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Au with Tommy impulsively claiming Phil as his father to get out of trouble (that he STARTED) and Phil, deciding that today feels like a good day to mess with a random kid, proceeds to play the supportive dad card as hard as he possibly can from that moment on
Like. Tommy stirs up shit. Insults the wrong people. Gets chased down a whole mile and then hides behind Phil, claiming him to be his father who will kick their asses if they dont leave him alone. And Phil rolls with it like yeah ill kick your ass get away from my son. Trouble leaves, Tommy is like cool thanks bye, unaware of why exactly the trouble LEFT so quickly, and Phil, being Phil, no Techno around to be his impulse control bc he’s off somewhere for plot reasons, is like “im a dedicated father now. For the bit”
And Tommy is blissfully unaware of this until Phil starts showing up everywhere like “hi son”
Phil, showing up at Tommy’s events, large homemade sign and everything: “You’re doing great, son!”
Tommy, knowing full well he did NOT tell Phil that he does arena battles: “I DONT KNOW YOU”
Phil, leaning over to a stranger: “ah, teenagers and their angst phase”
Omg!! This is just con artist!! Wait what’s the full form. ‘A Con Artist, A Mafia Boss, an Arsonist, a Hitman, and a Delinquent cause a scene outside of a bar’
It’s so amazing https://archiveofourown.org/works/38026312/chapters/94979446
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
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It's been a while since I read that fic but I remember loving it !!!
10/10 I totally recommend to anyone who likes sbi found family
I’ve been looking for this fic to reread it!
Batman VS Everyone
If Batman gets prep time, so does everyone else
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Batman VS Everyone
If Batman gets prep time, so does everyone else
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A little Robin looking a bit more robin than normal!
(Halfa Robin Design)
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Imagine in the beginning, before Red Hood's goons figure out that he is a baby, they think he is a single dad of a bunch of kids, instead. And it is not like they are wrong, since he does parent all kids of Crime Alley, but they mean not them. They mean Bats, instead.
No one is sure how old Red Hood is. But they saw a single white streak of the hair once, so he is... old, right? And these Batkids, they always hang around him, whining and asking for something - surely, it is his kids? Right? That gotta be it.
Red Hood: Now, back to- Sorry, I need to take a call. Goons: Sure, sir. Red Hood: What... Oh my god, Red. What do you mean, you don't know how to wash the carpet without- Spoiled brat. Okay, listen to me, you first need to get a really hot water... Goons: That's definitely his son being in troubles.
(It was Tim, who accidentally ruined Alfred's favourite carpet. He was in big troubles that day.)
Robin, appearing on the doorstep of Red Hood's den: Scram. I am here to see Hood. Goons, staring at little Damian: Hm-m. Red Hood, pushing them away: Bad day? (Damian wordlessly raising his arms to be picked up by Jason) Okay. It is fine. Goons: Hm-m-M.
Nightwing, whining: You are so boring. Why don't you want to play Twister with us this Sunday? Red Hood, rolling his eyes: Shut up. Goons, overhearing the conversation: Kids, am I right? Red Hood: Huh?
Goons, watching Batman and Red Hood shouting on each other on the rooftop: Hey, do we think Batman is also his kid?.. Goons: (thoughtful pause) Red Hood, completely pissed off by his dad in the meanwhile: I am TIRED of you. Go back to your stupid ass CAVE and think about your behaviour. I don't want to see you AGAIN. Batman: But- Red Hood: OUT OF MY TURF. NOW!!! Goons, staring at Batman, who walks away sulkily: ...HM-M.
Red Hood, staring at the "Best Dad" merch, given him by his goons on his birthday: I am confused. Do they mean kids from Alley, or they view themselves as my kids... What does it mean? Uh. Whatever. It is kinda sweet. Red Hood, on the next day: Thanks, guys. Very thoughtful of you! Goons, high-fiving each other: Sure, boss!
It continues to get worse
Goon#2: I’m so sorry boss! I didn’t know they were a teenager when I sold to them!
Red hood, sighing: atp im not even angry anymore
Goon#3:thank goodness!
Red Hood: I’m just dissapointed. I thought after all these years…
Goon#2: OH GOD THATS WORSE BOSS! EVERYONE KNOWS THAT!
Red Hood: Do better
The goons: Yes, sir!
*after Red Hood leaves*
Goon#1: the dad levels are so strong!!!!
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Some child: *in danger and scared*
Jason, seeing his child self in the kid (canon btw): hey, hey it’s okay *acts like what his kid self needed because the levels of projection and need for therapy are so strong on this one*
Goon#5: his dad insticts… they’re kicking in…
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Red hood, walking in to see his ‘organization’ messed up: What are you doing?!?
