#robin knew bc OFC robin knew

[florallylly]

i've seen model steve harrington aus. i've seen child steve harrington aus. i present: child model steve harrington

note: this came from my own desperate need to see this conceptualized and i SWEAR i've searched, i just can't find any content with child model steve so. :(

bc little steve harrington was remarkably cherub-like. his large brown eyes and soft pout ensured endless cooing and fussing from his mom's friends. and when he blushed and ducked his head in shyness, they only complimented him more. when he got home that day, his mom smiled at him.

so steve decided that he would put up with the cheek pinching and the squealing. he sat upright in his chair, sitting on his hands so he wouldn't fidget and ruin the image. because he'd do anything to keep his mom smiling at him. if he was being particularly good that day, she'd let him lay his head on her lap on the drive back home.

but everything changed at his father's birthday gala. a nearly eight year old steve harrington sat prim and proper in his seat, but a smile lit up his face--his cheeks round and his dimples showing up. he raised his hand up to cover his giggle, but he couldn't help but laugh at some silly old man with a loose toupee. then he sees his mom approaching, and his face quickly smooths over, going back to the more polite smile he usually adopted when it came to these events.

he'd ruined it. he hadn't continued being the sweet boy his mom wanted. but then, she smiles at him. and introduces him to the man behind her, who says he's a designer. the man holds out his hand, but when steve puts his hand into his palm, he doesn't shake it. the man simply holds his hand, his eyes scanning steve's face. steve tries not to squirm under the attention. but the man nods and smiles at his mom, and he gives two brief cheek kisses to steve, whispering in his ear "you're going to be a star, darling." steve looks at his mom, confused, but she waves him off to continue talking to the man.

a few months later, steve's mom whisks him off on a trip to france. and steve is so excited to go, nearly vibrating in his seat as the airplane prepares to take off. but instead of the eiffel tower and the seine, steve is taken to a studio. he's posed and changed. once again, he's being fussed over, but instead of wealthy socialites, gossiping make-up artists squeal over him. he's "perfect for the shoot" and "the most darling little boy." steve doesn't understand, but his mom is still smiling, so he lets the nice ladies brush powder over his face.

and he looks in the mirror. his hair is a little more tousled and his lips have a slight tint to them and his eyes seem to take up much of his face. he's put into new clothes, and he feels like a doll in their hands. and when he's put in front of the camera, he simply follows the photographer's directions. afterwards, he's bundled into the car and his mom can't stop gushing about how good he was.

apparently, he's a natural. and then she goes back to fussing over him, focusing more on appearance than his behavior now. but she takes him out shopping and they eat at an upscale restaurant along the champs-elysses. and steve is happy.

and then they go back home, and his mom is so much stricter than before. she has him try out all kinds of different hair products, determined to find the best combination to keep it looking shiny and soft. she controls his food intake and what he wears and makes him use weird creams and serums on his face. but this is what makes his mom happy, so he's happy to let her.

his mom is also on the phone a lot more lately, whispering harshly about the quality of brands and steve just assumes she's being picky about the clothes she buys. later, his mom picks him up and holds him, and asks if he'd like to move to italy. she looks at him intently and it's obvious what answer she wants, so steve nods. she smiles and holds him close, and it's the most loved steve has felt in a while.

so they move to italy, and suddenly steve is a lot more busy. he's put in front of more cameras for more people he doesn't know. but he's smiling and pouting and doing whatever they want him to do. his compliant attitude and polite nature have photographers and designers alike singing his praises, and steve always looks to his mom for approval. but she's been arguing with his dad a lot lately, so she's upset more often than not. but that's okay, the make-up artists are always kind to him.

but then one day, his mom takes a phone call in the middle of the shoot. and when it finishes, she's gone. steve goes back in, close to tears, but the make-up artists still hanging around look after him until a car is sent to pick him up. this becomes a trend. and eventually, steve goes alone to his shoots. he's always taken care of by the crew and someone is always there to pick him up, but it's not fun without his mom there.

but he knows that she's always enjoyed him taking pictures, so he continues to do so, hoping that she'll come watch him again sometime soon. and he busies himself with befriending the chatty make-up artists and the bossy photographers and the eccentric designers. and he's such a cute little thing that they can't help but dote on him.

steve is never catapulted into child stardom, as his mom is picky with his jobs, only choosing luxury brands and well known designers for him. but within the industry, they call him the "little prince."

and then steve is catapulted into puberty, but his intense skin regimen prevents him from getting acne, save for the occasional zit. and his diet and religious exercise schedule help maintain his look. and he's still doing remarkably well, especially now that he's fully aware that he is a Model.

and steve has truly grown into his looks. with time, he's grown more comfortable in front of the camera and made numerous friends. nearly all of them are older than him, but they're fun and loud and it fills up the space that normally surrounds him. and they're the ones who get him hooked on american movies. steve remembers living in america, but he's been in milan so long that everything he recalls is vague.

but he watches them and falls in love with the american high school experience. so when he finally catches his mom off the phone and actually in the house, steve asks if he can go to school in america. and his mom laughs. but steve keeps asking, which devolves into begging. and his mother snaps, slapping him across the face and calling him ungrateful. she cries and begs for forgiveness, cowed into shame by steve's desperate attempt to hold back tears.

and so she lets him go to school in hawkins, indiana. an odd choice, but his parents just so happened to own a property there. (in truth, both of his parents expected him to change his mind within the year). but steve finds his place at hawkins high, because even though nobody in hawkins has ever heard of versace, steve is pretty. he's pretty and charming and he knows the right thing to say. after all, he's spent his whole life perfecting his mask.

and even if his mom ended up moving back home with his dad, leaving steve all alone in that big empty house, steve is happy. he's finally hanging out with people his age and high school is so far removed from the glitz and glam of the fashion industry. and he's settled and content with tommy and carol by his side. while he misses his friends back in milan, steve finds himself longing for the clothes more often. hawkins was certainly the opposite of milan, what with the nearest mall being two hours away and only equipped with a macy's and jcpenny.

through it all, steve is determined to be normal. he laughs along with jokes he doesn't quite get and rolls his eyes at carol's cue, and he joins the swim team. and he joins the basketball team. and he goes to parties and kisses girls and wears dumb little polos with his letterman jacket and does everything that he saw in the movies.

but nancy wheeler is different. steve can't forget his time in italy and who he is and was, and he's reminded of his old life in everyone and everything in hawkins. but not nancy wheeler. she's all hawkins and all his. and then the upside down happens.

and then nancy wheeler breaks his heart.

even after three years, his parents continue to ask when he'll go back to modeling, but he's different now. the upside down and billy hargrove beat that starry eyed little kid who thrived in the spotlight. and nancy wheeler proved that adoration and love is fleeting, so what would even be the point of trying anymore? his dad was a little more approving of steve's retirement/hiatus, saying that steve must want to go to college so he can take over the family business.

but when steve doesn't get into college, he's once again badgered by his mom to go back. but he's grown and changed and he's not sure that he can pretend anymore, so he says no. and they cut him off. enter: scoops era.

the measly scoops salary is not nearly enough to cover all of the new bills and expenses steve has, but he's not willing to leave hawkins. so he reaches out to his friends back in italy, and they refer him to their american connections. steve doesn't model at the same level as before, but he poses for a couple of zines and one artist who got a little too handsy at his exhibition. but he's able to make it through until the mall blows up.

this routine continues and he starts working at family video with robin at his side, but he keeps his side job a secret from the kids, using the excuse of visiting his parents to leave town for his shoots. he's not ashamed, but he knows he wouldn't "be normal" anymore if they found out.

but how does he explain his near mental breakdown at the sight of his healing demobat scars. they're raised and ugly, ruining what should have been a perfect body. and even though he uses scar cream everyday, they refuse to fade away completely. and how could anyone stand to be near such an ugly thing when all his life, steve was meant to be pretty? after all, love and adoration is fleeting.

[zorosangell]

hii i just viewed ur intro and omg we have the same favs !! they’re both so silly i love them smm. this idea has been in my mind for like the past month, what would zoro be like with reader who’s the exact opposite of him? she’s super sweet, gentle, patient, etc,..

i can imagine reader speaking for zoro because of how rude he can get, or zoro getting frustrated bc of how kind she is to others but ofc u don’t have to do this, and always take ur time!

⛥ﾟ・。 sweetheart

synopsis: after winning a candlelit dinner for two, zoro tries his best to ask you out... though you don't seem to catch the hint.

cw: i think i got a cavity writing this, fluffy fluff, lovey zoro, in-love zoro, tender zoro, lovesick zoro, sprinkle of jealous zoro, reader's a bit dense (not bimbo territory but close enough), reader is adorable.

a/n: i genuinely believe he would be sooo awkward in a romantic setting. i love suave zoro down bad but awkward zoro holds a special place in my heart

"Zoro, don't let me go!" you squealed, eyes screwing shut as your body went stiff as a board.

"I have to let you go," he chuckled, an amused smirk rising to his lips at your panic. "How else are you gonna learn?"

"No! No, no, no, no! I'm not ready!"

"You can always just stand up if you sink. Ready?"

"No!"

"3... 2... 1—"

"No, I can't do it!"

"Wait, don't—!"

