Gotham’s devil

Names: Cherri/Red/Kok [I am a bitch of many names] // Nicknames: Riri/KG // Aroace [somehow semisex-repulsed, trust me, i don't fucking know- I think I'm sex-neutral?] // Gynephillic [aesthetically] // Agender // They/them [can call me gendered terms when I'm in a group "girls, boys. ect." // Aussie // absolute STEPH addict <3

[problematic-aroace]

My favourite interpretation of the Robins(5 of them, not because i don't see Duke as a Robin but bc this doesn't apply to him) is that all the Robins after Dick are just insecure about him. Why? Dick is a Jack of all trades, and it just so happens he has all their trades too.

Jaybin when he was Robin always wondered, if Dick came back, would Bruce still need him? Batman talks about Dick a lot and tells Jason how Dick would've done it, as if Jason's method wasn't good enough.

Later as Red Hood Jason still feels some of these sentiments towards Dick. Jason was good at tacts and analytical thinking... but so is Dick, maybe not as good as Jason but if Jason died or something Dick could fill in for him, not as well but... still really good.

Then there's Timbin, Tim sometimes sat on the building a thought bothering him. 'If Dick came back, would Bruce just fire me?' Tim's good at hacking stuff, computers and being really smart in general... but Dick was too. Not as good but still so good that he could easily substitute him if Tim were to not do it anymore. So, would Bruce just fire him?

Stephbin always knew if Tim were to come back Batman would throw her away... and she was right. Later when she was Batgirl and even up 'til she was Spoiler, Steph actually met Dick and worked with him. Steph's strengths were stealth, determination and intuition. But Dick was also good at that. He was almost as good as her at Stealth, probably as determined as her and could also be creative on field. With Dick around- how much did Gotham need her?

Damian always looked up to Dick, he really did... but when Bruce came back, almost all he talked about was how great Dick was. No matter what Damian did, Dick was better. Dick was always better no matter what. Bruce never even chose Damian anyways, he chose Dick and Damian would never be able to compare.

And then meanwhile Dick is thinking about how replaceable he was to Bruce, that Bruce had managed to replace him 5 times, that the other Robins all managed to fill that same hole Dick left in him when he left just as well. That maybe the other Robins were better for Bruce than he could ever be...

[problematic-aroace]

Imma be real with you, I'd accept it if DC kept Damian as Robin... if they de-age Jon and make the two work together again.

Exceptions? None.

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

reblog if you’re okay with people writing fanfics of your fanfics and/or fanfics inspired by your fanfics

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Do you guys think Bruce is aware that when ANY of Bruce's Robins are dying or on the brink of death, that their main and usually last thought is something along the lines of 'I'm sorry Bruce... I failed you'

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My personal pet headcanon is that Steph rocks any gender. Wat do I mean? Steph can dress up and look like a guy and look STUNNING and then Steph can switch and turn into the prettiest chick in town.

Steph walks into the gala with black lipstick and the prettiest dress and SWOONS every lady and gentleman in in the room- Oh? You want a pretty boy? She got you.

She doesn't just stop at that, she even rocks enbie and it just turns everyone into simps.

The rest of the batfam takes her on undercover missions with them because they know she just looks THAT good as either gender.

[problematic-aroace]

It always baffles me when people say [*insert literally ANY female batfam member and I garauntee this will apply*] isn’t an interesting character and has no character depth… and then go tearing up anyone who so much as IMPLIES that their favourite [*insert any batboi and I promise u it will apply*] isn’t as great as is often said.

Barbara, Kori and Zatana would like to beg to differ from how a lot of people talk about Dick lol

Jason doesn’t even have a consistent character bitch. He can go from the only guy in the batfam to help a grandma across the road to a fucking villain. Why aren’t you saying he doesn’t have any character depth when the writers can’t even decide if he has a character 💀

Timothy fucking Drake has been tossed the fuck around since they removed him from YJ

I have no slander for Duke & Damian lol.

Wdym Kate Kane isn’t complex?? Have you even READ her comics??? CASSANDRA FUCKING CAIN???? Stephanie Brown is more motivated by spite and anger than all the batbois combined AND. IT. SHOWS. Barbara can beat the shit out of everyone in a fucking wheelchair y’all 💀

[problematic-aroace]

People LOVE to talk about Steph annoying Bruce but you guys have NO idea how much panels where Bruce is generally just being really nice to Steph means to me...

In (i think) two seperate panels: Steph: "God i've been talking to much..." Bruce: "It's Okay. I enjoy the company." Steph, who has probably never been told that her whole life at that point: ":D"

(Of course this is VERY paraphrased) Steph: "Why aren't we using the batmobile?" Bruce: "You like the batmobile. Noted. Now we shall only use the batmobile unless we REALLY need to walk."

Steph: "Can I drive the Batmobile?" Bruce: "No." Steph: "I can drive!" Bruce: "You know I'm a human lie detector, right?" Steph: "Mock me at your peril, masked man." Steph: "You'll teach me how to fly the batplane tho- right?" Bruce: "Some time before your 35th birthday. I promise." Steph: >:P Bruce: :) <3

Actually you could say most wholesome BruceSteph interactions go like this: Steph: "I suck..." Bruce: "No you don't. I like you." Steph: <3

Im pretty sure whenever Steph is annoying Bruce, Bruce is secretly okay with it.

