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|| Latin and the Raven Cycle ||

ostendes tuum et ostendam meus : I’ll show you mine if you show me yours

excelsior: ever upward 

arbores loqui latine: the trees speak Latin

rex corvus parate regis corvi: make way for the raven king

non mortem somni fratrem: not death, but his brother, sleep

― Maggie Stiefvater, The Raven King

It’s been really difficult to rank them, let me tell you; but I hope you enjoy, anon. Without further ado, here’s my top 10 gayest things Bruce has either thought/uttered about Joker, or said to Joker directly:

1. “I want him so bad, my body would shake if I let it--”

-- Detective Comics (1940) #671

2. “And when you’re sitting here alone, in the middle of the night... unsleeping in the dark, remember... every breath you take you owe to me.”

-- Joker: Devil’s Advocate (1996)

3. “I’m afraid you’re too late! The Joker’s been mine for quite some time.”

-- Legends of the DC Universe (1940) #27

4. “I never thought it would end like this. Him. Me. Our blood, on each other’s lips.”

-- Batman: Europa (2016) #1

5. “He was here. [...] Even without the green hairs on the carpet... the red lipstick stain on the couch... I can smell him.”

-- Batman/Catwoman (2021) #7

6. “Your name. Your history. Your family. All of it. Here. I’ll whisper it to you... whisper it right into your ear, darling.”

-- Batman: Death of the Family (2013)

7. "But me, Joker. I’m dying. I’ll be dead from my injuries in minutes. So... won’t you stay with me? Stay with me and forgive me. Forgive me for being so blind.”

-- Batman: Endgame (2015)

8. “What separates me from them... is a hand on a knife. His hand. [...] I'm just what he made me.”

-- Batman (2016) #32 (The War of Jokes and Riddles)

9. “From the beginning, I knew. There's nothing wrong with you... that I can't fix... with my hands.”

-- Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (1986)

10. “This has always been about us. Why did you do this to him?”