slothchild:
Merry Christmas, Teal! Thanks for the amazing year and all the wonderful conversations. You’ve not only been my friend but also a good educator on some things that I haven’t really considered or thought about. Thank you for being inspiring and wonderfully refreshing. I hope you enjoy this, and I’m sorry if it s a tad late, I haven’t had net in a few hours but Merry Christmas all the same.
I was going to name this Tealspoons but you have to patent one first, bb.
Title: Tablespoons
Character/s: Damian Wayne, Colin Wilkes, Bruce Wayne, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Dick Grayson
Pairing/s: Colin/Damian, Bruce/Jason, Dick/Tim
Notes/Warnings: Fluff, light sexual content, kisses and cuddles, Jason Todd
Summary: It’s there, hidden between glances and kevlar. Between the sweetness of sugar and the cold steel of a gun. Between bright touch and sleek thought. Halfway. A quarter. The distance of affection is not easily measured.
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Everybody. Right now. Stop what you’re doing and read this fic! (Unless you’re like…performing brain surgery or…disarming a bomb. Then please, continue. Just make sure to come back later.) I promise PROMISE you will not regret it.
Sloth, I’ve sat here every day, trying to figure out how I could POSSIBLY explain to you how amazing this fic is. Every morning I would open the reblog window and stare at it, just knowing that anything I said could never convey it properly. But, it needs to be said and this needs to be shared because oh. my. god. Your words are brilliant- your descriptions are poetic but never overbearing. They paint such beautiful pictures, full of depth and color. I lost myself completely to them. Somewhere within the first paragraph, I forgot I was reading a fanfiction, and had all those great feelings of curling up in bed with a really good novel. I can’t even believe you’ve ever had any doubts about your writing because, honestly (and I swear this from the bottom of my heart) this has to be one of the best things I have ever had the pleasure to read on the internet. Maybe…ever. And the fact that it was for me…honey, I can’t even form the words right, because I am honestly close to tears with how honored and grateful I am. Sob. But onto less melodrama and more gushing~
The way it started off, just touching on the paternal relationship between Bruce and Damian. I absolutely LOVE that aspect, that POTENTIAL there and you captured it brilliantly. I adore that Bruce is taking Damian WINE SHOPPING at the ripe age of 15, and how skilled Damian is at it. It’s so perfectly dysfunctional that it’s absolutely adorable. The dialogue here was amazing, the way that they both spoke, never giving too much away, sort of…dissecting the other, was nothing short of perfection. But my favorite aspect was how you gave Bruce a teeny, verbal bounce in his step. He wasn’t all gloomy around the gills, and he actually seemed content (or as content as Bruce Wayne would ever get) and it was so wonderful to see. I think that last bit of this part has to be my absolute favorite in the whole fic. It made me laugh outright at how cute, and perfectly in character this Damian is.
Oh this part. I know we gushed together about this part, but I can’t even begin to get you to understand exactly how friggin’ WARM and FUZZY this part made me feel. Which is EXACTLY what Dick and Tim SHOULD do. The cuddles, and the Damian teasing was just too cute, and I love how Tim was using Dick as both a security blanket and protection. And that whole bit about it being Tim’s “birdhouse” makes me “AW!” every time. Also, I just about died laughing when Damian threw his hat down on the ground. It was just such an over the top, over dramatic thing to do and so perfect. Damian, you really are your father’s son, aren’t you? Ha ha. And oh god, when he went inside to CALL Dick on the phone. FUUU how cute was that? Not to mention that the whole part was peppered with neck kisses. I was so torn between laughing and going “ooooh…that’s hot”. It gave me all the feelings. So wonderful <3
Ok. I KNOW I’m bring HORRIBLY biased here. But. Favorite part. Absolutely, hands down, my favorite part. I can’t believe how perfectly you nailed this. Omg. This is exactly what I imagine Bruce and Jason domesticating would be like. Full of guns and resentment, and attempts at being normal just failing into a flurry of fights and make-up sex. AND YOU GOT ALL OF IT. Omg. I love how Bruce let him down, and Jason was pissy but still pliable, in that way he always is. The way Bruce stated things outright and Jason quipped back- “You’re angry.” “I’m always angry.” - was absolutely perfect in ever aspect of the word. The characterization was beyond phenomenal, and I totally got what you did there with the cupcakes. Ha ha! Oh Sloth, that little touch was just too cute and really wonderfully personal. Thank you. And FUUU. Just the way the whole thing unraveled, little touches through the anger to well…where it ended up. UNF. I love how they were having their most normal conversation while working to undress each other. Like the physical contact made it easier for them to talk. Such a beautiful scene, all throughout, and I just can’t get it out of my head. It haunts me in the most wonderful ways. You really need to stop doubting yourself with these two, because I assure you, you write them goddamn PERFECT.
Oh god. This. Damian and Colin really are the bow on this present. They are everything cute and pretty and sweet. They gave me all the warm feeling, and I smiled throughout the whole thing. I love that the entire time, Damian was running around trying to figure out the best ways to do this, and Colin just…up and did it. So easily. The characterization there was amazing. A lot of times, Colin is dismissed as meek, or a blushing “uke type”, but you captured him perfectly. He’s a go getter, sweet, but not unwilling to try for what he wants. And that shirt…oh god…that was just the cutest, sweetest, most innocent thing in the world. And how Damian answered! FUUU *melts into a puddle*. This was the absolute perfect ending to this. I couldn’t have been more pleased. I seriously…Thank you SO much for this. For all of this. You went so far above and beyond that I am actually MOVED. Sloth, ilu and I’m so glad I’ve gotten the chance to know you. And this fic…well, it really is the ICING on the COOKIE DOUGH CUPCAKES <3333