Another shriek of terror ripped from your lips as your hand shot up to grab the swordsman by the arm, yanking him into the water with a large splash as your body began to sink.

Swiftly, Zoro rose to his feet, shaking the salt water out of his eyes as he quickly yoked you out of the shallows by your ankle, raising you up with one arm.

"Did ya have to take me with you this time?" he huffed, brows flattened.

The moment you came up, you took in a large gasp of air, letting out a few harsh coughs as you frantically attempted to catch your breath.

The action banished all playfulness from the man, and instead sent a sharp pang of fear through his chest.

"Hey, hey, hey," he softened, shifting his grip to hold you bridal style, lightly patting your back. "Easy. Did you open your mouth again?"

You nodded, wheezing as you swiped a few soaking strands of hair from your face.

'Nice going, (y/n)...'

The swordsman was supposed to be teaching you how to swim, but now, not only did you embarrass yourself once again—for the fourteenth time, to be exact—but you looked like a drowned rat doing it.

"Oh, gosh, Zoro, I'm so sorry!" you apologized, finally able to speak. "I just got so nervous and before I knew it I was falling and—!"

"Hey, it's alright. That's what practice is for," he assured, carefully lowering you to your feet.

With a sigh, you hopped down, wringing out your hair with an annoyed huff.

It brought a smile to the swordsman's face.

You were so adorable.

Your puffed cheeks.

Your soaked hair.

Your furrowed brows.

You looked like a wet kitten; one he wanted to squeeze and pinch the cheeks of.

"You wanna try again?" he suggested.

"I don't think I can," you sighed, glancing at the setting sun. "It's getting dark and I promised Nami I'd help her out with her hair."

A proud grin found its way onto your lips, Zoro's heart adding an extra beat to its rhythm at the sight.

"She's got a hot date tonight, so me an' Robin are gonna help her pull out all the stops," you released your hair, allowing it to swish past your shoulders. "But you can walk back to the ship with me if you want."

That reminds him...

'Shit.'

"Uh... yeah," he nodded, awkwardly glancing around.

As you continued to fiddle with your strands, he discreetly tugged a flyer and two tickets out his swim trunks, looking over the sopping wet papers for about the hundredth time.

ONE TIME OFFER ONLY: CANDLELIT DINNER UNDER THE STARS

Want to have a special night with a special someone? Want to make magical memories that'll last a lifetime? Enter our island's annual Tournament of Strength!

Whoever can lift the most wins an all-expenses-paid dinner on the beach under the stars!

(Formal attire required. Officials are not responsible for any injuries retained during the competition)

Zoro had competed in the tournament earlier that day, and to say he won by a landslide was an understatement.

He won by a hospital building.

Literally.

He uprooted and bench-pressed the local hospital.

The swordsman knew no one on the little, out-of-the-way island was beating that, and he needed those tickets.

But now that he had them in his hand, a new sensation he'd never known before suddenly introduced itself to his stomach.

Nerves.

Roronoa Zoro... the notorious pirate hunter... the man with a bounty over a billion... the man known throughout the seas for his ruthlessness... was scared to ask out a girl.

It was almost laughable, were he not so frustrated with himself.

'C'mon! It's just (y/n)! Man up and do it!'

With a sigh, he glanced at you, noticing you were still distracted by your swimsuit.

Perfect.

Whistling, he dropped the flyer in the ocean, allowing the waves to slowly carry it toward you.

"Huh?" you raised a brow, feeling something brush against your leg. "A piece of paper?"

Bending down, you picked it up, being mindful of its wetness as you didn't want it to tear.

"Huh? Oh, man. People really need to learn how to pick up after themselves," Zoro nodded, trying and failing to feign ignorance.

'Idiot!'

"Yeah, I can't stand it when people litter," you agreed, completely oblivious.

"Yeah, totally. It's the worst," he rested his hands on his hips. "But... what's the paper? Something important?"

"Nah. It's just an event flyer."

"An event flyer?"

"Yeah, I'm surprised someone dropped it. All the girls in town were gushing about it earlier today."

"Yeah... what do you think about it?"

"I think someone probably got excited and dropped the flyer."

"Not that. What do you think about the flyer?"

"The flyer? Um... I think it's nice. I like the little star designs on the corners."

"No, not that. The—"

"Hey, sweetness," a random man appeared out of nowhere, eyeing you up. "I've been meaning to talk to you."

Turning around, you raised a brow, pointing to yourself.

"Me?"

"Who the hell are you?" Zoro asked, not bothering to extinguish the annoyance in his voice.

"I'm just a guy who'd like to talk to the lady for a moment," he glanced to you, flashing a sleazy smile. "If that's alright?"

"Oh, sure, I guess," you shrugged, turning back to the swordsman. "Be back in a sec, Zoro."

"(y/n), I—"

But the two of you had already walked off, forcing the swordsman to let out a groan of frustration.

None of this would be happening if you just manned up...

'Shut it.'

Not wasting a second, Zoro trailed after you both, hanging back a good distance so you didn't notice him.

You walking off with another man left a bad taste in his mouth, especially given your innately trusting nature.

It wasn't that he believed you couldn't handle yourself, or were weak in any way, he just preferred to be safe rather than sorry.

Besides, he didn't mind acting as your bodyguard.

Enjoyed it, actually.

Other than Luffy, Zoro didn't trust anyone to protect you to the fullest and farthest extent that he did.

And that wasn't even a dig to his crew.

Many just thoroughly misunderstood the lengths this man was willing to go to... the pain he was willing to put himself through, for you.

Except for his captain.

When you and the man finally came to a stop, Zoro stopped as well, watching intently as the two of you talked.

"A date?!" you exclaimed, shocked.

"Yeah, sweetness," the rando nodded, grinning widely. "I've been watchin' you all day, and have been meaning to ask."

"First of all, I would prefer if you'd stop calling me that. My name is (y/n). And second, I don't know you that well...?"

"Mark," he filled in for you.

"Mark... we've just met. And I'm sorry but I just don't really feel comfortable going on a date with you."

"I know that, sweetness, but we could always get to kn—"

As the man's eyes flicked past your head, his blood ran cold, gaze suddenly locked with the first mate of the Strawhat crew.

Zoro was furious, sizing him up with a glare reserved only for those guilty of unforgivable crimes in his eyes.

This crime in particular making the poor bastard deserving of capital punishment.

"Ugh, it's (y/n)," you grumbled, crossing your arms over your chest at his failure to listen, completely oblivious to the war going on behind you. "Jeez..."

"Sorry, sweetness!" he blurted, quickly turning around and speed walking away.

"You don't have to apologize for asking, but at least get my name right!" you called after him.

With perfect timing, Zoro walked up to stand beside you, returning your smile to your face.

"Hey! Sorry about that. That guy was super weird," you sighed, turning to him and allowing your shoulders to sink. "I've really gotta get going now. Nami's gonna kill me if I don't help her."

You moved to step around him, about to break into a half-jog/half-sprint.

It was now or never...

"Wait, (y/n)," Zoro stopped you, quickly grabbing your wrist.

You halted, raising a brow and glancing at him with a confused expression.

"Hm? What's up?"

Inhaling through his nose, the swordsman took a deep breath, calming his racing heart.

"That flyer... the one I was asking you about earlier... it was mine," he admitted, scratching the back of his neck. "I was holding onto it because I wanted to ask you about it."

Intrigued, you completely turned to face him, tilting your head.

"Ask me about it?"

He nodded, a faint tinge of red rising from his neck to his cheeks.

"Why?"

"Well... I won the contest... and got the tickets to the fancy dinner..."

Your eyes widened slightly, becoming starry.

"And I wanted to know if you wanted to... possibly go with me... tonight?"

Tensing his muscles, he braced himself for anything.

A punch.

A scoff.

A harsh no.

But to his surprise, you did none of those things, instead letting out a giddy squeal as you nearly jumped on top of him, throwing your arms around his neck.

"Of course!" you cheesed, utterly over the moon. "Zoro, I'd love to! Oh, my gosh, are you kidding?!"

He instantly wrapped his arms around your waist, a wide grin stretching across his lips as his shoulders sank with relief.

Thank God...

"I have the perfect dress in mind! That blue one I bought in town today! No, wait! The green one! It'll match your hair!"

Suddenly, you gasped, remembering something deathly important.

"Crap! Nami's hair! I forgot!"

Quickly, the swordsman put you down, allowing you to give him a big peck on the cheek before you broke into a sprint.

"I'll see you later tonight, Zo! I can't wait!" you waved, your smile blinding as you began to weave through umbrellas and other beach-goers.

And, if one were to look closely, you could see hearts in the swordsman's eyes.

Zoro had it baaad, no doubt about it.

And he'd gotten to the point where he honestly didn't even care anymore.

He'd allow you to gush all over him and chat to your heart's content if it meant he could see that smile again, and see you so unabashedly happy.

You were a sweetheart, and deserved the world.

And he'd be damned if he didn't try his hardest to give it you.

