#bruce is pan

[echosbento]

My boyfriend and I were talking about how each of the batfam make a good allegory for different queer orientations so y'all getting the list <3

Bruce: closeted homosexuality, despite the skin tight leather I actually did wind out settling on the idea that Batman is the het masking and Bruce is the true queer self

Dick: out/open homosexuality

Cass: aromantic allosexuality or transgender

Jason: demisexuality

Tim: bisexuality

Steph: pansexuality

Damian: aromantic asexuality

Duke: heteroromantic asexuality

Note this does NOT equate to my actual headcanons for their orientations, that's in the tags, it's about the way I associate their stories with the way people see and/or experience different queer/lgbt+ orientations. Reblog with your own thoughts on how you think their stories could be allegories for diff queer identities if you want! If you're cooler than me you could put some reasonings, instead of just the horrifying realization that they might've been right when they said Batman was the hetero to Bruce's homo

[starry-bi-sky]

i have been unmedicated for the entirety of spring break and thus have had little interest in writing this down, but i have been thinking about this for the entire week (as well as a dpdc clone danny au that resulted in it becoming its entirely separate batman au that includes a teenage vigilante bruce wayne, an ocarina, and me entirely incapable of making a batman au without making bruce dirt poor but we're not talking about that) and so i've finally went 'fuck it' and forcibly grabbed my laptop. I will get this done in one sitting even if it kills me.

BUT. This is about neither clone^2 danny nor about who i am calling Ocarina Batman. This is about my Danyal Al Ghul Au and more SPECIFICALLY it's me thinking about his relationship with Sam and Tucker specifically.

Tucker and Sam? Adore this asshole (affectionate) with every fiber of their being. And it is very much a reciprocated feeling, but Danny's thoughts will not be delved into much other than he would kill for them.

Tucker? The only person currently capable of getting a deep, loud, belly laugh out of Danny. Sam can get him to smile and to laugh, but it's the kind that's a chuckle-under-the-breath. The quiet, looks-down-while-huffing laughter. Snorts once with laughter and then grins stupidly.

But Tucker? Tucker can crack a slew of stupid jokes and Danny will be incapacitated for the next five minutes because he's laughing so hard that he can't breath. He lands one well-timed pun or quip and Danny will be close to tears. His laughter is their favorite sound in the whole world.

Sam is lowkey jealous of this ability, and she's gotten a belly laugh out of Danny a few times. But alas, it is Tucker who wields this power and has gotten it the most times out of the two of them.

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They're also both physically affectionate with Danny as much as possible. It started roughly around when they were 12-ish, a year since they befriended Danny, and they noticed that he sought after touch but never seemed to initiate (and was in some ways repulsed by it). They started slowly being more touchy with him. Hooking a finger around his to lead him somewhere, tapping his wrist, looping arms. Little touches, grabs, etc, to get him used to it, and once he started doing it back they started increasing it.

It's gotten to a point where he will now just. Lay on them. Like a lizard sunbathing on a rock. Leaning on their backs when they're sitting in class before the bell rings, his chin on their heads. He'll talk about anything with his arms looped around their shoulders.

If they're sitting on a couch at either of their houses, he'll lay his legs on theirs. Him and Tucker will press their feet against the other's and try and push against them (newsflash: Danny always wins, Tucker claims its the ghost strength but Danny's been winning since before his accident)

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Naturally, both Sam and Tucker know where Danny keeps his weapons on his person, and are allowed to grab them off of him if they need it. His only requirement is that they don't lose his weapons if they take it and forget to return it immediately.

They both understand how big of a thing this is from Danny, and so they do their best to treat his weapons with a lot of respect and care because they know its his way of saying he trusts them.

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Sam and Tucker are so fond of Danny it's insane. Like fr. That's their goddamn best friend, and they are so protective of him. Emotionally, physically, you name it. They will tear the head off a grown man if they need to, Danny's had scars since he arrived in Amity Park and Sam and Tucker both are going to find the person who put them there and make them pay for it.

One time, Tucker overheard a bunch of upperclass girls speaking nastily about Danny and about the rumors surrounding him, calling him names like 'freak', 'monster', etc. Danny was with him and heard it, and seemingly appeared unbothered by it, even telling Tucker that he was used to such rumors.

Tucker was so furious that hacked into the school system later that night and tanked those girls grades. They were kicked out of their clubs and had to go to mandatory tutoring for the rest of the year. He made sure to leave some way of letting them know it was him who did it.

And Sam doesn't like using her money for things, doesn't like abusing that wealth. So instead, whenever her parents talk bad about Danny, she causes a media incident that has her parents scrambling to deal with. She does something wild, outrageous by her parents' standards.

She heard some boys on the basketball team making fun of Danny once, similar to those girls had. She kicks up a fuss about something eco-unfriendly at school and forcibly holds a protest on the same day of the big home basketball game, forcing them to cancel the event and reschedule to a visiting school.

