Duke Thomas - Blog Posts
i'm a casual fan, but I still think(personally) that sometimes, these characteristics become so common. I would recommend making dink feral, make Damian the softie, Duke the menace, Cass is act so knowing it's scary, Tim isn't a coffee addict from what i've seen(I think he's more into energy drinks and sudden naps but I could be wrong). pretty sure he isn't also a weak little baby, he's capable, had to be considering that he was alone somewhat since his childhood and so on and so forth. But still, not to hate those other characterizations! I still eat them up, every time <3
What a fucking fandom, huh!
(etc, etc, etc)
I really like the hc of Bruce giving star stickers for those who behaved well (as well as they can be) and taking them if they misbehave, the kids make a competition out of it and make fun of those who lost a star.
Bruce: this week's stars goes to...
Batkids: *all looking at Bruce*
Bruce: Dick, Tim and Cass.
Damian: Father! I do not approve of such thing!
Bruce: you don't have to approve anything damian. Dick did a great work in Blüdhaven and didn't threaten more than 3 people, Tim completed his homework and helped me Crack two cases without any stalker tactics, and Cass helped Alfred bake which was very sweet.
Jason: I don't understand the rules to receive a star, but I'm with demon brat.
Duke: *raising his hand along with stephs* we didn't do anything wrong!
Bruce: you skipped patrol the whole week.
Steph: I was busy!
Bruce: *adding the stars to their cards* no you weren't, you were just lazy. *turns towards Jason and damian* you two do get one star taken away.
Damian: unbelievable! Father I will not allow it!
Jason: I behaved pretty well this week in my opinion.
Bruce: you threaten every villain we saw, waved your gun around like a maniac and had to be stopped twice from using the crowbar.
Jason: like I said pretty well behaved.
But this also extents to Sups. Clark has little stars that he gives batman when the man passed a whole JL meeting without insulting, indirect insulting and looking condescendingly or glaring at someone. He also has them taken away when he did those things.
Bruce: that wasn't a glare, I was merely looking.
Clark: B u scared Bart for the third time this week, and yes that was a glare.
Bruce: *crossing his arms* I think you are being unfair about this thing.
Clark: I'm sorry Bruce, but I have to take a star from you today.
Bruce: no.
Clark: *raising a brow* no?
Bruce: *starting to lightly jog away from clark* no! It's my star!
Clark: Bruce come back here!
I feel like Dick, Jason (or Tim) ans Duke would pretend to be power Rangers bc of their colors.
They would land next to Batman and perform a series of poses and say "I command the power of everything blue, Power Ranger Blue!" One by one just to be annoying.
Yeah batfam shenanigans
It's an idea of FIC I work on
TALIA HAD ANOTHER SON
I really like brothers' relationships, I believe that they are special, strong, and not easily broken. And Damian has three older brothers.. well not anymore...
Talia was not honest when she said that Damian was her only (firstborn) son, because (Elias) breaks her saying about it, Elias is Talia's first son and she gave birth to him about six years before Damian, the reason why the latter is not in Damian's life is his exposure Exile from Damian's grandfather on the accusation that Elias is too weak to be his heir
Elias lived the rest of his life in exile from his only family, following the news of this family intermittently until it was completely cut off after he knew that (his blood) had moved to Gotham, where his father...
Gotham is Elias' next destination...
Is it just me or is everytime I count Robin's I always end up with a different number?
Here me out! Here is my thought process: there's the (1st) original boy wonder (Dick Grayson) without a doubt, the (tragic) second Jason Todd, a little bit of Stephanie (3rd) but I count her anyway. Tim Drake makes 4 and Damian makes 5.
But then I remembered the little side quest with Duke Thomas (6th), then I start thinking of Teen Titans Go (yes I watched that horid show, don't ask) and in one episode there were 4 other versions of Robin (that I remember seeing, I could be wrong-). One of them definitely had red hair and I know for a fact they weren't Barbara Gordan (7th).
And for the sake of my mental health, I don't count the raven haired other Robins in that episode. Counting the forth on there own, makes 8.
So, correct me if I'm wrong, but to my knowledge there has been eight (8!) Robin's.
I am new to the Batfam as I just recently started getting into the Batman comics, shows and movies, but GODDAMN.
