#anyway HEISTS FOR JUSTICE

[pilferingapples]

idk if you've already done this but i'm lowkey dying to know what you think all the amis (and co) would do career-wise in the modern day because i think about it all the time

OKAY SO

All of them are the planners REALLY even if Enjolras tends to be the one who really pulls it together Feuilly is the sharpshooter, this is canon

Bahorel , Courfeyrac and Legle take the in-person actor/Face roles as much as possible ; they also take the Daredevil, backup Muscle, and Thief roles, respectively, as needed

Enjolras is the muscle/combat monster

Combeferre is the tech specialist

Prouvaire handles the online social interaction, which is increasingly crucial these days

Joly is the lockpick and when needed the Distraction ; they've done so many of these missions they've lost count and STILL no one even suspects his involvement

Grantaire is the cook and the getaway driver when Bahorel's otherwise occupied

Together they do Leverage-esque Heists to try and make the world a better place already dammit

[sleepypanda27]

Friendly Fire

Bucky x reader

Summary: Sam exposes Bucky’s obvious crush on you.

Word: 1,3k

The compound was quiet. Too quiet. Which meant you were about to commit a crime.

Not a real crime, just a tiny one. A harmless, innocent late-night snack raid. You tiptoed into the kitchen, trying not to make a sound, reaching for the cupboard handle.

"Really?"

You turned around, startled, finding Bucky leaning against the doorway, arms crossed, looking very unimpressed.

"You scared the hell out of me!" You hissed, pressing a hand to your chest.

He smirked. "You’re terrible at sneaking."

"I wasn’t sneaking."

"You absolutely were." He smiled, walking closer to you.

You rolled your eyes, turning back to the cupboard. "What are you doing up, anyway?"

"Same thing as you," He admitted, stepping closer. "Figured I’d grab something before Wilson wakes up and lectures me about eating properly."

You chuckled. "Well, now that you're here, you might as well make yourself useful."

He arched a brow. "Useful how?"

You gestured at the top shelf. "Grab that."

He sighed but reached up effortlessly, grabbing cookies you couldn’t get to.

You narrowed your eyes. "Showoff."

Bucky smirked, opening the cookie package, taking one out, and he exaggeratedly slowly took a bite.

"You are the worst," You muttered, grabbing a cookie from the package.

"You love it," He teased.

You snorted, but didn’t deny it. For a moment, comfortable silence settled.

Then Bucky glanced at you with a smirk. "We’re gonna get caught, you know."

You shrugged, taking a bite. "Worth it."

"Wow. Look at this."

Both of you froze.

Slowly, you turned, finding Sam standing in the doorway, arms crossed, shaking his head in mock disappointment.

"Two grown adults, sneaking snacks like criminals," He said, sighing. "Barnes, you should be ashamed."

Bucky groaned, rubbing his temple. "Sam-"

"No, no, don’t ‘Sam’ me." He pointed at both of you. "This is pathetic. You could’ve just eaten like normal people, but no midnight heist. What are you, spies?"

"Well...yeah," Bucky muttered.

Sam ignored that. "And you?" He turned to you, smirking. "Corrupted by Barnes already, huh?"

You sighed, pretending to be apologetic. "Guess I’ve been a bad influence on him."

Sam laughed, shaking his head. "No, no, you got it backwards, sweetheart."

Bucky rolled his eyes, grabbing cookies. "We’re leaving."

"Running from justice, huh?" Sam teased.

Bucky grabbed your wrist, pulling you toward the exit. "We don’t have to listen to him."

"Wait," Sam checked the shelf from which you got cookies. "Are those my cookies?" He called after you. "Thieves!"

You just laughed, following Bucky down the hallway.

---

"You’re terrible at this," Bucky muttered, watching you struggle with the dough. This time, the two of you decided to make cinnamon rolls.

You scoffed, tossing him a glare. "Excuse me?"

He leaned against the counter, arms crossed. "You’re kneading like you’re trying to fight it. It’s dough, not an enemy."

You huffed, turning back to the sticky mess in front of you. "You said I had to be firm!"

"Not aggressive," He corrected. "You look like you’re trying to kill it."

You sighed, rolling your eyes. "Maybe if you actually helped-"

Bucky smirked. "And ruin the entertainment?"

You narrowed your eyes. "You’re enjoying this way too much."

"I absolutely am." He chuckled, stepping closer to you.

Slowly, casually, you scooped up a bit of flour. "You know, for someone who’s supposedly a trained fighter, you’re way too close right now."

Bucky’s brow furrowed. "What?"

And before he could react, you flicked the flour straight at him. It was beautiful. A perfect explosion of white powder across his dark shirt and face. For one glorious moment, he just stood there, processing. Then his expression darkened.

"You," he muttered, wiping flour from his jaw. "Are in so much trouble."

You shrieked, immediately trying to back away, but he moved faster. In an instant, he grabbed a handful of flour and smeared it against your cheek, grinning at your stunned reaction.

"You did not just,"

"Oh, I did."

You lunged for another handful, and just like that, chaos erupted.

Flour flew everywhere onto counters, into hair, across shirts. You were laughing, dodging him, while Bucky, the incredibly skilled fighter, was apparently terrible at avoiding kitchen warfare.

By the time Sam walked in, he stared at the disaster in complete horror. "What the hell happened here?"

You and Bucky were breathless, covered in flour, smirking at each other like two kids who had just gotten caught.

Sam sighed. "I don’t even wanna know. But Barnes," He shook his head, walking out. "Just tell her, man."

"Ignore him." Bucky groaned, dragging a hand down his flour-covered face.

You just laughed, but you wanted to know what he meant.

---

The compound's kitchen was quiet until Sam decided to stir up trouble.

You were sitting across from Bucky at the table, quietly sipping coffee, when Sam decided today was the day to ruin Bucky Barnes' life.

"You know, man," Sam said, leaning against the counter, smirking at Bucky, "you’re not exactly subtle."

Bucky, sitting across from you, froze mid-sip.

You raised an eyebrow. "Subtle about what?"

Sam grinned like a man who lived for chaos. "You."

Bucky’s jaw clenched warningly. "Sam."

You blinked, confused. "Me?"

Sam turned back to Bucky, absolutely enjoying himself. "Look at you, all stiff and silent, pretending you don’t have a full-blown crush sitting right there."

Bucky exhaled sharply, gripping his coffee mug so tightly that you were sure it was seconds away from cracking.

"I do not-" He muttered.

"Oh, buddy," Sam interrupted, shaking his head. "You do. The way you watch her when she walks into the room? The way you get all weirdly protective? And let’s not forget the time you lost your mind when she got hit during training."

Bucky shot up from his chair. "I was concerned!"

"You were dramatic," Sam corrected.

You stared between the two men, heat rising to your cheeks. Bucky Barnes, former assassin, impossible grump, had a crush on you?

Bucky dragged a hand down his face. "Sam, I swear, I will-"

"What?" Sam taunted. "Kill me? Finally admit you like her?"

Bucky looked half ready to commit a crime. But before he could, Sam pushed off the counter, laughing. "Relax, man. I'm just saying that maybe you should stop glaring at me and do something about it."

Then, with an obnoxious wink at you, he walked out. You sat there, awkwardly clutching your coffee cup, very aware that Bucky was still standing.

"...So," you said, glancing at him. "You have a crush on me?"

Bucky groaned. "Ignore Sam. He likes ruining my life."

You smiled. "But…was he wrong?"

Silence.

Bucky rubbed his temple, sighed, and finally looked at you. "I hate him," he muttered. "But no. He wasn’t wrong."

Your heart stuttered.

Slowly, you set your coffee down. "So… what do we do about that?"

Bucky was silent for one long second. He hesitated, but only for a second. Then, he moved.

His hand reached up, fingers grazing your cheek like he was memorizing the feel of your skin. His touch was careful, uncertain, but when his thumb traced the edge of your jaw, you leaned into it. That was all he needed.

He slightly tilted his head, closed the distance, and kissed you. It started soft, hesitant, like he was afraid to break you, but the moment you melted into him, everything changed.

The tension, the months of stolen moments and unsaid words, came crashing down all at once. His lips pressed firmer against yours, his hand slipping to the back of your neck, pulling you closer like he’d been waiting, aching, for this.

And you kissed him back with everything you had, gripping his jacket, letting him swallow the breathless sound you made when he tilted his head, deepening the kiss. The world blurred.

It was just heat, hands, Bucky, the quiet realization that this was exactly where you wanted to be.

"FINALLY!"

You jerked away, breathless, turning toward the hallway where Sam stood, grinning like a damn idiot.

Bucky groaned, burying his face against your shoulder. "I am going to kill him."

You laughed, still catching your breath, still feeling the phantom imprint of Bucky’s lips.

"Took you long enough, Barnes." Sam just shook his head, victorious.

