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[chrundlecore]

RP partner search!

Hi! I'm looking for an rp partner who is interested in doing sapphic, wlw, nblw, etc. rps c: more info under cut!

What I'm looking for in the rp:

OCxOC

Soft themes like pining, friends to lovers, light angst, slow-ish burn, yearning, and hurt/comfort (also - nsfw is preferred but not my priority)

AUs: arranged marriage, zombie, apocalyptic, mermaid/siren, Titanic, amnesia, bodyguard/knight, domestic, Hunger Games, kidnapper/kidnapped, forbidden love, soulmates.

Rp partner criteria:

At least 2-3 responses a day. I have A LOT of free time rn so :,) I'm looking to keep the brainrot at bay with the help of rps!

Proper grammar and good spelling. It's totally fine if English isn't your first language, though!

Good communication :) I will try to send goodnight messages so you won't be staying up late waiting for me to reply. Additionally, I'll let you know if I won't be able to respond for a day or so, I just ask that you do the same c:

About me:

You can call me Sol! I use they/them pronouns and am 21, therefore looking to rp with someone 19+

I roleplay in the third person, past or present tense, and write multi-paragraphs in my replies. My timezone is CST.

For my OCs, I use picrew filters to get a better visualization for them. I don't use faceclaims.

Bonus points for you if you're down to chat outside of the rp B) I'm always eager to gush about our characters and make picrews of whatever au we are doing!

I don't really(?) double text but I DO cram everything into one message at a time instead. Don't let it overwhelm you!

I promise I'm friendly and won't bite and would love to be friends! :D

Thank you sm for reading! If you give this post a like, I will reach out to you. Otherwise feel free to PM me! I'm admittedly kinda new to finding rp partners so I'm trying to be organized in my search but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ thank youuu and have a good day/night! <3

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[writingquestionsanswered]

Hello!

This might have already been answered in a previous post. However, tumblr on mobile hates me and doesn’t want to work half of the time so I’m having trouble locating stuff.

I’m working on a second draft of my manuscript and am trying multiple POVs along with having each chapter either be a different day or different character. For example: chapter one is date ‘xx’ with ‘character A’, while chapter two is date ‘xy’ with ‘character B’. (My story takes place over eight months with four distinct POVs). One of the very early chapters doesn’t have many plot points, but has a major one in it, as the major plot point leads to the kick off the inciting incident. (I usually do 5-6 basic points/events I want to hit in a chapter). But I’m only coming up with 1-2 for this specific chapter.

Would it be a better idea to combine this chapter with the next chapter? Or should I rework this chapter to have more substance? I could leave it as is however, I feel as if the chapter wouldn’t hit the mini word count I set for myself or highlight what I’m trying to show. Would it be a good idea to flesh out the world and this specific character more— or would it seem to info-dump-y?

Thanks so much! Also sorry if my question makes barely any sense.

Hitting 5-6 Plot Points/Events Per Chapter

First: tumblr on mobile hates everyone, so no worries there.

I'm curious about this idea of hitting 5 to 6 plot points or events per chapter... this isn't structural method I've ever encountered before, and honestly, it sound like a lot to cram into a single chapter. Most chapters would revolve around a single plot point or event, with maybe a few minor ones where necessary.

I mean, the bottom line is if it's working for your story, don't change it. If you feel like the chapters are solid and not too busy, keep doing what you're doing. But I definitely wouldn't worry about chapters that aren't overflowing with plot points and events. Just the 1 to 2 plot points/events should be enough for that chapter. If you're worried that not enough is happening, it might be a good place to illustrate something important about the world or characters, but you don't want to do it as an info dump. For example... let's say you realize this chapter could be a good place to explore the POV character's internal conflict. Rather than doing an info dump, you can find another event that would illustrate that conflict. Like, perhaps this character is dealing with a confidence issue related to a past event, so you can find a way to showcase that issue by showing how their confidence is impacted.

Ultimately, as nice as symmetry is, you generally don't want to make story decisions based on symmetry rather than what is best for the story. :)

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Queerplatonic Riddler x Reader fanfic

Disclaimers:

I am not a good writer. I am simply making this because I am an aroace who loves the Riddler and and desperate for fanfiction that isn't romantic or sexual and I want it to exist in the world.

This is a bit out of character because I am simply not smart enough to write a genius and I am also not very good at riddles.

Some of it is very contrived, in particular the "worldbuilding" had to be crammed into fitting a pattern for reasons, so it is very janky.

Allos are allowed to interact but PLEASE BE MINDFUL THAT THIS ISN'T FOR YOU.

Also I'm English so there may be a couple of covert language differences if you're American (eg: saw a post where apparently in the US "quite" means very whereas here it's much less intense than that)

Rating: Probably teen

Warnings: Swearing (S and F word), whump (hurt reader), violence and injury, implied ableism, near-death experiences, robberies and hostage situations (not very dangerous)

Reader insert info: Oriented aroace, quoiromantic, autistic (hyperfixating on Riddler)

Word count: 5022

Please don't give me loads of criticism I'm not releasing this to improve at writing I'm releasing this because there's no representation.

You sit in your room, reading the Gotham Gazette. A small smile appears on your face; the news keeps talking about the new crime spree, courtesy of the Riddler. You’re lying on your green bedcovers, kicking your feet and giggling. It is quite sad that his latest bank robberies are going to severely affect the economy, but… look at him. He looks so happy in the CCTV footage. His smile is the most precious thing you’ve ever seen. You love the newspaper, as long as you don’t read the articles. There’s a lot of speculation about his mental state, and, while you do agree that his mental state is probably not great, some of the speculation… it wouldn’t feel out of place on an Autism Speaks advert. You use permanent marker and doodle question marks to hide the more offensive articles. With everything that’s left, you cut it out, glaring at the scissors that are leaving jagged edges even though it is probably just a skill issue. You use Blu Tack to stick it onto the board with all of the other articles and pictures, and pick up those which fell off. Five crimes so far. You scan the articles. The names of the locations… there must be something… Classy and Elegant, a store for wedding clothes, with lots of money… House-Dealing Special Princesses, the estate agents for posh people… River Bank Tower, a tower that was a historic location for money laundering and was converted into a tourist attraction… Worshipping Mr Batman, a Batman fan club with a large following, as well as founders who got very rich… and Rose Petal Association, a very wealthy gardeners’ club. The letters… they feel… familiar…

You quickly open Wikipedia. Hands shaking – you don’t know if it’s from nerves or excitement – you search for Elgar’s Enigma Variations. Your eyes widen. Classy and Elegant – C.A.E! House-Dealing Special Princesses – H.D.S-P! R.B.T! W.M.B! R.P.A! His crimes are all after Elgar’s Enigma variations! You’re stimming, at having solved this riddle. But where will he strike next? The next piece… Ysobel…

You open Google Maps. This isn’t simple initials, the piece is named after a full name… You search around, trying to find something that fits Ysobel…

It’s the next day. As usual, it is raining. You’re carrying a green umbrella, and hoping that, if he does show up, he won’t realise that you carved the handle into the shape of a question mark. Anxiety fills you – the establishment which should be the next target, is very… suspicious. Why So Bell, a supposed bell manufacturer which everybody knows is really a front for one of the Joker gangs’ hideouts. You glance around, nervously. There are legitimate shops next door, it should be safe, it should be safe…

You’re hiding in a bush, shaking. It hurts, there are probably lots of bugs, but… you can’t just loiter in the open next to a Joker-affiliated operation, but… you have to see the Riddler’s next crime. Your umbrella is hidden with you in the bush. You’re getting uncomfortably wet. You don’t think your glasses will ever recover from this experience. Half an hour passes, and you watch as people come and go from the buildings. An obvious gang member leaves Why So Bell. You are shaking in the bush as she walks towards you. Does she see you? She’s coming closer. Closer. Closer.

She yanks you out by the tip of your umbrella. You look up at her sheepishly, trembling. She responds by punching you in the face.

You wake up, and your heart leaps as you see your favourite colour, green. Your heart is then filled with terror. The green isn’t from your many pictures of the Riddler, the green is from a massive vat of acid, and you’re dangling right over it. “Who the fuck d’you work for?!” the gang member asks. “N-N-NO-ONE! I’M N-NOT A GANG MEMBER! PLEASE! TH-THERE’S BEEN A TERRIBLE MISUNDERSTANDING!!” you squeak, terrified. The gang members – three of them – laugh at you. “Why were you hiding in that bush?!” a Joker goon shouts at you, as you feel yourself being lowered towards the acid, “You’re a spy, aren’t ya?!” “PLEASE! PLEASE! I W-WASN’T SPYING! PLEASE! I W-WAS… I WAS JUST HIDING IN THE BUSH, W-W-WAITING FOR SOMEONE!!” “Yer lying!”

Your vision is being consumed by green, and not in the usual Riddler hyperfixation way, but in the way that you are about to die. You are whimpering, trying desperately to stammer out an explanation, but there is no way to explain anything in a way that does not make you look like an alloromantic stalker…

Suddenly, the power cuts out. You scream, thinking that this the end. The Joker goons are shouting, confused. There are sounds of a scuffle, and one of their panicked yelling is cut short. The other two are fighting something. “B-Batman?” you shriek, terrified. Every time the Riddler goes to Arkham, he seems to come back worse. If Batman is here, he will surely arrest the Riddler and send him to Arkham yet again. The sounds of the scuffle stop. You wait, hyperventilating. This is very bad, as you are starting to breathe in the fumes of the acid. It’s rather funny that you solved the riddle, and now Batman came here to save you but will surely arrest the Riddler. You can’t help but laugh at the fact that you solved it for Batman, it’s so funny, he’s going to rot in Arkham! Ha! You’re being lifted up, taken away from the green, just like how your hopes of ever seeing the silly green man have gone away! Now you’re being picked up! It’s funny, Batman’s arms seem nowhere near as muscular as they should be! Isn’t it funny that you’re still in the dark, the Dark Knight hasn’t turned the light on, because dark! Ha! Get it? “Ha… I’ve already done the work, Batman!” you laugh. “Don’t compare me to that pathetic man,” your saviour replies. It’s hilarious, you’re such an idiot, you’re stupid! You’re a fool! You’re just as pathetic as Batman! What even is a Bat Man meant to be, anyway? And now, this man is holding you! From what you can see, the glow of the acid is turning his outfit green! Oh, what’s that silly symbol on his outfit?! Haha! The little question marks in your brain, and now there’s a big one on this man’s spandex! Hahaha! You’re an idiot! An idiot who didn’t realise you finally got to meet your hero! Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! He thinks you’re so stupid! He can hear you mumbling about how stupid you are, you’re really not helping things, this is so funny, he’s going to hate you! And now, everything’s going dark like your future! Ha! Ha… Ha… Ha…………..

You’re in a hospital bed. Next to you is your umbrella. “You’re awake,” the nurse says, looking at you with concern. “Wh… what happened..?” “Someone found a note leading to you. You were passed out… Joker chemicals…” Your eyes widen. “J-Joker?! Is… are there gonna be lasting effects?!” “You might be more prone to fits of laughter, but that’s all.”

