#Captain Wayne Rigby

[skymaiden32]

For the ask game, who needs more love? 🥺

For TOS, of course I’m going to say our beloved spaceman, John. 💜

My TAG pick is Wayne Rigby. Absolute legend XD I absolutely love his dynamic with Kayo.

Thanks for the ask! ^^

[tracybirds]

Happy March of the OCs Part 2!

okay, so I don't really write with OCs very often, but I do like thinking about side characters and giving them random backstories and families and things :) So here's some more sims posting, this time with all the characters I've pulled out to pad up the world!

Sara Cavanaugh

Sara is Kat Cavanaugh's sister, and they love each other a lot but cannot stand to be together for longer than approximately four hours. Kat thinks Sara is materialistic and vain, Sara thinks Kat is pig-headed and selfish. They're both right and they're both wrong, as often is the case when it comes to people. Sara does appreciate material things and takes pride in her appearance, and she can be quick to judge based on appearances, but she also works hard for very little thanks and cares very deeply about her community.

Eleanor Rigby

Eleanor is about eight years old, and she's Captain Wayne Rigby's daughter. I picture him as a single dad, and someone he worries about a lot and that a lot of his grouch with Kayo was misdirected anxiety about having to constantly leave Eleanor behind while he was working overtime. Eleanor's super resilient though, and mostly saw bouncing around her friends' homes as a bit of an adventure. She love love loves the outdoors and is a huge 'Into the Unknown' fan. Her biggest dream at the moment is to become a vet at a zoo.

The list continues under the cut ><

Aidan Hawkins and Theo Hawkins-McCready

I imagine by the time Virgil meets Cass, she's a single mum with two very rambunctious sons, but for my sims save, I'm playing a little further back in the story haha, so meet her fiance, Aidan, and eldest son, Theo. Aidan is a very romantic and outgoing person but it's paired with intense insecurities and poor communication that creates a very tumultuous relationship for Cass. They both love each other, and Cass gets swept up in his grand gestures, but they struggle a lot with co-dependency and trust issues. Cass sacrifices a lot for Aidan at the expense of her career and eventually they split. Theo right now is just super cute lol <3 He's about three or four when Cass meets Virgil, and his younger brother Jordan (not pictured) is two.

Lesley Hoffman, Franklin Hoffman-Casey and Dante Hoffman-Casey

This is Colonel Casey's family :D Lesley is her wife and they have two children, Franklin and Dante. They're good friends with the Tracys through Val of course, and although they grew apart a bit after Jeff disappeared, they're still considered family friends. Lesley and Val met through a mutual friend and connected over their shared love of music and breakfast foods. Franklin is about Kayo's age, just a little younger than John, and Dante is between Alan and Gordon. Lesley "and the kids" get a brief mention in this story here :)

The Patterson Family (aka Space Controller Conrad's Family)

Conrad's family are ultra high-achievers and high-expectations and they expect big things from Conrad - he's the youngest and as he says in the episode Long Haul, his siblings are heroes in his eyes (a fire-fighter, a police officer, and a paramedic) and he feels the pressure. I kinda roll with the idea that he's several years younger than his siblings, similar to Alan being several years younger than his brothers, and so here they are. Anyway, this is them in the sims world! From top left to bottom right: Daphne and Ed, then Lawrence, the fire-fighter, Raelynn, the police officer, and Quentin, the paramedic. I have more thoughts, but they're mostly about Conrad so I'll move on for now ;D

Joanne and Walter Hackett

Joanne and Walter are Madeline Lemaire's parents :) I put the Lemaire's in a big giant house, and then made myself sad by headcanoning that they wanted kids and couldn't have them, and so I moved in her parents to make things seem a little less lonely. They're much more sensible than their son-in-law, but mostly see him as harmlessly eccentric. Walter is really into fishing and constantly taking Lemaire out on the boat for a boys day (which he hates lol), and Joanne is very into throwing dinner parties and trying out new cocktail recipes for her guests.

David Reeves

David is Tycho's twin brother purely because I think I'm funny xD He's a bit geeky and works as a primary school teacher, coaching a kids' football team and things. Because Tycho's busy jetting off around the world, David keeps a guest room for him and takes in his mail and things (I know paper mail probs won't exist but SHH). Their parents died when David and Tycho were in their twenties still, so they make sure they do Christmas and birthdays and things together and catch up as often as possible.

Gregory Moffat

This is Gregory, who is Moffie's teenage son (and also my son) and I am extremely fond of him <33 He's pretty quiet really, and plays bass guitar in a band with his friends. Moffie was a little exasperated, because he learnt the cello first and she had visions of seeing him play in an orchestra and things, but he got into an argument at the first practice and ultimately ditched it. He also like art and architecture and is very loyal to his friends.

