#the waynes are gotham's kardashians
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superbat-love · 1 year ago
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After Batman revealed his identity as Bruce Wayne to the Justice League, several members were seen scrolling through their social media feeds and watching videos of Bruce Wayne dancing to popular trends with horrified fascination and disbelief. Not Clark though, he’s busy filming Bruce (nobody knows Bruce’s good camera angles better than him and he’s also smoother than any drone) then sending those videos to Barbara who’s helping to curate Bruce’s social media accounts.
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thegurlwhoisntthere · 8 months ago
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I’ve seen a lot of posts about the Waynes being the dc equivalent of the Kardashians, and while I can see that, I think it’s very important to remember the reason we all know so much about the kardashians is because they have a reality tv show about them that’s been running for, like, ten years, or something.
I feel like with the lack of a reality show, most of America and maybe beyond would know Brucie Wayne and that he has a lot of kids. Maybe some people would call them the Gotham Version of the Kardashians, but maybe most people wouldn’t know a lot about the kids (names, faces, how many of them there are, etc.) because other than maybe Dick and Tim, I don’t see any of them doing something that anyone outside of Gotham would care to report on (they don’t leave Gotham publicly often and people outside Gotham don’t want to think about what goes on in that hellhole).
Inside of Gotham, however, is an entirely different story. Inside Gotham, everyone can name the Waynes and point them out on sight, even Steph gets recognized sometimes, though less than the officially adopted kids. Inside Gotham, there’s an article for literally everything they do, even if some of them try so incredibly hard to be private people (and they kinda succeed, but Gotham thinks they don’t). Every paper in Gotham has some mention of them, even if it’s just a name drop, because they are just so involved in the city and there are just so many of them. Most people have seen a Wayne in person, if not personally interacted with them. Unlike other cities with their rich people, Gotham loves them. They defend their rich people and they Gatekeep the hell out of them.
Thank you for coming to my dc talk
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cam-the-orange-cat · 4 months ago
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Gothamites: No way he can do it twice
Jason Todd: Died? No, he is alive? He had amnesia? Witness Protection???
Gothamites: w t f
Gothamites: Lol. No way can Bruce Wayne raise a child. He is an incompetent playboy.
Bruce Wayne: *raises Dick to become an incredible good-hearted intelligent young man*
Gothamites: Wtf
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luludeluluramblings · 5 months ago
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dream team yappers back on our nonsense again—-
oh brucie is gnna be MADDDDDD
even better if the family tries to force reader to let them have a relationship with their baby.
they can’t understand why sugarbaby baby turns into a young toddler that HATES them. reader know manipulations about them will fall through eventually, but telling a kid that the waynes hurt mommy and tried to hurt daddy??? oh, two can be manipulative family. and reader will NOT have the waynes near her child.
imagine if she took it to the media that they won’t leave her alone- or alternatively, blackmailed them into staying away. the way her thumb is hovering over a post button that would put proof of the batfamily’s vigilante antics onto the net…
I feel like the Gotham media is an underused plot devise, but I also think it's difficult to work with.
We can all mostly agree that the fanon Wayne family are the Kardashians of Gotham, so SugarBaby!Reader having such public issue's with the family would be fun. Plus, can you imagine all the hoops the family will have to go through just to keep up their public image? Good thing Dick grew up in the circus because their lives would end up becoming one.
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Now, the thing about the kid hating the family can be legit. Especially if Reader and Older!Hubby live outside of Gotham. But, when your a kid you kinda fall for all sorts of manipulations. So, yes, they hurt mommy and daddy, but their also really really sorry. The groveling in this would be fun.
(Also the way Older!Hubby would cuddle the fuck outta y'all's kid as a passive aggressive way to prove that he was a better father than Bruce ever was, top tier. We stan equally petty Hubby!)
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As for Bruce, this is his worse nightmare. Like if Older!Hubby was someone he knew he'd feel slightly better because chances are he already has a contingency plan for him. But, if Bruce doesn't know him that means he has to start from scratch and he's not gonna enjoy doing surveillance on the guy who regularly rearranges his daughter's guts.
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life-o-n-m4rs · 2 months ago
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bit of rambling but somehting that has crossed my mind is the fact that the billionaire Bruce Wayne that exists in the fandoms mind cannot exist. simply because he could solve all of gothams problems and the worlds with his money far better than as Batman. he is a multi-billionaire and with the iron morals he is often written with, what’s stopping him from using his money to end homelessness and hunger worldwide? if someone like Bruce Wayne actually existed—a multibillionaire, philanthropist, and person with a passion and love for humanity and empathy towards those who suffer—people would not face the problems they still do in the world. i see the same with characters like Iron Man. you cannot be both a billionaire and a true philanthropist if people all over the world are suffering from things your money can easily fix. that’s why we never see people like that in the real world. billionaires like Elon Musk and Bill Gates could easily end homelessness in the US and still be the richest men in the world. it wouldn’t even make a dent in their wallets. being a billionaire is inherently immoral because you hold so much power and money just for the sake of power and money. Because, right now, when you say eat the rich, Bruce Wayne is on the menu.
a simple solution to this dilemma in regards to Bruce Wayne that allows his morals to stay the same: make Bruce Wayne poorer. i’m not talking like absolute Batman where he’s not rich and Wayne Enterprises doesn’t exist. just make him not a billionaire. he can still be wildly, Kardashian level famous and also put a lot of money towards local and global charities without being a billionaire. shrink Wayne Enterprises down, give every employee a livable wage and then some, and Bruce Wayne can still be a multimillionaire, carry on as Batman to solve the problems at their root, and let him do all he is capable of doing to solve what he can with money. anyways this has been my ramblings
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charlotteking23 · 10 months ago
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Hello, I know this will seem strange but it just won't leave my mind. Imagine a scenario where Y/N is a Kardashian and she somehow ends up in Gotham and it starts to appear in all the newspapers(magazines) and somehow this makes Bruce a little jealous because there is someone stealing all the attention in Gotham and the boys(batboys) think she more than qualified to be with Bruce and somehow they start a relationship.
Kisses♡ (I imagined this in Ben Affleck's Batman but if you prefer Bale's that's fine)
A Fairytale come true
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As Bruce Wayne stepped out of the car, immediately flashing lights of the paparazzi cameras went off. But Bruce was used to it simply he smiled and waved, ignoring the questions from the people. Stepping inside the gala for some charity obviously, people knew Bruce he was always the highest bitter on the table. Yet their eyes weren't on him but a beautiful girl.
She was wearing a nice red cocktail dress hugging her body beautifully showing off all the right curves. Bruce observes her wondering who is she? and why is everyone looking at her?
It was time for the bitting the next auction was a one and a kind of painting. Many people started biting but Bruce ended up biting a million dollars to his surprise someone went higher.
"2 million dollars", the mystery woman said but Bruce was so shocked they had already sold the girl the painting before he could reply. This girl intrigued him.
Time skip
"Alfred can you believe this", Bruce said pointing at the TV and watching the news carry out about the mystery girl. Bruce had figured out the Mystery girl was one of those infamous Kardashians. Bruce looks over at Alfred only to see him simply ignoring him and continuing to read his newspaper. Upon looking more closely at the paper he saw not his face on the front of the newspaper but Y/n Kardashian.
"Why does dad look like a man baby", Jason laughed walking into the living room, and saw his father pouting on the couch.
"Doesn't he always", Tim said pouring himself some coffee again.
"Wait guys, I think I know why Bruce is acting like this, because he's jealous of Y/n Kardashian and how popular she has become", Dick said on the couch watching Y/n Kardashian answering the paparazzi questions.
Damian said something that no one expected "They would look good together", Bruce looked astonished at his son looking back at the TV where you were shown waving at the Gotham people. You were beautiful, yes he had to agree.
"Master Bruce, we are still going to hold the gala tonight", Bruce was interrupted from his thoughts, "Yes, and make sure Y/N Kardashian is invited".
