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[unexpectedbrickattack]

It’s kinda sad that in the verse or to think Noise’s show never went on air beyond the tower or pizza head was just letting him think it’s being broadcasted world wide. I could imagine how heartbroken Noise must’ve felt to discover your dream come true was an illusion someone made. but that means in the credit Noise was still able to get his footing anyways in the film industry.

(I HAVE to preface this by saying i DO like the noise, i love this little brat, but im going to dunk on him in this response 😭)

My hc is that The Noise is ALREADY rich as shit. He did not ask for that insane money split bc hes desperate to make it big, he asked for that money bc he was being greedy as hell. He already has hiring agents and commercials and he makes all kinds of gadgets to sell at ludicrous prices.

Pizzahead ‘hired’ him bc the Noise has all these weird machines and explosives and he wanted to utilize that. He was filming for his Own weird and bizarre (stalker-ish) reasons, but the Noise, being nosy, found out about these recordings and assumed (wrongly) that this was going to be like a live reality show or some shit, and jumped in to split profits before anyone else got to it. If his agents got to Pizzahead first, they wouldve found it extremely suspicious that there was no name, no deals, no contracts written up, no producers or anything that comes standard with filming anything. But the noise doesnt Know that; thats what his agents are for! If he knew that Pizzahead was recording him SOLELY to record him fighting Peppino, noise wouldve turned him down immediately; he will Not tolerate being runner up to the Star of a show.

If it means anything, he Did get an absurd amount of money for working with Pizzahead. So much so that his agent thought he literally scammed some poor soul out of their money (He would Never; hes a brat; not a thief). So he definitely came out of this entire ordeal more than okay, if not, a little confused on the situation of. Everything. But that doesnt matter bc hes got that sweet cash babey

[cryptocism]

So since pretty much everyone agrees that Tim needs a name change, and I think most people dislike the first two RR costumes (I dislike the pretty much Robin one too, because it seems like he hasn’t accept losing Robin, when I feel a lot of his comics right after Bruce W died was about that?) which leads me to: What do you think Tim’s costume would look like if he got a good outfit, and what name?

o yeah i was not a fan of the cowl. and the n52 design is just… so busy and excessively accessorised (excessorised???) - i drew it a couple times for this project im workin on and the whole process was me squinting at reference panels and whispering softly but passionately “what the fuck” - and i agree on the rebirth RR design, it looks more derivative of dick and jasons retconned robin costumes than inspired by tims og 80s design (however. the unternet costume - its simple and appealing and clearly nightwing-inspired and i am a fan, also the giant scythe/halberd/mace thing was so ridiculous i loved it)

which is why i thank pat gleason for my life bc tims new outfit is such a good modernisation of his original robin design. so i mean to answer ur question i think tim has a p good design right now (although not for long i guess since they announced hed get a new look/codename soon) BUT if i were in charge of debuting a new design and name… hm……….

whatever his new name is, it’d preferably have something to do with wherever his personal storyline is headed, which i dont know, and for all my complaining abt how red robin is a shit name i dont actually have great alternatives lol. i did see somewhere the suggestion for the name “Cardinal” which i dont hate, so ill use that as a placeholder for now (although “Halcyon” is an interesting option)

tangentially, my personal preference for his robin graduation would be a miniseries featuring tim and damian both as robin, begrudgingly having to work together to fight some greater enemy and becoming true brothers along the way. ending with tim giving damian his blessing to be robin (a post-mantle blessing but still) with the first amicable passing on of the robin title literally ever

as for Look: his new design should a) accurately reflect his character b) mesh well with whatever tone his personal storyline is going for c) be a natural progression of gleasons newest iteration while still d) able to stand as its own iconic look

i always thought tim would do really well in a more grounded noir-style detective story, both using and especially subverting the tropes of the genre (for instance tim befriends every femme fatale and romances absolutely zero of them. theyre pals and have weekly movie nights or smthn) obvs using some of the mystery elements to springboard into classic comic wild times etc etc. theres also a great opportunity to include some more cyberpunk aesthetics to the look and feel ofthe story

i.e. tim is part of the waynetech r&d teams, working with them to develop new technologies, and proceeding to test out some of the prototypes while doing vigilante work (bc terry had to get his rocket boots from somewhere ok). gotham is still gotham, but its starting to see some of that neo-futuristic/blade runner flavour from batman beyond.

so. cyberpunk detective story starring cha boy tim drake. im not gonna draw it rn but lemme just gather some ref elements here in case i ever do

first off - motorcycle, obviously. redbird is back babey and this time its a two-wheeler. all his gear would be modded the hell out of, but the motorcycle itself would be an approximate balance of 70% ducati and 30% tron lightcycle situation. a speedy bike with ample room for the edgy overkill batfam aesthetic, with maybe a little akira in there who knows

same goes for helmet; 70/30 on this modern/cyberpunk situation. heres a quickly photoshopped “cardinal” helmet lol 

although theres totally room for some daft-punk leds in there. serving as a heads up display AND a fun neon aesthetic. I really want to play into that John Wick neo-noir situation.

besides that… ive got a preference for street style over the superhero spandex, so… detective jacket. every detective has a good jacket. norm breyfogle made a comment on his early tim robin designs that itd be pretty either/or on jacket vs cape, merging the two looked a little silly. for robin they probably decided on cape to keep things classic, but for cardinal i can do what i want

and i want to bring back some of this popped collar.

which i basically did for that other tim design i drew, which i still like, so this one would probably be at least a lil borrowed from that. 

attempting to merge cape/jacket might end up smthn like these:

which admittedly i like. 