The Taylor Family

I love the headcanon that Lucille and Lee are siblings, and I also love that she came from a large family as well (it makes sense in my head) and also I stole @avengedbiologist's idea that all the siblings have L names because I love it. I aged up the family to show you what they look like, but I haven't fixed them up fully so it's just a general idea :D Anyway, here we have Connor and Payton Taylor, and then Leonard, Laura and Lily. Leonard is the oldest, then Laura, then it's Lucille and Lee (twins for maximum ow), then Lily is the baby of the family.

I have actually written them into a story (veeeeeery loosely) here :)

[dreamycloud]

My Kayo/Wayne Rigby one shot for the #TBBirthdayChallenge2021 is on AO3 now ✨

I’m so excited about this! They’re one of my fave TAG ships and I’m glad I was able to meet the deadline 🙌🏻

So, what inspired this fic was this moment:

Obviously Alan’s comment annoyed Kayo. But what if it stuck with her?

And then that giggle from when she’s talking to Rigby 😔 (and Alan’s worried face lol).

So this fic is very fluffy. There’s kissing. A little friendly competition with a water balloon toss and a three-legged race. Pen & Ink in the background.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/32066857

[cookidoughlilac]

She was fire, he was ice

For @n-chu4ever - a little Kayo/Wayne for you!

Kayo was fire - wild and untameable. She wasn’t afraid to carve out her own path, nor was she afraid to speak her mind. She wouldn’t hesitate to bend given orders if she saw a better way to get to a goal, even if it meant endangering herself to protect others.

Wayne, on the other hand, was ice – patient, yet dangerous. He was methodical in what he did, making precise calculations in order to achieve what he would set out to achieve. Orders coming from the GDF were carried out to the highest standard, and anything less than perfection was deemed not worthy of praise.

When they were assigned the task of catching the Chaos Crew, they clashed and fought. Neither wanted to back down – their personalities not allowing the other to take charge for the crucial task that was presented to them. They would batter and beat each other, desperate to come out on top.

Despite their rough start, Kayo and Wayne began to warm to each other. They trained together, offering a hand to the other when they fell. They cheered each other on, keeping their morale high in times of desperation. Victories were shared and celebrated. Loses were studied and worked upon without fear of blame or judgement.

When they became vulnerable, they let each other in. Sometimes they would talk, sometimes they would train, and further into their partnership, they would quietly enjoy the other’s company.

Outwardly, they were still fire and ice, but when together, they were something all more powerful.

[seathesilverlinings]

I’ve been watching s3 too much and I’m overly attached to Rigby... 😂

Why do I love side characters so much? 😅

[brokehorrorfan]

Scream Factory has revealed the specs for its Night Creatures Collector’s Edition Blu-ray, which releases on April 19. Mark Maddox designed the new cover art for the 1962 British horror-adventure film; the original poster is on the reverse side.

Also known as Captain Clegg, the movie is produced by Hammer Films. Peter Graham Scott directs from a script by Anthony Hinds (Dracula: Prince of Darkness). Peter Cushing, Yvonne Romain, Patrick Allen, and Oliver Reed star.

Night Creatures has recieved a new 2K scan from the interpositive. Read on for the special features.

Special features:

Audio commentary by film historian Bruce Hallenbeck (new)

Interview with special effects artist Brian Johnson (new)

Interview with film historian Kim Newman (new)

Interview with film historian Jonathan Rigby (new)

The Making of Captain Clegg hosted by author Wayne Kinsey

The Mossman Legacy: George Mossman’s Carriage Collection

Theatrical trailer

Still gallery

In the 18th century, a Navy captain (Patrick Allen) and his sailors investigate the rampaging “marsh phantoms” terrorizing a coastal town, but their search is hindered by Reverend Dr. Blyss (Peter Cushing) and a horrifying curse.

Pre-order Night Creatures.

[mcbastardsmausoleum]

NIGHT CREATURES (1963) COLLECTOR’S EDITION BLU-RAY ARRIVES APRIL 19th, 2022 FROM SCREAM FACTORY

Starring Peter Cushing, Yvonne Romain, Patrick Allen, and Oliver Reed 

Brace yourself for the long-awaited Hammer cult film classic debuting on Blu-ray. On April 19th, 2022, SCREAM FACTORY is excited to present the highly anticipated Hammer Fim cult classic NIGHT CREATURES Collector’s Edition Blu-ray. Directed by Peter Graham Scott (The Avengers) and produced by John Temple-Smith (The Island of Dr. Moreau), this chilling classic stars Peter Cushing (The Curse of Frankenstein), Yvonne Romain (Circus Of Horrors), Patrick Allen (When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth), and Oliver Reed (Quatermass And The Pitt). A must-have for movie collectors and loyal fans of Hammer Films, this definitive Blu-ray release contains special bonus content, including new 2K scan of the interpositive, new audio commentary with film historian Bruce Hallenbeck, new interviews with author and historian Kim Newman, author and historian Jonathan Rigby and special effects artist Brian Johnson, and much more!

