#answers : cassandra.

[l0s3rd0wnt0wn]

(This ask took me forever because my phone was being a bum, then I lost said ask so whoever this was from, thank you, and heres what you asked for)

They would obviously go insane, being kidnapped by some low-life thug in Gotham and held against their will for millions of dollars, but in your eyes, you thought you weren't even worth a penny. You didn't even fight back; no way your shit-faced family would come running to save you. At least Bruce was on the way to save Jason from dying, but there was no way he would do the same for you. You saw the look in his eyes when you attended galas; it wasn't out of love, it was out of shame, pure shame. So you sat there in the cold, dark, and wet room, seeing rats chew on electric cables; even if it shocked them, they'd keep on chewing, keep on finding something to eat, even if there was pain or it would kill them in the long run. What had you thought of yourself so much, proving yourself to people who would never see you as their equal? You were allowed one call, and only one. Your kidnappers thought you would call your dear old dad, but no, you called your mom. You were begging and crying, using "mommy"—you hadn't used that word since you were 13—but right now, you wanted your mom more than anything. Fuck Batman and his stupid kids; you wanted your momma.

She took the message to Bruce; she was going through all four stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, and depression, but acceptance wasn't one of them. She wouldn't accept the fact that you might be dead; she wouldn't accept the fact that she'd never find you; she wouldn't accept it at all, and she tore them a new one, cursing each and every family member out while Alfred held her back, making sure she didn't do anything rash, which she would, and the Batfam felt absolutely trembled. Go searching for you? Half of Gotham would have burned down if it wasn't for Tim and Babs talking the rest of them out of it, but let's be honest, those computer twins were up for nights searching security cameras for you. Bruce was the craziest out of all of them; it was like losing Jason again, except it was his own flesh and blood, and when he heard that you called your mom for help—not him—he lost it. She didn't even have enough money for the ransom; she couldn't pay it off, but you called her instead of your billionaire father, who was BATMAN! For Christ's sake, did you really not trust him? Did you really think you weren't worth the trouble? Did you think he didn't love you?

He was going crazy in his study just at the thought that Dick, Jason, and Cass were going full rage mode. They'd been beating thugs into unconsciousness; some of their faces were unrecognizable if they didn't have an ID on them. Damian was very confused; he didn't know what to feel. At first, he acted aloof. Why did they want you of all people? You were useless, a disgrace to the Wayne family name, weak and replaceable, and when he shared those feelings with Alfred, the old butler who always seemed to understand him, walked away without a single word. It just didn't make sense to him. Why did the old man care, and why did everyone care now, and why did he care? This wasn't like him. Not at all.

Steph felt like she failed as a sister, as a hero. How could anyone hurt you? You're so sweet, so silly, so kind, yet she did the same. She was no better than the thugs. Duke was completely out of it. You'd catch him muttering to himself, going on all-night patrols, hitting the streets, finding all the info he could, and coming back to your big brother when he finally found you half alive, your locs matted and fizzy. Your glasses were broken, and dirt caked your brown skin. You pushed away from them the second they tried to touch you. You screamed for your mom, crying for her like a baby. Still, she finally showed up, pushing the brick of a man that is Bruce Wayne out of the way, grabbing you like you were a baby that was first put into her arms the second she gave birth to you. The Batfam was heartbroken, especially Bruce. He had made his suit less scary for the last child who cried when they saw him, but even when he took off his cowl and got closer, you still cried and pulled away from him, afraid he might attack you. But he wouldn’t—you’re his baby, after all.

[prlssprfctn]

I recently came up with the idea of an immortal Jason who doesn't know that he's immortal because he wasn't killed after his resurrection ( or he just didn't realize it) . He learns this when he realizes that he is not getting old, but before these there is a moment of pure misunderstanding of the brothers "Why the hell does this jerk look better than me!!!"

yes, yes — absolutely yes!

i think he died, like, twice, and never realised it. woke up in the pool of his blood after the batarang incident, slit throat healed, and was like: oh, the Lazarus Pit, probably, healed me, lol. and then accidentally survived through something similar, and didn't figure that. he is not that lucky to die and be revived again, right?

...right?

on the other hand, here is like an elephant in the room — he barely looks twenty-two, no matter how old he gets. he shrugs it off on genetics and some stupid jokes. other bats are fuming.

Dick, self-consciously staring at his own wrinkles: what is your skin routine, again?

