#Gothem AU

[azulhood]

Jazz's Bio Dad AU

Slade Wilson Edition. So, Maddie and Slade could have met when he was undercover (I'm pretty sure he was a doctor at some point so they could have met at a medical/science cointervention or something) Jazz has noticed somethings about herself that don't add up, her reflexes are a bit too good, she's stronger and faster then the average human, she also has eidetic memory. Just small stuff, you know, nothing like moving faster then the speed of light or having visions of the future. (For now.) She mainly chalks it up to living in a house that doesn't value lab safety, I mean if you ate the Fentons cooking you'd probably get some weird side effects too. She doesn't think much of it. Blah, blah years pass and then they meet. Slade does not find he has another kid by her showing up on his doorstep, oh no, he finds out by finding her attempting to break into a government facility. A government facility he so happens to be guarding. He stops the break in and drops her back home, not before noticing some similarities. Slade does not immediately believe they have any relation, he suspects it though, so he grabs a DNA sample and sends it to his buddy for testing. During this time, he thwarts many a break in attempt, with Jazz getting progressively more feral each time. Test results come in, and congrats! it's a bouncing teenager with issues! Now, we all know that Slade isn't the best parent/person. If his kid was kidnapped, he'd definitely go on a warpath to get them back, but good luck if you want him to come to one of your baseball games. Having a kid pop out of the woodwork is not something new to him, he already has four kids (and yes, I'm counting Respawn) He does a little digging, trying to see why his kid wants to get into the facility, he discovers a younger brother named Danny. Now Slade can't just let his kid walts right on in and rescue her brother, it'd be breaking his contract, but if she so happens to slip by him. Well, he's getting old, it could happen to anybody. And if Jazz finds two new passports and ID's along with a bag of cash on her way out of town? That's just a coincidence.

#dpxdc #danny phantom #dcxdp #danny fenton #batman #jazz fenton #slade wilson #Bio dad AU #Jazz of cause ends up in Gothem

[happypeachsludgeflower]

…wAiT!!

Bruce Wayne went to Hogwarts!!!!!!!!

#cedric diggory was just his cover name while at school #no wonder he thinks all those magic users are sus #they don’t listen to the statute of secrecy like AT ALL #and the rules their magic follows?? makes no f*** sense #doesn’t follow the laws of magic at all AND BRUCE HATES IT #and his whole stint of being killed dead from moldy? yea he just came back. it’s a think that happens ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #the diggory’s are just his adoptive wizard family #he actually lives with Alfred in Gothem but visits the diggory’s cause they’re his aunt and uncle from #his moms side. his da’s a muggle. mum’s a witch. bit of a nasty shock for him when he found out. #batman #batman 2022 #bruce wayne #batman au #batman headcanon #cedric diggory #harry potter and the goblet of fire #goblet of fire #voldemort #wizarding world #justice league

[hyperfixatinator]

I have a DP x DC AU brainworm about Danny and Tim being long lost siblings (twins or otherwise).

Because both of them have faced evil future versions of themselves who've almost ended the world in some way through altering time. If Clockwork had been watching Danny's world-ending timelines, then who's to say he wouldn't keep tabs on Tim's as well?

Imagine that the brothers had to be temporarily separated at a young age to ensure a peaceful future. Danny had to be in Amity Park to gain his ghost powers and become the new Ghost King. Meanwhile, Tim had to stay in Gothem to become the new Robin, something he'd have been less likely to do if Danny stayed in his life.

However, their separation was only supposed to be temporary. What if both Dan and Future Tim were from futures where they never reunited as teens? Heck, what if both of them were from the SAME future?

The Nasty Burger explosion happened, Danny killed Vlad and absorbed his soul, and became Dan. Dan grew too powerful for the GIW to handle anymore, so the government tried reaching out to the Justice League. But oops! Future Tim already killed off and tore down that whole organization, meaning the world no longer had it's protectors to stop this new foe.

Though they were strangers, the future brothers unwittingly collaborated in sealing the world's fate.

Back to the present, the Observants wanted Clockwork to get rid of Danny and also Tim before that timeline came to pass. What they didn't understand was Clockwork's plan.

See, the Infinite Realms needed a new monarch to replace Pariah Dark, but not just anyone would do. In timelines outside of Dan's future, the U.S government would've started a war with the Infinite Realms anyway. One that would guarantee Earth's destruction and offset the balance of other realms near it.

