#batcat locks

[clownprince]

finally reading the metal/death metal arcs and related stuff and the timeline is just so insane. like. first batman chooses his family over joker, rejecting him and breaking his shriveled black heart. joker's reaction to this is to kill batman and destroy gotham, as one does. then they both make the executive decision to commit homoerotic murder-suicide. but they're resurrected with dionesium. joker in his new persona all pleads with batman not to go back to the way things were.

batman, now re-batmanified, captures joker, locks him in the batcave for several months, extracts the dionesium from his body, re-jokerfying him (???). bruce proposes to selina, presumably at the same time he has joker imprisoned in the cave. then despite joker all but begging him not to, batman effectively breaks the multiverse and opens the door for barbatos, the batman who laughs, and a whole other host of cosmic horrors. nice one, bruce! joker later teams up with batman to fight tbwl even though, again, this entire mess is very much bruce's own fault and joker was actively trying to prevent all of it! even though bruce Locked Him In A Cave. For Several Months. and broke his heart and literally killed him...

and joker's later reaction to all of this unfolding is to team up with lex luthor who's trying to take control of the multiverse because ofc he is. however joker fully intends to backstab lex the second he gets close to succeeding, and then to murder the entire legion of doom and show off their bodies to batman. but this plan is derailed because luthor is working with the batman who laughs who joker DESPISES.

then when tbwl resurfaces to target batman, joker shoots himself in the heart to infect batman so he can fight tbwl. bruce holds his dying body so very tenderly in his arms and then has alfred perform open heart surgery on him, refusing to let joker actually die even though alfred is basically begging him to do so. then joker escapes but comes back to wish batman good luck in fighting tbwl. batman asks joker to kill him if he becomes like tbwl. joker agrees and ends up keeping his promise and shooting batman (who ends up fine ofc because y'know, comics).

then like a year-ish later everything with their dark designs and joker war goes down. and some time during this the whole batcat marriage and best man arc takes place (not sure exactly when, the timeline makes my head hurt). like... how am I supposed to be normal about any of this.

#this is driving me crazy #joker's behavior between dotf and joker war is just so fascinating to me #and like for the most part he seems to not be doing a whole lot of legitimate crime? like he's still doing stuff #but no like. killing any robins or crippling anyone #i don't know. it makes me very sad it just seems like he's trying to desperately to regain the connection #he feels like he used to have with batman before he really started to grow the batfam #and fill his life with people and other shit #but he just doesn't know how to connect #and bruce is just doing things which he probably interprets as rejection/abandonment #mainly like. selina and the gotham rebuild project thing. but also leaving him at the end of joker war #he makes me very sad!!! #batjokes #joker

[aikoiya]

DP HC - The Power of Names & Titles

I just read something in a cool story I'm reading that makes a lot of sense for ghosts.

It's called BatCat Specter by Tathartiel on Ao3.

This is the quote:

"Names to ghosts are very important, as are titles. I have explained to you what obsessions are in the past. Well, our names tie us to our obsessions and our cores. I suppose you could call them... supports or conduits. Titles are similar, though they do not hold as much power. Every title you have earned ties back to your abilities and is a testament to your power or obsession, however, your name is much more personal to your core itself."

It goes on for a bit after that.

"Danny wasn't sure he liked where this was going. Suddenly he remembered the ominous message that Clockwork had told him the last time he had seen the cryptid ghost.

"So what you are saying is that...names hold power? And me finding out my birth name...gave me a power boost of some kind? That...would explain why it hurt."

"Hurt?" Frostbite squinted, looking up from the screen he had been observing. "No...it shouldn't have hurt. Your name is already connected to you, even if you had not been aware of it. It is less about gaining new power and more about regaining something that was already yours. Can you explain what happened when you first heard your true name?"

To the best of his ability, Danny recaps the feeling of energy flowing through him. How it felt like he was about to snap with how much power there had been and how it felt like electricity zipping through his veins.... it had been painfully reminiscent of his accident now that he thought about it. That didn't ease his nerves concerning this though.

"I see. How curious. It appears that too much power attempted to be released. Perhaps when you discovered your name, your locked power tried to escape at the same time?"

"My... what?"

"From your battle with Pariah. I'm afraid that until you claim your title it will remain locked so as not to overexert you."

"No no wait... what power? Title? What do you mean?""

It goes further, but I don't wanna spoil too much. It's a very good story & a lot of good points.

They mentioned that Danny gained Pariah's title by specifically challenging him to single combat & defeating him.

That gave Danny the power that Pariah had gained by defeating other ghostly kings & queens.

Not accepting one's Titles, if they come with a certain amount of power, can become dangerous as the energy will build without an outlet & after too many years of this, much like a balloon, will pop.

#danny phantom #dp #dc #dp x dc #danny fenton #batman #names hold power #so do titles #ghost king danny #aikoiya hc

[takaraphoenix]

FIRST OF ALL, I looove Mari’s look in WFA?? Secondly, awesome team-up!

But third: SELINA TAUGHT DUKE HOW TO PICK LOCKS!!! Selina and Bat Kids moments mean so so much to my BatCat shipping heart. I love the thought of her teaching Duke how to pick locks. I imagine she also gave him the lock-picking kit.

