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This will always be my favorite gifset. Ever.
im morally obligated to reblog this every time i see it
As more and more people are being forced to switch to Windows 11, Microsoft's most AI-malware-ridden OS yet, I've been putting together articles and links for how to undo the damage and save your battery, your RAM, your disk space, your privacy, and your sanity from this bullshit.
FIRST:
The easiest way to get rid of the majority of the bullshit that Windows is forcing on us, as of October 2025, is this one-stop-one-click debloat solution from a modern day hero:
A simple, lightweight PowerShell script to remove pre-installed apps, disable telemetry, as well as perform various other changes to customi
It's very easy, even if you're not tech savvy or get scared of pop up windows saying "ARE YOU SURE?" Yes, you are sure, I promise. This program takes maybe two minutes and will save you SO MUCH pain, time, and money (and exploitation).
Now that you've done that, here's the cleanup, to catch the little shit that the debloat might have missed (most of this will already be done by debloat, but hey, it's good to double check).
Microsoft wants to put AI everywhere on your PC, but you can take back control.
Even just reading about some of these features makes me angry. Fucking Copilot and "Discover" AI scrapers are in Notepad. NOTEPAD. And then there's this uncanny valley garbage:
No uncanny valley video calls for me, thanks! (Also, what else is it doing while it scans your face and listens to your calls? What else, microsoft? Because there was a lot of memory being assigned to this program for a simple "smooths your skin" add on).
Tired of Microsoft pushing ads throughout Windows 11? Here are the settings you can tweak to turn them off and reclaim some privacy.
The truly insane number of places they have stuck ads on your own home computer is sickening. Become Unmarketable.
Bonus:
Some background programs you probably don't need that are taking up space and how to remove them (Microsoft forums, 2024)
Your Samsung Galaxy Phone comes with 22 apps you don't need (Android Police, 2025)
How to disable the AI in firefox (still the only browser that lets you do this permanently) (Windows Report, 2025)
decentralize and clean up your life!!!
use overdrive, libby, hoopla, cloudlibrary, and kanopy instead of amazon and audible.
use firefox instead of chrome or opera (both are made with chromium, which blocks functionality for ad-blockers. firefox isn't based on chromium).
use mega or proton drive instead of google drive.
get rid of bloatware
use libreoffice instead of microsoft office suite
use vetted sites on r/FREEMEDIAHECKYEAH for free movies, books, games, etc.
use trakt or letterboxd instead of imdb.
use storygraph instead of goodreads.
use darkpatterns to find mobile game with no ads or microtransactions
use ground news to read unbiased news and find blind spots in news stories.
use mediahuman or cobalt to download music, or support your favorite artists directly through bandcamp
make youtube bearable by using mtube, newpipe, or the unhook extension on chrome, firefox, or microsoft edge
use search for a cause or ecosia to support the environment instead of google
use thriftbooks to buy new or used books (they also have manga, textbooks, home goods, CDs, DVDs, and blurays)
use flashpoint to play archived online flash games
find books, movies, games, etc. on the internet archive! for starters, here's a bunch of David Attenborough documentaries and all of the Animorphs books
burn your music onto cds
use pdf24 (available online or as a desktop app) instead of adobe
use unroll.me to clean your email inboxes
use thunderbird, mailfence, countermail, edison mail, tuta, or proton mail instead of gmail
remove bloatware on windows PC, macOS, and iOS X
remove bloatware on samsung X
use pixelfed instead of instagram or meta
use NCH suite for free software like a file converter, image editor, video editors, pdf editor, etc.
feel free to add more alternatives, resources or advice in the reblogs or replies, and i'll add them to the main post <3
last updated: march 18th 2025
I am NOT responsibile for that đ€ this mage likes to wander around on his own, he doesnât know that curiosity once đ a cat
I wonder whom he's looking at in the last sketch đ
"what's with the face? âșïžđ show me your smile, pretty"
What about drawing Gale with a box of kittens. Or Astarion not being a morning person. Lol take your pick.
Gale gets the worst flu of his life and in his fevered stupor he summons a whole litter of Tressym kittens.
Heâs still very woozie and canât understand why Tara isnât as excited as he is about it.
Tara: No! Absolutely not you canât just summon CHILDREN Mr. Dekarios! And donât give me that lookâŠ.
Gale: đ„ș
Astarion is beside himself excited. They are their children now.
Gale: Astarion what are you doing?
Astarion: training themâŠ
Gale: for what?
Astarion: Larceny
He excitedly sews them little backpacks and named them all himself.
So, I want some fics where Peter hides his identity from Tony and the Avengers, especially with identity shenanigans. I need something to read all night, after all. This includes fics where he's an intern. Longer fics would be appreciated! Only on ao3 please, my Kindle Paperwhite can't go on FF.net due to Cloudflare.
