#‘‘SCIENTIST IS MY FAVORITE WORD FOR HERO’’

[sol-draws-sometimes]

I’m on ep 49 and I’M OBSESSED WITH THE LIVE MUSIC AND ALL THE VOICE ACTORS

I HEAR LIVE MUSIC AND GO CRAZY

[thepenultimateword]

A Little Bit of Madness

CW: serious Injury, surgery, implied needles, body modification

Supervillain awoke with a start, a sort of ghastly, gasping awakening that even startled them. They blinked hard, slowly taking in their position, prostrate on a cold table. Three things struck all at once: one, they had no idea where they were or how they got here. Two, they couldn't move. Three, they couldn't feel. From the thick feeling in their head, they thought that things should be hurting, but the only sensation they were getting was a strange numbness from head to toe.

They made some effort to lift their lifeless arms but only managed a tired grunt.

"Don't move, my love," came a familiar, reedy voice near their head.

"Scientist?" Supervillain mumbled. It came out croaky, but at least that was one part of their body they could move.

In answer, cool hands began stroking down their temples. "Those horrible heroes tried to kill your beautiful self."

"Kill me?"

"Yes." Scientist stooped down, the sharp diamond cut of their bones coming into view as their long hair tickled Supervillain's cheek. Supervillain searched their sterile gray eyes, more like doomsday cloud today than their usual steady steel. "They completely ignored our treaty and decided to take their chances and blow you up. Not good chances. You know, I think they underestimate me."

"Scientist..." Supervillain strained to move an arm, a finger, a muscle, anything to hold them. Their lover was sensitive, always double, triple, quadruple checking, fearing the worst, overprotecting. This injury must have devastated them. Well, if they couldn't comfort them with touch, they could manage some words. "I'm here. It's ok. I'm ok."

"They still haven't realized that I'm the boss in the relationship," Scientist laughed flatly, hysteria rising. "They think it's you with your powers and your voice and your big shoulders. They think if you're out of the picture everything will be solved. But I gave you those powers and I made those plans." Scientist pounded their chest, suddenly roaring, "If they wanted you dead, they should have killed me first!"

Supervillain's insides washed cold. Something was wrong. Very very wrong. This wasn't stress from a regular injury. This didn't even feel like a regular patch job.

"Scientist...what do you mean by "blown up"? How..." Supervillain winced as they tried to summon their latest memory and came up with nothing but heat and blinding light. "How am I here? What did you do?"

Scientist brushed at Supervillain's short hair, pinching at strands and smoothing them back. "You're stable. But some of the pieces still need to take."

"Pieces?" Supervillain's voice went up an octave. "What did you do?"

"I saved you, my love." They pressed a soft kiss to their forehead. "And maybe made you a little bit better. So that you'll stay safe."

"Scientist? Scientist what did you do? What exactly did you do? What happened."

"All in good time, love." Scientist moved out of Supervillain's line of sight. "For now, sleep. It's too early for you to be awake. You could hurt yourself."

There was some light clattering to Supervillain's right, and suddenly a sharp pinch in Supervillain's neck. Almost immediately all the lights and colors and sounds blurred together into pitch black.

The next time they woke, they were in a bed instead of a table. It was one of those wheeled hospital beds with an IV drip hooked up to it, but still a bed. Things still felt a little strange--courtesy of whatever was in that drip they were sure--but at least a few small kicks under the covers proved they could move again.

"There you are," came Scientist's voice, first distant and all at once right next to their head. "There's my favorite villain. Hey, love."

Supervillain took them in in slow blinks.

"How are you feeling?"

Another blink. "You did something to me."

It slipped off their tongue before they even recalled the night before. They didn't intend it to come out so much like an accusation.

Scientist's expression tightened, if only to keep themselves together. "You were in pieces. Even when I got most of you on life support, I had to go scrounging around the city for whatever parts those disgusting heroes didn't steal."

"Steal?"

"DNA, darling. Of course, they have their own scientific team assigned to cloning it. Their own army of supers. Fortunately, when I gave you those powers they weren't meant to alter you on a genetic level. I don't think they'll find much." Maybe Scientist saw the sickened look on their face because they dropped the topic. "No matter. All that's important is you're alright now. Do you want some jello? Or pudding? Oh, I got that swirl kind you like."

"I want a mirror."

"Not yet, darling. It'll be too much of a shock all at once. Give yourself time to get used to the feel first."

"I want a mirror," Supervillain repeated more firmly.

Scientist’s lips tightened, but they nodded. “As you wish."

They shuffled out of the room. Supervillain watched after them for a moment but quickly their eyelids began to droop. The next thing they knew Scientist was gently shaking their shoulder. Their lover pointed to the other side of the room before stepping away and biting the back of their knuckle.

Supervillain’s eyes flicked to the floor length mirror propped on the barren wall in front of them. For a moment they couldn’t find themselves. Only…metal.

An arm, a chest plate, a panel in their head where the hair cut short. As they straightened a sharp clicking sound resonated over their shoulder and their reflection showed a sort of long metal rod beginning at the base of their neck and followed the curve of their back like an outer spine.

“I can attach other prosthetics to that,” Scientist said quickly. “Wings, tail, whatever. It’s meant to connect the rest of these pieces to your nervous system but that’s the bonus.”

Nervous system. Suddenly Supervillain didn’t trust their earlier movement. They tossed back the blanket as best they could and, as they feared, found two completely new legs underneath.

They couldn’t breathe.

“I-I’m going to figure out how to synthesize a sort of skin to cover over it all,” Scientist said. “That way you won’t feel so strange.”

“So I won’t feel strange?” Supervillain murmured. “Everything left of me is burned, and the rest…” They scoffed, clenching their fists. “You don’t want me to feel strange? I am strange! You made me strange! That’s what you do! You push and prod and break and put back together! You think it’s fun making monsters? Experimenting like the rest of us are just lab rats in your world? You’re not Frankenstein! You’re not Dr. Jekyll! You’re just a villain who always takes it too far! You weren’t supposed to do this to me! I trusted you! You weren’t supped to…”

Supervillain turned their hands back and forth in front of them. A loud sob forced its way up their throat.

"I know." Scientist slid into the bed beside them and wrapped them in their arms. "I know. But I could not lose you. I would not."

Supervillain buried their face into Scientist’s neck, fury overshadowed by their need for comfort. A monster in the hands of their creator.

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. ˚◞♡ 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒓𝒂 209 — mutant-monster mad scientist◞ ₊˚

⊹ ۪ ࣪ ᥫ᭡ “ eyes on me, mi cielo. . . those pretty eyes are just for me, huh? all mine. even when you have long since passed, I shall hold your heart within my hands ” ꒱

. ˚◞꒰verse꒱ 209

. ˚◞꒰face claim refs꒱ ( x ) ( x ) ( x ) ( x ) ( x )

. ˚◞꒰species꒱ spider, mantis and moth mutate 

. ˚◞꒰ethnicity꒱ mexican-indian ( awadhi-tamil )

. ˚◞꒰age꒱ 38

. ˚◞꒰gender꒱ typically genderfluid but male-presenting ( sometimes works on the way people perceive him on different days )

. ˚◞꒰mbti꒱ istj

. ˚◞꒰aliases꒱ red widow ( heroes ), the mad scientist ( the resistance ), the lunatic ( the resistance ), the scarlet plague ( mutants/resistance )

. ˚◞꒰appearance꒱

𖹭. maroon eyes, with slitted pupils ( wears contacts to hide his pupils ). typically uses winged eyeliner and sometimes red eyeshadow. he can have multiple pairs of eyes if his mutation is showing; his sclera and pupils might disappear completely in this case

𖹭. mid-length, layered, fluffy and slightly curly very dark brown hair that trickles down his shoulders

𖹭. very androgynous face, with sharp and soft features combined. has a bronze skin tone

𖹭. slender physique, stands at the height of 6’2” ( 187cm ). can appear a bit feminine

𖹭. typically dresses in reds and blacks. ranging from a classy style that can bleed into vintage. very genderfluid in his way of dressing

𖹭. beauty spots: scattered on the right side of his face with one at the left corner of his lips

𖹭. lips usually painted shades of red depending on his mood

𖹭. retractable fangs with venom and claws

𖹭. elongated tongue

𖹭. fingers/hands covered with rings and chains, with long, red painted fingernails

𖹭. ear piercings: a pair of standard lobe and industrial piercings — his right ear dons a transverse lobe, rook, orbital and snug piercing while his left ear holds a daith, stacked helix and forward helix piercing.

𖹭. piercings: venom tongue piercings, septum piercing and nose ring, nipple piercings, navel piercing

𖹭. can extend strong, flexible, scarlet and black tendrils from his back and arms

𖹭. four spider legs that tear out of his back but he can retract

𖹭. overall, if his mutation is having a bad day or he is going feral, he may display spider features such as multiple eyes, pincers, mouth glands that can secrete acid and so on

. ˚◞꒰personality꒱

𖹭. oh so deceptive, in his smile, his voice and overall appearance. charming, sickeningly sweet with a faux amiability

𖹭. even when he is hands-deep into an experiment, he keeps false kindness and friendly façade. gives off an eerie vibe to those with a good intuition

𖹭. morally evil with a chilling lack of ethics. extremely cunning and two-faced

𖹭. silver-tongued and charismatic

𖹭. so effortless on everything that he does, exuding a cool confidence

𖹭. intelligent and quick-witted. loves playing mind games on people and getting into their psyche

𖹭. certain that whatever he is doing is for the betterment of humanity, beyond self-righteous

𖹭. quite stubborn and makes sure to see his projects through, as a result has a tendency of overworking

𖹭. may appear serene but is quite temperamental, displays his anger and bitterness in a scarily calm way with a charming smile and smooth words in spite of his horrific actions

𖹭. yandere esque

. ˚◞꒰with a lover꒱

𖹭. that charming personality does not fade with a lover, rishen is often quite flirty and all sorts of teasing with his beloved.

𖹭. loves flustering you — it is a part of his favorite pass-times. fluster you and then grab you by the waist, only to tease you further.

𖹭. affection is mainly displayed in a physical manner. he will touch anything and everything on you that you allow him to touch and kiss, all so that he can worship you and make you feel good.

𖹭. another form of his affection is through gifts. he adores spoiling you with a wide variety of whatever it is you either need or want.

𖹭. very verbal in his love for you and shameless in every way; his tongue holds no filter.

𖹭. late night dances in his office, bringing you coffees or teas through the day, and finding you in the middle of the day simply to pour his affection out on you.

𖹭. he is a very passionate and dedicated lover — however, there is a darker side to it. rishen grows obsessive and quite possessive, his nature that of a yandere.

𖹭. and yes he takes it to the extremes. . .

𖹭. should someone merely look at you in a way he deems wrong, it is their funeral.

𖹭. do not fight him on this, he’ll lock you away for his eyes only.

. ˚◞꒰strengths꒱

𖹭. intelligence: highly intelligent from a young age, resulting in advanced, prodigal level of skill in science and technological fields.

𖹭. increased bodily function: advanced strength, speed, agility and durability.

𖹭. heightened senses: advanced sight, smell, hearing, taste and awareness of surroundings.

𖹭. healing factor: an average healing factor that heals his injuries far quicker than an average human

𖹭. tendrils: strong, resilient, red and black tendril-like appendages that can be produced from his back and extend from his hands

𖹭. spider legs: large spider legs that tear through his back at times, it is extremely painful for him but are very useful in combat.

𖹭. fangs & claws: retractable fangs that secrete paralyzing venom at will along with retractable claws from the pads of his fingers that can tear through a variety of materials.

. ˚◞꒰weaknesses꒱

𖹭. mutation: his mutation as a whole, while it does grant him a wide variety of abilities is also his greatest weakness.

𖹭. metabolism: has an extremely fast metabolism that requires him eating a lot through the day.

𖹭. abandonment issues: he suffers from horrible abandonment issues, which can cause him to get erratic and panicked whenever someone he loves does leave him on purpose after arguments, tiffs, etc.

𖹭. heart condition: suffers from a heart condition that requires him taking medication in order to make sure his heart stays stable.

𖹭. stabilisers: in order to control his mutation, he is required to inject himself with stabilisers on an alternating daily basis.

. ˚◞꒰relationships꒱

𖹭. jìngyí herrera: husband, best friend, business partner

𖹭. javier herrera: father, deceased

𖹭. rishima singhania: mother, deceased

𖹭. alessio agresta arias: best friend, deceased

𖹭. wèi lìxuě: enemey

𖹭. liú tàishī: enemy

𖹭. zhào haitāo: enemy

𖹭. lorenzo agresta arias: enemy

𖹭. park tae-hyun: enemy

. ˚◞꒰story꒱

after undergoing experimentation, rishen emerges with a spider mutation and a hatred for his fellow enigma. inheriting the mega science company, valence, after his father’s sudden death, he aims to lead the world with knowledge and science. while also working his way to top as a seemingly benevolent businessman and world renowned scientist.

behind the scenes is where the mask falls. rishen has no issue with the mass experimentation on the enigma. being a driving factor of the enigma genocide across his world.

alongside his mad doctor partner in crime and husband, jingyi herrera, the two become an unstoppable and dangerous couple. committing atrocities and puppetting world order behind the scenes. deeming the control of enigma necessary in their self-righteous mission.

