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    A collection of interconnected ficlets, one shots, and stories, all focused on the Bat Family. All are based on the comics only, but blend assorted canons.

    Anthology containing:

    The Fears of a Father

    Bruce doesn't handle loss well. He thought he removed most of the concern for that by keeping most people away and fighting for justice every night. Then an eight-year-old boy entered his life, his home, and quicker than he could have ever imagined, his heart. Bruce slowly starts to learn how to manage the fears of a father.


    Tooth Fairy

    The average child stops believing in mythical figures such as the tooth fairy around the age of eight.

    Bruce Wayne didn’t know this when he adopted eight-year-old Dick Grayson.


    Daddy

    The first time Dick called Bruce ‘Daddy’ occurred when the boy was mostly asleep and his new father was putting him to bed. He was never aware that he’d said it.

    The second time Dick called Bruce ‘Daddy’ occurred when the boy was running a fever and his new father was caring for him. He was too ill to recall anything he’d said after he recovered.

    The third time Dick called Bruce ‘Daddy’ is the first instance he was aware of.


    Robin Redbreast in a Cage

    A Robin Redbreast in a cage puts all Heaven in a Rage. -William Blake.

    They might be a different Trinity, one that operates out of Earth (and sometimes space), but it is still unwise to mess with their Robin. An up and coming crime lord learns this the hard way.


    Batdad Contingency Plan

    When Bruce first decided to not only take Dick in, but allow the boy to be Robin, he knew he might need a contingency plan should his son ever be injured in such a way that questions arose. Not necessarily about them being secret vigilantes, but about how the child keeps getting injured or showing early signs of sleep deprivation. He fully intends to keep Dick safe, but no matter what happens, no one is taking his son from him.


    Shovel Talk

    When Dick comes out to Bruce as a teenager, Bruce doesn't expect it change anything. Then a boy arrives at the Manor looking for Dick and he realizes, it does.


    The Hero Gotham Needs

    Tim considers the new Robin as he watches him.


    National Grandparents Day

    Jason hadn’t even known there was a National Grandparents Day. He never had grandparents.

    But now he did.

    One who was by far the coolest person Jason had ever met (and yes, that was counting Batman and Superman).

    Alfred was his grandfather.


    Here There Be Unicorns

    When one of Young Justices early missions goes wrong, Tim makes an unexpected discovery.

    Or maybe more than one.


    Laughter

    Most people, including the vast majority of the Justice League, would say that Batman never laughs.

    This wasn’t propaganda. They truly believed the man never laughed. Mainly because they never heard him laugh. Even most of the few who knew who his identity would attest that he never laughed. They’d heard Bruce Wayne laugh on television or a video online, but it was never real. The laughter was just part of his disguise.

    There were those who knew better, of course.


    No More Dead Kids

    Robin was the first. The first sidekick. The first child hero.

    The first kid to meet a violent end orchestrated by one of the adult killers they so often faced.

    He should have been the last.

    He wasn’t.

    If the grown-up heroes weren't going to make sure there weren't any more dead kids, then Jason would.


    Laundry Day

    Alfred normally could afford to let his concentration shift away from his chores. As of late, however, he finds that one particular duty has taken significantly more concentration. That being laundry.

    It was always so simple before. He could never mistake an article of his own clothing for something of Bruce’s. The same went for Bruce and Dick or Jason. Even when his eldest two grew large enough to possibly borrow Bruce’s casual wear items, neither likely would. They had very different tastes. Even if Tim liked something of one of his elder brothers’, he would never fit into them. The same went for Cassandra. Certainly, one would never confuse any of Bruce’s laundry for Tim or Cassandra’s.

    Tim and Cassandra’s clothes, however, were another story.


    Tim's Superhero T-Shirts

    Three reasons why Tim wears so many superhero t-shirts.


    Godfather Batman to the Rescue

    Bruce receives a call from his godson, Jon, when the boy is in need of help. Naturally, Bruce takes care of it.


    The Failsafe

    (Or: Tim finally gets a hold of some Kryptonite and Jason learns that his little brother might actually look up to him)


    Jason Todd, Stealthy Big Brother

    Jason Todd doesn't do the big brother thing. Except that sometimes, he does. He just doesn't let anyone know. Unsurprisingly, Tim and Cassandra figure it out anyway.


