Since it’s 2024, I think it’s about time for my yearly PSA:

Hey, Hi 👋 in case it isn’t obvious, this is a Duke Thomas resource/archive blog, dedicated to raising awareness for Duke! I’ve got all sorts of great resources linked in my pinned post, including a Reading Rec list, FAQ, and info about our annual Duke Week! (& so much more!)

I want to especially encourage my followers to reblog this to help spread the word. I’m seeing more and more posts in Duke’s tag that are completely missing the mark when it comes to understanding Duke. One on hand, it’s great news bc that means more people are at least aware of duke (yaaaay)! On the other, it means he’s being subjected to fanon flanderization (boooo).

I want to encourage y’all because those kinds of posts are exactly why I made this blog in the first place. Duke is by FAR the easiest batfam member to read for. I’ve also curated a lot of great meta on him over the years & im always looking forward to adding more! Give this blog a follow, shoot me an ask, let’s learn more about Duke in 2024!!!

Portals to Hell by hrmphfft

IT’S BACK

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND THIS AGAIN FOR MONTHS

I AM SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW

ITS BACK 

This is one of those posts that you need to save and tag or you’ll never see it again for 84 years.

hey guys look…i found one of those iconic viral Tumblr posts

@hellsite-hall-of-fame

This always makes the brain parts vibrate happily.

New Year New Gifs   → Favourite Movie [7]

I haven't seen dancing pumpkin guy ONCE this year, are you guys okay?

FINE! I'll do it myself

anyone please ask your crush out like this

The thrilling answer

no they need to kiss out behind the school!!!!

oops my hand slipped

nexttttt pleaseee :D

Come on guys add on to this tumblr needs this to be a comic series

I was asked for doing this, so I did

BAM!

I’m out of ideas! XD

next?

THIS IS TOO CUTE I CAN’T LEAVE IT ALONE I’M SORRY

OHHHHHHHHHH MYYYYY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODDDDD!!!!!!!

LOOOK ATT THIIIIS!!!!

LOOOOK ATTT THIIIISS!!!!

NEEEXT!!!!!

IT HAD TO BE DONE:

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*O*

OH MY GOOD!!!!!

ThAT’S IT!!!!

#0o0#

so yeah

I LOVE THIS

REBLOGGED THIS TWICE

I have a need…..I must add to this…

still waiting for the smut

C’mon guys… it needs some smut

THIS NEEDS TO CONTINUE

SOMEONE PLEASE CONTINUE IT

Not so perfect but still perfect first date

HOLY SHIT I LOVE THIS WITH MY ENTIRE HEART

O HECk IT GOT bETtEr

OMG, THIS IS PERFECT 💖

notes/letters=the most intimate gesture!

THERES MORE

I reblogged this like a year and a half ago and IT CONTINUES!? 

ITS BACK OMG

Omg it’s here!

THIS CUTE I WANNA CONTINUE IT

Ok I tried because this is so cute 

OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODDDDDDDFFDFF

IT GOT EVEN BETTER OMG

This has to be the most adorable thing I’ve seen today. 

This gave me so many happy and cute feels

every time this circles back there’s always more, I love you all 

this warms my heart on so many levels <3

ITS BACK

I’m just sitting here

Hitting my knee

Squealing and smiling omfg

hey remember that time tumblr wrote an. entire. gay webcomic.

This just goes to show that we can all do great things if we collaborate and accept each other.

AAAAAAHH ITS BACK

THIS IS SOOOOO ADORABLE ♡♡♡♡♡♡

Only because it’s fucking cute!!!

This is so beautiful ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Let it continue!!! Here’s my addiction  If the text is to small: Happy birthday!!! ……….. I’ll see you later today? If you want…. I have something Important to ask you,,,, >.> <.< ^_^;; ^///////^

Keepin it rollin! 

My contribution to this adorable story ^^

Can I request naming the big guy Damian and the little one Ollie?

