#pathophobia

[indiegowrites]

PhobiaVerse Masterpost

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PhobiaVerse is a RoTTMNT AU set in a post-apocalyptic world in which monsters based on human fears known as Phobias have decimated the human population, starring the Mad Dogs (plus Frida) as Phobias who were mysteriously born with both empathy and conscience.

(raph, april, and frida will be added here as soon as i finish their refs LOL)

Featuring; Leonardo (Hemo) as the personification of Hemophobia Donatello (Agora) as the personification of both Agoraphobia and Pathophobia Michelangelo (Pyro) as the personification of Pyrophopia Raphael (Thalia) as the personification of Thalassophobia Frida (Mono) as the personification of Monophobia and April (O'Neil) as everybody's favorite human.

Relevant tags: #phobiaverse, #tmnt phobiaverse

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Please be aware: PhobiaVerse features potentially triggering themes, such as:

death, violence, suicidal ideation, survivors guilt, PTSD, body dysmorphia, metaphors for addiction, frequent consumption of blood as a form of sustenance, past child torture, past experimentation on sentient beings, dehumanization, and MULTIPLE common phobias featured very very very frequently.

(Note: all characters featured in PhobiaVerse are adults in their mid to late twenties. The biggest themes of this AU are healing, coming to terms with childhood trauma, and unlearning dangerous coping mechanisms and/or habits years after the fact.)

[arenabreadandbiscuits]

What Phobias do you headcanon, Vox , Lucifer and Alastor have.

I myself headcanon

Lucifer has a phobia of Heights

Vox has a Phobia of Spiders.

Alastor has a Phobia of Dogs

Phobia Headcanons

Vox - scoptophobia (the fear of being stared at), pathophobia (fear of disease), mysophobia (fear of dirt and germs)

Lucifer - Ataxophobia (fear of disorder or untidiness, Atelophobia (fear of imperfection), and atychiphobia (feel of failure)

Alastor - philematopphobia (the fear of kissing) and/or philophobia (the fear of love) bonus points for Aphenphosmphobia (the fear of being touched)

I think it was canon that Alastor doesn't vibe with dogs. Either that or a headcanon in the fandom that got big but it makes sense so I can get behind it. Of course there's the intimacy issues he has so I listed those here.

~

Lucifer carries a lot of stress on his shoulders trying to take care of Charlie but he has such a history that of course he worries from time to time if he could have done things slightly differently to help his daughter more. That plus he hates his own perfections but he also hates seeing them in others when it holds people back from their potential. He was the "number one fuck up", he doesn't want his daughter to accidentally follow similar thoughts that could mess her up later. He's always so worried about it honestly..

Vox has a reputation and I've mentioned before in posts that he's definitely sold himself out before just to get things he really wanted. I feel like him being a germaphobe is interesting. Like he likes to keep clean and tidy especially for TV so he dislikes when he's not. A good example of the not liking to be stared at part would be him having one of those nightmares where people go to school naked or little clothes. Like yes he's a business man but imagine like Valentino tries to dress Vox in things before he's fully ready and he gets mad because everyone has seen him dressed professionally, what will they say and think of he changes that even to just put on lingerie? Or something silly like that..

Most likely he views himself too differently in his head when he does have to do those things.

(he'd do it for Alastor in private).

Considering Alastor's sexuality and considering the fact that I myself am on the aspectrum, I feel like these fears we share. It takes a lot of energy and care to be close to people in such a way and every time it threatens to pop up he tends to freeze up. It's a dreadful feeling for him whether that be for how much his dislikes it or the fact that love has and seems to always will be something Alastor will never grasp. Meant to live an eternity alone to rot. In the ships I put him in he's capable of finally being comfortable with SOMEONE enough to truly be himself.

[thescarecrowfrombatman]

FAQ

Hey guys it's me the Scarecrow from Batman.

DNI if you're the Joker or the Penguin because I don't like either of you.

TRIGGER WARNING FOR:

Scopophobia Hemophobia myriapodophobia Melissophobia spheksophobia vehophobia automatoraphobia arachnophobia carnophobia proditiophobia ophidiophobia autophobia herpetophobia kenophobia paruresis scoleciphobia aibohphobia ornithophobia pantaphobia thanatophobia amaxophobia somniphobia epidoptorophobia nyctophobia catoprophobia monophobia musophobia autophobia sygiophobia chronophobia diokophobia metathesiophobia amathaphobia gamophobia melanoheliophobia glossophobia anthropophobia globophobia atychiphobia eurotophobia taphophobia trypanophobia formidophobia hoofdaphobia paraskevidokatriaphobia carcerophobia alluraphobia cynophobia antomophobia pugophobia equinophobia chiroptophobia genuphobia podophobia gynophobia haphephobia capgras,syndrome muxiphobia mirephobia acrophobia coulrophobia filophobia cafephobia aerophobia thalassaphobia itchyophobia ergophobia bovinophobia algophobia foniaphobia agoraphobia dementophobia amaxophobia Galaphobia Androphobia Acousticophobia Anginophobia microphobia anthophobia astraphobia ataxophobia apeirophobia Atelophobia dipsophobia phobophobia (Did I say that one already?... agh, nevermind) anatidaephobia mysophobia myrmecophobia barophobia kabourophobia botanophobia mycophobia cacophobia galeophobia chromophobia sonophobia cyberphobia kyrofelanoshopophobia dendrophobia dentophobia dometiphobia ecophobia megalophobia noctiphobia obesiphobia samhainophobia hombrephobia pathophobia elaiophobia heliophobia hydrophobia hypochondria lycophobia melanophobia microphobia (Did I say that one already too? Damn.) Sanchephobia (New one I made for the fear of pickles.)

Anyway, Ask box is open I guess.

[crytosis3]

I wrote another Lord of the Flies story, this one involves a personal headcanon that Roger has slight pathophobia (the fear of becoming sick), although the plot doesn't revolve fully around that

[er-cryptid]

The fear of disease is called pathophobia or nosophobia.