    Red Bat of the Family

    Or: Jason and his siblings try to make it work despite the gun thing.


    Batdad Rules

    Bruce knows he asks a lot of his children. He knows how very strict he is with them. Some say his rules are too rigid, that he’s too dominant, too controlling. Most of the people who say these things don’t have children and they certainly don’t have children who are secretly vigilantes. If they did, they would understand.

    His rules are in place for a good reason.

    That's not to say that he doesn't let a certain rule slip every now and then.


    The Batdad Partition

    Bruce has a partitioned hard drive on his phone and the ‘hidden’ partition has the most hardcore security on it. No one is getting into that part without his permission. Some members of the Justice League or Bat Family have discovered this and they all have theories on what he keeps on it.

    The only one who has ever actually cracked it is Tim. It wasn't what anyone guessed. Not that he'll ever tell.


    The Timmy Text Flowchart

    AKA Tim is naturally suspicious and terrible at flirting so his siblings devise a quick way to help him when he just doesn't understand why one of his co-workers is behaving 'oddly'.


    Bruised Batkids

    When Bruce first took in Dick and allowed him to be Robin, hiding and sometimes explaining injuries was a big concern. Eventually, a natural excuse presented itself. The same stood true for each of Bruce's other children.


    A Batdad Father's Day

    Bruce's children each have their own way of acknowledging the holiday (or in some cases, not).


    The Stand-In

    Sometimes Tim felt like Tim Drake was just a stand-in for Robin. A placeholder in the world until the Boy Wonder was called on again. An elaborate cover story that only existed to hide the truth.


    While the Bat's Away

    Everything had fallen apart after Bruce died.

    That’s what if felt like to his children anyway.

    Batman was gone and the family he left behind were doing their best, but they weren’t him. They didn’t have his skill at hiding the person behind the mask so completely.

    They were hurting and it showed.

    They fell apart. Then they pulled themselves (and each other) back together.


    Sweet Apologies

    When Dick told Damian he had to apologise to Tim, he didn't expect the apology to be conventional but he certainly didn't expect this.


    Height Checks

    Damian is catching up to Tim's height. He can't wait to be taller than the second-youngest Wayne child. Unfortunately, he's the only one who doesn't know that Tim has no problem being the smallest. After all, he always was before Damian came along.


    Bat-Cow and Kit-Cow

    Damian decides that Bat-Cow needs companionship after visiting the Kent family farm. He and Jon come up with a plan. They really need to learn that not everything is a secret mission.


    Dex-Starr Finds a New Home

    In which Tim Drake-Wayne finally gets the cat he's always wanted and Bruce Wayne finally spends some quality time with his boys.


    Bat Family Projects

    Bruce and his children start a group text chain, work on another family project, pick up some new hobbies, confront a few issues and make some good memories.

    It seemed they weren’t going to run out of family projects for some time. Bruce was glad for that. He was even glad it meant receiving more off subject texts from his kids. When it came down to it, no matter how much extra work or time it might take, he would rather be part of his children’s lives than not.


    Cassandra's Sleeping Habits

    Cassandra has her own apartment. Bruce got it for her after it wasn’t safe for her to live at Barbara’s place anymore. What he didn’t know, was that Cassandra rarely ever uses the apartment.


    Bat-Pizza's Grand Re-Opening!

    Dick has lunch with Damian, teaches him about pizza parties and eggplant emoji, and tries to plant the seeds for a better relationship between Damian and Tim. Its a bit of work, being the eldest Wayne child, but Dick loves it.


    One Step Forward

    Wanting to improve their relationship, Bruce decides to invite Jason to dinner at the Manor. It doesn't go as smoothly as planned, but he thinks he's making progress anyway.

    Or: Bruce finally stops using the eggplant emoji.


    By Love or Fate

    At a social gathering, Bruce meets a charming elderly woman and talks about his children. In doing so, he realizes how much his kids mean to him and how much they've changed him for the better.

    Little does he know, they're about to save him again. And not in the usual way.


    Peanut Butter Jelly Time

    How each member of the Bat Family makes a PB&J.


