okay so. canon meaning the Gotham series because i don’t even know what counts as actual canon. even though im ( clearly ) quite canon averse for hp stuff i actually really enjoy what they did with Bruce in gotham / the show as a whole. here is a list of some major things that i’m keeping / not keeping, including stuff from the nolan trilogy since that’s influenced bruce’s adult life. i’ll try and explain them somewhat well for people who don’t know wtf i’ve been taking about this whole time 

                   she knew well how to keep her problems a secret from anyone but herself— in fact, she had mastered this art a long time ago. not that it didn’t hurt, it very much did, on some days the loneliness of it all was unbearable. but, at least the perception of who delphine honeycutt was stayed the same, right? that was all that counted. as long as nobody saw how crushed she was by the expectations of all those people, everything was fine. she was fine.

                    well, for a reason she wasn’t sure of yet, all of this didn’t apply today, though. not sure whether it was loneliness or sheer stupidity to drive her, delphine’s feet didn’t carry her to the astronomy tower, her go-to place when she needed to, well, not be delphine honeycutt just for a moment, but instead, they found their way to her friend’s dormitory. she was done being alone with this. would it— would it really be that wrong if she wasn’t?

                    lips already quivering, she came to a halt in front of her friend. upon his words she considered turning around walking away again. as deep as the desire to let someone know was, it was also scary— but it was too late now. she sat down next to him, hiding the tremble of her hands by clenching them to fists. « bruce— » something in her made her hesitate, one last fibre of her resisting against the vulnerability she wasabout to put herself into. « can you tell me one thing? would you— would you still like me even if i wasn’t— me? »

                     the    question    lays    in    liminality    between     being     too    juvenile    for    a    meaningful    answer    and    too    philosophical    for    a    good    one.    it    shouldn’t    make    sense,    but    he    understands    perfectly;    the    tremor    that    radiates    from    delphine’s    heart    to    her    extremities    is    a    mirror    for    his    own    uncertainty,    exhaustion.    were    she    channeling    anything    but    the    inky    grey    BROODING    of    the    storm    clouds    outside,    and    he    anything    but    shimmering    raindrops    slipping    slipping    slipping    along    glass    —    bruce    might    quip    up    something    about    how    he’d    still    like    her    even    if    her    head    was    full    of    nargles    —    whatever    that    means.    

                    “    poi    s’ascose    nel    foco    che    gli    affina,    ”    the    words    roll    off    his    tongue    like    they’re    well-practiced,    but    they’ve    never    before    left    his    mouth,    existing    within    the    pages    of    old    books,    the    only    eyes    that    see    into    his    soul,    unobstructed.    “    then    he    dived    —    ”    or,    as    some    prefer,    hid.    bruce    is    hiding.    so    is    delphine,    from    different    but    related    entities.        “    back    into    the    fire    that    refines    them.    ”    sharpens    them.    

                    a    further    abstraction    of    an    already    impossible    thought    isn’t    helpful.    what    is    adoration    if    the    object    adored    is    an    illusion    ??    at    best:    empty.    at    worst:    a    lie.    they    remain    stuck    in    the    valley    in    between,    where    failure    and    weakness    are    reflected    in    the    flames    kindled    by    presupposition,    fed    by    their    own    complicity.    

❤️💙❤️ prophezeiung​, @lightborrowcd​, @tremrs​.

          “ just so y’all know, ” he’s not speaking as softly as he should in the library, really he’s not doing anything to adjust his volume and thusly risking not only him but their whole group getting reprimanded or even kicked out, but it’s very evident that james doesn’t care. “ if it wasn’t for this guy, we could be doing all of this in the cosy gryffindor common room. don’t tell me you don’t hate these. ” by this guy he obviously means bruce, the only other guy in their group, and by these he means the library chairs that are only comfortable for approximately 15 seconds of sitting on them. for emphasis, he rocks his chair back, and the chair responds with an indignant squeak. more input is not to be expected from j2, he’s said his piece, in his opinion the most important part of this meeting.

