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everyone wants attention from mama this christmas <3

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THE PARASITES WON AND NOW Mama Bird (but its your big brother ready to fight god) has updated AGAIN!! >:DD

Name: As above Rating: General Audiences (But should probably be teens, some graphic stuff- PLEASE check warnings) Chapter: 4/?? Word count: 9,141 Relationships: Batfam + Batbros Summary: Tim breaks into the cave for acsess to some bat tech and that sweet sweet bat coffee maker. But this time he doesnt manage to escape before the batmobile rolls in.

He decides to just wait them out, that is until he starts to put together the pieces to a very alarming puzzle.

Well- Batmans no kill rule didnt apply to himself right?

Because if he doesnt take his hands away from Damian Tim is going to make him a fucking exception

(Bad dad Bruce and Batfam uniting together in the aftermath of Tim going feral to protect their baby bat)

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So we all are aware Jason pulls the whole you replaced me or your a pretender to Tim.

Now in the comics Dick really loves Tim like that is his little brother he would protect him with everything he's got.

I want maybe the bats are getting along Jason's over for family dinner, to steal something I don't know he's there.

Now Jason's in the cave sees Tim and decides to be a ass.

"Oh how's it going Replacement enjoying my colors"

Dick who was doing something on the other side overhears this, now Nightwing is famous for his temper we are aware but he also is calculating knows where to hit it where it hurts.

He walks over sees his baby bird's sad little face now Dick remembers that night at the circus he had begged Mama if they could adopt little Timmy he had already claimed the little bird.

And as a big brother it is is job to knock annoying little siblings off their high horse.

"Hey Timmy looking good in our colors, shit replacement, oh I mean Jason didn't see you there"

The look on Jason face is unforgettable.

"I find it really funny the amount of bitching you do Jay-Bird considering if I had my way Tim here would have been a Grayson but alas. Then again never too late for an adoption right?"

If looks could kill Jason would be back in his coffin.

Tim though looks estatic and maybe Dick will feel guilty later but Jason tried to kill his baby.

"It's just funny you know everyone complaining about being Robin the name my mother gave me. It's almost like I can say who wears it and I think the little brother I hugged the night my parents died might get first dibs then again what would I know?"

I want Dick to be Petty as fuck. Now he loves Jason to but in the grand sceme of things the order of importance is.

Damian and Tim

The Titans/Oracle

Duke and Cass

Jason( if he hasn't tried to murder his babies)

Other assorted people

Everyone else in the world

Bruce (and Jason if he has tried to kill the babies)

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Adding on to my previous ask, what do you think the others reaction to finding out about why Tim cut his hair and/or what it meant to him?

I feel like dick would feel so sad for ti and what he lost

Jason would feel even more regretful about the tower for the hair

Damian and Bruce I'm not sure

Cass would try to convince to grow his hair back again

(he never grew it out cause he didn't feel safe enough to do so)

Sorry if it's incomprehensible, I wrote with my face half squished into my pillow cause I had to get the thought out before I could fall asleep

For anyone wanting to read the OG post, here

Tim, in this AU, usually kept his hair up. Therefore, it's not a stretch to say he didn't tell the others how vital his hair was to his self-worth, connection to his parents, or reassurance that he's loved. Perhaps, in their ignorance, they even made comments on how Tim keeps his hair so long or seems to spend longer getting ready. It was meant as light-hearted teasing because they didn't know just how important his hair is to him.

The reveal for this AU depends on how much drama, tension, and angst you want.

Does it happen immediately after? If so, it might take awhile for Jason or Damian to care (just cause they don't like Tim at this point). There might be a wee bit of "damn" in their minds, but they have the realization much latter of how fucked up it was.

Does it happen after Tim has already forgiven Jason? Jason may not realize it's something he needs to apologize for and goes through the angst of thinking they aren't doing as good as he thought. Tim doesn't blame Jason because Tim made the choice to cut his hair. He was upset, which he's over by this point, but he never blamed Jason. However, Jason now blames himself and will need to work to forgive himself.

Now. How do the Bats respond/feel about this reveal?

As far as Dick and Damian, have you read the fic "Mama Bird (but its your big brother ready to fight god)" by Yellow_sprouts? The fic is by a Tumblr account I adore on here @batfambrainrotbeloved. Anyways, I love their concepts for chapter 4 here. It examines how Dick and Damian, due to their cultures and upbringing, see hair as something to cherish and spend time taking care of.

While in this hc/au I didn't tie Tim's feelings about his hair to cultural/spiritual beliefs, feel free to hc that. On the other hand, I feel like Damian and Dick might understand more or differently due to their own cultural thoughts about hair. Even if Tim's treatment and care of his hair isn't related to cultural beliefs, they might still understand just how important it is (especially if they grew up with their own loved ones [Mary and John Grayson and Talia] washing their hair, taking time to teach them about different products/treatment, and making the entire process a bonding/loving moment). It would be a huge deal if, after Damian and Tim start getting along, Damian offers to help Tim with his hair (which has grown quite a bit by this time).

Jason can also be tied into the cultural understanding if you'd like, or he could just process it as taking another thing from Tim he didn't realize was precious. If Jason also comes from a culture that cherishes hair, lots of angst to be explored there (maybe his feelings about commiting such a taboo but originally justifying it because hair probably doesn't mean the same thing to Tim). Jason having cultural or spiritual ties to hair could also fuck with his mental state and that white stripe. How can he do his self-care routines to the reminder of all that he's suffered through?

Cass has known from the beginning how much Tim's hair means to him. For timeline sake, let's say she appeared to the Bats after TT (otherwise, she would have hunted Jason down to beat his ass up). The two of them from the start use hair as a way to bond.

David Cain probably never taught Cass to value herself in that way. It's nice for Tim and Cass because no words are needed. They can feel the love and comfort through the actions and soft touches. Cass is taught to value herself, that even something like her hair is worthy of time and dedication. She is human, even down to her hair follicles.

This act has nothing to do with her abilities. While she should feel pride and accomplishment for the strength it took to utilize abilities given to her through pain/abuse into something for herself, this activity is about Cass being herself. Tim cares about her and wants to show her that no matter what she can and can't do. Cass is gone often like Tim's parents, but this moment of hair care is a constant reassurance of theirs.

