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There's nothing 'just' about platonic love
So so so tired of seeing romance written in a story and reading 'they weren't just friends... they were more' it makes me want to throw up
Platonic love is so underappreciated (if you've ever had a real friendship breakup you're probably able to sympathize more to my plight lol) and I need more friends living together forever not because the 'romance' thing didn't work out but because they saw each other and thought: this is it for me. This is the person I want to spend my life with.
I need more people who are put in the position of choosing between their best friend and their lover to choose their best friend without a moment of hesitation not because the lover is an asshole or because they don't love them with their whole heart and everything within them but because they love their best friend with their whole heart and every breath of their lungs and every fiber of their being
If a person has a child or a sibling? It's totally fine for them to pick family first, but as soon as it's family they chose (best friends usually) - suddenly a romantic partner is always going to go first? It's just so disappointing!
And it's not even me being against romantic love! I love my ships and romance is just so beautiful and alluringl but-
I need more romantic love that doesn't downplay platonic love!
"I've loved him a long time. I've loved him for as long as I've known him. His eyes shine, his dimple- dimples! I don't know- its impossible to explain because he's just impossible not to love. I've loved him longer than I can remember not loving him, but somehow at some point, I started feeling something different. He changed or I suppose I did or we did together more likely. I didn't just burn at his smile, but wanted to feel his lips pressed against mine. It was so strange, because I couldn't possibly love him more than I did before, but somehow, someway, I started loving him differently, or perhaps in two different ways at the same time. Its like everything changed and yet nothing changed at all because the love can't possibly get any deeper, yet the things I wanted to do to him to show that love moved slightly to the left in my brain, like a shifted gear. It's the strangest thing- how romance can sneak up on you."
Summary: You can love others in more than one way, and that means your romantic love isn't 'more' than platonic. It simply means that you love them in a new, different way. I suppose best friends to lovers is a favorite of mine because written nicely, it means they love each other twice
EVERY SINGLE DETAIL OF THIS IS PERFECT. GOTHAM CROSSING, I AM CHOOSING TO BELIEVE SHE MODDED HER GAME IN CANON AND LEGIT PLAYS IT THAT WAY STEPHCASS VIDEO OF PURE CUTENESS. DO IT FOR HER” WITH THE MOST ADORABLE PICTURES OF HALEY “….AND FOR HIM” WITH DICK BEING A RIDICULOUSLY GOOD LOOKING NERD AND ALSO CLEARLY #2 ON THIS LIST OF PRIORITIES BATTUBE BABS’ FACE AND MESSY PONYTAIL AS SHE WORKS ON HER PET ROBOT EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS IS A DIRECT SHOT OF SEROTONIN TO MY BRAIN
Like for instance I think Dick is a bit of a musical chameleon. He doesn't have a set genre he enjoys.
He loves country if he's shouting Dolly Parton lyrics with Roy as they drive down an empty highway.
He loves classical when he gets to sit with Joey while he plays piano
He adores pop when he gets to dance all night with Kory. It doesn't matter where they are
He loves old school blues when he's just finished a mission with Tiger, the only indication the other man likes the song playing is his finger tapping against the steering wheel as they drive to their next location
He loves rock because seeing Barbara headbang makes him fall in love with her a little bit more each day
At the end of the day, love songs transcend genre, and Dick loves love songs
I think it's funny when fans don't vibe with a character's canonical music taste so they invent their own.
I was thinking about that in regards to Roy being in a blues band when half the fan content I see is leaning more towards rock and alternative. Which is fine! I also see this a lot with Ollie and Barry, who's music taste is jazz (much to Hal's distaste)
I'm not saying I keep it canonical either, I personally think Roy would be really into country music and folk. The kinda music you can sing with your loved ones by a fire with only a guitar and the ground beneath your boot to make a beat.
Tell me your blorbo's music taste! Is it canonical or do you make your own rules?
