i told my gf about like all the taylor swift theories and easter eggs (scooby doo shit, as she says) and got her invested in it and this is what they said 😭
First one since covid - so it's been a lonnnnng time
I've been doing them online from time to time, but it's just not the same as sitting in a room with a bunch of other writers tapping away on your keyboards and being big nerds together
So much fun
Today there were a few people I didn't recognise, and two of them were these really snooty book snob types (they both got along great) so at lunch they were having this back and forth peacocking over who was the better read between them and talking about their favourite books (pretentiously)
And I was sat near them like Oh dear god
I had to bite my tongue to stop from laughing because they were just so over the top I couldn't believe they were real
Anyway, I was telling this story to my mum on the phone tonight and she replied back "can you imagine their reaction if you'd told them your favourite books are all fanfiction" (affectionately)
And I have never felt so seen because I mean, she's not wrong, but also hEY
the companion will go oh god doctor who is that?? and the doctor will get all serious and somber and say listen. he's the most evil creature in the universe. he's the worst enemy i've ever faced. he's horrible and unpredictable and you can never ever let your guard down. and then the villain will walk into the room like this
The Joker was apprehended, sitting on the ground as Batman guarded him, but the kid--"Bruce Wayne's newest ward, how tragic! Hehehe!"--was nowhere to be found. Nightwing and Red Hood desperate searched the warehouse until a shuffling noise grabbed their attention.
A kid, black haired just like the kid in the Joker's broadcast, crawling out of a pile of boxes. "Is it over?" the boy asked quietly.
Nightwing guided him to the only exit, unfortunately walking past the boy's own kidnapper. "Yeah, kid. It's over. Come on-"
Like a shot, the boy rushed the Joker and kicked him right in the balls.
The Joker wheezed like a dying squeaky toy. Red Hood froze. Nightwing immediately snatched the boy up by the armpits, but all that did was give the boy the height to attack again, punting Joker in the jaw. The clown went down and cracked his head on the floor. He did not get back up.
There was a moment of silence before Red Hood roared with laughter, his helmet distorting the sound.