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a silly guy who uses mouse to draw, expect the most shittestdrawings from me xoxo

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4 days ago

billy: " you cant adopt me! im already over 50!!!! you cant adopt me even if im a- even if i look like a kid!!! I HAVE A FAMILY!! CHILDREN!! i also have an apartment!!! so leave me aLOONEEE "

jl member: " are you SURE???? "

billy: " DO YOU WANT TO SEE MY BIRTH CERTIFICATE ??! "

Billy only ages in his town. Everywhere else he can’t age. Why? Easy magic, with the RoE in Fawcett the magic in the air is at an all time high. Billy’s (and most fawcett citizens) bodies can now only grow/age if there is a high enough magic in the atmosphere.

This would be funny if a fawcett citizen moved away before the time bubble but still experienced the town magic. Which basically makes him immoral.

I think it would be funny if it was Alfred. Like he wanted to be near some of his old war buddies so he lived in Fawcett for a few years. Then he moves to Gotham for some reason and that’s why he looks like he never ages.

So when Alfred and Captain Marvel meet they pull that one spider man meme. It just ends up as a gossip tea session between the two (and a way that billy could take food without being to suspicious).

BACK TO BILLY. This would mean that he would be stuck as a child if any of the JL tried to adopt him. So, when he is revealed he uses that as an excuse for why they can’t adopt him.


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omniscient3teabag
5 days ago

Billy can see who the descendants of past Champions are. This opened up a new world for him.

Past Champion: Billy! My great-great(×10)-granddaughter is there!

Billy turns his head and sees a little old lady crossing the street.

Past Champion: Go help her!

Billy helps her home while listening to stories about her grandchildren. Past Champion chirps happily while the others grumble.

Then Billy joins the League. He holds back a surprised yelp when he sees the aura around Barry, Victor, and freaking Bruce Wayne!! The Champions scream like little girls when they see their descendant defeat a villain.

Bruce's Grandfather: Look at my grandson! He took them all!!

Barry's Grandfather: No, look at my grandson! He's faster than anyone!

Victor's Grandfather: I know my grandson is better than all of you idiots.

Bruce's Grandfather: Now I know who he takes after.

And it's constant. Day and night, the Champions in Billy's head tell him about their grandchildren. Billy is honestly tired of it. Moreover, the Champions' memories have slowly penetrated his memory, so he sometimes begins to confuse the past with the present.

Marvel: *looks very closely at the puzzle that will open a portal to the world of chocolate bunnies*

Batman: Are you going to look at this for long?

Marvel: *waves it off* Borkut, daddy's busy, go play with your brothers.

Batman: *blinks in shock and looks at Captain* But...

Marvel: Dad's working, I promise to take you to Aunt Hestia tomorrow. Let me work, son.

Batman: *steps aside*

Marvel: *nods in satisfaction*

Also, the memories bring up emotions that Billy can't hide.

Marvel: *looks out the window at Earth with a sad expression*

Superman: Marvel? Is everything okay?

Marvel: *has a memory in his head of when one of the past Champions was married to a very powerful sorceress. They often flew around the Earth. The wife looked very beautiful in the rays of the sun*

Marvel: I think I miss my wife.

Clark doesn't know how to react to this statement. Did Marvel have a wife? Was he married? Clark didn't know what to say to Marvel at that moment, so he just stood there in silent support.

Billy ended up becoming more of a parental figure to some of the heroes.

One day, Zatanna walks into the Watchtower and sees Marvel.

Zatanna: G-g-grandpa?!

Marvel: Zatanna! *hugs her and starts spinning her* Grandpa missed you! Oh my god! You have your grandma's eyes!

The League was on the sidelines, picking up their jaws.


