#.sof.

For reference, only 3.5% of applicants get into Harvard, Yale is 4.5% and Princeton is 4.0%.

They are pacing around in their apartment, their facepaint and accessories scattered around their living room while Jason is sitting on their couch, going over their jokes with them.

Jason, gets up and hugs you: "Hey, hey.. its okay. You're funny, you're so funny, your going to get accepted.."

Clown Reader, crying: "I'm never going to get my own e-egggg!!"

Jason, mentally debating threatening the college board to accept you or not: "You are going to get your egg. I know you are, you're hilarious."

Clown Reader, sniffling as they start pulling out a hankerchief, and then another, and then another, and then another-

Clown Reader: "You're just saying that, Red.. but thank you."

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I love imagining that, besides killing the Joker and restoring clowns reputations in Gotham, Clown Reader's life goal is getting thier own egg registered. Jason thinks its silly, you're silly, of course you are, you are a clown after all, however that's what he likes about you. You are silly in a nonthreatening way.

It helps him with his clown adversion, makes him have less clown filled nightmares and more clown filled dreams. Dreams where you are happy and silly. With him. Only him.

So, to keep you silly and happy, he does his best to help you with your goals in a none overstepping way (plan A). He now knows so much about the history of clowns, the different types of clowns (he thinks rodeo clowns are so fun), the intersectionality with clowns and magicians and that in the clown community kid friendly clowns have beef with scary clowns.

"Hey.. why do they have beef with each other? They are both clowns right, Squeaks?" Jason asked after listening to you complaining about the clown infighting that was currently going on.

"Same reason why SOF hates the Joker. A lot of kid friendly clowns think that the scary clowns makes people affraid of us. You'd be surprised how many people have gotten kicked out of SOF for being aggressive to fellow members. I know this one guy, Peri Pierrot, that was being harassed by another clown for being 'too monotone'," you explained, stealing one of his Joker fries. "Big Boss Hoss doesn't hesitate when it comes to the society's rules."

"Big Boss Hoss???" Jason asked, hearing this clown name for the first time.

Also, if clown!MC becomes friends with Jason. And rants (not realizing he is Red Hood) that Joker ruined the fun of being a clown, and that someone should get the man killed. Heck, could recount that I fellow clown friend named Smiley, was brutally attacked by Batman because he thought he was a goth clown.

Smiley was a big Batman fan too 😔😔 SOF had to console him while he said, through tears “he’s so cool… he punches so hard…” his straight nose will be missed 😔😔

I’m just imagine child! Clown reader is feral. Like they love clowns and circuses with their whole heart and their parents got them into SOF so that they can have clown friends. Batman scares Baby clown reader tho, he picks them up and gets bit and kicked in the face. Every time.

Baby clown reader that’s kinda a meta with looney toon logic as their power. They pull hammers out of hammer space when Bruce gets too close, they are stretchy like plastic man, and it’s nearly impossible to kill them bc they are basically a toon that pops right back up, they accidentally killed a guy bc they drew a circle with chalk when one of Joker’s goons saw them and tried to grab them and bring them back to Joker

Baby clown reader that asks Robin why he’s dressed like a traffic light. Baby clown reader who refuses to take off their squeaker shoes and red nose bc it makes them feel like a prince/princess/royalty

Jay will definitely kill joker for baby clown reader, however people keep stopping him for some reason :((((

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Okay but an adult clown reader? Omg so I want to experiment with romance with dc right? So Bruce’s type is crime, it’s obvious, he’s so attracted to criminals, imagine the absolute humiliation of being attracted to a bitch in clown makeup? His kids will NEVER EVER let him live it down

“Hey bats be careful, joker is out of Arkham and I don’t want you to get too ‘distracted’.”

“Do they make you laugh?”

Haha!! 😆 it’s worse for Jason tho, when they said face your fears they didn’t mean this jay

But Reader paused at the Joker's confusion.

"You... do have an egg? Right?"

Confusion is still thick in the air.

Reader then explodes in a tirade.

"You didn't even earn a clown egg!?!?! How can you call yourself a clown!?!?!? I bet you never even looked at how to properly do makeup!!!! That's why you look like some noir film background character instead of an actual clown!!!! You would have failed in college just like how you fail to make anyone laugh!!!!"

In SOF they refuse to tell the Joker anything about proper clowning, mainly because they think that he will ruin it.

He seems like the type to destroy every clowns egg just because someone told him that he doesn’t have one. He’s that kid in class that ruins something special for everyone.

What SOF does do tho is have debates. A lot of them. They debate on how effective he is as a clown, they debate his use of makeup, they will even debate on his comedic movements. Unfortunately he’s good as moving cartoony.

