The Life and Times of a Wrench Wench

maridee42:

luanna255:

Watching the sibling interaction in The Lizzie Bennett Diaries has made me realize how much I totally want a Batsib vlog in my life.

Can’t you just imagine?

Tim: My name is Tim Drake, and this is my-

Damian: Really, Drake? Your life isn’t even compelling enough to be of interest to those of us unfortunate enough to be part of it.

Tim: Will you stop ruining my video?!

Dick: Okay guys, break it up…

*opening credits*

oh my God. I would kill to see Damian’s impression of Stephanie.

I could see Cass being like Darcy, in that she doesn’t show her face until late in the series, but the entire fandom flips their shit out of joy when she does.

gabzilla-z:

Here!

It’s so CUTE!

It doesn’t matter which universe they come from, they all have a soft spot for musicals.

Artemis has a special super secret place in her heart for Rogers and Hammerstein.  One of her only good memories of her family being together involves them watching a Rogers and Hammerstein marathon on tv.  She hopes that no one ever finds out, because she’s a little embarrassed that it doesn’t fit the image she projects, but even more because she’s ambivalent about how her love of R&H relates to her relationship with her family.

Of course, Dick found out about it, and did his damnedest to con Artemis into being part of Gotham Academy’s production of Oklahoma!  He failed, but in the process he did manage to find out that Artemis practically swoons when she hears “Some Enchanted Evening”.

Now, Jason knows every single word and lyric to Singin’ in the Rain.  It was Catherine’s favorite movie, and they wore out their vhs watching it over and over again while she was sick.  Sometimes he’ll start whistling songs from it without realizing what he’s doing, and (thanks to A Clockwork Orange) people get really nervous when he whistles the title song.

When Bruce took him in, Jason was secretly disappointed that his life didn’t turn out more like Annie.

It’s a well known fact that Stephanie loves Disney movies, but those were just her gateway musicals.  The fact is, she’s a full blown drama geek.  Her Spoiler costume?  She used skills and materials she got from drama club to make that thing (which really explains a lot, when you think about it).  Her superhero gig ate up all of her time (and resources), so she has never really pursued theater.

Still, she has an extensive library of movie musicals and cast soundtracks that she’s built over the years.  Her favorite shows are My Fair Lady and Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, but “The Impossible Dream” from Man of La Mancha is her jam, y’all.

(Source: hackingangel)

angergirl:

This might make no sense and be absolutely flawed, sorry, but here we go.

Now, I love Barbara Gordon as a character. I love her as Batgirl and I love her as Oracle. She’s fascinating, particularly because as Oracle she was able to stare down Batman and win. She could subvert him at every turn. She was smart, capable, and willing to learn from her mistakes and the mistakes of others. She could tear down empires with her clever twist of mind alone.

And she still can. But I think that as Oracle, she was more threatening to the status quo than she is as Batgirl. At face value, anyways. As I said, she could take down Batman without throwing a blow. Her team didn’t just go about beating up villains until internal stresses tore them apart forever—when she saw that one method of leadership didn’t work (the subplot with Helena comes to mind) she had to use compassion and mindfulness to regain trust. She wasn’t just wickedly powerful. She was adaptable. Not only that—she had the ability to make other heroes adapt. And I think all of that—Her compassion, her bravery, her strength of mind and her willingness to change—made her dangerous.

Because what is more dangerous to a patriarchal set-up where burly, grimdark superhero fellas reign supreme than an all-knowing, veritable powerhouse of a woman spreading her influence all over the globe? Where the ultimate patriarch—Batman—has to shut up, listen, and take a slice of humble pie from said woman? Where he respects her as an equal—or rather more. And the fact that Babs was disabled played more of a role in her threat to this system than almost anything.

As Oracle, she was…dare I say it? Toxic.

Better that Oracle disappear, then, that Batgirl return with a safe, less imposing title (and a miraculous cure for her paralysis) that gives one the illusion that she isn’t as dangerous as she once was. And if you compare the three Batgirls and try to find the one who is the least “toxic” in terms of being threatening to the powers that be, then Babs is the one.

Cass is toxic because of her race and her strength and skill. Steph is toxic because of her pregnancy and the resulting “bad girl” stamp of disapproval, as well as her class. They are also marked down because of their vocal following of women and POC. Such fans are not the type of people DC is looking for. Babs’ Batgirl has a devoted following of men as well as many women—but we know which group DC really cares about.

