#which certainly helps

[ghost-bxrd]

how would the coa react to jason?

I suspect you mean the Court of Owls for the Court Family AU? 👀

In that case, as vaguely referenced before, they wouldn’t take kindly to a “street rat” being adopted by their highest ranking member at first. The Court of Owls is comprised of old Gotham blood and money, neither of which Jason belongs to.

They’d tolerate him, sure. (They’d be fools not to with the Voice’s hard stare, and the Talon’s looming presence perpetually hanging over them all like a guillotine. ) But they sure as hell would let Jason feel that he’s not welcome amongst them.

At first.

Because between his adoptive father, a protective older brother, and… well, Jason hasn’t quite figured out exactly what Cobb is, but he’s preeetty sure him and Bruce got something going on. Anyway, Cobb’s got his back. Kind of. And sure he can’t exactly stop the Court members from being passive aggressive with him, but BOY does Jason give as good as he gets.

Subtle remarks about his “ragged” appearance are immediately met with a flat out “takes one to know one, sir”. And a “concerned” little “you shouldnt eat so quickly, you’ll get sick!” are met with a pleasant “sure, and you should skip the laxatives once a while, lady”.

Jason ain’t taking shit from anybody (Cobb considers asking Bruce to do a paternity test with the boy because—- Pot, kettle) and Bruce is getting gray hairs flitting about and soothing ruffled feathers.

But before long the Court members learn to appreciate Jason’s deadpan demeanor.

He’s rude and downright scandalous in contrast to their delicate sensibilities and upbringing, but he’s loyal to a fault and doesn’t lie. While it’s something the less trustworthy Court members will try to exploit (“Please,” Will purrs, inspecting the claws of his suit one by one, and Dick gets the distinct feeling of being locked onto by the gaze of a predator, “Let them try”) the others quickly come to appreciate his honesty and openness. It’s a downright novel thing for them.

So anyway, Jason becomes something like the “Heart” of the Court. If he’s happy, chances are good the Voice, Talon, and Gray Son are also in a good mood. If he’s not… well. Let’s just say they’re all invested in keeping Jason happy.

(Within a couple months Jason manages to get the Court to finance several jobs with annual leave and health insurance reserved for inhabitants of Crime Alley, along with affordable housing and no-cost rehabilitation centers for drug addiction.

Bruce is very proud of this achievement.

Cobb is reluctantly impressed.

Dick is cackling uncontrollably.

For someone who steadfastly refuses to use manipulation tactics the kid really knows how to be a pain in the ass and bother everyone long enough until they cave.)

[ofswordsandpens]

I fear that "fire bending didn't come easy to zuko" and "zuko isn't a prodigy" (both true) has somehow snowballed into "zuko is a bad or at best average fire bender".... which simply isn't true, especially by the end of book 3

[sparrowlucero]

do you actually dislike the bird abode or just the creature designs? not saying the name directly so your ass doesn't get blasted by the tag

I like a lot of the creatures in it; the showrunner is a really fantastic horror artist and it really comes through in the aesthetics of the show. I especially like this hand dragon, though there's a lot of other great designs:

As for the show on the whole, it's not bad but not really for me? Early on it really feels like it's schtick will be that it's a subversion of harry potter-esque stories, where the protagonist wants to go on an adventure similar to her favorite fantasy book but instead ends up hanging out with the "villain" (who's actually just othered)/the magic school turns out to be secretly oppressive/the world is kind of gross and spooky instead of clean and approachable... but as it goes along I think it ends up being a pretty by the books YA fantasy thing played mostly straight, and it isn't super interesting or funny or scary or anything besides that. Which admittedly was probably to its benefit, I think a lot of its popularity comes from it being this very tropeish and not-uncomfortable magic school/found family story that's actually queer, like I genuinely think this is hugely appealing to the average cartoon fan on twitter, but I'm just not personally into it in comparison to a lot of it's contemporaries

[stars-obsession-pit]

(Another) Ghost in the Machine

DP x Hellblazer (the original John Constantine comic)

Ritchie Simpson continued to search frantically for the connection out of the computer and back to his body as he begged John to explain what he meant by saying “Goodbye.”

Had John disconnected him? He knew John’s sense of humor wasn’t the lightest, especially after Newcastle drove them all a bit insane, but that felt too far even for him. Nah, he’d probably just gotten himself a bit lost in the wave of energy he’d experienced in the Tongues of Fire network and was accidentally looking for his body in the wrong spot.