Plot twist. I kinda want the big one to be Ollie and the little guy Damian.

Double plot twist: same

i added sum more–

This is my favorite.

B E A U T I F U L

The last hand kiss got me…..oh wow.

IT’S B A C K

i love this so much

HI YES THIS IS MY CONTRIBUTION 

It got so much better than the last time i saw it!!❤❤❤

LAST I WAS HER ETHERE WAS A DIFFERENTS TORY ITS BRANCHING AND I COULD NOT BE HAPPIER

This fucking comic had been added to over the course of six years. That’s insane, it’s beautiful. It’s inspiring, all these people from different places at different times some have moved on other still here it’s wild.

oh my hecc i love it

YES THERES MORE

I will always reblog this

I can’t. Too cute. This gave me too many feels at 2:30 in the morning. I need more but I can’t draw. 

@hellcattriesagain???

Hi yall, I sent our good good boys to the dance <3 

It’s back holy shit, also! The queen, I’m assuming, has a girlfriend!!! Mlm and wlw solidarity!

YEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS!!!!!! THERE’S MOOORRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Gets better everytime it appears on my dash

This is ADORABLE!!!!

THIS IS THE CUTEST THING EVER

I ship this with my life! ❤️❤️❤️

Omg this is CUTE.

My life is complete now

I was literally awwwing my way thru the whole thing :D

I love this with every cell in my body! THIS IS THE CUTEST SHIT EVER! AND ALSO I LOVE THE DIFFERENT ART STYLES LIKE EFFJHHDFHJDGJHDH

👀 👀 i’m bringing in the lesbians

OMG OMG OMG OMG YOU BROUGHT THIS BACK AAAAAAAA

I found the blessed post

It’s had additions since I last saw it! 😄

Long post but SO worth it!

Here! I added on! <3 

My phone crashed twice while trying to reblog

i stg i’m going to learn to draw just so i can add onto this

@letsjustdieeveryone

ITS BACK AND ITS EVEN BETTER OMMG 

AHHH THERES MORE??!!

Broooo, not to be yearny on main but like, I just want a sweet romance like this broooo

Always reblog

double date

THEY HAD A DOUBLE DATE OH MY GODDDD

hope in humanity is restored

Best post

omg i love this

It got BETTER!

Anti anxiety.

I’VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THAT CAT ONE FOREVER

So mesmerized

The cat

Hey my followers with anxiety here’s some things that might help.

this for my followers with anxiety 🥺 i hope this helps

I did the breathing exercises and immediately got a smudge lightheaded before feeling 1000x better.

Didn’t even realize I was anxious

Reblog, click the picture, and prepare for battle.

after a while i became convinced that the words were mocking me

Nothing happened. 

I WAS PROMISED A BATTLE

*throws down gauntlet*

Edit: Went back. This is the best thing to happen to my dashboard ever.

Reblogging again because my followers need to see this. To be clear, rebog, go to your actual blog, then click the picture. 

aight

OH MY GOD I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT

DO IT

WOW IT REALLY IS SOMETHING FREAKING GOOD PLEASE CHECK IT OUT

Okay, if this is a rickroll I swear to…

1) It was not a rickroll

2) It was super awesome!

3) No jumpscare or anything designed to freak you out, so doesn’t need an unreality warning (YMMV, of course).

Suspicious but curious. Curiosity wins!

attention all writers following me- try this or you will lament.

EVERYONE TRY THIS (you gotta go to your on blog to click on it!)