    Day of the Un-Dead

    When the Wayne family is finally ready to bring Jason back from the dead legally, they decide to have a private celebration first. Nothing particularly noteworthy happens when compared to the sort of things the family usually does together, but its still one of the best nights of Bruce's life.


    Another Batdad Father's Day

    Bruce's children decide to do something a little different this year. It doesn't go exactly as planned, but it still becomes one of his favorite Father's Days.


    Batfamily Scars

    Moonlighting as a vigilante came with no small number of challenges. Explaining where your time and money went. Explaining injuries and absences for yourself and your children. Explaining how you came about adopting said children. Explaining other relationships, like how a born and raised Gothamite billionaire knew a Metropolis reporter originally from Kansas.

    It also meant you gathered a fair number of scars that you had to explain occasionally.


    Last Laugh, First Steps

    Running a large portion of the Gotham underground as a benevolent crime lord was harder than Jason thought it would be, but still well within the range of what he could handle. All in all, it wasn’t that different from being the type of vigilante Bruce had trained him to be become. He was feeling like he was doing a decent job as part of the Bat Family these days. The Wayne family, he wasn't so sure about.

    Until he receives an unexpected call from Dick while on patrol one night and the words he hears next change everything.

    Tim's hurt...the Joker's involved. B and Little D are out of town. Cass is here with me and it’ll take us too long t-

    “Where?”

    His death. His anger. His father. His role as a brother, as a son, as a grandson. Jason decides its time to take it all on. If he's going to help his little brother recover, then he's going to have to heal himself as well.


    A Dark Place

    Conner stops by to see Tim after he's kidnapped by the Joker. Tim isn't in a good place but his best friend and his big brother are there to help. And, of course, there's Dex.


    Nightmares

    After what they've both suffered at the hands of the Joker, Jason and Tim tend to have nightmares featuring the Rogue. Fortunately, they both also have each other to help them cope with the horrific dreams. The nightmares might be bad, but the time they're awake more than makes up for them.


    I, Dex-Starr

    How Dex came to be Tim's cat, and how he handles his owner being hurt, from his perspective.


    Better Late Than Never

    The Bat Family finally gets around to reading the Harry Potter books (or in some cases not). While sharing this new interest, they end up touching on a subject long avoided and Bruce has to wonder if ‘late’ is truly much better than ‘never’.


    The House Tournament

    Dick decided that their family, and several friends, should take a Hogwarts House quiz after Alfred got all the kids to check out the Harry Potter books. They ended up with pretty decent house teams once it was all done. When they realized this, it was decided that an multi-house tournament was needed. In order to balance out the teams, they decided on a video game tournament.

    In which the Waynes, the Kents, and a few other friends have a team video game tournament.


    Homecoming

    After being brought back from the dead physically and then legally, the night of Jason's homecoming ball is finally here. He just wants it over with. He's happy to be able to publicly use his name and acknowledge his family. Having to wear a tuxedo, talk to reporters, and deal with upper class busybodies, not so much.

    For better or worse, Jason Todd-Wayne is officially back in Gotham.


    The Wayne Family Petting Zoo

    Sending his son to Lian's birthday party should have been simple. Bruce didn't know about the petting zoo, or duck mating habits. He didn't expect it to turn into a whole project that involved each of his children. He didn't expect it to trigger his youngest child's temper.

    He also didn't expect his other children to know exactly how to handle it, but they did.

    Bruce was never more proud than when he saw them helping each other. That was something that was happening more often as of late. If basically having a petting zoo on the grounds meant he saw even more of it, then Bruce supposed he could deal with a few more animals.


    The Talk of Relationships Past

    In which Bruce, Dick, Jason, and Tim end up discussing their failed relationships in order to figure out who is best suited talk to Damian about romance and dating after he demands his father set aside some time to have The Talk.


    Bat Family R&D

    In which Jason and Bruce realize that Tim has become the entire family's R&D department after he is incommunicado for only a couple of days.


    Father-Son Camping Trip

    When Batman met Superman, he was mistrustful. When Bruce Wayne met Clark Kent, he was suspicious. Between saving the world together, forming the Justice League, and helping each other as they raised several kids, they became friends.

