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wondersinwaynemanor · 4 days

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let's pretend that this is the right timeline because what if Dick becomes Batman at the same time when Wally becomes The Flash?

let's also say that this is just like the Justice League animated series wherein the League members don't know each member's identities (except of course Bruce, he knows everybody).

how funny would it be if Dick and Wally are together and the rest of the League are confused because all of a sudden Batman and Flash are close like super close? i mean they have witnessed how Flash gets intimidated by Batman. now, that's not the case anymore.

during a meeting:

Hal, leaning to John during a League meeting, whispers: I'm not losing my mind, right?

John, whispers back: I think I know what you mean.

Hal: Why is Flash making heart eyes to Bats????

John: I know??? Flash doesn't even look him in the eyes before.

Hal: That's so odd, dude.

Batman glances at the two Green Lanterns which makes them shut up.

meanwhile, across the table, Martian Manhunter has a light smile on his lips and Superman covers his laugh with a cough.

at the cafeteria:

Ollie: Hey, Dinah. Have you noticed something unusual between Batman and Flash lately?

Dinah: It is quite unusual, huh? I was talking to Hawkgirl the other day and she said she saw Flash bridal carry Bats.

Ollie: What the actual fu-

Flash, approaches the couple's table with a big bowl of nachos on his hand: Hey, guys! Mind if I sit with you?

Ollie and Dinah give a knowing look at each other. a conversation they definitely will finish later.

during in an another planet mission:

Batman, after announcing everyone's partners for the mission:... And lastly, I will pair up with Flash in today's mission.

Flash grins widely, that has Arthur thinking his cheeks might be hurting after that.

Arthur: Yeah, yeah. At this point, we already know, Bats!

the Green Lanterns, along with Captain Marvel and Booster Gold, snicker at his comment.

Batman ignores Arthur's comment and the rest of the members scatter to their assigned locations.

Victor, who was paired with Arthur: Was gonna give that comment too.

Arthur: It's like they are inseparable all of a sudden.

Victor, shakes his head: Well, I have seen weirder things.

in the meeting hall:

Wonder Woman, pulls Batman in the corner of the room: Okay, that's enough. You are truly ignoring me. What is going on with you lately?

Batman: Did the rest of the League put you up to this?

Wonder Woman, has her hands on her hips: They didn't need to. So, tell me. And don't you ever lie to me, I can see right through you, Batman.

Batman, sighs: It's hard for me to explain. I can't-I can't tell you right now.

Wonder Woman: Hera! Now, Bru-Batman.

before Batman responses, the door of the meeting hall opens and in comes Robin with his katana. the conversations between the League members come to a stop as they stare at the young hero.

Robin, glances at everyone, before approaching Flash: I need help with an important matter.

Flash, smiles and ruffles Robin's hair, as if that's second nature: Of course, little dude.

Hal, stands up from his seat: THAT'S IT! Can somebody tell me what the hell is going on????

Ollie, stands up with him: Are we in another dimension that I don't know about?????

Dinah pulls Ollie down by his arm to make him sit again.

the rest of the League members start to converse against each other.

Superman, floats a bit from his seat: Why don't we all settle down? There's nothing to be alarmed about.

Robin, shakes his head: Tt. Absolute fools.

by the time Bruce and Barry are back:

Bruce, pinches the bridge of his nose: Chum, you could at least be discreet with Wally.

Dick: It's not my fault, B! I swear I was going to explain to Aunt Diana then Dami entered the room.

Damian: Tt. Don't blame me, Grayson. Why don't you lecture West on how to be more responsible? He left me on read when I asked help for my Science project.

Dick, sighs: And what about Timmy? He could have helped.

Damian: I don't want anything to do with Drake.

Bruce massages his temples as he feels a headache coming up.

Barry: Wally!!!!

Wally, zooms right in front of Barry: I couldn't help it, okay?? Dick is just irresistible.

Iris giggles as she prepares the table for dinner.

Barry, sighs: That's alright. I'll talk to Bats on how we can explain it to the team.

Wally, grins and sits down by the table: It was hard not to laugh at them. They were so confused.

Barry, chuckles: I'm sure Hal's expression was the funniest.

Wally, laughs: You have no idea, Uncle Barry.

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phoenixcatch7 · 1 year

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The Wayne doll house

Have some haunted doll au, since it's been bubbling away in my mind.

The bat cave is large and sprawling, many layers and tunnels and hollowed out cracks in the walls. It takes many years to fully reinforce to prevent stray kids from tripping into stagnant waters or fall down crags as he once did. The doll cave, as it becomes known, is in one of the deepest, darkest corners, one where the lights of the furnished caverns above don't reach.

It's one late night sitting at the computer when it suddenly occurs to Bruce that his first encounter with a doll was at the well entrance, many levels above.

There was nothing there when he went back.

The justice league stared at the subaru. The subaru, having no eyes, did not stare back.

The seven of them had just finished a very long, arduous mission, and narrowly escaped government censure after the base they'd been raiding had turned out to belong to some corrupt official. With the alert up, they couldn't escape through city airspace, or even in their hero suits.

So civilian it was.

Batman had hotwired some bloke's car while the rest of them ducked into alleys and shop bathrooms, but the problem remained. There was seven of them. And five seats.

"I can shift into something more suitable for being carried," suggested j'onn, "but I believe one of us might have to hide."

"Foot well?" Hal tried, and everyone looked around at the tall, bulky, broad heroes.

"Think they'd have to go in the boot," Barry finally said. Everyone immediately turned to him. "No."

Batman spoke up before the discussion could devolve.

"I think.... I would be best for that."

The team stared.

"Batsy?"

Having no lungs meant he could not drag in the tired sigh he wished, but whatever force allowed this body to talk was capable of approximating something suitably resigned.

"As I am, I am... incapable of fully passing as human. It would be best if I remained out of sight."

"So just? Go change? I swear we won't be weird about whoever you are under the mask. Even if you're like, bald."

"Thank you, Wally, but I'm afraid I'm being serious." Reaching for the mask in broad daylight was unpleasant, but the glue and wires held as he gave it a few thorough tugs. "It doesn't detach."

Everyone stared. Clark reached out as if he wanted to check, but withdrew.

"Do you even have a civilian identity??" Oliver eventually asked. "Because at this point I'm genuinely not sure."

Wayne Enterprises and Queen Industries had a meeting that same evening. "Hn."

"Can we go back to the 'incapable of passing as human' part?!"

"We can discuss it in the car," he snapped, stalking past Barry and popping the boot. "In case you haven't forgotten, we're on a time limit."

For once, that seemed to encourage them, and batman, with great dignity, folded his joints and cape into the small space, ignoring Hal's mutter of 'what kind of contortionist -' as he slammed the lid. With a little shuffling he managed to activate his comms.

"I will inform the watchtower of our delay."

"Batman, they're tapping all outgoing signals, you can't -"

"It won't trigger," he interrupted, before he twisted his consciousness and sent it spiralling across the country.

Bruce awoke with a groan, stretching his limbs and taking a moment to marinate in his annoyance before he reached for the comm and voice modulator on the beside table.

"Batman to watchtower, we've encountered delays. If the Texan state government calls we haven't entered the state in six weeks. Batman out."

"Alien?"

"No."

"Reanimated corpse?"

"No."

"Uh... Demon?"

"Hm. No."

"You're not just a meta human, are you?"

"No."

"Vampire?"

"No."

"Robot??"

"No."

"Batsy, please, someone's got to win the bet eventually. How do we even know you're not lying?!"

"You don't," Batman said, not looking up from his paperwork and Flash groaned, letting his sticky notes fall to the floor as he buried his head in his arms.

"One day," he bemoaned to the keyboard, "one day we'll figure it out."

"Until then please keep your eyes on the monitors."

Flash groaned again.

Robin ducked under superman's arm as he scuttled down the corridor, laden with the night's haul of snacks. The real problem wasn't getting them - stopping league members from raiding the kitchen would be extremely counterproductive - but keeping them until he could return home to his human body to eat them. Batman had started searching him each time they left and it was really cutting into his daily sugar intake. Unfair! Just because he didn't actually use energy to stay up my night to fight crime, it felt like he did!!

'Oh, you're broken, Robin, oh, don't go out until the glue has fully set, Robin' his arm was fine! It wasn't like there was much crime to be fought on the watchtower anyway! At least not physically.

So he was pretty pleased with himself until he went to set the snacks down and found that the tar like glue they used had soaked through the sleeve and gotten all over his chocolates.

With his other hand, he tried to pry them off, wincing as the wrappers tore and stuck. He tried to shake it, ignoring the way his elbow rattled in the joint.

"Come on, come on - aw, cheezits."

The arm fell off. Robin stared despondently at the limb, surrounded by torn wrappers and dripping black glue where it connected to the elbow. The sour stink of formaldehyde filled the air.

