#all post like this is based on wayne family adventures

[geeky-nightphilosopher]

🦇 Batfamily & Friends 🦇

*In the theatre room*

Jason: I haven't gotten anything done today. I'm all over the place. It's making me crazy! *manic laughing*

Jon: *whose visiting* Uh, Bruce? Can I go home, Jason's scaring me!

Bruce:* in the kitchen with Alfred* Whose scaring you?

Jon: Jason.

Bruce: Eh, you can take him.

[gonnalosemydougdimmadomedamnmind]

It's literally impossible to read bat fanfiction because it's all based off those ridiculous fanon tropes that spread like crazy and people take as fucking biblical!!!!! Dick was never a jerk to Jason when he was Robin- they got along because Dick is mature as hell and in one retelling- Jason was a jerk to him!! And when he came back as Red Hood he had literally not a single damn reason to treat Dick like shit! Not a damn one! But he did, didn't he? Cause he's the fucking asshole! How dare you make Dick grovel towards that bastard! Dick has only ever tried to help him! Reached out during his Batman run, over and over! Also- Dick never put Jason in Arkham with Joker just a few cells down???? What the fuck! The Joker and all those other fuckers had been broken out of Arkham by Black Mask already for like the whole run??? Jason went to Arkham after losing to Dick, and Gordon put him in there because One he fucking deserved it, Two the literal circumstances?? And at that point!! Arkham was fucking rehabilitated itself!! By Dick!!! Because Bruce had him go undercover there for real, and Dick was actually tortured there before he got out!! So Dick put in the work to get that shit in order to actually help people!!

Dick never chose Damian over Tim- Tim refused to engage with him over his grief, shut him out, and left of his own devices! He never told Dick his suspicions on why Bruce was alive, never! And Tim is not the one to bring Bruce back either, there's a whole team at that point! Dick learns Bruce is alive through tossing his 'dead' body into a pit and the body comes to life as a zombie. Tim didn't tell him shit! Tim is also not a little crybaby- Damian cutting his line was a fucking blip on the page, he was momentarily shocked, that was it! He put Damian on his Hit List, which is why Damian cut his line. And his first attempt at "murder" is just pushing Tim off the dinosaur statue in the cave, he didn't go all assassin on him! Also Dick wasn't even there the first incident and wasn't told about the second incident. Alfred is the one who gave Damian Robin and Dick accepted him because he saw that Damian needed help! He needed guidance! He didn't fucking fire Tim the way Bruce fired him, and fuck all of you for thinking that Tim or Jason or fucking anyone has more right over Robin than Dick Fucking Grayson! He tried to promote Tim and Tim walked off. How dare yall make Dick fucking grovel towards that bastard!!!

Jason did try to kill all three of them!! Why does everyone just gloss over that like what the fuck??? Why does he get a pass for every shitty thing he's done??? "Bad writing" stfu this is the same dude that without hesitation kills random criminals, people who deal drugs, do you know how many random ass people deal drugs??? Jason doesn't give a single shit about being his own type of hero or saving Gotham his own way, nor do the people think of him as their savior!! Are you people fucking delusional?? I saw a post that said citizens would trust Jason over CASS and I cannot Believe the hallucinations yall are seeing???

It is literally downright impossible to find fics about Dick or Damian or Cass or fucking any of them that doesn't include these literal bullshit fanon takes!!! It's impossible!!! This fandom sucks!!!! You don't even need to go buy the comics, all these popular takes have been debunked right here on tumblr!!!! Also Dick can do literally everything!! He's hypercompetent as hell, die mad about it!! Jason doesn't like Wonder Woman???? Where the fuck did that come from??? Wayne Family Adventures is not real!!! Those people could not BE more out of character!!! Look at Bruce for crying out loud!!! Yall know that man ain't act like that!

Edit: leaving this here in case anyone wonders what my hot take is towards this question I was asked: "have you considered tho, that fanon is more fun..."

Well of course fanon is more fun if you're a fan of Jason or Tim. Fanon actively caters towards those two pasty white boys. Fanon actively shits on Dick and Damian though. And for Dick? He literally never did that shit! It is all made up! It's literal character assassination?? But by the fans?? And for Damian? He was 10!!! He grew up as an assassin! He was actively trying to grow with Dick's help! How can yall see him as the bad guy?? And not the literal bad guy, (Jason), and the 17 teen year old who literally fought him back btw, (Tim), like old boy did not act victimized the way you people portray. And Jesus for Cass? Cass is just a prop in fanon. So what exactly about this should be fun to me? Like seriously.

[professoruber]

So WFA introduced War Games in their backstory... (I'm not really a fan tbh)

Source: Wayne Family Adventures #158

Okay so I just made a post about falling off WFA, but I went and had a quick look at how its going and saw that they've acknowledge War Games as part of WFA canon... and I'm not really a fan of that.

I am admittedly still steadily learning more about comics and working my way through them, but as I understand that whole storyline (Steph becoming Robin, getting fired, and starting a gang war) was all an event which existed just to kill her off, and so did her really dirty.

So having this explicitly be shown to take place in the WFA continuity kinda further clashes with more lighthearted vibe of early WFA (something I complained about in my initial post) but also kinda does Steph dirty once more by having her have been astoundingly incompetent despite her experience.

I recall reading Batgirl 2009 a bit back and the whole War Games fiasco felt like something they danced around, for understandable reasons given how it wrote Steph.

Also am not sure how I feel about the idea that Steph returned to being the Spoiler out of insecurity of being worthy of the Batgirl mantle. Partially out of personal preference (since I just really like the Spoiler) but still...

I guess it just feels a bit odd, since if the events of Batgirl 2009 (or similar) happened, then it arguably feels a bit regressive in Steph's development for her to stop being Batgirl because she thinks herself too much of a screw-up or disappointment for it.

Plus Stephanie Brown is a character I really associate with Independence; she created the Spoiler to save herself and her mother because no one else would, and I think there's a lot of meaning behind that to the point where there's legitimate reasons for Steph to revert to being Spoiler again which don't involve her being "unworthy" of legacy mantles.

