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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)

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I have this idea that each of the Batfam were given nicknames alongside their actual vigilante names by civilians that they do use every now and then. It's either a bird or a type of bat.

Bruce/Batman is obviously just called 'the Bat', probably it SHOULD'VE gone to a more specific species later, but yeah. By the time the Batlings showed up it kind of...... well, it just stuck and stayed.

Dick/Nightwing at first was only called Robin, but as he grew older, they named him 'the Owl' for his silence even in the air. And when some learned that there were evil owl masked assassins (Talons from the Court of Owls) the name became also a rebellion against them, they liked Nightwing better. He's a silent hunter, agile in fight, and idk Owl just fits him. 

 Jason/Red Hood literally died and came back, so they named him 'the Phoenix'. Also for his fiery nature and how he allegedly (to the civilians) died in an explosion, but came back from the black ground like a phoenix is said to rise from the ashes. 

Cass/Black Bat was named 'the Noctule', after the Greater Noctule Bat, since it just fit and also Noctule bats are known to even hunt small birds and THEREFORE are in the same league as them, lining up with how Cass is just as, if not more, dangerous as her siblings. 

I also toyed around with calling her Kite after the Black Kite, but she's Bat vibe more than Bird vibe, (even tho in my view all the Birds are still Batlike) so.... yeah. 

For Steph/Spoiler, I decided on 'the Magpie'. Magpies are smart, mischievous, and have a habit of spoiling things for others.

I toyed around a bit with Wren, since that could also work for her, but magpies are corvids and corvids are more Gotham, so I chose Magpie.  

Tim/Red Robin would get 'the Crow', both for his darker appearance as Robin and Red Robin than the previous two, the calls he lets out sometimes (In some of my AUs) and idk I just came up with it and it unsettlingly fit. So Tim is the Crow. He's smarter than expected and a bit smaller than normal but he can fight, so he is the Crow. 

Duke/Signal would get 'the Sunbird'. I checked. There's a bird called the Sunbird. It's way too obvious as to why i call him that so yeah.

He's also called the Day Bat. Cause to me, he's in direct equilibrium to the Bat and Bird thing. All the others lean more towards one side or another, but he's directly 50/50 to me, that's his vibe. So Signal is 'Day Bat' and 'the Sunbird'. 

 Damian/Robin gets 'the Swift', for the fact that he's small but deadly and fast, and it just fits him idk. Swifts are like..... idk the vibe and all fits. Robin gets the Swift.  

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What I imagine happens when a rouge chases one of the Bats all the way to Crime Alley:

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HC that Bruce is a guitar player, he's really good at it, but mostly he plays for himself and the kids, and to calm the kids down or cheer them up.

Dick and Jason both learned from him.

Dick plays mostly for fun and for himself, and for his siblings. He's the best at the singing parts, and his siblings love it. They will straight-up ask him to play for them sometimes. They will go to the length of doing the puppy dog eyes, or as the Batfam calls it, the 'Baby Bat' eyes.

Jason nowadays only does it when his siblings want or need it. Rarely does it for himself, but sometimes he just sneaks into Bruce's room with his guitar and waits for B to grab his and they play together. Dick joins sometimes.

Tim has started learning. Damian will give in and start learning in the future. Duke already knows the basics from the aether.

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Joker was very underutilized in the yj cartoon

The one where the team runs into the Joker

Batman doesn’t usually let the team operate in Gotham at all, but it was supposed to be an easy, in and out, info gathering kinda mission. This side of the city had been quiet for a couple weeks now, it was supposed to be fine.

So naturally it all went awry in spectacular fashion.

Robin takes charge immediately, telling the others what to do, and Aqualad doesn’t even say anything because of how serious Robin is acting. There’s eerie circus music playing in the warehouse they’re in, and then a manic laugh echoes.

Robin doesn’t flinch, but everyone else does.

And then it’s a brutal fight.

All the others end up tied together in the corner. They’re bleeding and bruised, and they’re forced to watch Robin evade Joker’s attacks, all the while the clown is taunting him and shouting threats so detailed and specific, it’s making M’gann and Wally queasy.

