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ari and tim

Do you ever think about how vigilantism is insolation. Do you ever think about how the second that cape, that mask, the symbol gets made, the person is no longer just a person but has just signed up to be more than what they are. How they are soul crushing mortal and something beyond it at the same time. How there will never be another person that truly understands ever again because the cape and masks and secrets mean that no one will ever know the exact direct, painful truth that someone must live. A person can be surrounded by everyone they need and never have enough, never be enough, to ever fit in perfectly amoung them.

Do you ever think about how they have to constantly pay attention to what they tell people. There is no easy middle of the work week rants with coworkers anymore because anything too obveous can put them in danger and put you in danger. There is no more easy talking points between friends and lovers. Even when they are aware they will never truely understand.

Do you ever think about the guilt that heroes feel when they get told by a newer hero that they were the inspiration. That they are the reason there is another cape. For just a moment, they are relieved that there are more hands to help, but so guilty because this new hero does not truly understand what they have signed up for.

Do you ever think about those former child and teen heroes who want to yell at the new teen heroes to leave, to be stupid kids, to not take up burdens? No child should be responsible for it. Think about the heroes who have tried, but then realize that they themselves never listened, so why would these new heroes listen.

Do you ever think about the teen heroes realizing that this was a mistake but knowing that they can never fully leave. That the times they do everything seems to go wrong, and it has to be all their fault because they had the ability to do something but didn't, and so many people got hurt.

Do you ever think about heroes and the dawning realization that their stories don't have happy endings and all their journey can be is a tragedy. One that is dressed up in pretty words and favors by those who will never completely understand.

Do you ever think about the heroes who lasted the longest looking back and seeing the graves of everyone who didn't. How their survival relied on the death of everyone around them. For they would jot have survived if someone else hadn't died.

Do you ever think about heroes and vigilantes and how everyone wants to be one, dreaming up a pretty story about triumph against evil but no one would ever truely want that if they could experience a true moment of it.

Your phone battery percentage determines what year of the 1900s you'll live in.

How screwed are you?

I'd like to talk about how the Batfam + agencent character would be treated if the only thing that changed was their gender was flopped. Like nothing else changes. Still same storylines, same personality, nothing changes. [Not examining how the writers or DC would handle them]. Just looking at the way that the fandom would handle them.

What character that is beloved would become the overhated. Which is the general fan favourite? Which is infintalized the most? Those general things.

Have to let you know I saw this TikTok comment not but a couple minutes after I saw this post.

He looks so good omg???

I was presently surprised because I didn't know every single one of your favs, so I thought I might find one I didn't know about, but also not shocked by the answer I got either.

take my uquiz... if you want to

i was inspired by the one @franollie did a little while ago :)

happy birthday tim!!

new video!!! very special thanks to @gretahayes @creetchure and @annah-kitathryne for their amazing help in this video, I literally couldn't have done this without them

Most Disliked Robin Results!!

at long last, (some of) the data you've all been waiting for.

for those of you who are new, i put out a questionnaire to gather data in the interest of discovering if my personal hypothesis that knowing someone's #1 Robin tells you nothing really, but knowing their top two, now that gives you insight. i have since closed that questionnaire, and we are in the data crunching stage. in this anon ask, anon was curious which Robin was getting the most dislike votes. i shared the current numbers w/o revealing who was getting which votes, and invited y'all to vote for which Robin you thought was getting the most dislike votes.

these were the results of the prediction poll:

before i share the final results, with 745 responses, a disclaimer:

the data pool is extremely small in the grand scheme of things!! this data cannot be used to make definitive claims about fandom at large. this is simply what we observed from the small group of fans, predominantly from tumblr, who filled out my questionnaire. cool? cool.

for our purposes, a "Stan" is someone who marked X Robin as their #1 fave Robin, and a "Fan" is someone who marked X Robin in their top two. additionally, whenever you see a top two Duo, for example, Dick & Damian, the character mentioned first is that person's #1. so Dick & Damian duos are distinct from Damian & Dick duos!!

