#Cass has never learned what money is

[dragonpyre]

The batfamily can actually be evenly divided into two categories. Those who grew up in middle to lower class America, and those who have never learned the concept of money

[apatheticsunday]

Apprentice of the Butler

AKA "Alfred Pennyworth hires an interim butler while he recuperates from a Rogue attack. Who better than adoption bait Danny Fenton?" prompt!!

Okay, so imagine Danny moves to Gotham to pursue astrophysics at Gotham-U but he's having a surprisingly difficult time keeping a job. Every time he gets hired, the place gets burned down or blown up by Rogues; it's like he's catnip for trouble. Somehow, he's always in the wrong place at the wrong time.

And Alfred Pennyworth also happens to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. He's at the Gotham Market Co-op, where Danny's been recently hired, and suddenly it's gassed by Scarecrow's Fear Toxin. All the employees and customers scramble to put on their gas masks, but Danny's new enough that he has no idea what's happening. He's suddenly seeing Fright Knight, Dark Pariah, and the GIW. So, he Goes Ghost, defeats all of Scarecrow's goonies, and saves the day! If only his boss would think so, too.

Uh, no. Apparently Danny's now on a Wanted List as an undocumented meta?? And his boss can't be investigated by the GCPD (he's, like, four years behind on taxes and has been dodging the IRS for longer), so he regretfully has to let Danny go. But, hey! Maybe if he becomes a documented meta, he can get hired back. Except Danny can't because the GIW can access the meta registration database and he'll be found out faster than he can leave Gotham.

So, Danny's fired again.

And Alfred "Pride & Honor" Pennyworth?? He's not gonna let the child who saved him (because Scarecrow absolutely was going to snatch the Wayne's butler, who better to take hostage than a billionaire's publicly beloved Father Figure??) possibly become homeless. It's clear the kid is a college student and is barely scraping by, probably paying way too much for room and board at Gotham-U. And... maybe his wrist hurts a bit from a fall. He's older now, it's not impossible that he'd get a sprain or a broken bone. (Plus, Alfred knows the look. The same one as Dick, Jason, Tim, even Bruce. There's an immense grief in those small shoulders, fear and loneliness.)

Cue Alfred hiring Danny on as an interim butler while he recuperates (oh, he's terribly injured, thank you so much for helping me, my boy-). And Danny can't say no. I mean, this old man got injured during the Rogue attack he was apart of! And he's asking for help! And it's also nice to have some money. And a bed and... oh, God, he's working for a billionaire frootloop. Uh-oh.

(Alfred absolutely doesn't tell Bruce about his new son apprentice. It's worth it to see Bruce's eyes glaze over as sees a black-haired teenager standing in the kitchen with Alfred, then doing a double take when he realizes it isn't Jason. And the others are banned from the kitchen, so who is this child in his house?? It's not Kon or Jon either??)

Meanwhile, Danny is actually having a great time with Mr. Pennyworth!! The older man is kind, soft-spoken, and really knows his stuff. Danny really enjoys learning how to cook, especially because none of the food comes alive to fight him. Eventually the Batfam just become used to seeing Danny in the kitchens, gardens, around the house with Alfred. He's a cute kid, always smiling and talking about his college classes. He has effortless sarcastic banter with both Damian and Jason, bonds with Tim about some kind of difficult mechanical mathematics or something, trades dad jokes with Dick. He even manages to win over Cass, Steph, Duke, and Babs.

The only one Danny doesn't truly seem to like is Bruce Wayne, although he never outright disrespects him, since he pays the bills and Danny's midwestern manners kick in. Bruce is confused and very concerned because why is this kid literally glaring daggers at him all the time?? Is he going to poison Bruce's coffee?? Danny's just trying to figure out if Bruce Wayne is a "collects vintage dentures" or "keeps teenagers locked in his basement" type of billionaire frootloop. (He'd kinda prefer the kidnapping, Danny does not want to go looking for a wine cellar and find an entire basement of old teeth.)

Bonus if Bruce tries to subtly win the boy over and Danny's just like, squinting at him, white-knuckling a frying pan and muttering, "That's exactly what someone who collects teeth would say..."

[menop033]

My favorite crimes Barbara Gordon has committed

Full disclosure, I am considering only New Earth Babs because the other versions are simply inferior. I will ignore the typical masked adventurer crimes she did as Batgirl, like assault, breaking and entering, trespassing, obstructing justice and vigilantism. I will also not really consider the very classic Oracle shenanigans like hacking, accessing some databases she probably shouldn't, stealing from rich criminals to fund her own (kinda criminal) operation, invading privacy and literally doing illegal spy work with Birds of Prey. Because those are boring and I want something that's not just another Tuesday. So, in no particular order:

Changing the light on traffic lights

Stupid and small but I love it. Very iconic and very Barbara-like.

+Extra Helena who has very logical and understandable qualms about Oracle's power and influence

[Birds of Prey (1999) #58]

Blackmailing Catwoman into returning stolen paintings

And threatening to send her money to charities. Catwoman begrudgingly obliged.

I am not too sure about what happened leading to that moment. That comic didn't have a particularly strong story. I think Selina stole them while Barbara was still Batgirl?

Either way, the ending is pretty memorable for me. Ultimate irony - threatening her into returning stolen goods by stealing funds from her.

[Birds of Prey: Catwoman/Oracle]

Making a deal with Gotham City's emergency services

and then using the tech she implemented to override the control of the vehicles when needed. Or, when she wants to. This one instance was because Steph just got shot in the head and didn't really want to end up in an ER where her mother worked, exposing her (third) secret identity. It worked out so yay?

[Batgirl (2009) #6]

Sort of kidnapping Wendy Harris

To be fair, she did it because Calculator, Oracle's arch nemesis and Wendy's father, was endangering her and she did it to protect her but a little more explanation couldn't hurt. But that wouldn't be Barbara without her genial tendency to keep everyone but herself in the dark. I guess she really did keep Wendy in the dark. In the basement.

[Batgirl (2009) #11]

Political corruption

We never get to learn what exactly she did. She just said that many leaders owe her their positions. it sure as hell doesn't sound legal. World-wide corruption? Why not. Entirely too much power for one person to hold. 10/10

Also, I bet you that those power grids aren't exactly controlled legally.

[Birds of Prey (1999) #103]

Blowing up a government facility and getting rid of some evidence

Well, Cass decided to break into a government facility and free a terrorist to prove a point that everyone can change. And in doing so she left them some photo, video and DNA evidence.

Oracle therefore later sent her back there to destroy it, blowing the building up in the process. Oh and she also presumably helped the guy get fake documents but that's not 100% confirmed (Cass said that it's from her friends as she gave them to him).

She really cares about her not-quite-daughter <3

[Batgirl (2000) #17]

Her father/uncle (the Gordon family was kind of a mess after Crisis) might be the commissioner of Gotham but she clearly doesn't respect the law in the slightest. They love eachother, of course, they just don't share the same views on the law.

I simply enjoy how unhinged her methods sometimes usually are and we need to recognise that. Also, while we are at it, get rid of Prime Earth Barbara's characterisation and bring back the competent and sarcastic control-freak.

[grzybobranie-zaniechanie]

Batman crack fic idea Janet Drake used to date Lady Shiva when she was in college, they break up when Janet marries Jack for social and money reasons.

Tim is born. When he's old enough the Drakes fuck off to do archeology and Janet hires a bunch of increasingly bizarre people who "owed her a favour". There's a disgraced Russian ballerino, a mad chemist, the worlds best lockpicker, John Constantine, a black and white noire detective, some Welsh guy she found in the woods. Tim learns from all of them. Janet doesn't believe in public schools, so all of this is "homeschooling".