Jason, irritated: a smoothie with blood of my enemies, two times a day — after breakfast and dinner.

Dick: oh, come on!!! just drop the fucking routine???

Jason: THERE IS NO ROUTINE, OMFG

Stephanie: chat, do we really think Jason's genetics are just so slay?..

Damian: i don't believe it. his parents looked old on all the photos we had here, and they were barely thirty.

Dick: that's a rude thing to say, plus, their lives were tough—

Tim, murmuring: well, not Sheila. Sheila looked peachy.

Dick, grimacing: yeah, being modern Judas do that to a person, apparently.

Duke, shrugging: maybe Jason became vampire somewhere in the LoA. sounds possible to me.

Cassandra: seconded.

Damian: stop creating myths about Nanda Parbat, we don't do these things.

Duke: your mom does look good, though.

Damian: ...she does. and never say that again aloud.

Stephanie: okay, maybe not vampires. what else it could be, though—

Jason, appearing on the doorstep, eating yoghurt: god forbid a man look whimsical and youthful in his thirties

Dick: Ja— what the fuck.

Jason: yeah, i stole your yoghurt, and?

Tim, jumping on his place: MAN. YOU HAVE A HOLE IN YOUR CHEST.

Jason: that's an old one.

Damian, cautiously reaching for medkit: how old exactly, Todd?

Jason: two hours, lmao. slept through it. it's fine now. anyway.

everyone: ...

[mysterycitrus]

save me 90s tim drake with the stupid hair

[batobbsession]

Broke: Tim never tells anyone about losing his spleen

Woke: Tim tells all his siblings and friends and they all just assume Bruce knows. (he does not)

[qweenofurheart]

Hi I absolutely LOVE your style! And I was wondering if you would be willing to draw the band au of @strange-birb ? Have a good day ^^

ok i tried my best but i definitely don't think i can capture the vibe right... the designs are so fun tho

[goddessofbees]

YAY! OK, so, do the batsblings get to babysit ever? If yes, what is the order in which they are asked if they aren't banned from babysitting(and yes, this can include the grandparent(bruce) or great-grandparent(alfred))

(Also, I can do multiple questions in one ask so your inbox isn't flooded if you want!)

Yeah when they find out, which depending on the bat sibling was sometime before the twins were born and a little bit after. Cass is the #1 babysitter and after that it depends on how annoying they were to Jason, cause most times Dan will let Clockwork babysit. Bruce gets regularly banned from babysitting and then Alfred ends up babysitting, Jason is kinda still bitter about the stalking incident...

Dick ends up crying when he babysits, Tim's an okay babysitter but he's busy most days, Cass and Steph love babysitting and take them out to shop often. Damian doesn't babysit, mostly cause he doesn't understand how to treat them so he would need someone else to be with him to help.

(also thank you! That's really helpful!)

[ashoss]

I love how you draw cass. Can we get more of her and Tim being sibs?

ahh thank u!!! and yes u absolutely can

[casscainmainly]

Tate Brombal AMA Recap!!

He'd love to explore Cass + Bruce's relationship in the future (he's the parent she chose 😭)

Shiva is important to the book overall

More about Talia and Nyssa's relationship will be revealed

Cass and Steph are each other's rock + Cass feels safest and most comfortable with her + they share the Batgirl mantle like sharing a hoodie 😭

He loves Lady Shiva a lot!!

Batgirl 2024 was made an ongoing because of strong sales ❤️

Cass with bandage wraps is his fav outfit besides the main Batgirl one! He also loves the black lenses

David Cain may be showing up soon...

Cass' struggle with words is based on his own experiences

"Hm... a sidekick...somebody for Cass to mentor....would be a good idea, wouldn't it.....?" 👀

If the series continues Cass will definitely return to Gotham and interact with Batman and co!

He reads Cass as in her early to mid twenties

He's interested in writing for another Batfam member

He'd love to see stories from Cass' lost days!!! (between running away and NML), but he doesn't have plans for that right now

He says not to rule anyone out from upcoming stories

Arcs will vary in length

If you like Batgirl, check out his other work Christopher Chaos!

He hasn't forgotten about Marque

He likes Cass' relationships to Barda, Xanthe, Clayface, and Tai'Darshan!!!! He also wants to write Onyx.

