You know how camp counsellors (this may just be my experience come to think of it) are always from the wildest, most unexpected parts of the planet? I think it's deeply fitting that Dick Grayson was a camp counsellor, because his backstory as formerly being part of a travelling circus then predominantly growing up in the most crime-ridden city in the world would be hilarious as part of an ice breaker activity.
one more little detail that didn’t make it into the anime:
chilchuck is given a cushion to sit on
bonus: izutsumi doing her own thing under the table???
THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND HAS DIED ONFUDSJSHSHSHSHSHSHSH THE WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE HAS ALREADY UPDATED OMG
I find the whole topic of Dick’s emotional competence really fascinating because it’s clear that has an understanding of emotions in a way that Bruce has completely suppressed and cannot because he straight up doesn’t talk about emotions but while Dick recognises and understands it -
He never really uses it for ethical reasons ( exceptions like E.G having that call with Tim after he talked the jumper of the roof because if that was Bruce well .. I don’t think it would of helped much )
He mostly uses it for tactical reasons and manipulation.
And despite being able to use it on others and have emotional intelligence with them when it actually comes to him …. Well it goes less well because he holds himself up to this insane standard BECAUSE of Bruce .
Its especially interesting because Dick has wished before that unlike Bruce he could bottle up his emotions and shut it out .
Idk correct me if wrong but it’s nice food for thought!
dick grayson is sooooo normal i want to study his brain under a microscope. yeah id say that’s a pretty fair interpretation of his rich inner world — i do think that like bruce he tends to force himself through emotional trauma by brute force (we see this in the 96 run, for example) — but he’s also really cognisant of other people and specifically how he’s viewed by other people.
there’s this panel out of titans 99 where vic is like “i can’t believe dick lied to me!!” and the other characters say yeah. that’s normal for him. he’s a manipulative person when he wants people to do what he says, yknow? i mean i do think he does it for good a tonne, he just uses shortcuts to cut to where people are hurting. like….. he will explain to u ur emotional intricacies to get u to open up. he’s similar to bruce in the sense that they both care — possibly way too much — but while bruce struggles to express that dick is a lot more outwardly open, but also u never know how much of it is a facade.
it also makes it more impactful when he is profoundly known by others — specifically the fab5 and kory and babs and bruce. he has (imho) some degree of depersonalisation about his identity and his body and his autonomy, so people seeing through the performance and wanting to protect the core is truly. chefs kiss
it’s so interesting!! i cannot emphasise how much more of an interesting character he is when writers actually incorporate his intelligence into his stories. like people will follow him to ends of the earth because despite how bitchy he gets u know he’s going to do the right thing, even if dick himself doesn’t necessarily believe it
im literally rattling on the bars of my cage like
Here we are! All the turtles, yes Donnie and Leo are trans
Okay here’s all my notes and a speedpaint at the end (if I remember lol)
Donnie
trans
buffest
he helps Raph carry stuff
Severe adhd so like he knows how do a lot of stuff
very curious and always wants a reason why
hacks on a 3ds
Donnies very snarky and sassy
losest moral compass
is a programmer
can only microwave stuff
has the second biggest space in the lab
Very flamboyant child. Like sparkly pink jacket gay
is colorblind donnie stole glasses for mikey
very intuitive
like he knows exactly what every one is feeling
falls constantly for deez nuts jokes
graphic designer makes Donnie’s programs look more stylish
He also diys furniture to make the lair look good
they all share a work space
has the third biggest space in the lab
can cook
optimistic
Mom friend
is the least buff
has an Ōdachi because he can’t aim for sh*t
training is his hobby
very clumsy
medic
why’d splinter give the sharpest weapon to the most clumsy? beats me
Autism
you have to be very specific with him. Like very specific he will push the rules to the limit
very spacey
cunning
huge nerd
wants the first bite out of everyone’s food.
which is really funny because he can’t cook
definitely gonna change
is Aprils favorite because he doesn’t complain when she dresses him up
the most elegant
has the most clothes out of all of them
Angry and stressed about the state of the world
hates plans changing
Is very sickly
second buffest
very energetic
is a morning person
is mute
everyone treats him more delicately
Spike exists and understands him.
Ralph also writes fanfiction
he’s very soft spoken
he talks to spike about his fanfiction
highly political
the most emotionally stable
never sleeps
drinks decaf
chronically on line
is a really famous fanfic writer
the handy man like fixing cars and lights are his jam
has the biggest space in the lab
can cook and mainly cooks bc his family’s picky
An artist : Aw man! I saw my arts were reposted on Instagram. I’ve asked them to take my arts down but they ignored me.
Me : Say no more! Click this link, then click ‘fill out this form’. Fill the form and wait for about 1-2 days, the staffs will remove the image you were reporting from the reposter’s account :^)
dick grayson canonically works the weirdest fucking jobs.
he’s like a teenager who’s pretty desperate to start working and will take *anything* that’s available, just cus. except he’s 28 (?) and definitely doesn’t need to work
as robin he ran a SUMMER CAMP just cus it’s cute. dick just likes to get involved with random ass friend groups of coworkers. he’s like “i guess i’m gonna die someday, i guess i should just give it a shot!”
he’s a list of canonical, and headcannon jobs dick grayson has worked 🩵
Camp Instructer
vigilante (duh)
lifeguard
radio jocky
museum curator
travel guide
gymnastics instructor
gardener
mail man (but like… a hot one)
hair dresser
life coach
fitness instructor
professor
acrobat
managing an antique shop
painting miniature glass birds
working in a retirement home
cop
stripper cop
GLOBE OF DEATH rider (look it up)
retail
i headcannon that most of these jobs he didn’t even get HIRED he just showed up and started helping out and it just turned into a thing. like he just did a couple volunteer things at a local retirement home in blüdhaven, and people just assumed he worked there and gave him a schedule etc, and he just is happy to help.
or if he’s undercover for an extended period of time, and he just decides it would be cool and help his cover if he started doing ‘insert job’. and he just kept doing it past the missions requirements.
just cus he’s part of the team now! and he already told maggie he’d cover her shift at Dons Deli Emporium- even though they never officially hired him. 🤷
A concept: your typical ragtag team of misfit supers, but they all follow different realities/logics as their powers.
One of them has standard anime/magical girl abilities, one can utilize cartoon logic to their advantage, one of them has near omniscience thanks to their ability to break the fourth wall, and another one has protagonist luck that ensures they always win.
All of these are by @mattxiv on Instagram.
Here's to all the shockingly single bachelor uncles or the two very close friends who just happened to be girls and are only living together until one of them finds a man (they lived together for forty two years).
Not "humans are inherently good" or "humans are inherently evil" but a secret third thing (humans are inherently social animals which means that we're very good at cooperating and being compassionate towards those we perceive as being part of our community but we're also very good at being tribal and violent towards those we perceive as threats to our community and everyone defines their community differently)