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junespriince · 1 year ago
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Me when Jay post nirvana au,,,, or any drawings be like:
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*throws up on page* here
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arc-misadventures · 4 months ago
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Birdy Cheer Squad
Jaune: Alright, time for the championship match!
Jaune: ...
Jaune: Why do I have to do this?!
Qrow: Because, you won the bet!
Summer: Yes, because you won the bet!
Jaune: Bet, what bet?! We never made any bet?!
Qrow: It was a bet made between me, Summer, and my sister.
Jaune: Involving me in some manner?
Qrow: Yep.
Summer: And, you made sure that we won the bet!
Qrow: Good job out there, Jaune!
Jaune: Less ass kissing, and more explaining! What was this bet?!
Summer: T-The bet was that if you could win the last bout on your own, you would fight in the championship!
Jaune: What kind of bet is that?!
Qrow: And, if Raven couldn't beat either of them she would have to take a forfeit!
Jaune: What forfeit?
Qrow: Uhh... Well, it was one that, Raven would hate.
Summer: But, one you would like!
Jaune: Your answers answer nothing...
Qrow: Just... go out there, and fight the championship bout, and you will see, Raven's forfeit.
Jaune: And, if I don't fight in this championship?
Summer: You don't get to see, Rae-Rae's forfeit, and you will regret it.
Jaune: Haa... Fine! Fine I will fight the championship... Only because of you two, and your horrible mistakes!
Summer: It was his fault with his stupid semblance!
Qrow: Like hell that was my fault! You're the one who's weapon misfired, and shot my foot!
Summer: And, you pulled me out of the ring, getting us both disqualified?!
Qrow: That's only because of your oversized cape!
Summer: It's a cloak, and don't you dare make fun of my cloak?!
Jaune: Haa... Why did, Ozpin make me in charge of this circus troupe...
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Oobaleck: And welcome everyone to this, the championship match for the Vytal festival!
Port: That's right, Bart! This is the final match of the day, between, Beacon Academy's, first year student, the White Knight, Jaune Arc!
Jaune: Why the hell are they calling me a white knight?
Oobaleck: And, Haven Academy's forth year student, The Mad Dog, Gerald Bordaigo!
Jaune: Mad Dog? White Knight is a little bland... but, it ain't as cringe as Mad Dog...
Gerald: Hey, what did you say?!
Jaune: I said your nickname is cringe.
Gerald: You wanna fucking go kid!
Jaune: We're about to have a match so... Yes?
Gerald: Then let's do THISSSS!
Jaune: ...
Jaune: Cringe...
Port: Alright then everyone! Let the match... BEGIN!
Jaune: Haa... Okay... let's...
: J-Janue!
Jaune: Huw, Raven what are you...?! What the hell are you wearing?!!
Raven:
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Raven: G-GO JAUNE! Y-Y-YOU CAN DO IT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! WINNN!!!
Jaune: Gahh?!
Gerald: (Whistles~!) Damn~! And, that a smoking hot babe~! Hey is she yours blondie? Hey, if I win this I get the lady~! Don't worry, I'll treat her to a nice evening~!
Jaune: The fuck did you just say?!
Gerald: So, what do you say? Do we have a...!?
(Kr-crack!)
PO: OOOOOOHHHHH?!
Gerald: Ahhhhhh.....?!!?!
(Thud!)
Port: I think I speak for all the men here. But, that has gotta hurt!
Oobaleck: Even I flinched from that kick...
Jaune: You better stay the fuck away from my woman! No get up, and prepare for a beat down unlike any other you bastard!
Gerald: ...
Jaune: ...
Gerald: ...
Jaune: ...
(Kick, kick...)
Jaune: ...
Jaune: I think I killed him...
Port: It seems like, Mr. Bordaigo is unable to battle... Mr. Arc wins!
Oobaleck: Someone brings a stretcher for, Mr. Bordaigo... He's going to need it...
Jaune: Wait... I won?
Raven: Good job, Jaune! Come back here, and claim your reward~!
Jaune: Reward...?
Jaune: Can I go! I need to claim my reward! NOW!
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Summer: THat worked...
Qrow: A little too well really...
Summer: Well, I need to get going, Jaune's getting his reward after all~!
Qrow: But, my sister is...?
Summer: I am also his reward! I would have join, Raven in her cheerleader outfit, but I didn't have one so I couldn't join her!
Qrow: O-Okay...
Summer: Good! Now wait for me my loves~!
Qrow: ...
Qrow: Bloody blondes... why does he get all the girls...?
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Here's another one for you, @lar-mx
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celaenaeiln · 2 years ago
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Dick Grayson's talent for manipulation literally brings the world to its knees.
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My absolute favorite trait about Dick aside from his craziness is his ability to control every single person in existence. The best part is, he's so clever in the way that he does it that people almost never notice.
Bart Allen
"Oh! Ahh..you're trying to get my DNA sample. You need my spit! Ha! That's such a Dick Grayson thing to do."
Bart knows!! Dick's brilliantly sly okay. Honey catches more flies that vinegar? He takes it so far that breaks he the ceiling with it because by the time he's done, people don't even know they've been manipulated. And if they do, then what can they do about it? He always wins.
With friends and family he does it to make them feel better without being so overt and discomforting them.
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Justice League: Road to Dark Crisis
Jon came to him when he was feeling lost and upset and Dick set up the perfect conditions to encourage him and pick him up. He's just so good at doing what he's doing but he does it for all the right reasons.
But the extent Dick can go trick and manipulate someone is off the charts. A virtuoso.
In a Titans comic, Dick literally spent MONTHS acting depressed and weak after Donna, Wally, and Garth were kidnapped to another dimension by a villain just so he could trick the villain into thinking that his career was over and bring him into the same dimension so Dick could take him down.
He fooled everyone.
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Teen Titans: The Silver Age TBP 2 Part #1
"Batman taught me how to be a totally convincing actor! So if the only way you could send me here with your ring was if I filled my brain with evil thoughts, I just faked it! My facial expression was pure evil-but my mind remained pure good." MONTHS.
He planned, pretended, and calculated every single fiber of his own mind and body until the whole world was fooled by his acting. He tricked an interdimensional being who had psychic access. That means he was so extraordinarily manipulative, he can control his own thoughts inside his head to trick someone else. Voldemort's legilimens has nothing on Dick's talent.
Like Bart, sometimes his allies are aware of this like with Selina-
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Gotham City Sirens Issue #23
Selina's literally having a mental breakdown trying not to fall for Dick's manipulation and tricks.
But even if they know he's manipulating them, they still are forced to fall for it anyway.
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Gotham City Sirens Issue #23
"Damn it."
Like a goldilocks mad scientist - he does it just right.
His acting is just so on point that he outschemes the schemer.
When the Crime Syndicate (Superwoman, Ultraman, Owlman, Power ring, etc) arrive on Earth to take it over when Dick is Batman, Dick needs to do something fast. But to make things worse, there's a being that's so powerful, that both the Crime Syndicate and Justice League combined have a snowball's chance in hell of defeating him.
So what does Dick do? He runs the game.
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Justice League of America (2006) Issue #52
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Justice League of America (2006) Issue #52
"Of course he had a plan the whole time. He's Batman. He always has a plan."
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Justice League of America (2006) Issue #52
He tricks everyone.
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Justice League of America (2006) Issue #52
And in the end, the Justice League wins and Dick saves the world.
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Justice League of America (2006) Issue #52
I love how they characterized Owlman as a snake because that would make Dick a mongoose since mongoose eats snakes. And do you know what Mongoose represent in folklore? Action, adventure, boldness, fearlessness, impulsiveness, independence, optimism, rebellion, resistance, resourcefulness, speed, adaptation, agility, quickness, intelligence and wit. All characteristics that define him.
He plays the world like a chessboard, always five steps ahead.
He always has an ace hidden up his sleeve.
His thoughts are always masked behind a disarming smile.
He has mastered the art of manipulation.
And that's while he's outright fighting. His subtlety is just so seductive.
Take a look at the way he smoothly evades answering in this panel -
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Grayson Issue #9
He's so smooth. She's constantly on the watch but she instantly fell head over heels for his charms in a half a heartbeat, that's just how good he is.
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Grayson Issue #10
He's a master manipulator who knows exactly what to say and how to act to always end up winning.
It's seriously such a shame that one of his greatest skills and talents isn't talked about more because this man?! Flawless.
He's the spy everyone on TV wishes they could be. He's the type of spy people read about in history books and marvel at the ease, grace, and legendary story he leaves behind. He's the spy that everyone knows and dreams of in their fantasies.
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Nightwing (2016)
And oh how they so are.
He can just get people to do whatever he wants.
There's a reason why Batman's only contingency plan against Nightwing is "Let's hope he fucks up." Because with his intelligence, skill, power, charisma, and raw talent - he's goddamn unstoppable.
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frostblightsunbite · 11 months ago
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Sketch page of the Young Justice core four!
I numbered them in the order I did them in, which gives a very clear indication for when I switched my style.
Rant under cut :)
This would have been done like four or five days ago but I cannot for the life of me draw a fucking running pose holy shit. like the mean for time taken for each drawing would have been maybe 30 minutes, but no 6 was a BITCH and took me maybe five hours alone, but tbf, half of that was spent lamenting.
Btw these aren't, like, the full sketches, after 6 I started to draw the silhouettes of the poses first and then went over it in red. Also, references used for 1,3, and 9. Why didn't I use a reference for number 6 if it was so hard? I gave up. I still think it should have been pushed more but eh.
Posting will probably be slow until maybe October, because I just got into university, for an art course, which is pretty neat ngl. so yippee or whatever.
The sketches of Bart are my favourite and that upsets me. not because I don't like him but because the poses took me so long. He does, however, get the privelige of colour, mostly because he looked super empty without it. I tried giving the others their red as well, but it was too much and Tim looked like Dick, so....
