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Y'all got me hooked on this au
It's Reverse Robins, Y'all!
Damian and Tim. I figure Dami was dropped off at Wayne Manor at around 8 / 9 and had some time to adjust before Bruce adopted Tim. Turns out Dami is the beat big bro???
Shadow and Nighthawk
EDIT: changed the hue of the colors so it's not as saturated (I'm sorry if that's not what it's called the only color theory I know is children's hospital)
#batman#robin dc#bruce wayne#tim drake#damian wayne al ghul#talia al ghul#jason todd#dick grayson#reverse robins#reverse robins au#damian is the eldest#duke is going to be adopted next#i changed the order a little because I love Timmy and Dami's relationship#batboys#batkids#batfam#batman wfa#batfam art
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I cast: curse of the eldest (can’t ask for help)
#dick grayson#nightwing#jason todd#red hood#dc#art#my art#digital art#fanart#dick has eldest daughter syndrome#cant ask for help or burden anyone but will always be there for everyone else#Jason sees right through him but he doesn’t know how to make someone feel comfortable with being open#ugh I have so many feels#I’m about to make dick and Damian art because me and my youngest siblings are closest and idk how to even talk to the others
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Some Batfam Headcanons because the brain never stops;
Jason hates being called "Bruce's Son". But he hates it more when hes called "One of Wayne's Orphans/Wayne's child" because fuck you I'm his son-! wait no--
With the exception of Damian, they rarely refer to Bruce as "Dad/Father". Either it didn't occur to them/didn't see the need to/thought it would be strange. But when Dick/Jason/Tim/Cass are tired or injured it might slip out. And Bruce might just crumble a bit at it
Doesn't mean they don't say it to their siblings when Bruce is out of Earshot.
"Dad said you couldn't." "What do you mean Dad said I couldn't use that mug? It's my mug!" "You snooze you lose Timmy Boy-" "Jason don't be an asshole-"
That being said Bruce says "son/daughter/child" at every available opportunity he can after he knows that they have acclimated enough that they wouldn't be uncomfortable/know they can tell Bruce that they don't want to be called that.
First time Bruce called Dick "son" in a way that meant "You are my kid" and not in a "This police officer just called me son with a brow furrow" way Dick grinned and carried on with the conversation. Later he wondered if his dad wouldn't like someone else calling him Son; but Dick thinks about the life he was given because of Bruce and thinks maybe his dad wouldn't mind.
Calling Jason "son" is a hit or miss situation, even before he died. The first time it happened he was confused, he didnt think that was the relationship they had and it made everything change for him. He got frustrated--not angry--with himself and Bruce at this sudden emotional turmoil. Wasn't he just the kid Bruce picked up in an alleyway? Wasn't he just some street rat in bright Robin clothing? (He lets himself believe that he can be Bruce's son. If for only a little while).
Tim cries after Bruce is out of earshot, it would've been a year or so after his parents died and he was adopted. He didn't think he could have been wanted like that again. Even if you think the Drake's had A+ Parenting or not, I don't think he would have gotten a lot of confirmation of being wanted otherwise.
Cass smiles, emotions carefully concealed under her expression. She's grateful she found Bruce and he doesn't mention it if she leans a bit closer in a request for closeness.
Damian doesn't expect anything less, he only appears satisfied. But also relieved that he has gotten the confirmation that yes, Bruce wants and accepts him.
EDIT 10/11; hiii, i have added Duke, Steph & a Bonus in a reblog you can find on the same blog under my 'batfamily headcanons' / 'sore rambles' tag. have fun :)
#these are just my thoughts#they dont have to align with your own!#i am also trying to find a healthy balance between being emotional and being Angry for jason--#he wasnt the angry robin dammit! maybe emotional and a bit more physical but cmon#points at Dick 'Eldest Daughter Syndrome' Grayson#when dick gets older i would imagine that he would resent being called anything in relation to bruce#if its just for his angst phase when he first becomes nightwing or if hes dealing with his own identity/or going through a fight w bruce#i also find the father / son dynamic with dick & damian interesting so i might ponder on that a bit more#also giving tim insecurity issues about where he fits in with the batfam is important to my soul (i have problems)#sore rambles#lotuspowder rambles#batfam#dcu#bruce wayne#dick grayson#jason todd#tim drake#cassandra cain#damian wayne#batfam headcanons#dc headcanon#headcanon#batkids#batkids headcanon#HI IF YOURE LOOKI
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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.
