But In All Seriousness, Im Chewing On The Headcanon That Bruce Killed A Lot With Ras And The League Of

but in all seriousness, I’m chewing on the headcanon that Bruce killed a lot with Ra’s and the League of Assassins before forming his own no-killing code. and the batkids always think he’s never killed anyone and doesn’t have the stomach for it, but the opposite is true. he had the stomach for it and he was good at killing people. and if he didn’t have his code, his rules, he would simply never stop killing bad people who deserve it.

I’m imagining some sort of visit from Ra’s or Talia where they tease/allude to this right in front of the batkids and everyone just goes quiet. because Bruce? killing people? but there was always a reason he was going to be heir to Ra’s. they wouldn’t have chosen him if he didn’t have that kind of potential.

Just imagine a JL and YJ team up where no one knows the connection between nightwing and Batman

And Batman gets seriously hurt, everyone is shocked and scared but no one expects nightwing to go

Either 1. Catatonic or 2. Into a cold and precise fury standing protectively over batman

Yeah!! Agh, the outside pov of Nightwing sprinting over to Batman and somehow knowing how to unlock the complex series of clasps and switches on his armor in perfect sequence. He doesn’t get shocked, he pries open that chest plate like he’s been doing it his entire life. He opens Batman’s belt and pulls out bandages without needing to guess which compartment had first aid supplies. He grabs Batman’s wrist comm and knows how to use the gauntlet buttons to call for an evac. He orders Superman around like he’s taken on Batman’s authority in the interim (he has) and Superman listens without question. He is Batman’s second in command, and no one in YJ can fully process that revelation before they’re evac’d back to Gotham.

I keep thinking about how Bruce and Alfred were more like servant and master pre-batman training

It's so damaging for a child to grow up without a parents' love, especially when it was so violently taken away

Kids usually attach themselves to the closest parental-shape person they see and the fact that Bruce wasn't able to do that because of social pressure makes me so >:(

I can just imagine Bruce waking up from a nightmare and going to Alfred, he gives words of comfort, a warm glass of milk and takes Bruce back to bed with a lamp turned on and leaves

But Bruce doesn't want that, he wants to be able to go in Alfred's bed and curl up beside him, hear his heartbeat, have fingers go through his hair, and go back to sleep

But he can't do that because it would be too inappropriate even if Alfred knew him the day he was born

(Pennywayne would make this hurt more, that's his son!!! But he can't do anything about it)

oh 🥺 this hurt me

Alfred, entering the Cave with a tray of pills: are you certain you won’t need pain relief tonight, sir?

Bruce, swathed in bandages and in the middle of a handstand: Ra’s taught me how to meditate the pain away, Alfred. I just need to keep moving, and I can bear it.

Alfred: certainly, sir. in other, entirely unrelated news, Master Richard has declined to take his pain medication either—

Bruce, nearly falling out of his handstand: you bring those back to him RIGHT NOW and tell him he’s not allowed on patrol tomorrow if he doesn’t take them. non-negotiable. do you understand?

Thinking about cigarette mom! Thomas and how his parenting style was…Different from Bruce’s. For exemple:

“Jason, I can understand why you’d feel tempted to shoot Mr. Smith with your slingshot. Misinterpreting Hamlet is indeed pretty serious. But it’s not a good tactic to solve conflict.”

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“Mr. Johnson says he won’t pass you if you don’t dissect that dumbass frog? What the hell. Grab my Marlboros and a hammer.”

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“Dick, honey, I know sometimes talking can get overwhelming, but you can’t just ran away Everytime we have a disagreement. Let’s talk about this, please . ”

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“Oh, you wanna run away! Alfie! Martha! The boss is running away from home! Should we tell the president? Should we tell Santa Claus? Go ahead. I’ll pack your bags for you. “

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“Damian, if we don’t keep our spaces clean, we’ll start to feel really bad, and Batcow will be very sad.”

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“Why do you have to clean? Cause it’s your damn house too, doctor genius. What do you think this is, a hotel? Grab a rag and shut up.”

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“I can’t promise I’ll always know what to do, or say if you have a problem. But I can promise we’ll solve it together.”

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“Only three people in this world need to know what’s going on with you at all times, — your doctor, God, and me, and you better call me first.”

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“I love you.”

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“I fucking love you. Now shut up, the price is right is on.”