okay, i think about this one a lot. jason as a dad! would be the BEST. imagine him spoiling the hell out of this kid and putting away the red hood mantle in order to maintain this kids safety. the batkids babysit him and adore him and ahshsbdhssbgshw. also bruce trying to be a grandfather would be adorable
I love this and now I have so many ideas (ones involving him and Roy setting up play dates for Lian and Jason’s kid and Roy actually being happy and not unceremoniously killed off for no reason while Jason has no real reaction to it. Whoops, guess I’m still bitter about Heroes in Crisis).
Anyway, Jason would name his son Atticus (for obvious book related reasons) Bruce Todd. For years he would keep his son's middle name a secret, telling everyone he didn’t have a middle name until Dick found his birth certificate and posted it in the family group chat for everyone to see.
Bruce would be so touched by that, but he wouldn’t say anything, emotionally constipated vigilante that he is. However, his actions spoke louder than his lack of words because he spoiled that kid rotten. He didn’t just buy him anything and everything he ever wanted, though he did that too since he could never say no to Atticus, but he actually took nights off patrol and missed WE board meetings to spend time with him. He never understood Alfred's obsession with taking so many photos of him and the boys until Atticus was born and now Bruce’s phone is 90% full of pictures of his grandson.
Jason would pretend to object to Bruce spoiling Atticus or ask Bruce if he really needed another picture of his grandson, but this actually made him so happy. He saw his son having a life that he never got to have as a kid, growing up not worrying about where the next meal is coming from or sleeping with one eye open because his mom's dealers were on the warpath, and he would never ever doubt that he was loved. The whole big happy family thing was always a secret desire of Jason’s and now his son got to grow up never knowing anything less than this perfect, happy family.
After he gave up the Red Hood mantle, Jason focused on redistributing his wealth from his more villainous Red Hood days around the Narrows. He invested in local businesses, funded after school programs and tutors for kids who were struggling, he helped kids apply for scholarships and summer camps. His good work as Jason Todd ended up doing a lot more good for his neighbourhood than the Red Hood or Batman could have ever done. Atticus grew up at Jason’s side, volunteering and helping people who needed it. He never had any idea that his father used to be the Red Hood until he was a teenager and even then, didn’t quite believe it because of how much he’d changed to take care of his son.
Dick would teach the kid acrobatics and how to swing from the chandeliers and cartwheel up and down the bannisters and every time Jason caught him doing this, he would go into panic mode and worried about his son. Even though he and Dick both did much more dangerous things than Atticus in their youth than a few flips, Jason would always chastise Dick for encouraging such reckless behaviour and for introducing his son to Frozen. If he heard Let It Go one more time, he was going to lose it and take up the life of crime again just to beat his brother senseless.
Tim would be the cool uncle who traveled the world and never settles down, but always comes back with the coolest gifts and the craziest stories. We all know Tim (and Dick, but not to the same extent) would be telling this kid all kinds of stories about the reckless shit his father did when he was Atticus’ age while Jason tried to deny it. Tim would also introduce Atticus to the wonder that is the TV marathon and they would spend hours on the couch watching what Tim considered to be classics.
Damian, well he wouldn’t be as outwards as the others with his affections. Instead, he would gift Atticus with his favourite books and paintings and they would read or admire them together mostly silently. Jason wanted to make sure his son was well read and didn’t even have to try very hard thanks to Damian’s efforts. He would also be the one to bring strays home and make a beeline to Atticus because once he saw the animals, he became attached and nobody could say no to that face when he wanted something harmless. This is obviously a ploy for Damian to get around Bruce’s rules about ‘no more pets, we have enough already’ but Atticus doesn’t mind it one bit and pretends he has no idea of his uncle's ulterior motives.
Alfred would love this kid more than life itself. His first great grandchild had already brought him joy just by being born, but then he made things even better by causing Jason to give up the mantle he’d held for so long and he was happy at least one of them wasn’t in danger every night. The first thing he bought for newborn Atticus was a Superman onesie, because he knew it would amuse Jason and because he thought it would look so cute with the little cape attached to the back and everything. He would also teach the boy to cook, how to properly look after a house, and all of the ‘boring’ life lessons that so many young people aren’t being taught anymore. Alfred wanted to make sure Atticus would be able to be self-sufficient when the time came for him to go out into the world on his own and he was more than prepared thanks to his great grandfather.
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