#Mari McCabe #Duke Thomas #Selina Kyle #Wayne Family Adventures #WFA Spoilers

[rontra]

@lizarr7 replied to your post “yknow it’s occurring to me that I just sorta...”:

the helenas confuse me far more than the karas

NOOO the helenas are so straightforward bc i made Sleepwalker up so she's not real and doesn't count. thats just OC Helena

CTDE Helenas is really easy bc it's just Helena Wayne and then her Evil Sicko Counterpart i made up, whom she would shoot with a gun on sight if we let her. and we should probably let her

the canon helenas are easy to juggle IMO bc they're pretty distinct. but oh if you don't actually care about the intricacies of dc comics: dont open this post. dead inside

like ok yes dc comics might have 3 helenas waynes and at least one or two other helenas (wink) but they're like on a linear timeline so it's pretty easy i think.

helena wayne 1 - the daughter of batman and catwoman - was introduced in 1977. she uses the Huntress name until 1986, when a building collapses on her and she dies, and then the multiverse collapses on everyone else. this is dc resetting their continuity and starting over from scratch, so it all stops existing

helena wayne does NOT come back post-scratch, but is instead reimagined into a new character with a different backstory, called helena bertinelli. helena B sits on the Huntress Throne un-contested for over 20 years. on this blog we mostly ignore her because she's not helena wayne (sorry)

(you ask helena wayne to explain the 25 year gap on her resume and she's like "i was straight up a different guy")

(the comedy of my comics blorbo dying in 1986 is not lost on me)

in ~2011 dc scraps everything and starts over Again, with the new 52 publishing initiative. in this new continuity a lot of characters are given completely new backstories (which are noooot created equal). but on the upside, Helena Wayne 2 somehow crawled onto the Huntress Throne

(now, helena B had been the huntress for over 20 years, so she very much had her own fanbase at this point, who i can't imagine were uh Stoked about helena wayne walking back in and going "oh helena bertinelli can't come to the new 52. why? because she Died Off-Screen". the vibe probably was not friendly there) (but i think it turns out that helena B faked her death or something anyway??? idk that might be completely wrong i'm not really sure i dont really pay attention to her it just FEELS likely to me)

although she's still BatCat's daughter, Helena Wayne 2 is characterized differently from 1, and (per the n52 convention) has a totally new backstory and setup. so she's overall definitely a different guy from helena wayne 1. she smells different. the vibe here makes me think she's doing some conceptual spit-swapping with helena B (thinks about two helenas making out) oh my

anyway, the new 52 publishing initiative ended and everyone generally breathed a sigh of relief. the last time we saw Helena Wayne 2 was in ~2016 or so i think and i doubt we'll see her again. another helena wayne locked up in the vault. helenas waynes just get put ON ICE which i think helps keep things from getting tangled in my mind? they get tidied away 😔

helena B gets to keep the Huntress Throne to herself (and a swaggy new design if i might say so myself) for another ~5ish years or so, before the appearance of Helena Wayne 3 (Current Helena Wayne) who is AGAIN written differently with a different character setup, making her--in my opinion--a Third Distinct Helena Wayne

this one's BatCat's daughter from the future. but because she time traveled back and changed things, her future has ceased to exist and she's stuck here with the rest of us losers. this means YES currently helena B and W are coexisting in harmony, PEACE AND LOVE ON HUNTRESS EARTH!!!

and that's where we're at right now.

for me it's easy to keep the helena Ws straight because they're all different guys and occupy different time periods and never overlap each other. they also have different designs from each other. maybe it's more confusing if you get distracted by helena B in the middle, since she does occasionally overlap with them, but she's a separate guy and i'm very good at going "oh thats helena B so i don't rly care" (SORRY!!!! IM SURE SHES LOVELY!!! I REALLY DO LIKE HER WHEN I READ SOMETHING SHE'S IN I JUST DONT SEEK HER OUT)

most of the time, if you see helena in the wild, it's probably helena bertinelli. that's another thing that makes it kinda easy. when in doubt: probably bertinelli to be honest MDSHBFJSD

the lack of overlap and the very linear out-of-universe timeline make the Ws pretty easy to tell apart for me. i like all 3 of them, but i like them quite separately--they register as different guys to me. generally speaking CTDE characters are rarely 1:1 with a specific comic but as an exception, ctde helena is very easy to identify as being based on specifically Helena Wayne 2 because the main comic shes in is like my comfort comic <3 <3

and sleepwalker is 100% made up but helena would shoot her with a gun as mentioned.

the only thing i know about helena B is i think she might be catholic.

#ive had this ramble locked and loaded bc i think this is genuinely interesting. sorry you activated me. MDJBHGF #help do you guys remember last time i talked abt helena and i was like “do NOT look at me for ANY facts about her history” #and now im like "so it all started in 1977 #i'm aiming for reading completion on all 3 helenas waynes. that's my current mission.

[starlooove]

I think Duke would be thee number one guy to pick up the date a villain habit bc he has that 'i can fix them’ mentality HOWEVER i absolutely do not think he’d have the sweet moments scattered between when it comes to the business. Like yknow the batcat he lets her get away sometimes as a flirting tactic or whatever? That does NOT happen with Duke he catches his partner slipping and will lock them up throw away the key then sob into his pillow about it for three weeks

#like dukes villain partner would have to be the same way btw #like even if it’s a villain or ideals he disagrees with he would NAWT fw someone finicky enough to let shit slide </3 #like he needs the dedication even if it’s a life of evil #there’s no soft villain fanon Harley Quinn type the redemption would have to happen kicking and screaming #like it’d get real toxic real fast </3 smh #the only villain Duke could date is someone who’s as dedicated to turning him evil as he is turning them good #the best solution would be to leave eachother alone. #on the other hand do you know who you’re talking to #the rest of the batfam is in shambles #very pissed #‘Duke he left you dangling off a building by a broken wrist :/‘ #‘right he could’ve stepped on my hand like last week but he didn’t I think I’m growing on him 🥰🥺’

[distort-opia]

I haven’t read the Joker war yet but it sounds like I really need to! I am weak for stories where Bruce is able to mature and kind of break free from this toxic relationship he has with Joker (like in A Death in the Family when he leaves Joker behind in the helicopter or at the end of Arkham Knight when he literally locks Joker away in his mind). Imo the only way he can really “win” against Joker is by being the bigger person and walking away from their endless cycle together, and leaving Joker at the end of the Joker war sounds like just that.

