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#jason thought that if he could convince tim that he really was his friend that would be enough to satisfy the pact's conditions but no
rad-batson · 11 months
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The Batkids and The Arts (Feral Edition)
They’re all musical theatre nerds. Every single one of them. Bruce, Alfred, Dick, Cass, Jason, Steph, Tim, Duke, Damian. They go see Broadway shows together then don’t stop talking about it for like a week. It is the one bonding activity they will never pass up.
Jason and Steph once entered a ballroom dancing competition and won after some pompous rich kids insulted their moves during a gala. Since then, they’ve entered a competition every month or so just for fun. (And for the prize money :P)
Tim is an avid believer that Culinary Art is one of The Arts. (Can he cook? Absolutely not. It was Bernard that convinced him, but he stands by it.)
Duke talks through every single movie he watches. He always promises to be quiet at the beginning, but then he gets too excited and whispers commentary to the people around him. This habit has since bled into the entire family. They are no longer welcome at the local AMC.
Every single one of them is pretentious about something.
Dick is pretentious about any and all performance arts featured at the circus. Once, someone made a joke about going to “Clown School” and Dick screamed at them about how not even their pinky would have the privilege of being admitted into clown school.
Jason is pretentious about classic literature. They can no longer tell if his jokes and references to Shakespeare and Jane Austen are correct or if he’s just fucking with them.
Cass gets pretentious about martial arts being a performance art. She is also pretentious about ballet being a martial art. She could kill a man in fifth position without losing her balance, and that’s a fucking fact.
Stephanie is very good at acting pretentious about the arts. She absorbs everything she’s learned from the rest of the bat family’s interests then pretends to be pretentious about it to mock them while sneaking in just enough correct information so no one can call her out on it. (Her true interest is graphic design.)
Tim has no professional experience with photography, but he will be pretentious about it like he knows everything. (Bruce: Tim, why is there a filter on this evidence photo you took? Tim: I thought it looked nicer that way. Really makes the blood splatter pop.)
Duke isn’t exactly pretentious about writing, but he will lay down his life for the Oxford comma. (Bruce didn’t use it until Duke called the punctuation in his mission reports “insulting.” He now uses it.)
Damian is pretentious about studio art. If he ever hears his family or friends say, “I don’t get it,” at an art museum, he will make them look at it for five minutes as he explains in painstaking detail what’s so revolutionary about it.
The kids decided to take an improv class together once for their undercover work while Bruce and Alfred were out of town. It was so fun that they still play improv games when they’re bored.
Cass is secretly a metalhead.
Whenever one of the younger kids needs to write an English paper, they will just walk up to Jason, riddle off a dumb opinion about the book or poem they had to read, and record whatever Jason ends up lecturing them about. The most recent incident resulted in an award-winning paper about how the theory that William Shakespeare never wrote his own work is deeply rooted in classism.
Damian always has paint under his nails. It just never comes out.
Dick has personally taught everyone in the family how to do The Perfect Backflip. They all get a little ceremony once they’ve mastered it. There is cake.
Whenever Cass is standing around with nothing to do, she’ll practice her foot positions for ballet. The others always notice and follow her lead.
Jason: dramatically recites a poem in the living room Steph: starts beatboxing
Steph is always the first to find typos or continuity errors in a book, play, or movie. She doesn’t intend to; it’s just second nature to her. (She is now Duke’s official proofreader.)
Duke: So how’d you like the movie? Damian: I really loved the mise-en-scène, especially during the breakfast scene and that one shot near the end with the warehouse doors. Duke: *nods thoughtfully* Everyone Else Leaving the Theater: wtf is a meez on sen?
When Duke is finished writing something and wants to share it with his family, he’ll give it to Jason and Cass first.
Jason and Duke have frequent passionate arguments discussions about who is the best poet. Never bring up Dickinson, Poe, Shakespeare, Hughes, Plath, Wilde, Kipling, Sappho, or Angelou in their vicinity unless you want to start it up again.
Damian is surprisingly good at acting. Too good.
Dick knows your music taste before you do. He has a carefully curated playlist for every single family member, every possible combination of family members, and every possible mood at the ready.
They can and will correct anyone who mistakes Gothic architecture for Victorian or Gothic Revival and vice versa. (It’s really a Gotham thing.)
Tim: How dare you call The Grand Budapest Hotel the best prison break movie when it’s clearly The Shawshank Redemption! Jason: Well, as someone who’s BEEN TO PRISON, I think I should know! Dick: It’s clearly Chicken Run! You’re all just Chicken-ist. Duke: But what about Midnight Express?! That one’s so good! Steph: Has anyone mentioned Toy Story 3 yet? No? Damian, watching from the sidelines: I liked Escape from Alcatraz. Cass: Same.
There are several art pieces in the manor that have been positioned directly over top of bullet holes and other suspicious damages.
Damian and Duke made an animated short film once for the Gotham Film Festival. Dick and Cass were their models for the concept art. Tim did historical research. Jason helped Duke edit the storyboard, and Steph was the continuity supervisor. It was about a British super spy working for MI6 that saved the world in the late 70’s. It was titled Agent A.
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Why doesn't Batfam age? Because they're vampires, all of them except Damian Wayne
Let me explain:
Everything starts years ago when Dick moved to Blüdhaven, he found the Vampire court there and - in one failed mission - he becomes one
Dick starts living as a vampire and adapts himself very well to his new life, Bruce dislikes it and both argue a lot
Dick tries to convince Bruce that becoming a vampire is a good choice, being Batman is not enough, Bruce is still a human, one day he will become old and the city will still need Batman. Bruce needs to do more. Be more. But Bruce rejected this idea and did not become a vampire.
Tiny Jason then shows up, canon stuff happens and then Jason died
This destroys Bruce, "if I listen Dick, Jason could be alive now" he blames himself, guilt eating him inside, Jason could be alive if Bruce was not a coward, if Bruce was a vampire he could save Jason. Jason died because he was weak
And Bruce doesn't want to be weak anymore
Dick then turns Bruce into a vampire days after Jason's funeral
Alfred also becomes a vampire that night, both by Dick
When Tim shows up Bruce is already a vampire, he rejected Tim in the start but afraid to lose Tim in the same way he loses Jason, he asked if Tim wants to become a vampire as well
Tim, desperate for acceptance and to be part of something important, accept
Bruce bites Tim and turns him into a vampire
When Stephanie appears, she automatically refuses the invitation, "you're not my dad, Batman"
Unfortunately, after her incident with Black Mask, Bruce bites her against her will
Bruce finds her covered in blood, pale and breathing weakly. Almost dying. He's losing a child again. Something he promised would never happen again. But then Stephanie is dying. Desperate to save that child and redeem himself, Bruce bites her
Stephanie was very hurt by this and moved away from vigilantism for a while to adapt to her new life. This cursed.
Surprising Cassandra accepts without hesitation, no one really understands her reasons for accepting this
Cass has a slight adjustment problem at first, but she tries to live as much as possible as if nothing has changed
And then Jason Todd returns
He is really hurt (emotionally) for all this shit and hates Bruce for what he did and what he didn't
Jason also hates Tim in the start for having accepted this shit so easily
No Bruce or Alfred can't convince Jason to become a vampire (they don't want to lose Jason again)
Then who bites him? Dick
They fight a lot, but Dick Grayson is charismatic, he always gets what he wants and this time there's no difference, Dick bites Jason
Years past and then there is Damian
The blood son, the heir of the Demon
Everyone is sure that Dick will bite Damian, they're close to each other, and in true Dick almost did it, but then Damian rejected
They fought really bad that night, Dick lost and Damian doesn't talk with him for a month after that accident
No one knows what happened
Why did Damain reject this?
They all thought Damian wanted to become part of the family, then why Damian rejected this?
After a while Duke Thomas joined the family, he hesitated to become a vampire in the start, but in the end he accepted it
This becomes the most funny joke of all time because his powers
And Damian is still the only human
Once again Bruce tried to lure Damian to become a vampire and once again there was a bloody fight, and in the end Damian is still a human and he stopped talking with Bruce for two months after that
All important members of Justice league know about the vampire family and accept it very well (it was a mess in the start but Batman is there for so long, they don't see him and his family as dangerous anymore)
Damian dies and comes back and he is still a human
Jon then becomes his friend, and all Kent house is chocked when they see Damian eat his vegetarian food
"Aren't you a vampire?" "No"
They assume that Bruce doesn't want to turn a kid into a vampire and let Damian grow a little. They're wrong about that
Time passes and Damian is now a teenager, life is own life doing his own stuff, not as Batman, not as Robin either Demon, just he own hero path
Jon is unsure when Damian will become a vampire, then he decided to ask his best friend about this
"tt" Damian is tired of this vampire shit, he knows how his family looks for him, every single one already tried to talk about this stuff with him and this always ends in a mess. Actually he is not surprised with the ask, but who is asking. Jon, his best friend. The stupid half alien and Damian are just tired
then Damian decides to talk the truth, the same truth he talks at Dick, Bruce and Alfred years ago after they stop fighting against each other. The same truth who is always together with the silence treatment
"My mother... She is not perfect, she made a lot of mistakes as well my father too, she turned me who I am and she also told me about this vampire thing, and she said she wouldn't be mad if I became like him, and in the past I also wanted to become like him but now..."
"but now?" Jon started Damian, the half alien is always curious about this fact and he doesn't understand why Damian is talking about his mom
"when I choose to live with my father and give up the league I thought it would be different, but then here we go Damian, there's a vampire cult with people who fear the dead and, even when they deny it, they also seek for power. The truth is I'm tired of cults, Ra's or Wayne's, they're not so different, this is still a cult"
"I... I don't want to live like them, Jon, I want to die as a human, Batman becomes an immortal and the demon head is also immortal. I don't fear the dead, I want to die as a human"
I just like to think about the potential angst with Damian and his family, how betrayed he will feel when he realizes that Dick and Bruce are not so different from Ra's, people afraid of death
In the worst case scenario Damian becomes a vampire against his will, who did it? Tim Drake
It was an extreme a desperate situation, Tim Drake just wants to save his baby brother lives and ignore Damain pleading to let him die
That was the first time that the house saw Damian crying. He understands why Tim did it, but still he feels betrayed and sobs with this curse
Damian is inconsolable for days and isolates himself, becoming exactly what he always feared, an immortal who steals people's lives to gain power exactly what his grandfather always said he would become
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makethatelevenrings · 2 years
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Just Friends? // J. Todd x f!reader
Requested? yes!
WARNINGS: none
Summary: Jason panicked and told Dick he was dating someone. Now he’s being forced to bring them to family dinner so he turns to his best friend, you, for help.
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“You want me to…what?”
The couch dipped beside you and a heavy arm draped across the back. You nudged Jason with your elbow as he crowded up against you and he retaliated by swiping your book out of your hand. Since he didn’t particularly feel like dying again that day, he made sure to slide a bookmark between the pages before he shut it and tossed it onto his coffee table.
“I need you to be my date. To Sunday night dinner.” He said it so simply that you had half the mind to start concussion protocol in case he had landed helmet-first sometime during last night’s patrol. You raised an inquisitive eyebrow and he grinned.
“And this is in relation to…?”
“Dick was trying to set me up with this guy he met at a coffee shop and knowing Dick’s taste in people, I panicked and said I was already dating someone and he insisted that I bring them to meet the family. Because anyone who would date me, and I quote, is a godsend and/or in need of some serious help.”
You hummed and poked his cheek. “What if I’m both?”
“See? You’re perfect.”
You adjusted your seating on the couch so you could face him, one leg tucked under you and the other hanging off the edge of his worn couch. His large hand came down to rest on your thigh and he drew circles against your skin before squeezing gently. You slid one hand to the nape of his neck and played with his hair.
“How on earth are we going to convince your family, the greatest detectives in the world, that we’re a couple?”
You found yourself at Wayne Manor on Sunday with one very antsy vigilante. He kept asking if you remembered the story the two of you had generated and you were very close to throttling him. Two years of friendship and he still didn’t trust your ability to make shit up on the fly.
The heavy oak door swung open, revealing a short kid. He appraised you with a disinterested expression and then delicately sniffed.
“Todd, I see you have brought your lady friend for once.”
“Nice to see you too, Demon Spawn.” Jason ruffled his hair as he passed and the kid swatted his hand, a murderous glare flitting across his face.
“You must be Damian.” You held out your hand and he regarded it coolly before shaking it. “Jay told me you like animals. Remind me later and I’ll show you pictures of my cats.”
Damian’s eyes narrowed for a moment before he nodded and stepped aside. “That is agreeable. Perhaps I can introduce you to Alfred as well.”
You mouthed something akin to isn’t that the butler? to Jason and he snickered as he sidled up to you and slid his hand along your waist. “Butler AND cat. Damian was inspired when he named him.”
“Hmmm, that’s cute. So, one sibling down. How many more to go?”
“Too many.” He leaned down to brush a kiss across your brow. “Thank you.”
“Anytime, bird boy.”
Dinner went off without a hitch. Dick declared his love for you the second he met you, Tim was hesitant at first and fully assumed you were actually a mercenary hired by Jason to try and kill him again, Steph gleefully regaled you with stories of Jason slipping and falling off of roofs during patrol, and Cass had laughed when Jason had tried to steal some of Alfred’s famous mashed potatoes off of your plate and you proceeded to launch a fork at him.
