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Do you ever just think about how in Batman The Knight, Bruce mentions they promised to not use guns and yet Bruce is the first one to shoot Luka to protect Khoa? Especially considering his small flashes whenever he had to use guns even at inhuman targets? And he still did it?
YES!!! Yes, I do!!!
I went through this specific issue recently and i have so many thoughts, I hope you don't mind me using your ask as an excuse to ramble :)
Bruce was having such a bad time in this issue it's not even funny. Luka just decided to kill the only constant figure in his life at this point, his partner, his bestie, his boy crush, his only companion, and just expected him to sit and watch while he shot him right in front of his eyes, like, bro, right in front of the traumatized by loved ones being shot in front of him boy??? WHY
And of course that happened after months of him relieving this particular trauma repeatedly on account of having to use guns and interact daily with a guy who, bc of his past career, he couldn't help but compare to his parents' murderer. Why not, after all. Just marinate him a bit before going for the kill.
Obviously, Bruce couldn't let Luka just kill Khoa, so he takes the gun, and he doesn't even kill Luka, but taking that shot was such a difficult thing to do in such a stressful situation in which he's clearly relieving his biggest trauma. And like, sure, he made his promise to Luka, but more than that, guns are forever associated with his parents death and their murderer. Bruce very much can't use guns on real people without shaking, trembling, throwing up, yk, feeling like he's putting himself in the shoes of joe chill and feeling so intensely guilty. It’s really his last resort - if it was Bruce’s life that Luka was threatening, he might even have let himself be killed in order to not have to use the gun.
However, since the universe is not over with him yet, and still has some ideas about how to make his day worse, it decides instead to force his hand by making Minhkhoa be the one being held at gunpoint. Thus, Bruce does take the shot anyway in the worst way possible and in the worst situation ever, and literally the only thing that could've been worse would be making him kill someone, so of course,
THEN
MINHKHOA TAKES THE GUN
AND SHOOTS LUKA RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM
MAKING SO THAT BRUCE'S SHOT REALLY RESULTED IN SOMEONE'S DEATH
ONCE AGAIN
RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIS TRAUMATIZED EYES
and as if this wasn't enough
HE THEN POINTS THE GUN AT BRUCE
Honestly his biggest crime, I don't care about the murders and other felonies, this moment right here is the only thing he ever did wrong.
Like, can you imagine the level of brain damage bruce was receiving that day?
Khoa went from loved-one-about-to-be-killed to being the one walking on joe chill's shoes. His range, honestly. No wonder Bruce got so mad and then so heartbroken. Crying his eyes out, literally hugging himself. The saddest, most traumatized boy ever
Anyways, bruce still misses him, even after all khoa put him through. Or, as he says, he misses who he thought he was. After their first breakup khoa's image took a lot of damage - bruce really starts to wonder if khoa wasn't just a monster and he was the only one not seeing it. He thinks minhkhoa is sabotaging him, and that he might have killed alfred and his ex-girlfriend.
But of course nothing of this it's true and Khoa manages to undo some of the damage to bruce's opinion of him by trying to warn him about the guy actually sabotaging and trying to kill both of them (he also almost dies in the process, which i'm sure made him seem extra harmless and babygirly to bruce), so i guess that was enough to take away the thoughts of khoa being very likely to kill him one day.
He also offers a justification for the two murders he committed (Luka and master Ouahbi - honestly, what's the deal with all those criminals/ex criminals being both so good at diagnosing people with psychopathy and hating them so much????), and it was good enough for bruce, i guess? Tbh, he was mostly just trying to not think too deeply about it, 'cause he just wanted to have a little more time with him so badly. He would do so many things for khoa, and forgive him for so much stuff. HOW COULD KHOA FUMBLE HIM SO BADLY-
One thing I think about a lot is how in btk #7, bruce’s broken heart is addressed - he only references his trauma with his parents death in the issue, but the last issue ended with him saying his heart was broken bc of khoa so we can infer that he’s thinking about what happened between the two of them too. I find it interesting how this seems to be bruce’s way of dealing with khoa - he doesn't talk about him. Dick mentions it in Batman (2016) #104
And bruce never says a word about what happened between him and khoa to zatanna
I wonder if this is his way of keeping khoa with him. As he says, his heart never heals bc he doesn't let it - and so, he never talks about khoa, he only talks with zatanna about the loss of his parents, and he tells dick some of the bad khoa did to him, but doesn't delve into how important he was to him, or the good times they spent together, or how willing he was and still is to forgive him (tho he ends up showing him this part anyways when he goes to ghostmaker to ask him to coparent batman inc. with him when he first started it). He tells their story in a way that makes it seem like their separation didn't affect him negatively at all - dick only realizes bruce still misses him bc of his super powers of seeing right through bruce’s emotional barriers. But bruce keeps refusing to talk about khoa, or adress the ways in which he is still hurting, so he nevers gets better, and thus, khoa is still with him in a way, if only in wounds he left behind.
