Superbat is sun and moon but Bruce is the sun as he is shining from within, despite being surrounded by darkness, and Clark is the moon as he is reflecting the light of love and hope his parents and friends and humanity have in him.
Yeah, the sun can be scorching, it might need to be filtered through clouds and shadows to be bearable, but it also brings warmth and light to all without discrimination.
Moon's light is much gentler, but its tides bring much more devastation. The stars, the ones like the sun, are a guidence for those who are lost, but the moon is not as constant, waning and growing, same as hope that can fall and rise. Moon light is not enough to nourish, same as hope is not enough for change to occur.
AND ALSO Moon reflects Sun's light. The same way Clark wouldn't love humanity as much and wouldn't want to protect it as much if there weren't humans like Bruce, whose inner light he sees and is inspired by
I love the idea of Bruce and Clark volunteering to look after each other’s kids. Not all at the same time or anything or even for a long period of time, just literally for the day or the night and though both are alike in fatherly-ness, they have different approaches to handling things.
Bruce is practical and hands on, Jon and Kon are pretty much allowed to be independent. Kon can chill out with Tim and the boys, Bruce will give him a few bucks for lunch and they can go into the city if they want. Jon when he was a baby was always in Bruce’s arms. Bruce would go about his day at the Manor with Jon in one of those baby BabyBjörns, he sticks to Lois and Clark’s strict feeding and sleeping regime, the only issue is that one time where he had a harness on toddler Jon when Clark came to pick him up and Clark is confused because Jon can’t walk yet so Bruce demonstrates why he had to put a harness on Jon, setting him on the ground only for the kid to start floating in the air like some sort of sinister Kryptonian balloon. Lois thinks its nonsense because the baby can’t even stand for more than a few seconds but then she gets the shit spooked out of her when she finds Jon tucked up in the corner of the ceiling, upside down like a friggin’ bat. Jon visits more frequently when Damian arrives to help him integrate better into normal life and Bruce does keep a close eye and they’re not to leave the Manor or the grounds, usually they spend it in the Cave watching movies on the Bat Computer or Damian will show Jon a few marital arts move, under Bruce’s strict supervision.
Clark is responsible. He is, he is the best babysitter but he has a tendency to get a little too into having fun with the kids than being the adult of the group. From throwing Dick into the air to do somersaults thousands of feet up into the air, to letting Jason shoot in him into the chest to test in invulnerablity, from letting Steph test his strong stomach by munching on rocks, gravel, nails, that old glock she found in the harbour, playing advanced hide and seek with Duke while he’s invisible which fucks with his heat signals to letting Cass run amock in the Fortress of Solitude doing stealth missions against Kelex who is trying to neutralise the threat (playfully). Bruce usually comes home to find his kids breathless, flushed, with the house either in disrepair or slightly singed, with the kids having run circles around Clark but everybody is smiling, still alive so he lets it slide.
once every few years, alfred forces bruce to take a week off. "mandatory rest," he calls it. everyone else calls it "the worst week of the year."
the moment he's told not to work, bruce wanders the manor like a ghost. checks the cave cameras. asks if anyone's updated the patrol routes. he makes it four hours before disassembling the toaster because it was
"making a suspicious noise."
by noon, dick's taken him on a walk ("sunlight will literally not kill you"), jason and steph have a bet on how long it will take until he starts brooding, and tim's documenting it like a wildlife documentary: "and here we see the batman, out of his natural habitat. confused. pacing. possibly hungry."
(alfred confiscates his phone.)
by the end of the week, he's sitting on the couch with cass, damian, and duke watching the great british bake off. he doesn't say anything. doesn't move. just... exists.
Bruce Wayne, an omega, just gave birth and is horribly aware of how out of shape he's going to be for the next couple of months. Not in an insecure, self-conscious of how he looks way, but in an I can't protect my city if I'm not in the most optimal shape possible way. Except, they're both equally draining on his mental state (even if he doesn't want to admit to feeling bad about his body for a more... cosmetic reason).
So Bruce has two problems: he's not as fit as he was pre-partum, and he feels bad about it.
His solution? Darling baby Dick as his workout buddy.
It's genius. He was already going to put himself through many intense workout sessions, but to counteract the bad feelings that kept nipping at him—despite very adamantly pushing them away—his puppy was the clear answer. Skin-to-skin contact with his baby makes him happy. Seeing his baby makes him happy. Being around his baby makes him happy. Thinking about his body makes him sad. Baby + working out = best outcome.
Cue Bruce reconstructing his regime solely based on bringing four-month-old Dick into it.