OK THIS IS THE COOLEST

I’m curious…

I’m also curious…

i bet 100 beans nothing will happen

*edit*

I lost 100 beans …

Alright lets see what happens

Was just informed by my mom that I do in fact have ADHD and the reason I thought I didn’t was because ever since I was seven whenever I got super energetic my mom would have me go chop wood so now when I’m feeling The ADHD I go chop wood and I thought it was just some sort of routine I started when I was little and wanted to blow off steam

I’d also like to point out that my sister has a really hard time staying present (I can’t remember the term because we’ve always called it Tethered at my house) and whenever she’s feeling Untethered my mom has her knead bread and make syrup because they’re repetitive and easy things to do that ground her

Now that I’m thinking about it- my brother has days where he doesn’t talk and doesn’t eat unless he’s prompted, and on those days my mom sits him down in the fish pond in the backyard and plays Mozart and because he’s so used to that being his wake up he always comes back in after like an hour rambling about random things

Oh yeah and when it rains my mom has a required hour where we all have to go outside and run around and whoever finds the most worms for the garden wins and then we go inside and my mom makes us tea and we watch Studio Ghibli movies

Wait!!! When one of us has a bad day at school we make a fire in the backyard and roast homemade sausages and my mom tells us stories until we laugh and then she tucks is in bed like we’re five again and sings us songs

Uh.... wait guys is my mom a witch raising a bunch of fae kids hold on-

“I didn’t know I had adhd because my mom gave me such an effective coping mechanism” is such a high bar to clear and she soared over it like a space-plane.

Different Strokes?

I think I left the teller at the bank genuinely disturbed when I told him that “If I can’t afford it, I just don’t buy it.”  “What about a car? Do you drive a car?” he inquired, his voice toning on the edge of fear.   I told him, “Yeah, I have a vehicle. I bought it used for under $3,000.”  He looked physically pained. “What about if you want to buy some kind of new appliance? Or furniture?” he persisted. I stared at him blankly. “My couch was $5.00 at Goodwill. Like…I just buy shit cheap or I don’t buy it at all. The only thing in my life that I make payments on is my house, my bills, and my insurance, and that’s split five ways because I have housemates.”  The young man looked horrified? Appalled? And somehow also awed?  This guy couldn’t have been much older than me. But it seemed that he’d never even considered the option before of saving up for something to purchase it outright instead of using a credit card. Am I the only person in my general age group (just turned 26) who’s never owned a credit card, and who has forgone basic comforts in order to save up for items so you don’t owe money to anyone, like, ever? 

If you’re living in the US without a credit card at 26, you’re playing with danger.

No credit is viewed as the same as bad credit. Which means you could be denied if you ever do need to rent an apartment or a car. Hospitals and clinics are also less likely to allow payment plan programs for people without good credit.

The best thing you could do at this point is apply for a credit card you’re eligible for and pay a few things (I do gas and groceries myself) with it each month. As long as you keep it to zero balance each month there is no interest and there will be proof of you not having debt (instead of just the absence of debt).

what.

This is legit how it works.  The system requires records on you, or else.  So you need a credit card and worse, you need to have a record of using it, even if you pay it off every single month.  Unfortunately, the formulas used to determine credit score are secret, so we also have people suggesting that your credit rating is helped if every so often you do pay a bit of interest.  The whole thing is a complete mess.  If you don’t have a credit rating/history, then any loans you manage to get will be at extremely high interest and will require much more effort than they really should.

what

yeaah let me just go get a card that i can’t pay off because capitalism is shit, even if i literally only buy a pack of gum that’d go well

If you pay it off in full every month there is no interest.  Do what OP is doing but put some of that on your credit card and pay it off every month, and soon you will have a very good credit rating.

you skipped right the fuck over the “can’t pay it off” part huh like credit cards are just not a viable thing if you’re poor and have shit income

And I’m saying to literally not put anything on it if you can’t buy it in cash. And I’m aware that they fuck over poor people, but yeah, that’s the system that’s in place. This is advice for navigating it, which is how to obtain good credit which helps a lot.

Right like don’t make minimum payments, put your gas on your credit card then that same day pay the credit card company online then don’t worry about it for another month. It’s an absolutely shit system, but in the event of an emergency it’s good to have.

