#thinking about Mia today

[animezinglife]

Whoops. ♥️

[hotasfahrenheit]

[SHINee - View] May 18, 2015

[rmbunnie]

I am alone on this barren earth (Jason Todd liker and Mia Dearden liker who honestly thinks issues 69-72 of the 2001 Green Arrow run are fun and good and would really like to talk about them beyond "Jason Todd was ooc and irredeemable there because he was trauma-dumping on Mia but also everything he said was fake and made up and he was manipulating her to become his sidekick and he blew up her school in retaliation because she didn't so really we should ignore the whole comic as bad writing /or agree he should just be read as an sadistic sidekick killer" (None of which is true and over half of which is directly stated to be false in the comic's text) but all people ever have to say about the comic is weird wrong takes about the three pages in which the gym fight happens ripped out of the very interesting and fun surrounding context)

[royboyfanpage]

Hello I really like your page. It's nice to see so much great Roy content and thoughts!

I was wondering your thoughts and opinions on Roy's relationship with Mia.

!! You're too sweet, tysm!

As for the ask:

Short answer? That's his little sister.

Long answer?

I'll be honest, I haven't seen all that many interactions between them in canon. I do have my own thoughts and feelings about them but, upon looking through some comics I've read, I haven't found many where they're actually talking. I have managed to find panels which show they *have* talked and have a good relationship in canon, but I've only seen them actually interact a few times and have definitely read more content with her and Connor, so if you have any reading recs I'd appreciate that :)

Because of this, my point is gonna be a lot more based on symbols and my own interpretation than actual sources, so some of my opinions may be disputed by canon content.

To start with, Roy's fiercely protective of Mia. Even from the beginning, he expressed his dislike of the thought of Mia becoming Speedy-

-because he knows first-hand just how detrimental that role can be to a child's mental health. Speedy, to him, meant a lot of bad things. I have a whole lotta thoughts on how the original sidekicks, particularly Roy and Dick, view becoming sidekicks, but I'll try and summarise. To Roy, Speedy meant losing any chance of a normal life. Keep in mind Roy was 13 when he became Speedy- he absolutely was not old enough to decide what he wanted to do with the rest of his life, and yet once you're *in* the hero business it's extremely difficult to leave.

And when Ollie first tells Roy that he's gonna make Mia Speedy, Roy's reaction is essentially that.

He's angry at Ollie for making Mia become Speedy, not because of "It's my name", it's not, Roy hasn't been Speedy in years at this point. He's angry because that is a seventeen year old who Ollie wants to throw in there, a seventeen year old who'll be making the choice to, in his eyes, throw away the rest of her life before she can even vote. And Roy's absolutely right about the world being different- Roy's teen years were spent in the gold and silver ages which were definitely a lot less dangerous than the 00s. And I think there's definitely an element in that fear of "look what being Speedy did to me" in Roy's fears. While it's likely Roy was an adult by the time Snowbirds happened, considering the amount of drugs he had experience with and the different connections he'd built it's safe to say that Roy was already an addict by the time he was Mia's age. But what I don't think Roy understands is that Speedy isn't that for her. She's already gone through the shit Roy's scared of her going through and more, having been a child prostitute and meth user by the time she was fifteen. To Mia, Roy isn't a cautionary tale but rather an inspiration- someone who'd gone through a similar situation to her and come out the other end.

After this, their relationship definitely progressed. Roy comes to trust Mia and her identity as Speedy, as well as letting her have things (that he kinda shouldn't have had in the first place, but all vigilantes are criminals it came free with the independent delivery of justice) that could help her as Speedy-

-and trusting her with Lian who he's always been fiercly protective over

And their relationship in the few times I have seen them together is incredibly sweet, with Mia reassuring Roy that he's a good dad and that it's not his fault that life gets in the way of his time with Lian.

So yeah. I really hope that they get to interact in the ongoing series because the Speedys should absolutely talk more. I think that Roy naturally has a great instinct with younger heroes, and he's absolutely someone Mia respects and looks up to.

