#they think he's imaginary but play along because damian is acting like a child and that's good

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Just imagine Youngblood actually teaches Damian how to be a Child. Damian was raised as an assassin never got to just be a child and play and have fun. Youngblood on the other hand is a eternal child who's entire existence is just looking for a new way to have fun. So sure it starts with play fighting with swords that Damian turns into acual lessons, but Youngblood slowly but surely teaches Damian to relax and have fun simply because it's fun.

So Damian gets a chance at beeing a child.

I once mentioned the idea of the Batfam mistaking Danny as Damian's imaginary friend, but I've had a brain blast.

Youngblood as Damian's not-so- imaginary friend.

Damian seems kind of lonely to me. Does he have any school friends? I think canonically he's friends with Jonathan Kent, but he lives in a different city, so they can't hang out a lot.

Youngblood somehow ends up in Gotham and sees a kids with a SWORD!!! And immediately launches into a play fight. Damian probably doesn't realize that it is a play fight. He's just being attacked by some random meta.

Then Danny comes to get Youngblood and he complains about having to go home when he's having fun (like that one episode of Star Trek TOS). That's when Damian realizes that Youngblood is an actual child and was playing with him.

But, Youngblood comes back again and again. He even comes to Wayne Manor. That's when Damian finds out that adults can't see Youngblood.

That's all I've got. I think that Danny would approve of Damian and Youngblood being friends because it keeps Youngblood out of trouble. The Batfam would be concerned because it looks like Damian is training a lot when he's actually teaching Youngblood how to swordfight properly.