Maybe I'm off-based in my perception, but that's my rambling thoughts anyway.

[sins-of-the-father-au-official]

The Data Base, A Preemptive Q&A:

What Is This?

This is a side blog for my Batman Au entitled Sins Of The Father as the name and tagline might suggest. For right now it is a way to motivate myself through sharing snippets and lore as well post links to the updates when they come.

What Is The Au About?

Sins Of The Father will hopefully be a Jason Todd and Damian Wayne-centric long fic. This fic is my personal take on the Jason Todd and Damian Wayne meet in the League tag on Ao3. Although it borrows some tropes and dynamics I wanted to hone in on the idea of what would happen if Jason was the one the bring him to Gotham instead of Talia. Not only looking into how this would effect the Under The Red Hood plotline but also their relationship with Bruce as the name might give away.

Note: I will post a more informative and concise blurb soon I just wanted to to lay the bare frame work out.

Why Was This Au Made?

This Au was born out of my frustration at Jasons revival and Damians introduction not only being so close to together but the fact both of their shared backstory threads never being interconnected. It’s almost always glossed over except for an extra ending in Death In The Family & Young Justice very briefly. Correct me if I am wrong and there's more I don't know about.

Regardless I feel that is missing out on such a good story opportunity but I digress. Hence this whole Au things may have gotten out of hand a touch.

( Also yes I know the title of the Au comes from A Batman & Robin Adventures episode I named it before I remembered where it had been last used.)

What Continuity Is This In?

I am sad to disappoint the animated Batfans as well as those who enjoy the comics but this is taking place in my own version of the universe. Somethings will be taken from those versions of the plot or character but I wanted the freedom to both write the plot I wanted and reinterpret characters if needed.

Now please do be warned this could be a bit ooc at times but comic cannons is like a slinkie falling down stairs into play doh anything can happen and I want to build something. So sit back and relax as this isn't a official comic but Ao3 & Tumblr where cannon goes to die. Lets have fun!

What Will This Be Posted On & What Is The Rating?

Sins Of The Father will be posted on Ao3 and I will share the link when updates are posted. For now there is none yet as I am still writing the first few chapters. I do plan to update once I am done writing them so they might be a bit spotty.

As for the rating I am planning on Teen. it does have some cannon compliant violence, dark themes/ moments and possible exploration of generational trauma.

Is This A Batcest Thing?

No, there is no shipping between any of the brothers with the only ships that play out being things like Barba X Dick and the like. I really wanted to focus on the family bonds such as Jason being a semi but not really Father figure to Damian.

Will The Outlaws Or Extended Batfamily Show Up?

Sadly this is a second no as I don't know enough about them nor really have any plot points for them as of now. The cast consists of The Al ghuls/ a handfull of The League related characters plus the core Gotham or Batfam characters. ( I.e Alfred Jim, Bruce, Babs, Dick, Jason, Tim & Damian) as well as a few rouges.

Can I Send Asks?

Yes of course I would love to gush or share info based on the Au that has taken my brain over. You're more than welcome to ask the Batcomputer something!

That’s All Folks! (For Now…)

[august-anon]

Here's a few random HC that I’ve thought of, some of which were inspired by some of your fics:

1) Not all of the bat kids native language is English. Damian's native language and Arabic while Dicks is Romanian, and so on. If tickled enough, they switch from English to their native language. Bruce, the man who knows multiple languages, will also switch to their respective language. More than once, Damian and Dick have called Bruce dad in their native language (Bruce sees it as an honor and it melts his heart every time he hears it)

2) More than once, Bruce has turned a post-patrol injury check into a tickle attack, especially if said bat kid did something reckless or stupid on patrol. After making sure the children aren’t truly injured, he will tickle them and pretend that it is all part of the injury check. 

3) We have good parent Bruce, but don’t forget about good parent/grandfather Alfred. Alfred loves son and grandchildren. He’s very proper and British, but he is known to provide pokes and scribbles to make a point. The kids or Bruce do something reckless on patrol? A couple prods and scribbles to the ribs during an injury check to make sure nothing is injured. Did one of the residents curse? A poke to the side. Alfred loves his son and grandchildren, but he has an image to maintain.

4) In Dicks early Robin days, Bruce and Dick had an encounter with Poison Ivy where Dick ends briefly gets tickled by a plant (this is based on episode 74 of the Wayne Family Adventure webtoon). After this, Bruce expanded training to include blocking out sensations, including ticklishness. This training is typically done teaching the bat kids methods to block out tickling or hide it, and he helps his kids practice the skill by tickling them. For him, this is a win-win situation. He has another excuse to tickle his children and he teaches them a valuable skill. (No matter how much training they do though, Bruce is always able to get them to break and start laughing. He is their dad and knows how to take them apart).

-Turtle anon

HEADCANONS FROM TURTLE THANK YOU TURTLE!

1) I LOVE the language switching trope in tickle fics it's so cute sdjkfsdhf and all the Bats speak so many languages that it's not even a hindrance, they can just switch with them. And the kids calling Bruce dad in their native language while being tickled 😭😭Turtle youre gonna make me Cry lol

2) YES YES YES i LOVE the injury-check-turned-tickle-attack bit. You did something stupid and reckless, let me make sure youre safe. Okay, youre safe and unharmed -- now let's make it clear why you should Never do that again. But yes of course i agree, he 100% pretends its still part of the injury check, no matter how much the batkids Know its not sdjfhdf

3) YEAH I honestly find it so hard to work Alfred into a tickle fic because i LOVE good father/grandfather Alfred (or, at least an Alfred who did the very best he could/can while also trying to balance his position and propriety, and everyone knows that and loves him for it) but i am still trying to figure out where i would find that balance Between grandfather-Alfred and butler-Alfred lol. He ABSOLUTELY also uses injury checks as an excuse for this though. Plus, Alfred is sneaky and all-knowing, he could totally pull a quick tickle and no one would know it was him, they'd blame a sibling or smth lol

