#Also helped along by the fact he has Jay's core safe on his belt and can give it to him the moment they can drag him to ghost-zone Gotham

[puppetmaster13u]

Ohoho, now there's an idea. The warrior monarch and their beloved eldritch knight. And their adorable little children whom they love a lot <3

Danny is bemused about the crimeboss sick person who he wants to hug and give head pats. Jason is equally bemused and tries to follow the kid in proper bat-fashion. And in turn is followed by the rest of the bats who spotted him with the green glowy eyes of doom.

(The adopting Batman is in fact fanon & This au is literally called Guardian Spirits in the tags lol)

Personally I like to picture my version of Gotham (seeing as there's no canon version and the only canon city spirit we have is Angela (Las Angelas) A fellow shapeshifter whose probably the one teaching Robin, even if theirs is slower and more influenced by things that happen in the real world, this dimension or another while Robin is more picky in letting only the robins influence them.

Love the thought of the bats trying to question Danny (who seems not to exist legally so maybe it's a fake name?? But bloodwork also shows nothing- but oh fuck is that Lazarus Water in his blood-) and he's just "Can't, I'm a minor." Just to be a little shit. Just to be an asshole because they're being emotionally constipated and rude.

Boy are they surprised when a "Lazarus Portal" opens and what looks like an eldritch batman slinks through. And a little glowing Robin??? Danny is a little pouty because he didn't think he was taking that long to get back, and he'd just convinced Batblob to let him go off without him following! All that work, ruined.

Can't stop thinking about This prompt/au lol

I almost like to think that Clockwork kind of half-sent Danny to the ghost-world version of Gotham because he was struggling and is honestly just a kid and could use some guidance. And with how the Observants dislike him to the point of murder, CW sure couldn't keep him in Long Now. But Gotham? Now there's a place that not many go, thanks to curses running amok, a very dangerous City Spirit, and amalgamations of fallen Guardians and Rogues. It's chaotic, dangerous, and a hell of a shot, but the Bat could, and most probably would assist the newborn guardian. The living world and the infinite are intertwined after all, influenced by whatever realm it drifts closest to.

Thankfully Danny seems to be enjoying himself- he has a proper ghost friend now! And he's starting to be able to understand Batblob's cacophony of Silent-EverSilent-Gurgles-DistantWhispers-QuietScreamsSilence easier too without Robin translating. (His Ghost-Speak is getting so good :D) He wishes he could bring Sam & Tucker but it's a little too far into the ghost zone. And the ghosts and Vlad doesn't bother him here! (The last time he tried, unknown to Danny, the older halfa was met with a malicious swarm of teeth and maws ready to rip and tear and not lose another child again-) He's even gotten shown the exits to the living-world's Gotham. Robin likes to ramble about the new and different living-robins and about their friend who was also a robin and who disappeared one day and whose core they carry on their belt. Maybe he can help them find out what happened to him...