Duke Comes Home One Day From School Looking Down In The Dumps And A Bunch Of Paper Work.

Duke comes home one day from school looking down in the dumps and a bunch of paper work.

"Hey Duke, what's all that paper work for?" Dick asks from the couch as Duke sets the foot tall pile of papers on the coffee table.

"Oh you know, just, bullies making me do their work." The whole room freezes.

Bullies?

"Duke, you're being bullied?" Duke seems to realize his mistake of words. Instead of the excuse he made up to tell them about how he missed a lot of work because of Signal work, he said the truth which was the fact that he had bullies.

"Erm-"

"Duke, why didn't you tell us?" Dick nearly whines out, hurt his foster-brother didn't tell him about having bullies.

"No- guys, it's okay. Seriously. You don't have to do anything about it. Seriously." He eyes Bruce from where the man was about to type in *probably* the school's number to complain.

"Why not? We can deal with those punks for you. Are they being racist or some'n?" Jason crosses his arms, standing in front of Duke with a raised brow.

"A little. But seriously, it's nothing I can't handle."

Bruce rubs his temple.

"Are you sure? Are you sure you can handle this?"

"Yes."

"Thomas, just know, we can step in whenever." Duke turns a smile towards Damian, and places his hand on Cass's when she hugs him from behind.

"Hey- it's the weekend. Let me handle those papers since I've got nothing to do and I'm ban from case work." Tim says, holding his hand out.

"Uh- okay?" Duke hands him the stack, thinking nothing of it, because it's Tim.

Tim takes a look through the papers, scrunching his face a bit before shrugging, a smirk appearing on his face.

"Uh- should I be worried?" Tim looks at him and waves him off. "Nah, don't worry 'bout it. I got this handled."

Uh. Okay?

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The following Monday, Duke shows up and puts his stuff in his locker.

Or at least he was until it was slammed shut.

"Hey Thomas. Got our work?" Turning around, Duke faced his three bullies; seniors Clint Rodriguez (the "big dog" as he called himself) and his lackies, Arion Centry and Pete Swinez.

"N-No.."

"No? Where is it, bitch? I told you to have it done by Monday." Rodriguez held him up to the locker. "Oh you mean these papers?"

Turning around, there stood Timothy Drake-Wayne; two three time nepo-baby and the biggest reputation in the school. The real life Regina George and Heather Chandler. He was with his two best friends, also big popular kids and his two Gretchen Wieners, Karen Smith, and Heathers.

"Drake." The mere face of him made the trio seethe. "Hah! You should see your face right now. Anyways, I did your college essays for you, hope you enjoy them. Would be a shame if you had to repurchase the papers for them."

Tim tosses them in the air, and everyone watches as they all fall to the ground.

"What the hell did you do."

"Oh, ya know, the basics of what you should put. Also, this your girl?" A girl, a cheerleader, goes and slides herself under Tim's arm.

"Babe!?"

"Sorry, Clint, but I have a reputation, people can't know we dated. Also, Tim's better looking and a better kisser." Morgan Letto, another popular nepo-baby in Gotham High, turns and kisses Tim right in the hallway, before stalking off.

Tim's trio laughs at their faces.

"Hey! You should probably pick these up, ya know, since they have your names on them. Wouldn't want to get sent to the principles for littering the school. Bad reputation means you can't go to Princeton." Bernard says.

"Or Oxford, or Harvard. See ya losers!" Ives laughs along with Bernard and Tim as they walk through the halls.

As if a bomb dropped, the three seniors scramble to pick up hundreds of papers worth of applications.

" "I'm racist towards black people because they're below white people like me" " Someone reads off of one paper down the hall.

" "I use grades that aren't mine that I bully people into doing for me." " Another person reads nearby.

"Give me those!"

Duke is left standing there, struck by the scene that just unfolded before his eyes.

He didn't know what to say, do, or act.

Should he laugh? Play it off? Call Bruce? Or Tim? Or anyone? Get picked up?

It's fine. It's just one day. Right?

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Lunch time rolls around.

Duke is sitting at his table with his friends eating. They were prime targets for Clint and his group.

