#robin or discowing this is the question....

[ashoss]

yooo who chibified my ntt girls

[55cdfc-f7a8b8-ffffff-f7a8b8-55cd]

Everybody meet my rebound from my hero academia

[dollishmehrayan]

WE LISTEN, WE DON’T JUDGE TREND ── .✦

A/n: so there’s this trend on TikTok where it’s like “we listen we don’t judge” and I couldn’t stop thinking about batboys doing this (here’s the trend -> trend) SO UM YEAH.

(tags: batboys we listen we don’t judge trend.)

All of them: we listen, we don’t judge.

jason: "I once stole the Batmobile because Bruce wouldn't let me drive it, then parked it in front of Crime Alley like it was a trophy."

Dick: "And you’re proud of that?"

Tim: "He said we don’t judge."

Damian: "But I am judging."

── .✦

All of them: “We listen. We don’t judge.”

Dick: "I once did an entire patrol in sequined tights because I forgot my suit, and honestly? Gotham didn’t notice."

Jason: "They definitely noticed, man."

Tim: "Still doesn’t top the mullet plus, discowing, plus-“ *cue dick shushing him with his finger aggressively*

Damian: "Disgraceful, I don’t associate with you imbeciles.”

── .✦

All of them: “We listen. We don’t judge.”

Tim: "I once fell asleep on a rooftop during patrol and woke up to pigeons sitting on me, back when I was robin I think.”

Jason: "Bro, how do you survive Gotham?"

Dick: "Better question—how did we not find you?"

Damian: "this is why I try to escape you guys.”

── .✦

All of them: “We listen. We don’t judge.”

Damian: "I once released a venomous snake in the Batcave to test Father’s reflexes."

Jason: "See? This is why nobody wants to come near you within a 6 mile radius."

Tim: "I still have nightmares from Bruce’s screams.”

Dick: "Bruce does too, I heard him screaming about snakes the other night, no wonder why.”

── .✦

All of them: “We listen. We don’t judge.”

Duke: "I once wore a full frankstein suit to school for spirit day... because I forgot it wasn’t Halloween and like mixed up Halloween and spirit day up.”

Jason: "I’m so proud of you."

Damian: "Jason can go dress up like frankstein because he doesn’t need to color the scars or stit-“ *cue jason leaping from his seat towards damian*

Dick: “WHAT THE FUCK-“

── .✦

*video ends with jason and Damian sitting on the couch in full body casts.*

[gaywineauntsstuff]

Me: I really like dc canon and frankly I think that fanon flanderizes the characters to the point where they are unrecognizable

Also me: Dick and Jason are drinking buddies,

Tim has put kon, Bernard and Steph in a gc called “the roster” and dipped.

Dick is not allowed to meet Barbara’s friends bc they all like him too much and then it’s rlly hard to bitch about him. (This is actually kinda canon thank u Dinah lance in birds of pray lmao)

The reverse of this is also true but for Dicks exes and Barbara like they get along TOO well.

Babs and Kori are friends.

Babs and Donna are sworn enemies. (Mutual)

Dick gets a different signature food with each of his siblings except Steph cuz they get smoothies. 

Dick keeps trying to get Steph and Donna to meet up but Everytime he tries Gotham gets blown up

Damian refuses to sneak pets in a trench coat bc it’s bad for them to be squished.

Duke is the only bat who knows about the mpreg joker story

Tim and Jason’s only texts to each other are “help” or “you lil shit what did you do!!?!”

Tim, Jason, Cass and Duke all like the discowing suit

Steph and Damian hate it

Damian says he’s spending the weekend not with his dad and everyone assumes Bruce and talia are trying split custody but he needs to bitch about Bruce so he goes to bludhaven

Donna and Dick get drunk together and get progressively more and more sappy about how they should move in together and how much they love each other, you’re amazing no you’re amazing.

Roy and Dick are besties who text like a divorced couple trying to coparent

Dicks exes are in a discord server called “raw. next question” and they have channels called “red heads only” “also dated his brother” “tried to kill him” etc

The redheads don’t have names in this discord “redhead 1” “red head 2” “redhead 3” and so on

They also don’t discuss dick in this server at all

Bruce calls dick for ideas about the Brucie Wayne persona and also when he just doesn’t get why people are mad at him.

Dick calls wally for help with menial tasks

Tim is a big big big fan of THC (same)

Dick goes to raves

Jason is actually the DARE Robin

An image of Dick at a rave went viral on Twitter and Bruce had a mental breakdown so did Jason

Stephanie will never ask Bruce for anything but she buys a 10$ coffee every morning on his card bc of that video of people saying young people can’t buy houses bc of Starbucks and avocado toast.

Jason has a video of 19 yr old Dick spitting at a police officer and he sent it on the family gc when he found out dick went undercover as a cop. It is one of 5 messages he has sent.

Everyone of the Bats is some shade of bisexual

Dicks house is the defacto Bruce is being a lil bitch for the bats and literally everyone who is affiliated with Bruce as long as you bring liquor you’re welcome

Garth and Dick watch sad movies together

Tim and Bruce watch all the bond films together

Damian and Dick watch bird documentaries together

Jason doesn’t watch tv bc he’s a secret hipster (he doesn’t have a tv they keep blowing up.)

Linda has absolutely asked Dick to swing with her and Wally and Dick told Wally about this and Wally’s only reaction was…”soooo is that a yesss or a no?”