    As their children became friends and they started to spend more and more time together, being guests at each other’s houses, taking a pair of their kids somewhere together, and supporting each other when one of their children threw them a curve ball became regular occurrences. They were exposed to many of the same interests through their children. They were exposed to many of the same concerns.

    Eventually this leads the Wayne family (at least, some of them) and the Kent family to go on a joint father-son camping trip.


    Home Hunting

    For all the different places Cassandra had lived, she’d never actually had to go apartment hunting before. She’d either crashed with a friend or family member, moved from one temporary dwelling to another, or her father or little brother set something up for her. So when she moved to Bludhaven, she didn’t exactly come with a long-term plan.

    Fortunately, her big brother had her covered.


    Roses

    This story should read well on it's own, but it references a few other stories from this series:
    'Dex-Starr Finds a New Home' (Wherein Dex becomes Tim's cat & gets his catio).
    'Last Laugh, First Steps' (Wherein the Joker kidnaps Tim, Jason and Bruce have the fight mentioned here, and it's first suggested that Cassandra should move back to Blüdhaven).
    'Home Hunting' (Wherein Dick helps Cassandra find her apartment in Blüdhaven).

    Cassandra breaking into Tim's apartment to take super long showers and eat all his Rice Krispies is from Robin #134.
    Cassandra got the rose mentioned here in Batgirl #17 and kept it until she left it in Brenda's care in Batgirl #66.
    The destruction of Blüdhaven mentioned here takes place during Infinite Crisis.


    Learning to Let Go

    Stephanie Brown stops by Jason and Tim's place to ask a favor. They discover that sometimes, the people involved in a failed relationship move on easier than those around them. Blüdhaven gets a new crime fighting team and the eldest Wayne brothers get into a brief texting war that goes bad quick. There's also a shootout and some lessons learned. Considering how strange things can get in their world, it all actually goes really well.


    Alfred's Latest Scrapbook

    Bruce takes a peek at Alfred's latest scrapbook. Feelings ensue.


    Kidnapping the Waynes

    Someone wants to exploit Bruce Wayne. They decide to go after his children, hiring Rogues and criminals to do their dirty work. Fortunately, the Wayne family is much more capable than Bruce's enemies expect. Alone, they're impressive. Together, they're unstoppable.


    The Trysting

    The story of Tim Wayne's kidnapping during Kidnapping the Waynes.


    Talk of Relationships Past and Future

    Bruce finally gets around to talking to Damian about dating and romance, and especially, how to avoid the issue in balancing that with a secret identity that he and the boy's brothers have experienced. He decided to make it a family discussion, so everyone learns a few things, plus some old hurts and secrets come out. There's fighting, and comforting, and some joking around. It doesn't go the way Bruce expected, but all in all, he thinks he goes well.


    Bat-Naps

    Each of Bruce's children have been known to be able to nap just about anywhere.


    Robin and Pup Pup

    How Tim came to own a Robin plush and how Jason's Pup Pup plush got a friend.


    The Wrath Returns

    When there's a quiet breakout at Blackgate, an old enemy returns and Alfred gets a first-hand view of how Jason and Tim work as a team and under pressure. Watching them in action is both beautiful and terrifying and he is incredibly proud of the two boys. When Bruce returns in the middle of it all, he has to opportunity to offer some guidance. After all, Alfred was the adopted father of a genius vigilante long before Bruce was.


    A Painful Q&A

    After Bruce learned that Jason had revenge sex with one of his exes, he wanted to make sure said ex wasn't a threat to his son or anyone else's children. Since Jason wouldn't tell him who she was, Tim agreed to look into it for him.

    Which is how the boy finds himself sitting face to face with Talia al Ghul as they have a discussion that brings up the most recent worst moments in each of their lives. He gets answers, but is left with some painful questions as well.


    Flowers

    Damian learns a little about flower language and lot about family.


    Ficlets & Headcannons

    A collection of Bat Family mini ficlets and headcannons that add to this universe I've built here but aren't really a full story in their own right.


    Uncomfortable Situations

    Based on a comment a friend of mine made on the nude scene in Batman: Damned. "I don't care that they showed Batman's genitals, I care that he showed his genitals in the cave, right where any of his kids could have walked in and seen him."

    So here are five one-shots depicting what might have happened if any one of Bruce's children came into the cave on that morning and found their father just hanging out there naked.