He was going to be in such trouble with Bruce.

The click of the door jerked his head up.

Flash stood in the doorway, wide eyed. Robin stared back.

Flash screamed.

Oh yeah @dehydratedmockingbird have a thing

#batman #Possessed doll au #bruce wayne #justice league #cryptid batman #Cryptid batfam #Didn't fit in there but I wanted to include that every bat member has a mask that covers their mouth #They've all got nutcracker jaws #I don't know the technical name but you know the ones where only a block moves for the mouth and the cheeks don't?#Super creepy on a life size thing I'd imagine #So if their mouth guard or mask gets ruined guess who's having nightmares that night!#Normally cryptid batfam go to great lengths to Look Inhuman and these guys still do it's just easier to not get joints jammed if you cover #Them up. Doesn't mean they haven't pavloved the whole criminal underground into terror at the sound of wooden clacking #They can turn ALL their joints 360 and it terrifies the average goon when you try to sneak behind a bat and it just swivels around to lock #With you. They grapple by shooting their hands out (so they can't lose their grapples) and it doesn't look nice. Yes they use it to #High five from across rooftops or grab things. Punch people in the face from the rafters. (pie the joker)#Their outfits look painted on (they mostly are). Ears swivel. They each have gliding wings installed in their backs after a scare with ivy #Clark was too polite to ask about the rattling and hissing noises he made until one day he was scouting with xray vision glanced over #And nearly screamed XD #long post #long tags

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analviel · 11 months

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You know that one post shitting on Joker? Like 'Superman gives pity laugh' because his jokes are so lame? So in the community, every city has that hero mascot right? Like the main man, usually Justice League adjacent, so if there are hero representatives, a city probably got a villain mascot. The Batkids get a lot of shit for having a lameass villain.

Dick regularly cries to Bruce about this: "Do something about this B! Don't you see your children are suffering?! Jason is being bullied by the Flashes just because they have cool villains!"

(That was very much intended pun.)

Jason, holding Barry in a head lock while shaking down Wally -with a Bat stamped glove that's glowing and producing weird staticky sounds while Barbara and Tim watch from the sidelines taking notes- as Bart cackles at them: Do you not care for us at all!

Duke, screeching at the top of his lungs: He is not the Gotham villain!

Steph: We've got the Riddler, people!

Cass: Poison Ivy.

Steph: What? No, she's got her moments but Riddler actually represents the aspects of the standard Gotham insanity. We gotta think representation Cass!

Cass: Lesbian.

Damian: If we are talking about Gotham insanity, I believe Dr. Quinzel is a much better candidate.

Tim: You only say that because she recently called herself your nemesis.

Damian: Clearly, not even insanity can blind one so much they lose all sense, as despite appearing in your time, she has seen me as the superior Robin, I have recognition in the streets, whereas what did you have other than their pity.

Tim, who has an entire Rouge's gallery who's thoughts almost immediately went to Anarky 'want to do good despite struggling in his methods', General 'generally unpleasant boy who is inclined to animals and had usurped Anarky's position by rendering him paralyzed', and Ra's Al Ghul 'Ra's Al Ghul enough said if he trips on the goddamn stairs and his Pits spontaneously combusted Tim would happily hand Jason a get Tim to do whatever you want coupon', muttering: ..... I know who my Rouge's gallery mascot is.

Barbara: What about Harvey? Literally the duality of Gotham crazies, and he was district attorney so how's that for representative.

Jason: What? Ew, no, he's white.

Dick: Was he?

Duke: Uh, you're all sleeping on Catwoman? I mean, someone says Catwoman and they think Gotham.

Cass: Someone says Riddler they have to think if it was Gotham or Keystone.

Dick: Someone says Catwoman and everyone thinks of rooftops, Batman, and a Robin shooed away to the other end of the city.

Steph: What about Zsaz?

Everyone:......

Duke: Who?

Steph: Yeah, fair.

Everyone talking over each other on which hero is really the best representative:

Damian: Should bring honor-

Tim: -monologues are at least-

Steph: The design you know, we don't want a fashion disaster-

Cass: -should compliment our mission-

Babs: -makes at least a bit of sense-

Jason: -someone I don't want to put a bullet in-

(My vote is actually on Scarecrow.)

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givemewallywestorgivemedeath · 1 year

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I'm currently suffering from my own hubris so what better time to delve deep into horror concepts I want to see the Flash series explore???

1. The Speedforce

Yeah, so this thing is insane. It isn't really talked about much in canon but when it 'bonds' to a person it permanently changes their body. This isn't always readily apparent and sometimes it doesn't even happen. But it's a necessity. Because if the person's body doesn't change they will die. The power will be too much for them and they will literally burn up and keel over.

Now, the actual change itself isn't much better than that. The speedster experiences a tremendous amount of pain and their entire body explodes into energy. If their bond is strong enough then the speedforce will replenish and replace each cell in their body as they explode. (As seen with Wally West, Bart Allen, Barry Allen, Irey West... Oof, you get the point) Bit of a 'Ship of Theseus' moment there. If your entire body is replaced by speedforce are you really the same person you started out as? Who knows! Anyway, after that they are permanently bonded to the speedforce and their bodies, essentially, belong to it.

What does that mean? Well, for starters? They can't die. Their bodies are no longer mortal. If they die then the speedforce just reclaims its material. If the speedster is strong enough then they can gather up enough speedforce energy from within the speedforce to create a new body. If the speedster is especially skilled they might even be able to escape the speedforce with said new body.

But their minds? That's a different matter. Their soul, their essence, everything that is 'them' resides within their minds. Its the only thing that separates 'their' speedforce energy bodies from the rest of the speedforce. If they lose that... then they become nothing but energy, permanently. It's what happened to Johnny Quick and you can see it start to happen almost immediately whenever they enter the speedforce. They start forgetting everything. Their names, their loved ones, their personalities, everything. They can't escape unless they know who they are, unless they can separate their sense of self from the energy around them. (As seen in any Flash story ever)

Because that energy? It's all just processed speedsters. The entire speedforce is made up of speedsters who lost that fight and forgot who they were. Every iota of energy the speedsters draw from the speedforce is just recycled speedsters from across the multiverse. And they know that.

So, yeah, there's definitely a horror element there. There will be no relief of death for them. Their souls have been sold off and all they have is borrowed time until they eventually give in and become semi-living fuel for the next generation. (As seen in DC Rebirth) Not a very comforting thought but they can't exactly do anything about it.

Their speedster states cannot be undone. You can put an inhibitor collar on them but that only stops their bodies from using the speedforce. It doesn't sever their connection. It just pools in their bodies, unused and agitated. (as seen with Wally West in Flash Forward) You can attempt to drain all the speedforce out of them but even that has proved to be impossible. You can drain them enough that they don't have the energy to run but their cells can never be completely drained of speedforce. (As seen with Barry Allen in Williamson's run)

Really the only way to sever the bond is to do so before it changes their body. (As seen with Jai West in Flash Rebirth)

Which leads me to my next point!

2. Body horror!

Yo, they don't have fucking bodies.

I'm serious, do you know how often they turn into pure energy? It's all the time. You know how they can just snap their fingers and create clothes? Or how they can create energy clones? Or how they don't age? Or how they can regrow severed limbs? Or how they don't really need to eat, breath or sleep after their body changes???

They don't have bodies.

Not really. They think they do but what they have is energy that they have shaped into a body form. Because their brains can't really handle the fact that they no longer possess human bodies.

But you know what a human body can't do? It can't be crammed into a metal wand like a genie, Bart. And it can't run through space without oxygen, Barry. And it certainly can't be stabbed through the heart without dying or bleeding and then start leaking energy, Wally.

These guys are literally just energy in human wrapping paper because they live in a state of denial. And it'd be really fucking wild to actually explore that as a concept.

3. Timelines!

Time is weird and nobody knows that better than the speedsters. Why not have fun with it? Do some cool existential horror stuff with the timeline. Some moral quandaries and ethical dilemmas. Jazz it up a bit. Idk there is a lot that could be done with this one.

#you ever think about how the speedforce is a parasite that uses speedsters and then feeds on them when they are no longer useful?#cause i do #anyway #dc #dc comics #the flash #speedsters

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pluckyredhead · 1 year

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Since we are FINALLY getting a new Green Arrow comic next week, I wanted to talk about my favorite GA story in a very long time: “Earn It Back” by Dave Wielgosz and Mike Norton, which was part of last year’s DC’s Saved By the Belle Reve anthology. I picked up this comic because the solicit mentioned Super Sons and Gotham Academy stories, but the solicit, cover, and variant cover gave zero indication that there would be any GA content at all, let alone maybe the best Ollie + baby Roy story...ever??? (Side note: this is why I am Comics Georg. If you read EVERYTHING, you will eventually find treasure.)