[mulders-too-large-shirt]

some nights when i don't have enough time to watch anything, i just stare at the wall and try to work out this non-existent episode's plot

i do have a pitch for an episode of the x files where the agents are tasked with trying to solve a huge art theft. scully is convinced it was for normal art theft reasons (reduced sentencing for prisoners revealing their location, or perhaps the hubris of a very wealthy private collector) whereas mulder is convinced aliens are making a collection of earthly culture to enhance their understanding of the human species. i just haven't come up with the plot twist that makes them BOTH wrong yet!

[dollishmehrayan]

# “MRS. WAYNE I THINK THIS IS FOR YOU!” ── .✦ ( bruce wayne wife headcannons )

a/n: this was request by a anon (here) so yeah but anyways I Lowkey used to be OBSESSED with like batmom stories but like I genuinely then lost all care for liking anything bruce wayne but this might just like help me (jason todd girly converts into a batmom Stan😭) tags: (bruce wayne x fem!reader)

CHAOTIC HEADCANNONS ── .✦

“No, Bruce. That’s Not a Normal Thing to Do.”

You frequently have to remind him that billionaire habits don’t translate to normal life.

Bruce: “I thought I’d buy out the café you like so you wouldn’t have to wait in line.”

You: “Bruce, we’re just getting lattes. Calm down.”

The expensive car Dilemma: He’s tried picking you up in one of his expensive cars once, and you’ve never let him live it down.

“Bruce, we’re not running a car dealership we’re going to Target.”

Tech Mishaps: Bruce likes to show off his gadgets, but they always malfunction around you. Once, the Batcomputer locked him out because you accidentally spilled coffee near it. You took a picture of his shocked face and made it your phone wallpaper for weeks.

The Disastrous Cooking Attempts: Bruce insists he can cook. The truth? Alfred banned him from the kitchen after he tried to “surprise” you with pancakes and set the stovetop on fire.

“I’m Batman, but I can’t handle pancake batter.”

OVERPROTECTIVE HUSBAND™ ── .✦

He’ll interrogate any new friends you bring around like they’re suspects in a heist.

Bruce, shaking someone’s hand firmly: “And what do you do for a living?”

You, glaring: “Bruce, they’re not applying to join the Justice League.”

GOSSIP FINAL BOSS ── .✦

He pretends not to care about gossip, but he secretly listens to you rant about gala drama. Sometimes, he’ll even chime in with hilariously accurate observations.

You: “That woman was glaring at me all night.”

Bruce: “Because she kept seeing her husband looking at you’re instagram posts. Trust me, Alfred told me.”

ROMANTIC HCS ── .✦

Constant Gentleman Mode: Bruce is always opening doors for you, carrying your bags, or pulling out your chair. You tease him about being old-fashioned, but it’s clear he loves taking care of you.

Private Dance Lessons in the Manor: When you’re stressed, Bruce will put on some music in the empty ballroom and sweep you into an impromptu dance. He’s a surprisingly good dancer, but the way he looks at you mid-spin? That’s what makes your heart race.

Personal Love Notes: Bruce doesn’t text much, but he leaves little handwritten notes around the house.

“Don’t forget, you’re the best part of my day.”

“Coffee’s ready downstairs. So is your husband, who can’t stop thinking about you.”

The ‘I’m Watching You’ Look: At galas, Bruce can’t stop staring at you. When you catch him, he gives that little smirk that says, Yeah, you caught me, but I’m not sorry.

Soft Batman Moments: Even in the Batcave, he has moments where he’s just your Bruce. When he sees you waiting up for him late at night, he’ll silently take off his cowl, walk over, and hold you like he’s afraid you’ll disappear.

Protective, but Not Controlling: He worries, of course, but he respects your independence. If you’re ever in trouble, though, the Bat is out faster than you can blink. “No one touches my wife.”

Gift Giving Expert: He puts serious thought into gifts. One time, he recreated your childhood bedroom in the manor when you were feeling homesick. “I just wanted you to feel at home,” he said, completely nonchalant.

The Morning Ritual: He wakes up early to watch you sleep for a few minutes (in the least creepy way possible) because it’s his quiet reminder of how lucky he is. When you stir awake, he presses a kiss to your forehead and whispers, “Good morning, love.”

Subtle Public Affection: In public, his affection is subtle—hand on the small of your back, thumb grazing your hand, or an almost imperceptible wink across the room. But behind closed doors? He’s all cuddles and kisses.

Always Puts You First: Whether it’s cutting a patrol short to spend time with you or risking everything to keep you safe, Bruce’s priority will always be you. “The city can wait. You can’t.”

MIX OF CHAOS AND ROMANCE ── .✦

When Bruce tries to be romantic but Alfred bringing him back to reality: Bruce, holding your hand: “You’re the light in my dark world.”

Alfred, walking in: “Sir, you said that to the last woman, too. Shall I fetch your script?”

You once jokingly wore a bat-symbol T-shirt to tease him. Bruce didn’t say anything, but later that week, he wore a matching shirt that said, “I <3 My Wife.”

[hayaku14]

pushing daisies kaishin au #2

pushing daisies au where shinichi has been able to revive dead animals, plants, even people since he was a child.

kudou "i can literally talk to the dead" shinichi

shinichi's parents didn’t exactly encouraged him to use this power. especially not in public. they’ve seen him revive and re-kill dead plants and animals in the same breath, it doesn’t take a detective to figure out what could happen near a human corpse.

but a young shinichi is curious, a young shinichi admired his father, and a young shinichi wanted to prove himself a detective. but most of all, a young shinichi wanted to help.

so when he saw his father struggle in solving a particular case, a young shinichi figured that maybe asking straight from the source would help give them a hint.

the complete horror in yusaku's eyes shinichi saw that day made him promise himself to never do it again.

shinichi realizes later on that reviving someone just for a clue on the whos, hows, and whys of their death only to touch them again, to basically kill them again, is sick and twisted and the realization leaves him feeling raw and dirty.

he then decides that if he’s gonna find out the truth, if he’s gonna bring justice, it’s not by making the victims suffer a second death. he will unravel the mystery not by magic but by logic.

the curious case of kuroba kaito

hakuba immediately contacts shinichi.

“he was...a friend. if i have to gather all the best detectives to catch his murderer then so be it.”

hakuba goes on to explain.

it was a kid heist. shots were fired. snipers. kaitou kid was caught on camera falling, as if he’d been shot, but he appears a minute later flying away on his glider with not a speck of blood on his suit. all should be well however, a few buildings away in an alleyway, the body of kuroba kaito is found dead. gunshots through the heart and chest.

a simple explanation would’ve been that the glider was a fake activated by kid’s assistant as a last ditch effort to save his legacy and this kuroba kaito was kaitou kid himself. he would’ve said it out loud but by the look on hakuba’s face, he can tell that he already connected those dots long before shinichi even stepped foot in the morgue. that wasn’t what hakuba called him for.

“can i...take a look at the body alone?”

hakuba raises an eye at him but moves to leave without questioning. "alright then. i have to check on another friend anyway. she's been...distraught ever since she heard the news and..." hakuba's words trail away as his eyes unconsciously drifted towards kuroba kaito's covered body. shinichi patiently waits through the quiet pain that he sees on hakuba. the pinch in his brows, the tenseness of his body. he must've been a really good friend.

hakuba shakes his head and turns his attention back to shinichi. "sorry, i...its been a long day. i'll leave you here then. call me if you find anything."

left alone, shinichi carefully zips open the body bag covering kaitou kid's upper body. he looked eerily similar to himself and imagining his own body cold and dead in the morgue sent a shiver down his spine. shaking his head, he pulls a chair close and reads through the file hakuba brought him.

"no witnesses. no camera. not a trace nor lead to anything. just some reports on mysterious gunshots in previous heists that lead to nowhere." they were professionals, whoever did this, shinichi thought. it was not going to be an easy case.

he takes another peek at the body. so this was kaitou kid, huh. too young to be the same as the one before his hiatus. perhaps a successor? motive could be related to his predecessor. his mother hasn't said anything of interest. does she really not know or is she protecting him? he runs his hand through his hair. there's too little information to go on...unless...

temptation rears its head. the source of information is right there in front of him. one touch and it could open up new leads to the case. an immediate disgust twists deep into his gut. he promised himself to never use it on people. to never kill. his father's haunted eyes embedded in his mind. he shouldn't. he really shouldn't. but he remembers the anguished look on hakuba's face. if he was going to do it, this might be the only good time. any longer and his touch would not revive kid. and gone along with him would be vital information to catch his murderer.

shinichi heaves a deep sigh. he has never used his abilities on dead people since that one incident as a child but he couldn't shake off the look on hakuba's face. it was now or never. shinichi reaches for kid's hand.

---

pushing daisies au #1

[seasurfacefullofclouds1]

When people become convinced that they have no power to change anything within the system—that's when folks choose violent options. More importantly (since there's always someone around who chooses violence), that's when folks begin to support *other* folks choosing violence.

That's where we are. Most of us Know that no matter who we voted for, the corporate heist of America would go on. Neither Harris nor Trump had any interest in ensuring that ordinary people get quality healthcare everyone can afford.

We know voting is irrelevant to creating a society in which we can all prosper. The oligarchs have very carefully dismantled the ability of ordinary people to get justice. In their greed to get everything and hold all power, they forgot to allow folks to feel like they had hope.

