#stephexmachina

[mysteriousbeetle]

#1 & #23 for the ask game!! 🫶

hi zeph <3

i didn't even try to read this many comics with him it just happened. i know it's not that popular but i like him in cataclysm. i liked the idea of him facing a more real world and uncontrollable event. #grief and tragedy.

a fun fact about him is that he has nine lives so he can die nine times. but i heard he died for real recently.

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oooooh D & R for the ask game? 👀

D: A pairing you wish you liked but just can't

doomreed once again because my life would be easier if i liked doomreed

R: A pairing you ship that you don't think anyone else does

could i interest you in ivycat. no harley necessary. please it's actually better if she's not there..it doesn't have to be the gotham city sirens. it can just be ivycat..

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22 & 24? 🫣

22. your favorite part of canon that everyone else ignores

um. crystal brown. obviously not everyone ignores her, but the vast majority of the fandom probably couldn't tell you who steph's mom is (though they probably unsurprisingly know she was an addict and as we know addiction does in fact equate to immorality and being a comically bad parent 🙄)

24. topic that brings up the most rancid discourse

aside from just shipping, people not understanding that doylist critiques of media/characters/whatever does not always equate to disliking the thing they're critiquing. god forbid someone read a comic and go "hmm. this is racist." or "hm. i dont like how this writer is writing this woman". because obviously that means "if you enjoy these characters or this story you're a bad person"

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dare i ask..... guytora 👀

i actually dont mind them! their relationship is very sweet it just has the disadvantage of being against the juggernaut that is beatora while also suffering from guy’s reputation of being “the worst”. and dgmw guy is kinda the worst. but also i feel that guy characterization tends to be a little mean spirited and ableist to an extent.

so in short: guytora is cute! not my fave tho by a longshot and i would much rather read bea and tora interactions that guy and tora interactions

[buggiebugga]

hi fran!!!! 2 4 & 14 for the ask game? 🫶

hi zeph!!!

2. a headcanon you weren't sure about at first but have come to like!

goth!cass to an extent! i'm still not a super big fan of it because it just doesn't quite align with how i see her fashion or personality but every now and then i can enjoy goth!cass

4. say something nice about a ship you don't ship (it can be another ship in your fandom, a mutual's OTP, etc)

dickbabs had some very fun moments in the 90s and 2000s; the potential for an interesting dynamic was there.

14. the ship that always makes you smile

stephcass and reedsue. probably my big two.

[swipeoncomicpolls]

nightwing? 👉👈

accepted bff!! 🩵🩵

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howdy!!! i've been working on those stickers this weekend and i've ended up just planning/making all of them. my sticker paper comes in tomorrow so hopefully i'll be able to run some test prints and set up shop soon (yayyyy)

for now here's some in progress photos

the top ones are the stickers i've been planning for selling purposes (currently working on donna), the bex-men one is the sticker i'm planning on turning in for class (there's still some changes i want to make to it), and the stephcass supporter one is the plan for a sticker i'll probably make in small quantities just to sell to those who want one

[dchuntress]

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HI ZEPH BFF!!! 🩵🩵🩵

hmmm okay so i think...

sometimes you have to choose pain, but weighing the pros and cons. you can choose the pain of being lonely or the pain of being stuck with a toxic relationship. you can choose the mortification of asking for something or the discomfort of never asking and maybe regretting it. it's not always like there's a perfect right choice either; maybe that toxic relationship mends over time, maybe the thing you were scared about asking for wasn't worth it for you ever. different person, different needs. pay attention to your overall well-being at all times as well as to the people around you (go with your gut for sure, but also do remember we are not objective especially about ourselves and our actions don't happen in a vacuum). you have to commit to a choice since everything takes time, but it's also worth knowing that you never have to be stuck in a mold that's not for you especially if it's weighing heavily on you negatively. always weigh the pros and cons AND your emotional wants

one tangible way i applied this is i have come to terms with the fact that i want a quiet yet meaningful life, as opposed to being ambitious and wildly successful. i had to spend years adjusting my expectations after my health started to affect my energy levels and how much i can work, but i also know now that i'm truly at peace when i'm with my loved ones, doing my hobby, working to do better, and just with enough money to feel safe and not worry constantly, and i won't be missing out if i don't live the other high stakes high rewards life i used to envision for myself