#tbc though i havent kept up since like 2012 and i know theyve been trying to retcon the batfam dynamics to be more palatable | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

macchiatosdumptruck · 4 months ago

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Possibly a hot take but I think maybe so many newer fans are so obsessed with amping up the "family" part of the bat family because cookie cutter found family dynamics are more palatable than whatever the fuck challenging interpersonal relationships they actually have

#and that's also why i feel like “bat antis” are so against shipping because thwyre so stuck with the idea that this are a traditional family #somehow #when in reality dick is like. Bruce's ward. his wife. his care taker. his partner. his disaappintment. the only one who understands him #jason is the most like a 'traditional ' son because bruce feels he failed him the most #tim came to HIM. he was always a partner more than a son. timm took care of him. it was batman and Robin before bruce and tim #damian is the only actual family tie there and even thats messy.#dont get me started on the girls. bruce sidint wven want Stephanie involved for the longest time #like. yes he collects strays. but not in a dad way. something much more complex and guilt driven #i feel like tim is almost of a “work wife” of bruce tbh #tbc though i havent kept up since like 2012 and i know theyve been trying to retcon the batfam dynamics to be more palatable #also the “they're literally family” argument is atupid because again. they're literally not.#they werent raised together. dont live together. depending on the satus of canon not technically adopted #wtc.#batfam #dc

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