Folks with no hope of getting justice within a system, have no reason to uphold the system. Lots of folks are talking about the French revolution and the Russian revolution, but don't forget how FDR addressed the problem in the US.

FDR created Federal programs that gave people hope for a scrap of fairness. He stopped violent revolution in the US by making the country a fairer place. He has been viciously hated for it for nearly a hundred years, by the rich people whose necks he saved.

When so many ordinary people celebrate the killer of a rich evil man, that is 100% the fault of the oligarchs. In a society where most folks can feel some hope for a fair and decent life, there's not a lot of fertile soil for growing outlaw folk heroes.

Now The Claims Adjuster, admittedly, is a smart and creative performance artist. But he wouldn't be loved in a fair, compassionate, and decent society. He is loved specifically because our society is unjust and cruel, and leaves most ordinary folk with no hope of a better life

If the oligarchs want to prevent more Adjusters, it is 100% in their power to do so. Change laws/policies so that everyone can get justice. So that everyone can eat, be housed, be free to pursue dreams and joys, pursue an education, enjoy clean air and water, have good healthcare

Anyway, this I learned in high school humanities, and I am pretty sure the oligarchs learned it too. They'd just rather pay influencers to try to shame us, than work to get us healthcare. Fuck em, and long live The Claims Adjuster.

[littlefankingdom]

I saw this page from the last (maybe?) Batman & Robin (maybe?) issue and I let it go, but actually, I have thoughts about it.

So, what's happening on this page I don't have for you and I'm not going to look for to add to this post? Well, Batman, Bruce, argues that Gotham needs Robin, and Jason answers that none of them give a fuck about Gotham, and they only were Robin to be loved by Bruce. And like, this is just wrong.

For Damian, this works. It is true that Damian did not care about Gotham, and he wanted to be Robin because he saw it as his birth right. After all, every son of Batman has been Robin, so Damian, as the blood son, he wanted that to strengthen his place in the family. Bruce did not want to make Damian Robin (remember that for later), as the boy wasn't fitting what Robin was, and Damian saw "becoming/being Robin" as the same as "being accepted" by his father. But this does not work for the other Robins.

Let's start with the most difficult one: Jason. The one they are making say shit like this every Tuesday and people take it as the truth. If we take the original way Jason became Robin, this is not true. In short, in the original version, after Jason literally borrowed some old Robin's costume behind everyone back, Dick explained how he is leaving Robin behind because he is too old now and becoming Nightwing, which leads him and Bruce to have an emotional moment, as Bruce got scared this meant Dick was cutting contact with him and Dick reassured him that it's not the case, he is just growing and becoming independent, but they will always be family. While his dad and brother are nearly crying over how much they love each other and yet cannot say it out loud, Jason, like the little sibling he is, decides that Dick, not being Robin anymore means it's free real estate for him to be Robin. So, he is celebrating becoming Robin, which neither Bruce or Dick asked him to be or told him he could. A lot of people love this version, it's very good. So, Jason didn't become Robin to be loved by Bruce here, but because that's the cool shit that his brother had and he is letting it behind, so that's his now. ANYWAY, I know y'all aren't going to accept this version, so let's go for the more official one, the next one (fuck any version after that, especially Nightwing: Year One, they just don't want to acknowledge that Bruce loves Jason and he was his son). In this one, Jason becomes Robin after a lil adventure. Batman makes a deal with him to go to Ma Gunn's school which is a front to train kids into becoming goons, so Jason tells Batman. Not certain that Batman believed him, he decided to take down Ma Gunn (who is doing a heist) ON HIS OWN, AT 12 YEARS OLD, AS A MALNOURISHED BOY. So Bruce decides that's his son now, he will die for him, and he's like "Wanna be Robin?" and the kid is like "Robin? Cool!". He didn't give a fuck if Batman loved him, Batman was, at this point, just a bit more trustworthy than everyone other adults. And Jason was refusing to go to the cops or social services, and he was like "I need nobody, I can take care of myself!", so Batman was using Robin to make the kid agree to come home with him and not live on the street (Jason is a feral kitten and Robin is some good old churu to get him to open up) And you can say that's my interpretation, but in the end, it's the 80s and this is a comic, the writers did not care about that shit, they just needed Batman to have a new Robin because Batman doesn't exist without Robin. Anyway, Bruce, at multiple moments through Jason's Robin era, did tell Jason he could stop being Robin if he wanted (remember that for later) and also tried to have Jason stop being Robin because he thought it wasn't good for him, WHICH JASON HEARD. Jason ran to Ethiopia after hearing Bruce talked about how he loved Jason and being Robin may be harming the kid, so he was going to stop him. People LOVES to say Jason did not want to be Robin, but y'all, if the boy did not care about justice, wtf is he trying to prove to Batman there's a better way to do it now? Why is he still being a vigilante as an adult? Nobody is forcing him to be doing this. He cares about Gotham, even if he is sometimes really bad at showing it or acting stupid (imo)

Now, about the others. Dick invented Robin after pursuing his parents' murder. Under Bob Kane, his creator, Bruce tells Dick that now that they brought justice to his parents, Dick can stop, and Dick is like "No, I want to help people, it's what my parents would have wanted." So, Dick may not care about Gotham itself, but he cares about people and that's why he becomes and stays Robin, to help, not to get Bruce to love him. And when Bruce fired him originally, he tells him that's because he loves him and can't watch him be hurt because of him, and Dick answers "I will just take another name and continue because I want to protect people". Don't insult Dick Grayson by implying he only did that for Bruce, how many times do they have to write him say it wasn't for it to enter their heads?!

Stephanie was already Spoiler, she was already trying to help Gotham, before becoming Robin. Being Robin was about proving her worth to Batman. She clearly gave a fuck about Gotham, or she would have stopped after all the attempts made by Bruce and Tim to make her stop. But I don't think she counts, as she was never Robin in the current main timeline.

Finally, Tim Drake. There's all the Robins from other universe, but also the "We are Robin" movement that was about Gotham, but it doesn't really matter for this. But Tim Drake, he is the one who said that Gotham needed Robin, Bruce disagreed. When this boy put on the suit of Batman’s dead son, we can all agree he did not think he was going to get loved by Batman for that. Tim became Robin because Gotham needed Robin, not to be loved.

So, in conclusion, what Jason is saying is pure bs. 100% blaming the writers, as even Bruce being like "Robin must exists, Gotham needs Robin" is bs, with his whole "being mad at Damian for not wanting to be a vigilante" they have been doing. I hope you remember what I told you to remember, because now is when it is useful. Not only he fought Tim on "Batman needs Robin", he also was against Damian being Robin and the kid was only made Robin by Alfred and Dick. And he has often tried to stop his kids from being Robin if he thought it was too dangerous for them. He also has told them multiple time they could stop. He is the guy giving them insane training because it is so dangerous, and they can give up if it's too much, it's okay, but they aren't going out if they can't follow the training. Bruce wished his kids did not want to be Robin. Bruce would NOT be against one of his kid dropping being a vigilante, it's a dream come true for him. A normal ass life where he doesn't have to worry about them fighting to death? Sign him up! (He still will worry like crazy, but they will not be fighting Deathstroke). What does Bruce want for his kids? To be better than him and go to college (the man just wants one of his kid to finish college, but they keep dropping out)

(Just some modern pages of Bruce learning Tim was accepted at Ivy when Tim "died". Tim was afraid Bruce would be hurt if he stopped being a vigilante to study, but the story shows Bruce would not have been. This is far from the only time or the first time the subject of Bruce's kids and college is brought up. In the 70/80s, Bruce and Dick argued about college, as Dick wanted to drop out and Bruce was against it. During the same era, Bruce also vocalized to others how he wanted Jason to go to college one day.)

There's this trend in DC comics lately to paint Robin as something Bruce forced his kids to be for himself, and I hate it. It is erasing the truth, the historical context (for Jason, it's a superhero comic from the 80s, what are you expecting?), and I don't think any other hero is being criticized like this for having sidekicks (Does Green Arrow is treated like this too or is it fine for him to have child sidekicks?) They need to stop with that bs.

[avatatewrites]

Thankyou thankyou and congrats on the WCBF chapter!! I hope you are already digging into your TBR list! I was wondering, what’s on it?

(pls note that currently, your Daine x Sloane ship is ranking higher than the OG Xaden x Violet and this fic keeps taking re-read precedence over my entire tbr list…which has now promptly been abandoned now I’m back at work anyway 🥲)

If you keep flattering me like this, my ego will need its own post code. I cannot possibly thank you adequately for your comment, but... THANK YOU!

Ok, turning to my TBR... Currently, it's about 79 pgs long, so I'm just going to give you a fraction of the Empyrean fanfics currently on it, presented in no particular order. As you can see, there's a lot I plan to cram into the next week!

Lights, Camera, Bitch, Smile by @ellebellewritesfic and @curlyhairedkatniss: I actually just finished reading this, but I immediately wanted to read it again, so I'm counting it. It was quick, fun and PERFECT. I read it while I drank wine and ate cookies, and at the end, my cheeks were hurting from smiling so much. I would not change a single thing, and I truly cannot recommend enough if you're in the market for something lighthearted.

