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[nrcnewspaperclub]

Welcome To Our Club!

this serves as a Masterlist for the blog and will be updated as time goes on last Updated: April 9, 2024

Introduction

This blog is run by the members of the NRC Newspaper Club. Each post will have tags that mark down the club member that answers them and the asker’s name/emoji(s) Current members: 🪞, 🪸, 🪶 Personal blog(s): @nerei-murena, @rene-umbrielle, @caelum-estes Current readers: 🍋, Atlas, 🥀, voidlesslove, 🐦‍⬛✨, 🌿 mod, 🐚 mod, 🪼, 💛⭐️, 🕷️, info anon, 🐇, 🪻, 🍒, Floyd Leech, Yuu, 🍊, 🟦, catfish, 🍄, Mono, Lost anon, gardening club, 🐾, 🎲, Ignihyde Splatoon Anon, Ignihyde Translator, 🎤, 🪡, ⚔️, 🦖, 🍭🕷️, 🐍❤️, 💫, 🦇❤️

Rules

1. Homophobia, transphobia, ableism, racism, sexism, etc. will not be tolerated here 2. We do not care if you do or do not name the people in your asks, just please try not to directly involve us in your business 3. For the love of all things holy, do not badmouth the Mostro Lounge (we can’t afford a defamation lawsuit or anything of the sort) 4. confidentiality is important to us! do not expose/doxx any of your fellow readers please and thank you 5. if possible, please reblog our posts. It helps the blog stay alive (likes are basically bookmarks) 6. //no nsfw or general thirstiness. That stuff has made me feel ill and I will most likely not answer it. I have been pretty lenient on it before (I regret it a lot) but I’m not going to anymore.//

Extra Tags

//lore drop// - explaining things about the club members //ooc - out of character post any ooc messages within a post shall follow this format: //canon character interactions are allowed//. Ooc messages in the tags will follow this format: //ooc: just make sure to sign with their name/emoji(s)// [reader: anonymous] - any unmarked/unnamed askers

Need to Catch Up?

🪸 vs 🐚 - the fight between NRC Confessions’ 🐚 mod and NRC Newspaper Club’s reporter 🪸 club room spider saga - that time a spider, identified as info anon’s “birdie”, broke into the club room and the events that followed afterwards the cursed cooking of lilia vanrouge - self explanatory the pomefiore petition - a petition to get “services” of Pomefiore advertised in the NRC newspaper for a single week. Once that week has passed, it won’t be put in the newspaper again. //went back over this one and it made me feel really uncomfortable. So, it’s gone. Sorry.// interview the mods - A 100 follower celebration! readers are allowed to ask questions about the mods from the provided list, which they will answer (//in character unless stated otherwise//) current status: ongoing 🟢 or 🚩- Nerei(🪸) decides whether your crush is a red flag or a green light reblog from (insert name) - used to filter who we’ve weblogged a post from. This includes: nrc confessions, Styx healthnsafety, ourselves, micah del ray, spider anon’s blog, ace trappola, ignihyde idiot

The NRC Newspaper Club is in no way responsible for any injuries*, illnesses, property damages, etc. the readers may experience and/or cause

*including collarings from Riddle Rosehearts’ Unique Magic, Off With Your Head

[riddle-me-ri]

16, 17 and 23 for the writer asks? -- 🐇

AAHH Hey white rabbit anon! Thanks so much for asking! Under a read more tab obviously, because I ramble and have no self-control lmao.

16. What’s an AU you would love to read (or have read and loved)?

So I'm usually not too crazy on AU's just cause sometimes they get super specific and detailed the almost kind of take me out of it lol...the main exception is if it's like...a mutual's AU where I can actively talk to them and ask questions in case I'm confused lmao

17. What highly specific AU do you want to read or write even though you might be the only person to appreciate it?

I've sorta stayed away from AU's cause again, it's just kind of jarring for me after stressing over getting the character's right in their own universes, let alone how they'd bend and twist to an alternate one...although it does seem interesting, I'm just worried I can't pull it off.

But I wouldn't mind like, getting together with mutuals and writing for their own DC AUs with like their OC's or their version of the DC Rogues like @10-tetch-6 and their dork squad, or write stories with a plethora of my mutuals DC OC's like @march-harrigan's March sona, or @finniestoncrane's Conundrum or @rainfallinthevoid's Crowe and so many others those are just a few to name, I'd be here all day, but if you're in our server you can probably get an idea of where I'm getting at lmao.