Yeah, I do agree. The way their relationship is built only has one way for Bruce to ever "win" -- walking away. Being ignored is the worst thing that could happen, for Joker.

He can't do that when it comes to Joker's penchant for killing sprees. Objectively, if he didn't fight Joker, very likely so many people would die before someone else managed to stop him. Letting innocent people get killed just to spite Joker in a quest to not give him attention isn't something Bruce would ever (or should) do. But personal situations like in Death of the Family, or Joker War... Yeah, he can assert control there, when it comes to refusing to play by Joker's rules.

Joker War is an interesting story! Hope you have fun. Don't know if I jibe with all of its elements, but it's definitely worth reading. I'd say to also make sure you read through King's Batcat wedding arc before it, if you haven't already... some of Joker's bitterness later on is very likely also due to the events in the church.

#asks #batman: joker war

[so-this-is-my-blog-i-guess]

Daddy is really starting to like this playing thing. He’s relaxing more by the minute, it seems.

And he was so against coming indoors.

Thankfully, he did come in. This month / 2018. He wasn’t happy about it for a while. I had to lock him in when he came in to eat. He literally threw himself against the door when I locked it. He spent about a week, hiding (and pooping out of fear) under the chair he likes to sit on now.

I still can’t touch him, nor Mama, nor Smarty girl, nor Batcat. But they’re getting closer to me and being less fearful. Daddy is playing not six feet from me. I am so proud of how far he has come. Bless him. 💜

#daddy cat #daddy #my buddy #cat family #tuxedo cat #tuxedo cats #tuxedo cats of tumblr #cats #former ferals #former backyard cats #ramblings #my pics #my video #i love this guy #cat toys

[xiaomao-ai-wo]

Hello for my mutuals regarding the home/ lock screen post.

Here she is, my baby girl Mia. Also featuring Batcat ("mom")

[thedivinemsem]

I’m used to finding my little dude (Tater) in unusual places, but yesterday was a bit scary.   Generally my cats are a bit skittish, so when a repairman comes, I caution them that i have two cats, so if they have allergies, I’ll lock them up - but I doubt they’ll actually see my pets.

Verizon came yesterday to upgrade my router which involved going outside to the ONT and replacing my coax with ethernet.  It seemed relatively easy and didn’t take more than maybe twenty minutes.  As the technician was leaving, I asked him if my cats had appeared for him.  

He said, not in the house, but there was a brown and white cat in the yard watching me for a bit.  I responded, oh dear, that sounds like one of mine and he’s not supposed to be out.  Thanks so much for your help, I need to go find him.

Fortunately, Tater was out back sunning himself on the hot tub deck.  Trying to sun himself is more like it because it was quite cloudy.  He came to me pretty easily, but wasn’t thrilled about being dragged back in the house.  So clearly I have problems going forward and need to be watchful now that he’s discovered the great outdoors.  

Anyhow - I’m glad I got him microchipped and I’m doubly glad that the tech noticed him outside because I probably wouldn’t have realized he was missing for several hours and given time, who knows where he might have wandered.

This isn’t my first “cat wrangling episode” - you might remember that my Batcat was quite the escape artist - except he insisted on running around the backyard for a while before he’d get tired and let me bring him in.  I admit I’ve gotten careless since he’s been gone but no more.

But the bigger problem is my other cat, Carrot.  You see, she’s a shed kitten rescue and I’m guessing that living outdoors traumatized her.  I have no luck getting her to walk on a leash, though she’s alright inside a pet stroller....and even if I held the door open for her, there’s no way she’d leave the safety of the house.

And she seems to hate the smell of the outdoors as well.  Once I brought Tater back inside, the hissing, yowling, and fighting began. She totally forgot that she’d been living with this other cat for almost a year - it was a strange creature that smelled of the woods and thus must be destroyed.  And Tater, thinking it was some form of S&M play, was all in which just made matters worse.  I had to separate them and even a day later, we aren’t quite back to normal...she periodically seeks him out so she can hiss and growl some more.

So I’m back to not letting them out on the sunporch when I’m not home so that I can use that area as a sort of “airlock” to keep anyone from sneaking past me and out the side door. But I’m wondering if maybe I should get a tracker tag for Tater’s collar since he’s so good at hiding from me.

#furkids sneakingout catsbehavingbadly

[incomprehensiblelentils]

1, 2, 8, 15

Favorite fictional characters this year

oh this is so much lower pressure than the fictional true love question thank goodness lol. Just in the other in which they come into my brain:

Battinson

Morpheus (Sandman)

Valkyrie (MCU)

Kamala Khan (MCU)

Sundry Syndey (A Starstruck Odyssey)

Lord Squak Airavis (A Court of Fey and Flowers)

Nona (Nona the Ninth)

Queen Míriel (Rings of Power)

Em Haywood (Nope)

Waymond Wang (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

Mei Lee (Turning Red)

Margot Mills (The Menu)

Jack Russell (Werewolf by Night)

Elsa Bloodstone (Werewolf by Night)

Layla El-Faouly (Moon Knight)

Boba Fett (Star Wars)

2. Favorite ships this year

Again as they come into my brain lol, and also some repeats:

BatCat (The Batman)

Thor/Jane (MCU)

Hardwon/Moonshine (NADDpod)

Ed/Stede (Our Flag Means Death)

Oluwande/Jim (Our Flag Means Death)

Obi-Wan/Padme (Star Wars) (I went insane while watching Obi-Wan idk man!!!)

Griddlehark (Locked Tomb)

Mac/KJ (Paper Girls)

Andhera/Binx (A Court of Fey and Flowers)

Jack/Elsa (Werewolf by Night)

Nightheart/Sunbeam (Warriors) (lmfao. they're cute shut up!!!!!)

