#someone take him to therapy

[plushieray2]

TWST STYX INCIDENT AU

(Chapter 6 spoilers and flashing lights)

[starsssena]

Goodbye, father.

[samijey]

contrast of touch

[batwynn]

So uh, look. I’m not a huge fan of Neil Gaiman as a person, mostly due to some things he’s said, done, or not done in the past (still enjoyed plenty of his books and a big fan of Good Omens with Terry.) but some of the shit people online are saying to him are mildly-to-extremely inappropriate and you need to reset some boundaries on yourselves. Take this from someone who was mildly popular in a fandom for a while there. It can be genuinely scary to receive threatening messages out of the blue from a complete fucking stranger. Especially when you have no point of reference about what they’re threatening you about, if it’s even a joke, etc.

Just because he’s made himself accessible to fans does not mean you can treat him like your Tumblr bestie with violent, threatening inside jokes. He’s not your buddy. You can’t lol your way out of sending threatening messages to a stranger. This is literally the reason your past faves stopped interacting with fans online. (Trust me, I was in the Marvel fandom when Loki/Tom arrived.) This will end as it usually does, with him being forced to leave online spaces and become inaccessible again. And then y’all will bitch and whine that he thinks he’s ‘too good’ for you or whatever and the cycle starts all over again with someone else famous.

Please. Please just learn to fucking behave. Be a weird (affectionate) and violent gremlin in your personal blog spaces or discord or wtfever. Don’t send it to a public figure just trying to have a good time in the fandom. Ok? Can we try to be better this time?

[deathbymas0chist]

༒ 𝔍𝔞𝔪𝔦𝔩 𝔙, 𝔎𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔪 𝔄.

༒ A/N : this is a continuation of this post here! I would recommend reading it first bcs it is mentioned of what happened previously, but it’s totally fine if you don’t bcs it’s not that important. I honestly didn’t even know I was going to write apart two but since people wanted it, here it is!

༒Word count: 3k.

༒Content warning: Fem! Reader , ooc character’s? (I haven’t played the game in awhile..) , Jamil being like.. really sadistic, corruption , unprotected sex , oral (male receiving) , mating press? (She gets folded) , lots of degrading (use of slut , being told how much you enjoy being used) , orgasm denial , pussy slapping , reader is very masochistic , let me know if I missed anything!!

Standing outside of Jamil’s and his girlfriend’s shared dorm room in the dead middle of night is not somewhere Kalim thought he’d be at again, especially not so soon after yesterday’s “lesson” took place.

Shakily taking a deep breath and trying to ignore the burning hot heat on his face, the sweat practically dripping down his shaking palms, and the raging hard-on in his pants, he raised his shaking fist to knock on the cold wood of the door.

Shakily taking a deep breath and trying to ignore the burning hot heat on his face, the sweat practically dripping down his shaking palms, and the raging hard-on in his pants, he raised his shaking fist to knock on the cold wood of the door.

As his fist was about to hit the hardwood of the door, the handle turned and swung open, revealing Jamil, who looked just as smug as ever. “Finally on time for once, huh?” He said, smirking as he opened the door wider to let kalim see what he had been awaiting. Walking in the dimly lit room, illuminated by the moonlight, he saw you sitting on the edge of the bed shyly playing with the soft pink lace that decorated your chest cutely.

He heard the sound of the door closing behind him, followed by footsteps trailing behind him. “Pretty isn’t she? Since she wanted to dress up like such a slut for you, I’ll give you the honor of getting to undress her.” The condescending undertone of his words go unnoticed by kalim as he could only focus on the words “she wanted to dress up like a slut for you.” For him. He felt a rush of pride at the thought of having you wanting to look pretty for his eyes. Those thoughts gave him a boost in confidence as he walked towards you with more of a stride in his step.

Now standing in front of you, Kalim could feel the unwavering gaze Jamil had on him, as he watched his every move closely. He stood back with his arms crossed ready to watch the scene unfold before him.

Letting out another shaky breath as his desire to touch you grew, he looked into your eyes to get a sign of confirmation to touch you. You noticed and subtly nodded your head, giving him permission to touch you. He slowly moves his hands to the band of your panties, noticing the intricate details and the cute bow on the center he couldn’t help but mutter out a soft “…cute” to himself. As he slid the soft cotton material down your plush thighs, he admired how pretty your cunt looked in the dimly lit room, just as pretty as last night’s “session.” He couldn’t be more excited to see what else he was going to be learning about tonight. Finally sliding your panties to your ankles, he took them off and gently held them, unsure of what to do.