The war is set to start in Amity Park, but the information blackout is preventing it's citizens from getting outside help. Mid-to-late teen Danny can't bring down the Anti Ecto Acts alone. He'd be struggling to keep the Realms beings from invading his home as it is. And the government's iron grip on the city makes it nearly impossible for news to get out to the masses.

Danny being the brother of a vigilante detective across the country is another story.

Batman's mentorship would give Tim the training needed to eventually track down his lost sibling. And through Red Robin's connections to the Justice League, Danny could get help overturning the Anti Ecto Acts while he keeps declarations of war at bay on his end. Danny and Tim's combined efforts could be what's keeping the world at peace instead of ending it.

Long story short: Clockwork kills two birds with one stone by uniting a pair of long lost brothers through the prevention of an interdimensional war.

#dc x dp #dpxdc #danny fenton #tim drake #danny and tim are brothers AU #I personally like the headcanon of Tim vaguely remembering Danny's presence in their early childhood before he just disappeared #and the Drake parents (out of grief or guilt) gaslit Tim into believing Danny never existed #They thought it was a white lie that would help him move past it #but it actually became an early contributer of his self-doubt growing up #Grieving the foggy memories of someone you're supposed to doubt the existence of #Never sharing this with anyone in fear of someone calling you crazy for it #(Fearing they might be right) #((That fear doubling after the Joker Jr. incident if we include that)) #The need to gather and compile evidence supporting your thinking at a young age #because if the facts line up then that proves you know what you're talking about #Tim discovering he was right about his brother being real all along might not fix everything #but it'd probably be a relief at least

[stealingyourbones]

Hey Bones, I saw your thing about a Bat family member becoming a ghost and it reminded me of a very heart breaking au a friend and I came up with a while back that I don't remember if I submitted or not. Either way, be prepared to have your heart broken.

Tim is dead. He's been dead for a while actually. But No one seems to have noticed. He looks and feels just as solid as he did before he died, even if he's got a lower body temperature and doesn't seem to get hurt on patrol beyond bumps and bruises. Never anything that would land him in med Bay, never anything that would make his family check on him.

No one has noticed the way he doesn't eat anymore, or the fact he doesn't sleep. He's extended his patrol hours and cut back on time at Wayne Enterprises. He's pretty sure not even Alfred noticed. He knows the Kryptonians aren't worried about him not having a heart beat and they have no reason to tell anyone. They know he has a special device that can hide him from their senses and tests it on Kon a lot to make him focus on spacial awareness beyond his hearing. He used it a lot before he died. They just think he hasn't turned it off in a while.

Tim remembers how he died. Not fully, but there are pieces. He remembers he was fighting someone on a bridge and he didn't call for back up because he thought he could handle it. He doesn't remember who he thought he could handle. He remembers something stinging his arm. A bug? No a bug couldn't bite through Kevlar, it was a needle. Then everything started going dark and he was stumbling back. His back hit something hard and he tiped over it. He thought he could land on the other side. He remembers wondering why his suit felt so damp and heavy as the world went black around him.

Tim's body is still at the bottom of the bay where it will likely stay forever with so, so many other bodies. It makes Tim wonder, why him? Why not everyone else who ended up down there? Why not everyone who has died in Gothem? Did he come back like Jason did, is it something to do with being a vigilante? Tim checks his own pulse again while he's alone. Yep. Still dead. He continues on his patrol and tries to shove those thoughts away.

So what if Tim's dead? He's still here and he still has work to do. His family is full of detectives. If they can't figure out that something as important as death has happened to one of their own? Well then Tim thinks they need to pay more attention. He ignores the pain that curls in the back of his mind at that thought.

It's been 6 months. Why hasn't anyone noticed? Tim can't help but wonder if they ever will.

Howdy its me @bonebrokebuddy answering. I'm Twone's (twin bones) twin who is helping answer asks because this fucker has like, over 100 of them in her ask box and I help her with making prompt ideas frequently so she trusts me to not horribly fuck up her account.

This is my first answer for her I've written because I had my screen on low brightness and on darkmode, so your profile jump scared the shit out of me when I scrolled past it. Therefore im answering this one first.

