#roygarth

[edi-storm]

Comic Comission for @devine-fem ❤️💙

[freakly-fungi]

It's weird being a shipper in the DC fandom bc I'll be like "yeah I like this ship. but THIS specific media version of them ONLY."

[devine-fem]

My brain is melting out of my ears thinking about Roy and Garth’s relationship and how there is so much to be expanded upon.

I never understood Roy’s urge to poke and prod at Garth but now I see it more so like a dog nipping at its chewtoy. It’s like he uses that as a way to get close to him.

There is a lot to be desired and in a romantic sense, I find they actually do have a lot in common and get along better than they ever expected to.

[harvey-dent]

this is the plot of titans 1999 right?

[royboyfanpage]

roygarth headcanons and motifs?

Okay I wanna just give a disclaimer that I am not a Garth expert, I've only really read him in Titans comics (though I did read Tempest 1996 specifically for this ask), also Roygarth isn't my OTP, I do ship it but it's not something I've thought about in great length, so my apologies if I've gotten Garth's character wrong or if my interpretation of the ship is different to yours/OOC. Also I've not made any in depth ship posts before, I'm more of a passive observer of ships, so apologies if this sucks ass generally.

For it to work in canon, a very strong aspect of it would have to be communication. Roy doesn't always pick up on when he's done something that's upset someone, and Garth can become quite vocally angry if someone upsets/hurts him. I really wish that the progress they'd made in Titans (1999) #16 was expanded on in later comics because I think if they got past that initial barrier of miscommunication they could have such a good relationship. They're actually pretty similar in some ways, they both love very strongly and are fiercly protective of the people they love, but there are differences, too. Roy's very much an immediate reactor in a lot of cases, he reacts immediately when something upsets him and forgives just as fast, whereas Garth can let things fester/build over time and then eventually lash out in a much angrier way, so communication is definitely the most important aspect.

I don't think that they'd ever be the perfect honeymoon couple, there are always gonna be some things about both of them that drive each other insane. I can't see Roy completely dropping all the teasing, and I also can't see Garth suddenly becoming totally okay with it because Roy's explained he's only kidding. However, I do see it becoming more of an exasperation rather than actually pissing him off, and if they were to get closer I could see it becoming more mutual, good-natured teasing. I also think that they'd get better at resolving arguments too, and that they wouldn't escalate as far once a mutual level of trust's been built up. I think Garth kinda has an expectation that people are out to get him sometimes or that they underestimate his worth, so once that's been addressed and Garth's assured that Roy has no ill-will or negativity towards him then he'd be less likely to lash out and more understanding that that's just Roy's way of showing affection.

It's absolutely a slowburn relationship that would take a lot of time to develop. They're not gonna wake up one morning and realise they love each other and should date. I think, if anything, Cerdian would be a really good way for them to actually fall in love with each other (let's say for the sake of this, Cerdian's fine and Garth and Dolphin split up). I think being able to bond over being parents would absolutely open new opportunities for their relationship, and one of the things Roy looks for in a romantic partner is how well they get along with Lian, so another parent would definitely be a good choice of partner for him, especially since Garth already adored Lian even before Cerdian was born and he and Roy had their talk in purgatory. Plus them co-parenting Lian and Cerdian would be adorable.

I still think that the nicknames would persist, but they'd definitely become more terms of affection as they entered a relationship. Maybe not Gill-head specifically since Garth's explicitly stated he doesn't like that one, but other affectionate fish-related ones for sure. Also they'd keep calling each other Speedy and Aqualad affectionately.

Aaand from a more fanon-y perspective, I think Roy'd definitely be the one to initiate much of the physical affection. I 100% see him as a hugger, so I can imagine him just pulling Garth into hugs or dragging him over to the sofa to cuddle. Garth I can see as more of a spontanious kisser. Both of them go bright red whenever the other surprises them with affection. Also they should do the percabeth underwater kiss.

Anyway this is a family

[kiseiakhun]

One day I will write a good GarthRoy fic. That day is not today.

[aqua-dan]

Wait, you ship Roy with Garth? I thought they didn't like each other?

