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Dick: "Yeah, basically everyone in the batfam is autistic."

Bruce: "Expect for me."

Batfamily: *bursts out laughing*

Bruce: "What? I'm not - No, me not understanding sarcasm isn't autism! No, i don't have sensory issues, I just hate thick cotton and need tight-fitting clothes!!"

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bring back tumblr ask culture let me. bother you with questions and statements

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Tim: okay, I have devised a fair and balanced method for choosing tonight’s Batman

Steph: aww, I liked playing Hot Bat-Potato :(

Cass: same :(

Tim: that’s just cause you two always pin it on Dick or me!

Steph: do not, we’ve given it to Jason, too! And Damian, that one time—

Tim: this is more fair

Jason: better not be fuckin’ rigged

Damian: yes, we are trusting you, Drake. do not misuse this privelage

Tim: quiet Mr. Blood Son, or you’ll inherit the cowl by default

Damian: 😐

Tim: anyway—

Tim: I rigged a t-shirt launcher to go off at a random time, aimed straight up, and we’ll all stand around it in a circle. whoever’s closest to the cowl when it lands has to be Batman tonight

Jason: how do we know it doesn’t have an aimbot or something??

Tim: you can’t have aimbot on a fucking t-shirt cannon you brainless—

Dick: I think it’s a great idea! I can finally get a break from the brooding

Tim: alright, everyone stand in a circle. It’ll go off within the next—

Cannon: [fires]

Everyone: [scrambling away]

The cowl: [lands inches from Jason, with one tiny corner on Dick’s toe]

Jason: HA! NO REST FOR THE DICKHEAD

Dick: WHAT? NO, NO, THAT WAS TOTALLY NEXT TO YOU

Tim: it made contact, Di—

Dick: NO, IT DIDN’T

Jason: YES, IT DID

Dick: I’LL SHOW YOU CONTACT, COME HERE—

Jason: FUCK YOU, BATMAN

Dick: [wordless scream of rage]

"Dick should be the next Batman", "Cass should be the next Batman", "Damian should be the next–" "Tim–"

What if they're all Batman? What if no one actually wants to be Batman, so they just form a circle every night before patrol and throw the cowl at each other like a game of hot potato. Last to catch it is it. Or hurl it up in the air and see in whose head it lands on?

What then?

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JL finding out bat secrets, but it's in the most simple ways.

Barry: how old do you think Robin is?

Oliver: you met him last week, he's like 12

Barry: yeah but like, he was 14-ish when we started the justice league

Hal: maybe he's an immortal vampire like batman

Nightwing: that's ridiculous

Hal: we have aliens and gods on this team. Why not vampires?!

Wally: can't be immortal if he was 14 then but 12 now

Barry: I've cracked it, there's more than one

Oliver: Your genius amazes and astounds

Barry: So the first Robin should be like 30 by now

Dick: WHAT

Dick: 30! IM 26

Dick now in crisis: I AM NOT THAT OLD YET

Barry: Hold on, wha-

*Wally silently laughing at Dick despite them being almost the same age*

Oliver: Were you Robin?!?!?!

Dick: I can't believe this betrayal! It's called mid 20's and you're no longer invited to Christmas Ollie!

Oliver: I was invited to your Christmas!?!

Wally: Well, not anymore you're not

Hal: Can I come?

Dick: that's up to Batman

Hal:...

Dick: Coward, this is why you aren't invited to family Christmas

Barry: YOURE RELATED TO BATMAN?!

Oliver: I WAS INVITED TO BATMANS FAMILY CHRISTMAS?!?!?!

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Love this because it also explains why Dick and Bruce argue so much — Dick is, for the most part, a good communicator, and Bruce is nothing of the sort.

Like, sure, they each have their exceptions; Dick can get wrapped up in high-stress situations and make incorrect assumptions, and Bruce is still a detective, so it’s not like he’s incapable of noticing someone else’s social cues. But at the end of the day? Dick understands how people in a way that Bruce just doesn’t.

