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[numberonedukethomasapologist]

I LOVE THIS SO FUCKIN MUCHHH

Duke and Jason Being Hood Kids, Part 9

“You left me there!”

Jason shrugs and pulls a face that almost looks apologetic, but Duke doesn’t even try pretending to look repentant. Tim’s not sure which pisses him off more.

“It’s really not personal, Timberly.” The way the teen’s eye twitches tells Jason that funny nicknames aren’t the way to go right now. Duly noted. “We thought you were right behind us.”

It’s a half-truth, Duke will admit later. They’d been out to lunch at some overpriced bistro near Bruce’s office—with Bruce’s credit card, so the overpriced bit wasn’t all that concerning. Jason had been halfway through his almond milk latte (“Bad bitches can be lactose intolerant. It’s me, I’m bad bitches.”) when a dark-skinned woman with braids down her back ran by.

Then a taller, lighter skinned man with a fade.

Then a group of kids led by a boy with Duke’s complexion and a full head of locs.

Then Duke himself, with Jason right behind him.

Tim had turned his attention away from their conversation for a maximum of ten seconds to read a text from Dick, then looked up to see the table empty. He’d only caught up with them now, over an hour after the fact, when the two returned to the Manor and made their way down to the Cave.

“It’s the rules, my guy,” Duke explains with a straight face. “I see my people running, I run.”

“It’s how you stay alive,” Jason agrees. He high-fives Duke without looking away from Tim. “I run, you run, we all run. How else do you stay safe?”

Tim gapes at the two like they’ve grown extra limbs, because ain’t no fucking way.

“We’re combat trained,” he shouts, waving his arms about to motion at the cave of tech, armor, and gear around them. “Combat tested! We’re fucking superheroes!”

Duke rolls his eyes and feels no shame when Tim grows more furious. “Imma call it like I see it, Tim. I see other black people running, I’m running. No amount of training is overcoming that reflex.”

That earns Duke another high-five from Jason. Tim looks ready to commit several violent crimes.

“Again, not personal,” Jason reiterates. “But…yeah. I see melanated people running—any melanated people, but specifically and especially black people—and I’m out.”

“It’s why we’re not the stars in horror movies,” Duke jokes.

Tim is positively outraged. “Yes, I get it! I’m not mad that you ran! I’m mad that you left me!”

Duke and Jason exchange a look. Not a “damn, we really fucked up” look. More of a “well, bitch, what did you expect” look.

“Tim,” Jason says slowly. He keeps his voice low and soft, like he’s approaching a wild animal ready to attack. “Why didn’t you just run after us?”

The question seems to take the wind right out of Tim’s sails. He takes a deep breath, ready to continue shouting, and then snaps his mouth shut.

Duke aims a flat look his way. “You stuck around to investigate, didn’t you?”

Tim can’t look them in the eyes, but he nods in confirmation.

“And that’s how you end up dead or with your whole ass identity exposed.” Another high-five from Jason. Duke’s on a roll today. “Fuck you look like sticking around to be nosy when everybody else is running away?”

“Like somebody doing too damn much,” Jason interjects. “And when Red Robin shows up right after you ran toward the danger?”

“Bam,” Duke exclaims. “Making headlines. ‘Tim Drake - Vigilante.’ That’s how you fuck that up. You run with everyone else, save your own ass, then double back unseen to save the day if necessary.”

This time, Tim’s rolling his eyes. “Again,” he says, “understood, but not the point. You left me there.”

“You left yourself,” Duke retorts. “Next time, when in doubt, follow the running black people!”

Jason shakes his head, feigning disappointment. “I’m telling Miss Shirley.”

That gets Tim to shake off his bad attitude immediately.

“Hold on, we don’t need—“

“You goddamn right we’re telling Miss Shirley! Make sure she knows her favorite white boy got no sense!”

“Wait, just—“

“Wisdom’s been chasing him his entire life, but he’s faster.”

“OKAY!” Tim raises his arms in surrender. “I get it! Run next time!”

Another high-five for Duke. Bonus points.

“And I don’t wanna hear shit about you paying the check for lunch either,” Jason mutters. “Could’ve kept your money if you’d hauled ass.”

Tim shrugs. He earned that one.

