#Battison and Robin!Dick

[werewolf-in-sweaters]

Bruce: Rules are made to be broken. Clark: They were made to be followed. Nothing is made to be broken. Dick: Uh, piñatas. Jason: Glow sticks. Tim: Karate boards. Damian: Spaghetti when you have a small pot. Bruce: Rules. Clark:

[ruestheday]

see too many people say that jason todd is the better fit for the battison verse like recently orphaned dick grayson wasn’t sneaking out at night trying to hunt down his parents killer. jason wouldn’t fit the more gritty version of batman until after his death. dicks like that since day one he can just also crack jokes

don’t even get me started on the fact that if it wasn’t because of bruce seeing himself in a boy who just watched his parents die he wouldn’t even be adopting these children in the first place

dick grayson is the blueprint i’d kill someone if they skipped over him

[sidewalk-cracks]

literally please give Battison a Dick Grayson in the Batman Part II.

The first movie was about Bruce's journey from not wanting to be Bruce Wayne, to realizing that he does in fact need to be Bruce Wayne, and that Bruce Wayne can be a force used for good just like Batman. Logically then, the second movie should explore the next immediate question on the table: okay, he needs to be Bruce Wayne. So who is Bruce Wayne? What kind of man is Bruce Wayne going to be? Bruce still feels defined by his trauma of his parent's death. Bruce Wayne still feels defined by his parents' shadows, by his father's legacy. He still feels defined by his grief. How does he make Bruce Wayne be something different?

Dick Grayson would serve as the PERFECT device for Bruce to discover who he can be. Because Dick Grayson is literally just a young Bruce, and Bruce sees that instantly (it's why he takes him in in the first place). So throughout the movie, as Bruce tries to help Dick process his grief, he's inadvertently processing his OWN grief. Dick Grayson unknowingly helps Bruce process his own trauma, and through their developing relationship shows him that Bruce Wayne can be more than a recluse, a failure, a man drowning in his own head- he can be a protector, a friend, a parent.

When Dick points a gun at Tony Zucco's head, Bruce talks him down, and all the words that he gives him are words he had wanted when he was a kid and his grief was fresh. Even though they're gone, you're not alone. I understand.

BATTISON NEEDS DICK GRAYSON TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP OF HIS CHARACTER GROWTH.

[gevb-art]

Posting a WIP that I might never finish.

I thought it would be fun to give battison three kids at once because why not.

[siriusly-dc]

He was smoking

He was on the roof and he was smoking

Jayson’s entire world view was collapsing, that hypocrite, and looking at the look on Dick’s face so was his.

His father Bruce was sitting smoking on the edge of the manor’s roof, and he was smoking

Oh and he was fucking seven

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*a few days earlier*

“Hn”

Dick was going to stab his adoption addicted father. He really was.

(Any additions to this will be under smoking young Bruce tag on this acc)

[daredevil-vagabond]

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[ashdoesfandomarchieved]

batman urban legends being like “i made jason robin to keep him from being a criminal 😭” GIRLIE THATS WHY YOU MADE DICK ROBIN

[moonrosesaphos]

No matter how much fans point out the fact that Robin is a quintessential part of Batman, Batman writers will cover their ears and scream "LALALALALLALALALA GROUNDED REAL GRITTY BATMAN LALLALALLALALALA"

They just refuse to acknowledge that alot of batmans optimisn stems from seeing Robin become a optimistic joyful light in Gotham. Like they just want dark and grit but what the fuck is the point of darkness and trekking through it if their isn't any light to run towards. Batman needs robins lights and Robin needs batman to guide the light forward PLEASE STOP DOING THIS TO US 😭😭😭

I'm just hoping that Robin shows up in the 3rd movie . couse from what I'm seeing from the penguin show they are aiming for a story we've yet to see in a batman film. Like idk just let the trapeze snap at the end I'm BEGGING

Not sure how official this news is, but if it’s true, then boooo flop.

[ifyoucandaniel]

once again nobody asked, but here is a comprehensive list of my favorite shorter Batman fics. my other list was mostly fics 50k and up, so this will be under 50k and oneshots :) i feel like most people have probably read a majority of these but! i love them all so much so here they are

In Love With Justice and Battling in the Wings by Jedi_olympian, 9k, 10k, T. literally who would i be if i didn't include my day one, my bbg: the justice league recruits nightwing and meets the batfam <3

Two Against the World by carolinaa, 36k, T, completed. i reread this all the time :') this is a "tim joins the batfam a little differently" fic as well as a "tim gets an emotional support dog and dick grayson won't leave the lonely kid next door alone" fic <3

Museum Mishap by prettymisskitty, 38k, T, completed. I love smart little stalker tim joining the fam in fun ways! jason and tim get kidnapped after jason tries to figure out if this scrawny jumpy kid knows batman and robins secret identities. shenanigans ensue

Jason Todd's terrible, horrible, no-good very bad week by slenderboo, 18k, T, completed. this is another one im sure everyone has read but!! it's my bbg!! hurt jason with some big brother nightwing and concerned little brothers AND its a batfam meets the justice league fic? say less.

