector is at the doorway headphones off mug in hand and fucking tired.

gHJSJSKS this one. the bee instincts. we have an official image of vector holding charmy now we need espio please please OR ALSO charmy will also be randomly found sleeping outside with his head in a flower (like a pillow where you put the side of your head on it no he can breathe don’t worry)

we need vector doing more dad esque things yes the barbecue. yes

in every universe Charmy’s drawings are proudly hung where clients can see them <33 aaaaAAAAAAA

[xshimaeraxx]

here, take a casino cups au/fic idea (bc i have WAY too many wips in my ellipsus drafts rn 2 make another one):

in the isles, the age of legal majority, is, for reasons that only God truly knows*, 26. due to this, the fact cuphead and mugman, a pair of 18 year olds with a very, very dead legal guardian, are living alone is… troublesome (and that's not even getting inta the fact that they're working a job, and while that ALONE wouldn't be illegal, the fact that they're doing it to keep themselves from bein' caught by CPS most definitely IS. Why else d'you think they're working at a place they died at likely over a hundred times?—it's LITERALLY the only job that'd take 'em, bc every other one called cps on them when their old bosses inevitably figured out they were 17 / 18; devildice, however, just don't fucking care about the fact they're 18, on the run from cps, and technically currently using the identities/credentials of their very, very DEAD bio-parents to get food & yk, Live Life Like A Fucking Normal Person so long as they do their jobs well. sure, it means they have to periodically dye their hair (humanised au my beloved) dark brown, and sure, it means they have to hide their straws & their tails & their ears & just themselves entirely, but it's better then bein' stuck with some random stranger they don't even know. fuck's sake, they fought the devil and WON, if any pair of so-called "kids" deserve to be able to live like a normal person, it's them.***)

so, of course, once devil & dice find out 'bout this little problem of the siblings' after they start workin' at the casino, the next obvious solution (not, it's batshit inSAN- gets shot) to this problem is for the siblings to let devildice. adopt. them.

for some godforsaken reason, the siblings, when devildice proposes this solution, simply look at each other, have a silent conversation that lasts about, oh, 4-5 minutes, and then "oh, fuckit, it'll solve our problem, and it's not like we ACTUALLY consider our the two idiots our fam'ly, so why not?"

but then. then the siblings start to consider devildice family. and that's when things start getting complicated

* (the reason is because inkwellians, unlike normal humans, don't truly mentally mature 'til they reach the age of 31 (bc God's a control freak, inkwellians are his favourite subspecies of humankind, & so He projects that need for control LITERALLY onto the way they grow and mature 'n such 'n such) but having 26 as the legal majority was already very much pushing it w the way the OutsidersTM's law-makers and governors were eyeing them, so 26 it stayed.)**

** fun fact! the whole "aren't truly mentally mature 'til they're 31" thing? doesn't apply to cups 'n mugs, bc they're descendants of the calix animi, to whom God allowed a biiit more leeway w the whole "bullshit biological / mental maturation" thing. shortly put, it means that they would actually be completely mentally mature at age 24ish, but THEY don't know that. no one, in fact, but their ma and elder kettle 'n chalice did. :3

*** (can you tell they have parental / daddy / mommy issues? can you?)

[shadowwolfmemes]

Fuck off already, Shoo

Get @rainbow-starheart's pretty name out your fucking mouth, you stupid bitch. She's not the one block evading. YOU are. Unlike you, she doesn't go out of her way to harass the people she doesn't like because she knows it's a waste of time. And she has a life outside of the internet.

1.) She doesn't send her whatever knights to attack people like you assume. If anyone who likes to harass people the most, it's you. You make over 1,000+ alts to argue with someone for the sake of arguing. If you're such a "grown" person, why don't you just block and move on? Oh wait, you can't because you lack common sense.

2.) I don't think you understand what criticism is. When we criticize something, we don't always do it out of feelings, but rather because something is out of place and should be corrected. In this case, feelings don't matter. Feel what you want to feel, but drawing CP is illegal and that'll never change. Period.

3.) Like I said, feelings don't matter in this situation. We want CP gone because minors can't consent, fictional or not.