I UNDERSTAND if the Robin mantle might need to be replaced after a few years, but Bruce's going through children like reading the news.
Thank you for coming to my brain dump.
Jason: Croissants: dropped
Dick: Road: works ahead
Duke: BBQ sauce: on my titties
Stephanie: Shavacado: fre
Tim: Miss Keisha: fuckin dead
Damian:
Damian: ...I didn’t understand a single word of that and I hate every single one of you.
Damian: Who the fuck added me to a fucking group chat?
Cass: >:O
Dick: language
Jason: Yeah watch your fucking language
Tim: Okay, who taught demon spawn the fuck word?!
Stephanie: 'The fuck word'.
Duke: Are you stupid? You guys use the f word all the time
Tim: Oh my god they censored it
Stephanie: Say fuck, Duke.
Jason: Do it, Duke. Say fuck.
Duke: *starts to leave patrol at sundown*
*an explosion is heard from nearby area*
Gotham Citizen: What was that?
Duke: The sound of someone else's problem.
Duke: You shouldn't be using a straw.
Stephanie: I know, I know, it's bad for the environment and stuff.
Duke: Yeah, but I mean... it's a weird way to eat spaghetti.
Dick: Ok, maybe playing ‘whose family is most dysfunctional’ wasn’t the best idea we’ve had. Duke’s been crying about his parents in the bathroom for an hour. We can’t get him out...
Duke: Can you please be serious for five minutes?
Dick: My record is four, but I think I can do it.
Duke: Hey, you want some leftovers?
Tiffany: What's that?
Duke: You've never had leftovers???
Tiffany: No, because I'm not a quitter.
Tim: What do you think Jason will do for a distraction?
Duke: They’ll probably, like, make a noise or throw a rock. That’s what I would do.
*Building explodes and several car alarms go off*
Duke: ... or they could do that.
Duke: I can explain.
Bruce: Can you?
Duke: If you give me thirty seconds to think of a lie.
I just thought of a au where all the Batkids are kind of like mob bosses but more in a “Red hood/kill the bad people in the city but leave the not so horrible ones to reform” way. But Bruce is good dad Bruce that love his kids and is a normal civilian that still has training form ether Alfred or still when on the travel the world training thing. But did not become Batman and is like the Batfamily webtoon Bruce. In which he is sweet and calls his kids nicknames just being a good dad/person.
Wether Bruce knows what his kids are doing is up to anyone to interpret but I think it is funny either way because the Batkids are in the living room talking about some plan then Bruce comes in and is like: Hello Jason, Dick, Damian, Tim, Cass, Steph, Duke (did I forget any base kids?) while giving them a kiss on their head. Goes and gets something and while he is leaving he hears “Thank goodness we switch to a different topic before he can in” and Bruce just smiles because he knows but does not want to put them out there.
(Babs is in the “secret” Batcave)
I love when Bruce calls his kids sweetheart. Because Bruce in all his English influenced life would go to his sad kid and say, “ How are you doing sweetheart?” Then the bat kid would most likely not want to talk so he would say something like, “Ok, sweetheart how about we go get you a choccy?”
Because Bruce is not good at talking about feeling or thoughts but he will try for his kids and he is a good father dang it. Plus Alfred has raised that man like an old English baby and you can tell.
Bruce and Jason fix that I can remember the name of
So the fix is that Bruce got hit with a truth serum that kind of just makes Bruce say the first thing that come to mind. So Jason still convinced that Bruce hates him asks Bruce what he thinks of him. Bruce answers like this: (be warned I do not remember how it went exactly)
Jason: What do you think of me?!
Bruce: Baby
Jason convinced that Bruce that some how found a way around the serum: What about Dick?!?!
Bruce: Acrobat Baby
Jason: Tim
Bruce: Tech Baby ( or smart baby)
Jason: Steph
Bruce: Purple Baby
Jason ,getting annoyed: How about Duke
Bruce: Light Baby
Jason: Damian!
Bruce: Staby baby
Jason: Cass?
Bruce: Ballerina baby
And I find it funny and love that in Bruce’s mind they are all baby just baby (thought I do think that Jason is “Book baby” not just baby). It is adorable and I there are other fluff fic like this I want them please. Thank you and have a lovely rest of your night/morning/evening.
