#they're all a mess

[cry-ptidd]

Actually, i have an interesting question. I've never seen Anderson/Yumi/Heinkel and Laura crossover in your comics. And honestly, when I try to think about what that would look like, all I see is blood. BUT STILL.

It's funny to me to think that an Anderson/Laura ship would be pretty traumatic, even though Laura's story started a long, long time ago. And the old traumas have, in theory, healed a bit. But yet, Anderson is fucking crazy, not an asshole, so...

Yumi/Laura could be pretty cute, I think, especially considering Yumi's sweet personality and how she's generally a good girl even when she's in a berserk state.

Heinkel/Laura could probably be funny, because they're both completely mad (NOT IN A BAD WAY).

The reason I haven't done much Iscariot/Laura is because I have no idea what to do lmao. I would LOVE to make more of them considering I really like the Iscariots, but imagination completely evades me on this one. Anyway,

Anderson x Laura

- personal rating: 4/10?

- HCs: This would take a BILLION years to happen, but I like to think Anderson would actually sympathize with Laura if he ever heard her past. He's a caring man at heart and she used to be a good Christian girl who earnestly loved God but her faith was crushed by the lust and hubris of evil men. He knows damn well the corruption that takes place in the church, and the one thing he hates is people using scripture to justify their evil deeds.

- OTP level: eh, 3/10?

- Would I have liked to see it canon: This would never work in canon. Ever. Not even hatefuck they genuinely hate each other for so many reasons. Laura is probably the only one on the Hellsing side Anderson can't respect even if he can acknowledge her strength in a fight. Laura fucking hates his guts bc he's a loud bitchy Christian zealot who tried to kill (and insulted) Integra and he makes her work overtime. She'd spit on a Bible just to spite him

- General opinion: I want them to interact more SO bad, but they'd genuinely not work romantically. Even if Anderson was a woman Laura would hate her. That said, I need to make more content of these two hooligans because they're both genuinely medically insane

Yumi/Laura:

- personal rating: 6/10

- HCs: Laura would probably get really confused about Yumi's DID. She wouldn't understand why she's acting completely differently and why she's responding to a different name. It'd probably take a little while for her to get used to it, and she'd probably stare at Yumi constantly until she gets it.

- OTP level: 5/10? I never really thought about this one

- Would I have liked to see it canon: I don't think it could be canon. That said, I could see it as more of a fandom rarepair that would get excellent fics with a shitton of religious metaphors.

- General opinion: This one is probably the cutest from Iscariot x Laura? I really like it actually. Laura would probably lil bro Yumi a lot considering their age and experience difference, and she'd also probably be quite patronizing about Yumi's faith. However, I think Yumiko would be kind to Laura.

Heinkel x Laura

- personal rating: 4.5/10

- HCs: Laura would be so bitchy to Heinkel and vice-versa. It's a constant back and forth of sarcastic quips until they're called off. Laura calls Heinkel a dumb brat and Heinkel calls Laura a bitch hag. Both are seething

- OTP level: 4/10

- Would I have liked to see it canon: Not in canon for me. I could see it, maybe in fanart or a fic, with some enemies with benefits and constantly trying to one-up the other.

- General opinion: I feel like Laura would find Heinkel incredibly annoying. She'd see them as an absolute stupid brat that follows her superiors like a lapdog, and Heinkel would probably say she's doing the same but without a purpose. If either fell down the stairs the other would laugh at them

[whydotheycallmechimney]

you guys do know that just bc alicent isn't always the best mom doesn't mean she hates her kids

[msburgundy]

having a protein shake might fix carrie

it certainly can't hurt, she should at least try

[chainsawmascara]

Playing durge is truly incredible. My problematic nature seduces everyone, it seems. Even wyll was into two of my durges. I'm not going to try and understand that one. Getting the unlimited romance mod is a fantastic test of "how unhinged can i be before you stop crushing on me?" Incredibly unhinged. A creature the victorians would refer to as foul and contemptible. A being who leaves behind a cage with the hinges ripped off entirely. Someone who's never met a hinge in his life. Their attraction to problematic people rivals mine entirely. Frankly, it's made me even more concerned for their mental health. That really is saying something. I love this entire cast of fools with no sense of self-preservation. They're like vagrant children corralled by the literal child of bhaal.