. ˚◞꒰extra꒱

𖹭. he is the ceo of valence and practically runs the city of nueva york

𖹭. speaks spanish ( latin american ), speaks mandarin, speaks hindi, speaks tamil.

𖹭. he knows asl.

𖹭. has a cat named beauregard. ( his and his husband’s “son” )

𖹭. he has four dobbermen: cupcake, cinnamon bun, horchata, strawberry

𖹭. he sometimes smokes

[teethcritter]

Alright, so. Finn and Princess Bubblegum. Yeah, yeah. Hero and the princess, a story as old as time. We all know the princess in question is by no means into boys, as Patience put it.

So what happens when we look at their relationship from a purely professional standpoint? A lot!

So, let's start with some background information, at least in my view of the characters. I think personally, that it makes sense for PB to have known Finn for a while before season 1. I like to think that she actually helped Jake with raising him, as she probably would've checked on the tree house from time to time with all her surveillance issues and a certain vampire breakup. And I mean, who's to say she wasn't in contact with Joshua and Margaret as well? They had, supposedly, the only human left in their hands. She would've been interested in that. She would've been very interested in that.

Now, let's take a moment to consider what being partially raised by a princess / mad scientist would do to your brain. Let's take a moment to consider what being a knight at such a young age would do to your brain. Clearly a number since the very first episode of the series is Finn and PB causing a zombie apocalypse.

PB was shown in a very morally grey light right from the start. What Have You Done?(s1ep24) is one of my all time favorite episodes because of how well it's portrayed.

Finn is pretty willing to cross her in this episode once he realizes that the right thing is not what she asked of him, but it certainly sets the groundwork of the CONSEQUENCES for doing so; as well as "The princess is always right," mentality he seems to have for most of the series. (A/N: these clips are taken out of context of the full episode, I highly recommend you watch the full thing to understand what happens in it, why PB and Finn do what they do, etc. This goes for all the eps I'll mention.)

As Finn ages, we see his relationship with PB change a LOT. Even after he gets over his crush, he still seems to worship her. In a way that she's kinda conditioned him to.

A very important thing to note while I talk about this, especially around this part, is that I STRONGLY believe that neither of these characters are in the wrong in the relationship. I don't think one is abusing or manipulating the other. It's a two way street. They are both making it worse.

The next episode I'm going to reference is Princess Cookie(s4ep13) (Another A/N: I apologize for the google drive links from here on out, Tumblr only allows one video per post. Cringe.)

By this point, Jake is willing to cross PB AND FINN in the name of doing the right thing. Finn however, is not. As we can see clearly here. Jake has a criminal past. Jake understands that crimes are often committed by people with a very messed up mental state. Those people need help, not a lifetime in the dungeon. But clearly, Finn doesn't get that. Which is not his fault whatsoever. He's been a knight since at least age 12.

I also find this dialogue from the same episode incredibly interesting. I know Jake was playing a part here. I know he was trying to de-escalate the situation so that PB wouldn't send in the guards, but these words still left his mouth.

And I don't know, the fact that he quickly had to correct himself makes this seem genuine to me.

This concept can actually be explored further in Burning Low(s4ep16) which is literally two episodes after this.

I was originally going to avoid Burning Low in this analysis, despite it being one of my favorites, but it is pretty important to the relationship between Finn/Jake and PB. It doesn't take much for Jake to flip out on PB in this episode, which is a drastic contrast from his demeanor in the first half of it. It really makes me consider the fact that he could have some deeply rooted issues with her. Or even, some deeply rooted issues with how much time Finn spends with her.

Another small note from this episode, is this.

We know for a FACT that this is not romantic jealousy in the slightest. I think that Bubblegum has gotten so used to being worshipped by Finn, that now that there's someone in the way — especially someone who she has such a strained relationship with — there is this weird jealousy. Not because she's in love with Finn, but because he's growing up. Because she isn't the sole princess in his life anymore. Because she has one less person 100% fixed on her and her alone. Because Finn is HER knight.

Alright, now before we move onto season 5, there's one more thing from season 4 that is worth talking about. This scene in The Lich(s4ep26).

This scene is one of the most disturbing scenes in the whole show for me, because of a few reasons. First of all, this is after Burning Low. This is after both of them have their explosions at her. But this is about Finn. Finn, right now, thinks that PB is jealous of him and Flame Princess. He thinks that now that there's someone in the way, that suddenly she cares. Which isn't entirely wrong, as I stated in the previous paragraph.

I think that her reaction here was partially a trauma response. Her reaction to Finn in general around this time period could be in relation to Mr. Cream Puff as well, since as we see in Bonnibel Bubblegum(s10ep4), was not a consensual relationship. Of course though, his pursuits were unwanted. Her reactions don't have to be because of a specific thing. She said no, case and point.

Now, I'm not going to get into the insanity of Farmworld Dimension, but I do think it's interesting that this interaction is the last one between the original Finn and PB. Of course Finn after Farmworld is still technically the original because of the paradox Jake created, but it's still interesting to me. Anyways, like I said, I'm not going to get into that in much detail.

Onto season 5! Frost and Fire(s5ep30) is a hard watch. But I rewatched it for this and actually made a connection that I've never made before. Jake says to chase the Cosmic Owl dream, which leads Finn down this road of manipulation. I don't put Jake at fault whatsoever, I highly doubt he expected Finn to do what he did. Finn fucked up — Aaand... I can draw some pretty distinct parallels between Finn and Flame Princess' breakup, and PB and Marceline's breakup.

Frost and Fire

Obsidian(AT:DL ep2)

After the breakup, Finn is not in the best mental state, obviously. He still doesn't understand what he did wrong and I think that's partly what's eating away at him. He doesn't understand what happened. But in a desperate attempt at getting back to normalcy, he gives himself entirely up to PB again. And then we get this line from the episode Rattleballs(s5ep46)!

PB tells him to relax, and he goes off to fight things in a dump. As you do. He finds Rattleballs there and after some training, Finn asks how he ended up here. Rattleballs explains that he escaped Bubblegum's mass execution. And he asks Finn to not out him, but loyalty to the Princess comes first.

Finn thought that Rattleballs and PB could talk it out at this point. Which they did kinda end up doing. But that is so goddamn interesting to me. He doesn't know the lengths of which PB goes, but it's so clear that deep down he DOES acknowledge that something is not right with her. Which means by proxy, something's not right with him either.

I'm going to break away from the show here to reference the comics. I know they're not canon, however the Princess and Princess graphic novel doesn't really contradict anything from the show, so I think this is of note. Finn isn't scared of her, he's scared what she'll do to other people. Very interesting.

Okay, back to the show.

In Hot Diggity Doom(s6ep42), PB loses the crown. This interaction is one that stands out to me.

Obviously the situation is tense. They don't want to serve a dillweed, but "We pledged our allegiance to you," freaks me out a bit! We didn't see this happen. This was before Slumber Party Panic(s1ep1). We don't know how Finn and Jake became her knights. They also seem to be aware of something relating to Cream Puff, as both of them know he died somehow. They both mention in it Slumber Party Panic. Besides exploding when scared, candy people don't die of natural causes as far as we've seen thus far. I do wonder what happened to that guy.

And this monologue in The Thin Yellow Line(s7ep25) doesn't make me feel any better about it. I am fully aware that implying PB did something to him is grasping at straws from what we're given, but hey! It's PB. And boy oh boy, is it interesting to consider that maybe Finn and Jake knew that.

Moving on from that random headcanon though, I want to talk about how Finn reacts to all that information from Banana Guard 16. Obviously he embellished the truth there. PB did what she had to do for the most part, although... not very ethically. Finn knows that. He knew a good chunk of that by this point in the series, and his opinion on her hasn't seemed to have changed. When he actually sees PB at the end, he realizes that maybe Banana guard 16 was right. Maybe she is gonna take him apart. So he, y'know, does a super sneaky thing and switches the guards. Instead of taking to her about it, he puts an innocent guard to death, as far as he knows. And we all know that she didn't actually do anything to anyone in that episode, she even says she's not proud of her past!! Growth!!! We love to see it. Though Finn, seems to have gotten worse.

He's gotten better socially, as he makes up with Flame Princess in Bun Bun(s8ep6), but worse professionally.

And here we go! Another parallel in Varmints(s7ep2).

At the beginning of Islands, we get my favorite scene in the whole show. We get Fern, PB, and Marceline seeing the gang off. And then we get a very interesting interaction between Finn and PB. She explains that if he finds humans, he might find out some heavy stuff about where he came from. She makes him promise that he'll come back to Ooo. And he doesn't promise. They hug, and he leaves. And she says, "He'll be safe." But clearly she doesn't believe herself. Finn, in my eyes, is probably the most important person in PB's life next to Marceline. And she's terrified that he's gonna leave his family for blood.

In season 9, when Elements starts, and Finn and Jake are greeted with the candy tree house, Finn automatically assumes that it was PB, which is something I don't see talked about a lot.

And wow, speaking of season 9! Fern would not have died the first time if PB didn't install a FATALITY SETTING TO THE WEED WACKER. Just a thought. Just an observation, if you will.

Then by season 10, he pretty much spends the entire season trying to prevent the war she's starting. And then in Obsidian, he's still ready to be by her side at the drop of a hat. And to top it all off—

In Together Again, even in death, his first thought for outside help, is her.

This never ended. They never fixed any of these problems. Finn is the knight of a dictator. Even if he wants to be ethical, he can't be. And I think somewhere, he knows that.

I'll probably go into seasons 7-10 deeper at some point in the future but tumblr's image limit for this post was hit a while ago LMFAO

TL;DR if you're going to talk about PB's wrongdoings, you can't pretend Finn is innocent. I strongly believe neither of them are bad people, and that they really do need each other. But that's not good. They actively make each other worse.

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 THURSDAY HERO: Rabbi Abraham Joshua Twerski

Rabbi Abraham Joshua Twerski was a Hasidic rabbi and psychiatrist who authored dozens of books, helped tens of thousands recover from addiction, and was a blessing to everyone he met.

Born in Milwaukee in 1930, Rabbi Twerski was the scion of two illustrious Hasidic dynasties: Bobov and Chernobyl. His father Rabbi Jacob Israel Twerski was a Russian immigrant and leading rabbi who was beloved by the Milwaukee Jewish community. Abraham was one of five brothers and the first to be born in America. He was raised in a traditional Orthodox home but attended public school.

After being ordained as a young man, Abraham served as his father’s assistant rabbi, and was in awe of his father’s ability to connect with people and counsel them. He later said, “I didn’t see my life as a performer of rituals, and I felt that if what psychiatry is doing is what my father used to be doing, well, then that’s where I’ll go. So I went to medical school to become a psychiatrist to do what I wanted to do as a rabbi.” He graduated from the medical school of Marquette University  in 1960 and served as clinical director of the psychiatry department at St. Francis Hospital in Pittsburgh for many years.

In 1972, Rabbi Twerski founded Gateway Rehabilitation Center in Pittsburgh, a program so successful that there are now 22 Gateway centers in Pennsylvania and Ohio, serving both Jewish and non-Jewish patients. The current CEO of Gateway, James Troup, said “Dr. Twerski is our founder, inspiration leader and the person we think of every day as we execute our mission and vision.”

His granddaughter Chaya Ruchie Twerski remembered growing up with her beloved zaydie. “My grandfather used to pray on Saturday mornings in Chabad and when we would walk home from synagogue, every single Shabbos was the same thing. Cars would honk, people would roll down their windows and shout, ’Sending our love,’ or ‘Five years clean, Dr. T!’”

At that time it was rare for an Orthodox rabbi to be an expert in secular subjects such as medicine. It was also a common belief in the Jewish community that alcoholism and addiction were gentile problems. Rabbi Twerski challenged both assumptions by becoming a prominent psychiatrist who wrote over 80 books and helped thousands of Jews and non-Jews recover from substance abuse – all while maintaining his identity as a pious and visible Hasidic Jew. He tackled subjects nobody else in the Jewish world was addressing, such as domestic abuse and drug addiction.

Those who knew Rabbi Twerski remembered that his favorite word was “gem” because he believed that every human being is a precious gem. Rabbi Moishe Mayir Vogel, executive director of the Aleph Institute in Pittsburgh, said of his beloved rabbi, “He would never throw anyone away. He would say, ‘We just have to polish them off and wipe away the dust.’”

