#Don't fuck with me kid... A Joker never forgets

[the-muppet-joker]

my liege, one of my friends wants to “cosplay” you at an upcoming convention, but i worry they may not be able to live up to your visage [they are fat and afab and i do not think they would look anything like you] how do i discourage them from participating in blasphemy and instead push them towards a more favorable cosplay, ie. kermit

Come off of anon so I can piss the letters of your username onto your corpse after I kill you

[gothamite-rambler]

"Wait, who took you down?"

Context: Any Gotham criminal is adjusting to the fact that a child sidekick took them down instead of the adult in the hero duo of Batman and Robin.

Calendar Man (perplexed, tilting his head): I'm sorry... the child sidekick he has can fight?

Joker, when he hadn't become way worse than he is now, nodded as he rubbed his sore shoulder. Scarecrow, sitting on the other side of the prison table, started laughing while carving his spoon into a shiv. Joker groaned.

Calendar Man (raising an eyebrow): And he beat you up?

Joker (embarrassed, but trying to hide it): Yes. Get the laughs out—Joker slipped up once and got beaten by a child that is clearly taking steroids or something.

Calendar Man (trying to rationalize this): Okay, but like Batman was the one to deliver the final punch. At least say that—

Joker (frustrated): The damn child defeated me and three of my hired henchmen. Apparently, he bit one of them on the leg, which means my defeat wasn't that bad that night.

Scarecrow (smirking): J, you still got thrashed around by a child and lost. Batman never stepped in and defeated you; the child did.

Calendar Man (hiding his smirk by covering his mouth): I'm trying not to mock you, mostly because you do scare me, but... how could you not stop a child!?

Joker (shouting defiantly): Again, he has to be on steroids!

Calendar Man (skeptically): I—John, take this one.

Scarecrow (dryly): Right, the skinny, under five-foot child who possesses no magical powers is on steroids? You're really lying?

Joker slammed his fist on the table, wincing from the pain that ached through his body. His usually Cheshire smile stayed by sheer force, trying not to let the other bad guys see how much this defeat actually affected him.

Joker (defensively): I thought he was there for show! There was no way he actually could fight. Batman wouldn't be able to train him that well... then he pounced on me and I couldn't take him down!

Calendar Man (covering his smile with his hand, trying to be sympathetic): Why didn't you just kick him?

Scarecrow laughed more, not afraid of the Joker, and mocked the clown accordingly.

Scarecrow: Don't forget he's the size of a middle schooler. You seriously couldn't defeat him?

Joker (insistently): No! He caught me off guard! I'm not the only one who's had to deal with that brat either!

Scarecrow (flatly): Yeah, but you're on the actually threatening tier of villainy, and you got pulverized by a child.

Joker (getting defensive): I wasn't fucking pulverized!

Scarecrow (smirking): Right, you got your ass handed to you, as the Americans say. A bloody child did that. One who wears a hero suit that looks like a target.

Calendar Man (nodding thoughtfully): That is saying a lot because Batman is in a bat suit. Except at least he's six feet tall and menacing. The other one is sickeningly adorable.

Joker (irritated, crossing his arms): I'm... Aware! This isn't the end, though! When I get out of here—and I will escape this place—I'm beating his ass! Thinks he can crack jokes while bouncing around; that's my schtick!

Joker crossed his arms resolutely on this new vow of vengeance against a child. Poison Ivy, who had been eavesdropping on the three men talking, walked over with a look of disgust.

Poison Ivy (disdainful tone): You would be the type of slimeball to harm a child because they beat your ass and won. Pathetic.

She smacked Joker on the back of the head and walked off, chuckling at the clown villain’s ego being bruised by a kid whom she secretly didn't hate, unlike Batman.

Joker (harshly): Oh, shut up, you walking weed! Your powers are stupid, and you're green!

Poison Ivy (clapping back, smirking): Better green than looking like a skinny John Wayne Gacy.

Joker (vitriolously): At least I'm not a bitch!

Poison Ivy (waving a middle finger as she kept walking off): At least I didn't get defeated by a pre-teen!

Joker (shouting, frustrated): Bitch, don't try me!

Calendar Man (cautioning): You should stop while you're ahead, Joker, or today will be your death day. She doesn't play either.

Scarecrow chuckled dryly while carving his initials into the prison table with a shiv. Joker stormed off in the other direction, continuing to swear revenge… on a child.

[breadandblankets]

how i hc duke's relationships with the other (main) bats

bruce: mentor/friend/weird HS teacher u bond with kinda thing, i think bruce on his end still feels simmering guilt for not being there for duke when he needed him, duke feel simmering resentment towards bruce for being another adult that left him, this will boil over at some point but then they'll get over it, they will never be that dumb nuclear found family thing, i think doug and elaine would like bruce tho so maybe one of those friend of the family situations where u call someone ur not related to aunt/uncle

cass: very very good friends, would probably consider her a sister from another mister if u will, i would hesitate to call her a best friend *gestures at all of war* but i think she's up there, i really love the headcanon that there is some tension on duke's end because cass has the ability to be more efficient but she actively chooses not to, i think for a long time duke is going to be holding some unhealthy and unrealistic standards both for himself and also people around him, like everything else this causes tension then erupts before it gets resolved, cass i think would know about said tension the whole time but have no idea how to bring up the issue or how to even think about resolving it so it drags on

dick: i think duke holds a grudge for the robin war thing, and i think he fucking should iykyk, (the way he just leaves duke on a roof??? with cops????, i was shouting at my fucking comic) idk i think dick would probably make light of it for a while but duke would be real fucking clear that he remembers and won't be forgiving and forgetting any time soon, i think they're acquaintances at best but realistically, coworkers

damian: like cass Extremely good friends, found family if you will, honestly i think they got a lot of their interpersonal issues out of the way before duke becomes signal, so really its a matter of time before they actually become friends and not just acquaintances, they're old man young to me, i think they do old man things like feed birds in the park and play Go together, i think damian is probably one of the only people duke doesn't hold to his standards, he thinks damian deserves to be a kid, making damian be a kid is probably some of the only time that duke is forced to relax by proxy, therefore duke and damian's friendship is strongly encouraged by bruce who is out of his depth for what to do with both of them and throwing them at each other seems to be working (👍 parenting)

tim: i honestly don't think they know each other well, like i think they may have talked once??? so i don't have shit to base their relationship off, generally i think they're amicable if distant, like a coworker you say hi to at the coffee machine

babs: i Need them to interact, honestly it would be really funny if duke meets babs for the first time as oracle and he's just like??? you're my favorite librarian? and babs is like !! we missed you when you stopped volunteering!!! and duke has to be like yeah that was the joker, i think they would have a good relationship, they don't work together all that much cause oracle doesn't run duke's ops and duke isn't usually on the night shift but they know they can call each other in if they need. one of duke's few trusted AdultsTM

jason: i think rocky at the start, duke would definitely have some Memories of the red hood, that would probably be a hill to overcome, but i generally think that jason will eventually move into a more positive position in the city even with the shadows of all that stuff following him ofc. they are absolute Assholes to each other in a way that is clearly affection, jason will let duke get away with anything up to and including murder, duke will never let jason get away with anything, its like a typo in the group chat

steph: re same as tim, and babs practically nothing to base the relationship on BUT i think they would get on like a house on fire, like cass: sister from another mister energy, steph is giving duke the "you just found out ur dad is a supervillain" support he needs, they are the only bats successfully going to college they probably go to events on campus together, idk they have so much potential as the forgotten robins and all that, i think they should bully bruce together that would be so fun.