And I'm fairly certain the only one's who'd appreciate it are me and them lmao.

23. What’s a trope, AU, or concept you’ve never written but would like to?

I answered before that I wouldn't mind working more with enemies to friends/lovers trope, but since we're on the discussion of AU's...

I honestly wouldn't mind dipping my toes in a soulmate AU, but with a twist or where I can kinda sorta make my own rules? Or at least like being inspired by others but not sticking to the rules 100%?

Like imagine if Jonathan was plagued with nightmares and he's spent years learning to master fear, in order to get rid of them, but once he unknowingly meets his soulmate the nightmares are gone.

Or Edward can't come up with riddles or answer them once he unknowingly sees them, and has to try and find them and get their name in order to regain his riddling abilities (lmao or something to that effect)

And I could go on about different ways for Jervis but I really do like the color one, Jervis strives to make the world a Wonderland even though he can only see black and white or sepia until he meets his soulmate that turns the world to color, and now reality isn't so dreary anymore.

But yeah, thanks for asking white rabbit anon, this was super fun!

Fanfic Writer Questions

[spade-riddles]

Hello, I am a newbie to this riddle world and so fascinated - what is the history of this account? How do these secret helpers know to come here? I understand if you can't answer this openly, but I thought I'd ask just in case you can. So exciting to read back on what's happened so far. Thanks.

Hi!!! 👋 Welcome to our corner of the internet.

I am just a long time fan since the start of the 1989 era. I have been on tumblr for a long time after falling down the Kaylor rabbit hole 🐇🕳. The secret helpers come to this blog I presume due to my consistency (I am on here often and have been here through most of their story). So they seem to trust that I will share their messages. They send me codes so I know it is them and a troll cannot interfere.

Spade ♠️ was the first big secret helper we had. They visited the TayTaysBeard blog (often referred to as TTB). That blog had a huge following, but was deleted by Tumblr a few years ago. So I quickly started this one up in its place, naming it in honor of our secret source Spade ♠️.

♠️ RIDDLE HISTORY

Eventually, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 anon started to visit us with messages:

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 MESSAGES

And, last week we had 🎃 Jack-O-Lantern stop by with a flurry of messages:

🎃 MESSAGES

I am just a fan. And, for whatever reason, they chose this blog as their platform. I am honored! ☺️

[duplicitywrites]

姐姐你的tmrlvhp太绝啦谢谢你对我开心的贡献❤️希望你这一年身体健康心想事成快快乐乐哒～爱你哟～

thank you so much!! some days i feel like i'm the only one who likes to read what i write because so much of it is very indulgent. so i'm always happy to hear people like and enjoy my writing 💕💕💕

apologies in advance if i mistranslated your question, are you asking which story of mine is my favourite? my answer changes all the time, but i think today i would have to say this one:

No Body, No Crime

M | 20k | Complete

Harry works as a car mechanic in a small town. He and Ginny are best friends, their close bond the product of a traumatic event that scarred them both as children. Now that they are adults with separate lives, it seems inevitable that they will drift apart. That is, until Ginny confides in Harry that she thinks her husband—the charming, enigmatic Tom Riddle—is cheating on her. A day later, Ginny goes missing. Harry is convinced that Tom is behind her disappearance, and becomes determined to exact justice by any means necessary.

thank you again for the kind words, and happy (almost) lunar new year to you🌹✨ all the best for 2023 and year of the rabbit 🐇🐰

[the-actor-himself]

Instead of watching from the outside, the burrow spat the rabbit out inside the manor. Although the rabbit wasn’t quite itself… the rabbit was a stuffed toy? From its recent adventure, the rabbit it asked the witches help to be able to form something different, it answered the last riddle wrong. As a punisment, the witch turned it into a marketable plush. It waste no time and attemped to find the child so it could play with him. You can hear the squeaks as it runs around the hallways.

-🐇🕳

Mark peeks out of his office and spots the plush rabbit squeaking it’s way up and down the hall. The nursery door is closed, but he can hear thumping around inside. Clearly Star has finished with his nap, and given the vigorous bumping around, he’s clearly ready to escape and play.

