#core skills

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In a server discussion about Cores (J's core especially) and ghost-powers, I got inspired:

Jason's most important memories and self are related to his tech/fix-up abilities (stilling the bat wheels, hit by a crowbar, etc).

I present to you - Jason's technocore.

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But that's just about his powers, isn't it?

There's something to say about Jason building his helmet, over and over again. About his symbol being an artifact of protection.

About rebuilding himself, over and over.

About spending hours with magnified glass and burnt fingers, trying to get to the right point. To make it strong as possible.

Something to say about dedicating yourself to a purpose, to a symbol, spending blood, sweat and tears.

A promise: I won't be hurt again

(I won't let them hurt you).

Just think about young J, looking for SOMETHING to do during his training. Something to fill that void, that ache he can't reach. Think about him making his own core from scratch and tears and broken hopes.

(Thrive)

Tldr:

Jason's helmet as his core. Power: Techno.

He's got in improving low-tech gizmos, making things work, even when they seem broken

(Something something about second chances)

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Looking for a beta to Narrative Paradigm chapter 4 (aand last!!)

Also known as "the fic where Jason goes to therapy".

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

It's the fourth fic in the "Liminal Skills" au. A Jason Todd/Jazz Fenton fake marriage slow burn. (Sort of?)

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

Anyway.

Lmk if you're interested 😅

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For Warless Wednesday, I give you:

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

Enjoy.

(I'm pretty sure it's gonna be a long time before chapter 9.)

would should I update next week?

Who am I (to disappear)

Some of Them (want you)

something else (in tags)

a Tumblr fic/prompt/mini fic (please specify in rb)

Voting ended onFeb 7, 2024

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Writing Tags:

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Not all my writing is there, of course.

Fic Recs (personal favourites)

Who am I (to disappear) - DC, Cass-centric, 22k words. Who am I (to disappear) - David Cain tried to create a weapon. Weapon forge themself into something new. (Many names, they\them Cass). Ft. Kid!Jason, Mayan mythology, and the many forms of communication. It also has an extended version. I highly recommend reading the fic first, and THEN going for.the EV, as it contains spoilers and lose the emotional damage and delight you may get.

Witwat and the Jin - Batman, 2,245 words. Damian had a brother, once. (H/C. Happy ending.)

Grave Promises - Batman, 2,111 words. Healing and recovery and disability isn't a tragedy.

Sing Me To Sleep - DP*DC 19k words. Tws in tags. Tim and healing (it gets worse before it gets better. But it gets better.)

A list of my fics (complete and WIPs) undercut:

Completed one-shot:

Who am I (to disappear) - David Cain tried to create a weapon. Weapon forge themself into something new. (Many names, they\them Cass). Ft. Kid!Jason Todd, Mayan mythology, and sign language. (Stand alone, technically prequel to "Sweet Dreams", but no need to read.)

Grave Promises (Batman, 2,111 words) - very important to me. Life, recovery, and disability is not a tragedy. Barbara kill the Joker, but it isn't the focus.(Barbara Gordon focused.)

Do You Understand?  ( Encanto, 330 words).c

Witwat and the Jin (Batman, 2,245 words) - Dami-being-Dami and slowly understandings.

Just short of a fairy tale (I told myself that I wouldn't be scared) (Batman, 770 words) - urban fantasy. Jason Todd centric.

Sing Me To Sleep - DP*DC (19k words). After fired from Robin, Tim had enough. He's done with life. Clockwork said "not today, bitch" and got some good old ectoshot. Ft. Jazz Fenton as an older sister TM and the 3Ds as their usual chaotic selves. (I wrote the second half, chapters 2-6. A bit heavy, but I hope I did well with the subject.)

Hold Them Close -DP*DC (12k words). I wrote the first chapter+Fanart. Danny escaped Vlad and his experiments with bb!Ellie, and flew straight up-up-and above. In the watchtower, our heroes sees a monster and (what they think is) a child in distress. Misunderstandings and whump, with the last quarter of the fic as comfort and fluff :)

Main serieses:

Sweet Dreams - (DC, 3 works, 1 complete. ~17k words). Reverse Robins + Badman verse (inspired by @byrambles fic). Batboy's younger brothers were taken by the Batman who defeated his father. Trying to protect them, he promise his loyalty to the newcomer. But even though he assure him he is perfectly trained, and can properly punish the kids to surrender, the man isn't impressed. In which there's Misunderstandings and sadness (first fic). The series deals with trauma and the ongoing issues it causes, and shows how it changes you. TW: Include suicidality+mention of kid's suicidality, flashbacks, mentioned past child sexual abuse, dissociations, Whump and angst with eventual comfort. I don't go in details about their past, but it's important to notice that the first 2 fics contains HEAVY (but non graphic) themes.

Liminal Skills for the Living Dead - also known as "therapy verse". DP x DC xover. AKA Anger Management! Fake dating for fun and profit. Enter family, friends, and Wikipedia explanations of some necessary skills as titles. Jazz is her autistic with anxiety self. Jason is a crime lord with anger management issues.

Or: in which THERE'S THERAPY!! (6 works - 4 are complete. ~30k words)

Lost and Found (if this wings could fly) - also known as "FF AU". DP x DC xover. Jazz and Jason as childhood mutuals. (4 complete works, ~10k in total. more to come)

(also some other things. Feel free to look, ask and comment!)

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Child psychology in a superheros world (AKA Lian Harper ft. ✨Trauma✨)

Some thoughts about chapter 6 of "Core Skills" (probably could make sense without reading the fic, but WHY not reading it??)

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

I'm pretty sure it got over the heads, but I actually have some solid reasons for Lian's behaviour in this chapter.