In the evening, you’re released from the hospital. You walk home, holding your umbrella. You feel an irregularity on the handle, and carefully take your finger away from it. Your heart leaps; there, on the handle… a small question mark, engraved into the wood. You stand there for a little while, shaking, your mouth open in what could be a smile. What could this mean?

You return home, giggling. You walked past Troyte Bank on the way, Troyte being the next piece in the Enigma variations. There also seems to be a pattern to the timing of the robberies – the next is going to be at some point between 1 and 1:30. You’re shaking. You could go to the bank at 1. You… you could see him… you could be in the bank while it’s being robbed… a bank robbery would be very scary, but you could see him! Being an innocent bystander in one of the Riddler’s very own crimes… the thought makes you giddy with excitement. You’re giggling again; the exposure to the fumes of the Joker chemical has evidently given you this new habit. You sound like a teenage girl talking with friends about a cute boy. Your laughter turns more nervous. What will people think when they hear your giggling? They’ll think you’re weird…

They already do, though…

It’s 1PM. You step into the bank from the rain of Gotham, clutching your umbrella, biting your lip to stop yourself from giggling. You loiter near the side, doing your best to not look suspicious, waiting for him… After three minutes, the door opens, and five goons holding machine guns enter the building, along with him. The Riddler, wearing his iconic green spandex, with the purple belt, and the large black question mark on the front. There are little question marks in lines down the sides of the arms and legs. He’s wearing his mask and gloves, of matching shades of purple. The spandex… doesn’t leave much to the imagination. You can tell that he is quite muscular, although not nearly as muscular as people renowned for strength, such as Batman. “I’m tough and elastic, but you have left! O! What am I? A robbery!” he exclaims, gleefully. You can’t help but smile at his wide grin. He twirls his cane as the gunmen usher everyone in the bank to the side. The gunmen tell everyone to kneel, and you kneel down, clutching your umbrella. An old man grunts from having to kneel. The Riddler looks at the group. “Tell you what. Anyone who can answer any riddles will be allowed to stand up!” he says, taking out some cards from within his belt and giving them to one of his goons, whispering instructions for the order they get distributed in. He and two of the goons walk into the vault, and are presumably taking the loot, while one of the goons points his gun at the bank staff, one points his gun at the group, and the last one is handing out the riddles. You receive your card with the riddle on it. You read the riddle: What can be gentle as the wind, or as all-consuming as fire, as strong as a mountain, as beautiful as a sapphire? “Is it love?” you ask shyly, before he has even finished handing out the riddles. He walks over to you, and reads the riddle. After a little pause, he grunts and nods, and walks off. You start to stand up, and glance at the old man next to you who is struggling. “The answer’s water,” you murmur in his ear. He rereads the riddle, and then gives his answer to the goon, who has now finished handing out the riddles. He is allowed to stand, and you wait for the goons to glance away, then give another person an answer. “My, my, you’re very good at solving other peoples’ riddles, aren’t you?” a soft voice says in your ear. You squeak. It’s him. You can feel yourself trembling nervously, he’s so close, he has a smirk on his face. The Riddler gives you a wink, and moves away. He leaves with the goons and the loot he has stolen.

That night, you go home, shaking. You’re filled with emotions, and they’re scaring you. You… you think you might… love him… you’re not sure what kind of attraction you feel… and it’s scary. He means a lot to you, and you want him to know how you feel, but you don’t even really know how you feel. You go and print out the page for Oriented Aroace on the LGBTQIA Wiki. You get out a pen and paper, and start making a diagram, with some bars, each corresponding to a different type of attraction, the main ones you can think of. For the bar about sexual attraction, you can easily put NO in capital letters. For sensual attraction, you fill it quite high. You pause, and decide to write definitions for the types of attraction. You reach romantic attraction, and hesitate. What is romantic attraction? Romance is entirely a social construct… how does one define it? After a minute of trying to think, you just fill it with question marks and print out the wiki page for quoiromantic. You start writing: “I don’t know what romantic attraction is meant to feel like. I don’t feel it usually, but you make me feel something I’ve never felt before, and I can’t tell if it’s a cross between hyperfixation and alterous attraction, or if this is what romance feels like.” You glare at the paper. You genuinely can’t tell if it’s you finally feeling romantic attraction for one person, or if it’s internalised amatonormativity and you’re just hyperfixating and have tertiary attractions. All you know is… that you love him…

The next day – another rainy one - is here. You’re loitering inside Without Nines, a casino, when he comes in, with several gunmen. There are also two women, dressed in spandex with question marks – Query and Echo. The Riddler is wearing a very dapper green suit with black question marks, along with a purple and blue waistcoat with question mark shapes. His light green tie is embroidered with purple question marks, and he wears a green bowler hat with a purple ribbon and a black question mark, the colours matching the rest of his outfit. His shirt is black, and he wears purple gloves and his purple mask. A little smile plays upon his face as everyone in the casino immediately panics, at his mercy. Guards immediately try to fight him, but the gunmen fire some warning shots. “Ah ah ah! I’m going to take a hostage! And if you don’t let me take the money, you’ll find yourselves riddled with bullets!” he says, smiling smugly. Your heart leaps as he starts walking straight towards you. You let out a little squeak as he hooks his cane around your arm, and pulls you towards him. You’re shaking, and do a little giggle, nervous. This is it. He’s noticed you. He’s taken you hostage. And all you can do is giggle like a lunatic. The Riddler is giggling slightly, as he unhooks his cane from your arm, and puts his arm around your shoulders, pointing the cane under your throat threateningly. You can feel the cold metal against your neck. With some of his goons following, he walks through the casino, holding you close to him, letting everyone know that he could kill you if they don’t let him rob the place. And yet, he gives you a gentle squeeze, and something tells you that he isn’t going to hurt you. Query and Echo force a staff member to open the vault.

He lets out a giggle as the group walk into the vault. You let out a little gasp as you see how much money there is. The Riddler chuckles. “Impressed?” he says in your ear with a low voice. He walks in front of you, and looks at your awestruck face. You’re trembling, he’s looking at you, all you can do is stare at the money like an idiot. He giggles. “Alright, then. Looting this place might take a while, so we may as well get comfortable,” he says, a smile on his lips. The regular gunmen start taking the money, while Query and Echo stay on guard at the vault’s entrance. The Riddler puts his hand on your shoulder and pushes down to make you sit on the floor. You let out a little giggle. He sits down, facing you, and holds his cane, resting it against your neck, presumably to establish some threat. “Well, then. Riddle me this. Why hasn’t Batman caught me yet?” he asks. You squeak delightedly when he says it. He laughs a little, a laugh that makes your heart feel so light. He looks happy. “Go on. I’ve seen you three times, now. You’ve solved my riddle…” he says, leaning in. “Not just anyone can do that.” You start giggling uncontrollably. You feel light. He leans back a bit, waiting for you to regain your composure. “Are you always this giggly? Is it from the Joker chemicals? Or… maybe… just maybe… is it only when you see me?” he asks, winking. You giggle more. “Ha! Ha! Hahahahaha! It’s J-J-Joker… ha! Joker chemicals! Ha ha!” you laugh. He looks at you, sympathetic, and puts a hand on your shoulder. Your giggling gets worse, and you feel yourself blushing, and he immediately pulls his hand away. He waits quietly for you to calm down, as his men continue emptying the vault. He pulls you to your feet, and whispers into your ear. “I only have two more robberies in this plan. That’s the… initial… idea…” he whispers. He’s so close to you, you can feel his breath on your ear. He gives a flamboyant twirl of his cane, and holds you menacingly again, putting his cane back to your throat. “Well then, my little hostage, it’s soon time for me to set you free,” he says, giving his handsome smile. You giggle, and blush slightly. You’re looking up at him, and he looks down at you. He lets out a little laugh. “You’re rather adorable,” he says. You squeak, and blush much more. He giggles. “Well, I’ll give you some time to regain your composure, haha,” he says, backing away slightly. You take deep breaths, and eventually calm down. He holds you again, and the group leaves the vault. He places you back with the other civilians, and moves away, his demeanour much more menacing… “Alright! And, just to seal this wondrous little robbery, everyone will give me one of their valuables!” he says, laughing. He looks so happy… you can’t help but smile… He takes peoples’ necklaces as they tremble, a pair of earrings, some fancy brooches… he reaches you, and smiles. You already know what he wants, and you shyly hold the umbrella. Your eyes meet as he wraps his hand around the handle, your grip lingering. He takes it from you, giggling, and continues taking other peoples’ valuables.

The next day, you’re walking through the streets of Gotham, giggling excitedly. Today is going to be the day you come out to him. You spent yesterday evening getting ready to tell him, getting ready to speak. You’ve simplified your explanation considerably. You can’t help but giggle at the fact that you’re going to see him, and tell him everything… maybe… maybe he was impressed by your ability to predict his crimes when even Batman couldn’t… “Hey, what’s that dumb smile on your face for?!” a menacing voice says. A gang of thugs surrounds you. You go pale. “Well? Why you giggling? You think you’re the Joker or some shit?!” he shouts. You look around, desperate for help. Citizens are walking away, only glancing for some spectacle. A furtive woman in a green coat opens her phone and points it at you – is she going to record this?! “Uh, heehee, I, I d-don’t wanna f-fight… it’s… ha… I inhaled some Joker fumes… p-please… haha… don’t h-hurt me…” “You won’t be smiling when we’re done with you!” a thug says, elbowing you in the abdomen and sending you staggering back. Tears are streaming down your face. You’re missing the Riddler’s robbery, surely he’ll think you’re an idiot, he’s going to hate you- you’re punched in the face, and sobbing. They keep punching you, keep kicking you, keep kicking you. Whack. Whack. Whack. It hurts. You feebly try to hold up your arms to block their blows, but they easily shatter your defences. You’re bleeding now. It hurts so much. They kick your legs, and you crash down to the ground, crying. They get their weapons out… one of them has a hammer… You can hear the crunch of your bones as your legs shatter. You can only whimper as one gets out her knife, and stabs you in the abdomen. You’re screaming. “PLEASE STOP! I D-D-DIDN’T DO ANYTHING TO YOU!!” you cry as they keep hitting you. Your vision goes black. This is it, you’re going to die… “LEAVE THEM ALONE!”  a voice shouts. They stop, tense. Your head is bleeding, you can’t think straight, but… it sounds… familiar… Your vision is lit up with blue, as something fires electricity at the thugs. They shriek, and run away, leaving you. There are murmurs among the onlookers. You can feel hands slide underneath your body, as your saviour picks you up. He’s walking quickly. “Hey… hey… please… please talk to me…” he says. Your vision is starting to return, and you can see the Riddler, tears streaming down his face. “Sorry…” you say weakly. “It’s alright, it’s alright, none of this is your fault, please don’t apologise for anything, you will be safe,” he says, voice cracking. “I w-was gonna be there… I… I promise I’m not stupid…” “Oh… oh, baby… I already know you’re not stupid. Shh… everything’s going to be okay…” he says, holding you close as he walks. He is thinking. “Alright… you need me on the fairway, you need me for luck, but when you have me you’re well and truly fucked, what am I?” “Uh… uh… uh… a… a stroke?” you answer. He strokes your hair with his soft hands. He’s wearing a green suit, this time with a purple shirt that’s only buttoned 2/3 of the way, showing off his chest and collarbones. His hat is at a jaunty – no, messy – angle, and his mask is streaked with tears.

