exsilium;; secrety identity-related headcanon coming out.

[umadrobin]

Can't you just leave this alone, mun? Really, I put up with a lot from you, but now you're really starting to push some very, very personal buttons.

[ ... Yes, Red X sounds legitimately angry about this. That almost never happens. ]

Don't go there, mun. I'm one of the hardest guys to piss off you'll ever meet, but you're getting really close.

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[feel_nevermore]

[She just comes to stand behind him, wrapping her arms around his chest. She can sense the anger, frustration and even the slightest hint of fear radiating from him. So she tries to project some warmth and comfort to soothe him a bit.]

[umadrobin]

[ Red X places a hand on top of hers, but he's obviously upset. And that's not a common sight for him at all. ]

[feel_nevermore]

[Without breaking contact, she moves to stand in front of him. She's holding one of his hands in hers and her free hand is moving up to cup his face through the mask.]

Do you ever regret telling me?

[umadrobin]

Nah. I know you'll keep your promise not to repeat it.

[ He kind of looks away when she does that, but, well, obviously, this is one of the few things Red X has that actually manage to upset him. ]

[feel_nevermore]

I meant aren't you happy that I love both of you?

[Still she lets her hand fall down and press against his chest. It hurts her a bit to see him that upset. Even if she understands why he is and that, well, it's kind of justified for him to be.]

Sometimes people think they know what's good for us better than we do. I think that's why your mun is being so stubborn about it.

But he shouldn't... He can't know.

[eyecontact]

[ :T

just :T at you. why you drag this out to make this like awful soap opera identity reveal? Joey would love to know he still has family around. DON'T YOU WANT HUGS, X. DON'T YOU.]

[umadrobin]

[ Relax, kid, it's D_M, nbd But... sure, he would, but the overwhelming majority opinion in his mind is that he should stay dead. ]

[skirtcladgunner]

[...it's scary how she can relate to bits and pieces of that. She doesn't even have a snarky mark to use as a coverup for her discomfort.]

[umadrobin]

Yeah, yeah, I'll take the sympathy. Blondie didn't have anything to say about it?

[skirtcladgunner]

It would be nice if parents who actually gave a fuck were more common, huh? [Even though she knows she'll find out the contrary later on. It doesn't heal the scars that have been inflicted for years on end. It doesn't excuse the neglect.]

Oh, please. You and I both know that blondie has a lot to say about it. Why wouldn't she?

[umadrobin]

Oh, Slade gives plenty of fucks, just not about anything good.

[ Facepalms. ]

Yeah, mun just now saw the notif.

[skirtcladgunner]

If it's not good, then it obviously doesn't count. A parent should take care of their children.

[A sympathetic smile.] Sorry, she's not in the best of moods.

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[changelingdude]

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[changelingdude]

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[changelingdude]

...dude...

[umadrobin]

Yeah. I'd rather be a bionic monkey. Or four years younger than Robin.

[changelingdude]

Can't argue with that dude.

Welcome to the club of muses who's headcanon is way cooler then what the DC Universe comics did to them.

[erodedbutterfly]

As if he's going to listen now. You know he won't, if he hasn't already.

[Oh for the love of god, who isn't Slade a touchy subject for? Sheesh.]

[umadrobin]

I'm probably the last person anyone would take advice from, anyway.

[ He told you they weren't so different, Terra. ]

[erodedbutterfly]

[Oh, she remembers. But the similarities bother her just as much as they comfort her.]

Why? Because you've done terrible things? [Except it doesn't sound very much like she's making a snipe at him...]

[umadrobin]

Depends on who you ask. I could save the lives of Robin's team five more times each and he'd still probably never get over the whole 'you stole my suit' thing.

[ Of course he knows what you did, Terra. Kind of hard to miss a huge earthquake, a new volcano sprouting up out of nowhere, and probably a tsunami or two for good measure. But this is still Red X we're talking about here. ]

[sketchingideals]

That's... that's so awful...

[umadrobin]

Yeah. I know. And mun isn't making it any easier.

[sketchingideals]

That isn't right of him! He should at least try to compromise with you on this. I know muns really aren't ones for compromise, but still...

[umadrobin]

Slade. Compromising. Think about what you just said and realize why it's wrong.