Flash forward, Tim is 11. Jack Drake dies on a dig in Australia because a bird dropped a coconut on his head or sth. Suddenly, Tim has a new stepmum. Lady Shiva's nice, weirdly intense, but nothing he hasn't seen before. Janet takes over complete control of Drake industries, expands her business empire, and destroys her enemies with extreme prejudice. She teaches Tim all she knows about business. Shiva teaches him how to fight. Tim is happy he now has two mums who love and pay attention to him.

Stuff happens (I haven't figured out what yet) they find Cass and Tim gets a sister. Now, because this is DC and the children canonically yern for the streets (im thinking they're like 13 & 16 at this point), Cass and Tim become a new vigilante duo (I'm thinking Crows, one of tims nannies was an animal handler and he befriended all the crows in Gotham, they follow him around) and have perfected non verbal communication and creep out everybody with horror movie twin behaviour.

While sneaking around Gotham, they meet Steph, and she takes one look at them and decides that she likes Cass and that Tim needs to be bullied relentlessly. She is, of course, correct.

Meanwhile, Bruce is not having a good time, Jason is dead, and WE has competition for the first time in his life. He'd like to spiral into a pit of despair and find out who the new vigilantes are (Why are there so many birds?), but if he does that, Lucius will kill him or, worse, quit his job. So, instead, he and Dick are sent to therapy.

Jason comes back fully expecting to have to do a whole production out of this situation, takes one look at Bruce being forced to sit in a meeting with Janet and decides that he's fine actually, and why the fuck is Lady Shiva just hanging out at this gala with two kids hanging onto her?

By the time Damian is dropped off, everyone except for Bruce knows who the Crows are, Cass and Tim come over to hang out all the time. Damian is confused as to why The One Wo Sees All is in his father's house and how her brother manages to somehow be scarier than her. Damian does not like to be confused, so he still tries to kill Tim. This devolves into a roadrunner situation where Tim pulls out increasingly niche skills to get out of Damians traps. Later, this becomes enrichment for both of them.

When Tim is 15 and Cass 18, their mums decide they're old enough to be fine living with Bruce while they go off on their own adventures. Dick brings the Crows over to meet the Titans. He's told them about his cute baby siblings (Bruce is not the only one with an adoption problem). These children are not cute. They invoke fight or flight responses. Kon has one conversation with Tim, gets info dumped on, and falls in love immediately. He's finally found someone with an equal, if not greater, amount of weird, eclectic knowledge. Young Justice adventures are somehow even more bizarre than yj98. They are having the times of their lives.

Since Tim was never robin, Duke never started the We are Robin gang. But the Crows do have a cult, and he might be in it. His parents still get jokerised, and he starts living in Wayne manor proceeds to fit right in with the insanity (Bruce has given up on trying to control any of it).

The Justice League dreads whenever they have to meet with any of the younger Gotham vigilantes. Somehow, Jason ended up as the most almost well-adjusted one. He doesn't know how that happened either.

[flwrkid14]

Training the Bat Way (aka Bruce’s Terrible Parenting 101)

Bruce Wayne, aka the Dark Knight, aka the absolute worst, has this little training exercise that the entire family unanimously despises. He calls it “building resilience” or “preparing for the unexpected.” The rest of the family calls it Bruce’s stupid sleep-deprivation kidnapping game.

Here’s how it works: Bruce waits until you’re at your absolute lowest—after a grueling week of non-stop patrols, minimal sleep, and a near-catastrophic Gotham meltdown. Once you’ve finally collapsed into a dead sleep (and sometimes, after he’s sneakily slipped you a sedative to make sure you stay asleep), he picks you up, sticks you on a plane, and drops you off in the middle of nowhere. Sometimes it’s a remote village in the mountains; sometimes it’s the bustling heart of a city on the other side of the planet. The challenge? Find your way home.

Occasionally, Bruce will leave you with some supplies: a wallet, maybe a burner phone, a little equipment if he’s feeling generous. But more often than not, you’ll wake up with absolutely nothing. No money, no ID, no tools—just the clothes on your back and a pounding headache from whatever the hell Bruce drugged you with.

Some highlights of Bruce’s 'training' include:

• Dick waking up in the middle of Germany with nothing but his expired driver’s license and missing socks (He'd hidden cash in them, so he can only guess Bruce found it).

• Steph regaining consciousness in Iceland with a crumpled €5 euro and zero idea how to exchange it for local currency.

• Damian waking up in the middle of the Sahara Desert. No gear. No money. Nothing but sand and the distant memory of Bruce’s smug face.

• Tim once took over a month to get home from a tiny town in Thailand. By the time he made it back to Gotham, he’d created an entire fake identity, complete with forged documents, an elaborate backstory, and several new international contacts. Bruce called it “impressive.” Tim called it traumatizing.

• Cass, of course, took this completely in stride. Woke up in India, dismantled a shady criminal organization she stumbled across, and then casually returned to Gotham two days later like nothing had happened. When asked how she managed it, she just shrugged.

• Duke waking up in the Grand Canyon with his phone at 1% and a granola bar in his pocket. He got home in less than a day, having hitched a ride, bartered his way onto a train, and charmed a group of tourists into helping him. He also got himself a pet chameleon on the way, somehow.

• Jason refuses to talk about his turn, but based on the suspicious amount of diplomatic immunity he now has in several Eastern European countries, it’s safe to say he didn’t play by Bruce’s rules.

If they’re lucky, Bruce leaves them somewhere within the U.S., in which case the Wayne name might help speed up the process. But outside of the States? Forget it. Flashing a “Wayne” credit card can cause more problems than it solves (That's if they're even lucky enough to have a credit card to flash in the first place).

To the rest of the family, this whole thing is less of a “training exercise” and more of a weird, sadistic game Bruce plays when he thinks they’re getting too soft. And no matter how many times they complain, Bruce insists it’s “for their own good.” Because of course he does.

The thing is, they all do get home. Eventually. And yeah, maybe they come back stronger or sharper or whatever excuse Bruce uses to justify it. But at what cost? (Mostly their sanity and a burning hatred of international airline fees.)

Still, the Bats have learned to adapt. They’ve formed their own set of unspoken rules:

1. Always keep some emergency cash hidden somewhere on your person (And hope Bruce doesn't find it, because he will take it).

2. Never, ever fully trust that glass of water Bruce hands you after patrol.

3. And if you wake up in the middle of nowhere, the first step is simple: curse Bruce Wayne’s name as loudly and creatively as possible. Then get to work.

Because at the end of the day, they will get home. And they’ll probably sucker-punch Bruce the second they do.

[brucewaynehater101]

It really gets me so mad that in Batman: The Animated series when all Joker Junior happens they let Tim go. Just like that. WTF???

That's your boy Bruce, the one you drive in your limo, the one that gets an allowance, the one that impersonates you so good because he's your son. And the minute he goes through the worst experience of his life you just let him go.

Like, I get my boy Tim, him been there just reminds him of his trauma, and if being away helps him, then go away, no one's gonna judge you.

BUT 40 YEARS OF SILENCE

Like. Man. Wtf.

And I get the series has other problems (Bruce and Babs together- yuck )

But Tim, hurt Tim forced to go through it alone.

It hurts me so much, it haunts me.

Fuck. I need to watch that series. I was a wee bit scared cause I thought, at first, that Tim got stuck as Joker. I couldn't handle that, tbh. I heard he doesn't, though, so I'm down to try.

