Okay. SO

Okay. SO

> the thing about bpd (and also, in a different way, bipolar) is that some of the criteria technically could account for the inconstancies mentioned in Jason's writing as a character. Like, I don't often go down that road because a lot of content I call ooc I do it not because he's a villain but because it's villanizing mental illness (there's a fine line in writing a good villain/antihero in mental illness and btfc uses this line like a noose around its characters' neck) but the "Identity Disturbance: Markedly and persistently unstable self-image or sense of self" criteria could be one more argument towards bpd jason (to me it feels like a copout but that's because I spend waaay too much time analysing psychopathology in fiction). But aside from that, I'd say it's because regardless of what specific readers consider canon or not for Jason the reference for Red Hood!Jason analysis seems (from what I've seen ) communely accepted as Under the Red Hood, which is rich in, let's put it that way, signs and symptoms and explorative paths for diagnostic hypothesis. So maybe that's why!

> personally I don't see him as autistic (that's about the only part of me I don't connect with him lol), mostly because the things that I would read as autism I attribute to the bpd and general trauma, but it's complicated, the correlations between trauma and autism are complicated (there was this awesome 2022 article about it that described it I'll add it if I find it) so basically I don't see it but also I totally get it for the people who do. Also always love to see it in AUs!

> "arfid but not severe enough to be called a disorder" as an alternative: have you considered alimentary orality disorders? (Also when I do hc him with ARFID, I think about the texture of the dirt flooding his grave and choking him while he's clawing his way up)

> I don't know enough about DID to have an opinion on the matter because my country kinda just decided it didn't exist and if it does it's like an american thing and some of my teachers don't agree but since there's no consensus they just don't talk about it. We're like told "oh yeah don't worry about that it's a thing it probably won't be a concern to you one way or another." So like. Yikes. (I gotta do all the research myself and don't have time with all the other college stuff so I just don't know and it sucks uuurgh)

> finally when it comes to bipolar (I'd go with bipolar ii btw) I'm very uncertain. On one hand I can see it, on the other hand I feel like the bpd could be sufficient explanation for the symptoms and if he had bipolar it would certainly be an atypical form because there's no elation of the mood (like I don't see any instance of euphori, maybe I'm missing Jason canon that shows that though) and while you can technically diagnose bipolar ii without elation of the mood we're heavily discouraged from considering bipolar disorders in first instance. There's also the fact there's a not unfrequent comorbidity between bpd and bipolar. Irl in his case, I would make the diagnostic hypothesis of bpd, the alternative hypothesis bipolar and note that the psychiatrist doing the evaluation should take in account the possibility of comorbidity.

(obviously that's just my analysis and hc, exclusively from the categorial approach, everyone can have their own, especially if you have a disorder and resonate with the character in that regard that's totally valid i just wanted to share those thoughts)

Jason Todd has BFRBs. Send tweet

"Welcome back to the land of the living, B."

It's a blessing. It's a deep breath for the first time, after so long in the water, half-drowned and landing on the shore. But-

But...

"Where's Stephanie?"

Tim smiles, softness in his dark-rimmed eyes.

"She's right there. Dinah's talking with her right now, but I’m sure you’ll see her soon. She’s alive, Bruce. It wasn’t a dream.”

Alive. A sterile, windowless room in the Watchtower. The emptiness of space- sitting in the kitchen in that patch where the afternoon sun bathes the air in molten gold.

“Where’s Jason?”

-The Protector chapter 10: "The Hero"

Trans Jason, who has no idea how everyone found out about him or why they're all convinced Batman is transphobic but hey, if he can support, empower and be a symbol of strength and persevering through hardship for all the trans children in the world and it has the bonus of pissing off Bruce, he's definitely not complaining.

Random goon: Hey boss, were you the one to pick that name as an alias? And why this one?

Red Hood : I used to have another name, before... A long time ago. But that person is dead now. I get to choose for myself now, they can't take that from me. I won't let them.

Goon: Huh.

***

Random Goon: Say boss, why do you never take off your shirt in front of us?

Red Hood: Well uh, I actually have that really fucked scar on my chest and I'm not comfortable with...

Random Goon: Don't worry boss, we get it, you don't have to explain yourself to us.

***

Red Hood, high on some toxin: God, I wish my family...

Random Goon (on boss-sitting duty): why not try reaching out to them?

Red Hood: They would never accept me as I am now... They wouldn't agree with my so-called "life choices". Besides, they don't miss me, they miss the person they think I used to be... I wasn't even a man when I last saw them.

Random Goon: Damn boss, that sucks.

***

And then the goons throw the Red Hood a party on trans visibility day and Jason is so confused he straight up cries.

Jason and Cass' opposing views on murder is so interesting. Their conflict is not purely moralistic - that is to say, it's not purely that Jason thinks murder is okay, and Cass doesn't. It's their identities, their original and most fundamental worldview. Jason is a murder victim and Cass is a murderer. Yes, Jason kills people as Red Hood, and yes, Cass dies multiple times, but this never truly erases how they see themselves. Jason will always have been murdered, and Cass will always be a murderer. They are unable to fully extricate themselves from those roles, and thus will never approach life or death the same way.

Werewolf: *transforming* You have to go, now! I don’t want you to see me like this…

Human s/o: Don’t push me away! I’m not afraid of you!!

Werewolf: No no I’m just really dumb as a wolf and I don’t want you to see me bark at a mirror for two hours 

Lmaoo that's way too funny

"hey B I know the new kid's Robin now but -stop screaming- can I have it back?"

Had a dream last night that Jason came back to life and immediately asked Bruce to be Robin again with no explanation whatsoever. bro....