alex is innocent

24, they/he

[faramirsonofgondor]

Ok but as much as I love when fics have Dick adjusting to and over time accepting/being resigned towards all the dick (and little richard) jokes he gets, I ADORE the idea of Dick, who as child did not speak English that well and definitely did not understand these jokes at first, still acting completely confused when he gets these jokes as an adult. Like someone will make a joke at a gala and he’ll hit them with head tilt and furrowed brows combo and go “I don’t get it. Please explain it to me. I don’t understand what’s so funny” and will just keep repeating that even as they fumble an explanation until the person will just sigh and walk away muttering about how he must get his airheadedness from dear old Brucie. All the while, Dick gets to be entertained the whole gala because nobody has any idea that he’s just fucking with them and he gets to see the frustration and irritation on their faces as they try to get him to understand.

[thebestusernamepossible]

Eebie deebie gang

[its-funnytwittertweets]

[batman-katflap]

Clark: "Hey, B, are you okay, you look a little--"

Bruce: "What ever you are about to say, don't say it."

Clark: "Why?"

Bruce, in a whisper: "Because Dick has taken it upon himself to impress me with backflips should I appear upset."

Clark: "And this is a problem because?"

Bruce, still whispering: "Because whilst in all other ways he is a gifted acrobat, every time he does a backflip, without fail, he falls on his face and fighting back the urge to laugh everytime is starting to wear on me."

Clark: "Aww, Bruce. Sounds like he messes up on purpose to try and make you laugh, 'cause I've seen him do backflips lots of times."

Bruce: "Oh..."

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Bruce, later as he tucks Dick into bed: "If you really want to make me laugh, you should do that thing where you jump onto Clark..."

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Dick, the next morning leaping from the chandelier: "SKY ATTACK."

Clark, scrambling to catch him: "Jesus, Dick!"

[godbirdart]

imagine having a personality so morally bankrupt that the pope himself said "i'm telling god" and headed out

[occasionallysubtle]

zelda, pokemon & acnh prints & stationary sets go live tomorrow at 10am pst frieren, lotr & delicious in dungeon come down tomorrow

[lennyjamin]

fondly remembering when pope francis said he hopes hell is empty. top pope francis moments. right up there with him saying some seminaries are too faggy

[lemonsherbertzzz]

Haha whattt me falls asleep before posting this yesterday I’d never…..

GUESS WHAT PAINTING ITS OF :D

[alexisinnocent]

The wild thing about Jezebel Jet is that she is a stereotype. The idea of a Black women who is tempting a white man with her sexual prowess into evil is a long held stereotype in the American conscious.

However, it's also the type of woman that Bruce dates. Like, Grant Morrison is right to say that if Bruce is falling in love the girl is probably evil. He only kisses people who exist on some part of the criminal scale.

So, I'd almost be willing to chalk this up to non-thoughtful representation. Incorporating Black people into pre-existing roles without consideration on how their Blackness might affect it. If Jet wasn't the only Black person or had/would have a large role in the comics to dig into her character or really anything that contextualized her outside of a sole, limited representation of Blackness in the comics.

It's just he named her Jezebel????? Like the name of the stereotype. What am I supposed to think but you want me to call you racist. There's no way that Morrison didn't know. So you did a racism, you know you were doing it, and you wanted me to say something.

[one-hit-boy-wonder]

Was really upset last night so to self sooth I imagined Babs as Hayley Williams

[one-hit-boy-wonder]

BETTER IDEA

[one-hit-boy-wonder]

new earth babs is from ohio. chappell is from missouri. both of these are in the midwest. so accent-wise, i might be on to something.

[redstonedust]

a good way to inspire yourself to do more is to see yourself as the wacky sitcom B plot character in your friends lives, "wouldnt it be funny to tell the friends in my phone about it." has gotten me to do anything from going to a festival (excelent) to wild camping (it went badly) (coastguard called) to trying to get the train to stonehenge (stonehenge costs money so i ended up just getting lunch in sailsbury, it was okay.) i bought a bicycle today and 20% of my reasoning was "itd be funny to surprise my roommate by coming home with a whole bike." . life is for living. and baby i live for the bit.

