Bruce: *To Dick.* The absolute nerve, to come into my life. To make it better by your very existence. Effortlessly barging into the misery fortress it took me years to build. Shameful.

Anyway since I've mentioned it enough times, I thought I'd post the batfic playlist I've been piecing together and listening to every day for .... too long

***playlist cover by @m0scad0mestica because 🫠

Not necessarily in any order, shuffling is my perferred way of listening! some of the songs are more about the vibes**** than lyrics (like kogoeru by buck tick) but some of them are for lyrics too 👀 (like color of blood by chelsea wolfe? fuck 🥵)

hi hi! so i just found your answer to an ask about johndean, and i got immensely surprised when you mentioned about batman and robin, which i assume bruce and dick, not the other batman and robin combination, and im curious about what do you think about them! i quite recently got into comics, and im so fascinated by their mutual codependency and dick's devotion towards bruce, and how bruce sees dick as his peer/partner despite their age differences before growing into a more parental role, and i wanna hear your opinions abt them :D

hey so. come off anon so we can make out.

dick grayson, the first robin and batman's lacanian phallus. ugh many things to say and think about. i wasn't necessarily referring to just bruce and dick— i think all of the subsequent robins have their own neat fucked-up relationships with bruce, in each their own ways. more fucked-up in that they see him as more their father than dick does, like you mentioned. i like thinking about jason-robin's relationship with bruce the most but i like tim as robin best. i think i was mostly thinking bruce/jason since i was talking about johndean but since you asked about bruce/dick i'll expand on them the most.

some may think brudick is the least problematic of all the possible bruce/son pairings since dick doesn't necessarily think of bruce as his father. which is true, he already had a good relationship with his father and didn't need/want a replacement in bruce like the other robins do. but a huge part of his characterization (during his robin years at least) is his insistence on being bruce's equal. you'll see tons of canon material— tv shows, comics, games, etc.— wherein dick insists that he's batman's partner, not his sidekick. many such connotations about the word "partner" as we all know. and there are popular interpretations about the queer subtext in batman comics. guy who cannot be his true self in the public sphere and thus parades around in fetishistic costumery in secrecy. you know how it is. but not only in batman's character— there was a huge outcry about the homoerotic imagery/subtext between batman and dick-robin in the 40's and 50's (see The Seduction of the Innocent), so I'm not pulling this shit out of my ass. not that i'm saying there's canon truth/weight to these interpretations. they are just that. interpretations.

anyway. not only is dick batman's partner, he's also bruce's partner. his lighter, brighter counterpart. bruce sees himself in dick, and also wants to prevent dick from becoming him (see young justice season 1 episode 22 for THE BEST interpretation of batman/dick's relationship. or just young justice in general). no one else is bruce's partner/equal quite like dick is (jason, tim, etc. are more his sons as mentioned. and they also, unlike dick, possess the fault of actually wanting to become batman, or some version of him). just as batman is responsible for robin's creation, so does robin-dick, in turn, shape batman's character. bruce didn't make dick his/a son as much as dick-robin made bruce-batman a dad. just maybe not his own father. fucked-up of dick to be jealous of jason getting bruce's fatherly-attention but not necessarily even wanting it himself. but it's okay, he made him a father! dick himself, in being the first to create robin, might even be the father-mother of bruce's other children and therefore has a higher role as batman's literal partner. one of my favorite developments in comics EVER is dick becoming damian's pseudo-father/batman. the first quasi-son becoming a father figure to his mentor-father's biological son. canonically, dick even wanted to adopt damian. but none of this can/does make dick bruce's true equal (bruce's true equal is batman, and vice-versa). i'm going to be actively problematic and say that bruce sees dick as something less than his partner and something more than his son. i'd LOVE to see a fic that explores dick's drive to become batman's equal/partner and the proverbial wires crossing because of that drive. i think at this point i'm just gonna have to write it myself 😔.

