#My Jaybird

[lacrimosathedark]

There's one thing about Jason Todd that just gets to me. It's poetic, it's ironic, it's painful, it's mildly infuriating, and it's kind of hilarious. To me at least.

So. You know Jays? Like, the type of bird? These fancy fuckers?

Also these

Yeah, Jays. Jaybirds. [insert Roy Harper joke here]

Let me tell you a funky thing about jays.

Their scientific classification, do you know what family they're in?

Fucking Corvidae. JAYS ARE CORVIDS. Y'know, like ravens and crows and magpies. The kinds of birds frequently associated with intelligence, wisdom, and DEATH. The kinds of birds known for STEALING SHIT and HOLDING GRUDGES.

And the fact that NONE OF THIS WAS INTENDED IN JASON'S CHARACTER? I can't handle it. And my body can never decide if it wants to scream or laugh or cry when I think about it so I'm just sitting here vibrating over it.

[chibifox2002]

Me n a few homies on discord were talking about DogDay and THIS happened

(this is gonna be heavily inspired by my friend @chez-cinnamon 's welcome home real world au btw)

[fakakta-art]

felt like drawing Dick in his teen #rebel girl phase. I'm pushing my "Dick was not the easiest or favorite child" agenda. It was clearly Jason, the kid was just thrilled to be there

[abreca]

CAN U PLEASE DRAW JASON TODD PLEASE (if u haven't already)

HERE ANON, had it in the vault

He is the biggest of bois.

[abisalli]

Could you do a doodle of Koriand’r and Artemis since they are both the female members of the outlaws in each version?

powerful redheads!

bonus kori doodle just because different costume:

[vivictory-draws]

I felt like drawing Jason with a cat

[terrywho-cartoons]

A very quick Jason Todd

[hood-ex]

Plss tell me ur dick Grayson fic recs! I’m struggling to find anything good and in-character 😭

I've been looking and looking for like a week to find something to rec to you. I mean, something newer that I haven't ever recommended before. And finally last night I read 2 fics by the same author that hit the spot for me. Dick's characterization was like catnip. And seeing Tim fanboy over the fact that Robin Dick called him cool was sooo cute. I also just really liked how Bruce was characterized in the first one. Well, both Bruce's. There's a past Bruce and a present one. (Past Dick and Present Bruce held hands ahhhh so cuuute!)

[cruxxlecrinkles]

My man was made for hockey

[jaybird-baby-boy]

Thought I was gonna color this one but mmm I’m too tired </3

Have a Foxboy Benja :3

[kyuoki]

[lacrimosathedark]

I need the comic book fanfic writers to be made very aware of something:

Roy Harper is the only one to EVER call Jason Todd "Jaybird".

This isn't a family name that he picked up on, or that Roy made and the family has adopted. Roy is literally the only person to call him that. Dick doesn't, Babs doesn't, Bruce doesn't, nobody but Roy does.

The others call him Jay sometimes, in old comics Jace was said a few times (which I actually like and wish people would use literally at all). Bruce has said "Jay, lad" like once and fandom adopted him calling Jason "Jaylad" but that's not horribly egregious so I tolerate it. Dick occasionally calls Jason "little wing". That's about it.

Jaybird is very specifically a Roy Harper thing.

(Honestly yall better appreciate me actually looking back in RHATO 2011 because BOY do I hate this comic. It's not only poorly written, but in my opinion, ugly as fucking sin and I need to burn my retinas now)

That is the first instance of Jason ever being called "Jaybird", and it becomes a lowkey running gag that Roy calls him that and Jason "hates" it.

And then we get this post Heroes In Crisis

This whole thing may have been poorly written because, again, Scott Lobdell sucks, but the intent is to evoke intimacy to make Roy's death hurt. Jason is supposed to have just lost his best friend and was told by Bruce Wayne whose last appearance in his life was beating the shit out of him and, oh yeah, who saved Jason? Roy Fucking Harper.

In addition to the fact that Roy only left Jason to get help for himself. He was supposed to be in rehab/therapy, somewhere safe, and he fucking died because of handwavy Speedforce shenanigans or whatever it's been retconned to now because nobody liked Heroes in Crisis. Roy was supposed to be getting better and he died ostensibly in an accident. Like if that's not the worst fucking bullshit--

This scene of Jason calling himself by what he deems a stupid nickname would mean jack shit if everyone and their goddamn cat called him "Jaybird". But it being a Roy-specific thing makes this scene distinctly about Jason being vulnerable and actively grieving. It's such a cliche trope, and a real coping mechanism, to call a deceased loved one's phone just to hear their voice in their inbox message again. He probably has no thoughts that Roy will ever hear it so this is just for him, but he's letting himself accept this dumb nickname Roy gave him now because it was Roy that gave it to him and Roy is fucking dead.