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omniscient3teabag
6 days ago

been having horrible coughs lately so I hereby think that if billy was sick and it carried over to captain marvel and he REALLY needed to cough but he can't because he's doing something important/doesn't want to bother anyone maybe. but the moment he's out of there he tumbles onto the nearest solid ground and lays on his side letting out the most gut-throat scrapping, tears jerking ass coughs ever and it wouldn't really hurt in his cm form but he still feels the pain so deep in bros heart. the gods pats him on the back and give them their condolences (which consist of "damn bro", "just get better", and "honey lemon is good for the throat .. you also need more medicine, and a—")

tawky tawny taking care of sick billy though ☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️ freddy and mary sitting next to billy whose bedridden and talking about whatever foes were causing issues because they were filling in for cm and honestly talking about everything and nothing at all☹️☹️☹️ it's. either billy goes through this sickness alone or theu ALL getting it. and you know what they're gonna pick heart emoji

but like. Theres also like a 53% chance that everyone will probably catch that magical ass disease. and if this caused captain marvel to sigh and whip up a hella good soup. oh welll


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6 days ago

newly recruited to jl captain marvel just. sitting in his seat in the middle of a justice league meeting and suddenly realizing

'oh jee wilkers. im pretty sure i've(the previous champions) met/married most of these guys' parents/great-great-great-great-greatx10 grandparents. woops'

and hes squinting his eyes trying to play guess who in his head about which relative he's met and or maybe started a relationship with years and years and years ago and is going 'ter-el, hippolyta, yada yada' before his eyes lands on batman and he blinks a few times. and then a few other more times and is like

'??? wait a darn minute is that- holy moly- patrick?? no,, im pretty sure hes dead... is he? might go visit him soon,, uhh. thomas..?? hnn, im pretty sure hes like a baby. but its like the 2000s now right? ehh. maybe dead. probably dead actually- bruce maybe? ... huh. yeah that could work, wait wasn't i thinking about grandparents?'

and then immediately gets distracted into another train of thought. not entirely forgetting, but not really intending his thoughts to go out to the public either. so when its like. years since that thought has popped into his mind. and batman reveals to his identity, captains like

cm; " oh, so i was right in you being bruce wayne! " (recently remembered that train of thought years ago) (never shared that thought to anyone. at all. this just comes out of nowhere just after b-man reveals his identity) and like

batman; " ?? "

jl; " ??? "


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omniscient3teabag
1 week ago

First Meetings pt. 2

Bruce was hurt. He was shot multiple times and left bleeding in an alley on some trash bags. Thankfully, next to him, the perp was knocked out next to him after he tried to reach and steal his utility belt. It sent a non-lethal shock at him. Bruce called Alfred who is currently driving the Batmobile to him at the moment.

Bruce was blinking in and out of consciousness when at some point he blinked and a giant blob of red and yellow was leaning in over of him.

Marvel: “…sir?”

Batman: *grunts*

Marvel: “Okay… uhm…” *squats down* “Sir, can you hear me? Are you okay?” *smacks his cheek a couple times*

Batman: *swats the hand away*

Marvel: “Okay… at least you’re alive and conscious. Somewhat. Come on, son, let’s get you to a hospital.”

Hospital? Oh so this man was trying to help him. Wait, the man was reaching for his utility belt. He was going to get shoc— oh wow. He wasn’t even flinching.

The man was holding Bruce up by the belt and barely batting an eye as the utility belt administered non-lethal shocks that should’ve knocked out by now or at least singed the man’s hand.

Bruce blacked out from there. At some point he knew that the man was carrying him while walking, then at some point, he was very high in the air, and then finally he was on a hospital bed. It seen Bruce was finally conscious enough to realise what was going on. That he was in a random hospital room in God knows where. The man, he was dressed a bit like the speedster from Central city and the new hero from Metropolis, was talking to what was probably a doctor.

It seemed the doctor noticed him first and immediately grabbed a vial full of orange liquid and tried to make Bruce drink it.

Doc: “Here try this it’s my patented pain disappearance solution! Tell me if it works!”

Marvel: *smacks it away* “Trust me when I say don’t try that. It will either kill you, or worse, turn you blue.”

Doc: “Hey!” *scrambles to pick it up*

Marvel: “Anyways, son, how are you feeling? You had quite a few holes when I found you.”