I have had to explain this to a lot of people in my life, but it’s true- no credit is the same as bad credit. What having (and using) the card actually shows is that you are capable of (and actually follow through on) making regular payments: ie, it is proof of having a steady income (even if you do not actually have a steady income). It is showing you reliably can pay for things you purchase, which is what your credit score is all about.

Think of it this way. You have a credit card, which is your credit tracking device. You use the card to tell someone “I will pay for this thing with borrowed money.” They agree to allow you to pay with borrowed money. You then turn around to your credit card company and say “Thank you for allowing me to borrow your money, I will now pay you back with my own money.” (which, if you repay them promptly enough, you can repay them the exact same amount you borrowed, rather than paying them more than you borrowed [which is what interest is])

The credit card company then recognizes that you successfully borrowed their money AND returned it safely, and they pass that information along to credit tracking companies. Each time you do this, you gain credibility. If you do this enough times, you are considered a credible borrower of money, so that if you ever are in a situation where you need to borrow a large sum of money (for example, a mortgage or a car or a hospital bill or whatever), companies with money will look at how well you have returned money in the past, and say Ah yes, this person repays their debts well, so we can lend them our money this time.

So like, do what the above folks are recommending. Get a credit card and use to to reasonably purchase things you already have to buy- put a batch of groceries on the card. Go home (or wherever you can use the interne), pay it off as if you had paid cash in the store for it. There is no extra fee or interest for doing this, and you are leveling up your credibility in case of emergency later on in life.

Ok, here’s a guide for the easiest way to do this.

1. get your first baby credit card with the bank that you already bank with. If it has cashback rewards, even better (that’ll be free money later).

2. set that shit up so it pays the full amount, automatically, every month. you don’t have to remember to go home and pay it off, or worry about it at all. You won’t pay interest.

Your first card, especially if you have no credit, is going to have a small limit. Like $500. This is important: credit companies want you to use a certain percentage of the card every month. This is 1-9%. I usually just go straight 5%. If you use too much, you look like a wild card (even if you pay it off every month) and if you use nothing than you’re not proving to them you can be trusted.

So your first card has a $500 limit. 5% of 500 is $25.

Your goal is to use $25/month.

This is about a tank of gas for me. So once a month, I would fill up with this card, and then put it in the back of my wallet until next month. The payment was made automatically by my bank from one account (debit) to the other (credit). Rinse and repeat. I did this for a year.

Then after a year, my credit had skyrocketed (because I had nothing before, and added this good habit for a year). So I called up my bank and asked for them to increase my limit based on my new credit. I had shown them I was good at borrowing a good amount of money and paying it back on time every time.

The bank increased my limit to $5,500. Like holy shit, at the time I was definitely not expecting that.

So new math. 5% of 5500 is $225. So now instead of gas, I put my cell phone bill ($50), my car insurance ($130), and my dog food automatic order ($40) on it.

The best part is everything is automatic. I keep this card in the back of my wallet permanently; all these bills and the automatic payments are, well, automatic. My credit goes up, I rack up cash back rewards, there’s nothing to it.

And, if I ever get in an emergency, like a vet bill for one of my dogs, I can use that card to pay the $3,000 emergency bill without worrying about whether the place will take my dog if I have no money. I can then go home, change the settings from “pay in full every month” to “pay $X every month” (more than the minimum!) until it’s paid off, and then go back to just my bills. My credit might take a little dip during that time, but will bounce back pretty quickly.

There’s several other factors to credit (hit me up if you want more info) but this was literally the only measure I took for my first year, and my credit went from 525 to 700 in a year. Another year later, I’m now at 753, have a mortgage with a great rate, and can get a monster ass loan if I really need it in case an emergency or hard times fall.

It’s a shitty system of hoops to jump through, but knowing you can use these measures if it comes to it is a good feeling.

Okay but literally read this entire post please!

Take it from someone who was taught that credit cards are evil, you NEED to build up some credit. 