Anywho, from my chronic inability to write angst here goes: Tim died, came back and none of the Bats seemed to care. So what? It's not like his best friends hadn't done the same thing. And he was tired and sick of the Bats thinking his entire life revolved around them.

So he packed up his bags and headed to Kansas.

The Bats might not be worried but neither was Kon or Bart. They're actually thrilled after getting over their initial grief that Tim now has also personally experienced death and came back. The funeral was a rather small, breif, and quiet afar. Kon made sure to help locate Tim's corpse and Bart helped with the eulogy (surprisingly heartfelt and moved them all to tears.)

Sure, they're sad that Tim died but he's right in front of them, it's a little more difficult to morn when you've been laughing at said dead guy who got stuck halfway through phasing out of the wall. And now Tim can keep track with them!

Kon is a little pissed that Tim can now go intangible and escape his TTK so he can't take away Tim's coffee anymore. But it's kinda worth it. The first time he took Rob on his favorite flight path, he's never wanted anything else than to hear Tim's breathless laugh and see his frighteningly perfect smile again. They now often go on flights together, high above the clouds with no-one else but them for thousands of miles around. (it almost felt like a date)

Bart knew this would happen one day. He was from the future, of course he knew that Tim Drake, formerly Red Robin, died at age 19 and changed his alias to The Grey Ghost. It doesn't mean that Bart doesn't morn the passing of his friend. Tim means a lot to him and the brief guilt that he did not stop Tim's death also quickly passes. He can finally show Tim that hiding space in the walls that no one else can get to without phasing through the wall! One other thing. Bart is unsure if Kon has noticed yet, which he knows Kon isn't the most observant of the old young justice crew but he has to have noticed it by now. Ever since Tim left Gotham he's developed an insane appetite despite claiming that he didn't need to eat while in Gotham and also being dead so why does he need to eat? (Unknown to Bart, Kansas doesn't have as much ambient ectoplasm as Gotham and Tim is starting to experience the withdraw symptoms. If the trio don't realize how to fix Tim's worsening symptoms soon, Tim might actually die for good this time.)

#dpxdc #dp x dc #danny phantom #seersnake #ones replies #twones replies #bones replies #dont worry ill make the tagging system confusing quICK #I POSTED IT BEFORE IT WAS DONE FUCK #okay fixed it.

[polarspaz]

Hey, I was thinking about you au where the batfamily become Unknowable Horrors Due To The Thing Under Arkham Asylum. Specifically about how Damian didn't have an aspect yet and is simply A Little Gremlin and thought of something that might fit him Redemption/Betrayal. The Rogues so often become Heroes and the Heroes so often become Rouges and some live their lives straddling that line, or run between the two like they are trapped in a revolving door. Plus it would work really well with how Damian was "redeemed" in a way when he got a new set of morals from his dad after coming to Gothem. Unless you already have an idea for what he could be then this can be given to someone else and I would genuinely love to hear what trait/role you give me beloved stabby gremlin.

THIS IS PEFRECT! 1000% canon now! AWESOME IDEA Anon!

Here's a little eldritch Damian celebrating his new role!

#Sorry it took me 12 years to answer this #knowingtoomuch au #damian wayne #my art

[shower-phantom-ideas]

Shit take no one wants but Danny wouldnt trust any of the batfam. Like not a one of them.

Boy isnt trained like they are to notice peoples habits and tiks but he has one hell or a vibe check. He can’t tell they are hiding something everytime one approached him to try and see if hes a mata and or alright.

Some of them are clearly not ok by a living human standard but Danny isnt gonna out himself to weird vibe strangers. He didn’t even tell his sister now did he? He probably would t have told(watch this) Tucker and Sam if they hadn’t of been there.

Now I aint sayin he wouldnt reach out as Phantom to like check on their ectoplasm and maybe help em out, lord knows Jason could use some helpin out in that department. I also aint sayin the batfam would figure him out, they do be smart. But if Danny is in Gothem and he comes across a Bat in gear and outta gear hes probably gonna put two and two together. I always operate on ghostking au so im assuming hes gotten better at recognising ecto signatures.

Lord knows if it’s Jason/redhood than hes gonna for sure notice that one.