[pathologising]

i want to thank you for being so excited about pathology! i have crazy pathophobia but seeing you talk about how things like prion disease work and esp about naegleria fowleri has made me much less scared, instead im like "oh like angel was talking about!"

I love u a lot ok!!!!!¡!

[faiirytalcs]

FRASER WILLIAMS is based on FEAR from Inside Out. He is a 37 year old GIFTED HUMAN, PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSOR, and uses he/him pronouns. He has the power to DANGER DETECTION & FEAR AMPLIFICATION.

Important History

fear - from the moment his consciousness processed memories, that was what fraser remembered. simply being afraid of pretty much everything

germs, bacteria, wild animals, sharp objects and near death experiences were around every corner and he thought more people should be talking about that but instead they chose to belittle him and tell him his fears weren’t necessary, that he was overreacting

it didn’t deter him though from telling people or warning them about potential danger, he knew at some point someone would appreciate it but he also knew he had to do something about this. he wanted to be able to control these fears

studying them seemed to be the right answer, unknown things became much easier to handle when you understood them and that’s how fraser approached his phobias

if there’s one thing fraser wishes people realized it was that he didn’t choose to be like this. he didn’t choose to be scared, to constantly feel his heart racing while the chemicals in his mind told him that every instance was a fight or flight situation but it was his reality

more than anything, he wants to help. it can be hard sometimes but he wants to help people avoid going through the hardships he went through as he grew up

in his late twenties, he met a group of people that made him feel comfortable and safe, a feeling he hardly ever got when he was around strangers or new people

while his mind goes a mile a minute thinking of all the horrible things that could happen, fraser chose to dive into work, putting his whole heart and soul into his lessons and thesis papers

workaholic didn’t entirely even cover it these days, it seemed like almost every minute of the day was dedicated to research, lessons or grading assignments

relationships have never been a high priority for fraser but he isn’t not out here looking for love - he’s just doubted that anyone would fall in love with him considering how many times he’s been told that he’s a freak

he knows he has to be in control of his gifts mainly because if he isn’t, anyone around him who might be afraid of things will only spiral down with him. fear amplification was no joke so he tried to keep that particular power at bay

there is nothing about fraser that is intimidating and the man is constantly on the verge of a passionate rant or a panic attack, sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference 

a lot of fraser’s fears are pretty common ones he just takes them all a little further than most do

a warm sweater, a drink and a fire ( that is contained ) are a few things that fraser loves and help him wind down after a long day between the pages of a book

APPEARANCE

Face Claim: william jackson harper

Height: 6′0

Build: lean

Eye Color: dark brown

Hair Color: dark brown

Piercings: n/a

PERSONALITY

Positive Traits: dependable, prepared, conscientious, quirky

Negative Traits: overreactive, self-deprecating, fearful, insecure

Likes: soft blankets and padded corners, logical explanations, fall scented candles, knowing where every exit was in a room is, takeout with friends, researching, grandpa sweaters

Dislikes: insects, scary movies, bears, getting punched, broccoli, clowns, boy bands

Phobias: please there are so many: achluophobia, agoraphobia, arachnophobia, bacteriophobia, batrachophobia, claustrophobia, coulrophobia, entomophobia, hypochondria, nyctophobia, pathophobia, trypanophobia...just to start

Hobbies: color-coding things, gardening, perfecting coffee recipes

Aesthetic: spirals of worrying until you reach a point of acceptance, latin roots, textbooks laying open on wooden desks, a sense of comfort from a warm hand, a shiver down your spine, tummy problems, covering your eyes at any scary movie, weighted blankets

FAMILY

Mother: emily williams

Father: brennan williams

Sibling(s): n/a

Pet(s): a hairless cat named shakespeare

[english-mirror]

[boldchaoswhite]

Basic Information: 𝔼𝕟𝕚

Name: Eni Valeria Sterling

Age: 25

Gender: female

Species/Race: human

Date of Birth: 10/24

Place of Birth: London

Current Residence:

Occupation: ~~

Title/Rank: ~~

Appearance

Height: 5'4"

Weight: 260lbs

Hair Color: Black, but kept blue.

Hair Style: Kept down, or in 2 puff balls.

Eye Color: Dark brown

Skin Tone: almond

Distinguishing Features: she has a birthmark on her left wrist in the shape of a carved pumpkin face.

Clothing Style: Anything comfortable, she loves sweaters, overalls and leggings.

Accessories: she doesnt really wear jewelry unless its a special outing.

Personality

Strengths: empathetic, kind, understanding, loving, curious, open book.

Weaknesses: overthinker, cry baby, naïve, has anxiety, sometimes judges, picky.

Fears: Thanatophobia, entomophobia, Claustrophobia, Pathophobia, Acrophobia, Automatonophobia, Autophobia.

Hobbies/Interests:

Likes: Ginger ale, singing, dancing, ice skating, roller skating, swimming, video games, food (but is also a picky eater.), candles, and sleeping.

Dislikes: bugs, tight fitting clothes, confrontation, mold, hair in food, throwing up, kids.

Quirks/Habits: picking at skin, chewing inside of lip, overthinking.

Background

Family:

Parents: Ehhhhhhhh~~~

Siblings: has 2 siblings, Rose, and Lana.

Other Relatives:

Friends: Remy, Will and Jay.

Significant Other: Remy

Enemies/Rivals: Heather (school bully)

Pets: none.

Skills and Abilities

Talents: singing, dancing, verbatim memory/cinematic recall

Learned Skills: fast learner, storytelling, writing, strategic planning, first aid.

Magic/Power Abilities: Flying, powers to make anything she wants happen or appear, or create in the dream world. Imagine Scarlet Witch, but dreamy lol

Languages Spoken: English

Special Equipment: none

Relationships

Family Dynamics: horrible.