The Underpants Heist by yams77: I don't have words for how much I love this concept, and I have heard it's INCREDIBLE. I'm so, so, so excited to read this, and I wish I had something more poignant to say than that, but I don't.

Stay Your Pretty Eyes on Course by theoneiam2277 (@theoppositequeens): This is Slain omegaverse. Slain. Omegaverse. 'nuff said. A ship isn't a true ship until it has an omegaverse fic, and I'm pretty sure (?) this is the Slain ship's first/only? I just started the first chapter of this (with a glass of pinot grig in hand sitting by the fire pit), and I'm having the absolute best time. 11/10, no notes.

I love you, I'm sorry by mierelsorren: I very nearly broke my 'no reading while I'm in active writing mode' rule for this one, because SO MANY people are talking about it on the RQ discord. I have heard it's exquisite agony, and I cannot wait to sob, weep, bawl my fucking eyes out.

Flirting With Death (and Possibly Brennan) by wedonotsharekills: I'm so intrigued by this concept that my skin itches, and I'm nearly frothing at the mouth bc I just saw the second story in the series was Slain. SIGN ME UP.

Just Ask by @suebswrites: I went to start reading this the day I posted my first chapter of WCBF, then realised it was excellent about two sentences in, then realised I simply had to wait to read it because it was so good that it was going to influence my writing if I didn't. I wasn't a huge fan of how canon Halden panned out, so I feel like I'll be a sucker for any story that has a compelling/interesting Halden, which I have heard this story has! Also, Suebs is a wonder, and a rockstar, and I'm about to be the single most annoying/prolific commenter on and live reactor to her work until I go back into writing/hermit mode. Sorry in advance, Suebs!

Zihnal's Two by @june-s-pumpkins: In the spirit of full disclosure, June is actually one of my fav people on the internet (I don't know if I've told her yet, so this might be a very grand gesture), BUT that's not why this story is on my TBR. I was robbed - robbed, I say! - of a heist in Onyx Storm, and I demand justice. This is a canon compliant take on the research heist, and a lot of people who I think are incred love it, so I cannot WAIT to read it.

The Alchemy by @pretty-pleaseee: This is a modern medical AU with Violet/Xaden, Imogen/Garrick and Dain/Sloane. Please sign me all the way the fuck up. A lot of people say this is one of their fav comfort fics (and I'm ready to be one of the people who says that). ALSO, I already peeked at chapter 1 and IT'S SO GOOD.

I've probably missed some important ones, so if I think of more later that are high on my TBR, I'll add them in the comments!

[dailysylvesterashling]

Day thirty nine

Sylvie and Percy!

First of all, Sylvie’s already met Percy and seen how she is, even if he didn’t say anything, i definitely guarantee that Sylvie respects Perce, And she would respect him as well, First of all she’s like one of the few people who don’t call Sylvie a kid straight off the bat, Secondly, Percy doesn’t really see any reason to ignore his input or treat him differently just cuz he’s fifteen

Sylvie’s a little tense due to him covering for Giovanni during the museum heist but she doesn’t suspect anything anyhow

The two would defintly have long conversations about Tagia history and their jobs

Percy would insist Sylvie stay in the backlines if the two were to get into a fight, which irritates Sylvie a little but that’s more akin to how he fights anyways so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

As for possible duel tech ideas…

Percy summoning a catapult (or trebuchet if she fancy about it) and sylvie loading his sheep into it one by one to launch them at the enemy 

OR

Sylvie using dream big and passing out, And before he actually summons beefton, Percy loads him onto the catapult and launches him several feet in the air right as he transforms into Beefton, Causing beefton to slam into the ground hulk style

And also On the spot electroshock therapy during combat…if they need that for some reason, Idk maybe one of Sylvie’s patients went mad

As for Percy’s nightmare fuel…The one thing Percy is most determined to do throughout the show is protecting the innocent and bringing justice…Moment she gets hit with nightmare fuel, she witnesses a translucent kid get robbed and become an orphan infront of her and she can’t do ANYTHING about it

[darth-jess]

Chronological Star Wars Watch Order

Alright, about once a year I decide to watch all of Star Wars in chronological order (I will update this list as more SW content comes out). This is actually a bit more complex than it sounds, because a lot of stuff is out of order when you just watch the shows straight through.

The Clone Wars TV show is actually very out of order, so I've put all the episodes in chronological order to the best of my ability (if I've made any mistakes let me know and I'll correct them!) Also, I've worked in Tales of the Jedi episodes, Tales of the Empire episodes, and Forces of Destiny episodes, in their approximately correct places. On Wookieepedia, there are some episodes where the date is not specified, so I did my best. Anyway, if you also would like to embark on watching all Star Wars in chronological order, this is how you do it! All of these can be found on Disney+

~ 200 BBY

Young Jedi Adventures

~ 100 BBY

The Acolyte

~ 68 - 58 BBY

Tales of the Jedi: S1 E2: Justice

~ 52 BBY

Tales of the Underworld: S1 E4: The Good Life*

*Wookieepedia does not set a date for this episode. I assume Cad Bane is around 10 years old, which would place this episode around this year.

~ 50 - 48 BBY

Tales of the Jedi: S1 E3: Choices

~ 37 BBY

Tales of the Underworld: S1 E5: A Good Turn*

*Wookieepedia does not set a date for this episode, nor does it mention how old Cad Bane is. I make the assumption he is 25, which would put this episode around this date.

~ 36 - 35 BBY

Tales of the Jedi: S1 E1: Life and Death

32 BBY

Tales of the Underworld: S1 E6: One Good Deed*

STAR WARS EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MENACE

Tales of the Jedi: S1 E4: The Sith Lord

*This episode takes place 5 years after TOTU: S1 E5. Assuming my calculations are correct for TOTU: S1 E5, then this episode would happen in this year.

~ 32 - 28 BBY

Forces of Destiny: S2 E10: Monster Misunderstanding

22 BBY

STAR WARS EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES

The Clone Wars: S2 E 16: Cat and Mouse

The Clone Wars: S1 E16: Hidden Enemy

STAR WARS THE CLONES WARS MOVIE

The Clone Wars: S3 E1: Clone Cadets

The Clone Wars: S3 E3: Supply Lines

The Clone Wars: S1 E1: Ambush

The Clone Wars: S1 E2: Rising Malevolence

The Clone Wars: S1 E3: Shadow of Malevolence

The Clone Wars: S1 E4: Destroy Malevolence

The Clone Wars: S1 E5: Rookies

The Clone Wars: S1 E6: Downfall of a Droid

The Clone Wars: S1 E7: Duel of the Droids

21 BBY

The Clone Wars: S1 E8: Bombad Jedi

The Clone Wars: S1 E9: Cloak of Darkness

The Clone Wars: S1 E10: Lair of Grievous

The Clone Wars: S1 E11: Dooku Captured

The Clone Wars: S1 E12: The Gungan General

The Clone Wars: S1 E13: Jedi Crash

The Clone Wars: S1 E14: Defenders of Peace

The Clone Wars: S1 E15: Trespass

The Clone Wars: S1 E17: Blue Shadow Virus

The Clone Wars: S1 E18: Mystery of a Thousand Moons

The Clone Wars: S1 E19: Storm over Ryloth

The Clone Wars: S1 E20: Innocents of Ryloth

The Clone Wars: S1 E21: Liberty on Ryloth

The Clone Wars: S2 E1: Holocron Heist

The Clone Wars: S2 E2: Cargo of Doom

The Clone Wars: S2 E3: Children of the Force

The Clone Wars: S2 E17: Bounty Hunters

The Clone Wars: S2 E18: The Zillo Beast

The Clone Wars: S2 E19: The Zillo Beast Strikes Back

The Clone Wars: S2 E4: Senate Spy

The Clone Wars: S2 E5: Landing at Point Rain

The Clone Wars: S2 E6: Weapons Factory

The Clone Wars: S2 E7: Legacy of Terror

The Clone Wars: S2 E8: Brain Invaders

The Clone Wars: S2 E9: Grievous Intrigue

The Clone Wars: S2 E10: The Deserter

The Clone Wars: S2 E11: Lightsaber Lost

The Clone Wars: S2 E12: The Mandalore Plot

The Clone Wars: S2 E13: Voyage of Temptation

The Clone Wars: S2 E14: Duchess of Mandalore

The Clone Wars: S2 E20: Death Trap

The Clone Wars: S2 E21: R2 Come Home

The Clone Wars: S2 E22: Lethal Trackdown

The Clone Wars: S3 E5: Corruption

The Clone Wars: S3 E6: The Academy

The Clone Wars: S3 E7: Assassin

The Clone Wars: S3 E2: ARC Troopers

The Clone Wars: S3 E4: Sphere of Influence

The Clone Wars: S3 E8: Evil Plans

The Clone Wars: S1 E22: Hostage Crisis

The Clone Wars: S3 E9: Hunt for Ziro

Forces of Destiny: S1 E4: The Padawan Path

The Clone Wars: S3 E10: Heroes on Both Sides

The Clone Wars: S3 E11: Pursuit of Peace

The Clone Wars: S2 E15: Senate Murders

Forces of Destiny: S1 E6: The Imposter Inside

Forces of Destiny: S1 E11: Teach You, I Will

Forces of Destiny: S1 E12: The Starfighter Stunt

Forces of Destiny: S2: E2: Unexpected Company

Tales of the Jedi: S1 E5: Practice Makes Perfect*

* You could argue that the best time to watch this episode is near the final episode of the Clone Wars right after Order 66, but I personally prefer to watch this episode earlier on, as a sort of foreshadowing.