Fics that I already know about (so don't recommend them):
Hidden Truths by lostintheclouds321
Coffee, Interns, and Other Mysteries by sabertoothhousecat
Intern Spider by Emily_F6
Rise from the Ashes; Just to See You Again by Milstrim
Throwing Caution to the Wind by violetsunflowers (violet_sunflowers)
Just a friendly neighborhood spider by sarcasmismyweapon
Cluless is My Middle Name by pandaluna
Chasing a Spider by pandaluna
Adopting Identities by Thisisentertaining
Finding Home by Pink_Sunsets
Evasion by gammathetaalpha
Martian Child by Phiod_Muse
hereâs some recommendations
Missing Links by spagbol99
The Rogues are back; Tony Stark couldn't even be mad about it - it was his idea after all. He's an Avenger and that means protecting the Earth at any cost - even if he has to deal with a certain star-spangled man and his sullen sidekick. After all, he's been through worse in his life; the loss of his wife and the disappearance of his son 12 years ago. Compared to that, this would be a walk in the park. Bucky Barnes is back on US soil as a free man. But freedom is more than just physical. On top of that, Steve is desperate for him to be the man he was before. The only problem is; that man is long dead. Peter Parker has been through the mill but he knows he just had to adapt, roll with the (many) punches and keep going. Spider-man is his safe place now, the one time he could truly feel like himself. Like he is making a difference. He'd make sure no one would suffer like he has, even if he has to track down the perpetrator himself.
Thunder and Attrition by magniloquentChanteuse
Peter Parker had been Spider-Man for five months and things were looking up. The beautiful and intelligent Gwen Stacy was showing interest in him. He found budding friendships with the Avengers. His reputation was growing in New York City. Spider-Man seemed to be at the top of his game and Peter Parker was finally regaining his footing after the death of his Uncle Ben. But as Gwen lamented his lack of attentiveness, the Avengers sniffed around Spider-Man's secret identity, and a mysterious man with a strange power and a terrifying plot emerged, Peter realized that he still had a lot to learn about leading this life he'd chosen. And with tragedy poised over his head, ready to fall, Peter was going to need to learn fast.
The Third Option by Uncertainty_Principle
Homecoming AU. Ben and May divorced before Peterâs parents died, so when Ben is murdered Peter goes into foster care. It takes just a tiny taste of superpowers for Peter to decide he doesnât want to put up with his horrible foster father anymoreâthe streets are infinitely more appealing. All he wants is to be Spider-Man anyway. So he leaves. Simple. Simple, that is, until Iron Man needs Spider-Manâs help. Peter isnât about to turn down an opportunity to fight alongside Tony Freaking Stark, but he also isnât going to let his hero know that his recruit is a fifteen-year-old homeless dropout. So they strike a deal. Peter will help Tony. In return, the mask stays on. And thatâs when things get complicated.
hereâs another recommendation, happy reading!
The Girl From Yesterday by Finny3120
Immediately after being bitten by a radioactive spider, Peter is trying to navigate life as Tony Stark's son while becoming a superhero unbeknownst to his dad or the other Avengers. Tony wants to be a good dad, but is also trying to balance being a father with being an Avenger and running Stark Industries. He is very interested in this new superhero showing up in Queens but is also actively tracking the Winter Soldier after a mission goes wrong.
They both canât talk like normal people omg. One believes everything is transactional and doesn't even try to just ask. The other one is afraid to say that itâs too fast and so he hides behind lies about his orb. Get therapy idiots
đŠ My Top 25 Batfam Fics of 2023 đŠ
I try to maintain an annual tradition of shouting out some of my top fanfics of the year so that new/current writers can get some love and appreciation. This year I got really into Batfam and read literally hundreds of fics, so here is my first ever Batfam fic rec list! I read so many incredible fics, and these are just a few of my fav to come out in 2023. Most of these are Tim Drake-centric because heâs my fav, but thereâs also a lot of Jason, Dick, Damian, and Bruce. If you like any of these fics, make sure to show the author some love! And from the bottom of my heart, thank you to all fic writers for making the world a bit more beautiful. Happy new year â€ïž
Ordered by word count:
New Traditions by @kgraces (2.3k, tim & bruce, angst with a happy ending, bruce revives a family tradition only tim was unaware of)
Every Letter Counts by @laynaneedstherapy (2.4k, tim & jason, fluff and humor, tim asks robin to help him with his english homework) (i also recommend the rest of the series, which is very angsty but very good)
Owl Song by @ghost-bird (2.5k, dick & jason, fluff, talon!dick decides heâs going to take care of jason) (first part of a very sweet series)
âThanks, Dadâ by @selkienight60 + beautiful art by @ky-landfill (2.6k, tim & bruce, angst with a happy ending, tim accidentally calls bruce dad and it leads to revelations for both of them)
the back corner booth by @tarvek-sturmvoraus (4.1k, tim & jason, angst with a happy ending, tim asks the red hood to kill his parents) *READ TAGS FOR WARNINGS
