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one day I’ll finally write that ridiculously elaborate fanfiction that I’ve been carefully constructing in my daydreams for months and then you’ll be sorry. you’ll all be sorry.

#Fanfiction #Yeah... Someday

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headcanons and canon explanations welcome.

Bruce has been in canon 5 years older, 19 years older, 15 ish year older and probably more I can't remember.

#DC #Dick Grayson #Bruce Wayne #Poll #I always liked Dick at 8 and Bruce at 24-25

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I feel like people really underestimate the importance of Dick being the first Robin. Like, reverse Robin AUs are interesting and such, but I just hope people realize that in the context of canon, they would never work. The reason Batman and Robin ever works is because the first Robin was Dick Grayson specifically. Because Bruce would never have taken in any child if Dick's tragedy hadn't specifically happened to mirror his own experience. Dick Grayson was the only one Bruce truly saw himself in first, because the fundamental event that defines them is the same. And he sees the opportunity to help someone the way he was never helped, to make sure that Dick didn't go down the dark path he did. So, my point here is that the only one Bruce actually made the choice to take in, the only one who could kickstart it all, is Dick Grayson, because he is the only one with whom Bruce could immediately empathize and connect with.

This never happened with any other Robin. He took in Jason because he missed Dick, he took in Tim because Tim forced himself into the role, he took in Steph because he was trying to make Tim come back to being Robin, and Dick made Damian Robin. Of course, he loved all of them, and they all have their unique relationships with Bruce that are very important and inform their characters, and he does need them too. But he specifically formed this connection with Dick that made Dick the only person he ever considered taking in. It took a very specific set of circumstances in Dick's backstory that made Bruce commit an impulse adoption that just isn't really present in any other Robin's story. And the reason Jason or Tim or Steph or Damian or anyone else whom Bruce has taken under his wing even got that chance is because of the work Dick Grayson put into Bruce Wayne.

Before Dick, Bruce was reckless and didn't care at all about himself, to the point of almost being borderline suicidal. He was more brutal, more violent, etc. The reason all this changed, is because of Dick Grayson specifically. He was the one with whom Bruce opened up, with whom Bruce was forced to grow up, to take responsibility and learn to take care of both Dick and himself. Dick, to Bruce was the one who brought "color to their [his and Alfred's] monochrome lives." Dick Grayson's specific brand of happiness and joy changed Bruce for the better. Dick gave Bruce hope. This is true for other Robins too, but only because they followed the precedent that Dick Grayson set, only because they slid into his role (they have their own interesting relationships with Bruce, but this specifically is from Dick that other Robins carried on. A legacy, if you will). Dick Grayson turned Bruce into the kind of man who would become a serial adopter.

Without his influence, without his precedent, there would be no Batfamily, because Bruce would never have gotten to the point where he would be able or willing to take in someone else and care for them properly (It took living through his trauma again to get him to take Dick in lmao). Hell, there would be no Batman because Bruce would have gotten himself killed a long time ago if Dick hadn't helped him learn self-care. Dick knows Bruce best, because he understands him on a fundamentally deeper level than anyone else in the world. And he's the only one who can make Bruce open up at his rawest, most downtrodden state. He is the only one who can give Bruce at his lowest that kind of hope. There is no Robin without Dick Grayson. It's literally a tribute to his parents, using their colors and the name his mother called him. He created that identity as a symbol of hope. He helped Bruce become the kind of man who could and would let other people that he had to care for into his life. Without Dick Grayson, you can simply forget about any other Robin or the Batfamily as a concept even existing.

#DC #DCU #DC Comics #Bruce Wayne #Batman #Dick Grayson #Jason Todd #Tim Drake #Stephanie Brown #Damian Wayne #Nightwing #Red Hood #Red Robin #Spoiler #Robin #The Batman 2022 #Robin I #My meta #Meta #TL;DR Dick Grayson is the only one who is emotionally intelligent enough to be an emotional crutch to pull Bruce Wayne out of the darkness #And without him Bruce never would have taken in anyone else #This post is mainly about The Batman 2022 btw #I see a lot of people asking for Robin but they want Jason to be the first Robin for some reason #And that's interesting but Bruce doesn't need just a Robin. He needs Dick specifically #That's what's best for his character progression and it makes the most sense from a thematic perspective too #But that's for another post

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First encounter

#The Batman 2022 #Bruce Wayne #Damian Wayne #Cool art

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I am going to shake Matt Reeves like a vending machine until Robin falls out

#The Batman 2022 #Bruce Wayne #Dick Grayson

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via

hm. Batman u are very important to me. also u need a lot of help king

#DC #The Batman 2022 #Bruce Wayne

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Vengeance won’t change the past. Mine or anyone else’s. People need hope.