This game is a masterpiece.

[deancasforcutie]

hey don't cry. Endverse!Dean and Cas share each other's clothes and a cabin way too luxurious for the apocalypse okay??

[aethersea]

I do think Blazing Saddles handled its one depiction of native americans very poorly, and the full extent of its representation of chinese workers on the railroad is they were literally just there. not even one single speaking line. unclear if this is worse or better than the redface.

it's fucking phenomenal at lampooning antiblack racism though. extremely blatant, extremely funny satire, which is constantly and loudly saying "racism is the philosophy of the terminally stupid at best and morally depraved at worst, and we should all be pointing and laughing at them 24/7"

plus the main character is a heroic black man who has to navigate a whole lot of bullshit but is constantly smirking at the extraordinarily stupid racists and inviting the audience into the joke. the one heroic white character is a guy who was suicidally depressed until he met the protagonist and they just instantly became buds, and he's firmly in a supporting role the whole time and happy to be there. the protagonist saves the day with the help of his black friends from the railroad, and uses the position of power he was given to uplift not only those friends, but all the railroad workers of other minorities too, in an explicit show of solidarity.

anyone saying "Blazing Saddles is racist" had better be talking about its treatment of non-black minorities. it had better not be such superficial takes as "oh but they say the n-word all the time" or "they have nazis and the kkk in there!" because goddamn if that's the full extent of your critique I very seriously suggest you read up on media analysis. there is too much going over your head, you need to learn to recognize satire.

[beebfreeb]

Yeah, sure, I'll make up stuff about those blue things that show up for maybe 2 seconds at most. Why not.

I imagine it's very funny to be reused graphics.

[jamiethebeeart]

Lineart by @ovytia-art which was such a blast to color - I love the entire vibe of all of them hanging out together so much @green-with-envy-phandom-event

[paperbackribs]

[aroaceleovaldez]

i am once again thinking about Percy and Annabeth and their respective relationships with their step-parents, particularly how the other views the other's dynamic with their step-parents.

Because there's a really interesting subtle thing that we see which is when Annabeth talks about her step-mom to Percy, Percy's assumption is that Annabeth's step-mom is like Gabe. He just presumes that because that's what's familiar with him and based on his own experiences he assumes their situations are similar.

But then when Percy actually meets Annabeth's step-mom (and her dad) he realizes their situations aren't at all the same. He was expecting another Gabe, but instead he just found a genuinely caring family that was just struggling to find their footing with one another.

The interesting thing is that this implies an inverse - especially with what we know about how Percy and Annabeth describe their experiences. Percy doesn't really talk about Gabe ever. To anyone. Grover knows the whole picture there but he's basically the only one of Percy's friends who does. As far as we know, unless Grover told her at some point, Annabeth doesn't know about Gabe. She knows he was a jerk, but Percy out loud doesn't ever really get into details about it. She knows they didn't get along and eventually Gabe disappeared and Percy basically never spoke of it again. Presumably, Annabeth thinks Percy's dynamic with Gabe was like her dynamic with her step-mom, like how Percy had thought their situations were the same. Especially given we know Percy assumed their situations were the same and likely spoke about it as such if it ever came up.

Like. That's such an interesting tiny aspect of their dynamic that never gets touched upon. Annabeth likely doesn't know about this very core traumatic experience Percy endured before they met because she's operating under the assumption that their family just was a little rocky like hers was.

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 106

Dan absolutely despised his parole at first, but honestly this is a blast. Sure, he’s stuck in the form of a cat, a kitten even, but he’d found an absolutely wonderful companion. Partner. Ally? Baby Chaos Lord? He’d work on it. 

Klarion is just happy to have found such a great familiar, he even named them Teekl II, which is a great name thank you very much hero-babies! So now he has two Teekl familiars, and Teekl II always gets so gleeful whenever they successfully pull a prank! He even has his own fire magic which is so fun! 

