#i don't see enough steph and damian content so

[willwriteforhugs]

stephanie jokingly calls damian a nepo baby just to piss him off. damian is furious. days of argument ensue

damian: i am not a result of nepotism, spoiler. it's insulting that you would even imply that

steph, not taking this seriously at all: ya but you are though

damian, literally losing his mind: HOW COULD I BE BUT NOT YOU AS WELL? IF I’M A NEPO BABY THEN SO ARE YOU

steph: HOW, DAMIAN. TELL ME HOW. BRUCE IS NOT MY LEGAL FATHER SO I CANT BE HIS NEPO BABY

damian: I MEANT THE OTHER FATHER. HE INFLUENCED YOU TO BECOME A CRIME FIGHTER, DID HE NOT?

steph: YEAH, BY COMMITTING C R I M E S

[obsessiveloveistheonlylove]

Hey, I've read your last yandere Bruce, neglected fam reader and it gave me an idea. What if instead of the reader wasting all that money or luxury, she saved most of it in a closed account and when Bruce bought the apartment she made him sign it in her name as a plan to when the right time comes or if she needs to, she will sell the apartment and use all the money she saved to leave to start over in another country. Imagine Bruce finding out when she reaches the point where she put her apartment for sale, or better, actually selling it to a friend or someone they know and actually leaving.

Yan!batfam with neglected!sister reader leaving the state/country

Anon your mind is fucking golden! I also thought of the reader having the apartment signed in her name just because Bruce wanted her to feel comfortable but I love the layers this adds.

Hopefully these couple of hcs are good enough while I work on pt 2. Also if anyone else has any questions about any other scenarios or certain characters feel free to send them in I'll try to respond whenever I have time and I write for any gender reader.

Word count ; 1073

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˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ bruce is not happy with this turn of events at all. He wasn't expecting nor did he sense that this was going to happen, you didn't post about it or even reference moving on any of your social media apps which he lovingly stalks watches over to make sure you are content with your life and also because he likes seeing you happy and enjoying all the things he got you. And it hurts him a little that you didn't even say something to him … he knows you don't owe him that, not when your relationship is still in a fragile state but he's trying.

˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ he only figures out after someone in the fam(most likely dick) broke in dropped by your apartment and likely scared one of your friends shitless.. obviously both parties are shocked but your friend more so as they don't know who the hell just broke into their house, dick is shocked when this random person claims that he's trespassing in their home. After that awkward situation dick immediately reports back to Bruce about this over the comms and with some digging from Tim they're able to find out that you had sold the house and the exact date that you had, approximately a month ago. That sends off alarm bells for the entire batfam, where are you now?! It takes an hour or so of searching to find out exactly where you moved and when they do they can't decide what to do with the information.

˚ʚ♡ɞ˚Alfred is the voice of reason in this family, he discourages the batboys from immediately doing everything in their power to bring you home, he advocated for you to live wherever you choose and says that it's your life and that the family cannot choose for you. Alfred loves you dearly you are basically his child he views you the way he views Bruce. He may be a yandere but he's a selfless one he truly only has your best interest in mind. His words are like a slap of reality for some of the Batfam mainly Tim, Steph and Jason all three of then become a lot more hesitant to go through with their plans to bring you home on the other hand dick, bruce, and damian are adamant that you aren't safe unless they can be nearby.

˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ Nobody can come to a decision the night they find out and so they decide to sleep on it until they can come to an agreement the manor will be tense for a week or two at most before they spring into action, they will all eventually cave to their selfish needs even if some feel guilty for doing it. Alfred will sigh disappointedly but ultimately allow them to go through with their plans he only hopes you can forgive him for not doing more

˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ you on the other hand will be left unaware to all that's going down you'd gotten a new phone and lived in a whole new state maybe even country! They couldn't bother you here. You were happier than you have been for a long time. Even if you missed your old friends you still tried to keep in touch over the phone.

˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ as for why you did this? It's likely the other batboys' faults, Bruce is annoying but he's not nearly as demanding of your time as the others, namely dick. Dick is insanely clingy once you're on his radar and he becomes aware of how much his neglect affected you mentally. The guilt for him was all consuming when he found out how much he hurt you and that he neglected you for quite literally no reason, you just didn't matter to him at the time. the thought now makes him sick, of course you matter, what the hell was his problem!! Dick would have constantly broke your boundaries by hugging and touching and cuddling you he feels like he needs to make it up to you by being a good big brother, even if that's not what you need anymore after all it's far too late you're already an adult but he refuses to see it that way you're still his baby sister. He inserts himself into your life constantly and even if he'll pay for things he'll only do so under the circumstances that the money be spent ‘together’ like sure he'll take you to that fancy restaurant but it's going to be made into a sister-brother bonding moment, like yeah he'll let you use his card to go shopping but only if he's going with you. Even if you don't use him for money he will still find ways to insert himself into your life. He's overwhelmingly intense and his behavior mixed with the other overbearing members in the batfam plus the added overwhelming feelings of having people who ignored you all your life suddenly want your time and attention is probably why you felt like you had to leave.

˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ you won't be gone for more than a month or two before your dragged back to Gotham and back to your family, only this time you've got a metaphorical collar around your neck as now you're likely brought back to the manor always under surveillance and on the off chance you're still allowed to own your own apartment again just know it will be heavily bugged along with your phone courtesy of Tim even if he feels bad about invading your privacy he knows they need to see your texts to make sure you're not planning to leave Gotham again. Oh and now the bat members will each take turn patrolling your house and following you from the shadows to make sure you're safe.

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All in all I'd say you'll have your fun for a little while but ultimately you'll just drive them deeper in their obsession and they will likely kidnap and bring you home.

[bitterrobin]

See, when people go full scorched earth fanon with their opinions on Damian (he's evil, he actively poisons Tim, tries to kill Tim all the time, and also warping everyone else around him to be meaner to Tim etc) I have two minds about it.

One half of me, the nerd "um ackshually" one that sticks to comics canon is generally in disbelief and anger about Damian's character being so degraded by the fandom to the point he's barely a character anymore. Damian is usually just an abusive plot device to either whumpify Tim or induce some weird righteous anger on Tim's behalf to justify his hatred and being the "right one" in the situation (when there is no right side). I actively try to write a lot of my Damian-centric content to battle against the idea and ignore these portrayals as much as I can.

The other half, the one that also adores comics but loves to read into fanon and pick it apart bc sometimes fan's opinions on characters are great and unique, goes "okay but what if I think about it?" If Damian is really this evil and terrible, that brings everyone else down with him. Dick is often mischaracterized as a terrible brother by default in these types of fics, and so is portrayed as intentionally ostracizing Tim or being utterly stupid and oblivious to Damian's antics. Alfred's even more of an enabler than he already is (for Damian in this case). A lot of other characters, Steph or Cass or Jason, are either Tim's holy protectors or just as terrible to him. And Tim...just comes off as a little immature bitch or the righteous one above everyone else. Either he's utterly unable to fight back against a literal 10 year old, constantly sick or dying, throwing tantrums over a mantle he did not create, has enough breakdowns you genuinely wonder if he's even fit for his Brucequest - or he does fight back, kicks the shit out a child, denounces everyone else except maybe Bruce (but its negotiable), and is positioned as the ever injured party who was wronged and deserves retribution and compensation. I don't know man, but then everyone just ends up looking like utter assholes. These aren't even Batman characters and heroes anymore, they're all dumb, angry, violent, or just weak enough that there's no way they're vigilantes who operate nightly. I concede they all do have various traumas and illnesses but at some point it starts to get ridiculous. Do fans of Tim really like portraying him as super mentally unstable and childish and do they really hate Damian that much? Is constantly writing him on his breaking point that interesting?

[batstorm93672]

Music is nice

Damian plucked at the strings, his violin that he had learned to play during the League and he asked Bruce for one. To which, Bruce wanted to make his son happy and had bought the most expensive and beautiful violin that money can afford. It was gorgeous, the wood was clean and everything worked as intended. Damian loved it.

He doesn't play in front of many people, Alfred was the first to have seen him play. Alfred would marvel at the young boy's talents and praise him.

Bruce has overheard Damian playing when Damian was alone in his room, passing by the beautiful melody played and he didn't dare disturb his son.

Cassandra is one of the other few people that Damian played for, when performing a dance she asked that he played and he agreed to do so. It was a stunning performance of dance and instrument.

Dick had managed to annoy convince Damian into playing for him a few times. To which Dick took fascination in Damian's talents of art and playing.

Damian's playing was all over the place, from classical to pop anything sounded like heaven to his ears. Damian was playing once more, quietly yet softly he played. A part of him wanted everyone to hear and see him play... but he's nervous... or something.

So when Cassandra goes to him and signs that she wishes for him to join her again.

Damian takes a second and then signs "I'll play for you, is there anything in particular I should know?"

"I'm going to be dancing for the family, they wanted to see me perform. You don't mind do you?"

"I suppose not, if it makes you happy"

Cass smiled and spoke "Thank you little brother"

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It was at a local theater that Bruce rented for Cass for the night. Damian steeled his nerves, it's for his sister... he can do this. Cass was in her ballet uniform and Damian stepped out close to the light, not close enough to block the true performance.

Then it began, the strings letting out melodious tones as it was accompanied by Cass dancing gracefully. She looked so happy to... and that might be all that Damian wants from her. Cass was strong like him, taught like him and seeing her so happy just like he learned to be, is what makes him able to play like this.

