Find your tribe in a Sea of Creativity
Damian in the Sons of Anarchy AU still speaks English like that but this time its Jason’s fault since he taught him to speak like a Victorian aristocrat because he was petty about being kidnapped and made a babysitter to his baby brother in a foreign country.
Batfam quotes as things my family has said
Okay, so this one is long. Legit this happened yesterday.
*whole family is going out for dinner*
Tim: *locks the door before leaving the manor* okay, everyone ready to go? I'm starving.
Bruce: Alfred, did you get the house key?
Alfred: ... no master Bruce. You grabbed the car keys, I assumed you grabbed the house keys.
Bruce: oh... well... oops?
Jason: You, Bruce Wayne, Batman, "world's greatest detective", have locked yourself out of your own manor.
Bruce: ...
Jason: *wheeze*
Damian: Drake, look what you did. Not only did you lock us out of the manor, but you have humiliated father!
Tim: wtf, how is this MY fault!?
Damian: tt useless.
Tim:... you little-
Dick: whoa! Let's all calm down! We're all a little hangry and not thinking straight.
Steph: yo, I didn't get my phone. It's in the kitchen.
...
Bruce: *sigh* let me get a sledgehammer.
Alfred: master Bruce, there must be a less destructive way to enter the manor.
Bruce: Alfred, I've spent millions of dollars on our security system. This is the least destructive method.
*leaves to get the sledgehammer*
*a couple minutes later.*
Bruce: how... how did you?
*Cass standing next to the open door*
Cass: credit card!
Jason: million dollar security system my ass.
Batfam quotes as things my family (and friends) have said.
Damian: *ranting* Father is infuriating at times!
Steph: I don't have a dad
Jason: I don't have a mom
Dick: You guys have parents?
Batfam quotes as things my family has said
Dick: hey, you want to go get Starbucks
Jason: Sur-
*loud footsteps sprinting down the hallway*
Tim: *slides around corner* CoFfEe?!
*silence*
Damian: you need professional help.
Batfam quotes as things my family has said
Damian: *walks into Tim's room. Turns off all the lights and knocks his water bottle off his dresser. Then walks out*
Dick: Awww... he likes you!
Tim: I hate this fucking family.
Hands: a batfam drabble
While the eyes may be the window to the soul, but Tim fully believes the hands are more significant. Your hands show your journey, where you've been. Tim familiarized himself with the hands of the people around him.
Damian’s handsp are small. Chubby. But deceptively hardened. Callouses wrap around his little brothers hands, telling of long, laborious days. But those little hands create amazing things. Colorful paintings and sculptures Tim can't even dream up.
Dick has strong hands. His callouses are older. Small scars across his knuckles tell of conflict, fighting. But those strong hands radiate endurance and hope. The strength that only an acrobat can have. Tim knows his strength runs deeper than his hands, it's a bone-deep essential part of his brother.
Jason has scarred hands. Thick ridges criss cross his fingers. Once upon a time those hands had been split open, blood falling onto splintered wood and expensive satin and dirt. Now those hands cook dinner for his family when it's Jason’s turn to host movie night
Cass' hands are dangerous. Lithe and quick. Before you could blink those hands would have you pinned to the ground. They move like a fleeting shadow, but also like a dancing butterfly. Those hands flit about as Cass twirls and dances. They seem to float around her. She looks like a fairy, circled by two bright butterflies.
Tim is not sure what his hands tell. He's not sure he ever wants to discover that. The secrets that are contained with one's hands are special and precious to him. So he hides his hands. Crossed together, behind his back, swaddled in hoodie pockets. No matter what his hands stay hidden, along with the secrets they contain.
Ok, but like...
Damian being a stabby murder baby, BUT ALSO the quirky art kid.
Everyone at his school (he goes to in-person school, sue me) is TERRIFIED of him, and rightfully so.
One time he stabbed a classmate with a paintbrush after they knocked into his art table and spilled his paint across his canvas. Do you know how hard it is to stab someone with s paintbrush?
