#bruce: frick

[confessedlyfannish]

DP x DC Writing Prompt #8

The day Bruce Wayne knocks on her apartment door Sam knows it's going to be a doozy.

"Mr. Wayne, I really do hope no one saw you," she says, ushering him in. "And for the record, a text ahead of time would be appreciated."

"I parked the car a few streets away," Bruce says, sticking a finger in his heel to peel his polished leather shoes off. Sam raises an eyebrow. "It's a sedan, not a Lamborghini."

"You own a sedan?"

"Taught Dick to drive in it...after he crashed the Lamborghini."

Sam snorts despite herself. The charm Bruce Wayne exhibits would usually rub her the wrong way, too reminiscent of wealthy men that feel comfortable placing a hand on the small of your back at a crowded gala, but Bruce is honest enough about his playacting that she has come to find its insincerity comforting. She's actually sought him out more than once, leading to several annoying headlines that can't seem to decide if she's aiming to date him or one of his eligible sons. None of whom are eligible by the way, as they are a) taken, b) legally dead, c) practically a minor, and d) an actual minor.

Sam's generational wealth is peanuts compared to Wayne Industries, so naturally her parents have been thrilled and rooting for option c.

"I also didn't want Danny to see I'd texted you. Or force you to lie to him."

Sam doesn't quite tense, but it's a near thing. She does slide to the other side of her kitchen island, under the context of finishing prepping her feta fried eggs, laid on a bed of smashed avocado and warm tortilla. She pulls a bottle of crunchy garlic oil out of the fridge and drizzles hot red crisps across the runny yolk. She takes a bite, chewing thoughtfully, not so much as offering him a glass of water.

"You realize, Mr. Wayne, I have no intention of lying to Danny now?"

Bruce sits at the stool on the opposite side of the island. "I understand. And if you want to ask Danny to return home before we continue, I'd understand that as well. I didn't mean to discomfit you--"

"Please do not lie to me now, Mr. Wayne," Sam says, rolling her eyes. "By your own admission you showed up at noon without warning knowing my superhero boyfriend wouldn't be present. If I am discomfited, all the more likely you get your information, right?" Golden yolk runs down her fingers, and she sacrifices it to the napkin rather than lick up her arm in front of her boss, with no small amount of resentment. The yolk is the best part.

"Get to it then," she demands.

Bruce straightens in his stool, chin raising and firming in a jawline she most often sees under a cowl. His eyes attempt to pin her in place, but Sam has stared the Master of Time in the face and demand he reschedule so she is built. different. She takes another bite of egg taco.

"I was not aiming for you to feel threatened, and moreover, I doubt you could be."

Except a smart person should always feel threatened by a threat, no matter their capability of handling one. It keeps them alive.

"Can you tell me how I'm not like all the other girls after lunch? You'll spoil my appetite."

Bruce clears his throat. "I'll get to the point--"

"Thank you."

"--Danny has been exhibiting paranormal behaviors beyond his baseline. We welcome all biologies; human, alien, and paranormal alike, but I have observed actions unlike what he had previously established as his, for lack of a better word, 'normal'

"I want to make sure he is not experiencing any unwelcome outside influence. Or, if this is merely a facet of his evolution, I'd like to know if this is something we or his family should be monitoring."

Sam has been an eco-consultant with Wayne Industries and unofficially, the Batfamily, for half a year now and this is the most she's ever heard the man speak in one sitting.

"Wow," she says. "How long have you been rehearsing that one?"

"A while." Bruce grunts, voice finally taking that final drop into Batman's gravelly rasp. "I see you're not surprised by any of this."

"No, not really," Sam says. She pours him a tall glass of lemon water from the pitcher, freshly sliced that morning, and he takes a polite sip.

"So what can you tell me?"

"Probably a lot. And Danny would probably prefer that I do, knowing him, the big baby," Sam sighs. "Listen Mr. Wayne, I can appreciate that you came here from a place of caution rather than intrusion. And if Danny was undergoing something negative or from an 'unwelcome outside influence' that would be the right call, and I, albeit begrudgingly, encourage you to do so in the future."

"But he's not."

"He's not," Sam confirms. "And in fact, I think he could really use someone to talk to about it. Outside of his family."

"I see..." Bruce says, shifting.

"If you want to tag team this one with one of the higher EQ players, such as Superman, I give you permission." Sam does not think she's imagining that slight sag of relief.

"Thank you," Bruce says, sliding off the stool. "I don't suppose you have material we could consult...?"

"Actually yes, I happen to have a pamphlet right here. 'So your ghostly body is changing, and how.'"

"You're being more sarcastic than usual."