The fab 5 titans all hate each others exes, refuse to acknowledge any guilt their friend had in the matter , and will absolutely pretend none of them have dated (they have all dated)

Bruce is in absolute denial that his children date. Like he knows dick has dated people but he assumes that it is kindergarten dating “ah dick spent the night at Barbara’s they must really like holding hands” “Bernard and Tim are moving so fast I mean I saw one of them kiss the other on the cheek??” Meanwhile he has traumatized all robins to ever Robin bc him and Selina Kyle can’t keep their hands right themselves

Also me: cognitive dissonance thank you for your service

Dick has like 25million ig followers, donna does his photos

Tim has a very popular shitpost account on Twitter from his pre Robin days that has statements like “if i was Batman I would simply barricade Arkham” and “stalking Nightwing rn we are up to 120 flips and 30 quips…. There is no else here”

[long-live-astronerd-ghost-king]

DPXDC prompt. Dead on main. Courtship Behaviour In Birds Deads. Zombie Robin is still a bird. Right?

or What are the courtship rituals of the inhabitants of the Infinite Worlds?

Bright plumage and flamboyant displays of colourful feathers will show how strong and healthy a bird is.

Dick: Hey, Little Wing, long time no see.

Jason: Shut up, Dick. No time to explain. Give me your discowing suit immediately. And glitter. I need glitter…Where did you hide it? I know you have it for a new prank.

Damian: Todd, you’re acting weird.

Dick: Maybe another person in the family has good taste too! Finally.

Damian: I’ll pretend I didn’t hear that.

Jason*on the verge of tears*: No..That’s not good. Dickhead, the neckline’s not deep enough, right?

Dick: You look great! But a little eyeliner will make you dazzling. Let me help you.

When a partner has been found, the male brings his mate tasty bits of food.

Courtship feeding can provide a valuable source of nutrients and robins are a great species too watch for observing this behaviour.

Sam: Someone was in our house.

Danny: As long as that someone can cook, I don’t mind.

Sam: It’s Gotham! The food could be poisoned, idiots!

Danny *with his mouth full*: Well, not the worst way to die.