It was already evening the gala decorations were set up, and looking in awe. Many people were already there wanting to discuss further business with one of the wealthiest businessmen in the world, Bruce Wayne.
Many wanted to talk to him but he couldn't keep his eyes off of Y/n, she was in a champagne color dress outshining the rest of the Gotham elite.
Bruce walked up to Ms Y/n holding out his hand in front of her, "May I have this dance". "You may Mr. Wayne", she responded gracefully taking his hand and heading towards the center of the ball room.
"what brings you to Gotham, Ms.Y/n", Bruce asked putting his hands on her waist as she slid her hands around Bruce's neck. "the usual, business", she replied leaning in closer to Bruce.
Anyone could feel the sexual tension of Y/n and Bruce Wayne. As the song came to an end Bruce put his hand on Y/n's back guiding her towards the garden for some privacy.
As the pair walked together it felt like a fairytale, they laughed talking about everything and anything. To Bruce this was the first time he could be himself he didn't have to try and impress her or play a fake facade it all felt natural. To Y/N it felt like a dream that at any moment she could wake up being brought back to reality. He saw Y/N as Y/N, not some rich Kardashian woman.
They stopped at a swing in the middle of the garden surrounded by flowers and a little fountain on the right it was beautiful. Bruce led Y/N to the swings, having her sit as he pushed her carefully making sure the swings lightly swayed. At that moment Y/N felt like Cinderella with Bruce being her prince charming.
Neither one of them had noticed the time, only when Bruce briefly glanced at his watch. "I had a wonderful time Ms. Y/N", Bruce joined Y/N out from the swings and caressed her hand gently wishing for this night to be forever. "I had a lovely time", Y/N smiled, holding Bruce's other hand and having him face her as she looked up at him. She stood on her tiptoes to reach his cheek, she lightly grazed it with her lips.
"Ms. Y/N would you like to have dinner with me".
" Yes, Bruce I would love to", Bruce took hold of Y/N's hand lightly kissing it with affection, before staring deeply into her eyes.
Time skip
It was morning in the Wayne manor, the boys were doing their own things, Alfred was cleaning, and Bruce was doing some work. Bruce took the remote from the small table beside him, listening to the news reporters. Something particularly caught his attention, someone had taken pictures of Bruce and Y/N in the garden laughing and smiling at each other.
"wow, Bruce I didn't think you would actually listen to Damian and get with Y/N Kardashian", Dick smiled walking towards Bruce.
Ding dong
"Who's at the door"? Damian said walking down the stairs case but was interrupted by Jason running towards the door trying to see who it was.
"Jason, if you're so curious why don't you open the door", Tim said holding a cup of coffee in his hand looking visibly annoyed at Jason.
Bruce cleared his throat gaining the attention of his kids, Bruce swiftly opened the door revealing the one and only Y/N Kardashian.
Immediately the boys all started talking at once trying to understand this situation. Bruce led his kids towards the living room trying to get them to calm down.
Y/N looked at Bruce seeing him be a father to his kids. He was wonderful, she thought originally he was a snobby rich boy like the L.A. people but he was sweet and treated her like a princess.
As she turned away she met face to face with Alfred Bruce's closest friend. "Ms. Y/n, I am so glad you came into Bruce's life, you have made him so happy", Alfred smiled looking at Bruce and Y/N.
Bruce finally finished explaining to his boys and came towards Y/N twirling her around before resting his hands on her waist and she slid her arms around his neck just like the dance they shared before at the gala. It was like a fairytale come true.
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suzukiblu · 1 year ago
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WIP guessing game: help
"I know about Billy, Marvel," Batman says, and Billy . . . blinks.
"You know?!" he sputters. Okay, so apparently his secret identity was just . . . literally never a secret at all, then. Which, well–Batman, so that just figures, really. So actually this is kind of a relief and might even mean that he's fine with–
"Yes," Batman confirms with a nod. "So I understand your current reservations about parenthood."
. . . wait what.
"Huh?" Billy says, blinking stupidly at him.
"I don't know how much of you is still C.C. Batson or what you do or don't remember about being him," Batman says. "But the resemblance is undeniable, if nothing else. Certainly your and your wife's deaths were . . . well, suspicious. And you're hardly the first archeologists to dig up a god or six."
Oh, okay. Well.
This is apparently what Billy gets for his personal mental image of a "hero" being his dad, then, isn't it.
Crap.
"To be honest I've been looking for Billy for a while now, I just didn't want to bring it up before I found him," Batman admits, looking dissatisfied with himself. "My most recent reliable intel puts him in Fawcett City, but I assume you're aware of that, given your evident attachment to the place."
"You're looking for Billy?" Billy asks incredulously. "Why?"
"Because he's your son," Batman says. "And because he's a homeless child who's been abused and neglected and needs help. I honestly don't know where you go when you're not being Captain Marvel–frankly I'm not sure if you even exist when you're not being Captain Marvel, given what little I actually know about your powers and your death and your role as the Champion of Magic and just how damn impossible you are to find when you're off-duty–but I'm assuming that wherever it happens to be is not necessarily conducive to providing a stable home environment and being legally dead certainly can't be helping with that, so my original intention was to find the boy and help you arrange some manner of care for and visitation with him. And given the revelation of your relation to Robin, well . . . I'd like to take Billy in myself, if you'd both be comfortable with that. It seems . . . appropriate, under the circumstances."
"You want to foster Billy because I'm Robin's soulmate?" Billy says, absolutely positive that he's misunderstood literally every single word that just came out of Batman's mouth. There is no possible way that he did not.
"It's not exactly out of my wheelhouse," Batman replies wryly. "Although I'll be keeping this one out of the tights, ideally. Though I make no long-term promises about that because quite frankly at this point I'm spoiled for soulmates who insist on wearing capes and I wouldn't really be surprised to turn up another one, especially given that Robin is yours and your own involvement in the superhero community."
Billy stares at him.
"Wait, are all the Gotham vigilantes your soulkids?" he blurts unthinkingly.
"Not all," Batman says. "But, well . . . probably more of them than you'd expect."
"Oh my god," Billy says in disbelief. "And you're just telling me that?! You don't tell people things, you're Batman!"
"I haven't always been the father I should have been," Batman says, and then he pulls down his cowl. Billy chokes, and then chokes again because apparently Batman is Bruce freaking Wayne and his brain just . . . just needs a moment to process that fact, like there is literally any way whatsoever that he could ever actually process that fact. He would've been less surprised to see a Kardashian under that mask, he's pretty sure. At least they've got athletes in the family, technically! "So I'm not going to make things difficult for you with Robin. Clearly he needs more than I'm capable of providing, and I'm perfectly willing to be transparent and to co-parent with you as much as possible. I want Robin to be safe and content and grow up well, and frankly put, Batson, you've proven yourself to be a good man time and again and I trust you to do what's best by our son."
Okay, well, now Billy just feels like dirt.
"You do know what happened to Billy, don't you?" he asks just a little bit desperately, because there is literally no way that this conversation is a real and actual thing that's really and actually happening. "Like, just–everything that happened there? There's a reason he's not in school or the system or with a relative or anything like that."
"What happened to Billy wasn't your fault," Batman tells him, meeting his eyes all quiet and intent and sincere. "And I will do everything in my power to help you make it right."
"Oh no, you're actually like . . . just genuinely a really good person, aren't you," Billy says despairingly, staring at him all over again and really, really wishing he could swear right now.
Maybe he'll just go throw himself into the sun. Maybe that's what he'll just go and do.
The corner of Batman's mouth quirks up wryly. His eyes even crinkle a little, which Billy can see on account of his total lack of cowl right now, oh god.
Billy despairs.
"I mean it," Batman says gently. "It wasn't your fault, and it doesn't mean you can't be a good father now."