I'm not really a fan of these in general, but I'm posting them anyway, because eventually I get to see progress. much happier with the style I used for the last 4 (sorry Kon), but they don't exactly look young, more like late-ish teenagers.
I'm pretty happy with the one character interaction that I forced myself to do, though, so that's nice, even if they're not really doing anything.
I think I messed up Cassie's outfit by accidentally combining two of them, so oops.
Shoes still suck. I hate them.
Theres a lot to tag now holy shit-
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creatingblackcharacters · 1 month ago
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I feel like white cartoon characters are given more freedom to be more abstract in their character designs than Black characters are.
For example, in the Simpsons the white characters are given an unnatural yellow skin color and characters like Bart and Lisa have hair that blends into their skin. They have button noses that don't look like any real nose. Marge has a blue hair that reads like an Afro. But they still read as white characters. Meanwhile the Black and brown characters are usually given realistic skin colors and more grounded hair styles and more realistic nose shapes.
And in some indie animations on YouTube and newgrounds, where the art style is very simple, a lot of the characters are just white uncolored blobman with simple hair. unless the character is meant to depict a Black person, then they will be a brown blobman instead.
I guess I just want to ask what you think about this. Do you think it's better to depict Black characters more realistically than their abstract white counterparts? Or should they be equally abstract?
🎤🖐🏾😅 I see what you're saying about the Simpsons, but I don't really care enough for it to bother me 😅 Like I see what you're saying and it could have been done, yes. I also don't think it's a "one answer for all" for this, either. I personally care if I can tell the character is Black, period.
I do think artists could absolutely get creative, just as creative as they do with their white character designs, yes. That does often come from a lack of knowing what we even look like, though. So if you can't draw me at base regular Black person, no I'm not sure I wanna see what your abstract design for me is.
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jerseyluck · 2 months ago
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Batman: No Man's Land: Young Justice Special (Story #14)
No Man's Land continues with a story about Young Justice that isn't written by the main writer of Young Justice. (We will get there)
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The comic opens on not-actually-a-member of Young Justice: Lagoon Boy! For those of you who don't know Lagoon Boy, he was a creation of the Erik Larsen's run on Aquaman. Kinda looks like Savage Dragon. And I agree that Atlantis could use some more little freaks. It is shame that Lagoon Boy is most famous for being killed...twice in some very bad comics.
Anyway, Lagoon Boy is swimming towards Gotham when he ambushed by comics fourth best snake cult: Kobra! The cult is doing some shady stuff near Gotham, and they fire torpedoes at Lagoon Boy.
Meanwhile, Kon-El is being extremely thirsty for a robot girl at Young Justice Headquarters, and I just got to say, I do not want to see what Chuck Dixon thinks about what makes people find horny. Just bad, Chuck.
Impulse and Superboy are trying to cheer up a sad Robin. Tim is annoyed that Batman said he can't be in Gotham, but Bart and Kon realize that Bats never said that Young Justice could be in No Man's Land.
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So, we get Superboy, Impulse, Robin, and Lagoon Boy all breaking in Gotham in different ways. It is nice to see the heroes break in Gotham individually and the military just getting annoyed that people just keep speeding into the city.
Bart and Kon get into Gotham first (Bart gives a man asking for food a turkey, in one of several good Impulse side-gags in this issue), and they decide to go into Poison Ivy's Forest after seeing smoke from that direction. The pair is attacked by a plant lady... and Superboy is thirsty for all the non-sentient life.
Meanwhile, Robin saves Lagoon Boy from a mob of hungry citizens. The two bond (joking that Lagoon Boy would fit in Gotham just fine) and go to Poison Ivy's territory to save the other boys of Young Justice.
When Robin goes to stop the plant lady, he is interrupted by Batman showing up. Batman saves the boys and then tells them to get the hell out of Gotham!
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The heroes leave on the SuperCycle sad that they failed in Batman's eyes, when Lagoon Boy remembers that there are still Kobra subs near Gotham City. Young Justice realizes that they can't let Kobra do some science-terrorism on the struggling Gotham City, so they go under the sea.
Superboy, Lagoon Boy, and Lagoon Boy's pal Blubber (he is a whale with arms and legs) destroy the subs while Impulse and Robin destroy missiles heading towards Gotham. Also, the girls of Young Justice show up for a panel wondering what the boys are doing. Good job Chuck for keeping those weak, nasty girls out this comic *sarcasm*.
This comic is a not great tie-in for either Young Justice or No Man's Land. The nice things that I can say is that the art is good and Impulse is written decently. But that is balanced out by an extremely, uncomfortably horny Superboy. Does some exploration of heroes going to No Man's Land while showing the pointless of military guarding Gotham when superheroes/villains can just break in.
5.5/10
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radioactive-earthshine · 1 month ago
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What’s your take on an older Bart life? Would he have a career, a designated place to call home , and have a community of non- supers that he genuinely cares about? Or he wouldn’t bother at all? Sticking close to young justice/ jla and building his life around his connection to the flash/ superheroing?
Totally ignoring both the Dark Tomorrow arc in Impulse where Bart Allen was fighting an authoritarian regime and Fastest Man Alive where he was just flung into adulthood by Didio dictation here are my thoughts.
Career
YES I do think he would have one and I think he would lean more towards the arts than what DC typically likes shove Speedsters into (sciences). While Bart absolutely would do well in the sciences I think he would lean more towards art, particularly fields that allow him to have a more open schedule. A normal 9-5 job would probably be tough for him to juggle if he wanted to maintain being Impulse, I also feel like his own autism would require a field that gave him time to have breaks so he doesn't burn out quickly.
Some careers I think he would do well in are;
Author/Writer
Mr. Sheridan might have predicted the future when he said Bart might have a future in video games, in this case, writing them. Bart loves his games, but designing them is a field that I think is incompatible with super heroing, it is HELL. But games need stories, they need characters, they need conflict and I think Bart's wild imagination and experiences would do well. Ignoring video games as well, he could also do well as just an author writing books. He could also, in an ironic twist, be a comic writer. This field would allow him the space to write and be who he is without interference.
Super Hero Suit Designer and Textile Fabricator
So this one does mix both arts and science into one specific niche that in canon there are not too many people that do. Heroes need hero suits. These suits need to be made of very specific materials for specific needs. This particular career is so specific and specialized too that he could work for someone like John Henry, or Mr. Terrific who has facilities that would allow him to do this and he would not need to hide his secret identity and have a more open schedule. Bart in his early issues of his solo series had a legendary wardrobe, so it is not unrealistic to believe that he at least cares about fashion and looking good. I also just think it would be neat if he became an Edna Mode for DC.
Freelance Artist/Illustrator
The boy can draw and he can draw VERY well. It is not unbelievable to imagine that he would decide to work on his own schedule freelancing. He has a very fast turn around which people praise him for and it keeps people coming back to him. Maybe he even gets tapped for comics. He has to grapple with deadlines and the occasional weird customer but he's well adjusted as an adult to balance his life and tell people to go climb a tree when he needs to.
... designated place to call home
Well, I highly doubt he would just be like a leaf in the wind, and I also doubt he would live out of an RV and travel everywhere with no real address (that's more of a Kon move tbh). So yes, I do think he would find a place of permanent residency and find community within it.
In his own solo series, he found love and community with his friend group as Bart Allen and he valued his connections there. So it is not unbelievable to think he would do this as an adult as well.
Where he puts down roots is up in the air. He loved Manchester, he liked Keystone as well. No matter where he puts down roots I do think he would be able to form bonds with civilian people so I don't think he would only associate with people within their hero group.
I personally would love for him to stick around Manchester, or find a new city to live in that isn't used much that is NOT on the East Coast. We also don't need every single Speedster living in Kansas and Missouri, let them branch out.
Note: this is for the comics and the comics alone, no other form of media.
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thattimdrakeguy · 1 year ago
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TIM DRAKE NEEDS OUR HELP
I need people NEED THEM, oh baby, oh goodness do I NEED people who don't know much about Tim Drake to stop talking about the Boy Himself: Tim Drake.
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Presented: An accurate depiction of an 18-year-old Tim. The over-sized T-Shirt that helps his already lean body make him look skinnier (therefore people would underestimate him, which is part of his personal fighting technique) worn for comfort over anything else adds to it greatly. He does not normally dress fancy, as is sometimes assumed of him. Wearing some of the Robin colors also help.
If you do not know what he looks like, that is fine, that is actually UNDERSTANDABLE. Like what am I to do, pretend I don't know why people don't know what he looks like? After over a decade of him mostly looking like a generic white guy super hero?
Y'all gotta realize, people did not care about Tim for a very long time, because he was basically the D-List Robin since he stopped being the main one. So they never did their research. He wouldn't even be written right. And his relationships and details of his character could change drastically between writing changes. It was awful.
So those that don't know, please try to learn why people sometimes say what they do about Tim. It's not all true, but in this case, it is true. And when we get to see what he's supposed to look like in a real comic, it's very exciting for us, because we don't normally get that excitement anymore.
I know, it's sad just to be happy to see our fav look like themselves, but it's the spot we're in.
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Presented: Canon Proof of Tim's appearance, set when Tim was only months away from being EIGHTEEN-YEARS-OLD, he was still being confused for being TWELVE-YEARS-OLD. Showing how he does look for his age.
Like he's SUPPOSED to be VERY SHORT, he's supposed to look lean to the point of seeming skinny in his street clothes, people are supposed to underestimate him (which is why his appearance works so damn well), he's supposed to have a soft 'cute' look to him, especially young looking even for his age as you can see above, that is part of him, one of of his gags is that he's confused to be twelve even when he was nearing eighteen. HE PURPOSELY LOOKS LIKE THAT. It is an ACTIVE choice. It is not a weird thing people just randomly do, it is a purposeful character design choice, made for the character, for him to stand out, and be different from the other characters with.
