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Dick: I may not agree with everything Batman does, but I understand it. He raised me. He was like a father to me -- and to Tim. And you know how it is with fathers. You can criticize them... But no one else can.

Dick is a "Only I and my siblings can criticize Bruce/Batman, and I will fight you if you do" son confirmed. Watch what you say about Batman in front of him.

I think this is important because of the posts I see saying the Titans are Batman's biggest haters. Dick would not tolerate them criticizing or talking shit about Bruce, about his dad, so the Titans better watch the way they talk about and to Batman. Only he can whine about Bruce.

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Batman & Robin: Year One (2024) #10 variant cover by Dan Mora

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Clark’s deadpan look as he reveals their coworkers are actually far stupider than Bruce thought is everything. I’ve rarely if ever seen Batman that scared.

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Ok but does adult Dick still get star eyes when he sees Superman, as his hero or does he keep his fangirling low key now that he works along side him, as Nightwing?

(I love your art OP thank you for sharing your art with us!)

He keeps it professional on the field but the second superman is out of sight he reverts to fangirling.

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bruce is a tired dad

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Late night casework

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one of the fun tim and dick reqs I got was for tim to be lowered headfirst down an alleyway to retrieve something they dropped. Probably something stupid like a boot 😂 nightwing’s just up there holding the grapple with a bare foot braced on the parapet.

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Would you perhaps consider drawing baby Dick Grayson?

ask and ye shall receive

i took some liberties and thought "baby dick grayson" just meant a young year one robin dick so uh. if you meant baby baby dick feel free to ask me again

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GUESS WHO FOUND their Tumblr password after 2 years ...me

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i think something horrible is that dick grayson will always put himself in positions of service for other people regardless of what situations surround the circumstance and so there will always be people who believe it is their right to take from him whether it is through his acts, his body, or his whole being and sometimes those people are the people he loves and trusts most and they dont do it to be nefarious or evil or consciously selfish but they believe it is natural that dick grayson gives and as such they believe it is okay to take what is assumed will be given anyways but its not and never is and sometimes they will never understand

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Some robins designs so they’re not just “kid with a mask and curtain bangs”

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fuck, how do u pick up dick he’s got no cape or hood. His foot? His butt? His little finger stripes?

I opted for his discowing collar

(10/10 imo)

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Damian's turn and it's him and every Robin! Starting with Dick!

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Downside of hoods

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De-aged batfam because its finally summer!

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okay but hear me out on this one...

damian wayne 100% reads robin fanfiction and nobody can convince me otherwise

like LISTEN. we all know this boy is chronically online despite pretending he's above social media and "juvenile internet culture" or whatever

but i am CONVINCED that damian has discovered the world of robin fanfiction and is absolutely OBSESSED. not the weird stuff obviously (he has taste and also would probably report those accounts) but like the wholesome, fluffy ones?? the hurt/comfort fics where robin gets a hug?? the ones where he saves a cat and everyone thinks he's adorable??

HE EATS THAT STUFF UP.

picture this: every tuesday and thursday (because he's calculated that's when the library is least busy), damian wayne - heir to the al ghul and wayne fortunes - sits in the very back corner of the gotham public library on the crusty old public computer that takes 10 minutes to load a webpage. he's created the most generic burner account known to man. probably something like "GothamCitizen47" or "NormalPersonReading"

and he's just. reading the most tooth-rottingly sweet robin fluff while maintaining his usual murder face so nobody dares approach him

the COMMENTS though. oh my god the comments he leaves are so earnest and encouraging:

"This was a well-crafted narrative. Robin's characterization was particularly accurate. I enjoyed the scene with the rescued kitten. Please continue writing."

"Your portrayal of Robin's relationship with Batman was touching. The dialogue felt authentic. I look forward to your next update."

"This story brought me unexpected joy. Thank you for sharing your work. The author has genuine talent."

like they're so FORMAL and POLITE but you can tell he genuinely loves these stories. he probably has a whole bookmark folder (organized alphabetically by author name because of course)

and the absolute PANIC this boy must feel when other people are around. like tim walks into the library one day and damian immediately closes seventeen tabs and pretends he was researching "historical sword-making techniques" or something equally damian-esque

the authors probably think "GothamCitizen47" is like some sweet old person who's really into superhero stories. little do they know it's a literal child assassin who could kill them with a paperclip but chooses instead to leave heartfelt comments about their robin/batman family bonding fics

he has NEVER told a single soul about this. not dick (who would absolutely coo and try to read over his shoulder), not jon (who would probably ask innocent questions that would make damian spontaneously combust), and definitely not tim (who would somehow figure out his username and leave sarcastic replies to all his comments)

this secret dies with him. he's taking it to the grave. damian wayne may face down the joker without flinching but the thought of anyone discovering his ao3 bookmarks makes him want to flee to a remote monastery

but also?? he's probably helped improve the quality of robin fanfiction in gotham just by being the most consistently encouraging commenter in the fandom. single-handedly keeping writers motivated with his weirdly formal but genuine praise

truly an icon. a legend. protecting his secret fanfiction reading habit with the same intensity he protects gotham

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Au where Batman’s villains seem to go through a phase where they ALL try to get to him by making him think the first Robin is dead, making him dream his first Robin is dead, make him watch videos where the first Robin gets hurt, etc.

Only dick is Batman rn so he’s just like bro if only the first Robin was dead. I have it on good authority he’d be happier •_•