#aro damian wayne

[cosmicnuisance]

you are all now forced to engage in my highly self-indulgent aroace batfam icons

[enby-axels]

IT'S THEIR WEEK 💚🖤

[image description: the four images depict damian wayne as robin, viria's art of percy jackson, war arc uchiha sasuke, and katara waterbending, respectively. each image has the five-stripe green, light green, white, grey, and black aro flag as background. end I.D.]

[jasontoddssuper]

Damian is aro and loves his queerplatonic girlfriend Maps,who is aro too also they are transgender

[christgladiator]

I made greyromantic pride images of Damian! I think he's cool so y'all can have them too :] (The art on the last one is mine!)

[spacedace]

I've been working on a dp x dc fic that has rather quickly become the home of the "Jazz is Gotham's Favorite Psychiatrist" au I posted about a few days ago and I've just really fell in love with the idea of Queer Platonic Murder Gremlins Damian & Dani/Elle being absolute terrors to their family and deciding to get married when they turn 18 for the sake of avoiding various people trying to date/marry them to get to their family's respective shit (the Wayne's money & social standing in Gotham as billionaire socialites, the Nightingale's massive power and influence over the Infinite Realms as the royal family).

Damien casually mentions he and his demon beastie Elle got married the day before without even glancing up from his food and completely derailing what was actually turning out to be a pretty calm family dinner for once. His siblings are losing their shit because what the fuck Damian, Bruce is having a crisis - he didn’t even know they were dating??? And he just found out Elle's sister/guardian is the mysterious doctor that he thinks is making some of his rogues disappear??? Damian didn’t even invite them to the wedding has he completely failed as a father?? - meanwhile Alfred is just there knowing full well that the two kids are little Aro/Ace menaces - he bought them each their first Ace ring for Pride this year he knows what's up - and deciding "actually I have something to do in the kitchen" and letting the chaos reign.

The Nightingales are fully aware of what's up (Danny was the one who had to do the presiding over everything in the Ghost Zone side of things and Jazz is a notary on top of everything else and signed off on all the paperwork on the human side) and are just enjoying all the various entities that were pushing for an arranged marriage between themselves and Elle for power or whatever bullshit having hissy fits over losing to some human kid. They're especially having fun not telling Constantine the specifics of the whole thing and letting him sweat it out over the fact that the Crown Princess of the Infinite Realms apparently just married the "Demon Heir" whoever in - literal - hell that is and she now is in possession of all his soul contracts.

[arunneronthird]

happy valentines day (derogatory)

also spicy bonus:

[camo-wolf]

It’s asexual awareness day and I’m promoting my aro ace Damian headcanon (I have two copies of this cover)

[anime-villian-irl]

Kon when Jon questions wether or not he loves someone: everyone feels love Jon that's what makes them good people and don't you dare mention. Cass (aromantic asexual). Jason (aromantic) Dick (demiromantic Demi sexual) Bruce (aromantic demisexual) Or Clark (grey romantic) Lois (aromantic) Lana (aromantic grey sexual) Lex (aromantic asexual) Duke (demiromantic asexual) Lena (aromantic) Kori (grey romantic) Raven (demisexual) Or Literally every young justice member ever Or Oliver queen (demiromantic) Wally West (asexual) At all okay. They don't count.

[pending-dope-username]

as part of the #DCUValentinesDay2024 hosted by @wait-whos-batman , I wrote this little piece!!

I hope you enjoy! it's also posted here on ao3, i don't think im ever gonna let you leave. this was definitely one of my favorite pieces to work on.

Summary:

Jason wakes up to a surprise a few days before Valentine's day. Damian makes him breakfast, takes him on a date, and then asks an important question.

fic below cut

Jason woke up slowly. His eyes fluttered open and his system started up. He scans his room, nothing out of the ordinary. His body is slowly forced into a sitting position and he’s hit with the sudden smell of something. It smells good, whatever it is. Like meat and pancakes. Suddenly he feels a bit alarmed. There shouldn’t be anyone in his house but nothing feels off. So he carefully gets up out of bed, grabbing one of his guns off his nightstand. He approaches the kitchen quietly, pausing at the door as all tension leaves his body. There, at the stove, is Damian. He’s humming softly and flipping pancakes. There’s a plate of bacon beside him and a bowl of scrambled eggs. A smile creeps its way onto Jason’s face and he lays the gun on the counter quietly. He makes his silent way behind the other before plastering against his back and wrapping his arms around his waist. 