"I need to talk to Robin," Billy says, because he definitely, definitely needs to talk to Robin. Batman inclines his head in an accepting nod, because Batman is probably under the impression that Billy wants to go give Robin a good ol' traditional "I know I'm not your biodad but I'm here for you, champ!" kind of speech, and Billy just . . . really cannot explain the real situation to him right now. Or ever.
Can he just lie to Batman for the rest of their lives, maybe? He can just pretend to be his own dad for the Justice League and keep dodging whatever Bat-surveillance happens to be in Fawcett and parent his older-than-he-is soulmate, right? That's a thing that he can do?
That's probably not a thing that he can do.
Although he might be willing to try, at this point.
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phoenixcatch7 · 1 year ago
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Like I know it's self indulgence but it'd be so funny to see a full kardashian style Brucie Wayne, spoilt playboy prince of Gotham, local sunshine idiot on the front page every other week for darwinian levels of idiocy or billionaire levels of donations.
But he gets kidnapped or something and there's illusions or mind magics that make him think he's in the bat suit and then he gets dumped in the middle of a live world broadcast arena to fight some goons.
Like he doesn't think anything of it, batman's been kidnapped and forced into gladitorial arenas for sport many times before, maybe he always carries concealed weapons so he's still got like grapples and batarangs and stuff, but he's just going full doomslayer on these guys. No cowl. No suit. Just an open silk shirt and a pair of slacks. In full view of the world.
Tell you what, what about the whole justice league. Just a group of the motleyest people you've ever met. There's about as many famous people as there are absolute nobodies.
Several billionaires defer to the guy who writes articles on outdated lead in buildings and socio economic corruption. There's a renowned museum curator flying and uppercutting aliens so hard they get tossed across the room. There's a guy who spoke in science conferences about meta containment procedures running up the wall and delivering a roundhouse kick to three enemies at once. Bruce Wayne and Oliver Queen. Of all people. Two world famous idiot ceo celebrities. And they're back to back whaling on armoured alien henchmen like a well oiled team. A ten year old podcaster shooting lightning from his fingers and no one in the group bats an eye.
Just.... Insanity.
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yall-batman-fanfic · 7 days ago
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The One Thing I Can’t Sacrifice | Bruce Wayne/Batman & Clark Kent/Superman ft OC!Magician
Synopsis: During the events of The Death of Superman. Clark Kent/Superman is torn between his duty to protect the world without bias and admitting to Lois the truth of his identity. As he goes back and forth about it, he approaches the last man who the JLA would ever ask for dating advice. 
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“Now, let’s check in with Dana for Entertainment Weekly with the going ons on the limelight, Dana?”
“Hey, Carol, right across the harbor, billionaire-philanthropist and no-longer-playboy, Bruce Wayne, has just opened a new school under the Wayne Foundation with the help of his girlfriend, Symbologist and Art Historian, Professor Vivian Pryor.
“Pryor is said to have donated a large sum from her latest book publication to the Wayne Foundation to help build the school and provide the materials needed by the teachers and students. In its first grand opening, Gotham’s celebrity couple was found teaching in a couple classes and giving a helping hand, and…”
The screen shifted from the video of Vivian teaching the children in the classroom, to a shot of Bruce and Vivian getting caught kissing at the hall by a random stranger’s phone. They immediately broke the kiss when they heard the laughter from the kids and then Bruce’s ward, Dick Grayson, throwing a chalkboard eraser at Bruce’s head.
“...and reliving some high school fun, if you know what I mean. Next up, it looks like one of the Kardashian are—”
Lois turned down the volume of the T.V. in the office and rolled her chair to the desk behind her, to Catherine Grant. “You know just because Wayne’s going to be our boss, doesn’t mean he should be getting more fluffy-screentime with his girlfriend.”
Cat scoffed. “It looks like Perry wants to be on the new boss’ good side. Nothing bad about that, it would mean he won’t forget us from his roster. It’s always good to have the big man upstairs's favor, you know.”
Lois laughed. “I thought you were an atheist, Cat.”
“Well, the man signs my checks, and who isn’t devoted to money, right?” Cat then paused on her work and turned to Lois to ask,“Don’t you think she’s a bit too young for him?” 
“Six years isn’t that far off, right? I mean, they’re both adults now so no problem there.” she shrugged. “And I don’t have anything against her if she has a certain type for older men.”
“And the fact Bruce Wayne is the last eligible bachelor in Gotham,” Cat sighed. “And come on, it’s Bruce Wayne. The guy’s been a billionaire since he was a kid.”
Due to unfortunate circumstances, Lois wanted to add but kept it to herself. 
“Didn’t they break-up though?”
“They never officially said they did,” Lois went back to her desk. “But if they did, it looks like they’re doing fine. But… would you go back together with someone who just adopted a kid? I mean, how would that work, right?”
“I think it’s going well with them,” Clark spoke up from his desk. “I’ve been getting something from contacts that Vivian Pryor is seen with Dick Grayson around Gotham. She even picks him up from school too.”
“But what about the kid, how is he with that arrangement?” Cat asked.
“He doesn’t seem to mind,” his phone started to ring. “Excuse me, I got to take this.” He quickly got up and left for the exit.
“Must be important,” Cat told Lois. “Don’t you have an interview later with the big S?”
“Yeah, I do. Why?”
“Because that,” Cat pointed to the television that showed a live feed of a bank robbery made by some gangs wearing tech that’s far too high-tech for a regular gig. Then, in the middle of the battle, Superman appeared and single-handedly apprehended the gang. “Looks like your interview is going to be pushed.”
“Yeah right,” Lois got up from her seat and took her bag. “I gotta get going too. Considering Superman’s already in the scene, I should meet up with him at STAR Labs soon.”
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Vivian sighed as she watched Dick be escorted by the Headmaster down the hall to where she was standing by the receptionist of Gotham Academy. The boy had a frown on his face and only looked at the ground as he walked up to her. 
“Thank you, Headmaster Wilson,” she said as she took Dick under her wing. 
“This is very unconventional, but Dick insisted that we contact you instead because Mr. Wayne is busy for the day,” the Headmaster said but from the looks of it, he didn’t believe it at all and only gave the boy a pass by calling her. 
“Yeah, Bruce is swamped at work now.” Not exactly a lie, he was busy in Wayne Tower and with the Justice League. “I’ll take him home… and about his suspension…”
“It was a misunderstanding, and we’ve talked to his teacher about it too. Ms. Carols won’t be using that as a slur again.”
“Hey, Dick, how about you wait over there,” Vivian pointed to the bench far enough so he wouldn’t hear what she was going to discuss with the Headmaster.
“Viv, let’s just go,” Dick muttered.
“It’ll only take a minute, kiddo, then we’ll head to my place first.” Reluctantly, Dick went to the bench. Turning back to the Headmaster, Vivian said in a softer voice, “I don’t think, after this, Dick and Ms. Carols will be in good terms.”
“I assure you, Professor Pryor, our teachers are professionals and they put the students first—”
“I know, and I don’t doubt that, but we’re human, Mr. Wilson, and I think it would benefit him and her if Dick were to transfer to another class. He’s a smart boy and really good with making friends.”
Mr. Wilson sighed. “I understand your point, Professor Pryor, but you’re technically not the boy’s guardian. We can’t take that request unless this is brought to us by Mr. Wayne. We’re already making a huge risk by letting you pick him up when you’re not—legally—his guardian.”
“I know… but if I do talk to Bruce about this, will you consider?”
Mr. Wilson thought for a while then said, “He’ll need to make a good and convincing point for the transfer.”
“Thank you, thank you so much! I’ll go talk to him about it.”
After a quick goodbye, Vivian went to Dick and took his bag from the bench and said, “Come on. Let’s go, we got a bus to catch.”
“You didn’t bring a car?” Dick asked, feeling more guilty now that he found out she had to commute all the way from Gotham University to fetch him. 
“Bruce drove me to work earlier.”
“I’m not sorry about what I did. But I am sorry for making you take the long commute and make you miss work.”
