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Day 10: Imperfect Christmas: Passing Down Traditions
This was a lot of fun to write! Can't wait to do more for this event!
@christmas-countdown-playlist
Nightwing looked across BlĂźdhaven, sitting on the roof of one of the taller buildings in the city. He leaned back against his hands, closing his eyes as the sun slowly crept up the horizon, golden light just brushing against the snow-covered rooftops.
It was quiet and late â actually, no, it was early by now â but he wasn't quite ready to go back to his apartment just yet. He took another deep breath, opening his eyes to watch the colours slowly bloom across the horizon. He didn't usually stay out this long, especially in the wintertime, considering how cold it got, but he'd been feeling restless lately, needing to do something and unsure as to what, leaving him to patrol for longer and longer times.
It was only from his years of training with the literal freaking Batman and his own instincts that kept him from jumping at the sound of light footsteps behind him.
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#xmascountdownplaylist2023#batman#dc#fic#jae's fics#dc fanfic#batfam fic#my first dc fic!#also#sorry for not posting anything lately#i've been super busy with finishing up classes for winter break#(i'm all done now!)#and then i just wanted to rest#but i'm finally posting this!#i'm pretty happy with it#and i promise my next fill will be more winter-y
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thinking about the expert masseuse Alfred hired for the family that is paid a small fortune annually to provide massage services and ignore so, so many things. No questions, no remarks, just quality service and an ironclad NDA that, if broken, would probably topple said masseuseâs entire family line.
Things Alfred is paying them to ignore, in no specific order:
Bruceâs spinal hardware courtesy of Bane :)
weird amounts of muscle on everyone, even the kids (despite them allegedly not working physical jobs)
scars
FRESH scars
the fact that every joint in Bruceâs body clicks when moved/manipulated at the tender age of 42
Olympic athlete level physiques
rotator cuff injuries across the whole family
scars that are definitely from bullets and/or acid splashes
old signs of what looks like torture (Bruce)
Dickâs entire left arm is basically screws and plates (he âfell really badâ once)
every single family member takes deep tissue massage with max pressure with 0 complaints
calluses
no really, the weirdest fucking calluses
#thoughts#I got a massage today and played my favorite game#where the masseuse touches my back for the first time#add to this?#recoils slightly#and asks me immediately what I do for work lmao#bruce wayne#batman#dc#batfamily#dick Grayson#robin#nightwing#red hood#Jason todd#Damian wayne#Fic ideas#actually this would be a hilarious outsider pov
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FUNNIEST fucking shit that comes with making Danny eleven years old when he had his accident in "late at night, when the nightingale sings" is the implication following, that everything that happened in the show did too. And I fully intend on (mostly) keeping it like that. There'll be some changes (of which I need to figure out) but for the most part??? Yeah relatively the same.
Like I FULLY intend on keeping Dark Danny occurring 6 months post accident. Do you know how fucking HILARIOUS that is??? That Dan got his ass kicked by a goddamn FIFTH-SIXTH GRADER?? I'd never show my face ever again. Homeboy spent the last ten years being a one-man mass extinction event, only to get his ass beat by a kid who hasn't even lost his last baby tooth. That's hysterical. I'm losing my mind just thinking about it.
AND PARIAH DARK TOO. Imagine being an eons old tyrant capable of dragging whole towns down into your dimension, and you get singehandedly shoved back into your coffin in less than 48 hours by a kid whose bedtime is still 8:30. You didn't even have the time to expand your army! You were still trying to take over the city the kid came from!
And he just!!! Shoves you back in!! Insane! This kid hasn't even been dead for a full year yet! He's still growing in his ghost fangs! And he just knocked you flat on your ass in an oversized mech suit. What the fuck! It's like looking down and seeing a four week old kitten meowing very indignantly at you and trying to bite your feet, except that kitten is also actually a black-footed cat and they have a 60% kill success rate, and oops! Now you're dead. You took too long laughing at the kitten trying to attack you that it clawed up your pant leg and ripped out your throat.
COULD I, realistically, span these episodes out over the course of 2.5 years prior to Danny's family dying?? Yes I could! Do I think it's hilarious (and horribly traumatizing, which makes it twice as fun) to shove all of this into the span of (roughly) a year instead?? Yes. Because the show has such a skewed timeline that I've always just assumed that at the end of the show, Danny was starting his sophomore year in high school. So fuck it, lets go for it!
#dpxdc#danny fenton is not the ghost king#dp x dc#dpxdc crossover#dp x dc crossover#blood blossom au#my fic#danny fenton#danny phantom#if i REALLY want to get into it i'll have to look at the show's episode synopsis and pick and choose which episodes happen when in the year#maybe pull a scarlet lady and have some of the season 1 episodes happen further down the line instead. but i can do that later. for now#come laugh with me at the mental image of teeny 11 year old danny curbstomping ghosts twice is size and thrice his weight.#bruce is watching old footage from the phantom fights in amity and going 'HNN' in increasing concern. he's got his hands folded and his#chin in his hands and he's going (ಠ_ಠ) with his face and he has SO many questions and concerns. for many. many different reasons#first of all he's incredibly upset that danny had to go through this at all in the first place. like no kid should've gone thru this alone#but he. is also. very very softly. going *'what the fuck...'*
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So you know when you're writing a scene where the hero is carrying an injured person and you realize you've never been in this situation and have no idea how accurate the method of transportation actually is?
Oh boy, do I have a valuable resource for you!
Here is a PDF of the best ways to carry people depending on the situation and how conscious the injured person needs to be for the carrying position.
Literally a life saver.
(No pun intended.)
#writing tips#writing resources#writing reference#writing research#idk i thought it was cool#superhero#dc fanfic#batman fanfic#bkdk fanfic#fanfic#fan fiction#bakudeku#bkdk#jaytim#this was all for a jaytim fic im writing#it's my first a/b/o smut fic ever#yeehaw#i had to google if there was any way to carry an unconscious person up a ladder alone#i don't think you can#mha fanfic#bnha fanfic#coldflash#jaydick#idk any superhero ship works#im done tagging shit
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I get emotional thinking about how his family would react to Bruce's change if he ever started working on himself, on improving his behavior. But the one I think about the most is Dick Grayson.
Alfred is the one who was there from the very beginning, but Dick Grayson is who arrived and made the biggest impact. He's the first kid who Bruce took in, the one who approached this man and became his first partner to fight by his side out in the night.
Dick was able to pull Bruce out of the darkness that consumed him. No matter how many times Bruce went back, Dick's presence was a constant reminder that there's not only shadows. That if Bruce pushes back, fights so he won't be dragged down, he will find light.
However, it was a cycle. Dick would get him out, but Bruce would go back, sooner or later. And repeat. And Dick realized this and knew he couldn't let that be his whole life. But despite the distance, it still affects Dick knowing he can't find a definite solution for Bruce.
So, seeing Bruce actually change, get better and seeing that last...it would lift the heaviest weight on Dick's shoulders, who's felt responsible for Bruce's emotions since the day he became Robin.
It's been implied to him that Bruce needs him, that he's who keeps him from falling. And Dick, despite not always feeling like he is enough, carries with that responsibility because, deep down, he also feels like he owes it to Bruce, who Dick has needed (still needs) present in his life, too.
Bruce getting better would be like being able to breath again, but it would be so suffocating too.
Dick would happy for Bruce, for the man who raised him. He'd be relieved that the hurt will stop, for both his father and those he's continuously pushed away. But then he'll be anxious, will it really last? How long until he can be sure? And he'll be scared, does he still need him, now? Does a Batman who's gotten help still need Dick Grayson Robin? Nightwing? And lurking in the back of his mind, there'd be anger. Why now? Why after all those years? Why not before? Was Dick not enough reason to change? Was he never worth this? And shame will drown those thoughts. It's selfish, to think that way. He should be happy. He wants to be happy. He is happy. But he is also mad. He's sad and he mourns the child who never saw this side of Bruce. And most of all, he loves. He loves Bruce too much to hate him for it. No matter how angry, no matter how hurt, he loves his father and he's grateful for him, for his efforts. And all he can do is smile and congratulate him because that's everything he feels he has the right to say.