heat-seeking missile by @green-eyedfirework (4.1k, tim & jason (& bruce & dick), a/b/o dynamics, basically all fluff, tim is having a heat when jason comes to attack him at titanâs tower and this changes things)
A New Brother by @sishal01 (4.3k, tim & jason & bruce, angst with a happy ending, jason survives the jokerâs attack but tim still joins the batfam) (also has an adorable little sequel)
whatâs in a name by @envysparkler (4.5k, dick-centric, angst with a happy ending, dick and jason are kidnapped at a gala)
Maybe with a Shift in Planets by @sunflowersandink (4.5k, cass-centric, tim and cass join the batfam early, mute cass, fluff and angst, cass decides she will protect tim and bruce decides he will protect both of them)
all the small weights by @sparkysomething (6.4k, bruce & jason, hurt/comfort and some humor, bruce is hit with fear toxin and jason is the only one available to help)
Another Mirror by @byrambles (6.5k, damian-centric, reverse robins au, angst with a happy ending, good bruce saves the bat kids from evil bruce in an alternate dimension but mistakenly believes damian is evil) (i also highly recommend the sequel- the whole series is phenomenal and an all time fav) *READ TAGS FOR WARNINGS
Refuge of Last Resort by @wildsofmarch (7.4k, jason & tim, angst with a hopeful ending, tim goes to jason after killing the joker)
fallen angel//risen demon by @call-me-quill (7.6k, tim & bruce, fluff and angst, demon hunter!bruce adopts demon!tim) (i recommend reading the whole series which largely focuses on alfred and the rest of the batfam)
rafter of satin, roof of stone by @sardonic-sprite (8.1k, tim & jason, angst with a happy ending, tim is buried alive and only jason can save him)
In Love With Justice by Jedi_Olympian (9.7k, dick & bruce (+ dick/wally and bruce/clark), fluff and humor, misunderstandings, the justice league think batman and nightwing are together)
Forgiveness by L_autore_Passionale (9.9k, jason & dick (& tim & bruce), angst with a happy ending, jason goes to attack tim at titanâs tower not realizing he switched bodies with dick)
Stranger than Fiction by @fox-muldest (11.8k, tim-centric, fluff and humor, tim writes fanfic about batman but wasnât prepared for the batfam to actually find it) (this fic actually made me cackle)
oh my god are you guys homophobes? by @antebunny (14.3k, tim-centric, angst with a happy ending, jason arrives to save tim from the league of assassins but unfortunately tim has no memory of jason or his past life)
Luminous Beings by @banditywrites (15.8k, tim & jason, angst with a happy ending, jason can see light surrounding people about to die and tim glows particularly bright)
the butlerâs neighbor by @dear-galileo (16.6k, alfred & tim, fluff and angst with a happy ending, alfred begins taking care of the neighbor kid) (also has two very wholesome sequels)
Where sorrows live and raptures die by @dark-nymphs-fanfiction (22.5k, jason & tim, angst with a happy ending, tim is afraid of jason after the titanâs tower attack and jason struggles to forgive himself)
SoâŠRock, Paper, Scissors? by @misstuesday9 (24.7k, jason & tim & dick & damian, angst with a happy ending, jason is told to pick one of his brothers to kill)
All Things to All Men by @motleyfam (30.8k, tim & jason & dick & bruce, angst and fluff, jason gets sick and tim thinks he hates him but dick is there to save the day) (this is the fifth part of a series where tim joins the batfam early bc his parents suck, this can be read alone but I def recommend reading the whole series)
Signed Red Robin by Xrea354 (46k, tim-centric, angst with a happy ending, tim attempts to resign from the batfam but the bats are not okay with that)
A Stalker on the Rooftop by @stormpilot-obsessed (88.9k, tim & jason (and eventual tim/jason), tim joins the batfam early, fluff and angst, tim and jason become friends before jason goes to ethiopia) (the whole series is great and still ongoing, it is mostly focused on batfam but please be aware that tim and jason start as friends and develop romantic feelings for each other, so donât read if you donât like that)
+10 WIPs I hope to see more of in 2024!
Finders Keepers by @taralaurel (12k, tim & jason, fluff and angst, tim gets lost in crime alley and jason takes him home and then ends up staying)
Damian Drake by InkpotSprite (16.5k, damian & tim, mostly fluff and humor, damian is sent to gotham and mistakenly believes his father is jack drake leading to tim becoming his brother)
something just like this by @tarvek-sturmvoraus (19.5k, tim-centric, angst and fluff, tim is bruce and selinaâs kid)
Christened by StoriesAreMagic (20.6k, tim-centric, angst with a happy ending, tim is joker junior and is there when the joker tries to kill jason)
To be Loved is to be Known by @loreoftheforgotten (27.2k, tim & jason & dick, tim joins the batfam early, fluff and angst and humor, tim is a wolf shifter kept in captivity until the batfam saves him)
In Gotham, Even The Birds Are Street Rats by @ao3time (57.1k, dick & jason & tim, angst and fluff, the boys live together on the streets until bruce adopts all three of them)
Tangled Web (and how it unraveled) by Covenyt2950 (61.9k, bruce-centric, angst with (presumably) a happy ending, bruce hides from his sons that heâs a vampire and this has dangerous consequences later on)
cards on the table by @wesslan (67k, tim-centric, angst and fluff and humor, tim is a fortune teller scamming the gotham elite when he gets mixed up with the batfam) (thereâs only one chapter left to go, so i recommend reading even if you typically avoid WIPs!)