NO ONE goes into Damian’s art studio (except for Alfred because he runs the manor). Tim goes looking for the belongings that Damian steals from him in the studio. He comes out with nasty bruises every time.
But the thing is, Damian creates the most beautiful things! The rest family is astounded by what can create. How can Mr.Iwillstabyouifyoulookatmewrong paint such an elegant recreation of Titus' face!?
Everyone eventually stops questioning it.
Okay, but like...
Jason loves to mess with his siblings. That not particularly unique, as most siblings love to annoy each other. Only difference is that Jason is a little shit. Most of his "jokes" involve property damage.
One time he put Tim’s laptop into jello (he watches the office, sue me). Tim loaded all his guns with jolly ranchers in return.
Damian’s katana has been mutilated by Jason several times. It's always washable, but annoying all the same. A perfect example of this is the 'Syrup Incident' in which Jason coated everyone’s favorite weapons in syrup. Dick's sparky sticks were actually damaged by that prank....
The only one who rivals Jason in property damge has got to be Steph. I mean, come one, it's Steph.
Batfam quotes as things my family has said
Damian: *gasp* I lost all my progress on Cheese Vikings!
Tim: You're displaying more emotion than you did when I was shot.
Damian: Of course I did, it's Cheese Vikings you uncultured swine.
Ok, but like...
There's "danger zones" in Wayne Manor.
These are areas where watching for falling objects, dangerous projectiles, murderous vigilante baby, and a plethora of other hazards.
For example, the main foyer is a danger zones.
Dick, with his acrobatic tendencies, has broken over 23 chandeliers. Thankfully, he's never been hurt. He just hangs on the chandeliers and tends to loosen them. Then tend to fall later, when unexpecting people are walking underneath. Jason has dubbed it the "phantom chamber" in lieu of the falling chandelier in phantom of the opera.
Damian’s room is also a danger zone. For obvious reasons.
Part 2 of Batfam Nerf War
Scroll down for part 1. It's not far.
Previously: Tim then builds a team...
The "Tim team" consists of Steph, Duke (reluctantly), and Cass.
It starts out with the four of them ambushing Jason as random times. At one point, Jason has to restrain himself from pulling a real gun on Steph. She has her guns loaded with glitter as a "artistic addition".
Jason eventually loses it and recruits the "big guns". He promises Dick a hug and cashes out a favor from Damian.
The group spends about a week ambushing each other (Tim usually concocted unusually complicated traps). Until Dick's gun malfunctions and accidentally fires on Damian. The teams split into three, the four....
By next week the manor becomes the battle ground of a no-holds free-for-all nerf war.
God help poor Alfred.
Imagine nerf darts, glitter, and batarangs scattered all around the mansion. Alfred just following behind and cleaning up the "bat tornado aftermath".
Somehow, Bruce is completely oblivious to the destruction his children are causing. "It just a harmless game Alfred". Bruce is lucky Alfred loves him.
I'll write part 3 when I'm motivated.
Batfam quotes as things my family has said
Jason: Pass me the blueberry jelly
Damian: *picks up jar and scoops the rest of the jelly out onto his eggs*
Damian: sorry, it's all gone
...
Jason: you little...
Don't we all love some chaotic siblings shenanigans at the gala?
Ah! The annual Wayne gala...
Every year, Bruce Wayne attempts to throw a normal gala.
You, know. The kind every other billionaire throws.
But somehow
Somehow
Something weird happens.
Whether Damian lets Batcow into the ballroom, or Steph sets off the sprinkler system, or (God forbid) Jason mixes laxatives into the cake; something always goes wrong.
And. It. Is. Always. His. Kids'. Fault.
It's become a running joke in the media!
"The Wayne Kids at it again!!! Read their latest gala antics below!"
Bruce just wants to jump into that bottomless pit in the Batcave...
Why WHY are his... lovely children like this? Can't they just give him some peace.