Rabbi Twerski was the first Jewish leader to embrace the 12-step program created by Alcoholics Anonymous, despite the program’s association with Christian teachings. A renowned expert in spiritual and secular subjects, Rabbi Twerski wrote dozens of best-selling books, all with the same theme – self-esteem. A fan of the Peanuts cartoon, Rabbi Twerski co-wrote two books with Peanuts creator Charles Schultz. Noted psychologist Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb said of his mentor, “He was a great believer that there was no contradiction. A person could be a person of great faith and a rigorous scientist.”

In his long life, Rabbi Twerski made use of every moment. Besides treating patients, authoring books, and traveling the world to lecture and advise, Rabbi Twersky founded multiple organizations including Nefesh, an organization for mental health workers, the Kollel Learning Center, and Transitions, for boys from Orthodox homes battling substance addiction. Pittsburgh resident Mike Pasternak, co-founder of Transitions, described Rabbi Twerski as “an amazing person who cared about everyone. Every day I spent with him was an experience seeing someone be the ultimate mensch, caring for everybody.”

Besides his work as psychiatrist and spiritual leader, he was a gifted singer and composer. Rabbi Yisroel Rosenfeld of the Lubavitch Center of Pittsburgh said that Rabbi Twerski “had a beautiful voice and was a great composer of songs… He was an unusual kind of person. A person that was down to earth, but at the same time very spiritual. He had a foot in and was able to reach out and be effective in the entire world.”

Rabbi Twerski died in Israel on January 31, 2021 at age 90 and was survived by his wife Dr. Gail Bessler-Twerski, four children, and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren. His first wife Golda died in 1995. Rabbi Twerski’s will specified that there should be no eulogies at his funeral, instead mourners should sing a melody he composed for the words of Psalms 28:9, “Deliver and bless Your very own people; tend them and sustain them forever.”

For saving lives and blessing the entire world with his saintly presence, we honor Rabbi Abraham Joshua Twerski as this week’s Thursday Hero. May his memory be a blessing.

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DP_the Secret Saturdays AU headcanons

Ghost Hunter Family Masterpost

Sorry, another abandoned comic. Like last one, I'm gonna squeeze something out of my brain at least.

However, I have no idea what to draw to explain the storyline at this point. So I made this long post of my headcanons about this AU.

I did try making new chapters yet I couldn't make a full one to even satisfy myself so I deleted all the drafts.

The Fentons–>The Saturdays

This au sets in the same world of The Secret Saturdays. The Fentons are part of the Secret Scientists, too, and good friends with the Saturdays. But they interact with each other only when they're not busy with their own mission.

Jack Fenton is in charge of all the inventions and equipments of the family, while Maddie is more focused on analyzing everything about ghosts.

Jack and Maddie are less obsessed with their works and focus more on the kids than in the canon. Especially Maddie, who educated Danny to use his power properly. Actually, she stressed the importance of human strength. That leads to Danny's less skilled in ghost powers. Is it a bad thing or good thing?

Danny is the reincarnation of the Ghost King, just like Zak and Kur. But he only possessed the crown part at the beginning. The ring part belongs to Vlad.

About Danny's commanding power: When he uses a specific voice to speak, the words can influence ghosts' mind and make them unintentionally obey. Of course such strong power won't come without a price. Every time he uses this ability, his throat will be severely damaged. The degree depends on how powerful the command is. (Resemblance? Jujutsu Kaisen, ahem)

Jazz is the reincarnation of the King Guardian, mirroring Fisk. She's a shapeshifter, and good at being a spy with her study on psychology. Her ghost abilities aren't as powerful as Danny's, but she thinks them enough to protect her younger brother.

Vlad Masters–>Argost

Before his departing, Vlad was a friend of Fentons. He's more professional on ghost language and culture than the Fentons, so he didn't tell them all what he had read on the asteroid, and then he left with all the secrets.

He knows he need to gather all the relics to fully awake the true power of the Ghost King. He's kinda pissed he only got the ring part. The main part is the crown, so Vlad doesn't have the power of commanding ghosts. Though, he'll try get the ghost army he wants some other way. And maybe one day, the crown will be his, too.

Vlad writes novels as a hobby, and his works happen to be Danny/Jazz's favorite, whoops. (They didn't know the author was Vlad. He uses pen-name)

Backgrounds:

The Ghost King was murdered by a human hero (Perhaps the ancestor of the Fentons) with a weapon made of blood blossoms. Both the worlds of life and death are free from his rule. Yet many years from then, the two worlds that had seperated from each other for so long, turn against each other out of fear and ignorance. The Fentons tried to maintain the balance by keeping the existence of ghosts away from most of the people in the world.

Since the fall of the king, the ghosts in the Ghost Zone had divided into many small groups. They often fight with each other for their own belief or desire. Some want to bring back the king, some want to take the throne, some want chaos and the rest just want peace.

Was bringing back the King the only solution for this mess? What if he doesn't even want to?

Other parallels:

The Red Huntress and the Guys In White–>Francis and the People

Sam Manson–>Wadi

Tucker Foley–>Ulraj

Frostbite–>Tsul 'Kalu

(Other additional headcanons to be added. You may add some if you're interested, too!)

[soft-persephone]

Normal Peter B Parker x WMMA Fighter!Spider-Woman!Reader AU

AU blurb. // idk that the word count is because I just wrote this on here.// Masterlist

I write with black women in mind but of course it’s for every woman.

I have a soft spot for Peter B. Parker, and this has been running around in my mind for a while. I just needed to get some of it out. Desperately.

So in a world obsessed with Miguel, here’s a little Peter B. I’m equally obsessed. Peter just wins in my brain.

Warning: indirect self harm. ( not eating or taking care of one’s person), mention of blood. Allusion to violence. Minor depression episode.( nothing too major or bad, but slightly possible to be triggering.

A Universe where he isn’t the hero and you are!

Your name is NOT MJ!

You’ve been Spider Woman for a good 7 years.

You’ve gotten the hang of saving people and keeping your identity secret. You’ve worked with the Avengers ONCE!

And you never want to do it again.

They were nice and all, but someone’s been spreading a particular rumor ever since, and you are not to happy about it. You refuse to even talk about, least the press run with it and claim it’s true.

You’ve been fighting more crime than you ever had in your entire career.

But what sucks most is you don’t get to set time aside from your normal life and your life as Spider Woman to see PB Parker.

He was your everything.

Which is almost embarrassing to admit because he doesn’t even know what you look like.

HE DOESN’T EVEN KNOW YOUR NAME!

But that doesn’t stop you from seeing him.

Lord knows, you’ve saved his life more than enough times.

The first time you ever saved his life was when he was working for a particular scientist in a particular lab.

Neither of you were aware of the secret illegal lab underneath the main lab.

After some unrelated investigating before you had even met. Your super smart play cousin who hooked you up with your spider suit and other techy stuff, was the one who told you to look into this lab. Faking as a journalist you snoop around only to befriend Dr. Octavius’ number one man. Dr Peter B. Parker

He talked, ALOT.

And you liked to listen.

A few bad guys and one giant explosion later, he was in your arms as you swung around the city.

It was not the first or the last time.

“Do you hold every citizen like this after you save them?” You held the side of his face before brushing a hand through his hair, “Only the special ones.”

It was like that between you two for a while.

Three months to be exact.

“I saw you on the news this morning! The way you swooped down and around was insane!” You smiled. Taking a sip of coffee.

Meeting at what used to be his favorite coffee shop was becoming a favorite of yours. It had a fancy star and everything.

“I’ve always wanted to eat in a place like this when I was young.” His big brown eyes would droop for a moment. Watering just a tad before he’d smile again like nothing was happening. As if there were no sad memories running around in his head.

“And with a fancy scientist salary, now I can!”

All the fancy places he liked to eat, the food trucks on random corners, the restaurant only certain people new about, he’d bring you food from them all.

He had a nice studio apartment. A sizable living room and kitchen, a small stairway that led up to a bed that hanged over it all. Nothing too fancy, but it was evident how well off he was.

After every other long night of crime fighting, you’d swing by his balcony, hoping to see him there.

He would always bring you food, always knowing you skipped a meek or two, but outside of that. It was always about the chance to see each other, to talk to each other, and you would raise your mask, just right above your nose, and you would eat. You would talk.

He would tell you about Aunt May or his uncle.

You would tell him about your mom. How you don’t know much about your dad. The life you had with your cousin and her parents. The boxing matches and fighter you adored.

But only so much. Not enough to give you away. Only so much until your heart ached and you couldn’t say anything else.

He asked about your suit and was very disappointed in its jersey moisture wicking cotton blend material. He was even sadder when you told him it was very replaceable because of its nature to rip apart or catch fire or unravel altogether.

“You need to let me make you something.” He would fuss. “Something that could actually keep you safe.”

“Something that will last!”

You would only laugh in response.

“I’ll hold you too that.”

But one day you came to him covered in blood and bruises.

“Spider Woman?”

You laughed.

It was a dry, hoarse, and wretched sound that muddied the joy you felt. You had only wanted to see him.

You reached to touch his cheek. To wipe away the tears from his big brown eyes and let him know you’d be alright.

But you winced, and it filled him with even more fear.

“Don’t move.” His voice was firm, but full with emotion.

You needed to save him from his worry. You thought.

“PB.” You muttered weakly.

“You need to go to the hospital.” He smiled through his tears and you were glad. However, tears were now filling your eyes. You could only blink away so many. The mask covering your face was making it hard to see.

“I can’t do that, Peter. You know I can’t do that.”

“Call an avenger or something! I’m not leaving until you do!”

You reached for his face, and he bent down, meeting you half way so you wouldn’t have to raise your arm so high.

The blood from your hand smeared his stubble, your thumb leaving a ghastly trail from his chin to his cheek.

You put your hand down in shame.

This isn’t what you wanted.

You couldn’t do this to him. You refused to ever put him through this.

You mustered ever once of remaining strength in your body to stand.

Peter chiding and scolded you with every movement.

“W-what what are you doing? Sit back down! You were gonna call someone.”

He followed you to the ledge. Pleasing and pleading in your ear.

You hugged him.

You ignored how your blood that stained his clothes. How his body on your made your every pore on your skin scream. You stayed there until he stopped shaking. Until his voice was horse and dry from yelling and crying over you.

Then you pulled back, cupping both sides of his face in your hands.

“Peter,” he placed both hands over yours, squeezing as tight as he could, “I’m sorry.”

And you jumped.

It wasn’t the time you two saw each other.

Lord knows that would have killed you both if it didn’t drive either of you insane first.

If his life was ever in danger, you swore you could feel it just as any other sense of danger you could get.

You could taste it in the air.

While that part of your relationship didn’t change, the time you spent with each other after each save surely did.

“Are you alright. . .sir?” You gently placed him on the ground. The crowd of people around you screaming and clapping.

“Yeah. . .thank you.” He looked up at you. His big brown eyes, pulled at something in your chest.

He had already been declaimed safe and sound. Feet firmly on the ground. No crazy green villains trying to steal his current research.

But his hands still held your waist, and you still had your hand on his side.

It wasn’t long before you were doubting your feelings.

Does one bad day ruin a relationship? Could it work? Did you need to do the unthinkable and tell him everything?

You couldn’t eat right. You didn’t get enough sleep. So you worked all day at your regular job, and you spent every waking moment of the night fighting crime.

Your run of the mill bad guys were looking worse and worse at the end of a fight. Your fists getting a little more bloody each time. They stayed cut up and bruised, but luckily your skin color hid those, and you could just tell people you fell on the sidewalk to explain the cuts.

Your body was giving out but you chugged caffeine, ate your protein, at least when your stomach ached until you were dry heaving on the floor, and you took a pain pill, and then you would move on.

But then the incident happened.

A giant monster. It’s was pink, purple, white, and gross.

You had never seen anything like it before.

Not even with the Avengers.

You didn’t do stuff like this in your part of the city.

You handle street thugs. You dismantle the occasional nefarious schemes and plots of drug dealers. You fight wanna be Scarface’s.

But then they showed up.

A pregnant Spider-Woman on a bike, and two. . Spider-guys?. . . Spider-Men? . . . Spider-Man?

That didn’t even sound right.

One was tall and the other the straight up biggest man you had ever encountered this close. Muscly wise.

Why the fuck does a Spider-Guy need to be that big?

“I need your help! This things been going at it for three hours!”

“We know.” The big one deadpanned. “That’s why we’re here.”

“Don’t mind him,” the other Spider-Woman chided. “He stays trippin.”

“He looks like it.”

“We can stay here and chat while your city burns to the ground or we could actually do something.”

You both rolled your eyes.

A giant hole erupted from the ground.

“What the fuck is that!”

“If we take care of this monster, you won’t have to worry about that!” The other Spider-Man added.

“Well what are we waiting for?”

You jumped down, and they all followed you.

It took much less time with a team.

However, you were running out of gas.