And when all is said and done, Bruce will come to him and Dick will have to face the worst part of this change;
Apologies.
If Bruce has truly changed, then he would know there's more things than he can count with his fingers that he has to apologize to his son for. And out of everything else, this is what Dick Grayson fears the most.
Dick can take it, he can hear Bruce out, but he can't unpack all the pain he's been accumulating in front of his dad. He can't bring himself to say 'I forgive you' out loud despite having convinced himself long ago that it's alright.
Bruce doesn't didn't do apologies. Things happened and then went back to normal and Dick was okay with that. He forgave him, he did. So, Bruce doesn't need to apologize, he doesn't have to make him say it out loud. He can't tell him, but he's forgiven him long ago. Even if it hurt, even if he was still resentful sometimes, even if he wanted to yell at him for it, Dick could push it all down and forgive him. Bruce shouldn't apologize, shouldn't bring it up again because Dick isn't strong enough to keep it all bottled up if Bruce starts acknowledging it, if he confirms that Dick wasn't crazy for feeling wronged and hurt.
He can take it, but he really can't.
Just thinking about it drives me crazy because, out of everyone, Dick Grayson might be the kid who's been waiting for this the longest, and who thought he'd already given up the idea of his father finding a lasting happiness that would bring permanent change in him. And it would be just so overwhelming.
#this ended up being longer than first intended#thank you for the people who write fics about this#always help me survive canon#dick grayson thoughts#dick grayson#nightwing#robin#bruce wayne#batman#batfamily#batfam#bruce wayne is emotionally constipated and he's gonna cause his son the worst emotional crisis of his life the day that changes#thank you for coming to my ted talk#dc comics#dc#is this ooc?
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Found Family - Preview
summary: In which Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent engage in a custody battle over a clone created from both their DNA, or, in which you get saved from a lab and gain two new families who would move mountains for you.
pairing: Bat Family x f! Reader, Supers x f! Reader
full fic is posted here!
a/n: hihihi :) here is a preview of something I've been working on, hopefully it'll be posted in a few days, I hope you like it!
reblogs are appreciated!!
Clark sat in silence in the batcave, Conner standing to his left, his eyes wide as he stared at you, possessing some features belonging to both he and Bruce, and other features that seemed to be entirely your own.
You stared back, that same stoic nature radiating off of you that radiates off the Batman, however, he noted the defensive look in your eyes, one so similar to the one he saw in Conner when he first met him. He eyed your suit, noting the familiar âSâ symbol, only it was a burgundy color, a combination of the Batman and Superman emblems, and he was utterly confused.
He looked over at Bruce, still in his bat suit, his cowl pulled off, âBruce, what the hell is going on?âÂ
âI had to call you here because Luthor decided to create another clone. I did the DNA test, Clark, sheâs a combination of both our DNAâ Bruce looked at him, Dick and Damian standing to his right. It was silent for a moment, you felt like a guinea pig, the way they all stared at you. It made you angry.Â
Conner was the first to speak to you, stepping forward before opening his mouth, choosing his words carefully, âWhatâs your name?âÂ
You responded immediately, it felt automatic. âExperiment attempt number one. Code G6B24. I was made to be the future killer of the Batman and the Kryptonian.âÂ
#this is my first dc fic so please forgive me if you dont like how i characterized certain characters lolol#you cant really tell now cause its just a preview butttt#just in case#but yeah im so excited to finish this#bruce wayne#clark kent#dick grayson#damian wayne#conner kent#batfam x reader#supers x reader#clark kent x reader#bruce wayne x reader#platonic#x reader#x fem!reader#x y/n#damian wayne x reader#dc x reader#dc comics#dc universe#fanfiction#conner kent x reader#platonic relationships#wayne! reader#Kent! Reader#batsis#supersis#superbat#superman
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Batfam afikoman hunt for a request! Happy Passover!
#dc#dc comics#batfam#batfamily#batman#bruce wayne#jason todd#tim drake#dick grayson#cassandra cain#damian wayne#i have more ideas for this that i think are fun but i have more requests to fill first#and i really wanted this one done during pesach#anyways sorry its so text heavy i have Ideas but will never write a fic. so/#my art
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"Jason just needs to see things from his family's perspective and understand how much they love him (despite them never actually communicating or showing him through their actions)" is out. "The batfamily putting a single bit of effort into understanding Jason and reconciling with him on his own terms" is in.
#my dc posting#jason todd#dc#like genuinely i am sooo tired of the first#like yes yes jason is a stupid unstable idiot who misunderstands everything and somehow comes to the most stupid#wrong conclusions ever and he just needs to see things from his family's perspective#and learn how much they loved and missed him when he was dead WHATEVERRR can you shut uppp#cus yknow how many times i've read fic of any of the batfam actually holding jason's opinion as valid or even doing silly lil small things#like 'not horribly invading his privacy' and 'actually respecting his very reasonable boundaries'? VERY rarely.#when will i get to read a fic where jason's extremely valid&understandable complaints and critiques are actually taken to heart and#anyone puts any effort into actually improving themselves and finding a middle ground#but no sorry i forgot. jason's just a fucking idiot who misreads and misunderstands everything his family does bc he's not a goddamn mind#reader who can somehow understand every miniscule twitch of batman's cape#if my dad prioritized my abuser over me i'd be very valid in concluding he might not care for me that much actually </3#i stop being sympathetic to bruce's issues the moment they're used as an excuse for him to mistreat his kids sorryyy#sorry i'm in a pissy mood rn. this isn't directed at any one specific person i'm just annoyed how common this is. it's a whole pattern.#its own genre of jason fic with no warning for it
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Clark, after setting up a team building Game Night at the Watchtower: "Bruce, promise me you won't go overboard.
Bruce, scoffing: "Just because I'm rich doesn't mean I'm going to dominate at Monopoly."
Clark, dragging a hand down his face: "I'm serious, you're the most competitive man I know, and I just want everyone--"
Bruce, annoyed: "No, I'm not."
Clark, spluttering: "We could be here five days and I wouldn't be out of examples!"
"Now who's being competitive?"
Clark, counting off on his fingers: "You once passed out because you kept kissing me until you ran out of air."
#found this in my drafts#alternate chapter for there are six#my fic stuff#set during like the first team bonding chapter#batman#dc comics#superbat#bruce wayne#superman#clark kent#justice league#jla#my stupid shitposts
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Dick Grayson's Robin Having No Filter and Giving His Father a Migraine
Robin!Dick: Hi Ivy!
Poison Ivy: Hi... young child. Stand over there, away from the giant rose.
Robin!Dick stepped away from the rose while staring at it mesmerized.
Robin!Dick: Can I-
Batman: I will take you home.
Robin!Dick pouted and walked off grumbling.
Ivy: He's adorable, if I didn't hate people I'd keep him. Okay, so run it back, you want me to stop my mission to protect mother earth and you were like "that's wrong for you to do". Continue with being wrong.
Batman: I should not have to explain to you how your mission to save the earth doesn't benefit people. It's destructive.
Ivy: Why? Because some people might die? A few dead bodies are worth it for saving the planet.
Robin!Dick (shocked): What?! You're killing people to do this?
Ivy: Yes... A few dead bodies are worth- Why is his face sad?
Robin!Dick (trying not cry): That's so mean.
Batman (glaring at Ivy): Now you've upset him.