[ineffablejaymee]

sure steddie dating pre-season 4 is great and all, steve rushing to eddie to check up on him instead of eddie attack him in the werehouse is nice

BUT

steddie hooking up pre season 4, then sorta-almost-dating but they have a big falling out and they dont see eachother until the werehouse IS JUST SO JUICY

even better if they had the argument bcs steve wasnt telling eddie something to protect him from the upside down fuckery. and in the werehouse they lock eyes as eddie realizes what steve has been lying about, and steve (who just realized he was in love with eddie) realizes he failed and eddie is now in the middle of this crazy dangerous shit and he blames himself ofc

and give me robin who knew steve had someone, but he didnt tell her it was eddie. and she connects the dots and looks at steve and they have a little silent conversation bcs holy shit i knew u were a boy kisser but an eddie kisser?!?!

[tonkatsubowl]

Can I request something like Yan!Sunday with an innocent/naive reader? Maybe something that includes brainwashing/mindcontrol bc i swear sunday is not normal

(only if you want to do this req ofc!)

you decided to visit the shopping center of penacony to buy a few things for your significant other. you had a few dinner ideas in mind, and because of the stress that piles up from yandere sunday, he sometimes never has time to take you out to a nice place to eat, or even cook you something. you didn't mind that at all, considering you were understanding of his situation.

besides, you didn't know that sunday practically had his eye on you no matter what. every move, every breath you take—he tracked.

as you went through the shopping area, you had a small little basket you carried that already had a few items in it. from vegetables to small ingredients to make dessert... you were humming one of robin's music to yourself as you wandered about, putting things in your little basket.

as you continued to shop, you were approached by a stranger. a man in particular, who seemed to have caught his eye when wandering about, too.

"hey there!" he enthusiastically said, beaming brightly, "how are you doing?"

"oh! hello!" you say with a smile, "i'm doing well. i'm just shopping for dinner right now."

"ah, dinner?" he tilted his head, looking at the items in your basket, "making something for yourself?"

"oh, it's not just for me," you shook your head, "it's for my boyfriend too."

there was a bit of bitterness in the man's eyes, but you didn't seem to notice.

"boyfriend, huh? how about you make me something too?"

you blinked, before sheepishly smiling, shaking your head, "ah, i'm sorry. i could get you a small snack or something... what would you like?"

you were incredibly naïve, and the stranger found it admirable. he approached you a bit closer. "well, you can definitely get me a snack, alright. your boyfriend won't know about it."

you blinked again, head tilted to the side. you weren't sure what he meant but you decided to brush his comment off. "well, um... what would you like? there's chips, and—"

"there you are, my dove."

sunday's voice occurred behind you, his arm gracefully wrapped around your hip. the stranger seemed to have recognized sunday, seeing his face with robin all over the streets of penacony. this man... this man was your significant other?

"oh, sunday!" you smiled innocently.

"what's going on here?" asked-he, looking towards the stranger with darkness apparent in his gaze.

"oh, he was just asking me if i could get a snack for him. since you're here," you looked to the stranger, "my boyfriend knows now!"

sunday didn't have to know the context behind what happened, because he already knew everything. he smiled at the stranger but there was an aura of murderous intent.

the stranger began to sweat, before bowing apologetically. "i-i'm sorry. i'll leave now."

he left in a hurry, leaving you and sunday alone. you blinked out of confusion, before looking to sunday.

"huh? i thought i was gonna buy him some chips or-"

"(y/n)." he says in a low voice. "please, do not do that again."

"do what?" your head tilts.

he slowly reaches up, brushing his hand against the side of your face. digits gently brush against your skin, tracing down across your jawline.

"you see, people here are dangerous in penacony. they approach you for needs, or even something worse... a trap, even." his grip tightens around your face, but you didn't move. he wasn't hurting you.

"i suggest that you stay indoors while i am gone."

you blinked again, confusion evident upon your visage, "stay indoors? at your home?"

sunday nodded. "correct. for your safety, i much prefer that you don't leave at all. that is... if you are okay with it."

there was something about his words that made you feel reluctant, but you understood, thinking that he was just looking out for you. you were lost in his eyes for a moment, as though something within was calling out to him... listening to his words.

"... okay!" you beamed. "when would i get to leave?"

"whenever i think it's safe for you, my dear. whenever i tell you it's okay to leave home, then you'll be able to leave, but only for a short period of time. or when i am with you."

you nodded, "alright, but... short period of time? what do you mean by that?"

sunday gave a low, dangerous chuckle, "you can't be out for too long. i worry for your safety."

"i-i see. alright. i understand, so you don't have to worry about that."

sunday nods, "of course. i'll be right here with you."

for the rest of the hour, you finished your shopping and went home with sunday. however, the moment you entered the vicinity, you didn't realize sunday had locked the doors from the inside. you weren't allowed to leave. no matter what. not until what your boyfriend tells you.

"so, what did you buy?" questioned the halovian.

"i bought some ingredients for dinner! i figured i would make something for the both of us, since you're busy with work and i know how stressful it can get."

sunday's gaze softened as he approached you, pressing his lips against the side of your head. "thank you, love. you didn't have to do all of that."

you laugh, nuzzled into his affection as you placed the ingredients on the counter. "will you be leaving soon? i mean, how did you know i was there?"

"ah, i just had a feeling." a lie. he was watching you. "and i figured i'd come by to grab a small beverage or two on my break, then i saw you."

"oh! perfect timing then."

"now, i should get going. remember what i said, (y/n). you are not to leave."

you nodded, smiling brightly at him. "i won't!"

a look of satisfaction appears on the man's face before he disappears into the hallway, the doors closing behind him, ultimately leaving you alone.

[voiider]

thinking about Reverse Robins with Red Hood Steph and Oracle Tim

and his best friend (almost girlfriend) died and it was Batman's Fault. I'm thinking Tim was a Friend Behind The Scenes like he figured out who Damian and Bruce were somehow and also met Steph when she was starting out as spoiler, and maybe he's the one who pushes her into being Robin bc Batman hasn't been the same since Damian left to be Nightwing in Bludhaven. So he feels guilty bc the joker killed her and he's the one who told her to be Robin but Batman is the one who's supposed to look out for Robin in the first place!

And Oracle would've been a name they came up with together and he would help her on cases and give her and Batman information and tip off the police sometimes. So Bruce knew Steph had a friend that helped out but never found a good time to address the possible leak.

And then at Stephanie's funeral one Timothy Drake accosts him. Crying and beating his chest and saying "it's your fault you were supposed to protect her" and Bruce doesn't know how to react because he wasn't aware Tim Drake and Stephanie (Almost Wayne) knew each other. But I think he'd connect the dots even if he doesn't say anything because it's the least he can do after letting Stephanie die.

And Tim who tries his best to avenge his best friend goes after The Joker himself, knowing he can't expect The Batman to kill. Not even for Stephanie. And it almost works but Batman shows up and tries to stop him and the Joker gets away and Tim is impaled by Something (rebar, pipe, crowbar idk) and has to get a splenectomy <3

(Raye is in my chat as we speak doing research on Post-sepsis syndrome (PSS) and overwhelming post splenectomy infection (OPSI) for me)

So he stays in his clock tower where he can make sure everything is sterilized because he is excessively immunocompromized and he takes his meds and he watches from behind his hundreds of screens. Mitigating his symptoms as best he can as he keeps an eye on the new Robin and the whole of Gotham.

Is he pissed there's a new Robin? Yeah ofc. But By God he will not let another Robin die. So he's helping on coms and keeping an eye on things as best he can and Jason is like "B literally who the fuck is this". And Bruce WON'T TELL HIM (because he doesn't know? Unsure) all B will say is that "You can trust Oracle." which is pretty sus even coming from Batman.

I think the relationship between Tim and Damian would be interesting esp if Damian wasn't a great older brother/mentor to Steph. So Damian is telling Jason NOT to trust Oracle under any circumstance and Bruce is telling him it's okay, and Oracle is helping him out but is all pissy about it so he is getting the most mixed signals of all time.

And then the Red Hood shows up. Starts taking out gang members. Delivers a bag full of heads to the leaders in order to threaten her way to power. Wages war against Black Mask and the Penguin in less than a week.

Declares Crime Alley as Her's (which is totally unfair to Robin who lived there and still visits regularly) and starts taking out the trash.

The Joker is still alive and Batman has replaced her as Robin, it doesn't matter if Steph knows that Talia was manipulating her that still hurts. What's worse? Steph's best friend is nowhere to be found. His parents died a year or so back, his old house is sold to new owners, and Timothy Drake has dropped out of the public view.

[stinkysam]

Monkey D. Luffy - Maybe the paradise was the friends we made along the way.

Warning : slight marineford spoilers

Genre : fluff

Synopsis : "let's say reader's dream is to find "paradise" and he's so so close to get it but that means leaving luffy and the crew behind so he has to say the goodbye (with some tears ofc) then the crew leaves but days even months later they're under danger and unexpectedly reader arrives to help them, when they all see him back it's bc he realized that the crew and luffy were his home and paradise (ofc he confesses to luffy in that moment lol)" - @vainillacookie

Reader : gender neutral (you/yours)

A/N : since it's canon everything that happened before the timeskip happened in a few months, readers comes back before the timeskip, so during the marineford arc

"Are you sure ?" Asked Nami.

"Mh. I have to."

"We're going to miss you." Said Usopp.

"We better hear about you." Added Zoro.

"For once, I agree." Sanji said, lighting a cigarette.

