#though whether that’s adoptive or biological is never mentioned

[heartpascal]

ok you guys. the pressure is on. here are the current fics in the works.

option 1 = “the sun was collapsing” -> angst

option 2 = “you can cut it” -> angst / comfort-ish

option 3 = “in the warm light” -> ANGST

option 4 = “hand to your heart” -> fluff? then ANGST

(more details in tags, kinda)

[cherrieflavouredheadcanons]

hi luv! i hope you're doing great. Saw your recent post and i do have a hc request (since im having a haikyuu brainrot rn 👀), what would you think of making papa!haikyuu hcs 😩. How would these volley boys make as a father! (especially kenma, tsukki and noya) and you can add your favs too 💕sjsjjsjs hope you have a great day ahead!

I'm doing okay, I hope you are doing good and that you have a nice day! I hope you enjoy this post and it is to your liking

Them as fathers

Characters: Kenma, Noya, Tsukki Gender neutral reader, it is not mentioned whether the children are adopted or biological, Kenma’s is longer than the others because i had way too many ideas for him

Kenma Kozume

First things first: I don’t think Kenma would have more than one kid, if you really wanted to have more he would relent but he is perfectly happy with just one, he thinks 3 people is the perfect number for your little family.

You may think he wouldn’t be that involved in his kids life, but that is a big misconception,

No matter how much work he has to do he makes sure to spend time with you and your kid.

Kenma would never show his child on the internet in any way, he wants to keep his private life private and keep his child safe, he knows how cruel the internet can be, no way in hell will he put his young child into that kind of situation.

Once your child learned to crawl he brought the three starters of Pokémon black and white (gen 5 best games I don’t take criticism) to see which one your child would choose.

Based on what they chose he will be sulky or proud. (I nearly made this into Oshawott propaganda but I didn’t you’re welcome). But at the end of the day he knows that they just choose one based on colours and shapes, he would teach them once they are older how to perfectly choose a starter.

Best believe that as soon as your kid is old enough to understand things he will show them all kinds of (age appropriate) video games.

You enter his gaming room with some snacks for him and you can just see him play Slime Rancher as your kid sits in his lap, eyes glued to what their father is doing.

He already has started a Stardew Valley coop farm for you three to play together one day, he is just waiting for the day your child is old enough.

Now enough video game talk, (though I have so many more ideas about this lol) your child loves it when Kenma reads to them before they sleep, his voice is very soothing to them.

Once they are asleep Kenma stays at their side a bit longer, watching them sleep a serene smile on his face.

Kenma can’t say no to your kid, he will buy them anything they want. You sometimes wonder how he can be so responsible with his money in any other situation, but your child just needs to point at something and he will buy it for them unless you intervene.

Lastly, be prepared for Kenma and your kid to team up against you. Board games? Yeah they are a team even if the game isn’t a game for teaming up. (Monopoly is a nightmare with them, Oh you need a red? Too bad your kid and Kenma are trading it between one another instead of giving it to you) But you can’t really seem to mind when you see the way Kenma and your kid smile. (Unless you are like me and are fiercely competitive in games then you may want to strike Kenma down)

Yu Nishinoya

Noya would take longer to have children with you, at least until he is done travelling, he does want kids but is aware that travelling the world with them wouldn’t be ideal, he wants them to have a stable home.

Once you two do have kids, he wants at least 2 or 3. Noya wants a big family.

I feel like he is the type of Dad that throws his kids in the air and then catches them (he won’t do it high) and it always gives you a heart attack.

Instead of reading them good night stories he always tells them (embellished) stories from when he travelled the world, for example he once exclaimed to one of your kids how a mermaid vied for your attention but he fought them heroically off.

This does bite him in the ass years down the line once your kids are teens, they will bring these stories up whenever they can to tease him.

Asahi is basically an uncle to your kids, he often visits you and brings the kids many gifts. He loves to spoil them.

And yes Asahi designs the clothes for your kids as well, it often leads to many people asking you and Noya where you got the clothes for them from since they are such a high quality.

Yes, he will teach your kids “Rolling thunder”. No you can’t stop him. Even if your kids don’t play Volleyball they will still know the move.

This leads to your kids looking for his old jersey’s from highschool, putting them on and pretending to  be their dad. No he is not crying, he just got dust in his eye.

Vacations and holidays are important to Noya, while he can’t travel the world with your kids, he will take them on memorable vacations across the country when they are old enough to remember them.

He wants them to have a happy and fulfilled childhood with as many experiences as they can have.

Kei Tsukishima

When you first brought up having children with him he asked “Are you sure you can take care of a child? Don’t you wanna practise with a pet rock first?” You lightly punched him in the chest for that and he had his signature smirk on his face.

He is honestly neutral on the aspect of having kids, he is not against it but also it was never his dream of having them, so he is fine with whatever you want.

Just like Kenma he would probably only have one kid, with his Job as a Volleyballplayer and everything he isn’t home that often, so if you had more than one kid he would feel guilty leaving you home alone with them.

Tsukki is probably the first one from Karasuno to have a kid, so he is smug about the fact that he is ‘better’ than the others in that regard.

The first team reunion after you two had your child will have him holding his child proudly, while he tells all the others how slow they are for not having kids yet, which has everyone rolling their eyes. He is very proud of his kid so that he will hold it up Lion King style so everyone can admire it.

Unluckily though he miscalculated the height of the ceiling and bonked your kids head on it, which left everyone in the room in a stunned silence (True story from my infant days, my dad did this exact thing with me)

You had made him change every diaper for 2 weeks for the heart attack he gave you with that, even if your kid was fine and wasn’t hurt.

Tsukki and you switch every night who is going to read your kid, while you pick different topics every time, he only ever chooses dinosaur stories to read to your kid.

Speaking of dinosaurs, Tsukki once claimed he had to educate your kid on certain things while you went out grocery shopping, when you came back you saw that the thing he was educating your child on was “The land before time” which made you smile.

Now no matter if the child is biologically yours or adopted, it somehow interhits his sass, which means you will be surrounded by two sassy little pieces of shit (affectionate).

Though you get both of them to calm down their sass by offering them some strawberry cake if they stop, it surprisingly works better on Tsukki then on your kid, who would have thought?

[meraxesmoon]

Platonic Mother Daenerys w/ Her Daughter

note: i miss her every day of my life

warnings: yandere content, dark content, book spoilers, giving Dany the daughter she deserved 👏, mention of child slavery oops, reader is described as a daughter but they/them is used for pronouns, show spoilers as well, protective daenerys

♡ In the books, Missandei is basically like Dany's kid because she's a child. I also remember that Daenerys says, "I will never have a little girl." I really enjoy the idea of her being a mother to a little girl . Whether they're her actual child or someone she kind of just picked up off the streets doesn't matter. It's so obvious in the way that she acts that she badly wants a human child, and that makes me so sad :((

♤ Going the biological route, Dany never thought she'd have any other children besides her dragons, so when she successfully gives birth to her daughter, she's so happy! We don't actually see her cry a lot in the show, but I think Daenerys would sob the first time she held her baby girl. The sorceress told her that she had a cursed womb, so Daenerys saw her daughter as her little blessing.

♡ However, I can definitely see Daenerys just sort of adopting a little girl she found in a bad situation. Maybe they're a baby about to be sold or killed, and Dany just falls in love immediately! In the same way she does with her dragons, Daenerys would very much consider them her child, and when they get older, Dany would probably forget that she's not their actual mother. Due to her being the only Targaryen left, blood isn't what defines family to Daenerys. Whether they came from her womb or some random alleyway makes no real difference to Daenerys.

♤ Drogon, Visserion, and Rhaegal would be protective of Daenerys' daughter, as well. We see that her relationship with her dragons are different from usual dragons and their riders, so I don't think it's too farfetched that they'd protect someone she's enamored with. I like the idea of her daughter being especially close with Visserion <3

♡ She'd task Jorah to take care of her daughter before and after he was exiled from her entourage. Daenerys puts a lot of trust in him and knows that he's the best person to protect her baby. She trusts him to entertain them as well, making sure that her daughter is always happy. Daenerys didn't have much growing up, so she'd be the type of mother to want to give her daughter the world. She's an especially protective yandere, though, and is often paranoid about her child's safety.

♤ Once she makes it to Westeros and everything falls apart, Dany kind of just locks her daughter away from everything. This happens, especially after the deaths of Jorah and Missandei. She's so devastated after losing the two most loyal people in her life, and she's so scared that the Lannister's will find out about her child and kill them. She changed noticeably after their deaths, and no one is allowed near her daughter other than Grey Worm.

