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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Happy Christmas @goldeneventide <3
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: All For The Game - Nora Sakavic
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Neil Josten & Jean Moreau
Characters: Neil Josten, Jean Moreau
Additional Tags: Minor Neil Josten/Andrew Minyard, Minor Jeremy Knox/Jean Moreau, Developing Friendships, Soft Neil Josten, Neil Josten is a Little Shit, Soft Jean Moreau, Neil Josten & Jean Moreau Friendship, Christmas Fluff, Christmas Decorations, Christmas Lights, Banter, Conversations
Summary:
Jean huffs and pats Neil’s hands over his stomach before he kicks off the break to his bike, seamlessly merging into the traffic on the street. Neil clings to him with every turn and lane change, pulling himself flush to Jean’s back each time. It’s heartwarming that, after everything they’ve been through, Neil is still afraid of something. Being afraid of getting hurt, of leaving his people behind. Jean reaches to pat over his hands again, his heart doing this annoying somersault in his chest yet again at the realization that he’s happy for them both. Jean also has people to leave behind; reasons to worry about getting hurt.
i am writing someone an explanation of how fandom acts about devin grayson and why they act that way, and within less than 20 minutes of skimming the devin grayson tag i am so overwhelmed by disgust at people's malice and derision towards her that i have to take a break. the level of vitriolic hatred on the leftist fandom website for a woman who wrote a sexual assault arc rooted in her own experiences of being sexually assaulted is unreal.
for reference and so it's clear how abhorrent the last two screencaps are, she changed her name to distance herself from her family after she was sexually assaulted and changed it years before she even thought about working in comics. she was open about this from the time of her first interview with wizard magazine (in, i believe, the 1990s) and they chose not to publish it because it was "a downer" to bring up sa. the following quote was published on cbr, a major comics website, in 2005:
fascinating that people continue to choose to claim that devin grayson's entire life revolves around her supposed desire to personally rape dick grayson literally two decades later. i can understand why she seems to want nothing to do with dc or its fans these days when people are so giddy and delighted to make her entire existence about their own bizarre obsessions with framing her as a pseudo-rapist.
btw, re: my last paragraph, devin grayson is writing an as-yet-unannounced gotham city related oneshot for an upcoming dc anthology, and she's responded warmly to emails i and others have sent her. she still cares about gotham and its cast and definitely still appreciates her fans. i'm really looking forward to her upcoming work!
it will inevitably lead to a lot of these wildly misinformed people coming out of the woodwork, though. so as you come across people repeating this shit about her, please share accurate information with them.
PROMPTS [ [#] exy & the nest prompts - angsty ao3 tag prompts - soft prompts || dialogue prompts ] (extra prompts are beneath the written prompt list below)
[Day 1] finding an ally in an unusual place - implied/referenced child abuse || "trust me."
[Day 2] not strong enough - heavy angst || "it'll hurt less this way."
[Day 3] passed out on the court - dark || "are you scared yet?"
[Day 4] learning new drills - alcohol || "i can take it."
[Day 5] getting stitches - grief/mourning || "i feel less miserable with you by my side."
[Day 6] abusive coach - canon-typical violence || "you can not change what you are."
[Day 7] excessive training - whump || "are you comfortable?"
[Day 8] forced to work through the pain - misunderstandings || "this is all i've ever known."
[Day 9] not fast enough - dead dove: do not eat || "is this alright?"
How is that when a waitress smiles at you, 9 times out of 10 its perceived as romantic advancement, HOWEVER this shit that canonically happens between Batman and Superman at least once per issue is considered "platonic"???
Like dude what they got going on is more gay than actually being gay
It's not just Superbat either. TimKon is a popular ship for a reason. Dick...does not "have" a super (I hate that language.), but he and Roy Harper have the same thing.
Wait okay but #1 UNC(LE)WING is so fucking underrated that shit is ridiculous.
Not only was Dick the guy that helped Roy get Lian back in the first place,
Which led to a frankly unreasonable amount of cat fights with Roy’s ex over Roy and Lian,
And Dick actually being the guy to retrieve Lian against all probable odds (not only the fact that he literally had to move heaven and earth to get her but the “I never thought you’d help me after I lied to you” 😭 😭)
And not only did Dick literally go to Ireland with Roy to help him figure shit out,
But like… look at him.