The story takes place “years ago,” when Roy is in 8th grade. (For non-Americans, that means 13 or 14, depending on when exactly in the year it is. Roy’s birthday is in November so he’s probably 14 here.)

It starts with Ollie being called in to Roy’s school to speak to the vice principal, and oh man, Ollie is a disaster here:

There is so much to love already:

1. Mike Norton’s art! I always enjoy his work so much. Take it as given that for every page I am loving the art, so I won’t keep saying it. (Also this is a tiny detail but colorist Steve Wands picked just the perfect shade of green for Ollie’s shirt.)

2. “He’s not an idiot.” Already Ollie is in a defensive panic and absolutely flailing. It’s worth noting that Ollie has always and will always be someone who says the very first thought that comes to mind, and this is before he lost all his money and grew a social conscience so he is using thoughtless, offense language. But also, as will be made explicit by the end of the story, Ollie is not someone who did well academically. When Ollie uses the word “idiot,” he means himself. Roy himself once said Ollie is both proud and ashamed that Roy is so much like him and the fact that Roy phrased it that way makes my heart hurt, but it’s probably more accurate to say: Ollie recognizes that Roy is very like him and it worries him because he is intimately familiar with his own faults.

3. This story sits pretty completely within pre-Flashpoint continuity and characterization - it doesn’t match Roy’s New 52 or Rebirth backstories at all. And as a pre-Flashpoint fan, I do love that. But one thing that emerges from the mess of contradictory versions of Roy’s backstory in the New 52 is that it’s really easy to headcanon that version of him - eternally bored in school, miles ahead of the class and unable to sit still, eventually seeking solace in acting out and substance abuse - as neurodivergent, potentially ADHD. And this story also hints at those tendencies, which there is zero indication of in pre-Flashpoint. I just think it does a great job gracefully combining multiple characterizations of Roy so that no one’s is “wrong.”

Ollie: “Hey Barry. you’re a fucking nerd, right?” Barry: “...Yes. 😔”

ANYWAY LOOK HOW MUCH OLLIE LOVES ROY!!! HE THINKS ROY IS AMAZING!!

My single solitary issue with this story is that it posits that Bruce is someone it would be logical to turn to for parenting advice, but I guess this early on, before Dick started butting heads with him - let alone before Jason showed up - both Bruce and Ollie could be dumb enough to think he was.

I will never get over how cute Roy’s little face is when he’s talking about shooting Wally. I kiss him! I pinch his cheeks!

Weeks go by. Roy’s grades improve, but he’s miserable:

Truly Mike Norton is just drawing my headcanons at this point. Yes, that is what Ollie’s house looks like. Yes, that is how he dresses. Yes. Yes. Yes.

Look how mad the Titans are! Look at Garth stomping off! This is so cute, I’m dying.

Again, BRUCE IS NOT A MODEL PARENT. He’s so condescending here, too. AT LEAST OLLIE'S KIDS ALL MAKE IT OUT OF ADOLESCENCE ALIVE, BRUCE.

(The Dinah cameo is interesting, since she and Ollie don’t interact. It makes this story tricky to place in any prior continuity, since pre-Crisis she didn’t join the League until after Ollie had already grown his beard. I guess this could be the post-Crisis continuity established by JLA: Year One, because Ollie is clean-shaven in that book, which has the pleasing implication that she is a veteran founding member here and Bruce and Ollie are rookies.)

Anyway, it’s the VP calling to let Ollie know that Roy has been cutting school:

BABY IS ANGRY. Baby also has impeccable aim (of course), because oh man, telling Ollie he’s a tyrant and a fake and flaky is one THOUSAND percent hitting him where it hurts. “You gave up on me” oh BOY the abandonment issues started early.

Other things I love: how incredibly daddish Ollie sounds in the “Keep going, Roy” line. Also, “Being his friend didn’t work.” DAVE WIELGOSZ IS ALSO JUST WRITING MY HEADCANONS!!! I have said for literally decades at this point that Ollie’s early parenting style was permissive to a fault because Roy is his buddy! His pal! His little fella!

Like I said at the beginning, Ollie’s panicked “He’s not an idiot!” was not about Roy, it was about Ollie. He doesn’t want to see Roy make the same mistakes he did. (He should probably have told Roy about contraceptives then, but...) (Actually he did tell Roy not to get Donna pregnant in Teen Titans: Year One, but probably he should have been clearer about the means.)

Panel three makes me want to sob. THEY LOVE EACH OTHER SO MU-HU-HUCH. (Ollie and Roy, I mean. Not Ollie and Vice Principal Parks.)

P.S. The posters on Roy’s wall! What a nerd!

😭😭😭

This is such a complicated little emotional beat and I love it. Roy has been so angry at Ollie but his immediate uncomfortable forgiveness and the way Ollie recognizes it for what it is is so good. (Also of course Robert went along with it, Robert Queen was trash.)

THEY LOVE EACH OTHER! OLLIE THINKS ROY IS THE GREATEST PERSON ALIVE! ROY SHOWS HIS FORGIVENESS BY ROASTING HIS OLD MAN!

(We don’t need to discuss the part where I’m pretty sure Roy never finished high school. It’s a happy ending for now, okay?)

Anyway, I love this story very very much and just wanted to gush about it. if the new GA book is anywhere close to this high quality, I will be very happy indeed.

#green arrow #oliver queen #roy harper #speedy

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avisisisis · 1 year

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Honestly the “JLU Wally is YJ Wally” HC/AU has so much wasted potential. Not only angst but also. Imagine how fucking funny the whole situation could be. Imagine

Wally, against his wishes, goes to an undercover mission with the League. When something inevitably blows up, he gets (reasonably) angry and starts muttering about how “It's a curse, I swear. I am not feeling the aster right now. So not whelmed, man”. Shayera looks at him confused, because what the fuck does aster mean?

He gets banned from going to undercover/recon/non-fighting missions

When he figures something that he feels should have been obvious up he says “Hello, Megan!” and facepalms. He does it a lot, and refuses to explain when someone asks him why or what it means

He's the youngest in the team but he's also one of the most experienced

People usually think that the reason why he tends to not tell the league about what his next move is going to be in battle or why he's so uncoordinated when working in a team is because he's arrogant and refuses to listen. It's actually because he's so used to having the mind link to communicate that now he finds it hard to talk out loud with his teammates sometimes. He's working on it

He'll ask someone something and then get frustrated when they don't answer him, only to remember that he never actually said anything out loud

Not having people in his mind all the time feels kind of lonely. Maybe that's why he was so much happier than usual when J'onn was forced to make a temporary mind link for a mission

He gets frustrated because he wants to watch a show he likes but then remembers that the show doesn't exist because it was created in like 2008. It's a pain

He talks to Shayera about his other red-headed sister, ‘Megan’, and gets uncharacteristically sad and quiet when she asks if she could meet her someday

The original JL members started to pick up on some of the stuff he says, so the phrases “Hello, Megan!”, “Get whelmed” or even the word ‘crash’ are commonly heard in the Watchtower

His relationship with Superman is complicated because he's used to holding some resentment for not being patient with Conner when he first met him so sometimes he's too salty with him, but then he remembers that that was another Superman and it gets awkward pretty quickly

If his relationship with Superman is complicated, then imagine how it is with Batman and Zatanna. One is his best friend's dad from another universe and the other is his friend he's known since he was 14 from another universe who is now older than him

And imagine how it'd be with Red Tornado. He's so used to having the guy as some kind of mentor that being his superior feels off. He tried to connect with him but it was just too awkward for him to handle

He. Misses. Barry. And. Iris.

