#aquaman gets a bad reputation but he's the king of the sea and can use it to his will

[gothamite-rambler]

Everyone loves Aquaman #2

Aquaman: Batman, you have contingency plans—what’s mine? Are you going to make me drown? That would be impressive. Or will you trap me in a big tank where tapping the glass drives me insane? Maybe you’ll put me under a giant sun lamp to dry out—

Superman (worried): Stop giving him ideas!

Hal (covering his eyes, annoyed): That last one came from the SpongeBob movie.

Superman: Batman, stop typing that on your phone!

Batman: He’s giving me suggestions. I write them down for later—there’s only a 50% chance I’ll use them.

Aquaman: Add that you can dehydrate me with dry air.

Batman: Can I put you in a suspended prison while I do this?

Aquaman: Of course, buddy! If I turn evil, you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do.

Superman: Aqua, those are plans for if he turns evil! And I get to call him BUDDY!

Batman: I never said that. You keep assuming it might happen.

Aquaman (defending): He has a point. You guys should stop judging him. Bruce is a good man and always comes back from the dark side as a better person. I trust him on this. I really do.

Batman (sincere): Th-Thank you, Arthur.

Aquaman: No prob.

Aquaman walked off humming happily.

Superman (betrayed): Did you just call him by his civilian name—in a nice way?

Hal (staring at Bruce, surprised): Did you actually say thank you?

Batman (sincere): What can I say? He's growing on me. He’s… neat.

Hal (with a mischievous smile): Clark, did you hear that? He thinks Aquaman is neat. I think they’re best buds. You've got competition.

Superman: No, no, no! He’s just being nice, right, Bruce?

Batman: Don’t call me my civilian name when I’m here. Also, you promised to give my son your powers, and I’m still pissed about that.

Batman sips his coffee, ending the conversation. Superman crossed his arms and walked off angrily, trying not to hurt Aquaman.

Everyone likes Aquaman #1 - (Batfamily Chronicles Microfiction Series)

Aquaman is one of the few people Batman/Bruce admits he thinks is 'Neat'