#batman and red hood

[goodoldfashionedengineer]

Gotham is sentient. Gotham knows what is going on in. Gotham knows who is fighting for her.

So when the Batman proves himself of trying his very best nearly every night to protect his city, Gotham announces him her knight and shows him a vision. A vision of the future. Of who her next protector will be.

He calls himself the Red Hood. Not the same guy he had already fought, but someone who stands close to him. Who is not afraid to kill.

He is allowed one question.

"What is his name?"

"Jason Todd"

Maybe he can change things.

Not a name that strikes out. Nothing special. But he remembers it.

And then, one night, he meets a boy stealing his tires. He definitely knows how to defend himself, Bruce's bruised ribs are proof of that. But he doesn't have anyone.

So he puts him in Ma Gunn's school for boys. Maybe with some proper guidance he could become Gotham's protector without killing.

But the school turned out to be a crime scheme. Better to remove all variables and train the boy himself.

As the months go by, Jason feels save enough to put his walls down. To not play into the tough guy act anymore. He is positively overwhelmed because this boy is so sweet, so kind and nice and enthusiastic. So Bruce might be doing a good job apparently.

Until. Until the Garzonas case. Bruce has seen it. The man with the red helmet, the guns and the corpses and blood surrounding him. With the same eyes as his son. The knowledge of the future leads him to think that Jason HAS to have pushed Felipe.

Bruce blames himself, thinks he has wasted his time and resources. And it hurts because despite everything he has begun to love this boy. But he is just Batman, he can't change the future.

But then Jason dies. And that hurts more. Because now Jason never even has the chance to grow up to be Red Hood, doesn't have the chance to grow up at all. And he hates himself because sometimes he thinks about if this might be a good thing actually. He died as an innocent child. It's tragic, he deserved better. But maybe this is better than becoming a murderer and it is mercy.

Years later, Red Hood arrives in Gotham.

In front of him stands the man he saw in the future vision all those years ago.

Bruce reflects. If he had just left Jason alone when he first met him. But who knows if it would even have mattered? His biggest regret though is that he ever thought that a child dying might be something good.

After the debacle that was the Joker showdown, Jason multiplies his effort to help Gotham his way times ten. And that's when Gotham awards him with a vision, tells him that he is her paladin and tells him her rules, how he has one question open after seeing who her next protector will be.

Jason doesn't really care for the person in the vision, what happens in the future should stay in the future, because otherwise they were always doomed.

But then it strikes him. An idea. A terrible one but it seems logical. He has to word this carefully. "Has Batman known that I, Jason Todd, would become Red Hood?"

"Yes"

At their next encounter, Jason tells him how much of a savior complex he has. In reality, Jason is deeply hurt. Bruce treated him as someone that deserved to be cherished, to be loved. Treated him as someone valuable. But now he sees that Bruce had only ever seen him as broken, something to fix, someone doomed. Nothing more

#batman #bruce wayne #red hood #jason todd #batman and red hood #bruce and jason #jason and bruce #robin ii #under the red hood #utrh #batman prompt #fic prompt #batman fanfiction #batman au #batfam #batfamily #gotham

[a-sketchy-jedi]

my first time drawing jason todd, hope y’all like it!

#red hood #jason todd #batman #robin #batman and robin #batman and red hood #dc #dc fan art #digital art #digital painting #talia al ghul #damian wayne #bruce wayne

[shyjusticewarrior]

#comic books #batman and red hood #task force z #dc #comics #dc comics #comic pages #comic panels #comic art #parallels #media analysis #character dynamics #jason todd #red hood #bruce wayne #batman #angst #batfam #batfamily #character angst #motifs #parallelism

[discocactusblogs]

I have beef with Bruce Wayne but it's late so I cannot elaborate further, other than pointing to these Batman And Red Hood #20 panels.

SPOILERS FOR BATMAN AND RED HOOD #20 BELOW THE CUT, You have been warned and will be subjected to my sleepy time rant.

So this man... This grown man WITH HIS OWN TRAUMA, brought his adoptive child back to the place where he was HORRIFICALLY and brutally beaten and murdered, just so he could jog his memory?!? I'm sorry, WHAT?! On what planet would that have been okay to do?! I understand he wanted to help Damian, but to put Jason through that torture to relive it mentally all over again??? That's a huge no. You don't do that!! I'm so dang mad right now while I do laundry.

