MJ

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

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Intro post!

Hello! I'm MJ, welcome to my page :) I post a lot about whatever I'm interested in or thinking about, especially Batfam, so have fun with my thoughts because I sure do

Current interests:

- Batfam

- Absolute universe/DC (esp absolute wonder woman my beloved)

- Jujutsu Kaisen

- ATLA

- Spiderman

- Haikyuu

My series:

~ Introducing Damian to films (part 1 here)

~ batfam headcanons on the tag #icollectstars collects headcanons

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Stephanie "I would know her blind and deaf, by touch alone" Brown and Cassandra "I've only had Steph for a day, but if anything happened to her I'd kill everyone in this room and then myself" Cain

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I actually cannot be yearning this hard over a girl just because she flirts with me holy shit

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Headcanon that there was a time when Damian was very young, and Jason was still newly out of the pit, and Damian didn't quite understand that they weren't blood related siblings. Damian completely thought that Jason was Bruce's biological son which obviously would have made them half brothers.

Talia told Damian when Jason came out of the Pitt that Jason was Bruce Wayne's son, and that meant they were to be brothers. She never mentioned that Jason was adopted, so the logical thought process for Damian was "yes that is my half-brother".

So there's a day where Damian mentions that he is happy that he will look like Jason when he's older, because his genetics have worked very well, and it sort of goes like:

Talia: ... What do you mean my sweet?

Damian: Jason has good facial features, and has grown to be very tall. This is ideal for me as I now know I will look quite handsome when I am grown.

Talia: Yes, I suppose he is handsome, isn't he my sweet. I am glad you think so highly of him

Damian: of course I think highly of akhi, he is a very competent assassin, tutor and bodyguard.

And Talia just, never tells him. She thinks it's an advantage that they are so close, that it could be very strategic for her future plans. And there's a small part of her thinks it's sweet that Damian looks up to Jason so much that he wants to look like him.

So their dynamic just kinda... Stays like that. Damian calls Jason "Akhi" and they both refer to each other as brothers. Jason knows that they aren't blood related, but to him that is his little brother, blood be damned. And Damian never really brings up parentage since he knows Jason hates talking about Bruce, and hates talking about his mother more, so it never comes out that Jason was adopted.

There's a close call at the manor when Jason still hasn't revealed himself yet (he's off in Crime Alley with his Red hood shit) but they're still in constant contact, of course they are, that's Damian's Akhi. The bats are a bit shocked at first to discover that Damian has another brother, and questions ensue about him. Damian is relatively truthful, but refuses to call him anything but akhi and doesn't mention the pit. Then it kind of goes:

Tim: so, are you guys blood related?

Damian: of course. We're half brothers.

Bruce: huh

Dick: wait Dami, you said your akhi was older?

Damian: yes.

Dick: Bruce did you know Talia had another child?

Bruce: no, I did not. She told me she needed an heir, so I assumed she didn't already have one.

And at this point, Damian cannot give anything away about Jason being alive, so he has to bullshit his way through lying about Jason being Talia's.

Tim: so who's his father Damian? Is there a reason he wasn't classed as an heir? Or was Talia just lying to Bruce to have another one?

Damian: I don't know why mother lied, akhi is an heir, but akhi always said that his father was "the biggest asshole to ever fucking do it" if that helps.

Dick: ...shit that sucks.

Tim: damn

Bruce: I see. Well Damian, I would love to meet your akhi, you say he is independent but if he ever needs somewhere to stay, your brother is welcome.

Damian tells Jason about the whole thing, who finds it really funny that Damian pretended he was Talia's, and especially hilarious when Damian tells him he essentially called Bruce "the biggest asshole to ever fucking do it" to his face.

It's not until after Jason is revealed that Damian finds out. Dick and Bruce are crying, hyperventilating and really not handling it well, Tim is kinda shell shocked, and Damian can see that Jason looks like he's either about to have a panic attack or flip into a pit rage. So Damian walks up to him, pulls him into a hug and goes "it's okay, akhi, you are safe". Jason hugs him as tightly as possible, but neither of them realise that the other three have kind of stopped to look at them both in shock.

Jason: the fuck are you all looking at?

Tim:... Damian... Did. Did you just call Jason "akhi"

Damian: yes.

Dick: but how, you don't, you

Damian: spit it out Richard

Dick: you don't know each other, you shouldn't know each other, that's not your akhi, you said your akhi was Talia's and that his dad was a deadbeat and and -

Damian: oh, right. I'm sorry that I lied about Jason being Talia's, but you were asking me about akhi and I couldn't give up his identity. I hope you understand.

