Imagine this, the justice league meet at the manor, as friends, everything is sitting at the table and they start to hear yelling in he other room. Tim and Damian barge in, fully fighting.

Kick, screams, insults a broken vase, something is thrown around. And then Tim chases Damian out of the room.

Everyone looks at Bruce, expecting him to go intervene or something. Bruce is unfazed, still sipping on his coffee. "They're just playing." He murmurs.

Then Jason walks in, completely chill, takes some food, and sits in one of the couches. Then Cass walks in, with a bruise in her face.

"Bad night at patrol?" Jason asks.

And Cass stares at him.

Bruce is automatically up and between them, Cass walks away with a huff and Bruce starts scolding Jason for "instigating" her.

I have noticed (and experienced myself) how overwhelming it actually is to start reading comics as a bat family fan, since we all basically know the main events but not in which comic did each happen.

Here's my (in progress) Bat family reading list. I have ONLY included comics I have read, but its pretty complete up to the point I have reached. Each with a short description of what it is about so you can find the events you're interested in.

Fundamentals (important character's main plot points):

Batman: year one

-Start of Batman and showcase of his main motives.

-Mainly a James Gordon story.

Batman: The Man Who Laughs

-Joker's first appearance.

Batman: The Long Halloween

- Two-face origin story, good insight on Catwoman and generally good Batman story.

Batman: Dark Victory

-Direct continuation of the long halloween

-Dick Grayson's origin story

Robin: Year One

-First moments of Dick as Robin.

(Dick's age is different from what is said in most comics.)

Batgirl: Year One

-Barbara Gordon's Batgirl origin.

Batman: Son of the demon

-Good display of Bruce's and Talia's relationship.

-Damian's conception.

Nightwing: Year one

-Dick stops being Robin and goes solo as nightwing

(Jason appears here, his introduction is kinda weird and not for everyone)

Batman: second chances (Batman (1940) #401, #402, #408-#416 y Batman: anual #11)

-The way Dick leaving robin was originally portrayed

-Jason's introduction and start as Robin

Oracle: Year one

-Oracle's origin

(some people would say you need to read the killing joke first, but really all you need to know is she is shot and paralyzed) (the killing joke is kinda disgusting)

Batman: A death in the family

-Jason's death and its direct aftermath

Batman: A lonely place of Dying

-Tim's introduction and start as Robin

Detective comics #618-#621

-Tim's mother's death

-Tim's father is paralyzed

Batman: knightfall

-Bane's first appearance

-Bruce's back is broken

Batman: knightquest

-direct continuation of Knightfall

-Jean Paul Valley takes over Batman as Bruce heals

Batman: Knightsend

-Direct continuation of Knightquest

-Dispute between Jean Paul Valley and Bruce for the Batman mantle

Batman: Prodigal

-Direct continuation of Knightsend

-Dick Grayson takes the Batman mantle temporaryly

(in progress, will be edited as I read more)

Other recomendations:

Bruce Wayne:

Batman: Zero Year

-Riddler as main villain story

-Slightly off temporarily

-Duke Thomas appearance, as a 7 year old

Batman: Night Cries

-Good story of Batman's relationship and views of victims (TW: CSA as a main topic)

Batman: ego

-Bruce wayne mental introspection, focusing on his relationship with Batman

Dick Grayson:

Batman and Robin: Year one (2024)

-Modern retelling of Dick's early years as Robin

-Lighthearted

Robin and Batman: Year one (2021)

-Other modern retelling of Dick's early years as Robin

-Darker tone

Tim Drake:

Robin miniseries (1993)

-Tim's period of training around the world before being Robin oficially

Batman (1940) #480

Nightwing (2016) #75

First of all, because it would add a whole other layer to Bruce being mad at Jason during his robin years when he got violent against those types of criminals. Also him having assumed Jason pushed Garzonas off the rooftop is BRUTAL if it's influenced by Jason's own trauma.

But also something I barely see people talk about it's that it's referred to as a secret. A secret that Bruce and Alfred kept, something that they decided to ignore instead of working through. How did it end up that way? Was it Jason not wanting to talk? Was it Bruce and Alfred assuming he didn't want to talk? Was it them not knowing how to get him to open up? Did they let this piece of his past just fossilize as something taboo that can't be named not even by someone as vocal of his feelings as Jason? Something that can only be referred to as "his secret"?

There is so much potential here for exploring how Bruce's lack of communication skills can end up affecting his kid's own abilities to talk about their problems.