In her spare time Cass likes to go on food tours of cities she's in

Cass wasn't raised on spicy food but because she loves a challenge, she's trained her spice tolerance to high levels since then

He also answered questions about Green Lantern Dark and some other stuff, so I'd recommend checking out the full thing here (plus I may have paraphrased some of this wrong). Shoutout to @stephexmachina for the Steph question, @intraterrestriall for the Lost Days/side character question, @getthembees for the age/returning to Gotham question, and anyone else who participated!!!!

[joyfuladorable]

Happy First Day of Capril Week!!! Day 1: Outfit/Personality Swap! 💥💥

Special shoutouts to @ditzyblues for organizing another wonderful Capril Week and to my buddy Chrissy for the awesome Foot Recruit April design!!

Days: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

[flamingpudding]

I love your writing so much but I'm here with a crack idea just imagine deage Dan is Klarion.

Dan was able to find out who he is outside of Danny then he was able to change his name Klarion Jackson Fenton/Nightingale he is still a little villain boy also now a mom boy.

Ghost King Danny is his mom young justice was so confused when Klarion you're the best gifts get your mom after not talking to him for a while to also begging them to pretend to be his friend . Justice League dark is panicking in the background about the electric being that just shows up.

Danny in full ghost king attire standing there with a plate of cookies ready to meet his son's new friends.

Thanks so much! I am glad you enjoy my writing!

Also thanks because I absolutely love this Idea/Prompt! Sooooo please enjoy this piece inspired by it! Also I haven't consumed a lot of DC material lately so i am basing this all on my memories. In other words.... I went with Tim's little team here.

Hope that's okay and that this won't disappoint.

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Dan, who was going by Klarion for some years now, had a massive problem. It was the huge kind of problem build on small bubbles of lies that then turned into this one giant bubble that was about to pop just because of one little question asked by his mom when his sister decided to throw him under the bus to deflect from herself and the fact that she was dating a demon. Don't get him wrong he still loves her, but man did he want to strangle Danielle right now.

"So Klarion, Ellie is right. When will I get to meet your friends you told me so much about?"

It was such an innocent question from his mom. And while his moms titles don't scare him, cause at some point in time they could have been his too, the happy dopey smile like nothing was wrong in the dimensions with little expectations directed at him was the scariest thing his mom could ever direct at him when he had asked THAT question.

So now Klarion was in need of a quick solution. When his mom had asked he had mumbled out a quick: "Next week maybe. We won't be busy with hero stuff then." He had started to form a plan. First of all, he needed to remember what all he had told his mom about his new and redeemed life on Earth 43 he had build for himself with the name Klarion Jackson Fenton-Nightingale.

Which fuck. There was a lot he had told his mom just so he wouldn't worry.

Cause now he also remembers that whenever he had gone out to cause some chaos he had made it seem to his mom like he was going out to bond with his new friend or help them with their hero duty. Well, in a way maybe his chaos causing could be seen as bonding. The ghostly kind, that is. And as for helping with the hero duty... he did give them work, something to do with their hero status. Anyway Klarion tried to remember all possible names he had dropped. Shit why did he also mention to his mom that he was working with heroes to make her proud? He should have name dropped some villains instead but nearly all of them were adults. He knew his mom would have frowned if he had only adult friends and no one around his age.

He was pacing his room in their castle. He need a plan, a good one at that. He knows he name dropped Robin, now Red Robin, Superboy and Impulse on a whim once. Superboy more so cause his mom had been interested in the Alien Heros of the Earth of the dimension he was partially living on now. He had mentioned Robin for the joke of knowing that there is a Dinner in an other Dimension with the same name. And because his Grandfather didn't like the Flash-clan which meant his mom didn't like them too much because of their messing with timelines either, he had mentioned being friends with Impulse on pure spite because of a punishment one day and to see their reactions. So he had to get these three on board anyway, and because for the heck of it he would get Wonder Girl involved too. It was never bad to have a girl in a friends group.

Klarion stopped his pacing. Turning towards his demonic ghost cat companion, kind of what Cujo was to his mom now. "Teekl, I think I have a plan. I will convince these Idiots, that shouldn't be a huge problem. Most of them are normale little flesh sacks." Teekl and him stared for some time at each other and after a moment Klarion huffed turning away with crossed arms. "It's a good plan don't be so sceptical, they are heroes right? They will not refuse my request!"