A mile jog with Dick in a stroller, after they've had breakfast together (Dick falls back asleep)
30 minutes of meditation with Dick, cuddled up in his lap and clutching at his shirt
A sparring session where Dick watches from the sidelines, giggling and clapping
30 laps in the pool as Dick tries to follow in a Batman floatie wearing little sunnies (with Alfred watching)
Target practice (for as long as Dick naps)
Lunchtime (he woke up from his nap)
15 minutes of coloring (per Dick's insistence)
5 sets of 12 pull-ups with Dick in a carrier on his chest, laughing at the sensation of being bounced
5 sets of 50 pushups with Dick on his back, treating Bruce as his personal rollercoaster, and tugging at his hair
5 sets of 30 weighted sit-ups, where Dick is the weight
And lastly, for Dick's favorite part
Kissing little Dickie on his chubby cheeks and button nose and little fingers (and everywhere else) (ends when Bruce gets all the cuteness aggression out of his system)
Bruce loves his baby. Dick loves his mama. Problem solved. He uses this routine for years until Dick gets too old, that's when he begins training with him.
Finding a completed 78k long fic for Mr Queen, a historical kdrama which is a relatively small fandom, that is written so well was not on my bingo card but here we are
Finding a completed 78k long fic for Mr Queen, a historical kdrama which is a relatively small fandom, that is written so well was not on my bingo card but here we are
Finding a completed 78k long fic for Mr Queen, a historical kdrama which is a relatively small fandom, that is written so well was not on my bingo card but here we are
Bruce insulting Batman in interviews is an amazing concept because he will not insult his kids. Like he is saying that Batman is dumb and not even a real Bat but if those little boys want to be birds they should live their dreams and they are the greatest thing to come out of Gotham in centuries. It gets so bad that interviewers ask the former Robins why Bruce hates Batman but loves Robin and all the kids develope telepathy for just a moment and declare its because Bruce lost custody of them in his divorce from Batman.
Bruce Wayne is not to be harmed in Gotham. It's not pretty privilege, the guy tries to be better than the other upper echelons, to help Gotham and to be honest, he seems a little too pure for this world. The rogues try to work around him because he always gets in the way.
Scarecrow: *enters a gala*
Bruce: Dr Crane, I didn't know you were coming to this 😊.
Scarecrow: Bruce, is that Selina Kyle over there? Is she your date?
Bruce:
Scarecrow: Bruce, we spoke about this. You need to work on yourself before committing to any sort of relationship. If I don't get thrown into Arkham, I'm free next Tuesday at 11. I'll have Bernice call you.
Bruce: Thanks, doc ☺️
Poison Ivy: I'm going to engulf this city in the green, Mother Earth will have her fill today.
Bruce: *waving at Ivy from the window of his office at Wayne Enterprises, grinning and pointing to his recyclable hemp tote*
Poison Ivy: Wayne Enterprises will be spared because of its conservation work.
Penguin: *sat in the club with Bruce Waynes' head on his lap after passing out at the Iceberg Lounge*
Bruce: Hi, Mr Freeze?
Mr Freeze: Uh, yeah
Bruce: I know you got something going on here and I love that for you but could I, like, bring the kids down? My youngest has never been skating before.
Mr Freeze:
Mr Freeze: My Nora loves to skate. You know what, if Batman doesn't show up, knock yourself out.
Joker: *striding down the street about to cause shennigans*
Bruce: *just walking past him while everybody is running and screaming*
Joker, who knows full fucking well that he's Batman but he respects Bruce's effort for the bit: *tips imaginary hat*
Bruce, wandering into a hostage situation in the court house: I'm here to pay bail for one of my kids, does anyone know which desk I should go to?
Two Face: Desk Seven, Bruce. It's always Desk 7. We go through this very goddamn time.
Bruce: Are you mad at me, Harvey 🥺? Did I interrupt something?
Two Face, holding gun to a judge's head: No, Bruce. Not at all. Just been a rough day. Why don't you just run along? Give the kids my love, yes? Let him through, boys.
On the topic of Tim trying to clone Kon but ending up with a baby that has both their DNA so it is technically their biological child, I picture Tim telling Bruce and Clark together not only because he’s exhausted from dealing with screaming baby and the truth has to come out but he thinks Bruce will take the news better with Clark there. He isn’t wrong.
Clark: This is so irresponsible, Tim. Not only did you not know what you were creating when you mixed your DNA with Kon’s but considering the history, with how Kon came to be? Do you think he would want this? Besides, you’re just a kid. You’re not ready to be a father, let alone to a baby that is a quarter Kryptonian.
Tim:
Clark: Bruce, back me up here.
Bruce, with the baby in his arms: What is his name?
Tim:
Clark:
Tim: I haven’t really gotten that far, B.
Bruce, with the most content, happy smile as he cooes down at the baby: We will have to come up with one. And I’ll have Alfred add some formula to the list. We’re going to need to get everything ready because this little guy is coming home with me.