After being slammed three feet into the ground by it’s tail, and taking a head shot that flung you into and out of a High-Rise.

You were done.

“Spider-Woman?”

You were on a bed. It was your bed.

A large hand was tapping you gently on your shoulder. The other cupping your face. It brushed your hair away from your forehead before resting a thumb on your cheek, dancing back and forth under your eye.

You mask was off!

How—

“Please tell me your not dead?”

“No?” You croaked.

He laughed.

The sound was so warm and familiar. It couldn’t be. There was no way. Why would he be here? How? Who brought him here?

He’s seen your face!

You opened your eyes, fast.

“PB!”

The light in the room made you wince.

“Uh, I haven’t heard that one before. Can’t say it’s a favorite, but I don’t really mind it either.”

But it was him. And he was wearing a Spider suit.

“What are you wearing? Why are you here?” You sat up, and tried to get out the bed, but the effort to swing your legs around was quite difficult.

“Well it’s safe to confirm she does not have a concussion.” Jessica chided.

“I know we left things pretty open ended, but PB. . . This isn’t the answer.”

“Uhhm. . . I’m not PB. But I do. . . Believe you.” You watched his hands raise to his chest in an effort to calm you down somehow by keeping them in the air as if you were some startled dog on the street.

“PB, nock it the fuck off! This isn’t funny!”

“He’s not your. . . PB.” The other Spider-Man took his mask off and revealed a tired scowl. “This is Peter B Parker from another universe. A universe where he IS Spider-Man and you don’t exsist.”

What the fuck?

[justkending]

Finding Memories. Prologue.

Series Summary: Waking up with little to no memory of her past, and being saved by a group of individuals who call themselves heroes, sends a long time captive for a whirlwind trying to find some form of grounding in this world she quickly learns runs on chaos. But she’s not the only one trying to figure out her forgotten backstory. Bucky Barnes, along with the other Avengers, can’t help but sense that there is a lot more to the whole situation than a diagnosis of amnesia. Her background slowly starts to come forward in pieces of her past and hidden information discovered. Who is she? And why was she in the room they were meant to destroy?

Pairing: Bucky Barnes x Reader 

Word Count: 4800+

TW: Torture, cussing, and blood. 

A/N: And we are off with another series! This came to me with the thought of writing outside of my normal comfort zone. I’ve written so many characters that off the bat are badass and can hold their own. My personal favorite type of character if you haven’t noticed. BUT, I thought I would start this one a little differently. We will see where this goes. Hope you enjoy it and I’m excited to see what you all think of it! XOXOXOXO

Prologue:

It was dark. The only source of light was coming from the red lettering on the emergency exit with bright flashes of the floodlights flickering around the room.

For the first time in a long time, she didn't have bright fluorescent lights beaming into her soul while men and women in lab coats and sterile wear hovered over her and poked and prodded her exposed body.

The sound of alarms and shouting woke her up from the drug-induced sleep she was put under. She was groggy and discombobulated from her senses being overwhelmed by noises and lights she wasn't used to.

As a reflex, she used every ounce of energy she could muster up to pull her hands forward, but they were still strapped down along with the rest of her body on a cold metal table.

There was not a single patch of fabric covering her body and the cold air circulating the room made a rush of goosebumps envelope her body. The one thing keeping her from being completely exposed was the bindings across her chest and waist keeping her trapped on top of the cool metal.

The door she was facing shook as a loud bang sounded behind it. The adrenaline and terror starting to course through her veins gave her an extra bump of energy to wiggle more in her spot.

When she attempted to talk, it was muffled by another strap she noticed was tightly covering her mouth.

She groaned at the pressure all the restraints showed when she continued to try and escape. But it was pointless as she could barely make any movement that would be helpful in this situation.

Instead of wasting energy, she began taking in her surroundings. Most of the time she had been drugged up and unable to comprehend what was around her outside of the scientists and doctors who used her as a lab rat. So she wasn't surprised to see all the medical equipment alongside surgical tools laid out in a precise way on a cart next to her.

On the other side, she saw in her peripheral what looked like IVs and liquids. Deducting they were likely the drugs they had pumped through her veins all this time.

All this time... How long had she been here?

Everything was mostly a blur besides the experimenting and surgeries that had been forced on her.

She cringed at the only memories that came to the forefront of her mind. Luckily, it didn't last long as the sound of grunts and loud bangs came closer. And even those didn't have timestamps in her mind.

She looked at the door in front of her and her breathing increased in speed. She could hear screams and shots as a fight was clearly happening on the other side of the door.

"Bucky! Check that room!" A low voice sounded followed by another grunt and crash. "Nat said it's that one. Check for the weapon!"

"Behind you!" another voice shouted back before more shots rang out.

Her eyes were wide open and she began using the growing rush of adrenaline to jerk harder in her spot, trying her best to loosen her restraints even a little. But again, nothing happened besides the table shaking some from her struggle.

The next thing she knew, a loud crash sounded and she closed her eyes as the thick metal security doors to the room busted open.

Terror washed over her body as she imagined what waited on the other side, she knew the type of people who came through that door. Almost always, they were never there with friendly intentions.

"Steve-," the voice said in shock. "It's not a weapon."

No one answered him and she continued to keep her eyes shut tightly.

Her breathing became faster. The straps across her body became tighter with every quick breath she took, terrified of what was to come next.

"Hey, it's ok."

The voice was soft yet closer now. At least 3 feet in front of her, but the sound of his shoes stopped as he kept his distance.

"Jesus Christ," he muttered.

Her curiosity beat her nerves and she opened her eyes slowly to see a tall brunette man with an assault weapon in his arms. There was a cut above his eye down to his temple. It was bleeding but looked like it had stopped as parts of it were already dried. How long had he been here?

He pulled his gaze away from her bruised and beaten body, and looked around the room quickly, surveying what all it held, but immediately turned back to her.

"You're ok," he said in a gentle tone. He put a hand out attempting to show peace and noticed as her eyes followed down to the gun in his hand. He noted the fear in her intense stare and twisted the strap of the gun to his back so it was out of view. "I'm sorry. I promise I'm not here to hurt you."

Now both hands were out in front of him showing he wasn't planning on using any weapons on her.

He took a slow step forward and as a reaction, she began to fight against her restraints again, this time she had a little more force than her attempts before.

"Hey, hey," he stopped moving and relaxed his posture to seem less intimidating. "I'm one of the good guys. My friends and I are here to stop the people who are in charge of all this."

Her eyes stayed set on him and he noticed the sentence did nothing to ease her rapid heartbeat. It was beating like a baby rabbit who had just been caught in a trap.

"Listen, I know this is frightening, but I'm going to as gently as possible take the restraints off you," he said calmly, even though it was hard to keep that kind of tone when there were still guns firing with loud screams and chaos happening in the background. "Let me get you something to cover you up with," he said more to himself, but also out loud for her to know his next moves.

There weren't any outfits laid out around in the lab, but he did see a few lab coats hanging on the wall that would have to suffice.

Quickly moving to grab one, he placed it slowly over her as he went to work on the restraints. The first being her mouth.

"Ok, I'm going to remove this now, is that ok?" he asked. She didn't answer, but something about this man showed he wasn't a danger to her... Yet.

From what she did know about this place, everyone she met was there to hurt, harm, or use her, but there was something in his eyes and actions that showed he knew this type of situation from a prisoner's point of view. The look of pure sorrow and sympathy for this stranger in front of her was a hard one to fake.

She noticed he wasn't going to do anything without her permission as he was still waiting silently for her to give him some kind of signal that he could help. Though she appreciated that, he was still a stranger and strangers did lie. What if this was some new kind of torture they had come up with... It wouldn't be unlike them to trick her like this again.

But time was not something she had and when they both looked at the door that had more and more crashes coming from behind it and closer too, she didn't have time to be hesitant.

She gave him a small nod and he began to unbuckle the first restraint around her mouth, once free, she let out a deep breath.

"We are kinda on a time crunch, doll. So I'm going to get the rest of these off and we have to get moving," he said, moving to her hands and feet next.

Though she was still semi-incapacitated with the number of drugs and chemicals she had running through her veins, she did her best to unbuckle the straps along her torso and waist while he worked on the feet.

He finished the feet faster than she could, so he went to help around her chest area that she was struggling with.

He knew she was completely exposed, so after her permission again, he loosened it and she finished throwing it off.

Quickly and delicately helping her put the lab coat on, he looked toward the door that Steve was now running through.

"We got to go. Nat said the facility is going up in flames building by building. We have less than 5 minutes before this one is gone too," he instructed, looking outside the doors for any more enemies. It was clear for now. "What-" he froze seeing the young woman that was wrapped in a lab coat two times bigger than her.

"No weapon in here," Bucky answered the question written on his friend's face. "But we need to get her to the med bay, ASAP."

Steve nodded, walking closer and putting his hands out as he noticed her eyes still wide in fear.

"Can you walk?" he asked her.

She looked back at Bucky since he was the only one she had any form of association or trust with.

He looked at her nodding silently, sharing his trust in the blonde.

She attempted to take a step and her legs weakened. Bucky was quick to wrap an arm around her back and stand her up before she could fall.

"Ok, Buck, can you help her?" Steve asked, looking around the room for anything else to help them.

"I got her," Bucky nodded, wrapping a tight arm around her as she hesitantly threw her arm over his shoulder.

"Ok, follow me. The exit is on the west side. We have less than four minutes," Steve nodded, waving him on.

"Ok, let's go," Bucky nodded, adjusting his grip on her as she hobbled alongside him.

They got about two hallways over, and just as they were about to get to the exit door, another round of agents turned the corner and opened fire on them.

The two men quickly turned into another room that had already been infiltrated. Much like where they found the girl, this room also was set up as an experimentation room. But there was no prisoner in this one.

"Talk about commitment. They do realize that this place is going to explode in minutes with them inside it, right?" Bucky grunted, readjusting his grip on the girl who was slowly starting to gain strength as the minutes passed.

"As long as we're in here when the place goes up in flames, they win," Steve said, catching his breath and surveying the room.

"We need a plan," Bucky announced, realizing that they were at a disadvantage in keeping the girl alive while also going into what would be a war zone if they walked out of the room.

"I'm thinking," Steve was searching the room.

Bucky led the girl to a chair to sit in while they came up with a solution.

She sat quietly and also tried to think of ways to escape. It's what most of her daydreams were about, but she had never had the advantage of being freed from straps holding her down in her daydreams.

As Bucky and Steve ransacked the cabinets and carts for anything to help, she looked over the vials of liquids that sat in a secured airtight case.

She closed her eyes thinking back to some of the plans she had come up with and tried to remember one of the thousands of tricks she intended on using.

The code.

She thought back to the sound pattern that played every time they got a new drug from this type of case. But in a new room, the code could be different.

She looked back at the men who were preoccupied with knives and surgical tools. They were stashing them in the pockets that littered their uniform as they discussed a plan to infiltrate. Extra weapons sure, but nothing that compared to the ones she was looking at.

She moved down the bed enough to reach the safe on the cart next to her. Closing her eyes, she typed in the code by listening to the sounds it made. The first time played a sound showing her sequence was wrong. She huffed in annoyance and tried again. By the third time, it beeped and unlocked.

Letting out a hissing sound as the vacuumed sealed door opened, she began searching the vials.

She found ones she had learned and grown to know more than she had ever hoped anyone on this planet would have to.

She turned to the men and hobbled to them on shaky legs while using surrounding tables and furniture to get her there.

"We can make it, but what about her? She won't get past that corridor without some kind of injury," Bucky explained as they ran out of time. When he saw her out of the corner of her eyes, he turned quickly to steady her on her legs. "Whoa, what are you doing up?"

She didn't answer as she didn't trust her voice. She shoved the vials toward him.

"What is that?" Steve asked, looking at them cautiously before her.

She pointed to the door and then the knives they had stashed.

They gave her a pointed look confused by her silence.

She rolled her eyes and dug into Bucky's pocket pulling out a scalpel. Then quickly, she undid the small bottle that held the poison showing it to the brunette.

Bucky picked up on what she was saying.

"I think she's saying to cut them with this," he took the drug from her and she dipped the scalpel in it.

"What does it do?" Steve asked, taking the bottle and reading it.

The label read; DANGER. DO NOT INGEST OR ALLOW IN THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM. PARALYSIS AND DEADLY SIDE EFFECTS CAN BE INSTANTANEOUS.

"How much ammo do you have?" Steve asked Bucky.

"About two rounds, but I'll have to resort to knives pretty soon."

"Ok, I guess follow her instructions. Even as skilled as you are with a knife, these guys aren't going down easily. Might as well take the extra precaution," Steve nodded. "We don't have much time. We have to go now."

"What about her?" Bucky asked, looking at the girl who was using the table for support now.

"Can you stay in here until we give you the all-clear?" Steve asked her. "We're going to clear out the hall and get a clear shot to the exit. Just stay out of the firing zone."