[thealexanderfiles]

DCU from a Marvel fans limited perspective

recently i've accidently been sucked into the DCU universe, mostly Bat family, if i'm being honest, and although i've never watched a single movie/episode, this is what i have gathered from purely reading the occasional fanfiction/lots of tumblr posts

SPOILERS i guess

There are A LOT of batkids

Bruce Wayne adopts these motherfuckers like they're some kind of limited edition pokemon set

no one is actually sure how many there are but if you have black hair and blue eyes and live in gotham, Batman doesn't care if you've got parents or not. you're coming home with him

There appears to be five Robins and Batman goes though these children like a chainsmoker with a pack of cigarettes

people die a lot

Thats okay though because people come back to life a concerning amount as well

Jason Todd died and came back to life by being dumped in a pit of magical water

Damien Wayne is the only biological child of Bruce and he mentions this a lot

Dick Greyson was the first Robin and the first adoption and i think he and Bruce got in a fight and he left to become Nightwing

Jason Todd stole the Batmobile's wheels and became the second Robin. after he came back to life he became Red Hood

Tim Drake was not an orphan, he just fit Bruce's target demographic and was conveniently close (I mean come on, it's like express shipping) He is also some kind of super-genius. He was the third Robin but became Red Robin/Drake

Stephanie brown(?) was the fourth robin(?), not sure for how long. People get upset when other people forget. I think she's called Spoiler or something

Damien Wayne is the final Robin. Hes this assassins son and im pretty sure Talia dropped him off at the Wayne Manor and said, "I had him through the terrible twos, you get the teen years'

Not entirely sure if Tim runs Wayne enterprises

Brucie wayne is the funniest fucking thing i swear

He's so stupid

not sure is Tim, Dick and Jason follow Bruce's lead and become absolute airheads as well

Alfred is a butler

Alfred has guns

There's someone called Duke and Cass knocking around

The Justice League think Batman works alone

someone in the JL is allergic to the colour yellow

there is a concerning amount of Danny Phantom x DC crossover fics

sames goes for Miraculous

Tim Drake is Bi and for some reason people don't like that

internet is divided on whether of not Batman is a bad dad

#OnlyInGotham is a thing?

Gotham is like an australian NYC

the Riddler is a not funny, less aggressive version of the Joker

apparently Alcatraz and Arkham are different prisons but thats on me

there's a whole group of superheroes out there, each have strong powers and they decide to leave the most dangerous city to the member that has no powers and dresses up as an anthropomorphic bat and runs around the city causing copious amounts of property damage with his children

there is a girl called barbra? Gordon

there is a criminally small amount of content for the girls

for some reason people ship the bat kids together, ike, anytime you have to remind yourself 'its TECHNICALLY not incest is Not Good'

Clark Kent is running round acting as if his reading glasses are the only thing standing between a normal life and CHAOS and the worst thing is that he is right

i am a MCU fan and i was SO sure that Deadpool was MCU but now i'm not so sure

Fandom likes to have this troupe that Bruce wayne doesn't believe batman exists when obviously the superior troupe is that Gotham is pretty sure they are exes

teen titans and young justice are a thing but i cant figure out which robin is who.

Damien Wayne has enough animals to open a zoo

who tf in the batfam are metas?????

Batman has definetely used the Tired Dad voice on villains and the Brucie Wayne voice on the JL

Bruce Wayne has contingency plans if someone discovers his contingency plans

THERES A PLACE CALLED THE FUCKING BAT BURGER???????

it took 2 robins until batman realized that a small child running around in a vest top and speedos was not the greatest idea

Someone needs to tell me, like right now what's going on, where to start and what to read. bc rn im LIVING on chaotic fics

[ruthlessrps]

- 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒, 𝘗𝘛 1.

an assortment of starters taken from one of my character playlists. feel free to change pronouns/details as needed.

i never listened to my mother.

don't you know you can't trust a thief?

it's in my nature, i gotta curse.

if you don't like it, i really don't give a damn.

i see. so you're rather violent?

shh, i think somebody's coming.

so, is there any more questions?

have you ever been involved in, like, an armed robbery or a hold-up?

this is a robbery!

i feel like nobody is badder than me.

so you're not exactly a role model?

what's your real name?

no more questions.

don't compare me, i'm better off just left alone.

this motherfucker must have lost his mind.

we'd all much rather get along than fight you.

i'll hurt your pride, and you know i don't like to.

you'd bump this shit too.

we bump heads with any motherfucker that wants to.

what's the deal? where was all the tough talk?

how come you didn't say you had a problem then?

don't call it a comeback.

don't you dare stare.

you better move.

don't ever compare me to the rest.

i'm gonna knock you out.

i'm gonna take this itty-bitty world by storm.

what made you forget i was raw?

thank you, you're far too kind.

what the hell are you waiting for?

look what i made for you.

i'm tired of being what you want me to be.

i don't know what you're expecting of me.

if you don't shut your mouth, i'll shut it for you.

do you get the picture?

i never lose a fist fight.

if i'm gonna do it, then i'm gonna do it right.

today was a good day.

i was far too scared to hit him, but i'd hit him in a heartbeat now.

that's the thing with anger; it begs to stick around.

i spent my teens enraged.

i armed myself with a grin, 'cause i was always the fucking joker.

god, the kid looks so sad.

luck came and died 'round here.

before this, did you really know what life was?

you'll be doing us a really big favour.

i don't run from nothing.

tell them i ain't laying low.

everything in life's subject to change.

mark my word, i'll make my mark.

tell me you love me.

time is a valuable thing.

i love when you stare at me.

[pekejscatbed]

Please Don't Leave (i need you more than you need me) | Jason Todd & Tim Drake

info/warnings: Tim Drake Angst, Tim Drake Has Issues, Tim Drake is Not Okay, Tim Drake Needs a Hug, Tim Drake Gets a Hug, Tim Drake is Red Robin, Good Sibling Jason Todd, Protective Jason Todd, Jason Todd is Red Hood, Angst, Light Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Hurt/Comfort, Crying, Men Crying, Panic Attacks, Hugs, Platonic Cuddling

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It's weird, Tim and Jason's relationship. 

When they'd first met, Tim had been looking up to him for years, long before ever taking up the mantle of Robin himself, but as the new Robin, Jason hated him. Jason saw Tim as nothing but his replacement, just some kid who took his place after he died- after Joker murdered him- and he was forgotten. So, Jason tried to kill him. Jason beat the kid to a bloody pulp and Tim's infatuation turned to hated as the trauma set in.

A few years have passed since then, and while the two aren't constantly at each other throats and can actually have a civil conversation and crack trauma jokes that would make anyone else uncomfortable, the scars are still there. Neither of them has forgotten their first encounter and Tim will never forget the pain.

So, this is definitely a surprise. 'This' being Tim, still in his Red Robin gear, curled up on the old, ratty couch in Jason's safe house when the latter gets back after a long night of anti-heroism.