It takes sixty seven minutes, but eventually Robin gets Joker knocked out and tied up tight. He’s panting and sucking in deep breaths and he has a nasty cut on his side, but he has everything under control. He makes a call to Batman over the comms to let him know all the details. He had told him earlier that Joker was here, but he got caught up across town in a fight with Two-Face and couldn’t get there any sooner. Robin untied his teammates, waits for the Commissioner to come and take Joker, and then meets with Batman back at Mount Justice.

The team can’t believe how calm Robin is this whole time. He talks to the commissioner like a pro, answers all his questions, and doesn’t flinch when Joker wakes up and starts spitting threats at him and telling him he’ll pluck Robin’s pretty little feathers next time they meet. The entire time in the bioship, Robin is perfectly composed. The entire time Robin reports to Batman, he keeps to the facts and doesn’t waver once.

Then Batman dismisses the team, and Robin stays glued to his spot. Kaldur is about to ask him if he’s alright, if he needs anything. But then Batman puts a hand on Kaldur’s shoulder and gently pushes him aside.

And as soon as Batman is in front of Robin, Robin gasps and falls against Batman’s chest. Batman just wraps his cape around him.

“You did everything right,” Batman says. “You’ll be alright.”

“He’s not even a real clown,” Robin says after a tense moment, and Batman lets out a huff of a laugh. “Can we go home now?”

“Whenever you’re ready,” Batman tells him. “Agent A will look over your side, and then we can have hot chocolate.”

“Kay.”

It’s a little unsettling for the team to see Robin go from calm and composed leader to shaking kid. They can’t quite figure out how he does it.

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hmmmm what if Jason and Cass alternate between acknowledging the months between them and twinning >:D

they use it to their advantage in ANY way. If Cass is trying to get into a bar and the bouncers like “Shes four feet tall” Jason shows them his ID (fake) that acknowledges her as his twin and the bouncers like “sure whatever” but then when Bruce is recruiting children for the next gala Jason yells “IM YOUNGER THAN HER. MAKE HER GO.”

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The BatFam’s midnight snacks

Dick: Teeth rotting cereal, we all know he’s a sweet tooth and even Alfred is surprised his teeth haven’t rotted yet.

Jason: Milk, apples and protein bars. Gotta make sure to get in the daily intake of fruit.

Tim: Noodles, preferably eaten on the floor with only the light of the microwave as company. (It’s still cannon that Tim doesn’t like coffee)

Damian: Grapes, so so so many grapes. Vegetable sticks.

Cass: Nachos, and cheese separately, eaten beside Tim in the dark silence.

Steph: literally anything. Preferably if it has a note of someone else’s on it.

Barbara: Stare at the fridge unmoving before grabbing left overs from dinner, Alfred left on a lower shelf on purpose.

Duke: Will chug his body weight in water before eating a salami stick, and wandering back.

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As a fan of both i support

HEEHEEHEE….

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He steals his brothers' hoodie all the time because of this and also because they smell like his brothers and it makes him feel safe.

Tim: i like to wear big hoodies because they have long sleeves so i can- [smacks Jason]

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DC BATFAM FANFIC IDEAS

Bruce not telling anyone in the JL his identity and one day he casually mentions something only an orphan would understand. - The JL members who are orphans understand. The others don't. - The entire JL gets concerned.

Tim's nervous (Read: really scared) around Jason. Jason does not like this and wants to fix it. Wait, why does Bruce glare daggers at Jack Drake? - Jason: I sense child neglect. Dad's already onto it, i see. Ok so how do i use this to get Tim stop fleeing the room whenever i walk in.

Sort of an AU fic where Bruce and Oliver were close friends (Read: brothers and that's what they see each other as) as kids, still as adults, and as vigilantes they work pretty well together, they recognized each other instantly even in cape, and while the the JL doesn't know their identities, each knows the other. - Also they're both autistic and somehow chaos ensues after Flash overhears them talking one day at the Watchtower and now the JL wants to know how these work so well.

Bruce was a wild child and so is Damian.

Jason adjusting to being under a roof, right after Bruce found him.

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'.

Some of the villains notice that the other vigilantes and even Red Robin himself like joking that 'RR's folks don't even notice that he practically lives at our place, they won't notice him sneaking back in at 2AM'. - Until one day they joke about 'RR's dad blew it. B took legal custody'.

