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I was on dc reddit (bad idea ik) but most of the people there want Billy to grow up?? like why would you want the superhero who is a power fantasy for kids to imagine themselves as adults to be an adult? ARE THEY CRAZY?????

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JLA: World Without Grown-Ups Issue #1

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Marvel Family eats

Mary marvel: *eats Bullets*

Captain Marvel Jr: eats tables and dishes

Captain Marvel: eats swords

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"It's 10PM, Do You Know Where Your Children Are?" 👀 Sounds really interesting

It is! Thank you! I heard the phrase once and immediately knew I had to make a fic title out of it. A bit dark, but it goes well with the plot. After reading "Pretty Little Thing" on Ao3 by @wolfsbanesparks, I got inspired to write something similar that would make people scared with added elements of mystery. Wolf if you see this, Pretty Little Thing haunts my nightmares, write more and my life is yours-

Okay okay, Do You Know Where Your Children Are can be summed up as a mystery, where after a series of kidnappings happen in Fawcett City, Captain Marvel is working alongside the police to find the kids. He isn't thrilled to be working with them, but he's more concerned with finding the missing kids before time runs out for them. Even as Billy, he hosts segments at Whiz Radio where he spreads the word about the sudden disappearances, warning parents and guardians alike to keep their children safe and within their eyesight at all times. A city-wide curfew is even put into place by the mayor. But all of those measures mean nothing when his best friend Freddy Freeman goes missing after patrol, along with the two wickedest siblings, Georgia and Thaddeus Jr. Sivana.

This fic explores the characters within Fawcett City, the supernatural shadows beneath the sunny surface, and the disastrous team-up between one evil scientist and two marvelous siblings.

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i kinda wanna draw something with some actual coloring, or even rendering 👁️ soooo

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Funny scenario that means absolutely nothing

Batman, showing DNA results:

Captain Marvel, a very much adult looking hero, seeing the match to his very much a 12 year old civilian identity:

Batman:

Captain Marvel: I can explain—

Batman: No need, I can imagine you’d want some amount of secrecy to avoid confusion when your younger self exists concurrently in the timeline

Captain Marvel: ???

Batman: I’ve worked with Booster Gold and other time travelers to know it can be somewhat awkward at best and precarious at worst with two of the same people exiting at the same time when one time travels

Captain Marvel: ?!?

Booster Gold: Welcome to the time traveling heroes club my man!

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"i simply do not see it. i am looking away"

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To celebrate pride month I’m gonna get myself cancelled by saying my sexuality headcanons for DC characters! Most of which I know pretty much nothing about! Please don’t kill me :D

This is a long post and NONE of this is canon. I have very little knowledge on any of these guys these headcanons are based purely on vibes and it’s all for fun so take it with a jar full of salt.

Bruce/Batman:

He would be bi. I have no doubt about it. His Brucie persona would be very open about it, flirting with potential sponsors at galas no matter the gender to convince them to donate more to his charity as well as flirting with the reporters just to spread the rumors that he's a playboy. As Batman he’d be much more quiet about it. He never talks about himself so no one knows anything about him. No one ever realizes he is bi until he reveals his identity and as one of the most prominent openly bisexual celebrities in the world, they realize right away.

He was born a man and understands and supports transgender people but he never thought too hard about it for himself and is very confident in his gender being male. He is comfortable with being feminine at times without it reflecting his gender and sometimes dresses in drag for photoshoots and paparazzi.

Diana/Wonder Woman :

She lived in a society of exclusively women where lesbian was the default. You either liked women, or you liked no one at all. She was the latter for many years until she met Steve and then she felt something strange for the first time. It took her a long time to realize it was love and that she was only attracted to men which is why she never felt anything for the women in her previous home.

When she hears about transgender people she’s a little bit offended by people ‘deciding’ not to be a woman at first but that’s because she misunderstood the concept. After a bit of explaining she not only accepts it, but becomes a huge ally and will defend their rights fiercely. She has never considered she would be anything but female and is incredibly confident in her own gender.

