#compelling.

[cobalt-knave]

I gotta say, I dislike having Jason call Bruce "Dad" (as a name). It doesn't stop me from enjoying fics that do by any means, but there's something being simplified that I don't like. And I wanted to pour out some thoughts on why.

I think the name "Dad" belongs to Willis for Jason. It's ok to have that be something that already is "taken". And that's not a comment on good/bad/tries/b+ parent Willis; it's just undeniable that that is and was Jason's dad too. And I don't think either of them would try to deny that. I think about how in Dick's custody case, Bruce emphasizes being there for Dick and not trying to replace the parents he had.

Most important, I think it's really special that Jason calls Bruce "Bruce". Maybe I'm biased because my mom has called her father by first name her whole life. That's already a normal thing to do with a parent even if it's less common. And it can be a special thing, to share that first name.

Some of my favorite scenes in Jason's Robin run have him calling Bruce "Bruce"! TEC #574 and #569 (both by Mike W. Barr) have Jason call him "Bruce" in moments of great distress. Not Batman or even one of their nicknames (Jason calling him "champ" my beloved). Including when in uniform! And I know in Hush, Bruce's strong feeling is Jason would have been calling him "Bruce" because that is his name to him.

I don't like having traditional, conventional terms become a stepladder. Calling Bruce "Bruce" should not be step 1 and then when they're close enough, he'll switch to "Dad". It disregards the complexity of their relationship and the real closeness that exists.

Also, their relationship is allowed to be different than a "traditional" father-son relationship. That doesn't make Bruce not Jason's dad.

Having Jason call Bruce "Bruce" instead of "Dad" is not a sign they aren't close; it's a sign they are.

[blood-analytics]

CCK vs RASCALZ vs GBH

[peachjagiya]

Happy Birthday to the posting of this compelling Taekook time. How beloved you and your private location and giant bathtub are. 😘

[girldriveroscar]

https://www.tumblr.com/eightyonefour/775931132219965440/lando-complaining-about-his-curls-and-oscar

Oscar “no pda allowed” piastri striking again with the little step Back when Lando comes into his space

he got too strong a whiff of lando's pheromones n said Can't. get hard in uniform.,......

[stonesense]

Is it a loss for feminism if we get to engage in morrigan romance? Roll that mid dwarf man, she deserves it. Love wins 🕷️🕷️🕷️

TRUE...

[collegeoflore]

okay wait but the god gale/ascended astarion bloodweave dynamic is actually so much fun….. i’m lukewarm on Average Normal Bloodweave but astarion as the chosen of the god of ambition…. living out their respective cycles of abuse and power…… making each other Worse….. delicious.

[bylertruther]

You have like single-handedly brought me back into byler. I spent so much time hating it because I just didn’t really like season 3 I was super disappointed by it and then everyone constantly portrayed mike as this like bad boy with mean intentions and I was done with it but you have way better character analysis that I personally think aligns more with how the suffer brothers are actually writing.

I still sometimes like to look at explorations of them not getting together or growing apart because I like angst and hurt/comfort but you’ve brought me back and it’s honestly way more fun :)

ahhhh, thank you! that makes me so happy tht i was able to bring you back hehe. :')

season three was whiplash for A LOT of people, myself included. i remember my outrage had always been rooted in a sense of confusion, because if you're just watching the show in a superficial manner like most casual viewers do, then it's so easy to just write it off as a really weird, jarring, and out of character narrative decision that came out of nowhere and way too late in the game. it doesn't help at all that they're all extremely tight-lipped about the plots in the show, including obvious ones like will's sexuality, and that season three was more show than tell unlike previous seasons.

it's only when you pause and start to actually consider and take in everything as a whole that you go "oh, okay. i get it now." and those interpretations are much more cohesive with the heart of stranger things and the journeys and beliefs of all of these characters involved than "oh they suddenly made mike a jackass and removed all depth and don't give a single shit about him or will and el anymore lol."

and that's not even going into how that lazy idea ignores things like basic storytelling, set design, costuming, cinematography, the soundtrack, editing, things that the duffers themselves have said, and more.

stranger things touches on a lot of heavy things and does have depth. people think because it's funny, fun, colorful, and has a lot of cgi, that it's a show on par with something on the cw, but it really isn't. every character has their moment and every character is on their own distinct path. it's all right there in the plain text of the show, but alas... the wait time between seasons and sheer volume of material can be overwhelming for most. that, and media literacy is in the pits, so. sigh.