#Bruce can be the ringmaster

[missbluesunflowersstuff]

Some Dick Grayson headcanon

I did some headcanon based in canon stuff and also random things, this is more around the batkids and Dick . Please respect

All batkids lie to Batman, ALL.OF.THEM and Dick is the one who lie to Batman and the others Robins (he is the oldest child guys, he will use his power for evil for fun)

He worries about Jason a lot and Dick will be happy in listen if Jason needs to talk

He also worries about Damian but for a different reason, and he still has Damian's adoption papers stored in his house (he mentions about wanting to adopt Damian in Nightwing 11)

Dick bond with Tim is pretty strong

He's Clark's favorite Robin and he knows it (Clark can deny it all he wants, but everyone knows it's Dick)

He accepted very well the fact that Damian changed the color of his uniform and turned the R into Redemption (he forgot to tell the boy what Robin was, but now Dick doesn't think it's right for a grown man to throw his moral responsibility onto a child then he is pretty ok with it )

Dick hates very single Bruce's former romantic partners, especially Khoa (Ghostmaker)

When Dick is tired of his siblings shit, he just needs to shout out "Superman" and less than 20min one of them will show up and pick up his brothers

Is Tim doing something potentially dangerous to himself? Here comes Kon carrying Tim like a sack of potatoes in one arm and Bart in another. Is Steph doing something also potentially dangerous to herself? Kara is on her way. Is Damian missing (again)? just one yell is enough and Jon will be landing on the ground while carrying Damian in his arms like a bride

There is this time that Dick ask Krypto (yep, the dog) to pick up the Robin, Dick's smile got bigger and bigger as the dog approached carrying Robin the mouth as if the boy were a puppy. After that, Damian never went two months without giving news about himself to Dick

Dick and Alfred always get the best gifts in the whole house

Dick is the best at reading people, this is not just a matter of body language, but actually understanding the situation and the person themselves. The more time this boy spends with someone, the better he will be able to understand them to the point of seeing transparency even in Bruce's actions

When he was little, during his circus days, he dreamed of being the ringmaster. Nowadays he is so good at reading the room and pulling strings for his own gain that he basically has made his dreams come true

He taught each of his brothers a different circus trick

Everyone blames Bruce for Damian's addiction to adopting pets, the truth is that Bruce just gave the dog, Dick allow Damian keep the cow and Dick encourages the adoption of his little brother's animals just to annoy Bruce and for everyone to blame Bruce even more

If you ask Batman who is the wost Robin, Bruce will say without hesitation that it's Dick and no one will believe in Bruce

Robin!Dick was a very energetic child, he made a lot of jokes and came from the circus and Bruce was a first-time father, so Dick was able to escape from Bruce and the mansion easily

Nowadays the only Robin who can escape Bruce's obsessive surveillance is Damian (who is a fucking ninja)

"You like the boy as if he were your son because he is a menace like you" - Jason Todd

No one believes in Bruce and Jason when they talk how difficult Dick was in the past (Babs, Kor'i, Wally and Roy can proof but they're in Dick side)

Dick knows many languages, but he really dedicated himself to learning Chinese after Cass was added to the family

The same applies for Arabic

He is actually pretty ok in hide on body if one of his siblings ask

knowing many languages can sometimes become a problem, he may forget a word in English and only remember it in a second or third language

"What is the name of that white liquid that can be ingested?"

and some hours later "MILK! The word was MILK!!!"

Dick always tries to spend quality time with all his siblings and checks in on them regularly (Cass and Damian are the most difficult since they don't use social media much)

Dick and Babs currently knows about Jason fanfiction account, they also reads the fics and leaves comments (Jason will never know it)

He also knows about Damian's fanart account, but will never tell the boy that (if you think Bruce and Tim are terrible you've definitely never read anything about Dick Grayson and its show)

His relationship with Bruce is complicated, to the point that they only interact after Damian's arrival. Dick still tries to understand Bruce, but he keeps the bar low

Never touch him without permission

He became a police officer to try to combat corruption, he gave up the profession due to corruptio, and as being Nightwing allows him to attack the corrupt he will be the hero to keep punch corrupt in their face (I really don't get why in hell he becomes a cop)

Jim Gordon hates him

Dick might get exhausted from all the work, vigilantism, his siblings, and Bruce's weekly batshit, and when that happens he just lays on the floor while Haley the dog plays around him (and sometimes one of his siblings join them, usually Cass or Damian)

"Richard what do you want for Christmas?" - Damian asked one time and Dick in full low maintenance mood "A break"

that Christmas Damian gave Dick a brick, apparently the boy confused the words and didn't understand why Dick started laughing when he received the gift, but Damian was very happy to know that his older brother loved the gift to the point of laughing until his belly hurt

and now every time Dick get exhausted he just sit with Haley the Dog and look at the brick and start laugh (yep, he keeps the brick)

Some batkid headcanon: Damian || Duke || Cassandra || Stephanie || Tim || Jason || Dick

#dick grayson #dc comics #damian wayne #jason todd #tim drake #bruce wayne #batfamily #batfam headcanons #batfamily headcanons #idk if this is good enough i have so many thoughts about this boy i'll need more time and space

[atomicsheepscientist]

Fic idea:

Dick Grayson didn't get adopted by Bruce Wayne. Instead, the members of Haley's Circus decide to raise him.

Dick continues to travel with them and train his acrobatic skills, determined to carry on the Flying Grayson legacy.

Then, the night of his big show finally arrives. He stands on top of a platform high above the ground. There is a net this time because the ringmaster refused to let him go on without one. Dick grabs the trapeze bar, ready to start swinging across...

But as he hears the excited crowd and looks out over the dim light of the tent all he can see is his parents falling to their deaths in front of him.

Dick has a panic attack right there, and the other circus members have to go get him down while also distracting the crowd. Some of the clowns play it off by comically playing on the trapeze after Dick is taken backstage.

Dick is so ashamed of himself he runs away from the circus.

#dick grayson #dc #dc prompt #batman #story idea #who adopts runaway dick this time? #is it still batman? #or someone else? #this traumatic event definitely gives the poor boy some new fears #he probably wouldnt be able to swing across buildings like canon robin #would he try to distance himself from his old identity out of shame? #not use the robin name but instead something totally different

[a-fnaf-adaptation]

Characters

Ages and Classification symbols:

Animatronic: Character names in Bold “Nicknames on quotes” Former name crossed Made up or not from canon Name/Character/Animatronic

SPOILERS!! Long ass list (seriously is very long)

FNAF 1 ✖ Freddy Fazbear: Gabriel ✖ Bonnie: Jeremy ✖ Chica: Susie ✖ Foxy: Fritz ♠ Mr. Cupcake: Samantha ✖ Yellow Bear: Cassidy ✖ Endo 01: Barry “Phone dude”

FNAF 2 ♥ Toy Freddy: “SAVETHEM kid 1” ♥ Toy Bonnie: “SAVETHEM kid 2” ♥ Toy Chica: “SAVETHEM kid 3” ♥ The Mangle: “SAVETHEM kid 4” ♥ Toy Cupcake: “SAVETHEM kid 5” ■ Balloon Boy: Michael McNally ■ The Puppet: Charlie ∆ Withered Freddy: Mike Schmidt “Freddy bully” ∆ Withered Bonnie: Michael Afton “Foxybro” ∆ Withered Chica: Faith “Chica bully” ∆ Withered Foxy: Jeremy Fitzgerald “Bonnie bully” ∆ Golden Freddy: Fritz Smith ∆  Endo 02: Dale¶ JJ: Evan McNally

FNAF 3 ¶ Golden cupcake: Duane ☺ Springtrap: William Afton ☺ RWQFSFASXC-Glitch Bonnie: Donald Brooks # Nightmare’s (springlock) Endo: “Phone guy”

FNAF 4 # Nightmare Freddy: “Gabriel's dad” # Nightmare Bonnie: “Jeremy's dad” # Nightmare Chica: Patricia  # Nightmare Foxy: “Fritz's dad” # Nightmare Cupcake: Hayden  ♠ Freddle: Rory ✖ Plushtrap: “Crying child” ☺ FNAF4 Fredbear: Henry Emily ☺ Nightmare-Shadow Freddy: Cassidy Senior  # Nightmare Mangle: “SAVETHEM kid's dad” # Nightmare BB: “Jake's grandpa” # Nightmarionne: “Charlie's uncle”