He finds out that the Jason of this universe came back to life and wonders if his Jason came back too. Too bad he's never going to find out

Let him break down a little. Let him live with the knowledge that he's all alone now (pre-JL). Let him be depressed over the fact that his aunt doesn't even know him because both him and Barry are dead in this universe

He thinks about how he was going to propose to Artemis and doesn't show up to league meetings and missions for three weeks

“Why weren't you here?” “I had some stuff to do haha sorry” (he was laying in bed crying)

Certain things, like eating ice cream or going out to see movies, just aren't as appealing as they used to be. Everytime he sees teenagers hanging out, laughing with each other, he can't help but think about how that could (should) be him

He had to quit the team (more like was forced to quit) because his powers were killing him. Now he's back on the field and isn't dying anymore, but he can't help but think that maybe if he was then he wouldn't have cared much

Wally meets the Nightwing of this universe and immediately starts crying

Think about this: Dick doesn't know him, who know what's up with Roy, Artemis is a criminal, Kaldur probably doesn't even exist, Conner also doesn't exist (yet), Zatanna's way older than him and M'gann is dead. Just. Take a moment to think about it

He has to live with the knowledge that he's probably never going to see his friends, his family again. He has to live with the knowledge that he has no one to go to when he has speedster problems. He has to live with the knowledge that he'll never go home

Clark brings his Ma's pie to the Watchtower once and Wally gets so emotional because it smells sm like the pies he used to (try to) make with Iris and Barry (it was apple pie. They always failed so they bought one from a bakery, and Ma's smells sm like those he can't help but remember the good old days lmao. He cries)

I said this once and I'll say it again: he was going to propose to Artemis

He died knowing that he would never be able to make amends with his soulmate best friend

He has to go on a mission where he sees this universe's Artemis (a criminal) and no matter how much he tries to help her and turn her into at least a civilian, he still wasn't able to make her be even close to his Artemis

He has one of those scenes where the hero (Wally ofc) says “You could come with me. I'd help you. You could get away from the people that hurt you and, if you want to, I'd live you alone once you're safe. I can promise that”, and the villain (Arty) is like “Omg really...??” and acts all hopeful and shit but ends up being “Sike no, I'm never going with u wtf”

He finds out Hal exists in this universe too but is in another planet and looses his shit lmaoo

But like srs. The potential this shit has is amazing and ppl should acknowledge it more

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zeroducks-2 · 1 month

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I've just finished Gotham Knights and I get that people aren't happy with the fucked ass haircuts but like, I do believe this is the most progressive and well written Jason Todd we've ever gotten in recent times. Even in recent comics. Like damn, bro goes to therapy, picked up his interests and hobbies again (e.g. the cooking and the reading and the shit talking) from his "Robin makes me Magic" days. Like yeah, he's still edgy, but he was murdered by a fucking Clown, he's allowed to be edgy. We got a Jason Todd that isn't diluted to "the angry black sheep character" archetype. He's healing, working on himself, his relationship with his family, and he's fighting his way (brutal and all strength and tact) to do what he stands for and what he believes is right. And his heart is just so big and full of compassion, but it doesnt blind him and make him wishful or naive. He's so well balanced in Gotham Knights. I hope this version of his character is written in future comics. I'm sick of DC writers making him this angry anti-hero who's only reasoning and purpose in life is to get back at Batman for failing him and so many others. Jason is allowed to be more than his trauma. Thank you Gotham Knights for seeing that.

I'm glad you enjoyed the game anon. I personally am not a fan, not because of Jason but because of the game itself. The dialogues felt stale, more reminiscent of tumblr "incorrect Batfam quotes" than the source material, and the NPCs felt dull compared to how full of life they were in the Arkham series (so much so I would hide in random spots just to hear them talking about the current game events, especially in AK). The most unforgivable bit to me was Tim not having ever fought the rogues because he's "young" - I've never seen anything more insulting and infantilizing for a character which already heavily suffers for being treated as the useless one, never allowed to participate in the game changing dynamics or to have meaningful arcs, and is relegated to being the cute little bisexual twink.

That being said it's a matter of taste, and Gotham Knights is surely a good game for those who prefer a wholesome loving family approach to these characters. Jason working on himself and going to therapy and having a good relationship with his "family" is surely what lots of people (especially in here) want to see. Me, I don't think any amount of therapy would help since therapy is based on shared human experiences and repetition of patterns, and Jason died and dug himself out of his own grave. That's not a trauma any therapist would have the means to help with. They indeed "diluted" the event in the game, changed the fact that Jason dug himself out of his own grave and was functionally braindead and homeless for two years, and made it so UTRH never happened in order for therapy to make any sense, because there is no reconciliation possible with a parent that slit your neck to save the person who broke all your bones with a crowbar and then murdered you.

It's kinda like when Wally went to therapy (canonically) after Barry's death. The therapist was a good one and he tried! But ultimately he didn't manage to make a real difference because Wally is the Flash, a super-powered creature with time bending powers who does things on the scale of absurdity, and who also happens to have had an extremely traumatic childhood and to have just lost the only person who ever loved him unconditionally. His problems have roots in reality but are out of the scope of any therapy method currently known to man.

And Jason is more than his trauma, but pretending his trauma doesn't inform his actions and can be solved with him "working on himself" is not an approach I hope they take in comics. I'd rather they went back to Jason doing things his way and protecting the people of Gotham in the only manner he finds helpful, because he experienced on his own skin (twice!) that Batman's methods don't work. I'd rather they allowed him to stop clashing with Bruce as main theme of his stories, and have his own plotlines in which he's in between a vigilante and a mafia lord (which they were doing with Dick by the way, before chickening out and have Slade bomb Bludhaven) with Bruce only as a cameo sometimes.

We have a high number of morally irrepressible characters who always do the right thing more or less. I'd like Jason to be something different, something darker, because there is a dramatic lack of grey characters and anti-heroes which were sanded down to either 100% bad guys or 100% good guys. I hate that, why can't we have nuanced choices and people struggling with the darkness they carry, why does everyone need to be a perfect "unproblematic" paragon of goodness who would never do anything wrong. We have A LOT of characters like that and I love them, I really do! But if everyone and their families are like that then it's really frickin boring!

Plus, I'd like the characters to actually struggle with their past traumas in a meaningful way, otherwise why even giving them those traumas to begin with. Give me Tim still grappling with how he couldn't save his father, give me Dick haunted by all the times he slipped and let go of the no killing rule in a way or another, give me Jason haunted by the tragedy of being abandoned by every person who was supposed to protect him and working from there to being the protector of everyone else.

That's what I hope DC would pick up and write about. I was never much for fluff and wholesome things unless it's in small amounts, I always preferred strife and complexity. But hey, I'm glad you enjoyed the game, at least one of us did!

#that game seems to have been made by tumblr for tumblr lol #the characters don't jave jagged edges they're all smoothed down to the most palatable version of themselves #I really disliked that #and sure the Arkham games have been made by dudebros for dudebros #but it's a batjokes fest which I always enjoy #and the dynamic of how Bruce reacts to the AK being Jason is more fatherly and loving than anything else ive ever seen between them #Bruce doesn't even need to forgive him because the moment he finds out that's his boy there's nothing to forgive #and every asshole thing he did with Tim and Barbara comes crashing down the moment he realizes this #he's not a Wholesome Tired Dad UwU he's someone who brought these kids to the frontlines of his war #and finally starts to see how wrong he's always been and realizes that actually he wants to cherish them and protect them #but alas it's too late they're soldiers now there's nothin he can do #Welp that was long #don't be offended anon we just like different things #my asks #jason todd

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6rookie-writer0110 · 2 years

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Let's also dance

Wally West X Male Reader

Request - Can request a Wally west x john wick son male reader and how would the team react to him dating one of the most if not deadliest and dangerous person son hope it's not too much

Wally surprised you by taking you to the beach, it's a beach date. You and Wally are away from the team because it is hard to get alone time with Wally. He is just happy to be alone with you at the beach. Wally starts to put sunblock lotion on your chest and back.

“All done, now you have protection,” Wally said.

He used speed to put sunblock on your body.

“Thanks,” You said.

“Just glad, we can finally be alone. I love them but I still have alone time with my cute boyfriend” Wally smiled.

You and Wally smiled at each other and you gave him a peck on the lip.

“I’m the same way too. Let's play in the water” You said.

“Yeah, sure,” Wally said.

You and Wally don't go too deep into the water. You and Wally started to splash water at each other and he started it first. You and Wally stayed in the water for a little longer. Later, you and Wally started to have a competition. You and Wally start to build sand castles but he can't use his powers.

“Is that your sand castle?” You laughed.

“Hey, don't laugh at my sand castle,” Wally said.

His sand castle is starting to fall apart.

“Well, it's not fair because with your powers your castle would be cooler. So, yeah I will laugh” You said.

He playfully hit your arm and you stick out your tongue at him. You and Wally later lie on the towels for a bit and just relax and talk to each other.

----

You and Wally went to the movies together. While waiting for the movie to start, you and Wally take pictures at the photo booth. The first picture came out great, but you and Wally wanted to do it again. You and Wally did some funny faces and some serious ones.

“Definitely, keeping these pictures. Should we get the snacks now? The movie will start in a few minutes” Wally said.

“Yeah, let's get the snacks right now,” You said.

While waiting in line, Wally starts to ask questions about your dad.

“So, Y/n... Am I going to meet your dad? You met my family and they support our relationship” Wally said.

“I did tell my dad about us and he is okay with the relationship,” You said.

“But?” Wally asked.

“But... I'm nervous for you to meet my dad and your family might not like him” You said.

“Y/n, I know this is a big step. But I promise you, I will get along with your dad. How about you bring him over to the party” Wally said.

“I will talk to my dad about it,” You said.

“Why, you think that my family won't like him?” Wally asked.

“They crossed paths before,” You said.

“He knows about my family?” Wally asked.

“He did a background check on you. He knows every member of your family and stuff” You said.

“Oh...” Wally said.

You kissed him on the lips. You ordered the snacks and Wally pays for them.

