#i do love jason btw
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Me *wanting to add a Robin to my Stargirl: Lost Children fanfic*
Me *discovers Lance Bruner, the Robin substitute that appeared in one Batman comic and died after being shot and has pretty much been forgotten*
Me: Let's go! Canon dead Robin that I can use!
#lance bruner#dc comics#batman#batfamily#batfam#move outta the way jason todd#we have a robin that died tragically before you#i do love jason btw
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one thing that will always be funny to me about batfam is that jason is forever convinced that dick is bruce's favorite child while all of his siblings know for sure that bruce's favorite child is actually jason
some random reporter: who's your favorite child?
bruce: how DARE YOU imply that i play favorites, i love ALL of my children equally
dick, without missing a bit: oh he absolutely plays favorites, it was jason
tim: rest in peace
#dc#dc comics#batfamily#bruce wayne#tim drake#jason todd#dick grayson#bruce: i love all my children equally#also bruce five minutes later: idc about dick#this is a joke btw#although. i Do think that bruce is one of those parents who clearly love certain kids more
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╰➤Dish Duty
You pause in the doorway, blinking at the sight before you.
Jason. At the sink. Doing the dishes.
For a moment, your brain refuses to process it. This is Jason Todd, a man whose idea of cleaning is kicking his boots into a corner and calling it a day. A man who has been known to buy new dishes just to avoid washing the ones in his sink.
And yet, here he is, sleeves rolled up, hands in soapy water, looking criminally domestic.
You squint. "What are you doing?"
Jason glances over his shoulder. "Dishes?"
"Since when do you do that?"
"Since you told me you don’t enjoy it." He shrugs, like it’s the most obvious thing in the world, before turning back to the sink.
Your brain short-circuits.
Because what the hell.
Your heart clenches, because it’s such a small thing—so stupidly, absurdly small—but it means everything. He doesn’t say I love you all the time, but this? This is him saying it without words.
You step forward, wrapping your arms around his waist from behind, pressing your cheek against his back. He’s warm, solid, and smells faintly like dish soap and him.
Jason huffs out a laugh. "What, you get turned on by dishwashing now?"
You snort, smacking his side lightly. "Shut up."
He smirks but keeps scrubbing.
And you stand there for a moment, holding him, listening to the soft clink of dishes, feeling your heart swell.
Maybe you’ll start complaining about laundry next.
#���� drabbles#tbh yall loved my 'Food Love' drabble and I have to spill the beans since this one will be similar thank you for over 1k notes btw ):#my grandma married the love of her life so she tells me all the cute things they do or did#together so thats where the sharing pickles came from she HATES them and my grandfather does the dishes for my grandma when#she doesn't want to [:#jason todd x you#jason todd fluff#jason todd imagine#jason todd x reader#jason peter todd
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in an au where jason is going to college while doing red hood stuff, i just think it would be funny if a reconciliation between him and bruce gets kickstarted all because talia got invited to go to his college graduation and bruce didn’t even know that jason was in college or that he was graduating college until talia called him up just to brag about it.