He pulled himself back and let his mental connection to the digital world expand outward, probing the rest of the machine for the connection. He knew he was in the right system, so as long as he looked thoroughly he’d definitely fi—

Everything flashed a surge of blinding white and then was replaced by pure darkness. He thought he screamed, but he couldn’t hear his own voice. Couldn’t even feel his own thoughts. Trapped in one single instant that stretched for indeterminable eons. Then, eventually (or was it immediately?), awareness began to trickle back.

He was still in the computer, though it felt… different, somehow. His thoughts still weren’t entirely in order. The first possible hints towards his location he found were the sound voices trickling through from the outside world. Voices he didn’t recognize. Young voices.

“I’m happy to help, Tuck, but I’m not really sure what you expect me to do here. You’re way better than me at this computer stuff than me.”

“By all means, feel free to keep complimenting me, but this has been frying my brain, man. I got this thing secondhand, and the system should be quite powerful, but there’s something using up a ton of its processing and I can’t figure out what. I was hoping you could do your ‘enter into the computer’ thing and see if you see anything.”

[baeshijima]

haha jiaoqiu overhearing gossiping soldiers in the midst of his work, thinking it to be nothing but mundane drivel, only to have absolute dread entrap his entire being upon hearing one of them let slip word of your injury on the battlefield before frantically searching for your whereabouts, caring little about the concerned shouts from the knights nor the pelting rain stinging his skin and obscuring his vision.

the only thing on his mind is you, you, you; he cannot — no, he will not let you die. not when he still has so much to tell you, not when there are so many things left unsaid.

[mollysunder]

I can't take ep 7 of s2 seriously because the writers are really trying to tell the audience that Vander and two teenage boys were well-equipped to handle the compounding effects of trauma on Powder's mental illness.

Did we all not hear the readout of his "apology", or remember the non-apology he gave Silco several years later? Somehow Vander, a man who delegated his parental responsibilities to Vi, had the necessary sensitivity to help Powder land into an almost impossible best case scenario. Be serious.

[nattikay]

friendly reminder that Neteyam is a well-adjusted kid who has a good relationship with his parents, that he tries his darnedest to be a good warrior because he genuinely looks up to his dad and wants to be like him, and that the idea that Jake and Neytiri are "forcing" him to be perfect, that they "stole his childhood" or that he's "not allowed" to be a kid, etc. are all pure fanfiction with little to no evidence in canon thanks bye

[skrunksthatwunk]

love like you / maternal pang

bonus under cut:

the first stephanie + the maternal pang tone destroyer i couldn't include bc it's a serious comic

[mcytegg]

i wanna post my yaps abt how the stickler-empire alliance is upheld by hopperclock and dualities friendships alone simply bc the empire only recognizes the sticklers as allies bc of minute and mapiccs individual alliances w jumper and ro—

like even that is tenuous at best bc mapicc doesnt care much for rek or jumper at all to the point that i think that theres most definitely a world where he kills them for a heart or smt if anything if he was caught while crashing tf out

while minute seems to mainly trust and want to work w jumper when given the chance while kind of seeing rek and ro be allies by proxy of them being her teammates. like even w ro offering to take pentars interest in him to help kill mane, minute still sees it as him helping mapicc SPECIFICALLY and not as him helping the empire as a whole (which is most likely true, in his defense!)

but like i cant articulate all of my thoughts and opinions in a satisfying way to MYSELF bc i have much to say and a few examples to help explain what i mean but the yap braincell isnt yap braincelling so all i can do is post this which is like...basically my yaps but on sale. discounted. not at full value.

[okkennymay]

It's been a very interesting year to say the least- those months still weren't 100% healthy but it was such a difference it was like living a different life, one not filled with constant dread and fear of the next monthly health episode.

