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- Birthed through an artificial womb because he needed specialized care while in the womb; It also spared Talia the labours of pregnancy
- Hybrids need specialized care because they get some traits from one parents and other traits from the second parent; Diets need to be carefully monitered
- Damian is part Black Nightwing, part Asiatic Jade Dragon, part Black Mamba
- Long, thin serpentine body with powerful black wings; A Yinglung
- Diamond hard, mottled black and dark forest green
- Powerful, bat-like wings with strong wrists tipped in two 'fingers' that he can balance on
- Black mouth with inward curved teeth for catching and eating fish; Four hooked claws, like an ospreys, for catching fish
- Black horns pointing straight back
- Specialized ankles that can roate backwards like a squirrels
- Thin, angular face with long silvery whiskers
- Awkward flier because his mother couldn't teach him to fly like her, cause she doesn't have wings, and none of the League has wings
- Unknown if he'll breathe black plasma or poisonous gas
- Birthed through an artificial womb because he needed specialized care while in the womb; It also spared Talia the labours of pregnancy
- Achilles is part Sand Drake, part Asiatic Jade Dragon, part Black Mamba
- Bulkier than his half siblings, but longer than his sire; A lung dragon
- Impenetrable scales with thick skin, dark brown scales with darker moss green segmented armor-like scales along his spine
- Large paws with hooked talons; Straight canines in a black mouth like a coyotes or wolfs
- Powerful tail tipped in a venemous stinger; Fangs positioned in the front of his mouth filled with deadly venom
- Flies through the air with magic; Not as graceful as his mother because of his sire but just as fast and stronger
- Birthed through an artificial womb because he needed specialized care while in the womb; It also spared Talia the labours of pregnancy
- Mattheo is part Everburning dragon, part Sand Lindwurm, part Asiatic Jade Dragon, part Black Mamba
- Thin serpentine body with thick feathers covering most of his body; Feathered Yinglung
- Front and hind legs can fold flat against his body so he can slide like a snake through sand
- Diamond hard, emerald green scales speckled with golden-brown
- Thick, luscious feathers in several shades of green and white along the edges of his face, neck, wings, and down the spine that glow with embers
- Black mouth with fangs situated at the front of the mouth filled with corrosive venom; Straight fangs like a wolf or coyotes
- Large paws tipped with hooked claws
- Large wings have sharp foreclaws to cling to trees and other objects
- Feathered tail leaves smoke trails when he flies sometimes
- Known for diamond hard scales that come in all shades of green
- Sharp teeth curved inwards for catching fish; Hooked talons for catching fish
- Breath poisonous gas
- Fly through the sky in a serpentine fashion
- Known for diamond hard scales that come in all shades of green
- Sharp teeth curved inwards for catching fish; Hooked talons for catching fish; Fangs filled with venom positioned at the front of the mouth in place of canines
- Black mouth
- Breathe poisonous gas
- Fly through the sky in a serpentine fashion
- Wyvern with large black wings and three claws at the end of its wrist to walk on; Diamond hard scales that blend in with the night sky
- Breath black plasma
- Long, straight horns pointed back
- Crocodile like tail for balnce when on hind legs
- Sand colored scales with darker plates along their back like armor; Impenetrable scales with thick skin
- Wide paws for balance on sand with straight claws; Slender body for moving across sand and hiding in the desert
- Barbed tail like a scorpion
- Breath fire
- Sand colored scales with darker skales specked in, uniquily suited tofold front limbs back and move like a snake through the sand
- Fangs situated at the front of the mouth filled with highly corrosive venom
- Long red, yellow, and orange colored feathers along the top of the skull, down the neck and along large wings, tipped with hooked foreclaws
- Real embers along the spine; Runs naturally hotter than almost any other dragon species
- Feathered tail that leaves behind trails of deadly smoke
- Breathes golden flames
- Diamond hard scales with mottled black and green scales that allow them to blend in with the night sky and shadows
- Black mouth with inward curved teeth to catch fish; Hooked talons for catching fish
- Large black wings with single foreclaw and moveable wrist that he can walk on
- Black plasma
- Thin whip like tail
- Long horns curving slightly backwards
- Impenetrable sand colored scales with green armor like plates down the spine
- Venoumous barb on his tail; Fangs positioned at the front of his mouth are filled with deadly venom
- Wide paws with hooked talons for fish; Black mouth with inward curved teeth for eating fish
- Fly tgrough the sky in a serpentine fashion
- Camouflaged in desert areas
- Dimaond hard scales in shades of dark green with golden/sandy colored speckled in
