#Danny does his best to protect Jason but stuff happens

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 184

“Well damn.” 

Jason wrenched his gaze from the mess of red and green spattered across the room, searching for the source of the voice. His head hurt, he wanted his Dad. He wanted Bruce. He… his head hurt. His everything hurt. 

“Honestly, didn’t expect them to find another half-breed. Didn’t think there was another halfa out there…”  

He tore his gaze away from the floor- when had it gotten there- finally finding the other… person? The person giving him an empty smile through some sort of muzzle and missing an entire arm. Well, he couldn’t judge, he’d torn his nails off while digging out of his grave before… this. 

“Hey, kid, don’t sweat it, it’ll grow back,” the man apparently noticed where he was staring, shoulder twitching as he shrugged and more green pouring out. Jason couldn’t stop staring, eyes slipping from the growing pool to the rest of the chains apparently keeping the person on that side of the… room? Cage? Cell? 

“Shit, hey, kid, kid, don’t cry, uh, fuck, shh, kid don’t cry-” the person made a noise, some sort of hum or croon that caused him to relax. To his already brain-damaged confusion. “C’mere, away from the door now, shh…” 

Oh, when had he started to move? It was like he blinked and was stumbling away towards the chained person, practically tripping over a limb before the person managed to catch him. “Ope, oh you’re just a little baby-” a hand, clawed, carefully ran through his hair, tucking him against a rumbling chest that nearly made him tear up again. He wanted Bruce. 

“It’s alright kid, shh, they won’t get you,” the man rumbled, everything about him green to his rapidly closing eyes. Pale skin like a corpse, black scales like rot, hair white like snow, all stained green with blood.  “They’d have to kill me again for that.” 

[maniacwatchestheworld]

When there's something strange in the neighborhood, who you gonna call? Probably not John Constantine...?

I'm still pretty new to these DPxDC spaces, but as I've been exploring it from the perspective of someone currently deep in the throes of DC hyperfixation (and Danny Phantom being a past hyperfixation that I sometimes relapse into) one trend that I find kinda odd (but not necessarily unexpected) is just how prevalent Constantine is in these spaces that are largely dominated by BatFamily AUs and headcanons. Like, I do get it (kind of). Constantine does occasionally show up in Batman stories where Bruce encounters something supernatural and needs consulting on the case, and Constantine definitely appeals to the fandom audience in some pretty clear ways. Yeah, he's a handsome, charming bastard with a secret heart of gold. He's British, witty, cool, and an asshole. He may be one hell of a messy bisexual disaster, but he's OUR messy bisexual disaster, dammit! So we forgive him for being a cynical jerkass sometimes. I haven't consumed much media with him in it, but like... I get it and why out of all the mystical characters that DC has in their roster, why you might choose to include him over other characters. However I do find it kinda odd because like... Constantine is NOT the kind of person that I would see Batman nor anyone in his family particularly going for when they need help when something supernatural comes up... In fact the biggest reason that I haven't seen much from Constantine is that... He just does not appear in a lot of media that Batman is in! So I haven't seen much of him! (In terms of media that I've consumed for the sake of Batman being in it, he's only appeared in Justice League Action. No other animated series for Batman. And he hasn't really been in any recent comics that cross over with Batman that have caught my eye! He didn't even have a story in Knight Terrors!)

Of course there's no shame in using Constantine for your stories. He's popular for a reason, and if he happened to be in the area, then sure, the Bats might grab him to help them with their latest case. But for magic-users that the BatFamily might go to for assistance, he isn't always going to be the best choice. So for anyone who needs a magic-user in their BatPhanfiction, here are a few alternate suggestions.

(Suggestions under the cut for length)

Jason Blood

For people with magical expertise, I would expect the Bat Family to call Jason Blood before anyone else. Jason is old. How old? Old as balls. He's actually been around since the time of Arthurian legend. Apparently he was a scribe for Merlin before being bound to the immortal demon Etrigan which made him immortal too. Having worked for Merlin himself, having some level of innate magic from being bound and therefore sharing a body with a demon, and having been around for hundreds of years, this means that Jason has had plenty of ability and time to learn and practice magic and to perfect his craft. He knows his stuff and has a level of experience that is practically unparalleled on Earth. He's not a man to be trifled with and Batman has worked with him on many an occasion! The biggest reason that the BatFamily would call on him before anyone else? Location, location, location. Jason actually lives in Gotham City, so not only does he have the requisite experience and knowledge, but he's also easy for the BatFamily to get ahold of too! And as a bonus, with a simple rhyme, he can turn into the demon Etrigan who can kick ass on his behalf! Jason may seem to be a bit grumpy and stern on the outside, but he's a reliable ally to have and desires to protect others just as much as Bruce does.

Zatanna Zatara

Zatanna is a stage magician by trade, a master of tricks, illusion, and slight of hand... But she also happens to be among the most powerful actual magic-users in the known DC universe! Honestly, if you know of her and still choose to use Constantine over her in a story when either will do? You're doing yourself a bit of a disservice. Just look at her! She's gorgeous, radiant, optimistic, always has a fun trick up her sleeve, knows how to have a good time, and unlike Constantine, doesn't have the kinds nor number of enemies that he does! And best of all? She's actually buddies with Bruce Wayne! They're good friends! In fact, Bruce trained under her father for a time to learn escape artistry! Honestly it's a bit of a shame that people forget how good of friends they are... They might have dated in the past? But ever since Bruce mastered escape artistry, they've kept in touch! The two honestly would have an unspoken trust with each other and ability to rely on each other that few other characters could have with Bruce. Zatanna is usually on the road performing, but if she's available, she'd likely be more than happy to pop on over to Gotham to help Brucie out with a case! Superman may be Batman's best friend, and Harvey Dent may be Bruce Wayne's best friend... But honestly Zatanna Zatara is a close second place on both accounts! She's GREAT! I crave for her to be included in more stories! WHERE ARE MY AUNTIE ZATANNA AUs!???

Xanthe Zhou

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Honestly this is a personal suggestion that I want to see because it's just a damn shame that it doesn't already!

Are you hesitant to use a comic character with a huge backlog of stories that you couldn't possibly hope to get through for fear of messing them up? Do you want to use a canonically LGBT character? Do you want to use a character that's a person of color? What about a character that specializes in interacting with the spirits of the dead for your Danny Phantom crossover fics? Because boy howdy do I have you covered! Say hello to Xanthe Zhou! A nonbinary Chinese-American spirit envoy within the DC universe who first debuted in March of last year (2023)! So guess what! There is no long, confusing continuity to follow! If you want to catch up on all you need to know about them, go ahead and read their 6 issue miniseries Spirit World and you should be covered! And heeeey~ Guess who else is in Spirit World~~~?? One Cassandra Cain and one John Constantine! Plus the art is drop-dead gorgeous!

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So please! I beseech you! Check out Spirit World and get to know Xanthe! They are literally everything you are looking for in a character to add to your Danny Phantom and Batman crossover story and are brand-spanking new and it is just a DAMN shame that they aren't already in any DPxDC stories!!! And guess what! They live in Gotham City to boot! (Gotham's Chinatown to be specific.) So please! Do yourself a favor and check out Spirit World and add Xanthe to your stories! If nothing else, I'll certainly read them!