Bruce, as expected, just sat quietly.
“Oh, miss, don’t worry about the plates,” Alfred exclaimed when you started stacking up Jason’s dirty dishes onto yours. “I have it handled.”
“Are you sure? It’s really no big deal.”
“Quite alright, miss. It is my job after all.”
You smiled at the kindly butler. “Jason speaks very highly of you. Thank you for always being there for him.”
“Of course, miss. Master Todd has always been a great joy in my life.” You could see the unspoken sorrow that lingered there too and you briefly thought of the jagged, y-shaped scar that spanned the length of his torso. Jason slid his hand in yours and tugged you into another room.
“Movie night,” he explained. “National Treasure, of course.”
“A classic.” He maneuvered you to fall back onto the couch, leaving a space for him between you and Dick. “Ah, shit, let me go get you a blanket.”
“So, how long have you two been dating?” Dick asked when Jason disappeared.
“I’ve known him for two years but we’ve been dating for three months.” It was the agreed upon date you two had come up with last night when you laid on the couch together, a mess of tangled limbs. “He’s my best friend.”
“He better not be trying to replace me.” Dick pouted but Damian tossed a pillow at his head and let out another scoff. The youngest Robin had Alfred the cat in his lap and stroked the cat’s fur like some kind of evil villain in his lair.
“Don’t worry, Dickiebird. No one can replace you,” Jason drawled as he returned with a blanket. He draped it over your lap and then took a seat next to you. “Good?”
“Yeah, thanks Jase.” You knew you wouldn’t last through the movie. In fact, you probably fell asleep twenty minutes in. Your head fell against Jason’s shoulder and he carefully adjusted the blanket to cover your shoulders before running a hand over your hair.
“If you haven’t already,” Bruce said from behind him. “You should tell her you love her.”
Of course, Jason groused. Nothing got past Batman.
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lazycats-stuff · 6 months
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Hi! So I’ve had this idea for a while and idk why but I thought I would go ahead and request it. Batfam x Batbro reader who’s the 2nd oldest (maybe their ages range from like 25-18) and is really close with all his brothers. One night after some encouraging from Dick he decides to go out with some friends. While he is gone this villain who he’s been fighting for a while breaks into the mansion and uses his powers of mind control on the family. (the boys and Bruce, Alfred has the night off so he isn’t here) He uses them as leverage over batbro when he gets back from his night out. (Could you focus more on the scene where they break in and mind control happens? I’ve been picturing we see that part happen and then batbro gets home. Kinda like you would see on a tv show) The villain tries to bargain with batbro (maybe he has powers that villain wants?) for his family but because batbro is a smart badass he finds a way to project villain’s own powers back onto himself so batbro is able to command him to release him family and then he gets sent to jail. The brothers are very impressed with his quick thinking skills and they end up having a “sleepover” in one of their room (because let’s be honest, those beds could probably hold like 15 people) and they all fight over who gets to lay next to batbro and Dick and Jason end up winning that fight. It ends with the brothers being like “hope you enjoyed your once chance at protecting us because it will never happen again!” To batbro because they (even the once younger than him) and very protective of him.
If not it’s totally ok!!! Thank! Love your work!!
Okay, this is good! All of you are so creative. Lets go!
Summary: (Y/N) has to save his family from mind control. It goes somewhat good.
Warnings: mind control, original enemy, OC flirting with (Y/N), introvert reader, (Y/N) is a badass.
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(Y/N) looked himself over in the mirror once more. Dick has been telling him for the last week that he should go out. Not alone, but with his friends. (Y/N) preferred his own company over anyone else. Sure, it may sound like he is some sort of antisocial person, but he is just an introvert.
Dick managed to convince him after making a compromise. He wouldn't really go out for the next month and Dick wouldn't nag him about going out at all. Dick happily accepted and made sure to help (Y/N) get dressed.
It was obvious that he is going to go in black, since black is his color and he loved to wear it. Of course, Tim and Alfred would make sure that he wore some color sometimes, but not today. Alfred has a night off and Tim is in his room.
And that's why he looked himself in the mirror once more. A black turtleneck, black pants and on top of that black shoes. Dick wanted to comment on the color choice, but choose not to. If (Y/N) is going out, then Dick won't comment on anything.
Dick and (Y/N) made their way to the kitchen. (Y/N) didn't know if he is going to drink yet or not, but it's better to have a full stomach when drinking. (Y/N) glanced at his rings and his necklace.
His beloved protective amulets.
(Y/N) is a special batkid too. He has powers and sometimes he loved them and sometimes he hated them more than life. He has telepathy and is able to read minds and other things with telepathy that made Bruce pale when he explained it. Second power was pre cognition. Sometimes it turned into full on nightmares and calling out for the person in question.
That was something that he hated, but it was helpful on the field and it was great for avoiding near death situations. Of course, at first nobody knew how to react to the news on the field, but soon they agreed that when (Y/N) said get out or don't do it, they would comply.
And he didn't use telepathy on his brothers and father. He tried not to at least, he couldn't help if he heard a snippet of their thinking process. Sometimes he was freaked out with the way they were thinking.
And sometimes it was just an empty head, no thoughts. That's something that he likes and something that freaks him out too.
Another thing that made Bruce worry is the fact that he is friends with a lot of magical people as Bruce would say. One person was Lord Morpheus, the Dream of the Endless, whatever that meant.
Bruce knew that there was nothing he could do. (Y/N) is an adult and you know, he is responsible for his own choices and actions. Dick knew that too, but he was always worried for his brother.
" Dick, will you stop pestering me? " (Y/N) asked as Alfred gave him leftovers from dinner. " Thanks Alfred. "
" No problem. I'm off, try not to burn the manor down and maybe keep the kitchen intact. " Alfred said and said goodbye afterwards. Dick and (Y/N) said their byes too.
(Y/N) ate the pasta that Alfred has made.
" I'm not pestering you. You are my younger brother and I worry about all of you. Don't drink too much. " Dick said and (Y/N) chuckled as he continued eating.
" Please. You keep forgetting I can read minds. In your mind, you think I'm going to drink beyond belief. " (Y/N) said and Dick started whining at the fact that (Y/N) read his mind.
" Hey! No mind reading! " Dick said and (Y/N) just clicked his tongue.
" That's what happens when you annoy me. " (Y/N) said, putting the Tupperware container in the sink, soaking it in warm water. Dick shook his head as he threw (Y/N) his car keys.
" Now, I want you to go out and have fun. Try not drink too much. " Dick said as he walked (Y/N) out the door. (Y/N) flipped him off and Dick cackled.
" I know you love me! "
(Y/N) gave him another bird and Dick closed the door. Damian walked in, going straight for the fridge.
" Did he leave? " Damian asked as he took a bottle of water out of the fridge. Dick noticed he was slightly sweaty.
" He did. Were you in the gym? " Dick asked and then Tim walked in looking for water too. He was slightly sweaty too.
" I see. A spar? " Dick asked and the two boys nodded.
" Who left? " Tim asked as he opened his water bottle.
" (Y/N). "
" When? " Tim asked, confused. Why did he go? Where did he go?
" Just a few seconds ago. " Dick explained.
" Where? " Tim asked. (Y/N) never really liked to go out.
" He is going out with a couple of friends. Probably to a bar. " Dick said and Tim just nodded, still confused as to why would (Y/N) go out.
" Hey, do we know where (Y/N) is? " Jason asked as he also walked into the kitchen. " I need to talk to him. "
" He went out. " Dick said and Jason has never turned around to quickly.
" No. " Jason said and Dick nodded. " The gremlin finally left his room. Who would have thought? " Jason mused to himself. Dick shook his head in amusement.
" Well, at least someone will have fun tonight. " Jason commented and Dick shook his head once more.
" Wow Jay. I have fun all the time. " Dick said and Tim snorted and Damian had to look away.
" No you don't. Liar, liar pants on fire. " Jason said and Bruce stepped in the kitchen now, looking for his coffee.
" What is going on? " Bruce asked, seeing the way they got along.
" We are talking about the fact that (Y/N) went out with his friends. " Jason said and Bruce raised his brow.
" He did? " Bruce asked, as if the world's greatest detective couldn't believe that his second oldest son was able to go out of the house out for fun and not because he had to.
" Is that really hard to believe? " Dick asked and everyone nodded. Dick just sighed quietly as he looked to the living room. He had to do a double take when he saw Black Seer, just seeing the bastard sitting on the couch.
What the fuck?
Everyone turned to look at the place where Dick looked. Everyone was frozen when they saw Black Seer. He is (Y/N)'s biggest enemy and he wanted (Y/N)'s powers for as long as Bruce could remember.
" Now, where is (Y/N)? " Black Seer asked as he stood up.
" Not here! " Jason said, reaching for a knife to throw. Black Seer tutted as his eyes turned black completely. The knife clattered down on the floor as Jason gripped his head tightly.
Everyone gripped their heads tightly, pain shooting through their heads. Bruce grunted as he felt something heavy in his mind. The others did too. Bruce felt something penetrating the defenses of his mind. He tried to fight it as his knees gave out. He held on the counter tightly as he tried to stand up, but with the headache that's the size of America that was rather difficult.
Bruce kept on grunting. Black Seer watched in amusement as the vigilante family fought the mind control. But alas, there was nothing they could do. It was only a matter of time before they succumbed. Jason didn't want to go down quietly as he grabbed the knife from the floor.
Black Seer tutted as he pushed further in Jason's mind. Jason screamed as he felt the last defenses were breached. He fell down unconscious and the others were not far behind. Damian and Bruce were fighting the most.
" Come on, let go of the control. The sooner you let go, the less painful it will be. " Black Seer prompted, watching in amusement as everyone lost control. Jason was the first to break. He stopped grunting and just looked blankly ahead. His eyes turned black and he knelt in front of Black Seer.
Damian was the next who followed. He fought long and hard, but in the end he succumbed too. He cursed in Arabic before and just stopped resisting. He knelt to in front off Black Seer, just like Jason.
Dick and Tim were the next ones. They put up a big fight, but in the end it was all the same. The two knelt down in front of Black Seer, with the signature black eyes.
Before Bruce lost control, he thought about (Y/N). When is he going to find? Will he have a vision and come and save them? Maybe he will, maybe he won't. Bruce could only hope that (Y/N) would come soon.
(Y/N) sat alone in the bar. His friends had left a few minutes earlier, but he just wanted to sip his drink a bit longer. He found this bar to be cozy and nice and the service was actually really great. And they had great burgers.
He nurtured his cup of Jack and Cola, a nice drink that he has just discovered. He is going to drink all of this and probably one more before going back home, you know, one for the road.
" Anything else I can get you? " A bartender asked, walking up to (Y/N) from the bar, wiping down the counter next to (Y/N) left.
" No, thank you. " (Y/N) said, sipping more of this drink.
" A loner night then? " The bartender asked and (Y/N) shrugged.
" Not really. I was out with friends and they had to leave. I decided to stay alone here. I said why not. " (Y/N) answered and the bartender nodded his head.
" I know that feeling. "
" Thank you... " (Y/N) said, trailing off to get a name.
" Chris. " Bartender filled in the blank with a smile. (Y/N) smiled back shyly before sipping on his drink to avoid talking. Chris took a hint and moved to the right, going to serve another guest.
Oh my God. Was there something more? Is (Y/N) reading more into this? Is he underreading into this?
(Y/N) cursed quietly as he looked up. Son of a bitch. Damn his introvert nature and his awkwardness. He took his phone from his pocket to check the time.
He sighed as it was time to go home. He finished his drink in one go and took his wallet out to pay his tab and tip. He put some cash into a tip jar and he called Chris over.
" Ready to pay? " Chris asked with a smile and (Y/N) gave him his credit card. " Yup. " (Y/N) said, saying to himself that he is going to come back to this bar.
Maybe it wasn't a bad idea to go out tonight. Just maybe. But he would never tell Dick that. He would kill himself before doing that.
Now, this would be good if he wasn't put in a trance by his vision. Black Seer?! In his manor?! (Y/N) was more alert now, waiting for Chris to come by with his card.
" Here you go. " Chris said with a smile and (Y/N) had to force a smile on his face.
" Thank you Chris. " (Y/N) said, standing up. His legs felt like jelly as he stood up.
" I hope you come back. "
" We will see. " (Y/N) said with a forced coy smile on his face. He is going to come back, that's for sure, but after he gets Black Seer out of his house and away from his family.
Like now.
He practically ran to his car, hands shakingly unlocking the car. He turned on the car, driving to the manor as fast as he could. He could only hope that he is not too late.
Oh God...
(Y/N) parked the car before slowly entering the manor. He walked to the kitchen first and seeing a knife on the floor didn't give him any hope. He walked further into the house, shocked when he saw Black Seer.
(Y/N) felt shaky when he saw his brothers and dad under mind control. But now wasn't the time for fear. He had to think quickly on his feet.
He knew what Black Seer wanted. He wanted (Y/N)'s telepathy and pre cognition. He knew it all too well. He still remembers when he saw Black Seer for the first time. He was scared, but he was stronger now.