#danny phantom #dp x dc #dpxdc #sorry if this sucks my way of talkin bleeds out into my typin the more tired I get #yall see what I done did with tucker and sam up there? everyone always writes em sam and tucker. why she always get to be first. aint fair #but anyway danny can’t trust anyone with the fear his parents put in him from constantly hating phantom even though our boy was tryin his— #— darnedest to do good #lord my cat is yellin at me to exit this damned shower so I’ll talk to yall later k #kisses u #im so tired and done with everything I think im a just keep on keepin on

[brucewaynehater101]

Thank you so much for asking questions! It always makes me so excited when people do.

The best way I've been able to describe it is that they are seen like Mimes are in the real world. They are definitely real, people have seen and interacted with them. There are videos online and they have a long history and have impacted pop culture. There is no way to say Mimes Aren't Real. However your chances of ever just stumbling into one walking around the city or country side? Slim to none. It is very rare to meet a Mime in real life and when one does show up, people know where it is.

So for the Bats, they are not hunters but they likely have a few contingencies Just In Case like they do for everything, but they wouldn't really be constantly carrying half a dozen vials of holy water. Tim does his best to hide the fact that Creatures have been coming to Gothem chasing the rumors that Belmonts are Back in Gothem. Though that bit is later in the time line.

Speaking of later on, Constantine is how the Bats find out there is another Belmont. He finds out there is someone going around in a Biker helmet, a cape that has the Belmont Crest on the back of it, jeans (they look normal but have Bat Level armor), a black t shirt, a Grey wind breaker with red stripes, and dark red elbow length gloves. He points and at Tim and says, "I thought all the Belmonts were dead!" And Tim sighs back, as he's pretending to be Mute so that no one can recognize him voice, "I lived bitch."

Constantine tells Zantanna about it and she and WW keep trying to get Tim to join the Justice Leauge Dark thinking he's a fully grown adult, not a 17 year old.

I love identity shenanigans. Tim desperately telling the JLD to back off as they believe he's a full grown adult is hilarious. Does Constantine find out after the BruceQuest or before?

I also imagine Tim can't quite say no to helping Constantine and the JLD when they ask (if his specialty is required), but he's doing it reluctantly. It would be hilarious if Tim, after helping out again and again, ends up as an unofficial member.

This AU sounds like a lot of fun, and the mime explanation makes sense. I'm excited to see where it goes ^^

#dc comics #tim drake #dc universe #dc au #thank you for the ask!!!!

[dyslexic-mess]

okay so your typical dp x dc crossover au except instead of doing adopted by Bruce, Danny gets adopted by Damian on accident.

basically, Danny ends up in gothem and, trying not to draw attention to himself, shape-shifts into a cat. This works well for the most part bec there are a dozen ally cats in gothem and nobody looks at them twice EXCEPT this kid who keeps coming to leave food and catch some of the sicker looking cats to take to the vet. Obviously Danny is a fully aware human, actually, and doesn't like cat food so as much as he thinks its sweet this 12 year old is takeing care of the strays, danny dosnt get close.

Damian only gets glimpses of this black tuxedo cat with the greenest eyes hes ever seen. He assumes that cat is just particularly ferral and just stops in his tracks every so often if he spots him. when people ask, he says that cat is quite rare to see and he thinks it must be lucky. thats that until damian doesn't see the mysterious stay for two solid weeks and then one day finds it curled up behind a dumpster, bleeding and looking worse for ware so obviously he scoops it up and takes it home.

Danny is to tired and to hurt to stop him at the time but only actually needs two days or so to heal. damian nurses him, with a little scolding from Bruce for bringing back ANOTHER stray, and danny kinda becomes fond of the kid. still, he wasn't a cat and needed to get out of there.

queue dannys grate escape. he so very nearly got to the door when Jason walked in and wtf in that??? and what is it doing here???? danny is stopped in his tracks long enough for damian to catch him and jason is left a little freaked out having been looked through by a cat.

now danny is compelled to stick around bec hes in to deep now and also wtf is going on with the dude dripping with dark magic and corrupted ectoplasm.

hyjinx ensue with Danny not wanting to let on that hes not actually a cat bec at this point it would be weird and the batfam continually confused by this weird cat that damian bought home

#I have more ideas past this bus yh #this is the general gist #shapeshifter danny #dp x dc crossover #dp au #danny phantom #damian wayne

[phantoms-world-and-more]

Danny and bruse being brothers au.2

After a few years bruse still keeps in contact with his brother but they havent seen each other in person for years, with danny being ghost king and bruse being batman.