20 BBY

The Clone Wars: S3 E12: Nightsisters

The Clone Wars: S3 E13: Monster

The Clone Wars: S3 E14: Witches of the Mist

The Clone Wars: S3 E15 Overlords

The Clone Wars: S3 E16: Altar of Mortis

The Clone Wars: S3 E17: Ghosts of Mortis

The Clone Wars: S3 E18: The Citadel

The Clone Wars: S3 E19: Counter Attack

The Clone Wars: S3 E20: Citadel Rescue

The Clone Wars: S3 E21: Padawan Lost

The Clone Wars: S3 E22: Wookiee Hunt

The Clone Wars: S4 E1: Water War

The Clone Wars: S4 E2: Gungan Attack

The Clone Wars: S4 E3: Prisoners

The Clone Wars: S4 E4: Shadow Warrior

The Clone Wars: S4 E5: Mercy Mission

The Clone Wars: S4 E6: Nomad Droids

The Clone Wars: S4 E7: Darkness on Umbara

The Clone Wars: S4 E8: The General

The Clone Wars: S4 E9: Plan of Dissent

The Clone Wars: S4 E10: Carnage of Krell

The Clone Wars: S4 E11: Kidnapped

The Clone Wars: S4 E12: Slaves of the Republic

The Clone Wars: S4 E13: Escape from Kadavo

The Clone Wars: S4 E14: A Friend in Need

The Clone Wars: S4 E15: Deception

The Clone Wars: S4 E16: Friends and Enemies

The Clone Wars: S4 E17: The Box

The Clone Wars: S4 E18: Crisis on Naboo

The Clone Wars: S4 E19: Massacre

Tales of the Empire: S1 E1: The Path of Fear

The Clone Wars: S4 E20: Bounty

The Clone Wars: S4 E21: Brothers

The Clone Wars: S4 E22: Revenge

The Clone Wars: S5 E2: A War on Two Fronts

The Clone Wars: S5 E3: Front Runners

The Clone Wars: S5 E4: The Soft War

The Clone Wars: S5 E5: Tipping Points

The Clone Wars: S5 E6: The Gathering

The Clone Wars: S5 E7: A Test of Strength

The Clone Wars: S5 E8: Bound for Rescue

The Clone Wars: S5 E9: A Necessary Bond

The Clone Wars: S5 E10: Secret Weapons

The Clone Wars: S5 E11: A Sunny Day in the Void

The Clone Wars: S5 E12: Missing in Action

The Clone Wars: S5 E13: Point of No Return

19 BBY

The Clone Wars: S5 E1: Revival

The Clone Wars: S5 E14: Eminence

The Clone Wars: S5 E15: Shades of Reason

The Clone Wars: S5 E16: The Lawless

The Clone Wars: S5 E17: Sabotage

The Clone Wars: S5 E18: The Jedi Who Knew Too Much

The Clone Wars: S5 E19: To Catch a Jedi

The Clone Wars: S5 E20: The Wrong Jedi

The Clone Wars: S6 E1: The Unknown

The Clone Wars: S6 E2: Conspiracy

The Clone Wars: S6 E3: Fugitive

The Clone Wars: S6 E4: Orders

The Clone Wars: S6 E5: An Old Friend

The Clone Wars: S6 E6: The Rise of Clovis

The Clone Wars: S6 E7: Crisis at the Heart

The Clone Wars: S6 E8: The Disappeared

The Clone Wars: S6 E9: The Disappeared Pt. 2

The Clone Wars: S6 E10: The Lost One

The Clone Wars: S6 E11: Voices

The Clone Wars: S6 E12: Destiny

The Clone Wars: S6 E13: Sacrifice

The Clone Wars: S7 E5: Gone with a Trace

The Clone Wars: S7 E6: Deal No Deal

The Clone Wars: S7 E7: Dangerous Debt

The Clone Wars: S7 E8: Together Again

The Clone Wars: S7 E1: The Bad Batch

The Clone Wars: S7 E2: A Distant Echo

The Clone Wars: S7 E3: On the Wings of Keeradaks

The Clone Wars: S7 E4: Unfinished Business

The Clone Wars: S7 E9: Old Friends Not Forgotten

The Clone Wars: S7 E10: The Phantom Apprentice

The Clone Wars: S7 E11: Shattered

STAR WARS EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH

The Clone Wars: S7 E12: Victory and Death

Tales of the Empire: S1 E4: Devoted

The Bad Batch: Season 1

Tales of the Empire: S1 E5: Realization

18 BBY

Tales of the Jedi: S1 E6: Resolve

The Bad Batch: Season 2

The Bad Batch: Season 3

11 BBY

Forces of Destiny: S2 E16: Triplecross

10 BBY

SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY

9 BBY

Tales of the Empire: S1 E2: The Path of Anger

Kenobi

~ 9 BBY - 1 BBY

Tales of the Underworld: S1 E1: A Way Forward*

Tales of the Underworld: S1 E2: Friends

Tales of the Underworld: S1 E3: One Warrior to Another

*Wookieepedia doesn’t list an exact date BBY for these episodes, it just says “Imperial Era” so I made my best guess. If they ever come out with exact dates, I’ll adjust. Beginning of Episode 1 of Tales of the Underworld has a flashback from 19 BBY.

5 BBY

Rebels Season 1

Tales of the Empire: S1 E6: The Way Out

Andor Season 1

4 BBY

Forces of Destiny: S1 E7: The Stranger

Rebels Season 2

~ 4 - 2 BBY

Forces of Destiny: S2 E1: Hasty Departure

Forces of Destiny: S2 E15: A Disarming Lesson

~ 4 - 1 BBY

Andor: Season 2

3 BBY

Forces of Destiny: S1 E8: Bounty of Trouble

~ 3 - 2 BBY

Forces of Destiny: S1 E9: Newest Recruit

Forces of Destiny: S1 S13: Accidental Allies

Forces of Destiny: S1 E16: Crash Course

~ 3 - 1 BBY

Forces of Destiny: S2 E4: Jyn’s Trade

2 BBY

Forces of Destiny: S2 E11: Art History

Rebels Season 3

1 BBY

Rebels Season 4

0 ABY

ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY

STAR WARS EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE

3 ABY

STAR WARS EPISODE V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK

Forces of Destiny: S1 E5: Beasts of Echo Base

Forces of Destiny: S2 E7: The Path Ahead

4 ABY

Forces of Destiny: S1 E3: Ewok Escape

Forces of Destiny: S1 E 14: An Imperial Feast

Forces of Destiny: S2 E6: Bounty Hunted

Forces of Destiny: S2 E9: Chopper and Friends

Forces of Destiny: S2 E14: Traps and Tribulations

STAR WARS EPISODE VI: RETURN OF THE JEDI

5 ABY

Tales of the Empire: S1 E3: The Path of Hate

9 ABY

Skeleton Crew

The Mandalorian Season 1

The Mandalorian Season 2

The Book of Boba Fett

The Mandalorian Season 3

12 ABY

Ahsoka

34 ABY

STAR WARS EPISODE VII: THE FORCE AWAKENS

STAR WARS EPISODE VIII: THE LAST JEDI

35 ABY

STAR WARS EPISODE IX: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER

**************

And that's my watchlist! Feel free to skip as many or as few of these as you like.

If I missed anything or got anything wrong, PLEASE let me know and I'll fix the list!

[glowinthedarkjellyfish]

So this is going to be part of a reader x dick series.

I’m using fem pronouns and will write as if reader were a girl but please feel free to imagine reader with whatever pronouns you like.

Petty crime

Growing up in Gotham sucked. Literally anywhere in Gotham sucks but Crime Alley. That was a new low. It was hell.

But Jason Todd my best friend helped, a lot. One day he decided to steal batmans wheels. He said the guys probably loaded if he can just spend his life fighting crime all night, every night and even being part of the Justice League. And I agree. How do you balance all that and a job? At least à job that pays for your vigilante lifestyle and extremely cool car? So we decided you know what, he probably won’t miss a couple of car wheels.

Wrong.

So so wrong.

We were just so wrong.

Of course batman had to sneak up on us last minute. I mean we had gotten 2 of his tires off, I was sure that if we had another 7 minutes we could take the last 2 aswell.

But alas our plans were ruined.