Sunny/Izzy (My Little Pony) (...what the fuck else was I supposed to take from this movie huh)

oh and a special honorable mention for Galadriel/Halbrand, which I wasn't into up when I thought he was just Some Guy, until he was revealed as Sauron and then it became HILARIOUS to me because it made so many people mad, and everyone who did ship it was having so much fun and memeing a lot, I was so happy for them!

8. First fandom of the year

lmfao I had to go look at my blog archive and I think the answer is The Book of Boba Fett specifically! I'm....bad at being a Star Wars fan because I only care about like, 30% of Star Wars probably. but I looooooooooooved the Boba Fett show so much. I don't know what happened bc I never cared about Boba Fett before but everything about it worked for me! I love that there was an entire episode about him being a horse girl, I love that he spends most of it awkwardly trying to be a human and only sort of succeeding. I loved his and Fennic's weird friendship. I loved the dumb Power Ranger team so much. This is the only Star Wars show I need tbh, all others have been fine but I adored this one.

15. Favorite f/f ship of the year

I JUST remembered that I wanted Fennic and Drash to fuck, lmao, so I'll say them. B and I are gonna cosplay these guys too.

#autisticiantojvnes

[clownprince]

Joker's motivations in Joker War

Now idk if I was the only one initially confused by wtf Joker's actual intentions were in Joker War. Maybe I'm just a bit schewpid and everyone else got it but regardless here's my attempt to piece together what's going on in his weird little mind.

Imho, the first lines we get about Joker's underlying intentions are here:

It's extremely important that he was aware of Bruce's intentions to redesign the city. That was definitely the catalyst for the whole thing.

Speaking of Bruce's plans to redesign the city:

He mentions multiple times that his goal is to build a city that doesn't need a Batman.

Regardless of whether he actually mentioned something like this at a press conference or something, I'm sure Joker would be able to pick up on it anyway.

And it's very well-established that Joker needs Batman. The Best Man arc has this whole beautiful monologue about it:

Joker NEEDS Batman. A city without Batman is a city with no place for Joker.

The whole Best Man arc takes during the same year (year 17) as Joker War (prior to it, obviously).

The Batcat engagement took place in year 16. (In which Batman also had Joker locked up in his basement. And he deliberately tracked down amnesiac!Joker and made him Normal Joker again so he could get information. Yowza! Not cool, Bats.)

Additionally, the events of Endgame took place on year 15 and Death of the Family in year 14.

Joker reveals more of his motivations in the final fight scene between him and Batman:

Very interesting that Joker initially chooses to stab Batman in the back. Hmm I wonder if that has any deeper meaning or reveals anything about Joker's own feelings in this situation /sar.

Also very, very, very significant that Joker chooses to battle Batman in that particular suit, after he essentially desecrates it:

So, by now, it's apparent that Joker's direct intention with Joker War was to essentially destroy the possibility of Bruce's vision of Gotham:

He even directly says that all of this was about them.

Hm... I don't think he's just talking about the city, here...

And then we have this:

There's been a recurring theme since Death of the Family, that Bruce isn't being the Batman that Joker wants him to be.

To me, this line feels like "okay, Batman is ruined irreparably, let's just destroy him and start over from scratch."

Then we have this panel. Whew. I think this might be one of the most revealing panels in the entirety of Joker War, largely because of how Joker is depicted in it.

He doesn't look angry, he looks genuinely distraught.

And I didn't notice this until someone else pointed it out but if you zoom in, it definitely looks like he's crying.

I don't think this is just an artistic thing, largely because of this panel from a few issues back:

So those are definitely tears of laughter. But it looks roughly the same. Except based on the context and his expression, I don't think those are tears of laughter in Joker War. At the very least, he's hysterical.

Somewhat of a tangent but it's important to tie everything together: Joker War reminds me very much of DOTF and Endgame in that Joker is depicted (or tries to portray himself) as this terrifying, ruthless, inhuman thing, but if you actually look into his motivations, he's being driven by his emotions, particularly his feelings about Batman, which are almost inarguably the most human part of him.

In DOTF he talks about how Batman isn't being the Batman he wants him to be and yadda yadda, but then in the tie-ins, we have this section, which I think does a beautiful job of explaining his real motivations:

It's jealousy. Jealousy and fear. He's terrified of losing Batman.

And then there's a similar thing in Endgame.

Initially, he says this:

"Haha yeah I'm just bored of you lol."

But then in the final scene we get this:

He's not bored, he's heartbroken. He's genuinely hurt by Batman (in his perception) rejecting him, and he's lashing out in a major way.

I think it's definitely similar in Joker War, except he's not as afraid of losing Batman to the Batfam, more so he's afraid that Bruce's new design for the city will eliminate the need for a Batman, although the Batcat almost-wedding and Bruce's growing family definitely play a role in his motivations.

I think that might be where his whole idea of making Batman start over with nothing came from. Because when Bruce started, he didn't really have anyone except for Alfred, and later Dick.

I think that Joker could tolerate him having a few allies but he can't handle the idea of Batman having an actual family. Both because he doesn't want to share Batman's attention, and because he doesn't have a family, so why does Batman get to have one? Why does Batman get to connect with people when the only person he's truly connected to is Batman? He wants Bats to be as dependent on him as he is on Bats.

So, that's just my Hot Take (read: mediocre interpretation) of Joker War. I wasn't too fond of the storyline until I kinda pieced everything together and it's still not my favorite arc but I definitely like it better than I did initially.