It is NOT a fanon thing people made to infantilize him. That is just what he looks like. And it is exactly what some real people look like. It is ACTUALLY part of him. It is a CANON part of him. That is brought up so much, because people keep thinking it isn't CANON, when it is CANON.
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Presented: A horrible drawing of Tim Drake, during an era that made a lot of people have misconceptions of the character we're only lately getting away from. But some people still believe to be the more accurate Tim, based on when they started reading. DO NOT DO THIS.
All because a lot of artists don't care to draw him right, doesn't mean his appearance miraculously changed within the canon. Or at least it shouldn't have, considering that'd be weird, and take an aspect of the character that made him unique go away. Which is not fun for any character to have them done to them.
So when ever an artist does DRAW him like that, can we gang together and say "HEY, GOOD JOB ARTIST, FOR ACTUALLY LOOKING UP WHAT TIM LOOKS LIKE"
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Presented: ANOTHER VERY GOOD TIM. See how he's shorter than his friends (Bart's leaning), has a soft 'cute' face, leaner physique (looking skinny, but not scrawny like he isn't athletic), thick middle parted hair. These are the components of a well drawn Tim that people desire to see more. It will look different based on the art style of course. But these are what makes Tim's appearance suit what we know of Tim, and has been clearly established no matter his age. Here, he is presumably around 17-years-old. Possibly not even a year younger than he currently is.
Because seeing people who see him look different, when it's the right difference, and complain, because they are not aware Tim isn't supposed to look buff and tall and masculine, just because a lot of artists didn't care about who is ultimately at this point a D-List Super Hero...isn't really fair to the people who DO CARE ABOUT IT.
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Presented: Something I'm definitely gonna delete from my device soon enough, but added for the sake of the post.
If you wouldn't take away from Dick's ass, don't take away Tim's appearance, please.
We know Tim is different, and that's why we love him the way we do so much.
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strideofpride · 1 month ago
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i have a gossip girl question if that’s okay. i see a lot of people saying dan and blair’s relationship parallels rufus and lily’s relationship much more than dan and serena’s does and i can see that. do you agree with that statement? but then also, do you think that means dan and blair are doomed from the start like rufus and lily are?
i just saw 5.19 and rufus and lily are currently exiled to brooklyn. lily has made no effort at all to try to integrate herself into this “world” (we know it’s because she feels wronged about ivy getting the penthouse as well as cece’s inheritance whereas rufus is a bit more understanding) so i understand where she’s coming from to a certain point. this is where all of their differences start showing up which ultimately leads to their divorce (annulment? i can’t remember) plus william (and soon bart) showing up again absolutely does not help.
while dan and rufus are very similar characters, being father and son, blair and lily are very different. however, i can get how leaving what you’ve known your whole life (the upper east side in this case) can be uncomfortable and unfortunate. idk i know this is just a hypothetical situation but it made me curious as to what would’ve happened if it had been dair who this happened to instead. i hope this was not too long or annoying and you can totally ignore this message if you don’t feel like answering! i hope i wasn’t a bother lol have a great day!
first of all, i always love getting gossip girl questions! never a bother!
personally, i actually think blair and lily are very similar, maybe even more so than dan and rufus! they are both very materialistic, cunning, manipulative, yet using all that as a defense mechanism for a deep vulnerability. they have similar taste in men (bart/chuck vs rufus/dan). they had tough domineering mothers and absent, placating fathers. they are both very concerned with image and what other people think, in a way serena simply isn't.
i don't think from what we see dan and blair's relationship directly parallels rufus and lily's (beyond dan and rufus both making their most famous art about them) - but they are all so similar in personality as well as their dynamics that a lot of dair fans (myself included) can see dan and blair's relationship paralleling rufus and lily's reconnection in a hypothetical future.
but i don't necessarily think dan and blair's hypothetical future reconnection is doomed just like rufus and lily's. i think it will really depend on a lot of different factors. rufus and lily were having problems from the start tbh - alison and bart complications, serena and dan dating and being uncomfortable with their parents dating as well (lily chose bart over rufus the first time because of this), lily giving up their love child without ever informing rufus, rufus' money problems.
i think blair and dan will be in different places in their late 30s than their parents were. dan will have been living a life of luxury as serena's husband. even if blair and chuck have divorced (here's hoping), i don't see blair having multiple husbands after him like lily did. she's living in a different era of womanhood where having a husband wouldn't be as important.
i could see a world where blair wants out of the upper east side by then. i could see a world where dan is fine staying in that world by then. there's so many what if's and hypotheticals. so no, i don't think they're doomed
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a1307s · 2 years ago
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Companion #2
(Bart Allen)
[Art is not mine! Credit to battysketches]
Requested by: Feketealkony16
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Y/N: Your Name
Word Count: 5,760
Warnings and/or Pre-Notes:
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My companion and I have been spending a lot of time together over the past couple of weeks. We have a nice routine that makes me calm. I like knowing what is going to happen, and with Bart, I always know when stuff is going to happen and how it's going to happen.
However, recently Bart has insisted on sleeping in my bed with me at night. I'm not sure why but he keeps asking me, so I finally said yes last night. It's weird waking up with him in my bed. I'm not sure what to do. Usually, I get up and shower before breakfast, and then Bart makes us pancakes. Am I supposed to do that today too?
I shift in bed so I'm sitting against the board in the front. Bart stirs a bit, rolling over so his head is buried between my thigh and the bedding. He stays still for a second before shifting again, his head staying in place but his arm resting against my hips. For whatever reason, Bart has started touching me a lot. He seems to like touching my hips, but again, I'm not sure why.
Usually, I don't like people other than Conner touching me. I do like Bart touching me too though. I like the little sparks that bounce off of him when he's excited. I did end up asking Artemis about the electric sparks and she said Wally does it too when he gets really happy. She also said that Wally doesn't know it's happening because he's used to electricity running threw him so it's hard for him to tell when it's being transferred to something or someone else. I'm pretty sure it's the same for my companion.
Once again, Bart shifts, this time he props himself up so I can see his face, but his arm stays put. When his eyes blink open, sparks start bouncing off of him and colliding against my hips. He is happy, good. "G'morning," He mumbles, a sleepy smile on his face as he looks up at me.
"Good morning," I say back, turning my head away from him. My chest always feels tight when Bart smiles at me. I asked Batgirl about it, and she said it sounds like I have a crush on Bart. I don't know what a crush is, but she explained it as me liking him. Of course, I like him, he's my companion. If I didn't like him, he wouldn't be my companion. Duh.
"Y/N," Bart whines, tightening his hold on me as he buries his head between my hip and his arm. "Look at me!" I obey, turning back to him. His head pokes out as he keeps it rested on us. His smile widens, the sleepiness draining from his face. "Good morning, Mamas."
That is new. I don't know if it's good new. It makes me tingle, but not the tingling I get from the electricity leaving Bart, it's a different tingle. "Good morning," I repeat, once again turning away from him. I think it's a good tingle. It makes me feel like I want my companion to touch me more.
As if he can read my mind, Bart wraps his other arm behind my back, tugging me some so more of himself is on top of my lap. His head is shifted to my other leg, his heart being pressed into my thigh as he lays across me. Recently, when I get overwhelmed - that's the new word Black Canary taught me last week; she says it explains me getting upset about the lights and my emotions - I've been listening to Bart's heartbeat instead of Conner's.
"Why won't you look at me?" He asks, his hands rubbing my hips as he cuddles himself up on my legs. He reminds me of a cat doing this. Sometimes Garfield will transfer into a cat and lay on me, so I'll pet him.
"You make my chest hurt when I look at you too long," I mumble, glancing down at him.
"Oh," He murmurs, his face scrunched up in confusion. "What do you mean it hurts?"
I scan around my room, trying to find anything other than him to look at. "I don't know... it just... feels tight sometimes."
"Oh," Bart repeats, his tone a lot happier this time. "My chest does that too. Usually when you laugh." Maybe Bart likes me too. I hope so or else I'd be a bad companion. Am I a bad companion to Bart? I hope not. I want to make him happy.
"What are you thinking about?" He asks, his hands no longer rubbing my bones and instead gently pushing the hem of my pajama shirt up. A small sliver of my skin shows, which seems to be holding Bart's attention as he pushes his fingertips into it. I don't think I like that, but I do like the feeling of the sparks against a new part of my skin.
"I don't know what to do," I murmur, watching Bart as he watches his fingers roll over my skin. Maybe I do like it, and it's just making me nervous because it's new.
I don't like new things and there's a lot of them happening right now. Bart sleeping in my bed all night, Bart waking up in my bed this morning, and now Bart touching my bare stomach. He's slept in my bed before because we've taken naps together, but he usually spends the night in his bed. Since we've taken naps before, we've woken up in each other's beds, but our naps are usually only an hour or so and never after eight at night. He's also touched me in a lot of places: my arms, my thighs, my back, and even my stomach. The only bare skin he's ever touched is my hands, arms, and face though.
"What do you mean you don't know what to do?" He asks, pushing my shirt up a little more as his fingers slide over my sides, right above my hips. His eyes stay attached to his fingers as if it takes a lot of focusing to touch my skin. Maybe it does. I've only touched the same skin he's touched on me; well before today anyway. I don't see why it would take so much focus though.
"Well, usually I'm in the shower by now, but I'm not. I'm still in bed, with you touching me."
Bart's fingers stop moving, staying put on my side as he looks up at me. I make myself look down, focusing on his eyes as I try to breathe the tightness out of my chest. It's not the tightness I'm used to having around Bart. It's the tightness I would get after I knew I failed a test. "Do you not like me touching you?"
