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gimmemore14 · 6 months ago
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Ooh can I hear about royalty!!!! Dark brudick 👀👀👀👀
Yes!!! So glad you asked hahaha
In this royalverse Bruce takes in Dick when his court performer parents die tragically in front of him, at first it’s not for nefarious reasons but a feeling of kinship. This is seen as odd because Bruce has not married yet and does not have any suitable heirs either, so everyone just assumes he took in the pretty boy to raise as his bride.
King Bruce wants to fight the rumors despite growing more possessive of dick, so he decides to take in another orphan boy to quell the rumors. I played around with the ages so dick and Jason are only like a year or two apart but, of course this plan backfires and Bruce grows jealous of Jay because of his unhealthy codependency with Dick.
He sends Jason off to become a knight at age 14ish, hoping he’d lose interest in dick or bring honor to the Wayne crest in another way, but Jay keeps writing to dick even ten years later (but they’re intercepted) so Bruce keeps sending him out to fight…
Bruce ends up slowly coercing Dick into an unofficial relationship but does more messed up things that finally force dick to realize that things aren’t right and Jason to stand up against his king
Anyways, have a snippet!
Dick tries to relax in the royal bathing chamber. It should be easy with his head pillowed on his propped up arms, his body cradled by the smooth tile and hot water funneled in from the natural hot spring, but he feels like a compressed spring as he mulls over the news from the royal Knights. Jason is to be sent out again to lead another tour, he didn’t even get to come home for a day in between this time…
The omega jumps as big hands land on his shoulders, but instinctually, he starts to relax as the familiar scent of Bruce fills his nose. “You startled me, my lord.”
The king hmms thoughtfully as he nuzzles the younger man, pulling him back to settle on his lap. “A king never apologizes, but perhaps I will, just this once.”
As Bruce lavishes kisses on his neck, Dick chuckles as he should at the familiar running joke between them. It occurs to him suddenly that it may not actually be a jest to the king, never once has he actually apologized.
Soon the alpha grows tired of the lack of response and gently grips Dick’s chin to turn it towards him. “What are you thinking of, my little Robin, that has your head amongst the clouds?”
He wants to ask about Jason, about why he’s been sent to fight again, but for some reason, nearly all of their disagreements begin and end with Jay. Dick won’t bring him up when they are having such a nice bath. It’ll have to be an after dinner subject, he still will require an answer.
“I was thinking about your child. How long will it be until I get to hold the baby princling?” He asks instead, turning around in the water to straddle the King. He rests his forehead against Bruce’s, enjoying the intimacy they rarely get nowadays.
Bruce sighs, as if this is another topic he’d rather not discuss. “Within the next couple weeks, but we cannot be certain the babe will be a boy…” His fingers caress up Dick’s chest to begin circling the omega’s unmarked mating gland. “We can hope however. Then once the babe is weaned and my line of succession is unquestionable, Queen Talia will move to her own villa and I can finally make you irrevocably mine.”
“No one would question you, my lord, as king, but would they accept me as one of your consorts?”
“As the royal consort, of course. This is common practice with political marriages, once the duty is fulfilled they live amicably but separately.” Bruce soothes, nuzzling their noses together. “Be patient and remember that I know what’s best for you, for us. You trust me, do you not?”
The omega meets Bruce’s eyes, still unnerved by how sharp they can be despite his softened body language. “With all my heart, my lord.”
Bruce lets out the breath he’d been holding with a chuckle, “How many times will I have to remind you, when we are alone you still may call me Bruce.”
Another one of their games. Dick smiles, running his hands up and into the king’s hair before whispering, “At least once more, my lord.”
The king groans and seeks out the omega’s mouth with his own. Dick loses himself in the gentle but demanding kiss Bruce provides. It goes no farther today as King Wayne’s presence is required soon at important meetings. Once dressed, he says goodbye with a searing, possessive kiss, leaving Dick wound up but alone again in the bath.
He really does trust Bruce with everything, he should have just asked about Jason. He will though, tonight. Jay is still his son, after all, he’s likely just as worried about him as Dick is. However, in the solitude of the royal baths, he can’t help but remember the first time Bruce shipped Jason off…
“One day, you and me are going to ride off into the sunset.” Jay sighs, twirling a piece of straw between his teeth in a way the tutors despise.
Dick just giggles and falls back into the lush grass beside him, resting his head on the young alpha’s bicep like it’s a pillow. “And where would we go?”
