#I refuse to acknowledge others for now

[emdeerm]

The stranger chuckled and gently pat Bruce's back.

"Hey, it has been a while, huh?"

Bruce just buried his face further into the shoulder of a slightly taller man. Silent tears were soaking into the white T-shirt.

The children were flabbergasted.

"What the fuck."

"Language, Master Jason," Alfred chastised gently as he suddenly appeared behind the frozen group.

"It's good to see you again, Alfred," the man greeted his voice all choked up.

"Same to you, Master Danny. You gave us quite a scare."

No matter how professional the old butler liked to be, he couldn't not hug one of his children.

"Welcome home."

-----

"So, B has a younger brother and no-one thought it was a good idea to inform us?"

After the heartfelt reunion, Alfred left the family to figure themselves out and to prepare a feast. Now Danny was faced with the force that is many children of his older brother.

He heard the stories and even had a chance to see them sometimes through the veil, but meeting them in person was a blessing he didn't think he'd ever get.

"Tim-"

"I forbade him from doing so," Danny cut off his brother, who looked at him incredulously. "B, keep your mouth closed. Your communication skills have become worse since the last time I've seen you."

That got some of the nephews and nieces to laugh at least.

"What do you mean?"

Dick. The oldest and the child who was adopted just a year after Danny had to go MIA.

Danny sighed. "I'll start from the beginning. Sit down, it'll be a long one."

-----

Danny was kidnapped when he was 10.

He could still remember the terror he had felt on that night.

And he could still remember just how shocked everyone was when a couple in hazmat suits accidentally rammed into them, apologised, grabbed their tech that got scattered about and left. Accidentally carrying Danny with them.

His parents were so inattentive at times, it was painfully hilarious.

("They just picked up a kid by accident, saw that later and decided to keep you?!"

"Pretty much."

"B, why can't anyone in the family be normal?"

"Hn," was the amused reply.)

He wanted to go back home but after some digging around, he realised that it was safer for everyone if he was missing for a little.

He died and came back at 14.

(Danny pat the back of his older brother and shot a reassuring smile to the others. "Yeah, I'm crossing that of my Vigilante Bingo too.")

He couldn't return to his brother yet. He now had his own problems, nemesis and rogues to deal with.

("You were a teen vigilante?! Alone?!"

"You gotta do what you gotta do. Ghosts were out and about and were dangers to themselves and others. I'm the bridge. I had to fix that.)

He ended up never revealing himself to his parents and moved out at 18.

He was home.

His brother was gone. The company and everything else were left in Alfred's hands for a few years by then.

Danny picked up the slack. He worked hard. He knew his brother would be back. Clockwork said so. And the time keeper usually wasn't wrong. Danny wanted his brother to be set for life when he returned.

When Bruce did come back, it took them a while to fully recover their relationship

("B's fault, really. He refused to listen to any reason lr explanation," *shrug*

"Sounds like him."

"I don't know," mused Alfred, who was suddenly there, "if I recall correctly, your pranks and pettiness weren't helping. "

*open laughter*)

They grew close again. Danny helped with Batman things by creating gadgets and being the man on the comms.

("One would be surprised how useful overshadowing technology can be."

*jealous noises from the select few*)

Everything was fine. Until Clockwork came to them with a mission that Danny couldn't decline or do quickly.

The time stream was destabilising. The world had a chance of completely falling apart. And Danny's status as a Halfa would allow him to be in the least amounts of danger while fixing that.

("I forbade talking about me. Clockwork and a few others pulled some strings that muddled the memories about my existence in the minds of others. I needed to disappear for this to be resolved. We had no idea when I'd be back."

The implied "if he would be back at all" was left unsaid.)

------

The next JL meeting saw an unusually chipper Batman with an invisible companion.

Martian Manhunter sensed the amusement from both and let them be.

Shazam recognised the feeling. His friend came to visit!

Let's go Bruce!