speaking in a meta-narrative sense, dick was introduced as batman's foil. robin (not necessarily dick, just the role) must project an idealized image of that which must be protected. he is representative of the hope that batman has in not only gotham's future, but his own. there is no point in batman if he doesn't believe he can save the future. in batman managing to save robin, he succeeds in saving gotham. but i mean, does that ever really happen? does batman ever really "save" robin/gotham? if the nature of robin is that which must be protected, robin is also a representative role that must be preserved in order to allow batman to save (and fail in order to save) gotham over and over and over again. robin exists/represents a future gotham that doesn't need batman and stands as a reminder to batman what he chooses to fight for, but robin cannot occupy that future himself (since robin is a condition created by batman and can't exist without him. a perfect gotham would neither need robin or batman. the existence of robin implies that there is a gotham that needs saving and that there is a batman that needs to save gotham). so herein lies the paradoxical tragedy of dick grayson. he needs to grow up in order to be batman's equal (and/or to be his partner in the romantic sense), but batman needs robin to justify his existence. robin, the role, by definition cannot grow up in order to meet his own condition for existence— he cannot exist in the future. when the boy behind the mask is killed/grows up, he ceases to be robin and someone else fills in the role. even when dick grayson grows up and becomes batman himself, he still cannot meet bruce-batman as his equal.

there's a great btas episode "the trial" that explores the idea that batman's existence is the condition that creates the very villains he's meant to stop. whether i agree with that statement is another topic. but it's an interesting and valid idea nonetheless. if robin symbolizes all that is at risk of and must be protected from "perversity" (both in the connotative and literal meaning of the word) what does it mean when the birth of batman is representative of gotham's perversion? you can see why i have issues with the statement that batman is the real cause of all evil in gotham. while i think that it's true that batman is a perversion he is just as much a persona created to do good and does succeed in doing good. he is, very much, the john winchester of comics if you'd like to think about it that way.

anyway this totally got too meta-y, sorry. i do think each robin's relationship with bruce brings up some more interesting questions i'd love to explore (and be asked to explore!!!). can batman ever save robin/jason? can robin/tim ever save batman? as damian, son of bruce, what does it mean to be robin, son of batman? thx for the ask <3

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by Raven_Hallowryn Brudick Week 2024 Day 6: Crossdressing | Caught in the Act | Camboy When Dick stopped being Robin and became Nightwing, he refused to keep living off Bruce's money, he got himself a special job. A year later, Bruce catches him working. Words: 5208, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Series: Part 5 of Brudick Week 2024 Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: M/M Characters: Dick Grayson, Bruce Wayne Relationships: Dick Grayson/Bruce Wayne Additional Tags: Consensual But Not Safe Or Sane, Under-negotiated Kink, Dick Grayson is Nightwing, PWP, NSFW, Brudick - Freeform, Camboy Dick Grayson, live streaming, Lingerie, Crossdressing, hints of autofellatio, Sex Toys, Blow Jobs, Flexible Dick Grayson, Sounding, D/s, Daddy Kink, Dom Bruce Wayne, Sub Dick Grayson, Caught in the Act, Roleplay, Aftercare, Smut with a happy ending, Bruce Wayne Has a Big Dick via https://ift.tt/EpSwyc8

For the procrastinating on WIPs game, because I am out here procrastinating on mine!

🌍What tags or warnings will your / one of your wip(s) need if you intend to share it?

🤔What’s a story you’d love to write but haven’t even started yet?

🤡How many Wips are you actively working on?

Thanks for the ask Sun!!

🌏 what tags/warnings will your wip need: for a brudick fic in which there's five times Dick distracts Bruce from talking about his feelings via fucking him, and the one time he actually does talk about his feelings (and they fuck about it): 5+1; fucking while pining; requited unrequited love; anal sex; blow jobs; bottom Bruce Wayne; bottom Dick Grayson; porn with plot; idiots in love; batmobile smut; crossdressing; miscommunication

🤔 a story you'd love to write but haven't even started yet: five times Riddler saves Robin and one time Dick saves Eddie! I cannot wait to start this oh my goodness I need to have Riddler being the one to show up and save Robin when Batman isn't available, and I need there to be angsty pining about it. I have all the plot bunnies >:)

🤡 how many wips are you actively working on: uh well. Depends on your definition of active. Actively writing on a regular, consistent basis would be one. But um. Actively daydreaming and storyboarding and writing notes for is more like,,,,, 7?? Give or take a few?? Not including whatever new ideas my brain comes up with and then refuses to let go of until I've written at least 1000 words?? It's hard to give a definitive answer bc I really do try to finish one draft of something before I move on to the next, but sometimes the brain worms captivate me,,,,,

BRUDICK SUMMER EXCHANGE POSTING DAY 3

It's the THIRD DAY of the brudick summer exchange! See the NEW brudick fanworks below!

