Let's Talk January: Batfamily Headcanons!
sevencorvus asked for some Batfamily headcanons, so here are a few sentences on each of them! It's a weird jumble of pre-reboot and post-reboot continuity, whatever struck my fancy:
After Kate found out about her sister, she burned her copy of Alice in Wonderland.
Barbara collects antique typewriters. She just likes the feel and the sound of the keys.
Cass has synesthesia--words have scents for her. "Tim" is wood smoke. "Bruce" is suede. "Steph" is violets. "Father" is dried blood.
Damian sends Ubu a birthday present every year.
Dick still misses being called "Robbie."
Every time Alfred has to stitch one of Bruce's wounds, the next day he goes to Thomas and Martha's grave and apologizes for not keeping their son safe again. He leaves one flower for every stitch.
Jason believed in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy long after the age you would expect him to have, and beat up a lot of kids who tried to disillusion him.
Selina set up a chessboard on a remote rooftop in Gotham. She never sees him take a move, but she knows his style. She always plays black, and wins slightly less than half the time, and that's fine with her.
Sometimes Bruce logs onto the Daily Planet message boards and goes after the trolls who are criticizing Clark Kent. Since Clark is smart enough to never read the comments, he has no idea.
Steph writes a letter to her child every year on its birthday. She keeps them in a box and never reads them again.
Tim still has dreams about Superboy that don't make any sense at all. He slipped up and called him "Kon" once--that was his name in the dream--and Superboy acted like it was a huge insult. It wasn't meant to be. Not at all.
After Kate found out about her sister, she burned her copy of Alice in Wonderland.
Barbara collects antique typewriters. She just likes the feel and the sound of the keys.
Cass has synesthesia--words have scents for her. "Tim" is wood smoke. "Bruce" is suede. "Steph" is violets. "Father" is dried blood.
Damian sends Ubu a birthday present every year.
Dick still misses being called "Robbie."
Every time Alfred has to stitch one of Bruce's wounds, the next day he goes to Thomas and Martha's grave and apologizes for not keeping their son safe again. He leaves one flower for every stitch.
Jason believed in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy long after the age you would expect him to have, and beat up a lot of kids who tried to disillusion him.
Selina set up a chessboard on a remote rooftop in Gotham. She never sees him take a move, but she knows his style. She always plays black, and wins slightly less than half the time, and that's fine with her.
Sometimes Bruce logs onto the Daily Planet message boards and goes after the trolls who are criticizing Clark Kent. Since Clark is smart enough to never read the comments, he has no idea.
Steph writes a letter to her child every year on its birthday. She keeps them in a box and never reads them again.
Tim still has dreams about Superboy that don't make any sense at all. He slipped up and called him "Kon" once--that was his name in the dream--and Superboy acted like it was a huge insult. It wasn't meant to be. Not at all.