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Writing Weapons (1): Swords
The Thrusting Sword
Type of fight scene: entertaining, duels, non-lethal fights, non-gory deaths, swashbuckling adventure
Mostly used in: Europe, including Renaissance and Regency periods
Typical User: silm, male or female, good aerobic fitness
Main action: thrust, pierce, stab
Main motion: horizontal with the tip forward
Shape: straight, often thin, may be lightweight
Typical Injury: seeping blood, blood stains spreading
Strategy: target gaps in the armous, pierce a vital organ
Disadvantage: cannot slice through bone or armour
Examples: foil, epee, rapier, gladius
The Cleaving Sword
Type of fight scene: gritty, brutal, battles, cutting through armour
Typical user: tall brawny male with broad shulders and bulging biceps
Mostly used in: Medieval Europe
Main action: cleave, hack, chop, cut, split
Main motion: downwards
Shape: broad, straight, heavy, solid, sometime huge, sometimes need to be held in both hands, both sides sharpened
Typical Injury: severed large limbs
Strategy: hack off a leg, them decapitate; or split the skull
Disadvantage: too big to carry concealed, too heavy to carry in daily lifem too slow to draw for spontaneous action
Examples: Medieval greatsword, Scottish claymore, machete, falchion
The Slashing Sword
Type of fight scene: gritty or entertaining, executions, cavalry charge, on board a ship
Mostly used in: Asia, Middle East
Typical user: male (female is plausible), any body shape, Arab, Asian, mounted warrior, cavalryman, sailor, pirate
Main action: slash, cut, slice
Main motion: fluid, continuous, curving, eg.figure-eight
Shape: curved, often slender, extremely sharp on the outer edge
Typical Injury: severed limbs, lots of spurting blood
Strategy: first disable opponent's sword hand (cut it off or slice into tendons inside the elbow)
Disadvantage: unable to cut thorugh hard objects (e.g. metal armor)
Examples: scimitar, sabre, saif, shamshir, cutlass, katana
Blunders to Avoid:
Weapons performing what they shouldn't be able to do (e.g. a foil slashing metal armour)
Protagonists fighting with weapons for which they don't have the strength or build to handle
The hero carrying a huge sword all the time as if it's a wallet
Drawing a big sword form a sheath on the back (a physical impossiblity, unless your hero is a giant...)
Generic sword which can slash, stab, cleave, slash, block, pierce, thrust, whirl through the air, cut a few limbs, etc...as if that's plausible
adapted from <Writer's Craft> by Rayne Hall
Writing Notes & References
Alchemy ⚜ Antidote to Anxiety ⚜ Attachment ⚜ Autopsy
Art: Elements ⚜ Principles ⚜ Photographs ⚜ Watercolour
Bruises ⚜ Caffeine ⚜ Color Blindness ⚜ Cruise Ships
Children ⚜ Children's Dialogue ⚜ Childhood Bilingualism
Dangerousness ⚜ Drowning ⚜ Dystopia ⚜ Dystopian World
Culture ⚜ Culture Shock ⚜ Ethnocentrism & Cultural Relativism
Emotions: Anger ⚜ Fear ⚜ Happiness ⚜ Sadness
Emotional Intelligence ⚜ Genius (Giftedness) ⚜ Quirks
Facial Expressions ⚜ Laughter & Humour ⚜ Swearing & Taboo
Fantasy Creatures ⚜ Fantasy World Building
Generations ⚜ Literary & Character Tropes
Fight Scenes ⚜ Kill Adverbs
Food: Cooking Basics ⚜ Herbs & Spices ⚜ Sauces ⚜ Wine-tasting ⚜ Aphrodisiacs ⚜ List of Aphrodisiacs ⚜ Food History ⚜ Cocktails ⚜ Literary & Hollywood Cocktails ⚜ Liqueurs
Genre: Crime ⚜ Horror ⚜ Fantasy ⚜ Speculative Biology
Hate ⚜ Love ⚜ Kinds of Love ⚜ The Physiology of Love
How to Write: Food ⚜ Colours ⚜ Drunkenness
Jargon ⚜ Logical Fallacies ⚜ Memory ⚜ Memoir
Magic: Magic System ⚜ 10 Uncommon ⚜ How to Choose
Moon: Part 1 2 ⚜ Related Words
Mystical Items & Objects ⚜ Talisman ⚜ Relics ⚜ Poison
Pain ⚜ Pain & Violence ⚜ Poison Ivy & Poison Oak
Realistic Injuries ⚜ Rejection ⚜ Structural Issues ⚜ Villains
Symbolism: Colors ⚜ Food ⚜ Numbers ⚜ Storms
Thinking ⚜ Thinking Styles ⚜ Thought Distortions
Terms of Endearment ⚜ Ways of Saying "No" ⚜ Yoga
Compilations: Plot ⚜ Character ⚜ Worldbuilding ⚜ For Poets ⚜ Tips & Advice
all posts are queued. will update this every few weeks/months. send questions or requests here ⚜ Writing Resources PDFs
When your Character...
Gets into: A Fight ⚜ ...Another Fight ⚜ ...Yet Another Fight
Hates Someone ⚜ Kisses Someone ⚜ Falls in Love
Calls Someone they Love ⚜ Dies / Cheats Death ⚜ Drowns
is...
A Ballerina ⚜ A Child ⚜ Interacting with a Child ⚜ A Cheerleader
A Cowboy ⚜ A Genius ⚜ A Lawyer ⚜ A Pirate ⚜ A Spy
A Wheelchair User ⚜ A Zombie ⚜ Beautiful ⚜ Dangerous ⚜ Drunk
Funny ⚜ In a Coma ⚜ In a Secret Society ⚜ Injured ⚜ Shy
needs...
