Can We Talk About That One Cutscene Where Diluc Kills An Abyss Mage About To Attack Kaeya. Like, This

can we talk about that one cutscene where diluc kills an abyss mage about to attack kaeya. like, this man really just shows up completely out of the blue, wasnt even with us on this quest had no reason to know exactly where kaeya is, absolutely fucking MURDERS this abyss mage meanwhile kaeya standing casually completely unscathed next to the GIANT PLUME OF FLAME DILUC CAME IN WITH. and then diluc has the audacity to say "ugh the knights are so inefficient😒" like thats what this is about and he didnt just run halfway across mondstat cuz his big brother instincts were acting up

6 and 8 for the fic writer ask? hope you’re having a nice day!

6. Are there any fics from others you reread all the time?

Oh so so many. To name a few ooff the top of my head: journey to the past by aloneintherain, Billy Batson and the Troubles of Work-Life Balance by rockerrema13, A Difference of Perspective by town_without_heart, Complicated Creation by Elemental, Reichenbach series by athena_crikey, Another Brother by avocadolove, Our capacity for love increases with each person we cross paths with by Iriascend, Masks/Plunge by Cordria, While Mighty Oaks Do Fall by WitchofEndor and my one FF only fic that hasn't updated in a decade but I'll love until I die, Fallout by the SIlversage

(omg this is so much i just went through my bookmarks and picked fics I know I've read at least 15 times)

8. What project(s) are you currently working on?

A long Lockwood and co fic, it's called A Fools' Journey and uses tarot major arcana to explore the agency with a ghostly extra member. It's consuming all my creative energy rn.

My pet theory is that Tim Drake is just a tiny bit meta.

Not “meta” as in “metahuman” (though he could also be that), but “meta” as in “genre-aware,” though not on a conscious level. Specifically, I think he’s subconsciously aware of changes to the timeline or his personal timeline and/or ever-so-slightly resistant to the effect said changes might have on him.

This isn’t a new thing either. Even before DC started resetting their universe every three years he had moments of this based on the minor alterations and adjustments they’d made since Crisis on Infinite Earths.

Like, after Zero Hour, it was decided that Batman and Robin were considered “urban legends” who actively worked to conceal knowledge of their existence outside of Gotham; yet Tim’s backstory, which hinged on seeing video footage of the two on a news broadcast, remained unchanged. And yeah, from the Doylist side that’s probably just a case of the editors not thinking their premise through quite enough, but on the Watsonian flipside you could say that he’s remembering a moment from the previous timeline, and no one else notice because he’s the only one it mattered to.

Plus, he remembered Jubilee after “Marvel vs. DC,” even though most people had those memories “fade away” – even Jubilee only remembered him because she kept a diary during the event. But Tim knew her on sight.

And let’s not forget that moment at the edge of the Lazerus pit when he raged at Dick about how they live in a world where death doesn’t really mean anything so why shouldn’t he speed up the process for his loved ones. He even pointed out that his father, as a non-hero, had zero chance of coming back.

Then of course, you have the fact that he’s the only one who realized Bruce was still alive, just from seeing a picture that lots of others saw but not one made the connection.

Not to mention his not-all-there future self from the Titans Tomorrow world, remembering the way things “should” be even as the timelines shift around him. And his time imprisoned hypertime. And now mainline Tim has a name he shouldn’t know – Connor – and leads to chase with Steph about timeline shenanigans. And who knows where that’ll lead.

(This is definitely where I’d take it though. And not just because it’d be an excuse for him to go looking for his friends from YJ. Maybe call the storyline “Fountain of Youth” to go with “The Grail.”)

That realization was uncomfortable. Happy birthday! 🎊

Hey, if you're a minor and you're following my blog, I just need you to be aware:

You have been on this earth for fewer years than my cat has.

She turns 20 this week, everyone please say happy birthday 🥳💖

May I present to you…

TIM DRAKE AND JASON TODD’S CONFRONTATION IN TITANS TOWER.

AS IT WAS MEANT TO BE EXPERIENCED.

Danny's Nest

Tim gets sacrificed in a ritual to summon "the ALL powerful conqueror, Phantom". And by sacrificed, I mean Tim really dies and Danny is forced into his body forcefully.

There's no coming back from that. Not even after the cultists are stopped.