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There’s something to be said about the difference in Bruce and Dick and why they put on the mask.

Bruce believes Batman is his true self. That Batman is who he needs to be, what he needs to be to save everyone. Batman is all his dirty tricks, all his dark desires, all his deepest secrets laid out for the underground to take note of and fear. Bruce has stated on numerous occasions that Bruce Wayne needs to die in order for Batman to live.

Dick believes that Nightwing is the best parts of him. Nightwing is the cheer, the light at the end of the tunnel. Nightwing is what Dick wants to be. Nightwing is the silly quips and the cool gadgets and the parts of Dick he holds on to out of fear of what would happen if he lost them. He sees Nightwing as a hero, something he gets to be and a tool he can use to help the betterment of the world.

They both desperately need their alter egos, just to be able to stay whole, but Batman’s mask is Bruce Wayne, and Dick’s mask is Nightwing.

#dick grayson #dc #batman #batman and robin #nightwing #bruce wayne #i just think they're neat #I want to put them under a microscope #or on a therapy couch #see what happens

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All retired Robin outfits are kept in the Batcave. All retired outfits in general, but specifically the Robins are on display. The Robins are Batman’s pride and joy, they are his greatest failure. They are his children.

Sometimes, Dick will go down to the archive and sit, just stare at the outfits on display like some kind of parade. He’ll look at his old one, sometimes shocked that he fit into that at one point. He’ll groan at the dumb little shorts and the too bright color scheme. He’s truly shocked he didn’t get shot more as Robin. It reminds him of an old wound. Of a nerve damaged scar. It’s healed now, but if you press on it, it still hurts. The old outfit always makes him think of his life at that point. It makes him think of how it started, how if Bruce had just never taken him in, none of this would’ve happened. He can never tell if it’s a good thing or not.

He’ll walk and glance at Jason’s. It’s still bloody and torn from his very last time as Robin. Dick can’t look at it for too long, it makes him want to throw up and cry at the same time. It makes him think of the happy-go-lucky little kid, the one that genuinely broke his and Bruce’s relationship for good because he was a dumb teenager and didn’t think about the repercussions of his actions. He tried bonding with Jason when he was a kid, he really did. He always regrets not trying harder. The costume makes him think of a loss of innocence. Of what Robin does to people. To children. What Robin did to all of them. He always moves past it swiftly.

Tim’s makes him smile so sadly. At least the kid got pants. Tim wanted this, in a very different way than anyone else did. Tim asked for it, begged to be Robin. He begged Dick and Bruce for the chance to prove himself, and he did. He proved himself over and over and over and Dick still yells at Bruce for never giving Tim the one thing he needs. Acknowledgement. He tried harder with Tim. Harder than he tried with Jason. Tim deserves it, just like Jason did. But with Tim, he has time. Something that he didn’t realize was so precious with the former.

Dick isn’t sure how he feels about Steph’s. He’ll watch it for a while, unsure of why she took the title in the first place. She’s proven to be an amazing hero, a wonderful detective, but he often wonders if she’s too fractured for this job. Like Jason. He moves swiftly on.

There’s a space reserved for Damian when he finally finds his own way. Dick isn’t sure if he’s excited for it, or if he’ll cry harder with Damian’s addition to the grave of Robins. Damian will always be his Robin, just like how he’ll always be Damian’s Batman. He worries for Damian. He worries that Damian will realize he’ll never get what he wants from Bruce. He worries that he’ll lose Damian to anger, to revenge, to a desperate need to prove himself no matter the cost. It’s why Dick has always tried to make every single Robin feel acknowledged. Loved. Cared for. Like there’s someone in their corner no matter what. When they become their own hero, their own design, they can choose what they want. But while they’re Robin? While they’re carrying on a legacy he didn’t mean to start? Dick needs them to know he will protect them.

He will always, always, protect them. No more dead Robins.

He wishes he never put that getup on in the first place.

#Batman #dc #dc comics #dcu #batman and robin #batfam #batfamily #dick grayson #Nightwing #jason todd #red hood #tim drake #Red Robin #stephanie brown #spoiler #damian wayne #Robin #Dick feels so much guilt #so fucking much #over starting Robin #he was just a kid #filled with rage at the world #and now #people are dead #and it’s his fault

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Guys, my tism is awe-inspiring.

#please help me #I wrote ten paragraphs #on fucking #Remus Lupin #pre-1990 Remus Lupin #no book lore #because my friend asked who he was #I’m #the autism #the autism is winning #god help me

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turns out i just needed to verify my email

anyways

ur gay

Holy shit, how’d you know my secret identity?

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We were robbed of the Pritchett family being able to swear. Just imagine Claire and Mitchell being able to say fuck.

