#CROSSOVER UNIVERSE SAY WHAAAAAAAA

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BUMI YOU'RE A MAD GENIUS!! (/ref) 🙌🏼🌟

Awww, Dukeeeee 😭😭 I legit forgot bro's a student for a second!! Yet- I do remember that he's the only meta in the family -w-..... Bro would immediately get brownie points upon discovery from Little Wing, I just know it.

◦•●◉✿ Stephanie ✨ ✿◉●•◦ is literally the LOML don't play w me ✋🏼 𝐻𝑂𝑊 𝐷𝑂 𝑌𝑂𝑈 𝐺𝐸𝑇 𝑇𝐻𝐸𝑆𝐸 𝐻𝐶𝑆 𝑆𝑂 𝑆𝑃𝑂𝑇 𝑂𝑁 𝐸𝐴𝐶𝐻 𝑇𝐼𝑀𝐸?? IT'S LIKE YOU CRAWLED INTO THE HEADS OF THE CHARACTER CREATORS AND PICKED OUT EVERY NICHE DETAIL AND BENT THEM TO YOUR WILL???? (┛✧Д✧))��� I raise my hand in respect to you, sir.

Can- matter of fact... C-can I just.?

If you'd just-

Lemem-

Duke and you eating lunch together, away from the bustling crowds of students who try to cozy up for a chance at an inside scoop.

High fives when you guys pass by each other in the halls.

—or just straight up stopping in the middle of traffic to deck out your Super Cool Sibling Handshake. It's something intricate and cool and impartial to you guys only and it becomes Iconic amongst the student body and Prime Instigating Material among your siblings when it inevitably goes viral because SOMEBODY recorded it and posted it to their socials.

Reader getting into screaming matches with their history teachers and Duke watching as you get escorted down the halls, marching straight towards the principal's office, and hurriedly intervening - at the very most, ditching whatever he was previously occupied with to accompany you. Bro's ALWAYS on your side, no matter what.

If you and Duke have classes together, he always aims to sit next to/by you. Y'all fool around sm under the radar it's so entertaining. Handshakes under the tables, passing notes, sharing some candy/snacks y'all stashed away in your backpacks, doodling on each other's papers, etc.

Always chooses you first if you guys have projects that require partners!! (That is, if you're not paired up with anyone already.)

I absolutely love your hc of him making a fool of himself to take any overwhelming attention off of you; additionally, he's fiercely protective over you. He's definitely not afraid to get physical if someone tries to start shit with you in the halls.

It's not that you can't protect yourself - it's just that sometimes, you mayn't be feeling the vibe. He's got some good friends himself at Gotham Academy, and they all become like- your friends too. And they look out for you in their own ways!

You've got the loyalty of an entire gaggle of one-to-two years older teens that become a little like your older siblings too. (DUKE IS AWESOME, YOU ATTRACT WHAT YOU ARE - YOU CAN'T TELL ME BRO DON'T GOT AT LEAST TWO TO THREE GOOD FRIENDS 🙌🏼)

(Literally Robin and his poor boys, or whatever they were called I forgot at this present moment lmaosososjd)

But you stand up for Duke too. It didn't take long for you to devote your loyalty to him- especially when he's been so kind to you.

You once sent a student to the infirmary with a bloody nose and busted lip after they let a racist comment slide, and even then, you had to be pulled off by a couple of kids in your grade because you were going at it.

Feral, more like. You bashed the kid's head into a locker so hard

"I'LL FOLD YOUR SHIT RIGHT HERE F*CKER!! KEEP MY BROTHER'S NAME OUT YOUR TOILET-DRINKING MOUTH, YOU UNDERSTAND?! KEEP PLAYING WITH ME!! YOU THINK I GIVE TWO FRESH DAMNS ABOUT YOUR STUPID TABLOIDS?! - PLEASE LET ME HEAR SOMETHING COME OUT YOUR MOUTH AGAIN, PLEASE DO IT!!"

(That's code for Don't Do It. 😀👍)

(or do!!.... And promptly suffer the consequences! 😄)

And while Duke was shell shocked because wow, you could throw a really solid right hook-- that was the first time you openly acknowledged him as your brother. 😭 and so passionately, at that! /lh

Bruce has to get called down but it gets resolved fairly quickly because of several things:

1. The fight was recorded. The segment where you had come in, yes! That's what they showed first. But there's been a fatal mistake; the entire incident, right up from when Duke was getting lowkey harassed, was recorded too. From one of the lackeys themselves. And you mention it- because you know. They became their own undoing.

and 2. Bruce is one of the richest men on Earth. In Gotham, no less. While he's all for justice, he's a father before anything. All it takes is the backhanded comment that started this whole thing to be mentioned and he sends the offending party scrambling with their tails between their legs.

