batman #683 / batman: gotham knights #43 / secret origins vol. 3 #5

(dc: it's okay bruce was never jason's father it's FINE he was never responsible for him it's ALL GO-)

are we still doing this because i have a late submission

while teen while goblin while aroace while injured while doing your best

Percy de Rolo and Keyleth of the Air Ashari my beloveds, my dearest companions, my comfort pair, nobody does it like them. They are the basis of what all friendships should be, they are the fucking blueprint, they show how meaningful profound affection in different forms other than romantic is, they are best friends, they are siblings, they are the platonic ideal of platonic ideals, they are soulmates, they have matching earrings, they are both massive nerds, they gift handmade jewellery to each other, they are the exact opposites, they are so similar, they are sunshine and shadow, they are nature and science, they are all the elements of the universe working together, they are creators, they are leaders afraid of their destinies, they care incredibly deeply about everybody around them, they are fuckups, they try to learn and grow, they argue, they fight, they hug and make up and never hold it against one another, they joke and drink and are always there for each other, they have died and been revived and brought each other back from the brink, they have met the gods themselves and still know that the connection between each other is worth more than divinity itself will ever be, they have fought monsters and titans and their greatest fears together and have come out the other side broken and battered but stronger for it, they are brother and sister, they are siblings-in-law, they are the epitome of chosen family on all possible levels, they will live through their lifetimes and legacies, they are love itself.

Finally read the new chapter properly and the only thing i care about it the itadori family drama of it all

I think I'm gonna die soon if I don't talk abt Martha and her brothers

the. the way kitty acts with living women (mike’s sisters, alison’s friends, the bridesmaids), desperately and quite joyfully pretending to hang out with them even though she’s dead and they can’t see her..... the way this seems to mirror her experience even when she was alive... starts sobbing.

i don't trust people who dislike gertrude robinson. objectively cool as fuck character. i also don't trust people who make her a grandmother figure in fanfiction but that's another conversation entirely

I was mulling over everyone’s least favourite Mercyverse villain (Christy, who makes no fucking sense on any level) trying to figure out how to redeem that plot line and it occurred to me that what we really need here is a story from the perspective of Kyle, divorce lawyer at large, observing a character who is clearly meant to be a weapons-grade NPD type.

(Actually, come to think of it, I’d read whole books of Kyle, actually functional adult gay dude who has Done The Work of addressing his family trauma, observing werewolf marriages with a bucket of popcorn. He could do a podcast with guest speakers. Peggy or Honey could co-host.)

the thing about dick and jason's dynamic pre-aditf is easy to read into because the writers put little to no effort in it, they interacted once and it set the tone for something interesting, but that's it. there's fanon that goes into one direction, upping the hostility, which canon itself has done here and there, and at least has the Drama factor going for it. then there's the "counter-canon" which is a lot of people I see insisting that this was a neat, nice, uncomplicated brother relationship which. YAWN. have you met them. they aren't uncomplicated people. put in the effort they refused, give them issues, etc. etc.

anyway, this was all to say that at least so far, I'm disappointed with dick & timmy todd's dynamic in tnba because I think it reflects the same lack of effort. they don't have that past connection through harley circus comics!dick and tim drake did (although in a way that was probably trying to eacho that they bring them to a case in harley circus... except timmy has little to do there), but they're also seemingly as unwilling to explore what could have been with a more jason-like kid, right after dick left bruce. and they try to hint at timmy's presence bringing dick back into the fold but that doesn't feel earned either. pity.

‘Maybe I’m the better brother,’ said Calder, ‘but you’re the elder.’ He brought his horse up close, and he pulled their father’s chain from his pocket and slipped it over Scale’s neck, arranged it carefully across his shoulders. Patted him on the back and left his hand there, wondering when he got to love this stupid bastard. When he got to love anyone besides himself.

— The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie

Bayaz had been right. You don’t get to be a king without making some sacrifices.

Ethel Cain's songs remind me of Supernatural so much rn

case in point:

"it was a highway to nowhere, and we rode it // cold car with no gas and we chose it"

"our kids will grow up with half as much // trying to build something out of dust // finding out too late what they need"

- God's Country

"Jesus can always reject his father // but he cannot escape his mother's blood // he'll scream and try to wash it off of his fingers // but he'll never escape what he's made up of"

- Family Tree (Intro)

"i'm just a child, but i'm not above violence // my mama raised me better than that"

"and daddy said, shoot first, then run and don't look back"

"and baby, Hell don't scare me, i've been times before"

- Family Tree

and Thoroughfare is totally about two hunters chasing monsters through the country and slowly falling in love <3

i fear that the undercover top secret government assassins are growing on me (cp9)

okay so i’ve been watching a lot of smosh content recently and i’m enjoying a lot of their stuff (it’s the starkid to smosh pipeline istg. thank you angela giarratana). and i’m hesitant to call myself a fan yet (mainly because i would love it if they stopped employing a zionist yk) but i will say. baf legacy has been consuming all of my waking thoughts ever since i watched it and i can’t hold it in any longer. i’m so obsessed. need this series pumped through my blood 24/7.

Anzu is such a good friend :(

Okay, that's it. That's the post.

oh i am so glad i didn’t watch the ghosts christmas special on christmas day because what was that