#I was specifically thinking about dick doing this#and it being particularly emotional bc he's the eldest child. the one who had to step in and be batman for while#the one who's practically like a second parent to his siblings and just like.#smth about it hits hard.#bc dick is very different from bruce but he's the eldest so he's also more similar to bruce than anyone in the family cares to admit#and when dick uses that nickname. for a moment the family just sees bruce#and it's heart wrenchingly beautiful#I'm not convinced I conveyed my thoughts well at all but oh well I tried#dc#dc comics#batman comics#batman#batman meta#bruce wayne#dick grayson#nightwing#dc robin#jason todd#jason todd wayne#red hood#batfamily#batfam#bruce wayne is a good dad#bruce wayne is a good parent#tim drake wayne#tim drake#red robin#damian wayne#damian al ghul#cassandra cain
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Time travel AU where Dick travels back in time to a point where he's just starting out as Nightwing, and he spends exactly five seconds panicking about his situation before his brain latches to the single thought of MY BABIES!!
And so Dick speedruns adopting all of his siblings before Bruce can even see them once
#I say adopting but in reality he's just straight up kidnapping them lmao#Jason is minding his own business when Dick just runs through the alley and grabs him like a football#he goes to Tim's window like hey kiddo wanna see something cool?#getting Damian takes a little longer but he manages with the pure strenght of the eldest sibling#dc#dcu#nightwing#dick grayson#jason todd#tim drake#damian wayne
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I applaud who ever was in charge of dc Instagram today they really said fuck you cass is Bruce's daughter
#dc#cassandra cain#bruce wayne#dick grayson#alfred pennyworth#like could have choose any of the bats#could have gone with the easy choice of damian and dick#but nope cass and dick#also oldest sibling energy#leaving the eldest to handle fathers day
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The batkids, around 15 years later
Bonus
#JOKINGGGG IM JUST JOKING#dc universe#batman#dick grayson#barbara gordon#Jason Todd#Timothy drake#cassandra cain#Stephanie brown#Damian Wayne#duke thomas#their ages are so confusing in the comics#why is Tim stuck as 17 it lowkey pisses me off let him move past the robin mantle already#ideal Jason future is for him to get a degree and just chill Way of the Househusband style#Cassandra is my ideal Batman but Damian is great too#I just feel like he would want to do his own thing though#maybe besides the eldest two hope they all expand past their current vigilante names#maybe some of them retire or move out of gotham#the comics are so restricting due to questionable authors and the nature of comics in genera
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Batman: Wayne Family Adventures #51 Night In
Interesting placement of Dick here, completely in the center of the group, like a vital organ of some sort. A heart maybe? Dick Grayson is the heart of the BatFam, the heart of the Titans, and the heart of DC Comics as a whole.
I’m starting to realize my love for Dick Grayson may have something to do with me not only being the older brother in my nuclear family, but also in every friend group I’ve had for the last decade. I think more than anything else, that’s why I relate to Dick so much. Being the older brother is fundamental to who he is as a person and hero. The whole “I’m going to be a safety net for anyone who needs it” is the most eldest sibling thing imaginable.
#nightwing#dick grayson#batfamily#batfam#wayne family adventures#dc comics#superheroes#older brother core#I am the eldest boy core#batman#bruce wayne#tim drake#damian wayne#jason todd#alfred pennyworth#duke thomas#cass cain#steph brown#barbara gordon#red robin#robin#red hood#spoiler#batgirl#orphan#oracle#signal
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Dick Grayson going through eldest child syndrome.
Dick Grayson: C'mon, take one for the team!
Jason Todd lay on the floor, bruised and exhausted.
Jason: No, I don’t want to. Let the team fail.
Dick: All right then.
Dick Grayson grabbed Jason’s leg and dragged him out of the room.
Jason: No, no, no! Let me rest! No!
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Dick: All right, let’s do this. Let’s take down Quilt Man!
Dick left as Bruce remained seated, silently hoping his son wouldn’t take him along. Dick walked back into the room and grabbed Bruce's arm, forcibly pulling him out of the chair.
Dick: Come on, I’m not doing this alone.
Bruce: I hate the Quilt Man! He’s your nemesis.
Dick: Shut it, and let’s go.
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Barbara: I’m not going to sit through the Star Wars prequels, and there’s nothing you can do to make me. I stop my chair from being rolled.
Dick blinked for a few seconds, then nodded. He proceeded to lift Barbara and her wheelchair with ease.
Barbara (remembering how strong her friend is): God damn it.
Dick: You will see the good in these movies.
