#please note this is not a GA is better than Batman post

[irregularjohnnywiggins]

Just feel like posting this picture of Oliver realising his perception is being fucked with by a mind controller because he should not be able to beat any single member of his family that easily. No other reason to post this, don't think too hard about it.

[a-la-la-llama]

The one where Marinette Steals the Batmobile #1

I’m trying to get a schedule going for my writing and planning on writing one-shots and posting them every Monday. We’ll see How this goes, Enjoy!

Part 2     Part 3

  Fifteen year old Marinette didn’t know what her future would hold but her younger self did not expect this. Five months before her thirteenth birthday she was given the Ladybug Miraculous. After that she was named the guardian of more than a dozen pocket sized gods while still trying to defeat Paris’ villian. By the time she turned fourteen, she had defeated her partner's father, took a hold of all the miraculous’, and became an orphan. The kwami’s supported her in her time of need and understood she was adjusting to not having all her previous weight on her shoulders and the grief of losing her parents in the final battle. With no real person to turn to, she decided to lose herself. What better place for a teenage superhero to retire in than a dark city filled with highly unstable people such as herself. With the Kwami’s and her parents, Master Fu’s, and her own savings she teleported to Gotham City.

  Just because the miraculous were made to stop evil did not mean the Kwami didn’t like getting into mischief. Especially a certain cat, fox, and mouse with no one but the god of creation to stop them. The same thing could be said about Marinette, however, she too was curious about making trouble. The city was practically in rubble but it already had heroes and she no longer wanted the weight of being a hero. Marinette also couldn’t stand the long faces of the tiny gods who wanted nothing more to explore the world. Within the first months of her stay in Gotham she became a well known thief that could rival the infamous Catwoman. She never stole anything for her own gain of course, most of the time it was miraculous’ in museums or bad people’s stuff. At the moment she has three notorious gangs wanting her head for stealing their guns and feeding them to Plagg. The only thing ever left behind was a red symbol much like the design of Master Fu's box.

  “Kitten! I’m so bored, why can’t we go out?”, Plagg whined atop of Marinette’s head.

“You heard what Tikki said, we have to lay low for now since we stole that emerald and ancient headware piece from the museum”, she said.

“But those new kwami’s are so mean!”, Trixx added.

“That’s why they are in the box and you guys are allowed to roam around.”, countered Marinette.

“Mari, you really shouldn't be wearing this many miraculous.”, chided Tikki from her tray of cookies.

“I’m fine, I am only wearing five anyway!”, she responded.

“I for one think three days is enough time. Plus, we don’t have to steal anything, just go out for a joy run!”, Mullo said.

“I agree, please Mari!”, Trixx begged.

“It’s not up to me Miri’s, you have to beg Tikki.”, she responded. Marinette smiled as the three swarmed the red god with pleas and threats to destroy all the cookies in the house. It was all worth the glare Tikki sent her way before she gave in.

“Fine. No stealing, I swear if I find out you did I’ll make you return it!”, the goddess threatened. Just like that a multi mouse, fox, and cat made their way across the rooftops for their latest adventure.

  “What should we do, now?”, asked MultiMouse.

MultiMinou narrowed her eyes at a dark parking lot with only one car parked in it. “Since we finished our joy run, how about we take a joy ride?”, she said with a cat-like grin.

MultiFox wagged her tail in excitement, “It looks nice too! I bet Kalkii would help us transport it to the Kwami dimension to take it for a spin.”, she squealed.

MultiMouse divided herself once more, “Mullo. Kalkii. Merge!”

  The four jumped off the roof they were perched on and made their way towards the car before transforming into their smallest selves. Entering the car through the front all the way to the air ducts was a simple task for the mice. Once inside, Multi Mouse, Minou, and Fox worked on the gas pedals and steering wheel while MultiHorse worked on the portal in the passenger seat.

“How do we even start this thing!”, Minou whined.

“It has a screen right here. Maybe we push it?”, suggested Mouse.

Tapping the screen, the car let out a soft hum before various blue lights turned on. The mice all had one thing on their mind, “Merde!”

  Marinette had had a couple of run-ins with the dubbed ‘BatFam’ in her time in Gotham already. She had expected it to because of her being a well-known thief and all, of course they would try to stop her. Marinette also had a huge upper-hand against them with her powers. One minute her bright orange tail is being chased by three and the next she is standing right in front of them watching them curse, wondering where she went. Illusions were the best thing to ever have! Marinette especially liked messing with the youngest one because of how angry he would get. Once, she saw him wait until no one was there and proceed to cut a trash bin in half with his katana. When he is with the one with the red helmet the two curse like sailors. The boy who has a cowl that looks like an egg, similar to Aspik, gets frustrated when his heat sensor malfunction when he is looking right at her. When the youngest isn’t around she’ll tail the one in blue and whisper things while he is patrolling. Most of the time it’s ‘Boo!’ or ‘Rawr!’ and what she has heard the people in his ear call him before as Minou, ‘Dick’. The man screams like a little girl and gets paranoid easily. When he tries to tell his partners they brush him off!

  That wasn’t the point right now. The point was, Marinette found herself trying to steal the Batmobile. As if matters couldn’t get any worse, MultiFox turned to her left to see the youngest and Batman making their way towards her, trying to steal the Batmobile! So, MultiMinou did the only logical thing to do. As soon as the portal opened she slammed on the gas leaving the two in her dust. Darn Plagg and his chaotic-ness! Hopefully the drive would be worth the wrath of Tikki.

  It was not worth Tikki’s anger at all. Of course Marinette, Mullo, Trixx, and Kalkii threw Plagg under the bus for it but they didn’t get out of it unscathed. True to her word unlike the five, Tikki forced them to return the vehicle to Batman the next night. They also had to write a note apologizing to Batman for all the trouble they caused. MultiBug went with the four as they teleported straight into the secret Batcave and pushed the car out of the portal. Luckily no one seemed to be there and they left quickly after placing the note on the windshield.

  Red Robin was there. Red Robin blinked once. Twice. Red Robin rubbed his eyes.

The Batmobile was still there but the five identical girls were gone.

He calmly turned around back towards the computer. He must be hallucinating right? When was the last time he slept? That didn’t matter. He had to check the cameras to see if they got that and once the rest got back from patrol they could tell him if it was real. He turned back one more time towards the car and noticed the note. Better to not touch it in case it disappeared again. Coffee. He needs coffee to explain this.

  Marinette ended up passed out on the couch as soon as they got home just like Tikki predicted. Seriously, that girl should listen to her more. Miraculous’ can take a huge toll on humans. All the active Kwami were nested on top of her unconscious body when Tikki decided to ask what exactly was on the note.

“The note? Oh that note! Well…”,Plagg dragged out with a yawn.

  Dear Mr.Batman and Traffic Light boy.

We are very sorry for taking your Batmobile for the day and I swear we didn’t mean to. We thought it was an abandoned car and wanted to learn how to drive. When we got in we realized this was a mistake but you were very close to us and we didn’t want to get in trouble so we took it! Don’t worry, we didn’t do anything with it but drive. Since we are making confessions do you think we should add the rest? Might as well Kitten so she doesn’t get mad at us. No, Trix don’t write that, stop it!

-We were the ones that scared the Blue Boy.

-Tell him that ‘Dick’ isn’t a very good vigilante name.

-Traffic-Light boy we saw you cut that trash bin in half.

-Traffic-Light boy and Red Helmet need to watch their language.

-Egg head, your cowl looks like an egg.

-Those guns we stole all got destroyed, don’t worry! Have you ever melted them? It’s really cool to watch.

-We ate that granola bar that Red Helmet had in his pocket.

-It made us feel really funny.

-We caught Egg head when he passed out while grapple hooking.

-Oh, write that we are really evil. I wanna make them scared!

-We are really evil!

-Blue Boy has really good jokes that make us laugh.

  “Then it’s signed with their usual red symbol, a green cat print, mouse ears, fox tail, and a horse spur.”, Alfred concluded.

“Shiitake mushrooms! They knew my identity and didn’t even realize it.” Nightwing screeched, grabbing his hair.

“That granola bar was a ‘special’ brownie.”, Red Hood stated.

“I do NOT look like an egg! ...Ok maybe I do.”, sighed Red Robin.

“I told you I kept hearing things and I was RIGHT!”, shouted Nightwing.

“They can’t be real if they liked your jokes, Grayson.”, Robin said.

“Ouch, Traffic-Light boy! That felt like you cut me in half like that trash can.”, teased Nightwing.

 Batman took the note from Alfred and rewatched the footage from the caves cameras. They five looked younger than Robin and obviously held some type of magical abilities to create a portal. From what he could tell they weren’t actually doing bad things and when they did they felt guilty about it. He pulled up the note left at the museum that was also an apology.

  “They are just kids, Alfred.”, Batman mumbled.

Alfred hummed. “Kids who need some guidance I suppose, Master Bruce?”, he suggested.

[keyofjetwolf]

Pitch Me your thing!

HELLO HELLO MY SUNBEAMS. For most every category, there was an impressive turn-out for pitches, so I thought we’d utilize the weirdness of this year’s GIFTENING to give something new a try. The popular vote winner for each category will happen on the first day, but on the second, the winner will be chosen from YOUR PITCHES. Mostly those pitches will be to me. The exception is in Miscellaneous, where you’ll be pitching to my family, because what I want to do and what is most entertaining isn’t necessarily the same thing.

So! How will we do this thing? GLAD YOU ASKED. I’ll link you to a form in a minute with space for one pitch. Once you fill it out, you’ll be asked if you want to do another. There’s no limit to the number of pitches you can send in! But remember that if you submit multiple entries for the same category, you’ll basically be competing against yourself.

NOW WE’VE GOT SOME RULES FOR DOING THIS (which I mostly stole from Holligay, because I have no creativity this year). Please read them carefully! I’ll toss pitches that break any of these, and I’d rather your hard work not go to waste.

Pitch Me is open for your submissions from RIGHT NOW (22 December) through the very last day of this hellyear (31 December) at 11:59pm MT.

The thing you pitch must have come from what was nominated for THE GIFTENING 2020. (Full list of those nominations in every category below the cut on this post.)

Entries must be unsigned! I’m looking to chose based on the pitch alone, regardless of who submitted it.

The pitch itself must be 100 words or less. HAVE PITY ON ME I CAN ONLY CONSUME SO MUCH.

If you’d like to get some help, ideas, feedback, all that good stuff, the Discord is a FANTASTIC resource I encourage you to use.