She nodded, but Bucky was against it.

"She can barely stand on her own. How do you expect her to run to the exit?"

"It's either that or get shot on the way out. We don't have many options or time to come up with anything else," Steve replied sadly.

"But-" Bucky began, but she put her hand on his arm showing there was no time to argue.

He didn't feel right not thinking of the pros and cons of this idea, but Steve was right. They didn't have the time to weigh every option. Their best shot was clearing the enemies out and quickly getting her out after.

"Ok, but as soon as it's clear, you have to get out of here. I'll try and meet you halfway to help," he looked at her as he moved himself to her level.

She nodded and handed off the weapons to him.

"Ok, let's go," Steve nodded, strapping his shield on tighter and moving toward the door.

"Stay away from the doors. In case someone comes in," Bucky instructed.

She tightened the lab coat to her and gave him a shake of her head that showed she would follow his instructions.

He was out the door seconds later and gunfire started back up. She cringed at the sound and went back to the small fridge that still held more serums in it.

She quickly riffled through them and investigated the labels. She read one's name that made her freeze as it registered why it meant something to her.

Hearing shots and grunts, she knew she didn't have much time. Quickly she put a few bottles into one of the pockets in her coat before grabbing a few more things and moving to the side of the door. Hidden from anyone that tried to come in, she waited for the all-clear.

"Hey! You can come out now! Quickly!" Bucky's voice rang from down the hall.

She did her best to move her still weak legs and looked out in the hall to double-check that it was still clear, Bucky was next to the door where Steve was outside waiting for the two. He waved her over and she quickly started running, but more so hobbled his way.

Just a short ten feet away from freedom, a hand grasped tightly around her ankle, halting her in her race, which caused her to fall hard on her knee before she was completely on the ground. She turned to the hand and tried to shake out of the grip, but the man's final mission was to keep her here with him to die.

She struggled as she tried to kick him, but her little bit of strength was nowhere near what she needed to escape.

"You're not getting away that easily, bitch," he said with blood covering his teeth and a dark grimace on his lips.

The voice was familiar, but she didn't know how. All she knew was that it infuriated her.

From her pocket, she grabbed a syringe she had filled with another drug that had a novel of side effects on it and stabbed it harshly into the center of his hand.

He let out a roaring scream as the liquid began to spread in his veins and he quickly lost control of the muscles in his hands as they seized, causing her to crawl away from any further assault.

If she was given a second longer to watch, she knew the types of lesions that would spontaneously appear. The drug she had stolen was not one for the strong let alone the weak. 

She felt hands around her forearms start to pull her up, and by instinct, she fought back until she noticed who it was.

"It's ok, I got you," Bucky consoled, helping her to her feet. "We got to go. Come on," he picked her up bridal style quickly and took off where Steve was waving him to run.

Not even 10 seconds later and a couple dozen yards ahead, the building did what Natasha said it would.

The pulse of the explosion knocked the three to the ground, but no other injuries occurred as they made it out in time. __________________________________________

She remembered the voice that was attached to the hand that had stopped her. She remembered the explosion. She remembered someone's body covering her as the building went up in flames and debris came falling down from the sky afterward.

But she didn't remember coming to the room she was in now, or the process of being hooked up all over again to machines and needles.

In a panic, she started pulling at the tubes and medical tape that were attached to her. She was sedated once again, so her struggle didn't make much of a difference. However, she was faster than the nurses because she was able to rip out an IV before they could hold her down.

She was screaming and grunting as she fought the four people who were trying to keep her in her bed.

The only thing making her pause and stop fighting was when a fifth person entered the room, pushing past the nurse closest to her head.

"Hey, it's ok! You're fine! They're here to help you. They aren't trying to hurt you," he chided her as she looked up at him with nervous and terrified eyes.

Recognition hit her causing her to ease her panic, but she still was trying to wrap her head around everything from earlier.

"Who are you?"

The first words she spoke. Her throat was hoarse and dry from not speaking all this time. Had it been days? Months? Years even?

Bucky was shocked at the sound even if it was small and barely coherent to a normal person's ears.

"My name's Bucky," he said simply. "Do you remember anything that happened recently?"

She looked at him confused as she registered that she did in fact know this man. She nodded in response.

A nurse moved to bandage up where she pulled the IV out and she drew her arm back, quickly back on alert.

"It's ok. They aren't going to hurt you," he reminded her softly and calmly, placing a hand on the edge of the bed in reassurance without touching her. "They're here to get you back on your feet, I promise."

She looked at his hand and then back at the nurse who was now waiting for permission to continue her job. She was hesitant but eventually laid her arm back out where the blood had already clotted. The nurse wasn't as shocked by it as Bucky, but she sent him a look that showed she would tell him in a second.

"You've been asleep for about two days. How are you feeling?" he asked, grabbing a chair and sitting in it next to her. His level was now below her to show he still was no threat.

"Thirsty," she answered, bringing her hand to her throat instinctively.

He chuckled at that and looked to the nurse who was already moving to get a glass of water.

"Sergeant Barnes, do you mind if I speak to you outside please?" she asked, softly while handing off the drink.

He acknowledged the question and followed her out. Before leaving the room, he turned back to see the Y/H/C-haired girl lift the drink to her lip and swallow the cold water with a cringe.

How long had it been since she had decent care?

Once the doors shut, he turned to the nurse with furrowed eyes waiting for her thoughts. She was one of the head nurses that worked on things like this for the Avengers. She was a retired agent that went back into the medical field after an injury of her own. She went by Nurse Alma and she was the only one not scared to tell it straight to the Avengers around her.

"That wasn't the first time we noticed the clotting," she got straight to the point. He gave her a look to continue. "When she got in, she had multiple bruises and puncture wounds that looked to be a day old or so, but about 5 hours later, they were all gone. Which if it is healing at that rate, by calculations, the marks were from earlier that day." She paused thinking about it more. "You told one of the other nurses she hit her knee on the concrete while trying to escape?"

"Someone grabbed her ankle while she was running for the exit and she hit the ground pretty hard. It didn't happen without a nasty sound," he answered thinking back to the injury he had witnessed. "Was it healed?"

"If it was there, it was gone by the time we got to her. No reminiscents of that kind of injury."

"So she heals fast," he concluded. "What about that poison she had us use?"

"Dr. Banner is still messing with it in the lab. It's nothing we've seen before."

Steve was walking up now and listening in on the last few words of the conversation.

"Is she ok?" he asked.

"She woke up about 5 minutes ago," Bucky answered. "Even said a few words too."

"Did we get a name?" Steve asked, hands on his hips.

"Not that far yet, we were just discussing how our new friend heals at an abnormal speed," Bucky replied.

"So, enhanced?" Steve deducted.

"Looking like it. I'm guessing nothing came back from the facilities database since you don't know her name either?" he asked.

"Nat's still working on it. So far no luck on any of our intel," Steve shook his head.

"We're going to keep her under observation for the rest of the day. Depending on how she is doing this evening, we will let you know if we will release her," the nurse stated. "It's a good thing we got her blood samples while she was asleep. I worry that with her reactions to most things, it could have triggered something while she was awake."

"Nothing else besides the healing so far though?" Steve asked.

"As of this second, only enhancement we've caught onto. I'll let you know if she uses the force on anyone anytime soon though," she winked going back in.

Clearly, she had worked within the Avenger's med bay long enough to know ways to lighten up a gloomy time.

"What did she say?" Steve asked, looking into the room where the nurse calmly and carefully told her what she would be doing next.

"Asked who I was and said she was thirsty."

"Nothing else?"

"I'm sure she will talk more once her throat heals from the lack of using it. That and when she trusts us a little more," Bucky noted, watching the girl monitor the nurse closely as she checked her blood pressure. "I know what it feels like to be in that position. We need to give her some space to trust us before asking too many things that can trigger her."

"I'll keep you updated on anything we find, but Nat says the database is highly coded. The intel we need for her may take a while to get it."

"Baby steps until then I guess..." Bucky sighed, turning back to the unknown woman. "Hey, do you think Tony would be willing to room her?"

"Um, I'm sure he wouldn't care," Steve replied. "Are they releasing her soon?"

"With how fast she's healing, no need to keep her in another cell with wires and IVs stuck to her," he shrugged, knowing how hard it can be to find trust in a new group when all they're doing is a different version of what you just got away from.

"Hey," Steve placed a gentle hand on his shoulder. "You ok?"

Bucky could sense the worry coming from his friend but nodded it off.

"You know how this stuff makes me feel," he nudged his head to the room as he turned to the side. "You would think people would learn, but we continue to repeat these kinds of issues."

"We'll get her back on her feet. Things will start to jog her memory and she'll be fine one of these days," Steve attempted to reassure. "Especially because you'll be there to guide her at the time she needs it the most."

"I don't know if I'm the man for the job," he started, still learning to come to terms with the fact that he had actually moved past a good chunk of his trauma. It no longer had the hold on him that it once did.

"Don't do that to yourself," Steve was quick to correct him. "You are a great mentor and have a very similar understanding to her situation many do not. You can at least guide her in the right direction for dealing with all this."

When Bucky didn't answer, Steve paused realizing the pressure he was putting on his friend.

"I'm sorry. I'm not saying all this to make you feel like you have to do any of that," he watched Bucky monitor the girl from the distance as he listened to his friend. "But I know you Bucky. You aren't one to leave someone behind. You always make time for the underdog."

"Who's to say she's an underdog?" he chuckled, knowing Steve was referring to the scrawnier version of himself. "She can heal herself, so what more is there that we don't know?"

The diversion from the conversation was a good one, but it didn't go unnoticed by the blonde.

"That's what I'm hoping one of us can find out. Be that you, or Nat first," he shrugged stepping away as a SHIELD agent paused next to him with a folder waiting to be read. "I'll keep you updated so long as you do the same," he shot a finger gun his way before turning and following the agent to his next task.

"If she's anything like me, I think Nat’s going to beat me out fast," he mumbled to himself before stepping back into the room.

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[turtlethon]

Hi there!! I’m such a big fan of your reviews, you did a great job with them!! 😄

My biggest questions would be;

Who’s your favorite turtle? And if you had to choose just five episodes from the series, which ones would be your all time favorites? 😁

Thank you!! Have a great day!!

Thank you so much for the kind words! For the record, I'm Team Donnie, always a big fan of the inventor/scientist archetype. (Also my favourite colour is purple, so he gets an extra point right there.)

I feel like when it comes to picking the top five episodes the natural inclination is just to pick the first five, and with good reason; nothing that came after S1 had as much time, care or money afforded to it. So just to make things interesting, I'm going to set everything from season one aside and pick five more episodes that I think also deserve to be celebrated.

5. THE DIMENSION X STORY

The Turtles having to fight their way into the Technodrome (and back out again) somehow never fully lost its allure. This one and "Shredder's Mom" both rank highly in my estimation, and while this is the less visually impressive of the two I think it wins out for how willing it is to mix things up, sending the Channel 6 regulars to Dimension X while two of the Turtles remain behind. Wild, far flung adventures that tap into the more sci-fi aspects of TMNT, and the cherry on top is that this is easily Vernon's best episode - it turns out he's more interesting as April's rival when he's doing well and she has to work to regain the upper hand.

4. THE NINJA SWORD OF NOWHERE

This one gets few points for innovation - Shredder and his crew jostling with the Turtles for control of some ancient magical artifact or high-tech invention is standard stuff for season three, and in this case, it's a dimension-hopping ninja sword. But rarely, if ever, has it been done this well. Splinter and Shredder battling in dimensional limbo is great, and the animation team handling this one really went above and beyond. Ninja Sword of Nowhere almost feels like it should have been held up as a textbook example of what a Turtles episode circa 1989/90 should be, a reference point that could be shown to writers or animators for what the show should be trying to acheive.

3. SPLINTER VANISHES

The intended 100th episode, even if it didn't turn out that way, and one that I remember feeling like a big deal while watching it as a kid that still held up upon revisiting it as an adult. I always know it's a really good ep when writing the entry for it takes hours as I agonise over it, trying to make sure I articulate everything I want to get across to the best of my ability, and I remember dwelling on this one for a looong time, thinking about how the story compels the Turtles - and us - to consider what happens when the adventures end, when it's time to grow up and move on. Probably the most emotionally resonant episode of TMNT '87, and even though Splinter does not come across well by the end of it, the journeys we go on with each of the Turtles as they explore their post-hero lives easily outweigh that. The fact that "Splinter Vanishes" accomplishes all of this and is a non-Shredder episode - when let's face it, they're more often than not filler shows - makes it all the more remarkable.

