Gandpa's Rants

Barbara: Yeah I've known that for a while now.

Dick: We just started.

The Radiant

Creators do not owe anyone content. Do not ask writers when they will update.

If an author did not ask for [negative] criticism , do not give criticism.

Read the tags carefully before reading a fanfic.

If you ignored the tags and were upset, that is your responsibility, not the creator’s.

Disliking a ship does NOT give you the right to attack people who enjoy it.

Do not tell authors or shippers that their ship is “disgusting,” “wrong,” or “shouldn’t exist.” Shipping fictional characters is not a moral failing.

No one is obligated to justify why they ship two fictional characters.

Headcanons are PERSONAL interpretations, not universal truth.

Dark themes in fiction do not equal real life beliefs or intentions.

Leaving kudos or short positive comments genuinely matters.

Not every fanwork is made for you, and that is okay.

Scrolling past content you dislike is better than engaging negatively

Enjoying a fandom later than others does not make someone less of a fan.

Bruce: I’m not going to kill you, Clark.

AKA "Homeless-Danny-in-Gotham trope but he doesn't realize the Gotham Public Library is not as secure as Tucker's network. The Batfam are... concerned about Danny's search history." DPxDC prompt idea.

Okay, so I keep seeing tropes where Danny gets stuck in Gotham for whatever reason - Clockwork shenanigans, portal accidents, dimensional travel, etc - and immediately finds the Gotham Public Library. Which is great. But I give you this: Danny's best friend has an internet network more private than the Fortress of Solitude. Danny, Sam, and Tucker have practically admitted to war crimes via Tucker's secure line. So, it doesn't really cross Danny's mind that using the public internet at the library would be traceable.

Thus Barbara Gordon, otherwise known as Oracle, comes across several strange inquires during her periodical browser history checks.

Guest user: where is got ham

Guest user: where is gottham city

Guest user: gotham city nj to amity park il

Guest user: amity park il

Guest user: Link selected: r/AskReddit/missing-cities-in-america

Guest user: Link selected: r/AskReddit/What-To-Do-When-Flash-Changes-The-Timeline-And-My-City-No-Longer-Exists

Guest user: who is flash superhero

Guest user: Link selected: Wikipedia/Justice-League

Guest user: how to contact justice league about possible dimensional travel??

Guest user: how to undo dimensional travel diy wiki how

So... that's kind of suspicious. Barbara checks the cameras to find a black-haired and blue-eyed kid sitting at the computer that matches the IP address for the Google search history. Then rewinds the cameras, from the time the kid sat at the computer to the time to when he came in the library entrance; she picks through city surveillance footage until she sees the kid falling face-first through a Lazarus-green portal into an alley.

Welp.