Fish In The Water for Averia

Summary: Digital Art, Alternate Universe - Merpeople

Tags: Digital Art, Alternate Universe - Merpeople Rating: General Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply

Pregnant At The BDSM Dungeon for quickmanifyouloveme

Summary: Bruce can't wait to tell the world that his Sub is pregnant with his kid, and there's no better way to announce it than doing a BDSM scene in the most exclusive BDSM dungeon in Gotham. Tags: Trans Dick Grayson, Pregnant Dick Grayson, Mpreg, Pseudo-Incest, Incest Kink, BDSM, Established Relationship, BDSM Scene, Exhibitionism, Collars, Breeding Kink, Possessive Behavior, Pregnancy Kink, Verbal Humiliation, Degradation, Public Humiliation, Vaginal Sex, Rough Sex, Oral Sex, Come Marking, Dirty Talk, Daddy Kink, Squirting, Somnophilia, Past Underage, Implied Grooming Rating: Explicit, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

In His Hands for Mistress_of_Vos

Summary: There were many reasons why he still felt unsure about speaking about this. What the rest of the bats would think, what the press would think, moving and constantly traveling distances to continue to guard Bludhaven. But, especially, he was worried about the thought that Bruce had decided to marry rashly, purely on impulse.

But with these words...

Brudick. Fluff. Drabble.

Tags: Fluff, Established Relationship, Short & Sweet, Engagement, Bruce being soft, Dick being the sunshine, It's just something short and cute Rating: General Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply

Just Take The Step for FleetSparrow

Tags: Love Confessions, Bruce Wayne is Bad at Feelings, Dick Grayson is Bad at Feelings, First Time, Sex in the Batmobile (DCU), Dorks in Love. Awkwardness, Reminiscing

Tags: Love Confessions, Bruce Wayne is Bad at Feelings, Dick Grayson is Bad at Feelings, First Time, Sex in the Batmobile (DCU), Dorks in Love. Awkwardness, Reminiscing Rating: Explicit, No Archive Warnings Apply

loud and clear for boycunts

Summary: Dick had learned to be patient, to wait for his reward, to be good. With bated breath, he watched as his master walked closer, clothed in expensive black slacks and a pristine white dress shirt, buttons undone at the top. His excitement grew as the other man slowly went to grip the leash attached to his collar, leading down to a named tag with an inscription that said, Property of Bruce Wayne.

"Color?" He asked softly.

"Green." Dick shuddered, and Bruce chuckled fondly.

"Good boy," he cooed, running his fingers through his black hair lovingly, "such a good boy for me, always."

Tags: Top Bruce Wayne, Bottom Dick Grayson, Dom/sub, Dom Bruce Wayne, Sub Dick Grayson, Puppy Play, Praise Kink, Humiliation, Anal Sex, Butt Plugs, Scent Kink, Minor Feet Play, Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Clothed Sex, Master/Pet, Minor Aftercare, Minor Breeding Kink, Mentioned Alfred Pennyworth Rating: Rating: Explicit, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Artisan for Raven_Hallowryn

Summary: "Dick fiddled with the collar's buckle—lightweight, sterling silver—and was about to try it on when a flash of cobalt caught his eye. In the stitching, a few details: BW was sewn every few centimeters on the inside of the collar. Hidden from the world, inescapable for Dick. He rolled his eyes."

Dick loves getting beaten, spanked, flogged, ravaged, all of it—but he's just gotten pregnant. Bruce loves giving gifts and protecting what's his. They make a compromise.

Tags: Collars, BDSM, S&M, Face Slapping, Face-Fucking, Blow Jobs, Fluff, Pregnant Sex, Trans Male Character, Trans Dick Grayson, Daddy Kink, Father/Son Incest Rating: Explicit, No Archive Warnings Apply

bruce for the ask game?

boy im in for it now

FOAMING AT THE MOUTH* YES U ARE

favorite thing about them?

idk the concept? and really just the themes of his stories (if done well) i like the concept of someone in a privileged position helping people in need and using that privilege to help people who arent so lucky. and the concept of someone who seems so dark and gritty being a genuinely good, soft hearted and hopeful person even if hes a bit off putting and brooding sometimes

least favorite thing about them?

ugh. where do i start. i guess everything that happens when dudebro writers project their toxic masculinity on him. but minus that, the fact that hes has some shitty coping mechanisms . what a dumb bitch. ilysm but pls learn to talk 2 ppl

favorite line?

