#Thanks for the ask

[house-of-mirrors]

lie to me ask: Samuel, any advice for a first time zailor?

"You can trust premade maps and routes."

[Send an ask to my oc(s) and I'll answer in-character as them, but 100% lying]

[bloomeng]

oh my god insanely perfect take on bruce's relationship with his kids!!!! you clocked them so hard i'm a little worried they'll manifest in your living room to get their revenge on you 😭😭

for the actual ask: how do you think bruce's projection problem fared when he had to deal with vigilantes he had no real authority over? the kids who aren't b's kids basically (babs, duke, steph, you get it).

you also mentioned dick already taking up too much time so you couldn't go into your thoughts surrounding the whole thing between dick damian and bruce. would you mind (pretty please) expanding on it? they have such an interesting dynamic it's always fun listening to other peoples thoughts on them!

even if you don't have much to say on either topic, your post was a fun read and it brought an interesting perspective to the table!!

Ahh thank you!! Lowkey shocked anyone made it through all that yapping, but glad it resonated :) I know I shouldn't be surprised people read my posts on a social media platform, but I'm so used to yapping at the wall, point is I'm always grateful when people enjoy my thoughts.

Before I get into the question-- because I ofc would love to share my thoughts-- I just want to say I was really worried that people would be upset at me for not including those three as "his children," especially Duke, but when breaking down Bruce's relationships, I think it's pivotal to acknowledge canonly who is and isn't his child. The distinction matters, because it informs a lot of how he treats them.

Barbara is an interesting case for Bruce because she was the first person to choose to wear his symbol, and she did it without his permission. (Most of my context for early Batgirl comes from animated shows of the early 2000's rather than the comics, so I apologize if I misrepresent anything.) Bruce doesn't seem particularly happy about this, but unlike with Robin, he feels like he doesn't have the authority to stop her. I mean he does put up some resistance, but ultimately, he resigns himself pretty easily to her just... being there. I always got this vibe that he hoped that if he didn't let her in, she'd get bored and give up. It helped that she was Gordon's daughter, so Bruce had some connection to her, like a safety net, but it also meant he was even more wary of upsetting her. Batman would operate in Gotham with or without the police's permission, but it sure is helpful to have Jim on his side. So, Bruce takes a more hands-off approach when it comes to Barbara.

One thing about Bruce is that he's decent with kids, but horrible with teenagers. Anytime he doesn't have full authority over a child, he seems to kind of just let them walk all over him. Perhaps it's his awkwardness, perhaps fear over upsetting them, but he's really bad at saying no until it's way too late. Again, it also helps that Babs proves her usefulness almost immediately, so he has even less of a reason to tell her no. She also balances Dick out nicely and I think Bruce was relieved to see Dick have a friend his own age (I'm going off the modern version of her character where she's only slightly older than Dick). In the end, there were more pros than cons.

Bruce definitely has guilt issues surrounding Babs, the same way he does everyone in his family, but I don't think he projects onto her as much. For one, she has distance from the family-- Bruce sees her as Gordon's daughter-- and two, she's a lot blunter than the rest of the batfam. He definitely over-relies on Oracle, and Babs over-extends herself, but she's also one of the only members of the family who has no problem telling Bruce no. Their relationship manages to be fairly straightforward thanks to Babs' personality.

As for Steph, I don't think Bruce knows how to deal with her, nor does he fully want to. Their initial relationship seems to be built on their mutual impasse: Bruce's annoyance at his lack of control over her and Steph's stubbornness. Unfortunately for Steph, she didn't fill an explicit need the way Babs did, and thus Bruce didn't trust her. She doesn't help her case by being deliberately disobedient. It's not that he doesn't like Steph, but she inserted herself into his life during that period in which he wasn't equipped to handle other people's emotional baggage. Steph was also very unapologetically a teenage girl, the furthest thing from relatability for Bruce. On top of all that, she wasn't Bruce's kid, and she was involved with Tim, who also wasn't his kid at the time, so I don't think he felt comfortable exercising authority over them like that. There may have also been an element of fear that if he isolated Tim from Steph that it would cause issues between him and Tim. And even if Bruce tried to, it's clear Steph would probably come back anyway, so it was safer to just let her stay. It doesn't stop him from being annoyed, though.

