It Makes Me Want To Explore That Side Of Things More Too Its Such A Phenomenal System And Deserves Recognition - Tumblr Posts

WOW it’s 4am and I just finished reading a “Matchjokes” (Matches Malone/Joker) series on AO3 that so perfectly portrays B’s DID. It was a big ouch series for me because it’s from Joker’s POV about him realizing he loves Batman and not Bruce or Matches—and just because he’s dating/fucking B’s body doesn’t mean it’s who he actually wants. But the last part of it includes a big switch that Joker intentionally triggers and Bruce ends up fronting and talking so genuinely and so candidly about his system. He talks about how Matches can love Joker but Bruce/Batman never can and he expresses his guilt and disgust at Matches choices. He talks about how he (Bruce) knows Batman is fighting a losing battle and dedicating their life and body to a lost cause. And that Matches was stationed at the front for a full six months (a time wherein there was no Batman) because of trauma that happened in both Bruce AND Batman’s life (being when Robin left/went no contact with him). I’ve never seen B’s system addressed so candidly. Even when I write about B and his DID, I’ve always written him as keeping the walls up in his system for survival’s sake. But this—this was so good. That level of insight and headspace exploration, even nestled in an angsty piece I was initially drawn to for the smut, was the best kind of sucker punch.