Just Another Bart Headcanon

I think it would be funny if the speedsters claimed Duke as their own. Barry hears "light manipulation powers" and is like "Oh! So he's one of mine then :) thanks for looking after him Bruce, but I've got it from here :)"

Bruce is like no, you don't have it actually, he's just a meta, not a speedster, hey, give him BACK-

Meanwhile Duke is having the time of his life because speedsters are so much less intense??? And actually talk to each other most of the time? And AREN'T nocturnal (thank God)??? Duke's still a Gotham vigilante, sure, but he can get used to living in a city that isn't cursed. And help with his photokinesis because, as it turns out, it's very similar to some speedster traits. He appreciates Bruce’s help with everything non-powered, but it just feels nice to have this part of him actively cultivated by people who get it.

Like, sure, sometimes Bart can't bear to wear anything that covers his neck and talks at superspeed about unimaginable horrors of the future he came from with tears streaming down his face and a pained smile. Sure, some days Wally doesn't stop moving, dipping in and out of the Speed Force, because he says feels like if he stops, he'll fade away. Sure, every now and then, Barry can't bring himself to run because he fears that his speed will overwhelm him if he does.

Duke isn't perturbed. Just because it's a different flavor of trauma than the one he's used to doesn't mean he'll forget the basics. Speedsters talk a lot, eat a lot, and smile even more, but he can deal. Iris is amazing and kind and brave and warm and yeah, he cries a bit when she asks him what he's wearing for the family photo.

Duke shuffles nervously, "You know, you don't need to be so...nice to me. I get it if you don't want the kid your husband, nephew, and grandson took on as a joke."

Iris looks at him, smile utterly fond and tinged with mild confusion, "Duke, I'm not doing this because they like you- or, rather, it does play a part in it. But you're an amazing, kind, brave young man, and we're honored that you chose to stay."

"...oh," Duke's eyes are watering a bit. It's probably allergies—he didn't have any in Gotham, but he isn't used to fresh air yet. Not emotions. Nope. Not him.

"Yeah, oh," Iris says, giving him an amused glance, "now, the picture isn't going on the Christmas card because we aren't that white, but it'll be up on the mantle, if you don't mind."

Gotham's underworld whispers, it asks, "what did the Bat do to turn away his newest Bird?"

Gotham's upper class mutter with false sympathy, "did Brucie manage to turn away another one of his children? It really is a pattern with him, poor boy."

Dick's happy Duke is finally branching out to other heroes and not staying in the little Gotham-bubble. Tim reassures Bruce that it's just Duke growing up, and that he'll come home eventually like they all did.

Maybe it's because Tim and Dick both trust their speedsters with not only their lives, but their family's own as well, but they're unbothered by Duke choosing the Flash as his favorite hero.

Damian hates being the only kid constantly in the house again, so he overcompensates by loudly going to the Kents whenever he can.

Duke didn't even abandon them; he still lives in the Manor and goes to school in Gotham. He just spends most weekends and a night or two during the week in Central. He assumes nobody cares because nobody complains to him until one night at dinner when he mentions that Wally wants to take him for a week-long trip at the start of summer break, and Damian slams down his fork.

"You aren't going," Damian seethes.

Duke raises an eyebrow, looking to Bruce. Bruce looks pained. "You've been spending a lot of time with the Allens lately, Duke."

"Yeah, 'cause they're cool."

"Oh, so we're too incompetent for you, Thomas?" Damian snaps accusingly.

"Woah, woah, woah, I never said-"

Tim groans, having being bribed to attend Sunday dinner, "can we not do this now? I promised I'd help Kon with something before patrol."

"I agree," Dick cuts in, "just let Duke go-"

"HE'S NOT GOING!"

"Old man, just let the kid go," Jason sighs wearily, eyeing Damian, "it's just a week. I'm sure you'd enjoy the peace and quiet 'round here."

Duke throws his hands up in the air, "thank you!"