“You can keep them since you seem to like them so much.” Jamil said with an unamused tone in his voice. Kalim couldn’t believe it. First you wore something so pretty just for him, now you're letting him take something as precious to you as your underwear? It was like you were trying to purposefully make him want to use your body with these actions.

As he went to stuff your panties into his pockets, you unhooked your bra and threw it into the corner of the room, revealing your perky nipples to both men. You sat Back shyly, once you were done removing your article of clothing, placing your hands in your lap, fidgeting with your fingers until you were brought back out of your daze by Jamil’s harsh tone.

“You’re not going to just leave our guest here to do everything himself are you? And here I thought I had actually taught you some manners. Figured a slut like you would forget so soon, the only thing on your mind is probably you getting filled.” Jamil said with a faux disappointed look on his face, but his eyes told you a different story, and along with his mean words, you knew he was far from disappointed, in fact, this was the most amusing thing he was witnessing. Figuring out what he meant, you felt more heat rush to your cheeks as you refused to look up, wanting to not make eye contact from the embarrassment you felt. But nevertheless, you still wanted to comply, not wanting to disappoint Jamil even further.

You brought your hands up to the visible tent in his pants, then you undid the buttons before sliding them down his thighs. You brought your hands back up once more to the band of his boxers. As you were doing this, Kalim slowly lifted his shirt off and threw it off to the side. You took a shaky breath before slowly sliding his band down, his hard cock sprung up immediately, slapping this stomach. The pre cum on his swollen head was glistening in the pale moonlight room, and with it standing face-to-face in front of you, you couldn't help but lick your lips in anticipation.

He stepped out of his pants, and kicked them to the side, before moving back to where he was previously standing, right in front of your face. Finally after staring for a bit, unaware of your actions, you broke your gaze away from Kalim, as you turned to look back up at Jamil for confirmation on what to do. Jamil narrowed his eyes at your hesitation, “What are you waiting for? You wanted to do this all day so why are you stopping now? Hurry up and get to work. You know stupid sluts get punished. Swallowing the lump in your throat, and turning your attention back to Kalim, you took his length into your mouth.

He hissed at the contact. He had never felt someone’s mouth around his cock like this before. This was actually his first time, and he was not complaining. You had been swirling your tongue on the tip of his cock, and dragging your tongue on the underside of it, before slipping him inside your mouth, taking only halfway as to not try and suffocate yourself. He was thick, thicker than Jamil, and you hadn't been used to this size before, as Jamil happened to have more length, but he was a bit on the slimmer side.

Jamil had other plans for you though, he walked over to both of you before grabbing the back of your head, and forcefully pushing you down Kalim’s dick. You choked and gagged around Kalim at the sudden unexpected push as your eyes snapped open and Kalim stood wide-eyed looking at Jamil, surprised at his sudden actions. “W-what are you doing..? You don’t have to be so rough..” He was so sweet! Caring about how mean Jamil was being to you. He didn’t want you to get hurt.. But little did he know that you enjoyed being treated like that, and you honestly wanted more, especially from him.

Jamil only laughed at his words. “If you knew how much she was begging for this, you’d be saying otherwise.” While continuing to push your head down further onto Kalim’s cock Kalim was still surprised, but he was unable to say more, with the pleasure he was feeling as you continued to choke on his dick. With his tip continuing to hit the back of your head, and you massaging his balls, he felt like he was about to burst at any second, he threw his head back and moaned loudly as he felt so, so close.

Before he could release, Jamil pulled you off forcefully and pushed you back on the bed. Kalim was disappointed by the loss of contact, especially after he was so close, turning to Jamil, to ask why he was met with Jamil with his clothes already discarded and smirking. Kalim was at a loss for words, he was too nervous to look at Jamil, despite what had happened last night, he felt anxious.

With you laying on the bed, Jamil spread your legs wide and stood between them telling Kalim to “pay close attention because this is where our actual lesson starts.” As he roughly thrusted into you. Kalim stood close as he watched Jamil’s mean, merciless thrusts, while you continued to cry out in pleasure. He was actually surprised by how much you seemed to enjoy being used as if you were nothing but a hole, Jamil was practically ignoring you to talk to him, but you really didn’t seem to mind. You were moaning so loudly, and the look on your face was telling enough, with your eyes going hazy already, and you were begging for more. But, Jamil only continued to ignore your cries as he continued on with his “lesson.”

