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thekitsunesiren · 11 months

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Dc x Dp Prompt #29

Okay! I have seen plenty of prompts on both tumblr and Ao3 to think of one of biggest misunderstandings that I could think of for Dc x Dp.

Amity Park being mistaken for a base camp for training child soldiers.

Because think of it!

Mr. Lancer's class all going to Gotham and being unphased by everything that was happening. In fact, some of them seemed even excited at the possibility of interacting with a rogue or possibly fighting them. And teacher did nothing but give them light warnings about causing too much trouble.

Of course it was thought to be big talk from outsiders who didn't know how dangerous Gotham truly was. Once they dealt with their first villain, they'd see how much trouble they really were in for.

But the thing was, they didn't.

Oh, they dealt with a criminal alright. It was the Penguin. He held up one of the museums the class was touring for some priceless item that he wanted.

Of course, Penguin thought that the group of newcomers were going to cow under the sight of the criminal and his goons. But standing there, he immediately found out of wrong he was.

The group didn't look scared. No. They looked excited at the sight of him and his goons.

A few of the teens were brimming with excitement at the sight of the criminal, though a few did look a bit disappointed. Not afraid-disappointed! He heard a few whispers of how upset that "the Joker wasn't the one to show" or "how they expected someone else to show up". Those words were enough to make his blood boil.

You know what? Screw these kids! He was going to show them that The Penguin wasn't someone you just go around and make fun of. So, he orders a few goons to put the kids in their place. Confident that once they were thrown around a bit, they'd know what kind of trouble they're in for when they come to Gotham.

But they. Don't. Get. Scared!

Not even a little bit. Not even a small flinch. He swore that he saw a few of them yawn! If the threat of roughening up wasn't going to do anything, then some action would definitely was. A goon thought this as they reached out to try and grab one of the students. Unfortunately, that student he grabbed was Valerie Gray, and she didn't take well to some stranger trying to grab her like that. Well, one shoulder throw lead to a brawl between gangsters and a bunch a teens that were touring around. And, to the horror of both the Penguin and all Gothamites watching, the teens won. All goons were seen on the floor either groaning or unconscious, the teens above them looking satisfied with their work, and their teacher on the sidelines looking irritated of the whole thing. Thankfully, the police arrived not too soon after that to arrest the goons and the penguins themselves; leaving all Gothamites confused about what just happened.

And it didn't stop there.

All over Gotham, both civilians and rogues alike would experience the oddity that would be the Amity bunch.

A barista witnessed Paulina stop a robbery with a well practiced kick in her high heels, all while the girl muttered about her morning coffee before going back to her order like nothing happened.

An old woman was saved from a mugging by a group of jocks. Though seeing as one stopped it by grabbing the mugger by the scruff of his neck, she supposed that the blond was the only one that she needed. And multiple civilians all over Gotham took note of a black haired and blue eyed kid that walked around with a goth girl and a boy with a red beanie. If he wasn't mistaken as a Wayne kid, he was causing havoc that had him on the news either way. Already the kid was caught fighting the Joker twice on purpose! As if he didn't seem crazy enough.

Strength, not scared by any of the rogues, even openly fighting the rouges? This class was continuing to grow on the "do not mess with" the longer they're in Gotham with everything they do.

And if you were to ask their teacher, he would simply sigh and say "There's so much he could do to control those hellions." It wasn't long before the Wayne family caught onto their arrival, and became immediately suspicious. A group of teens with abilities like that and fighting both rogues and goons as if they were nothing wasn't a mere coincidence. And from a place called Amity Park that's supposed to be the most "Haunted Place on Earth", there's no way something fishy going on.

Bruce, Tim, and Damian are the first to believe that they are all child soldiers of some sort. The youngest pointing out that Danny was one possibly meant to infiltrate their family for an unknown reason. The rest of the family are still cautious, but still don't know what they are here for.

Now they just had to get close enough to find out the reason the class was really here without setting off any alarms the possible assassins could have.

But they didn't take account the total weirdness they might face in infiltrating the class.

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minnesota-fats · 11 months

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Watchtower Tech. Danny

Part 2

Part 1

Dick was excited when Bruce asked if he wanted to go back to the watchtower today after school. Of course he said yes, it was so fun the first time he went last week. But unlike last time, the novelty of being up in space wore off quicker than the first time. Because this time, Bruce had to attend a meeting. Dick sat in his own chair—kicking his dangling feet next to Bruce as he talked about some boring thing or another. Dick looked out the window and watched the stars outside, it was those stars that reminded Dick of Danny—the fellow Gothamite who worked below the lower levels of the watchtower. So when a break was finally called, Dick went up to Bruce and tugged on his cape.

“Hey, B,” Dick asked, looking up at the man.

“Yes, Chum,” Bruce grumbled out as he looked over his notes with a furrowed brow.

“Can I go hang out with my bird buddy down stairs?” Dick asked. Bruce looked at him, trying to recall what the words meant which made Dick sigh, “you know, Danny, the guy I met last time.”

“Hmm.” Bruce said, thinking. Dick has only just started to figure out Bruce speak, but he knew that particular ‘Hmm,” in that tone ment Bruce was weighing his options. After a few more seconds Bruce sighed, “go ahead.” He says in his gruff voice.

“Yes!” Dick exclaimed.

But before he could run off Bruce said, “as long as you are not distracting him from his work. If he is too busy, come right back.” Bruce demands.

Dick let out a groan, “fiiiiiine!” He moans before running over to the elevators and pressing the button to go to the lower floors.

The elevator doors opened to what looked like the hustle and bustle of a wearhouse mixed with an auto body shop. Several employees littered the floor, Some at computer stations, others at work tables while some just sat and ate in the corner laughing with others who were on their breaks. Also unlike last time—now having permission to be there—Dick scampered across the floor looking for the familiar black hair of one Danny Nightingale. After surveying the area with no idea where the older man was, Dick decided to go up to a group of workers near the back corner.

“Excuse me?” Dick says through the crushindo of laughter from the men on their break. They don't really seem to notice him, Dick pouted and jumped up onto the table to make himself seen. “Excuse me!” He shouts.

The group pauses and looks up at him with confusion written all over their faces. Dick smiled, “hi, i'm looking for Danny Nightingale. Do you know where he is?” He asked politely.

Several of the workers looked at eachother, some shrugged and laughed. One of the men spoke up, “where did you come from kid?”

Dick tilted his head to the side, “from upstairs?” Dick said like it was obvious. A few workers gave him a look that he couldn’t really decipher.

“And why are you looking for Nightingale?” The man asked with a cocked brow.

“Cuz we’re bird buddies!” Dick exclaimed enthusiastically with a big goofy smile. The men surrounding the table found the statement funny and started laughing, causing Dick to pout. “Can you just tell me where he is,” Dick demands, now getting annoyed.

Another man let out a snort, “sure kid,” he pointed over to a man who was crouched with his back facing the group, with his upper half obscured by the machine. “He’s over there doing something he’s probably not supposed to.”

Dick lifted a brow, “what do you mean, not supposed to?”

“Look kiddo, that kid’s crazy, but clever.” An older man spoke up, “The tech head, Dale, has him on cleanup detail but the kid keeps sticking his nose into things he's not supposed to. Managed to catch a meltdown before it could happen and Dale was furious. He's too scared to bring it up with the higher ups.” The old man smirked, “guy has it out for Nightingale but doesn't want to risk losing his job for letting the rookie fix something while also not wanting to give Danny the credit.”

