i talk about music a lot, & have a tendency to post songs that are stuck in my head in the hope that they will get stuck in your head instead. you're welcome.
(being an introduction and reading guide to dc comics character BERYL HUTCHINSON, squire ii / knight iii / baby british batman / underratedly tragic child)
who is beryl, and why do i care?
The short answer is that Beryl is a character with powers that tell her how best to communicate with other people, and she uses them for things like this:
Beryl: Reckon your dad would be proud? There’s people watching. Bloody stand up.
(It was what he needed to hear! I’m serious.)
But, uh. Beryl is part of the extended Batfam cast, a member of Batman Inc. who, over twenty years of irregular appearances, has accumulated a backstory I think is really, really interesting. She is a (British) Robin who saves her (British) Batman from the fog of grief and self-destructive ruin, only to later watch him die in front of her. She’s a teenage girl who takes on her mentor’s mantle at what has to be a terrifyingly young age, and becomes a mentor and leader of other vigilantes in turn. She’s a fixer, a deeply compassionate person who cares about other people, but also isn’t afraid to tell you off when she thinks you deserve it. She is magnificent and I love her dearly.
SIDE EFFECTS MAY INCLUDE STAMMERING BLUSHING KISSING WALL SLAMMING GOING TOO FAST— I didn’t catch them all but i am DYING
Reblogging again because I took a screenshot of the side effects…
“Side effects may include: stuttering, stammering, blushing, kissing, hugging, hissing, going too fast, wall slamming, drunken confessions, crying to Hozier, being the little spoon, banter, involuntary snake transformations, and marriage.
Please call your doctor if snake transformation lasts longer than 24 hours
Medication for demonic use only. Use on humans without adequate millennia of preparation may induce seizures, coma, religious conversion, hallucinations, and hiccups”
i would buy officially licensed tumblr shoelaces staff really missed out on a golden opportunity with their new merch store
tumblr is a site that, by tradition, you do not discuss using in public, let alone plaster on your body. however the subtlety of shoelaces combined with the comedy of the Bit would make that specific item worth it