Saying my truth I think 90s dickbabs is so good. I love their banter and how there wasn't a focus on soulmatism. Just the idea that two flawed adults who have been through a lot ended up falling for each other. The soulmatism ruined it
Also when these two had so much trouble not calling each other Dick and Babs on patrol that they had to save face w shit like "D-...Darling?" And "B-!!!....Baby,," was the funniest shit in the world we need to do that again
Overprotective Part Three (Jason Todd Fanfic)
We got Jason and Ruby, Dickbabs, Damian and Tim and Cass, and Broose with his tiny granddaughter. Tight. Back to Ruby being a small bebe again cause what is continuity. I don’t know her.
"Go," he said firmly, Jason glared at him. "She'll be fine." "Don't rush me, Richard," Jason replied bitterly. He remained crouched down at Ruby's eye level, which wasn't very high, he had to lean down very far. Her blue-hued eyes stared back at him curiously as she continued to knaw at her fingers. Jason ran his own boney finger across her cheek softly, the baby hummed happily, grabbing onto his hand and Jason felt his heart swell a little. How could he leave her? He didn't want to. "You wouldn't rip a band-aid off slowly, would you?" Alfred spoke softly, less firm then how Dick had spoken. Jason shook his head. "Then, think of this instant like a band-aid. Do it fast, and the pain won't seem to bad." He was speaking the truth, Jason knew. But for some reason, the thought of being away from his baby was making him think irrationally. This would be the first time Jason had even been away from her for so long since he had found her a few months ago. One week away from Ruby. Impossible!, he thought, not happening. "I don't want to leave," Jason said stubbornly. He had to leave, though. He told Roy and Kory that he would help them on the mission- they were relying on him. He didn't think too much of it at the instant when he agreed to go, but now he was fully aware that agreeing to go meant that he would have to leave Ruby with her uncles, aunts, and Alfred. Bruce wasn't home much, not that it made much difference, Jason supposed. "I can't leave her," Jason said as he leaned down even further to brush his nose against Ruby's cheek, again the girl made a happy noise at her father's affection. Jason didn't know why exactly he was scared. He trusted his family to watch after her- they weren't idiots. And how much safer does it get then with a hoard of crime-fighting vigilantes. His thoughts were very irrational, he knew full well. So what was he so afraid of? He would have to eventually leave her alone, let her do things by herself, but why did that time have to be now? Jason peered down at the baby in her crib with weary eyes, she was so little. She needed him to protect her. But he needed to go. Jason gripped tightly to the wooden frame of the crib in frustration. "Okay, let's try this," Dick said, Jason could hear him approaching, though he didn't bother to look up, not taking his eyes off Ruby. Dick came to stand next to him. "You don't leave her, she leaves you. I'll take her, to another room or something, away from you, so you don't have to leave her. Yeah?" Strategically speaking, that was a good idea. But, of course, Jason was irrational. "No," he spoke simply. Dick groaned. "I am gonna do it anyway!" the older brother huffed, looking pointedly at Jason, who glared back. "Don't touch my baby," he said, and Dick laughed a bit. Jason rolled his eyes, releasing his grip from the side of the crib. Ugh. "Fine," he knew he was being ridiculous, he had to leave, Ruby would be perfectly fine. Dick smiled a bit at Jason before picking Ruby up from her crib. His slender arms held onto her tightly as she wiggled a bit, finding joy in getting attention from her Uncle.
"Say 'Bye'," Dick said to her. "I wrote a list downstairs," Jason said in a rushed voice as Dick began his departure from the room, "It has all her favorite food on it, and stuff like that. She doesn't like thunderstorms. She likes it when you read to her," Jason said the things he realized he hadn't said before, and what he thought to be vital information to his daughter's happiness. "I am calling every night," he added. "Say, 'Bye, Dad'," Dick spoke one last time, offering a wave to Jason, which Ruby mimicked quickly. Then she was gone. "Bye, Sweetheart," Jason replied softly, panic settling in. He felt his throat begin to constrict a bit, his eyes a bit blurry. This is stupid. He had to remind himself that she would be content spending a week with her copious amounts of family members, who would all over overjoyed to spend some time with her. She'll be happy, he thought, as he blinked hard a few times. "Are you alright, Master Jason," Alfred spoke up again. Jason ran a hand over his face. "That was rather pitiful." Great. Jason let out an amused huff, reaching down to grab his duffle bag. "Yeah, I'm fine," he said, more to himself than anyone. Throwing the bag over his shoulder, and pulling the collar of his jacket up a bit further to hide his reddened face, Jason stomped rather loudly out of the room, determined to get out of the mansion before he broke even more. He had a reputation to keep up, father or not. He only hoped the upcoming mission could distract him from the sadness that was making its way into his stomach.
