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rarely mentioned but chilling power Batman has: the ability to make a judgement call on something (a lock, a door, the mainframe of a large corporation) and simply say “break it” and suddenly he’s got 5-8 Batkids doing their best (the most) to break that thing right away as hard as they can because B didn’t just give them permission, he gave them an order, and this is one they’ll happily follow without question.

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*Spidey and the Sinister Six having their usual fight*

Doc Ock, landing a hit: You’re getting slow Spider-Man! Age finally catching up to you?

Spider-Man: You wish! I haven’t even hit my 30s! From those costumes I can already tell I failed to save you guys from those midlife crises! Sorry by the way.

Vulture: Watch it wallcr- wait… Did you just say your not in your thirties yet?

Spider-Man: Surprised that this spiders so young and spry? Well-

Electro: Dude I’ve been fighting you for at least 5 fucking years! How old even are you?

Shocker, joking cause he’s the only one who picked up no grown adult acts likes Spidey: Don’t swear in-front of the boy you don’t want him to pick it up.

Rhino: Christ! You’re tellin me I almost crushed some 12-year-olds skull all those years ago?

Spider-Man, regretting his quipping: I was not that young! Like just starting freshman year but-

Sandman, horrified as he’s the only one with a kid and dad instincts(as of my iteration): I could’ve killed a kid…

Shocker, genuinely curious: Are you even old enough to drink? Cruel to kill a man who ain’t had his first drink yet.

Electro: Please tell us you’re at least over 25 as of this fight. Hell, I’ll take over 21!

Spider-Man:….

Sandman, realizing just how young he really is: Oh my god.

Spider-Man: My birthday’s coming up soon so I guess it counts?

Doc Ock, exacerbated: It. Does. Not!

Vulture: What would your mother think if she knew her son was out here risking his life telling poorly constructed jokes?

Spider-Man, offended cause it quips slap: 1. My jokes are great 2. She and my dad are dead so-

Sandman, hysterical cause holy shit he almost killed a kid orphan: OH MY GOD!

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Dick and Bruce hugs I've collected while reading some comics

They mean a lot to me

This isn't even including them in the golden age

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Child Dick, especially little cryptid Dick, was such a biter in my opinion. There are criminals out there with huge bite scars.

Cryptid batfam au where bruce has to make mouth/bite guards for dick because he REFUSES to stop biting people

Bruce: someone is going to find out our identities if you keep biting people! You're carelessly leaving DNA arround!

Dick: then just make a way for me to bite people without leaving dna around if you're such a geinus

Bruce, fuming: fine, i WILL

Dick: you cant seriously expect me to wear this

Bruce: i can if you keep biting people

Dick, the manipulative little shit: this will dull any bite i give someone! What if someone has me in a hold and I can't find a way to escape expect to bite them? What will I do? You just took a viable wepon from me!!

Bruce: *just wants his kid to be safe no matter what* ... fine. *snatches the bite guard back*

*a week later*

Bruce: I've come to a compromise

Dick: no. I dont wanna

Bruce: It'll make bites hurt people more

Dick: deal

Dick: *puts on mask with sharp fangs* how do i look- oooooOooOo a voice modulator

And from then on their costumes get more and more scary/inhuman and all the reasons why are stupid things like that

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Little AU idea.

I have this idea developing still, and I might write it, but for now, here are literal bits and pieces of it.

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During the Bruce-In-The-Timestream incident, Jason was actually on a mission with the Outlaws and came back shortly after Tim and Bruce did.

He was rather pissed after getting everything from Tim and Cass, and Bruce, then Damian, then everyone. (Yes, he gave Damian a talk-to.)

He was most pissed at Dick. Yes, he knew his brother wasn't in the best mental space, but that didn't excuse what happened with Tim. Especially since Tim (in this AU at least) didn't even tell anyone besides Bruce, Jason, and Cass what really happened. Also, Alfred found out because Alfred knows all.

Yes, only they know about the missing spleen. And the other things.

So for a while, Jason kept quiet, though Tim was avoiding Dick and Damian, was hanging around Jason more. Both of the D's were a liiiiittle jealous of that. Dick didn't like that Tim seemed to feel safer around Jay 'all of a sudden'. He knew it was his fault, but still.

Damian was just Confused with a capital C. Jason talked to him, though, and laid it out, but told him to give Tim some space first.

Jason can tell that the two don't like that Tim is avoiding him and hanging out with him. But right now his attitude is 'DICK SHUT UP THEY'RE MY LITTLE BROTHERS TOO.'

Bruce knew everything but didn't know what to do. Alfred told him to 'let the boys sort it out themselves.'

Eventually, Dick finally got Jason alone in the cave, and it rose to an argument. A big one.

They stopped talking to each other for a while after that.

I haven't decided what happens from here other than after a while they do talk it out and all.

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Me and my son out here lurking like

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✨reblog if you're accepting anonymous asks about anything✨

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I saw that requests were open sooo~

Tim's nervous (Read: really scared) around Jason. Jason does not like this and wants to fix it. Tim's prone to panic attacks. Tim hides in the vents. Somehow Jason finds out.