Bruce trained him mentally and (Y/N) had many fortifications. Not to mention, (Y/N) has been trained in martial arts, just in case according to Bruce. Just in case.
" Hey asshole. " (Y/N) said as he walked closer slowly to Black Seer. He didn't want to scare him and do something to his family's minds.
" That's no way to talk to your enemy who controls the minds of your family. " Black Seer said in his silky voice and (Y/N) knew he had to breach Seer's mind in order to do this.
That is not an easy feet, considering the fact that just tapping into the mind and not reading it are two different things. He knew that he had to thread carefully now. More so when the source of his powers in the mind are very protected.
" I mean, you come into my home, threaten my family and me. Am I supposed to roll the red carpet? " (Y/N) asked, tilting his head with a sarcastic smile. He started tapping into his mind, looking for a way in.
" I mean, that would be nice. It would fit the theme of the manor too. " Seer said, looking around. (Y/N) took a deep breath as he found a week spot.
Now he just had to maneuver his way through the maze and reflect the power back. It's a ballsy move, but hey, sometimes you need to have balls in order to do stuff.
" Sure. Should I serve you caviar too? " (Y/N) asked, allowing sarcasm to seep through.
He is just there. A few more moments.
" That would be nice. " Seer responded and (Y/N) saw it. He just saw the opening and he took it. It took everything in him to not start smirking.
He took a deep breath as he mirrored the power. It took everything in him, this type of reflection is really difficult to pull off. He still needs to learn how to reflect such powers and it takes a lot of mental stamina.
He sighed in relief as his family members were released from their mental shackles. Bruce was taking deep breaths and (Y/N) said that they need to call the Justice League now.
Everyone scrambled to call them and (Y/N) still waited. Once the power damper was put around his neck, (Y/N) relaxed and Bruce caught him before fell down completely.
" Good job son. " Bruce praised as he picked him up like a toddler. He saw the exhaustion in his eyes and waited for the bastard to be taken to jail.
Somewhere far away from them. In another dimension maybe.
The brothers slowly made their way to their brother in Bruce's arms. Bruce allowed (Y/N) to stand and the brothers hugged each other tightly. Bruce joined in, happy to have his sons back.
" I have to say, this was badass. " Jason said, squished in the hug.
" I have to agree Todd, it was smart. " Damian added and Tim and Dick just hummed, too tired to talk.
" Now we need to have a sleepover. " Dick said and everyone had to agree with that.
Bruce picked (Y/N) up and everyone moved to the rooms. More specifically, to (Y/N)'s room. (Y/N) was left in his room to change and that's what he did. The others came by not even 20 seconds later. They were arguing about something while (Y/N) was laying down on the center of bed.
He didn't expect Jason and Dick to jump on either side of him and he didn't expect to see Tim and Damian sulking. After some grumbling they all laid down, Dick and Jason on either sides of him.
" You know, you will never protect us again. I hope that you enjoyed it, because it will never happen again. " Damian said and (Y/N) shook his head, chuckling quietly.
" Sure, sure. "
The others agreed with Damian, even Jason.
" Now that you said it, can we just sleep? I'm tired. " (Y/N) mumbled, closing his eyes.
There were mumbles of agreement and the brothers fell asleep quickly. Bruce joined them a few minutes later. He just wanted to hold his sons for the night.
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@skulld3mort-1fan replied to your post “PERSONAL ASSISTANT DANNY AU!!! Amity Park has a...”:
Question is this before brice adopted dick or after ?? Is this when he has either jason or tim?? Cause this could be hilarious that they see Danny as Bruce keeper by how he manages to get him to his next schedule despite the amount of bullshit he's gone through and they all love the man cause he manages to be able to scold bruce as well as has Alfred's respect ( this can also slowly build to bruce x Danny thered very few of them and I really want to find some other )
​I think there's potential for the AU during any section of Bruce's life! It'd be funny to see 40-something year old Bruce with a massive gaggle of kids and is also secretly a hardened vigilante, city cryptid, and recognized founder of the Justice League to be manhandled by some 25-year-old recent graduate that looks like he weighs a hundred pounds soaking wet.
However, I think for this AU I'm leaning more towards Danny and Bruce being around the same age. (I've already discussed my thoughts on a possible romantic relationship for them here if you're interested)
So to set the scene:
Bruce is around 25/26 when he returns to Gotham and is intent to regain his position as CEO and majority shareholder of his parents' company while also setting himself up as The Batman. The former he accomplishes with all the pizzazz and efficiency of Elle Woods from Legally Blonde (because you can't convince me that a competent Brucie Wayne isn't just Elle Woods). But the board members still underestimate Bruce. They think he's too young, too inexperienced, and honestly? He's been gone from the face of the earth for years so they just have no idea how to deal with Bruce. And if there's one thing businessmen don't like (other than losing money), it's uncertainty.
They pressure Bruce into getting a PA because "Well, Mr. Wayne you've been gone from Gotham for so long, there's so much you need to catch up on. A PA would do wonders in keeping you organized!" It's honestly just a very thinly veiled excuse to get someone to spy on Bruce. Bruce can't figure out a way to get out of it, so he's forced to go along. He rejects ever applicant that came at the recommendation of most of his Board, and while it would be great to hire someone from Gotham, this is the era before Wayne Enterprises gained its shiny and clean personality, and there's no telling if any of these applicants have been bribed by one party or another.
Surprisingly, the answer to his problems came from a business meeting with Vlad Masters.
"If you're still looking, I'd like to recommend a candidate," Vlad said. "He's the son of some good friends of mine and had worked as my own PA for some time. He's quite good." Bruce nearly missed Vlad mutter 'almost too good' under his breath, but didn't remark on it.
"Oh? Why are you handing him to the competition then?"
"Ah, the two of us had some...differences. And the boy's at that age where he wants to see more of the world. So, why not Gotham? I'll send you his resume. Just think on it."
Despite Bruce's suspicions, there wasn't anything sketchy that he could dig up on Danny Fenton. Besides, Vlad Masters was notorious in guarding his privacy, and if he recommended Fenton, well, Bruce could at least count on him not getting bribed by anyone.
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Okay so I’m well aware that this is probably my own fault, but a lot of people seem to have gotten the idea that Bruce is in any way important to this story
This is not a story about Batman
This is a story about the many and varied disaster gays he has trained to commit bigger and more epic disasters than any other gay in history
So let’s fix it and get back to the second most important thing in the story! Timker (and bonus Connor)
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Field Trips Without Permission Slips part 1
Tucker was still firmly in his happy bubble, floating along after Tim Drake-Wayne even as they left the Bat Cave.
Connor, Kon, Superboy, he’d be there soon. Tucker wanted to make a good impression; this was Tim’s boyfriend, Tucker really wanted the guy to like him.
That way they could all be friends, and he wouldn’t worry if Tucker and Tim hung out, and talked tech, and maybe got to have a hackathon…
Because of course, even notorious ladies’ man Too Fine Foley would never make a move on a taken man. That’d just be low.
He was just trying to work out what to say when Tim got a buzz on his phone. The excitement dropped off the younger man’s face in an instant, his expression immediately shifting to worry and determination.
“Something’s come up,” he said tersely, and Tucker frowned, wondering if he was about to hear about a second rogue attack in almost as many days.
Gotham… Gotham was kinda exhausting. No offence, obviously, even he could feel the Curse lingering on the back of his tongue.
But trying to keep this city safe was like bailing a sinking boat with a sieve. No wonder they needed the best of the best.
“How can I help?” Was all he offered, trying to make himself look ready and eager.
Tim’s eyes widened as he looked up, like he was only just remembering that Tucker was actually even there at all. That yeah, he definitely could help.
Actually, it turned out he was their subject matter expert when Tim explained the problem.
“Superman just told B he can’t hear Jason’s heart anymore. I don’t suppose there’s a reason you’d know of?” He asked hopefully, and Tucker’s jaw clicked shut.
Because… yeah, he could guess exactly why Jason was now out of range of super hearing. But the bats weren’t cleared to know about Jason’s halfa nature yet, and Tucker was pretty sure Jason couldn’t transform.
It’d be a wild time for him to give it a first try if Superman was listening in. He’d have to warn Danny and Jason, though that might have to wait if they’d… gone… to the Ghost Zone.
And yeah, okay, Tucker maybe shoulda thought of that first, but in his defence Danny died on a regular basis and occasionally just to show off.
Shoulders sagging as he relaxed, Tucker blew out a long breath and grinned at Tim, relief making him lax. And yeah, sure, he didn’t know why they’d gone, but he could bullshit something if they asked.
“Oh, yeah actually… they’re probably in the Ghost Zone,” he explained with a slight shrug, because really? It wasn’t a big deal.
Some of the tension leached out of Tim’s shoulders with the presence of an immediate answer.
“The Ghost Zone? That’s the Infinite Realms, right?” Tim asked and Tucker nodded, sticking his hands in his pockets.
It was always nice to be the guy with all the answers, but having all the answers for someone like Tim Drake-Wayne? Yeah, that felt extra good.
“Yeah, same place. It’s mostly only the Ancients that call it the Infinite Realms, and Danny and Jason probably won’t bother them.”
Not unless Clockwork chose to make another visit, but that would be an Ancient going to bother Danny and Jason.
Tim nodded thoughtfully, making some quick notes on his phone.
“Any idea why, or how long they’ll be? Bruce has probably convinced himself Jason’s dead again by now,” he added dryly, sounding neither impressed nor concerned.
Well, maybe a little concerned. Tucker had kinda gotten the stage door tickets to Batman’s opinion of Danny.
Tucker shrugged again, thinking back quickly over what Jason had told him he’d told his family. He was gonna make himself a cheatsheet if (hope of hopes) hanging out with Tim became a regular thing.
Frostbite? Yeah, they probably mentioned Frostbite. No need to mention he was an Ancient, the yeti certainly never brought it up.
“They’re probably going to see Danny’s doctor. Check Jason’s ecto contamination, see how Danny’s doing away from his haunt; that’s Amity Park,” he added as Tim’s brows furrowed momentarily. “Technically halfas don’t need need one, but Danny claimed it so we dunno what leaving will do to him.”
Which made it sound way more dramatic than it actually was; even full ghosts could leave their haunt if they wanted to. Not all of them even kept haunts in the Zone.
They’d asked last year, before Danny finally took the plunge (and yeah maybe coming out of puberty was why he’d waited a couple extra years - not that he’d gotten the promised Fenton Growth Spurt).
Frostbite had just asked if they even knew where Ember’s haunt was.
News to Tucker and the gang that she’d even had one, with how much she wanted to go on tour.
Danny’s haunt would always be his place of power, but with the power Danny wielded? He never needed it anymore. Tucker was pretty sure that when he actually became king the whole Ghost Zone was gonna be Danny’s haunt.
Not cuz anyone had explicitly said so. Just interpreting a lot of the flowery bullshit around Pariah. And no one had told him no yet either.
Tim just nodded, typing a moment more before sending off a quick reply to Bruce.
He did feel a little bad tattling on Danny and Jason like that. If they’d wanted anyone to know where they were going, they coulda just said.
But they also probably hadn’t known Superman would be listening, or notice Jason’s heart disappearing. Really Tucker was doing everyone a favour; making sure no one came back to Batman in a panic attack.
He just hoped Jason would see it the same way.
And then the single hottest person Tucker had ever seen in his entire life popped his head around the door, perfectly windswept black curls pushed back with one hand.
A smile of perfectly white, perfectly even teeth flashed as gorgeous blue eyes like the heart of the ocean landed on him and Tim.
On Tim.
Tim was smiling back even before the other entered the room.
Tim’s boyfriend.
Tucker raised Ida to cover his face without even thinking, cheeks burning and really really really hoping neither white boy knew enough about dark skin to tell.
Tim’s brother Duke was Black too.
Tucker was going to fucking die.
He could not go weak kneed at just the sight of Tim’s boyfriend!
He was only vaguely aware when the walking Adonis spoke, striding quickly into the room.
“Hey, any reason I should be worried that Jason and Danny just disappeared from Gotham’s airspace?”
Ancients even his voice was perfect, rich and smooth like dark chocolate, with just a little bass that made Tucker’s heart flutter. If that voice said his name Tucker was going to fucking die.
Tucker strangled most of the whimper in his throat because he was a fucking adult goddamn it. Jumped and almost smacked himself in the face when Tim called his name from right next to him.
Loudly.
Like he’d said it a couple times already.
And the World’s Hottest Man was looking at him too, the absolute cutest worried little frown marring his perfect brows, and oh ancients just the littlest pout on soft, full lips…
Yeah, no, someone get the headstone, Tucker would just bury himself out back.
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Note: I’m genuinely still turning over which name our dear Superboy Prime is going by as his regular name, since it’s… about 1000% going to depend on his relationship with Clark
I cannot fucking imagine anyone but Clark gave Kon El his Kryptonian name. Just. No fucking way. (Kara could but then we’re back to Too Many Characters and tbh she has more tact than that)
So their relationship has to be good enough that Clark offered this very personal piece of himself, and Connor’s accepted it
But Connor is the name his first friends gave him
And his civilian name, so it’s not like he can whole hog the switch
Atm the Bats call him Kon in uniform as the world’s shittiest cover but we’re getting his POV next chapter and I need to know what he calls himself, so… poll!