Goon#3, whose desperatly trying to fix it: uhhhh
Goon#5: Goon 3 tripped over your copy of pride and prejudice while carrying stuff
Goon#3: I’ll kill you
Goon#5: :P
Red Hood: *distraughtly trying to find his book*
Goon#1: Heres your book boss! Saved it while everyone was panicking
Jason, who was borrowing it from Alfred because they do book swaps: your my favorite goon now
Goon#1: *victory dance as all the other goons glare*
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Batman: I am-
Red Hood: not supposed to be in crime alley
Batman, giving big kicked puppy (???) vibes: the kids want to see you at dinner :( Agent A requested it
Red Hood: the ‘kids’ ruined my case
Batman: Agent A made cookies
Red Hood: …
Red hood: yeah okay i’ll wrap up and go home
Vengence in the night, the scourage of the villain, Batman: *pleased vibes*
Goon#6, already texting the gc: Red Hood dadded the BATMAN!!
Goon#2, replying: Can’t believe Red Hood was so mad he almost missed Dinner with his Kids…
Oracle, who can hack gcs and thinks this is hysterical: im about to do something really funny *discreetly sends more evidence of Red Hood being ‘Batman’s Dad’*
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*Red Hood, about to order something when the tiniest Robin bursts into the warehouse during the middle of the day*
Red Hood, frantic: what are you doing here?!? It’s a school day!!! (Jason loves school)
Robin: tch… it was dumb anyways… just some dumb kids… they don’t even know how to fight
Red Hood: Do you want me to text B or cover for you?
Robin: … I do not want to go back right now
Red Hood: okay, okay… why don’t we go back to my apartment and drink some vegan hot chocolate
Robin: i’d like that
(Jason, in his head: man im a great big brother- i remember when dick would take me out during school hours)
Goon#4: Oh my god, how many kids does this guy have?!?
Goon#5: who even gave birth to that many?!?
Goon#3: maybe theyre adopted?
Goon#4: no thats stupid they all have the same black hair and blue eyed features
Goon#5: …
Goon#3: you can’t think like that about our boss!
Goon#5: I didn’t say anything
Goon#3: I could hear your thoughts
Goon#4: I thought metas werent allowed in gotham?
Goon#3: no thats just a rumor- wait i meant metaphorically
Goon#5: …
Goon#4: …
Goon#3: can’t believe all of you misunderstood my one sentence I bet boss never went through people horribly misconstruing him!
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Red hood: *visibly tired that morning*
Goon#4: Rough Night?
Red Hood: nah, just my uh… family broke into my apartment to watch movies last night because I ‘missed movie night’
Goon#5: *nods sagely* children amirite?
Red Hood: *snorts* they definitely act like children
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*Black Bat kicks Red Hood in the face*
Red Hood, writhing in agony on the floor: ow owww what was that forrr
Goon#1, sympathetically patting his back: daughters, amirite?
Jason, thinking about Lady Shiva: I guess?
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Goon#2: Boss!!!
Red Hood: ?
Goon#2: I… joined a knitting club some time back after you told me to quit being high and get a hobby… and uh…
Goon#2: *shoves a knit scarf that says ‘worlds okayest Boss’ but the B looks a bit messy like it was supposed to be a D but the B was hastily changed later from somethinng starting with D(ad) to Boss* okaythatsitbye *runs away*
Red Hood: what was that all about???
Red Hood, staring at the scarf and tearing up: I’m so glad I’m having a good effect on the community
The goon squad, from afar: *wiping tears as they watch Red Hood’s reaction*
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Red Hood: *sighs* so I’m experimenting with different recipes to surprise my uhhh greatest inspiration (alfred)
The goons: *listening intently*
Red Hood: And I have extras.
Goon squad: *cheering*
Red Hood, embarrassed: shut up or I’m giving them all to the alley kids and not you!
Goon squad: *rush to grab it*
Goon#2: oooh i love the peppermint one! Very christmassy
Red Hood: *snorts at christmasussy like the immature 19 year old his is that no one pays heed to*
Goon#3: Is there coffee in this one?
Red Hood: just to bring out the chocolate flavor- one of the robi- uh younger ones is addicted to coffee and I’m not trying to give him an avenue
Goon#1: You’re so responsible boss!
Red Hood: *shocked and happy as this is the first time anyones ever called post mortem Jason responsible*
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*finally at the reveal*
Red Hood: I have… something to show you *takes off his helmet*
goons: *open staring*
goon#5: wow you look… young for your age!
goon#4: drop the skin care routine
Jason, in his head: wow they must mean the six months I was in the ground for I didn’t realize it was that obvious!
Jason, out loud: Lazarus water
Goon#3, been hired for some weird stuff before: *gasps* no wonder old men are so obsessed with it!