- Black mouth; Fangs situated at the front of the mouth filled with corrosive venom; Straight teeth, like a wolves or coyotes
- Large paws with hooked talons for catchin fish
- Green and white feathers around his slender face, down the neck, over the wings, and down the spine
- Embers glow along his back, hidden with the feathers; Runs hotter than nearly all other species of dragon
- Breathes golden-green flames
- Feathered tail leaves smoke trails when he flies
- Ice cold, diamond hard scales in all shades from black to white, blue to pink, and more; Specialized feathers along the face, neck and top half of the wings
- Large teeth, like a polar bears; Hooked talon for gripping ice and catching fish
- Blue-black tongue
- Breathe ice
- Wide paws with thick pads to walk across snow and ice
- Covered in thick red-orange feathers with darker red ones around the neck, wings, and tail; Fluff covered hind legs with long wicked sharp talons like a Harpy Eagles
- Sharp foreclaws on the tops of the wings 'wrist' to walk on though Phoenix Drakes are capable of walking upright on their hind legs alone
- Thin faces with angular snout; Razor sharp serated teeth, like an anacondas, to grab hold of prey
- Long tail feathers with two extra long white feathers that stretch several feet past the rest of the tail
- Run hotter than almost every species, but are vulnerable because they lack the thick scales of most species; Compensate by being reborn
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- Beautiful golden scales with short wings and long frills along its spine with a long tail with thin delicate looking veils connected by thin spines on the tail; Darker golden-brown scales on the head like a fer-de-lances
- Jungle dwelling dragons best at gliding through trees and weaving around obstacles
- Sharp needle like claws for clinging to trees; Delicate fangs positioned at the front of the mouth filled with potent golden venom
- Sharp teeth and molars like a monkeys; Short muzzle than most dragons
- Flexible bodies with a specialized flexible spine
- Incredibly delicate as their scales aren't diamond hard of inpenetrable
- Thick, impenetrable scales that comes in pale shades od brown or shades of black or in between; Long tail that curves upwards slightly tipped with a sharp stinger and poison glands
- Specialized scales along the wrists and ankles that let them feel vibrations in the air; Naturally thinner scales, a weak spot
- Large paws with flat claws to balance on sand
- Able to go long periods without water; Can hold still for hours
- Extremely fast and agile for a drake who are normally bulky because of their thick, armor like scales
- Fast runners because of their longs legs
Successful Hybrids (that survive) - Extremely Rare
Everburning Dragon - Rare
Phoenix Drake - Rare
Goldenfang - Rare
Asiatic Jade Dragon - Uncommon
Sand Drakes - Uncommon
Thermotect - Uncommon
Scorpion Drake - Uncommon
Black Nightwings - Uncommon
(Inspired by @salparadiselost Dragon Au; The Thermotect, Phoenix Drake, and Goldenfang all belong to her)
damian: you bumbling bafoon! never in my life have i met such a -
jason: big words considering i fucked your mom.
dick: YOU DID WHAT?!
jason: oops
Stupid thing I thought of drawing ages ago when I was watching fruit basket
Someone out there is really dedicated to telling me to kill myself at least once a day through my ask box.
Glad you have a hobby, buddy.
For the record, I don't hate Talia al Ghul. I think she's a great character with a lot of complexity.
I just get a little tired of some parts of the fandom treating her as a wonderful mother figure and limiting her to that. She's so much more than that. She is so much more interesting than that.
The duality of mother and murderer has been explored a couple of times in DC comics; her story keeps getting shifted around to make her more marketable. More palatable to the casual consumer.
I'd just like to see more variety to her than "deus ex mother". Let her be mother, yes, and also let her be murderer. Let her embrace dark actions for a "greater good". Let her character be influenced by her actions, the good and the wicked.
Let her be flawed. Let her do shit that's awful. The Mother trope can be great and terrible in their love.
And as a fan of anything in general, you probably shouldn't tell other fans to die because you don't think they're enjoying something correctly. Kinda fucked up.
I am 100% convinced that Talia al Ghul and Dick Grayson don't get along because when she was dating Bruce she absolutely would make comments about how they'd be a happy family once they had a real kid together. Always when Bruce was just out of earshot, little biting criticisms about Dick being lazy, or unintelligent, or demanding. I think when Bruce was around she would bring up topics like boarding schools or press Dick on his future plans in a way that implied that he'd be on his own once he aged out of the wardship.
All that probably contributed to Bruce and Dick's crash out later in life, too. I believe Talia didn't want to be a stepmom, but wanted Bruce, so did her best to separate him from his son.