So when his latest letter from danny says he'll be in gothem for some time and could meet up, he's beyond ecstatic. He cant wait for danny to meet his kids.

On the other side the batkids are all confuse why bruse has been acting all happy and bubbly all of a sudden and are all curious.

So when bruse announces that his brother is able to come for a visit they loose their minds. They have an uncle since when.

Bruse answers all their questions and tells them that dispite his look bruse has never been able to beet him in a fight and that they are in fact twins. All of them are shocked and excited to meet this new uncle but are still confused why they never met before.

When the doorbell rings and tim answers it to show a 5,8 black haired, blue eyes teenager that looks like a twig. Hes confused.

Then bruse comes in, hugs him and introduces him as danny, his uncle, he has soooo many more questions.

Danny just wanted to meet his neices and nephews, not get interrogated

#danny phantom #fic prompt #daily prompt #dc x dp #batman #funny #dp x dc #twin au #ghost king danny

[im-totally-not-an-alien-2]

An idea I had that I thought you would like. TOTK, Batman, and DP cross over au where Zelda and Link get swapped with Tim and Danny respectively, but both Link and Zelda end up in Gothem. Perhaps it was a glowy show of light and the whole family knows Tim got switched with this pretty blonde lady who seems Very Confused, or maybe they have no idea and get to figure it out along the way.

Either way, Tim and Danny get to explore this new world for a while until they uncover a certain crusty old mummy under the castle. Tim gets yeeted back in time while Danny tries to hard to find a way to bring back Tim and also fix the minor (major) mess he and Tim caused.

Also if you know how TOTK ends, I won't spoil it for those who don't, but oh man. Oh Goodness. Yes Tim does do the thing with the stone. Yes there is the final battle high in the sky. However I go not know how Tim and Danny get home, if they even do. Perhaps all four are stuck where they laded, or they can go back to their own worlds. Who knows~

Danny...does danny...lose his arm??? Like, 90% of the game play requires that arm to activate stuff. Literally all of the shines need it to gain entry.

How would the Zonai biology work with his human and ghost biology??? Wouldn't it be better to swap Tim and Danny so Tim ends up with the magic arm and powers and building stuff with tech while Danny does the stone thing and time travels?

It would be easier to convince Rauru and Sonia of somthing going down if Danny is being all floaty and glowy and obviously ethereal, tho Phantom vs Ganondorf might not work out well for the demon king anyway due to Danny being op and if he gets a stone.

Hmm. Maybe you're right. Your idea makes more sense due to Danny just being op. Either way this is a very interesting idea and I look forward to seeing other peoples takes on it

#the alien answers

[bl0ck-h3ad]

Time to post part of my Batman AU rogues gallery! A world where the Arkhams and the Cobblepots were the founding families of Gothem and the Waynes were just a family of boxers. A world where everyone is sad and just kinda sucks. Except the joker and Harley. They’re just vibing

#batman #the joker #robin #harley quinn #scarecrow #alfred #carmine falcone #mad hatter #hugo strange #penguin #batposting #batman au #the suckverse #dc comcis #1940s #my art #block art #character design

[happypeachsludgeflower]

Marvel/DC crossover prompt! Tim Drake as spiderman in Gothem.

#spiderman au #tim drake #tim drake suffers #Gothem #marvel cinimatic universe #marvel fanfiction #marvel fandom #spiderman fandom #Peter Parker #timothy drake #spidersona #can y’all imagine Bruce Wayne’s response to a spiderling showing up in his city?? #fanfic prompt #writing prompt

[twocolorz]

Mr.Freeze Headcannons + Batman Au?

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This took me nearly an hour to write.

He's most definitely trans, him and nora are t4t cuz ofc. He also does the Mr instead of Dr cuz of it.

He and nora wanted to start a family of their own, they had a whole room nearly done painted until the surrogate backed out at maybe 7-8 months because they changed their mind. They had a whole list of cute names: Gunther, Ludwig, Lisle, etc. There was most definitely hand-made toys for the baby too.

He knew some rouges before his incident, those being Harvey Dent, and Pamela Isley. He still talks to them every now and then.

Since Nora's sickness victor has became more malnourished, barley eating, showering, etc...he locks himself away while trying to find the cure, he also has a small territory near the docks of gothem. He has gaurds at the territory boarders and some animals now live there to escape the harsh city he doesn't mind much with the animals, but humans he'll shoo away- if they're homeless he will make sure they'll have a escort to the nearest homeless shelter, he isn't that heartless towards the helpless.

