#Good Parent Bruce

[superbatsbison]

Bruce x Male Reader where, instead of dealing with the whole "Dad and Dad" thing, the batkids just call you some variation of Mom.

Bruce is already their dad, obviously, and he's SUCH a strong father figure, but sometimes, they yearn for something softer. More forgiving.

They come to you for comfort when something goes bad. Either on patrol or in their daily life. They'll lay with their head in your lap while you brush their hair out of their face and whisper loving words in your deep timbre.

On days when there's a gala to attend, you spend hours helping your little chicks with hairstyles and straightening up outfits. Whenever one of the boys lose their cufflinks, you playfully huff and roll your eyes before giving them a pair of your own (or Bruce's). Sometimes Cass and Steph come to ask you which pair of shoes go better with their dress or whether they should wear gold or silver jewelry.

It's these soft displays of affection that lend to them absentmindedly calling for 妈妈, Omm, Mami, Ma, or any other variation they can think of. At first, they're embarrassed and apologize, but you understand that they all have unconventional examples of what a family is. So, who are you to take this away from them? You'll be the best damn mama there is thank you very much!

God help anyone who tries to criticize you or the kids about it because they'll have a furious Bruce Wayne down their throats before they can even blink.

Speaking of Bruce, he's just so endeared by the whole thing. Watching the love of his life take care of his babies in such a nurturing way means the world to him. His own mother was so important to him, and he's glad his kids can find that same solace even if it's with their other father.

just a happily unconventional patchwork family 😔🩷🫶🏼

[olailamajnoon]

Dick: I have a poor memory. My GPA must have dropped a whole point because of my poor head for facts.

Bruce: what the heck are you talking about.

Dick, mournfully: oh you don't know? That's fine. It's fine. That you don't remember the third worst thing that happened in my life.

Bruce: I'm confused. What on God's green earth are you rambling about?

Dick: you don't remember?

Bruce: oh for Christ's sake. Your memory's fine. Better than fine, I'd say.

Dick: Then why, WHY on earth did I, in my English SATs, write that J.R.R. Tolkein wrote a Lord of the Rings prequel book following the story of Frodo's uncle, a hobbit named Bimbo Baggins?

Bruce: *trying to contain his mirth* ...

Bruce: Anyone could have made that mistake.

Dick: *looking mournful* But I'm not just anyone. I'm your — I'm the OG Robin! That sentence was my life's second biggest failure.

Bruce, trying and failing to control his features: I'm sorry, buddy. But on the plus side, that overworked examiner probably never laughed harder at a paper in his life.

Dick: BIMBO Baggins, Bruce!

Bruce, putting his arms around Dick and hugging him: one day I'll tell you, possibly on my death bed, a story that's a hundred times more embarrassing. But I don't want to tell you now. You'll see me through a different lens.

Dick: how bad is it

Bruce: pretty bad. But right now you need to remember that it's perfectly natural to make a mess of your SATs when you had a head injury the night before, saving a baby from her kidnapper.

Dick, looking up in tears: You remember

Bruce: there are things that I can never, ever forget about my first son. Like the fact that he gave his final exams while having a concussion, without a word of complaint.

Dick: you know what, Bruce?

Bruce: what?

Dick, breaking down and crying: I know I don't say it often, but I love youuu

[mantareidraws]

Giving battinson the big birb hug he so desperately needs 🫂

[spicy-apple-pie]

There are two things that someone learns when they attempt to hold the first Robin hostage.

All the playground gossip

Don't fuck with Robin

Commission Info / Kofi (members get comics a week early)

[aeturnum-mendacacium]

As Bruce grows older into his 50's or 60's the paparazzi and people crowding him becomes less and he thinks that people have finally decided that Bruce is too old to be attractive or mainstream and he's actually super fine with it and makes jokes( more like sarcastic remarks) about it. But in reality they've grown more freaky cause instead of looking wrinkly and a sappy old man the level of cunt he serves grows everyday,he doesn't look like a snack he looks like a buffet, 13 year olds are using his pics as the cover pages of their mafia wattpad stories, he looks majestic, absolute dilf, we don't talk about the amount of tags he's birthed just by ageing on ao3, and hes still an absolute UNIT, the reason he's not heard about it yet cause the batkids are blocking the shit OUT with all of their will and strength cause it doesn't matter if all of them are full grown adults they're still all like-THATSMYDADGETAWAYFROMHIMHEDOESN'THAVETIMEFORYOUHESBUSYBEINGOURDAD

[tiger-grace]

Superman: I haven’t seen you at the watchtower for a while. Where have you been the last few weeks, Batman?

