#gothamites

[robs-your-robins]

"It's eat the rich until it's Bruce Wayne," goes the saying in Gotham and Gothamites accept the hypocrisy. Until one Gen Z comment thread goes, "Oh, it's still eat the rich but Bruce gets eaten in an entirely different sense."

And suddenly Gotham is putting that shit on t-shirts, scrawling it on bathroom stalls, adding it into thirst traps of Bruce and spray painting it onto Wayne Enterprises billboards. Gotham wants to eat Bruce Wayne alright.

[haveihitanerve]

Please DC. This is all I ask of you. More Batman/Gothamite interactions like this. It's a singular panel and is never mentioned again and I love it. Please.

[batsandbirdbrains]

But what if all of Gotham knows that Brucie Wayne is a persona Bruce puts on for the public? Like they all saw him be a weird, quiet little boy even before his parents were killed. They saw him be a weirder, quieter little boy after they were killed. They saw him be a loner teenager who hated talking to people, who was always more comfortable keeping to himself.

Then he comes back after traveling the world and he’s suddenly a himbo playboy socialite? Either it’s all an act, or someone finally introduced Bruce Wayne to the good drugs. They’re more inclined to believe it’s the former considering they all start to notice that, while Bruce may always have a drink in his hand when he’s out and about, he never actually drinks it.

But they don’t say anything. They don’t call him out on it. He may be a weirdo, but he does his best to make Gotham a better place for everyone to live. He donates money to all sorts of local charities, he volunteers his time at soup kitchens, he donates brand new clothes and bedding and toiletries to shelters. He’s a good guy. Who cares if he’s a little odd.

Most Gothamites actually feel kinda bad that he must think he needs to play this goofball character in order to fit in, in order to be a contributing member to society.

So they let him play his role.

Then he adopts Dick Grayson, the little circus boy whose parents were just killed in front of him. Who’s eight years old, the same age Bruce was when his parents were also killed in front of him. And everyone knows exactly why he adopted him, because the parallels are too much, and they see so clearly in the way Bruce interacts with him that Bruce just wants to help him, that he understands exactly how Dick must be feeling.

And Dick is a very serious child, at first. He hardly speaks. He clings to Bruce’s hand if Bruce isn’t carrying him. He glares at people. When he does speak, it’s scathing, and he has a sharp tongue.

Then a couple years later, it’s like his personality has completely flipped. He’s goofy and silly and so very similar to Brucie. And they’re all reminded that Dick grew up in a circus, he’s a showman through and through, and they all know it’s an act. They all know Richie isn’t the real him.

But they let him perform, let him put on his show along with Bruce. Because Gotham loves the Waynes, and if they want to have a public persona to have some sort of privacy, then they aren’t going to stop them.

[frownyalfred]

the thing about Bruce Wayne is that, no matter what mask he wears, he looks at Gotham and sees something worth saving. something dark and dirty worth pulling up into the light, and damn the consequences.

in a city where so many other influential figures have given up, or given in, Bruce sees something worth making holy again. despite all that it’s taken from him.

[zombiebuthotter]

Things I 100% believe Gothamites say:

“Riddle me this, Batman” - teasingly quoting Riddler while asking a friend a question

“No shit, Batman” - when someone says something obvious

“Next Batman over here” - sarcastic when someone has a shitty idea

“Break a leg, Robin” - adapted among Gotham gymnastics

“Okay Catwoman” - when someone brags about shoplifting (like “Okay Queen”)

“Need a coin?” - jab to two-face if someone is undecided

“That's Arkham-level crazy” - self explanatory (Arkham Asylum)

“Pulling a Batman” - ghosting someone / disappearing mid conversation

“GCPD’s on it” - sarcastic way to say something is never getting solved

“Don't go full Joker now” - when someone keeps on escalating and doubling down during an argument

“It’ll heal before the next breakout” - a child crying about a scraped knee

“Must be a Wayne Project” - whenever they see something getting fixed or functioning in a legal way

“You ain't Batman” - when someone tries to do something reckless

Feel free to add more if you have any ideas!

[redstonekate]

After three months of designing and cross stitching, here she is!

Day 7 (Feb. 1): Free Day | Batgirl (2024) | Fairy Tale @casscainweek

Some behind the scenes pics under the cut

EDIT: here’s a link to the post where I share the pattern :)

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[leafsheep]

Some random thoughts about Gothamites and scenarios I’ve come up with.

Metropolis citizen: Yeah so my exams were cancelled bc some villain took over the city the week leading up to them so the school said not to worry about it.

Gothamite: Fr? Last time a villain took over our city he killed anyone who wasn’t smart and had us take extra exams.

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Random Gotham kid: Hey teach, can I get an extension on my essay, my neighborhood was fear toxin-ed a few days ago and I’m just getting out of the hospital.

Standard Gotham High School Teacher: ohhh yeah…. Nooooo… sorry Jimmy but you know you had a week to do the assignment soo… you should’ve planned ahead.

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Health/PE teacher: Yeah so I don’t really wanna teach y’all today so we’re gonna watch this top ten video of Riddler’s shittiest riddles.

Student: after can we watch this compilation I found of the murder Robin interacting with stray cats?

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A Wayne kid just walking down the street

Gothamite: Can you give your dad this?

Wayne child: ??? This is a phone number.

Gothamite: Yeah, maybe you could talk me up too?

Wayne child: You’re MY age

Gothamite: Why does that matter?

Wayne Child: evident disgust

Gothamite: OH no, I want him to adopt me.

Gothamite: he’s our dad now.

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Gothamite: Did you hear that bizarre theory about the Robins being clones of each other? I mean wasn’t one of them a girl? How would that even work??

Bernard Dowd (made said theory for shits and giggles, also knows it’s complete bullshit): Maybe that clone was trans! Are you being transphobic right now? God I can’t believe you-

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Reporter: Video feed shows the infamous Red Hood standing bewildered next to his motorcycle at four am this morning, having apparently found it missing his tires. Eyewitnesses to the scene report Bludhaven Vigilante laughing outside of camera view.