Anyway I think Roy should take Mia and Connor to a theme park for sibling bonding time <3

[cornertheculprit]

mia and phoenix are soooo funny and i swear to god so much of it is in how mia really treats phoenix like some sort of wayward little brother-esque figure. she describes him as a genius to maya after his first trial and then when maya's like cool i'll hit him up if i ever need some defending then! she goes ABSOLUTELY not. he's a fucking idiot. if phoenix says a testimony sounds good when it's very clearly not good she looks at him and goes ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND!? when phoenix passes out the first time he sees her being channeled she's like okay alright fair enough he's not exactly used to spirit channeling but when phoenix passes out AGAIN she's like OKAY phoenix that is NO WAY to greet an old friend. look at me when i'm talking to you. when phoenix goes "it's not fair!" in a trial she gets sooo disapproving about it she's like are you a LAWYER or a SCHOOLCHILD? she smacks his hand when he presents the wrong place on a map in jfa. she believes in him more than he believes in himself. she makes dead people jokes around him just so phoenix can go mia please :((( no dead people jokes :((( you're literally dead :((( when cody gets taken by gumshoe and they're back to having zero leads on the case in turnabout samurai and phoenix turns to her like mia!!! what are we gonna do!!! she's like hm. ahahaha. golly gee phoenix would you look at the time i REALLY need to get going i'm SURE you'll be fine though :) and then when phoenix couldn't come up with anything while going against von karma and mia appeared out of nowhere and went PHOENIX!!! THINK CRAZY!!!! COME ON!!!! and to top it all off she left maya, the person she loved most in the world, in his hands and told maya to take care of him but then when she speaks through pearl and maya isn't around she asks phoenix to look after maya as well. like she's always teasing him and admonishing him for being stupid or too serious but the minute the heat gets hot she puts her faith in him and encourages him not only to believe in his client but in himself as well because she KNOWS he's capable. and it's just soooooooo. ARGH

[apatheticintrovert]

Thinking about everything I've done wrong in my entire life, how's everyone else's night going?

[shikai-the-storyteller]

I adore Luzu, so it really warms my heart that when he was mentioned today when Phil was asking about La Velada, not only did PHIL get super excited and emphasize his support for Luzu, but Chat also got excited and hyped him up. All us crows love him so much, even though we only saw him interact with Phil once :') I hope that now his training is over, he can log back in and they can hang out again

[pisshandkerchief]

allow me to indulge my gay theatre nerd side for a moment. now if i'm being perfectly honest, i normally don't like jukebox musicals. they usually feel too forced to me and i prefer a musical that actually has songs, y'know, written specifically for it and isn't just trying to fit songs into a story they weren't made for. it just feels more creative to me. if i wanted to listen to preexisting songs, i'd just listen to them at home without the extra story. i don't need a musical for that. HOWEVER. if anyone wanted to write a jukebox musical using fall out boy or mcr songs i would eat that shit UP no questions asked. in fact if i had any talent i'd write one myself 

[misiahasahardname]

splinter is a bisexual man send post

[maiaacchiato]

thinking thoughts

[mcl-mia]

//zeus week day 6 - offering

to offer one's body and soul - is that not the highest form of loyalty?

[your-lovely-ghost]

Lord don’t let this be the day my egg is cracked

[miabrown007]

happy write badly monday everyone! 🥰🧃🎉🍩✨

[watermelonships]

A little MS Paint doodle of my OC Mia :]

[be-the-glenn-to-my-maggie]

Neteyam in Chapter 2 of I Don’t Think I’ve Changed by @spicymiilk:

McDonalds Guy? what a loser i hate him i- *trips* *thousands of smiley face receipts spill from pockets* fuck those aren’t mine i swear i’m just holding them for my sister i- *slips on a pile of receipts* fu ck no they’re not mine i hate him i just- *more receipts fall out as he falls to his knees, desperately trying to pick them up* hang on a sec jUst LISTEN

[radioconstructed]

⌖ I allow you to WITNESS ME as a PUBLIC SERVICE!