Jason: *snorts*
Will Jason ever realize his goons think hes some kind of immortal old aged man with a great skin care routine (goon#5)/vampire (goon#2) /wereworlf (goon#3) / cryptid old man (goon#1) /gotham pollution gone well (goon#4 who got booed out)
find out next time in- what do you mean i dont get to make a show out of Red Hood goons?!?
pre-reveal shenanigans my beloved
That "BE GENTLE" panel is comedy gold
Batman VS Everyone
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Ra's smiled as he looked at the young Detective. He was trapped. If he did not acquiesce to Ra's's demands, then his new friend would perish. The other boy's shirt was already soaked with his blood.
The other boy did not look concerned by the fact that he was losing blood in the slightest and Ra's wondered where Timothy had found someone too stupid to realize their mortal peril.
"Well," said the other boy as he stretched--wasn't that the arm Ra's had cut off? "It's nice to know that the whole 'elderly Froot Loop' who wants to force a teen into being his protege is something that transcends dimensions."
Timothy looked at the other boy. Then his eyes moved to the ground, where the severed arm was still lying. "No shit," he asked.
"Sadly, no. Ugh, I'm covered in blood again." The other boy--flickered. That was the best way that Ra's could describe it. The blood then fell through his body to land on the floor. "That's better."
"Oh, that's good. You must save a fortune on cleaning."
"You'd think so, wouldn't you?"
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If he can do that to print? He can do it to anything. Ra's with his fancy layered outfit with beautifully detailed embroidery? Used to show how rich, skilled and suave he is? Danny takes offense. He's here in rough jeans and a slashed t-shirt. No more fancy details for you fruitloop! Tim is highly entertained by his random civilian acquaintance. Best kidnapping buddy. Ra's looks so confused and ruffled. Danny out here being petty and a terrible hostage.
He has limits but things like graphic tees where the printing is on top and not dyed into the fabric is definitely possible. Meaning he could just steal all the thread holding Ra's fancy outfit together and it falls apart and Ra's is just there in whatever underwear he prefers.
Danny goes from best kidnapping buddy to worst kidnapping buddy real quick in Tim's mind upon finding out whether Ra's wears boxers or briefs first hand
It's so much worse than boxers or briefs. Apparently, Ra's has an affection for less. He's left standing there as the rest of his clothes disintegrate around him, wearing only a banana hammock.
Or less .. dealers choice. Tim and Danny are both wanting brain bleach please. This has gone from fun to horrifying in the most hilarious way. And it's nowhere near as simple to re make the clothes as it was to take them apart.
Danny grabbing Tim and throwing him over his shoulder. Time to flee new friend!! Things can never be unseen. But if we flee now? We do not have to see more!! Danny and Tim are gone. Vamoosh. Bruce and co arrive to find the LoA base Tim was taken to in chaos. Tim has already escaped with the civilian. Now they have to track them down in the local mountain, and clean up the mess they left behind.
.... Why is Ra's looking so pissed? He usually looks far less irritated. As if all is within his calculations. He looks completely thrown. What the FUCK did Tim manage this time???? What do you mean it was the 'civilian' that managed that?
By the time they track down Danny and Tim? Danny has most of his arm regrown. Since he melted down the previous one and absorbed the remnant ecto. They are both still covered in blood from Danny's wounds. Neither seem bothered except by the fact it's not entirely dry.
Bruce: Report.
Danny: Wow, your Dad always like this?
Tim: How did you? No, one of your bullshit powers let you know?
Danny: Yeah, he's radiating care-concern-love-worry-anger-relief etc. Classic parent type stuff.
Bruce: Hhm?
Danny: It's probably a good thing I'm mildly empathic or you would come across as being uncaring and cold. Normal people must find you terrifying. I totally get the news and stuff online now.
Tim: Danny has Martain Manhunter's power set pretty much. As well as elemental manipulation. Ice and Electricity right? Oh, and he can't shape shift as well. He managed to confuse the fuck out of Ra's and got us out in the chaos.
Danny: Yeah, then there's the knowledge of engineering and stuff that I can use with my powers to target weakspots. Ice in the wrong place, or an overload of electricity? Work wonders on my enemies!
Alternatively, while still being held hostage
Danny: ive decided i dont like him. What should i remove?
Tim: wha...?
Danny: old man fruitloop over there. What should i remove? You thinking the embroidery on his robes? Tooth fillings? Left kidney?
Tim, very spitefully: spleen. Revoke his spleen privileges.
Danny, with a psychotic grin: consider them revoked!
Imagine tim pulling an uno reverse card and now has ra's spleen on display in his room
New Twin?
ok so we know Bruce got lost in the time stream right?
And Tim saved him bla bla bla...
Ok so I'm reading a fanfic rn and it's giving me an idea for a dpxdc crossover.
Its 'TWINcognito mode' by nerdpoe
Ok so I'm thinking it's not safe for Danny in his world so clockwork pulls some strings and sets everything up for Danny to be Tim's non identical twin (theyre similar enough to pass) and he just appears in wayne manor right after Bruce gets out of the time stream.
