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glorified-red · 2 years
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okay here’s a request! How about headcanons the bat boys reacting to you flinching at their touch. Reader and said character are not together , but they are close. hope you like the hurt/comfort 🤗
Thank you so much for this request! I am a hoe for hurt/comfort, you know me too well.
Flinching at the BatBoys
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I got my first tattoo! I also cleaned tf out of my room so now I have a very clean desk for writing.
Dick Grayson
Dick was excitedly telling a story, the climax of it built with his voice
The loudness of his tone put you on edge especially as his hands started to enunciate his storytelling
One fast paced swipe and you flinched back from him
Dick's hands immediately froze in the air as his eyes watched your body slowly relax
He'd pause and slowly drop his hands to his sides, his brain trying to come up with something to say
"You know I'd never hurt you . . . right?"
He'd speak the words slowly, a softer tone drastically different than the one he was using before
Dick relies on physical touch a lot but he'd hesitate in this moment
It's up to you if the conversation ends there with a soft "yes" or if you want to explain
Either way, Dick will listen and the second you're ready, he'll open his arms for you to fall into
He'd put his hand on top of your head and softly kiss your forehead, he'd talk into your hair until your body relax completely into him
"You'll always be safe with me, you know that right?"
You'd nod into his chest and pretend to not feel Dick let out a sigh of relief
Dick is very patient and forgiving of any time you flinch, he knows its habitual but he'll always be there to smooth out any anxiety
Jason Tod
You two were having a heated argument
Jason tries to be as patient and as understanding as possible, but his rage instincts slip out of the cracks before he can reel them back in
So when he raises his voice at you it reminded you too much of your past and it terrified you
With a flinch, your hands itch to cover your ears with your gaze down, waiting for more yelling
Nothing but silence, so you looked up and saw Jason's reaction
Jason would be incredibly still, jaw slammed shut and arms pinned to his sides
"Why did you flinch?"
He say it with such a quiet voice, it'd be low and the edge of it would make you just a little nervous
He's pissed at the insinuation of you past, he'd be even more pissed at himself
Jason wants nothing more than to hug you and prove to you that he'd never hurt you, yet, he scared you
He'd be extremely conscious of his voice level anytime he's around you, especially during fights or when he and his siblings get rowdy
Once you two cool off for a bit and resolve the argument, he'd want to reassure you as much as he can with soft words
As much as he hates to admit it, he'd need some reassurance as well
He's terrified of hurting the people he loves in any way, he'll crave cuddles but won't admit it
You'll probably get to spend the night cuddled up and feeling completely safe with Jason
Tim Drake
Tim can be quite affectionate, he doesn't think twice about offering you physical affection very often
You both adore hugs so when he sneaks up from behind you and wraps his arms around your waist, he was expecting a soft morning gesture
Instead, your full body flinch immediately made him slowly let go, but when your terrified eyes met his, he completely backed off
You could see the confused nervousness in his eyes and you tried your best to soothe it but you couldn't quite shake the terror your body was feeling
Tim would apologize in an instant, he didn't realize how that could scare you so he silently plans to not do it again unless he makes it obvious he's coming near you
He loves communication with all his heart, so he'll continuously ask you every time he notices your small anxious flinches
"Did I do something that made you anxious?"
He asks so he can know what your triggers are so he can avoid them, he doesn't need the story behind it unless you want to tell him, he is a detective so he'll probably find out sooner or later anyway
Tim will panic internally that he did something wrong but he'll always do his best to make sure he helps in anyway you'd like him to
Whether you just need words of safety or his soft touch, or even a moment to yourself, he'll understand and be there every step of the way.
Damian Wayne
Damian has a incredible habit of sneaking up on you
He doesn't even try to, he just always walks silently and you never notice when he's in the room with you or not
So when you turn around and flinch hard, he doesn't think much of it at first
Damian just caught you with your guard down and he knows he can be scary sometimes, so he shrugs it off
Slowly it becomes a reoccurring thing, he notices every single time you flinch at him and mentally notes it down
He doesn't want to scare you too much, but you don't just flinch with him, so he's growing anxiety quickly disappears
But one bad mental health day and your flinch seems to look less like you being startled and more like you're a second away from curling in the corner and protecting yourself from him
Eventually he just corners you and demands answers
"You think I'd hurt you . . . or someone already did."