4) I THINK ABOUT THAT MOMENT IN WFA ALL THE TIME ksjdfhjksfhd it was so freaking cute like omg. It often makes me go "what if Ivy had like, tickle pollen. Or if i jumped on the cuddle-pollen bandwagon and somehow worked tickling into there. I need some kind of pollen" (i love cuddle pollen fics though -- someday i will write a tickle fic with cuddle pollen i swear, i just dont have any fully formed ideas for one yet lol) BUT YES -- Bruce is trained to block out sensation, which includes tickling, but clearly he made an oversight with skipping it for Robin. Guess it's time for some more training! And they'll do it as many times as it takes to make it stick :) (and yes i agree -- Bruce holds all the secrets and even with this training he puts them through, Bruce still can break them near-instantly and uses that to endlessly tease them. mayhaps even threatens more sensation-blocking training, if theyre so bad at holding in those ticklish reactions still, hm?)

THANK YOU TURTLE this are so so cute omg thank you for sharing

[synergysilhouette]

9 hot takes/unpopular opinions with DC and Marvel Comics

Originally this was a Marvel-exclusive post with just 5 hot takes (because I was NOT ready to defend myself against people who disagreed with 10), but some of my hot takes were things I shared with DC, so I thought I'd just do a 10-point hot take post on both (only to realize I miscounted this after posting, so it's just 9). And these opinions are slightly generalized, with very few focusing on individual characters. This is largely still an X-men post, but has some other things.

Different codenames--It's fairly common in comics books for a character to take a codename that someone else already had, either for story purposes (ie to honor the character) or for marketing reasons (certain names carry a lot of weight and would make people more interested in an unrelated character). That said, it's very unimaginative and boring to me. Unless you're purposefully trying to steal someone's identity or deceive someone, get your own codename.

2. No magical mutants--(Dislaimer: BIG X-Men fan). Okay, everyone's gonna kill me for this, especially since this has been a staple since I got into comics, but I'm not the biggest fan of it. At the very least, stop doing it going forward. I'm not against mutants having fantasy adventures and villains (ESPECIALLY as a fantasy fan), but being mutants is supposed to be what unites them, having powers derived from human evolution and the consequences that come with it. Not saying every story has to be about racism and how they overcome it, but I do think characters with powers independent of their mutant status kind of cheapen the experience. It's almost like "why be a mutant at all?" And for some characters, it's not entirely clear what powers are mutant, and what are magical. While having magic powers would get some prejudice, magic is treated a bit differently in the Marvel universe, from what I've seen. It's almost like "What are you fighting for?" It kinda reminds me of how Chris Claremont had Scott marry Madelaine, start a family, and wanted to retire him from the superhero business--but you don't retire from being the victim of racism. I think this is why Krakoa was so fascinating to me since it's founding was based on helping mutants escape the prejudice of regular humans.

3. Families/marriage--It's often said that couples in comic books don't last because writers don't know how to keep them together and interesting, along with the misguided belief that adding kids to the equation automatically makes you boring and retired, even though this isn't necessarily true. Plus there's also the publisher's preference to "shake things up" in order to keep people engaged, even if we were happy with what we had, meaning messy breakups, death, etc. It's all about how you write it, and relationships in comics shouldn't be treated like they're that flexible. We love consistency.

4. Stoic Batman needs to stop being the default--Most modern depictions LOVE to depict Batman (and Bruce Wayne) as emotionally distant, cold to those he cares about, and prefer to do things on his own because he believes he's the only one capable of doing so. The reasoning is often just because it's cool to be edgy (another issue I have with comics), and sometimes chalking it up to trauma, but in the world of comic books, I feel like you don't have to depict him as consistently a jerk about it. Batman's most emotional and compassionate moments are some of his best. Not saying he needs to have a bleeding heart, but having an emotional core isn't a crime.

5. No uniforms--This is just a matter of preference, but I don't like uniforms. I count uniforms of one of three things: having the same/similar colors but different styles (ie W.I.T.C.H.), having different colors but the same/similar style, or both the colors and style being the same or at least similar. I was never a fan of it, preferring individuality in appearances and personal style.

6. No major sexuality changes if you've been depicted as a certain sexuality for 15+ years--As a gay guy, this frustrates the heck out of me. Aside from drawing attention away from LGBT+ characters who debuted as such or were addressed as such early on, major characters getting sexuality retcons feels like a betrayal of character consistency (again: WE LOVE CONSISTENCY). I like to use Iceman as an example, because a lot of people say he was gay-coded when people argued against him coming out as gay. Yeah...in my opinion, he wasn't gay-coded, he just had a backstory that could be READ as gay-coded, matching his new sexuality; there's a difference between being coded and it just conveniently serving the current, unrelated narrative. And Bobby's sexuality has almost become a persoanlity trait for him like that's all he's got going. I have a similar issue with Tim Drake, who's depicted as bi now, with bisexual-debuting character Ghostmaker (a member of the Batfamily who was shown as bi shortly before Tim was), gets less attention. And given DC's mistreatment and mismanagement of Tim, them making him bi feels like they were desperately trying to find a way to market him in a way different from the other Robins when everything else was failing. Even ignoring my regular feelings about sexuality retconning (though I should note that an artist for Tim in the 2000s did try to hint at him being into guys), DC's had major issues with characterizing Tim as indecisive when they have to walk back on decisions they make because fans don't like it, ie Tim's "Drake" codename and costume. Because of that, him being bi feels like DC subtley trying to double down on him being indecisive/of two minds, which is insulting.

Sorry for the rant! But that brings me to my next point.