#The Batman 2022 #Bruce Wayne #Selina Kyle #Edward Nygma #Edit

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Thinking

#The Batman 2022 #Bruce Wayne #Clark Kent #Superbat #OP your mind

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#The Batman 2022 #Bruce Wayne #Damian Wayne #Cool art

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I still can't get over how much I love the fact that The Batman didn't have Batman disguise his voice when in the suit. I know the choice was a practical one (and I'm glad Matt Reeves made that decision), but I also absolutely LOVE the way it aligns with this particular iteration of Bruce. This is a Bruce who is PHENOMENALLY uncomfortable in his own skin and his identity as Bruce Wayne. He's a reclusive, mentally ill, highly traumatized man who's extremely uncomfortable in every social interaction he has to endure as Bruce, and we can see that in every aspect of his presence. He's hunched, barely makes eye contact, and just generally gives the sense that he's trying his hardest to sink into the floor.

He's completely different as Batman. There's a confidence and physicality to his presence- he takes up undeniable space in an unapologetic way. Bruce is comfortable as Batman in a way that he isn't as Bruce Wayne. He's still quiet and soft-spoken, and the biggest change in his voice is that it's MAYBE a little deeper at times- otherwise it's just his regular speaking voice. It doesn't matter though because his physical presence is so vastly different as Batman compared to Bruce Wayne that he feels like a completely different person even with the same voice. Pattison's command over his physical presence in and out of the suit is masterful enough that even we as the audience get the sense that these are two different people despite KNOWING that Batman and Bruce Wayne are the same person.

More than that, I think letting Batman have the same quiet voice as Bruce actually ADDS to his physical presence. He's quiet and soft-spoken but he is goddamn THERE and his presence can't be ignored. It really highlights the comfort and confidence Bruce feels as Batman that he very painfully does NOT feel as Bruce Wayne, and I absolutely LOVE that we get to have this contrast. Props to Matt Reeves for making that decision and mega props to Robert Pattinson for being able to convey it all so well

#The Batman 2022 #Bruce Wayne

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this is probably a bit of a weird take, but... i wanna see robert pattinson's bruce wayne and christopher reeve's clark kent interacting. think about it. both of them are poor little meow meow material, just in different directions. like a wet cat and a nervous puppy.

and just imagine the conversations between the two. you've got reeve's clark gushing about how much he admires battinson during an interview, stumbling over his words and fidgeting with his hands (which is weirdly adorable when you're built like a linebacker) and there's just this eyeshadow wearing wisp of a man trying to keep a straight face while his inner monologue is going, "he's such a fucking dork what the fuck. i wanna kiss him."

#The Batman 2022 #Bruce Wayne #Clark Kent #Superbat #YES YES

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Battinson meeting Superman, because if anyone needs a sunshine alien it’s him.

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Bruce, in full Batman mode, tracks Superman down and eventually finds him on a rooftop in Metropolis. He grapples up, perches himself on an A/C unit, and stares.

Clark, new to the Superman thing, just trying to enjoy a burger and fries after helping with a house fire: Um. Hi?

Bruce:

Clark: I’ve noticed you following me? You’re from Gotham. The Batman.

Bruce: *shines a flashlight at Clark’s food*

Clark: Yeah. It’s a cheeseburger and curly fries. Did you want some or…? Do you need help? Seems like you maybe need some help.

Bruce: *shines the light in Clark’s eyes*

Clark: Do you want to, um, talk or something?

Bruce: what are you

Clark: I’m Superman! :)

Bruce: alien?

Clark: How did you—

Bruce: I am a bat.

Clark: O-kay. So do you want to be friends or…?

Bruce:…

Clark: :)

Bruce: *launches himself off the side of the building*

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Alfred: Good morning Bruce, how was patrol?

Bruce, rewatching the conversation with Clark on his computer: i think i made a friend today Alfred

#The Batman 2022 #Bruce Wayne #Clark Kent #Alfred Pennyworth #Cool art

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Scary Supe meeting his future lover ;D

Couldn’t decide which one to choose…posting both

#The Batman 2022 #Bruce Wayne #Clark Kent #Cool art

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reblog if your name isn't Amanda.

2,121,566 people are not Amanda and counting!

We’ll find you Amanda.

#Other

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FOR FANFICTION,

*please reblog for a bigger audience*

#Fanfiction #Poll #Voted on this 4 minutes before the end lol

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#Lego Batman #The Batman 2022 #Bruce Wayne #This is why they are the most faithful adaptations of Batman #They truly capture the essence of his character: that he is a cringefail loser

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Your warmth

#The Batman 2022 #Bruce Wayne #Clark Kent #Superbat #Cool art