Ivy (indignant): All right last I checked, the earth is dying, I'm just being honest kid. What do you want me to say? I'm not destroying the Earth, big corporations pumping out microplastics, pouring random crap in the lakes, Nestle... JUST NESTLE! They're screwing this planet like she's a two dollar hooker! I stopped eating their chocolate bars after the founder said water shouldn't be given to everybody!
Robin!Dick (shocked): Did he actually say that?
Ivy (calm): Basically he implied water shouldn't have free access because Nestle is the biggest proprietor of bottled water and no amount of explaining will ever fix the fact he said that! So whatever you're about to say, Batman, I do not want to hear it! Theyâre destroying ecosystems, hunting endangered species, killing crops and-
Robin!Dick (interrupting): Hold up, that's all she's trying to fix?
Robin!Dick turns to Batman.
Batman: She's not doing it in logical way.
Robin!Dick: She's a green woman who can control plants! Does she look like she wants to use our logic? No offense by the way, Ivy.
Ivy: You're fine, I love my body.
Robin!Dick (confused why they're fighting her): Why don't we help her, Batman? Has she asked for your help?
Batman (sheepish): Um... It's been brought up in the past.
Robin!Dick: Then why haven't you?
Ivy: Yeah, Batman, that so mean.
Batman: Because... She's a criminal and will let people die for the cause.
Robin!Dick: Well I mean if it's that nestle guy I don't... Don't necessarily blame her and I've seen you beat the ever loving shit out a lot of bad guys.
Batman: Language.
Robin!Dick (loud): The context needed the word. I love you Batman, I do, but let's be real you steal police information and beat up thugs. You have not paid the commissioner back for the fire hydrant incident. I'm sorry, but you break a lot of laws. You say you're doing it to save lives, so is she! Most are plant lives, but I get it. We would be arrested too, but we're lucky, she's not... it's not right.
Ivy (sincere): Thanks kid.
Robin!Dick: You're welcome and plus in any other city, we'd be going to prison. You'd be, I'd be tossed into an orphanage and that... That's not fun.
Ivy: A lot of kids in the system have been abused, he's got a point.
Batman (annoyed): Why are you arguing with me, Robin?
Robin!Dick: Because dang it, she might have a point! We can help her to a degree... In fact isn't the building we're in is being sued for what they did to a lake? All those ducks died.
Ivy (adding): Nothing can grow there for decades.
Robin!Dick: Yeah, the ecosystem is destroyed there.
Batman (yelling): Why are you ganging up on me?
Robin and Ivy: Because you know it's wrong!
Robin!Dick: You have told me you became Batman because the system is flawed and sometimes matters need to be taken into your own hands? How is she different?
Ivy: Okay... you're growing on me. Here, take a rose.
Ivy used her powers to hand the young hero a rose.
Robin (smiling and taking the rose): Aww, thank you.
Batman groaned then yanked Robin by the ear.
Batman: Excuse me, I have to talk to him in private!
Ivy: Aww, I'm starting to like the kid, go easy on him. He's smart, he knows what he's talking about.
Robin!Dick (being dragged out): Thank you, Ivy.
Ten minutes after the two argue, Batman comes to a compromise with his son and Ivy because he knows that Dick would absolutely not mind sabotaging factories or causing a fire with a supervillain to protect the planet. All he needs is a good reason.
Batman (driving them home in the batmobile): Could you not defend the actions of the bad guy in front of me next time?
Robin!Dick (eating McDonald's fries): Don't take me to one who has a point.
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Batman searched for Robin after taking down Joker.
Batman: Robin? Where did he go?
Joker (laying on the ground as Batman presses his shoe on his back): One of my goons went after him.
Meanwhile Robin does flips, tricks and runs around the room while giggling as the goon chases after him.
Goon: Little boy, little boy stop running!
Robin ran, but when the goon tried to grab him, the young hero grabbed his hand and clamped down with his teeth making contact with the mans hand. The goon screamed in pain.
Batman: He's down the hall.
Joker: There's no... Guarantee he'll win.
Robin kicked the goon in the crotch and ran off.
Goon (weakly): Right in the kiwis.
Robin!Dick: Batman, I got the last one!
Batman: Good job, Robin.
Joker: I hate your child soldier.
Batman: Thank you, I raised him well.
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Talia Al Ghul (to Batman): You-
Robin!Dick: You're out of his league.
Talia: What?
Robin!Dick: I'm just saying, it's obvious you have this stalker obsession with him, 'love' you like to call it, but Batman could do way better than you.
Batman chuckled covering his mouth.
Talia: Okay, I was telling him to stop his 'no-kill' rule and join the league, but also he wants me and some snot nosed brat won't have a say in any possible relationship!
Robin!Dick: Well, I'm 13 now and even I can see you shouldn't be together. Not even on a league level, but like come on, why would you get with a guy who doesn't want you or to be on your team? That's sad.
Talia (irate): You think I won't smack a teenager? I don't give a fuck!
Batman (disturbingly calm): Touch him and you'll wake up in the hospital.
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For ghostlights: baby Ellie + tired Danny + Duke the baby whisperer?
He has no idea how his parents did it.Â
Babies are exhausting. Toddlers more so. Any infants in the strange stage in-between? Doubly so.Â
Ellie is wonderful and sweet and cute and such a terror that Danny genuinely has no idea how his parents managed to raise not one, but two kids. For all their eccentricities and absent-mindedness, he and Jazz turned out pretty well. Ignoring the whole halfa thing because thatâs more his fault than theirs even if Jazz says they shouldnât have created the dangerous environment in the first place.
That environment is exactly why Danny refuses to let Ellie go to his house in Amity Park. His parents say theyâve disabled all the weapons and ecto-sensors since heâs had to reveal himself as Phantom, but he knows that things slip their minds and if they canât guarantee that the house is safe, then Ellie isnât going in there. Simple as that.Â
This means that they live somewhere else now. Danny had thought about it, during the hours Ellie was asleep and he was awake, exhausted and worn down to his bones, and took Jazzâs advice to accept Vladâs offer of buying a house for him. Except he argued Vlad down to an apartment in a city of his choosing where he wouldnât stand out too much and he would be safe, or as safe as he can be, from anyone trying to hunt down ghosts.Â
So here they are. Standing in the empty living room of their new apartment in Gotham.Â
Gotham may not be very safe as a city, but itâs good for two ghosts trying to pass as normal.Â
Danny sighs yet again, and looks at the space heâll need to fill. At least Vlad is footing the bill. Itâs the least he can do for creating Ellie. Frostbite was the one who was able to stabilize her, though it was almost too late and resulted in her reforming as a baby, just one and a half years old. Jazz is the one whoâs choosing most of the furniture, thankfully, so itâs something that Danny doesnât need to worry about it.
Itâs a new start to their lives and it feels so empty. So overwhelming. How did his parents do it? How do any parents do it?
Ellie smacks a small palm against his cheek and babbles lightly.
âI know, Ellie,â Danny says, giving her a tired smile. âDonât worry, weâll have this place looking good in no time.â
He adjusts her in his arms, then heads towards the bedroom. Itâs the only room that has any furniture, and all thatâs there is a bed, a crib, and a bookcase. There are a few boxes on the floor, labeled âbedroomâ and âclothingâ and âbooksâ. Most of it came from his bedroom in Amity Park, but heâs pretty sure he caught Jazz sneaking a few things in before they closed the boxes and loaded them up into the car.Â
âCan you be good for five minutes?â he asks Ellie.Â
She babbles again and smacks his shoulder.
