#astrodisea

[emuartworks]

"You were supposed to dodge."

This is based on a fanfic by @sabaldax (astrodisea on ao3) called be mine, pull me in two. Go check it out on ao3! It's one of my favorites!

[bepoucorp]

"But not all hurricanes are bad."

[veninova]

happy holidays & merry christmas! now that they're a year old, i've been revisiting the christmas chapters of my batjokes fic this week, editing back over them & just generally giving them a bit of a makeover - here's a couple paragraphs, more under the cut

Finding Joker on Christmas Eve isn’t exactly difficult. Bruce just has to seek out the brightest, happiest place in Gotham. Tonight, that’s the towering light-up tree in the middle of the Diamond District. Families are out in droves, wrapped in winter coats and scarves to see the sound and light show running twice an hour on the artificial tree. It’s almost midnight, and it’s the perfect picture of Christmas cheer. Then there’s Joker. He’s in peak form tonight, his usual purple pinstripes swapped out for a forest green vest and swooping crimson cloak. His spats are buttoned neatly around his ankles, white with green felt soles right to the toe. There’s a sprig of mistletoe peeping out of his bouncy green hair.

He’s gorgeous, in a word—even next to the pure magic of the Christmas tree—even rigging illegal fireworks on the highest rooftop around the square. Bruce has no goddamn hope of looking anywhere else. Joker’s smile stretches right to his molars the instant Bruce flutters down to the rooftop. ‘Now, there’s a sight for sore eyes.’ The clown doesn’t try to hide his delight, meeting Batman without an ounce of fear or hesitation. He tucks his fingernails against the glowing Bat symbol when he curls his hands up on the suit’s chest. It would be an embrace, if Bruce only lifted his arms. ‘What took you so long?’ Joker demands, pouting up at him. ‘You nearly missed the countdown.’ Bruce steals another glance at the fireworks. They’re aimed into the sky and not at the crowd, so he’s happy enough to look the other way, returning his attention to the peppermint jester practically purring into his chest. Somewhere in the quiet, lazy part of Bruce’s consciousness, he’s noticing how right this all feels. There’s no malice to it. There’s no pressure of justice or revenge. Joker hasn’t done anything wrong, and the only reason Bruce could even consider fighting him is just for the excuse to catch Joker in his arms. He’d rather have this tonight, though: Joker aglow in the light from the Christmas tree, running his hands along the Batsuit like it’s his God-given right. Bruce can’t help his smile. ‘I thought that was a New Year’s Eve thing.’ ‘Don’t you fret,’ Joker grins. ‘I’ll have one for you then, too. Mm! Speaking of.’ The clown takes half a step back so he can pull open his long crimson cloak, feeling around the white fur lining until he finds the hidden pocket there. He’s pulling out a sleek obsidian box a moment later, complete with a yellow star-shaped bow. ‘I have a present for you.’ Of course he does. Bruce should have seen it coming a mile away. It makes it a little bit easier to surrender his own gift, he supposes. He’s not putting himself on the line now so much as he’s just matching Joker’s energy, anticipating his greatest enemy’s next move. ‘Should I be worried?’ Bruce wonders aloud. ‘Should stars shine?’ Joker’s smile is sharp, cheeky and altogether beautiful. He makes a little gesture toward the neatly wrapped box. ‘Go ahead, baby. Open it.’

you can read the full thing at my ao3 if you want!! it's chapter three and chapter four of waste of confetti

[veninova]

having to retype my fics is making me fall in love with jaxbruce all over again 🥺 the way jax is so sweet with him.. the way jax adores him unconditionally & bruce slowly starts to trust that, then goes fuckign tumbling head over heels all at once. the way they give each other a chance to be the lovestruck teens they never got to be when they were actual kids 😭 ohhh my god. jaxverse is so beyond important to me, it's the fic i always wanted to write even before I actively realised it. I'd always always Always wondered abt what a sweeter Joker would look like, a Joker who knows how to love Bruce and would never hurt him ): I know that's not what a lot of people come to batjokes for don't get me wrong, but that's why it's an AU!! sweetheart Joker AU. mutual pining AU.. God fuck I'm so obsessed with them

[veninova]

haven't written anything jaxverse-y in a bit but I haven't given up! Just snowed under with work, plus a couple big hits to my motivation from falling out with some friends in the fandom and irl

In the meantime I've been plotting and drafting a shorter fic that's a clown husbandry au - first chapter is up & the others r on their way 🤡