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[naarisz]

He looked so good on that one balcony screenshot, I had to draw him.

[bitchypuppy1986]

Boys in dresses. Boys in skirts. Eating out a boy in either of these. You agree.

[blumoonbow]

I had to

[persephonedevine]

When you see me wearing a baggy t-shirt or hoodie, just know that I have nothing underneath

[occasionalauthoring]

Hi! First ask ever so idk if I’m doing this right (sorry if I’m not). Thought that a distraction may still be wanted so here I am?

Honestly I’m just thinking about how Bruce would hate the nickname of ‘son’ from anyone except Thomas. Whether their relationship was rocky or not, whether Thomas was an asshole parent or the best, most doting father, it doesn’t matter. Son is an exclusive term from his father, and he will not be accepting mentors, old people or anyone else try to call him that. At galas or even by Clark’s father, it just feels wrong no matter how kind the intention is

This can extend to how Alfred wouldn’t allow Bruce to call him dad even by accident, lecturing that he is not Bruce’s parent and never would be, contributing to Bruce developing that distaste for fraudulent father figures.

In contrast, I think that he’d use ‘son’ as a nickname for his children, (‘daughter’ doesn’t roll off the tongue as easy, sorry Cass,) but only in emotional situations. I think some of the children may interpret this as Bruce trying to keep them on a leash, trying to leverage his status as guardian/adoptive father/etc against them in high tension situations, but it’s all just Bruce being worried, angry or even desperate for them to listen to him. I think Damian even eventually begins to dislike that nickname, after the others explain their issues with it.

Bruce only tends to use it under these emotion heavy convos, sometimes with pride, but often in negative situations where some of his children (*cough* especially dick in his rebellion era *cough* and Jason at any point *cough*) will instinctively answer with “don’t call me son” Hamilton style in anger. Until one day Damian is the one to say that to Bruce.

I wonder how he’d react, honestly no clue lol <3 I just think that there’s a lot of potential with Bruce and the nicknames for his children.

@carmelitacreep no. 39 xx

Bruce's hackles raising in response to being called son is delectable, something that never changes, Thomas is his father, you're not good enough to call him that.

Especially with all the daddy issues being raised by Alfred gave him...

This reminded me instantly of an old fic idea I had, so I just dug it out of my notes, and copied it over

Do I think the kids would actually act like this? No! Damian? No! But I do think it would be a fun fic to explore just how deeply those little digs over time build and build.

All the times one of Bruce's kids told him that he's not their dad, and one time they told him he was. Bruce takes it to heart every time and assumes that's their core belief, so never challenges it. They always feel bad about it, but Bruce closes himself off when he's hurt so they don't know how to approach an apology, so it never happens.

Damian does it too, after he disobeyed an order in the field and nearly got hurt. He and Bruce argue about it and he asks why he should listen. "Because I am in charge, but more importantly, I am your father!" And Damian screams back that Bruce's isn't his father, he's just 'the owner of the doorstep Talia dropped him on'. Bruce goes dead silent and just stares at Damian until everyone is uncomfortable. "Go to your room." "But—" "Go." And he goes. Alfred tries to comfort Bruce but Bruce shrugs off the hand on his shoulder and disappears into Cave. Kids don't think it's serious but then Bruce is subdued at breakfast the next morning. He is cold when they inquire. Bruce has to remind Damian he is benched and grounded.

Damian peeved but kids soothe that Bruce will get over it, they've all said it to him dozens of times and he won't hold it against them. By example, Steph retorts it to Bruce and he teases back. Jason does it too regarding following orders and Bruce's face goes blank before he barrels on with argument.

Bruce doesn't unground Damian for a week, then starts prepping for a long space JL mission and still doesn't unground. Dick goes to confront him about leaving for undetermined length of time without. He points out hypocrisy of letting the rest of them get away with it but not him and demands why. "Because he's actually my son!" Dick offended. "You said it yourself!" Devolves into massive argument wherein Dick insults Bruce parenting skills a lot and Bruce leaves for mission.

Dick relays to the others and they're all pissed. Steph and Duke tell them to pull their heads out of their asses and explain Bruce really thinks, that they don't think of him as a father. Kids have crisis, lament to Alfred who is unsympathetic to their plight. He tells them to check Bruce's most viewed files on Batcomputer. (1st is finding Jason's body, which is brushed by.) Second is a sequence of clips of Batkids telling him he isn't their father.

● Dick, first at Manor: many, later in years, during quitting and estrangement: many, painfully insulting ● Jason, first at manor: many, after resurrection: totalling near 100 ● Tim, first as Robin, many telling Bruce he is Robin not his son ● Cass, a few (unexplained separation of Bruce from David Cain (only father behaviour she knows) ● Damian, a few here and there, catalyst comment

Steph and Duke avoid, Wayne kids in crisis. They try to comm Bruce but as soon as they bring it up he reminds them the line's for emergencies and hangs up. They despair over it increasingly during absence. Bruce returns and ungrounds Damain, doesn't address. Kids still upset but wonder whether to bring up.

Then during business deal Bruce hesitates over son and instead introduces Tim as his ward. Tim tells the others still major issue they need to fix. Bruce thinks Jason is under toxin when he tries to tell him and runs tests but when they come back clear asks Jason how he's feeling and he gives up and just says he's fine.

But yeah adding your that the kids feel like Bruce is exerting control over them with reminders of his position over them is delectable and makes this so much worse (and more grounded too) and I love it.

[tomhardysurinal]

[redvelveteer]

the idea of there being limited oxygen in an oxygen tank and being such an out of breath air hogging mess that you run through them like cans of whipped cream… don’t you know they’re in limited supply, piggy? with all this co2 your lazy ass is pumping into the air every time you order delivery? every time you squeeze yourself into your gas guzzling car to hit a round of drive-thrus? gasping for air, wheezing like a proper pig even with the damn oxygen tank, it’s a wonder you’re still able to breathe at all with all that fat you’re packing.

[men-of-actual-play]