#ragtagbunchofmisfitism

[yellowocaballero]

I love your writing but I don't read any batman comics or watch any batman shows or seen a single batman movie except like, two and a half episodes of teen titans go. I mean I do know some basics from internet osmosis but that only covers Wayne family adventures pretty much. So ummm who were all those people with dick lol

Oh yes! I like writing stuff that's really widely accessible because I like beating out my own tunes, but I've been on a big comic kick again and sometimes I will write stuff that's less accessible. The new stupid long story will also not be as accessible, sorry! I try to explain stuff for people unfamiliar with the canon plotline.

Without going into a ton of spoilers for the main plotline of the fic, but covering what I stated in the fic:

Dick Grayson AKA Nightwing is the leader of the Teen Titans, a superhero team that (in this universe) he joined when he was 18. In actual canon he was a founder with Wally and Donna (and Garth but who cares). Out of universe, the Teen Titans were invented in the 1960s. The Teen Titans listed are from the slightly later stages of the 1980s comic. The team is formed out of:

Three members from the original 1960s team: the Flash's sidekick Wally West (Kid Flash), Wonder Woman's sidekick Donna Troy (Wonder Girl, later Troia), and Dick Grayson (Robin, later Nightwing). They've all always been friends since the 60s and Donna and Dick especially are best friends, something I think people should mention more! Guy/Girl BFFs, cowards!!!

In the 1980s they were joined by the other, arguably most famous members of the cast. They're most famous because they were the cast members from the 2005 Teen Titans show, which was the cast from the Teen Titans Go show you saw. They would be Victor Stone (Cyborg, who has a serious personality in the comics), Garfield Logan (Beast Boy, jokey and fun in any incarnation), Koriand'r (Starfire, warrior alien princess), and Raven (Raven, hellspawn and #gothgirl).

More obscure dudes also listed (AKA not major characters in the TV show or around since the 60s) would be Joey Wilson (Jericho, who is Slade's son and mute, so he uses ASL). He's not that obscure. More obscure is Panthera (panther lady?) and Danny Chase (deeply fucking annoying). I admit I only know Panthera and Danny Chase from osmosis, I've only read a few comics from this run. There were other guys too but they looked boring.

All that you really needed to know is that they're his friends, Kori is his girlfriend, Dick leads the team, that they're a #ragtagbunchofmisfits, that Joey is Slade's son, and that Dick has a guilt complex. Kind of.

Slade Wilson AKA Deathstroke is like Dick's Arch Nemesis and was the first real antagonist for the series, as well as the antagonist for the most famous arc The Judas Contract (whereupon Slade planted Terra in the team as a #spy). He's probably most famous for being the main bad guy in the cartoon, and who uh kinda fucked as a bad guy. He's always canonically the "COME JOIN ME" bad guy and is always after Dick as an apprentice. There's an arc in both the comics and the show where he kidnaps Dick and forces him to work for him, which causes some pretty lasting trauma in him in both incarnations. He's also a terrible dad and a failhusband. I don't read him too much in the comics so I can't say for sure how interesting the comics get with him, but his relationship with Dick is always very fraught and complex and has a lot of history. He has a lot of respect for Dick and he takes him seriously as an adversary no matter his age but he thinks Batman is lame and that Dick should kill people and stuff and JOIN HIMMMM.

In this AU, basically because Dick's life before Nightwing was kept under absolute wraps, and Slade was so obsessed with the apprentice stuff, I think Slade thought it was funny/satisfying to make up this whole shared backstory between them that Dick just couldn't disagree with jkalsdjf. Because Dick is much more of a spy than in canon he also has a lot of juicy blackmail (from his ex-wife, I think lol) on him. So they have bother a closer relationship and a more M.A.D. one than in canon. I think Slade finds it delightful that Dick isn't as good of a person as he pretends, and I think Dick lost most of his family at once, including his very drill sergeant and hard-edged father and must have, even unwillingly, reacted to somebody who was actually trying to parent him. Well. "Parent".

Wow, that was long and I didn't even digress. I'm always stunned by how y'all will read something no matter the fandom if it's by me, thank you so much! It makes me very happy to give you guys stuff like the Steph thing, where I love the idea of it being an introduction to Batman. Unfortunately internet Batman and comics Batman have. uhhhhh. drifted. apart. and. harder to click into if you aren't as into the comics, but thank you brave soldiers!