Say Uncle by megaerakles, 46k, T, complete. this is so fun and i actually laughed so hard at jason having legal custody of tim at 19 by accident. "teen dad(?)" this is basically tim's fake uncle AU but he hires jason to be his uncle until he can figure out how to get him to go home to the bats <3

Doc Harley by starknjarvis, 15k, G, completed. this!! i love harley being friends with the bats sooo much and her slowly therapy-ing them all is so very good and perfect. harley and dick deserve to be best friends

Dangerous and Noble Things by Destiny919, 45k, T, completed. this one reminds me of hand in unloveable hand by britishparty, and in this one tim is abducted by ra's and then years later the batfam finds out and they bring him home :) cass and tim are a package deal, do not separate!! so good and i love robin jason so very much

Savior(s) of the broken by epistemology, 13k, T. this is just some good ol' jason and dick becoming brothers again and jason slowly getting to know his siblings again <3 the end maybe made me cry just a little... right in the brother feels

Living Dead Boy by terranpheum, 22k, T, completed. im actually rereading this right now! this is where tim is there when jason digs his way out of his grave and takes him home to rehabilitate him by making him play scrabble and eat with him :) so cute and very good

Even if I'm Erased by Darkness, I Will Definitely Save You by Kirazalea, 7k, T. okay so i LOVE battison fics especially ones that include dick and this one is from selina's pov so this is my bread and butter. if anyone has more battison fics send them to me i feel like ive been through the whole tag.....

of crime lords and literature by adelfie, 23k, T, completed. everyone loves some jason begrudgingly becoming protective of tim and the two of them bonding over hamlet. whats not to like :p

Juneberries by michaberry, 68k, M, completed. tim gets kidnapped and psychologically tortured while damian wrestles with his own demons and tries to bring his brother home :’) tim and damian learning how to be brothers and realizing they would do anything for their family is just <33

Robin is Magic by flames_dance, 15k, T, completed. the way my heart actually dropped to my ass when jason found out who tim was, you had to be there... very good jason and tim bonding with a side of trauma from titans tower <3

Around Red Hood's Barn by Tori1116, 24k, T, completed. jayroy where roy doesn't realize his crush red hood and his hooligan neighbor jay are one and the same and keeps ranting to his buddy hood about how annoying his neighbor is. single dad roy x jason wanting his brothers to leave him alone and stop causing misunderstandings <3

the butlers neighbor by deargalileo, 16k, G, completed. okay i almost never see fics from alfreds pov and this is even better because its alfred adopting tim into the family while bruce and jason are just in the background accepting they have another kid. 10/10 very cute bonding between alfred and tim

lashed with riot-red and black by lux_et_astra, 16k, T. yet another tim and jason becoming brothers fic <3 they start writing notes through their windows and become friends :) i think i’ve read every fic under the tim drake joins the batfam early tag

Panic Room by envysparkler, 15k, T, completed. jason being locked in a room with his trigger while actively trying not to kill him and then getting locked in a room with TWO of his triggers is insane lmao. i love damian in this actually :’) that boy needs so much love

also i realized again that these are mostly tim & jason centric so i’m very sorry damian, dick, duke, cass, babs, and steph, i do have fics for them i promise i just have so many tim and jason ones…. pls send recs for other batfam member focused fics!! <3 i feel like that tiktok that’s like I GOT LOVE FOR YOU TOO KEVIN but for the entire batfam because i just have 900 jason and tim centric fics 😭

[werewolf-in-sweaters]

Bruce: Dumbest scar stories, go! Clark: I burned my tongue once drinking tea. Dick: I dropped a hair dryer on my leg once and burned it. Jason: I have a piece of graphite in my leg for accidentally stabbing myself with a pencil in the first grade. Tim: I was taking a cup of noodles out of the microwave and spilled it on my hand and I got a really bad burn. Damian: Damian: I have emotional scars.