“I’m going to be teaching you the difference between faster, harder and deeper tonight.” He says as he slows down his thrusts for you. “The first one is pretty self explanatory, all you gotta do is go faster, without changing anything else.” He says as he begins to speed up his thrusts while keeping up the same strokes. Your legs had begun to shake at the vigor of his hips hitting yours. Kalim stood back and watched intently, making sure to not keep his eyes off the sight in front of him. He was following along and even making some mental notes in his head, this was the most focused he had ever been on anything.

Turning around to make sure Kalim had paid attention, and had gotten most of what he had said down, Jamil had slowed down his pace once more, and began with his next lesson. “Now we’re going to learn the difference with harder. Now, going harder doesn't necessarily mean going faster, It just means you're going at it with more force. Watch carefully.” He grabbed your legs and folded them back, your knees were on your chest, with his bruising grip on the underside of your knees, as he made sure his thrusts now made you rock, along with the bed that had been moving side to side. The sound of your loud squelching pussy only intensified, as his body moved against yours with such power. He might not have been going very fast, but with the sheer force he had, it was enough to drive you insane.

Before you came close to finishing, he pulled out before anything else could happen, as you whined out at the feeling of being so empty. Kalim was now watching, with his jaw slack, and cock throbbing, He needed to be inside you so badly, and god, your reactions– the noises you were making, everything was driving him mad. But he needed to focus, he had too. So snapping himself out of his own trance, he met eyes with Jamil, who had noticed just how hard he was staring.

“Don’t worry, after this final lesson you’ll have your turn with her, don’t rush things and pay attention because now we’re going to go over one more thing, Okay?” He turned back around to meet your eyes as he continued speaking. “Now, when going deeper, it is similar to going in harder, but you're more focused on the depth you're going, so it means you're going to be rutting in a lot more.” With his final demonstration he pushed his slick covered cock all the way back in harshly, making sure to grind his pelvic bone against you. You moaned at the feeling of being filled even deeper then you had been before. He continued with thrusting into you the same way, but slowly becoming faster, not to the point where he was ramming into you, but enough as to where you could gain more pleasure while him still hitting the parts deeper into you.

You had been on the verge of cumming, squeezing around Jamil so tightly, a tell-tale sign you were teetering on the edge of your high, when he pulled out and slapped your clit. He snickered meanly, as he always did everytime you were close to your release. You were keening and whining on the bed, still not over the feeling of your high being ripped away from you.

Turning to look over at Kalim, he had realized he had forgotten another lesson, something very important. “ Oh! Also another lesson, I almost forgot! Don’t be afraid to put annoying sluts in their place!” Kalim was taken aback by his crude words, and he knew he was in for something as Jamil had an evil glint in his eyes. He moved away from your shaking thighs, with your glistening slick coating your thighs, you had been made into such a pretty mess for Kalim, and he wanted to make you look even more prettier. Kalim took this as his que to finally put the things he had been taught to good use. Before he could even put his tip in though, Jamil had stopped him. “Remember what i said, don’t be afraid to put her in her place. So, spit on it.”

“W-what.. M..me?” Kalim was at a loss for words. He couldn’t do it. That was something so… vulgar, he didn’t think you deserved that, you were too.. Good for that. Well, in his opinion anyways. But, looking at your face, your expression had said otherwise, you were blushing wildly, neither of you had realized but you had been drooling the entire time, with your jaw slack, and pleading for more. You had looked like you actually really had enjoyed that treatment, and who was he to not give you what you wanted? Finally after a few seconds of contemplating whether or not he should do it, he decided on just giving it a shot, if you didn’t want it, you wouldn’t have been here.

He gathered up a bit of saliva in his mouth and decided to just do it. He spat directly on your clit, then he brought his finger up to rub it in, mixing it with your slick as he pushed himself into you. You squealed at the stretch, your cunt clenching around his cock, as it was thicker than Jamil’s, he sheathed himself all the way in, to the hilt, since your cunt was so messy, and because of Jamil’s previous assault.  He began to start thrusting slowly, then he picked up his pace, as Jamil did.