A lot of people like to say Talia is a good mom to Jason and I don't see it??? She had him trafficked across the world and manipulated him? She knowingly put him under the authority of people he'd then kill because they were doing some fucked up shit? Sure, she had some pretty advice for a few pages, but keep in mind that Jason basically has "susceptible to motherly influence" stamped on his forehead. At the very most, she is affectionate towards Jason. He's a well-trained pet.
Talia al Ghul loves one kid and one kid only: Damian. That's it. Even then, it's a fucked up sort of love for the fucked up sort of life she was born into. She doesn't have it in her to allow for any more vulnerability than him and Bruce. She's a complex, fascinating character. An excellent look into the psyche of the loving abuser. I want to read psychology journals based on her.
Very in character but I raise you: while the others are fighting, Dick slowly puts down the Lorax
Batkids do a "hear me out" cake:
Tim: *Puts Talia to annoy Damien*
Damien: *Starts yelling at Tim while everyone else is trying not to laugh*
Jason: *Mentally freaking out while trying his hardest to act along with the bit*
Ra’s comes to Gotham for his heir. Mid-speech he squints at Damian(Danny) and goes ‘not my heir?’ With entire confusion. Danny responds with insult and lunges. Ra’s keeps alternating between names for the entire fight in an attempt to get assistance from Talia.
…he doesn’t get it lol
I have this vague idea that I might or might not turn into a fic, but it's been in my head for weeks now.
So Bad Ending with Fentons happens, after which Danny is traumatized beyond repair. Sam and Tucker find him, and for the lack of any other possible solutions, yeet him in the Zone and destroy the portal. Clockwork finds him, and Danny, desperate for a safe place, time to rest and heal, and afraid of becoming Dan, asks him for help. Clockwork obliges and tells him he will take care of everything and for Danny to sleep and not worry about anything.
"It's going to be okay," Clockwork tells him, "You will wake up, and all this will feel like a distant dream."
So Danny sleeps. The trick is, he doesn't sleep for a day or two - Clockwork, together with Frostbite and Nocturn, put him into something equivalent to medical coma. And then, Clockwork finds a dimension where no one's ever heard of Danny, Amity Park, GIW, and everything else, and he hides Danny in there.
Danny sleeps for three centuries, in depth of the mountains where no one can find or bother him. Yet, his mere presence in the world causes some ectoplasm to start accumulating around him - he is the Ghost King, after all.
He sleeps under Nanda Parbat.
When he wakes, his past life with Fentons really does feel distant and foggy. He remembers it, but it's like a childhood memory: the details have faded away, the faces have become blurry, and it doesn't hurt anymore. He doesn't forget anything, but it becomes... less important. Less meaningful.
But the first thing he feels just a few minutes after he wakes is a soul. A soul of a child, crying in pain, and its lifeless body being submerged into Danny's ectoplasm (Lazarus Pits have all come from Danny's excess ecto over the years of his sleep, so he can feel them and he can control them to an extent, albeit Ra's has really badly polluted them over the years).
Danny is a hero, that didn't change even after his very long sleep. So he tries to help, but in the process, he accidentally gets roped into the Pit, since a) it's corrupted ecto, b) he has zero ide what he's doing, c) he is the Ghost King and he might put more power in it than he intended, d) he just woke up, cut him some slack.
Talia, who put Damian's body into the Pit, is very damn surprised when two Damians emerge, and that's putting it lightly.
At least they are both very much alive.
damian's portraits + previous eps | batman: wayne family adventures
wfa #103
wfa #1, #18, #36, #99
what's it say about me that i immediately knew not only which episodes but also the exact panels each of these portraits came from?
do i reread wfa too much? yes but i also don't care enough to stop lmao
bonus: i know tim's is clearly a joke and likely not referencing anything specifically.......but
wfa #14
i'm just saying i can see some similarities LOOOL 😂😂😂
best ships ever
Talia (singing, talking to Jason on her phone): Have you forgotten the lessons I taught you? He's still a threat until he's dead! Finish it.
Batman (connecting the dots): Are you the reason he does that?!
Talia: What are you talking about?
Ra's Al Ghul (smoking): Yes. I have a bunch of videos of them singing together.
Batman snatched the phone away making Talia angry and almost made Ra's attack, but Talia held up her hand to stop him.
Batman: Don't!
Jason (raising his sword for the kill but stopping himself): Oh shit, you're here too.
Talia: I enjoy musicals as well, what of it?
Batman: I knew it! WHY DO YOU ENCOURAGE HIM!
Ra's (in Arabic): La tasrakh ealayha! (Don't yell at her ass!)
