*harvey bullock's voice* : batman an' that scarecrow guy are in cahoots! i'm tellin' ya! the vigilante an' that fruitcake totally have somethin' nasty goin' on!
bullock ships it know whats up. meanwhile, gordon is like π€·ββοΈ 'idk, they look like sworn enemies to me'. so what if batman apprehends him very weirdly.
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(one of very lovely anβ endearing btas craneβs features for me, always gonna be how heβs a complete twerp compared to his comic counterparts. heβs not only hella scrawny, but heβs also pretty short too.
comic crane build like a pencil compared to bruce, but btas jon is this, but a small version. a real gremlin, where in the comics, he's a goblin.
him being smaller have it's +. for one, he's easier to throw around anβ manhandle. or in this case, i kinda just thought βhey, bruce will have no problem to just place him in his lapsβ. jonathan is cuddly sized for the bat. gotta abuse this advantage to the max. he can catch him this way, or can hold him tooβ¦Β
anβ look at that, it might lead to one of those few *rare, very rare* times, when jon will attempt to be comforting. he sucks at this, but he does show a shine of sympathy, if he's in the mood for that. but yeah, he would only do it, when batman is all sad anβ down. if he was scared, itβs another story.Β
depressed bat makes crane feel some sort of way he hates. he wonβt dare to call it anything, but he would rather them do smth lessβ¦..this. being held is nice tho. so he tolerates it, telling himself that it's fine just this one time. but then, casually tolerates *basks in* it every damn time from that point on, while using the same excuseβ¦Β
he can be regal like that lol.Β Β
anβ speaking of regalβ¦β¦.
i always loved, when the bat tried to catch the scarecrow for a second time in βnothing to fearβ, anβ jon talks to him in an odd manner. almost like a teacher would speak with a student. bruceβs slightly shameful anβ vulnerable expression is everything in that scene, esp when jon stands on the upper row of stairs looking at him. the tides shift later on, naturally. but even as a kid, it was fun to see batman being kinda humbled by some short, weird guy in a potato sack.Β
like, jon is so funnily rude anβ βarghβ through the whole ep, itβs hard not to cherish, that batman had to put up with it. the way jonathan abused his henchmen is also smth else. he literally re-broke the dude's nose, while calling him names lol. i just wish, that besides βlock upβ, we had managed to see other sides of him, which clearly existed. love him being a rude ass almost all the time too tho, bc it suits him. anβ itβs a fun difference compared to comic crane, whose spitefulness is usually more emotionally loaded anβ childish. btas crane feels like a proper antisocial sociopath, than anythinβ. but like any good sociopath, he has that one person, who he fancy *even if in a strange fashion*. so, batman has a chance to see it all, once he gets past the cold shoulder phase.Β
in their case *btas universe*, i picture that jonβs wary βget out of my wayβ fashion in which he deals with bruce, would essentially build up into proper obsession, where terrifying him is less of a curious experiment anβ method of eliminating him, but also likeβ¦.he legit wanna know what batman fears. what he sees. how jon affects him an' if it affects his every-day life.Β fights with him getting more personal an' more crucial.
from that bit, i was wondering what jonathan might have thought about times, when batman hung out with justice league. anβ if there was a villain, who he would feel envious of. anβ idk, doctor destiny came to mind. heβs not like fear-themed villain even per say, but he can control dreams, which is scary in itself. so jon *naturally for him* assuming that dr. destiny went after batmanβs fears anβ gave him nightmares. which would instantly make him possessive anβ jealous lol. itβs his anβ batβs thing! it fully escapes crane, that batmanβ¦doesn't ever prefer whatever villain he's fighting. not in way, where he thinks that he bonds with them over being tormented lol. i mean, he kinda does it with jonathan to a degree, but he'd rather they did it in more normal way.
regardless, bruce will have to tell him, that nope, like dr. destiny totally sucks compared to the scarecrow. mostly bc if he wonβt, jon might make so, that dr. destiny wonβt breathe air ever again lol.)
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(so mm. iβm working on BTAS scarebat fic atm, anβ my brain thought that i can also sit down anβ begin drawing smth related to that around 3 in the morning 6 days ago, bc why not.
nothing here is related to the plot of the story iβm working on. or well, not directly at least. iβd say, that i consider this collage of arts as βcircleβ of their possible relationships in a way. including the βcircleβ of their expressions anβ what can be or cannot be seen, regarding bruceβs shadowy batman mode anβ how in two arts, jonβs expression is hidden from the view. this all has an extra, tiny bit of a meaning. about which iβm on my way to ramble about. i have some of that good shippy energy inside my weary bones today! what a day!
but alright, so the first one *at the very top* is smth of a scarebat classic to me. snap picture centered on the idea, that even if they will have close anβ intimate relationships, jonathan still be jonathan, basically. still, be somewhat poisonous anβ dangerous to keep this near, even if heβs gentle of the bat back. anβ bruce even knowing all this, still gets tangled into it, asβ their βnaturesβ clash like that. as they are two βmonstersβ of the night. two people with ideas, that feel larger than they are. this might be a moment in one of their 'fear battles', where bruce is pissed off, or well, righteously angry as i call it, while jonathan faces him anβ what kind of expression he makes is anyoneβs guess, but itβs prob an evil one. even if personally, imagine it more whimsical. less dramatic evil an' more campy evil. the whole villainous monologue about how crane aches for bruce to actually see things his way for once. fear is nessasery for everything. it's not just passion of his. it can be smth so much greater. in other words, i think, that jon might attempt to coax batman into joining his case. bruce would not join, but it's still worth a try.