    Concern, discomfort, confusion, shame, and questions about masturbation ensue.


    Happy Little Accidents

    Bruce and Lois have a quiet, friendly moment at a gala. Memories of their children make them laugh and cry a little.


    Tricks and Treats and Bats and Birds

    While visiting their friends at the Kent family farm, Jason, Tim, and Damian end up making some unexpected plans for Halloween. A pie-off, pumpkin carving, figuring out costumes, trick or treating, and of course, patrolling Gotham are all on the agenda.


    Nightwing and His Blüdhaven Bomben

    Nightwing's Blüdhaven Bomben gain another member and a base of operations. Tim and Wally each visit, and everyone has a pretty good Halloween.


    The Wayne Studio of Arts and Acrobatics

    When Bruce bought a building in Blüdhaven for Dick and Cassandra to use as a base of operations for their crime fighting team, the family realized they needed an explanation for it. Fortunately, they came up with something pretty quick.

    The Wayne Studio of Arts and Acrobatics.


    Gothamite Spotlight

    An interview with Bruce Wayne's children, as printed in the Gotham Gazette's new column: Gothamite Spotlight.

    Topics include Bruce Wayne's parenting techniques and how they've changed from child to child; the names we choose, use, and live under; kidnappings; Wayne Enterprises; pets; Jason Todd-Wayne's 'death' and return to Gotham; Alfred Pennyworth, the unofficial grandfather; jobs; friendships and romances; living under public scrutiny; and the meaning of family.

    AKA: A look into what the Gotham public sees, hears, and believes about the Wayne family and how the Waynes help shape their public images.


    Talk Turkey

    Jason and Damian get into a brief but heated argument when Jason brings up his favorite holiday -Thanksgiving- and its customary dish, which Damian takes issue with. Dick steps in when cannibalism comes up. Tim and Bruce have a separate but related argument when Tim decides Bruce needs to start respecting Damian's values. And everything gets settled one way or another.

    Its the holidays. Its what brothers do.


    Thankful

    A sweet moment between brothers occurs when Jason comes home for Thanksgiving.


    Holiday Shopping

    Bruce agrees to go shopping on Black Friday with all his kids. Fun, guilt, bonding, frustration, and a holiday resolution ensue.


    Vantage Point

    Clark never used his powers to spy on his children. That didn’t mean he didn’t use his powers to check on them at times, but that wasn’t the same thing at all. Spying was seeing what they were doing for no reason other than he wanted to know or catch them doing something. Checking on them was because he’d heard, seen, or felt something that made him concerned there might be something going on with one of them that he needed to help with or address.

    Conner was at the age (and of the personality type) that keeping an ear out when he had a girl over was just smart. Recently though, Clark had found himself nursing a concern that he wasn’t sure was warranted or not. He wasn’t sure what to make of some incidents involving Conner and Tim.


    Holiday Tales

    A collection of short stores that take place during the holiday season.


    Advent

    Bruce puts together an Advent Calendar for Damian. Thoughts on family and parenthood ensue.


    Holiday Trappings

    Jason has always been a man of action more than a man of words. He knows he's never been great at the traditional family stuff, so he decides to use the holidays to show his family and friends how much they mean to him.


    Boxing Day (AKA: Alfred Pennyworth Appreciation Day)

    Boxing Day is not typically observed in the United States. However, it has long been celebrated in Stately Wayne Manor, where one Alfred Pennyworth resides.


    A Good Day for Damian Wayne

    A day in the life of Damian Wayne that includes vaccines for Joker Venom and Fear Toxin (along with some side effects), training with his sister, lunch with his favorite brother, ice cream, bonding with his siblings while they teach him how to play games that don't involve winning or losing, and dinner with the family.


    Bat Family Text Chain

    A series of one shots showing some of the discussions from the Wayne family text chain.


    Just Us Communicating

    Series Summary: A one-shot series featuring communications over comms or texts from the current and former members of Young Justice.


    Keeping Track

    When Jason and Tim start working on a project to be able to keep each other safer, they end up learning something new about their eldest brother.