[deanieweanie]

I chose to believe that Duke Thomas, with the utmost care, likes to hide liiiittle tiny bat-themed objects around the manor. Like a hidden mickey situation. Tiny bat symbol at the corner of a painting, taxidermy bat mixed in with a shelf of other Knick knacks, a statuette on the fireplace that looks just a little bit like the cowl at certain angles. Because hey, it’s Funny.

It takes Bruce a while to notice and he’s naturally pissed (that it took him so long, but also) that this could blow their entire operation.

Which means, naturally, that Duke will not stop, but will instead have to get more creative.

Cut to a month after Bruce has told Duke in no uncertain terms to “knock it off” where he gets cozy in bed, about to sleep for the first time in three days, when he realizes that Duke has replaced his entire bedframe. It’s an almost exact replica, almost, but carved into the intricate design, small enough to miss, is a bat symbol tucked amongst the leaves and foliage and what have you.

Cut to Bruce ransacking the manor, uncovering little bat symbols all over the damn place. Under rugs, behind paintings, imperceptible unless you are really looking.

Cut once more to Duke, half giggling half screaming, being chased from rooftop to rooftop by a very angry Batman.

[haithhegimp]

Duke Thomas Appearances

Chronological and Colour Coded

two people said yes so here are all of duke's appearances so far chronological and colourized, brought to you by DC Database and my manual organization!

[asinglebluefeline]

I would like to direct your attention to

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[vanilla-picklezzz]

I love them. Tim is so baby brother. I love him and dick’s relationships. It gets ignored too much… it’s so important to me. Like they were So close ! DC bring them back !!

[marionmorse]

The cowards of twitter are afraid to admit that Batman represents love

[the--firevenus]

OP don't hide this gem in the tags 🫵😭😭

[alexisinnocent]

Bruce Wayne: The Road Home is a comic that is almost devastating.

Bruce disappeared into time, and he had to fight like hell for what must have felt like months to come back home. As he does so, fighting monsters outside of comprehension, morphing with time beings, surviving the entire history of Gotham he finally has a realization: he's not alone. He never has been. He's always relied on other people. (Which as an arc from like Hush to Under the Hood to Batman RIP is like so good).

Then he gets back and checks in on everyone, and they haven't had the same experience. Everyone is doing good, maybe even better. Dick is a fantastic Batman and he's even managed to help Damian. Stephanie has reintegrated as a vigilante, developed her own style, working with a group of people who love her. Barbara has direction. Selina has found herself. Tim has crafted himself a mantle outside Robin making his own choices. On and on, he sees his community and there not just well there fantastic (at least by vigilante standards).

And it's like do they need him? What a tragic series of events to realize that you've always needed everyone around you the moment they have proof they don't need you.

Except it's not true. We know it's not true and he knows it's not true. Or more, it's not the right way to phrase the question. Do they need bruce!Batman? Maybe not, but do they want Bruce, more then anything? Yeah, absolutely.

With only a suspicion that he's alive Tim fights tooth and nail across the globe to find proof that he is. Dick gets an inkling a Lazarus Pit could help and breaking taboo (and his own advice to Tim just a few months earlier) tries to bring him back to life. Damian is constantly invoking his name and legacy, desperate for someone to tell him anything about his father. The Justice League battles through time and space, ripping apart multidimensional entities to find him.

And when he returns, even people he was on the outs with are happy to see him. Stephanie slaps him, says she doesn't need his approval, but it's so clear she's happy that he's alive and back.

So, no, maybe they don't need Batman, but they do want Bruce. And like, what an honor to know for a fact that your family wants you around just because they love you.

[alexisinnocent]

Okay I'm reading Justice Leage (Vol 2) and it's my first full read of a Justice League title. Are Bruce and Clark always like this, or is it just Geoff Johns who wants them to kiss this bad?