#modern family #claire dunphy #mitchell pritchett #jay pritchett

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*in imitation of the beginning of The Magic School Bus theme*

“New love interest, everyone!”

“Please let this be a normal relationship.”

“With the Gallaghers? No way!”

#shameless #ian gallagher #he’s like Henry the eighth #the six lovers of ian #divorced #jimmy-Steve’s dad #beheaded #kash the creep #died #all the inbetweens #divorced again #whatever Trevor was #beheaded again #oh no it’s Caleb #survived #our boy Mickey #mickey milkovich #ian x mickey #don’t even get me started on #fiona gallagher #and all her shit #AND #lip gallagher #those fuckers #don’t even deserve my musical references

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Easter is coming. *aggressively Ode to Joy’s*

#Easter #Christians are terrifying #but not the people named Christian #just like #Jesus Christ folk #Jesusians? #I like that better #got #*jon snow voice*

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Don’t let dead people stop you from achieving your dreams.

#go break tradition #do something silly #spit in the face of ghosts #murder some folks #hide the bodies #escape out of town #change your name #settle down #have three kids #the police will never find you

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I assumed that, but he has such a complicated story and is so interwoven with dozens of other storylines that introducing him as the first one of this generation (I’m exaggerating a wee bit but not much) is just the wrong move in my opinion. I think at least Tim would be a better one, or start from the top. Starting from Jason or Damian is going to make Robin unlikeable since both of them are not exactly the purest of hearts. Hell, Damian is a giant asshole child when we meet him but we accept him because we know the history of Robin. There’s been four (five if you count Steph) before him. We love this mantle, we know who’s behind it and who will be supporting him. Either they’re going to have to change his personality pretty drastically to make him lovable or it’s just not going to be the best.

Okay, look, I’m happy for Robin to be getting into the DCU, I am, but.. Damian? Really?

Don’t get me wrong. I love Damian. He’s great, he has a beautiful character arc. However, Damian’s a giant asshole that tries to kill Tim and demands to become Robin since he was raised in the LOA. There is so so so much history that isn’t being introduced so I am concerned.

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Okay, look, I’m happy for Robin to be getting into the DCU, I am, but.. Damian? Really?

Don’t get me wrong. I love Damian. He’s great, he has a beautiful character arc. However, Damian’s a giant asshole that tries to kill Tim and demands to become Robin since he was raised in the LOA. There is so so so much history that isn’t being introduced so I am concerned.

#good luck yall #damian wayne #as one of the first DCU robins #what a choice #dc #Bruce Wayne #Robin #Batman #batman and robin

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I don’t think we talk ebough about the forgotten fourth act of Hamlet. The pirate act. Man gets sent to England, finds out Claudius wants to kill him upon return, and sends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in his place?? And they die?? And then dude sails back on his own ship and get kidnapped by fucking pirates. Don’t worry though, he’s nice to them and they gently set him on the shores of Denmark completely unharmed.

#Hamlets a wack play #What was he on #The randomness of who the next king is #Horacio having to explain to him #after everyone is fucking dead #everybody lives/nobody dies #ao3 fics must be wild #shakespeare #hamlet #also the fact that #hamlet isnt even the plays name #it’s #the tragedy of hamlet prince of Denmark #what the fuck willy shakes

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I am in desperate need of a show I can binge watch and ship the main characters gay together without feeling way too called out.

#help #at this point #I might as well #just #rewatch supernatural #because why not #supernatural #spn #tv recommendations #I need #please

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Everyone say hi to all the porn bots that followed me. 👋

#rather funny #honestly #it’s entertaining at least #humor #women

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How did two opposite gays on Glee manage to have more chemistry then most heterosexual couples on television?

#its truly impressive #i mean #sebastian and santana #they somehow did it #smooth criminal was a masterpiece #glee #sebastian smythe #santana lopez

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I don’t accept Horikoshi’s heights for characters. I’ve decanonized him. He has no impact on the story anymore.

#he’s had his creator rights revoked #no more for him #he’s messed it up #hawed his last yee #mha #bhna #the fuck you mean #Dabi is 5’9 #ridiculous

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Imagine Dick having to take up the Red X or Renegade mantle again (either to deal with Deathstroke again or for other villain purposes), post Jason coming back as Red Hood. Imagine Dick having to talk to Jason, both of them finding a click between them as partners. Dick unable to tell Jason it’s him and Jason actually enjoying spending time with this rumored villain. Just anti-hero bonding.

#I need it #please let there be fics #there has to be #right #dick grayson #jason todd #red x #renegade #red hood #batfam #I’m also just #suck a sucker #for morally grey dick grayson #it’s beautiful

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Me whenever the inconveniences get too much: distressed lawnmower noises

#is this niche? #it might be #it also just might be #autism #or #ADHD #I don’t fucking know