A Magical Item ⚜ An Aphrodisiac ⚜ A Fictional Poison
A Coping Strategy ⚜ A Drink ⚜ A Medicinal Herb ⚜ A Mentor
Money ⚜ A Persuasion Tactic ⚜ A Quirk ⚜ To be Killed Off
To Become Likable ⚜ To Clean a Wound ⚜ To Self-Reflect
To Find the Right Word, but Can't ⚜ To Say No ⚜ To Swear
loves...
Astronomy ⚜ Baking ⚜ Cooking ⚜ Cocktails ⚜ Food ⚜ Oils
Dancing ⚜ Fashion ⚜ Gems ⚜ Herbal Remedies ⚜ Honey
Mushrooms ⚜ Mythology ⚜ Numbers ⚜ Perfumes
Roses ⚜ Sweets ⚜ To Argue ⚜ To Insult ⚜ To Kiss
To Make False Claims ⚜ Wine ⚜ Wine-Tasting ⚜ Yoga
has/experiences...
Allergies ⚜ Amnesia ⚜ Bereavement ⚜ Bites & Stings
Bruises ⚜ Caffeine ⚜ CO Poisoning ⚜ Color Blindness
Facial Hair ⚜ Fainting ⚜ Fevers ⚜ Food Allergies
Food Poisoning ⚜ Fractures ⚜ Frostbite ⚜ Hypothermia
Injuries ⚜ Jet Lag ⚜ Kidnapping ⚜ Manipulation ⚜ Mutism
Pain ⚜ Paranoia ⚜ Poisoning ⚜ More Pain & Violence
Scars ⚜ Trauma ⚜ Viruses ⚜ Wounds
[these are just quick references. more research may be needed to write your story...]
Writing Resources PDFs
How to show emotions
Part VI
How to show insecurity
not holding/breaking eye contact
fidgeting
crossing their arms
trying to cover up their body
making themself seem smaller
playing with their hands
hiding their hands in their pockets
holding their head down
blushing
clearing their throat
biting their nails
biting their lips
nervous laughter
stuttering
How to show being offended
stiffening up
hard line around the lips
frozen stare
narrowing of the eyes
turning their head to the side
quickening heartbeat
turning red
making themself bigger, ready to fight
How to show compassion
gentle and soft smile
relaxed facial features
softening of their eyes
openly showing how they feel
leaning towards the other one
nodding along, not directly interjecting, but encouraging
deep breaths inbetween
gentle touches to comfort
How to show being pleased
big smile/grinning
laying head slightly to the side
moving one shoulder up
pursing their lips while smiling
very open body language
leaning back
Part I + Part II + Part III + Part IV + Part V
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Okay but maybe that show not existing in their world.
Imagine how’d creepy they’d find it… like why does the ghost king want this???
Is he making a body????
Hopping on the “Danny wants a weird and inconvenient summoning ritual” bandwagon with this fantabulous idea:
Danny requires all of the ingredients (in the correct amounts) listed in the FMA recipe for resurrecting humans.
Members of the JLD have been using this summoning for years, to the point that they have it memorized (as any good anime fan should). They only find out it’s a meme after mentioning it in front of somebody’s sidekick. They do not live it down.
Im not saying (redeemed) Vlad does this … I’m just saying it would be hilarious 😆😆😆
Especially if team phantom (probably Jazz in a bout of unethical Psycology) is the one to switch the rock (fake core maybe?) with an actual kid/baby!!! XD
The team watching Vlad mature as a person and treat the kid like his own and finally calming the fuck down now that his obsession isn’t yelling at him 24/7.
Sam: I’m gonna tell him
Jazz: don’t you dare
Pretty sure we’ve all seen the post ( if you know the one please help me! And put it in the comments :) of Jason getting invited to Jokers trial in the Ghost zone right?
And all those the batfam find out what Tim went through fanfics.
Well how about…
Tim being invited to stand witness for the trial of Ras Al Ghoul?
And that’s how everyone finds out about it. His missing spleen all of it. Not because they were clever detectives or an aware family or because Tim choose to tell them but because of fucking ghost law.
Also Tim playing up the trauma as much as possible for the jury and judge (Danny) to absolute horror of his family. XD
Oh also maybe Damian’s clones get invited I always felt kinda bad for them. But not Damian himself- he’d be so mad lol
Did it!
Batverse - we all know those dekuverse fics that were really popular when MHA came out right? Well that but with the Batfamily. I mean the multiverse is already cannon anyway.
Imagine the drama, the emotionally constipated despair.
Also just the family learning more about each other :)
Batverse - we all know those dekuverse fics that were really popular when MHA came out right? Well that but with the Batfamily. I mean the multiverse is already cannon anyway.
Imagine the drama, the emotionally constipated despair.
Also just the family learning more about each other :)
I just want Tim to weaponize his tears
Full on manipulate everyone!
Tim needs to stop Batman half way threw a lecture and make him feel guilty as hell.
Just cry and guilt trip everyone!!!!
The Justice League thinking Billy is Shazam’s son but Billy is nothing like him. Billy is angry, dark and super punk.
Oh Green Lantern? You mean the space cop ? Fuck that noise!
Batman? Why would I respect a furry?
Superman? You were mean to my dad when you first met so fuck you too!!!
If anyone writes this please tag me!
Punk Billy AU
Imagine the Justice League is fighting some villain and somehow they turn Shazam back into Billy! Once standing where Shazam was is a small boy who looks something like this!
