#family costumes

[gutros]

This was for ichihime week but it can work for this day 🎃 happy Halloween!

[madfoolish]

[detective-giggles]

Perfect(ly Ordinary) Moments

Written for the @tarlosweeklyprompts (last week, sorry!) prompt of Dad!Tarlos and their first Halloween as parents. (Okay look, I know I keep saying I’ll finish Mari’s backstory and I will, I promise!)

Warnings: none wordcount: 1456

T: thank you for the beta, encouragement, and friendship! I 💜💜 you!

TK lets out a low whistle as he enters the kitchen. He sashays up to Carlos and places a hand on the small of his back. “Hey babe, you almost ready?”

Carlos turns, looking unamused, but his eyes light up as he sees TK, clad in a tacky green suit covered in question marks. “Shit, you look good,” he murmurs. Carlos grabs TK by the tie and reels him in, then presses him against the counter and kisses him quick and dirty.

TK whines and pushes him back, “now you’ve smudged your face paint,” he gripes, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. “Did you get it on me?”

“Nah. You’re safe from the Joker for now,” Carlos says, turning back to his cake. “And I need just a few minutes.”

TK watches as Carlos spreads the yellow, orange, and white frosting, giving it the look of candy corn. “Didn’t you already make something for the bake sale?” He grabs a cookie from the plate and hops onto the counter, eating half the cookie in one bite.

“Yes. This is for the cakewalk,” Carlos says. He lets TK feed him the rest of the cookie and shrugs. “Okay, so we’ll go to the school for the carnival and stay until 7:30?”

“Yep. Then we’ll come home and you can put her to bed while I change costumes. Dad will be here just after 8 and we can still make it to Nancy and Mateo’s party.”

“And why exactly are you changing costumes?”

“Because the Joker would rather go to a party with Harley Quinn than the Riddler?” TK shrugs. “And my Harley Quinn outfit isn’t quite school-appropriate. But I’m dying to hang out with the guys tonight. I just need some adult time, you know?” He reaches for another cookie and Carlos stops him. “But there are plenty,” TK protests.

“Yes, but I can’t handle you and Mari on a sugar high all night.” Carlos moves to stand between TK’s legs and holds out his hand, letting TK lick the frosting off his fingers.

“This is counterproductive, you know,” he teases. “But it reminds me I’m dying to spend some adult time with you, too.”

Carlos leans in and kisses him again, this time slow and sweet, until they hear heavy footsteps on the staircase. Carlos steps back, slowly, and TK slides off the counter.

“Okay, I’m ready! Let’s gooooo!” Mari calls as she hurries into the kitchen.

“Are you sure you don’t want to be Wonder Woman or something?” TK asks.

Mari shakes her head adamantly and flips her cape in the air. “Batman is the coolest!”

Carlos kneels down in front of her, taking both of her hands in his. “Princess, do me a favor? Never say that in front of your Uncle Mateo, okay?”

TK huffs out a laugh as he grabs her headpiece off the counter and holds it out. “Don’t forget your cowl.”

Mari snatches it out of his hands and runs into the living room. “Where does she get all that energy?” Carlos yawns.

TK rolls his eyes as he yawns shortly after and shakes his head. “No yawning. Adult party, remember? It’s been ages and everyone is really looking forward to this. And I know-”

“I know, TK, we’ll get to the party. But first…the carnival.”

“Oh goody.”

***

The first responder in him is never fully off duty, and TK’s head pops up as his eyes scan the gym when he hears someone shriek from across the room. “This is going to be a long afternoon,” he murmurs

“Yep.” TK and Carlos do a little swap, Carlos takes the baked goodies and TK takes Mari’s hand. “Okay, you two are good while I do my shift at the bake sale?”

“I think I can handle our kid for an hour. Go, have fun,” TK says. TK picks her up and settles her on his hip. “Okay, Batman, what do you want to do first?”

Mari gives TK her best pleading face. “The bouncy castle?”

“The bouncy castle? Okay then, let’s go.” Mari loops her arms around TK’s neck and he carries her outside. “Let me hold your shoes.” TK worries a little as she climbs into the toy, but manages to make small talk with the other parents, and if he checks twice to make sure the inflatable castle is secure, well, no one notices.

Mari has two turns in the giant castle before they venture back inside the gym. They still have a little while before Carlos is back, and they head to the pumpkin painting table while they wait.

Mari talks TK into decorating a pumpkin too, and that’s where Carlos finds them a half hour later, both concentrating on their pumpkins. “You two are adorable,” Carlos says, snapping a couple of pictures and firing them off to Owen and Andrea before TK can stop him.

As soon as Carlos sits, Mari jumps up, her painting apparently forgotten. “Can we go do the games now, please?”