4.) If drawing minors getting their holes penetrated is your way of coping, then something is wrong with you. Why would you want to fantasize a bad thing in a positive light? Believe it or not, that does more harm to your mental health than good. Don't try to shame or guilt trip us because we find that fantasy disgusting and understandably so.

5.) A fictional child is still a child, no matter what. There's no good excuses to draw them in a sexual manner. You can go 'head and convince yourself that you're not a pedophilic creep for defending CP, I guess that's the only way you can sleep comfortably at night. You know what? You deserve more than just being put on a blocklist. You also deserve to be put on the FBI's watchlist if you think there's nothing wrong with getting off to fictional minors being fucked in the ass. You're the weird one, not us.

I don't know where you got that idea from, but your argument here is sure as hell inadequate and shallow. Yes, animators should be open about other's arts, but that doesn't mean they can't deny you a job. So, stop trying to shut down @ennuizrealblog's goals because at least they have a better idea what to do with their time, unlike you.

You think animators as a whole don't get well paid? Wrong! Think again, dumbass.

Depending on the company itself, this is enough to make them a millionaire. Before making such a claim and saying it's true, you better do some research (if you're smart enough to).

I have a question for you, Shoo. If you have the time to make over 1,000 alt accounts to make stupid, no brainer arguments, how come you don't spend your time searching for a job application? You claim you're an "adult", but you certainly don't act your age.

Unlike you, I have a better idea on how to spend my entire life once I graduate from high school in a few months. At least I put in actual efforts looking for a job. I even got accepted into a college because I made better use of my time despite being a high school senior. What about you? I'm pretty sure you just lay around in your mommy's moldy basement arguing with random minors you come across on the internet while your mother is wondering where she went wrong with you.

If you had actual respect for yourself, you wouldn't waste your time arguing over nothing. You wouldn't bother responding either (I know you'll find this post sooner or later).

Stay bitter, Shoo~! 😘

[ghost-bxrd]

What do you headcanon as AU careers for Dick?

I don't much like the idea of Dick as a cop (in Wayne Family Adventures I'm pretty sure they never explicitly mention his job, so I'm gonna pretend he's not a cop there)

Gymnastics instructor seems to be a popular choice in most of the Happy Dick and Nice Batfam AUs and it sounds in character... Except his night job related injuries would be difficult to hide.

Neither Fae nor Talon Dick are likely to have the kind of falling out with Bruce which led to Dick striking out on his own, so they will likely never have the worry about earning their own living. Bruce would no doubt be willing and eager to give them cushy jobs with the WE, or they can just treat Superhero-ing as their full time job. But still, I think they will want an independent, non-nepo baby job.

I like the idea of Dick as a CPS worker, or just with social services in general. He'll be great with traumatized kids, has so much experience both first and second hand to draw on.

And if Fae Dick is with CPS... Well. The lore about fae stealing children is well known, but less well known is the lore that fae steal neglected children.

Now, that can simply be the predator going after the vulnerable, but it can also be in some stories the fae see humans refusing to take care of the children properly and getting their adoption instincts triggered Bruce Wayne style, taking them away from the parents who don't deserve them to a better life.

CPS takes neglected and abused children away from the parents who don't deserve them, to a better life.

Love the idea of a fae as a CPS worker, getting official sanction and human cooperation to do his traditional job :)

It depends on the Au!

I’m very flexible with what I read as long as the author manages to fit it into the story in a plausible and believable way. Like with the Titans TV series where it establishes very early on that Dick is rather feral and not as opposed to murder as Bruce *cough*

But over all I do agree that him being a cop doesn’t check out most of the time since most comics (at least from what I’ve read, so take that with a grain of salt. My comic knowledge is like— 3% if we’re being generous lol.) depict him as being very opposed to using firearms, and to killing. And cops have to carry guns to protect themselves and others, and sometimes also shoot people. So yeah I don’t know.

And acrobatics instructor actually isn’t such a bad idea imo! Yeah there are some pretty revealing suits out there. But if we go with what Dick is wearing in Gotham Knights in between missions it could totally work out! He’d still have to be careful tho, obviously. But honestly I don’t think people will look too closely at someone who does potentially dangerous sports as a living and comes in with a black eye or a broken arm or something.