"You interrupted my lunch, Mr. Wayne."

[littlefankingdom]

Bruce doesn't believe in fate or destiny, because men need to have control over their own fate to be able to make the choice to be better, but he also believes that it is a constant in all universe that:

Dick is good and there's good in every universe if Dick Grayson exists.

Jason and him meet, and that boy becomes his son.

It's killing me.

And the thing is, he is wrong. Dick isn't always good (Vampire King Dick) and Jason doesn't always comes to him (Flashpoint as Bruce died way before Jason was born). But still, this very logical man thinks that his first son is a constant positive across universe, and his second is always meant to be with him. He loves them so much.

EDIT: this is not a hc, btw, those are things Bruce has says out loud in the comics. He has told a Clark from another universe that if Dick exists in his universe, than there is good in his universe. He had a talk with Alfred where they both agreed him and Jason must meet and be family in every universe (AND HE WAS SMILING). Both happened when the kid was an adult.

[jak2gooberglub]

What Jason saw when Bruce walked off after he saved joker instead of him

Context:

Spoiler warning btw for

Batman: Under the Red Hood

batman under the red hood comic was where Jason todd was killed by joker, came back to life and sought revenge on joker, but Batman stopped him before he could truly kill joker. By throwing a bat-arang at his neck

[jasontoddscrowbars]

Part 27 of This is the skin of a Bat, Kent? 🦇🧛

Damian: who?

The brothers sat around Bruce on his bed. That made it out of the ordinary enough, that they’d willingly spend time with him. Except, it wasn’t Bruce. Not theirs at least. This guy, he was much younger, much darker, and far, far more attractive.

Seemed sort of British too.

Jason: hm? Oh, this is Bruce.

Damian slowly nodded as he leaned against the doorway. He popped another Scooby Biscuit in his mouth. The cookie kind, not the dog treat kind… or is it?

Lifting off of the wall, he neared the group. The man was staring at him. Was very confused and concerned which triggered Damian’s sadistic complex.

Damian: Bruce?

Bruce: another Robin?

Damian scanned him down. He was too pretty. The heavy black eye shadow didn’t help.

Damian: whys he wearing makeup?

Tim: because he’s a covergirl.

Dick: because he’s sexy.

Jason: because he wants Clark to fuck his ass.

Bruce: boys. This is just part of my costume. Hides my face under my cowl.

They stared at him with squinting eyes.

Damian: ok, so then why are you guys putting on makeup?

Tim, in disbelief: oh my god Damian, you can’t just ask a boy why he’s putting on makeup.

Jason, as if that’s the most outrageous question ever: because he is hot as fuck and it’s working, obviously.

Damian slowly nods: huh.

Later

Clark had heard what had happened from Alfred and had stopped everything to run and bring his Bruce back. That meant bringing the boys with him in the minivan from the pharmacy shopping for flintstone vitamins for a certain boy. Himself, it’s for himself.

Upon slamming the door open, he remembered who he was dealing with, and wished he had stayed at home.

The boys were dressed in Bruce’s drag, shamelessly pulling off the long gowns and wigs, their faces done far too well. They turned looking back at the Kent’s, their arms crossing in bitterness that they’d been walked in on.

Jon: dad. I’m feeling things.

Kon: pretty sure that’s shame. They want you to feel it.

Jon:… no. It’s a boner.

A man came from behind them. Tall, dark and brooding. Young, daddy issues (I went there), still needing someone to help fix him. British. Clark flushed red, scratched the back of his head.

Clark: who?

Dick, smiling: Bruce.

Clark, whistling: I suppose your dad could stay where he is for one night. Like a little vacation.

Jason, shrugging with a grin and amusement: yeah, totally.

Damian, bothered as he stared forward: that bitch took my catchphrase

Tim: your catchphrase is one word

Damian, snapping his head to look at him: so is yours Timothy, so is yours.

Bonus

Bruce, staring at a picture of his alternative self. Slowly nods.

Bruce: is that Robert Pattinson?

…

Bruce: I’m pretty sure my boyfriend’s fucking Robert Pattinson. Dammit. I wanted to join.

[hanshenrykcd]

Who are you?