Bruce: Rehab.

Superman, worriedly: Oh, I’m so sorry- I never knew you struggled with that. If you don’t mind me asking, what for?

Bruce, grimacing as he watches public footage of Signal and Red Hood starting a dumpster fire out of Pro-Joker merch: ..adoption.

[arkangelo-7]

Things Bruce Wayne does at Justice League meetings that 100% confirm the fact that he is a Dad.

Makes attempts at referencing pop culture to try and relate to the younger members. The most memorable instance is when he told Flash to “keep running up that hill.” (Dick laughs for an hour when Wally tells him about it.)

Does the iconic groan/grunt whenever he sits down in his chair. It’s hilarious, but no one is dumb enough to laugh at the Batman.

Ensures that the background music exclusively plays Matchbox 20 and Nirvana. Diana is the only one who enjoys this.

Actively complain about how everyone is “ruining his floor” whenever they push back their chairs.

On that note, he also complains about crumbs getting everywhere whenever someone is snacking.

Will (covertly) ask Clark for grilling tips during breaks. Oliver overhears this once and has to go lay down out of shock, because Batman? Grilling?

Declines requests for new equipment/tools/etc. because they “have that at the Watchtower.” This inevitably leads to complaining from the entire JL.

Always, without fail, will ask Hal if he’s changed the oil in the spacecraft recently. Hal doesn’t know whether to be offended or not.

Randomly interrogates members on if they’ve messed with the Hall of Justice’s thermostat. They have not, in fact, touched the thermostat.

Someone needs to stop me because I literally cannot get the image of Bruce being the Typical Dad (tm) of the Justice League.

[sidewalk-cracks]

The batkids encountering distressed children and calling them "sweetheart", subconsciously mimicking how Bruce would and will call them sweetheart when they're distressed, and not even realizing it?? Don't speak to me. I can't.

[strangedesired]

Supportive parent Bruce Wayne

Damian showing him all his artwork because he knows that he will get the brightest smile and a “That looks beautiful sweetheart” every time

Dick being so excited to bring his dad to his gymnastics show because he knows that Bruce will start crying every time he lands a trick, without fail, and that means the women that come to watch will have someone else to fuss over

Someone at WE mentioning they don’t trust Tim because of his age and Bruce immediately scheduling a company wide meeting so he can express just how exceptional his son is. Tim’s face is the most red it has ever been the entire time

Cass doesn’t even have to do anything, he is just always looking at her with a fond little smile and on the verge of tears but sometimes, when she wants a little more then normal, she will take one of Jason’s books and read as much as she can aloud. That man absolutely loses it and hugs her as tight as he can while sobbing about how far his baby has come

Jason acts like he couldn’t care less about Bruce’s support, but the first time he overhears Bruce talking about him at a gala, telling some rich idiot who was questioning business decisions that Jason is the most competent man he has ever known and would trust him with not only the WE weapons department but his life, Jason pointedly does not look at Dick, who has a shit eating grin on his face, and walks as fast as he can to the bathroom

The best part is that Bruce doesnt even have to try he is just genuinely that proud of them

[superbatsbison]

thinking of batfam x male reader where they all just look too....similar

bruce and the reader have been married for some time now

reader has black hair in true wayne fashion

and just like the wayne's his facial expressions are usually neutral bordering on grumpy

he doesn't realize it

one day him and bruce are helping jason with something

aka bruces mini me

alfred walks in to see all three hunched over the kitchen island looking at whatever jason brought over

they look up at him with identical furrowed brows and intense eyes

it makes alfred stop in his tracks for a moment

they truly are a family he surmised

[oifaaa]

It's funny how opinions can change over time for instance I used to want Bruce to be a good parent but then I realised how fucking boring that is to read at the end of the day comics are soap operas and I'm here for the drama

[hesztia16]

*Wayne Manor, Family dinner*

*Barbara’s phone rings*

*she leaves and comes back a few minutes later, expression solemn*

Dick: what happened

Barbara: the Joker is dead

Jason: *shocked silence*

Tim: *shocked silence*

Damian: *shocked silence*

Alfred: *shocked silence*

Like a dozen other more: *shocked silence*

Bruce: *leaves the room*

Dick: Bruce!