[numberonedukethomasapologist]

THIS IS THE BASE (IMA MAKE IT LOOK LIKE LIL PICTURES HUNG UP ON THE WALL😋)[LONG DISTANCE TYPE SHIT]

ALSO WHAT THEME/CLOTHES SHOULD EACH PIC HAVE? LIKE IMA GIVE THEM ALL DIFFRENT VIBES

Guys-

I just realized I had free will

Which means I have the power to make ghostlight art😼 (Duke Thomas/Danny Fenton)

Give me a minute yall😈

[numberonedukethomasapologist]

WORKING ON THE ART🗣😝💯

Guys-

I just realized I had free will

Which means I have the power to make ghostlight art😼 (Duke Thomas/Danny Fenton)

Give me a minute yall😈

[numberonedukethomasapologist]

Guys-

I just realized I had free will

Which means I have the power to make ghostlight art😼 (Duke Thomas/Danny Fenton)

Give me a minute yall😈

[numberonedukethomasapologist]

90s FIT DUKE🗣‼️😫 (A LIL RUSHED BUT IM STILL FEEDING YALL)

WOOOOOOOOOO

[numberonedukethomasapologist]

HONK SHOO DUKE THOMAS HAS BEEN GRANTED🗣

YALL IM SO HAPPY IVE GOT MY TABLET SO I CAN PROVIDE THE DUKE THOMAS LOVERS W ART😭

[numberonedukethomasapologist]

HONK SHOO DUKE THOMAS HAS BEEN GRANTED🗣

YALL IM SO HAPPY THAT I HAVE MY TEBLET SO I CAN PROVIDE NUTRIENTS TO US DUKE THOMAS LOVERS😭

[numberonedukethomasapologist]

LOWKEY SINCE PEOPLE REALLY WANT THE HONK SHOO FIT IMA DRAW IT AND EVEN IF IT DOESNT WIN ILL STILL DRAW THE WINNER

[numberonedukethomasapologist]

(Stares at you with my big ol eyes) if I asked you to ramble about Duke Thomas's real personality, would you mind?

OK SUMN I CAN RAMBLE BIUT RIGHT??

HOW DO WE THINK FUKE DRESSES DAY TO DAY?

LIKE MORE HEADCANON WISE

LIKE ID LIVE FOR DARK ACADEMIA DUKE

BUT I LOVE SKATER BOY DUKE MORE

LOKE DUKE IN ALL BAGGY CLOTHES THAT EITHER VERY DARK OR SUMN THAT JUST POPS AGAINST HIS SKIN TONE

BUT DUKE IN A SKIRT?? LOVE THAT SM OMG

MIGHT BE WHAT I DRAW FOR MY FIRST DUKE ART

DO YALL THINK DUKE WAS A 2020 ALT KID ONLINE? THAT WOULD BE SO MF FUNNY

BRO HAD A MAGNUS ARCHIVES PHASE LIKE HE DEF WAS INTO HORROR/MYSTERY PODCAST AND MYTHOLOGY PODCAST

ANYGAY BACK TO THE CLOTHING

DUKE IN A DRESS- ID SEE HIM IN LIKE A FORMAL DRESS PRINCESS DIANA STYLE

BUT ALSO YALL KNOW I STAND W UNAPOLOGETICALLY BLACK DUKE

BRO WALKIN ROUND IN A WIFE BEATER AND SOME 90s BASKETBALL SHORTS

HEADCANON THATS TIM AND DUKES STYLE ARE SO CLOSE TOGETHER THAT THEY MATCH SOMETIMES

LIKE HIM, TIM, AND STEPH ALL GOING TO GOTHAM HIGH AND MATCHING WOULD BE AWESOME

OK I MIGHT RAMBLE LATER

PS PROLLY WILL MAKE A POST WHERE ITS JUST DUKE IN A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT STYLES SINCE I HAVE MY TABLET😫

[numberonedukethomasapologist]

GUYS I JUST GOT A TABLET‼️

TRUST DUKE THOMAS ART WILL BE COMINGGG🗣

[numberonedukethomasapologist]

THESE ARE MY LIL TEST POST OF MY INSTA AU

I WILL CONTINUE MY HEAD CANONS FROM MY TWITTER AU

(I might give Duke another secret acc😋)

LMK WHAT YALL WANT TO SEEE BECAUSE IM GONNA BE USING REAL PICTURES (if you have a pic or faceclaim u want me to use lmk)

IMA WORK ON MAKING LIL FUNNY SCENERIOS I CAN TURN INTO SERIES OF INSTA POST💯

[numberonedukethomasapologist]

r u gonna continue ur au? i enjoy it a lot

The twitter au data got deleted and I don't have the will to start over-

BUTTTT

I will be making an insta au

Which i kinda just started working on an hour ago😋

I'll post a lil taste of it in a second