AsoineMari3

Out of everything I sent here, this is the one I can't explain properly. Like I have a lot of things I want to say but can't form to words and explain the why and how I came up with this conclusion. But mostly, it might be because of that one matchmaker Korean series I watched with a younger Crown Prince with someone older, and I genuinely found their dynamic cute and they do balance but also match each other and my brain went, "Huh, this feels like Damian in a way."

I think get what you're trying to describe, and I don't think it's really about the age gap itself, it's more of the dynamic.

Damian spends so much of his life trying to prove that he's the smartest, strongest, most capable person in the room. A lot of stories pair him with someone who matches that intensity by challenging him head-on. That's fun, but it can also become a constant contest.

I think that someone that can ground him instead of competing with him fits him better.

Someone who's emotionally intelligent enough to call him out without humiliating him. Someone who's compassionate without being naive, and logical enough that Damian can't dismiss them as soft. They don't win arguments by shouting louder, but because they make him stop and think. I think Damian would actually respect that.

And the popular kid angle is cute too because it creates a contrast!! Damian has attended the same school for months and still refers to half his classmates as the loud one, the one who chews loudly, and that boy. Meanwhile, the popular kid is trying to at least get him to memorize the name of his desk partner lol.

I also like the image of them being older and taller at first. For a while, Damian is secretly annoyed that he has to look up to talk to them. Then he hits a ridiculous Wayne/al Ghul growth spurt. He'd absolutely bring it up every opportunity for at least six months.

I also think an older teen could give Damian something he doesn't often get: permission to just be fourteen. Not in a patronizing way, but in a 'you're allowed to make mistakes, you're allowed to be awkward, you're allowed to not have everything figured out' way.

Bruce, Dick, and the others often interact with Damian through the lens of family history, expectations, or training. Someone outside that bubble could help him build an identity that's just... Damian, not Robin, not Batman’s son, not Ra's al Ghul's grandson.

And this happens ALL THE TIME, so now Damian, who is totally not Robin btw, is absolutely stressed. He doesn't want to risk his identity being exposed and always had to pretend that Robin is totally not following her, he just changed routes! Crazy coincidence!

Because of this, you'd casually see a teen snooping around and in the background, Robin is fighting goons while said teen remains oblivious. He makes sure not even a strand of Reader's hair is touched and he gets so stressed and reader is basically the only one who can make him pull the "biting my fist because I can't put my energy into violence" motion whenever they get into trouble.

So the next day, Reader would boast to Damian, "Told you I wouldn't get caught!" While Damian looks at them like they grew two heads.

Additionally, because of Damian getting involved with reader and their investigations, he always gets to the crime scene first before the other Batfam, and he gets credits of, "Good job for seeing this early." And low-key, Tim would be confused and a bit nervous, because suddenly Damian is finding out these crimes by "himself" and sometimes even finding some that never went under his radar as well. So Tim would feel, "Damn, the only thing I'm good at and now Damian's getting better than me, is my purpose truly gone?"

Meanwhile Damian is absolutely crashing out because he's losing sleep then suddenly his lover just texted that they are going to investigate a new store that seems like a front, so sleep deprived Damian runs there because Reader is there and he doesn't want to ever be too late and lose them.

Damian hoping for at least ONCE Reader would rest from their investigations: 🫩😔 *doing the biggest sigh and then screaming*

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I LOVE IT!!! Reader isn't even trying to be reckless. They're just... really good at their job.

And Damian, the poor guy is running on two hours of sleep because every time Reader says: I'm just checking something out!, he hears: I'm about to wander into another criminal organization without backup. So now Robin has somehow become Gotham's most overworked bodyguard.

The Batfamily thinks Damian has suddenly become incredibly proactive. Tim is sitting there questioning his entire existence because HOW does Damian keep finding these hidden operations before everyone else?? Bruce is very proud but also concerned.

Meanwhile Damian is internally screaming because his 'advanced detective work' is literally just following his journalist partner around and desperately preventing them from becoming tomorrow's headline.

I just know Alfred would eventually notice Damian's sleep schedule getting progressively worse and think there's some new Robin-level threat in Gotham, but nope. His grandson is just dating the most dangerously competent investigative journalist in the city.