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Specter of Starlight Snippet
Continuing this week of posting snippets since I'm K.O.ed. From this idea here. Two parts and another snippet.
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“That’s it, we can’t be friends any more. You’re dead to me,” Danny said, hand to his heart as if Tim had mortally wounded him.
Friends. Danny thought they were friends. He shook his head to clear it and gave back his best smirk. “I’m sorry, Deep Space 9 is just patently better than Enterprise.” “But they don’t go anywhere!” Danny whined. “Star Trek’s whole thing is to ‘boldly go where no man has gone before’ and you can’t do that in a space station!” “That’s just a cover and you know it. Star Trek is about exploring the human condition— especially by using aliens to do it. Going where no man has gone before is using a cheesy sci-fi show to talk about race and sexuality and gender. By putting it on a space station they can really focus in on that without all the other distractions.” “Distractions!” Tim couldn’t help the snort of amusement at how insulted Danny managed to sound on that one word. “Distractions he says. Red. Red, why.” “You know I’m right,” Tim said, putting every ounce of Bristol born and raise snobbery into the statement as he could. “This is an insult to Picard,” Danny managed to say between his laughter. Tim could feel the grin stretch across his face at Danny’s laughter. The other— his friend— had seemed a subdued when Tim had first landed on the roof that night. Tim was glad to see Danny’s mood lightening. He didn’t want to see that listlessness clinging to Danny like that again. “I would never insult Picard,” Tim assured Danny. Danny smiled back, relaxing against the gargoyle behind him. “Good, or else it would be pistols at dawn or something.” “Pistols at dawn?” “You know, duel of honor.” Tim’s nose wrinkled at the thought. Sure, Jason had taught him to shoot (he insisted Tim needed to know how to handle a gun for safety reasons), but Tim still didn’t like handling them. “Can’t we use swords?” “No. You’d win in two seconds,” Danny said with a little wave of his hand. “At least with a gun I have a shooting chance.” “Danny,” Tim groaned at the joke. Then the implication of rest of the statement caught up to him. “You know how to shoot?” “Oh, sure. I grew up around fire arms… of a type,” Danny said. His smile slid off into a little, pensive frown. “Pull one out of a couch cushion enough and you sorta have to learn how to handle it safely, you know?” Tim’s spine straightened in alarm. “Out of a couch cushion?” “Yeah. Hey, it’s fine,” Danny said. The smile he plastered on was far from convincing. “It’s… I’m not there anymore. The guns aren’t really my worry right now.” “Danny…” “It’s fine," Danny snapped back before curling up a little from his own tone. He picked at his nails, eyes darting out over the dark city. "Come on, time to rank the captains. Janway verses Pike.” Tim took a steadying breath and counted to five. He wouldn’t press. But he wouldn’t forget either. “Okay, pilot Pike, reboot Pike, or Strange New Worlds?” “Strange New What?” “You haven’t seen it? Okay so…” Tim launched into talking about the new series and the whole effect of the streaming platform on the series. He knew it was just a distraction, but he wanted Danny’s smile to come back. He just wanted Danny happy.
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AN: No tagging cause I'm dead and it's not in order. But it is part of the next part! Which is mostly these two being goofs and talking about various things. Who do you think is right? Enterprise or Deep Space 9?
Stay delightful everyone~
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bothoutsiders · 8 months
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if you’re still taking requests, maybe identity porn? or just mutual pining fluff!
hey anon! this is my first time trying identity porn, that's why it took me so long. also jason's undercover name is john as in john doe. it was fun trying this new trope, thank you for the experience!
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From all the odd jobs and undercover cases that Jason had gone through - nothing compared to this one.
It was probably one of the easiest and clean jobs he had ever had though. While the pay wasn’t that good, he could enjoy some peace, the AC and at the same time, study his target. His tasks were simple; he was in charge of the music, cleaning his work area and making fun, colorful beverages that were so popular nowadays. 
He wouldn’t admit it, but he honestly kind of enjoyed making lattes, smoothies and sweet-fruit drinks. Not as much as getting rid of the garbage of Gotham, of course, but for a day-job, he thought it was a pretty nice change of pace.
The clients were all types of different people. Guys in a suit coming for their boring americano, teens coming for lattes and smoothies, young adults for tea, milkshakes and more. It was interesting.
Jason even had fun the day he convinced an old stoic man to try something sweet. Men have to like bitter things, the client had said. Jason snorted, did some convincing and made up ‘scientific’ and social explanations about it before handing him a strawberry latte.
He couldn’t help but grin the moment he saw the client’s face change from deadpan to surprise and then some embarrassment for actually liking it.
It was good that he didn’t get bored when his target wasn’t around. The people were friendly and he was enjoying his time, but still, this job in particular was hard for one specific reason.
“It’s getting late.” He neatly folded a cloth and wiped the surface of the counter.
There was no response. Of course.
“If you don’t pack your things I’ll kick you out without them.”
There was still no response. Besides the music in the background, he could hear some fast typing. This was how his evenings went most of the time.
In past jobs he had dealt with drunkards, with abusive bosses, awful customers, annoying and nosy coworkers, but this? This was something he never expected to happen to him.
“Okay, that’s enough Timothy.” He could feel his heart pounding against his chest as he made his way to Tim’s table. He knew he was good at pretending nothing extraordinary was happening, but deep inside he was panicking only because he was talking to him.
Even if Tim was ignoring him right now.
“I’m gonna close soon so I need you to leave. Go home and have some real sleep.” He said resting his elbow on the table. He wasn’t into touching without consent so even if he wanted to be annoying to Tim, he didn’t dare to do such a thing. “Are you listening, monkey?”
Tim looked up at him a bit surprised but as soon as the words sunk in, he looked at his watch. “It’s already closing time?” He began to whine but almost immediately he changed his mood. “Before you kick me out– look!” With a big smile on his face, he was quick to take his phone, unlock it and shove it into Jason’s face.
“How many times have I told you to stop doing that?” He pushed the phone away and tried to focus his eyes on the screen. He already knew what he was about to see. “What’s that ugly thing?”
“John. You really have bad taste,” he frowned slightly before he’d swipe right and smile again. “There are more photos! I took them last night.” It was clear that Tim was proud of it.
“Are you … friends with that guy?” Jason didn’t look him in the eye, pretending that the idea of Tim and Red Hood being friends made him nervous. This kid had so many photos of him on his laptop and phone, it was crazy. And honestly? Jason was flattered. “He’s a menace.”
“He’s not!” Tim was quick to defend him. “I know that he carries guns and he kills people but he kills the bad ones! That terrible people won’t be coming back to keep hurting others. Most of you are fans of Batman even if the cops hate him, right? Well, Red Hood is my Batman.”
There was a small smirk on Jason’s face. He bothered Tim about this only because he liked to hear all the nice things he had to say about Red Hood. It wasn’t often that he would find someone who thought in such a positive way about him. “You’re a crazy little guy.”
“Nah, I’m just telling the truth. He’s funny too.” Since the very first time that they met, Tim didn’t hide his ‘admiration’ for Red Hood. He’d spend his evenings at the café talking about how great he was, how Red Hood had saved him once and how they would talk some nights and even let Tim take his photos. 
“So you hang out at 3am with a criminal only because he’s fun?” He huffed. “Tim, you gotta meet new people. People your age and you’ll see there’s more funny, safe people out there that you can meet during the day. I’m sure this is why you spend your evenings here, consuming all that caffeine.”
For Jason it was love at first sight, but Tim? Tim was too blind with how great Red Hood was that there were days Jason would even get jealous of himself. He blamed it on his night job and how tired he could be after patrolling the city and then coming to the café without much rest.
“There’s no one at home, I would rather spend it here where I can eat and drink and then get ready for the night.” He replied as he took his time to put everything in his backpack.
“You’re not a vigilante like him, Tim. Be careful, okay?”
“Yeah, I always make sure not to get in his way.”
“So how is your little fan club going?” The day was slow and there weren't many people at the café, except for Tim who was close to the counter, and a girl in a corner, buried in books and looking like she might explode if someone dated to interrupt her.
Jason decided to change the music to something relaxing for studying.
“It’s okay. I don’t share all my photos though.” Tim wasn’t looking at him, he was still busy with his laptop. By now Jason knew that if it wasn’t him doing homework or talking to his friends, he was busy with his Red Hood fan club.
“You don’t?” He was confused. He thought that was the purpose of those photos, to share them and make it obvious who was Red Hood’s favorite.
“Mm no.” Tim looked at him and after a big pause, he decided to confess. “I don’t like sharing. I even have a couple of selfies with him, but I don’t post those. They are only for myself.”
“But you showed them to me.”
“Yes, but I didn’t send them to you, it’s different.” There was a light shrug before he’d focus back on his laptop.
“Do you print them as posters for your bedroom?”
Tim didn’t reply, only looked up at Jason.
“You do, don’t you?” He grinned. “I can’t believe you’re obsessed with that stinky guy. You’re into bad boys, huh?”
There was a cute blush that spread through Tim’s face instantly. “He’s not a bad guy.”
“Yeah, I mean I guess being a criminal and killing people is something good people do.” Jason shrugged, a smirk still on his face. “What is so cool about him? Does he even do the laundry?”
“Everything is cool about him,” Tim frowned slightly but after a moment of wondering what to do, he sighed and closed his laptop, focusing entirely on Jason. 
Oh, he was getting serious.
“Look, he’s amazing. He’s someone you can talk to and has good advice, he is kind and worries about everyone. Yes, killing is bad but he’s a good person. He does this to stop innocent people from getting hurt or murdered.” He spoke as if he was pleading for Red Hood’s life. “He has a nice voice even if it’s kind of muffled under his helmet, and he makes sure I get home safe. He has this kind of humor that I actually find funny and he has big hands and his thighs are…”
“Oh wait, wait. Hold on.” Jason lifted his hands. “I don’t want to hear about your fantasies. I get it, you like him that way but are you sure he isn’t like someone who is trying to fool you? Pretend he is cool and then he shows his true colors?”
“I’m sure he isn’t pretending. He’s not a nice guy. He’s kind and a real man.” Tim said this looking him in the eye.
Maybe Jason felt something like butterflies in his stomach and something warm blossoming in his chest. 
Maybe. But who knows.
“What about guys who help elderly people with chores or do their groceries shopping? What about those who help kids find their parents when they are lost and cook meals at shelters?” It wasn’t that Jason wanted Tim to stop liking Red Hood, he only wanted to have a chance too. Maybe mentioning some of the things he had done and still does would help his case.
“Good for them?” Tim arched an eyebrow.
Jason was about to complain but the bell over the door chimed, announcing a new customer arriving. When he turned to look, he saw it was his target coming in and oh, right, I’m working-working. 
He looked at Tim one more time and sighed dramatically. “Okaay, okaay. I’m glad you found the one. Just make sure to get home safe after you see him.” It was a bit silly that he would like to bother him about it and then get jealous when he would hear all that admiration Tim felt for Red Hood, but it was somehow addicting.
“Sure.” He hummed happily, a light blush still on his face as he opened his laptop to start typing again.
Jason smiled, hoping that one day Tim would like him too, and not only one version of himself. Maybe one day.
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Sumary: You are a shapeshifter and are Dick's K9 partner. When at 'work', you take the form of a large pure black Germanshepard named Shadow. You make sure that you don't use that particular form when you are on a mission, though, just to make sure nobody puts two and two together.
You and Dick have been friends since Bruce took him in and have been dating for 5 years now, and like him, you have become fiercely protective of his little brothers....
Ages:
Dick: 21
Y/N : 20
Jason: 17
Tim: 13
Damian: 10
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Damians P.O.V
I am currently sitting in the back seat of the car with my hood up, hidding my face from Pennyworth while he gives me descreate yet concerned looks from the drivers seat. Drake was not at school today because of a head injury from patrol last night.
Why is my hood up, you may ask?
Because I have a black eye and a busted lip....but it really wasn't my fault.
The truth is that ever since I came to this school a couple of months ago, I have been bullied by not just other students but the teachers as well. They tell me things like,' How did you convince Bruce Wayne that you're his kid?' and 'You're just another charity case that no one really wants around.'
It hurts but I pretend that it doesn't bother me. I pretend that it doesn't make me wander if those words are true. 'Do they not want me around?'
I mean sometimes I can be a jerk especially to Drake and sometimes Todd but I really do care for them like brothers.
But those are not the worst. The worst is when the racist teacher say horrible things to me because I am Arab. They blame me for things that I have not done and tell me that I do not belong in my family. Those hurt the most.
Nobody in my family knows this of course. I don't believe that they would even care.
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When we get home, I notice the police car and the extra bike. All my brothers, as well as Y/N, Graysons girlfriend whom I think of as my sister, are here.
Great.....
I walk in and head straight to my room, ignoring the chatter that I could hear from the living room.
I curled up on my bed after taking a quick shower and changing into sweatpants and a black t-shirt and hoodie.
I had silent tears running down my face when I heard a soft knock on my door. I furriously wiped them away, but they did not stop. I didn't answer the knock, though.
"Dami? Are you ok?"
'Y/N' I thought
" Comon Lil'D, can I at least come in and say hello to my favorite Wayne child?" She asked softly through the door.