It was unreal and I wish I'd made more use of of that time online while I had the chance, instead of being nervous of setting my body off and ruining a good thing going- but having past a new month my body completely imploding (only partially, which still sucks eggs), I can start to pick myself back up and keep going, hopeful once more! (´▽`ʃ♡ƪ)

To all of you who have watched fade in and out of existence since my return online, Thank you for always being so patient 💖 my god was my previous username ghost-chicky ironic as hell, s2g it would be more appropriate these days than anything 0w0"

[smile-files]

another inside out design, by request of my dad! this is satisfaction/pride :)

[starstruckodysseys]

i love you side quest fic writers i love you tuc and acoc and neverafter fic writers i love you everyone writing fics for seasons other than fh or mismag <3

[discordiansamba]

local merman describing all the weird ass shit he's seen in the deeper parts of the ocean, but everyone thinks he's just pulling their legs... at least until some sailors dredge up the corpse of something he'd talked about before.

zuko: see? told you I wasn't making it all up.

sokka: I am never going back in the water again.

[bookwyrminspiration]

me, of my own free will, clocking into the kotlc tag every morning to see what we’re arguing about this time

[msmc-796-official]

hello Omninet! this is your local vodka aunt cousin Slipshod speaking. I've finally finished sorting through the metric fuckton of booze I got sent anonymously (with no help from my squadmates, since K went to go visit Gray and P is... busy), so it's time to break this shit down by the numbers and let y'all know what's all on the table. gonna start with the raw stats, then start getting into the specifics

first: the numbers, i.e. the boring shit

as you all know, the ask specified that there were "approximately 70 crates" of booze, and that's correct. there are indeed 70 crates of assorted alcohol sitting in my corner of the hangar, as you can see behind me. what was not specified was how many bottles constitutes a "crate", and as such, I had to count every single fucking bottle myself. the things I do for you nerds...

if my count is accurate (which it better damn well be, I counted twice just to make sure), there is a grand total of... seven hundred and thirty-six bottles of booze!

now, clearly, whoever sent these did not take into account the very limited space in which my vodka collection is stashed, so there's no way in hell that I'll be able to keep all of this. more details on that coming later; for now, let's break these numbers down into something more tangible

among this batshit insane pile of booze, there are:

19 bottles of gin (K's favorite) - 19 bottles of whiskey (P's favorite) - 7 bottles of tequila - 35 bottles of vodka (now you're talking!) - 9 bottles of rum - 48 bottles of beer (four full 12-pack cases, each case had a different brand) - 24 bottles of mead (two full cases, also 12-packs) - 26 bottles of hard cider (two 12-pack cases, plus a few extra) - 14 bottles of everclear - 6 bottles of absinthe - 16 bottles of assorted coffee liquors - 2 bottles of Jägermeister (where the hell did they find this? I thought this shit was illegal!) - 21 bottles of assorted schnapps - 26 bottles of assorted wine (5 of which aged into vinegar on the way here) - 43 bottles of homebrew mead (all from the same batch, too, from the looks of it) - 25 bottles of homebrew moonshine (or some other kind of illicit grain alcohol) - 12 bottles of sake (full 12-pack case) - 3 bottles of Midori (melon liquor) - 38 bottles of kvass (fermented rye bread drink - less of a true alcohol and more like kombucha) - 27 bottles of perry (pear cider) - 5 bottles of palm wine (wish I was kidding, but it's legit - wonder where they sourced this from?) - 48 bottles of ginger beer (four full 12-pack cases) - 8 bottles of cachaça - 13 bottles of applejack (apple brandy) - 2 bottles of Chambord (raspberry liquor - aka "holy hand grenade" because of the bottle shape) - 1 bottle of Malört (wormwood liquor) - 14 bottles of scotch - 22 bottles of bourbon - 4 bottles of champagne (how did these not explode in transit?) - 36 bottles of "Armory Reserve Black Powder IPA" - 1 bottle of "SSC LUX-Iconic Ambrosia" - 24 bottles of "Northstar Brewing Co. Starseeker Ale" - 12 unlabeled bottles, embossed with the HORUS logo - 11 bottles labeled "KTB Royal Distilleries" - 12 bottles of mead(?) marked "New Levra" (as in Headlock's home planet?) - 20 bottles of grain alcohol labeled "CMC G.W." (as in CORSAIR?)

and, finally, 83 bottles of assorted spirits which were all too spoiled and/or suspicious to merit being drank, and subsequently got dumped. holy fuck this is so much booze.

which brings me to part 2: the weird shit

obviously, there's a lot here to sort through, from various corners of Union space (and probably beyond). gonna use this next section to highlight some of the truly unique stuff in the haul, plus a few of the bottles I've already opened and my opinion of it. enough yapping - let's get into it!

