Thinking about the Bats suppressing their injuries and how yes, they have crazy high pain tolerance, and yes, they are in peak human condition, but ALSO, they do Too Much Shit sometimes and have definitely made injuries worse by accidentally ignoring them
Like, imagine one of them throws out their back doing something Totally Normal and Mundane so they just. Ignore it. Because I literally sneezed, it can’t be that bad, right?
(Spoiler alert: it is that bad)
Tim, moving more slowly than normal and grimacing every few seconds: damn maybe I pulled something
Jason, stopping by to pick up some things he needs while Bruce is out: ?? What’ja do?
Tim: I dunno, but my back really fucking hurts and I’m starting to get all numb and tingly
Jason: ?!?!?
Jason: How long has it been hurting????
Tim: I don’t know??? I guess, like, a few hours???
Jason: What did you do????
Tim: I DON’T KNOW, MAN, IT STARTED AFTER I SNEEZED
Jason, laughing: YOU HURT YOURSELF BY FUCKING SNEEZING????
Tim: THAT LITERALLY CANNOT BE THE CAUSE
Jason: I dunno man, kinda sounds like it
Jason, in tears: Maybe it’s time to retire
Tim: FUCK YOU IM FINE
Tim: WATCH I’LL PROVE IT
Tim, about to do a backflip: oh fuck- OW
Tim: *passes out from the pain*
Jason, still laughing his ass off: Nice landing, Timmy!
Tim:
Jason: Timmy?
Tim:
Jason: Tim?
Jason: oh shit—
lmao what if
tim: hey bruce i need to tell you something
bruce, already having a migraine: ...yes?
tim, fucking vibrating out of nervousness: dad i'm gay
bruce, face going completely blank:
tim, already making a plan to establish a vigilante identity separated from the bats and to move to costa rica:
bruce, inhaling rapidly with tears in his eyes: hello gay, i'm dad.
i hand batman a baby. batman takes the baby. bruce wayne adopts the baby. the baby is introduced to the family. the family is not impressed.
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Bruce, cooing over his new baby: aw, good evening honey, did you have a nice nap? of course you did, daddy was here the whole time! *proceeds to kiss the baby’s cheek multiple times*
Damian, beside them: *actively bleeding*
Tim: do you feel it now
Tim: do you feel your significance slowly dwindling
Tim: you are a middle child now damian
Tim: do you understand your fate. a middle child, damian. a middle child.
Damian:
Damian, unsheathing his sword: not for long
Before the baby’s Arrival…
Jason, admiring a motorcycle:
Bruce: *buys five*
Jason, glances at a shirt:
Bruce: *buys every color*
Jason: *stomach growls*
Bruce: *books the most expensive restaurant*
After the baby’s Arrival…
Jason: b
Bruce, attentively listening to the baby’s babbling, not even turning his head: hm?
Jason: can i buy this
Bruce, imitating airplanes to feed the baby: sure *tosses card*
Jason:
Jason: im hungry
Bruce, playing peek-a-boo: alfred. kitchen.
Jason:
Jason: *pretends to faint*
Bruce, moves baby away to safey, not sparing him a glance: yes sweetie that’s your brother jay. can you say it? say j-a-y
Baby, giggling, slapping jason’s face: da!
Bruce, gushing in excitement, picking the baby up: da?! did you say dad?! im right here baby! dad’s here!!
Jason:
Jason, still laying on the floor:
Jason, curling up:
Tim, walking by: middle child…the curse of the middle child…
Baby:
Dick: BABY :DD!!
Baby, with Bruce:
Dick: baby :D!
Baby, with Bruce, whose time and attention is now solely dedicated to the baby:
Dick: baby :)
Baby, with Bruce, whose time and attention is now solely dedicated to the baby, which means he no longer pays attention to his first child:
Dick: baby :(
Baby, with Bruce, whose time and attention is now solely dedicated to the baby, which means he no longer pays attention to his first child who just wants to spend time with his dad again because he misses him so much:
Dick: BABY >:[
Cass:
Baby:
Cass:
Baby:
Baby: *cries*
Cass: *narrows eyes*
Baby: *cries louder*
Cass: *hears bruce’s footsteps*
Cass, eyes narrowing again: smart baby
Baby: *stops crying* *smiles* *starts crying again*
Cass: you think dad will pick you?