[severalspoons]

As in, the arts blurring into "entertainment", story-telling and music-making becoming businesses, etc.

Ah, that makes more sense.

So, I don’t think that money necessarily, inherently, corrupts art, although it can certainly introduce pressure and censorship. I mean, look at the Medicis. ::waits for Tumblr to show up with the guillotine::

I *do* think in the USA in my lifetime at least, we’ve created a culture in which no new art is being created and we’re not being exposed much to the art of the past in school, either. In fact, education schools actively teach that we don’t *need* to be. I’ve lived through at least twenty years where almost every blockbuster movie--almost every movie, period--was a sequel. 

Few people are exposed to art or even original ideas, and so they don’t even know what they’re missing. I think it’s setting us up for shallow thinking, polarization, lack of empathy, and the inability to think for ourselves or engage with meaning in life. 

I realize that sounds like a vast overexaggeration, but, I say this because I was exposed to good writing, a lot of it, and it changed my life. Not just literature, either. Philosophy, science writing, mythology, self help, Hell, even the Bible. I could write forever about literature, and about other books that inspired me--Jane Goodall and E.O. Wilson’s books; the Dorling Kindersley picture books about dinosaurs and Bob Bakker’s Dinosaur Heresies that gave me a sense of wonder and geological time; Flow; Pronoia; Women Who Run with the Wolves; and more. 

But most of all, I am who I am today because of autistic bloggers, like Amanda Forest Vivian, Julia Bascom, Lynne Soraya, Mel Baggs/formerly Amanda Baggs (RIP), Alyssa Hillary, and others, who I watched actively creating language to describe experiences and build a community. I followed in their footsteps for a while, and someday, will do so again.

I’ve wanted to be a writer on and off since high school, but have always dismissed it because having to hustle to make the work other people want, on their timetable, would ruin it for me. And I’d rather not ruin what gives my life meaning.

TBH, anything I could possibly say about what we’re losing due to the commodification of art, James Baldwin said better, so here you go.

“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.” ― James Baldwin

“You read something which you thought only happened to you, and you discover that it happened 100 years ago to Dostoyevsky. This is a very great liberation for the suffering, struggling person, who always thinks that he is alone...” —from “An interview with James Baldwin” (1961)

“literature is indispensable to the world... The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you alter, even but a millimeter the way people look at reality, then you can change it.” ― James Baldwin

How about you?

[ante--meridiem]

Trope: Gray & Gray Morality (series where nearly the entire cast is fairly self interested, with both protagonists and antagonists having both sympathetic and objectionable points, and the consumer is meant to parse right and wrong for their self)

No | rather not | I dunno | I guess | Sure | Yes | FUCK yes | Oh god you don’t even know |

That's the good stuff! Most people aren't angels and most people occasionally have good impulses, most people have at least some personal motivations that run perpendicular to the axis of morality, and I like my fiction to reflect that. And I also really don't like feeling lectured to or like the author believes themselves to be an ultimate arbiter of morality who has all the answers, so this kind of ambiguity feels more... honest, in that the author is capable of admitting there are dilemmas they can't hand their characters a perfect solution to. (Also, characters who are portrayed as Perfect And Good tend to feel less like characters and more like the author's stand in, which... :/)

[psychpunkspacerocket]

titans, english red

Titans: Do you prefer slow mornings or relaxing evenings?

Relaxing evenings for sure. I'm not much of a morning person period so I'm usually at my most comfortable and relaxed in the evening time.

English red: What animal do you relate to most?

Honestly, I relate a lot to dogs, specifically puppies. In my experience, they're always just trying and doing their best and they're just always so.....happy to be there with yoi if they aren't necessarily doing anything exciting. As someone who's not necessarily the most outgoing or flashy type of person, I really relate to that.

[peiorestbonitasmea]

@ragtagbunchofmisfitism

Did you say worm???

[telltaletypist]

tagged by @ragtagbunchofmisfitism

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[ginger-and-oliveoil]

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Rules: tag 9 people you’d like to know better/catch up with.