Barbara: When pigs fly!
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Damian kicked his legs as Dick carried him into the doctor's office.
Damian: I don't want to get the booster shot! I don't want it!
Dick: I don’t care. Bruce is paying me to bring you here. Behave, or I won't take you out to eat.
Damian stopped kicking and screaming, crossing his arms in anger as Dick sat him in his chair.
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Dick: Tim?
Tim buried his head in his pillow.
Tim: Nope. Nope. Eat a cactus.
Dick (calm): Tim, you're going on this run.
Tim: You may be my hero, but not in the morning! I'm not running in a marathon with you. It's not happening.
Tim attempted to sleep, but Dick grabbed his leg and dragged him out of bed. Tim groaned as he was pulled out of his room but didn’t put up a fight.
#batfamily#batfamily chronicles#batman#batbros#jason todd#tim drake#dick grayson#batfamily shenanigans#bruce wayne#batfamily headcanons#damian wayne#barbara gordon#dick grayson is a goofball#dick grayson is a ray of sunshine#dick grayson is the best brother#batfamily funny#batfamily comedy#batfamily fanfiction#batfamily fluff#eldest child syndrome#microfiction#headcanon batfamily#batfamily microseries#script fic#part of my batfamily microseries#batfamily fic#batfamily microfiction#batfamily chronicles microseries#the robins#flash fiction
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Coffee addict Never sleeps Tim drake ❌
Solving cases in his sleep off 87 energy drinks Tim Drake ✅
The coffee addict never sleeps perpetually tired Tim Drake thing is a widely accepted headcanon however that was elementary school tim but after he stayed up for a week straight subsisting entirely on coffee to decipher the bat weekly patrol schedule and how it aligns with rogue attacks/Arkham breakouts, he crashed then when he woke up it was fucking wednesday so he missed his chance to commemorate his discovery with pictures of Robin and he decided that shit would never happen again and made himself an ‘efficient’ sleep schedule so he could run around doing fuck shit, add to his robin shrine, and stay on honor roll bc he was even more pissed to see the gotham gazette had pictures of Robin with an on site interview credited to Vicki Vale (listen bowl cut tim had a one sided beef with vicki vale that included tim judging who gets better pics of the bats but she isn’t even aware that she’s competing with a whole ass child 😭 he’s sitting at the table with a mug of orange juice and looks at the newspaper snorts and goes ‘fucking amateur I could do better’)
Regularly unsupervised tiny businessman in training Tim ‘Ten hours of uninterrupted sleep?? That’s so inefficient not to mention fucking stupid’ Drake is so pissed he missed getting shots of Robin dropkicking a rogue from 6 six stories up (for absolutely no reason dick just thinks it’s fun) that he just takes at least 3 hour naps every eight hours 😭 he refuses to spend almost half a day sleeping ‘for no reason when he could be doing something productive’
And he still does this as a bat but it’s just easier to tell if he didn’t take his nap bc he has less than zero impulse control and he’s just fucking done with everything like the gcpd is terrified bc tim’s saying shit like ‘This guys a fucking moron, I could’ve done this in half the time without killing anyone fucking loser doesn’t he know if you keep them alive you can prolong the torture?’ and ‘you’re like all hysterical and for what 🤨 ‘you blew up 83% of Bristol waah’ stfu and fucking rebuild it?? It’s only rich mfs that live there, it’s just a matter of them opening their fucking wallets’ once a new recruit made the mistake of asking if robin had adult supervision regularly and Tim responded with ‘well if you’re gonna snitch to cps like a little bitch then yeah’ and that cop did snitch so tim fucking doxxed him
Yj has just accepted that sometimes they will find tim in an air vent, on the roof, in one of their closets, or something just fucking knocked out then an alarm will go off and he’ll just get up like nothing happened but for the first couple of months they were probably concerned bc ‘I’ve never seen you sleep?? wtf are you on man’ and Tim’s confused bc ‘I slept next to you this morning wdym??’ and that’s how yj discovers tim sleeps with his eyes open
But one of the worst things about Tim’s ‘time efficient sleep schedule’ nonsense is that it fucking works he’s one of the most well rested and coherent bats even after back to back Arkham breakouts however the absolute worst thing about his sleep schedule is the likelihood of going into the cave and seeing tim staring in a daze but wide eyed yet somehow never blinking at the batcomputer with 57 tabs open on top of being unresponsive and thinking he has a fucking concussion or he’s been replaced but he’s just doing case work while muttering nonsense in his fucking sleep for some reason
