#Man I hate Sunwings so much

[journeyofaloy]

Meet F*cking Idiot. The stupidest Sunwing you will ever see. I hate him, but he looked fancy while I walked around making more Scenery Screenshots.

[str8sub4domdudez]

Superboys Part Two Excerpt : Sunwing

Warning!

[Do not take anything from this excerpt as an example of a smart idea. I would not ever advise for someone to depend on their martial arts lessons take down someone threatening them with a gun. It's not smart, and it's very potentially deadly.]

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Chris and Dick fly through the city on their grapples. Chris has a tendency to float a bit, but quickly learns that he needs to keep tension in his line. It's just like the waterslides – more fun without flying. Chris half wonders if he should have some Blue Kryptonite on, but dashes those thoughts when he tries to imagine seeing the city through dulled senses.

He hears a gunshot and a woman calling for help, so he tells Dick and they head off in the direction of the gunshot and find a woman in an alley standing over a bleeding, unconscious man.

"Are you hurt?" asks Dick. "Can you call an ambulance? We can call for you if you need."

"Yes, please call for help," says the woman. "It's Nightwing, isn't it?"

"Well, that seems to be up for debate," says Dick, and he calls 911 for an ambulance.

"What happened?" asks Chris.

"The motherfucker pulled a gun on me," says the woman, "and I ain't no victim, you know. I used everything I learned from my Krav Maga classes to disarm him and slam his head into the curb."

"We were worried someone got shot," says Chris. "Good job defending yourself. Most people don't put the effort into learning how."

"Yeah well, this is Gotham. You gotta know that stuff. So who are you? You're like a better Nightwing. At least your costume is better."

"You really think so? I like it. Nightwing had it made for me, but we're still arguing over who gets to keep the name. We're both Nightwing."

"Small world, huh. Well you could be Sunwing in this costume. I don't know what you… wait a minute… are you Champion's bodyguard? That Nightwing?"

"Yeah, but don't tell anyone. Batman doesn't like metas in Gotham."

"Well if you're going for fooling the bat, something cheesy you wouldn't choose as your own name might work. At least if he knows you well enough."

"I'll keep it in mind," says Chris. "Sunwing isn't horrible. But I wouldn't want go by anything other than my name, so maybe Batman won't realize it's me. Thanks, uh…"

"Clarice. Clarice Henderson. Nice to meet you, Mister Zod."

"It's Lor-Zod," says Chris. "Mister Zod was my father."

"I thought it was 'General'," says the woman smartly.

"You pay attention to interplanetary politics?" asks Chris, suddenly finding the woman more interesting.

"You kidding? Our moon just got turned into an alien planet! Who wouldn't pay attention? Bunch of meatheads, I guess. I hope you like Earth, Mister Zod.

"I love it here."

Around that time the ambulances and a police car approach and Dick gets off the phone. He pulls on Chris' arm. "Time to skedaddle! Have a great night, Ma'am."

"Okay, you too, Nightwings!"

The duo go on to stop four muggings and a car theft before being stopped by the Dark Knight.

"Who's the copycat?" asks Batman.

"You know your own protége," says Chris.

"I meant you," growls the Bat. "Lor-Zod, I take it?"

"How'd you figure it out so quick?" asks Chris.

"I recognize your voice. What are you doing parading around in that?"

"I had it made for him," says Dick. "You don't like it?"

"Why did you put him in that?" asks Bruce. "Are you hazing him?"

"No! He just– well I couldn't take him around as a Bat if he's going all super and you hate metas, so I thought—"

"—I don't hate metas, I just prefer to be in charge of the vigilantes in my city and metas can be somewhat destructive. No offense, Lor-Zod but Kon-El, in his first six months, caused more collateral damage than all my Robins put together. Not counting the Red Hood's actions of course."

"Of course," says Chris, "Because it's always easy to contrast the two when you ignore their common ground. Tell me, how much collateral damage has Jon-El racked up? Or Kol-El? I'm pretty sure Kon-El's first six months were a difficult time, what with going through untreated PTSD and having no family, mentors or peers facing the same issues. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that his destructiveness was a product of specific factors and not because he's a meta."

"But he was capable of accidentally causing so much destruction because of his super strength and invulnerability."

