#nightwing 50

[gffa]

Everyone who has ever recommended/anti-recommended comics:  Don’t read the Ric Grayson arc, it’s awful, no redeeming qualities whatsoever. The Ric Grayson Arc:  Hey.  Psst.  Just skim me for yourself.  Here, have a treat.

Me:  WHAAAAT?  NO WAY-- Me, hopping back to Nightwing #50: There’s no way I missed--

Me:  OH MY GODDDD I’M GONNA GO LIE DOWN AND CRY ABOUT BATDAD AND BATSON FEELINGS BEING THERE THE WHOLE TIME

[everwalldigan]

Bruce: *waking up in a hospital that he drove himself to after having a heart attack and telling absolutely nobody* hey…

The entirety of the batclan looking over him with Dick in the centre, an absolute terrifying grin on his face:

Dick: hello Bruce, nice evening isn’t it? Got something to share with us?

Edit: the fic is now out on ao3! https://archiveofourown.org/works/57780508

[fanaticalthings]

While I do find it funny that henchmen in Gotham probably warn each other about the Red Hood because he's a bat who will actually kill you. I think it would be better if Jason was actually seen as some sort of savior or idol to like 90% of the goons scattered around Gotham. Doesn't matter who they work for, they all know Jason, former crime-lord that took over majority of Gotham's underground in one night.

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Jason, years after the events of UTRH, now fighting crime alongside the batfam, except every goon he runs into immediately recognizes him, stops fighting, and starts begging.

the first time it happens, Jason assumes they're begging for their lives only to hear them begging for him to return to the crime lord business so they can work for him and not Gotham's current money-stingy, abusive rogues (Black Mask lol)

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Jason showing up to patrol as backup for Dick in an overrun warehouse full of Two-Face's henchmen and as Jason's about to interfere, one of the men stops dead in their tracks and stares really hard at Jason until:

Goon: Oh my God, boss, is that you?

Jason, pulling out his guns, about to shoot:

Goon: Mr. Hood, sir???

Jason, halfway about to pull the trigger: Wait a min–Jeremy? Oh wow, it's been ages! How's the wife?

Goon (Jeremy): Oh my God it IS you, holy shit where have you BEEN? Me and the guys miss you, man!

Dick, with a knife at his throat: What is happening right now

Jason: Ahh, well, crime-lording just wasn't fitting in on the daily schedule. Tryna turn over a new leaf and all that

Goon (Jeremy): Aw, that's disappointing. We really liked working for you, right guys?

[Chorus of enthusiastic "YEAHS" from the rest of the henchmen (even the one holding Dick at knifepoint)]

Goon (Jeremy): Well, anyways, I can't beat you up knowing you're my old boss! You gave us the best health benefits! We'll just let you take the evidence and leave.

Jason: Aw, thanks guys :)

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And that's why 95% percent of Jason's missions in Gotham end in success. Not because he's willing to kill people or because rogues are terrified of him, but because 90% of the rogues' henchmen once worked for Jason and fuckin love him lol.

[farshootergotme]

This dialogue will always confuse me.

"I know the other heroes, I know them all. I'd have them do it, but they can't. They'd fight, but eventually they'd give up, they'd give in."

Are you telling me nobody—no other hero—has as much determination as Dick Grayson?? Isn't willpower the whole Green Lanterns' thing?? I know there are other factors that made Dick a convenient choice for the mission, but is this point that I don't really get.

[incorrectbatfam]

Jason: What's up, sluts? Guess who just got out of prison. Dick: Sluts? Bruce: Prison?

[gffa]