Of course Shazam is still the same sunshine bubbly personality as always but Billy is different, he's mad at the world for forgetting him and that the bad people for doing all the terrible stuff to him. He had to go through it all alone but he's actively trying to better the world around him, in and out of Shazam form! He would still be respectful as always but he's less likely to tolerate rude or mean people. It's one of the reasons why people had such a hard time finding his identity. I think he would dye his hair all kinds of crazy colors, he'd draw on his skin all the time, have piercings, and wear cool makeup! (I know this really won't work especially with his very limited budget but can you imagine!!!)
Punk Billy Supremacy <3
(All pictures from Pinterest)
Ah I see I was mostly thinking of the cult being like hive academy.
Maybe instead of physical training they just taught him to be an excellent actor lolz idk just a funny fanfic prompt
You know I bet Tim with his Flying Grayson/Dick Grayson obsession as a kid probably found lost footage of the time Dick promoted a cult while brainwashed on national television
Tim joined for a while- it’s why he was so good starting out as Robin with less training then the others. Cuz technically he did have training- also Deathstroke being his uncle??
If anyone writes this it should be a drama coming all of time secrets cuz he has a lot of them yikes
Also tag me cuz I’d love to read it
You know I bet Tim with his Flying Grayson/Dick Grayson obsession as a kid probably found lost footage of the time Dick promoted a cult while brainwashed on national television
Flash was buzzing around like a social butterfly. Handing out drinks and talking with everyone he saw, it was time for another ‘Woohoo no one died party’. He saved Hal for last crashing into him on the sofa, next to their newest league member.
It had been awkward at first trying to navigate topics of discussion with Phantom. It was unclear exactly what was and wasn’t okay to ask a ghost. And wow ghosts one they could actually see unlike Boston … it really made Barry think about life more huh.
Hal raised a cup to Phantom again who was beginning to look out out, “Come on Phantom! This is a party! No one’s gonna get in your case for drinking! Even if you do look like a kid squirt!”
“Can’t”
“Aww come on!”
“Can’t”
“Please”
“Nope”
“Just one!”
“Can’t”
“Why noooootttt?”
Barry winced he understood what Hal was doing but pestering someone to drink was like wrong and annoying. Some people just didn’t drink, maybe it had something to do with ghost biology??? “Hal maybe you should-“
“Drinking is bad for the baby.”
Everything stopped. Absolutely everything. You could hear a pin drop.
“Whoa what did you just say.”
“Drinking is badly for the baby.”
“What baby??”
Phantom swirled to actually look at Green lantern, eyebrow raised.
“My baby? I’m pregnant…”
Chaos utter chaos
—— —- ——
DC/DP Crossover Idea #35
Danny manages to convince the Justice League that he’s just a hundreds of years old being that’s stuck with a baby face, which leads to him being able to do dangerous missions and other things that he wouldn’t have been able to do if they knew his actual age.
However he has do deal adult things like them wanting to consume alcohol and Danny’s fine with a lot of things, fighting in near death situations? Sure why not. But underage drinking? No, Jazz raised him better than that.
So now Danny has to think of why he doesn’t do certain things that your average hundreds of years old being would do, like drinking apparently.
He manages to absolutely fuck himself over when his mind completely blanks and Danny straight up says he’s pregnant.
The heroes end up thinking he’s helping because his family members were heroes and they all died- or just phantom died
Cue drama
Danny phantom gets punted into the DC dimension and goes absolutely mother hen on EVERYONE.
This guy is so worried about them he gangs up with batmans kids to get him to consider therapy, buys Billy Batson snacks and new clothes, gives the Flashes really super high metabolism granola bars that he made himself, brings back the queen family's arrows from where they got left around the city, stuff like that.
He eventually kinda becomes the DC's guardian angel of superheros as they start to realize he's visited and helped all of them (they dont really know how to feel about the fact that he seems to know most of their identities but they can't really do anything about that)
Best part is? He's doing it as fenton. No one knows he's a ghost, they just think he's Some Dude.
Jazz finds the heroes knowing or helping her and her family a complete conflict of interest and essentially bands them from meeting.
Serveral heroes getting anxiety because there is now a list of people they are not allowed to save!!?!???!
Danny seeing a hero and bolting!
Them confused: are you hurt? A villain? Scared?!? Why are you running away from me?!?
Danny: we aren’t supposed to meet ever!!! Get away!
Dp x DC prompt
Jazz takes a job as a therapist for the league.
Helpline part 2 “Why the hell is a child here?” Hall yelled! Constantine rolled his eyes, “Age is relative … tho even by demon standards I assume you’re rather young eh Sheila ?”
The demon pouted, “My name isn’t Sheila, I told you call me Konstelacio!”
“Right my apologies.”
Damian sneered,”Idiot.” Only to have Dick elbow him,”Don’t.”
“Now then! What do you need?” The girl crossed her arms and slowly paced by the edge of the circle.
“Wait wait hold up! What is the Infinite Realms?”
Demon girl kept on examining the circle, “Exactly what it sounds like.”
“What are you?”
“Rude”
“How old are you?”
“Depends”
“I thought this spell was supposed to be random?”
Dick groaned, “Wally-“ Zatanna put her hand up, “Hold on that actually is an important question. Why did you show up?”
The demons face contorted. “Uh because it’s my job?” Her hands coming up to her chest.
“How do you get a job like this Konstelacio ? This doesn’t exactly seem like a safe job for a kid?” Superman pondered.
She shrugged, “Eh, community service.”