“ Is that… Wenet? ” he nearly gets bumped into by the racing creature turned plush, and he carefully scoops them up. “ Seems like you’re always hopping out of one trouble into the next, aren’t you. ” He opens the nursery door carefully, so as not to thump Star in the head with the door. Child and rabbit both seem eager to leap at each other and play.

“ Hold on, hold on, both of you. You can play all you like once I’ve taken care of Star. ” Five minutes of fussing and they were free to chase each other around to their heart’s desires.

[zackcrazyvalentine]

I am... Going to be in your asks quite a bit now with this comfort your OC thing. 😳

SEIIII. I CAN'T DECIDE BETWEEN 🍽 AND 🤗. SO... MAYBE BOTH??? GAHHHH. I AM GONNA... ADOPT ALL YOUR BABIES. 😭😭😭

JSKLDSKDLF OMG THANK YOU FOR ALL THE LOVE TO MY BABIES 🥺💗💗💗💗 THANK YOU SO MUCH, I'M SO HAPPY YOU LIKE THEM!!!

Now, if you allow, I'll be answering to all your comforting to my OCs in this ask 😌❤

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💜 Onaga Sei 🌫️ (🍽 A special treat of their choice, 🤗 a warm hug)

The merfolk immediately snatched the small package of candied nuts from your hands. "Thank you" He said in the faintest whisper.

His lips gave a smile while munching on the sweet, buttery pecans, walnuts and almonds. "Crunchy~" You could barely hear Sei above the loud crack of the sugar coating breaking under his teeth.

He blinked a couple times, eyes squinting to try and focus on your form, something told him you weren't only here to give him a snack. Even with his special glasses on, Sei needed to step closer to finally make out that you were holding out your arms.

"!!!" In a flash, he shoved another bunch of nuts into his mouth before wiping his hand on his clothes. "Hug!"

The tall eel engulfed you in his arms, squeezing you to feel you better against him. "Thank you, I needed a moment to relax." He whispered.

"You're okay, everything is okay... I will be okay..." His body relaxed after his reassuring mantra, all stress blown away with the warm hug.

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❤ Blake O'Hare-Hill 🐇 (📚 a bedtime story)

The bunny boy chuckled while puffing his pillow. "Of course I'd appreciate a bedtime story, I love stories."

Blake sat on the bed, back against the headboard where he put the fluffy pillow to cushion him. He pulled the cover over his legs and took his warm mug with freshly brewed lavender tea, breathing in the calming scent before taking a sip.

With his free hand, he pat a space on the bed to have you sit by him. "Please, go on, tell your story."

"I'm ready to hear it!" He gave you a toothy grin, flashing those cute characteristic incisors of his kind.

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🌺 Xeron Bhatt 💥 (⛑ some tender first-aid + Thais)

"Hmm?" Xeron looked at the red colored baggie you placed on the table. "Oh... Have I gotten clumsy with my training again? Sorry to make you worry."

He gave you his hands, knuckles red and some with broken skin from where he disregarded safety measures and just went head on to train. "I, uh..." He decided to keep silent, embarrassed to admit he way careless.

Sharp green eyes looked at your careful moments, flinching slightly when you cleaned the wounds with alcohol. He cooperated by spreading his fingers when you needed to wrap the bandages around his knuckles. "Thank you, I appreciate your kindness."

"Sorry I'm late! The flamingos and hedgehogs went lose again! Had to help Cater round them up before Riddle noticed and took a particular Card duo's heads off..." Thais intruded into the scene, taking a deep breath before sitting by her tall friend. "You said you needed help, how can I be of aid?"

"Right on time, Thais!" You giggled, "A little birdie told me Xeron here needs a hug~ He's been feeling down lately, you know."

"Oh!" The girl looked at the redhead in surprise. "E-Eh...?" Xeron turned nervous, heat crawling up his cheeks.

"Yup! That's how it is." You slowly made your way out.

Thais nodded as thanks. "Worry not, I'll take care of my Xeron now! Thank you for notifying me!" "W-Wait, Thais, it's not-..!"

Before you headed out and away, you spared a glance at the 2nd years. Xeron noticed your gaze and hid his blushing face on Thais' hair, taking advantage of the physical closeness now that she was hugging him.