#Tim drake being unhinged even in his sleep and taking sleepwalking to the next level by doing reports/solving cases in his sleep#A bat hearing incoherent mumbling but no one’s nearby: 😐 he’s in the walls 😨 he’s in the goddamn walls#No one knows how or why he’s in that particular spot in the wall bc there’s isn’t a secret entrance/crawl space there#Tim also has a wall of energy drinks Bruce regularly tries to lecture him aboot#And Tim’s like ‘your eldest son has snorted sugar MULTIPLE times’#then he gestures at Jason ‘and that one looks like if he didn’t have drug related childhood trauma he’d try to snort protein powder’#bruce: tim we have to talk about your behavior#Tim: like three of your kids have basked in the blood of their enemies 🤨 I am NOT your biggest issue rn#Dick Grayson being the main reason there’s an ‘acceptable levels of force’ slide with 600+ slides & most are examples of what not to do#Stephanie 🤝🏾 Damian: being reason Bruce is adding more slides to a PowerPoint from 2 decades ago#Tim drakes idea of straight forward is how everyone else imagines jumping through hoops and fucking struggling to avoid pissing off the fae#Like wdym simple?? This plan has 97 parts and he’s like no that’s just the first page of plan 1 if it’s sunny#Rogues: I can’t catch him off guard wtf do none of these mfs sleep??#Tim ‘never let em know your next move’ Drake who’s been sleep for the past 45 minutes: 🔵➖🔵#Yj has cuddle piles in the air vents#Everyone with enhanced senses is losing bc ‘there are children in the walls’#Coffee addict babs calls tim weak when he tells her he cut coffee bc it was fucking with him before continuing to chug hot coffee#Oracle: this is the worst Tuesday ever 😔 I need more coffee before I deal with an Arkham breakout#Nightwing: but it’s sunday??#Spoiler: Maybe it’s time we switch to decaf love also just out of curiosity when was the last time you slept??#Oracle: you want the fucking location or not?#Dick: I take it back mb#Spoiler: a thousand apologies to our gracious overlord#Oracle: that’s what I thought#Bruce: you’re benched oracle#Oracle: take that bench and shove it up your ass batman#Steph 100% calls everyone mushy pet names and has since Bruce lectured her about professionalism when she was dating tim#Imagine getting your ass kicked by a sleepingwalking middle schooler#Or worse: imagine having to explain to your insurance company that a sleepwalking child blew up your home#tim drake is a menace
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Dick Grayson, Golden Boy
It pissed Dick off when Jason called him “Golden Boy,” but he understood why he said it.
Dick Grayson had been the first- the first son, the first Robin, the first failure, and the first success. He was the prodigal son, the runaway who returned to his place at Bruce’s side. It was a position earned with blood—a terrible privilege. He couldn't stay away, he'd tried, he was the only one that could temper Bruce's fire.
Dick drew lines in the sand- screamed in Bruce’s face, called him out on his failings, demanded better of him- then he took the man’s punches “for not knowing his place.” There was never an apology (not that Dick would accept it). He wiped the blood off his face, and when someone asked what happened, he said he slipped up, and some random mugger got in a lucky shot. He wasn’t sure who he was protecting when he said it. He still rushes to Bruce's side when called.
He recognizes bits of Bruce eating away at his soul. He tries desperately to stay Mary and John’s son, tries to keep the light alive in his soul. Robin is magic. He feels the darkness creeping in at the edges of his mind. He’s Nightwing; he’s not in Gotham, not in Bruce’s shadow, but he’s never been more of a Bat. He isolates himself and pushes people away. He’s too controlling, too morally rigid. The fearless leader become tyrant.
He fails each of the Robins in new and increasingly horrifying ways, but always for the same reason: he puts the mission first. Bruce is proud of him for it; somehow, that approval hurts him more than any punch ever did. It keeps him up at night, Tim’s face when he left (forced away by Dick’s actions), Damian’s pride at becoming Robin (he was only ten), Jason’s eyes filled with resentment and deep sadness (he had been right all along).
He hates Bruce when he sees him in the mirror. He hates Bruce when he hears him in his own voice. Bruce Wayne was the worst person on Earth, but Dick Grayson was his favorite son. So what did that make him?