“Good morning, sleeping beauty.” Damian mutters. This earns him several kisses to his neck, Jason’s hands rubbing against his stomach and hips. “I made breakfast for you. Eggs, bacon, and pancakes. Toast is in the toaster.” His voice is small, to not break the peaceful moment. This is when Jason knows just how much the other cares for him. 

“Thank you, baby.” He rumbles voice husky from sleep. More kisses follow the curve of the brunette’s neck and shoulder. The toaster goes off, signaling the toast is ready, and Damian plates the last pancake. He easily makes Jason’s plate with the other still plastered to his back. 

“Here, let’s sit.” He nudges the big man towards the table and Jason reluctantly pulls away to sit. Once Damian is in reach, he tugs him into his lap earning giggles from the teen. One more kiss to the cheek and then he’s digging in. He pauses a few times to feed Damian pancake bites, knowing it’s the only thing vegan. It’s nice. He loves the domesticity of it, enjoying the silence as they coexist. His hand is back to rubbing against the other’s hip. They don’t say anything, just sit there with each other, letting the silence wash over them in comfort. Jason loves these moments when he gets to just hold his partner. When they don’t have any pressing matters, no bank robberies, no crime rings, no Batman, or Justice League. He loves it when it’s just Damian and Jason. 

His plate is clear and Damian is now getting out of his lap to put it in the sink. “I planned something for us to do since I won’t be around for Valentine’s Day,” Damian says. Jason’s heart lurches, happy that Damian wanted to do something but sad that they can’t share the real day. He knows it’s because they have yet to tell their family and Damian has a gala he will be forced to attend, but he still aches when he thinks about it. He wishes he could spend Valentine’s Day spoiling his lover. If he had it his way, he’d lock the teen up and never let him go. He presses a kiss to the other’s forehead.

“Tell me about it?” He asks softly.

“We’ll go to an aquarium and then the library. After, we’ll go out for lunch. Then we will come back here and watch a movie.” He replies, leaning into Jason. 

“Let me get dressed?” He asks Damian. The brunette reluctantly gets off his lap to let him up. He trails behind him as he goes to the bedroom. Jason gathers a simple pair of dark jeans and a t-shirt. He pulls the clothes on before tugging on his leather jacket. He turns and sees that Damian’s eyes are shamelessly scanning his body, obviously having been staring at his body. Jason chucks a shirt at him. “Hey, eyes up here, perv.” His voice laced with affection and teasing.

“Fuck off.” Damian’s voice is small, eyes turning away with red-tinged cheeks. His arms cross over his chest. Jason chuckles as he walks over and rests his hands on his waist. 

“Don’t be like that.” One hand rests on Damian’s cheek and he tilts his head up so he can press a kiss to his lips. The kiss is sweet and short. Jason pulls away with a small smile before Damian pushes forward to give a deeper kiss. Their lips lock together, moving in sync. Jason’s tongue presses against the younger’s lips before it slides into his mouth. They’re tongues dance and they hold each other close, Damian’s arms unwrapping from himself to loosely rest around Jason’s middle. 

While this kiss is hungrier than the last, it’s still sweet and slow, full of the love they hold for each other. They are happy to just exist together, share the same oxygen, and overall be one in two bodies. There’s no urgency here, just the push and pull of two mouths. They’re pouring everything they have into it. Thousands of words left unsaid being spilled into it, ‘I love you’s dressed in saliva and teeth, ‘I need you’s pushing from one to the other. There’s so much going on, yet nothing happening at the same time. They’re one and the same, a coin with two sides. Two forms of violence and rage meeting in the middle. Separately, they’re the raging storm, together they’re the eye. They pull away reluctantly after a while, desperate for the oxygen. 

They pant as they just hold each other and stare into each other’s eyes. “I love you, Dami.” Jason’s voice is soft and a small smile sits on his lips, a voice and smile reserved for the youngest Wayne alone. Damian buries his face in the crook of Jason’s neck, flushed a deep red. He makes a small noise in the back of his throat, one that Jason has learned is his own embarrassed way of expressing the same sentiment back. He can feel the smile against his skin and he presses a kiss to the top of black hair in response. This earns him a small peck to his neck. “Now, you said you had a day planned for us.”

Damian removes himself and grabs his hand before tugging him out the door. “I hope you enjoy it.” He says, a little bit of insecurity lacing his voice.

