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Canonical Stephanie Brown Facts bc some of y’all are uneducated:

These are all from New Earth because that’s what I know best.

- Steph’s comfort food is mash potatoes- the waffle thing comes from her Batgirl run where her mother makes her waffles as a way to “make-up” for not being present in Steph’s life prior.

- Speaking of, Crystal Brown was not a good mother. Obviously she was a victim in an abusive relationship and suffering from addiction. She loved Stephanie but was not there for her until she got sober, which didn’t happen until after Steph “died.”

- Steph can play piano, she took lessons as a kid and was genuinely talented. She stopped taking lessons because of other trauma (she can’t catch a fucking break) that caused her to be unable to trust any adult men, and her teacher was indeed a man.

- She is from a suburb of Gotham, not crime alley. It’s cool if you prefer her being from crime alley but some people think that she is canonically, which has never been true.

- She’s a rock girlie, which can be inferred based on her ownership of band posters and t-shirts (most notably nirvana)

#stephanie brown #batgirl #dc comics #robin

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Stephanie Brown was doomed by the narrative, she existed to be a tragic figure, a cautionary tale, a statistic. Even after she dies her presence is still felt and people like Bruce, Tim, and Cass are all still haunted by her fate and their parts in it.

Except she actually lived and wants no part of their angsty bull shit or any stupid narratives. Girls just trying to get her degree and everyone keeps brooding at her.

#this is the correct steph & the wayne’s dynamic post her death #she is literally in her prime and their still grieving her #she’s literally right there calm down #stephanie brown #dc comics #batgirl #robin #batfamily #tim drake #cassandra cain #bruce wayne

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My headcanons about Tim Drake, Cassandra Cain, and Stephanie Brown that are very special to me:

(this is are new earth versions of the characters, things are messy)

- Tim and Cass have the psychic twin bond

- Tim and Steph are messy exes but Cass and Steph are divorced

- Tim and Cass low-key think the reason Steph hangs out with Damian so much is to annoy them. This is obviously not true but they can’t think of any other reason.

- They are all obviously super smart and work very well in any duo, but when all three of them are together they become incredibly stupid.

- Cass is convinced Steph would never kill anyone, Tim thinks she would but he would probably be okay with it depending on the context, Steph hasn’t thought about it because no one’s asked

- Steph feels like she’s crazy because people think she’s dating Bruce’s kids on purpose when really she dated Tim and had her “thing” with Cass before they were adopted. Her theory is that Bruce is trying to give her money by adopting whoever she dates so she’ll marry into the family, she now lives in fear because the last thing she wants is to be a Wayne.

- Tim and Cass both think that Steph is mad at them because they don’t see her anymore. In reality they both just left Gotham long enough for her to find her footing without relying on them, so when they return she doesn’t actively follow them around. Steph knows they think she’s avoiding them but doesn’t have the energy to explain that if they wanted to hang out they could literally just text her and ask.

- The three of them combined (Red Robin, Black Bat, and Batgirl) actually make the “perfect” super hero. Red Robin is a genius, great planner, good with tech, and has leadership skills. Black Bat is the best martial artist, can read body language, is incredibly devoted to “the mission” and is highly empathetic. Batgirl never gives up, is friendly and approachable to the public, has a is great with puzzles and riddles, and is the best with crowd control. Literally all the bases are covered… too bad they have a far too complicated past for them to realize this and work together without weird tension.

- They all think Barbara Gordon is the coolest person in the world.

- They also all think that Jason Todd is incredibly annoying, but they each have different reasons for it. Tim because he beat him up at Titans Tower, Cass because he’s a murderer, and Steph just thinks he’s a “whiny bitch”

#dc comics #stephanie brown #batgirl #robin #batfamily #tim drake #damian wayne #jason todd #cassandra cain #barbara gordon #red robin #black bat

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Stephanie (high on painkillers): Oh wow, you’re pretty.

Kara: Ha… thanks, you should get some rest.

Stephanie: Are you an angel?

Kara: No, it’s me-

Stephanie (in distress): Oh-no, did I die again?!

Kara: Again?

Stephanie: GET AWAY FROM ME SEXY GRIM REAPER!

Kara: What?!!?!

#dc comics #stephanie brown #batgirl #kara zor el #stephkara

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Steph: If I went missing where would you look first?

Dick: Your house?

Barbara: I’d track your phone.

Damian: The obituaries.

#i miss these four #they deserved more than a page of being THE gotham vigilantes #that’s my batman-robin-oracle-batgirl #stephanie brown #batgirl #robin #batfamily #damian wayne #dick grayson #barbara gordon #dc comics

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really short chapter! this one’s entirely jason’s pov- enjoy!