Clark: Bruce-
Bruce: Clark, lower your voice, you will wake our grandson.
OK i dont know how this would happen, ima just word vomiting but something like this:
Bruce has lowkey been exiled from the family for like 2 years. Occasionally they'd respond to a text and maybe hed see one at a gala, but outside of that? Nothing. Most importantly they haven't seen him, really seen him, in two years. He also got forcibly retired as the batman at the same time.
Maybe Bruce did something, thinking it was the right thing but going about it horribly. Maybe someone new came into the picture and was able to manipulate the family and Justice league into turning against bruce.
(Tbh i think that one could be more interesting since I've always thought there was a double standard with bruce. The league is always so upset at his contingencies even though hes dealing with their mind control bullshit every other week and the kids can't really separate the bat and dad. They can take his decisions as personal slights (not all the time) when hes really trying to be a good leader or a good dad. It also kind of reminds me of the stigma with black cats and bad luck)
But with either, jason was not involved. He was still not on good terms so he was out of the loop and didn't care.
Now its been two years and bruce is.. doing bad. Like really bad. He's been struggling with a drug addiction for a year now, and hes slipping further and further down that path. He doesnt want to, but he needs to feel something. Anything. He doesnt care at this point.
He rarely leaves the penthouse hes confined himself too unless its for an official event. he eats, works out, does cocaine (cuz rich people drug), and sleeps. He doesnt feel alive any more. He doesn't care anymore.
Cue jason, maybe he was bored and hadn't fucked with the old man in forever, maybe he needed information on an old case. Whatever the reason, he goes to find the man by himself. And to say he was shocked was an understatement. He's completly frozen, seeing the penthouse absolutely destroyed. Not gross, like theres food but theres holes in the walls, bookshelves broken on the floor, shattered glass. Its a visual of a broken mind.
He find the man in the tub, eyes hazy and trembling. Obviously high out of his mind. And jason? He makes his decision right then.
He picks the man up, gets him in fresh(est he can find) clothes and then hauls him out of the building. He's essentially kidnapping the man but bruce is too drugged out to even notice.
Bruce is going to get clean, if its the last thing Jason does.
The next few weeks are horrific, once the drug are out of his system enough to be coherent, bruce is mortified. He never want to have his kids find him like that, especially jason and his prior trama. So when hes conscious, jason tells him that If he loves Jay, he will get clean. And who is Bruce to tell him no, even if its the most agonizing thing hes ever done. Cold turkey is no joke.
Eventually, with a lot of patience and determination, bruce is out of active addiction and is 2 months sober. The older man is starting to wonder when Jason's going to get sick of him at his apartment but he's not going to look a gift horse in the mouth. He starts cleaning and cooking, doing fatherly things (at least he thinks it is, stitching up ur kid is normal right?)
They've got a good thing going on now, and after 6 months the relationship really flourishes. They can open up to each other and Bruce has even started to help the red hood on the side lines. Picking up an almost oracle role for the man, and patching him up. He doesnt go out as the bat or any vigilante, he... doesn't really want to. Bruce is happy just living with his son and being a dad (though his ache for his other kids is ever present). And when jason starts to finally bring roy and lian around, once he trusts his father? Oh Brucs spoils the hell out of that little girl, she has him wrapped around her little finger.
After a year, Bruce, Jason, Roy, and Lian move in together to a brownstone he had brought many years ago. The younger men have been wanting to move in together for a while now, and with bruce they could really do it.
For bruce, its perfect. He's got his boy and son in law, and his beautiful granddaughter. And of course, the other shoe drops.
Depending on what you want the cause to be it could be different. But I think it be interesting to have Jason invite the other kids to a house warming party, and properly introduce them to his family. Now I think Jason, being the little shit he is, would 'forget' to inform them of his other house hold member. Bruce would know, in fear of causing some kind of relapse and so he can mentally prepare to face his kids for the first time in 3 years.
Bruce and lian are in the kitchen, working away. The man has been stress cooking for two days, so there is quite the feast. And the rest of the kids start making there way in at the same time, thankfully the kitchen is out of sight.
Jason makes some polite small talk, just waiting for the chance to drop the bomb. Eventually Dick asks where the little squirt is, and with the most innocent smile he can muster, he tells his older brother 'oh! She's with her gramps, the two are practically conjoined'.
Everyone seems a little confused, and Tim asks Roy is they mean Oliver. Roy's face of disgust is quick sort that question out but then who is it? Jason, with now the most evil smile hes ever had stares each one of them in the eye and calls out 'dad! Can you bring lian in here? The rest want to meet her'
Shyly, bruce walks out, with an apron on that says kiss the cook, and little lian on his hip. He's almost half Grey now, more wrinkles than they remember, but his eyes sparkle. Hes... soft.