HERE IS YOUR PITCH SUBMISSION LINK

And, as promised, below the cut you’ll find the list of all the nominees in every category you guys sent in this year. IT’S A LONG LIST HAVE FUN WITH THAT

Anime

A Place Further Than The Universe/Sora Yori mo Toi Basho Ace Attorney (Gyakuten Saiban) Action Heroine Cheer Fruits Aggretsuko Aho Girl Air Master Akuma No Riddle Alien Nine Angel Beats! Angelic Layer Appare-Ranman Aria Aria the Animation Arrietty/ The Secret World of Arrietty (Ghibli film) Ascendance of a Bookworm Azumamga Daioh Baccano! Beastars Black Cat Blood + (the series) Bloom Into You Blue Drop/Tenshitachino Gikyoku Bodacious Space Pirates (starting right where you left off) BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense Boku no hero academia Bubblegum Crisis Card Captor Sakura: Clear Card Cardcaptor Sakura Castlevania the Animated Series Cells at Work Chaos; Head Chihayafuru Code Geass cowboy Bebop Cyborg 009 Death Note Death Parade Deca-Dence Demon Girl Next Door Demon Slayer (Kimetsu no Yaiba) Diebuster: Aim For the Top 2 Dog Days dorohedoro Dot Hack//SIGN Dr. Stone Elfen Lied Erased (Boku Dake Ga Inai Machi) Escaflowne Excel Saga Fantastic Children Fate/Zero Flip Flappers Fresh Precure Fruits Basket 2019 Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood Ga rei Zero GaoGaiGar gekkan shoujo nozaki-kun Ghost in the Shell: Standalone Complex Ghost Stories (dubbed) Girls' Last Tour Great Pretender Hoseki no Kuni/ Land of the Lustrous House of Five Leaves/ Saraiya Goyou Inari konkon koi iroha Interviews with Monster Girls Inuyasha Isekai Izakaya "Nobu" Jellyfish Princess/ Kuragehime JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable Kaguya-sama Love Is War Kaleido Star Kannazuki no Miko Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Kemono Friends Kiki's Delivery Service Kimi ni Todoke: From Me To You Kino's Journey/Kino no Tabi (2003) Land of the Lustrous (Houseki no Kuni) Little Witch Academia Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files EP0 {"A Grave Keeper") Love is Hard for an Otaku Love Live! Sunshine!! lupin the 3rd part 4 Madoka: The Rebellion Movie Magic knight rayearth Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha March Comes in Like a Lion Mardock Scramble Master of Martial Hearts Mawaru Penguindrum Megalobox Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Mob Psycho 100 Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) Monster Mushishi My Bride is a Mermaid (Seto No Hanayome) My Love Story!!! My Neighbor Totoro My Next Life As A Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom My Roommate is a Cat NANA Naruto Natsume’s Book of Friends Neon Genesis Evangelion (hateblog) New Cutey Honey Nichijou Ōban Star-Racers One Piece Ouran High school Host club Outlaw Star Paranoia Agent Perfect Blue Please Save My Earth Pop Team Epic Pretty Cure Fresh Princess Jellyfish/ Kuragehime Princess Mononoke Princess Principal Princess Tutu Project A-Ko promised neverland (/yakusoku no neverland) Psycho-Pass Ranma 1/2 Re: Cutie Honey Re:Creators Read or Die (OAV) Red Garden relife Revolutionalry Girl Utena Rose of Versailles Ruroni Kenshin Sailor Moon Sailor Moon (viz dub) Samurai Champloo (english dub) Sarazanmai School Days School-Live! Scum's Wish Senki Zesshou Symphogear (listed as just "Symphogear" on Crunchyroll.) Serei no Moribito (Guardian of the Spirit) Shin Sekai Yori (From The New World) Shirobako Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle Smile Pretty Cure (Japanese original)/ Glitter Force (english adaptation) Snow White with the Red Hair Sound Euphonium Strawberry Panic (yuri) Sweetness and Lightning The Devil is a Part-timer The Devil Lady The disasterous life of saiki k (saiki kusuo no Sai Nan) The End of Evangelion (movie) the Promised Neverland The Twelve Kingdoms Tiger & Bunny Tokimeki Tonight ToraDora Tsubasa Chronicle Umineko When They Cry Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid Vinland Saga Violet Evergarden Whispered Words (Sasameki Koto) With a Dog AND a Cat, Every Day is Fun Yona of the Dawn Yu Yu Hakusho Yugioh Duel Monster Yuki Yuna is a Hero Yuri Kuma Arashi Yuri On Ice!!! Zoids: Chaotic Century Zombie Land Saga

Non-Anime Animated

Adventure Time Amphibia Animainiacs (Original) Animaniacs (Reboot) Archie's Weird Mysteries As Told By Ginger Barbie Life in The Dreamhouse Batman the Animated Series Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot Big Mouth Bob's Burgers Bojack Horseman Bravest Warriors Captain N: the Game Master Carmen Sandiego (1994) Carmen Sandiego (2019) Castlevania (Netflix) Cats Don't Dance Coco Courage the Cowardly Dog Craig of the Creek Cyber Six Daria Darkwing Duck Dragon Booster Dragons: Riders of Berk DuckTales (2017) Exo-Squad Fern Gully Fillmore! Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends Futurama Gargoyles Glitch Techs Godzilla: The Animated Series Green Lantern the Animated Series Hedgehog in the Fog (Ёжик в тумане) Hey Arnold Hilda Infinity Train Iron Giant JEM Kim Possible Kipo and the Age of the Wonderbeasts Legend of Zelda animated series (1989) Legion of Super-Heroes Liberty Kids Magical Girl Friendship Squad Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart The Legend of Korra Moominvalley Motorcity My Little Pony (Classic, NOT FiM) My Little Pony: Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks Onyx Equinox Over the Garden Wall Over the Moon (2020 film) Owl House Primal Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure Redwall Rise of the TMNT Roco's Modern Life Rugrats RWBY Samurai Jack Seis Manos She-Ra (1985) She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018) Sonic Boom Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse Star vs. the Forces of Evil Strange Magic Super Mario Brothers Super Show Superman: The Animated Series Teen Titans The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo The Animals of Farthing Wood The Dragon Prince The Hollow The Legend of Tarzan (TV series) The Magic School Bus (1994) The Mysterious Cities of Gold The Pirate Fairy (Disney Fairies) The Powerpuff Girls (1998) The Real Ghostbusters Thundercats (1985) Thundercats (2011) Transformers: Prime Tuca and Bertie Twelve Forever Undone Venture Bros Wakko's Wish Wakfu Wander Over Yonder We Bare Bears (TV) Winx Club Wreck-It Ralph (2012) X-Men Evolution X-Men: The Animated Series Xiaolin Showdown

Live Action

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 28 Days Later 3rd Rock from the Sun A Series of Unfortunate Events American Horror Story: Asylum Babysitter's Club (2020) Batman (the old Adam West version) Better Call Saul Black Mirror Blackbeard's Ghost (Peter Ustinov) Boston Legal Boy Meets World Boys Over Flowers Bromance (Taiwanese tv series) Brooklyn 99 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Cadfael Cagney and Lacey Charmed (2018) Chopped Cleopatra 2525 Cloak and Dagger Clue (1985) Community Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Dead Like Me Dead To Me Deadwood Death Note (Netflix) Derry Girls Dimension 20 - The Unsleeping City Doctor Who (New) Doom Patrol Dracula's Daughter (1936) Escape to the Chateau Farscape Fingersmith Galavant Godzilla (2014) Gokushufudo (2020 Japanese TV drama) Golden Girls Good Omens H20: Just Add Water (somewhere in seasons 1-2) Happy New Year Harley Quinn movie Hateblog a REALLY STRAIGHT soap opera. Haunting of Bly Manor His Dark Materials (HBO series) Holes Hot Fuzz House Inception Inside No. 9 Iron Chef America Joan of Arcadia Julie and the Phantoms Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Kamen Rider Build Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Kamen Rider Fourze Killing Eve Knives Out Letterkenny Leverage Little Women (2019) Lucifer Matlock Majisuka Gakuen MASH Merlin Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol Money Talks (1997 film) Motherland: Fort Salem Murder She Wrote Mythbusters Nailed It! Never Have I Ever Once Upon a Time Orphan Black Pen 15 PGSM Pi (1998) Picnic at Hanging Rock (2018) Pride and Prejudice: A New Musical Puppy Bowl Pushing Daisies Rome (hateblog) Russian Doll Sabrina Sense8 Sera Myu: Un Nouveau Voyage Shameless Sierra Burgess Smallville So Weird Star Trek: TOS (or their films) Star Trek: The Next Generation Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Star Trek: Voyager Stargate Atlantis Suckerpunch Supernatural (out of context speedrun the last three episodes) Sweetheart Switched at Birth Tall Girl Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles The Addams Family (1964) The Big Flower Fight The Booth at the End The Bride With White Hair The Crown The Fresh Prince of Bel Air The Good Place The Kissing Booth The L Word The Librarians The Magicians The Muppet Show The Pregnancy Pact The Room The Steve Harvey Show The Stranded The Untamed The Witcher The Wolfman (1941) Torchwood Twilight Zone (original) Twin Peaks Ultraman Nexus Umbrella Academy Van Helsing Warehouse 13 Warrior Nun What We Do In The Shadows (tv show) Will & Grace Wynonna Earp X-Men 2: X-Men United Xena: Warrior Princess

Miscellaneous

Alpha Flight #41-62 Anime music dance party, the logistics of which are to be determined! Ask Hot Pocket and/or Mina-pup AskSharknado: Giftening Edition Attempt to make French macaroons Commentary on old Goggles Critical Role Crowdsourced: A Black Mirror-style day where Jetty has to ask what her choices are of the audience for everything! I give you a menu, you decide what she has for dinner? What does she wear? Does she walk on the track or do the eliptical? Does she go to a movie with Doc or play a video game with Mike? Can be done alongside other stuff. Doodle Day Dramatic readings of fan fiction! Drunk History (or whatever your favorite subject would be) with Jet Wolf! Drunk Sailor Moon Exorcising Closet Ghost Fic Prompts Day Figuarts Day! (Not specifically freeing anyone, just various fun poses and such) Guess the plot of a show based on its opening Her Shim-Cheong (manhwa) House of X/Powers of X Hubby's Choice IDW Jem comics liveblog Intros Only (watch show openings, give commentary, guess what show is about, etc.) Jackbox Games Jet Wolf paints along with Bob Ross Jet and Doc go to Heaven/Hell, respectively: Jet gets to write reams of words about the awesomeness of Rei Hino and Doc has to read all of them and say ONLY NICE THINGS. Jet does Tiktok dances Jet Liveblogs Holligay: A Nature Documentary Jet Ranks Sailor Moon Image Songs Jet Reads Goosebumps Jet Reads Legion of Super-Heroes Jet redesigns the Wolf and Gay offices! Jet shows off her knitting Jet Wolf attempts to recreate scenes from Sailor Moon with Mina and Hot Pocket and/or whatever is in the house Jet Wolf reacts to Sailor Moon tiktoks (in blog form) Jet Wolf reads Love and Rockets. Jet Wolf reads the Jem comics by IDW Jet Wolf reviews her old top 100 Sailor Moon moments list Jet Wolf talks about Archie Comics Jet Wolf talks about each cel she owns and why they are so awesome. Jet Wolf writes Poetry Jet Wolf's Top 5's Jet, Hubby and/or family play board games Jetty Rants and Raves Jet Wolf tries to crack the Gravity Falls Codes Kiwi Blitz on Hiveworks Let's Play on Webtoon Liveblog: Favorite X-Men comic book arcs Livestream Pathfinder one-shot LOONA (Collection of music videos with an ongoing story/universe about GIRLS who are FRIENDS and SAVE THE UNIVERSE) Lore Olympus on Webtoon Mike regales us with "the story of your love" while you get increasingly embarrassed Mina and Hot Pocket day - liveblog like a nature documentary Mister Tsukino Does His Taxes and the Household Budget (Sailor Moon fan comic by Shadowjack) Nancy Drew: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake Not So Shoujo Love Story on Webtoon Pitch Mishaps for Untitled Senshi Game (it is a lovely day in Juuban, and you are a Horrible Minako.) Pitching hubby's favorite media at (readers/holligay/jill/momigay) Playing with dolls (because how could 3 women not have any dolls between them) Re-Take By Studio Kimigabuchi (All Ages Version) Real or Fake Anime (people submit descriptions of anime you guess if it is an anime that actually exists or not) Reviewing succulents Scavenger hunt! Not entirely sure how it would work, maybe folks could send in asks for you to show things like your favorite Rei Hino object, or the thing that's been with you the longest, etc. sewing/knitting/baking tutorial Share or rant about a Roman history topic Sleepless Domain on Hiveworks Talking to Docholligay 2: Doc Harder (basically you talking to Doc's future womb evictee while still in there and telling them stuff like say the greatness of Rei Hino) The Monster Duchess and Contract Princess (manhwa) The Polar Bear Plunge--I take Jetty to our finest Lake Elmo in January, and she jumps in! Note: THIS IS NOT DANGEROUS, WORRYWARTS. I'll bring a life preserver, I've done it before, and I would do it with her if I weren't pregnant. The Senshi Helpline--The Senshi, taking your advice questions, here and now! The World of Moral Reversal Virtual knitting/crafting circle! Let us craft and chat with you! What-If #24 Gwen Stacy Lived Worm the web serial Write an explanation for a drawing we send you! Yuri Hell's Kitchen

[heylookafanfic]

AUTHOR’S NOTE: The reader is college aged, so about 19-26 years old :). I’m also going to try my best with making all my imagines gender neutral! I might accidentally forget in the future so, please don’t hesitate to remind me via inbox! Enjoy!