#batman#dc comics#dc universe#dcu#red hood#jason todd#jason peter todd#batfamily#bruce wayne#talia al ghul#jason todd au#dc#jason todd dc#crack au#imagine being bruce wayne and having to deal with the fact that your ex/the mother of your child knows more your estranged son than you do#talia al ghul is the goat#jason todd and bruce wayne#the fact that jason is so willing to tell talia all the things going on in his life and not bruce must irk bruce really bad lmao#before anyone gets any ideas i do love bruce it’s just fun to dunk on him (it’s how i show my love)#lmaooo#batfam crack au#damian is listening to bruce bitch and moan about it and is totally on jason’s side because he’s a true mama’s boy and he does the same#damian wayne#dc crack#when bruce goes to complain to jason jason just blinks and tells him that he thought that bruce already knew because he’s a stalker#after finding out that bruce was not stalking his every move jason starts fake crying bc does that mean bruce doesn’t love him anymore#idk i just think it’s funny when the batkids fake cry just to fuck with bruce#batfam#bruce wayne after having kids: peace? i don’t know her?#the batkids should get to terrorize that old man (bruce not alfred btw) every chance they get it’s what they deserve lmao
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things in DC canon i’ll literally never get over
1. dick finds out batman replaced him as robin (without asking him) from the NEWSPAPER and simultaneously finds out bruce adopted a new kid without telling him (to make things worse: bruce didn’t even adopt dick)
2. dick finds out jason died from the newspaper (AGAIN? REALLY BRUCE?) and bruce had the fucking funeral WITHOUT HIM while he was still in space
#i’m only like 80% sure these are fully canon btw#correct me if i'm wrong#dc comics#bruce wayne#dick grayson#jason todd#robin!jason#batman#batman comics#nightwing#batman and robin#ok yes ik there’s a reason bruce didn’t adopt dick#aka he didn’t want to replace dick’s father#but imagine being a teenager and your foster dad adopts a kid without even telling you#and then giving him YOUR name without asking#like no one would feel great about that#i will never forgive bruce for not telling dick jason died / having the funeral without him#though i do love some yummy angst#where hood!jason yells at dick for not even being at the funeral#and dicks like ‘i was still in fucking space!’#like yes bruce was grieving but BRO thats ur other son come on
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My favorite headcanon is that Bruce manages to match all of his kids in their hobbies and encourages their pursuit of them.
Dick teaches him any acrobatic moves he hadn't known before and Bruce eventually becomes his spotter, allowing him to try tricks and routines that allow his body to go all out, knowing that someone is there to catch him if he falls.
Jason picks up his love for reading by spending time in the library inside the manor with Bruce. He introduces him to some of his favorite books and their nights are spent with Bruce reading out a few pages before Jason falls asleep. The mornings are then used to discuss the book and its topics, refining Jason's literacy and ability to analyze information and knowledge.
Tim is encouraged by Bruce to keep up his photography ventures, just by his side. He shows him prime and secret spots during their quieter moments on patrol, contently listening to Tim explain his process. He even gifts Tim his father's old camera, fixing it up so that Tim can use it for more experimental shots.
Bruce picked up the skill of drawing from his mother and Damian seems to share the same talent. Together they practice different art styles until Damian finds the one that feels the most natural, adding museum visits to their studies as they allow Damian to get better educated about different art epochs.
As a Wayne it is important to have knowledge of ballroom dancing, so when Cassandra shows an interest in dancing, her and Bruce try out different ballroom dances. Bruce also makes sure to attend each of her performances, showering her with praise afterwards.
#good dad bruce wayne#anyone else claiming otherwise can rot#he loves his kids and sharing his knowledge with them is his favorite way of bonding#Bruce can do all of the things i mentioned btw so dont come at me with “fanon!”#batman#dc comics#batfamily#batfam#bruce wayne#batman and robin#robin dc#dick grayson#jason todd#nightwing#red hood#tim drake#red robin#damian wayne#cassandra cain#black bat#batgirl
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Batman (on the phone with Superman): Hey, can you bring Banana Muffins?
Superman: What?
Batman: Remember when I call you for banana muffins I need you here with banana muffins. Banana muffins!
Superman: Oh... Oh you need my help! With muffins. I'm on my way best buddy!
Batman ended the call without further words. Nightwing and Red Hood stared him with their arms crossed. Batman refused to explain further and simply walked back to the danger in the city.
Red Hood: He'll use a silly code word... Banana Muffins, over asking the man for help?
Nightwing: Yeah, it's hilarious and sweet. He acts like we don't see it. Batman rarely likes admitting they're friends.
Batman (shouting): Stop talking and fight!
Nightwing: See, help wasn't used once.
Red Hood: I'm used to it.