I think about it for a minute, like Canary has told me to do. She's told me just because I feel uneasy about something doesn't mean I don't enjoy it. It just means I'm worried about what is going to happen. "It makes me worry," I finally answer, looking away from Bart again. My breathing hasn't helped with my lungs.
"About what?" He asks, sliding soft circles into me. I can still feel his eyes on the side of my face, which doesn't help my thinking.
"Why you're touching me. If you want me to touch you. If you expect anything from me because you're touching me."
Bart stays silent, the only sounds filling my ears being his heart and lungs, along with the soft sound of our skin running against each other. "Well, I'm touching you because I like how you feel... That sounds creepy," he falls quiet again, spacing out a bit. "I'm touching you because it's how I show and how I feel that someone cares. I would like you to touch me back, but you never have to do anything you don't want to when I'm around. If you don't want to touch me, then don't, I won't be mad."
I roll his words over for a bit before looking down at him. "Where would you like me to touch you?" Hopefully, it's somewhere okay, like his hair. I really want to touch his hair.
"A few places. You can touch me wherever you're comfortable touching. I won't be mad no matter what you decide." Once again, I roll the words over in my head. Does he think that I think he's mad? I slowly move my hands to his head, letting them rest for a beat before I slide my hands through his locks. They're soft against my fingers, causing waves of calmness to start to sprout.
We sit like this for a while, Bart rolling circles into different parts of my stomach, and me playing with his hair. I start trying to braid it, like I've seen M'gann do to Cassie's hair, but Bart's hair isn't long enough to make a good braid.
After a bit, Bart shifts, sitting up in bed across from me. "I'm going to take a shower," he starts, tilting his head some as he looks over my face. "Do you want to take a shower with me?"
"No," I yap out, panic quickly eating away at the calmness that was previously present.
"Okay, you don't have to," he says softly as he slowly reaches his hand towards me. I stay still, petrified with fear despite his present smile that usually makes my chest tight, not fearful. His hand is gentle as he places it against my cheek, his thumb gently sliding against my skin. For whatever reason, this is another thing Bart likes to do.
"Please go away," the fear pushes out of me before I can stop it. I don't like this, I don't like him touching me, and I don't like Bart anymore. He's a scary companion. He's going to hurt me.
     Bart's smile drops a bit, but is still present, and still scary. "Okay," he says softly, dropping his touch from me before sliding off my bed. I stay put as I watch him walk into the bathroom.
Once the door is shut behind him, I shoot up from bed and make my way out of my room. I do not feel happy, I do not feel nice, I do not feel good. All of can think about is my pod and Luther and pain.
I need to find Birdman so he can call Canary. I need to talk to her. I do not like feeling scared, and I really don't like feeling scared of Bart. He's my companion, he's supposed to make me feel good, feel loved, feel safe, someone I'm supposed to trust. I do not feel any of that. I feel scared of him, scared of him seeing me. Why would he want to see me like that? Why would he want to take a shower with me? Does he want to hurt me? What test did I fail?
My mind is a fog, my breathing feeling labored, and my nervous shaking as I race into the living room. I can hear Conner trying to get my attention, but I ignore him. "Nightwing?" I call, walking up to the team leader who's tucked into a corner of the kitchen. I tug on the arm of his shirt, pulling his attention down to me with a soft hum. "We need to go on a walk."
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Canary is sitting across from me, her body language open and her pen and pad ready to write down what I say. I open my mouth again to try and explain this morning but once again, nothing comes out. "Take your time, Y/N, the league knows I'm not on call, so we have all day to figure this out," her words are soft, like always.
I like Canary, she is nice, and patient, and helps me with all my thoughts and feelings. When I first started talking with her, she told me she used to and still does help Conner - and other heroes - with the same thing so it's okay that I ask for her help.
"Bart keeps asking to sleep in my bed at night," I finally push out, shifting my gaze around the room. Even though it feels nice to talk to her and I feel safe with Canary, it still feels overwhelming to talk about stuff sometimes.
"Yes, we talked about it at our last session, do you remember what you said about it?"
     I think about it for a moment, trying to remember. "I said that I don't know how I feel about it." Canary stays quiet, her eyes soft as she looks at me. "He asked again last night, and I said yes."
"Why did you say yes? Did you want to say yes, or did you say yes so he'd stop asking?"
I think about it for a moment, trying to relive the moment and the emotions I had during the discussion with Bart. "I felt... happy when he asked. I thought it would be nice. I like our naps so I figured it would just be a really long nap. That's why I said yes. I like it when I go to sleep next to Bart, it makes me feel... like I'm important to him. Does that make sense?"
"Yes, it makes sense," Canary says, bringing some relief to me as she scribbles in her notes. "How was it? Before bed? When you were getting ready to sleep and when you laid down for the night?"
Once again, I think about it, trying to relive the memory. "I was already ready for bed when Bart showed up. We watched a movie - it was about some talking cars - and we sat next to each other, with Bart's arm around my hips. He keeps touching my hips. Why is he doing that?"
"I'm not hundred percent sure because I'm not Bart. Why do you think he does it?" I hate when she does this. When she makes it obvious she knows the answer but won't tell me what the answer is. It's supposed to 'encourage my thoughts and feelings to get to find the answer' which is stupid. If I knew the answer I wouldn't have asked the question.
"I don't know."
"I think you do, you're just scared of the answer." Maybe Canary isn't as nice as I thought.
I think over the question for a while, nothing but space in between Canary and me. "Well, today Bart said he likes how I feel, and then said he sounded creepy so he changed his answer to something about showing care and being shown it, I don't know."
Once again, the older hero stays silent, scribbling away at her notes. "Repeat that." This is really stupid.
"Bart said he likes how-"
"Not that part, the last part." Why did I ask to talk to Canary? This is a waste of time.
"His answer was something about showing care and feeling cared for," I repeat, my anger bubbling with my words.
"Again," she orders, not helping the growing frustration.
"Bart said he likes touching me because it's how he shows he cares and how he feels that he is cared about - oh..." Maybe Canary isn't stupid, and maybe I don't like the answer. Why would Bart care about me? I know he's supposed to since he's my companion and all, but other than supposedly having to, why does he?
There's a soft smile on her face as she looks at me. "See? You did know the answer, you just needed help putting the pieces together. What was the rest of the night like?"
"I don't know. We laid down after the movie and went to sleep."
"Was Bart touching you when you went to sleep?"
Why does that matter? "Yes, he had his arms around my hips and back like he did this morning."
"Why do you think he did that?"
I think about it for a moment. "Because... he was showing he cares...?"
Canary hums a yes as she nods in agreement. "People feel cared for in different ways. Some people - like Robin - feel cared for when people get them stuff like coffee, love letters, or even something as simple as a rock. Other people - like Bart - feel cared for when they're touched like hugs, kisses, and holding hands. Most of the time people show they care in the same way they feel cared for."
"Are those the only ways to feel cared for? I don't like any of those things."
Canary smiles softly again, before speaking. "There are five love languages. The two we already talked about are called receiving gifts and physical touch. There are acts of service like Batgirl helping Nightwing with paperwork. Words of affirmation is another one, stuff like being told you're doing good-"
"Ew," I say before I can stop myself. "I hate when Nightwing and Conner do that."
Canary nods, propping her head up with her arm. "Your love language is quality time. Stuff like napping with Bart or sitting with him when he plays his video games." I nod, the same way Canary does, as I roll her words around my head. I feel bad for thinking she was stupid, she's smart. "So, the time before sleeping was good, how was the actual sleeping?"
"What do you mean?" I ask, my confusion washing away all the understanding I had a second ago. I think this is why I don't like talking to Canary sometimes. She's good at making stuff make sense, and then ruining it the next time she asks a question.
"Did you sleep through the night?"
"Oh, I woke up a few times. I'd panic for a while before I realized it was Bart."
Back to silence, sounds of breathing and Canary's pen filling the space between us once again. "How'd this morning go?" She finally asks, being the one to break the silence again.
"I woke up confused."
"Because Bart was there?"
"Yes and no," I answer, getting a head tilt from the lady across from me. That usually means I answered in a way she wasn't prepared for. "I was happy to see Bart when I woke up and I did finally remember he was supposed to be there but I didn't know what to do. I didn't know if I should stick to my routine or not because waking up with him in my bed isn't part of my normal schedule."
"You don't do very well with change," She says softly like she does every time we discuss a change in my life.
"I know," I answer shortly, like always. "He ended up waking up shortly after and kept touching me again."
"Did you not like him touching you?"
"I didn't mind him touching me for most of it."
"And for the rest of it?"
I go silent again, replaying this morning in my head, trying to remember my thoughts and feelings in the moment. "Bart just... touched me differently I guess."
"Try rewording that." Occasionally Canary will say this, usually when she needs more context or doesn't understand what I'm saying.
"Bart... lifted my shirt. Not like a lot! Just a little bit, and kept touching my skin on my stomach and sides and I don't know," I rush out with a heavy tone, using my hands to model how much skin was showing. "It wasn't a lot," I repeat, a lot softer this time.
"Does it matter whether it was a little or a lot?"
Yes, it does. Why wouldn't it? "Different things happen depending on how much clothing is off. If it's a little bit it's just a check up and if it's a lot I get hurt."
Canary falls silent, pen still and her heart beats a bit faster. Maybe I shouldn't have said that. "Is that what happened when you were with Luther?" Her voice is a little uneven, but I'm surprised. Anytime we talk about how Luther used to hurt me her heartbeat picks up.
"Ya, it did. Do you think Bart would hurt me?"
Again, silence from the lady across from me, but her pen is at work this time and her heart is back to normal. "No one can be hundred percent sure someone else won't hurt anyone, but I do believe Bart wouldn't ever hurt you."
"Why?"