I also think bruce focuses a lot on everything bad khoa did to him and tries so hard to not even think about the good parts of their relationship bc the truth is, in his heart, the good outweighs the bad by a lot. Which is the reason why khoa barely has to do anything to win him back every time he comes back - bc despite everything, bruce has always been way too willing to forgive him for everything, and all he really has to do is to come back, and be willing to stay for a little while longer.
#it took me a year to answer i'm so embarrassed#i wrote most of this when i first received the ask but then i got tired before finishing#:(#btw if you ever sent me an ask and i never answered it just know that i appreciate it and i'm trying very hard to answer it#i'm just fighting against executive dysfunction and losing badly :((((#ghostbat#bruce posting#bruce wayne#ghostmaker#minhkhoa khan#batman#drac rambles#batman the knight
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Bruce Campbell man from Michigan. Old fail man. Michigan men are sluts proof. All men from Michigan desire to wear Jean shirts, smoke weed, go north and pretend you’re jimmy buffet Johnny cash
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bruce springsteen will never beat the bisexual allegations from me bc i see the way he looked at clarence clemons. dude was blushing and kissing a man for HOW LONG? be serious
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when in thunder road he sings to Mary, "there were ghosts in the eyes of all the boys you sent away" the type of powerful love that Mary holds, the dejection after her presence is gone, how at the beginning of the song Bruce sings, "Roy Orbison singing for the lonely, hey that's me and I want you only," he's faced that rejection, the way he sings with such a romantic helplessness, he cannot help himself, all she has to want is to "roll down the windows and let the wind blow back your hair"
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characters have to be a little bit awful in ways that you cant defend. its good for the ecosystem. your honor he did do that. He did in fact do that
#tim drake#bruce wayne#can i just tag the entire batfam.... this applies to all of them i think#all of them deal with their issues by putting on spandex and beating up criminals. none of them are exempt from this post#let them make bad stupid inconsiderate decisions... its funny entertaining and free#batfamily#batfam#jason todd#dick grayson#batman#dc batman#dc comics#additionally:#arthur lester#john doe#malevolent john doe#martin blackwood#jonathan sims#tim stoker#sasha james#elias bouchard#peter lukas#tma#every tma character ever actually. they all suck soso bad ❤️️❤️️#melanie king#daisy tonner#basira hussain#georgie barker#can i tag bruce again. because like
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Batman isn’t a mask; It’s a leash. In this essay I will—
#‘bRuce cOulD do MoRe fOr gOthAm-‘ yall are lucky he didn’t burn that place to the ground the second he hit 18#like EXCUSE ME. going absolutely feral at Gotham’s mob bosses lining up at the Wayne’s funeral going like#‘gimme a call if you need anything kiddo’#GIRL?? Anyway Bruce is the angel of small death and the codeine scene hozied sings abt#bruce wayne#dc comics#batman#dc#text#text post
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the funniest part of any Robin meeting the JL is that every Robin is so distinctly different from the previous one in terms of personality and vibes that the league literally gets backlash. and like, I don't blame them. not to mention that they are non-meta children that dress as a traffic light and fight crime alongside batman in gotham on a nightly basis. i'd also be a bit concerned. Batman, literally The Night of Gotham personified in the League's eyes, coming into a JL meeting: This is Robin, my crime-fighting partner. 11-year-old Dick Grayson, dressed in the brightest primary colours possible, vaguely hidden murder behind those eyes, never stops moving even for a moment: Hi! Superman: That's a child. That's-- Bats that is a child. You let a child--? Batman, deadpan: You try to stop him. Would you rather he try and murder a grown man with a wire?
Batman: This is Robin. 12-year-old Jason Todd, with the biggest grin on his face, about 3 books in his hand, stars in his eyes and a distinct street-kid drawl: Hey!!! Green Lantern: That's ... that's a different child. What?? Jason: I stole his tires :) Batman: Tried to. Jason, stage whispering to the League: basically did. Green Lantern: that is a different kid, right?? I'm not seeing shit??
Batman: This is Robin. 14-year-old Tim Drake, bo staff clutched in his hand, a wary and tired expression on his face, more on the quiet side, the literal walking definition of don't judge a book by it's cover: hello Flash: Where do you even find these-- Tim: I found myself.
Batman: This is Robin. 17-year-old Stephanie Brown, literally blonde, with a shit-eating grin, eyes full of nothing but mischief and the most explosive personality you've ever seen: hiya!! Superman: I give up. Stephanie: I know, I have that amazing effect on people.
Batman: This is Robin. 13-year-old Damian Wayne, a literal wet cat that will hiss at you, has a sword, the most judgemental stare you'll get from a teenager, ready to jump anyone there: Green Lantern: WHY DOES HE HAVE A SWORD?! Batman: ... he came with the sword.
#batman#batfam#tim drake#jason todd#dick grayson#damian wayne#stephanie brown#dc comics#icb i posted this w/o tags the first time#what is wrong w me#superman: where do you find these kids#bruce: they just show up tbh#especially tim. he LITERALLY just showed up#anyone: so which one is really robin?#bruce: they are all really robin.#bruce: dick wanted to kill a man.#jason tried hijacking my tires in CRIME ALLEY.#tim just appeared and made himself robin that was NOT me#stephanie also wanted to kill a man.#damian did kill a man. or two.#YOU try to parent these kids then come back to me clark
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Bruce Wayne except he texts like an ominous boomer
wdym you can't tell if he's threatening them?