Danny is not happy to get thrown into another world, stuck as a kitten. He’s also not pleased to have found a sick baby liminal, but fine. If this is what he’s supposed to deal with then he’ll deal with it! Even if he has to be a familiar for a teeny tiny bit of time. It’s fine, and the dude has a pocket he can peek out of on his coat. 

Jason has no idea where this kitten came from but the Pit is being surprisingly chill about it. Something about a baby? Whatever, he’s made the furball a little matching outfit and they like to sit in his pockets and peer out. No idea how Cat Hood is making the shadows all spooky now or why the eyes went from blue to green, but whatever. 

Ellie is utterly delighted in this situation. She was just wandering, but now she’s a lil fluffy kitten, and ended up landing on this kid’s head. This magic kid’s head! He even has a talking tiger friend too! So cool! She’s definitely sticking with him! This will be so fun!

Billy was worried about making sure the kitten got food, she’s so tiny! Mr Tawny is a big help though, and apparently she’s his familiar now that he’s given her a mortal name? He doesn’t fully understand but apparently she’s connected to his magic now, if the shouts from the gods are anything to go by. Look, an electric cat is cool. Pakhet is amazing, and Fawcet thinks it’s adorable that Marvel has a kitten clinging to his shoulder

[aingeal98]

Something about older Jason looking at the child version of himself, the innocent victim, and feeling the need to defend and avenge him the way no one else will. They'll call him reckless and try to pin the blame for his death on some unique failure of his personality, the problem isn't Robin the problem is he was just a bad fit for Robin! And then older Jason coming back to life and spits on their twisted grief. Fuck you, that innocent child deserved more. You took his memory and ruined it to make yourselves feel better. If no one will give him justice then Jason will take it himself no matter who he has to kill to get there. It's the only way he can move forward.

Something about older Cass looking at this child version of herself, this innocent who has no idea what she was doing when she was tricked into killing, and finding her irredeemable. She will forgive everyone for everything if they need a second chance but she cannot forgive that innocent child. She spends ten years wanting that child to die for their sin, a standard she holds no one else to. And in the end she does have to die. She can never forgive that child until the price has been paid and the guilty, tormented, suicidal mess of a girl is dead and never coming back. Only then can Cass live on. Only then can she smile without feeling the weight of her kill on her back. If no one will give that child the justice they deserve then she will have to do it herself. It's the only way she can move forward.

[hughmanbean]

Space Lady

When Bruce gets lost in time he sees a common sight between each jump.

A woman in a dress of nebulae, stars studded around her neck, hair a soft silver.

He asks who she is, and she does nothing.

He asks who she is, and she smiles mischievously.

He asks what she's doing. "Watching" is all he gets.

He asks what the purpose of this is, and she looks at him like he's stupid.

He tries to move around, but seems to loop back around. She looks amused at his attempts.

After Vanishing Point, during his last jump, he asks her if she knew what was going to happen.

"Aren't you the world's greatest detective? I'm sure if you put your mind to it, you'll figure it out. Now off you go."

---

It's been 2 years since Damian had been dropped into the family. Even after, Bruce felt like he was being watched sometimes.

He gets a visitor at the door, and standing there is the Lady.

"How have you been, Bruce? Doing well I hope. Be a dear and let me in, would you?"

[ohno-the-sun]

Little test animatic thing

Poor boys just want to feel pretty

Comic version below the cut

[polararts]

[jessmalia]

Dear Bonnie, I’m a coward. I should be saying this to your face, not writing this letter, but I know if I do you’ll talk me out of running away from all my problems. You’re gonna make me face a future without Elena and you’re gonna help make me the best man I could possibly be, the same way she did. And I’m absolutely terrified of failing you both. So, I’m leaving. Because I’d rather let you down once, than let you down for the rest of your life. And I hope it’s the happiest life. Because you, Bonnie Bennett, are an amazing woman, a mediocre crossword puzzle player and my best friend. 

With great love and respect, Damon.