SISTER LOCATION † Circus Baby: Elizabeth Afton † + Ballora: Lillie “Mrs. Afton” † Funtime Freddy: Federick † Funtime Foxy: Félix + Ennard: “Zombie Mike” “Stanley's boss” Harold  ‡ Bonbon: “Board member” Todd ‡ Electrobab: Stanley ‡ Minireena: Melissa ‡ Bonnet: Ember † Yendoo: Jesse “Angsty teen unit”  ☺ Spring lock suit: Jack Kennedy  ∞ Little Joe: Lally “Technician 1” ∞ Magician: “Technician 2” ∞ Human heads: “Previous employees” ∞ Fortune Teller: Tracy Horton

NOVEL TRILOGY ■ Ella: Charlotte Emily “fake charlie” ■ Theodore: Michael Brooks ■ Stanley: John √ Frog Toy: Jason ♪ Blue animatronic: Roxanne  Γ Twisted Freddy: Clay Burke Γ Twisted Bonnie: Bruce Γ Twisted Foxy: Oliver Γ Twisted Wolf: Brandon Γ Twisted Chica: Betty Burke

PIZZERIA SIMULATOR ¢ Helpy: Charles D. “Handyman” ≈ Mr. Hugs: Edwing Murray ≈ Pan Stan: Stan ≈ Bucket Bob: Sam Walton ≈ Mr. Can do: Marty ≈ No. 1 Crate: Fiona Murray ♪ Happy Frog: Marla ♪ Mr. Hippo: Lamar  ♪ Pigpatch: Jessica ♪ Nedd Bear: Carlton Burke ♪ Orville Elephant: Arty √ Rockstar Freddy: “Judge Guy” √ Rockstar Bonnie: “Kind Man” √ Rockstar Chica: “Young Woman” √ Rockstar Foxy: “Burglar” ♠ Rockstar parrot: Paul O’Neil ¢ Music Man: Mr. Becker  ¢ El Chip: Luis Cabrera † Funtime Chica: Gina Marley  † Funtime cupcake: Steven Wilson + Molten Freddy: Jenny Emily “Aunt Jen” ∞ Scrap Baby: “Sarah’s mom” “Afton kids’ half sister” ☺ Scraptrap: Dave Miller ■ Lefty: Sammy Emily + Security Puppet: Mrs. Emily ₹ /™ Egg Baby: Dr. Talber / Renelle Talber ₹ Fruit Punch Clown: “Sarah’s dad” ₹ Lemonade Clown:Aiden Jackson “Aidan's mom” ₹ Candy Cadet: Detective Everette Larson ₹ Prize King: Dr. Phineas Taggart ₹ Gumball Swivelhands: Angela Larson

ULTIMATE CUSTOM NIGHT (& FNAF WORLD) Γ Old Man Consequences: Arthur Blythe ε DD: Margie ε Mendo: “Mia’s Boyfriend” ε Lolbit: Mia Fremont % White Rabbit: Nurse Ackerman % Tangle: Beatrice Thomas % Bounce Pot: Nurse Colton % Redbear: Dr. Henner

HELP WANTED ¶ VR/AR Spring (toxic): Hudson Ω Nightmare Endo: Dale “Tutorial unit” ♣ Glitchtrap: Matt Parker ® PlushBaby: Aidan  ® VR freddy plush: Hazel ® VR bonnie plush: Rory ® VR chica plush: Avery Jr “Sarah's son” ® VR foxy plush: Chuck Dinglewood Ω Jack-O Bonnie: Maliah Ω Jack-O Chica: Nora ★ Captain Foxy (Glam Foxy): Alec Ω Dreadbear: Jeremiah  Ω Grim Foxy: Tristan ¢ Vanny: Vanessa A. ඞ AR Lefty: “Tape girl” Tonya

SPECIAL DELIVERY ඞ AR Endo(flamethrower): Julius ඞ AR Freddy(firework): Reed ඞ AR Bonnie(blackheart): Mott ඞ AR Chica(liberty): Payton Thompson ඞ AR Foxy(ringmaster): Pete Dinglewood ඞ AR Shadow Bonnie(sunken): Connor Billings ඞ AR Baby(heartskick): Kayla Stringer α Frostbear: Robert Stanton α AR ballon boy(jetpack): Sergio Altieri  α AR Toy chica(high score): Sarah Avery α AR Toy bonnie(system error): Daniel Rocha α AR Toy freddy(virtual): Mark Cho α AR Mangle(magician): Raha Salib α Chocolate Bonnie: Anna Kwemto ඞ AR Ballora(artic): Kesey ඞ AR Plushtrap(wind-up): Osward Avila ඞ AR Golden freddy(great scape): Kelsey ඞ AR Funtime freddy: Millie Fitzsimmons ± AR Mr. cupcake(liberty): Isolde ± AR Toy cupcake(catrina): Isabella Avery ± AR Bonbon: Vic Anderson ± AR Minireena(clockwork): Alexa

SECURITY BREACH ~ Nightmare plush: Krystal  ~ Glitch plush (baby trap): Ellis “Boots” ~ V.A.N.N.I. mask: Cassie ~ Helpi: Gregory ~ Windup music man: Tony Becker “Vanny victim ★ Glamrock Freddy: Jimmy Hauss “Remember Jimmy” ★ Glamrock Chica: Keith Marley ★ Glamrock Monty: Andrew ★ Glamrock Roxy: Brenda Tanaka Π Staff Bot: Dennis Π Pat Pat: Steven Snodgrass ™ Daycare Attendant (Stitchwraith): Jake McNally ★ DJ Music Man: “DJ Dan” ¢ The princess: Vanny Π Nightmare Staff Bot: Jenkins ★ Glamrock Endo: Leo “Dread unit” ★ Glamrock Hippo: James Campell ★ Glamrock female Endo: Elsa ¶ Burntrap: Bill A. ▣ M.X.E.S.: “Cassie's dad” ★ Glamrock Bonnie: Davey Anderson “Dave” ★ Ruin Candy Cadet (Glam Candy Cadet): Ryan Larson ♣ Bird mascot: Alanna ♣ Elephant mascot: Ron ♣ Lion mascot: Jacob ¢ The Mimic: ???

HELP WANTED 2 ♣ Sheep: Lisa ▣ Mystic Hippo: Hope ▣ Carnie: Timmy  ™ VR Pigpatch: Mandy Mason

FAZBEAR FRIGHTS % PurpleGeist (The Agony): William-Donald ¶ I.T.P. Bon: Mr. Avila ™ Eleanor: Sarah + C.T.W. Fred: “Millie’s grandpa” ™ Fetch: Greg ¶ Ralpho the bunny: Bob Mackensie % VR Springtrap: Jason ± Tag-along freddy: Tayler Stanton  ¢ Blackbird: Sam O’Neil © Coils the Birthday clown: Colton † Circus Ennard: “Uncle Mike” ™ Friendly Face Faraday: Jack Weston ♪ Rosie Porckchop: Brittany ¢ Kids at play figure: Joel D’Agostino Γ Felix the Shark: Aaron Sanders ™ Sideshow: Stevie Robins ™ Wooden puppet: Lindy

TALES FROM THE PIZZAPLEX ★ L.O.L.Z.H.A.K.S.(Glam Mimic): David Sean Murray © Circus Freddy: Ronan © Circus Bonnie: Tate © Circus Foxy: Grady © Circus Chica: Kim Peg ★ Tiger Rock: Mr. Burrows Π Rose: Abe Thayer Π Olive: Preston Π Gemini: Sasha ¶ Gen 1 Bobbiedot: Victoria Thayer ~ B.W. (lucky) boy: Greg “Dr. Rabbit” “Patient 46”  ₱ VR sisters: Mary Schneider ₱ Thug Chica: Raelynn Lawrence ₱ Punk Mangle: Trina Welch ₱ Fire girl: Georgia Lowe ₱ Thug Marionette: “Fifth therapist” β Balloon Freddy: Danny Shullenberg β Balloon Bonnie: Kane β Balloon Chica: Kara Walsh β Balloon Foxy: Kai » Jester costume: Lucia » Purple lion costume: Jayce » Spiked dog costume: Adrian » Mushroom costume: Hope » Gray rat costume: Joel » Monkey costume: Wade » Blue dog costume: Nick » Yellow cat costume Kelly

FNAF Movie 1 √ Ella clock: Abby Schmidt ♠ Ventriloquist dummy: Garrett Schmidt ∆ Rachel Rabbit: Vanessa Shelly ☺ The Yellow rabbit: Steve Raglan ✖ Purple Bear: Maxine ☺ Baron von Bear: Mr. Schmidt ☺ Springlock Ella: Mrs. Schmidt + Baby Crawler: Aunt Jane Γ The Clown: Doug # Jack-O Fredbear: Hank ∆ Sparky: Jeff ♠ Jack-O lantern: Carl

#fnaf #five nights at freddy's #afnafa #characters #info

[battybrownboodeactivated]

An excerpt from the prologue to "As We Go Along," a multichapter, established relationship batjokes fic I'm working on:

"Enough." Bruce chokes out, putting all his efforts in trapping this man between the wall and himself. Joker, unsurprisingly, is still fighting against his body, trying to free himself. But his efforts will get him nowhere. Bruce is determined to get a conversation out of him tonight. Or change the tempo of the dance somehow. He's still trying to organize his thoughts and plan.

