#Bad batch modern au

[here-comes-the-moose]

When I’m writing my Modern AU but then try to figure out and calculate how the life I gave the Batch is financially possible:

[cc-cobalt-1043]

Tech's date (a bad batch modern au one-shot)

Ages:

Hunter: 32

Wrecker: 32

Crosshair: 31

Cobalt: 30

Tech: 28

Phee: 30

Trix: 33

One Friday evening Hunter, Wrecker, Crosshair, Tech, Trix and Cobalt were sitting in the living room playing a round of poker.

"I win, read e'm and weep." Crosshair smirked.

The others all grumbled but handed over their credits.

"So, you guys got any plans for the weekend?" Trix asked.

"Martha and I are taking the kids to the aquarium tomorrow." Cobalt said.

"James and I are going for a hike tomorrow and Katie and Cynthia are going to the beauty parlor." Wrecker said.

"Got a date with Riyo tomorrow night." Trix said.

"I don't have any plans." Tech said.

"Actually Tech, you might." Cobalt said.

"What do you mean?" Tech asked confused.

"Well an old friend of mine from high school is in town, her name is Phee." Cobalt said.

"You talked to girls in high school?" Tech smirked.

"ooooh." the others all exclaimed at once.

"Oh no he didn't."Wrecker said smirking.

Cobalt scoffed.

"As a matter of fact I did." Cobalt said massaging his wounded pride.

"So what does this have to do with me?" Tech asked confused.

"Well we got to talking and I may have set you up on a date with her tomorrow night." Cobalt said.

"You what!" Tech hissed, Crosshair grabbing his arm to hold him down.

"Just hear me out okay, when we were talking yesterday I brought up all of you, when I talked about you she said to me "I'd certainly like to meet him" and so, I may have arranged for you to meet her tomorrow night." Cobalt said.

"Why would you do that?" Tech asked.

"I'm just saying it wouldn't kill you to get out a bit more, Phee's a lovely woman, worst case is she doesn't show up." Cobalt said.

Tech sighed audibly.

"Fine, I'll meet her, but if this doesn't go well I promise you Cobalt I will never let you hear the end of it." Tech said.

"I can live with that." Cobalt nodded.

The next evening:

After a nice shower Tech dressed himself for the date and despite his nerves Tech had to admit he was curious about this woman Cobalt had told him about.

Cobalt had told him the restaurant he was to meet Phee at and to his credit it was a very nice one.

After getting ready Tech headed to the front door and opened the door only for a very bright light to hit him square in the eyes.

After his eyes adjusted he was greeted by the horrific sight of his entire family standing on the front lawn, Crosshair holding a camera in his hands.

"What's this about?" Tech asked extremely confused.

"Oh just documenting this very rare occasion, our little Tech is going on his first date." Crosshair said with a massive smirk as he took another picture.

"So you invited the entire family?" Tech asked.

"Well duh." Crosshair said.

Tech just scoffed and walked down the street on his way to the restaurant Cobalt had mentioned.

When he arrived he sat down at the table that Cobalt had reserved for them, Phee hadn't arrived yet so he decided to study the menu.

"Hello, is your name Tech?" A voice asked.

Tech looked up and was slightly startled.

A young woman was smiling brightly at him, Tech was embarrassed to admit he could feel himself blushing profusely, his face heating up.

"I-Uh yes, Phee may I presume?" Tech said adjusting his glasses.

"Yep, nice to meet you." Phee said smiling warmly at him as she sat down.

The two ordered food and throughout the course of the date Tech had to admit he rather enjoyed Phee's company and he couldn't help but hope she felt the same way.

After an admittedly pleasant dinner the two talked for a while before deciding to call it an evening.

Tech walked Phee to her car which was parked just down the road.

"So Tech, if I may ask, there's a showing of pirates of the carribean at the movies next week, fancy coming along?" Phee asked.

Tech adjusted his glasses nervously as he thought for a moment before nodding.

"Yes, that sounds lovely." Tech nodded.

Phee smiled.

"Till next time...brown eyes." Phee said before getting into her car and driving away leaving a blushing Tech to watch her go.

[cortosis-ct]

The Bad Batch and their jobs (Modern AU)

In my headcanon they all started out as soldiers. After getting out and accidentally acquisiting Omega, they desperately need money and take any jobs they can get. Eventually, everyone finds something they actually like.

Hunter:

Retail sales associate aka Walmart slave and getting yelled at by Karens all day. He's also doing freelance cleaning jobs, the grosser the better the payment. Think hoarder apartments with fifty cats or scat orgy hotel room cleanup.