✬ ✯ ✫ ✯

Days Later...Wally and the others are setting up the dining room and putting food on the table.

“Wally, you need to calm down. Everything will be okay” Conner said.

“I’m going to meet my boyfriend's dad and it's hard to be calm,” Wally said.

“I’m sure he will like you. Did he ever tell you what his dad does for a living?” Zatanna said.

He shakes his head “No. He just said that his dad is retired and has a dog, but I forgot his name”

“Has he told you why your family won't like him?” Kaldur asked.

“No. And he still won't tell me why, but I am curious about it” Wally said and started to think.

“Maybe, they owe each other money?” Connor said.

“People do fight over money,” Zatanna said.

“If it's not money what else it can be,” Kaldur said.

Everyone starts to think and try to figure it out. Barry and Iris arrived for dinner then Wally’s father Rudy arrived. Now everyone is waiting for you.

You and your dad arrived late but finally made it.

“Everyone this is my dad John Wick. Dad, this is Wally West and he is my boyfriend” You smiled.

“Your dad is John Wick!?!!?!!?” Everyone said.

“Wait, he is your dad!?” Barry said in shock.

“It's you again. Wait, is your boyfriend related to him?” John said.

“You met Barry before?” Wally asked.

“Tell us what happened,” Connor said.

“He was after someone and I didn't agree with him killing the guy. So we started to fight...” Barry said.

“Oh, that was the red suit guy you told me about,” You said.

“He is a deadly assassin, how you are still alive?” Wally asked.

“Well, I can answer that. My son, called because he had an emergency and I had to be there, and that's why he is alive” John said.

Everyone is in shock.

“I am Wally’s father and I like your son and I think he is good for my son. I would want us to get along even if you and Barry have issues. But I would always pick family” Rudy said.

“I understand,” John said.

John and Rudy shook hands.

“Uncle Barry, I don't want to lose Y/n. So, can you and John get along?” Wally said.

Barry and John look at each other. They shook hands, you and Wally are happy they will try to get along.

Wally was about to kiss you, but your dad is standing behind you. John glared at Wally and he starts to feel terrified of your dad. Wally just shook your hand and walked away, you are confused about what just happened.

The others did ask John questions. Wally’s dad is getting along with your dad and you are happy about that. Wally kissed your cheek and you smiled at him.

“I would kiss you on the lips but I’m scare of your dad. I don't want him to break my hand” Wally nervously said.

“I get it. We can just hold hands” You said.

“Yeah” Wally smiled.

Later, you are alone with your dad and he starts to ask questions...

“Are you sure he is the one? He is the first boyfriend you introduced me to” John said.

“Dad, I have strong feelings for me and he makes me happy” You said.

“Okay. Y/n, I just want you to be happy no matter what” John said.

He hugged you and you smiled.

#x male reader #male!reader #young justice imagine #wally west imagine #wally west x reader #Wally West x male reader

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jaxxsoxxn · 1 month

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Funny scene imagine it

Boomerang and Bart talking about anything and having fun

Hal huh? Who knew that kangaroo actually is good with kids can you believe that Barry

Barry looking at boomerang like he’s the only person in this room hal knowing that look too well

Screams out Flash no are goddamn serious. Barry caught off guard. Wait what

hal of all of the men in this world and the women him why him Barry looks at the hand that he pointing at to boomerang wait no no no no no no no that’s no oh don’t lie to me I know that look Barry I don’t like him like that I promise hal you sure cause your face is turning red OK fine so it’s not a big deal a big deal. He’s a criminal well your girlfriend was once a criminal your ex-girlfriend you did not pull that card Barry I did. Hal

Come back to boomerang then Bart what the bloody hell are they screaming about I don’t know should we go stop them boomerang no kid let’s see this play out.