“As long as I’m with you, I will,” Jason admits. He didn’t know when he became such a sap. Perhaps it was when Damian first said he loved him, or maybe it was the second those big blue eyes had turned to his. He’s not sure. But he wouldn’t change it for the world. He had read plenty of love stories as a kid, wishing for that one day. His relationship with Damian isn’t like those books, but it’s better. It’s filled with soft moments they share on the couch, moments of fiery passion wherever they can escape to, and most importantly sappy little moments like this. After the pit, he found it hard to enjoy the love stories, fearing he was always going to be too angry to have that. But then Damian came in like a firecracker in a room full of fireworks. One small spark and then everything was ablaze. No corner of his heart left unburned, not a single speck left unaffected. 

Jason loved Damian. There was no getting around it. He was happy when he finally got Damian how he wanted. Now they spend lazy mornings cuddling and busy nights thinking of each other. They start their days with each other when they can and always end their nights with each other. It’s not always easy to be together physically so they make do with texts and calls at night when it’s necessary. It’s not perfect but it’s them. 

Jason gets on his motorcycle after confirming the aquarium’s location. Damian hops on the back, arms locking around his middle once more. His body is pressed unnecessarily close but Jason doesn’t mind. The ride is nice, filled with the soft of hum of a playlist in both their helmets. Once they arrive, they pay for their tickets and enter the building. “So, where to first, baby bird?” Jason asks.

“There’s a new dolphin exhibit,” Damian suggests and Jason lets him lead him that way. They get to watch as the workers care for the dolphins and it turns out they arrived just in time for their physical therapy. “All these dolphins were illegally captured. They were gonna be killed for sport and meat. But they were rescued and now they’re here, getting better.” Damian mutters as if he doesn’t expect anyone to hear. 

“That’s pretty cool that they’re taking all these sick animals in.” Jason drapes an arm around the other’s shoulders. They spend the rest of the time at the aquarium like this. Damian rants about the animals, talking about how horrible people are for wanting to hurt them, and Jason gives his input when Damian lets him. It’s pretty simple and fun. Jason loves it when Damian gets all passionate about things. It makes him want to kiss him. But he can’t because they’re in public and someone might recognize the Wayne boy. Once they’re done there, they go to the library just as promised. This part of the date is spent more quietly than anything.

They stand in front of bookshelves, shoulders pressed together as they point at random books or show each other something in an attempt to make them laugh. Jason gets a couple of laughs out of Damian and vice versa. They make their way through the library, finding themselves in a far corner. It’s here that Jason give in to the urge to kiss his boyfriend. He gets Damian’s attention to show him a book written about a Nazi where the cover has been totally defaced. In the middle of Damian’s laugh, Jason presses forward to kiss him. It doesn’t take long for the book to end up on the ground and Damian to be pressed against the shelf. 

Jason’s pressing his body against the younger, hands trained on his waist. The kiss is passionate and full of devotion. Damian’s arms come up to wrap around the taller man’s neck. Suddenly he’s being hoisted up by the thighs, legs instinctively wrapping around his lover. Tongue and teeth clash as they battle for dominance, something they both know will go to Jason. It’s simple and hungry, full of the pent-up energy they’ve been staving off since they left Jason’s apartment. Jason’s hands dig into the meat of Damian’s thighs, sure to leave marks. He kisses a trail down his jaw to his neck where he nips and sucks. He covers his neck and shoulder in hickeys, loving to leave his mark. He doesn’t really care that Damian will have to explain it later, it’s not the first time it’s happened. Sure, there are ways to get rid of them but neither of them like that. They both enjoy seeing Jason’s marks on his body.

There’s a cough somewhere behind them and Damian tries to shove Jason off, he can clearly see whoever it is. Jason doesn’t go easily but eventually, he stops and sets the other back on the ground. Damian’s face is flushed and he’s trying to fix his shirt. Whoever interrupted them seems to have just been wanting a book from where they were standing and they don’t say anything as they get it and leave. Damian harshly shoves Jason. “What the fuck!” He whisper yells. This earns a laugh from the older one before he turns around to leave the library. Damian follows in annoyance.

“So, where did you want to get lunch?” Jason asks, getting on his motorcycle. Damian tells him the name and location, letting the drive clear his mind. They make it there without a hitch, only experiencing a little bit of a hiccup once inside.

“Sorry, we don’t take walk-ins. Reservation only.” The hostess says when she sees them.

“I have a reservation under Alfred Pennyworth,” Damian says, voice stiff and solid, commanding no bullshit. The hostess eyes them warily before checking her book. She seems a bit upset that the reservation is legit and takes them reluctantly to a table in the back. It’s far from prying eyes, half walls and curtains keeping them mostly concealed. At least no one would know they’re here. 

“Thank you,” Damian says before she walks off again. “She was disrespectful.” He glares at her retreating figure. Jason laughs.