Then for what felt like a serene eternity, it ended.

Cass bowed and before Damian could register it, she grabbed his hand which held the bow and the two bowed together, while their faces were away from the family, Cass glanced at Damian with a wide grin on her face. Damian couldn't help but return the small smile while whispering "I'm delighted to have played for you Cain" Cassandra rose back up and let Damian place his violin back into its case before she smothered him with a hug.

Jason whooped, Tim clapped, Steph jumped up and down, Dick was almost in tears, Duke was grinning, Bruce was smiling and Alfred looked proudly at the two.

"Hey now, when did you know how to play?"

"For a long time now Todd, it's always been a skill that mother taught me in my own time for fun... or so she said"

"That was amazing! I never heard you before"

"I'm glad you managed to play in front of everyone like that, quite impressive"

"Yes well... seeing Cain beaming with joy as I play to her dance makes me quite content on it's own"

Everyone smiled upon the confession to enjoy playing for his sister.

[jasonspetertodds]

two for one special

warnings: none :)

Jason peeled himself away from his stove, throwing a suspicious look at the kid sitting at his breakfast bar then his front door. Damian just shrugged, kicking his green combat boots faintly against the backing of his bar. Jason cringed, knowing that they would scuff. It wasn't that big of a deal, Robin had had a rough night and was seeking shelter from one Batman while Dick was in Blüdhaven tying up some loose ends.

Jason really didn't have the heart to tell the kid no to seeing Theo or anything else that night. He was more than a little put off by the knock on his door, though. It was somewhat settling to know that Bruce wouldn't have bothered to knock, instead, ever the dramatic, he would opt for crashing through Jason's new living room windows. He huffed an irritated sigh just thinking about it.

He threw open the door when he saw it was Steph. She was wringing her hands and had an almost frown tugging on her lips. Jason vaguely registered that she was wearing her Christmas present.

"Uh, hi." She started, taking a breath like she was about to go into way too much detail for Jason's liking. He held up his hand, cutting her off, "Let me guess, you're hiding from B, too?"

She hesitated, eyebrows coming together as she stared at Jason, "Yeah. And my mom. Do you mind if I crash here?"

"Guess I'm harboring two fugitives tonight," He muttered, before adding over his shoulder as he turned his attention back to his meal, "Welcome to the party, we're having green curry."

"What'd you do?" He asked, reducing the heat as he gently stirred everything while he added the coconut milk.

He could hear Steph figideting behind him, warring on her lip as her stool scrapped against his floors, "May have accidentally started a gang war."

He snorted.

Damian gave a short sniff next to her, watching Jason like a hawk to make sure it was really vegetarian. If Jason had enough energy, he might've been offended. Instead, he had chucked the empty box of vegetable broth at the brat's head and continued on. When he turned to chuck the coconut milk container in the trash he saw Steph side eyeing Dami.

"Why're you here?" She asked gently, nudging him with her elbow. The younger boy looked indignant as he swallowed hard, refusing to meet her gaze. Instead, he took up aggressively petting Bartholomew, who was balanced on his lap, purring contently.

"No reason that concerns you, Brown."

Jason rolled his eyes, pulling the rice off and breaking it apart with a fork, answering for his little brother, "He got fired."

Steph's jaw dropped, her lips forming a perfect 'o' shape before she nodded sympathetically.

"I told you, Dames. It's a rite of passage. I've gotten fired. Steph's gotten fired--"

"I don't want to hear about your own inadequacies, Todd. I am certainly no where near you and Brown's Robin excursions." The kid sneered, glaring at Jason's fruit bowl. The man just shrugged, waiting a for the curry to thicken tiniest bit more before taking it off the stove completely. He set it on the counter and made a 'go for it' gesture. Like he said, if he had more energy he might've taken the jab to heart, instead he piled white rice on his plate and took it for what it was. Damian, who is insanely prideful, but more than that, as a kid was angry that someone had taken something away from him that he loved so dearly. And even though Jason wasn't the one who had taken it away, he was still in the closest vicinity and Damian felt like lashing out.

Jason could take it, though, as he shoved curry into his mouth, smiling at the shade's Steph's face was turning from the heat. He was from the Alley and he'd suffered far greater weapons than Damian Wayne's sharp tongue. He had a long ways to go before his words were as cutting as Alfred's.

"Dick was fired, too, you know."

Steph nodded through trying to desperately cool the bite she had just taken, fanning herself with her hand as she mimed for milk. Jason snickered and obliged. She spoke out of the corners of her mouth, "Yeah. Like Jason said Dami, it's a rite of passage. And like with everything else, you don't have to listen to Bruce."

Jason smirked, setting the glass of milk down in front of her and gearing up to launch into the story about the many, many times Dick had been fired. It was only far, since the oldest wasn’t there to defend himself.