I KNEW THIS DAY WOULD COME!!!

Broke: everyone fights over whose Batman’s favorite

Woke: everyone fights over whose Dicks favorite bc Dick isn’t an emotionally stunted loser (I shit talk Bruce so much but I love him, he’s just also a loser) and trying to get in the bats favor is like trying to catch sand in a sieve

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Damian: obviously I’m Graysons favorite I was his Robin

Tim: dude I was the first Robin he trained and we still talk every day I am 100% the favorite

Steph: fuck you! You disappeared off the the face of the earth when he was Batman I was actually here I’m 100% the favorite everyone knows Wing loves me.

Jason: Dick willingly went to Gotham to spend time with me even when he was mad at Bruce. Has Dick ever been in Gotham when he was mad at Bruce for you guys? No? Didn’t think so?

Damian: ….

Steph:…

Tim: that’s because you sucked so much he thought you’d get blown up trying to have to bludhaven.

Jason: oi! Low blow, you can’t use a man’s death against him

Damian: shut up we’ve all died before

Steph: you literally said you were allowed to break Tim’s laptop bc you died b4

Jason: yeah it’s MY DEATH I can use it how I want

Tim: we really gonna call your 14yr old 4’7 self a man?

Cass: he helped me train when B rejected me I’m the favorite

Tim: you can’t be Dicks favorite you’re already Bab’s favorite those are the only 2 likable older members of the family. (They’ve decided Alfred doesn’t count since he’s legally not allowed to have favorites)

Dick: Duke is my favorite

Damian: what?

Tim: how?

Jason: this shit is rigged

Steph: What?? You barely spend time with him?

Duke who has been eating popcorn quietly this whole time:???

Dick: he doesnt steal my suit and murder people

Jason: …

Dick: or tell his friends I threatened to send him to Arkham when I told him to get therapy

Tim:…

Dick: or break into my apartment at 3am because he can’t communicate with his father

Damian:…

Dick: or make me believe he flatlined on the operating table

Steph: …

Dick: or tell me he can’t meet up for a bust because he’s too busy fighting Wonder Woman a hero we work with over text with no context and then go AWOL for 5 days

Cass:…

Dick: or overload his plate with 50 million things I will have to come in and help with

Everyone:

Steph: he started a cult tho??

Dick: was it before or after he was fostered bc if it was before it’s. Not. My. Problem.

Duke: I’m the favorite???

Dick: also I feel like if I died you’re the most likely to take over my duties and not go on a quest for vengeance or try to clone me or put me in the Lazarus pit.

Jason: ID NEVER PUT you in the Lazarus pit…. No comment on the rest tho.

Tim: ditto

Damian: meh you are superior to Todd and he’s relatively functional post the pit I don’t see the issue here.

Steph raising hand: I wouldn’t-

Dick: or help TIM do it

Steph lowering hand:

Dick: plus you have a parent so I don’t have to do 80% of the child rearing while giving Bruce credit

Duke still a little star stuck bc that’s nightwing: IM THE FAVORITE.

i keep saying kaji is adorable and no one gets me but have you SEEN his litttle run from embarrassment??? he's fucking ADORABLE

I'm always obsessed with father daughter relationships in comics does that say anything about my emotionally unavailable father

love the way wind breaker takes its time fleshing out sakura's development every arc— his character in general, especially when it comes to how his past experiences have shaped him to be the person the makochi folks meet, and the person he's becoming with the help of their love and guidance.

(sakura-centric ramble incoming)

except for hints here and there, there is no expository backstory reveal as of yet — the way we got the one for umemiya — but from his monologues alone, and the way his friends notice the little things that reveal how deep-rooted his issues are, that regardless of whatever the specifics are, they (and the readers, by extension) can tell this is a child who has been neglected and abused for a long time. because. you don't always need a 'backstory reveal' to know what is already being revealed through his actions and his reactions — it's. all. in. the. little. things. it's 'show don't tell' done right, and so right it really squeezes those tears out of your eyes, ahah.

his flustered reaction to even the slightest of warmth and kindness. the way he doesn't know how to use chopsticks or a spoon. till bofurin, the only 'contact' he had on his phone was the weather, that was literally all he used his phone for. isolation induced hyper-independence to the point that he's never felt the warmth of another person's touch except for fights.

and fear, that intense fear that paralyses him at the thought of being rejected by his classmates, because this is the first time he's letting people in; the constant, constant fear that haunts him as he tries his best to adjust to this new, loving and warm environment he's found himself in.

his living condition — the small dingy and empty room — in itself a blaring metaphor for his desolate mental state. just like suo says it in his smartphone analogy, sakura has had to fend for himself for so long that now that he finally has people who care for him, he does not know what to do with all that love and affection and trust and goodwill. it's all so, so foreign to him, and that's what scares him so much, and it's just so heartbreaking.