"The fuck are you doing here, Tim?" Jason takes off his helmet and domino mask, setting them both on the small, wooden table in the center of the room. He isn't mad, not really. For all he knows, Tim could be injured, and the safe house could've been closer than the Batcave- it's happened before (it amazes Jason how the younger always gets in without setting off any of the multiple traps, and also worry's him- should he set more, should he blow this place up and start over?). "You hurt?"

Tim doesn't respond, not verbally, and Jason almost misses the small shake of his head. 

Okay, the kid doesn't wanna talk. That's fine. Jason thinks to himself as he takes off his boots, setting them next to the table. "I'm gonna go to bed, then."

(By bed, Jason really means the futon hidden away in the only room in this place other than the bathroom and the weapons vault, though that's hidden (everything else is just one big open space))

"No!" Tim jumps off the couch so fast, the movement startles Jason more than the kids broken down yelling. The kids' cowl is off, and his own domino mask is dropped to the floor when he stands, falling from his lap, and his eyes are rimmed red and wet with tears. Jason only now realizes that Tim is shaking, violent shudders wracking through his whole body. He's in front of the older in an instant, shaky hands gripping onto Jason's jacket, and he looks up at his adoptive brother with a desperate plea in his watery eyes.

Jason fights back the urge to shove Tim off of him, maybe flip him over his shoulder, the sudden touch activating his fight or flight response- he has to stop himself from leaving too, because the situation is awkward and Jason's never been all that good at comforting people, but his little brother (when had he started thinking of Tim as family?) needs him so he stays, slowly wrapping his arms around Tim. 

Tim slumps against Jason's body, who easily supports his weight, and sobs into his chest. Pleas of "don't leave me" and the like slip through Tim's sobs, but Jason gives no response, instead just holding his brother close and letting him cry himself out.

They stand there for a while until Tim's sobs die down and his body stops tremoring so violently, though he's still somewhat shaky, and he's taking deep breaths against Jason's chest. With Tim finally calming down, Jason starts to pull away, but Tim's grip on him tightens and his breathing quickens up; Jason holds him close once more, rubbing small circles into his back, and takes deep inhales, followed by slow exhales for Tim to match. 

As Tim copies Jason's breathing, Jason starts whispering, voice quiet as so not to startle the younger. "Are you okay?" He pauses. "Never mind. Wanna stay the night?"

Truthfully, Jason doesn't think Tim is in any state to go back to the manor and considering the whole "please don't leave me" thing, he probably doesn't want to. Not now, at least. A nod against Jason's chest proves him right.

"You gotta let go, Timmy, so we can get to the bedroom, okay?" Tim whines in response, making no move to let go. "Alright. Want me to carry you, then?"

A small nod, and Jason is telling Tim to jump, then he's picking up Tim like he weighs nothing, his hands under the others' legs, which are now wrapped around his waist. Slowly, Jason walks them both to the small room he calls a bedroom, filled with his futon, a small dresser/nightstand, and a radio plugged into the wall. 

When the older leans over to carefully drop Tim onto the futon, he's met with some resistance, though Tim (reluctantly) lets go when Jason promises he's just going to change them both out of their… 'work' uniforms and then Tim can cling onto him all he wants. 

The younger curls up on the bed as Jason peels off his armor and lets it fall to the floor, then grabs a pair of sweats and a tank to change into, grabbing another pair of sweats and a t-shirt for Tim. Speaking of, when Jason tells Tim to sit up so he can slip off his suit, Tim actually listens, making Jason's job here much, much easier. The older then shimmies the sweatpants up Tim's legs, holding back a snort at how loose they are on him, then pulls the shirt over Tim’s head, this time openly snorting at how small Tim looks in it compared to Jason himself; Tim gives him a half assed glare as he lies back down, though the glare is quickly forgotten as Jason tells him to scoot over, then lies down next to him.

Tim is immediately clinging to his older brother again, head on his chest and arm around his waist, and Jason wraps his arms around Tim's back in return. And really, the cuddling (Jason will deny it's cuddling) is making it easier for both men to actually fit on the small futon that definitely is not meant for a fully grown man and his nineteen-year-old brother.

Both of them fall asleep in the comfort of each other's arms, and Jason is happy to not have any nightmares plague his rest for once.

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When Jason wakes up the next morning, Tim is gone, though the space next to him is still warm, and there's a note on his dresser/nightstand: invest in a bed for fucks sake.

[average-mako-enjoyer]

Oh for the character ask game after reading your Kaidan post I neeeed to hear your Joker opinions 👀👀

Oh, I have some Joker opinions! Thank you for the ask! From the character ask game. And I can do another Kaidan post, tbh. I literally can't shut up about him.

Favorite thing about them He's an amazing character, and I love how consistently he's written.

Yes, he's a brat, yes, he has a massive, MASSIVE ego, yes, most of the jokes are terrible, yes, he doesn't know where to stop and how to shut up, but it fits, it all fits his background, and there's no way you can't warm to him after a while.

And fucking hell, him unshackling EDI was badass. Least favorite thing about them My god, Jeff, you're so immature. I know that piloting warships is your whole life, but my dude, you have to grow up a little. That line about the asari having more dancers than commandos was... bad.

Honestly, the last scene between him and Shepard aboard the Normandy in ME3 (where this gif is from) is so great, because it finally shows us Joker behind all that edgy humor deflection thing he always does.

Favorite line "Great. See, this is how it all starts. When we're all just organic batteries, guess who they'll blame? 'This is all Joker's fault. What a tool he was. I have to spend all day computing pi because he plugged in the Overlord.'" + "You stole the Normandy, got blown up by the Collectors, and took us on a suicide mission into the galactic core and I haven't mutinied once!"

brOTP I've said it before and I'll say it again. He and Kaidan are bros. In my head, Joker finds him very, very funny and they tease each other for sport and Kaidan is one of three people who can give him A Look and he will shut up.

Joker and Ashley also make sense to me. I think he likes her outspokenness and also likes her dry wit, but I don't think he has the same level of connection with Ash as he does with Kaidan.

Him and Shepard, too. I think they have a pretty unique bond, and it's very important to Joker, and that's why he's always trying to show off in front of Shepard.

I really, really don't like it when people turn friendships into pseudo-familial relationships. Normandy is not a family with daddy, mommy, kids, aunts and uncles and estranged relatives. But what Shepard has with Joker, I think, is the closest thing to an older sibling/younger brother relationship. That's not to say that Shepard thinks of Joker as their younger brother. Because, no, that's completely unprofessional and fucking toxic, but their dynamic is kind of like that.

OTP Joker/EDI He wants to fuck that car so fucking bad...

Their romance is perfect, I love it for so many reasons.

nOTP Shoker. Shepard/Joker. This thing.

I have nothing against people who ship it, you guys are great, but to me, to my Shep, and to my understanding of Joker's character, this romantic relationship feels completely unrealistic and it kind of cheapens the unique bond between them. Not every strange and close relationship should be romantic or familial. There's a lot more to this life than that.

Random headcanon He has his own collection of model ships, and he was the one who suggested that Shepard start assembling them. He can sometimes get so deep into calculations that he forgets to eat or drink, and the only people who can pull him out of it are EDI, Shepard, Chackwas, or Kaidan.

Unpopular opinion He has an incredibly fragile ego and should be mocked for it.

