ya-basic-bench

[ya-basic-bench]

If Timothy Drake does not want to be Ra's al Ghul's heir in this dimension, then Ra's will have to steal a version of him from a different dimension.

He wasn't expecting the alternate Timothy Drake to phase through his bindings, make a rude gesture, and disappear.

Literally.

Meanwhile Danny's been summoned by yet another rich fruitloop who wants to adopt him, and has decided that if he's going to be in Pakistan he may as well visit a few tourist traps.

[ya-basic-bench]

Phantom letters - DPXDC PROMPT

The bats wake up one day to the internet going crazy; people around the world were getting letters from they're diseased loved ones. The reactions are mixed, from people being outraged for the "prank" to people crying in melancholy at getting closure.

All the letters have something in common: They're closed with a green sealing wax that had an stylize DP and the name Phantom beneath it. Posts about the cards were using the # Phantom Letters.

The bats are discussing the viral posts in the cave when Alfred comes holding a basket filled with letters, announcing they were left at the doors. The letters had the sealing wax that they recognize from the posts. Checking the cameras they can see how they glitch before the basket appears.

Alfred starts to distribute the letters that had only one destinatary. Letters from each Thomas and Martha to both Bruce and Alfred. Letters from each John and Mary to Dick. A letter from Catherine to Jason. A letter from the Drake's to Tim, and another one to Bruce.

Once they had calmed down enough from the shock, Alfred proceeded to read the shared recipients. From Thomas and Martha to "The grandchildren we never got to meet." From John and Mary to "the family that took our little Robin in." Letters from Catherine to "My little boys family." The letters were directed to people the deceased didn't get to meet.

As much as the mere existence of the letters tugged at their hearts, they decided to not read them until they verified that the handwriting actually belong to the ones it claimed. They checked each letter, and in the end confirmed the letters were in fact from they're lost love ones.

After much discussion, each person makes the decision to read they're own letters later in private, and they proceed to read the ones that shared recipients out loud. The letter mentioned specifics like names and events that the deceased shouldn't have been able to know, including they're vigilante abilities, which had them pause each time to panic a bit. But what was more interested were certain pieces of the letters that mentioned a Prince Phantom.

"Prince Phantom said to don't mention things past our death, but it wasn't a command, so we're hoping this won't be much of a problem." - John and Mary

"I still can't believe Prince Phantom is letting us do this, but I'm so glad." - Catherine

It finally paints the mystery in a more concerning light when at the end of Thomas and Martha's letter there is a call for help.

"We're sorry for ending the letter on a serious tone, but seeing the kind of job you all get involved in, we wanted to ask: Could you please help Prince Phantom? Phantom had asked us to not give information about this, but he's so young, and has already been hurt so much. Please, check on Amity Park, Illinois."

-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-

Meanwhile, team Phantom has decided that they needed to get the news about the GIW out of Amity and ask for help. Two problems:

the GIW blocks any technological attempt made.

People might be afraid to learn that ghosts exist and side with the GIW.

As a way to deal with the public image, Phantom opens a possibility that the death have never had:

"All afterlives are open to write letters to their love ones that are still alive today. Nothing that includes threats, and don't go talking about the anti-ecto acts or Amity Park yet, we're trying to ease people into our existence first. Also, I know you all check on your love ones when the veil is thin, but please keep the things you shouldn't know out of the letters if possible. If you want your letter to be sent in the first batch, make sure to deliver your letter before the week ends."

Letters are a good way to reconnect people with the death, they aren't digital, and the GIW won't be able to intercept letters if they're send through inter-dimensional portals. Two birds in one shot.

[ya-basic-bench]

BatPham Dead on Main before Red Hood Reveal AU

Batman: we are not judge jury and executioner

Red Hood: but I am tho

Batman: no you are not

Red Hood: I was literally knighted by the King of the Dead to kill people on this list that has been deemed unworthy of life among the living realm *shows magic scroll*

[ya-basic-bench]

The Waynes never really did fireworks. At least not correctly. To one Danny Fenton at the very least. He had to help this poor family.

The bats are losing their ever loving shit. Their newest addition to the family is playing with explosives. A manic grin as he quick scrambled away after lightning the fuse.

