#wild plot bunny

(…. I think it was @ghost-bxrd who posted the original idea???)

I’m sleep deprived, so I’m having thoughts about this.

Instead of Jason originally having wings, he decided to go full theater kid route when he comes back and makes a fake but at least a semi-functioning pair.

I’d like to say they start off white but slowly get dyed red, either by blood or because Jason’s a theater kid. Cuz I have this very vivid image in my mind of him standing on a building in the setting sun with wings dripping with blood.

He’s absolutely enjoying the horror he’s instilling in the criminals of Gotham. And the good people of Gotham, who are trapped in the city’s endless cycle of violence, speak of him in hushed tones.

His family is horrified by the idea he’s come back as something otherworldly and enacting such a vicious brand of justice. And are trying to figure out how to not only adjust to the idea Jason’s something OTHER while trying to figure out how to get him to stop/maybe get him to rest/maybe somehow save him. They don’t know. Religious entities aren’t their strong suit.

Matthew wants Alfred. But Alfred is his brother. It can't be, and no one can ever know, especially not Alfred. Gilbert is older but close enough to Alfred's size that Matthew can close his eyes and pretend he's holding Al. He's loud and brash, extroverted, confident and self-proclaimed awesome. Good at math, loves engineering and likes to play video games with Alfred so Matthew can sit quietly and watch them both. Close enough to pretend. So Matthew settles, and no one can know. Especially not Alfred.

Alfred wants Matthew. But Matthew is his brother. It can't be, and no one can ever know, especially not Matthew. Ivan is older but close enough to Matthew's size that Alfred can close his eyes and pretend he's being held by Matt. He's quiet and calm, introverted, shy but also strong-willed. Good at hockey and loves winter sports so Alfred can see him play on the same ice as Matthew and look into violet eyes like his brother's. Close enough to pretend. So Alfred settles, and no one can know. Especially not Matthew.

Which dropped this bunny:

Identical twins Matthew and Alfred have dual citizenship, one face, and no cash. But what they do have is a plan. It's the Twenties and Prohibition but how are the cops gonna nab a guy for running rum when a whole room of witnesses can testify you weren't even on that side of the border?

So, had an idea for an AU! where Jason’s been acting as Red Hood. For whatever reason, instead of revealing himself, he’s decided to go undercover (convincing undercover, not the BS undercover with the sunglasses and mustache) as an occasional security guard for Bruce or whatever of his siblings need it that day. He regularly changes his undercover appearance.

Over time, he gets it in his head that either the family really hasn’t figured it out or they have and they won’t call him out for some reason, so he slowly starts making the disguises less good (No idea how to better phrase that) to see how long it takes for his family to actually call him out.

So, what if Jason was not brought back to life when he was? Instead, he’s somehow brought back after Damian was.

(My head had it where Bruce somehow got it in his head that if he was able to bring one son back, then maybe he could do it again).

Now you have a 15 year old Jason back when he would have been 19-21 if he hadn’t died. You also have it where those around him considered him a failure, rash, and angry as that is what everyone seemed to tell themselves in order to better rationalize what happened. So his siblings might be tiptoeing around him.

And then there’s the difference with Bruce. Jason and Bruce had been close until the last few months of Jason’s life. And Bruce used to joke with him and give him piggyback rides. And now there’s this man who doesn’t seem to know what fun is.

Nothing is the same.

While Jason is wandering the streets catatonic and running on sheer instinct after his resurrection, traffickers (not the league of assassins) end up snatching him, only to find out he’s incredibly dangerous when someone tries to hurt him.

While they’re trying to get him ready to move him to x location, they end up in yet another fight with the strange teen. This delay gave Batman and Robin enough time to find them and intervene.

Now that the traffickers are caught, Bruce is staring at the teen who had fallen into step beside him without prompting whose movements during the fight were too painfully familiar. This boy doesn’t respond when spoken to and seemed to stare past Bruce, but he’s the spitting image of the son he lost, once he looks past the scars.

Or, alternatively:

Sometimes, I get stupid ideas. This is one of them. You have been warned.

So, in this AU! Bruce is a vampire. When he took Dick in, he kept it secret from him, but had decided to augment his son (depending on your flavor of vampire you can pick feeding him/injecting him with Bruce’s blood or venom) making him something like a dhampir - a half vampire - in order to keep him safer (without Dick’s knowledge, of course. It’s Bruce we’re talking about). He had no desire to turn him until he was an adult and that would hopefully be his decision (or Bruce is forced to).

The same is true for Jason. But when his son was killed, he tried to bring him back but failed.

Forward in time, Bruce encounters the Red Hood who is violent and cunning. He thought man was just another rogue until he got cut. And the smell hits him. Underneath hints of the Lazarus Pit is the scent of his son.

Bruce, in his infinite wisdom, believes that his son’s violence might be due to an incomplete transformation. Maybe the Lazarus Pit interrupted it somehow? Doesn’t matter. He needs to make the situation right.

Cue Bruce hunting down his son to fix the problem, and Jason trying to figure out why Bruce is suddenly acting extremely weird.

Marriage ropes AU, but the ropes are embroidered with seals and cannot be taken off once activated until certain ✨requirements✨ are met 😏