Batman (speaking back in Arabic): Autlub minha 'an tatawaqaf ean altaathir ealaa abni! (Tell her to stop influencing my son!) Yeah I learned the language, jackass!
Ra's wanted badly stab the man, but walked off in a huff.
Talia: Don't blame me for him being a talented singer.
Talia held up her hand and walked off ending the conversation.
Batman (into the phone): Don't kill him!
Jason: But... I wanted to. I had a song for it and everything.
Batman (regrettably singing): What good would killing do? When mercy is a skill more of this world could learn to use. The blood we shed, it never dries. Is this what it means to be a warrior of the mind? I hated all of that, but I'm doing it for you, remember that!
Damian on the other hand clapped making his father more embarrassed.
Jason: The bastard sung to make me stop. Damn it, fine.
CasualGeek
Summary:
Jason had to make a choice.
Enact his vengeance by killing the Joker himself.
Or
Forget Gotham and stay with Talia.
However, there was an option C.
One that could end with the Joker dead, with Bruce proven wrong and with Gotham changed for the better.
Jason took Gotham to court.
Rating:
Teen And Up Audiences
Archive Warning:
No Archive Warnings Apply
Category:
Gen
Fandoms:
Batman - All Media Types, Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
Relationships:
Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne, Jason Todd & Everyone Gotham City Residents & Jason Todd, A lot of minor people I'm too lazy to tag, Talia al Ghul & Jason Todd
Characters:
Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Joker (DCU)Tim Drake, Justice League (DCU), Talia al Ghul
Additional Tags:
Plot, Canon Compliant up to a point, Hurt/Comfort, If you're a Jason fan anyway, Jason Todd Deserves Better, Revenge is a dish best served in court, Cause you get to look fantastic while ruining someone's life, This is me trying to give Jason some justice, No beta we survive on spite like Jason, Bruce Fucked Up, But I believe in second chances and dramatic monologues, POV Multiple
Language:
English
Collections:
From Ghibli to Star Wars
Stats:
Published: 2021-04-16 Completed: 2021-09-02 Words: 78,185 Chapters: 14/14 Comments: 1,586 Kudos: 3,564 Bookmarks: 1,072 Hits: 61,041
Danny had lived, no, existed for only a millenia. He lived till his 30, managing a coexistence between the undead and living of his brith dimension. All went well with a few problems there and there.
But at his 30, he had to focus on his king duties. It had taken a new system installed for him to care for 6 millenia worth of paperwork. A group of secretaries took care of complaints and invitations,meeting schedules. he took upon the trials ,laws management, and the maintenance of the realms.
He and his team of secretaries had taken 50 years with minimal pause to fix the slack of his predecessor.
Danny had grown attuned to his status and the power that came with it.
Sam, upon her death, became the palace gardening expert, and Tuck installed the highest firewalls and Internet in the realms. he and tecnus even sold phone and computer that work of the highest quality level inter-dimentionel.
The Fenton or the rest of the Fenton had chosen to move on while Jazz studies the undead psychology and instincts under Frostbite medical expertise.
And now a millenia later, he's bored.
So he prepared himself a vacation in the living realms for approximately 30 at 50 years.
He planned a meeting where he informed them of his decision, went to dicuss the timeline in which he would have the most fun with Clockwork.
In the end, he would reincarnate with his memories locked but reachable should he try, and only his most basic abilities accessible.
Of course, he will use this vacation to investigate the reason behind the surge of newly revenant.
But as now he opens his eyes in his new body, let the vacation begin.
________________
His name is Rayan Al Ghul, twin of Damien Al Ghul and son of Talia Al Ghul. And he is part of the league of the assassin's direct line.
It's bound to be entertaining.
You know the cliche by now, Danny or Jack is a counterpart to Bruce or Superman or the like. Now here's the humorous take
Danny, who for some reason has the white hair from Phantom Planet is teaching Dani some ninja moves he learns from the time traveling
And then this guy and his daughter falls out the Fenton Portal
Being the gremlin that Dani is and eager to test out her moves, attacks the intruder. Only for the daughter to pull off the exact same move and end up hitting each other face first
Danny and the stranger: Now now, perfectly symmetrical vio...lence...never solved anything
The two turn to look at each other and then repeat that one mirror gag seen in cartoons and then the Fenton parents come down the basement.
Maddie: Danny, isn't your future self suppose to be more muscular?
Danny and the stranger: What?
