Geek Rambles

Updated as of 11/5/2024

I genuinely love promoting other writers’ works, because they’re freaking awesome, but today? Today I’m gonna hype myself. Because I can.

It’s a long holiday weekend for those of us in the US. Maybe you want to indulge. Maybe you have family you want to avoid. Maybe you have no plans and are looking for a way to fill the time. Maybe you’re on retail or restaurant duty and need a pocket of escape. Maybe you’re not in the US and just want some standard weekend fun.

Let me present to you ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*My Fics*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

Marvel Fic

The only way I can reconcile Steve’s choice in Endgame. Bucky POV set just after CATWS.

Morgan and Peter talk, post-Endgame, pre-FFH

Voicemails from Tony to Peter, from 2018-2023

DC Fic

Mind the tags on this little Dick and Damian fic

Dick really needs his dad and Bruce delivers

For once, the author writes a fic about Dev and he’s not the whumpee (except emotionally)

Post-League Bruce is back in Gotham with a new mission (and Alfred is there to catch him)

Dick needs a rescue

Dick trying to be a good big brother to Jason

Clark is freaking out and needs Bruce to tell him it’s okay

An unexpected reunion in the family

A long-anticipated death in the family

Selina and Bruce’s wedding

How the first three BatKids learned to deal with nightmares

Recovery is a journey and Jason’s path has speed bumps. Good thing Tim is a good brother!

Tim gets hit with fear toxin, Jason is there to rescue him, and it does not go well

Something Very Bad happens and Superman needs a minute to process

EVEN MORE self-indulgent Jason and Bruce

Family is messy sometimes, ft. Jason, Tim, and Cass

Something is wrong with Bruce, but no one knows what

Dev has a VERY bad night

Bruce and Tim at two different points in their relationship

Cassandra sickfic, ft. the best dad

The BatFam as seen by Jim Gordon

TFW you watch Tenet for the first time and have SuperBros emotions

VERY self-indulgent Bruce and Jason fluff

Jason has a bad night. Tim is there to help

Tim is sick and not-exactly-friendly Red Hood is kinder than expected

I use Jason Todd to make everyone cry (including myself)

Sadboy Tim Drake takes care of a very sick Jason

Damian is kidnapped. Dick has a bad time.

Dev has a Very Bad Night (good thing he has a Bruce)

Dick and Jason are stranded on a desert island. There’s magic(?) and lots of regret

New butler-dad Alfred has taken a fright

The light of my life is given his due love and affection (aka I nearly kill Dev and the Fam takes it poorly)

Jason Paranormal AU

Filling in the gaps of what might have happened (relationally speaking) immediately after Bruce comes back from the “dead”

Hand holding. Lots of hand holding by Bruce and for Bruce.

Bruce is hurt and Damian is worried and it’s very sweet

Absolutely unjustifiable fluff in which Dick goes to camp

The rules of surviving as a Rogue in Gotham, as explained by Oswald Cobblepot (ft. BAMF Alfred Pennyworth)

Alfred is sick and Bruce is worried and I drown you in fluff.

I fix a gap in the “Bruce Wayne lost in time” storyline. With knuckle kisses.

Bruce gets a call about his kid, has a slight heart attack.

Totally plotless GoodDad!Bruce fluff with cuddles, kisses, and sweet pet names

Tim is afraid of being forgotten.

Dick and Jason try to be brothers. Twice.

Jason gets a cat. Or rather, a cat gets a Jason.

Jason, Bruce, and the stars above.

Dick is a bad patient but so are the rest of the family.

Bruce Wayne adopts each of his children.

Bruce Wayne has depression.

Damian&Dick whump from Damian’s (pt 1) and Tim’s (pt 2) POV.

Jason&Bruce hurt/comfort, centering around Ethiopia and post-reunion.

Pure BatKids fluff from Clark Kent’s POV.

What I call my Sad, Sad Tim Drake fic (for all you middle children out there.)