He works hard on getting his record cleaned up and eventually secures a job at the fire station. He becomes a firefighter and will eventually be a lieutenant and later captain.

Tech:

Fast food worker which means lots of being yelled at by hangry people who are unhappy with the way their BigMac was stacked. He takes any extra shift he can get.

After several failed rounds of applications, he hacks into a big company's system and puts his name on top of the candidate list. He ends up supervisor for some bank insurance IT stuff with lots of numbers.

Wrecker: Miner. It's hard work and long hours in the dark. He actually earns the most of all of them but that's because it's fucking dangerous and depressing.

The leading instructor for the demolition expert trainees blows up. Wrecker, having had professional training in the military and lots of experience at not getting blown up (again), is their best take so he becomes their new instructor for the new hires.

Crosshair: Nobody is really willing to hire him so he's an unlicensed taxi driver most nights. (He hates everything about it.) He also signed up as a freelance roadkill collector job in Hunter's name and takes the calls when he doesn't have passengers.

He meets railroaders when cleaning up railkill one night. When smoking he mentions how much he hates being a taxi driver and the railroaders recruit him for their company. He becomes a traindriver and finally doesn't have to interact with his passengers.

Echo: They call it online sales associate marketer and customer service advisor. He calls it tele-scam-marketer. Many people yelling at him but at least he can work from home.

At a parent-teacher conference of Omega's school he helps another parent with a technology problem. He's like: "I tried to get rid of that problem for hours and you did it within five minutes. You gotta be a master software engineer." and Echo's like "I get payed to get yelled at as a telemarketer". Turns out the guy is an HR associate at an IT company and gets Echo a proper job.

[lunarninja613]

Where I Belong (Bad Batch Modern AU)

Inspired by @transformersluna and people on ao3

Umber had never left her mother’s lab. The blinding lights and the smell of chemicals was all Umber had ever known. Now there she was, sitting in a car with her sister and three strange men who were supposed to be her brothers.

Umber sat next to the window. The person in the driver’s seat wore glasses and had neatly combed hair. The man sitting next to him in the passenger’s seat wore a blue hoodie and a baseball cap, and sitting behind him was a man with a red bandana that kept his long dark hair out of his eyes and a skull tattooed over half of his face. Omega sat next to Umber, acting as a barrier between her and the men.

The man with the face tattoo had tried asking what her name was, but Umber had simply hidden behind Omega, who ended up answering for her. Speaking of her sister, Omega had warmed up to the men almost immediately and was already making conversation with them.

After a bit of driving, the car pulled into the driveway of what Umber assumed was the men’s house. Umber emerged from the car and was immediately greeted by a warm breeze, which was nothing at all like the cold lab that she had grown up in. Omega came out of the car and stared at the house, her eyes filled with wonder.

“Home sweet home,” the man with the baseball cap said as he began making his way towards the house, the two other men following suit. Omega grabbed Umber’s hand before following the men into the house.

The first thing Umber saw upon entering the house was a bald, beefy man with a scar over half of his face sitting at the dining table. At the sound of the door closing behind them, the man looked up at them.

“You’re here!” the man exclaimed as he got up from his seat and made his way over to the two girls. Umber hid behind Omega as the large man came to crouch down to their level. “My name’s Wrecker. What’re your names?” he asked, a big toothy grin plastered across his face.

Being the bravest of the two, Omega spoke up, “I’m Omega,” she chirped before turning to look at Umber, who was still hiding behind her, “and this is Umber.”

Just then, Umber heard shuffling coming from the other room. She looked up and saw a tall, lanky man with silver hair and a crosshair tattoo over his right eye leaning against the doorframe.

Omega seemed to have noticed him too because she gave him a shy little wave. The man just scoffed before heading back into the other room.

“Eh, don’t mind Crosshair. He’ll come around.” the man with the baseball cap reassured Omega.

“Ooh, ooh, ooh, let me show you your guys’ room!” Wrecker exclaimed before leaving the kitchen and bounding up the stairs in the other room and Umber clung to Omega’s arm as the two of them followed the man.

The girls were led upstairs where a very excited Wrecker was waiting for them in front of a closed door. Wrecker then opened the door behind him to reveal a small room with two cots and string lights hanging on the walls.

“This...this is our room?” Omega asked in disbelief.

“Sure is!” Wrecker replied, beaming with pride.

Omega and Umber both cautiously stepped into the room, as if it would all disappear like the whole thing was a dream.

Only, it wasn’t a dream. It was real.

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Over the next several hours, Echo, the man with the baseball cap, showed the twins around the house while Tech, the man with glasses, ordered something called pizza.