Clark/Superman:

He’d be just a tiny bit bi but he doesn’t know since he never put much thought into it and much prefers women anyway. He gets a bit uncomfortable when people talk about lgbtq+ things since he doesn’t understand it but he supports it anyway and will fly over pride parades with various flags given to him by Bruce.

He knows transgender people exist but doesn’t understand that being trans is an possibility for him specifically. It just never crossed his mind. When asked his pronouns he says “I’m a man :)” and he’s so kind about it and clearly trying so most people just smile and nod and don’t bother explaining that that isn’t an answer.

Barry Allen/Flash:

He definitely experimented in college and wasn’t exactly opposed, but romantically he is only into women and after marrying Iris he had no reason to keep trying new things. He loves his wife and that’s all that matters. When Wally comes out to him as gay he’s very supportive but doesn’t understand much and promptly researches every single lgbtq+ label in existence.

He doesn’t fully understand transgender stuff but he’s trying really hard. Right now he’s too busy memorizing the names and flags of every sexuality. Check back in a few weeks when he realizes theres more to it than that and actually pays attention to things like transgender rights and homophobia. He will be a changed man and a fierce ally, trying hard to shed light on these issues and change the laws to be more inclusive.

Martian manhunter:

Gender and sexuality are human concepts. Biological sex is irrelevant to a shapeshifter so why would he let it limit him? He doesn’t understand why it matters so much to humans but he tries to understand. He knows a lot more about the lgbtq+ community than most people and fights for their rights but still doesn’t care much about his own labels.

He accepts whatever pronouns other use for him. He literally could not care less.

(I just wrote so much stuff and it all got deleted. Pain.)

Hal Jordan/ Green Lantern:

After travelling through space for so long you start to realize that human gender norms are kinda stupid. When you meet enough sexless space blobs who’s pronouns are based on developmental stages or races with thirty seven sexes and only one set of pronouns for all of them, you start to question if “male” is really the only optjon for you. He doesn’t know his gender quite yet but he’s pretty confident he’s not exactly a man. He doesn’t talk about it much except with people he’s very close to. He has noticed that he has a heavy preference towards 'women' no matter the species, as long as they're sentient.

Billy Batson/ Captain Marvel/ Shazam:

I think he’d be biromantic asexual trans man because hes my favourite boy and I say so. Again, do not kill me. He’s canonically dated and had crushes on girls but I feel like the whole ‘sometimes looks like an adult’ thing would really complicate things and he would try to push away any romantic feelings to not let it distract him from his work or cause any problems. It would probably take him a good few years to realize that he also likes guys and even longer to realize he never really felt anything further than romantic about anyone.

He knew he was trans since he knew what gender was. He has never identified as a girl and as soon as he could talk he told his parents he was a boy they were like “alrighty then!” And treated him accordingly. Hair cuts, pronouns, clothing and such. He didn’t even realize it was seen as ‘abnormal’ until his parents died. his uncle refused to call him by the correct pronouns and all his foster homes after that were similarly transphobic. He never faltered though and when he started living on the streets, he threw away all the dresses and bows his previous fosters got him and never looked back.

Batkids lightning round:

Richard Grayson/Nightwing:

Very openly gay while in costume. Still open out of costume but is just the teeniest bit quieter about it (aka when he’s out of costume he can’t yell at villains about being homophobic for hitting a gay man every time he takes a punch)

He’s a man (either trans or cis, i havent decided yet lol) but he isn’t afraid to wear a dress and makeup every once in a while and is very comfortable with his femininity and masculinity.

Jason Todd:

Who cares? He sure doesn’t. He’s dated women and doesn’t think it’s necessary to explore any further.

He’s never explored his gender and is a bit toxicly masculine but he can, will, and has killed people for being transphobic or making a transgender person feel even slightly uncomfortable. Huge ally though he doesn’t talk much about lgbtq+ rights, it’s just so obvious to him that he doesn’t think it needs to be talked about. A fan group online keeps a tally of how many homophobes and transphobes he's sent to the hospital and the number is unbelievably high.

Tim drake:

Unlabelled. He doesn’t have time to think about any of that but he knows he’s probably not straight, especially considering he has dated men, women, and nonbinary folk. It doesn’t really matter much to him.