Silence. More silence, and then... some more silence. I hate how long Canary takes to answer my questions. "Has Conner talked to you about having a boyfriend or girlfriend?"
That's not an answer, that's another question. I think Canary just likes to make me angry. "He said I can love whoever I want to love, girlfriend or boyfriend."
She hums, no pen marks this time. "Do you know what a boyfriend or girlfriend is?" I shake my head no. I don't know what one is or the use of one. "A boyfriend or girlfriend is a lot like a friend. Do you know what a friend is?"
"A friend is someone you care about and trust and spend time with."
Another hum and another nod. "A boyfriend or girlfriend is kind of like that. A lot of the time, they start as friends or companions in your case, before a deeper relationship develops."
"I still don't see a difference."
"Well with a boyfriend or girlfriend, you tend to be more... physical. You do things like kiss among other things that you wouldn't do with a friend. Unlike a friend, you only have one and there's stuff you only do with them. Oh, and a boyfriend is a test run for a husband."
"What's a husband?"
"Let's save that discussion for after we get the boyfriend-girlfriend thing down."
"What's a girlfriend?" I ask finally, it's been three months since the first time I heard of it. The question has sat in my head ever since.
"Same as a boyfriend but it's a girl instead of a boy." Oh, that's simple. It makes me feel dumb for not figuring that out on my own. "Nightwing tells me you were having a panic attack when you came to find him."
"Panic attack?" I echo, confused about this and still confused about the whole boyfriend thing. I don't like feeling confused, it makes me angry and reminds me how little I know about the world because of Luther.
"Yes, it's when it's hard to breathe and you feel very scared, and it's hard to think straight because of your emotions. All you think about is your fear and what's causing it." Ya, I definitely had a panic attack earlier. "What happened right before you felt like that?"
I stay quiet, mentally going over the event. I know what happened. I remember all of this morning. I don't know why it makes me so scared. It shouldn't be scary for Bart to want my clothes off, right? Maybe it should be.
"Bart... he asked me to... he wanted to take a shower together," I stumble out, struggling on how to form my sentence.
"And that made you feel scared?"
I nod, propping my arms on my knees before burying my face into my hands. "Why would that make me feel scared? Why would it cause a panic attack?"
Like always, I have to wait for Canary to finish her writing and thoughts before she answers. From between my fingers, I watch as she leans forward, sitting in a similar pose to me. "I think that the idea of being without clothes around someone scares you because it reminds you of the things Luther has done to you. I also think that Bart believes he's your boyfriend. Have you two talked about that? Or kissed? Or anything else that you haven't done with another member of the team?"
The first half of Canary's speech makes sense. I understand that, I remember the fear I felt, the fear that before today, Luther was the only one to make me feel. The second half... not so much. Why would Bart think he's my boyfriend? We haven't kissed or anything else. We do things together, we spend time together, and we take naps.
"We haven't kissed and we haven't talked about him being my boyfriend. We hold hands but I do that with Conner as well. We take naps together too but again I do that with Conner."
"It's different with Conner. There's stuff you do and say with family that you wouldn't do with a friend." That doesn't make any sense either. My head hurts from all this thinking and I'm getting angry. I have more questions than answers. This isn't helping.
"People are confusing," I mumble, rubbing my face before sitting up straight.
Canary stays put, giving me another soft smile. I'm really starting to not like it when she smiles at me. "How about we stop for the day, ya? I'll come back and we can talk again tomorrow."
"What do I do about Bart?" I ask as she stands up and starts collecting her things.
It takes a second - like usual - for Canary to answer. "I think you should have a serious talk with him. See if he thinks he's your boyfriend. See if you want him to be your boyfriend. If you're happy with the talk, have another sleepover. If you're not, stay away from him today and we'll look into and talk about finding you another friend."
I don't want another friend. I want Bart. I want to keep him all to myself. For a long time, if not forever. Maybe I shouldn't want to keep him. Maybe that's me being possessive like Wolf gets about Conner and me. Conner always yells at Wolf about it so it has to be a bad thing, right? I need to find Bart and talk to him. Maybe he'll help my thoughts. Hopefully, he'll help my thoughts. As long as he doesn't make them worse.
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My head is scattered when I walk back into my room. After my session with Canary, I went on a walk and then continued to walk, for two hours. Instead of helping, it just messed up my thoughts more. Canary didn't help, she just made me more confused.
Like earlier today, Conner calls for me as I walk through the living room. Once again, I ignore him. Conner tries to help with my thoughts but usually, he just confuses me or gets angry because he doesn't understand either.
A bit of relief runs through my veins when I swing my bedroom door open, but it's soon washed away. Laid out on my bed is my red-tinted companion, who instantly sits up when he hears the door open. "Y/N," he calls, jumping to his feet. "Are you okay? Nightwing said you had a panic attack. Did I cause it? What happened? Where have you been? Did I upset you? Did-"
"Please be quiet," I murmur, looking at my shoes as I try to push down my feelings. I'm upset that I made Bart worry, I'm upset that I can't control my fear, and I'm upset that Bart won't be quiet so I can answer his questions.
Surprisingly, Bart does silence. I can feel his eyes digging into me as I focus on my shoelaces. One... two... three... four... five... six... seven... eight... nine... ten... Maybe taking deep breaths and counting does help. "I am fine. I did have a panic attack, but it's fine. You did but didn't cause it. A lot has happened today. I was with Nightwing and then Canary and then I went on a walk. You did but didn't, once again."
"How did I both cause and not cause your panic attack? How did I cause and not cause you to be upset?" I glance at Bart, his face scrunched up and his eyes are pink. I decide to focus on the wall behind him instead. I don't like knowing I caused him to cry.
"You... I didn't... I don't like new and there was a lot of new this morning." My words stick in my throat a few times before I manage to get them out.
"I don't understand."
I sigh, glancing at his face again. His eyes are teary, making my heart feel like it's being squeezed. I don't want him upset, I want him happy, I'm supposed to make him happy. "I... liked you waking up in my bed. It feels... it makes me feel important."
"You are important. Very important to me, actually." Maybe my thoughts aren't always wrong. Why am I so important though? I don't do anything to be important. I definitely don't do anything to be important to Bart.
"The..." I stop for a second, running my fingers under my shirt. "That was fine. It was okay, but it made me a bit scared. Then you... kept touching me and... it makes me scared. Really, really scared." Bart steps forward a bit before stopping, causing himself to stand in an awkward half-leaning forward, half-staying put pose. "And... and then you asked to take a shower together and... all I could think about was you wanting to hurt me, about Luther hurting me."
Bart knows a lot about my time with Luther. He doesn't know the details like Canary and Conner do, but he knows about the tests, about the chocolate, about the hurting. He doesn't know about the on and off clothes, so I don't think it's fair that I'm upset with him. It's not fair for me to have a panic attack because of it. It's not fair that I make it seem like his fault.
"I didn't... I'm sorry," he mumbles, fixing himself so he finishes his step forward.
"It's not your fault. Luther hurt me, not you. It's not your fault. I just... I can't say no."
Bart takes slow steps forward, stopping right in front of me. His cheeks are wet. I made him cry. I don't want to make him cry. "I am sorry I kept touching you. I should have stopped when you told me you were worried. I know you... struggle with new things so I shouldn't have pushed anything new onto you this morning. I'm sorry."
His words feel nice. They make me feel calm. Silence envelopes us, it's not the usual gentle silence though, it's a heavy silence. "Do you think you're my boyfriend?"
Bart tilts his head some, his eyebrows pressing together in confusion. "Yes? Why are you asking? Do you not think I'm your boyfriend?"
Why would I think he's my boyfriend? I don't even know what a boyfriend is. Even with Canary's explanation, I'm still confused. "Canary told me that she thinks that you think you're my boyfriend. At the end of our session, she said to talk to you and see what you think and see if I want you to be my boyfriend. She also said if I'm happy with our talk to have another sleepover and if I'm unhappy to stop talking to you, which made me angry."
"I... have a lot of questions," Bart mumbles, confusion deeper on his face. "First, do you not know what a boyfriend is?"
"Not really. Canary said it was someone you are more physical with, and you kiss them, and you only have one, and something about a husband."
"Okay," he says, blinking his eyes a few times. "Um... a boyfriend is someone you love a lot. You do kiss them too and you do... other things that aren't important right now. It's someone you want to spend the rest of your life loving." Oh, that makes a lot more sense than what Canary said. "Why were you upset when Canary said to stop talking to me?"
Bart is dumb, and unlike Canary, he is actually dumb. "Because you're important. You're my companion. I want to keep you forever and I don't want anyone else to have you." Bart smiles at this but I'm not sure why. "But Conner yells at Wolf for being possessive so I don't think I'm supposed to feel like that."
Bart's smile gets bigger as he lets out an airy laugh. "Conner yells at Wolf because he growls when people get too close to you and when Conner spars. That's completely different from what you're feeling. You don't growl at people or threaten to hurt them if they talk or come near me." Oh... that makes a lot of sense.
"So, you're my boyfriend?"
"Do you want me to be your boyfriend?"
"Yes," I say, nodding in agreement to my statement.
"Do you actually want to spend the rest of your life with me or are you scared to say no?"
"I actually want to spend my life with you." It makes me sad even thinking about someone else getting to have Bart. He's supposed to be my companion.
Once again, Bart's smile grows as he looks at me. "Good, because I want to be your boyfriend."
"So, you're my boyfriend."
"So, I'm your boyfriend." The word sounds weird but nice.
"I still don't know what the difference between a boyfriend and a friend is though."
"We'll figure it out together, okay?" He says, slowly moving closer. "And we'll move slowly so you don't get scared again, and I'll start asking before I touch you, okay? Does that sound good?"
"Yes, it sounds very good. I'm sorry for upsetting you."