Vivian sighed, she squatted down to meet Dick’s eye and took his hands. “It’s okay. I’m here for you, kiddo. Okay?”
“Are you telling Bruce?”
Another sigh. “Yeah, because technically, I’m not your guardian. And if it weren’t for your cool Headmaster, this is considered kidnapping. Let’s go.”
The two of them walked down the pavement, leaving Gotham Academy, and went to the bus stop where, just in time, a bus appeared. They got in, Vivian paid their fare, and sat at the farthest seat. From the window seat, Dick watched as the bus passed Gotham Academy and later the other buildings in the block.
“Today’s actually…” Dick trailed off.
“I know, Alfred told me,” Vivian took his hand. “You shouldn’t have gone to school if you didn’t want to.”
“I thought I could handle it, but then Ms. Carols called the class a circus because we were being kids and were playing around… and not in a good way too. I just snapped.”
Vivian took his hand and held it tight. “I’m sorry.”
“It’s not your fault,” Dick slouched on his seat and rest his head against Vivian’s shoulder. “Can I stay over at your place for a while?”
“I have to ask Bruce about it first, kiddo.”
“Please.”
She wrapped an arm around him and brought him close. “Okay, I’ll tell him.”
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Later that night, as Dick slept in Vivian’s bed, a knock came to the condo’s door, and without checking who it was—she didn’t have to since the magical seal on the door didn’t show any sign of threat in the area—she opened the door and found Bruce standing there holding take outs.
“He’s asleep,” she told him.
“You’re not,” he said and then gestured to the bag he held. “It’s your favorite… and his.”
Stepping aside, Vivian lets him in and opens the lights at her kitchen so they could unwrap the food on the counter. Bruce maneuvered around the area with familiarity, he knew where the plates and forks were, the glasses, and her bottle of scotch. He got her alfredo pasta from the restaurant in Little Italy.
“I’m sorry if I overreacted earlier,” Bruce began as he set down her plate.
“Well, if you ask me, you reacted just right for a parent whose kid was picked up from school by a stranger,” she chuckled.
“But you’re not a stranger.”
“Being your girlfriend doesn’t automatically make me Dick’s guardian.”
“I think they should consider… if you want to.”
“I like Dick, he reminds me of my brother and sister.”
“Both of them?”
“Oli is sweet and calm, Livia is active and would get into fights. I’d say Dick’s the best of both worlds.”
Bruce took a fork full of pasta and only when he swallowed did he say, “Then maybe we should consider getting married so you can be Dick’s legal guardian.”
Vivian laughed. “Yeah, and when the press asked us why the quick wedding, what do we tell them? Because of Dick?”
Bruce also laughed but deep down it wasn’t just about Dick. He couldn’t imagine another person spending his life with someone other than her. He told her then, when he begged her to be with him again, he didn’t want this to end. She makes him happy, he makes him feel alive, and content. She was pulling him out of the pit he’s been in since his parents’ death. 
“So, about his teacher,” Bruce began.
“I don’t have anything against her, but after today I think it’s best if Dick moves to another class. It’ll be hard for both of them.”
“You’re right… did you tell the Headmasterabout it?”
“I did but…”
“You’re not his legal guardian to make the request.”
“Exactly, you’re learning fast, Wayne,” she ate another twirl of pasta and then some garlic bread.
“I’ll talk to the Headmaster about this. In the meantime… Maybe time off from school would be good. Let him rest tomorrow.”
“Today was the anniversary…” Vivian trailed off.
“It is… and I still haven’t…”
“Hey Batman,” Vivian caressed his cheek. “Don’t be too hard on yourself.”
Bruce smiled softly, he then took her hand and kissed her palm and just nuzzled his cheek in her hold, relaxing in her warmth and the comforting feeling of her magic that spread from her body to his. Leaning down, Bruce kissed her lips before saying, “I still have time before I head out for patrol. I’ll set up the sofabed for us.”
“Warning. It’s not as soft as your bed in the manor.”
“I’m sure I can manage, besides, you’ll be with me.”
~ * ~
“Okay, next up, the operating budget for the fiscal year,” Cyborg went on with their meeting agenda. It was another Justice League meeting, and it was one of the rare times when everyone was present—Green Lantern, the Flash, Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, Wonder Woman, Hawkman, Superman, and Batman. Since it was the last few things on their agenda, most of the heroes were already standing rather than sitting down. Batman was ready to leave once Cyborg finishes up the agenda.
“Utilities are above what the UN cleared for funding, guys,” said Cyborg.
“I’ll handle it. Move on, Cyborg,” said Batman.
“Wonder Woman merchandise did very well this year. I can step up when the Wayne Foundation falls short,” said Diana.
Batman paused and then turned to Diana, “You’re kidding, right?”
Does she know that one of Wayne Enterprises’ subsidiaries is selling those merchandise? Then there was the fact that Vivian has issued another check to donate to the Justice League if ever they need some extra funding. 
“Okay, okay. Let’s just agree we have this covered. What else?” Barry said.
“Just the Excalibur incident. Only three bodies recovered,” said Cyborg.
“I’ve got my guards investigating the impact area,” Aquaman reported. “S.T.A.R. Labs wanted some rock samples.”
“Alright, if that’s it, we’ll meet next Thursday. Same Bat-time, same Bat-channel.”
“I won’t be here,” Batman spoke.
“Why?” Wonder Woman questioned.
“Yeah, if I can be here, you can be here,” said Flash.
“Dude, it takes you all of three seconds to get here and back!” Green Lantern told the Flash.
“Two at most, but point taken.”
“I have a meeting with the Headmaster at Dick’s boarding school.”
“No way!” that got the Green Lantern’s attention. “Batman has parent-teacher conference? That’s great!”
“Are you in the PTA too? Tell me you’re in the PTA,” Barry grinned.
He was but he won’t tell them that. In fact, Vivian’s been part of the PTA meetings and has been a huge help with setting up for Founder’s Week too.
Then, with balls of steel, the Flash got up, had two fingers at the back of his head and mimicked Batman’s deep voice as he said: “I’m Batman. We need more chaperones for homecoming. Who has to be convinced to sign up?” He laughed nervously as Batman glared at him. “I’m just joking, I think that’s great… is he still glaring at me?”
“For your information, I am and so is Vivian. That’s also the reason why I won’t be able to attend next week,” Batman told them. “She can’t stay at Gotham Academy without me during those meetings.”
Barry and Hal turned to him. 
“Holy shit!” Hal said. 
“Hold on, they let your girlfriend into the PTA?” Barry raised a brow. “How?!”
“She’s very convincing.”
At that comment, Superman turned to Batman a little surprised about Batman’s transparent relationship with his girlfriend of—what? Three years, counting the time they were on an unofficial break.
“We could’ve just pushed the meeting back to that evening,” said Cyborg.
“Ah, can’t. I’ve got rehearsal dinner that night,” said Barry.
“Is he in a play?” asked Martian Manhunter..
“He’s getting married. Somehow,” said Batman.
“Yup, married the next day,” the Flash couldn’t help his smile. “Limos, banquet hall, DJ, the whole shebang. Just immediate family, you understand?”
“Then I guess I should tell Vivian to stop looking for wedding gifts,” Batman smirked.
“How did she—right, you knew and you told her… but hey, just because it’s an intimate wedding doesn’t mean we’re not welcoming presents!” 
Batman only hummed response.
“Does Iris know?” Superman asked.
“She better. She picked the date,” Barry told him.
“No, I mean, does she know about you?”
“Are you kidding? I told her ages ago.”
“Oh, geez, Supes. You can’t drop a bomb like that on a honeymoon,” said Aquaman.
“But aren’t you worried?”
“About what?” Flash raised a brow.
“About bringing her into your world? The dangers, the sacrifice…”
“Clark, that’s what marriage is all about.”
As Clark sat there, contemplating, the rest of the Justice League went to congratulate Barry.