Batman: “I’m fine.” *sits up* “Where am I?” *feels his belt for his communicator* “And where is my batcommunicator?”

Marvel: “Communi-what? You mean this thing?” *pulls it out and hands it to him*

Batman: “Yes. …Why I won’t it turn on?”

Marvel: “I don’t know.” *shrugs* “But it did suddenly started smoking when I touched it.”

Batman: “Did you short it out?”

Marvel: “Maybe? I don’t really know what that means.”

Batman: *long ahh sigh* “Do you have any tools I could use to fix it? And again, where am I? You didn’t answer me.”

Marvel: “We’re in Fawcett. In a clinic to be specific. And, I don’t really know what tools exactly you have in mind. Sorry.”

Bruce ended up being shown to a rotary phone. Vintage. From there, he called Agent A and got the flip out of there. The man was probably worried sick.

By the way, it’s because of this entire interaction that Bruce always thought Billy knew his secret identity. Because, well, why wouldn’t you unmask the stranger in a bat costume who you found shot four times? This ended up with him unconsciously more comfortable around Marvel than he realized as the years went by and the Justice League is formed.

Billy never looked under his mask.


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omniscient3teabag
1 week ago

after rewatching shazam (2019) and watching shazam fury of the gods (2023), I'm pretty sure I'm parched for more billy batson content. everyone better spread out their billy batson fic collection and no batson shall get hurt.

After Rewatching Shazam (2019) And Watching Shazam Fury Of The Gods (2023), I'm Pretty Sure I'm Parched

in all seriousness I need billy batson x Percy Jackson, I need two of my interests to clash 🥀


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omniscient3teabag
1 week ago

au where the suspendium popped when clark had JUST started hero-ing and captain wanted to see who's protecting all the other cities in the country and this is the first time he's talked to superman. he doesnt know lil vros clark,, 💔 the gods do tho and takes advantage of that by giving superman a heart attack

Au Where The Suspendium Popped When Clark Had JUST Started Hero-ing And Captain Wanted To See Who's Protecting
Au Where The Suspendium Popped When Clark Had JUST Started Hero-ing And Captain Wanted To See Who's Protecting
Au Where The Suspendium Popped When Clark Had JUST Started Hero-ing And Captain Wanted To See Who's Protecting

my drawing pen got lost so i went back to my roots and used a mouse to draw this LMAOO its not my best work but its something


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omniscient3teabag
1 week ago

NEED there to be like, a party or something after an alien invasion and like someone brought alcohol to the watchtower and like usually captain marvel doesn't drink because ??? billy's like 10 alcohol tastes like absolute chicken butt to him but Zeus is like " drink drink drink " and the other gods(minus Solomon,, someone has to be the rational one there) join in and go " DRINK DRINK DRINK !!! " like they cheering for the Olympus world cup

and captain is like " eh ok sure " and decides to see how much alcohol he could drink in the span of 2 minutes or less. and so that spirals into almost every member of the Justice League witnessing THE Boy Scout™️—that no one has EVER saw drink a drop of wine—chugging down each glass like it's no tomorrow,,, and it's kinda impressive..

of course. captain stops (only because he didn't want to finish it all,,, plus the alcohol he just drank doesn't even taste like the rum from the 1950s,, so, even if it doesn't taste like chicken butt it still doesn't taste great either) but like hey at least the gods were having a blast!!! (they were a bit bummed captain had to stop though) (solomon felt like he could actually breath again after that)

and the jl??? respect the ever living shit out of him because god fucking damn captain marvel just walked off and continued whatever he was doing afterwards like he didn't just chug down fifty glasses of booze,, (he just doesn't have a liver or kidney to damage nor mind to get drunk off LMAOO)

and then they were like . huh. How much liquor can cap hold??? so they all get a bit curious .. and try to see how many more shots could he take ,,, and then it somehow just spirals into a long, nasty competition, one person just straight up bringing a barrel of rum for captain to try

and marvel?? he finds it kinda funny. the alcohol doesn't really affect him anyways and if he just turns off his taste buds he can pretend it's water most of the time. plus a good past time if there's nothing to do. but he does like giving out his thanks and reviews on the taste of it most times