Order from ShoutFactory.com and get an Exclusive 18”x24” rolled poster featuring brand new artwork, available while supplies last!

In the 18th century, a Navy captain and his sailors investigate the rampaging “marsh phantoms” terrorizing a coastal town, but their search is hindered by Reverend Dr. Blyss and a horrifying curse.

“NIGHT CREATURES”

Starring PETER CUSHING YVONNE ROMAIN PATRICK ALLEN OLIVER REED

Screenplay By JOHN ELDER Directed By PETER GRAHAM SCOTT Produced By JOHN TEMPLE-SMITH

A HAMMER -MAJOR Production A UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL Release

© 1962 Universal Studios. Renewed 1990 Hammer Film Productions, Ltd.

Special Features:

- NEW 2K scan from the interpositive

- NEW audio commentary with film historian Bruce Hallenbeck

- NEW Pulp Friction – The Cinematic Captain Clegg – an interview with author/film historian Kim Newman

- NEW The Hammer Must Fall: Peter Cushing’s Changing Directions – an interview with author/film historian Jonathan Rigby

- NEW Brian with Bowie – an interview with special effects artist Brian Johnson

- The Making of Captain Clegg hosted by author Wayne Kinsey

- The Mossman Legacy: George Mossman’s Carriage Collection

- Theatrical Trailer

- Still Gallery

1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.00:1)/DTS-HD Master Audio Mono/English SDH Subtitles/1963/Approximate Feature Running Time: +/- 83 Minutes 

[willow-salix]

I got the joy of doing a collab with the ever awesome @olliepig so we could bring you this, our offering for @gumnut-logic Kayo birthday challenge. You get a little of everything here, her birthday, her favourite things, secrets, lies, tiny Kayo and a sprinkling of Romance. Ooooh yeahhhhh. What more could you want?

Happy birthday Kayo! We're very sorry to put you through this.

Snippet:

“Together?” Cat asked.

“Together,” Selene confirmed. 

As one they both lifted their hands and banged hard on the hotel room door.

They heard the sound of a viciously spat curse word from inside, then nothing. 

“Again,” Selene commanded and they banged again, hammering on the door.

Another swear word and then the sound of a bed creaking and shuffling feet. A minute later and the door swung open to reveal a sleepy, ruffled and not too happy, Captain Wayne Rigby.

“What are you doing here?” he grumbled. “I thought we agreed to meet there.”

“You suggested we do that, we never agreed,” Cat argued.

“Dude, you could have at least put on something to cover up that manly chest,” Selene grinned, making a kitty scratch motion with her hand. “Rawww.”

“Shut up,” he growled, obviously unashamed to be seen in nothing but his boxers at 8 in the morning.

“She up yet?” Selene continued as if nothing out of the ordinary was happening. 

“No, and neither should I be yet.”

“Lies,” Selene huffed, shoving him aside and sailing into the suite, carrying two garment bags. Cat grabbed the remaining two and the accessories box and hurried in after her.

Rigby sighed and shut the door, knowing he was beaten.

“What the hell are those two idiots doing here?” Kayo yelled from the bedroom, making Rigby wince. “How did they even know where we were?”

Kayo stuck her head around the door to glare at them. “Did you get John to hack my mail?”

Selene and Cat both adopted identical expressions of innocence as they hung two of the garment bags from the bathroom door frame. 

Rigby shifted uncomfortably.

“You told them?” Kayo accused, spearing him with a look.

“They bullied me!” he yelled. “They tortured me!”

Kayo glanced back at the girls who were smiling sweetly.

“They tortured you? You, a Captain with the GDF, were bullied by two civilians?”

“You weren’t there,” he protested. “You didn’t suffer it.”

Kayo rolled her eyes at the big idiot.

Read the rest here on Ao3

[dreamycloud]

Currently halfway through writing my Kayo/Wayne one shot for the “Romantic Kayo” fic prompt!!!

I should finish on time and post it tomorrow. Very, very excited that the birthday challenge came along at the right time! I’ve been so looking forward to writing about these two! (And making some gifs because why not?)

[gumnut-logic]

Another favourite scene

I’m writing more Kermadec fic and had to read back to fact check what I had written before and came across this scene. It had me smiling, so I thought I’d post it here in the hope it would cause a few more smiles.

