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• Sent Me Some Text About Bad Timing and My Love Being Selfish by Mouse_in_this_house

  Fandoms: DCU, DCU (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), Detective Comics (Comics)  

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  04 Aug 2024

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  • Bruce Wayne & Damian Wayne
  • Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne
  • Dick Grayson & Bruce Wayne
  • Cassandra Cain & Bruce Wayne
  • Tim Drake & Bruce Wayne
  • Bruce Wayne
  • Damian Wayne
  • Jason Todd
  • Dick Grayson
  • Cassandra Cain
  • Tim Drake
  • Not Canon Compliant
  • Canon Compliant
  • Alternate Universe
  • Dysfunctional Family
  • Dysfunctional Relationships
  • Father-Son Relationship
  • Father-Daughter Relationship
  • Bittersweet
  • Bruce Wayne is Bad at Feelings
  • Bruce Wayne is Bad at Communicating
  • Bruce Wayne is Bad at Relationships
  • attempted communication
  • Mediocre Parent Bruce Wayne
  • Bruce Wayne Tries to Be a Good Parent
  • Bruce Wayne Tries
  • Everyone Has Issues
  • Batfamily (DCU)
  • Human sized glue trap
  • POV Bruce Wayne
  • No Reconciliation of Emotions
  • Angst
  • minor fluff
  • Brooding
  • Unreliable Narrator
  • Breaking and Entering
  • Reminiscing
  • Damian Wayne Has Issues
  • Jason Todd Has Issues
  • Dick Grayson Has Issues
  • Cassandra Cain Has Issues
  • Tim Drake Has Issues
  • mentioned underage drinking
  • Mentioned Smoking
  • They're all kinda weird and fucked up and emotionally distant
  • And dont know how to interact
  • Bruce really does care he just cant express it properly
  • And theyre all really weird abt their relationships with bruce
  • Family Drama
  • As in they all have some drama with bruce lmao
  • No Incest
  • Not a Bad Ending but Not a Good Ending
  • Awareness of the Passage of Time
  • Overthinking
  • Mentioned Alfred Pennyworth
  • Mentioned Colin Wilkes
  • Mentioned Harper Row
  • Mentioned Cullen Row
  • Mentioned Duke Thomas
  • They make appearances but not enough to fully tag them :(
  • Bruce doesnt know what nudy peanut lip tint is and is too confused to ask
  • Bruce is worried about cass getting a boyfriend and shes laughing at him
  • Dont worry bruce you dont have to worry abt that
  • Cass handshake tim: we're gay
  • Bruces relationships with damian and jason are what happen
  • When you put two betta fish is the same tank
  • Dick and bruce are really fucked up in ways i cant describe
  • Idk HOW to describe whats wrong with cass and bruce but trust. Theyre fucked up.
  • Tim and bruce require a full length essay to describe wtf is wrong with them

  Summary

  Bruce struggles to connect with his kids, despite how much he cares for them.

  Series

  • Part 33 of Where Bats and Birds Roost

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  15,370

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  Bookmarks:

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