“C’mon, how about you show me what going harder means? How bout’ you slap her, watch how she clenches around you like a slut. She likes the pain.” Jamil was whispering all sorts of evil things into Kalim's ears, and almost subconsciously, Kalim complied. He experimentally slapped your thighs, and much to Kalim’s surprise, you moaned at the impact. You had also squeezed around him. It felt.. Pleasant. Your cunt tightening around him made him feel good.. Really good. He wanted to feel it more. It was like that had triggered something feral inside of him. He grabbed the underside of your thighs and lifted them up, bringing them in the same position Jamil had you in, as he began his own assault on your cunt. He pulled his hips away from yours, and pushed back in with force. You knew the walls were most definitely going to have some cracks in the morning from how hard the bed was hitting it.

He continued with his harsh thrusts until Jamil yelled out another command. “Faster!” Kalim immediately picked up on his pace, pulling in and out of you, with little remorse or awareness of how fast he had been going. You were practically bouncing on the bed because of his force. You had been moaning so loudly, and the stickiness and squelching of your pussy became more and more noticable. The stickiness Kalim could feel around you, only making him even more insatiable. He was hypnotized by how his cock was moving in and out of you, with the white ring that formed like a halo on the base of his dick, making it throb harder inside of you. He was almost lost in a trance, if it wasn't for Jamil shouting out yet another command.

“Deeper!” Kalim slowed down with his pace, making you cry out in dismay. But, much to your surprise, he made up for his lack in speed with how deep he managed to hit inside of you. With every thrust, he would grind his pelvis into yours, just enough to make you feel him grind against your clit. You couldn't take it anymore, with all the overwhelming feelings causing you to reach your high very quickly, but that didn't seem to deter Kalim as he stopped trying to reach deeper. He picked up his pace, only aiming to chase after his own high as you clenched around him and started to cream. You were buckling around him, crying out loudly and shaking, with an overwhelming rush Kalim started to feel, his mind went hazy, he couldn’t even think straight!

And with Jamil’s incessant whispering into his ears, telling him to “Give her a slap, C’mon she likes it, you know she does! When you treat her like that, she can only seem to think with her pussy, that’s why she clenches so hard whenever you slap her around like a slut.” Giving into Jamil’s demands, he raised his hand and slapped you across your face meanly, shocking both you and him. He felt you clench around him once again as he came with a shudder and loud moan, releasing his cum deep inside of you.

He pulled out, and turned to look at Jamil who was watching with a proud, evil look on his face. “You enjoyed that, didn’t you?” and thinking about it for a second, Kalim realized he did in fact enjoy it, he felt a rush on making you get off on him doing that to you. He liked the feeling of you crying, and begging for him to keep going while making you cum. Slowly nodding his head, while averting his eyes away from Jamil, Jamil’s smile only widened at his actions, he felt as if he had finally gotten through to his friend, even if it meant he corrupted him into liking the feeling of inflicting some pain onto others. You could only look at them through half-lidded eyes unaware of what else they had in store for you, as they both found a new common interest, bullying the hell out of your cunt whenever they wanted, as you seemed to like taking it no matter how rough they were being.

[voiddaisy]

“i get mean when i’m nervous like a bad dog” okay jason todd

[0809sysblings]

how i imagine what the inside of mikoto's head looks like half the time

[nr1carambakinnieandfan]

Raimondi is deeply growing on me its not even funny anymore

He's so underrated bro I love him sm

He and Caramba are such cool character like their designs and their personalities are so fun and their duo is also what is so cool about them like they went from wanting to beat eachothers ass to becoming best friends in a span of idk 20 minutes?

[sollucets]

guys i am trying Really hard not to have public opinions about of this morning... pray for me

[wilcze-kudly]

Honestly Mako's only crimes were being kinda dumb sometimes and deeply traumatised. Also being a literal teenager with little to none parental guidance.

