#red robin cowl

[robinsleeping]

Tim “the cowl ages me 20 years” Drake

[theartistonthemoon]

The biggest reason Cass is the only natural option as heir to The Batman comes from the fact that every other character’s growth relies on them at some point either removing themselves somewhat or completely leaving the Bat symbol behind. Cassandra is the outlier whose found a reason to live on as that same symbol.

We can argue day and night who the best vigilante, detective, fighter, hero, strategist, or whatever is but none of that changes who can survive being the symbol without losing themselves in the process of following Batman’s footsteps.

[nightblackowlbat]

Did you lose this?

Inspired by this post.

@emacrow

[ghost-bxrd]

Prompt:

Instead of Dick or Tim, Red Hood straight up goes for kidnapping Bruce Wayne and keeping him hostage just to see how desperate the birds get in trying to find him.

It’s a foolproof plan. Batman won’t blow his cover unless absolutely necessary, and “Brucie” would never know how to slip away from a crime lord of Red Hood’s caliber. It’s foolproof. It’s perfect. Jason can keep dropping hints and make threats towards the birds and watch Bruce squirm without consequences if he plays this right.

But then “Brucie” keeps begging him not to hurt his kids…

[aofikofi]

i miss him 🥀

+ beak cowl thing

[sad-littletalker]

If Bruce is covering as Nightwing right now, who's acting as Batman in Gotham?

Tim: ok so any takers for the cowl?

*everyone looks at Jason as he is the second oldest*

Jason: oh no way. Absolutely not. Tim?

Tim: after evil gun Batman? ha. Nope. Plus DC doesn't pay much attention to me to make a good story about that.

Damian: may I-

Everyone: no.

Stephanie: OH I COULD BE PURPLE BATMAN!

Cassandra: I want to be Batman if Steph is my Robin

*everyone considers it*

Tim: that... isn't a bad idea actually. I like it.

[incorrectbatfamandfriends]

Jason: I feel awful about killing you.

Tim:

Jason: Even though you technically never died, so I don’t know what you’re bitching about.

[ky-landfill]

Don’t fucking move.

[inkpotsprite]

You really would think Dick had threatened Tim with Arkham when seeing his reaction.

[greyfeu]

THE CORE FOUR

[robinsleeping]

I think about how Jason likes Tim the most.

[belfry-ghost]

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[megamindsupremacy]

The Batfam ranked by how good they are with kids (ages 3-12):

Jason: the best with kids, and also the most low-key about it. the kind of adult that kids like because he talks to them like adults and doesn’t treat them lesser because they’re younger. If you dropped him in a room full of kids he’d be perfectly fine and able to handle anything that happened.

Duke: enjoys hanging out with kids but WILL panic if the kid starts panicking. If you dropped him in a room full of kids he could keep them entertained with his powers and stories and he’d have a good time unless someone starts crying, at which point it’s t-minus two minutes for Duke to find an adultier adult until he also starts crying from stress

Dick: theoretically good with kids but it’s all an act. Kids LOVE him so people assume he is also the best with kids of the batfam but he’s really just putting on a front. Drop him in a room full of kids and he’s kinda uncomfortable with how they’re all over him and love him so much but you wouldn’t be able to tell because he’s great at keeping them entertained

Cass: Ambivalent about kids. Can sometimes freak them out if she’s in one of her scarier uniforms but she can always calm them down. Very intense about children’s safety conceptually but in practice not great at interacting with them in-person. Drop her in a room full of kids and she can keep things from going insane but would rather not be in this situation without backup.

Steph: wants to be good with kids but simply does not have that intrinsic talent. Something just doesn’t click with trying to interact with them. Drop her in a room full of kids and she’ll do her best and feel really bad when the kids just aren’t vibing with her. Tries to not take it to heart but reminds herself that at least she’s not as bad as Tim.

Damian: kids really like him because he’s One Of Them but he doesn’t really like kids. In part because he straight up does not have the life experience to relate to kids around his age or comfort kids younger than him. Will go through the motions of his training and rattle off scripts and stuff but really would rather not interact. Drop him in a room full of kids and he is the center of attention and everyone is fascinated by him but he just Really Wants Out

Tim: so insanely bad with kids. he’s learned the psychology and done the training and memorized the scrips and stuff but he is simply bad at all of it. Kids sense his negative aura and flee in the other direction. Drop him in a room full of kids and everybody including him will be screaming within five minutes.

Bonus:

Bruce: absolutely loves kids and kids are quietly fascinated by him. On par with Jason in terms of “good with kids”. Not an entertainer like Duke or Dick but really good at empathizing with kids, especially if they’re going through a hard time. Drop him in a room full of kids and within thirty minutes he’s separately told all of them his secret identity and sworn them to secrecy with a wink.

[shyjusticewarrior]

Ngl if Tim asked me nicely to behave then broke me out of prison I'd listen. RIP Jason but I'm different.

[the-bat-bros]

Land Mines? Land Mines

[ditzybat]

I want to see Helena Bertinelli fist fight Jason, I feel like she gives very much ‘nobody can mess with my brother (Tim in this situation) but me’ vibes, even though Tim and Jason are vaguely neutral towards eachother and have zero beef at the moment.