(You held Duke's hand as Bruce walked you guys out of that office without another complaint and snarled- literally snarled, like some rabid raccoon- at the bully on your way out and made him flinch so hard he fell off the office's chair. And that made Duke laugh.

(I'd say that's the catalyst for y'all's relationship solidifying from then on out. 💖)

Buying snacks from the vending machines, and just vibing in the hallways. Skipping classes? Nah, you're both just taking your time. (´ω`)

Walking home together 10/10 🙌🏼 Or racing to the car where Alfred's waiting! 🙌🏼

When y'all become super close (because, let's be real, y'all become for lifers 🤞) y'all give each other piggyback rides. Throughout school, to the car, when on the track fields during gym.

AGAJSDGHDD I'M SORRY I FORGOT HOW MUCH I ADORE DUKE PLSS 🌟💛��

Oh, but you're right on the money with Stephanie and Cass 🥹🥹 The self care nights!!! Deffo becomes ritual - ‼️NOBODY‼️ IS ALLOWED TO MISS IT. And if you do, no you don't. Trust me. You will be there. You have no choice.

Throwing chips at your head, leaving the door open just to be that guy... Just so Stephanie coded, I literally can't. 💜

SHE'D PROBABLY BE THAT SIBLING TO CHASE YOU AROUND AND COPY YOU TO BE OBNOXIOUS HELPPPPP

Cass is literally the love of my entire life. (Help I have so many wives akshdjd /plat) SHE'S SO CUTEEEE!! 😭😭

You'd talk in sign to her and the first time you do it, it makes her soso happy. Being from the streets, I imagine reader would have that kinda knowledge under their belt already! Look at how handy it came in.

Cass and her cat tendencies alshdjdfh, y'all know each other so well. 🐈‍⬛🩶

Tim being the company's CEO and just, straight up dragging you to meetings because he's more entertained by you than the boring briefings just makes sm sense.

You started a very passionate debate with one of the crotchety old businessmen once and Tim didn't step in to stop it because a) he was genuinely intrigued because you had a solid argument and shone a light that the FASCISTS didn't like on the whole situation and b) you were so, funny.

You flustered the guy you were arguing with so much, he turned purple in the face and stuttered like a mad man when trying to come up with a rebuttal. It was humiliating. Humiliating!

But not for you.

...........

"Eat the rich" is your catchphrase. You are a dreaded case throughout the entire company. People either love or hate, slightly fear you. You have power.

Also! One more thing!

*leans in to the mic* You and Jason starting a book club. That is all.

Sooooooooooooo~~~ I've got more DC brainworms. I have come to share. 🤲🏼

Picture this, wildflower. *throws arm around your shoulder, gestures to the empty space in front of us, envisioning* A young (eventual) bat!sibbie reader who has a very similar essence to Jason.

and I mean....... literally. a mini Jason. lmaooo listenlistenlisten — yn is a scrappy, free-spirited orphan who comes from the slums of Gotham; they've been here a while, only giving a noncommittal shrug and wry smile when inquired about any of it. same story for a lot of us 'round here.

—and wouldn't it just be hilarious if they came into the Batfam the same way Jase did? By STEALING 👏🏼 HUBCAPS. 👏🏼

except it don't gotta be hubcaps, yn is a ✨professional✨ and a 🔥savage🔥 and just straight up carjacked the Batmobile LMALAOAOAOO (they earn Jason's utmost respect right off the bat [BAT PUN 🦇]; Steph, Dick, and Duke are the runner-ups). Bruce probably gains a new neck vein but he'd be lying if he said he wasn't intrigued!

thennnnn you muck up when you give the slightest inclination that you know his secret identity bcz it'd be significantly more terrifying (read: hilarious) than if you were to fall victim to the cliche 'i saw something i wasn't supposed to and now I'm being taken hostage by these randos in masks and oh holy smokes it's actually multi-billionaire airhead himbo Bruce Wayne!? and his KIDS!!??'

time skip because seamless transition, bing bada boom, they're Bruce's newest ward and filling the tabloids. while it may be a hot story that the entirety of the paparazzi froth at the mouths at, it's a different story behind the scenes.

reader has a sweet, dear personality at the core, but they put up a detached front; if anything, their crude humor and witty deadpan sarcasm attests to their harsh emotional walls put up.

it's nothing personal to these guys, they're just... constantly in self-perservation mode. they ain't never had nobody like this before, 'cept for their fellow street rat friends who're like family.....