Dick let out a hum in thought, thinking that there may be a case of abuse of power here. “How come?” He asked the man.

The man smirks, “the kid’s good, knows it too. It pisses Dale off!” He said with a laugh before going back to his chat with the others around him—unaware of the seed he planted in Dick’s mind.

Dick furrowed his brow, he may have to look into this further; maybe if B see’s he solved a case all by himself maybe he could stay out later on patrol! Dick smiled and waved goodbye to the men, despite them no longer paying him any mind, “thank you!” He shouts before running off towards danny.

He walked closer to the man who was half in the machine; a faint humming came from the man as he worked. Dick smirked, he snuck up behind the man, “hey, Bird Buddy!” He shouts, causing the man to jump and hit his head on the roof of the machine. Danny winced and sat back up, rubbing the spot he hit his head. He looks back with furrowed brows, though his expression changed when he saw Dick smiling up at him.

“Oh, hey Birdy, good to see you again.” Danny says with a smile.

“You too, Big Bird.” Dick said, beaming at his own nickname he made for Danny.

“Ha. Good one, kiddo," Danny paused, “actually aren't robins bigger than nightingales?” He asked, putting his hand onto his chin.

Robin mimicked him, “I don't know…. But it makes sense cuz you're bigger than me!” Dick says, explaining his reasoning.

Danny smirks, “got me there, Birdy. You wander off without Batman knowing again?” Danny asked as he grabbed a rag from his belt and began wiping grease off his hands.

“Nope!” Robin exclaims, “B and the others were having a meeting so before it reconvened, I asked if I could come see you. Batman said that I could as long as I wasn't bothering you.”

Danny smiled, “aww, you could never bother me.” He cood.

“So what are you doing?” Robin asked, head tilting to the side as he leaned trying to peek around danny.

“One of the zeta tubes is on the fritz so I thought I would take a look at it.”

“Do you know what's wrong?” Dick asked as he peeked into the open mouth of the machine.

Danny shrugged, “No, technically I'm not supposed to be working on it.” He explained.

“Then why are you working on it?” Dick asked with a raised brow.

“Because I may have a bird name but I'm not a chicken.” He says with a smirk at his own joke. Dick let out a cackle, “the guy who was working on it went on break and left all his tools out. So I took that as an invitation to finish what he started.”

“Won't you get in trouble?” Dick asked, looking around.

“People tend to ignore me here.” Danny says as he turns to look back into the zeta tube control panel that he was tinkering with.

“Why?” Dick asked, he already started making a mental catalog of everything he has heard so far like how Bruce taught him.

“Well, most people applied to this job directly to the Justice League, it's a very sought after job that takes endless amounts of screening to get. Only one in three people get hired. I, however, was scouted out directly from the dark knight himself.” Danny explained, “people think I didn't earn the job like they did.”

“Really?” Dick asked, “but if B went to you directly, that must mean you're good!” He exclaimed.

“Aww, thanks, Birdy,” Danny cood with a smile as he looked back over his shoulder, “I just have had lots of experience since I was a kid.”

“Your parents let you do that?” Dick asked before remembering what Danny said about his parents last time, “sorry….”

Danny paused and looked at Dick with confusion written all over his face before realization dawned on his face, “oh, don't be sorry kiddo, I got over them a long time ago.”

“But—don't you miss them?”

Danny sighed, turning back away from the zeta tube control panel to face Dick fully, “of course I do, they were my parents…. But they made it clear what their decision was…," Danny says looking down slightly. He sighed again, “it was so long ago that it doesn't matter anymore, I still have my big sister at least, and my two best friends. They helped me a lot and are the reason I came so far!” Danny paused, “and that's what really matters, the people who are there for you. Family doesn't always mean blood. Does that make sense?” Danny asked with a tilt of his head.

Dick thought about it, sure, his parents will always be his parents. But they were not his only family. All of Haly's circus was his family, from Zitka the elephant to Waldo the clown to even Mr.Haly himself! They were his family, but that wasn't all. His mind started to fit Bruce and Alfred into his idea of family. Dick smiled up at Danny, “yeah, that makes sense.”

Danny turned away from him, “good,” he says as he grabs a tool from the bag, going back into the mess of wires. “How was your day today, Robin?” He asked.

Dick smiled, “it was good, school was boring though,” He said with a groan as he threw his head back, “English is hard!”

Danny laughed, “I'm right there with ya, bud,” Danny exclames without turning away from what he was working on. “English was never my strongest subject either, but my favorite teacher I ever had was my high school English teacher.”

Dick lifted a brow, “really?” He asked incredulously, thinking about his own English teacher—who wore the same boring suit every day and would always stop Dick in the hall because he was “out of dress code” because of something he added to the uniform to make it look nicer.

Dick could hear the laughter in Danny's tone, “yeah, surprised me too when I realized it. His name was Mr.Lancer, he believed in me when no one else did. AND he cursed in book titles!” Danny exclaimed.

Dick laughed, “really, how?” He asked.

Danny sat back up and put his hands on his hips and exclaimed in a mocking voice, “Lord of the Flies! Mr.f—Nightingale, what are you doing!”

Dick laughed harder before falling onto his back and kicking his feet up in the air. Danny looked over his shoulder and smiled before going back to his work. The two continued to chat as Danny worked, dick talking about how boring his teacher is compared to the stories Danny had of Mr.Lancer. After thirty minutes or so, the familiar yellow light of the zeta-beam began to glow on the control panel.

Danny sat back and laughed, “Ha. Got it!” He exclaimed, proud he managed to figure out the tech.

“Awsome!” Dick exclaimed, jumping up and stretching his legs.

Danny followed suit and stood up, his joints popping in protest as he stretched. Danny looked down at dick and smiled, “cmon, kiddo, let's get out of here before the first guy shows back up!” Danny declares as he puts everything back the way he found it.

Dick laughed and followed Danny like a duckling as the man went and moved on to his next task for the day.

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#watchtower worker!danny #watchtower tech!Danny #danny fenton #cute #fun #dpxdc #dcxdp #ficlit #danny nightingale #fenton nightingale #robin!dick #dick Grayson #bruce wayne #justice league #uwu #fluff #:3 #part 2 is here!

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eyeheartboobiez · 3 days

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-> 𝗌𝗈𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗅 𝗆𝖾𝖽𝗂𝖺 𝖺𝗎!

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again, thank you to all my friends and everyone who's stuck by my side through everything. i love yall🥹🫶 #grammys2023

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Grammy winner Y/N Y/LN going to court?! From ruined careers to ruined relationships, here's the rundown that led to all this. (1/10/2023 11:54 AM PT)

Since August of last year, fans have been talking nonstop about the leaked track that's been trending all over the internet. With its romantic lyrics and suggestive imagery, the song — Fantasize — made its debut surprising not only the listeners, but the artist as well.

Renowned singer Y/N Y/LN was more shocked than anyone to find that one of her unreleased songs had been spread around online. Even moreso, when the culprit behind the act was none other than rival singer, Artemis Grace.

Which begs the question: Why would Artemis care to leak Y/N'S music?

Well last summer, her ex boyfriend Jason Todd was alleged to have been in an intimate relationship with the grammy winner. Ever since paparazzi caught the two kissing outside of Y/N's Malibu home, they’ve been rumored to have been seeing each other in private.

Supporters of the singer were more than ecstatic to see the two together, and were happy to see that both stars were getting their well deserved happy ending.