During the tour, Omega took the opportunity to ask Echo several questions, all of which Echo was more than happy to answer. Umber, on the other hand, remained silent.

By the time the tour was done, the pizza had arrived. The two girls followed Echo into the kitchen, where they saw flat, square boxes, paper plates, and plastic cups set on the table. 

Hunter, the man with the red bandana, opened one of the boxes to reveal a steaming piece of flat bread covered in cheese, sauce, meat, and vegetables.

Wrecker had taken out a bottle of soda and the loud hissing noise that the bottle made when he opened it had startled Umber and Omega. Hunter was quick to reassure the girls that they were in no danger, and Tech had agreed with him before he started explaining the science behind soda while everyone else grabbed a slice of pizza.

Umber had taken the seat between Omega and Crosshair, and stared at the pizza as if it were one of the complex puzzles that her mother would often task her with solving, because surely, food couldn’t look as appetizing as what she had in front of her....right?

Umber suddenly became aware that someone was watching her. She turned her head and was met with Crosshair’s icy glare.

“It’s not going to kill you,” he hissed. Umber gave a small nod before taking a small bite of the pizza, and to say that it tasted good would be an understatement, because it was the best thing that Umber had ever tasted in her entire life!

Once everyone had finished eating dinner, Hunter gave Umber and Omega some clothes, toothbrushes and toothpaste and told them to get ready for bed.

Once finished, Omega went back downstairs to bid the adults goodnight while Umber waited for her in their new shared room. It was much different than what she was used to, but she would make do for the time being.

Omega eventually came back to the room with Hunter right behind her. Once Omega was settled in, Hunter bid them goodnight, turned the lights off, and shut the door and Umber was a bit surprised when she did not hear the click of a lock seconds after the door had closed. Perhaps there was someone listening on the other side of the door. No, that couldn’t have been it, because if that were the case, she would be able to see their shadow under the door and she wouldn’t have heard the sound of footsteps getting further and further away.

Umber turned to look at Omega, who was already fast asleep in her cot. Umber sighed as she lay back down on her cot. She stared at the ceiling, waiting for sleep to overtake her as well.

As she waited though, Umber thought back to what her mother had told Hunter about him and his brothers being incapable of taking care of two ten year old girls and how he shouldn’t get his hopes up.

“Do not get your hopes up. They will soon be back with me, where they belong.” Nala Se’s cold, harsh tone echoed in Umber’s mind before she drifted off to sleep.

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Edit: This is also inspired by @kaydear. I really, really, really, really loved the Modern Bad Batch AU fanfiction that they did on ao3, but it took me forever to find it again because I read it a few months ago and forgot who the author was and what the fanfiction was called!

[131-vr]

Perfect family

[sam4lmk]

Had to draw smthing to bring back my inner artist

Sooo the domino twins living the best life in modern au

[here-comes-the-moose]

Bad Batch Modern AU Headcanons Under the Cut

Echo

Does not like red wine. It gives him a headache and heartburn (he’s just like me fr).

Plans Friday Fundays with Omega after she gets out of school.

Great at cooking and baking, but absolutely needs to follow the recipe. If he’s tries to improvise or experiment, the food is not edible at all.

Can flawlessly do a shot with no hands.

Has done a keg stand.

Before the loss of his limbs, he used to NEVER get hungover, no matter how much he drank. Even now, his hangovers are pretty mild. He’s just built different.

Was recruited to be one of the room parents for Omega’s class.

The only one who can get through to Crosshair when his mental health gets really bad.

Has their house decorated like the most stereotypical suburban mom. I’m talking Live Laugh Love signs, a beach-themed bathroom, so many throw pillows and blankets that you can barely sit, a rotation on of seasonal decor, the list goes on.

Hunter

Cannot sing for shit.

The king of dad jokes.

Has absolutely no fashion sense. Negative drip. He’s wearing socks and sandals unironically.

World’s worst cook. Managed to burn and undercook a pancake. Gave Crosshair food poisoning.

Banned from grilling after he set all the food they got for their 4th of July barbecue on fire.

Gets migraines. He gets extremely sensitive to sound and smells.

The only person Crosshair lets look after him when he isn’t feeling well.

Views expiration dates as suggestions. Somehow has never gotten sick.

Constantly going on Tinder dates.

Tech

Total chick magnet.

Does not realize this.

Constantly drives over the speed limit (except in school zones) but miraculously has never gotten a speeding ticket.

Best at making cocktails.

The most intense one about making sure they all eat healthy.

His shoulders and neck get really tense, from sitting at a computer and from carrying most of his stress there.