Joker knows this.

Some nights, it can all get to be too much for his darling. The dancing. The fighting. Their intimate rendezvous under the moonlight. When they part ways, Bruce must go through such a crisis each time. The jester returns to his underworld, ringmaster to his own circus of chaos, death and mayhem and the bat to his cave. And then they do it all over again.

Joker feels like a powerful femme fatale lately. The evil side of lady Gotham would be proud. With every kiss, Bruce succumbs a bit more to his poison. He just can't seem to keep his head on like he used to with the Joker. They both know this. But tonight, Bruce wants to talk. His big brooding man is feeling conversational. A rarity indeed.

And bless his heart for it, Joker muses. Well, he won't be getting it that easily. He never does. Joker will make Bruce work for it.

"Don't spoil this early, love." Joker groans out, his lungs strained and restricted by the kevlar forcibly pressed against his chest.

Joker sees Bruce's desire to bring out more from him. It's painfully obvious. No, they stopped talking about rehabilitation all those years ago in the rain. Within a dilapidated, abandoned amusement park. It disappeared to the wind and the rains then, along with their mutual laughter (he hasn't quite gotten that close to making him laugh since). Bruce really tried then. He always tries. These days, it's not as direct as it was that night but god, his love will always try. Envision better for him. And Joker loves and hates him with his entire being for it. It tickles him and fills him with rage in a way that nothing ever will. To see the…care in Bruce's eyes. On intimate evenings, on some odd rooftop or alleyway, Joker doesn't get to see those baby blues. But on those long drives to Arkham, when Bruce is feeling bold and pulls over onto a service road, close but not close enough to the asylum, and they fuck without rush, though still rough and violent, for a brief moment, when they've both climaxed and are spent, Bruce removes his cowl in a rare display of vulnerability. During these sessions, Joker's world is spotted blue.

The sad, sprinkled little bits of hope in those blue irises. He tries to ignore it whenever he notices. Those eyes haunt him when they aren't together and it infuriates him because he can't give him what he hopes for and he runs himself into a frenzy thinking about it. He long gave up on trying to figure out if it's because he isn't capable or if he just doesn't want to. Or something else. He searches for scraps of logic within his complicated psyche. This line of thinking always makes him seethe and boil over until he needs to find a distraction of a violent nature. It can really be all too much for the Joker too sometimes. These feelings overwhelm him too. Bubble over until Joker has gone on his killing and stealing and general mayhem sprees throughout the city.

And the dance continues.

Read the prologue to As We Go Along on ao3 here.

#batjokes fic #im pretty excited to get this out there #they make me feel things #batjokes #batman x joker

[hasmephydoneanythingwrong]

Fate Fanservant: Bruce Cipher (Caster), the Summer Zirkusdirektor

A lot of this is going to be me spitballing, so don't expect full paragraphs. At best, you'll get a handful of coherent ideas at a time.

Ascension Stages

All of them are male-presenting, but still drawn as "anime twinks."

Stage 1:

Obligatory swimsuit stage (Will I even include this in the end? Maybe he’ll be a welfare with the Stage 2 design.)

Just swim trunks, with visible top surgery scars (This is the only thing keeping me from going with the welfare idea.)

He knows he can technically look like whatever he wants, but he decided to add the scars anyway as a mark of pride.

Stage 2:

Now we're getting into the good stuff.

Lolita-style ringmaster outfit, directly ripped off from Koyanskaya of Darkness's second ascension

(Picrew source, this isn’t the final design)

Traits

Class: Caster

Alternate Classes: Avenger, Berserker, Foreigner

Region: North America

Alignment: Chaotic Summer

Deck: QAAAB

Parameters

Strength: E

Endurance: <to be decided>

Agility: <to be decided>

Mana: A++

Luck: B+++

Noble Phantasm: A+

Passive Skills

Right-Hand Clown (Rankless)

Apply immunity to Charm.

Increase range of Active Skills and Noble Phantasm to include all [Mephistopheles] allies.

Lowers own Attack against all [Mephistopheles] allies.

Existence Outside the Domain D

The boost from the Foreigner class has been removed.

Gain 2 critical stars every turn.

Increase your debuff resistance by 4%.

Territory Creation B+

Bruce's "territory" consists of a small circus tent and its props. As expected of Territory Creation, however, it does not account for the circus crew. Therefore, Bruce has taken to forming a "troupe" out of whoever he deems fit.

Increase your own Arts Card effectiveness by 9%.

Item Construction D+

Bruce's new ringmaster cane takes up most of the energy for this skill, but he can briefly create prank items and toy weapons that can be used only once.

Increase your own Debuff Success Rate by 5%.

Active Skills

Mystic Eyes of Story Perception A

Changing from Foreigner to Caster decreased this skill's ranking slightly.

Chance to inflict Skill Seal upon one Servant opponent

Chance to decrease NP Strength for one Servant opponent

Summer Euphoria EX

A combat-optimized manifestation of rejoice from the different body type granted by this Spirit Origin. This change, while Bruce accepts that it is temporary, causes his confidence to skyrocket. However, his enthusiasm creates an unintentional "firewall" against bodies similar to his usual one.

Grants self Invincibility that grants a chance to ignore each attack for turns (similar to "The Beauty of Trouble With Women"), but only against Female and Feminine-Looking enemies

Lock Command Cards for three turns, but only if a Brave Chain from Bruce Cipher (Caster) is possible.

Let Your Freak Flag Fly! (rank to be decided)

Apply Special Attack against Human enemies for all [Monstrous] allies. (Heroic Spirits like Babbage, Xiang Yu, etc.)

Apply Flat Damage Reduction against Human enemies for all [Monstrous] allies.

If applicable, remove Non-Hominidae trait from any [Monstrous] allies.

Noble Phantasm Ideas

"Grand finale" that increases or even flat-out doubles drops from battle

The entire "troupe" comes together, increasing the number of Heroic Spirits on your side of the battlefield by however many [Monstrous] sub-members you have.

Support Arts NP with high chance to inflict "Hysterics" debuff to all enemies (increases length of enemy's Charge bar by 1)

Lean into the anti-Human niche?

Voice Line Ideas

Battle Start: It's time for a night that you will never forget.

Skill: Hoo hoo! The curtain shall fall on your miserable little time here.

Bond Level 1 (Unlocks through increasing Bond Levels): Ehe. Ehehehehe! Have you lost your nerve, "Master?" …What's the matter, not a fan of callbacks?

Conversation 2 (Requires Mephistopheles [Caster] or Mephistopheles [Assassin]): "Ah, mein traunes... my verntrauenswürtiger... my, uh... mein teufel! Mein trusty teufel! It's good to see you! S-sorry... I definitely got the word wrong, didn't I?"

Conversation 3 (Requires Mephistopheles [Pretender], Stage 1-2): <to be decided>

Conversation 4 (Requires Mephistopheles [Pretender], Stage 3): Ah, my precious teufel. What's with the outfit? Verrry fancy! Don't tell me you picked that out to impress me, did you? Aheeheehee!

