dc supernatural au focused on vampire batfam has me in a chokehold rn…
spoilers for batman media typically associated with aus: basically pretty much everything ngl this is a major fusion
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- main fic focused on terry mcginnis but i have a bunch of other ideas too…
- fuse of a bunch of different media but focus on terry becoming batman so low batman beyond
- basically bruce is a vampire so same thing as normal: waller has baby warren given the shot that changes his reproductive dna (thank you… comic book logic) i imagine atp waller knows bruce is batman but probably dosent know he’s a vampire (yet)
- vampire blood drinking is a myth that stems from when in major cities there was a lot of poverty and people weren’t able to eat right, basically vampires are crazy iron deficient so they supplement that w/ iron rich foods but when people can’t afford to eat normally these vampires sure as hell aren’t getting the iron they need so that results in the stereotype that “vampires are blood drinking human looking monsters that are really skinny, pale, gaunt, are sensitive to light and ‘burn in the sun’”
vampire behaviors
“scientific” explanation of vampirism [in the terms of mythology and folklore] (please note i did look at real life medical websites however documenting them is hell so i can do an actual full analysis but im not doing allat in this post its already going to be way too fucking long) or basically “vampirism” is the sick form of being a vampire and caused persecution of vampires who weren’t able to access nutrients so they hid themselves etc etc
iron deficiency anemia and pica: impacts in the teeth ->. chipping that further makes the vampire fangs look bigger and more evil -> slei results in the uncivilized satanic image especially considering the common association of pica is rather materials (academics hypothesize that people get pica cravings in an attempt to compensate with their nutrient deficiency (calcium, sodium, zinc, and iron being ingested from eating dirt) and protecting the body from pasties / bacteria by creating an environment where they bind to the nutrients ingested through non edible substances) -> possible connection with ghoulism and blood drinking as a form of compensation
impacts on dopamine production mean dopamine dosent regulate movement -> restless leg syndrome in anemics -> need to move when inactive that ceases when moving but continues when you stop and the asssofyayion with vampires traveling a lot and being on the run -> plus being awake when other people aren’t (brushing someone’s. hair while asleep)
shortness of breath associated associated with anemia = vampires not needing to breath (translation error of story telling bc shortness of breath increases breathing)
iron deficiency and coldness -> lack of tolerance of cold causing wearing more layers -> cold intolerance causing swelling (original vampire myth is and death), stiffness (frankenstein thingy and death, again), chills or shivering and tingling or numbness, weakness and pain / discomfort (contributing to dissociation misinterpreted as being apathetic or evil) also vampires and the lack of circulation
iron plays a big part in the immune system, iron deficiency causing claim or yellow or pale skin and paleness in eyelids (blood loss / vampires and circulation) poor wound healing and cracks at the edge of the mouth relating to monstrous demonic energy and also unholy ness and being dead or coming back wrong, dry and frail hair as well and the limbo between being alive and dead -> also sore and swollen younger (affects on speaking. ? again lobstorus satanic) -> cold hands and feet and death, dizziness vertigo and nausea portrayed in some vampire adaptations
heart palpitations on anemia contributing to the vampires are dead thing plus olden days association eity every problem needing jesus
iron deficiency anemia prevents the body from delivering oxygen to the body’s organs causing exhaustion, low energy, and weakness -> resulting in a reduction of physical activity -> resulting in a loss of muscle mass -> resulting in the bony sickly vampire figure
iron also plays a big part in nerve communication, brain chemicals (serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine), oxygen delivery to organs, dna production, and energy -> this leads to: nervousness (vampire fight flight reaction, hare trigger reactions, paranoia, hyper vigilance), anhedonia (vampires being unfeeling and needing to use internal things to revive pleasure), low mood / depression (depression resulting in symptoms that further exacerbate the other symptoms of anemia, connecting back to the vices thing and potentially resulting in dissociation and depersonalization, possible decrease in energy as a result of trauma of existence when you consider the eiffel climate due origin of the folklore), irritability (vampires being violent and aggressive, further increase in “animalistic” or “monsters” behavior, plus correlation of vampirism with zombies (became back wrong), witchcraft and an association with non christian or demonic beliefs = connection in aggression, audial outcast, and a contusion. if being dirty, unclean and further causing a negative impression of behaviors; cognitive effects like attention span, reasoning, concentration, focus, negative impact on processing and learning of new material and an overate in brain for that would further the animalistic and uncivilized notion
iron deficiency anemia has correlation with migraines
migraines and light: light sensitivity can both trigger and exasperate migraines -> vampires are active during the night in poorly lit areas and don’t tend to use lights (fluorescents, digital screens, bright sunlight, and outdoor glare cause the most issues, which disconnects vampires from society)