children of the stars by @silk-scarlet-ribbons (93.4k, tim & jason, angst with a happy ending and hurt/comfort, the red hood basically adopts tim) (jason and tim have more of a father-son relationship than brother but itâs so fucking cute i highly recommend)
The Big Road Home by @crumpetz (119.5k, tim & jason, angst and fluff and humor and anything else you could want, tim and jason are homeless together before joining the batfam) (an all time fav)
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You would think, after a month of voracious reading of BATFAMILY fic, that I would at least begin to slow down, because I still primarily read Iâm Having Dick Grayson Feelings And Iâm Making That Everyone Elseâs Problem, but I have also discovered that I have Jason feelings, I have Tim feelings, and I have Damian feelings. Which of course I knew before, but what I really learned is that other people have made this my problem now, too. And by that I mean that thereâs amazing fic on all of the Bat babies and I am not immune. So, you may still have to scroll a bit, but if thereâs an idiot badass with black hair and blue eyes, youâll hopefully find something here to cry about with me, because what are any of us even in this fandom for, if not for the Feelings Hell About Vigilantes With Emotional Problems? BATFAM FIC RECS - BABY DICK IS THE CUTEST FERAL ROBIN IâM NOT HEARING ANY ARGUMENTS: ⊠it is with my whole life by dustorange, dick & bruce, 2.2k    Nine-year-old Dickâs been kidnapped. Bruce tries not to fall apart. ⊠Worldâs Finest: Lake Weekend by WingFeathers, dick & bruce & clark (& clark/bruce), 10.3k    Bruce and Dick invite Clark to the lakehouse for a long weekend around Rosh Hashanah, but Dick has trouble sleeping outside the Manor, and Bruce isnât as available as he should be. And all of this brings up a question: what exactly are the three of them, a bat-vigilante and his ward and his superhero boyfriend? Could they be something like a family? (And how will they eat with Alfred not taking care of them?) ⊠Revision by takadainmate, dick & bruce, 3.8k    New to Bruce Wayne, new to being Robin, new to being alone, Dick didnât believe there would ever be anyone there for him again. ⊠count the stars by emavee, dick & bruce, 3.7k    He doesnât know what to do. Itâs not like he can stop the storm. If he could wave a magic wand and make the sky clearâor even if he could call up someone from his large contact list full of metas who could control the weatherâhe would. He would honestly disrupt Gothamâs weather patterns if it meant Dick would stop crying. Or: Dick doesnât like thunderstorms, so Bruce takes him somewhere where they canât touch him. ⊠cautionary tale by drakefeathers, dick & bruce & young justice, 11.4k    Q: âWhy did Queen Bee want Robin taken in alive in Bereft?â A: âThink of Speedy as a cautionary tale.â ⊠batman & robin by chickenmuffinsoup55555, dick & bruce, 4.8k    The Batman has a shadow. A shadow clad in reds and greens with a smile like sunshine. Bruce is adjusting. ⊠five times someone told Bruce he was a good dad⊠by emavee, dick & bruce & clark & selina & cast, 10.3k    âŠand one time it mattered ⊠Phobias by RascalJoy (DarkQuill), dick & bruce & alfred, 18.4k wip    It was stupid. It was irrational. Dick knew that. There was no good reason for him to be afraid; he had been doing this for most of his young life. And yet⊠Five times Dick fell, and the one time Robin didnât. ⊠I Hate Dick by JeanjacketCarf, dick & bruce & talia, 3.7k    âRobin wrapped his legs around the Batsâ neck and rested his head on top of the cowl. Then he stuck his tongue out at Talia. Talia felt her face growing hot with anger. She tried to restrain it. The Bat loved this child for some unholy reason.â ⊠shades of blue by thatsveryambitiousofyou, dick & bruce, 2.4k    Dick Grayson has blue eyes. Or the one where Bruce tries harder BATFAM FIC RECS - ADULT BATSON AND BATDAD ARE MY KRYPTONITE, I FOLD LIKE WET CARDBOARD FOR THEM: ⊠Withdrawal by Sohotthateveryonedied, dick & bruce & cast, 1.8k    Itâs been six hours since he got dosed. The green ring around his eyes has been faded since dawn. It wonât be long before the withdrawal hits him in full force. ⊠The Post-Mission Ponderings of Brucerman and NightBunny by Ptelea, dick & bruce, 4.8k    This is just sheer (metaphorical) fluff to follow up on the (somewhat more literal) fluff of Wayne Family Adventures, season 2, episode 54, S'tel ees a cigam wohs! Heavy on the puns, even heavier on Bruce being struck by amazement at how much he loves his oldest son. ⊠gotta make a stand (but I am just a man) by CaptainOzone, dick & bruce & alfred, 2.3k    Bruce makes it back to the Cave, injured and exhausted, but remarkably alive. He expects Alfred to meet him. He meets someone else. Or: a third credit scene in which Nightwing makes an appearance. ⊠The Hand in My Hand by audreycritter, dick & bruce, 4.4k    Dick offers himself in exchange for some hostages and it does not go as planned. ⊠Yesterday by I_Have_To_Get_Off_This_Planet, dick & bruce, 1.5k    Dick was pretty sure this was what dying felt like. He was curled up, almost in fetal position, on his bed in the Manor. He was there for the holidays, and he had been looking forward to their entire family being together for once. Even Jason had agreed to come. And now he was gonna die before Christmas even arrived. ⊠I Bet On Losing Dogs by Anonymous, dick & bruce, 2.5k    (Or; Bruceâs relationship with his oldest and how it slowly starts to mend, with only a little push from his friends.) ⊠You can pick your battles but you canât pick your poison by woodenwashbucket, dick & bruce, 1.8k    âHey, am I bleeding a lot somewhere?â Nightwing asked. Batman gave him an unimpressed look, but Nightwing shook his head. âSeriously. I feel off.