CPS sounds like a very fun idea tho! Espiecally in regards to Fae Dick! He’s got a soft spot for children and their wide eyed wonder. And kids aren’t nearly as frightened of him if they happen to catch a glimpse of other either. So yeah, perfect!

But now I’m also thinking of the Pied Piper of Hamelin tale, because I can totally see Dick leading a gaggle of kids through the streets and out of harms way if there’s ever a Gotham wide catastrophe going on… hmmmm

Other than that I could also see Dick as someone who takes a job leading and organizing multiple charities (sponsored by Wayne Enterprises) and rising through the Gotham Elite. It would help his vigilante cover (poor and dumb Richie Wayne, always drunk and being scandalous, just like his guardian) while also serving the ulterior motive of rooting out corruption.

Idk that last one’s just a thought (cuz I love good rich people playing other bad rich people and causing their downfall… eh.)

[kindlingkeen]

do you have any good fic recs? i've just finished reading all of your fics (AMAZING btw i LOVE competent jason and you write him sooo well) and obviously you have good taste so i thought i might as well ask (i will say that i don't really do ship fics tho)

thank you! looking forward to what you have in store for jason and the batfam next!

First, thank you for the ask! And I’m so glad you’ve been enjoying my fics!! 😊 I’m on vacation this week and finally writing again (had a bit of a rough writer’s block patch). So hopefully I’ll be posting more content in the next couple of weeks.

Fic recs - boy do I ever. I will say, I have super varied tastes in fics, I’ll read just about anything Gen that’s Jason-centric, plus a few Jason ships (although I’m pretty picky about what actually makes it into my bookmarks). All of the fics I’m rec’ing below are Gen, although some might have flavors of a relationship (likely JayRoy since that’s my preferred pairing). I tried to pick a selection of different styles and tropes, so hopefully you find something you like. Almost all these authors have multiple fics I’ve loved, so look at their other works on ao3 for more great reading (you may need to be logged into ao3 to see some of them). Enjoy!

Fic recs

Glow in the Dark Stars by essspressso (stylesmakethefight) 

This is a time travel fic that made me bawl ugly tears, like seriously bawl. Read if in need of a good cry.

The Cold Like Coming Home by cabezas_de_vaca 

An interesting one-shot of Jason and Bruce finding their way back to each other.

More Chances Than Deserved 'Verse by Skalidra  @skalidra

A series that starts out post batarang, Jason does not rejoin the family.

Gotham CPS by ebjameston 

Not sure how to even describe this one, it’s pure hilarity told by an outsider POV.

Nests and Cages by LanternWisp, Lysical @lanternwisp

A series detailing Jason’s journey back to the family. The last installment of the series has probably the best reconciliation discussion between Jason and Bruce re: Bruce taking on another Robin that I’ve ever read.

Buy One Get One Free by Here_we_go

A series that starts with catatonic Jason. I love how Jason is written in this one so so much (especially the main first part), and there’s a short segment later in the series with Talia that’s lovely.

fever by r_astra  @heyy-its-skip

One-shot. Quality batdad in the context of a sick fic

nightmares and daydreams by r_astra @heyy-its-skip

One-shot. Beware, there’s some heavy duty torture in this one. Jason & Tim isn’t usually my thing, but I really like their brief interaction in this one.

all the small weights by sparkycap

One-shot. More quality batdad, this time in the context of fear toxin

a (cat)astrophe in the making by mikkal

Part of a loosely connected series, if I’m remembering correctly. I’m a firm believer that Jason Todd needs a cat.

Red Hood by envysparkler @envysparkler

An amazing Jason rejoins the family, classic fix it, set early in Lost Days continuity. Envysparkler’s works are pretty much solely responsible for getting me into the Batfam. This fic in particular motivated me to start writing TPWC.

Overcoming Our Antecedents by Batbirdies @batbirdies

De-aging fic, this isn’t my favorite trope, but of what’s out there, I like the dynamics in this one.

