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knghtlock · 2 months

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but also to be. un-silly for a second. the whole "canons are better than ocs discourse" has always existed in some shape or form for the past... twelve years i've been on tumblr? and we do this every three months, where people reblog posts that are supportive of ocs after oc writers are like "hey this thing is happening again, people are being dicks to ocs AGAIN" only for the cycle to repeat again in the next three to four months with no real change.

also, everyone always talks about people outright stating they won't interact with ocs but nobody ever talks about the smaller things in people's rules ( that also affect disabled people and people who can't always be on tumblr ) like activity requirements, limit on ooc chatter, or ic thread requirements, which you can't get when people don't write with you and when people don't write with you, you gotta let people know you aren't dead via starter calls and what-not. and then it becomes a cyclical thing where eventually, oc writers have to post headcanon after headcanon for weeks on end, write drabbles and make aesthetics, and be that first person to reach out on ims, post starter call upon starter call only to , eh, maybe write a few times a week if you're popular and a few times a month if you aren't. and that's before you factor in if your oc is marginalized, by the way. it is not a secret that disabled , queer , poc or god forbid , fem or androgynous ocs get significantly less attention than male-presenting cishet ocs, and it has been this way for longer than anyone will admit, and especially if your muse is intersectionally marginalized. kinda like real life, which i kinda come on here to escape from, dunno about you.

i don't know, man. maybe we need to all remember that people have real lives and tumblr is a collaborative hobby. maybe we need to start reaching out to each other more. i'm not saying there is no hope, but i am saying that we do need to change , lest we be doing the same shit again every three months until the oc writers leave or tumblr implodes.

also, obligatory "if you hate ocs just because they don't have the economic capital to become one of your beloved canon characters, you suck." the difference between a canon and an oc is marginal at best and because of capitalism and popularity at worst. like there are ocs on this website that i am more interested in than some canon characters & i consider to be unofficial canon to me. there are some people who have taken a neglected canon character or a shittily-written canon and turned them into their own oc that i like INFINITELY more than the canon version! imagine not experiencing that kinda love and joy for a friend's creation. wack as hell.

as for... action steps ? i dunno man. follow an oc. like one of their starter calls. ask them about their character. if you don't get something about their backstory, just ask. start a thread with an oc and keep it going. write a starter call for an oc, or send THEM memes! if you're an oc writer, you can write with your FELLOW ocs ! do unto ocs what you would like done unto you.

#ooc.exe #idk man take this as you will #shelly ramble moment Real.#this isn't the most important thing happening right now ( duh ) but it's still.. semi-important you know?#mark my words i'll be reblogging this in three months time like 'don't make me tap the sign'#cmon folks we Can do it. we Can change!#i Believe in us!#obligatory this is based on my experience and the experiences of others that i've seen on my dash ; your mileage will vary.#also other ocs. yeah you . oc writer who doesn't write often because people are dicks. cmere. we gotta start writing with each other too.#gimmie your blorbos IMMEDIATELY.

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gayfrogs03 · 2 years

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I just read a fic where Tim gets a tattoo with Connor (Cute fic, called Don't You Worry Your Pretty Little Mind by timdrakewayne on AO3, go read it) and I'm getting my first tattoo soon (appointment already made, July 10th, can't wait), so now I'm making headcanons of what the batfam would get if they got tattoos, let's go!

All of the kids don't ask Bruce before they get their tattoos, but when he finds out he's like, "Whatever, don't let a villain see it."

⚠️⚠️!!!TW: Mention of self harm!!!⚠️⚠️

All Robin's- All of the Robin's (past and present, duh, Damian gets his when he's older) go in together and get their personal Robin symbols over the first scar they got while being Robin, it a little something that makes them feel good, and closer together

Bruce- I can't decide on just one for him, so he gets two. One is the outline of Gotham, maybe like across his back (read it in a fic once a long time ago, love the idea, it's very Bruce). Two is some sort of symbol or something that represents all his kids (even his unofficial kids, like Steph, Barbara, and Duke (remember that Duke is his foster kid) because he counts them as his) on his chest over his heart, it could be a little family tree with all of their enitials (idk if that's spelled right), it could be all of their super hero symbols (but those change so maybe not that), or literally anything, he adds to it everytime he gets a new kid (most nearly cry, or do cry, when they first see this)