There’s a little shippyness in this, so if that is not your thing...

Five brothers, camped on a rocky beach on Macauley Island (photo above, though by 2060, the vegetation has returned, so add pokey trees to the picture) at sunset of Day Two in their voyage home. Brothers will be brothers :D

-o-o-o-

It was a very satisfied group of brothers who watched the sun dip below the horizon sometime later. The cube temperature had been lowered, but not entirely extinguished. They weren’t in tropical latitudes yet and although the days were warm, the nights got chilly. The sea breeze was gentle and the ocean only mumbled against the rocks.

Virgil had slipped into bit of a stupor, his body determined to digest and removing resources from his brain to do it. Consequently, he missed the beginning of the conversation between his brothers while he stared after the disappearing sun.

“So how long has this been going on?”

“It is just a bit of friendly recreation, Alan.”

A Gordon snort. “Yeah, John, but how friendly and what kind of recreation?”

“Get your mind out of the gutter, Gordon.”

“I’m only following yours, spacebro.”

“There is nothing untoward occurring between Captain O’Bannon and myself.”

“Ooh, ‘untoward’ no, but there are two lonely space souls stuck up there together, none other than each other’s company.”

This time it was Scott’s snort. “Oh, only the resident AI who sees and hears all, and about twenty-odd GDF specialists.”

“Oh, yes, Eos!” Virgil arched an eyebrow as he realised his fishbrother was tapping his collar comms. “Hey, Eos, are you willing to share the goss on your Dad and Captain Ridley O’Bannon.”

“Hello, Gordon. What would you like to know?”

“Does John have a ‘thing’ for the girl next door?”

“Most definitely.”

“Eos!” John shot up ramrod straight in his seat as Gordon cracked up laughing.

“It is true, John. You have sixteen processors, four electronic clipboards and twenty-three bottles of moisturiser set aside for Captain O’Bannon. These are all things you have for the girl next door.”

Virgil couldn’t help himself and had to smother a laugh.

The expression on Gordon’s face was a mixture of confusion and incredulity. “Twenty-three bottles of moisturiser?”

“It is her favourite brand and she was unable to purchase it before beginning her last rotation, so I acquired some for her.” He glared at his aquanaut brother. “Just like friends do.”

“But twenty-three bottles?” Even Scott was staring at John as if he was a little weirded out.

“You obviously like her. Why don’t you ask her out?” Trust Gordon to poke the issue further.

John shrugged. “Hasn’t come up.”

Gordon groaned. “Really?” His hands dropped to his knees. “I thought it would be obvious.”

John’s glare was acidic. “I can’t see why you can talk. How long did it take you to ask Penny out? Hmm, let me think, oh, yes, that’s right. You didn’t. She asked you.”

“Hey, I was bedridden!”

“Excuses, excuses...”

“Well, at least I’m making progress. Please tell me at least one of you guys has a possibility in your back pocket. Hell, we’re all tough and buff and saving people. Hasn’t anyone swooned for any of you?” Gordon’s eyes raked around the circle and to Virgil’s horror landed on him. “What about you, Virg. You and Tin have a bit of thing happening, don’t you?”

His heart missed a beat. “What? No!”

“Virg and Kayo? Are you kidding me?” Alan was glaring at Gordon, but then seemed to second guess himself and turned that glare on Virgil. “She’s our sister, bro.”

Virgil held up his hands. “Hey, it wasn’t me who postulated the idea.”

“Postulated? Really, Virg? Me thinks you be hiding behind a dictionary.”

“Shut up, Gordon.”

“I think he doth protest too much.”

“I think you should look into the fact she is spending the next month with Wayne Rigby and not entirely for mission related reasons.”

There was no satisfaction in seeing Gordon freeze like that, or Scott’s “What?”

“She’s with us for New Years, but then it is onto Siberia on the third of January. Something about the possibility of a Chaos Crew tech lab infiltration.” Virgil grabbed the carafe of hot chocolate off the heat cube and poured himself a good dose. He ignored the voice in the back of his head that wished it was something ever so much stronger.

“She hasn’t told me about any mission.” Scott was frowning at him.

Virgil hid behind his mug. “Only just came in apparently. She only mentioned it in passing while she was saying goodbye. I have no doubt she will brief you when we get home.”

Gordon was staring at him. He opened his mouth but failed to say anything.

Virgil took another sip and just stared straight back. It took a moment, but eventually Gordon appeared to shake it off, frowning just a little before turning to Scott. “What about you, bro? You’ve always been our leader in the girlfriend department. What’s the count now?”

“Thirty-two.” John was smug behind his own mug of hot chocolate.