"Ladies and gentlemen, you have eaten well. You've eaten Gotham's wealth. It's spirit. Your feast is nearly over. From this moment on; none of you are safe." (hardass line tbh)

brOTP?

him and cass. theyre so cool together, and i like the parelles between them. aka rising above horrible trauma and origins and stuff. and they're both basically like 😐

OTP?

superbat. they;re just. theYRE UST>?S?>?S>SNS?S? dies*

nOTP

ALL of the batcest but specifically brudick. nope. why do u guys like this???? why

random headcanon?

hmmmmm his fav color is magenta any no one ever expects it when he tells him that. its like that one B99 thing "no one will ever belive u" (+ he has so many piercings. impulsive teenage angst + a macys store)

unpopular opinion?

he shouldnt be drawn chunky bc it doesnt make sense for a martial artist whos supposed to be rlly quick and flexible be built like a body builder i will DIE ON THIS HILL

song i associate with them?

welcome to the black parade. duh/

favorite picture of them?

thigh highs???perhaps???

For prompts!!

BruDick

∆ CATCH ∆  -  sender grabs receiver’s hand(s) to keep them from losing their balance/falling

I present to you

ok so

general idea of the batfam being an extension of gotham’s will so they can’t leave the city without taking a piece of it with them

so when they respawn they do so at the reason they became a vigilante

so you have the obvious ones

like bruce is in wayne manor bc he became batman in honor of the wayne family legacy

jason is the middle of crime alley bc the reason he put on the mask was to help all those street kids that where just like him

steph ends up in her father's cell

(gcpd has stopped asking why spoiler ends up in cluemaster's cell)

(dick respawns in bruce's lap bc brudick)

meanwhile tim ends up wherever jason is when he's in the city or at jason's home when jason's out of town

bc at the end of the day tim became robin for jason

in honor of jason's memory

to keep jason's father alive and sane

jason, jason, jason

always and forever

chewing on this in the back of my mind, always but someone else, please write it. I just can not stop mashing Frankenstein bits against it, but I'll never be able to get to it AND the most I have actually consumed about the court of owls is the dcau film batman vs robin (no comics yet)

🔍Prompt Submissions Open🔎

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Picture Perfect Smile

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/EpSwyc8 by Raven_Hallowryn Brudick Week 2024 Day 6: Crossdressing | Caught in the Act | Camboy When Dick stopped being Robin and became Nightwing, he refused to keep living off Bruce's money, he got himself a special job. A year later, Bruce catches him working. Words: 5208, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Series: Part 5 of Brudick Week 2024 Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: M/M Characters: Dick Grayson, Bruce Wayne Relationships: Dick Grayson/Bruce Wayne Additional Tags: Consensual But Not Safe Or Sane, Under-negotiated Kink, Dick Grayson is Nightwing, PWP, NSFW, Brudick - Freeform, Camboy Dick Grayson, live streaming, Lingerie, Crossdressing, hints of autofellatio, Sex Toys, Blow Jobs, Flexible Dick Grayson, Sounding, D/s, Daddy Kink, Dom Bruce Wayne, Sub Dick Grayson, Caught in the Act, Roleplay, Aftercare, Smut with a happy ending, Bruce Wayne Has a Big Dick read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/EpSwyc8

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Batman - All Media Types Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Dick Grayson/Bruce Wayne Characters: Dick Grayson, Bruce Wayne Additional Tags: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Alpha/Omega, Past Relationship(s), Pregnancy Scares, Mild Sexual Content Series: Part 3 of BruDick Week 2021 Summary: In his bedroom's attached bathroom, the test laid on the edge of the sink.

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Summary:

“It’s like a fairytale!” It’s what the magazines say, but they can’t see what Dick sees. They can’t hear what Dick hears. Because being a beta married to a rich alpha has never been like the book of his dreams.

Brudick. One-Shot. 1950’s AU. Omegaverse.

Day 7: Omegaverse

For the @brudick-week​

1 7 and 9 for the ask game?

1: What is your most recent incest ship?

I answered this already, but fun fact I also BruDick; for those not in the know, that's Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson, the original Robin. Only after Dick's an adult, like mid 20's at least, but I fucking love their dynamic.

7: What was your first incest ship?

Hikaru and Kaoru from Ouran High School Host Club. I'm really into mischievous twins and funnily enough, I started shipping Fred/George AFTER these two.

9: What about incest ships appeals to you?

The taboo, honestly. The idea of a love needing to be secret because of how other people would react.