Of course, this shifts over time, but Bruce and Steph remain the most dissimilar. I mentioned this briefly in the other post, but the flip side of Bruce's projection is his struggle to connect with people he can't relate to. Unlike the rest, guilt isn't really tied to his relationship with Steph, so he doesn't feel that level of obligation to her. I think he later comes to appreciate her as the batfam's social glue, but he can't relate to her for the life of him. Because interacting with her doesn't come easily, and their initial relationship was rocky, Steph suffers from a secret third thing where he just kind of ignores her until she demands his attention. Pretty much the opposite of favoritism. He doesn't know how to deal with her, so he just... doesn't. Steph really gets the short end of the stick with Bruce.

Duke is lucky because he is the latest member, and thus Bruce has matured by the time he is introduced. Duke did a lot previously to his time in the batfam to earn Bruce's respect, which sets their relationship off to a good start. I don't think Duke has to deal with Bruce's projection much. It's likely a mix of Bruce's emotional growth and Duke being pretty different from him. However, Bruce does feel a certain amount of obligation to him, which ties them together in his mind. Their relationship might be healthiest because, for once, they seem to be on the same page. Bruce and his ever-present fear of not wanting to seem like he's replacing the parents of a child under his protection finally paid off. Because yeah, Duke doesn't consider Bruce his father. Duke is under his protection, meaning Bruce feels secure enough to enforce his authority, and more importantly, Duke usually listens to him. Like Babs, Duke also seems secure enough to stand up for himself, which makes navigating a relationship with Bruce much easier. Their relationship is the most straightforward.

In general, I think the three of them escape Bruce's over-reliance and general baggage because they aren't "related" to him. Babs gets some of it just because she's been around so long, but he didn't really start over-relying on her until she was an adult, and because of the nature of their relationship, it's easier for Babs to say no. Basically, she isn't affected the way Dick, Tim, and Cass are. I think it comes down to the fact that with immediate family, there's pressure to have a specific type of bond. But they're not immediate family, so there's no pressure. He didn't raise them. Their actions don't reflect on him as a person.

Now to shift gears completely.

I might be wrong, but in my experience, DC tends to ignore the weird parental role Dick was forced to take with Damain. Maybe I just haven't read the right comics; it's very possible, but I guess what I'm saying is this might be more of my own conjecture than what lies on the actual page. Regardless, I do find the relationship between Bruce, Dick, and Damian to be very interesting.

For years, Dick has tried to separate himself from Bruce, but here we have a situation that not only forces him to become Batman, but to an extent, he has to become Bruce. Then he's also dealing with the fracturing of their family, and him being directly responsible for Tim's departure. Made worse by the fact that Dick doesn't really have an outlet, because how can he blame Bruce for "dying?" It's this amplified version of "eldest daughter syndrome."

Then you have Bruce's perspective being thrown back into the mix. Pretty much everything has changed. Damian is different. Tim is different. Tim and Dick's relationship, which used to be a stable constant, is fractured. And now he basically has this new awkwardness of reclaiming a parental role back from Dick.

I didn't bring it up originally because it's mostly repeated information. Bruce accidentally over-relies on Dick, Dick is resentful, but is forced to comply, etc. It's just extra-complicated because of all the external factors, especially in regards to Damian. I think it marks a shift in Dick's anger towards Bruce from loud and present, to quiet and simmering. It is an interesting example of how even without Bruce physical presence, the legacy he has projected onto Dick still entraps him.

It kind of has nothing to do with Bruce's favoritism, but I think about it a lot.

[havanillas]

ITS MERMAY YAYY !!!

wait its been a year already

[glitchedcosmos]

Sonic and Shadow never really wanted to admit that they liked each other, especially to their crush's face, but that went flying out the window when Sonic took one of Shadow's threats during their sparring sessions as flirting, and he went for it.

Sonic got gut punched immediately after.

[thaltro]

more horror art please... i love the way you draw him ....... <:3

Ok!