I didn't even think of it this way, due to always making her paler, the green would look black, so by coloring her with her natural tone, it makes the green pop a bit.

So maybe, it is more subtle, but people are genuinely uncomfortable with her and they can't point out WHY, subconsciously being wary because of the hair color. Sounds stupid, but people react to different triggers, especially those who actually faced the Joker. So imagine you are having fun at a cafe with friends and volunteered to be in line and order, then you stare at the person in front of you in line and suddenly feel uncomfy but can't quite place why.

Damn, I am low-key making her suffer more and it's not me actively doing it...

Such a good accidental detail omfg

And it makes perfect sense psychologically too. People in Gotham would absolutely have subconscious reactions to certain visual triggers tied to trauma, especially something as distinct as that specific shade of green. Like they may not consciously think “Joker,” but their brain registers danger before they can even explain it.

Which makes it even sadder because she probably has no idea why people seem slightly off around her. Just that there’s always this weird hesitation, discomfort, distance. Like people WANT to like her because she’s polite or harmless or literally just standing there, but something in them keeps pulling back.

And the worst part is that it’s not even fair. She hasn’t done anything wrong, but Gotham is the type of city where people project trauma onto symbols all the time.

Richard who's name means "Powerful Leader" a blessing for his teams but a burden for him, always playing Atlas shouldering the world.

Jason who's name means "To heal" but he still mourns the person he used to be. Peter who's name means "Stone", supposedly keeping Bruce grounded but it became being a burden instead.

Timothy who's name means "Honoring God" because he still carries the responsibility to honor those he hero worships, hoping to be like them. Jackson who's name means "God is Gracious" because he's literally the redemption, therefore gift to Gotham from preventing Batman from spiraling. Because Batman is Gracious.

Stephanie who's name means "Crown" because heavy is the crown, therefore responsibilities everyone expects her to carry but still undermine her for it. Elizabeth who's name means "God is my oath, devotion" because she's still her father's daughter, devoting her life finding him.

Damian who's name means "To tame" because they believed he was some best needed to be tamed. A savage dog that is acting domesticated.

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This is actually so pretty 💖💖

Richard being “Powerful Leader” and it turning into him constantly carrying everything for everyone else tracks a little too well. It starts as a blessing and slowly becomes something he can’t put down even if he wanted to.

Jason though? “to heal" is actually insane. Because he does, just not in the way people expect. And at the same time he’s still grieving himself? yeah okay that one hurt. And Peter being “stone”, Bruce’s anchor but also something heavy he has to carry?? THE DUAL MEANING-

Timothy, I love because it’s so him to carry that quiet pressure of 'I have to live up to this'. Honoring something bigger than himself, even if it eats at him a bit. Jackson as “God is gracious” being tied to him preventing Bruce from completely spiraling- I need a moment-

Stephanie “the crown”, say less. Heavy is the crown AND people still don’t take her seriously. She’s carrying expectations and still having to prove herself at the same time. Elizabeth for her too!! The devotion tied to her father? FUCKING HELL-

And Damian “to tame” is CRAZY. It’s not even who he is, it’s what people decided he needed to become. He was labeled something wild and then forced into a mold. FUCK IM CRYIng

This is actually such a cool way to look at them!! I LOVE IT!!

Neglected reader that's shunned by both family and public but it's literally just them unable to thrive because while all their siblings could fly, they swim. While they all have wings, they have a tail. They can't thrive in Gotham because the waters could harm them, the air harms them, they are slowly loosing their color and now they look unattractive with how pale they got. With them slowly growing weaker, they lose all their potential, "Supposed to be prettier" "Supposed to be elegant" "Supposed to be talented" but because all they can feel is the numbing pain of not being thrown back to clean waters they can't do anything but slowly become "lazy" "pathetic" "worthless"

But if they did manage to have some way to have clean waters because of the Manor since they are wealthy like that, it also doesn't matter because they stick out like a sore thumb, everyone has pretty feathers while they have gills and scales, they look so out of place that Gothamites don't even know what to do with reader because they look so different from the rest.

Literally Chemtrails over Country Club reader coded

"You're in the Wind" Batfam

"I'm in the Water" "Nobody's Son, Nobody's Daughter" Reader

Notice how I'm just sending angst your way?

Why did you just hand me emotional damage like this????

