#havenesc

[haveyoureadthisdcfic]

steal the air out of my lungs, make me feel it

Have you read steal the air out of my lungs, make me feel it?

Yes, previously

Yes, now that you've recced it to me

No

Voting ended onMay 2

Authour: @birdiedoesdc, @havenesc (a_alene, Havenesc)

Subfandom: Batfamily

Media: TV Shows

Relationships: Shippy (Jason Todd/OC)

Year: 2025

Rating: Teen

Warnings: Major Death

Summary:

"Here's the deal," Paramedic Guy starts. "Sorry," Jason says. "Who died and put you in charge?" "You did," Paramedic Guy says blithely. Jason scoffs. "Listen, dude. I don't give a shit about who you are, or any—weird fucking abilities you may or may not have. This is Gotham. The only way you don't trip and eat shit is if you don't get involved." "If this is your idea of uninvolved," Jason deadpans. "I suggest you crack open a dictionary." *** Listen. Sometimes you resurrect yourself right into a bitchy paramedic's nose and then he refuses to leave you the fuck alone. It could happen to anyone. OR Three times Jason Todd gets a helping hand + one time he returns the favor.

Submitted by @kiragecko

Submitter's comment:

So this is based on the Penguin TV show, but all you need to know is that the Jason in that verse comes back to life after dying and has been working for a mob boss since his first resurrection. I don't read many shippy OC fics (not sure if I've read one in the last decade, actually) but this guy is fascinating, and his issues are as ridiculous as Jason's, and they get to be such good friends, and fall desperately in love, and then are INCREDIBLY STUPID ABOUT IT. Impressive levels of stupid. These authours created a character JUST to be a romantic interest, and then made him SO BAD at romance! You need to read the whole series to know just how dumb they are, but it's a very very good read!

[cowboysorceror]

i just started door, opening and have to say, I absolutely love your delve into jason’s thoughts and how you write his internal struggle with the idea of family, his past actions, and his relationship with Dick ❤️ And your art is so lovely tysm for sharing this story!!

you are so sweet 😭🫶 thank you so much for your kind words! I'm so glad you're enjoying the story

[mizmahlia]

Just wanted to say - I recently found your writing and I had to stop by and say thank you for your lovely writing! The characterization is great and I love your sentence flow. I am sorry to hear you are having a hard time in life right now, and I hope dearly that it takes an upward turn soon! Here for you and thank you for sharing your writing!

I hope you don’t mind thatI answered this publicly- I was really touched by what you said, and wanted toput those warm, fuzzy feelings back out into the world.

You are absolutelywelcome, Haven. And thank you for not only coming by to chat, but for noticingthe things like sentence flow and characterization. That comment alone made mymonth, and it made me love my creative writing degree that much more! 😊 Writinghas been an outlet for me since I was a kid, and it’s often something I escapeinto when things get tough. (Because life tends to look a little better when a memberof the BatFam has it worse than you do.)

Most importantly, though,thank you for your support and encouragement. Things haven’t been easy lately,even before I lost Milo, so this was a much-needed ray of sunshine. I honestlycan’t thank you enough.

Hopefully after next week(when I have a paper and a presentation behind me), I’ll have updates for Notes from Dr. Pennyworth and Until I Have Nothing Left ready. I’mgetting pretty tired of that blinking cursor, so I may just finish stuff out ofspite.

I hope things are goingwell on your end! Thanks again!!

-Molly

[weepycat]

havenesc replied to your post: it is 2017 and i am still increasingly bitter...

i would still die for saphira but man i reread the series last year and i got real tired real fast of eragon constantly pining after arya

[brassfannibal]

Hey! I'm just stopping by to say that I read your TLOU fic recently, and I was addicted from start to finish. You capture Ellie and Joel excellently, and I loved the inclusion of Root! Thanks for your hard work and your beautiful writing!

Oh wow thank you so much! That means a lot. That was my first fic I ever wrote <3 I’m so happy you enjoyed it and this message made my day! So, Thank you again :) I’d love to write more in that universe. 

[haveyoureadthisdcfic]

catch my breath, hold it for me

Have you read catch my breath, hold it for me?

Yes, previously

Yes, now that you've recced it to me

No

Voting ended onMar 24, 2025

Authour: @havenesc

Subfandom: Batman

Media: TV Shows

Relationships: Gen (Jason Todd & Sofia Falcone)

Year: 2025

Summary:

The white lenses of his eyes are wide open. Blood, rich and dark, drips out of the helmet in Dick's hands. "Jay," Dick murmurs, startled. Sofia glances away. “Using him as a shield,” Dick says after a moment, ashen, and the hatred there is raw and familiar up close. “What the fuck is wrong with you.” ---- Nightwing bails Sofia out when Red Hood's demise comes at a bad time. She still owes him nothing.

Submitted by anon

it explores some really interesting relationships as well as sofia's morals and jason's worldview. also it's a really really cool take on immortal jason todd. i can't recommend it enough!

[mizmahlia]

I hope you don’t mind that I am sending another ask (as I know it can be a bit tedious after a while and I am sure you have a full inbox already) but I am glad to offer some helpful words in a hard time. Losing a loved one, especially a pet, is really really hard. I just really wanted you to know that people love and support your work, and /I/ for one got so inspired I lowkey am picking writing back up again. Thanks for sharing your work and hope school goes well. Here for you!

Mind? Never! It’s always open and I love chatting with people. Not to mention it’s never full. :)

Truth be told, I’ve had a tough time (in a good way, if that makes sense) coming up with a way to reply to this because it’s just so thoughtful and wonderful and positive. I haven’t had someone say something quite like this about stuff I write and it means the world! (And the thought you’ve been at all inspired?! AHHHH! That’s so exciting!!!)

I saw your post for Anathema and I’m really looking forward to re-reading it and commenting because holy hell was it an amazing opening chapter! 

[crashout-cain]

6, 15, 19 for the song ask game!!

Thank you for the ask! This was fun to answer (and got me to relisten to some of my favorite songs and remember I have good taste)

6. A song that makes you want to dance.

Hot to Go! by Chappel Roan. Basic, I know.

15. A song that is a cover by another artist

Johnny Cash's Hurt. He has a lot of good covers, more than I realized.

(You know I was 100% confident that Cocaine Jesus was an old song that Rainbow Kitten Surprise had covered. Turns out I was confusing it with Personal Jesus, another song that Johnny Cash has covered, lol.)

19. A song that makes you think about life

I'm gonna cheat and say two. Why by Tracy Chapman and Everybody Knows by Leonard Cohen. (I went through like a dozen Cohen songs to pick that one, he's just really good at that melancholic, contemplative vibe.)