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Hello all! Thank you all for your kind comments! I want you all to know that I am doing very well, just very busy with life and preoccupied with other fandoms. I don't know when or if I will get back to the fic, but I havent given up on it yet.

Love you guys, thank you for all your support

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July 11, 2023 - 23:50 UTC

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Hello Friends part 2

So I was totally willing to post the first part of the next chapter on tumblr....

but AO3 is back up.....

....and so is chapter 17 :0

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Hello Friends

Good new, I have finished the next chapter!

Bad news, I went to post and found out that Ao3 is under a DDoS attack.

I won't be able to post until Ao3 goes back online, but I'd be willing to offer you the beginning of the chapter on this blog during these trying times. Let me know in the comments if that's something you guys want.

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I put 'never gonna give you up' on my Jason Todd playlist and will forget about it until it pops up on shuffle. This fic is causing me to self rick roll XD

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Fifteen minutes later, Dick nearly flung his packed bag in the back before slamming the car door and getting in the driver’s seat. He set his phone in the passenger seat and buckled himself in before setting off on the thirty minute drive from Blüdhaven to Gotham.

“Siri, play voice mail from Bruce.”

‘Playing all voice mails from Bruce’

“ Dick I-”

“I know you won’t hear this till you get back but, I–”

“I know we haven’t-”

“I-”

Dick swallowed back, held back his rising panic, and tried to focus on driving. Bruce sounded so unsure, so unlike himself.

“I’m sorry. I- You were right. I don’t listen. Not to you, not to Jay-”

His heart clenched, waiting in anticipation for what he’d begun to suspect. Because someone was injured - badly. Maybe worse than injured. And if Bruce was the one calling...

“Jay’s hurt, Dick.”

Thanks for the ask!

First of all, when I wrote this I was not driving on a regular basis. After getting into a fender bender in the city this writing is way more nerve wracking to me then when I originally wrote it.

This was a bit ago so most of this will be current thoughts/speculation.

I think I was mostly thinking about the structure and purpose of the writing.

Structure-wise, I wanted Bruce's voicemail to be intersperced with Dick's reaction. I think I might have writen Bruce's voice mail before Dick's reation and then chose where I wanted to splice it. So it's very likely I wrote half of this at a completely different time then the other half.

I think for Dick's reaction I was totally in the zone. There are times when I am writing, it has happened most often with this fic, where the words just flow and I'm in the zone. I usually start a scene or chapter with an idea or concept of what I want the scene to be or accomplish, but don't have all the details. However, when the words flow it's like I'm watching the chapter write itself. The details are created and show me the next logical step the story needs to take. Sometimes I'm ending a scene or chapter differently then I expected or with a new plot point I wasn't planning for.

I'm not sure if I was quite in the zone for this part of Dick's reaction, but later on when I connected Jason's death and Dick's trauma of loosing his parents the helplessness that connects the two, that was definatly zone work. Totally did not plan to make that connection going into that chapter.

For purpose, this is Dick's solo/intro chapter, the main goal was to introduce Dick and define his relationship to Bruce and Jason. (Bab's chapter pretty much covered his relationship with her).

One of the main things I wanted to show was that Dick really does love Jason. He's often portrayed as a jerk when it comes to Jason pre-death. I'm not saying that they were close, or even that Dick did a good job of being a present older brother, but he does truly care about Jason, just like he does Bruce. In the chapter after this, I do briefly dive into his regret about not being there for the family in his converasion with Alfred and how he promises to try to change.

Also see how fast he drops everything when he realizes something is wrong with his family. He may be on the outs with bruce and babs but he truely loves them too.

Thanks for the ask! I really enjoyed it! let me know if you have any specific questions about the section that I didn't cover.

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To say the new teacher wasn’t quite what Hugo expected would be an understatement. 

He looked like he’d crawled out of bed five minutes ago and would give anything to crawl back.  He was a lot younger than he’d expected, a buff guy, hair combed, in a suit and tie, and carrying a clipboard under his arm.  

He promptly ignored the ten teenagers staring at him while he walked over to his desk. When he got there, he shrugged off his jacket, took off his tie, and unbuttoned his dress shirt revealing a t-shirt underneath that said ‘the book was better.’

Hugo turned to Xander, who was silently — yet uncontrollably — laughing into his hands.

The girl in front of Hugo raised her hand. “Uh, Mr. uh-” she tried.

Their teacher raised a single finger as he opened a drawer and took out a mug and a thermos. He poured the contents of the thermos, probably coffee, into his mug and chugged it back in one long gulp. He set his mug down on his desk with a resounding thud.

The bell rang.

“Alright, you little gremlins! Here’s what’s up! My name is Mr. Nemo, and you have a choice. I can be a mentor and help you have a wonderful life, I can be a tormentor and make your life miserable, or I can be a dementor and suck the life out of you. Your choice. Any questions?”

I choose this part. Can you say what you were thinking about it and stuff?

Thanks for the ask! It was a while ago, so some of this is going to be my thoughts on the writing now.

The 'mentor, tormentor, dementor,' bit was actually something my 10th grade english teacher would say to her students. I don't actually think she said it to me, but my best friend told me about it. That teacher was a really influencal mentor to me during highschool. She was sassy and salty as heck and I still consider her to be one of the wisest women I've had the blessing to know.