Bart goes to put his hands on my hips but freezes with them hovering over me. "Can I touch you?" I nod yes. "Do you actually want me to touch you or are you scared to tell me no right now?"
"I actually want you to touch me."
Once the words are out, Bart's hands are present on my hips, once again rubbing soft circles into me, over my clothes this time. "You don't need to be sorry. I scared you. I pushed too hard this morning. I should have talked to you instead of assuming you were okay with me touching you. I shouldn't have assumed I was your boyfriend. From now on we will talk about stuff more, okay? Maybe we can talk to Canary about doing couples therapy so we can work on making this work, ya?"
"Ya, I like that idea."
"I like that idea too." I have a boyfriend. Bart is my boyfriend. I get to keep Bart forever.
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Art Advice: How to Have a Positive Outlook
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Welcome to the next Art Advice Article in the series! This time, we'll talk about tactics you can use to not feel discouraged when things don't turn out the way you want.
🌳It Happens to Everyone
If it gives you some consolation, know the fact that everyone screws up sometimes, even professionals. People just tend to not show their screw-ups, so it's easy to make the false assumption that everything they do is wonderful and they never mess up. Just because you didn't see it doesn't mean it didn't happen. Mistakes and work the artist doesn't like happen to everyone at all levels. It's completely normal!
🌳Changing Your Outlook about Mistakes
When we draw something that doesn't come out how we intended it, keeping these two things in mind will help you move forward. We'll introduce the ideas first and then expand on them below.
Mistakes are necessary for progress. Every time something doesn't come out "right," we get one step closer to getting to the point where it does come out just the way we want it (perhaps even better!). We just need to keep trying and not give up.
You can use humor to not let it get you down. Laugh at your own mistakes. You don't have to show them to others if you don't want to, but YOU can laugh at your own screw-ups. It will help you not feel bad about them.
🌱Expanding on #1: Mistakes are Necessary for Progress
Whenever something doesn't come out right, you will (should) work on fixing it, if not in that drawing, then in the next one(s). These are the stepping stones necessary for perfecting your craft. Think of it like defeating baddies in a video game: you can't level up without overcoming those obstacles.
I know people say it so much that it's almost become a cliche, but it's true: practicing is necessary to get to where you want to be. Art is like a sport: you're not going to become a goal-scoring machine without having first spent time standing in front of the goal shooting balls at it during training, and then doing it while moving and with other players in the way (add obstacles/change scenarios). When I used to go to conventions, I would see people sitting on the floor or wherever with their sketchbooks, drawing all the time; then the people in the artists' alley were always drawing while at their table.
🌱Expanding on #2: Using Humor
This is easier explained with a story, so I'll tell you of a time I wanted to learn how to draw panthers. I'd never drawn one before, so I drew a few.
One looked like Bart the bear, that big brown (Kodiak) bear that you used to get in all the movies.
So I LOLed at it and took a look at my bear cosplaying as a wannabe-panther and tried to figure out why it looked like a bear instead of a panther - aha! the lower jaw was too long. I made it shorter. Also, the eye was too round.
(Note: At the time, I didn't know I was going to use this for an article, so I didn't scan it before corrections; I've drawn over the scan to show what it originally looked like.)
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I drew another, but it looked like a cute shiba-inu instead. I drew a bow on it and some blush; had another laugh. I looked at my shiba-inu cosplaying a hello-kitty panther and tried to find out what made it look like a shiba-inu instead of a panther. The jaw was STILL too long.
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I left my shiba-inu/hello-kitty because it was funny and drew another one, this time with an even shorter lower jaw. Still not right. Made the lower jaw thicker from gum to chin.
Repeat, repeat, repeat drawing more panthers until I got one I liked. Then I drew it again. Then I drew it from another angle to make sure I'd gotten the hang of it.
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🌳Closing
So, when you have something you don't like:
Remember that this happens to everyone.
Mistakes make progress.
Don't be harsh on yourself, laugh at it instead.
Look closely to see exactly what about it seems "off," then you can work on those bits.
Once you get it right, try again a couple more times to cement the knowledge.
Last, but very important: don't drown in your mistakes, always stop and appreciate what you did RIGHT! There is plenty of good stuff, but, in general, we, as humans, tend to overlook it and focus on the negative things. Don't. While it's important to learn from our mistakes, it's also important to recognize our successes so we can build on them. Do not neglect your strengths!
And remember to enjoy the process of what you're doing! 💖
Happy arting! ~B~
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lachievpoststhings · 25 days ago
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The Simpsons Season 18: My thoughts
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'sup, here's my review of the 18th season, the last one before the movie! Little fun fact about this DVD set, it exists solely because of people online complaining. Season 17, which was released on DVD in 2014, was originally planned to be the very last Simpsons boxset. This ticked off a lot of collectors who now had a 2 season gap in their collection (but we'll talk about that another time). Season 17 was almost the last boxset but diehard fans wrote into Fox saying they wanted more DVDs so we finally got this set in 2017. The lesson here is, DVDs are better than streaming and sometimes, bullying corporations can work.
Favourite Episodes:
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The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer
I like the introduction of Fat Tony's son, Homer and Bart in the mafia, the truck, the truck truck, the truck truck truck, and especially the twist at the end (full disclosure, I haven't seen the Godfather or the Sopranos and don't really intend to start on either one).
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G.I. (Annoyed Grunt)
We've got Homer in the Navy, why not Homer in the army reserves? The Looney Tunes inspired sequence is enjoyable as hell and I love how Marge helps Homer outsmart the military.
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Moe'N'a Lisa
I love me some Moe episodes. I will admit, he does come off as a jerk in this one, but that was because of peer pressure and he and Lisa do make up in the end.
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Ice Cream of Margie (with the Light Blue Hair)
I like Homer as an ice cream man (and especially like the design of his truck) and Marge making art from the ice cream sticks. The conflict near the end feels a bit forced but the way they make up is still very sweet (and I mean that in two ways).
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Revenge Is a Dish Best Served Three Times
Again, I love a good trilogy episode. I'll admit I don't know anything about The Count of Monte Cristo but I still liked the parody, as well as the one about Bart's friend and the Batman parody.
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Springfield Up
This one may retcon a thing or two but it's still entertaining seeing how these characters grow over every 8 years. And once again, why is it that I still don't have The Rutles on DVD?
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Homerazzi
I dunno, I just thought this one was funny. I don't always need a good reason.
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Marge Gamer
The 2007 style online video game stuff and the reference to Bend it like Beckham may date this episode a tad but I still enjoyed it. I like when they mess with the format a tiny bit once in a while.
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Crook and Ladder
It's fun to see Homer and the others as firefighters. I mean, okay yeah, they do end up stealing stuff but there's always the hope that they'll get better, specifically Homer. Even then, it's still depicted in a comedic way. As a whole, I still quite enjoyed it.
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24 Minutes
A good 24 parody, or at least I assume it is, I've never actually watched 24 but I think it still works even though I haven't seen the original. Give it a watch, this episode is pretty good.
Not so Favourite Episode:
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The Boys of Bummer
Sorry to sound like an exaggerated angry YouTube reviewer for a second but this might actually be one of my absolute least favourite episodes. Bart ends up losing a little league baseball game and the entire town, THE ENTIRE TOWN, constantly bullies and harasses him for it to the point where he has a mental breakdown, falls from a tower and ends up in hospital, at which point the whole town, knowing that he's in the hospital, STILL boos him! Sure, they stage a new game just for him to win so he can regain his confidence at the end but that does not save this episode at all. Also, Homer's B plot is kinda boring. Yeah, this episode is just terrible, it's too mean with not enough comedy to balance it out, I say give it a skip.
As a whole, I still enjoyed this season. brought back memories of 9 year old Lachie looking forward to new episodes every week on channel 10.
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GET THAT MODERN LOGO OUT OF MY FACE!!
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That's more like it.
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Well, that's it for this review. Join me next time when I will have a look at The Simpsons Movie (which is likely going to be difficult to sum up in my own words) so stay tuned for that.
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scruffyspeaks · 1 year ago
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I remember having this idea for an SSEC AU where Harmony owns a cafe, and all the main characters work there (even Eve, who's older in the AU.)
My ideas so far:
Harmony: The owner of the cafe alongside Rick (who retired.) She often works at the cafe's bar with Dusk as a bartender and counts profits at the end of the day. She's responsible for like 90% of the cafe (Dean is responsible for 10% of it.) Also, at her station at the bar, she keeps a shotgun under the counter in case someone tries to perform an armed robbery at the cafe (IT'S FOR SELF DEFENSE, DON'T WORRY!)
Dean: The manager of the cafe. He also makes sandwiches there (he LOVES sandwiches, almost to the point of obsession. Or maybe he's not obsessed. *totally not lying here* <_<;)
Vay: While he doesn't look different than his canon counterpart (because it's difficult to imagine Vay as a normal Vaporeon, and because I like his design,) he's friendlier/more pleasant and gets along with Blizz and Eve better than in canon. He cooks and serves most of the food/baked goods.
Blizz: He takes orders and is a janitor! He enjoys it. =D He used to cook back when the cafe was a diner, but... well, let's just say Harmony shouldn't have left him with an air fryer.
Dusk: He's a bartender! He loves his job! He often likes to show off his bartending skills! For some reason, it never impresses Bart, one of the cafe's regulars. Wonder why...
Dawn: She makes cappuccinos! She loves making little elaborate cappuccino art! =3 She gets a little sad when customers just stir it and ruin the art, though.
Daisy: She also makes cappuccinos and coffee, mainly because she's too anxious/awkward to be a waitress (social anxiety, am I right? Bolt has the same thing.)