MEANWHILE, 80's Bruce Wayne made-up his mind that it was ON SITE with Joker

#batfam #jason todd #red hood #dc comics #bruce wayne #Batman and red hood #batman #batman and red hood 20

[yeahimcal]

[And you are a lithograph/Sketching my history]

[Under the floodlights you look more like god to me/You’re way too fucked up, you’re way too tough]

[Two shots of tequila to speed you up/And I guess what I’m trying to say here is thank you]

[But I go cold]

(Symbolism below the cut if you care!!)

[You are a lithograph]

Young Jason has a target on his back, showcasing how being Robin put him in danger. He was just a kid. He’s talking to Batman, looking up at him, showing how much he trusts him, all the while he has a glaring red target on his back.

[Sketching my history]

Jason’s memorial plaque with his shadow over it. The shadow has ‘history’ written on it to show how Jason has become history, how he is just a story now, he’s not even in charge of how he’s remembered. To quote Richard Siken, ‘history is a little man in a brown suit trying to define a room he is outside of. There are many names in history, but none of them are ours’. Jason is history. He’s not Robin anymore.

[under the floodlights you look more like god to me]

Silhouette of Batman with no eyes, to show how Bruce never really… saw/understood Jason. Jason died thinking that Bruce was this good man, the best man, who always knew what was right. A god. But there is no god to Jason, not anymore. The floodlights are turned off. Jason had to die to recognize the flaws of his father.

[You’re way too fucked up, you’re way too tough]

Half of adult Jason, half of young Jason. Jason can’t go back to who he was. He can’t go back to that little boy who was too tough for his age, who thought Robin gave him magic, who was so good that it hurt. Jason is way too fucked up, now. He came back wrong. Everyone thinks so.

[Two shots of tequila to speed you up]

Jason’s Red Hood mask, a crowbar, a batarang, and his old Robin mask. Two things from his new life, two things from his old. He can’t go back. He can only go forward.

[And I guess what I’m trying to say here is thank you]

Jason’s pointing a gun at his father, who still does not see him. But he cannot kill his father. No matter how many times Bruce fails him, Jason will never be able to take that shot, he will never be able to wipe away the only father he has ever had. Even if he has every opportunity, even if he wants to, he’ll never be able to kill Bruce.

[But I go cold]

Bruce covers the target on Jason’s back as the sun rises over Gotham. Because no matter how many times he fails Jason, he will always keep trying to protect him. Try to keep him intact. The night is dark and it will always be dark and no one will ever be able to wash away all the bad, but as long as the world keeps spinning, Bruce will love his children. Even if Jason doesn’t want the protection, Bruce will give it to him. This is their curse. The will never escape it.

I have some pretty. Insane thoughts about Jason and Bruce’s dynamic as a father and son. So. Yeah…….

#Spotify #jason todd #red hood #Batman #bruce wayne #red hood dc #⇔cal’s art #♡cal’s favs♡ #dc comics #Batman and red hood #Bruce and Jason #to quote my friend ‘AUGHUGGHH PARENT/CHILD DYNAMICS IN MEDIA’ #I think a lot about them #and what happened #I think about Jason a lot at baseline #but this. this I think about all the time

[arunneronthird]

he will use every chance he gets to be a drama queen and if he doesnt have one he will create one

#i wrote the idea for this drawing down at like 3am #tim drake #dick grayson #jason todd #red hood #robin #nightwing #batman #dc comics #ladies. gentlemen. you have eaten well. #my art

[randoparody]

don't destroy his self-esteem 🐦😆

#batman #dc comics #dc robin #dc universe #superhero #batfam #batfamily #jason todd #red hood #damian wayne

[ahfrickenfrick]

nightwing being hurt in the field, and over comms he can’t get out what was wrong, nearly in shock, and jason puts on his best batman™️ voice and says “robin, report.”

and it snaps dick out of it enough to say concussion, possible broken ribs, and a gash in his side.