The heroes gapped. Hal’s ring shone, “And what exactly does a demon have to do to be sentenced with community service?”
“None of your business!!!” The girl grew flustered shoulders tensing.
“Was it a violent crime?” Batman questioned
“That’s it I’m leaving!” She stepped closer to the middle of the circle “You humans are so rude!!!”
“Wait wait,” Constantine pleaded “I apologize on behalf of my colleagues. They have simply never met anyone as…” weird, different, odd “magnificent as you o great one!”
She hummed, “Oh no! The Great One is my uncle!!!”
Uncle? What did that even mean?!?! John was gonna have a heart attack at this rate.
“Yes well please don’t leave we truly do need your assistance!”
Batman cleared his throat, “We were trying to reach someone to help us with several world ending threats that have appeared.”
“Yes, you said that you were uh a helpline? Could you connect us with someone else?” Superman spoke in a kind tone.
“Well duh” the girl relaxed, “You need to actually talk about the issue tho and what exactly it is you’re looking for these things can be tricky.”
“Tell me about it. ….ow”
Batman continued, “ There seems to be some sort of disease spreading everywhere as well as a monster running rampant.”
“If it’s a magical monster why not have your magic users take care of it?”
“Captain Marvel and Dr Fate are both currently of world. We also think the disease may also be magic in nature.” Superman butted in.
The demons eyes lit up at the mention of the Captain only to turn to stone right after. Interesting thought Damian this might be useful information.
“ Alright then I’ll need as much info on these issues as I can! Tho I already do have a few ideas on who to contact about it!”
“This is the monster,” Aquaman pulled up photos of a blue glowing dragon in a gold amulet on screen. “It first appeared in Atlantis wreaking havoc in it wake as it took over the mainland along the coast of California. Our magicians were in able to harm it at all! One second it was there the next gone.”
“Uuughgghhhh Aragon!”
Necks almost broke looking back at her.
“Oh great you two know each other,” Constantine’s voice began to rise in pitch, “lovely.”
“What is he? My magic barely did anything to him too!” Zatanna asked
“Yeah,” Wally backed her up, “We couldn’t do anything against that thing!”
“He’s not a thing! He is a ghost his name is Arragon!”
Flash paled, “A ghost?? That thing couldn’t be a ghost !”
“That’s it I’m leaving! You are being rude again!”
John ran towards the circle, “Wait wait hold on now..”
“You are all being so rude! We are people! We have sentience Aragon is a person!” Red hot anger flushed her cheeks as her eyes wavered.
Flash went up to the circle, “You’re right you’re right it’s my fault entirely I’m sorry! Konstelacio!” Barry felt awful the young girl reminded him of Wally before the adoption. Sad and joking. Sad and demanding to be seen for what they are.
“Yeah whatever,” she looked away, “what about the illness ?”
“It started around the same time as the mons- as Aragon arrived. The illness seems to be random causing deterioration of the skin and violent outbursts,” Batman threw the file over the ring of the circle, “Here’s more info.”
“Hhhmm I’m going to be honest I don’t understand half of this stuff. You said it might be magic based?”
WonderWoman nodded, “ Yes I use to hear tales of something similar back on Themyscira. Supposedly it is one of the illnesses Pandora released from her box.”
“Well why didn’t you start with that ? I’m sure NanaDora will be happy to help!”
Ghost Helpline Part 1
Constantine wasn’t upset no no of course not … he was fucking pissed!!!
How on earth was this his life now??? He grabbed as many totems and charms as he could. They were going to need as much luck as they could get their hands on.
-
“Bloody fucking Hell this is by far the worst idea I have ever heard and I want absolutely no part of it!!!”
“John”
“Don’t you John me Z! This is obviously a bad idea!!!”
WonderWoman sighed, “We understand the risks but we are out of options.”
“Pppfff as if we wanted you here in the first place pal”
“Hal!”
“What it’s true if this spell? Summoning? Offering? What ever the hell it’s called didn’t require two magicians we would have just let Zatanna do it!”
“Stop it everyone we cannot be fighting amongst ourselves right now! We have to be ready for anything that happens and whoever decides to help us.” Superman crossed his arms. “Uh question, I get the whole dabbling in magical creatures equal bad but uhhh who or what are we doing exactly?” Wally said offhandedly to Robin(Dick)
“That’s just the thing … we don’t know this Circle is essentially an open invitation to anyone who can help us,” Zatanna sighed “Which means we have to be ready for the worst including whatever it is this creature may want in exchange.” “Oh yeah,” John huffed “Our first born, blood of a virgin, Superman’s soul totally nothing we need to worry about or take to mean We. should. Not. Do. this! !”
Batman ‘cleverly’ choose that moment to walk in, “Alright then start it up.”
Magic is always hard to describe; the colors, and motion like something out a fantasy but this ? This was inexplicable as the candles rose to the ceiling, smoke filled their eyes and the sound of, well -some kind- of animal shook their ears. Then as fast as it came it was gone, as they adjusted to the scene they saw who now occupied the middle of the circle.
Horns
“Bollocks it just had to be a devil.”
Black hair sloppily put into twin buns, held together by … twine???
Superman’s eyebrows creased in slight confusion.
Tan skin painted black in the pattern of an old broken glass on their arms.
Flash stilled next to his nephew.
A scar from a blade ran across one half of their face.
WonderWoman lowered her lasso.
Gold eyes.
Zatanna felt uncomfortable.
There in the circle stood what they would all guess to be a 12 maybe 14 year old???
Batman’s stomach suddenly felt uncomfortable.
