#barbara?

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So I was scrolling on youtube right?

And I come upon one of those voice-over Tumblr reads with the Minecraft parkour in the background, right?

It was titled something like 'times batman said 'im fine' (and he wasn't)' right?

and one section was like

'Situation: Alfred hugged him for no reason......

Quote: '...whats wrong'(I read it like a statement{like a statement, not a question}

Batfam note: this one broke us'

and I was like "O MY GOD, THE ANGST POTENTIAL IS ENDLESS"

and so that brings me to the point of this post;

I NEED someone to write a batfam fic (or literally any other team-relationship centered fic! it can be the justice league! I'm not picky) with this exact premise/opening:

*clears throat*

"It had been an unusual couple of weeks since the last scarecrow attack. Ever since Bruce woke up from his fear-gas induced coma, he has been more........ emotional. He would suddenly pull people into hugs or try to have actual conversations with people.... It was weird. And so the collective decision had been made to exact revenge; they had even enlisted the help of Alfred, this was gonna be good.

Someone pulled out their phone to record as Alfred approached Bruce, who was currently bent over the Batcomputer, working on a case. The video was being live-streamed to the group chat. Alfred reached Bruce and enveloped the towering man in a big hug. There was a solid minute of silence. You could see Bruce attempting to process what was going on and failing miserably, his face then hardened as he placed his hands on Alfred's shoulders and pulled the older man away. He then looked Alfred in the eye before asking him in a serious tone

"Alfred, what's wrong."

Alfred seemed to be caught off-guard by the question, this prompted Bruce to prod further

"Are the kids alright/ Are you alright? C'mon Alfred. What happened."

Everyone watching freezed. Why did he looked so worried? So scared?

"Alfred, can you hear me?"

All Alfred had done was give him a hug. Why was he reacting like this when he had been doing the exact same thing?

"Alfred!"

Alfred was the one who was closest to Bruce. The one he trusted and cared for the most.

"Ah. I'm sorry master Bruce, nothing's wrong"

"Then why did you do that?"

Was it really that strange to Bruce to receive affection? A hug? Even from Alfred?

"It-"

They could see Alfred tense up ever so slightly.

"It nothing sir, no need to make a fuss"

Alfred then turned and walked away. Bruce watched him for a while before sighing and returning to his work. Someone heard him mumling.

"Must've been the kids"

Everyone was silent. They had been expecting surprise, embarrassment, or awkwardness, not.... this. That made some people think, when was the last time they initiated a hug with Batman that didn't involve a life-changing or world experience?"

End scene