He enters a building. You can’t read the sign, but you can tell the initials are E.D.U. It’s dark, this building must be a repurposed warehouse. It’s quiet, except for your whimpering, and his heavy breathing, and quick footsteps. He continues stroking your hair, his hands shaking. He sets you down, and rolls up your shirt, and you can hear his sharp intake of breath. “Uh… okay… this looks bad… I’m going to have to stitch your wound…” he says. You shudder, and he picks you up. “It’s going to be okay… I promise.” He rushes into the bathroom, lays you into the bathtub and turns the tap on, rinsing the wound under the water. He gives your hair a pat, and starts preparing his first aid equipment, sterilising a needle and thread. He holds your hand, and cleans your wound as you whimper. He takes you out of the bathtub, and lays you down, using a towel to dry you. “Listen, you’ll be okay, I promise,” he says. He starts rubbing some cream around your wound, and you feel yourself going numb. He starts stitching, and you’re crying. “Shh… shh… uh… what’s so fragile that saying its name breaks it?” “S-s-silence…” you respond. He nods, and keeps stitching. “You’re a smart cookie, you know?” His words make your heart leap. He keeps stitching. “I do mean it. I really do… I’m almost done with the stitches…” After what feels like an eternity, he finishes, and smiles at you, taking his gloves off. “The worst bit’s over,” he says, stroking your hair. He bandages the area. Now that the worst part is over, you start to appreciate the softness of his hands. You realise he is wearing green nail polish, with a purple question mark on each finger. He finishes bandaging you. “All done!” he says, giving you a headpat, making you giggle. He gives you a warm smile. Your giggling dies down as the exhaustion starts to really hit you. You pass out.

When you open your eyes, you’ve been tucked into a soft, green bed, covered in purple question marks. “You’re awake!” he says, reminiscent of a puppy who just saw a friend. On top of his outfit from before, he’s wearing a knitted jumper, green with purple question marks, it looks so soft. You’re still in pain, but you blush a little, as he reaches out with his hand, then pauses. “Um, would it be comforting if I held your hand?” Your heart leaps, and you nod, giggling. He gently takes your hand in his, and smiles softly. It’s so soft, it distracts you from some of the sharp pain you feel all over your body. “Um… th-thank you…” you mumble. “Hey. I had to save you, you’re like a good luck charm at this point. It… it’s not right when you’re not there,” he says softly, stroking your hand gently. You squeak, giggling. He looks at you, a little smile on his face. “So why do you keep following me? Is it gratitude for me saving you from Joker’s gang? Are you trying to prove your intelligence against the smartest man in Gotham? Or maybe… something else?” he asks in his soft voice, winking at the end. You giggle nervously, trying to collect yourself. “I… I… heehee… hahaha… you’re… hahahahaha…” You’re shaking, nervous, and he can tell. He gently strokes your hand, a comforting smile on his face. “It’s okay… take your time…” “Ha… ha… haha… YOU’RE MY SPECIAL INTEREST!” you blurt out. His eyes are wide, and he looks very surprised. You laugh nervously. “Like autism?” he asks, his smile widening. You nod, cursing yourself for being so blunt and probably making a fool of yourself – he’s smiling wide and crying tears of joy. His leg is bouncing. “Hahahaha I need to come out hahahahaha I’m an oriented aroace I hahahaha don’t feel romantic or sexual attraction but I’m feeling other types of attraction to you,” you say, shaking. He has a little pause of processing this, and smiles. “Hey, you’re valid! So, uh, what other types of attraction do you feel?” he asks, giving a good-natured smile. “Hahahaha I feel sensual attraction where I want to touch you and I feel alterous attraction which is uh it’s an emotion attraction that isn’t exclusively romantic or platonic haha and maybe I feel aesthetic attraction hahahaha,” you say, trembling. He grins, and giggles. “You’re quite the riddle, aren’t you? I’ve taken quite a liking to you,” he says, his smile lighting up your world. The way his eyes light up fills your heart with joy. He gives your hand a gentle squeeze. “You’re so precious. Seriously, you’re one of the most adorable people ever. Seeing you during my crimes… well, now I know how Ozzie feels about seeing birds. You’re like… a little friend…” You let out a squeak, and he laughs. “You’re so cute… may I put my hand on your face?” he says. You nod, giggling, as he cups your head in his hands. “How do you feel about eye contact?” he asks. “Haha! I’m okay making eye contact with people I like!” you respond. There is a pause, as he slowly moves his eyes towards you.

“And… do you… like me?” he asks.

You look into his eyes. Both of you giggle. He gently strokes your hair. “Is this okay, d… may I call you dear?” Your heart leaps, and your mouth hangs open in disbelief. “Haha! I, ha, uh, haha it’s okay! Ha… uh… haha… what… w-what’s… what… what are we?” you ask, blushing slightly. There is a pause, as he thinks. “You seem to be my biggest fan, and I find you simply adorable. I’ll do anything to make you feel comfortable. I’ll look after you… Batman almost caught me last time, so I have plenty of free time…” “What… what happened? Wh-what did I miss?” You feel a little sting at the memory. The pain is coming back, and you can feel tears forming. He wipes the tears from your eyes. “I started the robbery… everything was in place, I had the plan, but… it didn’t feel the same, without you. What takes deep hold and becomes every day, and without it the tree will fall?” “Uh… root… routine?” “Exactly. Seeing you, it’s become part of my routine… you hold a place in my heart… I… my plans, I started planning for you…” You look at him, in awe. Somehow, the biggest genius ever, your hero… has been thinking about you. “Wow…” is all you can say. You’re not even giggling anymore, you’re just repeating the word. He ruffles your hair. “We Rogues, not many people like us. It’s been a long time since I’ve had such a devoted fan… and you solved my plan faster than Batman… you can understand how much that means to me, right?” he says, seeming… nervous? The confidence is gone, he looks… anxious… like he needs reassurance. “You’re… haha… my… ha-ha-hero…” you say. His eyes light up, and he nods his head rapidly. “Um… is it alright if I give you a kiss on the forehead?” he asks. You nod, and start giggling again, as he gently puts his hand behind your head. He gives you a soft kiss on the forehead, making sure to avoid the bandage which you finally notice. He’s so gentle, and the tender kiss is taking away the pain you feel. He lets go, and looks down, into your wide eyes. “With skill, I am paid to save. What am I?” “… Protect?” He nods. “I want to protect you… you’re… you’re too precious. I’ll find the people who did this to you…” he says, wrapping his arms around you, looking into your eyes to gauge your reaction. You have a tired look in your eyes, as you lean into him. “I… I have something for you…” He reaches down, and holds your umbrella. Your crude attempt of carving the handle into a question mark shape has now been greatly polished, but most importantly, it has been covered in vibrantly-coloured question marks. “It’s… beautiful…” “A beautiful umbrella for a beautiful mind, from an even more beautiful mind,” he says, as you relax in his arms and make a contented little humming noise. He gently strokes your hair, and you fall asleep in the Riddler’s arms, your head buried in his chest.

#riddler fanfic #platonic riddler fanfic #queerplatonic riddler fanfic #platonic riddler x reader #queerplatonic riddler x reader #riddler & reader #the riddler #riddler #edward nygma #edward nigma #dc fanfic #aspec reader #oriented aroace reader #aroace reader #autistic reader #queerplatonic x reader #not tagging normal riddler x reader in case people have filtered it out bc they're sick of seeing smut on the dash #i am aware that there is quite possibly nothing else out there with some of these tags. but we can change that.

[abubblingcandle]

Yay!!! The Richmond Job!!! Excited for more to come

Ahh thank you! I'm excited too. It's hard work as a fic as I'm trying to frame each chapter like an episode but its so much easier to cram info into tv than prose. But it is coming ... just slowly!

Here's some synopses of the chapters I am most excited for to keep you interested (major spoiler free so can't talk about chapter 13 and 14 my beloved). Also always happy to take asks to talk about this fic, real passion project.

Chapter 5 - The Forced Friendship Job - My version of the Gone Fishing Job! Roy and Jamie get sent out on a little intel errand while the others set up the con and get kidnapped, handcuffed together and have to stop a terrorist plot. Just a lot of S1 era Jamie and Roy trying to work together while also wanting to kill each other

Chapter 11 - The Juror #6 Job - Roy as Juror #6 nuff said

Chapter 15 - The Lust Conquers All Job - Jamie is sent undercover using his footballer alias to star on LCA. There's been a run of drug deaths and suicides of past contestants. Jamie starts off having a good time but then finds out what it is all a cover for.

Chapter 20 - The Zavacado Job - In this verse Zava is Chaos and this is the first official hacking head to head between Jamie and Zava. Zava is fronting a MLM scheme involving healthfood.

Chapter 29 - The Amsterdam Job - The team wake up, alone, with three days of memories missing in places around Amsterdam and have to try and solve the mystery of why they are there, where all the others are and why are people trying to kill Jamie

#candle writes #ted lasso fanfic #ask box is always open #leverage au

[absolsrenegade]

robin. they/them. sucks ass at introductions.

i'm a student at castellia university studying legendary and mythical pokemon. please dont message me about how "legendaries arent real" and im "not a true scholar." ive heard it enough.

my only pokemon are my darling absol, abigail, and my unusually small archen, oatcake. it gets crammed enough with just the three of us in this apartment.

EDIT: i now am in the care of a baby hisuian sneasel!! need to get a new card printed

also if you see something typing

<(LIKE THIZ)>

that is my rotom, pocket monster energy zero ultra. please ignore them. they are beyond my control.

shoot me a message, especially if you want to talk about legendaries or other such history from your region. im also interested in the space-time distortion phenomenon.

admin & ooc info

cassinis back with a fourth blog and this time its a self insert! holy shit! except robin actually goes to school and generally contributes to society. as always, this is a side blog, my main is @plasmaapologist!

robin acts a lot like myself and is my most self inserty character, but regardless heres some notes!

- sapient pokemon interaction is okay! robin wont necessarily believe you, but they'll play along. legendaries, however, will probably get a tint bit bullied.

- robin is also okay with she/her but tends not to mention it

- can ramble. will ramble. probably even worse than me with it.

- can come off as a tad blunt and rude, though they normally dont mean it. if theyre actually trying to insult you, you will be able to tell

- she will do anything for a good bit

- i am a lore theorist. this blog will likely be my least canon compliant, especially with all the discussions about legendaries that will inevitably happen

[blackroseguzzi]

Jesus, etc.

So the name of this COLIN ZABEL x OFC is from a Wilco song, which will have more of an importance in another chapter. 

I am writing this as a X OFC, because Characters (like animals) make me feel way more connected to them when they have a name. I picked Norie Danner because I feel like it would sound so good rolling off the tongue with Mare & Colin’s Delco accents. 

There was a request for a Detective Colin Fanfic and I’m here for it! I will do multiple chapters with this one because the storyline is too good to try and cram into one fic. 

