Melanthios

Melanthios on ao3 | any prns | fanfic enthusiast :3 (eurydiceatdawn main)

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...and you can check the others at my page<3

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[kidflashsgoggles]

So I was thinking,

Back during Return of The New Gods, Forager had to protect a scientist at The Project/Cadmus due its early days. They took a brain scan and presumably a bunch of other tests and samples. And Forager died in the 80’s before Reign of The Supermen.

Consider:

Half New God/Half Kryptonian Superboy

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wait this is genius tell me more /silly

the brain worms... they beckon me...

[three-semicolons]

This is such a minor sticking point, but I feel a lot about it.

We are presented with this panel. Our conundrum is that Bruce, on account of civilian and Batman responsibilities, is only getting about four hours of sleep a night, and is suffering from it.

Lord help me, but this is so refreshing.

In the modern day, every character hasn’t slept in three days and won’t for another two. Every character forgets to eat for two days at a time. Every character lives on coffee and spite because it’s so quirky and so cool to live in unlivable conditions, yet basic self care is also presented as optional because these characters do not experience any consequences from that lifestyle.

Somehow these characters never eat but never lose muscle mass or experience energy deficits. Somehow these characters never sleep but never experience significant detriments to their reasoning or awareness unless it’s directly plot relevant. They just get the aesthetic eyeshadow-looking eye bags and the assignment of “sleep-deprived” as a fun personality trait.

By contrast, four hours a night seems almost luxurious by modern Batman standards. It’s almost human levels of sleep. And, because we acknowledge Bruce is human with human limitations, this still isn’t enough to maintain his highly active lifestyle. A normal human needs 7-9 hours of rest a night. You cannot Main Character yourself out of nightly rest, especially with such an intense lifestyle, without consequences.

Honestly, I didn’t realize how much I was driven up the wall by how modern comics treat self care (or lack thereof) until I read a more realistic expectation for human limits. It’s not even that the plot is about exhaustion from Batman-related obligations. We’ve gotten those since. It’s that the limitations presented are themselves grounded.

This isn’t Bruce fainting after staying awake for two weeks straight. This is Bruce experiencing natural exhaustion from a lack of sleep that isn’t overdramatic but is nonetheless insufficient for real people.

Going multiple days without food and rest and other basic necessities constantly, is not sustainable. Even four hours of sleep a night is still a deficit. You cannot maintain yourself on willpower alone.

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see, now i just want to write something that will explore this specific idea

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whoever decided to break into someone elses car at midnight i hope you choke on lego

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motherfucker it's 2AM you couldn't have chosen ANY other time of day for this shit???

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whoever decided to break into someone elses car at midnight i hope you choke on lego

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https://archiveofourown.org/works/62903251/chapters/164491972#workskin

chapter two is OUT baby !!

literally fought tooth and nail to get this out istg 😭

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researching for a fic rn, train hopping culture is SO complex holy shit

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not only that, but i have to study a map too. man, america is confusing

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researching for a fic rn, train hopping culture is SO complex holy shit

[wisegirl25]

The “That’s immoral you shouldn’t write that, we need to get that taken down” discourse on tiktok right now is PISSING ME OFFF

Wdym you want censorship for a literal ARCHIVE are you fucking stupid

Ao3 was literally founded to preserve works that were largely getting taken down due to censorship

Censorship is the opposite of what Archive of Our Own stands for

The TAGS and WARNINGS are there for a REASON. Use them and stop complaining

The universal rule—don’t like, don’t read

It’s THAT simple

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tiktok is going through a "purity culture" phase rn, it's so annoying

[last-honey]

in 2025 let’s bring back being enthusiastic on ao3. leave a comment on every chapter. leave kudos and, if necessary, leave “double kudos” in the comments. tags and notes on bookmarks. the whole nine yards. let’s show fanfic authors how much we love them.

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at long last, the first chapter is up!

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

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it's been a while but ive been writing fanfics again – look out for the first chapter in my nee work getting posted later today!

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ao3 down....... gods kill me now aaAAARRGHHHHHHH

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Please, spread this for those who might need it right now

U.S. suicide hotline: call or text 988 (available 24 hours)

U.S. trans lifeline: [phone] (when you call, you’ll speak to a trans/nonbinary peer operator. full anonymity and confidentiality)

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357) – provides 24/7 confidential support and referrals for individuals and families facing mental health and substance use disorders, including panic attacks and anxiety.

LGBT National Help Center: [phone]

Trevor Project: Call [phone], text START to 678-678, or chat online.

Take care of yourself and each other. Please stay safe ♡

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i didnt go through the great depression (the ao3 shutdown) just to go through this shit again gang 😞

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this page genuinely haunts me it's like a sleep paralysis demon

BACK !!! BACK I SAY !!!!!