Masterpost

Lighthearted

Bruce and Danny were inseparable. Especially after the deaths of their parents. But that all changed when Bruce decided he had to become the protector of Gotham. He disappeared one night with only a note detailing his plans. After years of no contact with his family, Bruce thought he'd come home to an empty house or at the very least, a livid brother. Instead he was greeted with a massive bear hug and excited chatter. Apparently Danny had stayed. Not only that, he had taken over Wayne Enterprises and made it the leading company in pretty much every industry. What was most surprising is that seemingly, Danny had done it all for him. In his words, "If you're gonna go running through the streets beating up criminals, you might as well do it with the best tech."

Angsty

It didn't take long after Thomas and Martha's passing for distant relatives to come out of the woodwork. One relative was even bold enough to kidnap Danny. Due to the corrupt nature of the police department, they were slow to act. By the time they caught the relative, Danny had already escaped on his own. Bruce was devastated that he couldn't have even protected his little brother and this incident solidified his dedication to the mission. Meanwhile, Danny was picked up by some kind scientists who were in town for a convention.

Years later, the Batfamily hears Bruce cry out at the door. Everyone springs into action ready to fight. Only to find their father desperately clutching onto a stranger as tears stream down his face.

[asthedeathoflight]

Really badly need fic of ART in a human-form bot body (in some situation where there's reduced feed capacity so it can't just ride along with MB) and hanging off of MB physically the way it always does in the feed and neither of them really notice or think it's remarkable because like. Duh. They're always huddled up next to each other. But their humans are losing their minds because what do you MEAN ART-bot is just shoving into MB's space like that and it doesn't care at all. At some point Ratthi is like wow you two seem like youve gotten so much closer since that whole debacle with the target planet! And MB just stares at him blankly like what do you mean. ART ignoring my personal space so it can watch what I'm doing is normal. And so Ratthi just has to sit there vibrating and not saying anything while ART-bot physically drags MB around by the arm and MB inexplicably allows this to happen.

[foxfeast]

nan feng and fu yao frequently getting mistaken as siblings any time they go out together because feng xin and mu qing just had to make their alter egos look like the love child they’d have w their crush

[sunshinechay]

I’m finding it really fun that both couples from My Stubborn so far are dealing with different ways people experience not-so-unrequited love.

Tai and Champ are so in love they practically finish each other’s sentences. They tell each other everything and Champ even waits for Tai to be done in the shower despite the fact that Tai intentionally turned it to be facing the shower. Champ never even seems to consider hanging up and calling back later. They are making out on the couch while watching a movie but they don’t talk about their feelings. I think Champ at least seems convinced that the second he does, it’s all over and everything will fall apart. Tai seems done with the waiting game but it definitely looks like an uphill battle to get Champ on the same page.

Jun is just waking up to his feelings for Sorn. He already knows he’s so fucked. He can’t tell Sorn about his feelings and risk Sorn freaking out and ending what it is they’re doing but he also doesn’t seem like the type who can really hide how he feels and just pretend he isn’t feeling it.

And Sorn well, he’s a complete dumbass. He’s so far removed from his feelings that he doesn’t even seem aware he has them. That he’s behaving like a jealous and clingy boyfriend already. It doesn’t even feel malicious or calculating on his side. It literally feels (at least to me) that he doesn’t know himself as well he thinks he does. If the holding pattern for this type of couple trope is followed, then Sorn isn’t going to realize his feelings until either he or Jun fuck up so badly that he starts freaking out about losing Jun and why that matters to him.

Anyway no real point to prove in this post, just my thoughts. I finally started My Stubborn just in time for it to get good. I love it here. I love this type of trope, especially in the two fonts these couples are in. The love is requited, they’re all just idiots.