[venti-death-watch]

yknow based on freminet’s emphasis on being controlled & the director’s weapon vs making his own decisions, and looking at xiao’s everything, if one of the house of hearth kids is going to betray the fatui/join the traveler i’d kinda expect it to be him

[anotherpapercut]

hi more drug question

I have been told many many times that using ecstasy will basically fry your seratonin receptors so that you will never be able to feel happy again unless you are using the drug. I am assuming now that this is false but I am curious now as to how false. Is it something that CAN happen if you take too much at once or too often, or is this just random Drug Scary misinformation

Also also since wellbutrin is not an SSRI does LSD work when you are on it or does it also cancel it out

lol that's kind of an extreme version of what I usually hear! you're right that basically the answer here is no. this comes from a couple different things. first is MDMA induced serotonin toxicity, and 2nd is something called "serotonin syndrome" which is a real thing that can happen, but it's really really hard to get like this. prepare for a very long answer lmfaooo

MDMA induced serotonin toxicity occurs when you take too high doses too frequently. MDMA IS slightly neurotoxic, but so are many prescription drugs so don't let that word freak you out too much! basically MDMA works by dumping large amounts of serotonin into your brain, hence why it's the happy/love drug lol. if you take too much too often, your brain will straight up run out of serotonin. obviously that's bad! it's not as simple as "never feeling happy again" but you will essentially have depression for a bit because of lack of serotonin (on its own, low serotonin levels following modest MDMA use is not damaging and resolves within a few days) but the real problem is that if you are on MDMA with depleted serotonin, your brain will continue releasing dopamine which will attach to the serotonin receptors and damage them. this is what can cause long term depression symptoms, the damaged serotonin receptors. ultimately your brain will heal this on its own unless for some reason I guess you keep taking it a lot (which would have no effect. when you take too much MDMA your brain just runs out of serotonin to dump so like. it just won't work lol)?? it can also be treated with the supplement NAC, which I would recommend taking any time you use MDMA because of this!

to sum up MDMA toxicity: it can happen but only if you're misusing it! it's generally recommended that you dont do much more than 1 dose every 3 months or so to make sure your brain has time to reset. research interactions with anything else you're using (prescription or not), take some NAC in the weeks following a dose, drink a lot of water, keep your body temperature regular because that can worsen it, and take some antioxidants like alpha lipoic acid and grape seed oil during/immediately after taking MDMA - it's when you come down that your brain is delicate and could use the protection. also this may sound counterintuitive but weed also has antioxidant properties, so smoking it as you come down helps a lot. also if you DO have MDMA toxicity taking more MDMA will not help u feel happy unfortunately it will just make it worse lol, your brain only has so much serotonin to give

now serotonin syndrome can happen with the misuse of any drug that works on serotonin including MAOIs, SSRIs, and SNRIs, usually by taking a VERY large dose (but some people are just extremely sensitive). it usually takes care of itself eventually, but the amount of time it takes and stuff is kinda hard to pin down bc it's REALLY misunderstood and tends to be overly self diagnosed. again this is like super super hard to do. you would have to take a MASSIVE dose or mix it with other serotonin affecting drugs (ESPECIALLY MAOIs. DO NOT MIX MDMA WITH MAOI ANTI DEPRESSANTS). like 5 times the normal dose at least probably (partner is currently trying to find some literature on it so he'll add that in the replies if he finds anything interesting). it will cause things like heightened anxiety and body temperature and can cause kidney problems or seizures if it's like really bad and untreated. but you'd feel REALLY bad before it got to that point, so in general like, if you take any type of drug and feel extremely bad after go to the doctor lol. mostly this will also just heal itself; your brain is pretty resilient! again usually if this does happen it's very minor. cases bad enough to require hospitalization are exceedingly rare

to give you an example of what these can look like, I have a friend who was given about 3-4 times a regular dose by a fucking piece of shit asshole she knows and, this part is crucial, it was mixed with a very large amount of alcohol AND acid (which can slightly increase the neurotoxicity. normally not a huge issue but becomes one in circumstances like this), AND coke; like she was blackout drunk and while not on a lot of acid or coke, this is just too many things to have in your body and brain at one time. the mixture of such a large amount different drugs caused her what I'm guessing was a mild case of both of these things at once. she experienced slightly worsened depression for about 6 months after, and actually had a mild stutter for almost a year. I made sure she took some NAC and other things that aid brain healing, and she didn't try molly again for a long time to be super sure she didn't overload her brain before it was ready. this is a pretty extreme case, and even with that she has fully recovered thankfully. do NOT EVER do drugs with someone you don't trust with your life. DO NOT EVER do drugs in doses you have not confirmed for yourself to be safe and DO NOT EVER mix drugs without finding out if it's safe!!! just as a small aside though: usually taking molly and acid at the same time is perfectly safe. in fact it's called a candy flip and I HIGHLY recommend it because it's fucking awesome. again, just make sure you are taking safe doses in a safe environment

