#gotham

[bbrothertedd]

[asinglebluefeline]

I'm a very big fan of the “one of the ways Batman fights crime is by making the bad guys afraid he could be anywhere”. The “he’s not in every shadow, but he could be in any shadow” thing.

I think it would be fun to mix that with the way the rest of the batfam is drawn when they're in shadows:

the glowy eyes and splashes of vibrant colour, especially with Nightwing's symbol looking like it's actually reflective.

So now I'm thinking:

imagine if Gothamites realized that dangerous people get really uneasy when they keep seeing things that, out of the corner of their eye, might look like a vigilante. To the point that they avoid areas where, let's say, an old poster on the wall is just that shade of yellow that keeps jumpscaring them every time they turn. Or that old trash can that still has a patch of green paint that hasn't peeled away yet. Not even realizing what makes them nervous, just knowing that a particular place makes them jumpy. Stuff like that.

So to keep themselves a little safer Gothamites just start… adding little things like that in their neighborhoods. Nothing that outright references the Bats - stuff like that might get vandalised or just lose the effect if it's recognised, but things like:

- plants on window sills in flower pots or vases in bright colors

- little shiny trinkets in the windows that just might be mistaken for a flash of a utility belt

- colorful curtains get very popular for children's bedrooms

- someone sticking a piece of blue reflective vinyl on a chimney visible from the street, so that as you walk you see a little flash of electric blue when the light from streetlights hits it just right

- people painting a pair of dots with glow-in-the-dark white paint high up on walls by fire escapes or in dark alleys, that look like glowing eyes

So basically I want Gothamites to invent protective charms and amulets which have exactly zero supernatural properties and aren’t intended to have any, but still very much work lmao

[frownyalfred]

local mob boss, puffing on a cigarette angrily:

goon:

Batman, tied to a chair six feet away:

mob boss: did ya have to tie him to the chair with his legs spread open like that?

[incorrectbatfam]

Smallvillers are Victorian children in that they'd explode if you showed them a spice rack and Gothamites are Victorian children in that they snort six lines before their 16-hour shift at the crime factory

[goth-queen]

[robs-your-robins]

I want Bruce to sometimes forget he's Batman on missions and go full on Dad. Just imagine being a Gothamite and seeing grown ass Nightwing or bulked as a fucking tank Red Hood or katana wielding Robin getting yelled at by Batman for doing something reckless, the Bat laying into them with the usual dad script of 'I am so disappointed in you' or 'this is inexcusable behaviour' or 'I didn't raise you like this' or 'we are going to have a conversation about this when we get home' and if you think that a rogue is going to interrupt the rant, you are so fucking wrong. A clip goes viral in Gotham of Batman yelling at Red Robin for triggering an explosive batarang just a little too close to some civilians, nobody gets hurt but it is a close call. Two Face appears on scene, about to pull some shit when Batman is mid-rant. The Bat doesn't even look at him just sticking up a warning finger saying, 'Don't you fucking start, Dent' And Two Face just slinks off, looking guilty as fuck.

[crowwkui]

flowers aren't just for funerals ✿