#especially dick

But you could have had me, all this years I've stayed. You could have me, but it's Bruce who finally snapped and said it to Dick and his brothers.

Not Bruce's sons. But Dick's brothers.

Everyone for years missed their biological parents, the ones they had loved, and Bruce had stepped aside, respecting their pain.

Bruce had always been there for them, loved them, cared for them.

But after years of heartbreak, insults, and fights, after another discussion, Dick complained that Bruce never really wanted to be a parent.

At that point, Bruce snapped. He wanted it. He wanted it with all his heart. But he didn't do it out of respect for what they wanted.

And now they're complaining? They?

Dick and the others could have had him. No, the worst part is that they could still earn Bruce. But when will he be good enough for them?

Maybe he never will be. He was just a man, and couldn't handle the pain anymore.

idk how it just hit me but oftentimes people just… skip everything that happened in between 90s comics and new52. like after mirage and their failed wedding dick and kory left, but the titans were still an operating team, just with different leaders. it isn’t until what happens with vic that donna, wally, roy, and garth convince dick to rejoin + lead the titans. he agrees and at this point him and kory are (somewhat) friends. (there’s still tension but they’re, for the most part, chill.) so a new team emerges: the original five, jesse quick, toni monetti, vic/cyborg, kory, & grant emerson. rose wilson was also present as lian’s babysitter, and beast boy was the leader for titans west.

then donna dies and the team disbands again at dick’s order. and wouldn’t you know it, it’s ROY who tries to help him afterwards during outsiders (2003).

i’ve talked (complained) about it before, but roy turning his back on dick would never happen. he wasn’t there when Mirage Happened, and so many people just… skip over what happened afterwards. kory and dick aren’t forever stuck in an awkward limbo of “we almost got married but i cheated on you”* and they do NOT hate each other.

if you’re writing/discussing post-crisis events, include EVERYTHING. actually know what happens after a certain incident because more often than not there will be some sort of reconciliation after.