His eldest brother shifted in his seat as if suddenly uncomfortable. “Okay, I’m with Virgil on this - shut up, Gordon.”

Gordon held up his hands in all his innocent glory. “Hey, I’m just brotherly bonding around the fire.”

“Go bond with the volcano.” John’s voice was dry. “Or a whale, I hear a few pass through on occasion.”

“Hey, you were the one keeping count.”

“I can’t help it, I’m good with numbers.”

Virgil snorted. “Not good enough. You’re at least two out.”

The glare Scott shot him could have scorched his hair off.

“Don’t worry, Scott, I’m not going to tell them about Petunia.”

“Virgil!”

“What?”

“Shut it or lose it.”

“Hey, I said I wasn’t going to tell them.”

“Tell us what?” Both Alan and Gordon were about ready to fall off their chairs with glee.

John just rolled his eyes.

“About Petunia.”

“Who is Petunia?”

“You’re an idiot, Virg.” Scott’s glare was becoming more resigned and flatter by the second. “I am so gonna let them know about Gertrude now.”

Virgil snorted. “As if I’d care. She really wanted you anyway.”

“Not true, you were her favourite.”

“Yeah, sure, she’d turn to anyone who would give her what she wanted. I just had it more often than you.”

“You planned it that way.”

“I thought you of all people would appreciate a few tactics. With you around, I need all the help I can get.”

“What?”

Okay, so that had come out a little too serious for Petunia talk, but then Virgil’s count was far smaller than thirty-two or thirty-four depending on how you counted. Early on he had tried to get out and about like his eldest brother, but honestly it wasn’t in him. He wasn’t a one-nighter like Scott. Besides standing next to the heir of Tracy Industries, tall and female magnet was like trying to catch moths while standing next to a bug zapper.

“Virgil?”

“Petunia was a goose.”

“What?!” It was choral from both Alan and Gordon and quickly followed by a “Virgil!” from Scott.

“She used to follow him around everywhere about the farm. It was hilarious.

“Yeah, well, Gertrude was goat and she once ate Virgil’s pants. He’s lucky he didn’t lose more.”

Scott and Virgil glared at each other across the heat cube while Gordon and Alan played eyeball tennis between them.

John just drank his chocolate, a vaguely amused expression on his face.

Virgil held his brother’s furious gaze as long as he could, but he had to bite his lip. The moment he realised Scott was doing the same, it became oh so much harder.

Two seconds later he cracked up laughing. Scott followed not a moment after and both of them laughed even harder when they caught sight of the expressions on Gordon and Alan’s faces.

Virgil laughed so hard he had to hold his stitches in place.

Which of course Scott saw and it drew the night to a close as big brother shifted gears into smother brother.

They cleared off the island leaving no mark behind. Gordon clucking like a hen and claiming death threats from Melissa Fisher if they left anything behind.

Making it back to the boat in the dark was easily done, but awkward and a little painful for Virgil and by the time he made it to his bed, he was worn out.

Regardless, he didn’t fall asleep immediately, despite the gentle rocking of the boat. Thoughts of what could be, what could have been and what he actually wanted bounced around the inside of his skull.

It took a long time for them to fall quiet.

-o-o-o-

We’ll be home for Christmas

[seathesilverlinings]

I just can never help myself...

*Frustrated fangirl noises*

No fandom has EVER made me into a multishipper before now but here we are....

@willow-salix @olliepig @dreamycloud I am holding the three of you personally responsible for this! 😂

***

Kayo flinched and glowered over her shoulder.

Her torturer smirked.

A sharp tug on her head, she flinched again.

This time he chuckled.

“Ow!”

She tried to jerk her head away, but two firm hands held her in place.

“Stay still.”

“I thought you said you knew what you were doing.” She snapped. 

She was laughed at again.

“I do know what I’m doing. Now stop fussing. I’m just braiding your hair.”

Kayo huffed in annoyance, folding her arms across her chest as she allowed Rigby to finish his job.

A few moments later the braid was finished and the end secured with a hair elastic. Kayo still sulked. 

Rigby smiled to himself at her stiff posture and refusal to look around at him. He took the braid in his hand and passed it over her shoulder, tickling her face with the end as he did so. She huffed again, and he could imagine the pouting frown that crossed her face, it brought more laughter to his lips.

She whirled around on him 

“Stop laughing at me!”

“I can’t help it. You’re acting worse than my nieces and they’re five,”

“It’s not my fault you can’t braid hair without pulling it.” She glared at him, but the green eyes were filled with less venom than expected. 

“Not me who snapped their only hair tie and didn’t bring spares.” Rigby shrugged. “I’m doing you a favour, stop being a brat,”

“I’m not being a brat…” She muttered. 