2. SHREDDER TRIUMPHANT!

I have mixed feelings about the show continuing into the Red Sky era because this episode, the season seven finale, felt like it had brought TMNT '87 to its natural end point. I love how it plays upon the sense that the Turtles (and the viewers) have that they've seen and done this all a million times before, and it quickly becomes apparent that this time things are different, that finally Shredder and Krang are competent and have learned from all their previous losses, setting the stage for one final showdown. All the main characters - the Turtles, Splinter, the Technodrome regulars and the Channel 6 crew - get their chance to shine and show how they've grown over the course of the show's run. A milestone episode for sure.

1. TURTLES ON TRIAL

I think for me this is still The One, the single episode outside of the first season that I'd consider peak TMNT. It's also the first episode I remember seeing on TV, which I think set me up to have entirely unrealistic expectations about how good Turtles would be; fortunately the rest of the run was still a good time even if we never quite got here again.

I like to see my heroes really have to go through the wringer, to have everything thrown at them and somehow just about make it out victorious, and so the environment we see the Turtles forced to contend with here, a city full of people who have been conditioned to be actively hostile towards them, while they're also dealing with the usual Shredder/Krang stuff, makes for compelling television. Yes, Clayton Kellerman and "On Trial" are a perfect encapsuation of the media landscape at the time - which still feels relevant today - but on top of that this is a gorgeous episode with some terrific battles between the Turtles and Shredder's bunch. It's simply the bee's knees. (Or should that be the turtle's knees?)

[rorywritesalot]

Daphne Abbott meets Bruce Wayne

Prenote: I decided this is going to be like a oneshot type of deal. All the stories are going to be connected, obviously, but they’re not going to flow like a normal story. You catch my drift? Okay! For the story rundown, I have another post on my page explaining a few things. Welcome to my Batfamily x Batmom fanfic.

Warnings: Cursing

Daphne’s POV

“My darling Daphne, how are you on this hellish day?” Oswald Cobblepott asks me as he looks up to find me perched at my window that overlooks a decent amount of Gotham. I sigh as I look down at him. Oswald took me in when I was nine and has looked out for me for the last 2 years. He found me on the streets after my parents and sister abandoned me. My parents were scientists and, long story short, I snuck into their lab when I wasn’t supposed to and one of their experiments went wrong and affected me. I don’t know what they were trying to do but all I knew when I woke up was my hands were glowing blue and I could move things with my mind. When my parents didn’t know how to fix me or help me control my powers, they booted me. As simple as that. I was homeless for only a couple days before I ran into Oswald and his gang. He instantly took a liking to me when I almost ripped one of his goons in half. He took me under his wing and for the last 2 years, he has trained me to be a lethal weapon who assists him in his schemes. I’m very grateful for him everyday. I don’t know if I’d consider him to be a father but I definitely see him as an older brother or uncle. 

I levitate down from my perch and set myself in next to him. I smile at him as I speak.

“I’m fine Penguin. Are you?” I ask as I nudge his side softly as we go for a small stroll. He chuckles in his own awkward and charming way. 

“Yes, I’m fantastic. Say I have a favor to ask.” He says and I roll my eyes.

“And there it is.” I say with my hands on my hips, I look down and shake my head. Oswald laughs. “What do you need?” I ask as I look back up at him.

“I need you to scope out an area. It’s an easy job.” Oswald says and I smile and nod softly. He usually has me doing way more dangerous tasks. He definitely took advantage of my telekinesis powers but today, he seemed to want to take it easy on me.

“Where do I need to go?” I ask him and he delivers all of the information I need to know and my exact instructions. 

“Now my dear, I’m on a tight schedule. I need you to finish this in a timely manner. No distractions.” He says as he pats my cheek. I smirk at him slightly.

“No distractions my ass, I’m the queen of getting distracted.” I laugh as I walk out of our “lair” as I like to call it. I walk down the streets of Gotham until I get to the address that Penguin gave me. 

As valuable as my powers are, I don’t use them if I don’t have to. Regardless of what the papers and the people on the streets say, I’m not a bad guy. I think I'd consider myself an anti-hero. I do bad things, yes. I can’t deny or make excuses for the things I've done, but I do these things because I have no other choice. It’s either be homeless and fending for myself or be an accomplice and have a nice bed to sleep in every night. I’m sorry but I'll do the bad things before I sleep on the streets. 

If there was one part of town where I felt decently calm to walk through, it was the park. It was always my favorite place to go and read or just to get away from Penguin. I walk until I reach the fountain, my mind already getting side tracked on what I am supposed to be doing. When I get there, I see a kid sitting on the ledge of the fountain in a nice white dress shirt and black slacks. His black hair is styled perfectly and he’s nose deep in a book that I later come to find out in titled The Count of Monte Cristo. I’ve never heard of that book but I'm always interested in new reading material. So I walk up to him.

“Is it any good?” I ask him and he jumps slightly at my words. Once my little jumpscare subsides, he gives me a confused look.

“W-What?” he asks

“Your book. Is it any good?” I ask again, gesturing to the book in his hand. His blue eyes look at me, almost as if I completely scared the life out of him. He looks between me and his book before registering what is happening.

“O-Oh. It’s good, I guess.” He nervously replies before turning so his legs are now hanging off the ledge of the fountain, his whole body is facing me now. 

‘Ok good. I’m out of books to read and I’m trying to find new titles to look into.” I ramble on, not totally caring if he listens or not.

“Sorry, how rude of me to not introduce myself. I’m Daphne, Daphne Abbott.” I stick my hand out for him to shake. He almost hesitates before standing to take it, shaking my hand firmly.

“I’m Bruce Wayne.” He says almost nervously. My face drops instantly. 

“Bruce Wayne? As in the Bruce Wayne? The Prince of Gotham?” I ask and he nods sheepishly. I blush a little.

“Oh my god, I’m sorry for bothering you! I’ll leave you be” I say, getting all flustered and trying to walk past him.

“No no, it’s fine!” He says, stopping me before I can walk away. “It’s nice actually, to have someone to share an interest with.” He gives me a genuine smile and I smile in return. Bruce offers for me to sit with him on the fountain and I take it.

A little less than an hour passed and I came to find out so much about this guy. He’s only 3 years older than me and has a passion for arts and literature, music too. I also got a chance to meet his butler, Alfred Pennyworth. He was a really nice guy. Mine and Bruce’s conversation felt easy and I wish I could talk to him forever, but I can’t.

In the middle of talking about our favorite books, I remembered how I got here in the first place. I shot up and bid him goodbye as bolted through the park to get to where I needed to be as fast as possible. I look back one time to find him clutching his book to chest, watching me as I run. I wave at him and he waves back. 

I get to the address that Oswald gave me and find that it's a warehouse. I begin doing what I need to do. I should have been done by now.

“Penguin is going to have my ass when I get back.” I say aloud to myself.

A/N: Ahhhh!! I’m so happy to finally give you the first part of my Batman fanfic! I’ve spent the last few weeks figuring out how the hell I wanted to do this story and here it is! I hope you enjoy this fanfic!!

[wishing-stones]

I just went and reread the first chapter, and… they really are a bunch of cliches on the surface huh? Do they all get the high of being dramatic like nightmare? Or is it just for the added zest? (I got rid of my emojis so imagine it’s got the sparkles next to it)

It's a bit of both, really. Nightmare is a terrible role model in this regard.

Killer is dramatic, oftentimes playfully so. He's the one who makes huge dramatic deals about things for no other reason than to be annoying or to goof around (ex. "Y-you ate the last slice of pizza? b-but... that was my favorite slice of pizza. It was everyone's! He was a good, hard-working family man! He had a wife and children! How could you!" complete with absolutely horrible dramatic sobbing until someone throws something at him to get him to stop) Dust is kind of hot-and-cold, so his isn't intentional when he becomes theatric or chews the scenery. Sometimes he has the clarity to realize that his laughter can verge on the villainous and campy, and he rolls his eyes at himself. He will, however, deliver some pretty cliche lines with terrifying efficacy ("Any last words?" Is terrifying when you're looking down the muzzle of a blaster.) Axe does delight in yanking someone's chain around and watching them squirm. He thinks it's funny, but once they freak out past a certain point... it stops being funny. Jumpscaring, unnerving, startling, and generally scaring is all well and good, but he gets uncomfortable when the waterworks come out. Cross leans into a more anti-hero role, and sometimes does it consciously, keeping that rift between him and the others wide open. He doesn't do anything for effect, really, but he does say some pretty cliche things with the straightest face. ("This is your last chance to stand down. You won't like what happens if you don't.") ...This sometimes gets him laughed at once out of the situation (if there is one) and he has started consciously curbing the more tropey things he says Baggs is about as dramatic as Nightmare is. He's also genre savvy and knows he's seen as the mad scientist stereotype. He leans on it for effect and embraces the ability to be a dramatic card with it. He genuinely has a really, really eerie maniacal cackle he can break out, too. For an actual, in-canon-universe example of this, he intentionally puts on one of those campy hypnosis acts in MTT resort, and hams it up to the nines. tailcoat, tophat, and everything.

As for Nightmare, Ren's inner monologue has absolutely called him out on it several times (with my favorite being them regarding him as a "dramatic lush" when the stars first arrived and had their first dinner, with the twins sitting on opposite ends of the table head, and a glass of red wine in his hand. Really.) and even calls him out on it when they're training. ("Stop antagonizing your brother, please") Guardian of Negativity? More like Guardian of The Dramatic.

(By the same stroke, Dream is also a dramatic ham, but he doesn't realize it nearly as often as Nightmare does. Ink sometimes points it out to him, much to Dream's chagrin and embarrassment. It does mean that Brother Spats are always entertaining to listen to, though. A couple antiquated words sometimes get thrown around, and it's a race to see who gets the definition first.)

[medea10]

My Review of The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You

Well, I got a couple of open slots for the Fall 2023 anime season. I’ll choose this random series without looking into what it is and why it is. How bad could it possibly be?

#FamousLastWords

Between the time he was eight months old and the time he graduated from middle school, Rentaro Aijou has been turned down by “girls he likes” a grand total of 100 times. The night following his middle school graduation, Rentaro went to a shrine and prayed that when he enters high school, he will get a girlfriend. That’s when he meets God himself.

As one does in this occasion.

God tells Rentaro that he will not only get a girlfriend that is destined to be his true soulmate, he will have 100 girlfriends destined to be his true soulmate. Unless you are Genghis Khan or a main character on Tenchi Muyo, I call bullshit. God explains that the day Rentaro was born, he kinda dropped the ball while filling out paperwork. He accidentally wrote 100 soulmates instead of 1. To make things worse, if he turns down any of these soulmates, they’ll die suddenly. So, this is a matter of life and death for 100 girls.

On the very first day of high school, Rentaro bumps into two of these soulmates, Hakari Hanazono and Karane Inda. A pink-haired girl with big tits and a blonde tsundere. Of course, they are! All three are struck by cupid’s drunken, polygamist arrow. Them being a couple is kinda like with Girlfriend Girlfriend with the exception of them all not living together. Heads up, this is under the comedy genre. So, expect a lot of clumsy slapstick here! Well, Rentaro has met 2 of his soulmates. Throughout the series, he meets three other soulmates. A girl named Shizuka who communicates through lines from her favorite novel. Then there’s Kusuri who is a bit of an absent-minded scientist who occasionally transforms from curvy beauty to a Lolita. And then there’s Nano Eiai (pronounced A.I.) who is as monotone as it gets. If you name your kid that, what the hell do you expect?

Before I continue, I’m going to take a couple of shots in the dark here. I’m guessing that this series will only be 11-13 episodes long. Rentaro will only meet 5-13 girls in this span. And the chances of a sequel will be 15% chance.

BETWEEN THE SUB AND THE DUB: No lie, these were the words when it was announced this anime was getting an English dub. “This flaming garbage is getting an English dub?” Hmm, if Brina Palencia is allowed to do Crunchyroll dubs, I say she’s going to play Eiai. Only by the mere fact that she has a reputation for playing monotone girls. But that was something I used to see happen 15 years ago, I doubt it’s still true that Palencia plays nothing but monotone characters anymore. I gotta get with the times as Eiai is played by someone completely different. As for the sub, a mix of newer and well-known seiyuus. This is Wataru Katou’s second main role and seems to be relatively new. I thought he did a really good job as Rentaro. Okay, here’s the cast.

