Batlantern is great because it's the only Batman ship where Bruce's partner can like his kids while also not taking any of their shit
Hal is a military man before he was a Green Lantern, and being both made him inject loyalty and devotion into his veins. He is a "wife > kids" sort of man and he won't hear your damn argument about it being otherwise. That extends to the kids.
Damian giving Bruce any lip, especially on an already bad day for Bruce? Well guess who is suddenly in a Lantern Construct of an Air Baby Jail. Is it humiliating, yes? Is it in a shape of a crib? Yes. Act like a child, get treated like one.
Tim deviating from Bruce's orders while in the field, and Hal hears it because his sweet boyfriend/husband/partner keeps a patrol radio by their bedside so Hal doesn't go restless with worry. Hal doesn't care if it's 2 AM and he's space lagged as fuck. He's hauling ass and hunting the boy down because "Your father said to stay in position and if I have to make you, I can and I will"
Dick makes a faux pas against Bruce after an argument that Bruce tried to shut down but he stubbornly made it go to far. Well, next day, none of Dick's manor keys work. Matter of fact, he has to re-log-in to every platform on the Bat Network because Hal has essentially used his ring to hack said network to push Dick out. The password to re-log-in? Dick has to type, word for word, a hundred times, the most notable mean thing he told Bruce during that argument.
Hal is taking none of their shit.
Bruce is pathetically spineless when it comes to his kids and when Hal first learned about it, he figured that explains a lot.
So when Hal and Bruce get serious enough that Hal is basically just as much of a facet in the family life? Total overhaul. Hal doesn't care if Bruce is right or wrong, they're going to respect Bruce for his patience or Hal will lose it on his behalf.
They are... surprisingly fine with it.
They're annoyed, definitely, but they will also begrudgingly admit that it is to their relief that someone good is here to have Bruce's side no matter what.
Bruce is either blissfully ignorant, or he's only allowing this if Hal promises not to hit the kids... which was a conversation on its own.
Hal, scoffing: I don't hit kids, Spooky. Least of all ours.
Bruce: No, but you made Jason do a wall squat for 30 minutes.
Hal: He called you a neurotic psychopath.
Bruce: He was reading my actual medical diagnosis.
Hal: Well I don't care 😠 only I get to call you a neurotic psychopath, actually
Hal: He had a tone and you know it. No son of mine gives his damn father any fucking lip, not if I have to anything to say about it.
Jason, from across the hall: Fuck you too, Mum.
Hal: Quiet ☝️ or I'm turning you into an orphan again
Somwhow it also meant that Hal is having a stare down with Alfred if he so much as breathed wrong in Bruce's direction.
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