for the non-math nerds, the 95% CI*, or 95% Confidence Interval is there to show that if we were to poll a random 745 responders again, from the same communities, we're about 95% sure the true value is somewhere in here range. *this is a bit of a simplification, but uh, i am not a math teacher + google is free. (i thought about finding a snappy youtube vid but as soon as they started talking math i zoned out whoops.)

finally a big, big thank you to @chinajousama and @tevyaa for their data-crunching + formatting!! none of this would have happened nearly as quickly (or successfully) without them!! 🫶

overall dislike

raw count

converted to percentages with 95% CI

the most important takeaway here, imo, is that ~74% do not dislike any Robin. (shoutout to the Jason & Steph Duo who disliked Dick, Tim, and Damian tho, iconic.)

also, it is not at all what tumblr predicted!! tumblr predicted that dick would be least disliked (by virtue of him getting the least votes) and that's...about all that was correct from the prediction poll.

now how does this breakdown depending on Stans/Fans/Duos?

Stans' dislike (Y is responders #1 Robin)

raw count

converted to percentages with 95% CI

"hey!!" you say, "the math is not mathing- if i add up the bottom row i get 774/104%, not 745/100%." correct!! this is because responders were able to dislike more than one Robin.

if we gave the percentages for each row of the very first chart, (the one that lays out how people voted in all the permutations), those percents would add up to 100%. but since we're only breaking it down between the Robins, there's overlap. 14.8% of everyone disliked Tim, that number is true. however, that 14.8% of Tim Dislikers includes people who also disliked other Robins- it's not the percentage of people who exclusively dislike Tim.

tl;dr: it doesn't add up, but the math is right, trust.

"okay, fine, but why don't you have a 95% CI for everyone?" if the sample group was too small to make a prediction (received less than 5 responses), we decided not to give one because there's simply not enough data to give one worth having. tl;dr, if there's a 0.00%* in the 95% CI chart, don't read into those stats too hard!!

Fans' dislike (Y is in responder's top duo)

raw count

converted to percentages with 95% CI

already you can see some differences compared to the Stans' Dislikes- most percentages go up a bit, but a few go down.

now let's see what happens when we look at the breakdown over Duo's Dislike

Duo's dislike

raw count

converted to percentages with 95% CI

note the differences!! for instance, all Jason-first Duos are more likely to dislike Tim than the percentage given for Jason Stans, except for Jason & Tim duos, which duh, but also, Jason & Tim is the second most common Jason-first Duo, making up 25.3% of Jason-first Duos.

also!! Tim fans are the least likely to dislike overall, with 83.2% not disliking any Robin, however, Tim stans, specifically Tim & Dick Duos are the most likely to dislike Damian. (*cough* lingering Red Robin grudge, perhaps? *cough* Tim Stans: i can let a lot of shit go, but that. that i cannot. [i'm a Tim Stan, i'm allowed to tease them, okay?])

another crucial thing to point out here is that the percentages represent how likely Y Duo is to dislike X Robin. this distinction is significant because while it is correct to say that, (based off this data pool), Steph & Damian Duos are the most likely to dislike Tim, it is incorrect to say that most Tim dislikers are Steph & Damian Duos.

"huh??"

something, something squares and rectangles If you grab a random Steph & Damian Duo responder, they are the most likely out of all the Duo responders to dislike Tim. However, if you were to grab a random Tim Disliker responder, the odds of that responder being a Steph & Damian Duo are pretty low.

by number, Dick & Damian Duos make up the biggest portion of Tim Dislikers (26 out of 110 votes). however, they also make up the biggest portion of responders overall with 92 votes, whereas Steph & Damian only got 22.