—🐌

Henlo Snail Anon! :D why won't I write the scene out a little ;>

Also, poor Wally, he didn't connect the dots yet :')

~~~

Bart and Digger share few things with each other - their hatred to boredom, their inability to think some things trough and stop moving being one of those, so when Barry sees them meet, he honestly expected them to at least understand each other.

The Suicide Squad (or something something force X) is helping Justice League with some type of mission, which is centered around the Bat, so unsurprisingly not many of them know exactly what is the mission about or what is the danger they are helping with, but it leads to the squad meeting up with a lot of sidekicks.

Of course all the Robins know Harley and Deadshot, Aquaboy or however he's called at the moment also know King Shark.

(said Villain waves at the kid almost shyly and Barry can see Hal roll his eyes in fondness - man was always weak for animals and after sitting trough Guy's drunk rants about sharks and how they're misjudged, he might've grew a soft spot for them which he's not proud of)

Surprisingly for him, Wally barely even knows Boomer. He blinks few times after somebody mentioned that Captain Boomerang was a Flash Rouge and looks closer, which causes few of the more vigilant sideckis to stop in their tracks and look from Kid Flash to the villain.

Digger, being one of the first to notice Wallies confusion, scowls visibly and just averts his eyes. Flash couldn't stop the slight grimace at the scene, feeling bad for the man. That is, until Bart, always his actions faster than his thoughts (though he's learning to do better) gets inside their meeting place and starts running circles around Boomer.

"Cap! Cap! Cap!" a show of affection in his way, chanting his nickname and running circles, while every person that can see above Bart could notice Digger bite back a fond smile.

His Speedforce gauntlet shines lightly while he grabs the kid behind his neck and pulls him up with an amused huff.

"Me, me, me." he repeated after the boy, slowly letting him down.

Somehow, ignoring the shock of few people around them, the two jump into conversation like it's their second nature. Bart still moves around like normally, but Digger does the same, if slightly slower.

When they finally stop for a second, all people can decipher is "Barry talks about ya do much." and then they brush it off, continuing.

Hal, gods bless Hal, doesn't notice it. He's smirking slightly, pointing at their general direction with his hand, while with the other he practically hangs himself on Barry.

"Who could've guessed that the kangaroo is good with kids! Especially since he put bombs in two of 'em..." he wants to carry on, but he can't help but catch the way his friend stares at his Rouge.

Barry has a light smile on his face, soft and so admiring that it's almost loving. His eyes are squinted and shining with delight at every silly joke Boomer and Bart make to each other. Green Lantern's jaw is on the floor so quickly, that he could be mistaken for a speedster himself.

"No, Barry, no." he shakes his friend lightly, to not cause a scene, but his eyes are wide enough for Flash to know he's serious. "Bar, there's no way--"

"What? What's wrong now?" his head moves in his way, he's eyes confused, even if they jump back to Boomer and Impulse whenever a loud cackle or a snort is heard. "What's with you?"

"With me?!" Hal slightly loses the control he had on his tone of voice. "I'm not the one thirsting for a goddamn Villain-!"

Flash stops him with his hand against the other's lips, his eyes darting around the room making sure that no-one heard the man. Somehow in the back of his head he can hear Wally also joining Bart's and Digger's conversation, though he's way more subtle than Impulse.

"Shush! It's not like that, I have no idea-"

A hand grabs his writs and Hal pulls his mouth free.

"Like hell you have no idea! If I'd look at anyone the same way you look at him, you'd probably play wedding bells!"

Barry can feel his face starting to match his suit and he grimaces at the sight of a prideful smirk on GLs face.

"Okay, maybe, but it's not a big deal!" he hissed back at the man, who looks at him like he's the biggest idiot here.

"Not a big deal-?! He's a rouge, your very own one! He tied you to a giant Boomerang once!"

"Okay, first of all, it was the funniest shit ever and it wasn't even that serious, second of all, the name Carol Ferris rings any bells?"

"Oh you did not-!"

"... Does anyone know why Bar and Hal are arguing over there?" Wally asks, staring at the pissy fight his two elders have, somehow in disbelief when Flash grabs the other by the hair and pulls almost lightly.

Bart and Digger don't stop talking about their favourite Just Dance dances for longer than a second, just to shrug at him.

With a heavy sigh, Kid Flash is still trying to put together how does Captain Boomerang know Impulse, since the only person Barry actually talks about is this silly Harkness guy or George, whoever he might be.

#idk #probably bad english #bsing trough life #ssktjl #<3 #boomerflash #flasharang #flasherang #flash x captain boomerang #Hal is a good friend #But also a goddamn parasite #When you've talked to your rouge about one of ur totally not sons enough that he knows him on sight #Barry who got a card for father's day from both Wally and Bart “those ain't my actual kids”#Yeah tell yourself that #Good father boomerang my beloved #I just want to say it isn't max erasure bc he also got a father's day card from impulse #A kid sometimes has 4 to 5 dads and that's ok

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roboticnebula · 6 months

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trick or treat!

I give thee a treat!

A Wally and Hal snippet with background domestic Halbarry.

Hal sprinted up the stairs and to Wally’s room faster than he ever had in his life. The fourteen-year-old sat cross legged on his bed, flicking through a comic book, and looked up completely unperturbed when he barged in, closed the door behind him – careful not to slam it – and leaned against it, as if to make sure it stayed closed.

“I’ll give you ten dollars if you take the fall for me,” said Hal.

Barry would discover the crime scene any second now, Hal had to negotiate quickly. Wally raised an eyebrow at him, very reminiscent of the adult speedster in question.

“What did you do?” he asked.

“Nuh huh,” said Hal, “can’t tell you.”

“Am I going to get grounded for it? I’m supposed to hang out with Roy tonight.”

“Me, I would definitely end up on the couch, yes, but you might have a chance.”

Wally crossed his arms over his chest.

“Forty,” he sniffed.

“Forty,” hissed Hal, “you did it for twenty last time!”

“Inflation,” shrugged Wally, and how did he even know what that was, Hal wanted to know, “plus I’m saving for some new sneakers.”

Just then, Barry’s voice travelled all the way up from downstairs. “Oh my God! What happened here!” and that didn’t sound good at all. Hal was running out of time before Barry connected the dots and identified Hal as the culprit. He needed to act now.

“Fine, forty,” he agreed.

Wally grinned, jumped off the bed and lifted a hand towards Hal.

“Twenty upfront, please!”

Hal didn’t bother to protest, he fumbled with his wallet and by some miracle found enough crumpled bills for the payment. Wally tucked the money in his jeans pocket and nodded.

“OK, let’s go.”

Relief flooded Hal, and before he opened the door again to head back downstairs and hand Wally over to his fate, he squeezed Wally’s shoulders gratefully.

“Thanks,” he said intently, “you’re a good son.”

Wally rolled his eyes at him but he was still grinning widely, clearly amused by the whole debacle.

“Pops, you’re being dramatic,” he said.

“Whatever, kid, now act contrite,” he ordered.

He whipped the door open, shouting for Barry that Wally had something to confess, and they headed downstairs to face the music.

—

What did Hal do? Well, feel free to insert whatever mundane domestic mistake you want. I had in mind that he ruined an entire load of whites because he didn’t think it would hurt to throw in one of Wally’s red T-shirts in it. Barry has told him several times not to do this and yet… Wally gets away with it with a tutorial on how to do laundry, Hal would have been banished to the couch for the night.

Also, this is inspired by a video I remember seeing but cannot for the life of me find again: a dad barges into a room and asks his two sons which one is willing to take the fall for him. Is it from a show? A movie? An ad?? A tiktok?? I can’t remember so if anyone knows what I’m talking about, please link it below.

Thanks for the ask! Hope you enjoyed and have a great Halloweeeeen.

#hal jordan #wally west #barry allen #halbarry #trick or treat ask #my writing #my fics

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mattzerella-sticks · 1 year

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discretionary funds (pre-Bruce/Barry, Nightwing POV)

G, 1.5k, (ao3 link)

Dearest Richard,

In the event of my death, I have named you the sole beneficiary to my estate. I know that you will spend the money wisely. However, I do have one request as to where a portion of these funds may go. For the longest time, I have been paying a select group of people to laugh at your father's jokes so that he may believe he has a decent sense of humor. To my knowledge, he is not aware. And I ask that it remains that way. Enclosed you will find a list of people who have agreed to the terms of service along with what I usually paid out to them.

With warm regards, Alfred

Dick had been doing his best to honor Alfred's request. When Bruce relayed an anecdote to him that, he claimed, Barry found hilarious, Dick suspected that Barry - who hadn't been on the list - was one of the many people Alfred had been paying off. He didn't expect Barry to turn down his money when the time came for Dick to pay.

Dick had been taking meetings all around the tower that day. If he had stationed himself in one section, in one room, behind a desk for every single exchange he would get nothing accomplished. Instead, Dick texted each appointment his whereabouts whenever they had shifted and let them come to him. He was halfway up the bar when Barry arrived.

“Sorry I’m late,” Barry said, “there was this whole bank robbery thing, with the Tricksters.” He waved his hand around flippantly. “I won’t bore you with the details.”

Dick finished his rep and then released his grip on the bar. He smiled at the other man, grabbing for a nearby towel and patting dry the swathes of richly tanned skin that hadn’t been sopped by the thin, blue muscle tank he wore. “No problem.” Dick dragged it along the sinewy lines of his arms and across his chest. Then, he looped the terrycloth over her neck and pulled it taut with both hands. “Wally warned me something like that might happen. So I added leeway to account for Barry Standard Time.”

“Barry Standard Time…” Barry had only been inside the gym for a minute, but he already began to sweat. He tugged at the collar of his button-down, prying a button loose and pulling the knot of his tie down. Dick liked exercising in high temperatures. “I hate how that’s a thing.”

“Want to stop making it a thing? Show up on time more.”

“Is that why you called me here?”

“No, definitely not for that.” Dick nodded for Barry to follow him as they walked towards Dick’s duffle bag.

He whipped the towel into the bag and snagged the checkbook he’d left on top before it slid to the floor. Dick wasn’t able to save the pen. Luckily someone else could. The telltale whooshing of a speedster’s run breezed past him and tickled the hairs at his neck. He turned and saw Barry fiddling with the pen he’d been using throughout all his meetings. Barry tilted it in one direction, watching the whale slowly drift through goo. He reversed course. The whale tumbled backwards. Gar had gotten it for him during a weekend with Rachel in San Diego.

