There's always people theorizing how the Batfamily hides Jason disappearance and reappearance, but I literally haven't seen anyone use the best explanation: Witness Protection.
Like this literally answers every question. The Death Certificate? They had to fake his death. The empty grave? Obviously it had to be believable. The time when Wayne Heir "Richie Wayne" refused to step foot in Gotham and talk to his father? He was pissed about Jason's (non) death. Brucie Wayne's very real depression after his death? Well he lost contact with his son and he was under immense stress from the government.
Like this literally answers every question I can come up with. Why has no one said he was in witness protection? And if people have done it, send me fics and prompts because I'm obsessed.
And the best part is, the Waynes are so stupidly rich that they could pull it off. Lex Luther could try and conduct his own investigation but somehow he can never find anything concrete. And if he gets too close either Babs hacks them or Tim just calls up Conner for a distraction.
One time Jason gets cornered and asked how he felt about returning to his life after being in Witness Protection. Unfortunately, him and Bruce weren't on the best terms to explain the whole story but he comes in clutch. He spins the tale about how heartbroken he was to see his brother, father and grandfather grieving and how honored he was when he learnt his new little brother idolized him. Tim got ahold of a copy of the interview and will never let Jason live it down.
The media doesn't ask Bruce questions about Jason's death because last time they did he broke down and a suddenly furious reporter chastised them and reminded them that while Jason may be alive Bruce still mourned his death. The picture of Bruce in tears at the interview is currently one of Jason's favourite lockscreens.
Same goes for Dick. Any questions of his brother's death results in (1) Richie Wayne ready to throw hands at any and everybody, (2) his wife (well one of them) Barbara Gordon threatening the reporters or (3) That same Metropolis reporter chastising the whole community again.
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ofmd headcannons bc i physically can’t stop thinking about these bitches
izzy sings at lucius and pete’s ceremony probably fly me to the moon or killing me softly (written by laszlo cravensworth & later plagiarized)
at the party that follows they all gather up singing shanties, ed & izzy whispering the lyrics to stede, who is still getting the hang of pirate music
stede & ed are supporting izzy’s back, that is still healing, despite his protests
they are also holding hands (ed-stede, stede-izzy)
jim, archie, olu & zheng are sitting suspiciously close
auntie & jackie instantly become besties
wee john, frenchie, roach & the swede are playing some intricate card game but wee john keeps losing deliberately to go back to his knitting
he’s making sweaters for all of them because Winter Is Coming & none of them have warm clothes
when a seagull lands on deck & refuses to stop pinching ed everyone knows who it is
he stays with them for about a week at a time & always comes back
they made a little nest in the sleeping quarters for him right next to roach & the swede
ed has permanently moved into stede’s room & they’ve made a new bed to fit three people for the nights iz wants some company
they also have room with the rest of the crew for the nights when they prefer to sleep alone.
ed & fang go fishing almost everyday & after a couple weeks they don’t need to speak & just sit in comfortable silence
stede keeps training with iz, taking turns fighting zheng & jim
when ed returns one day with fang & sees stede beating all three of them he wants to fight him more than ever. their duel goes on for a long time, the bets placed by the crew reaching extreme heights. in the end stede knocks him down & disarms him. everyone, especially pete, lose their fucking minds
at night stede still reads them stories, sometimes new from recent books he’s gotten, but usually the now familiar fairy tales calm them down the most
sometimes stede, ed, iz, jim, archie, olu, zheng, lucius & pete go on date nights where they try different food, listen to music, sharing sweets
frenchie, wee john, fang & roach can often be seen sticking together, not really seeking any romantic or sexual relationship, but simply wanting companionship
when izzy’s unicorn hoof finally gives out he is absolutely heartbroken so of course the entire crew go out to find him the most durable materials to make him another one
they give it to him the next day & it’s decorated by stede, lucius & surprisingly zheng
wee john has also knitted him a leg warmer for whenever he needs a break from the prosthetic
iz obviously loses his shit when he sees it & totally doesn’t call them twats
then they all proceed to fall on top of him to engulf him in an annoyingly wet hug, ed & stede sneaking two kisses on his cheeks
they often have themed parties to make use of stede’s unending secret wardrobe
wee john, iz & jim rule these parties being the best drag queens & king
after a couple years they dock on a small, peaceful town. everyone immediately loves it there & that’s when stede & ed decide to retire
they use ed’s treasure to buy a large building & the whole crew work together to turn it into an inn
they officially open ‘The Gentle Unicorn Inn’ (ed chose the name)
they also have a little tavern right next to it called ‘Jeff’s’ (they have a lot of fun whenever someone asks ‘who’s jeff?’)
ann & mary regularly pop by & drop off some antiques ann’s looted, for stede to either keep or even sell
every couple of months or so the crew visit for a few days & all of them have designated rooms in the inn
sometimes ed & stede close for a week or so to go on a little trip on the ‘revenge’ with the crew
izzy will go & stay with them more often than the rest of them & even though he doesn’t have his own room he has no problem staying at stede & ed’s
he always sleeps in the middle of their bed
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