The first days of Tim's being Robin. Bruce and Dick are concerned, while, oblivious, Tim is doing things that only neglected kids do. He is surprised others care. Dick sets out to change this.

AU where Jack ends up being a crap dad. Bruce has had enough and steals legal custody. - Bruce: Well you had one chance at being a dad and you blew it. - Bruce: Tim's my kid now. - Jack can't do anything about this. To Tim, Jack is 'Father'. Bruce is 'Dad'. I have mor ideas on my blog @dc-gotham-instincts-wild.

Answering the one that caught my eye "The first days of Tim's being Robin. Bruce and Dick are concerned, while, oblivious, Tim is doing things that only neglected kids do. He is surprised others care. Dick sets out to change this.", here's a quick drabble for you! It's not that they were looking for signs of abuse, begging for a reason to adopt Tim. Hell, Bruce had more than his hands full with Dick and- …with Dick. It's just that, well, Tim is… strange. Now, Bruce is no stranger to weird kids, and Dick is in no place to judge, but this kid gives strange a whole new meaning.

He's driven to almost a concerning degree, it's like his entire life is his work. He never complains about the weird hours or grueling amount of work that comes with cases. He's never busy when they call him or has to run away from work because his parents need him. In fact, they hardly hear about his parents at all. Which, is fine, could be totally normal. The Drakes have always been a rather private family, but there's something more to it than that. Tim… Tim doesn't talk about his parents the way a kid should. Dick can't say he's all that much of an expert on parents himself, but even from his hazy memories, and his complicated relationship with Bruce, he's certain he can recognize that classic sparkle in a kid's eyes when they talk about their parents. The fondness in their smile, the warmth in their voice. There's depth and inflection and Love sewn into the words. That's what a kid should sound like when talking about their parents, not an empty hallow recount of events, no different from a case report.

Dick's pretty sure he's heard more emotion in Tim's voice during injury reports than he ever has when Tim talks about his parents.

But, that's circumstantial evidence at best. A hunch. Far from enough evidence for even the world's greatest detectives to draw a conclusion from.

Except, that the further they look into it, the more they truly pay attention, the worse it seems to look. Suddenly Tim's wiry frame isn't just the lanky side effect of a teenage boy's metabolism, it's the silhouette of a malnourished child. Suddenly Tim's awkward cadence in speech and inability to pick up on tone isn't a personality quirk, it's a sign of undersocialization. Tim's discomfort with crowds? A side effect of isolation. His reluctance towards hugs? A reflection of his lack of consistent physical contact. The way he cringes at praise? A painful marker of just how little positive attention he's gotten.

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Squish

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Happy Father’s Day here’s a little thought for you guys

One year, the batkids all decided to band together and make a photo album of their baby photos.

Some are easy. Duke has the easiest access because most of his parent’s possessions are accounted for in Gotham. It’s pretty easy to make copies of the ones they choose. The Thomas’s had a lot of pictures too. They have the classic first birthday where Duke is covered head to toe in blue icing from his Cookie Monster cake. They also have Duke screaming in Mall Santa’s arms followed by a picture of him with red wet cheeks gnawing on a candy cane.

Same with Tim, tho there’s not a lot in comparison. Not that his parents were absent, just that there’s a lot less candid ones. Just birthdays and studio photos kinda deal. There’s an especially cute photo of him in a teeny tiny tux.

Talia has a whole binder full of Damian’s baby pics including some art works he did and his baby teeth. Those she’s not willing to part with tho. There’s a cute one where he’s doing a finger painting and Talia captioned it “Damian exploring Abstract Expressionism” and frames the outcome beside the picture.

Cassandra’s are a little harder to track down, but there are a few. They are mostly taken to track her progress, and it’s a bit depressing to see chubby baby Cass who just learned to walk already learning martial arts. But there’s a few where she’s doing puzzles and that’s pretty cute.

Dick had to go to Haly’s Circus to look. Luckily they keep a little memorial wall for the Graysons and there’s some with Dick in them. There’s one where his mother his holding him while he’s dangling from a trapeze bar with a big gummy smile.

Jason’s is the hardest to find. But he manages to track down a preschool photo. He’s smiling big and awkwardly with his hair slicked down and a tidy polo shirt.

When Bruce opens it, he immediately get tears in his eyes. And like, he doesn’t cry a lot, but seeing his babies as babies. It just hits him like monster truck and a few tears drop but he never sobs or anything. It’s probably the best Father’s Day gift Bruce has ever gotten and it’s really hard to beat the following years

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Non-speaking Cass joins the fray (Tim is confused)

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I saw that requests were open sooo~

Tim's nervous (Read: really scared) around Jason. Jason does not like this and wants to fix it. Tim's prone to panic attacks. Tim hides in the vents. Somehow Jason finds out.

The first days of Tim's being Robin. Bruce and Dick are concerned, while, oblivious, Tim is doing things that only neglected kids do. He is surprised others care. Dick sets out to change this.

AU where Jack ends up being a crap dad. Bruce has had enough and steals legal custody. - Bruce: Well you had one chance at being a dad and you blew it. - Bruce: Tim's my kid now. - Jack can't do anything about this. To Tim, Jack is 'Father'. Bruce is 'Dad'. I have mor ideas on my blog @dc-gotham-instincts-wild.