A Stranger Things/Batman crossover that literally no one expected or asked for

Damian&Jason coming to an understanding as wary siblings

Pre-Robin Tim is a nervous lil bean with bad timing

I spit on the idea of Ric but have the Fam react to the haircut

Jason learns about something that happened while he was dead and it’s traumatic for everyone (including me)

A selection of Jason’s Christmases, from Catherine to post-Ethiopia

Alfred goes on vacation and NewDad!Bruce has a sort-of emergency

New-to-Gotham Damian and Dick start to understand each other

Canonically, Tim’s mom died on Christmas Eve, so here’s a look at that

5+1 of the times Jason saved his siblings and the time they saved him

Bruce Wayne adds one last child to his hoard

Tim, Jason, and Bruce are offered the chance to go back in time and stop Jason’s death from happening. With a catch.

If Bruce had reacted to Jason’s return the way he should have screw you DC

Dick gets the flu and it’s bad but Bruce is there

Time travel shenanigans where Bruce finally gets to hold one of his children as a baby

My ongoing fic where Bruce gets deaged and his children experience him at different points in his life

Damian and Cass go on an unplanned hike

My Whumptober 2019 fic prompts, which include:

Jason&Bruce deal with some of the practical emotional fallout from the fact that Jason is canonically a serial killer

Jason races to save a sibling as a bomb counts down

The sibling’s POV for the above fic, plus a resolution

Bruce really loves his butler dad, okay? Like a lot.

Home invasion fic starring audreycritter’s Dr. Dev, plus Bruce

Clark deals with a Bruce emergency and is partially based off that one post that upset people 😁 (also part of SuperBros, below)

Post-Ethiopia Bruce panics over Tim, then panics over panicking because he doesn’t want to father

Follow-up of the above, where Bruce is still panicking

Cass is, as one commenter put it, a BAMF (but also loves her family very much)

Robin!Dick and Uncle Clark have a sleepover but Clark is still a clueless 20-something bachelor who has no idea how to Adult

BatFam Week 2018 prompts, which include:

Dick/Babs whump, open-ended

Jason&Bruce are buried alive and it’s as traumatic as you might think

AU where tiny Jason refuses to stay with Bruce for Reasons

Time travel shenanigans with BrandNew!Batman Bruce

Tim&Dick hurt/comfort set during Bruce’s “death”

100% BatFam family night fluff

My ongoing collection of Bruce&Clark Superbros fic, which include:

Clark is so powerful it freaks Bruce out, set during Robin!Dick years

Clark catches a cold and Bruce is definitively the Dad Friend of the JLA

Clark deals with a Bruce emergency and is partially based off that one post that upset people 😁 (also part of Whumptober, above)

Bruce has a nightmare and Clark appears (and Clark’s POV)

Clark and Bruce are dying, but at least they’re together

Clark has the hiccups then uh-oh, things get serious (plus Bruce’s POV of the same series of events)

My ongoing collection of Tumblr prompt fic, which include (listed by chapter):

Pukey Jason, mama-henning Dick

Dick gives CPR to a sibling

Damian has a flashback, Tim gets the brunt of it

Tim and Jason, post-fear toxin

Jason and Dick work themselves to exhaustion with expected consequences

Tim and Damian get kidnapped

Sniffly Jason, mama-henning Dick

Steph and Duke bond

Tim, Cass, and Damian have a movie day

A brief scene with Robin!Jason and Bruce

Tim and RedHood!Jason have a heart-to-heart

Dick is laid up but he has a nice time with Cass and Tim regardless

Damian is ill but tries to sneak out on patrol anyways

Damian taking care of Bruce for the first time

“Get help” but with the Fam instead of Thor and Loki

Duke wiggles his eyebrows for Reasons

A very tired Tim

Alfred is loved (Alfred is mortal)

Jason needs attention

Violence as a love language, ft. Damian and Jason

My ongoing collection of headcanon/fic mishmashes, which include (listed by chapter):

Four Dick Grayson headcanons (traveling, sleepwalking, an unshakeable truth, and not a cop)

Four Jason Todd headcanons (self-love, squicks, Dick, kiddos)