♡ She's just a terrified mother :(

[thealexanderfiles]

DCU from a Marvel fans limited perspective

recently i've accidently been sucked into the DCU universe, mostly Bat family, if i'm being honest, and although i've never watched a single movie/episode, this is what i have gathered from purely reading the occasional fanfiction/lots of tumblr posts

SPOILERS i guess

There are A LOT of batkids

Bruce Wayne adopts these motherfuckers like they're some kind of limited edition pokemon set

no one is actually sure how many there are but if you have black hair and blue eyes and live in gotham, Batman doesn't care if you've got parents or not. you're coming home with him

There appears to be five Robins and Batman goes though these children like a chainsmoker with a pack of cigarettes

people die a lot

Thats okay though because people come back to life a concerning amount as well

Jason Todd died and came back to life by being dumped in a pit of magical water

Damien Wayne is the only biological child of Bruce and he mentions this a lot

Dick Greyson was the first Robin and the first adoption and i think he and Bruce got in a fight and he left to become Nightwing

Jason Todd stole the Batmobile's wheels and became the second Robin. after he came back to life he became Red Hood

Tim Drake was not an orphan, he just fit Bruce's target demographic and was conveniently close (I mean come on, it's like express shipping) He is also some kind of super-genius. He was the third Robin but became Red Robin/Drake

Stephanie brown(?) was the fourth robin(?), not sure for how long. People get upset when other people forget. I think she's called Spoiler or something

Damien Wayne is the final Robin. Hes this assassins son and im pretty sure Talia dropped him off at the Wayne Manor and said, "I had him through the terrible twos, you get the teen years'

Not entirely sure if Tim runs Wayne enterprises

Brucie wayne is the funniest fucking thing i swear

He's so stupid

not sure is Tim, Dick and Jason follow Bruce's lead and become absolute airheads as well

Alfred is a butler

Alfred has guns

There's someone called Duke and Cass knocking around

The Justice League think Batman works alone

someone in the JL is allergic to the colour yellow

there is a concerning amount of Danny Phantom x DC crossover fics

sames goes for Miraculous

Tim Drake is Bi and for some reason people don't like that

internet is divided on whether of not Batman is a bad dad

#OnlyInGotham is a thing?

Gotham is like an australian NYC

the Riddler is a not funny, less aggressive version of the Joker

apparently Alcatraz and Arkham are different prisons but thats on me

there's a whole group of superheroes out there, each have strong powers and they decide to leave the most dangerous city to the member that has no powers and dresses up as an anthropomorphic bat and runs around the city causing copious amounts of property damage with his children

there is a girl called barbra? Gordon

there is a criminally small amount of content for the girls

for some reason people ship the bat kids together, ike, anytime you have to remind yourself 'its TECHNICALLY not incest is Not Good'

Clark Kent is running round acting as if his reading glasses are the only thing standing between a normal life and CHAOS and the worst thing is that he is right

i am a MCU fan and i was SO sure that Deadpool was MCU but now i'm not so sure

Fandom likes to have this troupe that Bruce wayne doesn't believe batman exists when obviously the superior troupe is that Gotham is pretty sure they are exes

teen titans and young justice are a thing but i cant figure out which robin is who.

Damien Wayne has enough animals to open a zoo

who tf in the batfam are metas?????

Batman has definetely used the Tired Dad voice on villains and the Brucie Wayne voice on the JL

Bruce Wayne has contingency plans if someone discovers his contingency plans

THERES A PLACE CALLED THE FUCKING BAT BURGER???????

it took 2 robins until batman realized that a small child running around in a vest top and speedos was not the greatest idea

Someone needs to tell me, like right now what's going on, where to start and what to read. bc rn im LIVING on chaotic fics

[rubywolf0201]

GREAT NEWS BUCCHIGIRI?! FANDOM!!! IT SEEMS LIKE THE WRITING TEAM DECIDED TO RELEASE ALL OF THE MAIN CAST’S BIRTHDATES AND THEIR PERSONAL LIVES!!

Let’s look at Arajin and Matakara’s revealed bio:

Arajin’s birthday is on the 6th June. It is also confirmed that he does have a Dad around but where he is kind of unknown.

Matakara’s birthday is on the 7th April. Asides from Mitsukuni, there’s no mention of where the Asamine’s parents are. Though, Episode 2 mentions that they have relatives but whether they’re biological or adopted is kind of up to interpretation.

Senya even has a revealed birthdate which is 21st June but his relatives are never mentioned tho then again, being a genie or mythical being, I doubt Senya even has relatives to begin with or maybe he has but many centuries have passed and they could’ve been long gone. Blood type is never mentioned but maybe it didn’t matter to him, since again he is a genie.

Next up we have the Best Friends©️*

Zabu’s birthday is on the 10th May. He is confirmed to have parents and an older sister. Although, I did someone on X/Twitter in the JP fandom making fanart of Zabu and his unseen older sister before meaning that somewhere along the way prior to the revealed bio, someone got info of Zabu having an older sis (I think at least?)

Komao’s birthday is revealed to be on the 14th December. Boy does he have a large family: He has grandparents, his parents, 3 little brothers and 2 little sisters. Which makes him the oldest one in the family. Makes you wonder what is Komao’s family life like.

Then we have the Jin siblings and Outa!

Marito’s birthday happens to be on the 15th March, which is one day after White Day (a male equivalent of Valentines Day in Japan). Funny how both siblings are born on special days that centers around love.

Mahoro’s we already knew but what is interesting is that the bio confirms that both her and Marito’s parents are around. But what kind of relationship she and Marito has with their parents are unknown but given her brocon behaviour, it might be that their parents are neglectful or abusive. Or that Mahoro is just a huge ass weirdo around Marito and their parents are ordinary people.

Outa’s birthday is on the 10th August. He is confirmed to have parents and a little brother. And it’s also pretty obvious that having a subtle lion motif to him, his star sign is a Leo. (I apologize I can’t say much about Outa given how I don’t feel his character too strongly compared to the rest and how he was sidelined pretty early on but he’s neat I’ll say)

I wish I could’ve added Akutaro, Jabashiri and Hagure to the list but I already ran out of limit on this post. 🥲 So I added in the main leads, the sole main female character, the ones that are promoted by merch a lot (Marito and Outa) and personal favs.

*: I say Best Friends because prior to Arajin moving back to Honki City and patching up his friendship with Matakara, I felt that Zabu and Komao were kind of like ride and die with each other and Matakara. Also I like them ok?

[ovenproofowl]

a lot of people have said it, but I’m throwing in my two cents just to get it off my chest.

Picard season 3 was . Bad . For a LOT of reasons . It felt like - as many before me have expressed - a self-insert fanfic with the dullest self-insert in history.

Jack Crusher wasn’t much of a character but he could have had some promise if they hadn’t spent an aggravating amount of time having him decree how different he always felt, you guys. Did you get that part? He’d always felt different. That sort of dialogue might have flown if we were dealing with Picard’s adolescent son, but instead we’re dealing with a 24 year old played by a 35 year old who looks every bit his age. (It was a hard 24 years, we must assume.)

The reason that Jack Crusher didn’t work for me personally, though, wasn’t because of how cliché his character was. I would have let that pass much easier if it wasn’t for the big ol’ elephant in the room. And that is simply that :

JACK CRUSHER WAS NEVER NECESSARY

Jack may have served a purpose to the storyline that was presented if only because he was the sole reason there was a Big Bad to be defeated in the first place. Everyone wanted to kidnap him, he brought the old gang back together just to protect him and then later save him from said Big Bad which was also actually .. him. Everything Was About Jack. But I’m not talking about the main plot. I Really Don’t Want to Talk About the Main Plot. Ever. What I want to talk about is what Jack represented that made him so unnecessary:

He was intended to represent Jean-Luc Picard’s only reason to start living.

Personally, that really, really offended me. Picard didn’t need to have a biological kid to have a purpose. In fact, it’s been established time and time again that he wasn’t ever really dad material. More of a... weirdly intense uncle. For a while, he wasn’t a fan of kids at all. Eventually, though, Picard is seen to warm to the idea of letting children within his general vicinity. This starts in TNG and continues on in season 1 of Picard. The Only Categorically Good Season of this whole. show.

In season 1, we see flashbacks of Jean-Luc’s relationship with a young Elnor, how he would read him stories and have sword fights with him. He was an absent father to an adopted child he hadn’t even realised he’d adopted and yet Elnor still fought for his hopeless cause. In much the same way, Picard meets Dahj and then later, Soji. He feels a kinship with these androids because of their connection to Data. He wants to protect Soji becase he couldn’t protect Dahj and Soji even canonically questions whether she should allow Picard to act as her father figure before she begins to remember where she came from. Both of these dynamics were infinitely more interesting and a lot deeper rooted. Soji and Elnor were both young twenty-somethings without parental guidance but found that guidance through Picard. Soji had her connection to Jurati, too, and Elnor had his with Seven and Raffi and that’s what made the whole group so intriguing to follow. They all had interesting connections to each other that had so many avenues to explore.

Unfortunately, the show decided to more or less write Soji and Elnor out of the story come season 2. Elnor was killed off for the majority of the season and only brought back by Q intervention in the last episode. Soji wasn’t even a part of the story at all. And do you know what’s sad about that? What’s really sad? Season 2 was trying to sell us the exact same message as season 3. That Picard needed a reason to live. But, like, not that reason. Not the reasons he’d already been given in the form of his found family with his Romulan and android adopted children, or even the rest of the La Sirena crew. No no no, we can’t have that, better get rid of them. This time, Laris is the focal point. Picard had been avoiding a romantic relationship with her because of a never before mentioned dark history surrounding his mother’s suicide. Because, sure, at this point, why not? While we’re at it, let’s also kill off Rios in the most slap-in-the-face out of character way possible and fling Jurati at the Borg for good measure just so she won’t be around for season 3. Her character development into the Borg Queen was pretty intriguing, but we’ll totally ignore that they even exist post her departure, just for funsies. Oh, and Soji and Elnor? Best not mention them at all come that third and final season. Otherwise, people might get the crazy notion that Picard already had a reason not to hunker down and die at the vinyard at the tender age of 104.

