MJ

I say things sometimes // any pronouns // 18 //

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Intro post!

Hello! I'm MJ, welcome to my page :) I mainly post Batfam, but sometimes about other things I'm interested in, so have fun with my thoughts because I sure do

Current interests:

- Batfam

- Absolute universe/DC/supergirl (AWW <3)

- Jujutsu Kaisen

- Spiderman

- Bloodymary

- ATLA

My series:

~ Introducing Damian to films (part 1 here)

~ batfam headcanons on the tag #icollectstars collects headcanons

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Every now and then a character with a canon disability is flooded into the mainstream and as someone who is chronically ill it is so, so nice to see a disabled character get popular and be treated normally. It's especially amazing when people take their disabilities and find ways to accommodate them in their own work (i.e fics/art).

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hc that Diana cried the first time she went into the batcave post Jason's death because she saw that little suit all bloodied up and displayed in a tube and she just couldn't bear it. A tragedy happened to the sweet little boy who admired her so much and she can't do anything about it but mourn him from afar.

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Shoko is the most underrated character in JJK I wish she got more appearances and appreciation

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I started reading Batgirl 2000 and I think it might be one of my favourite DC runs I've read so far, I love Cass and her characterisation in it so much, she has such an interesting story and her coming back from losing her skills is so so important to me I love her so much

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Someone (probably Jon) gives Damian the nickname "Ian" and everyone fucking looses it because THATS what they came to?!

Damian is pissed, Jason is pissing himself laughing.

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Red string theory but its Ryland Grace's Petrova line and Simon the convict's blood moon drawing them together as soulmates.

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Introducting Damian to films he missed out on part 8:

Dick: So Damian, that was Jason's favourite Disney movie. What do you think?

Damian: I think I could take her in a fight

Jason: you did not just say that

Dick: that's your conclusion Damian?

Damian: of course, I measure all opponents equally and this is the first human from any film you've shown me that would give me a good fight. I would still win though.

Jason: nah you'd lose so quick

Damia : I would not

Jason: Oh ho ho you so would

Damian: She is formidable, hence why I wish to fight her, but I think my superior training would make me victorious

Dick: you make a good point Damian, but she is smarter than you

Damian: *scoffs* she is not. She may be strategic in warfare, but one on one fighting is completely different. I am telling you I am winning this fight

Jason: MULAN BEATS YOUR ASS ANY DAY IF THE WEEK

Damian: NO SHE DOESN'T

Jason: YES SHE DOES! SHE IS BRAVE AND STRONG AND SMART AND HAS THE POWER OF LUCK AND DRAGONS ON HER SIDE!

Damian: she has one dragon, not multiple, who is relatively weak, and whom she would not be able to use in a one on one fight. Jason I believe your love and nostalgia for this film to be clouding your judgement. I win this fight.

Jason: NUH UH

Damian: YUH HUH

Dick: woah woah woah let's just calm down now, no need to do all this over a hypothetical

Jason & Damian: SHUT UP DICK

Dick: I should never have said yes to this

Previous part , next part (tbc)

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Introducing Damian to films he missed out on in the league part 7:

Damian: Richard I have a question

Dick: shoot

Damian: was father involved in the making of this film?

Dick: ha! I actually asked him the same thing when I first saw it. But no, he wasn't involved in making The Lego Movie

Damian: really? How interesting

Dick: I know right? It's scarily good

Damian: this is the most accurate portrayal of father I have ever come across. Dare I say more accurate than you in the cowl

Dick: hey come on! I was so good! Even the justice league didn't notice!

Damian: *deadpan* Richard they knew immediately.

Dick: *guffaws* no they did not!

Damian: whatever Dick

Dick: hey don't call me that

Damian: whatever do you mean Dick I'm just calling you by your preferred name

Dick: *straight faced* ha ha very funny, cut it out. You only call me that when you mean the insult, get back to reviewing the movie

Damian: alright then. It was fun, much better than the bee movie. The ingenuity displayed by the main characters is admirable, if a little insane at times. The songs were annoying though.

Dick: and your thoughts on their Batman?

Damian: The Lego Movie has the most accurate depiction of Batman out of any media I have ever consumed with his likeness. I would like to meet the person responsible for stalking father to gather this intelligence for the film.

Dick: oh I actually met the guy

Damian: WHAT!!

Dick: oh yeah, he was incredible, such a talented stalker

Damian: you must tell me his name so that I can arrange an audience, in costume of course.

Dick: oh for sure, his name is Timothy Jackson Drake-Wayne.

Damian: W H A T

Previous part , next part

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

CHAPTER TWOOOOOOOOOOOO

the first few chapters are gonna be kind of slow as i try and figure out how to properly characterise Jon and stuff

ive got an abundance of free time now though so it shouldnt take too long for me to do chapter 3

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TimKon where they've both been pinning/crushing on each other for years, but neither take any moves, and then Tim gets asked out by Bernard . And Bernard is sweet, he's smart, he's fun and Tim doesn't think Kon would ever like him back so he says yes. Tim really grows to love Bernard. Kon finds out they're dating the day before he was planning to confess. He's devastated.