Damian has a way of accidentally interrogating you, he forgets that topics can be hypersensitive and people need time before they admit past traumas
But he makes up for it by being one of the best listeners
He'll sit patiently as you speak, giving you plenty of time to get your entire story out, as much as you want to say
While he wants to know the truth, he won't push you too hard, the second you say no, he'll pull back
He wants to know so he can protect you from any person or situation that ever triggers you
Damian can seem cold but deep down he really does care and wants to make sure you always feel safe with him
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adreamfromnevermore · 13 days
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Love the slight AUs where Bruce as Batman has been a member of the league for ages, but he's somehow managed to keep his assortment of children under the radar.
Because it sets up the wildest misunderstandings within the league. He routinely talks about his babies, his children who are all so sweet and kind and occasionally assholes yes but only because they are young (and traumatized) hell I don't think the league would even be aware that they're adopted. So they're all thinking literal children
Barry: Bats really loves his kids.
Hal: I mean they're babies, wait till they hit the angsty teens and I'm sure we'll be hearing the opposite
Which means the day they finally meet Nightwing they don't know wtf to think. For one thing, how old would he have been when he had this kid???? Should they be worried about that???? And for the other, that is not a baby, that is not a precious little thing.
He could break someone in half. Like a twig.
He won't, but he could. And they can see that. (He's bat trained, they have seen what the bat can do they are not fools)
And they're like, okay. Okay maybe he isn't the baby (he is). He's got younger kids right? He's never said how many, they have 0 clues. They've been expecting 1 child, maybe 2 because he'd said kid in the plural exactly once when comforting an older woman while they were searching for her children in the aftermath of a rough battle.
And then a week later they run into Red Hood. In his leather, with his guns. And he drapes himself across Batmans back with all the self confidence in the world and starts whining about the "Brat" breaking into his safe house.
To steal his dog.
And yet again. He is not baby. He is bigger than Batman. He could probably break Batman in half given the bat didn't put up a fight. But Batman looks at him with probably the softest expression they've ever seen on that mans face and tells him very earnestly that the kid just wants to spend time with his older brother, next time they should try a walk. Maybe go to the zoo.
But probably not one of the babies. They're kind, and gentle, and at least one just loves reading and Bats has been trying to encourage that!!!
And then a day later he mentions his "babies" going for a walk in the park and they all instantaneously lose their minds at the confirmation.
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Damian has a jagged scar across his stomach and when the bats see it for the first time they try to unlock his Tragic Backstory about how he got it and Damian just scowls and refuses to speak whenever they bring it up so they all assume its a really sore spot to do with some kind of childhood trauma at the league, until Red Hood shows up in Crime Alley, starts working with the bats, catches wind of this, and mercilessly informs them that when Damian was 8 he insisted on helping him carry some new LOA weapons down the stairs and he tripped and ate shit with a serrated javelin in his hands.
Damian reveals Jason's identity out of spite.
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oldmannapping · 2 months
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Crack HC, because is there any other kind?
Bruce realises embarrassingly late that his Batkids can’t swim.
Gotham’s beach water is pure chemicals and sewage, and the city’s public school funding doesn’t exactly prioritise teaching kids to swim. Steph, Duke and Jason had never seen a swimming pool before meeting Bruce.
Tim’s parents meant to sign him up for swim lessons after he fell into their indoor fountain when he was three and nearly drowned - it would have been so embarrassing if it happened when they had guests! - but forgot.
So Bruce is like. Oh no my baby-soldiers must learn to swim.
Damian insists that since the League trained him to withstand waterboarding, he’s fine. Bruce pulls a muscle in his cheek from clenching his jaw so hard.
