legit hadnt realized i was the new host until recently when we finally went ohhhh thats why weve felt this way
so now its me, a morally grey anti-adult teenager, grantaire, a walking depressed artist stereotype, and owen, an organization obsessed loser, running the life of us, a 22 year old art student
Whoops disappeared again! Homework sucks lol. This is the first fic I’m recommending that’s ongoing, the chapter and word count will be updated whenever I see it but know it may be inaccurate. Please note my commentary has spoilers.
Laughter Cures All
Summary on Ao3 is:
“When Tim was younger, he had an imaginary friend. As he grew older, that friend turned out to not be as imaginary as originally thought. Now Tim knows of a world that operates on different rules than his own and he's been keeping that hidden from his family and friends as much as possible.
Until, of course, John Constantine loses a powerful artifact and suddenly his friend's world gets seen by Batman and there's no way for Tim to continue keeping this secret from his family.”
Written by A2idB1u3
If you’re a former or current fan of Creepypasta, this one’s for you. Got some of the best classics, Jeff and Liu are hilarious.
I was a Creepypasta fan years ago who stopped paying much attention to the fandom for a while but this fic just brings back all kinds of nostalgia of creepy edits, scary stories read at midnight, and a very different type of evil clown.
The way that Jack (as in Laughing Jack) is written is the perfect mix of “ancient and powerful evil entity here to murder people” and “bewildered victim to Tim being inexplicably eldritch”. The story jumps between parts where Tim was little and when he’s Red Robin and all the little baby eldritch Tim sections are fucking hilarious.
There’s also tons of references to Gotham being semi-eldritch and that Tim’s shadow power stuff is at least partially a result of being from Gotham which is also really cool. There’s also been some stuff hinting that Jason might be a tad bit Creepypasta-eldritch as well and I really hope that gets expanded on! Jason and Jeff can bond over being the murder brother!
At the point I’m making this post, Tim’s been recently murdered by Jeff in front of B and Damian (Tim immediately whines to Jack about it) and I cannot WAIT to see how the author writes how the others react to Tim somehow being not dead.
Please go read it and leave a comment and kudos!
Fic is ongoing. As of editing this post (4/21/26), fic is at 17,148 words, 13 chapters.
Just a (not so) friendly reminder that incarceration is NOT the answer to addiction. In fact it’s exactly the last place someone struggling with addiction should end up in.
What if age/pet regression headcanons for Bannerfall SMP...
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Apo usually tries to mask it, but she absolutely age regresses. I headcanon her little age to be around 6, maybe 7? She also probably gets cranky when shes tired and likes to play outside. She also is still very loyal to Soluna and probably still tries to protect Cherri despite being little.
Speaking of Cherri, she's Apo's caretaker. She's the only one Apo trusts to be around when she's regressing. Cherri actually takes great care of little Apo and makes up a bunch of fun games to play with her when shes regressed. When Apo unintentionally regresses in public, Cherri helps her feel safe even when she's scared, by saying things like "oh, she's pretty tired," or "I think we need to go, will be back later!" and tries to deflect questions.
Katie actually regresses subtly, and not often. The youngest she regresses to is about 11-12, and she's pretty subtle about it. She's told Cherri, Apo, Kitty, and 4C about it, and Graecie & Nom already know. The only time she's genuinely regressed out of stress/regressed younger than normal was after she killed the prince. She regressed to about 9 when that happened.
Kitty was taught what age regression is by Katie. They don't quite understand it fully, but if xe stumble upon someone whose regressed, he'll start treating them like a kitten. She's actually a fairly decent caretaker, at least by cat standards.
4C is actually a pet regressor. In this case, a puppy. He didn't used to have a caretaker and admittedly still feels a bit uncomfortable around others when regressed, but Nom (and later Mae) treat him gently. Despite Kitty usually being uncomfortable around dog-like behavior, fae actually thinks that 4C is cute when acting puppy-like. 4C is a quiet pup and also a defensive one, but when he's comfortable he's the sweetest little thing ever.
Graecie is an expert caretaker and knows a lot about regression, due to being alive for so long. She's a caretaker for most in the kingdom that she knows about the regression of; Nom, Scott, & Owain. She even cares for Katie when she's around & regressed, although she's somewhat comfortable letting Katie do her own thing if she's careful, since she doesn't regress as young as the others. She doesn't know about 4C's regression, and doesn't really know what to do with Eloise's, but she tries. She also cares for Mae if she asks her when Mae is age dreaming!
Speaking of El, she's another pet regressor but this one was mostly for fun; She's a swan regressor. Being a swan avian this was kind of expected. It was also mostly done for the sake of the bit, but it IS a legitimate headcanon I have. She usually spends most of her time in the pond, so she has a swimsuit for regression use only.
Mae isn't a regressor, but she IS an age dreamer! She enjoys acting small and being treated younger, especially when she's stressed. She does this partially for fun and partially as a coping mechanism for her lost past. When she's dreaming she likes to be called Mae-Mae. She usually doesn't dream any younger than 7 unless she's had a bad day, in which she'll go as young as 5.
Nom is similar to his sister in the sense that he doesn't regress often, but he does regress to be quite a bit younger, around 5-6. He likes spending time around his sister a lot more when he's little. Graecie is his primary caretaker when he's little. While little, he has a bit of a bratty streak and doesn't like following rules, but also doesn't like being yelled at. He's really cuddly when small.
Owain hates to admit it but he regresses quite often, he's just good at masking. He very rarely slips into little-space for non-stressful reasons, and doesn't like people knowing that he regresses. It's very hard for him to stop people who pay attention from knowing, since he regresses to as young as 2-3, however. Graecie found out about his regression after he had a panic attack a few days after arriving at the kingdom, and she was the only one around. Shan discovered accidentally on her 3rd day as ruler when she found him drawing in the dirt with a stick behind the castle. Kitty found him crying in the woods, and she started doing the closest to purring she still could to comfort him. Nobody else knows and he plans to keep it that way.
Scott regresses often and quietly. Most people don't notice since he's always nervous or quiet, but one of the clear signs he's regressed is if he gets fidgety. He regresses no younger than 4 and gets very sleepy when little. When he's not sleepy, he usually likes to color or just silently be near someone he trusts. He regressed even before his mom died, but it became more common after. Nom, Graecie, and (recently) Mae know. He doesn't actively mask, but he doesn't show a lot of outward signs of being little nor does he really talk about it.