#was passed down to bruce

[theredcuyo]

WAIT WAIT WAAAAAIT

You know who inherited Bruce's adoptiong adiction the most

Damian I have a cow and would have a tiger if possible Wayne and Jason all kids in crime alley are under my protection Todd

That being said, they are kept in check by being compared to the man they got it from "Really Dames, you never know, one day it's a kitten the next is another sibbling"

And "Sure, Jay, it's not like Bruce fed you and got to keep you too"

That being said, i believe with all my heart that when Damian doesn't get to keep a stray kitten he really wanted, he gave it to Jason

Jason didn't knew what to name her, but because Damian have him another one before he was sure, he ended up with a cat named 'Pride' and another one called 'Predjuce'

:D

[tiger-grace]

the progression of dick and jasons relationship over the years is honestly probably pretty consistent

Robin!Jason: would you love me if I was a worm :(

Dick, with much disdain: …is this a hypothetical or like. an upcoming scenario

Red Hood!Jason: would you love me if I killed a guy :(

Dick: is this a hypothetical or do you mean like. within the last 24 hours

[irenica]

do we think the batkids sing the “jingle bells batman smells” thing that every elementary school kid eventually learns to bruce

[bonchobrick]

tw: slight suicidal actions (but not really the batfam are wildly clueless to the actual context to danny's bullshit hes not suicidal--in this fic--he's dead get it RIGHT brucie)

Au where Batfam are entirely convinced that the new vigilante in Gotham, danny, has time travel powers because he can vanish away from their senses completely

This becomes a problem however when 

Bruce searches for him because wants to save Jason. Danny can save Jason not in the--im a time traveler and i can bring him or you back from or to the past--but in the, I’m a ghost king and have domain over the dead haha

Batfam become really concerned watching Phantom fight because “if he has time travel powers why doesn’t he avoid getting hit every time he can” and get worried phantom is purposefully letting himself get hurt

Danny in all honesty is just vibin the entire time while the batfam is going crazy at every sliver of info they get about danny because like

okay hes a time traveler thats established they got over that

This guy whos somehow been able to stop and rehabilitate rouges (ghosts) in his town is 15??

he may be the kindest most self destructive kid they've ever met like who immediately agrees to help people who were trying to capture and interogate him because he 'thinks we are better than the last billionaire who did this' what the FUCK

Oh yeah and they find out as a bonus in the end that his normal unpowered form he is a teen with black hair and blue eyes (bruce no no dont do it dont--)

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Bruce is losing his mind

Okay so at the start of this there’s an unknown vigilante (danny) that Batman tends to bump into. Except Batman isn’t sure what he is.

Every time they run into each other Batman can tell there should just be a person beside him but before he gets a glimpse and opens his eyes to empty fresh air.

A vigilante that can vanish before their very eyes?

What do the bats think about this?

They think this vigilante can control time and is doing that to sneak out of their gaze.

Now here’s where the funny part comes in

Bruce goes on a wild hunt to search for the vigilante with a plan. To make them turn back time so that he can save his son.

The problem with this?

Danny is not a time traveler most days–scratch that he's not one at all. He can save his son Jason though, in fact he wants to, it’s just he needs to figure out a way to do this whilst not blowing his cover that he is the goddamn ghost king.

So he pretends that he does have time powers and that he just… uh… needs a minute to figure them out… yeah that!

Cue Batfam getting progressively more worried about Danny because ‘if he could turn back time—why doesn’t he avoid those hits?’

They all kinda think Danny is like purposefully hurting himself so now Danny is forced to eat breakfast with them and sleep at their manor.  I mean he’s confused at why they always look so worried about something but he’ll make sure Batman’s son gets home soon! Plus the rich people temporary-living-situation without all the ‘I want to adopt you’ billionaire bullshit is pretty sweet!!

(somewhere in the ghost zone jason is tearing up laughing at the batfam as they struggle to not burst into flames trying to figure out danny-- like for christs sake they think the ghost king is an american doctor who and are trying to get him to spill where his tardis is)

[sisaloofafump]

I feel like I need a Batman hot take that isn't secretly about Lois Lane. Uh. Hmm.

Okay. I've decided to blame all of Bruce's emotional problems on Alfred and the fact that he was raised by someone who kept himself emotionally distanced, in a role of "employee" rather than "father", took no breaks or vacation, and whose main bonding time with his son was (depending on the era) centred around combat and injury.

The main reason popular conception of Alfred is that he's the emotionally safe person is only because Bruce is there to act as the middle man. All the harshest actions pass through Bruce first, with Alfred there to be the (still enabling) occasional voice of "reason" who rarely does anything to stop it. If Bruce weren't there, I doubt the Robins would have had any different an emotional experience than they already do.

The secondary reason is that Alfred has the role of caretaker and is in charge of the domestic tasks. He is, in the way solely talking about gender stereotypes and preconceptions, the one filling the "mother" role and Bruce as the "father". Because association with said role is typically of one who is nurturing and warm and emotionally open, those values shape how one views Alfred—even when they are not accurate to his character.