#this is canon btw#i just found it out and it's in my brain forever now#batfamily#batman#banana muffins#batfamily shenanigans#batfamily headcanons#batfamily fanfiction#batfamily funny#bruce wayne#batfamily comedy#dick grayson#jason todd#mini fic#superman#superbat#i love their friendship#ficlet#it's the fact he's more likely to do that over saying the world help lol#batman and superman#dc stands for disregard canon#fan writing#wrote this on the fly#will edit later
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they are best friends and siblings and i love them both so dearly. featuring piercings bc i stand strong in my belief that they would
#leo valdez#piper mclean#rachiebee art#heroes of olympus#leo valdez fanart#piper mclean fanart#annabeth chase#jason grace#percy jackson#nico di angelo#will solace#they're all on the photowall btw i didnt just add those tags for fun#might reblog w/out the overlays later#anyway its upsetting to me in toa when reyna becomes leo's “big sister” and he only gets one on screen scene with piper#what do you MEAN he has a line abt a sister and its not piper#i'm of the devout belief that the only reason leo ended up actually considering people his family after everything was BECAUSE of piper#and jason too damn word limit#reyna and leo is cute i love them as ace buddies but i wish he got like#more time to reunite w piper. idk. and i know its from apollos pov but still#anyway thats a mini rant in the tags sorry ive been thinking about it more and more
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(DCxDP) The obligations of a rogue versus those of a parent (Pt. 3)
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Tw: Vivisection mention, torture mention (GiW agent receiving), me not actually knowing how telegram works
Will be crossposted to AO3 eventually.
(Pt. 1 here) (Pt. 2 here) - (Pt. 4 here)
(Masterlist/subscription post)
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It’s an average, ordinary afternoon in Gotham, and Jason is in hell.
Specifically, Jason is in hell because he’s been researching the GiW for the last week or so, ever since a cryptic message from Scarecrow of all people.
He still hasn’t gotten anything substantial out of it that Scarecrow hadn’t already provided. Most location data had been previously scrubbed from the database, weaponry details were apparently all stored physically, and the experiment logs seemed to be only accessible from within one of the bases, whose locations Jason did not have.
Apparently Babs and Tim were having similar issues with gathering information. He had sent a copy of the files over to them in a moment of weakness, but they were having the exact same results as him.
To make things worse, the GiW was more active than they had been previously, combing through Crime Alley and the rest of Gotham tirelessly. At least they weren’t harassing him anymore, he thought, but now he had even less of a clue what they wanted.
And to top it all off, the Joker had escaped Arkham a few days prior to Jason receiving Scarecrow’s note, and he still hadn’t done anything. That could only mean that he was planning something big, which meant more grief for Jason, because the clown was obsessed with him.
So yes, Jason wasn’t having the best week.
He got up from his computer, stretched, and walked over to the window.
The sky was Gotham’s usual grey, clouded with a toxic miasma made up of traditional pollutants and the aftermath of gas attacks both, which could generously be called ‘smog.’
The streets seemed busier than usual, or maybe that was just because Jason was having a hard time keeping his eyes focused.
With blurry vision and a dull ache in the back of his head, Jason paced through his apartment, going through everything he knew.
The GiW, or Ghost Investigation Ward, were part of a secret government project having to do with ‘ecto-entities,’ which were mostly made up of ghosts.
The GiW was able to kidnap and steal away anyone who was ‘ecto-contaminated’ to be dissected, and it was completely legal.
According to the non-censored patrol reports he was given, Jason himself was considered ecto-contaminated. So were Bruce, Damian, Steph, and Cass.
There were also several rogues that were in the same boat, but their names had been redacted, presumably by Scarecrow. He wasn’t entirely sure why, but he guessed it was either for leverage or privacy. Knowing Crane, it could be both.
Anything useful about the GiW seemed to be stored physically within their compounds, or on an operating system that couldn’t be accessed outside of certain areas.
Anything useful about ghosts was conveniently removed by Scarecrow.
And, lastly, he knew from capture logs that they had numerous captive ghosts which were definitely being experimented on. One of these ghosts was named Daniel, last name redacted, and had been turned over by his parents in return for allowing them to run their own experiments on the boy.
From what he could tell, it had been around fifty two days since he had been turned in.
Fifty two days of experimentation and dissection.
Jason had to find him.
But first, he had to find the locations of the GiW bases, and plan his entrance carefully. He couldn’t let them get away because of a simple mistake.
The only location data he had been able to find was on a picture of the boy, Daniel, a picture of a vigilante in a red suit, and a quick note left about Daniel which hadn’t been transferred into the main database.
The note was…
Jason had been around crime for a very, very long time. He understood it intimately, in a way most people would never hope to achieve.
He understood hatred, too.
And yet, the words in that note were almost incomprehensible to him.