That man’s an unc. No question. No debate. Uncwing is canon.
If you’re in the mood for cosy, banter-y, fluffy goodness where Jean stays with the Foxes, then look no further than my @aftgexchange fic for @goldeneventide.
This fic was a labour of love and I had such a blast writing it. I hope you have at least half as much fun reading it <3
Now, I’ve only performed with a professional circus troupe a couple times in my life, but I have been learning practically my whole life. I’ve done countless routines and performances for a variety of occasions and what I can tell you is that almost all of that, down to the very last second, is planned.
In aerial, there’s very little room for mistakes. Other forms of acrobatics are incredibly challenging, I agree. But when you’re an aerialist, you’re doing these crazy stunts at a height of minimum 12 feet, but usually much higher. On top of all of that, this is a performance. You have to look good, you have to show off, while simultaneously paying close attention to your surroundings, your apparatus, and anyone else you may be working with. You practice and practice and practice over and over again until, not only do you get it right, but you can’t get it wrong. Every single moment is planned best it can, because improvisation is dangerous, risky, and more than likely will result in injury. Of course, improvising a routine is a skill in of itself, but usually those stunts are performed lower to the ground, the moves are simple, basic ones, and it’s not really improv as it is “running through a couple tried and tested moves and positions in different orders.”
When Dick Grayson prepares for a fight, if granted the privilege, he will always look up the building schematics beforehand, noting support structures and windows and the like. If he isn’t granted that luxury, then he will take a good couple of minutes before every fight, before the opponent sees him, to scan the room and make a plan of action before striking. He’ll map out what he wants to do, where he wants to go, and how he’s going to get there. If there’s ever a brief respite in the fight, his mind is instantly calculating a couple different plans, trying to figure out where to go next. If he’s doing straight up hand-to-hand combat, that’s mostly action-reaction to the opponent he’s fighting, but if the particular fight involves his aerial abilities, he most definitely will plan ahead, as much as he can.
Bruce did probably train him to be able to improvise, of course. You never know what will happen on the field, and you have to be prepared. However, this is something Dick probably only utilizes when necessary. Also, the improvised aerial moves are, once again, going to be pretty basic compared to the other stunts he can pull, because to do those higher-level acrobatics, he needs to plan for it. He needs to figure out where he’s at, how he’s going to get where he needs to go. He needs to make sure there’s enough space to move and get leverage, he needs to know if the structure he’s on is sound enough to support his weight. All of that requires planning.
And this will most definitely carry over into other aspects of his life, too. I hate it when people call Nightwing impulsive or carefree. It’s so far from the truth. That boy plans a lot, and I’m not talking contingencies or plans of action like Bruce. I’m talking MCU-Dr-Strange level stuff. Cycling through different possibilities of an outcome before settling on one that will benefit him overall. This has been trained into him since birth, all aerialists know this by heart. You have to plan your routine, no matter if it’s a long one you’re going to work to perfect, or a couple basic skills strung together with elegant-looking transitions.
Now, is Dick a primarily emotional person? Yes. Does he sometimes make judgement calls based on his feelings, and not the facts? Yes. Does he often let his emotions overpower his judgement? Yes. But if you ever see Dick Grayson written as impulsive, going in without thinking, jumping into situations without planning, etc., just know that that characterization is completely wrong. No self respecting aerialist plays things by ear when there’s important stakes, whether that be a performance or a mission. Get rid of that ridiculous idea, give me more of Dick Grayson: Actual Aerialist and Smart Human Being Who, Despite What It Seems Sometimes, Actually Has Quite A Large Amount Of Common Sense.
I hear people talk all the time about how "Robin" is Mary Grayson's nickname for Dick.
But less discussed is the fact that "Boy Wonder" is John Grayson's nickname for Dick.
Each one of those titles is an homage to one parent, and they're equally ubiquitous to Dick's time as Robin. He was paying respect to both. That's so cute man.