Dick- I think Dick would get a tattoo to remind him of his parents or the circus, but also keep it small, so like maybe his parents names in a heart, the outline of like a circus tent, idk those are the greatest ideas, but something like that, it would either be on his wrists or on his chest over his heart

Jason- despite going through a huge rebellious thing, Jason doesn't get his tattoo until he's closer with the family again, I think it would be a quote from a book on his forearm, maybe something about family being there, or family not always being about blood, to both remind himself that he's not alone anymore, and that while his biological mom was a shitty person who sold him to the joker, the person he counts as his real mom loved him unconditionally despite her own flaws.

Tim- In the fanfic I read Tim gets a tattoo on his thigh of the Superboy symbol in the Robin colors. While I love that idea I'mma project onto Timmy boy here and personal headcanons so he also gets multiple tattoos (four to be exact). Tim is the tattoo addict of the family, so he has for and plans to get more, much to the surprise of everyone (most expected it to be Jason, maybe even Dick, but not Tim) . One, the same one I just described from the fic (loved it too much to leave it out). Two, a semi colon on his left wrist covering self harm scars (for those who may not know the semi colon is used when an author could have ended the sentence but continued it instead, when people get a semi colon tattooed on themselves it means that they could have/wanted/tried to end their lives, but continued living instead), the semi colon just plain black because just that alone sent a big message. Tattoo number three is a quote from "In Deeper Waters" on his right wrist (also covering self harm scars, not important but I headcanon Tim as ambidextrous like me) and it's "The world isn't kind, but it doesn't mean I can't be." Tim is someone who has been beat down by an unkind world over and over again, but still strives to be kind to others (and sees the same thing happen to those he loves). And last but not least is a matching tattoo he gets with Steph. He's planning on getting a matching tattoo with Bernard soon, but they're still planning on what it will be (they are willing to take ideas from the fam)

Damian- When he's older he either chooses to not get a tattoo or gets one of the Wayne family crest on his wrist to show his loyalty to the whole family. Not much to say about him with tattoos, sorry

Duke- He doesn't get a tattoo, idk why, I just feel like he's not all that interested in them, and if he does want one he's taking 100000 years to figure out what tattoo he wants because he knows this is a forever type thing and that is what's making it hard for him to decide (family tells him to take his time, he doesn't even have to get one, but if he decides to get one they'll gladly take him to get it)

Cass- She didn't want a big one, but she wanted it to be meaningful. She ended up getting a small pair of black ballet shoes tattooed on her ankle. Dancing is something that she loves dearly, and it is also something she drags her whole family to do with her a lot (it doesn't take much to convince them they all love dancing with her), so it represents something that she loves to do and feels at peace doing, and it represents times where she's bonded with her family and has come closer to them, she loves it

Steph- I mentioned a matching tattoo with Tim, she got it with him some point after their breakup for both of them to show each other that even though they broke up that their friendship will remain just as strong as before, lasting forever just like the tattoo. I think they got it on their forearms, but I can't decide what it is, maybe a quote, maybe one like Tim and Connor's where they get each others symbols in their respective colors, maybe something they both love, maybe something unique and only they will understand, maybe those cheesy best friend tattoos, you'll decide for me. That was her first tattoo, she has a second one on her thigh and it's a quote that Bruce himself said to her about her father not defining who she is in any way (Bruce cried when he found out about this one, though he tried to hide it)

Barbara- First she made a whole power point presentation, with Tim's help, for her dad to convince him to let her get a tattoo (she's an adult and can just get it without his permission, but she wanted his approval on it), which he finally said yes too, like Dick and Cass she wants to get something small but meaningful. She gets it on her collar bone, and it's a quote about being able to rely on those around to help you and make you stronger, something like that, honestly she's the hardest to decide for me

BONUS:

Selena Freaking Kyle: When she marries Bruce (they get married in my world, hush) she gets a tattoo similar to Bruce's with something to symbolize all the kids, tattooed on her ribs, because those are her Kittens and she would kill and die for them. They don't find out until they all have a beach day and she wears a swim suit top and they see it they all nearly cry. She also has other tattoos that I'm too lazy to specify now :)

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