They were mockery of a child in pain. A child that was not seen as human. A child that was seen as a threat, a monster.
The man had detailed the security surrounding the child being cut back. Apparently, the kid had some sort of sonic scream. They were removing the muzzle that inhibited it because he had screamed himself hoarse, and he couldn’t make a sound anymore.
He also mentioned that the kid was cut open at least once a day, sometimes multiple times. He was opened up, played with, and sewn back shut.
The man joked that they should just put a zipper on him, so they wouldn’t keep wasting their stitches.
Jason really, really wanted to kill that guy.
The metadata on the note traced back to a newly-bought building in Gotham’s financial district, while the photos both came from Amity Park, Illinois.
Amity Park, Illinois did not exist in any official capacity.
Tim, who had taken the Batplane to check the precise location listed in the metadata, had reported that there was a town there after all, and it was on complete media lockdown from the rest of the world. He hadn’t even been able to use Bat, Justice League, or Young Justice channels to message anyone outside of the city until he left.
Jason had checked the building in the financial district firsthand, and found that the man who had submitted the note had done so while resting on a patrol of the city. He seemed to go there often to avoid his superiors, and Jason found it easy enough to get the drop on him the third time around.
His advanced interrogation techniques hadn’t been enough to get the man to name any locations. Worse, the man definitely recognized Red Hood, and would definitely tell the rest of the GiW about what had happened as soon as he left.
So, Jason did something about that. He couldn’t kill him, unfortunately, so he did the next best thing.
The GiW sent him to a public hospital within a few hours of finding him with shattered hand bones, broken arms, and a throat with near-permanent damage. The man wouldn’t be able to speak for a month at least.
He might never write again.
Jason, having read the note over and over until the words stained the backs of his eyes, thought it was the least he deserved.
Jason sighed, stopping his pacing. He wasn’t getting anywhere with this. If anything, working himself up was only going to lower the chances of him magically coming to a realization about where the kid was or what in the hell was going on.
He walked into the kitchen, popped some leftovers into the microwave, and started them up.
Once they were done, he brought them out to his desk, intending to eat as he continued to work on the GiW case.
When he saw his screen, he froze.
Telegram had been opened to a new chat with someone he had never messaged before.
TooFine: who are you?
TooFine: why are you looking into the giw?
The messages were a couple of minutes old, probably sent while Jason was spiraling pacing. He just stared at the screen, dumbstruck.
Shakily, he responded.
RedDead: How the hell did you get my contact info
Whoever was on the other side of the screen paused for a second. Jason considered sending a quick text to Babs to tell her what was going on, but he decided that he could handle this by himself.
TooFine: got it from the backdoor I put into the giw system.
RedDead: Shit
TooFine: ok your turn
TooFine: why r u looking into the giw? seriously man
RedDead: I don’t have a single reason to tell you. Give me one and I might answer your questions
TooFine paused again. Clearly they both had issues trusting someone over the internet, and rightfully so. What they had both admitted to doing was incredibly illegal, and if someone turned them in, they would be in deep shit.
TooFine: ive been trying to take down the giw since it was created. I can help u if ur honest with me
RedDead: Oh yeah, because no one has ever lied to another person on the internet before
RedDead: But fine
RedDead: I’m looking into them because they’ve been shadowing me for over a month at this point, among other reasons
TooFine: other reasons?
Jason sighed. He shouldn’t have added that. He knew that the other guy would ask, but he said something anyways.
RedDead: They’ve got a kid. I don’t like it when people hurt kids
TooFine: Danny? he’s alive?
RedDead: From what I can tell
So he knew the kid. Or, at least, he was pretending to. It would make sense for him to be cagey about his intentions, and for him to be desperate enough to reach out.
TooFine: oh my god
TooFine: do you know what city? fuck
TooFine: fuck fuck fuck
TooFine: I need to find him man please
RedDead: He’s somewhere in Gotham
RedDead: I’ve been trying to find him for a week now but no dice. They keep everything important on separate servers
TooFine: listen man you’re a good hacker but you’re not as good as me. you need my help if we’re gonna find Danny
RedDead: Okay, what are you trying to get me to agree to?
