Let's forget reality

So often, Svetlana is positioned as Ilya’s “might have been” from Shane’s POV in fics, and that makes sense for Shane as a character and as a point of tension earlier in their relationship.

"My Best Friend's Baby"

But we can stay here And laugh love away the fear

The first time he saw the boy, he knew he was Dick's.

He no longer cared whether Bruce took his costume and gave it away without his permission, actually. On second thought he's still angry, but that's towards Bruce, never Jason.

Jason his sweet sweet little brother, he would never hurt him.

Instead, Dick took his time spoiling the boy, always touching him in some way, hugging, cuddling, a hand to his shoulder, anything for that extra contact.

And when Jason finally became comfortable enough to reciprocate his hugs, Dick melted, nearly tearing up.

To Dick, Jason was like a cat, all hissy at first, but once you get through their walls, they become oh so cling to you, and Dick loved every moment of it.

He wishes he could just snatch Jason and whisk him back to the Titan's tower. But alas, Jason wanted to stay at the manor, and Dick didn't want to make him sad.

So he resigned himself to just visiting more often, ignoring Bruce in favour of spending more time with his little Jay.

Unfortunately he had to go on a space mission, leaving his poor little brother alone at the manor.

He told himself that it'd be quick, that he'll see Jason soon after he finishes.

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.eighty-six. inspired by this post by @nightquills

Tim: It would immediately cauterize the wound, so the person wouldn’t bleed, so it’s not very useful.

Damian: If you want information it is.

Stephanie: And there we see in order a Gryffindor, a Ravenclaw, and a Slytherin.

Dick: Why would you stab a person when you could have TOAST?

“What is your problem?” Shane asks. “I gave up our bedroom and the guest room and now you’re here.”

“We sleep in same place no matter what.” Ilya says as he swings his legs into the couch. “So stay or I follow you around home.” His feet touch Shane’s but Shane pulls his legs away from Ilya.

“Fine, goodnight.” Shane curls up on the couch to sleep. He isn’t sure how much time has passed but he can tell Ilya is asleep by his breathing. Shane sits up and just stares at Ilya for a while before carefully getting off the couch. He goes over to Ilya and picks him up, carrying him to the bedroom. “Wha?”

“You can’t sleep on the couch. It’s not good for your back.” Shane explains as he lays Ilya on the bed.

“Do not go to couch.”

“I’m not.” Shane climbs into bed beside Ilya. He presses a kiss to Ilya’s temple. “Goodnight. Love you.”

“If I say sorry, do I get proper kiss and proper I love you.”

awwwww thats so sweet. i really do just love the freak4freak dynamic, i'm glad there are people like you out there who love it too! i'm not really interested in the non-crazy versions of ships since i'm there for the weirdness lol. so you'll have plenty of ramblings to come!

having said that, i do have some recs for the crazier billy x steve out there! not an exhaustive list, but heres some really fantastic freak4freak steve billy fics i've read and enjoyed:

Little Perfect Something by runs_in_the_family: billy takes advantage of a wasted steve, but with the delightful dynamic that he really wants steve to have a good time. There's an ongoing thread of a threat that it could turn violent if it stops going how he wants, which makes it extra fun.

drunken tongue by red_leonne: billy ends up drunk enough to stop hiding how desperate he is about Steve. Steve's just trying to be a good person, but for every inch he gives Billy takes a mile. manipulative billy with no shame is just so fun.

watcher in the woods by badhidingspot: billy finds out about that spot in the woods outside steve's house that lets someone see directly into steve's bedroom. makes it his new favorite hangout spot. is unaware that he's feeding into steve's paranoia about the monsters in the woods by doing that, but it works out in his favor regardless.

your mama by lazybaker: a showcasing of billy's whole "only i get to tease him" thing with some violently enforced boundaries.

so good for me, sweetheart by strangererthings: steve is seriously out of it- like, major head trauma, near-death experience out of it. and billy figures it's a great opportunity to finally fuck him. delightful undercurrent of billy being very sweet if you ignore what he's actually doing.

it ain't over till it's over series by hitokiri: billy considers 'acting gay' a come on, and his idea of what counts as gay is an astoundingly low bar that Steve clears completely by accident (and mostly by way of billy finding him attractive and deciding that's steves fault.)

troublemaker by lazybaker: steve's the school counselor trying to help billy get to graduation without a full meltdown. conventional methods didn't work, so he's trying another option. the other option involves billy getting his dick out.

put your lights on by nekostar: okay so technically this is mostly about freak!tommy falling apart in the background of a harringrove au, but for one freak!tommy is a delight and for two billy is still pretty wild in this. he happily identifies as steve's 'attack dog' and he tricks steve into having sex in front of tommy unknowingly. so it's a happy healthy steve/billy but still an outrageous time.