The whole point is that they’re not failing, they’re literally just in the wrong environment and no one realizes it. everyone’s like 'why can’t you fly?' meanwhile they’re DYING because they’re meant to be in watER-

Like imagine visibly getting worse and instead of concern people are just like 'they used to be so pretty…' HELLO???

Also, trying to “fix” it with like pools and stuff but it still feeling wrong??? like congrats you built them a tank 😭 they’re not living they’re being KEPT.

AND THE SONG??? Is actually insane btw. Like that alone carries the whole thing. Yeah you’re SICK for that. Because it’s not even always active neglect, it’s just they can’t include them the same way, so they slowly stop trying. And now you’ve got someone who doesn’t belong anywhere, not even in their own family.

The worst part is that if someone just took them somewhere they actually belong, they’d probably thrive. Like everything people said they 'weren’t' would suddenly be there. But no, they’re stuck in gotham. so they just keep getting worse.

Now unto Damian, both him and Hyacinthus are technically Princes and both are aligned with war/violence, respectively, Prince of LoS and Prince of Sparta, both are actually capable of handling themselves despite being the one without powers because they lean more with combat. Did you know both of them are snarky despite Hyacinthus being known for being this optimistic person? Both are also known to be softer with animals and nature and despite being raised through violence they chose a form of art as their hobby (art and music, Damian and Hyacinthus respectively)

Yet both ships have a very stark contrast in regards mortality rate with both Damian and Hyacinthus possibly dying (I mean- they did die WHO SAID THAT) more plausible than Jon and Apollo.

As much as Jon and Damian parallel Apollo and Hyacinthus by fate and characteristics, it's vice versa when it comes to their family life. Damian and Apollo has married parents that rarely see each other and has multiple siblings, while Jon and Hyacinthus has parents who love each other and only has few siblings. Another similar thing with Jon and Hyacinthus is that they are always over shone by their partner, there's rarely stuff about Hyacinthus that's not being about Apollo's lover and even if Jon has his own comics about him, they're rarely talked about and they only refer to him as Damian's bsf. While there's lots of things about Apollo and Damian, always being talked about.

YOU KNOW IM A SUCKER FOR GREEK MYTHS!!!

Starting with Jon Kent as an Apollo parallel makes a lot of sense. It’s the type of presence they have. They’re both tied to light in a way that feels guiding, almost directional (justice, future, prophecy, that sense of “I see where this is going and I want to lead it somewhere better.”) And like you said, they’re built as these composites of their parents’ best traits, which makes them feel intentional. Like they were meant to be something.

But that also comes with the subtle narrative weight you pointed out: they tend to be the ones remembered, centered, talked about.

Then you put Damian Wayne next to Hyacinthus and it gets interesting. Because on the surface, yeah, war-aligned upbringing, royalty, combat capability, all of that fits. But the part that really stands is that contrast between how they’re perceived vs who they actually are.

Hyacinthus gets flattened into Apollo’s beloved, when in reality he had his own identity, his own culture, his own life before the tragedy. Damian gets flattened into 'the violent one' or 'the assassin kid', when he’s also the one who paints, who cares for animals, who chooses softness despite everything he was raised in.

And yeah, the mortality angle is where it HURTS- Because with Apollo and Hyacinthus, the imbalance is inevitable. God and mortal was always going to end in loss. Applying that to Jon and Damian and it adds this underlying tension, even if it never plays out the same way.

A sports chic friend is going to play basketball or badminton? Suddenly, Damian knows how to play it as well.

The art girls are painting? They reserve an extra easel for Damian to use.

They are having a movie date and voting on which movie to watch? Damian's vote counts too.

They are baking or cooking together? He's their taste tester.

They are going to the mall to shop? Damian has a separate budget for himself that the others pitched in to spoil him, and they pick out his clothes and fawn over how handsome their little brother looks in the clothes they picked.

They are having a sleepover? Damian gets his hair curled and a bit of manicure, too.

It gets to the point that he doesn't want some random jock he finds 'unworthy' to court or date his big sisters and scares them off. The only setbacks in this arrangement are that he sometimes has to carry all their shopping bags because their feet hurt from walking around in heels, and he gets left alone outside the girls' public restroom. At the same time, he can hear them gossiping inside, and there isn't a day that they all get together and fawn over him, and last but not least, he sometimes has to manage his big sisters during their periods- bonus points if they all had their periods on sync and he's in too much stress.