light sensitivity has a correlation with aging, hence why vampires tend to be “older” but not so old as to have basically burned as crashed out bc persecution, and why there are a lot less young vampires, plus reducing exposure to light actually makes light sensitivity worse, hence the increase in older vampires and probably the “escalation” of attacks
migraines and sound: there’s a correlation between migraines and sound sensitivity so if i was a vampire i would be active in places where there are less people and at times when people aren’t moving around -> vampire being active at night and attacking i. underpopulated areas
migraines and odor sensitivity: originally in vampire mythology vampires were sensitive to garlic flowers, which are more naturally occurring and flowers have a pretty strong scent, regardless garlic has a really strong smell so if you’re odor sensitive it’s probably hell on earth -> hence, vampire and garlic
migraines can be triggered by fatigue -> lack of energy and increase of weakness related to the nutrient deficiency, stress -> if i were in the run or being persecuted in order to be burned at the stake i would be stressed too, serotonin imbalance -> mental health issues associated with lack of a support system, social isolation, inconsistency in life, and in addition the mental health issues that stem from the physiological issues of anemia and the problems that come from a lack of general nutrients and always being stressed
an increase in stress hormones also negatively impacts the immune system
hormonal changes from menopause and periods can also trigger migraines, men have a hormone cycle (but it fluctuates more on a short term / daily basis as opposed to a long term / monthly basis) too so i imagine that probably cooks them too
sleep disturbances can trigger migraines and ur sleep is more likely to be disturbed if more things are going on around you, so if vampires have to sleep during the day they kinda cook themselves
i’ll breakdown the weaknesses and powers later bc this post is already so long jfc but basically vampires have enhanced senses and physiology (strength, speed, stamina, energy, flexibility, etc) at the cust if needing a FUCK ton of iron— blood drinking was kind of a social thing for vampire elite (who were able to hisdw being a vampire / not have to drink blood) and as a result us kind of a bonding thing but it’s kinda like sex but not really— anyway vampires have venom or whatever that won’t kill ppl necessarily but will weaken them— in some environments it can be pleasurable like a dug but it can also be very much not pleasurable !! vampires have a lot more of a social connection with biting than they do drinking (baby vampires nip etc) and tend to bite as a form of affection— vampire venom spent effect vampire in the same way it affects other features— it’s like a possessive thing but also it’s good for the vampires to not have like an excess of blood— it also kinda fuels there codependent ahh nature and the venom fucks w/ hormones bc ur works like a drug so like when some ancient related tho fa w/ hormones effect smell it like makes a vampire smell like the vampire who but them— baby vampires get bit by adults a lot and with a lot of venom, it some areas being bit us chiding, others it’s like affectionate, in others it’s like a social thing and they influences the effects— older vampires bite younger vampires more than younger vampires bite older vampires MOST of the time, older vampire has to initiate— coven hierarchy is more of a social thing than an instinctual one— it’s crazy disrespectful to hire a member not of ur coven OR who isn’t ur love or friend— never bite a baby vampires not if ur coven— vampires have scent signatures -> ancestoral + maternal grandma + paternal grandma + mom + paternal grandpa + maternal grandma + dad + personal + coven signature and that’s combined with the signage of other ppl who’ve bit them— oh yeah vampires can thrall each other older ones are more powerful but the more u use it the better and older vampires demon and scent signature is more potent there is also a “baby” vampire scent, scents change w/ emotions etc etc humans can’t pick up on it
- anyway warren went to gotham academy w/ maps and kyle in current canon so i’ll say this is wayyyyyy in the future, i’ll probably have the ages be somewhat consistent w/ when they’re born in canon but bc of other issues i mother just make it rlly vauge ngl
- k so basically this stays somewhat consistent w/ batman beyond accept I’d say powers tech and wayne enterprises are instead collaborating on pharmaceutical drugs and mary and warren work together there— ig id say they meet in collage and have a f/w/b relationship dnd when they’re like 30 mary gets pregnant so they get married out of convenience
- mary and warren do love each other but it’s not explicitly romantic ig— they work together a lot but do try to make time for terry but he goes to like school daycare or wtv
- same as canon when terry is 8, matt is born and a little after that marry and warren get divorced but stay on good terms, provably they work a lot and just don’t really want to bother with it anymore
- due to the fact there’s a baby and they’re separated warren kinda falls through the cracks and falls in w/ a bad crowd etc etc he goes to juvie for a little bit etc
- warren gets killed off bc he stumbles onto powers scheme, this is our deviation however bc bruce is still kicking kn immortality— terry runs off and finds that warren was killed but ALSO mary bc she and warren were talking about terrys behavior (matt is @ a friends house) so they both die and terry varixally waits until he gets reunited w/ matt and then they run away into probably crime ally