“Away,” Jason answers quickly. “Anywhere as long as it’s far from here… from him.”
Dick’s face falls into a frown. “The King has treated us far better than we could have asked. He’s gotten us the best tutors, clothing so fine I couldn’t have imagined it, and he’s kind-“
“To you.” Jay interrupts, propping himself up to peer down at Dick. “He’s almost too kind.”
“Is he not kind to you as well?”
Jason huffs out a breath that billows through his overgrown locks. “Sure, in a distant, cold sort of way. Look Dickie, I know you’ve been here a lot longer than me but the way he acts around you is not fatherly.”
The omega just laughs, “Of course not, he promised he’d never replace my dad, that’s why he’s just my guardian instead!”
“It’s not the way a guardian is supposed to be acting around you either, alright?” Jason explains, getting even more frustrated that Dick isn’t taking him seriously. He rolls them over so he’s half way on top of the older boy now, ready to talk some sense into him.
“And what way is that?” The omega asks after his giggles subside.
“Almost romantically… almost like, like I do.”
That finally shuts Dick up. He realizes suddenly just how close the alpha’s face has gotten to him, lips a mere inch from his.
“Jay- you don’t mean-“ Dick starts but Jason cuts him off with a chaste kiss. It’s soft and sweet, everything the omega didn’t know he wanted but now knows he needs. The kiss only lasts mere seconds but when they break away, both are breathing hard. “That-“
“Boys.” A harsh voice cracks across the courtyard.
They spring apart and rush to their feet as King Bruce storms up to them. His face is red, a vein faintly bulging on his forehead, it’s a terrifying sight. As soon as he sees the fear on Dickie’s face, however, he schools his expression and his tone. “Dick, you’re far past tardy for your tea time etiquette lesson. It is unbecoming of an omega to be disrespectful of another’s time. Run along, Jason and I have much to discuss.”
By the time Dick was through with his lesson, Jason’s room was all packed up and he was sent off to train with the same knights Bruce did without even a letter of explanation.
“He didn’t even say goodbye,” Dick sobbed into Bruce’s finery.
The king held Dick as he cried, hushing him softly but staying stoic in the way he’s known for. “We agreed it would have been harder for you, we were only thinking of your gentle nature, chum. It’s time for Jason to be out from under my wing, to become his own alpha. He will return once he’s ready, do not worry. You trust me, do you not?”
Through his tears, Dick managed to nod, “With all my heart.”
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necrotic-nephilim · 4 months ago
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What do you think about the fab five polycule
(Dick x donna x wally x garth x roy)
i'll be SO honest i wish i had like. insightful interesting opinions on them but i've always been a Young Justice kid and sort of. breezed past consuming Fab Five Teen Titans content-
but of what i *do* know, from the few comics i've read with these characters is this is one of the best ships for Dick, honestly. it always deeply annoys me when fanon content breezes past the Titans as if they're just some distant teammates and not some of Dick's closest friends, if not a second family. *especially* the Fab Five. for most, if not all of them, it's the first time getting to actually connect with other teen heroes. so there's something fun about how sort of terrible they are at it, at first. they all care about each other a lot. but they're kind of chucked into the deep figuring out how to work with each other and get along with *very* different personalities, so it's fun to see where the conflict comes.
as a ship, i do really love it. the Titans are a family. like we call a lot of teams found families, but for the Fab Five, that shit is the truest. they depend on each other and trust each other. when Dick and Bruce are on outs and Bruce fires him, he goes to the Titans.
i also enjoy how, to an extent, all of them are outsiders of some kind. Donna is alone in a new world she's never experienced, the same as Garth. Roy is still new and awkward to living the rich life with Oliver. Wally doesn't connect to his parents well. and of course, Dick has lost his parents and only has Bruce, who isn't the most emotionally available. of course they're going to cling to each other, as the first people they can really develop connections too. they're very clingy with each other and i think that's both cute and *fun* to explore like, codependency issues with them. how protective they can be of each other, how they default to trusting each other over their mentors, etc. it's all very interesting for a polycule, especially since for most of them, it's their first real relationship. i'm a big fan of "none of us know what dating looks like bc we've had such strange childhoods so we don't understand the Rules very well. we're all just going to date each other bc why would i date only one of you. do teamups count as dates now." vibes with teenage polycules. and the Fab Five just. have that on lock. they each fulfill a different "niche" in the group. Garth is the softer, more emotional one you can go to if you're upset. Donna is the one for planning bright fun trips and making sure you don't wallow. Roy is protective and can pretend to be suave, but he shows affection through gift giving and grand gestures where words fail him. Wally can cheer any of them up with jokes and distractions. and of course Dick is the logical one who makes sure they all keep their heads on and don't drown in the responsibility.
overall i think it's a really cute ship and i do wish i just. knew more about them to be able to write them/read fic of it because i do love their dynamic. and i'm just a firm believer in the Titans being Dick's family, just as important to him as the Batfam. they're a disaster and for that you gotta love them.