Conversation 5 (Requires Abigail Williams [Summer]): <to be decided>

Conversation 6 (Requires a [Monstrous] Servant, with some exceptions): <to be decided>

Conversation 7 (Requires Mysterious Heroine X, Mysterious Heroine XX, Okita Souji, Okita J. Souji, Hijikata, Saito Hajime, or Yamanami Keisuke): What are you, a cop? Piss off.

Conversation 12 (Requires the Snow Queen): Mm? Have I always had the capacity to be this... brutal? Do I... Do I even have the strength?

During an Event (???): Hoo-whee! Events sure are busy things! Hm? Master, what are you doing here!? There're places to go! People to see! Let's get this trainwreck a-rollin', ahaha!

#kids don't look #Boris don't look #s/dl #Mami don't look #fate grand order #FGO #type-moon #Fate franchise #Bruce Cipher #Bruce Cipher (Caster) #fanservants #my fanservants #Mephistopheles #Summer Mephistopheles #OCs #my OCs #mastersona #meta #snow queen bruce cipher #caster.txt #my posts #picrew #sharp teeth #text post

[unfortunatetheorist]

The R - Part 1:

What is the connection between Mr Remora and Duchess R [of Winnipeg]?

One of the many mysteries that Lemony Snicket has left behind for readers (and viewers, to a certain extent) is 'What does the R stand for, in "Duchess R" ?' I am going to attempt to answer this question using any resources available, under the title 'The R'. This will be over a series of unfortunate posts, in this format.

Firstly, we must look for any and all clues that can give us even the slightest hint as to what R might stand for.

For this, I have gone through every character in ASOUE and this is produced: (after the cut, but feel free to skip ahead)

Lemony Snicket

Violet Baudelaire 

Klaus Baudelaire 

Sunny Baudelaire 

Count Olaf

Bald Man with the Long Nose 

Mrs. Bass 

Beatrice Baudelaire 

Beatrice Baudelaire II 

Bertrand Baudelaire 

Bruce 

Colette  

Fernald 

Hal 

Henchperson of Indeterminate Gender 

Hugo 

Incredibly Deadly Viper 

Geraldine Julienne 

Kevin 

Kind Editor 

Man with a Beard but No Hair

Vice Principal Nero

Phil 

Arthur Poe  

Duncan Quagmire 

Isadora Quagmire  

Quigley Quagmire  

Mr. Remora 

Carmelita Spats 

Kit Snicket 

Esm�� Squalor 

Jerome Squalor 

Justice Strauss 

White-Faced Women 

Woman with Hair but No Beard

Albert Poe 

Edgar Poe 

Polly Poe 

Wart-Faced Man

Alaskan Cow Lizard 

Androgynous Cobra  

Madame diLustro  

Dissonant Toad  

Green Gimlet Toad 

Inky Newt 

Irascible Python 

O. Lucafont 

Mamba du Mal 

Monty Montgomery 

Monty Montgomery's Sister

Gustav Sebald 

Stephano 

Virginian Wolfsnake

Ike Anwhistle

Josephine Anwhistle

Bertrand Baudelaire's Cousin

Gina-Sue

 Larry Your-Waiter 

Captain Sham

Charles

 Foreman Firstein

 Flacutono

Georgina Orwell

 Shirley 

Sir

Elwyn 

Coach Genghis 

Ms. Tench

Ben 

Gunther

Chief of Police

Council of Elders 

Detective Dupin 

Hector

 Mr. Lesko 

Officer Luciana 

Mrs. Morrow 

Verhoogen Family 

V.F.D. Crows

Babs

Bearded Man 

Laura V. Bleediotie 

Lou 

Mattathias

 Milt

 Mr. Sirin

 Volunteers Fighting Disease

Beverly and Elliot

 Olivia Caliban 

Chabo the Wolf Baby 

Man With Pimples On His Chin 

Ringmaster 

Volunteer Feline Detectives

Infant Servant

C.M. Kornbluth 

Snow Gnats 

Snow Scouts 

V.F.D. Eagles 

White-Faced Women's Sibling 

Winnipeg Scout

Gregor Anwhistle 

Fiona 

The Great Unknown 

Captain Widdershins 

Mrs. Widdershins

Count Olaf's father 

Count Olaf's mother 

Dewey Denouement 

Ernest Denouement 

Frank Denouement

Alonso 

Ariel 

Jonah Bellamy 

Sadie Bellamy 

Rabbi Bligh 

Brewster 

Byam 

Friday Caliban 

Miranda Caliban 

Calypso 

Erewhon

Ferdinand 

Finn 

Professor Fletcher 

Gonzalo 

Ishmael 

Dr. Kurtz 

Larsen 

Ms. Marlow 

Monday

Madame Nordoff 

Omeros 

Mr. Pitcairn 

Robinson 

Sherman 

Thursday 

Weyden 

Willa

Beekeeper

Building Committee 

Emily Dickinson 

Dolores  

Esmé Squalor Fan Club 

Gerta 

Daniel Handler

Haruki

 Ivan Lachrymose 

Eleanora Poe 

Lena Pukalie 

Duchess R 

R's Mother 

R's Father 

Young Rölf 

Sally Sebald

Shoemaker 

A. Snicket 

B. Snicket 

Chas. Snicket 

D. Snicket 

E. Snicket 

F. Snicket 

G 

H 

I  

Jacob Snicket  

M 

N 

O 

Mr. Spats

Mrs. Spats 

Town Fathers 

Valorous Farms Dairy 

Baron van de Wetering

Yeah. Every single one.

Now, let's rule out everyone who does not have a name beginning with R, or is unclear: (again, feel free to skip ahead)

Bald Man with the Long Nose 

Mrs. Bass 

Henchperson of Indeterminate Gender 

Incredibly Deadly Viper 

Kind Editor 

Man with a Beard but No Hair

Mr. Remora 

White-Faced Women 

Woman with Hair but No Beard

Wart-Faced Man

Madame diLustro  

Monty Montgomery's Sister

Bertrand Baudelaire's Cousin

 Foreman Firstein

Coach Genghis 

Ms. Tench

Verhoogen Family 

 Mr. Sirin

Man With Pimples On His Chin 

Infant Servant

White-Faced Women's Sibling 

Winnipeg Scout

The Great Unknown 

Captain Widdershins 

Mrs. Widdershins

Count Olaf's father 

Count Olaf's mother 

Rabbi Bligh 

Dr. Kurtz 

Ms. Marlow 

Madame Nordoff 

Mr. Pitcairn 

Robinson 

Beekeeper

Duchess R 

R's Mother 

R's Father 

Young Rölf 

Mr. Spats

Mrs. Spats 

Town Fathers 

As the title states, we'll keep some focus on Remora, but we'll eliminate all other minor characters:

Bald Man with the Long Nose 

Henchperson of Indeterminate Gender 

Incredibly Deadly Viper 

Kind Editor 

Man with a Beard but No Hair

Mr. Remora 

White-Faced Women 

Woman with Hair but No Beard

Wart-Faced Man

Madame diLustro  

Monty Montgomery's Sister

Bertrand Baudelaire's Cousin

Robinson 

Duchess R 

R's Mother 

R's Father 

Young Rölf 

According to Various Fan Deductions:

TMWABBNH & TWWHBNB are Gifford & Ghede

The White-Faced Women are Zada and Zora

Lemony's Kind Editor is Moxie Mallahan

Madame diLustro is Sunny Baudelaire

This rules out the 4 of them.

Bald Man with the Long Nose 

Henchperson of Indeterminate Gender 

Incredibly Deadly Viper 

Mr. Remora 

Wart-Faced Man

Monty Montgomery's Sister

Bertrand Baudelaire's Cousin

Robinson 

Duchess R 

R's Mother 

R's Father 

Young Rölf 

Logically speaking, why would there be a connection between Ink and Duchess R? Let's eliminate unlikely possibilities:

Mr. Remora  

Monty Montgomery's Sister

Bertrand Baudelaire's Cousin

Robinson 

Duchess R 

R's Mother 

R's Father 

Young Rölf 

Monty Montgomery's sister would be (_insert name here_) Montgomery. This, to me, rules her out too... and the same logic applies to Bertrand's cousin.