Like I'm talking he has a room that's 'been lived in for years', he has memories of them and growing up with tim, he's acting like nothings new ect.
So he's all like "dad your back!" And they're all looking between tim and his double like "tim??? NOT tim????" And they come to the conclusion that Bruce fucked with the time stream and he spawned in.
They all feel guilty that they 'forgot' him even though they never knew him. Especially Tim, he would feel so bad if there was someone that went through what he did with their parents neglect and they only had each other, but Tim doesn't remember who this is.
He could be fully aware and is pretending so he's safe OR clockwork thought this would be for the best so he altered Danny's memories so he genuinely believes he's Tim's twin.
For the second option I like the ideas that he doesn't remember anything/he doesn't have access to his ghost half (either he has to heal from something his parents did or he can't handle the full power that comes with being ghost king) and he won't unlock his memories/powers till he dies again.
Which if he genuinely believed they were his family, and then they tell him he wasn't real a few days ago, that would probably fuck with his mind.
Okay but even if he genuinely remembers living with the Batfam
Fenton or Wayne, “so weird multiversal time shenanigans happened”… isn’t weird for either of Danny’s potential families
And even if he doesn’t actually remember any ghostliness, the potential of Danny just
Immediately being chill with it
Would fuck everyone else up so much worse
Tim awkwardly explaining that as far as he knew, he never had a twin brother…
Danny blinks, cocks his head, has the vague urge to punch a clock for no real reason, then just nods. Yeah, that tracks for his life
Tim, who has reason to believe he and Danny shoulda had a pretty fucking similar life: ??????????????
This convinces all bats immediately that Danny is one of them, despite his near total lack of bat training
Y’know what Danny is though?
Danny’s “lucky”
(Subconsciously using ghost powers he doesn’t know he has only at completely deniable moments/in great peril)
Danny’s attempts at actual stealth? Fucking laughable. Might as well be wearing neon paint.
But then it’s 3am and Cass is hanging out in the ballet room and spins right fucking into Danny who was not there a second ago and he’s just as confused as she is, cuz he was just sleepwalking and didn’t see her either
Danny’s aim with the grapnel? Pretty good actually, better than average even if not bat-level, it’s like watching their baby days swing around the gym
And then he nearly falls off the top of the wall by accident and you could swear he actually flew for a second as he swung to safety
Danny’s combat skills? Pathetically below bat average (not bad for random dude) but he’s just… weirdly hard to hit once training gets intense
He’s clearly civilian trained at best, a mass of bruises after gentle sparring, but the one time Damian gets pissed and decides to teach Danny a lesson after one flippant comment too many… suddenly not a single hit lands
No one believes Damian, they just assume he was tired/crankier than he thought and threw himself off… until Tim decides to go a little harder. Just to see
And the second he actually wants to bruise his brother, it’s like Danny knows exactly where he’s going to hit. Or… like Danny can move through him
Cass is persuaded to go for an “affectionate” family sneak attack and 10000% dives straight through his torso one night
Danny struggles to lift a 30lb weight around until he and Duke are caught in a rogue attack and Danny you just caught a fucking car
Danny, meanwhile, assumes this just means all this training they clearly think he has is kicking in, they already want him to do some impossible shit, maybe the time stream has left him jet lagged?
It’s giving Danny accidentally haunting the mansion, it’s giving the bats becoming increasingly concerned of what the hell they’ve let into their home, it’s giving eldritch horror on a drip feed… or it’s giving Scooby Doo 👀
Both is good
Bruce is going grey trying to figure out what is up with Danny. Bat paranoia is at an all time high. Is Danny actually Tim's twin? A clone with implanted memories? Something else taking advantage of the timeline confusion to infiltrate the family? What is he? Why is he here? What does he want?
And Danny...
Well.
It's not that he isn't hurt by all this. What feels to him like being forgotten, being unwanted, being untrusted by his family. It leaves this frozen ball of feeling deep in his chest, aching and pulsing with an undercurrent of betrayed betrayed betrayed betrayed betrayed.
So, yeah, safe to say it hurts pretty bad. Danny is not fine with it.
But he does understand it.
After all, Danny isn't sure he trusts himself either. He may not be up to Bat standard, but he's clearly had some training from somewhere. And that training, from wherever it may have come, tells him instinctually that something isn't adding up here. He knows something isn't right. Even as a grandfatherly voice in the back of his mind tries to soothe him that everything is as it should be.
Something weird is going on here. Something hinging on but separate from Bruce's misadventures through time. And as much as it sucks being the object of their scrutiny, Danny doesn't blame them. He can't. He gets it.