I drew a doodle of him a little bit ago so I just coloured it

[stealingpotatoes]

A Jedi, a Sith, and a child killer walk into the bar. The bartender says “Get the f[rick] out, Skywalker."

well now you've raised a great question bc he's only a child-killer as a Vader and doesn't have enough time pre-suit to go to a bar, so he'd have to go when he can't like... drink properly. would he order a drink to stare at it??

or -- and hear me out here -- crazy straw

[moo-chemia]

Cumplane acidently dropping info they shouldn't fucking know during thiere adventures

Now fucking village think thiere gods and build them a fucking tample

few years later when everyone is looking for them cus they're alive they go through village

Love runaway cumplane au and I think it's funny if there's whole fucking village beliving they're gods and I think everyone reaction for it would be funny

They would so accidentally do this!! 😭😭 cumplane would appear in a village, drop a couple of massive lore they shouldn’t know (heck even the villagers didn’t know!) so when said lore drop was proven to be correct the villagers are like holy shit!! Cumplane leaves the village thinking they just help a village as usual when in reality the village begins building a temple for them.

And this would also kinda relate to cqm later on thinking cumplane might secretly be gods due to how they know so many stuff they shouldn’t know. Cut to a few years later, cumplane and a few peak lords return to the village and see this gigantic temple and start sweating. Cumplane has been adamantly refusing that they’re gods, and this temple dedicated to cumplane isn’t helping lol

[whump-in-the-closet]

what are ur fav tropes for stoic whumpees? love da blog

stoic whumpee tropes that are a 100/10:

"I'm fine" and then immediately collapsing in front of their loved ones in a bleeding pile, revealing a hidden injury that has festered for far too long

silent, muffled crying with shaking shoulders and a bloody hand clamped over their mouth because they view crying as weak and beneath them and they're stronger than this, they're stronger, they can take it--

the moment they close their eyes in defeat and it's all over and they fucking know it, and when they open their eyes again all that remains is a glassy-dead stare

adamantly refusing medical treatment even when they need it. Shoving away everyone who comes close to them, a choked sound in their throat, fighting back with everything that's left in them.

when they kneel at Whumper's feet, eyes on the ground, white-lipped and tense. The only betrayal of emotion is their clenched fists and tight breathing. In every other way, they're compliant.

refusing to talk about what they endured at Whumper's hands after they're rescued, but the scars tell the story for them. They don't have to say a word, but their team's pitying gaze follows them wherever they go

normally unaffectionate and distant but exhausted and defeated they rest their head on Caretaker's shoulder or Whumper's lap, just finally admitting--nonverbally-- that they can't take it

reversely, more willing to be tortured than to ask for help-- If I'm breathing, I'm fine

stitching their own wounds back up with an unsteady hand, painful stitch after painful stitch. Deep breath and pull. Working in a dimly lit apartment with bleeding clothes on the floor around them and the bed unmade

sacrificing themself for their team. "Take me! Do what you want to me. Not them." And their team watching as the torture takes its slow toll and Whumpee-- the one they look up-- falls apart.

[penumbramewtwos]

NGL, seeing that video I thought Chilli was gonna pull a Huey and ask either Dialga or Palkia to turn them green lol

He was deffos thinking it, but Arceus probably took them all off him when they last met XD

At least we think Arceus did....

[gilverrwrites]

AK!Jason making you keep your eyes shut the entire time he’s taking what he wants but you can’t help but open your eyes wide when he cums directly inside of you

Posts in reference: one, two

Warnings: Non-con, restraints, name-calling, choking

Yes! Or or or… like I’ve been picturing you being suspended but for this…

You’re on your back, hands chained to a metal bedpost that clinks every time you writhe or jerk.

The Arkham Knight is on you. Bare, hardened hands caressing your aching body, soothing the bruises and bite marks he’d inflicted. His lips are to your ear, whispering the vilest things with the softest timbre.

“You like it, don’t you?”

“N-no. Please stop. I’m -“

“Don’t fucking lie to me. I can feel your greedy little cunt trying to bleed my dick dry.”