,, and maybe the utmost eagerness that shows in Captain Marvel's face whenever a member wants him to try a very VERY strong concoction full of alcohol that'd probably kill a horse if a sip was taken by a normal civilian and how sincere he is on the way he pats their heads and gives out actual advice on how to improve it (thank you Solomon) was KINDA nice. just a tad bit nice.

oh who's pretending at this point, the competition at the end of the day just waters down into how many drinks??gifts??? the line blurs to a certain point ,, they could give to marvel and to see how many compliments they could get from marvel. they all know at this point that the drinks can't really affect him anyways. plus plus!!! captain would give the extra rum leftover into a tiny-ish water bottle made of magic and brings it with him everywhere, strapped to his waist like fanny pack. no one questions this. we love you capdad

(most of the gods living rent free in cm's head fucking cheer when one day billy gets gifted booze that could affect the gods)


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omniscient3teabag
1 week ago

oh captain what has zeus done to you

A very powerful villain has attacked Earth. It took a very powerful spell.

Marvel: I have an idea how to defeat him with one spell. But I'll need time to cast it.

Superman: Do what you have to do. I'll buy us time.

Solomon: Billy, no.

Zeus: Billy, yes.

Marvel straightens up and starts dancing. Smooth movements of the pelvis and waist, and don't forget to play with breasts.

Marvel: Thunder, bring her through the wringer. Show her I'm the judgment call. The one who makes her kingdom fall.

Zeus: Oh yeah!

The others: I don't want to look at this disgrace.

Marvel: Lightning, wield her, use and yield her, show her what she can't conceal for true nature will be revealed!!

The mother of all lightning falls on the villain, instantly turning him to ash. Everyone looks at Marvel. Captain looked at everyone awkwardly, clasping his fingers and looking like a beaten puppy.

omniscient3teabag
1 week ago

Billy and Danny are planning wedding with each other because of the observers

They consider Billy as a champion of magic to be too powerful by himself

And they consider Danny as the Ghost came in ancient space is being too powerful to be by himself

So they're married each other because apparently they balance each other out

Could Justice League because of this thing it's an arranged marriage that both of them are really unhappy with

It just them being unhappy with the observers especially Danny this could be tied in with the reverse Persephone thing

Like Billy is really happy with it because the gods are all supportive and Danny is dealing with her the butting heads in the fall of the ancients and observers

I may have misunderstood the question. Sorry(⁠ ⁠・ั⁠﹏⁠・ั⁠)

Marvel: You're invited to my and the Phantom's wedding! *holds out invitations to each hero*

Barry: What do you mean you're not married?!

Marvel: It was just an engagement. You know, meeting the parents and stuff. The Observants were really pushing for us to get married. Something about balance, I think.

Batman: The Observants?

Marvel: Yeah, those idiots.

Danny: *hisses* Why are you jumping in ahead of time?!

Observants: Danny Fenton and Billy Batson may not be married yet....

Observants: But Phantom and Captain Marvel should get married....

Observants: For the balance of the universe.

Danny: *covers face with hands and groans*

Observants: *wait calmly*

That's not how Danny wanted to marry Billy. He was planning something romantic, and only when he graduated. Only the Observers disrupted all his plans. Danny was then grabbed by the arms and placed in front of Billy. Then the Observers said that the engagement had been approved and the wedding date had already been chosen. It was a shock to Billy, but it was Danny who was most shocked.

Phantom: They didn't give me a choice, you know? I wanted everything to be romantic. So that the one I love is really admired. But they bring me to him and tell me that everything has already been decided!

Superman: This is terrible! Why did they do this to you?

Phantom: Like I know. They're all assholes who don't respect anyone. It's good that Marvel understood me when I explained everything to him.

Superman thought that the Phantom was being forced into an engagement with Marvel. And the fact that these two are not very happy about it. Clark now disliked the Observants a little for what they had done to Phantom and Marvel. Forced marriage is always very bad.