the second one *lower right* is low-key based on AU idea that i have or that be used for any version scarebat tbh. it's kinda universal an' bendy. the mere chance of βwhat ifβ, bruce mets jonathan before he becomes scarecrow *he will still become one still later tho*, anβ he pretty much seeks his βhelpβ as batman. i imagine, that this can happen early in bruceβs vigilante career, when he anβ gordon ainβt buddies yet anβ bruce need some assistance from time to time. or maybe, he needed jonβs help for one case anβ then, they kinda got on a friendly terms anβ it progressed from there. in this version, i think, jon would try to βhold backβ a bit, when it comes to his fear experiments. mostly bc he knows, that bruce won't like him doing smth like this. or he can think, that it can be a bit too early to try an' ease him up to idea of basically psychologically torturing people to progress the science lol. batman is an imposing, terrefying symbol of justice. but in crane's eyes, he's also a soft-ish kind of boy. cannot do smth nasty, just so that it will serve a greater good. anyhow, smth still goes wrong. crane still gets fired, bc even if the bat was none the wiser to what he was doing, his collegues were. which in the end, lead to bruce an' jon having a fight about it. anβ after that, jon pretty much disappears from the radar *like most of BTAS rogues do, when they're about to rebrand from normal citizen into a masked villain lol* anβ returns 2-3 years later as the scarecrow. with all of that in mind, in this AU, crane will have a clear advantage over batman at first, as he used to known him prior to this. anβ he got to see him work / talk, learned a few things about him, while the bat wonβt instantly know that scarecrow is jonathan. but i imagine, he will figure this out fairly quickly. not only bc crane is short anβ thin an' obssessed with fear. but bruce also was around the other man a lot anβ considering how ambiguous their relationships were at one point, he also watched crane back. this art captures more sweet moment between the two, howerer. them having heart to heart or maybe, jon thought that bruce had died or rumors had it that he was serious injured in some fight against a villain anβ he was relieved to learn, that itβs not so. can be anything, honestly. regardless, jonathan hides his expression from batman, anβ bruce have his βgame face onβ, as they both donβt deal with vulnerability very well *also idk how do draw the back of jonβs head yet, but i gave it my best shot lol*
the next one *the lower left* is also a classic set up in my eyes an' also my fav art out of the bunch. this 'scene' can be connected to AU above, as in: batman takes his once-a-friend, who is also his-love-interest anβ his-new-rogue to arkham, after jon lost the fight. or as i drawn it, this is an imaginary of βwhat if BTAS did a justice to dark knight of scarecrow comicβ. what if we got batman anβ scarecrow personal fight anβ bruce end up carrying jon all romantically into the sunset at the end, like he did in that issue. bruce face here is all shadowy like in the actual comic scene, anβ while iβm not sure if i managed to capture my intention with this one kinda well or not, the idea behind this exact βhead portraitβ was to get a bit of a mixture between bruceβs unmasked features, his batman persona anβ also a bat-monster creature *that all versions of jonathan seen him as, at least once* itβs a bit of reflection on all of it. on who bruce is, who criminals see him as, an' what jon sees him at, when he's high on ft. in some capacity bruce is all of those things. or rather, they're all part of the same man. as bruceβs core will always be rooted in empathy. an' BTAS bruce is basically a golden standard of batman writing, when it comes to bruce wayne as character an' that very trait esp. so yeah, this art is nod toward that an' more broad approach to what could have been, if they given jon at least one more ep, where he an' batman would have been in focus. i imagined, that in this art bruce carries jonathan from whatever location they had fight in, anβ itβs like early morning, so there is mist. bruce walks anβ reminicents on fights anβ waste of jonβs brilliant mind, along with other things. expression close to melancholic. meanwhile, crane is out cold. anβ itβs one of those rare lax, relaxed expressions that he has, opposite to his sneers, smirks or frowns. as he's only ever in peace, when his mind isn't active. what a nightmare, indeed *mostly for bruce* so sweet dreams, spooky prince. may the big bad bat guard your slumber.
an' finally, the last art *at the very bottom* which shows jonathan during his staying in arkham. in BTAS he had long sleeved uniform, but i think, in the comics based on the series, he been seen in a gray shirt a few times. so i decided to give him that lol. this can also be connected with AU, i mentioned. like, that bruce will still come back to his old friend, even if those visits are somewhat painful. i guess, it will be even worse than when bruce has to interact with harvey as batman. but this also can be smth unrelated to that. for example, bruce needing craneβs assistance on smth, without them having any history between them, besides the canonical one. or it can be them, being in relationships anβ jon is kinda being difficult. each of his progress is shaky anβ he pretty much slips back into his old ways, as soon as he goes out of arkham. but whatever the set up is, jonathan is more accepting of his situation, or rather about what he is. while bruce is kinda torn about it. can hold him close, but cannot truly mend his mind. i also have a feeling like crane tells him smth fear related. be it his assessment onto bruceβs state or their whole βthingβ. but whatever it is, this isn't a very pleasant talk for bruce.
anβ oh yeah, instead of using song lyrics like i usually do, i used shakespeareβs sonnet for this. an' it's one of my most favorite ones as well. i had to cut out the middle, bc i disliked how it looked. but you can go an' read the whole thing, if you will ever feel like it. i mean, that's fairly short one. but i honestly think, this fits them *an' generally scarebat as a ship* very well.)
my dream as a fanfic writer is for one day, one of my fics to be someones comfort fic. like the fic that they reread when they don't feel good and want to be happy. i want my words to comfort someone one day
negative affirmations
I can be worse
I still have time to fuck things up
I can kms any time I want
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.all of my tunes are my own and i shall feel no remorse about them. as i do what my heart feels content with. and what might eventually calm my stormy spirit. with some form of regard, evelyn brewsky. the writer. the nightmare.
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