This is family after all. Bruce can't take risks with his family on the line. Danny doesn't want him to. Danny loves them too. So he'll tolerate the suckishness of the whole thing. He'll let the Bats poke and prod and test and experiment to their hearts' contents. And maybe once they have their answers, even if it's not what they're hoping for, if he's been good, maybe there'll still be a place for him upstairs when they're done.
Ok, let's add some more stuff to this glorious dumpster fire.
Danny was experimented on before. His parents/GIW didn't get to disecsion yet, just in case such a valuable specimen gets irreparably damaged after/during it. We also all remember how Vlad had done different experiments on him a few times. The boy has Trauma about the whole thing.
Anyway:
Danny knew something like this was coming. He didn't know why he knew. However, the harsh whisper at the back of his mind never ceased reminding him that he was different in one way or another.
And his Different never bore a good reaction. His Different was dangerous. It was painful. It was scary. It was riddled with unexplained night terrors and phantom feeling of wounds that were always absent on his skin when he woke up in panic and silent tears.
His Different was something he missed
It was something he feared
It was something he longed for
It was something he hated.
It was a forgotten part of him
Forgotten, just like he was by the family he had called his own and loved dearly.
His brothers looked with hidden mistrust.
His twin spoke with awkward, strained friendliness usually reserved for his slightly more delicate cases.
His sisters tried to hide their anxiety at his unnatural presence.
His father refused to spend much time together. He missed their stargazing night outs...
His family was a family of detectives. They searched. They tested. They pushed. He knew that. He, too, was picking up a lot more than he'd ever let on.
"Hey, wanna come down for a bit? I got a few things I wanted to look through. Bruce wanted your help."
That's why he was not at all surprised when Tim came to his room and, with faux cheerfulness, called him into the batcave. A flatter of hope that this was actually just an invite to the area he grew to love but was barred from recently died down the second it reared its head. No.
It just came to what his every cell dreaded.
Their normal searches were fruitless. They needed to take the look at the source of their headache.
"Sure."
The walk there was long and foggy. He did not remember most of it. He didn't know why he felt this way painpainpainpainpainpainpainpainpainpain but it was ok. He wanted his family to calm down. Besides, it wasn't like his family would hurt him. They loved him even if they forgot.
It's not like his first one
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Tim led Danny into the Batcave, sending him another worried glance. Something happened when he called Danny into the cave. A switch was flipped and Tim didn't know what will come after. He wouldn't engage in a conversation. He hadn't blinked in 5 minutes. His stare was never focused but he never tripped.
"B, Danny has gone unresponsive..."
Bruce looked up from the files on his computer. They got some clues to what might've happened and were going to inform Danny about their findings. However, this lost child now stood in front of him like a soulless statue waiting to be guided somewhere.
"Danny?" The kid focused his gaze on him. "What happened?"
"....?" tilted his head questioningly.
That was unnerving. During the while time Danny was with them, he was always full of emotion. He never hid them and was honest to a fault. Cass had confirmed so time and time again.
"Hey, what's wrong, Danny," Dick, already in costume ready for patrol, came up to the teen and placed his hand on instantly tensed shoulder.
"....m not Star.... not anymore" he heard a muffled whisper.
"What was that?" He prodded gently.
"Nothing. I'll be quiet. Sorry."
They were left in heavy silence filled with some kind of unspoken expectation radiating from the new family member.
Until eventually:
"When will you start experiments?"
"Huh?"
"...hn?"
"Will I be allowed to keep my clothes? Can move around the cell? Will I have a cell? Can-"
"Danny, what are you talking about? Why-" Tim tried to intergect into the increasingly frantic but soft questions.
"-I be sedated? Do I have to be conscious?"
Danny's breathing became erratic as many, many questions of the same kind poured out into the air directed at the increasingly more and more disturbed family.
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Anyway idk what's next.
Danny continues to work himself further into a panic, seemingly oblivious to the mounting horror of the assembled Bats. As Danny's panic builds, a strange pressure builds in the cave and a sound on the absolute edge of human hearing builds with it; a static hum mixed with a mechanical whir mixed with a very distant, haunting scream that sounds suspiciously like a prepubescent Tim - a prepubescent Danny.
Finally, after a long moment of bluescreening, Tim reaches out for his. . . twin? Twin. However Danny may have come to them, he was Tim's twin now. Until Danny proved himself to have ill intent -a possibility that had already been deemed improbable even before bringing him down to the cave- Tim would continue to regard him as nothing less.
So Tim reaches out for his twin, intending to calm him first, then maybe try to ask what the hell spurned this. But as soon as Tim's hand makes contact with Danny's, Danny freezes. The pressure peaks and the sound crescendos and for one fraction of a fraction of a second there is a flash, a flicker of light around Danny's chest, centered on his heart. When the light vanishes, so does the pressure and the sound, though the space they leave behind is just as oppressive.