Maddie: A mother can recognize her own son. *turns to the woman* And you must be grown up Danielle
Woman: You must be mistaken, my name is Talia
"Tim or Damian 🗣🗣" "Tim or Damian 🗣🗣"
DC DROP AN AL GHUL FAMILY CENTERED COMIC AND MY LIFE IS YOURS!!!
hello! i don’t think i’ve ever announced it here officially, but i do have ko-fi comms open! i currently offer rendered portraits ($35) and sketch busts ($10) :] examples:
Ra’s: Who turned the Lazarus Pit purple?
Nyssa: Are those bath bombs?
Talia: *calmly sipping her tea*
Ra’s, to Talia: It’s one of your spawn again, I just know it.
Talia: I’ll have you know my children are both perfect angels.
Nyssa: *poorly concealed snort*
Meanwhile, back in Gotham:
Jason: I have to admit, I’m impressed.
Bruce: Jason, stop encouraging this.
Jason: What? I’m not encouraging it, I’m just saying it’s impressive.
Steph: Thanks. I just felt like I wasn’t contributing much to the annoy Ra’s effort.
Bruce: No, no effort. There is no effort.
Tim, walking into the Cave: Hey, anyone know why Ra’s texted me asking for an alibi?
Jason: It was Steph?
Tim: Seriously? That’s amazing! What’d you do?
Bruce: STOP ENCOURAGING THIS.
Tim: What? it’s just Ra’s. We annoy him all the time.
Bruce: *one more thread of mental sanity snapping in the background*
Bruce: I don’t want to know, but I feel compelled to, so by show of hands, who here routinely pokes a bear with a stick?
Jason: I’m telling Ra’s you called him that. *whips out his phone and begins texting*
Bruce: I did not… Not the point. Can you all just PLEASE stop antagonizing a supervillain?
Damian: Grayson said a little harmless teasing was a sort of bonding activity between family members.
Jason: Yeah, just letting gramps know we’re thinking about him.
Damian: And how we will one day dismantle his entire legacy.
Tim, cackling: I’m telling him you called him gramps. *begins texting*
Steph: Wow, and all I did was get some bath bombs in the Lazarus Pit.
Damian: My respect for you has increased, Brown.
Steph: Thanks, kid. Your mom helped.
Bruce: *pained sounds*
Later:
Talia: So what are your thoughts on Jason?
Steph: Yeah, he’s pretty cool.
Talia: Would you be willing to consider entering into a…
Jason: MOM! STOP TRYING TO SET ME UP!
Steph: Uh…
Talia, shrugging: It was worth a try.
REMEMBER THIS, GUYS??
WHEN DC ACTUALLY RESPECTED HER?!
If someone knows what comics this panels are from please let me know I'm searching for this comics
The last panel is of Talia Al Ghul, it looks like a fun story.
If anyone has any other Talia recs I would love to get some as well!
I downloaded most of these from Pinterest/ TikTok or places I don't remember so I have no idea where they are from.
If someone knows where any of these are from please tell me I would be very grateful thank you.
Sorry for my bad English, English is not my native language.
I really want to give baby Damian Martha Waynes eyes.
And then take them away before Bruce has a chance to see them.
Just like for one reason or another the Batfam ends up having to go to the League and Damian is sent off by Talia to join his peers in morning katas while the elder family members meet in her office for something.
And of course all of the Batfam are little snoops so they walk around her office and look at the documents and few pictures she has. And then suddenly Tim notices something.
"I thought Damian had your eyes Talia?" Tim says staring down at a picture of a 3 or 4 year old Damian with muddy green eyes rather than the bright almost toxic ones the family is used to.
"No, not at all, I don't even remember what color my eyes originally were." Talia responds barely digging through some files that Bruce needs.
"What does that mean?" Dick asks harshly.
" You didn't truly think the Al Ghul eyes were truly the Al Ghul eyes did you?" Talia scoffs "They're Lazarus eyes, why do you think Jason's eyes match ours?"
"I. I didn't think of that, huh" Jason mumbles dragging his hands along the different books Talia keeps.
"So... So when did Damian die?"
That brought silence to the room.
Jason stopped walking, Dick stopped breathing, Tim was looking sadly at Talia, eye shifting to Bruce as he stared at a wall.
"About 3 months before his 5th birthday, it was before my Father and I started to actually train him. An assassin snuck in after infiltrating the guard for a few months. Apparently he wanted Damians death to be slow. He perforated a lung, I managed to get there and kill the bastard, but Damian couldn't be saved without the pit." Talia says robotically.
"I do miss his eyes though, such a soft green" she almost whispers.
Bruce walks over to Tim, lightly taking the photo.
His breath shuttered for a moment.
He stroked his fingers over the eyes that he will never see again, that were taken from him far to soon. Both times.
"Those are my mother's eyes." He says
"He had my mother's eyes."