"He said she likes sweet potatoes," Damian spoke in a matter-of-fact tone, pointing to the scribbled words on the piece of paper. Tim glanced at the words, before letting out a groan. "Then why is she not eating it?" he asked rather desperately, wiping furiously at the spit up food that had gotten to his hand. Ruby promptly bounced her spoon off her tray, the plastic utensil landing somewhere across the kitchen. Damian snickered. "She doesn't like you," he said, his nose scrunching up as he watched food dribble down Ruby's chin. "And really Drake? Clean her up, or something." he motioned to the rather dirty child, who seemed perfectly content on giving her Uncle Tim hell. Really her father's child. Tim used the bib she wore to wipe her face clean like he had seen Jason do before. "What is so bad about the food anyway?" Damian inquired, grabbing the jar of pureed sweet potatoes. He quickly grabbed his own spoon, wanting to see what about it was bad, how could potatoes possibly be bad? Damian loved potatoes. But, not these ones. He gagged abruptly, spitting the contents back out into the sink, a loud gagging sound resonating through the kitchen, along with Tim and Ruby's amused laughter. "That's fucking disgusting," Damian croaked. "Hey, that's a bad word!" Tim chided. He felt himself sound like Dick. He groaned again. "It's gross, Drake, stop feeding that to her. Try something else," the young boy insisted, motioning towards the fridge, where her other jars of food sat. Tim shook his head. "This is supposed to be her favorite, though," Tim said, "Apparently it doesn't get better than this." "Why are Americans subjecting their poor babies to this processed...crap." "Are things okay?" A female voice sounded through the kitchen. Oh good, emergency relief has come. Cass stood in the doorway of the kitchen, looking rather surprised by the scene that had unfolded in the kitchen. Sweet potatoes everywhere. Tim covered in them. Damian, a shade of green. Ruby, laughing happily. "No!" Damian yelled dramatically, "Todd's mini-demon is recking the place, and refusing to eat," he explained, arms flailing in exaggeration. Cass raised an eyebrow, moving towards her niece with determination. She will feed the baby if her foolish brothers can not. She motioned for Tim to get up from his seat so she could sit, which he seemed to happily do. Picking up a new plastic baby spoon, and taking the jar from Damian, Cassandra began to feed Ruby. The baby stared happily at her aunt, opening her mouth and chomping down on the sweet potatoes with minimal teeth, humming happily. Cass smiled back at the little girl. "What?" Tim whispered, watching as his older sister somehow managed to feed their niece. What was she doing differently than him? Damian began to laugh again. "See? She just doesn't like you, Drake."