Song i associate with them I Will Never Be the Same - Lost Gravity Favorite picture of them @makanidotdot draws him and EDI perfectly.

[abrakuxas]

I watched the Penguin and it's a cool crime drama and all that, it's just... Not about the penguin. And what sucks is that it's clearly intentional up to this point. Everything I hear from the guys behind it is how much they want to get away from the comic book aspects of this.... Comic book adaptation.

I don't know why the fuck it has become the norm that Batman should not follow the comic book at all?

New Batman cartoon? No batfamily, they are random kids with two lines in a single episode. Every character is either not the character you know or a very diluted version of them (I'll ignore Harley on this one since her creator is the one behind it and I'm not gonna argue with how he deals with his OC)

A series about the stylish Mafia Boss supervillain, famous for his monocle, tophat and umbrella? Well, we kept the Mafia part but everything else has to go INCLUDING HIS FUCKING NAME!! Not only the moniker but the ACTUAL name. He can't be called Cobblepot because that's too much for this adaptation of a supervillain. The most they could do is give him a limp and a purple car. Yay! Let's work now on a prestige tv series about darth vader except he is actually an astronaut and maybe he could hold a red pen at some point so we can show how much we pretend to love the character idk. Maybe if we're feeling bold we might make him breath funny in a scene.

What sucks is that the show is not bad. It is objectively well written, well directed, it is good television, it just never had to be about the fucking Penguin. Just write a show about crime with your oc. Can you imagine if The Bear was sold as an adaptation of Sponge Bob "just more realistic and with less cartoony stuf. We deal with the life of Bob Stevens (we thought 'Sponge' didn't sound too real) dealing with the dramas of working on a kitchen and his traumas after being abuse at the 5 star restaurant 'Krusty's'".

It would be stupid as fuck and it's stupid as fuck for Batman as well, but it has been done so much that we're literally going to watch the second part of a Joker origin story film where Harley Quinn is Lady Gaga. Which is so fucking funny to me because not only the best Joker stories define him as a guy with a very ambiguous past and origin but Harley is very specifically her psychiatrist turned insane by abuse. That's the story. What you are showing me isn't that, it's just a story about a random loser dressed as a clown. Telling me this is Gotham and name dropping people won't make it an actual adaptation. It's not adapting anything, it's an oc, you're just making ocs and telling an original story.

Every single Batman thing has the "Pokémon is just Ashe in a coma" vibe now and I hate it idk.

I loved The Batman it really worked for me as this promise, this big change in the status quo of crime. Things are getting crazier, the quirkiness are showing and now the old face of old crime is busted giving the chance for actual supervillains to show up and take the city giving Batman a need for new partners and shit like that. I really thought it was a story that wanted to jump from that year two, early batman vibe into actual batman vibe. But now with this first episode of Penguin and even knowing that Reeves is involved with Caped Crusader I just lost any hope of it being actual Batman and I guess we'll just get yet another realistic Batman universe with solo Batman dealing with "the Scarecrow", a regular drug dealer who works with "Poison Ivy" she is the one who plants their weed. Don't forget about "Clay Face", a very ugly henchman to "Oz Cobb", the new regular crime boss. Idk, unless this series changes into actual supervillain territory I very much lost any interest in this universe.

[userautumn]

I have always looked at posts about Batfam and I have always felt intrigued. But I also don't know how to consume that piece of media? That has eluded me for ages... Is it a comic? Is it a TV Show? Movie? I know about Batman, but how do I know more about Batfam?

i'm so honored i get to share this with you.

so, batman, as you know, is a media franchise that falls under the dc comics umbrella, and there are many types of media included within this franchise! you will find the batfam scattered through these different mediums.

batman started as a comic, and the comics are (for the most part!) where you will find bruce wayne and his batkids. he has several, but the main ones are dick (robin #1 / nightwing), jason (robin #2 / red hood), tim drake (robin #3 / red robin), stephanie (robin #4 / spoiler) damian (robin #5, the only one of the kids who is actually bruce's blood-related child), cass (black bat), aaaaand duke (the signal). i feel like i am forgetting someone. but that's okay, moving on!

now, getting into comics is kind of like going fishing. you throw a line in a very deep, very wide body of water and see what happens next. it can feel intimidating because there are decades worth of comics to sort through, but i can absolutely promise you there is a comic out there that'll interest you, you just have to find it.

if it's just the batfam you're interested in, i'd be remiss if i did not mention wayne family adventures. wfa is a slice of life webtoon comic. it's controversial in some of the more... passionate... parts of the fandom because people think it's dumb or ooc but i (girl who loves Characters) think it's lovely and it fills me with the warm and fuzzies.

so, those are the comics and that's where you'll find most of the good stuff.

there are very few movies or shows that show bruce and his kids, or even just his kids, which has got to be my BIGGEST disappointment. but there are some!

titans - this is a tv show about dick (nightwing) and the development of the teen titans (group of teen superheroes that fight crime) but jason makes an appearance in the later season(s)

lego batman - yeah, i know but it features bruce and dick existing together and is also quite charming, on account of them being legos, so do with that what you will.

the live action dceu movies, specifically batman vs superman, show a grittier version of batman / bruce wayne. robin is not in that film / those films, but that's because it's implied that robin is dead / was killed. in zack snyder's vision for the film / film series, robin was killed by joker (same as jason was, though i don't know if he intended for that robin to be jason), but that never made it to the big screen. still, a griefstricken and depressed bruce wayne living under the weight of his son's death even though we never see it and it's never talked about is VERY crunchy to me.

batman: under the red hood - the movie version of the under the (red) hood comics. honestly? these are my favorite fucking comics of all time. i read them all in one afternoon some years ago and they've stayed with me. the movie is a pretty faithful "adaptation" so if you want to skip the comics and jump straight to the film, you can do that too! i will not judge. the plot is about jason, who died, and came back... wrong, one could say. honestly, though, i cannot recommend the comics enough. batman: death in the family is considered this film's "spiritual successor."

dynamic duo is an animated movie that's coming out in 2028 apart of james gunn's universe. it's about dick and jason and the development of their relationship and i reacted very normally to that news, i think :) (<- girl who hyperventilated)

hmm, that's all i can think of off the top of my head! hope this helps <333

[just-an-enby-lemon]

Cluemaster: Hey, bro, I know I never call...

Kiteman: You did drunk call me that one time.

Cluemaster: I already said I was sorry for spreading around that you were in love with your kite and calling you to brag about it. As you said I was hella drunk and angry your weird ass podcast somehow now has the same level of fans as my old gameshow. Who the fuck cares that much about kites? Or C list vilany?

Kiteman: Did you just call to remind me why I hate you?

Cluemaster: Of course not, Chucky boy, your my favorite lil bro.

Kiteman: Arthur... I'm your only brother.

Cluemaster: Yeah? You're still my favorite.

Kiteman: Okay. Fine. What do you want?

Cluemaster: You're good with kids right?

Kiteman: Oh do you want me to babysit little Steph? I haven't see her since she was a baby! That'll be soo much fun!

Cluemaster: Oh, no, no. She is too old for a babysitter. I kindda called 'cause I need your advice.

Kiteman: Sure. Go on.

Cluemaster: How would you stop a prank war between your teen daugther and your bussiness partner that happens to be living at your house?

