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What would happen if Damian and Duke met before Duke joined the Bat Family?

So we know Duke and Damian are in high school?(or middle school in Damian's case)

Okay, so if for some reason Duke gets a Wayne scholarship to go to Gotham Academy when he's older and suddenly he sees an 11-year-old Damian being harassed by some xenophobic and racist bullies who and he doesn't defend himself…

He just knows he shouldn't get involved there, the abusers are privileged rich kids but his girlfriend and friends call him an irresponsible crazy person for a reason

and he just lets out a punch

They were just three rich kids and he's from Narrows, he knows how to throw a punch.

After hitting the abuser, he simply says, "You don't know what you've gotten yourself into, you fucking black idiot."

and they only run away and accuse him whit a teacher or even the principal

Duke simply gives they the finger and turns around to see the boy he protected and WHAT SURPRISE!

The boy he protected is Damian FUCKING Wayne the son of BRUCE WAYNE

Damian just stares at him and then says:

Damian: I didn't need your help, I could beat them.

Duke: Shut your mouth you needed help man

and from there he protects Damian.

Since then, Duke has quietly adopted him. He seats him with his group, saves him a seat, and brings him fruit snacks. Damian hates this (and everyone knows it's a big lie).

Then a few months later, Bruce comes along with this vigilante.

The boy walks in confidently, wearing a new suit and a calm expression. No one recognizes him. Until Damian sees him… and smiles slightly.

Damian: What, you got lost again and that's why you're late, Thomas?

Duke:Bro… not even outside of school can I rest from you and your unresolved traumas.

And EVERYONE. STOPS.

Damian, as if nothing had happened, snatches a piece of fruit Duke has tucked into a compartment in his tactical belt, casually bites into it, and continues walking.

Duke doesn't even flinch. He just nudges Duke on the head with his palm, like someone caring for his annoying little brother.

while Damian tells Duke that he will show him the entire Batcave.

and everything becomes chaotic.

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That means Roy learns their identities faster, but it would be more chaotic if Dick were a little troll to Roy, pestering him at galas with "I know your identity" and Roy complaining to the little Gremlin Robin just to make him laugh.

The one where Oliver is the only one who knows Batman and Robin’s secret IDs

I want Bruce and Oliver to be bffs best pals. They were roommates in boarding school. They’ve known each other practically their whole lives. Oliver was one of the first people Bruce introduced Dick to when he adopted him (because this Bruce would absolutely adopt Dick immediately), and Dick calls him Uncle Ollie. They hang out all the time. If Dick is ever at a gala and is uncomfortable or tired or scared or just needs help convincing a waiter to give him an extra dessert, Dick knows Uncle Ollie will always help if Bruce is unavailable.

So of course Bruce lets Oliver in on the secret of Batman and Robin. It’s only natural. Plus, he’s glad to have an extra hero who knows their secret in case Robin ever needs help.

Once they form the Justice League though, Batman doesn’t trust most of them around Robin. Because of this, Robin isn’t super well known amongst the League members. They know OF him, but they’ve only actually met him once or twice. Superman and Wonder Woman have met him a fair few times, but only because Bruce trusts them more than the average JL member.

But still, only Oliver knows who they are behind the masks. Oliver takes it very seriously, because he knows how paranoid Bruce is. He wouldn’t compromise their secret identities, he wouldn’t even joke about.

Which is why it’s such a shock to everyone when Batman is late for one of their monthly meetings, and instead they’re greeted by a panicked Robin who comes running through a zeta tube and launches himself at Green Arrow.

“Uncle Ollie! Uncle Ollie!” he shrieks. “You have to help, you have to help him! Please, you have to help!”

“What happened, what’s wrong?” Oliver is quick to ask, catching Robin and holding him. “Robin, tell me what’s wrong.”

“Agent A is on vacation. He’s not home. It was just us,” Robin says quickly. “I dunno what - it was Scarecrow - it’s a new fear toxin and I dunno how to help ‘cause our usual anti-toxin isn’t working and he’s going crazy in the cave and I can’t help him I don’t know how to help him you have to help him!”

“Robin - Robin, listen to me, alright? Everything is gonna be fine. Just breathe with me, okay?” He’s holding a hand flat on Robin’s chest, trying to help him calm down. “But you have to tell me, were you hit with the fear toxin too?”

Dick nods. Dick is ten and he’s terrified because he was hit by the fear toxin too, but Bruce covered him quickly and he wasn’t hit with as much as Bruce was and he doesn’t know what to do.

And the rest of the JL is now on high alert, because one of their founding members was apparently hit by a new strain of fear toxin, and his child sidekick was too. And as far as they all know, none of them have access to the batcave to go help him, and they sure as hell aren’t sending a terrified Robin back by himself.

“I’m gonna go help him, okay?” Oliver says gently. “But I need you to stay up here.”

“No! No!” Dick cries. “Take me with you!”

“I can’t do that, Robin,” Oliver is being so soft with him that it’s actually freaking everyone else out. “You’re gonna stay up here with Superman, alright? He’s your favorite, isn’t he?”

“B is my favorite,” Dick cries, sounding completely miserable. “I just say Superman ‘cause it’s funny to mess with him.”

“Well Superman is your second favorite then, isn’t he?”

“No, you’re my second favorite,” Dick whines. “Take me with you!”

“Your third favorite then!” Oliver laughs, wiping away the tears that spill through Robin’s mask. “It’s gonna be okay. I’m gonna go help him. But you need to stay here.”

“But how will I know he’s okay?”

“I’ll call as soon as I have the new anti-toxin figured out. I promise.”

He passes Robin over to Superman and then goes to the zeta tubes, using an override Batman have him to enter the batcave.

And everyone is so freaked out, but they’re trying to stay calm so Robin doesn’t feel any worse.

Oliver ends up just knocking Bruce out so he can figure out the new anti-toxin in peace. He maybe has to call Flash from the batcave to get some help with the sciencey shit. He administers it to Bruce as soon as it’s done, then takes a dose up to Dick on the Watchtower. It ends up making Dick so drowsy he just falls asleep.

They both wake up in the med bay the next morning, Oliver sitting in the corner watching their stats to make sure they’re still alright.