Tucker: Damn, this meat is worth it.

~~~~~

Jason: So? He likes it?

Tim: First, rinse off your makeup and change into your uniform, unless you want your chosen one to get away from you the first time he sees your face! Oh man, who am I kidding? First of all, I have big questions about your taste in men. He didn’t even check his food for drugs or…

Robins often nest in unusual places such as old teapots, kettles, pans and inside sheds and garages.

Batman: Actually, this is my parking spot.

Danny who dragged all the spare blankets from Manor into Batcave: Not anymore. I promised to protect Jay’s bike from his brothers' pranks until he got back from patrol. I will. And then we'll lie and cuddle right here and you won't stop us.

[tsuku-yomi-yomi]

Some time after Alfred's death the Batfam realized they didn't know much personal information about him, thankfully Bruce did but what would happen when he eventually dies and they don't even know what flowers to put on his grave? The solution? An interrogation (20 questions)

It has a lot of potential to be angst but I'm going to make it fluffy at first :p

Steph: *slams hands on the table* What is your favorite color?!

Bruce: yellow

Batfam: *Absolute Chaos*

Dick: WAIT- is that why our utility belts are yellow?!??!

Bruce:.... You never complained about it before

Steph: I can't believe this, I can't believe it, you've been spreading your yellow agenda all this time, I don't even know u anymore

Cass: *nods* Evil

Duke: .... WAIT DOES THIS MEAN IM YOUR FAVORITE

Batfam: *Even More Chaos*

Damian: Father! Why have you not denied this ridiculous claim!!!

Bruce: I don't have a favorite child.... But Duke's suit is my favorite

Duke: FUCK YEAHHHHHH (language)

Batfam: >:(

Damian: Thomas has an unfair advantage, I demand to know your second favorite

Bruce:.... Jason's

Jason: SUCK IT PIPSQUEAK

Tim: *eye roll* okay fine but who's your least favorite suit

Bruce: *sweats* ......

Steph: aww come on Bruce, you can tell us :)

Cass: won't be mad :)))

Bruce: ....... Dick's

Dick: EXCUSE ME

Jason & Duke: 🖕 FUCKING LOSER!!!!!(Language) STAY MAD

Dick: NO NO NO, EXPLAIN RIGHT NOW

Bruce: no helmet, no utility belt, not enough armor, and no pads, the best suit you ever designed was the first version of robin, the bar was low and you kept hitting you head with it

Dick: ow?????? Tf Bruce

Jason and Duke: *howling with laughter*

Damian (number 1 Nightwing fan): ... It couldn't be that bad

Bruce: *pulls out discowing pictures* his collar was so long he couldn't look anywhere without having to turn his whole head and the v-neck was so low I'm surprised he never got arrested for public nudity

Damian: ......

Dick: Shut up shut up shut up shut up

Tim: he pulled out the receipts so fast, he was ready for this day

[normalzucchini]

When the giw finally falls, the amity parkers can finally see what's happening outside. Danny, Tucker and Sam are excited as they load the internetb connected to the outside world. Sam wants to check on environmental stuff. Tucker wants to check on Wayne technological advancements.

But no. Danny goes and types out his question first. With shaking fingers, he finally his entire. His excited smile immidietly drops

[is second robin single?]

‘The disappearance of the second robin’

‘third robin refuses to elaborate whether he killed the previous Robin or not’

‘batman adopts multiple robins, which one is the true one?’

Similar to what you just searched:

Is second robin dead?

How did the second robin die?

Is batman eating the robins?

What type of bird is discowing?

How many robins is there?

Danny stares at the screen in disbelief. What the fuck happened in those three years they were cut off from society??

--

Danny (and amity parkers) go to Gotham, cause several riots, start a cult about robins, successfully sue batman, pay batman for damages to his reputation for spreading the misinformation that he eats his robins, win case about paying for the damages, by claiming he's an entity, thus they don't care about their reputation, gain a witness who says he saw batman eat a robin going by the name of Jason Todd or whatever, perhaps join a gang and so much more 👍👍👍

[tortoise-bearing-cups]

A Lonely Place of Dying

Tim's origin story!

I like that Tim is introduced as a mysterious figure stalking Batman. I've heard a lot of people arguing that Photographer Tim isn't canon, but where did he get these older framed, close-up shots of Batman and Robin otherwise? Then again, I think Batman and Robin weren't staying out of the limelight back then. Which I guess means Tim has framed publicity photos, lol.

Tim is impressed that Dick figured out whodunnit, but it was entirely because Dick accidentally handled a key piece of evidence, lol.

Look at this tiny detective baby. Also it takes him until they get to Wayne manor to tell Dick even his name:

Tim knowing Alfred as "Batman's confident" is interesting to me. No assumption that Alfred's just the help, but how did he figure that out? And he still hasn't given them his last name. "I will just fix this problem, reveal I know WAY too much, then walk out" -- Tim Drake.

I've chosen a pic that makes baby Tim look less like a mannequin, but one question remains: Why is this baby in a suit?!

Very funny to me how often this comic contradicts stuff I commonly see in Tim Drake stories. Right out the gate he mentions he attends boarding school outside Gotham, rather than living in a manor all alone. And he's not completely untrained/weak to start with. The writers are trying to convince us this kid should be Robin!

Also very interesting to me that one of the few shots we get of Janet Drake, she's worrying about Tim's feelings.

HOW DID HE FIT THE DISCOWING COSTUME UNDER HIS CIVVIES? The collar alone!

Also Nightwing's barely left the room before Alfred is like, "Dick brought you here because you should be Robin." Why do people think this man is the sensible one. (For dramatic purposes, the end of this scene is rewritten next issue, so did Alfred imply this or not? Who knows!)

I have no idea why Tim thinks Nightwing can't be a partner to Batman, only Robin can. Like yes, Batman and Robin are a legendary team ... because Bruce and Dick were a legendary team. So what if he's Nightwing now? (The argument that Robin can't be seen to have been killed makes more sense to me.) Tim stomps on Dick's feelings because he's such a fanboy and sees all of this as symbols greater than any of the people involved. Also I love how uncool Tim is despite his skills.

The Editor: *shoving his face in* Hey, this is a Titans book. Put the Titans in again. Raven: Forsooth, a data disc for Nightwing!

Batman's bullishness is straight up putting Dick in danger now that Dick's returned, even though Batman's thinking about how he needs to protect him. Good thing Dick is more cautious.

A couple issues later, Alfred is acting like he's totally against this whole Tim as Robin thing. Still driving him, though.

Tim: Batman and Robin have meant everything to me. My brain, translating: Batman and Robin are Tim's special interest.