#batjokes #joker war #meta #my silly little thoughts #my timeline might be slightly off my only source was the batman continuity project lol #i am not putting myself through the hell that is tom king's run #and i haven't read batman metal and all that shit yet #i'm going based off of the rebirth timeline though if that isn't clear #my stuff

[wecomealiveinit]

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[clawsnoir]

would love to see your favorite batcat moments in The Batman ranked!

oh god, okay. so I loved every single moment they had almost equally but I will try this for you, anonymous friend!! I'm gonna stick with top 5 or else we'd be here all day, haha.

1) Bruce stopping Selina from killing Falcone.

I love that he doesn't make an appeal towards her morality - he doesn't try to lecture her about what's right and wrong, he stops her because he cares about her wellbeing and doesn't want her to make a mistake she's going to regret for the rest of her life. Also the way he holds her, so firm and yet so gentle, the gun in-between their hands is just sooo erotic, imo. The closeup on how she relaxes her grip when they lock gazes is Peak Romance!

Bruce finally understands that Selina has been forced into a life of bad choices vs worse ones - telling her that she's paid enough, that she's suffered enough...and Selina trusting him, not the system, but Bruce because she knows he cares about her had me like 🥺

2) Selina saving Bruce on the catwalk, and him returning the favor.

What's sexier than two people being so terrified to lose another they push themselves to their utmost extremes to stop that from happening?? Selina, who was in the middle of running away from her problems, running headlong back into the fray to save Bruce because she just can't help it. Bruce, in so much pain he can't even speak, summoning all of his extensive willpower and rage because Selina needed him. That kiss? One of the sweetest moments I've ever seen in a comic movie romance.

The way they looked at another after Gordon pulled him off that man - checking in with each other, desperately reassuring one another that they were alright, putting everything neither of them could say with words into their eyes. Yeah. That got me bad.

3) The 'Look at Me' scene

Bruce is SUCH a fucking tease and he doesn't even realize it but the way he blue-balled Selina with the promise of a kiss during this moment was so sexy and unintentionally hilarious. Selina was visibly disappointed too, she was practically pouting. This is the moment that cranks up that slowly burning heat between them into a simmer. His gloved fingers underneath her chin had me SQUIRMING.

4) Bruce replaying their argument in the club over and over when he's back in the Batcave

He's down horrendously bad for this woman. The way that their relationship is still firmly in the 'reluctant allies with mutual attraction' stage yet he's completely disturbed at the thought of another man having any kind of pre-existing romantic or sexual history with her is delicious. Healthy? No. Problematic? Definitely! But it is extremely hot to me and I will not apologize for it.

5) Selina kissing Bruce for the first time

This is peak Batcat right here - flirting and fighting and kissing just to shut each other up. I love how she shatters all his incorrect assumptions and forces him to empathize with her, then forces him into acknowledging the mutual desire between them. Bruce's reaction kills me, because you can literally see him short circuiting lmfao, Selina is constantly breaking his brain in this movie by making him feel and it's so fun to watch.

#the batman spoilers #batcat #bruce x selina #my favorite pair of soulmates fr

[silver-pieces]

dig my nails in dynamite

Pairing: vampire!BatCat x fem!reader

Synopsis: Selina wants the next taste.

Warnings: 18+, this fic is dark, tw: noncon, tw: blood, tw: injury (Selina’s fingernails are sharp), tw: compulsion/mind control, smut (kissing, grinding, sucking), sexy, sexy vampires

A/N: This chapter focuses on Selina, and is my first time writing smut for a female character - I hope I have done her justice. I’m open to receiving requests, prompts, & headcanons for this trio btw. Divider by the amazing @firefly-graphics​.

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He’s broad enough to block the wind - that’s the only reason Selina becomes aware of his presence.

She lowers the binoculars and stares down at the diner across the street, where warped light spills from the window and reflects in the black puddles.

Only the server and two patrons remain - a woman in a pressed white shirt and blazer, and you. A scarf artfully adorns your neck, your nose scrunching adorably as you read through the menu.

Selina learned long ago how to interpret Batman's silences. This one, she intuits, is a question. What is she doing here?

"She's on a date," she tells him.

He eclipses the moonlight beside her. "She doesn't know."

Her throat burns.

Days, they have waited, without so much as a drop of blood to sustain them. No other human would do, not when you had tasted so good.

Their pet.

Now, days out of hospital, you’ve finally made an appearance in public. And if you’re strong enough to do that, then you’re strong enough for them to feed.

She steps up to the edge of the building, preparing to jump down, but he remains still, focused on you. His lack of protest is unusual.

"So what, you're not going to stop me?"

He lifts his gaze to her, and she sees a hollowness in his eyes.

"Be gentle."

She wants to snarl at him, to snap her teeth and say this is not how we do things. But he’s right - neither of them want you in the hospital again. "Cross my heart.” She smirks.

The hunt begins.

She lands in the alley 60 feet below, bending her knees so her heels don't break. She can feel Batman's eyes on her as she crosses through shadows.

The soft sound of your voice calls to her through the door of the diner. The bell rings, but you're facing away, so you don't see Selina enter. Your date briefly slides her gaze over the newcomer, before dismissing her to focus back on you.

Selina approaches the counter.

"What can I getcha?" The server asks.

"Just a latte, not too hot, oh - and extra milk," she says with a pleasant smile. Her voice carries in this small space.

Air currents shift - you turn your head just slightly, angling Selina in your line of sight. Your pulse begins to increase.

A thrill races through her, and she glances over her shoulder to meet your gaze. Just as she suspected, you're staring straight at her. Frozen. Remembering.

The coffee machine squeals, the delicious scent of your fear permeates the air, and the tension draws itself out, hanging in the air between you.

"Hey, what's up?" Your date reaches out to grab your hand.

How dare she touch you. Selina glares in her direction. But the distraction costs her, because as soon as you’re free from her stare, you surge up, out of the booth.