Bolt: Because he has social anxiety, Bolt is a cook, and also a janitor like Blizz. He used to be a waiter until he had a bad experience with a pretty nasty customer, which is kind of why he has social anxiety in the first place. Poor guy, he was so close to being a manager at that time, too. Bolt works the hardest out of everyone and is so much of a workaholic that he even stays after closing to clean the ENTIRE building...someone get this guy a hobby.
Flame: The laziest out of everyone. He used to be a cook, but after an "incident," he was demoted to a dishwasher/busboy and given tenure. This will never be explained at all, I'm leaving you guys to imagine how tf he managed to get tenure.
Eve: Due to being around 15 in this AU, Eve sometimes shows up to help. She works part-time at the cafe, helping with small things like giving food orders to customers or cleaning tables.
Miku: I actually will admit that I didn't know what to do for Miku for this AU besides letting her be a barista. So I guess she's a barista.
It’s funny Blizz is the janitor cause in canon, he’s the best cook in the cast and he gets SERIOUS when it comes to his job.
I can def see Dusk as a bartender, that job is super Dusk coded. He’d def love mixing drinks and entertaining people. =w= Dusk being actually happy sounds so nice.
Flame being demoted sounds like him 100%. >.>;;; I bet he barely does any dishes and leaves it to Bolt.
Speaking of Bolt, if he is a janitor too, who out of all of them is a waiter/waitress? I assume it’s Vay but him cooking and being a waiter/server by himself sounds like a lot.
It’s very interesting that all the girls (except Eve) mainly deal with coffee stuff. I cant see Dawn do delicate coffee art, I feel like Daisy would be the one who’s sad that Pokémon ruin her art, but I can see Dawn as a bouncer/ Security guard.
Very interesting AU idea!!!! Cafe vibes lmao
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tafadhali · 6 months ago
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Festivids Recs
What a bonanza of great vids! I received three wonderful vids this year:
So Wrong (Desert Hearts): A lovely, romantic vid to one of my favorite lesbian films, set to one of my favorite country songs! Perfect ending.
Movin' Right Along (Wizard of Oz): This vidder had the clever idea to make a road trip vid for WOZ! It's set to a Muppets song, so peak childhood nostalgia on two fronts.
Twistin' the night away (Wizard of Oz): Obsessed with this concept! Love all the topsy-turvy-twisty clips they found — so fun to watch. And, of course, Sam Cooke!!
Beyond my gifts, I enjoyed so many vids this year. Trying to narrow down my list a bit (and limiting myself to one vid per fandom for now), here are 22 of my faves:
If You Tolerate This (Casablanca): This vid is uncompromising. Really appreciate the focus on politics over romance.
What I Did for Love (Pushing Daisies): Did not know what to expect with this song choice, but wow! It works so well for the terrible trade-offs Ned's gift has, while the vidder also captures everything I love about him and Chuck.
Dollhouse (Mad Men): Killer Sally and Betty vid. Perfect clip selection and a POV I've been dying to see vidded.
f a b u l o u s (Derry Girls): Both Derry Girls vids were a blast but I was so chuffed to see a Sister Michael vid. More eye rolls than any other vid has ever contained!
Tightrope (Blazing Saddles): Captures Bart in all his Bugs Bunny-esque glory. Obsessed with featured artist Gene Wilder.
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Some Like It Hot): Terrific cover for this! Just a blast from start to finish.
Hall of the Hot Ones (Hot Ones): Speaking of amazing song choices...this one just made me laugh like crazy. Vidder did an amazing job on the build up.
Things Are Gonna Get Easier (Abbott Elementary): I don't watch the show but I'm a sucker for sitcom vids and really loved both vids! This one hit me right where I live as a teacher.
Campaign Playlist (Dungeons & Dragons): Super clever concept, well-executed.
Plastic (Problemista): I was so hoping someone would make a vid about Julio Torres making weird little things, and they did! What a great song choice. The "Is there recycling?" sequence goes on so long and just gets funnier.
Unwritten (Stranger Than Fiction): I was surprised by how much I liked this movie, and this vid captures it so well! An oft-vidded song that I never get sick of but that also has rarely been deployed so literally and so well.
I'm a Man (Challengers): Loved all three Challengers vids and want 10000 more but I was especially thrilled that someone made a Tashi character study!
I Just Wanna... (Feel Good): Feels like it could be a (terrific!) promo for the show. Great, economical Mae Martin character study and I love the use of a song from a standup album.
Cross My Heart I Hope U Die (Severance): Again, I was really into all three Severance vids, but shouting this one out specifically for the very clever song editing. The whole vid keeps you off-kilter.
The Breaking Light (The Stand): A very moving vid all about a community coming together to face great hardship and evil. Everything I love about the source.
Don't Rain On My Parade (New Life Begins): I know nothing about this source, but all the food!! The energy!! The song clearly matches the chutzpah these women are displaying.
Body of Years (I Saw the TV Glow): Incredible editing. It's incredible to see someone do something so different with a source you've vidded before.
Pisonia Prologue (Invasion of the Body Snatchers umbrella): So cool that someone took Tessa up on this prompt! Love all the shots through windows and shadows. Such a creeping sense of paranoia throughout.
Remember I'm Alive (Wayne Family Adventures): Jason!! My boy! This is so emotional and does really great work with a static source.
The White Tent The Raft (Films from the National Board of Canada): Such a labor of love. It's 9 minutes long and worth it — reminds me how much I love the art form of animation.
Arnaq (Woman) (True Detective: North Country): The vidder's clip selection is so thoughtful as they find the moments of women in the background, women's hands at work, women coming together. Very cool.
Maps for the Getaway (Holiday): For some reason DW ate my first review of this which is fine because it was very tl;dr. The short version is I LOVE this, it feels like it was made for me, I cry every time, and "all we have is time" feels like the thesis of this movie.
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birdflashweek · 10 months ago
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Schedule:
Sign Ups: September 29th - October 7th
Assignments: October 14th
Check ins: November 14th, December 1st
Due Date: December 14th
Reveals: December 24th, 26th-29th
Description
The birdflash exchange is actually 2 different exchanges, one is an 18+ NSFW exchange and the other is an all ages SFW exchange. You can sign up for one or both! They both have a requirement of one 1.5k+ fic or a flat colour art piece. You will be sent a request with 3 prompts, you must create something for one of these. The prompts and creations must me centered around Dick and Wally either together or with other people.
FAQs
Can I only request polyships? no. Because this is a birdflash exchange you need to have at least one prompt that can be written as just Dick and Wally in case your gifter doesn't want to write them in a poly relationship.
What should prompts look like? Clear, but not ridged. Ie, don't say something like "green" as your prompt, and don't give a summary of what you want to happen. A good example prompt: Dick has to go undercover in a strip joint and Wally realizes he's attracted to him during it.
What can't be in the SFW exchange? We're requesting only T and G fics for the SFW exchange. Nothing with mature audiences. That means keep it PG-13. What you want to do on your own time is up to you but we don't want anyone under 18 giving or receiving mature or explicit fics for this exchange.
What do the "opt out" roles mean?
Major Character Death (Permanent): a focal character in the fic dies and stays dead by the time the fic is over.
Major Character Death (Temp): A focal character in the fic dies but does not remain dead by the end of the fic.
Graphic Gore: Descriptions of gore that exceed that of a PG-13 movie or a T comicbook.
Medical Depictions/Situations: Anything regarding a medical setting, doctors, hospitals, illnesses. This does not include something like a character being mentioned to take meds or any mentioning of first aid.
Underage (Adult/Child): anything containing someone over 18 and under 18. Ie. a fic where Wally was 17 and Dick was 19.
Underage (minor/minor): A fic depicting two minors doing anything of a sensual or sexual nature. (so like 13yo Dick/15 yo wally)
Rape: any depictions of heavy discussion of rape. (Note: if you opt-out of "rape" you cannot request CNC, even though CNC is consensual some people who are triggered by rape are triggered by CNC and these opt-outs are meant to help not trigger both gifter and giftee).
Sexual Assault: Any physical sexual situation where the character are wearing their clothes
Sexual Harassment: Verbal attacks of a sexual nature.
Sexual Violence: anything violent in a sexual context. This includes kink and BDSM play.
Biological Incest: Incest between two characters who are biologically related (ie: this would mean something like Dick/Wally/Rudy).
Legal Incest: incest between two character who are legally but not biologically related (ie: Dick/Wally/Iris).
"Flashcest": anything between two flash members who have not been canon love interests (ie. Dick/Wally/Bart) (Dick/Wally/Linda would not be).
"Batcest": Anything between two bat members who have not been canon love interests (ie. Dick/Wally/Jason) (Dick/Babs/Wally would not be).
most of theses have been put there for clarity. Ie: some people mean to include Sexual assult when they say "rape" in their DNWs, and some do not, or when you say "incest" what qualifies as "incest" in your mind might not be what someone else thinks!
Treats and Pinch Hitters
finally, we will be releasing a pinch hitter list if anyone ends up unfullfilled, and later a treat list with all the prompts people submitted if you want to do something extra for someone. Treats will be released starting the 26th of December so if you want them to be given anonymously do that then!
Everything in the collection will have its creator revealed on the 31st on December.
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canary8205 · 2 months ago
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How Could I Let This Happen To You
This story is kind of a spin off of what happened to Tim drake in the batman beyond movie. If you have never seen the scene, then I would suggest to watch a video of the scene. I will link a video for y'all so you don't have a hard time finding it. After you watch the video the whole story will make more sense. I will also link the song that also inspired this story. But instead of it being a little joker, it is scare crow. Your powers are like Jean Grey's for X-men. This is also set in the young justice timeline.
all rights to the creators of all the gifs and art work in this story
Link To Video: https://youtu.be/GJ10Klg1wck
Warnings⚠️: Torture, Crying, Serious Injury's, Swearing, character death (CPR is done and she is brought back), swearing, All right to the creators
Tim Drake x FEM reader kidnapped
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Y/N P.O.V:
I start to wake up and head is pounding. I need to try to observe my surrounds, just like how I was taught.