I was tempted just to ignore her, but she would probably just come in eventually. I sighed softly and got up slowly, trudging to the door and opening it. Turning away from her before she could see my face.
I curled up on my bed again and refused to look at her.
"Dami what's wrong buddy?"
She came over and sat next to me. Running her fingers through my hair softly. I sighed and turned to look at her. She gasped softly and gently touched my black eye and then my slightly swollen and split lip.
"What happened, Baby Bat? And don't lie to me. I know those are NOT from patrol last night."
I let out a defeated sigh, and the danm broke. I told her about everything. The bullying, my feelings, everything.
When I finished my story, I was crying again, and she looked torn for a moment. Torn between killing those who hurt me and making me feel better.
She seemed to make a decision after a few minutes and gently scooped me up. I squeaked but clung to her tightly.
She stormed downstairs and into the living room where my brothers and father were chatting. She stopped in the doorway, catching the attention of everybody in the room. When they saw me, they looked concerned. She then looked down at me and started speaking in a soft tone:
"Look at your dad and your brothers Dami. Not one of them look the same. They look similar, yes, but not the same. That is what makes each and every one of you boys unique. Not one of you is the same. Each of you has a different personality, different traits that make you special. That's what makes you, you. You belong in this family just as much as any of them do. You deserve the love and support of your family. You ARE NOT just a charity case to your dad. Or to your brothers. They all love. They don't always show it, but they do. We all love you."
"N/N's rigjt Baby Bat, we all love you." Grayson said softly as he walked up to us. Being the first to snap out of the shock.
There was a combination of affirmative words from the other three in the room before I was gently placed in my fathers lap. I snuggled closer to his chest when I felt his strong arms wrap tightly yet gently around me.
I looked over to see Y/N grab one of Todds guns out of its hiding places and start to walk towards the door. She stopped and turned in the door, raising an eyebrow.
"You boys gonna sit there, or are you gonna help me commit a couple murders?" She asked in a dangerously sweet and calm voice. I was surprised when all three of my brothers jumped up and followed her out of the room.
"I'll get my lawyers working on it and will go see the school tomorrow." My father yelled after them as he tightened his arms around me and got up to go to his office with me in his arms. All he got in response was the slam of the front door. I just snuggled deeper into my fathers chest, feeling safe.
Perhaps I was wrong. Perhaps they really do care for me.
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For: @lifeexperience hope you enjoy!
Marinette was a simple child of parents who loved her, but not each other. Some of her friends at school had parents just like that, but they were divorced. But her parents never actually married, so they didn’t get a cool word. But really, all it meant was that she had to split her time between her Maman and her Dad. Unfortunately for her, her parents had decided to live a whole ocean apart. So she couldn’t just visit on weekends like her friend Max could. But it was finally summer again, and she was finally back in Gotham. Glancing around, Marinette grins widely the second she spots Alfred. 
“Alfie!” She cheers, running around the other people in the baggage claim area. Alfred’s lips twitch up into a small smile. 
“It’s nice to see you again, Miss Marinette.” He says. Marinette grins widely, pointing to the new gap in her teeth. 
“Look! I lost another tooth.” She says. Alfred raises an eyebrow. 
“Have you already received a visit from the tooth fairy?” He asks. She nods, holding Alfred’s hand as they walk through the parking lot. 
“Where’s dad?” She asks, swinging their arms. 
“Do you remember Mr. Kent?” Alfred asks. Marinette nods. He came to the manor a lot more than her dad liked, but she didn’t mind cause he usually brought his son Jon with him. “He and your father are in the middle of a meeting, and he couldn’t step away.” Alfred explains. Marinette resists the urge to ask if Jon was there too. Hopefully it was just a super quick meeting and then her dad could hang out with her. She knew that he was always super busy. He worked at a really big company, and he had a bunch of kids, and he was Batman. But he was still a good dad, and she knew he tried. 
“Is Cass home?” She asks, buckling herself into her booster seat (Alfred insisted, even though she tried to convince him that ten was plenty old enough to use a normal seat; apparently she was too short). 
“I’m afraid Miss Cass won’t be home for another week or so. Your brothers should all be there, though Master Duke and Master Tim won’t be staying for long. They’re going on a weekend trip with a few friends.” He explains. Marinette hums in surprise. It was really rare for Tim to leave Gotham for something not hero related. She’d have to make a bet with Damian to see what the odds were that Tim and Duke were actually going on a secret mission that they hadn’t told anybody about. It seemed much more likely. Marinette zones out on the rest of the car ride, just watching as her favorite city passes by. She liked Paris and spending time with her Maman, but Gotham had always felt more like her home. Gotham was where her dad and brothers and Alfred were. It was her home. As the manor appears out the window, Marinette grins at the sight of her dad waiting for her outside. The second the car stops, Marinette is out and running to her dad. She launches herself at him and sighs happily as he picks her up and wraps her in a big hug. 
“I missed you too.” He says softly, giving her one last squeeze before setting her down. “How was the last week of school?” Marinette sighs dramatically, grinning when she sees the moment her dad spots her new missing tooth. 
“I lost another tooth! And Alix didn’t even pull this one out for me.” She says happily. Her dad sighs, but she can tell he really wants to laugh. 
“You two are going to cause so much trouble one day, aren’t you?” He asks. Marinette shrugs. 
“Depends on if it’s fun or not. Where’re the boys?” She asks, leaning slightly to look past him. 
“Tim and Duke are packing, and Jason’s in the library. Last I checked, Dick was also in the library attempting to convince Jason to go do something else.” Her dad says with a small smile, the same smile he always got when he mentioned Jason. The memories weren’t super clear, but she did have some memories of when Jason died. She probably purposefully blocked out most of it, though. (Or that’s what Max thought, when she’d talked to him about it once; he was super smart). That was a rough summer. Tim hadn’t come around yet, and her dad and Dick were both really, really sad. And angry. As much as they’d both tried to hide it from her, she heard them yelling. And she saw the reports of what Batman was doing, even if the news only had stories and never any actual pictures of what Batman had become. No matter what she tried, she couldn’t get her dad back to who he was before Jason died. She spent most of that summer baking with Alfred and drawing in the library on the couch where Jason used to read her stories. By the time she came home for Thanksgiving (a holiday she knew her dad didn’t care about, but one he celebrated so that she could have an excuse to come to Gotham more) Tim was there. 
Snapping out of her thoughts, Marinette frowns when she realizes there was a brother missing. 
“What about Damian?” She asks. Her dad frowns as Mr. Kent smiles, and that’s when Marinette remembers Damian talking about his new friend, Kent. Her eyes widen. “Is Jon here?” She asks, resisting the urge to just run towards the manor. Her dad opens his mouth to respond, but Mr. Kent cuts him off. 
“They’re in the game room closest to the living room.” He says. Marinette squeals out a thanks before rushing off. Time to see Jon!
---
Bruce’s eyes narrow as he looks at one of his oldest friends. Clark just laughs, shaking his head. 
“You know she would’ve found them eventually, Bruce.” He says. Bruce huffs. 
“That doesn’t mean you had to just send her off to him.” He argues. Clark raises an eyebrow, the amusement clear on his face. 
“They’re kids, Bruce. It’s not like they’re going to get married tomorrow-” Clark starts to say, but Bruce cuts him off. 
“Or ever.”
“That’s not what Jon said.” 
“Clark-”
“Bruce, breathe. Last time they talked, Marinette apparently told Jon that she was going to marry him one day. It was very matter-of-fact and, need I remind you, they’re children. Plenty of kids have crushes that never amount to anything. And besides that, they’re friends, Bruce. Neither of them have many friends that know about everything. You really gonna take that away from either of them?” Clark asks, crossing his arms. Bruce sighs. 
“Fine. But we will revisit this conversation in a few years.” He says. Clark chuckles, but agrees. Bruce, who knows how determined his daughter can be, doesn’t laugh. 
---
“Jon!” Marinette squeals, running into the room. Jon turns around and grins, opening his arms. Before Marinette can throw herself into the hug, Damian steps between them, frowning. Marinette skids to a stop, raising an eyebrow at her older brother. 
“What is the meaning of this?” Damian asks, looking between them. Marinette huffs. 
“I was trying to hug my friend.” She says, arms crossed. Damian raises an eyebrow, crossing his arms too. 
“Kent is my friend, Marinette.” He says firmly. Marinette’s eyes narrow. 
“He was my friend first!” She counters. Damian turns to Jon. 
“Well, are you going to say anything?” He asks. Jon’s eyes widen. 
“Well, uh, I-” He stammers over his words. 
“Leave him out of this! Can’t you see you’re stressing him out!” Marinette yells at her older brother. He scoffs. 
“Oh, I’m stressing him out?” He asks. “What about you? Rushing in here and trying to hug him with no prior warning?”
“Jon happens to like my hugs.” Marinette says firmly. Damian snorts humorlessly. 
“Are you sure he isn’t just being nice?” He asks. Marinette feels her cheeks turn red. 
“Actually-” Jon starts. 
“Stay out of this, Kent.” Damian warns. Marinette rolls her eyes. 
“Why are you such a know it all, all the time?” She asks, trying hard not to scream. 
“Why are you such a little baby?” Damian taunts. 
“That’s it!” Marinette shrieks before letting out a battle cry. She rushes towards her brother, fists flying. Every time he dodges, she shrieks. She wasn’t trained like he was. It wasn’t fair! Suddenly, arms are around her, lifting her away from Damian just as Damian is restrained by Dick. 
“Whoa, whoa, whoa! What is going on in here?” He asks, looking between them. Marinette glances back, stopping kicking when she realizes Jason is the one holding her back. He was officially her favorite brother at the moment. 
“Marinette is acting like a child simply because Kent is now my friend.” Damian tuts, tilting his nose up. Marinette’s eyes widen and she immediately starts thrashing around again in an attempt to go kick the heck out of her brother. 
“You are the worst! That’s not what happened at all!” She argues. 
“Cool it, kiddo.” Jason says quietly. Marinette shakes her head. 
“No! He’s being mean, and I’m gonna beat him up for it!” She insists. Damian snorts, but immediately stops at the look Dick gives him. 
“Alright. You two clearly need some time apart right now. Jason.” Dick nods towards the door and Marinette’s eyes widen. 
“This isn’t fair! Why does Damian get to hang out with Jon? He’s probably hung out with him all day! He’s my friend too!” She complains, going limp in Jason’s hold. Jason sighs, taking her out of the game room and towards the library. 
“Just breathe, Mari. I’m sure you’ll get to hang out with Jon a ton this summer. He’s over here all the time now.” Jason says. Marinette’s face falls into a frown. Before Damian came, Jon never wanted to hang out at the manor all the time. Even when Marinette was in town. Did he….was he really her friend? Or was Damian right. “Okay kid, if I set you down, do you promise not to go beat the shit out of the Gremlin?” Jason asks. Marinette nods. 
“I uh, I think I’m really tired, Jay. I’m gonna go take a nap, okay?” She’s trying really hard not to cry. Jason frowns, but nods. 
“If you’re sure. Hey, you know you can talk to me, right?” He asks. Marinette nods, and gives Jason a half hearted smile before she heads upstairs. Was Jon really her friend?
---
An hour later, Marinette’s door creaks open slightly. She glances over and waves half-heartedly at Jason. He frowns. 
“Hey kid, are you okay? I thought you were gonna take a nap.” He says. Marinette shrugs. 
“Not tired anymore.” She says. Jason’s eyebrows scrunch together. 
“I was gonna head home,” He starts, and Marinette feels her shoulders slump even more. “But, if you want, you could tag along. I was gonna make spaghetti for dinner.” He adds. Marinette perks up immediately. Damian may want to hog Jon (who may or may not be her friend), but Jason was always there for her. 
“Can we watch Little Women? The one with Winona Ryder?” She asks, Jason grins and nods. 
“Sure thing, kid. Grab a bag and let Bruce know. I’ll wait outside.” He says. Marinette nods and quickly packs up a backpack, then hesitates. It was only her first night back home. If she asked her dad, she ran the risk of him saying no. And then she’d have to eat dinner with Damian. And Jon. Nope. No, siree, she wasn’t going to risk that. Grabbing a piece of paper from her desk, she scribbles out a little note. It’d be fine, and if he was mad at her…well, he probably wouldn’t be mad. She was leaving a note! Just in case, she hurries down the back stairs and out the side door. No need to risk running into her dad. She’d talk to him tomorrow. 
---
Bruce lets his shoulders relax as he walks in and sits down for dinner. Clark had left just after Marinette arrived, but he’d had League business that couldn’t wait. Which meant dinner was the first time he’d be able to actually sit and talk to his daughter since her visit at Easter. Looking around the table, he frowns. 
“Has anyone seen Marinette?” he asks. Tim glances around, then shakes his head. 
“Uh, no. Actually, I haven’t seen her all day. Wasn’t she coming home today?” He asks. Bruce nods, trying to push down the worry welling up. 
“Little D?” Dick says, and Bruce glances at Damian, narrowing his eyes. 
“Damian. Care to explain?” Bruce asks. Damian purses his lips and tilts his chin up. A move he got from his mother. 