Like, Jason is scared here:

"Um, it's - Lian is five, and-" He tries to explain the situation, but can't find the right words to explain. (She can't go alone- Lian's separation anxiety- his fear of losing her, missing again- the restroom issues -)

Bc he thinks about how small she is, and how many times she got kidnapped and hurt, and scared. (I intentionally refer to some of the psychological damage she experience. This is important for me, to show:

ACTIONS has CONSEQUENCES.

You don't always see the damage. Just bc someone look "fine" to you, doesn't mean they don't go through something (even more right with kids, where depression and trauma can look as anger).

It doesn't have to stop. Lian still go out, still play with others, still a child. But part of it is her family adapt to her needs - you see how Jason is in physical contact with her almost all the time. They prepare. They do their best to protect her (armoured backpack, getting cover training, etc.).

And Jazz see it and just goes "oh yes, it's because (a very normal thing).

(Bc sometimes it's like this. You make so many plan Bs, and the first just... Works. No problems. No need to explain.)

about the play:

Lian still looks worried, but she takes Jazz's hand with confidence .

"Jay, you stay here!" She commands. "I have a mission, I need to help Jazz. You stay here and be good. And we go and be safe and when we go back I tell you a story. Ok? You can be a good boy for me and Jazzie?"

"Sir, yes sir," he salutes her. "Good luck on your mission, be safe, and don't get separated."

"I'm not 'Sir', I'm hero!" She laughs and starts leading Jazz to the nearby building. "Here, it's gonna be okay. You don't need to worry, I've got you."

I really liked writing it, bc - well, another "child psychology" thing.

Here we see Lian deal with a very scary situation for her. She has to go to another place with a practical stranger, but more importantly - without her "safe person" (Jason). It's really really scary.

Then Jason mentioned that as a mission, and she can reframe it -

She's not Lian, a scared kid. She's a hero (like, her dad, Jay, and Kori). Heroes can do EVERYTHING.

I also imagine what she tell Jay

"I have a mission... You stay here and be good. And we go and be safe and when we go back I tell you a story. ..."

Come from what Roy tell her when he has to go on a mission.

Like, I see him tack her to bed and try to get her to feel safe or stop cry, so he tell her "I'm going, but I'll be back and then we'll read a book. Can you pick a good book for me?". Which is actually a good method of helping kids (and adults) in stressful situation - having a mission help regain control, or feel that you have control about what happens. Which is very important in order to avoid ✨PTSD✨

And now, in this situation -

Now SHE is the hero, and she use the words and framing she KNOWS to make sense of things.

So she comfort those left behind.

And this:

She laughs and starts leading Jazz to the nearby building. "Here, it's gonna be okay. You don't need to worry, I've got you."

I imagine it came from either things her dad told her, or watching a mission/civilian evacuation on TV. You can see the tone difference - it's clearly more mature than the rest of her speach, and what a five year old would say.

And I just.

I love it. Her. And slightly sad

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current update poll!

What should I post/update next?

Who am I (to disappear)*

Some of Them (want you)

The Cyclist (AU1 in Lost& Found)

Lab Rat (AU2 in Lost& Found)

Not Broken (just bent) (AU3 in Lost& Found)

[temp name - Meg/psychopomp] (core skills side-fic)

another fic (please specify in comments/tags

Voting ended onFeb 15, 2024

Disclaimer: for some of those, the next chapter isn't fully written/beta'd, so I may go with the second highest option for next week's update.

more about the fanfics/options:

Who Am I - Cass POV. From childhood with Cain, to living with a family, to losing everything and then gaining a family, once again, with the Waynes.

Some of Them - Reverse Robins, in which they were saved from abusive Bad!man by a good!batman. Unfortunately, Damian didn't get the memo (and even if he did - trauma tend to shape the way you see the works.

#2 in the "Sweet Dreams" series. Damian whump. In which the author remember, again, about reading "The Body Keeps the Score".

Lost and Found Verse:

Jazz Fenton and Jason Todd used to be mutuals, writing fanfics and commenting on eachother's, chatting about life, etc. It all ended when Jason disappeared mysteriously after running away. The first arc ("Lost") is finished: What came before and after. Life and recovery and friendship and losing yourself, but starting to find.

The second part "Found" would include 3 different AUs/ways it can go:

1.The Cyclist (temporary name): After his world tour, but before Red Hood, Jason ends up in a small town with a familiar name. Jazz, who struggle to balance school-2 jobs-and-parenting, meet a stranger in the library.

2. Lab Rat (temp. name)- When Jazz catch the Fentons vivisect Danny, ahe take him and run. Who could she turn for help?

3. Not Broken (temp.name) - Jazz got a scholarship to Gotham University. Now she's a single mom to 4 years old Dani, guardian to 16 yo Danny, and a... parol officer sister to Dan. It's August, and her stupid boss won't even let her take the day off to properly grieve. (It's the first August she can't get her old friend's birthday for herself, and she can't stop crying.)

Meg (side fic in "Liminal Skills" series)- "two undead diverge in a yellow wearhouse". In which there's a gunfire, some common sense, a smartass street kid, and bats.

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Look, I made fanarts :) (+looking for a beta!)

"Core Skills" chapter 6 tiny spoilers!

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

(okay, technically "spoons" (AKA CS chapter 5.5) spoilers, but whatever).

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Anyway - to the fanarts!

~ Group chat ~

Dani: JONNY 2.0??

Sam: Jazz, no

Tuck: Jazz, no

Danny: Jazz, NO

val: idk. He is hot

Tuck: VAL, NO

Sam: you weren't here during this...

Danny: NO.

Danny:Also, SHE'S MY SISTER