Tim looks his twin in the eye. He watches that hazy, dissociative fog deepen. Then Danny blinks. Once, twice, three times. And the cloud seems to lift. Danny's gaze darts around the cave, rapidly observing and analyzing in his first display of true Bat-standard behavior. Surprise, then confusion flashes across his face, making it apparent that he recalls nothing of the last several minutes. Tim can't decide at the moment if that's a blessing or a curse. Then, in a manner all of the Bat's have come to associate with Danny's bizarrely easy acceptance of every wicked curve ball life decides to throw at him, he shrugs it off.
"Sorry, I think I spaced out. What's up?"
For a long moment, no one answers. No one has answers. Just a lot more questions and several more extremely concerning theories.
Ohhh I can suddenly see them chalk up all the confusing actions of Danny to him being tortured, experimented on or something so now he's like that. Stuck with a mental block. Danny was also probably part of the night life but isn't anymore! Now that reality has been warped to give them Danny, they just don't remember what he's probably been through with them. And neither does he because his mind must have repressed all of it! It's probably why they had a lot of notes, that they don't remember taking, about making sure Danny attends therapy no matter what!
It would explain why he seems to suck and not know about anything relating to the vigilante business but it's like he has muscle memory of it! In their Perspective, he really doesn't remember!
It would explain why, in what Danny tells them of his memories, Tim has always been an overprotective big brother! Or how each of them didn't want him to fight crime with them "in the past"! Because something probably happened! But because they fucked up the timeline, they don't remember why either! (Honestly, CW probably set all of this up)
Idk if y'all get it lololol I'm bad at explaining, especially now since I have a huge headache
Yes yes yes I love it, this new “revelation” is the final piece in the puzzle for them and they FINALY are able to calm the fuck down and treat him like family “again”
Being who they are, the Bats gather for a meeting to discuss what happened and what it meant (minus Danny of course), and the conclusion was that this wasn’t a scheme or infiltration. Danny was genuinely Tim’s twin who probably has some PTSD from something that happened out in the field which no one remembers. Danny was a part of this family, the pictures in Tim’s room were proof enough.
So they feel guilty and heartbroken, but they know not to show it in front of Danny because they can see the crushing expression on his face when they pull away or look at him in suspicion.
Instead, they invite him to spend time with them. To get to know who Danny really is.
Dick teaches Danny to tumble in the gym.
Duke and Danny play video games that they both like.
Danny follows Damian in his routine of taking care of his animals, even the shelter he volunteers at. Damian lets him.
Cass invites him to her recital. Danny makes a sign to support her.
Steph and Danny have an eating contest where she wipes the floor with him and they laugh until they puke.
Danny asks Bruce in such an awkward and sweet way to throw a ball out in the yard. Bruce would sooner burn himself than say no to such a request.
Even Jason comes over to help Danny with his English homework he just wants to throw out the window.
And Tim- well, Tim spends the most time with him. Taking Danny to the skatepark and following Danny to their favorite cafe that he doesn’t remember and climbing up to the roof to stargaze on those rare clear nights.
They learn him and miss him like a lost limb. And because of their desire to get close to this mystery family member, Danny flourishes.
He smiles more and gets excited over the smallest things and just relaxes when they all gather to watch a movie in the den, leaning into whoever sits next to him.
How could they ever be suspicious about Danny’s motives? His existence? When all he wants is to belong, to be apart of this family.
And then it happens. Someone from his old universe arrives. Specifically, Dani.
Dani had been searching for Danny for a while. She knew what had happened to him, and she knew that Clockwork had hidden him somewhere, and she honestly just wanted to check in on him. So she spent some time multiverse hopping, until she found the right universe. Her tech locked into him the second she portaled in, and she tracked his ecto signature to Wayne Manor.
When a young girl who looked like a female version of Danny and Tim (but especially Danny) showed up at the door of Wayne Manor, politely asking if someone named Danny was there, the bats instantly had questions. No one else remembered Danny. Not Clark, not Diana, not even Barry. They’d asked. So who was she, and why did she know him?
They decided to let the reunion happen.
“Danny!” Dani exclaimed. “I’ve been looking for you all over!”
“Do I know you?” Danny asked, confusion etched all over the lines of his face.
Dani froze. “I’m Dani. Danielle.”
“It’s not ringing a bell, I’m sorry.”
Dani frowned. “Jazz? Sam? Tucker?”
“Are these names I’m supposed to know?”
Dani’s face fell. “Fuck. Remind me to punch Clockwork in the dick the next time I see him. Assuming he even has a dick to punch, stupid fucking asshat-“
“Hold on,” Tim interjected. “Who is Clockwork?”
“Uh, how do I explain. He’s basically the god of time?”
“The god of time,” Jason said, disbelief evident in his voice.
“Yup. He cares in his own way but he also does not know how to chill. He takes the most extreme option and guns straight for it.”
