#bane's really just pit bull culture he was raised in a fighting ring but we should pet him and give him snacks and watch him get zoomies

[righteousruin]

headcanon.

Hang on I wanna talk about this for a second 'cause it's trUE

SO, in multiple interactions with Bruce when Bane is not being antagonistic, both classic and post-reboot, Bane is legitimately playful with Bruce. He jokes with Bruce, in his own way. He's snarky with Bruce. And that's because Bruce Wayne is the only person on the planet that Bane knows, trust, and understands the fact that he is safe with, so he has the luxury of not being the stoic in the room. Batman will fight him, beat his ass, lock him up -- But Batman will never kill him. Batman would never let anyone else kill him. I can't express loudly enough that Bane's entire idea of life revolves around surviving. It revolves around refusing to die. Almost every motivation Bane has is a refusal to surrender, and Bruce (and by extension (most of) his family) -- not Batman -- effectively removes the need for that layer from Bane, which allows him to showcase more personality and humor, even if he still carries himself as largely invulnerable. So, being the massive pound puppy that he is, if Bane were to be given a home in which he knew he was safe, and trusted the people who offered him that home -- he would be absolutely insufferably empowered by the ability to be a person who knows he's allowed to have fun.