#necrotic answerings#fab five#ty for asking!!#i love getting asks liek this even if on things i don't know a ton about#i think the only real comics i've read of the fab five are world's finest: teen titans and teen titans: year one#and some of the silver age stuff but only ever for the plot not for those characters specifically#so like. i know enough to vaguely understand the characters#but i did have to approach it from the perspective of dick bc obviously i know him the best#i am interested in reading more about garth. he's a little cutie. i love him.#he seems very easy to whump. you could do a lot of dead dove things to that boy.#also this is darker in concept#but i find the way bruce dislikes the titans and dick working with them pretty fascinating#bc the reasonable answer is it's the first time dick is operating outside of bruce and it just gives bruce anxiety#but the *fun* answer is: brudick vs fab five polycule#where bruce is hyper possessive of dick developing other potentially romantic bonds#or just bonds in general#so he tries to come in between it#if i ever wrote a fab five polycule fic#that's the route i would take personally. very dark controlling brudick with the titans slowly taking notice and growing more concerned#otherwise tho i leave this ship to be written by ppl who understand them more#bc i know next to nothing about a lot of them#dick and roy i understand#garth i'm interested in#couldn't tell you much about wally or donna tho#and i prefer wally as flash when i do read him. bc he's a disaster man.#i really haven't read much titans content in general i fear#i've read some new teen titans for like. slade content and whatnot#and some of the 2003 run but besides that. i was always on the yj side of the fence#that said i will say *as* a core four truther#the fab five are *always* going to be closer as a team than the core four.
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captainlordauditor · 2 years ago
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BruDick Week 2023, Day 2: Possessiveness | Family Finds out | Age Difference
Happy day 2 of @brudick-week !!!
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anawrites3 · 2 years ago
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omg how did dick meet slade in ur dark bruce au????
Thank you for asking me about this au, I'm always happy to talk about it more so if you have any more questions feel free to ask!
The short answer is that Bruce needed help with a mission because he had an important meeting as Bruce Wayne that he couldn't reschedule and Dick wouldn't be able to kill their target alone so he hired Deathstroke to go in his place.
Slade got interested in Dick right away because why is there a child in this psycho's base and why is his first reaction trying to kill me. Dick in turn is intrigued by him because not only Slade isn't scared of Bruce, he also simply doesn't give a fuck
Here, have a snippet!!
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Dick was busy cleaning his gun when the man walked into the room. He didn't hear him coming, didn't hear even the slightest shuffle of his heavy boots – just one second Dick was alone and the next Deathstroke the Terminator was standing by the door in front of him.
Dick immediately jumped out of his chair, throwing one of his knives at him. Deathstroke moved away, a lazy little movement that caused the knife to dig into the wall behind him, but in that time Dick was already throwing himself across the table.
“A guardian dog?” The man drawled. “That's cute.”
Dick had three whole knives left and he was ready to bury at least one of them in Deathstroke's remaining eye.
“Stand down, Robin.”
Dick stopped mid-step, a knife still aimed at Deathstroke's throat. Master was standing right behind the mercenary, lips curled into an amused smile.
Deathstroke laughed, “Robin, huh? A guardian bird then, my bad.”
Dick ignored him. He didn't dare to ask his master what Deathstroke was doing in their base but secretly he hoped that Bruce would explain it to him either way. Introduce him properly, since it seemed that the man was on their side now, at least temporarily.
Not for the first time, Master didn't do what Dick wished for. Not sparing Dick another glance, he walked further into the room and at last Dick pocketed his knives and went back to cleaning his gun. Bruce didn’t need him right now and Dick had no intention of getting in his way.
Deathstroke, however, remained by the door, not tearing his eye away from Dick.
“Deathstroke.” Master called. His voice didn't sound any different to a normal ear but Dick knew he was annoyed that Deathstroke didn't follow him.