[shadowsingers-redhood]

FUCKING FACTS. PLEASE THIS MAN HAS A FOOTBALL FIELD OF CHILDREN.

I love Damian but please let’s explore the other ones please. I hope the Battinson movies explore these relationships in more depth

Just found out about the new Batman movie with Damian.

I’m so annoyed! Don’t get me wrong, I love Damian, but why are you bringing him in without establishing the other robins first. Let me fall in love with the others, help me see the Wayne family grow. Don’t just bring in the last child and expect people to know everything about the rest of the family. And especially don’t start talking about how the kid is the true heir to the Wayne family just because Damian is his biological son, while completely ignoring the fact that Bruce has four other kids.

Let me fall in love with these characters. I want to watch Bruce grow from an angry and hateful young man into a proud and loving father of six. Don’t just throw people into the deep end. I want to see the conflict between Dick and Bruce right before Dick leaves to become Nightwing. I want to see Jason finally trusting Bruce, knowing that he has found a place where he can be safe. I want to see Tim helping to pull Bruce out of his grief and sorrow over the lose of his child. I want to see Cassandra giving Bruce another reason to keep being the good in Gotham. Then and only then do I want to see Bruce and Dick help undo all the damage Ra’s and Talia have done to Damian.

Please, for all that is holy, give me this one thing.

[shantipriyasghost]

Batman

With Batman 2 being delayed I suggest adding Battison's version of Dick Grayson.

Even if it's pre-robin appearing, I want just a little moment of him meeting batman or bruce wayne and slowly hinting about him being robin.

Batman is better with a Robin. There is nothing anyone can say that would change my mind.

[jennrypan]

"Having Cassandra Cain before any of the robins would be interesting "

..don't piss me OFF. God. We can't have ANY Robin or Batgirl without Dick. I don't wanna see ANY of them little mfs until we get a live action Dick Grayson Robin. I don't wanna see Jason, Damian Tim, Steph etc. GIVE US A LIVE ACTION ROBIN. Battinsons Bruce is PERFECT for Robin.

I wanna see the graysons FALL in that circus!!! Like we gotta see Martha and Thomas dying every time, let's put that energy into the Flying Graysons and I'm so serious 😶 don't play with me. Bruce isn't adopting shit until Dick, he SETS IT MOTION. Also..Cassandra wouldn't fuckin be born around Batman year 1s timeline you fuckin gremlins.

Battisons Bruce definitely would go to a circus and experience a terrible tragedy and then surprise adopt a grieving child. Lord cmon

[toulousewayne]

Casting Battinson’s Batfamily 🦇:

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We know we’re getting the Batman Pt.2 and a lot of people,(myself included) want to see Robin. Specifically Dick Grayson’s Robin. We also are getting the Batfamily in James Gunn’s DC Universe. And I’ve made a cast for that.

This one I wanted to do characters I think we could see, and having watched the 2004 ‘The Batman’, show I think a younger Batman with sidekicks could be a fun and entertaining development for Battison’s character. So taking inspiration from that show I will cast Robin, Dick Grayson and Batgirl, Barbara Gordon.

Batgirl:

Barbara Gordon……Bailey Bass

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Bailey Bass would kill it as Barbara in this universe,she could definitely bring a sassy and quick wit to Babs. Especially on the younger side depending on if she’s was Battinson’s first protege. I feel like in this world she would have her father not wanting her to join law enforcement especially since Gotham’s is so corrupted. I feel like Batman would not want to take her on as a partner and because of that she’s going to be Batgirl even more. Eventually he’ll come around and “let” her help and provide her with training and become a mentor for her especially with her father being busy helping to clean up Gotham, she’ll be working along side him without him aware of it.

And similar to the Batman 2004 series, introducing Batgirl first made Batman open up to the idea of working with some and we’ve seen this version of Batman doesn’t care about anything but the mission, until he learns just being vengeance isn’t enough. He needs to be something more.By having Batgirl first he’ll learn to not only let her help him, but he’s also establishing that foundation of training and mentoring that is important for Robin. Robin is a lot more closely tied to him because he’s his son, while Barbara isn’t his daughter he would be use to having a younger sidekick.

Robin:

Dick Grayson……..Noah Jupe

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Having a younger Robin allows Batman to have time with him to grow, mature and eventually if you get to other characters we can see how by having Robin this bright young kid has allowed him to have that same hopeful and optimistic feeling he didn’t have before. Robin has been a vital part to Batman throughout history and I don’t see how this version is any different. Robin in this version could be very brash and angry at first just like a young orphaned Bruce felt. He can help Dick with these feelings, he can understand that Dick wants revenge and if it had been a few years prior he probably would have helped him do it. But at this point he isn’t as brutal, he knows he can’t ask the boy to just let it go, or let the police handle it. He knows that Dick will need a way to channel this frustration and he can help him by training him into a symbol, a beacon of hope that even Bruce needs sometimes too.