She almost loses it then. Prey. Pet. Mine.

But the sound of the paper coffee cup set down on the counter snaps her out of it.

“Three ninety-nine, miss.”

Cash slides across the counter, and she closes her perfectly manicured nails around the cup. “Keep the change.”

The bell didn’t ring, and your scent instead leads Selina to the bathroom, where you were smart enough to lock the door. She opens it anyway, bypassing the cheap lock with ease.

You’re leaning towards the mirror; clutching your scarf in your hands and staring wide-eyed at the scars on your neck. You look to Selina as the door swings shut behind her. “You did this to me,” you breathe. “You and - ” But you can’t seem to finish.

She tilts her head. “Having some trouble with your memory?”

You step backwards, the scent of your fear doubling into horror.

Selina blurs forward into you. You crash against the wall with her face inches from yours, forearm pinning you by the chest. “We’ve been patient with you, little mouse. Given you time to recover.”

“Please - don’t - ”

“Please?” She chuckles, and darts her tongue out to your bottom lip, leaving it damp. “You forget, I can scent the arousal in your cunt right now. You want this.” She holds the coffee cup to your lips. “Don’t say I never did nothing for you. Drink.” Her eyes radiate their vicious compulsive glow with the order. She’s had enough pushback from you for now; she wants obedience.

You close your lips around the lid and drink, lowering your gaze in humiliation. The latte goes down easy when your body goes completely compliant under her compulsion like this.

You finish, gasping for breath.

The empty cup drops to the floor.

“Good girl. I should be able to taste that in about ten minutes.” She leans back and chuckles. “Jesus, I miss caffeine.”

Your brows furrow for a second.

She strokes your cheek, being gentle with her sharp nails. “What should we do while we wait, little mouse?”

“I don’t understand,” you beg. “Wait for - for the caffeine to...”

“Mm-hm,” she nods. “Exactly.” Her eyes flick down to your mouth, and suddenly she breathes in, closing her eyes. “You smell even better now.”

Before you can respond, she crashes her mouth against yours. You’re stiff in her grip, accepting her touch but not responding, but your mouth tastes delicious.

She shouldn’t care that you’re not responsive. Or fighting. Some humans are like that; simply accepting of their fate; and in the end they all die the same. She shouldn’t care.

A growl of frustration comes out anyway, right into your mouth.

You whimper.

Fuck. She smooths a hand over your head and pulls away enough to make eye contact with you. Her eyes glow, making yours glow a second later as you fall under her thrall again. “Come now, mouse. No more fear. Whatever else you’re feeling, don’t hold back.” It’s a risk, removing your inhibitions. You could scream anyway, you could fight harder, you could retch in disgust. But a part of her, a part which she will later deny to herself, is curious.

You take a moment, after she releases you from her compulsion, to just stare at her. Letting the effects of her compulsion sink in. Then, your eyes dart down to her mouth, and you cross the gap, surging into another kiss.

Unexpected delight fills Selina. She laughs and kisses you back, pressing her body against yours.

“Fuck, you’re beautiful Selina,” you confess, wrapping your arms around her neck to pull her further into you.

Pulling back, she takes you by the throat. “Mistress,” she corrects, “you are my pet, and I am your Mistress.”

You nod obediently. “And what do I call - him?”

She grins, and tilts her head. “He can tell you that himself.”

Something crossed between wariness and hope enters your gaze. “He’s here?” You giggle, and then gasp and cover your mouth, staring at Selina with wide eyes. “I - oh my god I told the police officer to thank him for saving my life.”

Jesus, it’s like you’re drunk. “Very cute.” She flicks her nail up beneath your chin. “I want to taste you.”

Your eyes go wide, and then you tilt your head to the side, baring your neck for her in an instant.

Her fangs lengthen - your neck, offered up to her on a platter. All she had to do was remove your fear and you had become a fascinating mystery. “You want me to bite you?”

Your throat works as you swallow. “Not really, it hurts. But... I want to obey you anyway.”

The scent of your arousal has increased tenfold, and Selina groans. “How did we get so lucky?” She leans in to your neck, inhaling your scent. “I will bite you, soon. But when I said taste...” Her hand trails down to lift up the skirt of your dress.

Your breath stills.

As she presses her face into your neck, she explores beneath the fabric, her clawed fingernails softly tracing up your thigh, and stopping at the outline of your panties. She dips a fingernail beneath them.

“Mistress - ” you warn.

“Shh, you’ve been good so far, don’t ruin it,” she whispers into your neck.

You make the smart choice and shut your mouth.

No. Fuck, she doesn’t like that either. What’s wrong with her?

She pulls back from your neck and closes her other hand around your throat, forcing you to meet her cold stare. “I revoke my compulsion,” she says, eyes glowing yellow. “You can hold back if you want. You can fear.”

You immediately whimper and squirm in her grip. Fear floods your scent, and, impossibly, your arousal grows. Fuck, just like she thought.

She makes quick work of your panties, tearing through them with her nails.

You squeak before she squeezes your throat to cut off the sound, shaking her head in disapproval. “No screaming.”

Her eyes drop down, the sight of her hand reaching beneath your dress, the scent of your wet pussy filling her senses. It’s enough to bring her to her knees in front of you, the soft thwack of her thigh-high boot-covered knees hitting the floor.

Beneath the skirts of your dress, Selina unveils the source of that sweet scent. She presses her face between your legs and licks between your folds, tasting your arousal for the first time.

Your hand comes down on her head, trying to pull her back. “S-Selina - ”

She hisses, closing her hand around your wrist, her sharp nails digging in. “What did you call me?” A fang scrapes between your folds and she almost loses herself in your taste, but she needs to remind you of the rules. To train you well.

Your body wavers. “Mistress, sorry Mistress.”