And not only Deathstroke didn’t follow Bruce, he also dared to ignore him.
“How old are you, kid?” He asked, leaning back against the wall as if he intended to stay in that place longer. There was a knife in his hands now – the one Dick threw at him earlier - and he used it to twirl around his fingers as if it was a pen and not a deadly weapon.
Dick didn't answer the question. He wasn't allowed to talk without permission and he knew Bruce wouldn't give it now, not to chat with a man like Deathstroke. Instead, he kept his eyes firmly down, on the gun, as if he was alone again.
“That is none of your concern.” Bruce answered for him, voice cold.
“It is, if you want me to fight that bastard alongside a teenager.” Deathstroke hummed, more amused than shocked or angry. “That's gonna cost you extra, you know.”
Dick didn't dare to look up but he knew that his master had his jaw clenched in anger, eyes narrowed behind the cowl.
He didn't know if Deathstroke did it on purpose or not but with this one sentence he explained to Dick what exactly he was here for. So, Master found the solution to the next mission's problem and that solution was hiring Deathstroke. It wasn't what Dick would ever expect, getting help from the mercenary but then again, he didn't have any say in what his master did. He had no right to question his decisions.
“Fine, I’ll write you a check.” Bruce spat out. “Now come on. I don't have time for your stupid games.”
“That's what you think it is?” Deathstroke mocked.
Once again, he didn't follow the order and instead of going after Bruce, he walked over to where Dick was sitting. He played with the knife for a few more seconds before he dug it into the table right in front of Dick.
Dick cursed the bastard in his mind . Deathstroke was disobeying Master in order to stay with him - Dick was the reason why Deathstroke was staying behind and he had no doubt that he would be punished for it later.
Deathstroke, of course, didn’t know that or maybe he simply did not care. Instead, he held out his hand to Dick.
“We're going to be working together.” He explained when he noticed how confused Dick became at the gesture. “We should get to know each other.”
“Deathstroke-” Bruce warned but the man just rolled his eye.
“You're the one that doesn't trust me enough to let me do the job alone.” He accused with a shrug. “I have the right to at least shake his hand.”
No. No, he did not have the right to do that. No one beside his master had the right to touch him.
“You want to tell me that you do this with your every client?” Bruce growled.
“I don't usually work in a team. I'm just doing what you want me to, Bats.”
Dick glanced up at Bruce and the man nodded – the slightest of the moves but it was enough for Dick to understand that his master was giving him permission. When he looked back at Deathstroke, the man was still holding his hand out and waiting. His face was covered by the mask but Dick had the impression that the man was smirking.
“A handshake can tell you a lot about a person.” He supplied helpfully.
“That's even more of a reason not to do it.” Dick said. He didn't look away from that single eye as he reached for the knife and pulled it out of the table with no effort, even with how deep it was stuck.
Deathstroke laughed.
“Smart.” He praised, putting his hand down. “Then I guess I'll see you later, Robin."
And with that, he turned and finally followed Bruce.
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lemonandpie · 2 years ago
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Dick Grayson is a Lana Del Rey stan because Young and beautiful is about him
Oh nonny just Young and Beautiful?
"If you hold me without hurting me you'll be the first who ever did" (Cinnamon Girl)
"They took my kindness for weakness. I fucked up I know that but Jesus, can't a girl just do the best she can?" (Mariner's Apartment Complex)
An entire depression song called God Knows I Tried
Everything about Carmen
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nightweb · 2 years ago
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shameless promo of my jaydick fic too <3 i realized i never properly linked this fic despite it being my most popular fic on my ao3 :0 anyway if u like a freudian exploration to jason’s mommy issues with abusive bruce wayne and jason and dick both thinking of parental figures while sloppily making out well . here’s the fic. please heed the tags.
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brudick-week · 1 year ago
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heart-bones · 2 years ago
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anyway I finished this last night and I cannot think about anything else, it was S O. ‼️‼️
Strangers In The Dark
“If you need me, I’ll stay.”
Once Gotham’s population was eight million strong, then earthquakes transformed it into No Man’s Land. Only three million remained.
Years later the city plummets under a million during The Joker’s Last Stand - not that anyone knew it would be the last.
A new enemy rises from the ashes, one that rips the family apart, and Dick awakens from his coma only to find himself caught in the middle of it all.
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captainlordauditor · 2 years ago
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I think this is a series now.
