Oooo both [jaytim] the tenderest of touches break the hardest of hearts and [sladejay] selkie jay sound interesting! 👀
thank you mandy! <3
wip tag game.
the tenderest of touches (break the hardest of hearts)
This is one of my oldest WIPs! It's meant to be a longfic set in a Stray!Tim AU of Under the Red Hood. Though the fic is less about the plot of UTRH and more about the relationship between Stray and Hood.
They were friends before Jason's death, though as far as Jason knew, they didn't know each other's identities. When he came back, he didn't mean to get involved with Stray again at all... unfortunately for him, Stray involved himself as soon as Jason started making waves in the city.
And he stays involved as he tries to figure out what Jason's endgame is... though he rarely ever actually opposes anything Jason does, regardless of whether or not he approves. The only boundary he sets is not to involve Robin*.
They don't get along as well as they did when they were kids -- not that Stray knows that Hood is Jason. They argue constantly. Any time they get close to getting along, one of them ruins it. And one day, all that tension spills over, and they end up having sex.
Which they swear will never happen again.
(It happens again.)
I have it (almost) fully plotted out, but despite both that and its age I don't actually have a lot of writing for it dfghjkl But have one of my favorite future scenes (though it's a bit rough):
A spark of annoyance fills him. Hood rolls his eyes under the domino. “God forbid anything happen to Robin,” he mutters. He’s not as quiet as he could have been—he can tell Stray hears him by the way he stiffens. If he were a real cat he’d be arching his back right about now. As it is, Hood can see those claws twitching at his sides. He almost welcomes the idea of being scratched up by them.
“I told you from the beginning, Hood. Stay away from Robin.”
Stray’s voice is steel—and more than that, protective. Bitterness burns hot in Hood’s throat, his stomach. He sneers. “Just can’t keep your paws away from little birds, can you, kitty cat? Tell me, where were you when the last one died choking on his own blood?”
He regrets the words as soon as they pass his lips—but by then, it’s too late.
Stray stills.
For a moment, Hood doesn’t think he’s even breathing.
Finally… Stray speaks. “We’re done.” His voice is dipped in ice.
Hood steps forward, reaching out—to try and apologize, take it back.
But by then it’s too late. Stray is already gone.
*I am a little unsure as to who Robin is / will be in this 'verse -- Steph most likely, but maybe I could handwave it and make Robin Damian instead... 🤔
sladejay selkie wip
Urban fantasy AU! Jason never goes anywhere without his coat, but while working an op with Slade, he ends up losing it. Slade finds it a bit singed but intact... and faces a dilemma. He and Jason have been occasional work partners and fuckbuddies for a while now, but he's found himself wanting... exclusivity. And--well. The idea of keeping Jason's coat, making him his selkie-spouse, is... tempting. Extremely tempting.
But in the end, he gives it back.
(And maybe gets what he wants anyway~)
I don't have as much written for this as I thought I did 😔 So no snippet for this one.
Oh great and terrifying void, can I ask about BK Day 5 for the WIP folder tag game? 🥰
wip list
haha
so BK stands for Belfry Kinktober
the prompts for day 5 where Fear Toxin | Topping From The Bottom | Edging
it's a darkish story from Tim's pov, who holds no love for Jason.
basically the premise is that Jason got hit with fear toxin and one of/th eonly way to cure him is through an orgasm yay!
except yknow getting someone to orgasm while high on fear is hard
also Tim thinks Jason is pathetic and that he should be thanked for doing this (out of the goodness of his heart or smth)
It's a fucked up story, I don't think I'd explore an aftermath but if I did it would be about how violated Jason feels and how at odds he is with Tim esp after this
Re: The monarch butterfly post you just reblogged—you might want to check out some of the reblogs in that chain. Looks like it's not true: https://www.tumblr.com/wizardarchetypes/774942998206218240/slaphat-today-i-found-out-that-when-monarch
Huh, I read it in a old book before (or so I thought, anyways, admittedly I can't verify that, I no longer have access to the library in question)--not that it matters, it's just that I remember hearing it pretumblr and science myths as this seems to be intrigue me.
clickable version of above link:
Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. It's where your interests connect you with your
That said, there is something about the poetry of the concept, that it shouldn't be tossed aside wholesale just because it's wrong. It's just not science, is all. It's a prose poem about memories.
Hi, hello! I'm clarityhiding on AO3, themandylion Tumblr and Discord, Mandy everywhere. I've be in fandom long enough that my online fandom presence can legally drink in the U.S. Being in DC fandom and meeting so many wonderful fans with different experiences and viewpoints helped me to realize that I’m demisexual. I draw a little, write a bit more, and probably put far too much thought into stories I'll never write.
I'm a moderator for JayTim Week, which isn't currently holding an event but runs 1–2 times a year. I'm also a moderator for Capes & Coffee, which isn't an event but rather a public Discord server. It was created specifically for Tim Drake fans, but it's also a gathering place for fans of the Bats and DC in general.
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To be honest, the hilarious thing about the post where half a person's dash is turning into DC comics is that while I DID start following you for Star Wars content (your SW AUs are fascinating!), I did so from my spot firmly entrenched in DC fandom. So while the content you're sharing now isn't what I followed for (though still quite lovely!), it took me a while to realize this had transitioned to a DC blog. XD
Big question of the day how long did it actually take for people to realise I was posting more dc then star wars
It's 100% percent the dicktim identity porn royalty AU cabin fic. With dragons. I haven't been able to find the motivation to work on it lately though... 🤔
The basic premise was that Dick and Tim are princes from warring nations; Dick's side has magic/enchanted weapons and armor, while Tim's side has dragons. At one point there's a battle and Dick manages to wound Tim's dragon, but not before said dragon grabs him and flies off. The three of them end up in an isolated mountain region and since the dragon is the only way to actually leave (the dragon is too wounded to hunt, and one person can't hunt enough to keep a dragon fed), Dick and Tim need to work together if they want to make it off the mountain alive.
Also, at least one of them is not aware that the other is a high-ranking enemy combatant.
I'm maybe trying to adapt it for one of the dicktim week days this year, so the premise may change if I get around to writing it lol
While I really enjoy your on-point depictions of the Tim-Kon-Bart-Cassie friendship, I definitely remember you as "the one who actually draws Bart's hair right for once!" 😊
ha thanks!!! imo there isnt enough core 4 content out there and since i cannot find it i must create it
i did warn that these are all cr wips yes? okay cool anyway.
cats! in sunbeams! sadly no actual cats (at least, no Real cats planned at the moment), but magic cats! mostly of the polymorph variety.
the plan is a 5+1 type fic, in which caleb and essek each polymorph into cats and find the other for some wizard-cat naptime cuddles. except polymorph as you know is concentration, so not the most conducive to napping!
thus Help must be procured from other friends (which of course then leads to eventual meddling). i'm currently "currently," since like june shh its fine reworking/figuring out who specifically goes to who in each part of the 5+1, because ohoho extra polymorph available? nice
(note: there will likely be additional magic cats. not just two wizard cats. more cats! extra cats!!)