Season 3 picks up where season 2 leaves off in that Picard is now in that aforementioned romantic relationship with Laris. Except, no he isn’t because he immediately gets an emergency call from his ex and literally never sees or talks to Laris ever again. There wasn’t even a throw-away line or implied reference to her, but by now I’m sure you know the reason for that.

That’s right, folks. Because if we were allowed to remember Laris and what she meant to Picard, then we might just remember that other thing. Say it with me now!!

JACK CRUSHER WAS NEVER NECESSARY!!

In summary, there were so many brilliant options to give Picard for signficant found family dynamics, but the show just wasn’t interested in any of them. Season 3 wanted a Picard who had given it all up, who was ready to die because he’d never had a family to pass on his legacy. They wanted him at his lowest so that we’d all rejoice to see him return to the TNG crew. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a massive TNG fan and I could rave about the fan service and nostalgia porn for hours on end. If season 3 had stood alone as a singular unconnected event, it might even have been passable as a warm hug from old and beloved characters with some fun new spins to their stories along the way, juust so long as you didn’t squint too hard at the actual attempt at plot writing going on in the background.

But the fact of the matter is, Picard season 3 came far too late into the game. Season 1 held the building blocks to something new and interesting. By the end of season 2, it was becoming clear we were never going to see those blocks stand. By season 3, those blocks were just scattered headstones in a graveyard.

They teased us with the potential new show of Captain Seven and her Number One Raffi Musiker and that might have just been okay. . .

. . .If the La Sirena Crew had been allowed to be a part of that future.

In closing: Picard season 3? Too little, too late, mate. 👎🏻

[i-cast-bardic-inspiration]

Halsin with a Tav who had a toddler? Like they get back to Baldurs gate or theyve been nursing an egg(for the Gith and Dragonborn Tavs) that’s now hatching.

Pls let him be the dad he’s always wanted to be 🥹

Okay, first off thanks for sending in your request! I hope it’s alright to do this in a mix of headcanons and narrative blurbs because I have too many ideas for this wholesome content. Also, if I interpreted your Ask wrong please let me know and I’ll amend! 

But alright, here we go—let’s give our Big Bear some love and let him be Daddy Halsin because he deserves all the best things. 

*TW: Pregnancy talk, mentions of past trauma, wholesomeness so wholesome it hurts

Halsin will be in shock for a brief moment before going into Daddy Halsin mode. This man has just gone through the most traumatic hundreds of years; in pure survival mode after losing his family, being held prisoner in the Underdark, dealing with the Shadow Curse and all that it has brought upon him—he never once during that time was afforded the opportunity to simply…live. He always focused on doing what was necessary to survive. So now that he finally can let some of his walls down? Now that his lover just told him they have a child? 

He looks at you frozen in disbelief…he never thought he would be able to have his own family. And now you’ve given him one of life’s greatest joys in the mere blink of an eye. His whole world has turned on its axis in the best of ways and he needs a moment to find his feet on the ground again. 

Whether it’s biologically yours or you’ve adopted, it doesn’t matter—he views it all the same. He is in awe, deep gratitude bursting forth for this bounty of nature you’ve provided him with; that you’ve invited him to share.

“My heart…you,” Halsin’s voice breaks, “Why did you not tell me before?” the question falls past his lips with a tremble, but there is no trace of anger or hurt in his tone. Only awe, tinged with a soft skepticism as though this moment will slip through his fingers and he will wake to find it was all a dream. 

You tell him why. Maybe it’s because you were scared he wouldn’t want anything to do with you or your child…maybe you didn’t want to distract him from all that still needed to be accomplished…maybe you didn’t want to add another burden to his already heavily-weighed-down shoulders—whatever it is…

He understands your fears but tells you to put them to rest because nothing—absolutely nothing—could ever deter him from loving and caring for you and your child. He is more than willing to step into the role of a father…if that is what you should wish of course, to share this part of your life with him…

As soon as you give him the affirmative, he is all over you. Wrapping you up in his strong embrace, placing kisses wherever his lips can reach before settling his face against your neck and inhaling deeply. Your scent calms him, and he needs it to ground himself after the revelation that he finally—finally—has the one thing he thought he’d never have again…a family. He is a dad. 

He’s a dad! 

His deep laughter echoes through the air. He’s overjoyed, a little scared maybe too, but his unbridled joy is contagious and you find yourself tearfully laughing along with him. 

With your invitation, he quickly stepped into full dad mode, and wants to unleash all the doting upon you and your child that he possibly can. 

If the baby has not been born/hatched yet; he’s all about using his skilled hands to melt the tension from your feet and calves and anywhere else you might be tense from carrying the weight of another; letting his healing magic wash over you when your head is pounding and stomach is churning from the extra hormones; making sure you have proper nutritional meals to keep your stamina up…his healer capabilities really kick into high gear here.

If your little one is already in the world, they immediately take to Halsin like a moth to light. And he takes to fatherhood just as easily. It is a precious and priceless thing to watch the two of them bond so quickly. You knew he would take to it naturally, having all the qualities of a loving and supportive father. He was always a wonderful listener, he was just as good of a teacher, and he still held so much wonder and love for the world even after all his years. His zest for life was contagious and played right into the natural curiosities of a child. 

Beneath all of the stoic wisdom is a man who loves to play. Loves to experience everything life has to offer. And it shows when they decide to have storytime before bed…or any other time your little one asks for stories. Which is a lot of the time because Halsin is rather good at it. He could be a bard if he wanted. But all he wants is to see the expressions of wonder on your child’s face, the shrieks of laughter and gasps of surprise filling his ears as he twists and turns the stories, acting them out with grand gestures and motions. 

Sometimes storytelling evolves into playing “Adventurers”—or so that’s what the two of them call this game anyway…you call it pure chaos, but you don’t mind one bit. Not as your little one rides on the back of a giant wildshaped bear through the forest, roars and laughter tickling your ears. You join in at times, and it usually ends in one big giant cuddle pile as morning turns into afternoon and sleepy little eyes close for a short nap. It’s at times like these his heart threatens to burst, and you can see it in his eyes—feel it in the way his fingers trace your jawline and move softly, reverently into your hair…soon you’re drifting off in the peacefulness of it all too. Halsin just lays there holding the two of you in his arms, listening to your soft inhales and exhales. In the slow moments is when he really feels it hit him. How contented he is. 

They’ll go on walks around the forest together, sometimes stop to examine a plant or a flower, your child asking Halsin 123812378 questions about everything they come across, and he answers every one of those questions with the utmost of patience. He genuinely loves to share his knowledge with young and curious minds. You can tell by the way his eyes light up, and how his voice excitedly carries across the meadow as he explains things like how flowers grow from the ground with the help of the sun and water and air. 

He even asks some questions of his own to get your child thinking and talking, and also just to be silly and play: “what kind of animal would you be?” ~ “what is your favorite thing to eat?” ~ “do you think cats can have fins?” ~ “what is your favorite thing to do with mommy and daddy?” 

When your child is sad or upset, he is there guiding them through their big feelings. Oak Father knows, Halsin has had his fair share of coping with tough emotions through his years. Even with all the practice he’s had though he still gets overwhelmed at times. Children need help getting through these sorts of big feelings, not to be admonished or chastised for feeling something natural. Of course while he usually spends time wildshaped when he needs to think, he knows that might not work for a child, and there are certainly other solutions. Like physical connection—hugs, and holding a safe space for your little one to feel. Maybe they need help labeling what they’re feeling, and Halsin is right there ever-observant and gentle with his words, “I see that you fell, does it hurt anywhere? Were you scared when you fell from the tree?” Your child responds tearfully, “it was scary,” so then after a quick scan Halsin knows he doesn’t need to mend any broken bones. He just needs to hold them and tell them it’s okay to be scared and to cry, and that they are very brave for doing so. 

It’s moments like this that you find your heart swell with fondness so vast it nearly hurts. Because you know how capable of ferocity he is, how much strength and fortitude he has shown in battles past…that seeing him like this, so patient and supportive, so loving and gentle…you know he has finally been able to take the armor off both literally and figuratively.

He walks lighter, laughs louder, plays harder. His love knows no bounds, and he makes sure the two of you know it with every breath he takes. With every scratch he mends. With every toy he whittles. With every blanket he tucks in and every kiss he lays atop a sleepy little head. With every word and kiss and hug…he embraces this simpler but no less meaningful side of life with arms opened wide.  

One day, after a very important and engaging conversation about “daddy, where do babies come from?” your little one asks him another question. “Daddy, can you and mommy make a baby?” His eyes lift to find yours, a heat there so smoldering you swear you could feel it sweep over your skin in a dizzying rush. “Little One,” he starts, tearing his gaze from you to look down softly at your child, “would you like that—a brother or sister to play with?” Their little eyes light up and they shout “yesyesyes!” 

Halsin’s smile lines deepen as he laughs loudly. “You will just have to wait and see my little heart, all will be as nature intends.” He knows that is a conversation to have with you in a more private setting. Though he’s pretty sure he can tell by the speed of your breathing, the flush of your face, and the warmth in your gaze that you are no doubt feeling the same sentiment he is in that moment.

Adding to your little family might happen sooner rather than later…and he definitely would not say no to having more little ones running around.

[ectonurites]

Do the Robins really think of each other as siblings? I know they all consider Dick a brother and vice versa, but between all them, is there really a sibling dynamic/consideration? Do they ever call each other as such?