OKAY now finally your specific question about Wellbutrin: I actually take Wellbutrin so I can answer this one from personal experience! Wellbutrin should not alter the effects of LSD in any way HOWEVER! both of these drugs lower your seizure threshold! I'm on the max dose of Wellbutrin (which is the max dose BECAUSE of seizure risk) so when I plan to drop acid I usually either skip my dose entirely that day or only take half depending on how much acid I'm planning to take. because of the way Wellbutrin works, this shouldn't cause you any problems as far as that goes. for me, not taking my Wellbutrin for a day mainly has the effect of making me more fatigued, and acid counteracts that really well by making me feel very awake/aware. if you don't want to skip or halve your dose though you can also take things that will RAISE your seizure threshold. so like I sometimes will smoke hemp because CBD actually will help with that. the risk here isn't huge either way especially if you have no history of seizures, but again if it's something you're concerned about you should be just fine skipping or lowering your dose for the day. acid usually lasts about 12 hours too so i personally don't even care about skipping the Wellbutrin that much because it basically does the same thing for me. I did take my full Wellbutrin dose the last couple times I've done acid though because I was taking a very small amount of acid (about half a tab)

in summation lol sort of TLDR I generally would recommend MDMA for recreational use because the risks of damage are low and it's safe if you are safe about it. and it's honestly just a really fun one! the only negative effect I've ever felt is some emotional and physical fatigue the following day, and this is largely because of how emotional and energetic you are on it. I just make sure to have the next day off to lay around and listen to music :)

taking it with a partner or loved one will give you an especially beautiful experience, as MDMA has been proven to facilitate extremely open emotional conversations. in fact, when MDMA was first synthesized it's primary use was in psychotherapy! research was shut down during the war on drugs, but in recent studies it's demonstrated amazing abilities to treat and even straight up CURE disorders like PTSD. for a personal anecdote, my partner actually completely fucking cured his alcoholism on a combo of MDMA and whippets (nitrous oxide) lmfao. like dude straight up went from getting black out drunk multiple nights a week to drinking nothing for the past year and a half without any other treatment program. LSD has been proven to have similar incredible results with treating and curing things like depression, anxiety, PTSD and addiction and is also a very fun and very safe one.

sorry to reiterate for the billionth time lol but it's important: these drugs are safe and fun if you make sure they're safe and fun! do your research and never use in an unfamiliar environment with people you wouldn't trust in an emergency! also I know this sounds like a lot, but remember I'm giving you like the absolute safest possible practices and emphasizing sort of over cautiousness because I think it's always better to be too safe. I've taken molly without nac and I've taken kinda big doses a little closer together than I should have without any problems. there's a bit of flexibility to these guidelines, but it's always better to think of them as being rigid so you don't end up too far in the other direction. like I've said it's really really hard to do actual damage that would last more than like a day or 2 max. most of the time you'll just be sleepy the next day from all the dancing so it's nice to do it on a day 1 of a weekend. also it only lasts like a couple of hours lol so it's not your whole day or anything!

[disaster-catalyst]

another dp x dc prompt that will not leave my brain unless I write it down :

tim drake in a desperate attempt to save/revive a loved one (can be batman, superboy, or whoever else) turns to the ghost king for help

danny, meanwhile, already have been warned by clockwork to not meddle with this particular timeline decides instead to help in some other means

[asteralien]