Friendships: Remy, Will and Jay.

Romantic Relationships: Remy

Professional Relationships: ~~

Rivalries: Heather

Miscellaneous

Favorite Food: Pizza, Tacos, burritos, mac and cheese, cereal.

Favorite Color: purple, blue, pink, yellow (if in pastel even better)

Favorite Music: all kinds

Favorite Books: A Wrinkle in Time, LOTR

Favorite Movies/Shows: LOTR, POTC, Spirited Away, Coraline.

Theme Song: A Different Kind Of Human-AURORA or The Monster-Eninem, Rihanna

Pinterest Board: ♥

[treasurechestrpmemes]

100 Phobias! Below are 100 Phobias! Bold what Phobias your Muse could have. italice things that make your Muse uncomfortable and scared, but would not count as a phobia. Explain your muses stand on the phobia: How do they live with it? When do they meet that phobia in their daily life? Is there a reason for this phobia? Original By @treasurechestrpmemes ! Tagged By: Tagging:

Achluophobia: Fear of darkness

Acrophobia: Fear of heights

Aerophobia: Fear of flying

Algophobia: Fear of pain

Agoraphobia: Fear of open spaces or crowds

Aichmophobia: Fear of needles or pointed objects

Amaxophobia: Fear of riding in a car

Anemophobia: Fear of air

Angrophobia: Fear of anger

Anthrophobia: Fear of flowers

Anthropophobia: Fear of people or society

Aphenphosmphobia: Fear of being touched

Arachnophobia: Fear of spiders

Arithmophobia: Fear of numbers

Astraphobia: Fear of thunder and lightning

Astrophobia: Fear of outer space

Ataxophobia: Fear of disorder or untidiness

Atelophobia: Fear of imperfection

Atychiphobia: Fear of failure

Automatonophobia: Fear of human-like figures

Autophobia: Fear of being alone

Bacteriophobia: Fear of bacteria

Barophobia: Fear of gravity

Batrachophobia: Fear of amphibians

Belonephobia: Fear of pins and needles

Bibliophobia: Fear of books

Botanophobia: Fear of plants

Catagelophobia:Fear of being ridiculed

Catoptrophobia: Fear of mirrors

Chionophobia: Fear of snow

Chrometophobia: Fear of spending money

Chromophobia: Fear of colors

Chronomentrophobia: Fear of clocks

Chronophobia: Fear of time

Cibophobia: Fear of food

Claustrophobia: Fear of confined spaces

Coulrophobia: Fear of clowns

Cyberphobia: Fear of computers

Cynophobia: Fear of dogs

Daemonophobia: Fear of demons

Decidophobia: Fear of making decisions

Dendrophobia: Fear of trees

Dentophobia: Fear of dentists

Domatophobia: Fear of houses

Dystychiphobia: Fear of accidents

Ecophobia:Fear of the home

Elurophobia: Fear of cats

Emetophobia: Fear of vomiting

Entomophobia: Fear of insects

Equinophobia: Fear of horses

Genuphobia: Fear of knees

Glossophobia: Fear of speaking in public

Haphephobia: Fear of touch

Heliophobia: Fear of the sun

Hemophobia: Fear of blood

Herpetophobia: Fear of reptiles

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia: Fear of long words

Hydrophobia: Fear of water

Hypochondria: Fear of illness

Iatrophobia:Fear of doctors

Insectophobia:Fear of insects

Leukophobia: Fear of the color white

Lilapsophobia: Fear of tornadoes and hurricanes

Lockiophobia:Fear of childbirth

Megalophobia: Fear of large things

Melanophobia: Fear of the color black

Microphobia: Fear of small things

Mysophobia: Fear of dirt and germs

Necrophobia:Fear of death or dead things

Noctiphobia: Fear of the night

Nomophobia: Fear of being without your mobile phone

Nosocomephobia: Fear of hospitals

Nyctophobia: Fear of the dark

Ombrophobia: Fear of rain

Ophidiophobia: Fear of snakes

Ornithophobia: Fear of birds

Pathophobia: Fear of disease

Pedophobia:Fear of children

Philematophobia: Fear of kissing

Philophobia: Fear of love

Phobophobia: Fear of phobias

Porphyrophobia: Fear of the color purple

Pteromerhanophobia: Fear of flying

Pyrophobia: Fear of fire

Scolionophobia: Fear of school

Scoptophobia: Fear of being stared at

Selenophobia: Fear of the moon

Sociophobia: Fear of social evaluation

Somniphobia:Fear of sleep

Tachophobia: Fear of speed

Technophobia: Fear of technology

Thalassophobia: Fear of the ocean

Tonitrophobia: Fear of thunder

Trypanophobia: Fear of needles/injections

Trypophobia: Fear of holes

Verminophobia: Fear of germs

Wiccaphobia: Fear of witches and witchcraft

Xenophobia: Fear of strangers or foreigners

Zoophobia: Fear of animals

Zuigerphobia: Fear of vacuum cleaners

[bitterestbuggy]

Day 29: Pathophobia, fear of disease

[indiegowrites]

Phobia Donnie

PhobiaVerse Donatello, representative of both agoraphobia and pathophobia.

(Contrary to popular belief, he is not, in fact, a robot. There's a person under that body suit and gas mask.)

ill get around to finishing my phobia!leo design. someday. maybe.

closeup under the cut :3

[persephonekorex]

What Fears Do You Have?

Achluophobia: Fear of darkness - yes

Acrophobia: Fear of heights - yes

Aerophobia: Fear of flying - No

Algophobia: Fear of pain - No

Agoraphobia: Fear of open spaces or crowds - Yes

Amaxophobia: No.

