She/HerAutistic, queer, and (according to all the unfinished fics in my docs) an aspiring fanfic author!
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everyone keeps talking abt how Tim figured Batman’s identity at 9 but no one talks about how Cass figured his identity out the second he saw Bruce Wayne’s eyes in a picture
Batgirl v1 #24
you know for a pretty simple concept - young boy becomes big magic man and he's nice - the lore is very complex
Cass centred fic where literally everyone else is in Hong Kong when
On a lighthearted note:
Billy beatboxing at Ebenezer Batson’s funeral. No speech, just a silent room with Billy beatboxing next to Ebenezer’s coffin.
Are fancams/edits of superheroes a thing in Gotham? Can an average Gothamite obtain materials with enough clarity? Wouldn't a Batman fancam be just a bunch of blurry pixels?
i love when only some of the leaguers know billy's identity. like dude, batman and manhunter know who you are and neither of them give a shit, why are you still hiding from plastic man?
more Batgirl redraws
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A FUNNY LITTLE POST AND THE DAMN FANDOM HAD TO INJECT THE ANGST INTO IT!!! /j
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Thinking about Mary Marvel picking up Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) from Justice League missions/meetings like she’s picking him up from school. And I’m not talking the N52 Mary where’s she’s much older than Billy, I’m talking TWIN Mary!
Mary Marvel: “sooo, how was it? Make any new friends?”
Captain Marvel: “yeah! And I met superman!!!”
Mary Marvel: “that’s nice Billy”
Thinking about Mary Marvel picking up Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) from Justice League missions/meetings like she’s picking him up from school. And I’m not talking the N52 Mary where’s she’s much older than Billy, I’m talking TWIN Mary!
Mary Marvel: “sooo, how was it? Make any new friends?”
Captain Marvel: “yeah! And I met superman!!!”
Mary Marvel: “that’s nice Billy”
New fic idea! Mary breaks into Uncle E house, beats him up, and then steals all the family documents so she can finally figure out which twin was born first
Reblog if you, too, greatly desire a hot dog
Headcanon that Mary walks quietly. Like, she regularly scares the shit out of people and Freddy’s like “we gotta put a bell on her, goddamn”
Not quite Batman level of stealthy, but up there
Secret society of Clown Enjoyers in Gotham that have to keep their love for clowns and the aesthetic a secret because Joker ruined it for them.
Their society’s goal? Either kill the Joker or, somehow, get him to change his aesthetic as the “Clown Prince Of Crime” so that they can wear their costumes without being associated with Joker.
They are the Joker’s #1 hater
Freddy Freeman is the type of guy ask Billy to hold his crutch, pretend to fall over, then scream “HE STOLE MY CRUTCH!!!!” in public.
sorry i haven't read your fic yet it's been in my open tabs for 8 months
I think one of my favourite things about the fandom is that when someone writes Billy saying “oh my god” they usually replace it with “oh my gods”.
Cause that kid knows for a FACT that there is more than one god because multiple are currently arguing in his head.
To me, Dick Grayson is straight in the way the male English teacher you thought was gay actually has a wife and kids.
Two words guys…. Uncle Dudley
This is the nominations form for the DC comics Senior Citizen Smackdown tournament.