Flash has ADHD but tells no one. The other see the signs tho. Batman calls him out on hiding it. Why Bat? Welp, the other nominated him. GA joins his autistic buddy tho.

This isn't Batfam but Billy/Captain Marvel accidentally drops some street child stuff. The League, of course, pick it up.

Bruce has trust issues. No specific event- just it was that way after his folks died. The JL figures it out that it's not just how he is, he just generally doesn't trust people. They figure out that something happened to make him this.

The JL has to come to Gotham for a mission. They have to stakeout in a graveyard. At some point while they still have a few hours, Batman slips off. When *insert any JL member(s)* find him, he's standing above two graves. They catch him saying "Hope you're proud, Mom, Dad." - Chaos ensues from this.

Kid!Dick has a nightmare. Bruce allows his kid to spend the night with him.

Cass gets into a fight with David Cain. She is shaken. Bruce is there for her, though.

Duke has a nightmare.

Tim tries to sneak outside after having a nightmare. Bruce catches him because he's a Dad. He sensed a disturbance in the force. Anyway instead of getting mad he makes it clear who Dick learned it from and tickles Tim to bits and then carries him back to bed lol.

That's all i got for now lol. Might update it if i get more ideas.

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I saw your fic on ao3 with Jason’s eyes going from bluish to full on fire green and it was amazing!

I had the thought of what they full on was on fire similar to ghost rider. I just thought that would be such a cool thing and maybe even when he’s super mad his scars glow too. And he gives off an aura of lime/fire green. Xx

Yeah, it's a idea i've had for a while, i even made a post a few months back! And yeah, the scars glowing could work in some AUs too!

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Times Bruce Wayne Broke Character in Public

• EVENT: Wayne Enterprises Charity Ball Incident: Waiter dropped a tray. Bruce caught a wine glass mid-air without flinching. Witness Quote: “He said ‘reflexes’ like we all have anti-gravity hands.”

• EVENT: Live GNN Interview Incident: Reporter asked about crime rates. Bruce answered with tactical percentages. Exact Quote: “The Narrows has a 62% chance of armed conflict after sundown.” PR Follow-Up: “Mr. Wayne is passionate about urban renewal. And statistics.”

• EVENT: Gotham Academy Career Day Incident: Student asked “Have you ever met Batman?” Bruce paused for 6 full seconds. Then: “We’ve… crossed paths.” Tim’s Note: “You could hear Alfred sigh from the back row.”

• EVENT: PTA Bake Sale Incident: Someone made clown-shaped cookies. Bruce stared at them for ten minutes. Bought them all. Witness Note: “He said ‘no one should consume evil on school grounds.’”

• EVENT: Elevator Ride with Lucius Incident: Lucius sneezed. Bruce said “Bless you. Now duck.” Elevator was empty. No one knows why.

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Big fan of AUs where Gotham villains have figured out the Bats' patrol schedules and have an unspoken agreement to avoid certain areas on specific nights.

Nobody wants to deal with Red Hood on Tuesdays (he's always in a bad mood after mandatory family dinner). Nightwing on Thursdays is a menace (that's when he tries out new puns). Robin on weekends is excessively violent (no homework = extra energy). Red Robin during finals week is your sign to keep away from alleyways and pray.

Batman is always Batman, but villains know he's slightly less intimidating on Monday nights (when Alfred makes cookies), because there's a 50% chance of finding him on a rooftop, cowl pushed back just enough, stress-eating.

There's a betting pool among henchmen about which Bat will show up to stop their crimes. Joker keeps sabotaging it by specifically planning his schemes to get the "full set" of Bats to show up at once.

Catwoman maintains a detailed spreadsheet that she sells to new villains for an exorbitant fee. It includes notes like "Avoid the East End on Wednesday nights - B & eldest bird do weird acrobatic challenges. You will lose." and "Third bird stress bakes after patrols. If you must commit crimes, do it before 2am so he has time for sourdough."

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'twins' xd.

"Red Hood vs. Batgirl who's winning the fight" There is no fight. Have you forgotten who we're talking about here