I’m 32 and only JUST NOW able to get a card because my fiance helped me do so. I could not get approved before because I didn’t have any credit.

My father's a criminal! [Part 1]

Summary: Marinette dies and is reincarnated as Lex Luthor's daughter

Pairing: MariJon

Warning: Character death, violence.

Just the first part, but this author has some really great stuff!

no you dont understand, i’m obsessed with him

no you dont understand i’m obsessed with him

ngl, this song slaps way harder than it has any earthly right to

TOM KENNY IS A LEGEND THANK YOU

This is an absolute religious experience that I was not prepared for

Whoever did the caps for this deserves an award

Can never not reblog this, a Scottish national treasure 😂

Okay. But Marinette being a Lane is so funny to me. She's Lois' little sister who just rips on Clark every chance she got before finding out that he's Superman. But when she does figure it out? Oh boy, Clark can't go more than a couple of minutes without Marinette calling him a clown for his disguise. She doesn't dislike Clark. No, she's just a protective little sister and likes fucking with Lois' partners.

But Marinette gets sent to Paris for high school and the entire time, she's a tad salty about it, but she does her best in school. She gets the Ladybug miraculous and Adrien gets the black cat. She becomes friends with Alya who absolutely adores Lois Lane and Marinette finds it hilarious and just straight tells her, "Lois? Lois Lane? The famous investigative reporter? Yeah, she sneezes like a dad and it's so loud. And she farts herself awake." And Alya just 👁👄👁 what. And Marinette tells her name isn't just Marinette Dupain. It's Marinette Dupain Cheng-Lane.

But some funny interactions between Marinette and others.

(Superman in Paris for the enemy of the week and is talking to the Press aka Lois.)

Marinette from the crowd quietly knowing Clark can hear her: Stand like a normal person you clown.

Superman turning red and settling on the ground: continues talking to Lois and failing to act like he isn't embarrassed

....

Marinette in a video call with Lois and Alya is sitting next to her when Clark walks into frame: Aww look. It's the bitch boy my sister likes.

Clark turns towards the screen scowling ready to say something mean back: Oh look it's (sees alya on the screen) my girlfriends friend?

Alya recognizing him on site: CLARK KENT?

Marinette just starts cracking up

....

Ladybug after a fight seeing Superman descending from the clouds with Wonderwoman and is about to throw her lucky charm: *reaims to hit him directly in the face knowing it's gonna hurt because it's magic* LUCKY CHARM

*THUNK*

Superman: OW, GODDAMIT

Chat: Uuuuh, Bug, did you just hit Superman in the face with lucky charm?

Ladybug: Oh? Did I?

Wonder Woman who's met the current Ladybug and adores her: Superman, are you alright? (Full sarcastic)

......

Lois and Clark showing up to Dupont for a career day for Marinette.

Marinette sitting off to the side whispering: don't trio don't trip don't trip.

Clark walking with Lois and Alya while Alya asks questions: Oh yeah, that's a great question Alya! (Immediately trips as soon as he loses focus)

Marinette trying to hold in laughter off to the side.

...

Ladybug and Chat being invited to a mission with Young Justice pretty early on

Ladybug: HI, I'm Ladybug! This is Chat Noir and we're Paris' resident heroes.

Tim Robin: Greetings Ladybug, I am Robin, Batman's partner and vigilante of Gotham. This is Impulse, Wonder Girl, and Superboy.

Ladybug: wait. Superboy?

Robin: Yes, he's actually a clone of Superman we rescued from Lex Corp.

Ladybug already pulling out her phone and dialing Clark: Give me a moment if you would. (Directly into the phone) YOU FUCKING ASS HOLE, IS THIS WHAT L WAS TALKING OUT LAST MONTH? WAS THIS WHY SHE WAS SO MAD AT YOU BUT REFUSED TO ACTUALLY TELL ME WHY? IM GOING TO LET THE KWAMIS EAT YOUR SUIT IF YOU DONT STEP THE FUCK UP S! YOU BETTER GET YOUR ASS HERE AND DEAL WITH THIS YOU DEAD BEAT!