Well maybe Klarion should have planned this a bit better.

The next day Red Robin blinked at the witch boy up from the ground in the living room of what looked like to be an normal apartment. He had just been in Gotham, working on a case and now he was here? Looking to the left he also noticed that Superboy (the older), Impulse and Wonder Girl were also with him. They all looked stunned he observed and partially disoriented. Additionally they hadn't heard from Klarion since the last time they had foiled his plans on raging chaos upon the earth, that had been weeks ago.

"Kla-"

"I have summoned you heroes here. For the moment it is fruitless to try to leave because of the magic barrier." Okay rude to be cut of but that explained why he suddenly wasn't where he remembered to be last anymore. It was now Superboy who opened his mouth first but before he could even make a sound Klarion decided to speak over them again. "I have presents."

Four young heroes collectively blinked, confused, stunned and weirded out. As the which boy before them waved over to wards a table filled with boxes and packages. "I come in peace today, to proof that I brought these are presents, filled with various goods from different dimensions that should be to the liking of you all. Technologie, accessories, snacks, weapons, as well as clothing styles."

Red Robin shared a glance with his friends, a silent communication but before he once again could say anything Impulse was already by the table going through the stuff. They could here his 'oh's and 'ah's, which inevitably made them curious and they wandered over too. Klarion was not acting hostile at all yet but Red Robin did not trust that so he kept the which boy in clear view the entire time.

"Rob! You gotta see this! That actual futuristic Tech!"

"Look at these snacks."

"These accessories don't look to bad..."

His eye twitched when he noticed Klarion was sporting a smug look. Red Robin had to ask now, because this was not normal for the other. "Okay usually you would have started some big shot chaos plan by now. I don't buy this peace offering act and your way to formal talking. So what is going on?"

The other three, thankfully in Red Robins opinion, finally looked away from the tempting gifts and also turned their attention fully on Klarion. Who's smug smile falter as he let out a sigh and stared at them with what they could only describe as a frustrated look.

"My mom is planning to visit me."

"And?" Impulse asked between munching on three different bags of chips that where on the table.

"And he believes I am friends with you idiots."

They stared slack jawed. Impulse was pinching himself like he couldn't believe what they had just heard. Did one of their Villains, just informed them that their mom believes they were friends? Red Robin was starting to think he might be in a sleep deprived Hallucination.

"Why would she?" Wonder Girl questioned next to which Klarion glared at her with fire in his eyes.

"First of, my mom uses the pronouns he/Him. Be rude to my mom and I will find a way to make your life a permanent hell on earth." Wonder Girl blinked lifting her hands as in a sign of peace. "Second, my mom is under the believe that i work with heroes not against them. I do not have the heart to disappoint him after everything that happened in the past. So I embellished the truth a little."

"A little?" Superboy retorted sarcastically, to which they caught a light blush dusting the which boy's cheeks.

"Look my sister threw me under the bus and my mom wants to meet my friends now! So I need you idiots to play nice with me for when he visits!"

"And we will do that because?" Red Robin crossed his arms, watching their villain sceptically still not really buying this entire act. This was to strange of an behaviour change. Something was up, and he was going to get behind it.

Klarion on the other hand was starting to panic internally. His plan was not as he had hoped. The presents he had specifically gotten from other dimensions with what he believed was their interests did not work to make them simply accept his request. This was the last time he would listen to old man Vlad on how to bribe humans, he wasted his entire week on getting all that stuff. His mom was going to show up soon enough he need to have them act as his friends by then so he could remove the magic barrier. Or else his mom would notices he faked everything.

They left him no choice. He would have to throw his pride away for the sole reason to not disappoint his mom.

All four Young Justice Heroes blinked as Klarion suddenly threw himself on the ground before them into a pleading position.

"Please! I beg you, just for the time my mom is here. Please act like my friends!"

"I didn't think Klarion was a mama's boy...." Impulse whispered to the rest of them in pure disbelief as they stared stunned at the kneeling witch boy.

Cut to the heroes that noticed their teens were missing.....

"Where is he?" Batman growled at the Constantine who was sighing tiredly.

"Look mate, the way you and the other Spandex wearing friends explained it, made it sound like they got summoned by a being of the Infinit Realms." The blond man sighed lighting another cigarette eying the four heroes, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and Flash. Zatanna was behind him pouring over a book about the realms and trying to find a tracking spell to trace it back and to where they could have been summoned.