Steph and Babs find out later. Maybe they are told about it by Cass sooner than the big reveal, but they don't tie it to what happened at TT. They also don't want to intrude on the intimate familial bonding of Tim and Cass during this moment, so they never try to invite themselves to it. After the reveal, Barbara invites Tim, Cass, and Steph over for a self-care day. It's not necessarily about hair (so as to not pressure Tim to share), but Tim appreciates the gesture.

Bruce depends on if he's a good dad or not in this.

For good dad Bruce, he is the definition of "doesn't really understand but trying." He stalks the Drakes' old finance records to find out what products they used to keep some in stock at the Manor. He does a ton of research on hair care and cultures (and ends up learning about how it might be important to Dick and Damian). He may be a bit overbearing and cross boundaries (by inserting himself into Tim's routine), but he is trying. After Tim tells him to back off, he does.

For Bad Dad Bruce, he's an asshole about it. Maybe he makes some comment about how Tim shouldn't keep his hair long anyways since it's a liability >:(

Tim probably can't get himself to allow it to grow long again until Bruce gets lost in the timestream. By virtue of simply not having enough time to cut it properly, it grows out. He almost cuts it off before he returns to Gotham, but he remembers how happy Cass was for him that it was long again.

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BATFAM PROMPT:

Feral Talon Dad Bruce Wayne AU

The bat kids are raised by a Cryptid zombie horror murder man who loves them very very much❤️

Bruce is sent to kill the Graysons by the court of Owls and kidnap their child to make him a Talon.

Dick witnesses the whole thing but because he’s so young in this AU like basically a toddler he’s terrified and when Bruce picks him up to take him back to the Owls Dick snuggles into him and sobs and screeches and he’s angry and confused and scared and tiny but This massive murder monster who killed his parents is the only comfort he has.

Dick is alone and he has no one. No one is coming to save him, no one is coming for him , his mama and daddy are gone and the only thing left is …. Whatever the hell this cryptid horror zombie is.

So Dick, takes his comfort where he can, which today comes in form of zombi does Bruce Wayne and that’s what it takes i guess.

Bruce breaks out of conditioning and vanishes into thin air with the kid. Only he doesn’t go back to the court.

Maybe this Bruce takes baby Grayson away and raises him as a feral murder baby.

They live secluded and away from anyone and anything. Maybe the mountains in Nanda parbat. They’re so discreet and good the league of assassins doesn’t even know their mountains are technically compromised.

Bruce raises Dick in complete secrecy. Literally like a wild child, Bruce occasionally travels to the town over to bring back toys and books and whatever he finds that he thinks would make Dick happy.

Dick sees and longs for peoples and connections and more. He loves Bruce but Bruce is basically like Ariel’s dad WORSE he’s basically mother gothel, he’s seen so many horrors and he’s so paranoid. He just wants his son to stay alive and away from any harm.

keeping Dixk locked away and safe from the Owls that mean him horrific torture and agony. Safe from the world, Safe with Daddy😭❤️.

SIGN LANGUAGE ENTHUSIAST BATFAM HEADCANON.

Bruce’s voice is … zombified and uncomfortable to use, so he teaches himself sign language and then teaches Dick. They invent their own dialect. Just for them😭

Dick gets big enough to want to see the world, to understand what happened, to find himself outside of his adopted eldritch Dad, and MAYBE! Make a damn friend like he’s been seeing in those picture books Bruce brings for him every week.

He “runs away” in a fit of teenage rebellion or whatever you wanna call it, after Dick gets caught sneaking into a village a couple kilometres from their Cosy little cave they like to call home.

Bruce is furious and terrified and he’s everything a scared father is after finding your kid missing from their room when they were supposed to be home hours ago.

Dick explodes in frustration and tears and off he goes.

He goes back to the beginning. To Gotham.

A half deadly Half sunshine all Feral Dick Grayson is roaming the world all alone when he stumbles across a considerably less feral

Less deadly Jason Todd.

Jay is an orphan and this weirdly affectionate clueless terror of a guy just imprinted on him

and won’t leave him alone.

I mean Scary bird boy is a stage 5 dumbass, zero bark, Zero bite 100% cuddles kinda guy.

(Seriously this dude has no concept of personal space and it’s bordering on infuriating) but Jason is like 99.9% sure he just saw him down crime alley snapping the resident rapists necks.

The men that call girls avoided and the police did isn’t care to arrest, so clearly bird boy is not a bad guy but he’s definitely not Harmless either.

Jason likes his style though.

Maybe the court of owls tries going after Jason or tries to kidnap Dick again.

Bruce finds them in the nick of time and slaughters every single one of the Owls once and for all.

Shenanigans ensue and they all bond.

Love love love. Bruce literally adopts him the minute he sees him.

Bruce and Dick teach Jay sign language.

Jason teaches Bruce and Dick how to read.

Jason loves his feral dad and brother.

MAYBE! Tim parents were Owls.

The rich wealthy elites of Gotham succumb to their nefarious ways in an ironic and cathartic end, survived by their heir Timothy Jackson Drake. Who up until now they had been grooming into becoming the next Owl man, he’s been trained to kill and torture and every other bad guy skills he needs to be their evil little successor.🫡

Bruce gets rid of them though.

WOMP WOMP.

Maybe after killing Timmy’s parents Bruce is just like…

Bruce: awwwwww this reminds me of how Dick’s surprise adoption went!

Tim:…. Bro you can’t just murder my parents and call this a surprise adoption.

Bruce: we can call this a kidnapping if you wanna keep it 💯 but either way you’re coming home with me

Tim: …. I ain’t even like em like that fr. Let me just pack a bag real quick.

The Drakes parenting was abhorrent so after Bruce kidnaps him ,Tim is viciously violent at first but after Bruce shows Tim patience and kindness.

Tim develops Stockholm syndrome like instantly and just latches onto Bruce like it’s the first instance of true love and care he’s ever felt.

Jason is actually the most normal and well

adjusted out of his Psychotic family. Ironically he’s the only one out of all of them that hasn’t killed someone lol.

Tim latches on violently to Dick & Jason, it’s adorable and scary and very creepy in a wholesome way. Tim absorbs any kind of attention like a sponge and has separation anxiety. He likes to watch them sleep and follow them every where they go like a puppy, only he does it in the shadows and takes candid pictures of them he collects religiously.