As if on cue, the three stride up.

"Hey Thomas, got Tim Drake to do your work for you, huh? Well guess what?"

He was spun around and picked up by the collar, his two friends being held back by Arion and Pete.

"You ain't getting away with it here." Clint grits out. Of course he chose the cafeteria, the pretty much only place teachers don't monitor 24/7 and is void of any supervision, even with every grade in there for lunch.

Clint set Duke down and lined his fist up ready to punch him. Duke flinched as the fist came swinging.

"Hey loser!"

Cheers and shocked 'Oooh!'s were heard from around. He squinted one eye open and saw food fall from Clint's red face and a tray in Tim's right hand.

"Woops! Sorry! Guess my hand slipped!" That got a laugh from the crowd. Tim set the tray down and pat Duke's should before stalking towards Clint.

Duke saw behind them at the far wall where everyone could see Ives and Bernard setting three trays of food down (The senior trio's trays).

"You'll pay for that, Drake!" Clint took a swing, which Tim dodged easily and side sweeped him onto his knees.

Ives and Bernard did the same to Arion and Pete.

The three took the seniors by the hair and dragged them to the trays the two laid out previously.

Cameras went up and Duke watched in muted awe and terror at what Tim was doing. Was Tim really like this when he still went to high school? He was a junior now and he dropped out sophomore year? Was he like this as a freshman?

The three pushed the seniors faces into the trays.

"Since you're the big dog maybe you should eat like a real dog then, bitch. Here's some kibble. Dogs enjoy this one!" Tim poured dog kibble onto Clint's tray, seeing as his face turns redder and shows more humiliation than he's ever seen on anyone.

"Eat it, bitch! Like the dog you are! Or start barking and begging for forgiveness!" Tim says it through his teeth in such a grueling tone it sends shivers down Duke's spine.

"Hey Arion! If you actually did your work, you'd know that your name is a horse in Greek Myth. So maybe you should neigh like one too! Neigh, neigh. Get to eating horsey! You should start prancing for the rodeo. Giddey'yup!" Ives mocks him pushing his head into the tray over and over.

"Swinez? More like Swine-ez! Oink-oink! You stink like a pig. And you're eating like one too! Ewwww! Disgusting. Hahahahhaha!" Bernard's name change made the whole cafeteria roar in laughter.

What made the laughter stronger was when the three brought out collars with leashes and attached them to it.

"Come boys! Start walking like the animals you are!" Tim called, pulling on Clint's leash, dragging him mostly until Clint got up and started crawling in front of him.

Everytime they tried to get up, the three juniors were behind them to push them down to the ground again.

Almost everyone was recording.

"Look everyone! Look at our new pets!" Ives called out.

"If you know any better, you three better keep your collars on. You should better than to make your owners mad!" Bernard barked out a laugh.

"I think, you guys should start speaking in woofs, neighs, and oinks from now on. Especially, when we make you ask forgiveness to those you bullied." Tim said, grabbing the collar and forcing Clint to look at Duke.

The bell rang, lucky for those three.

"Woops! Looks like the fun's over! You better clean up for mess! Wouldn't want to make the janitors work more." Tim walked off. "Or look like complete idiots with all that gunk on your face." Bernard said as he and Ives followed Tim.

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Later, when Duke got home, he was silent. Bruce was silent too, despite him being the one Duke expected to ask about the bullies since he slipped up and told them.

"Hey Duke, how was school? Did they mess with you again?" Dick asked.

He looked at him, then at the rest of his siblings, noting Tim wasn't there, swallowed and shook his head.

"N-Not really."

"Not really?" Jason looked confused, as did the rest of them.

Before Duke could explain more, Tim came in laughing, tossing his bag on a couch before hopping on Bruce's arm rest.

"Bruce! You won't believe what I did today." Bruce looked at him and smirked. Smirked.

Tim relayed the entire story of what he, Bernard, and Ives did to Clint, Arion, and Pete. Bruce looked proud and the rest looked shocked.

"My reputation still stands even after I've been gone a year!" Tim seemed very proud of that.