"Don't you have something like a tracker on your boy?" Batman only growled something under his breath to which the Brite couldn't help to arch and eyebrow. Constantine was going to say something sarcasting as Deadman suddenly appeared a panicked look on him. "The Ghost King has chosen to come to our dimension."

"Say bloody what now?" All attention that had been on the heroes and their problem of missing teenage heroes turned now to Deadman and the news he brought with him. "The ghost, shades and spirits talked, for the king has decided to visit our Dimension. They are in an uproar, no one knows of why our King is on his way."

"Bloody fucking hell!" Constantine cursed. "We are fucking screwed! Isn't that guy a fucking tyrannical eldrich war maniac?!"

Deadman nodded solemnly and Constantine uttered another hearty and colourful 'fuck'. While the heroes present exchanged worried glances, not only were their kids missing but now a, by the sounds of it, highly dangerous being decided to appear in their dimension? Batman couldn't help but think that there had to be a connection to the missing teens and this.

Meanwhile in the Infinite Realms the Ghost King Castle...

Danny smoothed out his fur trimmed cape and adjusted his crown so it was floating nicely and evenly on his head. Today was the day he would get to meet his sons friends. He needed to make a good first impression. That was why he had chosen to take on his Ghost King form for this. With the wave of his hand he made an ice mirror appear before him, checking how he was looking once again. Once satisfied he nodded to himself looking over towards Fright Knight who was holding the plate of cookies he had baked himself. It was the fifth batch, and the only one that didn't turn out burned. He had needed Jazz help for this one to turn out well. It was only proper if he brought some cookies for the kids. Also he would have loved to bring his families fudge but... the last time he had tried making them had turned into a disaster.

"Thanks Frighty. Do you think Klarion's friends will like these? Wait don't answer! If they don't like them I will just get something else to thank them for taking care of my boy." Danny rambled on as he glanced at the plate of cookies in his hands. Why was he so nervous? He was just going to get to meet his little boy's friends. Sure his boy had dropped some stories about them and his adventures with them here and there. But hearing stories and meeting the kids were two different things.

Shaking his head Danny put on his best smile as he summoned a portal to Klarions apartment in the 43th Dimension of Earth. It was time to visit his boy in the place he had made his second home and thank the people that looked after his kid.

[l0s3rd0wnt0wn]

this might not make sense sorry but like what if wb!reader was like adopted by some popular kids at their school

like cady with the plastics in mean girls ir veronica with the heathers

-🍰

When you accidentally befriend popular girls who are just as weird as you, it's like the Lord was trying to give you a sign. You have a group project to do with this one blonde girl, and you start cracking jokes because you don't want to be quiet and awkward. Surprisingly, she laughs, and then you get hit with, "Oh my God, [Name], you're so cute! What type of terrestrial world did you drop in on, and how the hell is this happening to you?" Then, out of nowhere, you've now been adopted by popular people. The quiet little introvert, who usually has a small group of friends they talk to, is now pretty unknown, but it takes one Thursday for you to have random cheerleaders calling your name. Usually, your schedule is empty; now it's filled with going shopping, hanging out at the arcade, stuffing your face full of McDonald's, and walking the streets of Gotham with no plans, just being loud for loud's sake.

Each girl has her own likes—one's into horror movies, the other likes sci-fi, and the ringleader enjoys manga. You never thought you'd see the day when Jesus Christ would make you so happy. You're barely at the Manor anymore; you're always outside doing something. The girls don't give you a full-on makeover like they do in the movies; they actually really like how you look, even if you dress like a cartoon character. They never change your outfits; they really enjoy your presence no matter what. Sometimes they do put makeup on you, and it's honestly amazing. They're like the sisters Babs, Cass, and Steph can never be. The amount of time the teacher has had to separate you three is actually insane.

But when the bats see you laughing more, going out more, being on your phone a whole lot more, and doing things that you would never do, they start to question. And by question, I mean stalk and gang up on you. “Where are you going? We're having a family movie night!” Dick told you while holding a big bowl of popcorn and fuzzy blankets over to the entertainment room.

“Oh no, I can’t go, sorry guys, I’m having a sleepover at Trish's house.” Your bags were already packed, and you had told Alfred about this weeks ago. “Are you sure? We're watching the whole Star Wars trilogy, your favorite!”