Same thing for gender, who has the time? He identifies as male because looking too deep when he feels just fine as a guy would be a waste of time to him. If he had a transgender friend suggest it though, he would look a bit deeper and find that he’s either cis or gender apathetic. At that point he'd get bored and stop again lol.

Damian Wayne:

He has other things to worry about. Like eliminating all crime, for example. And polishing his swords. He'll deal with the whole 'romance' thing when he is the appropriate marriage age and will select if he wants to date a girl or a boy then. (He has not yet realized that isn't how it works. He'll realize hes aroace eventually but for now teaching Alfred the cat how to steal from Tim is much more important)

Other misc hero’s:

Zatanna: bi with a preference for women.

John Constantine: (edited this one because it was misunderstood) Bi but that’s none of your business. Won’t go out of his way to hide it but isn’t gonna tell you about it either unless it’s actually relevant.

Kon-el/Conner Kent/ Superboy: Gay. Maybe one day he’ll try dating a woman or something just to see if he’s interested but for now he knows he likes men so he’s sticking to that. They use He/they pronouns.

Wally west/ kid flash: Gay. Thought he was bi for a bit but realized he was just trying to hold on to a tiny bit of normalcy and accepted he would never be ‘normal’. He’s very happy with his boyfriend now! Experimented with different pronouns for a few months but ended up being a cis man. The experience really helped him understand the community better and hes glad he tried it out even in it didnt result in a big self discovery or anything.

And thats it! If you have a different headcanon please tell me in the comments/reblogs/tags/whatever!! I’m super interested to hear them.

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I hate canon Bruce Wayne hitting his kids so how does he discipline them WITHOUT abuse?

(where's that post about how anything can be a punishment if you frame it as one)

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Dick: *breaks the chandelier while swinging from it*

Bruce: *hands him a broom*

Dick: Yeah that's fair.

Bruce: Also you have to use the Batman plate at dinner.

Dick: Please no, I hate that plate.

Bruce: You should've thought about that before.

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Tim: *logs into the Batcomputer without permission*

Bruce: And what do you think you're doing?

Tim: I know I've been benched but I just need to—

Bruce: Sit.

Tim: *sits down*

Bruce: *puts on The Bee Movie*

Bruce: If you insist on being down here while injured, then you're gonna watch this in its entirety.

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Cass: *blinks*

Bruce: And you think that's an excuse?

Cass: *blinks*

Bruce: We're going for a drive and I'm picking the music.

Cass: *blinks*

Bruce: Maybe you'll take this as a lesson.

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Jason: *causes a crime scene*

Jason: Go ahead, punish me. I'll still be right.

Bruce: *takes out a marker*

Bruce: *draws a mustache on Jason's helmet*

Bruce: It'll wash off in three weeks.

Jason: WHAT?!

Bruce: Actions have consequences.

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Steph: *breaks protocol*

Bruce: Go change your cape in the car.

Steph: That's not fair!

Bruce: That's the rule.

Steph: *grumbles and puts on a cape that's a slightly different shade of purple from the rest of her suit*

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Duke: *sneaks in after curfew*

Bruce: *flicks the light on*

Bruce: Do you know what time it is?

Duke: I can explain—

Bruce: Yogurt. Now.

Duke: But I don't want yogurt.

Bruce: I don't care. Go eat a cup of yogurt and think about what you did.

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Damian: *drops his fork at dinner*

Damian: Fuck.

Bruce: *pulls out a straw*

Damian: You wouldn't.

Bruce: *takes a sip of Damian's drink*

Damian: I hate this family.

Dick, eating off the Bat-plate: You and me both.

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Oh Billy, you look so small right there…

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how do you think what personality billy would have in the "my adventures with superman" universe?

What a fun question!

So quick disclaimer: I've only seen the first couple episodes of My Adventures With Superman. I loved it but simply haven't had time to watch it all yet.