However, that's so fucking tragic. Just Tim handling that trauma alone when Bruce is aware of it. I've seen some cool AUs where Bruce and the others aren't aware, but somehow it's worse where Bruce just ignored Tim (or that it happened to him).

40 is fucking bonkers though.

I kind of want an AU where Tim reaches the 10 year anniversary of the JJ incident. The only person who knows is Bruce (maybe Alfred if you want to make him guilty/bad). The age Tim is can vary (from like 19-24), but it'd be hella cool to see the fallout of everyone else learning that Bruce has been a dick to Tim for that. This would be cool if Tim was RR at this point.

Counter AU:

JJ happens when Tim is Robin, and Bruce fires Tim "for his own safety" or whatever. No one else, not even Barbara, knows about this incident. All they know is that there *was* a third Robin, but now there's not.

Other people rein Bruce in until Damian comes along. Maybe Cass helps or something (for plot purposes, Steph isn't Robin. She does get vigilante-adopted by Oracle, though, and joins the Birds of Prey).

Either way, Tim is no longer Robin and basically ignored by Bruce due to Bruce's guilt/fear (not an excuse. Bruce is a huge colossal asshole for that. This is just his reasoning).

The only people who know who the third Robin was are Bruce, Babs, Dick, Alfred, Leslie, Jason, and Talia (technically Ra's too). No one but Jason and Talia know that Jason knows who the third Robin was.

Bruce, once again, is the only one who knows about JJ and why Tim stopped being Robin (maybe Alfred too, but fun drama if Alfred finds out what Bruce did to Tim).

Anyways, Jason never attacks Tim because Tim wasn't Robin by that point. Damian doesn't either. They don't have favorable opinions of Tim, but he's not really important to them in the grand scheme of things.

Dick and Babs initially kept in contact with Tim, but they slowly stopped checking up with him due to the shitshow of their lives (like Jason coming back).

Tim moves out of Gotham for a few years. He was never adopted at this point and keeps up the fake uncle thing. He's pissed at Bruce for firing him (that man can not tell Tim to stop being a vigilante. That's so fucking hypocritical and that man isn't Tim's father), but he can't do anything about it. Bruce can't stop him from being a vigilante if he isn't in Gotham, though [Tim also gets the opportunity to heal while he's not in the same shadow of Gotham].

While Tim isn't Robin, he does maintain some communication with YJ. It's more distant, but they still go on missions together (as long as word won't get back to Batman). Tim is also more of a traveling vigilante who steals money from Lex or other billionaires to fund Tim's night job (he, begrudgingly, doesn't attempt to steal from Bruce. Babs would catch him). Tim also pockets some of the cash from crimes (particularly if the cops are corrupt and the money wouldn't go towards good causes regardless). Maybe Tim remotely manages DI as well, maybe not.

Anyways, years later, the batfam is slowly starting to heal. Jason is starting to forgive Bruce. The old man is putting in the effort to heal their relationship. Damian is healing and bonding with all of the family members in his own way. Dick has a much better relationship with Bruce, and Steph feels accepted by them.

Then Bruce "dies."

Tim stumbles upon proof of Bruce through his travels. He doesn't trust the Bats (especially after at least a year of no contact with them), so he tries to tell them about his proof as a not well-known vigilante. Red Hood has worked with him when The Outlaws crossed paths with him, but they aren't at the stage where RH trusts him. Tim doesn't trust RH due to a conversation or two about the man's hatred of the third Robin.

The Bats, drowning in their grief, push Tim away and deny him.

It stings, but Tim convinces himself to just shrug. What would he expect from the Bats anyways?

Tim goes through the effort of bringing Bruce back by himself. He then tries to dip immediately afterwards. He wants nothing to do with the Bats.

The Bats become curious about why a vigilante who seems to dislike would risk and sacrifice so much to bring back Bruce. They, like the nosy shits they are, try to investigate, charm, and stalk Tim.

Tim wants nothing to do with those fuckers. He wants to be left alone, fucking hell.

This dissolves into Tim trying to stay the fuck away from the Waynes as they chase him. He also can't help the fact that he cares about them, even if they piss him off.

More secrets unravel. Tim, wanting them to just go the fuck away, admits he knew the third Robin and that's why he doesn't like them.

Tim has changed a ton (personality and looks [he's taller and changes his appearance with makeup/wings]) so they don't immediately think of him as the third Robin. Tim also maintains a spotless civilian cover.

This cues the other Bats starting to question each other and Bruce what the fuck happened to the third Robin to make someone else hold a grudge against them.

I got so distracted. Oh well. Imma have to watch that series to feel the pain you're chatting about ^^ I wanna immerse myself in it, lmao

[erinwantstowrite]

A while ago you liked a comment of mine on TikTok where I said that there should be no second Batman bc having Bruce retire/die means his fight should be over and he should be able to rest properly, (idk if that’s exactly what I said but I think it’s in the ball park) so can I ask what you think about a legacy Batman? And who would you have be the second Batman? Also your art is amazing and I love leap of faith, hope you have a great day

i remember that comment!!!!

i honestly believe that having a "legacy" for every single hero is just,,, boring. the reason this happens is because they are never going to NOT have Batman. how else would they make money??? so they just keep giving us reasons why his mantle has to be there. just like the Joker HAS to always come back, why new characters are always tied in to existing characters somehow, etc.

in a perfect world, we'd get new characters sometimes and overarching storylines that aren't regressed the second we make any headway on character development. we'd have new villains by now that make a name for themselves outside of the original villains, we'd see an impact on our settings and characters, all that jazz. and in this perfect world, we wouldn't have so many legacy mantles

and i mean, like, one of the supers taking up the Superman name? that's cool. they're a family, thematically it works. even with the Flash family, I accept how they do it (though I hardly keep up with their comics)

but Batman?????

STOPPPPP

Every other Batfam member has an arc where they branch away from Bruce and the name, save for Tim and Cass, I think. Tim is... a gray area. I only put him here because he's back to being Robin (because DC can't let go of that money maker!). It's an insult to their characters to put them into the Batman mantle, but in universe, this keeps happening because "Gotham needs Batman."

No! No they do not! They do not need Batman specifically. They need his ideals! His kids do not need to be Batman to have Batman still be around after he's put up the cape or died, because they are that future without the cape! There is no magic tied in to that stupid cowl, they just see it that way because Batman is this larger than life figure. Of course they think their dad is impervious to the world, that the cape that protected them is special, that they need Batman. But that is NOT the case.

Just like with any family, life will move on. The legacy continues through the lessons that the kids learned. In many ways, they are better than Batman because they learned from his mistakes, too. Just like every kid does with their parent.

But they don't want to be Batman. And it's kind of insane to keep putting them in someone else's suit, basically someone else's identity. Dick is a great Batman, but his biggest fear is losing himself in Bruce's shadow. What happened to Jason was because of Batman's failure, and it isn't healthy to put him in the Batman suit. Tim should be allowed to move on from Robin and finally get his own mantle because he has always used someone else's. (Yes I am purposefully forgetting that Drake existed do not remind me.) That and the existence of Gun Batman. Do NOT put him in that suit!!!!!!! Damian is branching out of vigilante life altogether, which is so so so good for him. Him becoming Batman after struggling so much with his identity, purpose, and blood ties, is a spit in the face to character development. I think Duke should get to choose his own name for a hero mantle (because Bruce thought of Signal), and thematically I don't think he fits into the Batman role. He is a shining light the way Robin was, but this time more literal because of his powers. Batman is very human, that's what makes his character. Duke deserves more than being Batman.