[kationella]

Best friendbrotherson dynamics my beloved

[turtlesystem]

bruce banner...........what a guy

empathizing so hard with bruce banner omg i know exactly what he feels like with rick jones because we have . those rick-kinds of ppl in our lives (especially our host because he is Eccentric) . guys guys guys guys GUYS guys ... I need to crash out rn omg ... simultaneously wanting to attach to . to the Person the th ehte the the Child yet fearing attachment because OUCH attachment OUCH attachment is OUCH OUCH OUCHIE but empathy . kindness ... you HAVE to be there even tho it hurts to see them suffer and you are always on your last straw and also you dont want to like . become angry somehow bc ur nervous system is CRAZY but ouchie ouchie ouchie ouchie ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch you know ... the urge to Take Care the urge to !!!!!!!!!!!! bruce .. bruace banar!1 he knows what its like not being able to look away and having the Worms eat away at him . OW OW OW OW OW OW bruce knows what its like to go OW OW OW OWO OW OW OW you know. guys. craving understanding yet fearing the attachment that comes with it ...

[psychicbluebirdmiracle]

I'm gonna beat him so hard

[halfdent]

height difference :3

[randomrichards]

STEVIE VAN ZANDT: DISCIPLE

The bandana man

Rose to fame with Bruce Springsteen

Becomes activist

[angstandhappiness]

ADORABLE Bruce as a distressed Papa Bat is adorable

BATS AND BIRBS

[littlefankingdom]

Another thing about that one episode in the futur in The Batman 2004: Nightwing being called Robin.

When Barbara calls him Robin, he immediately corrects her. It's a way for her to tease him, and Dick wants to be called Nightwing because he grew up, he is not a kid anymore.

However, later, Batman calls him Robin, and Dick doesn’t correct him. Because being called Robin by Bruce is more a petname than a codename for the Robins. They always will be Robin for Bruce, and they always like to hear him call them that. It's Batman and Robin, the dynamic duo, after all. You cannot separate them.

[luludeluluramblings]

Neglected!Marine!Reader x Yandere!BatFamily

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A/N: I’ve been holding on to this one. Army Dreamer sent me an ask and this is what came out of it. I know you probably wanted Army, but I just thought Marine cause of an old COD OC I had and this fricken spiraled. I was gonna make it a three part series, but that would take too long and you deserve it now!

A/N: Frick forgot the warnings. My bad!

Warnings: GN!Reader, Yandere themes, bodily injury (to reader), mentions of death

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You've been living with the Wayne since our mother and step-father died. You've constantly been ignored and belittled by the family. The most common bully being Damian, your younger half-brother. After constant harassments and being called weak by pretty much everyone for years, you sign up for the Marines after a recruiter comes to your high school and gives you and your classmates the selling points.

But, fuck it, you don't care. Gets you away from everyone. And, it's one of the most difficult military branches so an even bigger fuck you to anyone who thinks your weak after this.

It takes two years for you to get somewhere comfortable. You're not flying up the military ladder, but you’re a damn good officer in the METOC moving to South Caroline. And, a 12 hour drive and 2 hour flight from Gotham. Neither which you have ever taken.

You don't bother contact home. You don't bother going home for holidays and Christmas. You send Alfred a card occasionally with some of your other single and lonely military friends in it. Y'all make them really funny too.

It's through these collected and hilarious cards that you get rediscovered. Not by the family, but by the media. Apparently, not only did your silly photos go viral, but your friends damn military tik tok did to.

("Why'd you join the marines?" "It was too dangerous to be a stripper in Gotham." "Why'd you join the marines?” “I have daddy issues and wanted to get yelled at by someone who cared.")

The family which had still been ignoring you or completely forgot you up to that point was absolutely fucking baffled.

Bruce was imediatly calling Kate.

(“Why didn’t you tell me they joined the military?” “I was Air Force. Not in the Marines. How would I have known?”)

Media is now constantly harassing the family because like, “Hey! Your kid disappeared and joined the military, and you said nothing and now they're roasting you online for the entire world to see.

Bruce is making calls. Tim and Barbara are now trying to hack military stuff. Only for your barracks friends to troll the absolute shit outta them and on government computers to boot.

Eventually Stephanie finds out you’ve been sending cards to Wayne manor of you having fun and doing stupid shit with friends. (Things that you should be doing with them, because holy fuck are you funny as shit.) All addressed to Alfred. Bruce asks if you ever sent anything to him, which was a flat no.

Jason is just baffled. This was nothing he expected. You used to be so soft and squishy, now there's videos of you lifting and doing fun shit with friends and you're shooting guns like a badass. So proud of you.

Cassandra is reading everyone's body language, but yours just looks carefree when she sees your videos and photos, she wants to feel like that. She wants you to help her feel like that.

Dick is distraught. You could have join the circus! But the military? Yes, you're a badass now, but still! He's delulu in thinking that you would have wanted to follow in his footsteps. Acting like he wasn't always busy or spending time with Damian.

Duke is just wowed. You joined the military. You DNGF. You are badass without having to wear any hero costume. Cool shit. Top tier.