“What do you expect? We aren’t exactly in high-end clothes at the moment.” He challenges. This earns an eye-roll from the other before a menu is chucked at his head. They chat for a bit until the waiter comes around to take their order. His eyes widen when they catch sight of Damian’s neck and then shoot over to look at Jason. He just smirks at him before reciting his order. The waiter scurries off quickly.

“Todd, how badly did you fuck up my neck?” Damian asks in annoyance.

“Not that bad.” He smiles sweetly. In reality, the entire right side of Damian’s neck is almost completely pink, a few spots already turning purple. Damian rolls his eyes once more before taking a sip of his drink. Their food arrives and they spend the meal chatting about life and patrol. Eventually, it moves to the topic of the gala.

“Father said I should take a date.” Damian says. Jason freezes. They haven’t exactly talked too much about when they will announce their relationship, leaving a lot of unanswered questions. Jason knows Damian wouldn’t leave him or cheat on him but he also knows that he has to put a good image forward. And that good image is not with his previously declared dead recently declared alive ex-brother on his arm. 

“Is there, um, someone in mind.” He asks carefully.

“Yes. But I don’t know if they’ll be up for it.” Damian responds.

“Who is it?” Jason really hopes it’s one of the supers or perhaps Billy. Those will be easier to convince to be a one-time date.

“You.” Damian’s answer knocks the breath out of Jason and his fork clatters to his plate.

“What?” His heart is racing and he doesn’t know if he heard right.

“Jason Todd, I love you and you are the most important person in my life. We have been dating for over a year now and I don’t want to hide it anymore. I want you to attend the Valentine’s Charity Gala as my date. Do you accept?” Damian’s voice sounds formal but Jason can see him fidgeting nervously with his napkin. Jason reaches out and locks their fingers together.

“Of course, Dami. Anything for the love of my life.” His smile is soft and his heart melts when he sees Damian relax and let a smile grace his face. They talk about how they’re going to announce it and decide on meeting at the gala. 

And when Damian acts all secretive about his date, it drives his family mad. They start to suspect he’s lying until they pull up and Jason Todd hops off his motorcycle in a nice suit and offers Damian his arm. The press have a field day with it and their family is shocked. The gala goes smoothly and at the end of the night, the two hop on Jason’s motorcycle after a small kiss and drive off to his apartment. A few months later, they announced their engagement, and then a wedding the next year, completing their family with kids not long after, but for now, they sit and stare lovingly at each other from across the table of a fancy restaurant while they share a desert.

[danothan]

sharing my lgbt+ batboys hcs for posterity. i’m curious to see if/how they develop the further i dive into batfam comics!

dick: bisexual, some kind of trans but in which direction is unclear

jason: win for the aromantic bisexual community (🙋🏻)

tim: well we already know he’s bi, but i’m gonna keep an eye out for nonbinary potential…

damian: kinda damning if all of your brothers AND your best friend AND your gf come out as bi, and you’re still cishet. there is nothing left in that closet

+ bonus: don’t have much firsthand experience with the others yet, but i’ll throw in a nb lesbian cass, bi steph, and bi duke until further notice

reminder that these are just my own hcs! i am not looking to have my mind changed outside of my personal reading journey, however i’d love to hear other ppl’s thoughts/hcs!

[fishfingersandjellybabies]

Out of curiosity, do you have any HCs about Damian's sexuality?

mmm not really. I'm one of those queers everyone hates who don't focus on or care about labels.

But I see myself a lot in Damian, including how he deals with emotions and people around him, etc, so basically: I'm ace, so I write Damian as ace too. Even if I wasn't, though, it just feels right, for him.

Other than that, not really. I'm sorry!

[spacedace]

Guess who fell ass over tea kettle into the void and got spat back out again to discover they wrote 8 pages of adult Damian discovering he's Ace and slowly learning what being Ace means specifically for him over the course of years of safe boundary exploration with his trusted and supportive (and also Ace) partner Elle?

Debating on if I should finish it/turn it into an actual one shot to post or just keep it tucked away as an emotional write lol It's got some (very mild) spiciness that I usually don't feel comfortable writing (let alone posting) but felt right for the whole "Journey to the West but the demons are acephobe and societal obsession with sex, but it's okay because you have a monkey king to kill those demons in the form of a loving support system and healthy personal boundaries (and also a sword because you're Damian)" thing.

[rainbow-universe]

This is random but do you have any favorite aro characters in media? Or characters who give you aro vibes?

No pressure!!

Ack! Oooooh good question!