“This calls for a toast. We got some beer in the fridge. Don’t worry, we got some milk for you, Bats,” Hal teased him.
Batman only hummed in annoyance. 
They got up to head to the breakroom and have their celebration, but Batman made an excuse to head back to Gotham. The others whined, Hal even said: “Hey, Bats, no one wants a clingy boyfriend.” But they didn’t stop him. As Batman went to the door, Superman followed him.
“Bruce, can we talk?”
Bruce turned to him, thought for a moment, then agreed. 
They went to the roof of one of the highest towers in the city and stood there to watch over the place as they spoke.
“What is it about?” Bruce asked him.
“You know, of all the members of the League, you’re the last person I expected to be so transparent in your relationship,” said Clark.
Bruce sighed. “If I could help it, I might have done what you’re doing now. I would have hidden it from her for as long as I could until she decided to… but that wasn’t the case.”
“How did you tell her?”
Batman turned to him, he looked him in the eye as he said, “I didn’t. She found out?”
“What?”
“There’s something I never told the League. Vivian has magic. She’s a witch, Clark,” when he saw that the Kryptonian was stunned to silence, he continued. “She didn’t find out using her magic, she found out by herself.” A smile crept to his lips as he remembered her words. “But she hadn’t, the same thoughts would be running through my head right now… how will I keep her safe? Will I only bring her more danger if I tell her the truth?”
“And?”
“But then I remember. When we were captured by Deacon Blackfire, it was Vivian who saved me from the mob from getting torn to pieces. Despite having lost practice in using her magic, she used her magic to save me. Then she kept proving it to me as I visited her as Batman. She was practicing in her condo, studying old spellbooks, casting simple spells…
“I only realized later that it was her way of telling me that I don’t have to worry about her. She can protect herself. Then, in one of my visits, she slipped and called me by my name. And I ran. I didn’t contact her for a while.”
“The unofficial breakup,” Clark realized.
“Exactly, but I went back to her, and she took me back. She even took in my ward as if he were her own.”
“And what about the danger, are you worried about that?”
“Everyday, but Vivian Pryor is one stubborn woman. She’s a force all on her own… and Barry’s right, that’s what marriage is all about.”
Clark smirked. “But you’re not married, Bruce.”
“I’m not… yet.”
“Can I quote you on that?”
“No.”
~ Many Days Later ~
Superman was dead.
The news shocked everywhen when they saw the end of the battle between that alien monster against the Justice League. As a member of the Justice League, Batman was present during the funeral and stood alongside the others, amongst the crowd, behind the fence, Vivian and Dick accompanied Clark Kent’s parents as they mourned the death of their son. 
The tragedy of it all, the Kents weren’t even allowed to go near the tomb as they were just “civilians”.
Later that night, as they returned to Gotham. Vivian went to the cave after consoling Dick, he did just witness the hero he idolized die, she went to the cave where Bruce has been making himself busy since their return. 
He’s been working tirelessly on a machine after a rigorous workout to punish himself for not being enough to save Clark. His friend.
“Bruce,” Vivian touched his shoulder, startling him from welding the steel plates. No words said, she only opened her arms to him. Bruce put down the tools, removed the gloves and the goggles, and fell to his knees and wrapped his arms around her. Vivian held him, running her hand through his sweaty hair, and let him feel what he was bottling up inside.
“I can go find him—”
“No,” his hold on her tightened. “Clark was a friend. One who I care about but no… I won’t risk you, Viv. No more traveling to the land of the dead.”
“Not even for your friend?”
“No. Not when it means risking your life to do it.”
Vivian got down to be at his level and pressed her forehead against his.
“Then let me stay here with you, and mourn with you.”
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hanihazeljade · 5 months ago
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Three Videos
The aftermath of letting Tim and Tam drink without any adult supervision.
(CW: swearing)
Part 6 of Three Weeks
Prev - Three Settings
Next - Three Pasts
Tim and Tam had a nice Saturday. 
The day that was started by nothing but bullshit from the Wayne family and was remedied by Tamara’s good redirection using alcohol is amazing. They may or may not have black outs around 9 in the evening and he doesn’t want to remember the shit Tam put him through.
But fate is a bitch and he wakes up in Tam’s living room, on her soft grey carpet and is now trending throughout the social media of Gotham. Is he aware of anything that could possibly result in the entirety of Upper Gotham to suddenly bombarded him with proposals of courtship? No. Is he enthralled by this sudden development? No. Did he want the ground to suddenly open up and swallow him and spew him out in Hokkaido? Yes! 
This sudden development was actually not a bad thing as he looked at Twitter and saw many screen-recorded shit he and Tam did. And lo and behold, it was from Instagram Live, not just anyone’s  Instagram Live but it was Tim’s Instagram Live. 
Sure, Tim’s Instagram is far less known than the public accounts of Richie Wayne and Brucie Wayne, with almost all of the population of Gotham and some of the neighbouring cities, but he has some good amount of followers to be famous but not a big time influencer. However, as any model that has been featured on some top magazines in Japan, he has enough influence to navigate the fashion industry, just like the bear jacket and the wedge high heels that he loves to wear everyday in Japan.
But then again, it was mostly just in Japan, Asia is already pushing it. So, he doesn’t really kind off get it how did the Americans found his Instagram Account, after all his username is not even close to Timothy Drake, it was akatori, directly translated to Red Bird and if the Gothamite actually have some brain cells to think, it was a direct hint that he was once the Red Bird, Red Robin, to be exact. 
But Timothy is not an idiot. Red Bird can have a lot of meaning. Like the tattoo that he got when he settled in Hokkaido, or it could be the emblem of once prestigious Drakes. Red Bird has a lot of meaning in Tim’s life and all of them hurt to different degrees.
Now, back to the trending page of Twitter. All of the clips of the live show were just him singing different songs. He doesn’t remember singing and he also doesn’t remember putting on a live show, heck he doesn’t even remember anything after the second bottle of tequila was down. 
He looked at the tags and he was trending under the tag of #tim_drake_live. He clicked on the first video that the tag has and it was him singing so passionately of Walls Could Talk by Halsey and Tam was beside him singing the oh-oh-oh part and it was hilarious. It was like he knew so many things that he could not say to the public and he was now suffering from it. Timothy chuckled at his thought but then halted as it was true to his life.
“Imagine the amount of tea this man could spill.”
“A nepo baby that decides to leave everything for peace? Spill the tea.”
He clicked another video and it was him singing to Tate McRae’s “you broke me first”. It was truly a song that can describe his emotions but he doesn’t expect himself to call out Richard’s name after the line of ‘Now suddenly you're asking for it back Could you tell me, where'd you get the nerve?’ Like where in the bloody soup of Kardashian’s list of lawsuits he got the confidence to call out Richie Wayne so boldly. Or could it be that he was just drunk?
“Wonder what did the bimbo Richie do to him?”
“THAT IS WHAT WE LOVE. NAME DROPPING”
“Imagine having the power to call Richard Wayne out for all of his bullshit, the power Tim Drake has is immaculate”
“#RichieWaynePartyisOver”
He clicked to several more videos of him just singing to different more songs but the one that captured his focus was the rendition of CARYS “Princesses Don’t Cry” and but his confident drunk ass change the princess to a Drake and he can see the sliver of tears sliding to his face and he knows why because he can still feel the light ache in his heart.
He looked at the comments and he was shocked to see people sympathising with him. He is not used to this, he was the one that always sympathises and not the other way around. And somehow, the sympathising of thousands of faceless people behind the screen made him feel so… valid. That he was heard and people actually listened to him and believed him. Something inside of him felt touched and was healed.
“The fact that he change the princess to drake is a power move, ngl”
“Didn’t the media say that he didn’t cry during his parent’s funeral, was it the drake’s fault or the wayne’s?”