Don't worry, he acts shy, but is very thankful you allowed him an opportunity to have Thais in his arms~

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🐐 Thais Adamante 🌼 (✋ a hand carding gently through their hair)

The girl blushed, eyes shining with happiness yet she was holding back her emotions. "Are you sure? I wouldn't m-mind it..."

She sat down and undid her neat bun. "Whenever you're ready..."

Her head shoot up before you could begin, however. "Just! P-Please, mind the horns! They're, uhm, very sensitive... and it's kind of inappropriate to touch them just like that, bad etiquette."

She took a deep breath before saying once more, "Whenever you want to start." She fidgeted with her fingers while waiting, heart soaring at what was about to happen.

"It's been so long since someone played with my hair... I'm so excited!"

[jcinthedance]

@cruelladcvile​♟||  ❝ “Care for some tea mister hatter?” cruelladcvile  ❞

       “ Need you even ask..? ”  The Mad Hatter so hums, for once a guest at someone else’s table it would seem. He may refuse the usual good manners of removing one’s hat once inside-- oh, you could pry this hat from his severed head-- but he does tip his hat as he bows to greet them. 

He really wasn’t terribly versed in the world of fashion outside the world he keeps in his head, but for what it’s worth, he admires their style. And, more-so, their willingness to do business with criminals. They were certainly far from boring, weren’t they? After all... to have tea with the Hatter, one had to at least be mad, if nothing else.     “ Tell me-- would you say you’re particularly fond~ of making hats..? ”

[zackcrazyvalentine]

🌹♠️♥️♦️♣️

Blake!

I wanna get his story with the Hearts boys!

Bunny boy beloved 🐇❤️

Let's see~

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🌹 Riddle Rosehearts 🌹

Blake really admires Riddle and respects him as dorm leader. He was there to see him win the duel for the title fair and square... and it all happened within the first week of their stay at NRC!!

Granted, he tends to be too lazy to memorize or follow all of the Queen's rules, landing him a couple of pretty locks around his neck. Still, Blake does his best to do his chores around the dorm to lessen the burden on the redhead's shoulders.

They aren't precisely friends, but Riddle knows he can rely on Blake to take the leadership role when the dorm head separates the students into groups and leaves him in charge of one

They're pretty chill~ Bunny's more than happy to share his precious strawberry daifuku with Riddle at tea parties~

.

♠️ Deuce Spade ♠️

Sincerely, Blake laughs at Deuce's stupidity a whole lot lol

Sure, he sees the effort Deuce puts on studying and being the best student he can be, Blake admires that.... but oh my god he is a dumb boy

Treats him like a little brother, mocking him and pranking the boy from time to time

Just don't try to insult Spade, yes? I'm sure you don't want a mean spirit to disturb your sweet dreams~

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♥️ Ace Trappola ♥️

They have a prank war between them, but they always remain harmless

Like with Deuce, Blake seems a little brother or younger cousin in Ace. You may sometimes see the dark haired boy ruffle Trappola's wild hair into a bigger mess (affectionately)

He will bail Ace out of trouble with Riddle when can afford to... but other times he just sits back and relax, enjoys the show of a furious Riddle scolding the heart boy~

Whenever he gets word of that poor MC got dragged into by Ace and Deuce, he gives Ramshackle's prefect his condolences (and later smacks the duo over the head)

It appears that both Heart boys get along well and enjoy messing with each other~

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♦️ Cater Diamond ♦️

Hmm.... It's hard to imagine Blake and Cater interacting

Cater would try and use Blake's cuteness and status of "famous writer's son" to boost his Magicam likes, bunny isn't fond of that

O'Hare simply keeps his distance and shows respect to the bubbly upperclassman, but he can sense there's something off about Diamond

He'll leave dealing with Cater in Thais' hands

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♣️ Trey Clover ♣️

"Heartslabyul was really lucky to get Trey as our vice leader." Blake says in admiration after Trey calmed down a fuming Riddle from giving them all a collar

He admires Trey and really appreciates all the comfort and peace he brings to the dorm. Whenever it's time to bake treats for the dorm, bunny is hopping over to help his reliable upperclassman!

He isn't too close to Clover, but they have exchanged multiple tidbits of their home life as they do chores together and the like

Blake will sometimes ask Trey to tutor him or check his answers in a study guide. I don't know! He's just attracted to Trey like that!