Her breath fans your wet folds. “You’re lucky, little mouse, that even your cunt tastes good. Now, squirm all you want, but keep your hands off me.”

A gentle whimper graces her senses, as she feels you squirm obediently beneath her touch. A grin forms. She laps at your folds, consuming your slick with the urgency of her burning lust, fangs aching for more.

The act of receiving your arousal turns her on more that she thought it could. Her pussy pulses with carnal pleasure, a luxurious purr rising from her chest, and the vague buzzing of your phone harmonizes with the vibrations she produces against your clit. Your thighs clench around her, so close to cresting.

Selina’s brows furrow. Everything about you is so addictive.

You make a pathetic cry of desperation as you suddenly find release, sustaining Selina on your arousal alone as it gushes out between your legs.

She dines on your slick, all for her, completely and utterly turned on.

Your legs give out - she lets go of your pussy and pushes your abdomen back against the wall, hooking your thigh around her shoulder to keep you upright.

The door creaks. “Hello?”

She hisses and whirls around, eyes glowing to catch the intruder in her thrall before they can scream.

“Oh,” you pant.

Oh is right. Your date hesitates in the doorway, eyes glowing yellow as she stares back at Selina, entranced.

Selina lets go of you, pulling your dress back down. “She’s cute.”

You whimper behind her. “Please don’t - ”

“Quiet.” She stands and approaches the girl as you slide down the wall behind her. The girl stares at Selina, all wide eyes. “Forget about this. Your date ended when she left the diner and never returned. Now leave.”

The girl nods, and closes the door without a second’s hesitation.

Selina turns back on you, her fangs practically throbbing. “Where were we?” she growls.

You’re a sight to behold - dishevelled and scared, curled up against the wall, chest heaving with your panicked breaths.

The scent of your fear fills her lungs, and she drinks deep, her head tilting back and eyes half-lidded. She may intend to drink from you, but it’s you who consumes her. And you’ve been spoiled enough. It’s her turn.

She’s on you in an instant, straddling you by the hips while you scramble back, trapped against the wall. It’s too easy to overpower you, to take you by the wrist and yank your arm to her aching fangs. “Fuck waiting any longer.”

Her grip tightens, and her nail makes a superficial cut at your wrist, where blood begins to well. Red colours her vision, and her vampiric nature takes over. Her lips close on your wrist, fangs scraping your soft skin while she laps at your pulse.

Like last time, it makes her wet. Impulse enslaves her - she wants to grind against you, so her hips flex against yours on instinct. Her other hand entwines with yours and presses it up against the wall above. She is consumed by your taste, the essence of your slick and slightly caffeinated blood mixing in her mouth, and the feel of your warm body moving against hers.

It’s not long before she realises she should stop. But she has to force herself to back off, because the beast inside her is still demanding more. The temptation to pin you down completely beneath her, to dominate and own you, to ensure you never forget her again...

The wall cracks beneath her palm as she uses it to push herself back, off of your lap, crouching a short distance away.

Huddled against the wall, you seem disoriented, cradling your arm close. “Mistress?” you murmur, before your gaze catches on something behind her, eyes widening.

And Batman looks down at Selina from above.

Her pussy pulses with insatiable need, but a possessiveness overtakes her. She surges up and glares at him. “What are you doing here? This is my hunt.”

A muscle feathers in his jaw. “The other girl. You took care of her? I saw her leave.”

“Yeah I took care of her,” she confirms impatiently, eyes rolling. “Shit, baby, you scared me.” She pushes playfully on his chest.

He says nothing, but his eyes dart down to her lips, mouth and chin still wet with your slick and blood.

The sight of him, unhinged always makes her lust burn brighter. The air zings between them, an unspoken understanding as she stares right back. She pushes him back, and he lets her, backing him up against the wall and going up on her toes to slant her mouth on his.

It starts soft, Batman letting her lead, until his tongue darts out and he gets a taste of you. He groans, arms encircling Selina instantly. His kiss dominates, fangs out as teeth and tongues clash, growls and purrs blending into one. He must be starving, and Selina is more than happy to sustain him.

Eventually their hunger is briefly satiated, and they both turn their attention to their pet.

You’re watching them, looking so innocent it makes her want to feed on you all over again. She crooks a clawed, bloodstained finger. “Come here, little mouse.”

Pleasingly obedient, you slowly rise.

But Batman’s hand closes around Selina’s wrist, and as she flicks her gaze back to him, he takes her finger into his mouth, licking and tasting more of you until her hand is clean.

She purrs his praise.

You reach the two of them, a cute, flustered look on your face at their display.

“I’ll give you the honours,” she tells Batman as he entwines her hand in his.

He turns his intimidating thrall on to you. “Tell no-one about any of this.”

You blink and look away. “You mean I-I’m allowed to remember? And you’re letting me go?”

Selina looks to him for his answer, and the devouring, dark look in his eyes makes her shudder in his arms.

“For now.”

You could have at least had the decency to come up with an excuse to leave. Fuck you!!!!!

You stare at the text, but you are unable to summon up any tears. You should be furious that those - those vampires had ruined your date.

Instead, your mind is racing with thoughts of them.

Selina, beautiful, cold, demanding.

And him. Oh, god, he looked hungry.

You are terrified, standing beneath the streetlight, waiting for a taxi you called ten minutes ago that still hasn’t arrived.

The hairs on the back of your neck prickle.

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Another Day In Paradise

Set post Arkham Knight, Selina reflects on the events of that night and her relationship with Bruce

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I know I'm about 7 years too late for this but I've been replaying Arkham City and thinking about Selina's depiction in the games and her relationship with Bruce. Also me tip-toeing into the batcat waters lol

The cool ocean breeze and her icy cocktail were the only things that made sitting under the scorching African sun bearable. Selina rested her glass on the table next to her, flicking the excess condensation from her fingers. A cabana boy clad in all white took her empty glass and replaced it with a fresh one.