Superman landing in the Tower looking frantic: Ladybug! I don't know what yall want me to do!

Ladybug: BE HIS BIG BROTHER OR DAD. I DONT CARE, BUT LEAVING HIM HERE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE! MA AND PA WOULD ADORE HIM AND YOU KNOW IT. CALL THEM!

Superman: Fine! You're worse than L, you know that?

Ladybug: Yeah. Who do you think I learned it from, air head?

Superman: *shudders*

Everyone else: 🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨 tf?

(Marinette and Adrien are around 21/22 and are to basically give expertise on the mission for the young heroes.)

.....

Marinette chilling on the watch tower after a world ending event, sitting in Superman's chair

Superman: You're in my chair

Ladybug: I am

Superman: you're not going to move, are you?

Ladybug: are you going to stop being cold to Kon at every turn?

Superman: >:(

Ladybug but mockingly: >:(

Batman who's already bitched out superman for the same thing: 😏

....

Marinette: Lois, my sister, my only blood family left. WHY?

Lois who's pregnant with Jon: Mari, we've been married for 3 years, you were my maid of honor.

Marinette: BUT WHY. HES CLARK.

Lois: that he is;)

Marinette: you're disgusting

.....

Marinette in Gotham for a Charity Gala that Bruce Wayne invited her too

Adrien: are you sure it's okay we're here?

Marinette: Yes kitty. I was invited and you're my date.

Adrien: but we're considered metas, bugaboo!

Marinette rolling her eyes: Adrien, dear, shut up.

Brucie Wayne: Ms. Lane! How wonderful it is to see you again! I must say, this suit you designed is wonderful! And my daughter Cassandra just loves the dress you made her.

Marinette: Bruce! Please, how many times have I asked you to call me Mari? I'm so glad that you enjoy my work, let me know the next time any of you want something made.

Brucie: I will of course, you must meet some dear friends of mine! (Dragging her towards the press group) Clark!

Clark turns and pales: Oh no.

Brucie: Clark! This is Marinette, she designed my suit, you must interview her!

Clark who's openly glaring at Brucie: Mr. Wayne. Ms. Lane and I already know each other, she's my sister in law.

Adrien behind Marinette groaning: You two are an absolute menace to this poor man. You did this in Metropolis last time.

Marinette elbowing him: I know, but since my sister is currently pregnant and is on bed rest, this is entertainment for those of us who don't actually like these things, right Bruce.

Bruce, not Brucie: yes. It's always fun to torture other members of the league with Brucie and Mari. You should have seen Hal's reaction in DC when he started hitting on Marinette without realizing.

Marinette: yeah, when it finally clicked, he back pedaled so fast that he ran into a waiter and had champagne dumped all down his back.

Adrien: Awful. Absolutely awful.

REMEMBER THAT POST WITH CINDERELLA WHERE HER DRESS CHANGES TO THE COLOR OF YOUR BLOG?

THIS ONE DOES IT TOO!!

I found a bunch more!!

x

This. is. so. COOL

If this doesn’t work I’m going to cry.

it’S back!

What

why

Just reblogging to see if the last one is true

Wait- what? 🤣

Edit: OH WAIT NO I DIDN’T THINK IT’D GENUINELY WORK OMG- (tap on the images to see it after reblogging 🤪)

i’m only here for the last one-

the last one is the only reason im reblogging

Runt: l-lets see

Hmm

Yes

For the funny one.

Someone tell me how this works pleasseeeeee

After reblogging click on the picture, the colour changes

im curious why not

Curiosity is my best friend and worst enemy so…..

Daminette Arranged Marriage AU Masterlist

(This will be updated as I go along with the story) (REQUESTED)

Chapter 1 - Chapter with the request