DCxDP bullet point fic: Nanny herding genius adventures
Until I feel better, I'm going to have to stick to bullet point fics for a while.
Danny has afternoon tea with Alfred often because he is the only one in the fifty-mile radius who understands having a genius ward who can and will run to trouble if left unsupervised. They trade stories and recipes, and Alfred often tells him he's the son he always wanted.
Tim's photography ability has never been highlighted like this before. He came home one day to find Danny hanging up his photos on the open spaces on the walls. Shocked, he told Danny that his parents had a very strict decor, but Danny claims an open spot on a wall was an open invitation. Tim considers it constructive vandalism and laughs menacingly whenever he adds a new photo.
Bruce went over to the Drakes' with Dick a few times for dinner. He finds it fascinating that each room has a theme- one room for photos of animals, another for Gotham daily street life shots, a Batman and Robin room, and one of Gotham structures, and so on- that are always changing. It's like an art gallery that updates every week.
Dick once realized Tim was following him across rooftops because he heard Danny swearing loudly while fist-fighting a group of goons through alleyways down below. Danny had turned away for only a second, and Tim climbed a six-floor building using the rain drain pipe. Danny was angry that it couldn't hold his weight to follow after Tim, so he had to run on foot, keeping an eye on the boy leaping across the rooftops. He accidentally ran into a goon while looking up, which led to a fight.
Bruce once jokingly asked Danny for a spar. He was shocked to find out Danny was really good and accidentally got so lost in the spar that he busted out Batman moves. Tim and Dick were watching, Tim cheering on Bruce (fanboy loyalty) which made Danny jealous so he fought harder. Bruce suspects that Danny was specially trained by the same Tibetan monks, and is suprised when Danny confirms he was (in the Ghost Zone the monks traded moves with the Far Frozen for medical knowledge.)
Danny became a nanny because of his Obsession. When the Portal in Amity Park closed, he was left fumbling, without anything to protect. He started training to control the itch and went through training in the Zone from different instructors and techniques. He's just as trained as Batman and can match him in skills. He was a private security guard and bodyguard, but it didn't satisfy the emotional urge to provide. The Drakes hired him cheaply for his skills because he really wanted to work with kids.
The Drakes have threatened to fire him multiple times because Danny hasn't stuck to the schedule they set for Tim. Each time he sends back "Hand me my termination face to face." They never do.
Despite his skills Danny isn't well know in the living world. Phantom has a reputation in the Infinite Realms, but only those that are connected to the afterlife are aware of it. Due to this he is constantly freaking people out by his skill set.
Tim keeps Danny on his toes because the boy can analyze and adapt extremely fast. He can't beat Danny in a physical sense, so he evades him by setting up traps or plans. Danny is surprised that Tim is actually safe due to the amount of danger he runs into while chasing the boy.
Despite the rumors, Danny and Bruce don't have a romantic relationship. If anything they share a kinship since Bruce and Tim are so similar. Danny actually did a secert DNA test assuming Bruce was the birth father. He isn't. The two are just like that. Both men regard eachother like brothers over the years.
Danny wasn't aware that Bruce and Dick were Batman and Robin. Over the years, he pulled a Fenton assumption, AKA he thought Batman and Robin were ghosts. His equipment beeps and detects them as such (Tim sabotage his equipment to pick up thier DNA as such. He wanted to protect Batman)
Jason eventually pops up, and Tim adores him WAY more than the others. The reason is that he can watch him go from a regular boy to Robin. Tim gets to watch the hero origin story.
Jason enjoys school. Danny uses this by asking the boy to tutor Tim. It's to give Jason some balance in his civilian life and get Tim to actually do his work. Tim has had a problem in school because nothing is challenging enough, and he sees no reason to put in effort. But being tutored by Robin? Tim is the top of the class in like a month.
Danny's ability to handle Tim and his perfect physique has captured many eyes. The reason the Drakes keep him around so much is that they lowkey have a crush on him. Danny is blind to this as he is greysexual. Tim knows his parents have a crush on him, so he always makes him wear tight shirts, combat pants, and boots whenever his parents come home. He distracts them with Danny's arms so they don't try to change the rules for raising him.
Tim does everything at night and has a large base of knowledge of Gotham's darkness moments. He is a walking supercomputer of illegal activity in Gotham. One morning, while Danny and Tim were having breakfast with the Waynes, Bruce was reading the newspaper, and Danny made a comment about the horrible shootout on the main page. Tim responded with "Yeah, that was Ted. He crossed the territory line because he's new. Black Mask was mad," and everyone just stared at him. Tim drew a map for all the physical addresses of Black Mask's men for Bruce that afternoon. Danny kept a copy and titled it "Places to NOT go."
Jason is not used to being followed around. Dick is and has always been a performer, so he is okay with Tim's eyes following him. Jason has brought it up with Danny that Tim is freaking him out. Danny has a talk with Tim but it fails to land completely. Tim decides that he can only follow Jason around if Jason can't see him. He starts stealing building schematics and finds ways to get into the walls or ceilings. Sometimes Jason hears thumps through the walls and has to play "Is that a rat or Tim?"
Danny and Bruce are the same age. Dick decided that's enough of a reason to match them up. He works with Tim to trick the men into romantic shenanigans. Once, Tim scheduled an entire boat ride on Gotham's cleanest river with floating lanterns, a private band featuring a harp, and a boat decked out in fairy lights. Dick told Bruce it was a charity event, and Tim told Danny it was an overnight trip with his schoo,l and one chaperone per kid was needed. Bruce showed up in a suit and Danny in silk pajamas.
Dick is still in his rebellious age. He and Bruce are at each other's throats constantly, but Danny shuts that down quickly. He isn't afraid of calling their BS, especially since Tim panics when he hears shouting. When Jason is around, Danny gives him a room in Drake's manor to hide in. Jason once witnessed Danny yell at Dick for being mean to him, and thinks he's "Bruce's cool ex that he fumbled."
Tim doesn't think his parents deserve to get into a throuple with Danny. They aren't cool or around enough, and if a relationship does bloom, he knows Danny will be saddled with all the emotional responsibility. He won't allow that. Tim only let's thier crush fester to manipulate them with it. Its how he loves.
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