Dick is the first Robin and in the future will become this universes Nightwing. Seeing him grow up and eventually leave Bruce could help Bruce learn from his mistakes his own upbringing and not let them tank Dick’s upbringing.

Lucius Fox:

Lucius Fox……Courtney B. Vance

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Lucius Fox could be very interesting in the Batman universe. While I think Batman can have more gadgets with better upgrades I don’t want them to be to techy. I think that my refining current gadgets Or evolving them like his wrist launching into a actual handheld grapple gun, or the bombs he used to bring down the skyline in the finale turned into gas bombs or flash bombs would be the best approach.

As how to bring him into the fold, you’d just continue from where the first film left off. Like Alfred said he needs to keep up appearances and his spending for his crusade will run out if he doesn’t pay attention. Bringing in Lucius could help him to manage his funds, as well as he’ll have be able to give Bruce insight about what is going on in the company when he’s away and give him some insight about what his father was really like and how much of a humanitarian he truly was.

Dr. Leslie Tompkins:

Dr. Tompkins……….Emma Thompson

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I’ve always wanted to see Leslie Tompkins in Batman films, I think much like other comics and BTAS she gave give Bruce a maternal figure the same way Alfred was a paternal figure in his life. While both think him being Batman is not the way to deal with his trauma, they know deep down this is his mission.

I feel like not only can she become another character to see through the franchise, even Batman sidekicks and other characters can go to her not just for patch ups but she see Gotham for what it is. She worked closely with Bruce’s father, like Lucius she knows who he really was. Her clinic in Crime Alley is a important corner stone and helps lots of people who are able to go to the regular hospital or involve in crime fighting and can’t go. She can be an important support system to the Batfamily and Batman himself if she’s brought to life.

Kate Kane:

Kate Kane……..Evan Rachel Wood

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Kate Kane is Bruce’s cousin and I think by her being one of last ties to his family especially with the information Riddler leaked, who be interesting especially if because of be Batman he is estranged from his family. Kate returns to Gotham with her father who want to help clear up the Wayne name. Bruce at first isn’t receptive to his Uncle or his cousin’s help.

Something could happen to his uncle and because of his involvement with crime Kate finds out and wants to know more about it. Bruce could want to keep her out of it but because of her father getting hurt, she could make it so not only does he have a stake in the corruption but now so does she. Allowing Bruce to have connections to his could be important to fixing the family image as well as provide support should he ever need it. Kate could be instrumental to helping Bruce navigate his mission in a way he couldn’t think about by expending and allowing her to help she can assist in reaching parts of Gotham Batman can’t be in all the time or get involved in more areas of the corruption he can’t get to or locate but Kate can.

[batfam-big-bang]

Meet the Mods: Shelby!

Pronouns: they/them

Introduce yourself!

Hi friends! I'm the Babs of the team and I'm excited to be back for our 5th year (ahhh!!!!)

Your favorite part of big bangs?

Truly it feels kind of like summer camp. You get to see old friends & make new ones, chatting & working together for a few months out of the year.

How long have you been into dc/batfam?

YJ turned me into a Robin stan, & 2004 The Batman had me falling in love more broadly. This year is bbb's 5th birthday, & that's how long I've been obsessed.

What got you into the batfam specifically?

I truly was not a batfam-specific person until running this bang. I'd pick a broader YJ fic every time until a few years ago; now I'm batfam or bust.

What's a storyline you would love to see adapted for a movie, tv show, or something else?

Not to be a Dick Grayson stan on main, but I'm so desperate for Battison to encounter the world's most annoying (affectionate) 8-yo and be forced to consider the greater implications of fatherhood. I'm begging DC

Which batfam member do you relate to the most?

I project on Dick to an insane degree, but five years of running this event means that I identify with Babs in the exact same way your friend group assigns characters from the series you read at 12 and it defines your personality.

What’s your favorite dynamic?

Really into Dick as a feral older brother right now. If anyone has fic recs pls drop them in the replies I am STARVING

Do you have any favorite fanworks?

Recently I read redemption arc, and I'm obsessed. God tier time travel fix-it.

Do you know what you want to do for this year's big bang, if you're participating as a writer?

I have two ideas! We'll just have to see which I land on~~