“What the ….-“
“Hello Mortals! You have reached the Infinite Realms HelpLine! You may call me Konstelacio! How may I be of assistance?”
Queen Mother Jazz!!!!
Coming to the wrong/right conclusion that they are immortal cuz how else could Jazz be Danny’s mom???
Forever trio but it pops up as a mistress situation cuz British.
Dani looking like his “runaway” sister/knight.
Redeemed Vlad as Duke of politically powerful (but otherwise desolate) wasteland.
Redeemed Dan as disowned uncle????
Time travel shenanigans cementing how old they are // how long they have been working to over throw their ?? Grandpa pariah dark?
I've been reading many posts about Danny being the Ghost King, Jazz being Queen Mother, Dan redemption, Dani being his daughter, Danny and his clones, summonings, hilarious assumptions and so on. So, I thought why not combine them.
A new Ruler of the Infinite Realms has been chosen and all realms can feel the changes. But not everyone is okay with that because it has been a few millennia since the Tyrant King was sealed and there's suddenly this new ruler that they absolutely have no info on. That won't do for them.
So after countless hours of searching, scrying, seance and not so great attempts at summoning, the finally found a very old spell, written in on the wall of an ancient temple that they can barely read or translate, that have a slight higher chance of success. A spell that can reveal the royal succession lines of the Infinite Realms's throne. So naturally people fought amongst each other to have it for themselves and some of it got lost in translation or destroyed.
But the spell still works, not like how they want it or how the original spell intended to work, but it worked nonetheless so nobody think anything was amiss.
Of course, John Constantine got a version of the spell and had to share it with the rest of JL. The spell he got however only give him the barest bones of the succession lineage such as Royal Hierarchy, Royal Titles, Given Titles, Chosen Name and picture of that they look like. And since John is British the spell use the British royal hierarchy as template, meaning instead of conquest through combat, they think it's bloodline.
Most of the lineage are missing since the rulers were either ended and erased or forgotten, so the only thing that was clear was from Pariah Dark and Kronos (which is a shock for Diana) and downwards. So imagine their surprise when they look at the picture under current King of the Infinite Realms and see a being that looks like a teenage boy looking back at them. They were again shocked when looking below the new king and see a list of deceased male heirs with only one surviving princess.
Who is King Phantom?
Part 2? 3? Of redeemed Vlad I guess?
Ok ok so
Vlad now has Billy, his clone sons ( I’m thinking 6 ? 7? Yes I know that sounds like a lot but … yes), Klarion and a demon-ling girl.
Why a demon girl? One sister makes it hilarious and it can’t be Dani cuz she ain’t ever coming back to that shit show - also drama maybe Dani has issues with demon girl cuz “there is no way Vlad has actually changed” or cuz “he changed for you but not for me”
Now for whatever reason the Masters family move in next door to the Wayne’s
- taking down anti magic/ghost people
- tracking down artifacts
- trying to figure out why Gotham is cursed
- house in Fauset got destroyed
- staying closer to Jazz as she works at Arkum (anger management)
- one of the clone sons is attending Gotham university as a cover ???
- Damian doesn’t know why but he despises Demon Girl absolutely loathes how weak she acts (it not all an act) hates how everyone in her family adores her (she has no idea cuz none of them can fucking communicate ! Vlad never taught them how!- he doesn’t even know how??) grinds his teeth at how she flinched how she smiles how she blinks like and owlish imbecile every time he is nice to her he isn’t that scary!!! (He is, she not confused ‘Damian’ is being nice , she’s confused a human is being nice - especially an Al gul)
- the supers, Jon Kon and Clark keep listening in on the Bats new neighbors at the worst possible time~ cringe but also concern cuz yikes
- Kon over hearing Demon Girl defend “clones” vedamently and with a passion: 😭
- Vlad and Bruce become friends- get crushes
- which leads Batman to becoming a paranoid mess and making the absolutely wrong connections to everything while trying to help and keep vlad safe
There are certain truths to life:
Batman was always going to exist.
Danny was always going to have a connection to ghosts.
And Vlad will always get his heart broken in the end- really he should have know. Better.
- Wherein Bruce Wayne and Vlad Masters fall in love.
But Plasmius and Batman despise each other.
- Vlad really thought he had found the one this time charming, lovingly ditzy, and much like himself a serial adopter!
And if Bruce’s looks reminded him of Jack, and his sharp whit reminded him of Maddie well it’s not as if Vlad had anyone to tell.
Vlad only had himself to blame really, he had been to blind to see it to stupidly love struck to connect the dots.
Scars nether of them mentioned, they’re respective children being a bit - unusual, running away at awkward times.
The paranoia came later, the insistence on keeping him safe, the begging to have his wizard friend look over his ‘magical’ children “just in case”. The Justice league- Batman- the contingency plans.
Even then Vlad could make a thousand excuses, he could even forgive. The same way he had with….But nothing could go back to the way things were.
Being concerned about his son klarion was reasonable, his clone sons understandable really, his demon daughter (if she hadn’t gotten hurt) mildly fair, but targeting Billy crossed a line!
Danny Fenton unable to control his lying (and needing an out for why him and Vlad are totally not ghosts or metas):
Our powers only work when it comedic!!!
Vlad with big eyes wtf Daniel???? : oh yeah we were cursed….?
Happier than ever- Billie Eilish
Happier - Olivia Rodrigo
- Kim thinking/talking to Lloyd
< Lloyd to Kim
Lloyd and Kim were for as long as they could remember the same person, at least where it mattered. That is until they grew up, Kim chalking it up to a story a comforting idea of escaping poverty but now that he was reunited with Lloyd he was going to do whatever it took to get them their slacker dream!