Especially Jason, who had spoken up in past interviews about his ex’s abusive behavior. Stating that the redhead was “more than controlling” throughout their relationship.

Unfortunately the so-called Fantasy was short lived, when the gothamite was seen outside of a nightclub with the toxic ex. Once the news broke headlines, while fans were more than devastated, they were just as quick to come to Y/N's defence.

Regardless of the heartache, many speculate that Y/N may have used Cassandra, Jason's sister, as a bit of a rebound! In fact, the tension between the two was more than noticeable in the interview they did together with Glamour.

As usual, fans jumped to the conclusion that their collaboration is what drove Jason to like Y/N's most recent post on instagram (an action that even she was skeptical about).

Back to the present, it seems that the redhead was also caught red handed. After TMZ investigators revealed Artemis as the culprit of the crime, Y/N made the smart decision to press charges.

On account of copyright infringement, as well as violating the original owner's terms of use, the offender had been served an official notice of the legal proceedings being taken against her.

However, because she failed to appear before the judge last week, Artemis was forcibly taken in by the authorities just this morning. The embarrassing encounter with law enforcement was seen by many in the area, and spectators did not hesitate to record the interaction and post it online.

Despite all the drama, fans are overjoyed to see the ex finally being held accountable for her behavior. And who knows, maybe the tragic story between star crossed lovers will get its happy ending after all!

end notes: so what do we think, yay or nay?

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puppetmaster13u · 5 months

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<- A/B/O Anon

HI- *coughs* well, they aren’t exactly headcanons, just ideas I have that I wanna chat about.

I’m on a big Omega!Bruce kick so here they are. (these can or can’t be connected but I do love the idea of them being connected)

1. Brucie Wayne is a known Omega, one that flits from date to date. The thing is, Batman is known as an omega too. This time he’s the embodiment of an Omegan Mom protecting their nest Territory from all threats. Like Omegas used to do in the Olden Times™️, feral behavior and scenting is common >:3

2. A/B/O Dynamics don’t actually exist outside Gotham. Sure, some Gothamites have moved out so A/B/O is known, but isn’t seen outside Gothamites.

So when Dick Grayson came to Gotham he was very confused and didn’t really understand what was going on.

When Bruce eventually scoops him up and brings him home, Dick is even more confused. Atleast in Juvie the A/B/O behaviors were stifled except for posturing, but now outside of Juvie? In the home of an Omega? He’s gonna get the full brunt of Bruce both fussing over him and trying his best to not cross the line of Bruce being his Pack Guardian and not Pack Omega. (Either way, for Dick it’s very much smothering)

It doesn’t click for Bruce or Alfred until Bruce comes sulking to Alfred about his pup being broken and not even accepting being scented! Doesn’t Dick want to feel safe??? No one’s going to touch Dick if he’s smothered in Wayne Scent!!! (Maybe eventually Dick gets startled when he starts to instinctively responding as a pup would/is able to smell scents/feel pack bonds)

3. When Jason gets tossed into the Lazarus pit, it actually repairs his pack bonds. Sure, it’s not perfect, Jason can’t actually reach out through the bonds to respond- but he can feel his Pack’s love, not to mention their desperation to get him back as soon as they realize Jay’s bonds are back. (Talia, meanwhile, is still trying to convince Jay that Bruce doesn’t love him and how he replaced him, but that doesn’t quite work as Jason can feel his Pack’s love- not to mention the absolute adoration coming from the newest, weakest, and youngest link in the pack)

4. And finally four- One of the Robins vanish from the Teen Titans for quite a bit- and when they come back, they’re questioned on where they went. Robin sighs and just says Batman was being broody again, and the Teen Titans just think that Batman was brooding.

In actuality, the Robin had to deal with Bruce being broody in the chicken sense. AKA, “You Are My Child And I Will Keep You In My Nest And Focus Entirely On You And Your Well-being. ..What do you mean taking care of myself? I have to take care of my PUP!”

I absolutely adore all of this. Love the idea of it being a Gotham thing because Gotham is just Like That. Like there's so many curses and magic and who knows how many chemicals that they're like, still human but also just built different.

Gosh, if heats are a thing I like to think they're more platonic. Just, fussing over pack members and being the Broodiest Thing Ever with every family member and will get Upset if one tries to leave the Nest where they are Safe and can be Taken Care Of.

Pfft, the poor Justice League are not prepared for Batman to get broody on a mission and force them all to take care of themselves with no context. They're not his pack, but well, they have fought together and they're sort-of friends, depending on the timeline.

Poor Damian is going to get smothered, Bruce is going to get Very broody the moment Jason returns, and with Another Pup. Tim & Dick get yoinked back from the Titans Tower to be smothered and snuggled and absolutely covered in the family's scent.

Absolutely love the idea of them learning how to be a pup and pack together and am vibrating in utter glee at all of this.

#batman au #batman #dc #dcu #ask answered #omegaverse #alpha beta omega #feral behavior #do you think some people who have better senses can smell the differences like the gothamites can #like do you think superman or beast boy could pick out the difference between them #or at least realize the robins/nightwing/etc are covered in the same scent #I hope you know i am open to more headcanons and ideas #love this #absolutely love the idea of everyone in gotham knowing that Batman is the Mom of Gotham who will rip people apart if they threaten the nest #I feel like Brucie starts with a playboy-esque civilian cover until he gets Dick and then he just flips into doting dad #Have to leave a gala? Dick to the rescue asking to go home while giving puppy eyes #Need to get away from someone? The pups are about to throw a fit if they don't get their nap time #etc etc lol

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goth-pod · 4 months

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Episode 1 Repost!

Welcome to Goth-Pod! Join host Juda Boone discuss all things Gotham City. Today we dive head first into one of Gotham City's more relevant mysteries: Who is The Batman?

[goth-pod is a fictional in-universe podcast based on the DC comics universe. Juda Boone is an original fictional character, not based on any real person or known comic book character.]

Transcript under the cut

Hello everyone! Welcome to our first episode of the season. If you're new here, hi! Thank you so much for joining us here at Goth-Pod. Unfortunately we are not a gothic-lifestyle podcast, though I do understand the confusion.

Goth-Pod is a Gotham City based podcast for all discussions of Gotham. The weird and the wild, the rogues and the rakes, the heroes and the heretics.

You are listening today to your favorite non-binary holy heretic, Juda Boone. Yes that is my real name and yes I did pick it myself, thank you.

For the first episode of the season I wanted to start us off with something that has been a heavily discussed topic, and therefore something comfortable for our Gotham residents. The age old question, the thing that gets people more up in arms than the moon landing- Who is The Batman?

There's this idea that almost all people have, that heroes have to have a secret identity. Which is fair. We watched things like Cinderella, or the Mask of Zorro all our lives. The idea of changing the outward appearance in order to do something one normally couldn’t.

If you’re fighting for your life every night against some of the most dangerous people in the world, you don’t want those people to know your home address. So you don a mask, and a new persona and you do what one normally couldn't.

But the Bat, as most Gothamites know, does not follow the normal rules we see with other heroes. Less of a mask, and more of a.. casing. Not so much a persona, but instead a state of being.

The Bat is. Weird. That's why we love him. That's why he’s ours.

But what if that went further? What if Batman wasn’t much of a man at all? Batman, or, The Bat, as I like to call him, is more of a.. Manifestation of Gotham. Or of the justice Gotham needs? An earth-bound spirit that haunts just as strongly as it interferes.

You know I used to have a belief as a kid, that Monsters would just disappear when light touched them.