This chapter is a lot of background info leading up to the big meeting between Mare, Colin, and my OFC (who I hope you all end up falling in love with like I have!) 

ENJOY- your comments keep me writing - so pleassseeeee tell me what you think of this story so far!

“Officer Danner, my office. Now.” Chief Caters voice rumbled around the small station. All heads in the office looked up at the sound.

Norie Danner, a Sergeant police officer in Easttown, Pennsylvania got up from her desk, quickly adjusting her papers and shoving them into a file folder before making her way over to the chief’s office. She wasn’t nervous, though his voice sounded louder and more stern than it usually does. All eyes were on her as she walked over to the Chief’s office.

“Chief,” Danner said quickly, nodding her head at him. He moved to the side and ushered her into his office and he slammed the door. Okay, maybe he was angry? 

“Everything okay sir?” Danner asked, a confused look on her face. She placed this months police log onto his desk and took a seat across his desk. His face was emotionless, and he stood in front of her with his hands crossed at his waist. His eyes burned into hers, and she felt the heaviness of her spit slide down her throat as she swallowed, waiting for him to talk.

“I’m promoting you to Police lieutenant, Norie.” He broke out into a wide smile as he watched your eyes bug out of your head. “Your work has always been top tier, and I’ve never been more proud of the work you’ve done for this town and the personal growth through the years. Your dedication to Easttown is like none other. Congratulations, Lieutenant Danner!” He held out his hand to shake yours. You got up as if the chair had set your ass on fire. You shook his hand fast & happily.

“Oh wow, thank you so much! I thought you were about to chew me up and spit me out. I had no idea this was coming,” You confessed. He chuckled and reached into the desk drawer. He pulled out a shiny silver badge and handed it to you.

“Here, this is so rightfully yours.” The words Lieutenant Danner engaged across the tag, so beautifully. “We’ve got a lot to handle in the next few weeks.” Chief stated urging you to sit back down. You were coming down from the high of your promotion and focused on his words. “We’re bringing in a County Detective for the McMenamin case. He arrives tomorrow afternoon. I..”

“Excuse me for interrupting, but isn’t that being handled by Detective Sheehan?” You were confused. That case hit home in a small town like yours. You had worked with Mare Sheehan for years. You had gotten very close, more friends than co workers. She had been your superior when you had first started your job at the station. She held you close as your husband, a fellow police officer was shot in front of your eyes, and in return you were there for her when she had found her son dead, from suicide. You were slowly becoming Drew’s favorite babysitter, and Mac & cheese maker. You didn’t understand why she needed assistance on a case, she was the best there was. 

“Yeah, she is.. but the town needs more,” Carter spoke softly. He knew this was going to shock you, it was why he wanted to tell you this privately. He knew that Mare and you had become close. He was happy about that- you had both lost so much. He just wanted you, who turned their pain into passion for work to help Mare understand that another set of eyes on a case was not going to be a bad thing. 

“I understand that, but does Sheehan?” You let your shoulders fall and you fell back into the stiff chair. 

“Well, I need you to oversee that the two of our finest Detectives work cohesively.” Chief wanted you to be their babysitter. Awesome. You had been promoted and demoted at the same time.

“Not a babysitter per se,” He must have read your mind. “I just want you to make sure they work safe together. Tell them you’re there for support, especially when the town is beginning to get a little out of hand about this case.” 

“Yes sir, consider it done,” You got up from your desk and shook Chief Carters hand and thanked him once more. You grasped your new badge tightly in your hand as you opened the door to his office. 

“CONGRATULATIONS DANNER!!!!!!!!!!!” Everyone in the office cheered as you exited the Chief’s office. Clearly the station was in on this whole ordeal. You smiled, embarrassed at the outrageous outburst of recognition from your fellow officers and detectives. You searched the room for Mare. She was leaning against the doorway of the Station’s small kitchen, a coffee in her hand. She raised it up towards you and then back to her lips for a sip. She wasn’t one for a giant display of emotions, so that was her way of congratulating you. You gave her a small smile before one of the officers grabbed you in a bear hug. 

The commotion calmed down as fast as it had started, and as the evening came to a close the station was left with a few night shift Officers, Mare and yourself. Chief had even gone home to spend some time with his family before the big press conference tomorrow morning about the McMenamin case.

“So, you’re a big shot now, Danner,” Mare walked over to your desk and plopped herself onto the side of it. She was looking at all the papers, files, and photos across your work space. You were such a damn hard worker. You had been at the station for almost 12 years. She knew that because it was right around the time that she had really noticed her son’s troubles. You and your husband had both accepted positions in Easttown, two years into you career your husband, Rick, was killed by a single gunshot to the neck during a drug bust. Norie Danner turned her hurt into full on rage against the drug epidemic in the town. She was single handedly one of the best Police officers Mare had ever seen come through this town, not that she would ever admit that to you. 

“It’s Luitenant Danner to you now, detective sergeant Sheehan!” Norie pushed her rolling chair back, and folded her hands in her chest, a wide toothy smile spread across her face.

Mare took one of her m&ms from her bag and chucked it at her friend. 

“Hey, I could probably arrest you for that, we’ll say something along the lines of…assaulting a superior!” You watched as Mare threatened you with another M&M, the blue candy held in her fingers above her head.

“Don’t forget that I’m known for my great aim,” Mare joked before plopping the chocolate into her mouth. 

“You should head home, tomorrow’s a big day,” You looked into Mare’s eyes, and they looked warn out. You knew her troubles at home. You couldn’t imagine being in her shoes, and on top of home problems - work wasn’t giving her much grace either. 

“Yeah, can’t wait to be degraded by the town tomorrow,” She pressed her lips together, and taking a deep sigh. You gave her a sympathetic look.

“They will compare this to Katie’s case but keep them focused on the fact that this is DIFFERENT. Katie is still missing, and Erin is dead. There is no connection between the two.” You offered some support to your friend. She nodded slowly, she knew this already. She just didn’t think the towns people would listen. 

“Make matters even more fruitful, I get to enjoy some county sheriff breathing down my neck for the duration of this nightmare.” 

You wanted to pretend you didn’t know about this arrangement, so you raised your eyebrows in surprise.

“Chief called in an old crow?” You always joked that Country Detectives and officers were like old crows. They were always so stiff and rigid, circling the station looking for anything to feed off of for their own benefit. 

“Yeah, apparently this one is a master case cracker,” Mare plopped another M&M into her mouth, chewing angrily.

“Well as Lieutenant, I’ll be happy to overshadow you both on Erin’s case once in a while. Make sure the crow knows just where he can fly.” 

Mare gave you a thankful smile before suddenly shifting off your desk and walking towards the station door. “It’s getting late Lieutenant, see you in the morning.” She never liked you running home in the dark.

You raised your wrist at your watch, wow already 8:40. You were no stranger to overtime, but this was late - even for you. Luckily, you lived only a few blocks from the station. You had moved there right after your husband had passed. You wanted a small one bedroom, easy to keep clean and cheap rent so that you didn’t feel so bad forking it over when you had only sleep there for a few hours a night each month.

You went to the bathroom and changed into your running attire before putting on her backpack and saying her goodbyes to the night officers before running off the days events all the way to her home. 

THE NEXT DAY.

Norie had been called in at 445 that morning. They needed her to set the work schedule for the patrol officers, and she needed to assign the rest of the day shift officers to the press conference. She knew this would be a big one. 

You had been so busy she didn’t even realize that the county officer had showed up. Apparently the desk officer had shown him to Mare’s office. You walked to the small kitchen, needing that mid morning cup of crappy station coffee to jolt you like it always did. You heard the door of the station slam and watched Mare huff through the hall of her office. You looked back at the coffee, and decided the last bit in the pot could be split between the two of you. 

As you exited the kitchen with two styrofoam cups in her hands, you were met with the Chief- his eyes glued to Mare’s closed door. “You want to go see how she is or should I?” Chief Carter was as a great man. He sympathized with the line of work they were in. He cared about his officers & police mental health. This wasn't just because they were a small town of people who all grew up together, it was because he was an exceptional Chief.  

“I got a burnt cup of coffee with her name on it Chief,” You held up the coffees and gave him a small smile. You handled Mare, it was easy for you. She was a pistol. She was earth, wind, and fire. She was Detective Mare fucking Sheeban- the badass. 

“Great, she’s in there with Detective Zabel from County,” Chief called out as you made your way down to Mare’s office. 

The door was open just enough for you to be able to gently nudge it open with your forearm, making the two individuals in the room turn towards the creaking noise of the old station door.

“Hey Mare, there’s a luke-warm cup of Joe with your name on it. Just how you like it,” You handed her the coffee and she just looked at you blankly before turning towards the man in the room before her.

He was not at all what you were expecting. 

He was handsome, and not old like you had imagined. He had on a button down blue shirt with dress pants and a really nice dress coat. He smiled wildly at you.

“Detective Colin Zabel from County, it’s nice to meet you,” He held out his hand. You looked between the coffee cups in both hands and back at him. You could tell that Mare was agitated with his presence, and she grabbed one of the cups of coffee from your hands and shoved it in Detective Zabel’s outstretched hand. 

“This Is Luitenant Norie Danner, she’s going to be our babysitter for this case.” That fucking word again. 

You saw the nervousness in his eyes when Mare had announced your ranking. It made you uncomfortable that people feared your ranking.

“It’s very nice to meet you Detective Zabel. Please make yourself at home, we’re a friendly bunch. Right Sheehan?” You smiled at the both of them and then set the coffee on Mare’s desk behind her. Mare ignored you and continued to stare down the man who was inching his way into job, making her seem incapable of handling things on her own. 

The silence in the room was deafening. Colin took a sip of the coffee, he was being polite when he nodded in approval. The station coffee was shit. 

“Well, I’ll let you two finish getting to know each other then. There’s a hell of a good box of donuts in the kitchen if you kids need a snack,” You turned your back to Zabel and placed your hand on Mare’s shoulder leaning in to her ear.

“Go easy on him, he’s cute.” You whispered before exiting her office.

You suddenly didn’t feel so ashamed of the babysitter title anymore.