Mr. Remora  

Robinson 

(Duchess R) 

(R's Mother) 

(R's Father)

Young Rölf 

Obviously her family are related:

Mr. Remora  

Robinson - Islander

Young Rölf 

So, the above names are generated. I will, henceforth, analyse a link between each character and R, starting with Remora.

POINTS:

a. It's known that a few characters in the Snicket-verse have alliterating names, such as Quigley Quagmire, Beatrice Baudelaire.

b. It's also known that some characters have WEIRD connections to others, such as Quigley's 'relation' to Mr Poe.

THEORY: Given a. and b. to be true, Mr R _______ Remora, has some abstract connection to the Duchess.

This connection can only really be established if one goes by Netflix canon and assumes Nero's surname to be Feint, and combines this with ATWQ:

Duchess R is Remora's boss' ancestor's murderer's friend.

R's friend is Lemony, who murdered Hangfire, who is the ancestor of Nero, Remora's boss.

Part 2 Still to Come...

¬ Th3r3534rch1ngr4ph, Unfortunate Theorist/Snicketologist

#asoue #vfd #lemony snicket #a series of unfortunate events #snicketverse #asoue netflix #theory #duchess of winnipeg #duchess r #hangfire #vice principal nero #nero feint #mr remora #part 1

[batmanwholxughs]

@of-quinn​​​  ||   ❝ ooooh , what do all these buttons do ? ❞

     { ⛓ } – Joints cracked harshly, a test of their sturdiness as knuckles experimentally had pressure applied to each one. NOSY should’ve been interpreted as the universal description for one such Harley Quinn. Despite an enamouring presence, patience only accompanied it so far, dwindling as swiftly as the psychiatrist’s intrusive thoughts surfaced. A well aimed BULLET would have ceased those tribulations, but the jester was unfortunately required... for a time, before her inevitable demise. 

The inquiry was met with a sudden spin of the darkly-clad crusader, coming to face the woman  – a visible aberration in his sickly widened smile. A taunt. TEMPTATION, that permitted Harley to do as she pleased. Figure turned to reveal the mainframe they were seconds away from sabotaging, that cowled head inclined downwards while an arm extended sideways. Like a ringmaster announcing their show, as deviousness sat on the tip of Bruce’s tongue. 

“ By all means, press them. We can both count how many fingers you have afterwards. ”

#knock knock! // asks #VERSE 1 // dark multiverse #of-quinn #bruce can you ever just say something normal?

[ambrial-blog]

That fateful accident happened when they were younger. Blitzo's entire world fell apart. Crashing around him: the fire was merciless, destroying everything it touched. Fizzorolli had pushed him out of the way as the beam snapped in half, skewering a random imp.

The jester had shielded him with his body screaming into his ears until Blitzo could hear nothing but a dull ringing. His head had been pressed into a smoldering flame. Blitzo never heard the wailing sirens of the ambulance.

In the static and commotion, Blitzo was left in the dirt. Discarded and in pain. as the paramedics rushed to Fizzorolli. "It had been Fizzorolli's act that cost the scarlet imp his career.   Feeling left out, pushed aside as Fizzorolli was rushed to a nearby hospital. Blitzo was caked in Fizzorolli's blood. He groans, kneeling in place, clutching his face while his best friend screams out in agony. His name was echoed through the big ti.

Blood was everywhere... his best friend was calling out his name, writhing in agony. But his father told him to stay put, that he'd be handling things from now on. Blitzo fought. Only to get backhanded by the Ringmaster. Cash never gave his son a second look. His money maker was injured. Cast aside, he finds an Ausmodeous Crystal in his mother's tent. With a shuddering breath and one last glimpse at his old life, he activates it and disappears. Soon, Blitzo finds himself in an unknown world. A traveling circus catches his eyes. "Haley's circus," it read. Blitzo wondered, keeping his head bowed and face hidden in the shadows. All he can think about is Fizz. Leaving a sizeable blood stain in his mother's tent. He hadn't realized he had been injured. Everyone's focus was on fizz. Blitzo is drawn in by an unexpected family of Romanian acrobats. "The Flying Graysons. Eight years old and lost in the smoldering remains of Haley's big top. "Hello, son," came the low grave voice of an elderly ringmaster. Blitzo peers up, wiping the tears on his sleeve. "Who are you? He asks. "a ghost from the past, the Ringmaster, replies. I've never seen you around here. Say, Haley. where are your parents?' "Gone," Blitzo answers coldly. The imp peers up, expecting to be scolded or ridiculed by the elderly gentleman who just picked him up. "Stay here; I will find someone to take care of you." He is soon found and adopted by a 28-year-old man, the sole survivor of the flying Graysons. "How am I going to explain this to Bruce Dick wonders. He had managed to bandage up the side of the imp's face. Maybe he could sweet talk Kori into letting him keep Blitzo.

To Be continued. 

#Batman/Hellvua Boss crossover #Haley's circus #Blitzo #AnimeZerochan

[popentertainment-interviews]

Michael Carbonaro

Making Comic Book Magic Through the Eyes of the Impresario of The Big Apple Con

by Brad Balfour 

Boy, it's hard to keep track of comic book impresario Mike Carbonaro. Maybe he can sit still for a two-hour movie – or so – such as the 93-minute The Night At The Opera, a film as fast paced and crazy-quilt as Carbo himself. He's a Maven of media, especially that which involves superheroes and costumed characters. Now in his mid-60s, this NY-accented character may not be costumed but he is heroic, a rescuer of our pop culture. And he's profiting from it.

At least once, maybe twice a year, Carbo holds the Big Apple Comic Con in the New Yorker Hotel. On Saturday, December 17th, is Christmas Con, then a co-sponsored Trading Card Con on Sunday. And next year, there's the extended March 2023 edition. 

If the New York Comic Con is like a glittery version of a Comic-Con, maybe the Taylor Swift or Bruce Springsteen of cons, then the Big Apple Comic Con is a punk rock equivalent – kind of like The New York Dolls versus The Rolling Stones. It's hard-core for real lovers of the books, their artists and fans. Oh, it has its share of media stars, panels, signings/photo booths and an artist alley but it's really for the basic collector.

A very active collector and buyer of comics, discs, and pop culture memorabilia, Carbo's comic book story began as a young boy who would use his toy dump truck to roll his comics into a treasure chest covered with Superman wallpaper. Over 40 years later, he's still rolling along and buying comics – only now it's in a white SUV, sometimes having woken up in the middle of the night to spend $20k on comics. 

In the '70s, Carbo attended almost every comic book and collectible convention in the NYC area. He paid his way through private school and college with money made by dealing comic books. In the '80s he opened a comic book store in Forest Hills, Queens, NY, which he ran for more than a decade.

Then, ever restless in the 1990s, he launched a new venture – the Big Apple Convention. Over the years, he's run over 75 comic cons locally. Over the course of its history, the convention has been known as the Big Apple Convention, the Big Apple Comic Book, Art and Toy Show, and the Big Apple Comic Book, Art, Toy & Sci-Fi Expo. Larger three-day November shows were known as the National Comic Book, Art, Toy and Sci-Fi Expo and the National Comic Book, Comic Art, and Fantasy Convention. In 2014, the name "Big Apple Convention " was revived by Carbonaro for the March 2015 show. He's sold and then reacquired it. But whenever and wherever he did, Carbo was its ringmaster.

In 2000, the bushy-haired dynamo also kicked off a career as a Senior Buyer for Neat Stuff Collectibles. He spent millions of dollars buying comic books and collectibles during his tenure. Then, Carbonaro helped Dave & Adam's Card World build their comic books business. He's always gearing up to spend billions on every collectible imaginable – comic books, pulp, toys, and sports cards and artwork. Whatever you've got, Carbo will buy it!

In typical Carbo fashion, when we met up, he was in a whirlwind. "Get down here to the public library near the Lions. I'm coming from my accountants, meeting a long-time collector and then you. And I'll be off again."

Michael Carbonaro: This is the most beautiful spot — the Chrysler building right there — 42nd Street, Fifth Avenue, New York Library, and my friend, Arnie Sheinman.