So, for Dick, who knows that Damian wants to feel safe and cared for, who knows that Tim wants to be trusted and seen as capable and competent, who has made countless mistakes with his brothers and actually learned from them, it is absolutely infuriating when Bruce reacts to their defiance as argumentative behavior with no real motivation behind it. And to Bruce, who has yet to learn that his sons never defy him without a reason, it irks him that they’ll always listen to Dick, but never to him. Because, if they weren’t just being difficult on purpose, then why would they do exactly what is asked of them, if only because Dick is the one asking?

That’s why Dick and Bruce fight like dogs. Why they can’t have a productive conversation without some amount of yelling. Because Bruce, who is not a good communicator, knows no other way to express his frustration (other than ignoring it entirely). Because Dick, who is a good communicator, has assessed that there is no other way to make Bruce listen. He knows this isn’t effective, either, but he tells himself that it’s better than the alternative — even if, deep down, he really just wants an outlet for his own frustration, and this is one of the few methods he can justify.

i know i’ve made a post like this before but bruce being jealous of dicks ability to know what the other batkids need and communicate with them is something i will never shut up about.

like bruce has been trying to get tim to go to bed for 15 minutes. and it’s not that tim doesn’t want to go to sleep it’s just that he’s been so hyperfocused on this case all day he NEEDS to finish it.

bruce has been trying and trying tell him he’ll ask alfred to put on some of that sleepy time tea he likes and all that but nothing. tim might as well be ignoring him.

until dick comes down with a cup in hand.

“hey tim, 15 more minutes and then head up stairs. I put your heated blanket on so by that time you’re bed will be nice and cozy and here’s that tea you like,” he places the cup down next to him and ruffles the teen’s hair.

“will do, thanks dick!” tim smiles at him and then tries to flatten his hair before going back to his work.

at first bruce thought tim was also going to ignore dick but sure as hell 15 minutes later he gets up and heads to bed.

with damian it’s worse. dick and damian have this understanding of each other like it’s language that no one else speaks.

they’re arguing about school again.

damian will say that he doesn’t need to go, that he knows everything already and bruce will say you have to go because i said so. bruce knows it’s not because damian wants to be defiant, he knows the kid gets overwhelmed and stressed at school sometimes but they have this argument about once a month.

dick eventually steps forward, crouching down to damian’s level.

“hey dames, i know you don’t want to go but we do unfortunately have a family image to uphold. how about you give today a go and if at ANY point you want to leave i’ll come get you. I’ll even wait in the parking lot for 30 minutes after i drop you off if you change your mind.” dick smiles at damian and pats his shoulders.

“And if you make it through the whole day i’ll take you to that art supply shop and you can get whatever you want!”

damian mulls over the words as if weighing his options before eventually agreeing and heading out to dicks car.

“you know you can’t just bribe him everyday,” bruce says.

dick turns to him, a stern look on his face.

“it’s not about the bribe, it’s about knowing that someone will be there to get him if he feels unsafe,” is all he says before he heads out too.

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wake up

deny yourself

4. phone in bed

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I did a paint study everyone look 💥‼️

(Mine is on the left)

Og by Hannrum on TikTok & insta !! Go check them out literally all of their art is banger asf 🔥🔥🔥

Spent a long time on this and I’m very happy with how it turned out, super glad they were chill with me posting it :DDDD

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Okay, but I can't stop thinking about a scenario like this:

A girl sees Dick on the street, and without thinking she approaches him in "Omg, you're Dick Grayson???" mode.

Dick is resigned, clearly thinking it's like the times he's recognized as Bruce Wayne's son, or something like that.

And before Dick can answer, the girl shows a photo of the circus poster on her cell phone. "Dick Grayson, like, from the Flying Graysons???"

And the girl starts telling him that he's the reason she started trapeze and gymnastics, that he inspired her so much, and knowing that he kept doing gymnastics despite what happened to his parents is so inspiring, and, and, and- she goes by that way, u know?

And that simply turns out to be the best day of Dick's life.

