In my mind, Dick, Jason, and Tim try to give Damian a second chance at childhood even though they didn’t necessarily have great ones themselves.
Reading him bedtime stories. Attending his tea parties with his pets. Teaching him the basics of sports. Even the occasional noogies and wedgies.
They’re trying to pay forward some of the things that Bruce has done for them while they were growing up because Bruce isn’t a perfect father and still struggles to be one for Damian, too.
Nightwing (visiting from Blüdhaven). Red Hood. Red Robin. Robin. Black Bat.
Add whoever you want (throw in a couple of rogues, if you will), but these’re my main competitors.
Man, I’d love to see this come to life.
Nightwing, Red Hood, Red Robin, and Robin bored out of their minds while out on patrol with Batman and finding (creative) ways to kill the time.
Like, an entire spread of just… Batboy dumbness (behind a very focused and intense Batman’s back – or so they think. Maybe Bats has just been looking at Catwoman’s apartment window for two hours now and he simply couldn’t care less at the moment).
Plus, Alfred on the Comm Link asking if he should bring them juiceboxes and sandwiches.
Heck, I’d buy the issue even for just two panels.
DICK’s would be “Death of a Bachelor” by Panic! At the Disco…
JASON’s, “Heathens” by twenty one pilots…
TIM’s, “Basketcase” by Green Day…
And, DAMIAN’s, “The Imperial March” by John Williams.
My dream Batman canon issue: ALL the four Batboys (Dick, Jason, Tim, Damian) and Cass coming out of their respective bedrooms at the Manor in their sleep civvies, woken by the scent of Alfred’s cooking; each getting to the kitchen in his/her own Extra way, playfully but competitively shoving each other out of the way; Tim breaking off from the chaos to open the door, high-fiving/fist-bumping Duke and Luke as they file in; Babs arriving two minutes later, on the phone with Steph, telling the latter to come ASAP (breakfast is almost served); Kate coming in much later, amused by the loud morning chatter, nodding at Bruce, who’s seated at a kitchen stool, patting Titus on the head while Alfred the cat purrs on his lap.
I dunno. Something incredibly MUNDANE like this when Tim comes back. We already had Batburger, and that was lovely. Just… It would be great if they were ALL there.
Dick is the son who likes to (dramatically) talk it out with him (and hopefully hug it out after)…
Jason, the one who would rather steer clear of him to avoid a fist fight or any form of parenting from him…
Tim, the one who drowns himself in work (perhaps to collect enough evidence to prove his point)…
Damian, the one who makes snarky comments and spiteful comebacks, but ends up doing what his father says anyway.
*shrugs* Probably.
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