He’s a complete weirdo.

Dick finds him Absolutely delightful, he wants to gobble him all up and cuddle at every opportunity, he enables all Of his bad habits and Jason does his best to damage control and encourage Tim to dabble in more healthy hobbies and ways of showing affection but ultimately Dick Grayson remains undefeated as a bad influence.

Dick is a good big brother, so obviously he’s gotta participate in his baby brothers love language so Timmy can feel seen and appreciated.

So now Jason has TWO stalkers shadowing him everywhere he goes. 3 when Bruce is feeling sentimental.

Jason tolerates his families psychotic and feral behaviour because he loves them more then life itself and if anyone else said anything like that about them he’d snap their necks.

Jason shows his affection in normal ways like beating up peoples trying to start a fight with his brothers and cooking for them because they can’t cook to save their lives.

Sometimes Jason will wonder on how exactly Dixk survived all those years in that cave with an immortal Bruce who doesn’t need to eat.

(Bruce would catch wild animals and Dixk

Would eat the meat raw, sometimes he’d hold his blood soaked hand full of flesh out wanting to share with dad, but Bruce would just drag Dick closer to him and nudge him to keep eating his dinner)

Jason feels bad and bakes him sugary monstrosities included but not limited too:

Oreo chocolate chip maple soaked marshmallow pancakes.

Sour candy lucky charm jam filled donuts.

Triple Chocolate Nutella and peanut butter Reese cookies.

Jason is appropriately horrified at what he’s created every time.

But Dick tasted sugar for the first time and doesn’t know how to act.

The kids are living their best lives but Bruce Is SPIRALLING.

The more kids Bruce acquires the more stressed he gets.

There’s a really angsty scene where Bruce breaks down holding onto his kids and crying. He’s not a monster, he just wants these kids to be safe. He doesn’t wanna kill anymore, he doesn’t wanna hurt things anymore.

He wants to go home with his babies.

He wants to take all of them back to their busted creepy cave in nanda parbat.

But Dickie Isn’t a baby anymore, he wants his family close but he also wants MORE, he wants to be around people he wants to discover the world. Jason was born and raised in Gotham and Bruce can’t in good conscience rip his life apart like that.

And then there’s Timmy. Honestly the Tim is this AU is an unhinged obsessive gremlin, he just goes wherever his family wants to go, nothing else really matters to him but them.

And so Bruce decides to stay in Gotham and hides them all in an abandoned building. It’s kind of like a nest.

Bruce stashes his babies in a Makeshift safe house until he can figure out a way to make all this work.

Maybe Alfred finds their weird little makeshift Family when he stumbles into their safe house and manages not to get immediately killed.

Alfred is VERY worried about the state in which these kids are living.

He vows to lure them and their Dad to a safer better living arrangement.

Maybe Bruce gets severely hurt and the kids kidnap Alfred to patch Bruce up.

Alfred is appropriately horrified at the undead creature growling and hissing while he treats their mortally terminal wounds, but keeps as much composure as an ex-military general would about it.

Bruce like totally imprints on Alfred And like a cat, he drags each and every one of his kids into Alfred life for him to babysit and look after while Bruce goes out to do whatever zombie dads do.

Alfred has no choice in the matter and has effectively acquired spontaneous grandkids and a son.

Bruce: daddy?

Alfred: …. Boy do I look like-⁉️

They move in with Alfred basically over night.

Damian is either created Through the league of assassins who stole the courts strongest talon’s DNA (Bruce’s DNA) to recreate it. Or any other way I guess I donno? Maybe Talia and Bruce got jiggy with It at one point when they were in those mountains. PFFFF LOL GIVE ME IDEAS.

Gonna run with the first idea ?

Damian is created in a lab, Maybe the Drakes latest project was too recreate their greatest success which had been Talon!Bruce.

Tim revisits his parents lab randomly and discovers this. An abandoned lab and abandoned cryogenic chamber containing a baby.

Tim grabs the kids and runs back home.

Jason is exasperated and Alfred panics a bit cause…. Huh?!?!

Jason: Seriously guys? We can’t afford Another surprise adoption right now.

Alfred: do you mean a “kidnapping”

Jason: don’t be mean! It’s their love language 😡

Alfred: wonderful… is it safe to assume I’ll be raising yet another grandchild?

Jason: that’s the spirit, anyway we gotta find a much bigger apartment than this, it’s getting crowded.

Alfred: Ah, my sincerest apologies for the inconvenience caused by my oversight. It seems I should have anticipated my being abducted by a feral street urchin and his entourage of lethal pets. Quite the oversight on my part, I’ll begin apartment hunting right away sir.

Bruce, Dick, Jason, Tim, Damian: *living their best life while Alfred tries to wrangle them out of shenanigans*

Anyways They take Damian in and he’s just as feral and eldritch horror as his daddy. He’s got his big brother’s trademark behaviours too!

Tim’s severely anti social mess , Dick’s creepy uncanny valley nature and Jason’s love for baking!

It’s so sweet how much he takes after his sibling and Bruce couldn’t be more proud of his litter of horror.

Alfred is honestly such a trooper through all this, salute the GOAT.

I wrote this on a whim! If y’all wanna hear more about this AU, if you want it written, let me know!

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Mama Bird (but its your big brother ready to fight god)