In any case, that's the list and all I can come up with for now! If you have any further suggestions, please don't be afraid to add them on in a reblog! My comics knowledge is very limited and am always happy to hear about other ideas and characters that I've missed! I've actually seen some usage of Klarion the Witch Boy in this phandom which was a pleasant surprise! But sadly, I don't know nearly enough about him to actually say anything about him. But please! Go ahead and tell me about other magic using characters that you think would be suited to the DPxDC universe! And if you make anything of this sort with Xanthe in it... Please send it to me! I want that shit pumped directly into my veins!!!

P.S. I just wanted to say... Batman miiiiight call Santa Claus before he calls Constantine for help on an investigation lol (apparently Bruce apprenticed under Santa for a time :p ).

[brothebro]

Any dp/dc fic recs?

of course! Honestly, i love so many of them and I'll try to include as many as i can in my list here! The Undead Lockpicking series by Milaley: In which Danny has a lockpicking youtube channel and he lockpicks the Watchtower. Hilarious, excellent 10/10

The Bat Trap by Threee: Honestly a good ol twin switcheroo with many funny moments but also a lot of delicious angst! (a Damian & Danny twins au) Just, chef's kiss!

GLXY:PSSNGR by socraticat: Danny takes the place of his alternate universe self who lives with vlad in Gotham after vlad killed his parents. Muchas angst, lots of worldbuilding and fantastic action!

A second life by Die_Erlkonigin6083:Kid Danny who has memories from a past life and currently is Dick Grayson's clone baby (and a bunch of others but mostly Dick's) Adorable 100/10 recommend>

lex luthor's ascent from supervillainy to fatherhood by halfagone (milkywxy): Epic. Dad!Lex and and dimensional travel son!Danny. Sweet and super well-executed Cass/Danny. 10/10 i need to catch up with the latest chappies but it's so freaking good I am aaaaaa

Rooftop Express by EmeraldsAndAmethyst: Danny/Jason. Awesome af. Crime lord Jason ftw! Danny is a (supernatural)delivery boy and professional enigma in Gotham

Our Empty Graves by suomifae: Hazmat Suit, no one knows au! Danny/Jason in which Danny finds himself helping out in Jason's gang. Very cool story building, ideas and execution. Im literally screaming in every chapter. so so good!

bloodlines by halfagone (milkywxy): Danny is Diana's and Bruce's son. He of course doesn't know that. There's a prophesy involved that says Danny will end the world, Diana finds out accidentally about it and finds out she has a son (memory wipe shenanigans) and GOSH. There's so much awesome stuff happening and it's a pleasure to see them piece together the facts. 10/10 Diana rocks

Summons by DizzlyPuzzled: Ghost king Danny in which because he's underage his father gets summoned in his stead. Bruce would very much like to know why he keeps getting yote through summoning circles. Just the right amount of funny, family fluff and angst.

If You Give a Bat a Burger by Cielle_Noire: BOI I HAVE NO WORDS. the plot in this is thiccc and juicy and delicious and the mystery is the cherry on top! Danny lives in Gotham, does some ghostly sigil stuff around to protect Gothamites from bad ghosts, it backfires, we don't know why. Red duck candles are involved. The Batkids are chaos. and im here eating popcorn because it's all super entertaining to watch unfold. 100/10 jessica's duck candle

Friendly neighborhood vigilante by Elizabehta_Beilschmidt: Jazz/Jason THE FIC. honestly one of the best Anger Management fics i've ever read. Love the way Communication between partners is portrayed here and how they overcome the hurdles despite the shitshow that is both their lives (affectionate). 10/10 would read again

Danny Fenton: Dead and Loving It by HyperKid: You need an ao3 account for this one, go go go go make one because it's super worth it! Jason/Danny. They meet at the graveyard, your honour! They actively mess with Bruce and the rest of the Batkids! Gala Shenanigans! What else can i say? Go read!

Worm Off the String by TourettesDog: I am licherally dying of laughter. Peak comedy. Danny/Tim ft little baby man Danny who Tim thinks is Danny's weird af pet. Honestly, so GOOD. 100/10 comedy gold.

Press Heart to Subscribe by Die_Erlkonigin6083: A Danny/Damian fic in which Danny is a streamer and Damian watches his stream. Super cute, well executed, 100/10 sweetness scale

Imprint by Hashtag_DriveBy: Babes i dunno what to tell you. I've done fanart of this fic. De-aged baby Danny and DadHood. Human-ish Fright Knight and Excellent friend Roy. Guys seriously. SO SO SO SO GOOD. 100/10 I wanna see the kid reveal to the batfam and am vibrating out of existence imagining scenarios. - There are more but I can't possibly list them all in one go, I'll make another fic rec list later 💙

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I know I asked one already today but what about slashers with a male SO? Like, a soft boy?

Y E S. I’m writing this one on my laptop (The first time I’ve done that!) so there will probably be a lot more information. Writing on my laptop just makes ideas flow better. Maybe I’ll do this from now on.

Slashers with a Soft Boy S/O

Michael Myers

Opposites attract- he’s obsessed with you. He values that you don’t feel like you have to follow the stereotyped gender norms. You’re different, and unique and absolutely adorable. 

Every single instinct inside of him that usually screams ���Kill kill kill!’ scream ‘Protect protect protect!’ and he likes the change. It’s also, in a way, similar to getting your parents approval- if the voices don’t want you dead than the two of you must be meant to be. 

He also enjoys the contrast you two share. You’re kind, and you speak quietly and wear light coloured clothing. Meanwhile, he’s dark and brooding and the opposite of nice, preferring darkness and evil. 

He appreciates your softness, it’s calming. After a long night of difficult hunting, he appreciates your love and affection. 

His favourite thing is when you comb your fingers through his hair or pepper his face with kisses. He can feel vulnerable, he can let his walls down around you. That’s something he’s never had before. 

His trust in you is absolute. You get to see his face, you get to hear his voice, you get to tell him what to do and you get to place whatever boundaries you want. He will respect them and you until the end of time. 

Jason Voorhees

Soft boy? Yes please! If he was a human of normal shape, strength and lifestyle, he’d probably be a soft boy as well. He likes flowers and small animals and the quiet nature. 

Speaking of flowers, he’ll want you to teach him how to make flower crowns. If you don’t know how, then you can learn together! Along with flower crowns he’ll also make any other gifts or pressed flowers for you that he can, collecting nice looking plants and pressing them to keep in a scrapbook he insists you keep. 

Your calm mannerisms are a nice break. Like Michael, his days are usually filled with chaos, screams and bloodshed, so coming home to you curled up on the couch is amazing. He’ll pamper you, hugging you and playing with your hair. 

He won’t let you stray too far from the house without him, afraid that you could get hurt- or spotted by other people who think you’re as cute as you are. He doesn’t want to be childish, but sharing is not something he’s willing to do. 

His mother loves you too. You’re kind, and she knows you’d never ever be rude to him like this kids were all those years ago. She thinks you’re a perfect match for her boy. 

He’ll do whatever you want- want to spend your evening reading? Sure! Maybe a movie? Okay. You’re so kind to him, you always get to pick how your days are spent. He never complains, he loves you too much for that.

Billy Loomis & Stu Macher

Billy, Stu and you are three points to a triangle. Billy is a bit of an edgelord, mysterious and threatening, while Stu is the definition of an energetic crackhead. You balance each other out- or maybe you create the perfect storm. 

Billy is a calmer guy than most, so he likes to spend his free time hanging out with you in a chill environment, like watching a movie or something similar. Whether you chat quietly as you do or just enjoy each others company, he’ll be satisfied.