(side note, if you're like, whoa but Dick & Jason won the tumblr poll- overall, there were more responders that had Dick and Jason in their top 2, however they were split 82/64 and Dick and Damian was split 92/29. those splits are also super interesting to see, bc some are pretty even and others aren't.)

okay, so what's the takeaway here? repeat after me: everybody 👏hates 👏 Tim!! 👏 loud incorrect buzzer yeah, no so the main takeaway here is that so far, it's looking like there is visible variation depending on a Stan/Fan's Duo compared to Stan/Fan opinion. also, that most Robin fans don't dislike a Robin. you can relax, odds are blorbo is not under attack. unless you're a Tim stan. jk jk, i'm sorry, him having 14.8% dislikability is just hysterical to me, like do you see the social distancing, Jason is the second most disliked and Tim has more than double his numbers LMAO.

especially bc that 14.8% is just like, out of all responders, how likely Tim is to be disliked, right, follow me here, hehe. 110 of 223 dislike votes cast were for Tim, right, so of the dislike votes cast there is a ~49.3% chance that a dislike vote is a dislike Tim vote.

but!! if we condense that 223 (dislike votes cast/remember that 1 responder could dislike multiple) to 194 (the actual number of responders who disliked), then it's 110 out of 194, so if a Robin fan dislikes anyone, there is a ~56.7% that they dislike Tim.

try not to laugh at that, i dare you.

now, as a Tim stan, i think this makes sense because out of all the Robins, Tim has the most on panel interaction with every other Robin compared to the others, so like, if any Robin is going to show up and annoy you, odds are it's Timbo. factor in fanfic trends and uh...look, do i love Tim? yes. (i love them all, but that's beside the point.) do i think he's annoying af. also yes. it's part of the appeal, i mean hot people get it, i mean this data is not shocking to me but it is, clearly, deeply amusing. that being said, you might be under attack, because responders were wayyyy more likely to find a Robin Stan annoying than they were to dislike a Robin hehehe. sorry, sorry, i swear i'm not trying to shart shit. i mean, start shit. that was an honest typo but i'm so tired rn and it's funny so i'm leaving it, forgive me. what are your thoughts? any of this surprising to you, or does it track with your predictions? tysm for participating if you responded to the questionnaire!! and if you didn't, no worries, enjoy the Findings. please remember that the goal of this questionnaire/sharing the Findings is not to grade other fans on whether they're "good"/"bad"- discuss to your heart's intent but let's try and keep the wank/bad faith takes to a minimum, yeah? thank youuuuu

also enjoy this at a glance graph!! the bars are error bars, they represent that 95% CI :)

anyways!! i just threw a ton of data at you, if there's anything you would like to see me elaborate on/any questions you have, please feel free to send me an ask and we'll do our best to deliver!! there's truly so much to unpack here.

CHARACTER ASK GAME!!! 💫

Send a character + one or more of these question IN THE INBOX. Don't reply on the post!

1. Why do you like or dislike this character?

2. Favorite canon thing about this character?

3. Least favorite canon thing about this character?

4. If you could put this character in any other media, be it a book, a movie, anything, what would you put them in?

5. What's the first song that comes to mind when you think about them?

6. What's something you have in common with this character?

7. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you like?

8. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you despise?

9. Could you be roommates with this character?

10. Could you be best friends with this character?

11. Would you date this character?

12. What's a headcanon you have for this character?

13. What's an emoji, an emoticon and/or any symbol that reminds you of this character or you think the character would use a lot?

14. Assign a fashion aesthetic to this character.

15. What's your favorite ship for this character? (Doesn't matter if it's canon or not.)

16. What's your least favorite ship for this character?

17. What's a ship for this character you don't hate but it's not your favorite that you're fine with?

18. How about a relationship they have in canon with another character that you admire?

19. How about a relationship they have in canon that you don't like?

20. Which other character is the ideal best friend for this character, the amount of screentime they share doesn't matter?

21. If you're a fic writer and have written for this character, what's your favorite thing to do when you're writing for this character? What's something you don't like?

22. If you're a fic reader, what's something you like in fics when it comes to ths character? Something you don't like?

23. Favorite picture of this character?

24. What other character from another fandom of yours that reminds you of them?

25. What was your first impression of this character? How about now?

26. FREEBIE QUESTION!!

The Watermelon Woman (1996) dir. Cheryl Dunye

My one true fear is fucking up the characterization of my favs so bad that I have to quietly remove myself from the internet and live my life a hermit in shame.

hey can we all just be really cool and agree to stop the fireworks at midnight. thanks

HELENA   BERTINELLI   IS   G O N E .

‡   she   was   a   FACADE,   masking   a   great   deal   of   pain.

/   masking   her   feelings.