Rigby raised one eyebrow at her. 

“Sure…”

He twirled his finger around, motioning a circle. 

“Turn, I’ve still got one more to finish.” 

She narrowed her eyes at him but he placed strong hands on her shoulders and turned her around by force.

“Pull my hair again, and I’ll stab you in your sleep,”

Rigby laughed again, and split the remaining section of her hair into three parts and began the braid. 

“I’ll be gentle, I promise,” 

As promised, there was no more snagging of hair and he finished quickly. 

Like with the first he swept the end over her cheek as he flicked the finished braid over her shoulder. Kayo laughed.

“You’re an idiot…” 

Rigby dipped his head forward and pressed his temple against hers.

“In a good way though, right?”

She watched him out of the corner of her eye. 

“Yeah, a good way,”

[eos-in-orbit]

Traitor Ratings

We complied a list of people in the GDF who could be working for the Hood.

Colonel Casey: 4/10.

Plot twist of the year, high ranking enough to be above suspicion.

Good friends with Jeff, 'almost family' to the Tracys, could have shut IR down years ago and given the thunderbirds to the Hood.

Lieutenant Marion Van Arkle: 4/10. Has associated with the Hood before, ruthless.

Have only encountered her twice, she fancies the pants off Scott, passionate about arresting bad guys.

Ned Tedford: 3/10. Would not be suspected, appears everywhere.

Lives in the Arctic, low ranking, clumsy, best friend is a plant.

Gladys: 2/10. See above. Is a plant.

Colonel Martin Janus: 10/10. Has worked for the Hood to destabalise IR before.

Is in prison so it can't be him.

Captain Ridley O'Bannon: 5/10. Confident enough to pull it off, good at talking people into doing things.

Works in space.

Captain Wayne Rigby: 7/10. Appeared shortly after the Chaos Crew, didn't want to work with IR (or IR intelligence agents), perfectly placed for passing information about the GDF and IR to the Hood, his hair is an odd colour.

Kayo seems to trust him, serious about his job.

Cameron: 0/10. Too pure. Too remote and too low ranking.

[n-chu4ever]

IM PANICKING AT THE THOUGHT OF CAPTAIN WAYNE RIGBY BEING THE SPY

I’M PRAYING THIS ISN’T THE CASE, THAT HIS GDF WORK ISN’T JUST A COVERUP

IF IT IS THOUGH I’M WRITING ONE HELL OF A REDEMPTION ARC

I SWEAR I’LL SERIOUSLY WRITE AN ENTIRE GODDAMN REDEMPTION ARC

I’LL WRITE AN ENTIRE REDEMPTION ARC AND FINALLY START POSTING SHIT ON AO3

[oh-mother-of-darkness]

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Anonymous said: Holy frick that is so encouraging and I needed that so much bc I literally visited my college to measure my dorm room and drove home in tears bc I panicked myself into a frenzy about whether or not everything leading me to this point has been a mistake and what if I fail and ruin my life before it even starts (I have since calmed down a little) so your encouragement was much needed & is much appreciated

I’m glad I could help <3 <3 <3 Good luck at school! I’m sure you’ll kick its ass

areverieofchaosdreams said: It's Fanfiction Writers Appreciation Day. So thank you for all your amazing stories!!!

Oh goodness I’m all a blushin :’)

Anonymous said: *HAPPY WRITER APPRECIATION DAY* Send this to someone whose talent has blown you away, who you'd like to encourage to keep on writing always, and who you'd like to thank for working their butt off to provide fandom members with breathtaking stories to consume! THANK YOU :D

Aw thank you!

Anonymous said: Hi! I Hope you're well! Do you still take fic requests? Because I really miss Colin Wilkes and I'd love to a story of him with your writing!

Unfortunately I don’t often take requests these days, but I’ll definitely keep Colin in mind!

dirtycherrypie said: hey! applying for WE for the R&D department (may or may not be aware of producing bat gadgets)

dirtycherrypie said: SHit forgot my name - Bea, at your service!

[Bruce Wayne voice] hired

tigers-and-weeds said: Literally just fell down the rabbit hole on your tumblr for the last 12-24 hours. I am in love with with you headcannons and fics! The angst feeds my soul... So I figured I would request: anything angsty with Dick and Damian please please please

Okay again I don’t usually take fic requests BUT I like me some angst so the odds that this will eventually happen.... are extremely high. I’ll try to remember to dedicate the next one to you :) And thank you!

math--ew said: I went on a little birthday vacation to california and I've never been to the beach before. I was bending down to grab a pretty shell and this huge wave knocked me face first into the sand. Like, five people saw and laghed but I got the shell so I guess it's a win win.