Stephanie is just amazed. You had all this personality and she had no idea. You were just living your best life without the wight of the family or our father, and holy shit did she want that for herself. Teach her your ways.

Barbara is amazed, too. This was the most normal form of rebellion anyone could do in this family. Yet, no one expected it and you did it. She would have expected you to become a villian or gone rouge, but instead you joined the military. Color her surprised.

Tim is pissed. Everyone wants you back, yet there is no way to get you back. You knowingly or unknowingly made it nearly impossible for them to get you back without the military and government getting involved. He's pissed about the challenge, and now he's obsessing over all your old manerisns and the photos and videos. (He has the cleariest picture of how you really feel, but he doesn't care that it might be broken or negative. He's obsessed all the same.)

Bruce finds out your active duty and freaks the fuck out. Something could happen and you could be deployed and killed. His worst fear is you being killed. It was bad enough when you were in Gotham and fragile. But, now your military and you think you’re strong. But, you’re not and now you could die at any moment.

Damian is shellshocked. You technically proved him wrong. And, he sees the media's reaction to you. Some people are actually praising you for your service. You left and made yourself strong and made a new family. You didn't bother fighting for this one because you didn't think they were worth it. You didn't think he was worth it. It hurts, but not in away that makes him angry. In a way that makes hs insecurities flare. He wants you to come home now, so he can prove to you that he is worthy. That he is sorry.

Getting you home is near impossible. You have a specific roll that you've trained for, and are on active duty. Your a military dog on a leash the bat family cant control.

It's Kate the gives them the horrible idea. If they got you discharged from the military then you would have to come home. The only problem is an honorable discharge would still give you the means to avoid them, while a dishonorable discharge would make you absolutely hate them and they don't want that. (Plus the media would constantly harass you and them.)

So they decide to get you a medical discharge.

But, they can't hack into things and make anything up, though. And, all your physicals and mental check ups were sound. You have a more administrative position, but accidents happen all the time. Bruce has to make a few phone calls, but your active duty gets you sent out into the field. On a military operation that called for your expertise. (His anxiety is spiked through the roof and he has League Members on standby if something goes wrong.)

Kate also made a few phone calls. You ended up being deployed to assist the National Guard near your area. Only while doing your duties, you and your squad trigger a trap and you lose your hearing in your left ear and your left leg is wrecked. A few of your team mates are killed. (Bruce is pissed at Tim, Dick and Jason for that specifically.) Some lost limbs or now have memory problems. Eveyone in the squad is down and out.

You try to support the surviors as you all recover, but as soon as you’re better and given medical discharge the family snags you. Dragging you back to gotham before anyone can say anything. You try to fight, but the loss of hearing messes with you and the still fresh injury makes you weak once more. Plus, there's more of them than you.

When back at the manor, the family uses PTSD as an excuse for the lack of public appearances, and make many donations to VA hospitals and campaigns for retired and injured members of the military. (They even pay for what the military won't cover for your friends and anyone else they injured in the incident. Bruce has some guilt over you getting hurt that he tries to get rid of by doing this.)

Instantly, Stephanie and Dick coddle you. And, an insane amount.

Jason tries to treat you how he did before since he's so awkward and you punch him in the face in return. Not taking that from him anymore. And, he fucking respects you more for it.

Tim ironically enough, begins to emotionally manipulate you with finesse. He's studied you obsessively, yet somehow you’re still surprising him every now and then.

Barbara gives you space, she can tell this has all been a lot and of everyone she probably understands your injury best.

Bruce bounces between trying to coddle you and give you space. Unintentionally treating you like a child.

Cass is just silently there all the time, almost always watching. She can tell you're overwhelmed and pissed, but you’re still so peaceful to her. Not asking her to talk or forcing her away.

Duke is the most chill. Sucks they had to nerf you, but still your fun to hang out with despite the injury. You developed some military humor and it is hilarious.

Damian, avoids you until he finally breaksdown. And it's not pretty. He finally confesses how guilty he feels. That he is sorry. That he actually didn't want to have to hurt you, that he is a terrible brother and a horrible hero. he never shouldve called you weak. (And, you forgive him, because he was a child. And, because out of everyone he's the only one to apologize and confessed to what they did.)

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A/N: I’m typing up like three stories at once, and my ask box is filled. Absolutely slammed. Last time I went on an answer spree I burnt myself out. Hopefully this will hold y’all off while I finish up Smalltown! Part 8, Pregnant! Part 2, and a partial Part 2 to the SugarDaddy Tony thingy. (I don’t know where that came from, but I’m happy y’all liked it. The original man for the SugarDaddy/Older!Husband was Philip Graves. lol)

[azulhood]

Okay so, idea!