by Yellow_sprouts Tim is a reasonable person. He rolls with the punches, so to speak; he's dealt with hurt, betrayal, and abandonment. The whole nine yards. Sure, he has his moments, but overall, he reacts pretty rationally to things. But watching his baby brother begging his Baba not to hurt him while Bruce insists he needs to "learn a lesson" via a forceful dose of a fear toxin mask? Well, the bats didnt kill- but that rule didnt apply to Batman himself right?? Because, by god, Tim had never been closer to tearing someone's throat out with his bare teeth. (TLDR: Tim sneaks into the cave, watches an incident and goes ape shit against Batman himself to protect his baby brother- hurt/comfort ensues with Batfam) Words: 4181, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English Series: Part 2 of Batfam one shots/drabbles Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: Other Characters: Tim Drake, Bruce Wayne, Damian Wayne, Rogues Gallery (Batman), Jason Todd, Dick Grayson, Barbara Gordon, Stephanie Brown, Duke Thomas, Cassandra Cain, (mentioned), Talia al Ghul, Ra's al Ghul, Alfred Pennyworth Relationships: Tim Drake & Damian Wayne, Tim Drake & Jason Todd, Tim Drake & Dick Grayson, Bruce Wayne & Damian Wayne, Tim Drake & Bruce Wayne, Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson & Bruce Wayne, Jason Todd & Damian Wayne, Dick Grayson & Damian Wayne, Cassandra Cain & Tim Drake & Dick Grayson & Duke Thomas & Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne & Damian Wayne, Cassandra Cain & Tim Drake & Dick Grayson & Duke Thomas & Jason Todd & Damian Wayne Additional Tags: Bruce Wayne Bashing, Bad Parent Bruce Wayne, Bruce Wayne Has a Bad Time, BAMF Tim Drake, BAMF Jason Todd, BAMF Dick Grayson, BAMF Barbara Gordon, BAMF Cassandra Cain, BAMF Stephen Strange, BAMF Duke Thomas, Protective Siblings, Protective Older Brothers, Protective Tim Drake, Protective Jason Todd, Protective Dick Grayson, Protective Batfamily (DCU), Good Sibling Damian Wayne, Good Sibling Jason Todd, Good Sibling Dick Grayson, Good Sibling Tim Drake, Bruce is an asshole, Scarecrow's Fear Toxin (DCU), Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Child Abuse, Past Child Abuse, Racist Language, (its all implied and from Bruce) via https://ift.tt/OHCin5L

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Mama Dick Week 

This is a week dedicated to Dick Grayson and his maternal nature and instincts! 

The purpose of this event is to create fan-work which explores the protective and nurturing relationship between Dick Grayson and other characters (original characters are also welcomed!) 

Both writers and artists are encouraged to join! It is completely up to the creator as to how they wish too depict this relationship - it can be platonic, romantic, SFW or NSFW. So long as the prompt is filled + there is an essence of Mama Dick, the fan work can include anything (e.g, additional characters, ships and themes). 

We want to keep the event open and versatile to all - so everyone can join without feeling too restricted! This is a ship-friendly, censorship-free event that all are welcome to participate in. 

Please read the rule events and FAQ for further information. 

Prompt suggestions are now open! Once these have been gathered, voting will be open to the community to finalise the list of prompts for the week dedicated. 

You can also follow us on Twitter: @mamadickevent FAQS | Rules

Please reblog and help spread the word - we all know how much Dickie loves his baby bats and birds! 

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FITMI: We Made It

read it on the AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/46367011 by BeautyInTheLibrary This all started when Stray dragged Robin along to pretend to be his muscle/fake boyfriend, taking him to see what turned out to be a bunch of gun runners confusing what the local Cats moved in Gotham, but that was back then. Their first date. These days the Cat and Bird still got up to plenty of trouble, but there was nothing fake about it anymore. There was a new Bat and Cat romance in the dark city of Gotham and unlike the ones before them that trained them and raise them, Stray and Robin were determined to Make It. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the Alternate Track to the Fake it To Make Series, it continues on from the chapter DIVIDE and continues on it's own separate track, continue without reading it if you like but for context check out FITMI. Let's see what our boys get up to here~ Words: 3204, Chapters: 1/15, Language: English Series: Part 5 of Cats and Bats Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), Batman and Robin (Comics), Batman: The Animated Series Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: M/M Characters: Tim Drake, Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne, Selina Kyle, Dick Grayson Relationships: Tim Drake/Jason Todd Additional Tags: Romance, Stray AU, Catlad AU, Tim Drake is Catlad | Stray, Jason Todd is Robin, Jaytim - Freeform, villain AU, Enemies to Lovers, Catlad Series, StrayXRobin, Bruce Wayne is Batman, Bruce Wayne is trying as a parent, Selina Kyle is Catwoman, Good Parent Selina Kyle, Minor Selina Kyle/Bruce Wayne, Batdad, mama cat, Alternate Universe, Horny Teenagers, Alternate Universe - Teenagers, Jason Todd Lives, Jason Todd doesn't die read it on the AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/46367011

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there are three tots classes a week and Dick teaches two. he also teaches classes of all ages and skill levels, at least one a day. he's not the oldest sensei at the dojo or the highest rank, but Dick is absolutely the beating heart of the place. it's grown significantly since he joined, still a small place in an underserved neighborhood, but with a robust community.

Damian comes to all of the tot classes that Dick teaches but he does not want to go to the other one.

B: Does this mean you like Sensei G's class?

d: no!!!! >:(

B: but you want to go back?

d: I need to get my yellow stripe!!!

Damian is fitted for a tiny gi and gets his white belt in his second class. Dick teaches him the proper method of putting on the belt and respecting it. many of the tots have difficulty tying their belts, so the beginning of class is usually Sensei G and his assistant showing how to tie the proper knot. Damian is so short that his ends trail almost to his feet.

Damian does not like playing warm up games. until his competitive side is unlocked when another kid says that No one has Ever successfully stolen the bird from Sensei G.

(the bird is a wooden Robin and the game is to try and steal it from him while he has his eyes closed.)

at once Damian declares that he can do it! he will prove that Sensei G is an imposter. he WILL play the game and he WILL win!!! ultimate focus: activated.

Sensei G sits, puts on a blindfold and the kids try and take the bird out of his hands. if you get tagged, you have to run to the wall and touch it before you can try again. sometimes the kids rush him and he rolls and flips out of the way. then they try and sneak up and grab it, but he moves it away or even vanishes it in one hand, only for it to appear in another!

Damian is SO sneaky but Sensei G still hears him coming and moves out of the way! he's so fast! Damian gets frustrated and tries to hit Sensei G, but he FLIPS AWAY and then lands on his HANDS with the bird on his foot!!!

d: :o

d: :O

d: my sensei is the best sensei of ALL TIME

(Bruce always brings Damian to the classes and stays the whole time, working on a small laptop because Damian has separation issues. and also he gets to watch Sensei G out of the corner of his eye. he is so sneaky about it!

after the game, Damian bows deeply and seriously to Dick. "Sensei G, please teach me to flip!!!"