âIâm taking that as an agreement. Just let me open these boxes and start unpacking before you start causing trouble, okay?â
Ellie makes another sound, but it seems agreeable so Danny carefully lays her down in the crib and gets to peeling off the tape on the boxes. The opens the one labeled âbedroomâ first, finding blankets and sheets folded and stacked in vacuum sealed bags. One of them is his old childhood blanket, the one he carried around everywhere that was faded with age, barely blue, with white bunnies decorating it.Â
He was so small when he had this. It makes him oddly emotional to unpack it and pass it on to Ellie, draping it over her so her pudgy little hands can grab at it.Â
This is no time to cry, though! He forces himself to focus and makes his own bed, shaking out the sheets and fluffing up the pillows. Heâll worry about washing everything later; Vlad made sure to get an apartment with an in-unit washer and dryer, which means he was actually sensible while apartment hunting for Danny.Â
He doesnât mean to flop onto the bed once itâs made, but he ends up there anyways. Heâs barely gotten a full six hours of uninterrupted sleep since Frostbite deemed Ellie healthy enough to leave his care. The drive up to Gotham was long and wore him down to his bones.
He doesnât mean to fall asleep, but he does, drifting off as he wonders, distantly, when Jazz will be back from getting them dinner.
Ellie wakes him up at dawn with a loud cry. Danny jolts awake, heart pounding in his chest as he panics because Ellie isnât here, sheâs supposed to be in his arms, where is she? And then he sees the crib, where Ellie is staring at him through the bars, and he nearly collapses with relief.Â
âMorning, El,â he says, voice rough from sleep, as he picks her up. She just stares up at him, then leans forward and rests her head against his shoulder.
Itâs quiet moments like these that make his heart melt. Ellieâs had a hard life already; he wants to give her a better one, this time around.Â
A quick check of the time on his nearly dead phone shows that itâs barely past six in the morning, and Jazz texted him a few times. All about furniture, saying that she didnât want to wake them and that food is in the fridge.Â
Itâs only the mention of food that makes him realize how ravenous heâs feeling. Danny makes a beeline for the kitchen, ignoring everything else, and pulls out the boxes of take-out Jazz left stacked in the fridge. He devours it like heâs been starving for weeks, then gives Ellie her Ecto-Jello, the only food sheâs allowed to eat until Frostbite gives the okay for solid, human food.Â
Once heâs got her burped and cleaned up, Danny looks out of the kitchen and realizes that Jazz was very productive while he was asleep. The living room isnât empty anymore; a dark green couch is against the wall, a low, rectangular coffee table made of dark wood in front of it. Two armchairs are on both sides of the couch, and a television has been installed, fixed into the wall.Â
Jazz is asleep on the couch. Her legs hang off an armrest and sheâs drooling slightly.Â
Her phone is charging on the floor, so Danny takes it and snaps a picture of her for later teasing, then sends it to himself and writes a note to her that heâs going out with Ellie to explore the neighborhood.
Heâs finally feeling more settled, energized from sleep and food.
In the warm dawn light spilling in through the windows, Danny looks down at Ellie and thinks that theyâll be just fine after all.Â
. . .
Four months ago, Danny had hope. He was optimistic.Â
Gotham was a fresh start, a new lease of life for Ellie. It is Dannyâs attempt to be a single parent, sacrificing college for Ellie, and heâs planning to go out and beat the gangs black and blue if they start anymore shootouts in the next year.
He had just gotten Ellie to sleep. She was actually peacefully taking a nap.
And then a drive by shooter raced down the street, gunshots echoing down the road, and Ellie work up crying. She still hasnât stopped, despite how Danny rocked her, soothing her as best he could.
They had been outside when Ellie fell asleep, her head on his shoulder. He had been catching up with Sam and Tucker when the car drove by, people ducking and crying out to avoid the bullets. Danny instinctively covered Ellie and made them both intangible, saving them from any stray bullets, but they ruined her nap and he needs to make them pay for that.Â
âShh,â he soothes, âYouâre okay. Weâre both fine. Itâs okay, El, itâs okay.âÂ
Her little hands clutch at his back, twisting the fabric of his shirt, and she lets out a heartbreaking wail. He pats her back, hurrying down the street to get back to his apartment building, ignoring the looks people were giving them as they passed by.Â
âI know it was scary, but youâre alright. Youâre always safe with me, El.â
Ellieâs cries down down a little, but they donât stop. She whimpers, burying her face against his shoulder as he finally reaches their apartment building.
The doorâs locked, which wouldnât be a problem except Danny canât get his keys from his pocket. He knows he has them! But his pocket refuses to relinquish them and he has to stop every few seconds to pat Ellieâs back, trying in vain to calm her down.Â
âWeâll be inside in a second,â he tells her, trying to keep the frustration out of his voice, âas soon as I can get these freaking keys!â
âHey, you alright?â
Danny startles, whirling around so fast it makes Ellie go quiet, clinging to him so she doesnât get flung into the air. Thereâs a guy standing before him in a gray hoodie, looking at him with clear concern. It speaks to Dannyâs level of constant exhaustion that he hadnât clocked someone sneaking up behind him.Â
The guy offers an awkward smile. âSorry, didnât mean to scare you or anything. Um, do you need me to open to door? I live here too.â
Danny wonders for a moment if this someone dangerous, someone hoping to hurt Ellie, but she starts to cry again and he steps to the side. âPlease. I canât get my keys.â
âIâm Duke, by the way. I donât think Iâve seen you around here before.â
âDanny,â he replies, watching as Duke pulls out a large key ring, jangling with the amount of keychains on it, and easily opens the door. âIâve been here a few months, but Iâm usually inside. Or walking around in the mornings with this little monster.â
âThat would explain it,â Duke says as he holds the door open, letting Danny in first. âIâm usually in classes at GCU, but I decided to take a mental health day after my lab, so here I am.â
Danny walks in and waits for Duke to follow, making sure the door closes properly behind them. âThanks. How is GCU? What do you study? I was thinking of going there myself once she gets a little older and can go to school.â
âOh, Iâm majoring in English and Human Services.â He goes to say more, but Ellie wails again and Danny winces.
âIâm so sorry. That drive by woke her up and itâs really rattled her.â
âHey, no need to apologize. I get it, Gotham is rough to kids.â
Danny tries rocking her back and forth, but it doesnât help. He resigns himself to another hour of her crying before she exhausts herself, and makes for the stairs, going up to the fourth floor. Duke holds open the door again, then follows after them. It makes Danny wonder if Duke is planning to do something to them, then decides he can beat Duke in a fight, so itâs fine.
Duke doesnât try to hurt them or steal Ellie away. He opens the door to their floor and stops before they do. âIâm in here,â he says, âIf you ever need me to open more doors.â
âThanks. Um, actually, I might need help opening mine?â
Duke just smiles and makes his way back to them, following them farther into the hall until Danny stops in front of his apartment.Â
âIf I could just get my keys,â he starts.
âHere, let me hold her for a second so you can get them,â Duke offers. Danny wants to insist that itâs fine, but Ellie cries directly into his ear and Danny, at the end of his rope, passes her over.Â
Like magic, Ellie settles as soon as sheâs in Dukeâs arms. She sniffles and hides her face away, clutching to Dukeâs hoodie, but she stops crying. They both go still, surprised, and stare down at her.Â
âSeriously?â Danny says as he finally pulls out his keys, âAre you trying to say that Iâm the problem?â
Ellie babbles lightly, and Duke turns his head to futilely hide his grin.
He grumbles as he unlocks the door and pushes it open. Ellie is acting as if sheâs never been upset before a day in her life, making herself at home in Dukeâs arms.Â
âI canât believe this. Betrayed by my own blood.â
Duke laughs as he follows Danny into his apartment, lightly patting Ellieâs back. âItâs always the smallest, cutest ones that do this.â
âYeah? Do you work with a lot of kids or something? Used to being betrayed by the little ones?â
âI donât work with kids per se,â Duke says, âBut my foster family is a hot mess and the youngest of them likes to keep us all on our toes.â
âFamily,â Danny says in a tired, fond tone.