Stu, on the other hand, likes to cuddle, cracking jokes all the while. Again, he’s more energetic than Billy so calmer times like these are a break to you. 

Billy likes to be big and strong, so having a softer S/O makes him feel like he needs to protect them. He’s clearly more than capable of it, too, so don’t ever worry about being in danger. 

Stu is similar, but he’s more up front about it. If anyone even implies anything that he doesn’t like, he’ll call them out for it in a playful but clearly passive-aggressive way. 

One of them will always be with you, yet most of the time it will be both of them. They’re attached to you and they aren’t subtle about it. 

Danny ‘Jed Olsen’ Johnson

Danny will never call you by your real name, not when you’re as cute as you are. You’ll constantly be called things like ‘Sweetheart’ or ‘Honey’. He usually calls everyone nicknames like that, but now that you’re here, they’re for you and only you.

He’ll pull out his old, classic Polaroid camera since he thinks it matches perfectly with your whole soft boy aesthetic. He strings any good photos along the walls with fairy lights.

He likes to go out in public with you, flaunting his adorable S/O and waiting for people to send him jealous glances as if you’re the worlds greatest prize- which you are. 

However, if anyone ever makes a move or compliments you he snaps and gets super territorial. God forbid anyone ever tried to take advantage of you. Their body would turn up days later for sure.

He’s pretty much an opposite of you, wearing dark clothes and loving dark comedy- and, of course, killing people. He thinks it’s cute that you love him so much when he’s so different from you.

He stares at you almost all the time. If you’re ever sitting on the couch, silent, not doing much and you look over at him, he’ll be looking right back at you already, a smirk splitting his features. ‘Just takin’ in the eye candy.’ 

Brahms Heelshire

Brahms is also a soft boy. He was more than surprised when you showed up as his nanny, but he fell in love with you the moment he realized how similar you were to him.

T e a p a r t i e s. If you act like him you must like the same things as him, so he won’t ever even ask. He’ll just... take your hand and drag you to the table where he’s already set out a teapot with some of his best tea inside. That’s the one thing he can make without wrecking it, and he makes it good.

He loves when you read to him in your calm, sweet voice, and swears he could listen to you forever.

He’ll trust you quicker than he’s ever trusted anyone, so he’ll use his normal voice and show his face quite often, either babying you or being babied, playing with your hair or having you play with his.

He’s a cuddle fiend, so he’ll cling to you all the time at random, hugging you for minimum 10 minutes whenever he gets in a clingy mood.

He’s so scared when you leave the house, afraid that you won’t come back (choosing not to or being stopped) so he’ll actually go into public with you. He hates it, but your calming energy makes him feel much more comfortable. 

Norman Bates

Literal definition of soft boy (at least most days). He’s like your carbon copy, doing the things you do and acting the way you act. 

He’s a poor nervous little guy, so he’s never too keen on PDA, but he’ll hold your hand and try to be confident while doing so. He’ll also apologize a million times, saying that he really want to hug you but he’s just too scared. 

If you are ever threatened he’ll go crazy, snapping much more common than he normally would. He tries to keep it under control, but in the right environment and with the right scenario he’ll go crazy and beat the offender to a pulp- or to death, sometimes. Eek. 

After his explosive episodes, he’ll feel so bad for potentially scaring you. He’ll hug you tightly and he’ll promise he won’t let it happen again. You both know he can’t control it, but these promises soothe both him and you.

He’s usually always working, cleaning, etc. but with you he’ll take a step back and relax with you when he almost never does. 

The best at making you feel perfect. He’ll compliment you every second he can, kissing your hands and cheeks and nose. you can also see the pure unadulterated love in his eyes. 

Vincent Sinclair

Vincent l o v e s you so much, you’re just the type of person he needs in his life. You’re so sweet and kind to him, which counter’s Bo’s snappiness, while you’re also very calm and soothing, a good counter to Lester’s high energy. 

He’ll teach you how to sculpt like he can as best as possible, spending hours standing behind you and guiding your hands over his work-in-progress. 

He enjoys towering over you, making him feel big and strong- again, the opposite of how Bo makes him feel. you give him a purpose, he feels useful when here’s there to protect you. 

He’ll soak up any praise you give him, returning it full-force in the form of flowers, wax gifts, and stuff he’s scavenged off of tourists. He knows he’ll never be able to repay you for all you do for him but he’ll sure as hell try his best.

He refuses to kill in front of you. From time to time Bo will drag an unconscious (but still breathing) victim down into the basement for him to wax alive so the form is easier to get right, but Vincent will usher you out of the room so you don’t see the body or the following process. It’ll taint your perfect personality. 

He soothes his insomnia simply by looking at you. Your calmness lets him know that everything is okay, and sleep comes easier when your nestled against his side snoring gently. 

Bo Sinclair

Bo thinks its hilarious and impossible that you ever fell for him, a big, dangerous man with no sense of mercy. It’s also strange that he fell for you, since no one else had ever caught his eye before. 

He trusts you not to run to the police, and by god you’d never even try. He thanks whatever god may be listening for the gift that is your love, wondering every single day how he got so lucky. 

Your softness is foreign to him but once he gets used to it he noticed that it’s slightly similar to how Vincent acts. He is soothed by the familiarity that this realization brings. 

He’ll want nothing more than to cuddle you day and night, but he knows he has to work so he’ll request that you work with him to keep him company. He also wants to keep an eye on you but would never admit to that. It’s not like he’s always terrified for your well being or anything baka

On days where he feels extra sweet he’ll make you breakfast and ask for Lester to pick up some flowers from the nearest town, wanting to make you feel special since he doesn’t ever have the chance to shower you with the love he wants to.

He’ll never believe that you know he loves you, he’ll always doubt it, and he’ll always claim he needs to show you better. Whatever gifts he can get his hands on go to you. 

Lester Sinclair

Your softness is something he’s never properly seen before. He’s curious to learn about every single one of your likes and dislikes, and soon enough he knows every little thing about you. 

He won’t have any spare cash- he uses it all to buy you things or to gather things for a nice date. His favourite, as I’ve said in other headcanons, are picnics at night in the bed of his truck, staring up at the stars. 

If you’re ever in his truck with him while he’s working, when driving down the road, if he ever sees some pretty flowers he’ll pull over just to pick them for you, tucking them behind your ear or bundling them into a bouquet.

He treats you like glass. Even though he isn’t strong and would never accidentally hurt you, he is scared anyways. 

He’ll hold your hand and kiss your knuckles whenever he’s got the chance.

Whenever Bo yells at him, your soothing voice calms him right back down. It’s so soft and gentle he can’t stay sad or angry, so he gives into the smile trying to crawl onto his face at the sound of it.  

Bubba Sawyer

You’re everything he wishes he could be. He tries to be soft and gentle in nature as not to scare people (unless he’s trying to of course) but he’s just too tall and burly to do so. 

He’ll try to examine how you act, incorporating it into his own actions so he can seem more like you and less intimidating. It doesn’t help much but it’s endearing that he wants to be so much like you.

Despite Drayton’s shouting and demanding he still clips sunflowers to gift to you, and you have so many sunflower-crowns, wilted and new. He also presses and dries flowers for you.

Your softness completely contrasts the chaos of his life. His brothers, all three of them, are loud, energetic, and obnoxious, but you’re the polar opposite, the calm within the storm. You make every day worth living. 