Okay, so, off the bat (heh) from the phrasing of this ask I want to clarify something:

Namely that the hero role of ‘Robin’ does not inherently have a familial tie.

‘Robin’ is a hero role that has (in main continuity) been filled by: Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown, Damian Wayne, and in a slightly less formal way Duke Thomas (he was a member of the We Are Robin movement and the most prominently featured of that group, though he did not really act as ‘Batman’s sidekick Robin’ which is why he’s kinda in his own category here but still worth mentioning).

However, that’s not to say there are no familial ties there. From the list of Robins… Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, and Tim Drake are the adopted sons of Bruce Wayne. Damian Wayne is Bruce’s biological son. Duke Thomas was for a time fostered by Bruce, though that is not presently the case (he lives with his uncle instead nowadays). And, while not a Robin, it’s also worth mentioning that Cassandra Cain (Batgirl) is Bruce’s adopted daughter.

So, to answer the baseline question of ‘Do the Robins really think of each other as siblings?’ I would say 'most of them do, the ones that are adopted siblings'. But like, Steph isn't their sister, and they aren't her brothers. That’s simply not the case there, she's never been adopted by Bruce (not to mention one of them—Tim—is literally her ex-boyfriend).

I think it’s very safe to say that among the ‘Dick, Tim, Jason, Damian’ grouping, yes canon has pretty clearly shown that they do all have a brotherly dynamic. They don't all use the specific phrasing that frequently, but it's not uncommon for them to—whether to directly call one another brothers, or to talk about their shared (adopted or otherwise) dad. This isn't to say they are all close or all have good relationships with one another all the time (lol no, Dick & Tim are close/generally have a good relationship, and Dick & Damian are also close/generally have a good relationship, but aside from that things get rockier/vary a lot more) but at the core there's a brotherly thing with all the ups and downs that entails.

To pull some examples of either using that phrasing or showing that kind of dynamic from books published within the last few years:

(Dick & Jason in Nightwing (2016) Annual #1)

(Dick talking about Tim in Nightwing (2016) #80)

(Dick talking about Damian in Nightwing (2016) #110)

(Jason & Tim [& Cass] in Task Force Z #8)

(Jason & Damian Robin (2021) #5. I do feel the need to mention that on Damian's end this hug was also a distraction to then electrocute Jason. That's just how he is sometimes. but the hug was genuine on Jason's end 🤷)

(Tim & Damian [& Dick] in Batman #138)

That’s just some stuff I could think of off the top of my head, there’s definitely more examples (and also if I went further back, but I'm approaching this anon from a 'the current state of things' POV).

Also worth noting that Dick & Damian’s relationship does kinda toe a line between ‘brothers’ and ‘pseudo father-son’ due to Dick needing to fulfill a parental role while Bruce was dead (pre-N52, like, Batman and Robin (2009) era). They’re still more brothers than anything else, but with such a large age gap and the way responsibilities had to be taken due to the situation at the time, it makes things complex, ya know! In general, I think that’s something to keep in mind—it’s not that these guys all lived together as one happy family with Bruce at any given point in time (they did Not), but despite that they still are family. They each have a complicated relationship with Bruce, and complicated relationships with one another, but they are (and see each other as) family regardless. A messy and non-traditional family, but still a family.

The thing I think some people get confused with is the way that the greater 'Batfamily' is more what we think of as a 'found family' where characters don't necessarily fall into traditional familial roles... because that includes people like Barbara Gordon, Stephanie Brown, Helena Bertinelli, etc—people who are bats but are not part of the Wayne family. Like... The Wayne Family and The Batfamily are not synonymous. The Wayne Family is a separate but partially overlapping thing. The Waynes are Bats but not all Bats are Waynes, ya know? And like, it's only further confusing because of how most of Bruce's adopted kids kept their original last names even after adoption, so it's not always clear at a glance who falls into which group if you're not super familiar with the characters.

NOW, the person I think this gets a bit fuzzy with in terms of placement is Duke… he's obviously part of the Batfamily, but where exactly he sits in relation to the Wayne Family has like, been different at different points in time. Because he was Bruce's foster child for a while, and now he isn’t anymore. So in terms of his relationship with the other Robins, it definitely is more familial than like, Steph's relationships with any of the others—because he was their foster brother—but it's not quite as strictly defined as among the 'Dick, Jason, Tim, Damian' grouping. I’m gonna link this post by a Duke-centric blog which goes into some of this more clearly!

[fantastic-nonsense]

If you don’t mind me asking, one question I have that you might be able to answer (seeing as your pretty much the Cass expert around here) - how often has her age relative to the rest of the batkids been brought up in canon?

I’m just curious because every now and then I see it mentioned that she’s around the same age if not slightly older than Jason, which always sort of throws me off a little given how she’s more often paired with Tim and Steph. I guess I’m just curious if you know whether or not this was just something mentioned once and then forgotten about or whether or not this has been a more consistent part of her character.

You're actually insanely lucky you asked me this question tonight, because I had a twitter conversation that prompted me to go hunt down relevant panels and information about this very thing about a month ago. tl;dr: post-Crisis!Cass is the second-eldest Wayne kid and generally written as such; she's consistently two and a half years older than Tim, at least a year older than Steph, and seven months older than Jason legally (and one year older biologically, since Jason was dead for around six months). The only Batkid older than her is Dick.

Canonically, the age gaps between the (pre-reboot) Batfam look something like this:

Depending on which age retcon you prefer (post-Zero Hour or post-Batgirl: Year One), Barbara is either 6-7 years older than Dick or 3-4 years older.

Dick and Jason are approximately 6-7 years apart. Dick is 18-19 when Jason is adopted at 12 and thus 21-ish three years later when Jason dies at 15.

Cass is 7 months older calendar-wise than Jason; biologically she's about a year older, since Jason spent ~6 months dead

Tim is around two years younger than Jason: Tim was 13 when he was introduced a few months in-universe after Jason died at 15. By the end of the post-Crisis universe, Tim is 17 (potentially 18, depending on when Gates of Gotham takes place).

Stephanie is one year older than Tim. This has been confirmed on several occasions, but most notably Steph is explicitly 18 and a college freshman in her Batgirl run, when Tim was 17.

There's 6-7 years between Damian and Tim. Tim is 17 during his Red Robin run and Damian is ~11 by the end of the 2009 Batman & Robin run, though he never turns 11 on-panel.

Those are still the basic age gap guideposts, regardless of "on-panel" post-Flashpoint age retcons. Dick is the sticky one here, mostly because writers could never decide on a) what age he was when his parents died and b) how long he was Robin before becoming Nightwing. Dick's age is also complicated by Tim's backstory, because it gets really sticky if he's too old for Tim to have been in the audience when the Graysons fell.

Anyway...Cass. Cass was 17 in Batgirl (2000) #1; Tim had just turned 15 and was living with his father. While her age isn't consistently brought up, she was treated as a mature older teenager who switches between living with Barbara and independently in the 'cave' that Bruce gives her. We also know she's 18 by 2002 because of Batgirl #33, the issue where Cain tells Cass that her real birthday is January 26th, and Batgirl #37, where she formally turns 18; Tim is still 15 at the time.

Tim turns 16 on July 19th in Robin #116, published in 2003. This once again indicates that Cass is approximately two and a half years older than Tim. This is further confirmed by Batgirl #48 in 2004, where Bruce mentions that Cass is 18, and the fallout of War Games later that year, since Cass relocates to a new apartment in Bludhaven without all of the messy convoluted legal hoops a 16-year-old Tim jumps through to do the same.

As for Cass and Jason, that's discussed in Detective Comics #790, also published in 2004. Bruce takes Cass to Jason's grave on what would have been Jason's 18th birthday, August 16th:

"No one talks about him. All I know is...he was the second Robin. And that the Joker kil-" "He would have been eighteen today." -Detective Comics #790

Ages are always a bit difficult to parse in comics, but this issue confirmed that Cass and Jason were around the same age. While we were never explicitly told whether Cass was 18 or 19 in this scene, we have a very important context clue that provides the answer: Cass's birthday, January 26th.

This would make Cass still 18 during Tec #790, around 7 months older than Jason should have been. This would also keep the correct age gap between both Cass & Tim (since Tim had just turned 16) and Jason & Tim (since they're two years apart). This is further confirmed by Jason being around 19-20 during Under the Red Hood (which I previously puzzled out here), published the following year in 2005. This makes Cass vaguely 20-21 during the Reborn era, since we know that Tim is 17 (nearly 18) and Steph is solidly 18.

In terms of writing, Cass was consistently treated as a slightly "older" character. Tim and Steph were a bit of a matched set even though they were a year apart, but Cass's stories were always pitched for a slightly older and more mature character than theirs. Any writers engaging in infantilizing behavior tended to do so because they were trying to make points about Cass's social skills, not her age. Cass being grouped in with Tim and Steph rather than Jason had more to do with Jason being dead until 2005 and a villain until 2011 than it did age considerations.

So then we get to the post-Flashpoint universe, where we have to throw literally everything I just said out because welcome to the reboot, where the timeline is made up and the ages don't matter:

Cass was re-introduced in Batman and Robin Eternal, where she is explicitly noted to be 16. Stephanie and Tim were both about 17, since Tim's college application arc in Detective Comics Rebirth puts him at 17-18.

But Cass is written as slightly older than Duke during the 2019 Outsiders run, and Duke was 16 when he was introduced and supposed to be slightly younger than Tim and Steph.

