#the circus of death

[eternal--returned]

it's amazing, amazing, amazing. we're clearly at the edge. it's thunder in a snail's shell. it's the red mark on the black widow. it's the mirror without a reflection. it's the singular viewpoint. it's in the fog over Corpus Christi. it's in the eye of the hen. it's on the back of the turtle.

it's moving at the sun

as you put your shoes on for the last time without knowing it.

Charles Bukowski ֍ "the circus of death." what matters most is how well you walk through the fire (1999)

[frownyalfred]

It actually makes a lot of sense that Bruce was one of the few people left standing in the crowd at Haly’s Circus when Dick’s parents died.

Watching two innocent people plummet to their deaths is gruesome. It’s shocking. It can be horribly traumatic, depending on the blunt force trauma of hitting the ground. They might not have died right away. They might have bled and made awful noises that were heard even above the sounds of the crowd.

But Bruce is Batman. Bruce saw his parents get murdered right in front of him. And he knows the sounds and sights of someone dying. He’s hardened himself to stay calm in a situation like that, both through trauma and practice.

I think the image of a young Dick Grayson making eye contact with the one unshaken person in the crowd is chilling. A man standing resolute when everyone else is screaming, sadness etched across his face. But not panic. Not confusion. Resignation, maybe.

[six-tooth]

can't wait to see these guys in action

[bananafire11]

Get soaked idiot

[prokopetz]

I understand that The Amazing Digital Circus is ripe for "what if the main character snapped and killed everybody" crackfic, but y'all, if Pomni went off the deep end she would not be your sexy glitchcore murderwife. She'd do it screaming and flailing, and it'd make Tom and Jerry sound effects the whole time she's killing you.

[maelicgrn]

FNAF FANART?? IN OUR TIME AND YEAR OF 2024? HELL YEAH

[spookybokchoy]

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[bananonbinary]

the thing about 9/11 that i'm sure everyone here understands but i want to put into words is like, it WAS a tragedy, and the people that died that day, both in the towers and in the planes, DO deserve to be remembered. there were heroes and victims both that deserve memorials.

unfortunately, the united states government has so completely shat on their memory and twisted their tragedy into a quest for oil and white supremacy, that actually taking part in any state-endorsed memorial is not honoring them, but spitting on them. they deserved better.

[ghostbsuter]

Inspired by that one episode in Young Justice.

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"You could leave with me," 'Gray' nods at him, there is the familiar, mischievous smile. Yet the sincerely in which he offers his hand, it reflects in his eyes.

Danny reflects back on his life, staring at his partner, how Freakshow had gotten him into this Circus in the first place.

"Where would we go?" He relents, grasping the offered hand to hold it simply. The weight of the appendage is calming for his racing heart.

'Gray' softens, leaning against him. Their outfifs– tight on their bodies, colourful for the eyes of the people. Ruffles, dark and gooey to fit the theme of the circus, showing more skin than comfortable– it was home.

After so long, it had become home and Danny isn't sure if he could leave it.

(Is that how Freakshow never lost any workers even after his staff broke? Did they become dependent on him just as he has?)

"Everywhere." His performance partner replies, reassures with his presence and Danny soaks it in.

They would move tomorrow, but 'Gray' would not come along.

[spitinsideme]

be careful to look at the road ladies, no matter how big your girls ass is !!

[eternal--returned]

it's there from the beginning, to the middle, to the end, there from light to darkness, there through the wasted days and nights, through the wasted years, the continuance of moving toward death. sitting with death in your lap, washing death out of your ears and from between your toes, talking to death, living with death while living through the stained walls and the flat tires and the changing of the guard. living with death in your stockings. opening the morning blinds to death, the circus of death, the dancing girls of death, the yellow teeth of death, the cobra of death, the deserts of death. death like a tennis ball in the mouth of a dog. death while eating a candlelight dinner. the roses of death. death like a moth. death like an empty shoe. death the dentist.

Charles Bukowski ֍ "the circus of death." what matters most is how well you walk through the fire (1999)

[tadc-harlequin-au]

How did pomni find out about caine before meeting and challenge him for the first time?

Harlequin AU - Thrilling Order Of The Hunt (comic)

⚠️ warning: animal death, blood! ⚠️

The thing about Pomni is: as a Combat Harlequin, she lives for the hunt. But it's always random. A new target is a plus once the previous is eliminated, but something about this.... "Puppetmaster"...

It was as if this was the perfect one. The ultimate target.

[odder-outlet]

man yall take this gummigoo shit seriously huh

[shycorvid]

Identity shenanigans are fun because then you get things like this:

Danny- *through the speaker* Answer the question, Dick. If I shine a big yellow light at the sky, will Batman attempt to fly into it.

Anyway, writing the next chapter of Night Circus is going just fine.

[hypewinter]

Danny felt a familiar tug in his chest. Not another summoning. The cultists never quit did they? Danny was going to ignore it. Just like all the rest. He figured they would try blood sacrifices but then he didn't experience the familiar tang in the air that usually wafted through his nose. That had peaked his curiosity. So he leaned into the summoning a little. Not enough to be summoned but enough to get more senses. He heard..... he heard crying! What? Why was he hearing crying? He leaned into the summoning just a little more. That allowed him to see, albeit vaguely. He caught the glimpse of a form within the circle. It was small. It was...... a child. A child? A. CHILD!? Those cultists had really thought since blood sacrifices didn't work to try a whole human. Danny's blood boiled. He had been content to ignore them until now but no more. He was taking care of this. NOW. With that, Danny allowed himself to be fully summoned. The cultists immediately fell on their knees.

"Oh great King, you have finally answered our plea," the apparent leader said.

Danny ignored him and immediately scooped the child up in his arms. He gently rubbed circles into the child's back, whom he now knew to be a boy who couldn't be older than 8. He felt his rage flair. They had tried to sacrifice an eight year old! Danny didn't even bother listening to the cultists. Instead he dispersed his power throughout the room, allowing all the souls sacrificed over the years to gain form.

"Feel free to exact your revenge," he said simply.

Then he turned and opened a portal, tuning out the screams as he stepped through.

~~~~

It took a while, but Danny finally managed to calm the boy down and convince him he didn't want to eat him. Once he did, he asked for the kid's name.

"It's Richard Grayson," the boy answered. "But my parents called me Dick."

Danny didn't miss the past tense. Were his parents dead? Danny's mouth set into a firm line. If he found out those cultists had anything to do with this- His train of thought was cut off by the sound of sniffling. Right, Dick. Danny would handle the cultists later. Right now, he had a little boy to comfort.

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