Things We Only Talk About After Dark by BabblingBookends

One-shot. More good batdad, but not fluffy like the other two above. I really like how Bruce is written in this one, how he struggles with the unknown.

Kidnapped! by Cerusee @cerusee

One-shot set in Jason’s Robin days. One of my favorites for father and son feels.

A MOMENT THAT'S HELD IN YOUR ARMS. by orpheusaki

More baby Robin Jay and good dad Bruce.

White Lighters / Afterglow by lurkinglurkerwholurks @lurkinglurkerwholurks

One-shot. Another one that legitimately made me cry.

Druthers by d_aia @e-alexandrescu

A really creative, not-your-typical-take on Jason rejoining the family. Sniper Jason is so frelling cool.

I linked the tumblr’s for the authors I know of. If you have any to add, leave them in the comments and I’ll update!

[madamemaddy]

“if you don’t like sebaciel, then you shouldn’t be able to like grelle either, cause she’s a fictional murderer!”

cool ok so this is what tumblr is gonna put on my dash today.

how do i explain to some of y’all that the reason most people don’t like sebaciel is not because we can’t handle “dark themes in fiction” or whatever the fuck. it’s because y’all take a topic that is widely considered to be problematic, ethically wrong, and ILLEGAL and turn it into something to romanticized and fetishized. this might be a hot take, but i wouldn’t have such a problem with sebaciel if a majority of the people who talked about did so with the sensitivity and grace that topics such as CSA deserve. if people ACTUALLY explored the consequences and toxic nature of such a pairing would inevitably have, instead of just drawing cp of their favorite anime characters. if people didn’t talk about it like “uwu my hawt yaoi boyz teehee they’re so cute together” (this is an example of hyperbole by the way.) you say people should be more accepting of dark themes in fiction, but are YOU mature enough be talking about them like they ARE dark themes?? because to me a lot of you don’t, and treat it like a fucking twilight novel. to quote a tumblr post, “no one on fucking ao3 is vladimir nabokov.”

anyways. i don’t think liking a character who’s a fictional murderer means i have to endorse the fictional pedophilia ship.

[olderthannetfic]

https://olderthannetfic.tumblr.com/post/760298158744076288/nothing-more-fun-than-people-whore-like-they#notes

Adding an addition. Those same fucking people comparing writing and art to real pedo creeps. Ok so here's a person who has molested/owns CP/creeped on children/literally raped children AND here's a person who draws #icky #shota and #loli or writes about it. "As we can see these both sides are clearly on the same level of severity, that's why I'm not going to take a stance on, "Who's worse" I'll just state that they're both bad." Uh-huh, so you're either ok dragging some random writer or artist to the same level as someone who raped a child, a defenceless human being, OR you've decided that actually, raping and molesting children is basically not really that bad because there's no real difference to you between a drawing or some writing, and actual CP from exploited and violated children. Great look guys. Yeah, if I beat up an enemy in game, we clearly couldn't say if I'm just as bad as a someone driving their truck into a crowd with the intent to run over and kill as many people as possible.

Bonus round: Oh but what about the people who decided that attacking the artist/writer and then realized the person on their side who fired up that hatred was a nonce? A child molester? A rapist? Someone who owns CP? Yep, victim card. "I'm feeling triggered, I'm the affected." SHhhhhhuuuut up as well, you kissed the ass of a pedo, and now you're upset because people called you out for playing victim, after what you've done to random artists. Meanwhile you tried to/did ruin the life of some artist/writer and their families and friends because you deemed it was ok to #cancel all of them. Fuck off, you deserve it, especially when you mention that you "Felt something was weird."

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[lurkingshan]

I agree it’s shitty messaging if that was actually the message. But then I think about the fact that NeoMark were the only non-cp so they were given the most realistic ending. They also barley got any screentime if I’m being honest so I expected their ending. Gmmtv is gonna Gmmtv with the branded pairs shit.