richard's relationship with money is so interesting to me despite/because of how vague and nonspecific it is in canon. which only makes sense because the show isn't interested in richard's backstory at ALL and, it being an audio medium, it can't exactly give many context clues like wardrobe/style or what his apartment/house looks like. but it's like......... he doesn't have interests, he dabbles in money-making activities. i am practically forced to assume that his mention of being good at pool also = a side hustle. his estranged dad up and left him a house and a paid ride to college. at this point he's way better off than he's ever been -- after 18 years of living with two separate conmen and a mother who doesn't care about him in mediocre apartments, he's suddenly on his own with his future out in front of him, and....... he STILL takes very risky grade-changing jobs for money? like he bypasses getting a regular college job and goes straight to petty crime? and apparently "far worse" crimes??? it's such an interesting balance between craving the security of Having Money and being pathologically unable to get it in a "normal" "safe" way. he doesn't even do anything with it in canon, he just GETS it. he isn't even buying lucy's drinks himself!!!! obviously even richard has bills to pay (which is. very funny to me. sorry that i think 19-year-old college era richard is the funniest person to ever exist, gremlin who's only ever lived in an apartment with his mother, sister, and mother's rotating cast of boyfriends, suddenly has a whole ass house dumped in his lap on his 18th birthday in exchange for his whole ass father's wholesale abandonment of him, has to figure out how to pay utility bills on his own, maybe thinks about getting a barista job or whatever kids did in the 80s, record shop clerk job?? and then nopes past it and picks "exploiting a child genius" as a career path instead. what a fucking legend. i also think he murdered people for money a couple times but that's just me) sorry i've lost the plot of this post thinking about campbell county community college computers richard. imagine being the people at the 5 Cs in charge of hiring STUDENT COUNSELORS and seeing richard maxwell strut into his interview and thinking "yes this 18-year-old suspiciously home-owning kid who talks like a john hughes movie antagonist and is currently his kid sister's very much illegal guardian is the perfect fit for our emotionally and socially fragile 11-year-old resident genius. what could go wrong" and then they have to pay for nicholas adamsworth's therapy sessions for the next 5 years because richard maxwell was what could go wrong. fuck. "waylaid in the windy city" maybe be my personal favorite richard but pre- and mid-"eugene's dilemma" richard is definitely the weirdest and funniest

[laniidae-passerine]

I kinda love that Rebecca is insistent that Ted fights though. I’m aware that battling Nate with comebacks wouldn’t work at all and her desire to attack is partially misplaced anger at Rupert, but it’s also important for Ted to have someone in his corner who encourages him to keep fighting. He’s clearly depressed and trying to hide it with toxic positivity - sometimes it’s okay to take up arms and get on the offensive, instead of acting like you’re okay with how you’re being treated and just taking it. And sometimes the person you need to fight for, and fight against, is yourself.

[cluescorner]

Randomized Robins AU - Ages + Worst Trait Exercise:

Steph (25):

Says her worst trait is her murderous rages (she is exaggerating for dramatic/comedic effect, she’s killed 3 people tops and for very good reason)

Thinks her worst trait is her spitefulness (one of the few traits she definitely got from her father + one that prevents her from fixing her relationships and living her best possible life. She’ll refuse to interact with someone she dearly loves after an argument (happens significantly less after Tim’s death) or will say things she knows are hurtful just for the sake of having the last word. This trait will worsen in some ways as the list of people who have wronged her and those she loves grows, but will also ease up as she matures and realizes the harm it’s doing to her relationships with those she loves most.)

Her worst trait really is her spitefulness

Cass (26)

Says her worst trait is her self-righteousness (she believes that her goals are righteous and, as a result, she is righteous. Cass becomes very defensive whenever someone questions the mission and often does not second-guess herself. This is a trait she only develops later in life as she grows closer to Bruce/learns to understand herself more/starts to love herself more. But she knows she isn’t perfect and when somebody she trusts criticizes something she is doing she is willing to listen. She just usually isn’t the one to START the introspection.) 

Thinks her worst trait is her self-righteousness. 

Her worst trait actually is her obsessiveness (she gets it from Bruce and, while not as bad as him, she will easily become preoccupied with her night-life and the mission if someone isn’t there to pull her back. She will do this to the point of self-destruction and it hurts her relationships with the people she loves, especially Steph.)

Tim (24)

Says his worst trait is his spitefulness (he actively rejects the idea of mending his relationships with the older members of the family and this causes him to also lack good relationships with the younger ones)

Thinks his worst trait is his obsessiveness (similar to Cass, if he gets fixated on a task or idea he will neglect everything else in his life in order to dedicate more time to it. Unlike Cass, he will almost never be dragged away from it unless Pierrot snatches control of the body and forces them to take care of themself.)

His worst trait actually is how manipulative he is (the KING of guilt-tripping and using people’s emotions against them. He’ll do whatever he needs to do to get what he wants, he’s not above crocodile tears. And he will do it to whoever he needs (or wants) to with little care for how his actions impact others.)