Danny dies and is reincarnated as a CADMUS clone.

But!

Not as Superman's and Lex Luthor's clone.

Oh no, no,no, instead Danny is Martian Manhunter and Batman's clone.

CADMUS got Manhunters DNA from his brief time living in a lab and they got Batman's...from somewhere, there's an actual clone (multiple probably) of him in canon so it does happen somehow.

And there's an interesting difference between reactions.

Where Superman reacts negatively, Manhunter is fricking thrilled.

He's no longer the last of his kind! He has so much to teach this kid! And the kid loves hearing his stories about space and life on Mars, also Miss Martian and Danny get long like a house on fire.

Danny won't go anywhere without Connor so Manhunter gets two sons for the price of one!

He doesn't know a lot about Kryptonians but what he did know he'd share with Connor, and what he didn't know, Batman will find a way to know.

Bruce gives Superman a chance to step up with Connor, a chance he doesn't take so Bruce goes "my kid now"

Dick is happy to teach his two new bros how to swing from the chandelier and the art of giving Bruce grey hairs.

[haveihitanerve]

so i've always been on the look out for this and always try to incorporate it into my fics but ive never seen it spread out like this so raw and now im gonna go cry excuse me-

Quick question does anyone know a fic where the bat kids find out that Bruce truly believes that they don't care about him they would be better off without him and if he were to disappear tomorrow they were just blink and move on and he accepts this as if it was 100% true because to him it is he doesn't see himself Worthy of being in their lives but he still loves them unconditionally even if they never return it and feels lucky for no matter how much time they allow him being there. Whatever time they give him he cherishes because to him it's just a matter of time when they decide they don't want to even look his way anymore and he doesn't blame them if that ever comes. The bat kids having to come to terms that their dad thinks that they don't care about him and that's if he was drop dead they would be better off because they wouldn't have to deal with him anymore. And it clicks for them when their dad gets so excited and brightens up a bit when they want to be around him that they're actually giving him the time of day because to him those are the small lights he has in his life the rare and fleeting moments of his kids actually wanted to be around him and not running off to ignore him or not be in the same room or the same house as him anymore he holds on to those moments so tight that if they were glass they would be shattered in his hand.

So this is an itch that I have found a few fic but not quite and I need something like this if anyone has an idea of a fic that is close to this Drop it Down Below in the comments so others including myself can go read them yeah thank you much

[florawriting]

"He's a WHAT?"

Frick it, more Billy is a god AU(?). I have an absolute love hate relationship with Fury of the Gods and I want to spread the love section gods dammit

Wouldn't it be funny if literally nobody knew that Billy was a god?

Like, everybody kind of knows that Shazam (he started going by that name after the wizard gave him permission to do so) is younger then he actually looks.

Some important people, like Waller, some JSA members, Wonder Woman, and probably Batman know his real identity.

But his godhood. No, that seems to be between him, his family, and the other two gods: Anthea and Diana. It also isn't that he kept that secret close to his chest or anything, but it usually doesn't come up in conversations and his godly duties are basically no different then his duties as the Champion.

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Just imagine a year or so in the future there comes this ancient beast that starts rampaging, and Aquaman finds an ancient atlantian proficy that basically states: a god will come by and slay it. Back in the day there were a dozon of gods, so nobody worried about the thing. But in this day and age, they are pretty much screwed.

Until Shazam showed up

Shazam: Batman, sir, I had gotten a message that I should help out here?

Batman *slightly suprised*: I am unsure if you can help much Shazam. This monster can only be slayed by a god. So we are now trying to subdue it and chain it to the bottom of the ocean.

Shazam looks a bit confused, his eyes drifting to Wonder Woman, who is currently batteling the beast.

Batman: Wonder Woman is a goddess. While she can do great damage, she can not slay it.

Shazam *cracking his knuckles*: Damm mysogonists Alright, this should be done in a minute or so.

And with that he flies into battle

Batman watches him with growing confusion, and meets with Diana on the battle field.

Batman: I see you have called in back-up

WW: We were getting nowhere Bruce. I suspected we needed to call in the cavalery

Batman: I wasn't aware you had his number. Hasn't he joined the JSA recently

WW: After the attack of the daughters of Atlas, we decided that it might be better for the gods to keep contact with each other. As a first line of defense and as a way to support each other emotionally in our duties.

Batman *detective mode activated*: Wait, Shazam is a what?

Que a shockwave from something falling into the water. Both Batman and Wonder Woman turn to see the beast, defeated, falling towards the bottom of the ocean. Shazam flying in the air doing a celebetroy whoop and fist pump.

It was probably time for Batman to add that to his file.