Androphobia: Fear of men No

Anginophobia: Fear of angina or choking Yes

Anthrophobia: Fear of flowers No

Anthropophobia: Fear of people or society - Yes

Aphenphosmphobia: Fear of being touched - No

Arachibutyrophobia: Fear of peanut butter - No

Arachnophobia: Fear of spidersYes

Arithmophobia: Fear of numbers No 

Astraphobia: Fear of thunder and lightning Yes

Ataxophobia: Fear of disorder or untidiness Kinda 

Atelophobia: Fear of imperfection No

Atychiphobia: Fear of failure No

Automatonophobia: Fear of human-like figures No

Autophobia: Fear of being alone Yes

B

Bacteriophobia: No

Barophobia: Fear of gravity No

Bathmophobia: Fear of stairs or steep slopes No

Batrachophobia: Fear of amphibians No

Belonephobia: Fear of pins and needles No

Bibliophobia: Fear of books - No?

Botanophobia: Fear of plants No

C

Cacophobia: Fear of ugliness No

Catagelophobia: Fear of being ridiculed No

Catoptrophobia: Fear of mirrors No

Chionophobia: Fear of snow - WHAT? No

Chromophobia: Fear of colors No

Chronomentrophobia: Fear of clocks No

Chronophobia: Fear of time No

Claustrophobia: Fear of confined spaces No

Coulrophobia: Fear of clowns Yes

Cyberphobia: Fear of computers No

Cynophobia: Fear of dogs No

D

Decidophobia: Fear of making decisions Yes

Dendrophobia: Fear of trees No

Dentophobia: Fear of dentists No

Domatophobia: Fear of houses No

Dystychiphobia: Fear of accidents No

E

Ecophobia: Fear of the home No

Elurophobia: Fear of cats No

Entomophobia: Fear of insects No

Ephebiphobia: Fear of teenagers No

Equinophobia: Fear of horses No

G

Gamophobia: No

Genuphobia: Fear of knees No

Glossophobia: Fear of speaking in public Eye No

Gynophobia: Fear of women No

H

Haphephobia: Fear of touch No

Heliophobia: Fear of the sun No

Hemophobia: Fear of blood No

Herpetophobia: Fear of reptiles No

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia: Fear of long words NO

Hydrophobia: Fear of water No

Hypochondria: Fear of illness Yes

I

Iatrophobia: Fear of doctors NO

Insectophobia: Fear of insects NO

K

Koinoniphobia: Fear of rooms NO

Koumpounophobia: Fear of buttons NO

L

Leukophobia: Fear of the color white NO

Lilapsophobia: Fear of tornadoes and hurricanes NO

Lockiophobia: Fear of childbirth No.

M

Mageirocophobia: Fear of cooking No

Megalophobia: Fear of large thingsNo

Melanophobia: Fear of the color black No

Microphobia: Fear of small things No

Mysophobia: Fear of dirt and germs No

N

Necrophobia: Fear of death or dead things No

Noctiphobia: Fear of the night No

Nosocomephobia: Fear of hospitals No

Nyctophobia: Fear of the dark No

O

Obesophobia: Fear of gaining weight No

Octophobia: Fear of the figure 8 No

Ombrophobia: Fear of rain No

Ophidiophobia: Fear of snakes No

Ornithophobia: Fear of birds No

P

Papyrophobia: Fear of paper No

Pathophobia: Fear of disease No

Pedophobia: Fear of children No

Philematophobia: Fear of kissing No

Philophobia: Fear of love No

Phobophobia: Fear of phobias No

Podophobia: Fear of feet No

Porphyrophobia: Fear of the color purple No

Pteridophobia: Fear of ferns No

Pteromerhanophobia: Fear of flying No

Pyrophobia: Fear of fire No

S

Samhainophobia: Fear of Halloween No

Scolionophobia: Fear of school No

Scoptophobia: Fear of being stared at No

Selenophobia: Fear of the moon No

Sociophobia: Fear of social evaluation No

Somniphobia: Fear of sleep No

T

Tachophobia: Fear of speed No

Technophobia: Fear of technology No

Tonitrophobia: Fear of thunder No

Trypanophobia: Fear of needles/injections No

Trypophobia: Fear of holes No

V-Z

Venustraphobia: Fear of beautiful women No

Verminophobia: Fear of germs No

Wiccaphobia: Fear of witches and witchcraft No

Xenophobia: Fear of strangers or foreigners No

Zoophobia: Fear of animals Depends on which animal.

[onthespotlightif]

24 Do they have any phobias?

Yes! They have.

Ryder/Riley: "They ran, feeling their feet stamping incessantly on the earth, squeezing their steps as they felt a fear strangling them, a permanent desolate cry caught in their throats, wanting to escape along the uneven breaths and panting, a popping sound echoes as they suddenly step on a branch, the sudden stop causing their bodies to move forward, so they find themselves lying on the grass, feeling those disgusting little legs climbing up their arms as they continued wide-eyed until they stood up, frantically moving their arms to get rid of those disgusting creatures." (Arachnophobia - Fear of spiders)

Felix/Felicity: Coulrophobia, commonly known as fear of clowns. They developed this fear when they found a weird clown doll in the attic of the old house where they lived, and is something they never forgot.

Charlie/Charlotte: Atychiphobia. They have a huge fear of failure ingrained in them, something that emerged as they became increasingly popular in the fashion world.

Jun: "It was raining when they received the unfortunate news that their mother was gone. They were curled up under the covers, legs pressed tightly to their chests as they listened to the aggressive drops of rain assaulting the window glass, warm tears streaming down their cheeks and huge sobs ripped from their throat as they were paralyzed with fear by the terrifying sound of a thunder striking something beyond their sight." (Astraphobia - Fear of thunder and lighting)

Gabriel/Gabriela: "The hands of the clock continued to move, the slurred beats producing a sharp sound that echoed in their heads, while they're waiting in the uncomfortable seat as they had already used up some of the energy for being restlessly pacing in the corridor of almost blinding whiteness before sitting, feeling the tight knots forming in their stomach, the sensation of an invisible hand squeezing their throat, yet G could only keep their hands in fists as they waited, their heart pounding anxiously in their chest, praying for good news that they unconsciously knew would not come." (Chronomentrophobia- Fear of clocks)

[???] -They developed a fear of disease (Pathophobia) due to having a rather weak immune system when they were younger, fortunately their situation has improved however they still consult their health constantly.