He stares, unable to do anything but mourn what he didn't know he lost again.
"Do you have more pictures from before?"
"Of course beloved, I'll make you copies"
The room remained silent spare the shuffling of papers and the drag of Bruce's finger over the glass frame
i know what you are...
maybe its the lesbian in me but i think talia al ghul and catwoman should forget bruce and fuck each other
LIKE?????
maybe its the lesbian in me but i think talia al ghul and catwoman should forget bruce and fuck each other
LIKE?????
Dubbing the N52 'the racialized misogyny reboot'.Like just look at it-'Kori' as a whole,the easian girl stereotypication against Cass when she was created to FIGHT it,no Tam or Lian or Mar'i or Nell,ragingly islamophobic Talia writings,total removal of Raven's indian-coding to make her a white goth girl(i support goth indian Raven and proper Bbrae and no,she can't be the 1st but not the 2nd and it HAS to be appropriate unlike the Titans Tv age gap-either that or canonized as a lesbian,no inbetween)that you CANNOT blame on the Teen Titans cartoon entierly seeing as there were still indian influences present with her there,the janky ass Jade slander,the lack of Natasha and Traci and Jenni,the creepy romances with Emiko and Damian that did an Arrowfam member dirty for a Bat's sake yet again and on and on and on!!!That shit is fucked up!!As an autistic latina black woman with superheroes as a special interest who started reading comics because of starting to selfship with Jason due to watching Utrh,i have no clue how y'all snowroaches be eating this up when Jason looks miserable in every issue of Rhato to have to put up with 'Roy' and 'Kori's mollycoddling and is clearly way happier and better written around his actual love interests who not coincidentally at all are woc and actually have personalities on their own and equal heathly dynamics regardless of wether you see the chemistry or not(Rose,Artemis and Dana),ntm him and DUKE for profound brotherly dynamics you want so bad which i did a whole other rant on in my tag for them.He deserves better fans than y'all and much more importantly the woc of DC deserve to be free of y'all's cluches as much as they do the DC writers because the asskissery y'all be doin' is crazy.Shut the fuck up about 'female-coding' and read comics.Decades worth.Readcomicsonline and the infinite superheroines reading lists are all yours.Don't post about DC until you're done,i'm so non-Joker.You can't be talking about woc like that white girls
Jason Todd, at 15, panicked and tired, didn't know what to make of the situation he was in.
Jason Todd, at 13, was oblivious to his best friend, who was, by all means, just as much of a medical professional as Leslie. That totally wasn't concerning.
Oblivious to how he'd always have a copy of Pride and Prejudice on hand whenever Jason was feeling stressed. Oblivious to dancing shadows and tricks of the light that lead him to hidden clues at crime scenes. But he was aware of the promise to be each other's ride or die when they had to beat up older Gotham Academy students that tried bashing them for not being from rich families.
Jason Todd, at 15, was aware that changed when it was his turn to tend to his friend who got a high fever. He had Alfred rush them to Leslie's and stuck by his side because he knew his friend was afraid of hospitals and needles. He held his friend's hand tight and squeezed to remind him that he was there.
They made jokes about how they couldn't avoid each other even in death. That's when it becomes Ride or Die and Beyond. Then he died. Screaming for his friend and for his dad. Jason Todd, at 15, has never failed to grasp that he couldn't get rid of his friend even if he wanted to. It was fucking annoying... and endearing.
----
Danny Fen Nightingale, at 15, never thought he'd be fighting back an assassin lady with a shovel in front of his best friend's grave. He's been feeling off for months. His grief over his friend felt... wrong? Something was happening. No, something was bound to happen. He couldn't explain it until a green sticky note told him to take a little walk down memory lane within Gotham. He dug up some flowers he was growing and stopped by a tool shop to get a bigger shovel to get the flowers closer to his best friend. As close as they could. But someone beat him there. Someone new? No, he knew this feeling. The unknown, the feeling that someone was watching whenever he visited. He failed to crack her upside the head for attending without flowers. But he felt the shift, somethi- time, time decided to set things right. ---- Talia was caught between a sense of shock and pride that the friend of her beloved's ward nearly got the jump on her. She wouldn't deny that it was within her expectation, though. The boy's steps were so light, she would've been hit if he wielded with less drag, something lighter. With the way the boy dodged and weave from her blows, she was ecstatic to see a dagger in his hands. Is this how the boy felt when he slipped out of here mentioning a 2 for one deal? It was only after her beloved's ward crawled out of his grave that the boy let his guard down so slightly while blocking her off from him. The boy lasted without her training. She was sure he had training of some kind, and yet his form was lax. So nimble, so adaptable.