â Nightwing wobbled. Batman grabbed him by the shoulders before they could find out if he would have fallen, and Nightwing met his eyes with undisguised alarm. âOk, maybe worse than off,â he said. BATFAM FIC RECS - EVERYBODY LOVES DICK: ⊠whatâs past is prologue by Icestorm238, dick & bruce & jason & damian, time travel, 18.1k    Dick Grayson, bestowed with the memories of an alternate life, decides that things are going to go better this time. Priority number one: preventing Jasonâs death. ⊠exactly how this grace thing works by irnan, dick & bruce & barbara & jason & cast, de-aged!dick, 22.7k    Dick gets de-aged. Youâd think this would be a routine thing. ⊠sick day by daringyounggrayson, dick & roy & titans, 1.2k    Dick tries to power through a cold and lead a training session with the Teen Titans. It doesnât exactly work out. ⊠The Gravity of Tempered Grace by CamsthiSky, dick & bruce & jason & tim & damian & selina, 10k    Heâs sick, he finally catches on, and at that moment, a cough builds up in his chest, and he barely has enough energy to sit up enough to let his lungs work properly. A coughing fit later, and Dickâs breaths are making a horrible wheezing sound that makes him sound like one of Titusâ chew toys. Thatâs bad. Heâs pretty sure thatâs bad. ⊠you swallowing matches by torielle, roy/dick & bruce, NSFW, 8.2k    A month after being fired as Robin, Dick is forced to attend a Wayne gala, and is grateful for a particular friendly face. ⊠The Shape Of You (Was Jagged And Weak) by WinterSky101, dick & bruce & slade & jason & tim & damian & batfam, 40.6k    Six months ago, Nightwing died. They never found the body. Last week, Deathstroke arrived in Gotham. He brought a partner with him. ⊠You say you wanna stay by my side (Darling, your headâs not right) by wlwintersoldier, roy/dick & lian & donna, 2.5k    Dick is stupid and reckless on a mission, whats new, and Roy deals with the fallout ⊠Laundry Mishaps by JeanjacketCarf, dick/babs & jason & tim & damian & cass & steph & duke, 3.5k    Dickâs siblings often show up unannounced and take his stuff without asking. Itâs how they show their love. Or Dickâs washing machine is commandeered for Stephâs laundry, his clothes disappear, he goes to girlâs night, has brunch, gets a little shot, and picks his baby brother up from school in about a week and a half while the secret group chat has a grand old time. BATFAM FIC RECS - JASON TODD IS AN ASSHOLE CAT, IâM GONNA THROW HIM AT DICK BECAUSE ITâS FUNNY (AND MAYBE SOME OF HIS OTHER SIBLINGS TOO): ⊠Two Dead Birds by InsaneTrollLogic, jason & dick & tim, time travel, 29k    Thereâs some lunatic in a red helmet running through Jasonâs territory. He wants to think itâs a copycat. Heâs wrong. BATFAM FIC RECS - DICK AND DAMIAN WERE THE BEST BATMAN & ROBIN, IâM NOT HEARING ARGUMENTS ABOUT THAT EITHER: ⊠Wonât You Stay A While? by fishfingersandjellybabies, dick & damian & cast, 2.8k    Ric did not expect to find a child sitting on the hood of his cab. Damian did expect to get his brother back. ⊠birdgrief by windupclock, dick & bruce & damian, 1.5k    How could you? Dick doesnât say. Get out of my sight, Dick doesnât say. What the hell is wrong with you? Dick doesnât say. Tim storms out. Dick is left to deal with Damian. ⊠weâre like long lost brothers who found each other (and love each other like family) by drakefeathers, dick & damian, 9.3k    ongoing collection of scenes set when Dick is Batman and Damian is his Robin, ranging from cute to sad (hopefully not too sad). not chronological. ⊠Iâll Carry You by BrickSheep, dick & damian & bruce & tim, 2.1k    Dick Grayson will take every opportunity he can just to carry Damian in his arms. ⊠in my own imperfect way by notquiteaghost, dick & damian & bruce, 1.8k    Dick jokes, a lot, about being the only reason Bruce still remembers how to talk to people. About breaking him in for everyone else. He was Robin first, and he was Robin longest, and heâs why Bruce took in the others, heâs why Bruce isnât dead in a ditch somewhere. And the jokes are funny! Heâs never trying to be passive aggressive, or guilt trip, or whatever else. He and Bruce have spent enough time, now, pointedly not actually looking at each other, pulling words out in painful fits and starts. Dick knows where they stand. Theyâre good. But. ⊠(Un)Fortunate Son by Syl, dick & damian & bruce & cast, 26.1k wip    Bruce reaches a decision about Damian. Dick disagrees and decides to do something about it. BATFAM FIC RECS - BATKIDS ALL HAVE MANY SIBLINGS AND THEYâRE ALL PETTY ASSHOLES AND/OR WONDERFUL BABIES AND I LOVE THEM WITH MY WHOLE BEING: ⊠Overcoming Our Antecedents by Batbirdies, jason & bruce & dick, 31.4k    Bruce swallows, closing his eyes for a brief moment before he takes another, steadying breath and presses both hands to his face. He just needs a moment. Needs to remember where he is, what year it is, that Jason is not actually fifteen, he only looks like he is. This is temporary. This is just a temporary problem that needs to be contained until they can change Jason back. This is not a repeat of events already passed. This is not a second chance. ⊠whatâs past is prologue by Icestorm238, dick & bruce & jason & tim & damian & barbara & steph & cast, time travel, 84.9k    Dick Grayson, bestowed with the memories of an alternate life, decides that things are going to go better this time. Things take a few unintended turns, and the consequences of his actions ripple through his family. ⊠And the Scene Slips Away (To the Evenness I Fake) by Kirazalea, bruce & dick & jason & tim & damian & cass & duke & alfred & cast, rape aftermath/read the tags, 37k    One mistake is all it took to force Jason back into the wonderful world of the Wayne family. Now publicly and legally alive once more, heâs forced to spend the next two weeks of his life