#- a kid with an addiction

[hoshizoralone]

useless lesbian and her beloved children

[jinikaris]

a sleepy ferret ♡ // skz-talker go! s5, ep4

[sparkoflena]

As somebody who has written Batfamily fanfiction (mostly for myself but I have like two things public), Bruce Wayne's relationship with his kids will always be the hardest part.

Yeah, I could fanon it. But I do try my hardest to be at least vaguely canon-compliant in terms of characterizations/relationships.

BUT the history of Bruce Wayne as a father changes depending on the author you read, which Robin is Robin-ing at the time, and what trauma Bruce happens to be going through. Is he going to be deeply supportive of his kids and attend their events and be both awkward and proud? Is he going to hit his kids? Who knows, certainly not DC writers.

(I'm of the opinion that Bruce Lost-His-Parents-At-A-Young-Age & Adopted-Kids-Like-Him-To-Build-A-Family-He-Didn't-Have-As-A-Child Wayne ABSOLUTELY should be a Good Parent[TM], albeit a bit Overprotective Dad. But there are only a handful of authors who follow this depiction)

[leoleolovesdc]

Jason [after a rough patrol with Damian]: Huh, that was fun! Wanna go for a drink?

Damian: Akhi, I’m 16

Jason: Wait, seriously?

Jason: Damn, I was convinced you were 12

[aropride]

also don't let ur friends/society/tumblr posts/whatever convince u to start smoking or drinking or whatever if u don't want to. there are health risks there are social and financial aspects to consider and it's totally fine and normal to not want to. there's no moral aspect to it you can drink and do drugs or whatever if u want and that's chill but u should know what ur doing and do research and if u decide u dont want to that's chill and anyone who tries to shame u for it can go fuck themselves

[fluffyartbl0g]

Everytime I go into the Zosopp tag, I just see people SCREAMING CRYING SOBBING about the lack of posts IN the Zosopp tag. THE ZOSOPP ECONOMY IS IN SHAMBLES

[fishing-lesbian-catgirl]

There’s a memory I think about regularly. One day in 2010 one of my friends at school, who was notably very popular in our grade, started talking about how he was forced to go with his family to watch Tangled in theaters because of his stupid little sister. He talked about how it sucked and was stupid and all the things you’d expect an 11 year old boy trying to look cool in 2011 to say. But then a while later he invited me to a sleepover at his house, and at like 10 pm he asked if I wanted to watch Tangled, which he had on dvd. I distinctly remembered him saying how much it sucked, and so I was very confused when he asked me, but I also secretly liked the movie when my family saw it in theaters so I said yes. And as the movie played he got really into it and I think he even sang along at some parts.

I think about that occasionally. Two grade school boys who had spent the evening playing games on their ipods and watching dumb YouTube videos, who end up watching a Disney princess movie together. I wonder why he decided to share that with me. I wonder what other girly things he might’ve lied about hating.

[za0mbie]

Waiter!! Oh waiter!!! I'll have the usual please! More julie heehooo🌸🌈

[faunandfloraas]

Seungmin's Small but Certain Happiness, episode 1 - feburary 3rd, 2019.

[elekilokal]

I know there's a lot of KAITO and Len dynamics out there but this is my personal favorite

[mellxncollie]

Charles Rowland & Edwin Payne | Dead Boy Detectives 1.02

[okiroash]

dumpppp

[mrkestis]

My spirit animal is Cal Kestis walking off life threatening lightsaber injuries with the help of nothing but a stim and a dream.

[heros-shade-fanclub]

Making two of my favorite games kiss barbie style in mspaint. Majora’s mask and metroid dread :]

[aidanisking]

Cale as Naru

[brucewaynehater101]

Alright. Willis Todd being an abusive father to Jason is a trope often utilized. Comparing this version of him to Bruce's reactions to Red Hood is fantastic. Lots to analyze there.

However, I raise you. There needs to be more fanwork addressing the classism behind Willis Todd being characterized as an abusive alcoholic. In some version of canon, Willis Todd was a good dad in a shitty situation. He was poor, his wife (Catherine) was sick, and he had a newborn baby he needed to provide for. In this horrid situation, where he has no family to fall back on and no higher education to obtain a decent well-paying job, he tries to get quick money. He's desperate to keep both his wife and son alive.

Catherine turns to drugs because it's easier and cheaper to buy drugs than healthcare. The pain she experiences is debilitating, and she'd do anything to not feel pain for one godsdamned second. Unfortunately, this turns into an addiction.

This ultimately shapes the way that Jason views crime. Bruce, while he may be sympathetic to individuals who resort to crime to pay their bills, will not understand huddling in Crime Alley in the dead of winter as he debates whether to buy food or pay for heating. He won't understand the bitterness, hatred, pain, and resignation of never having enough money to survive as you get chewed up again and again.

If Jason's dad is just an abusive criminal, that not only perpetuates the notion that all criminals are evil, but it will shape how Jason views those who commit crime. Breaking the law doesn't make someone bad. There's plenty of reasons people commit crime, whether to survive, protect someone, or something else. The issue, especially in Gotham, is the system that perpetuates wealth inequality through bribes and unethical governmental practices.

Anyway, I think Jason's Red Hood is more fleshed out if it accounts for him acknowledging the desperation behind goons and small-time criminals because he grew up without other options.