The best person for that job is Cass.

Not only does she understand the No Kill Rule in the way that Bruce understands it, she is also his equal or superior in every way. Whether it's her physical abilities, or her intelligence, or her morals, Cass fits the bill. She's one of the strongest members of the Batfam and I think she would be able to take on the burden without crumbling under the pressure or feeling scared of that responsibility. She's fit in to the Batman role before, has mirrored him in many ways, and is also her own character (and man I just really love Cass). She strikes the same amount of fear into people that Batman does, a master of the shadows, the dark, and she has a hope that I think Gotham could need.

But she doesn't need to be Batman to do it. She just has to fill in that role. Sure, she could pick up the name Batman, it won't kill me. But so long as she fills in the space that Bruce left behind, becoming the next leader and mentor, she could be anyone.

I think it's more powerful that way to show that the time has passed. That Bruce's time as a vigilante made an impact. Gotham has changed. His kids have grown up. And the Dark Knight is still there, at home.

[moonlight-bloop-rambles]

I saw people do this and I also wanted too. So here is my take on: Trying to predict the vibe of the Starbound smp characters based on the first 3 songs spotify shuffle gives me from the playlists.

Heyhay’s Character:

Saturn by Sleeping at Last

Overwhelmed by Royal & the Serpent

Anti-Gravity by RUNAGROUND

Sheltered Person / Student / Character who has lost either their Mentor / Parent figure or a Partner who taught them about the star

Either the person died in a tragic event, or it was a rough and ugly break up

They either witnessed the event that took the other person, or something happened now they must deal with that trauma

There is a lot of expectations on them now and they have to deal with the pressure and anxiety of that

Jamie’s Character:

Long Way Home by Jukebox The Ghost

The Chain – 2004 Remastered by Fleedwood Mac

Dog Days Are Over by Florence + The Machine

Have a Relationship to another Character. Either Siblings, or a lost Love that forgot them. They however didn’t and now they have found that person again. Something happened in the past and the two characters got split up in the past

They are bound to something either an organization or something similar and the other characters got Out while Jamies Character was still bound to it

Jamies Character is now also getting free and running from it. Finally getting free from it / getting out of that sad space finding a new safe space

Puffin’s Character:

Tell That Devil by Jill Andrews

Keep Yourself Alive by Queen

Nobody’s Soldier by Hozier

Badass, Angry, Troublemaker, Fighter, Ex – Soldier,

Freshly out of a bad relationship with a person (platonic od whatever) and now over it and fighting people about it

Abraxas’ Character:

Echo by CIRCRUSH

Control by Halsey

Props & Mayhem by Pierce The Veil

Destruction arc, trying to figure our who you are

My best guess is a robot or Android who is rebelling against their programming and what they are meant to do / recently gained consciousness and is now struggling against the person who made them / is controlling them

Maybe even a Software. If Starbound plays on a space ship the AI of the ship itself

Connor’s Character:

Speedracer by Teenage Dads

Make Your Own Kind Of Music by Cass Elliott

Plastic Love by Gabi Belle

 The Captain of a Spaceship be that their own or (if starbound plays on one) the captain of that ship

Its either that or they are doing the space equivalent to street racing be that legal or not

Maybe a bit off a hippie

I could also see them having their own space ship and doing odd and questionable jobs for money while being a hippe and having their fun at the extend of the love of other people

Metta’s Character:

- I will be so real. I have no clue. I got Nowhere to Run – Single Version by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas and Pepper Steak (From “OFF”) by GaMetal after one another and the vibes are so different. I am excited to see this blorbo but I could not predic anything

Olive Mothmoon’s character:

September (Instrumental) by Sparky Deathcap

Strange Sight Reprise by KT Tunstall

The Moon Will Sing by The Crane Wives

Very calm vibes

Someone other people find comfort in. Who still has wonder, believes in the bigger thing

Full of the Excitement and getting to learn new things

Never really questioned what they learned by a other person

In the shadow of another person. Going to learn what they themselves are capable of

Zenni’s Character:

Hard Times by Paramore

Ain’t it Fun by Paramore

Razzmatazz by I DON’T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME

Awkward, introvert, clumsy

Not doing great

Trying their best, on their own

[multishippingchaos]

Fanfic concept that I need but can't find anywhere (someone help!?)

Batfamily can't use any of the assets or money for some reason (could be they have to go undercover, Alfred put a cap on what they can spend because they've all got no concept of money and it's a lesson they need to learn or something else). The whole batfamily is struggling after a few months and are now running on low equipment and stuff for their vigilanting (dick is somewhat okay but can't spend as much on it because of his police income. Jason is having to tap into his drug dealer crime lord money for stuff and some of the other batkids are having to tap into their everyday job money too but they don't have as much as they used to to spend on anything and everything) and they're starting to realise they need to be more sensible with their weapons and what they buy on a day to day if they don't want to go bankrupt in a matter of days.

And then there's just Damian and Tim. Not changing how they use their weapons or anything and never seeming to run out of stock even when they lose stuff or it breaks and still buying all they wanted when they wanted it just because they can. This is all because Damian has the Al ghul funds (he's the prince of the league of assassins and that doesn't change his wealth at all just makes it that he has to use the money from his mothers side for vigilanting and other stuff instead of his father's money and Talia is happy to give him his own new black credit card for it all because it's like a suttle fuck you Bruce I'm the favourite parent) and Tim is using his money from the Drake foundations and the money from his parent wills when they died that he has (he still has the business up and running kinda thing so he has it as a steady income just never used it before because Bruce would pay it all without him ever needing to ask and he still has the Drake manner so he uses it as like a second home base and a safe house but only Damian, Cass and Jason know he still has the place and its in perfect condition)

Then proceed to some sort of confrontation between all the batfam where they want to know how nothing has changed for them and them just blurting out this fact and everyone realising/remembering that Bruce isn't the only one who is god awful rich, Damian and Tim never needed his money but never said anything when they were give black unlimited credit cards because 'hey if Bruce wants to give me money for an allowance so he can feel like he's helping and it being his weird way of fathering them then who were they to argue'.

(This part is for a concept of Alfred put a spending cap on it all) Alfred knows all of this so he tries to make a deal with them both that they can do whatever they want for their vigilante weapons but asked if they could put bit of a cap on how much they spend with the rest which they refused and just told Alfred to take their black cards until the others learned their lesson on how money works and they'll continue doing what they want with their own money.

(Any concept idea) I also like the idea that the only way it clicked for the batfam that they never changed their spending habits on stuff is because of the vigilante side of things like, Tim and Damian are the most introverted of all the batfam (other than Cass who is also doing fine with her spend money allowance but that's coz she never spent much anyway and everyone knows that) so they only ever spend their money on things they need or vigilante stuff and new tech.