Han: Because he often worked surrounded by audiences, he developed a fear of being ridiculed. Sometimes so potent that he has to stop for a long time until that irrational fear leaves him. (Catagelophobia - Fear of being ridiculed)

Isa: Claustrophobia and Acrophobia. She is afraid of heights and confined spaces, there was an incident that caused her to get stuck on a high floor inside an elevator, and she was alone, feeling the walls seem to close in around her. She was terrified of the experience, that made her have nightmares for days.

Sky: They are our fearless person! They were always curious and used to go on explorations with their father, who liked nature and could be somewhat intrepid at that time.

[butterfly-buck]

angsty collection o’ ocs :)

the c̷̬͕͕̙̭̎̅͗̓̑͘͜ḫ̷͈͙̠̻̿̃̐̀̒̎͌i̶̬̔̋l̷̢̬̲̬̥̯̫͉̓͒̒̇̕d̶͚̩̗̽͑ͅr̵͈̣͝͝ę̵̣̯̗̼̦̂̈́̅n̵͈̠̳̑̉͑̽̾͘̚

y̶̧͇͚̤͔͒͝ẹ̶̱̹̈ṡ̵̻͙͍́

y̶̧͇͚̤͔͒͝ẹ̶̱̹̈ṡ̵̻͙͍́ ̴̙̖̘̗̩͖͘ͅt̵̝̄͊̀̓͘͘h̶̛̖̤͔̻̠͔̃͐̂͝r̸̻̱̗̻͛ͅͅi̸̢͍͉̟̫̰̥͂ͅṽ̷̙̠̥̖̺̌é̷̡̧̧̜͕̜͔̌͝͝

infodump under cut

phobias listed

scopophobia

acrophobia

nosocomephobia

bathmophobia

necrophobia

catoptrophobia

ophidiophobia

automatonophobia

astraphobia

coulrophobia

dendrophobia

glossophobia

trypanophobia

pathophobia

gamophobia

scolionophobia

photophobia

nyctophobia

ataxophobia

hemophobia

dystychiphobia

atychiphobia

ocs involved

img 1: kaykye matsu

img 2: daku matsu

img 3: sarr cawlii

img 4: ethan suil

img 5: anthony yana

img 6: theo yana

img 7: ink

img 8: ryne selvick

img 9: christopher jones

img 10: shojol

img 11: ilatt

img 12: do’kika

Basic Character Cards*

*note that these are all the human versions of my ocs. when i talk about them, usually i’m talking about the fantasy versions of them

name - Kaykye “Kade” Matsu

pronouns - he/him

orientation - polyamorous demiromantic, homoromantic bisexual

age - 25

name - Daku Matsu

pronouns - he/him, they/them, she/her

orientation - demisexual, pansexual

age - 25

name - Sarr Cawlii

pronouns - she/her, xey/xem, they/them

orientation - omnisexual

age - 25

name - Ethan Suil

pronouns - he/him, trying out they/them

orientation - bisexual

age - 23

name - Anthony “Tony” Yana

pronouns - he/him, ze/zim

orientation - demiromantic homosexual

age - 27

name - Theodore “Theo” Yana

pronouns - he/him, she/her

orientation - panromantic asexual

age - 15

name - Ink

pronouns - they/them

orientation - aromantic asexual

age - 22

name - Ryne “Ry” Selvick

pronouns - he/him

orientation - polyamorous abroromantic bisexual

age - 24

name - Christopher “Chris” Jones

pronouns - he/him

orientation - aromantic pansexual

age - 27

name - Do’kika

pronouns - they/them

orientation - aromantic asexual

age - 12

name - Ilatt

pronouns - ze/zim, he/him

orientation - demiromantic heterosexual

age - 35

name - Shojol

pronouns - it/its, she/her, they/them

orientation - omniromantic asexual

age - 10

relationship dynamics

parents:

Ilatt (fathering Shojol & Do’kika. Poorly.)

Tony (fathering Theo)

Daku (fathering/mothering(??) Shojol)

siblings:

Kaykye & Daku (fraternal twins)

Shojol & Do’kika (two years apart with Shojol being the younger)

Chris & Ink (nonbiological, five years apart with Ink being the younger)

romantically involved:

Sarr & Ethan (engaged)

Kade & Ryne (???????) & Tony (???????)

sharing living spaces:

Kade, Daku

Tony, Theo

Sarr, Ethan, Chris, Ink

Ilatt, Do’kika (technically ig)

general friend group:

Kade, Sarr, Ethan, Ryne, Chris, Tony, Ink(?)

(all of the above prolly kiss each other too idk)

Shojol, Theo, Do’kika, Chris (wait the ratty asshole is good with kids? oh my god the ratty asshole is good with kids,,,,,,,)

prolly gonna add more later idk

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Longitudinalwaveme Reviews More Old Comics (and One New One), Part 1

I’m going to be doing these reviews in chronological order, starting with the oldest of the bunch. 

Batman #292: “The Testimony of the Riddler” 

This issue is actually the second part of a four-part story, “Where Were You On the Night Batman Was Killed?” Basically, everyone thinks Batman is dead, and a bunch of his villains are coming forward to claim the honor of being his killer. Catwoman’s claim was dismissed last issue; now it’s Riddler’s turn. 

The mock trial that the villains have set up to determine the identity of the killer is amazing. Ra’s al Ghul is the judge, Two-Face is the prosecutor, and the jury is composed of the Mad Hatter, Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze before B:TAS gave him a good costume, Scarecrow, the Signalman (*snicker*) and the Spook, who I only know as the D-Lister beheaded by Damian Wayne. 