Pairing: Jim Hopper x Reader,  Robin x Reader

brief summary: You and Hopper are dating but after a conversation with Robin at work, you start to feel a bit insecure bc of the slight age gap in your relationship.

word count: 1,911 words requested: no, this one came to mind warnings: age gap, mention of abuse, mention of anxiety, mention of depression (drinking and smoking as a coping mechanism), but mainly fluff!

You worked at Scoops Ahoy with Steve and Robin as a summer gig. College is expensive and textbooks aren’t going to pay for themselves. You actually enjoyed working in there because it was in the mall which meant after you got off for the night, you got to grab a large piece of gooey pizza from the food court. The absolute highlight of your day.

12:45pm - Lunch time.

Steve offered to stay out front and sell ice cream while you and Robin ate lunch in the food court. You sat down and began eating a bagged lunch that Hop packed you.

“What’s that say? Robin asked

There was a Post-It note taped to the side of your lunch

She pulled it off and mockingly read: "Have a great day pumpkin!”

“Pumpkin???” she chuckled

“What? Your mom doesn’t call you little pet names?” you defensively joked

The note was obviously from Hop but you  quickly played it off like your mom wrote it.

“My mom and I are on a first name basis - the only thing she calls me is Robin” she chuckled

“You should call her Batman so you guys will be Batman and Robin” you laughed

“Yeah, never happen– woah”

Robin looked past you which made you turn around

“What?” you asked

“Tammy Thompson. Floral romper. Next to Taco Bell”

“I see her but, what about her?”

“ ‘Grade school crush’ Tammy Thompson”

“OH” you said as you caught on

“Dude, she got hot! Like, she was always cute in grade school but she’s gorgeous”

“Is she still your type?

"I don’t know. I don’t really have a type Y/N”

“I find that hard to believe. You think Phoebe Cates is– and I quote, ’outrageously hot’ ” you joke

“SHE IS!” Robin laughs

“What about you Y/N? You got a type?”

“Not really. If the right person comes along, then whatever happens, happens” you shrugged

“You liar, I see you hangin’ around that sheriff dude all the time. You can’t tell me you don’t have the hots for him”

“What?! No! Never in a million years. Hopper’s a family friend and only a family friend”

“Are you sure about that because, every time he stops by the shop, I see the way you make googly eyes at him” she said

“Googly eyes? Maybe that’s you making googly eyes at him Robin!” you laughed

“I like girls, remember?” she laughed

“Well, that’s good news because I was about to say, he looks quite a bit older than you” she continued

You continued eating your lunch but still listened to what Robin was saying

“Like, imagine dating some dude old enough to be your dad. Like, he’d hold your hand while you cross the street and he’d read a bedtime story before bed and you gotta get permission to leave the house and think about what it be like having– christ, I’m gonna vomit!” she laughed

You were secretly hurt by what Robin said because little did she know, she was right about you and Hopper except it’s not a crush– you and Jim are going on 8 months in a serious relationship. It all started after fighting off the demidogs with the kids, Jonathan, Nancy, Steve, and Hopper. Jim offered you to stay with him and El until things died down but you declined because you still had college courses to take care of. Although lab experiments are pretty much running rampid through Hawkins, school wasn’t going to close down for a snow day, let alone Demidogs. College was 2 hours away from Hawkins but that never stopped Hop from driving the distance to “check in” on you. Flat tire? Hop was on the way. Need a space heater for your dorm? Hop wouldn’t let you spend a dime on buying one, he’d be on his way with one in the back of the truck and maybe a little homemade meal prepped by yours truly. Basically, he found any excuse to come and see you. After a heart-to-heart one day after ranting about being a bit homesick, he asked you to move in with him and El.

*Flashback*

“You’ll be in Hawkins and even if it means waking up at the crack of dawn to drive you to class, it’ll be worth it.” he said

“Hop, I don’t want to inconvenience you at all. I mean, it’s a 2 hour drive there and back, that’s a lot of gas, you still have to go to work and is El really going to be okay by herself for a few hours?” you questioned

“Gas isn’t a problem, the truck uses it regardless of where I’m going, and yes, El will be perfectly fine. The kid survived this whole time without me and did you forget she has–”

“telekinesis” you both said

After saying your good byes to your dorm mate and packing your things, you were officially a resident of casa de Hopper. He was thrilled that he’d get to see you everyday. Nothing was official yet but he had a hunch that maybe things would move a long a bit. He apologized for not having a room for you but you didn’t mind the little area of the cabin he prepared for you. You had feelings for him from the jump but after seeing him out of uniform and being an amazing dad to El, you were absolutely sold. Being able to see Hop put this whole 'tough guy’ persona away behind closed doors and being vulnerable at times, had you wishing he’d actually ask you out.

One night, you were sitting on the porch, letting the sounds of the surrounding woods serenade you, when he sat beside you. He brought you a coffee and just sat in silence. The way you looked as you admired the stars– you literally had a twinkle in your eye. Taking a deep breath, he went for it. The man just full on let his heart out to you before quickly regretting it. You looked at him and chuckled. In that moment, he was sure he ruined your friendship, you’d want to move out and never speak to him again. You told him that you have the same feelings for him but never had the courage to say anything. He let out a sigh of relief and cracked the biggest smile. Things went quiet again  until he asked if he could kiss you (consent first!). You nodded and you two lovebirds did a passionate but sweet kiss.That smile quickly went away. He pulled back and took a breath. You asked him what was wrong and he simply said

“It’s not right”

“What?”

“Us”

“Huh?”

“Me and you Y/N. I feel like I took advantage of you”

“What?! No, of course not. In what way?” you asked

“You’re in your 20’s, I’m in my 40’s. There’s an age gap”

“Okay– I don’t see how that’s a problem though”

“When everyone sees us, they’re going to think I’m only using you for sex. Come on, you know if a guy my age is with someone your age, there’s obviously something going on there. The younger person is never the 'secretary’ or 'assistant’.” he said

“Hop, are we or are we not 2 consenting adults?”

“Yeah”

“Do we both have honest mutual feelings for each other?”

He nodded his head

“So, what does it matter what everyone else thinks? We’re both happy. I haven’t been truly happy in a while but when you’re around, the world isn’t so bad” you said

He cracked a smile again.

“Listen, if it makes you feel better we don’t have to tell anyone about us. We can tell them when we’re ready. Deal?” you continued

He put his pinky finger out.

“Oh, so we’re pinky promising now?” you chuckled

“I guess you can say we’re getting pretty serious” he laughed

*End of flashback*

7:00pm– Closing Time

Hop pulled up to the front of the mall and waited for you.

7:00 was his favorite time of the day because that meant he got to see his whole world walk out of the doors of the Starcourt Mall every day. He was blasting “You Make My Dreams” by Hall & Oats with the windows rolled up. It was the song to your realationship but, he’d rather be caught dead than be caught listening to Hall & Oats.

You walked through the doors, yanking off your “AHOY” hat when you hear

“Y/N!”

Getting in the car, you plop down in the passenger side and put your seatbelt on.

Usually “You Make My Dreams” would have you dancing in your seat but you were offaly quiet.

“You okay?” he asked as he turn the music down

“Yeah”

“Now, when you say 'yeah’ ,you’re obviously lying. Seriously, is everything okay?”

You sighed

“Remember when we 1st got together, and we talked about our age?”

“Mhm”

“Robin and I were talking and she mentioned how dating a 'guy old enough to be your dad’ is gross.”

“Did you tell her about us?!” he panicked

“No, of course not. She brought age gaps up when we were talking about crushes and I have anxiety over it now. Are we–”

Hop put his finger up to his lip and shh’d you. He knew you overthink too much and that lead to your anxiety triggering. He took your hand in his, rubbing his thumb over yours.

“Y/N, the minute I laid my eyes on you–”

He paused before choking up a bit

“–I felt the same feeling I felt when I first met Diane. After Sarah passed, we divorced and I never thought I’d be happy again. I turned to cigs and alcohol for help but I dug myself deeper in this hole. Meeting Joyce gave me hope, but I saw how happy she was with Bob and– I wanted what she had. Coming home to someone who gives a damn about you every day. All the stress from fighting the demagorgon and being a dad again, I was ready to throw in the towel. Then, I met you. You were so laidback and carefree and had this aura I can’t describe. You always knew how to light up a room. When I got to know you better and you told me about the hell your dad put you and your mom through, I saw how strong you were and I needed that in my life. I needed someone who can keep me grounded when life becomes too much. That was you. You went back to college and I felt my life falling apart again. That’s why I came to see you so much. When you said you wanted to move in, I drove home that night on top of the world. I told El and we drank hot chocolate the whole night as a celebration. You wanna know the best part, that night we started dating was the absolute best night I had in years. I felt like kid again. Like, my playground crush just said yes to swinging together. Y/N, you are the best thing to happen to me in a long time. Like you said, 'what does it matter what everyone else thinks? We’re both happy’. ”

He kissed you and that kiss had to be at least a minute long.

“You feel better?” he chuckled

“No” you said

“Seriously?”

“I’m kidding, yes I feel better” you chuckled

“Good, now let’s go home” he said with a side smile

[whaledesu]

1. coffee mugs, teacups, wine glasses, water bottles, or soda cans?

Those antique metal, enamel coated cups.

2. chocolate bars or lollipops?

Lollipops

3. bubblegum or cotton candy?

Bubblegum

4. how did your elementary school teachers describe you?

Idk, I was a pretty normal child.

5. do you prefer to drink soda from soda cans, soda bottles, plastic cups or glass cups?

Depends on where the soda comes from honestly.

6. pastel, boho, tomboy, preppy, goth, grunge, formal or sportswear?

I really like fashion, but goth fashion out of those.

7. earbuds or headphones?

headphones are preferable 

8. movies or tv shows?

Why not both?

9. favorite smell in the summer?

The rain, always.

10. game you were best at in p.e.?

Dodgeball I guess, the part where you don’t get hit, not throwing lol.

11. what you have for breakfast on an average day?

Sleep.

12. name of your favorite playlist?

It’s just called Mood Dump. Lol

13. lanyard or key ring?

key chains 

14. favorite non-chocolate candy?

Probably Jolly Ranchers

15. favorite book you read as a school assignment?

If it was an assigned one I don’t remember, they always made us read the same ones over and over.

16. most comfortable position to sit in?

Indian style, always 

17. most frequently worn pair of shoes?

just some grey slip on ones

18. ideal weather?

cold, raining, clouds overcast in the sky with a bit of a breeze

19. sleeping position?

half on the side, half on the stomach with a leg pushed up haha

20. preferred place to write (i.e., in a note book, on your laptop, sketchpad, post-it notes, etc.)?

On my laptop, it’s easier to be able to spit out words as fast as possible

21. obsession from childhood?

BATMAN

22. role model?

Kyo from Dir En Grey

23. strange habits?

I eat my food one item at a time a lot, don’t know why

24. favorite crystal?

idk does Amythest count? I like those as well as Emeralds

25. first song you remember hearing?

Probably something from Disney movies

26. favorite activity to do in warm weather?

Stay inside in the air conditioning lmao

27. favorite activity to do in cold weather?

Just stand outside and inhale the air deeply

28. five songs to describe you?

In no particular order, without context:

1) Tousei - Dir En Grey 2) Closer to Fine - Indigo Girls 3) The Final - Dir En Grey 4) Glass Skin - Dir En Grey 5) Heavy - Linkin Park

29. best way to bond with you?

Talk to me about the food and movies you love

30. places that you find sacred?

Anywhere in nature that feels untouched by the world really

31. what outfit do you wear to kick ass and take names?

Batman’s costume

32. top five favorite vines?