Answering the one that caught my eye "The first days of Tim's being Robin. Bruce and Dick are concerned, while, oblivious, Tim is doing things that only neglected kids do. He is surprised others care. Dick sets out to change this.", here's a quick drabble for you! It's not that they were looking for signs of abuse, begging for a reason to adopt Tim. Hell, Bruce had more than his hands full with Dick and- …with Dick. It's just that, well, Tim is… strange. Now, Bruce is no stranger to weird kids, and Dick is in no place to judge, but this kid gives strange a whole new meaning.

He's driven to almost a concerning degree, it's like his entire life is his work. He never complains about the weird hours or grueling amount of work that comes with cases. He's never busy when they call him or has to run away from work because his parents need him. In fact, they hardly hear about his parents at all. Which, is fine, could be totally normal. The Drakes have always been a rather private family, but there's something more to it than that. Tim… Tim doesn't talk about his parents the way a kid should. Dick can't say he's all that much of an expert on parents himself, but even from his hazy memories, and his complicated relationship with Bruce, he's certain he can recognize that classic sparkle in a kid's eyes when they talk about their parents. The fondness in their smile, the warmth in their voice. There's depth and inflection and Love sewn into the words. That's what a kid should sound like when talking about their parents, not an empty hallow recount of events, no different from a case report.

Dick's pretty sure he's heard more emotion in Tim's voice during injury reports than he ever has when Tim talks about his parents.

But, that's circumstantial evidence at best. A hunch. Far from enough evidence for even the world's greatest detectives to draw a conclusion from.

Except, that the further they look into it, the more they truly pay attention, the worse it seems to look. Suddenly Tim's wiry frame isn't just the lanky side effect of a teenage boy's metabolism, it's the silhouette of a malnourished child. Suddenly Tim's awkward cadence in speech and inability to pick up on tone isn't a personality quirk, it's a sign of undersocialization. Tim's discomfort with crowds? A side effect of isolation. His reluctance towards hugs? A reflection of his lack of consistent physical contact. The way he cringes at praise? A painful marker of just how little positive attention he's gotten.

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Brucie can Crash Out sometimes

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Jason being the only one who gets to mess with his siblings is so valid. He can strangle them but if anyone else so much as looks at them wrong he’s taking them down

Scene: Rooftop fight. The Batfam is mid-mission.

Tim (over comm): Uh… slight problem. Got ambushed. I’m fine, but there’s, like, six of them and—

[Comms cut out with a crunch.]

Jason immediately freezing

“What was that sound?”

Dick: That… did not sound good.

Damian: Tt. Don’t be dramatic.

[No response.]

Jason (quietly but deadly):

I swear, if one hair on that nerd’s head is out of place—

[Cut to: Jason crashing through a window like a furious bat out of hell. Tim is cornered by multiple thugs, holding his side.]

Thug 1: Heh, Red Robin’s looking a little scrambled—

Jason (dropping in, full Red Hood mode):

WRONG BIRD, LOSER.

[Gunshots and screaming ensue.]

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Tim (groaning): You didn’t have to go full John Wick.

Jason (checking him over): You’re bleeding.

Tim: It’s just a scratch.

Jason (dark glare):

I will set their van on fire.

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[Later at the Batcave]

Bruce: Jason, I heard about the explosion. Was that strictly necessary?

Jason: You let the Joker live. I don’t want to hear about “necessary.”

Tim: For the record… that was awesome.

Jason: You I’ll allow to say that

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So about this AU of mine....

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That family is 'slightly' cursed.

Bruce, holding Jason by the back of his hoddie like a stray cat: Hello, Dick. Guess what I have.

Dick, done: A sad looking child?

Jason, frowning: A kidnapee?

Bruce: It's Robin 2

Dick, Very Done: W h a t

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Dick, holding Tim close like a wet cat he found on the street: Hey B, guess what I have?

Bruce: ...

Bruce: A sad looking child?

Tim: Robin 3?? :D

Dick: It's the neightbor's child neglect case

Bruce: * pinches the bridge of his nose *

Bruce, Tired: W h a t

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Putting opinion here.

If you don't write or have Jason as deflecting or at least not being too big on his trauma, SPECIFICALLY in the situation where his siblings' (or even his dad's) is also in context or shit, and he get's more angry or passionate about their experiences or the people who hurt them,

Then do you know the character at all?

Like

If he's explaining the Bats to some other hero or something like that, he's going 'I was a street kid and tried stealing Batman's tires, he caught me and kidnadopted me.'

And about his siblings? "Red Robin was the child of some absent *assholes*."

"Both of my sisters had real *bastards* for fathers, I SWEAR if I get my hands on them- they tried murdering their own kids-"

(No comment on the cult that raised Robin bc idk fanon from canon there)

But yeah.

HAHHHHAHAA “idk fanon from canon there” is my motto on the entire batfam really

but so true. He would break out every possible cuss word when talking about any of his siblings’ tragic backstories, ESPECIALLY Tim because he knows it annoys the shit out of Tim (who still kind of loves his parents despite their neglect)