That was 4 years and I haven’t seen him since and that worried me a lot but that’s life in Gotham for you. He could be lying dead somewhere and I would never know. It’s stupid to hope he’s not dead, especially living in gotham but I’ll always have hope that one day he comes home. If ever.

And I hate to say it but that’s not my number one worry right now, he’s number 2 my number one worry is I’m getting adopted.

Yeah.

Apparently my orphanage had found family of mine through the “system” I don’t know what the system is but yeah.

So after a good 17 years in a rundown orphanage I get adopted by à biological family member, or they want to meet me at least.

So I was here, eating outside a coffee shop for a girl Helena, her name was.

We could be twins. Apparently.

That would be cool. I think.

I’m not sure, most of the kids at the orphanage were little shits and after Jason I’ve never been close to anyone really.

Also because don’t think she’d like having a thief for a sister.

Id love to be able to say I’m not proud of what I do but I really can’t. I don’t kill or rob grocery stores.

I like heists. And you may be thinking how can a 17 year old pull of heists.

My answer, Red Hood. He’s a new vigilante that’s been around my neighborhood recently. Quite chill. And his gang of… misfits? Or outlaws I’m not too sure what he said he was but he fits the misfit description to me, anyways, he has a super cool space chick a guy with a metal arm who calls himself Arsenal. I don’t know why he’s trying to be an edge lord. And best part, à shit ton if guns and somehow immunity from batman.

He obviously doesn’t know who I am and my sister won’t either but if I get to move in with her it’d be hard keeping my nightlife hidden from her.

Anyways I was brought out of my thought when a girl say in front of my and ok yeah we’re definitely twins.

Before she could ask me for my name I asked.

“Are you Helena?” I mean she didnt need to answer that, I’ve only seen her for like 5 seconds and I can tell we’re twins.

“Yeah, it’s nice to meet you, I guess we don’t need to worry about dna tests being wrong or anything” I mean no shit Sherlock were identical girlies.

“Yeah, this is almost freaky”

It wasn’t just “almost” freaky it was very freaky, the more we talked the more we learnt about the other and we have a lot in common, she likes shiny stuff me too, I mean I track down and steal some of the most valuable gems that pass through Gotham so that’s a given. But she didn’t need to know that, yet at least.

We both like purple, and cats, she grew up in a nicer area of Gotham but was trying to find out who her birth mum and dad were, she had been adopted but her parents had died recently(for the plot gang, sorry helena you were happy 😔) and when she was sent to an orphanage they said she had a family in the system wich is how we were able to meet.

Thank you Helena’s dead parents I guess.

I had spent most of my life alone so I wasn’t really bothered finding out parents but when I try and think who I’ll be in 20 years, I want to be able to picture my parents next to me. So I told her I’d help her.

This is where my life got interesting.

After our coffee hop meeting we kept in touch and decided once we’d turn 18 we’d move in together and start looking for our parents.

There is this really cool and freaky DNA collection system that you can submit some dna into and if any relatives, distant or close have also been put into the system you can contact them.

The company that runs the whole gig does it for you though so that people can still have some privacy, it’s cool but can take ages for analysis to find a match.

And that is why we’d still do our own investigating. Helena had gotten a job at the Gotham City Police Department to learn how to be a proper investigator and also to see if the GCPD had any files that could be of use. Pretty smart if you ask me.

I ended up getting an internship at Lex Corps. I am well aware that LexCorp is shady I mean I’ve broken in like 3 times this year alone but, they are one of the leading companies in biochemical research and LexCorp is the company that does the DNA ‘find your family if you have any’ tests so I thought it’d be useful to keep track of mine and Helena’s results while she investigates any files that have leads.

One night she hasn’t gotten back from work yet and guess fucking what.

Nightwing swings through and lands on the fire escape, he hands over the Huntress who turns out to be Helena.

Fucking Nightwing.

That was crazy.

I am so so glad he didn’t recognize me because I’ve had quite a few run ins with him, with my mask and everything but still.

Anyways, Helena turned out to be a vigilante so out of the (totally not) goodness in my heart I revealed to her my identity but I asked her to never interfere with my night life and I’d never interfere with hers.

She agreed!!

And for a while, life was great.

Turns out there was a case of a woman, Silena Kyle who 18 years ago had twins and then died. Okay kinda morbid but, at Lexcorp there have been cases in wich Silenas DNA could be found at crime scenes as recent as last night, so either someone is using her dna to frame her and she is actually dead or she faked her death, gave up her twins and is still a thief at large.

Now, I don’t have that high of clearance at LexCorp but I am qualified to run dna analysis and then choose dna in the system to see if they match wich is what I did.

I didn’t want to risk being found out at work so during after hours I broke in to LexCorp. Wich wasn’t hard since I had a keycard and knew my way around but still. I broke in and made my way to one of the many labs, I uploaded some of mine and Helena’s dna and searched for Selina Kyle, there were 2 Selinas, or à Selena Kyle and a Selina Kyle. I couldnt, for the life of me remember how her name was supposed to be spelt so I ran an analysis on both of them to compare them to mine and Helena’s dna and see if we had a match.

This was honestly a fool proof plan and would’ve worked if Nightwing didn’t show up.

He didn’t know I was here but I had Helena watching from a couple of rooftops over and she told me.

This could end badly for me. Helena couldnt come and help without alerting Nightwing of someone entering the building after him so I was on my own.

And I was curious, sue me.

What was Nightwing doing at LexCorp.

Actually they are pretty shady so I don’t blame him at all.

I looked to the machine and what the heck!!! It’s only 45 percent done!! Okay that’s not that bad it should only take maybe 10 more minutes but with Nightwing in here I probably didn’t have 10 more minutes.

I just had to sit quietly wait for the analysis to be complete, take the results, maybe one of the computers, I need a new one, and then leave.

As I have already said this plan would’ve been amazing if not for Nightwing.

And I am really regretting only wearing my hoodie over my suit instead of my mask. Why would I do that, oh it was really dirty and wet sk my hoodie had to do.

If he sees me then he knows that huntress’s sister is a thief, then he’ll be able to find out her secret identity.

Shit shit shit shit

Yeah and then he opened the door.

I was stood there, next to the dna analyser and he just looked at me.

Wait. I have my keycard, I can pretend to just be a random civilian worker who stayed overtime.

Sometimes my genius, it’s frightening.

He started at me but full on stared and he seemed kind of freaked out, yes I’m gorgeous. But staring is rude, before I could tell him that the machine had finished. Finally.

Now I was pretty nervous, I mean he was just staring at me, like he COULDVE entered the room at least but no. He stood at the door like a weirdo. A weirdo with a really nice jawline holy shit.

And I didn’t want to startle him so I slowly reached for the papers holding my answers. Is my mum dead.

Silena Kyle was a 100% match for a mother….

“Hey H, I’m going to need the spelling for the Silena Kyle who died?”

That was enough to shock Nightwing out of his one sided staring contest and then he looked… I don’t know really he looked like he had just found out the worlds biggest secret, had gotten a promotion and it weirded me out.

Did he know Silena Kyle?

“Do you know her?”

Maybe he did maybe he didn’t.

“Yeah, she’s an old friend I’m doing her à favour right now”

I wanted to know what that favor was but I also really needed to leave so I turned around and

“You’re not going anywhere.”

“Er- yeah I am.” Who does he think he is I can go wherever I want .

“No I need those papers in you hands”okay is he on drugs?

“This is actually private medical information that I can’t Han over to you” if he fights me for this I might not win but I do have a backup plan. An insanely good one.

“How is Silena Kyle’s info your private medical info? Hm are you stealing from dna banks now?” First of all rude and what does be mean now? I’ve had run ins with him but never whilst robbing and he’s never caught me either, unless he’s been watching me…

Okay and I’m better than this but I panicked

“She’s my mum.”

Silence

Still silence

I made a run for it.

I mean he was being really quiet so what else do I do.

“H I’ve been compromised I can try and make it to the streets but prioritise the results, you can bail me out tomorrow”

I hope Helena was ready to take the papers and run.

I was running through LexCorp, taking the elevator instead of the stairs then climbing out of said elevator, going over to a different set of stairs and taking them, so that Nightwing couldnt catch me.

Wrong.

Why am I always so wrong.

I exited the building through a set of emergency doors after coming off the stairs and who is waiting for me?

Red Hood.

Wait.

Oh my fucking gosh yes!!!

I didn’t care if I was about to reveal my identity with these papers I just needed to pass them on to him and either pick them up later or get him to drop them off at my place.

“Okay so, you might not recognize me without the mask but Red it’s me, okay I have my suit so you know I’m not lying”

He interrupted me before I could finish speaking wich was rude by the way.

“[insert name 😝]?”

…… why does je know my name?

“Yeah…?? Okay I’m going to jngore the fact you know me. Right now I need you to take these dna results and take them to your base. Depending on how long my bail is I’ll either pick them up tomorrow or have my sister pick them up”

“Okay… why can’t you do it?”

“Because Nightwing is trying to take them from me but this is proof of my mother’s identity, my sister and I have been searching for her for ages and this will help us reconnect with her. Without it we only have cold leads. So please take this and go”

He turned his helmet away from me, staring of at something on another roof top and then looked back.