#evan peters #evan peters imagine #Colin Zabel x reader #colin zabel mare of easttown #Colin Zabel imagine #evan peters fanfic #evan peters x you #colin zabel fanfiction #colin zabel #mare of easttown

[rpbtgirl]

When he was dusting me off and moving me around I think I totally got the whole Daddy thing, I felt like a little girl and this big strong man was looking after and taking care of me, might have to explore that at a later time. 😉

As we’re heading the last few stairs he says to be careful not flash anyone, Only you, I say back with a little giggle, he laughs and we walk back into the office, I go to my desk him to his office. I cannot concentrate at all, I am completely obsessed by the fact that he essentially saw what I look like naked from behind because my dress pulled up so high in the parking lot….but that was at a distance and that he saw my butt pretty up close. I want him to, no no no, at this point I NEED him to see me, more of me, all of me, close enough to touch….. Oh GAWD, imagine if he did!!!! I feel like a drug addict trying to get a fix. But I can’t just offer myself to him like that, that’s not how this whole journey works, not yet anyway 😂

He come out of his office, we talk about some work thing and he comments that I have a lot of “stuff” on my desk. OMG, I have filing to do!! In our office for each project there are binders that have all the info and paperwork in them and I have a bunch of filing in those books to do. His are all neatly organized on a shelf above a table that he look at construction drawings, because I’m so short I can’t reach them so when I started there they got me a step stool because I would have to us the shelves built in lower like a ladder. This is all crammed into a fairly good sized office but where I climb, either stool or shelves, is right beside his desk, as in just enough room to walk between….he’s right there. Ok first trip in, I grab the little step stool move it to where I need and climb, he’s on the phone leaning back in his chair facing me. I climb to the top, it’s only 2 steps, grab a binder, step back down bran the stool to put it back and as I head out of his office I can hear him chuckling. Now it seemed to be a pretty serious conversation so I don’t think that’s what caused the chuckle, I’m hoping it was me. I do my thing with the book, at this point I don’t even know if I’m doing it right, I’m just throwing paper in this book, I am so distracted by the thought of him seeing me and it is having its affect on be both mentally and physically 🤪💦

The rest of the day is spent with me going in and out of his office, climbing, grabbing binders, rinse and repeat. There are various noises coming out of him indicating he is seeing me each time. One last time for the day I make sure it’s a big stretch, get up in my tiptoes on one foot and kick the other out to get a good reach, I’ve basically exposed everything, it gets a good reaction. Day finally over, we’re walking out, I thanked him for his help and he says It’s ok, you paid me back more than you can imagine, made the day a good one. I played innocent, Huh? How? 🥹

I am told that I brightened his day, so I said Anything I can do to make your day better I am more than happy to do it, he says Careful there, you never know…..big grin on his face. I told him just to let me know what I can do to help, little innocent grin from me. Today was good he says. As I hop into my truck my head is just flooding with ideas, possibilities, scenes that might be. Oh GOD I’m aching!!! Home time.

[scattered-winter]

ok ok i've been trying to think of a clever way to word this but it's thursday morning and my brain is usually scrambled eggs by this point of the week.

so basically. dc. batfam. jaykyle. i'm intrigued, and i'm curious about, like, starting points for beginners with terrible attention spans whose knowledge base is the first few seasons of the cw shows and young justice, your epic jaykyle post from whenever i asked about them, a handful of jaykyle fics, and the tags on your dc rbs.

(and OF COURSE i will inhale any other info you choose to share here bc i love a winter ramble <333)

I am SO GLAD you asked :]]]]] there's a great deal of info here but I'll try to keep it as organized as possible. I'll talk about movies/tv shows/other forms of media FIRST, since there's a lot less info to try and cram in. THEN I'll do comics because there's a lot of information about them, and lastly I'll do fandom stuff (blog and fic recs, and I also snuck in a bit about some of my favorite comic artists hehe) xox

the thing I love about dc is that there's so many characters and hero teams that there's something for everyone. my favorite characters might not be someone else's favorite, because there are literally hundreds to choose from and it can be overwhelming at first but it's so cool having such a wide variety of characters to love!!

that said, something to keep in mind is that almost every version of a character you see/read is gonna be a little different. there are changes across mediums (comics to movies) and even across universes, and sometimes the writers are just lazy and don't bother doing research on the character they're trying to write. many of these characters have been around since the 1930s, with literally thousands of appearances in different comics and tv shows, so they've been through a few hundred different writers and editors, each with a slightly different idea of who the character is. batman can be portrayed as a kind, caring father in one comic, but in another, he hits his kids and forces them to eat rats. those two facts are both technically canon, but since they're so contradictory to each other, the audience gets to choose which one is their canon*. it sounds really overwhelming at first, but it's actually one of my favorite things about dc, because it's almost like a sandbox. we can cherrypick our favorite things from canon to form our Better, Personal canon, and leave the rest out <3

*everyone you talk to in the fandom will also have a different preferred "canon." and technically most of them aren't even fanonizing things too much; they're just looking at a different side of canon.

MOVIES

unlike marvel, dc doesn't really have a coherent "cinematic universe," but not for lack of trying. if you're looking for comic book accuracy, generally the movies aren't a great place to go, but they're still enjoyable and can at least give you the starting information for a character!

the dark knight trilogy (batman begins, the dark knight, the dark knight rises)

this one is HARDLY comics-accurate, but overall they're very enjoyable (and the soundtrack is a whole VIBE btw). it's a good general intro to the basic lore of batman (his parents' deaths, alfred, lucius fox, etc) but it also leaves out a lot of the batman mythos (like robin).

the batman (2022)

in my opinion, this movie is the closest live action movie to what comics batman actually is. it was very definitely an adaptation that took liberties, but I really felt like it was a faithful adaptation of comics batman and what motivates him.

batman: under the red hood

this one is an animated adaptation of one of my FAVORITE comics of all time by the same name, and I love the movie almost as much as I love the comic :] there are a few things lost in translation from comic -> movie, and a few characters/events are left out, but overall it's one of my favorite batman movies of ALL time

some other movies that aren't super accurate but alright:*

aquaman

wonder woman

*there's also movies like zack snyder's justice league and batman vs superman but the one thing comics fandom can agree on is that. they're bad. they're soooo bad. ofc you can watch them but just know that the characterizations are soooooo off base for pretty much everyone. and I know that I said that characterizations can be played with a little bit but the characters aren't even recognizable in those movies so like.....are they even the same character ?? anyway

TV SHOWS - ANIMATED

unlike the movies, the dcau (dc animated universe) is REALLY good. some of the shows are interconnected and happen in the same continuity, but it's unclear if all of them are, but the shows have little influence on each other so it doesn't really matter anyway. there'll just be an easter egg here or there referencing another show.

young justice*

has a very large ensemble cast, and is a good intro to the younger heroes in dc!!

justice league unlimited*

another show with a large cast, but this one is about the older/adult heroes in the justice league.

green lantern: the animated series

one of my personal favorites out of these; highly recommended if you're at all interested in lanterns, because it's a very good introduction to lantern lore (which can be pretty complicated). it's also just very fun all around, and one of my favorite lantern characters of all time is in this show! unfortunately, he was created specifically for gl:tas, and so hasn't made any appearances in any comics/shows with the exception of a single episode of young justice. but I lomve him <3

teen titans

this was actually my "gateway" media that got me into dc in the first place!! it's very fun and dynamic, and is a good intro to the titans, a very popular superhero team**

batman: the animated series

I haven't seen very far into this one, but from what I've seen/heard, it's a very fun show!! from what I remember, it has quite a few batfam characters in it, as well, not just batman himself

batman beyond

I also haven't seen all of this, but I like it a lot! it's set 50ish(?) years in the future of b:tas (as far as I know you don't have to watch b:tas beforehand though) and is about the new batman, terry mcginnis. I really like it because terry's super funny and it's almost like spiderman in batman's suit!! (he made the joker cry once. it's glorious)

*for getting into comics, I'd recommend at least skimming a few eps of these shows with large casts to see if you have a character you really like/want to know more about, then you can ask for/find the specific comics that character is in. this is imo the easiest way to get into comics, and there are a LOT of people you can ask for comic recs. I'll give all the recs I have, but I've been in the dc fandom for a long time and I can find specific rec lists for you fairly easily if you want to read about a character I don't know much about. I have Connections (tm)

**I haven't read enough titans comics to know for sure, but I've heard that the team lineups are a little different than the show depending on what comics you read.

TV SHOWS - LIVE ACTION

titans

it's kind of shitty but by god it's OUR kinda shitty show <3 the casting for both koriand'r and dick grayson is PERFECT btw. I cannot tell you anything about plot. I've seen the first few seasons. I have no idea what happened. (I don't think it'd be too far off the mark to call this the "teen wolf" show of dc tbh)

ismahawk's nightwing series

this is a fanmade web series that has a few things I dislike (jason's characterization, mostly) but is overall fairly high quality and very fun!! dick grayson (nightwing) is the focus, but other characters also make appearances!

cw shows (yes these are their own category)

I haven't seen a lot of these in a long time so some of them don't have commentary

arrow

hoooooo boy,,,,,,this one's a doozy. the writers wanted to make a batman show I think. but they had green arrow instead. so arrow!oliver queen is actually closer to comics!bruce wayne than he is to comics!oliver queen. a lot of people don't want to get into comics ollie because they didn't like arrow ollie, but rest assured that comics ollie is sooooooooo much better godbless

legends of tomorrow

most of the characters here aren't in the comics that much but this is still probably my favorite cw show. it's funky it's fun it's ridiculously stupid it requires net zero braincells. I love it

supergirl

the flash

batwoman

I don't know enough about kate kane to tell you if this is comics-accurate or not but tbh it's fairly enjoyable regardless!

black lightning

GAMES

there are a lot of dc-related games out there that I've never gotten into, but there is one that I know a good deal about because it's soooo <333

batman: arkham knight

this one is an alternate universe version of jason todd's death and resurrection. I think there are also some comics out there set in this same universe, but at the moment I don't know titles. but basically, instead of dying in a warehouse, jason was imprisoned and tortured for 2 years by the joker. the details are lost on me but he somehow ends up free, but by this point he's been tortured and brainwashed into working with the joker and trying to bring batman down. overall it's a very emotionally devastating game and I'm a known masochist <3 so <3

COMICS

a lot of people are afraid to get into comics because of how overwhelming they are, but I highly encourage it to any new dc fan because they're so much fun!! the fandom is also filled with super nice people who are totally willing to help find comics to read for a specific character, and there are plenty of websites to read comics on for free! it's genuinely such a fun media to get into!

first of all, there's some vocab that'll be helpful to know in comics-land:

continuity - refers to a specific amount of time within the publishing record (ex: the new52 is a continuity spanning from about 2011 to 2016)

issue - a "chapter" of a comic book series (ex: green lantern #5 is the 5th chapter of that particular green lantern series)

volume - another word for "series"; also defined as a group of issues

mini-series - a comic with a set amount of issues (also known as a limited series)

one-shot - a big single-issue comic book

ongoing - a series that is currently being written/published (usually updates weekly or biweekly)

reboot - ends a continuity to recreate characters and plotlines from the very beginning (there are a few different reboots you might hear mentioned, including crisis on infinite earths, new52 [or n52], and rebirth)

retcon - when a past event is changed/written over without a reboot happening

run - a consecutive string of issues written by a single author

variant - an alternate cover of an issue

elseworld - a comic or story that takes place in an alternate universe; as such, the events of that story have no effect on the main timeline (dc vs vampires, a story where half the justice league is turned into evil vampires that took over the world and killed the other half of the justice league, is an elseworld). I like elseworlds because they're fun to explore and read without actually like. being concerned about long-term effects on the characters. it's like reading fanfiction with art

comics are also broken down into 4 main "eras" that aren't necessary for reading but can be good to know regardless:

Golden Age (1938-1956)

Silver Age (1956-1970)

Bronze Age (1970-1985)