It's probably because there's some aspects of the green haired boy that remind him of his father; and since he's an only child that always wanted a sibling, he sees a great older brother in Trey

Trey brings that taste of home Blake misses at times

A beloved upperclassman and respected vice dorm leader!

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I feel like I missed the point a bit ah~

I just let my brain spill the beans

But still, hope it gave a little more idea of what Blake is like and how he lives his dorm life!

Thank you for your ask ❤️

[jcinthedance]

@pueritia-aeternam​♟||  ❝ It certainly was a curious sight, a tuff of red curly hair just barely escaping the collar of the Hatter’s long coat while the sleeves were rolled hopelessly high in a feeble attempt to leave their hands free. Lori had always admired the Hatter’s coat. To her it was a wondrous item with tea in its pockets and if one were lucky: sweets. So when the little fae had stumbled across it all alone she of course had to try it on. They simply couldn’t help themselves.  ❞

    Of course, one had to take off their coat eventually, even if not their hat. It left him exposed and without his tags, but was usually done just to roll up his sleeves when working in the lab where the machines could get unbearably warm.

But now he was left coatless-- spinning in circles and tracing his steps to place the vital part of his costume. Though- it soon became clear where lost things seem to go when they disappear around here... 

“ Is that a little girl I see in my coat... or just a very tiny gentleman? ”  He gasps, looming over them from behind with his very tall form,  Despite his joking tone, he was a tad bit worried-- that heavy coat was filled with tea things, jam cookies, and fairytale books, yes, but also... deadly weapons and sharp things...  “ Forgive me sir, but you know-- I can’t seem to find my favorite coat anywhere and it happens to look an awful lot like yours... ”

[jcinthedance]

Anonymous♟||  ❝ Okay but a coralline au for jervis  ❞

     ( FOOLISH of you to think I have not combined my two favorite characters before, anon! If only in my imagination haha...

Honestly, Jervis can really naturally parallel The Beldam without even changing him at all. Just put him in the right situation, and some of my absolute favorite threads have been the ones where I get to write Jervis trying to keep someone in a fantasy, it’s just a story trope I’ve always loved. Especially when the other sincerely doesn’t know Jervis is a villain.

Except, there’s this wonderful angle to Jervis where, unlike The Beldam, Jervis... has no ulterior motive. Except maybe his own selfish loneliness. Jervis doesn’t want to EAT you, especially not a child, he just wants to KEEP you. Forever. So, the thought of him being mixed more literally into The Beldam, give him the button eyes and everything, is-- one, a fantastic aesthetic that fits Jervis pretty well-- and also just so fun a creature? Because he’s like an Other Father who simply wants to keep children and then... put the buttons in their eyes just to keep them children forever and unable to leave at all. Because his world is very small and he is alone with his creations- which are all just himself. He wants a person to care for, he wants a toy to love.

And-- maybe that’s the problem. His buttons slowly drain people of their will and they turn into little stuffed rag dolls, just like his creations, and though he assures you he loves them more than their family ever could, he puts them away in the hidden Doll Room-- which is pretty and neatly arranged, but essentially a room full of dolled up corpses-- and goes to get another child because he’s lonely again.

What a weird, horrible creature to have living in the little door of your pink house... )

[jcinthedance]

@elisethetraveller​♟||  ❝ It looked like she’d fallen asleep, if one didn’t account for the fact that the pale mage was laying on the floor. A door nearby, a door closer to freedom, stood open revealing the trappings behind it that had pushed the blond into sleep. Every time she tried she got closer, moved through more doors without falling victim to their traps, and this was by far the closest she’d gotten. Or at least she’d think so when she woke up. For now she simply lay sleeping on the floor, waiting to be dragged back into the hideout.  ❞

      He doesn’t know what to do. He simply doesn’t know what’s to be done with the poor girl. The darling thing would rather lose her head than stop her wandering-- and he shouldn’t be so shocked, he supposed, but... oh, if only she knew how it broke his heart.

