#are normal everyday things

[cupcakegalaxia]

When 20 years ago atheists said that the decrease in religion (*cough* Christianity *cough*) would lead to a more enlightened society are suddenly concerned about the slow moving ball of Western Society collapsing, authoritarianism rising and political unrest on a level the world has not seen for a very long time.

sigh

[sibmakesart]

he shooketh

[casscainmainly]

WFA ep. 132 but if it was We Are Robin!Duke instead.

[roses-and-revolutions]

DP x DC Prompt: The Watchlist

Batman has a watchlist. A list that contains every individual who could become a rouge and a contingency plan for if they did.  

And while they, his children, often make fun of his paranoia and him for having it, they totally understand why he did. They lived in Gotham, for Christ's sake. Where everyone’s just a pin drop away from being the city’s next big villain, forcing the bats to scratch their heads while playing cat and mouse with a sicko for a good few weeks. And while they won’t admit it, the list has helped them a few times. 

But that won’t stop them from making fun of any of the list’s new developments. Because you see, there was a new list. And it wasn’t just a watchlist. No, no, no. It was The Watchlist.

It was a new development after he and Robin went on an out-of-state mission to investigate some town in bum fuck nowhere Illinois. And it was under some pretty tight security as well, so they were expecting something good, like mad scientists or evil mayors. Not profiles of the kids who lived in the town. And while there were a few metas and vigilantes that made the list interesting, by the end of it all they just seemed to be teenagers. 

Until they saw Damian. They hadn’t seen him since he came back from the mission with B. He looked tired. Like ‘Tim hasn’t slept in a week and is surviving on just coffee beans’ tired.

“Ah, I see you all have found it. Good. A few of them will be arriving next week as they’re a part of Gotham Academy’s student exchange program. At least three of them will be staying in the manor with us. Father will need you all to be on standby and to be ready for any possible scenario. Please, for the love of all that is good, do not encourage them in any way, shape, or form. And please do not dismiss them either. The outcome of doing that will be much worse. Is there more that I should add? Yes. Will I? No, because you won’t understand. Not until you've seen what I have.” 

The demon child sighed, then looked them dead in the eyes. “Godspeed to us all.” Then walked away.

Okay, they were scared now.

[its-kinda-snowy]

You did very well today, Dan. Don't forget to clean yourself up, we don't want any cross contamination.

[starrycassi]

I've decided that Maskless Mark's the type of man to ask "Can I? Please?" Before going down on his boyfriend and none of y'all can change my mind. I already thought that Main Mark was getting pegged by Eve you have absolutely no idea what I have planned for Maskless Mark. It's not even about whether he tops or bottoms it's about whether he whines or whimpers and I've decided it's both.

Everyday he wakes up and mourns the fact that viltrumite biology isn't flexible enough to allow him to pull some abo bullshit. He doesn't care about the logistics or who would carry he wants a child a 9-5 and a house with a garden. William is constantly trying to remind him that they ARE unemployed losers (WRONG, Mark is sure that government funds were made exactly for this. Cecil got his teleporter SURELY Mark can have some money too) and cannot BIOLOGICALLY get pregnant and one of them is constantly fighting for his life and the other is in premed which is basically the same thing and Mark is in the back flipping through old fertility rituals from a big civilization while simultaneously trying to task the WHO with assembling a panel of scientist to build them an incubator. Science magic sheer willpower old gods prayers pure witchcraft he does NOT care.

Idk guys I love aliens going "Yeah I Can Do That" when they, in fact, cannot. One of my favorite tropes is supernatural beings trying to blame/claim something on their biology and people going "No baby you're Just Insane Naturally"

My favorite scene of this trope that I've ever written in my AU is mark going "...do viltrumites, uhm, imprint? On their partners? Like, in a way, become more possessive or-" And his biology tutor basically telling him, "please don't blame your case id being horrendously bad on alien biology. Your species doesn't even have the concept of marriage let alone MONOGAMY that's all you" "OKAY BUT HYPOTHETICALLY-" "no you cannot. I don't even know what the question was I don't care you cannot"

That's a 24/7 stressed out asian mother right there like okay Mark I get it sure whatever

[secriden]

So I was pondering just why I like Style so much and why his specific "failings" and imperfections are so compelling to me - and I think it's because all the other main characters are flawed in ways that are obvious but not very relatable.

Fadel and Bison are murders. Regardless of their motivations and how much they buy into Mama Lilly's propaganda, they still have taken lives and do so with little remorse. Kant is actively lying to, manipulating and taking advantage of Bison and Style (his supposed best friend) for his own ends with seemingly very little compunction. Yes, he's got his reasons; but still.

And then you have Style. His major flaw is that he is thoughtless and selfish and he doesn't seem to understand how to leash in his impulsive desires. This means he constantly ignores or crosses Fadel's boundaries to the point that, by the end of episode 3, is genuinely hurtful. All the same, compared to the things Fadel, Bison, and Kant have done and are still doing (reminder: ep 3 opened with another murder/assassination), this is relatively tame.