Strangely, I’m not alone in this weird meta-physical belief. I actually adopted it from a good friend here at Goth-Pod. Of course, I don’t speak for everyone at the podcast and definitely not for everyone in Gotham. My uncle still texts me blog posts that try to explain the crack-pot theory that Batman is in fact, world-renowned reporter, Vikki Vale.

But what do you think? Does the Bat have a face behind the ghostly white eyes and inhuman abilities to cling to the shadows?

Unrelated, but did you know that Gotham is one of the only cities that has an urban bat population? Something to think about tonight.

Thank you for joining! If you enjoy this podcast, let us know! We love to hear from our neighbors in Gotham, or if you're listening in from outside our home city. I’m Juda and you’re listening to Goth-Pod. Until next time, stay safe, Gotham.

#gotham #gotham city #batman #the batman #dc #dc comics #batman and robin #bruce wayne #gothamite #gothamite rp #dc universe #batman comics #dcu #gotham rp #episode 1 #repost

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pyromaniac4198 · 4 months

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gotham aging

everyone outside of gotham ages normally but gothamites age the way they do in our universe.

(sometimes jumping forward in age, sometimes backwards, people named Tim stop aging sometime between 13 and 22, people come back from the dead etc)

non-gothamites don't know this so everyone is so confused about which celebrities, cousins and other gotham contacts are alive when

#batfam #batman #writing prompt #bruce wayne #dick grayson #jason todd #dc comics #I got bored so I'm seeing how different from my discord Tumblr reacts

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raphael-angele · 2 years

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Mini Headcanon/s that Damian actually hates having Green Eyes

There are a few Gothamites who have been around since Bruce was still a child. And everytime there's a gala and they see Damian, they always comment that he looks exactly like Bruce. But due to racism, some of them comment something along the lines of, "It's a shame he looks like that". "Like that" in regards to his skin color. He doesn't mind those. He just rolls his eyes and ignore them. But the moment someone says, "He'd look just like his dad if it weren't for his eyes", Damian starts getting insecure.

In times like these, he ditches and goes to Jason, since his eyes are blue-green/teal. He'd just cuddle up next to him and say nothing. Jason got used to it already and does nothing. He might ask if the baby wants cookies or milk and have it brought to them if he does.

He hates it when he meets someone new, outside of uniform, and one of the first things they say is, "Oh, you have green eyes". This actually happened with Jon and it was part of the reason why it was so hard for them to get along.

Someone in school, who was into myths and astrology and things like that, once told Damian that in early times, having green eyes was considered witchcraft and being related to the devil...they weren't entirely wrong. Of course, they meant no harm but it was still had an impact on him.

It only got worse one time when it was pointed out that he was the only one in the family with green eyes. Bruce, Dick, and Tim had natural blue eyes. Jason had blue green but a bit more blue than green. Duke had gold eyes but could pass off as bright hazel brown. Cass also had brown eyes.

One time when he was with the Titans, one of them asked why he's wearing contacts. He gave them a confused look. "My eyes are naturally green" he said.

This got to the point where he asked Bruce to get him blue contacts. He said he'd only wear it when they're outside or at gatherings. Bruce asks why and Damian said he just wanted to try something different. But Bruce knew the real reason; He didn't want to be reminded of his time at the league.

Headcanon within a headcanon that his eyes glow. They glow when Damian feels angry and I mean, VERY angry. Another way to trigger it is when his blood lust rises. The higher his blood lust, the longer they glow. (If you read my fanfic, I Saw Green on AO3, congratulations, you just got spoiled)

You guys know that fan comic of Flash bringing back Thomas from Flashpoint? Yeah, here's a headcanon where he meets Damian

Damian: Hello, grandfather

Thomas:

Damian:

Thomas: Did your Flash friend also bring him back from a timeline?

Bruce: No.

Thomas: Are you positive about that?

Bruce: Yes?

Thomas: He looks like you.

Damian starts fidgety

Bruce: He gets that a lot.

Thomas: *kneels down to get a better look* He has green eyes.

Damian balls his fist.

Bruce: He got it from his mom.

Thomas: Must be a beautiful woman.

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teleportationmagic · 8 months

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How many Robins are there, exactly?

An in-universe counting

1 - Unified Robin theory. There was the original Robin, and they kept being the original Robin because Robin doesn't age/deages. The blonde one either doesn't count, or was a disguise of some sort, and the current one just has a tan/exists in a universe where Damian is lighter. Generally unaccepted even by people who care about this sort of thing. Many people in this camp have been unified Robin believers since they were very young and just. never let up.

(Not to be confused with the offshoot of people who believe that Robin is some kind of spirit, and that each Robin is a manifestation of some part of Gotham's id.

Or those who believe that there was only One True Rightful Robin.

Or those who believe that, really, Robin is just whoever is wearing it guys.)

2 - There was the original Robin, and then there was the new Robin or it was interrupted by the girl Robin. There is much much infighting between these two groups despite the fact that they are not actually all that popular. And also fighting with group 3.

3 - Either they count the new Robin and the girl Robin separately, or the girl Robin is discounted, and a second Robin is added after Nightwing came around. The second group generally has the belief that Nightwing is Robin, and are mostly people who were Titans fans back in the day. Generally seen as the commonly accepted floor in Robin-counting, and is somewhat common In The Community

4 - Generally counts the first Robin, a Robin after Nightwing (though the division might be placed someplace else, such as after Batman's three month alone-run, after girl Robin, or declaring the older current Robin to be distinct from Red Robin), the girl Robin and the new Robin. Alternate counts place two divisions and nix blonde Robin. Fairly widely held view, especially amongst people who don't actually care. Especially for people outside of Gotham

5 - Similar to the above, in terms of original robin/current robin/two divisions and girlrob or three divisions. Also a generally accepted view of most Gothamites who's involvement with robin begins and ends with seeing them on the news.

6 - Counts all the above division plus girlrob, though at this point there are some more esoteric divisions as well - some people claim that no man's land indicated a new robin, for instance. Not an uncommon opionon for people who aren't actively thinking about this. Also generally seen as a normie take.

7-20 - even more esoteric divisions. Common additional beliefs include a separate Robin for the TT/YJ, a division in the first five-six years as Robin when the kid was suddenly three inches taller, or any of the times when the current robin disappeared for a few months. Also includes the people who fell sideways through a reboot and remember a redheaded robin? This is where people start calling you a conspiracy theorist

60-80ish - "are we just forgetting about all the We Are Robin kids?" <- proceeds large pontificating on what is robin, really? Held by a decently large crowd

6-10ish - "well, Batgirl is basically a Robin, right? Like she's a sidekick for Batman, and that's essentially what Robin is" <- held ironically about seventy percent of the time

14-19ishhhh - "if you're counting Batgirl you also have to count all the other sidekicks Batman has had, like Bluebird or Signal or Nightwing" <- held about ninety percent ironcally, except for that last name, which is used to start a fight

80+ - "Batman has a silo full of dead children and I am going to find it" <- generally not taken seriously, despite being so. people in the 7-20 bracket will call you a conspiracy theorist.