[mcytegg]

i still don't know how i feel abt cringe duo being day 1s in s7 bc i do think they have their cute moments on the server and i think theyve always valued each other very deeply. but i also still hold such a grudge over how horribly derap treated pangi throughout all of s6, to the point that pangi (correctly) assumed derap would hurt greg and hid him out of fear. like all of s6, he was pangi's shitty fucking boyfriend he should've dumped ages ago and idk if that'll change in s7, or if i'll even be able to watch that pov without a sour taste in my mouth bc thats how much i hated the way derap treated pangi 😭

[gasstationpopcorn]

me @ kris's latest selfie: oh who's that pretty bo- hold on hold on a minute hold on honey

this is both sinister and diabolical....

biggest concert of our career, 20k people... good grief

[hychlorions]

they match :')

[theprincessandthepie]

like. how am i supposed to watch this and not 100% believe they were secret lovers with a messy breakup.

[beargregor]

Chef greg delivery just for you. it's a wonder I hadn't bearified him yet, he's my fave greg too 🔪

gays literally only want one thing (to be chopped up and eaten by a depressed man) and it's fucking disgusting

[xxplastic-cubexx]

do u think either charles or erik had trouble coming to terms with their love for one another?? like religious guilt, internalized homophobia, etc.

Many such cases really … not hard to imagine them dealin with that …

[redstarpika]

the year is 2015. people are arguing about the canon gender of the non-binary human character(s) of toby fox's video game.

the year is 2018. people are arguing about the canon gender of the non-binary human character(s) of toby fox's video game.

the year is 2021. people are arguing about the canon gender of the non-binary human character(s) of toby fox's video game.

the year is 2025. people are arguing about the canon gender of the non-binary human character(s) of toby fox's video game.

the year is 2026. people are arguing about the canon gender of the non-binary human character(s) of toby fox's video game.

[congressoutofwedlock]

Despite everything, it's still you

[rosalinesurvived]

I freaking love this scene so much, you dont even know. Its so heartmeltingly cute: they’re discovering his powers together! They’re in on the secret together!!! Mason being presumably the first person to actually, seriously just reach out to Corey, just some feeling of warmth. Its what Corey probably needed so much after losing Lucas in such a way, not to mention his parents. No wonder he fell so hard

Its also so much fun to compare this scene to the Liam-Mason Gym Scene in Season 4 Episode 5, just the contrasts.. *chef’s kiss*

[basuralindo]

Hey do you think Jamil has trouble seeing people his age as peers?

Like, growing up having to be a caretaker to a guy literally a few months older than him, always expected to act like the adult in the situation, expected to work with adults and adopt their perspectives and pick up their slack. Do you think he just, forgets sometimes?

I mean we've seen him go into caretaker mode with other sophomores, and the only people I've seen him take seriously are juniors like Vil who also act much older than they should have to (his reactions to Leona look more like a trauma response and I don't wanna get into it here). People like Malleus and Cater still somewhat get the caretaker treatment. Like I just highly doubt that he subconsciously realizes he's actually part of his age group

Aaand that inevitably brings up Azul, who also acts like he thinks he's older than he is. Whether you're looking at it from a shipping angle or not, he reacts to Azul like an actual peer. With older students, he seems more in his element but there's still a status hierarchy which he compulsively reacts to. With Azul he doesn't acknowledge any status worth respecting or see him as someone who needs to be looked after. He just bickers like an equal, in a way that implies he actually does see Azul as a real peer, like subconsciously he's categorized this guy into the same group as himself, who was previously alone on that level (he gets like this more with the twins too, over time, but it seems to start with Azul).

And my favorite part about this is, while that response stems from them both acting more like adults in general, they elicit a pettiness from each other which drags them both down to actually acting their own age, and I just love that. Their characters are perfect foils for each other and it seems to make them both less isolated in a way.

[that-was-anticlimactic]

*sprays fandoms with a spray bottle* height is NOT a personality trait!!!

[dataframe]

this is so late but i've just now registered most people regard any mention of love to be romantic so they may have thought that was what yqy was referring to in ch4. i'm going to keel over and die?