#anyway back to ;-;7 I'll get this thing posted and will do nothing else (aside from my exam) until it's UP RAAA

[ninja-knox-ur-sox-off]

I have an exam in like two hours and what am i doing with my morning? that's right i'm STILL trying to upload this amv tumblr hates me

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[this got incredibly long winded about like nothing i'm so sorry??? no need to read it in full lmao idk what good juicy info there is in here anyway]

legitimately it's been SO long LMAO but lemme see what little i remember in the heat of the moment ... so I wasn't actually on Tumblr yet, and i'd been a starkid fan for only a few months at that point. most of my interactions with the fandom were based purely in instagram and some very embarrassing wattpad fics I can't divulge the details of for the sole reason of some things just need to stay between me and my limited use of wattpad.

(((and also i realize I said july in the initial post, it was fully june through august.)))

i'd been watching tin can skits for a minute because I was kinda obsessed with Brian for a moment (idk i was 14 also he's great let's ALL be honest) so when they announced this musical's internet release I was SO damn excited because firebringer hadn't come out yet so it'd been a bit since we'd gotten new starkid content, and I was again, very very new, so this was like an intervening divine gift. (by that point I had already worked my way through the entire catalog of starkid content.) anyway backstory aside here's some fun facts about the upload schedule and the general vibes as best as I can recall.

the first upload was part 1 and part 2, so naturally we all thought ok it's gonna upload two parts at once each week. WRONG. these jokers uploaded one part per week for the next months (MONTHS) EXCEPT act 2 pt 6 and 7, thank god, which nowadays everyone's like well that's not a big deal! it was only a week wait! girls (gays and theys) these parts are in like 15 minute segments if not shorter it was HELL.

I wasn't so much theorizing as spewing a lot of again, mostly incredibly embarrassing comments on every single act. i was actively losing my mind in all of these comments, I've looked back on them to respond to this and it's actively killing me. who let 14 year olds be loose on the internet.

a lot of the thrill for me mostly came from 1) getting to be a part of something like this in it's initial release stages (even though I did not get to watch the livestream they did during the release of act 2 pt 6 and 7 unfortunately I probably was busy being a teenager) and 2) getting to read other people's comments as each part came out. some people had gotten to see it live and they'd be like "during my show ___" and other people were doing more theorizing than I was capable of. the twist legitimately got me, i'm not gonna lie, owen's reveal was INSANE and frankly it still gets me every time i rewatch it.

pretty much every time a part came out I watched it immediately. I remember the final parts being dropped while I was at my grandparents and having to watch it and not scream because there were other people in the house. the end all be all of it for me as someone who wasn't super active in the fandom was that i got to BE there while it was released. and then ofc the cast album release was a whole other thing that i was super pumped for because obviously this entire musical slaps (I do not remember if it came out before or after the youtube release at this point, but that's neither here nor there).

anyway if i ever think of anything where i actually Was theorizing...I'll update lmao i honestly can't remember anything super specific but i think it's important to mention i was a gravity falls fan as well right before this time so I wouldn't be surprised if I Was in my head and just forgot. or saw any posts from anyone else (debatable given my limited online scope at that point).

showed my roommate SAF last night and was instantly whiplashed by the reminder that 8 years ago i watched this thing come out live over the course of July-Aug of 2016. truly nothing compares to the absolute insanity of being there for every upload of each new part and watching the story slowly unfold.

[goldenrevelries]

(Hope you’re still taking requests!) For Batflash/Bruwally, maybe something about New Years? Or hurt/comfort with injured!Bruce and Wally?

i'll do both, as a treat (and i adore bruwally hhh) <3 happy new year, anon!! i sincerely hope 2023 will be bountiful and gentle to you and me and to anyone who will read this <3 <3 i'll be posting the whole thing soon in ao3!! didnt expect this to get long cidjjf

come and let's be merry

a bruce wayne x wally west drabble

content & content warnings: hurt , blood , injury , alcoholic content , angst , possibly medical inaccuracies , food , incomplete

Wally is excited, practically vibrating in his fuzzy socks. This will be the first time he and Bruce are celebrating New Year's Eve by themselves! Just the two of them!

Dick has 50-50% chance of being on a date with Babs, Jason had left for... somewhere, and Tim's with the Titans! A win-win-win-win situation!

(When the three Boy Wonders had told him of their plans for the upcoming New Year, Wally had pointedly ignored their smirks and eyebrow wiggles to the best of his ability.

[The way all of them had exchanged looks made Wally think he did poorly. Whatever, birdbrains!])

Well, Alfred will be there since he's always at Wayne Manor and Wally is one twitch away from suggesting to Bruce to give the hardworking man a holiday but the butler-slash-parental-figure creates the most delicious of food and–!

Wally stops his train of thought or else he's sure he'll work himself up for nothing then he'll lose his appetite (actually, not really though. Wally balks at the thought).

Anyway. But still! Just the two of them!

Forcing himself to pace the floor in normal speeds despite the fact he's dying to run with a fierce need, Wally takes a look at the clock.

7:38 p.m.

Wally scrunches his face. The decision of meeting at 8 o'clock is too slow for his tastes which really, who chose this time for their meet-up. Wally changes into comfortable clothes, thinking that he can exchange them for another set of clothes he squirreled inside one of the many rooms in the manor, and stretches.

When he feels he's limber enough and won't pull a muscle and it's a one-time thing okay Dick, Wally zips towards Gotham City.

In no time flat, Wally arrives in front of imposing double doors with windswept hair and bouncing feet.

Cookies!

Wally coughs sheepishly, catching himself. And, Bruce, of course—the VIP of the night!

Just as he was about to ring the doorbell, the door opens to reveal an ever-polite Alfred but Wally just about catches an upward curl to the butler's mouth and a quick softening of his face before Alfred is once again the visage of professionalism and unruffled guardian.

"Heya, Alfred! Happy New Year!" Wally greets, entering after Alfred stepped aside. "Sorry I'm early, there really isn't anything going on back at Keystone City."

"You're always welcome here, Master Wallace" Alfred says, leading them to the kitchen.

Wally makes a face and perches on a stool by the kitchen island. "Any chance you'll call me Wally, Alfred?"

"Of course, Master Wallace," Alfred says in a way that he will not call Wally by his nickname any time soon. "Master Bruce has been called due to an emergency by Master Richard, in the nightly duties sense. He wants to impart that you are welcome to any refreshments while you wait."

Well, there goes Dick's plans.

Wally perks up, but he won't deny he wants to make a small sound of disappointment. "Cookies?"

Alfred nods crisply, already pulling out his famous homemade chocolate chip cookies and another huge batch with pink-colored icing swirls on top. Steam wafts from them. "Freshly baked hocolate chip cookies and Champagne Sugar Cookies."

"Awesome!"

Waiting for Bruce goes like this:

Alfred prepping and cooking the food with Wally managing to sneak in bites of the no-doubt heavenly food and helping in any way he can. Which isn't that much except for the odd retrieval of ingredients, if at all since a territorial-of-his-sphere-of-domain Alfred is hecking scary. Until Wally gets shooed away to change into a more comfortable outfit.

Soon, Wally is draped over the kitchen island, watching a lion documentary film on his phone and keeping an eye on the clock.

Alfred is cleaning up. While he is impeccable and methodical as always, Wally notes that Alfred is worried, his slow movements and occasional glances to the clock giving him away.

[[[ wahh I'm sorry, anon, i lost steam T-T i'll be editing and adding more scenes and posting it in ao3 soon, these past few days have been Hectic, i underestimated my family's festivities ]]]