But that's precisely why I think people are being so harsh to him vs the other characters. Many of us have felt like the victim of someone like this because it's so common and so we relate to Fadel's frustration and then hurt and anger, and that makes Style actions feel painful in a way that’s personal. Few of us have been victims of the level of violence or manipulation that Fadel and Bison and Kant are dishing out.

Yet that's precisely why I like Style - he's imperfect in ways that add realistic complexity to his character. Why would we expect a character who is bold, brash, and impulsive to also be thoughtful and considerate?? He acts before he can think about things: that's the whole point of his character. He juxtaposes Fadel perfectly because Fadel "plans everything down from years, months, weeks to days" and Style hasn't acted with more than 8 seconds of forethought in his life. It’s part of what makes him perfect for Kant's plan in the first place.

But then, but THEN once Style begins interacting with Fadel, we start to get moments when Style seems to still and become intensely focused - most notably:

Right after the confrontation in the locker rooms (sadly I don't think anyone's gif'ed this yet, so screenshots it is!)...

…after his conversation with Bison about Fadel…

…and when he watches Fadel beat 3 guys up with ease.

We are watching Style find reasons to grow. We are seeing moments when he’s catching himself, slowing down, thinking, wondering. And while it initially starts with curiosity, he so quickly falls into fascination and obsession, and by the end of episode 3 it’s clear he wants more. It's not just about understanding Fadel anymore, Style wants to have him for himself. And if he's going to be something meaningful to Fadel he’s going to have to mature.

This is why I find Style so interesting and so fun to watch. He’s loud, in your face, and obnoxious so the layers aren’t as obvious. We think there’s nothing more there, but his complexity is deceptively hidden while they’re ironically much clearer in the quiet characters like Fadel and Kant.

And I don't think it's unreasonable to expect this growth. Style is written TO HAVE ROOM TO GROW. And, yes, I do think Style is going to rise gloriously to the challenge. We already have hints that this is precisely where the narrative means to take him:

(Fuck, look at how soft and earnest Style's expression is in the left screenshot. ;A;)

He’s by no means perfect but that gives him space to have a hell of a character arc and I, for one, can’t wait for it. 🙌

[sophystudio]

everything is a dialtown reference if you’re delusional enough

[tart-miano]

Happy (almost) Toy Day🎄🎁✨

[rexscanonwife]

Thank you sweet anon for giving me the idea to draw this in response to that shitty anon! 😊💖🫶💖 honestly it can be applied to any minor inconvenience in my life as well cause Beej loves me enough to offer every time! (Plus Beej dressed as Sportacus cause one of my favorite things to imagine him reacting to my current f/os or interests in my real life lol)

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[defiledtomb]

there's this really deep belief in me that says I can't post anything related to ouro anywhere anymore & I hate it & I hate it & I hate it. I have so much !! to say :(

[sixteenthtry]

Light of my life, I need to speak to her.

[katheriensapple]

Fic idea: Batman and Joker acting like a real life toxic couple while not being in an actual relationship (and making everyone extremely confused).

Bruce: the only thing he gave me for Valentine's Day last year was a rather average hostage situation and 2 stab wounds. Can you believe THAT?

The Batfam: ????

...

Joker: what did take you so long? Oh, let me guess. I bet you were with Eddie as always.

Bruce: *stops trying to beat the Joker and just stays there, looking exhausted; as if this were a pretty old argument* Joker, we've had this discussion before. I'm not seeing other rogues because I think they're better than you, but because they'll kill everyone in this city if I'm not here to stop them. Is it so hard to understand?

Joker: *tries to stab Bruce for the third time in this interaction*

....

*after his latest scheme, Joker is put into Arkham again and while the guards search him for dangerous objects, Bruce approaches and grabs Joker's phone off the table.

Dick: *assumes that Bruce is looking for more information about Joker's plan, but still tries to see what Bruce's reading and well...* Hey B, why are you reading his two years old messages?

Bruce: because I don't know what he was doing in a two weeks interval exactly two years, five months, one week, four days, seven hours, ten minutes and fifteen seconds ago. And I need to know it...

Bruce: *then his expression turns terrifying blank* he was texting Lex Luthor, calling him dear...

....

Bruce: can you ask the hostages if they can wait a little bit more? My batsuit is wrinkled and I don't want the Joker to see me like this. It won't take so long...

Gordon: ....

[critterishere]

biting him clawing him tearing his clothes off flaying him eating his skin slurping his blood I see hell in his warm grotesque flesh drag me to hell drag me to hell now TAKE ME HOME TALE ME HOME

[cevans-is-classic]

Team free will taking trash out is funny to me.

Dean has dug through monster guts, but trash juice makes him yelp.

Sam was lucifers meat puppet but tying trashbags isn't his favorite thing to do.

Cas used to lead armies, and now he doesn't remember where he dumps the trashbags Dean asked him to get rid of.

[blimbo-buddy]

Sorry to put you all through my diseased ramblings of this listerine game but I also want to add that I think if you make Jimmy look all dirty and scary and greasy you gotta make the other crew member's designs follow in the same aesthetic pattern. To help Jimmy blend in more