While Danny was fighting with the Observants, Billy was very happy that he was marrying Danny. That is, Captain Marvel marries the Phantom. But Billy is Captain Marvel, so it's okay. Today the Captain and the Phantom, tomorrow Billy and Danny. He considered it a victory.

Zeus: I can ask Dionysus to provide alcohol.

Solomon: We want to celebrate quietly, and not turn everything into a binge and an orgy.

Achilles: We should have a fight with the Observants as a competition.

Hercules: I agree. You can also beat Adam.

Atlas: Isn't he our best man?

Mercury: Billy's best man, Marvel's punching bag.

Billy: Guys, we were choosing a menu.

Persephone: Why didn't anyone tell me that my beloved nephew was getting married?!!?

Hades: Run, you fools!!

Preparations for the wedding were in full swing. Billy and Danny were going crazy over the preparations. The league was going crazy about the upcoming wedding. The observers made sure that everything went well.

On the wedding day, Marvel had a lot more gold hanging on him than before and his whole appearance was more majestic. The phantom was blinding in its beauty. A ring of rage glittered on his finger and a crown of fire burned with a green flame. Phantom and Marvel looked great together, as if they were made for each other. As much as the League dislikes this marriage, they admit that Phantom and Marvel balanced each other out.

The ceremony begins.....

....Another alien invasion is taking place on Earth.

It's like a wedding without a fight, right?


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omniscient3teabag
1 week ago

Is there a dietitian in the league tower?

I know in some versions there’s employees and in some it’s just leaguers volunteering but I think it’d be really funny if there was a dietitian. Like they’d always be stressed cause some of their clients go days without food and some couldn’t muster up the will to cook a good meal.


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2 weeks ago

shazam but everytime billy says his magical word his transformation scene plays out like a magical girl transformation with the background music and everything its usually really quick too but everyone in the vicinity can hear a very sped up toon of billy transforming and they think " oh! captain marvels here! " like its the ice cream truck but they never seem to notice the quick jingle that plays when billy detransforms


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2 weeks ago

Feeling like a brand-new person

Feeling Like A Brand-new Person

(but you’ll make the same old mistakes)

New person, same old mistakes — Tame Impala (my goat)


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2 weeks ago

Billy in a real tight spot and begging the Divine twitch chat for help

Divine Twitch Chat: sorry buddy but your the doomed by the narrative (Fs in chat)

Billy: DIDN’T SOME YOU GUYS CREATE THE BIG BANG OR SOMETHING?? JUST CHANGE THE NARRATIVE

Divine Twitch Chat: F

Billy In A Real Tight Spot And Begging The Divine Twitch Chat For Help

i can see it.


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omniscient3teabag
2 weeks ago
Zeus Voice Thats My Streamer Captain Marvel (TRANSCRIPTS BELOW THE CUT!)
Zeus Voice Thats My Streamer Captain Marvel (TRANSCRIPTS BELOW THE CUT!)

zeus voice thats my streamer captain marvel (TRANSCRIPTS BELOW THE CUT!)

bonus: they stay with him while he’s billy

Zeus Voice Thats My Streamer Captain Marvel (TRANSCRIPTS BELOW THE CUT!)

Keep reading


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omniscient3teabag
2 weeks ago

do you think if billy were to babysit babies/watch over them for overworked parents, probably to get some money and they were to watch movies. do you think they would watch some sort of movie that was/is matilda the musical and like.

you know that part of the movie where theres a line called "my mommy says im a miracle!" what if billy would giggle at that line and call the babies hes babysitting a little miracle if the baby were to babble (like,, billy: "Yeah! That's you!! A little miracle :DD") as they both watch it on the tv. and like what if this becomes a habit. because 'a little miracle' is a kinda phrase that sticks to you

and this carries over to captain marvel. and when, for whatever reason, one of the jl or yj members ask what they are to captain marvel he's like

