#borderling

[frownyalfred]

hi! I just finished binge reading borderline and I'm going a bit insane,, your writing is incredible and so visceral I crashed out so many times from the sheer angst of it all holy shit. I'm not super familiar with the court of owls & talons lore so I was wondering if you had any more information about how the talonization changed dick? besides the main aspect of becoming nebulously immortal. I tried my own research but wiki fandom and reddit were not very enlightening lol

Thank you so much! For that fic, I used a blend of canon comics stuff and my own interpretation of talonization since I wanted very specific things to happen in the fic. His blood turned to electrum, his entire body is very sensitive to hot/cold now, specifically the latter. He can be put in "cold storage" hiberation mode if he's not careful. His veins are very, very blue against the very pale skin he now has. He's enhanced beyond human levels in instincts/reflexes/senses, but is prone to losing control of his thoughts/human emotions more because of that enhancement. He's very, very cold with poor circulation in most situations. He's close to immortal, and very few things would kill him or injure him for more than a few hours. He doesn't really feel pain, and has a healing factor.

To Dick himself, he feels like a freak, which is why we see him crash out at the end of the fic. Jason slams their heads together just to get Dick to feel something vaguely human and hot (his own blood dripping down Dick's face, lol). Dick was never anticipating living as a Talon. Normally, Talons can die, but Bruce's deal with Gotham has him stuck in this form for as long as she desires. A "long, long time."

I think the important part is that he doesn't really feel that different in the bond, beyond the obvious trauma, but his body is so different. He doesn't necessarily look weird, but his appearance is unsettling to those who know him well. Barbara, for example, would need a moment. He'd never be warm again to her touch. It's not clear if they could ever be intimate again, for example. He will die or almost die and regenerate thousands of times, if people find out he can be targered that way. He will lack a lot of Nightwing's typical humor and hope when they're starting back out.

I think Jason will be a really important ballast for him in the sequel, like he and Dick were for Bruce. Dick will spend a lot of time hanging out in Jason's body at first, trying to feel human again for a few short minutes, but they'll slowly put a stop to that (or Bruce will) when they realize it's hurting Dick's recovery, not helping him.

[sasoarts]

Sissamling, the High Tides Borderling.

During a full moon, it appears, resting on fountains or docks close to the ocean. It disappears when underwater.

Derek was missing for a whole week. The last thing he said was, "Something at the docks is calling me closer." Concerned, Ava went to investigate.

[making-your-fave-in-fr]

How about the Tassadermaling from the project I'm working on, 'I See Borderlings'? Love to see what you can do with it!

I made the Tassadermaling from I See Borderlings in Flight Rising!

M Aberration (Unusual Water eyes) White/Basic | Cherry/Sludge | Crimson/Scales

[lackablazeical]

Who spread the info that BPD is worse in Romantic relationships I've had a GF for 5 years and she has not caused me half the grief certain friendships have 😭🙏 let's get that info changed

[bluebellhairpin]

Well that was like the worst dream ever.

[frogadir]

My spotify wrapped would be funny if i were able to look at it and not know exactly what events were occurring to have made it that way. But it is also funny

[nomaishuttle]

ive drawn 2 pieces of fanart for mike wazowski funko pop. rechnically one of them was fanart of my fanart of mike wazowski funko pop

[sasoarts]

Oleumling, the oil slick Borderling. It is seen in or around lakes and large puddles after heavy rain. Avoid touching it. Its tar-like body is incredibly sticky. One can mistaken it for a horse.

[making-your-fave-in-fr]

Hi again! I'm so happy you like the Borderlings! 🥰 I would love to see your take on the rusted junkhound, the Rubigoling?

I made the Rubigoling from I See Borderlings in Flight Rising!

M Mirror (Glowing Ice eyes) Brown/Wasp | Red/Peregrine | Brown/Contour

Runaway Rotclaw, Tanned Rogue Vest, Bronze Steampunk Gloves, Bronze Steampunk Spats, Tanned Rogue Wing Guard, Black Linen Tail Wrap, Ferocious Claws

[feisty-yordle]

ever since i started telling myself "youre not dying" during my suffocation sleep paralysis nightmares ive been having them less, just like the internet said would happen

but it feels like cheating!

like im trying to tell myself "hey youre worried about it, please deal with this" and im reacting "nah if i keep calm and lie to myself then i can just glitch the dream into not happening"

but because im having the dream less from the hack, im waaaat less convinced im actually struggling in my sleep because of breathing issues or whatever because if i was, some mind magic wouldnt affect the dream frequency

and one of the last times i had the dream i couldnt be arsed to get out of bed or care anymore and i went back to sleep and slept a wonderful forever nap which never happens...

so i guess i learned some things anyway? and am now coping better?

[nicespam1]

the phrase "there is no heterosexual reason for this" is irritating not because of some dumb waffling about fictional gays ruining the sanctity of friendship but because 99% of people who say it have an extremely low threshold for ship fodder

[necrotiism]

I love when I make a horny joke about necrophilia and my ex looks at me like "🤨😏".

He gets me.

[darknessfeelsright]

I dont deserve food. I dont deserve joy.i dont deserve to live. I deserve pain, misery and bad things. I feel like my life is going to be worse and that since over a year ago. At the moment i feel like that its freezing but at the same time everythings going so fast and i'm in the middle. I feel like a lost curse. I feel like a cursed vodoo doll.

[sasoarts]

Aaaaaaaa!! Look at him go! He's now a cute lil derp! 😍

Thank you for making him come to life!

This lad, Agoralogoling the Graffiti Borderling. Art by me.

i made agoralogoling the graffiti borderling in spore [2008]

[letsgethaunted]

Wake up babe, new kind of cryptid just dropped

[sasoarts]

Love Comes in Many Colors