"Atta boy!" Bruce ruffled his hair. "Yes, here's the tray of cookies you were promised all to yourself, master Tim." Alfred handed him a whole plate of cookies. "Thank you!"

"What!?"

"Hold on! He gets a whole plate of cookies for that? Why isn't he in trouble!? When did you enroll back?" Jason was beyond furious.

"Tim had a reputation in school for being like that towards bullies. Which is why no one bullied anyone with him around. Guess they all came back when he was gone. Duke didn't want us doing anything, and he didn't expect Tim to do anything because you all think he's a goody two shoes, so I sent my calvary in." Bruce explained.

Tim laughed at their faces.

"Oh please! I'm just getting started with them! Just wait till the end of the week. Then! I'll be done with them and they won't ever come back to the school."

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r005ter

3 months ago

Here's my DC Humour and/or younger readers comic collection. Some of the graphic novels on here haven't actually been released yet, but almost all of it actually has been. This is 40% humour comics, 40% animated show tie-ins, and 10% actual serious comics.

Superfriends:

DC Deluxe Collections: Superfriends Vol. 1 (Limited Collectors' Edition #41 and Superfriends #1-10)

DC Deluxe Collections: Superfriends Vol. 2 (Superfriends #11-20)

DC Deluxe Collections: Superfriends Vol. 3 (Superfriends #20-29)

DC Deluxe Collections: Superfriends Vol. 4 (Superfriends #30-39)

DC Deluxe Collections: Superfriends Vol. 5 (Superfriends #40-47 and DC Comics Presents #46)

Angel and the Ape:

DC Deluxe Collections: Angel and The Ape Vol. 1 (Showcase #77, Angel and The Ape #1-3 and Meet Angel 4-7) ✓

The Inferior Five:

DC Deluxe Collections: The Inferior Five Vol. 1 (Showcase #62-63 and Inferior Five #1-4) ✓

DC Deluxe Collections: The Inferior Five Vol. 2 (Inferior Five #5-12) ✓

Captain Carrot:

DC Deluxe Collections: Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo-Crew Vol. 1 (New Teen Titans #16, Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo-Crew #1-20 and Captain Carrot and his Amazing Zoo-Crew: The Oz-Wonderland War #1-3) ✓

Ambush Bug:

DC Deluxe Collections: Ambush Bug Vol. 1 (DC Comics Presents #52, #59 and #81, The New Adventures of Supergirl #16, Action Comics #560, #563 and #565 and Ambush Bug #1-4, Ambush Bug Stocking Stuffer #1, Son of Ambush Bug #1-6, Secret Origins #48, Ambush Bug Nothing Special #1 and Ambush Bug: Year None #1-5 and #7) ✓

'Mazing Man:

DC Deluxe Collections: 'Mazing Man Vol. 1 ('Mazing Man #1-12, 'Mazing Man Special #1-3 and Secret Origins #16) ✓

DCAU Batman:

DC Deluxe Collections: The Batman Adventures Vol. 1 (Batman Adventures #1-10) ✓

DC Deluxe Collections: The Batman Adventures Vol. 2 (Batman Adventures #11-20) ✓

DC Deluxe Collections: The Batman Adventures Vol. 3 (Batman Adventures #22-27 and annual #1)

DC Deluxe Collections: The Batman Adventures Vol. 4 (Batman Adventures #28-36, annual #2 and Batman Adventures Holiday Special #1 and Batman Adventures: Mad Love #1)

DC Deluxe Collections: The Batman Adventures Vol. 5 (The Batman and Robin Adventures #1-7, #9-11)

DC Deluxe Collections: The Batman Adventures Vol. 6 (The Batman and Robin Adventures #12-21)

DC Deluxe Collections: The Batman Adventures Vol. 7 (The Batman and Robin Adventures #22-25, annual #2, The Batman and Superman Adventures: World's Finest and The Batman and Robin Adventures: Subzero)

DC Deluxe Collections: The Batman Adventures Vol. 8 (Batman: Gotham Adventures #1-10 and The Batgirl Adventures #1)

DC Deluxe Collections: The Batman Adventures Vol. 9 (Batman: Gotham Adventures #11-19 and #21)