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[nichristi]

Thanks for the tag, @ragtagbunchofmisfitism

Rules: tag 9 people you'd like to get to know better or catch up with!

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Currently Watching: Dimension 20: Fantasy High Sophomore Year (again)

Currently Reading: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (also again)

Currently Craving: Spicy chicken sandwiches

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[nomoresuckers]

marina and the diamonds albums + tv tropes

1. the family jewels

[hayliehearts]

6, 17

6. is it hard for you to get over someone?

extremely. i love people with my whole heart and dedicate a lot of myself to others. friends and partners always get 100% of my love and affection so when they are no longer in my life it’s hard for me to not miss them.

17. opinion on insecurities.

everyone has insecurities. it’s totally normal and okay to be insecure.

thank you a bunch for sending me an ask! (:

[severalspoons]

Somewhat friendly reminder... @mrhyde786​, @huntingforpeace​, @captainpeachesndreamsblog​, @ragtagbunchofmisfitism​

[severalspoons]

Happy October! Here’s a Halloween Trigun Fanfic!

Well, actually, it’s the first chapter of AN ENTIRE HOLIDAY SERIES. 

Back around July, various Trigun fans were discussing how much they love holiday fanfic and fanart exchanges, and how much they wished someone had made something for Halloween last year. Dagdaddy said, “Oh yeah? I’m going to write a Trigun fic for every major holiday! And turn them into a continuous series with character development!” And proceeded to write some of them.

The Entire Series: Tolerating Vermin Holidays 

The Halloween Fic: Grape Taffy

It has one of my favorite sets of tags on a Trigun fic: Holidays, Anime, Character Development, Family, Worldbuilding, Humor, Drama, Guilt, Family Feels, Brotherly Love, manga references, Knives isn’t a total asshole, Fun, Dialogue Heavy, Character Study, Vash isn’t a preachy bitch, Knives isn’t a complete ass to the girls, Knives is the best part, Sibling Rivalry, Halloween, Knives isn’t an idiot, Light Angst, Mash Shenanigans, I don’t ship Milly and Knives, Friendship, Vermin Shenanigans

#tag yourself I’m Vermin Shenanigans

Tagging:

@theanimeloverthatlikestrigun, @thetrigunfan, @pinkskyredclouds, @vash-crybaby-stampede, @tiggymalvern, @shadsiethewriter, @ragtagbunchofmisfitism, @queerpanini, @kokohamstar, @nicholas-wolfwood, @huntingforpeace, @mrhyde786,  @clarvicito because of that zine thing,    @fullautogiraffe, @the-cooler-king, @ragtimeghoul @demondoxable, @solar-knight1111, @why-its-kai, @ask-the-xx-weapon, @periperiperivale, @wind-rider, @lordboomslang, @cherryskyies

[severalspoons]

Eye of Michael Discord Update

My friends continue to be hilarious.

Tumblr is kinda like having a diary except you can get validation. -- @pinkskyredclouds

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I feel bad for Cloud. He's dealt with all kinds of crazy shit. Monsters. Horrible massages. An evil entity. Cross-dressing. -- @pinkskyredclouds

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Solution to zombie nightmares: Have them salute and watch their arms fall off. -- Our Legato

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Hey! It's not a Trigun tale if someone isn't depressed. -- @mrhyde786

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They like to show their love by chopping their close loved ones arms off. – Dagdaddy, explaining how Knives and Darth Vader are similar 

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Freud was right about one thing, though - having parents will fuck you up somehow. -- @ragtagbunchofmisfitism

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The entire plot of Trigun could have been prevented with good parenting, the end -- @ragtagbunchofmisfitism

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he's a sweet person.. but he's the harbinger of black holes. -- Our Vash’s description of Vash

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I need a hero / I’m holding out for a heeeero til the morning liiiiight / He’s goootta be strong and he’s goootta be fast/ And he’s gotta be ready for killing tiiime! -- Vaki

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Why when I was a kid, everyone was prepared for everything! Typhoons, earthquakes, and customers who go to a store to buy what it sells! –Vaki

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I’m not supposed to do what’s expected. --Vaki

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Me: when Vash acts like an idiot, he's largely just pretending to be anime Rem.