You’re so sweet towards all of his siblings despite how difficult they can be, and it warms his bog ‘ol heart.

P R O T E C T. He’ll sacrifice his own life to save you, and when your life is on the line, depending on the day he can act two ways- p a n i c, where he loses track of himself and freaks out, or c a l m, where he knows EXACTLY what he’s doing at all times, and acts with strange precision and determination. 

Thomas Hewitt

You are as different from him as one could get. You remind him of his mother, and he loves you just as much as he loves her. He likes standing beside you and seeing how different he is from you.

He’ll try to imagine the two of you with swapped personalities, where he’s the soft one and you’re the big scary one. He can’t imagine it no matter how hard he tries. 

He’ll ask you every day if you actually choose to be with him, and when you say yes he gets just as happy and giddy as always. 

He’ll collect things off of victims to gift to you in exchange for your ‘adorableness’, as he puts it. 

He won’t let anyone get too close to you- not even his brothers, only his mother. The same goes for victims. Anyone who gets even a step too close to his basement gets a quick mallet to the head. He won’t take any chances. 

He gets a n g r y when anyone says anything remotely bad about you. That goes for his brothers as well. He’s usually a pushover, obedient, but if they so much as say your name in the wrong tone he’ll snap and turn into a menacing beast not to be messed with.

Billy Lenz

S o f t b o y ? Y e s

He cherishes you more than any other slasher here. You aren’t a rude asshole like most of the people he’s seen in his life, you’re so perfect and different and fantastic.

He’s a soft boy too, so he’ll ask you to play with his hair while he plays with yours, like some sort of two-sided braid train. Speaking of which- braid this poor boys messy hair, he loves it.

No attic for you >:{ it’s too dark, you could hurt yourself! He doesn’t want that, it would be his worst nightmare to lose you! After explaining why you can’t go in the attic he’ll start crying simply because of the thought of losing you. 

You’ll have to cuddle him lots or else he’ll cry. This little dude is a cry baby, but like all cry babies he just needs love. Lots and lots of endless love. 

He will never want you leaving the house because he can’t go with you, and he gets lonely very quickly. Before you met he was always lonely, but now that he knows he has someone to love and spend time with the loneliness is amplified tenfold. 

Leslie Vernon

You’re the cutest!! He appreciates every little thing about you, and analyzes you in the beginning of your relationship to learn every tiny thing you do. All your quirks, traits and nervous tics are imprinted in his mind. 

He knows your daily routine and lines his up with yours so he can keep an eye on you at all times. He knows you can handle yourself but he enjoys every little thing you do and wants to see you at all times in your natural environment.

He likes to plan his hunts with you at his side to talk to him about anything you want, even if it has nothing to do with what he’s planning. Your whole aura gives him energy and creativity since you’re so different from what he’s used to. 

He makes sure never to involve you with his killing, afraid that it could be traced back to you and get you sent to jail. Even if he got caught, you would still live your normal life and that’s comfort enough for him to go on.

Always missing you, every second of the day. It’s like he can’t breathe the air if you aren’t breathing it too. 

He is in love with every little thing you do, trailing off mid-sentence and getting distracted by your stunning eyes or heart-stopping smile. 

Pyramid Head

YOU ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM HIM AND HES SO IN LOVE WITH IT.

As far back as he can remember everything has been dark and scary. You don’t belong in a dark world like this, but here you are, with him of all people! The scariest, most dangerous one here, but you have him basically purring like a kitten, putty in your hands. 

Nothing even thinks to mess with you since P.H. is never far away. You basically own the place, and no matter how nice you are to all the beasts they’re all still terrified of you and the promise of death hanging around with you in the form of an S/O.

He wishes you were in a happier place than this. You don’t deserve the fear and danger, you deserve a perfect life where you’re treated like you deserve to be treated. He feels so bad that you’re stuck here too.

The rage inside of him gets to be too much sometimes, but he’s always soothed by your presence alone, the sound of your voice washing away any negative emotions. 

Huge separation issues. He doesn’t know why but he can’t be away from you for long or he’ll break down. 

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"Did you kill my brother?"

"What are you talking about, Jason?" Sonny asks his business partner who's clearly found out the truth.

"AJ. Did you kill him?"

"It's complicated-"

"No it's not. Either you pulled the trigger and let out the shot that killed my brother or you didn't, Sonny. I need to know what you did."

"Ava, she-"

"I didn't ask what Ava did, Sonny, I asked what you did. So just tell me already, did you shoot him with the bullet that killed him?"

"Yes. I did, I shot him because Ava made me think that he was the one who killed Connie. She told me that he'd killed her and I was mad. God, I was so mad that I killed him. Ava, she encouraged it, and I shot him because I thought I was avenging Connie's death."

"I can't believe you," Jason snarls at his mentor. "You thought I was dead! I died trying to protect you, and this is the thanks I get? You push my brother to drink again after my grieving mother calls him home because she needs one of her kids alive. He bonded with Michael! He was a part of my family again and you shot him. You killed AJ and didn't tell me for years. I found out about it because of Cyrus!"

"What the hell is Cyrus doing contacting you with that information?" Sonny asks, confused and upset. "And how the hell did he find out?"

"He sent me a tape with the audio of AJ's death, Sonny. I hate that man more than you could believe, trust me. But you hid this from me for years! I've been back so long and you hide from me that you're AJ's killer," Jason shouts, hands running through his hair.

"So did Carly!" Sonny weakly defends himself and he sees that the fire blazing in Jason's eyes softens slightly.

"This isn't about what Carly did! She didn't pull the trigger! She might not have told me that, but at least she didn't kill him. At least there's that. But you? I can't forgive you. You destroyed my mother. Monica, she needed to know one of her kids was okay and then the one that is, you just have to kill him too? Seems to be a pattern of yours, doesn't it?"

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?"

"You kill AJ and the reason everyone thought I was dead was because of you too, because I was trying to protect you. Kristina's been in a car bombing, Michael got shot, Avery was conceived on my brother's grave, Joss lives her life with bodyguards constantly around her, Dev died, Dante got shot- by you!- should I go on? That's just your kids and AJ, not even half of the stuff you've done. Should I go on?" Jason asks, shouting at him now.

"I know you're upset that Sam left you, Jason, but there are better ways to cope with it then by screaming at me," the shorter of the pair attempts to rationalize.

"Upset? Sonny, Sam left and she took my kids with her. Trust me, that doesn't cover the half of what I'm feeling right now. But I'm fine without Sam here, you know what I'm not fine with? You, who is supposed to be my friend, killing my brother and hiding that from me for so long." Jason fires back.

"Don't take this out on me, Jason," Sonny says, trying to impact this conversation somehow.

"What would you do if I'd done something like this to you, Sonny? I covered your ass so many times, I did everything you didn't want to do or couldn't do. Hell, you're only not still calling Carly a worthless slut because of me so don't you for a second act like my anger isn't justified. I raised your kids when you couldn't. When you were having a major life evaluation, I went to prison to protect your kid. While you were upset and angry, I was comforting your wife! I stood by you through everything, Sonny. Everything! I've got a right to anger, a right to being mad at you, and a right to downright hate you right now!" Jason shouts loudly.

"And I'm grateful for that!" Sonny shouts back. "But you're not listening and you're blaming everything on me when I'm not the only one to blame."

"You're the only one who pulled the trigger. Whatever Carly did, she would never do that to me or Michael," Jason reminds him.