So in my mind, Cass and Steph being called “toxic” means that they pose a threat to a system that fears them (and the people who love them) so much that they must be branded poisonous. It means that Cass and Steph are characters who are as dangerous, as powerful, as influential as Oracle was. The toxic characters are the ones who are going to fuck shit up. They’re the ones who are going to challenge the way we think about heroes, about people, about our perceptions of people. You say they’re toxic, DC? Good. That means they’re worth supporting.

beeftony:

wrench-wench:

I repeatedly see people compare the Batkids to Olympic athletes, which I find kind of silly. They may train a lot, but it isn’t towards anything as specific as Olympic sports (which, omg, are so super specialized). These are my headcanons for if the Batkids ever did end up attempting to go to the Olympics for whatever reason.

• Dick, Stephanie, and Barbara have all been canonically linked to gymnastics, but they would have no chance in an Olympic-level competition. Dick and Steph especially would be terrible about all of the little nitpicky things that get gymnasts deductions, like keeping their legs together during flips, or not leaving a gap between elements on the balance beam. Worst of all, they never stick their landings – their vigilante training has ingrained in them the need to be able to run the moment they land, so they are forever taking multiple steps after their landing.

• Cass may be an amazing fighter, but she’s doesn’t have much experience dealing with refereed fights (not to mention her fighting style can’t really be described as either of the Olympic martial arts – judo or tae kwon do). She has been repeatedly disqualified during bouts for ignoring the rules.
• Damian is in a similar position to Cass – he tried fencing (with sabre as his weapon), and got a lifetime ban when he broke his opponent’s collar bone.
• Tim tried pole vaulting once, when he was trying to pretend to be normal, and kept knocking the bar down when he reflexively grabbed it on his way down.
• Jason is the only Batkid that would actually have a chance as an Olympian – he could dominate the shooting competition. He’d have competition from Alfred, though.

Isn’t Tim’s new origin that he was an Olympic hopeful, though?

(I understand if your personal headcanon ignores this)

My headcanon totally ignores the DCnU.  It’s got Steph and Cass in it, doesn’t it?  (seriously, the only Bats I pay attention to any more are David and Kate)

I repeatedly see people compare the Batkids to Olympic athletes, which I find kind of silly. They may train a lot, but it isn’t towards anything as specific as Olympic sports (which, omg, are so super specialized). These are my headcanons for if the Batkids ever did end up attempting to go to the Olympics for whatever reason.  EDIT - I reject the DCnU Bat canon, just so we’re clear.  I don’t care what they say about Timmy, he wouldn’t pass Olympic muster.

• Dick, Stephanie, and Barbara have all been canonically linked to gymnastics, but they would have no chance in an Olympic-level competition. Dick and Steph especially would be terrible about all of the little nitpicky things that get gymnasts deductions, like keeping their legs together during flips, or not leaving a gap between elements on the balance beam. Worst of all, they never stick their landings – their vigilante training has ingrained in them the need to be able to run the moment they land, so they are forever taking multiple steps after their landing.

• Cass may be an amazing fighter, but she’s doesn’t have much experience dealing with refereed fights (not to mention her fighting style can’t really be described as either of the Olympic martial arts – judo or tae kwon do). She has been repeatedly disqualified during bouts for ignoring the rules.
• Damian is in a similar position to Cass – he tried fencing (with sabre as his weapon), and got a lifetime ban when he broke his opponent’s collar bone.
• Tim tried pole vaulting once, when he was trying to pretend to be normal, and kept knocking the bar down when he reflexively grabbed it on his way down.
• Jason is the only Batkid that would actually have a chance as an Olympian – he could dominate the shooting competition. He’d have competition from Alfred, though.

• Title:  Terms of Enrampagement
• Fandom:  Batman
• Rating:  Idk, R?  There’s a lot of cursing.
• Premise:  Jason goes on a roaring rampage of revenge, and Stephanie gets dragged along.  Also, cancer.
• Pairings: none, really

I ended up breaking this in to two parts, because the second half is taking me forever.  There’s a sort of prequel here.

I hope you all enjoy my Batman/Archer fusion.  Jason and Steph make a surprisingly good Archer and Lana.

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