Kiteman: Woah. Define prank war?

Cluemaster: Like they just being annoying with each other... like non-stop Shrek music and painting one of her walls green?

Kiteman: Are you working with a child, Artie?

Cluemaster: No. Childrem are not really good at puzzle robberies.

Kiteman: So who the hell is in a prank war with your fourteen year old daugther? Is it that Polka Dot weirdo?

Cluemaster: ... Riddler.

Kiteman: Be honest, Arthur.

Cluemaster: I am!

Kiteman: Why the fuck would he work with you? Didn't he like was brought on to one of your trials and tried to sue you for being a copycat?

Cluemaster: No idea. I don't really remember all my trials.

Kiteman: Fair. Still isn't he like an actual treat? Like Batman actually tries to be always involved in his crimes instead of just sending a Robin or a cop kindda treat? Or hangs out with Cooblepot and Harley Quinn and fucking Catwoman and even Scarecrow and Joker kindda treat?

Cluemaster: Yes, so what?

Kiteman: He is waaay above your league. How the fuck do you got him to work with you?

Cluemaster: He is working for me because he recognizes my genius.

Kiteman: *sarcasm* Yeah, sure. At least it explains why I've been hearing that your plans don't totally suck anymore.

Cluemaster: Will you help me or not?

Kiteman: Anything for little Steph. But seriusly bro, the guy is a mentally instable killer, he is real Arkham loonie, A-lister and all this shit are you sure is safe to have him living with you? Specially if he and Stephanie are fighting!? She is just a kid! What if this prank war thing escalates and next thing she is in saw type death trap or something?

Cluemaster: Well than help me not to! I can't just kick him out, do you know how much I've been proffiting later?

Kiteman: And also he is an instable killer that used to hate you and wouldn't react well to being kicked out?

Cluemaster: Yeah, this too. Look I think you're overestimating the guy. He is smart and all and he can take a punch but I could take him out real easy in a one on one. He screamed like a little girl when he found a roach in the kitchem. I think I'll be fine.

Kiteman: Sure, you do you.... Maybe.... you could just.... help them find something they have in common? A TV show they like or something. It used yo work with us. They will bond over the thing and forget they hate each other for a bit.

Cluemaster: See was it that hard to help me?

*Chuck hangs up*

[Three months later]

Cluemaster: Chuck! I need help!

Kiteman: Can you call in another time? I'm bowlling with the guys, Calendar Man and Condiment King cannot win a second time, one weird rap about their love conquering all was ENOUGHT.

Cluemaster: Is about the whole prank war between Nygma and Stephanie thing.

Kiteman: Oh. So I guess my advice didn't work.

Cluemaster: No, no, it did. It worked way to well actually.

Kiteman: *worried* That sounds bad.

Cluemaster: Yeah... it happened that the thing they had in common was that they really hate me.

[nerves-nebula]

Wow yeah you sound autistic to me. Like, all that missing there is ✨the hell that is sensory issues ✨ (but I think u mentioned that PRIOR?)

,,,, on that topic I'm truama dumping in ur inbox again cuz it's cathartic.

I will never forget when my mom started trying to get me diagnosed and I had to hear my dad yell and scream and throw tantrums like a literal toddler that "MY KID IS NOT A FUCKING RETARD!!!" Definitely did great things for my selfesteem/sarcastic <currently diagnosed autistic and ADHD and rumoured bpd based off medication interactions. And maybe DID but I'm ignoring this bitchs in my head <3

I DO HAVE A LOTTA SENSORY ISSUES HAHA. and emotional shutdowns! its always hard to tell which is a PTSD thing and which is a neurodivergence thing as far as me being jumpy/twitchy around loud noises goes, but i don't think PTSD makes the sound of brooms sweeping concrete make me wanna collapse into a ball.

if I leave my house without earbuds I'll fucking explode and die. the sounds there are BAD and I'll get BORED and antsy and twitchy without my own controlled noises.

I know i have hyperfixations cause I've had a few really BAD ones that ended up hurting me. Like, senior year of high school I was so obsessed with the joker and batman that I hurt my hands scrolling comics/tumblr for art about them for HOURS. and i could NOT STOP. and i was supposed to be making PAINTINGS for COLLEGE APPLICATIONS so my hands really shouldn't have been getting FUCKEd at that time.

im not sure if im in a hyperfixation about the turtles rn or like, a healthy interest. I think it's petered out to a healthy interest but i am almost constantly thinking about them hah. maybe ive just gotten better at controlling myself so i dont hurt myself while fixating tho.

AS for your trauma: THAT sUCKS ASS. me and my siblings have ruminated and joked about being autistic for years, but our parents would NEVER get us tested. My mom basically said my grades were too good so why would i need to get tested for adhd/autism. and my dad is Nigerian so good luck trying to talk to him about mental health stuff !!

i tried to bring up my obvious sensory and emotional issues to my mom and she was like "you're not autistic you're just sensitive" and left me standing there like "but.. being sensitive the ways i am are literally perfectly in line with autism.."

sidenote: i'm so much happier now that I let myself stim whenever i feel like it. i stim sooo much these days and it's FANTASTIC, I never knew how much I was hurting myself by not letting myself do it.

tell the bitches in ur head that ur ignoring i said hi :D !

[like-rain-or-confetti]

(Hey so I'm definitely not new here but I changed my name so I just wanted to let u know lmao)

Hey dork squad my favorite trio (*´∇`)ﾉ

How's your week been?

My week has been hectic, I swear. Since Monday was presidents Day in America we didn't have school, when we went back the next day we had a school shooting .... At my high school and I was present. Thankfully it was a hoax but so many kids/teachers have had theories about it, the one thing that stuck with me was the panic I felt but I was proud of my self that I was able to stay calm and sorta take action and help comfort my friends. On Wednesday we had a snow day bc my state is bipolar af, school was normal today but it snowed as I was walking home it was annoying it kept wetting my glasses :/. Idk what's going to happen tomorrow but I'm ready for it!

Anyways here's a cute little cat meme!

Jonathan would know all about that.

I beg your pardon?

You pulled a gun out on your students.

Yes...and?

Did you pull the trigger, Mr Crane? ♠️

Why would you ask him a thing like that!?

I don't know! It seemed the next thing to ask!♠️

What would you know of fluidity and order- even in social norms!?

The one on the left is looking at me rather peculiarly...♠️

...Exactly my point. Now what are you blabbering on about?

The cat me...me? Me me? It isn't me- is it? Or is it me? Am I the Cheshire cat? What a funny little trick! ♠️

That's not what the conclusion is, Jervis and it is a meme. They're mindsucking, brain bleeding mirages of humour for the young and dumb.

In a world of constant change, pain and sorrow. All that remains is finding comfort in relating to one another. Finding comfort in the pain we had no idea everyone else feels. A world full of expectations, we forget the age old lesson that we never are truly alone. So much so, its argued strongly that for every thought a human has ever had atleast another ten people in the world has had the same thought. Oh, sorry Mr Nygma, I know that must threaten a paradigm shift of sorts.

Crane, I'm going to say this is delicately as I can. Fuck off. Stop smirking at me too.

Language! ♠️

Yes, Edward. Language.

You're antagonising.♠️

Yes, I am. Do you intend to stop me, Jervis?