"a little miracle, why? :D"

and that the person whose asking is like. "oh!" because wow thats. wow they have never heard someone say that with such genuineness before. especially one they see as a sorta. father figure thing

and like. they mightve ended up tearing up a little tiny bit afterwards maybe


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omniscient3teabag
3 weeks ago

HELLO??? GUYS LOOK WHAT I FOUND AT MY BOOK STORE OH MH GOF I FIDNT KNOW THEY HAD SHAZAM HERE

HELLO??? GUYS LOOK WHAT I FOUND AT MY BOOK STORE OH MH GOF I FIDNT KNOW THEY HAD SHAZAM HERE
HELLO??? GUYS LOOK WHAT I FOUND AT MY BOOK STORE OH MH GOF I FIDNT KNOW THEY HAD SHAZAM HERE
HELLO??? GUYS LOOK WHAT I FOUND AT MY BOOK STORE OH MH GOF I FIDNT KNOW THEY HAD SHAZAM HERE
HELLO??? GUYS LOOK WHAT I FOUND AT MY BOOK STORE OH MH GOF I FIDNT KNOW THEY HAD SHAZAM HERE
HELLO??? GUYS LOOK WHAT I FOUND AT MY BOOK STORE OH MH GOF I FIDNT KNOW THEY HAD SHAZAM HERE
HELLO??? GUYS LOOK WHAT I FOUND AT MY BOOK STORE OH MH GOF I FIDNT KNOW THEY HAD SHAZAM HERE
HELLO??? GUYS LOOK WHAT I FOUND AT MY BOOK STORE OH MH GOF I FIDNT KNOW THEY HAD SHAZAM HERE

I WOULD BUY THEM BUT ITD SO EXPENSIVE HERE💔💔💔💔could only buy like two comics and those were RM175 altogether we're so baked🥀


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3 weeks ago
The Idea Of Combining Dying Sparks And Bernadette Never Left My Head. This Is What Came Out.
The Idea Of Combining Dying Sparks And Bernadette Never Left My Head. This Is What Came Out.
The Idea Of Combining Dying Sparks And Bernadette Never Left My Head. This Is What Came Out.
The Idea Of Combining Dying Sparks And Bernadette Never Left My Head. This Is What Came Out.
The Idea Of Combining Dying Sparks And Bernadette Never Left My Head. This Is What Came Out.
The Idea Of Combining Dying Sparks And Bernadette Never Left My Head. This Is What Came Out.
The Idea Of Combining Dying Sparks And Bernadette Never Left My Head. This Is What Came Out.
The Idea Of Combining Dying Sparks And Bernadette Never Left My Head. This Is What Came Out.
The Idea Of Combining Dying Sparks And Bernadette Never Left My Head. This Is What Came Out.
The Idea Of Combining Dying Sparks And Bernadette Never Left My Head. This Is What Came Out.

The idea of combining Dying sparks and Bernadette never left my head. This is what came out.


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omniscient3teabag
3 weeks ago

huh. i dont usually make art two days in a row. but i was missing billy batson so bad. and uhhh hey!! we have billy striking a sonic pose now

Huh. I Dont Usually Make Art Two Days In A Row. But I Was Missing Billy Batson So Bad. And Uhhh Hey!!

i genuinely dont know how to make backgrounds so . when in doubt, stick him in an alleyway!


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3 weeks ago

Hi bb (excuse the account)

??? HELLO HI SWEETHEART

omniscient3teabag
3 weeks ago

hhhhhhhheey,,, guys,, yeah its been a while since ive uploaded any art on here LOL so! uh! eat up! (i so hope tumblr isnt going to mess the quality lawd)

Hhhhhhhheey,,, Guys,, Yeah Its Been A While Since Ive Uploaded Any Art On Here LOL So! Uh! Eat Up! (i

but . theres a reason why i lwk made this lol so i saw a post and i locked the fuck in so bad you dont understand how long ive lurked in the billy batson fandom and i always had this thought of billy batdad just. dad-ing batman and when i saw that posts by @wonderjanga i think my autism neurons activated

thank you wonderjanga for making the stars align for me


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omniscient3teabag
1 month ago

Heyyy...wait...wouldn't it be funny if Billy Batson meets Detective Conan and the Scientist Sherry??? Wouldnt it be funny if Batson just met other people who could do stuff like he does albeit just by changing their ages?