7. Tim Drake is continually being set up to fail--ARGUE WITH THE WALL. This topic is a bit more heated for me than others, but it's true. Tim joined Batman because he saw how he changed emotionally when Robin (Jason Todd) died, as well as having a family, a social life, and was the smartest Robin at the time, as well as becoming Robin voluntarily. However, with time, this was changed; the other Robins became more tech-savvy and Tim became and orphan and was adopted by Bruce Wayne, removing Tim's sense of identity to a significant degree. On top of this, any teams he led or friend she had were sadly underrated himself, preventing him from using any A-list connections outside his family to elevate his own position. Plus Tim has usually always been happy as Robin, but several situations have arisen where him advocating Robin as Batman's partner instead of sidekick have been undermined by others trying to tell Tim to do something else that was "his own." However, when he tries this, DC does it in a way that is uninteresting or annoying to the fans, like the aforementioned "Drake" debacle (brown as a costume choice isn't very eye-catching, and using part of your name as a codename in the modern era should be outlawed). And even when he got a comic of his own after he came out as bi, DC had the art done by Riley Rossmo, whose art style was...not great, only getting a different artist towards the end, but it was very clear that they were kinda just giving him a solo just to say they did; he didn't have an artist to actually do him right, nor a story that felt empowering to his character or unique.

8. Skintones should be more consistent--It's a personal opinion of mine (especially for POC) that a (human) character's debut skintone should be their canon skintone, no matter how light or dark it is, with little room for variation. A lot of characters end up looking WILDLY different, sometimes with even different facial features and eye colors. I feel like there should be a comic bible for this.

9. Krakoa should've lasted longer--Is this a hot take? Inn any case, it was really fun seeing some villains turn over a new leaf, familiar characters go down a new path, and new characters/underrated mutants getting attention. Definitely feel like this should've been at least 10 years long.

[darkcrowprincess]

Batfamily: what I think about each robin

(I'm only going to mention my thoughts on the robins that I have the most information about. Most of my knowledge comes from wiki, cartoons, movies, wayne family adventures and fanfiction. This is how I personally see them)

Dick Grayson: He is the performer robin, watch as flies through the air with ease. He's pure loyalty and deserves his own category as a hero. He is the blue print on which the legacy of robin is built on. He stands toe to toe with batman and grows to be better than him because he can be both darkness and light.

Jason Todd: The rebel robin. Just bravery and guts man. The bravest and boldest of the robins. Even when he is filled with so much fear, trauma and rage. With all the bad things that happen to him he still cares. Cares too much at times but that doesn't have to be a bad thing. That doesn't change the fact that he's so good. So good even with all the blood on his hands. Even with all the anger and violence. Jason still cares so much. You can obviously tell which ones my favorite. So I'm probably bias when it comes to him.

Tim Drake: Robin of compassion. The very essence of his robin is that he chose this. Batman needed a robin, no one else was there so he stepped up. Even if he started out with no training and no one wanted him there he became robin because batman and gotham needed one. Yes Tim is incredibly intelligent and cunning. But everything he's based on his his empathy and compassion for others.

Damian Wayne: Honestly I don't understand his reasons to be robin. I don't understand him. His robin being a legacy thing and being trained to fight from a young age. It's like they wanted to created a surprise robin that was related to batman that happened to be super violent and raised by assassins. Like the complete opposite of the other robins. Why does Damian even want to be robin? Because of his family? Because of his parents? Does Damian even like fighting or is that just something ingrained in him because of how he was raised? Damian is not my favorite robin but I do like parts of his character. Like when he loves animals and how he tries to bond with his siblings. I get why he is the way he is. But he's just again not my favorite.

Duke Thomas: I desperately want to know more about him. His powers sound really cool. His origins as well. I just really want a Duke Thomas movie or cartoon. He seems really sweet in wayne family adventures comics.

Stephanie Brown: Has to be my least favorite of the robins in general. Probably will get me a lot of hate for disliking her. I do not get her. Her character feels all over the place to me. She reminds me a lot of Annabeth from Percy Jackson series books and I don't like her much either. I'm probably being unfair. But it's my opinion. I feel bad for not liking her because everyone seems to love her, but I just don't get the hype.

And that's it, I know there's probably a few more robins I'm not mentioning. Especially someone name Carrie. But I don't know a lot about her. But yeah those or my thoughts on the robins. You can probably tell Jason and Tim are my favorite robins. Dick gets a category of his own because again he's Dick Grayson. I'll probably talk more later about Cass and Barbara once I watch more stuff with them. A separate post to add with Batwoman because they seem really cool.

(Don't like don't read. Post hate and I'll block you!)

[dcfanfictioncatalogue]

do you know any good steph and damian fics? they were such a good dynamic duo in batgirl 2009. or any duke and damian fics? whatever you like, you have fantastic taste!

I went a little too wild with the "whatever you like" bc I saw batgirl 2009 and blacked out. all of these fics are set during the dick!bats batgirl!steph robin!damian era and consist of some overlap of the three of them -- I know dick was not mentioned in this ask but he crept in there my apologies. at least two of these fics are exclusively steph & damian so I fulfilled some level of this request methinks. duke is not here I'm sorry but I can potentially try to find some of him and damian at a later date if you would like to send in another ask <3

3:16, by partingxshot ( @wufflesvetinari ) . 70.7k, T, gen, 45/?. summary: with faltering steps, dick and damian become batman and robin. notes: as the summary suggets, this fic IS mainly based on dick and damian, but it's incredible, and ties in both steph and some other characters and plots from the dickbats-era comics. I found this while I was searching and HAD to rec it given that it's currently my absolute favorite batfam adjacent fic.

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the gentleness that comes (despite the violence), by cherrystainedknuckles ( @cherrystainedknuckles ). 3.7k, T, gen. summary: or; how steph and damian sleepovers became a regular occurrence. notes: this is my fic lol but hey it filled the prompt! if you think I have good taste you will potentially also like my writing here's hoping. it's steph & damian and set nebulously during batgirl 2009

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Put All Your Faults to Bed, by hauntedlittledoll ( @hauntedlittledoll ) . 1.7k, G, gen. summary: steph is the unofficial wayne family counselor, and her hours are late. very late. notes: damian and steph are flawless here and despite its short length it manages to (in my opinion) capture damian and steph very well. mentions of steph as batgirl place this solidly during batgirl 2009 as well !!