...Mr Crane, I have no intention of diverting your path for I value my days. ♠️

That's what I thought.

Before I lose any more brain cells to you two- can we get back to the matter at hand?

Ah yes, now is the time to offer a socially acceptable response to show that we are capable of empathy. Therefore...we are so glad to know that you are alright. Such a vile thing to joke of. For the record, I did nothing for humour and I brought it for educational purposes. A prop for class.

But...it is horrible! What kind of joke is that!? ♠️

Ask the Joker.

I'd rather not. ♠️

I see you mentioned controlling your fear...perhaps you'd like to discuss this further?

Don't make me sit through this.

I think the one of the left is trying to tell me something...♠️

DISCLAIMER: I know my rules say that my content doesn't represent my true feelings but had to put this out there to make sure it was clear. I'm so glad this was a hoax. I hope you know that whilst the characters are insensitive- I am horrified you had to experience such a terrible thing and hope you're okay!

[scaryscarecrows]

So, fear toxin. It sucks but what do the squad and Jason see? Like I get that canon Jason doesn’t actually see anything and just gets hella pissed, but what would he see?

Also, who would they prefer to be around while on fear toxin? Would they prefer Trent cause of his size?

(One of the tie-in comics does have Jason going through a nasty fear toxin trip that essentially goes, 'you can never go home again'. It hurts. It's great.)

Jason: Joker. Mom, sometimes, after she. After she died. Sometimes other people, from before Bruce. I was a cute kid, y'know?

Antoine: Z.Z. and palm trees and so much fucking blood.

Riley: Those white-hot tongs just coming at my face, fingers holding my mouth open.

Trent: That knife was cold. That's what really stuck out, is that it was fucking freezing. Still don't like cold shit on my neck. Someone tried to choke me out? I'll tough it out rather than put ice there.

Frank: The headlights. It was wet, not actually raining, but they reflected off the road and they were just coming at us so fast.

Mark: You ever heard a kid choking to death on their own blood because you can't help them? Not a nice noise.

Jimmy: You see things in this job. And me, I'm usually out of the way, so there's nothing I can do. Watching people burn to death...Christ, I still wake up to the screams, fear toxin or not

Jason: No one. I'm likely to hurt people by accident, just don't get close.

Antoine: Yeah, I don't...let's face it, everyone here is trained to kill people.

Trent: Oh, leave me alone. I don't wanna crush your skull, but it could happen.

Riley: Mm-hm. Startling any of us is gonna get you injured at best. Sorry for elbowing you in the balls yesterday, Jimmy. 'Fore I forget.

Jimmy: That was on me. But yeah, it's a dangerous life we live.

Mark: No touching. I refuse to feel bad because your dumb ass got within stabbing range.

Frank: Yeah...risk you take, man. Just don't. Just don't.

[edward-lygma-ballz]

THE BATMAN MOVIE TIER LIST PART 2

2006- Batman Begins: Gosh this movie is so good if I'm not being biased this is objectively the best movie in the dark knight trilogy. One thing I will say is I wish Scarecrow had more scenes in the movie but I absolutely love the one scene where he does spray Falcone but I wish I could've seen more. This was peak Christian Bale looks wise and I realized this last night when I was watching the movie. The Ra's Al Ghul plot twist was actually surprising the first time I watched this movie. Alfred was peak overall just amazing. VICTOR ZSASZ MENTION!?! Side note we need more live action Victor Zsasz. I would have to say this movie is S tier.

2008- The Dark Knight: HEATH LEDGER WAS EMACULATE. I do agree that he's just a film bros wet dream for the joker BUT I still love it. This move produced multiple iconic memes just overall so freaking good. If you want my biased opinion this is they best movie in the dark knight trilogy. I can quote most of the Jokers lines by heart and I once watched this movie 3 times in one day. The two downfalls of this movie are Rachel and Two-face. (Refer to meme in pt1) Harvy himself is fine but Two-Face just ain't it chief yknow. And I know Rachel's thing is that she's not like scared of criminals and not scared to stand up for what's right but something that really gives me the ick is when in the penthouse scene during jokers schpeel she just stands and and says "alright, that's enough." Or something like that. Idk it's just like did you really think that was going to stop this insane man?? This movie is A tier as well.

2012- The Dark Knight Rises: If mid was a movie it would be this one. While I absolutely love Bane in this movie I can't stand Catwoman (which is really weird for me cause I usually love her, and I've tried loving her but I just can't.) It's not like a horrible movie it's just not fantabulous. C tier.

2016- Batman Versus Superman: I saw it when I came out in theaters then never watched it again. It was okay??? Idk not much input, I was more interested in the origins of the other members of the Justice League tbh. C tier.

2016- The Killing Joke: Did not like the first 30 minutes. This was the first time I'd ever seen an animated movie based on a comic and don't know what I was expecting but it wasn't to see batman and Barbara Gordon make out w/ implied sex on a rooftop. The first 30mins aren't in the original comic at all. Last half of the movie sticks to the source material almost entirely and it was executed greatly. A tier.

2018- The Lego Batman Movie: OH GOSH this movie is really good. I can watch it with kids when I babysit and we can both enjoy it. Witty remarks, Robin is absolutely adorable, REFRENCES BATMAN (1989) MULTIPLE TIMES!!! Joker isn't a complete dick to Harley. PEAK JOKER DESIGN!! No bad remarks. S teir.

2021- The Long Halloween Pt1 and Pt2: Loved these movies. Wished they made Sofia Falcone look more like Carmine like they did in the comic but her character was still great. I also wish they would've kept the catwoman suit the same as in the comic. Was very easy to sit through almost 3 hrs of movies. Harvy Dent was portrayed amazingly. Once again nothing bad to say about these movies. A tier.

2022- The Batman: I LOVE LOVE LOVE INCEL RIDDLER AMD BATMAN!! I love paul dano in general but God he was so good even though he only had like 15min of screentime throughout the 3hr movie. Zoë Kravitz fucking killed it as Catwoman. Can't forget #daddyoz literally amazing. "what's black and blue and dead all, over? yyyoOOUUU." Bussin soundtrack, got me back into Nirvana tbh. I love the casting for Carmine, wait no I take that back. I love the casting for the whole movie, it was absolutely spectacular 👌. S tier

Anyway that's all guys, if you want to hear my rankings for other movies just ask and I can put them all into a big post. I can put this into picture format if yall want to see it but I'm too lazy to do it rn.

[mad-hunts]

the best that barton could hope for at this point was that the joker would forget about all of this during the next crazy thing that happens to him. but something told him that the other would probably go out of his way to try to remember it, unfortunately, just so he could embarrass him. merely standing around and chugging down some of that questionable looking trash can punch probably wouldn't do them much good however.

so, barton resigned to doing body-shots, the doctor only giving the joker a look when he whispered to himself. ❝ oh, yeah? i'm sorry - i didn't realize you were suddenly an expert on how people's minds work, joker. because all that this is about is self-preservation. i mean, the last time i was in arkham? one of those barely qualified doctors in there forced a cocktail of drugs on me that gave me serotonin syndrome... which i could've died from, ❞ barton laughed incredulously as he rose both of his arms up as if to say 'really?' non-verbally towards the other.

subsequently, the dollmaker let them fall back to his sides roughly, only to raise a eyebrow in a judgmental manner at the joker. barton took to firing back at him when he'd been asked whether he knew what that was, ❝ you know, as someone who doesn't even know their own real name, i really don't think you should be treating me like i'm stupid. ❞ the doctor gave the other a patronizing smile and in the blink of an eye, his expression was replaced by a grimace.

barton should've known the joker would try to twist his words to make it seem like he was flirting with him. thus, all he felt like he could do was scoff and roll his eyes at the statement. averting his eyes to the side, a lot of the college kids in the room seemed to let out a loud and collective cheer. but one interrupted the cheer by saying: 'hey, what the fuck? the cops are here!' one person by this same guy appeared to be thinking the same thing then as the cops from earlier did seem to be forcing their way into the house.