Chapters: 10/? Fandom: Batman (Comics), Batgirl (Comics), Red Robin (Comics), Batman and Robin (Comics) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Stephanie Brown & Damian Wayne, Stephanie Brown & Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown & Dick Grayson, Stephanie Brown & Cassandra Cain, Stephanie Brown & Kara Zor-El, Dick Grayson & Damian Wayne, Stephanie Brown & Barbara Gordon, Barbara Gordon & Dick Grayson, Stephanie Brown/Kara Zor-El, Stephanie Brown & Jason Todd Characters: Stephanie Brown, Damian Wayne, Dick Grayson, Tim Drake, Cassandra Cain, Barbara Gordon, Kara Zor-El, Bruce Wayne, Jason Todd Additional Tags: Stephanie Brown is Batgirl, Tim Drake is Red Robin, Cassandra Cain is Black Bat, Dick Grayson is Batman, Damian Wayne is Robin, Barbara Gordon is Oracle, Stephanie Brown Needs a Hug, Damian Wayne Needs a Hug, Stephanie Brown and Damian Wayne are Siblings, emotionally, Past Stephanie Brown/Tim Drake, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Stephanie Brown-centric, Cassandra Cain and Tim Drake are Siblings, Stephanie Brown is Bad at Feelings, Bisexual Stephanie Brown, Past Stephanie Brown/Cassandra Cain - Freeform, Crime Boss Jason Todd, Jason Todd is Red Hood Summary:

A continuation of DC New Earth, focusing on Stephanie Brown (but featuring many others :) )

#stephanie brown #jason todd #dead robins #batman #batgirl #red hood #batfam #batfamily

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Latest chapter is out! Again guest starring Jason Todd

Chapters: 9/? Fandom: Batman (Comics), Batgirl (Comics), Red Robin (Comics), Batman and Robin (Comics) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Stephanie Brown & Damian Wayne, Stephanie Brown & Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown & Dick Grayson, Stephanie Brown & Cassandra Cain, Stephanie Brown & Kara Zor-El, Dick Grayson & Damian Wayne, Stephanie Brown & Barbara Gordon, Barbara Gordon & Dick Grayson, Stephanie Brown/Kara Zor-El, Stephanie Brown & Jason Todd Characters: Stephanie Brown, Damian Wayne, Dick Grayson, Tim Drake, Cassandra Cain, Barbara Gordon, Kara Zor-El, Bruce Wayne, Jason Todd Additional Tags: Stephanie Brown is Batgirl, Tim Drake is Red Robin, Cassandra Cain is Black Bat, Dick Grayson is Batman, Damian Wayne is Robin, Barbara Gordon is Oracle, Stephanie Brown Needs a Hug, Damian Wayne Needs a Hug, Stephanie Brown and Damian Wayne are Siblings, emotionally, Past Stephanie Brown/Tim Drake, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Stephanie Brown-centric, Cassandra Cain and Tim Drake are Siblings, Stephanie Brown is Bad at Feelings, Bisexual Stephanie Brown, Past Stephanie Brown/Cassandra Cain - Freeform, Crime Boss Jason Todd, Jason Todd is Red Hood Summary:

A continuation of DC New Earth, focusing on Stephanie Brown (but featuring many others :) )

#dc comics #stephanie brown #jason todd #dead robins #batman #batgirl #red hood

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Cass: Killing is always wrong, anyone can change and we can’t take that chance from them.

Jason: Nuh-uh, some people suck and deserve to die.

Cass: That’s not your choice to make.

Jason: Too bad! Already made it.

Steph: Oh my god shut up or I’ll kill both of you, Tim, and then myself.

Tim: What’d I do?

Steph: You stole my fries.

Tim: When?

Steph: Five years ago…

Jason: I’m down to kill Tim.

Cass: No one is killing Tim!

Steph: We’ll if Jason’s doing it, I don’t want to anymore.

Tim: Thanks?

Steph: You’re welcome!

#they have this exact discussion every week #steph is decidedly neutral on murder #you can kill people just don’t shove it in my face #dc comics #stephanie brown #batgirl #robin #batfamily #tim drake #cassandra cain #jason todd #batfam incorrect quotes

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Some Classmate: I’m going to Harvard for grad school- I’m a legacy by both parents.

Stephanie Brown (sleep deprived and not actually listening): I’m a legacy at Blackgate.

Some Classmate: Is that an ivy?