But in terms of closeness to the Robins, I do not think that the scope of Bruce and Alfred's comparative roles significantly impacts things. Alfred patches them up after, but Bruce protects them in the field. Alfred prepares their meals and tech, but Bruce teaches them how to use it. As such, I don't think that Bruce is less a caretaker or has less potential for emotional connection than Alfred. I think that, because of his role, Alfred is presumed to follow through on that potential more, but in truth neither of them often do.

[tanglepelt]

Dc x dp idea 65

Danny and Ellie were captured by the GIW. Held and experimented on for an extended period of time. Both having been branded by the GIW.

In case they ever escaped. In both forms it’s always visible unless covered up.

It was only recently they started doing the more invasive experiments. Let’s say they vivisect Danny and have plans to do the same to Ellie.

Before they can even touch Ellie somehow through the power of family love or something he breaks the suppression device on him.

Which leads to him being able to grab her. Managing to make a portal he didn’t know he could do.

Whether it the same universe or a separate universe. The portal dumps them right in a middle of a justice league meeting. Danny bleeding and passed out from power use. Then Ellie who is frantic an panicky on full defense.

So now the justice league had to calm down Ellie and help Danny as well as figure out what on the world is happening.

[silverwhittlingknife]

good coping mechanisms [not pictured]

nightwing 116 & red robin 12

[softtaemu]

s/o to my best friend who is so sick of me talking about wanting to hump my way thru the batfam (mostly bruce, dick and jason) i’m sorry but i’ll never stop saying it

[lafoget]

the main difference between dick and tim is that dick believes in bruce as the man who took him in and passed on his moral beliefs and values to him, while tim believes in batman as a concept and idea

[hotfudgecherryrosy]

If i had a quarter for every time dc made one of their biggest superheroes jewish and then refused to follow through..

I would have two quarters. Which isnt a lot but irs weird that if happened twice

[weirdo-from-bonesborough]

Bruce, being angsty: it’s my fault what Cain did to you. He wanted someone like me but younger, so he could mould th-

Cass: you and him were like… me and him?

Bruce: yes, David Cain trained me, but nothing as horrible at what you endur-

Cass: so you’re my brother

Bruce: *white guy blinking meme*

[mishy-mashy]

Given the way BNHA genetics work, where the kids look the most similar to their mothers, Shinomori might have been Bruce's nephew

Y'know, I didn't think about that, but yeah- a lot of characters look like their moms (Midoriya, Bakugo, Uraraka, Jiro, Koda, etc)

I actually think they might've been cousins. Subscribing to the idea of [most kids take after their mothers], maybe they're cousins through their mothers?

Having OFA for 18 years and dying at 40 means Shinomori received it when he was 22. Shinomori being 22 years old seems close to how old Bruce actually could've been when he was alive himself.

Shinomori being Bruce's nephew is a cute idea though. I still think they'd be close in age, but Hikage can call Bruce "Uncle" to mess with him

Hikage: Uncle-

Bruce: Please don't make me feel old.

An adult that's a few years younger than you, calling you uncle. So like. Bruce could've been the babysitter / older cousin / uncle to weirdo Shinomori and he's just so used to babysitting that it automatically translates over to patiently dealing with Kudo and being protective over him (+ anyone in his care)

(Bruce gave OFA away before he went to go fight, so he really was protecting what was put in his care [Yoichi + Kudo] so they didn't disappear with him. Even if it was just a responsibility and basically their last organ that happened to manifest consciousnesses)

Bruce has Kudo. Shinomori has Banjo. Both are shorter, more risk-taking people that lead the way, but need someone level-headed by their side because they might charge in otherwise.

If they're related, that means Bruce probably also ages well too. And it means Bruce also might have a baby face like Shinomori-

(They look alike. They're also very so cute)

[frogaroundandfindout]

Vienna but make it about dick grayson talking to Tim so he doesn’t end up like Jason

[sing-me-under]

The reason I like the idea that Bruce was a teenage idle then personally experienced some aspect of poverty in his time abroad is because if I ever found out that some privileged rich white man spontaneously decided to go out into the streets and fight criminals hand to hand, I would personally tear his neck out with my teeth. Absolutely the fuck not. If he has no frame of reference for starvation, addiction, or homelessness, he has absolutely no right to enact his so-called justice.

That motherfucker better have fucking empathy in whole ass wheelbarrows OR ELSE.

[apocalypse-shuffle]

Oh, so all of a sudden it’s nepotism instead of a legacy role being passed on in a time of need when it’s Jace Fox instead of Dick Grayson (or any of the other “Bat Boys” who aren’t Duke, let’s be honest) who’s Batman? I got y’all.

[hinokas-abs]

my number one flaw as a dc fan is that i’m a dc fan. my second is that i’m just a massive hater