Then we run into Tim's "eternally 17" issue compounded with DC actually allowing Damian to age (first to 13 in 2016 and then to 14 in 2021), which throws literally everyone else's timeline into whack.

We also get the Infinite Frontier era allowing Dick and Babs to be in their late 20s again (vs. being 21, like they both had been since 2011) while also dealing with the Batgirls writers admitting they thought both Cass and Steph were 13-14 before being corrected (which explains a lot about how they're written right now).

If all the information I just threw at you confuses you, congratulations: it confuses everyone else, too. Don't worry too much about it. This is why most people ignore any on-panel age considerations we've been given since 2011 and go with pre-reboot ages. Anyway, Duke is now in college as of Urban Legends #18. Logically Cass, Steph, and Tim should thus all be between 20-22 right now, if the timeline actually made sense. Accounting for basic pre-reboot age differences+new age considerations, here's where everyone SHOULD be:

Babs: early 30s

Dick: 28-29

Cass: 23

Jason: 22-23

Steph: 21-22

Tim: 20-21

Duke: 18 (confirmed)

Damian: 14 (confirmed)

............yeah. That's clearly not how they're all being written, but that's the best age approximations I can come up with based on the super convoluted and contradictory information we've been given over the past 11 years. Love how canon is instead acting like Cass and Steph are 13-14 (but still getting less mature storylines than the actual 14-year-old), Tim is eternally 17, Jason is somehow 21 and 35 at the same time, Dick is forever in his mid-20s, and no one knows whether Babs is supposed to be 21 or in her 30s. I hope this answers your question sufficiently despite all of the confusing info!

[missglaskin]

Yandere Targaryen family HCS (Platonic) 

Note: This is inspired greatly by @anxiousnerdwritings​ based on the scenario of Aerys (the mad king) taking a child passing it as his 

Characters: Rhaegar Targaryen, Rhaella Targaryen, Aerys Targaryen + (Viserys Targayen) 

Because of the isolation and constant fear of his imprisonment, Aerys' mental health deteriorated. His council already accepted his descending to madness, but for Aerys to suddenly bring in a young girl and claim that they’re his ‘child’. Even Varys was astonished by that level of madness. No silver-blonde hair, no purple eyes, no Targaryen features were evident in his supposed child. Not even have a single ounce of valyrian or Targaryen blood. 

Yet no one had said a word as those who did suffered the consequences. The entire court watched silently as Aerys welcomed his new child into his family. In the midst of coddling the confused and frightened 'child,' Aerys summoned each of his allies and small council members, forcing them to accept his new child; you, as a Targaryen. A few of the lords and ladies of the court pitied you as rumors spread through the king's landing about the manner in which you were taken from your biological family and placed in the mad king’s arms, but more importantly, they wanted to know how the king’s son and wife reacted to the news. 

The lord and the ladies of court fully expected Rhaegar and Rhaella to be outraged, to at least try to knock some sense to their king, and while Rhaegar did so at first, his next course of actions was even more of a bigger shock. It has been rumored that both Rhaegar and Rhaella accepted you into their family. The servants claim Rhaella has been dressing you in pretty dresses and jewelry, and seeing Rhaegar playing the harp with you beside him.

The two have their reasons for accepting you as quickly as they did. Rhaella has suffered many miscarriages, in a way she sees you as her second chance at starting again. There’s also all the abuse and loneliness that contribute to it. Loneliness was also what made Rhaegar accept you in the family. More so, learning of your curiosity towards art and music made him be drawn to you even more. 

After Rhaella birthed Viserys, you were one of the few allowed to be near. Even as a babe, Viserys constantly wanted your attention or his mother’s. He genuinely grew up believing you were his biological sister, even when your appearance says otherwise. Anyone who mentions your forced adoption will meet Viserys’ wrath, regardless of whether he faces the truth or not. 

Back to Aerys, one would think, he may be ecstatic to see his son(s) and wife welcome you. Unfortunately, all it did was cause Aerys to be more aggressive and distrusting towards his family. He thinks they’re hypocrites, especially Rhaegar. First they disapprove of you and now, they want you all to themselves; over his dead body. Eventually after some time, the family breached an agreement, though Aerys continues breaking it and, when confronted, claims he’s the king and can do whatever he wishes. 

It’s no secret that you hold some small power over the king. Such as convincing Aerys not to execute certain people as it’ll upset you. Or telling the king you enjoy orange cakes to which he will serve you every day if you wish. Times you convince him to take care of his hygiene or distract him so he wouldn’t lash out on Rhaella. 

But there’s also a horrible side to Aerys. Because of his constant paranoia, he too fears someone will poison/ hurt you. Hence, why he has you surrounded by guards at all times or has every food and drink be checked. There are unwritten rules that one must not touch, stand too close, or even look at you for more than a few seconds if they wish to live another day. Sometimes, Aerys grabs into you a little too tight, making you promise him you will never betray him, never leave him and if you do so, he will burn all king’s landing. And from the look in his eyes, there’s a gut feeling deep inside telling you, it is not an empty threat. 

Out of all the family members, you feel closest to Rhaegar as he’s more ‘tamer’. He lets you go horse riding with you seated in the front. Both of you also enjoy taking a walk around the garden, with Rhaegar more than once gifting you a beautiful rose. Rhaegar enjoys teaching you how to dance or how to play the harp. 

Since you spend a lot of time with Rhaegar, which frustrates Aerys, Mooton and Dayne, become familiar faces. Jaime Lannister was also a familiar face. Unlike Mooton and Dayne, who engaged in a bit of a conservation with you and seemed quite fond of you (mostly because Rhaegar told them to look out for you), Jaime is quite distant. Though the only time he acknowledged you was when you convinced your ‘father’ to have Jaime play in the tournament.

Rhaella didn’t like you going to tournaments, she didn’t want you to witness any possible bloodshed. In her mind, no matter your age, you’re her little girl, one that she must protect from all the evil. It was the reason she didn’t like you being in the throne room with Aerys, as it meant you’d witness his executions and cruel punishments. 

If you were to mention your previous family or how you’re not related to them. The whole family would be devastated. Aerys would become livid, getting into a screaming fit, and this might encourage him to wipe out not only your immediate family, but your entire lineage. Rhaella might cry depending on how harsh your words are, embracing you and not wanting to let you go, making you feel guilty. Rhaegar would only show disappointment, and try to make you feel bad, having you remember all his gifts and the moments you spent together. 

[thenightfolknetwork]

I've got kind of a big dilemma here. I've always assumed i was sapio and just strange. I've never liked lying, and I have some weird allergies so my diet's pretty low sodium and we don't have cast iron pans but other than that my life has been pretty "typical", for lack of a better word. But I graduated last year, so my parents were going through baby pictures, and my dad pulled one out I'd never seen before from the day I was born and the baby in the photo was Not Me. Like one thousand percent definitely not me. I mentioned it, and my mom freaked out and told me not to be ridiculous and buried the picture at the bottom of the box. But I know when I'm being lied to, and there is no way that's a picture of me. And the other day I got a box in the mail that smelled like pine sap and lilacs and the ground after it rains, and there was a letter and a stone with a perfectly round hole in it inside. I'm adopted, apparently, and the stone is supposed to help me see hidden things until my eyesight improves. My bio family has invited me to a party on the spring equinox so I can meet them. But I have this sinking feeling that if I go they're not going to let me go back home? I love the parents who raised me and I don't want to leave them, but I do also want to meet my bio family and my "twin" (the baby from the picture who I guess is about my age now?). Do you have any advice for how to set the proper boundaries with my bio family so I can meet them without losing the life I've been raised in?

I'm afraid I don't quite follow your thinking here, reader.

Infant substitution is practised in a variety of different cultures on this plane of existence and several others. Without more information about your biological family's background, I am hesitant to make any sweeping proclamations about their specific practices. That said, I see no reason in your letter to assume they are planning a spot of interplanar kidnapping to usher in the equinox.

There are a few tangible signs they might not be being entirely honest about their intentions - if they are insisting you wear specific clothing and jewellery for the event (undyed, natural fibres, for example, or a crown of columbine and foxglove) or if they are at all cagey about the details of any rituals and ceremonies involved in the celebration, for example.

But without these red flags, I'm afraid you may be falling victim to nothing more or less than a rather pernicious strain of anti-liminal scaremongering.

By all means, ask your relatives about any etiquette you might need to be aware of, and whether the event will include a formal refutation of obligatory reciprocity. These perfectly ordinary things to take into account before travelling to another realm. Indeed, if your biological family shows any reluctance in answering, that might be another red flag.

Beyond these formalities, though, you run the risk of causing serious offence if you show up at the equinox celebrations with pockets full of salt and breadcrumbs, refusing to eat or drink and festooned in protective amulets.

With all due kindness and respect, I urge you to consider where these ideas and anxieties have their roots. Regardless of your true genus, you have been raised in a profoundly sapio-centric society. We are none of us immune to the prejudices and preconceptions taught to us by the society we're steeped in.

But we do have a choice about if and how we carry those ideas with us in the future. Take the time to educate yourself on infant substitution in general and, if possible, on your biological family's culture in particular. I think you'll soon find these fears are unfounded.

Finally, please, don't be too hard on yourself for internalising these misconceptions. We can't help the world we were raised in or the assumptions it taught us. But we do have the power to unlearn those harmful patterns of thought, and to work together to create a better present.

