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22 and NOT INTERESTED. rebloging things I like sometimes. Focused on DC comics( its hell). I have become a damian wayne blog it seems. Autism and Adhd. Unmedicated and struggling fr.

[damisaybats]

I don’t think any of Damian’s siblings — ESPECIALLY Steph[1] — would give a shit about Damian starting to call Bruce by his fucking name, nor would they start ignoring Damian and coddling Bruce but I guess that’s just me? For some reason?????

[1] not to say she’s part of the Waynes, but you’d be lying if you say she isn’t like a sister to Damian.

[certifiedgirlrotter]

I'd kill myself if this shit was said to me sorry 😭✌️

[freshlywashedjeans]

ngl this is why fics that go "wahh wahh tim is unwanted" make me 🙄🫩 y'all be stealing damian's entire backstory n plotlines and even he knows it LOL

I do think damian being an unwanted/suprised/unexpected (bio) child in a house full of (wanted) established adopted children is genuinely compelling and rife for drama and complex familial dynamic discussion... but I've yet to find a fic that gives the topic the nuance it deserves. it is legitimately insane some of the things ppl will write with this lil boy and then tag happy ending, brotherly bonding, family love....like no. u just implied that he's a rape baby. everyone in his family harps abt how his poc fam is evil and irredeemable. y'all call him a demon. why wouldn't he feel alienated in a brand new environment with a parent/siblings who obviously dislike him???? who thinks his parent has been assaulted by his other parent (if you hate consensual brutalia)?? why wouldn't he be insecure and latch on to his blood tie and lash out?? not to mention he grew up in a cult like???

but it's okay bcs the batfam will "save" and "redeem" him...very disturbing mindset

irl that's a recipe for a mental disaster ngl but ppl really get on ao3 and tag found family, fluff ❤️ after a plotline like this.... WITH NO AWARENESS AT ALL like its horrific dude.

if you're going to write a topic as serious as this i really wish ppl would like THINK abt it for two seconds. im anti censorship but dang y'all be pissing me off. banishment from ao3 for you!!

[cahootings]

I redownload this app for one day once every maybe two months and unfortunately I’m rewarded every time

[littlefankingdom]

Batman is the good cop and Robin is the bad cop. No, I'm not talking about Damian, I'm talking about Robin in general, since the first time Dick put on the costume.

Batman brings up the programs he knows that can help you leave the life of crime, he speaks of finding you a good lawyer if you help, meanwhile, Robin is bullying you. In one look, the kid knows all your insecurities and they are using them against you. They will make you cry. They are smiling like the devil while making you suffer and they are excited to punch (or bite) you but waiting for the green light. They will be disappointed when you cooperate and they cannot hurt you more.

[ciricearts]

whoops he fell asleep

[al5asa]

It really icks me out that whenever Damian's ties to the Al-Ghuls are explored within the fandom, it's always under a negative light where every single complex character of his family is erased and turned into a cartoon villain for him to separate himself from, so that he could be saved by his 'white' family.

But when another batkid's relationship with the Al-Ghuls are a discussed, it suddenly becomes a very complex thought out topic, going as far as creating non-existent relationships with the Al-Ghul and the other batkid that coincidentally does not happen to exist between Damian and that Al-Ghul in their little fanon world.

Ra's Al-Ghul is Damian's grandfather, and he is a centuries old assassin who used to be a healer, and then became the leader of the biggest assassin organization.

So, no, Ra's isn't obsessed with a white boy.

Talia Al-Ghul is Damian's mother and has always loved him, perhaps even more than anyone has ever loved and cared for Damian. She is a person who has been stuck between two worlds and decided to choose her own path. She has a certain tie to the Lazarus Pits that no other has.

So again, no, Talia doesn't like or care for that white boy more than she does her own son.

It's kind of evident how some people purposefully simple down the Al-Ghul's (including Damian) characters and their canonical complexities just to make their own favorite character more interesting and more 'badass'.

But the thing is, being the villain doesn't automatically mean they're 'bad' characters. In fact, I can argue that most Al-Ghuls are even more interesting than some of the heroes in DC.

What's more maddening to witness, as a Damian fan, is people literally taking certain things that happened to him and give it to another batkid while completely disregarding Damian's canonical personality and traits, reducing him into a spoiled child that does nothing but threaten to maim people all day. Meanwhile the other batkid is suffering from a trauma caused by the 'Al-Ghuls' or the 'League of Assassins' that never actually happened to them in the canon.

Damian was the one trained under the League of Assassins from birth.

Damian was the one able to take down assassins three times his size while at the same time getting taught advanced sciences.

Damian is the one who was so smart as a child that he could be able to get a PhD in certain topics.

Damian was the one going on numerous missions for the League of Assassins as a child.

Damian was the one affected and traumatized by the pressure and abuse of his childhood.

Damian was the one objectified as a 'vessel'.

Damian was the one who had a lab full of cloned inner organs for him to use whenever he got fatally injured.

Damian was the one stuck in between two legacies.

Damian was the one who constantly sacrificed himself to save the people he loved.

Damian was the one who suffered from self-worth issues so severely to the point of being suicidal.

Damian was the one who constantly witnessed his guardian/parental figures dying. (Bruce, Ra's, Alfred, Dr. Bashar)

Damian was the one constantly stalked and attacked by assassins after coming to Gotham.

Damian was the one able to empathize with the villains when other people couldn't.

And I'm sick of these facts being erased and given to another person.

[wesavegotham]

It never stops to amaze me how many people don't get that Damian is a deeply insecure character. It's okay not to like him, it's okay to think that him being insecure doesn't justify his behaviour. That's all fine.