DC Deluxe Collections: The Batman Adventures Vol. 10 (Batman: Gotham Adventures #22-31)

DC Deluxe Collections: The Batman Adventures Vol. 11 (Batman: Gotham Adventures #32-41)

DC Deluxe Collections: The Batman Adventures Vol. 12 (Batman: Gotham Adventures #42-51)

DC Deluxe Collections: The Batman Adventures Vol. 13 (Batman: Gotham Adventures #52, #54-60)

DC Deluxe Collections: The Batman Adventures Vol. 14 (Batman Adventures Vol. 2 #1-3 and #9-16)

DCAU Superman:

DC Deluxe Collections: The Superman Adventures Vol. 1 (Superman Adventures #1-12) ✓

DC Deluxe Collections: The Superman Adventures Vol. 2 (Superman Adventures #13-23, annual #1 and Superman Adventures Special: Superman vs Lobo) ✓

DC Deluxe Collections: The Superman Adventures Vol. 3 (Superman Adventures #24-33) ✓

DC Deluxe Collections: The Superman Adventures Vol. 4 (Superman Adventures #34 and #36-45) ✓

DC Deluxe Collections: The Superman Adventures Vol. 5 (Superman Adventures #47-56) ✓

DC Deluxe Collections: The Superman Adventures Vol. 6 (Superman Adventures #57-66) ✓

DCAU Batman and Superman:

DC Deluxe Collections: Batman and Superman Vol. 1 (Superman and Batman Magazine #1-8)

DCAU Justice League:

DC Deluxe Collections: Justice League Vol. 1 (Justice League Adventures #1-10) ✓

DC Deluxe Collections: Justice League Vol. 2 (Justice League Adventures #11-14) ✓

DCAU Misc:

DC Deluxe Collections: Tales of the DCAU Vol. 1 (Adventures in the DC Universe #1-8 and annual #1)

DC Deluxe Collections: Tales of the DCAU Vol. 2 (Adventures in the DC Universe #10-19)

The Batman (2004):

DC Deluxe Collections: The Batman Strikes! Vol. 1 (The Batman Strikes! #1-10)

DC Deluxe Collections: The Batman Strikes! Vol. 2 (The Batman Strikes! #11-14 and #16-21)

DC Deluxe Collections: The Batman Strikes! Vol. 3 (The Batman Strikes! #22-31)

DC Deluxe Collections: The Batman Strikes! Vol. 4 (The Batman Strikes! #32-41)

DC Deluxe Collections: The Batman Strikes! Vol. 5 (The Batman Strikes! #42-50)

Legion of Superheroes (2006):

DC Deluxe Collections: Legion of Superheroes (2006) Vol. 1 (Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century #1-10)

DC Deluxe Collections: Legion of Superheroes (2006) Vol. 1 (Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century #11-20)

Batman: The Brave and The Bold:

DC Deluxe Collections: Batman: The Brave and The Bold Vol. 1 (Batman: The Brave and The Bold #1-10)

DC Deluxe Collections: Batman: The Brave and The Bold Vol. 2 (Batman: The Brave and The Bold #11-20)

DC Deluxe Collections: Batman: The Brave and The Bold Vol. 3 (Batman: The Brave and The Bold #21-22 and All-New Batman: The Brave and The Bold #1-8)

DC Deluxe Collections: Batman: The Brave and The Bold Vol. 4 (All-New Batman: The Brave and The Bold #9-16)

Li'l Gotham:

DC Deluxe Collections: Li'l Gotham Vol. 1 (Batman: Li'l Gotham #1-6)

DC Deluxe Collections: Li'l Gotham Vol. 2 (Batman: Li'l Gotham #7-12)

Batman and Scooby Doo:

DC Deluxe Collections: Batman and Scooby Doo Vol. 1 (The Batman and Scooby Doo Mysteries #1-12)

DC Deluxe Collections: Batman and Scooby Doo Vol. 2 (The Batman and Scooby Doo Mysteries Vol. 2 #1-12)

DC Deluxe Collections: Batman and Scooby Doo Vol. 3 (The Batman and Scooby Doo Mysteries Vol. 3 #1-12)