Like, in fairness it probably frustrates me more because I ship the two and parallel it with Oliver calling Dinah "pretty bird", but like...even as just a cheeky friend nickname, nothing romantic behind it, having everyone else call Jason that feels wrong. Especially his family who he still has so many issues with and, like it or not, he's closer to Roy than literally any of the Bats at this point.

This isn't the only time I've seen the fandom do this (this being giving nicknames between characters that just don't exist); Jason calling Tim "replacement" is absolutely rampant in the fandom and I hate that too because he never calls Tim that, and refers to him as such like once. I have a whole list of actual nicknames and insults these motherfuckers call each other somewhere, but maybe another time.

In short

STOP HAVING EVERYONE CALL HIM JAYBIRD.

Thank you and have a nice day. <3

[chibifox2002]

Janet really does remind me of one scene from Micky Shorts

I wouldn’t be surprised if she deadlifted DogDay out of there running on pure adrenaline and motherly instincts

P.s. the toys really do need a good place and mother figure since they really never got to experience being kids(I think it got confirmed somewhere idk, where I think of the discord not too sure, that they are in fact still kids)

She did actually!!! 🤣🤣🤣

As soon as she saw the first few little critters crawl outta the walls she instantly snatched him and ran!

The mother's adrenaline really kicked into high gear!

[sxmmys-space]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 2 MEEE!!!!

I find it so silly that my Jay Plush showed up on my birthday—

thanks 4 being one of the bestest birthday gifts ever :D

[rry2k]

[A mysterious green fog slowly fills the website, circling around ominously and clouding the vision of the AI.]

[And then? Singing. Someone was singing.]

Eyes toward the empty sky~

[A figure started to emerge, among the green.]

Searching for the big surprise~

[They came closer, making their presence known.]

Who's gonna ride~

With the elevator man?~

[ladytauria]

any jason headcanons you enjoy?

oh this is a fun question, thank you <3

some of these are going to be more widely accepted fanon, i think, but! ^^;

smallest robin turned largest robin. (i actually think for size it goes jason > dick > tim > damian > steph. i also like the idea that as red hood he's taller than bruce, but bruce is broader/heavier.)

ik canonically he didn't join the school's theater/drama club bc of robin commitments, but in my head he was still part of a group <3 maybe they had a city one during the summer? idk

i also think he was starting to get involved with the martha wayne foundation before he died.

alfred & he are close. ik canonically alfred tends to be a lot more victim blame-y with jason (as all of them are) but i think that entire retcon was stupid so <3

he can cook and cook well!

related: he also stress bakes. and cooks, too. also a stress cleaner. actually, just in general, i think he responds to stress with action. anything that feels "useful" or "helpful"--so feeding people, maintaining weapons/armor, cleaning up a space, etc.

very neat, and meticulous about his space. like, he might have a few things lying around that are "in use" but for the most part everything has a spot.

phobia of needles! it was worse when he was robin, but as an adult he's worked on it & learned how to manage it. however, in times of high stress it shows back up. and he's not good with any kind of unexpected need for shots.

i saw something somewhere about jason having multiple copies of books--not necessarily editions (though def that too) but like... one to put on display & one he can annotate/dog-ear/mark up/etc as h pleases. which i like a lot!

also inspired by something else--this time a piece of art, i think for something set in the batman beyond universe--but. i think he develops hearing problems, and maybe even already has? (actually; on that subject, i think he probably has tinnitus now, and maybe develops hearing loss as he gets older.) [updating with a link to the art]

good with kids. that one might just be canon xD

does a lot of volunteer work when he's not vigilante-ing. he does work with various places, but i think one of his favorites is like, storytime with kids at a library, or something.

i go back & forth between "jason is warmer" and "jason is colder" post-resurrection, and i think i like to stick with somewhere in the middle---he gives off a lot of heat, but has a harder time retaining. so even tho he feels warm to everyone else, he's still cold.

not really a headcanon, but. white streak + autopsy scar is peak jason design~

& i'll stop there bc this is getting p long!