I imagine those walls get worn down by Jason the most.

I also imagine Jason would be.... angry?? not at you!! never at you — if anything he'd probably steal you away from Bruce every chance he gets because he's scared you'll be readily thrusted into an unwitting role as a cowl-donner — but at Bruce's initial and seemingly impulsive decision to take you in- because of just how fast everything moved. he was a bit withdrawn at first, but he became undeniably protective over you as time went on.

you appreciate this earnestly; one day on your outings with Jason, he passes by the streets where you usually hung out with your friends. sure enough, they're all there, looking horrendously forlorn. you give out the group whistle- one you all made up and agreed on a longgggg time ago- and they all look at you like you're a ghost before you're being yanked into a group hug.

some of 'em are mad tho; they all caught wind, ever since you were printed in black and white on the newspapers lil' jimmy still brought to them fresh every morning. thought you ditched us for daddy warbucks. and some of 'em are genuinely happy, not only to see you, but had been for you. thought you managed to finally get outta this hellhole. we knew you wouldn't forget us, tho.

you're smart, yvette - your bestest friend ever since elementary - murmured as she hugged you so tight you could barely breathe. you're smart and warm and so kind... i'mma miss your candy apple self not being around me 24/7 any more, but heavens above, you made it, ynnie any foster parent would be blessed to have you as a kid, y'hear? anybody and everybody. she pulls you back and rests her forehead on yours, staring into your eyes with her tear-filled ones. don't forget 'bout us, yeah? we still got your back. stay safe and take care of yourself.

and if you silently cried on the way back to the manor, Jason didn't say much about it. just wrapped an arm around your shoulders and took you for burgers.

—i feel that incident would settle you deeper into Jason's heart. he just sees so much of himself in you. in this scrappy kid who puts up such a carefree front, but is actually made of honey and caramel at their center. who has such a strong emotional intelligence at that age that Jason's sure is the only difference between him and you. in this child, who has a pure heart full of love with so much to give and just wants to be loved in return.

reader's softest with Cass and Alfred, as in they feel no need to put up pretenses with them. it's how they both find out that you're perpetually jaded and reminiscent of a long-suffering lamb: soft, tolerant, brokenhearted, shreds of innocence swirling about their heart still, maybe a little lost......

SPEAKING OF THE GRANDLER HIMSELF 🌹🎉: you get roped into baking with Alfred one day, and because Alfred is the actual MVP, you fall into his affections too.

it's when you're kneading at dough when a crestfallen expression suddenly overtakes your expression.

"mr. alfred," you drawl, inner city accent thickening with the melting of your posture. there's a heaviness to your tone that wasn't there before. it catches the elderly man's attention immediately. "you remind me a lot of my old man. not my father, but there was this elderly gentleman who took care of us street urchins. old man peaches. cuz every time we saw him, he sold us fresh peaches from his little milk carton in trade for some colorful bottle caps. dunno where he got 'em, said he grew them out the cracks in the concrete, the geezer. he was always talkin' like that — like there was some deeper meaning to everythin'. we groaned all the time, made all in good fun of him right to his face, but we all really loved it.

"one day, me 'n yvette were scouting 73rd and maryanne avenue; it's the curve that has all those connectin' alleyways that hide the abandoned warehouses, y'know? it's also where we hid out with peaches. had a small space heater and brought anything we needed from the foster care buildin'. sometimes we'd get dragged back but you keep doing something enough times, them folks who don't get paid enough for it just stop givin' a hoot... so long s'we made it back for inspections and didn't pilfer the good stuff, y'know?

"anyway. we went in there hollerin' for mr. peaches... he was usually napping by the space heater or stringing bottle cap jewelry for us, but he wasn't there. searched the whole warehouse, whole perimeter, nothing.

"then, vettie found him... " you pause, a smile that didn't reach your eyes spreading your cheeks. "right by the compost bin outside the back door of that same warehouse, chest not movin' and lips stained with blueberries."

alfred feels his stomach drop, beside himself. you looked up from the dough in your hands and simply regarded the old man, an uncharacteristic nonchalance marring your features.

"he was the only one that really understood and looked out for us the way he did. i ain't been able to eat peaches or anything of the like since then, but vettie is the one who couldn't sleep for the weeks after."

Alfie had long stopped chopping the onions for the dish at this point and all he could think was what has this poor child gone through?

TRAUMA TRAUMA TRAUMA TRAUMA TR

anywaaaaayzzzuh, I'm exhausted BUT yeah I just want to infect you lovingly with the brainworms of Jason bonding with a bat sibling reader who's a lot like him, and how he'd prevent a lot of pain that they ain't gotta go through because he went through the same.