Tiny Titans:

Tiny Titans: Welcome to the Treehouse (Tiny Titans #1-6) ✓

Tiny Titans: Adventures in Awesomeness (Tiny Titans #7-12) ✓

Tiny Titans: Sidekickin' It (Tiny Titans #13-18) ✓

Tiny Titans: The First Rule of Pet Club (Tiny Titans #19-25) ✓

Tiny Titans: Field Trippin' (Tiny Titans #26-32)

Tiny Titans: The Treehouse and Beyond! (Tiny Titans #33-38)

Tiny Titans: Growing Up Tiny! (Tiny Titans #39-44)

Tiny Titans: Aw Yeah Titans! (Tiny Titans #45-50)

Tiny Titans: Return to the Treehouse (Tiny Titans: Return to the Treehouse #1-6 and Tiny Titans/Little Archie #1-3)

Scooby Doo! Team Up:

DC Deluxe Collections: Scooby Doo! Team Up Vol. 1 (Scooby Doo! Team Up #1-10)

DC Deluxe Collections: Scooby Doo! Team Up Vol. 2 (Scooby Doo! Team Up #11-20)

DC Deluxe Collections: Scooby Doo! Team Up Vol. 3 (Scooby Doo! Team Up #21-30)

DC Deluxe Collections: Scooby Doo! Team Up Vol. 4 (Scooby Doo! Team Up #31-40)

DC Deluxe Collections: Scooby Doo! Team Up Vol. 5 (Scooby Doo! Team Up #41-50)

Misc:

DC Who's Who Omnibus Vol. 1 (Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #1-26, Who's Who: Update '87 #1-5 and Who's Who: Update '88 #1-4) ✓

DC Who's Who Omnibus Vol. 2 (Who's Who in the DC Universe #1-16, Who's Who in the Legion of Superheroes #1-7 and Who's Who Update '93 1-2) ✓

Batman: Black and White Omnibus Vol. 1(Batman: Black and White Vol. 2 #1-6 and material from Batman: Gotham Knights #1-49) ✓

Batman: Black and White Omnibus Vol. 2 (Batman: Black and White Vol. 3 #1-6)

Harley Quinn: Black and White and Red Collection (Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red #1-17 and Harley Quinn: Black + White + Redder #1-6) ✓

Superman: Red and Blue Collection (Superman: Red and Blue #1-6) ✓

Superman Family Adventures Collection (Superman Family Adventures #1-12) ✓

DC Super Powers Collection (Super Powers Vol. 4 #1-6) ✓

Collection of DC Graphic Novels for Kids Vol. 1 (Superman of Smallville, Zatanna and the House of Secrets, ArkhaManiacs, Flash Facts and Young Alfred: Pain in the Butler) ✓

Collection of DC Graphic Novels for Kids Vol. 2 (Batman: Once Upon a Crime, Batman's Mystery Casebook, Bruce Wayne: Not Super, My Buddy, Killer Croc, Dear Justice League and Dear DC Super Villians) ✓

Collection of DC Graphic Novels for Kids Vol. 3 (Black Canary: Ignite, Green Lantern: Alliance, Harley Quinn's Bud and Lou: Trouble Times Two, DC Misfits of Magic and Kanga-U: Tests and Tournaments) ✓

Wonder Woman: Black and Gold Collection (Wonder Woman: Black and Gold #1-6) ✓

DC: Super Pets Collection (DC Super Pets! Character Encyclopedia and DC League of Super-Pets: The Great Mxy-Up) ✓

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r005ter

7 months ago

KÖNIG WOULD NOT CALL HORANGI KÄTZCHEN!!!! NOONE DOES THAT THATS THE EQUIVALENT OF CALLING SOMEONE KITTEN!!!!!!

König would coo “hier Mietz Mietz Mietz” (here kitty kitty kitty) whenever he was in the same room as Horangi and wants to talk to him!!!!!!! König LOVES long pet names!!!!!!!!!! And he loves corny ones the most!!!!!!

“Mein Schatziputz”!!!! “Putzibärchen”!!!!!! “Mein geliebster Tieger”!!!!!!!!!!