“She was acting like a child. We argued and Todd removed her from the game room.” Damian says simply. Bruce sighs, pinching his nose. 
“What was it this time?” He asks, shaking his head. It never seemed to fail. Every time Marinette came to stay, she and Damian found something new to fight about. It never lasted for long, but he’d come to accept it as an undeniable truth. The sky was blue. Grass was green. Damian and Marinette argued. Simple. 
“I hardly see how that-”
“They were fighting over me.” Jon blurts out. Bruce raises an eyebrow. 
“Excuse me?” 
“Well, I’m friends with Damian now, too. And so he was mad when Mari was trying to hug me, and then she yelled back at him since we were friends first and I tried to stop them but they kept fighting so Jason and Dick made them split up and then I didn’t get to say anything else to Mari and so she probably hates me now.” Jon rambles, eyes wide as his lower lip trembles. Bruce resists the urge to groan. Of course they were fighting over Jon. 
“Shall I go get Miss Marinette from her room?” Alfred asks. 
“No, I’ll get her. Damian, tomorrow we’re going to have a talk about friends. And the fact that multiple people can be friends with the same person.” Bruce says firmly, heading towards his youngest daughter’s room. He knocks. 
“Mari? Sweetie, it’s time for dinner.” Bruce says. He frowns when she doesn’t answer. “Mari?” He calls, knocking again. Bruce purses his lips. Perhaps she fell asleep? He knocks one more time before gently pushing the door open. He doesn’t panic at the empty room. He’s completely calm and collected. The paper that catches his eye on her desk, the letter letting him know that she’d be back the next day and not to worry- that’s what makes him panic. Flashbacks of five years ago. An empty bedroom. A note. A crumpled form in the middle of an explosion. Steadying his breath, he rushes downstairs. He wouldn’t go through that again. He couldn’t. 
“Master Bruce-”
“Marinette’s gone.” He says, clutching the note like a lifeline. 
“What?” Jon squeaks out, his eyes wide. Bruce turns to Dick. 
“We have to find her. Dick, will you call Jason? The rest of us will head to the cave. Everyone needs to be on comms and suited up in twenty minutes.” Bruce instructs. And not even the familiar feeling of directing a mission can bring him calm. Not while his daughter is missing. 
---
Marinette sips her chocolate milk, shaking her head at the tv. 
“You know, sometimes I wonder how Jo and Amy are able to like each other again after all the times they kinda suck and are kinda awful towards each other.” She says. Jason raises an eyebrow. 
“Yeah?” He asks. She nods. 
“Yeah. But then I remember all the times that we all fight, and I kinda get it.” She sighs. Jason snorts, shaking his head. The landline rings and Jason reaches over and grabs it. 
“Hello.” He says simply. Marinette looks away from the movie, instead watching her brother’s face as shock quickly covers it. “What? No- I- Dick, shut the hell up and breathe. She’s fine. No, she is. She’s with me. Well- I- I thought B knew. Yeah. Mmhmm. Call the calvary back, she’s fine. She’ll be back tomorrow morning after breakfast. Because I promised I’d make pancakes. No, not for you Dickhead. Uh huh. Bye.” Marinette quickly turns her attention back to the movie, hoping he doesn’t try to talk to her about it. 
“I wonder if I could wear a dress like that to the next gala.” Marinette muses, hoping it’ll be enough to change the subject. Instead, the movie pauses and Marinette sighs. 
“So. Are we going to talk about this? Or am I just going to give you a little lecture?” Jason asks. Marinette pouts. 
“Why do we have to do either? Why can’t we just finish watching the movie?” She asks. Jason lets out a long breath. 
“Do you remember when I died?” He asks bluntly. Marinette flinches back, looking at her older brother with wide eyes. He winces. “Sorry, kid. But I promise it’s important.” Marinette frowns, eyebrows scrunching together. 
“Well. Yeah, I- I kind of remember it. It’s not super clear, but…I remember.” She says, pushing down the wave of sadness that wells up inside her. It was one of the hardest times of her entire life. 
“I don’t know how much you remember of that time, but I ran away first. I was determined to figure out who my birth mom was, so I left. And do you know what I did?” He asks. Marinette shakes her head. “I left a note. I didn’t tell anyone I was leaving, not even Alfred. I just left a note. And we both know how that ended up.” He says. Marinette’s eyes widen. 
“That’s what I did to dad. I just left a note- I thought- I didn’t want him to tell me I couldn’t go. I didn’t think it would-” She stops, trying hard to stop her tears. Jason opens his arms and she throws herself at him, crying. “I’m sorry.” She says. 
“It’s fine, kiddo. I know the whole Jon and Damian thing really upset you. But- and I’m gonna sound like a fu-freaking hypocrite here- but you’ve gotta communicate.” Jason says. Marinette sniffles, and leans back. 
“Do you think dad’s gonna be really mad at me?” She asks timidly. Jason shakes his head. 
“No, kid, I don’t think he will. I think he’ll be too relieved to be mad.” He says. Marinette starts to respond, but a tap on the window makes her jump instead. Jason immediately leaps off the couch and heads for the window. “Of freaking course.” He huffs before throwing the window open. Marinette frowns, until a familiar person steps in and her eyes widen. 
“Mari!” Jon calls, running over and giving her a big hug. Marinette blinks a few times, before she relaxes and returns the hug. 
“What’re you doing here?” She asks once he pulls away. 
“Yeah. I’d also like to know.” Jason says, walking over and crossing his arms. Jon laughs awkwardly before reaching back and scratching the back of his neck. 
“I uh, I was worried about you.” He says. Marinette feels a smile creep onto her face. 
“Really?” She asks. He nods.��
“Course I was. You’re one of my best friends.” He says. She raises her eyebrows. “Yeah, uh, I already told Damian that people can have more than one best friend. I think your dad’s gonna talk to him more about it tomorrow, but I didn’t wanna stop being your friend.” He says. 
“Still best friends forever?” She asks, holding out a pinky. Jon grins and links his pinky with hers. 
“Forever and ever.” He says simply. And he was right. 
When Marinette and Jon get married fifteen years later, it surprises no one.
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jayde-skye86 · 11 months
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On My Way To You
1 Finding New Friends
Please let me know if you like this. I had help with the prompt. I hope you like it. Any constructive criticism is appreciated. Thank you.
For the sake of this story, the ages for everyone in the story are listed below.
Marinette: 21 Damian:21 Chloe:21 Tim: 24 Jason: 26 Dick:31
Please also know that there is some swearing. Because, why the hell not.
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Damian was ready to kill his brothers, Why the hell did they think that it was a great idea to take a road trip to Smallville to visit the Kent's for the 4th of July week. Currently, Grayson, Todd, Drake, and Damian were driving from Gotham to Smallville at Grayson’s insistence that they have some family bonding time. Currently, Todd and Grayson were arguing about who would drive the last part of the trip once they stop at the next gas station.
Finally, Damian had enough and lashed out. “Enough of your pointless argument! I will drive. Just to shut you two imbeciles up!”
“I have no problem finishing up the drive, it’s only another 4 hours from here.” replied Dick.
“I have no qualms stabbing you today, Grayson.” threatened Damian. “I will drive the last leg of the trip. That is final.”
Dick sighed while pouting just a little, “Okay, fine. We should come across a gas station with in the next 5 miles. We can switch drivers then.”
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Upon reaching the gas station, they got some snacks and drinks as well as filling their gas tank for the last time before reaching the Kent farm. 
Dick couldn’t help but overhear two young women around Damian’s age talking together, “This is ridiculous, utterly ridiculous, Marinette. Now, how are we going to reach your uncle’s house? I thought luck was always on your side.” a blonde said while rolling her eyes.
“Chloe, we will be fine. Really, luck is with me. I just never said if the luck was always good. Besides, we now have this beautiful girl with us. I would call that a good thing. What should I call her?” replies a slightly shorter bluenette, sounding exasperated at best. Trying to use her new dog as a subject change, knowing that it likely would not stop Chloe from continuing on her tirade.
Chloe let out a small laugh, “I don’t care what you name the dog, so long as it’s not a foolish name. But really, we need to figure out how we can contact someone to see if they can come and pick us up.”
Dick decided to approach them to see if he could be of some assistance. He would just deal with any backlash from his brothers later if there was any. “Excuse me ladies, I didn’t mean to overhear your conversation, but is there anyway that I could be any help to you?”
Both young women turned to look at him. Two sets of sky blue eyes sized him up for a moment before the dark haired woman smiled before answering him. “Hello, We are trying to get to my uncle’s house, but the bus we were on broke down a mile and a half away from here. I tried to get a hold of my aunt and uncle at their house, but I couldn’t reach them. I would call my older cousin, but my phone is now dead.” 
“Where exactly are you headed? Maybe I can convince my brother to at the very least get you closer to your destination, if that is what you would like.” Dick offered. Not liking the idea of leaving these two women alone without at least offering to help them.
Chloe scoffed, “How do we know that you won’t kill us and throw our bodies in a ditch?”
Dick chuckled, glad to know that they at least had some sense of self-preservation. “Miss, if you would like, I can give you my phone and the number of my local police chief. My name is Richard Grayson, but you can call me Dick.” He offered them his hand.
The bluenette gave him a smile that seemed to light up the sky. “Hello Richard. My name is Marinette, and this is my best friend, Chloe. We were on our way to Smallville to visit my dad’s adoptive aunt and uncle for the holiday. Like I said, I would call my cousin Clark, but currently I can’t until I am able to charge my phone at the very least.”
Dick paused for a minute after hearing this new information, “Clark Kent?”
Marinette looked surprised. “Yes, do you know him personally?” starting to get a little more suspicious.
“Actually, I know him pretty well. Clark and my father figure are pretty good friends. If you would like to call him, I will let you use my phone to let him know where you are.” Dick smiles with understanding. “At the very least, let him know where you are so that Ma Kent won’t worry as much.”
Chloe and Marinette look at each other as if they are having a silent conversation, after a moment they turn their gazes back towards Dick. “I would love to call my cousin if I can, please.” Marinette replied, sounding relieved.
Dick smiled at them, "Please follow me." Dick takes them to the SUV, where his brothers were waiting for him.
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Jason was the first to notice him, “There you are, Dickhead. We need to get going if we want to get to the farm in time for supper.” 
Dick grunted in acknowledgement as he reaches in to his bag in front of his seat for his phone. “Give me a minute, I need to make a phone call for these two ladies” he replies pointing to Chloe and Marinette who were hanging back, still a little unsure if they can trust these men.
Dick made the call to Clark and then handed the phone to Marinette. “Here, let him know where you are.”
Jason and the others looked at Dick, ‘What was happening here?’
Marinette put the phone on speaker,” Hello Dick, is everything alright? You haven’t had any problem with the drive, have you?”
“Clark, this is Marinette. We had a bit of an issue with our bus, and we ran into Richard and his brothers. Dick offered us a ride to get to the farm, but I would like to know if you trust them first before we make the decision to let them drive us to Smallville with them.”
“Each one of these men are very reliable. You may be in for an interesting trip, they can get a bit rowdy. Can you hand the phone over to Dick, I need to talk to him.”
Marinette giggled, walking closer to Dick and his brothers,“ It’s been on speakerphone, Clark. Here they are.”
“I would really appreciate it if you could bring Marinette and her friend with you. From what her parents have told me, she needs this vacation more than you do. I don’t know what is going on there, but I want to see my little Mari happy and relaxed once again.”
Not leaving any room for argument, Dick made the decision for the rest of his brothers, “We have enough room for them and their dog. We will see you all around 5. Has B Arrived yet?”
“Bruce and the rest of your family just arrived. I will let him know what you are doing for me, and we will see you all around 5. Thank you all for doing this, boys.”
After hanging up the phone, Dick started introductions, “Marinette and Chloe, let me introduce you to my three brothers, Jason Todd, Tim Drake and Damian Wayne.” Wanting to see how they would react to their last names. Jason waved with a hint of a smile. Tim as usual looked like he was ready to fall asleep standing up, all the same he gave them a huge smile and waved. Damian not at all happy with the situation at all crossed his arms, rolling his eyes. Just his luck, he would have to drive two gold diggers for the next 4 hours and listen to their dumb question. Grayson is going to pay for this.
Chloe barked out a full-fledged laugh. “Utterly ridiculous, Marinette. How do you always end up as a magnet for the rich and famous. It’s like your catnip!”
Marinette started blushing, “Excuse me, but I don’t fully recognize any of those names. Should I know who they are?”
Chloe scoffed, “Of course you should know who they are. These are the sons of Bruce Wayne, one of the CEO’s of Wayne Industries. Tim over there is the second CEO.”
Marinette stared blankly for a moment, then smiled, “Oh! The company that is trying to make that bulletproof fabric, I would love to see how it is made, not to mention I would love to see if I could make it into a wearable suit. It’s very nice to meet you all. My name is Marinette Dupain-Cheng and this is my best friend, Chloe Bourgeois.”
“Well, we should get back on the road,” Dick replied, while he took both suitcases from Marinette and Chloe, so he could place them with the rest of their luggage. As he reached for Marinette’s backpack, she shook her head.
“No, thank you, I will keep this with me. There is room for the dog, right?” Pointing to a young black lab no older than a year old.
“We have plenty of room for all three of you. What is the dog’s name?”