STOPPPP 😭💀 THIS IS SO FUNNY AND SO CUTE AT THE SAME TIME-

Bruce giving Damian a mission like: “Protect your sister.” And Damian ends up getting kidnapped by the girl squad instead, its sending me holy shit.

And the girls spoiling him rotten??? The extra budget. The easel. The fact that the sports girl would literally be like “c’mon little man, I’ll teach you how to serve.” It’s so wholesome I’m gonna SCREAAAMMMM

Also the visual of Damian standing outside the bathroom like a BODYGUARD while hearing them gossip inside???? He’s probably texting Bruce like: “Father. They have been in there for 17 minutes. They are discussing a boy named Ethan. He sounds unworthy.”

AND THE PERIODS ON SYNC?? He would be fighting for his LIFE.

Out of pure spite and pettiness, she suddenly dressed up with her own pearls and pink dress. It's subtle, a different fashion style but has this almost similar color of fabric, and her pearls are smaller too. And then she would pull a "Oh, me and my boyfriend are going to watch a movie with our Puppy!" A jab because a baby bat is literally called a puppy, miss girl is just recreating the batman origin story but with her medical student bf and their black puppy 😭

She doesn't stop from there, she sometimes even purposely goes to crowds that Martha is known for just to make sure that Bruce can hear people talk, "Oh she's so sweet, like our dear friend Martha when she was still alive."

Sometimes she would be caught staring in Martha's portrait and when Bruce approaches, she would hit the same pose as the one in the picture just to eagerly wait for the life of her dad flash before his eyes and then pull a: "Father, I want to donate to charity when I grow up." Because that's what Martha does.

Despite doing stuff out of audacity and mischief, she actually idolizes her grandmother a lot, wanting to continue a legacy of changing Gotham without resorting to violence.

ohhhhh NO because this is so evil but also… so funny 😭

Like the level of psychological warfare here is UNMATCHED. this isn’t petty, this is straight up genealogical terrorism LMAOOOO-

And Bruce just standing there like: 🫩 His entire nervous system shutting down every two seconds. He's aging 20 years every time she breathes smh.

Inazuma Eleven x Kokonoi Hajime! Reader

They didn't really intend to go back to school that day, but after a few rival gangs coming after them, Taiju ordered them to stay low. Out of the sheer boredom they felt after being home for more days than they knew they could easily cash out, they became desperate enough to actually plan out their education, I mean- it's the further route to earning money, but their money earning delusions are telling them that they may or may not get a scholarship that they could milk dry to their pockets (never gonna happen by the way).

Upon entering their room, they were struck by the pristine cleanliness and the tranquil atmosphere, contrasting with the casual chatter of their peers blending in with their friends. They viewed them all as naive, oblivious to the harsh realities of the world. Though they refrained from judgment, they couldn't help but envy their classmates' carefree existence, untouched by greed, simply enjoying time with friends, family dinners, and outdoor activities like sports or board games. They felt compelled to mature prematurely and secure a livelihood for themselves, unsure of whom they would share it with.

[Name] sighs, acknowledging their tendency to become philosophical and sentimental about their surroundings, realizing they should probably stop accompanying Taiju to church so often. They felt like that if they kept it up, they might wake up one day as a priest or a nun.

They wouldn't admit it, but [Name] sort of misses that carefree feeling, when they didn't have to worry about anything but enjoying their youth. However, all good feelings seem to fade away, and fate often seems to mock them— at least, that's how it feels in [Name]'s life as a Kokonoi.

The mockery began when a random guy with a large sign started bothering them during lunch while they were reading books that Akane had recommended. He was pressuring them to join the soccer club, suggesting that their physique was lean and athletic enough to participate.

"Please! You've got to join! I've seen you jump during PE, you'll be perfect for soccer!" The brunette kept on insisting as his front row bangs bounce simultaneously to his expressive movements, looking animated as ever.

"You can't just ask around people and kept on insisting when they say no?!" [Name] wanted to take back what they said so badly, realizing how much of a hypocrite they were- as he himself would be this forceful to his underlings when he wanted something, the difference is that this kid over here is passionate and loves what he does, wanting to save something he swore to cherish always.

