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Which side do you choose?
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* Bruce petting Jason *
With Gifs
Done in 2020
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Do you every just wake up one day and decide you now have an abnormal obsession with Batman and are going to read & watch anything and everything related to the Batverse? Ya..
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bruce and jason get absolutely wasted together one random night in his study and EVERYONE is hauling ass to stop the impending violent disaster only for them to see the two of them giggling over the cookie raid of 2008. and it's one of the few moments where everything is sticking itself back together before everything went to hell.
it's sweet, it's nice, it's sad, it's melancholic -- the true definition of bitter sweet because they'll both pretend that this never happened. that it was simply a truce for however long it takes to get thru the bottle or before they fall asleep. jason sees the man he could have grown up with and knows that it's not just the liquor that has him feeling warm. and god, bruce is laughing. he's laughing, it's low and rumbling so different from how he remembers his own laugh sounding but it's genuine and it feels good, no matter how fleeting.
just thinking about the reactions of the others because for all the shit brujay have done to each other, have done to the family, it feels like a violation, a loss, an admittance to defeat that it’s bruce and jason that have managed to make each other smile in this family. no amount of forced hugs, or offers to hangout, or late night roof top sits have managed to produce something so uncomplicatedly nice like this.
dick, tim, and damian watch their father act like a human being and their brother set on stone walling them, accept him, accept bruce with flushed cheeks and rough cackles.
it hurts, and for once, the pain inflicted by brujay is completely unintentional
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jason revival au where he comes back but he’s amnesiac and talia still helps him and all that but somehow through all of this he ends up applying to be bruce wayne’s new secretary under a different last name and bruce is like “jason?!” while jason is like “uh…do i know you?”
Bruce only goes to the interview because HR badgers him about it relentlessly. While all the candidates are qualified (and all have been vetted to control for further liability with baseless scandal), they insist they want someone Bruce has some natural rapport with - some base level chemistry that will ensure a good fit and reduce potential turnover.
And Bruce could care less, honestly. He runs his own calendar and delegates to a team of trusted individuals to handle the day-to-day tasks that would bog his day down otherwise. The company wants to give him a babysitter is what's happening. Someone to keep an eye on him and ensure he does the unavoidable work he often puts off in favor of other nightly ventures.
Bruce isn't sure what he expects when he takes that last meeting. He's seen all manner of people in the past weeks as he's met with final candidates, refusing them one after another because they lacked the backbone or malleability he needed.
The final candidate of the current batch knocks on the door and Bruce waves them in without raising his gaze from his phone. It's rude of him, but he has more pressing matters to worry about. Some case. Or some family drama.
All it takes is the sound of their voice and Bruce's heart stutters in his chest. Because he knows it - not so much the sound (because gone is the high lilt of childhood and the squeak that came with his voice breaking), but the cadence, the way each word falls from that tongue:
'Evening, boss.'
Bruce looks up and sees a ghost. He sees the son whose body he held - lifeless. He sees the child he buried. A fallen soldier, a lost friend, someone so impossibly dear whom Bruce mourned.
And he can't find his own voice. He can't trust his eyes. Bruce can't move a muscle; his breath catches and he knows something is wrong. Fear toxin or something meta. Help him.
From Jason's perspective, he sees Wayne Enterprises CEO go worryingly pale. It's like he's haunted, only Jason doesn't know why. Trouble in WE paradise? A too long work day without having taken care of himself?
It would be part of his responsibilities to look after Mr. Wayne, but job responsibilities are the furthest thing from Jason's mind when he pushes forward to look after Bruce. Tentatively approaching and offering him water, making sure he's okay and 'should I call someone for you, boss? we can do the interview another time if you're not well?'
And Bruce shakes himself, because no. No, please stay.
The interview continues. It's strangely personal. Nothing very professional about it no matter how Jason tries to steer things that direction. He figures maybe Mr. Wayne is just grounding himself after whatever episode he had. Jason humors it as best he can.
Bruce really does look sick though. Let Jason call him a ride or something - Bruce clearly needs rest.
And Bruce panics because no, no. It's just -- he hasn't eaten yet. Low blood sugar. Come with him? They can continue the interview over a meal.
Just Bruce vying for anything to stay with Jason longer. So that he doesn't have to be apart from him as he tries to figure out how.
If it's a hallucination or some mind trick -- let him have it. Please, please.
And yeah. They actually order in and eat at Bruce's desk. They're all Jason's forgotten favorites and Jason is none the wiser. His smile is as brilliant as Bruce remembers though and he finds peace in it.