Bernard being the sleuthing genius he is though figures out that they both had been crushing on each other for years and maybe weren't 100% over each other even though he knows Tim loves him very much. But hey, what's better than one hot superhero boyfriend? Two! Bernard suggests a throuple to them both - Tim and Kon are floored by this but absolutely accept and they polycule the fuck out of each other. Timberkon I love you.

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4 years clean today. I'm proud of myself. Imagining that wonder woman, superman and batman are proud of me too is an additional bonus.

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I need more of the bats feeling incredibly uncomfortable on out of world missions. Like, these are (for the most part) just regular humans in costumes, yeah they have insane skills and training but no powers or alien abilities.

I want Bruce hating space missions because he cannot control himself as well as the others in zero gravity and it pisses him off. He tried so hard to get better at it but it doesn't come naturally to him like it does for those who are used to flying.

I need to see Dick feeling suddenly anxious in a space station or ship because he's so far away from earth. He can't just get back to his apartment or the manor or a safe house and he is shocked by this because he never feels this way on earth missions. Unlike Bruce he's great in zero gravity but he gets so unbelievably homesick for earth.

Tim hates being in space because his tech doesn't work. He feels like he no longer has control, like he's just a small, weak human compared to his literal alien and meta buddies who don't need to rely as much on surveillance info due to their raw power.

Cass goes on one out of world mission and feels so claustrophobic that she refuses to ever go to space again.

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I was shocked coming here after watching supergirl I totally thought tumblr would love her- so disappointed to find out that reaction is only for men

Supergirl 2026 spoilers below break!

Genuinely think that some people cannot admit when things are not made for them. Additionally I think the art of tasteful commentary on why you disliked something is a dead fucking art form bc now with the internet it's all just mindless misogynistic hate (obviously this generalises a bit but ykwim).

I loved supergirl. Am I saying it was the best film ever made? No. But for me, an 18 y/o girl, sitting in that cinema? I felt so fucking seen. I loved Kara and Ruthye and their dynamic, I loved the message, I loved that Kara killed Krem instead of showing mercy due to knowing his threat. I love that in a film generally rated for tween/teen/younger audiences that they tackled heavy topics like death and tragedy and trafficking in a way that didn't feel exploitative or gross.

I love the entire design of Supergirl, I was sat in the cinema, totally immersed by the beauty of it, I really felt like I was there and I loved that. It was beautiful, even when it wasn't. One detail I fucking loved was when after coming back to Krypto, Kara has dirt under her fingernails and in her hair. It sounds silly but I'm so used to female characters being so perfectly polished all the time but she wasn't! She had been fighting and she didn't look immaculate!!! I loved the attention to detail.

To me, supergirl was the first proper superhero film we have gotten in a really long time. Dare I say the best female superhero film maybe ever, or at least in the last couple years.

Sorry if this rant wasn't what you were looking for anon, but I totally agree with you that it's sad how filled with misogyny the response to this film was. But I will say that there are so many ppl out there who loved it, especially young girls, just got to keep posting positive stuff to out way the bad!!!

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Batfam angst but it's the rest of the batfam not treating Tim's trauma seriously. That whole family has been through some crazy shit, more extreme traumatic events than the average person would ever go through once let alone the amount of stuff that family has seen. But for some reason Tim's trauma is never treated seriously.

Most of the batfam have lost parents or has shitty ones, so Tim's absent parents are never addressed. Then when his parents die, Bruce and Dick are so wrapped up in their own lives and are so used to adopting more kids that it's not treated properly. By the time Jason, Damian and Cass come along it's no longer at the forefront of Tim's headspace.

Every time Tim gets hurt/injured on patrol it's made fun of. Someone turns his pain into a joke and they all laugh, even Tim, but somewhere deep down he feels horrible because they can't even take injuries seriously. The only time an injury wasn't treated as a joke was when Jason/red hood tried to kill Tim in the titans tower, which eventually became one anyways after Jason's reveal.

It reaches a point where Tim doesn't feel like he can take issues to anyone in the family anymore because he just doesn't think he'll be taken seriously.

He brings this up to Kon late one evening on a quiet patrol and Kon just breaks for Tim. He offers for Tim to stay with the Clarks right then and there and he accepts because yk what? He thinks some compassion might actually be nice.

He stays with the Clarks for a month, Tim and the Clarks refuse to say why in particular. Then one night Batman breaks Superman down and Clark spills. Bruce is horrified with himself, but doesn't know how to make it up to Tim. Bruce talks to Alfred and Dick about it, who then talk to the others.

Steph already knew, Tim had brought it up years back when they dated. So she reaches out and they talk. Tim's not pissed or anything, he's kept up patrols and such with everyone, he just needs space.

Eventually it all gets fixed, but there are still times where Tim can't help but feel like his trauma isn't taken as seriously, or isn't viewed as as impactful/bad as the others.

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something something beautiful kryptonian eyes

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SUPERGIRL WAS SO FUCKING GOOD WE ARE SO BACK!!! SUPERGIRL SUMMER IS HERE!!!!!!!