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Artemis: What is the point of other people if not to mock them?
Jason: You know Artie, I’m starting to see why people think you’re an asshole.
Artemis: People think I’m an asshole?
Artemis: Good...
Pain is real. So is hope.
Santa Barbara.
when the dying place is lonely
i need people to know that labels aren't mandatory.
Use all the microlabels you want. Go wild.
But at the same time, if you don't feel like going down that rabbit hole, just using the umbrella-term of whatever the hell you identify with is perfectly fine too. Some people don't want to be any more specific and that's totally valid :)
and by the way, major kudos to the authors of WFA for not treating Jason like he's incompetent. the family could've just met up without him knowing to discuss the course of action, instead they included him and didn't treat him like he's broken. yes, it backfired, but also at least Jason knows that his family doesn't consider his PTSD as a liability, or as something that makes him entirely useless or triggered at the slightest mention of the Joker. because he did look for Duke, after all, and he did show up at Tim's to discuss what to do since Bruce's shutting them all out. the fact that he got triggered anyway doesn't make him any less competent or any less capable and his family knows and won't hesitate to be there for him through it all.
I don't have a fast pass so no spoilers, please!!
Dick isn't a cheater or a womanizer. He can't stand the idea of it.
I don't know what was going on with the wedding scene and him sleeping with Barbara but that is a blatant mischaracterization of him.
There's countless examples in the comics where he talks about only being able to be with one person.
When Kori gets married to Karras under the force of her father, Dick needs to go home but she begs him to stay. But Dick can't do it.
The New Teen Titans (1984) Issue #26
He can't bear to cheat or be used as the object of cheating. His moral standards are too high for that. He also tells Kori afterwards that love should be between two people.
It's impossible for him to just sleep around.
Action Comics Issue #614
Batgirl (2016) Issue #17
To Helena he talks about how he can't sleep with just anyone and to Roy in Outsiders he scolds him for wanting to sleep with every female hero.
It's literally impossible for Dick to cheat or sleep around. He can't be romantic with people he knows he's not dating. The guy's rock solid.
Dick's morals exist for himself. He's intrinsically the most upstanding character in the DC community.
I really REALLY REALLY hate how DC dashed literally decades of characterization just so they could promote a ship.
It's SO out of character that there's scene in direct contradiction to this.
In the New Teen Titans (1984) comic, Dick has a dream about kissing Raven and he wakes up panicked next to Kory because he's dating her.
Kori tells him she sees the way Raven looks at him, in love, but Dick doesn't believe it for a second.
But this has been going on for a while and Dick is sick of it because he knows he loves Kory and no one else. He's scared and tired so Kory offers to talk to Raven for him which he gladly accepts.
The New Teen Titans (1984) Issue #39
With a little kissing of course <3
So Kori meets Raven and they hang out together where Kori explains the difference between friendship love and romantic love
Raven subconsciously influenced Dick to kiss her with her powers because she was in love with him. But Kori doesn't get mad at her,
I love Kori so much.
Anyways, they have their chat and Dick meets Raven again after Kori and her three week vacation sister-bonding.
HE'S LITERALLY HAVING A MELTDOWN BECAUSE RAVEN KISSED HIM
He's full on panicking that her chat with Kori didn't work. His first thought is "where's Kory?". At this point the poor boy is scared to even be in the same room as her despite Kory giving her explicit permission to date Raven.
That's how much Dick emphasizes monogamy, love, and his partner.
He's only relieved that it turned out to be a prank. Not too pleased with the kissing prank but ig it is what it is.
You can't have all these scenes and then do that Devin Grayson. It doesn't work that way. He doesn't work that way.
This is my favourite trio, definitely. I love them annoying Bruce.
*After Jason and Bruce get into a huge fight*
Dick: What did you do?
Jason: What do you think I did?
Dick: Punched him. Headbutted him.
Jason: Keep going.
Dick: Did you murder him?
Jason: No. Worse. I fucking forgave him. It’s disgusting, isn’t it?
That moment when you're taking a personality quiz and the next question is: "What is your dream date?"
I'm aromantic.
Vi + muscles