I don’t even remember any at this point lol

33. most used phrase in your phone?

Probably something like “alrighty”

34. advertisements you have stuck in your head?

For some reason I always remember “It’s pizza time”

35. average time you fall asleep?

My sleep schedule is as chaotic as I am lmao

36. what is the first meme you remember ever seeing?

idk ones probably before I knew what memes even were

37. suitcase or duffel bag?

Suitcase all the way

38. lemonade or tea?

Black, iced, sweet tea only.

39. lemon cake or lemon meringue pie?

No, I hate citrus desserts.

40. weirdest thing to ever happen at your school?

Once in middle school in language arts, I just heard my teacher say to a kid in my class suddenly: “Brandon, put your penis away.” 

41. last person you texted?

Matt I think

42. jacket pockets or pants pockets?

pants pockets are invaluable

43. hoodie, leather jacket, cardigan, jean jacket or bomber jacket?

I love how bomber jackets look, but I am a hoodie person through and through

44. favorite scent for soap?

Cherry Blossom

45. which genre: sci-fi, fantasy or superhero?

Superhero is not a genre? But I choose horror anyway.

46. most comfortable outfit to sleep in?

T-shirt, pajama pants allllllll the way

47. favorite type of cheese?

Swiss

48. if you were a fruit, what kind would you be?

Pineapple I guess, the outside does not match the inside lol

49. what saying or quote do you live by?

Here’s a handful. “Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.” “Treat others how you want to be treated.” “Let it go, Let it be.” "Face the abyss, but don't let it consume you."

50. what made you laugh the hardest you ever have?

Just way too many things that would take too long to list.

51. current stresses?

Haha, loaded question fam

52. favorite font?

Segoe UI

53. what is the current state of your hands?

Soft, with a scrape on my thumb and a new scar on my right ring finger lmao

54. what did you learn from your first job?

Adults play more games than kids do

55. favorite fairy tale?

If Red Riding Hood counts that one

56. favorite tradition?

Watching horror movies with my Mom

57. the three biggest struggles you’ve overcome? Losing my Dad Being very personally betrayed by someone Everyone I get close to eventually walking out on me

58. four talents you’re proud of having?

Idk I’m just me fam

59. if you were a video game character, what would your catchphrase be?

“I don’t know what the fuck I’m doing.”

60. if you were a character in an anime, what kind of anime would you want it to be?

Something with magic and travel

61. favorite line you heard from a book/movie/tv show/etc.?

“Feed me Seymour!”

62. seven characters you relate to?

Spike - Cowboy Bebop Snorlax - Pokemon That being said I’m too lazy to come up with the other 5 right now

63. five songs that would play in your club?

People lost their shit when “Yeah” by Usher played every time

64. favorite website from your childhood?

Gaia Online

65. any permanent scars?

Yeah a few but nothing major

66. favorite flower(s)?

White Roses, White Lotus, ones I don’t know the names of

67. good luck charms?

My 22 pound fat ass orange cat Genji

68. worst flavor of any food or drink you’ve ever tried?

I’m just gonna go with brussels sprouts

69. a fun fact that you don’t know how you learned?

the one where pineapple eats you back

70. left or right handed?

I’m mostly left handed but also right handed with some things

71. least favorite pattern?

idk?

72. worst subject?

Math

73. favorite weird flavor combo?

probable elote 

74. at what pain level out of ten (1 through 10) do you have to be at before you take an advil or ibuprofen?

somewhere between 5 and 7 depending on my mood

75. when did you lose your first tooth?

I was probably like 6?

76. what’s your favorite potato food (i.e. tater tots, baked potatoes, fries, chips, etc.)?

Gonna have to say au gratin potatoes man

77. best plant to grow on a windowsill?

whatever makes you happy

78. coffee from a gas station or sushi from a grocery store?

gas station coffee is a special thing

79. which looks better, your school id photo or your driver’s license photo?

my old school photo for sure lol

80. earth tones or jewel tones?

what are jewel tones? tf

81. fireflies or lightning bugs?

lightning bugs yo

82. pc or console?

PS4

83. writing or drawing?

writing

84. podcasts or talk radio?

music please

84. barbie or polly pocket?

barbie

85. fairy tales or mythology?

both fam

86. cookies or cupcakes?

cupcakes

87. your greatest fear?

I’ve already lived most of them so who cares but lets go with drowning

88. your greatest wish?

that my anxiety would fuck off forever

89. who would you put before everyone else?

My cat lol

90. luckiest mistake?

I’m not sure?

91. boxes or bags?

they do two very different jobs tf

92. lamps, overhead lights, sunlight or fairy lights?

moonlight please

93. nicknames?

Uru, Kyo, Rea

94. favorite season?

Winter

95. favorite app on your phone?

idk idc

96. desktop background?

A drawing I liked

97. how many phone numbers do you have memorized?

like 3

98. favorite historical era?

Victorian

[riddlefromthemiddle]

1.  Ah, basketball, thou art our life. Bear kicked off her (official) birthday bright and early with an 8:00 game on Saturday. That doesn’t sound so bad, right? Except the coach wanted them there by 7:30. Except it was an hour from our house. Except breakfast was 15 minutes out of the way. All that “except” adds up to a Saturday alarm at FIVE TWENTY IN THE MORNING. Holy hellacious hour, Batman.

2.  The 8:00 game was…intense. Accusations were flung. Animosity ensued. There came a moment when I seriously wondered if there was extra security on the premises, maybe for me, maybe for the officials, I don’t know. Let’s just say the players weren’t the only ones who burned calories during that game.

3.  And then came The Schedule. First game at 8:00am, second one at – wait for it – 4:40pm. We live an hour away (1 hour, 5 minutes to be precise) and there was no way I was driving 65 minutes home just to turn around and head back a couple of hours later. Bear said it burns too much gas, which I agreed was environmentally irresponsible. Me? I just can’t take the idea of that much time in the car.

4.  So what’s a girl to do with seven hours to kill in a big city? Hit the mall, of course.

reader’s note: Anyone who knows me is squinting at their screen right about now, wondering what sort of alternate universe this is. I’ll repeat: it’s Bear’s birthday. Some birthdays are filled with chilling out at the lake; others involve trolling food courts and emphasizing the merits of window shopping.

5.  Bear didn’t make out too bad, though. In Raleigh all day for a tournament? Sure you can have Cinnabon for birthday cake. Still have four more hours to kill before your next game? Sure you can have Starbucks for your birthday. Want to check out the virtual reality machine with your teammates? Sure you can have some money. Thank goodness she’d cashed in her birthday chips before reaching the Pandora store.

6.  BrightSide returned triumphant from his golf trip, Chic-fil-a in hand to feed the (now starving) girl. I was glad he caught the second game, if only so he could appreciate firsthand the utter nonsense passing for officials. Come on, ref, HOW CAN YOU NOT CALL THAT FOUL?!?

7.  Bear’s confirmation was on Sunday – man, she had a banner weekend – so church was kind of a big deal. We were lucky that the grandparents could be there to celebrate with us.

8.  After the reception we had the youth group’s end of year party. The threat of rain pushed us indoors – boo! – but there were still tasty hot dogs and hamburgers – yay! Plus there was a gentleman from Sunset Slush scooping Italian ice and oh.my.gosh IT WAS SO GOOD. BrightSide just found out there’s a shop in town so I guess I know where we’re going for treats. Gluten free, dairy free, fat free deliciousness? Yes, please.

9.  And just in case we hadn’t had enough basketball, we rolled back over to Raleigh for one more game. I hate to sound crabby but these last two refs weren’t any better than the first four so I’m kinda losing hope for sports officials in that particular area. Sheesh.

10.  Anyone else counting down the school days? I’ve got a post-it stuck to the fridge with a big fat number written in Sharpie. We’re at 14 and counting. Hallelujah, pass the pudding, bring on summer.

So...you guys have extra security around, right? #Mondaymorning #weekend #humor #kids #parenting #sports #RFTM 1.  Ah, basketball, thou art our life. Bear kicked off her (official) birthday bright and early with an 8:00 game on Saturday.

[megasoma-elephas]

DC - Werksliste 1/2 - Batfam

These are all stories about DC I reblogged so far. They’re all in alphabetical order and not in some kind of ranking.

And although it might sound a bit cliche, it’s true: I love every single one of those stories and every single one of them is a masterpiece in it’s own way. I’m more than happy to be able to read those works. So thank you, dear author, for publishing those stories. For bringing up the courage to share them with the world.

Edit (Feb. 2018): Well... Tumblr has some kind of rule that you can only add a certain amount of links in one post. And seemingly this list has reached that amount. So I decided to divide my lists in two categories: Batfam and Others. That might change again sometime soon (probably as soon as my exams are over) but for now it’ll stay that way.

Batfamily x Reader

#myparentsarelosers by @ellana-ravenwood

A belated Halloween by @ellana-ravenwood

And when I’m gone by @ellana-ravenwood

Are we not gonna talk about the elephant in the room? by @ellana-ravenwood

The Bat(mom) glare by @ellana-ravenwood

Batmom Senses by @cait-writes-stuff

Burrito Blanket Mom by @ellana-ravenwood

Death, amnesia and 4 coffees please by @ellana-ravenwood

Don’t leave us by @ellana-ravenwood

Don’t wanna go by @ellana-ravenwood

Happy holidays by @ellana-ravenwood

Ice cream and a movie [platonic] by @gurlluvswriting

In which the Batboys fight to know which Hogwarts’s house is the best by @ellana-ravenwood

“Jigsaw is coming for me” by @ellana-ravenwood

The last pit by  @ellana-ravenwood      Part 1, Part 2

My mothers apple orchard by @ellana-ravenwood

Pierced by @ellana-ravenwood

Talk to my son like that again and I’ll end you by @ellana-ravenwood

Time for everything by @tgwltw

Unnamed / Another elephant in the room by @avengerdragoness

Vacations are rare for the Waynes by @ellana-ravenwood      Part 1, Part 2

Where did the coffee table go? by @ellana-ravenwood

Batfamily [no reader insert]

Big brother Jason by @marudny-robot

Shenanigans with the Batkids by @fanficsandfeelings [story deleted]

Unnamed / Damsel in Distress by @swanqueenfeathers

Unnamed / Just like thatTM by @jokin-around

Bruce Wayne / Batman x Reader

A strange flying mouse [cat!reader, no relationship] by @charaxes-violetta

Attempts and Guilt by @posiey

Bedtime Stories [daughter!reader] by @thegoddamnfangirl

Behave by @ellana-ravenwood

Fate is a Bitch by @ellana-ravenwood      Part 1, Part 2

Goodbye Bruce by @yestoomuchfandomfiction

Headcanon: Being Bruce’s S/O and getting kidnapped by @regrettablewritings

“I’m lost without you...” by @ellana-ravenwood

I’m not drunk, you are by @ellana-ravenwood

“Is... father drunk?” by @ellana-ravenwood

Old lovers by @posiey

Perfect family [daughter!reader] by @maruthor

Pointe by @uncpanda

Silly bat by @ellana-ravenwood

Too attached by @cas-backwards-tie

Unnamed / Kicking Bruce out of the bedroom by @ellana-ravenwood

Wedding and Pop-Corn by @ellana-ravenwood

The wrath of a short woman by @ellana-ravenwood

You slept with Superman? by @ellana-ravenwood

Damian Wayne / Robin x Reader

Mistakes and Forgivness by @ellana-ravenwood

Damian Wayne / Robin x Tim Drake / Red Robin

Unnamed / Fear Toxin [platonic] by @tantalum-cobalt

Dick Grayson / Nightwing x Reader

Ain’t no rest for the wicked by @writethatbat [blog deleted]

Among lonely dunes by @writingtheworks

Back off by @blxkestnight [story deleted]

Bad day? by @gurlluvswriting [blog deleted]

Breathe by @blxkestnight [blog deleted]

