thefourthvine wrote, "I want the story where someone sits down and thinks that, and lists every single person in the canon (probably in some kind of database, with numerical codes and assigned weights for each category and stuff) and weighs all the pros and cons and finally, after a lot of careful deliberation, selects a candidate for the position of Significant Other."
This is the first step in that process.
Notes
Authors: brown_betty, petronelle, and ficbyzee
Imported from Archive of Our Own. Original work id: 118678.
Name |
Pros |
Cons |
Other Considerations |
---|---|---|---|
Allen, Bart |
- Consistently interesting conversational partner |
- May be distractable despite encroaching maturity |
- Increased possibility of losing romantic partner in a "Crisis" |
Anders, Kory |
- Attractive in a highly feminine way |
- Attractive in a highly feminine way |
- Of all listed, is most likely to garner approval from Dick |
Aquista, Darla |
- Has evinced interest in me |
- Necrophilia somewhat offputting |
|
Bertinelli, Helena |
- Unlikely to demand great degree of emotional intimacy |
- Bruce may present a difficulty |
- Her history with Dick, though this does not seem to have impaired his relationship with Roy |
Brown, Stephanie |
- Is already privy to information I may not be permitted to share with others |
- Is impetuous and headstrong |
- Already has social approval from important parties |
Cain, Cassandra |
- Will understand my crime-fighting commitments |
- Will understand everything else |
- Should be encouraged to wear Barbara's old suit as often as possible |
Carr, Snapper |
- Experienced providing logistical support while remaining safe |
- Sense he takes the Mission less than seriously |
|
Choi, Grace |
- Very experienced |
- *VERY* experienced |
- Roy unlikely to exercise any sort of monogamy claim |
Curry, Arthur |
- Complimentary effective working ranges |
- "I love you -- Aquaman!" |
- Would this make me a stepfather? |
Dearden, Mia |
- Friendly, charismatic |
- Medical concerns |
|
Dowd, Bernard |
- Has evinced an interest in me |
- Will never be on approved list for sharing of identity |
|
El, Kon |
- Basis of friendship promising |
- Not actually skilled at companionable silence in practice |
- In committed relationship (cf. Sandsmark, Cassie) |
Fite, Anita |
- Her personality would be complementary to my own, and ease and facilitate social interactions |
- Magical skills somewhat disconcerting |
- Whereabouts unknown |
Flores, Catalina |
- Sexually attractive |
- Would create tension with Dick |
- Involvement in Dick's emotional breakdown (?) |
Gordon, Barbara |
- Access to vast amounts of information and supplemental materials will keep relations on every level consistently intriguing |
- Practically speaking, omniscient |
- Her relationship history does not suggest I am her "type" |
Grayson, Dick |
- Shares an understanding of the unique difficulties associated with the legacy |
- May be more interested in permanent commitment than I am |
- Have already devised plan for neutralization in case of enmity |
Harper, Roy |
- Charismatic and attractive |
- Unlikely to be interested in long-term committment |
- Ask Babs about "Speedy" joke |
Hawke, Connor |
- Pleasant to associate with |
- Apparently virginal |
|
Hayes, Greta |
- Some shared history |
- May be invested in "normalcy" to the exclusion of friendship/more with me |
|
J'onzz, J'onn |
- Advisibililty of a connection to arguably most powerful member of JLA |
- May still be in mourning for lost family/planet |
- Extent to which our anatomy is compatible unknown |
King-Jones, Cissie |
- Enjoyable company |
- Might expect me to forgo crime fighting as she has done, which would be unacceptable |
|
Kord, Ted |
- Shared interests |
- Missing, presumed dead |
- Barbara may have prior claim |
Kyle, Selina |
- Bruce will be unable to contest the desirability of the connection |
- Criminal record |
|
Lance, Dinah |
- Physically attractive |
- Not on the approved list for secret identities at present |
- Babs (?) |
Lane-Kent, Clark |
- Unlikely to die permanently |
- Current partner is extremely intimidating |
- In committed relationship (cf. Lane-Kent, Lois) |
Lane-Kent, Lois |
- Demonstrated success at relationships with superheroes |
- Metropolis is a long commute without superspeed |
- Frightening |
Lee, Jubilation |
- Has expressed interest in the past |
- Extremely talkative |
- Does not reside in this universe |
Logan, Garfield |
- Shape-shifter, green (cf. J'onzz, J.) |
- Incompatible personalities |
- In a committed relationship (cf. Stone, V.) |
Luthor, Lex |
- Has resources not currently available to me |
- Evil |
- Kon would never forgive me |
no last name, Diana |
- Connections to U.S. Embassy and Amazons |
- Intimidating |
- Stepfatherhood (cf. Curry, A.) |
no last name, Indigo |
- Robot |
- Very powerful, previous killing rampages |
- In committed relationship (cf. Shift) |
no last name, Shift |
- Shape-changer (cf. J'onzz, J.) |
- Very little shared experience |
- In committed relationship (cf. Indigo) |
no last name, Slo-bo |
- Sexual relationship could be beneficial to keeping him in line |
- Present whereabouts unknown |
- Anita may have a prior claim |
Pennyworth, Alfred |
- Would traumatize Bruce |
- Would traumatize Dick, possibly myself |
- In a committed relationship (?) (Thompkins, L., not listed) |
Queen, Oliver |
- Charismatic |
- Indubitably disinterested in long-term commitment |
- Possibility of being laughed out of superhero community |
Raynor, Kyle |
- Holds Bat legacy in appropriate respect |
- High fatality incidence with romantic partners |
- May not actually be in galaxy |
Sandsmark, Cassie |
- Would strengthen connection with Amazons |
- Unlikely to be interested in me romantically |
- In committed relationship (cf. El, K.) |
Stone, Victor |
- Has access to highly advanced technology |
- Extant organic matter unknown |
- Cybernetic attachments? |
Todd, Jason |
- Shared history would lend itself to conversation |
- Present affiliation unclear |
- Bruce (?) |
Troy, Donna |
- Would strengthen connection with Amazons |
- Unlikely to be interested in me |
|
Wayne, Bruce |
- Might strengthen working relationship |
- Likely to lose interest in the face of other commitments and distractions |
- Would cause tension throughout hero community |
Wilson, Slade |
- Any experience involving Slade would certainly be life-changing |
- Any experience with Slade has a far greater than zero chance of being life-ending |
- Stepfatherhood (cf. Curry, A.) |
Wusan, Shiva |
- Possibility of exercising a restraining influence on a dangerous element |
- History of killing those close to her skill level |
- Am unlikely to approach her skill level |
Zor-El, Kara |
- Genetic history suggests she would be interested in me |
- Not my "type" |
- Unsure whether Bruce would approve or disapprove |