Dick insists that he can swim and manages one impressive mermaid-style undulation before becoming disoriented and slamming into the wall.
Duke covers himself in floaties and clings to a pool noodle for dear life, eschewing dignity because “this isn’t how I die”.
Conversely, Tim sinks like a stone, curls up on the bottom of the pool, and waits for death.
Cass, with the lowest body fat percentage, also sinks but manages to squeeze into one of the drains. She re-emerges six hours later in an estuary in New Jersey.
Steph refuses to let go of the wall by the deep end, scuttling away like a crab when Bruce tries to poke her into the water with a skimmer net.
Jason scoffs at them all and manages a perfect swan dive before flailing and crashing into Steph, causing both of them to panic and use each other as ladders to get out.
Alfred asks Barbara for the security camera footage and makes everyone watch it twice a year to keep their egos in check.
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confused-wanderer · 4 months
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When Jason was little, he wanted to sound as intimidating as he could for Robin, and so copied Batman’s behaviour and voice, and would also imitate Dick because he was the first Robin and just so cool Jason couldn’t help look upto him as the standard (still is to a certain extent for present day Jason though he’ll never admit it).
So today, Jason can not only perfectly embody their body language so much so that if you couldn’t see his face you would think it’s them, he can also uncannily mimic their voices.
He uses this to their utmost advantage and it results in chaos every time. Just image scenarios like you’re in Gotham trying to rob houses in peace at night, you hear “Well well well something darks happening.” and of course you’re fucked but it’s Nightwing so you’re not that fucked and when you look to the source of the sound you find yourself staring down the feared crime lord Red Hood aiming a bazooka at you.
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strange-birb · 5 months
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Based on og bost by @thethirdtriplet
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Order left to right pic 1 lolz
Damian, cass, dick, duke, Tim, Steph :)
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batfamilycannons · 5 months
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A daily occurrence
Jason, English nerd, Todd: USE OXFORD COMMAS, CUNT!
Tim, I dropped out of high school I’ll do whatever the fuck I want, Drake: No.
Dick, I speak like 17 languages fluently and still refuse to follow or learn the grammar rules in this one, Grayson: a what?
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refloralisation · 9 months
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My firm and very sincere belief that Tim Drake and Damian Wayne are the brothers that completely affirm each others paranoia fuelled contingencies for really inane situations. Its the most irritating thing ever. Like Damian will say “what if this girl scout is really just a means for someone to poison us” and Tim will instantly say “you’re so right, we need to do a homeland security level background check on the entire girl scouts chapter in gotham immediately”. The definition of bring out the worst in each other.
They’re not allowed to be in any living situation together without supervision because the last time they were left alone in the manor together, they literally created such stringent security measures that not even Alfred and Bruce could get into the house.
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redrosebug · 9 months
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Headcanon that when Tim first started as Robin, he promised himself that he wouldn't die like Jason, and then proceeded to live out of sheer force of will.
He gets shot in the heart or blown to smithereens, and fifteen seconds later, he is picking himself off the floor like it's another Tuesday. Won't even acknowledge it happened. The type of guy to slap a bandaid on a stab wound and walked away with a flat line on a monitor.
He lives out of spite, solely so he can look at his siblings and go "Well, at least I didn't die" whenever one of them annoys him. With the amount of improbable stunts Tim pulls, Damian doesn't even think he is human anymore.
(Bruce loves his son, but sometimes he adds holy water into the coffee maker just so he can be sure Tim did not join the demon realm. Jason is less subtle about pulling Tim into churches to see if he will burn and melt. He does it a grand total of 7 times before Dick hosts an intervention about how loving your brother means you have to stop trying to exorcise him.)
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gotham-bird · 6 months
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Bruce before a gala: Alright, rules for tonight. No arson, no one gets married. No pulling the fire alarm. No punching people, faking a medical issue to get out of it, or doing the Gangnam Style dance. No ER trips, no graffiti, and no spiking the punch. No killing anyone, setting anything on fire, or playing Jenga with the furniture. No putting dish soap in the indoor fountain. And NO confetti poppers.