Ok so idk many canon aro characters (which is sad there needs to be more and i am finding more but alas we have not met yet) but i do know some!! as for headcanoning, honestly i need to headcanon more characters as aro lol. disclaimer,, i went around looking at other peoples headcanons and agreed with them and now i share them with you :)) but also like for these characters i just have vibes and no explanation, solely going off what headcanons i saw that made me go “oooh yes” with no solid reasoning

CANON

BOOKS/COMICS/ETC

Jughead Jones from the Archie Comics: an iconic aroace

Yelena Belova from the Marvel Comics: is canonically aroace afaik so go her, she’s fantastic

Georgia Warr from Loveless (Alice Oseman): is aroace!! 😭😭 her story devastated me in its relatability but it’s fantastic and i love her

Gwen from An Accident of Stars (Foz Meadows): an alloaro in a polyamorous relationship and has a kid. It’s canonically mentioned offhandedly but it’s NOT Her Entire Personality™️ !! Plus she’s a kickass character (And the whole book is filled with polyamory!!) i love Gwen, she’s a really cool character

HEADCANONS

BOOKS/COMICS/ETC

Garfield: i saw it. i liked it. fuck yah

Edmund Pevensie from the Chronicles of Narnia: yes. why not. yes. i saw the headcanon and just,, agreed with i.

Saiki K: haven’t watched the anime or read the manga but it’s on my list and therefore so is he. why not

Elatsoe from Elatsoe (Darcie Little Badger): canonically ace, not stated that she’s aro BUT THERE WAS A MOMENT WHEN A FRIEND OF HERS WAS LIKE “you can bring a friend or a zucchini” or something AND I SQUEED BC QPR’S FOR THE WIN !! that little mention made me really happy. anyways yah she could totally be arospec

Bruce Wayne from Batman Comics/DC: i mean,,, the fact that im pretty sure he’d never give up being Batman for anyone, like sure he’ll have relationships and w/e but like,, idk it makes sense to me

Damian Wayne from Batman Comics/DC: yes. aro or arospec Damian just makes sense for some reason. i would also go as far as saying arospec Jason Todd as well ….

Bakugou Katsuki from My Hero Academia: aspec Bakugou just,, i love aspec Bakugou. it just makes sense to me. and i love it.

Todoroki Shouto from My Hero Academia: yes. he just has them aro/arospec vibes tbh

MOVIES/SHOWS/TV/ETC

Natasha Romanoff from the MCU: ive heard this before and i agree w aro or arospec Natasha. just yes.

Bruce Banner from the MCU: yes. not to mention the Hulk is green 👀 we love aro colours (and his purple shirts?? aroACE vibes !! 👀)

Loki from the MCU: absolutely. have y’all seen the amount of green he wears? and just his vibes. yes.

Tony Stark from the MCU: ya know now that im thinking about it, he’s got aro vibes.

The Doctor from Doctor Who: yes. never watched Doctor Who but i did read that one tumblr post about aro characters being passionate about their interests and i loved the headcanons from it so The Doctor makes the list

Enjorlas from Les Misérables: from that same post so yes

Newt Geiszler from Pacific Rim: again the same post, and yes i see it (kaiju!!)

Sherlock Holmes: as much as i love Johlock as a ship, aro or arospec Sherlock just Makes Sense™️ (and can still work with Johnlock heh)

Elsa from Frozen: aroace or wlw (or both 👀)

Merida from Brave: yes. totally aro. i love her.

Milo Thatch from Atlantis: The Lost Empire: from that one post lol. (and like,,, yes. yes.)

Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty: aroace icon. (we love villainous aroace’s lol /just as genuine as sarcastic) all that green and purple?? yessssssssss

Hiro Hamada from Big Hero 6: (i need to rewatch this movie lol) i saw headcanons for it and immediately agreed. i love aroace Hiro. it makes sense to me

Castiel and Dean Winchester from Supernatural: ya know, arospec Cas and arospec Dean just seem to make sense to me. idk why couldn’t tell ya but it does

Luke Skywalker & Rey from Star Wars: they just have aro vibes. even if Rey’s in a polycule w Finn and Poe, she’s still aro or arospec imo

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That one tumblr post in question:

[camo-wolf]

My aro ace Damian headcanon is that when he saw a couple he thought that’s what was normal and what he needed to do so when anyone gave him any compliments he thought “oh they are nice i will date them!”He didn’t actually like them but he thought that’s what you do so he went along with it then after awhile of being with them he would realize he just didn’t care he didn’t feel anything and felt broken it would take him awhile to figure out why this is based off my experience a bit so it’s kinda personal hope you like!

[garazza]

It's a good day to remember that Damian is not straight, but is queer himself as aro/ace