Duuuude back at Lake Michigan last month the same thing happened to me. I was taking care of my little sister and her five year old friend, so I was so busy making sure they were okay that the wave plowed me halfway across the beach

babybatbrat said: when i was in ap physics i once spent an entire study period in my physics teacher's room working on one problem. as far as i could tell i was doing all of the work correctly and had all the initial values right so i was racking my brain trying to figure out why i wasn't getting the right answer. the third time i went up to my teacher and asked for help he told me to start at the beginning and walk him through my process bc he couldn't tell why i was getting it wrong either (1)

babybatbrat said: (2) so i start the problem and explain how i got through all the values - "okay so the rod is 5 inches long and half of 5 is 3 and a half -" and i stopped there bc it occurred to me that 3.5 is not half of 5. "it's what?" My teacher asks. i put my head in my hands and stood there for a minute before picking up my work and walking to the back of the classroom while he laughed, bc i had just spent 45 minutes convinced that half of 5 was 3.5 and not, in fact, 2.5, and that was the only thing wrong

Honestly??? Relatable

babybatbrat said: One time i woke up at six in the morning to hear the neighbor's dog barking and instantly realized that meant my dog had jumped the fence, so i went racing outside and sprinted down the street to catch her. when i did i picked her up and turned around to go home and then saw my neighbor standing on their front porch, realized i was in only an oversized spiderman tshirt and snowman pajama shorts, holding a twenty pound labrador and thats how i met my new neighbors

Incredible...... 10/10.....

thrakaboom said: Not a funny story,but two days ago at comic con I met Tom King and he showed me a picture of his kids while he was signing my books

Well hey that’s pretty cool

Anonymous said: I adore your Tumblr. It was a wonderful way to get into the Batfamily fanbase; prior, I thought that there was only one Batman and a single Robin, dearie me was I wrong. And those stories you write, just great. The Headcanons are just as enjoyable. As for Batman, that has come to be a sibling enjoyment. Thank you for your contributions and existence!

!!!!!! Welcome to the crew!

frnkensteingrrrlz said: hey!!! i just went through ur reasons to be happy tag and!! i'm so so happy bc of it (esp the damian hcs, they're spot on imo and he's my favourite) so i hope u have a good day!!!

Thanks! I am having a good day today! Although I’m sure it’s been a long time since you sent this :////

Anonymous said: HELLO I have just discovered and binge-read all of your fics with my homeboy Damian in them, and just wanted to pop by and say that I love you & you are my hero & you write my boy so well so thank u and I hope your life is blessed & you achieve your wildest hopes & dreams

My day is made :D

badfaith00 said: Best batman storyline you've ever read ?

Ooooooh hm I’m mighty attached to n52 Batman and Robin? Particularly the first storyline, but the second is also fantastic

Anonymous said: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHAMELESSLY REBLOGGING YOUR OWN WORK BC I HADNT SEEN IT BEFORE AND ITS HONESTLY SO PHENOMENAL ITS GOING ON MY LIST OF ALL TIME FAVORITES THANK U AND BLESS U

THANK YOU!!! THAT ONE IS MY FAVORITE AND I AM VERY PROUD OF IT

onwardmotley said: In today's Detective Comics someone finally told Bruce and co that Tim's alive. They didn't explain where he is, or how to get him back, but hey. It might've had more impact if anyone was seen actually mourning Tim and it wasn't just played as him being in cosmic time out, but at least it should end soon idk. Hopefully.

Tim Drake? It’s been years since I heard that name.....

Finally. Thank goodness.

Anonymous said: Idk if I prefer your soul crushing angst or your heartwarming fluff... actually I like to suffer so I'll stay with angst lol

Y’all seeing this? Anon gave me permission. Can’t yell at me next time because it won't be my fault (thanks babe :))

Anonymous said: for music, idk what kind of music u like so here is variety: St. Vincent - Paris is Burning, Sea Wolf - Dear Fellow Traveler (tbh everything by Sea Wolf is great), Dirt Poor Robins - Eleanor Rigby, Between Wind and Water- HAEL, Ellem - Kings and Queens and Vagabonds, The Rigs - Rise & Fall, Tally Hall - Light and Night, and Streetlight Manifesto - The Hands that Thieve.

Thank you! I’m excited to listen to these! I’ll start right now!

Anonymous said: 1) What are the good comics to read for Batfamily stuff (from any point in time) and 2) what are the best Jason Todd comics? Thanks!

Okay for Jason I would definitely start with the big ones, which are A Death In the Family and Under the Red Hood. After that you could try Red Hood: the Lost Days and Countdown to Final Crisis. I would avoid the n52 series until you have a good enough grasp of the character to recognize bad writing when you see it. 