Jason:….. it’s like you just handed us a bingo card of things to do, B.
Tim: I hadn’t even considered the medical thing.
Damian: *silently hides the dish soap behind his back*
Dick: Ah, my entire childhood right there.
Bruce: That reminds me. Also no swinging on the chandeliers.
Stephanie: Well Dick ruined all our fun before we even got here didn’t he. Rude.
Dick: I’m a good example.
Bruce: You are a very not good example. Let’s go.
Alfred: Ah, they grow up so fast. *hands Damian more soap as he walks past*
Duke: I’m scared of all of you and also confused how so many of you made it to adulthood.
Bruce: I can’t figure it out either. The closest I can figure is sheer dumb luck and Alfred.
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ghost-bxrd · 9 days
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Headcanon that when Jason so much as says “ow..” on the comms the rest of the batfam immediately assume he must be dying.
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glorified-red · 2 years
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The Batboys' DnD Alignments
word count: 1,700~ warnings: none I briefly mentioned a DnD Alignment in Tim's Character Analysis and after an hour of thinking I realized I was wrong. I have since not had a cohesive thought other than DnD Alignments until I figured them out correctly. Also, being sick sucks
Dick Grayson: Lawful Good
Lawful Characters follow the rules, they respect a natural hierarchy, and believe in the power given by society
They also believe in honor, following traditions, and being trustworthy to their comrades
Dick Grayson has shown time and time again that he believes in the hope that Robin brings, he follows the rules laid in front of him by Batman and doesn’t consider breaking them often
Rules are in place to keep people safe and to instil the trust that the Robin mantle brings
Dick constantly sounds noble because of his Lawful alignment
Pair that with his second alignment, Good, it makes him sound even more charming
Good characters care about others and act in ways that help and benefit them
Dick will always strive to protect the people of Gotham because he cares for each of them so deeply
He also respects the symbol of hope on his chest and all the good it brings
Combined, Lawful Good characters always do the right thing as expected by society—Dick isn’t called the Golden Boy for nothing
Dick tells the truth and helps people because he likes to build trust and order, he’s a team leader and his team is built on morality
Dick has faith in social authority because he’s hardly put in a position where authority figures in his life let him down, his parents especially
Without rules there would be chaos
Justice is very important to these characters and we can see Dick upholding justice by law rather than his own personal sense of justice—he even became a police officer briefly to uphold social justice in a way that Robin couldn’t
He doesn’t like it when people get away with breaking the rules so he will step in to ensure chaos doesn’t win
Dick is often uncomfortable breaking the rules or going behind peoples backs, when he does, he has to talk himself through why what he’s doing is right
Whether thats for the betterment of society or the people he loves
He rarely does things for the sake of himself meaning he’s constantly putting others above himself and his needs
Lawful Good characters may seem noble but they can come off as arrogant or inflexible, stubborn or stuck-up
They may fail to understand why an individual would pursue their own freedom/interests over the greater good
Dick has this downside sometimes as well, he struggles to understand Jason’s morals and will try to bring him back to the family’s code
He’s constantly raising Damian to abide by the family code as well
When others persuade him to deviate from his codes, he can get incredibly uncomfortable, he’ll stand his ground in his beliefs despite what anyone tries to tell him
Jason Todd: Chaotic Good
Chaotic Characters aren’t random or disorganized in their actions, they just align on the opposite side of the ethics spectrum to Lawful Characters
Instead of abiding by the rules of society, Chaotic characters follow their own rules
They believe in personal freedom, individuality, and reaching their fullest potential
Jason is often defined under this
He works alone a lot because he doesn’t like following the orders of others and would rather life by his own terms
He distrusts and personally dislikes authority figures, he’ll even dismantle them himself if he wishes
He works with Outlaws like himself who don’t fit under the Lawful umbrella because he doesn’t need people telling him what to do
He knows what he’s doing is right and he doesn’t care how he goes about doing it
This usually makes Jason ethically gray
Jason’s ethical code is flexible to fit whatever situation he’s in and how it fits in his own agenda, regardless of the consequences
While this may sound like anarchy, Jason does have a moral compass, and a pretty Good one at that
Same as Dick, Jason cares about others and will go out of his way to make sure they’re taken care of
However, Jason will protect the innocent and weak because he’s seen society fail them
He’s not protecting them for the better good, Jason is protecting them because he’s been there and cares for these citizens from an empathic standpoint
Combined, Chaotic Good characters do what their conscience tells them is right in the given moment
Rules don’t matter, it’s about what is right
Jason will speak up for the people without voices, especially the people silenced by societal rules