“Well, yeah, it is my favorite, but I’m busy,” you said. Downstairs, Trish's mom was already in front of the gate, honking her horn. You eagerly skipped and sat in the backseat where the other girls were. Since when were you that close? And by God, they hate it so freaking much. You’re barely in the house, and you're blowing them off like crazy, as if they never did that to you before. It piss Bruce off. I mean, what do those girls have that you can’t find right here at home? Cass and Steph don’t like the idea that they’re getting replaced as sisters, like they ever were sisters to begin with.

[prlssprfctn]

Bruce being the man he is will have this need to check on his kids while they sleep. Most parents stop doing this as they get older and especially when their kids move out but not Bruce.

He can't not check all of his kids when he is like this, even if it takes hours. And when he's there he'll just stand in the corner to make sure everything is good before disappearing in the night.

Now Damian is the easiest since he still lives im the manor. When Dick and Cass are in town they also stay in the manor but he is not afraid to drive to Bludhaven or take a flight to Hong Kong to calm his nerves. Steph, Duke, and Barbara all live with their families so it isn't the hardest to track. Tim has his apartment that he stays in which is a fast drive away. But Jason, oh Jason, while he does have a nice apartment, he frequents his safe houses more than his siblings. It makes it so Bruce has to run down a list of known locations hoping Jason didn't find a new one.

If he can't find one them after exhausting the list of possible locations they could be at it reaffirms why he has to check each of them whenever he can. Before he can jump into paranoid detective dad they'll walk in with tacos from down the street, averting a crisis.

i just KNOW Jason doesn't help Bruce's paranoia with his random disappearances. Bruce tries to cope by just checking his location, because he did promise Jason some space, but Jason is always on random ass side quests, so it usually goes like this:

Bruce: i hadn't seen Jason since the morning. i need to check his location. Bruce: Bruce: Alfred: is everything okay, master Bruce? Bruce with his eye twitching: what a one does in Sri Lanka all of a sudden? Alfred: ...uh.

Bruce: your trackers stopped working, Jason! I couldn't find you! do you think it is okay?! Jason: okay, damn, it is not like it was intentional, and i can explain??? Bruce: oh, be my guest. explain how come they just turned itself off by themselves and started working magically! Jason: see? you already know the answer - magically! Jason: so, lol, i actually travelled in the past by the accident. Bruce: WHAT

Bruce: Jason's GPS cannot name the location he is in for an hour now. can't help but wonder what it is now. Dick: bet on some magic quest Tim: it happened yesterday. i think he is helping Al Ghuls today Damian: no, Todd had a banter with Ra's, so i doubt he would go for that. Cassandra: All-Caste? Duke: lmao, would be really funny if GPS just broke Stephanie: put your money in the hat, ladies and gentlemen... Bruce: *sighs* Jason, a few hours later: guys, you won't believe what just happened. so, i crushed my airplane by the accident - no, Bruce, wait, that is not the point - and you know where it landed? in FUCKING Hanging Gardens of Babylon???? IT APPARENTLY EXISTS!!! LIKE NOT REMAININGS A FULL MAGIC AHH GARDENS STAIGHT FROM TALES- Stephanie, sliding all money to Alfred: dang. how could you predict something so specific? Alfred, who got selfies from Jason: oh, well, I am an excellent butler.

[frownyalfred]

Batfam Ask: what height do you headcanon them to be?

Jason - 6'4 (a good 4 inches are from the Pit)

Bruce - 6'1 or 6'2 (depending on how angsty I'm being; he's big like Affleck though. if he's closer to 6 feet Dick has a chance at pretending to be Batman; if he's closer to 6'2 then Jason's probably the only one who can wear the suit easily)

Duke - 6'0 (in my AU he's probably a little shorter and hasn't reached his full height yet)

Dick - 5'10 (so close to six feet, it kills him)

Tim - 5'9 (short king, surprisingly ok with it)

Cass - 5'8 (I know she's shorter in canon but I need her to be able to hold her own and 5'5 just isn't as believable to me I'm sorry)

Barbara - 5'6 (three inches above the national average for women, she likes to remind people)

Steph - 5'5 (quick because she's shorter than everyone else, but tall enough she still has a fighting chance with a larger opponent)

Damian - 5'0 (adult height is 5'8-5'9, coincidentally this is also Talia's height...didn't inherit that gene from Bruce, rip buddy)

Bonus: Alfred is 5'11 but no one can firmly identify his true height if asked. He's both short and tall depending on the situation. Clark is 6'3 and lords that extra inch over Bruce all the time; Jason does the same, but to him instead. He's one inch taller than Superman - the Pit was totally worth it, huh?

