It's nice when there are parallels between Bruce Wayne and Batman. For instance:
Exhibit A) Bruce Wayne, human disaster
Exhibit B) Batman, bat-human disaster:
people who are mutuals with their irl friends on tumblr are braver than any us marine
I bet the JL has a “how fucked are we” metric that’s literally just how many of Bruce’s kids are there.
Like if he pulls up to the alien invasion or whatever with just Robin, then everything’s fine. More than fine, actually, because Bruce feels comfortable enough to bring his eight year old along for the ride. This battle will take approximately fifteen minutes and they’ll all get shawarma after. Not fucked in the slightest.
But if Red Robin shows up too… hmm, okay, this is getting somewhat serious. Tim is one of Bruce’s most trusted partners; he’s the smart Robin, the tactician, the loyal one, and so if Batman brought him along then it means he’s at least a little bit worried about shit hitting the fan and wants one his advisors around. But the combined brain power of Bruce and Tim is pretty much unmatched (DC plot armor for the win), so everything will be fine, basically. Superman might take a hit, but everything’s going to be fine. Just keep calm and you’ll all make it home in time to Door Dash some Panda Express before it closes. So not that fucked.
It starts to get serious after that. When Signal and Spoiler roll up the scene, shit has definitely hit the fan. Batman’s worried enough to call in reinforcements and he’s probably doubting the League’s ability to listen/obey his orders, so he needs a backup plan in case things go really south. But with Signal’s abilities and Steph’s superpower of turning anything into a joke, chances are you’ll be okay. Maybe impaled or something, but okay. But still, fucked.
When Nightwing shows, the JL knows it’s starting to get dicey out on the field. See, Nightwing’s got his own team, his own issues—the fact that he set that all aside to help out his dad is cause for concern. On a scale from 1-10, they are at a 7. Above moderately fucked.
And… oh God. Black Bat? Most of the time the JL doesn’t even see her, but once she makes herself known and starts fighting alongside her siblings, they all start to silently freak out. Black Bat is a fucking machine and if she’s breaking a sweat trying to fight the Big Bad, things are definitely not going to go well. They start praying that Batman figures something out. They freak out. They are intrinsically fucked.
But God Forbid you catch sight of the Red Hood. The prodigal son is a legitimate killer, and if Batman’s letting him blow out brains then the JL knows he’s desperate. And a desperate Batman is not good. At all. They are definitely fucked.
crazy how fanfic authors drop the most beautiful and gorgeous pieces of work ever, leaving you speechless and sobbing at three in the morning as you quietly contemplate the masterpiece you just read
and they don’t get paid for it they just do it because they’re having fun and they want to share their joy with you
like I would literally die for all of you fanfic authors out there reblog to swear your allegiance to fanfic authors
me
Duke: *referring to Tim* What's wrong with him?
Dick: We all have our own theory.
AGH
Screenshot redraw (somewhat)!!!!!! That one frame where Nightwing holds boba and Jason looks so done lives in my head rent free
ME
3 apples tall
teehee
i like to think jason uses his scars for his friends/family advantages and not even in a cool guy way, just in a lame way to get the other robins and vigilantes to think twice about their actions
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dicks kid: what happened to your face uncle jayjay
jason: i didn’t eat my vegetables
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Bruce: i need Damian to start listening to me, he’s getting to age of rebellion
Jason: i got you
[later]
Bruce: did you seriously tell Damian I fed you to killer croc when you were little and that’s why you ended up with your scars?
Jason: is he listening?
Bruce:
Jason: your welcome
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this could work with all the batfamily members actually
[when Duke was first starting to be signal]
Nightwing: oh don’t even get me started about the one i have on my upper bicep because i didn’t follow orders and got ran over by the riddler
Signal: ???
Red Robin: oh and i lost my spleen because i decided to fight assassins by myself
Nightwing: Tim what
Red Robin: !
TEEREHEEEE
the one and only Acro-bat🦇