About Bruce's communication problem
As a non-diagnosed Autistic person with friends that are diagnosed I feel I have some ground to say that Bruce is autistic and has a hard time communicating like me on some days. So when he talks about emotions they are private moments between him and his kid that he is talking to. Maybe it is not his kids is his co-worker (friend) from the JLA, Jim Gorden (friend), Babs (pseudo daughter),Lucios Fox (friend), Alfred (the man he thinks of as a father).
Please remember that no one person is the same and this is only partly my opinion and that you can agree or disagree with me but there is no reason to comment hate.
"I work alone," he says
Damian will never admit this but when ever Bruce gets injured he sneaks into his room and cuddles him. Bruce knows oviosly but he knows that Damian needs to be reashured that Bruce is ok so he never mentions it. Like how he never mentions if any of his other kids join or if Dick and Jason hang around the manor more. He does not agnoleage that Cass follows him around. Or Steph needing to "find something" she convenianty forgot in the room Bruce's in and that ever time she asks if he needs something or if he feels pain anywhere. Or when Duke goes to "study" in the room Bruce's in because it "has good lighting' or "is his faveriote spot to study in."
Because if there is one thing that they got from Bruce it is their emotional constipation when it comes to talking about their feeling and worries.
Emergency Gotham News
The Wayne charity gala in honor of Jason Todd's return after being in witness protection was attacked by the Joker and the youngest Wayne,Damian Wayne, is being held at gun point.
The news lady puts a hand over her ear
We just got confirmation that one of our Videographer where able to patch us through.
(A video pops up zooming in it shows the fallowing):
The Joker,on the left, with the gun pointed at Damian and on the right you can clearly see Bruce Wayne. With each of the other official and non-official Wayne kids being held by two henchmen each.
Joker:--Oh look where is your knight in shining armor now?
Bruce *yelling*: What do you want? (As the Joker puts the gun closer to Damian's head)
Joker: I herd from a little birdy that you and my batsy where together. Now I can't have that now can I? So I decided that for every five minutes it takes for Batsy to show I will kill one of your kides and the Grand Finale? Yo-
He was cut of by a sharp punch to the face by non other then Bruce Wayne,Gotham's Prince.
Bruce Wayne: Not my kids you, Bitch
It was silent for a second before all hell went lose
All the Wayne kids suddenly started to attack the henchman that where holding them, while Bruce looked Damian over and then pulled him behind him.
When everything cleared on the screen you could clearly see and hear Bruce fussing over his children and then he breathed a sign of relief. It the now totaly silent room the only thing that was herd was,"Thank God I listened to Alfred when he said to take those Taekwondo lessons when I was in Korea last month."
Live video Ended
I am bored so what are some headcanons you have about the Batfamily?
Hear me out
Both Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark are Billionaires with to much money and never had a 'normal' childhood. So I saw this meme (go to the bottom to see meme) and I was like what if they were in the same universe so :
*Bruce calling Tony* (PS Tony knows Bruce is Batman)
Bruce: Hey Tony
Tony: Hey Bruce what do you need?
Bruce: I was looking online and it says that you own Netflix and I was wondering how much
Tony: How much what
Bruce: How much it takes to buy it
Tony: OH quick question. Why?
Bruce: Duke asked if I could get Netflix
Tony: Ok I made this mistake before. Go ask him if he wants a Netflix ACCOUNT
Bruce: O-k
*All Tony hears this*
Bruce:Hey Duke do you want a Neftlix account *a pause* Ok thank you chum
*Back to Tony*
Bruce: Ya so he says that he wants an account and what else he could be asking about
Tony: Thought so. Peter asked me the same thing and I made the same mistake
Bruce: Ok thank you Tony have a good evening
Tony: Bye Bruce
The Meme:
I am crying and going to politely ignore that this is true.
