#some wholesome BatDad content to brighten your day

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A #BatDad moment I literally dreamed about when I had a nap earlier:

It’s 9PM, the fireplace in the living room is lit, and Bruce is chilling on a couch, reading a book while Dick is in an armchair on his phone and watching TV.

Damian walks in with his arms stretched out, and says very matter-of-factly, “Father, I require affection.”

Bruce closes his book and opens his arms and Damian strides over and just lays on him, like a cat. Bruce ruffles Damian’s hair and reopens his book and that’s it — that’s the whole interaction. They just lay in silence for like half an hour. Occasionally Bruce will run a hand through Damian’s hair while Damian types something on his phone (texting, probably), but no words are spoken.

Dick is just lookkng at them like “awww.” (And definitely takes a discrete photo and sends it to literally everyone he knows, including Jason and core Justice League.)

This quickly becomes a regular sight at the manor, as both Bruce and Damian are just,,, perpetually touch-starved but simultaneously averse to affection (the poor babies, it’s hell) and their outlet is just lounging around on the same piece of furniture for like an hour at a time. And Damian has begun the process of un-learning all the toxic standards and worldviews he’d been raised with, and becomes more comfortable with seeking help and affection.

Even in the Batcave, Bruce will be at the computer while he and Tim go over some new data and Damian just wordlessly climbs onto Bruce’s lap and contributes his thoughts to the case. Tim’s internally screaming because, hey, the Demon Brat (TM) is seeking affection???, but also, Bruce is just letting him????

It happens during a call between the Cave and the Watchtower, where a very sleep-deprived Damian sits himself in Bruce’s lap and falls almost instantly asleep. Bruce is torn because “my child!!! My precious child!!! Asleep!!! In my lap!!!” but also “fuck i’m in a call with like 7 other Justice Leaguers and literally only one of them actually knows who I am... and it’s Hal Jordan...”

Just,,, wholesome BatDad moments like this.

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