Poor Tim, forced to wear the scaley panties. v_v oh and fight Two-face, that's bad too. And get bricked in the face--why are people always bricking Tim in the face?

Tim: I never wanted to be Robin for myself-- (slightly later) I've studied Karate half my life--

Poor Batman immediately thinks he got Tim killed. Tim is so smug about not getting killed.

"He doesn't want me but I will just keep doing my best until he's stuck with me" <- a thing that actually worked. Kudos to you, ascended fanboy, you dork.

[aliiiaaa-x]

A Nightwing Rant because GAH!

Like I realised that the only reason Dick was able to let go of his Robin persona was because of the journey he took into making his Nightwing one.

Dick had followed in Bruce’s footsteps by creating Robin. Bruce was 25 when he returned to Gotham after vigorous training but he didn’t know how to stop the scourge that plagued Gotham and killed his parents. After an inner monologue of seeking advice from his parents, a bat appears and he chooses that as a mantle to honour them.

Same can be said for Robin. Robin consisted of a gymnastic styled costume with colours to honour the Flying Graysons and the name being based off of Robin Hood, but also the fact that his mother had coined it as a pet name for Dick.

But Nightwing? The name Nightwing came from Clark, when Dick took a trip to Metropolis on an identity search right after being fired. Clark was inspired to don the Superman cape because of a hero on his home world who fought for justice despite being an outcast and the name of said hero roughly translated to Nightwing.

The first suit? Based off of Johnny Grayson’s costume when he was a solo act. Dick had returned to Haly’s Circus and went back to performing trapeze but another performer had used the original colour so he settled for blue.

His weapons? The batarangs were of course welded based off of Batman’s original designs but the escrima sticks? Based off his Robin training, his escapade as an “assassin” in Robin: Year One and a juggler’s devil sticks.

His infamous Discowing suit? A gift from Alfred based off of the one he had made himself, but this time more snazzy, embellished and upgraded.

All pieces of people and places he loved. Nightwing is a collage of everything that means something to Dick - Haly’s Circus (home and his safe place), Bruce, his parents, Alfred, Clark.

And let’s not forget what he did after creating Nightwing - he went on a social call, making sure anyone who was anyone learnt his new name with Batgirl.

Then somewhere along the line, when he meets the new Robin, he realises that he wants the new Robin to have a better mentor than the one he had and somehow his brotherly instincts kick in. We’re talking protective behaviour, nicknames (“Little Wing” - a direct implication that Jason is acknowledged, but as another version of what Dick represents, not as Robin at that point. This was like the starting point, he was accepting Jason was his sidekick for the gauntlet. Then “Boy Wonder”. And finally he uses “Robin”, what Dick once considered “his name”, passing on the mantle), him answering Jason’s questions.

No hate to Batman, but by trying to trademark Robin and take an important piece of Dick’s identity (his childhood, his memorial for his parents) away from him was not cool, but it did play an important part in Dick discovering who he could be without Robin and Batman being a part of his identity.

[hanahaki-disease]

If I Can Hold Myself Together

Hell or High Water - Percy Jackson x DC crossover

Summary:

“Is…Is Percy…?” He didn’t want to speak the words aloud, frightened that the universe would put that plan into motion.

“He isn’t here, young master,” Alfred eyes couldn’t meet his. “He’s gone missing.”

That was worse than being dead, Dick thinks. At least if he was dead, then he’d be here. His name would be carved into stone beside Jason’s, his own flowers decorating the grave. But he wasn’t. He was gone. His little brother was somewhere in the world without them and he didn’t even know where, didn’t know when, didn’t know how it happened.

CW: child loss/mourning, visual hallucinations, auditory hallucinations

****************************************

The manor was quiet when he returned from his mission, and that was strange in and of itself. Two young brothers, both under the age of sixteen should have their voices echoing in down the halls. Their game system blaring sound effects or a movie flickering into the hall form the media room. And with Jason’s affinity for cooking, Dick should have been able to smell something good waft out from the kitchen at least.

“Jason? Percy?” Dick knocked on the doors to their rooms, empty and still. As if they hadn’t been home for a while. A again, weird. He knows Percy stayed with Tim next door during the summers sometimes, spending a few days over there before the two made their way to the manor.

The silence was nerve wracking. He had already spent so long traveling back in the silence of space, but that quiet and this quiet were different. Up there the silence was expected, sound didn’t travel if there was no air. When the shots of enemy ships headed their way, Dick couldn’t hear their canons go off, and only knew they got hit when the explosion shook their craft and the boom left him deaf. This silence was unnerving. Misplaced, haunted almost. As if something was clinging to the walls, to the grounds, suffocating him in an unease he didn’t have the answer to.

The cave had it’s usual sounds and noises, the chittering of the bats above head, water splashing against the rock below, the beeps and bops of the various machines Bruce used. But still no sound of his younger brothers. He half expected them to be down here, Jason taunting Percy on the mats, hearing a thud and an ‘ow’ right after. Or Percy would be organizing the medical supplies with Alfred in the med bay, asking him questions about what different instruments do while Jason helped Bruce with a case at the computer.

And yet, Bruce was the only one down here. Hands locked together in front of his mouth as he read a report, hunched over with dark circles under his eyes. He didn’t look too good. “Bruce? Where’s the kids?” He saw Bruce’s jaw tighten, a far away look in his eyes before he averted Dick’s questioning glare. “Bruce. Where are they?”

He was silent for a moment and Dick could see all the possible responses working through his head, evaluating the outcome of each one before settling on: “I think you should go.”

Dick’s eyebrows twitched in confusion but the man didn’t elaborate and he was too tired to argue. With a sigh, Dick turned away from the older man and made his way to the weapons rack. Might as well stock up whi—

He paused in front of the uniforms. Two different Batman suits on display, his own Robin uniform and an old Discowing right after, but the centered one. The one staring back at him with blood stains, dried tears, and missing pieces. Battered, broken, empty. Dick felt his heart drop in his chest the closer he got to the suit because why-why was it on display like this? Why was Jason’s suit tucked away in a case and not his locker like it should be, what happened to it?