“Sure thing, Kori is with me right now so I’ll have her fly these back real quick”

That was all I needed as soon as he said that I ran back into the building and also ran into Nightwing.

I stumbled a bit but he caught me. So he can be rude but also a gentleman. Wow. (Unenthusiastic)

“Slow down there birdie wouldn’t want you to fall for me”

Is he flirting? Actually flirting…. In this situation?! Does he need help…

“I’m not falling for anything and definitely whatever you think y oh have going for you”

“Ouch, you wound me babes, anyways I’ll be taking those papers.”

Yeah fat fucking chance.

“What papers”

….

“The ones you had earlier before running away?” Might as well play dumb.

“Sorry I don’t have any papers I’m also breaking an entering so you should arrest me”

“Are you asking me to arrest you right now?” Okay plan worked papers forgotten successfully.

“Yeah and I can ask again, go ahead and lock me up arrest me but make it sexy sell me some meth please so I can get arrested by this daddy if a cop”

“Okay okay i get it, you can stop now…. Daddy of a cop though?”

“I mean not you that’s just the lyrics…”

“Ah, -sorry- no it doesn’t matter, you’re under arrest, I’m taking you in”

Okay so this is part one of the petty!thief story I’m thinking of, there will be more parts and this one COULDVE probably been 2 pets but I couldn’t figure out a good time to cut of amd I wanted to include the part from the Rookie.

Is that a batton in your pocket or are you just happy to see me is currently my hyperixation lol this is the song that inspired this btw

also this isn’t proofread and my autocorrect is bugging out so yeah lmk if there’s anything thaf makes no sense whatsoever lol

[sidesteppostinghours]

The Right Ways to Spend Your Time: A Guide by Alex Castro

(late) first day of oc kiss week with ceci and @darkfire1177 's alex! thank you for letting us nab your girl, i hope i did her some justice! anyway, have 361 words of alexs devastating realization: mob bosses have to do paperwork.

———

"The painting's supposed to be stolen. The whole point is that it isn't paid for," Alex complains, frowning at the document she's sitting next to as Cecilia scribbles away on it. Ceci only chuckles.

"Sure, but nobody else needs to know that. I need to explain why I have a genuine Kahlo in my office somehow."

"But forging a reciept?" It's a damn good one, Alex can't deny that, but the fact it's well done doesn't make it any less boring. "Can't you just say it was a gift? It's not like you'd be lying."

"Of a painting Vex stole?" She snorts, not looking up from her forgery. "Sure. Want me to introduce her to the LDPD too? I think they'd get along swell. "

Internally, Alex curses. She's right about that much– Alex wasn't exactly subtle about her heist. If she did her job right, the fact that some of the paintings she stole are up for sale, peppered around the city through various black market dealers, shouldn't be subtle either if you know where to look. She's betting that's what Ceci's banking on, too– in the eyes of the law, buying from a shady seller is a lot better than having it dropped off at your doorstep by the villain who stole it.

"I still think there are other ways you could be spending your time."

That gets Ceci to look up, putting down her pen to prop her chin on her hand. The smile playing on her lips is wide and amused. "Really? Like how?"

"Like me." There's no hesitation behind the suggestion or the easy way Alex lounges on the desk, both hands settled beside her. Cecilia pretends to consider it, humming to herself.

"There's a lot of better ways I could be spending it too," she points out.

"Really?" Alex asks, grin all challenge as she leans in closer.

"Am I wrong?" Cecilia's voice has dropped into a whisper, but it's as much of a challenge as Alex's as she lets her hand graze her cheek.

"'Course you are," she says, voice equally low when she pulls her head up to meet hers.

She can prove it.

[cacaocheri]

I haven't played Poptropica since middle school but bestie you gotta tell me everything I'm OBSESSED with Black Widow's design

HIII OMG HI ANDY!!!! sorry im a little late on the reply <333 i replayed poptropica today so i could get a refresher on her lore!!!

more under cut because i am definitely going to ramble so so much

im not sure how much you know about black widow in the og lore so im going to go over that really quickly and then talk about my own personal headcanons!!!

so!!! black widow is from counterfeit island. her whole deal is that she's an infamous art thief who's made an entire empire off stealing famous works of art 😭😭😭

when you first meet her though, you dont know she's black widow! she introduces herself under the alias veuve noire, chief inspector of the police (which. says a lot about the poptropica justice system if the chief inspector is secretly an art criminal WJHKSJHDKA)

(her two outfits!!! civilian outfit is on the left and villain outfit on right)

but yeah eventually you find out her secret identity and infiltrate her secret lair which leads to an epic Boss Battle where you defeat her and turn her into the police. which leads to this really funny news article

(idk man i just LOVE that she has so many aliases <333 so silly)

she also makes another appearance on super villain island where you go into her subconscious and get to know a bit more about her motivation for stealing art but like looowwww key im ignoring that part of the lore <33

but! anyway! my headcanons <3

i think she's really into jazz. my only evidence for this is that there's a jazz cafe on counterfeit island

also im saying she had a situationship with the curator of the art museum because they seem awfully familiar with each other 🤨

(also???? the line about how the curator lost much to obtain the KEY TO BLACK WIDOW'S HOUSE makes me think that the art museum also has a league of spies meant to defend art museums from heists. which i will perhaps expand on more later)

also yes in my lore i turned her into a milf (most fans usually headcanon her younger) but i wanted her to be liked an EXPERIENCED art heister. like i imagine she's been doing this shit for yeeeaaaars which is why she built such a huge name for herself

but yes!!!! my small lore analysis!!!! i hope this makes sense its kind of all over the place <333 i wasnt too sure how familiar you already are with poptropica lore but if you have any more questions lmkkk im always happy to talk about this <33

[tanoraqui]

For the record: at the start of 2024, I had 3 WIPs that had each been 2/3 - 3/4 finished for at least a year - though each was a totally different length of fic. They were all delayed mostly because they were all fics where I knew I'd need to bring my A-game in order to fulfill the vision in my head. So I made a resolution to finish them that year...

And I DID.

In Which Space Orcs are Men, 4.4k, Silmarillion/tumblr-based scifi mini-genre. I fucking NAILED this balance of scifi worldbuilding and Silmarillion easter eggs in this fic, and the way the 'humans are space orcs' genre blends so well with Tolkien on the theme of unexpected hope and love in the vast darkness. My writing was lovely. You can read it as a Tolkien nerd or just a normal nerd. So many people have said it made them cry. Game: A+

Justice of the Noldor, 8.6k, Silmarillion. THE epic battle to end all epic battles (of the First Age, and all ages until Dagor Dagorath). I did good on the poetic language and keeping the extended action sequence interesting, and giving assorted characters spotlight moments, and the whole general vibe of fate in the process of culmination. There's a thing or two I'm not 100% satisfied with, but overall A-game BROUGHT.

The Rise and Fall of Empires, 34.4k, Silmarillion/LotR (how does one classify the Second Age...). AU where Annatar decides to be slightly less evil and he stays in Eregion and marries Celebrimbor and they end up destroying Númenor anyway because maybe Númenor deserved it by then, my beloved. Admittedly, this one wavered between "gotta bring my A-game" and "this is a fun and silly AU; it's FINE if it's not perfect", and that...shows. I think I got too in the weeds on the social/economic/geopolitical details of teeing Númenor up for destruction, and Celebrimbor has an awkward half-done character arc... But I am my own worst critic; it is overall both fun and well-written, I hit the tone I was aiming for, I think I did the heist-style structure pretty well, and I finished and posted it on schedule! B or B+ on a curve against What Could Be, especially in this fandom full of superb writing, but no one else had written it so...A- game.

FANFIC RESOLUTION FOR 2025: Return to, perhaps even finish, In Heart, aka AU where Fëanor decides that the Doom of Mandos is clearly just the Valar trying to mess with his head, so instead of "fear of treason" he is to [grits his teeth] trust his unwanted half-siblings...and everything kinda spirals out from there. It's currently ~25k at 5 chapters, and I have...realistically I bet ~50k to go. I have such a good ending in mind. I just have to (have the characters) earn it.

[zahri-melitor]

Newish Comics - 19 June 2025

Yes I know, a late edition, but there are so many comics this week.

Absolute Flash #3: oh no I love Grodd. This title remains one of the highlights of the Absolute line for me; I’m adoring how well it communicates the experience for Wally of his first experiencing accessing the Speed Force. The vibes of the Rogues remain on point even in their new designs. And poor Wally is having the WORST time (his grief over Barry here).

Batman & Robin: Year One #7: this is very cute (and Dick deliberately setting up to get punched by a bully to cover for his vigilante bruises was funny), but I get the impression that this plot isn’t actually going anywhere. And look, every chance Waid and Samnee pull it together in the back half, but I don’t think this needed 12 issues, especially as we’re not actually getting many adventures to reflect back on.

Catwoman #76: this plot is finally winding its way to a conclusion. I agree with the folk grumbling that this has not really had much in it making it a Catwoman story, but it still is a quite competent heist and betrayal plot story and I don’t mind a detour while a writer lives out their Italian Job dreams.