That being said, based on the vibes of the show I would think that if Billy were ever to show up in it he would be closer to his golden age self. I could totally see them making Billy parallel Clark a bit (a bit lonely, a bit guarded, but overall very sweet and optimistic with a strong sense of justice and a desire to help people) I think that the show would lean into Billy being pure of heart despite having a rough life. Him and Clark both being people with great powers who choose to o good especially with the parallel of how young Clark first started gaining his powers as a kid about Billy's age, the difference being that Clark had his parents but no superpowered guidance whereas Billy has superheroes that could mentor him but no parents.

(BRB now I'm thinking about Clark taking Billy under his wing, mentoring him as a hero and playing catch with him on the Kent family farm 😭)

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The Boy Wonder #2 (2024)

written by Juni Ba art by Juni Ba & Chris O'Halloran

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Instead of Billy being some mysterious being that no one knows is a child what if literally everyone in Fawcett knows.

like, Billy will go into an active terrorist attack and everyone will be like "Yeah okay, that's fine". he visits children's hospitals like he does as Captain Marvel but he turns back for the kids who are scared of his larger form.

When frustrated in a fight he'll throw a small fit at the villain and everyone won't call him immature or odd for it instead they go "Yeah, well he was a big meanie anyway!" and "I'd never wanna be that bully!".

After fights Billy will get taken out for milkshakes and such with the whole block drinking with him. he'll kick an officer in the knee and everyone will curse the officer out (using censored words of course, this is Fawcett, and they are with a child).

They find out he's homeless and suddenly a random black hair blue-eyed orphan kid owns the most expensive apartment in the city.

After Billy joins the league batman has a heart attack trying to figure out who he is with every member quietly doing the same.

For some reason, no one in Fawcett will tell them about his identity despite them clearly knowing it. it doesn't help that any information regarding it magically distorts after a couple of days ( Zatana had said it was a safety precaution for the Champions identity)

One day Billy invites them to Fawcett for his birthday party and theirs a giant crowd asking him to "go small" The league's confused because Captain Marvel doesn't "go small".

And then he goes small and everyone's treating the captain turning into a ten-year-old child as normal.

The league just stands there in shock as they realize that yes, Captain Marvel Is an orphan child and an entire city knew before they got any hint.

(batman cries himself to sleep that night)

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DC AU: Who Taught You Magic, Constantine? Ha! Wait... You Can't Be Serious...

While leaving the Watch Tower, Constantine makes a facetious comment to Captain Marvel that he will "totally teach him some gritty mortal magic" since the guy has been bugging Constantine the entire mission.

Constantine doesn't realize just who Captain Marvel is. He's just some knock off Superman with some magic, right, he will probably forget about it in a week or so. Cap is like a kid sometimes. So, Constantine goes home and goes to bed.

Only to wake up in a back alley in a city he doesn't instantly recognize.

Maybe he should lay off the booze.

Walking down the alleyway he stops, lights a cigarette, and says "why's a kid hiding in the back alley".

Constantine isn't awake enough for the answer.

"Um, I live here..." a small boy responds.

"Ah, well shit, you know where a diner is around here? My treat."

"Pretty sure I'm not supposed to trust strangers" the boy mutters out.

Constantine narrows his eyes, something about this boy is familiar... He just can't put his finger on it.

"Stranger? I guess you aren't wrong on that part. The name's John Constantine, you know, the guy who saved the world yesterday with Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman?"

"People around here are more of a fan of Captain Marvel, you know"

"Ah, Fawcett City then, that answers my next question..."

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In which multiple magical entities, many who hate each other, makes damn sure that a one John Constantine can't weasel out of a contract he made with "The Champion of Magic"

or

John takes a street kid in under his wing and now Captain Marvel thinks they're friends. Ugh...

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Batman, hearing that John "adopted" a kid gives Constantine all the self help books and training manuals he used over the years (copies, Dick or Jason might need them as well someday). He also informs John that he will be checking in from time to time to make sure... Why is Captain Marvel laughing so much?

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   “Did you seriously have to choose ‘usernames’ for this?” Billy blinked in utter befuddlement at the words in the corner of his vision, even if he knew it was all in his head. All in his magic or something. It wasn’t like the wizard had exactly explained anything. 