âFamily,â Duke agrees.
With his door open and Ellie calm, Dannyâs ready to just lay face down on the floor for the rest of the day and not deal with anything else. He moves to take Ellie back, holding his arms out, and Duke tries to pass her over.
The key word being tries.Â
Ellie tightens her grip and kicks at Danny. She refuses to be taken away from Duke, making him awkwardly try to pry her off his hoodie. Danny really hopes Duke doesnât notice how she goes slightly intangible to make his hands fall through her arms and legs. It shouldnât be noticeable, but itâs hard to focus on anything but a kid that clings to you, so Danny holds out for Dukeâs goodwill and silence.
âAs nice as it is to meet you, you need to go back to your⌠parent?â Danny nods when Duke looks at him in askance. âYou need to go back to your parent. Okay? Come on, kid, heâs waiting for you.â
Ellie shakes her head, makes a frustrated noise, and then turns and reaches out a grabby hand towards Danny.Â
She still refuses to be taken from Duke when Danny tries to pick her up again, so he settles with just letting her hold two of his fingers.Â
âIâm so sorry about this,â he says to Duke, face burning. This is why he hasnât been going out and being social since he moved in; Ellie is a handful even on the best days, and Danny doesnât want someone to judge him as unfit to parent her and have her taken away.
Duke shakes his head, stepping closer. âItâs all good, man. I donât mind. Itâs not like I had any plans today. Iâm already skipping my classes, might as well spend it with you two than sleep all day.â
âAre you sure? Iâd be happy to invite you in, but I know Ellie can be a lot and not everyone wants to spend their day off with a baby.â
âIâm sure. Besides, Iâd just be down the hall anyways. Itâs no skin off my back, man.â
âWell,â Danny says, stepping to the side to give Duke full access to his open doorway, âCome on in, then.â
Ellie keeps them connected, one hand in Dukeâs hoodie and the other holding Dannyâs fingers, and though her cheeks are still red from how hard she had been crying, sheâs calm now with her eyes shining with mischief.Â
As the door closes behind them, Danny realizes that this is the first time someone heâs not related to has been inside his apartment. Not even Vlad has come in, always choosing to invite Danny and Ellie out for lunch instead.Â
It should make him nervous, but Duke is calm and easy going and kind.Â
Heâs making silly faces at Ellie to make her laugh, completely at ease with her in his arms, as if heâs done this a thousand times before.Â
Gotham is a second chance at life for Ellie. Itâs a sacrifice for Danny, to be alone and without friends or family around. Heâd been ready to give up everything for Ellie, to focus solely on raising her, but with Duke filling his apartment with laughter, he thinks that he can make a life here too.
All he needs to do is take that first step, reach his hand out, ask Duke to stick around.
He can do this.
#ghostlights#dc x dp#dp x dc#dcxdp#dpxdc#dc x dp fic#prompt fill#my writing#i really love writing about characters struggling to be parents v suddenly and thru unconventional means#so here's danny a year out of high school living on his own for the first time w baby ellie#and duke who needed some space and independence while he's in college. bruce pays for the apartment while duke works part time for grocerie#and ellie who had been fully developed but unstable is now a halfa baby who remembers stuff but is also. yknow. a baby.#she absolutely latched onto duke to force danny to have a life outside of her. but also she can sense that hes kind and calm#which danny needs bc he is Stressed (tm)#this leads to duke bringing over food for them and looking after ellie while danny goes shopping or naps#both of them ignoring how duke has to leave suddenly for Hero Related Reasons and how danny and ellie have Powers#it's a v delicate balance they keep for the sake of keeping ellie safe#yeah they're gonna co-parent and realize they're basically dating after MONTHS of pining#the bats have bets on who gives bruce a grandkid first and literally no one bet on duke but here he is lol :)#thanks for the prompt!!
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I have seen a few DCxMarvel dimension travel fics, and quite a few of them are of them are Peter Parker post-blip. Which gives me a crack fic idea: everyone who got snapped ended up in the DC universe. Yes, all of them.
The current world population is around eight billion, so half of that would be 4 billion... Yeah that would cause so so so many problems. But the DC universe is used to crazy shit.
Obviously there would be a sudden influx of "new" heroes and villains but with absolutely no context it is hard to figure out who is who.
Batman immediately trying to make contingency plans for all these new heroes and villains as well as figure out their civilian identities but this is very difficult because literally no records exist yet.
Magic users from both worlds team up, but I think they were still unable to fix it, the infinity stones were just too powerful. Also I think Dr. Strange and Constantine can't stand each other.
While I am at it, Wonder Woman and Loki would probably hate each other too. DC is more Greek but it has had their own version of Norse mythology, so maybe they are the same and have beef?
They would struggle to feed and house that many new people, but getting them jobs and integrating them into society would be hard too. And good luck proving anything anyone says. "You swear you have a law degree from Harvard? Okay I guess."
Do doubles exist? Yeah a lot of people probably don't have an alternate universe double, but it stands to reason some do. How do you deal with having a new kind-of twin? Or a dead friend or relative coming back, but different? Or even someone you never knew/doesn't exist in this world insisting they are family.
Some au double ideas I have seen people toss around are: Dick Grayson as Richard Parker, Kara Danvers as Carol Danvers, Steve Trevor as Steve Rogers, and Slade Wilson as/being somehow related to Wade Wilson, but I am sure there are other fun ideas out there too.
The snap didn't just affect humans/earth! So other planets are having the same problems.
Then randomly, five years later, just when people were getting used to the change, they all disappear again without warning. This causes as many problems as the original appearance did.
#dc#dc comics#marvel#dc x marvel#marvel x dc#marvel dc crossover#dc marvel crossover#dc universe#marvel cinematic universe#dimension travel#batman#the snap#the blip#spiderman#dick grayson#wonder woman#loki#i confess i have a soft spot for dick as Peter's dad ever since i first saw the idea#i want matt and foggy to be one of the snapped purely so foggy can make a joke about batman and Matt's own batlike abilities#alternatively maybe the dc team up actually does manage to fix things early and Thanos is like 'the fuck???'#there is a lot of potential here for both angst and comedy depending on how you want to do it#i mostly imagine this as a comedy but honestly it would be a good drama#but tbh i am more interested in the ways these characters can be forced to interact for comedy purposes#do you understand my vision Internet?#you can tell i have no idea what to tag this as#i just love these types of fics and think this would be a fun crack au#does something similar exist yet? obviously lots of crossovers exist but usually it is just a few characters.#i want q bunch of them being forced to interact for an extended period of time#if such a fic exists please let me know lol
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Blood Blossom Au: Baby's First Commissioner Meeting :)
TL:DR This Post: Danny (orphan) gets poisoned with blood blossom extract by Vlad. He runs away from him and ends up under the care of one Pre-Robin Battinson Batman! Starry is loudly pushing her batdad agenda.
(Also known as "Late At Night, When The Nightingale Sings" on my ao3!)
This was a fun rough idea I've been sitting on for weeks, thinking about how Commissioner Gordon and Nightingale's first meeting might go.
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Commissioner Gordon likes to think that he's adjusting to the new normal of Gotham very well, -- the new normal being grown men running around dressed like bats, in military-grade strength body armor, committing acts of vigilantism, -- and slowly, little by little, he was no longer being surprised when this new normal pops up out of the shadows like the world's most terrifying daisy. His shaving lifespan thanks him for it.
....
The kid is a surprise though.
Granted, he seemed to be a surprise to the Bat too.
There's been a string of murders lately, -- which, in Gotham, is kind of like saying there's been another storm during monsoon season. And there's just been another; in some dilapidated building down in south Gotham, with the broken, boarded-up windows and mildew-crawling walls to match. The victim is a man in his thirties, multiple gunshot wounds to the chest, left in the center of the room for the blood to pool out around him.
