Glitter-stained - Ink Stained Hands

"Because these wings are no longer wings to fly

But merely vans to beat the air

The air which is now thoroughly small and dry

Dryer than the will

Teach us to care and not to care,

Teach us to sit still.

Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death,

Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death."

TS Eliot, Ash Wednesday

(Don't mind me, just yet again pushing the Jason Todd ft T. S. Eliot agenda because I dislike the concept of happiness)

Chapters: 1/11 Fandom: Batman - All Media Types, Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010), Batman: Hush (2019)

When Jason comes out of the Pit, trauma and a years-old misunderstanding make for an unfortunate combination as he learns other children have fallen under Batman's influence. Now a trained and highly skilled assassin, he will do anything to protect his newest siblings from the demons of his past... Honestly, this would all be a lot easier if everybody just make sure they were talking about the same thing.

Or: a years-old secret leads to Jason kidnapping the Robins to save them from a not-so-evil Batman who just wants his children to be safe.

The first chapter is finally out!! I'm so excited 

I hc Tim as simultaneously highly competent and completely useless at taking care of himself. Like, you know these expensive y-food meal-bottles that are supposed to contain all the nutrients of a balanced meal without the time-consumption and come with the flavouring options vanilla, watermelon and cum? He drinks one of these for each meal while at work without taking a break for it, along with his iron supplement, protein shake ane vitamin D supplement because God forbid he stops doing things for something as stupid as a walk.

But don't worry! He's well aware than downtime, hobbies and having a social life are necessary for a healthy and balanced lifestyle and development, which is why he has plenty of those! How unfortunate that he is both platonically and romantically attracted to people with a propension for dying and intense levels of flirting with danger, and that his hobbies are photography (of vigilantism and crime scenes), skateboarding without a helmet (not bad but the fact that this is safest is funny) and vigilantism.

Thankfully, Tim understands that many of his life experiences can be detrimental to his well-being (he did the Childhood Adverse Experiences tally and was unimpressed with the implications for his score), which is why he goes to therapy. Unfortunately, as this therapist is a civilian, he goes as Alvin Draper and has devised a complex backstory and code to talk about his issues in metaphors, which has become intricate to the point of uselessness because the therapist is now taking very good care of Alvin Draper instead of Tim.

Sleep? That's useful! Unfortunately, it's also hard to go by, but he calculated he can go at 80% of his capacities by sleeping exactly two sleep cycles less than what would be healthy, leaving him a little tired all the time but alert enough to function well. Thankfully his rigid schedule in which he writes everything helps him stay on top of things, as well as the modified energy drink he engineered to give him three times more caffeine than store-bought options with zero sugar in it (because you gotta stay healthy!!!) that tastes amazing with peach and mango flavours.

Everything is fine. Tim is doing great. He is absolutely in control, and has a perfectly adequate handle on the situation that will definitely not send him into a crisis if something unpredicted happens (which it won't, since he has contingency plans for everything, of course. As stated, he is in control).

I really like the idea that Tim is the only one in his entire family who actually takes care of himself, and still looks like a mess. He's the one who correctly takes his antibiotics, he's the one who goes to a therapist, the one who falls asleep on a regular basis, and yet he's still a complete mess. Like, sorry Tim, the literal universe is against you, sorry

In a kinder world...

This is actually adorable I do not take criticism

What if Talia saved Jason before Joker could kill him?

(Should I do a part 2?)

Obligatory Jason ft TS Elliot reblog, and this one isn't even angsty ain't that nice

Jason Todd: It is apparently TS Elliot day.

Tim Drake: Does she have an OnlyFans?

Jason Todd: Renowned 1920s poet TS Elliot does not have an OnlyFans, no.