(He would also probably use “mein edler Ritter” (my noble knight) as a teasing nickname whenever Horangi got defensive over anyone being just the smallest inconvenience to Königs day)

For the love of my sanity, START USING GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN NICKNAMES CORRECTLY😭😭😭😭😭 I don’t think I can handle reading a noun uncapitalized or a VERB OR ADJECTIVE CAPITALIZED DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT DOES TO ME?????????

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r005ter

3 months ago

Duke in the back of the Batmobile covered in paint: Do you think different paints have different tastes?

Dick, in passenger seat as oldest rules staring absentmindedly out the window: They do.

Bruce, side eye in the cowl hits different: ...Why did you say that with such certainty?

Edit: now with a fanfic

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r005ter

2 months ago

Oh. Oh this one hurt-

The only adult Dick knows in this manor is Bruce, beside Alfred that now is busy in the kitchen. So, with a ripped Robin cape, little Dick waddles to Bruce in front of the Bat computer.

"Dad– ehm, Batman i need my cape fixed."

Bruce looked at the ripped cape, "go get my sewing kit."

this happened several times til he decided to get rid of the cape in his new costume (yes, the discowing).

years later, Dick comes back to Bruce, who's sitting in front of the Bat computer. he holds Damian's ripped cape.

Dick smiles as he walks to the tired bat, feeling deja vu. he touches his chair, "Dad, i need Dami's cape fixed."

Bruce looked a little surprised, then he's smiling. "you silly," he takes the cape from Dick. "go get my sewing kit."

more years later, Dick gets a seat in front of the Bat computer. he's tired and worn out. taking off the Bat cowl, he looks down to his ripped cape.

"Dad, i.. need your cape fixed.." he sighs in between the silences, "... I'll go get your sewing kit."

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r005ter

5 months ago

Part 1 Of "i Made A Really Long Dialogue Script But I Cant Just Post That On Its Own So I Have To Make

part 1 of "i made a really long dialogue script but i cant just post that on its own so i have to make a comic for it"

theres about 10 more pages worth of material for this so. stay tuned

edit: next>>>

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r005ter

7 months ago

Ghost is starting to realise something.

It started off slow at first- pinpointing where soap was first in a room before the others, coincidentally spacing off in the same direction as soap, starting to follow soap wherever he went.

It’s nothing, really.

It’s nothing.

Nothing at all.

But it was really starting to bother him, the way Johnny started to get under his skin.

It pissed him off. Ghost always needs to be in his top condition during missions because one mistake could cost everything. How could he do that when before taking off soap would pat his shoulder and it felt like his ribs were caving in on him? How could anyone blame him when their thighs are pressed together, touching from ankle to shoulder and his heart would claw at his skin, begging to get out?

Or when soap would squeeze the nape of his neck as a friendly gesture and suddenly he was flushed and hot under the collar? Why was this happening to him? What is happening? Because all of a sudden Johnny’s summer, and he sinks into ghost’s bones and his skin, renders his muscles useless and his brain fuzzy and-

There’s something horribly wrong with him.

Johnny’s laughter makes his breathing pick up, it makes his fingers tremble and he wants to take that laughter and keep it in a locket to hang around his neck. Johnny makes ghost want to throw him against a wall and also cradle his face like it’s the most precious thing in the world. Johnny’s summer because he makes Ghost’s cold heart feel warmth again, makes him think of flip flops, missing teeth, shiny skin and a non stop itchiness. That’s what it is. It burrows under his skin, it makes his fingertips tingle and his heart ache and his ribs melt and his throat close up. This is soap’s fault. Ghost needs to kill soap.

That’s not quite right.

Because something in Ghost, in Simon wants to keep him away too, that terrorises his mind whenever he sees Johnny hurt. That he should steal him away and live in domestic paradise on the other side of the galaxy, because Simon knows better than to think that he can chase his past away that easily.

But then Ghost gets hurt, and it’s not that bad, really, he’s had worse. But now Soap’s tearing apart the place, face flushed and panicked. Panicked over Ghost. It might just be the most wonderful thing he’s ever seen. So when he grabs Soap by the shoulders and orders him to calm the fuck down, his brain suddenly surges forward for things to say.

