#does she now love pink and twirly skirts?

[stormsandskies]

Every once and a while I think about Jay and Ava and wonder what they were like when then were younger

were they super close? did they go on little adventures together? did ava braid jays hair? did they play dress up? did they give each other bad makeovers? was there fashion shows for their parents?

what was their girlhood like? was it happy? or was there an underlying note of sadness under all of it because someone was missing?

did their father taint the happy family memories?

or was he actively present and involved until their teens?

Did he come home from work and tuck them in?

Did he play dolls with them?

[dccomicsbookshelf]

Headcanon: Bats & The Weather

Bruce: Is an overly dramatic asshole who needs his aesthetic. Sunshine is for people like Clark Kent and Barry Allen. Perching broodily on a gargoyle just doesn’t have the same effect when the weather is nice. (When he was little, he loved sunny days. They are so rare in Gotham it was practically a special occasion. Thomas would take off work when possible and the Waynes would retire to the outdoor pool where all three of them would splash around and get sunburned and Alfred would bring dinner out to them and they would eat sitting on the grass and watching the sun set. The first sunny day after his parents were killed Bruce refused to set foot outside or even open the curtains.)

Barbara: Loves early fall weather, especially on the rare occasions when the sky clears up just a little. The mornings when the air is brisk and there is just enough of a breeze that you can feel it. On really nice days, if she doesn’t need immediate access to her full setup, she wheels out onto the balcony so she can work from her laptop/tablet and enjoy the day.

Dick: Loves wind and loves storms. Has given Bruce many near-heart attacks because of this. (There are few things more terrifying than turning around to find your nine year old balanced on a railing ten stories above the ground, swaying in gale force winds.) But when the wind is strong enough it feels like flying. The constant dreary drizzle (It isn’t real rain) that afflicts Gotham is probably the only weather that he doesn’t like. It exacerbates his depression. When they do get a proper rain he loves to go splashing in puddles (even as an adult) and this is something he has reclaimed. (He still gets flashbacks sometimes, especially on patrol, the combination of rooftops and rain and the Nightwing suit. He makes sure he doesn’t patrol alone on rainy nights.)

Cass: Loves rain. she loves the way it smells, especially out at the manor away from Gotham proper. She loves the way it washes everything clean. Her most favorite of anything else though is sunrise after rainfall. The way the sunlight hits the wet grass in front of the manor, or the wet stone in Gotham. Puddles become magical portals and cars look like they are studded with diamonds. Plus, she can stomp in puddles and splash mud all over her siblings. Its the best!

Jason: Loves snow. Not ice, that nasty stuff that makes the air bitterly cold and the ground/rooftops treacherous. Snow, which is fairly rare in Gotham but beautiful when it does happen. He likes to curl up in a window seat with a blanket, good book, and hot beverage and just read while enjoying the view.

Stephanie: Windy days are the worst. You can’t wear short, twirly skirts, you hair gets blown into your eyes and mouth, and all the nasty smells from down the street are suddenly in your face. What’s really great is sunny days with just a hint of a breeze, so the air doesn’t feel oppressive but it doesn’t cause you problems either. Days when classes are canceled because of ice are good too. (If only they could cancel patrol as well.)

Tim: Likes sunny days but sunny days do not like him. Day in general just doesn’t like him. Anytime he goes outdoors during the day he gets sunburned,  even if its just a little pink over his nose and cheeks it happens. He has tried every brand and SPF of sunscreen and none of them work! Jason and Damian think its hilarious. Dick and the girls tease him. Barbara sympathizes. Rain makes him sleepy.

Damian: Why does Gotham have to be so cold all the time? He does not like! (And then in August it gets oppressively hot and muggy and that’s just as bad!) He enjoys painting on rainy days. He has an art studio on the third floor and can hear the rain on the roof. It’s almost meditative.

Duke: Hates Gotham weather with a burning passion. It’s just so dreary, he really doesn’t get how it hasn’t driven all the others insane. (Oh Duke. You have no idea.)

Alfred: Really wishes that his charges would cease finding ways to injure themselves on slippery rooftops or by stepping outside into the sun. Is partial to a cup of tea on a rainy day. Loves lighting storms. The electricity in the air is almost tangible and it is beautiful. (Now if only Master Bruce and his children would stop attempting to turn themselves into lightning rods that would be lovely.)