#also who do i speak to so that kori can be queer in the main continuity

[timingmatters]

As the new nightwing comics seem to lead towards Barbara and Dick becoming “endgame” i am once again begging DC writers to free Kori from all this???? Since Nightwing went back to the batman domain back in like the 80s (??) and he cheated on her for no reason other than drama with Barbara, Star has constantly been hung up on him. It feels so…. Badly written. To have Nightwing constantly have all these relationships and choose Barbara but never allowing Star to actually choose someone else in her heart because they keep her as a back up for him for the sake of drama. Starfire is her own character outside that romantic relationship. She deserves better writing.

I’ve always been a huge dickkori fan, but it is also the worst thing that could have ever happened to her character. In mainstream dc media her character is often reduced to that relationship and she isn’t allowed to move on even though he cheated on her and has long since moved on. And in the only universe where they made it as a couple and had a child, they fucking killed her off.

Like can i make a petition of this shit??? Is time to give Kori a new iconic couple that becomes her endgame. Someone that appreciates her. Star can so easily be one of the best characters in DC because her story and person have so much to be explore yet, but because she isn’t in the flash, superman, wonder-woman, or batman domain she gets payed dust. I almost wish she could magically transfer to marvel. I mean she was a slave!!!!!!!! That alone is a whole series of origins they can expand on. They have written it but never expanded on it as they do other characters. She is magic and kind and full of love. Naive yet strong and brave. She is genuinely such a good fucking character and it makes me so mad how all these years they have developed nightwing and have left star collecting dust. Even when she had a poly relationship the reason why she couldn’t go beyond in commitment was because she still had dick in her heart. If they are committing to making barbara and dick truly the endgame after all this time, the least Kori deserves is to be allowed to have her own new endgame and someone who loves her back in the way she deserves. And to have more adventures of her own explored.

I feel like even Barbara fans have to admit outside of the love triangle the way Star has been written these past years has lacked so much. Ik DC SUCKS at handling women but my GOD if harley could get out of her sunken place after so long so can kori

Edit: given some comments i wanna make it one thing clear: i do prefer the dickkori dynamic and the whole cheating thing was a plot device to get him back into the batman domain and start cutting ties with teen titans. That’s an already proven fact. What i meant with him choosing barbara is not that I’m disregarding the truth behind what dickkori was, but rather that its been several years since DC has nightwing focusing on the batman domain and the characters there, and most of his storylines with them. Thus usually approaching barbara or other batman characters. Star, as a character outside of that, hasn’t really interacted with him in years, yet remains emotionally connected to him. Which i think is unfair. Is not that star’s only plot revolves around him, but rather that emotionally they haven’t been fair to her in terms of writing. Dickkori from the original teen titans run will always remain superior (and those alternate universes when they made it through even when one of them died).

[writecraft]

Story and Character Set 4

Heartlines~ So this is about a very gay group of kids who find themselves, get hurt, fall in love and recover (not in this order). Touches a lot on transphobia, homophobia, racism, and the like. Main character is Benji, but I plan on having a few chapters in different characters POV. 

 Benji Einhorn~ Trans boy who has just begun his transition. (For the first few chapters he deadnames himself as he hasn’t picked a new name yet, but everyone he meets at the youth center calls him “Einhorn”, “dude”, “man”, or “B”. His parents consistently deadname him when they appear) Benji is a serious student who wants to develop apps and video games. He is a tech genius. He loves to write code and has successful hacked into several high end security systems when he gets bored. His parents want him to go to Harvard to major in business (he is a senior in high school), all while basically waiting to get married and be super heteronormative and terrible. Benji stumbles across the LGBT Youth Group that meets in a sketchy part of town as seeing a poster for it being torn down at his ritzy school. There he meets several people he knew his parents would never approve of, finds himself and falls in love with not one, but two people. (18 years old)

Anita Caldera~ Anita is a partially Deaf, a trans girl and the best lounge singer the city has to offer. She is one of the oldest of the attendees at the LGBT Youth Group, and is actually more of a volunteer. She helps run the organization as well as working at several other of the Youth Center’s organizations. She is a high school drop out who lives on tips and with the help of her roommate/best friend/boyfriend Luis. She likes to help people and prove people wrong. Her adoptive father is the current mayor of the city, but she became emancipated under circumstances that most of the city is unaware of. (18 years old)

Luis Duke-Banks~ Luis is the son of a heroin junkie and dead beat dad who was adopted by Mr. Colin Banks when he was 10 years old. He is currently in his first year of college for his degree in English Literature. He wants to be a high school student in the inner city where he grew up. Luis’ family has been involved at the Youth Center for years,and it basically a second home to him.  Luis runs several groups a week for kids whose parents are addicts or alcoholics. He works at the campus library and is a bartender on the weekends. He lives with Anita, who he met at the LGBT Youth Group when they were both 13 (bi and ready to try), and tries to avoid (not really) his many siblings. (19 years old)

Bridgit Grossman~ 30ish year old lesbian who lives with her wife of three years and their two dogs, Bridgit runs the LGBT Youth Group. She has a degree in psychology with a minor in gender studies that led her down this path and she loves it. She runs several other youth groups at the center, as well as working for a non profit group that provides therapy to underprivileged students in the inner city. Overall good lady, helps Benji meet up with people in the group who can help him out.

