#yenyaps

so what does the internet have in store for him some odd months after his death? robin fanfiction

bless his heart, he’s a little bit confused about the whole concept and is now under the impression that these are all true stories about him.

who, even from a young age, had to learn how to stretch a dollar, pay the bills, cook and clean, and hide empty syringes behind the couch when the landlord showed up

who, even as a naive robin, had a darkness behind his eyes. it’s not a desire for violence. far from it. but he’s seen the worst humanity has to offer and that type of knowledge doesn’t just go away because some billionaire buys you dinner

who realized early on that he’ll never quite fit into the family, even if he tries his damnedest. he’s not sweet, never had been. he can’t rediscover something he didn’t have and with every new addition to the fold, he’s sorely reminded of that fact

that he’s not easy to digest. people grimace when they meet him. they frown, they avert their eyes. they hurl onto their polish black shoes and mirror-shined hardwood floors. he can’t even be considered an acquired taste. with time, he doesn’t age. instead he rots from the inside out. he becomes acrid and pungent, spoiling anything that dares to come near him

hell, he’s not even easy on the eyes. he has more scars than he has ever had smiles and his eyes are dull and murky like pond scum. there’s no sparkle left in them. that had been washed away with the sea

once, he had drowned in the ocean

and then he had been swept onto the shore

but the salt never left him. the seawater dries and leaves his clothes heavy and stiff. there are deposits of salt in every wrinkle, like stubborn grains of sand that you find more and more of as you shake it off. it finds its way into his hair, his shoes, underneath his half-bitten nails. and it drags him down, until he doesn't know what he is without it

until maybe all he is made of is salt

I never was a child I was pulled right out of the sea And the salt, it never left my body... ~ they'll clap when you're gone by chelsea wolfe

HELLO? RED HOOD MENTIONED????? ARE WE GETTING A JASON TODD APPEARANCE? i have some theories, like they mention that they're a suspected resistance group. so it's not just jason, it could be like all of the robins are red hood?

what i've kinda gotten from this is that they usually keep the ages of the characters consistent (except for the joker who idk if it's just me but he looks a younger) so i don't think with bruce being so young (late 20's?) the robins could all exist, or if they did they'd be babies. so this could be a reference to like the joker's red hood group so it'll be interesting to see if and how he works with the red hood

also some of my favourite panels from this issue

like i’m not talking about songs he’d like but just songs with lyrics that i think relate to him