Alfred: Master Bruce what-

Jason: *looks away, clenching his fist*

Bruce: *returns, with a bottle of champagne*

Again: *shocked silence*

Tim: why’s there a note on that saying: “For when the Joker dies”?

Bruce: it was a gag gift from Harvey when he was… you know, less murderous

*not so shocked, more of a hesitant silence*

Jason: *stands* pop it open, old man. I’m bringing the glasses

Alfred: the help is much appreciated, Master Jason

Steph: how did he die?

Barbara, a little confused: my dad said something along the lines of… a bunch of fans manifesting it after the writers were cowards for too long?

[spicy-apple-pie]

Bruce then compliments him more and Dick busts a move. Every. Single. Time. Without fail.

Commission Info / Kofi

[thebubblesareevil]

UNO Reverse

So we all know Danny is batbait right?? But what if after vlad the fentons have developed a method to combat billionaires trying to adopt Danny.

So the fentons are in Gotham for some reason or another and they refuse the let Danny’s grades slip so they have him at Gotham prep.

Everyone knows Danny’s parents are mad scientists but Tim is really concerned about his new classmate that keeps coming in with new bruises everyday that he barely tries to hide.

He brings it up to Bruce after doing some investigations and Bruce decides to look into it.

Next thing Danny knows he keeps running into different members of the Wayne cult and the batfamily. It takes him longer than he’s care to admit to figure out they were the same people but in his defense he was exhausted from school, helping his parents with their clean energy project and training with fright knight.

That’s also his excuse for why it took him so long to realize they were trying to assimilate him. Once he does realize he starts going out of his way to avoid them, trying his best to keep his parents from finding out but he realizes it’s too late when his mom gleefully hands him a card one night and sends him on his way.

The next time danny encounters Batman he completely ignores his gentle encouragement and promises to protect him as he pulls out the card and throws it at batman.

Danny sighs and says “I’m sorry it’s come to this, but I need you to know you’ve brought this upon yourselves.” He turns and leaves behind a confused bat holding an UNO reverse card.

The next day Wayne manor is invaded by Jack Fenton carrying a stuggleing vlad over his shoulder and a giant tray of fudge in his other hand while Maddie gleefully hugs alfred proclaiming how happy she is to see her family getting bigger while Jazz is dragging Danny in behind her by his ankle while reading a book. Danny is snoring.

The Wayne’s are confused.

When Vlad finally breaks free he gives Bruce a pitiful look and asks if he also tried to adopt Daniel.

Jack then yells UNO REVERSE!! Instead of adopting Danny we have adopted you!!!!

This just popped in my brain so I thought I’d share

[91-1lover]

Bruce: About the elephant in the room

Damian and Tim: ....

Bruce: Anyone wants to explain?

Tim:Not really, no

Bruce: I'm not mad, I'm quite impressed actually

Bruce: How did you put her in my living room? And what is she doing here?

Damian: Grayson missed Zitka

Bruce: So you put her in my house? How?!

[spocks-husband]

I know for a fact that, at some point a couple years after Dick moved to Blüdhaven, he came back to work a case with Bruce and at some point they needed to get into some party or something and Bruce of course is about to pull out the Brucie persona to sleaze by the security, but before he can Dick turns into Richie Grayson <<3 and hits on the bouncers until they're way too flustered not to let them in and Bruce is SHOCKED and pulls him aside and is like "DICK WTF YOU CAN'T DO THAT YOU'RE A MINOR" and Dick just stares at him like. "Dad I'm 24." And Bruce has a mental breakdown because his BABY BOY should NOT know what those words mean