The Hatter had been following her efforts on the security cameras, making sure every lethal trap or illusion was disabled- or at least softened.  And he came following after her. In the middle of the night...  not that he ever got any sleep as it were. He followed... until his black and white oxfords clacked along his strangely printed floors where she laid and he approached to kneel beside her.  He sighs, his gloved hand raising to fix her hair from the messy pile it fell into and pet her pale locks in steady strokes.  “ Good night... sleep tight... ”   Soon, both gloves move to lift her small figure from the cold floor and carry her in his arms again, humming a lullaby.

[jcinthedance]

@sleightlyoffhand​♟||  ❝ Josiah crawled under Jervis's chair and curled up to not nap. "I don't know what the Dormouse finds so fascinating about sleep. It's so overrated." Within seconds, however, he was completely passed out, reeking of tea and scones and grass clippings as he snored softly.  ❞

    Jervis was just staring into space.  He may have accidentally taught himself how to sleep with his eyes open-- if any of this staring actually rested his perpetually racing mind. You see, his brain... was as backwards as ever. The more tired he got, the less energy he had to control his thoughts, and the more they raced against his will like disobedient children.  So when the Hare went under his chair... he tensed and squinted his eyes without blinking fully, and very slowly turned his head as if having to rip his eyes from where they were frozen. And then suddenly fully processed the action to pull up his feet and climb around the armchair’s arm and peak upside-down at the man.    “ Mmm... can you imagine just sleeping wherever you find yourself? I.... ”  He frowns. Then crawls out of the chair hands first to the floor to take off his blue coat where they lie and drape it over them between the ornate standing legs of his claw-toed armchair. He felt the guns and things in that coat added a sort of... weighted comfort to it.

And then he promptly stared off into the distance again, falling asleep against the chair’s side without remembering to get up and actually sit in it.

[jcinthedance]

@diamondcladclown​♟||  ❝ “Puddin broke up with me!” Diamondcladclown  ❞

     It was usually a rather bad sign when one sees Harley in the asylum... and not her dear boyfriend. The hatter was very happy to see that they would be cell neighbors-- they could make paper hats together! But unfortunately... the Queen of Diamonds was ill with a broken heart.

“ Oh, Harley... I’m so sorry, it seems as though your heart only barely mended since the last time! Are you going to be alright..? ”   He sorrowfully asks, head nestled in his hands as he readies for a good talk.  “ What’ever happened with you two, my dear? Tell me all about it... ”

[jcinthedance]

@facesplit​♟||  ❝ "║" // and he's not happy about it  ❞

Send  ║  to be cell neighbors with The Mad Hatter...

       “ Well... if it isn’t the Tweedles! ”  Giggles madly the soft voiced brit with the strange face. Yes, it was Jervis Tetch across from them. Yes, that is the nickname he chose for them, like Two-Face was but the overall name for a pair of conjoined twins. The Hatter was sat on the ground with his stuffed rabbit, cross legged and doing... something with assorted objects. With these bars safely between them, he is much, much more in the mood for friendly small talk with the gruesome individual.

 “ Why, I haven’t seen you Harveys in ages...!  Just... poor timing, you suppose? Unless you’re to tell me you’ve been ignoring my tea party invites on purpose..? ” He scoffs, a hand to his chest, aghast. Don’t even slightly believe he’s really surprised. In fact, he may not have even sent invites... He is intent on giving them a scolding pout nonetheless, though.

[jcinthedance]

@sleightlyoffhand​​​♟||  ❝ ║  ❞

Send  ║  to be cell neighbors with The Mad Hatter...

      Tweedledee-dum, twiddle his thumbs... The guard passes and the prisoners begin to mutter amongst themselves. They’ve both been thrown into the dungeon again, but oh no, they simply haven’t finished their tea. They’ll have to see themselves out... It really was a mistake to keep them both so close to each other.

The Hatter went about quite casually, preparing newspaper to be made into a temporary hat. Though really- he hoped to not have it finished in time before he left.  “ Well, dear Hare, do share, have you heard any good songs on the radio~? ”  He’s speaking in riddles of course-- he asked them to discreetly and quickly take out the receiver from the kitchen radio. 

[jcinthedance]

@celerem​♟||  ❝ "Just- just so you know. I'm lowkey dating the Riddler. So don't get, you know, surprised if you see me around Gotham more" (dating brokentoys lol) ❞

“ I admit, as much as I adore to hear that a young hero has gone a bit astray~ right this moment I simply-- I cannot.... FATHOM why... --But, who am I to question mad love..? ”