Lloyd new he had been withdrawing into themselves too much. The barony was getting suspicious, not that they knew the real him anyway. He knew he should come out more if only to save Kim the embarrassment but Lloyd didn’t want to move. They were all better off without him, Kim too.
Kim wrapped his arms around their body in the only hug he could provide Lloyd.
-Don’t think like that Lloyd! It will all work out! I’m going to make us so much money!
Their body began to sway and hum
- How about we sing a song a song about all the bad things to help you let go of it all?
Lloyd smiled, he didn’t think it would work but Kim had been the only one to ever try. Even his personal servants who had cared for him, believed him and been on his side could comfort him. Left him eventually but Kim was different Kim wouldn’t leave.
When I'm away from you, I'm happier than ever
The barons family were all together, that is except Lloyd, when their discussion stoped. They were astonished, who knew Lloyd could sing?
Javier frowned to himself, how had he never heard Lloyds voice like this before?
Wish I could explain it better
What was Lloyd taking about?
Javier’s stomach twisted someone had hurt Lloyd! But when? They were always together ! A dark part of his mind laughed “always together” you really are a sorry excuse for a knight, you never even entered the bar with Lloyd before there are million different ways he could have gotten hurt! And. You. Weren’t. There! Let’s face it you only care now because Lloyds useful you’re as bad as the rest of them!
I wish it wasn't true
Give me a day or two to think of something clever
Julien looked at his parents in worry, what was happening? Lloyd wasn’t a sad person, what is up with this stupid song!
To write myself a letter
To tell me what to do, mm-mmm
Do you read my interviews?
Arcos shock his head yes yes of course he read every paper his son was in! He wanted to know how well Lloyd was doing now, but Lloyd never looked him in the eye anymore spent years calling him “baron” and not father.
When you (when you) said you were passing through
Was I even on your way?
It was true that they had never been a close family but wasn’t it better now that Lloyd had stopped drinking ? Why did he still run away from them???
I knew when I asked you to (when I asked you to)
Be cool about what I was telling you
Arcos felt a rush of cold hit him. How often had Lloyd asked him to talk begged him not to be angry so he could explain.. how many times had he turned his own son away.
You'd do the opposite of what you said you'd do (what you said you'd do)
Arcos felt tears prick at his eyes, he had thought Lloyd had been mature in understanding that being a Baron was busy work but it had hurt him all the same. His eyes widened in shock was this what Lloyd was doing ? Avoiding him, preoccupying himself in so much work he’s have an excuse not to talk with them ?
And I'd end up more afraid
Javier clenched his fist, afraid of what? Whatever it was he would deal with it for Lloyd, he’d do anything for him.
Don't say it isn't fair
You clearly weren't aware that you made me miserable
The four stood there in silence, listening to Lloyds voice crack as he took a gasp of break. What, what have we done?
So if you really wanna know
Yes they wanted to know, Arcos needed to know how to make this right.
When I'm away from you (when I'm away from you)
I'm happier than ever (happier than ever)
Javier couldn’t stand it Lloyd couldn’t leave!
Wish I could explain it better (wish I could explain it better)
I wish it wasn't true (wish it wasn't true), mmm-mmm
Julien was enraged! What did Lloyd have to be upset about anyway! He was the one who became a raging drunk and left him to pick up all the pieces!
I call you again, drunk outta my head
Going home under the influence
Marabella smiled fondly there had been times Lloyd had made sure to reassure her after his drinking sprees. Telling her exactly where he was and acting good for his past escorts. But of course he had to go to far and start throwing fights. Sigh.
I don't relate to you
I don't relate to you, no
Arcos felt the pain in his chest twist, his apology hadn’t been enough had it.
'Cause I'd never treat me this shitty
You made me hate this city
Did Lloyd truly hate their home so much ? Is that why he need so much money and go on dangerous trips to other places did he want to leave so badly?
And I don't talk shit about you in the bar
Never told anyone anything bad
'Cause that shit's embarrassing, you were my everything
Julien and Javier were astonished enough at that. Why wouldn’t Lloyd especially if he was drunk? Was Lloyd even while angry still looking out for their house’s reputation?
And all that you did was make me fucking sad
Arcos cried he didn’t know he didn’t know
Why didn’t Lloyd say anything
So don't waste the time I don't have
And don't try to make me feel bad
Why didn’t Lloyd confined in any of them?!?
I could talk about every time that you showed up on time
But I'd have an empty line 'cause you never did
Oh because no one would have listened, no one would have taken his side. No one would have believed him
Never paid any mind to my servants or friends
So I shut 'em all out for you 'cause I was a kid
Arcos tried to stifle his tears, his oldest had only been a child. A child born a month too soon in a barony too poor to a mother without a drop of nobility to her name.
You ruined everything good
Always said you were misunderstood
Made all my moments your own
Just fucking leave me alone
Marabella begun to cry with her husband, Lloyd hates us doesn’t he?
I started drinking a month ago
Lloyd must of written this song years ago. Was this perhaps why he started drinking???
Your friends are mine, you know, I know
You've moved on, found someone new
Arcos shifted his feet, Lloyd couldn’t possibly be talking about him taking in Javier could he? He had heard other nobles hurl insults about him replacing his first born even how Javier was much better than his hooligan first born but he had waved it all alway, Javier needed him.
One more son who brings out the better in you
He was talking about him then the Baron couldn’t understand hadn’t her raised Lloyd to care for the less fortunate?