Modern Age (1985-Present Day)

because comics are so convoluted with so many timelines and reboots and origins, you can really just jump in ANYWHERE, without worrying about chronological order (spoiler alert, it doesn't exist); and if you feel daunted and overwhelmed by the idea of just....jumping in there, don't worry!!! I felt the same exact way when I was just starting, and that's what the reading lists linked below are for!! they'll give you a place to start getting your feet wet :]

dc comics can also be grouped by which teams/families they're about. (as far as I know, the [hero]fam groups were coined by fandom as a means of grouping the literal crime fighting found families together, but groups like the titans and justice league actually exist in-universe as well). most (if not all) characters belong to at least ONE group, so if you like a character and want to get into someone similar, the groups that character is in might be a good place to start since they're usually grouped together by similar powers/origins. I listed the [hero]fam groups first, and the canon, in-universe teams last. I don't know much about some of them so I didn't add commentary on those, and each person's name will be formatted like this: given name/superhero name/additional superhero name (if applicable)

batfam

most main continuities include bruce wayne/batman, dick grayson/robin/nightwing, jason todd/robin/red hood, tim drake/red robin/robin, cassandra cain/black bat/orphan/batgirl, damian wayne/robin, alfred pennyworth, stephanie brown/batgirl/robin/spoiler, duke thomas/signal*, and barbara gordon/batgirl/oracle. however, some characters, such as luke fox, helena wayne, carrie kelley, and harper row, only exist in specific timelines/continuities/alternate universes. *duke thomas was created in the n52 reboot, so he didn't exist before about 2011, but is considered part of the batfam in most current timelines. the batfam is largely a pretty messy, dysfunctional superhero family, and I love that about them because it's sooo interesting to dig into. but if you want a wholesome superhero family, I suggest some of the others in dc (there's a large number of people in the dc fandom who have never read a single comic but write fic/blog about the batfam, but they make the batfam super sweet and wholesome [hugely ooc for the most part] when there are SO many canon superhero fams that have the exact vibes they're going for. basically: fanon batfam = canon arrowfam/flashfam/superfam)

superfam

most main continuities include clark kent/superman (kal el), lois lane, conner kent/superboy (kon el), bizarro, and jonathan kent/superboy (jon el). I don't know as much about the superfam but there are a handful of characters that only exist in certain continuities here, too.

flashfam

most main continuities include barry allen/the flash, iris west-allen, wally west/kid flash/the flash, jay garrick, avery ho/the flash, bart allen/impulse, irey west, jesse quick/jesse chambers, and a few more.

arrowfam

most main continuities include oliver queen/green arrow, dinah lance/black canary, roy harper/speedy/red arrow/arsenal, connor hawke/green arrow, cissie king-jones, mia dearden/speedy, and emiko queen/red arrow. (if you've seen arrow, expect these characters to be WAY different than how they were portrayed in the show)

wonderfam

most main continuities include diana prince/wonder woman, nubia, donna troy/wonder girl/troia/wonder woman, cassie sandsmark/wonder girl, and artemis bana-mighdall. yara flor is wonder woman in the future state universe, but I don't know if she's part of the fam in the main continuity

lanternfam

this can technically refer to any number of lantern groups, since there are more than one faction or "corps" of lantern, but in this case it's green. in most continuities, the green lantern corps includes hal jordan/parallax/specter, kyle rayner/white lantern/ion, guy gardner, john stewart, alan scott, simon baz, jessica cruz, and jo mullein. (all of them go by green lantern by default, but some have additional names for one reason or another) there are a lot more nonhuman lanterns, since green lanterns operate in space, but that's already a pretty extensive list so I just left it at the humans lmao

aquafam

justice league

one of the biggest teams in dc; it has the "trinity," batman, superman, and wonder woman, and also has a lot of lesser known characters like blue beetle, booster gold, and red tornado.

titans

this team includes dick grayson/nightwing (batfam), wally west/kid flash/the flash (flashfam)*, garfield logan/beast boy, koriand'r/starfire, donna troy/wonder girl/wonder woman, roy harper/speedy/arsenal/red arrow, garth/aqualad etc. *the team lineup largely depends on which comic you read; wally isn't a titan very often compared to the others but some still consider him part of the core team

young justice*

this team includes tim drake/red robin/robin, cassie sandsmark/wonder girl, conner kent/superboy, and bart allen/impulse *not to be confused with the tv show young justice. they have the same title but are two completely different things

outsiders

outlaws

birds of prey

now onto some recs!!! I'm starting with what I know, but if there's ever a character you want to read more about, don't hesitate to ask me!!! I can usually find most rec/reading lists pretty easily and if not, I can refer you to someone who can!!

webtoon

there's a handful of comics on webtoon, each focusing on a different character or group! I haven't read some of them, so only a few actually have commentary lol

vixen: nyc

zatanna & the ripper

wayne family adventures

funky and fun! if you want to learn more about the batfam both as a group and as individuals, this is a great place to start!* *this specific webtoon is in the "slice of life" genre and intended to be fun and lighthearted, so all the characters are highly fanonized/watered down to fit the comedy genre better. it's still enjoyable, but just know going in that if you read any actual comics with the batfam expecting it to be just as wholesome and fun, you'll be disappointed. and if you do enjoy the wholesome superhero family vibes, I recommend reading from the flashfam, arrowfam, or superfam comics, since those are all closer to the wfa batfam vibe than the canon comics batfam.

red hood: outlaws**

features jason todd/red hood, bizarro, and artemis bana-mighdall. as far as I know its tone is much closer to actual comics than wfa. the art is gorgeous, too

**I haven't read past the first few chapters of this one because I REALLY don't like jason's characterization. but he's my silly little guy and I'm SUPER picky about how he's written, so take my opinion for a grain lmao

now for some general recs!!!! there are reading lists out there that are much more coherent and legible than what I can make, so I linked a few for my personal favorite characters and some others :] some of them have a playlist that I made, and I'll also give a very brief overview of the character!!!

also note that these reading lists are in no way meant to be overwhelming and restrictive. if you're overwhelmed by the sheer amount of recs, there's no rule or Comic Book Overlord who will frown down upon you if you don't read them in order or even at all. comics are meant to be fun and they should be!! all the lists do is give you a few options/places to start, but they're just suggestions!! literally go wild go crazy

dick grayson (my playlist) (reading list 1 [robin])

he's the oldest son of bruce wayne! he was part of a traveling circus as a kid, but his parents were murdered when he was young and he was taken in by bruce wayne and became robin. he joined the titans, and eventually outgrew the robin mantle and took on the name nightwing. my current favorite comic with him is batman/superman: world's finest, which is on the reading list but it's pretty far down and I would have put it much higher if it were me because it's sooo <333 (dan mora's art is *chef's kiss*) I looked EVERYWHERE for a reading list about him as nightwing but unfortunately I couldn't find one. but there are a few "nightwing" series around which will probably be good places to start.

jason todd (my playlist) (reading list)

you already got the spiel about him <3 he's my most specialest blorbo bingus boy and if someone writes him wrong I shoot lasers from my eyes

cassandra cain (reading list)

she was raised by assassins but had such a strong moral compass that she ran away and became a superhero instead <3 she was batgirl, black bat, and orphan, and whatever name she currently goes by depends entirely on which comic you read lmao

damian wayne (my playlist)

the only one of bruce wayne's kids who is actually biologically related to him. he was raised in the league of assassins by talia al ghul* before being sent to gotham to live with bruce, where he became robin *talia was originally a good, kind character who was retconned into a manipulative, abusive bitch of a character which is SUCH a disservice to her but unfortunately a lot of current comics have jumped on the bandwagon of the retcon :( AGAIN, I couldn't find a rec list for the LIFE of me, but some good comics to start at are batman: batman and son, batman and robin 2006*, and supersons** *this comic takes place after bruce wayne temporarily "dies" during....final crisis, I think. you don't need to understand the crisis to read (I still don't understand any of the crises tbh) but all you need to know is that dick grayson has taken on the mantle of batman during this run; so dick was batman and damian was his robin. I love their relationship so much it makes me INSANE **this comic features a teamup between damian and jon kent (superboy). I looooooooove their friendship so much

duke thomas

<3333333 he's the only batfam character with powers, and he uses them for chaos only <3 again, I couldn't find a list, but here are some starters: we are robin, robin war, batman and the signal, and batman and the outsiders vol. 3

kyle rayner (my playlist) (reading list)

you've also heard his spiel <33333

connor hawke (reading list)

he's the biological son of oliver queen and takes up the mantle of green arrow after ollie dies (temporarily). he and kyle are bffs who I think should kiss once or twice. and he's also canonically asexual!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wally west (reading list)

he started out as kid flash, and I think in current comics right now he's the flash

some comic reading websites!!!!!!!!

webtoon (everything in the webtoon category above can be found here; they're free to read unless you pay for early access to new chapters)

comiconlinefree.net

readcomiconline.li

readcomicsfree.net

between those three, you should be able to find any comics you'd like to read; I highly recommend using an adblocker for them if you can.

FANDOM

there are quite a few awesome dc blogs out there!!!!!! some of them mostly post a certain character/group, and if so, I'll specify (mutuals will be marked with an * because I am kissing them all upon the cheek <3 they're all sooooo smart and brilliant and talented btw). if the blog is a content creator (artist, writer, edit-maker) I will specify (the dc fandom has SO much talent godbless <33)

@/moonlightbuckleys* (titans tv show; is also who got me into 911 so she has lots of content for that too; edit maker)

@/dick-nightwing-grayson (dick grayson, general batfam/dc)

@/aalghul (jason todd, damian wayne, talia al ghul)

@/ninalinovna (jaykyle, general dc; artist)

@/red-hood-redemption* (jason todd, general dc; artist)

@/collectingrobins (general batfam)

@/batshit-birds (damian wayne, general batfam; writer and artist)

@/bunnvoid* (general dc, artist)

@/daringyounggrayson (dick grayson, general dc; writer)

@/hood-ex (dick grayson, titans, general dc)

@/teeeentitaaans (general dc)

@/dauntingday* (general dc and 911 <3)

@/xandromedan* (general dc and 911 as well <333)

@/bi-bird37 (general dc)

@/sohotthateveryonedied (tim drake, general dc; writer)

@/river-bottom-nightmare (general dc; writer)

@/oifaaa (general batfam; artist)

@/junkoandthediamonds (tim drake, young justice [comics], general dc; artist)

@/desperatecheesecubes* (general dc)

@/a-sour-nectarine (young justice [comics], general dc; writer)

@/aloofwingbag (general dc; artist)

@/s-mscott (general dc, artist; is actually an official, professional dc comics artist on tumblr godbless)

@/sophieleeart (general dc; artist)

@/sully-s (general dc, artist)

@/autisticredhood (jason todd, general dc; makes edits)

@/allgremlinart (bruce wayne, general dc; artist [often nsfw])

@/broosepayne (bruce wayne, general batfam)

@/hangingoffence* (kyle rayner, jason todd, general lanterns; artist)

@/roshanina (general dc, artist)

@/wingedrobins* (jason todd, kyle rayner, general dc, artist)

@/salzundhonig* (jason todd, kyle rayner, general dc, writer)

@/mickidona* (general dc, artist)

@/bisexualgreenlanterns* (general lanterns, general dc)

@/ky-landfill (general batfam, artist)