Of course, she made quick work of the two and covered their tracks before making her escape.
Were her maternal instincts activating again? ----
She wasn't sure how to define her relationship with Danyal. The boy has finally seen the effort to correct her and Damien as pointless after months of being here. Yet, he's displayed a strength she hasn't seen in knocking down her father and dragging him through a brighter glowing Lazarus pit for "paperwork". She may not be sure of what or where her father was, but Danyal has ensured his good health with a devilish grin and that he never laid another hand on him. She was positive he was being tortured in a way the soft-hearted boy deemed fitting. But was he another son? He didn't seem opposed to the idea after her insistence to be trained and grimaced at being in a room with them for too long as he said they stink. He visits 3-4 times a week to ensure her beloved's war- Jason was good in his recovery.
She found herself agreeing with Jason less and less as the boy began turning red after they shared the night he was first back in his right mind crying and holding the other close. But Jason assures her that he's just his best friend... Maybe Danyal couldn't be her son. But he could be her son-in-law.
She wasn't against that.
She also wasn't against the glances she shared more often with Damien as two interacted. They grew closer in discussion of how Danyal fell first, but Jason was falling harder. Then there was this Roy character she's been hearing about more. She couldn't wait to take pleasure in Jason's reaction of his love interests assassinating the so-called Prince of Crime. It warmed her heart that they involved her in strategizing and cleaning up. They also seemed to be reaching a similar affection.
Now she and Damien just need to get Jason to realize he has two boyfriends. Oh, the struggle of motherhood.
summary: due to Bruce distancing himself from reading and seeing other women - batfam has to watch their mom willow away.
For the twenty-five years, Bruce and Name have been married together - Alfred has never seen Name so withdrawn - so detached . He watches every morning how Name's frail body maneuvers around the kitchen making her own breakfast -
God knows how many times he's asked that stubborn woman to allow him to cook for him but she has always refused him with a quiet smile and a wave of hand. He watches her glide around the kitchen- a woman of once poise and grace reduced to her fumbling with simply holding a cereal box.
Alfred could never pin point where it had all went wrong in their marriage - they were both high-school sweethearts- their marriage was beautiful- he'd know because he had honored it himself. To see them so distant aches his heart.
Alfred knows Bruce has a mission - to save Gotham- a mission that seems ever lasting - a mission that had consumed him entirely to the point it took him over . It took away his relationship with his kids and his own wife .
Alfred would always shoot him disapproving looks when he sees Bruce being too flirty with Talia and Selina - he blesses Name's heart for loving Damian all the same like she has with all her other kids but Alfred notices since then she is virtual never in the same place with Bruce.
She no longer goes to galas anymore , no longer makes public appearances - maybe its because Bruce always had a different arm candy every other night. It's gotten so bad that even the kids started realizing this - Damian , upon realizing his birth had broken down in Name's arms one night - pleading with her to love him - that he's sorry for being born.
Alfred remembers Name cradling the young boy in her arms all night and assuring him he's the best thing Bruce ever made and that she would never blame him for Bruce's actions. Since then - the young boy has always stuck to Name - every morning, he'd affectionately hand her daily medicine and would always help her wrap a shawl over her shoulders.
Tim and Bruce began arguing - particularly because Bruce starting leaving the massive work of W.E for Tim to handle- it came to a head one night when Name and Bruce argued for two hours straight. He remembered how raw her voice was when she yelled at Bruce for overworked her poor son - that he's young and deserves to live and experience his teenage years.
Bruce had argued that Tim had wanted this - that this was what being Robin was about. Jason- god knows Jason and Bruce doesn't get along - ever since what happened to Joker but they argue even worse when it boils down to Name .
Jason was a child primarily raised by Name - she taught him to trust and showed him everything he knew - down to ironing his shirt to tying his shoelace - Name was the mother Jason never had and God could damn for all he cares but couldn't stand to watch Bruce treat her like she was an option because she wasn't - not to him or his brothers.
Jason always made it a point to call Bruce out for his own hypocrisy, himself and Damian always teamed up against him, especially when he was being too flirty with Selina or some random eye candy.
" I suggest you back off harlot , my mother might not kill you, but I will " - Damian when Bruce and Selina were flirting together on patrol.
" I don't give a fuck if ma begs me not to put a bullet in your head , the next damn time I see you talking about her like that I won't hesitate to skin you alive " - Jason when he caught some arm candy bragging to her friends how the 'Bruce Wayne' took her out on a date in front of Name.