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prove that i'm worth something, by Hinn_Raven ( @secretlystephaniebrown ). 5.2k, G, gen. summary: dick grayson has never had much time for stephanie brown. but when the two of them find themselves stranded without a line to the outside world, he finds that they might have more in common than he thought. notes: this is stephanie and dick centric -- though they both mention damian and steph's little mini adventures. this seems to be set post batman: the return, given that dick is still batman but bruce is alive. anyway, I LOVE this I love steph here, I love the way these two see each other, it's just really neat

ask box is open for requests ++ find my fic rec libraries organized here

[seldomscilence16]

Whumptober day 30:

"It's okay just to say 'I'm not okay'."

Borrowed Clothing | Bridal Carry | "Not much Longer…."

Fandom: Bat Family

Prompts used: All

Ive been reading dpxdc but am not confident yet, so heres some OOC Bats, based mostly on Wayne Family Adventures, tried angsting some new people for once! I have only read Duke in WFA so hes probably the most OOC forgive me. But let me know, Id love to hear from ya'll on any of my posts :)

TW for blood and injuries, near death experiences

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"I am never letting you talk me into this again."

Tim glares at the far wall, hanging by his feet, arms tied to his chest. He's in civvies, and his brothers WILL owe him a new outfit after this.

"Oh come on, you were the perfect bait!" Jason's voice comes through the comm, barely holding back his snickers.

"Hush Little-Wing. I'll take you to your favorite coffee place- at a reasonable time- to make up for it BabyBird." Dicks voice is far more sympathetic and even tinged with the anxiety that comes with seeing his brothers in harm's way.

"Then Jay owes me a new outfit." He murmurs a tad petulantly.

"TT, I still think we should have snuck in instead of this, convoluted, plan."

"That would have been fine if we had known where they were located, hence this plan." Duke yawns as he finishes his sentence, pulling a double shift for this case.

"Next time, someone else can be the hostage." Tim grumbles as a headache grows with all the blood rushing to it.

"Whatever you say Timmy." Jason placates mockingly.

"Is anyone else concerned about how long they've left Red Robin alone?" Barbara's exasperated voice comes through the comms, bringing everyone back.

"The lack of blood in my legs should definitely be considered." Tim comments, swinging slightly to try and look around.

"Well, it looks like everyone is-"

"Leaving the building!" Duke cuts Dick off, Jason curses,

"Looks like we got some rats to catch!" He calls, leaping from his hiding spot before the others could react.

"Hang in there Tim, we'll be back!"

"I regret my existence."

"TT is that all?" Damian is a millisecond behind Jason, Dick and Duke give each other an eye roll of comradery, before they are following.

They put up a fight. Seemingly desperate to escape- though it's not super odd- they seem more scared of not being able to leave than of the Bats themselves.

"Not much longer…" The anxious mutter comes from the goon closest to Signal.

He’s quick to pin him, nerves flying in his gut, telling him that they were missing something important.

“Until what?” He pulls his best Batman voice, tired gravel helping him hopefully.

Pinned against the building, Signal doesn’t really need an answer from the goon, the light gives him a glimpse of exactly what he needs to know, but the answer comes anyway,

“B-bomb...”

“Guys, we’ve got a situation! I’m going in for T- the hostage!” Duke catches himself throwing the guy to the nearest Bat, “Find the bomb!” He dashes into the building.

“A bomb?” Tims voice groans, “I am owed several coffees, thank you.”

“Maybe focus on not blowing up first?” Duke's voice is strained, not yet so nonchalant with these types of threats.

“The goons are ready for transport, we’re headed to the device, just stay calm Duke.” Dicks voice is level, and Duke takes a breath to match it.

Tim is partway untied, having been working on it since he’d been hooked, his face is flushed but he gives a lopsided grin- likely to comfort Duke.

“Signal, my man, come to hang out?”

“Har har, let's get you down.”

He steadies him as his feet touch the ground, head spinning and body reorienting, they haven’t even taken a step yet when the whole building shakes, rickety floors and creaky walls groaning with the effort.

“Uh, guys?” Duke cautions, worry skyrocketing again.

“Time to move!”

Duke doesn't need to be told twice, he scoops Tim into his arms with a grunt and finds himself sprinting once more.

“Blushing bride was not on my list.” He mumbles, hand holding his head as the other tires to keep him stable.

“Don't worry, sure it doesn't count when the blood had no other option.”

“You’d be surprised.”

The floor is crumbling as another tremor wracks the old bones of the place. He makes the decision to find the nearest window, taking the Bat route out, and sending a prayer to whoever listened that they all made it out.

“You’re ok… ‘s good…” Blood is a second skin, Jason's jacket torn to shreds as glass and wood alike protrude from his body.

“Todd.. you're…” Damian looks up at the unhooded vigilante, minor damage to himself as he see the crushing weight his brother keeps off him.

“Relax kid… Won't die frem the same ting twice.”

“Jay! Damian!” Dick coughs, the bloody hero shoving at the beams across Jays back until the two can get free. “Are you guys okay?”

“S’fine, lets get baby brat outta here.” The slur comes and goes from his tone, whether from a given effort or otherwise they can't tell. Shifting nearby has them tensing, before a light shines at them,

“Oh thank the Gods.” Duke is dusty but unharmed, moving debris ever so carefully to give them a path out.

“M’place s’closest.” Jason murmurs, leaning heavily on Damian who hadnt moved from his side.

“I can not carry you Todd, stay awake.” The youngest mutters despite his stance.

“M-“

“It's okay just to say ‘I’m not okay’.” Duke interrupts quickly, taking the lead as Dick takes the rear.

“...could be better.” He concedes.

“You are not this much bigger than me. How?” Tim swims in the borrowed shirt and sweats, as does Damian, but neither seems keen to take them off either as they plop onto Jason's couch.

In the kitchen, Duke, Jason and Dick patch each other up carefully, channeling Alfred as best they can until they decide the trip is worth it. Jason grits his teeth as another stitch pierces his skin, Dick muttering a thousand quiet apologies in several languages. Duke keeps his eyes on his own job, if for nothing else than to keep from cringing and hurting Dick.