TooFine: i’m coming to gotham and we’re going to meet up
RedDead: Hell no
RedDead: Stranger danger
TooFine: if I tell u who I am will you say yes
RedDead: ?? How am I supposed to verify if you’re telling the truth
TooFine then sent him what seemed to be a selfie. Jason’s jaw dropped at the kid’s sheer audacity.
RedDead: There’s something seriously wrong with you
TooFine: my name is Tucker Foley. i live in amity park. i’m in 10th grade
RedDead: ???????? WHAT THE HELL
TooFine: i can send u my address too
RedDead: PLEASE DON’T??
RedDead: WHAT’S YOUR FUCKING DAMAGE? DON’T DOXX YOURSELF TO ME
RedDead: WHAT IF I WANTED TO KILL YOU OR SOMETHING? WHAT IF I WAS A FED
TooFine: i have to take that chance.
TooFine: Danny is my best friend. they’ve had him for over a month and no one’s doing anything to help. mr. Lancer was the only one who cared and he gave up after they blackmailed him
TooFine: they’ve had him for OVER A MONTH. I THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD.
TooFine: Sam and Jazz and I are coming to gotham and we’re going to find him no matter what it takes
TooFine: you have to help us
Jason considered, for a second, the choices he’d made in his life that had led up to this moment. He also considered, if he was in this kid’s position at his age, if he would be doing the same.
He decided to throw the kid a bone.
RedDead: [4735.jpg]
TooFine: HUH
RedDead: I’m guessing you know me
TooFine: RED HOOD??????
RedDead: No I’m just a very dedicated LARPer
TooFine: am i gonna die for Danny right now
RedDead: If I were literally anyone else, probably
RedDead: But no, you’re not. I’m gonna help you find your friend
TooFine: your username is red dead and you’re. yeah ok
RedDead: Oh come on, it’s funny
TooFine: Danny would love you
RedDead: So Danny clearly has great taste in jokes
TooFine: nope. literally loves puns and wordplay
RedDead: Nevermind
They both paused for a second. Then, Jason had a thought.
RedDead: Wait you’re in the 10th grade and you’re hacking into government databases?
TooFine: please don’t tell my parents.
RedDead: And how are you supposed to explain a sudden vacation to Gotham to your parents?
TooFine: wait so you’ll help me?
RedDead: I really hate to say it but I’m not the best at hacking, and my usual help is busy trying to track down the Joker. So, yep, we’re teaming up
TooFine: LET’S GOOOOOO
RedDead: God. I’m asking a 16 year old to help me take down a government agency and save another 16 year old
RedDead: I feel like the bat
TooFine: oh my god this is awesome. Danny is gonna flip when the actual real-life Red Hood comes to save him.
RedDead: I already regret this
TooFine: too late.
TooFine: btw do u have any place for 2 teenagers and 1 adult teenager to stay in gotham? preferably without dying but yknow.
Jason groaned. He was really, really gonna regret this, and he knew it.
Still, the alternative was some overeager kid dragging two other idiots to Gotham to find their friend and getting themselves killed. At least this way he’d have help, and damn good help at that.
He really was turning into the Bat, wasn’t he?
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#dcxdp#dc x dp#dp x dc#dpxdc#dp x dc crossover#dc x dp fic#liminal scarecrow#Tucker doxxes himself as a power move and immediately regrets it#Jason knows for a fact if he doesn’t agree Tucker is gonna get himself killed trying to do this without him#Jason: holy shit I need to find this kid#meanwhile in Crane’s apartment#Danny: hey dr. crane would you still love me if I was a worm#sorry this took a long ass while btw I had no idea what I was doing LMAO
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AFGIKSJSIEJEI
AU where Jason comes back to life a little earlier and comes across a post-grieve Bernard working odd jobs everywhere. Everywhere as in everywhere. He literally can’t go a day without seeing the blond at least twice.
Eventually he offers Bernard a job.
#he’s working the jobs to move out of his parents’ place btw#in this au jason finds out abt the cult is gets rid of them#before they do major damage#Bernard is 17 and Jason is like 19/20ish#idk how Tim comes in but I js love this dynamic#bernard dowd#jason todd#dc comics#timbern
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Trans fem Jaybin asking Bruce if she can visit Willis in prison because she wants to know what he would have named her if she was born a girl and that's how she finds out that Willis was murdered and despite knowing from day one Bruce just... didn't tell her.