Oliver Snipp~ Has been coming to the Youth group since he was 6 years old. Knew he was a boy at a very young age and his parents have always encouraged him to express himself. His parents died when he was 11, and he was sent to live with his parents. Becomes fast friends with Benji. He loves video games and track, one of the fastest kids in the state. He is hyperactive and loves to talk, but is also a great listener. (17 years old)

Christopher “Topher” Mendoza~ His parents are famous journalists who met while volunteering at the Youth Center for various organizations. His father is bisexual and his mother is trans. He himself is straight and cis, but goes to lots of meetings for the LGBT group to talk to kids about how his parents are well adjusted queer people. He and Benji actually go to school together, and Topher was the one who was putting up the signs for the club at the school. Topher becomes Benji’s lifeline during school and they are good friends. (18 years old)

Silver Frank~Her and Benji grew up down the street from each other and have known each other for years. Silver is the first person outside of the Youth Group that knows he is trans. She is loud, funny and wants to be a vet when she grows up. She really just wants her friend to be happy. (17 years old)

 Demetri Lupei-Banks~ The oldest adopted son of Colin Banks, Demetri is happy-go-luck man who just got his first job in social work. He was 11 when he was adopted by Colin after his parents were murdered. He loves being an older sibling and would spend every day with his kid siblings if he could. Demetri is very open about his sexuality as bisexual and talks at the Youth Center a lot. He has been described as “terminally optimistic” by Luis. (24 years old)

Simon Banks~The youngest adopted son of Colin and Eve Banks (Eve had not been married to Colin when he adopted Demetri or Luis). Simon is one of the most grumpy kids on the planet. The only person he really likes is Demetri, and even then he acts like its a chore to be around him. He acts very mature for his age, but this is mostly because he has surrounded by so many people older than him. He was adopted as an infant, but Colin and Eve make sure he is properly educated about his Arabian culture. (9 years old)

Satomi “Tommi” Maki-Banks~ The only girl of the Banks family, Tommi is Autistic and often does not speak. She was adopted by the Banks when she was 13, and has never really revealed what happened to her before that. She is currently in school studying biochemistry, and she won a scholarship for her fencing abilities. Tommi loves her family and is usually very cheerful when she is with them. 

Kory Anderson~ Anita’s ex-girlfriend and current best girl friend, Kory loves to get people involved in the community. She is vegetarian and is occasionally the kind of person who would guilt you into not eating meat. She is bubbly and kind, and is currently working on becoming the first trans model. She is currently dating Aaron Rao, and boy does she think he’s cute. (19 years old)

Aaron Rao~Luis’ ex-boyfriend and current best guy friend. Aaron is an ex-junkie who has a young daughter that changed his life. He works as a mechanic and is so in love Kory its disgusting. He actually introduced Luis and Anita at a party one time. He is rough and sarcastic with a heart of gold. (20 years old)

Colin and Eve Banks~ Colin Banks grew up in the wrong part of town when his parents were killed when he was 4. He grew up being bounced from foster home to foster home. He was eventually taken in by a kind older man who pointed him the right direction. He taught Colin how to channel his anger into something constructive, like volunteering and kick boxing. He went to college for business and started several small business in the city that took off quickly. He gives to charities just about every chance he gets and is considered one of the better people in a terrible city. Eve grew up in the slums as well, but did not get so lucky as Colin. She put herself through community college, and worked her way to the top of the fashion industry in the city. They met in their 30′s and felt an immediate connection. Colin and Eve love their children very much, but would often like to sleep in more than they do. (Colin is 54 and Eve is 55)

Henry and Daphne Einhorn~Henry and Daphne are very flighty people. They do a lot of things out of a need to be at the top of the social pyramid. They often leave Benji home by himself, especially as he gets older. They come from a long line of old money, and are very traditional. Not the easiest people to get along with. Nice is different than good. (Both of them are 48)

Orion Calloway~ Mayor of the city and Anita’s adoptive father. He is very posh, rather prim man. He has been mayor for quite some time, but before that he ran many restaurants and nigh clubs. His mother was a Polish immigrant during WWII and he has become wealthy in a way to honor her memory. He donates money to the Youth Center every month, and is a part of many other charities. He adopted Anita when she was 11, before she began her transition. He himself is a gay man while a large “family” of others like him. However, Anita’s coming out drove a wedge between them for some reason, and she moved out when she was 17. Orion keeps an eye on her when possible. (Says he is 52, is actually 56)

There are a lot of minor characters in here as well. There are some very nasty people who crop up that I don’t really feel like writing about yet, but these are the main players. Some of this stuff gets heavy, but this is my favorite idea right now.