He whispers to his granddaughter to say hi to her aunts and uncles, which she does before hiding her face in his neck. Bruce looks pretty awkward, not really know what to do in the silence. Eventually he quietly says a greeting but when its obvious no one is going to say anything back he returns to the kitchen.
When its just the kids again, Jason finally explains everything. The drugs, the recovery, how their relationship is now. All of the kids have eyes to reckon with the fact Jason of all people now is the closest to their father.
With enough time, bruces relationship with all of his kids get repaired and stay that way now there is no mission, but him and jason are always very close.
TLDR Bruce has to accept help and know he is loved, Jason has to overcome his trauma and deal with his father being a broken human being.
(I really liked these drafts, but I hope the final work is better. Does anyone have any suggestions for a good soundtrack for when I finish this animation?)
Headcannon that Brucie came to existence because Bruce right after coming back from 3 years of training, tried to mask as a semi-adult billionaire for the first time and his source material for this was gossip magazine articles, social media and the behavior of the socialites around him.
It is incredibly exhausting to him to act like Brucie but he believed that’s how he is expected to act. Being perceived as brainless helps with social cues and the like.
The Brucie-Persona started as a stupid, self obsessed, maybe alcoholic and charitable 17yo playboy.
But with his kids it slowly became something better. Something a little more him.
When he got Dick he stopped with the fake self obsession. Instead he started with an absolutely real “my kid is so great”-obsession. People think it’s adorable.
After he had lost custody of Dick for a short time-partly bc of his alcohol consumption-he stopped pretending to be a drunk too.
With Jason he stopped going out as a “playboy” because the kid got
1.) jealous of any positive attention his Dad gave someone else
and
2.) thought (rightly so) it was very weird how everybody was treating Bruce like a piece of meat.
Bruce didn’t mind, he never liked going on dates anyway it was extremely exhausting. Jason was giving him an amazing excuse to stop going.
Also After Jaybins death Dick (now significantly older than the last time he was at a gala) reads a long, frankly disgusting and objectifying twitter thread by people who either have had or still wanted a piece of Bruce, had a realization. He talked to Bruce about it and they had a heart to heart.
(To this Day all of the kids are fiercely protective over him in that aspect. Especially when they found out about the countdown to his 18th birthday)
I absolutely love the imaginings of how the rest of the JLA find out that Batman is indeed Bruce Wayne, beloved billionaire darling of Gotham with a face that could launch a thousand ships but I raise that with Bruce's reaction to how the rest of the JLA lust after his civilian indentity.
Bruce making a cup of coffee in the break room where Hal is flipping through some tabloid magazine, and at first Bruce is sort of glad to see him distracted because he has not stopped talking since he arrived. "Did you see that spread Bruce Wayne did for Calvin Klein?" And Bruce just pauses, because is Hal fucking with him and then he remembers, Hal doesn't know who he is. He just grunts, makes some comment about celebrities wasting time stripping down when they could be doing something useful (Bruce donated his fee to medical research and other charities secretly). Hal just shrugs, flips the page and shows Bruce the picture and asks him, honestly, of Bruce Wayne came at him batting his eyelashes would he really say no? Bruce doesn't answer. "Well, I fucking would." Bruce just grunts again and gets the hell out of there.
The following night on his next shift, he comes in to see the poster of him half dressed, leaning on the back of a vintage car, smiling suggestively to the camera pinned to the break room wall with a note crawled in the corner, "Remember what we're fighting for".
Bruce's coffee mug shatters to the floor. While getting stitches from squeezing the mug, he complains to Diana- who volunteered to be there for moral support and figure out what happened because Bats doesn't lose control - like that that images like that don't belong in the Watchtower because it promotes objectification and that makes for an unhealthy work environment, they wouldn't put up for that shit in Themyscira, right? Diana just shrugs and jokes, that in the olden days that some Amazons would have considered taking Bruce Wayne back to Themyscira to be apart of one of the secret harems.
Worst part is about this entire thing? Clark knows who Batman is because he accidently peaked with x-ray vision and he can't say anything about the situation, he can just watch the ensuing car crash that's coming when some of the JLA are gathered around to watch Oliver presenting an award at some ceremony, where in the prerecorded footage he's making a speech where he makes some flirty comment about Bruce Wayne, who was in the audience and did that whole celebrity smile and fake blush. Barry sees Oliver's shit eating grin while watching the coverage and asks whether it went further. Clark is stood there wishing to be somewhere else because Bruce is literally in the room, right there. Oliver says that, oh yes, it did and that he and Bruce had one long illicit night of hot, sinful-
Cue Bruce tearing off the cowl and yelling, "Oh my fucking god, we absolutely did not."
