I think sometimes the family forget that Bruce and Dick were there for Gotham's darkest. When Batman and Robin first came to be in this city referred to as Crime City. A Nightmare out of Metal and Stone. A Sewer of Corruption. A Hell Hole. Before it was the Dark Knight's city it was Gotham.
They've been through horror movie level booby traps together. They are painfully and nostalgically trauma bonded and neither admit to the fact how traumatic some experiences were.
I just think the family forgets that until Dick and Bruce recall some memory with nostalgia and have a laugh and it's just the most horrifying traumatic thing ever
Dick: Oh remember the time I had to stab myself so we could distract the bad guys and you could take them out? I had to get the angle just right to make sure I don't die
Bruce: Ah yes. You almost did die. Thank God we got you care fast enough
Dick: Pretty sure the speed you knocked those guys out was a new record. It was fun though. Took away my fear of being stabbed. You get used to the pain after a while
Bruce: Yeah, I wanted us out quick. Though I also remember Alfred yelled at us and we decided to hide away from him and watch a movie
Dick: oh yeah! We watched Brave for the first time!
Bruce: *smiles* Yeah I remember. It was nice
The rest of the family: ...
Nightwing: [kicks body he just knocked out ] you know what this reminds me of?
Batman: [punching criminals] Spring of 92?
Nightwing: [Bomb blows up empty base] EXACTLY!
Red Robin: it's quiet tonight...
Nightwing: don't say that!
Batman: damn it *grumbles*
Red robin: what? I just said it was qui-
Nightwing: you'll jinx it!
Robin: you don't actually believe that nonsense, do you?
Signal: yeah that seems a little much even for you
Nightwing: Just ask B. He'll back me up
Redhood: *snorts* yeah right. B isn't one to believe in jinxes
Nightwing: oh no jinxes are very real. We found out the hard way
Spoiler: right. And what would that be?
Batman: *gruffs* 10 months
Batman: 10 months of not a single quiet night because robin decided to jinx it
Nightwing: I said I was sorry! I regret it. I will never do it again
Red Robin: 10 months? You can't be serious
Red hood: yeah there is no way there was no quiet night for 10 months straight
Nightwing: [shrugs] what can I say? Old Gotham was something else
Batman: *sorrowful* 10...months... *shudders*
Robin: Nightwing! You got hit with fear toxin. We need to get you to the cave now!
Nightwing: *sniffs* hmm nah this is an old formula. I'll be good
Red Robin: yeah the scans say it's an old batch some lousy gang got their hands on an- wait how'd you know that?
Nightwing: the new toxin smells kinda like lemon mixed with chlorine. The old one smelled like-
Spoiler: wait is that why you two don't go near pineapples
Nightwing and Batman: [nod]
Robin: that does not matter. Nightwing you still need an antidote. Father you must make Nightwing get proper treatment against the toxin
Nightwing: don't worry baby bat. Like I said it's an old toxin, I have built immunity
Nightwing: we didn't have an antidote back in the early days so we needed to make sure the toxin wouldn't immobile us
Batman: Yes. With lack of proper masks, since most couldn't stop the toxin, and Scarecrow finally perfecting his toxin we needed a solution
Nightwing: so we built immunity
Red hood: wait on purpose? Intentionally?
Black bat: but for that you'd have to-
Nightwing: be exposed to the toxin in small doses repeatedly and consistently. Yes
Red Robin: Damn it's cold out
Red hood: Patrolling in the winter sucks man. Gotham winter is so wet.
Nightwing: yeah the built in heat system in these suits is a life saver.
Red Robin: yeah literally, I don't think you could actually survive hours of patrol in this weather without them
Red hood: it's in the negatives here, Wing. It snowed 5 inches last night. Without the heating system we'd be goners.
Batman: Yes however if you were to keep moving and take calculated breaks with a warm beverage patrol would be manageable.
Red Robin: I guess but who'd be stupid enough to ris-
Red hood: YOU DIDN'T EVEN WEAR PANTS WHAT THE FUCK
Nightwing: we didn't have all this advanced tech in our suits back then it's not my fault
Batman: though the pants issue is one I argued on more than one occasion
Nightwing: I needed my freedom!
Batman: It was -5°C, you needed your legs attached to your body
Nightwing: I made it out fine
Dick: I got here as fast as I could
Bruce: Thanks. Here's the files
Jason: did we really need to call Dickie bird all the way from Bludhaven? This doesn't seem all that big of a deal
Tim: yeah we could probably handle this on-
Dick: oh come on! Not them again
Bruce: yeah I thought so. I was just hoping it wasn't
Tim: ah so it's an old case? That's why you called Dick?
Damian: was it really that bad?
Bruce: not bad in the sense they were difficult to catch per say...
Dick: It's a group of maniacs obsessed with horror movies who last time we encountered them tried to re-create SAW
Jason: ....you're kidding
Dick: Nope. How do you think I lost my finger
Everyone: .... You WHAT?!
Dick: you guys didn't know? My left pinky finger is fake *detached and reattaches finger*
Dick: yeah had to cut it. Nothing compared to Bruce though he had to-
Bruce: alright that's enough
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