You chuckled at their words and hugged them too, your hand patting their backs. You were going to miss them.

"You will. And I'll be back before you get to miss me. I'm close, I can feel it."

They smiled back at you, supporting your need to go a separate way for your dream.

"If you need us…" Nami began.

"Yeah, call us and the great captain Usopp will come to you !"

"Thank you, guys…" You smiled as you gave them a wave, before turning and walking away, leaving the kitchen.

Only one person remained.

Luffy.

He didn't understand why you had to go alone to find that damned "paradise".

You could find it together in the Grand Line ! But you had apparently already made up your mind.

"[Name], I'm sure we'll find it on the way ! Just like the All Blue for Sanji !"

"It isn't said it's in the Grand Line, Luffy."

"And ?"

"It means I have to roam all the seas to find it, but you, it's said it's in the Grand Line so you only have there to go !"

Luffy crosses his arms and frowns, clearly disagreeing but unable to come up with something.

"I still don't think it's a good idea."

"I'll come back when I find it."

"..." He stared at you, unsure. "You promise ?" His voice is softer, interest piqued.

"Yes. I promise, Luffy."

"Because if you don't, we'll come for you." He announced, still frowning.

"I know. I hope so."

He hummed, groaning, not wanting to let you go. You smiled sadly at him, ready to say your goodbyes and he quickly wrapped his arms around you to hug you.

"You better come back." He said quietly, a small smile on his face. "You'll always be a part of our crew."

You nodded, hugging him back, holding him as close as you could before parting. You tried your best not to cry, not really wanting to leave just yet. But you had to.

"Find it. Find that paradise."

"On it, Captain." You smiled in return, kissing his cheek on a whim before leaving the Merry, planning to stay in Logue Town for a few more days to continue your research.

Days had passed and your search continued. You had found a small boat and left Logue Town. You visited islands after islands to find your paradise and quickly days turned into weeks as you roamed the other seas. You couldn't stop thinking about your friends and Luffy, often seeing their bounty show up in the newspaper, always growing. It seemed like he made new friends along the way. Chopper, Robin, Franky and Brook.

-

Months had passed and you were now on the Grand Line, looking for Luffy.

You hadn't given up on your dream, you still knew that Paradise existed but now you knew where.

Why did pirates have to speak in riddles all the time and hide everything ? Couldn't they just say things ?

Luckily for you, you knew where to find Luffy. You've heard his brother was going to be executed and there was no way he wouldn't go there to try and save him. So you did the same, hoping you'd find him amongst all those marines and pirates.

You ran and ran, killing everyone that tried to stop you until you saw him, wearing a yellow shirt.

"Luffy !" You yelled running to him.

His eyes widened and a smile instantly appeared on his face. He kicked a few marines on the face as he ran to you, arms wide open, ready to welcome you in.

Within seconds you were reunited, lengths of arms wrapped around you, caging you against him as he laughed.

"What are you doing here ?! Did you find your paradise ? Are you coming back ?"

You laughed at his questions, he looked so happy to have found you.

"Yes, I found it now, it's by your side, Luffy."

He looked at you, slightly confused by your words.

"What ? I'm the paradise ?!" He smiled, laughing, not understanding.

"Yes, no. The crew is the paradise. You're my paradise, Luffy !" You cupped his cheeks and he grinned.

"So you're coming back ?"

"Yes !"

"Good ! Because I was growing impati-"

You cut him off by kissing him, unable to wait any longer, not caring if it was in the middle of a war with deadly enemies everywhere.

When you parted, Luffy giggled, smiling. Despite everything going on, Luffy was happy. He had you, and was going to save Ace.

[stuckinmymind22]

one piece character's top 5 taylor swift songs

in honor of the last weekend of the eras tour here’s what i think one piece characters would listen to overall their favorite is no body no crime tbfh (followed by fearless lol)

it’s my blog and i’ll use any excuse to mush my 2 favorite things together

ft: the straw hats (as i currently know them), ace, shanks, vivi, buggy

might add more characters when i meet them idk

the straw hats

luffy

casual listener, knows all the hits

our song

the fearless big three (fearless, you believe with me, love story) loves to sing them, doesn’t know the words

unapologetic ME! lover

zoro

was difficult bc he lowkey feels like the type of guy that isn’t really into music

likes blank space alright, geeze, stop asking him

lowkey fucks with reputation, will never say it but he does

false god

fw nbnc too

he’ll never say it but the smallest man who ever lived is really good

nami

she grew up on taylor, not a diehard swiftie but def knows most of her discography fav album: either speak now or midnights

should’ve said no girlie for sure

the way i loved you

better than revenge

vigilante shit

you’re on your own kid

bonus: who's afraid of little old me? WHAT IF HE'S WRITTEN MINE ON MY UPPER THIGH

usopp

definitely a taylor fan, borderline swiftie (was hard to cut his down) fav album: ...1989

fearless for sure, will sing it with luffy at any party

we are never ever getting back together

bad blood ft kendrick lamar (you forgive you forget but you never let it GO)

question…?

ONLY IN MY MIIIIIIIIIND

bonus: girl at home (sings it with luffy, who doesn't really know the words), look what you made me do, midnight rain

sanji

this one was the easiest by far lol, definitely a swiftie fav album: fearless

teardrops on my guitar (he thinks it’s relatable, but would never say it, can catch him listening to it sad after he found out a pretty girl was in a relationship)

you belong with me (see above)

enchanted (ofc enchanted is on here)

sad, beautiful, tragic (same reason as teardrops on my guitar)

believe only or not, i did something bad

chopper

tbh it was hard to pair his down, like this was over 10 songs long originally, but idk if he’d qualify as a swiftie

LOVES love story

wildest dreams (loves doing the aha-ah parts)

gorgeous

it's nice to have a friend

no body no crime

robin

enjoys her music but not into any artist enough to be qualified as a “fan” (also hard to cut down bc she would relate to a lot of songs tbfh) favorite album: ttpd, specifically the anthology

mary’s song (thinks it’s really cute)

haunted

clean

the archer

the prophecy hits really hard for her

franky

likes her more than he is willing to admit

picture to burn

mr perfectly fine (yes he knows the vault tracks, doesn't make him a swiftie 🙄)

22

style (thinks it’s about him)

florida!!! (the drums man)

ONE SLIP AND FALLING BACK INTO THE HEDGE MAZE

other characters

ace

not a swiftie, just really into music in general and some of that just happens to be taylor swift

cries listening to a place in this world

i can see you

i knew you were trouble

this is me trying (also cries)

WHAT A WAY TO DIE

bonus: i know places, no body no crime, cowboy like me, and the way i loved you

shanks

doesn’t talk about it but will admit he loves her if you ask fav album: too hard to chose, maybe folklore or speak now he's not sure

should’ve said no (will sing it when drunk enough when any word that reminds him of the song is spoken)

dear john

red

illicit affairs

no body no crime

bonus: wonderland, i think he knows, and maroon

vivi

yes she’s a swiftie, why do you ask? favorite album: red

you belong with me (for sure her fav)

began again

the lucky one

betty

would’ve could’ve should’ve

buggy

of course he’s a swiftie that’s not even a question fav album: lover

you’re not sorry

atwtmvtvftv (has the scarf AND the hat, you don’t get it like he gets it)

you need to calm down

claims folklore is a skip and only likes long story short on evermore

mastermind (thinks its relatable, practically written for him lol)

bonus: end game, cruel summer, down bad

[prodigum]

rules: if you're tagged, make a new post with links to music and/or lyrics describing the following . . .

( for leliana )

event that defines your character's past:

despite her idealistic perspective when entering the court / game of orlais, she hardens so quickly bc of lady cecilie. raised with a sharp edge and all the grace she was destined to have. "the lawn is dead" her past isn't really so far away but it is.

half return by adrianne lenker

how your character sees themselves:

this folk song sung by tia blake really does it for me tbh. ik it's almost ha ha funny bc a bit of humor in the song. but genuinely deep dive a good spread of what she feels. that she does absolutely foul but pointed things in the name of the maker. and he's sitting there smiling at her anyway. bc she's the left hand - dirt under her fingernails always and in faith.

plastic jesus by tia blake

how others view them:

i do think that by inquisiton era she really is this untouchable bird to the common eye. all of the inquisition really views her as this huge force. strong like the wind, wings like the nightingale. promising something holy. and all the while she's just a woman. weight of her dreams and past so heavy on her shoulders she bears it with some outward force.

rhiannon - fleetwood mac

their closest relationship (platonic or romantic):

her closest relationship is with divine justinia. unless !! romancing the hero of ferelden which ofc verse dependent! but her relationship with the divine is so important. "phony prophets stole the only light i knew and the darkness softly screamed. and holy visions disappeared from my view but the angels come back and laugh in my dreams i wonder what it means" this hits her fucking hard. and this cover my favorite so going w/ that.

crayon angels - robin pecknold (cover)

a major fight scene:

ik this is a scene that only happened in a doomed future scenario BUT - her fight to the death to buy the inquisitor and dorian more time to escape to the past will live in my heart FOREVER. and every word she says then. this song soooo encapsulates that.