"She helped me cover it up for months," Sonny tells him.

"To save your sorry ass so Michael wouldn't have to deal with more bad things! Her not telling the cops that you killed him, and lying to Michael about it, that was for him. Don't think for a minute it's because you're some amazing person because you're a killer of innocent men!"

"Don't you dare defend her and trash me in the same sentence! I did it to protect you, Jason!"

"Does she think I know?" Jason asks.

"Yes," Sonny admits. "I didn't want you to come back and get bombarded with bad news."

"I quit. I don't need your protection, I never have and I never will. You, on the other hand, might need some from me."

At that, Jason storms out of the office and drives over to the Corinthos home, where Carly is. He's got to find out why she did what she did.

He lets himself in and she smiles when she sees him at first, but quickly registers that he's emotionally conflicted. "What happened, Jason? Are you okay?" The blonde asks, rushing over to check him out. "You don't feel hot, so you're not sick. What's wrong?"

"Did you help hide it from me that Sonny killed AJ?" He asks her quickly when they're seated on the couch.

Confused, she says, "No. He said you knew, that he'd told you."

Jason sighs, his head in his hands. "I didn't. In fact, I just found out that he did that a few minutes ago when Cyrus sent me the recording of his death."

Frowning, Carly envelopes him in a hug. "Jason, I'm so sorry. If I had known, I would've made him tell you or told you myself. God, I'm so stupid! I should've known never to trust Sonny when it comes to this stuff."

"You thought I knew and I wouldn't have a reaction? For years, Carly, all I had for a family was you and Michael and Sonny. He killed my brother. You thought I'd just be fine with it?" Jason asks his best friend, hurt. "For someone who prides herself on knowing me, you really don't if that's what you think."

"He told me you were mad, told me you were processing! I didn't bring it up because I didn't want to watch you as your heart broke," Carly tells him, tears flooding her eyes but her far too stubborn to let them fall. "When we thought you were dead, I almost died, Jason. I was going to pull a Carly, I swear to God, and lose it at an inconvenient time. I know I should've been the one to tell you, I know, but I couldn't stand to watch you while you found out such terrible news. Sonny had me thinking you knew already so I thought there was no point to me telling you anyways."

"Believing what he says about me always seems to mess with you, doesn't it?" Jason asks, a small frown on his lips still.

"Yeah, it does," Carly agrees and the two sit there for a few moments in silence, reminiscing about the past. Before their lives were so complicated, when all that mattered was staying out of jail, each other, and Michael. "It always ends up fucking me over."

"That it does," he agrees, smiling softly.

"What are you smiling about? You just got terrible, earth shattering news, Sam and the kids left, and I ended up lying to you for two years. Why are you smiling?" Carly asks.

"Thinking about the what if's of life," he responds. "What it'd be like if not for that night."

"I made several offers for us to leave the country with Michael," Carly reminds him, chuckling. "Mainly after you came home, but still. You and I, we were in such a real life love and we had everything right. Except timing. When you were ready to confront your feelings for me, after an excruciatingly long period of time, I had slept with Sonny. When I had continually told you mine, you weren't ready to deal with it yet. Timing's a bitch."

"If we left the country, you wouldn't have Morgan, or Joss, or Donna," Jason reminds her.

"And you never would've met Sam, or had Danny, or Scout," she counters. "You think we would've worked out, had we done that, had I not slept with Sonny?"

"If I'd let us, probably," Jason admits after pondering it for a moment. "It would've been hard, but I think we would've. Provided, of course, neither of us backed out."

"You were the one who couldn't deal with it," Carly teases him.

"Yeah," Jason agrees, "I couldn't. Maybe what I felt was too strong or something, I don't know."

"Hey Jason?" She asks him a few minutes later, them both in their own worlds, thinking about what if's and their past.

"What?" He asks her, smiling slightly. His eyes give him away, blue and full of so much emotion in so many different forms.

She doesn't respond with words, just kisses him. Their lips intertwine and all feels right with the world for a moment as they're kissing.

But all good things must come to an end and they pull away. "That was-"

"Unexpected," Jason finishes, smiling at her. "Good unexpected."

"Glad we can agree. What's this mean for us?" She asks.

Instead of answering, he initiates a second kiss, a slightly more passionate one but roughly the same.

"Correction," Carly asks when they pull away, "what's that mean?"

"I don't know," he admits. "I don't know everything. I know that felt right, but you're married and I'm single."

"How do we keep ending up in this situation?" Carly asks, laughing. "First with AJ, then Sonny- our first marriage, when I was in love with you for half of it. And now, again."

"You get married too often," he smirks at her. "That's how."

"Well, maybe the third time of this is a charm," Carly smiles back. "It's an expression for a reason, after all."

Jason considers it for a minute. "God help me I'm going along with a Carly plan," he smiles.

"God help us both," Carly smiles before kissing him again.

I just watched you go through all the stages of grief. You ok???

[awhitehead17]

30 Days of Domestic Fluff: Day Fifteen - Family Visits 

Summary: Tim and Kon take their kids to the Manor.

Enjoy! :D

“Where are we going?”

“We’re going to go see Grandad Bruce.”

“Why?”

“Because daddy has some things he needs to talk to him about.”

“Why do we have to go with you?”

“Because daddy doesn’t trust your pa enough to leave you and your brother with him alone.”

“Oh.”

Thankfully that seemed to be the last of the questions from his son as he falls quiet and lets Tim finish zipping up his coat. What he had said about Kon was a lie, he trusts his partner completely with their kids, at this point it’s just a reoccurring joke between them. 

He puts his sons hat on him and stands up straight, looking at his phone for the time. At this rate they’re going to be late. Tim goes to call out for Kon when the sound of giggling and a shriek suddenly comes from down the corridor.

“Papa no! Please, daddy help me!”

“Ha ha ha, no one’s going to save you now! Not even daddy can save you from me!”

Tim smiles when more giggles could be heard followed by Kon’s own laughter. Since having kids, his and Kon’s lives have completely turned around. They have two beautiful twins boys who were now at the ripe age of six and was soon to be seven. Tim couldn’t get over how fast they’ve grown. There’s of course been challenges, they’ve had their ups and downs but Tim wouldn’t change his life now for anything.

The giggling continues and Kon soon appears at the front door. He has their kid held by the ankles and was dangling him just above the floor. Ben was laughing away completely unaffected by the whole ordeal.

Tim gives his husband a look, “Kon don’t do that. The bloods going to his head, look at how red he is.”

Kon keeps on grinning but carefully lowers their son onto the floor. They both watch with amusement as Ben simply lies limp on the ground as he tries to recover. As he starts getting up Tim grabs Ben’s coat and helps his other son into it.

After triple checking everything the four of them all head out to the car and make their way to the Manor. Thankfully the car journey is short and nothing happens as the boys are well behaved.

Tim pulls up in front of the doors of the Manor, after shutting the engine off he and Kon work together to get their kids out of the seats and allow them on the ground where they immediately sprint up the steps.

“Be careful!” Tim shouts after them as he locks the car. Next to him Kon snorts.

“You’re such a worry wart. Relax Tim, they’re fine.”

Tim sighs but doesn’t say anything. He can’t help it, he just wants their kids to be safe and healthy, he tries his best to protect them from the cruelty that the world has to offer. His husband wraps an arm around his shoulders as they climb up the stairs, Tim smiles as Kon presses a kiss to his temple. “Love you.”