Because it would be strange to hire this boy after such an informal interview though, Bruce lobs a few relevant questions Jason's way. One of which is one that presses on him: why WE? He's curious if some part of Jason's subconscious remembered him in this way? It's clear his boy has amnesia, but there must be something that drew him here of all places.
Maybe there is, but Jason can't up and say that (yet). It's not any less true that Jason is drawn to the charitable side of Wayne Enterprises - the Martha Wayne Foundation. Bruce does a lot for Gotham. He's helped out a lot of communities that really need it and Jason openly admits he has the ulterior motive of wanting to see Bruce well and able to continue that good work in charitable giving. And yeah, maybe it's all a tax write off, but Bruce makes the active decision to remain headquartered in Gotham. It provides work and stimulates their economy. Those funds go into all those projects in the hurting communities of Gotham. More jobs for them that are good and honest and give them an opportunity to break a vicious cycle and --
Jason rambling in a way about all the nuances to WE and the impact of all the choices Bruce makes with the Foundation and any excess giving he does that he hadn't before, but it's still so Jason. So kind and compassionate and beautiful.
Bruce extends the job offer on the condition that Jason start the next day. Were Jason to call that bluff, Bruce would have folded. He would have given Jason anything he wanted. A different start time, a sign on bonus regardless of if it's not customary for the position or not; extra vacation, a pay bump, anything everything Bruce will give him the world if only to keep Jason save and in his sights always.
Jason only makes one request: he's looking after a kid for now. A temporary arrangement, but... he'll need to check on him throughout the day and --
Bring him, Bruce tells him. Because he's serious. He'll open a daycare. The child can have their own office, for all he cares. Bruce will have Alfred pick them up from school and provide meals; whatever is needed.
And Jason laughs, a titter of sound that could bring Bruce to his knees were he not already sitting. It makes his stomach swoop and his eyes burn. It's been so damn long.
They talk for a while longer, until Jason really has to return to look after said kid. The son of the woman who helped him get on his feet. Jason played nanny and the kid got attached. Jason promises he has a lot of experience; he'll make sure Bruce eats and rests properly.
Bruce falling in love with Jason again (platonic romantic, it doesn't matter).
And when Bruce eventually sends him off for the night, of course he follows. He stays looking on from the apartment complex over, watching Jason through a dingy, lit up window with sheer drapes as Jason lives a humble, domestic life free of heartache and suffering.
It's selfish of him. Bruce knows he brought this boy so much pain, but he can't let him go. He'll ruin him again. He won't be apart from Jason any more.
Extra: the boy, Damian, looks suspiciously like Bruce and he's bemused by it. There's something else about him that's strikingly familiar, too (Talia), but Bruce is at an honest lost. Too endeared by how the boy seems to have inherited many of Jason's habits.
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It’s not the same, Bruce. 🙄
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So UNBELIEVABLY excited to share the pieces I did for @disniq's fic What Would You Trade The Pain For? (I'm Not Sure)
I'm OBSESSED with this fic guys. Like I swear I'm not just biased, this fic is so fantastic and heartbreaking and soul crushing and lovely and UGHH I cannot say enough good things about it. Do yourself a favor and go read it and then come back here and cry with me about it 💕
These pieces are a part of the @batbigbang! Everyone worked so hard and did such an amazing job! Go show all of the fics and art some love and keep an eye out for the rest of them being published in the next couple of weeks 💕
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Anger and Heat
https://www.patreon.com/muffinmonstah
Here’s some BruJay again!
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daddy's little boy
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Sometimes I like to think about BruJay, feat Jason opening a food bank in Crime Alley.
He charges a 50¢ flat fare per week, because he can afford to cover the weeks when donations aren't enough, and lets people pay more if they'd like because he knows how important pride is when you're broke.
The donations are slow at first, because he doesn't really have the time to do both community outreach and walk into grocery stores to ask for their end-of-stock. He doesn't mind, and usually just buys stuff himself to distribute it.
And then one week, he gets a big "anonymous" donation. Including new shelves and fridges for the space he's repurposed as the bank.
Jason's like, Huh. Okay. Whatever. It's probably just a power move from Bruce to show that he knows what Jason is doing.
Except the donations keep coming. Quietly, on time, without any requests or cards. It's nothing extravagant—just practical items and staple foods—but it's what Jason's people need. And so eventually, Jason steels himself and pays Bruce a visit.
He's not sure what to expect, but he figures the mature thing to do is to approach Bruce like a businessman. He's a big donor, Jason is going to thank him for his contributions, ask if he needs any paperwork for his tax deductions and be on his way.
Their meeting starts off that way. Bruce lets him set the tone, and thanks him for his work for Gotham. They talk about Jason's goals for the food bank, and about how they could make it more efficient and accessible for the people Jason serves—neighbors help each other in Crime Alley, but Jason knows a few elderly and disabled people who would benefit from deliveries. The Wayne Foundation couldnsubsidize and organize that so he can give aboveboard work to people in need.