Simply because Dick is so inspiring, as a hero, and as a civilian, just as himself, and this started when he was a kid in the circus.

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Tim seems like the type to have a Snapchat story dedicated to his crashouts

He frequently posts videos of himself yelling about the idiots he encounters in his daily life, and people live for it.

Tim, in his car: I AM SO FUCKING SICK OF BAD DRIVERS! IF YOU WANT TO DRIVE LIKE A PRE-SCHOOLER, THEN PULL UP IN THE LITTLE TYKES COZY COUPE, MOTHERFUCKER. I AM TWO SECONDS AWAY FROM REAR-ENDING YOU! AT LEAST THEN YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GO THE FUCKING SPEED LIMIT

Tim, barely visible and whisper-shouting in a dark closet: If I have to deal with Lex Motherfucking Luthor one more time I might just have to commit a felony about it. Because what do you mean you "aren't familiar" with our DEI policy outline???? We've been doing business for years????? We've had this EXACT CONVERSATION, like, TEN TIMES--

Tim, not even bothering to find an empty room: I should have stayed an only child.

Dick’s voice offscreen: Huh?

Tim, deadpan: The only good outcome of having siblings is that if they threaten to kill me, I might actually get a fucking break —— assuming they can grow a spine long enough to actually make good on their threats, that is.

Dick, in the background: C’mon, Tim you guys just quit fighting— Damian, stop- DAMIAN

Damian, now in frame, making a spirited attempt to free himself from the upside-down hold he has been wrangled into by attacking Dick’s ankles: I only wish to give him what he wants, Richard!

Dick: No, Dami, what did we say about- STOP BITING ME

Tim, staring deadpan at the camera while the others fight behind him: I have never envied Jason Todd more in my life

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Bruce Wayne as a dad, but he doesn't try to reprimand his kids, he just acts like everything is his 13th reason:

"Jason, if you throw that guy off the cliff, i am also jumping off after him."

"Dick, if you don't get down from there, I will stand under the chandelier when it falls down."

"Damian, if you cut that head off, i will walk into your sword."

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I had a vision

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Me: Time to unwind and play my silly game that I love!

Someone else playing the silly game: *percieves me*

Me: They hate me and I have ruined their life by playing the same game as them, I need to either quit or kill myself immediately

Why does every social interaction ever feel like I’m speaking to world leaders

Like, I am literally playing a video game it’s so incredibly unserious 😭😭😭

I’ll be like: hey person who knows more than me, can you explain this thing I am struggling to understand? And they’ll go: sure! Here is everything I know, and if you have any more questions you can always ask! And then my brain will tell me I am the scum of the earth and a shameful embarrassment of a human being that stains the very planet with my existence

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Why does every social interaction ever feel like I’m speaking to world leaders

Like, I am literally playing a video game it’s so incredibly unserious 😭😭😭

I’ll be like: hey person who knows more than me, can you explain this thing I am struggling to understand? And they’ll go: sure! Here is everything I know, and if you have any more questions you can always ask! And then my brain will tell me I am the scum of the earth and a shameful embarrassment of a human being that stains the very planet with my existence

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saying “i want him” about the character but not in a romantic or sexual way . i just Require him i need to Obtain him

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Finally, after all these years…. I have them all….

Well. Kind of.

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Can anyone explain the league functionalities and events to me for DC Dark Legion 🥲

It seems very complicated and I don’t really get it, I feel very much like dead weight right now 💀💀💀

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Decided I’m gonna start posting art here because 1) why not and 2) I made this blog so damn it I’m gonna use it I will not let this bitch go to waste

anyway this is my OC Ashlynn say hi o/

I did that one expression meme but I changed the ones that didn’t make sense in-character :p (to the best of my ability) ((I despise B3 but whatever))

ALSO HER HAIR IS SENTIENT AND IT’S MY FAVORITE EVER. THE HAIR’S NAME IS DELILAH. IF YOU EVEN CARE.

ref under the cut ✨