"the maker" by daniel lanois

end credit song:

i could sit here and draw eljiah parallels all day but not gonna do that. blood and grief and the sanctity of her own soul all to serve the maker. and that pit that it leads her to. gone way too far in the name of love, regardless of its shape.

drawn to the blood by sufjan stevens

tagged by: @godrotting <3

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[mochiotomedumplings]

sunturine post-canon delulu :)

thinking how aven’s got a plan to deal with everyone, how to use them for his scheme or work with their scheme, but not sunday.

he doesn’t actually talk about sunday, probably bcs not over what happened but then he got asked to comment on joining sunday’s team so he’s kinda tsun about it, even though he’s fine with being used/ betrayed/ slashed to nihility. black swan could have seen his past (“nothing remains hidden from a memokeeper”) but there was just too much tension in 2.1 with sunday, and the indication that sunday possibly watched everything in the park and even cleared it for him (i think what was used on aven was order rather than harmony, we know sunday’s bluffs and it’s more likely that order was used to “shackle” aven like sunday told welt). so was it bait that mhy gave us his “joining sunday’s team” line ? or was it bcs their confrontation in penacony was so hard to forget for both of them that they had to have additional lines for each other ? pretty sure aven did intentionally rile up sunday so he would fall for the trap, so being punished was part of the plan. it’s also in character for him to sweep all of his personal grievances under the rug and say he won, but here we have him actively expressing his annoyance for the other. and the kind of character we know of aven is that, despite seeming cavalier, he thinks ratio doesn’t like him bcs most ppl in ipc don’t and if tb tells him to shut up, he will do just that. he doesn’t talk about his “losses” in his voicelines either, keeping up his game mode… but only with sunday he cracks and acts aloof. you could say the order put him through the wringer, but if he really doesn’t want to see the other again, why give them same-team lines ? sunday doesn’t have it with gallagher or sparkle, and from his lines and quest we know he sees aven in quite the light. so is it because sunday wants to work with aven that they got extra lines ?

i think we can safely assume that team lines are when characters would have a reason to react to working with each other, whether it’s their faction, quest involvement or desire to work with each other. if we look at the case of gallagher with the siblings - robin has lines working with gallagher and likewise, but sunday doesn’t. they have some pretty strong involvement in the quest - in fact gallagher got a whole cutscene with sunday but i can’t recall the bit with robin… did he know them as kids ? if so then why only robin ? maybe sunday and gallagher just don’t care about having to work with each other ? also, i finally got an example of onesided team line: misha has line joining robin’s team, but not the other way around. it’s true that they didn’t actually interact in the quest so misha’s line was from him just being robin’s fan, and robin didn’t have a reason to react to him. these examples mean that it is entirely possible for aven to not have the team line with sunday. if he didn’t care about working with the other, if they were just past enemies and aven didn’t want to even talk to sunday, there was no need to have aven react like that even if the latter wanted to work with him - but it was explicitly added in 2.7. so there is something there and mhy wants us to imagine them working together.

if so, then it’s fair game to think there’s some canon support here - plus that whole “the most handsome man in penacony” - indicating that they were pretty rough enemies but there’s future/ possibility of deeper involvement. out of everyone whom aven had faced against, only sunday gave him this much trouble and knew that much about him, but somehow it’s not enough to put him off working with the other entirely. and ofc aven was the only enemy whom sunday had expressed a desire to clash against once more while others were all what-if, and his own alternate self even asked if he was “possessed” by aven. i bet now that sunday no longer has to restrict himself as much, aven will be hit by how this ex-enemy of his… wants to see him again ?

new dynamics 😂 aven who feels like no one actually likes him and that all he has are “friends”, colleagues and those who want him dead, now has someone who actively wants to talk to him ! but he’s annoyed by the guy who made him go through so much and knew too much about him… but also when was the last time someone had been so direct about wanting his presence ? and the halovian wasn’t even doing it for any reason, not like he was involved in sunday’s debt to the ipc…he would overthink and finally concluded that sunday… was sincere. he’d make sunday apologize and then get flustered when sunday did exactly that, and he’d be weirdly tsun bcs not used to being given sincere affection.

at some point he knew he was already over what happened on penacony, but still kept up the thorny act bcs if he let himself fall for sunday, what if his “luck” affect the other too ? sunday still had a whole journey ahead, he couldn’t take that away even if he wanted sunday’s love… but the other would show him that like the sun in the sky, sunday would continue loving him no matter how many star-systems the express came across. and at the end of that journey those sun-lit eyes would still look for his with the same affection, just like that day when he realized he would never be able to move on from this love.

[cleromancy]

an underexplored aspect of red robin 26 (the one where he sets up a weeks-long rubes goldberg scheme to kill captain boomerang only to choke at the last minute) to me is the impact tim thought this would have on his place among the bats. like what he thought would happen *next.* because he absolutely did consider it and wasn't at all surprised by dick and bruce showing up afterwards to talk to him about the choices he made that day.

to start with. why now? there was no particular event that made him decide to do it. tim does say he heard harkness was trying to regain lost power, but in context its not reasoning behind his decision, it was an opportunity to kick his plan off.

and i think its fair to say tim was never gonna be able to go through with it. that was never gonna happen. but he *thought* he could, and he decided he was going to, despite repeatedly questioning what the hell he was doing. he explicitly makes the points that he thinks its wrong, he knows his dad wouldn't want him to, and he doesn't believe itll even be more emotionally satisfying than bringing harkness to justice. and yet thats still the plan! for weeks!

and he does set up an emotional failsafe for himself which he calls plausible deniability, where all he did was manipulate events so that he expects harkness to be killed by victor fries by the end of it.

except ofc when it comes down to it tim cant let fries kill a guy, which he takes to mean he wants to do it himself. any interesting moral questions here about who would potentially be at fault are very tidily sidestepped as irrelevant. bc i mean to tim they kind of are. his veneer of plausible deniability was always an excuse. the interesting thing here for the character is that this means he's willing to do away with that plausible deniability, and intends to follow through regardless. (i went back to delete some images bc i ran out, but he does explicitly say theres a change of plan and he's gonna kill harkness himself.)

this is the point he dispatches dr fries, which he calls in to 911, and follows harkness. bla bla confrontation bla, and harkness fuckin trips off the edge of the roof.

the implication here to me, with the way tims flashback is framed as an interruption and the way harkness goes from saying he has no idea who the hell tim is to saying tim doesn't have the stones, is that harkness was babbling this whole time, and that's just what actually makes it through to tims ears. and i also think the implication here is tim being like ".......heartbreaking: the worst person you know just made a great point." hes like shit! hes fucking right! i *dont* have the stones to do this!

anyway. the next page we have dickie and damian show up. hi boys!!

so to recap. tim decided he was going to murder harkness himself rather than using a proxy, *called 911 knowing the other bats would hear it,* and went off to do the deed.

(side note its always dickie loving hours in this house and. you just know dicks thinking of blockbuster here. oughe.) .....i also get the impression that dicks "timmy down the questionable-choices-well" senses were tingling somehow from the 911 call (which, i cannot stress this enough, only even mentioned fries), and i think him and damian most likely fucking hauled ass to get there, which is also fun to think about hehe

i have a lot of thoughts about whats going through dicks and tims heads here lol. but i want to get back to the point. this is the segue into the reveal that bruce was also there the whole time, he knows what tim had been planning to do, and now hes yelling at him for thinking about killing harkness at all.

AND THE COWL COMES OFF WHEEEEEEE :elmofire:

(ok actually i am going to derail here for a minute i gotta spell it out. tim kept it on when he was talking to dick bc he was lying to dick by omission. he wanted dick to think well of him, and he doesn't believe he earned the praise--most likely thinks dick would think less of him if he knew the extent to which tim had planned the whole thing. the end result--not killing harkness--does not, in tims mind, count. what dick was saying was "I understand how hard it was to not let him die, and i love you," and what tim heard was "i know you were always going to make the right choice, because you care about doing the right thing." and when you interpret it the way i do--that the deciding factor for tim was actually that he *couldn't* do it, not because he changed his mind? yeah, tims not gonna be looking dick in the eye anytime soon.)

but anyway. buce:

and the thing is that if you don't look at it from the *batshit* bruce-and-tim-mutual-god-complex perspective... tims actual non-thoughtcrime actions began and ended with a series of misdemeanors, no matter how successfully he arbitrated the end results. again any actual moral questions around hand crafting a bespoke scenario tailored to end in a mans murder by inciting another to kill him are completely sidestepped, bc to both tim and bruce its cut and dry; its just murder using another person as the weapon. tim never once actually believed the plausible deniability thing and there was no tangible difference to him btwn manipulating an intermediary, doing it himself, or even *just letting harkness go splat.* it was all fucking talking points for the sake of argument, he was preparing to play devils advocate against bruce to defend his own choice bc. this was always the endgame.

and

which like. i cant help but think of batman 424 bc, well, im the jason todd think-abouter:

and im officially out of images for this post but what happens next for tim is bruce flying away vs in jasons he tells bruce "i guess i spooked him. he slipped." and flies off in the back of a big silent panel of Angst Buce. i love how completely fucking opposite these scenarios were for the both of them but ykw actually thats its own fucking post.

all this just to say tim planned to murder a man in cold blood *fully knowing* dick and bruce would find out. tim can't even face dick when dick tells him he did good, and the confrontation with bruce feels almost like tim did the whole damn thing just to prove a point to bruce which is. hilarious bc it WORKED to that end even though tim did not actually kill anybody at all. like that was a pretty significant thing that happened. tim very much did not kill digger harkness.