Barry offered Dick the pen. “What’s with the checkbook for?”

“For picking up where Alfred left off.”

“Come again?”

Dick took his pen from Barry and flipped it open to where he’d already written his name. “How much did he usually offer you?”

His pen hovered over the tiny rectangle as he waited for Barry to throw out a number. Except he never did.

He glanced up from his checks to see Barry staring at him, confusion screwing with his features. His brows were drawn tightly together, creasing the ridge between them. His nose had scrunched, and his bottom lip jutted forward in an extreme pout. “Offer me what?” he asked, “What did… you think Alfred owed me?”

Dick tapped the check. A tiny blue dot marred its surface. “Your fee.”

“My fee for… what, exactly?”

“For laughing at Bruce’s jokes?”

“What are you talking about?”

“You –“ Dick studied the other man for any cracks in his façade, to ensure he wasn’t being messed with. There wasn’t any. His shock was genuine. He folded his checkbook closed and pointed at Barry with it. “You mean to tell me you hadn’t any idea this was happening?”

Barry shrugged. “Not a clue.”

“But you…” Dick poked him with the edge of his checkbook. “You laugh at Bruce’s jokes.”

“Because they’re funny.” Lightning sparked around the edges of Barry’s eyes, his brain working overtime as it put the pieces together. “Wait, are you suggesting Alfred used to pay people to laugh at Bruce’s jokes?”

When Barry said it like that, plainly, it did sound pretty absurd. Dick, himself, had a similar opinion after Alfred tasked him with continuing this duty conditional to him receiving his inheritance. But there was a list of names in his checking log, and another that he hadn’t even talked to yet whose names were scratched onto checks he still held onto, that thought the whole operation ordinary.

Maybe, when he noticed Barry’s name left off the list Alfred included, Dick should have realized he wasn’t forgotten by mistake.

“How long?”

“How long what?”

“How long had Alfred been paying people?”

Dick cringed as he remembered what Alfred had typed in his confession, the answer getting caught in his throat as he tried to voice it. Dick coughed. It tumbled out and laid, depressingly, at their feet. “Since the Justice League was formed.”

“Since the –“ Barry’s eyes went wide. “He’s been paying people for that long?” He pulled on his tie while he spoke, causing the knot to grow smaller and smaller. “And people take these bribes? They – they –“

“They’re not all bribes.” Dick mentioned, flicking open the cover of his checkbook. “I mean, some people – like Hal and O’Brien – sure, those are straight up bribes. But Clark, Diana… they had me cut my checks out to different charities. And Wally told me he’s been putting the checks into the twins’ college funds like all the others.”

“Wally’s been getting paid to laugh at Bruce’s jokes, too?” Barry gaped at Dick. “How far down does this go?”

“You… aren’t going to like the answer to that.”

Barry’s astonishment faded soon enough, replaced with a sense of indignance. “Bruce doesn’t know about this, does he?”

“I mean…” Dick scratched at his chin with the pen. He briefly considered Bruce was aware of what Alfred had done for him. But then he recalled a conversation he had shared with Alfred from years before, during a time when Dick and Bruce lived under the same roof. Dick was a bit annoyed with Bruce for some perceived slights. Alfred reminded Dick that sons rarely know about the things their fathers do for them. Bruce was as surprised as Dick had been when he learned that Dick was the sole beneficiary to Alfred’s estate in his will. He would bet that there were more things neither of them knew about the man, too. “If he knew, do you think I’d be here handing out checks?”

“Why are you doing this anyway?” Barry asked. “Why not tell him what Alfred had been doing all these years?”

“Because…” Dick broke his contest with Barry and looked elsewhere, his gaze landing on a few weights stacked in a pyramid. “Don’t you think that’d hurt? If he found out his friends were being paid to laugh at his jokes? You know him. He’d start wondering what else they were being paid to agree with, listen to, et cetera et cetera.”

“I also know he’d appreciate his friends – his family – being honest with him.”

“Hey, none of us kids are on the list,” Dick told him. “Besides, it looks like there are people who think he’s actually, genuinely funny.” His stare had flickered back to Barry, pinning him there with its intensity.

Barry squirmed uncomfortably while trapped underneath it. “I can’t be the only one, though.”

“Well… in terms of heroes you are.” Dick folded his arms as he ran through the list in his head for the umpteenth time. “He also paid a few civilians, too. Lucius. Dent, back when he was on the level. A few other Wayne employees and high society folk. Don’t ever remember seeing Julie Madison’s name crop up… or Sasha… Selina was on there, for a bit, but she asked Alfred to stop including her at some point.” There were pieces of a puzzle being clearly laid out on the table that Dick couldn’t quite fit together in a way that satisfied him. “And, well, Ghost-Maker surfaced after Alfred’s death… but I don’t think he’d need the money either given how much of it he has.”

Whatever picture Dick had been trying to see, Barry must have gotten a full glimpse of it. His mouth formed a taut line as his lips pressed flat against each other, and his cheeks tinged the faintest bit of red. “That’s… hmm – that’s interesting.” Barry pulled his wrist forward, as if to check the time. Dick noticed that it was the wrist that wasn’t wearing a watch. “I’ve got to go.”

“You do?”

“I have a meeting back in Central that I – that I don’t want to be late to.” Barry regained his composure somewhat, despite his gaze still being unable to meet Dick’s. “I… I won’t tell Bruce about this. But maybe talk with some of the folks you do pay and figure out why they don’t find his jokes funny or… if the money’s even worth it?”

Dick figured it was worth a shot. “I’ll try.”

“Thank you.”

Barry zoomed away from Dick in his next blink without saying goodbye. Dick wasn’t offended. Rather, it added to his theory that there might be a common link that all the people who found Bruce funny shared. If he figured out what that was, he could share it with the heroes and end Alfred’s series of payments for good.

He started examining what he already knew about the small circle of those that found Bruce funny as he waited for his next appointment to find him.

#dcu #dc comics #bruce wayne #dick grayson #alfred pennyworth #barry allen #batman #nightwing #the flash #batman x flash #bruce wayne x barry allen #batflash #batflash fanfic #brubarry #brubarry fanfic

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A funny thing about Wally and Dick getting together in the future of WMLP is going to be Barry and Bruce’s reaction. Barry’s kid back from the dead but is now dating Deathstroke! Who’s also a friend’s kid back from the dead but not ideal inlaw material.

Bruce trying to give Wally the shovel talk and Wally just laughing at him “Dude Dick is way scarier then you. Don’t try.”

Dick Grayson former apprentice of Deathstroke I and Batman would not be down to talk about his feelings toward Wally to a former enemy/ally/coworker if Barry tries to. And if Barry tries to run Dick anywhere for privacy. he is going to get stabbed.

Family dinners are going to be hilarious.

PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFT what a thought

man I never even considered that.

I think after Bruce fails at the shovel talk, Jason attempts it, and Wally just burst out laughing in his face. because like. how is wally the one who gets the shovel talk here? how is he the scary man who has to be warned 'if you hurt them I will kill you' when Dick is a literal mercenary? what's he gonna do?

which like. He's missing the point by that. which Jason would then explain 'dude I've had my brother back for x amount of time I don't wanna lose him because you break his heart' which would make Wally understand. He's not gonna break Dick's heart any time soon though, and they all probably figure that out reasonably quickly.

This being said, if Wally every tried anything against Dick, the batfam wouldn't need to interfere. Dick is perfectly capable of taking care of himself lmao.

Now, Barry attempting to give Dick the shovel talk. that makes much more sense, yes. you are correct about the fact that if Barry tried to isolate him for the purposes of this little chat he is likely to get stabbed.

Once Barry makes it clear he's not trying to arrest/otherwise attack him, though, and just wants to warn him about hurting Wally, that's when Dick just gets genuinely insulted lmao. like 'wow, I may be a mercenary but you really think I'd do something like that to Wally? fuck off'

Barry would probably give up quickly but still point out that not even Slade Wilson could hope to defeat Superman, if Clark had reason to want him taken out.

Which Dick understands, and respects Barry's willingness to play The Kryptonian card.

#dc comics #fanfiction #dick grayson #young justice #with morality like a polynomial #wmlp #angst #deathstroke #Wally West #barry allen #the flash

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thatpersonwhosaidtheywouldnt · 1 year

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The way The Flash: One Minute War is living rent free in my head rn.

If Barry is fr wanting to pull a new flashpoint, I really hope the rest of the fam yells at him about it trapping them all in the speedforce the first time. I feel like he deserves to be yelled at a little for that.

Also, Wally is so not dead my guys 😭 like how are they just accepting he is dead. How many times did he dissolve into the speedforce?? How many times??? They just need to get in a huddle and think about how much they love him and bro will be back. Not that hard.

Then Jay and Irey being full on badasses. Amazing. Top tier. What I have always wanted to see. Linda too, tbh, I just know she was about to fist fight the Fraction.

That being said, the colorist is wilding

This is the wrong color scheme for Rick, bro wears black and gold. This is android Hourman coloring right here.

And then the Kid Flash miscoloring for Wally looks so funny to me 😭

Like it is so obvious, the line that separates the red and the yellow is right there 😭

Anyway, thank you for coming to my ted talk.

#one minute war #one minute war spoilers #the flash #wally west #barry allen #jay garrick #linda park #linda park west #iris west ii #irey west #kid flash #impulse #thunderheart #rick tyler #hourman

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mxacegrey · 2 years

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The One With The Legacies

Series Masterlist

2049

“Mum. Please stop, you’re burning up.”

“You’re my son and I love you. Remember that, Alexei. I am so proud of you.” A hoarse voice called in his head, the woman on the other side not looking a day older than 24.

“I love you Mum.”

With tears streaming down his face in his office, Alexei felt his mother’s mind fade out like a candle blowing out.

“Dr Y/L/N.” A knock sounded before a voice called out. “Dr Y/L/N, Anna’s mother is asking for you.”

“I’ll be right there.” Alexei cleared his throat and hastily wiped the tears from his face. He left his office and made his way down to paediatrics. “I’ll make you proud, Mum.”

“My whole life I felt like I was different form everybody else and I didn’t know why. You took a choice away from me that I didn’t even know I had. A choice to be a hero. Like my dad.”