[duskdog]

I dunno, I don't feel like that third interaction was particularly supportive of Steph -- it feels dismissive, though it's definitely a lighter, more teasing sort of dismissiveness rather than being outright mean. I like that she brings out that subtle good humor in him. The first one would easily be the most wholesome interaction between them out of these, and I do think it's the most genuine... but it's hard to think about it without also thinking about the context of it -- namely that Bruce is also deliberately using her here, and very shortly will ghost her and then cruelly kick her to the curb. The panels themselves are sweet, but the context sours it a lot.

I do think that Bruce does secretly enjoy Steph's presence more than he lets on -- at least sometimes -- but he never actually conveyed that to her, so his real feelings are largely irrelevant. He only ever made her feel unwanted and inferior, and that's what really matters at the end of the day.

It's a shame their relationship never gets the real examination and attention that it deserves, though, because it's really complicated and interesting.

[problematic-aroace]

@duskdog I kept forgetting to reply to this, but I’m so with you. I absolutely hated how Bruce treated her on a general scale, but as you said that’s just what made the good moments stick out.

To me it’s way less about Bruce being good to her but more about what their relationship would be on a healthier scale. Like, if Bruce’s head wasn’t so far up his ass about Jason, they could’ve had a great relationship. I honestly believe that if a certain guy didn’t want to kill her off, Steph would’ve grown on Bruce, like people forget around the start of Stephanie’s Robin, the writers themselves intended to have Steph as Robin for at least a bit longer, but you know the rest of the story. So maybe Bruce and Steph would’ve grown on each other if their time wasn’t cut short. Even in Batgirl Bruce and Steph had a pretty stable relationship which was great but I still don’t believe Bruce and Steph would have a great relationship I just think it’d be a less dramatic version of Bruce and Jay’s relationship

[problematic-aroace]

Damian, Steph and Jason :3(Mostly Steph and Damian lol, I call them the devil duo)

[problematic-aroace]

My favourite stuff in my fic lol

[problematic-aroace]

Azzy looks so much better on paper then in digital art, or maybe I need an actual apple pen and not my fingers 💀

[problematic-aroace]

The fact that Damian is the first to outright acknowledge Stephanie Brown as robin does something I cannot even start to explain to my heart

[problematic-aroace]

The more I think about the N52 the more hatred grows in my heart.

NOW I CAN NEVER SEE STEPH BEING CHARACTERISED RIGHT AT ALL.

STEPHANIE COULD HAVE HAD HER OWN SUPERHERO TEAM! HER OWN CANON SUPERHERO TEAM!

SHE'D STILL BE JUMPING BEFORE ASKING HOW MUCH WEIGHT THE LINE CAN HOLD!

SHE'D PROBABLY STILL HAVE HER ANGER ISSUES!

WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[problematic-aroace]

Saying Stephanie Brown has no notable skills except for sheer determination is actually pretty canonically inaccurate-

I swear one of these days I'm gonna make a whole fucking post full of her skillset- Just because she doesn't have a traditional skillset doesn't mean she's has no skills 😭

[a-bad-case-of-the-stephs]

Thinking about her again. (Stephanie Brown Robin).

But don’t worry I’m being normal about her. Don’t even worry about it. I’m more normal about her than anyone has ever been normal about anything ever.

[problematic-aroace]

People LOVE to talk about Steph annoying Bruce but you guys have NO idea how much panels where Bruce is generally just being really nice to Steph means to me...

In (i think) two seperate panels: Steph: "God i've been talking to much..." Bruce: "It's Okay. I enjoy the company." Steph, who has probably never been told that her whole life at that point: ":D"

(Of course this is VERY paraphrased) Steph: "Why aren't we using the batmobile?" Bruce: "You like the batmobile. Noted. Now we shall only use the batmobile unless we REALLY need to walk."

Steph: "Can I drive the Batmobile?" Bruce: "No." Steph: "I can drive!" Bruce: "You know I'm a human lie detector, right?" Steph: "Mock me at your peril, masked man." Steph: "You'll teach me how to fly the batplane tho- right?" Bruce: "Some time before your 35th birthday. I promise." Steph: >:P Bruce: :) <3

Actually you could say most wholesome BruceSteph interactions go like this: Steph: "I suck..." Bruce: "No you don't. I like you." Steph: <3

Im pretty sure whenever Steph is annoying Bruce, Bruce is secretly okay with it.

[problematic-aroace]

What do you think should happen to my Crystal Brown? (Sorry Steph but vigilantes don't get parents, it's a common rule of thumb)

She dies of drug overdose post-batgirl

She helps Authur attempt to kill Steph and Steph cuts ties with her(canon ig)

Same as option two but Crystal didn't know and apologises but commits s***de

other (comment it down below)

Voting ended onFeb 24, 2025

[problematic-aroace]

"Stephanie Brown is such an optimistic ball of sunshine!"

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It's so easy to see who reads comics and who doesn't- Steph's inner dialogue is so wildly pessimistic and when it's not it's just her joking abt it in a 'haha this is gonna end REALLY badly' way😭