Demonstration by @addicted-to-dc

Flying Graysons [sister!reader] by @batarangtotheheart

Headcanon: Dick and superhero S/O by @arrowguyxx

Home again by @addicted-to-dc

Love notes by @nightwingdiva

Not in the living room by @controloffandoms

Old days by @maruthor

One more chance by @maruthor

Play pretend by @sheismental

Rejection by @vanity-grayson [blog deleted] and @maruthor      Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6

Terror and darkness by @blxkestnight [blog deleted]

The Text by @uncpanda

They never told you by @maruthor      Part 1, Part 2

Undercover Halloween by @dccomicsimagines

Unnamed / Fear gas - reactions by @imagineyoungjustice

Unnamed / “Why haven’t you kissed me yet?” by @emmcfrxst

Weakness by @maruthor

When the teleport fails by @dccomicsimagines

Worthy by @writing-yj

Dick Grayson / Nightwing x Tim Drake / Red Robin

Unnamed / Don’t close your eyes [platonic] by @camsthisky

Jason Todd / Red Hood x Reader

Acrobats sister by @avengerdragoness      Part 1, Part 2

Bad night, rainy night by @guslover74 [sory deleted]

Best birthday ever! by @dc-imagine-central

Blow your mind by @youngjusticewritings [story deleted]

Bluejay by @addicted-to-dc

Capable by @avengerdragoness

Confessions by @alittlewing

Costume party by @ellana-ravenwood

Disbelief [deaf!reader] by @maruthor

Dropping the Drama by @avengerdragoness

I’m going to take care of you by @tim-help

It’ll get better kid by @arrowguyxx [blog deleted]

Just a chance by @guslover74 [story deleted]

Let it snow by @imaginexmeintheuniverse

Panic by @damimagines (deactivated)

Perfect remedies by @writingtheworks [story deleted]

Resting murder face by @cait-writes-stuff

Stalker by @marvel-flower [blog deleted]

A starless sky by @budhaven [blog deleted]

This is the Gospel by @addicted-to-dc

Uncontrollable by @batmagines

Jason Todd / Red Hood x Tim Drake / Red Robin

The Tower [platonic] by @komadoriwonder

Tim Drake / Red Robin x Reader

Burrito by @addicted-to-dc

Chess Battle by @maruthor

Cuddling on the couch by @shadow-wolf-fics [blog deleted]

Dance with me? by @maruthor

Shadows in the Dark by @dc-hoe

Unnamed / Soulmate AU by @batfamily-imagines

Worse than Death by @abbie-writes-things [story deleted]

You taste like coffee by @ellana-ravenwood

If you don’t want your story to be mentioned on this list, feel free to message me. I will delete it as soon as possible :)

Here you can find my other list about every other story within the DC Universe (excluding Batfam)

Here you can find my other lists about Marvel, Star Trek, etc.

[luci-in-trenchcoats]

Super Star (Part 1)

Request: Can I please request one where Jensen is a huge movie star? He's out one night by himself and starts to get mobbed by fans/paparazzi. So he runs and hides in a shop that belongs to the reader. She doesn't see it happen so she closes up the store with him inside. Then Jensen pops out from his hiding place and freaks her out lol. Maybe she doesn't recognize him?

Masterlist

Pairing: Jensen x reader

Word Count: 1,800ish

Warnings: language

A/N: So this went different than I planned. Whoops...

“Ugh,” you said, pulling down the blinds at the front of the store, watching a group of annoying paparazzi go down the street. “They’re normal people jackasses.”

You never intended to open up your bakery in downtown LA, never intended to have it so close to the Hollywood life. A simple little place in the middle of nowhere would have been fine with you. But the deal on the place was decent and your ex had urged you to go for it, try something out of your comfort zone. Apparently he just wanted you out the state.

You ground your teeth together, forgetting about him and closing up the rest of the blinds. You wiped off the few tables in there, then the counters and especially the glass where kids, and adults frankly, had a habit of pointing at what they wanted. The floor you normally saved for last, making your way into the back office. You shoved the cleaning supplies in the closet and turned off the hall light, walking out front to do one last check before you’d head home.

When you spun around, you saw a tuft of dirty blond hair and a surprised man looking back.

“Uh, hi,” he said, in a pair of jeans and a simple shirt. Apparently thieves weren’t into the black ski masks in LA. “I thought you left.”

“Get out before I call the cops,” you said, moving aside and pointing at the front door. He held up his hands and went towards it, the group of paparazzi passing by again from the sounds of it.

“Um, actually-”

“I said go,” you said again, watching him look between you and the door. You heard a knock and growled, watching this guy duck back behind your counter as you opened up. “What do you want?”

“Have you seen this guy around here?” said someone, shoving a picture in your face of the same man hiding in your store. “He was just-”

“No. Now get out,” you said, slamming the door shut and locking up again. You made your way over to the counter where the guy was standing up, giving you a look of thanks. “You’re who they’re after, aren’t you?”

“Um, yeah. Thanks for that. I honestly was just trying to walk to my car and they kind of pounced,” he said, rubbing the back of his head. You walked over to the wall and flipped on the dimmer light, getting a better look at him.

“I’m guessing you’re famous?” you asked, his face seeming familiar but you couldn’t place him. 

“You ever see the Grisly movies?” he asked. 

“Those are too scary for me,” you said, thinking of how you turned the channel every time you saw a commercial for one. They were on number three or four by now. “You’re the guy, the one that fights evil or some shit, right?”

“You should be on the marketing team,” he joked, trying to get you to ease up. “I’m Jensen.”

“Y/N,” you said. “Now get out of my store, Jensen so I can go home.”

“You’re going to throw me to the wolves?” he said, the paparazzi still wandering around outside. You crossed your arms and he put on a puppy dog look that made you groan.

“You can hide for five minutes, then I’m leaving,” you said, taking a seat at a table, rubbing your temple. He took a seat across from you, looking around.

“This is cute. You run this place?” he asked.

“Run, bake, deal with customers. I do it all,” you said. “I’ll be back in four hours to get started for tomorrow.”

“Geez, even I get more sleep than that,” he said, picking up the card from the table, looking over what you offered there.

“Way to rub it in movie star,” you said, giving him a smirk that he returned. “No offense but the Grisly movies don’t exactly seem popular to me.”

“They are but it’s no huge franchise. I’m slated to be the next batman actually,” he said. Your eyes went wide and he laughed. “Not really. It’d be fun though.”

“Is it because you’re hot or something?” you asked, his laugh going on as he shook his head.

“You’re definitely the hot one, not me,” he said. You raised an eyebrow, knowing you had to look exhausted after a long day. “I’m in that other series, the one they revived, super popular in the eighties...”

“Sorry, I haven’t exactly been to the movies in a few years,” you said. “This place is pretty much my life. Give me a hint, movie star.”

“You like Indiana Jones?” he asked. Oh. Now you recognized him.

“You’re that guy! Dude!” you said, smacking him on the arm, hearing him laugh a little loud. “I’ve been wanting to see that. Everyone said it was great.”

“It came out two years ago, sweetheart,” he said with a chuckle. “Next one comes out in a few weeks if you’d like to see it in the theater.”

“I think I just might,” you said. It was quieter outside now and Jensen was glancing at his watch. 

“I think my five minutes are up,” he said. “Thanks for letting me hide out Y/N.”

“Anytime,” you said, standing with a stretch. “Stay here one more sec.”

You unlocked the front door and stuck your head out, finding the street empty.

“Coast is clear,” you said, walking back in, flipping the switch and following out after him, locking up.

“You want a ride home? I owe you one,” he said. You would have said no but you didn’t exactly love your long walk alone at night. He must have seen you glancing down the street where it got darker and took hold of your hand. “Come on, I already cut into your sleep time.”

“Alright,” you said, letting him guide you over to a nice but normal looking car. It was definitely the top model but again, the post it note on his dash to get gas and the old ragged sweatshirt in the passenger seat he tossed in the back made you think he wasn’t as Hollywood as you thought.

“So where am I taking you?” he asked, turning on the car as you buckled up. 

“Meadow Lane. It’s an apartment complex, you can just drop me off out front,” you said, watching him pause as he saw the location pop up on his GPS. You saw his face turn to a scowl.

“You’re telling me you walk that far, this late, every night, by yourself?” he asked. You shrugged. “Buy a car for me would ya.”

“What are you my mother?” you asked, turning to face out the window. “Dealerships aren’t exactly open at one in the morning.”

“You’re a workaholic,” he said. “Take a day off and buy a car. I’m sure you can afford it.”

“I take a day, I lose business. My rent isn’t exactly cheap,” you said, glad when he started driving along.

“What time do you open in the morning?” he asked. 

“Six thirty,” you said. He hummed and turned down a street, getting stuck at a red light.

“You mind if I make a quick pit stop at my place? It’s on the way,” he said. You didn’t really care, a free ride was a free ride and you were home much faster than you would have been anyways. It turned out it wasn’t on the way but he was in and out in two minutes tops. When you got to your place, he reached into the back. “You forgot this.”

He handed you a bag when you opened the door to get out. Inside you found a DVD of the new Indiana Jones you’d missed. 

“Really?” you asked, catching him smile shyly.

“Watch it tomorrow. You’ll be all caught up for the new one,” he said. 

“How am I supposed to return this when I’m done?” you asked. 

“It’s a gift. See you around, Y/N,” he said as you got out, giving him a wave as you walked into your complex.

Your alarm went off a few hours later, throwing back two cups of coffee before you were out the door, jogging into work, surprised with how well you’d gotten at doing so with a small backpack on with some fresh clothes. 

You were on schedule for once when you heard the bell ring at six thirty on the dot, your first customer of the day. You popped out from the back and smiled when you saw who it was.

“Good morning. What can I get for you?” you said.

“Oh, I don’t know. What does the baker recommend?” asked Jensen, giving you a sleepy smile. He was in a pair of shorts and a plain tee, probably having slept in it from the way his hair was still whipping every which way. 

“I always recommend the chocolate chips. I made some seven layer cookies that are pretty awesome too. You’ve got some cute bedhead going on by the way,” you said. He pulled out his wallet and looked down, deciding what he wanted. He looked over everything and then at the board behind you.

“You take credit cards?” he asked. You nodded and he handed his over.

“What’ll it be?” you asked.

“Everything,” he said. You raised an eyebrow and he smiled. “I’m a paying customer right? Am I not allowed to buy everything?”

“That’s...that’s a lot of money,” you said, knowing you’d never sold everything in the store before, the leftovers getting donated at the end of the day. “Jensen that’s like a lot of money.”

“I’ve got a sweet tooth,” he said with a shrug. “I’ve got plenty of cards so just max ‘em out until I’m done.”

You couldn’t say no, he was a customer after all and after fifteen minutes, a few credit cards and several trips to the back of his car later, you were cleared out.

“Would you look at that,” said Jensen, popping one cookie in his mouth. “Looks like you’ve got the day off, Y/N. Enough for a nice down payment on a car now too.”

“You bought all this so I...” you said, unable to finish the thought. He gave you a smile and went over to your counter, leaning over to grab a piece of paper and pen. He wrote something down that you’d be open again tomorrow, stuck it in your front door and pulled you out after him.

“So I’m going to go drop this stuff off to a bunch of people that are about to have a really good day, you’re going to go get a car, catch up on your sleep, watch a movie and then I’ll pick you up for dinner at my place at seven. How’s that sound?” he asked.

“What the fuck is going on?” you asked, Jensen walking around to the driver’s side and slipping in.

“You’re having a good day, Y/N. Seven sound good?” he asked. You just nodded your head and saw him give you a silly smile and wave before he pulled out, heading down the street to the local shelter.

You went back inside and after a short clean up, locked up and headed towards the nearest dealership, shaking your head the whole time.

Maybe paparazzi weren’t so awful after all.

A/N: Read Part 2 here!

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Gotham 04X02, ‘The Fear Reaper’

Things I am looking forward to this episode: Jonathan’s antics, and finding out how the hell Barbara’s still alive. Oh, and Alexander Siddig’s face. Things I do not care about: just about everything else. This is Gotham.