@/rillette (general dc, artist)

@/finalgirljasontodd (general dc, artist)

@/minnow-doodle-doo* (general batfam, artist)

@/brutaliakhoa (bruce wayne, talia al ghul, general dc)

@/fantastic-nonsense (general dc, also six of crows and 911 lmao)

@/roseworth* (general arrowfam, general dc)

and here's a batfam fic rec list I made forever and a day ago <3

OTHER STUFF

this doesn't have to do with anything but I just wanted to show off some of my favorite dc artists. the great thing about comics as a medium is that the art can add SOOOOO much to the experience (but unfortunately sometimes the art is ugly as FUCK so it's a 50/50 chance lmfao) but there are some artists who I would probably sell my soul to. btw.

travis moore

dan mora

belen ortega

and that's everything for this monster of a post!!! genuinely i wish u the best in ur dc adventures!!!!!!!! if this is unclear/confusing in any way or if you have any follow-up questions I would love to clarify and answer for you :] this was a lot of info all at once and I typed it all up in one sitting so idk how coherent it is ajskldfjlskhg

#leo 🌻 #dc comics #dc guide #not gonna tag all the characters because its Too Many #also i soft tagged all the blogs because i didnt wanna bother anyone. anxiety strikes again (and also im not mutuals w all of them. so.) #ANYWAY!!!!!!!!! ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #would loooove to hear thoughts/see any liveblogs or whatever if you ever get into any of this :] #no pressure ofc <3

[thistransient]

Heyyyy!! I just left Shanghai, moved to Lisbon, but I really am missing Shanghai. It's not a possibility to go back for me, sadly, but how is living in Taiwan? I'm guessing in terms of salary, cost of living, expat community, opportunity to do cool things/hobbies, and travel in and out of Taiwan.

I hope you don't mind if I answer this publicly and in great detail, finally my hour has come, someone wants my extended opinion on this subject! (As opposed to me going on about how I want to stay in Taiwan forever to my slightly baffled Asian classmates, or Taiwanese people dying to move to Europe). I will go down the list (if you want more info on anything let me know):

Salary: if I remember correctly you have a master's in education or TESOL(?) so if you got a job at one of the international schools in Taipei I think you'd be making very good money compared to the local salary. I've actually never worked for money in Taiwan, but as far as I know from friends/job ads, 補習班/cram school salaries start at 600NT/hr for entry level, around 800NT+ with experience, privates may be around 1000+? I am not sure at all about public schools, I've never met anyone working at one. English copy editors seem to do okay. Employers generally don't provide housing or flights like Korea or China.

Cost of living definitely depends on how you live, I had one classmate who was a doctor from Hong Kong renting an apartment in 大安區 near school for 40,000NT/month (outrageous), I live in a tiny 分組套房 in 士林區 for less than a quarter of that. It's gonna be hard to find a completely private living space (not a shared flat) for less than 10,000NT in Taipei, and it's very hard to find a studio with a kitchen. Outside of Taipei costs go down dramatically, I've heard tell you can rent a whole apartment with multiple rooms for 6000NT down south. People complain about inflation but the cost of living is really not bad compared to the US or Australia, if you eat local it can start at 50NT for the cheapest 便當/自助餐 (some people think 50NT 便當 is sketchy tho and a good one starts at 100), you can get "Italian" pasta for 140NT and up. A breakfast sandwich/蛋餅 and milk tea usually runs me 75-95 NT. A Taiwan Beer at 7-11 is around 35NT, drinks at bars are comparatively expensive though, mixed drink is probably minimum 150, if it's a fancy place 300. (I'll be honest I very rarely go to bars though, just too loud). Public transport is very good, a monthly metro pass in Taipei is 1280NT, gives you a discount on the city wide bike share too. Museums are surprisingly cheap, I don't think I've ever paid more than 80NT for a ticket (not counting National Palace Museum). I would say it's a very reasonable cost of living for what you can make as an English teacher.

Expat community, I'm not sure what your optimal situation is, in the short term, there are a lot of international students, and long term, white guys with Asian partners (of all genders) here for life. My one friend who teaches falls into the latter, my social life is kind of split between him and his friends & their better halves, other Mandarin students, and local queer people/language exchange friends. I find Taiwanese people on the whole to be quite friendly, I don't think it's an issue to socialize, especially if you already speak some Chinese (not to mention a lot of people speak decent English, and sometimes take it upon themselves to come up and try to help you if you stand around looking confused for long enough, or if they think you can't read a menu).

Cool things/hobbies/traveling: I'm a little biased because I love Chinese so I'm easily amused just reading the signs on the metro buuut… There's a lot of accessible hiking, bike trails, beaches, festivals, temples, night markets, museums, art spaces + classes, neat cafes, music venues…I have a list of things I intend to do and I never get through it. Definitely moreso in Taipei than elsewhere though. You can do anything with a scooter but traveling is very easy with just public transport, train and bus connections are great, you can use the Easycard on pretty much everything, people will happily pick up hitchhikers too. There are several small islands you can visit by ferry or plane, international connections are/were great (at least pre-pandemic there were cheap flights to all surrounding areas, I got a $28USD one-way ticket from Taoyuan to Cebu once).

In general, living in Taiwan is very convenient. I have never had such a smooth time at an immigration office. You can do a myriad of things at 7-11, get mail, pay bills, print and copy, buy train tickets, whatever else that Ibon machine does, etc. There is not even a fraction of the hassle of China and the 沒辦法 attitude over there. Of course white/western privilege does come into play, it's not a utopia for everyone, to my knowledge wages are kinda stagnant for locals, and some people move on from dead-end teaching jobs to opening a business (bar or something food related seems popular) once they get permanent residency.

The main downside is probably the weather. I have fond memories of a beautiful September day in Shanghai that I cannot picture ever manifesting in the subtropics. It's really unpleasantly hot in the summer, and in Taipei in the winter it's damp and cold but there's no indoor heating so everyone is bundled up in coats indoors while it rains and rains and you forget what the sun looked like and the laundry never dries (there are laundromats with dryers for the desperate times at least) and…I'll stop there. It even snows in the mountains sometimes! If you have a real grudge against earthquakes, cockroaches, rain, or scooters on sidewalks, I'd think twice. Otherwise Taiwan is definitely my favourite place I've lived in Asia so far, but keep in mind though that a) I'm obsessed with Mandarin and 繁體字 and b) I've only ever lived here as a student (and done workstay in a hostel), never had a proper job. I hope this helped! 過來吧！

#travelsofabrokegirl #ask #answer

[howdywrites]

Ellie my dear i have come to impart college advice!! as a full time student who knows nothing else

first of all, proud of you for taking the step i'm sure this is freakier for you after a long school break than it was for me jumping into college right after high school. i'm just gonna answer the qs you put on that post but if there's anything else you wanna know about how i navigate it then ask away! i just pulled these off the top of my head so.. anyway good luck!

supplies: pen and paper obvs. you never know when you're gonna need some looseleaf. also, depending on how long you intend to be on campus all day i would also bring chargers and a water bottle. and then random stuff i always keep is like. hand sanitizer and lotion. don't always need them but sometimes i want them so they're nice to have. and a snack or two just in case!

bathroom: generally, yes, you can just up and leave without asking. if a professor is particular about it, usually they'll say so at the beginning of the semester, but most of them won't say anything if you get up for the bathroom or to take a call or whatever

note-taking: depends on both you and the professor. some professors are particular about laptop usage, but i think these days it's not a big deal. people also take notes on ipads etc. again, i prefer old fashioned paper and pencil and that's just a me thing, although sometimes i do have to use my laptop if they talk really fast

on a related note, you maybe know this but just reminding you bc i have to remind myself every semester. be nice to yourself the first month or so. it takes a while to adjust to each class's style, and you may bomb an assignment or two before you figure out how to study for a particular class, but that is okay as long as you keep working toward improvement. especially since you haven't been taking classes for a while, it might take a bit to kickstart yourself into it, so be gentle with yourself

make sure to balance your life! i get sucked into this a lot as a full time student who goes crazy about setting expectations for herself, but make sure you make time to take care of yourself. this means sleep, showers, socializing, and doing other things you deem fun. also as far as studying, pace yourself and try not to cram (i am so bad at this but i'm going to say it anyway)

try to make connections! you're not going to love everyone you meet, but you might be surprised by some friendships you can cash in on later. ie, me rn pulling relatively large favors from people i met in lab. you don't have to be besties with everyone, but it also gets lonely if you don't make a few casual friends here and there.

xoxo, june

You are a saint 😭❤️ thank you for all the info!! It's incredibly helpful and takes a huge weight off my shoulders. Going to school again is nerve wracking but I'm determined. I appreciate you so much!!

[ialwaysknewyouwerepunk]

hi Ella, just wanted to pop in and tell you I am super proud of you, and I hope you are doing okay and are also proud of yourself! starting a new job is always a huge adjustment, so I am sending you lots of love!

thank you so much, kind anon 😪 i am doing okay! i can tell my body is still getting used to the rhythm of being inside a lot, being pretty inactive and also being glued to screens trying to retain info. whenever i've tried to fall asleep this week my brain just kept whirring so i hope i catch a bit more sleep this weekend! it literally feels like i have exams bc i really am cramming info of this function i'm taking over so it's very unlike most of what i've been doing for the past 2-3 years. but i know i can do it so it'll all fall into place. i'm super lucky with a bunch of very patient and sweet colleagues so i feel lucky to have this job. i'm also very proud of myself!! 🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️

#ty 💗 #kind anon

[violetren]

RWBY Wonder Egg Au episode 12

NOW THEY CAN DO THE OPENING CREDITS AS UNOBTRUSIVE TEXT OVER THE STORY AS THEY JUMP RIGHT IN!?

Where the hell was this when they were trying to cram all the info and epic battles into the main plot?

I have questions about why Weiss and Ruby's end of year letters home sound like they mostly contain info relevant to their first week (or maybe month in Weiss's case) at Beacon.

Why are we getting Shion power explanations now? Just so the charaters learn that auras/semblances can change over time? I suppose that's neat for confirming a few fan theories and giving credence to a few others, the main implications seem to be towards Jaune, Blake and Weiss. In the main show Jaune's was probably unlocking his semblance at all, Weiss's was unlocking her summoning powers, and so I guess keep an eye on Blake in Volume 9???

Ok. I will admit the use of the cog shadows in Ozpin's office when the conversations were having serious moments was a fucking baller move. Very cool.

I have read multiple monochrome fanfics with some of these near exact lines. And the visuals with the swords together? There is confirming that everything has been worked out and Weiss and Blake are friends and then there is whatever gay as fuck shit this is. And then they're out there doing all the bumbleby signalling to be in line with where the main shows canon seems to be headed. There isn't as much White Rose in this episode but previous ones have definitely had some over tones.

Honestly this is a great show to watch for any of your Weiss x Teammate(s) needs.

Also some of your bi Sun needs, dude straight up tells team RWBY his hottie friends should be joining him soon. Weiss responds kinda disdainfully as is Weiss's fashion and I think it was meant to feel like a "nudge nudge wink wink" joke for people who have watched RWBY to be like "oh hoho she'll change her tune when Neptune arrives" but with how supremely gay they've made Weiss's vibes it lands more as exasperated lesbian which tbh I am here for.