It was by pure luck Dick looked down and saw the plaque. A Good Soldier. It read.

“Bruce, where’s Jason?” Dick stormed back to the man, pulling the chair back from the computer. “Where’s Percy, what happened.”

“It’s none of your concern,” Bruce countered. “You said as much before you left.”

“It is my concern when my little brothers are missing in their own home.” He said. “Where are they Bruce, I’m not playing your stupid mind games anymore!”

“If you were going to come in here and demand information like a petulant child, then you should have stayed up in space,” Bruce stood, eyebrows furrowed as he glared at his oldest. It was a strange sight to see Bruce in, one that reminded him of the early days after he took Dick in. When the five o’clock shadow grew a little bit too long and the purple beneath his eyes matched the bruises. And he was positive there was an empty glass of bourbon waiting by his bedside.

Bruce looked like he was grieving. Like his world was ending and he had no control over it.

Dick’s fists clenched beside him. “No! You’re going to fucking talk to me like an adult and tell me where my brothers are, because so help me god…” He inhaled, the sting of the intense cleaner Alfred uses and the stale air of the cave hit the back of his throat. “I will beat it out of you if I have to. Tell me. Where. They. Are.”

Dick knew the threat wouldn’t budge him. He knew that his worlds, his anger did absolutely nothing against the stubborn wall that was Bruce Wayne. But a small part of his hoped he would come to his senses, that he would break and tell Dick everything he’s missed and they’d figure out how to fix it. Salvage whatever was left, mend whats broken into something recognizable.

But Bruce’s glare just hardened on him, jaw tensing and his own hands curled at his sides. “I don’t have to tell you anything, nor do I have to answer to your insolence.” He said walking back to the computer, hands holding tight to the edge of the desk. “If you want answers, get them somewhere else.”

Rage simmered in his veins. Dick wanted to tug Bruce from the computer and reel his fist back, he wanted to feel the satisfying crunch of his nose snapping beneath his fist. To feel the muscle and adipose tissue bend and bruise with every punch, hit, kick, and jab. He wanted to lodge his escrima sticks into his brachial plexus, watch as Bruce crumpled to the ground. Would he tell him then, when he’s bloody and bruised on the floor? Probably not, it was easier to get answers from a brick than it was from Bruce.

It was useless to press further, years spent biting back his tongue because Dick knows that him lashing out wont solve anything. If anything it’ll feed Bruce’s own anger and it’ll end up in a big cycle of cold glares and strained, screaming voices.

“Fuck you, Bruce,” Dick spat and made his way back up to the library entrance. The ambiance of the cave fading into the unnatural silence of the manor.

It wouldn’t do him any good to stay down there any longer, have the tension flood the place till they were both drowning in it. Suffocating in their own hate and disgust. Dick sighed and ran his hands through his hair, tugging at the roots. Maybe he should go find Alfred. Have the butler who was more like a grandfather help him calm down and give him some kind of answers.

He paced the manor, finding all the rooms empty once again before walking the grounds. He found remnants of his brothers. Their cups in the drying rack on the counter in the kitchen, Percy’s shoes by the patio door with his skateboard propped against the wall, Jason’s blanket folded and his bookmark still sticking out his latest read in the library. Their place mats at the dinner table were in the same spots, their favorite snacks in the pantry, and their Nerf guns tucked in the game room corner and he wondered when the last time they had been moved. The last time they had been used.

There was a figure on the far side of the manor estate, dressed in black with their head hung low. It was hard to figure who it was at first but the closer Dick got he could tell it was Alfred. He stood in front of a grave, and at first glance Dick thought it was Martha or Thomas’s, seeing as how sometimes he would come and talk to them from time to time. But the grave before him was fresh, new, the dirt had just barely settled and the grass still hadn’t grown over it. Flowers sat either side of the headstone and the weight Dick had developed from seeing the suit in the cave dropped. It shot to the bottom of his stomach, stopping him mid step, mouth agape as he read the name engraved in stone.

“Alfred?” He called out, bile threatening to rise.

At the sound of his name, he turned around, eyes red from crying, handkerchief in hand. “Oh my dear boy, I wish you hadn’t found out this way.”

“What? No…N-No! He can’t—What—How? What happened?” Dick’s widened eyes searched Alfred’s hoping, pleading, for the answer.

“It was the Joker,” Alfred answered. Four words was all the Bruce had to say but the man couldn’t pull his own head out of his ass long enough to say it. “It was a ruse. Young master Jason had been deceived and, after an argument with master Bruce, he had left to pursue it. Master Bruce was too late, the bomb had detonated before he could save him.”

Dick sunk to his knees in front of the head stone, the dirt staining his jeans. He traced the letters with his fingers, smooth lines into pristine granite. The word ‘brother’ made his heart squeeze harder in his chest…“Percy,” He mumbled to himself. “What about Percy? Where is he?” A crestfallen look made panic rise in Dick’s chest. “No. No. No no no.”

Damp dirt soiled the palms of his hands as he stood up. Blue eyes searching the cemetery for another patch of dirt. Percy couldn’t, he just can’t. Jason shouldn’t have either. They were both kids, they were both so little. Jason was supposed to go to a basketball championship in May. Percy had a field trip to the Met right after the game. Dick was going to take them to Six Flags for their birthday, right before school started up again.

“Is…Is Percy…?” He didn’t want to speak the words aloud, frightened that the universe would put that plan into motion.

“He isn’t here, young master,” Alfred eyes couldn’t meet his. “He’s gone missing.”

That was worse than being dead, Dick thinks. At least if he was dead, then he’d be here. His name would be carved into stone beside Jason’s, his own flowers decorating the grave. But he wasn’t. He was gone. His little brother was somewhere in the world without them and he didn’t even know where, didn’t know when, didn’t know how it happened.

“Damn, you suck at being a brother. But you already knew that, huh?”

Dick turned back to the headstone. Legs outstretched in front of him, back pressed against the stone, dressed in the suit from the cave, was the silvery image of Jason. His domino was destroyed, one half clinging to the bruised and bloody skin, the other separated by a gash that swiped clean through his left eyes. Blue-green, blackened and red stained, eyes stared at him with a smug smile on busted and bleeding lips.