Tim: but, but Damian you said you and your akhi were half brothers?

Damian: yes. Because we are. How is that difficult Timothy?

Jason: wait, kid, you think we're half brothers?

Damian: of course! You are Bruce Wayne's son and I am Bruce Wayne's son, you look exactly like him, we are half brothers!

Dick: Damian, Jason was adopted

Damian: ... WHAT?!?!?!!!!!?

And so that's how he finds out. It doesn't change anything about their dynamic and Jason was quite touched about the whole situation. Talia got multiple phone calls after this incident however from Damian, Jason and Bruce. Damian is pissed that he won't be as tall as Jason.

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Crack idea where non batfam heroes come to Gotham expecting the criminals to be most scared of Batman but Gothams criminals are much more scared of Batgirl (Cass.

Bonus points if the heroes don’t know about Cass’ existence

Goon: I'm afraid

Hero from another town: Batman won't hurt you

Goon: Batman? Fuck Batman. It's the smaller one - she, she - SHE'S RIGHT ABOVE US

Hero: There's nobody- WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK IS THAT

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Commission I am working on rn :3

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I headcanon that since Cass struggles with language regularly, slang is incredibly confusing for her. Especially since it changes so quickly with trends and popular audios/memes. Cass just about understands one thing and it's already obsolete and onto the next, and it's infuriating for her, because she doesn't even get "normal" speech half the time!

So then Steph, who is really in love with Cass, notices Cass's frustration and spends days compiling every single pop culture reference into a massive PowerPoint. It contains every popular meme, vine, tiktok audio, slang word and so on that Steph can think of. There's images, drawings and videos breaking down what each thing means and context/when to use. Words that are another name for something Cass already knows are laid out like: slang = regular thing.

Steph then sits down on a day off with Cass and they go through the whole thing. It takes hours. Cass doesn't get all of it, but does begin to understand some stuff, especially the ones with videos. She feels so happy that someone loves her enough to try and help her out, and explain something that has been frustrating her to no end in a way that she can understand, because words are not her forte. She's also deeply touched that Steph noticed the fact that she was getting confused and frustrated by all of this, and decided to do something nice about it.

Cass starts feeling like she might find a proper place in Gotham after all, with Steph by her side, and like she can finally contribute (or at least understand) more group conversations now. Steph gets deep joy from Cass's joy. They are both very deeply in love. They make out post PowerPoint. Happy pride month.

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Introducing Damian to films he missed part 4:

Set the scene ~ 'star wars episode V: the empire strikes back' plays, Damian, Dick and Tim are 3 films deep into a star wars marathon, Damian has been almost completely quiet up until this point.

Vader: "Luke, I am your father"

Damian (loudly): WHAT

Dick: *softly chuckles* plot twist!

Tim: *mouthful of popcorn* I love this bit

Damian: WHAT. GRAYSON. STOP THE - *reaches for the remote* PAUSE IT RIGHT NOW

Dick: okay okay it's paused *continues to chuckle* need a moment to process this one?

Damian: I am so confused

Tim: it's really not that hard, his name kinda means father in German, don't you speak like 10 languags?

Dick: hey, be nice this is a big thing for every first time star wars viewer!

Damian: *muttering quietly* so this is where he got it from

Dick: huh? Oh! you mean his talent for the force? Yeah I guess-

Damian: what? No I'm not talking about - shush for a minute

Dick: huh what do you mea-

Damian: Richard shush I need a minute

Tim: yeah Richard shush

*silence for 3 minutes*

*Damian switches from looking confused, to questioning, to angry*

Damian: I need to call Jason immediately

Dick: sorry Dames he's on a no-comms stake out with Cass right now, do you -

Damian: DAMN IT!

Tim: woah buddy calm down *gets popcorn thrown at him* HEY WHAT WAS THAT FOR

Damian: Tim this is a serious matter. It is imperative I talk to Jason.

Dick: okay okay, Damian it's just a film, one I know Jason's seen before, I'm sure you'll be fine to wait until he's available

Damian: I know he's seen it before, that's the problem! I've just found out he's been lying to me my whole life! I must talk to him so I can question him thoroughly!

Dick and Tim: ... What²

Damian: *exhales, pinches the bridge of his nose* Jason has been quoting that particular line to me for years, any time in the league when I asked for a reason I had to do something he would always say, and I quote, "Damian, I am your father" in that exact voice.

Tim: okay that's funny from him

Damian: except it wasn't Timothy. It was infuriating. It was the answer to everything. And when I tried asking him if it was a quotation, he would vehemently deny it.

Tim: I stand on that being hilarious.

Damian: I hope you never experience love ever again.