Of course not, Dick is sitting on the chandelier and everyone is staring.
Dick waves at him.
He can only stare blankly until Tim comes over and hands him a cup of coffee, Tim holding one himself.
Not really a typical gala drink, but he deserves it. Takes a big drink and almost spits it out. He give Tim and incredulous look.
The coffee is spiked.
He can't tell if it has monster, whisky, or a fucking 5 hour energy in it though.
Tim just shrugs and takes the cup back.
"More for me"
Cass walks over and gives him a pity pat on the shoulder.
God help him.
He loves these kids.
But God help him...
Okay, but like...
Jason Todd coaching a little league team called the Outlaws.
And trying to keep it from literally everyone he knows.
Because he adores these kids, but he knows he'd catch hell if anyone found out.
Tim finds out first.
Of course he does this is Timothy Drake we're talking about.
Jason expects Tim to use this as blackmail. He's surprised when Tim doesn't. Even more surprised when Tim starts showing up for all their games, and becomes the most enthusiastic fan.
Cass follows Tim to a game one day. Gets as invested in these Baseball playing babies as Tim is.
Everything is all fine and dandy for a while... until Damian discovers the team.
Of course being the little demon he is, he forms a plan to destroy the team. "The team is a distraction to Todd and must be eliminated". So the little shit joins the team without Jason’s knowledge. His plan was was to start rumors and divide the team until it fell apart.
Buuuuut, turns out Damian Wayne likes baseball.
So now we have nearly half the wayne family invested in this team of 13 year old baseball players.
No one really knows how Barbara found out. She just started join Tim and Cass for the games.
Steph and Duke start showing up not long after. Showing up with enough snacks to feed a small nation.
The Wayne family turns out to be very enthusiastic... so much so that it makes headlines...
Annnnnnd that's how Dick Grayson joined the group.
And they thought the others were obnoxious...
This grown ass man shows up with a 6 by 2 foot banner that says "GO OUTLAWS" in giant glittery letters. He bring face paint and T-shirts for all the parents. Really he just gets way too into it.
Jason and Damian are mortified...
When Bruce sees the headlines, he thinks it's adorable. Of course he joins in all the shenanigans, just a little less chaotic.
Alfred just sits back and watches. He knew the whole time. He was the one to suggest Jason coach the team in the first place
Yes I know its supposed to hurt, yes I know there are rough patches, yes I know that’s not how it happens, yes I know it’s not realistic, it’s not gritty, yes I know that’s not what fate, the gods, the writers say. Yes and yes and yes I know I know I promise you I know-
But what if
things got better?
things could get better?
what if love didn’t always have to bleed?
what if pain wasn’t inherently more valuable than care?
what if those who thought themselves out of reach still had unconditional love?
what if those trying their best to shoulder the burdens of responsibility got to share the weight?
what if family was supportive, and protective?
what if they grew, what if they learned?
what if they got to get up the next day and keep going, not the same as before, but still getting through this?
what if they weren’t alone? not by circumstance, but by choice?
what if they could heal and you could too?
I know that’s not how it ends. I know it ends in pain and tears and a thousand split branches telling different stories, few of them any kind of joyful.
But maybe it doesn’t have to.
Maybe we pick the branch that bends skywards. Maybe that’s what we need.
Hope is a decision. Found family is deliberate.
Ultimately it’s your choice.
Play in the sand.
I don’t want mine to be full of glass.
It’s not just Batman. All of Gotham hates magicians. Because they pull shit like this.
Some out-of-towner decides the best way to keep the Bats distracted while they kick up trouble would be to turn the family into children, thereby making them harmless without the associated alarms if they were to disappear.
Unfortunately, they’re not very good at this.
Alfred is greeted at the Batcave by the normal Batfamily, plus their pint-sized doubles. Every single person is struggling to handle their younger version.
