you think the Wayne kids would try to get Bruce's attention all at once? one look among each other, they already know the plan and they want to be competitive about it.
like for an instance:
Bruce, in his study at the Manor, answering work emails when he hears the heavy footsteps of his children and loud voices from outside the door. he holds a breath, readying himself.
Damian, his sketchpad on his hand, opens the door: Father, no matter what they say, stay completely still. I'll work on a portrait of you.
Bruce, blinks, before offering a smile: Of course, son. Let me finish this email then I will-
before Damian can close the door, Jason barges in with a few car keys on his hands, almost hitting Damian in the process.
Damian, growls: Careless Imbecile.
Jason, grins and ruffles Damian's hair: Well, it's nice to know you love me, Dami.
Damian attempts to push Jason away from the table, but to no avail. Damian tts.
Jason, approaches the table with ease, lifting the sets of car keys: Hey, old man. I was thinking of going out tonight. What car should I take?
Damian: Don't let him, Father. He's a careless, clumsy, fowl excuse of a human being.
Jason tries to pinch Damian's cheeks before the younger boy moves away.
Bruce, blinks, before studying the keys: Anything, Jaylad. You're free to drive-
then Steph enters with a bag of chips on both of her hands, 3D glasses covering her eyes.
Steph, grins widely: Heya, B! Me and Cass are planning to watch Jurassic Park in the family room. Want to join us?
Cass also enters the room, 3D glasses perched on her nose, a gentle smile on her face.
Jason: So the others aren't invited, huh?
Bruce, blinks and smiles at the two girls: Surely after dinner, okay? Let's make it a family movie night. But first, I have to finish-
Damian, approaches Bruce's side: But Father, you already agreed that I will make a portrait of you.
Damian then looks at Steph and Cass: Traitors!
Steph, just grins even more: It might be too scary for you, Dami.
Damian, whines: I've seen it a couple of times!
Dick, enters the room next, smug smile on his face: You all better be talking about my charming personality.
Jason, rolls his eyes: Actually the exact opposite. We're talking about how annoying you are, Dickface.
Dick wraps an arm on Jason's shoulder, trapping him for a side hug: Awww Little Wing, you flatter me.
Jason pushes him away.
Steph and Cass giggle at the side of the room.
Dick, walks over to where Damian is, bringing him close to him as he faces Bruce: B, I need your help with a plan for the Titans' mission. I'm kind of doubtful about it.
Bruce, blinks and nods at his eldest: Sure, chum. I'll be down at the cave-
Cass, goes near Bruce this time, holding him by the arm: No, you said we watch.
Bruce, touches Cass' hand: Yes, sweetheart. Don't worry, all of us will watch, okay?
Damian, groans: That film can wait tomorrow night.
Steph: It has to be tonight.
Jason: I have plans with Roy tomorrow night.
Dick: I think I'll be off world tomorrow.
Duke, enters the room, a bright smile on his face: Hey, everyone. Hi Bruce, want to check out these new puzzle boards I got? Seems like you need a break.
everyone replies with something.
Bruce, pinches the bridge of his nose: Will everyone please not talk at once? Better yet, will everyone give me some peace first? I need to plan the rest of my day so I can be with each of you.
Tim is the last to enter the room, wearing a suit: B, I need you to come with me to Luthor's meeting. He's planning something and I need you to help me figure it out.
the rest of the Wayne kids erupt with different conversations.
Damian: I was here first. The rest of you can just go on with your lives without Father.
Jason: B, just tell me which car I should drive and I'll be off your shoulders.
Steph: You're not going anywhere after dinner, Bruce. We're watching the movie with and without the rest.
Cass: You already agreed.
Dick: So we're just going to ignore that I need help? This is an important mission. The world can be at stake here.
Duke: Well, I'm at stake here. Plus, Bruce needs to rest.
Tim: So we're just going to let Luthor do whatever he's about to do. We're better than this.
Bruce, stands up from his chair: Okay, okay. Everyone, just give me a few minutes and I'll let you know what happens next. Please, just... Please.
everyone grumbles under their breaths and leave the room.
Dick, speaks by the time they are away from the study: Is the bet still on?
Steph: I think I'm winning cus Cass is B's favorite and I agreed with her on the movie.
Jason: It's probably baby bat.
Tim: My money's on Duke.