What are your memories of comics and the library? Michael Carbonaro: You know what? I actually want to build a comic book library. This is not it. But I do enjoy the 42nd Street Library when I'm here. But the reason I'm here is my accountant – who is also Arnie's accountant, at least for this year, and is across the street.   I imagine your accountant has a lot of work to do.   Michael Carbonaro: You mean when it comes to me? Well, yes, he's kept things honest and stable for the last 20 years.   You're always running around with all that cash to buy comics. How do you keep track of it all?   Michael Carbonaro: I don't know. The comics keep track of themselves. But Arnie and I were doing business way back, starting in the earliest days. But you were doing business before me, at the comics shows. We were just talking about this new movie, the Shazam! movie, the Black Adam, which is okay. But remember Captain Marvel? There was a time when the Captain Marvels were the X‑Men — when everyone wanted to have Captain Marvels, this whole period. But Marvel Family No. 1, which is now $1,000 to $20,000, nobody cared that much about Marvel Family No. 1 — 25 dollars, maybe 50 dollars, a hundred bucks, would have been a lot for that. Tons of those all the time. Anyhow, it's amazing what the movies will do for the awareness, value of a comic book.   Do the movies make you more motivated about a particular comic book?   Michael Carbonaro: Not personally, but from a fiduciary point of view, yes. It makes me want to buy more because everyone wants them, and the value goes up. Then it goes down, as the movie does well or worse, depending. So yeah, it motivates me a little bit to do it.   So you weren't motivated by Black Adam?   Michael Carbonaro: The comics themselves motivate me.   And Black Adam didn't do it for you?   Michael Carbonaro: It was okay. What can I say?   How about the comic? Shazam No. 26?   Michael Carbonaro: Shazam No. 26? That's another book from the 70s. You can buy it in the dollar bins all of a sudden, the dime bins.   Now you're talking about the Golden Age ones?   Michael Carbonaro: No, no, this is the 1970s appearance of Black Adam – the Shazam one. But then there's Marvel Family.   Arnie Sheinman: So worthless.   Michael Carbonaro: What about Marvel Family No. 1? Didn't that have something in it too?   Arnie Sheinman: No, I'm talking about the Silver [Age] one.   Michael Carbonaro: Right, right. That's what Shazam was – kind of silvery.   Arnie Sheinman: That's the Marvel stories.   Michael Carbonaro: Yeah, that's the one I'm talking about. The 1940s kept Marvel Family as well as the Shazam ones from the '70s.   Did it ever confuse anybody about, there's Marvel’s Captain Marvel, there's a DC Captain Marvel and then there's Shazam, and then there's...   Michael Carbonaro: Yeah. Well, that's the whole thing of a lawsuit with that. I think it's interesting. Marvel – I believe DC actually stopped, or paid off, Fawcett [Press] to stop printing Captain Marvel. Then, later on in the Seventies, Marvel bought the rights to it, or owned the rights somehow, and then created [their own Captain Marvel] and [DC’s version] became Captain Marvel themselves, calling it Shazam.        Arnie Sheinman: They named Marvel "Captain Marvel." It was Captain Mar-VEL.   Michael Carbonaro: Right, right. And then Marvel Comics created a Captain MAR-vel character in the '60s. So it was...   Then it was [morphed] into a woman?   Michael Carbonaro: I believe that's correct, right. Oh, I remember when I had my comics store, that was actually the first graphic novel that really did amazing [business]. We had to keep reordering it, the first printing and the second printing. I had my comic books store in the 1980s – I guess that's '83-'84, when "The Death of Captain Marvel" came out. That graphic was six bucks, and it was great. That's like selling six comic books. So I was making three dollars on every six‑dollar sale. I kept reordering that graphic novel and reordering it.   And that's at the retail rate, right?   Michael Carbonaro: Yeah. That was at my comic books store in Forest Hills – Continental Comics in the '80s. I had just moved back again to Forest Hills, and the guy whose house I moved into and I invested a little, and I'm paying him rent – is one of the kids that used to buy comic books from me in the 1980s. In a $2.2 million house in the Forest Hills Gardens.   So you're in Forest Hills now?   Michael Carbonaro: I'm back.   Is there a difference between the Queens comic book fan versus the Manhattan comic book fan?   Michael Carbonaro: Absolutely not. Everyone likes comic books, it's all equal. We all love them the same. It doesn't matter where you live or where you are. Comic books are equal. Now some people are a little more crazy about the way they love their comics and how they love their comics, but nevertheless we are all equal lovers of comic books. Whether we buy them, sell them, or whatever, right? 

Now that you're back living in Queens, have you ever thought to set up your house in such a way that it becomes a comic book haven?   Michael Carbonaro: Oh no, no, no, I already have a warehouse, and a basement. Actually the reason I bought it is because of the whole garage and basement of the house, I am turning into a business and an office and all that. And for my Big Apple Comic Book Convention, which is coming up this month. And Christmas.   

BACC is not a corporate show – it's a collectors show. It's not 100,000 people, it's 10,000 people. But we bring celebrities, we bring artists; if you come to the show, you can move around and breathe easily, you can get to see everybody; you can do your comic book business, and that's what I like about it. It's a fun experience. It's real social media with other collectors. That's the thing, you walk into a comic book convention, or you collect comic books, regardless of race, color, creed, anything, you have that common interest. That's something I learned as a kid buying and selling comics, the melting pot of comic books has been a very positive experience for me in my life. 

So Arnie, you told a few stories of me in the past, and one of these is amusing. I would like to negotiate when I buy something, and you mentioned that I negotiated with you and I left the difference on the floor when we did it?

Arnie Sheinman: A little kid used to come over and pay me in change, and he left more change on the table than he spent.   Did he have any valuable change?   Arnie Sheinman: No, just nickels and dimes. But to an 11-year-old...   Michael Carbonaro: But buying comic books back then was pretty cool.   Then you were an 11-year-old...   Michael Carbonaro: No, I was 12 or 13. This is 1970.   So you're 12 or 13. Why is it comics and not something else you collect? Although you do collect a lot of other things, do you?   Michael Carbonaro: No, comics were it. Because I liked collecting comics when I was a kid, I enjoyed it, and comics were – it was something easy to figure out. I liked the numbering system. I liked buying them. I liked seeing them. I liked that Marvel Comics were exciting.

The comic book business is a 24-hour business and when the comics come out, people want to sell them when they want to sell them. And I've had guys I've known since I was 12 years old. So all of these years I've been collecting, and I've had guys I've known all their lives, guys 45 years old, "I'll never sell, I'll never sell." All of a sudden, in the middle of the night they'll call me and go, "Okay. I'm ready to sell." And if I don't answer that bell that day, they'll find someone else to buy it. That's the cool thing about the comic business, it's very liquid. If you need money, you want to sell something right away, you don't have to deal through any brokers. You have to be ready to go. For me, the middle of the night and doing the deal is my life. It was the best dream I could have had, and it came true.    Coins and stamps were dull. My dad collected coins and stamps. He taught me how to collect things, and I liked postcards as well. I collected postcards – Coney Island. I won first prize for my Coney Island collection. That was pretty cool. But Coney Island is, you know, the old Luna Park and Dreamland, and all that, that's all gone now.   Did you go out to Coney Island?   Michael Carbonaro: Yeah, I used to make my mom take me. But it wasn't the same in the '60s.   How was the Mermaid Parade for you?   Michael Carbonaro: Didn't get to that one. That was way back. This was the '70s. But I'm flying out to buy a comic book collection in Florida next week, and I'm probably not even going to see Disney [World]. For me, the comic book collection is Disneyland. New York City has been my home. I've fallen off the roof at Studio 54 [and] I had a comic book store in Jackson Heights. I like the fact that I run the Big Apple Comic Con in New York City. It makes me feel good that I'm a part of New York and I've done something fun here.