(heartwarming too because now he's truly found a family who won't leave his side no matter what, who are there to help him learn what it's like to love and be loved. augh)

that's why i love it all the more how they are all so straightforward and direct in displaying their affection for sakura— be it the playful teasing, their compliments, or the more emotional moments where they let him know he's not alone. because he needs that. for someone who has spent his whole life being rejected and denied, now that he has found people who love him, he needs that constant assurance spelled out to him.

this panel right here. is the most precious thing ever

Death Note AU where hbomberguy makes a five hour long video about youtuber Light Yagami that's initially completely unrelated to the murders (Light would probably plagiarize or have really unhinged right-wing political takes if he was on youtube)

but halfway through he reveals that while researching he stumbled upon evidence that Light might be behind the Kira murders, and then spends like fourty minutes explaining the concept of a shinigami, an hour explaining how he thinks Light used one to commit murders, and then another hour explaining Light's ideology and why the concept of criminals being inherently evil is flawed

He finishes the video by addressing Light directly and telling him that he (Hbomberguy) had his name legally changed before uploading the video, to something that only he knows, making it impossible for Light to kill him

“Mom!”

“What?”

“Mom!”

Bruce raised an eyebrow but didn’t look away from his laptop. “What?”

“MOM!”

“WHAT?” Bruce shouted back, finally closing his laptop after figuring out he wasn’t going to get any more work done for the day.

Bruce peaked his head out of his study and sighed when he saw Tim motioning for him to follow him. “Tim I swear if someone’s bleeding out again-“

“Ugh no! Will you let that go already?” Tim rolled his eyes and tugged on Bruce’s arms, dragging him into the kitchen.

“Can I eat this?” Tim opened the fridge and pointed at a box of sushi in the fridge.

“What? No, that’s yours brother’s.” Bruce shook his head, wondering if this was all that Tim called him for.

“Yeah… but it’s been in here for an hour. I don’t think Dick’s coming back for it Dad.” Tim said, hands reaching for the box, licking his lips like a cartoon villain.

Bruce lightly smacked Tim’s hands away and closed the fridge. “Stop that. You know Dick would kill you. Go find something else to eat.”

“But there’s nothing!” Tim whined, dramatically throwing himself on a counter and dragging his upper half around like a child. “Can I order sushi then?”

“No, especially after you and Stephanie misappropriated your bank account for that prank last week? That’s funny, make a sandwich.” Bruce chuckled softly, ruffling Tim’s already messy hair and stopping himself from bursting out laughing as Tim grumbled and tried to seat his hand away.

Bruce left the kitchen with Tim still trying to bargain. “If you eat the sushi I’ll tell your brother it was you!” Bruce called out, his only response and offended and betrayed shout of ‘Mom’.

father how i've longed to see you!

Art done for a Jason todd zine in ..2021?

Here are the official English lyrics of the S2 ending theme song of Wind Breaker:

Goodbye, the me of the past

Have I become a little stronger?

The beginning always comes from believing

I know what I must do

Alright

Good luck, the me of the future

Let go of unnecessary pride

If I pour what I can’t lose into my fists

Will I come to understand myself?

Oh oh oh, the heart that never sleeps

Oh oh oh, the time has come

I will rock me

Always, I’m chanting “it’s myself”

But even for myself

Doubts increase and tears dry up

Even if I’m scared, I take my trembling palms

Tightly clench them and become a lion

Can I protect everything?

Goodbye, the me of the past

Let go of unnecessary burdens

With just a small spell of four bars

I can go somewhere far away

Oh oh oh, the flame that hasn’t gone out

Oh oh oh, the time has come

I will rock you

Just tonight, just for tonight

Reach out your hand

Caught in the rain, look up at the rainbow

A heart soaked in the rain will be reborn

Even if we’re apart, even if they laugh

Don’t give up on your dreams

No matter what happens, I’ll follow my own senses

I won’t let anyone stop me

Always, I’m chanting “it’s myself”

But even for myself

Doubts increase and tears dry up

Even if I’m scared, I’ll hold onto my unyielding feelings

Tightly embracing them, becoming a lion

I’ll change something

Oh oh oh, I have to go now

Oh oh oh, without looking back

Oh oh oh, I’m sure it’ll be okay.