But to take his arrogance at face value is simply bad reading comprehension. Even in Batman and Son Morrison made it pretty obvious that Damian is a child very unsure of the place he has in the hearts of his parents, the two people you would usually expect to love him unconditionally.

[wesavegotham]

Which is also why it's entirely pointless to "humble" him (not that anything matters anyway because for things to matter you would need comic writers who read previous storylines and take them into account). Damian is already insecure and feels like he's not good enough, humbling only "works" if a character is truly convinced they are the best and aren't aware of their flaws/limits yet.

And the confidence he does have is very much necessary if he wants to stand next to people who can fly, crush buildings or shoot lasers out of their eyes while he has zero powers.

[faemorrigan]

Realistically Jon does not remember anything from the "summer of super" that he and Damian were friends prior to getting Volcano'd. He was gone for six entire years on earth 3, and trauma famously impacts memory. Which makes me think whenever Damian references something from that time Jon totally just pretends to know what Damian is talking about.

"Remember that time we fought a bunch of snake people?" ".... Yes. Totally. I was there and everything."

[robbed-ghost]

[va-nnahs]

Yesterday was mother's day so I drew these two :)

[hannigramislife]

Legitimately in awe of Bruce's horrendous parenting skills when it comes to Damian. Like, bro, you did a better job with Tim when the boy still had his own father, what gives??

[hannigramislife]

....Really. You raised Dick "hurricane in a yellow cape" Grayson, Jason "menace to society" Todd, Tim "i have every crime lord on my ass" Drake, Cassandra "reformed assassin" Cain–

But Damian "i love art and animals" Wayne is where you draw the line??

[three-semicolons]

I would like to, if I may, point out the severe distinction in how Dick and Damian react to the other being possessed.

Dick: Damian? No? Pardon, could you please explain?

Damian: GET THE FUCK OUT GET THE FUCK OUT FUCK YOU FUCK YOU *punches* *ignores explanation while demanding explanation* *punches* *crashes car at 80mph*

[vampykitty-kun2]

Look guys. Look.

See, Dick is used to the magical/supernatural allies doing this shit. He's met Deadman before.

So Dick's brain goes❗💡❗and he's like "Ohhhhhh! Hi! This must be important!"

Meanwhile Damians experience with the concept of body possession is Ra's.

Who once almost body snatched him. With intentions of permanence.

It was traumatizing. Quite possibly the first thing to ever genuinely terrify him. To the point where he willingly chose to live in Gotham from then on out.

His father is dead.

Dick has firmly seated himself in Damian's life, doing as Bruce did, simultaneously filling the roles of father/brother/friend.

Even though Dick could be hard on him, and sometimes got verbally cruel if he was pushed past his breaking point with everything going on, at this point Dick was everything to Damian. The only thing keeping him safe, keeping him in Gotham. The only person giving him a chance- besides Alfred (but he still hadn't yet been able to shake thinking of Alfred as "the help"). Dick was Batman, and without him there was no Robin, his father's legacy gone. Without him, he'd have to go on the run or submit himself to the League risking his body- so much worse than just risking his life.

And here's Dick beside him in the car, suddenly not Dick, someone else wearing his meat suit to the prom.

His reaction is justified. He's panicked. He's terrified. It happened right next to him, with no warning. He doesn't know if Dick is ever coming back- and not only that, if Dick was so easily possessed with no warning, it means he himself is never truly safe...

And then Deadman possesses him as well. Which technically confirms his fears, even if they don't address that afterward (ugh)

[sheegons]

I really like lazarus island as a plot point. An island full of villains that started off as a death tournament where everyone had 3 lives turning into a place for ex (and current) villains can live a calmer life away from the environments that compelled them to crime?

Now if I had some control over it

I always imagined Damian would repurpose it as an island for criminals to turn over a new leaf if they wish to do so, with his story following major themes of redemption, give those criminals a place where they can redeem themselves and be viewed as normal people.

A great way to help cool villains that really have no purpose for coming back to have actual plot points of turning over a new leaf and it'd bring actual change BECAUSE THAT'S STILL PART OF THE MISSION!!!!

[sheegons]

The island DID erupt, but it's still kicking. Don't know how the "nobody dies" thing works now but i know it's still kinda a town for a few of the contestants, they built homes n all.

Either way, I kinda doubt this would ever happen BUTTTTT i always imagined a series of anthology stories with the new characters and more experienced villains for some sort of benefit on the island. "La Isla lazarus" with characters like livewire and doctor phosphorus that outlasted what they were meant to symbolise being out of their element as they try to use their powers for good, characters like XXL and Black Swan being given a shot at characterization. A lot of the island would be casual, i can see a lot of general drama and a lot of issues with villain relapse.

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a milk filled babian hiding in his mommy’s shirt :]

[reducingemissions]

The thing is with bruce and damian is that if damian was the one being ‘mean’ and losing his temper with bruce, the fans that said bruce was in the right and that damian should learn not to make mistakes next time, would have called damian an untamed ungrateful demon or a rabid animal and that bruce does not deserve that treatment, which makes me sick to my stomach because why are we defending the grown man instead of agreeing that a child deserves love and protection from his family ?

[autisticrosewilson]

I just don't think I have to accept your "canon basis" if the canon is racist. And I think if you support the racist canon you might be a little racist too is all.

[cherryvvave]

when i tell someone that damian changed talia’s characterization a lot and impacted her story in a negative context but they think i hate him 😭 I LOVE HIM LIKE HE IS MY SON. i am just making comments on THE WRITING AND WRITERS not damian… how can i hate him??? he is just a boy who deserves everything best.