Plus SOF members do subtle clown marketing, adding positive clown connotations in their daily lives, with some members being more vocal and creating content around clowns that are subtly gaining popularity.

Right now they understand that Gotham is scarred by that fraud of a clown, so they are taking it slowly, not wanting to scar people, or ruin their own lives.

If and when the batfam meets clown mc tho, they will have a lot to say.

“This is just bullshit!!! I can’t believe I have to hide my hobby that doesn’t even hurt anyone!! All because of that stupid, untrained, unlicensed fraud!!! Like this is embarrassing that my brothers, siblings, and sisters in clowning have been boiled down to that bitch with a bad dye job!!!”

You fumed as you passed around your makeshift jail cell that Batman put you in. He thought you were working for the Joker and asked about your connection to him, not realizing how… strongly you felt about him.

They want his attention? Leans against him and says “hey red”.

As y’all know clown, small and large, loves leaning on him. Grabbing his gloved hand and playing with it, giving his helmet kisses. Especially the one that makes Jason look bald.

Bruce: “I have reason to believe one of you is in contact with a member of this new, and potentially dangerous, clown organization in Gotham.”

Dick: “‘in contact’? Like dating? who do you think it is?”

Damian: “Is it drake?”

Dick: “Tim, I thought you were with Bernard? Are you cheating??”

Tim: “no!! why tf would I date a clown!?!?”

Been meaning to answer this, but yes!

Btw, for clown au I've decided that this all takes place is arkhamverse, bc I think it would be fascinating for Arkham jason to fall in love with a clown.

They ruined someones life. They ruined multiple peoples lives. They ruined Clown Readers life by exposing they are a clown, they ruined multiple members lives by exposing them, they ruined Jason's life because he was developing a healthy relationship and support system. They ruined a lot.

I imagine that they become yandere for Clown Reader while trying to fix everything. They start to work together with clown reader because clown reader knows the ins and outs of the clown society and bc without them, the SOF organization will not talk to the bats. They don't care anymore, they are grieving.

I like to think that Jason can somewhat salvage his relationship with clown reader, if he explains what happened and shows proof, but it would never be the same. You cant unring a bell. Clown reader will never be able to forget how they were harassed and nearly assaulted by the people of Gotham, will never be able to forget the fear of having to flee Gotham with the bare minimum, or how Jason wasn't there. If Jason explains that he couldn't, they could probably forgive him, but they wouldn't be able to trust him, not like before.

And that breaks jason's heart and causes him to become yandere. He had someone. He had someone who liked him for him, as Jason and Red Hood, but of course they had to ruin it. Of course they did. OF COURSE THEY DID.

Jason becomes the Arkham Knight again bc of that, he has such a bad crash out.

As for the batfam's decent into yandereness, they want to make it up to Jason and Clown Reader, so while working with Clown Reader to clear the name of SOF as well and clean up some miscommunications and lies, they begin to like Clown Reader. Sure they don't like the angry looks that Clown Reader gives them, or how Clown Reader flinches away from them, but they like how Clown Reader is passionate about being a clown.

They like how much love and care Clown Reader has put into their clown costume, how you can ask Clown Reader historical facts about clowns and jesters and they will tell you with glee, and how Clown Reader has a passionate hatred for the joker. Their hate for the joker is almost inspiring.

They are stubborn, that’s how they become close to Jason — well, at the time Red Hood —, they refused to be afraid of him and got close.

The batfam would probably sneak attack ambush the house Clown! Reader is hiding in, slipping in silently in the middle of the night, knowing that you and your generous host, Bonk, is asleep in your beds. Tim would make sure that the alarm system and cameras are disabled and showing false footage of a completely normal night before they walk into the house, going straight towards your room.

They look at you as you sleep, curious about the clown that Jason loves so before Damian pulls out a pre-prepared syringe of a strong sedative. He was tasked with drudging you, due to having the steadiest hands and because he had the most experience with medical instruments. He approaches your unconscious form and with trained hands and inserts the needle into the side of your neck, pleased with the fact you don’t even twitch in discomfort as the sedative courses through your body.

Stephanie is the first to break the silence as Damian removes the syringe from your skin.

“Well, that was easier than expected. Btw for a clown, they’re so cute!” She exclaimed as she stepped close and pinches your cheeks.

“Step back Steph. Jason is already pissed off we stuck our noses in his business, let’s not piss him off more than needed,” Tim says as he watches Bruce pick you up, being careful to cradle your head so that you won’t wake up with a kink in your neck.

“Let’s go, hopefully Jason will forgive us once they are back in Gotham,” Bruce’s low voice told the group as he silently walked out of your bedroom, towards the batjet.