I'm not sure how else to interpret the message since there was nothing in the episode to counter it. They had every character berate Boston and demand apologies from him and he did not get the same kind of consideration in return. Cheum only apologized to Boston because he was awkwardly standing in front of her; she clearly did not intend to seek him out to make amends for her false accusations. Mew and Ray also accused Boston of sexual assault; where was their apology to him? Sand released Boston's sex tape to get revenge on Top; where was his apology? Boston took accountability for every single thing he did and never lied about his intentions or who he was. We can't say the same for any of the other characters, and yet he is the only one who was told he is a bad person who has to change in order to ever be accepted and loved.

I have been giving the show the benefit of the doubt on this for weeks but at this point I have to call it: Boston's arc was slut shaming nonsense. I thought the show was making a point about how unfairly maligned Boston was because of his promiscuity, but no, in the end they told us he was at fault for everything and deserved to end up dejected and alone. In order for this to be read as intentional subversion the show would have to actually include anything on my screen to indicate that the other characters were wrong; it did not. I was giving this show and its creators far too much credit.

And yes, GMMTV branded pairs clearly impacted this story, and it was so obvious it was kind of embarrassing for the show.

[conkreetmonkey]

A few months on Tumblr will make every other websites speech policies feel draconian and stifling.

What do you MEAN I can't just say "fuck you" on YouTube or Reddit because they have rules forcing you to maintain a grinning facade of politeness like you're at a family Christmas party listening to That One Uncle rant about how we need to bring back segregation?

What do you MEAN YouTubers can just delete dissenting comments on their own videos?

What do you MEAN Facebook requires you to use your real name and face and will ban you if you don't? (I got banned within a day for using a silly photo of a monkey wearing sunglasses as my profile picture instead of my real face)

Tumblr is great because when somebody says Hitler had some good points or that all homeless people are there because they deserve it, I don't have to dance around constructing a flowery argument that maintains my "respect" for the speaker, I can just tell them to fuck off, kill themselves, stick a cactus up their asses. Only other place you can do that is 4Chan, and they allow anything, including gore and cp. Tumblr is home because you get to act like a human being but not commit actual crimes.

[ayyynne]

Why does 911 keep giving shitty parents redemption arcs?

The Buckleys - lied to their son forever, treated him like a burden, didn't bother going to Maddie's first wedding because "we knew she was making a mistake," no Buck baby box, emotionally distant and neglectful. And oh we're just gonna stop doing family therapy. But wait here's a new (awful) couch, and we'll pay for Maddie's wedding so that makes up for 30 years of bullshit.

Diaz Parents - Shannon is a POS who deserves no forgiveness and left you all alone. You clearly can't handle raising Chris so he can just live with us. Oh your wife came back into your lives and died? Chris should come love with us. Oh your kid wants to be independent and do things in his own despite CP? nah we need to talk to him like he's a baby. But wait. Our son is an emotional wreck and never actually dealt with his grief but don't worry we're hear to save the day! Chris called us! This was his idea! I'll make tea! Thanks mom!

Hen's mom - did not come to her daughters wedding because lesbians????? Excuse you??? At least there was some conflict and actual evidence of growth and change so that's an acceptable redemption.

I swear if Chim's dad actually gets any kind of redemption imma fight someone. Dude ignored his son. Doesn't even attempt to have a relationship. Wasn't at the wedding (but was he was even invited? Who knows).

I feel like if Tim Nash was still alive they'd somehow try to redeem that piece of shit too.

[compassionatereminders]

I was writing a lil thingy about a moment I had with a game a long time ago and I was prefacing about this time in my life where it wasnt exclusively bleak and i just keep reliving all these memories thinking about how trapped I felt then and how it like there was a hope for me to live my fucking life and I cant stop thinking about how much of my life I've pissed away. Reliving those moments before I had to leave large parts of myself to die in order to survive. In the worst way. When there was a chance it wouldnt only suck. And I could my life freely for nine seconds before they took it away from me again. I didn't think it would be the last moments I spent getting to experience autonomy and dignity for more than a decade. It's been very apparent to me since I was younger than 12 that I do not exist for my own sake. I exist to be their fucking little idea of family and anything contrary to is met with screaming. Their fucking emotional plaything. They're still stuck like that and think the same things they always because they cant see the forest for the trees. I remember i went to prom all dolled up despite constant and determined protest. I knew I was going to spend it alone like I spent the rest of high school. And I did. It fucking sucked and i didnt want to go because there was nothing there for me. I went because they wanted to preserve the illusion for themselves that they didnt take everything away from me. I spent six hours dressed up doing nothing by myself. After they spent the entirety of my youth taking every good thing away from me and doing everything to isolate me and drown me in their stupid fantasies. They often told me that I'm welcome to call CPS at any time and that that would relieve them of one more mouth to feed. Sometimes I still think I should have. I wouldnt have pissed away my entire life living for anyone but myself.