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anawrites3 · 2 years ago
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So I really shouldn't be doing this but I got this scene in my mind completely out of nowhere and needed to write it down.
I blame @zeroducks-2 for it cuz they didn't even know what the idea was (except for the fact that it'll have dark Bruce and good Slade in it) and yet they managed to convince me into writing The Scene. Love you, Zero 💕
They also asked me to share it when I'm done so here I am with a snippet :3
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Dick spat out the blood, glaring from under his bangs. The chains that bound him to the wall rattled loudly in echoey cave as he wiped his chin against his shoulder, staining the white shirt he was forced into.
“The way you hit didn’t change at all.” he mocked.
Bruce’s chest heaved, his breath quick from the anger and the knuckles of his hand red with Dick’s blood. He was so furious it almost radiated off his person and a few months ago Dick would be shaking, terrified at the sight. Angry Bruce meant punishments and pain, so much pain, and Dick would be on his knees in an instant to apologize to his master for angering him.
Not anymore.
“A few months.” Bruce hummed, almost to himself. His eyes were narrowed in rage and Dick had to force his body to not tremble under this gaze. He was a different man now. Slade showed him what it really meant to live and Dick wasn’t about to give it all up so easily.
“Not long enough.” Dick retorted angrily.
“Just a few months and yet this bastard managed to destroy all the hard work I put into you.” Bruce knelt in front of him and grabbed his jaw to look him over again, as if he didn’t examine Dick thoroughly just a few hours ago. Dick tried to pull away but his grip was too strong. “But don’t worry, sweetheart, I bet I can get you back to your proper self in half the time he took to turn you into this mess.”
Dick snarled.
“You can lock me away again, Bruce, punish me and turn me into your little tool. Force me to do all those horrible things for you.” he spat out. “But for all the time I was gone I wasn’t yours anymore. I stayed with Slade because I wanted to and I didn’t belong to anyone, and I still do not, not until you break me again.”
“Shouldn’t take too long.” Bruce drawled lazily. His fingers dug even deeper into Dick’s skin and Dick’s jaw clenched, as the man stroked his thumb against his lip.
“Maybe.” Dick agreed hatefully. “But there’s something not even you can change.”
“Oh yeah? And what is it?”
“For those few months, he was mine and you can't take that away from me, no matter what you’ll do. Because all this time, while you were going crazy trying to find me," Dick leaned closer, letting a wicked grin climb onto his lips. "I was in his bed, riding his cock."
Bruce punched him again.
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aveaveria · 1 year ago
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Rating: Explicit Warnings: Rape/Non-Con Relationships: Dick Grayson/Bruce Wayne Characters: Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - No Capes, Punishment, Overstimulation, Anal Sex, rape as punishment, Objectification through Feminization, College Student Dick Grayson, Camboy Dick Grayson, Possessive Bruce Wayne, Controlling Bruce Wayne, Dark Bruce Wayne, Creampie, Cock Cages, Pseudo-Incest, Belting/Whipping, Bruises, Choking, Oral Sex
Bruce should have known his thrill-seeking charge would find a way to satisfy his needs even while separated from the wretched fraternities of Hudson University.
@brudick-week  Day 6: Crossdressing | Caught in the Act | Camboy
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wingdingery · 3 months ago
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Hello! I really wanted to say that your writing is amazing, I always look forward to what you upload especially for Brudick, but even just their platonic readings too caught a bit of my interest! I had a question that I felt that you probably could answer. Who do you think is closer to Bruce, Alfred or Dick? I've seen this question pop up, and usually people would say Alfred, but I feel like that's not true, though I could just be biased. So, I was wondering what do you think?
Thank you so much, anon! 💙
There’s a lot of nuance to this but ultimately I would say Dick is closer to Bruce, at least under my definition of “close”. I’m also obviously biased BUT I will try to give some context for why I think so.
(This is under the cut because, as usual, I went much longer than you probably bargained for when you asked this, but hopefully some of it will be interesting to you!)
So, first of all, Dick’s overall existence predates Alfred by a few years (Batman was created in 1939; Dick was introduced in 1940, and Alfred in 1943). Dick was also clearly meant to be Bruce’s close ally and partner from the very beginning, whereas Alfred grew into that role.