“I just got her a few houses down, her owners were selling her. I haven’t found a name for her yet. They gave me her stuff and some food.” replied Marinette.
Damian finally approached the girls and bent down to pet the dog. “Hi girl, would you like to go for a ride with us?” The dog wagged her tail and licked his hand, getting ready to jump into the back seat of the large SUV.
“Well let’s get in, would one of you like to get into the passenger seat? Damian, do you still want to drive?” Asked Tim, ready to get back on the road.
Chloe sat in the front seat next to Damian. Marinette sat right behind Damian with Jason and her dog. Which left Dick and Tim in the third row, as expected Tim looked like he was about to fall asleep.
Everyone was unsure about how this trip would go, but one thing was certain. This trip just got a little more interesting.
Marinette smiled as she looked directly at Chloe. “Looks like luck is still on my side, Chlo.” Chloe started laughing once again. Leave it to Marinette to focus on the bright side of life.
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AN: Hello everyone! I have not written a story since I graduated from high school. So let’s just say close to 20 years. I want to get back into it. Please excuse any errors in my writing. I do not have a beta reader.
Also, I would like to thank Izanae for the writing prompt. If you haven’t read any of her stories, you really should. They are very good. No lying to yourself please Izzy. They truly are.
Fun fact, I had every intention to make this a one shot. I don't think that is the case anymore. I hope to have another chapter out next week.
Until next time, everyone!
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yasmindifference · 2 years
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fake fic title: can't hold me down (can't get up)
Okay I've tried to figure out why my mind is going here, but I literally can't, I have zero explanation. SO don't ask me how I got here but:
Magic AU where everything is the same except most people have some flavor of magical creature heritage. For some people that manifests as physical characteristics; for others, it shows up as instincts.
Tim is in the former category; all his cat-sìth ancestry gave him was some very cute (and thankfully easily hidden) cat ears, although he's not above claiming to have the power to steal souls when someone's getting on his nerves.
Jason, on the other hand, is in the latter category. He's descended from dragons and the instinct to hoard hit him hard. As far as he's concerned, all of Gotham is his. Crime Alley, yes, but also the Diamond District and the docks and even Bristol. This is his city. And you know what else is his? Bruce. Bruce and Alfred. Bruce and Alfred and Dick and Batman and Robin and Nightwing. His hoard. His.
Because he's so very, very confident in their his-ness, he doesn't get caught up in revenge schemes like canon Jason--and he's certainly not spending any significant amount of time away from his city just to learn more skills he could easily pick up from Bruce! So he goes back to Gotham pretty quickly after waking up from his Lazarus Pit exposure, and he doesn't do it in disguise.
Obviously there are significant doubts in play when he shows up, but eventually he manages to convince Bruce that he's the real Jason, somehow alive again. There are hugs and tears and then Tim very graciously excuses himself.
The thing is, he hasn't been Robin for all that long. He's perfectly willing to hand the cape back to Jason; he only picked it up in the first place because Batman needed a Robin, and now here's Robin back from the dead! Clearly Tim's work here is done.
That said, he's grown to love the vigilante lifestyle, and just because he's giving up Robin doesn't mean he has to give up the life. So he leaves his uniform for Jason (a symbolic gesture; those latent draconic genes have really kicked in and Jason is huge now, no way would anything of Tim's fit him) and then heads out to San Francisco to brainstorm a new identity with his friends.
Only Jason does not, like Tim expected, just accept the old uniform and dismiss all thoughts of his temporary stand-in. Oh no. Tim was Robin and Robin is his and therefore Tim is his. He's an important part of the hoard and Jason needs to start getting to know him yesterday.
So where the hell is Jason's Tim?
Jason is very supremely unhappy to find out that Tim is on the other side of the country. Doesn't Tim know that he belongs to Jason? Doesn't he know that he needs to stay where Jason can protect him?
The only thing for it is for Jason to go fetch him and bring him back...and if he happens to kick a few Titans' asses in the process, well, that'll teach them to try to steal part of his hoard.
Tim is pretty sure he's being kidnapped. The Titans are positive he's being kidnapped. Embarrassing misunderstandings ensue.
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sofia-not-sophie · 6 months
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hey buddy what’s this batfam getting dropped into pnf fic idea?
This is fully a crack idea formed in my head because I dared to rewatch pnf while hyperfixating and remembered how much I thought the pnf marvel crossover was meh
Anyways
We start with the batfamily somehow getting transported into the pnf universe (idk how. Maybe it was a piece of technology from a mission. Maybe Phineas and Ferb are messing with the laws of physics again. Pick your favorite)
They get dropped in random places and only like half the bats are in uniform
So Bruce gets dropped in the platy-cave (I am fully convinced that’s what it’s called) right before Perry gets his mission for the day
Dick (and maybe Babs?) gets dropped in whatever room in owca Monogram and Carl film in
Jason gets dropped at Doofenshmirtz’s but only Vanessa is home
Cass is dropped of at Stacy’s
Alfred, Steph, Tim, Damian, and Duke are left in the Flynn-Fletcher backyard
The bats use their comms to coordinate a meeting place after Bruce and Dick talk to Monogram and he agrees to use owca’s resources to get them home (again idk how but it’ll be at the end of the day)
Bruce is sent on Perry’s mission with him because owca considers his bat motif enough to count him as an animal agent amd Bruce will never turn down a chance to learn new skills even if it’s from a platypus
Dick stays behind at owca to chill and help out but then he mentions he’s a former acrobat and Monogram takes him to the company gymnastics gym to teach him things since Monty refuses to do acrobat stuff anymore (this is the part where Babs and Carl would take over the getting the bats home project and bond over being techie red heads)
Vanessa invites Jason to go with her to meet with her friends and boyfriend and Jason’s just like “sure. why not.” (Idk how old he is in this yet but he’s older than her and being used to Gotham is like these kiddos could use some supervision)
Vanessa ends up meeting up with Candace, Jeremy, Stacy, and Monty
Candace has brought Steph (more like Steph dragged Candace away from what the boys were doing but shhhh) and Stacy has brought Cass (Stacy just thinks Cass is a new random friend she’s met while Vanessa and Candace are very sure that Jason and Steph aren’t from the pnf universe)
Cue Jason Steph and Cass doing the Spider-Man pointing meme
Tim, Damian, and Duke get wrapped up in whatever Phineas and Ferb are doing that day (idk what insert your favorite invention and inator pairing here)
Buford is stunned that this new nerd (Tim) is also able to beat people up
Damian is fascinated by the competency and skills of the fireside girls
Duke’s just along for the ride tbh
Doofenshmirtz is surprised when Perry had brought a very punchy friend
Perry basically has to walk Bruce through the procedure (cue platypus expressions for “yes I know we can both break out of these traps almost instantly, and yes his idea is dumb as shit and not really criminal, but the point is to let him talk through his trauma”)
Also Alfred is talking British things and antiques with Lawrence and Linda
Eventually the day goes as predictably as you would expect from a pnf day at which point the bats all sort of reunite at owca headquarters and go home and wonder what the fuck that universe even was
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greycappedjester · 2 years
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Preview Bonanza
Hey, guys, here both as an update and since I just got an ask for a preview of Hq at Hogwarts (which I'm now using as an excuse to give one for all, lol), here's snippets from all my current ongoing projects. Some of them I know have had a lot longer waits than I anticipated so hopefully this is reassuring that the updates ARE acutally coming and (with all hope) comparatively soon. As always, all of the scenes may be changed slightly when I'm editing
(None of these are in any particular order other than fandom)
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1.) Keiji Akaashi and the Department of Mysteries
Ch. 9
Post Date: Oct. 1-3
“I’m not my family.” It was all Suga could say.
“That’s not--,” Hinata stopped, cutting himself off with a sigh. 
He closed his eyes, shaking his head once before opening them again.
“Nevermind. You don’t get it.” He turned in the direction Oikawa went. “And I have to go. We’ll talk later.”
Suga watched him go and felt like his feet were rooted to the floor.
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2.) Weirdness With Witches
Ch. 3/the final chapter
Post Date: ASAP, this one is almost done, I'm just currently in the middle of traveling for best friend's wedding and trying to find time to finish and post it. Expect it within the next few days depending on when I have free time
Iwaizumi tried the handle. “It’s locked.”
Suga hummed, bending down to study the trail closer. “If we’re continuing monster hunting, one of us should really learn how to pick locks.”
“Oh! I’ll do it!” Bokuto volunteered.
“Yeah, I really don’t think we’ll run into monster hunting a third time…or further contribute to our crime skills.” Iwaizumi looked down at Suga. “What is it?”
“I’m not sure yet,” Suga admitted, inspecting the white powder on his fingers.
“Lick it and find out!” Bokuto shouted.
“Do not lick it.” Iwaizumi glared. “What if it is drugs?”
“I wasn’t going to lick it,” Suga grumbled, sounding very much like someone who had been at least considering licking it.
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3.) Call Me Your Home At Night
“I think my brother’s trying to kill me,” Atsumu said, face dead serious over the video call. 
Hinata nodded sagely. “Yeah, siblings are like that.” 
“Really?” Atsumu perked up. “Yours, too?”
Hinata considered.
“....No, actually Natsu loves me.” Hinata felt a teeny tiny bit of sympathy watching Atsumu groan; but not enough to stop from adding. “She convinced her school to start their very own volleyball team! Isn’t that amazing? Ugh, she’s going to be so great once she starts high school!” 
Hinata wasn’t saying that this officially replaced baby Natsu babbling a barely recognizable version of his name as her first word for Top Best Natsu-Related Moment...but, it did. And it should.
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4.) After the Fall of Olympus
“Penny for your thoughts?” 
“Sorry, I only take credit," Dick mumbles on automatic.
Donna shoves him. “Seriously, Dick, what’s going on in that head of yours?”
He sips at his beer, frowning when he finds it’s gone flat and stale.
“A lot of things,” he answers finally. “The team, I’ve been thinking about the team a lot. And Jason, of course. Alfred, Tim, Barbara. Lian. Mera and Artur. And...and my parents. Wally….Bruce. Like I said, a lot of things. Probably too many.”
And fire and the smell of burnt hair. Of bullet casings laying in the sun. Of a bitter taste in champagne and hands with whispers and--
And a single gunshot.
The stale beer does nothing to wash away the taste. He tries anyway.
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5.) Flash Facts of Bart Allen
“Really,” Len drawls skeptically, “and you’re just trusting a bunch of criminals to take care of one of your own?”
“Well,” Nightwing pauses, considering, “someone I respected told me once that the only way any of us could truly take steps forward was to find a way to move together. So, consider it a sign of trust or maybe change, whichever you’d prefer to take it as.”
Len scoffs. “Some hero told you that, didn’t they?”
“How’d you guess?”
“Because it’s naive and hopefully optimistic.” 
Nightwing laughs. “Yeah, I guess he was.” He tilts his head. “But, Barry was also a good judge of character. His grandson is too. So, I’ve got some pretty good recommendations to go off.”
Len narrows his eyes. 
Of course, it had to be him.
“Besides,” Nightwing continues, “from what I hear Bart’s one of yours, too.”
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6.) In Spite of Ourselves
“Easy, huh,” Senkuu said.
“I prefer working smarter, not harder.”
“You prefer not to work at all.”
“That, too,” Gen agreed cheerfully, slinking forward to lean against Senkuu. “But, I’m pretty sure when you say it, it’s slander. I could sue, you know?”
Senkuu smirked, leaning against him, too. “Technically, I’m pretty sure as village chief, I’ve got judicial power, too, so good luck with that.”
“Mmm,” Gen shook his head sadly, “absolute power really does corrupt absolutely. So quick!”
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7.) The Past is a Mirror
“You worry too much,” Ye Qiu assures breezily. “I’m sure I can handle some rookie training. Officer Bao, throw me a spear, won’t you?”
Han Wenqing steps forward. “Wait--”
“Sure thing, Boss!” Bao Rongxing calls right before he throws a fully sharpened training spear directly into the man’s hands--sorry, directly into their officially recognized with a high risk of escape and who absolutely should not be armed captive’s hands.
Ye Qiu catches it easily and Han Wenqing sighs, a second away from just throwing his hands up.
Fine. Apparently this is happening. Why the fuck not?
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Alert 1x06 “Tim and Amy” Review
hey everyone! here’s my review of the latest episode of Alert, 1x06 “Tim and Amy”
- so… dare i say it wasn’t horrible… dare i? cause honestly anything is better than whatever last weeks episode was i gotta be honest. but i didn’t think this episode was too bad. okay ya there’s some weird ass blips or whatever but it was pretty good for the track record of this show.
- i’m so happy keith’s finally in freaking therapy!! took way way too long but finally!! but ya the therapist is right, nikki and jason really do need some sessions, even if they’re not together, they need it as parents. we also got a bit more into keith’s kidnapping… kinda?… i hope it opens more conversations for him. also i don’t trust that new kid he’s friends with… idk he just has an odd vibe for me… we shall see!
- the case of the week was actually interesting and different and not weird as hell like last week! i was actually intrigued… weird! i gotta say tho… it might be a bit mean but… i wasn’t a fan of the actors for Tim and Amy (more Tim), im so sorry, they tried but i just don’t think it was it. but besides that, i thought the case was interesting with the new twist of physically going out into the wilderness and finding people. also side note but why doesn’t jason have an actual police issued gun or anything else besides that little pistol?!