#batman#dc comics#dc universe#dick grayson#robin#batfam#bruce wayne#nightwing#jason todd#the flying graysons#dc characters#batsalt#ouchies#golden boy#eldest child#tim drake#damian wayne
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Dick when Bruce annoys him: I've never met this man in my life
Dick when Alfred or any of the batkids regard Bruce with the smallest bit of harsh criticism: I will literally kill all of you. I'm not joking. With my bare hands alone I'll make you WISH there was a hell you could go to escape from me, how dare you? The nerve, the CHEEK, he's a man of honor, he's flawless, he's never done anything wrong ever, and also your shirt is ugly
#dick's eldest daughter instinct includes being unable to process any slander to your parent ever#this is exaggerated obvi lol#dick grayson#bruce wayne#batfamily#not damian and cass tho they support dick actually#batdad#like do you ever hear your grandparents talk to your mom and think wow you're lucky im too scared to fight you#dc#dc comics#text#incorrect quotes#incorrect dc quotes
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Jason Todd and Rarity are literally best friends, change my mind
#I feel like I should draw them together#what pony goes with what batboy#Dick and Twighlight both have eldest daughter syndrome#Damian and Rainbowdash obvs#Batman#Jason Todd#dick grayson#damian wayne#my little pony#rainbow dash#twightlight sparkle#rarity
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When I said I want Dick to pick Damian up and run for the hills after Gotham war I did NOT think the other 666 batkids would be included in this. Oh well, fuck. How did he even tell Babs? "Congrats you're a mom"?
#gotham war#batfam#dick grayson has eldest daughter syndrom#dick grayson#damian wayne#bruce wayne is a dumbass#batkids
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I gave myself a writing challenge and I am fascinated by it
So basically I put the robins in a randomizer to give them a new order/role (because I just...kinda wanted to see what would happen + I like role-reversal AUs) and got results that are giving me a fucking brain blast.
Stephanie, the first sidekick who defines the role
Tim, the sidekick who dies and comes back wrong
Dick, the sidekick who saves Batman from himself
Damian, the sidekick who was never supposed to be a sidekick but would go on to prove everyone wrong
Jason, the youngest sidekick who is still the Kid Wonder
...So this is fucking wild. I've got some ideas and several of these fit perfectly (Dick's role is pretty similar to his one in canon), but some of these are fucking INCREDIBLE to explore (Steph being the first Robin is something I never even considered but tbh I kinda love it).
I probably won't write a fic or anything because tbh I don't like publishing my writing that much, but I might expand this into a full AU and post about it. I might randomize other stuff too (ie, stuff that I cannot change vs stuff that I cannot keep the same) but this fucking rules as a starting point.
#uhhh what am I calling this??#randomizedrobinsau#stephanie brown#oh my god I am so excited to figure out how tf to write this.#because she's my favorite of these characters and having HER be the first sidekick + the one who has a mentor/older sister relationship#with the others?? kickass. though I'll probably keep her and Tim's relationship as 'dating-then-exes' because I think it's funny#and then SHE can be the Robin who Tim got fixated on + figured out her identity?? holy fuck and then the angst of Tim later dying#Tim Drake#tbh I kinda wish he'd gotten a different position because 'sidekick who dies' Tim has kinda been done a lot with the standard#reverse robin aus. But it'll still be fun to write. Definitely going the Joker Junior route with this because Batman Beyond kicks ass#Dick Grayson#He'll honestly probably be the easiest. Like...his role has not changed much outside of being younger/not the one who defines this#But I still think it'll be good to see how well I know Dick beyond his eldest brother thing (which is my best way of relating to him)#Damian al ghul#damian wayne#oh this is gonna kick ass#Bruce does not want his son to be a sidekick but Damian just kinda forces his way into that role#and everybody doubts him because of his history with the league but he later proves himself more than capable#to the point that he can set out mostly on his own and still thrive#Jason Todd#Jason being the baby of the family is also something I have never thought about but holy shit it could kick ass#I really hope that I don't roll 'Jason must die' or 'Robin 5 must die' on the randomizer. I just kinda want Jason to live this time#But unfortunately I double-screwed him because he's on the 'must happen' wheel twice now. I did not think these prompts through#TBH I am so happy that none of them rolled their OG roles. because that would have been so fucking boring
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yeah because if i animate the batfamily to the songs from the outsiders musical what then
#WHAT THEN#“it's pretty strange seeing your face on the paper”#THE SONG RUNS IN THE FAMILY IS SO DICK GRAYSON ELDEST DAUGHTER CODED#“ponyboy this house ain't a home without you”#watch how hard I can cry#the outsiders#the outsiders musical#batman#batfamily#dick Grayson#tim drake#Damian Wayne#jason Todd#batfam
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