“Love you too.”

They get to the top if the stairs just as the kids let themselves into the Manor. They wouldn’t have been able to if Tim hadn’t already alerted Alfred and Bruce that they had arrived. As they walk into the Manor Ben and Dan were already stripping off of their outside gear. Tim frowns as they kick off their shoes and dump their coats on the floor before taking off in a random direction.

Kon laughs and starts picking up the kids discarded items.

“Ah Tim, I was wondering where you gotten too.”

Tim smiles as he turns to his adoptive father, “Sorry Bruce, we got a little held up.”

“Shall I take those Master Kon?”

Alfred appears from behind Bruce and holds his hands out to Kon. Kon smiles and gives Alfred the items, “Thanks Alf.”

Alfred walks away leaving just Tim, Kon and Bruce together in the hallway. “Do you want to go over the files in your study or downstairs?” Tim asks, he wasn’t lying when he said he had stuff to go through with Bruce.

The man opens his mouth to answer but was cut off with a couple cries of, “Grandad Boose!” which was followed by multiple little footsteps running towards them.

Bruce isn’t caught off guard, he easily catches as the first one jumps up at him and then the second one as he jumps. Bruce laughs, “You boys are getting heavy! I won’t be able to carry you both for much longer.”

In his arms they both giggle, “You say that every time!”

“I know I do and I mean it!”

As Tim watches the scene, warmth spreads inside of him. Seeing Bruce with his kids just makes him so happy, he’s really good with them and has the patience of a saint with all of their questions. It’s shocked quite a few people about how good he was with little kids, considering that he didn’t get any of his own kids until they were all basically in double digits. Tim knew he didn’t have to worry about leaving them with Bruce because they were in good hands.

“When did this happen? When did Bruce become the favourite?” A voice speaks up coming into the hallway. Jason puts on a wounded expression when he sees the kids. “Am I no longer the cool uncle?”

“Jay Jay!” Ben squirms from Bruce’s arms who lets him down on the ground. As soon as his feet hit the floor he’s sprinting over to Jason who effortlessly picks him up and carries him.

Jason grins at them all, “Now that’s better. It’s always great to see who’s favourite I am.”

Tim snorts, reaching over to grab Ben’s hat from his head, “He only likes you because you read to him.”

“I finished my book Jay Jay!” Ben exclaims ignoring Tim.

Jason looks excited, “Oh yeah? Why don’t you tell me about it.”

Tim does nothing to stop Jason from walking away with his son. Just as Ben begins to babble in his ear about his latest book Jason shoots them all a look and sticks his tongue out. Tim and Bruce roll their eyes, Kon snorts and Danny lets out a laugh.

Bruce eventually puts him down and nudges him towards the way Jason just went, “Why don’t you go with your brother while daddy and I talk.” Danny pouts for a moment, clearly not wanting to be put down and doesn’t move from his spot.  

That’s when Kon goes over to him and holds a hand out, “Come on Danny, why don’t you and I go see if Grandpa Alf has anything we could have in the kitchen.”

Their kid brightens up at that, he eagerly takes Kon’s hand and starts guiding him to the kitchen where there is no doubt cookies waiting to be eaten by somebody. As they walk Tim shouts, “Not too much sugar!”

He gets the same look as earlier from Kon and Tim glares at him in mock annoyance. As they disappear Bruce laughs. Tim turns to him with a raised eyebrow. “What’s funny?”

“Nothing,” he smiles, “You’re doing good. Both of you. You should be proud.”

Tim feels his face go hot at his words. He appreciates them as much as they’re embarrassing. That was his biggest worry when he and Kon decided together to have kids, whether he would be a good dad. His own father wasn’t brilliant, they never had the relationship Tim wanted and when they were on the right track he died. Bruce certainly stepped up for him but he wasn’t perfect either.

Tim just didn’t want to let his own kids down. He wanted to be there for them whenever he can and be the dad they deserve.

Hearing those words do make him smile however, he glances at Bruce before looking away muttering, “Thanks Bruce.”

Bruce laughs and chucks an arm around him and starts guiding him towards the direction of the cave, “Come on kid, we’re a little behind on schedule.”

Tim makes a sound, “I’m a fully grown adult with my own kids now Bruce.”

Bruce grins at him, “but you’re still my kid. That’s never going to change no matter how old you get.”

Tim smiles. There’s no changing that is there?

[5ivebyfive]

🔥 Trini

I have so many opinions about Trini, and I’m not entirely sure which ones are popular or not, as I’m not really in the fandom. I’m just gonna go with it though.

I’ve talked about this before, but I see so many people label Kim as the “mom friend” of the group, and I truly, truly don’t believe that is the case. I feel like they label her that because Jason is the “dad friend” and she’s, like, on his level, and they just throw that title onto her. I personally feel that Trini is the “mom friend”. 

She’s already the big sister for her brothers, and that instills an amount of parentalness whether the older child wants it or not. She’s quite a bit older than her brothers, so she’s the right age for her parents to have her help raise them. Maybe that’s not fair, and maybe she kinda hates it, but it happens all the time. So right there, she’s already got the “mom” in her. 

When it comes to her friends, Trini isn’t used to having any. None that she cares about so deeply. She wants them to be okay, to be safe, and it eases her fears and anxieties to help them. No, at first she didn’t want them. She wanted nothing to do with any of them, but they grew on her, and now they’re hers to protect and look after. 

She wants to help Billy feel more at ease and accepted, and so she listens to everything he has to say even if she doesn’t understand. She sits with him while he tinkers with his stuff, and she asks questions about it so he knows she’s invested. She helps Jason with his truck, and is a silent companion for him if he needs to rant about his dad or anything else. They talk about the others in terms of worrying for them. They laugh over the fact that they’ll never know what to do with Kim. With Kim, Trini just wants to help her find her new self. She wants Kim to know that she’s accepted and loved no matter what she did in her past. She does this by sticking by Kim’s side, goofing off with her when Kim needs it, and talking when Kim wants to talk. She doesn’t push Kim more than she needs to. And Zack, do you really think she’s never shoved his elbow off the table and said “Diego, I mean Danny, I mean ZACK, elbows off the table!” Because she’s done it with her brothers so many times. There’s a lot of things she’s had to say to her brothers that she finds herself repeating to Zack. But also, she’s there for him. She sits on the train car with him, again in silence, and listens if he needs to talk. She jokes around with him and fuels his playful nature. She goes to his house, only once he’s finally let her in, and helps care for his mom. She loves his mom, and she does whatever she can to ease some of the (not burden exactly) from his shoulders. She’ll slip babysitting money into his pocket when he hugs her, and even though he knows it comes from her and he doesn’t want to take it, he does because he knows she won’t take it back.

Trini would fight to the death for her friends. She’d stand up to the bullies and spit in their face, because she’s small and fierce and doesn’t back down. Trini cares fiercely, and after what they went through together in their first battle, the others have earned that fierce loyalty. They’ve earned her bringing them all granola bars to detention in case they get hungry, they’ve earned her making them stop training to drink some water- “So you don’t die on me”. They’ve earned her ripping a locker off the wall because it had horrible words on it, and they’ve earned her checking in on them when she feels something wrong with any one of them. Trini loves her friends, and the best way she knows how to show that is to take care of them in little ways. Or big ways, if the moment needs it. 

Trini is the mom friend, and anyone can fight me on it. 