Stephanie Brown: No it’s… prison…

#dc comics #stephanie brown #batgirl #batfamily #robin #batfam incorrect quotes

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StephKara Propaganda- I Mean Headcanons

- Steph is so used to watching for subtle smiles that when she makes a joke and Kara laughs out loud it startles her

- Steph has a million questions about Krypton and likes when Kara talks about it- which Kara loves because most people immediately try to comfort her when she brings up her home. Steph is specifically interested in Kryptonian art and music.

- Kara often forgets that Steph has no powers due to the amount of confidence she has when throwing herself at danger. Whenever she remembers she’s a little awed, but mostly concerned retroactively at how stupid whatever Steph just did was.

- Steph knows Kara has a huge crush on her for a while before they start dating, but she doesn’t say anything because she’s afraid that once Kara finds out about Steph’s past (mostly starting that gang war and dying) she’ll leave her.

- When they do start dating Steph realizes that all of her girlfriend’s friends are also her ex-boyfriend’s friends. Kara doesn’t understand why Steph is so weird about visiting Titans Tower until Steph explains- Kara then finds it very funny.

- Kara sits in on one of Steph’s classes, it’s a science class so she really enjoys it. Steph spends the whole time asleep or grumpily scribbling doodles in the margins of her notes.

- As a kid Steph’s family had very shitty holiday “celebrations” where they would get food from out and at least one of her parents, but usually both were under the influence, so her and her Mom still don’t do much to celebrate. When Kara finds out that Steph was planning on doing Batgirl stuff on Christmas, she makes her come spend the holidays with the Kent’s.

- Even after being Batgirl for a while, Steph still feels separate from the larger Superhero community and is frequently left in awe at how Kara casually talking about Justice League members. She also freaks out every time she remembers that she’s dating Supergirl.

#dc comics #stephanie brown #batgirl #kara zor el #supergirl #stephkara

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Chapters: 7/? Fandom: Batman (Comics), Batgirl (Comics), Red Robin (Comics), Batman and Robin (Comics) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Stephanie Brown & Damian Wayne, Stephanie Brown & Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown & Dick Grayson, Stephanie Brown & Cassandra Cain, Stephanie Brown & Kara Zor-El, Dick Grayson & Damian Wayne, Stephanie Brown & Barbara Gordon, Barbara Gordon & Dick Grayson, Stephanie Brown/Kara Zor-El, Stephanie Brown & Jason Todd Characters: Stephanie Brown, Damian Wayne, Dick Grayson, Tim Drake, Cassandra Cain, Barbara Gordon, Kara Zor-El, Bruce Wayne, Jason Todd Additional Tags: Stephanie Brown is Batgirl, Tim Drake is Red Robin, Cassandra Cain is Black Bat, Dick Grayson is Batman, Damian Wayne is Robin, Barbara Gordon is Oracle, Stephanie Brown Needs a Hug, Damian Wayne Needs a Hug, Stephanie Brown and Damian Wayne are Siblings, emotionally, Past Stephanie Brown/Tim Drake, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Stephanie Brown-centric, Cassandra Cain and Tim Drake are Siblings, Stephanie Brown is Bad at Feelings, Bisexual Stephanie Brown, Past Stephanie Brown/Cassandra Cain - Freeform, Crime Boss Jason Todd, Jason Todd is Red Hood Summary:

A continuation of DC New Earth, focusing on Stephanie Brown (but featuring many others :) )

AHEM! The latest chapter of this thing is up! Jason makes his grand entrance in the latest chapter, he will also be the second most important character for the next few chapters- i am in my head calling this the “dead robins arc”

#stephanie brown #jason todd #dead robins #dead robins club #pre new 52

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Hey! Just sharing my super cool Stephanie Brown fanfiction again since it’s up to five chapters now! I update as a write, which is currently at about a chapter every 2-3 days. 

Chapters: 5/? Fandom: Batman (Comics), Batgirl (Comics), Red Robin (Comics), Batman and Robin (Comics) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Stephanie Brown & Damian Wayne, Stephanie Brown & Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown & Dick Grayson, Stephanie Brown & Cassandra Cain, Stephanie Brown & Kara Zor-El, Dick Grayson & Damian Wayne, Stephanie Brown & Barbara Gordon, Barbara Gordon & Dick Grayson Characters: Stephanie Brown, Damian Wayne, Dick Grayson, Tim Drake, Cassandra Cain, Barbara Gordon, Kara Zor-El, Bruce Wayne Additional Tags: Stephanie Brown is Batgirl, Tim Drake is Red Robin, Cassandra Cain is Black Bat, Dick Grayson is Batman, Damian Wayne is Robin, Barbara Gordon is Oracle, Stephanie Brown Needs a Hug, Damian Wayne Needs a Hug, Stephanie Brown and Damian Wayne are Siblings, emotionally, Past Stephanie Brown/Tim Drake, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Stephanie Brown-centric Summary:

Damian messed up, he messed up bad- he has no idea just how much she understands. History likes to repeat itself, Steph's had enough of histories shit.