#dc#jason todd#transfem jason todd#Jane Todd#robin!jason#bruce wayne critical#No because why did he do that#“I think that Jason is slipping because he didn't process his parents grief” NO FUCKING SHIT ASSHOLE#You guys don't even know how much trans Jay stuff I have in the chamber#trans fem trans masc genderqueer genderfluid nonbinary#canon compliant canon divergence aus you fucking name it#Trans fem Jay has had me in a chokehold recently though#btw I think Medea would be her name if she was a bio girl#but Jason is known to be awful at coming up with names so I think she picked it because she could still be called Jay#and because everyone was already calling her Jane Doe anyway#but that's just my vision#Willis Todd#I love you Willis they could never make me hate you#he would be so fucking excited about Trans Jay guys#His little girl is a boy who looks exactly like him? so so proud#His baby boy is a girl with Catherine's smile and jewelry now? no. 1 girl dad of all time
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I have a problem
I'm falling on the rabbit hole of the batfamily, most espeficially the x reader fanfics and headcanons, and it's turning into a hyperfixation that's consuming me. I'm not even joking, i've been these two last days obsessively writing in my mind a full au of yandere!batfam x neglected!reader (yes, it's the most common and everyone has seen it already but HUSH). I hate my brain. I'm not even that deep into the dc universe, haven't been in several years. I'm team Marvel ffk
The worst part is that it's not even a deeply defined plot, like my current proyect. I just have the vibes and random scenarios and headcanons about the mc, and a bunch of cliches from all the batfam x neglected! reader put together in a mix. My arcane playlist isn't helping either. And recently I've played Watch Dogs Legion again and it's only giving me inspiration for this au.
So warning: Maybe I'll post a few things about this to get it out of my brain, because I can't be the only one suffering here. Don't worry to those who follow my other writing, I have no intention of abandoning it (not when I have already everything planned), but it's going to take slower than anticipated.
#being neurodivergent is a double edged sword#anyway#just when i'm finally getting somewhere with my fics and receiving so much positive attention and finally focused in writing again#this shit happens#ofc#to think it only happened when i searched batfam x reader out of mere curiosity because i find nightwing and red hood hot#well#hyperfixations come and go#they never stay#batfam#batfam x reader#yandere!batfam x reader#batfam x neglected! reader#i'm running on vibes and headcanons mostly#i have no idea what i'm doing#btw the mc has her own backstory outside the batfam and her own circle of friends because she deserves it#and she'll look like martha wayne obviously#so bruce can witness how his mother's eyes grow to look at him with resentment and eventually indifference#i'm a huge defender that the batfam love each other deeply and would never do that to another member of their family#but exploring these fucked dynamics is fun#bruce wayne#dick grayson#jason todd#tim drake#timothy drake#damian wayne#stephanie brown#cassandra cain#duke thomas#barbara gordon
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sentient gotham post still suck in my head and i had more thoughts about the alfred side of things
imagine that you are Something. you don't quite know what that Something is. maybe you used to and you've forgotten or maybe you never knew in the first place but either way, you don't know what you are and so you have never met another person (?) like you. you've had an existence full of love and joy but you've also been so lonely. so incredibly lonely.
and then you meet thomas and martha wayne. it's random, you bump into them in the street - maybe she spills her coffee on you and insists on buying a new one, maybe he drops his wallet and is genuinely so thankful that you gave it back. it's one of those meetings that isn't supposed to mean much in the grand scheme of things but if there's one thing you've learned during your long time here, it's that sometimes significance lies in the mundane.
they don't see much of your face, not enough to remember it, so when you find out that their butler has passed on and the son supposed to take over came into tragic trouble on the way over, you take the chance. your name is now alfred pennyworth, butler to the wayne family.
time goes on and they have a little boy. you were never supposed to stay this long - not because of some misguided refusal to get attached (attachment is a part of life and if there is one thing you are good at, it is living), but because there is something Wrong with this city; something primordial but never seen before, something ominous but not quite evil, something sinister but not quite bad. a city that is more than a city. a city that is less than a city.