Tim: *indignant squawk* hey!

Dick: woah there guys, let just calm it down here, it's just a film -

Damian: NO DICK ITS NOT JUST A FILM! I HAVE JUST FOUND OUT THAT MY BROTHER AND CLOSEST ALLY HAS BEEN LYING TO ME FOR YEARS!!! I AM BEYOND BETRAYED!

Tim: all this over a film quote? Really?

Damian: I am going to murder him and then you Timothy. Watch your back.

Dick: I think that's enough movie for tonight

Damian & Tim: *sounds of protest*

Dick: ok fine, we can finish the film.

Tim: yes!

Damian (quietly): thank you Richard.

Previous part here , Next part here (tbc)

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Zuko 🤝 Jason Todd

- Facial scars

- big redemption arc

- mommy issues (+ dead mothers)

- daddy issues

- the colour red

- have a kind older male figure in their life who likes tea

- dark hair, pale skin

- deadly younger sibling

- anger issues

- wear masks to do vigilante/assassin shit

- away from his father for around 3 years training and changing as a person, filled with rage and causing destruction

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Gojo’s fridge, 2006 & 2018

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

DARRRRLIINGGG GUESS WHO POSTED THEIR FIRST FAAANFIIIC

ok but like actually, the first chapter of my archive assistant reader/jon fic is up!! its not beta read, and ive never actually posted my work publicly, so i am mega pen to any feedback people have!! as always, please no post season one spoilers, and enjoy!!

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Introducing Damian to films he missed out on part 3: (for the person who said Bee movie)

Damian: So the man who was painted as the villain this whole time? Completely justified. 

Dick: What

Damian: The villain was completely justified.

Dick: How can you-

Damian: HIS GIRLFRIEND BROKE UP WITH HIM FOR A BEE GRAYSON. A BEE!!! 

Dick: ok well when you put it like that

Damian: he's also ALLERGIC to bees Richard

Dick: Well yeah ok it's not the most sane film ever but it has charm

Damian: Richard. Richard Grayson. 

Dick: *Stares*

Damian: This entire film has been about how a bee seduced a human woman, who then proceeded to help the bees sue humanity for harvesting and selling honey when it is one of the most ethical and humane animal by-products available due to bees naturally making honey and being able to survive, unharmed, from humans taking a reasonable amount of their honey.

Dick: Ok you might have a slight point here but-

Damian: NO GRAYSON! NO BUTS! THIS FILM IS INSANE! 

Dick: OK FINE BUT ITS FUNNY AT LEAST YOU HAVE TO ADMIT IT

Damian: ITS FACTUALLY INCORRECT AND AGAIN BIOLOGICALLY IMPOSSIBLE!!! This is Shrek all over again! I'm begging you Grayson please, please stop showing me films with animal inaccuracies and biological impossibilities in the form of cross-species romances, it is making me seeth with rage 

Dick: now you're just being dramatic 

Damian: make me watch another "kids" film like this again and I will punch Tim 

Dick: shut up you love our movie nights

Damian: you know what else I love? Punching Tim over the bee movie

previous part , next part

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Why does trying to find an f/f fic for any fandom on ao3 feel like actual warfare like how can it be this hard to get ONE decent fic with a main f/f ship? Its like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Diabolical istg and while I'm on a roll I need m/m main pairing fics to stop being tagged as f/f just because there's an f/f side ship in it BECAUSE THATS NOT WHAT IM LOOKING ON THE F/F TAG FOR!!!

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Introducing Damian to films he missed out on part 2:

Damian: Grayson. 

Dick: yeah Damian? What's up?

Damian: Grayson I want a minion.

Tim: *starts choking on his drink*

Dick: *holding in a laugh* uh what do you mean bud? Like... Like a servant?

Damian: what? No of course not you fool. I want a minion from that weird movie you showed me.

Tim: *losing it at the table* 

Dick: *laughing* oh my god do you mean despicable me? 

Damian: of course. What else would it be?

Dick: Damian that was a fictional movie. fictional. It's important to me that you know that

Damian: Excuse me one second

Damian: *walks over to Tim and slaps him hard in the face*

Tim: OW WHAT THE FUCK DEMON SPAWN

Damian: now that that's delt with. Grayson I obviously know it's a movie, but I still want a minion

Dick: ok bud you're going to have to explain this a little more

Damian: it's simple, I require an indestructible side kick. One that will do exactly as I say and never die

Tim: isn't that just Jason?

Dick: ...

Damian: ... 