“We’re bringing the girls next time. This never happens when they're around.” Tim grumbles, ice pack on his face.

“I beg to differ.” Dick mutters.

“Is night shift always like this?” Duke ties off his last bandage and goes about cleaning up.

“Meh.” He gets several, so so hand gestures and a tutt and groans to himself.

“We’re alive, goons apprehended, I'm calling it a win.”

[tracybirds]

Happy March of the OCs Part 2!

okay, so I don't really write with OCs very often, but I do like thinking about side characters and giving them random backstories and families and things :) So here's some more sims posting, this time with all the characters I've pulled out to pad up the world!

Sara Cavanaugh

Sara is Kat Cavanaugh's sister, and they love each other a lot but cannot stand to be together for longer than approximately four hours. Kat thinks Sara is materialistic and vain, Sara thinks Kat is pig-headed and selfish. They're both right and they're both wrong, as often is the case when it comes to people. Sara does appreciate material things and takes pride in her appearance, and she can be quick to judge based on appearances, but she also works hard for very little thanks and cares very deeply about her community.

Eleanor Rigby

Eleanor is about eight years old, and she's Captain Wayne Rigby's daughter. I picture him as a single dad, and someone he worries about a lot and that a lot of his grouch with Kayo was misdirected anxiety about having to constantly leave Eleanor behind while he was working overtime. Eleanor's super resilient though, and mostly saw bouncing around her friends' homes as a bit of an adventure. She love love loves the outdoors and is a huge 'Into the Unknown' fan. Her biggest dream at the moment is to become a vet at a zoo.

The list continues under the cut ><

Aidan Hawkins and Theo Hawkins-McCready

I imagine by the time Virgil meets Cass, she's a single mum with two very rambunctious sons, but for my sims save, I'm playing a little further back in the story haha, so meet her fiance, Aidan, and eldest son, Theo. Aidan is a very romantic and outgoing person but it's paired with intense insecurities and poor communication that creates a very tumultuous relationship for Cass. They both love each other, and Cass gets swept up in his grand gestures, but they struggle a lot with co-dependency and trust issues. Cass sacrifices a lot for Aidan at the expense of her career and eventually they split. Theo right now is just super cute lol <3 He's about three or four when Cass meets Virgil, and his younger brother Jordan (not pictured) is two.

Lesley Hoffman, Franklin Hoffman-Casey and Dante Hoffman-Casey

This is Colonel Casey's family :D Lesley is her wife and they have two children, Franklin and Dante. They're good friends with the Tracys through Val of course, and although they grew apart a bit after Jeff disappeared, they're still considered family friends. Lesley and Val met through a mutual friend and connected over their shared love of music and breakfast foods. Franklin is about Kayo's age, just a little younger than John, and Dante is between Alan and Gordon. Lesley "and the kids" get a brief mention in this story here :)

The Patterson Family (aka Space Controller Conrad's Family)

Conrad's family are ultra high-achievers and high-expectations and they expect big things from Conrad - he's the youngest and as he says in the episode Long Haul, his siblings are heroes in his eyes (a fire-fighter, a police officer, and a paramedic) and he feels the pressure. I kinda roll with the idea that he's several years younger than his siblings, similar to Alan being several years younger than his brothers, and so here they are. Anyway, this is them in the sims world! From top left to bottom right: Daphne and Ed, then Lawrence, the fire-fighter, Raelynn, the police officer, and Quentin, the paramedic. I have more thoughts, but they're mostly about Conrad so I'll move on for now ;D

Joanne and Walter Hackett

Joanne and Walter are Madeline Lemaire's parents :) I put the Lemaire's in a big giant house, and then made myself sad by headcanoning that they wanted kids and couldn't have them, and so I moved in her parents to make things seem a little less lonely. They're much more sensible than their son-in-law, but mostly see him as harmlessly eccentric. Walter is really into fishing and constantly taking Lemaire out on the boat for a boys day (which he hates lol), and Joanne is very into throwing dinner parties and trying out new cocktail recipes for her guests.

David Reeves

David is Tycho's twin brother purely because I think I'm funny xD He's a bit geeky and works as a primary school teacher, coaching a kids' football team and things. Because Tycho's busy jetting off around the world, David keeps a guest room for him and takes in his mail and things (I know paper mail probs won't exist but SHH). Their parents died when David and Tycho were in their twenties still, so they make sure they do Christmas and birthdays and things together and catch up as often as possible.

Gregory Moffat

This is Gregory, who is Moffie's teenage son (and also my son) and I am extremely fond of him <33 He's pretty quiet really, and plays bass guitar in a band with his friends. Moffie was a little exasperated, because he learnt the cello first and she had visions of seeing him play in an orchestra and things, but he got into an argument at the first practice and ultimately ditched it. He also like art and architecture and is very loyal to his friends.

The Taylor Family

I love the headcanon that Lucille and Lee are siblings, and I also love that she came from a large family as well (it makes sense in my head) and also I stole @avengedbiologist's idea that all the siblings have L names because I love it. I aged up the family to show you what they look like, but I haven't fixed them up fully so it's just a general idea :D Anyway, here we have Connor and Payton Taylor, and then Leonard, Laura and Lily. Leonard is the oldest, then Laura, then it's Lucille and Lee (twins for maximum ow), then Lily is the baby of the family.

I have actually written them into a story (veeeeeery loosely) here :)

[danganronpasurvivoraskblog]

What we toons does mod normally read? Any recommendation?

//All things considered, I’m the one who should be asking that. I honestly don’t use webtoon very much, and I think based on my recent posts, you can easily figure out why. I’ve heard that Lore Olympus is worth checking out, but other than that.

//With that being said, I have recently been reading a story on Webtoon called Wayne Family Adventures by CRC Payne and Starbite, which is VERY good. If you don’t know what it is, it’s basically a slice of life story that revolves around Batman and all his protégé’s, acting as a dysfunctional and troubled, but happy family.