❝ aye, don't you two pigs have to have probable cause or something to enter this place? get out of here! we're all of age, there ain't nothing to see here, ❞ silence spread throughout the crowd before one of the cops, whom had long brown hair tied back in a bun, protested towards the guy. ❝ we're looking for two wanted criminals that we know passed through here, so yes, we actually do have probable cause. ❞ this conversation then got drowned out by a man and woman with loc's wolf-whistling at what was going on before them.

it appeared it didn't take much for them to ignore the cops as the sound of people giggling and overall encouraging the joker filled the room. the kicker, though, was a solitary voice that called out from the crowd saying 'y'all should kiss!' the dollmaker truly began to see the error of his ways when that received some more wolf-whistles of agreement from people in the crowd, whilst the cops were making their way through the large crowd of people in search of them. but just as barton thought, they didn't even seem to think of looking towards the counter they were at.

the dollmaker actually didn't react much to the whole thing, besides feeling it was necessary to cover his eyes because he could not for the life of him look at the joker in his own (eyes). and his face felt like it heated up significantly, especially when the other sucked on his skin. barton was about this close to throwing him off when he did that, as a matter of fact, because it did manage to make him feel tingly. therefore, you can imagine his relief when it was over with, his dread only coming back with the applause they got from the college kids.

barton uttered a soft 'jesus christ' whenever he got up from the counter and forced the hem of his shirt down, calling out to one of the people in the crowd in particular, ❝ hey, whichever one of you who said we should kiss; never gonna happen! ❞ he then gestured to the counter as he kept an eye on the cops who seemed to have disappeared in the crowd somewhere. ❝ okay, now's your time to shine, i guess. get up on the counter before i swallow all of that mystery punch. ❞

𝖨𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖩𝗈𝗄𝖾𝗋 𝗂𝗌 𝖻𝖾𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗉𝗅𝖾𝗍𝖾𝗅𝗒 𝗁𝗈𝗇𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾. 𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖽𝗈𝖾𝗌𝗇'𝗍 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗈𝖿𝖿 𝖺𝗌 𝖺 𝗀𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍 𝗂𝖽𝖾𝖺 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗆𝖺𝗇𝗒 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗈𝗇𝗌, 𝖾𝗌𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖽𝗈𝗅𝗅𝗆𝖺𝗄𝖾𝗋, 𝗋𝖾𝗀𝖺𝗋𝖽𝗅𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝗈𝖿 𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗁𝖾 𝖻𝖾𝗅𝗂𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗌, they do really 𝗇𝖾𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝖽𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 if they're going to get out of this mess. "𝖲𝗍𝗎𝖻𝖻𝗈𝗋𝗇 𝗂𝖽𝗂𝗈𝗍 " 𝖧𝖾 𝗐𝗁𝗂𝗌𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝗍𝗈 ���𝗂𝗆𝗌𝖾𝗅𝖿 agitated. 𝖢𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗅𝗒 𝖡𝗎𝗋𝗍𝗈𝗇 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝗆𝖺𝖽𝖾 𝗎𝗉 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗆𝗂𝗇𝖽, 𝗌𝗈 there's no changing his mind then, so 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖩𝗈𝗄𝖾𝗋 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝗒 𝖺𝗅𝗈𝗇𝗀 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗇𝗈𝗐. "𝖨𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗄 '𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗂𝗍 𝗌𝗆𝖺𝗋𝗍 𝖺𝗌𝗌. 𝖭𝗈 𝗈𝗇𝖾 is 𝗀𝗈𝗂𝗇𝗀 to 𝖽𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 someone 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗒 𝗌𝗎𝗉𝗉𝗈𝗌𝖾𝖽𝗅𝗒 𝗁𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝗌𝗈 𝗆𝗎𝖼𝗁." He borrows a hand in his hair carelessly, tipping his head towards the side while he listens. "You spoil me, baby! " 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝗅𝗈𝗐𝗇's not planing on 𝗆𝖺𝗄ing 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝗒 𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗂𝖾𝗋 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗁𝗂𝗆. Because it sure as hell isn't easy for him. 𝖧𝖾 hikes 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗁𝖾𝖺𝖽 up to 𝗅𝗈𝗈𝗄 over 𝖺𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗈𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖺 taunting 𝗌𝗆𝗂𝗅𝖾 𝗍𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗆𝗈𝗎𝗍𝗁. "𝖨 might accidentally leave my marks. Y'know 𝗅𝗂𝗉𝗌𝗍𝗂𝖼𝗄? You do know what that is, don't you? " 𝖧𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗀𝗌 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗁𝖾𝖺𝖽 along with his arms jauntily. 𝖫𝗈𝗇𝗀 𝖿𝗂𝗇𝗀𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝖽𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖺𝗂𝗋 daintily. "Oh? " His eyes expands from hearing the dollmaker explain that. "𝖨𝗍'𝗌 𝗄𝗂𝗇𝖽 𝗈𝖿 𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖿𝖾𝖼𝗍? 𝖸𝗈𝗎 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗄 𝗌𝗈? " 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖩𝗈𝗄𝖾𝗋 lifts a hand and 𝗀𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗅𝗒 𝗌𝗅𝖺𝗉𝗌 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽𝖾𝗋 flirtatiously.

"𝖨 𝖺𝗅𝗐𝖺𝗒𝗌 𝗄𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗐𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗀𝗈𝗈𝖽 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝗂𝖼𝗄 𝗎𝗉 𝗅𝗂𝗇𝖾𝗌. That top of yours isn't for nothin' y'know?" HE says before he watches him lift up his shirt. 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝖺𝖽𝗆𝖺𝗇 gets 𝖻𝗎𝖻𝖻𝗅𝗒 𝖺𝗌 𝖺 𝖻𝗈𝗍𝗍𝗅𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗆𝗉𝖺𝗀𝗇𝖾 when he does that too. "𝖸𝗈𝗎 𝗄𝗇𝗈𝗐 what 𝗄𝗂𝖽𝖽𝗈s? 𝗆𝖺𝗒𝖻𝖾 𝖨 have 𝖻𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝗌𝖾𝖾𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝗋𝗈𝗇𝗀 𝗐𝖺𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝗁𝗈𝗅𝖾 𝗍𝗂𝗆𝖾. 𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗂𝗌 𝗀𝗈𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝖾 𝗌𝗉𝗅𝖾𝗇𝖽𝗂𝖽." The madman cheers while facing the crowd for a moment. 𝖧𝖾 𝗁𝗒𝗉𝖾𝗌 𝗎𝗉 the audience 𝗂𝗇 𝗁𝗂𝗀𝗁 𝗌𝗉𝗂𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗌.