stuck in the Manor with the whole family. This leads to several strengthened relationships and the realization that maybe heâs missed a few things over the years. Things that heâs now determined to get to the bottom of. ⊠now the clock is melting (soâs my mouth and soâs my mind) by SilverSkiesAtMidnight, tim & bruce & dick & cast, 4.1k    The Leagueâs base is not built to welcome strangers. Bruce is not a stranger. ⊠what catches and who holds by victoria_p (musesfool), dick & cass, 3k    Dick never wanted to be Batman. Cass always did. ⊠Bet on it by Lysical, jason & damian & jon, 2.4k    Even Damian could admit that his older siblings occasionally had their uses. âI need your assistance,â Damian said, voice low and tense. âNo,â Jason replied, and hung up. ⊠a soft place to land by unchosenone, dick & tim, 3k    Tim rubs the back of his head, trying to affect a joking tone. âI knew I shouldâve just gone for the new escrima sticks.â Dick is ready to be a good big brother to his grieving little bro. Tim flips the script. ⊠Consanguineous Ministrations by Briarwitched, bruce & kon-el & clark & dick, 23.9k    âWho gave you a baby?â Dick demanded, the instant Bruce opened the front door, eyes drawn immediately to the sobbing infant on Bruceâs hip that he gently bounced to no avail. At the same time, Bruce muttered, âI told you, itâs fine, you didnât have to come.â Alternatively titled, âLetâs give Batfleck alien baby problemsâ. ⊠The League of Extraordinary Bowling Bats by chibi_nightowl, dick & jason & tim & damian & bruce & alfred & cassandra & stephanie, 5k    âWhat did Dickiebird do? Steal all your other shirts?â The shirt is bright green with wide yellow stripes pretending to be a pin stripe running vertically across it. On the back, in bright red letters, âTimmyâ is spelled out. âYouâre next,â he spits out, shooting Jason the worst glare he could muster. âHeâs got one for you too.â ⊠a cheese raspberry flavored void (except not really) by dottie_dc (dottie_wan_kenobi), Marzue, SilverSkiesAtMidnight, Squintyfist (ErzasCake), dick & jason & tim & damian & bruce & alfred & cast, 3k    âJason.â Dick walks up to the desk, suspiciously peering around. Jason jerks and attempts to get in his way, but Dick is quick and fully willing to vault over his brother. Only, Jason immediately latches onto him, and the momentum sends them stumbling back, knocking into the desk. Itâs a good thing Jason stopped him, for right behind the desk, where Dick wouldâve landed, is a swirling void. ⊠The Talk by InsaneTrollLogic, dick & bruce & jason & tim & damian, 2k    Bruce never gave Dick the Talk. Dick was grateful for that right up until the time Damian sat through his first health class and started asking questions. ⊠Brothers in War by IaMcHrIsSi, jason & dick & cast, 3.2k    Jason, Cass and Damian ran from the League. In Bludhaven, they run into Dick. Literally. Dick just wanted to get breakfast. ⊠Baby Iâm Bi Bi Bi by Sohotthateveryonedied, dick & steph, 1.5k    Dick catches her staring. âOh, yeah. Forgot I had that. I bought it for when Wally, Donna and I were planning to go to Gotham Pride last year but a Joker thing came up and I didnât get to go. You can just toss it. I have a ton of other bi merch and I only bought that one because Donna pressured me into it, anyway.â Steph looks down at the t-shirt and bites her lip. âActuallyâŠI think Iâll keep it, if you donât mind.â ⊠two attempted robberies too many by tsuchann, dick & bruce & jason, 2.2k    Dick could have knocked out the man before he had the chance to blink let alone pull the trigger, but he wasnât dumb, and he worried his reaction would have caused the other robbers to shoot, because in the bank, at the middle of it all, with a gun pressed to his head, was Dickâs little brother. ⊠That the Ripest Might Fall by Ellegrine, TheFightingBull, dick & jason & tim & damian & bruce, reverse robins, 2.4k    Jason stared at the fallen chandelier. The priceless, fallen chandelier. They were dead. They were so, so dead! ⊠the butlerâs neighbor by deargalileo, tim & alfred & bruce, 16.6k    it starts with a baseball, thrown onto the wayneâs property. itâs alfredâs job to deal with such happenings, of course. but over tea and galas, it turns into so much more. after all, why should bruce be the only one allowed to adopt any child that he finds? ⊠the straw drawer by deargalileo, dick & bruce & jason & tim & alfred, 7.4k    sometimes, love is stored in the straws. a story about family, traditions, and gifts, through the medium of crazy straws. (a companion piece to the butlerâs neighbor, so i would suggest reading that first) ⊠you gotta push all the doubt to the side of your mouth by danishsweethearts, dick & stephanie & cast, 1.7k    Steph practices mindfulness. BATFAM FIC RECS - DICK/BABS FOREVER AND YOU CAN SHUT IT IF YOU DISAGREE, THEYâRE ADORABLE TOGETHER: ⊠Crime and⊠by Ladymercury_10, dick/babs, 1.7k    âAre you punishing me with glitter? Thatâs not a very good punishment, Babs.â ⊠the dickbabs baby au. by thychesters, dick/babs & batfam, 49.1k wip    Telling Dick sheâs pregnant is much more stressful than she was hoping it would be. Them telling the rest of their families and friends? Yeah, easier said than done. BATFAM FIC RECS - I WILL DIE ON THE HILL THAT TIM DRAKEâS TRUE LOVE INTEREST IS CONNER KENT AND NOBODY CAN STOP ME, NOT EVEN GOD: ⊠buy back the secrets by sundiscus, tim/kon & bruce & clark & jason & cast, 48.1k wip    He takes a long, slow breath. Ignores the glares from the other students. âSuperboy,â he murmurs. âItâs me. If youâre listening, I could use some help.