Yeah, I do! They have an extremely tumultuous relationship in canon and it compels me. To be honest, I don't think they would work from a canon standpoint at where they are currently/were in the past when they were allowed to interact. But their relationship leaves SO much to be expanded on and the fact that most of their problems with each other are due to misunderstandings and non-communication makes me genuinely WANT to see further evolution of their relationship. If you go and analyze both of them separately, there is SO much similarity and middle ground between the two of them. They may go about things very differently, but they have a lot of similarities in their base issues. They probably COULD be pretty close if DC allowed them to continue interacting and evolve their relationship through purposeful writing.

I'd love to write a more in-depth analysis post about that some day, but basically I think they have the potential to have an absolutely fascinating relationship. The way they could grow through each other is very interesting to me, both romantically and platonically. I just think they should get more time to interact in general while taking these previous issues into account. There is just as much room for growth as there is for stagnation. No matter what, I just find the two of them SO compelling in relation to each other.

[impregnatedafterpostbirthdaysex]

garth wouldn't be in a cult with someone the titans disapprove of if roy was here

[neonhyyena]

WE ARE SO BACK

[doeeyeddyke]

why do I always get interested in the rarepairs fuckin hell

[franollie]

roy finding garth for the first time but he’s washed up at the shore or he’s peaking his head out of the water?

he helped him out of the water and then immediately pushed his ass back in

[bi4bihankking]

RoyGarth fans come get your food

[floralovebot]

And Another Thing it's not like i Don't like roygarth or that i'm particularly Against the ship cause no. but i think their canon relationship is so much more interesting than this weird fanon version of them where they were always Best Buds.

like canon roygarth starts with them being angsty teens dealing with their own shit and fully refusing to understand each other. garth latches on to everyone who's even a Little nice to him and roy is stuck in his I Don't Need Friends They Disappoint Me stage. roy also has very high standards for himself and gets pissy with garth cause he feels like garth shouldn't be a hero. which obviously sets garth off because he Also feels like he shouldn't be a hero but the other titans were usually supportive and understanding whereas roy would actually say it and insult him directly.

And Then garth fucks off and only talks to the titans when they talk to him first, then he's Fine Again but goes through Rough Shit. meanwhile roy's life is Also falling apart. but they get older and they get more mature and they get to this point in their life where they don't Want to fight each other anymore. the titans are their home and they're constantly losing people and they don't Want to lose what little they have left. but they also won't apologize or talk about what happened because they're both emotionally repressed so they just never clear shit up.

it's obvious that later on roy Does respect garth and Does see him as a hero, but he never apologizes for what he said in the past so garth still has doubts. and garth starts to gradually leave the titans out of stuff and only update them once a fucking year so roy is like ?? What Are We??? and as adults you can see that playful banter and that familiarity they have with each other and yeah it IS genuine but it's also burying all the blood bad they never actually sorted.

they're just in this really weird zone where they're Family but they're not Friends. they would give their life for the other but they never talk. they pretend to understand the other but they don't know anything going on in their life. they're best friends and they're just some guys. like imo their canon relationship is so interesting and has So Many Layers that really highlight their individual problems but the fanon version is always like "yeah sometimes they sass each other :)". like.

[devine-fem]

you like any teen titans ships? i see you post birdflash and dickkory if im not wrong

Firstly. Dick is one of those characters who are so in love that it’s hard to ship them with anyone. For example I put Clark Kent and Dick Grayson in this category. Like Clark and Dick are so incredibly in love with their female companions I struggle to see them with anyone else so if I ship them with anyone else then it’s as exes.

BUT I do ship birdflash but no, it’s not just strictly for Dick, I know as much about Dick as I do Wally and have read an equal amount on both. My thing is that I strictly just like their really cute silver age fab five comics to where they are kid flash and Dick’s Robin because personally, my experience is just being attached more to Dick Grayson Robin and Wally West Kid Flash more (special place in my heart) so if anything. I ship them absolutely as exes, certainly not endgame in my head. I just think it’s cute.

Although, with Dick in New Teen Titans and as he is as Nightwing… I really just can’t see him with anyone that’s not Kory… like I liked them together and I know Dickroy is like an option but like it doesn’t compel me and I know people ship the three of them together but like Dick’s expressed himself explicitly as monogamous so I find it really hard to not put him in exclusive relationships.

So, I like dickwally, dickkori, roygarth (because there’s not a lot of garth ships) uhm, kory x donna… yes, I really like that one. uhmmm, yeah… I think that’s it.

[thelionandtheeagle]

Teen Titans (2016) #1

Edited for my husband @mew-poo <3

[royboyfanpage]

Roygarth as Jedediah and Octavius.