The place is already secured when he arrives, the building swarmed with officers and the forensic detectives. The Bat emerges shortly after he does -- or, he might've been here the whole time, hiding someplace dark and shadowy. For his own sanity, Gordon doesn't think about it too hard.
The kid is a surprise, and he appears like a bolt of lightning.
He shows up in the middle of a conversation Gordon is having with the Bat.
A whistle, sharp and loud, slicing through the air, meant for open air rather than a confined space. Gordon's ears pierce and protest the sound, and the solemn, murmured chatter floating through the room abruptly cuts off like the swing of a gavel. As he turns towards the sound -- as they all do -- he swears, up and down, that he sees Batman's shoulders jump, just slightly.
At the source, perched on the window, is a boy. A boy in a gray-blue scarf and an oversized black hoodie, one that hangs off his frame and has ace bandages wrapped around the wrists in some attempt to cinch the sleeves. The hood is up, big like the rest of it, and threatens to swallow the upper half of the boy's face whole in the fabric. What upper half Gordon can see, is smeared with some kind of opaque, black face paint. He's holding onto the side of the frame with one hand, on his hip is a grappling hook. A familiar grappling hook.
Gordon has multiple questions, and his officers tense up.
Martinez puffs up, brows furrowing as his face shapes into a frown. Shoulders rolling back. "You can't be here, kid--"
The reaction is immediate, like a spark to gunpowder, the boy yanks his fingers from his mouth and his mouth twists into a scowl. Head snapping over to Officer Martinez, his hood manages to stay on but Gordon swears that as he bares his teeth, the glint makes them look sharper than they should be. His voice is rasp and quiet and harsh; snappish in its hissing; "Put a fuckin sock in it, Martinez. I'm not stayin."
Martinez reels back, and the boy immediately veers his attention off him. Like a switch, his demeanor drops. Despite half his face being covered, his mouth twists into a cringing, apologetic smile. Slanted and off-beat, embarrassed. It'd be disarming if this wasn't Gotham, and if he didn't just hiss at Martinez like he was about to bite his head off.
"Sorry." He whispers, voice deceptively polite and softer now. Gordon has to strain his ears to hear him. "I was looking for him."
He points his finger towards-- Gordon? No, Gordon follows the direction, and finds himself looking at -- the Bat.
The Bat, who always looks stiff as a pole, now looks even stiffer. Somehow. Well, the explains the grappling hook attached to the boy's waist.
"What are you doing here?" The Bat says, gruff and unable to completely smother the stumble of surprise in his tone.
The boy still holds a sheepish smile, and slips off the window ledge. His feet hit the creaky boards with a near-silent thud, the Batman finds his feet and rapidly begins crossing the room.
Gordon notes the slight tremble in the boy's legs as he straightens. He adjusts his scarf, which droops close to his knees now that he's standing, and slings a backpack -- how long has had that? -- off his shoulders. When the Bat reaches his side, he does as he always does, and looms over the boy like a spectre. A threatening mass of shadows cloaked in all-consuming black. Standing next to him, the boy looks teeny in comparison.
The Bat is a man who terrifies even the most hardened criminals, Gordon has seen grown men shiver in fear at the mention of his name. And yet when the boy looks up at him, he doesn't even flinch.
Instead, his sheepish smile melts away like ice under the sun, holding only traces of his previous embarrassment. It remains as a shadow on his face, a small upturn at the corners of his mouth. The boy pushes his hood back just enough to reveal glinting, ice-flint eyes surrounded in tar-black face paint. He holds the backpack up with one arm. "You forgot this."
#I have never seen Batman (2022) so really I'm just using battinson and crew as templates for my fic. but hey what else is new lol#dpxdc#danny fenton is not the ghost king#dp x dc#dpxdc crossover#dp x dc crossover#dpxdc fic#dpxdc au#dp x dc au#dpxdc fanfic#i dont know shit about detective work or true crime so forgive me for any bad terminology or incorrect procedure for how these things work#just a fun rough idea for how i imagined gordon's first meeting with nightingale goes LMAO. im sticking to the idea that danny doesn't#officially join the field for a *while* due to more than just health reasons. so his first appearances are brief and usually to give B smth#danny: im only here as express delivery for vader's little brother over there. yall stay safe tho.#bruce: *kill bill sirens bass-boosted* ohmygodwhatishedoinghere#batman: how did you get here... | danny: you have so many spare grappling hooks it was pr easy to just grab one and go#also danny is whispering on purpose because he doesn't have his ghost form to fall back on as a secret identity. so he *is* actually taking#extra steps to keep his identity safe. and people usually sound different when they're whispering. he also has personal beef with#office martinez despite the fact that they've never met. Danny's HEARD of his ass. he hATES his ass.#Martinez: *to batman* freak | danny: im going to Bite Him. | batman (reluctantly): hmr. please don't. | danny: im going for his shins#Martinez and Nightingale have this whole thing going on between the two of them. danny WILL slap a sticky note on Martinez's back that says#'asshole' on it and its the one spot square on his spine that martinez can't reach.#someone: why are you beefing with like. an actual 12 year old | martinez: HE'S A LITTLE RAT. THAT'S WHY. he's here to torment me#battinson: *did you grapple the whole way here* | danny: yah. it was kinda fun. i would've gotten here faster but i kept having to stop#battinson: *hnnn* im driving you back | danny:.. are you sure? | battinson already pulling him out of the room: y e s#i've been thinking about this for literally WEEKS. what did bruce forget? good question! i'll figure that out if or when i get to this#danny has Issues behind the word freak so its like a mini beserker button for him regardless of who the word is aimed at lol. lmao#martinez calls batman a freak once while nightingale is within range and its just the doom ost as danny simply Disappears from sight#like oops. you are now. In Danger. rip couldn't be me.#blood blossom au
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Bad News (Terry McGinnis)
âTerry McGinnis is bad news, you donât want to mess with him.â was the first thing you heard about him.
âHeâs a bad boyfriend. Skips dates, flakes on plans, always has weird bruises is and really tired. None of his partners have ever caught him cheating, but he definitely does.â Was the next several things, all said in a hushed whisper as you were ushered past the black-haired boy in question.
He certainly didnât⌠look like bad news. Youâd dated guys who were bad news before, and very few of them had looked like Terry. Acted like him, either.
He was nice. He had helped you with your homework when you cried at the study tables in the library, smoothing a soothing hand over your shoulder blades almost unconsciously as he walked you through your chemistry exam study guide. Heâd given you some gum, a smile, and a pat on the back before he promptly fell asleep on the table in the back corner of the library, snoring softly.
Youâd slid your number into his hand when you left, and that was it for a while. He didnât text. You saw each other in passing, and heâd smiled and youâd smiled, but nothing more.
Until youâd gotten the call.
âHey.â He breathed into the speaker, his voice sounding oddly pained. âIâm sorry to call at this hour, but, uh, this⌠this isnât really something I can call my mom for.â
Heâd given you the address of an abandoned warehouse, begged you not to be freaked out when you got there, and hung up.
You went.
You didnât really know why you went, for all you knew it was a really elaborate booty call or kidnapping scheme, but ten minutes later you parked next to the warehouse and slipped inside.
There, leaned up against a wall, bleeding and bruised, was Terry.
âYouâre- youâre studying to be an EMT, right?â He asked with a pained smile that was supposed to be charming, gesturing to his wounds. âI figured youâd appreciate some hands-on experience.â
âWhat the hell?â Youâd breathed, giving him a shocked look as you rushed to examine his wounds. âTerry, why didnât you call the police?â
âNot the sharpest, are you.â Terry grunted in what might have been amusement, hissing as you poked and prodded him to see what was hurting. âCanât call the police, theyâd arrest me.â
âArrest you?â Youâd echoed, and then you took in his outfit. All black, with a red bat on the front. A cowl was clutched in his hand, the ends sharpening into little points. âOh my god.â
âYeah, Iâm Batman.â Terry chuckled, but it was more at the look of shock on your face. He moved to sit up and then groaned, cringing and covering his wound. âCan you patch me up before I die here, please? Kinda called you for your specific set of skills.â
âYou are so stupid.â You chided, but reluctantly dug around in your bag for hydrogen peroxide and bandages.