“Seriously?” Danny asked. “You actually know the god of time?”
Dani nodded. “And so do you. He’s the one who altered your memories.”
Everyone froze at that.
“His memories are altered?” Tim asked, scared for what this could mean. He’d just gotten used to his twin. Was he about to lose him?
“They can’t be. They’re real. They’re…”
Dani placed her hands on Danny’s cheeks for a brief moment. “They’re not. But it’s okay. Pandora told me that Clockwork had hidden you with someone he’d seen in the time stream. Someone who could help you heal from what happened to you once your real memories began to come back. All you needed to do was be considered family for a while, and then, real or not, you would be family to them.”
“I’m sorry, are you telling me we were being manipulated by the god of time into thinking he’s our brother so we’d actually view him as a brother by the time we found out he’s not, all so we could help him?” Jason demanded.
“No, no, no, no, no,” Danny began whispering, his hands on his head. “They’re real. My memories are real. My time with my family is real.”
“Your time with them is real. Your past with them is not,” Dani replied. “But that doesn’t matter. Even if your fake past caused them to be your fake family, I can tell by how protective of you they are that they’re your real family now. They’re so much better than your old family, Danny. Cherish them. And don’t worry about your old memories. I’ll be here to help you every step of the way.”
“Who are you?” Bruce demanded. “We thought you were a friend of his, but you seem like more.”
Dani gave him a sad smile. “I’m his clone.”
Dani told them she was willing to explain everything to the Bats, on the condition that she give a different explanation to Danny. She said this in front of everyone, being very clear about why.
“Danny, your old memories are awful. There’s a reason they’re erased. If I tell you everything at once, it’ll be too much. But your new family deserves to know why they were put in this situation. So I’m going to tell them everything at once, and I’ll tell you everything over time.”
“Okay,” Danny agreed with a whisper.
“Danny, why don’t you spend the afternoon on the Watchtower?” Tim suggested. “Spending some time in space might be good for you, so that you’re not worrying about it so much.”
“I… okay,” Danny agreed quietly. One phone call later, and Clark agreed to keep an eye on Danny at the Watchtower for the afternoon.
Once Danny had left, Dani told them everything.
His parents’ ghost obsession.
His half-death.
His time as Phantom, supported by his sister and best friends.
His capture by the Fentons, them experimenting on him as much as they could without vivisecting him, which they were saving for the grand finale.
His best friends and sister rescuing him, hyphen putting him in the zone to heal.
Him being inconsolable from the pain and betrayal, and being unable to handle it.
Clockwork stepping in and putting him in a new universe with altered memories to heal from what happened.
Clockwork choosing Bruce because he saw him post in the timestream and saw how much the man cared about his family. (A family who would never intentionally betray one of their own, which was exactly what Danny needed.)
Clockwork finding the most convenient way to add Danny to the family.
Dani learning about what happened and heading off to find him, eventually locating him here.
When she was done, the Bats were silent for a long time. Learning that your kind nature had been used by a time god to heal a child was certainly a a weird revelation.
Eventually, Tim spoke. “This Clockwork, he wanted us to save Danny. The easiest way to do that was to make him family, but we would’ve helped him anyway if we knew the truth, right?”
The group nodded.
“So why make us think he’s family?” Tim asked.
“Because Danny needs someone who loves him. Someone who can heal the wounds in his heart caused by his parents. His sister alone is not enough. He needs a big family, a big, devoted support system, to help heal the wounds. Including a good parent,” Dani replied.
“This is… a lot, Dani. But that you for telling us,” Bruce said. “We’ll get you a room if you plan to stay, but I think you should go talk to Danny while we process this.”
Dani nodded. “Thank you for listening. And for caring about Danny.”
“Of course,” Bruce replied softly.
Sorry to the person in the tags, I don’t think I ever continued this as requested. Here you go 🫡
“Hey, Danny,” Dani said. “That’s a pretty spectacular view.”
“I love the view from the watchtower,” Danny said, sounding distant.
“It’s great. You always did love the stars.”
“So. What happened to me?”
“You were betrayed and tortured by someone you trusted. Your older sister, your best friends, and I wouldn’t have been able to heal that wound. You needed someone like Bruce to help you heal.”
Danny nodded. “Got it. That… sounds really bad. …Do I have to remember it?”
Dani shook her head quickly. “Of course not, Danny. I won’t force you to remember it at all. But… memories don’t tend to stay hidden forever. Small things can trigger them to come back. So if and when they do, I’ll help you.”
“Got it.” He smiled at her. “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome,” she replied with a small smile.
“I… I think I want to stay up here for a while.”
“Do you want me to stay with you?”
“Yes please,” he said quietly, turning back to the window.
And so, they stood. Eventually, Danny’s new family came trickling in one by one and silently stood with them. And there they all stood, working through their thoughts and enjoying the stars, until they all had to leave.
