People really need to realise that “media can affect real life” doesn’t mean “this character does bad things so people will read that and start doing bad things” and actually means “ideas in fiction especially stereotypes about minority groups can affect how the reader views those groups, an authors implicit prejudices can be passed on to readers”
I mean, we knew, but it's nice to hear so succinctly
Haley's Circus visits Gotham when Bruce is 18. The Graysons fall, leaving their toddler an orphan, and the circusmaster whispers something about the Court of Owls before booking it out of Gotham and leaving baby Dickie behind.
Alfred takes in Dick and Bruce is all fired up to investigate this Court of Owls. He always knew there was something seedy about Gotham and he's determined to get to the bottom of this!
Featuring: baby Dickie as the most adorable little toddler; teenage!Bruce in full detective mode but without any training; the Rogues as a grad student support group that are mainly trying to survive higher education while keeping their precocious friend from ending up in a dumpster.
Harvey: so whose turn is it to follow Bruce this weekend?
Crane: I have an exam on Monday, not it.
Pamela: I need to be in the greenhouse this weekend.
Edward: if I have to watch him try to stalk Falcone one more time I'm going to scream.
Dickie: don't be sad! here, sticker!
Everyone: :coos:
Harvey: wait, why are we watching the toddler? where's Bruce?
Harley: oh, I saw Dickie in the trees hiding from some people in owl masks, so I grabbed him.
Harvey: ...but Halloween's not until October?
Jason wakes up in his coffin fully aware. Between the headstone (no Wayne) and its placement (not in the Wayne family plot), Jason concludes that Bruce has written him off. He goes back to Crime Alley and decides to stay away from the Bats and vigilantism.
Unfortunately, vigilantism doesn't stay away from him.
Jason breaks up a violent drug deal dressed in a red hoodie ONCE and all of a sudden he's being called the Red Hood and stalked by mini Robins.