"I guess most six-month-olds can't bench press small buildings. Either way, I'm kind of insulted you think I'm going to wreak havoc just because I'm Kryptonian."

"It's a general rule, not an absolutism. Wonder Woman has similar abilities and I'm not saying she's destructive. I am saying I prefer to keep things my way in my city. I don't go to Smallville and break Ma Kent's rules and I don't go to New Krypton and break their rules either. If you wanted to patrol with Nightwing, Lor-Zod, all you had to do was tell me."

"Really?" says Dick.

"Really," says Batman.

"I want to patrol with Nightwing," says Chris.

"Good," says Batman. "Of course we'll have to make sure you're really you, you'll have to be vetted for brainwashing, mind-control and pods and you'll have to be washed for lice."

"B!! You're embarrassing me in front of my friend!" whines Dick.

Batman continues, "And of course, once that's done, we'll have to take samples so we have your real DNA and hair on file—"

"—We already have that on file!" says Dick.

"And before you can patrol in Gotham, you have to be trained in various safety methods and your signature modes of transport. I noticed your grappling was a little rocky. You'll have to have a permit while a licensed grappler teaches you."

"That has literally never been a thing!" says Dick.

"And if you're going to be galavanting around with my son at night in skin tight suits, there's a slideshow I think you both need to see."

"I've heard the horror stories," says Chris. "We aren't doing that. Even if we were, I'm not watching the goddamn slideshow, but Nightwing and I are just friends."

"All the same, you must complete all of the safety orientations," says Batman.

"B!! Why are you trolling us?" asks Dick. "Just let me have some fun patrolling with Lor tonight."

"Very well, why don't you two take Lor-Zod to get changed before you finish your patrol?" says Batman, "People say I'm terrifying, but they haven't seen the horrors of gaudy yellow fingerstripes. I can't unsee it."

"You're only saying that because you know I designed it, aren't you?" says Dick.

"Absolutely," says Batman, "Enjoy your night," and Batman disappears into the shadows of the alley.

"Well, I can't enjoy my night wearing this now," says Chris. "He totally ruined this awesome costume for me."

"Does that mean we're saying bye to Sunwing?" asks Dick.

"Bye-bye, Sunwing," says Chris.

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Superboys – Part Two

https://archiveofourown.org/works/19334917/chapters/45993946

[naivaria]

It is a bit of a big order, but ... 4: How do you get into your OC’s mindset to write for them? How do you find the muse for them? -- can I get it for all of them? Or at least several? Your characters are all very different!

My characters ARE very different! So I’ll try to do this for all of them. Oddly, I listen to music only when the situation calls for it, and not the muse. It’s often aspects of their personality or their “voices in my head” (oh god please don’t take that as me being schizophrenic) telling me that they have a thing to say. Sometimes I have trouble getting into one’s head because another is trying to step up to the plate. Specifics under the cut!

@naivaria : Nai is a very adaptable character. She’s got some very strong psionic talents that have only come to manifest as a strong empathy because of a condition she is currently using most of her mental faculties to prevent the pain it causes. For her, getting into her character is rather easy, because I like being kind to other people (but just a little bit wicked sometimes), and I connect on that with her.@riverblade : He’s another one that’s easy to get into. He’s a confident man and quite a bit of a flirt, so I think of things I would be too afraid to say in public and make him do it instead. For a while, he was my way of trying to become more confident–both as an RPer and in the community at large when I first moved to WRA. He’s also a secret dork, which fits me perfectly.

@rheythe : She’s a hardass when it comes to certain things, and sort of a softie when it comes to others. She’s also a complete badass. I have to work for this one sometimes because I am not a badass or a hardass. So I just imagine her wearing “deal with it” shades all the time instead of a blindfold. XD

@caelendras : Oh, this dual-faced personality. On the one hand, he’s the bringer of dad jokes with a customer-friendly smile and a tendency to troll others. That side of him speaks often, and I think of him every time my husband makes a stupid joke. He has a side of him that he typically does not show others, though; at his very core, he’s a melancholy individual who hates being alone because it gives him time to think about the things that he’s lost. He doesn’t like being angry or emotional or feeling empty inside. That part of him inspires me to write solo stories for him, mostly because no one’s cared enough to take the time to really get to know him on any sort of serious level.

