#batkids

[maxtrinity]

Bro if the batboys just locked in they could highkey form Voltron

[haveihitanerve]

a Point of interest to me that I don't often see discussed- Steph was there when Dick beat Joker to death.

She was there as an extra, interesting only via her relationship to Tim and etc etc

However I think it's.... I think it's an interesting part of their relationship that isn't discussed half as much as it should or could be. Because that adds a layer to them that I'm sure neither of them is really comfortable with

Steph saw Dick at an incredibly vulnerable moment. She saw him lose to Joker. She saw his resolve crumble, she knows that he broke Bruce's one rule and saw how badly it broke him, saw how if someone pushed hard enough it would be enough to send Nightwing- the First Robin- The Golden Boy over the edge. She got to see something that no one except for maybe Bruce should ever have been privy to- an incredibly vulnerable and deep and aching moment for him. He killed a man. He lost his world renowned composure. He beat Joker to death.

She has to grapple with this side of him that only four people know about- Tim, Bruce, Joker and now her she's included in this Secret Group- and Dick has to grapple with the fact that she knows.

It's a shameful secret even if it's not a secret but no one talks about it, no one mentions it, no one shames or blames him except he does himself

Every time they interact a part of him whispers 'she knows she knows she knows' and every time she steps in during a fight that viscious voice screams that he's not good enough that she thinks he's weak that she thinks he can't handle it, that he's going to lose it again and the worst part is he can't even claim that she's wrong or anything and maybe Bruce was right, maybe he's not good enough, maybe he's not cut out for this- (none of which Bruce said, btw, is just Dick's insecurities talking)

And every time Steph has to grapple with the fact that- maybe she is. She looks up to him, she respects him, its an undeniable fact. But... but she's seen him lose. And maybe she will never recover from that, maybe she'll never get over it and maybe she does undermine him a little and maybe her heart does squeeze a little when she sees him throw a punch or watch Tim get hurt near him because sure Tim is fine now, but maybe...

Idk I just remembered she was there and I am already a fien for Dick and Steph's relationship and this just adds so many more complicated layers to it so I had to share

[tamer-of-krypton]

May I suggest: The Batkids being menaces when school starts. Tim and Damian because school and the rest because civilian jobs Clark encouraged forced them to get as "good examples".

Yes! Tim and Dami DEFINITELY go to the same school (some snobby place Bruce genuinely convinced Lex to send them to) and refuse to get out of the limo until Papa Lex calls to wish them good luck while he's in a meeting. Meanwhile the "grown-ups" are getting paychecks and then immediately spending their money on knickknacks, DoorDash, concert tickets, and one CHUNKY cow that Damian kept begging Babs for at an auction.

Clark tried to take the cow to the farm while everyone was asleep. The result was a grumpy 13 year old who kept pouting and stomping until Lex just folded and told Clark to bring the cow back.

[batfamquotes]

cassandra cain: *on the phone with duke thomas* I can’t talk right now, I’m doing hot girl shit. duke thomas: You’re pulling Oreos apart and saving off the frosting to make a mega Oreo, aren’t you. cassandra cain: cassandra cain: Maybe.

[nigaki]

Batmids having the zoomies and Bruce whe. Is overwhelmed and tired 😭

A spell turned all his babies into toddlers and he can't keep up with them.

The whole League comes to babysit.

[batfamquotes]

dick grayson: Dammit, Jason, you ruined everything! jason todd: You’re welcome.

[ofdragonandphoenix]

Okay this is gonna sound ridiculous! That’s because it IS ridiculous! I’m AWARE it is ridiculous!!! BUT!!!!

I wanna see a super emotionally stunted Batman—

The kind that grunts as a form of language,

The kind that can’t say I love you to his kids so he lets them do stuff he normally wouldn’t or that no civilian kid would ever do,

The kind that can’t say I was worried about you so he yells/hovers/benches Robins(+) out of fear,

The kind that will never admit he has friends but know everything about them and work behind the scenes to ensure they are safe

—I wanna see him get MOVIE MAGICKED w/ pollen/spell/etc. that forces him to randomly start SINGING HIS EMOTIONS.

Imagine him waking up in the medbay of the Watchtower and being told what’s happened. He’s shut himself down, humming Mad World because he can’t fully fight off the magic, but then his kids walk in.

And he just bursts out with Beautiful Things by Benson Boone.

Everyone is stunned, most of all Batman when he’s done.

His kids are gobsmacked, reeling, definitely not crying— nope not them!

A video of it all leaks and goes viral instantly. Oracle gets it taken down pretty quick, but sends a copy to each Batkid.

Dick saves a screenshot of Bruce hugging them as his home screen. Jason downloads the video and keeps it in a secret file, telling everyone who asks that he deleted it. Tim takes different shots from the video and adds them to his photo collection. Cass isolates the audio and dances to it on days she feels low. Duke and Steph save it to their private social media accounts, sending it to each other randomly (all the time). Damian saves it in his favorites folder— it’s the only clip in there that’s not of an animal.

They never directly talk about it, but for the rest of the time that Batman is under the influence of the magic, they stick around.

Batman has gained control of his filter by this point. But maybe. Just maybe. He lets it slip every now and then. Just for his kids.

[dandeliont3aandsageleaves]

Giving the Batkids guns so they can hunt their fanon selves for sport and enrichment