I had a very funny thought that Damian has. Never done a single chore his whole life and when he gets a gf and she's had a bad day he shows up in like full maid like gear complete with a mop and bucket and his gf is like Damian this is sweet but do u even know how the washing machine works and he's like yes I'm not a savage but like he actually ends up nearly flooding the place because he has no idea of what he's doing and his gf calls Alfred like Damian attempted to do chores and nearly flooded my house and Alfred is just doing his best to not start laughing his ass off bc he considers Damian to be like his grandson and it just ends up with Alfred having to personally teach each of the boys how regular household appliances work because he doesn't want anyone else pulling a Damian
And then he scolds Bruce for not teaching them these things because he knows damn well he's taught Bruce how chores work but Bruce also isn't allowed in the kitchen unless he wants everything to be on fire
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Reading right place, right time and found myself kicking my feet and twirling my hair at the thought of Bruce writing about the surgeon in his diary after their first encounter . 🥺😂 (Sorry, I’m being silly) 😭 but I really do wonder what he wrote. Would he have added any personal thoughts of his own or keep it about his routine? 🤔 sorry for this weird message. I love your writing 💕
this is not weird at ALL. I've been itching to talk about this! unlike in where two are joined, I'm trying not to tell any of it from bruce's perspective so that the reader can be immersed in their own pov. therefore,,, this gives me an excuse :)
when bruce gets home, he is not thinking about his diary.
in an uncharacteristic turn of events, he puts his body first and passes out on the couch in the terminus. he gets about an hour or two of sleep, something he deprived himself of in your apartment out of fear of letting down his guard.
he sort of jolts awake after that second hour, thinking that he had fallen asleep in your home. his chest heaves as he gathers his surroundings, registers the pain in his side, unaware of the hour. it takes him a few minutes to collect himself and then he's pulling off his suit piece by piece, assessing the damage at his desk. to his surprise, your stitches have held together pretty well. he pops a few main meds and pulls out his journal.
Wednesday, November 16th.
I made a miscalculation with the smugglers. The weapons they're moving are military grade, and from the communications I was able to intercept, they've got several buyers I can't afford to let get their hands on these guns.
I managed to put a dent in their inventory tonight, but for every shipment I hit, there are two more I miss. I can't be everywhere at once, which means I can't afford to lose momentum. I can't let up.
I sustained injuries from tonight including one gunshot wound. I was able to remove the bullet once I found somewhere safe to retreat, but the wound was worse than I anticipated and I struggled to keep the bleeding at bay. I made another mistake and intended on finding a place to rest—a nearby apartment I assumed to be empty—where I could at least stop the bleeding and send Alfred my location. But someone was there. Before I could escape, I passed out from the blood loss.
I must've been out for a few minutes. This stranger could have unmasked me, and I'm still not entirely sure they hadn't. Regardless, they were a doctor. They managed to stitch me up, and after some convincing, I rested in their apartment for the next three hours. I had no intention to, but I'm certain I wouldn't be writing this now if I hadn't done so. If it wasn't for them, I would be
I was desperate. I realize that now. I put myself and potentially someone else in danger. Someone who chose to help me. Their intentions seemed innocent, but I need to know for sure. I can't make any more mistakes. I won't.
after that, I think bruce just throws himself into researching you. he starts with gotham general, looks for all the surgeons, eventually finds your name, and he falls down this hole of finding out whatever he can about you: your age, where you went to school, your relatives and past jobs. he wants to know that this freak twist of fate was just that: a twist, an abnormality.
alfred finds him like that, ready to retrieve him for the tour (which bruce definitely forgot about). he's about to make a comment like "you're up early" and then he sees gauze taped to bruce's side and god, if alfred doesn't have steam blowing out of his ears by the time he's done yelling at him.
and later, when he's standing in front of you as bruce wayne, he's caught off guard again because what are the odds that you could save his life as some freak twist of fate once, only to have him run into you again not hours later?
and you're... whip-smart. kind. he hears you talk about the work you do and he can see how much you care about the people of this city. it's not in his nature to trust easily but when he gets home later that day he is poring into everything he can about you, searching for the chink in your armor. there must be something. maybe he's missed it or you're good at hiding but all of this feels too good to be true.
it takes him a few days after he finds your file for him to think it over. the stitches have held up. he's replacing his gauze in the bathroom and asks alfred if he thinks it's the right call.
"are you certain there's no one else?"
"a vigilante doctor?" bruce laughs, stretching his spine. "how would I take applications for that, exactly?"
"they're a civilian."
"they saved my life."
alfred holds his tongue, nearly chokes on it, "you must be prepared for this not to work out. or worse. you may never pick up that cowl again."
bruce stares at his hands, scarred from his long nights. he doesn't remember much after passing out, only the split second of finality and the regret that followed... until you brought him back, "I've already made peace with that."
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How did the Batfamily take in Vampire Dick in Glad To Be Back?
oh my god yes thank you for giving me a reason to keep building this lore.
so Dick doesn't leave America. he gets caught up with Slade, and then with Gotham in general. and he keeps just popping in and helping Bruce. Bruce asks for a code name to use over coms and in the field and Dick gives Robin. things start out more like Dick is an informant for Bruce who pops in to help when fights get really bad, and then slowly they open up to each other. Dick was really close with Bruce's ancestor, so he has a soft spot.
over time Robin becomes A Thing, because he just keeps showing up around Bruce, so Bruce makes him have a superhero outfit. Dick laughs about it for the most part but eventually acquiesces and wears a mask at first, even though he doesn't really exist as a person due to him being a vampire. finally there's some big event that the justice league are in on and Dick helps, because Bruce is Batman and where Batman goes Robin goes. but because its international peril, all the civilians are looking to heroes for help and security, so Dick finally wears a suit so people recognise him as a hero who is there to help. the threat ends and now he's stuck with a suit.
I think he never actually moves in to Wayne Manor, because he doesn't need to. but after a while he just Is There a lot. and Alfred likes that Bruce has a friend now, and Dick likes Alfred.
eventually he moves to Bludhaven, because Slade is manipulating him. also because Bludhaven needs a hero, but Dick has never thought to be one before. Slade pushes him into it slowly, his manipulations take years of build up. so now Dick is linked and anchored to a city where Slade can keep track of him, but he's not right next to Bruce all the time so Slade has better access.
it's in this time that Bruce adopts Jason, and when Dick is introduced to the him he offers for Bruce to give Jason Robin. Cause Batman should have Robin. In this universe I think Jason might be a bit older, maybe fourteen.
Dick just kinda forgets to explain the vampire thing. And Bruce assumes he's keeping it a secret because of that.
then the batfam kinda progress as normal but with a few alterations.
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