Someone help with the fanfic idea or point me into the direction of where I can read one like this 😭😭😭😭

[moonysunrulytoast]

situations that have happened in my friend group that are marauders & co coded part 1:

dorcas driving, evan passenger princess, sirius in the backseat

sirius: okay so you’re coming to mine?

dorcas: yes. did you call remus to let him know to meet us?

sirius: shit no one sec

sirius : *on the phone* hey i’m so sorry my love but we actually decided to meet at mine and not at the beach anymore

dorcas: *fake vomits*

remus: but i drove out here :((((

sirius: i know babe but ill see you very soon okay?

remus: okay.

sirius : love you!

remus: yeah. yeah. love you too. *hangs up*

cass: you know they aren’t dating?

evan: when will they learn?

cass: i don’t know, i really don’t. and the other one’s even more clueless than that one. no idea how. that one’s in denial but the other one doesn’t even realize there’s something to deny.

sirius: *coughs* ANYWAY so i’ll meet y’all at mine?

evan: YES sirius

sirius: cool. i was just checking

evan: we’re stopping by mine first though so i can drop off xeno’s bong

sirius: what happened to yours?

evan: broke it after barty and i broke up last. kinda crashed out.

sirius: riiiight. and remus and i are the complicated ones.

evan: never said you were complicated. just stupid. and blind.

sirius: OKAY anyway. *pats down pockets* do i have everything?

cass: looks like it.

sirius: bye! *runs across street to car*

sirius: *unlocks car, goes to pull up maps*

sirius: *realizes the lump in his pocket is box of cigarettes and not his phone*

sirius: shit. shit shit shit. i don’t know where i am. how am i gonna get home?

sirius: oh my god i’ve been using apple pay. i don’t have my wallet either. how will i LEAVE the parking garage???

sirius: *runs out and frantically searches for dorcas’s car…no one’s there*

sirius: well i guess this is my life now

sirius: *ransacks car for coins and finds $2.47*

sirius: well.. i can only hope for the best.

5 MINUTES LATER

sirius: parking was only $2??? this is fine!! i can find my way home! idk why i doubted myself.

FORTY FIVE MINUTES LATER

sirius: okay so i might be lost… none of these streets look familiar and… FUCK my gas’s gauge is on E and i don’t have gas money oh my god

(sirius parks at a nearby store and asks a girl for directions. she smiles at him and helps him out. he realizes he’s 25 miles away from home. on empty. in orange county. when he’s supposed to be in LA. he thanks her, goes back to his car, and kicks the wheel)

sirius: well.

sirius: we can only hope for the best now.

(sirius then spends the next 40 minutes bargaining with the universe to let the gas make it home- because he’s too pretty to be stuck on the side of the freeway at 10pm on a friday)

FORTY MINUTES LATER

(sirius speeds home and SOMEHOW runs out of gas right as he pulls into his driveway)

dorcas: HOLY SHIT WE THOUGHT WE LOST YOU. OH MY GOD.

sirius: how long have you been here?

evan: a little over an hour

dorcas: oh thank GOD you’re okay here we have james on the phone (dorcas hands her phone to sirius- who takes it urgently)

sirius: james???

james: what the fuck is going on??

sirius: i got lost. but im back!! no worries. you’re with lily right? helping her move her stuff?

james: yeah- they called me. you got lost again??? how??? you know what? i don’t wanna know. you’re okay?

sirius: yeah i’m okay prongs

james: okay see you later pads. love you

sirius: love you! *hands phone back to cass, notices remus*

sirius: oh when did you get here love?

remus: not long after they did- we’ve been hanging in cass’s car.

sirius: WELL LET ME TELL YOU IT HAS BEEN AN INTERESTING NIGHT

remus: (to cass, a fond smile breaking out on his face) what did i say?? there’s a story. there’s always a story.

sirius: well YEAH there was a story. i was MISSING

remus: (to sirius) you ran out of gas didn’t you

sirius: I RAN OUT OF- oh yeah i did. haha. how’d you know that?

remus: thought as much

cass: (to remus) you were… very spot on lupin

remus: (to cass) things always work out for him, but only after spiraling out of control. i don’t know how. he’s somehow the luckiest and least lucky person i know.

cass: (to sirius) …. i called everyone.

sirius: shit. everyone??? oh god.

cass: reg might have freaked out and almost left work to find you

sirius: oh god. you called reg??? he’s gonna lecture me when he gets home.

remus: yeah. he will. if it helps i did tell them not to

sirius: damn it. he’s gonna be so mad. this is the second time i’ve gotten lost this year. it doesn’t help we were hanging out without him- he can be so territorial with you guys

remus: he asked if you were drinking

sirius: (aghast) WELL! I NEVER!! how dare he??? i got lost because im dumb not because i’m crazy

evan: we smoked a spliff on the street ten minutes before we left

sirius: shut UP rosier

remus : *smirks* sounds about right

sirius: i was NOT high!!

remus: why was your gas so low in the first place?

sirius: i was late to the hangout- planned on getting gas on the way back

cass: GOD you’re ridiculous

sirius: well how was i supposed to- wait, why’d you call prongs?

evan: we thought he’d know your phone password- then maybe we could track your keys and find you.

cass: your keys are tracked right? since you lose everything all the time?

sirius: oh my god i didn’t even think of that

evan: on that same note- why didn’t you call your own phone?

sirius: what?

evan: you could’ve called your phone with someone elses? then we could’ve come found you??

sirius: oh. oh i didn’t think of that

cass: hoW did you not think of that???

sirius: i asked to use someone’s apple maps!!

cass: you- you asked-? but you didn’t? okay. from the beginning- what happened???

sirius: well let me tell you- follow me we’ll go inside.

———————————————————————

How the rest of the night went is below (it’s less interesting, just was kind of domestic and oddly on brand so i thought i’d tell you how it went down)

(sirius unlocks the door and plugs in the lights while he continues telling his story ~dramatically~. when he finishes the whole group laughs about it for a bit before evan starts looking antsy.)

evan: alright we better go. if i get home too late barty gets grumpy

sirius: oh?

evan: yeah. he’s secretly kind of a brat

cass: it’s not a secret

evan: *sighing dramatically* take me home?

cass: of course. *cass turns to sirius as she stands up from the couch* we’ll hang again soon for sure

evan: yeah *evan nods at sirius* you’re actually pretty cool black, when you’re not getting lost in the middle of nowhere that is

sirius: (huffing) okay yeah yeah ha ha get out of my house

cass: (to remus, ignoring sirius completely) always good to see you remus *cass smiles warmly*

remus: you too cass

evan: yeah- nice to see you again lupin

(remus nods and sirius walks them out)

remus: so… just us again i guess

sirius: it does always seem to end up this way huh?

remus: yeah- funny that

sirius: (smirking) i heard you went birding earlier *sirius shakes his head at remus fondly* how was your-

(peter all of the sudden rushes through the door, singing a tune softly to himself)

peter: oh hey guys! oh- moony! i didn’t know you were gonna be here tonight!

remus: when am i not here?

sirius: (to remus, indignant) hey! that’s not fair! it’s been at least a week since you were last here. not since you picked me up from the airport last saturday!

remus: yeah. wild that. a full week. who’d have thought it possible? *remus smiles at sirius fondly*

peter: ahem. *peter clears his throat as he shucks off his shoes at the door* well! i’m just getting back from a show. actually, if you two want to come by and see me do some standup soon i’m performing next tuesday! neither of you have seen my set yet.

sirius: (to remus) ooooh he’s funny *sirius wiggles his eyebrows and peter rolls his eyes. remus fights back a smile*

remus: tuesday you say?

sirius: (to peter in a singsong voice) we’ll have to seeeee

peter: *snorts* okay well if you two decide to drive to new mexico or something tonight let me know. don’t wanna be left out of your tomfoolery.

sirius: tomfoolery?? us??? *sirius gasps, clutching his chest and peter rolls his eyes again*

peter: oh please.

remus: (to sirius) he’s got a point you know. you and i are a dangerous team. always ready to run off.

sirius: i suppose.

peter: whatever- just keep me posted if you do go anywhere *peter goes upstairs*

sirius: (to remus) my room?

remus: your room.