“I probably would have gone to you for help, you know.” The image of Jason crossed one leg over the other. “But you were too busy brooding like B to spent time with your little brothers. Look how that turned out. Funny isn’t it?”

“He went on the trip to the Met with his class in May and he hasn’t returned,” Alfred said but Dick wasn’t paying much attention to him.

“You know they got into a big fight after I died? It was like you were home and picking a fight with the old man again.”

“Commissioner Gordon sent a search party to New York to aid them, and they found no leads on the young master.”

“Would you believe me if I told you that Bruce doesn’t really like Percy that much anymore? It’s probably because we look too much alike.”

“They were only able to find his bag in a restricted area of the museum. Mister Kent and some of the other available league members were sent as well to search undercover, but they were unable to locate the boy.”

“Do you think Percy would have gone to you if you were here? Probably. You were an ass but you still kinda cared. If you didn’t, then why do you see me now?”

“Master Richard are you alright?”

Dick could only look at Jason’s ghost, the wispy slightly see through version of his little brother. His mouth dry and the words he wants to say dying before they could even reach his mouth. What was there to say? How does one redeem themselves from this? Would this have happened had Dick had been there for them, if he put his disdain of Bruce to the side and not let it affect his view of his little brothers? Would Jason have followed the Joker to his death, would still Percy vanish into thin air? Or would they have trickled into the Titian’ tower, angry, tired, and sad after their own arguments with Bruce?

“Well, Dickface? Answer him. Don’t be rude.”

“I-I’m fine, Alfred,” Dick ran his hand through his hair, dirt be damned. “I…I gotta go.” His shoes sunk into the dirt with every step, soles leaving his tracks behind him but he couldn’t stay at the manor any longer than he had to. The silence was suffocating. It shouldn’t be suffocating. It shouldn’t even be as quiet as it is.

****************************************

What a character introduction if I do say so myself.

I will be honest, writing Dick is difficult for me so I don’t know if his character came off the correct way. Just something about him, idk.

Anyway, this is ya’lls second present since it’s Percy’s bday, hope you liked it!

Edit: I don’t know it wasn’t formatted correctly here and only realized it when I uploaded it on ao3🧍‍♀️ fixed it though

Previous | Masterlist | Next

[bluejay-the-geek]

DC characters/moments as Tortured Poets Department songs/lyrics bc i have a light concussion and am very bored (in the album's chronological order)

(disclaimer before someone is triggered- some of the lyrics are taken out of context or interpreted differently than what they actually mean. this is just for fun don't come for me. also this gets pretty angsty towards the end so proceed with caution)

"I was supposed to be sent away, But they forgot to come and get me"- tim drake very obviously bc neglecting parents/boarding school

"I love you, it's ruining my life"- early harleen quinzel about joker

"My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys"- the whole song is just harley quinn idc (pre-harlivy of course)

"Now I'm down bad, cryin' at the gym"- nightwing def cried at the gym at some point

"I stopped tryna make him laugh, stopped tryna drill the safe"- dick grayson about bruce after moving out of wayne manor

"You swore that you loved me, but where were the clues? I died on the altar waitin' for the proof, You sacrificed us to the gods of your bluest days"- remember the whole selena leaving bruce at the alter thing? yeah

"I'd rather burn my whole life down, Than listen to one more second of all this bitchin' and moanin', I'll tell you something 'bout my good name, It's mine alone to disgrace"- I'm just getting red hood vibes from this no specific reason

"Now, pretty baby, I'm runnin' back home to you, Fresh out the slammer, I know who my first call will be to"- almost every gotham rouge to batman right after escaping arkham/prison. especially joker, catwoman and riddler lol

"At the park where we used to sit on children's swings, Wearing imaginary rings"- this one specific panel of tim and steph

"And this city reeks of driving myself crazy"- everyone who's ever been to gotham

"All my girls got their lace and their crimes, And your cheating husband disappeared, well, No one asks any questions here"- it's giving gotham city sirens

"Am I allowed to cry?"- maybe it's just me but i thought about clark kent discovering he had different biological parents and grieving about them even though the parents that actually raised him are alive and well

"So I leap from the gallows and I levitate down your street, Crash the party like a record scratch as I scream, "Who's afraid of little old me?", You should be" red hood's debut

"The scandal was contained, The bullet had just grazed, At all costs, keep your good name, You don't get to tell me you feel bad"- jason todd about the whole making batman choose between him and joker at the end of under the red hood

"You wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me"- this is 100% Bane bc he was born and grew up in prison for a crime he didn't even do!! also cassandra cain and damian wayne

(^this is actually the lyric that inspired this entire post lol)

"You caged me and then you called me crazy, I am what I am 'cause you trained me, So who's afraid of me? Who's afraid of little old me?"- kind of a stretch but remember that time they put jason in arkham?

I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)- again the whole song is harley about joker

"Your arson's match, your somber eyes, And I'll still see it until I die, You're the loss of my life"- bruce about jason. out of all the robins that died, jason's death hit him the hardest. even now when bruce sees red hood, he still sees that happy little kid that he lost

"I can read your mind, "She's having the time of her life", There in her glittering prime, The lights refract sequin stars off her silhouette every night, I can show you lies"- bc we all know Nightwing is always dying on the inside, and it was very true in the discowing era bc it was right after he left the manor

"'Cause I'm a real tough kid, I can handle my shit"- jason pre-bruce

"I'm so obsessed with him, but he avoids me like the plague"- ok so we got joker about batman, cupid about green arrow, hush about bruce wayne... and a bunch of others but it's too many to write lol

"And you deserve prison, but you won't get time"- fucking tarantula that bitch

"The smallest man who ever lived"- the atom! not any of the messages in the song tho ofc he's just very small

