i think the positive flip side of the coin that is roy's abandonment issues would be that he's very taken by displays of commitment and possessiveness of the "i'm his" variety (as opposed to the "he's mine" variety). and what's more, i posit that this could shake out very nicely in a jayroy situation, because i think jason would enjoy feeling so desired and secure that he's confident in asserting himself as belonging in the relationship. things like jason going out as a civilian wearing things which, to anyone halfway familiar with them, are identifiably roy's and not his. roy's sunglasses. one of the dumb hats (the trucker hats i mean. this is not bycocket slander). an old great frog tee. they are not married and have no plans to be, but jason acquires a (singular) ring — initially, he later swears, for an undercover gig as a dashing young widow. but then roy sees him with it on again for a different mission, and again when his siblings drag him out for a night on the town, and again just to go to the grocery store. and roy's starting to get nervous, wondering if this has all been a series of increasingly unsubtle and pointed hints (despite the previous joint decision against that whole prospect), when jason notices him mildly freaking out and assures him that he just...he likes signalling his unavailability. likes wearing a big flashing neon sign saying "don't even try it, chucklefuck. i belong to someone already". another time they're semi-deliberately snowed into a remote cabin, and they're huddling in front of the fire with the unspoken agreement that in ten minutes they'll instead be canoodling in front of the fire, when out of the blue and entirely unprompted, jason turns to roy — flames dancing in the reflections of his eyes — and says "you should heat an arrow over the coals and then brand me with it". and roy tries extremely hard to say No And Also You Cannot Just Say These Things To Me. but alas he only gets as far as "ngh"
hey everypony !! since i’m supporting the DCblackout boycott, i figured i’d make a small info post with links and summaries !!
DCblackout:
DCblackout is the second stage of the DCsowhite discussion that took place earlier this year, which pointed out that DC hasn’t publtished a solo, on-going black title in over 1200 days
DCblackout has 3 main goals: 1. establish and announce 1-3 black on-going titles (with black creative teams) that have cancellation immunity for a minimum of 2 years, 2. educate fans on how sales work so they can accurately support the titles they love, & 3. greenlight a power company book if the titles do well (which would help a fanbase grow)
the goal of DCblackout is to raise awareness of the lack of black DC stories and give fans heroes they can relate to and see themselves in.
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their official public statement is as follows:
bleedingcool.com
DCsowhite and why now:
DCsowhite brought attention to the fact that there has been no black on-going title in over 1200 days. the last title was ‘I Am Batman’, which ran from 2021-2023 and ended on its #18 issue.
dc heavily relies on mini-runs or one shots for black characters, and black female characters receive even less.
james portis III (aka JPenumbra) posted a piece to comicsbeat.com focusing on the issue.
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this has been an issue for a long time, but it doesn’t have to continue this way !! below is a link to the DCblackout petition, and blow that are links to JPenumbra’s original piece, the DCblackout website, and blackgirlnerds.com and bleedingcool.com’s pieces (in that order).
#DCSoWhite: End the Black Superhero Drought
It has now been 1171 days since the last time DC published an ongoing series for a Black character in their mainline continuity
DCBlackout - a DC Comics boyocott.
Following the viral #DCSoWhite conversation, creators demand sustained investment, visibility, and accountability for Black representation
DC Blackout: a DC Comics fan boycott launches after 1200 days without an ongoing DC Universe comic book series with a black lead character
you ask me, dearest viewer, "is the liquid indeed blood that's been abstracted to green to suit the harsh stylized lighting and colors, or is it Lazarus Pit water"
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