And I thought my heart was detached
From all the sunlight of our past
Marabella felt sick they had begun to ignore Lloyd when Julian and Javier came into their lives but they had only hoped it would serve to have Lloyd stop his awful behavior. She had never thought it would hurt him so badly. The baroness had assumed Lloyd was simply angry about the family changing, but he wasn’t he was heartbroken.
But he's so sweet, he's so kind
Does he mean you forgot about me?
Arcos hadn’t how could he when he was always worrying about him! He just didn’t have enough time but that was beginning to fall apart in his head after all he had made time for Julian and Javier hadn’t he?
Oh, I hope you're happy
But not like how you were with me
Javier leaned onto a nearby side-table, is this why Lloyd had been so cruel to him as children?
I'm selfish, I know, I can't let you go
So find someone great, but don't find no one better
I hope you're happy, but don't be happier
Arcos openly wept, “hush dear,” his wife patted his shoulder “we must see this threw to the end”
And do you tell him he's the most beautiful boy you've ever seen?
Yes the whole house had been very open with giving the children compliments, but when was the last time Lloyd had received one before changing?
When had anyone ever called Lloyd handsome?
An eternal love bullshit you know you'll never mean
Remember when I believed you meant it when you said it first to me?
Marabella collapsed in a chair next to her husband, “Arcos, Arcos when had been the last time we told Lloyd we loved him?”
And now I'm pickin' him apart
Javier understood how Lloyd would have been lashing out as a child now, how the both had been hating one another to look better in front of the Baron. But then why did Lloyd suddenly become close ? Why did he suddenly care for Javier? Perhaps he gave up on gaining familial love, burying the hatchet with Javier the only way he knew how, by not addressing the past at all.
Like cuttin' him down will make you miss my wretched heart
Julian began to understand, and he begun to feel badly for his brother but still he was just so angry at Lloyd !
They looked at each other as Lloyds song finished.
What were they going to do now? And as they pondered it they could hear Lloyd sniffling to himself, as if he was picking up the pieces after breaking down.
Then a whisper to three of them, a yell to Javier’s ears they heard Lloyd speak.
“Huh I guess I do fell a little better now! We should do this more often lolz! Goodnight Kim, I love you.”
…
…
…
Javier’s hand broke the side table, “Who the fuck is Kim????”
Really enjoying song fics these days!
Does anyone know any good ones!?
Oh and I just posted a trash of the counts family
Cale Anti hero by Taylor Swift
Please tell me any songs you guys love oh and the fandom of course!
I might even just hit shuffle on my music and write a fic by random lolz!
Cale Anti-Hero
It wasn’t often that Cale found himself alone. There was always ‘something’ happening so it was totally reasonable that he wanted to take advantage of his new found free time. They had settled on singing; it had use to be Cales favorite pass time with his mother, he had not sang in years and for Kim it had been even longer. ….. they really should had been more careful.
I have this thing where I get older but just never wiser
Ron stopped short of the mansions entryway, Hans and the kids rushing in only to quite. They had all planned to come home earlier today. Had no one told Cale?
Ron huffed, what was this puppy saying? Cale had matured so fast in such a short time, too fast even.
Midnights become my afternoons
Raon chuckled it was just like his human to sleep the whole day away if he could! Good thing Lemon gramps was here to wake him up!
When my depression works the graveyard shift
The wolf children stopped smiling turning to look at Lock, “What does that mean!”, “What’s wrong?”, “Hyung Lock haven’t you been taking care of him!”. Lock stilled beside Beacrox, no no this couldn’t be happening how could their savior, the man who took them in be so unhappy?
All of the people I've ghosted stand there in the room
What did that mean, Cale had never killed anyone if anyone was to be haunted by ghost it should be me though Choi Han. Listening in from a different room in the house, having taken an entrance through the window instead of the door like a reasonable man.
I should not be left to my own devices
Alberu seconded that! Cale never does know when to leave shit alone. He’s been surprised to have gotten a call from Cales children only to be welcomed with the sound of beautiful singing. But Alberus’ stomach began to twist he had a bad feeling just where this was going.
They come with prices and vices
I end up in crises
Rosalyn started next to Alberu ready to teleport at a moments notice! Cheeks puffing in anger, just who on Earth would go to Cale demanding money? And enough to put Cale in crises… maybe this was before from when Cale use to be a trash drunk ? The lyrics did say “vices” after all hhhmmm
Tale as old as time
I wake up screaming from dreaming
The dragon and cats looked at each other in confusion, Cale loved sleep they definitely would have noticed if he had nightmares!
Ron closed his eyes and sighed, oh those nightmares after the first Countess had died. Was he the only one that ever knew about those? Not that he was of much help, Cale was nothing like his own son he still didn’t know how to confront or comfort him at all,
One day I'll watch as you're leaving
'Cause you got tired of my scheming
For the last time
Positively Everyone froze, what? Did Cale think that they would all just abandon him?
Deruth began to cry, he didn’t want to see this anymore. Who had decided to share such a thing with them in the first place? It never would had been Cale. That child never aloud himself to be so vulnerable in front of his family. In front of him. What kind of a father had he been?
The Henituse family could here Deruth crying but no one had any words to console him. After all wasn’t this there fault? They had made Cale feel so unloved and unwanted in his own home that he now believed that no one would stay with him if give the chance.
It's me
Hi!
I'm the problem, it's me
Cage was beginning to regret picking up the call from Cale kids right now. Taylor was utterly distraught and admittedly so was she. Cale was a good person! Their very own lucky charm!