Getting to play house with Dick seemed like a good idea at first- a glimpse into what could be their future. Barbara had happily taken to the suggestion of watching Ruby for a night, the baby coming to stay at their apartment. Ruby had been happy at first, when she arrived, pulling at Barbara's hair, reaching for Dick when she wanted to be held, curling happily into one of their chests as they watched television in the evening. But it was at night when things, of course, took a turn. The baby woke up at around two in the morning, needing to be changed. Simple enough, Dick had thought. Soon she was changed, and content again as he layed her back into her portable crib. Then at four in the morning, she woke up, sounding much more distressed. Barbara was the one to get up that time, shuffling over to the crib. Tiredly, she lifted the baby up into her arms, beginning to rock her. She checked her diaper- it was fine. And she wasn't eating at night anymore- seven months old don't need to eat at night, according to Jason. So quietly, Barbara continued to rock the baby, or bounce her, whispering softly to her in an attempt to get her to calm down, which seemingly wasn't happening. It went on long enough that Dick got up as well, quietly questioning Barbara if she needed help. "I don't know what she wants," Barbara sighed, exhausted. Dick stepped closer to his fiancee, pulling her towards him so that Ruby was cradled between the two of them, and Barbara could rest her head on his shoulder. She felt her eyes getting heavy as Dick hushed Ruby, his voice soft and calm. The baby seemed to quiet down a little, but still, a continuous whimper fell from her lips. "I think she misses her father," Dick whispered. He was probably right, it was the fifth day since Jason had left. Eventually, after a few minutes of standing there, Ruby quieted down completely, her head supported by Barbara's hand, and tiny hands gripping onto her shirt. "We should keep her with us," Dick said. Barbara laughed. "Jason is gonna want his baby back when he gets home," she mumbled tiredly, though a smile stayed on her pink lips. Red hair fell further into her face as she buried her face into the crook of Dick's neck. "No," he said lightly, "I mean for the rest of the night- or morning I guess. I think she's lonely." he corrected. Barbara nodded, liking the idea of going back to bed and cuddling with Dick and Ruby. "Besides," he continued, "we can have our own babies to keep, we don't need to steal Jason's." Barbara felt herself blush a little, the concept making her a little nervous, but she supposed in a good way. She placed a kiss on Dick's bare shoulder, hugging her niece closer. "Don't get ahead of yourself," she said, another smile gracing her reddened face, "we still gotta get married."
All these children that he had and Bruce didn't know how to take care of a baby. In his defense, he didn't have any of his sons, or his daughter, when they were babies, they were much older when he adopted them. No siblings. No prior experience with babies. Ruby seemed to pay no mind. The Batman held her awkwardly as she wiggled in his arms, pulling at his hair, and cape. He had taken off his mask, as to not scare her, and the little girl had lit up at the sight of her grandfather. Bruce had scoped her out of Tim's arms and into his own, where she began immediately to use him as a sort of playground. "Ow," He said monotonously. Tim snorted. "The Batman- taken down by his baby granddaughter. I can see the headlines now," he remarked, sarcasm laced through his tone. Teenagers. "She is pulling my hair," Bruce explained, trying to unlock the tight grip the girl had on his head. "And it...hurts." "Master Bruce," Alfred began, "might I suggest, putting her down in her pen. Where she can't hurt you." "No, I want to hold her," Bruce argued. It was rare that he ever got to spend time with his granddaughter. He was quite content in holding her, even if she mercilessly yanked at his scalp. He successfully managed to pry her little hands from his hair, where she immediately moved to pull at various parts of his suit. She seems to like his cape especially, pulling at the fabric that hung over his shoulders. Her blue eyes were wide with what seemed to be curiosity and utter amusement. "It's in her blood to give you hell, I guess," Stephanie remarked, she pulled her mask off as she stomped into the cave, demanding that she was ready to start a night of ass-kicking. "Well, she's my kid, kinda in her DNA, I think." The familiar male voice spoke from behind Steph. "Oh, and look who I brought- he's home early!" The blonde explained happily, her thumb motioning behind her at Jason. He was a full day early. There was a happy squeal from the baby as she heard her father's voice, her eyes searching for him. When her big eyes landed on him as he strode towards her, she held her arms out for him, letting out a sound that could be described as either distressed or very happy. Maybe it was both. Jason was quick to take her from Bruce's arms and held her tightly to his chest. Pressing kisses on her cheeks and forehead, Ruby continued to babble to her father. "I missed you, too, Honey," he spoke, his eyes squeezed shut as he kept pressing quick kisses to her head. Words couldn't describe the separation anxiety he had felt being away from his baby for a week- he had to speed through the mission in order to get home quicker. Jason had resigned to never taking long mission again- not until she was older. He didn't care that his family was around him, watching as he planted kisses on Ruby, or held her closely, he just wanted to hold her. To not let go. It wasn't that he didn't trust his family with her, he simply didn't like being away from her. "I won't leave you again, baby."