#dc #Robin #dick grayson #jason todd #damian wayne #tim drake #stephanie brown #I feel like I ought to tag bernard but he's not actually in this. so #if you ask anyone inside the vigilante community the answer is generally 3/4 #ask the Batfamily specifically and they will fuck with you #they don't give straight answers to that question #telespeak #batfamily #batfam

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zorilleerrant · 6 months

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I know that in the real world, the Joker's one of the biggest name villains out there, but I like the idea that this is, and remains, just some guy to Gothamites. they've heard of him, yeah, everyone's heard of him, but he's not, you know, major?

yeah, he takes people hostage sometimes, but who doesn't? like, hell, Pack Rat takes an entire restaurant hostage every other week, to the point people have started using him as a kind of specials barometer, and it works surprisingly well. you do have to watch out for hostage scenarios and people with buildings rigged up to do all sorts of things, but that's just public safety.

ok, he's got some toxins. everyone's got toxins. Poison Ivy got almost ten percent of people pregnant that one time. his aren't nearly as dangerous as anyone else's most of the time, and several batches have been reverse-engineered to treat depression and ptsd. he's practically a hero, by some metrics. they get loose and kill everyone, yeah, but there are stores still lined with asbestos doing big business, and rusted shut sprinkler systems on too many buildings, and homes where they can never quite scrub the fear toxin out of the walls. half this shit is the fault of the people who keep taking bribes to pour chemical waste into the harbor and it gets into the reservoirs. someone get the city to look into it, right?

he stabs some people. beats some people to death. it's a tragedy, but it's random. it's not like the mob coming through on a protection racket, it's not like the gcpd coming through roughing people up just to prove their dicks haven't fallen off, it's not like the specialty villains coming through picking people out on a new trait each week. Mad Hatter's extended his vendetta to anyone who makes any kind of clothes, and started targeting cosplayers. one of the Fireflies started beefing with some water based meta and now targets anyone who buys bottled water. Killer Moth got into a racist podcast and he's been escalating. and they're all bigger than that guy who cuts off people's feet for wearing striped socks, or that meta who uses scorpion venom on dog people, or that one that hypnotizes people into avoiding the color red. Joker's just some guy that murders people at random, like Condiment King. like of course you're going to avoid him, but it's random, you know?

the scary thing about him is he's a clown, in most people's eyes, and then they're kind of like, hey, it's a stereotype, sorry about that. no one outside of Gotham has ever heard of him, unless they like to jumpscare themselves with that selfsame phobia. even in Gotham, there are a bunch of copycats people confuse him with, to the point where they collective call the shared aesthetic The Jokerz and don't bother to disambiguate. he's just some clown, and like every clown, you hit him with a chair and you leave.

there's not a Joker Exception to the Bats killing because no one thinks of the man as that big a threat. he hasn't done anything notable, more annoying, a couple of them were even vaguely funny. if Batman lost it and killed that guy, well, fuck, who wouldn't he kill? that guy's never done anything to anyone, his body count is like ten people, half the civilians in Gotham have killed more people than that. it's kind of uncool to hate him just because he's a scary clown.

he's just a sad old man. to everyone else but the Batfamily, he's just some sad old man. he takes and he takes and he takes, but all of it is so personal, all of it is so tied up in secrets and lies and lives that they can't say anything, they can't complain, they can't reach out for help. and to explain why this tiny little nobody managed to worm his way in when most people have the decency not to even when they can, it's just - how do you explain that? how do you explain that to other heroes without looking like a failure?

#look i said something #batman

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crying-shewrote · 2 years

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anti-hero

I'll make a summary when I'm fully awake and not sleep deprived.

"I wake up screaming from dreaming One day I'll watch as you're leaving 'Cause you got tired of my scheming For the last time"

Taylor swift

pairing: bale!Bruce Wayne x Original Female Character

Word count: 831 words

Chapter 1

“Begin Again"⠀

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My eyes begin to hurt as I continue to strain them. I pull my left sleeve up to look at the time on my Casio watch, 5:23 AM. I didn’t feel safe and certainly couldn’t go to sleep with the possibility of anything happening. We had been on the road for more than ten straight hours with one being a sitting duck on this boat. All because of a fucking letter.

I wrap Martha's blanket around her tighter. Her stuffed pet dog, Luna, is suffocating between her arms and chest. She stirs and moves closer to my own chest. Her thick brown hair is braided into pigtails and is messy from moving so much.

I watch the family in front of us begin to wake their teenagers up because the ferry would arrive in Gotham in twenty minutes. I groan mentally as I remember the small child on me and her hatred of waking up early. Martha had been sleeping when I carried her into the waitng area.

I was about to nudge her when an announcement goes through the speaker, “Ladies and gentlemen, our trip has ended. We hope you enjoy your stay if you’re visiting and if you’re a Gothamite, welcome home.” The loudness of the speakers was enough to ensure anyone who had been sleeping was now wide awake.

“Mommy no!” Marth’as voice is laced with sleepiness. She grabs one end of the blanket and wraps it around her head. Then she moves her legs to be closer to the back of the seat. For nearly an hour she slept with her upper body on me, and her legs dangeling on hard plastic chairs. It’s a miracle she didn’t awake before because of her particularness when it comes to being comfortable.

“Martha, you have to get up.” She shakes her head. Stubborn as her parents. I shake her tiny seven year-old body playfully, “Pumpkin, if you don’t get up you’re going to miss looking at the river.” As if these were the magic words, she rises like a zombie all perked up. “Where mamí, where is it?”

The mother in front of us laughs along with her husband. Clearly, both of them had been watching the entire interaction. Martha is folding her blanket and hands it to me and waits impatiently for me to place it in my duffle bag. My cheecks slightly redden and nod to the couple as we start making our way to outside.

“Wait!" The husband stops us and I step protectively in front of Martha. He points to her, “Is this your first time in Gotham?” My offspring tilts her head in confusion, which I don’t blame her because she can barely rmeember our home address. “Yes," I answer for her.

The middle-aged man hands a quarter to her, “Everybody that comes to Gotham for the first time gets a chance to wish. You take this and throw it at the river.” Two workers start advising that those with cars to head to the deck. I thank the man and Martha shyly says "Thank you too." She starts speeding up as the crowd gathers at the exit.

“Mattie slow down.” I catch up to her and hear her mumbling. We get close to the edge of the deck. She tries to step closer to the rail, I stop her quickly. “Nope!"

“Why not?” I cross my arms, “It’s too close, you could fall.”

Martha’s eyes become glossy and I almost give into her act, “But I have to make a wish mommy!”

“I can throw it for you and you can make your wish.” She shifts her glance from me to the river. After contemplating for a second, she agrees and gives me the coin not before whispering her wish very quietly. “Now you have to kiss it for the wish to come true.

I gasp, “He did not say that.” Martha giggles. I airkiss it and throw it far. Well, I tried to at least. My throw has never been that good. “Let's go munchkin.” I spot our forest green car as we walk. I help her get into her seat after I accomodate my bag in the trunk.

Mattie asks me for some music as people "nicely" ask me to move. I turn to 95.1 and a Shawn Mendes song erupts in the car. The vehicle from behind honks and I step on the gas softly to increase my speed.

Six minutes later, we’re back on the road and I see Gotham for the first time in eight years. I stop by a drive-thru to get breakfast and order chicken bisuits, hashbrown patties, orange juice, and a coffee.

I enter his address on GPS, my brain not remembering that well how to get there. My fingers slightly tremble as I click on the start button.

“Make a left on Wellington Street and then proceed to go stragiht for three miles.”

12 miles until I reached my destination. I had about 18 minutes to collect myself.