admittedly… i do also like the concept of wings introduced in tims n52 design, i just think they couldve been hidden/incorporated better

greig rapson had a sweet robin design that had a sort of flight-suit (which dove into the actual mechanics??? i love) and since id want to dive into tim testing out waynetech prototypes, its a pretty good natural progression from him to terrys glider thing

the whole ensemble would be fairly understated however - enough to semi blend in with any crowd, hero or civilian. after all the story focus would be just as much about solving the mystery as it is punching the bad guy

the various interchangeable gadgets would be both prototypes of terrys eventual batsuit, and also all the failed prototypes that never managed to get off the ground. just to add an element of tension/plot devices wherein tims gear could break or malfunction pretty much anytime.

im fixated on this rocket boot situation though so itd be a paired down version of terrys eventual seamless/invisible design. still noticable and clunky, but working with the sleek modernish style outlined by gleason

smthn almost similar to the prowler actually from spiderverse - as in: Clearly Rocketboots, and clearly diy’d the shit out of, but still working with that Aesthetic

(most of the screencaps of prowler are dark af so im taking this from jesus alonso iglesias concept art) 

im debating on the addition of more overtly birdlike/cyberpunk elements, so ill add this here cause its dope as fuck (from ahmet atil akar). 

and a lot of batclan capes tend to end with that concave spiked look, which works great for bats but not really for birds. a tailcoat might emulate the bird tail, but it also might evoke Penguin a lil too much idk.

also in the interest of keeping everything within the same sort of design language, i would Love to see some new villains emulating deconstructionist/architectural kawakubo fashion:

like could you imagine the supervillain potential

so uhhh yeah. budding cyberpunk detective story with a little noir and a little technological advancement progressing in fits and starts. taking from the gleason foundation with heavy black featuring brighter coloured accents and modern sleekness, made a little dorky via prototype technology, with some extra neon blade runner shit thrown in there.

depending on how much i love or hate the new codename/design reveal i might draw this via inspired motivation or spiteful motivation lol

[iphoenixrising]

Little prompt for your Dr. Tim or ABO AU, if you're interested - Tim buys a t-shirt/hoodie with the words 'eat me' printed in bold on the front. Jason and Dick maybe take him up on the offer.

Hmmmm. How about his asshole friends get it for him as a gag gift and the Alphas just take up the suggestion?

**

“Oh…”

Shit. Tim usually gives a fuck when he has things like sleep, coffee, marshmallows, or an active case. However, since he has none of these things, the lack of fucks he gives is apprent when he just threw on a random hoodie in his closet without really reading it.

(Also the fact his Alphas showed up at Titan’s Tower to check on him makes none of this any better.)

N seems to be staring, absently licking his lips.

Hood, though, has no problems running his mouth. “Izzat supposed ta be an order er a suggestion, Sweets?” Is low and slightly dangerous through the synths while the Alpha works his hands by his thighs in something like anticipation.

“I don’t like the fact anyone could see you in it and make assumptions,” Nightwing finally seems to have found his tongue, the rumble in his chest starting low and deep. “Anyone other than us, I mean.”

And like his body craves it by now, Tim feels it happening when N’s scent becomes thicker, heavier. His body starts to tingle in the sensitive spots, starts to warm up, starts to get ready, and God, when had it been it become wanted over needed? 

“I feel that, Big Wing,” Hood returns, the whiteouts not wavering from their Omega’s, “can’t let some motherfucker what don’t know how ta take care a’ Timmy get the wong idea, you feel me? Our ‘Mega better get treated nothin’ but nice, or we’re gonna have a little fucking talk ‘bout manners, yeah?”

“You two are ridiculous,” he starts, eyes darting away from the shifting hips and taunt muscle outlined in Kevlar and Nomac less than twenty feet from him. “It’s just a stupid hoodie from the team, a gag gift. No. Big. Deal, really.”

And like he’d given them a reason, the two vigilantes are in motion, coming toward him with intent. 

“No big deal, Timmy?” 

Before he realizes (because of shit like sleep dep), he utters an eep when he’s just suddenly surrounded by the Alphas, Hood holding him up against the front his body and Alpha pinning him from behind.

“Gonna show ya how it ain’t a big deal.”

The purring starts up, vibrating on both sides of his body, and God do they feel so fucking good like this.

“J-Jay!”

A hand leaves so the helmet can unlock, and N noses against the base of nape of his neck, the scrape of teeth against the bone, the possibilty of his Alpha biting down on him right at that spot makes Tim almost breathless.

“Dickie,” Jason finally comes out with it, once he’s free of the helmet and the slight sweetness starts to bleed through, “think our boy been workin’ it too hard, ain’t been sleepin’, ain’t been eatin’. Whadda ya say we get ‘im nice n’ drowsy, yeah?”

Mouthing at the back of their Omega’s neck, the Alpha hums, gloves hands tightening on the thighs he’s holding, and he lets his teeth scrap across again, purrs a little louder when Tim’s scent spikes with arousal.

(And one of these days when Tim truly, honestly forgives him for being a terrible Alpha, a terrible mentor, a terrible friend, then he’s going to give in and bite down on that spot on the back of Tim’s neck, not the mating spot, not that until Tim is ready, but the spot that is all about submission.)

“I’m on board with that plan,” and he moves to the jugular, meeting Jason’s eyes over Tim’s throat, and he moves to idly trail fingertips trail over the Eat Me over Tim’s chest, “since Timmy was so thoughtful to give us the suggestion.”

Groaning, the youngest vigilante is already caught up, too overworked and sleep deprived to remember any good reasons not to stay exactly where he is.