âAnd youâre old school, doc.â He breathed, smiling up at you cheekily. âYou donât carry those fancy little kits that heal people up on the spot?â
âThey donât sell them to anyone other than certified medical personnel.â You said, giving him a pointed glare and dousing his wound in hydrogen peroxide. âAnd Iâm not a doctor.â
âAh-â Terry hissed, tipping his head back and gasping in a little breath. ⌠he was pretty. He was really pretty, and it was a little distracting. The voices of your friends rang out in the back of you head, warning you that he was trouble, but you couldnât find it in you to listen when he swallowed thickly and turned to look at you, a lopsided smile on his pale face. âSame difference.â He breathed, chuckling.
You looked back at his wound, face flushed and feeling dizzy from the laps your brain was having to do to see Terry- scrawny, âbad boyâ, Terry- as Batman. It seemed ridiculous, but his muscles were right there underneath your hands, tensing as you bandaged him up. He looked bigger than he did when you saw him in passing, stronger- when you saw him, he was always wearing bigger clothes that nearly dwarfed him, making him look smaller than he was. His hair was damp with sweat that ran down his face and made him look a little bit red, his lips parted as he breathed in air. He was gorgeous.
Suddenly, it made a little more sense why his exes had kept on giving him chances.
You worked quietly and efficiently, only sparing a few looks at your accidental patient before you finished patching him up.
âYou should get that checked out at an actual hospital.â You said, helping him to his feet. âAnd I still donât understand why you called me. We arenât⌠friends.â
Terry shrugged, cupping your face in his hand and grinning a toothy smile at you. âYeah, well, we definitely are now, doc.â He teased, tapping your nose and pushing away from you to head towards the doors opposite of where youâd parked. âText me sometime and we can go out and get some drinks. I feel like youâll be better company when youâre not crying over your study guides.â
He slipped the cowl on over his head and you could very nearly feel his stupid smile, which you already knew was going to get you in more trouble than you had bargained for, as he slipped out the doors and into the Gotham night.
When you walked back out to your car, it had a flat tire, and the window was broken.
⌠okay, maybe Terry was bad news.
#âď¸cal writes!#dc comics#terry mcginnis#batman beyond#Batman#terry mcginnis x reader#no use of y/n#dc x reader#First cal fic who cheered#I got very hit out of nowhere to write for this guy#I donât even go here really#But heâs silly#Umm forcibly subjecting you all to my pretty terry agenda#Batman beyond x reader#I might make this a little series but I just thought terry who wants you so bad and emt reader who is so scared was a cute dynamic
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My Only Sunshine
It was a quiet night in Gotham, when suddenly the coms crackle to life, with a voice, that seemingly none of the bats recognized. That is all but one. Damians blood ran cold as he heard something that should not be possible. He had never even let himself think about it, because even recalling the mere memory of it would shatter him.Â
The other night, dear
As I lay sleeping
I dreamed I held youÂ
In my arms
Batman's voice was the first to come over the coms âoracle who is this? Where are they?â
âIâm working on it B.â She crackle back in her slightly mechanical disguised voice.
When I awoke, dear
I was mistaken
So I hung my head and I cried
Oracle may not have known where it was coming from, but he did. He knew it as he knew the heart beating in his chest and the air within his lungs. Without thinking he leapt off the building, grappling across the city that his father loved, but he has never thought of as his true home.
You are my sunshine
My only sunshine
You make me happyÂ
When skies are gray
He was vaguely aware as Batman cried out for him, but that didnât matter. His blood was rushing too quickly through his ears. Any protest or question simply ignored. He had somewhere he needed to be, and he needed to be there now.Â
You'll never know, dear
How much I love you
Please don't takeÂ
My sunshine away
âOracle location!â
âIâm trying B! But these people are good I canât work faster than I am!â
Was the last thing that came over the coms before he reached up and muted everyone, everyone but the voice he was focused on. The world had narrowed down to the wind whipping past him, his heartbeat in his ears and the one voice that he had wish to hear again for so long.
I'll always love you and make you happyÂ
And nothing else could come between
His lungs burned as Wayne industries came in to view. Why? Why of all nights was he on the outskirts of the city? He needed to move faster, faster, please be fast enough. He begged to himself, to whatever god was out there be fast enough âŚ.and for him to be there for this not to be some sort of cruel trick.
But if you leave me to love anotherÂ
Iâll support you as you follow your dreams
It was him. It had to be him. only he knew to sing it that way. His brother quietly singing and holding him as he silently cried. He was never good enough for grandfather, he will never be good enough to be the heir to be excepted never daring, hopeing to be loved, but it was never like that with his brother. His brother loved him more than anything, and he couldnât stop anything as grandfather ran his sword through the heart of the one person he truly loved. Through the heart of Damienâs one weakness.Â
You are my sunshine
My only sunshine
You make me happyÂ
When skies are gray
Even at the end, when his brother knew grandfather was coming for him, his too kind brother never forced him. Always giving him a choice and he had failed his brother when he was willing to give up everything for someone as weak and pitiful as him. He wasnât strong enough to run. He wasnât strong enough to protect the one person who loved him above all else.Â
You'll never know, dear
How much I love you
Please don't takeÂ
My sunshine away
He was so close three minutes out. Almost there the highest spot in the city, the best place to see the stars.Â
Northstar, Iâm so happy you made it out. Iâm sorry I couldnât be there with you.
My Northstar please stop blaming yourself. This was my choice. It was always my choice and I donât regret a second of it so neither should you. You are without a second of doubt the best thing to have ever happened to me.Â
Damien felt a pit open up in his stomach. Less than two minutes to Wayne enterprises
You have to let the others in Northstar. Being family to them, loving them itâs not replacing me or dishonoring me. Quite the opposite Northstar itâs keeping me alive; In a different way, but Iâm still with you.Â
Go on brother adventures with Dick, try things that make you uncomfortable, but know that he will keep you safe.Â
Spend time with Babs in the library, read books that let you travel to fantastical worlds that we could never dream of.
Go to Jason for advice. You two are more alike than you even know, lean on each other, use that.Â
Try photography with Tim. Take pictures of all those animals that you love.
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Pull pranks with Stephanie. Let yourself be a kid and laugh at stupid and dumb things.Â
When things get too much go to Cass for quiet and understanding.
Go to Duke and ask him to take you out shopping at a regular store or to go to the mall to buy a toy for yourself. Enjoy the normal quiet moments.
Go to Bruce for comfort, he is Batman but he is also our dad donât forget that, let him be a dad. Â
The world went blurry. There is no one on the roof.Â
Northstar Iâm gone. I really am gone. You know how magic is Northstar your big brother had a few tricks up his sleeve, but Iâm afraid this used the last of it. In the future in the far, far, far, future when you come join me in the hereafter, Iâll be waiting for you with open arms. I love you, Northstar now let our family love you in my stead.Â
As his feet made contact with the roof of Wayne enterprises a small, glowing object made it self known in the center of the roof. It appeared that stars itself littered and sprung from the object, beckoning him forward.Â
He was vaguely aware of the rest of the bats and birds joining him on the roof, but that didnât matter. All that mattered was that his shaking hand was reaching out to grab the old dog stuffed animal as the last glitters of Stardust left the plush.