(chorus of 3-5 yos: flip! FLIP!!!)

so when he sees this happen he's like. is there finally another adult that Damian respects besides myself, Talia and Alfred? dare I hope?

and also, seeing Dick be so good with Damian is absolutely devastating to Bruce's heart. if there was ever a chance that he wouldn't fall head-over-heels in love with Dick, that ship has SAILED.

Bruce has three minutes of enjoying his own boundless infatuation, watching as Dick leads a line of tots to the soft mats, like ducklings after their mama bird. the kids bow before climbing on the mat, and Dick brings out a huge cushion. it's time to learn how to fall well!

the dojo is filled with sounds of teeny tiny human delight as they are bounced and gently thrown, everyone is watching this immense cuteness, but over in the waiting area is Bruce Wayne and—uh oh! his three minutes are up and it's time to have a full blown Crisis.

his love life is a disaster. he cannot possibly ruin the One Good Thing in his son's life by dating his Sensei and breaking his heart! Damian would never forgive him. besides, Sensei G might not even agree to go on a date! he's probably not single, look at him! who would date Dick Grayson and ever let him go again???

No. Bruce simply Can Not date Sensei G. it would be impossible. no he will not interrogate this line of thinking further!)

Dojo AU

[a/n: is it called a threadfic if it's on tumblr?]

no-capes AU where Dick Grayson is a sensei at a Cuong Nhu dojo who teaches a tot class. Bruce Wayne brings 4yo Damian to the class and immediately falls in love with Dick.

this class was recommended to Bruce because Damian has 'behavioral issues' that have made it a nightmare to integrate him into kindergarten programs. Damian has gone through like 8 nannies. specialists have diagnosed him with autism and possibly ODD. Bruce is at his wits end. shouldn't the terrible twos be over by now???

so Bruce shows up at the dojo with his Emergency Damian Bag and teeny tiny demon Damian clinging to his pants. he called ahead and spent an hour talking to Dick to prepare him. Dick comes up to them to say hi in his white gi and Bruce is like—oh god help me this is the most beautiful man I have ever seen.

(the other senseis and regulars have seen this exact look pass over a parent's face many-a-time. it's par for the course with Dick! but also. this is BRUCE WAYNE.)

Dick kneels down and says, "Hello Damian, my name is Sensei Grayson. You can call me Sensei G."

Damian glares at him for a moment. and then lets out a cry and strikes him on the head with a chop.

Bruce is mortified. he is still not done processing the beauty that is Sensei Grayson and his horrible child has just hit him on the head! he's told Damian SO many times that he can't hit people!!!

Dick says, "ow" and frowns cause like. it didn't really hurt, but it's the kind of thing that could hurt someone and that's important to communicate with children.

Damian did like hitting this stranger but he does *not* like that Dick is 'upset'. he tears up and screeches, "YOU'RE WEAK I WON'T LEARN FROM YOU."

Bruce, so tired, "Damian—"

Dick, "Well, I can't make you learn. but if you don't take this class, you can't get a belt."

Damian narrows his little eyes into slits. Bruce holds his breath. is G's gambit going to work???

"I have a judo belt," Damian argues, which is true, but he is very much Not Allowed back at that Judo dojo.

"Ah," says Dick. "But you don't have a Cuong Nhu belt." he shows off the end of his tied belt, which is black and has four red stripes.

Damian grabs the end of Dick's belt and Bruce is having a meltdown. the disrespect! is it disrespectful in Cuong Nhu? but Dick doesn't seem to mind.

"You're Yondan," Damian says. like his father, he has a special interest in martial arts and learned all about the Judo ranks. "You haven't mastered yet!"

"I am fourth degree, yes, but the ranks are different in Cuong Nhu. did you know that Cuong Nhu is a blend of seven styles of martial arts, and one of them is Judo?"

Damian's eyes go big. "You know Judo?!"

redirect successful! "Come, I'll show you how to enter the dojo." Dick smiles up at Bruce who is so so so charmed and so so so afraid what Damian will do for the next hour of class.

[batfambrainrotbeloved]

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Mama Bird (but its your big brother ready to fight god) has updated!!

Name: As above Rating: General Audiences (But should probably be teens, some graphic stuff- PLEASE check warnings) Chapter: 5/?? Word count: 10,914 Relationships: Batfam + Batbros Summary: Tim breaks into the cave for acsess to some bat tech and that sweet sweet bat coffee maker. But this time he doesnt manage to escape before the batmobile rolls in.

He decides to just wait them out, that is until he starts to put together the pieces to a very alarming puzzle.

Well- Batmans no kill rule didnt apply to himself right?

Because if he doesnt take his hands away from Damian Tim is going to make him a fucking exception

(Bad dad Bruce and Batfam uniting together in the aftermath of Tim going feral to protect their baby bat)

[garsfavouritejacket]

rachel and gar tend to play a game they like to call “who can give mama bird the most grey hairs in 24 hours.” they do anxiety inducing feats or say crazy things that most definitely did not happen to them around dick during this. they’re jason holds the current record despite him not even playing the game

[punkbridgi]

Damien Grayson-Wayne

When Batman was stuck in a time loop, Dick Grayson became the legal guardian of Damien Wayne. He even went as far as to change Damien’s last name to Wayne-Grayson so there wouldn’t be any problems. But then Batman came back and Dick left for Bludhaven and they kept to themselves. That lasted for all of about 5 months when Damien knocked on his apartment door at 10:00pm, alone in one of the worst neighborhoods in the country.

 “What are you doing here? How did you get here? Does Bruce know where you are? Does Alfred? Did Jason drive you here?” Dick asked all at once before some sense was knocked into his head and he pulled his 12 year old little brother inside and sat him on the couch. “I need answers like yesterday.”

 “Father and I got in a fight. I was dropped off. No, he does not. Yes, he knows I left but not to where. Yes, Todd drove me here.” Damien answered all his questions and that’s when he noticed the cat in the younger boys lap and the dog next to him. “And before you ask the fight was about how I’m too young to go on patrol alone in Gotham, even though you and Todd both were out patrolling alone at 14 years old. It’s only a two year difference and besides I’m much smarter than the both of you.” Damien ended his explanation with a small huff. Dick could finally breathe as he sat down next to his baby.

Dick leaned down, kissed the top of Damien’s head and pulled him closer to give this baby a side hug. Damien let Alfred hop down and run around the apartment. He turned more towards Dick and squirmed his way into the old one's lap. Dick relished in soft Damien for a good few minutes, it wasn’t everyday where he got to see this softer childlike version of his Babybat. 