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#Michael Carbonaro #2022 #Big Apple Comic Con #Brad Balfour

[heroesriseandfall]

A guide to my current “bonds” tags (mostly platonic relationship tags) in alphabetical order, so I can remember them correctly:

bonds: a guardian angel — Cass Cain & Tim Drake

From Bruce saying to Tim about Cass in Robin Vol. 2 #73, p. 8: “You’ll need help, a guardian angel.”

bonds: and send him safely on his way — Bruce Wayne & Alfred Pennyworth

From Alfred’s quote about Bruce in Batman #683, p. 22: “…what could I do but stand in humble awe? And keep his wounds clean and his uniform tidy. And send him safely on his way.”

bonds: and suffer for it — Talia al Ghul & Damian Wayne

From Talia’s quote about Damian in Robin Vol. 2 #169, p. 6: “My fate is to be a mother…and suffer for it. My fate is to show no mercy to those who come between me and my child.”

bonds: don’t let it be yours — Dick Grayson & Jason Todd

From Dick & Jason’s exchange in Batman #416, p. 20: “There’s going to be times when you’re going to want to talk to someone. Call me at this number. I’ve been where you’re at and I’m a good listener.” “Thanks. Bruce is not much of a talker.” “I know. That’s his biggest problem. Don’t let it be yours.”

bonds: heart and soul — current stand-in tag for Clark Kent & Dick Grayson.

bonds: he was the best — Bruce Wayne & Jason Todd

Adapted from Clark and Bruce’s exchange about Jason in Batman #429, p. 4: “He seemed like a really nice kid.” “He was. Jason was the best.”

bonds: I knew it was you — Dick Grayson & Tim Drake

From Tim’s quote to Dick in Secret Origins 80-Page Giant, “Little Wing” on p. 31: “You gave yourself away with the quad. The ringmaster said only three people alive could pull off a jump like that…I knew it was you.”

bonds: it’s a school night — Helena Bertinelli & Tim Drake

From Helena’s quote about Tim in Robin III: Cry of the Huntress #4, p. 6: “Doesn’t this kid know it’s a school night?”

bonds: love more than if we were only lovers — Dick Grayson & Donna Troy

Adapted from Dick’s quote about Donna in New Teen Titans (1980) #38, p. 9: “…I remembered when we first teamed up. I could have fallen easily in love with her then. Now, years later, I knew I did love her, more than I ever could if I were only her lover.”

bonds: no one could forget you — Jason Todd & Tim Drake

From Jason & Tim’s exchange in Teen Titans (2003) #29, p. 15: “Don’t you get it? When I died, no one cared! No one remembered me.” “…No one could forget you. I’ve spent my career wearing this mask under your shadow.”

bonds: proud no matter what — Dick Grayson & Bruce Wayne

From Garth & Dick’s exchange in Titans Vol. 2 #15, p. 18: “I’m sure Bruce would have been proud of you for what you are doing.” “He would have been proud no matter what.”

bonds: someone alone like me — Bruce Wayne & Tim Drake

From Tim’s thought about Bruce in DCU Halloween Special 2009, p. 36: “It made me feel better. Knowing there was someone like me. Someone alone like me.”

bonds: to know everything — Bruce Wayne & Damian al Ghul-Wayne

From Bruce & Damian’s exchange in Batman #658, p. 11: “I was nothing like you when I was your age.” “I know. I know everything about you.” “Hn. You didn’t know about the rocket.”

Also from Damian & Dick’s exchange about Bruce in Batman #703, p. 21–22: “I…I never really got to know him. I didn’t have enough time. And what little I did…spent in anger…pretending I didn’t care.” “…when he comes back…you’ll have all the time in the world to know everything about him.”

bonds: we will fill the void together — Cassandra Cain & Dick Grayson

Adapted from Dick & Cassie’s exchange in Batman and the Outsiders Vol. 2 #14, p. 19: “So…what now?” “You tell me.” “I suppose…I suppose we need to work together to fill the void he left.”

bonds: we’re on our own now — Tim Drake & Cassie Sandsmark

From Tim’s quote to Cassie in Teen Titans Vol. 3 #66, p. 19: “We’re on our own now, aren’t we? No mentor Titans on the team or at the Tower. No more Bart. No more Conner…”

bonds: you’re a rock — Tim Drake & Alfred Pennyworth

From Tim’s quote in Detective Comics #696, p. 15: “Thanks for sticking by me, Alf—you’re a rock—good old Alfred—never lets anything get to him.”

Below cut: my random ideas for future/alt ones.

“move fast. move together” — Cass Cain & Duke Thomas [?]

#heroesriseandfall

[dragonra305]

So, I don't know if this is already a thing but what if Hawkeye managed to talk the Avengers and co into forming a silly little circus? Probably should've thought this up during Halloween instead of Winter Solstice Holiday Bashing Month™ but like, think about it!

Peter would get roped up probably in some universe so like, non effed MCU? Make it so he's the acrobat!

Tony and Bruce would help with tech and behind the scenes stuff, Tony could also be a stuntman!

Steve would obviously be the strongman, Bucky might join but since it's non effed MCU he may or may not be there... fuck it, he's there and that's that because Bucky must.

Natasha could be the ringmaster or maybe an acrobat with Peter purely for the whole Spidermama joke and they'd be called something dumb like the "Flying Jumping Spiders"

Clint would probably stick with his old role in the circus and do what he knows or be an acting ringmaster for the first bit until Natasha comes in and boots him out cause he did poorly or something or he remains ringmaster and simply also does his tricks to wow the crowd at the beginning of the act.

Ant-Man and Falcon would be magicians because certain versions of Sam can speak with birds so I think he'd get a bunch of pigeons to fly from behind his cape because a magician must, at least one. And Ant-Man as a magician because we know he can and he could get minorly enlarged ants to do a similar effect.

I love the idea of Wasp as a stuntman alongside Tony purely because in Future Avengers she is trigger happy and probably loves the idea of getting to do some pretty crazy shtuff for entertainment and get to freak her stage partner as he's trying not to break this facade of him being fearless to the public.

Another possible ringmaster could be T'Challa or more likely Shuri because T'Challa wouldn't have time and Shuri would just love to freak some peeps out with a goofy little show thrown by well known superheroes.

And know that I'm done with this Silly Little AU Rant™ have a lovely night and if you want, draw something related to this or even help me in the deciding of what roles should be given to who and also what other characters should get because when writing this I left numerous characters out and even forgot some that it would be obvious on circus roles for so any added info for my arachnid brian is appreciated!

#I have an arachnid brain that clings to ideas until I do something with it #my brain did a thing #avengers au #circus au #avengers circus au #silly little au rants #avengers

[kudosmyhero]

The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (vol. 1) #3: …To Become an Avenger!

Read Date: January 08, 2022 Cover Date: November 1966 ● Writer: Stan Lee ● Penciler: John Romita ◦ Don Heck ● Inker: Mikey Demeo ● Colorist: {uncredited} ● Letterer: Artie Simek ● Editor: Stan Lee ●

**HERE BE SPOILERS: Skip ahead to the fan art/podcast to avoid spoilers

Reactions As I Read: ● (pg 2) the Avengers are discussing if they want Spider-Man among their ranks. ● Hmm, I'm not a fan of Hawkeye's costume. And who is that big dude? ● YUS, get Daredevil!! ● who IS that huge guy? Is that Ant Man? ● The Wasp is thirsting after DD ● DD highly recommends Spidey for membership in the Avengers ● The Avengers vote to test Spidey ● Goliath! That's the big dude. Makes sense but I've never heard of him… ● (pg 4) Now they're off to find Spidey ● Thor found him first ● (pg 6) Spidey isn't sure he wants to be an Avenger and needs to think on it ● Peter makes good points on the pros and cons of becoming an Avenger ● (pg 10) Spider-Man, keep your temper in check, dude ● (pg 11) omg… this is a disaster

● you had that coming, Spider-Man ● (pg 12) they'd be crazy to vote him in ● he's gotta find the Hulk and bring him back to the Avengers

● Bruce Banner! ● Spider-Man feels sorry for him and let's him go, then tells the Avengers he couldn't find him ● see, if they just communicated with each other, this all could have been straightened out. ● 👏👏👏

Synopsis: The Avengers have assembled and are trying to determine whether or not to invite Spider-Man into their esteemed ranks. After much debate and confusion, they decide to invite Daredevil to get more information. He shows up and gives strong praise in Spider-Man having seen him fight against The Ringmaster. After his endorsement, the Avengers unanimously vote to test Spider-Man, and if he passes, to accept him. Each Avenger takes off to find Spider-Man. Thor is the first to find him, and gives him 24 hours to show to the Avengers headquarters. Pete wrestles with the idea of being on a team in the public eye versus being self-employed and calling the shots himself.