The Riddler begins his testimony, regaling everyone with riddles (some of which seem more like jokes, but whatever), and telling them about a crazy criminal caper he launched, during which time he posed as Bruce Wayne in order to steal a ridiculous jeweled typewriter ( “made of gold, platinum, and ivory...its keys studded with diamonds and rubies...its ribbon made from a Ming Dynasty robe....and its case encrusted with emeralds!”). 

Amusingly, since Riddler doesn’t know Bruce Wayne is Batman, his Batman is not at all surprised to come across “Bruce Wayne” at the party. Batman ends up following the Riddler’s clues to find the Riddler and the ridiculously fancy typewriter in a quarry, whereupon the Riddler uses a knife he has to cut a rope that was holding some rock slabs. According to Riddler, the slabs fell on Batman, pinning him. Riddler then blew him up with dynamite (which he set off using a latern’s flames).

As soon as he finishes his testimony, Two-Face calls him a liar; gets permission to take the entire court outside, sets up a deathtrap using the dynamite Riddler claims he used to kill the Batman, and orders the bailiffs to tie Riddler to the trap and light it all on fire. 

They do, and the Riddler promptly passes out. Two-Face then walks onto the trap himself, and nothing happens. As Two-Face explains, “dynamite does not explode in fire! It can be lighted only by electric spark or percussion!” 

Riddler is eliminated as a potential candidate and escorted from the courtroom (with an apparent $25,000 fine for the dynamite display). 

Several other claimants retract their claims, and Ra’s adjourns the court for the day. 

Also, Bronze Age Riddler makes a surprisingly convincing Bruce Wayne, all things considered (this was back when he still had black hair; rather than red). 

Batman #293, “Luthor’s Testimony”

This issue takes up immediately where the last one left off, with Lex Luthor of all people taking the stand in the costume you can see in the picture above. It’s...certainly something, all right. 

Cluemaster, Killer Moth, the Cavalier, and some random gangsters are also at the trial. Most are impressed by Luthor’s amazing(ly hilarious) new outfit, which I’m pretty sure he only ever wore once (for this trial).

Luthor does his usual grandstanding before launching into the story of his latest plot to kill Superman. 

Said plot involved a fake robbery to lure Batman into a trap that would allow Luthor to put Superman’s mind into Batman’s body. 

Luthor then punched Superman-in-Batman’s-body to death and launched the body into space. Luthor says that now he’s leaving to go back to Metropolis, where he’ll put his own mind into Superman’s body so that he may become Super-Luthor. 

Two-Face proceeds to demolish Luthor’s story, first by calling in one of Luthor’s goons to reveal that Batman had infiltrated Luthor’s gang by posing as a henchman, and then calling in Superman himself to prove that, in fact, Superman’s mind is still in its body.  Superman just dressed up as Batman and pretended to be Superman-in-Batman’s-body to fool Luthor. 

Exposed as a liar, Luthor storms out of the room, but not before yelling at Two-Face for “colluding with Superman” and insulting the criminal pretensions of everyone in the room. 

Also, Two-Face somehow managed to convince Superman to grant every villain in the courtroom amnesty. (Although if I’m remembering the fourth part of the story properly, I think “Two-Face” is really Batman in disguise, explaining why he was so easily able to get into contact with Superman and probably making the amnesty fake.)

The comic ends with the Joker’s signature laughter; he’ll be the last villain to give testimony in front of the kangaroo court. Sadly, I don’t have that issue, so I won’t be reviewing it here. 

Batman #296, “The Sinister Straws of the Scarecrow” 

Scarecrow has henchmen he calls “Strawmen”. They have weird costumes and exist to give him someone to deliver all his lectures to and test his fear gas on. As usual, his speeches to his underlings sound...well...like simplified college psychology lectures. 

Otto the burly henchman’s deepest fear is Batman. What a surprise. 

Phobias namedropped by the Scarecrow (and narration boxes): phobophobia (the fear of fear), pyrophobia (fear of fire), algophobia (fear of pain), pathophobia (fear of illness), taphephobia (the fear of being buried alive), inutilophobia (the fear of not being able to carry on one’s work) and “chiropterhomopobia”. The last is especially interesting since it’s not actually a real word; it’s a fictional one that manages to effectively follow the formula used for naming phobias. “Chiropterophobia” is the fear of bats. “Homophobia”, in this case, is the fear of men (homo referring to our species name, homo sapiens); therefore chiropterhomophobia would be the fear of bat-men. Good work with conjugation there, writer! 

Anyway, the Scarecrow uses a crook named Skibo’s taphephobia to convince him to give them the location of the turnpike bond money he stole from Gotham City’s National Bank several months ago.

The next day at the bank, the money is returned, puzzling Bruce Wayne. Wayne goes to interrogate a crook who talks in confusing criminal slang, who tells him that Skibo was the one who fenced the stolen bonds. 

Batman tracks Skibo down...and finds him being assaulted by the Scarecrow, who believes that the bonds he returned to the bank were counterfeit. This is problematic for the Scarecrow because it suggests that Skibo was able to withstand his fear of the Scarecrow and disobey his orders, which would interefere with his ability to intercept criminals who are obeying his orders to return stolent money and take the money for himself. 

Batman, Skibo, Scarecrow, and his goons get into a free-for-all that ends up causing an explosion. In the chaos, Scarecrow and the goons escape and Batman gets information out of Skibo about the Scarecrow’s plans. 

Scarecrow and his goons then go after a thief who stole a valuable Gutenberg Bible, but before they can use the fear toxin on him, Batman shows up and they use it on him instead. It affects Batman, but he shakes it off and manages to defeat the Scarecrow and his goons as well as capture the thief who stole the Guetenberg Bible. 

The story ends with Batman telling Commissioner Gordon that he found the case exhilarating. 