[TW: Torture, abuse, patient abuse, suicide ideation, all the nasty shit implied about Warden Reed turning out to be one hundred percent true]

- First off, last week, I picked up on there being something messed up about Jonathan’s relationship with Warden Reed that went beyond the man being willing to literally sell him to a couple of goons. I had at the time assumed that this wasn’t the first time Reed had done something like this to him, but some other bloggers, when they posted their commentary of ‘Pax Penguina’, raised a likelihood that, while worse, unfortunately also happens to make a lot more sense. I’ll be interested to see if the worries they raised play out in ‘The Fear Reaper.’

- We open at the old Crane house. Sure took you long enough to get there, Gordon (Though since he’s talked to Merton, I’m assuming—hoping—that they know now that Jonathan didn’t go with those guys willingly).

- Okay, when I saw Grady up on that scarecrow frame, I laughed. I cackled like the inappropriate blogger I am. He’s an asshole and he had it coming, but it’s also just a funny image. Like, how did Jonathan even get him up there? He’s a skinny teenager who, given what a shitshow Arkham is, probably hasn’t gotten too much exercise over the past couple of years, so he’s probably quite weak. Also, Grady’s bigger than him, and probably thrashed around a lot. So… how does this work?

I do have to note that Jonathan did not kill him in favor of doing this to him, though. I note this because he is the villain of the episode pitted against a hero who has committed murder more than once. Okay, granted, Grady seems to have been tied up crucifixion-style, which would have killed him eventually because his lungs would collapse, but Jonathan’s been shut up in Arkham since he was about fourteen, so I’ll bet he doesn’t know that. So, things to keep in mind for the rest of the episode: Our hero has a body count, and our villain, as of the Grady discovery, does not. I do wonder if Jonathan’s going to kill Warden Reed. The episode might try to frame it as a point of no return, but let’s be real, after everything that was both presented and implied about him and his relationship with Jonathan last episode, if anyone has it coming, it’s that slimy fucker.

- Bruce in lock-up, while Gordon tells him that they will be talking about this. And Grady screaming in his cell.

(I love that Bruce’s go-to excuse was that he was looking for Selina.)

- Next, Arkham at lights out, inmates being strapped down to the beds, while Reed is setting papers on fire. Jonathan shows up—scythe in hand—and asks him if he’s covering up his dirty footprints. Oh, shit; the undertones are playing out. Is the show going to do something with this?

- This is satisfying. Well, not the “Jonathan Crane’s dead” part, but the other part. And Reed’s looking at his gun, tried to kill him, but Jonathan got him with the gas first. And does not kill him, I’ll add.

- We’ve confirmed also that Jonathan was in Arkham the whole time since we saw him in Season 1, presumably while Strange was in charge, too. We’ve also confirmed that he wasn’t given any kind of real treatment or therapy, that no one even tried to help him, that he was instead subjected solely to ice baths and electroshock. In a context that makes it clear that this was meant as torture, and not treatment. Great.

- We are going straight into cartoon villain territory, though, if in an “abused teenager violently lashing out” kind of way (It’s very obvious that it’s a child under all those rags and not an adult, even as he’s being hella menacing). I wonder if Jonathan believes everything he’s saying about dear old Dad when he’s not in an altered state of consciousness. I’m not saying it’s impossible for him to still love his dad and have complicated feelings about him, but all of this together is just a little much.

- (Show, if you’re trying to make me not feel sympathetic for Jonathan, it’s not working. Him gassing the patients to make them more volatile is bad, certainly—I don’t approve of it—but it’s nothing on the scale of what certain other characters in this show have done. It feels like a deliberate ploy to make him less sympathetic and more monstrous, instead of something he might have done organically, and I don’t appreciate being manipulated this way.)

- “Play nice.” “No.” For once, I’m inclined to be sympathetic to Gordon, since Oswald dragged the fucking press down to the precinct to bear witness to their argument.

- I’m not surprised Oswald wants Jonathan found, not after his public humiliation last episode. This does ramp up my sympathy for him, though, which I wouldn’t have thought possible, because Jonathan’s already in the top five of most uncomplicatedly sympathetic characters on this show, and having the local mob boss out for his blood just makes him even more sympathetic, because even as he’s gearing up to raise hell, I worry about what Oswald might do to him.

I am kind of interested to see how Oswald might react if he found out the whole story regarding Jonathan. If anyone might feel sympathy for the kid, it would be him, if only because the “got shut up in Arkham and had a bad fucking time” part of his story would ring a lot of bells for Oswald Cobblepot.

- “Like a chicken?” Jesus, Harvey; right after you told Gordon to play nice?

- And now Oswald has moved on to the list of people who uses Jonathan for his own ends, in this case using his name as a ploy to prove the GCPD is toothless.

- Selina and Tabitha show up at Barbara’s place. “No way.” Indeed.

- Barbara’s not quite as she was, but I wasn’t expecting her to be.

- Barbara still manages to be a better person than Tabitha.

- Alfred’s right; Bruce isn’t ready.

- Arkham being played as a horror movie when it’s a bunch of mentally ill people who’ve been fear-gassed is kinda gross.

- They’re not shying away from the fact that Gordon did kill Jonathan’s dad, though. I appreciate that. (I am kinda surprised he even recognizes Gordon, given the state he was in when Gordon got to him.)

- Oswald’s still being awful to Ivy.

- Barbara’s wonderful in how creepily unflappable she is. Oswald’s right in pointing out how unlikely it is she could have financed all this herself. (I’m thinking Ra’s al Ghul, and I’m thinking Barbara had a date with the Lazarus Pit at some point.)

- Back in Arkham. Jonathan confronts Gordon. He does look suitably horrified when he realizes it’s Jonathan, and seriously, how much of this shit Jonathan’s saying about his father does he even believe when he’s not in an altered state of consciousness?

- Gordon gets gassed, and honestly, I do not care about whatever it is he’s gonna see under the influence of the gas.

- “What will you see? One of your victims, perhaps?” Yeah, Jonathan’s definitely still in there. You’re not fooling anyone, kid.

- He sees Lee having slit her wrists. “You destroy everything you touch.”

- Jonathan tries goading Gordon into suicide, using language that makes me wonder if he isn’t suicidal himself. Though when Gordon shakes off the gas’s effects with ~~~willpower~~~, Jonathan isn’t there, so I dunno.

- It’s both more and less than I was hoping for, but Gordon does appear to feel genuinely sorry for Jonathan. He sounds like he actually means it when he tells Jonathan he needs help.

- “My father thought I was weak. All my life I was scared little Jonny. But I will never go back to being that scared boy again.” Ughhh nothing this show does will ever make me not feel sorry for him. Not with such a horrific backstory and the knowledge that he was being abused the whole time between Season 1 and now.

- (I am deeply irritated that Gordon just shook off the toxins’ effects with ~~~willpower~~~)

- And Ivy has had enough of Oswald, it seems.

- Water neutralizes fear gas?????? Are you fucking kidding me????!!!!!

- I love Alfred’s face when Lucius comes by with the armor. It’s a combination of “Oh, thank God” and “Fuck you, Lucius; don’t encourage him.”

- Selina is definitely not digging Tabitha wanting to cut off one of Barbara’s hands. But she can’t do it. Mercifully. Selina still doesn’t dig it.

(There is definitely something up with Barbara, though. I can’t imagine her being that calm about possibly getting one of her hands chopped off under normal circumstances.)

- And Oswald just straight up says in front of the press that he’ll pay the police to work for him instead. In what world does this work properly, without you getting arrested by the feds for admitting on camera you’ll bribe people?

- Ivy’s looking for stronger substances than just her perfumes. Honey, that’s so not gonna work out well for you. Ivy, please stop drinking it. Ivy, please stop.

…Oh, that’s not good.

- Falcone, fair? Falcone had honor? Are you fucking kidding me?! How thick do your nostalgia goggles have to be for you to say something like that, Harvey?!

- Baby Batman away! (The costume looks better with a cape, but Bruce probably doesn’t need to deal with that until he’s got the other stuff down pat.)

[rantceratops]

Secrets

It’s been a while since I did one of my rewatch posts, and what better episode to hop back into the swing of things than Secrets? I remember the morning after this episode aired, I got my mom to sit down and watch it with me over breakfast because Artemis and Zee kicked so much ass and I figured she’d appreciate that (as well as the Marvin the Martian reference, hehe).

Nothing bad ever happens on Halloween, amiright?

I like how that museum curator guy just happens to decide that he REALLY needs to say the Beowulf sword incantation for that cop, you know, just in case some wacko in a cut up trench coat is crouching up in the rafters nearby and might need it or something. How considerate! (dude, you could have prevented this ENTIRE episode from happening if you had not said that. YOU HAD ONE JOB.)

“Mediocrity such as this is never far from Harm.” Is Harm insinuating that he attracts mediocrity? I know he means that as a compliment to himself but I just can’t help but see it as he’s a loser so he attracts other losers.

Harm reminds me of a guy that I went to high school with, that always had really long hair and wore all black and a trench coat like all the fucking time. I shit you not I think of that guy every time I watch this episode, the resemblance is uncanny.

In fact now I’m just imagining that Harm was some fucking edgelord that was like obsessed with old legends and creepy shit and then somehow got stuck on the Beowulf legend and the sword and started taking things too far. 

LOL, Museum Curator is like okay see you guys, we’re fucked.

“The legends say the heart must be pure, they never said pure good.” You know, he really does have a point. 

“Really, you’re not going to join in? What kind of wolf are you?” The kind that doesn’t respond to what arguably sounds like an actual dying dog, Wally.

Leave it to Conner to get Megan to wrap some toilet paper all over him and call himself a mummy. (I’m just kidding it’s probably not toilet paper but still)

Wally please stop with your face

Awww, poor Billy! He wants to hang out with the Team! He’s so precious <3

AW YEAH AND HERE ARE THE LADIES OF THE HOUR. (well actually of the half hour but)

Okay, I really do not fucking have a clue as to why, but for some reason whenever I see Artemis in that vampire get-up my brain likens her to one of those uh... ugh, that Scooby-Doo movie with the three sisters that sang in it? Were they humans or vampires? I don’t remember but for some odd ass reason I get vibes of one of those chicks (or all of them?) from Artemis the vampire. IT’S WEIRD.

Also why didn’t they give Artemis fangs. LOST. OPPORTUNITY.

On a shippers note I find it interesting that Wally is a werewolf and Artemis is a vampire. Obviously those two creatures of the night are often heavily entwined, be it as star-crossed lovers a la Underworld, or something more like Van Helsing. I wonder if the choice was intentional, or perhaps coincidental... considering there is 0 Wally and Artemis interaction in this episode. (kind of a shame, tbh, I feel there might have been some funny potential in at least having them comment on each other’s costumes or something at the beginning) Not to mention the fact that Artemis’s angry attitude in this episode has a whole lot to do with Wally, despite no interaction.

The Justice League didn’t have a Halloween Party!? WHAT A BUNCH OF LOSERS.

You know, I don’t believe that Wally or Artemis were really 100% oblivious to Conner and M’gann being a thing. I think for both of their parts it was something more along the lines of wishful thinking, or perhaps shrugging off certain blatant signs of affection as nothing more than friendship. Considering that Greg said neither Wally nor Artemis took the revelation as hard as they appear to (moreso in Artemis’s case, as Wally gets over it pretty much immediately compared to her) I think that deep down they were both kidding themselves. As has been said many times before, Conner and M’gann were merely distractions for both of them, somewhere to focus their affections when they were too scared to admit they liked the other, or when the other seemed unobtainable to them. Crutch crushes, if you will. For Artemis, Wally seemed out of reach, so she went back to hot, beefy Conner; for Wally, his intense and undeniable feelings for Artemis began to scare him, so he went back to safe, sweet Megan instead of confronting those feelings.

“You are so making this up to me later.” I think we all know what that means...

“Girl’s night out.”