Finally, he decides to take a chance and meet the Avengers. As he arrives, the Avengers are bogged down as to what test they should give Spider-Man. Iron Man tells him to get out of the way as they figure out what they want to do. Spider-Man takes great offense and figures that riling him up is the test so Spider-Man begins to fight the Avengers. Instead, they decide to have Spider-Man bring Hulk to them but Spider-Man leaves before they can explain why. As he stops at The Daily Bugle for refreshment, Frederick Foswell tells J. Jonah Jameson that the Hulk has been spotted at a gamma ray research center. While fighting the Hulk, he punches and a gamma ray explodes temporarily turning him back into Bruce Banner.

Spider-Man tries to explain his purpose there, but ends up wondering why the Avengers want a sick man, not an evil villain. He lets Hulk go and tells the Avengers he couldn’t be found. The Avengers didn’t tell Spider-Man that they wanted to help him, but Spider-Man feared he would lead Hulk to his doom. Pete, conflicted by the result, tries to tell himself it’s for the best.

(https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Amazing_Spider-Man_Annual_Vol_1_3)

Fan Art: THE AVENGERS by earache-J

Accompanying Podcast: ● Swinging Through Spider-Man - episode --

● Let's Read Spider-Man - episode 28

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[pageliveblogscomics]

Okay, this one looks great. The cover just has so many hooks at once. Hulk is Berserk, he can fly, he’s banished to space, he’s trapped by a ringmaster.

Again, we’re starting with a quick recap of the status quo.

I really like how Bruce Banner is consistently shown as preferring his own death to allowing the Hulk to run rampant. Rick realizing the possibility that if something happens to him Banner will die, but Bruce just having already considered it and decided it’s worth the risk to contain him. It gives him a strong sense of morality that sets him apart from the Hulk.

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[bi-bird37]

"A Night Lost to Time" Birdflash fan art.

Circus AU

Wally ran away from his abusive home to the circus where he met the Last Flying Grayson and fell in love.

This is also a No Cape AU so the Justice Leauge and the Titans or Young Justice team can also be there.

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[cuteasamuntin]

Do you think Charlie Cox should voicce Matt Murderdock in the Spider-Gwen solo film when we get it, or do you think they should get someone new for him, like ASA Butterfield or someone? Because those three background cameos in the first film are going somewhere, you don’t do three cameos unless you want to take it somewhere.

While I delight in all opportunities to hear Charlie Cox speak or watch him act, I think his apparent return to the MCU means that he can’t voice Murderdock in an animated Spider-Gwen film. That is, he could, but then everyone would be drafting conspiracy boards about the Sonyverse and MCU colliding, and I simply cannot take the psychic damage that would entail. Spider-Gwen and the Sonyverse as a whole deserve to be their own thing and not just get sucked into the MCU amalgam.

I’m not sure I would want to hear Asa Butterfield specifically as the voice of Matt, and people probably think of him for it because he auditioned for Spider-Man and was in Sex Education. His voice is also a little young-sounding for an adult version of Matt, in my opinion.

My big name actor pick: Christian Bale with a decent Manhattan accent (as opposed to whatever the hell overdone Staten Island my guy was out here doing in Newsies) would be cool, and his voice is expressive enough to do a good job of it, based on his other voice acting

My blorbo from my shows pick: Santino Fontana just has a great, expressive voice with impressive range. He was amazing in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and I specifically listened to You as an audiobook because he’s the narrator. If he can make me hot for a functional alcoholic and a stalker, I think he can do Murderdock just about perfectly. I’m love him, your honor.

My on-skills-alone pick: Joe Morton, who is in Scandal and voiced Ringmaster in the Hawkeye season of the Wastelanders radio plays, would do a fabulous job of capturing Murderdock’s charm and danger. His voice is just nice to listen to, and he has quality live action and voice acting credits to his name.

My causing-problems-on-purpose pick: I think Ben Affleck would be a pretty good voice for Matt again (there’s a reason he was cast the first time, and his Nick Dunn and Bruce Wayne are such smarmy assholes that clearly he can give the people what we want from Murderdock). Also, the conspiracy boarding about that Daredevil movie being in the Sonyverse would be hilarious, actually.

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[winterskywrites]

Hey for the Batman/Batfamily prompts, I'd love to hear your take on a Robin in the Robert Pattinson's Batman universe (how they meet, what their dynamic would be etc)

So I've actually already started writing a fic with Battinson and Robin, but here's a bit of a prequel to it, with the first time Bruce sees Dick.

The circus is loud - cacophonous, really - and far too bright. Everything is bathed in colorful lights, and there are no shadows for Bruce to hide in. He shrinks into his jacket instead and disappears into the crowd the best he can. He allows himself to get caught up in its eddies, and it brings him to the center tent. It's lit up and bright and cheerful, and Bruce feels horribly out of place as he slips in. He sits in a spot in the back, in the closest thing to a shadow that the tent has, and waits for the show to start.

He's heard about it already. The wet, bedraggled posters that adorn half the buildings in Gotham have been loudly proclaiming the arrival of Haly's Circus and the Flying Graysons for weeks. They're an aerial act, trapeze artists, masters at their craft. They're a family, a mother and a father and a son. They are, according to the testimonials Alfred told him in an attempt to convince him he might actually enjoy himself, some of the best trapeze artists in the world.

Bruce huddles in his jacket and longs for the show to be over so he can go home.

Once the tent is full, the lights dim and a spotlight alights on the center ring with a loud clunk. There's a man standing there, wearing a brightly colored suit and beaming at the crowd. The ringmaster, Bruce assumes. The eponymous Haly. He doesn't know the man's first name, and he's not wearing his contacts to find out. Alfred categorically forbid it. "You are to enjoy yourself, not work," he told Bruce firmly. Bruce didn't know how to explain that he didn't know how to enjoy himself outside of work. He barely knew how to enjoy himself inside of it. But Alfred's word is law, and so here he sits, so stripped of his suit that he feels practically naked under the bright lights. At least the focus is on the ringmaster now, although the tent is still too bright for Bruce to truly hide.

"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, we have a treat for you tonight!" the ringmaster cries, still beaming that smile that can't possibly be fully real. If Bruce were closer, he could catalogue the man's face, read any twitches or tightness. From this far, all he can see is the reflection of the light off his teeth.

"Tonight, I bring you... the Flying Graysons!"

Three figures swing down from the top of the tent, flipping through the air to general delight. Bruce studies them, watching how they move. Perhaps he can learn something from world-renowned aerialists, something that will help him as he swings around Gotham.

"Look at them go!" the ringmaster cries. "Aren't they just the perfect family, all working together? They can always rely on each other to lend a hand!"

The father hooks his knees over the trapeze bar and takes the mother in one hand and the son in the other. They swing, the mother and son waving at the crowd, and then they throw themselves out of the father's grip and to their own trapezes. The boy tucks himself into a ball and spins four times before he unfurls just in time to grab the bar.

"And would you look at the little one? A quadruple somersault, and he's only nine years old! Not many people in the world can do that, folks! The Graysons are really one of a kind!"

They are, all three of them, but Bruce's eyes are drawn to the little one. He's smiling so widely, and unlike the ringmaster's too-bright beam, there's no ring of falseness to it. He's swinging through the air with his parents, looking like he doesn't have a care in the world. Perhaps he doesn't. Perhaps his cares can't reach him, not when he's so high. Perhaps he can fly away from them, just like his name suggests.

The boy laughs, and it sounds like sunlight.

"And as always, of course," the ringmaster says, "the Graysons perform without a net! The most daring, death-defying stunts you've ever seen, and nothing to catch them if they fall! Nothing except each other, of course!"

On cue, the boy leaps to his father, who catches him again. Bruce wonders if there truly isn't a net, or if it's some sort of gimmick. There's no visible net, but perhaps there's something not so easily seen. He almost believes that they wouldn't need it, though; it doesn't look like gravity can touch the family at all. He could almost believe that they really can fly, lighter than air, hollow-boned like birds. He thinks, even as he recognizes the strangeness of the thought, that it would feel unnatural to see them on the ground, to see them walk like normal mortals. They belong in the air, untethered from the earth. They belong in the sky.

"And it's not just the father who catches them," the ringmaster says. "This is an equal opportunity family, folks! The mother can catch them too!"

The mother hangs from her knees on the bar, and the father swings out to catch her hands. The boy flips over to his father's abandoned swing with a laugh as his mother grabs his father's forearms. They swing, and the boy beams, and then...

A snap-

A beat of silence, just long enough to take a breath-

And a scream.

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