A/N: ch. 2 will be posted sometime this week. Will try to post every week, which day? idk

#bruce wayne x oc #!bale bruce wayne X oc #christian bale #batman #bruce wayne

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lovefrombegonia · 2 years

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Imagine...batman has just started working with Gordon (and the GCPD, kinda) with the new bat signal and all. So, one day, a drunk Bullock got mad at batman because. He proceeds to go to the roof of the station and he switched on the signal and left. Gordon was busy elsewhere (just imagine a case or something outside of Gotham). GCPD weren't actually having any huge cases that needed Batman's help. So, after sometime passed, someone switched the batsignal off, not questioning much (I mean, it's GCPD. They have bigger problems).

3 days after this incident, the police station is delivered three notorious, wanted criminals who went into hiding after their "spotlight" period was over. Bullock was confused af and annoyed. Many of the cops remember about someone leaving the batsignal on.

Ever since then, whenever their isn't any supervillain crimes going on and the officers are sitting idle, one of them will go and switch on the batsignal out of curiosity, just to see what the batman brings next.

When Gordon returns, he scolds his colleagues initially but is too curious to STOP them completely. LOL

This goes one for a few times and then Batman realises what's happening. What happens next? Idk, I am tired. Someone can continue if they want LOL

Just wanted to write about tired GCPD cops who treated their terrifying resident bat cryptid as a cat coz Gothamites.

#only in gotham #gcpd: is batman a bat or a cat?#gcpd #jim gordon #harvey bullock #gotham #batman #goddamn Gothamites treating their terrifying resident bat cryptid as a cat #dc comics #gothamites #all gothamites are madlads

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snackleggg · 3 years

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So... Murdered au

And yes it is a crossover au bc I'm

~☆feeling like it☆~

To start off Maddie and Jack corner and managee to finally get a clean shot at the ghost boy and take him out! Hurray! Everything is better now right? Then Phantom transforms back into Danny.... and he is dead. Like 'hole through his chest' dead. And of course they panic. Because after a few minutes it becomes clear it isnt some trick. They just killed their son.

Oops

Since they can't exactly explain to anyone what happened, and barely understand it themselves, they panic and hide the body, burying it in the forest outside Amity somewhere. They make this big show of being concerned about their missing son while internally they are panicking and hoping no one finds out.

Jazz, Sam and Tucker think they are kinda suspicious but there is still the possibility that a ghost kidnapped Danny so they focuse more on that and trying to find him.

Meanwhile Danny, now a full ghost, wakes up in the GZ (specifically the Far Frozen bc ice core) and doesnt remember anything.

The thing with ghosts in this au is that they usually travel the material realm to jog their memories of their life. Only when they have regained enough memories to be satisfied that they know who they are, only then will they go back to the infinite realms. Some ghosts cant recover their memories, only finding places that are vaguely familiar. Poindexter is one of these kinds of ghosts, where they stay in that familiar place hoping to regain more memories but eventually become tied to it, even if they do have a lair in the infinite realms it'll always be tied to that one vaguely familiar spot.

So Danny immediately finds the closest natural portal (he unfortunately doesnt run into Frostbite or any other ghost) and starts on his way to regain his memories. He travels around a bit before ending up in Gotham, where Cass and Steph are the first ones to find him.

Of course they question what a meta is doing in Gotham and then Danny explains he is a ghost and as the conversation goes on it becomes clear to the girls just how lost and scared Danny is. Cass is the first to believe him with Steph following suit quickly and they inform the other bats over comms about the situation. They dont believe them at first but then they all gather on a rooftop with Danny there and after some more questioning Danny reluctantly takes off the hoodie he had been wearing (that he found forgotten on a bench a city over) and they see the literal hole in his chest and are like "okay yep, that seems like pretty solid evidence".

And Jason of course is internally freaking out a bit because the kid looks so young, he must have been around how old Jason was, and he is a ghost, a freaking ghost, and there is a literal hole through his chest like that must have been painful and the kid just looks so lost and confused.

Danny explains the whole "travelling around to regain memories" thing and the bats agree to help him. They go back to the cave and by the time they get there they all agree that Danny wasnt a gothamite. They start looking through records of any recently deceased or missing kids, Danny helping narrow down the search with the limited info he has.

I'm not sure where the au would go from here, they'd definitely eventually find the case of missing Danny Fenton and Danny would probably point at the missing persons picture and go "that's me!" And then chaos would ensue once they get to Amity park.

Its an idea with lots of angst potential but also fluff bc you really think being fully dead and having no memories of his past would stop Danny from heroing? Nope. He 100% follows the bats out on patrol and helps them take down criminals while he stays in gotham. He usually accompanies either Cass or Jason since they are his favourite of the bats. Jason is immediately like "can we adopt a ghost? Bruce. Bruce if you dont do it I will" and also he will be so angry at the Fentons when he finds out what happened to Danny.

#danny phantom au #danny phantom #Murdered au #crossover au #dc #batfam #tw murder

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crows-murder · 3 years

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i feel like Gotham is like Night Vale in the sense that weird shit happens on the daily so when a bad guy with a weird name and a weird costume takes the mayor hostage and dangles him over a building demanding 5 million dollars, people just barely bat an eye and just wonder if they’re gonna need to hold the elections earlier than planned again.

like, it’s typical Gotham, it’s dark and gloomy and gives off gothic vibes and there are gargoyles on literally every building and lightning strikes for no apparent reason, and Gothamites are just used to it while outsiders just go ???? the fuck is wrong with y’all????

the newspaper’s front page will read “Bane seen destroying the elementary school downtown: 25 confirmed dead” and people will just be like, “huh guess the PTA meeting’s been cancelled.” and go about their day. the death toll in Gotham is a couple hundred on a good week.

insurance policies are weird in Gotham, and there are some weird and sometimes very specific laws that citizens must abide to. insurance ads take some getting used to.

[montage of Batman dropping Clayface onto a car, said car exploding in a million pieces, scene cut to a person standing shocked, their car keys in hand] [green geico appears] “GEICO could help you save 15% or more on car insurance”

[montage of masked robbers breaking into a house and break into the bedroom, guy and wife startles awake] guy: “like a good neighbor, State Farm is there” jake from State Farm: [appears] “hey Mike” robbers: [slightly confused] wife: “like a good neighbor, State Farm is there with Batman” Batman: [appears and arrests the robbers]

there are some everyday objects that are just literally straight up banned from Gotham and no one questions it except people who recently move to Gotham or pop in to visit family.

let’s not even talk about the areas that are literally off limit to Gotham citizens.

“you see those huge vats of chemicals you drive past on your way to work? labelled ACE Chemicals in big? yeah, it’s illegal to go there. there’s a very good chance you could die, don’t go there. no one works there anymore. it’s kind of like our own Chernobyl. it’s kinda fun.”

“if you see a warehouse, there’s a good chance there’s some weird shit going down. don’t even go near a warehouse, you never know.”

“if you’re not in a mood to get held at gunpoint, it’s best not to go to the bank today, honestly.”

some villains are seen as celebrities and there are numerous selfies taken with Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, the Riddler-- honestly some of them can just walk around in broad daylight and there’s a higher chance they’ll get asked for a picture than have the police called on them if they're not actively fucking shit up.

when something new but weird happens, it goes on the news, no one is alarmed. there are procedures for pretty much everything. mutant crocodile infestation in the sewers? that’s fine! just stay inside your home and avoid using sinks, bathtubs, toilets or showers! sometimes, it’s improvised, sometimes there’s an actual procedure. it’s Gotham, both could be possible.

outsiders try to avoid Gotham, as it is usually them who get killed by the dozen. doesn’t stop the tourists, however. they are alarmed by how calm Gothamites are when someone blows up a few buildings downtown. GCPD has released numerous statements asking the villains to avoid killing the tourists because a good portion of the city makes money thanks to the tourism industry and the unconventional death of tourists on vacation is killing the business.

basically, Night Vale and Gotham are only different in the sense that Night Vale is constantly subject to the supernatural and Gotham is constantly subject to the weird supervillains

#only in gotham #gotham #dc #dcu #night vale #welcome to night vale

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purple-goo-writes · 3 years

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The Shadows Watching Gotham

Or Watcher as most knows them,is a popular YouTuber and Podcaster and is the outside world's only reliable source of information about the on goings of the Mask Community within the crime ridden city known as Gotham. Aka the No Man's Land and the Crime Capital of the World.