- i gotta say tho… the beginning was promising, even th middle was good but what the hell happened at the end?! they were stuck in the cabin, mike was literally bleeding out, jason promises to get Cam and then bam!! they’re at headquarters! i feel like we missed a whole step there! like i get it, u can’t fit everything in but you have to plan that in the beginning and pace it out so u can show those moments! idk i just think i wanted more of how they physically got out and whatever happened to those guys who blew up. but ya it’s only 45 mins and it’s hard to fit everything in.
- i thought kemi’s story was interesting tonight… kinda a cool personal one for her to explore. my only thing about it is how would she 1) be allowed to work on a task force that specializes in missing people when she was literally kidnapped or something herself and 2) how does nikki not know, like doesn’t she have her file as the head of the missing persons unit? okay i’m definitely just being picky here lol! but her story is interesting… i just wish we could focus more on keith and that whole situation first before we get too deep into others.
- i’m sorry but what was going on with C? who was that girl? what? all of his storylines are such throwaway plot points!! like there was literally no need for any of that whole flirting (??) exchange to happen. i’m just so confused with that part, like are we ever gonna see that girl again? bruh!! stop wasting valuable TV time for nonsense storylines!!
- okay skipping back to the end… nikki somehow flew all the way out there in the middle of a storm after the search and rescue people literally said that they can’t go back out after they drop jason and mike off? okay, you know what i can look past that… but i can’t look past the bomb?!?! what?! how the hell did nikki just make a freaking bomb out of nothing!! what!! like where did that come from?! and then she goes on a whole ass speech about her life and idk being suicidal? huh? i get that shes trying to convince the bad guys that she would push the trigger but it was just so out of character for her idk. and then it’s never talked about again for the rest of the episode… like jason u heard the whole thing, don’t u think u should ask what that whole tangent was about!!
- on the other hand, i was a fan of jason showing off his first aid skills, he’s appreciated now! scott was great with that too, he took over the scene!
- i also wasn’t a fan of the reunion between mike and nikki… did it seem kinda awkward to anyone else?? okay so they’re back together.. can we just keep it that way! please! no more going back and forth, just pick a lane and go!! also idk if i like them together… that’s probs just me tho!
- side note: i do like the ending with jason talking to a therapist.. it’s a bit of character development for him just in one episode! okay i’m a fan! let’s see jason in therapy!
- i’m sad we didn’t see sidney… like where was she? and how did no one else really mention her? i’m kinda assuming she’s just living at jason’s house? but idk anymore! i also need to know more about june.. just what exactly is happening there?! it’s been a few episodes since we’ve last seen her! this is the problem with a lot of procedurals (or maybe just this show), they add a character/storyline in that is actually vital for the plot to move forward and then they don’t ever bring that character/storyline back!
- i really loved scott this week… he literally shined! yes i’m bias but he was really good this episode! i’m still not super impressed with dania.. sorry… her whole speech at the end when she had the bomb was just so weird to me… i think she tried to come across as angry or something but it just didn’t work for me. sorry dania. i like adeola role, she interesting! i liked ryan broussard this week, i thought he did good acting out being shot and everything else that comes along with that. i wasn’t a fan of C, i think it’s mainly because i don’t like the character of C and just don’t understand him. and then i really like the actor who plays keith, i think he’s bringing it most episodes!
okay once again, i’ve rambled on long enough! those are just my opinions… i’m definitely looking way too deep into this show but we only have a few episodes left so why not?! haha! and i like reviewing things, especially with scott being involved!
what did u guys think of this weeks episode? let me know if i missed anything!! i tried being more positive lol… not sure if it worked!! anyways, i luv reading other opinions!
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A Day With Jay
Summary: Bruce is left with no other choice but to leave his youngest child in the care of his second eldest
Warnings: Cursing, guns (it’s Jason, come on), let me know if I missed any :)
Parings: Jason Todd x sister reader, Bruce Wayne x daughter reader
*not my gif*
A/N: Please don’t plagiarize my work, you may reblog if you like but I’m asking that you don’t steal my hard work
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Bruce sighed. It seemed like he had no other choice.
Dick was out of the city visiting some friends. Alfred, god bless his soul, had finally been convinced to take a day off. Tim was functioning on only three hours of sleep within these past two weeks, so Bruce didn’t exactly think it was a good idea to trust him with this big of a responsibility at the moment. And Damain was begrudgingly at school for the day.
It’s not that he didn’t trust Jason, he did, mostly, but he just didn’t know if his second oldest son could handle the responsibility of taking care of a two year old.
He looked down at your young, sleeping form in his arms. You were just two years old and had been with Bruce for a little over a year since he found you, abandoned on the streets one night while he was on patrol. He had brought you home immediately and all of his son's loved you just as quickly as he did.
You just didn’t see Jason much. He lived in his own apartment and the only time you would see him was when he decided to unexpectedly drop by to see his siblings after patrol, and when Alfred made him come by for the monthly family dinner.
Sure, he adored you just as much as his other siblings, even if he didn’t let it on, but he had never had one on one time with you.
Bruce had just gotten a last minute notice that he had a meeting for Wayne Industries that he couldn’t afford to miss, and sadly you didn’t have a babysitter.
The man sighed, knowing what he had to do.
He reached his fist up to knock on the door, carefully holding your newly awake body against his hip as you looked around in curiosity.
“Fuck off!” A voice shouted from within the walls.
Bruce ran his free hand down his face, glancing at you nervously, hoping at such a young age you wouldn’t pick up on your second eldest brother's bad language.
“Jason!” Bruce called back, “It’s me, please just open the door.”
There was barely even a pause, “Like I said, fuck off!”
The man sighed again, “Jason, I need a favor!”
This time there was a pause, before some shuffling was heard on the other side of the door before it clicked open softly.
The black haired man’s head popped out from behind with a glare before it softened slightly when his eyes landed on you as you played with your fathers suit sleeve.
You look up with a goofy grin, “‘ay!” You babbled out, making grabby motions with your hands towards your brother.
His eyes found their way back to Bruce after a moment, “What?” His voice wasn’t as harsh this time, not wanting to scare you.
“A last minute meeting came up.” Bruce explained hurriedly, “None of the others are around to help out with Y/n, so I thought-“
Jason stood up straight, his back stiffening and he scoffed, “So I’m your last option.”
Bruce ran a hand down his face again, “It’s not like that, Jason. I just didn’t think you would want to watch her.” He was looking down at you so he didn’t even notice Jason’s genuinely offended look before he wiped it off, “Look, I’ll just try to find somebody else-“
“No!” Jason cut him off, but quickly tried to explain himself as his adopted father raised an eyebrow, “I mean, if it’s such an important meeting I guess I could watch the kid for a couple of hours.”
Bruce’s eyes snapped up in surprise, “Really?”
Jason grunted, softly taking you out of your fathers hold, “I will take her for a couple of hours, now go before I change my mind.”
Bruce nodded, seemingly in a daze, before turning and walking out, shaking his head and mumbling to himself.
Jason looked down at you as he walked back into his apartment, kicking the door closed behind him.
You looked up at him with a gummy smile, “‘ay! ‘ay!” You cheered, not yet able to pronounce the ‘j’.
He looked down at you, “Now what the hell do I do with a toddler?”
You just blinked up at him and he sighed before walking over to the couch and carefully putting you down before standing straight up and looking down at you helplessly with his hands on his hips.
You were looking around the apartment in wonder, trying to see every bit of this new place.
He sighed again and looked over at the tv remote before picking it up and flipping on a random cartoon channel. You stopped trying to chew a pillow in half and dropped it as you looked up at the tv with wide eyes.
Jason dropped down onto the couch next to you and you flew up into the air slightly upon him doing so.
The man didn’t know what was on, but pretty soon he was as engrossed in it as you were.
Soon enough you got bored and decided to crawl off the couch and explore.
Jason sat on the couch, still mesmerized by the tv, and only noticed your absence when there were no sounds of giggles at a funny part.
He quickly stood up, practically tripping over himself and face planting, for a vigilante he wasn’t very graceful, or observant apparently if he didn’t notice you leaving.
Quickly, he started running around the apartment, “Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck!” He cursed, looking under the kitchen table, “Y/n! Y/n! Y/n!” He called, looking under all of the covers on his bed. “Fuck, fuck, fuck, fu-“
He quickly stopped as he heard the sounds of giggles coming from inside his closet. He hurriedly ran over and ripped open the door to reveal you sitting there.
Before he could sigh in relief though, he noticed something that still haunts him to this day. You were holding his gun, and giggling.
He had forgotten that he had discarded it there last night after coming back from patrol, and he had been too tired to put it back in its case correctly and then left the door slightly open.
Then he realized that it was still loaded.
He slowly stepped towards you, “Y/n…” he called out cautiously, “N/n, come to Jay, please.”
“‘Ay ‘ay!” You jabbered happily, grinning at your brother.
“Yeah, n/n, ‘ay ‘ay. Now come over to me, please.” He was warily eyeing the gun in your hand, praying that you didn’t accidentally shoot yourself. He had his hands out towards you, ready to pick you up.
You carelessly tossed the gun to the side, and then crawled into your brother's arms.
He sighed in relief, quickly coming out of the closet and shutting the door tightly before sternly looking at you, “Never do something like that again, little missy.”
You giggled again, seeming to find this whole situation haluarious.
Almost as an afterthought he quickly added, “And not a word about this to Bruce.” He wagged a finger at you jokingly and you cracked up even more, if that was even possible.
He took you into the kitchen after that, sitting you down gently on the counter as he went to the fridge and rummaged through it. “You hungry?” He asked, looking over his shoulder to make sure you were still in the same place.
As if right on cue, your stomach grumbled loudly, causing Jason to let out a laugh, something he rarely did nowadays.
“Foo’! Foo’!” You cheered, further proving that you were hungry.
Jason continued to look through his fridge, only finding old pizza and Chinese food that was probably a month or two old.
He frowned then moved to look in the freezer, which he found some vanilla ice cream.
Your eyes lit up with delight, you had ice cream a couple times before when Alfred, your father, or one of your other brothers would take you.
Jason looked down at you in amusement, “You know what this is?”
You nodded excitedly, trying to reach for the tub.
Jason chuckled and went over to get some bowls and spoons.
Later, he tried to make you promise not to tell any of the others that you two ate the whole gallon. You just looked at him blankly while chewing on your spoon.
The rest of the time was spent with you running around giggling while Jason pretended to run as fast as he could to chase you, which actually tired him out a lot more than he would like to admit. He regretted giving you all that sugar earlier.
The two of you were laying sprawled out on the couch giggling when a knock was heard throughout the apartment.
Jason quickly sobered up and told you to stay put before walking over to the door.
He was just about to grab his spare gun from a drawer near the door before he opened the door slightly to see that it was just Bruce.
He let out a small sigh of relief before opening the door fully for his adopted father.
Bruce quickly looked over Jason’s shoulder, some panic in his eyes, but once he saw you laying happily on the couch, he too sighed in relief.
He walked right past Jason, ignoring his small sarcastic, “By all means, come in.”
The man walked right over and picked you up, getting a small squeal out of you, “Dada! Dada!” You cheered, trying the best you could to throw your tiny arms around his neck.
He smiled softly and hugged you back, “Was Jason good for you?” He asked.
Jason had an offended look at this, “Aren’t you supposed to ask if she was good for me?”
Bruce looked back and forth between the two of you, “Knowing you, I think I asked the right question.”
Jason crossed his arms and rolled his eyes, grumbling under his breath and Bruce let out a small airy laugh.
You started squirming in your fathers hold, “Dow’! Dow’, dada, dow’!” You complained.
Bruce complied, gently setting you down, only for you to take off running to Jason, crashing into his leg, hugging it.
Said man's eyes widened in surprise and he stumbled a little, not expecting it before he slowly bent down to your level to hug you.
Your father couldn’t help the small smile that grew on his face at the site of his youngest and second eldest embracing.
“Okay, sweetie,” Bruce said softly as you pulled away, “Time to go.”
You nodded and let your father pick you up and just as the door was about to close behind the two of you, Jason called out, “Hey, umm, Bruce!” The man was rubbing the back of his neck, “I can, you know… if you have another meeting soon, I could help with her… only if you need me too though!”
Bruce paused, seeming to think about it, then smiled a little, “I think I actually have another meeting on Tuesday if you’re free to watch her.”
“Yes!” Jason agreed quickly, then caught himself, “I mean, yeah. I can help with the kid.”
Bruce smiled again, “Thank you, Jason.”
He turned to leave, knowing that he didn’t actually have a meeting for about another two weeks.
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“Come on Y/n, eat the peas.” Bruce tried to coax you to eat your green vegetables.
“N-no!” You insisted, turning your head away from the spoon your father was trying to feed you.
“Come on, n/n, you have to eat it!” He sighed, he didn’t know if Jason had fed you at his apartment that day so he was trying to get you to eat your dinner.
“F-fu…” You struggled to get your words out and Bruce waited patiently for you to do so, “F… Fuck!”
“… JASON PETER TODD-“
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