Dick is frantically trying to keep an eye on the most adventurous nine year old. Jason is freaking out trying to responsible parent his eight year old self who’s screaming his head off about stranger danger. Tim and his eight year old double have not broken eye contact, and Tim is refusing to touch ‘it’ except with a bow staff. Steph is bribing hers with ice cream to keep her quiet and to stop her from attacking the other children again. Cass is attached to hers by child reins. Duke’s mini has already tried to escape explore three times and is over Duke’s shoulder to prevent any further attempts. Damian (in his mid teens) is trying to get his toddler self to stop grabbing everything, and failing.
Bruce had called Zatanna, but she’s on a JL mission at the moment. It’s going to be a long week.
I feel like people draw Damien Wayne in Arab patterns but it’s not traditional just stylistic like I don’t know if any Arab man would wear earrings (like most fanart has) other than the woman same with the clothes.
I wanna make a toast to Batman, the greatest father four degenerate bastards ever had...
really liking juni ba boy wonder so far. Didnt know what to put in the lower right corner
THEY BROUGHT IN THE MOTHERFLIPPIN' MONKEY PRINCE
omg guys young justice dark book was just announced !!!
Don’t get me wrong I love all the emo versions of Batman in modern adaptations where’s he’s all broody and just sits alone in a cave at night because ✨vibes✨ but one day I hope we see the comic accurate bat dad who adopts every stray child he meets and has movie nights with the justice league
Damian has a favourite person. And before you say Jon Kent, hear me out: Beast Boy-
Jason in the League getting a babysitting duty w baby Damian and so he just does what he thinks parents normally do. So he goes ahead and teach the kid, 'Mama' so that Talia can be idk hapy about it. He just figures Talia would want Mama to be her son;s first word. probably.
But now the thing is, Baby damian attaches Mama with Jason.
So now you have this 6 foot tall hunk of a babysitter bodyguard who is addressed to as Mama by the Prince. and Jason is just stumped cos he doesnt know how to fix it.
When Damian grows up eventually he just calls Talia 'Mother', but Jason is still98% of the time Mama. It just stuck and he never quite figured out how to undo it.
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Flashforward, after becoming robin, and gaining some conciousness in general Damian started calling Jason 'Todd' (or whatever honestly idgaf), but the word Mama still slips out sometimes when Damian is like really pissed off and screaming "WHY DID YOU HOLD ME BACK MAM- TODD", or super not paying attention- "uhm, idk ask mama. hm? Todd. ask todd. thats what i said.", or like drugged when hurt, "ma, wheres mama..."
:3c
Low quality Damian Wayne from that one panel
In all honesty Bruce had never really intended for Billy to always be a substitute for when Damian was sick or not available to go out as Robin. It just so happened that Billy was almost Always available to fill in as Robin.
Usually he would only have Billy fill in when none of his other children were patrolling, he didn’t need to hear them complaining about him adopting another Black haired Blue eyed child. (He tried it didn’t work) but unfortunately Dick decided to suit up that night and ended up running into Billy and Bruce, Well Robin and Batman.
At First Dick been shocked that there was another Robin, Did Damian know? Did Alfred know was honestly the more important question. Of course he knew he was most likely the one who made another costume for the poor kid!
I’m gonna be honest I don’t really have anything against Damian x Billy but I like them more as friends.
Robin and Captain Marvel are a duo none of the JL or the Batfamily expected, but the two got along great. So much so that Batman was starting to get a little suspicious about Marvel’s relationship with his son. But the man hadn’t done anything vile to Robin so maybe just maybe he could leave them be. For now.
Meanwhile Billy and Damian were currently at Fawcett city Zoo petting Tawny like nothing was wrong, even as the staff of said Zoo panicked. Damian while he had initially found out the Captain’s identity for blackmail purposes like this but…He’s been actually having fun with the other teen. Maybe he could actually make another friend that isn’t Jon or his pets.
Hey, do you remember this fic of mine? So, Damian is about to grow up from Robin and become his own vigilante! But I need help choosing a name for him.