Just as he's leaving though, Bruce can't help but stand up and call out for him. "Wait, Jason. How have you been?"
Jason tenses and looks at him. "I'm doing just fine, Bruce."
"Good. That's... Good." Bruce smiles a small, awkward smile that looks nothing like the practiced grin he conjures up for the press. "I just want to say, the food bank is a fantastic initiative and I am grateful that you're letting me contribute."
"I'm not petty enough to fuck my people over just because you piss me off on a regular basis."
"I know. And I know you can handle yourself but... is there anything I could do for you?"
"I don't need anything." Jason glares at Bruce in warning. It should be enough, but he can't help running his mouth. "Unless you wanna find me a date, I'm all set."
"I see." Bruce gives him a long look. "Are you free on Thursday?"
Jason blinks. "What?"
"There's a new Italian place in the Diamond district. I've been invited to their opening night. I could use a partner."
"What the fuck. Are you seriously offering to take me on a date yourself?"
Bruce doesn't flinch. "I am."
"I was kidding."
"And I wasn't. Is that a no?"
"It's—" Jason swallows. "I'm not interested in spending a night with Brucie."
"All I'm asking is for you to spend an evening with me."
Jason bites his lip. He never expected Bruce to see him as a man and not as a child. Not in a way that would make Jason's pitiful crush seem attainable, at least. Saying yes is tempting, if only to see if Bruce is truly capable of treating him like an equal.
"I'll see if I can make it," he answers cautiously.
Tension seeps out of Bruce's shoulders. "Thank you."
"Don't thank me. I haven't decided not to stand you up yet."
"I look forward to the surprise. And I'm happy you came to see me today either way."
"Right." Jason gets to the door. "What happens on Thursday... It won't affect the food bank, will it?"
"It won't." Bruce smiles wryly. "I'm not petty enough to fuck our people over just because you piss me off on a regular basis."
Jason lets out a bark of surprised laughter. "That sounds wrong coming out of your mouth."
"I know. Don't tell Alfred."
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When Thursday comes, Jason heads to the vicinity of the restaurant. He doesn't show himself immediately. Instead, he watches as Bruce waits for him patiently, even though he goes way over reasonable lateness.
Eventually Jason understands that Bruce won't be going in without him. He comes out of hiding, flustered because Bruce looks gorgeous in his evening clothes, and because fuck, he didn't expect him to give him more than just the benefit of the doubt. Except apparently his company was the only thing that made the prospect of this evening worth Bruce's time.
They end up ditching the fancy opening night and grabbing chili dogs and ice cream in the park.
When Bruce kisses him goodnight, he tastes like all of Jason's favorite things, and Jason is pretty sure his heart is going to beat out of his chest.
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Bat Big Bang Starts Next Week!
It's here! After all of the hard work this year from our authors, artists, and their supporters, we're ready to start sharing these works very soon!
Posting begins Saturday, September 23!
The 2023 Bat Big Bang will include fourteen illustrated 50k+ fics in total, one fic revealed daily at 3PM EST here and on Ao3, for two weeks of novel-length fics. We can't thank our participants enough for their time, love, hard work, and commitment that they invested into this project - the level of care that went into each project is palpable and has absolutely blown us away.
Without further ado.....
Participants:
Fic written by @luxaofhesperides with illustrations by @fallen-jpg and @minnow-doodle-doo
Fic written by @wingdingery with illustrations by @lilituism
Fic written by @ssomagni with illustrations by @with-your-poncho-on
Fic written by @staravya with illustrations by @profoundalpacakitten and lilituism
Fic written by @darknesswillfall with illustrations by @eggchayi
Fic written by @carabesh with illustrations by @whizradio
Fic written by @disniq with illustrations by @chipmunkery
Fic written by @murmeloni with illustrations by @pechaghtlecha
Fic written by @manufactured-pleasantry with illustrations by @dc-sideblog and @moss-tombstone
Fic written by Lumeleo with illustrations by @mommytimmy and @guormi21
Fic written by @justanotherblonde-writer with illustrations by @acydpop and @speaching
Fic written by Llisona with illustrations by @violet-maydaylily and @moonllshadow
Fic written by @iwantapettiger with illustrations by @trekkele
Fic written by @faiasakura with illustrations by @reineydraws
Thank you so very, very much for following and sharing news of this event! We're very excited to present to you fics from across all spectrums of genre, rating, and premise in the coming weeks. There really does seem to be something for everyone among the submitted projects, and we think you'll have a lot of fun reading through these.
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