At teatime
Everybody agrees
Basen felt ashamed. He remembered getting into verbal tirades with Cale the first few times his trashy behavior had started. He had told him to act better, for the family’s social reputation if nothing else! But just how many of those tea times included demeaning his brother as a part of the entertainment. And then he had just yelled at him and told him to go back to endure more. He was a horrible brother.
I'll stare directly at the sun but never in the mirror
Pasetons face flushed a tad, he had considered Cale a bit vain actually. Not that he didn’t have a right to be! But did Cale perhaps not enjoy looking at himself? Did they perhaps have this in common?
It must be exhausting always rooting for the anti-hero
Antihero? But Cale was a hero! Sure he did unsavory things to reach his goals but.. but… did it perhaps bother Cale? He always did say he wanted a slacker life.
Sometimes I feel like everybody is a sexy baby
And I'm a monster on the hill
If Violan had been less dignified or more hot tempered she would have thrown her teacup into the wall! Instead she rose from her seat to talk to her husband, no one no matter how noble was going to get away with making Cale feel uncomfortable in his own body! Violan smiled, no doubt Cales new body guard and vice captain Hilsmans knights would agree.
Too big to hang out
Slowly lurching toward your favorite city
On and Hong hissed! Yeah to save it!
Pierced through the heart but never killed
Something in Choi Han broke, Cales voice cracked as if he was crying. He never wanted to hear Cale cry, it hurt so much to not be able to do anything- he’d do anything.
Did you hear my covert narcissism
I might disguise as altruism
Like some kind of congressman
Alberu hummed at that, did Cale hate politics that much? What is this feeling ? Oh right guilt.
Tale as old as time
I wake up screaming from dreaming
One day I'll watch as you're leaving
And life will lose all its meaning
For the last time
It's me
Hi!
I'm the problem, it's me (I'm the problem, it's me)
At teatime
Everybody agrees
I'll stare directly at the sun but never in the mirror
It must be exhausting always rooting for the anti-hero
Choi Han decided to join everyone else at the parlor, he couldn’t take this alone anymore.
I have this dream my daughter-in-law kills me for the money
She thinks I left them in the will
On and Hong were outraged! They would never love someone so despicable!
Meanwhile every adult was enraged! They would protect Cale and his little family - was that why Cale loved money?
The family gathers 'round and reads it
And then someone screams out
"He's laughing up at us from hell!"
Cage was bewildered why would Cale ever think he would go there? And didn’t Cale not believe in god?!?!
It's me
Hi!
No one knew what to do after the song ended, everybody in person or on call was as tense as a bow string. There were no words to break the tension.
Cale was beginning to play the piano again, oh dear god now what??!?!
The JL meet Danny, threw Wonder Woman … contacting pandora!
It works on both levels
Meeting Fenton in the training area: omg why is a human here and oh wow he can fight!
Or even better meeting Fenton there and instead of trying to fight Pandora is teaching him politics:
Omg why is there a human here and why is he being tutored in politics by the Pandora he must be someone important
Or just him as phantom with an outfit change since the hazmat is a bit of a give away: oh no this child died and indebted to Pandora
Everyone’s always like :
Batman adopts Billy
Superman adopts Billy
Constatine adopts Billy
I say: Fuck it ! BILLY adopts Vlad!
Vlad moves to Faucet city getting away from the past after making up with Danny blah blah blah
And this street kid just decides this “abandoned” mansion is perfect to squat in. But surprise Vlad is living in there!
I want Billy to look at Vlads money look at how unhappy he is look back at Vlad and go “bitch you live like this”
Vlad pays Billy an outrageous amount of money to help fix up the mansion. Billy pops in to wash laundry and cook food for two only to immediately vanish at night/ all the time and Vlad can’t do shit about it
I need Billy to fucking believe that people can change and rip heroes on the league who believe villains will always be villains ... while Vlad is still a villain just not murder hungry one
I want Billy to have a soft place to land and only seeing it as safe because HE is the one that MADE it soft! Vlad needs him and Billy is a hundred percent willing use that knowledge!
The entire situation is a melancholy comedy that writes itself!
Also imagine Shazam calling Vlad cuz ghosts attacked the JL and Plasmius showing up talking to Billy about shit in the far past - thus making everyone double down on the theory of Shazam being super old!
But also Plasmius calling Shazam “kiddo” or Shazam calling him “old man” and THE ENTIRE JUSTICE LEAGUE is just like holy shit Shazam’s dad is a powerful ghost!
Wanting to kill your best friend because he got with the girl you like and then married said girl- —- boring, gross and pathetic.
Falling in love with both of your best friends and growing murder resentful after they refused to visit you in the hospital after you got hurt... in an accident they made, never apologized for AND they got married to each other! —-
Iconic and understandable
Dp x Dc Rant Prompt
Redeemed Vlad = single Gomez Addams
Just randomly adopting kids and finally being his eccentric rich self
Also him and klarion have similar hair styles and they both be immortal so yeah - Vlad adopts klarion hijinks Ensue
Also just Vlad not knowing how to talk to people - vlad finding out what lex luthor did
ALL the ClONES SURVIVED
Dani comes back for the money
Dani hides Conner among her brothers and Vlad doesn’t even notice just immediately accepts it
Also just imagine Danny Jazz Sam and Tucker these assumingly normal people just having an evil ass uncle at their beck and call
Also Sam just taking so much advantage of it
On the flip side this wierd but otherwise fragile looking billionaire for some reason having the Ghost King on speed dial!!!
Everyone keeping their secret identities a secret and Batman/Bruce Wayne and Lex just tearing their hair out - whoops!
Team phantoms job as a ghost real estate agency XD