A drop of water fell down and landed on the left ear of the love worn dog. Reaching up and touching below the domino he realize that he was crying. When did that happen? When was the last time this happened?
As he clutched the dog plush to his chest, a frivolity that would have never been allowed in the league, but still his brother who he loved most in this world snuck it in for him. Hiding it behind a loose stone in the wall. Bringing it out for him to hold as his big brother comforted him and told him stories of a better life that they could have.Â
The demons heir, Robin, Damien sobbed, cried for the injustice of the world, for his brother who even waiting for him in the hereafter was still looking out for him.Â
His body shook as wave after wave of agony and despair ripped through him. Years of repressed grief tore through his body sharper and with more deadly aim than any blade. The floodgates had been opened. His big brother had given him this one last gift.Â
So when Batman, his father, his dad crouched down in front of him concern showing through his usual stoic expression he does not ignore what his brother has given him and leaps forward, clutching onto his dad and weeping for the brother that he lost and the son his dad will never get to know.
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Wrong Number
MDNI // smutfic // Jason Todd x Reader
âYou accidentally take an edible laced with sex pollen, and unbeknownst to you, you called Jason instead of Ivy. Smut ensues.â
(gender-neutral reader, no use of y/n, recreational drug use, sex pollen, missionary, creampie, aphrodisiacs)
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[dedicated to @fcthots ]
Your breaths come out in short puffs, sweat beading on your forehead. Your skin is on fire, and thereâs an undeniable ache between your legs you canât ignore anymore. Stripped naked, you laid on your bed, legs squeezed together to try and alleviate your burning desire. Dammit. You reach out to your phone, sweeping your hand over your sheets until your fingers make contact with the smooth surface of your screen. Opening it, you scroll down your contacts. F, G, H, I, J. You hit Ivyâs contact, and close your eyes while you let it ring. Hearing it connect, you groan, âIvyyyy, I donât know what was in that damn edible you made but I feel- I donât- ugh.â You smack your bed in frustration, tears welling up from the tension in your stomach. This was embarrassing. You were high, and then horny, but now the high has worn off and youâre still trying to get off. âYou know what- never mind, Iâll talk to you later.â You clicked the end call button, and rolled onto your back. Okay, time to try and finish.
Jason stared at the phone in his hand, the screen on âcall endedâ. What the hell was that about? Shit, you werenât in trouble were you? Edible, huh⌠He heard from you that Ivy was dabbling in making some after growing weed, which, whatever, sheâs not destroying city blocks with her plants anymore so heâll take that any day. But by your words, it seemed like sheâs up to something, heâll have to check on that later. OrâŚ
âHey, Oracle. Do me a favor and look into Ivy for me?â
âSure, what for?â came her reply.
âMmm, well my friend took one of her edibles and-â
âWait. Edibles? You better not be doing some stupid prank Hood, or I swear-â
âNo! No, it's-,â he sighs, pinching the bridge of his nose,âShe just sounded like she was in trouble, but whatever, Iâll deal with it.â
âOh.â He could hear through the comm link the way her voice softened, which heâs not sure if he hates or is grateful for. âAlright, Iâll send someone over to Ivyâs location.â
âThanks.â
He shut off the link and looked over to your fire escape. Parking his bike in the alley that ran next to your place, he scaled the wall and clambered onto the escape. It was dark in your room, but you left your window open. Pulling the screen aside, Jason stepped into the room and onto the little welcome mat you put there as a stupid joke. He opened his mouth to speak but stopped.
You were on your side, moans muffled by your pillow as you worked your fingers faster, the slick noises accompanying your voice. His eyes widened, heat shooting through his body as he felt his dick twitch in his combat pants. Fuck, oh how heâs thought of you like this for some nights now. But not now, he thought, mustâve been some of Ivyâs aphrodisiac in that edible. Clearing his throat, he stepped closer. You squeal, and bolt upright, looking at him with wide eyes. âWha- Jay, what are you doing here?â
âYou called me,â he shrugged, âWrong number, I guess.â
You stared at him, gears turning in your brain. Maybe, maybe not âwrong numberâ. He could help you, couldnât he? Heâs always been on your mind like that, you mightâve had some unholy thoughts about your best friend.
âJay,â you whisper, crawling on your hands and knees toward him, âPlease,â youâre reaching up to his face now, settling your hand on his mask, âfuck meâ.
âUhh.â Itâs his turn to stare at you, eyes trailing over the slope of your chest. âI- I mean, no, youâve been dosed with some aphrodisiac-â Youâre taking his mask off now, sliding your other hand down his chest- âAnd- and I canât-â, his breath catches as your hand is placed right on top of his tummy, â-you donât know what you want,â he finished, glancing from your hands to your half-lidded eyes.
âI donât?â You gaze back into his eyes, looking down to his lips as you move closer, ghosting your hands over his body and placing them on his shoulders. Your lips connect, and he deepens the kiss, placing his hands on your waist. You pull him closer to you, shifting back until you can bring him down to your level, lips still on each other as he runs a hand through your hair. Your hair catches on his fingers and it pulls, but it feels so good the way heâs bringing his hand through from your scalp and grabbing a fistful of your hair at the back. You moan into his mouth as your kisses get sloppier, as he releases your hair and his hands wander down over your nude body, caressing your thighs. You donât know if you can take it anymore. Pulling back from his kiss, you breathe,âJay, please, I need you so badly, I- I canât-â. You gasp as he suddenly grips your thighs and curses.
Straightening, he starts to strip as you watch, flushing as you spot his happy trail and finally, as he pulls his pants down you can see the bump of his bulge in his boxers. You rub your thighs together, scooting back onto the bed to give him space to mount you. You can see him tracing the shape of your body with his eyes, finally locking onto the wetness between your legs. Jason pushes his boxers down, letting his cock spring free and you can see heâs already leaking precum, which threatens to snap that tight band in your stomach. Throwing your head back, you moan and spread your legs for him. âYeah,â he breathes, âYeah Iâll fuck you alright,â as he looms over your needy body. He kneels on the bed, lining his stiff cock with your entrance and begins to push in.
âFuuuckk, baby you gotta relax,â he moans, pressing into you slowly as your mouth gapes from how heâs stretching you open. You swear you almost cum immediately from his intrusion, but your arousal heightens as he thrusts all the way in. You cry out in pleasure, gripping your sheets and squeezing your eyes shut as he starts to fuck you, slowly at first but quickening his pace as to seeing how desperate you are. You were practically rolling your hips onto his cock until he held them still and fucked you at a punishing pace. He groaned, his ear tickled with your pleading and moaning. It felt so good, the burning feeling turned into pleasure as Jason rocked his hips into yours, and you were sure you were going to finally cum.
âFuck, youâre so good for me arenât you?â he moans, the sounds of your sex filling the room.
âYouâre close, arenât you baby? Câmon then,â he lowers his face towards your ear, âCum for me sweetheart,â he whispers, and finally that tension snaps and you cry out, your orgasm forcing your eyes shut as you cream around his cock thatâs still pumping hard into you. You pant as he curses and thrusts into you faster, chasing his own high until heâs spilling his cum into you, the warmth making your belly tingle. Heâs panting too, as he pulls out of you and stands up, reaching over to grab a towel from your dresser. He cleans you up and you stare up at him, eyes half-lidded and the only sounds that fill the room are of you two breathing hard. You donât talk and neither does he, and you move over on the bed to give him room as he lays next to you. He moves onto his side, propping his head up with a hand as he smirks, âNot bad, huh?â
You snort, and snuggle closer to him.
âNot bad at all, Jay.â
#mdni#this is my first smut i wrote this in one go no beta readers#i think itâd be funny if harley and ivy were stoner girlfriends. they had weed and chilled out.#jason todd#red hood#jason todd x reader#red hood x reader#jason todd smut#dc smut#smut fic#sex pollen
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