For the generalized batfam.... that’s pretty broad. My personal favorites are Red Robin, Batgirl (2009), and both B&R series. If you have more specific questions, you should IM me! I promise I’m better about answering those than asks

yellowwallsbluesky said: Have you heard Swooner by The Zolas? I've really been jamming to it lately

Listening to it right now! Sounds like a bop so far :)

Anonymous said: Hidden citizens paint it black 💜

Much obliged!

Anonymous said: Harry styles "sign of the times".

[adds to list] thank you!

neo669 said: I MISS CASA OLE!! Sorry just read that you lived in Bryan/College Station and I used to live there as well. It's kinda hard to find people that even know that it exists. But I'm sure you can kick law schools butt. You got this!

Yooooooo I miss cstat too :((((

palliddark said: Adalgiza, and I'll be a translator (English to Brazilian Portuguese)

[Bruce Wayne voice] also hired

maeofthedead said: I love your headcannons and now I sort of want to cry thank

Excellent that is the exact target response 

Anonymous said: Love your rant in the tags about the pizza making I'm laughing so hard

Listen..... I have strong feelings

Anonymous said: Did you hear they're making an omnibus of Tomasi's entire run on Batman & Robin?? I just heard and now I kinda want to get this massive book in honor of my favorite batkid and the series that made me love him so much

Man I already have all the individual volumes but if I didn’t......

sonicboom00724601 said: Hi. :) Nice headcanon. :)

I’m not sure which one you’re talking about, but thank you! You're real sweet

Anonymous said: can you maybe write an interaction between Wonder Woman and Captain America? I absolutely adore your style and would love to see your take on it.

Hmmmm I don’t really have a good enough grasp of Captain America’s characterization to try that one :////

Anonymous said: i tried to kill on mosquito that was on my ceiling by slamming it with a book but mosquito was on the move so i bounced swiftly and jammed both my wrist and thumb and now my existence is Pain. also my thumbs swelling and looks purple, so that's nice

Oh shit anon you good???

daziy said: Do we know who Barbara's mother usually is?

Yeah! In her original version, Babs had a birth mom and an adopted mom. She was originally Jim’s niece, so her birth mom’s name was Thelma Gordon. After the adoption, her parents were Jim and Barbara Gordon, with her adopted mother being her namesake. So two Barbara Gordons.

I think for awhile the canon was that her mother died in a car crash, but the current version has her still alive. She left Jim when Babs was young, taking her son (Babs’s brother) with her. James Gordon (the son) turned out to be a serial killer. 

Barbara Gordon Sr. and James Gordon Jr. both appeared in the n52 Batgirl series during the Death of the Family arc. There’s also a very good story about James from the Dickbats period. That one’s called The Black Mirror, if I’m not mistaken?

Anonymous said: Hi! What do you think of the upcoming metal event? Dick and Damian seem to have a big role in it ( I hope Jason is involved too but there's still no sign of it)

Hmmmm I don’t know that I have an opinion just yet, but as always, I hope to be pleasantly surprised 

Anonymous said: bless you are your wonderful tagging system. know that i may have avoided death because of how easy it was to f ind the thing I wanted in your tags. bless

Oh goodness anon I hope you’re not serious about almost dying.... but thanks?

Anonymous said: hi amy! would u say that damians narrative is written as a child abuse one? like there are definitely many allusions to it but its also not as explicit as say, cassandra or rose. like how much of it would u chalk up to comic world dynamics and how much to actual abuse? also would u consider jason to also be a case of this?

Oh I have very strong opinions about the role of abuse in Damian’s narrative. It’s absolutely there, and the effects are staggeringly large. There is no doubt in my mind that the league was an abusive environment, and I can’t justify some of the things Bruce did either.

I think I would say the same thing for Jason, if not quite as strongly. I definitely think that some of the things that happened to Jason as a child shaped his story later on, but less of those were abuse than outside circumstances. The n52 takes a different track on that one, I think, but I don’t put much stock in that characterization. 

Anonymous said: has jason forgiven bruce for not killing joker? if so, what made him?

Unlikely. They get along better these days, but I would argue that comes from poor characterization of Bruce, not an actual resolution process. 

mellenabrave said: My mom accidentlly threw my Damian doll away (╥_╥)

Tossed in the garbage by yet another parent--

Anonymous said: Whoa where'd you get that bat and oracle shirt you're wearing in your necklace pic? It's so cool! (The necklace is also gorgeous!)

Shoot I think it was from Redbubble? But I can’t find it now

Anonymous said: Omg that necklace was so cool!!! Kudos to the maker of it!! Also I really like your top!!

Thank you <3