(i also think its significant that this issue is like immediately after tim tries to give cass her batgirl outfit back and shes like "...No." and hes like "please i miss you so much 😭 just come back to gothammmm i dont care what name you go by you could even be black robin if you want that would be fun right cass we could be red robin and black robin together? no? what if we put your name first? ....no? .....okay just promise youll think about it... bye............" [paraphrased])

anyway. *holds tim drake up under the arms like simba* Perceive him

[hauntingblue]

Robin being scary collection

Kinda love how her eyes turn like mihawk's...

Luffy hitting crocodile with his blood will never not be hard af

Luffy ily part 746

Nami is asking Vivi to come with her and see all the world together.... I know it

Luffy and sanji in here.... Dumb of Ass and Kind of Heart (interchangable)

[crguang]

r being nervous before a performance and kafka comforting them...the angst potential bc she doesn't actually know why (it's bc of elio maybe idk) so she ends of making it worse.

ik r was keeping up with kafka via social media but seeing her perform after they reconnect must've been wild. esp since she's performing w another pianist after they quit. kafka invites them to multiple performances and every time she has a different pianist accompaniment.

abt kafka's voice idk what order they're going w switching over the va contracts, but they did add robin's voice to the susnday quest at teh , but not dan heng and himeko, so idk when they'll add in the voices, just that they'll probably do it eventually.

-🌠

this is so funny considering what oomf and i are cooking for teen kfr… it does include a messed up performance and r’s habitual low self esteem and guilt. i still have to think on it some more and fully flesh it out but the vision is there

i genuinely think the first time r attends kafka’s concert as her privileged guest (they get the best seat ofc), they cry. the amalgamation of emotions that would overwhelm them would be so intense that they cant help but cry, its been a long time since they’ve heard her like this and i know that since k knew they would be present she also gave it more than her all so it’d just be a really tender moment between them despite the distance. they understand her playing/music like no one else, they know what she’s trying to convey through her violin and it’s like. kind of a love letter in the form of music. r is 100% crying imo 😞 i think at that point there’s less envy towards who kaf performs with, mainly because to them she’s the main attraction— when she’s on stage, composed and confident and oh so beautiful, they can’t focus on anything but her.

i heard robins voice got added omg i hope they do it with kafka i would screammmm

[blog-de-una-persona-bi]

New fanfic idea: Zoro is an alpha, Sanji is a beta, still somehow zoro can't stop thinking about him in his heat.

~Zoro: Tiger alpha, met Sanji when they were 8 (I love childhood friends, ok? 😭) . Mihawk took him to a restaurant after getting his custody. Zoro got lost and ended up meeting Sanji at the port. He was dirty, and all skinny, yet Zoro thought he was pretty, he liked the color of his eyes. Mihawk and Zeff ended up finding them, Zoro was next to him, hearing him talk about the all blue while eating a sandwich that zoro had in his haramaki (he had it even as a kid). Zeff adopted Sanji (idk how, he didn't have any legal papers w him, but it worked somehow), and became his legal guardian, Zoro goes every few days to visit them. At 16 his first routine arrive, proving that he is an alpha (they get to know it once they are 5-7, bc they start to slowly loose their milky and parents scent and start to acquire their owm, but the routines arrive after that. At 12-13 they loose they epper ears and tails). He had Sanji in mind during his whole routine, he knew he liked Sanji, he knew it since they first met, but he didn't know his alpha also liked him. Now he is 25, lives with Snji as his roomate and doesn't know how to avoid the awkward conversation on how his alpha begs for his presence.

~Sanji: Beta fox (Ik he is supposed to be a goat, but meh) after his mother's death (at 5) his father locked him in their basement (idk, I just live that idea, even if is cruel) and kept him there for a whole year, his sister and brothers (they felt very petty for him, in this AU they did intimidated Sanji, but bc Sanji wasn't an alpha like them. Is actually after some years that Judge started to manipulate their hormones so they can be emotionless) freed him to the streets, his father found out he escaped, and somehow threw him to a poor neighbourhood. Sanji, a 6-year-old, remained homeless for 2 years until Zoro found him. At 16 he had a huge crush on Zoro, but he knew Zoro was an alpha and deserves better. In this AU Sanji doesn't hat men that much, bc just 1 men has been that mean to him (his father). Sanji starts dating different people, but his relationships never last. He is 25, living with Zoro as his roomate, and doesn't have any idea of why when Zoro is at his routine he keeps looking for him and during anytime he is near.

•They can transform into their animal forms once a month (otherwise they'll get tired, is also recommended to do it at least once a month).

•Sanji does ice skating in his free time, has a tiktok account dedicated at him cooking, he gives classes on Wednesday, and he also works at his father's restaurant.

•Zoro is a hockey player. He accompanied every single class of ice skating just to watch him be free. in his free time, he gives classes at a dojo on Wednesday. He planned to be the word's greatest swordman as kid (along with his friend Kuina, SHE IS ALIVE BTW), but as he grew up he realised that he wanted to be the word's greatest hockey player.

•The whole Strawhat crew is actually the hockey and ice skating team. The girls (including vivi ofc) are Sanji's ice skating partners, beibg Robin and Jimbei, their couch. The boys (including Ace, Sabo and Law somehow) are Zoro's hockey team ates, being Franky and Brook their couch. Chopper is a little boy (he is 19 😭) that helps him anytime they get injured.

•Chopper has a disease that makes him combine his human and animal form, which is a very uncommon disease, but he is not the only person in the world (let's say 5% of the poblation has this disease.

•betas DO feel pheromones, they are just not as alphas and omegas.

•they get a happy ending and they get a lit of puppies (make it happen, I BEG YOU, MAKE THEM HAVE PUPPIES).

To be something that I made on by writing it, ir is VERY detailed lol.

Anyways, if someone does this, reply this with the link, love y'all

[person25]

so i’ve already talked about my feelings for daminette, now i thinks it’s time for the other maribat ship (that i’ve read for) (skip the first two ships if you actually want to read interesting words)

dick x marinette:

honestly, i haven’t read much and have only seen it where they knew each other in the circus. the least popular out of the (male) robins. i think it could be adorable if executed well but yk i haven’t really put my heart into it so i can’t say much.

tim x marinette:

definitely cute, both usually a mess, also addicted to coffee?? i mean whatever helps you through the day. i like the dynamic a lot. i feel like marinette would be most likely to get in a relationship with tim out of the others, based on what? what my brain tells me. they deserve to live happily ever after with each other. also don’t have much to say about them, i enjoy it👍

jason x marinette:

now this is where it gets interesting, jason and marinette would make a very good couple imo. balance each other out and all that. mari is always a badass in these which is definitely a slay. honestly these do everything right that i have a problem with in daminette fics, probably bc most people writing these have a stronger understanding of the characters than daminette writers (respectfully)

almost always talks about jason’s trauma aswell as marinettes which i personally want more of in daminette fics. more explicit fics than any of the other (i’m pretty sure anyways) so if that’s what you’re into, this is probably the one. also quite a bit of soulmate aus (again my fav if done right)

usually older than 20 so more mature and not in high school. high school is fine until you’re tired of it and don’t want to read it ever again, iykyk.

honestly my 2nd fav (as much as i tear daminette down it’ll always be #1 in my heart fr) they just have that special something the others don’t

other things about maribat as a whole i haven’t talked about yet:

i really don’t like when mari can beat any of the boys in a fight out of her suit unless it explicitly states how she’s so strong. these boys have been training their whole lives and i don’t think marinette could beat them with little training out of the suit. like don’t make her strong bc you want her to be strong do it to further the story or have a good explanation as to why

i may have said i don’t like salt but i definitely do, as long as it makes sense at least a little bit. i think any ship other than daminette (depends on the fic ofc) does salt well, honestly like adrien as a bestie more than an enabler but if you don’t like adrien definitely read a maribat salt fic

i have talked abt this but i’m gonna say it again bc it also happens with these ships, marinette does not have more trauma than any of these people and unless you specifically make it that way (which would take a lot of work and a lot of trauma considering what they’ve been through) i don’t like people writing it as if she does when the most they say she’s been through is losing a couple friends and them being slightly mean ( i am NOT talking abt when they physically harass/assault her)

another thing about daminette is that he has green eyes and a tanner complexion so they don’t look too alike but with the rest of the ships they look like siblings and it’s not a deal breaker or anything just a siblings or dating situation

things i’m willing to talk abt if you give me time to read fics:

bruce x marinette:

honestly never thought abt it but if i put enough will power in it i’ll read some, even if it’s a tad bit weird

maribat f/f ships:

i will 100% do this, i just need time to finish a tim x mari fic (i read for this post) bc while i can read multiple fics at a time k cannot read multiple maribats at a time and i’ll read some bc i love the idea just never got around to it

also i’m still new to (posting on) tumblr so bare with me🙏

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[xxbl00ds0akeds3raxx]

hey, fifi? seraphina? my love, my one and only… we really need to talk.

i was reading through your old posts and i found some REALLY weird stuff there.

like, okay, i know we’ve talked about ur other… flings before. i’ll tolerate them for you, you still know that. but.. what’s this about working at the brothel??? PLEASE tell me someone was joking writing that… in all of those asks… this has to be some weird joke, right???

at least with ur modeling and streaming, i can keep you safe. no one can hurt u there. but the brothel? sure, the whole town is crawling with rapists, but why would u intentionally go where they’re all gathered??? u even SAID that u KNOW it’s unsafe. why do u keep working there? it has to be a joke. if it’s not, u need to quit.

please. I can get us a flat or something since u can’t stay at my house. or get my parents to like u more. It’ll just take a bit more time. u don’t have to keep working to earn money. or at least not there. i could keep us safe, and happy… i just don’t know why u don’t trust me to do that!!