Artemis is like AW YEAH MISPLACED AGGRESSION TIME. 

“I know Artemis isn’t shooting straight. For starter’s she isn’t Green Arrow’s niece.” “What?” “Well, yeah, in fact she’s related to--”  Awww, Dick was just so unconcerned about it and I love that. Like, he KNOWS and he doesn’t even consider for two seconds that Artemis is the Team mole. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: DICK AND ARTEMIS’S FRIENDSHIP IS SO IMPORTANT. (if you don’t think that Dick hacked into the Bat-computer and looked up info on Artemis pretty much the night she joined then you’re wrong)

Four for you, YJ Bats, sticking up for Artemis’s right to have a secret identity! See, this is the kind of times that I like Batman.

Why does Dick almost seem sad about there not being a traitor? I never could quite figure out what that expression of his is supposed to mean, unless it’s just a kind of like “I’m stumped” kind of sad/deflated thing. IDK

I was sooooo glad we got an episode of Zee and Artemis being badasses on motorcycles, considering those two were absent for the brief motorcycle fun times in Schooled.

I also liked the headcanon that Zatanna was borrowing Robin’s motorcycle in this episode, huehue. (too bad it uh... blew up)

I fucking love that Artemis has this kind of... like, attitude of being pissed off and just wanting to pummel the shit out of something instead of actually talk about it, especially considering it’s a matter of the heart. I don’t think Artemis follows the closed off trope per se, but she’s just so convinced that Wally doesn’t want her and that the Team would shun her if they found out about her family that she’s closing herself off where she normally wouldn’t.  Like, I love that Zatanna tries to be a good friend and let her talk it out, but Artemis is only interested and venting some of her pent up anger on some hapless bastards. Her feelings and her secrets are eating her up from the inside out at this point.

“What I need is something to beat up.”

God Artemis is such a badass, can we just appreciate the fact that she’s a badass enough archer to fucking nail very precise targets from a moving vehicle? And then like, punches some guy as she’s driving past and finishes him off? 

Harm is a fucking creeper.

“You know, there were easier ways to take them.” “Pfft, they had it coming, no harm done.” THAT’S RIGHT ARTEMIS YOU KICK BITCHES IN THE FACE. (especially considering the implications of what they were going to do when circling that blonde girl... they definitely deserved the punishment Artemis dished out)

“We get it, your name is Harm!” 

“Their ridiculous garb--” Excuse me? Coming from the guy with no shirt on and a ripped up trench coat thing? Come on brah, who’s really ridiculous here? My ladies have style!

Let’s just take a moment to appreciate Zatanna’s awesome flip thing while saving Artemis, shall we?

Oh my god I forever love that Zatanna changes her fucking boots mid chase sequence because they’re impractical. XD

I’m always just a little bit disappointed that the dagger that slices Artemis’s mask didn’t leave a bloody scratch. Like, they could have gotten away with a red line on her cheek to represent it being a scratch. Idk, I’ve seen fics where she does have one and Wally asks about it and stuff like that, I choose to headcanon it nicked her skin.

I also kind of like that Zatanna lasts about two seconds against Harm but Artemis holds her own for a good minute or so. My point being that there’s an obvious contrast in each of their training, that Zatanna probably doesn’t physically fight very much due to her spells, where as Artemis is quite proficiently trained in melee as well as her bow and arrows. It’s also an interesting contrast in that they’re both technically “ranged” heroes if you will, but one of them is still more melee inclined than the other. This is in no way saying Zatanna is weak, I’m sure she at least knows some basic fighting/defense, I’m sure Zatara would’ve taught her something, but Artemis is clearly the winner here, especially with her upbringing (god knows all the shit Lawrence taught her). And in general I greatly appreciate that Artemis could have very easily just been the stereotypical “girl’s are ranged” trope with no combat prowess at all, but instead she’s inclined to both ways of fighting and in fact spends the majority of season 2 fighting melee with a sword. 

Appreciation time for the rooftop fight, as the choreography for it is particularly top-notch!

Also, Artemis is fierce!

“You wanna play without the toys?”

Artemis, please, stop, you can’t just unleash that much of your badassery at once, it’s bad for my health!

Shipper goggles: When Harm hits Artemis in the face I’m always just like wondering how Wally would have reacted to that. For no other reason than shipper reasons. I would’ve just loved to see him be all like AW HELL NAW and just rush Harm recklessly and probably get his ass whooped.

“The martians are coming, the martians are coming!” Oh my fucking GOD this part cracks me the fuck up every time.

“Watch out! They have disintegration rays!” Conner, honey, I can tell you that you’re not getting an Oscar for that line delivery anytime soon.

THE CORNY ASS MUSIC I CANT

Wally is so silent this whole episode, though, tbh. He has like two lines at the beginning and then yells about martians, but other than that he’s completely silent, it’s weird.

SUDDENLY IT’S SAW UP IN HERE.

ARTEMIS AND ZEE USING STOVE GAS TO BLOW HIM THE FUCK UP, A++.

Oh, man, Artemis getting so... just absolutely fucking livid when she finds out that Harm murdered his sister. “You did this! To your own sister! And you had the gall to write beloved!” Like, she can’t even imagine doing that to Jade, or Jade doing that to her. They are very obviously on the opposite sides of the law, but when it comes down to it Jade nor Artemis would ever do anything that would kill the other, they love each other, and the idea that someone could do that to their own sibling just fucking appalls her.

“It can’t fight us while it fights itself!” FUCK HIM UP, ART!

How does that boot taste, mother fucker?!

“I still can’t believe someone could do that to his own sister... I mean if my...”

:((( Artemis you hurt me.

[stripedigital]

8 Content Marketing Examples That Turn Heads and Spark Engagement

Are you ready to be inspired with these cool content marketing examples?

Today’s marketer knows that content is king. But what does it take to make content that stands out in the crowd? If you want to set yourself apart from the competition, you’ll need to create unique content that catches your audience’s attention and engages them.

Sometimes this is easier said than done. It can really be a headache if you don’t know where to start and how to do it. In fact, based on a study by Zazzle Media, 60% of businesses find it hard to consistently create new content. Also, 65% of marketers struggle in writing engaging content. And if your content is not engaging enough, then you will lose audience and eventually, potential customers.

That’s why we’ve put together a list of some of the best content marketing examples to help inspire your brand’s content creation. From viral videos to booming blogs, this list shows you the best content marketing examples to recently hit the Internet. We’ll also provide you with some key takeaways to help you learn how to apply these tactics to your own content.

So let’s get started!

1. Coca-Cola’s “Share a Coke”

We’re going to start this list with one of the best content marketing examples from a big brand – Coke. For year’s Coca-Cola has been putting out innovative marketing campaigns that establish an emotional connection with their broad audience. But the particular campaign we are going to look at, which got its start in Australia is 2011, is still going strong today.

The “Share a Coke” campaign gives every Coca-Cola lover the opportunity to personalize their drink. Individuals could personalize their own bottle with their name on the Coca-Cola website or look for their name (or a friend’s name) on a bottle at the gas station or supermarket. This campaign soon went viral as consumers began posting pictures online with their personalized drinks.

While running this campaign, Coke personalized each bottle with a common name, depending on the country.

The “Share a Coke” campaign touched on something significant for consumers – personalization. Not only could they find a bottle with their name on it, but they could grab one for a friend with his or her name on it. This tactic was a great way for the soft drink company to grab the attention of their audience and get them to make a purchase.

By asking people to share the product with someone they know, the campaign also worked to make an emotional connection with its consumers. Coca-Cola followed up the printed and social media campaigns with videos that showed friends getting together and sharing a Coke with their name on it. This strategy helps the brand go beyond just showing the value of the product to showing how the product can bring people together.

Key Takeaways:

Though you may not have the same advertising budget as Coca-Cola, you can still take a few things from this popular campaign. Personalization can go a long way into helping your consumers feel special and appreciated. Whether it’s sending a personal message through email or making product recommendations based on a consumer’s buying behaviors, the more personalized your marketing is, the more effective it will be.

Building an emotional connection with consumers is another tactic that you can borrow from this Coca-Cola campaign. Consider what your consumers care about most, and find ways to appeal to their emotions and make authentic connections.

2. Make-A-Wish Batkid Campaign

Big, consumer-focused brands aren’t the only ones providing great inspiration in the form of best content marketing examples. The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a non-profit organization that puts together unique and special experiences for children who suffer from life-threatening conditions like cancer. Even non-profit organizations have to promote their work in compelling ways to get the attention of donors, volunteers, and other individuals who can support their cause.

The Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area worked together with the city of San Francisco to grant one child’s wish. The young boy Miles was fighting leukemia, and his wish was to become Batman. The foundation made his wish come true in an impressive way, which was captured in a short documentary film.

Here is a promotional image for the Batkid documentary, made by Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area.

In addition to the documentary, the foundation had an entire digital marketing campaign involving several channels, including social media. This multi-channel approach helped them get the word out about the cause while sharing this one child’s once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Make-A-Wish enabled people to visualize the ways in which the organization helps people by showing one child’s story and experience. As you can imagine, the campaign was also an emotional one. By connecting with people on an emotional level, the non-profit organization was able to get people’s attention and inspire action.

Key Takeaways:

So what can you learn from Make-A-Wish and Batkid? If you work to support local causes, why not get your customers involved? You can use social media, email marketing, and other types of content marketing to get the word out about your favorite local charity or organization. Not only does this help you provide more support for the worthy cause, but in the process, you can connect with leads and customers who care about the community and support the same causes your business cares about.

3. General Electric’s #GEInstaWalk

When you think of social media influencer marketing, your first thought is probably not General Electric. However, GE provides one of the best content marketing examples for B2B brands. Rather than highlighting their consumer products (like washers and vacuum cleaners), the company decided to use social media influencers to highlight their other business – like jet engines and wind turbines.

With its #GEInstaWalk campaign, GE invited six Instagram influencers and a few fans to tour their manufacturing facilities and share their experiences. These individuals would take and upload photos using the hashtag #GEInstaWalk for all to see. In the end, these individuals provided a unique look at what it’s like behind-the-scenes at General Electric.

The influencers in the #GEInstaWalk campaign offered an exclusive look at GE’s manufacturing facilities.

And GE was pleased with the results. Without having to use paid advertising, the brand was able to reach 3 million people with each new tour. The result was 8 million views of GE’s Instagram page and 3,000 new followers.

This campaign provides one of the better examples of influencer marketing at work. Providing access to their manufacturing facilities offered these influencers a chance to create unique and exclusive content for their followers while offering GE free exposure to new audiences.

The #GEInstaWalk also offers an excellent example of how businesses can create branded hashtags to encourage user-generated content. Content created by your fans and followers is an excellent supplement to your branded marketing content. It helps you build a connection with your leads while showing them how others use and view your brand.

Key Takeaways:

If you are considering influencer marketing, you can take a note from GE. Find the right influencers for your market or industry, and make sure that they have a following that can benefit your brand. Then, consider what you can offer these influencers in return for their help with your campaign. It may be free products, money, or sometimes just exposure to an even wider audience.

However, you don’t need to work with influencers to utilize user-generated content as part of your marketing strategy. Whether you create a contest or just consistently ask for feedback through social media, you can encourage your fans and followers to post pictures of themselves using your products or services. When you repost this content, you are showing your leads and customers what others think about your brand while showing the customer themselves your appreciation for their business.

4. Charmin’s Sit or Squat App

Charmin took it to the next level with #4 on our list of best content marketing examples. The toilet paper brand created an app for their customers called Sit or Squat. They built a social media campaign around this unique app to get the word out about their products.

The app allows users to check the local toilets around their local area to see if they are clean or not. The idea behind this is that if they are clean, people can feel free to sit, but if they aren’t clean, then they may want to squat. This silly app was the perfect way to connect with customers about a real problem they face that is relevant for the brand to address.

Charmin used their social media channels to promote their Sit or Squat app.

