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NCT AND TUA?? My two worlds!! I fucking love you 😓

Yes!!! I love Tua and nct sm. I’ve been reading the comics lately but the fic is definitely mainly based on the show. Ily2💚💚💚 you sent this ask as soon as I started writing the second chapter of the fic fun fact!

Don’t you hate it when you look in the mirror and see someone else?

once again there’s not enough JJ content in the world so I made more. Poor Timmy boy, I am putting him through hell.

Michael Dickman, (2011), Copper Canyon Press, Killing Flies, Flies

Kang Yeosang

"Burnout…occurs because we’re trying to solve the same problem over and over."

Fic

Imagine you’re Gregory House and you work exclusively alone and stupid Cuddy is making you take on a fellow or you have to up clinic hours by double. So of course you’re gonna make it fun. So you decide to find the richest, most pretentious and privileged doctor you can find (since cuddy won’t let you hire an untrained pr*stitute), a real ‘mommy and daddy’s little Angel’ type, and BREAK them. So lucky for you Rowan Chase has a son that’s going off the deep end and really needs a job to straighten him out. Perfect. So you hire the little shit and decide to see how long it takes to break down his worldview. And he walks in, flowy golden hair, pretty eyes, and a fresh face. Of course he’s pretty too, even more privilege. Jackpot.

So you start him out and see how long it takes for him to call you poor and threaten to tell daddy, or use the phrase “do you know who my father is??” And in a cunning plan you tell this kid to break into a patient’s house to find clues to their deteriorating state (you know what’s causing it but GOD if it isn’t interesting) And to your surprise he does, not only that, but finds a diagnosis, proving you wrong in the process. So you ask him to do more and more and get you a coffee on the way, and he does. The poor kid looks like bambi after his mother got shot when he realises he messed the order up. You put off and put off sacking the poor kid, because he’s fun and nervous, but he’s daring too, willing to start a good argument, but desperate to please. Not at ALL what you’d expected.

And then Wilson starts liking the kid, becoming grossly paternal, bringing him food and looking after him when he had to jump out of a window on a house visit (whoops) and telling you off when you go too far. You ignore the rapidly increasing connections you’re finding to the three of you and a family unit; you’re meant to toy with the kid! Not teach him how to throw a ball.

And then you find yourself looking out for the stupid kid too. When he gets into fights or, hell, subtly praising him when he thinks you’re disappointed.

And you realise you really like this kid, so when Cuddy asks if he’s too much of a handful and how it’s going you have to make up some excuse about having a young and pretty secretary is actually pretty useful, despite having the wrong parts.

That stupid little spoilt brat you wanted to hire is actually an ambitious doctor that’s had no support, and you realise you actually want to keep him around and- despite the fact you’d never admit it- want to see him thrive. And if you hear him slip up and call you dad once or twice? You’ll let it slide.

~ Hephaestus' children are born to burn ~

[Image Description: On a dark red background and surrounded by glowing flames, Leo Valdez looks around in fear while Charlie Beckendorf crouches in front of him, visible from the waist up. Leo had his hands out, as if to ward off the fire snaking up behind him, feeling just as trapped and fearful as he did when he was eight years old and he saw his mothers warehouse go up in smoke.

Charlie is not afraid, however, and instead appears determined. One hand cups the air around the lit match he's holding, which burns bright, ready to explode Luke Castellans boat and sacrifice his life in hopes to protect the world.

Neither child of Hephaestus met and Leo would only vaguely know of Charlie as the legacy of the once-cabin-leader for their siblings. Both children were forged in fire at the start and ends of their lives, and both were destined to burn.]

“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.”

Seo Changbin, son of Hades

Fic

thinking. and. there’s a very specific kind of bond you get with. friends raising friends, you know? like i always say that yj had huge parts in raising each other vs the original titans who had already been raised and who really . discovered who they were beyond that within each other and like. MAN. there’s of course the trauma and messy relationship of a parentified sibling and whatnot but the messy dynamics of a group of friends raising each other is also so very complex

i do think to some degree the titans helped each other but it wasn’t. raising each other it was carving out a home for them all in each other and whatnot but yj were really just kids and that bond is So Very Strong especially with the core four who continued to go on helping each other become people

not enough people talk about how much work the titans had to do to even be recognized by the league also. and they had to like. basically fight? tooth and nail? against their own mentors to be recognized as something in themselves and not just additions to their mentors. and they only had each other for that!!! dick grieved jason with the titans!!!! donna went through some of the most traumatizing self identity ass shit with the titans!!!!!!!!!! raven found a home with the titans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i’m so

i just have lots of thoughts about friends raising each other + friends helping each other heal from the way they were raised

that’s also why i think it’s important people know the difference between the kind of teams the titans are + young justice was

with the titans. they were the originals! they built themselves a name, a safe space, a reputation and a family with each other. but they were the original younger heroes. while what they had was special to Just them, they also wanted to make the titans a safe space for all the younger heroes who needed a home and a family like they did. they looked back at their history and decided to try to help other young heroes avoid it. they added BRANCHES of the team. the original titans wanted to do everything in their power to prevent other young heroes from making their mistakes. what they have will always be special to them, but they’re willing to open the doors to what they built to every other young hero. they don’t have to, but they will. dick grayson, donna troy, roy harper, garth and wally west (and eventually, raven, garfield, kory and vic) built the kind of team that’s a legacy that many, many other young heroes can add to over the years. they’re not the league, but they can be and ARE mentors for young heroes, whether they’re personally involved in their lives or not.

with young justice? they raised each other. they depended on each other and trusted each other in ways they didn’t even realize. they bonded through it all. that’s not to say the titans didn’t, but it’s very different. whether it’s because of the people or the ages, it’s different. the titans have become a legacy with different branches but young justice was never going to be that. the core four are what’s left of young justice and they’re holding it too closely to their chests for there to ever really be another young justice that really involves them. greta’s not a ghost, cissie’s not a hero, slobo is gone and anita is basically gone. the four of them are all that’s left and whether they realize it or not (which i believe they do), they don’t WANT another team without those people. they can work with them, but it will never be like it was. the titans are a legacy, but young justice was just a family.

and like. i’m not saying the core four are wrong for that! i think they can be dicks about it but they aren’t inherently wrong for wanting to protect something so dear to them. tim isn’t dick, cassie isn’t donna, bart isn’t wally. they aren’t interested in building up a network of teams based on what they went through. they just aren’t. people have titans for that, young justice is for them. and i think that’s SUCH a solid difference in characterization for all of the characters involved. and it’s not like they’re selfish for it?? i’d argue they’re valid for it. the titans are also valid but man. it just. phew. things were so very different. i think the titans might have done it anyway, but if things were different, if there was another team and the roles were reversed (i.e young justice came before titans), they would be a little more hesitant to open up the titans to others.

that’s why in reverse robin aus where tim comes before dick and he has yj and it operates as essentially the titans, it doesn’t really work, imho. I JUST HAVE LOTS OF THOUGHTS

I adore Garth

A few more Outlaw!Jericho comics from this AU I posted a million years ago! These are all from my P@treon over the last few months - please consider checking it out if you like ‘em! (´∀｀)♡

Tim’s started hanging out with the group after Damian showed up! And Joey’s a nice guy, but the Teen Titans stood by while some pretty hideous stuff happened to him so Tim’s got some work to do. Also - as per the comics - Jason’s a dad now! :D