It was very cute getting the cliffnotes of the food fight and I'm laughing at how in this version Ozpin was walking along with Glynda and they just kinda watched for a bit as the kids had fun.

The way they put Salem and Ozpin's "maybe it's in a smaller more honest soul" convo from the start over the food fight for the closing scene was one hell of a choice. Kinda had the same grounding effect as Ozpin's "They are children, let them play the part while they can" line from v2e01 of the main show but allowed for a more hopeful note at the end, especially when paired with the stills of the team laughing together.

This was a fun, and odd little side series, that slots neatly into a gap between volume 1 and 2. It definitely feels like a lot of heart went into it even if there were definitely ways it could have ended up more polished on a technical level, though I'm willing to blame most of those things on industry crunch and budgeting, it definitely had the emotional stuff down though.

#rwby #rwby ice queendom #rwby wonder egg au #RIQ review

[drdylburto]

Mandatory Film Blog - Session 3, Language of the Lens

Hello Film Chat, this is Dylan.

Reading fourteen pages of a book is boring, but at least there were pictures.

The language of the lense has a fascinating etymology despite not being based on Latin, or whatever language comes from. Like language, the lens uses different presentations of information to incite tone and emotion. Just as we have connotations within our words, we do the same with perspective, eg. the low angel portraying power.

I have compiled a handy acronym to remember the core aspects of the lens.

S oft

H ard

P erspective

E xpansion

C ompression

C ontrast

(Pronounced /ʃ/-/p/-/ek/)

Remember this next time on set when trying to figure out how exactly the lens can interact with a scene. Now I am obliged to further analyse key components of the lense and its use.

Break down each shot into foreground, middle ground, and background. Why? It creates depth and a sense of importance.

Our eyes see at most at 180o. This is quite the range, so we have a 'normal' lens size which better matches our vision. This can vary and is quite broad.

A wide lens can be used to create depth. And the more we can cram on screen, the more storytelling we can achieve. I recommend writing next to each shot your target SpS (Story per Shot). This can help you divide how much story you should be telling in each shot.

Deep focus is brilliant for getting a lot on screen. Now despite our aforementioned SpS formula, deep focuses would perhaps be better used to further the characterisation of a character or highlight the characteristics of a location. See CpS (Characterisation per Shot) for more info.

Orson Welles is pretty good.

We can manipulate and select to primary focus in each shot. This is great for focusing on certain aspects of a shot and highlighting any emotional hingy majigs you might be doing.

I find it incredibly interesting how fashion photography of the 80s altered the landscape of cinematography. We used to keep everything important in focus, but then a French man with a camera changed everything and we have more nuanced stories.

I am not a fan of Wes Anderson.

In short, we can use the lens to alter the interpretation and emotion of any scene. By understanding SHPECC we, as filmmakers, can better understand the impact and importance of the lens and use it to our benefit.

[lo-cinno]

So anyways

Ignore me for a moment while i incoherently vent and scream under the cut bc yeah :)

We had an IT group assignment that was the first actual assignment with points that we just finished last week and i basically stayed up late an entire week bc i had to help add info and correct their fking grammar bc theyre not competent enough to do it themselves or even try to search it up to see so i have to wait for them to finish their own parts only then can i check their grammar bc this is a fkin group project which would affect my marks as well so i cant not do it and the points i helped added bc they said it wasn’t long enough the teacher said was not needed so an entire part was deleted which was several wasted hours and mentality and I WAS THE ONE WHO HAD TO REDO AND REARRANGE AND CHECK GRAMMAR AGAIN

Then another IT assignment the next week yes group assignment we had to make an advertisement type shit and this has no marks so im not too concerned or else i would seriously have just flipped and oh guess what i have to come up with the shit again and oh lookie surprise surprise everything is last minute and im still not informed of what shit they want me to do and theyre going to push it to me last minute again i just fking know it bc THATS WHAT HAPPENED LAST TIME and im gonna actually fking lose it

And oh lookie another assignment from another class which hey the deadline is next week WHICH IS THE SAME WEEK ON A FKING LAB TEST FOR THE SAME CLASS AND WE HAD ANOTHER ASSIGNMENT PASSED TO US BY THE OTHER CLASS ON THAT SAME DAY AS THE PREVIOUS WHICH IS ALSO DEADLINED ON NEXT WEEK AND THE FKING MID TERMS ARE ALSO ON OCTOBER WHICH THE ACADEMIC ENGLISH TEACHER IS CRAMMING WORK FOR US TO DO FOR AND I HAVE TWO INCOMPLETE WORKS FOR THAT CLASS STILL BC I DO NOT HAVE THE TIME NOR MENTALITY AND WE STILL HAVE MORE WORK IN THAT CLASS BC SHE GIVES US NEW WORK IN CLASS EVERY FKING WEEK WHICH IS USUALLY MORE THAN TWO DIFFERENT SECTIONS HOLY SHIT FUCK

AND WE JUST COMPLETED ANOTHER ASSIGNMENT FOR ANOTHER CLASS LAST WEEK WHICH EVERY CLASS THE TEACHER GIVES US A WEEKLY WORK AND I HAVENT COMPLETED MULTIPLE YET BC HE HAS TWO DIFFERENT CLASSES AND BOTH HAVE WEEKLY WORK AND YOU NEED TO DO A LOT OF SHIT FOR THEM AND IT JUST GETS SO CONFUSING BC BOTH CLASSES OF HIS ARE CONTINUOUS ON TWO DAYS AND WE GET SO CONFUSED ON WHICH BELONGS TO WHICH AND IM FKING LOSING IT

I CANT FKING FOCUS THERES TOO MUCH AND THE ACADEMIC ENGLISH TEACHER WAS JUST ASKING US TO WRITE AN ESSAY ON WHY STUDENTS STRESS SO MUCH LIKE TWO WEEKS AGO AND I WANTED TO SCREAM FK DAMN IT

If anyone thinks im surviving college no im not

Fuck this shit.

Who tf can complete like 8 different assignments and stuff in such a short amount of time and still have to do in class work as well that we need to finish and pass up in class? My usual classes lasts until from 9/10am to 4/5pm i need to go home and rest and do my shit and eat and my personal life shit stuff and sleep???? Where and what tf is time???? I am not a productive person i have no motivation for shit and this just makes me even more unable to do shit bc im too mentally tired just thinking of it and the stress just sets in and i become unable to do shit

I hate myself for procrastinating and all this mental instability bc i could have probably gotten at least quite a bit of all that done with the time i have but right now i just cant even do shit bc standing up and even just existing alrdy makes me feel tired im so done with all this shit and myself

#cw rant #cw vent

[lilisbigworld]

He nods and does a light jog up your steps, taking two or three at a time before reaching your door.

"Hi sweetheart," he leans to kiss your cheek as he steps in, then cups Kit's cheek as he kisses him softly. "And hello to you too."

"Oh I see- I don't get a pet name," Kit teases back, grinning. "Little womp rat."

“I don’t think little is the right term.” I laugh and run a hand affectionately down Voran’s back lek before moving to make dinner.

We spend all night together and then almost every night Voran is free after that for several weeks until I get very daunting news.

I send a semi-large box to Ben and Anakin, though all I feel is rather heavy.

I put a small card on the inside so they know which thing is for each of them, along with their own letters.

Snippet with brown – Kenobi 

Snippet with black – Ani 

Carved bantha – Ani 

Carved bird – Kenobi 

Bundle of pastries- K 

Dried buggies – A 

Sweater from mom – A 

Baby bantha fur blanket – K 

Book – K 

Ani-

Hi. How are you! I loved your school photo and I’ve got in a place for safe keeping. Your mom was so, so, so, SO very excited to see it, I cannot stress to you.  I do not have much paper so I will cram as much as I can onto this one, haha. 

I am leaving. For a while I will be back to Tatooine soon enough though, don’t you worry. My Master is traveling and Aniya, his other slave, is taking over the store while I travel with him to care for his home. Kit will be watching over my home in the mean time. I do not have an address to give you as I will not even be at one for a long time. I’m afraid I won’t be able to talk to you for a long while. I don’t know how long. I will still have your address so I will try to write as often as I am able. I’ve been told at some point I will be on Alderaan. 

Obviously, he has prepared me to keep my head low and not alert to anyone that I am a slave. Apparently lots of people travel with their slaves in the Core Worlds. Maybe I may just see you out of a window one day. 

I’ll be thinking of you always, with love and affection. I hope you don’t grow too bored or less fond of me in my absence, and that you enjoy writing to your mother. I will miss you probably more than I can handle, and Kit so much I could cry. Speaking of! He has a boyfriend! You’d love to meet him. 

I cannot wait to speak to you again already.

All my love and a million hugs, 

Lili

p.s. I hope you enjoy the snacks and the presents. I made everything myself, except for the sweater your mama made you. <3

And separately, 

Obi-Wan Kenobi, 

I have to thank you for your very nice gift. I have never owned something that soft. Don’t worry! Not taken the wrong way at all. I’ve also not seen that shade of fabric in person before!

I’ve included a blanket I knit from baby Bantha fur, don’t worry the babies are all alive, as it’s the softest material in the world, I think. I also sent pastries! They’re what we’re able to make here. They’re a bit sour but a very big treat for us. I did not send you the dried bugs covered in spices as It may be a bit out there for you, but feel free to try some of Ani’s.

As I have also just told Anakin, you will not be able to write me for a while as I am traveling with my master and his family among the Core worlds to take care of their home. I do not have an address to send you nor would I be allowed to give you one anyway as my master reads over these letters before I send them. This info has been approved to say!

Your descriptions of the Jedi hold more love than Anakin’s do, his comes from duty and loyalty, yours from passion it seems. As for books, my favorite is this one book of our fairytales here. I have sent it to you for safekeeping while I am gone. 

 I would love to meet and put expressions to your face and words. Maybe when I come back from travelling at some point. 

It’s been lovely to speak with you and I hope to do it again soon, look out for letters from me when I can find a way to send them!

Until then, 

Lili

[xcziel]

OK work in progress, comments & critiques?

first draft of a collage edit for Black Peony by @xantissa and @merinnan

the training wheels image editor i use only does 10 images at a time, so i'm working on a second edit to pair with this one

color matching the images is a challenge, i keep changing my mind whether i like de-saturated or like a particular hue ... seriously if anyone has advice or direction, i'm listening 👂🙏

#xcedit #i know it's busy #i just am trying to cram a lot of info in #and i don't have photoshop so i can't do fiddly color edits or fancy fades #but i went searching for images almost as soon as i finished the fic way back when #so i figure i might as well do something with them #blame foxofninetales for inspiring me with her art skillz #like really should i have more image panes and then more negative space? #if i start playing around with formats y'all might get real tired real fast #ugh i love moodboards but trying to make them look 'artistic' instead of boring is a challenge #i feel like my taste is so predictable #rn i'm just proud of that center edit - it's not terrible considering it was done by fingertip on my phone! #if you haven't go read the fic though 😏🔥🔥