Bruce Being A Flawed Dad And Fucking Up So Many Times While Raising Dick But Dick Insisting On Seeing

Headcanon that the real reason all the other Justice Leaguer's avoid Gotham is because there is a running joke with the Gotham press that every hero in Gotham is either Batman, or a Robin.

Superman stops an attack drone from burning down a city block?

NOPE! News headlines read "Is Robin's new ability to fly proof he's really a vampire??"

Black Canary busts a smuggling ring?

"Batman's second female Robin. Will she last longer than the first?

Green Arrow catches a bank robber?

"Green Robin's facial hair and exactly what citizens think about it, page 3."

Sexualities and Nightwing

Modern Dick Grayson is devoutly, serially monogamous and demiromantic. He has to have an emotional bond with his partners before anything else happens and then he falls in love. Trouble is, he has an emotional bond with the entire DC universe. You can't tell me that man hasn't fallen in love with most of his friends, female, male or everything in between because of the kinds of emotional bonds they have, however unhealthy.

Modern Dick must be consumed by romantic feelings he only keeps in check by pouring his energy into Babs, his current partner. He does genuinely and devotedly love her, of course. He probably thinks it's a moral failing to even fantasize about someone else, so it's easy to "forget" everyone else. Except he doesn't forget that he's in love with all of the Titans and most of the Justice League, he'll just never act on those feelings and no one will ever know.

Heheh look at this art

Last minute operation

Pleeeaaase, I need everyone here to get hold of Lyndsay Faye's Observations by Gaslight so I can scream about it - especially about "The Adventure of the Stopped Clocks".

It is perfect. It is narrated by Irene Norton née Adler, and additional to the fact that the author portrays Irene AND her relationship with Holmes in such a delightful way (Spoiler TM: They are not star-crossed lovers), it will completely rip out your heart. It is so good. (And the other stories are also superb!) Trust me. Please. I'm desperate. XD

An excerpt (p. 43-44):

See???

canon v fanon, dunmeshi edition

AU where Jason gets his revenge by becoming a lawyer and getting joker sentenced to the death penalty

Bruce is conflicted about it but any time he tries to say anything on the subject Alfred just talks over him like “oh we’re so proud of you master Jason you finished college and you didn’t even use your father’s extensive resources that could’ve easily gotten someone in this family a degree aren’t we so proud master Bruce that Jason got himself a respectable profession–”

hey folks! as most of us know, Joe Hills recently got married and he just tweeted that they're having some trouble financially due to a dental emergency. Since he's a Hermit and person who does so much in the community (including paying his mods), it would be great to be able to give back to him a bit! so, i'm sharing the link to his tweet and paypal:)

Link to Paypal

(and congrats to both of them on the marriage! wishing them all the best:D)

It just makes a lot of sense why Marcille and Laios would be good friends, really, because Marcille Will Tell You What Is On Her Mind. If she doesn't like something, she throws a tantrum. If she's down to clown, she clowns like a champ. If she has an opinion, she voices it clearly and concisely. Laios knows exactly where Marcille stands in pretty much every topic.

On Marcille's end, she's down to clown more than people give her credit for. Laios said "yo let's play with these bones and rearrange them in funny ways" and Marcille joined right in. Like, yeah, she'll want to bonk his skull in sometimes, but aside from the monster and dungeon (well, she does have this one, just differently) fascination, she's pretty much in the same wavelength as Laios when it comes to most things.

Which is cool! Because they could've made them hostile siblings in law but they are besties actually.

Something I noticed is that Bruce isn’t really that sympathetic to his villains unless that are family or have been romantically involved with him

Selina is stolen so much stuff with no regard for who it is half the time but she has gotten a pass over and over

Jason and Talia have murdered a lot of people but they get a pass because Jason is one of Bruce’s kids and Talia is Damian’s mom

But when it comes to everyone else it usually radio silence

But on the other hand you have Batman the animated series where Bruce tries his best and is super understanding and compassionate with everyone, including his rouges

I’m not criticizing any specific character this is just an observation about how Bruce is usually written but there are exceptions, of course