I think the main thing I was to show the student's first impression of Jacob Nemo. I'm not sure when or why I chose a student pov but I think it was the right choice. Through their eyes it gives the reader a fresh perspective on Jason's teacher persona. In a way, I'm reintroducing Jason. Jacob Nemo, while an alias, is very much a part of Jason. It's tapping into his 15 year old passionate self who wanted to become an english professor, while keeping his personallity.

While I was typing this answer I tried to think of a major difference in character between Jason and Jacob, and there really isn't one. If you look back at the snippet (I think it's at the end of the last chapter of the prologue) you see Jacob's interview and it lists the details Jason added to Jacob's fake backstory. Jason purposfully made someone very similar to him because he didn't want to be someone else or act in front of these kids. He even included that he was in the military and has ptsd to offer an excuse in case he ever breaks down while as Jacob.

This is Jason's dream job, what he would have been if he hadn't died, but even more than that, this goes back to his resove at the end of chapter 9 where he is trying to make the most of being in this timeline. Jason realizes he would not be who he is without the people who have poured into his life. People like his family and, I think, his english teacher as a kid. He knows what a trusted adult routing for you can do for a kid and wants to pay it forward.

I'm pretty sure I wanted to show Jason being tired, becuase he does patrol pretty much all night and then have to show up at school. Pretty sure I purposfully made Jason only have one class always at the end of the day. It's Gotham's private school so I immagine they would/could have their own special exclusive rules about their AP classes. So Jason would be able to sleep through the morning and show up at class in the afternoon. He looks like he rolled out of bed because he probably just did.

I made a lot of the english students and Mischief members way before introducing them. I sat down and just whipped up a bunch of oc kids and then later decided who would be in what group. Hugo was one of my favorites from the english kids so I decided to do his pov.

My beta made a comment about how Jason would totally be buffer than the PE teacher and that made me laugh.

Thanks for the ask and letting me ramble a bit. I realize this is pretty long, but I really enjoyed it! Honestly this helped me make connections about my writing. This reminded me of things I planned I totally forgot about, and made me realize I did things that looked planned but were totally not.

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No questions, just wanted to say you're the best!

Aw! Thank you so much!!! ☺️☺️☺️

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Hi there

It’s been a while, I’m sorry I was gone for so long without saying anything, but I’m back now!

oh and chapter 15 is up

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I feel so bad that I said that and then didn’t post any chapters I’m so sorry!!!!

Hopefully I can this summer

Just want to say your fic had me laughing hysterically at regular intervals and I am OBSESSED ITS SO GOOD. So excited for when you come back from your break and get back to writing new chapters. Honestly I loved it so much. And I know its bad because I have the sudden urge to write fanfiction - I NEED MORE FICS LIKE THIS.

Wow

Thank you so much!

I’m so glad it had you laughing. One of the main purposes of this fic is to make people laugh and smile, especially if they’re having a really hard time.

I was going to wait until the next chapter was ready, but this seems like a good time to announce my offical return! MWAHAHAHA!

I’m so excited to share what is in store for Jason, the bats, and the rest of the gang in Part 1 of TTWE! I have a lot of things planned and have already gotten started.

There shall be a, shall we say, intermission chapter before Part 1. I think you guys will really enjoy it and hopefully it will make the transition between the Prologue and Part 1 a lot smoother.

Thank you so much for you ask! 

Also, @morningstargirl666 if you want to write fan fic, do it! I never thought I would write this, but it only took one person believing in me to give me the motivation. 

I believe in you! You have a unique perspective, style of writing, and stories only you can share. I’m glad to have inspired you!

Write the fics you want to read! :)

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Hey everyone!

I just wanted to send something out to let you know I’m alive. School has really been kicking my butt. Hopefully I’ll be able to post again soon.

Hope y’all are doing well

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Just want to say your fic had me laughing hysterically at regular intervals and I am OBSESSED ITS SO GOOD. So excited for when you come back from your break and get back to writing new chapters. Honestly I loved it so much. And I know its bad because I have the sudden urge to write fanfiction - I NEED MORE FICS LIKE THIS.

Wow

Thank you so much!

I’m so glad it had you laughing. One of the main purposes of this fic is to make people laugh and smile, especially if they’re having a really hard time.

I was going to wait until the next chapter was ready, but this seems like a good time to announce my offical return! MWAHAHAHA!

I’m so excited to share what is in store for Jason, the bats, and the rest of the gang in Part 1 of TTWE! I have a lot of things planned and have already gotten started.

There shall be a, shall we say, intermission chapter before Part 1. I think you guys will really enjoy it and hopefully it will make the transition between the Prologue and Part 1 a lot smoother.

Thank you so much for you ask! 

Also, @morningstargirl666 if you want to write fan fic, do it! I never thought I would write this, but it only took one person believing in me to give me the motivation. 

I believe in you! You have a unique perspective, style of writing, and stories only you can share. I’m glad to have inspired you!

Write the fics you want to read! :)

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Hello Guys!

This is an official announcement for my coming hiatus.

For personal reasons I am taking a month off from the fic starting yesterday. Don’t worry! I just need some time to think about my relationship with God.

Hopefully after a month I’ll have a better idea of how much time I can spend writing, which might result in consistent postings (like always, I can’t promise anything, but it’s a possibility)

I love you guys. Thank you for being understanding.

Keep reading & writing! :)

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In (late) celebration of the completion of the prologue,

Send me your favorite part of the fic so far, or a scene you would like to know more about the writing process behind