[crimsonhydrangeavn]

Hi, I have a curiosity!

What would be the reaction of the li to find out that they will be future biological or adoptive parents?

Oh this is a pretty interesting question given how different some of these scenarios would be depending on a variety of factors. In the interest of keeping things simple for me, let's say the child is either a product of intimacy between you two, or is somehow blood related to you. Otherwise I think we'll be here all day going down each possible reaction they would have. ^^;;

Garret would become overjoyed at the thought of you carrying his child. What better way to lock you down and make sure you never leave him than by having a child together? You'll always be in each other's lives whether you want to or not. He'll make sure you're supported and that you and the baby never want for anything. He'll also insist on hiring a nanny so that you two can still go out on dates and spend as much alone time with one another.

If he was to adopt a child, he'd be a little more jealous of the attention you showered on the child than if it was one of his own flesh and blood. He'd treat the child well, but he might not be nearly as overtly affectionate if they were of his own blood. Of course he'd spoil the child and make sure they had everything they could ever want, but his main focus would always be you and making sure that your love for him was paramount, and not the bastard child you had with someone else. Of course, the actual biological parents of the child would be swiftly removed from the picture, never to be seen or heard from again. After all, there's no way he would let anyone come between him and his picture perfect family with you and your child.

Marcelo would admittedly be surprised and stressed upon hearing the news. Of course he would try to act happy and make sure you felt safe and secure in your relationship. But he would be terrified on the inside. He didn't have the best father figure growing up and he really doesn't know how to be a father. Not to mention the fact that there's no way he'd be able to realistically provide for both of you. Of course he'd eventually bring up his fears and concerns with you and you'd both work through them. Though, once he held the sweet little bundle of joy in his arms he would immediately melt and question what he was so terrified of in the first place. He would spoil both you and your child to bits, loving on them and trying to be the best father figure he could.

If he was to adopt a child, he would honestly have a similar reaction as above. Though I think he would be a lot more self conscious and uncertain when it came to actually raising the child. He'd love them and dote on them like his own, but he would second guess himself constantly and look to you for guidance and assurance when it came to disciplining the child.

Camilla would absolutely freak out if she found out she accidentally became pregnant. After all she had so many plans ahead of her and she would almost feel trapped at the idea of becoming a mother and having a baby. She'd have a serious discussion with you regarding if you even wanted to have the baby and would ultimately take your lead. If she did end up becoming a mom, she'd become a "cool" mom that was more like a friend than an actual parent. Of course she would punish them if they really stepped out of line, but overall she would take a more relaxed approached when raising them.

Oddly enough, she'd have a much easier time when it came to adopting than actually having the child. She would be able to process it a lot better and actually look forward to raising them.

Rita would be incredibly surprised, but happy to find out she was with child. She tried for countless years with her ex husband without any luck, and now that you came into her life and she finally got pregnant? Well, it would feel like it was destined to happen. She'd become a loving yet strict mother. Of course she'd make sure that you weren't neglected and make sure to give you all of the attention that you deserved, and more, once the child went to bed.

Rita would be equally excited to adopt a child with you and would honestly treat it as one of her own.

Teagan would probably loathe the idea of becoming a parent. They know that they're far too selfish to properly raise a human and would absolutely despise sharing you with anyone else, especially a child regardless if they were blood related or not. Unfortunately, they'd probably try to convince you to get rid of the child, but if you refused they'd reluctantly become a parent alongside you. Not a good one, but a "parent" none the less.

Of course they'd insist on hiring a nanny, constantly taking you out on vacations and "business trips" without the child, and spending as much time with you as they could. They'd also become ridiculously jealous of any affection you showed the child and taunt them whenever you weren't around. Though, despite their apparent hatred for the child, they wouldn't ever allow any harm to actually come to them once they were born. Mostly for your sake to be honest. The last thing they wanted was to see you break down over the loss of a child... (Spoiler: Something that they might have experienced first hand in the past. )

[2smolbeans]

Yandere COO Headcanons

Tags: murder, mentions of previous partners, kidnapping, amputation, breaking and entering, isolation, social bullying/humiliation used as a tool, gas lighting, manipulation.

Overall, this just explains the bare minimum of this man's background, how he is with his darling, his type, and the whatnot!

*This is an old writing, so some of these headcanons were changed

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Marco is secretly the type of geek who is weirdly into insects and often hyperfixuates on the type of environments they live in.

In his large house, he has a room decorated with green vines and all types of exotic flowers climbing the walls with his precious tarantulas, centipedes, and butterflies in their respective home.

In his free time, he often takes care of his personal green haven, often spending hours inside the room as he likes to reminisce on old memories.

His older brother, Hyun, had to teach Marco how to dispose of a body, how to keep his lovers 'in check', and how to network his resources whether it be for drugs, private investagators, or personal doctors.

Marco had to teach Hyun about when he should express emotions 'appropriately', how to get his way without resorting to violence or cruelty, and how to seem friendly and approachable to the public eye.

Hyun and Marco have a 4 years age gap from each other.

Even though Marco does have a large income, he never usually spends a lot of it on himself. Rather, he spends it on his insects, home renovations, partners, or his fellow co-workers!

Marco's type of 'darling' is someone who's usually full of pride and spunk. Someone who isn't too afraid of coming off as an asshole even if it ruins their reputation. He doesn't care about what gender they are, how tall they are, or what physical flaws they have, if they can bluntly tell him they hate him and their job, he's already planning their wedding.

I would also like to note that Marco has terrible taste in people. There's nothing wrong with liking bold and blunt people, but the type of people Marco usually gravitates towards...Bullies and gold diggers..

To add fuel to the fire, Marco also tends to fall harder and gain more interest towards someone who is insecure about themselves. Someone who seems uptight and full of themselves in public, but behind closed doors, is a wreck worrying about what other people think of them..

When he was around 3 years old, he was adopted by his adoptive father and had no information about his birth or family relations. Thinking about it, he's pretty sure that his name originally isn't Marco at all.

Hyun and Marco share the same father but different mother.. Their father..Is a lot worse than the both of them combined.

Let's just say one of the 'small' crimes he's done was driving his first wife to her suicide while sending away his mistress's child to the orphange, telling her he killed their child as a punishment for disobeying him.

His father made it clear that he was the accident child he never wanted, but Marco never knew about it until Hyun told him about his upbringings. His upbringing being that their father decided to have an affair with Hyun's mother, only then to blame the affair and her suicide solely on the mistress and her child.

Marco doesn't have any memories of his biological father, so it's not like it affected him to begin with.

Marco had a wonderful childhood to a single father who happily raised him. As a child, his adoptive father would take him to work, showing him how he would fill in paperwork and talk to clients.

His adoptive dad, Mr. Pereira was a lawyer. And boy did that come in handy whenever Marco was caught up in some legal trouble...

Marco has had at least 9 partners in his lifetime, all of them always ending up in failure.

Marco is the type of yandere to amputate their darling as a very last and desperate resort if he finds that they're hurting him, themselves, constantly running away, or pushing his patience too far.

Marco will only kill his beloved if he finds himself growing tired, out of love, or if their darling simply cannot learn to love him after amputating them. Sure, it's common sense that after that chopping off their limbs without their consent, the poor person will be broken beyond repair - but simple delusional Marco doesn't want to accept that.

When in a relationship, Marco will never let his partner pay for anything. He wants them to relax and trust in him. Plus, the reaction they give him when they realise Marco is paying for everything warms his heart.

Marco is the smaller, more chaotic, emotional braincell compared to his big brother Hyun, who just judges Marco's taste in partners silently.

Compared to Hyun, Marco is more of an impulsive, emotional, and honest yandere. He often finds himself slipping with his lies and intentions whenever he's in the moment. It's no wonder why he has a lot of instances where he could've gotten away with his suspicious behavior with his partners, but he got caught because he couldn’t keep his mouth shut.

Marco's favorite method of killing people is through drowning and beating someone to death with his bare hands..Something about taking his sweet time while watching someone struggle and thrash underneath him just sends a shiver down his spine..

Funny enough, Marco had met Hyun for the first time when they were both getting rid of a body at the same time and location. It went along something like this:

Marco: *carrying a dead wrapped up body* ...Mr. Sangwook?

Hyun: M-Marco..? What are you doing?

Marco: .....Your mom?

Hyun: *deadpans* Haha how funny.

Marco: W-Well..What are YOU doing??

Hyun: ....None of your buisness. Listen, how about we both do what we need to do, and if not, I call the police and explain how I found you disposing two bodies behind the dumpster.

Marco: ..Ugh, well I wasn't gonna say anything.

Hyun: *patting Marco's head* Good boy. Also, is that one of our janitors?

Marco: ..No...Maybe?

Hyun: Goddamn it. I liked them, they were funny..What did they do?

Marco: ..They slept with my boyfriend..

Hyun: Oh, did they know that your boyfriend was taken or...?

Marco: No..My boyfriend kind of invited them over to my place and I caught them in the act..

Hyun: Oh..Sorry..I'm assuming your boyfriend's next?

Marco: N-No! I'm not a monster! It was probably a mistake, I love them!

Hyun: *Silently judging* Uh huh...

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Marco's relationship with Hyun is strong despite being polar opposites and their unfortunate upbringings.

The moment Marco found out they were half brothers, Marco would cling onto Hyun and annoy him every single day to the point Hyun had to lock himself in his office.