[astorianyxkings]

Saw a post about every Assassin knowing Cassandra Wayne was Cassandra Cain and I just need to know what the hell they think about Damian. Like the post said they all think Batman placed Cass with Bruce Wayne to keep an eye on him but what about Damian?

Like isn't it commonly known among anyone in the League of Assassins that Damian al Ghul was the son of Batman? So what do they think seeing him on TV as Damian Wayne?

Does the League know Bruce is Batman and they just don't ask questions? I'd like to think the older members remember Bruce being trained in the League, like they remember he was supposed to be Talia's consort. But what about the rest of the league?

Oh what's that? Damian is the Son of Batman? Makes sense. Damian is actually the son of Bruce Wayne? The airhead billionaire? Alright we've got some questions.

I need to know what Talia ans Ra's are telling people because Bruce Wayne is like worldwide famous, there's no way Assassins aren't going to realize that Damian is from the League. Is it like an open secret then? The League just knows Damian is Batman's son and Batman is Bruce Wayne but no one says anything about it because they want to protect Damian.

Furthermore, is no one going to question that airhead Bruce Wayne has custody of David Cain and Lady Shiva's daughter, Talia al Ghul and Batman's son AND his own son Jason Todd was also in the League? Do they think he's still somehow affiliated with the League? Like I need to know what kind of gossip passes around the league, I need to be part of it.

[edmundpevensiesqueen]

reblog for wider sample size! tell me who you picked and why in the tags or replies ☺️

(ship chosen based on what i perceived to be the most popular fanon ship for batfam members)

[ultimate-marysue]

De aging fics would never not be precious to me, even if the author has no idea of what real children are like and how they're actually not 80% cutesy 20% accidentally funny. Like, the old saying about children and drunks being the only ones telling the truth but apply it to vigilantes who are so used to keeping up appearances they sometimes can't even tell who the real them is.

Like, give me heartbroken baby Bruce showing a grief and vulnerability that his children technically know is there, but have never seen openly expressed. Just seeing Bruce be emotional in general feels like such a shock. It's not like the assumed he didn't have emotions... But maybe they don't always remember?

Give me tiny Dick just infuriatingly pointing out all of the things older Dick has the grace to pretend to not see. Young Dick expressing negative emotions with as much ease as joy, making it obvious how much he keeps under wraps as an adult.

Give me baby assassin Cass so absolutely delighted at being allowed to show love and be loved back that it absolutely destroys everyone because it's one thing to know about her past and a different one to experience it. Baby Cass who has no way of communicating yet but who soaks up everything they teach her, desperate to know how to express herself.

Tiny Jason who is such a delight despite everything. Who is very obviously traumatized by his life circumstances but has a zest for life that is so obviously missing from his adult version. Baby Jason proving that he wasn't too reckless or angry or emotional and everyone having to reckon with the fact that this precious baby is the one they've been blaming for his own death.

Happy go lucky Steph showing way more clearly the trauma of being raised in an abusive household than any of them have seen from her. Older Steph jokes about it and hates passionately her father, but there's a difference between seeing that and seeing a little girl flinching from the adults around her.

A very Tiny Tim who is not yet aware of how not normal it is for a kid to be able to sneak out most nights to photograph super heroes unnoticed. Who doesn't understand why it would be weird for his parents to go investigate their archeological sites leaving him in Gotham. What did they want them to do? Take him with them? It's not safe for a kid in most of those places and he gets to do whatever he wants. What's wrong with that?

Baby Duke who has not learned yet how to mask and is in full Neurodivergent display while everyone around him thinks "no, that actually makes sense". Just, baby Duke completely unaware of the situation cause his parents never forced him to conform. Everyone keeps taking notes as Duke explains how he does things like they're dummies because "duh, it should have been obvious!" (It's not obvious, his parents always accommodated him without making him feel different so he just thinks this is the standard).

Also as a bonus: actual baby Damian being the most adorable little hot patootie ever witnessed. They get to dress him in different costumes and do a photocall. They share it with Talia and she sends them back a bunch of equally silly old baby photos.