…i need to go look through the rest of ur posts now too. don’t block me, i have other accounts too, you already know that. u can’t keep hiding these things from me.

is there anything else u want to admit now too?? u know i'll find out eventually.

i’m TRYING to be good for u here. but it’s getting really fucking hard. i'm just trying to protect u.

…please reply.

- kylar

hhh hello kylar! my love, my pretty boy!!! umm!! tha thing abt my old posts is that they r old! ^.^ no need to look through the rest of them. not that i'm hiding anything from u— i just think we should talk b4 u... mmm, rile urself up more maybe ??

ofc i have no reason 2 lie to u sooo ahaha... ^_^ yes, i used to work at the brothel. i mean...,, i technically still do but mostly just to restock the facilities! i dont dance anymore. except for fridays,,, but all of that is very meticulously planned out and none of it is real! just a show!! briar makes sure it's safe 4 me bc umm the audience rlly likes me and i make her a lot of money so i can't just... quit really–

i don't have 2 fuck anyone there anymore, so its okay, right?? i could go over tha terms n conditions of shows w/ u if it'd make u more comfortable ??? ^^' i swear ik what i'm doing & i am being safe now, i didn't tell u bcos i knew u wld get worried and i never want to make u upset im sorry :((

baby, that sounds wonderful but... how would you even afford a flat— ? i mean, i could pitch in of course, but i still have to pay off bailey :/ and i have 2 be responsible 4 robin as well,,, u know im working hard 2 get on ur parents good sides but it will take time ಥ_ಥ

i do trust u!! i know u have my best interest in mind <3 it's just that um... sometimes wat u want isn't... realistic- like,,, even if i did quit, the problems wouldn't go away. i made my bed n now i gotta lie in it & until i have tha resources to cover it up,,, its smth we have 2 live w/ 〒▽〒 ghhh im sorry that i've dragged u into all of this :( i will make it up 2 u i promise !!!

u are being so good and i'm so proud of u, i love u so much <3 plz be patient w/ me, i'm also trying,,,

[violetswritingg]

Canary Cry

Robin/Nightwing (Dick Grayson) x OFC!

Description: Her violence was silent. Until it wasn't.

"I'm fine."

"Fine is just another word for drowning."

Rating T-M (mentions of blood, child abuse, mental health, cannon situations of violence and the like. Loss of parents, hard of hearing/deaf character, poorly written fight scenes lol)

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9

Mount Justice

August 8, 09:58 EDT

"Any word on Goldfinch yet Kaldur?" M'gann asked as the team minus Wally made their way down to the beach. The young Martian girl having been checking in daily since they had all figured out that she was in trouble.

"Good question, I've been keeping my feelers out and I haven't gotten any kind of sign that they found her." Robin piped in, his worry clear. Superboy didn't have much to say on the matter and the leader sighed. As today was supposed to be fun, a distraction. But he couldn't blame them for worrying about a teammate. It just meant that they cared.

"No, I have not been informed but I'm sure we would have been told if something bad happened to her. I'm sure she is fine." The older Atlantean shut down the somber discussion topic, only getting slightly worried glances from the two younger teenagers.

~~*~~

The only reason Kate was even allowed out of the house at this point was because she was being chaperoned by Ollie and Batman and Red Tornado. The arrow carrying man and Dinah keeping a close eye on her ever since the stunt she pulled, having only really been back for about a day when Oliver wanted to introduce the team to Artemis. And he wanted Kate there to soften the blow as he was informed from Red Tornado that the team had been asking about the girl.

All day yesterday was filled with a lecture from Dinah and Kate promising to never run away again and apologizing. There may have been a couple of tears, but Kate won't ever talk about that. Dinah has essentially grounded her and given her just a bit stricter house rules about curfew (when not on a mission) and texting her to keep her updated and what not. All incredibly reasonable considering what she did.

Things were by no means back to normal, but they were on their way.

Which is how Oliver managed to pry Kate away from Dinah's hands and whisk her away to Mount Justice. As well as promising that other responsible adults would be there. She could hear the footsteps of the others coming from the hallway and Kate couldn't help but be tense.

Kate wasn't the most honest person; she lied a lot. To the people around her, mostly to herself, but still. She thought it would be fine. But as soon as she saw Robin and M'gann light up at her appearance, the two of them rushing over with Superboy and Kaldur walking at a normal pace behind them, she knew she was in trouble.

"Kate!" M'gann went to give her a hug but pulled back at the last second, an embarrassed smile on her face, Robin bouncing on the balls of his feet as he grinned. Talking a mile a minute in more of a Wally fashion than a Robin one.

"Hey guys." Kate waved and Robin scoffed.

"Hey guys? That's all we get? Where were you? Tornado didn't budge and no one was telling us anything except any info on your whereabouts were on a need-to-know basis-"

"What he means to say is, it's good to see you. And welcome back." Kaldur interrupted Robin with a hand on the younger boy's shoulder. Kate smiled gratefully up at the older boy.

"It's good to be back. Sorry I worried you guys, last-minute top-secret mission with BC." Kate shrugged and felt her stomach pull in guilt. All her teammates just accepted it like Ollie said they would. Believing her even when she was lying straight to their faces, because they trusted her. Even though she has done nothing to deserve it. She had never felt more like a fraud in her suit than now in this moment.

Ollie put a gentle hand on her shoulder and squeezed lightly. The shorter girl looking up at him with a look many in the room hadn't seen from her before.

When Oliver let go of Kate and their moment was over, he cleared his throat, tensing up under the eyes of four very confused or in awe teenagers. "Alright everyone-"

"Recognized, Kid Flash. B-0-3." The computer rang out interrupting the League member.

"The Wallman is here! Let's get this party star..." Wally got a little ahead of himself and tripped as he entered the cave, his arms overloaded with beach supplies. A beach ball flew out from under his arm and bouncing past Batman and Red Tornado. "...ted."

Artemis hadn't really said a word besides polite greetings with Ollie and Kate when they went to go pick her up in Gotham and Zeta Beam here, the girl probably picking up on how tense Kate was around her and deciding not to poke the bear.

But when Wally showed just how... Wally he can be the gloves came off, "Wallman huh? I love the uniform. What exactly are your powers?" Kate had to bite the inside of her cheek to keep from laughing. Seeing someone else make fun of the redheaded speedster will never not be amusing to the blonde. But she'd rather not publicly support Artemis at this moment in time. Considering the voice in the back of her head that is screaming that she is there to replace Kate. Which is unfounded and makes no sense considering she is Ollie's new protégé and not Dinah's, but Kate is incredibly territorial, and her own insecurities will not be stopped from rearing their ugly heads in situations such as this one. So, silence it is.

"Uh who's this?" Wally asked, walking closer, pale skin on display and an unflattering swipe of thick sunscreen on his nose is what made Kate break.

"Have enough sunscreen on Kid?" Kate mocked lightheartedly and Wally's eyes bugged out. Next thing she knew he was a blur and she was being swung in a circle.

"Oh my god I thought you were dead!" Kate couldn't help but laugh, if not only for the sheer shock of her sudden position. It's almost like Wally realized what he was doing a couple second after he did it, which is honestly on brand for him. And he let her go, taking a quick step back, rubbing the back of his neck with a sheepish grin. "It's good to see you Goldie."

Kate let that one slide, just this once. Her eyes narrowed and she just huffed, Wally quietly cheering while Kate just rolled her eyes. Getting back to the original topic though, Wally's eyes landed on the new girl and he asked, "Who are you?" with attitude that made Kate's eyebrows raise.

"Your new teammate. Artemis." Artemis, with bow in hand, tried to come off as in charge, and it worked unless you were looking for the signs she was nervous. Which Kate was.

"Kid Flash. Never heard of you."

"Uh- She's my new protégé." Green arrow came to break the tension, his hand finding Artemis's shoulder, holding the girl at his side. Kate watched with a blank look, and a jaw tick that no one missed.

"New Protégé- What happened to your old one?"

Wally's question was answered by the computer, "Recognized, Speedy. B-0-6."

"Well for starters he doesn't go be speedy anymore." Roy walked through the zeta beam light and Kate's reaction was telling. Her shoulders slumped and her whole body looked stiff, she wouldn't look at the boy. "Call me red Arrow."