JAPANESE CAST: *Rentaro is played by Wataru Katou

*Hakari is played by Kaede Hondo (known for Iono on Pokemon Horizons, Sakura on Zombieland Saga, and Haruka on Love Live Nijigasaki)

*Karane is played by Miyu Tomita (known for Riko on Made in Abyss, Crim on Interspecies Reviewers, Miko on Kaguya-sama, and Ebisu on Dorohedoro)

*Shizuka is played by Maria Naganawa (known for Kanna on Miss Kobayashi, Plateletts on Cells at Work, and Komekko on Konosuba)

*Eiai is played by Asami Seto (known for Raphtalia on Shield Hero, Mai on Bunny Girl Senpai, CZ on Overlord, Miyoko on Food Wars, and Mado on Tokyo Ghoul)

*Kusuri is played by Ayaka Asai (known for Lisa on Fire Force)

ENGLISH CAST: *Rentaro is played by Travis Mullenix

*Hakari is played by Sarah Wiedenheft (known for Tohru on Miss Kobayashi, Power on Chainsaw Man, Lily on Zombieland Saga, Ruby on Love Live Sunshine, Ariel on Mushoku Tensei II, and Charmy on Black Clover)

*Karane is played by Ariel Graham (known for Tia on Overlord and Leivinia on Index III)

*Shizuka is played by Sara Ragsdale (known for Saikawa on Miss Kobayashi, Young Dabi on My Hero Academia, Saya on Dagashi Kashi)

*Eiai is played by Cassie Ewulu

*Kusuri is played by Lindsay Sheppard (known for Aria on Pokemon XY and Mia on Love Live Nijigasaki)

SHIPPING: After viewing the first episode, I just see Rentaro as one of those harmless anime perverts. He’s like Brock from Pokemon, he’s just going to ask the girl out and anything that happens afterwards, whatever. And for a while throughout the series, I’m inclined to agree with the same sentiment. I don’t recall seeing him get giddy about fondling Hakari’s breasts or anything dirty like that.

In fact, he tries to be chivalrous to the girls. Rentaro loves someone like Karane despite being the textbook definition of a tsundere. Rentaro helped Shizuka out of her shell and then-some. He showed Eiai that there’s more to life than just numbers. And Kusuri is no longer alone now that Rentaro is in her life. Although, things do get a little raunchy and go beyond holding hands. Rentaro doesn’t play favorites like the other modern harems, he loves all of his girlfriends the same and for some reason, the girlfriends just go along with Rentaro adding more girlfriends.

In short, every girl is best girl to him. But we have to admit that Hakari’s family has the upper-hand due to a couple of firsts. Hakari is the first girlfriend and the first to be a “bride”. And then Mama Hahari…um…Yeah, it’s best to assume that Hakari and Hahari got the upper-hand here.

WTF MOMENT: French-kissing Vice Principal.

That’s right. In an anime where Hakari has sick fantasies and we have a girl like Kusuri, who wears diapers and is an 18-year-old in the body of an 8-year-old, the Vice-Principal tainted everything.

That’s it. That’s what made my soul died.

ENDING: In harem animes, there’s bound to be any number of objections from friends and family members. Mostly family! Would your parents agree to you being in a polygamist relationship? Hakari is told by her mother to end it. Under normal circumstances, yes, that would be the case. But in this anime, Hakari would die. But of course, only Rentaro knows that factoid. If Hakari does die due to break-up, at least she went out in style. She was able to compete in a bouquet toss event that resulted in her and Rentaro dressed in wedding gear and having their pictures taken.

Hakari’s mother Hahari shuts her daughter up in her room in supreme lockdown. It’s a big house filled with security personnel, a guard dog, trip-laser security, and a cat. The cat’s there doing what cats do. Rentaro and the other girlfriends break in to try and save Hakari. With the help of everyone, Rentaro was able to make it to Hakari’s room. But all in vain as Hakari’s room was also attached to the security system and Rentaro was caught. We then learn about Hahari and why she’s being overprotective of her daughter. Hahari fell in love with a terminally-sick boy at age 13. Hahari decides to have his baby. She gives birth to Hakari and later the boy dies. Hahari later regrets the decision she made and doesn’t want Hakari to make a big mistake with a boy like she did.

And then Mama Hahari and Rentaro got the spark and AW SHIT, SHE’S ONE OF THE 100 GIRLFRIENDS!

Hahari shook it off and continued to test both Rentaro and Karane on this unordinary relationship with a lie detector. It showed that despite Karane’s severe tsundere attitude, she loves Rentaro. Rentaro is shown to love all of his girlfriends. And that Karane is somewhere in the A-cup range. But the silliness comes to a grinding halt when Hakari is on the ledge of her second-story bedroom window ready to end it all. Rentaro ends up saving her by falling off the ledge with her into the fountain. At least they’re not dead. Hahari gives up her grasp on Hakari and all seems to be forgiven with a hot bath, pajama party, and Rentaro possibly losing his virginity. Oh come on, I doubt that this anime would go so far as to…

OH, HOLY FUCK! THAT’S WHAT HAPPENED! RENTARO FUCKED HIS FIRST GIRLFRIEND’S MOTHER! HE’S A LITERAL MOTHER FUCKER!

And we go along with the final episode as if we did not see him fucking her brains out. The slumber party went along with usual and unusual moments including: playing cards, spying on Rentaro as he bathes, random acts of lesbianism, a spooky ghost in the window, and other silly shenanigans. We get more serious moments when we’ve got Hahari feel guilty as it feels like she’s betraying her first love (Hakari’s dead father). Rentaro being pure of heart accepts all of her baggage and seals it with a kiss. And then the ghost of Hahari’s first love (Hakari’s dead father) appears before Rentaro.

As one does! While he was quite defiant about Rentaro dating this guy’s first love and daughter, he sees Rentaro is a pure…wrong words to use about a guy who just lost his virginity to this guy’s baby-mama. Pure enough. Ghost dad approves and passes on. Now, I know what you’re thinking. Rentaro’s first 5 girlfriends are easy to see as they all go to the same school as him. How is Rentaro going to see his sixth, Mama Hahari? Simple. Hahari buys the school. Yeah, the episode ends with her announcing she bought the school. We also see four girls that Rentaro passes by that could possibly be girlfriends #7-11. Pfft. I’ve seen that happen before in season finales. Keijo had an ending like that where we saw all these new characters for one second and then the series never came back.

Okay, let’s see if what I said at the beginning of this review still stands.

*This series was 12 episodes long. I was correct that it was only going to last between 11 and 13. *By series end, Rentaro has officially gotten 6 girlfriends. Even if we add the 5 girls we saw at the end of episode 12, that would equal 11 girls. So, I was right about the number of girlfriends. *My 15% chance of a sequel guess was proven wrong immediately as this got the green light for a second season when the season one finale aired.

Shit, this series was something else. I can honestly say there were a lot of moments in 100 Girlfriends I would have never expected to happen. In a normal harem anime, there’d be a lot of fighting between the girls, the first girl might get a kiss, and the anime would end there so you would have to go to the manga to know what happens next. Or, wait nearly 30 years to see proof of a harem like with Tenchi Muyo. But we all must remember that we are in the 2020’s. If this fucking Goddamn decade has taught me anything, anime has gone above and beyond the norm here. We’re in the decade of Interspecies Reviewers and Redo of Healer!

This anime blew away everything that you’ve seen when it comes to harems. Rentaro has kissed every girl. He is loyal to all of his girlfriends and thensome. And unlike a lot of other harems, he lost his virginity by the season’s end and not to the first girl. I gotta give credit where credit is due in this department. And by the looks of the manga, Rentaro is still loved and quadrupled girl intake. Last I saw, he has over 20 girlfriends. The creator and artists are determined to make the 100 girlfriends thing happen whether the anime continues or not. I gotta respect that kind of tenacity. I am beyond curious to see how Rentaro can possibly handle over 20 girlfriends. So, I am definitely looking forward to a second season for this anime.

And if you want to see a harem done right for the 2020’s, get your ass to Crunchyroll and watch this series.

FINAL THOUGHT: If Rentaro never existed, this anime would be a Yuri anime starring these two. Prove me wrong.

[deadlysoupy]

Hiiiii Soupster, saw the silly character thing : )

Bumblebee - 3, 12

Starscream - 2, 25

& 20 for both hehe xoxo

HIII YIPPEE THANK YOU!!!!! (double thank yous bc i get to obnoxiously destroy this post with so many words)

Bumblebee

3. Least favorite canon thing about this character?

oooh some people may not like this answer because yikes but i straight-up hate how muteness becomes his character trait. Prime is the most guilty of this, the Bumblebee movie takes second place. in Prime, he can still talk and most bots and even humans can understand him - so what's the point?? if you only have this as a clutch for a character and personality, then i'm sorry, but it comes off as shallow. he's supposed to look like a child soldier burdened by war, but it's not a personality: beyond that, he's sometimes a kid, sometimes arrogant, and sometimes badass. add "being mute" and "disabled", and it becomes really weird. why can't he use other methods of communicating? i don't know and it actually makes me frustrated

same thing with the Bumblebee movie. he doesn't have any personality except "cute", "childish" and "mute". it is a bit better because he expresses himself through his actions and body language rather than a language everyone knows, but at the end of the day his traits are very shallow. and i am very sad and bitter about this

12. What's a headcanon you have for this character?

hehe too many 🥰🥰 no not actually too many i'm rather bad at headcanons, so mostly for TFE

he's a "medic" to the Terrans, has first-aid training and helps them if they get hurt, but anything serious he's unable to treat

body dysmorphia, because look at him in ep 12 and tell me he doesn't have any opinion on JB's comment, i dare you

he wasn't sparked (forged??) during the war and he had some time to live on a normal Cybertron before it all went caput

and there aren't any particular ages in cybertronian biology to track of, so i can very hardly ever call him a child soldier, but he does fit the boxes so... shrugs (there's an overdue post from me which analyses the times he did show he was a "child" during war, but i ditched it in early stages because i would grasp at straws a lot and there isn't enough evidence. still a fun thought)

Starscream

2. Favorite canon thing about this character?

I LOVE THAT HE'S A SCIENTIST i can't help it. i always believe that every character has to have a hobby (i guess relatively racing counts for Bee since he does enjoy it), and in other continuities i don't see Starscream having anything to do other than to scheme and backstab, so i absolutely adore whenever in G1 (which is only two times i believe BUT STILL) he does science. it would make sense! he's smart! he has to do SOMETHING before the war starts. absolute chad

25. What was your first impression of this character? How about now?

OH MY GOD LMAO i didn't think of him much when i first watched Animated in, like, 2022, but then, when i came back into tf-watching, after TFE i went for a hunt on other tf-related media. Starscream didn't entice my interest much except in Prime and Animated, but then, silly me, i learned of the comics, specifically RID and TAAO. there was no coming back from that one LMAO i really liked him in the comics and for a long time i had felt like it was one of the only truest characterisations of him

besides the meta stuff, i used to think he was just evil and selfish and i didn't care much for him, but i've grown since then lmao and i have an eye out for anti-heroes and villains now (i did used to think it was black and white, tf changes people istg). now he's a blorbo i constantly pick at but surprisingly have never written a centered piece yet. i should. he's fun. i think i just don't like writing characters with depression (sorry)

20. Which other character is the ideal best friend for this character, the amount of screentime they share doesn't matter?

I MEAN. STARBEE RIGHT. YEAH? okay. (they're two halves of the same coin and Bumblebee always tries to peel back Starscream's layers while he's afraid of letting others know the real him and in turn Starscream lets Bumblebee be angry and snarky when he wasn't allowed to in the past DO YOU UNDERSTAND-)

but also i think Bumblebee's friendship with Hot Rod/Rodimus from any universe is really nice, i feel like they have this cute bond of being young and reckless sometimes. i wish idw didn't do them so dirty with their competitiveness or whatever thing they had. they really seemed to get along in Cyberverse. ALSO of COURSE his friendship/brotherhood with Breakdown in TFE, because they're so touchy and affectionate with each other it makes me wonder a lot about their past together and what exactly tore them apart considering they were so close. ghaaa the horrors of war!!!! its the oldest trick in the book and it gets me every time

for Starscream - absolutely Skyfire/Jetfire (i like the Skyfire name more and i don't know why). G1 is so big-brained with how they treated these two. if they are a couple - i absolutely adore it and i don't usually mind when they're paired together instead of starbee, because i can see it too. they have great chemistry (lmao that's a science joke) and i'd love to see more of them in other media. just get him away from Megatron plz

[itsbenedict]

per @etirabys's request, here's a paste of a whole lot of highly spoilery words about my favorite Horizon: Forbidden West NPC, who makes so many bad decisions

alright, so- the game in question is Horizon Forbidden West, a big AAA action game about hunting robot dinosaurs. the interesting stuff is almost entirely unrelated to the robot dinosaurs.

the backstory of this game is- a while back, evil military company made a big military AI that went out of control and took over a bunch of military robots and started wiping out humanity. standard stuff. principal characters are a couple of scientists who were part of the last-ditch effort to try to prevent this from happening before the machines wiped out humanity.

one of them, Elisabet, is spearheading this thing called Project Zero Dawn, whose plan for saving humanity is "build an AI terraforming engine equipped with a bunch of human embryos, hide, and wait for the apocalypse to finish and then re-terraform the dead world". the other one, Tilda, works for a company called Far Zenith whose plan is "let's just build a spaceship and GTFO".