(sirius and remus follow peter upstairs and lay on sirius’s bed facing each other & talking for two hours before the front door opens and shuts again)

remus: okay so what would you say makes a bad person a bad person? like what’s the line?

sirius: oh so we’re going ethics now oka-

(reg knocks on the open door and stands in the doorway of sirius’s room)

reg: so you got lost. again.

sirius: (pulling away a bit from remus and sitting up) oh! reg! yeahhh. it’s okay though! it’s actually a really funny story-

reg: i had to go on break

sirius: what do you mean?

reg: i told my coworkers you were missing and then had to go on break

sirius: awe reg you do care

reg: no i don’t

sirius: (singsong voice) you were worried about me!

reg: i was WORRIED that i was going to have to file a missing person’s report.

sirius: whatever you say-

remus: (sitting up and sensing a pointless argument) it was fine though! everything worked out.

sirius: yeah!

(reg looks at each of them for a moment before sighing, resigned)

reg: you wouldn’t believe the night i’ve had

remus: oh?

reg: (undoing his tie) the event tonight was INSANE. a catholic school parents’ event. we’ve never sold that much alcohol in one night. AND it was only mary and i at the bar!

sirius: oh wow

reg: right? and the whole time dedalius *sirius mouths “his manager” to remus while reg keeps going* was just WATCHING US, only interrupting ONCE to ask if we need help the useless bastard. so naturally i asked him if he could cut some limes since we didn’t have a barback and get this, when he cut the limes he brought ALL of them to the upstairs bar with emmaline and gilderoy. left none for us.

sirius: that’s annoying. intense night huh?

reg: so many little things. it was just so IRRITATING. now it’s 1am and i have the be BACK at the event space at 9am. ugh i need to sleep

remus: damn reg- i hope you sleep well at least!

reg: oh i won’t be sleeping

sirius: (to remus) he never sleeps (whispering) insomnia

reg: (unimpressed) well if you guys want to smoke outside i’m gonna go do that.

sirius: nah i don’t think so

remus: ahh no not today

reg: okay. well. come join me if you want.

(reg walks away. there’s the sound of a screen door opening and closing in the background)

remus: hey- at least the lecture was brief

sirius: (fondly staring out of his door) he’s a hateful little guy isn’t he?

remus: yeah. he is

sirius: ANYWAY (starts up past conversation)

FIVE MINUTES LATER

sirius: so in a way the answer is, as many other answers to ethical questions are, “it depends” and that’s-

(reg walks up and leans against the wall for a moment before stepping forward, interrupting sirius)

reg: so neither of you came out to sit with me.

sirius: *sirius is visibly startled before pouting* it’s colddd reg. and you didn’t Ask us to!

remus: (to reg) wait i didn’t realize you wanted us to sit with you. thought you were just being polite.

sirius: *snorts* reg?? polite?? hah!

reg: (to sirius) are you quite finished?

(sirius smiles sheepishly and reg looks at him for a moment before looking to remus and speaking)

reg: (raising an eyebrow) you two sure have been spending a lot of time together

sirius: (reddens slightly) haha yeah

remus: yeah, we have *remus smiles like this delights him, unaware of sirius’s embarrassment*

reg: (somehow both amused and annoyed- something only sirius can pull off with him) it’s just….we were gonna do that puzzle together remember? the big one downstairs? i found a frame for it so we could glue it down.

sirius: oh my god yeah! *sirius feigns interest for remus’s & reg’s sakes* i completely forgot about that!

remus: that sounds great! i’ve been wanting to puzzle

reg: (feigning disinterest) well i’ve just been waiting for you guys to ask about it. since you’re always doing something together these days.

sirius: (face noticeably more red this time) hah ha yeah

remus: (unbothered) so when are you free??

reg: i’ll text you. night.

sirius: good night reggie!!

remus: night reg!

(regulus backs out and swiftly walks away. shutting his bedroom door behind him. remus and sirius lay back down and talk facing each other, hands under their cheeks for two more hours)

remus: (yawning) i should really go home

sirius: yeah it’s pretty late. there’s a lot going on tomorrow. lily’s moving out of state officially

remus: oh shit i bet james is freaked

sirius: yeah. i’m staying with him tomorrow night to make sure he’s okay

remus: that’s… that’s good. that’ll be good.

remus: (cautiously) do you think it’s hurting reg’s feelings? you moving out of here and in with prongs now that lily’s going to grad school?

sirius: maybe. but i really think he’ll like the new roommate i found, pandora. they have a lot of similar interests and she’s… different. i think they’ll fit together. plus we need some space i think- we tend to suffocate each other a bit. i have a good feeling about it.

(they walk down to the front door together)

remus: well… i’ll see you monday!

sirius: yeah :) definitely. thank you so much for that by the way

remus: of course! i’m actually kind of looking forward to it

sirius: (bemused) oh really? you’re looking forward to helping me move?

remus: (quietly) maybe.

remus: (a little embarrassed) i’m excited to drive the big truck okay? is that a crime?

(remus and sirius look at each other for a moment. sirius shakes his head and smiles going in to hug remus. remus hugs back)

remus: (a little awkwardly) i have to uhh leave now. to go home

sirius: (chuckling) yeah. you do that.

remus: (walking backward) right.

sirius: (smiling softly again) goodnight moony :) *sirius closes the door*

remus: (quietly) good night pads.

[strawbuddy-luv]

Tim Drake would love video games sm tho, and I do not see that represented enough.

He'd be a total nerd about it to. He'd rant and rant and rant about all the games he's played and all the cheats and the secret cut scenes and the hidden lore. He'd be a game theorist for sure, probably has a YouTube account dedicated to it since he's such a little detective. He knows the true lore of FNaF.

He'd definitely speed run minecraft, rp to probably. First person shooter? How about first hand experience. FNaF fanatic oh my God he'd LOVE that game so fucking much. Absolutely a Sonic kid, like you cannot convince me otherwise. Mario less so but you knows hes probably played every single game anyways. Pokemon? Every single one memorized down to their exact coloration. Stardew valley? Do i even have to ask. Animal crossing? Perfected his village, villagers and all. Zelda? I cannot prove it but he has a lino Cosplay somewhere and he's worn it for under cover missions. He'd slay in DTI, have like 5 different mansions in Bloxburg, defiantly played Royal High until the capitalism became to close to the real world, probably has hundreds of avatars to. An expert at games like fnf has played half the mods to ever be made for that game. He's been playing fortnite since it's release. He'd have one of the top scores ever in subway surfers. He'd download those "complete your restaurant" type games and finish them in two weeks and it'd only take that long because the game forces him to wait sometimes. Candy crush is his bitch 100%. He'd download mobile games and finish them in a day and then keep redoing them till he's perfected his method. He has played and replayed countless driving based games, can learn almost any new one in 6 minutes. Going back to the speed run thing I think he'd just enjoy speed running games in general, and gridning. He'd love minecraft so much omg-. Last of us? Played. Iron Lung? Played. Cuphead? Played. Detroit Become Human? Played. Kindergarten? Played. Sallyface? Played. Splatoon? Played. He'd love small games to I just am not that into video games to know any to list- :').

I mean think about it. Going off the "Tim's parents are never home" version of him, he'd have so much time to just sit around and play video games. He has the money to buy them and the time to spend getting ungodly good at them. He'd have amazing equipment, and it'd give him some sort of community even if he doesn't really interact with it personally. Like if he's not out stalking Batman or at school, he's playing a video game. Even after he starts working for Batman, he'd overwork himself to the bone and he'd STILL find a way to go pro gamer in-between. Probably for like 0.5 seconds whenever he's got to stand up to get himself another energy drink.