 “I know you’re smart Babybat, but maybe Bruce is right, maybe you shouldn’t patrol alone. You could probably ask Tim if you could go out with him next time. I know it’s not alone, but at least Batman won’t be there hovering.” Dick offered as a solution

[lily-drake]

So I have this bio!siblings Dick and Marinette idea that I love yet will never write so I'm gonna toss it to you. Mari is two years old when she is taken the night the Grayson's died and is sold overseas, she is found/saved in Paris and is later adopted by Tom and Sabine. She often dreams of people 'flying', strangers cheering, and a boy who takes her to see the elephants. She's a natural at gymnastics and other acrobatics tricks (swinging around as Ladybug is like breathing sometimes)[1/2]

Somehow, someway they find each other again, torn between them meeting at Haly's Circus thats traveled in Paris (Marinette felt pulled to it and Dick (along with his family) is in Paris for business and hears it in town) they meet by the elephants or as heroes where they both pull off a move their parents did in the middle of battle. Dick knows she has to be his Mari and Marinette feels like she knows him from someplace (sorry if this was long I've tried shorting it like four times)[2/2]

Birds Of A Feather Flock Together

Marinette loved her mom and dad, she especially loved her older brother.  He was always with her and helped her whenever she tried to mimic him when he was doing his stretches.  He took her to the elephants, Zitka was her favorite.  She was so big and pretty, and Birdy would put her on his shoulders so she could touch her better.  Mama and Tata were so nice as well, they would pick her up and twirl her around.  She often watched them in the air and she was absolutely awed by them, and her brother when he too would join them in the sky.

Dick loved his baby sister.  She was a small ball of sunshine and always followed him wherever he went, but he didn’t mind.  She was so small and cute, and precious, he did everything in his power to make sure she was safe and protected.  She had the cutest smile and the prettiest laugh.  And when he did tricks for her she would clap her tiny hands and giggle, and if she was standing she would jump up and down and it always melted his heart.  He would often be the one to carry her around the circus and let her see the animals, and it was so adorable!  The animals also seemed to just adore her and would let her pet and snuggle with them, he had so many pictures of her and the loins.  He thought it was the most amazing thing when the lion began to lick and clean her.  He would read to her, color with her, and when she had a nightmare he cuddled her close until she fell asleep again.  She was his baby sister and he loved her so much!

Marinette didn’t understand what was happening, first her parents were soaring through the sky, then they were falling, but that wasn’t right.  She didn’t understand what had happened, but she remembered the noise, and as she stared she felt something cover her face and everything was black.

Tony looked down at the tiny girl and grinned.  This would serve those circus freaks right, they should have taken his offer when he asked them peacefully.  While the whole circus was in a frenzy he left with the tiny girl and met with one of the traffickers he knew would pay him handsomely, especially for the tiny girl in his arms, and handsomely paid he was.

Dick searched for his baby sister, but she was gone.  He kept telling the cops that she was missing, that he needed to find her, but they wouldn’t listen!  He needed his sister, he needed to make sure she was okay, he had to protect her because she was all he had left now.  Tears were pouring down his face as he sobbed, and without his knowledge Bruce Wayne was watching him, and that he would change his world completely in the near future.

All Marinette saw when she woke up was darkness, when she tried to move she found her hands couldn't move from behind her back, and she was in a hard confined space.  She didn’t understand, she felt like something was moving forward, but nothing was pushing her.  Her breath grew short because she couldn’t find her Birdy.  Where was Mama and Tata?!  What happened to them?  They fell, but they were alright, weren’t they?  The moving stopped and she listened, and some door opened and there were other scared whimpers, but from where?!  Where was she?!  Someone was picking up whatever she was in, and it was ruff because she kept hitting the side, and when she yelled out there was a lot of yelling and it scared her and the shaking got worse and she hit the sides so much harder and her wrists hurt!  She was quiet after that, she didn’t want to get hurt again.  They placed her box down and waited in the dark quietly, but the more she waited the more tears fell down her face because she wanted her family.  She wanted to play with Zitka and cuddle the lions, and twirl with Mama, get another piggyback ride from Tata, and color with Birdy.

She didn’t know how long she waited silently crying, but something was moving again and she could hear water, and she began to cry.  Sobs wracked her body, and somebody kicked her box and began to yell at her again, she bit her lips and tried her best to quiet her sobs because people only yelled like that when they were mad.  She didn’t want to get in trouble, she didn’t want someone to be mad at her.  She couldn’t stop crying, but she did quiet her sobs.

Marinette didn’t know how long it had been, but she was hungry and tired.  She was moved around a lot, and she didn’t know where she was anymore.  But soon she heard sirens and she didn’t really understand.  But there was a lot of noise, people were speaking a strange language and it sounded pretty.  Suddenly the box she was in opened from the top and light, even though it was so dim, burned her eyes.  She curled up and there was a voice above her yelling at someone else around them.  The person’s voice was so soft and gentle, but she could not understand them!  Why couldn’t she understand, where was she, where was her family?!  Someone was holding her, they were hugging her, and the hug was so warm and gentle.  Marinette’s eyes filled with tears and she sobbed as red and blue light surrounded the place she was in.  She didn’t know how she knew, but she knew she was safe.

Marinette didn’t know her last name, she didn’t know her parent’s real name, and no one in Paris claimed her, they never thought of checking outside of France.  So they put her in the foster system where she stayed with Tom and Sabine Dupain-Cheng, and that turned out to be more permanent than the couple originally thought it would be.  They loved the little girl, she seemed so shy, but once she was comfortable she was a ball of joy and light.  They couldn’t bear the thought of ever having to part with her.  So they didn’t, and as Marinette got older, she simply thought that they were her biological parents.  But at night, there were blurred figures in her dreams that flew like birds.  She marveled at their skill and she just felt so drawn to them.  There was a boy, she felt so connected to him, and she felt so much love for him, but he didn’t know why.  She dreamed of animals and bright lights and colors, people cheering and clapping.  There were others too, but they weren’t as important as the animals and the three flying figures that haunted her dreams the most.  So she grew up with these dreams, but she never told anyone about them because she felt like they were very important, and no one needed to know about them.