I want to cry
Leaving the Suit Behind? You Are Invited to Fill Out the Robin Exit Interview
OPEN
Arcane is a story about the horrors of war
How no one is safe, no one is free from it, even after it ends
How war can destroy everything if it’s not quelled
There were so many names in that bowl
Arcane is a story of caution
It’s also a story of devotion
Singed is so devoted to his daughter he destroys countless families and nearly brings his people to ruin
His devotion is rewarded
Ekko is so devoted to his people and his land that he takes on more and more and more until he breaks down
Ekko is so devoted to Powder and to Jinx that he leaves a perfect life to save her
That he tortures himself, watching her die over and over until he can find the right words to save her from herself
He is punished for his devotion
Caitlyn is so devoted to the memory of her mother that she is willing to tarnish it to try to prove her love for someone no longer there to receive it
She is so devoted to the past that she is willing to let go of her future with Vi for it
She is both rewarded and punished for it in the end
Violet’s devotion to her family, bled into her devotion to Powder - Powder’s devotion to Violet bled into Jinx’s devotion to Vi
Vi’s devotion to Jinx is found in Jinx’s devotion to Isha and is reciprocated in kind
Vi’s generational devotion can’t save them but it does save her
She would trade places with Jinx in a heartbeat, just as Jinx would have for Isha
Vander is so devoted he places his family above his principles- working with those who oppress his people to keep his family safe
It’s not enough
Silco is devoted to his cause to the point that he is willing to go to the same depths as his adversaries
He’s even willing to kill his own people in the name of saving them
Sevika is also devoted to the same cause, enough so that she was willing to go on the frontlines, willing to throw the first punch against a much larger opponent
In the end her devotion leads her to working with the same people she’d once planned on attacking, for the benefit of her people, in honor of those she lost
Ambessa has a twisted understanding of devotion, so devoted to her daughter’s legacy that she kills in Mel’s name, a child just like her, breaking their connection in that very moment in the name of devotion that she was afraid of
Mel is devoted to her own principles, come by naturally and inherited from her brother, even after she is punished, banished for it, she remains ever devoted - not even Kino’s death or Ambessa’s makes her falter in her conviction- but it does change her
Viktor is so devoted to being good, over being great, over being remembered, he is so devoted to being good that he tells Jayce to destroy the one thing that can save him no matter he fears the ticking clock and Jayce, so devoted to Viktor, can’t
And when Viktor’s devotion is corrupted, Jayce takes it on
In their final moments Viktor, the truest version of him, tries to push through his fears and do one final act of good - save Jayce, he’s on the brink of death and he tells the most important person in his life to leave him
Jayce who had so much to live for, who could have done so much good still, so devoted to Viktor refused to leave him, no matter the consequences
Ximena is so devoted to her son she will do anything to save him, even stand up to the most powerful people in her city for him
It gives him time
It does not save him
She is still left alone in the end
Several background characters weave in and out of the main character’s stories, and time and time again we see them do everything for the people they love
Some are rewarded
Most are not
Arcane is a story of how war shows us the depths of our devotion, the lengths we are willing to go for it
Arcane is a story of caution
These lists are so fun to make
Things Billy has said when a JL member found him walking around as a child in the Watchtower (you decide which excuses worked and which didn’t)
“I’m Batman’s new Robin” (the blue eyes, black hair, and orphan status convinces everyone worryingly fast.)
“Im checking to see if this building’s up to code!” He had a fake mustache and a clipboard too.
“My class is here on a field trip and I got lost :(“
“Let me call my lawyer then we’ll talk!”
“Dude, did you really forget me? We’ve been working together for years!” (It isn’t gaslighting if it’s technically true)
Points behind them “OhMyGosh! A ghost!” Runs away when they look behind them.
“What am I doing here? What are YOU doing here!?”
“SIR/MA’AM, I AM HERE ON OFFICAL BUSINESS™️. PLEASE STEP AWAY AND LET ME DO MY JOB”
“Hi! I’m the Whiz Kid here to do an interview with Cap!”
“You can see me?”
“Excuse me, this is private property and you should NOT be here!”
Says Shazam and turns back into Cap “no one will ever believe you…”
Tawky Tawny, walking past another tiger that was quite rude to him once: *starts very obviously showing off his opposable thumbs*
The tiger: 🤬
thinking of the differences in cass and bruce regarding their no-kill rules, and how cass’ rule is better in regards to the batman persona and what it stands for. death and bruce have an awful relationship, to say the least. he has gained nothing from death and murder, in fact it affects him so much that all he can do with death is just sit in its presence forever, without ever working through it (he literally refers to death as ‘a curse constantly hanging over him’ i mean that is not the most accepting mindset). with cass though? she can actively process death and even accept that it has happened. she isn’t like bruce, because she uses others dying to make her intense love and empathy stronger, while bruce just uses it to fuel anger and an onslaught of repressed negative emotions (which we all know can only last you so long before your whole body just gives out). i mean, the second bruces parents died, he separated the concept of murder from his life, (even though that is literally impossible, minhkhoa, ra’s, talia, selina, and basically anyone who has been in a meaningful relationship with bruce has pointed this out. i mean even a ghost martha wayne has told bruce there’s no avoiding death, only going through it). however, with cass? she literally was a murderer. one of the many reasons cass vows to never kill is because she actively sees herself in murderers, and thinks they all have the capacity to be redeemed, while bruce barely has an idea how to even process murder, let alone accept it or the people who do it (thinking of how he straight up denied that cass killed anyone, or was even capable of doing it, even with video evidence shown right in front of him, and im not even gonna get into the whole jason todd thing). cassandra could be a better batman simply because she can look death (specifically murders and murderers) dead in the eye and accept it, something that bruce cant even do. basically what im getting at is that, ironically, cass’ backstory of her being a murderer allows her to use the batman persona to its full unfiltered potential, something that even bruce is aware of. anyways here’s my cass should take up the batman mantle propaganda!!