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@mrhyde786: Everything’s going to hell for everyone in Eden.

@vash-crybaby-stampede​: ::hands you a basket:: Something to put Hell into.

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Grape medicine tastes like death and the tears of small children. -- @pinkskyredclouds​

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She’s cheer captain and the ghost of Wolfwood’s on the bleachers... -Me

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Potatoe tomato. -- Our Vash

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Two heads are better than cooked well done. -- Our Milly, screwing up a proverb

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Wish I knew what Knives said in the vid. But knowing him, it’s either about Vash or vermin. The big Vs. -- Dagaddy

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@mrhyde786: Okay. Thank goodness. So Actual Knives is off elsewhere, and Vash is cuddling a corpse.

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Our Legato: (re: a plot point in an old rp where Knives’ body is brought in) Hey kids wanna see a dead body?

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Not a fanfic without Vash and donuts. -- Vaki

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Dear Brothering intensifies. -- Vaki

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Me: Knives did COVID.

Dagdaddy: Knives caused 2020

@mrhyde786: Damn it Knives.

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like ... maybe if having kids was seen as something like a prize... maybe people would work harder to treat them better??? -- @vash-crybaby-stampede​

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a brain divided against itself can't stand. –me

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Dagdaddy, on having cancer: “The ticket to your future is always blank, and as for me, well, it’s complicated.”

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“I missed something while away. Knowing you all, it was meaningless.” -- Holiday Knives (Dagdaddy)

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:briefly wonders if eating garbage would technically be a form of cannibalism in Knives' eyes. He dismisses the ludicrous thought.: -- The Superior Legato Bluesummers

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“Hey there, Vash. You can stop hiding behind this other Knives’ ego.” --Holiday Knives (Dagdaddy)

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@pinkskyredclouds: I heard that he wasn't actually an absent parent by choice, he died when Cloud was young, but i’m not sure how canon that is Me: hmm....that would be sad. was he supposed to be shinra or something? @pinkskyredclouds: We don't know. That's the thing he could've literally been anyone. Involved with Shinra? Possibly Me: It could have even been... ::dramatic pause:: ...your mom.

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“Doubt isn’t a sin,” Vash said, “It’s just a part of being human.” Nick had said that during one of their philosophical debates, and it stuck with him. -- Me

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Me: (Talking about Vash’s beliefs) ...But it's so different in manga vs. anime. Anime he clings to them, makes them his identity, and tries to force them on everyone else. He's like the Christian people bothering you on the sidewalk. "do you have a minute for Jesus?" no, f*** off

Dagdaddy: Knives: Do you have time to die?

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@vash-crybaby-stampede: you don't get a toy with your Kinder eggs? not even on the side?

Me: nah, someone might choke and their parents might sue

Dagdaddy at 2:16 PM: Lmao They made it illegal because you couldn’t get a gun in one

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I'm teaching you fuckers how to english and write a paper wether you like it or not lmao -- @vash-crybaby-stampede​, telling me what I should say to my group members for a class project === @vash-crybaby-stampede​: whose wedding? Dagdaddy: Uhhh tbh might happen to my mom and her bf Me: lol "happen to.” "What happened? I feel like I was hit by a truck." "A wedding happened to us, baby." "Oh. I guess we're married now" === Dog poop is a blessing in disguise. You can save it and throw it at your enemies to assert your dominance. -- Dagdaddy ===

What if you take dog poop, a butter knife, spread it on toast, layer it under a thick coat of Nutella, and feed it to your worst enemy to assert your dominance? -- Dagdaddy === "I don't snore, Broomhead." He mumbled out from over his cigarette. The biggest lie in the history of lies. Everyone snores. -- @vash-crybaby-stampede​‘s Wolfwood

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@ragtagbunchofmisfitism: and I didn't quite sit on it. more like, i was reaching across my bed and my leg was laying across the keyboard

Me: like a cat

@ragtagbunchofmisfitism : I DON'T HAVE CATS FOR LEGS OKAY! STOP TRYING TO SPREAD A SCURRILOUS RUMORS

Me: BUT YOU WOULD LOOK SO MUCH BETTER WITH CATS FOR LEGS (EVERYONE WOULD)