“He also move away from gotham for seven years and he come back for his sister’s wedding, watta brother”
“Is it just me or did he cry during the bridge? I swear i saw tears”
“The voice kind off shakes throughout the whole song, unlike the prev songs”
“Could it be that the whole song applied throughout his life? He was a part of upper gotham after all”
He didn’t expect that other people that he doesn’t know, actually sides with him. He was believed for once and for all. He was not judged as a crazed lunatic that was looking for attention, that he was grieving or just lost in his emotions. He didn't need to explain his reasons, but then he was understood. 
He sighed and put his phone down and took a deep breath. He got up from the carpet and he freshened himself before he went to Tam that was dead asleep on her couch and somehow didn’t wake up with all the shit he played on his phone.
“Tam! Wake up!” Tim yelled at the girl but Tam just groaned and mumbled, “go fuck yourself.” and Tim just chuckled and let the young lady be. He went to the kitchen and gathered anything that he could make him a breakfast and maybe Tam if he felt like it.
He made himself a guacamole sandwich and made Tam one, because he doesn’t want to get hit and as he was eating, he decided to go live one more time to apologise to his behaviour the night prior. He clicked the live button and he smiled at the camera.
“Hey everyone. I am pretty sure that everyone that is here, saw what happened last night.” He awkwardly chuckled by himself. “I am pretty much black-out drunk and can’t remember what happened last night and if there are no clips circling throughout the internet, I would never know what I did.” 
“I am apologising for such display of behaviour and hopefully wouldn’t do it again in the future. But we will never know, maybe I got betrayed and chastised again and need to drink so much again.” He joked and the comments are egging him on making more drunk live karaoke nights, as it made them realise that they are not the only ones that are sad during holidays.
“‘Don’t apologise, we like the chaotic tim drake’ wah? Really? Was I really that entertaining?” Tim chuckled at the comment before addressing something more, “And please call me Timothy, Tim is for little me, Timothy sounds more elegant.”
““Who bets that Timothy preferred to call himself Tim before he left?’ Pretty sharp, huh? But no, my parents always called me Timothy with so much affection and I couldn’t listen to people calling me Timothy, as it brings me grief but now, I like it.”
““Didn’t your parents leave you by yourself?” Yes, that is true. But it was actually a series of trial and error. My parents brought me to a few of their digs and we found out the hard way that I should not be in dig sites.” Timothy chuckled as he remembered that Tim was brought in one of the dig sites at Peru and was found tampering with a very important relic and his parents just hired a nanny until Tim was ten. And Mrs. Mac became his guardian during those days until Janet died.
“ “And you just don't think that you are neglected?” Oh no. I may be a neglected child in front of the outside eyes but my parents always call me everyday if the service can reach them and once a week if the service can’t. We also do family bonding everytime they come home, we go golfing, rock climbing, fishing with dad, baking with mum and learning ancient texts with both of them.” Tim commented, hoping that it will finally remove any bad cloud in his parent’s reputation.
“My dad and mum may not be ideal parents for anyone but for me, I love my independence of cooking what I eat, cleaning my own room, doing my homework on my own and establishing some routine and schedule with no interference from my parents is actually really cool. My mum actually tried to bring up the idea of going with them one more time to a dig site so that she can watch over me everytime, not just when she comes home, but I knelt down and cried for 3 hours to just let me be and my mum just let it go. It stopped when she died.” He bitterly smiled at the attempts of his mother trying to include him at their dig and he always cried as he didn't want to stop his nightly escapades.
Before he can comment any further, Tam shows up behind him, clearly still has a hangover and just woken up, “Why does my phone have thousands of notifications?” 
TIm smiled as he pointed his phone to Tam, “Say hello to the live, Tam.” Tim chuckled and Tam paused as if she was processing what just Tim and hit Tim when everything finally set in. “I fucking hate you.” Tam cursed him as she went to the bathroom.
“There is a guacamole sandwich on the counter for you.” Tim yelled but Tam just popped her hand out and raised her middle finger, making Tim laugh. Tim looked back at the fast scrolling of comments until he saw a very interesting comment.
“ “Are you going to get back together?” Me and Tam? The chance of that happening is like the chance of Lex Luthor stopping antagonising Superman. And Tam has her own endeavour right now. She can’t court a certain baldie that has a penchant for breaking their nose.” Tim laughed at his own joke but  screamed when a cold pair of wet hands just suddenly wiped his face.
“I heard you were talking shit about me.” Tam said, quoting  a meme, making the comments send a bunch of laughing stickers and making Tim laugh after a while. Tam grabbed her sandwich and sat beside Tim, she bit into the sandwich as she asked, “So why are you livestreaming your morning? Is this a hobby of yours?”
Tim shook his hand, even Tam doesn’t remember what they did last night, “Apparently I livestream the two of us singing while drunk, and now everyone wants to know who the heck I am.” Tim briefly explained, and Tam choked a little, before giggling. 
“I knew you were going to have so much clout someday, and that is why I stuck around.” Tam laughed and Tim joined in. “What did you sing while drunk?” Tam asked as she took another bite of her sandwich. 
“I have so many songs that I sang. Apparently the live show was streaming for three hours, and I definitely sang for at least three hours. It is a miracle that I haven’t lost my voice.” Tim told Tam and Tam shot her eyebrows up.
“Damn, man. I know you are kind of indestructible but damn.” Tam said before she looked at the camera and added, “I mean in any way shape or form.” she winked.
Tim rolled his eyes, “So, yeah. The Waynes probably want to know where I am and I need to go back, I still need to prepare for my sister’s wedding. Thank you everyone, and again I am very sorry for my actions last night.” Tim said as he waved to the camera before ending the live.
Tim sighed, “I am very shocked that none of the Waynes are actually trying to break into your house.”
Tam laughed, “I may or may have not done something about that.” she cryptically said. 
Tim widened his eyes, “What did you do?”
Tam grinned, “When I got the news that you filed for your resignation letter, and even the Waynes don't have any clue where you are, they went through with everything that happened after you left to travel the world. But I stepped my foot down when they were trying to break into my house and my office trying to figure out where you are after I got your new number.”
“And they listened to you?” Tim is in disbelief, the Bats listened to someone who established boundaries? That’s news to him.
“Apparently threatening them with you is very effective, since it was kind of fairly recent that you went off the face of earth.”
“Wonder how that works.” Tim murmured, probably guilt and conscience. But Tam heard him and just winked at him.
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mysterycitrus · 1 year ago
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Hey!! Love your art and your meta posts. I was wondering about your thoughts on something because I don't think I've ever really read about much of it in canon (might be missing something though), but do the batkids have their own Brucie Wayne-esque personas? I figure they'd be expected to act a certain way, like they've been taking in by a party loving play boy, they're gonna be a at least somewhat spoilt social butterflies right? I just can't stop thinking about the kids hitting like teenhood and having to adopt and put on that kind of act because it would be a little suspicious if nothing about Brucie rubbed off on them. Maybe they steal Bruce's cars or crash a gala, something staged just for the tabloids like that. Idk, I just find the idea of (most of) the kids not being raised anything like that and having to act up in the name of keeping their identities safe really interesting because I don't think they'd find it fun, I think it would actually gross them out to throw around money and act like brats.
lovely anon this is SUCH a fun question and i shall answer it in parts. the first is this — what is the purpose of the bruce wayne persona?
bruce created a specific public image of himself for several reasons — to deflect any suspicion that he’s batman, to justify his frequent disappearances from the public eye, and to be consistently underestimated by people he was in opposition with (gothams corrupt elite, the gcpd, etc). the popular interpretation of this is that he’s like a kardashian, but to be honest id say he’s a lot more like a donatella versace— relatively reclusive but who occasionally pops up doing the weirdest shit ever. he posts on dick’s insta like bruce WAYNE ❤️
wrt his kids, no, i don’t think many of them have that sort of glamorised persona. part of it is that the “gala” trope in fandom just…… doesn’t really exist in the comics? like bruce will take vicki vale to an event, or go to a luthercorp thing to gather intel, but the idea of everyone hitting up an event at the gotham four seasons is not a common story beat. and even then, again, the performance has a purpose outside of just being a distraction.