Rumor has it that Watcher is the only way an outsider can contact the Bats. If this is true or not, Superman is about the find out.

Chapter 1: A rattle of bones

The Justice League of America and their younger counterparts watched the monitor in their meeting hall with rapt attention. On it, Barry had pulled up the channel of a popular youtuber, The Shadows Watching Gotham, hoping to get some more intel on the situation on Gotham and the vigilantes that the JLA wished to recruit. Though while the older members were listening with only half an ear, the younger ones were entranced with the hypnotizing and haunting narrative as Watcher spoke. His soft, raspy voice wrapping around them like an intoxicating perfume leaving the Young Justice Members wanting to hear more. Perhaps it was the strange ambient music playing in the background that added to the mystery surrounding Watcher that had them so entranced.

"...Just a friendly reminder for all my Gothamites listening in, Dr. Crane, otherwise known as The Scarecrow, escaped Arkham during last months breakout. Please do not forget your gas masks at home as he is still at large."

Watcher sat at an old and cluttered desk, the only light from an offscreen lamp, possibly a gaslamp, which bathed the teen and his surroundings in a soft golden glow. Though the JL couldn't see anything behind the teen except for pitch blackness, possibly the result of a backdrop. They couldn't see much of the Watcher as his face was blocked by the arm, the pop filter and mic of the studio microphone the teen was using. The teen was wearing a white long sleeved shirt which was rolled up to his elbows, showing off wiry, yet muscular arms covered in an odd variety of scars most Gothamites had littering parts of them, and a pressed red vest with black embroidery swirling across it, a gold tie could be seen just below the arm of the mic. Over all, the Watcher was just as mysterious and cryptic as the vigilantes he talked about.

"Now as the sun rises upon the decrepit bones of our fair city, I must bid you all a fair the well and a hopefully Good Morning. This is Watcher signing off."

And with that the screen went dark, snapping many out of the trance they had fallen into whilst listening to the Watcher speak.

Superman cleared his throat, before standing, "As I was saying. In order to hopefully meet with these vigilantes, I have managed to establish contact with The Watcher, as he is so far our only reliable source on the vigilantes that are not simply rumors spread by the Gotham Gazette or hearsay spread about through the villain network."

Hal frowned, leaning back in his chair rocking it back on two legs, "Yet isn't he just as hard to get a hold of?"

"Which is why I am going to meet him as Clark Kent with Kon acting as my back up in the form of my son shadowing me at work," the man of steel replied, ignoring how his clone/son rolled his eyes and muttered, "Isn't that what I normally fucking do?"

Their relationship was still rocky at time, but Ma Kent was determined to get Clark to do right by the boy. After all they were only on good terms due to Ma Kent. But, Kon was going through what Ma called his rebellious stage and trying to break out of his father's shadow as most teenage sons do. Which lead to snippy comments during meetings and Clark wondering just how Kon managed to get another new piercing, personally he blamed Lex for those because of course the man would figure out how to give a Kryptonian piercings just to piss Superman off.

Clark simply sighed and went back to addressing the others, “The Watcher agreed to meet with us tomorrow evening after I explained that I was writing an article about Gotham and it’s rumored vigilantes and found that he was the only reliable source I could find with recent information. And that I learned about him thanks to my son, Conner.”

“Meaning, I have to watch over fifty videos on Youtube so not to sound stupid when I talk to the dude,” Kon muttered to his best friend, Bart, who giggled softly into his hands. Both ignoring the looks their mentors gave them, though Barry’s was more fond then reprimanding like Clark’s.

“Exactly how will you know if it is this Watcher that you are meeting?” Wonder Woman inquired, a frown settling on her face in contemplation, “After all we do not know what this mysterious Watcher looks like…”

“We will be meeting him at the abandoned opera house within Central Gotham. He said he would know it is him by the red feathers he wears,” Clark sounded confused at this but only shrugged, “It’s the best I could get, he wouldn’t agree to meet outside of Gotham. Due to Gotham being declared No Man’s Land still by the President, even with the major rebuilding done by the Waynes… Most Gothamites don’t leave now.”

He sighed at the confused looks he was getting from the other members, “That was how Watcher explained it to me after I asked.”

The next evening…

Gotham was just as gloomy and foreboding as it was described in all the forums Kon had schemed the night before. What they had failed to mention was the literal stench of despair and fear that hung in the air. Or how Kon felt like the shadows were closing in slowly around him and his sorta-dad/Genetic donor as they hung outside the desolate opera house. Really the building was something out of a horror movie, and that was saying something considering this was Fucking Gotham and most places were probably used as references for horror movie scenery. It was huge and probably had been grand looking back in its prime with its gothic architecture and scale...though now the huge dome of the building was crumbling, slowly caving into itself and the once bright walls of it’s outer shell were now grey and covered in graffiti with most of the stained panels of it’s windows busted out from various villain attacks, bullet holes littered the siding and the once bright letters announcing the next play were broken and mostly missing. Honestly, Kon expected either a ghastly apparition from Hamlet to start monologuing or a serial killer to leap from the crawling shadows of the building looming over them.

He was not expecting someone to fucking sneak up on them out of the shadows and nearly scare Kon into fucking space!

“For an investigative reporter, you aren’t very observant, Mr. Kent,” came a soft, yet raspy voice like smoke behind them, causing both Kents to nearly break cover and leap on top of the building they were standing in front of. A smoky chuckle greeted them as both Kents whirled around just shy of inhuman speeds, “Really, I’ve been standing here watching you two nervously pace for about an hour now.”

An hour?

But how did they not hear him?

Kon was distracted from his thoughts as he took in just who was standing before them. The other teen, as their voice sounded young and didn’t yet have the full changes that signaled adulthood, only came up to Kon’s chin making him around five foot something compared to Kon’s near six feet. (He was so glad they fixed the aging and growing thing. He did not want to be stuck at the height of a thirteen year old forever.) They looked possibly male, but Kon wasn’t going to assign pronouns until they properly introduced themselves it was only polite according to Ma. Kon was still surprised that they managed to sneak up on the two Kents. They were wiry, yet muscular, built mainly for running from what Kon could tell, it was hard to tell with them still somehow blending in with the shadows despite how they were dressed. A white button down, sleeves rolled up to the elbows, with a bright red vest with black embroidery, a golden tie tucked into the vest, black dress slacks and slightly scuffed yet still shiny red loafers. A black trench coat was slung over one shoulder as the person watched them with amused blue eyes, the only part of their face they could see thanks to the bulky, yet futuristic looking, black gas mask with red lights. Kon could only see the person’s eyes thanks to the clear face shield protecting their eyes from foreign objects. Shaggy and long black hair framed the person’s face, the inky blackness of their hair almost blending into the Gotham night if it wasn’t for the bright red feathers tied throughout the inky mass.