#stephanie brown #batfamily #stephkara

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HEY!!!! If you are a Stephanie Brown and/or Damian Wayne fan- or just a Bat fan- or just a DC fan- read my fic! It’s got 2 chapters out now, read while supplies last!!

Chapters: 2/? Fandom: Batman (Comics), Batgirl (Comics), Red Robin (Comics), Batman and Robin (Comics) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Stephanie Brown & Damian Wayne, Stephanie Brown & Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown & Dick Grayson, Stephanie Brown & Cassandra Cain, Stephanie Brown & Kara Zor-El, Dick Grayson & Damian Wayne, Stephanie Brown & Barbara Gordon Characters: Stephanie Brown, Damian Wayne, Dick Grayson, Tim Drake, Cassandra Cain, Barbara Gordon, Kara Zor-El, Bruce Wayne Additional Tags: Stephanie Brown is Batgirl, Tim Drake is Red Robin, Cassandra Cain is Black Bat, Dick Grayson is Batman, Damian Wayne is Robin, Barbara Gordon is Oracle, Stephanie Brown Needs a Hug, Damian Wayne Needs a Hug, Stephanie Brown and Damian Wayne are Siblings, emotionally, Past Stephanie Brown/Tim Drake, Other Additional Tags to Be Added Summary:

Damian messed up, he messed up bad- he has no idea just how much she understands. History likes to repeat itself, Steph's had enough of histories shit.

#stephanie brown #damian wayne #cassandra cain #tim drake #kara zor el #dc comics #bat family #dick grayson #barbara gordon #batfam

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I did it! I finally wrote something- if you like my thoughts on here, then you may like this too.

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Batman (Comics), Batgirl (Comics), Red Robin (Comics) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Stephanie Brown & Tim Drake Characters: Stephanie Brown, Tim Drake Additional Tags: Past Stephanie Brown/Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown is Batgirl, Tim Drake is Red Robin, tim and steph are awkward exes, whether or not either of them still have feelings is up to interpretation, Stephanie Brown-centric Summary:

Dear Diary, today my favorite ex-boyfriend, Timothy, brought me a burger- which was very nice of him. Anyway, I wish I had more time to talk, but I am currently being shot at and must depart with some haste. Toodles!

- XOXO, Stephanie.

#stephanie brown #tim drake #timsteph #batgirl #red robin #first fanfic

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No song has ever perfectly fit a fictional character the way Snow Angel by Renee Rapp fits Stephanie Brown

#dc comics #stephanie brown #batgirl #robin #renee rapp #snow angel

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How I imaging Stephanie Brown- I used artbreeder to make the first picture then DALLE and Photoshop to edit it for the second one!

This actually took forever, might do Tim next…

#dc comics #stephanie brown #batgirl #spoiler dc

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i think a big problem with modern batfam comics is that they have so many characters that kinda just overlap- here’s my ideas for how to give each of them their own “niche” to make them unique. Some of this is canon or alluded to is some way- but a lot is just what i think makes sense for each character.

Bruce Wayne

Bruce retires, it’s the only way to give all his kids / kid adjacents their own chance to shine. i’m sure he grumbles about it and watches from the bat cave obsessively, but i’m the end he’s learned to trust the batfam and lets them take care of things.

Dick Grayson

I actually really like where Dick is at in comics right now, i mean it’s not perfect- but I like the idea of Nightwing being a “better” version of Batman for Blüdhaven. He leads the Titans, which are now on par pedigree wise with the Justice League, and as Dick Grayson he is an active member of the community in Blüdhaven, trying to use all his resources to help people. So basically not much changes here.

Barbara Gordon

This one’s easy, just make her Oracle all the time- in the most bad dads way possible. Give me paralyzed Barbara Gordon who has eyes and ears all over the world and is the center of ALL super hero activity. She leads the Birds of Prey, she’s in the ears of all the bats, she’s IT for the Justice League- she does all of it.

Jason Todd

I liked Jason’s character best when he serves as an antagonist. Jason goes back to being a crime lord, and we bring back his ideals of trying to control the crime as opposed to trying to stop it. Jason has good intentions, but he lacks the idealism of the other bats who are constantly trying to save the city without compromising any morals. I think that Jason often butts heads with Tim and Cass (mostly Cass due to her very strict no killing rule) but is mostly left alone by Steph and Damian, who are more willing to accept his methods even if they don’t love them.