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Detective Comics (1937) #38
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Batman (1940) #16
These early Golden Age comics have little bearing on modern canon and characterization, but as the “birth” of these characters, I think it still provides important context – particularly regarding their relationships to each other. It’s fairly consistent across retellings that Dick and Bruce are drawn to each other because of their shared grief and trauma, and the ways they help each other work through that. At its core, and from the very beginning, their bond is a highly emotional one.
Bruce and Alfred’s is not. What’s consistent across retellings is that Alfred is the family butler, and a bond doesn’t immediately develop between them once Bruce’s parents die. In some tellings, it’s presented as simple emotional distance that Alfred doesn’t know how to cross, even to comfort a grieving child:
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Batman: Dark Victory #9
Sometimes, the emotional connection existed between Alfred and Thomas and Martha. In those cases, Bruce is “Thomas and Martha’s son” who Alfred watches over in their memory, but he (at least initially) cares for Bruce as a way of caring for the Waynes�� legacy, and not for Bruce’s own sake.
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Batman: The Knight #1
And this continues into Bruce’s adulthood. Even as they get closer over the years and Alfred helps Bruce with his activities as Batman, he actively maintains the employer-employee relationship between them. You could argue addressing him as “Master Bruce” is habit/formality, but regardless, it creates emotional distance between them, and Alfred consistently refers to their relationship in terms of employment, even when it’s clear they care deeply for each other.
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Knightquest (Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #60)
I should caveat here that I haven’t read a ton of solo Bruce content so there may be things I’m missing, but from what I have read, I get the sense Bruce had a lonely childhood due to the lack of emotional connection between him and Alfred. In fact, despite Alfred’s constant presence, Bruce is commonly depicted as lonely/emotionally stunted until Dick comes along.
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Batman: Full Circle
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Robin Annual #4
This page in Robin Annual #4 also hints at another thing I wanted to mention, which is that Alfred usually disapproves of Dick’s presence at first, and especially disapproves of Dick becoming Robin, but he comes around to it because he sees how good Dick’s presence is for Bruce. Alfred knows that he can’t give Bruce the emotional connection that he’s lacking, but Dick can.
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Robin: Year One
In Alfred’s eyes, Dick is the one who Bruce can confide everything to, who can be his light and pull him back from the brink if needed. If something is going on with Bruce and Alfred doesn’t know what to do, Dick is the one he turns to.
(Not to say Alfred and Dick don’t develop their own close relationship over time, because they do! But Alfred puts a lot on Dick’s shoulders and has a lot of expectations for him when it comes to Bruce.)
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52 #30
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Bruce Wayne: Murderer?
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Nightwing (1996) #99
Okay, that was a lot! In summary, I think it’s clear that Alfred is extremely close to Bruce. Even when they have a tense employer-employee relationship (see: the Caped Crusader show where Bruce calls him “Pennyworth” and spends most of the time treating him like an asshole boss would treat an employee) Bruce immediately trusts him with the secret of his identity as Batman. Alfred is undoubtedly loyal, and Bruce undoubtedly cares for him on some level.
But because of the origins of their relationship, their emotional connection takes time to develop, whereas Dick and Bruce’s is immediate and visceral. I really think you can argue that Bruce’s emotional connection with Dick is the first one Bruce really experiences since his parents’ death, and it’s also what actually allows his emotional connection with Alfred to develop.
I want to end with something Scott Snyder said in a 2011 interview with Comic Vine:
To me, one of the things that's really interesting about Dick Grayson […] is that relationship is pathological at times and completely endearing at others. Dick always wears his heart on his sleeve, he cares about Bruce openly. He's compassionate and empathetic. Bruce is just a darker character, and for me, he's someone who needs that connection but won't admit it. […] The idea is that Dick Grayson is also the person who is his greatest tether to humanity. When I think about the future for Bruce, I think about him either very very lonely […] or dying in the line of duty as Batman or…you know, there aren't a lot of good endings. Dick's the person that would pull him back from the edge, or even bring him down, honestly if he needed to if Bruce really went too far in some way and bring him in.
If you want to talk about who’s been physically at Bruce’s side for longer, then sure, that’s Alfred. But that doesn’t necessarily mean Bruce feels closer to Alfred than he does to Dick. Alfred is Bruce’s loyal butler, and there isn’t much he wouldn’t do for Bruce, but he acts as Bruce’s hand.
But Dick is stated over and over again to be Bruce’s heart. So if you were to ask me who’s closest to Bruce—who he trusts with his emotions, his life, his legacy—that would be Dick, no question, every time.