When she expressed her interest in gymnastics Tom and Sabine agreed to them and encouraged her as she learned.  But it all felt so natural, so familiar, but she couldn’t place why.  The bar was her favorite, she felt so free, like she was soaring with the people in her dreams, and it felt like they were so proud of her.  So when she became Ladybird and she soared through the air with a grace so natural she felt like she was a bird, she felt like she was exactly where she needed to be.  Ladybird, she didn’t know why that name felt so right, but it did, so she knew it was perfect for her.

Marinette is now 18, and she still hadn’t been able to end Hawkmoth’s reign which angered her as it blocked Collegés she would be able to attend.  Lila and the d*ed school probably also wrecked her record as well with all of the bullcrap that they’ve put on.  The school was corrupted, but she only had a few more months and she would be free of it.  As she was walking she looked over and felt a pull as she stared at a circus tent in the distance.  She had learned through lots of time and mistakes of the importance of following the pull.  There was something of great importance there, she just knew it, so she had to follow it.

The Batfamily had been wandering around Paris, France investigating the claims that had come from here many months ago.  It turns out that the mayor had been illegally hiding and blocking the news from reaching outside of France.  He was corrupt and definitely did not have the people’s best interests in mind as he destroyed buildings and couriers just because his spoiled daughter said so.  They would take care of him soon enough, but first they had to investigate the claims.  Dick nearly squealed when he saw Haley’s Circus was in town and dragged his family with him.  There was a small pang in his heart as he remembered his tiny little sister, and how she disappeared.  Batman had tried to help him, but they couldn’t find anything, and Dick had grieved for her, figuring that she too had been killed.  But they never found a body, so maybe she was out there, somewhere.  He hoped, prayed that she was okay and that she wasn’t being hurt or trafficked.

The circus was full of people and he went around to see if he could find any familiar faces.  There was a girl in dark blue jeans and a black and pink sweatshirt standing in front of the elephants with a look of awe and recognition.  He walked up next to her and happily looked up at the elephants as well.

“First time being this close to them?”

He asked, startling the girl.  She quickly turned to him, guard up and he gave her an awkward and apologetic smile.

“Sorry, didn’t mean to frighten you.”

“No, no, it’s fine.  Was lost in thought I’d all.”

She said relaxing slightly and turning back to the large animals.  Her voice was soft and gentle, and it reminded him of his mom’s weirdly enough.  Her eyes also seemed so familiar from the small glance he got.

“So…”

He said in a drawn out questioning tone.

“So what?”

She asked.

“Is this your first time being so close to them?”

He asked again.  Her brow scrunched up in confusion and what seemed to be pain.

“I….don’t know.  It should be, but I feel like I’ve seen them like this before.”

Dick hummed and smiled, Zitka was still one of the main elephants, and that made him so happy.  He missed her, she was such a beautiful animal.

“What’s your name?”

He asked casually.

“Marinette.”

She replied happily.  Dick’s breath was caught in his lungs and…it must be a coincidence.  It had to be.  But as he leaned forward and looked at her features he wasn’t so sure.  She had the same blue eyes as him, slightly lighter though, she had black hair, and her eyes were the same roundness of his Tata’s, but had the roundness of his their mama’s.  Tears welled in his eyes, and he had to know.  He needed to know, because if this was fake…he didn’t know what he’d do.

“Um, weird question,”

He began trying to keep his voice calm and even with all of will power,

“But ummm, are you adopted by any chance?”

Her parents had told her that she was adopted a few months ago, now that she was an adult and could do what she wanted.  They still loved her though, and they said they would support her no matter what she did.  They even told her what had happened to cause her to be adopted.  She had been trafficked, but she was too young to remember much and nobody came to claim her or posted missing posts for her.  She stuffed her hands in her hood’s pocket’s and looked at the ground,

“Yea, I was really young though so I don’t remember much about my old home.”

“Do you know how old?”

“My parents said I was about 2.”

Tears fell from Dick’s eyes when he heard that.  Because this was no coincidence, there was absolutely no way it could be.  This had to be his sister.  There was no doubt about it.

“I had a sister that was taken away from me when she was 2.  Her name was also Marinette.”

She picked up at that and turned to look at him suddenly, and he continued.

“I used to take her around this exact circus, she always loved the elephants and especially the lions, always snuggled with them.”

Pieces of her dreams came to her, and the blue eyes of the young boy that haunted her dreams showed up, the eyes that looked so similar to the man’s in front of her.

“In fact, she would be 18 today, I missed so much of her life and I can only pray that she’s safe.”

“Birdy?”

The words slipped through her mouth before her mind could process what she said.  The man’s eyes glimmered brightly and she was suddenly encased in a big warm embrace.  Tears fell down the siblings face as they embraced only to be ruined by Damian who marched up to the two and demanded,

“Grayson, stop flirting and show me the animals like you promised.”

Dick sighed, but refused to let go of his sister.  He cringed at the fact that he thought he was flirting with his sister.  Ew!

“Not right Damian, I’m reuniting with my family.”

Marinette’s heart warmed at that and distant memories of hugs just like this filled her soul and made it sing with joy.  She may not know her brother, but she knew that he cared for her, and that was all that really mattered at the moment as she stood next to the familiar elephants with her brother —who was far too tall, why didn’t she get a growthspert like him— and basked in his warm embrace.

Next

[brucewaynehater101]

Thank you 💙 I've been keeping up with your fics! The newest chapter for Mama Bird was amazing!

Also, I can't get manipulative villain Dick Grayson out of my head.

Tw: violence

Just him softly holding one Jason's face with adoration in his eyes as someone burns to death behind him. He holds his hands over Tim's ears as his hostage begs to be let go. Damian face is buried in Dick's chest as the man throws a dagger and kills someone.

Just the juxtaposition of Dick being so loving as he carries out acts of devastation? He laughs at people crying, occasionally flies into fits of rage (especially when his family is hurt), and is so so gentle with his siblings.

Part of what makes him scary is how his mood changes. He's loving and kind, or cold and distant, or murdery and cheerful, or biting and angry.

I think there are a few Dark Dick Grayson fics, but I can't stand people being trapped physically/metaphorically/in relationships without any escape. So, I have to be careful with dark batfam.

Dick Grayson as a villain is terrifying.

