when Lian started calling Bruce "Grandpa", his kids didn't want him to forget it.
Bruce passing by outside of Dick's room.
Dick, announces in his loudest voice: Ay, there's Bruce Wayne! The best Grandpa in town. No wait, second best, after Alfred.
Bruce gives his eldest a look.
Dick, lowers his voice: Sorry B, Alfred is the best in everything.
Bruce: Hn.
Bruce stands up from his chair at the dining area to get more tea.
Cass, smiles as she hands Bruce the teapot: Here. Don't tire yourself.
Bruce: Thank you, Sweetheart. But I can get my own tea-
Cass, signs "Grandpa" and leans down to kiss Bruce on the cheek.
Bruce, can't help but smile: Hn.
Steph, peaks through the door of Bruce's study room: Oooh, what's this I hear? Brucie Wayne, famous billionaire and playboy, is now a Grandpa? What would the ladies say? What would the male nation say now?
Bruce, pinches the bridge of his nose and focuses on the papers on the table: Hn.
Red Robin, speaks through the comms: I'll drive the Batmobile to you.
Batman: RR, I got it. Stay there-
Red Robin: Nah, I heard you complaining about your back pains the other night.
Batman: It's a regular occurance at this point of my life.
Red Robin, smirks: And we don't want it to be worse, right?
Batman sighs through the comms.
Red Robin: Exactly. ETA 10 minutes. Grandpa.
Batman, growls: Hn.
Duke: Just checking if you need anything before I head out for patrol, B.
Bruce, smiles: I appreciate it. Thank you Duke, but I'm good.
Duke: Steph and Tim said-
Bruce, narrows his eyes: What did they say to you?
Duke, grins: Nothing!
Bruce thinks Duke has left the Batcave but he suddenly shouts,
Duke: Watch your steps carefully when you come back up here, Grandpa. Maybe put more lighting in your cave.
Bruce: Hn.
Damian: How does it feel to be a Grandfather now, Father?
Bruce, smiles instantly: Really good. Lian is wonderful.
Damian, tries to hide a smile: I'm aware, Father. Does this mean Richard gets to be Batman again?
Bruce: What makes you say that?
Damian: Cus I don't you working too hard like Grandfather. That was unhealthy.
Bruce: I'm perfectly healthy, Damian. No need to worry-
Damian, turns off the batcomputer: I insist, Father. We shall put you to bed now.
Bruce: Isn't that my job?
Damian: I don't want to hear another word.
Bruce: Hn.
During breakfast
Jason, turns to face Bruce: Lian has been asking when she can visit her Grandpa.
Steph, howls: Brucie Wayne, the famous Grandpa of all time.
Tim, snickers: Batman, the greatest detective? More like the greatest Grandpa.
Duke, raises his glass of water: Hear, hear.
Cass, giggles as she covers her mouth.
Dick, laughs : Children, not in front of our food, please. Learn how to respect your elders.
Damian: Eat some more, Father.
Jason, laughs: They still at it, huh?
Bruce, sighs and covers his face behind the newspaper as his kids continue to tease him.
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George Martin, 2013: "In a very basic level winter is coming for all of us. I think that’s one of the things that art is concerned with: the awareness of our own mortality. “Valar morghulis” – “All men must die”. That shadow lies over our world and will until medical science gives us all immortality… but I don’t think it makes it necessarily a pessimistic world. Not any more pessimistic than the real world we live in. We’re here for a short time and we should be conscious of our own mortality, but the important thing is that love, compassion and empathy with other human beings is still possible. Laughter is still possible! Even laughter in the face of death… The struggle to make the world a better place… We have things like war, murder and rape… horrible things that still exist, but we don’t have to accept them, we can fight the good fight. The fight to eliminate those things.There is darkness in the world, but I don’t think we necessarily need to give way to despair. One of the great things that Tolkien says in Lord of The Rings is “despair is the ultimate crime”. That’s the ultimate failing of Denethor, the Steward of Gondor, that he despairs of ever being able to defeat Sauron. We should not despair. We should not go gentle into that good night".
JRR Tolkien, 1962 : "One reviewer once said, this is a jolly jolly book, all the right boys come home [...]- this isn't true of course, he can't have read the story. [...] Human stories are practically always about one thing, really, aren't they? Death. The inevitability of death. . . . . . (He quotes Simone de Beauvoir) 'There is no such thing as a natural death. Nothing that ever happens to man is natural, since his presence calls the whole world into question. All men must die, but for every man his death is an accident, and even if he knows it he would sense to it an unjustifiable violation.' Well, you may agree with the words or not, but those are the key spring of The Lord Of The Rings".
"Lotr is all rainbows and unicorns and Asoiaf is nihilistic and grimdark". Wrong, and wrong. In all its hope and radiance, lotr often gets very dark, and despite all the death and suffering, the hopeful moments in asoiaf shine bright. The meeting point of these two is this: having hope while in despair, and even better, refusing to give up because you have to go on despite not having any hope left.
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I think that the most bald faced, closeted lie that Wilson tells it that he doesn't like opera. he names La Boheme then backtracks and goes "and I don't even like opera!!" but I don't believe that!!!!!! have you seen that man??? he loves opera!!!
and i believe the same of House!!! I even think that he would canonically, explicitly like opera. I say this bc even tho some people might argue that opera is soft (not me but some people), we know that he cultivates a very holier than thou untouchable persona in public, and i think he would use to his advantage the fact that many lay people find opera to be inaccessible and out of touch. but i also think that as a skilled musician (and composer!), House would have a huge appreciation for the technicality and beauty of opera (very much I am imagining that Loustat scene where they're at the opera and lestat is grinding his teeth at the flat tenor). plus he speaks like a million languages and would be able to appreciate the original translation of the libretto in real time. also there are soo many silly dumb overly confident men who House would love in a very dudes rock way. Wilson would like this too but as he's less of a musician and more of a pisces, i think he'd love the drama, the beauty, the humanity, and the grandiose nature of opera. and and House would love opera for different reasons but i think nonetheless they'd have a stellar time at the opera and probably also fuck nasty about it when they get home
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