your instincts are warring with each other but you ignore them all. for them. for thomas and martha and little master bruce.
and then there's an alley and a gun and the blood along the concrete seeps into the city itself and changes it, awakens it, resurrects it. the city that is more than a city. the city that is less than a city. it's his now. it's bruce's city, you know it in the same way you know a lot of things - inexplicably but with certainty. you know it in the same way that you know you should run. you should run right now and never look back. you should forget about gotham and thomas and martha and bruce--
bruce. you see him there, when you go to drive him home, with a too large coat over his shoulders and eyes suddenly much older than they were a few hours prior. he is different now, beyond the tragedy and trauma. he is Something else. a boy that is more than a boy. a boy that is less than a boy.
imagine that you are Something. you don't quite know what that Something is. maybe you used to and you've forgotten or maybe you never knew in the first place but either way, you don't know what you are and so you have never met another person like you. not until now. not until you look into the face of an eight year old ancient being whose voice cracks around the word 'alfred' and suddenly your existence is just a little less lonely.
your name is alfred pennyworth, and it will be this until the day you die.
#important that you know this is supposed to resemble bruce seeing dick and thinking 'this kid is is me fr. i'm keeping him.'#also the pennywaynes is intentional. he saw them in the street and instantly became lovingly obsessed with them#they knew his name wasn't really alfred. they knew he was Something. they just also loved him.#it is also important that you know gotham isn't evil#alfred views gotham the same way he views batman - a monster that he wishes would free his son yet still a monster that he is grateful for.#had to stop here because i was about to go into alfred watching bruce adopt his kids#and i Could Not get into the jason of it all right now. watching bruce tear himself apart to bring him back#wishing he wouldn't but knowing that he would do the same if it was bruce.#and then onto giving up his power for bruce. insane about this btw.#alfred pennyworth#bruce wayne#batman#batfamily#sentient gotham au#pennywaynes
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the fact that i will probably never be able to see jason schmidt as sodapop curtis live is sooooooooooooooooooooo evil
#i love every sodapop actor but#he Is Sodapop curtis to me#the way he acts is just so#like his acting in the bedroom scene with ponyboy#the miniscule changes in his facial expressions that show so perfectly his big feelings and how hes choosing to hide them#this is not me putting down the other soda actors btw#we do not do that in this house#but god. jason schmidt i want to see you live i want to perform like you#the outsiders musical#the outsiders broadway#sodapop curtis#jason schmidt
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Pfft just remembered that after Babs insinuated she could be the reason for Jason to stick around in Gotham, Jason denied it, and when Babs asked why, Jason said, "Because, Barb, it's like you said... I'll never be Dick Grayson."
#LOL god i forgot about that line#jason's inferiority complex to dick is sooo lolol#''dad always loved you best'' plus that other line about dick being better than him or bruce liking dick better#from batman and robin#can't remember the exact wording rn and too lazy to look it up but yeah#it's the issue where jason gets arrested and damian gets shot in the back#OH and the handstand issue where jason was mad about dick doing handstands lololol or idk being some perfect sob#btw the quote in the post is from batman eternal 28#Jason Todd#Barbara Gordon
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i wish i could organize a timkon giftswap or week or whatever event, but like only for people who actually care about kon as a character, without coming off as a gatekeeping asshole or something lmao
#rimi talks#i really love doing collaborative event stuff. however the horrors#timkon giftswap but in the signup form i put ''whats your favorite issue of superboy (1994)? how about robin (1993)?''#<- see that would get me branded a gatekeeper and asshole. but also hear me out............#you see........ the timkon tag is a fucking nightmare................#timkon giftswap but in the signup form i go ''lex luthor bernard dowd and jason todd are banned from this event btw''#i can't. i'm not strong enough. ksdjhfjkdhskj#but i WISH i could bc i do love events and collabs!!!! im just. SO tired of everything timkon being so shitty and ooc#bc like. the people who don't read comics latched onto timkon as The Tim Yaoi Ship™#instead of . like. reading comics and understanding why people like tim and kon's relationship to begin with#augh....... alas. i shall never run a timkon event. it simply cannot be done. but i can yearn silently in my heart
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