Cass: *also starts crying*
Bruce, banging the door open, doesnt even notice Cass: BABY
Baby, sniffling, already being rocked in Bruce’s arms:
Baby, making eye contact with Cass:
Cass:
Cass: *starts crying for real*
Jim:
Barbara, glaring at her phone:
Jim:
Jim: haven’t seen bruce around these days…
Barbara: *glares at phone even harder*
Jim: must be busy with his new baby
Barbara: *types furiously while still glaring*
Jim: who knows how long ‘til he visits again
Barbara: *tosses phone out the window and leaves the room*
Duke, leaning against Bruce while playing a game:
Baby, on Bruce’s chest:
Baby: *slaps Duke’s game away*
Duke:
Duke, pursing his lips: *picks game back up* *leans against bruce again*
Baby:
Baby: *slaps Duke’s game away*
Duke: IS IT ‘CAUSE IM BLACK
Spoiler, tapping her foot impatiently: ugh where is he
Batman, gliding in:
Spoiler: finally! you’re la— IS THAT THE BABY.
Batman, baby strapped to his chest, wearing their own domino mask: …hm.
Spoiler: why. did you bring the baby.
Spoiler: it’s our hang-out day
Spoiler: me and you fighting crime and sitting on rooftops eating bat burgers
Batman, cowl ears drooping: …but the baby…
Spoiler, tears in her eyes: just admit you dont love us anymore!
Spoiler: *runs off*
Batman, in shock:
Spoiler, getting in the batmobile parked nearby: how was that
Red Robin, handing her money: perfect
Robin: tt this had better work
Oracle, watching Batman pace around guiltily through a camera: it will.
Orphan and Red Hood, huddled at the back, both mumbling: he ignored us…his favorites…he ignored…
Nightwing, also mumbling: replaced again…how many more times…
Signal: *snoring*
Babies
Damian: I don't want to be Robin forever, I don't want to move into other names and roles either! I... I want to be a doctor... like grandfather.
Alfred: *beaming with pride* Oh that's excelent, Master Damian! I'm so glad to see someone in this family actually following late Master Wayne legacy. Thomas would be so proud.
Bruce: *discretly tearing up* Yeah, that's... that's... great, just great, chum. I'm very very proud.
Damian, who is inspired by Thomas but at the moment was actually refering to Ra's: Yes, reading and just hearing all those stories about granfather Thomas made me admire him a lot.
Damian who still feels like he can't talk about the other side of his family. Who still feels like talking about happy moments or how despite everything his mother and grandfather loved him and did their best to make him happy or about the things he still admires about them will take away his place at the Waynes, will grant him eyes full of either pity or fearfull concern. Damian who knows his grandfather is evil and his mother is complicated, who choose a different path and who is starting to understand that being pushed to the path Talia and Ra's wanted was bad for him and unhealthy, that kids shouldn't be assassins (but should kids be Robins?). Damian who himself still has hatred and anger for Ra's but also who still has love and admiration. He got his love for animals from them, Ra's love for life. Damian who fundamentally still wants to be a Wayne very much but wishes being a Wayne didn't meant he had to give up on being an Al Ghul. Who wishes he could talk about them. Damian who admires Thomas Wayne and all the stories he heard about him but who was raised by the Al Ghuls, who heard about a santifield version of a healer grandfather and saw a demonized version of one. It was Ra's who bandaged him and Talia. Damian who is doing it for the Waynes. For these people he never got to met and wishes so much he had. Damian who is doing it for the Al Ghuls. For a mother who started wanting to be a doctor before wanting to run away and violence and cooportativism took it out of her, for a grandfather who is far from perfect but who always helps his own people.
Who wanted to be safe to talk about his first home with the people he loves the most. Who is terrifield that being inspired by Ra's will meant he doesn't belong with them.
Damian who didn't even lied. Who got the hugs and support. Damian who does not know why he is upset.
It was an accident :(((
They should make a new Batman vs Superman with the new Batman and Superman but instead of fighting they make out sloppy styl- WHAT! WHO SAID THAT?! WHO SAID THAT?
Skibidi die.
A continuation of:
It’s been four months since his parents were last home. About a month since he ran out of food. Three days ago the water faucets stopped working. Good news! His parents should be home soon! They promised they’d be home for his birthday! It’s his birthday tomorrow so his parents must be home soon! Until then he’ll wait in his safe spot. Years ago he had found a hollowed out section of wall in his closet. He can hear everything in the house from that spot. It’s also the warmest spot in the house. Especially when he moves the boxes to block the draft from entering his little budding spot. With the heater broken durning the unusually cold weather, the isolation of the walls keep his little hiddy hole warm. With nothing else to distract himself from his thirst and hunger, he might as well take a nap until his parents return home.