I start to look around and started to realize that this building looked very familiar. But I can't put my finger on it.
I need to see if I can get out of here. I start trying to move around when I find that I am strapped down to a table. I was going to try and grab my tiny knife out of my boot, put realized that I am only in my suit and mask.
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(Your Hero Costume & Mask, but without the symbol on the belt and no guns.)
"Well this is just fucking great." I say to myself, thinking that no one is listening when I hear someone say,
"I would watch that pretty mouth of ours, the light doesn't like people with a dirty mouth like yours. If I were you, I would keep your mouth under control."
I start to look around when I see scare crow, oh boy, this is not going to be good I think to myself. Why in the world is scare crow working with the light? He doesn't fit with the personality of the people in the light.
But that is the last thing I need to be thinking about right now. Right now I need to focus on figuring what they want with me and how to get out of here.
"What do you want from me?" scarecrow just looks at me and smirks (A/N: The best that he can with the mask) then after smirking, he says in the most creepy voice, "Well, for the light, they want information about the justice league, but for me, I had other things in mine. like getting revenge for jokers death by killing you to get the revenge on Red Robin. For the rest of what little life you are going to live, you will be begging for death."
The whole time that he is talking to me I can see him slowly moving towards what looks like an electoral panel.
Before I can ask anymore questions he turns the lever and I can feel the electricity go through my whole body. The only thing I can do is scream my heart out. After what feels like an eternity, the electricity stoped and scarecrow came up to me and asked questions about the Justice League.
"How do we get into the watch tower undetected?"
I looked at him and spit in his face. He walked back over to the panel and flipped the switch and more electricity went thought my body.
While the electricity was still going, he said to me, "I will get the answers that we want, trust me." One of my last thought that went though my brain was 'God I hope Tim and the team find me soon or I will be gone.'
Tim's P.O.V:
I just got back patrol when I get into the cave, Dinah, Dick, Clark, Connor, Kaldur, Artemis, Diana, Jason, Bruce, Alfred, Shayera and Katar, Barbara, Hal, Megan, J'onn, Oliver, Bart, and Barry where all at the Bat screen looking at something. I walk over to nightwing to see what they were all looking at when I see Y/N on the screen.
I look straight at Dick and ask, "What the hell, why is Y/N on the screen?" I can see that Dick is trying not to to tell me what is going on.
Turning to Dinah and look at her with a pleading expression. She turns to face me, "Diana, you need to be here when I tell him this." What does she mean by that
When I turn around Diana and Dick where both behind me. What the fuck is going?
"Tim, Y/N has been taken by the light. The image that you saw on the screen was the end of a video the light sent us. The light said they will kill her if we don't give them the information they want. I am so sorry Tim, we had Megan try to mind connect with her, but she could not sense her. J'onn can't connect with her either. It is our belief that she is no longer with us. There's always a chance that she is still alive, but at this time we do not believe that she is. But we will try to recover her from the light for a proper funeral."
I can't believe what I am hearing. She can't be dead. There is no way she can be dead. She is the strongest women I know. This can't true. I started to try to get to Dinah and shake her, for her to tell me that is a cruel joke but Dick grabbed me before I could. The only other thing I can do is scream my heart out. Calling her name
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(Imagine That This Is Tim Drake)
After a few minutes, I finally stopped struggling. I need to tell them all something.
"I was going to propose to her."
I pulled the ring out of my suit pocket.
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Everyone looked at me, Bruce said to me,
"Tim, I am so sorry son. I wish I was able to tell you would be able to do that. But I don't know if you will. But we can hope that you will be able to. We are all here for you."
We have to find her and fast before they kills her. And we need to do it fast.
Timeskip to a week later:
It's been a week since Y/N was taken. We have looked for her high and low and still nothing. Clark has gone all around the world lookin for her and he could not hear her heart beat. Me and dick are looking though security footage for the 100th time. Trying to find any clues about her wear about's. The last footage of her before her kidnapping was her jumping around on a rooftop before someone comes up behind her and they fight a little bit before they knocks her out.
Dick was on one zooming in on the footage and I was looking at it in slow motion. When all the sudden I notice something that Dick had zoomed. I ran over to Dick's side of the screen.
"Dick, zoom in on that silver item." Dick did then I noticed it is a round tube.
"Where is this roof at?" Dick does some quick hacking.
"It is the roof of the old movie theater downtown. 4 blocks from Wayne enterprises."
Oh my god.
"We need to get to that roof. Call everyone. This might be the lead we have been waiting for." And with that Dick hit a Botton on his com link and it got a hold of everyone that has been looking for her.
"I think we have a lead in Y/N's kidnapping. Meet us at the old Gotham City Movie Theater. It is 4 blocks form Wayne Enterprises." I heard a lot of 'okay' and 'will meet you here.' I looked at Dick, he looked back a me and said "I will drive."
Timeskip:
When we arrive almost everyone is arrive at the same time, except Barry, he is in the alleyway eating. We get off Dick's bike and get all of our asses up to the top of the roof.
We reach the top and now it the hard part. Finding the tube considering that there had been some severer weather as of late. I hope that it is still here.
"We are looking for a small silver tube I had wring that said 'FOR THE JUSTICE LEAUGE' we need to find it and see what is in it. Spread out and try to find it. If you find it, don't touch it. I want everyone to come over to you so we all can see what it says together."
And with that everyone when their own direction. I hope someone is going to find it and in fast.
Around five minutes I hear Oliver yell out that he found it. I started running over to where he was. I am scared to open it. Put if I want to see the women I love ever again then I need to open it.
When Bruce opened I almost started crying. "If you want to find S/H/N, then go the mountains in Tanzania. She will be in a building made inside the mountains. She will be hard to find. I have left you a map to find her location. Good luck detective's - Ras al Ghul."
Why would Ras leave us this letter. He is part of the light. Why would he help us? Right now I don't care. I want to see the women I love alive.
"Lets go get her." Dinah said to the group.
Timeskip to when they get there:
We just got to the mountains where Ra's told us she was going to be. It did not take long for us to find the entrance. We have to make this fast so they we can get in and get out. Alpha team was going to fight the light, while Beta team (which is the one I am on) is going to find Y/N. All of us went are ways. Let's make this fast.
Timeskip:
We have made it to where the map said she was going to be. Dinah helped me open the door, when I opened the door I started to cry. Y/N it chained up by her hands, her feet were almost off the ground. Her head hung low and lifeless.
We all ran to her to get her out of here. Once we reached her I looked at here face and her eyes where still open up not moving at Connor and he broke the chains off of her and I caught her.
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I placed her down on the ground. Before I could get a chance to check for a pulse I hear Connor say "I don't hear her heart beat."
God, please no, please. I need to start CPR. "Connor I need you listen for her heart to start. When it does, Let me know." He nodded yes and with that I started CPR
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I did CPR for a good five minutes with every 30 pumps, Connor checks for her heart beat. I look at Connor and with a smile on his face, he told me "Her heart is beating you can stop now". As soon as I sat up her eyes opened and she started with a jump and started to scream.
"Y/N, you're okay. It is me Tim. It okay. I am here. They are never going to hurt you again."
Dinah said to us, "I know it is a touching reunion but we have to get the fuck out of here before we are all killed."
With those words I grabbed her and we run to the bioship. When we made it to the bioship Y/N passed out again. I looked at Connor and nodded indicating that her heart was still beating. We need to get her to the mount and fast.
An Hour later:
We just got back. I asked Garr to prepare the medical room so that we can fix her. Bruce, Dick, Barbra, and Diana where running with me so they can fix her. As soon as we reached the infirmary I handed her to Diana and I saw Alfred. And at that moment I knew that she was going to be okay.
Timeskip to 3 hours later:
The rest of us have been in the living room waiting for them to come out. I hear the door slide open and Alfred walks out, we all stand up waiting to hear what he has to say. He looked at all of us in the eyes and tells us
"She made it though the surgery. She has major damage to her lungs, liver, and heart. I was able to repair almost all the damage, but some of the damage will heal with time. But I can't tell you what mental scars they left on her. She is awake now and is asked for Tim. You can go see her my boy."
I speed walk to the door, take a breath and open the door.
Y/N P.O.V:
I am watching a little bit of TV when I hear the door open. I turn off the TV and see Tim at the door. I smiled at him. I finally get to see the man I love again.
I see Tim walk in and get a seat to sit next to me. I can tell he is trying to hold tears back. I put my hand on his face and say "You don't have to be strong for me Tim. Bottling things up is not good for you. You are safe with me."
With the last word out of my mouth, he bursts out in tears. All I can do is hug him. After a few minutes of him crying and me trying not to cry, he looks up at me and says, "When you were taken, all I could imagine was you were going through. How much you were crying, screaming, and to know that I couldn't do anything to stop it, made me want to be in your place. I am so sorry that I was not able to stop this from happening to you."
It took me a few seconds to process what he just said before I could respond. "Tim, there was nothing that you could have done. The only thing that matters is that you found me and I am alive."
He sook his head yes in my chest and I scooted over so he had some space to lay down with me. But he heisted for a second before he said anything.
"Y/N I was going to ask you this question last week but I didn't get the chance so I am going to ask this question now. Y/N L/N will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?"
I can't believe this is happening. I look at Tim and say "YES, OH MY GOD YES YES YES!!!"
Tim started to tear up as he put the ring on my finger. A hugged Tim and we just sat there in bliss for a few minutes when all the sudden we hear cheering outside the door. We looked at each other and just laughed and went back to cuddling each other. I can't believe that I am about to be Mrs. Drake.
That is the end of this one. See you all a next time.
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Part 2 coming soon.
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