#batman!dick

Batman Family Legacy AU concept commission by Ghostbound

Bonus cass (ive got all of them solo too, but wanted to post the cass too)

"These people have never known true suffering.” robin stated. As he looked down onto the city not even his grandfather thought as redeeming. The new batman blinked as he heard his robin speak.

“Yes, and, as their protector, I’m pretty proud of that. Isn't that the whole point of us being here?” Dick Grayson replied with his own voice instead of using his batman voice. Damian hummed, almost like the child he was.

"why did he want to protect this city? Why are we doing it?" Damian asked.

Dick knew who 'he' was. Damian was asking about his father. Dick sighed, in a sorrowful way.

"we all have different reasons to protect this city robin." dick started. Remembering the first time Bruce opened up about his parents to him.

"red hood wants to protect the streets and not let innocents get injustice" he remembered when he first saw Jason in a robins uniform, the first time he saw Jason after the man was revived. When the man he once knew as a boy monologued about his intentions.

"red robin wants to protect us. His family and friends that lie in this city." Tim was just a boy trying to make things right as robin. Being robin wasn't his intention but he became robin and red robin to protect and make things right.

"Oracle wants to not burden this city on her father" the first conversation Dick had with Barbara as batgirl was her telling him that she wanted to help her father. She wanted to help guide this city to a better future.

"batgirl wants to get away from her family connects and protect her new one. Us" Steph started this to spit her father but somewhere along the way it turned into protecting her family.

"orphan wants to aton for the murders she commented under someone else's command" Cass. Well, if dick was honest. Looking back at her past, not even he knows why she choses to protect this city instead of trying to gain some peaceful life. But that's how the girl was. A fighter and a protector. Just like them.

"...your father. He protected this city to make sure, no one else goes throught true suffering like us" Bruce.. He has so many reasons over the years.

"what about you. Batman" robin asked "why do you protect this city"

Dick looked at the sky. "I don't know my reasoning." he confessed. "but I do know that these people don't deserve to suffer. And I can save them. So I do"

Damian looked at the city lights. "well then, I will save this city for the same reason as you"

Dick gave a small smile. "your father would be proud" he stated

"are you?" Damian asked, in his usual 'to cool for you' manner but Dick knew it was a genuine question.

Song: Rule #4: Fish in a Birdcage