I love it when you get concerned for me.

I love it when you touch me.

I love it when you remember things about me

I love it that you let me double check your gear because I can’t lose you.

I love the stretch marks on your hips that I accidentally saw when you came out of the shower.

I love your fucked up accent.

I love the way you say “canny” it’s so dumb

I love your face

I love you,

I love you.

And it comes to a point where Ghost has to actively hold himself back because he accidentally held soap’s face in his hands and he cherished all 0.7 seconds of it before he violently ripped his hands away and walked off without a word.

It felt like all his ribs had broken in half and punctured his lungs and heart, and he was slowly bleeding out and suffocating. Johnny makes him feel like summer. Ghost starts to look forward to tomorrow, he starts to get excited at the new promise of physical touch, at the chance to casual love. He’s warm and gooey and Johnny’s melted his skeleton down and what’s left is Simon.

It was like nothing to Soap, and it drives Ghost crazy how it happened so fast. Johnny’s cradled Simon’s corpse in his warm hands and decided that he would love again, simple as that. And if he could do it like it was as simple as breathing, then maybe Ghost could love him the same way.

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r005ter

1 month ago

Random Duke Thomas Headcannons pt 3

I think Duke would gets given a lot of gifts while on partol. It comes with working the day shift, really.

The first few weeks people were hesitant about a Bat being out during the day, some openly hostile, but now many see it as just a part of Gotham's charm.

One day, a girl runs up to him, holding a paper tightly to her chest. It was a drawing she made in class of Batman. The girl asks all shyly if Duke could give it to him and what was he meant to say? No?

So Gothamites started giving him things, first with kids crayon drawing, the some teens who made badges and pins, adults with letters of gratitude. Soon Duke was passing on drawings, t-shirts, crocheted dolls, poems, etc to all the batfamily.

Gothamites wanted to share their love to their heros. Bruce, Dick, Barbara, Cass, Damian, Stephanie, Tim, Kate, even Luke now had piles of trinkets after only three weeks.

One day, while on patrol as usual, a kid waved him down. He held poorly wrapped box in his hands. Duke swung down and took the box from the boy. When serching for the same he was shocked to find "Signal" written messy across the top.

Inside was a drawing of Duke a week ago, saving the boys dad who got trapped under his car. He hung to photo up on an empty wall in The Hatch.

Soon, that wall became more full than the rest of the family's piles.

When he gets in his own head, doubts clouding his brain, he stares at the wall. Art, photos, poems, letters, badges, stickers, patches, pins, shirts, dolls, shoes, all the items from Gotham, showing how he is loved by them. How he is their hero.

Duke still is asked to pass on gifts for the rest of the Batfamily, but more often he gets given gift for himself.

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r005ter

1 month ago

Joker Junior Prompt

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HEAR ME OUT- GUYS SIT YOUR ASSES DOWN AND LISTEN TO MY ANGST PROMPT:

So we all know the Joker has been a pain in the ass for everyone, yadda yadda, backstory stuff, boo hoo crying and shit.

This usually leads to great angsty fics revolving around Jason and/or Tim. Usually having the best angst covering Joker Junior and stuff. I’ve seen the headcannons, cried at the fics, great stuff.

BUT, but- no guys, hear me out, consider this. During one of Tim’s episodes -I was thinking this is years after, already going through his Red Robin character growth- it triggers after a long, long, time. How it started is up to your interpretation. But, instead of Jason being the first one to find him during his episode, no, it’s Duke Thomas.

THINK ABOUT IT!! Guys, the man already witnessed his parents go mad from Joker Venom, can you imagine how he’d react seeing someone else he considers his family show signs of being Jokerized!? THE POTENTIAL!!

And like, of course he’s not going to know about the JJ stuff and already assume the worst. Other members can get involved too, but image the scare Duke -alone- would have upon first witnessing Tim’s episode!

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This may also be me trying to include Duke into more batfam fics, but hey, that man deserves more love and attention, even if it means dragging him through some more angst- get off my back!!