“Some shade, madame?” He asked.

“Please,” Selina replied.

Paradise, this was paradise. A well-deserved break from Gotham made all the sweeter knowing she was spending Riddler’s money. Selina decided it was best not to stick around, she had sabotaged what ever scheme Eddie had prepared to bust himself out of jail. However, she knew it wouldn’t be long before he came up with another plan. She was sure that Catwoman was number one on his hit list. So, she decided it was best to keep a low profile for a while. It’s not like there was any reason for her to stick around Gotham.

Especially with Bruce-

Selina’s hands curled into fists in frustration, nails leaving prints in her palms. She had promised herself she wouldn’t think about him. About that night. Grief wasn’t part of her plan but spending most of her time alone on private beaches left her mind to wander. Holly had joined her at first, after Selina picked her up from the evacuee camps. But when Gotham opened again, Holly had the urge to return, to see her friends and pick up the pieces of her life. Without the younger girl there to occupy her time, dragging Selina to go jet skiing or paragliding or scuba diving, her mind would wander. Always winding up in the same place.

When Scarecrow removed Bruce’s mask, Selina wasn’t all that surprised. She had kissed both Bruce Wayne and Batman on several occasions and she noticed the similarities. Though she was probably the only person who could have deduced his identity by those means. She remembered the feeling of dread more than anything, dread at what was to come. And when she saw Wayne Manor go up in flames, she knew it was over.

It was still unclear to her if Bruce was alive or not, but he may as well be dead. Whether those explosives were set by an enemy or by Bruce himself, she knew she would never see him again. Selina understood that he had made his choice, and that choice did not involve her.

It made her stomach twist in knots to think about him, her hands still trembling. After she had her revenge on Eddie, she tried to find out more. Nightwing and Robin refused to speak with her, every lowlife idiot in Gotham was claiming that they planted the bombs in a poor attempt to take credit for killing Batman and any of her other informants were locked up or gone. After weeks of digging, she gave up and in an act of mercy to herself, declared Bruce dead. What ever they had together was with him in his grave.

Although she told herself it was a vacation or to avoid Eddie, it truly was because Gotham reminded her so much of him. The only tie Selina had to the city anymore was Holly who would be set for life, Selina made sure of that. Otherwise, Selina had no one. Ivy was dead and although their relationship was tenuous, she did enjoy Ivy’s company. And she was a powerful ally when needed. Her relationship with Harley was never strong either. From what she had gathered, Harley was on the road to reforming and contacting her would probably do more harm than good.

Selina wondered if she could ever call Gotham City home again. She thought of Robin, wondering if he was going to take up the cowl of his mentor. If he would be capable of filling those boots, if it was even wise decision. Then her thoughts drifted to Nightwing, wondering if he was going to stay in Gotham and help Robin. God, why did she care? It wasn’t her concern, she never wanted to be a hero. Still, it was as if she could hear Bruce’s disapproval. He would think she was wasting her skills, baking under the sun and sipping cocktails. And then she thought of Holly and the other friends she had made in Gotham. How would they fair without a bat or a cat looking out for them. Was this Bruce’s legacy, his parting gift to her? A sense of duty to protect people who cannot protect themselves.

The sun began to set over the waves, sending hues of pink and gold dancing through the sky. Selina wondered what she would do next… What could she do next.

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Plumeria - “What are you so afraid of?” "You."

She did not forgive him.

How could her?

And it did hurt that he didn't even bother to ask. But when Selina convinced herself that she didn't owe him anything, she also decided that she didn't want anything from her either. That had been what helped her manage her despair and resentment in the ten years he stayed away.

But now he was back.

If they were some other people, she could probably compare his pull over her as magic, the stuff of fairy tales, but she felt bound to a curse, with nowhere to run. And a true love's kiss could never save her.

He was just a man, and still she felt surrounded by something irresistible, since he returned to her world, invading her life, her thoughts, even her dreams. Insistent like the sea that broke the harbour's decks every winter.

And she hated to feel like that, to have choice pulled from her, to need something that she could never be the sole mistress, something that she couldn't steal, that could be taken away or just leave.

Still, every time they crossed each other paths she could feel the air sizzling, her skin ached, and she acted as if she wasn't entire in control of herself. The flirting, the chasing, the dancing.

In the end, the smartest thing one should do, was give in, and she was never very into the whole "abstain from desire" philosophy. And still, when she finally found herself pressed to his mattress, with his body, oh so different from the slender form from her teenager lover of yesterday, she froze, and avoided his kisses.

"What is it?"

She couldn't answer.

"Selina, what is wrong?"

She bit her lip and breathed in, his smell so close made everything worse. Her head was doing rounds and yet lying on his pillow.

"I'm..." did she even know, when she finally felt the words leaving her lips, they surprised her too, "scared."

"Scared? What are you so afraid of?"

And he called himself a detective.

"You," she said almost defiantly, angry, finally feeling more sure of herself.

"Oh..." he sighed, his forehead lowering to rest on her neck. "Do you want to stop?"

She adjusted her grip on his shoulders, now locking her nails in his flesh.

"Don't you dare."

He rose his head, still looking confused, but a little less sad. He locked his eyes to hers.

"I'll never leave again."

"Never leave Gotham again," she reminded him of his own words.

He chuckled.

"But Selina, you are Gotham."

She squinted.

"What that even is supposed to mean?"

Something changed in his face, an intensity that made her swallow hard, her whole body tingling. Bruce's face lowed again, their lips the closest possible without touching.

"I can show you," he offered.

And he did, all night long.

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Had this on my requests for ages. I just missed them.

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