Marco is considered sterotypically attractive. He's at least 6'5 "with a toned body, built his physique, shining red eyes, and dark brown hair that he can tie up and style.

He often works out in the gym to keep up with his form so that people can admire him. He also does it so that he can pick up his darling for whatever reason he may need to.

Marco is more of a savory type of person. His favorite comfort foods are shepherd's pie, Pão de queijo, pizza, and your typical burgers and fries.

Because of Marco's impulsive decisions, if there's someone standing inbetween him and his darling's relationship, his first solution is to immediately kill them off and cover up his traces, rather than talking it out or trying any other tactics.

It's funny since for a man who's so all about being friendly, kind, and gentle, he's so quick to resort to violence compared to his brother, who thrives off of it.

Marco is excellent when it comes to persuasion. He knows that he's charming and that people floak towards him, he knows how to change his attidude, how the tone of his voice can really change the atmosphere, he's aware of his public status, how his money and power has an influence on how people treat him.

Even though Marco seems like the absolute worst to date or be friends with, he's really not that bad if you don't push his buttons. If anything, Marco is actually the most gentle, caring, and loving boyfriend you could ever have.

Always spoiling you, praising you, and making sure you know you matter so much to him. The only exception is that you never leave him and accept him for who he is no matter the cost.

He's not asking for too much.

He's willing to forgive you if it's the first time if you cheat on him. He's a patient and understanding man. He truly loves you and wants to make things work. He's tired of jumping from partner to partner. He wants to settle down!

But do it again, and he's already prepared to chop you up and grind your remains as food for his precious insects.

When Marco is around his darling, he often gets smitten by every little thing they do. Their coughing and sneezing in the most sickly way? Aww..So cute, he wants to warm them up in a blanket.

They're harrassing someone for money? Oh..Aww..Should he give them some spare change? Maybe not until later, it's adorable watching you squeak and stomp your feet at someone and he wants to watch it for a bit longer.

Smiling at a video on your phone? God is he glad he took a picture of that from afar.

He may have once cried to "A Dog's Purpose" while on a movie date.

When it comes to cuddling, Marco often likes to be the little spoon. Feeling your hands wrap around his torso while his back is pressed against you is his favorite cuddling position afterall!

When it comes to taking care of company work, whenever he gets stressed from the workload and the isolation in his office, he often looks at a picture of his darling before taking a small break before continuing.

Marco's method of keeping his darling close to him at all times is to simply change their working position to a 'stay at home' role. He has the power to do so. After all, your boss and manager do work under him.

Even if you do work under another company or job that isn't with his company, he can always make connections and network his way to you..

He does this so that regardless of whether you're dating or just friends, he could always isolate you from your peers. Spreading rumors about you in the office so that even when you visit the office, no one ever bothers checking up on you.

It bothers you since you desperately want to make friends.. But that thought is snuffed out with Marco constantly checking up on you. Being so sweet to send you sweets and messages every day.

So screw everyone! Who cares about them when you have the richest man doting on you.

One thing that Marco often messes up on is keeping his secret 'stash' hidden from you. Often leaving stolen belongings littered all over the house.

You would either be dating or close friends when you find out about it and his true feelings about you.

Either at his place for a date, or just a general hangout. You remember telling Marco that you needed to go to the bathroom, going upstairs to search for it.

Once finding the washroom, you found it weird how inside one of the bathroom cabinets was a similar Keychain you once had..It was very specfic as well. It was even scratched the same way as well..

You also found some underwear that seemed very similar to the ones you lost..Maybe his ex just wore the same brand? Regardless you thought it was weird how Marco just randomly left these in the washroom.

You told Marco about it, teasing him about the weird trinkets left in his bathroom and how he should keep those elsewhere. Failing to take notice of Marco's nervous eyes and uncomfortable chuckle while you sat across him.

Marco had a bad habit of visiting your place a bit too often. Of course Marco knew he should respect your boundaries.

But he couldn't help himself. There was no harm being done..

While your out from work, Marco who has an ungodly amount of power with his time makes his way towards your place.

You changed the locks? That's no problem, he brought a Bobby pin just in case! You have a security camera outside the front door? If you live in a house or those apartments with the connected stairways, he could always enter through the back.

Your at home? Well he'll just stay out of your way. You won't even know he's there! Not while he's hidden in the creaks and blindspots, watching your every move before slowly sneaking his way out.

Always happy to take a souvenir, whether it be a picture of you undressing, a shirt, or your undergarments as a memory of his visit.

With your relationship with Marco, you always felt uncomfortable speaking up against him. Since whenever you're at work, and people ask about your relationship with the company's Chief Operating Officer.

You hated how Marco immediately made it public to everyone about his relationship and feelings towards you. Especially when everyone in the office loved and floaked towards, him yearning for approval.

Whenever there's a fight regarding you confronting Marco about his toxic and concerning behavior, suddenly all your co-workers know about it.

Suddenly, you're the asshole who went too far, the one that hurt his feelings, the one who should apologize. It pisses you off. It's embarrassing, why doe everyone know about this?!

You hate it even more when you decide to put your foot down. Asking Marco why the hell everyone in the office knows about the 'fight'

Only then comforting him as you see his pained expression. Explaining how he didn't mean for the word to spread. He only told his old close co-workers he used to talk to when he was just a simple security guard about the situation and for some relationship advice.

Feeling like shit as you realised that you were assuming things again. That maybe it wasn't his fault. Why do you always think it's his fault?

You'll make it up to him, though. You always do. After all, you're thankful for him putting up with your shitty behavior when no one else does.

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[thedelusionreaderbitch]

Peter Parker x Nb! Sibling! Reader - Calm of the mind, mind of the calm (PRIDE 2023)

A/n: Whether reader and peter are biologically related or adopted is never specified and up to the reader! Also don't ask me how this works in the timeline because it doesn't. Enjoy the second installment to the fics of pride 2023!

*There is a note at the end of this fic, there is a disclaimer about the fandom, but I didn't want to put it at the start because it would spoil the fic!*

(The reader's agab is not mentioned in this fic!)

Summary: To Y/n, they've never been one or the other. Now that it's out though, they need a new place to stay.

Warnings: swearing, homelessness, transphobia/homophobia, self esteem issues, mental parental abuse, I think that's it? You have been warned!

The 3 P's:

[Pronouns used: they/them] [Pov: 3rd person] [Pairings: (sibling!) peter x reader, (platonic!) peter x may x reader, (parental!) peter x tony, (parental!) tony x reader, (mentioned! platonic!) avengers x peter]

They never really understood it.

The way people would be well- people. Look at each other and think boy, or girl, instead of; red head, or brown eyes. It all seemed so silly to them, the way the world appeared to work.

They never told Peter this, their lovely brother, their brother who had enough on his shoulders. He didn't need their shit added onto his trauma, and workload. Peter's always been too self-sacrificing for his own good, yet there was a need to tell someone, so they told May.

They told her how sometimes when they looked at the stars they wished they were one of them instead of some person on earth with everyone else. How sometimes when they looked in the mirror they would trace their face thinking about everything they would change about it to appear more the way they wanted it to. To have someone look at them and have to look twice, then again, and maybe even four times, they want strangers to gaze upon them and debate; "Boy or girl? What is it? I can't tell!"

They told her how sometimes they'll stare at the animals across the street and think about how easy it must be for them, to just be who they are and not have to be forced into a box.

Forced to chose, one or the other - how lucky they must be.

And lucky they were, because May had not agreed to them at all.

She had told them that they had to realize that- that, whatever they were doing wasn't natural, that it wasn't real. What they were trying to get themself to feel was delusional, and that there was only 'he' or 'she' nothing more.

Their aunt had quickly stormed out saying that; "I don't want to hear another word about it from you again."

Then she left for work and the tears didn't come. They didn't flood forward with gushing waves, they just felt nothing, empty, numb. Probably, shock.

They had trusted someone with- with something so vulnerable, and deep, it was like ripping open their own skin and showing the truth underneath. Here! I am here!

For someone to reject something so pure, and true, was nearly criminal. How could someone do that?

Then the tears came, not rushing - not at first anyways. Maybe they didn't come unrestrained, but they didn't stop. They didn't stop for a long time, so long they were afraid that someone was going to see.

Therefore they locked themself in their room.

They did this for weeks, they didn't talk to Peter, May or any friends at school. They didn't attend dinner, they barely ate as they didn't want to be around the people in their own home.

It was May's words that clinged with them after, that circled around in their head for hours on end just stuck on repeat.

"I don't want to hear another word about it from you again."

If nobody wanted to see, then why ever bother showing up in the first place?

Peter was frankly fed up, and worried about their behavior.

Nobody seemed to have any answers as to why Y/n was disappearing, the only person that looked as though she had any idea what was going on was his aunt May. However she wouldn't say a word about it to Peter and would just roll her eyes and say; "Y/n is fine."

Peter was not very convinced that a quote on quote "fine" person will isolate themself from everyone.

Finally he decided Y/n needed to talk to him, and the time was now.

"Y/n." Peter whispered from the other side of the door gently. Barely loud enough for them to hear him but still loud enough for them to jump when they hear it.

"Can I come in?"

As soon as they hear their brother's voice they very nearly start running crazily around the room shoving stuff around to stop Peter (from coming inside their room no doubt) before jumping out the window (they'll be fine) and running off hopefully before he could catch them.

That didn't happen though.

Of course that didn't happen.