Detective Comics #1097: look, unlike a lot of you I don’t instantly hate Harvey Bullock centred plots (where he’s treated as having a good heart) – indeed my favourite main Bat book run of n52 is Manapul and Buccellato’s ‘Tec which stars Bullock – but given how often his characterisation pings back and forth between ‘extrajudicial murder as a cop’ to ‘the good guy with a heart of gold’ yes it would be nice to have more consistency. This is fine. It’s not the best ‘Tec run I’ve ever read, it’s not the worst ‘Tec run I’ve ever read, I really wish Taylor was more interested in writing a suite of characters I care more about, given the breadth of what can come into a ‘Tec run.

The New Gods #6: The thing I love about this title in particular is the incredibly thoughtful and considered way guest artists are being used to advance and develop the story being told here. Runs with frequent artist turnover and guest artists often look like they’re having identity issues and there’s some fundamental underlying problem with the run (JH Williams III being unable to keep up with a monthly pace as artist AND writer; the behind the scenes chaos of Ric Grayson; the fill artists in Young Justice 2019 clearly indicating a rushed redirect of the title; the way any weekly comic just devolves into art style chaos as nobody can keep up that pace), but here by the use of Evan Cagle to frame things and the careful specific way that artists are being chosen to provide the art means that the shifting art style delivers something more than if Cagle had drawn the entire book. So rarely done well, here’s it’s a triumph I look forward to each month. I have to give serious props to Tom Napolitano’s lettering in this issue as particularly the use of speech bubbles was entirely on point. Gorgeous.

Nightwing #126: mention of Maggie Sawyer’s kid! Uh. I mean. This felt like a solid little coda arc to Watters opening story, particularly in terms of its interrogation of policing and the interaction of marginalised communities with the police. Also I got Francesco Francavilla art and colours of Dick and Babs for 2 issues here and I am never, ever sorry about that.

Zatanna #4: This is so clearly a title that Jamal Campbell had a lot of feelings about and wanted to write. It feels extremely set and settled in the DC universe in a way that the best runs are; it isn’t a story that could be told elsewhere with other characters, and also it’s using the DC universe setting beyond just what is ‘Zatanna’. It does feel magical, in both senses of the word.

The Warlord #99: this week we edge ever closer to triple figures, and it’s Cary Burkett’s final issue! Which I’ve got to say, I’m not sad about; Burkett’s preferences in plot for this are not mine. But anyway back to the *checks the cover* ninja assassin riding a fire-breathing dragon attacking Travis on the cover. And the final issue hurrah where Burkett remembers the origins of this title (Travis Morgan getting tied up by enemies and/or entwined by tentacles).

Welcome back Travis Morgan bondage, I’ve missed you in the face of all this boring warfare to retake Shamballah.

Tara continues to fail at realising the solution to all her problems is a ménage à trois: Graemore tries to kiss her as he thinks she’s been worrying over his injuries because she is in love with him, but Tara continues to be like “but I love Travis! We were childhood sweethearts and I still care about you, but it’s different!”

And then we actually get into the Vashek assassin attacking Travis from riding a fire-breathing dragon. Travis defaults to his panicked response to trouble: shooting it.

(Dragon skin apparently not fazed by your magical, never run out bullets, Travis)

Travis decides the best plan of attack is boarding the dragon himself by swinging from a tree on a vine. He gets knocked off, and then proceeds to knock the assassin off the dragon by the subtle trick of…making him fly into a vine stretched between two trees and clotheslining the assassin off. Astounding. No way to avoid it.

Anyway, the assassin eventually accidentally gets hit by his own dragon’s flame and is burned alive to ashes, followed by the dragon dissolving into fog (it was summoned by a wizard-king to be a steed from the time of the Dragonmasters and presumably returned there).

[codenamesazanka]

AFO+Shigaraki Tomura/Shimura Tenko Role Reversal AU

*

Terrorist Shimura Tenko, age 26, has been sentenced to death for his heinous crimes. Morning before he goes though, he's carted over to Central Hospital.

Little AFO, age 12, is brought before Shimura to give him five quirks - this will surely overload Shimura’s brain, but since he's about to be executed anyways, it doesn't really matter.

But right before the procedure starts, Central Hospital is attacked. It's the League of Villains, here to rescue their boss. As he marbles Shimura, Mr. Compress also ends up marbling AFO and taking him along.

Hours later, in a secret hideout, the League congrats themselves on a successful rescue mission, but wonders what to do about this weird kid they've kidnapped. They’ll have to act quick - Heroes and HPSC will come for them soon. The HPSC have to come for the kidnapped kid, because, the moment the League realized who the kid is, they know AFO as the central piece of HPSC's new direction for society.

*

Four years ago, the government made a paradigm changing announcement - they've gained the ability to take away quirks and will start doing so as part of criminal justice.

This is a great thing, as it solves the century-old question about what to do with Villains. Really Bad Villains will have their quirks taken away, and put into regular security prison. Mild Villains can exchange their quirks for a shorter sentence. Dangerous quirks can now be eliminated. Human rights will be improved. Society will be safer.

—At least, it will be, once the chaos the announcement created settles down. Because the remnants of the Meta Liberation Army straight up revolted, along with other groups and other people.

The League of Villains did not start with this upheaval - they were already active two years before the announcement, led by Shimura Tenko, as just particularly notorious Villains doing whatever they wanted, whether it was heists or killing heroes or feuding with other villain groups - but they have become embroiled into the fight through a loose alliance with the MLA, and due to the HPSC holding members of the League up as the reason why the new law was enacted in the first place.

The HPSC have kept very, very top secret the exact method they’re using to take away quirks. No one knows for sure whether it was a drug or surgery or implant. There was a rumor that it was a quirk that was doing this, but it was just a rumor—until now.

Though, the League didn’t expect that it would be a kid. So what will they do with him now?

*

For all nearly all twelve years of his life, AFO (and his younger twin brother) has been in care of the HPSC. This is the first time he's ever been kidnapped, is in real danger, but he knows exactly what to do:

Nothing.

In all honesty, AFO would rather destroy this 'League of Villains' - just a bunch of insignificant insects running around causes messes and ruining everything (like his day!) - and just go home using his own power. He doesn’t like being away from Yoichi; he still has schoolwork to finish; the new chapter of Captain Hero: New Ultra is out Monday; he’s got his life to get back to.

But AFO has been relentlessly counseled and drilled by the HPSC for this exact scenario: He is NOT allowed to use his quirk. No matter what happens, he is only to wait for rescue.

Not that using his quirks might help much. AFO has never been taught to fight, and besides his own ‘Give-and-Take’ quirk, he’s got only five other low-tier quirks he had only taken this morning that he’s never used. The HPSC won’t risk letting him keep the quirks, see, so the system they’ve come up with is this: the quirks taken from criminals are transferred immediately to a Villain scheduled for execution. (Given the explosion in criminal activity and revolt over the past four years, death row has just the right and regular numbers to supply.) They’ve even got a machine just for him, just for tracking his quirk(s), invented by the famous American scientists David Shield and Toshinori Yagi, so they know exactly what he takes in and lets out.

When AFO has just his own original quirk, it’s as good as no quirk.

The HPSC has to do this, because AFO is a born villain. They know it; he knows it, everyone who’s ever met him knows it. It’s just hard to describe otherwise a child who came into this world stealing everything within reach: his mother’s life, his twin brother’s health, and every person’s quirk he ever had come into physical contact with even as an infant - the homeless woman who rescued the twins from a decaying corpse, the police who later found them while investigating a dead body that was registered in the system with a quirk but autopsy had revealed zero quirk factors left, the doctors that examined the twin babies.

AFO has heard this story many times. He’s got a too-strong quirk that’s made him clinically diagnosed kleptomaniac with a Cluster B personality disorder. Quirk counseling, behavioral counseling, regular counseling, art therapy... He’s been handled extremely delicately and thoroughly his entire life.

And that’s…fine. That’s how the world works. That’s the price of power. It’s better than being dead in the grave with the mom he killed, or out there in the chaos, if the HSPC had never found them. AFO’s on the side that’s calling the shots and set to dictate the final reality of a post-Advent world - he wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. One day, he’ll grow up and he’ll become part of the HPSC and he’ll get his rightful piece of the cake - really, they’ve let him have some of it already, when he first started taking quirks away for them five years ago (first year was trial year, before they went public).

His itch to use his quirk is scratched regularly. He got to keep Yoichi, who had once almost been adopted away. Being on his best behavior means he gets most of what he asks for. The worst AFO can say is that he’s bored - which is expected, his brain is wired differently after all.

All he has to do is stay calm, play nice with the League, and wait for Heroes to arrive. Someone will come save him soon enough.

Everything is in order.

*

But of course, this encounter with Shimura and the League will be the catalyst that will destroy that very order.

(In one universe, AFO tells Tenko he'll teach him how to take his rage and give it purpose.

In this universe, Shimura tells little AFO he'll teach him how to find his rage.)