what if it seems like batman has safehouses all over the country because he’s a paranoid maniac always ready to go into hiding in iowa, but actually he just goes on a lot of business trips for his day job and when he sees a cute house he buys it and stays there. he grew up in a big mansion with a butler, a house with only three rooms is like camping for him. he thinks it’s fun. he gets to play house and eat cereal for dinner. the flash accidentally committed some light treason and needs to lay low for a while so batman sets him up at this little place in maine. flash is like “wow he really does plan for everything” but no, he just saw an old queen anne with green shingle siding and white accents and he couldn’t help himself. it had a wraparound porch and a spire. a spire. technically it wasn’t in his carefully alloted ‘whims’ budget but he sold an extra yacht to make room. “geeze bats i get that it’s a safehouse but couldn’t you have stocked the pantry with something besides kix and peanut butter?” flash asks. “they’re shelf stable,” batman says, as if that is why he bought those things, as if this is not just What He Does when alfred leaves him unsupervised.
okay but the sibling energy
Marc (Oldest)
-weight of the world on his shoulders, is trying to be Responsible
-mom (khonshu) makes him do all the work
-trying his best to keep everyone’s lives separate but failing because the other two won’t listen
Jake (Middle)
-everyone kind of forgets he’s there till he acts out
-“Marc is married and Steven is a vegan… I’m gonna ask Dylan out on a date to a steakhouse :D”
-chaotic energy, interrupts the other two to kill a bitch
Steven (Youngest)
-spoiled, his finding out about them being killers is completely accidental, he’s been the one living a good life set up by Marc
-Baby
-“mom said it’s MY turn with the body” “we don’t actually talk to mom” “she said it’s my turn, Marc”
im translating russian memes for practice and i... theyre so fucking funny
me: *flips pillow over to the cold side and goes back to sleep*
nurse who's been watching me in a coma for the past 5 years:
“Before clocking in, I was doing my weekly recap on the Dent case in the archive room and I found some old photos of a young Dick to add to my collection.”
“Wait. Back up. There’s about a million things to unpack in that single sentence. You have a ‘Dick’ collection?” (Duke)
Crime AU: Tim Drake
i made a uquiz why are you in the pjo fandom lol
14 yrs Tim Drake, finally had a good night’s sleep, enters the cave only to find Batman and Nightwing lashing out at each other:
here is your sign, if you needed one.
4 Guys Beg Their Neighbor To Let Them Play With Their Dog, Get A Wholesome Letter In Response
Source: Tw/Jack McCrossan
The goodest girl: IG/Stevie Ticks
The Cullen’s probably forgot about Bella’s human needs once in a while (heck even in BD Edward states “I’m not feeding you enough”). Could we pretty please have some HC’s where the Cullen’s realize Bella might be in blankets cause it’s winter and there’s no heating in their home, or that they forgot to feed her until her stomach growls loudly, or that Bella falls asleep too late so she sleeps in too late too. Just human stuff the Cullen’s would forget now and then.
esme teaching herself to knit so that she can make bella hats and scarves to keep her extra warm her first winter in forks
emmett just constantly handing her snacks, like a cat bringing its owner things it has found
rosalie silently giving bella a bottle of water she’s bought her from the vending machine
when bella looks confused, rosalie just shrugs, “edward said you need to stay hydrated.”
when they’re out at a party, alice announces “bella, will you come to the bathroom with me?”
when they get there bella looks really confused and alice just says, “well people always say that girls go to the bathroom in pairs and i never knew why. um… do you need to use the bathroom?”
jasper keeping tabs on her emotions to see when she starts to get tired and reminding edward that she needs to get some rest
carlisle herding bella directly into the kitchen whenever she comes over so that she can try his newest dish that he’s learnt to cook from the cooking channel
she always leaves the house with armfuls of tupperware containers of exquisite food to take home to charlie
edward turning the heating up way too high in the car so that she starts to sweat even in the dead of winter
he also wraps her up like a burrito when she sleeps so that his body temperature doesn’t make her cold
Make your hero act on their deepfelt emotions. This not only adds meaning to their actions, but also helps communicate to readers your hero’s core emotional struggle.
When your hero acts, give their actions consequences that affect the plot, themselves, and/or the surrounding characters. For example, driven by curiosity, maybe your hero opens Pandora’s box; maybe they act recklessly and someone dies; or maybe they stand up for what they believe in, but at great personal cost. Consequences raise the stakes and empower your hero with agency.
Use the consequences of your hero’s actions to create a crucible of growth — challenges and situations that force them to take the next step on their character journey. That step may be forward, or backward, and it may be large or small; but something inside them changes.
When a character goes through a change, even a small one, allow it to affect them emotionally. Maybe they feel increasingly frustrated or guilty. Maybe they’re afraid, having just taken another step closer to abandoning their old way of seeing the world. Or maybe they finally feel peace.
Regardless of the form it takes, remember to reflect your hero’s change in their emotions. Then let their emotions drive action, to trigger consequences, which will compel further change.
Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
And there you have it! That’s how you write a character-driven plot.
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