He has two rooms for guest that provide warmth and some snacks.

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Harvey unfortunately being unpredictable when picking the phone up- shouting and immediately threatening before realizing it's victor than he'll be like:

HD (Harv): "Oh! Hey victor how's you doin?, how's nora by the way?"

VF: "...She's..doing fine, I suppose...her condition has slowed down very fortunately,"

Harvey is also inlove with edward and victor, he's most definitely Bi and Poly. Though he knows he could never be with victor for obvious reasons. Harvey and Edward are a duo, just doing random shit cuz they feel like it. If they wanna be fruity and steal luxurious cars? They're gonna do that. They also act fruity with one another, though edward himself doesn't think much behind the flirting, as he sees if as a platonic and mutual thing they have...but Harvey thinks otherwise :[

Harvey is afraid of acting on feeling while Harv isn't since most of his actions are from impulse. The two go by They/Them or He/She btw ^^ (I haven't decided on their pronouns exactly yet ;-;)

He misses his old life sometimes, where it was just him, Bruce and Gilda. He misses them both very much, Gilda moved somewhere out of gothem but Bruce's still visits him and makes time for both Harvey and Harv.

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Than there's Ivy always talking with victor, when she has time of course just checking to make sure he's okay, victor has developed an eating disorder since Nora's sickness. She also had a huge crush on nora at one point, no questions. She's dating harley though, and they go on crime spree honeymoons btw.

She often resides in the abandoned and overgrowth in a small part of gothem a few houese near the park. She welcomes and allows the homeless to stay as long as they don't harm the plant life there and stay away from her and her hideout.

She will immediately take out any species in her park that she sees as invasive and a danger to the wildlife there.

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That's all I got for now

#headcanon #batman au #trans headcanon #trans mr freeze #trans victor fries #trans victor freeze #pamela isley #poison ivy #harvey dent #two face #big bad harv #poly headcanons #headcannons #lesbian headcannon #bisexual headcanon

[dearest-painter]

so you know bat fam right? I may be requesting a AU of a AU… so the reincarnated demon!reader but they reincarnated in Gothem, and meet the bat fam (possibly platonic Yandere? Your choice) preferably they meet Jason first.

They were in the alleyway when Jason met them, he knew they were resilient but needed help. He lets you stay with him as long as he needs and he’s very overprotective.

#✉️mail arrived✉️ #genderfluid enity answers! #reincarnated demon!reader

[rose---child]

I feel like Harley and Bruce would be good tharaphist/clients and later after Harley becomes Harley Quinn I feel like they could becomes good friends since Harley can keep a secret and they both in my mind have a shared history before she went nuts.

I’m back to thinking of my chronological Batman au

Harley was highschool friends with dick but met Bruce when he was still at the police office in gothem

#Batman au

[starshine583]

First Impressions

(I’ve been seeing a lot of Daminette and someone told me to go for it so here it is! Sorry if the characters are a bit off. I don’t watch DC all that often.)

“I can’t believe we’re going to see the Waynes!” Alya beamed as they walked towards the entrance of the building. 

Marinette nodded along, though she knew Alya was talking to Lila and not her. They didn’t really talk much nowadays. 

“It was so nice of them to fund our projects!” Rose squealed, clinging to Juleka’s arm. 

Chloe scoffed. “Of course it was. Why else would my Daddy throw this banquet for them?” 

The Waynes had been rather generous to Paris, funding a lot of the medical and scientific research. Last week they even gave a small donation to the school’s art projects, which is when Mayor Bourgeois decided to throw a party and have the Waynes as the guests of honor.

“It must be exciting to be reunited with your childhood friend, Lila.” Max spoke up.

The brunette sighed wistfully. “Oh yes, but I doubt Damian remembers me. It’s been such a long time since we last hung out together.” 

Marinette rolled her eyes. Right. Because despite Lila claiming she only traveled around Europe, she also has a “childhood friend” in America. Seriously, does no one see the inconsistencies?

Alya slung her arm around Lila’s shoulders, and winked. “Don’t worry, girl! I'm sure he remembers you just fine. We'll make sure to get you up there.”