Except, Batson doesn't know that the adult Sherry and Conan is their real identity and not the kid identity while Conan and Sherry thinks Batson's real identity is Marvel and the kid version of him is just him wanting to hide his identity for rest time.

Even then, Sherry and Conan still treated Batson like he really was just a normal human kid cuz for some reason, they can't help it. Batson was too energetic unlike them.


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1 month ago
omniscient3teabag
1 month ago

I love body horror Captain Marvel cause yeah, if he’s been dismembered why wouldn’t he just have his limbs move on their own like a cartoon while his fellow heroes watch on in horror


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1 month ago

I was reading this post over on the Ao3 subreddit this evening and I think it brings up a lot of good points about how fandom, as a community, has been shifting in its treatment towards fanfic writers.

Fanfic is more popular than ever, which means there are more works "competing" for the readers' attention, who take on a passive approach that treats fanworks not as a means to talk to people with similar interests, but as content, as products. [...] Gift cultures thrive not on monetary exchanges, but on the expectation that the gifts freely given will be returned in an unspecified future through emotional and relational means. This used to set fandom apart, but it's slowly being absorbed into the mainstream way capitalism operates. Where does that leave us?

And it's demotivating to see the responses authors get when expressing their grievances with this state of affairs, or how they feel underappreciated. Being called entitled, told to write for themselves, or to promote their work as if writing and posting isn't enough. I write for myself, I post for the community. There are things I want to say about the source material and characters, and I do through storytelling. And I'm grateful about each of the comments I got, no matter how short. It's just that it doesn't feel like there's a community out there when no one talks back. Writers aren't just expected to write, but to do it for the "right reasons", and to also be as pleasant about it as possible, lest they'll be criticized by more people than the amount that's offering them support.

I've seen posts going around on tumblr that have approached this topic as well--that fanworks (particularly fanfic) should be created from the perspective of a perfect vessel that can pour, pour, pour out and never needs to be poured into. You should do it for the "right reasons" and not complain because "no one owes you interaction". But what is fandom if not interaction?

Writing fanfic is one of the most time-consuming labors of love that makes up a fandom. (That's not to say other fanworks aren't labors, time-consuming, or made with love. We're talking about fanfic). Your 300k+ enemies to lovers slowburn porn-with-plot fic that has reshaped the entire way you approach a specific pairing or media has been made with time, effort, for free, with the intention to be shared with you.

And in the state of current fandom, it has been made with the expectation to receive nothing back. Is that fair? Maybe. Silent readers exist and a kudos on Ao3 is at least an acknowledgment that some people read and enjoyed. But does it hurt to leave a comment? Even a heart emoji or an "I loved this, thank you for sharing!" is enough to at least start a dialogue, a conversation, form a connection.

That's not even to mention the isolation of fandom interactions to private Discords; time after time I've heard from fanfic authors who found out that there have been discord servers or twitter groupchats where their fanfic has been discussed, loved, and lauded at length--but never once was the author told this! Ao3 has comments for a reason. Many authors link their tumblr profiles or emails in their bio for people to reach out to them.

It's just a sorry state to see it go.

omniscient3teabag
2 months ago
Idk If The Context Of Talking About Lions Shows They’re At The Zoo…

Idk if the context of talking about lions shows they’re at the zoo…

but they’re at the zoo.


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2 months ago
“The Pancakes Will Be Ready In A Second… And I MEAN A Second!” Superman #131 (August 1959)

“The pancakes will be ready in a second… and I MEAN a second!” Superman #131 (August 1959)


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4 months ago
Cr. Very Much Appreciated !
Cr. Very Much Appreciated !
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Cr. Very Much Appreciated !
Cr. Very Much Appreciated !

cr. very much appreciated !

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