Like please, video game nerd Tim Drake on my knees begging you add this to your stories and headcanons. Have him introduce other batfam members to video games. HAVE HIM INTRODCUE BRUCE TO CANDY CRUSH AND MAKE THEM GET INTO A COMPETITION ON WHO CAN GET TO A HIGHER LEVEL FASTER. He shows Damian animal crossing. He gives Jason a gaming console and like 50 different shooter games and one copy of stardew valley as a joke and did not expect Jason to get so into it. Him Cass and Steph would love those Roblox horror games. He'd force the whole family to start having game nights and they'd have a world on Minecraft that has the most insane lore you've ever heard. Like please give me more video game nerd Tim and tell me your headcanons on what games he'd like and what he'd introduce different batfam members to in the comment I am begging you.

[cyanide-sippy-cup]

People who complain that Bruce Wayne is a bad person cause he "doesn't do enough" are so annoying fr.

"He just dresses up and punches mentally ill people" yeah and sends them to a facility to help them (of which many HAVE gotten better [see Waylon Jones]). A facility that has had the corruption ripped from the roots up purely for the sake of helping his own enemies. No matter how many times they break out and try to kill him, he sends them back to be rehabilitated. He only fights them because they have ice rays and mind control and all that. But even in fighting them, he usually only goes all out on the clown. He canonically tries to be soft with Harley and even temporarily gave her a job.

"He doesn't do anything with his money" bitch?? What do you think Wayne Enterprises does?? What do you think the Jason Todd Foundation is??? Why do you think he's poured his money several times into fixing Arkham Asylum??? Like bro there's literally an entire cult of other billionaires who unironically spend their time and money dismantling Bruce's efforts. He's doing the best he can with what he's got.

"He brings children into his war" Dick, Jason, Barbara, Harper, Stephanie, Duke, and Lance all either did or tried to do vigilante work without Bruce's help. Other characters like Tim and Damian refused to accept a no. He instead gave these kids a support network to do vigilante work safer and more efficiently and have them people to call family.

"The kids die or get hurt" Jason died after being betrayed by his own mother, Stephanie "died" after directly going against his orders, Tim was blown up by drones controlled by Steph's dad, Barbara was paralyzed in an attempt to upset her father, and Lance died after taking the costume and getting shot all without Bruce's knowledge (hence why it's important he takes the kids under his wing).

"He doesn't affect crime rates" in Gotham maybe, but see the Court of Owls mentioned above. He works with the JLA and JSA to take down crime all across the world and galaxy. He founded Batman Inc, a network of Batman ripoffs across the world who keep in touch, use each other's resources, and get backup from each other to fight crime in their corners of the world.

Hell, even "he's a bad father" is just bad writing. He's actually a very caring father, even if he does maybe struggle. He gave Jason his own damn library and he allows Damian to keep a whole army of weird pets (including a literal demon). He took Damian in upon learning about his existence, allowed him to express himself as Robin, sent him to school, taught him morals and compassion, and LITERALLY WENT TO HELL TO RETRIEVE HIS SOUL WHEN HE DIED. He took in Cass despite knowing Shiva would retaliate. He taught her to speak and he encouraged her to learn ballet. He even officially adopted Dick, Jason, and Tim in 3 separate emotional moments. And also bro literally adopted a piece of an alien hivemind (Jarro best Robin).

Like he was raised by Alfred-motherfucking-Pennyworth. There was never a chance he would turn out as corrupt.

[bomber-grl]

Hiii, I was wondering if you could writ Hiro with a really fem reader, like having a bimbo style, except she's not actually dumb, and it would be perfect if she worked at his aunt cafe

Thank u!!

Hiro x “Bimbo”!Reader ❤︎₊ ⊹

Pairing(s): Hiro Hamada x f!Reader

A/n: Might’ve made the prompt get out of control w the SFIT stuff but I’m a sucker for the “proving them wrong”/ looks dumb actually smart “sorta trope

Look, I love Hiro but let’s be honest… he probably didn’t think much of you

And by much, I mean about how smart you are

Yes, I’m basically saying he and everyone else (probably) were overtaken by the stereotype and your style didn’t help much.

Not that you didn’t look cool or pretty, you did

It’s just that the impression Hiro had of you really overshadowed anything, until you of course started talking to him.

You started working at the lucky cat cafe about a week ago and that’s when you first met Hiro.

He was off to SFIT one morning when you were introduced to him by Cass

Partially because you worked there and just usual introductions

But also because you’re around the same age and an extra friend or two wouldn’t hurt Hiro

At first he just says hi and is pretty dismissive plus I’d say he doesn’t expect much

But then he sees you one day on your break and your sitting by on a table doing some work on your laptop

He peaks over and sees some pretty advanced math (?) equations

Even for him..

Then you notice him and that’s when he flusters

He’s pretty embarrassed by his previous actions and gives a sincere apology through his actively reddening cheeks

Then you just say it’s fine and it’s not unusual

From then on he’s always stopping to talk to you when he’s on his way off to SFIT in the mornings

You two get pretty close and more often than not Hiro “lectures” or better yet, rants about robotics and more technical stuff

But that’s not the end

One day it’s a celebratory day

Sort of like a festive mixed with robotics kind of celebration

So obviously the friend group is there, Gogo, Fred, etc

They know of you pretty well, hiro told them about you and his admittedly embarrassing actions (in which he was teased for)

Then he spots a familiar figure

It’s you!!!

He’s so shocked like seriously then you make eye contact and you approach him

Surprise surprise you go to SFIT!!

How did he not know?? I mean he was forced to interact with Karmi because of the close ages

But turns out that you usually go on campus when he’s not since you have special permissions

What’s more? You do most stuff on your laptop or at your home and because of that might as well make money by working.

Double homicide for Hiro

He was basically mansplaining ranting about things you were more than well versed in

How many times does he have to embarrass himself before he catches a break (???)

Anyway you two become like this 🤞(that is to say, close/dating)

He learned his lesson (never underestimate ANYONE)

And also made sure to always assume you know something because god forbid he embarrasses himself any more

Plus atleast now he has someone to talk about his school stuff with and appreciate their style

Win win although it took some serious character development to get here 🤷

[kit04kat]

Ranking the batfamily most to least likely to become a supervillian. (Plus all my ramblings about why I put who where [disclaimer, i have not read the comics due to me not having that kind of money]) I started thinking about this while reading a fanfiction where Dick, Jason and Tim were taken in by villians instead of Batman and it got me thinking. Anyways, let's get to the rankings.

1: Tim Drake. Starting off strong with our resident boy-genius with stalker tendencies. This may shock some of you, but I look at this human disaster and see a plethora of supervillian potential. You take away this man's adult supervision and the world may never be the same. What was happening with the league of assassins? And the fact that he tried to clone his best friend out of grief? Also I feel like we all skimmed over the fake uncle shenanigans too quickly. I once saw someone say something like Tim's moral code is copy-pasted off a house rules sticky note on the fridge and I agree.

2: Jason Todd. Seriously, we all saw this coming. Now, you might ask me, "but Kat, why is Jason at number 2? Didn't Red Hood already do the villian thing?" And to that I say, Ha! I am ranking them on supervillianiousness(???) Jason had his whole revenge plot and crime lord thing in Gotham but after that was done, he kinda settled out a little bit. So no, I don't think Jason has ever been a supervillian, just a villian, and after that he was more like an antihero/vigilante. That being said, I don't think he is incapable of being a supervillian, which is why he is number 2.