Elsewhere in Central City, Nora began running through the streets in an attempt to time travel. Her movements sent her and an unwilling Alexei 32 years back in time to 2017 and Iris & Barry’s wedding.

Present Time

“Save her? Your mother was a villain?” Nora exclaimed, stepping away from Alexei.

“No. My mother was not.” Alexei corrected.

“Then why would you need to save her?!” Nora asked, raising her voice.

“Because no matter if you’re a hero or a villain. Civilian or Officer. People get hurt. And you, Allen, you hurt more than anyone! You hurt her!” Alexei exclaimed, waving his hands as he spoke.

“Look when you do the things they do, people get hurt. There’s going to be collateral damage.” Nora said, taking a deep breath to calm herself down.

“My mother is not collateral damage!” Alexei yelled, anger bubbling and he began to accidentally project.

“Don’t yell at her!” The group yelled at Alexei.

“Stay out of this! It has nothing... NOTHING! To do with you. Right now at least but I have things to say to you.” Alexei snapped, saying the last bit to Iris before turning back to Nora. “Why are we here, West-Allen? Huh?”

“....” Nora said nothing in response, jaw clenched.

“Oh... You want your father back.” Alexei snarked, eyes blazing. “Isn’t that right?”

“Don’t.” Nora whispered, tears in her eyes.

“You’re pathetic.” He snarled. “I can’t save my mother from pain but you can change the timeline!”

“Don’t talk to her like that!” Iris snapped back, causing Alexei to spin around to glare at her.

“And you! Iris West-Allen.” Alexei’s voice went cold, shivers running down everyone’s spine. “You must think so highly of yourself!”

“What?” Iris questioned, though she had a feeling that it was to do with Y/N.

“Burning the letters and the photographs. Deleting all the texts and emails. Not even inviting her to your wedding. Talk about petty.”

“What letters? From whom?” Barry asked Iris before looking at Alexei for answers. “Who didn’t you invite to our wedding?”

“Letters from Y/N.” Alexei replied, not even sparing Barry a glance. “My mother didn’t get a single invite to your wedding but you managed to go to another Earth to get guests.”

“... Y/N said that she sent letters and photographs to Alexei’s dad but never got a reply.” Cisco whispered, the group turning to him in shock.

“When?” Barry asked, hoping that it was still the future.

“They started in 2014.” Alexei spoke, Barry’s heart breaking in the process.

“I... I have a son? I’m your dad?” Barry whispered, walking up to Alexei.

“No. No...” Alexei stepped back, refuting. “You are not my father! My father is Abe Parker, my mother’s husband!”

“Y/N is married?” Caitlin asked, Cecile, Ralph, Wally and Joe having a conversation about who Y/N was.

“She was. Until you decided to erase Flashpoint! Erasing my dad and my little sister!”

“...How do you...?” Barry questioned, stuttering.

“How do I what? Remember?” Alexei explained. “My mother remembers. Remembers every time the timeline changes! She remembers every time she dies!”

“I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.” Barry whispered, tears streaming down his face.

“Sorry?! She loved you! She cared more for your happiness than her own! She’s dying and she still cares about you!” Alexei ranted.

“Loved?” Barry whispered, Iris snarling at this.

“Did you know that your dad was at Mum’s that day he died? He met me... He said that your mum and him had already planned your wedding to mum because she loved you so much. But you didn’t even give her another look.” Alexei said, walking away.

“Where are you going?” Alexei heard a voice call out before simply replying.

“To Mum’s.”

With the door wide open, they watched Alexei walk down the driveway and enter a house two doors down. The house had been the Y/L/N’s house for years and never once had they realised Y/N had lived there all this time. They watched her front door open and reveal Y/N smiling brightly, young Alexei running towards Y/N and grinning up at future Alexei.

“Welcome back.” Y/N greeted, smiling and walking her and her 3-year old son back inside. All of a sudden, Y/N gripped her head in pain, collapsing to the ground. Both Alexei yelled before the older of the two turned to his 3-year old counterpart.

“Lex. When I say, run down to that house there and say ‘Snow, help mum.’ Got it?” Young Alexei nodded. The ground began to shake and figures began to form. “Now!”

Young Alexei ran to the house future Alexei had pointed out and knocked on the door. The door opened quickly and teary-eyed Barry looked down at Alexei in shock.

“Snow. Help. Mama.” Alexei whispered before collapsing into Barry’s arms.

#barry allen x reader #barry allen #Alexei Y/L/N #fem reader #single mother reader #the wells x reader #team flash x reader #iris west allen #nora west allen

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fezwearingjellybananas · 9 months

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12 for Snowest?

(How about an Earth-2 AU?)

12. things you said when you thought i was asleep

"How are we meant to stop him?" Iris asked from downstairs. Caitlin didn't hear the other voice. Barry maybe, on the other end of a phone line.

"He killed the Flash," Iris said. "He's killed half of C.C.P.D. and now he's recruiting more metas to his side. I don't know what to do anymore."

Caitlin hesitated. This was work. Iris didn't need her involved.

"I know, Walls," she said. Wally then. So this wasn't a work discussion. "No, stay in Atlantis, you're safe there."

Caitlin put her foot on the stairs. She didn't want to interrupt Iris' conversation with her brother.

"I'll get Barry to look into cold," Iris promised. "I love you too."

Caitlin raised the palm of her hand and ice swirled around it.

She heard footsteps.

Caitlin had reached the bottom of the stairs. Iris must have heard her coming down.

"You were talking about Zoom," Caitlin said. "Cold can stop Zoom?"

"Wally has a theory it might be able to slow him down temporarily," Iris said. "Absolutely not."

"Iris-"

"I'm not sending you in there!" Iris protested. "He's killed my friends, I'm not letting him kill you."

"And how do you think I feel?" Caitlin said. "I can't go anywhere anymore. All I can do is sit here and hide and wait for your name to be on the news as the latest person he's murdered. Every time you go out that door I think it could be the last time I see you and I can't even kiss you goodbye anymore. I can't hide here anymore, Iris, I can't do it."

"He'll kill you," Iris said. Her eyes were watering, and Caitlin desperately wanted to wipe them dry. To hug her tight.

She balled her fists, hiding the ice that meant she couldn't touch Iris without hurting her.

"He's recruiting metahumans," Caitlin said. "I can get inside, and my powers might be able to slow him down. I can't do nothing anymore, Iris."

"I can't lose you," Iris said.

"We both know these powers took me from you a long time ago," Caitlin said. "I'm sorry."

"I can't protect you if you do this," Iris said. "I can't tell people without risking it getting back to Zoom, he's not the only danger, and he'll want you to prove yourself. Caitlin-"

"I know," Caitlin said. "I love you, Iris."

She stepped past Iris, towards the front door, and Iris put her hand on Caitlin's chest.

"Promise me you'll come home," Iris said.

"I promise."

[things you said prompts]

#thank you!#replies #shrinkthisviolet #dc tv universe #dc #iris x caitlin #caitlin snow #iris west #look i wrote a thing #*

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Talk Shop Tuesday: do you have a part (/few episodes) of the Morgan AU you're most looking forward to writing or sharing?

OH BOY DO I

One of them I can’t tell you about because you’ll immediately guess why I’m excited 😅 but I’ll tell you some of the rest (in chronological order

the end of s1!! I have a few twists I can’t wait to share…and the fallout of Eowells’s betrayal is gonna hurt BIG time. Those of you who have read the s2 arc know that it still lingers, but…you’ll get to feel that betrayal full-force :D with an added wrinkle you might not expect (or maybe you will, but I hope you enjoy it regardless!)

Morgan & Jesse becoming friends during s2! I call this their “unofficial roommates” phase—when Jesse runs away from STAR Labs, she decides to run as far away as possible and to someone she sorta knows already, whom Harry would never expect because Morgan and Jesse, at that point in time, don’t like each other! They become friends while they’re living together 💞 it’s a nice way to explore the issues of “you are the best and worst of me, amplified in ways that make me jealous and insecure at the same time” and how they work through it. And it’s marginally safer than Jesse squatting with a stranger in a strange world…especially with Morgan’s powers

2x17, the time travel episode 🥰 the addition of Morgan is gonna make for some very fun tweaks (and s1 Barry being jealous of how Morgan gravitates to s2 Barry…especially because 2x17 is is during 1x11 and Morgan still hasn’t admitted she’s forgiven him yet)

Morgan & Tina’s relationship is so super important…and in s2, it reaches…not a breaking point, but a turning point. Morgan has idolized Tina for so much of her childhood, but Tina wasn’t a perfect (god)mother. She wasn’t ready for it, and at first, she struggled with the balance. Much like Eowells…but Tina made an active effort to change and be better for Morgan, while Eowells didn’t. It’s why Morgan sees Eowells’s flaws more easily, but overlooks Tina (and it’s why she’s a bit too hard on Tina in s2…but they grow past it) 💞

In that vein, I’m so excited to write Morgan’s complicated relationship with her future stepfather, Henry. She likes him, she thinks he’s great, he clearly loves Tina, and she’s not worried that he’ll hurt her, and he’s Barry’s dad…but the idea of him being her stepfather is still a lot for her, considering her baggage around fatherhood. It’ll take some time to work through, even with his endless patience, and I’m so excited to write it!

THE SAVITAR ARC/SEASON listen so much of s3 is a giant question mark, because I’m still trying to figure out how much I want to change from canon…but Savitar? I’ve pretty much decided on his characterization…particularly his relationships with Morgan, Barry, and Iris (especially Morgan). And I can’t wait to write that 🥰

Morgan & Iris! post-s3, and also during the bad future in s5. Both are instances of them grieving Barry, and there are similarities and differences in how both of those unfold…but even when they argue, even when they walk away…there’s so much love there still. Even when one of them doubts it, it doesn’t change that 💞

The Westallen wedding!! I haven’t decided wtf I’m doing about s4’s Crisis, but in any case, Westallen will get their full ceremony (with no proposal at their rehearsal dinner, no sudden double weddings, etc). If their wedding is crashed, it’ll be during the reception, after the ceremony is all said and done. And there’s a brother-sister dance after the main couple’s dance—Iris with Wally, Barry with Morgan 🥰 (they even swap partners in the middle!). Wally even dances with Linda at the wedding 👀

CRISIS OFC this is gonna be the grand finale (possibly with one other mini storyline after it but…nothing about the Mirrorverse or s7-9), and I’m so excited 💞 no details I can share just yet, except that it’ll be a mishmash of what we got in canon and what was presented in 2024’s newspaper. And Thawne will ofc be prominent, as he should’ve been in canon

talk shop tuesday!

#thank you so much for the ask!#this isn’t even all of them 😅 just the ones off the top of my head #morgan wells au #oc: morgan wells #morgan & jesse #brotp: central city could use a sentry #morgan & henry #brotp: i know my hero #brotp: anything for my best friend #talk shop tuesday

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