I'm chewing on this like it's a five course meal thank you so much for this analysis there's so much to go through.
You're so right about their different mentalities like Bruce was ultimately a victim and his drive comes from both never wanting anyone else to suffer like that but also never wanting to be a victim again himself. And if does mean that his various complexes around death and crime can sometimes be very harmful to people he should be trying to save! Batman is a symbol and an ideal and no one, not even Bruce can truly live up to it.
Meanwhile Cass views herself as the perpetrator, the responsible party instead of a fellow victim tricked into killing a man. And her projection while again not in anyway perfect is definitely better for those around her than Bruce's because it's full of empathy and a belief for change. The heartbreaking part is that she's no less fucked up over the concept of death imo, she just directs it all inwards. Every life lost is a tragedy that Bruce and Cass both carry on their shoulders. The difference is Bruce views anyone who takes a life as having sacrificed a part of themselves they can ever get back, of ruining their life regardless of circumstances. And we really do get to see frequently in comics how that standard ends up harming innocents even as he tries to do good. Meanwhile Cass... Does actually hold quite similar views but she also stubbornly refuses to believe it's true for anyone else just because she cannot escape it being her own personal truth. They killed but they can change. They killed but they can turn their life around. They felt bad for a second there, I saw them. I'm going to help them because of that.
Part of it definitely comes down to the thematic cohesiveness of Cass's Batgirl run compared to Bruce's... Everything. But ultimately yeah Cass best Batman for multiple reasons and you can fight me on this.
Somebody just made me realise Green Lantern is literally a magical girl.
First his power comes from a ring, a classic magical girl thing to have an accessory that transforms you.
He has a main colour theme as any other magical girl has.
He has a costume that subtly GLOWS
AND HE HAS AN OATH!!! What’s more magical girl than an oath/catchphrase!?
Reblogging cause of the Shazam Wizard one and also Steph!
dc characters as text posts pt 5
Ive seen this be done a few times, but I want more of it so I’m spreading the word.
Petition to introduce the trope of cuddle pollen. Like sex pollen but way more wholesome. Imagine your touch starved fave getting all the cuddles.
Adding this cause I was gonna type it all out but I think this is easier
Cassandra managed to have both mummy issues and daddy issues, with two separate sets of parents, every issue completely unique and different from the others...
She's really the best
This is probably the closest any of you are getting to a face reveal XD
Not quite sure who to tag, but all are welcome! @actuel-idiot @shrugsinchinese @wonderjanga @randomthing13 @lady-ace @puppetwoman17
Never done this before but uuuuuh
Picrew chain with this lil guy maker:D
Here’s mine:3
@somedudenamedanthony @sillylilneurodivergent @brokenmilkcrates @strugglingsapphic
Scenario where Billy loses one of his last baby teeth but it transfers over to Captain Marvel.
So everyone in the JL is freaking out cause they thought Cap was almost indestructible! So how on earth did his tooth get knocked out?
And when they ask him what happened, he says he bit into an apple and it came out (completely true). But of course none of the JL believe him and they just assume he isn’t telling them the truth cause he doesn’t want to worry them.
And then one day when Captain Marvel flashes another one of his signature megawatt smiles, they see that in the gap of his missing tooth… A NEW ONE IS GROWING IN????