Based on this post by @mysterycitrus :)
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Happy birthday, Tim 🥰
#duke thought for a minute he was gonna become the protagonist of get out#u can interpret this as bruce suddenly deciding to text like this#or his children just never getting used to it even after 10+ years of knowing him#bruce: i dont understand why my children are so paranoid#clark: last night you texted me ''see you soon...'' and i wasnt sure if you were threatening me or not#social media au#batfam#batfamily#dc comics#bruce wayne#dick grayson#cassandra cain#jason todd#stephanie brown#tim drake#duke thomas#damian wayne#incorrect quotes#tweets#texts#twitter#batdad#batkids#batman#fanatical posting#crack
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Gothamites waking up to the loud ass Batmobile racing down the street at 3 am bc the local murder clown thought it would be funny to try something
#this is the real reason rent in Gotham is 150$ a month#dc#dc comics#batman#bruce wayne#the joker#joker#bat family#gotham posting#nightwing#red hood#robin#spoiler dc#batgirl#dick grayson#tim drake#jason todd#damian wayne#cassandra cain#stephanie brown#duke thomas#barbara gordon
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Jason has a life-sized cardboard cutout of Bruce Wayne in his apartment, and he argues with it a hell of a lot. When Dick dropped by one day and saw it, Jason convinced him of how cathartic it was. Dick brushed him off, telling him to find healthier coping mechanisms, only to go out and get one of his own.
#dc comics#dc#batman#bruce wayne#jason todd#red hood#dick grayson#nightwing#batfam#batfamily#my post
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happy wip wednesday!! here's another dc wip/doodle dump :D
#dcu#dc comics#dc#nightwing#jason todd#red hood#superbat#superman#clark kent#bruce wayne#batman#batfam#mine#wip wednesday#I HAVE TRIED TO POST THESE SO MANY TIMES PLS WORK THIS TIMEEE
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Headcanon where after so many arguments between the batkids and Bruce over his paranoia and complete disregard for his kids privacy, the entire family had compromised with (in the healthiest way possible) downloading life360 on their phones and that's how they all keep track of each other.
Now Bruce knew that this is mostly for his benefit and is supposed to be a healthy alternative for his unhealthy paranoia and helicopter parenting, but what he wasn't expecting was for his kids to start keeping track of him.
He's putting gas in his car and Dick calls him because apparently Dick has been watching him drive around on the app? And Bruce is currently at a gas station thats right around the corner from a Taco Bell and now Dick wants him to get food for everyone since he's already there.
He's driving home from a meeting and Steph calls him because her and Duke were shopping in the area and wants to know if he can pick them up, when he asks how she knew he was on the same street, he gets a "Oh I just like to stalk everyone on the app for funsies." as an answer.
Jason calls him and he can barely get out a hello before Jason cuts him off, "Bruce why the fuck is your phone battery on 5%, charge your damn phone" which completely stuns him because why does he know that. He clears his throat before answering. "Jason, what?"
"Everyone can see each others phone batteries on '360, now charge your phone." Is all he gets before Jason hangs up on him.
#I have more ideas in my head#but I didn't want to make the post too long#might repost later#might write a small fanfic off of this#I actually don't have life360 but my friend does and I'm basing this off of how she interacts with her mom#batfamily#batfam#headcanon#dick grayson#nightwing#bruce wayne#batman#jason todd#red hood#tim drake#red robin#cardinal tim drake#stephanie brown#spoiler#dc
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happy birthday to my fave old man butch lesbian bruce springsteen. where would i be without you
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another gotham gazette exclusive 🤭
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#i love lettering these lmao i could just go with the fake socmed post but this is very therapeutic indeed !!#tim drake#red robin#damian wayne#dick grayson#jason todd#bruce wayne#batfam#bat family#dcu#dc#dc comics#batman#art#fanart#digital art#smau#batfam social media#artists on tumblr#my art
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On the role of Alfred, as understood by the JLA:
Robin!Dick: "It's pretty much Alfie that calls all the shots, sets my bed time and Batman's."
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Red Hood: "It's like a Charlie's angels situation."
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Red Robin, before going against League orders: "The boss? You mean like, Alfred? No I haven't asked him yet."
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Spoiler: "You really want to be late for the dinner? Alfred won't be happy."
Bruce: *closes computer* "We'll finish this up some other time."
JLA: *confused*
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Clark, after Bruce gets severely injured: "Oh God, Alfred’s going to kill me."
Hal: "Relax, what's he even going to do? You're bullet proof."
Clark, groaning and sitting down, head in hands: "That's not going to stop him."
Oliver: "Say the word, and I'll get you on an island not found on any map."
Hal: ???
#Jla#batman#dc comics#bruce wayne#Alfred pennyworth#Text post#Shit post#batfamily#Hal Jordan#Superman#dick grayson#jason todd#Tim drake#stephanie brown
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