One thing I do want to add, hopefully it won’t get long, and on another topic; I feel not enough people really embrace Trini as trying to find her label, and not particularly wanting one until she’s comfortable with it. She talks about this in the movie, but so many people (myself included) are quick to label her a lesbian. And yeah, she probably is, but at this time, in high school, she doesn’t know what she is. And I think that needs to be focused on more. Sure, I write mostly older!Trimberly, once she’s figured herself out, but I truly don’t feel comfortable calling teenage!canon!Trini a lesbian. Even Becky G talked about this, and about how Trini still needs to find herself. She thinks she likes girls. Deep down, she probably knows she does and doesn’t like boys, but she’s in a very confused place. She has her parents who want to label everything and call everything for what it is, whether they like it or not, and she has schoolmates who would write terrible slurs across her locker if they knew she was at all different. She’s coming to terms with being a Ranger, and how that affects her life and her person, and dating? Sexuality? It’s all a big unknown for her. So, to keep this short, because i could probably ramble about this forever, I just think there should be more focus on her not knowing for sure, not even when she’s kissed Kimberly. There’s something to representing this confusion, this awkward, scary, place of not knowing who or what you are, and being expected to label it. And Trini is there. And I want to protect her with my entire soul.

send me a “ 🔥 “ for an unpopular opinion.

[gokinjeespot]

off the rack #1152

Monday, February 20, 2017

 Happy Family Day. Some folks will have this day off but it's too bad that the warm weather has forced the Rideau Canal Skateway to close down. I walked by it yesterday on my urban hike and it was a stretch of puddles. It was a beautiful warm sunny day as I walked home along Bank Street from Waverley to just south of Heron Road lugging a bunch of books that I borrowed from my partner Chris. It was so nice that not even an oblivious driver splashing me head to toe could wipe the smile off of my face for long.

 Gamora #3 - Nicole Perlman (writer) Marco Checchetto (art) Andres Mossa (colours) VC's Travis Lanham (letters). Nicole pulls out a deus ex machina to make me want to read the next issue. So now Gamora has something in common with L'Wit, the last member of the Badoon Royal Family. Made me wonder if Gamora will let the princess live. We'll see.

 Super Sons #1 - Peter J. Tomasi (writer) Jorge Jimenez (art) Alejandro Sanchez (colours) Rob Leigh (letters). I would have called this new book World's Tweenest. I was happy to see this team-up of Damian Wayne/Robin and Jonathan Kent/Superboy hit the racks because I'm a fan of Peter's stint on Batman and Robin. The first two pages piqued my curiosity before showing us what trouble the two boys have gotten themselves into. I was still wondering what those first two pages were about by the time I got to the last page uh-oh moment. I hope this doesn't wind up with Batman and Superman coming to the rescue. That would disappoint me. I really like these two kids and hope they have a long run.

 Cerebus in Hell? #1 - Dave Sim (writer) Gustave Dore (pencils) Dante Alighieri (inks) Sandeep Atwal (colours) Dave Sim (letters). I moved to Vancouver in late 1979 and one of the first comic books that I bought at The Comicshop was Cerebus #1. I remember picking it off the spinner rack and looking at that red cover with Cerebus drawn like Conan by Dave Sim. I sold my copy years later to a kid from Gibsons during the counterfeit Cerebus number ones scams. My big selling point was that it was authentic and probably one of the very few copies that Dave Sim had not autographed. I faithfully read every issue of Cerebus until the book got too political for me even though I loved Dave and Gerhard's art. I never did finish the run. Here we have Cerebus back on the racks forty years after issue #1 hit and Dave uses Gustav's Dante's Inferno prints with Cerebus superimposed to tell some jokes. I kind of snickered once. There are three more issues to come out and I will read those too just to support poor old Dave.

 Mighty Thor #16 - Jason Aaron (writer) Russell Dauterman (art) Matthew Wilson (colours) VC's Joe Sabino (letters). Part two of "The Asgard/Shi'Ar War" had Thor being challenged by the Shi'Ar gods Sharra and K'ythri and the Asgardian Bor being challenged by the Lady Sif. I love the massive scale of Jason's stories in this book. It's befitting a comic book about mythical gods. Russell's art is just beautiful to behold.

 Batwoman #1 - Marguerite Bennett  & James Tynion IV (writer) Steve Epting (art) Jeromy Cox (colours) Deron Bennett (letters). This is a fantastic first issue introducing the hero to fans old and new. If you've been reading the latest Detective Comics you'll already know what Kate Kane is up to but still the last page surprised me. This new Bat book is going on my "must read" list.

 Kill or be Killed #6 - Ed Brubaker (writer) Sean Phillips (art) Elizabeth Breitweiser (colours). Quite a clever way that Ed came up with for Dylan to deal with the surprise of being seen by the police. I like how the dominoes are being set up for them to eventually fall all over Dylan's life.

 Monsters Unleashed #3 - Cullen Bunn (writer) Leinil Francis Yu (pencils) Gerry Alanguilan & Michael Jason Paz (inks) David Curiel (colours) VC's Travis Lanham (letters). Well then, that explains everything. We find out why monsters are falling from the sky and given a hint to how the heroes are going to save the planet. The Inhumans play a big part in the plot.

 Batman #17 - Tom King (writer) David Finch (pencils) Danny Miki (inks) Jordie Bellaire (colours) John Workman (letters). How the heck did Damian, Dick and Jason wind up there? I hate when stuff isn't explained from one issue to the next. In part 2 of "I Am Bane" Batman finds out that he can't protect everyone he cares for when Bane gets to Gotham City. The bad guy wants the Psycho Pirate back and he will stop at nothing to achieve that goal. This is intense.

 Wild Storm #1 - Warren Ellis (writer) John Davis-Hunt (art) Ivan Plascencia (colours) Simon Bowland (letters). We haven't seen these Wildstorm characters on the racks for quite a while now so it's okay for Warren to take them and make them into something new. I used to be a big fan of Jim Lee's line of comic books so all these people seem familiar but they have been changed enough to make me interested to see how different they are. I would describe this book as corporate warfare. I want to see how the good guys and bad guys shake out so I'm going to keep reading.

 Doctor Strange #17 - Jason Aaron (writer) Frazer Irving (art) VC's Cory Petit (letters). This is an issue of "Where's Wong?". The inscrutable manservant is missing and the sanctum is in disarray. Poor Steve is worried sick.

 Superman #17 - Peter J. Tomas & Patrick Gleason (writers) Sebastian Fiumara (art) Dave Stewart (colours) Rob Leigh (letters). This is a great one issue story but Superman fans may be disappointed because the big guy isn't in it. Young Jonathan Kent helps his friend Kathy look for her grandpa in Deadman's Swamp. Boston Brand does not show up but something spooky this way comes. I really like Jon and I'm glad they feature him solo every now and then. I don't think that he should have his own book though, but I won't be surprised to see DC put out a Superboy comic book on the racks some day.

 Clone Conspiracy #5 - Dan Slott (writer) Jim Cheung (pencils) John Dell, Jay Leisten & Jim Cheung (inks) Justin Ponsor (colours) VC's Joe Caramagna (letters). "Dead No More" ends with some of the bad guys alive no more. Sure as web shootin' Peter and Anna save the day. Now we'll see what the fallout to the Jackal's nefarious scheme will be.