Three years in my notes and it's still a wip 💔💔

honestly?? this is adorable and unhinged in the BEST way, I love it.

and the writing itself?? the “forced to mature too early,” the quiet envy of carefree classmates, the church line (LMAO), the internal hypocrisy moment, the earnest soccer kid- LIKE HELLO??? thirteen-year-old you was already building themes.

How about no killing? How about that? 🙃

Jokes aside, it depends on what you want to show! For example, as a one shot, maybe it's the reader's final moments and she is reminiscing her life with the batfam between flashes of the past and the present. Along with the reactions of the batfam!

As for the series, you got more time to build up their relationships and dynamics individually. Maybe even get more povs of the batfam!

OH?? THAT'S SO GOOD?? Like i can see it so vividly 😭 the contrast between the bats’ whole “creature of the night” vibe and this literal walking emergency beacon is something that I am obsessed with and I LOVE IT!!

And the symbolism of raised to kill vs. raised to save between them and damian?? My heart is in pieces💔 like two sides of the same coin but in totally different palettes (SOOOOOBBB)

Also yes, putting them, duke, or a green lantern or star sapphire in the same room would 100% look like someone just dropped a flashbang in the watchtower LMAO

In my dream, I obtained a new comic, and I am so excited because it's Bernard Dowd and Idk the girl (she's faceless) having their own comic, and coincidentally the two of them are Tim and Damian's lovers and they get along, unlike the brothers they're dating. So basically it's Resident Bernard and OJT/Intern Girl, and they work at a hospital. And their whole run is just them getting into the craziest situations because there's some BS going on in the hospital.

I think it went to that setting because I'm currently hyperfixating Animal Hospital in Roblox, where it's a mix of That's not my Neighbor and a Hospital simulation but the usual anomalies you had to face is the Head Bangers that will bang their heads at the reception window, the bed monsters that would pull you from under the bed. There's Skin walkers, freaky body contorting anomalies, there's anomalies that's all mass of eyes and flesh that would stare at you, there's a stalker, there's a lot going on bro. Sometimes, if you don't have weapons, you'd have to jump the anomalies yourself and just beat the shi out of them, but it would cost you a lot of your sanity. Literally. Because another factor of the game is you have to manage your sanity or you'd lose.

They just kept on screaming at each other like, "WTF IS THAT SHI!!!! IT JUST TWISTED ITS BODY" and they'd have to fight off the anomalies with just a taser, a fire extinguisher, and if they are lucky, there's occasional guns. And every five panels or so, they'd sob and complain with each other, "I didn't get into this job to deal with this shi, my bf is literally rich, I shouldn't be doing this." And there's a mechanic in the game that if a patient faints, you can just shove their body inside the trash so it won't count as a death, because three patient deaths is a game over. And typically, a run would have 4 players max, so them being the only doctors there make sense. They have to manage the whole ahh hospital by themselves because the two senior doctors ARE NOT HELPING

To give you context, this is the usual chaos they have to deal with: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSCXWrf5s/

Might write it because it's so funny for me

I'd absolutely read this!! The premise is so ridiculous in the best way because it's not trying to be some grand superhero story, just two exhausted hospital workers trying to survive the world's worst shift (THE PITT???)

Bernard and Intern Girl dating Tim and Damian makes it even funnier. Tim and Damian are out there dealing with supervillains, assassins, and conspiracies, while their partners are texting them things like: 'Can't talk right now, the bed tried to eat a patient-' LMAOOOOO

I can just picture Bernard hiding behind the reception desk while some nightmare creature crawls across the ceiling, having a full-on existential crisis. Meanwhile the senior doctors are absolutely useless. The entire hospital is falling apart, there's screaming every five minutes, something is banging its head against the reception window, and they're just sitting in the break room drinking coffee like: 'The interns have it handled'. The best part is that after a few months they become completely desensitized.