- at this time tim (former joker junior) is on the case and is talking to bat / reformed harley quinn about the case (probably in better terms than the rest of the bats bc complicated mother-son relationship i digress) and he’s mentioning it and basically says “oh yeah the sons were vampires” (doctors mary and warren just thought there kid was iron deficient as hell and the advanced senses were autism and the strength was pent up energy and adhd lmfao) “but the parents weren’t, and by all record these were absolutely mary and warrens kids so that’s odd… however when i did some more digging and hacking abd i found out abt [wallers project]” and basically he asks harley if she remembers anything from suicide squad etc or if she heard anything and harley knows a little but promises to ask around (tim can recognize the base signature in warren and terrys scent and that base signature is bruce’s scent (he notes they’re similar to damian, kate, alice, bette, heretic, etc) and that’s the main motivation for him to go hacking in lexcorp, argus, etc bc he knows the likelihood someone would try to make batman 2.0 for when “he dies” is concerningly high and would not surprise him) / i might chang who it is bc literally anyone can recognize the scent signature— we’ll see
lady shiva is so funny bc everytime she appears she literally just gets nerfed for the benefit of these like teenager protagonists it’s so funny
also she’s a very blatant stereotype and a really like racist character concept except the writers can’t even be racist correctly ngl like they over generalize like the entirely of asia so she makes no sense at all kinda bc there’s a ton of contradicting details (there absolutely are general excuses for a lot of the details of like time + place but also in media like this everything is important so the arts is and writers absolutely meant something… so you can excuse it but it probably wasn’t meant to be excused)
she’s not even necessarily poorly written she just constantly gets nerfed p much, most of her flaws come from the fact she’s not written about that often and also bc writers can do whatever they want which is where the like racism fail comes in ngl— i also think bc of the fact that she’s like constantly changed it kinda forced dc to lean into the dragon woman stereotype which sucks ngl
also there definitely are parts of her that are poorly written and she’s fairly inconsistent but most of her flaws comes from the “x amount of writers have done there take on her and it doesn’t make sense when you consider that s amount of the media she’s in is the main canon” and lady shiva ironically has a character that you can’t fuck up unless you try bc she’s do vauge of a concept and has been around for so long
shes definitely one of my favorite characters even though her name makes me so mad and the inconsistencies and the racial stereotype pmo, but i think its kind of funny if you consider that all of these details are just bc shes a notorious martial artist and there’s probably a fuck ton of misinformation about her and she just kinda went w/ it bc she probably would not fucking care and and would just agree so ppl leave her alone and which again, probably not the creators intent but it being a comic book fan has taught me one thing it’s how to cope in hc about some of the more interesting writing choices
i genuinely cannot tell if this was a fever dream or if this is some form of “lost media” (either canon, or a headcanon | au), but wasn’t dinah drake i / dinah drake senior / dinah drake (mother of current black canary and the first black canary) the first related to jack drake (father of tim drake, a bat / bird) ??? it wasn’t direct i don’t think i think their fathers were siblings idfk??? or am i crazy— again this fully well could have been a headcanon | au that i saw on ao3 or on here but regardless i have no idea where this connection came from but it’s there ig
okok wikipedia what the FUCK is this, the short short summary genuinely sounds like a horror movie plot huh??? also i feel like this is hella graphic for 2003 disney ??? idk if im misremembering tbh my like rating sensors are so fried bc i was a creepy kid who probably had too many violent thoughts and the censorship / what kids could watch rules were really weird— but like i feel like this wouldn’t fly ??? also i have like (in current memory) NEVER seen this movie [but im like 99% sure if i watch it imma recognize it bc ya know] but it genuinely sounds horrifying huh ???? like in practice if reading the full summary it’s not but still real death in 2003 disney seems crazy to me idk lmk if im wrong ig
- tim drake and bernard dowd are dating and go to visit wayne manor for the holidays (christmas?)
- basically bernard watches as tim and dick have like crazy emotional infidelity
- it’s very obvious dick dosent like bernard (this part might have been a dream)
- there’s multiple moments where bernard wakes up in the middle of the night and eavesdrops over tim and dick talking about something (dick hasn’t been sleeping bc of nightmares)
- i don’t thiiink timber fight. ur i do think they have another late night conversation
- this was like one chapter on ao3
if you know this fic pls lmk i cannot for the life of me find it !!!
Every time I see "Dick is not Bruce's son, he is his brother and partner and best friend"... I'm just left baffled?? Because yes, he is all of that but Dick is also his son. That's why the dynamic is so fascinating.All of it encompass theirs relationship including the father/son relationship.
This has been canon forever that Bruce is also Dick's father. In the 80s, Dick was out there asking Bruce why he wasn't adopted when Jason was.
Why are we erasing part of the dynamic that makes the original dynamic duo ?
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