Do I know the Ric Grayson arc is going to be a slog to get through?  Sure, even with being able to binge it, it’s going to be A Long Read.  But you know what I will say for this overall moment in the timeline?  (Batman #55 + Nightwing Annual #2 + Nightwing #50) THEY KNOW HOW TO START ME OFF RIGHT.  I have never seen anyone that level of nuclear hot when getting shot, much less following it up with Caring Dad Bruce who just picks up his kid and protectively leans his head in against Bruce’s shoulder to haul ass to get him help because HE.  WILL.  BE.  FINE. like Bruce will fucking will him into being fine if he has to, like that’s some quality visual storytelling there, you can just take one glace at that page and know Batman loves that kid in his arms, and then!! AND THEN!! Ric Grayson may be kind of annoying but holy SHIT that dude is hot.  Do you SEE the way he’s drawn in those panels!? What I’m looking forward to with this arc is that it seems like it was an actual shakeup of the status quo, that the length of it means that it actually had some time for the impact, that Bruce actually has to not just freak out about Dick losing his memories, not just freak out at the distance Dick puts between them now that he doesn’t remember Bruce or Nightwing or the entire history that led him to being the heart of his family, but that Bruce actually is going to have to work at this for the first time in a long while. That it comes on the heels of Selina leaving him at the altar, so the entire reason Dick was in Gotham was because he was trying to cheer up Bruce, the entire reason KGBeast shot him was because Bane was trying to get to Batman, so there’s some really delicious underlying guilt that he can’t rely on Dick to forgive him for, because this Dick can’t and won’t do that for him. I am prepared to hunker down and dig out all the Batdad and Batson feelings that this arc will give me and, if nothing else, holy shit, that is some very stunningly gorgeous art in Nightwing #50 and those panels from the Annual where Bruce hauls him off are off the charts Batdad Feelings.  Maybe this arc will eventually reveal itself to be garbage, but for now HOLY SHIT THAT IS SOME PRIME QUALITY READING MATERIAL RIGHT THERE.

[candywafercutie]

It's the start of jaydick week (hosted by @jaydick-week) so here's my pic for the prompt "identity porn"! I love the idea of UTRH-era Jason trying to get with Dick as another form of revenge against Bruce only to be like "AH SHIT GENUINE EMOTIONS I FUCKED UP" This was only meant to be a sketch but it got wildly out of hand when I realized I could make it even MORE dramatic dffjnkngndfkjdg

[yuinterrobangapologist]

Dick's so extra every single one of his kicks looks like this

[sicwiki]

get a load of this smug guy

[arrowmaker15]

(Batman, responding to Nightwings distress call with Robin in tow)

Batman: Explain to me what happened again?

Nightwing: So Lord Death-Man ran into Hood while Hood was on patrol.

Spoiler: And due to Death-Mans voice, Hood, understandably wanted to shoot him.

Red Robin: And since Hood is the strongest out of all three of us, we couldn't hold him down, so, I gassed him.

Batman:

Batman: You drugged him?

Spoiler: No, he gassed him. It's literally what he just said.

Batman:

Batman: Let me see this "Lord Death-Man"

Spoiler:

Nightwing:

Red Robin:

Spoiler: Aight, your second funeral.

[wondersinwaynemanor]

Birdflash 50 First Dates AU

just thinking of this Dick and Wally AU wherein after Wally escapes the Speed Force, he gets memory loss. so every time Wally wakes up, he thinks it's the same day that he got trapped into the Force.

it was also the same day of their anniversary; Dick was planning to bring Wally to Paris and Wally was planning to propose to Dick. it was a lovely and peaceful morning, until Wally along with the other speedsters were called to a mission related to the Force. Wally promised that he would be back and that they would finish celebrating their anniversary. Dick was always hopeful. i mean Jason came back. Bruce came back. Wally always came back.

except for that day.

yes, Wally did come back. after several tries. after several research and studies. after several hopes. after several months. after several breakdowns and tears.

but Wallly has memory loss. he doesn't remeber his life before. he is stuck in this bittersweet loop of his and Dick's anniversary, but has that painful feeling that he is going to disappear.

everyone helps Wally in regaining his memories back. J'onn helps by digging in his consciousness while Zatanna helps through magic, playing scenes that happened throughout his life. and Dick helps through story telling and comfort and love. he tells stories about how they both met, their many memorable missions with the Teen Titans, when Dick became Nightwing because Wally was one of the first people who knew, how they confessed their love for each other, their dates and travels, their recent missions as Titans and when they started becoming official and living together.

once they figured out that he would forget every time he sleeps, Dick decides to capture their present moments through camera and makes them into tapes. when Wally wakes up, he sees the tapes by the bedside table and plays it so he can catch up with his present life.

Wally eventually gets better as each day passes. he still watches those tapes with Dick and they cry about it.

[wrenlywofau]

tiny family tree sillies I talked about in my last post! individual headshots under cut

[princemonday]

what are your guys thoughts on batboys ages?

[brown-little-robin]

the funny thing about eye contact for me is that with some people it's super easy and normal, but 90% of the time I just don't even think of doing eye contact? and it's not about how much I like people, either—I don't do eye contact with my immediate family members very much, and I like them a lot and am very comfortable with them. It just takes up so much brain space!!

[candywafercutie]

Cycles of Regrets

[violentdick]

-source: Detective Comics# 56-

Weapon of choice: Saloon door. I can even hear the music.