…he’s right. delphi considers herself to be the peacekeeper of the newly-formed group, but j2’s right. she purses her lips, trying to come up with a reason that will serve bruce’s defense. finding none, she sets the plate of freshly-baked sugar cookies down on the table. they’re much nicer to enjoy by the crackling fires of gryffindor’s common room, but she doesn’t want to @ bruce like that. j2 has already called him out.

     ❛ i made cookies! uwu, everyone! they’re vegan and everything! ❜ she offers the group some finger guns before pulling out a scroll of parchment. ❛ and i did some preliminary research for our project, friends! i don’t know too much ‘bout muggles, but! did you know that they frequently trip on banana peels? i saw it on a real muggle cartoon! i think it can be a great source of information, right? very, er, scholarly and academic to go to, y’know, direct muggle sources. ❜

never mind that delphi doesn’t know half of the words she just said. daisy probably knows them. or bruce.

she proudly holds out her notes for those two to look at. delphi can be honest; they’ve got more brain cells than her. she’d show her notes to j2, but he’s… kind of on her level when it comes to brain cells, noah fence.

                  “ no need to be vitriolic. i’d rather not be here either. ”  because he’s CONSIDERATE, his voice is only barely above a whisper. since when are gryffindors such sticklers for the RULES ?? with the addition of a borrowed tie, he’d blend right in if it weren’t for the fact that VOLUME at this table is astronomical. “ you could just LET ME IN. who’d even care? ” he’s done it before, for various reasons, but he can’t give away ALL his secrets by explaining. potter is probably too embarrassed to be seen with any of them, anyways. on the very edge of an eyeroll, he refrains himself from any further reprimand. 

                 it’s obvious that diggory is TRYING, that’s more than can be said for certain others, but bruce can’t quite hide the contemptuous curl of his lips, more of a frown than his typical smirk. he cuts a sideways glance at daisy to his left, the only other person in this group with any academic prowess, that says, did you hear that ? as if it’s a possibility that anyone within ten metres missed it. for someone who grew up half in the non-magical world, half in this one, he doesn’t know MUCH about it, it’s not like he ever spent much time around the rabble, but even he knows that that slipping on banana peels is an artifact of FICTION.

( 47% ) EGOISM— Excessive concern with one’s own pleasure or advantage at the expense of community well-being.

( 47% ) MACHIAVELLIANISM — Manipulativeness, callous affect, and a strategic, calculating orientation.

( 33% ) MORAL DISENGAGEMENT — A generalized cognitive orientation that differentiates one’s thinking towards unethical behavior.

( 47% ) NARCISSISM — An all-consuming drive towards ego-reinforcement and an egotistical interest in, or admiration of, one’s self.

( 17% ) ENTITLEMENT — A stable and pervasive sense that one deserves and is entitled to more than others.

( 40% ) PSYCHOPATHY — Deficits in affect and self-control (i.e. callousness and impulsivity), as well as a lack of remorse, antisocial behavior, and volatility.

( 3% ) SADISM — A tendency to humiliate others via cruel or demeaning behavior, or the propensity to intentionally inflict physical, sexual, or psychological pain on others in order to assert power or for pleasure and enjoyment.

( 43 % ) SELF-INTEREST — The unprincipled pursuit of gains in socially valued domains, such as material goods, social status, recognition, achievement, and success.

( 10 % ) SPITEFULNESS — A tendency to engage in behavior that would harm others but would also entail harm to oneself.

( 32% ) TOTAL DARK CORE — Your total Dark Core factor. Higher scores indicate a darker personality.

this makes bruce 14.89% lighter than the average person.

tagged by: @luminee 

     ❛ well, see, i’m not a bat. i’m a regular bird. so you don’t gotta worry about that. ❜ 

hmm. 

     ❛ but you’re a bat, aren’t you? or, at least, you’ve got bat energy? ❜ 

           “ i can see that.... ” now that he’s closer the FEATHERS are distinguishable — definitely not a bat. but there’s nothing ORDINARY about her, and he doesn’t trust that she isn’t RABID, either.