3: Stephanie Brown. Ok, I'm gonna be honest, I was really wavering on the order of the people in the middle. Also, I'm not gonna claim to know a whole lot about the adventures Steph has been through. That being said, I feel like she is just a tad bit more unhinged than the rest of the people in the middle, and therefore more likely to go insane. And if she had the proper motivation, she could totally be a badass supervillian. (Kind of reminds me of Jason in that way)

4: Damian Wayne. Alright, here's the thing. A lot of Damian's character development has been about him overcoming his heritage and learning that the things he learned with the league of assassins were bad. That being said, I don't think he will ever leave behind those ideologies as thoroughly as Cass and Bruce did. I think he sees the world in a lot more shades of grey than they ever will, and because of that, I've decided to put him forth on our list.

5: Barbara Gordon. I'm putting Oracle right smack dab in the middle. Not because I couldn't figure out where to put her, but because that's where she belongs. Listen, do I think she would ever become a supervillian? No, not really. However, if for some reason she had to become a supervillian, she'd be able to do it. If she ever turned to the dark side, it would be completely thought out. Calculated. And my girl doesn't do anything half-assed.

6: Duke Thomas. Now, Imma be honest, I don't know a whole lot about Duke, and I didn't really know where the best place to put his would be on this lineup. I put him in 6th cause I don't think he'd turn into a supervillian but he's more likely than the last three. He probably deserves to go further up the list, but oh well.

7: Bruce Wayne. I know some people will probably say he should be further up the list, but here is my reasoning. Batman's whole kinda thing is that he's always toeing the line. He's doesn't kill because he knows he wouldn't be able to stop. He is Darkness, Vengeance, the night, all that stuff. (It's why Batman needs a Robin) If he broke, he'd be broken. I don't think he'd be able to come back from that (I also disagree with myself a bit, cause there's no way his kill count is 0. I mean, he's been beating people up at night instead of therapy for decades) Anyways, that being said, man is stubborn and has been doing this vigilante stuff for a longggg time. I simply don't think he's gonna turn.

8: Dick Grayson. We are getting towards the bottom of the list here, to the people I think are least likely to become a supervillian. Dick has been through so much. With Renegade, Red X, Spiral, whatever was up with Ric, he took up the cowel and became Batman when Bruce was gone (which is something he never wanted to do), he's had so many of his friends die, family die, and that's not even all! He's been through a lot, but he's also the light to batman's dark. He's been through all that and still chooses to be good. There's no way he's ever becoming a supervillian (even if it is a very interesting plot in fanfiction)

9: Cassandra Cain. Last but certainly not least, Cass. I personally think she is the least likely to become a supervillian. She was raised as a weapon and taught to kill, but she has completely overcome that. She won't kill at all, much like Bruce, but she's also more emotionally sound. Her morals are strict, and she doesn't have to fight with herself to keep them. I love her so much, truly one of the best of us.

I'm gonna put Alfred as a honorable mention. He doesn't get to go on the list cause honestly, if he ever became a villian, it's over. He's have the world in his clutches before the week is over. Gotta respect him for having the patience of a saint.

This was so long! Anyways, feel free to add to this or tell me how you would rank them differently!!

[fictfrenzy]

excerpt inspired by this post (à la @thegremlininyourcloset) because im Freakey

-----

Most people think Bruce is the one who knows Gotham in and out. He’s Batman, of course he has to.

But you’ll find that that’s... not quite true.

Bruce, at the end of the day, is still rich. Raised on rich standards, morals, outlooks—all of it. There’s thousands of struggles he’ll never understand—there’s thousands of areas of Gotham he won’t visit. Is it memories, or is it because his own personal radar is skewed towards "important" attacks?

Who knows, really?

Down the list—Barbara. Oracle. Obvious choice. There's not a single part of Gotham she doesn't have eyes on.

But cameras are basically 2D at the end of the day, and not every place has them, and not every source is up to date.

Tim? Rich. He's not all that. He doesn't have a reason to be. Jason? Do you think he cares anymore? He went from a street kid to a rich one to a dead one to a guy who doesn't go out himself if his goons can do it. Dick? He's always been busy with something else. Damian? Follows his father too close, his family too close—with good reason, but still.

Cass?

Maybe. Plenty of evidence. If she spent years wandering, what's not to say she knows all of Gotham simply because of traveling?

But she only arrived in Gotham during No Man's Land. There's thousands of eras of the city she missed. Things she lacks context for. Buildings that were there, and now aren't. Buildings that are new. Places the city has warped for its own reasons, or places the city has warped around, away from.

Stephanie?

Bingo.

What reason did she have to stay at home? What reason did she have to not scour every sector of Gotham for life—real life, something that wasn't so cruel, a feeling that wasn't the world baring its teeth at you, something that felt like a real mother and a real father?

The truth is, that when Bruce was a young boy, and his parents died—he isolated. He hid. He vanished. And when Dick was a young boy, and his parents died—Bruce caught him, and taught him what he knew, and the rest he learned outside of Gotham. When Jason was a street kid, what reason did he have to stray from the places that made money, gave him food? When Tim was a young kid, what reason did he have to leave his parents' shadows? When Cass was young—well, she wasn't even in Gotham. Or near it. Neither was Damian.

The truth is, that when Stephanie was a young girl, Gotham was hers. And she was Gotham's.

[parker-artio]

So I saw a post about how Dick was probably still loosing his teeth when he started as Robin, but it made me think… So he just radiates the vibes that he needed braces growing up, so, obviously I feel like he needed an expander, or even still has lingual braces (since those are usually a long time thing). Which humored me for a bit, but then I started to think: Imagine one of his younger siblings need braces too, and he just FUCKS with them. Makes them think they’re about to die.

So please enjoy…

“So you will need braces…”

Damian thought his ears were playing tricks on him, this man who made barely enough money to support his family by working in a place where he poked and prodded in people’s mouths just told the demon head heir- the son of Batman that he needed braces??

Impossible. His teeth were perfect. His parents teeth were both perfect. How would his be imperfect?

As he handed his father the paper that said he would need braces he laughed a bit and ruffled Damian’s already messy hair, “You should go ask Dick about his experience with braces. He had… a time with them.”

Damian squinted. Richard had braces?

When Dick came home from the store and found a small Robin perched on the back of his couch, he didn’t even flinch. Honestly if he did flinch at this point everyone should be more worried.

“Damian, how may I help you today? Is it on helping people from breaking in? Or on how to wait till someone’s home to enter their place?” He asked placing the bags down. Damian didn’t find humor in his words as he got up from the couch and sat down at one of his kitchen tables.

“Richard, what was it like having braces?”

Dick feels a smile grow on his face. Not one of happiness. No. One of excitement. One that reminded him, this kid was (insert age from 11 to 14 here) and only started to learn about simple domestic life from a first person view (insert 1 to 4 years here) ago. But braces?? Oh. He had no fucking idea.

Jason didn’t need them. Tim didn’t need them. Cass was never considered. Duke- well he actually had no idea.

But Dick, did. Everyone knew that. There was a picture of him boldly and proudly smiling with them at 16. (Probably the biggest smile he ever made in his teenage years.)

“It was terrible!” Dick gasped dramatically, draping himself over the edge of his table. Who said Jason was the only theater kid in the family? “I thought I was going to die every day! I had to give up my favorite foods! I- *SNIFF* I had to give up vegetables!”

Damian blinks. What the hell?