And the things that he CAN'T prevent, because everyone deals with trauma differently, he's always gonna be there for you. And he wants you to know that.

reader is a bit wary of Dick because of his pure bubbliness and aura of flowers 🌸🌺🌻🌹🌷🌼💐and shooting stars — in Gotham?? — but Dick has an affinity to troubled kids and also . he's Dick Grayson, everybody loves him .

so he works together with Jason and soon enough, you're practically his respective child akshdjdhd

you and dami take a bit to come along BUTTTTT I hc that you come into their lives when Dami's a little older and therefore more matured.

I love Damian, I feel he'd be a pretty solid older brother figure.

the more time you spend there, the more you begin to trust your newfound family. (well, your pseudo siblings at least); the more you let your walls down, the more they get a peek into your true self- not just the distant exterior you put up.

you're thoughtful and generous; you like books and animals and know how to make ice cream from scratch with ice and plastic bags; you're resourceful and crafty - you learned how to hot wire cars and pick locks from the older kids down at the foster care home - but you don't try to give anyone headaches for it out of respect for Alfred, you claim solemnly.

you're a good kid.

it just takes a bit more for people to say that, and even more for you to let others see it.

I'LL BE BACK WITH MORE BUT PLEASE NOTE THAT I WROTE THIS THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT, CONTINUALLY PASSED OUT, AND IT'S THE FRICKIN MORNING ALREADY LMAOAOAOAOAOOO

OH MY GOD.

OH.

MY.

GOD.

ZEEP.

ZEEP WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME-

I just- Can I just-

If Brucie EVER tried to but reader in a cape Jason would lose his MIND.

How DARE you even THINK about putting the baby at risk? How dare you?

Totally just takes reader and brings them to his apartment until Bruce apologizes for even suggesting such a proposterous thing.

He's eventually forgiven but he's on thin ice okay?

Sleepovers at Jason's are also a very common thing.

Since he lives in the Narrows, it gives you the chance to roam your old stomping grounds and see your friends.

Poor reader has to go to all kinds of fancy dinner parties now.

Public appearences.

Such a drag.

Uncomfy clothes, and uncomfy people.

So, being the feral little street raised shit they are, reader says the most out of pocket freaky crap ever.

"Yeah, living in the Narrows as a kid was hard. Especially after the accident."

"Oh, yeah. I love my new home. The velociraptor in the backyard is a sweetheart."

"What do you mean Jason's supposed to be dead? He obviously got better. I've done it more than once. Yes I've died before. They said I can't tell you what comes after. Who's they? Don't worry about it."

And literally no one can say anything because their new dad is one of the richest men on Earth.

Also their first fancy gala something definitly went wrong.

Like lets says it gets targeted for some kind of robbery 'cus, ya know Gotham. And it's full of rich people.

Reader is literally like, "Fuck no. Get the hell out."

Grabs a bottle of champagne and breaks it over the ring leaders head with a loud shout of "ANARCHY!"

ALFIE AND OLD MAN PEACHES-

OH MY GOD I'M CRYING. I HOPE YOU KNOW I'M IN TEARS-

Also, the little punk stealing the CAR is hilarious. So much potential there.

Dick *interrupting Bruce for the upteenth time*: "Hey, B?"

Bruce *Severly annoyed*: "Yes, Nightwing? What is it?"

Dick: "Who's driving the car?"

*Que Jason wheezing over the comms*.

Dickie gives all kinds of nicknames.

Little wing, hoodlum, baby bird-

Him and Jason compete for your time.

Like there is an underground betting pool for who can get you to spend more time with whom.

Jason shows you all hid hidey places around the manor if you ever need a place to just- be

Tim helps with homework when Jason's not around (which isn't very often, Jason makes a point of visitiing often just to see you)

It makes for wonderful bonding with your busiest brother.

Damian, (though he will never admit it out loud), enjoys it when you join him in taking care of his animals.

Batcow and Jerry love you, and Alfred the cat has taken to sleeping in your room.

The two of you take Titus and Ace for walks, and Damian very smugly rubs it in Jason's face when a tabloid photo pops up of the two of you in matching sweaters and sunglasses.

"Clearly I am the superior brother, Todd. Even the media agrees."

"Well then I know it's bullshit because the media says it's true."

"Tt."

I HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN INTO STEPH AND DUKE AND CASS AND BABS UGGHHH

THERE'S OTHER STUFF I wanna ADD BUT I'VE MADE YOU WAIT LONG ENOUGH I'M SO SORRY-