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Batman (2011) #11
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dickgraysonsptsd · 21 days ago
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While it's not exactly the same as battered wife scarecrow year one I do think a real good boy wife brudick story is Batman One bad Day Mr Freeze especially cause in a lot of ways Dick is Bruce's Nora (with dick even saying what Nora says in the comic) plus the way they draw dickie is so cute he's so small next to Bruce.
We need more stories with battered boy wife dick immediately
anon i've reread it 3 times since you sent this bc i keep noticing new parallels every time!!!! from little visual things like both victor and bruce coming out of the alley shadows with their glowing eyes to bigger thematic elements like nora and dick both being colorful winged migratory creatures that are threatened with being trapped and put on display (butterfly + bird)...
the bit that really got me every time was dick trying to convince bruce that there's good in freeze and other villains and nora later trying to convince victor that there's good in the world:
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both victor and bruce having partners who are the warmth and light to their cold and darkness, who are willing and able to spread their own wings and encourage their partners to do the same... nora and dick both seeming like the weak, vulnerable half of their pairings but both being so much stronger in their own ways... oh my god i feel crazyyyy this is such a good and fun reading!!!
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vintagerobin · 6 months ago
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Really have no hate for the folks who like dark ships, and I'm not saying I don't like to explore some of the more complicated and difficult aspects of my ship, but Brudick is 900k words slowburn mutual pining hurt/comfort soulmates with Florence & the Machine, Hozier and Cranewives playing in the background the whole time to me.
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heart-bones · 1 year ago
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don't wanna work just wanna read that devastating fic again but also wanna work on my fic BUT ALSO wanna start a new one A N D I also kind of just want to sit and Think About All The Brudick things swirling around in my head
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necrotic-nephilim · 6 months ago
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fic masterlist
all of my fics on ao3 exist in this series on ao3, but they're also collected here if you'd like a quick view of what i've written. i write anonymously on ao3 for various reasons explained here! i also have a couple of shorter, less polished fics on tumblr, usually just written for fun. always read the tags and warnings! <3
fics on ao3
sorry about the blood in your mouth, i wish it was mine - JayTim, extreme dubcon, emetophilia, blood kink, dead dove: do not eat
an inch away from more than friends - CassTim, very mild dubcon, soft dom!Cass, fluff, praise kink
your dream turned into a nightmare when i crawled inside it - DickTim, extremely dark, necrophilia kink, noncon, vampire!Dick, dead dove: do not eat
we would sell anything just to buy who we're not - JayTim, lobotomy, blood & gore, PWP, dead dove: do not eat
you're just an echo of the way you used to be (when i'm with you i miss you the most) - JayDick, porn with feelings, identity porn, assumed hallucination, dead dove: do do not eat
be happy, be horny, be bursting with rage - DamiDick, fluff, crack, thirst posts, one-sided feelings
(maybe it's a blessing in disguise) i see my reflection in your eyes - JayTim, PWP, cannibalism as a metaphor for love
Omega Dick Week 2024 Masterlist - assorted pairings
i caught feelings no concealing // there is no way that he doesn't know - DickTim, PWP, Tim's unternet suit, praise kink
you cut so deep (but i always loved you deeper) - JayTim, PWP, blood play, pain play, dead dove: do not eat
i must confess to you // i want to possess you - JayTim, PWP, mean dirty talk, rough sex
i've been living six feet down (baby i'm alive right now) - JayTim, PWP, fucking during the Titans Tower Incident
is it too much to ask to be kind (i could use a little sympathy and not discipline) - JayCass, blood and gore, LoA AU, PWP, dead dove: do not eat
i'm pretty sure that all of this is my fault (i'm the one who kissed you first and took my clothes off) - BruSteph & JaySteph, PWP, vanilla sex that is still dead dove: do not eat
fics on tumblr
BruDick and JayTim both getting caught, crack fic
CassTerry pegging, PWP
Whump Dialogue Prompt Masterlist
JayTim, “So, like… Do you want to fuck me up or do you want to fuck me?” ficlet
while you're welcome to send me a prompt, please understand my inbox is usually at least 40 asks deep at any given time. i'd *love* to hear your ideas/thoughts and "yes and" with you, but know that sometimes i might write a fic, and sometimes i might just write an extended headcanon/concept. and if i do write a fic, it can take me anywhere from a day to a month to get to. thank you for your patience and kindness <3
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