Sure, Maybe The Firepox Caused His Raspy Voice Or Maybe It's The Fact That This Guy Is Quite Willing

this post goes out to sally fucking jackson

the woman who stayed in an abusive relationship for years to keep her son safe.

the woman who survived a minotaur attack and the underworld.

the woman who ate a primarily blue diet out of pure spite.

the woman who turned her abusive husband into a statue and sold him for a fortune.

the woman who was offered, by poseidon, a palace under the sea if she wished.

the woman who picked up a shotgun from a police car, used it against a laistrygonian giant, and when asked when she learned how to use it, responded “just now”.

a woman who, without notice, was met by a newly-human god and his twelve year old master and, without batting an eye, offered them food and clothing.

a woman who is a mother above all mothers.

i love sally jackson.

Mrs Ghafa: when did you realized you were ready to be a parent?

Kaz: well, not to brag but the queen herself inspired me

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Zoya: YOU ARE A SICK MAN! NO,SERIOUSLY? ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?! YOU KNOW I SHOULD HAVE YOU EXECUTED FOR THIS? WHAT PART OF YOUR SICK BRAIN MADE YOU THINK IT WAS OKAY TRYING TO TRICK ME INTO GIVING YOU FULL CUSTODY OF MY CHILD?…

Kaz : she said “i love you uncle Kaz”

Zoya: YOU-ARE-NOT-HER-UNCLE, AND IF YOU WANT A CHILD SO BAD YOU SHOULD GO AND HAVE YOUR OWN AND LEAVE MINE!

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Kaz: she told me that i totally should be a father

Inej: well…not a lie ,technically

You can really see how irritated Tim is that he isn’t doing his homework right now

thinking about how inej was touching her legs when kaz asked if she was injured post-kidnapping. thinking about how he left his cane beside her when he left the warehouse. thinking about how kaz might have thought she was injured so he left his cane for her to use if she wanted to wander around the warehouse. thinking about how kaz might have thought she was injured so he left his cane for her to use if she wanted to wander around the warehouse. thinking about how kaz might have thought she was i-

I have to be honest. As much as I love making fun of Bruce and Tim, I think that they’re more talented than fanon makes them out to be.

Like, the point of Batman as a character is that he’s unrealistic. It would be a very boring story if they made it realistic. Yeah, realistically, he’s not prepared for everything, but this isn’t realistic! This is a silly comic series about a man who has sent a box of live bats to another human being more than once!

I want that unrealism! I want Bruce to be able to get out impossible situations because he saw them coming! I want his convoluted, dumbass plans to work flawlessly! I want his plan to “fail” only for him to wink at the camera, revealing that failing was also in the plan!!

Batman is such a comforting character! I’m always “How’s he gonna get outta this one” instead of “Can he get outta this one” and it’s very nice!

He’s lame, he’s cringe, he’s the worst, he’s the dumbest man alive, but Bruce Wayne is never surprised and that brings me a great amount of comfort and joy.

Tim is the same way. I don’t want to think about a realistic fifteen-year-old being Robin, I want to think about the unrealistic ability Tim has to be completely unnoticed even by those with super-hearing. I want Tim to inexplicably think of every possibility and have a million contingencies, and while Tim does get surprised, he’s the most adaptable person on the planet, he can remake his plan in milliseconds!

I don’t want to think about Tim or Bruce failing or whatever. I want Tim and Bruce to inexplicably be all-knowing. Batman has managed to beat up Superman more than once, Robin xan inexplicably punch like a bullet through fucking water, and they both are billionaires with souls, do you really think I’m reading these comics for realism?

Kon: Tim...remember your principles...

Tim: I don't have principles, Batman has principles, and I follow them because I have daddy issues.

Kon: Then, remember Batman's principles..?

Tim: Man, fuck Batman!

i completely forgot "brick by brick" is an actual phrase that people say and is not always followed by "i will destroy you"

nobara and megumi taking pictures of each other 🥺

"To hell with revenge, to hell with his schemes. If Rollins had done something to Inej, Kaz would paint East Stave with his entrails"

- Crooked Kingdom

I don't think we talk about this much, but this one line just shows how important Inej is, to Kaz.

Revenge is the foundation of Kaz's life, his sole purpose, his final destination, his motivation. The reason he lives. Revenge is why Kaz didn't give up. Revenge is everything to him.

And yet he was willing to give that up. For what?

For Inej. Inej Ghafa. His Wraith. The only person he could trust and knew won't use his secrets against him.

And I think it is very important.

I'm too pleased to not share this wip