She anonymously donates money so that there's new uniforms for the team but oops! Looks like she "forgot" to donate enough money for them to get uniforms for all the team members, and strangely enough those boys in particular didn't get them! Looks like they'll have to wait until more money gets donated for the basketball team to get their new, nice uniforms. The old ones look so ratty in comparison, right?

And since the football team gets most of the sport money, that might just take awhile. And if (and when) they kick up a fuss? oops! Off the basketball team you go, :) such unsportsman-like behavior is unfit for the team.

(The only good thing about how corrupt the school system is is that she can use it to her advantage too.)

The both of them know that Danny suspects them for the sudden misfortune falling on these people, but he doesn't call them out on it. He's kinder than he used to be, but not kind enough to vouch for people who speak badly of him. Sometimes, he might just congratulate them on not getting caught.

Because Danny is their wonderful, hurt friend with a "slightly" Blue and Orange Moral code, and enough scars that people have been calling him a criminal (and worse) since he arrived in Amity Park when he was ten. And they'll be damned if he gets hurt anymore.

[kodachrome-net]

Somewhere in the Midwest, May 1981

[soleminisanction]

I know that certain Jason fans have a real bone to pick with the take from "The Adventures Continue" since they went with him being a violent Robin who went rogue because he was one of those people who care more about vengeance than justice (ironically making him act quite a bit like Steph did as Robin), but I really appreciate that they took a moment to call out this part of the issue, which most Jason stories pretend isn't a factor.

Bruce's no-kill rule isn't just about his personal code it's about maintaining a good reputation and a good relationship with the people he needs to support his cause. The more unhinged and aggressive he (and his associates) get, the less Gordon can justify keeping him around.

I just, appreciate that acknowledgement.

[cheesed-14]

(subtle) brutalia date night + 'the lovers' by magritte on the wall

[brokehorrorfan]

Pentagram Peter Pan has an Evil Dead design by Brian Remillard up for pre-order through Sunday, August 13. It comes on T-shirts ($26) and long sleeves ($34). They’ll ship in 4-8 weeks.

[martyrbat]

detective comics #343

[youweremadetosoar]

I’ve decided that Damian Wayne is, in fact, a Disney princess. If I had to pick one specifically, he’s Rapunzel.

Reason #1- he has the whole “mother knows best” thing going on, we all know Talia and Ra’s were (at best) incredibly controlling.

Reason #2- similar to #1, his mother essentially locked him away from his family for several years.

Reason #3- his darling pets. We have bat-cow, Titus, Alfred the cat, and his love for animals in general.

Reason #4- his tendency to be (for lack of a better term) “not like other girls”. Logically, I know this stems from trauma and a background of assassin training, but it manifests as a superiority complex and weird habits that most people don’t have.

Reason #5- again, similar to 1&2, and a trait he shares with Rapunzel, he does not realize what unconditional love is until he leaves his abuser/s and he joins the batfamily.

Reason #6- he is a skilled artist (Rapunzel paints), and he finds relief from life’s monotony and he enjoys creating something rather than just destroying it.

Reason #7- he has a signature weapon. Like Rapunzel’s frying pan, I feel Damian’s katana is relatively famous, and an important aspect of his personality and character design.

Reason #8- despite his harmful upbringing he hesitates to leave and accept his new family because the league is all he’s ever known but ones he leaves he refuses to go back.

I love Damian and I think he deserves more recognition. If you think of any more connections I would love to hear them.

[emilyarmadillo]

Gender and sexuality headcanons:

Demi Bruce, pan Dick, Gay ace Jason, lesbian Cass, cassgender Cass, nonbinary Duke, bi Tim, bi Steph, agender Damian

[jasontoddssuper]

Tumblr's rec system is beyond BEYOOOND broken.Not only have i never posted a single one of these ships but i've made several anti posts for 3/4 of them.What The Actual Fuck

[bookmaven]

TALES OF HORROR AND THE SUPERNATURAL by Arthur Machen. (London: Panther, 1975) Cover art by Bruce Pennington.

[youglybitch]

Someone gimmie some brance/finbin head cannons because I need some happiness in my life

[kodachrome-net]

Les Miserables, Belmont El, Chicago, August 1991

[whats-in-a-sentence]

In primates, kissing (in both homosexual and heterosexual contexts) can bear a startling resemblance to the corresponding human activity: a number of species such as Squirrel Monkeys and Common Chimpanzees engage in full mouth-to-mouth contact, while male Bonobos kiss each other with "passionate" open-mouthed kisses with considerable mutual tongue stimulation.

Two younger male Bonobos kissing

"Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity" - Bruce Bagemihl

[brokehorrorfan]

Pentagram Peter Pan has Grindhouse apparel available through Sunday, February 4. The line includes T-shirts ($27), long sleeves ($34), all-over print tees ($50), sweatshirts ($41), hoodies ($45), and sweatpants ($47). They’ll ship in 4-8 weeks.

[arabian-batboy]

I see that it doesn't matter what decade a comic is from, Bruce will always be a manbaby who mess things up with his sons without once taken accountability or apologizing because he's Batman™ and Batman™ is too cool to apologize (especially to a mere kid)