Does not like crispy bacon.

Wrecker

Grill master.

Actually great at cooking and baking. He can improvise and experiment with ease and the food comes out even better.

Always showing off photos of Omega when he’s at work.

Saw the Barbie movie more than once. He cried each time.

LOVES to listen to Kesha.

His music taste is basically just 2000’s-2010’s party girl music.

Used to choreograph dances that he would then perform with Crosshair and Fives for the rest of their family when they were kids.

Gives the best massages.

Wears the New Balance dad sneakers. Crosshair HATES them.

Crosshair

Banned from their local Applebee’s for getting extremely sloppy off their dollaritas.

Gets motion sick sometimes, mostly in cars.

HATES air travel.

Top three artists on Spotify are My Chemical Romance, Taylor Swift, and Lana Del Rey (he’s just like me fr)

Also gets migraines. Unlike Hunter, he isn’t that sound sensitive, but he gets extremely sensitive to light and smells and gets auras with his migraines.

Also saw the Barbie movie more than once (he went with Wrecker). He also cried.

Has a crush on Tony Soprano (don’t ask why the thought came into my head and wouldn’t leave)

Babies and toddlers love him for some reason.

Will not eat or drink something if the expiration date is within two days. Gets extremely grossed out by Hunter not caring for expiration dates.

Secretly a hopeless romantic.

Omega

Learned her first curse word from Echo when he let one slip while driving.

Repeated the word in front of Hunter, who nearly had a heart attack.

Looks just like Crosshair when he was a kid.

Likes going out with Crosshair because he almost always gets her a little treat.

Gets annoyed by how many people in her class and some of their parents have a crush on one of her brothers.

Has tried to play matchmaker for her brothers before.

All of her brothers give amazing hugs, but she secretly thinks Echo’s are the best.

Batcher

She was a rescue dog.

She’s a gray pittie.

Her favorite person is Crosshair and she’s always following him around and is always at his side.

Goes crazy for cold cuts.

Was originally going to be brought to the shelter if they couldn’t find an owner, but Hunter agreed to keep her when he saw how happy she made Omega and Crosshair.

Her tail has a kink because it broke and didn’t heal properly.

Feel free to add more if you’d like! I have included some of these in my Modern AU works.

[stardust9905]

THIS. IS. ADORABLE. 🥹

And i will absolutely 💯% hug the cook anytime he wants lol 🤭💕❤️‍🔥

Cooking with Hunter ✨

Last week or so has been a little bit hard so I didn’t really get to draw anything, but I am back! And with some more Bad Batch!

I saw a few headcanons going around that Hunter would probably be the cook of the gang, and I wholeheartedly agree! He’d also totally teach Omega how to cook and bake as well 😌🍳🍰

Remember to Hug the Cook! ✨

Crosshair and Hunter cooking

Also here’s a link to my Patreon! I post my drawings there early and sometimes they’re exclusive! You’ll also get some behind the scenes from other projects! ✌️✨

[art-soop]

Bad Batch modern AU about a girl and her five cool dads

[cortosis-ct]

Firefighter!Hunter. I made the wip for this about a year ago whe I was assigning jobs for the Batchers in my modern AU. They all start out as soldiers but then leave and take every available shitty job to make rounds (imagine Tech at the McDonald's register). As time progresses they all eventually find jobs they actually like. This is Hunter's.

[lunarninja613]

Art of Chapter Six of Where I Belong (Modern Bad Batch AU inspired by @alligatorpie1945 and @kaydear)

(This is on Tech's phone)

[lunarninja613]

Crosshair, I thought you quit smoking?! What the heck, dude?!

Also, I love the little clone trooper helmet sticker on the back window of the car.

A slight hiccup during the road trip. Dont worry though, they have plenty of snacks and Tech can handle it. Echo stayed home for this trip and of course they have barely been able to keep it together.

Ive finally returned to modern batch art! I love drawing them in fun outfits and on silly adventures.

[zaana]

Nobody asked for it, but here is ModernAU Cowboy Hunter <3

[vimse]

I remembered that I told myself I’d draw Tech wearing a fanny pack, so here is Tech with a fanny pack.

[131-vr]

After seeing how Tech's bed is a mess, I like to think that sometimes he leaves things lying around on the floor when he works or something, causing one of his brothers to trip over them.

This took way to long to finish, it's stupid.

[eclec-tech]

I'm reading the reblogs and comments on this lovely piece of Tech art giggling and thinking, "This OP would make a killing selling a PDF download of a Tech paper doll!" 😆

he has the potential to be a denim jacket kind of guy