Bright red feathers…

Feathers!

“Oh you’re Watcher!” Kon exclaimed being the first to recover, causing the podcaster to chuckle, “Oooh? I see you actually did remember. I was beginning to think that staring was just what Metropolians did.”

#the shadows watching gotham #podcaster!Tim #tim is a mystery man and apparently the YJ teens dig it #listened to Heather Dale Incantations 1 album for this #batman #batman au #isolated batfam

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Little!Mari

Bio!Dad Bruce

Day 12: Little!Mari

@biodad-bruce-month

Ao3 ~~~ First ~~~ Previous ~~~ Next

Sorry this is late I’ll be late for a bit as I try and catch back up, hopefully.

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Marinette was back in Wayne Manor for the winter holidays. And just like every morning she was awake before almost everyone else. Granted she just came back from patrol and it was already too late to fall sleep.

She had noticed she was running low on transformation macaroons for Tikki, so she decided to make a batch. And she did but she may have fallen asleep after placing the Macarons in Tikki‘s designated cookie jar, accidentally leaving out a couple of the potions.

Jason was the one to find her and noticed that she was asleep so he moved her to her room. So that got the boys to talking. They wanted to make sure that this was the best Christmas break ever, as it was their first Christmas together, so what better way to make their youngest sibling smile like the little sunshine she is, than to surprised her with baked goods like she always does with them.

Surprisingly it was Bruce who stepped up to the plate. Granted everyone kind of just stared at him. Alfred’s expression was a mix of shock and horror. Shock because Bruce was in the kitchen and asking Alfred where a list of ingredients were. Horror because Bruce was in the kitchen and it seemed as if he was going to cook. By the time it seemed he had all his ingredients in front of him Bruce looked up and noticed them all staring.

“Is something wrong” Bruce asked with a completely straight face.

“Yes!!!” Dick, Jason, Tim, and Damian all yelled..

Alfred, oh poor Alfred, seemed to be close to fainting as he was probably imagining the mess that was going to be occurring. “ Master Bruce what are you about to make.” Alfred asked.

“Brownies”

“Sir where did you learn of the recipe you are to be using?”

“From Mini”

Once they all knew that the recipe was from Mari, they begin to work, still eyeing him warily.

"Vanilla has anyone seen it?"

"There it is Little Bat must have left it out" Dick handed Bruce the vid that was labeled with the letter 'V' and had a violet cap from a line of vials.

They finished the batter and Alfred set it in the oven.

"That went better than the last time" Bruce sighed as they left the kitchen.

"Now I need to know" Jason stopped Bruce looking straight at him. "When the hell have you baked, and what happened the last time ?"

"same occasion, the same day I met Marinette, she took out the ingredients left and I started making the recipe." He looked at his boys and they were silent for once, giving him their undivided, attention. "And I ended up covered in flour." With that he left.

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Mari woke up a couple of hours later and heard a knock on the door.

"Breakfast will be served soon Miss" Alfred called.

"Thank you Alfred" she returned rubbing the sleep from her eyes. She got dressed and went down. Everyone was already at the table and they all ate relatively peacefully.

"And finally the masters have made you brownies Miss Mari" Alfred stated setting a plate of brownies in front of her.

"You guys. Thank you." I took two from the plate and handed one to Tikki. "Yummy" that was when there were two flashes.

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"Mari" several voices shouted looking where she was previously sitting.

"Oh no, oh no, oh no" they heard Tikki but could not see her.

"Tikki, what is going on?" Bruce finally asked.

"Humans aren't..." that was when she began to grow in front of them. "humans shouldn't have transformation potions" She looked around, and so did everyone else. That was when they saw the blue eyes and black hair peeking over the table at them.

"Mini are you okay" Bruce tried asking softly.

"Dad" she called out running over to him. At least she still remembers we are family.

"Mari what is the last thing you remember" he asked her, she was curled up in his lap.

She shook her head. "I don't know everything is fuzzy"

"Hey there Bluebell" she turned to face Jason, who sounded to be the calmest at the table. "Do you remember us?"

She seemed to study them all. "Jay or Red" she faced Jason.

"Bluebell" he responded with a smile.

"Dick or Blue" she faced Dick.

"Little Bat" he smiled and she giggled.

"Tim or Genius" she was now smiling at Tim.

"That's right Bean" he gave a nod and yawn but she laughed at his actions.

"Damian or Qamri" she was now looking at Damian.

"Correct mon Sol" His second youngest said giving her a rare smile.

She then turned towards Alfred "Grandpa Alfie" she was now smiling and bubbly, while Alfred seemed close to loosing his composure at being called Grandpa. He simply nodded his head and gave her a smile.

"Tikki how long do you think this will last?" Bruce asked.

"I'm not completely sure" she responded.

"Fairy!" Mari cried looking at Tikki smiling. Tikki giggled.

"Well there is only one thing to do then" Dick clapped his hands a large smile spread on his face.

Tim seemed to suddenly wake up completely, Damian was eyeing him suspiciously a scowl now on his lips, and Jason well "I'm out, I am not getting caught up in any of your insane plans." he started to rise out of his seat.

"Come on Jay let's have a family fun day. We didn't know Mari when she was, how old are you right now little bat."

She scrunched her nose and furrowed her brows "Um nine if think" she finally responded.

"See we need to be with her" Dick began to plead, giving him puppy eyes.

"Please Red" Marinette looked at him giving him her own puppy eyes.

"Ugh how can I say no to those puppy eyes"

"Works every time" Dick answered.

"Not yours" Jason responded, Dick appeared hurt. "so what's first?"

"Puppies" Mari cooed as Titus and Ace entered the room.

"let's go outside then" Damian stated reaching out for Mari's hand. She readily took it and they walked out, the rest of the family following soon after.

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The majority of the morning was spent playing with Ace and Titus as well as a very difficult game of hide and seek within the manor.

By lunch she was in the kitchen alongside Alfred. After which, everyone had to deal with an Arkham breakout. So Mari wandered the cave while Alfred manned the comms. She ended up on Dick's gymnastic equipment. Once everyone was back they found out she was on the trapeze.

"Blue your back!" she yelled in mid flight. As she landed she turned and again yelled. "Come and fly with me Azur"

Dick began to move towards the ladder when Bruce grabbed his shoulder.

"I think it's best you come down" he called up to her.

"But"

"She's a natural B just a few minutes" Dick stated as he climbed the ladder.

A few minutes turned into two hours. After a bath she was curled up in the library next to Jason as he gave a dramatic reading of the Odyssey.

That was where they stayed all afternoon until Alfred called them for dinner. After which Mari dragged Tim to the living room to make a blanket fort to end all forts. Where she proceeded to tuck her brother under several blankets to get him to sleep.

All five of them ended up watching Disney Movies all night. Where they all fell asleep in the fort.

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"Why are we in a blanket fort?" Marinette questioned the next morning.

"Mari go back to sleep" Jason grumbled next to her.

"Jay?" she asked out finally waking up. "Dick? Tim? Damian? What how?"

"Breakfast will be ready shortly" Alfred called from outside the fort.

A chorus of ‘Ok Alfred's’ were heard from inside the blankets.

Her and her brothers all got up and went to prepare for the day, and when they sat for breakfast she was still confuse Id.

"What happened yesterday?” she asked. Everyone shared a look and began to laugh.

"Would you prefer the photos or the videos?" Alfred asked and everyone seemed to laugh even harder.

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