That man could commit mass amounts of terror, turn back to his loved ones with a soft smile, and complete fuck over their ability to fight him rationally. Hell, he'd probably even get a few of them to join him.

Dick would be the type of villain to successfully manipulate everyone around him. He would show the people he cares about (or needs to use) so much affection and love that it screws with their ability to condemn him.

[daydream4life]

This is based on Nightwing (2016) #78

So are we all just going to sit here and pretend Damian isn’t going to drop everything he’s doing to come see Dick, now that he’s got his memories back, and his new dog?! WELL I’M NOT!

This is just me ranting: I swear sometimes I think I should write for DC. Rather than rekindle Dick and Babs, I would’ve had Dick and Damian be together as adoptive father and son. After Damian’s argument with Bruce, he should’ve ran to Dick, not Talia, because Dick is practically a mama bird. ESPECIALLY now that he’s gotten his memories back. Then this would’ve pushed Dick to do what he should’ve done a long time ago, ADOPT DAMIAN! They could’ve been the dynamic duo of Bludhaven or something, with an adorable emotional-support dog! : Okay, I’m done ranting.

Anyways yeah, loved the chapter. Welcome back Dick Grayson and hello Bite-Wing! ^_^

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Writer’s Month Prompt (written for @writersmonth )

Day 3 - (Fool’s) Gold (Dick Grayson)

Dick held the lump of gold in the palm of his hand. It had to be worth a fortune. Definitely more than he'd ever seen in his six years of life. The gold caught the light of the sun on it's sharp, squared off edges, and shone brightly with all the potential in the world. He couldn’t wait to show it to his mama and da. They’d be rich. They wouldn’t quit the circus. That was a silly notion. Although some of the older kids talked like that. You know—When my family wins the lottery...when my rich uncle dies...when I'm discovered by Hollywood..I'm going to leave the circus and not look back. Dick wasn't like that. He loved the circus. It was the best place in the world. He couldn't imagine anything better.

If they were rich, mama and da wouldn’t have that wrinkle in their foreheads when bills arrived in the mail. Or, talk in hushed tones when something broke around their trailer. Even better, they could buy name brand cereal like he saw in the commercials instead of the bags of generic cereal they usually purchased at the store.

He frowned as he diligently worked out the time on his wristwatch. He’d been learning to tell time and he sometimes still mixed up the big and little hands. 1:36-ish. If he hurried, he could make it home with enough time before afternoon practice to present his treasure to his parents. Clenching his fist tightly around the jagged piece of ore, he ran home as fast as his little legs could carry him. Nearly trembling with excitement, Dick burst through the door. His dad was nowhere to be found, but his mama sat on the couch watching an old black and white movie while she mended her performance costume. It was the new costume—the blue and gold one his parents designed at the beginning of the season. Dick liked this one. There was something sparkly woven into the material which caught the light and glittered as they performed their act on the trapeze. Someday soon he'd be able to join them. He couldn't wait.

Mary Grayson laid her mending down on the nearby coffee table and smiled at her son. She patted the space beside her on the couch. “My Robin has returned to nest. Come, my little bird, tell me about your adventures.”

Scrambling across the trailer, Dick didn't need to be asked twice to join her. His knee bounced as he sat on the couch. Ever the showman, even at this age, he held out his closed fist, waiting for the perfect moment to reveal his secret. He leaned in close and spoke in a practiced stage whisper, “Mama, I found a treasure.”

“Oh?” Her voice was warm as honey and filled to the brim with motherly curiosity. She cupped both her hand and held them under Dick's hand in order to receive the treasure.

“Ta-da!” Dick opened his hand. The gold stuck to his sweaty for a moment before dropping into his mama's out stretched hands. A triumphant grin illuminated his face.

She held the treasure between her thumb and first finger and lifted it so it would catch the light from the window. Her fond, indulgent smile was nowhere near the rapturous excitement Dick had been expecting.

“That's beautiful. Shall we put it in your treasure box? Or, do you want to show it to your Da first?”

Dick frowned. Why wasn't she getting it? “But, Mama. That's gold. We're rich.”

“Ah. I see.” Mama nodded sagely. “This isn't gold. It's is pyrite.”

“Pie-what?” Dick wrinkled his nose at the unfamiliar world.

“Pyrite. It also known as fool's gold,” she clarified. “But, it is still beautiful. What a lovely find.”

Tears welled in Dick's eyes. He batted them away with the back of his hand.

“Come here, little Robin.” Mama wrapped an arm around his shoulders and held him to her side. “What troubles you?”

Sniffling, he buried his face against her shoulder. “I thought I found a treasure. I thought we were rich and you and Da wouldn't need to worry. And we could buy real cereal...” The more he tried to explain, the more ashamed he felt. His cheeks blazed a brilliant scarlet. “I'm a fool...I got trick by a...a rock...”

“Shh.” Scooping him up in her arms, she ran a hand along his back in a soothing pattern. She softly hummed the chorus to 'The Man on the Flying Trapeze' until he calmed. “You are not a fool. It is a common mistake. When I was your age, the same thing happened to me.”

“You did?” The sting of the pyrite's betrayal hurt a little less to know he wasn't the only one.

“Yes. It's why they call it fool's gold. Because so many people are fooled. Like when a magician does a trick. You believe it's real even though it's only an illusion. It's nothing to be ashamed of.” Mama smiled and ruffled Dick's hair. “Now, I want to know why you're worried?”

Dick fiddled with the hem of his t-shirt. “You and Da were whispering last night when you thought I was asleep.”

She clasped her hands around his, stilling his anxious fidgeting. “Oh Dickie, you don't need to worry about that.”

“But...”

“Your Da and I will figure it out. We always do. While we might not have a lot of things, we have what truly matters in spades.”

“What that?” He gnawed on his lip.

“Love, my little bird.” She snuck her hand passed his and tickled his sides until he broke out in fits of giggles.

“Mama, you're silly.” Dick panted as he squirmed off his lap.

“Maybe I am, but I am also right. Now, let's go find your Da.” Mama stood and brushed loose threads from her jeans. “We're going to start practicing triple somersaults today.”

“Yay!” Dick grabbed Mama's hand, his worries forgotten for the moment, and led her towards the door. He couldn't wait until he could be part of the family act. “C'mon. Let's go.”