“Bruce doesn’t know how to cook” “Bruce doesn’t make his own bed” have you considered the possibility that Bruce knows how to do all of those things but lets Alfred do them anyway because if he doesn’t, the whole Manor falls apart?
Bruce lets Alfred make the bed because after the close call with Killer Croc last night it’s either crisp folded sheets pressed to perfection OR Alfred goes deep into the Gotham sewers with a rifle, a belt of flash-bangs, and 30 years of unresolved overprotectiveness.
let the man cook. literally, please let him cook something.
I would have liked to see a bit more of Jason's in-between time in Young Justice, but ah well. I can make head-canons of him being the royal babysitter XD.
There's something deeply touching about Jason knowing he'll never be the kid Bruce saved again, but still maintaining some quirks, mannerisms, habits, pieces of young Jason Todd. They're small but cut deep.
Jason, when he allows himself to stay at the manor as a tiny indulgence, still acts like there's a barrier of lasers protecting Alfred's cookie jar, just so he and Dick would have an excuse to compare leaps.
He's still waiting for the lights to fall asleep so he could visit the library and get angry at Tim, or Bruce, or both, twins in audacity, for dig earing the pages they knew he'd read.
Of course Bruce finds him because he always looks for him, ridiculously fluffy pink robe that Selina bought him sagging on him.
He ignores the ball of sadness exploding in his stomach as he realizes Bruce is the one looking up at him now. It feels like a robbery, premeditated and calculated, " Jaylad, you have to nap."
" Bruce, I am a grown ass man, you cannot fucking tell me to NAP--"
There's an unspoken type of authority that surrounds gentle parents. Is Bruce a gentle parent? Well. He doesn’t need to hit Jason to get what he wants, that's for sure, " Excuse me?"
"...Just one more page?"
Bruce is also very weak for them, thought. "..Fine. don't tell Alfred."
When Dick proudly shows off his patrol record for the week, all preppy and shiny besides Bruce at the kitchen table, Jason hears it all the way from the couch.
Damian is a very sore loser when it comes to Mario Kart, he learned, " Todd! TODD! Come back here and taste DEFEAT! FIGHT ME LIKE A WOMAN, COWARD!"
" So yeah, 40 arrests are pretty good, I'd say,--"
" 40? That's adorable, I got 70. On a broken leg."
Bruce, suddenly spooked, turns to him, " You had your leg broken on patrol?!"
" A broken leg? Awwww. Killer Crock almost bit my face off, but hey. Nice of you to try."
"Waylon bit you?!"
" At least I'm not a COP!"
" YOU'RE STILL A COP?!"
" I'm working on it, okay?!"
But the biggest thing? Jason's so unflinchingly clingy on Bruce; When they first meet this 'Justice League' Batman joined, Jason requested to be there. A robin caricature, but he doesn't trust any of them.
Aside from Diana. Diana's always the exceptions.
" This is Superman, " Bruce may think that little blush goes unnoticed, but it certainly doesn't. " And this is my ba-- This is Red Hood. I trust him with my life."
Don't cry don't cry don't cry Jason chants in his head.
Superman extends his hand and a honey sunshine smile, " Red Hood?! Oh, I've heard so much about you. We have to work together sometime. Share stories about this one here."
He heard about the guy's X Ray vision. He hopes that if he does take a peek, he sees the sinister pull of grin on his lips, all teeth and no niceness, " I'm more of a hugger."
" Oh. Uh... Sure. I love hugs."
Jason makes sure to whisper, " He doesn't kill but I do," before pulling away. Then he turns to Bruce, going from standing at his full height to relaxing a little bit,
" I want bat burgers on the way."
Bruce hums and signals for him to lean down to get his head petted. Jason does. Even if he's embarassed.
talia to jason: you were such an easy baby to deal with. i dont know why i didnt take an epidural when I gave birth to damian, it went so well when i had you
jason: ??? you didn't give birth to me?
talia: i have stretch marks that say otherwise
jason: ?????
i like to think everyone’s really committed to gaslighting Jason about this.
Ra’s: it’s true. I was there. you were so ugly I thought about throwing you out
Nyssa: you threw up on me :/
Jason: you hadn’t even met T until after I had literally died and come back to life already
@autisticredhood we never would’ve gotten to Sheila because Talia would’ve been faking paperwork as they spoke. Bruce is using his brain (unlike in DITF) and investigating the last real possibility and realizing she’s doing shady stuff, so he just lets Jason believe it’s Talia. The end
Since we have talked about how Dick’s terrifying when he’s mad, here’s an example
Dick, in front of Jason’s grave: I’m so sorry Lil’ Wing. I promised you I’d be there and I wasn’t. I promised you that we’re gonna work it out, and I’d help you and Bruce reach a compromise. But still this happened-
Jason, approaching the graveyard, yelling: Jesus, STOP! Fine! I’m sorry! I should not have fought Bruce. Stop!
Tim, on Batcow’s back, wandering by: He’s emotionally blackmailing you.
Jason: I know.
Tim, looks at the windows of master’s study, where Bruce’s watching over them: That works for Bruce too.
Jason: I KNOW!
Tim: He can be a real passive aggressive bitch when he wants to, and people think I’m the manipulative one.
Jason: You are, we all are.
Tim: Fair.
Dick, as they get closer: -And I should not have been such a passive aggressive BITCH-
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