â Or: 5 times Superboy saves Tim Drake, and one time Tim Drake saves Superboy. ⊠Grevious Misuse of TTK (or, Alternate Uses for TTK) by Cfae8, tim/kon, NSFW, 1.4k    Tim wakes up to someone touching him. But Konâs hands havenât moved. ⊠The Lost Art of Minding Your Goddamn Business by JpegDotJpeg, tim/kon & jason, 2k    Tim just sputtered, looking thoroughly scandalized for someone standing in the middle of the irrefutable evidence of his own fornication. If the furniture looked this bad, Jason couldnât imagine that little Timmy had escaped Superboyâs super cock completely unscathed. âItâs not that bad,â Tim said, gesturing to the carnage, but he didnât even sound convinced of his own words. âIt looks like the fucking honeymoon scene from Twilight in here.â ⊠Practice Makes Perfect by rotasha, tim/kon & jason, NSFW, 18.3k    Kon is trying to seduce someone â he wonât tell Tim who â and he enlists Timâs help to try to hone his flirtation skills. This surely wonât end in disaster for Tim, whoâs had a thing for Kon practically since they met. BATFAM FIC RECS - TAKE THE ANGST DIAL, TURN IT UP TO ELEVEN, AND BREAK THE KNOB OFF, THATâS WHAT IâM HERE FOR: ⊠Wait, What? by PandasandDucks13, dick & bruce & titans, 2.4k    Dick Grayson finds something interesting while applying for college. On a side note: He should really evaluate how many felonies he commits on a regular basis ⊠Dawn Breaks Through the Window by sElkieNight60, dick & bruce & jason & tim & damian, depression/read the tags, 14.7k    Without realizing it, Dick has fallen into a listless apathy, but when an incident cuts a little too close, Bruce and his brothers are there to remind him just how loved he is. ⊠Wisdom Always Chooses These Black Eyes and These Bruises by audreycritter, dick & bruce, 3.2k    After a severe, life-changing injury, Dick and Bruce have an epic fight and then fall back together. Sometimes, family hurts you the most, but that doesnât stop how much you need them. ⊠your continental divides by isawet, reisling, dick & bruce & damian & barbara & cassandra & stephanie & donna & roy & wally & artemis & cast, rape aftermath/read the tags, 26.7k    When running doesnât work and working doesnât work, home is the place you go where they have to take you in. Dickâs home has never been Gotham; itâs always been the people.
Reblogging again. Firefox is an excellent, safe and fast browser and everyone should consider using it.
Donât just consider it. If you have the ability to switch to Firefox, this is your official notice to do it.
Stop everything youâre doing and go download and install Firefox.
If youâre saying, âwell, I need Chrome because I need such-and-such extension for my jobâ, the computer will not explode if you install another browser. Use Chrome ONLY for work tasks and use Firefox for everything else. If youâre concerned about losing your bookmarks, Firefox can import your Chrome bookmarks.
[ID: Firefox Library window. The âImport and Backupâ panel is expanded, displaying the option, âImport Data from Another Browserâ, which is also circled with a red MS Paint ellipse. ID end.]
And, donât forget to install uBlock Origin while youâre at it.
Forgot a thing. Subscribe to Mozilla VPN for bonus points. Itâs basically the only truly secure VPN service in the world right now.
For $5 a month, you can completely conceal your online activities from your ISP in a manner that isnât just immediately monetised or turned over to the cops. No, itâs not free, it does cost money, but the money doesnât go to line a billionaireâs pockets.
I wonder how much of this is because of work/school from home forcing people to use Chrome so all their stupid monitoring softwares and platforms can work.
This is also your reminder that you don't have to use just one browser. You can use chrome for all the monitoring bullshit your office wants you to run and use firefox for everything else.
Be sure to add the multi account containers extension to your firefox, which allows you to be logged in to multiple accounts on the same website at the same time in the same window but in different tabs.
look on my five open tumblr accounts (not sideblogs, accounts!) ye mighty and despair.
Firefox is super good, folks. It's good in a general "google shouldn't own everything in the entire fucking world" sense AND in a "this is an actual good product that does lots of cool shit" sense.
ALSO make sure to add the Ublock origin extension on Firefox - I haven't seen a youtube ad in five years and you don't have to either.
While you're at it, why not add the Wayback Machine extension so that if you go looking for a page that has been taken down the wayback machine will automatically offer you an archived version instead; also handy for documenting people's shitty takes and winning arguments after they delete the original post!
Worried that Firefox is going to slow down your computer? In benchmarks, modern versions of chrome and firefox are pretty much the same speed but you can still install the auto tab discard extension ANYWAY so that it will snooze unused tabs in order to keep your computer running faster. Set it to sleep, discard, close, and store tags at your discretion!
And while you're at it: install Firefox as your mobile browser for android and add those extensions to your mobile browser! Mobile adblock is here, baybee, save your data and enjoy a better mobile experience! And install it on iOS! iOS can't add extensions, but at least it's better than safari, and if you want a somewhat more private iOS browsing experience try firefox focus for iOS (which is also available on android but you can accomplish the same thing with extensions).
Anyway, firefox is good.
Also: in January 2023, Chrome is making some changes to plugin architecture that effectively neutering adblockers. If you want good adblocking, you wonât have it in Chrome. Use Firefox
(In fairness, some Chrome-derived browsers like Vivaldi and Opera have openly parted ways with Chrome about this, and more power to them, but Firefox is the way to go.)