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i think it’s interesting how people often characterize lan wangji’s perspective of wei wuxian during and after the yiling laozi arc like “free my man, he did nothing wrong.” but to me, i feel like this is just selling short his character and his devotion to wwx. the way i see it, when wei wuxian is at his worst and in the years after when wwx comes back, lan wangji isn’t condoning his actions of that era. it’s more like, “i know you were trying to do the right thing, and things spiraled out of control, and i failed to help you back then, and i won’t fail you again.” it’s not wei wuxian’s actions that lan wangji is so defensive of but his intentions. even if lwj didn’t know at the time (and even when he comes back, at first) why wwx chose the ghostly path and gave up righteous cultivation, he has an unshakeable faith in wwx’s moral code, that wwx will do what he feels is right. or at least, doing what he thinks he needs to do to survive. this doesn’t necessarily mean that lan zhan thinks what wwx did as his mental state eroded WAS right. we see this so many times when lan zhan tries to help him, hoping that wwx will return to gusu with him. it’s not until it’s too late, when wwx is truly breaking down, that he understands that that wasn’t the right way to help wwx. the right way is to just be there for him, which is what he does when wwx returns. letting wwx make his own decisions while showing him that there is still someone who believes in him. imo this is much more meaningful than the other interpretation that i see a lot that i mentioned above. it’s about being there for wei wuxian even if he does make the wrong decisions because at the end of the day he knows that wwx, at his core, has good intentions.
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I've always thought it was hilarious when I saw fics of Bruce talking to the league about his "babies" early on and managing to convince most of them that he's got a bunch of very young kids at home just by virtue of how he talks about them.
And then they need some backup on a mission and he announces that he has backup incoming and Clark says something like "oh, you called the kids?" And just when they're all about to start telling Bats that his kids are definitely too young to be showing up to this kind of fighting the Red Hood himself comes in guns blazing.
afterwards when the fightings over he's just standing menacingly behind bats during the debrief and they're all far too freaked out to say anything about it, especially when he very slowly leans forward until he's actually toughing Batman himself and Batman only reacts to reach up and pat him on the top of his helmet the same way someone might pat their kid on the head.
when they get back to the cave Jason spends the next hour bitching about how dumb that was, "why would you go on a mission like that without the proper backup? If any of us did that we'd never hear the end of it, but look at you mister do what I say not what I do!!!!"
I'm combining too many of your posts in this one lol
I love it. It makes me think about how obsessed I am with the Bats and B being super open with touch and body language around each other but as soon as anyone else gets close they back off and stare.
Bruce reaching for Jason’s shoulder after a mission: good, paternal, safe
Ollie reaching for Jason’s shoulder after a mission: who the FUCK are you get AWAY
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i want to share with you some of my favourite graffiti from Pompeii
“Weep, you girls. My penis has given you up. Now it penetrates men’s behinds. Goodbye, wondrous femininity!“
“Amplicatus, I know that Icarus is buggering you. Salvius wrote this.“
“We two dear men, friends forever, were here. If you want to know our names, they are Gaius and Aulus.“
“Floronius, privileged soldier of the 7th legion, was here. The women did not know of his presence. Only six women came to know, too few for such a stallion.“
“On April 19th, I made bread.“
“ I have buggered men.“
“If anyone does not believe in Venus, they should gaze at my girlfriend.“
“It took 640 paces to walk back and forth between here and there ten times.“
“Chie, I hope your hemorrhoids rub together so much that they hurt worse than when they every have before!“
“Epaphra is not good at ball games.”
“Two friends were here. While they were, they had bad service in every way from a guy named Epaphroditus. They threw him out and spent 105 and half sestertii most agreeably on whores.“
“Secundus likes to screw boys.“
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Obsessed with Batkids that came after Jason's death accidentally letting slip things they know about him/talking about him like he's there:
Tim: "Not that he's-- I mean, the way Bruce talks about him, sometimes it's like--
Duke, simultaneously: "We hired a medium last week to communicate with his spirit."
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Steph, accidentally bursting out of the kitchen while Damian is being interviewed: "Someone tell Jason he's an asshole for finishing all the peanut butter." *spots camera crew and freezes*
Damian: "Jason's what I named our new dog. Right Baba? He's the dog we saw last week at the shelter."
Bruce, through gritted teeth: "Yes, I remember saying that we had too many animals already, but anything to make my kids happy."
Steph, awkwardly sidestepping out of the frame.
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More than half the League is betting at any time that they know when it's actually Batman under the mask, or someone else. Unfortunately, they were wrong when:
Dick was doing a phenomenal job of playing Bruce (didn't give himself away even once by smiling), because he fell asleep
Batman stubbed his toe against a table and swore like a sailor which led to cash exchanging hands as several people figured it was Jason, but Bruce had recently switched out of Matches Malone to dress up as Bats and hadn't shaken the Mindset yet
Batman's suit sat weirdly empty at the table and Oliver, annoyed, tried to tell Damian that this was too serious a meeting for Bruce to delegate, but it was Batman, hit with a de-ageing spell and too stubborn to sit out
After sustaining pretty serious injuries, Batman was whiteknuckling the table, in an awful mood, and nobody thought anything of it. Barry offered to help Bruce up (if the pain was keeping him trapped, trying not to insult Batman too much), and Jason tightly replied that if he moved the suit was going to tear.
Clark and Bruce had a bet for how long they could replace Bruce with a mannequin without anyone noticing, and because Clark kept looking over at "Bruce" and giggling (pretty par for the course for them), nobody noticed for five hours.
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