   Several voices responded with far too much smugness or delight, save for Marvel. Actually- “Um, why is the cap’ labeled as moderator?” he knew he shouldn’t have told them about streaming and chats, he knew he shouldn’t have. “Hold up, why is my name showing up in… uh, chat?” 

   Well, at least it wasn’t his full name or something, because he had no idea if other magic users or telepaths could see it. The fact he could both hear and see the gods- even if half of them actually weren’t- was just another thing he’d get used to. 

   He’d gotten used to hearing Solomon after all, even if it took a solid week to stop jumping whenever they piped up. So it couldn’t be much different to get used to the rest and well, the Marvel that was pretty much the amalgamation of all the past users. 

  Oh no did this mean he counted as haunted? Would someone try to exorcize him? Oh no, he didn’t have to avoid everyone for the rest of his life, did he? That would suck, especially seeing as how he needed to get food somehow, even if it was through the trash-

 HeralKeys: I will give you temporary super strength in your mortal form if you punch one of those blue boys you don’t like

   Nevermind, he’d have to be a hermit because of the dead egging him on-

 IAMSPEED: Do it and I’ll give you my speed for the day, no questions :) 

   Billy… was probably going to regret this, but honestly Solomon was the only one protesting. If the marvels thought it was fine, then it’d be okay, right? Besides, what was the worst that could happen, someone catches a street kid using super speed on video?

Also known as where Billy can use the powers he has in Marvel form at different points because the divine twitch chat did the equivalent of a donation. $5? They can't do that, but what about 5 hours of Solomon's wisdom while he tries to figure out magic?

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Yall.

Justice Lords scenario with Captain Marvel as the fallen teammate.

He’s the League’s designated little brother. Always there with a smile. Always brightening up their gloomy days. Always reminding them why they fight so hard to keep their world safe. It doesn’t matter how invincible he is in his champion form, they can’t help but worry.

So when something does happen, you know shit’s about to go down. That boy was like the son most of them never had. They watched him grow up. And they could’ve watched him do so much more.

The Justice lords begin their takeover of the entire world in the name of bringing everyone together. They think it’s what Billy would’ve wanted. Diana even starts consorting with the gods, doing everything she can to bring her brother back to life. They, of course, want their champion nowhere near the dumpster fire that was his home. Yeah, he’s staying far away from his old team.

For some reason, tho, Fawcett city is untouchable. It’s not trapped in any kind of dome, but not even Superman can get in there without being shocked by Lightning. Fawcett citizens tell them it’s a sign that Cap would’ve never agreed to this, but he brushes them off.

I’m just imagining the Billys of other universes feeling their counterpart die and shrugging because it almost always happens. One of them might get curious and come over. And then he see the statues. And the banners. And the holidays named after him. And the military weapons named after him.

All he can think is: Shit, this is actually worse. I think I liked it better when no one cared.

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Yall.

Justice Lords scenario with Captain Marvel as the fallen teammate.

He’s the League’s designated little brother. Always there with a smile. Always brightening up their gloomy days. Always reminding them why they fight so hard to keep their world safe. It doesn’t matter how invincible he is in his champion form, they can’t help but worry.

So when something does happen, you know shit’s about to go down. That boy was like the son most of them never had. They watched him grow up. And they could’ve watched him do so much more.

The Justice lords begin their takeover of the entire world in the name of bringing everyone together. They think it’s what Billy would’ve wanted. Diana even starts consorting with the gods, doing everything she can to bring her brother back to life. They, of course, want their champion nowhere near the dumpster fire that was his home. Yeah, he’s staying far away from his old team.

For some reason, tho, Fawcett city is untouchable. It’s not trapped in any kind of dome, but not even Superman can get in there without being shocked by Lightning. Fawcett citizens tell them it’s a sign that Cap would’ve never agreed to this, but he brushes them off.

I’m just imagining the Billys of other universes feeling their counterpart die and shrugging because it almost always happens. One of them might get curious and come over. And then he see the statues. And the banners. And the holidays named after him. And the military weapons named after him.

All he can think is: Shit, this is actually worse. I think I liked it better when no one cared.