When Tim wakes up he’s face to face with his own body. Fear and confusion runs through him. What is he going to do when his parents get home?
He fazes through everything instead of touching it. At least he doesn’t feel hungry any more.
It’s another two months before his parents return home. With that time was able to practice picking things up and interact with the tangible world. If he didn’t know he was dead he would think he was still apart of the living.
After helping his parents unpack the first thing he says is “I died while you where away”
“Don’t be ridiculous Timothy you’re just fine. Obviously you’re standing right here” his mother responds
“No im a ghost!” Tim insisted
“There’s no such thing as ghost sport cease this game at once” his father answers
“No really my body is in my closet!”
The family argues back and forth for a bit which Jack and Janet believing Tim to be playing a game. They angrily look in his closet only to not see his body. After all it’s in the hidden hiddy hole in the very back behind some of the boxes. His parents leave before time could move the boxes out of the way. His body is certainly worse for wear. Areas have puffed up in some spots while other areas of flesh has melted away. When he first woke up after dieing his body only looked like it was asleep, now it looks like it belongs in a zombie movie.
Jack and Janet are disappointed that Tim hasn’t grown any, he makes a shrimp ten year old. Tim has stopped insisting that he’s dead. The creative punishment his parents dish out has long made him stop wanting to prove his death.
Tim still checks on what’s left of his body, it’s mostly bone now, but it’s proof he’s not crazy and that he really did die. He watched as his flesh slowly rotted away.
He’s made friends with the Waynes, they think he’s a normal human boy, all be it a bit small. He learns that other undead creatures exist, as well as other hunting beings. Jason is another undead, though he got to keep his original body. He was murdered by a clown about a year after Bruce took him in. No one has seen the clown since then though. Tim suspects that the clown may have been one of the goul’s first meals that the werbat provided. That would explain why Jason was so quick to forgive Bruce and why the clown hasn’t been seen again.
Jason brings a lot of raw meat for his school lunches, usually beef or lamb. Though recently it’s been a lot more lamb than cow, Tim wonders why that’s the case.
One day Jason drags Tim back to Wayne manor under the guise of studying for their upcoming test together. Tim was quick to bond with the rest of the family. He’s felt more at home here than he’s ever felt back in drake manner. It doesn’t take long until Tim becomes a regular guest at Wayne manor.
Even though he doesn’t need to eat, Tim never turns down a meal. In fact, he’s almost always snacking on something. Even on those cardboard cookies no one likes. Well it might be more accurate to say he doesn’t physically need to eat. He gets anxious if he hasn’t had any thing to eat for a while. It’s nice of the Wayne’s to bring him all these extra snacks though!
Tim is a regular fixture in Wayne manor. After finding out how often his parents are away they insisted that he’d stay with them.
This brings us to the current problem. Cass needs to cast a protection charm on the manner, a ward agent an evil cult. Unfortunately there’s one ingredient that Cass can’t get her hands on.
“A bone of an unburied one freely given.”
What this means is that she needs a bone of someone who hasn’t had a funeral, which means she can’t just buy one off of a donated body. Stupid old spells with stupid specific unwritten rules that make more sense or the time period it was written in and not modern day. She also can’t look for lost hikers in the woods because they can’t give consent to being in the spell.
But Tim could help! He’s never had a funeral, and he’s here to give his consent for using his bones! It’s a win win!
While the older Wayne’s were trying to figure out how the spell would work with some from if substitute Tim convinces Jason to come help him get something from his bedroom back in drake manor.
“So what are we grabbing baby bird?” Jason asks Tim
“You’ll see when we get there” Tim replies. He’s learned that he can’t convince people he’s dead. He learned that the hard way.
“Okay okay but why am I bringing a box again?”
“My boxes are all stained”
Tim brings Jason to his closet where he moves those old boxes out of the way.
“Baby bird what is this?” Jason asks a little freak out about the skeleton in the closet.
“The missing ingredient for cass’s spell!” Tim answers cheerfully.
“Tim, we can’t use this with out their permission, why do you have a corps in your closet?” Jason is freaking out that there’s a dead person in the baby bird’s closet and he doesn’t know how it got there.
“No im giving you permission to use it!”
“Tim you can’t give permission for someone else’s body”
“No! Jason you don’t understand! I’m giving you permission to use it!” Tim has frustration tears in his eyes.
That’s how Jason found out that his baby bird was dead, be the looks of it he’s been dead for a while.
“Now help me bring it to Cass?”