Tim Drake

Tim should travel the world “conspiracy hunting,” kind of like how he took down the League of Assassins, except he probably chills out on the blowing up bases all around the world that might (definitely) have people inside. Tim is supposed to be the best detective of the Robins, so lean into that- I want globe trotting - mentally unwell - detective stories where Tim fights big secret organizations or takes down corrupt governments. He is also still apart of Young Justice, though they are all a bit older and are a less official group, the core four are still close and work together- they help keep Tim grounded and remember that he doesn’t have to do everything alone.

Stephanie Brown

I think Stephanie kind of separates herself from the batfamily after her time as Batgirl. I don’t mean that she give up fighting crime, or even gives up wearing the bat symbol, I just mean that she becomes a mostly solo act. Steph becomes Gothams main hero, she does normal vigilante stuff, patrolling the streets, saving the city, detective work, the typical bat stuff. But she’s far more connected to the people of Gotham than Batman ever was, stopping and talking to kids, handing out blankets to the homeless, doing cool flips and batarang trick shots for civilians passing by. Eventually she is the hero most Gothamites associate with their city, and she represents the good parts of Gotham- giving the people hope that they aren’t doomed to be consumed by the city, but that they will be stronger because of it. I also think that things are kinda awkward between her and the bats (except for Dick, Damian, and Barbara) and she tries to keep her distance a bit, considering she was kinda treated like shit as Spoiler and i think Steph deserves to be bitter about that, for a little bit at least.

Cass

Cass becomes Batman, but she operates globally. She’s not like early-Bruce batman who stayed in Gotham, she’s more similar to later batman. She’s in the league, she goes on funky missions to space or other dimensions sometimes, she fights the world ending threats that someone with no powers really should have no business fighting. She also works frequently with Tim and they do some fun little espionage stuff. And while she does return to Gotham, she’s mostly content to leave the city to Steph now- except for all the times she gets into fights with Jason, it bothers her that Steph rarely messes with his operation.

Damian

I really love the idea of Damian getting more into the magical part of DC, I think he should absolutely end up with a Justice League Dark team and learn to do cool magic shit. He goes on a training montage quest like Bruce did, except he’s learning all about magic and demons and cool stuff like that. He has cool magic swords and is sort of the connection between the more grounded part of the universe and the magic parts. He also does a fair bit of globe trotting, looking for ancient mystical artifacts or magical worlds and stuff like that.

Duke Thomas

Duke also mostly stays in Gotham, he’s kinda doing his own thing as The Signal- he still operates during the daytime meaning he doesn’t cross paths with Steph or Jason too often on patrol. There’s not much to change here because Duke is already unique in that he 1- operates during the day and 2- is the only meta-bat, so I don’t need to make a niche for him, DC just needs to use him more.

Random Stuff

- Duke is starting college and takes night classes at Gotham U, Steph is also still in college and is graduating soon

- Tim is either Red Robin, or operating under a new name (I think the Vulture or Condor would be kinda cool but idk)

- The Batfam does not get along like a real family, they are dramatic bitches who fight all the time and have cannot all be in the same room

- Damian and Steph are super close, she was the first person to insist on treating him like a child, which he hated but now that he’s older is grateful for (but he’ll never admit it)

- Damian also sees Dick as his father figure, Bruce is just kinda also there

- Bruce, Alfred, Damian, and Cass all live at the manor- but Damian and Cass are rarely there as they travel a lot and got shit to do

- Barbara lives in the clock tower, she technically lives alone but usually one of Cass, Dick, Dinah, or Helena will be crashing there

- Steph lives alone in the same house she grew up in, her Mom has moved to California or something for a fresh start as she is finally sober, but at this point Steph doesn’t need her. It’s very sad as Steph never truly had a mother, but she’s happy that Crystal is getting another chance away from Gotham.

- Duke swears he’s seen Jason at night classes at Gotham U, but Jason won’t admit it

- The only ones Jason talks to semi-frequently are Dick and Tim, the relationships are super rocky though. Dick sees Jason as his brother first, and since he’s in Blüdhaven he tries not to concern himself with Jason’s business. Tim and Jason do fight a bit but Tim is more lenient than Cass so he can tolerate Jason’s shit if he feels like it’s for the best.

#dc comics #stephanie brown #batgirl #robin #batfamily #damian wayne #tim drake #bat family #cassandra cain #dick grayson #barbara gordon #batman #batfam #batman au #i realized while typing this that i’ve actually created a whole universe in my head #i have a lot more details i could share about this #maybe i’ll learn to write and make a fanfic story in this universe #of course starring my girls steph #if you couldn’t tell she’s my favorite