//And when I say all his protégé’s I mean ALL his protégé’s! Ordinarily you’d think that it’d just be Barbara Gordon, Dick Grayson, Jason Todd and Tim Drake, like most official media, but NO! Basically EVERYONE is here; Damien Wayne, Stephanie Brown, Cassandra Cain, Duke Thomas, Luke Fox, and like, SO MANY MORE.

//And it covers basically all the issues that come with being the adoptive father of so many masked vigilante’s, not only teaching them to fight crime, but also trying to give them a normal life, which is increasingly difficult because basically all these kids have deep-rooted childhood trauma just like Bruce does, and it covers all its bases in the most spectacular fashion. One chapter could be centred around one of the characters PTSD (take your pick which one because holy shit) and the next could be a silly chapter where they all have a prank war against each other. And I think it’s great.

//It honestly does show just how important a fanbase is to series, because works made by fans are often the one’s that show the most passion and dedication to its craft.

//Aside from that, there’s only other one I’ve read that I think was interesting. I know that they’re a bit of a controversial figure and it’s not really my place to say anything on the matter, but Merryweather’s StalkerXStalker was actually a pretty fun tale when it was still around.

//It does a lot of the edgy tropes that other webtoons do a lot, but the difference is that the base concept is a romantic relationship between two yanderes, so not only do you expect it to be overly edgy, dark and twisted, but it has the right to be, unlike most manwha’s which take ordinary concepts and make them obscene levels of edgy for no reason.

//And sometimes, it can be pretty funny. Black comedy is not a genre I’m particularly catered to, but StalkerXStalker is kind of where my taste in that genre lies.

//Side note, kind of unrelated to my critiques of this comic, but the main female character’s name is Junko, so…clearly it’s catered to me tastes right from the start.

-Mod

[ao3feed-brucewayne]

There Simply Must be a Corpse in a Detective Novel

by Lynn_Loch Based off my Tumblr Post: https://ift.tt/DQx4Elr A clip played of the now grown Jason Todd, a young man nearly as tall as Jack with a white streak in the front of his black hair, reuniting with Bruce and Dick Wayne. The Young man was holding onto his father, creasing his suit coat into harsh folds, before both of them nearly fell over as Dick ran in, holding both of them just as tight. The clip was suddenly cut off. “We have just received an update on the case. An anonymous insider from inside the Gotham PD has just sent in a copy of a report containing the identity of the body initially believed to be Jason Todd. They ask that anyone who might have any information contact the Gotham Police Department as soon as possible, as a missing person's case matching the description or name have yet to be recovered.” Another photo of a young Jason Todd, clearly edited to have a softer jawline, at lot like Maddie's, was shown on the screen, “The young man has been identified as Daniel J. Fenton.” Words: 1627, Chapters: 1/26, Language: English Series: Part 1 of How to Write a Detective Novel (DC x DP) Fandoms: Danny Phantom, Batman - All Media Types Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: Gen Characters: Danny Fenton, Jazz Fenton, Jack Fenton (Danny Phantom), Maddie Fenton, Sam Manson, Tucker Foley, Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Barbara Gordon, Stephanie Brown, Cassandra Cain, Jason Todd, Tim Drake (DCU), Damian Wayne, Duke Thomas, Ra's al Ghul, Vlad Masters, Edward Nygma Relationships: Danny Fenton & Tucker Foley & Sam Manson, Danny Fenton & Jazz Fenton, Danny Fenton & Jason Todd, Danny Fenton & Jack Fenton & Jazz Fenton & Maddie Fenton, Batfamily Members (DCU) & Fenton Family (Danny Phantom), Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne, Cassandra Cain & Jason Todd, Jason Todd & Damian Wayne, Fenton Family (Danny Phantom) & Jason Todd Additional Tags: Accidental Identity Reveal, Good Parent Bruce Wayne, Good Parents Jack and Maddie Fenton, Mistaken Identity, Grief/Mourning, comedy?, Several people have died in the past but they didn't stay that way, Alternate Universe - Age Changes, just kinda, Danny Fenton Doesn't Know Danny Fenton is the Ghost King, Jason Todd is a Halfa, Jason Todd is a Batfamily Member, Everyone gets a little adventure, Bruce Wayne is Bad at Communicating, His inner thoughts are for the reader, Bad Grandparent Ra's al Ghul, Vlad Masters Being an Asshole, Edward Nygma is the Riddler, Riddler causes Problems, Lazarus Pits are Ectoplasm (Danny Phantom and DCU), Based on a Tumblr Post, Author is trying to be good at tagging, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Ectoplasm Has Side Effects via https://ift.tt/pn96SaX

[thisiswhereikeepdcthings]

not a headcanon but a poll based on this post would be awesome

Say no more

[myimaginarymary]

Batfam’s Favorite Musicals

(Based off vibes and in my opinion)

Dick: Newsies; Knows all the dance choreography; same with High School Musical

Jason: Phantom Of The Opera/Les Misérables; Something classic. Feel like he would like Hadestown too.

Tim: Little Shop Of Horrors; I think he’d enjoy it.

Damian: The Lion King

Barbara: Probably has too many and regularly changes her answers but something like Waitress or Wicked, something newer but also classic. I also see her going out to see Six or Rocky Horror. Alfred and her like to go see various shows, from High School productions to Broadway.

Cass: Anastasia: I think Cass would have been enchanted by everything about the musical. From the found family and discovering who you are as well as the ballet. She’d be me

Selina: (You’d think Cats— wrong)— actually is Chicago

Steph: Is Actually Cats or something by Starkid

Duke: I learned about Duke through Wayne Family Adventures and I love him. Cinnamon Roll. Haven’t read any comics with him in it yet but I feel like he would enjoy She Loves Me. Idk why. Anything Disney. Probably sees so much violence as Signal that any lighthearted musical would do. Tags along if someone is going to see a musical. Joins in on Babs and Alfred’s musical nights if have time.