Pierrot (Insists: “Age doesn’t apply to me! And even if it did, I'd probably be the oldest. Or the youngest! I’d never be a middle child, though.” Mental assessments by the Bats have put him around 21, with a margin of error of 3 years. Pierrot has called this “blatant character assassination by my eternal rival!”)

Says his worst trait is that he is an irredeemable psychopath without any regard for the wellbeing of others (this is a lie and everyone who's important to him understands this). 

Thinks his worst trait is his parasitic nature (he literally would not exist had Tim not suffered the way he did. Plus he is a living reminder of one of the worst things that happened to many of his loved ones. He is a parasite injected into a functional person's body and contributes to his continued suffering. This is also a largely incorrect judgement of himself, caused by his actual worst trait.)

His worst trait actually is his limited sense of self (he doesn’t really know who he is outside of ‘inheritor to the legacy of the Joker (a man he despises yet also views as a father)’ and ‘chip in Tim’s brain that became sentient’. He slowly develops an identity over the course of his life and relationships with other people, but he lacks the foundations of identity that most people have. Pierrot will often almost become a caricature of himself and what others perceive him to be because it's the only person he knows how to be. This causes wild swings in how he behaves and relates to others, sometimes to the detriment of himself and others.)

Dick (17) 

Says his worst trait is his clinginess (he is a very extraverted person who likes to be around others, which mixed with his fear of abandonment after his parents died means that if he goes a few days without seeing/talking to a friend he will get very anxious.)

Thinks his worst trait is his anger issues (he gets ticked off very easily and will explode on people. He’s kind at his core and is usually very nice, but he has a temper that can escalate significantly. Spoiler (and later Twist) help him channel this anger into something positive.)

His worst trait actually is his anger issues.

Barbara (18)

Says her worst trait is her disability (internalized ableism, she thinks of herself as less valuable than the other Bats because she cannot be out there in the capes like they can. She will grow out of this as she matures and as she learns how invaluable her support for the team is.)  

Thinks her worst trait is her disability 

Her worst trait actually is her overly-independent nature (In an attempt to overcompensate for everything she can no longer do, she has resolved to do literally everything that she possibly can without any help from others. This results in many instances where she either takes on too much and winds up not being able to fully realize any of her tasks or where she makes her life and the lives of others significantly harder by refusing help when offered/not asking for it when she needs it.)

Damian (16)

Says his worst trait is his perfectionism (he is overly critical of both himself and others, taking any flaw or problem and amplifying it to an absurd degree. This is due in part to his life with the LoA (where even a brief misstep could lead to death), in part to how others treated him initially as Spoiler (any flaw was fixated on and used as a reason to either mistrust him or portray him as unworthy of the mantle), and in part due to the fact that he is Bruce’s son (the only person with worse perfectionism problems than Damian). Gradually, Damian has improved in this regard but it’s still a massive barrier to both his own happiness and his relationships with others.)

Thinks his worst trait is his perfectionism 

His worst trait actually is his perfectionism

Duke (16)

Says his worst trait is his definitely-real secret evil side (says this as a ‘my dad is a villain so who knows??’ joke)

Thinks his worst trait is his impulsivity in his words (Sometimes he will crack a joke or say a remark without thinking it through, leading to a LOT of hurt feelings and drama. He’ll say something without thinking it through and wind up seeming insensitive. This isn’t done because of malice, rather because Duke is someone who’s quick to act and speak. But while the mantle of Insight and his awakening powers have helped him with his actions, they do not always help with his loose tongue. As such, Duke gains an unfair reputation in the media as an instigator and will accidentally cause family drama through what he says.)

His worst trait actually is his impulsivity in his words

Jason (14)

Says his worst trait is his bad manners (he grew up on the streets and has no idea how rich-people society works, which he’s pretty insecure about considering he’s now the youngest kid of Bruce freaking Wayne). 

Thinks his worst trait is his reactiveness (Jason never got the privilege of planning ahead for various events in his life, so he instead needed to rely on being swift and harsh in how he could react to situations. It’s saved his life on multiple occasions and helps significantly in his role as Spoiler, but it can also lead to extreme overreactions (accidentally causing kidnapping scare after Jason ran away following a fight with Dick) and a struggle to plan things out ahead of time. As he grows more secure in his place in the family and in life, this trait will lessen but never fully dissipate.)

His worst trait actually is his reactiveness