I can handle it!!!! (she said, clearly not handling it)

Because falling first insinuates a gentle carress, a soft steeping of tea over a prolonged period of time. Bruce watches Hal and falls in love piece by piece. He feels his heart squeeze a little when he watches Hal hug Billy after a rough mission, murmuring words of encouragement when tears bud in the young heroes eyes, tousling his hair and defending him against anyone else.

He watches Hal and sees his skills and heart and care and dedication and falls in love one smile, one prolonged touch, one gentle murmur of 'you okay?' at a time.

Falling harder insinuates a rough and quick tumble from the tip top of a tree, hitting every branch on the way down and creating a cartoonish crater in the earth when finally hitting the bottom.

Hal sees Bruce laugh in the Watchtower, years after Bruce has already fallen in love with him, and it just slams into him all at once as he he realizes 'wow i'm so in love with him' and he trips over his own feet and ends up in the medbay because he ate shit so hard on the tile

Bruce takes him there, hands gentle against his sides and supportive in the way hes always been but Hal is just now really noticing and his heart is beating so hard and loud hes sure everyone can hear it and hes so gone oh no its serious and meanwhile Bruce is just glad he can touch his crush and take care of him without Hal doing his usual thing of brushing him off and actually letting him mother him.

Bruce has always had an appreciation for Hal, always respected him and liked his thoughts, liked his bravery, admired him for his talents and skills and etc etc. (admired his beauty)

As time goes on and they're married he starts to feel comfortable enough brushing away Hal's hair. He feels at ease enough to press a kiss to his cheek, against his forehead, behind his ear. If Hal asks, he can always just claim its for the cameras, even though none are around, even though theyre alone, but Hal never questions it, so Bruce keeps it up. He makes them coffee. He asks Hal out on dates that Hal doesnt realize are dates. He wraps his jacket around Hal's shoulders and holds his hand in order to pull him through the streets.

Hal just thinks they're two good friends and Bruce is nothing if not a Committed To The Story man, so he accepts the affection (and a part of him has always craved it) and leans into it and he likes being taken care of and taking care of Bruce, they're friends, its fine

Hal crashes in Bruce's backyard after a particularly bad mission and Bruce was having a party but when Ace barks at the backyard he dismisses everyone and spends the night carrying Hal inside and fussing over him and Hal doesnt realize that he had guests over, he just thinks Bruce wears a formal suit at home all the time even though its never happened before.

Just Bruce leaving events to go home to his husband and falling in love with Hal but recognizing that Hal doesn't realize it until finally it slams into Hal all at once and he's like 'oh you fucker- we've been in love!'

The Simon & Garfunkel has at last transitioned into Simon/Garfunkel. I... can't even be mad, honestly. Sigh.

Wanted to do some BatLantern and Justice League just funsies time and crack. So uh. Yeah :D

Bruce: Bruce can play anything but he's really good at playing Piano because his parents got him lessons since he was like five years old, and he's also very good at guitar. He picked it up while on his tour of the globe and its just relaxing and fun for him to play

Dick: Dick plays the recorder. He is terrible at playing instruments. Genuinely so bad. But he destroys on the Recorder. It's so weird

Jason: Jason plays the drums. He's also fond of piano, but he can't personally play it that well. But he's great at drums and Bruce got him violin lessons when he was first Robin. I want him to have a classical music touch, for some reason. Violin.

Tim: Tim plays the flute. It's floaty and beautiful and slips easily into his pocket and he has Bruce make him a staff that can be extended into a flute. He's very good because his parents made him learn it since a boy. Also the classic piano lessons, but he's horrible at piano because he hated it and would never practice.

Cass: She plays viola and sings. When nothing else can calm her down, playing her viola can. She and Jason sometimes put on productions together. It soothes her.

Steph: Steph I want to play cello lol. Just because I think she deserves it. And Bassoon. She also gets trombone and saxophone. Any woodwind instrument. Throw her into a music store and she can make anything sing. Besides a guitar or piano. She's genuinely so bad at the two most basic instruments. But she can play anything and everything else.

Barbara: She can play piano moderately well but prefers listening to music over playing it

Duke: Duke plays electric guitar and is killer at it. He has a band. His band is phenomenal. The family goes to their concerts and cheers so loud whenever he gets a guitar solo. He and Bruce love playing at each other

Damian: Damian is an artist on the piano. Bruce taught him to play and he is dedicated to it the way he is to Painting and being Robin. He also dabbles in other classical instruments with Jason and Cass, but piano is his one true love

There will come a point where you need a Name for your Character. You're going to sit there for a moment, sigh really really and truly deeply, and decide that that is a Later You problem.

You're going to put in a filler name, like fuckin Kevin or something.

This is what I beg of you. Do not do that.

Because then the Later You day will come, and you will find the Perfect Name that suits all of your needs and fulfills the Prophecy of your Character perfectly

And your cursor will hover over the name Kevin and you will be unable to delete it.

Because now Kevin is his name. Filler names are never just Filler Names. They want blood. They want more. And they will take more. Do not give your character a name. Don't even give them a letter because then that letter will start to feel like them. Give them a number if you must. Leave a giant blank space. Write FUCK in all caps as a reminder to come up with a name.

But for the love of all that is good and precious in this world- do not give them a filler name.

-Paul Simon, about Bridge Over Troubled Water

Chiquitita by Abba but it's Bruce to Dick

Like the song is perfect for their earlier years!!!

I was planning to write a little blurb but I got busy ;-; so I need to share it because it's consumed me

awwww yessss!!!

Bruce who just wants his little bird to sing and smile and laugh again. "We can patch it up together" "You've broken a feather"