I saw a lot of people complain about his comics and how they are bland or the generic misunderstood sob type shi and it's not even that because he COULD have good runs. And his fans don't even do much, like they just loveeee making it seem like Bruce is the clone of Satan himself. When actually, both sides have good points—Jason is right that there's people who can't be redeemed and letting them stay would make the damage those people do get worse, but Bruce is right with the whole every human life is sacred and they don't have the right to act like judges especially if Bruce knows in some way that he doesn't have the right to make an ultimatum because he doesn't understand or know what exactly is that criminal is going through.— Moreover, Bruce actually has some right scolding Jason, there are things that Jason did that are out of pocket and he wants to point them out, but Jason's fans make it seem like he's sooo innocent. At some point the debate from Jason fans side is turning concerning-ly sounding fascist.

Now onto my main point because I realized I went over what I should be talking about, sorry.

Why am I mentioning his magical girl abilities? It's because I think it would seem like a fresh perspective if Jason deals with paranormal and eldritch horror type shi. Not only can he relate to the undead, it gives him exposure therapy as well(I know that's diabolical to do but...)! And out of all Robins besides Damian, he believes in sorcery and magic as well! It would be nice if I can see a run of his where he tries to undo all of Gotham's curses and maybe have a duo with Duke. Both can see paranormal shi and are more likely to relate with similar origins in the streets, kids from the most marginalized communities and all that (I sound like a classist, I'm sorry 💔💔)

For context because this shi is canon but unfortunately underused or barely mentioned, Gotham is cursed with all types of freaky shi, like a Demon Bat sealed under the city and it causes the attraction of everything corrupt, this also makes Gotham sentient in a way because it's built over all these curses. So in some way, Bruce's efforts as Batman are actually in vain in a way, imagine wanting to do good thinking it will get better but because the whole city is cursed, it will be never ending. I'm not saying it's possible to have a 0% crime rate anywhere else in the world, but because of the curse, the whole bat and bird co's efforts don't even make a dent in the whole crime stopping stunts they do because as long as the curses are there, nothing actually changes.

So why Jason and Duke? Mostly Jason. Out of everyone in the family, these two knows Gotham from birth to death. They see it for the whole of it, Dick wasn't born there, Bruce and Tim are sheltered from what truly is going on in the streets until a certain age, Damian especially can't even relate one bit because not only is he not from there, nor raised there, his social status as prince and as an elite makes it difficult for him to fully grasp what exactly should be done for the streets. But Jason and Duke came from the ugliest areas of Gotham, Crime Alley and the Narrows, Top 1 and 2 for most crime ridden areas. The fact both of them were raised there but still came out with the will and hope to help is honestly so beautiful in a way. And a series/run where they return that kindness that they received from the streets by undoing the curse of Gotham is honestly interesting and away from the generic detective, crime fighting, and usual of most Gotham-based comics.

Writing this like I'm getting graded 💔

Now I’m mad it’s not a full run already

Jason leaning into the magical/occult side of Gotham is such an underused lane, especially when it fits him . Like, he literally came back wrong. If anyone in the Batfam should have a complicated, almost intimate relationship with death, curses, and whatever is lurking underneath Gotham, it’s HIM. The All-Blades, the whole only works on pure evil concept? That’s a strong foundation and they just leave it there??

And tying that into Gotham being inherently cursed, because it reframes Jason’s anger in a way that isn’t just 'misunderstood angry son' but more like he sees the cycle for what it actually is. Not just crime, but something systemic. Almost supernatural. So of course he’s going to question Bruce’s methods if, from his perspective, they’re treating symptoms and not the source.

As for your point about the fandom flattening the Bruce vs Jason conflict, SO REAAAALLL. It’s way more compelling when both of them are right and wrong at the same time. Jason has crossed lines, and Bruce is operating from a moral code that isn’t as universally applicable as he thinks. That tension is the story, not picking a 'correct' side.

And Jason and Duke? That EATS (I finally got to sit down and read a few of Duke's comics and MY GOD WHY DIDN'T I DO IT BEFORE-) They’re two of the few who actually understand Gotham from the ground level, not just as an abstract 'city that needs saving' but as something that raised them, hurt them, and shaped them. Having them deal with the curse of Gotham instead of just its crime feels like such a natural progression. Duke already has that meta-awareness with his powers, and Jason brings that edge, lived experience and willingness to go places the others won’t.

Also I love the idea that for Jason, this becomes less about control and more about undoing something. Breaking cycles instead of just punishing people caught in them. It gives him a direction that isn’t just reacting to Bruce all the time.