"What if I told you I'm back? The hospital was a drag, Worst sleep that I ever had, I circled you on a map ,I haven't come around in so long, But I'm coming back so strong"- joker to batman after escaping arkham again

"I haven't come around in so long, But I'm making a comeback to where I belong"- jason coming back to protect crime alley after being away from gotham for years after his resurrection

"Even if it's handcuffed, I'm leavin' here with you"- batman and catwoman<3

I Hate It Here- imagine the whole song as homeless jason todd taking shelter in the library💔

"I built a legacy that you can't undo, But when I count the scars, there's a moment of truth, That there wouldn't be this if there hadn't been you"- bruce built a legacy as batman, and created a huge family he loves, and it hurts to think about but he wouldn't have any of it if joe chill hadn't murdered his parents

"Please, I've been on my knees, Change the prophecy, Don't want money, Just someone who wants my company"- kid bruce grew up all alone in a huge mansion, but he'd give all his billions away in a heartbeat if he could change his parent's fate

"So, they killed Cassandra first 'cause she feared the worst"- ok so you might think i chose cassandra cain for this only bc of the name, BUT- cass notices things others don't (like cassandra the prophet...), bc of her skills and abilities she is feared the most (Ik the song said "she feared" not "she is feared" but idc lol). like if someone knew so much about you just by looking you'd think she's some kind of a witch too

Peter- picture this: jason had a childhood friend back at crime alley. he left to live in wayne manor and become robin, and said goodbye to his old friend, promising they'd reunite again in the future. 3 years pass and his friend reads an article about jason's death. now listen to the song and try not to cry (if someone writes that fic send me the link IMMEDIATELY this has been haunting me) here's the link to the song with lyrics bc ik you're too lazy to look it up. also jason's middle name is peter:)

"Splendidly selfish, charmingly helpless, Excellent fun 'til you get to know her"- brucie wayne vs batman

"Started with a kiss, "Oh, we must stop meeting like this" But it always ends up with a town car speeding, Out the drive one evening"- catwoman and batman of course<3 the town car is the batmobile speeding out the batcave to catch catwoman (to arrest her or make out with her? probs both)

Robin- ofc we have to go robins for robin! imo that's bruce to dick and jason's robins, and dick to damian when he was his robin. dick and jason- despite the hard times they went through that led to them becoming robins, they were still mostly happy curious kids that run around covered in mud while bruce tried (unsuccessfully) to maintain the innocence they had left. as for damian- it's more of a stretch than the other 2 bc he had no childlike innocence before robin, but dick tried his hardest to extract the child that was hidden inside the ruthless assassin the league created, finally allowing him to experience normal kid things. idk

"He said, "I'm not a donor but, I'd give you my heart if you needed it", She rolled her eyes and said, "You're a professional""-to me this is clark kent completely in love and lois with her sass

"And at last, She knew what the agony had been for"- almost every hero. they suffer, they sacrifice, they fight, and sometimes they want to give up- but at the end of the day, they save lives, so it's all worth it

and that's it folks! feel free to add more/share your insights!!

sorry for any spelling/grammer mistakes, English isn't my first language plus like the title said i had a minor head injury a few days ago and I'm tired soI'm not proofreading this bc I'm going to sleep rn goodnight to all✌️

[chungle-nugget]

saw your tags on that fanart and was confused - when was Jason ever with Mullet Nightwing? in the comics he died while Dick was still wearing the original Discowing costume, is there another media where there are Robin-Jay and Mulletwing adventures?

aw man, you know what, that's an amazing question. heck if I know literally anything about the legitimate timeline (if there is such a thing); I'm working with knowledge from BTAS mostly, since that was my gateway into the batfam. because the show creators mashed Jason and Tim into One New Robin™ (for somewhat decent reasons, I don't begrudge them that choice...much) (except that I sort of do and we were ROBBED but still the show is a treasure), the Robin in BTAS that would have been the second Robin, aka Jason (even though he's literally called Tim Drake, so he's not Jason, he just has his entire backstory ughhhh ROBBED I SAY), comes into the plotline concurrently with Mullet!Wing. so yeah it's technically not Jason, but it would have been, since it's the second Robin chronologically to enter the batfam storyline. but it's really just my mind playing wibbly wobbly with their timelines and I have no idea what I'm saying half the time, these characters are just rotating in my brain 24/7 surrounded by hearts

for your viewing pleasure: THEM

[thatstheproblemwithnapkinman]

SPOILERS FOR BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD'S FINEST #28

ignoring the elephant in the room, this comic has posed a very interesting question

was nite-mite originally a robin-mite or does robin-mite move with the robins and nite-mite was brand new?

for context...

bswf #28 showed us a load of 5th dimensional imps and one of them was robin

this little guy

very cute, very robin

BUT we know dick has nite-mite later on (in nightwing 2016 #98)

shout out to my boy dyxl i love him

if dyxl had no fans im dead i love him so much i want to just hold him

ANYWAY

we know he exists but was he a robin-mite or did he spawn in as nite-mite

moreover, if dick was there when all the mites came through with jimmy, does he not remember the robin-mite, and does batman not remember??

if he was the og robin-mite, dick didn't suddenly develop an imp as he always had one and did dyxl also go through suit changes? did he have a discowing phase???

bc it also poses, if he wasn't a robin-mite, did that robin-mite move robins? did he live through all the firings and deaths? did he have to see all his heroes die and go through horrific fates? did he see dick become batman and wonder if he would break the cycle?

or did each robin get their own imp, and what happened after if they don't progress to their next identity? was steph's spoiler-mite first or has she had many imps? did jason's robin-mite get beaten by joker-mite and then blown up? IS DAMIAN'S ROBIN-MITE BAT-MITES CHILD???

i know im looking way too hard at this BUT i want to know, i need to know...

[paladin-of-nerd-fandom65]

Got some more questions

1: what made you name Jake’s hero name skybird?

2: how come Chris superhero name is Nightwing phantom instead of something else like super wing or maybe dark wing? Feels like a mouthful to me lol

3: what’s the most embarrassing thing that has happened to them? Either together or separate.

4: what horror movies have they tried to watch?