Lila pulled a tight smile, undoubtedly thinking up lies to prevent her from seeing the famous teen. 

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The banquet hall was crowded, to say the least. People surrounded them from all sides, pressed up against walls and each other just to fit. A large stage with a single microphone was at the front of the room, pushing the people to the back.

“That’s where the Waynes will be!” Kim shouted over the chattering people.

“Then that’s where we’re going!” Alya declared, shoving her way through the throng. 

The class followed suit, but Marinette hesitated.

There were so many people. Too many people. 

She covered her ears. Why was everything so loud?

“G-guys, wait up.” She whimpered, though her voice was easily drowned out. 

Marinette tried slipping past people to get to her classmates, but they just pushed her back again. 

Her breathing turned shallow when her back hit the wall, being forced all the way to the back. Everything was spinning. Her hands felt clammy as she gripped the sides of her shirt. Alya and Nino were nowhere in sight.

Her eyes darted around the room for an exit, heart racing. Too many people. Too loud. Too much. She needed to escape. She needed air. 

A door. There was a door not far from her with a small, golden sign. 

Without a second thought, she scrambled towards it, fumbling with the handle for a moment before ripping it open and stumbling inside. 

The door closed behind her, and she sank to the ground, curling up in a ball. 

Remember the breathing exercises. She told herself.

In.

2..

3..

Out. 

2..

3..

In-

“Miss?” 

Marinette yelped, her gaze snapping upwards.

Sharp, olive green eyes stared down at her with worry. 

A boy, no older than herself.

“Are you alright?” He asked, kneeling to her level.

Marinette drew in a few extra deep breaths, half-heartedly stating, “Yeah, I just.. I don’t know..” 

His uncannily refined eyebrows knitted together. “Do you need a nurse? I can find one for you.” 

She shook her head. “N-no that’s not necessary. Thank you though.” 

A frown tugged at the corner of the boy’s lips. 

“Okay.” He looked around, as if he were checking for something, then his gaze flicked to his watch. 

Finally, he moved to her left side and sat down. “Do you mind if I stay here for a bit?”

Marinette pursed her lips, feeling a blush creep across her cheeks. “I-I mean, if you want to..” 

She hadn’t the slightest idea why a random stranger would take the time to sit with her, but it was comforting to know she wasn’t completely alone, even if it was just for the moment. 

“I’m Marinette.” She shyly introduced. 

He gave a small smile, opening his mouth to respond when-

“Damian!” 

A man that looked to be in his late twenties abruptly entered the room, fixing- Damian, was it? -with a pointed look.

“Bruce told you not to wander off.” 

Damian rolled his eyes. “I didn’t ‘wander off’. This is the VIP room.” 

Marinette’s eyes widened. That must have been what the golden sign said. Oh, let’s hope she doesn’t get in trouble for this.

Then something else clicked in her mind.

“Wait, ‘Damian’? As in, ‘Damian Wayne’ Damian?” 

The two turned to her, both looking somewhat surprised. 

“You didn’t know?” The man was the first to ask. 

A blush of embarrassment washed over her cheeks. Truth be told, she’d heard a lot about the Waynes, but never seen any pictures. 

“I-uh- guess I’m not really up to date on some stuff.” She said lamely, her cheeks growing warmer with every word.

Again, the boys only stared.

“Huh.” The man finally shrugged, stepping forward and extending his hand to her. “Well, my name is Dick Greyson. It’s nice to meet you.” 

His warm, blue eyes caused Marinette to relax, and she took his hand. “Marinette. It’s nice to meet you too.” 

Dick nodded with a welcoming smile, before turning back to Damian, who still hadn’t said a word. “Anyway, we gotta go. It’s time to greet everyone.” 

Damian quietly complied, getting to his feet. She couldn’t quite catch his expression, but he seemed.. relieved, like he just realized he made a right decision.

She wasn’t sure what prompted her to do such a thing, but she stood up as well.

“S-so, will I see you? Out in the- in the banquet hall, I mean.” 

Damian glanced back at her, a thoughtful look on his face.

“If you want to.” He then answered, a smile clear in his tone despite his neutral expression. 

She didn’t even have to contemplate the response. 

“Yes.” 

He smirked, partially giving in to the joy hiding behind his eyes. 

“Then I’ll see you out there.” 

#Daminette #Damian Wayne #Marinette #Gothem AU