"Been a lot of that lately," Cass mutters, poking at her food. So she's not all that excited another one of her little brothers is growing up. Can you blame her?

"Oh my God," Steph says, realization dawning with a near-wicked grin, "are you guys jealous?"

"I am not so juvenile as to-"

"Jealousy is a strong word-"

"Yes," Cass says.

Duke finds it absolutely hilarious that they're jealous of what is essentially just hanging out at a friend's place and with his family.

"They could've just told me," Duke rants, incredulous.

"They're Bats," Wally wiggles his fingers in a vague motion, "not communicating is their thing."

"Not me this time," Dick says cheerily, "take care of my little brother, West."

"Or we'll break both your legs," Tim adds.

Barry mock-salutes, "yessir."

The teams reaction to Bart complaining

Bart: Wally and I had a fight.

Tim: I’m sure he didn’t mean it.

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Bart: Wally and I had a fight.

Kon: did you win?

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Bart: Wally and I had a fight.

Cassie: next time, go for the eyes and then strike the throat-

Happy 2018 bitches!!! (Foreign places always get the good shit)

Jason and Bart tropes #5

I will now try an convince you all of how well Bart and Jason would be as a power duo in only images

For one: the whole Pwned thing

Sarcasm in the face of danger

Tell me this doesn’t have Jason Todd vibes

The duality of their death and parallels between the scenes

Remember Bart vs Joker? I do

Both: have a love/hate relationship with their semi-mentors; Bruce and Wally

So I was thinking again- dangerous, I know- but I imagine Bart Bein obsessed with musicals, especially the ones with fighting and action, and he just runs around quoting classics durring fights, or singing songs from musicals whenever he has the chance.

And even better thought is he bonds with a bad guy on the field because they recognise the line-

"I thought heroes had mercy?"

"I'm a count, not a Saint."

"Wait- Count of Monte Cristo?"

"Yes???"

"I love that movie!"

"NOWAYMETOO"

He would, and you know it.

Y’all know what it is

Bart: muttering interlac curses under his breath

Everyone else: what?? What the fuck?? Huh???

Bart despite popular thinking would be an introvert too, he is not the type of guy who is hyper flitting around the class and talking non-stop, you could even say that he is quiet and somewhat silent when he is in his normal life.

I am not saying that he is shy, because he would be the opposite but he is not burning in the emotion of adventure either.

Yeah like that's one of he things that both the fandom and Bendis got really wrong about Bart.

They said (In a Bendis Y.J. issue) that Bart liked to talk or use a lot of words or something--but as I recall when reading Impulse. He doesn't actually talk a whole lot. He's in his head daydreaming like a type of introvert.

Heck, believe it or not you could say Bart isn't actually that hyper. He just has super speed and an attention problem so it seems that way.

He's a much calmer than people think. He can get very emotional and have loud emotions like everyone else. But his default mode is actually quite calm and collected, at least on the outside.

Bart is one of those painfully misunderstood characters. But I guess you can say that about a lot of comic book characters now a days.

Even writers of his original era didn't quite get him. Cause he was more subtle and nuanced than anyone seems to give him credit for.

Like very now and again people seemed ticked off at me for not like Post-Deaths Tim that much besides under a specific writer, but that's cause most of those writers didn't get Tim and just plain got his personality wrong. Which is pretty valid of me. I don't get why people only assume bad characterization only happened within the last decade--

But I arguably don't even like most Bart stuff from the 90s themselves cause it seems like when Mark Waid isn't there, it's often that the character is completely butchered. I'd say Pete David is second best, but even he had moments where he botched it.

My man Bart deserves more respect. Like even more so than Tim what the fandom thinks of Bart is even more just so wildly believed that I can’t even find myself enjoying, well, nearly any fan art. Cause most of it’s just based on the assumption of who Bart is rather than what he’s actually like.

inaccurate Batfam quotes #4

Tim, calling out: I'm leaving!

Jason: Where are you going?

Tim: Hell, most likely.

Jason: Oh, pick me up on the way.

Tim: Carpool?