“Sure,” Carlos agrees as Mari takes him by the hand and pulls him to the first game in the row. TK chuckles to himself as he writes Mari’s name in sharpie on both pumpkins then sets them on the designated table, hoping they remember to collect them before they leave.

He joins them a few minutes later at a Halloween-themed pin the tail on the donkey. “She’s actually pretty good at this,” Carlos murmured as they watch her collect her prize.

Mari leads them through the gym, from game to game, until she has amassed a large collection of candy, trinkets, and stickers.

“I think it’s just about Batman’s bedtime,” TK says after they had been through all the games twice.

“I’m not tired!” Mari insists.

“Come on, you can fly out to the car.” Carlos picks her up and flips her over his shoulder. Mari lets out a little shriek of delight and strikes her best flying pose as Carlos carries her to the car with TK following close behind.

***

“Dad’s running just a little late,” TK explains as he unlocks the door.

“That’s probably good because so are we. Go change and I’ll put her to bed.” Carlos kneels and helps Mari take off her cape. “Okay, Princess, go upstairs and get your pajamas on and brush your teeth. I’ll be up in a minute.”

Mari nods but pauses as she passes TK. “Will you read my story?” She asks, tugging on his hand.

“Carlos is going to get your story tonight.”

“Please? You do the voices better,” she whispers.

Carlos gives TK an amused look. “You are pretty good at that fox.”

“Okay,” TK agrees. They were already late, a few extra minutes wouldn’t matter. “Brush your teeth first. And then bring your book down here.”

“Yayay!” Mari runs upstairs as Carlos sets the bag of candy on the counter. He takes off his jacket and joins TK on the couch, tucking himself into TK’s side.

“I know we’re running late for your party, but hopefully your dad will be here by the time her story is done and then we can go.”

“It’s okay,” TK shrugs and presses a kiss to the top of Carlos’ head.

Mari comes back downstairs with her book in one hand and dragging her favorite blankie behind her with the other. She hands TK the storybook and climbs onto the couch next to Carlos. She tucks herself into his side and Carlos covers her with the blanket.

TK starts reading, doing all the animal voices just like Mari likes. He’s about halfway through when he notices Carlos is unusually heavy. He pauses and realizes his husband is sound asleep against him. He leans over as much as he can and sees Mari, also fast asleep, just as the front door opens.

“Sorry I’m late,” Owen says. “You wouldn’t believe-”

“It’s okay. I guess we’re not going anyway.”

“It’s not that late. Carlos will wake up when you get up to carry her to bed. Go enjoy your evening.”

“I did,” TK admits. “Enjoy tonight, I mean. This was actually a lot of fun.”

Owen laughs and pats him on the shoulder. “You’re such a dad, and I’m proud of you. But as your dad, I definitely don’t recommend sleeping on the couch. Your back will hate you in the morning.” When TK just shrugs, Owen grabs the throw blanket from the back of the couch and covers TK and Carlos with it. “Are you sure you don’t wanna go?”

TK looks at his husband and daughter and knows he doesn’t want to be anywhere but where they are. “Yeah. I’m sure. There’s nowhere else I’d rather be tonight.”

[tomorrowsmemoriess]

Happy Halloween 🤡🔪

[itsdabatt]

happy national impersonate your favorite vigilante day to those who celebrate

Part 2

[jtrav]

HAPPY HALLOWEEN 🎃 from Edward, Lydia, and Pee-wee 👦🏻

Alive in THE BURTONVERSE— Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985) 🚲🦖 Beetlejuice (1988) 🪲🥤 Edward Scissorhands (1990) ✂️❄️

[payasita]

FOLKLORICO MIIKU CAMPEONA DEL MUNDOOO

[smokeygrayrabbits]

someone giving Nightwing shit over his pixie boots era and suddenly the deepest, most terrifying gravely voice behind them goes 'you got a problem with pixie boots?' and they turn around and it's the red hood

[cat-cosplay]

Happy 🥧 day

[inchplant]

veggie babies

[starry-bi-sky]

i think i'm hilarious -- aka i made blood blossom danny au memes

all of these come from my DpxDC prompt "i am pushing the batdad agenda--" and it's corresponding additions in the reblogs ksdjlf.

i am. rotating them in my head. forever and always. personally i think there should be more batdad aus in dpxdc, their dynamic could be neat. :)

[madfoolish]

[goobersplat]

Handmade Halloween Sylvanian Families Costumes!

Sam from Trick R Treat and Pumpkin by CalicoPumpkinRidge on Etsy

Mummy and Skeleton by SewnbyWendy on Etsy

[littlealienproducts]

Baby Tea Biscuit Costume by SylvanianFantasies

[itsdabatt]

Tim Drake: The Opportunist

[theraedar]

The Schoenheit Family 🍎👑

This is the vilorel siblings au I’ve been wanting to do for like a year now and I had so much fun drawing it!! I hope you can show them some love💜