Longtime Firefox advocate here. @ms-demeanor has extremely solid add-on recommendations, including a few I've never heard of but will be trying out immediately (particularly auto tab discard; I'm a tab hoarder and my poor computer's memory suffers dearly for it). Dear readers, Ublock Origin is a MUST.
I would also like to suggest Unpaywall if you're an academic-type. I know we all love sci-hub but this is quicker and cleaner in most cases!
And yes, while Firefox on iOS does not have add-on support (yet), it's still better than Safari or Chrome! If you make your Mozilla account and log in on all your devices you can even pass tabs between them. Terribly convenient.
Om nom nom nom
Guy who got the death penalty but he survived so they just let him leave
this reminds me of a joke.
so theres this bulgarian guy right? loves trains, has loved trains since he was a kid. one day, the bulgarian railroad association hires him to be the driver of one of their trains.
he is ECSTATIC! our train boy is so excited, in fact, that on his first day driving, he... derails the train and kills one person.
this, of course, gets him the death penalty. (bulgarian law is weird.) as he's sitting in the electric chair, the executor asks him what he wants for his last meal.
"One banana."
the executor finds this odd, but gives him his banana, and when he finishes, the executor straps him in.
she pulls the switch, and....
nothing. the guy lives, and is let free. bulgarian law is, as stated previously, pretty weird, and if someone survives the electric chair it is deemed and Act of God and the criminal is set free.
considering the bulgarian railroad association is desperate for employees, our guy is hired once again, and is driving the next day. as you can probably assume, he is exceedingly nervous, and due to this.... he crashes the train again. this time, two people die.
hes sent back to the execution chamber, as obviously, killing two people requires the death penalty as well. the executor scratches her head, scoffs, and says, "Well, uh... welcome back? What do you want for your actual last meal?"
"Two bananas."
she sighs, and gives him his bananas. he eats them, is strapped in, and the executor pulls the switch to-
-nothing. the chair buzzes, but the man is fine.
once again, he is let free, and once again, hes back on the train the next day.
now he is REALLY careful. like, incredibly careful. whenever the train is stopped, he reads the handbook. never gets distracted, takes extra coffee... hes really doing his best.
well, that is until he sneezes, knocks over his scalding hot coffee onto his foot, and crashes the train again, kilking THREE people this time.
off he goes to the executioner, and she is a little more than peeved. she sits him down, and says sternly, "I swear to God, if you ask for three bananas, I will strap you in without your meal."
without hesitation- "Three bananas."
the executioner roars in anger, straps the man in, and slams the switch down, finally ready to finish this weirdo off.
...nothing. once again, the chair activates, but the man is fine.
this, of course, just confuses her. she fumbkes over her words, asking the man why he didnt die if he didn't have his bananas. it just didnt make sense!
the man replied, "Oh, the bananas had nothing to do with it. I'm just an awful conductor."
i have some questions yet i find myself too afraid to seek answers
dear god not the tumbleweeds
completely justified response if you haven't encountered tumbleweeds firsthand (because most of us are only familiar with the loony tunes version) but in reality....
so the thing about tumbleweeds is they are in fact incredibly invasive. they cause millions of dollars of damage every year, and create serious traffic accidents and agricultural disruption. (they're also highly flammable, because of course they are.) the town in question was piled so deep, residents had to call 911 after being trapped in their homes. bulldozers and emergency workers had to be brought. it was wild.
tumbleweeds are also heavier than they look--they're made of wood after all. and they're big (most varieties top out at 4 feet, but there are larger ones that can reach up to 6 feet across. you know how the Emu War sounds absurd and fictional until you realize emus are 6 solid feet of clawed, beaked, avian dinosauric FUCK YOU? yeah, this is like that
Youâve been sentenced to 400 years for multiple murders. Itâs been 399 years and your jailers are starting to get nervous.
I was twenty⊠twenty-five, I think?⊠when I was sentenced. Four hundred years was a length of time I couldnât even imagine. It was a length of time I donât think anyone could imagine, even the judge. It was just a big showy number that let everyone know Iâd never see the light of day again. The mages who cast the spells were dramatic about it, practically shouting the part about âuntil death claims you, or four hundred years hath passed, forsooth, thou shalt be imprisoned hereâ. They donât waste that kind of magic on most prisoners, but I was special.
The Slayer, they called me then. The Monster of Sentan. Iâd killed nineteen people⊠I remember that number because I was so furious that they stopped me so close to my goal of twenty-one. And I didnât just kill ordinary people, no, but the Chosen of the Gods. The Great and Good. They were terrified of me. So they locked me away, to die forgotten.
It had been a little less than a hundred years when the king died without heir, and a civil war tore the country apart. When the fighting was all over, the losers were dragged down to the deepest cells under the castle, and the new king and his soldiers stopped and stared at me. âWho⊠who is this?â he asked, frowning. âSome victim of the usurper?â
People like cooks and jailers and scrubbers donât change as easily as kings. The same man whoâd been bringing me my meals since there was still brown in his hair and beard shuffled forward, hunched and grey now. âNo, yer majesty,â he said humbly. âThat be a special prisoner, from before the old king died.â
âSpecial? Special how?â He frowned, moving closer to my cell. âThe old king died more than ten years ago. This woman must have been a child then. What could she have done to - â
âDonât get too close, yer majesty,â the old man said sharply. âThatâs the Monster of Sentan⊠anâ she bites.â
That was true. I do bite.
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