Not cowabunga.

I am really sorry that you've had to live your life in survival mode sacrificing yourself for abusive people, and you're in your full right to be angry and traumatized about having been forced to grow up in such an environment. It's not okay. But odds are that the majority of your life is in fact still in front of you, and that even if this is all you've ever really know, your circumstances can and will change in some capacity, eventually allowing you to do and be something else. Even people who grew up under very horrible conditions can and do manage to leave that behind and create a life for themselves that they actually want. Your youth having been like this is so unfair and horrible and you deserved so much better, but we aren't just the home we were raised in. Not indefinitely.

[naniskys]

they revealed sky and nani’s fandom dolls - plural as in sky and nani created one doll each. i can already see people be very disappointed about this because this kinda put the nail in the ‘are they gonna become a cp or not’ coffin

but yk what’s very cute? in the doll reveal pictures they gave sky’s doll the shadow of nani’s doll and vice versa

hi anon(s)!! putting these 2 asks together for convenience purposes lol

first of all i've got to say that the mascots are super cute!! i rlly love the concept behind them, and i also love that sknn got solo dolls at all because that isn't something gmmtv's done before. And all the little details connecting them in the graphic?? I love it sm <3

rest of my thoughts under the cut because this got long :)

I definitely agree with everything in the second ask. People are allowed to be upset or disappointed at it, but there really isn't anyone to blame in this situation, least of all gmmtv (for once). I've seen people saying it's because gmmtv wants double the money but lbr, actually making skynani a cp right now would make them a lot more money in the long run, and is probably something they're actively wanting to do.

While it's completely valid for skynani to not want to be a cp right now (or ever) for whatever reason, it also makes the most sense logistically for the time being, because the confirmed work they have rn is a friendship series. I know we joke about it and manifest for a change, but skynani, the director, and everyone involved have repeatedly confirmed that Wu is a friendship series, so making them more "official" or following all the cp beats would just muddy the waters and open the floor for more discourse.

Does that mean they'll never be a cp? Frankly speaking, we literally have no way of knowing lol. I do think it's wise to have separate branding, and I also don't think that current branding choices are an indication of whether they'll ever do a bl or not, which a lot of people seem to be linking.

I think it's best to focus on what we do know rn, which is that skynani are going to be working together for the next year or two at least, that they are both very happy to be doing so, and that they have insane chemistry and wu will be hella gay regardless of the tag lol.

I understand that different people have different expectations and it sucks when they aren't met, but at the end of the day it's up to skynani what they choose to do, and if you find yourself more frustrated than not at the lack of cp status, it might be good to take a step back. It's not a big deal right now and i don't see many people genuinely mad or attacking gmmtv/skynani, but i am a bit worried about the fan response over the next year and a half. There's definitely people who are supporting skynani just because they're "waiting" for a bl (i'm not sure how else to word it). The pairing is still relatively new, but as they continue with the bromance branding, i can see groups getting more and more agitated by them sticking to the hetero-hyphen, despite the fact that neither skynani nor gmmtv have ever indicated anything to the contrary.

For me, i'm just rlly glad that skynani are getting the recognition and hype they deserve. Like that is THE sky wongravee, ex-nadao actor extraordinaire hottest man alive fr fr, and THE nani hirunkit f4 alumni platinum face card eye acting to rival the fucking gods, thank u hsf for popping off so gmmtv can finally give them their time of day <33 Having solo branding in this way makes the most sense for their plans at the moment, but it's clear that they're still linked and that they'll continue working together!! I'm a hsf/saintshin fan first and foremost so above all I'm just very excited to see them together in any capacity, *especially* acting together :))