Batfamily nicknames (Because I will remain willingly ignorant):
Bruce Wayne: "B" (or occasionally "Dad" sometimes "Bruce") الخفافيش (by Damian and yes it is the exact name of "bat" I am multi-bilingual) Detective ( f u Ra )
Alfred Pennyworth (the immortal man): "Alfe"
Richard "Dick" Grayson: ("Dick" is more like his name soo) Big bird "Wing" "Dickie"
Cassandra "Cass" Wayne (not Cain): (like Dick but with Cass) "BB" "Mini-Bat" works to I guess
Jason Todd-Wayne: Jay, Jaylad, Jaybird, Blue Jay, Baby bird Dead man walking
Tim Drake-Wayne: Timmy ,Timabella, Timderly, Tim-tam (Yes I am aware that the 2 & 3 are supposed to be insults but I like them and I feel like a first they would be but then they would start not to be)
Damian Wayne: Dami, Baby bat, Demon brat (same idea as Tim with his nicknames) al-witwat (that bat flaping sounds((love that idea)) )
Steph Brown: Steph (Ov) "S" (by Cass when she Signs) Bruce's future child
Barbra Gordan: "Babs", "O" "Babe" (as a joke from Dick and only he says it)
Jim Gordan: Detective "hn" ( guess how says this) Jim-Jim ( no idea who would call him this but oh well)
Fun fact: Canonically, nobody in the batfam has been called 'baby bird' or 'baby bat'. Apart from Duke. They have always been Duke's nicknames.
Dc Batfam Fanfic
No account Needed to read
WARNINGS:
Mention of rape
Mention of rape of a minor
Refrences to drugs
Refrences to Suicide ( attemted (Dick) and Jason's mom killing herself via Suicide)
non consental touching
Blood
Death
Killing
Mental Issues
Here it is:
I’ll Be The Villain So They Can Be Heroes
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Summary:
The Bats were dead and Dick was the only one left alive. He had nothing left for him so why shouldn’t he join them? Waking up back in time was not the plan but Dick wasn’t complaining. He finally has his family back and he will not lose them again. Robin has always been able to do what Batman couldn’t. It was okay that Bruce won’t kill. Dick wouldn’t ask him to compromise his morals. But he had no such restrictions. He doesn’t mind killing, getting his hands dirty, and being a monster if it means his family is alive. . Or a Dark Dick Grayson who is just a tad overprotective of his family. Just a tad.
What if ?
Do you think Jason if given the chance to go back in time before his death he would try to adopt Tim. Like his past self is out the Manor then he goes back in time (in his past body). While Bruce is panicking because "Oh no his (small baby) son is gone." Jason is like "Hey you know what is a good idea? To go and essentially kidnap (is it kidnapping if he is your brother?) my (future) baby brother!!"
Know Bruce is standing there trying to understand why his son ran away to kidnap their neighbor's kid and insisting he should adopt him?
And how is he going to explain to Dick that Jason adopted ( for him) another kid???
Jason is for sure going to get the rest of his siblings but one at a time.
(Know how is Jason going to convince Bruce to take him to the middle east without being suspicious and where could Cass be?)
it's really funny to me that —in my head— bruce actually stopped 'adopting' children after jason. like, he adopted dick and jason. that's it. the rest? oh, the rest adopted him. like, steph literally showed up at his door and wouldn't leave. and tim blackmailed him.
Bruce and Jason are like "Joker is the embodiment of evil." Meanwhile Duke and Barbara are like "Joker is just some loser."
I am more than willing to give recommendations too for anyone who wants to read dukes comics but isn’t sure where to start! he’s such a great character and i want to give him all the love in the world :)
Sometimes I see batfam posts and I get unreasonably upset because I KNOW Duke Thomas is still a very underrated, unknown batfam member but some of you guys would love him so much if you would just give him a chance
Batfamily as actual things my family has said: Part 2
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Stephanie: Cass isn’t just my best friend, shes my baddie from another daddy
Jason: . . .
Stephanie: Oh dear god why did I say that
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Duke: What’s wrong with Tim?
Damian: The idiot took NyQuil instead of DayQuil by accident but refuses to sleep because he’s got work in an hour
Damian: He’d probably be fine if he hadn’t taken twice the recommended amount too
Damian: He’s gonna pass out any minute, wanna watch with me?
Duke: Hell yeah
Duke: Tim! How’s it going dude?!
Tim: I CAN SMELL THE RAINBOW
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Dick: I’m really not that sunburned
Barbara: lobsters aspire to achieve that color Dick
Dick: At least my skin actually has color
Barbara: It’s not my fault I’m translucent!