He hates seeing good people being held back by unrighteous laws
Jason often seems strange or disorganized for not fitting into the expectations set out by his family, but he is still bringing hope and good to the world around him, he’s just going about it in a different way
Tim Drake: True Neutral
With the ethical Neutral Alignment, Tim follows rules and traditions, especially for the sake of honor and trust, yet he also abides by his own rules
Tim has never been known to following societal rules because he believes in them, he follows them because its convenient
He also follows his own rules quite often
He swings from both ethical sides of societal rules and the structure given to him from others while also abiding by his own ethical code
This is where Jason and Tim can seem very similar and may even hold the same alignment
However, Jason has a set code of ethics within himself, no structure, he also has a set form of morality
Tim has neither
He doesn't have a set ethical or moral compass, he swings from both side like a pendulum depending on what fits the best
Thats where he differs from the chaotic alignment despite it seeming like he’s chaotic
Tim is often seen as the “perfect” Robin because he follows Batmans rules to a T, yet behind the scenes, it’s quite a different story
He can work alone and go about things in an almost “evil” way
It’s not foreign for Tim to partner up with villains for the sake of achieving his goal
His morals are also incredibly unpredictable
This is why Tim has the second alignment of Neutral 
Neutral characters thrive in the middle ground, they fluctuate between the opposite sides of the spectrum but never hit the extremities
They wont harm innocents but won’t fail to step out of line
With Tim being on the neutral side, his loyalty to others is what drives his ethical code so even that is subject to change
He follows the action that has his best interest or the best interest of the people he cares about in mind, sometimes he'll even abide by societal expectations in the right situation
Combined, a True Neutral character behaves in a way that is unpredictable, flexible, and adaptable
Tim will follow the rules set out before him, but the actions he takes can sometimes be considered Good and then considered Evil by others
He helps people and carries out the Robin mantle for the betterment of those around him but in the same breath he’ll fail to tell the truth to his comrades
Tim mostly alignes with good actions because it results in a better outcome rather than him having a good alignment but that doesn’t stop him from stepping into an evil alignment
Tim doesn’t care about what his brothers think of his actions, he cares that his actions lead to the outcome he desires, and oftentimes that is for the sake of the mission
He likes rules, order, and proper organization—he likes structure, but his structure can be found in societal rules, family rules, or in himself
Tim also has no qualms with stepping out of that structure if the mission calls for it
Damian Wayne: Lawful Evil
Now a lawful character follows rules and structure, but no where does it say where that structure comes from or even if its good
Damian was raised under strict rules and a strict hierarchy to abide by, the structure he’s used to is cruel and harsh
Damian still believes in honor and in those traditions, but none of them are good and certainly don’t align with societal justice
A downside to lawful characters is blindly following rules without question, even if they don’t make sense
Damian blindly follows Talia and his grandfather because they are blood related, his loyalty lies with them
Damian can harshly judge others who don’t follow the same rules as him and will place his loyalty into structure rather than friends or family
This is Damian’s downfall, he is working on it though
With the way Damian was raised, he had no time for trustworthiness or loyalty to anyone else aside from the Demon Bloodline
It’s hard to shake that structure out of him, so when the Batfam eventually does, Damian still abides by structure, its just shifted to the Detective side, especially because of his relation to Bruce
A lawful character often has a dilemma when their structure is challenged or even shifts
The entire Robin run was Damian’s struggle with his ethical code changing
So when it shifts to a more positive light, Damian’s habits die hard
He’s used to following the rules by any means necessary
This is where his second alignment of Evil comes into play
Damian has never showed remorse for when he causes harm to those around him, he will take action against anyone whether they’re innocent or not (Tim)
Most Evil characters are aligned that way for a reason, Damian’s reason is mostly from following Ra’s
Combined, Lawful Evil characters follow their ordered system with little care for how they go about doing it
Evil characters often follow an evil moral code because of an evil ordered system, they just so happen to be following a leader blindly
This means that the second their Master stops adhering to the code, overthrowing them or finding a replacement can happen—Damian is no exception
Evil combined with order often leads to some very powerful movements and their ethics can be spread through force
Lawful Evil characters often preach their code or try to convert others to their code
Damian is seen doing this a lot, even after his ethics change to fit better into the batfamily’s
He's proud, what can he say
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cardinalcheerio · 1 month
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I imagine that the Batkids go out for food every once in a while.