All-in-all, a pretty standard Scarecrow story. 

Batman #308, “There’ll Be a Cold Time in the Old Town Tonight” 

Some guy named Jacob Riker has betrayed Mr. Freeze. The man in question is promptly murdered by Freeze and his henchmen. 

In this issue, Mr. Freeze is wearing an outfit that’s reminiscent of Captain Cold’s, but with a bubble-helmet and pink shades. 

Catwoman shows up in Bruce Wayne’s office to tell him that she’s reformed and wants to invest money in Wayne Enterprises. Bruce agrees, and also agrees to meet her for dinner at some point next week. She also brings a cat with her to this meeting, because of course she does. 

Lucius Fox introduces Bruce Wayne to his daughter, Tiffany, who works in a drug rehabilitation program sponsored by the Wayne Foundation. After exchanging pleasantries, Bruce tells Lucius to give him a complete rundown on what Selina’s been up to, presumably so that he can know if she’s on the level. 

He moons over Catwoman for a bit before getting called into action by the Batsignal, and he subsequently arrives at the scene of Riker’s murder. The guy is frozen solid and very dead. 

Some rich guy name Mr. McVee comes to Mr. Freeze; he’s exchanging all his wealth in exchange for the promise of immortality. 

Unfortunately, the process turns the man into a Popsicle zombie. His body is alive, but his brain is dead. 

Also, Mr. Freeze has a girlfriend named Hildy, whom he loves and is planning to make immortal (as he himself effectively is). Unfortunately for him, she does not reciprocate his feelings and is using him solely as a means of staying young forever. Interestingly, she’s blonde, just like Nora usually is (Nora, of course, didn’t exist at the time this was written). 

Meanwhile, at STAR labs, a medical treatment goes wrong and kills somebody. 

Batman finds and breaks into Mr. Freeze’s hideout...and is promptly attacked by Mr. Freeze and his Popsicle zombies. Mr. Freeze dubs them his “Ice Pack”. 

Mr. Freeze manages to take Batman out of the fight by freezing his legs, which causes him to fall to the floor. This allows him to be captured by the Popsicle Zombies and put inside Mr. Freeze’s immortality machine. 

Batman is apparently turned into another mindless Popsicle zombie as Mr. Freeze exposits about how lonely his life is and how much he loves Hindy. 

Mr. Freeze leaves Hildy in the room with the Popsicle zombies, at which point Hildy starts to talk to Batman about how she thinks he’s cute and she’d rather be immortal with him rather than with Freeze (who she’s planning to kill in any case).

Unfortunately for her, Mr. Freeze overhears her and is predictably furious, pointing his Freeze Ray directly at her face. 

Batman saves her from an icy fate by attacking Mr. Freeze, revealing as he does so that he had only pretended to be frozen by the machine (having disconnected several of the building’s extra power lines). Cue another fight with Freeze and the Popsicle Zombies. 

Batman uses a piece of ice to break Freeze’s bubble helmet; preventing him from giving any more orders to the Popsicle Zombies. He then fights Freeze some more. The Freeze Ray goes flying and gets grabbed by Hildy, who plans to kill both of them. Unfortunately, the gun backfires on her and she’s killed instead. Mr. Freeze is arrested. 

Meanwhile, we learn that the dead guy was the Blockbuster, Mark Desmond, and that he isn’t quite as dead as the people at STAR Labs think. 

Justice League of America #167, “The League That Defeated Itself!”

The splash page is of Superman punching Hal Jordan Green Lantern in the face.

The explanation is pretty quickly forthcoming: the Secret Society of Super-Villains has swapped bodies with the Justice League. The Wizard from Earth-2 is in Superman’s body, Professor Zoom the Reverse-Flash is in Green Lantern’s body, Plant-Master is in Wonder Woman’s body (ew), Star Sapphire is in Zatanna’s body, and Blockbuster is in Batman’s body.

The real Justice League are trapped in the bodies of the villains and locked in a cube-shaped cell. Superman guides Hal into using his new super-speed to help them break free of the cube.

The Joker stars in a Hostess Fruit pie ad!

The villains have left for Earth, leaving the heroes (who are trapped in their bodies) alone on the JLA Satellite, along with an unconscious Red Tornado, whom they promptly wake up.

Naturally unaware of the switch, the Tornado attacks them and they fight. Zatanna manages to bring the tornado down using Star Sapphire’s powers, and the JLA go off to find their bodies on Earth, with Batman telling Zatanna that she’ll have to reverse the spell as their only magician.

Green Lantern gets some information out of Hijack (who I think is a member of the Royal Flush Gang) by pretending to be Reverse-Flash. The information helps them locate the Society’s HQ.

As soon as they break into the building, however...they’re promptly incapacitated by Green Arrow (except for Zatanna, who remained outside). Green Arrow is suspicious of the way Superman is behaving and decides to keep an eye on him and the others who “located” the HQ of the Secret Society.

Justice League of America #168, “The Last Great Switcheroo”

This issue picks up where the last issue left off. Ollie and Hawkman are supsicous about the behavior of their allies, while Black Canary ad the Elongated Man don’t think anything unusual is going on.

Eobard traps the “villains” in a diamond cell, and then the Wizard chucks the diamond into another dimension!  

The Wizard covers for himself by claiming that the “villains” have been put into “time-stasis” by “Green Lantern”’s ring. “I just tossed the diamond into an orbit around the solar system! They’ll remain there until science perfects criminal rehabilitation.” For some reason, everyone except Green Arrow immediately accepts this excuse.

Red Tornado breaks free of the trap Zatanna-in-Star-Sapphire’s-Body had to put him in last issue and criticizes the decisions he made in the fight with them.

Zatanna then arrives on the satellite and convinces Red Tornado of the swap that’s taken place.

Meanwhile, in Mexico, the Secret Society and the remaining members of the Justice League are, at least allegedly, guarding some jewels for the Mexican government. Elongated Man, Hawkman, and the Flash are also becoming suspicious of their supposed allies.