𝖧𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖼𝗁𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗀𝗋𝖺𝖻 the 𝗌𝗅𝗂𝖼𝖾d 𝗅𝗂𝗆𝖾, 𝖻𝖾𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾 resting 𝗂𝗍 𝖻𝖾𝗍𝗐𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝖡𝗎𝗋𝗍𝗈𝗇'𝗌 𝗍𝖾𝖾𝗍𝗁. 𝖧𝖾 puts his hands behind his head, before he 𝗅𝗈𝗐𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗁𝖾𝖺𝖽 𝖽𝗈𝗐𝗇 towards his 𝗇𝖺𝗏𝖾𝗅 gradually. Joker's mouth 𝖻𝖺𝗋𝖾𝗅𝗒 grazes 𝗍𝗁𝖾 DOLLMAKER's 𝗌𝗄𝗂𝗇, 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 he is 𝖽𝗈𝗎𝖻𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗁𝗂𝗆𝗌𝖾𝗅𝖿 all over again, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗌𝗎𝖽𝖽𝖾𝗇𝗅𝗒 𝗁𝖾 is touching the others warm skin with his lips, and 𝗌𝗎𝖼𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗎𝗉 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖻𝖾𝖾𝗋 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝖺𝗇'𝗌 𝗇𝖺𝗏𝖾𝗅. He swirls his tongue in the Dollmaker's belly button, then he sucks at his skin again, devouring every last bit he can get. 𝖧𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗇 hops 𝗎𝗉 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝗈𝗌𝗂𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗁𝖾'𝗌 𝗂𝗇, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗅𝖾𝖺��𝗌 𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝖼𝖺𝗍𝖼𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗅𝗂me 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗍𝖾𝖾𝗍𝗁 delighted. 𝖧𝖾 𝗍𝗎𝗋𝗇𝗌 𝖺𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝖿𝖺𝖼𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝗋𝗈𝗐𝖽, 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗐𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗁𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗌 𝗎𝗉 in the air.

" Guess who turn it is now?" He bats his lashes, glowing like the sun.

[blueteehood]

About Nightwing Annual and the path they're going with Jason

So. Nightiwing 2021 Annual came out and it made me think about Jason and everything I don’t like about what’s going on with his current character arc. I’m going to try very hard to keep it simple. If anyone wants me to elaborate on any point I will.

Both Dick and Jason’s run as Robins was… a long time ago. In actual years. Which is one of the reasons sometimes the fandom (and DC writers I’m looking at you Tom Seeling you’re on thing fucking ice with me) forget things about them as Robins. One common misconception was that Dick never accepted Jason as Robin and treated him badly all the time. Which. Isn’t. True.

So I honestly like it when new books bring stuff back like Nightwing 2021 Annual did. Some good old stuff we got to see again:

1) Dick’s fight was with Bruce, not really Jason. When Alfred said he wasn’t home he came back to help. And once he realised Jason needed attention, he stepped up.

2) Dona being fabolous and Roy in his stupid yellow costume. Also Discowing. Good times.

3) Jason was a violent Robin. That was the whole point of his unpopularity that led to that pool that got him killed by the Joker. I’ve seen a lot of people complaining about that scene and saying things like “Jason doesn’t need Dick to tell him to focus on the victim” and I respectfully disagree. YES, Jason Todd is extremely empathetic, especially with victims. He was smart. He was the Robin with the highest GPA. He was and did many good things. But let’s not forget that he was also the Robin with the bad temper that beat up criminals with excessive force SOMETIMES. Not always, he wasn't deranged or anything, but yes, he lost his temper sometimes. Again, that was what made him so different from Dick and that led to that fucking pool. So this is why that moment where Dick gives him advice about what being Robin means - which clearly takes place in the BEGINNING of Jason’s run as Robin - didn’t bother me as much.

Also, I liked the general idea of the book, with Dick and Jason having a chance to bond without their other dozen siblings.

Now, on to the bad stuff.

1) That motherfucking crowbar.

When Urban Legends #6 came out, I was mildly disappointed with many things that we don't need to discuss now, but when Jason decided to drop his guns, I tried to be optimistic. This is not ideal, but maybe we are getting All Blades Jason back? And he's going to show all his extensive martial arts training, right? RIGHT???

Wrong. Tom Seeling (have I mentioned he's on thin fucking ice with me?) gave him the most generic ugly medieval(?) sword ever

Jason I know you're a nerd you don't need to show off your medieval fair props my dude

and now Tom Taylor gave him a CROWBAR. LIKE A TUG. LIKE TALIA AL GHUL DIDN'T PAY FOR HIM TO TRAIN ALL AROUND THE WORLD- you get my point.

Also, I know at this point half of the family died and came back and I supposed Jason's death is no longer a Big Deal but… Dick was the one that didn't even get the chance to bury his younger brother. So seeing him joke with the crowbar thing just felt wrong

2) Another thing: The hint on Bruce being a bad parent, AGAIN. I'll be the first to admit that teenager Dick Grayson was a bit of a drama queen. So maybe that bit about Bruce forcing the competition between the Robins was just him still angry at his father figure. And we could say that Jason complaining about being compared to him was just his frustrations speaking. BUT that would be nuanced. And I don't believe in nuance where DC is involved.

This is, once again, pushing the bad parent Bruce agenda. And believe me, there's nothing I want more than to have all those fucking times Bruce beat up his kids addressed by literally ANYONE. I wanted that to be discussed and recognized as something bad so Bruce can Stop Doing That and we MOVE ON with the whole Bad Parent thing. Because I don’t want to see Bruce hitting his kids, for fucks sake. I also don't want to see this “Bruce has always been a bad parent, since back on Dick and Jason’s childhood” thing passing as canon while we have more recent bad parent events that should be addressed. Like RHATO #25

3) And finally, the whole no killing thing. Look, my favorite Jason, UTRH Jason, considers that there’s a big difference between killing the Joker, killing Two Face or killing a low tug. Yes, he put seven (?) heads in a duffle bag. He also did that to take control over all the gangs without a gang war. The best Jason for me isn’t Battle for the Cowl Jason who commits serial murder. It’s the Jason who calculates before every single kill he makes. It’s the smart, sharp Jason with overly elaborated and dramatic plans.

I'm not mad he didn't kill that guy. My whole point is that Jason doesn't consider death the only possible solution. Also, he was in jail. he knows that there's all kinds of bad punishment out there. That's not the problem. It's just that if they are going to make Jason stop killing entirely... well I don't want that.

Which leads us to the controversial point that is going to get my batfandom membership card revoked: I don’t want The Red Hood to stop killing people so he can join the Bats. We already have a bunch of former Robins that follow Bruce’s rules. I don’t want to see Jason ending up like Tim. I miss Red Robin (2009) morally gray Tim Drake who used to plot murders so much I could cry. And I don’t trust DC to not bring Jason back to the flock just to have his character disappear in the middle of all the other bats and birds.

That doesn’t mean I don’t want Jason to have a family. I want Jason Todd to make peace with his brothers and sisters. Heck, I would even like to see him and Bruce fix their parent-child relationship. But that’s their family. The Batfamily is another thing entirely. I don’t want Dick's and the other’s love to be conditioned to Jason following all their rules. I think the Red Hood and the Bats and Jason Todd and the Waynes should be separated things. Because you know what that would be? Good writing. And, in case I didn’t make it clear, I kinda want that.