Jason, somewhere, probably: why do I have the feeling I've just been insulted

Previous part , next part

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I need to see Cailee Spaeny in a zombie film right now ok I have a vision. She played terrified final girl so well in Alien Romulus and has the action stamina, plus the humanity she portrays in Wake Up Dead Man and Civil War just have the perfect range for a gut wrenching Zombie movieeeeee

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Introducing Damian to films he missed out on in the league part 1:

Dick: so Damian what do you think?

Damian: ...

Damian: I do not understand why you entitled this "the best kids movie ever made". It is clearly unrealistic.

Dick: ... Unrealistic? That's your takeaway?

Damian: yes

Jason: *trying not to laugh* Damian, buddy, brother, my closest ally

Damian: shut up Todd what

Jason: I don't think Shrek is supposed to be realistic

Dick: yeah Day, he's literally an ogre, the premise isn't realism it's like clearly love and self acceptance and all that

Damian: what? No Shrek being an ogre is NOT the unrealistic aspect that I am concerned about.

Dick and jason: ...

Jason: ok I'll bite, what on earth is the unrealistic aspect of Shrek for you? Besides the fact that ogres don't exist?

Damian: isn't it obvious? A dragon and a donkey would not be able to procreate! It's ridiculous! It simply would not work! especially not with two species of such varying sizes! 

Dick: *bursts out laughing*

Jason: *wheezing, slapping his hands on his knees* 

Dick: oh. my. god. DAMIAN THATS WHAT YOU TOOK FROM SHREK?

Damian: of course! What else would I focus on! It's ridiculous! 

Jason: *crying with tears* I swear to god if this reawakens your interest in trying to bread animals from different species again 

Dick: *still laughing* WHAT DO YOU MEAN REAWAKENS??

Damian: fear not Todd, I learnt my lesson last time. Which is precisely why I know this simply would! not! work!

Jason: *wheezing again* holy shit kid you're hilarious 

Damian: this is no laughing matter Jason I'm being serious, this movie clearly doesn't understand basic biology and it will affect childrens schooling!

Dick: I'm never showing you a kids movie ever again.

next part

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How good I think the members of the batfam are at sewing:

Alfred - do I even need to say anything? Man is a god, a machine, is rivalled by no other in literally every form of sewing, needlework, knitting, the works! You name it, he can do it, just give him a cup of tea and some classical music and he'll have your sewing needs sorted asap.

Bruce - surprisingly ok, Alfred taught him the basics and he's grown from there, he mostly leaves the batsuit stuff to Alfred, but he is handy with a needle for Bruce Wayne items. Once wore a scarf that he knitted himself out and was photographed, then the headlines made it a whole thing and craft stores in Gotham were sold out of knitting stuff for a whole month.

Dick - is incredible at quilting, knows basic sewing stuff but doesn't sew a lot. The only time he really sews/quilts now is on the rare occasion he gets time off completely to himself to relax and to make people gifts. He also uses sewing to fix childhood items from the circus, like quilts from his parents or to mend a small hole in Zitka because despite loving and trusting Alfred whole heartedly, Dick cannot bring himself to let someone else mend those items.

Jason - never used to know how to sew, it would've been handy but no one ever taught him and he didn't have the supplies. But post revival? Jason is pretty good. The league ensured he was well versed in multiple types of sewing but particularly in mending and making clothes. He used to make Damian little teddies from scraps to try and give the kid some sense of childhood but it also calmed the pit rage down to focus on something nonviolent and delicate.

Tim - cannot sew to save his life. Never had to do it growing up thanks to tailors and butlers and just being bought replacements for things automatically, then Alfred came along so Tim still didn't have to sew. Bruce once tried to teach him how to knit and Tim was genuinely so bad that Bruce didn't knit for a whole month.

Damian - again league training literally covered everything, including extensive sewing for Damian. Is actually really into embroidery so lots of his clothes have these beautiful little animals embroidered on them.

Cass - she's a dancer, she can sew. Loves to make her own dance outfits when possible and has even gotten Damian to embroider beautiful little details on a few items. Could honestly master any type of needlework due to her insane hand eye coordination and ability to concentrate + fine detail skills, but sticks to sewing because she loves it.

Steph - picked up a bit of crochet when it was getting popular and made some cute scarfs, hats, plushies and even a cardigan. Made matching bat keychains for her and Cass that are on their bags. Sews her own suit sometimes but finds it tedious so she doesn't do much other sewing.

Duke - him, Alfred and Bruce have a knitting club. It's amazing. Tim is permanently banned. Has mastered basic sewing, started to learn crochet and cross stitch but doesn't have a lot of time between school, patrol and life so mostly sticks to knitting.

Thanks for reading! Hope you enjoyed :)