5: just like the supersons in canon (and maybe in some ppls fanons) have they ever do some slight teasing with each other? For example: calling each other dork, nerd, buttmunch, hit like a girl, etc…

6: what’s one cartoon/movie that they watch religiously? My headcanon for Chris that it’s SpongeBob.

Well my friend @gothicghost2000 , do I have some answers alright lol

1. Well what happened was that originally I gave Jake the code name of Bluebird since his main outfit was the Discowing colors on a Robin like suit. Only thing was, after some research, I rediscovered the character of Harper Row who went by Bluebird. Hence why I went with Skybird since I felt like it was different enough moniker name from Bluebird.

2. Well the idea was essentially to split the Nightwing mantle between Chris and Dick akin to how back at the marvelous competition, the X Men and Avengers gave a tendency for different teams that operate under a similar banner to bear a subtitle in order to help distinguish them. For example, the mainline X team can be X Men Gold while either a team of newly graduated members or even a time displaced version of the original team can be X Men Blue. Or there’s the main Avengers helmed by Captain America, Iron Man and Thor while another team lead by Hawkeye at San Francisco can be the aptly named West Coast Avengers.

So when differentiating Dick and Chris with the Nightwing mantle, since the former is more well known of the two (it’s a sad fact but true), I had to give Chris a way to let audiences know he too is a Nightwing albeit of a different sort than the one they’re most used to. I would’ve tried with a color based coding for them but I don’t know if Nightwing Orange would be as appealing sounding of a name since unlike Gold or Blue, it doesn’t sound a truly stand out color. So then I applied the fact Chris was born in the Phantom Zone and that his more distinctive powers are shadow based to the name process, hence Nightwing Phantom. Plus calling him simply Phantom by itself would be ripping off a golden age hero called the Phantom. So yeah…lol

3. For Chris, it would be the time Conner washed the laundry but he accidentally shrink Chris’ clothes so much but that morning he had to rush for school. The only thing that’ll fit him in the meantime was Lois’ wedding dress. You can imagine how red his face was when walking into class in said dress.

Meanwhile, there that one time Jake attempted singing a traditional Tamaranean folk song for a talent show. His louder wailing voice combined with the speakers needless to say certainly got not just tons of broken windows but a ribbon for sixth place

4. Mainly they stick to classic Universal Mosnters and if they feel especially brave, J-Horror movies starring Onryo, especially the Ringu and Grudge films. Though the first Ttime they tried watching Ringu, they were very very nervous around unlabeled video tapes

5. Chris and Jake probably do so especially at an earlier time when their little team was still barely coming together but far more lighthearted and less harsh in comparison to that other team. It’s more common for them to call each other teasing names during video game play throughs than out in their superhero jobs

6. For Jake, it’ll be both Powerpuff Girls Classic and of course Voltron Legendary Defender. For the latter case though, he completely ignores all the shipping that goes on in the fandom and just focuses on the show itself

Now as for the both of them being of them, two shows stand out being their go to ones: Avatar: The Last Airbender and Steven Universe

[ao3feed-jaydick]

youre awful. i love you!

read it on the AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/60880687 by Clawdiddit When you mix a small, cute Jason Todd whos crushing on his own brother, plus with a big, fine Roy Harper who's also crushing on the 'brother', PLUS the oblivious brother in question you geeetttt..... Words: 794, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Underage Sex Categories: M/M Characters: Roy Harper, Jason Todd, Dick Grayson, Hes only there in the background Relationships: Roy Harper/Jason Todd, Dick Grayson/Jason Todd, (only slight on the last one) Additional Tags: Jason Todd is Robin, Roy Harper is a Little Shit, Top Roy Harper, Bottom Jason Todd, Grooming, Protective Roy Harper, POV Jason Todd, Pedophilia, Gross, /affectionate, Praise Kink, Incest Kink, No Incest, (Jasons just realy into it so Roy plays along), Anal Sex, Anal Fingering, Jason Todd Has a Praise Kink, Jason Todd Has a Crush on Roy Harper, Roy Harper has Issues, Issues as in he wants to fuck a 13 year old boy, (Me too roy. Me too.), (ALSO IM A MINOR. IM 13), Author Is Sleep Deprived, The Author Regrets Nothing, Abuse of Authority, Underage Sex - Freeform, Gentle Kissing, Gentle Sex, Semi-Public Sex, Dick Grayson is Nightwing, (More like Discowing but we dont talk ab that.), Belly Bulge, from cock. Not fat, no beta we die like jason in the future read it on the AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/60880687

[ao3feed-brucewayne]

Haunted

by Ava_Oracle

Born with a target on her back Timothy Drake had spent her whole life pretending to be someone else, pretending to be *something* else. Lie to the Batman? Easy, her whole life has been a lie. Tim Drake is a boy, Tim Drake is human, Tim Drake only thinks of Dick Grayson as a brother. At twenty-two the lies we’re a part of who she was, they were second nature to her, easy as breathing, that is until her draconian nature manifested and she realized two very important things; 1. It’s a hell of a lot easier to hide your draconian heritage from a family of hyper-observant, paranoid detectives who have zero concept of boundaries, when you’re virtually indistinguishable from a normal human. 2. Hiding your decidedly un-brotherly (or even sisterly) feelings for someone is near impossible when they’re validated by an ancient, unbreakable, incredibly powerful soul bond.

Tim doesn’t need to be the world’s second greatest detective to know that he’s totally fucked.

Words: 829, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Series: Part 2 of DickTim Week 2023

Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics), DCU, DCU (Comics), Red Robin (Comics), Young Justice - All Media Types

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M

Characters: Dick Grayson, Tim Drake, Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne, Cassandra Cain, Stephanie Brown, Damian Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth, John Constantine, Duke Thomas, Kon-El | Conner Kent, Cassie Sandsmark, Bart Allen

Relationships: Tim Drake/Dick Grayson

Additional Tags: Dragon Tim Drake, Alternate Universe - Fantasy, DickTim Week (DCU), DickTim Week 2023, Soulmates, Shifter AU, Genderbending, Female Tim Drake, Self-Indulgent, just so self-indulgent, Angst with a Happy Ending, dick questions his sexuality, Not like it hasn’t been a question at least since his discowing days, Identity Porn, Tim Drake is a Dragon

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/48693331