@lyandiel : Andi taps into my nearly self-destructive patience, though she has the spine that I wish I had in real life. She is an independent woman, a mother, and a person with a zest for life. Many times I do not identify with her, because she is a very accepting person, even of things that I myself would not accept. She also doesn’t let some things bother her that would bother me. To get into her head, I try to remember how much I love life and learning, and others.

@lydianah : She’s a bit of a fiery one, with a stubborn streak like her mother and a lot of her qualities, too. She can be cool and distant, or assertive and driven (mostly assertive and driven). She also has a tendency to be unintentionally alluring. I am none of these things, but I just think of the kind of warrior I want to be and bam!  Lydi.

@melorath : He’s a dick. I just think of all the dickish things I’ve seen people do and there he is. He’s got some morals and a code when it comes to hurting others, but otherwise? Massive prick. I don’t get to play him much in public because people run and hide, and it’s really hard to find people who will accept beforehand that he can (and will most likely) fuck with their minds.

@eiralia : This little sweetheart is quiet but excitable and incredibly creative. She taps into the side of me that likes to make things and figure them out. When I want a challenge, likewise, I will try to play her. Because she can’t speak above a whisper, she tends to try to sign or gesture instead.

@avendelle : Avendelle has always been my frost queen. She has the ability to turn the bitch switch on or off on a whim, though most of the time she’s pretty cordial, even friendly if one knows how to crack her shell. For her, I basically think of what I would do in any emotional situation… and do the opposite. Hah!

@sivariel-sunwing : Sivariel is a fairly multifacted character with at least three very clearly different faces. Because of this, she’s actually somewhat easier to play. I know her triggers and what brings out which aspects of her personality or her identity, and because of that she’s a little easier for me to navigate. That said, I haven’t been able to get any serious story going with her yet, so we’ll see if that continues.

@illian-runetide : Illian is a steward, and often behaves rather formally. Because of his close association with Melorath, when people look at the two of them, they are often construed as a servant/master duo. Illian is content to let this fly, but actually he is one of Melorath’s only friends. This kind of attitude is one that I can heavily identify with, and one I have had to employ quite a bit at my previous job. But it’s not always as easy for me to be cool as a cucumber as it is for him.

@valyndrian : Valyndrian is fairly solitary, even if he does love adventure and people in general. He’s kind of all over the place. He’s very gentlemanly, but also very craft-oriented. But most of all–MOST OF ALL–he loves to cook and is a huge foodie. So it doesn’t take much to get into his character sometimes, and other times I just can’t handle his level of affection for people.

@aerenas : Aerenas is also a character with two faces. There’s the take charge version of Aer, who is the man that made commander and then kept his boys when he retired from the military. But then there’s the nice, laid back farmboy version of him, and it’s interesting because he can get really awkward around women. For him, I have to figure out which version of Aerenas has come out. Once I’m firm in that knowledge, he’s easy to play.

@syrellian : Here’s another alt I haven’t gotten much play with. Syrellian is very much a ‘fly by the seat of his pants’ type of guy. He’s extremely skilled with a bow, but lacks much of the focus that is expected of those with his training. Easily distractable, he’s the guy you don’t expect to come home with dinner, but somehow he did. I love this bab. He’s so hilariously low-key and sometimes very gullible. To get into his mindset, all I have to do is just clear my head and move on the first instinct that pops up for him.

@shevyn-vethan : Shevyn is a pit fighter-turning-sailor with a will of iron and a heart of gold. He’s fierce in many ways, but gentle in most others. To get into his mindset, all it takes are grounding his principles in my mind. He is very rigid about them.

@little-red-rylli : Ahh, my tiny tin-can medic, and currently my only A-side alt on WRA. Eryllis has sometimes been a little hard to get into, and that’s because despite her innate love for life and faith in the Light, her life is downright depressing. Right now I’m at the point where getting into her character is very difficult.

I have other characters as well, like Cainath and Cyrolar (Cal’s little brothers), Venysse (a buxom bartender), and a few others, but you asked for all, and I gave you most! :P

Thanks for the ask, @kharrisdawndancer !