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On the more comedic side of things, imagine clown! Reader clinging to the doorframe, screaming “CALL THE POLICE!!! TELL EM IM BEING KIDNAPPED!!!” While Bruce and the robins are holding their leg and pulling as hard as they can.

“PLEASE come back to Gotham Clown! Reader!!!! Jason’s depressed and won’t leave your apartment!!”

“The depression funk is foul!!”

“No!!! Bonk call Smiley!!! 😭😭😭”

Anymore updates of how they're been about the exposure of them being a clown

Or

Batfamily finally seeing how much Jason loves the reader and wants to make it up to him

They become agoraphobic after reveal of them being a clown. I’ve been sitting with them for a little while and they are so afraid to go outside for fear that someone will recognize them and leak their location.

They are staying with a clown friend of theirs, Bonk, who’s a judge.

They are also missing Jason. They are angry at him, hate I’m even for exposing them, but they miss him.

They miss watching movies with him, miss how he would passionately talk about how period accurate a movie or show was if it was set in the regency era, miss how he would sometimes shyly tap his fingers over their hand, a silent plea for affection.

They miss him as much as they hate him.

And Jason misses them just as much.

Dick often finds Jason in your now abandoned apartment, curled up on your old bed hugging one of your pillows. Jason always yells at Dick to get out when he visits, the betrayal too fresh and not wanting anyone from his “family” desecrating your space.

They’ve never seen him like this before, too depressed to fight them, but angry enough to kick them out of your home.

A mutt waiting for his owner.

He wants to look for you, to track down your location and beg for forgiveness. He’s so sorry for his family hurting you, he’s sorry that his presence in your life has caused you pain, he so sorry clown, please forgive him!

But he’s scared, he’s scared that you’ll reject him, that you’ll confirm his new biggest fear, that you hate him.

So he’s stuck, stuck between wanting you and being afraid of what you might think of him.

So the batfam steps in, they’ll find you for him. They will track you down and drag you back to Gotham for him.

It’ll take some time, you’re a good hider after all, plus they will have to clear up your organizations name and yours in general, but they will find you.

And when they find you, they will apologize, especially Tim, and welcome you into the family.

You started trembling slightly as you looked at Red Hood, his helmet obscuring his face, hiding much needed information on how he felt about your brave little last minute stunt.

The stunt? You showed him your real face. Your face without your clown makeup or the occasional mask. Your face. Your face that’s on all your government documents, the one that can lead to your downfall.

Why isn’t he moving?? Why isn’t he saying anything?? Did he like me better as a mostly anonymous clown?? Oh god I’m so stupid for thinking he’d like me and my face-

These thoughts and more were buzzing in your mind like a wasp nest. Each one stinging worse and worse, causing tears to well up.

“If… if you don’t like me anymore I-I understand..” you said, voice cracking more than you wanted it to as you take a step back, “just please… please don’t- Agh!!“

You didn’t get to finish your sentence as you felt Red’s helmet smack against your forehead, knocking you out of your spiral as you touch you head as you looked at the armored man in front of you as he was now holding your head and muttering apologies.

He got overwhelmed and went in to kiss you, forgetting he had his helmet on and accidentally hitting your head with it on.

As he held your head, gently rubbing one of his hand’s fingers against your scalp, he observed you, memorizing every single detail of your face, a face he has been daydreaming about. Yes he can see your face with your face paint on, it can never come close to your face without it, because now he sees you and how much you trust him to be vulnerable with.

He especially loved how red your face glowed as he held you close. His pretty clown was also a pretty person, that thought made him smile so wide.

“I.. I’m not ready to show you my face.. but I want you to know how much I appreciate this.” He whispered to you, not wanting to break the cozy atmosphere that you’ve created.

You smiled at him and nodded, while you wished to see his face, you understood that he wasn’t ready. “It’s okay Red. Baby steps right?”

He nodded and leaned forward and placed his head on your shoulder, feeling warm and happy, what an amazing early Christmas gift.

You two were brought out of your moment by Icarus launching himself at Red Hood and biting into the collar of his jacket, causing you both to be flinch from the sudden movement, only for you both to burst out laughing at the dogs odd behavior as you removed the jack russell-chihuahua mix and sat on your couch with him next to you.

You draped your legs over the massive man and snuggle close as you watch Bride jump up and burrow herself between the two of you. “Wanna warm the grinch?”

“Hell yeah.” He responded as he took off his mask, revealing a black face mask underneath. He sat it down and leaned back and started to think as you turned the movie on.

He was thinking about all the things he had to prepare for the holidays, a house outside of Gotham that will keep you safe and happy. He will struggle to convince you to leave Gotham, hell he might have to… ‘convince’ you, he loves you too much to lose you.