    Elite Fairy Godmothers

    Cassandra wasn’t normally excited about balls, especially ones that her brothers weren’t going to be attending. However, she was looking forward to a night with her father, even in such a setting. And she was happy to help a worthy cause, in however small a way.

    Of course, her life being what it was, Cassandra marked the ball on her calendar and then ultimately forgot about it over the next two weeks, while she fought crime, trained their new teammates, worked at the Studio, practiced her dancing, and worked with Harper to turn her new hearse into a kick-ass vigilante vehicle. In fact, she forgot until it was really too late to be working out the details.

    Twenty-two minutes later, she was in the secret base of the Blüdhaven Bomben, with her team fully prepared to finish getting her ball-ready in record time, like a group of elite fairy godmothers. Assuming fairy godmothers could beat up mobsters and solve crimes in their spare time as well as make a young woman ball-ready in less than two hours.


    Boy Wonders

    In both Arkham Asylum and Blackgate Penitentiary, the young vigilante known as Robin was something of a hot topic. The patients and inmates often traded notes on the Boy Wonder in an attempt to figure out just how many there had actually been to date. They tried to figure out what had happened to each one. They tried to guess which Robin had put each of them there at what time.


    Playing Roles and Being Real

    Tim, Jason, Damian, Conner, Bizarro, and Jon decide to play a game of Wizards & Warriors. It does not go as planned, but they end up having a good time anyway, even if an out of game detour results in one boy in tears, another with a mild injury, and a small fire in the den.


    Where Children Come From

    A nurse at the hospital observes Bruce Wayne as he waits for news about one of his children and answers a difficult question from a child waiting to meet his little brother.

    “Do you have kids, mister? Where do they come from?”


    Cookie Sales, Questions, and New Directions

    Bruce sales some Brown Bat cookies alongside Tim and Lian Harper. This leads to some unexpected questions and some very concerning answers.


    Bat Trolls

    Dick, Jason, and Tim use fake online profiles to keep the Batman's urban legend status among civilians while also making him all the more terrifying to criminals.

    After all, it was hard enough to sell someone on the idea of a vigilante dressed a bat running around Gotham for years without being caught on camera. Adding to that rumors of vampirism, ghosts, cyborgs, time-travel, and the like just make it even harder to believe. Unless the someone you were selling it to happened to be caught by the Batman one day. Then, it was hard to know what to believe.


    World's Finest: Red Robin & Robin

    In which Tim and Damian team up and have a few needed discussions, Dick gets some reassurance that he's loved, and Damian gets a pet alpaca (sort of).

    Damian didn't know where it would go, this path they’d started upon. He knew he was likely to lose his temper or lash out at several points along the way.

     
    He also knew he wanted to see where that road lead them.


    Mystic Blades and Little Brothers

    Both can cut you and protect you. Jason is reminded of this the first time he summons the All-Blades in Tim's presence and has to explain what they are and how he uses them.


    Little Brothers, Big Problems

    Dick didn't think arranging for his little brothers to see a charity showing of Big Hero 6 together was going to lead to any turmoil or life altering decisions, but in hindsight, he really shouldn't be surprised.


    Reflection

    Tim had taken to avoiding mirrors for a while now.

    He was aware that it was a very short term solution to a very permanent problem.

    He didn’t know what else to do.


    Alfred Pennyworth: The Man, The Myth, The Legend

    Alfred Pennyworth first became a legend to Her Royal Majesty's Infantry Rangers and MI6 .
    Then, more importantly to him, he became one to his grandchildren.
    Through their stories, he became a legend to an entire generation of young heroes.
    This caught the attention of Princess Diana and led to him becoming a legend to the Amazons of Themyscira and Bana-Mighdall.
    Then, he became one to the very gods the Amazons worshiped.
    One day, he may even learn of how far his legend goes himself.


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    The Care and Keeping of Assassins

    The Talon isn't really human anymore, but that's okay because Damian's never liked humans that much anyway.

    In which Damian decides to adopt the Talon as another stray, and the Talon decides that former child assassins need to stick together.


    How to Be Normal

    Dick Grayson and Damian Wayne are former assassins trying to live a normal life, but leaving the world of heroes and villains behind is difficult when Batman keeps calling, and visiting, and taking them out for lunch.

     
    Sequel to "The Care and Keeping of Assassins"

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