One reason why this app and the resulting campaign is so effective is that it gets people talking. The app idea may seem silly, but it is at its core still useful and relevant to consumers who would be using Charmin’s products. The app itself is also interactive, which allows consumers to take part in the content experience themselves.

Key Takeaways:

You don’t have to have a big brand budget to take something from best content marketing examples like this one. At its heart, this campaign is not about a fancy, fun app. It’s about helping customers solve a problem that they regularly face – dirty toilets. And this is something that every brand can do regardless of budget.

Though you may not have the time or resources to create a specialized app to market your brand, you can create great content that gets to the heart of your target audience’s biggest challenges. By focusing on creating content that highlights and explains these challenges, providing simple and effective solutions, you’ll be on your way to building stronger customer relationships and influencing more conversions.

5. Hootsuite’s Game of Social Thrones Video

If you’re not familiar with Hootsuite, it’s a social media management tool marketers can use to post content to social media accounts. Though this may not seem like the most exciting product to sell, Hootsuite had a little fun with their marketing to create a viral video that fans and followers loved.

As fans of the HBO television show Game of Thrones, the Hootsuite team wanted to pay tribute to the show while also getting across the value of their own product. That’s when they came up with the idea for this video – “Game of Social Thrones”:

Hootsuite takes it to the next level with their Game of Social Thrones video.

In this video, Hootsuite recreates the title sequence from the hit television show. Only instead of the warring kingdoms, their video shows the different social media channels. Then, at the end of the video, you are shown the Hootsuite logo connecting the all the social channels together with the tagline, “Hootsuite – Unite your social kingdom.”

This clever video is one of the best content marketing examples. It gets the attention of Hootsuite’s audience with fun and creative messaging and effective visuals that pay tribute to the popular TV show. However, this video goes far beyond just that. It also helps Hootsuite make an emotional connection while positioning itself as a product for businesses. It’s an integration product that helps bring together separate channels, allowing marketers to create a unified social experience.

Key Takeaways:

Marketers can learn a lot from this video. For one, it’s okay to think outside the box to show how your product works or what value it provides, no matter how boring or exciting it may be. You should also work to have a little fun with your marketing as it will clearly show in the final product. Even better if you can come up with an idea that’s relevant to your business while paying homage to popular media or trends!

6. Grow from Acorns

Acorns Investment is a popular investing app that helps you round-up your spare change from debit card purchases and invest these small amounts of money over time. This approach to investing is ideal for anyone who doesn’t feel like they have enough money or time to invest, but they still want to be work toward building wealth. Their blog called Grow from Acorns, is just of the best content marketing examples of an effective blog.

Grow from Acorns offers a space where the brand publishes provide a wealth of valuable articles for their target audience. Grow’s goal is to empower its readers with relevant and realistic advice that can help them accomplish their financial goals. Much like the app, the blog aims to help people start building wealth now instead of waiting until later.

Grow from Acorns is the perfect example of a branded blog that provides valuable content for its readers.

The blog is broken up into sections – Money 101, News, How-Tos, and Interviews. The blog provides a range of different resources that are all relevant to their target audience. The topics range from explaining recent regulations that might impact a person financially to step-by-step instructions for creating your very first budget.

Though there are links and CTAs to the Acorns site throughout the blog site, the content is not product-focused. Instead, it educates and informs the reader so that they can make better decisions about their finances. Rather than discussing how great Acorns is, it provides relevant and realistic advice about how readers can take control of their financial future.

Key Takeaways:

While you may have a blog housed as a page directly on your site, you can still take some tips from Grow from Acorns on how to blog effectively. Instead of choosing topics that highlight your brand or talk about how great your business is, choose topics that provide value for your target audience.

What challenges do they face? What do they need help getting started with? What do they need to know to make smarter buying decisions? Use the answers to these questions to create a list of relevant topics that can offer your readers valuable advice and essential information that can inform their decision making.

7. Burberry’s Kisses Campaign

Burberry is known for some of the best content marketing examples for a luxury consumer brand. But by far one of their most interesting digital marketing campaigns was the Burberry Kisses. This campaign revolved around their line of beauty products and had a simple premise – you could send a virtual kiss to someone you know after virtually choosing a lipstick.

Burberry partnered with Google to offer image capturing technology through an app that allowed users to press their lips to the screen and capture their kiss. Then they could send that virtual kiss to another person located anywhere in the world. Using Google’s Street View and Google Places, the user could visualize the path that the kiss took to get to its target.

With the app, you could choose the color of your kiss and even redo your kiss if you didn’t like it the look of it.

The Burberry Kisses campaign was a fun and innovative idea that consumers took to. It captured their audience’s love of mobile technology and interactive experiences to deliver a unique content marketing campaign. By appealing to the audience’s emotions and desire to connect, they captured their target consumers’ attention, making sure that the Burberry brand would be in the back of their mind next time they wanted to purchase cosmetics.

Key Takeaways:

Again, this is one of the best content marketing examples that might seem out of reach for a smaller business. However, you can learn a thing or two from Burberry on how to connect with your audience.

Appealing to your target buyers’ emotions is always a great way to establish a connection and build a relationship. Similarly, the need to connect with others is one that every person experiences, so finding ways to tap into that is a surefire way to content marketing success.

Also, promoting interactive experiences is an effective way to not only gain your audience’s attention but get them involved in the experience. After interacting with your content marketing, the consumer becomes a bit more invested in your brand and the products and services you sell. This involvement means that they will be more inclined to buy from your brand when the time comes to make a purchase.

8. Nintendo’s Multi-Channel Campaign for Switch

Another one of the best content marketing examples comes from Nintendo. When launching their Switch console, the video game giant used multiple marketing channels to generate excitement for the new console and announce its launch. The Switch campaign was global, spanning several accounts to reach customers across the world.

Here is an Instagram post anticipating the launch of the Nintendo Switch.

Since the Switch was a global product, Nintendo needed to get the word out about their new console on a global scale. From their social media posts to massive billboards, Nintendo maintained consistent visual branding. Their messaging was also consistent across channels and locations.

Nintendo’s traditional advertising and event marketing were also in line with their digital content marketing assets.

Key Takeaways:

Even if your business isn’t a global brand, you can still learn from best content marketing examples like the Nintendo Switch campaign. Nintendo’s global cross-channel campaign was so effective because the messaging and branding remained consistent across all channels, from social media posts to billboards.

It’s important to keep your visual branding and messaging consistent across all campaigns and all channels. By focusing on consistent branding, you can make sure that your business is communicating one clear message across all campaigns.

Conclusion

The content marketing examples above provide some excellent inspiration for the modern marketer that’s eager to do more with their content. Whether you work to personalize your messaging or just want to do something out of the ordinary with your content story, it’s essential that you keep your audience in mind when developing content ideas. Oh yeah, and don’t forget to have fun!

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Today, I faced my finances.

[CURRENT LOAN BALANCE: $23,077.15]

My quest to pay off my debt started last month when I was out of work three weeks early.

Until recently, I used to live and work in Disney World. It wasn’t a good fit. I quit my job before I was originally scheduled to leave. I knew I would be out of a paycheck for about 5 weeks before my next job began in June, but the psychological and physical benefits far outweighed the financial hit.

With mostly nothing to do all day at home but keep myself fed, clean, and entertained – even Hulu all day gets boring after a while, and the kittens slept more than they played with me – I turned to financial education. I had to offset the losses of that month without work, and with plenty of time to do it, I researched every safe, legal, and non-sketchy method I could to bring in income. I tallied up every single one of my unclaimed assets – everything from freelance checks I was still holding onto to unused gift cards. I cashed out my life insurance (not by choice.) I read up on the details of my student loan debt, which I had previously not paid much attention to, as well as the concepts of debt independence, the debt avalanche vs. debt snowball methods, whether it was better to pay off a loan early or wait, the horror stories of defaulted loans, the success stories of those who had put their noses to the grindstone and paid off their debts in a year by working 80-hour weeks, etc. I familiarized myself deeply with my Roth account. I invested in the stock market. 

While I’ll explore the pros and cons of those methods individually in future posts, I thought I’d start with this one not only because it’s the most recent, but also because it had the biggest (non-literal) payoff. 

Today, I faced my finances.

When I moved to Orlando, I was, for the first time, living on my own -- although I was living in AirBNBs -- in the real adult sense, rather than with the built-in safety net of a school or study abroad program. I had to pay for my own housing, schedule my own work hours, drive myself everywhere (despite my driving phobia), and buy my own groceries and gas, but on the other hand, I had no limits to how I wanted to spend my money. 

Although I have always considered myself a thrifty person, the new and combined effects of seeing a decent paycheck each week and being solely responsible for my own spending meant that I wasn’t as particular about my finances as I had been before. I knew I wasn’t spending a lot of money, and certainly not on anything superfluous, and I figured that my paychecks roughly offset my expenses. Not to mention, I spent a lot of free time – 24 days in all – in the parks, and, because I was in Disney World, c’mon, of course I spent a good amount of money there, too. Disney food is pretty good, what can I say! 

Coming to terms with the possibility that my spending and income might break even, or, worse, that my spending might be significantly greater than my income, was tricky. Yes, that kind of lifestyle could be problematic financially, but having the freedom to buy what I want without caring about the price is the lifestyle I’ve always wanted, and one that many people strive for. On that note: it’s too often a cliche that college students only eat ramen and toast because they don’t have the money to pay for anything else, but that is a hard limit for me. No matter my financial situation, I will cut my spending anywhere else, but I will not limit my grocery budget.

So, today, after I finished my errands, I sat down and went through each and every single one of my year-to-date earnings and expenditures and organized them into one clear document. I needed to see where my money was going and how badly I had chipped into my budget. I was thoroughly expecting that I’d be at least several hundred dollars in the red and would have to do some serious financial abstinence to make up the deficit.

But what I saw was pleasantly surprising:

All told, I had a surplus of $2223.68!

I stared at my computer like:

So what did I learn from this?

Lessons Learned:

1. Although I really haven’t done a lot of leisure spending, what I do spend money on is much broader than just the basics. When I started, I was expecting to maybe divide my sheet into something like Gas, Groceries, Hulu, Paychecks, and Other Income, but it was nothing like that.

I ended up with 17 categories of spending -- so far.

Earnings: Paychecks, Positive transfers and deposits (cash and money where my parents had to pay me back), Interest.

Expenditures: Gas, Groceries, Dining Out, Food at Disney World, Hulu, Google Storage, Photography Equipment, food at work (vending machines, Subway, etc.), Pixieset, Uber, Negative transfers, Photoshop, Student Loan, Miscellaneous.

You could argue that there were more categories within “Miscellaneous,” as I have multiple charges from my local movie theatre (Beauty and the Beast? Excellent. The Lego Batman Movie? Not so much) and Robinhood (which will be its own post in the near future.)

Granted, most of the Miscellaneous expenditures were necessities: the Amtrak ticket to take me to my next job in a few weeks, an overdue oil change, a money order to pay for a missed toll booth, etc.

2. How much I spent on certain things was shocking. 

Guess how much I spent on Disney World food alone, even with a cast member discount?

$401.31.

Yeah, I’m ashamed too.

Charges like that make certain other charges look paltry in comparison. $31.96 for Hulu for four months? Excellent. I’ll take two.

3. My method of organizing my accounts ended up making things more difficult to read.

Lately, I’ve gotten into the habit of putting every dollar and cent over $1000 into my savings account and leaving the remaining $1000 in my checking account. This creates a nice pleasing round number and gives me an idea of how much I’ve spent or earned. It’s easier to know if I have, say, $9261 total in my accounts by seeing $1000 and $8261, rather than $5548 and $3713.

But the downside is that it’s left me with a ton of transactions that I have to go through and individually figure out the purpose of. It makes it more difficult to read the document and makes it seem like I’ve had to spot myself through financial difficulties in the past when that’s not the case at all.

                                                           . . .

All in all, doing this was worth the two hours. I have a better understanding of my finances, and it’s reassuring to know that even in my wildest period of spending (...relatively), I was still able to keep my finances decently under control.