Or Danny is adopted by the bats and wants to do 4th of July the CORRECT way.

[ya-basic-bench]

"Do you want to continue being a vigilante?" Batman asked his new ward Danny aka Phantom.

Danny stopped, looked confused and glanced at the batfamily like he didn't understand what was asked. " want? What does 'want' have to do with anything? I became a vigilante because I was needed, because I was the only one capable. Are you Batman because you wanted to be or because you were needed. Does anyone become a hero because they want to be or because they're needed? I wanted to become an astronaut. I never wanted to be a hero and I wasn't wanted as a hero, but I was needed or the people I loved would die. So my question is. Am I needed?"

The entire bat family is staring at him worriedly

[ya-basic-bench]

Zeus, slamming the metaphorical door into the Underworld open: HADES YOU MOTHERFUCKER

Hades: Hello, Zeus.

Zeus: DON'T YOU "Hello, Zeus." ME YOU FUCK. WHAT HAPPENED TO KEEPING OUR FATHER CONTAINED!?

Hades: [Checks]

Hades: He's still there-

Zeus: NO THE FUCK HE AIN'T! HE ADOPTED SOME KID A BLINK AGO HOW CAN HE DO THAT IF HE'S CONTAINED!?

Hades: [Double checks]

Hades: Oh, huh. Never noticed his spirit wasn't there.

Zeus: YOU HAD ONE JOB HADES! ONE! JOB!

Hades: A job which covers an- get your finger out my face you absolute child.

Hades: Why're you even upset anyway? He hasn't come back to usurp you or anything.

Zeus: He didn't eat his new kid.

Hades:

Hades: Hm.

===

Danny: You know, I have an inexplicable sense of danger right about now.

Billy: Scale of 1-10?

Danny: Solid 100.

Billy:

Billy: Sh-Should I be concerned...?

Danny: Naaaaah. I'll be fine.

A beat.

Danny: Probably.

[ya-basic-bench]

So the Ghost Zone counts as its own domain right? Then I propose foreign exchange student Danny Fenton.

He's very quiet and very smart but more importantly, he's pretty dodgy about his country or origin. He's never given a straight answer about where he comes from. Only saying things like "oh we're big on combat sports" or "technically we're a monarchy but there hasn't been a king since the last one was locked away for being a tyrant". It's to the point where students have made a running bet to see who can figure out Danny's country of origin first. And Tim plans to win that bet.

[ya-basic-bench]

me, quietly whispering to the ao3 page of an author who doesn’t even know I exist: I am obsessed with you

[ya-basic-bench]

By aurora.roseluv IG

[ya-basic-bench]

Inspired by Darwyn Cooke's iconic Batman & Robin illustration, and the New Batman Adventures.

[ya-basic-bench]

big fan of liars. big fan of characters whose entire existence is a facade. love it when everything's stripped away from them and the lie is the only thing left of their identity. love it when the lines between an act and the truth are blurring. are they even them without the lie? the lie doesn't become the truth per se, but it's now such an intricate part of them it might as well be.

[ya-basic-bench]

i love u characters who are victims who don't show things in a way that's appealing i love u characters whos trauma leaves them with anger issues, with violence issues, with issues with connection and trust and being truthful i love you characters who don't get "better" in a way that's palatable, who don't find growth and meaning in their trauma

[ya-basic-bench]

clammy ganon will become a fixture to my vocabulary now. excellent

[ya-basic-bench]

A horseshoe crab being a home to other sea creatures!

[ya-basic-bench]

My ideal Tim and Jason dynamic is basically:

Tim: Kill yourself

Jason: Kill me yourself, bootlicker

[ya-basic-bench]

Here’s a full collection of them lol

[ya-basic-bench]

tim: so... yeah. i'll totally understand if you want nothing to do with that

kon, who was barely listening bc he was too busy observing the baby in his arms: excuse me?

tim: i mean, he's the consequences of MY actions, which makes him MY problem, not yours. so if you'd like to tap out, that's totally fine

kon:

tim:

kon: did you just called my son a problem

tim: i- wtf do you mean "my son" he's MINE give him back- KON EL KENT GET BACK HERE AND HAND ME MY CHILD