 Invincible Iron Man #4 - Brian Michael Bendis (writer) Stefano Caselli (art) Marte Gracia (colours) VC's Clayton Cowles (letters). This is a super fantastic all out action issue with Riri and Pepper Potts fighting Tomoe the Techno Golem and her ninjas. The bad guy is an Inhuman who can take over tech and she has control of both girls' armour. This issue goes a mile a minute but it's paced so well that you don't feel like you got ripped off with a five minute read. Stefano draws the best eyes.

 Punisher #9 - Becky Cloonan (writer) Matt Horak (art) Frank Martin (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). Here's another comic book where the star is hardly in it. This issue features DEA agent Ortiz and the bad guy Face. I'm excited for the next issue because Frank goes to Canada, our home and native land.

 Spider-Man #13 - Brian Michael Bendis (writer) Sara Pichelli (art) Justin Ponsor (colours) VC's Cory Petit (letters). We find out more about what happened in Spider-Gwen's dimension in "Sitting in a Tree" part 3. The suspense would normally be killing me but Miles is telling the story to Ganke and Fabio so we know that he's okay. I still want to know if he and Earth-65 Gwen have a thing. This is turning out to be a major crossover with Spider-Gwen so I will be reading the next two issues of that book to get the full story. As Brian is fond of making his characters say, "aargg!".

[halo-jpeg]

I read your slashers ask blog and it’s amazing! In one of the asks you got for it; it said are the slashers living together and you said yes. I was thinking you could do headcanons with all the slashers living together and one day find a female baby (the reader) on their front porch and decide to raise her as their own.

The Slashers (Who Live Together) Finding a Female Baby and Raising it as their Own

The one who heard the knock on their door at 4 in the morning was Danny, the resident night owl. He hadn’t been too keen on getting out of bed, but he forced himself up purely based on a feeling of urgency in his gut.

When he opened the door to find a baby he was more than surprised. Of course, he went to wake everyone else before touching it.

All the slashers stand at the door, gawking at the baby until Norman finally takes the responsibility of picking it up and vouching to adopt it.

Though some slashers don’t want the baby, the vote is won by those who do, and you are unofficially adopted into the household.

Michael is one of the few who abstained in the voting. He didn’t care what they did with you, as long as you weren’t a threat to him. But now that you’re actually here he’s quite fond of the memories you bring him, and you remind him of his baby sister Angel. He’ll read you stories when all the other slashers are gone or sleeping, and he likes it when your little hand wrap around his finger. They’re so tiny 🥺 as you grow, he teaches you about self defense and murder. He’s like the fun uncle of the slasher family, and always has a hidden stash of sweets to share.

Jason voted to keep you. His maternal instincts screamed that he does so, and now he loves you. He’s often the one to hush you when you’re crying, and has some magical touch with getting you to cooperate. As you grow, he likes to watch you play in the nearby forest, making sure you don’t hurt yourself and bringing with him lots of snacks. To you he’s sort of like an older brother, always at your side to protect you.

Billy & Stu abstained, just like Michael. They said babies were annoying but you needed a home. Though your crying annoys them quite often, Billy and Stu grow to love you like a little sister. As you grow, they’re there to be your geeky older brothers, asking for horror movie marathons and beating up any other slashers who are mean to you (Freddy). They also like to play all sorts of video games with you, and teach you how to be as stealthy as them.

Danny is the one who originally found you, and you seem to know it since you cling to him like he’s a father. He’s got the dad jokes for the job, and a caring heart that guides him through this false-fatherhood. He’s always wanted a baby to raise better than he was, and now he has you. As you grow, he’s there to confide in through it all, and he makes sure you never get hurt, teaching you to use a knife alongside uncle Michael.

Brahms, Danny’s best friend, has taken up a role that a mother might usually slip into. He cooks most meals and tends to be the one who feeds you when you’re hungry. He has a natural knack with children, and as you grow he’s always there to play with! His personal favourite is hide and seek in the woods.

Norman is definitely the most normal of the slashers. He was the one who gave the idea to keep you, and when he won, he was the most skilled caretaker. He changed diapers, bedding, bought you new clothes and toys, and as you grew he only grew more fond of you. He loves you like a daughter, so he takes up a father role as well, just like Danny.

Vincent was one of the few to decline your adoption. This was no place for a baby, after all! But when he lost and you were brought in to the slasher family, he took it as his role to keep you safe, and to help you grow up as normally as possible. As you grow, he’ll teach you all that he knows about art, and he’ll totally let you do his hair when you’re feeling like playing dress-up.

Bo was another who declined bringing you in. When he lost, he was salty, and for a while he refused to acknowledge your presence. Until one day, when you said one of your first words- Bo. Unbeknownst to him, Norman has been training you to say Bo so the mechanic wouldn’t neglect you. It seemed to work, and Bo’s heart melted. From then on, he takes up the role as a fiercely protective brother. He never lets anyone get too close if he doesn’t want them there.

Lester loved you from the moment he saw you, you were just adorable! He loves to carry you, and went with Norman to buy you outfits once or twice. The older you get, the more Lester wants to teach you all he knows about animals and taxidermy- Norman helps with the latter.

Thomas feels the moral obligation to take you in. Luda Mae took him in when he was left to die, so he had to do the same! Though you scare him a bit and he has no idea how to take care of you, he tries his best to raise you as well as his momma raised him. As you grow, he’ll teach you how to use his mighty chainsaw, and soon you’re basically Thomas Jr.

Bubba. Wants. The. Baby. He loves you so so so so so so much!! He’s always wanted a child, and immediately falls into a place as a mother figure, belong Brahms cook and taking up the majority of the house cleaning. As you grow he always offers to play dress-up, sewing you dresses and doing your hair and makeup as often as you want him to.

Billy Lenz is very, very unsure around you. You remind him so much of Agnes, and he’s afraid he’ll lose himself in the memories and hurt you, but a little reassuring from Brahms and he opts to give you a shot. He ends up being like your little brother, always too nervous to approach you and more childish and energetic.

Leslie abstains in the voting, and says he doesn’t really care what happens. As you’re taken into the house he grows to love you quite a lot, and though he doesn’t show it much, he’s always got an eye on you to make sure you’re safe. As you grow, he helps with homeschooling, teaching you all he knows about all subjects- plus stuff about the human body, like the way the brain functions or the best places to stab.

Pyramid Head is immediately in love with you. You’re just so tiny! He’s so scared to hold you since you look so fragile, but as you grow, he’s there to act as the worlds most loyal guard dog. No one will ever hurt you thanks to him keeping you safe!

Amanda votes to keep you. You look so hungry and helpless, and she’s always wanted someone to act as her sister. She helps you learn to speak, and builds you toys out of scrap metal that are as safe as she can make them. As you grow, she’s the older sister you can talk to whenever, and she’ll always keep your secrets.

Freddy was a big no. Uh uh, no baby, too loud. When you were adopted into the house he was furious, and stayed that way for a long, long time. At last, as you grew and stopped crying all the time he gave you a chance, and in your teenage years he’s actually quite fond of you. The two of you like to fuck with the other slashers, and he’ll sneak you alcohol if you ever want it.

Herbert abstains. He has work to do, a baby would get in the way. He never imagined he’d grow as fiercely protective as he is. He teaches you everything he knows as you grow, a homeschooling that covers the large majority of the regular school curriculum. He’s a great teacher who tunes his classes to your learning style, whatever that may be. He also loves getting your help with his reanimation, since your smaller, daintier hands can do things his bigger ones cannot.