in particular, u have to consider how his kids are different from bruce. jason and dick were both lower class, if not actively below the poverty line and acting spoiled won’t win them any favours. cass straight up isn’t interested in that kind of performance. damian is honest to a fault. duke has his own family that he’s proud of. when u consider that damian and cass and duke and dick also aren’t white, u have to think about how acting like a glitzy idiot would help them in the same way it would bruce. short answer — it very much wouldnt. many people will think less of them regardless. it would be dehumanising, and because none of them have that same degree of disconnection from the standard person that bruce has, how would them being seen as spoiled idiots help them?
dick has always lived with civilian neighbours, had civilian jobs, and fostered civilian relationships. him being a cop was bad, but he takes a lot of pride in being someone who’s like… dependable. a good neighbour. jason is legally dead, but he wouldn’t have wanted to be seen as the dumb poor kid either. cass would probably play with peoples expectations of her, but not like an established persona that she has to take on. duke is, again, very attached to his family and where he grew up, and is very aware of assumptions people might make about that. damian would rather kill himself than pretend to be an idiot. tim, again, is a strong maybe, but i also don’t think he’d give a shit. he really values keeping himself as tim drake intact, away from robin. he wants to keep being himself.
i just think most of them would stay out of the public eye. remember — bruce isn’t active online. there is still massive control over released information about him, especially with babs. i think they would purposely make themselves boring and unassuming.
the short answer is that none of them, truly, possess bruce’s raw commitment to the bit.
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acrynix · 12 days ago
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Where's the Fic? (and/or AU)
So I randomly got an idea about the batfam having never turned into vigilantes, and the biggest problems Gotham has is just the overwhelming amount of organized crime and just an overwhelming amount of criminals on the streets so all of Bruce's kids are just living life almost like Keeping up with the Kardashians. And it's just complete and utter chaos trying to wrangle everyone together to maintain the Wayne image.
Honestly I just want a fic where the bats are just flexing their money to their friends either intentionally or unintentionally and just some wack rich people things that seem completely normal to them but insane from an outsider's perspective. Like, Dick reveals about his side modeling gig to his Titans so that Bruce can't see what he's buying or Damian just buying all of his friends' the gifts they wanted but were too expensive or Jason just exploiting the fact that he still has Bruce's credit cards and when the two have a fight he just starts to drain the man's funds. Just silly stuff like that.
If anyone has fic recs that are similar to this let me know otherwise I need to get to work >:D
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ddejay18 · 10 months ago
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Batfam Reality TV show
Ugh FINE I'll tell you about my Batfam Reality TV show HC's okay? jeez... (nobody asked).
Before i yap, this idea has been swearving around in my brain like a wagon tied to a angry rhino for a while now. I can't remeber if i was inspired by other posts so if im accidentally stealing someones idea or someone has similar posts pls lmk so i can I'll tag them :). Also reminder that these are Head Cannons, if you don't agree then thats okay. These are just the senarios I play in MY head. (pls ignore all spelling mistakes, im lazy)
Okay, I feel like a reality TV show centred around the batfam would be so funny. Like, a bunch of self aware traumatized orphans hanging around in a mansion. The Kardashians but actually likeable, humble (well, it depends) and absoloute chaos, and not the "omg youre so chaotic lmao" but instead "Ah shit, someone is trying to break in to confess their love to Brucie again, someone call the cops" kind of chaos.
Bruce Wayne is the prince of Gotham. He has built Gotham from the ground up and he is loved by the majority of Gotham residents and even villains. In this cenario, Bruce's billionare playboy days are behind him, and works more like a tired dad who is just trying his best (good parent Bruce Wayne basically). He really has no idea how or when most of these people became a part of the family but is just happy they're there. Mabey Selena Kyle /or Clark Kent could be a side character and there could be a B-plot where Bruce is panicing about proposing or something. Is chronically reading the newspaper. Bruce is also the type of parent to really try to BOND with his family. Puzzles, games, trips, picknics, lgbtq+ merch ect.
Dick Grayson lives, and even has a key to the city of Bludhaven but still visits home regularly. There is an on-going gag where Dick always talks about longing for a relationship but when sees his ex'es while out and about and turns 180° and hides. (its my HC i can do what I want. Dick is a terrible long-time boyfriend, okay).
There is also a scene where Dick makes fun of Tim for being emo (he was just on his phone) and the rest of the Batfam in their one-on-one interviews show pictures and share horror stories from Dick's 'Hot topic, MCR, stealing dads car, eyeliner, youre not my real dad, ugh' phase from his teenage years and a screen shot of Bruce Wayne holding up a picture of Dick with a joint hanging out of his mouth becomes a meme format. Another clip that went viral is a home video where Alfred is scolding Dick for staying out late and he goes "UGH" and backflips out of the room. It cuts right back to Dick where he is smiling and hugging Damian being all ":D".
Jason Todd is thought to have been dead by the people of Gotham for years but as the season progresses, can be seen more and more often in the backround like walking into rooms while people are giving their one-on-one interviews and slowly backing out, or him just walking past a room, or as soon as the camera crew enters a room Jason makes eyecontact with the viewer and just turns around and leaves. There was an intstance that sparked a lot of controvercy online where Roy Harper came to the mansion looking for Jay and the batfam just stared at him, looked to the camera crew and then looked back at him. He swiftly left after rambiling about his terrible grief. (nobody bought it)
They all grew lazy nearing the end of the season and Jason just sits at the dinner table with everyone there, the camera never focuses on him and nobody mentions that he IS actually alive and is sitting RIGHT THERE. Jason just covers his face with his free hand while he eats and can just be seen in the backround while people talk. Jason says something and the camera turned to Bruce, and the editors, very poorly, tried to make it seem like Bruce was the one talking when it was obviously Jason.
In season two of "THE WAYNES" Jason finally joins the cast and admits in a one-on-one interview that he is, in fact alive and that its not a big deal (they make up an excuse and say that he just didnt like papparazzi/had a brain injury or something so he faked his death). This is never mentioned again.
Duke Thomas lives in the manor and was adopted by Bruce (again, its my HC i can do what I want). Duke is the moral compass and seemingly the only one that actually does their own chores. He is constantly just staring out into the madness that is the rest of his family since he is one of the newer member of the family. He, along with Tim are the only ones that can cuss out Bruce without reprocussion. Damian gets kind of jealous of Duke becasue Alfred the cat seems to like Duke a lot, and Dami is afraid of Alfred the cat choosing Duke as his new favorite person. Duke is extremely aware of this and shoo's Alfred the cat away and pretends to not like cats when Damian is around (to soothe his soul a bit).
Tim Drake is also one of the few members of the family that actually lives at home. Tim is a skater kid and Ipad kid at the same time somehow. He is also the ONLY person in the manor (Alfred excluded) that Bruce doesn't scold (it would be weird, since Tim basically babysat Bruce after Jason died).
Tim and Bernard Dowd start dating during the filming of S1 so there are a lot of scenes of Tim freaking out because Bernard is coming over and of the others making fun of him for looking into every detail of their interactions and overthinking them (was that a romantic gesture or not??). Bernard finally makes an appearence where he gives a short one-on-one where he introduces himself. Bernard quickly rose in ranks in terms of the internets white boy of the month (the TikTok edits went hard).
Cassandra Wayne was also legally adopted by Bruce and is his little princess (she is highly dangerous). She changed her last name from Cain to Wayne, bc i feel like she sees the Waynes as her real family. She looks nice enough but once the audience gets to know her they become aware of her insane competitiveness and how she has everyone in the manor wrapped around her pinkie. She dominates in board/video games and is the only one that can convince Alfred to get take out. Cass also practices ballet and is selectively mute and uses ASL most of the time (i just like the idea of her being SELECTIVELY mute, okay).