Northstar Brewing Co. Starseeker Ale: not bad! I'm not a beer drinker, but it's an IPS-N product, so I knew it wasn't gonna be awful. this kind of beer is called a red ale (I think), and it's got something vaguely fruity about it under all those hops. solid 5/10; acceptable, but not outstanding

New Levra mead(?): very curious about this one. haven't opened any of it yet - might try to invite Headlock over and see if he knows what this stuff is. looks like mead, smells like the trench. ???/10

Armory Reserve Black Powder IPA: disgusting. I was already convinced those fucks at the Armory have shit taste in booze, but trying this just confirmed it. horribly bitter, almost to the point of tasting burnt. -100/10, would not recommend. (might give a bottle to K and see if she recognizes it at all)

palm wine: apparently this shit dates back to ancient Cradle - I had no idea there were still places in the galaxy that even made this. VERY potent, one sip just about knocked me over. usually I don't recommend diluting booze, but this one might need it. 3/10, way too sweet for my tastes

"CMC G.W." grain alcohol: didn't know CORSAIR had an illicit moonshine rig hidden on the Requiem, but hey, I ain't judging. tried a sip of this and damn near spit it out; tastes like everclear with an unpleasant motor oil tinge. definitely using this as a mixer in the future, wouldn't dare drink it straight again. 1/10, no offense to anyone at CMC

Nemiroff Honey-Pepper Vodka: this was one of those 35 vodka bottles I mentioned up top. for those not already aware, I am a collector of strange and unusual vodka flavors, so to see such a wide variety (as well as a few bottles of the good stuff) made me very happy. this one caught my eye right away, on account of the tar-like color. my review? smells like a Trunk Security officer's boot, tastes like getting smacked by a charged D/D 288, burns like licking a nuclear reactor mid-meltdown. 6/10, might not be a bad mixer if I can find something to cut the burn & bring out the honey

mystery homebrew mead: I do like a good mead, so seeing this in the mix intrigued me. this one is heavy on the honey taste, but there's something about it I can't quite place. something... spiced? in the same camp as cinnamon or nutmeg. we'll see if this knocks me on my ass later, only had half a bottle (they used beer bottles, not wine bottles; calm down) to be safe. 8/10, good shit!

right... now that I'm sufficiently buzzed, we can get back to what I mentioned earlier - as was stated, this is WAY too much booze for me to keep in the hangar. so - if any of y'all out there on the Omninet want me to hook you up with something from the stash, shoot me an ask and lemme know what you want. (not the vodkas, though - I'm keeping all of those. might put a limit on the whiskey and gin, too, since I know P and K like those)

-- Slipshod

[slytherinshua]

I think one of the reasons the astronaut continues to be so nostalgic and sentimental to me is because its release marked the close of my bts era— not in a sad sudden way, but like a gentle taper out to an end.

I never biased jin, yet his vocals were the start, middle, and end to everything I associate with bts and my time with them as a group. epiphany was the first bts song I ever heard in 2018, even though I wouldn’t stan them for 3 more years. moon is my favourite bts song to this day. the astronaut ending my era with them as my ults is a picture perfect close.

I think jin is under-appreciated as an artist and a vocalist. because of his personality, we mostly love him for his jokes, or because of his visuals, he’s known for his face. yet when he sings songs like abyss, epiphany, the astronaut, moon, or awake, his voice holds a million emotions and feelings in the melody. there is something so timelessly beautiful about his voice, and for the first time since I stopped following bts closely, I’m really so excited for his solo album. I hope he can continue to shine as an artist and a vocalist into his late 30’s and 40’s. his voice is one that will never get old and I certainly will never get tired of hearing him sing.

deep in my bts era, I always used to debate whether my favourite bts vocalist was jin or jungkook. and it was always funny to me why jin made it to such a high ranking when jungkook was my bias. jin didn’t even wreck me like other members, and at the time, I enjoyed his solos, but they weren’t in the ranking to become my favourite timeless songs like they are now that I’ve stepped away.

although I’m not active in the fandom anymore and have disconnected from content and the members, the music still stays, their voices still stay, always reminding me how bts changed my life in such a dramatic way. I couldn’t even begin to imagine how different I would be if I hadn’t found them. it’s not just about kpop, fanfic or being a stan— finding them was the first time I ever found something by myself, for myself and enjoyed it independently without the influence of anyone else. and the start of that was with jin and his voice and I’ll never forget how much he changed my life.