He looked like a completely different person, which she had already noticed before when he was in civies but seeing him in a completely new suit stung a little for an unknown reason. Gone was the little hat she spent hours teasing him about, and the robin hood esque design. Swapped out for a black and red suit, simple lines of the contrasting colors adorning the top and pants. He had grown out of the last suit it seemed. It was just one more reminder to Kate that things had changed and she hated it.

"That's original." Kate muttered under her breath, slowly growing nails cutting into her palms as she clenched her fists.

"Roy- you look-" Green Arrow's attempt to speak to his old protégé was shut down by the young adult.

"Replaceable."

"It's not like that. You told me you were going solo." Kate visibly cringed, knowing that's not what Ollie should have said to the boy he essentially raised.

"So why waste time finding a sub? I bet your already looking for one for Goldfinch too huh?" Kate tensed even further, feeling the harsh words slice her soul and feel the burn of his blazing eyes on her from behind his mask.

"Hey, that's too far." Green Arrow warned under his breath, Roy not backing down.

"I bet that's why she bolted huh? Didn't think that one through did ya?" Roy smirked slightly as he whispered, solely trying to get under Oliver's skin, not air out even more of their dirty laundry than they already were. If Roy was right, and he was assuming he was based on Oliver's reaction to his words, the man an open book if you knew what to look for. And Roy did. "Not surprising. Can she even use that bow?" Roy picked even further, voice back at full volume.

"Yes. She can." Artemis stepped forward, cutting off Green Arrow's voice before he could even get a word out.

"Who are you?" Wally thought it was a good time to interject, it was not.

"I'm his niece."

"She's, my niece."

Kate wanted to roll her eyes harder than she ever had at how bad that lie was. But she was part of the cover, so she couldn't. Feeling other's eyes on her to confirm, mainly Wally's Kate gave a stiff nod, crossing her arms over her stomach and sinking into her hip.

"Another niece?" Rob smirked, mimicking how Kate was standing, arms crossing over his chest and leaning into one hip.

"But she is not your replacement. We have always wanted you on the team, and we have no quota on archers." Kaldur stepped forward, arms held open in diplomacy.

"And if we did, you know who'd we pick." Kate wanted to duct tape Wally's mouth shut. The red head more annoying than usual today. Or maybe she was just on edge being back and suddenly having Roy in front of her again after their little chat. Which left where they stood in the dark and peeling open Kate's barely healed wounds from him just up and disappearing on her in the first place.

"Speak for yourself." Kate rebuked, earning wide eyed looks from most of the team. Kaldur and Robin recovering while Artemis sent the girl a small smile. Even though she knew Kate didn't one hundred percent mean it, the outward support was enough for her. It made Artemis feel a bit more secure in her position.

"Whatever Baywatch, I'm here to stay." Artemis grinned wolfishly at the speedster. Roy turning on his heel and taking a couple steps away from the archer trio.

"You came to us for a reason." Kaldur prompted, once again trying calm the high tide.

"Yeah. A reason named Sterling Roquette."

Both Robin and Kate had visible reactions to that name, the Boy Wonder pulling up the holo-computer connected to his glove, "Nano-robotics genius and Claytonics expert at Royal University in-"

"Star City," Kate interrupted, "She's been missing for two weeks. Just vanished out of thin air."

Roy chanced a glance at the blonde girl, turning back to the larger holo-screen he pulled up just as she met his gaze with one of steel. "Abducted two weeks ago," He corrected, the corner of his mouth quirking up for a split second as he felt her burning glare in the back of his head, "By the league of shadows."

Kate glanced at Artemis, the older blonde feeling her eyes on her and meeting the silvery blue with a neutral air. Both breaking away and paying attention to the files around them after a moment.

"You want us to rescue her from the shadows?" Robin awed, stepping forward in excitement. Wally and the Martian girl beside him doing the same. Kate knew that wasn't what was going to happen though knowing Roy he-

"Already did." Roy pointed to one of the floating screens, "One problem though, the shadows had already coerced her into making a weapon Doc calls the Fog." The pictures changed to show the weapon he was talking about, Kate's nose scrunching up at the design. It reminded her of the bed bugs at one of the foster homes she had stayed in, the bites itched for weeks.

"Comprised of millions of microscopic robots. Nano-tech infiltrators that are capable of disintegrating anything in their path. Concrete, steel, flesh, bone. But its true purpose isn't mere destruction. It's theft." Kate found herself nodding to herself, from what she knew of the Shadows that tracked. Dinah and she hadn't crossed any of the League's assassins but Kate knew they liked to use Star City's ports to launder goods through.

"The infiltrators eat and store raw data, from any computer system, and deliver the stolen intel to The Shadows. Providing them access to weapons, strategic defense, cutting edge science and tech."

"Perfect for extortion, manipulation, power broking, yeah... Sounds like the Shadows." Artemis listed, letting out a silent breath at the end of her sentence.

"Like you know anything about the Shadows." Wally scoffed.

"Shut up Carrot top. She's right." Kate rolled her eyes, Wally sputtering and holding out his arms in offense. Getting hit with Artemis's smirk right after and losing it.

"Who are you?!"

He was ignored.

"Roquette's working on a virus to render the fog inert." Roy continued, annoyed at all the interruptions.

"But if the Shadows know she can do that-" Robin started.

"They'll target her," Roy confirmed his line of thinking, "Right now she's off the grid. I stashed her at the local high school's computer lab."

"You left her alone?" Oliver questioned, disappointment weighting heavy on his brows and voice.

"She's safe enough for now." Roy went on the defensive.

"Then let's you and I keep her that way." Oliver proposed, desperate to mend the bridge between them. For himself, and for Kate.

"You and I? Don't you wanna take your new protégé?" Oliver tried to close the gap between him and his ex-protégé but was held back by Batman. Kate wasn't happy though, her insides twisting into pretzels every second Roy stood in front of her. She was so angry, but she had also missed him. She wasn't sure how to move forward, but if he wanted to air the dirty laundry out where everyone could see it then it wasn't just going to be Oliver that was left out to dry.

"It was your decision to leave Roy. To cut ties." Kate ground out, crossing her arms over her stomach loosely and glaring, "We didn't make you, so stop acting like you were forced out or something. Honestly! You are such a-"

Oliver grabbed Kate's arm; the girl's mouth snapping shut as she fumed.

"You brought this to the team. It's their mission, which means it's hers now, too." Oliver let go of Kate when he was sure she wasn't going to attack the red head. Motioning to Artemis as he spoke.

"Then my Jobs done." Roy scoffed, rolling his eyes behind his mask, and walking around the team.

"Recognized; Speedy, B-0-6."

"That's Red Arrow, B-0-6. Update." And just like that Roy was swallowed in the light of the Zeta tube and gone. Kate wanting to scream.

~~*~~

While the rest of the team left the briefing room Kate waited, causing the team to stop when they realized she wasn't with them.

"Finch you coming?" It was M'Gann that asked, the rest of the team stopping all with varying looks of confusion and worry.

"I-"

"Recognized, Black Canary. 1-3."

"Fuck." Kate cursed under her breath, her chin tilting to the ground as her eyes clenched shut. Face heating up in embarrassment at the predicament.

"Goldfinch won't be going." Dinah spoke as she walked across the room, stopping partially in front of the girl, slightly obstructing the team's line of sight.

"I thought she was back though." Robin spoke up, chancing a glance at his mentor, who just gave his protégé a look. Meaning, stay out of it.

"She's not cleared for missions." Dinah cleared her throat, reaching behind her and gripping onto the girl's wrist. Her shoulder's falling slightly from their previous tense position.

"Wait, was she injured again? Are you okay?" Wally asked, standing beside Robin, worry in his tone.

"I'm-" Kate cut herself off, already feeling the glares from the team, Artemis just looking around confused.

"If she is not injured, I would request she join us Black Canary. She is an integral part of the team. We have already felt her absence these last couple of days, if this mission has anything to do with the League of Shadows I believe she will be needed as you have a lot of experience with them in Star City." Kaldur stepped up, fighting in his own way against the adults. Kate positioned herself so she could see the team, eyes stinging behind her mask.

"I hear you Aqualad, but like I said-"

"BC..." Kate gripped the woman's jacket sleeve and tugged, "Please." Kate pleaded quietly, her words not being heard by the team who was too far away, "If you need to chip me like a dog I will let you, just please let me go. I promise I'll come back."

Dinah looked down at the girl and sighed, wanting to hug her tight and never let go but couldn't in front of everyone. It was a tense moment as everyone watched the two blondes. Oliver eventually coming over and whispering into Dinah's ear. Whatever he said making Dinah cave. The woman letting go of Kate and nudging her closer to the team.

"Go, before I change my mind." Kate grinned and mouthed a thank you to the woman before bolting over to the team. The smile on her face erasing the thick air surrounding the teenagers, the team leaving the room.

Dinah took a breath and crossed her arms over her chest, eyes cutting to Oliver when Kate turned the corner. "Are you sure it's reliable?"

"It's reliable." Batman spoke up, Dinah glancing at the man. Her shoulders curving inward as the woman seemed to crumple inwards while dragging her hands through her hair. Taking the holo-screen pad the man in black handed her. The dark circles underneath her eyes dragging them down at the display. A yellow dot moving through marked hallways, blinking every couple of seconds with a soft sound pulse.

~~*~~