And then Eobard ruins everything in the most Eobard way possible: forcing a kiss onto Black Canary!

The real Justice Leaguers fight and defeat the impostors (except for the Wizard, who left to “patrol the city”)...but before he can step in to salvage his plan, Superman uses the Wizard’s own magic to take his body down.

Zatanna reverses the mind-swap, and the day is saved.

Was it this story that later got retconned to include more mindwiping thanks Identity Crisis, or am I thinking of a different storyline?

Flash #275, “The Last Dance” 

In this issue, Iris Allen dies! 

The story starts with Barry in the grip of a teenaged girl with ESP powers (no, really. Cary Bates, the issue’s writer, really liked the paranormal). His marriage with his wife Iris has been struggling, and she fears that he might be cheating on her. 

She’s also spying on him by bugging his costume rings with “micro-mini homing signal devices”, which just goes to show that literally anyone in the DCU can invent amazing technology at the drop of a hat. 

Stalking the stalker is Clive Yorkin, a character from the plot thread that’s been building up to this issue. He’s kind of based off of the brainwashing scene in A Clockwork Orange and hates the Flash and Barry Allen. 

The teenager uses her mental powers to force the Flash to meet her at a motel and take off his mask, which he does. She’s apparently disappointed by the results, complaining that there’s nothing remarkable about him, and promptly storms out. 

Iris arrives in her car just as the girl storms out, and discovers that she’s coming from the room that her tracker has Barry in. She storms inside and accuses Barry of cheating on her, then runs out in tears.

Also, right before she storms out, Barry looks at himself in the mirror and thinks “ “Ordinary”? What in blazes is that supposed to mean? I may not be Robert Redford...but I always thought I was sort of sexy...at least, that’s what Iris told me.” It’s mildly hilarious. 

Iris promptly gets into a car wreck with a tanker truck. Barry manages to save both her and the two truck drivers from the massive explosion that this causes. 

Barry convinces Iris that he wasn’t cheating and the two promptly make  up. 

Meanwhile, Mysterious Shadowy Man on the Phone tells someone to kill Barry Allen at a philanthropist’s upcoming costume party for all of the employees of Central City’s government (e.g., police officers, firefighters, etc.) The Mysterious Shadowy Man on the Phone will eventually be revealed to be the corrupt police chief of Central City, Chief Paulson.  

Iris and Barry decide they want to have kids, then kiss. D’awww! 

Iris’ costume for the party arrives; she’s going as Batgirl. Barry was planning to rent a Batman outfit, but it was already rented, so Barry ends up going to the costume ball dressed as himself (that is, the Flash).

Clyde Yorkin is still stalking both of them. 

Barry’s friend from work, Frank Curtis, arrives to pick the couple up. Hilariously, he’s also dressed as the Flash. 

The theme of the party is “Dress as Your Favorite Super-Character”. Iris comments “it’ll be interesting to see whether we get more heroes or villains!”...which raises a question: Namely, why is everyone totally okay with people dressing up as people who are, in their world, real costumed criminals? That’s always seemed odd to me. 

Clive Yorkin sneaks into the trunk of Curtis’ car and slips out as the other three head for the party.

Inside the mansion, we see a huge number of people dressed up as famous DC characters, including Hawkgirl, the Calculator, Heat Wave, two Green Lanterns, Zatanna, Aquaman, Green Arrow, two Black Canaries, Abra Kadabra, Batman, Wonder Woman, Professor Zoom the Reverse-Flash, Star Sapphire, Supergirl, Pied Piper, Poison Ivy, Captain Cold, the Golden Glider, the Top, mustachioed Superman, some guy in a purple costume I can’t ID, Mirror Master, the Golden Age Sandman, and Captain Boomerang. 

The Golden Age Sandman is actually an assassin in disguise; he was hired by Chief Paulson to get rid of Barry Allen before he discovered his corruption; he drugs Barry by “shooting” him with his Sandman gun. One of the Green Lanterns is actually Hal Jordan, who pops up to say hi to Barry and Iris. A later story will reveal that the Captain Boomerang in this issue was the real Captain Boomerang, and that some of the other Rogues were also actually at the party so they could, quote, “party and pick pockets”. Yet another subsequent issue will reveal that the Reverse-Flash at the party was in fact the real Eobard. So...which of the other Rogues do we think were at the party? We know that the Captain Cold isn’t real; he’s “Phil from Vice”.  That means that the Golden Glider alongside him is probably not the real one either, and it seems unlikely that the Top here is the real one, since he was dead at this point. So that leaves the Pied Piper, Mirror Master, and Heat Wave as possible candidates. 

Chief Paulson calls Barry to meet him in his office at 9 AM the next day; Barry agrees but notes that the man seems oddly tense. 

Curtis, still dressed as the Flash, goes outside for a smoke break and gets jumped by Yorkin, who mistakenly believes him to be Barry (until he rips his mask off, at which point he just throws him off the balcony.)

Barry sees a Green Lantern making the moves on Iris and gets upset until Hal reveals that he’s the real Green Lantern and congratulates them on their plan to become parents. He then flies out the window, and somehow all the party goers are fully convinced that it’s just a really elaborate costume. Huh?

Iris tempts fate by saying that “this might be the happiest moment of my life!” The two go off together to get some privacy...but then Barry begins to feel dizzy, as though he’s been drugged. Iris goes into the bathroom to get him some water...and then Barry hears her screaming! He bursts into the bathroom to see Iris on the floor, with Yorkin standing over her. Yorkin then jumps out a window as Barry runs to his wife. 

A bunch of the guests, including Mustachioed Superman, burst into the room to see what the commotion is, and Barry passes out. Curtis bursts in a few seconds later to learn that one of his friends needs a hospital....and that the other is dead! It’s a very effective cliffhanger.