She is dating Steph (ITS CANON IN MY EYES). Cass, Tim, Bruce, Alfred, Damian and Duke are the only actual residents of the Wayne manor, the others just come and go like its an open buffet.
There is a scene where Cass, Steph, Tim and Bernard all sit on the couch and tell the camera crew that, "well yes Steph and Tim used to date and didn't get along for a while but now we're all friends". "Steph is tecnically dating her ex's sister but its not that complicated, REALLY". "Well yeah, Bruce conciders Steph a part of the family but its not weird or anything guys I PROMISE". "Well yeah actually, both Tim and I realized we weren't straight during our relationship. Why?" Cass and Bernard also get along really well but Bernard doesnt know any sign language and has to rely on others to translate/ Cass has to write thing down for him (they talk MAD shit).
Stephanie Brown. Damn, how the fuck does she keep get in? Sometimes Steph just sneakes into the manor to watch TV or to raid the fridge, while texting her girlfriend, Cass about how much they miss each other when Cass is litterally just upstairs and they're both too lazy to move. Bruce offered her a key to the mansion but she just responded by saying "nah its more fun this way". Steph is constantly accused of being a gold digger within the home and she doesnt deny the claims but its obvious that she does genuinely hang around because they have all become a family to her (found family basically, ugh im such a sucker).
Damian Wayne is still young so there is not a lot of scenes going into his personal life like at school and stuff but he is still there a lot. Anytime Damian says something socially strange or offputting, the others just chuck it up to Damian being a little weird sometimes teehee, or just tell people to not mind him because he is kind of new around there. Meanwhile, Damian speaks in a very professional and sophisticaded way which creates conspiricy theories among viewers about his upbringing, ESPECIALLY because Damian said something in passing about being raised in a secret mountain society.
The camera crew caught a glimpse of Damian in the yard casually accomplishing amazing feats with a giant sword and then immidietly stopping dead in his tracks when he noticed a wild rabbit in the garden. Keen viewers also noticed this strange phenomenon where Damian somehow wins every argument EXCEPT for when its with Alfred.
(I both love and hate the idea of Damian being a spawn of satan in everyones eyes. It can be funny sometimes but in my universe, Damian gets along well with everyone. Sure Damian is crude and weird but he's a kid, and i want him to have a supportive family that understands why he does and says the things he does. I basically just want Damian unapologetically being a kid.)
Alfred Pennyworth is an interesting person for newer fans of the Wayne family, since he is practically unknows to the public. Alfred introduces himself as the only butler in the Wayne manor and a long time friend of the Wayne family. Viewers quickly realize that Alfred is really the man of the house and it becomes previlant when he goes on a short weekend trip (with a secret girlfriend perhaps, Maggie Page perhaps) and everything falls apart. Bruce doesnt know where he is supposed to be at any given time, a hirearchy is established (Cass is a very unfair leader) and the only person making sure the others are fed is that mysterious figure in the backround (Jason).
Alfred makes it sound like he is only the butler but the rest of the batfam all talk to/about him as the essential part of the family that he is and how he is everyones badass, british, grand papa, dad, butler- babysitter-cook, friend thing.
Barbra Gordon is another unofficial member of the Wayne family. She is always over for game and movie nights and just in general. Barbra and Dick used to date but are on really good terms (suprisingly). Barbra is especially close with Jason, Cass and Dick, and is kind of a mentor/cool older sister figure to the others. Sometimes Jim Gordon visits as well, since he and Bruce are fellas.
In the opening scene of the first episode, the batfam are asked to make a family tree or list of sorts since there are so many of them and Barbra was the only person who remebered that Jason was supposed to be dead (nobody bought it).
This will do FOR NOW. I wasn't be able to fit everything here so ill prolly make a pt.2, where i tell yall abt some silly situations that would take place in a Wayne reality TV show. This is more like an introduction into the convoluted storyline that has been building up in my head (what else am i supposed to do at work?).
I also want to state that Leslie Thompkins is also concidered a family member to me since she is like a surrigate mother figure to Bruce but she won't be hanging around the manor as much as the others.
Ik i skipped a lot of characters that are concidered to be in the batfamily but even I dont know who IS concidered to be in the BatFam atp or I skipped characters that i just dont like/think about as much bc im shallow like that lol.
ALSO ALSO im not a huge BatCat or SuperBat shipper but i just felt like them being in the family dynamic would be interesting. Timid ol' Clark or the HBIC Selena Kyle. I also didnt include friends and stuff that would prob be at the manor all the time too like Roy, Wally, Jon, JLA, TT, YJ ect. blah-blah-blah you get it, I'll stop yapping now.
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littlefankingdom · 8 months ago
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Nobody know the kids of famous people, the Kardashians are well-known because they have a show (and people who don't give a fuck about it cannot name them), and some kids are known if their parents put them in the spotlight (North West, for example, but like, you could show me a picture of her and I would not recognize her).
I don't think the Wayne kids are famous. Bruce is, he is this attractive rich philanthropic guy who loves the cursed hell that is Gotham, it's his cover for Batman. But his kids? This man is overprotective, he would not let the press anywhere near his kids. If people knows barely anything about them, it's less likely they can be hurt in civics. And the more kids he gets, the less people remember them all.
A paparazzi took a picture of Dick/Jason/Damian at school? Wayne's lawyers at their front door. A rumor was published about them? Wayne's lawyers at their front door. A video of one of them filmed without consent finished online? Wayne's lawyers at their front door. Don't even dream about making some article pointing out his kids are attractive (for other teens or for adults for the adult ones), he will find you. Don't even try to say any racists or bigoted about his kids, he will ruin your life.
Some of them are very satisfied with this (Jason, all ages, and Cass, for examples). Some did dreamed of the spotlight sometimes (Dick. He is a performer, he was soooo annoying as a teen because he wanted to be famous!). But Bruce stood his ground.
In the end, Dick is a bit famous because of his position as "the heir", as he is the one stepping in Bruce's place to do damage control when Bruce dissapears. Tim is known because of his takeover bs he did when Bruce was gone in time (reminder that he is not the CEO). Bruce still doesn't let anything too personal or unprofessional about them exist.
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cwtchartsworld · 1 year ago
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Since this morning I have had a Tiktok home with videos about Gotham with povs and stuff like that.
For example like this:
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And nothing, I'm loving it 🤩
People who create stories by inserting Bruce Wayne as if he were a celebrity like the Kardashians or some actor from our universe. Or stories with sightings of Batman, Nightwing or Robin etc.
I love all of this and I love opening Tiktok and pretending that Gotham and the characters are real ❤️‍🩹
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ao3feed-brucewayne · 4 months ago
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A Dollar Can Save a Child's Life
by yoinkz On today’s episode of Just for Laugh Gags, totally normal citizen Bruce Wayne gets asked the question: Do you have a dollar to save a child’s life? Bruce Wayne, Gotham’s very own Kardashian, unknowingly appears on a television episode dedicated to pranking celebrities. OR Bruce just wanted to have Thanksgiving Dinner with his kids, he didn’t know that somehow he’d appear on a reality show saving children for a dollar. Words: 4177, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU, DCU (Comics) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Characters: Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Cassandra Cain, Damian Wayne Relationships: Dick Grayson & Bruce Wayne, Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne, Tim Drake & Bruce Wayne, Bruce Wayne & Damian Wayne, Cassandra Cain & Bruce Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth & Bruce Wayne Additional Tags: Cassandra Cain is Bruce Wayne's Favorite, Fluff, Bruce Wayne-centric, Batfamily, Batfamily Feels, Bruce Wayne Tries to Be a Good Parent, Batfamily Dynamics (DCU), Batfamily Fluff (DCU), Adoptive Parent Bruce Wayne, Soft Bruce Wayne, Bruce Wayne is Good With Kids, Bat Family, Crack, Fluff and Crack, Crack Treated Seriously, Light Angst, barely even there via https://ift.tt/9vR4rxJ
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