⠀⠀ ⠀ masking   her   fears.   /

THE   OLD   FACADE   HAS   C/R/A/C/K/E/D.

the   stoic,   the   sharp   tongue   —   all   broken   down   to   provide   fuel   for   a   new   self. 

helena   thought   she   was   intimidating.

SHE   COULDN'T   SCARE   ANYBODY.

—   ⌖   it's   time   to   invent   someone   who   can.

to   confront   the   ultimate   killers,   i   must   construct   the   ultimate   alias.   to   combat   the   MURDERERS   who   would   destroy   my   family,   CRUSH   MY   OWN   LIFE   on   their   way   to   consuming   everything   —   i   must   become   a   greater,  more   fearsome   DESTROYER.   to   track   down   the   ANIMALS   who   PREY   on   the   INNOCENT,   i   must   stalk   them   first   …   i   am   no   longer   their   quarry. 

⌖ › I AM THE HUNTRESS.

requited by sans. ⠀⠀ ⠀† side blog to @birds-of-x.

This isn't really a poll? I mean it is, but it's kind of also ... a social experiment? Which is to say, I have purposefully avoided asking an actual question here, although -- well, you'll see, probably.

It would be cool and fun if you used tags/reblogs/replies to tell me who you picked and how you chose them, since that's kind of the purpose of the exercise here! But also, like, I'm not the boss of you, lmao.

I chose these runs based on how well I thought they could be (faithfully and accurately) turned into like, a 20 episode season MAX.

Edit: I forgot to mention, if you chose “insert comic run here” you have to put in the tags what the run is and why :)

Hey American moots, could you potentially see a bear if you went for a walk in the woods nearest to your house?

Helena Bertenelli for the charecter ask game?

Helena Bertinelli

Three facts about them from my personal headcanons

1. Helps with a summer reading program at the closest library where she helps younger kids break down books and look at narrative tools.

2. Visits the graves of the children she was unable to save. Late at night when she can afford a moment or two.

3. She still keeps snacks in her pantry that she doesn't like but knows other people like. Whether it's for when Dinah, or Babs comes over, or when other vigilantes need a close place to crash.

A reason they suck

She doesn't go to therapy, but will recommend it to others.

A reason they are great

Despite everyone trying to change and control her, she continues to be herself and only changes when she wants to change. Also, the slow healing she goes through but still backslide.

A reason I relate to them

Her anger and rage at what she has been through and the treatment she faces. Her grudges and the way that even when she has been wronged, she will still help because she is still a good person.

(What I consider to be) the top tier otp/ot3 for the character

I don't really ship her endgame with anyone? I like her ships in context. The BoP polycule is super fun, but I only see it in the context of the comic and can't see it in any other AUverse. I like Helena and Dick in the context of this is the best divorceable ship ever. I haven't read enough of either Question to have a big opinion.

Five things that have never happened to this character that I believe should have happened

1. Even if briefly, experience the dynamic of having a sidekick.

2. Save her class of students while as a civilian.

3. Bonding experience with Cass. Could go good or bad but they will bond in some way.

4. A team-up or team with no strings attached. Where she doesn't end up being in the role of being controlled.

5. A spin-off series with her and Artemis. They had such a fun dynamic in the gods of Gotham story and I would have loved to see more of it.

Five people that character has never fallen in love with and why?

1. Dick. She could never fall in love with someone who keeps so many secrets and never fully trusts her. She never saw it as being long-term and already knew that a relationship between the two of them would never last long.

2. Babs. She could never fall in love with someone who seeks to control her. She never wants to end up in the position where she is unable to leave, unable to make her own choices without feeling that string of control.

3. Dinah. She could never fall in love with someone while knowing that the person's heart belongs to another. That the love she could hold would always be second to another. Knowing that the other would go back to another.

4. The people she has to flirt with while on the job. She could never fall in love with someone who would know only one part of herself and someone whose first connection is to the mask.

5. Herself. She can never truly love herself because she sees so many flaws and passes too much judgment onto herself. She knows her own past and knows the toll it has taken on her to live with it but also the toll that being Huntress can take on her. She knows what she is doing to herself, and for that, she can't fully love herself.