no one talks about it, and then a year later, damian does the same thing to tim

#THIS WAS HIDING IN MY DRAFTS WTF I LOVE IT #my best work is most hidden smh smh #dc comics #batman #dc #dick grayson #jason todd #tim drake #damian wayne #nightwing #red hood #red robin #dc robin #batfamily #head canon #headcanon #batbros

[arcventi]

#batfam #batman #jason todd #red hood #dc comics #bruce wayne

[bianc0re]

arcade night 🕹️🦇

#batfam #jason todd #red hood #dick grayson #nightwing #tim drake #robin #damian wayne #batgirl #batman #bruce wayne #dccomics #digital art

[ashoss]

some things dont change

#batburger as a concept is lowkey hilarious to me #jason todd #robin #robin ii #red hood #bruce wayne #batman #batfamily #batfam #batdad #dc comics #dc fanart #illustration #ash's doodlings #with minor cameo from discowing spoiler and black bat #can u tell i dont like drawing backgrounds

[panakina]

I think it’d be funny if Dick and Jason, due to wearing bright yellow capes on the job for years, are capable of stealth to a frankly unhinged degree. They barely have to try anymore it’s so second nature. Dick can just completely disappear while in the loudest neon clothes imaginable. Jason is constantly startling people who don’t understand how they missed a guy the size of a fridge standing right there. Bruce is extremely grateful for his unbreakable poker face because they have both startled him by accident and would never ever let him live it down if they knew.

#tim and damian started with black capes that are only yellow on the outside #and they’re still very good obvious they’re all bats #but its not quite the same #jason todd #dc #red hood #dick grayson #nightwing #batfam #batman #bruce wayne

[pichichu-studio]

Family tradition 🥰🥰🥰

Inspired by:

#dc universe #dcu #dc comics #batman #batfam #batfamily #dick grayson #nightwing #jason todd #red hood #tim drake #red robin #damian wayne #robin damian #teen titans #young justice #red hood and the outlaws #supersons

[redactedrem]

Headcanon where after so many arguments between the batkids and Bruce over his paranoia and complete disregard for his kids privacy, the entire family had compromised with (in the healthiest way possible) downloading life360 on their phones and that's how they all keep track of each other.

Now Bruce knew that this is mostly for his benefit and is supposed to be a healthy alternative for his unhealthy paranoia and helicopter parenting, but what he wasn't expecting was for his kids to start keeping track of him.

He's putting gas in his car and Dick calls him because apparently Dick has been watching him drive around on the app? And Bruce is currently at a gas station thats right around the corner from a Taco Bell and now Dick wants him to get food for everyone since he's already there.

He's driving home from a meeting and Steph calls him because her and Duke were shopping in the area and wants to know if he can pick them up, when he asks how she knew he was on the same street, he gets a "Oh I just like to stalk everyone on the app for funsies." as an answer.

Jason calls him and he can barely get out a hello before Jason cuts him off, "Bruce why the fuck is your phone battery on 5%, charge your damn phone" which completely stuns him because why does he know that. He clears his throat before answering. "Jason, what?"

"Everyone can see each others phone batteries on '360, now charge your phone." Is all he gets before Jason hangs up on him.

#I have more ideas in my head #but I didn't want to make the post too long #might repost later #might write a small fanfic off of this #I actually don't have life360 but my friend does and I'm basing this off of how she interacts with her mom #batfamily #batfam #headcanon #dick grayson #nightwing #bruce wayne #batman #jason todd #red hood #tim drake #red robin #cardinal tim drake #stephanie brown #spoiler

[randoparody]

#dc comics #batman #dc robin #dc universe #superhero #batfam #batfamily #tim drake #bruce wayne #dick grayson #jason todd #red hood #nightwing #superman #superman the animated series #batman the animated series #conner kent #kon el #superboy #timkon #superbat

[ggvannba]

why is tumblr slaughtering my saturation [[edit: sanrio is using israeli tech, i made this post before i was aware of this and past reblogs won't show up with the edit but i want to make it clear that i am in complete support of palestine. if you want to read more about this please read this]]

#jason todd #hello kitty #red hood #they're watching bruce not kill the joker for the nth time #batman #dc #dcu #dc comics #batfamily #batfam #doodles