Inter-dimensional witness protection program that no one consented to lol
Small Masterpost for my Danyal Al Ghul Aus since I have so many
#Things in Threes - my first ever Danyal Al Ghul Au! This is the "danny is five years older than damian" au where he fakes his death and leaves the league for the safety of Damian. Otherwise known as the Danyal with the facial scar.
#Yaelokre Danyal - an au initially inspired by Things In Threes but with an amnesiac twist! Instead of sabotaging his relationship with Damian, Danny remains close with Damian. On a mission with Talia and Damian, Danny "fell" off a train and was presumed dead. He has amnesia.
#Fem Danyal Al Ghul - right on the tin, this tag hosts my general posts about a fem!danyal al ghul. Usually based off of Things in Threes.
#Mother of Monsters Danny - this tag is technically for a Fem!Dark Danny version that I call Layal. But there's an additional post where its Fem Danyal that is a 'mother of monsters'.
#Pit Beast Danyal - inspired by Epic's "Scylla" an au where Danny is Damian's younger brother who died during the typical 'death duel' trope and became a vengeful ghost haunting an old LOA base. The au itself is inspired to be like a video game with three endings.
#Stillborn? No, still born - an au based off the old plot where Bruce knew about Talia's pregnancy and was ecstatic to be a father. Talia, worried that Bruce would stop being Batman in his desire to be a father, ends up giving the baby up for adoption and telling Bruce that the baby was stillborn. That baby, initially Damian, is now Danny! He's had it rough.
#the art of masks - demon twins au where Danny ending up with the Fentons was him getting the short end of the stick between him and Damian. Because it turns out dumping an assassin child into a civilian family that don't know his background and thus can't support him, doesn't actually help him.
#Cult Leader Danny - doesn't have its own tag but it IS a DAG au so it counts. I love "accidental kingdom acquisition" tropes because i think its hilarious and fun, but Ghost King Danny doesn't have the right vibes for it since "Accidental Kingdomg Acquisition" for me involves 'building it from the ground up' rather than inheriting it. Danyal accidentally creates a his own cult through hospitality and terrifying efficiency in displacing enemies.
Can't wait for there to suddenly be a "what if Adrien was told his father was hawk moth" future episode that causes the end of the earth in an attempt to double down in why he can't know that definitely wasn't made to shut people complaining about it up and cause the fandom to fight each other even more
ML writers: You don't want the world to end (again) do you? 🥺
Me: FUCK YEAH Adrien burn it all down! 🔥
One of the funniest things about hermitcraft imo is the varying relationships between the devs and the hermits
Because on one hand you have some veteran players who have affected the very way in which minecraft has evolved, who have shared servers with the devs, tested new features or gotten references added to the game on their behalf, such as Doc, Xisuma or Etho
Then you have players who haven't interacted much with the devs but get sponsorships from mojang to promote various minecraft events or products, like Grian or Joel
Or hermits who don't have any relationship with mojang or the devs beyond that of your average player, like Pearl or Wels
And then there is Cub who is knocking on the lead developer's bedroom window at three in the morning with a list of every promise they have ever broken
everytime we see Cub interact with a dev its FASCINATING
@katkat030
Looks like hermits are invading my dash again
Adrien gets interviewed for teen magazines all the time and gets the “what do you look for or in a girl?” question because all teen heartthrobs get that. He’s been very carefully coached on how to answer that question, but even when he’s still got minders and being image-conscious, he’s still Adrien.
Adrien answering that question pre-Marinette: I look for someone confident, brave, someone with convictions who isn’t afraid to stand up for what she believes in. Someone who is kind and creative and always thinks about others.
Adrien answering the question post-Marinette and also now without Gabriel to tell him to stop: be weird. Be as weird as humanly possible. Never ever apologize for loving too much even if the way you love doesn’t make sense to anyone else but you. Never hide parts of yourself or edit parts of yourself because of what you think someone else wants. The right person will match your freak.
Interviewer: is this about the time Mlle. Dupain-Cheng was photographed chewing on your shirt in public
Adrien: well it is NOW
Bruce never really stopped the habit of throwing money at his problems and seeing if it sticks and it usually doesn’t work except
Bruce: would you like a million dollars
Jason: WHAT THE FUCK HOW DO YOU EVEN KNOW ABOUT THIS SAFEH- you know what I don't care yes I do
Bruce: hm *hands him a check and disappears into thin air*
Jason, inspecting the check: either my hallucinations have upgraded to physical manifestations or this is actually a million dollars I'm holding in my hands. This is actually kinda better than the time I tried bankrupting him
He so would try to bankrupt him and rice wouldn't even notice
Obviously it doesn't work ( not for lack of trying)
I’m gonna assume autocorrect decided to be a ninja and changed Bruce to rice?