Elisabet is a big deal- genius scientist, multidisciplinary, very famous. Tilda is less of a big deal- she's like a PR person for the space company, but is head over heels in hero worship for Elisabet.

this relationship is fairly loosely sketched out, since it's only conveyed via backstory and a few audio logs. Tilda asks her out, and Elisabet is- she's the kind of person who's totally consumed by duty and doesn't know what having fun is, and while she's interested on a physical level, she proves incapable of sustaining a relationship. they break up after a few months- and then their companies start competing for the dwindling resources left as the apocalypse progresses. things turn sour.

Tilda believes- correctly- that Elisabet's going to die if she stays behind to do her project, and she's still in love, so she tries to invite her to abandon her world-saving project and join her in space. this doesn't work, and in their final conversation Elisabet blames Tilda for being complicit in the shortsighted military-industrial fuckery that's going to imminently destroy the world. this is the last they ever see of each other.

but that's not where this ends.

Tilda goes off into space with the rest of her company, and they develop advanced biotechnology and she becomes immortal. meanwhile on Earth, that Zero Dawn thing Elisabet was working on… it has problems. doesn't work quite right. the details are like, the whole plot of the game (two games, actually, forbidden west is a sequel) and involves a whole lot of fighting robot dinosaurs.

but the main thing is- the AI terraforming thing, in an effort to fix itself, decants a clone of its creator, Elisabet Sobeck, to try and create someone with the gene-print authority necessary to fix itself. this clone is the protagonist of the game.

this is, like, a thousand years after the initial apocalypse. a whole bunch of Video Game occurs in which this Elisabet clone, Aloy, saves the world and stuff. and then… Tilda shows up on Earth.

Far Zenith apparently had a problem with their space colony and it got destroyed, and now her and the last few survivors- insanely technologically advanced- have fled back to earth in hopes that Zero Dawn succeeded and the terraforming project would be there intact. they want to take control of the terraforming project and re-terraform the planet to their specifications, wiping out the native life, blah blah blah they're the villains of this game.

Tilda has an important role in this plan. They're aware that the terraforming project requires a clone of Elisabet Sobeck to operate, so they made their own. And Tilda, for totally non-ulterior motives, volunteered to raise this clone.

The clone, Beta- her role is just to open doors for the badguys, and her education is spartan and abusive and all-around horrible, designed to turn her into a tool. Tilda does not like this. She feels bad for the clone, and creates a secret VR replica of her house which she covertly invites the clone to, to teach her about art and music and poetry in between the horrible drills. And attempts to woo the teenaged clone of the ex who rejected her and then died.

Beta's life is this woman running this bizarre abusive hurt/comfort homeschooling experience, and she regards Tilda as both the source of her suffering and the source of her relief and has a bunch of complicated feelings. Beta, like Elisabet, is also terminally duty-poisoned and submits to all this semi-willingly because she's told it'll save humanity.

this whole scenario would be enough for me to want to tell you about on its own- but it gets even more fraught.

the other bosses start to catch wind of what she's doing, and she eventually shuts down the VR house and cuts off contact with Beta to protect her from reprisal, which Beta interprets as abandonment and adds a whole other layer to this nightmare smoothie.

this- and also witnessing the various evil villain stuff they start doing on earth- causes Beta to defect and be rescued by Aloy, her badass videogame protagonist dinosaur-hunting clone. she dumps all this Tilda-related trauma on Aloy and starts plotting to bring her down. Tilda, meanwhile, is despondent, because Elisabet Sobeck broke up with her again and she blames herself for it again.

but then she discovers- oh. hey. hold on. there's another Elisabet. this one is a sexy twenty-something dinosaur-exploding badass who's sticking it to her awful coworkers and saving the world. she has another chance!

so she bides her time, and- during a climactic cutscene where the other baddies all show up to re-kidnap Beta- allows them to kill Aloy's friends so that she'll be defenseless and alone, and then picks that moment to jump in, betray her bosses, and rescue Aloy at the last minute.

Aloy wakes up in the basement of Tilda's actual house, which contains a vault full of classical paintings and various art, and Tilda tries to do the same high-culture seduction act as Aloy's selfless savior.

this Elisabet Sobeck is also duty-poisoned, and has a hundred questions, and her attempt at playing the wise benevolent savior falls flat. she has like. a fancy dinner prepared on a balcony at sunset, to make it as romantic as possible- but oh, fuck, this Elisabet Sobeck is also duty-poisoned and can't think about anything but world-saving, she's about to fuck it up again.

so she frantically tries to rewrite the script and concedes a bunch of stuff and Aloy very forcefully tells her her plan to betray the others is stupid and won't work and here's her much better plan, which is of course a dance she's danced before. but she refuses to give up on making it work with this woman who's into her but has rejected her three times.

ultimately Tilda is the final boss of the game, after her various attempts to get in good with Aloy by helping her betray the main villains don't work as intended. she tries to get Aloy and Beta to run away into space with her (there's another twist final act threat to the earth, not really relevant), and when they reject her again she summons a big robot to try and kidnap them. the final boss is not difficult as a fight as much as it is difficult to listen to this woman completely lose her mind throwing everything she can think of at the wall to try to get Elisabet Sobeck to give her another chance.

it's way more fucked-up and poignant than i was expecting from the big AAA robot dinosaur fights game. this woman tries every awful move in the book to make her ex love her again and just keeps taking it too far and self-sabotaging.

anyway that's it. the main thought i had walking away from that was "oh man, i know exactly who would eat this up, and also there's zero chance she plays like 200 hours of videogame to find out about it"

[melancholiaenthroned]

idk anything abt any of the words in that article but i want to hear you talk abt it !

ok i assume u r talking about this ^ which is the casting announcement for the engineer, the villain of the superman legacy movie. basically if u dont know the engineer is the comic book character angela spica and she is. not a superman villain. shes a hero mainly known for her time on the superhero team "the authority" which james gunn is also planning to make a movie about.

^my favorite picture of her. she was the first woman on the moon:-) shes a scientist who replaced all her blood with liquid nanotech and can kind of give herself like. armor w it but also weapons. and generally she just kind of looks like a naked metal woman bc comic books but she does get fun with it (like her space suit in the above panel or her go to weapon which is turning her arms into guns)

casting her as a villain is rlly weird choice even putting aside the fact that she is entirely unrelated to superman and i dont think theyve ever met. and it doesnt rlly give me a lot of hope for them staying true to the characters of the rest of the authority when that movie does come out, as angie is a main member and if u were to rank the authority members on who would be most likely to be a supervillain shed be like. near the bottom for sure. at least in the middle. whatever. mostly i just dont want james gunn touching her at all esp in a movie like this where shes more of a side character than a movie like the authority thats About Her Team. bc james gunn as a tendency to take (esp d-list) comic characters and just treat them like his original characters without rlly looking into their personalities or histories at all. which is fine when its like. vigilante. bc i dont care about vigilante so who gives a shit if hes insanely mischaracterized. but i like angie a lot:-( and im a hypocrite. and this movie will inevitably be more popular than any of her comic appearances currently are and i just know its gonna get so annoying. ill prlly buy the funko pop tho

[colorfulyetsinful]

I wrote this on my phone again😀

You could tell with the amount of emojis I used, anyways

Tim is literally my favorite I never shut up about him and bc of that this list is so goddamn long. I honestly tried to be consistent but I was going off the top of my head

Enjoy and become apart of the Tim Drake cult😈

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Tim Drake hc!!! WOAH!

Nepotism baby

He’s a rich child with inheritance and basically running two separate businesses

Nepotism at its finest✨

Since he was usually on his own (due to his parent working) he used Batman and Robin as a form of escapism

Kinda lonely

He’ll talk to himself as if he was talking to Batman and Robin

Definitely ran a Batman and/or Gotham vigilante stan account on Twitter

Toxic fan **tm**

no literally, he would argue with anyone who disagreed on him that Batman was the best hero,

especially if they were Metropolis

bc why tf do they always have to involve themselves in everything Gotham🤨

Two words: Parasocial relationship

had an unhealthy obsession with Robin!Jason,

Robin!Jason saved him ONCE (1x) and it was down hill from there

Def locked himself in his room, sobbing, screaming, pulling his hair, and throwing up when Jason died.

News: Jason Todd, son of Billionaire Bruce Wayne, pronounced death! Read more to find out.

Tim: NOO!

Vaild tho,

who wasn’t crying when Jason died?

(The joker)

Wha-

He had a celebrity crush on Dick (not ship related),

no one knows about it (it’s all over his stan account that he made sure will never see the light of day),

he’s taking that secret to the grave

I say this a lot about Tim, but

Whore **tm**

have you seen his body count?!

definitely followed in Dick’s footsteps

Strange is what ppl say about him,

vaild tho,

if I had to sit next to Tim in class, I would find him strange too

Adhd coded,

why do ya think he keeps himself busy?! He literally can’t sit still

Also no insomnia,

he just suffers from chronic nightmares that keeps him from getting proper rest,

So de just decided not to sleep

“Nightmares can’t effect me if I don’t sleep”

Yeah, scarecrow has nothing on him,

poor guy’s had worse

Even after getting adopted, he never really felt part of the family,

Always feeling like he has to prove something to Bruce to stay as robin,

Which is why, when Dick had Damian be Robin, Tim felt like he had no place in the family anymore

That’s why he went a little insane

It’s cool, they’re fine now…

Speaking of insane,

Tim is like the one robin in the family I would not want to fight

Like compare to the others,

(Dick has experience form doing it for so long + mf is giggling and joking while kicking ass,

Jason is just kid with daddy issues and a gun, it’s America, been there seen it,

And Damian has both daddy and mommy issues, angain nothing really special)

Tim is just purely unhinged,

he’s got everything to prove without the care in the world what happens to him,

don’t forget his mad scientist era

What I’m trying to say is that Tim is scary and you have a better chance fighting Damian or Jason

(at least they kinda make it quick)

Ok back to silly goofy hc :D

Tim used to write Batman fanfics,

it’s true I was his screensaver

He used them all wattpad, fanfic.net, ao3, tumblr, etc

It was mostly “original character” fics, that were actually self inserts

as escapism

(He’s def taking that to the grave)

Stephanie found out about it and he was planing her “disappearance” within a rive minute timeframe

Speaking of Steph,

They cringe every time someone brings up the fact that they used to date

*hold cute picture of Steph/Tim* Awe you guys were so cute, ashamed you two broke up

Them: *gag*

He loves Steph tho, she’s his ride or die

As I mentioned in my Accent hc,

Tim knows a lot of languages bc rich kid

Him and Damian talk to each other in mandarin, mostly bc it’s a language they both know fluently

He tried to learn Arabic so Damian could feel comfortable talking to him,

(This is after the many times he’s tried to kill him, but hey what are brother’s for..?)

He couldn’t quite get the pronunciation right, and just said “fuck it we speaking mandarin”

Literally, they don’t even speak in English to each other anymore,

Like if it’s just them talk, other ppl they’ll translate or they’re talking shit

Tim and Damian actually get along,

Like it was rough at first, but living together really forces the two to get along

(Imma add more about them in a different hc)

Also Dick Grayson!!

Did I mention he had a parasocial relationship?

Yeah, Dick was not excluded from that

He knew Dick was mostly giving him the time of day bc he felt guilt about not being there enough for Jason,

But he doesn’t care

He knew what he was doing going to Dick about being Robin,

“You gotta be Robin again. Batman needs Robin”

“Idk who you are kid, but I am not wear that thing again. Plus blue is more my color. You wearing if you think it’ll help Bruce”

*Tim already at the display case* “I mean…if you insist”

Stalker

Nothing else to add to that

He’s the best to take to galas (or just to deal with high society in general) having grew up with lessons on how to be a “proper young man”

Study abroad at one point,

It was in Switzerland

Has a staring problem

Literally. Imagine just minding your business in a public area and turning to see (👁️👁️) staring death at you without blinking

Don’t worry, it’s just his adhd taking over the most part of his brain

He actually hates black coffee, but it’s the only think strong enough to have him away (so he won’t get nightmares)

He watches anime,

Specifically, shonen anime and BL (boylove)

He watches anime with Damian while arguing about the main pairing not working bc the “male love interest is obviously gay”

He wrote fanfics, you think he won’t be a shipper?

Can sing,

Like really good

Jason caught him singing in his room at like 2:30 in the morning and sent a video to the group chat

*jason sent a video*

Jason: ya see this shit😀

Everyone goes crazy bc Tim sounds so nice

The thing is, Tim never hid the fact that he can sing, just never said it out load

But if you were really pay attention to him, you could have caught him lightly singing to himself any indie or viral tiktok song while he does basic tasks

Everyone now has a mission of trying to catch him in the act,

Only Alfred and Cass knew he could sing

Bart knows about his identity before he told the team,

Bc Yk future and all

So him and Tim just naturally became closer over time as Tim could rant to Bart without worrying about his identity being blown

(More about this in another hc)

Cannon that he cross dresses

I think that’s it for now…