This is Peter Parker, their brother, and fucking Spiderman, he didn't wait for their response he was already pick locking the door. (Y/n's going to have to have a serious talk with him later when to use his superhero abilities, and when not to use them. [And no, they do not care if the one and only Natasha Romanoff showed him how to do it herself, it's not cool to invade someone's privacy.])

When he opens the door they definitely don't expect him to look worried. Angry perhaps, but concern? For some reason it had invaded their mind that their brother had stopped caring about them.

(They tell themself that May hadn't planted that seed. But they don't quite know if they believe it.)

He didn't talk to them right away, he just slowly guided them to their bed where they sat, while Peter took one of those rolly chairs they had in their room.

"What's going on n/n?"

"I-" Their voice is hoarse, not from lack of use but rather the emotion that comes with it.

"May, she-"

Peter nodded his head understanding slightly that this had something to do with May. "Ya, I got the part that May was involved somehow."

"I don't want to hear another word about it from you again."

But that's not how it works is it? You can't force people to be quiet, they'll be an out cry, people will riot. People aren't meant to be quiet they are meant to be loud and annoying and maybe even obnoxious, but that's what makes them human. It's what makes us all human - our voice, even if we don't speak with it, or if the people around you don't understand it. It shapes us.

"I told her I'm nonbinary." They spoke calmly, and strong now. "And now I'm also telling you I guess." Their voice flatters by the end.

Peter blinks for two, three, four, five seconds before finally - finally breaking the silence.

"Oh thank god, that's it? OH! I didn't mean it like that! But when you're a superhero you kinda assume the worst so-"

Their giggle cuts off Peter's ramble and he smiles at himself because he made his sibling laugh when he's sure they haven't in a while.

"I'm guessing May didn't take it very well basing off your expression from before?"

They just shake their head; "No, she- I don't know if I can stay here." They whisper while they curl into themself slightly.

Peter had always loved May like a mother, while Y/n coming from where they came from always saw her as more as an aunt rather than a mother. A very parental aunt, but an aunt nonetheless.

Meaning that they were a little scared of what their brother's reaction was going to be.

"That bad? Well, I might know a place where you can stay."

Everything in the room seemed to sag in relief at his response, the tension dissipating within a mere second.

And they knew everything was going to turn out just fine, maybe not great but fine was better than terrible.

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While they had most of their things with them, there was some stuff that they did leave behind. Not anything absurdly big, or anything that they would miss, just some blankets and sheets, that kind of stuff.

Peter had said they wouldn't need to bring their mattress, sheets, blankets, or anything along those lines. It made them wonder where they were going to stay.

After the first few awkward sentences of that conversation with Peter that felt like just yesterday. While the both of them had talked about a lot more since then. Like what their were pronouns (they/them,) if they thought they were going to get any surgeries in the future, or if they wanted to take hormones of any kind.

Of course they had talked about the living situation but Peter had never said with who, they would be living with. Which made them extremely nervous, and leaving them feeling like an idiot.

If they had known who they were staying with, they would have never said yes.

Oh, what a shock it was when they stood right in front of the Avengers compound in upstate new york. Really though, with their brother being Spiderman they should have seen this coming.

Although they thought they would be staying with maybe one of Peter's friends temporarily? Like Michelle, she seemed cool! Plus Y/n knows enough about the Avengers and Tony Stark (or Tony Stank as Y/n and May used to say jokingly to Peter to piss him off. [Now the memory is harsh around the edges and blue in color.]) to know that any commitment with them is anything but temporary.

"Peter, there's no way I'm staying here."

Their brother only grins, almost mischievous but loving in nature. "Mr. Stark already agreed, plus you can't even move out of May's place legally until you turn eighteen, and Mr. Stark has the best lawyers money can buy."

They couldn't help the rolling their eyes at how formal Peter was despite knowing Tony for quite a long while now. (Even though they know they will probably be doing the same.) Yet their heart warmed, they hadn't even thought about the legal side of things. Although it would seem unlikely that May would call any authorities over them running away, it would be good to be with someone who could back them up if she did.

As they sigh in defeat the car rolls to a stop at the Avengers compound, and they have to mentally prepare themself for what's to come.

Oh, come on, who are they kidding? Their life has been shattered, there was no way in hell that they were going to being able to properly mentally prepare themself for living with a bunch of superheros that have better things to do. (They have people to save, universe to keep from collapsing! Much more pressing issues than a homeless teenager.) They shouldn't have to worry about them.

Suddenly, their door is happened by a man in a suit so expensive they want to let their head smash into the pavement. As their eyes examine the man's watch all the way to his piercing brown eyes.

Eyes that are sad, but wide, like they've seen thing they can't even imagine. Wars, death, victory, and new hopes. Yet they look at them, like they can't imagine what their going through, like their problems is more important than keeping the world from imploding.

(It makes the seed wither slightly, yet it's roots still remain.)

"Hey Kid, call me Tony, because if I have to get called Mr. Stark by someone who lives with me, I might just lose it."

Their face splits into a wide grin as Peter groans behind them. A fondness spreading across their body as they smile at Iron man like he's just saved them from an monstrosity.

(The best part is, he did.)

Words 1863

*disclaimer! I know May would have probably never kicked the reader out but I was venting!*

-thedelusionreaderbitch

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[greatwyrmgold]

If any trans people see this, I'd like to know what they think about "—All You Zombies—"

AYZ is a short story written by Robert A. Heinlein. It's a time paradox story, wherein the protagonist, who I will call Jane, even though they change their name partway through the story, because their post-Jane name is never mentioned.

Jane ends up as their own mother, father, child, kidnapper, one-night-stand, bartender, customer, benefactor, recruiter, excuse to leave the recruitment department, etc. It's a fun little tangle of time travel. But for Jane to have a 100% self-contained origin, they need both male and female organs.

And they do! It's casually mentioned that, during Jane's C-section, doctors discovered she had a set of male sex organs. They judged that the female ones couldn't be any use again, so they did some casual surgery while Jane was unconscious and assured her that she'd "develop properly as a man".

Let's ignore the biological plausibility of this scenario; Jane's basically a species of their own. There's a lot of other stuff to discuss. Like how Jane's more mad about the doctor implying they should put their baby up for adoption than finding out the doctors gave her a sex-change operation without their knowledge or consent. Or how Jane casually switches to using male pronouns after the surgery, which feels less like them being a trans man and more like Heinlein assuming anyone with a phallus would want to use he/him. Or the casual dismissal of any difficulties beyond getting a job (because of scar tissue, not transphobia), which again feels less like a creative choice and more like Heinlein just didn't think about issues that might come from being abruptly forced to live as a different gender than you planned.

Though at the same time, intentional or not, Jane's story is still a story where a woman becomes a man without any fanfare. Maybe it sucks that their bodily autonomy was violated, but it's still a world where trans men don't face any problems beyond nasty scars and transtemporal baby-nappers. I can see that being appealing to some theoretical trans people. I just don't know whether actual trans people agree with them. I'm too cis for that.

So, yeah. Open call for people to share their queer thoughts on a 66-year-old short story written by a man who thought gay men didn't like masculine faces.

[lemme-just-oops]

Hello! Can you do AT with mc who has a bad relationship with family?

Alpheratz: When he first heard that you avoid your family, he thought it would be something like he has with his grandfather. That your family is just annoying, so he related. But when there is more to it, he avoids meeting your eyes for a moment. Apologizes for his insensitivity, and his quote to cheer you up is: "You are at least a solar system away from them now."

Arcturus: This man is shocked to say the least. A bad family did not exist in his eyes yet, because he was raised in a loving household and never witnessed anything bad. You can pinpoint the second his heart breaks apart and he promises that he can fix it for you, it surely is just a misunderstanding. But when you assure him that it cannot be a misunderstanding anymore, he hugs you. You need it. He is quite sensitive on that topic though, but he will listen to you talk about your thoughts whenever you need.

Pollux: He wants to play the role of your hero, so he will call himself your brother or your father, sometimes his cousin. He already has four siblings, surely his family will not notice one more member. And in fact, they don't. You got adopted, congratulations. If you mention that you eant to visit your biological family, whether it is to get your things or make the relationship better, he will be by your side.

Sirius: Just say the word and he will destroy their lives from inside out. They will never know what hit them. You just need to tell you their secrets. Their jobs, their allergies, and how much you want to be avenged. His actions can range from rubbing citrus on every surface to make them all believe in ghosts. And if you ever flinch as a side effect fron the way you were raised, he will give then a long torturing visit. When asked what he did to them, he says you don't need to know.

Spica: Do you want to sue them for harm? He is a man of power, he can make it happen. But if you say you don't, he has a lot of other means to support you. If you want to see a therapist for the situation, he will find you one. If you want him to listen to you vent about them, he puts everything aside to do so. He wants you to be sure that you have options to help yourself. Now that you are not with them, you can take a step back and analyse what you like and hate about them. The points of tension between you. He will offer guidance when it is hard to look through the fog of emotions in your mind.

Vega: He did not have a family for most of his time, so here you two are. Miserable about the lack of love and affection you received. When you mention how your family makes you feel, he has trouble finding the right words. His advice will not be easy to find, he is stuck on the thought that you could leave them behind. Abandon them. But he knows the answer is not so simple. If you want to run away, he will help you find a place to stay. He will work on the things you never got support for. You might become a family to each other, just from the feeling of not having been raised properly and thus being able to read what the other one may need.