Kate: I don’t know Kate super well but I feel like her guilty pleasure would be Legally Blonde. Probably goes one time and finds Harley there.

Alfred: Says My Fair Lady but probably something like Kinky Boots (based off of my grandfather’s taste in musicals, which threw me off since he was a Methodist pastor)

Bruce: Is so exhausted that he falls asleep during the shows. Private box because A) Rich and B) can hide that he is asleep. Tim probably does the same. Says he was watching but was asleep. Probably says whatever he last went to or whatever he heard from one of his kids.

All: Holy Musical B@man! Barbara or Tim probably found some *slime tutorial* and they all watched it on family movie night as a joke. Or took Bruce to see the actual show without him knowing what they were seeing.

- Shrek is 100% very popular in the Wayne Manor. Most know the full movie and the musical by heart. Probably perform it with each having their designated roles.

Based off of the posts of @incorrectbatfam

[novafire-is-thinking]

So not too long ago I came to the sudden realization that the Soundwave I've internalized is similar to Batman (at least as I perceive Bruce).

I'm torn between finding it funny and being mad about it. xD I don't even go there. I only know Batman from @/karlyanalora’s reblogs, the Wayne Family Adventures web comic, and clips I watched from Dark Knight. Oh, and a few articles analyzing his personality type.

Based on this collected information, a couple weeks ago my brain went, “Hey guess who your Soundwave has turned out to be like.”

. . . “Batman.”

I'm still recovering.

Anyway, this post fits my Soundwave ridiculously well if he were human. Except the last one. He collects cats instead.

I was going to reblog the actual post with all of this, but then I figured it would be best not to bother op with my Transformers brainrot. I’ve hijacked so many posts already. xD

[zorilleerrant]

@bigmeatpete69420 So, I love bookstores and buying books is often exciting, but then sometimes it doesn't really chip away at a reading slump, and I have to find another way to get back into reading. So here are some things that will get you reading (not necessarily books, but if you try too hard to skip to books straight away, you'll just make yourself anxious and frustrate yourself).

read some picture books. they're very fast, often very cute, and will remind you the sorts of things you like in a book: characters, dialogue, conflicts, themes. also you can look through a lot of them while you're at the bookstore to make sure you can find one you like to take home with you.

short story collections or anthologies: if you don't like one, you can skip to the next. if you're used to doomscrolling, there can be a catharsis in being able to move on quickly. or seek out flash fiction collections, if you need to look at a lot of things fast.

similar to that, go to one of the writing prompts tumblrs, and look through it until you find an interesting prompt. click through to the notes, and see what stories people have added to it; a lot of these are very short and will be quick, fun reads. if you're inspired, you can also write something based on one, just for yourself or to share, and that can remind you what you like in a story, too.

reading a webcomic can work really well if you're having trouble concentrating, because they're usually broken into very short segments. some types of comics are even designed to scroll through on your phone; you can go to Webtoon and read through Wayne Family Adventures, since you like flying things (Batman).

do you read fanfic? if you look up Elder Scrolls on AO3, I'll bet there's a least a couple things your speed, and if you leave comments on those stories most authors would love to chat with you about the lore and stuff. I don't know if there are official novelizations and tie-ins, but those can be a low effort place to start with books for any game/show franchises you like, since you already like the characters and settings.

look up rec lists for some specific topic you like, and see what people say about it. not if the book is any good or not, but how accurate it is, or how hilariously inaccurate. there are lots of fantasy books with fantasy dragonflies! I read one where people used them like ubers. reading books that aren't very good can be easier, because you don't have to feel guilty about thinking it's not very good, and it makes it hard to treat it like work when it's just a silly thing you're doing.

but if it would be easier to work through it, just because then you're making progress even if the book isn't so fun, you can find a list of books you meant to read, like every book that won a certain award, or the most famous books in a genre. you can also look for book bingos, which are sometimes geared towards making sure you read a lot of different genres or styles. your genre preferences easily could have shifted as you grew up, but it takes a while to notice if you're not looking for it. read some classics and feel educated, or read some bestsellers and feel connected to pop culture, that kind of thing.

you can also mark up books a lot with all your thoughts on them while you're reading, and it can make you engage more actively, or help you feel less frustrated if you're not liking the book. or, if you want to share your thoughts, a lot of people like to do readthroughs, and post their thoughts chapter by chapter on a dedicated tumblr. your friends/mutuals might have thoughts you didn't even think of while reading, and discussion can be fun. a book club might work in that context, too.

short genres of books (so at least you can get back to reading several books in a row) generally include: novellas, cozy mysteries, harlequin romances, "beach reads" (this is a bookstore genre typically), YA published prior to about 2005, old pulp SFF and penny mysteries, and series published by multiple authors. but if you're in a bookstore or library you can just look for things that are smaller and less intimidating if you end up not liking them much.

you also might want to go back and reread old favorites. what book do you remember not being able to put down, just zooming through it? what did you read several times in a row, or keep going back to? what kept you excited to see what happened next every chapter? what had your favorite character, scene, snippet of dialogue, macguffin, handwaved explanation, or goal? if you pick back up a book you know you love, it will help you remember how much you really do love reading.

Hello Mr Gaiman

I hope this ask finds you well, I don't know if you will have the answer to this and I do not mean to put any amount of pressure on you from asking it.

When I was younger I had a voracious appetite for reading. I would read any chance I got planes, car rides to school, in bed before going to sleep. I think ever since I have unfortunately had a smart phone I have been trapped in a vicious dopamine cycle of doom scrolling until I find something so abhorrent that I have to put my phone down to reset.

I want to read books again. I want to have joy I use to get from reading long told stories the world over.

How do I get motivation, where do I start?

Sorry and once again no pressure

Pete

Start in a bookshop.

I went to The Golden Notebook yesterday with one mission: to buy a book I wanted to read and hadn't read. Not one that anyone was expecting me to read and give a blurb for.

And then I put my phone away and made a cup of tea and had the best time reading my book. And I cannot wait to get to it.