em-dad ⋆.˚

Like there is a panel where Jason talks about turning 53 (which would be his real world age given his 80s continuity). Like there are so many small bizarre instances of Jason alluding to his real world characterization and impacts but like done in almost the same way I would expect a seer or conduit might.

Bro basically does a soliloquy to the audience like in a Shakespeare play. Only he doesn’t know there is an audience.

I think it would be super funny if Jason said some meta shit unprompted and it throws Prime off.

Jason: me and Bruce don’t work. Like him admitting he’s wrong would break the universe and that can’t happen.

Prime (squinting his eyes): yeah.. something like that.

Or

Jason: I had a dream that none of this was real. That no matter what I do I don’t have any control. I’m not the one writing my own story. I’m just a character for others amusement.

Prime (doing a double take): the $@&!

Jason: It’s probably nothing.

Prime: it’s definitely something!

And possibly

Prime: that’s what you get for crawling out of your coffin.

Jason: I’m not sure if that’s what happened. It’s all so muddled anymore. Who’s to say what actually brought me back.

Prime (Turing to the reader) you seeing this chat?

And of course

Jason: I feel like people are always hoping my down fall. Like if you put my life in the peoples hands the would vote to kill me off.

Prime: ….

Prime: who the fuck told you!

Prime: do you know about the readers too?!

prime can talk a lot of shit but cant take anything back

irl, i live alone. irl, i am disabled. irl, that intersection and my lack of interest in partnering actively makes life really hard. everything is expensive. i can't always cook when i want to or have fresh ingredients, because my symptoms don't care if I want to cut up vegetables and eat something homemade before they go bad. if I have a bad flareup and getting up is not in the cards, that's it. i have what's next to me. the lack of social support for single folks, for disabled folks, for folks whose family care is inadequate or damaging... it's impactful.

I talk about how i once visited a place with an ex partner. i mention how our relationship started because i was pressured into it, and i wasn't really into the level of seriousness and 'forever' she treated it with. everyone says it's weird that i agreed if i didn't want it to be serious. i remember being 16, saying no, and a chorus of people telling me i was stupid and immature, that her family was rich, that we would be cute and to listen to them, not my heart. my heart was saying nothing.

i look at my current age and life goals. for many of my peers, dating and marriage and eventual kids are common goals. i am watching my rights erode and trying to practice good mental hygeine. my five year goal is to be alive. my next major life milestone is a nebulous desire to find a life i can tolerate living.

being aromantic significantly impacts my day to day. i want to see aro people living their lives, and doing so with joy. i want to see aro adults making it, ones like me. i want aro people to thrive. i want to live, aromantically.

Damian in Robin (2021): I have given up on you being a couple, please just show each other respect for my sake.

Bruce and Talia since then:

Steph seems to have her doubts about the whole thing and honestly I can't blame her.

Bruce never really trusted in her and now she's supposed to blindly trust in a plan Bruce and Barbara didn't fully reveal to the others until after the mission had started (and knowing Bruce he's probably still keeping them in the dark over some aspects). Barbara outing her civilian identity as a Batman ally for this plan is a huge risk and cost, even if Barbara wants to do it out of her own volition. Steph is also probably still unhappy that she was told about Tim's retirement from Damian and because Tim isn't helping when they need more hands on deck.

Really not sure how to feel about Damian continually acting so obedient/blindly loyal towards Bruce since Bruce's agressive outburst towards him. I guess it's supposed to be Damian wanting to win his father's favor back even after they somewhat made up last issue, but I think that would be a problematic message if it doesn't lead to other problems later on.