Valentine’s Day is still on? DickBabs for all your needs! ♥
These are explained perfectly. These are exactly how i feel about Dickbabs too. It's a typical boring ship that holds back the characters instead of letting them grow up and move forward with other people Nothing new or exciting about it.
(Please don't ship him with the other batkids or bruce those are his siblings and his dad)
The poll ended, thank you to everyone who voted and congratulations to Kori for winning!
(Please don't ship him with the other batkids or bruce those are his siblings and his dad)
Based off of Nightwing (2016) #43
Oh my god, I waited for this issue for MONTHS! I loved how everyone fought over which was the better bromance: DamiDick vs Roydick! Personally I believe the best bros will always be DamiDick, but then again I love Nightwing with everyone!
I knew right away Damian wouldn’t like Roy, lol! AHAHAHAAAA! This little boy hates every redhead that gets close to Dick. He guilt-tripped Barbara, beat up Jason, reminds Kory that Dick ain’t interested in her no more, killed Wally, and now he’s being a little savage towards Roy! AHAHAHAAAA, oh my gaaaawd!
So I made this funny comic of Damian “getting rid” of his competition.
Underneath it are clips from the comics where he was savage to the redheads.
Barbara: I’m proud to identify as morosexual. I’m attracted to dumbasses and dumbasses exclusively. Someone asked me what the Spanish word for "tortilla" was once, and now I dream of kissing them under the moonlight.
Dick: Babs what kind of animal is the Pink Panther?
Barbara , already taking off their clothes: God, Dick, you’re so fucking stupid.
batfam pt1 (can u tell i got really lazy as i went along lol) aka my fave fam out of everyone in marvel/dc
headcanons:
jason & selina gossip in spanish all the time (”selina, i know you’re talking about me!” “wha---i mean, que?”)
babs and cassandra make obscure references to 19th century literature and enjoy long periods of just reading in each other’s company
dick and tim do handstand competitions like the children they are
duke insists he’s the only sane man in the house
*in reality that’s alfred. done w everyone tbh.
damien tricks everyone into driving him around and getting him ice cream
helena’s everyone’s little princess and they take turns watching over her (jason is not allowed to do this by himself. “jeez, you almost drop a kid one time!”)
certain members are not allowed to play scrabble anymore (coughstephanie) bc of what happened last time.
dick and alfred take over and go all out when planning batcat’s wedding. there is weeping. and doves. and extraveganza. tbh it’s probs televised (this is the waynes, after all) and people legit get up early and gather in parks to watch it like it’s the royal wedding
everyone goes to selina for love advice to which she is all too happy to oblige. (”so how did you know you loved bruce?” “hmm, maybe the first time he almost died.”)
there’s a pool on when dick and barbara are going to get back together, a constant game of will they won’t they. they do.
bruce attends all the parent-teacher conferences and is determined to be the ultimate PTA parent (”please everyone knows i can make better cupcakes than susan!” “bruce, honey, no.”)
everyone stops by the mansion, from lois&clark, to diana, to harley and ivy, to random cats and everything is warm and wonderful and full of love.
*this took forever and i spent an embarrassingly long time on this pls validate me
Ngl Starfire and Dick is better than Dick and Babs
Bi bats
So as a fan, I’ve come to the conclusion that the batboys are bisexual and next I will explain why.
Dick:
We all know Dick has been with Babs and Kori but Dick/Wally just has a special something to it.
Jason:
Yes, he has been with women but you cannot come and tell me that what is between him and Roy is just friendship, it is more than that and we all know it. So he is bi.
Tim:
He has a relationship with Steph, I get it but I also stan timkon and there’s that.
Damian:
Last but not least is the demon spawn whom in the dcau has been paired with Raven and I have to admit that my heart went for that ship but the amount of fanart that I have seen on this site made me notice that I am not the only one that desperately wants him to end up with Jon.
In conclusion I stan the batboys being bi and even when he is not the best parent in the world, I certainly picture Bruce to be incredibly supportive to his kids on that note.
Happy Pride