Four Cassandra Cain headcanons (crying, singing, family, favorite superhero)

Four Wally&Dick headcanons (Batman, favorite story, sit still, Enrique)

Four Damian Wayne headcanons (hugging, jumpscare, anger, #1 bros)

Four more Jason Todd headcanons (glasses, patrol games, Robin, kitty cat)

Four Tim Drake headcanons (noise, nails, crying, Bruce)

Four Clark Kent headcanons (Kryptonian, scruff, plan, Dick)

Three more Tim Drake headcanons (school, sleep, home)

Four Alfred Pennyworth headcanons (cards, bingo, the end, ripped)

Jason and zombies

Damian’s eyebrow

Can Bruce cook?

Is Damian a vegetarian?

My worst BatFam head canon of all time

BatFam voices

Jason Todd and the local library

Dick and Jason’s relationship as adults

Tim’s role at Wayne Enterprises

Jason’s tattoos

Jason, Damian, and Talia

Damian’s taste in music

Alfred’s initial reaction to Damian

The truth about Jason and Catherine

Steph’s place in the BatFam

Damian’s feelings regarding Selina Kyle

Dick and Tim’s relationship before the other kids arrived

Bruce’s favorite child

How Tim really feels about Jack leaving on so many trips

BatFam weird takes

Bruce sharing memories of his parents with his kids

How the BatFam hugs

A word on Dick and Bruce’s relationship

Mental health medication

Each BatKid’s favorite song from Six: The Musical

Four more Jason Todd headcanons (Cass, the bet, Bruce, naming)

Cassandra’s fears and phobias

What flusters Bruce

Dick, Bruce, and their tickle spots

Tim’s humiliating memories

What makes Dick cry

Alfred’s grudges and vendettas

Dick’s emotional/moral weak spots

A what-if/AU for Dick

Alfred’s vices

Damian’s habits

Things Tim will never admit

Damian’s bad habits

BROTP: Bruce & Clark

BROTP: Cass & Steph

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It's also how we know that most dinosaurs had round pupils. It's pretty common for people to depict dinosaurs with slit pupils, probably because of Jurassic Park, mostly because it looks really cool, but nope, they were round. There are very few, if any, birds with slit pupils, which is further evidence for round pupils. And most extant animals with slit pupils are on the small side. Many people think of cats having slit pupils, and they do, but it's the little ones. Lions and tigers have round pupils, because slit pupils are most useful closest to the ground and they actually sacrifice some of their visually acuity for the sake of being better at judging distances in low-light conditions, and most animals with them are ambush predators that jump out at their prey. You ever seen a video where someone throws or bounces a ball towards a cat and it bops them on the head and they seem surprised? That's why; they struggle to track where the ball is going, especially horizontally. So for anything over a certain size, slit pupils are a detriment, especially if they chase down prey.

The character of Jekyll/Hyde is actually fantastic as a metaphor for an abusive partner. Because they never start out that way. And they often appear nice from the outside.

Jekyll and Hyde are not different people. The guy that lovebombs gives you flowers and big compliments and talks about how much he loves you (early on, in fact maybe too early in the relationship) is the same guy that blows up because you won't share your location, or insists you should stop hanging out with your friends, or says bizarre or inappropriate things during sex. And it's the same guy who apologizes for all of it--though is it really an apology, or is he shifting the blame?--and promises not to do it again.

It's the same guy. All of it. The same guy.

They're preying on insecurities to do it. Yes, you can write an essay - but can you write a good essay, they ask you. Do you not want to improve your output? Do you not want people to think of you as competent and very clever? Why go through the mortifying process of failing and failing and failing until you succeed if you can just skip the "learning" part of doing, and simply generate a ready-made product?

I'm preaching to the choir here obviously but it's a concerning thing to witness nonetheless. My kid is 6 next week and I've been teaching her that failing at things is morally neutral and in fact necessary even before the advent of AI, but it's becoming ever more important that we teach the kids that criticism and failure and discomfort aren't necessarily bad things, but just a part of the growth process.