He’s not wrong, your poor, twitching pussy is at its limit, pulsating around his thick cock as you fight off your inevitable climax, desperate to hold onto that final piece of dignity.

But to prove his point, The Knight picks up his tempo, bucking into you at a violently brutal pace, forcing himself deeper inside of you than you’d thought possible.

“Your pussy has been drooling since I started touching you. Just admit it, you're a whore.” He coos, sickeningly sweet. “Batman would be disgusted if he could see you know. If he knew what you really were.”

His muscular thighs slap against the backs of your own as he leans over you, grabbing your throat and pressing his weight down for support.

“Mine. My sweet, sweet cock slut.”

The moment your brain refocuses on the pressure, on the lack of oxygen, you crack; back arching, skin burning, as you thrash and flail in his grip. Wave after wave of pleasure causing your walls to convulse around him. Unintentionally, your eyes flutter open, and despite your shock, you can’t help taking him in.

You hadn’t expected him to be so young, so striking. Hadn’t expected the contrast of this pale skin and dark hair, the awed expression or the haunting scar. Or those eyes. Something about those eyes seem so familiar…

“J-Jason?” You sputter, voice hoarse as he continues to choke you.

So many emotions are bouncing around in your head, but mostly you’re consumed; watching through your high as those eyes flicker between a myriad of his own emotions. Surprise, sorrow, rage, and finally euphoria. His body slows to a series of careless thrusts and he cums deep inside your core, grunting between gritted teeth but never releasing his grip or breaking eye contact as he calls your name in return.

By the time he’s spent, the only thing keeping you conscious is willpower alone. The grating clangs of your bindings ring out as you needlessly thrash and kick, desperate for air and answers but Jason only holds tighter. Fury twists his features once more as he spits at you. “I told you I’d make you regret that.”

[moshaeu]

I love your art style so much !!

i’m happy to hear that! u.u

[plu-mo]

Bf and gf from fnf in 🩷🩵💚 palette

[rollersfataft]

Good evening, I was curious if you doodle a Swerve?

absolutely, swervimus right from the source

[havanillas]

Q: what's that thing on my pfp?

i call them warms, they hang out with my ocs sometimes

they like warm things such as a well-heated room or a bowl of rice fresh out of the rice cooker or human hands

[blizzard-nightlamps]

waw awawa

listening and learning

[pomidaea]

Hello !! I’ve been scrolling thru ur ghoul posts for a minute and I shrimply must say that your artstyle is phenomenal to say the least. I WILL be adopting your headcanons into my own personal ghospel (ghost gospel) (this is a threat)

Anyway I was wondering if u had any thoughts on what the ghouls do around the ministry? Im personally making a ghoul oc currently who was summoned solely to drive the tour bus and I just love the amount of thought you’ve put into your ghoul designs.

And as a final request, do u have any recent Special Ghoul art? :3

Hello!! Ah yes another person adopting my headcanons, join me in my delusions ehehe

Aside from the ones that are part of the band, the ghouls take on the usual tasks the siblings of sin have around the ministry. They certainly aren't allowed to have positions of high authority but are given tasks related to maintenance, cooking, church services, etc.

Adding to that, I do think that the tasks given to them are mundane. Things that have a long boring process that can drain you, filling out paperwork, organizing files, all that stuff. In the Escape the Ministry game, there was a note stating that the ghouls do taxes which is hilarious cause imagine you're a ghoul that can make thousands of fans scream but when you get back home from tour you're stuck doing taxes. They were brought out of hell only to be placed in another administrative hell. They find a way around the boring stuff by requesting things that can probably entertain them.

I do have some Special ghoul art but it's mostly me just figuring out how to draw him unmasked. I have two versions, the first one was leaning towards an actual demon with authority, a ghoul who happens to know everything and suspiciously has a skull pattern on his face like the papas before him with a sulfer mark on his forehead. The other version was leaning towards the "what makes him special?" prompt with me deciding what if the guy was one of the last humans that was turned into a ghoul before the ministry started summoning actual demons instead. I can't decide what I want to use cause I'm really indecisive