So there they are all sitting at the restaurant, when dick goes to pay and accidentally uses one of Bruce's cards.
They get back to the cave to bruce freaking out, everyone is like "IDENTITY BREACH AHHHHH" y'know.
And the next day a paper comes out, "Bats steal Brucies Credit Card!"
From then on they use Bruce's cards for snacks in the field and gotham just accepts that
1. Bruce funds the Bats
2. They take it from him
3. Bruce and Batman dated and Batman stole his credit cards and gave them to his kids.
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thedevilundercover · 1 month
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“Tim literally sucks at self care and can’t function properly without having someone breathing down his neck” is out and “Tim is a fucking health nut and freaks out the rest of the batfam with his ways” is in.
I bet you someone has freaked out when they found out he actually takes care of himself. Like a batfam member has an epiphany and they’re like “omfg he’s actually one of the few ppl in this family who’s succeeded in life and also is pretty healthy”
This man wakes up at 5:00 to go on runs. He eats properly bc of his asplenia. He has a fucking job, a proper 9-5.
he’s like successful in life and shit, that’s why his whole personality is so weird. Like he’s a weird little man who has his life together with a shit ton of duct tape.
I don’t take any arguments against this
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oldmannapping · 6 months
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HC: Bernard knows Tim is Red Robin, that’s fine, but he’s absolutely useless at guessing anyone else.
Bernard: “l know Jason is Batman.”
Tim: “You who the what”
Bernard: “I know your friend Bart is Robin.”
Tim: “Bern.”
Bernard: “I know Bruce is Aquaman. I know Connor is Nightwing.”
Tim: “Babe please stop.”
Bernard: (getting manic) “I know Damian is Orphan. I know Duke is Superboy”
Tim: “Wait how would DUKE be-“
Bernard: “DICK IS CATWOMAN!”
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confused-wanderer · 4 months
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I think we’re not fully utilising Dick’s potential for fuckery. This mean was raised in a circus. Surrounded by trapeze artists. And wild animals. What makes you think he has any regard for safety or self preservation?
So I like to think that sometimes, just sometimes there’s a switch that flips inside him and instead of being mature and practical about the system he lets his intrusive feral child win.
Two-face: Heads or tails little bird. Heads, I kill you. Tails, I surrender.
*flips coin*
Nightwing *throws his escrema stick and it hits the coin which lands in his palm*
Nightwing: Hey Harvey. If I flip it around in my hands I can change the outcome of this
Two-face: .. wait-
Nightwing *flipping his hand around with the coin inside* : Say why don’t we make it more interesting?
*takes out three more coins and puts them all in his palm before switching them around a bit*
Two-face: oh.. no..
*Red Hood and Red Robin watching in horror*
Red robin: .. should we.. should we stop him
Red hood *remembering when a villain knocked away Dick’s weapons and told him if he could draw blood without landing a hit on him he’d tell his army to stop and Dick didn’t wait a second before biting the fucker’s neck and taking a good chunk out of it*
Red hood: he’ll be fine.
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