God if anyone argues more with Bruce in this household was Dick - Dick was their first child and a child whom lost everything and yes Bruce may of made him robin but name made him dick grayson - bless that woman's heart for having to deal with his tantrums and outbursts when he was younger -
But that woman despite not birthing him was his mother - the woman who literally hugged him everynight to go to bed , the same woman who made his suit for prom by hand and also the same woman he goes to for advice and comfort - safe to say when he heard what Bruce was doing - they argued non stop-
" For god sake, Bruce, you're destroying us - you're destroying our family, and you don't even care." - Dick when Bruce had called you useless because you couldn't walk up a stairs anymore.
Someone from the outside might think they're dramatic, but ever since Bruce started distancing himself from Name and going out with God knows who , Name has fallen into a deep depression - a type of depression that ensnared them in their deep claws and deprive them of what little happiness and energy they have left.
Most days , Name sits on a swing outside and just exists- barely eats , barely talks anymore - how can they ? How can one fathom to be happy when their own spouse is out cheating on you with different people and to make matter worse the public condones it - even more so enables him.
Always publishing some new article of which new model or actress can become worthy of being Bruce's wife as if she doesn't exist. Alfred swallows as he watches her tonight - they're sat stiffly in a velvet love seat , a faint smile on her face, Damian is resting his head on their shoulder, showing them his latest art piece while quietly talking about his day.
Behind her, jason embraces her in a backhug , head resting on her head - his hands sometimes play with the loose strands. Tim quietly sits beside her , his hand holding her free hand - now and again he'd squeeze it . Dick is sat next to Damian on the love seats' arm rest as he prepares her nightly medicine.
Even if the public and her own husband loathes her, name still has the love of her kids and Alfred as always. Suddenly, the large oak doors of the living room are pushed open - the vibrant warmth interrupted as Bruce steps inside .
Damian quiets - everyone looking at Bruce except for Name - she has taken it to state at her hands. " It's time for patrol" Bruce says grufly . No one responds but reluctantly leaves Name side , Jason side hugs her one last time before leaving .
" Yeah, whatever you say, geaser," He says as he shoves Bruce out of his way to go to the cave . Damian glares at his father , " Hopefully, things are taken seriously on this patrol " he insinuated- knowing eyes glaring right at his father disapproving.
Bruce ignores them and stares at name, " Make dinner before we leave " he orders before promptly walking away. Name says nothing - too numbed out a long while to even react. Dick and Alfred himself curses him while Tim is glaring at the closing door harshly .
" Ma I'll order us something don't stress yourself " Tim assures her while ordering Uber eats for them on his phone . Name doesn't say anything but sends him a small smile. " I can't believe I raised that boy," Alfred murmurs as he shakes his head in disappointment .
Bruce may not realize it now but it's too late to fix anything - too late to pull his wife back in and live the happy life they once had - its too late to repair their broken family since the glue that's stuck them all together is fading away .
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pls do not hate a on queens talia & selina they won't do this , theyre too girlboss for bruce anyways
I was just thinking of Damian Wayne and this idea just popped in my head.
The Damian we have in the comics is a clone.
Not to crazy a theory because there are a bunch of clones of Damian but I don’t mean it in that way.
In an older comic before Damian was introduced to the public a baby named Damian was adopted by a family and we never found out what happened to him and assumed that he probably was retconed (and maybe he was).
It was said that Damian was artificially aged up but wouldn’t Bruce know if he had been with Talia in that way 7 years ago and somehow has a 10 year old kid and someone could say that he may know about the artificial aging up because of Heretic but I think he would make some what of a big deal out of it (he’s Bruce!!!).
So thinking that Bruce thought that Talia lied to him for ten years about Damian and doesn’t know that Damian was artificially aged up then he wouldn’t have much to question if Damian was a clone and the only comparison he would have to tell if Damian was a clone would be Heretic and Bruce wouldn’t touching him with a twelve foot pole. 
So my theory is that Talia after fully realizing that she was going to be having a baby with her beloved may have also realized that she doesn’t want to put her child through what she had to go through or have her child be apart of Batman’s endless crusade against crime. So she lies to Bruce and has original Baby Dami and puts him up for adoption to a very kind family that she trust to take care of her baby and will allow him to have a normal life and begins making clones with original baby Dami’s dna and then when she get out Damian she artificially ages him up and begins his training and I feel like she still cares about the clones because they are her sons but she feels less guilty about training one because she made him for that exact purpose and along the way did grow to care for the clone of her son/the Damian we all know but still keeps her distance emotionally.
So I just think that somewhere out in the world there is a Damian that is just an average kid and living the life of an everyday person with his two adopted parents living happily ever after. And that thought makes me happy