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𝚿 You sure you're ready for this, toots?*****Look, he's got some issues. He can admit that. Hell, he owns it. He's a walkin' problem, and he sorta likes it that way. So, oka

You nearly drowned, he's pretty stressed*****The Harbor is hardly the safest place in Gotham. Along with just its general level of criminal activity - the place is notorious

⛈️ And now he's soaked. Great.*****It hasn't been a great day. Alright? You ever have one of those days where you just feel a little jinxed? Where a whole bunch of small, irr

You have some explaining to do.*****Alfred is not unfamiliar with the type of tomfoolery younger folk tend to get up to. Oh, the Manor has seen plenty of it. He has played a

A fallen angel at her door*****Charlie's been so thrilled to see the Hotel growing, to be able to welcome new guests. Maybe they had a bit of a shaky start, but each Sinner

🥂 Sometimes she enjoys a fancy party*****Somebody has to enjoy galas, or else why would people keep throwing them? And look, Selina's not pretending she doesn't find them va

He'd never suspected there was a baby to consider*****Look, he'd already been having feelings about the break-up and how everything went down. So this is just... salt on the

You can't be out here, kid, it's not safe*****Jason's more than aware that most of Gotham has long-since given up on certain parts of the city, and the people in it. He know

⛓️ He hates that this happened to you*****See the problem is, he was out of town when everything went down? And, like, that's nobody's fault. He gets that. But he can't not w

And just where do you think you're going, kid?*****Okay so he's the last guy with any ground to stand on when it comes to lecturing somebody about sneaking out. Sure. He's s

⛧ You were hoping for a deal with the devil?*****Well well now. This is interesting. He is certainly familiar with the concept of demonic summoning. He is, after all, the or

⛧ Not exactly what you were expecting*****Ooh, she's never been to the Mortal Realm before! Never seen a human face-to-face, either! Well, not a living human. Plenty of Sinn

𝚿 Let's be honest he does kinda need a therapist*****Look, it's not like he's regretting the decision to bring you on. Not at all. He knows full-well that having a skilled p

❤️‍🩹 Rescuing his ex was not the plan for tonight*****He's not proud of how the break-up went down. He said things he regrets. And the fact that he's been avoiding you ever sin

📞 Despite everything, he'll still pick up*****He won't pretend he's not displeased with how things turned out. He never wanted a small conflict to blow up the way it did. An

⛧ What, this some kinda metaphysical booty call?*****Okay, so he absolutely wasn't expectin' to get yoinked through a freakin' portal today. But you know what? It got him ou

🩹 You weren't supposed to get hurt, though*****Hey, we won. Defeated the villain and all that, hooray. But y'know what? She still considers this whole thing a failure. Why?

🍁 Now THIS is a tradition he can get behind*****Jason usually isn't big on participating in holiday traditions. But this one? This one he can get behind. He is a simple man.

A game of cat and bat*****It's an odd sort of rapport that the two of you have started to develop, isn't it? A thief and a vigilante. A criminal and a crime-fighter. You sho

🌡️ Why does everybody keep calling him dramatic*****He is not being dramatic. He's not. He's simply dying (again), and everyone needs to know about it. Don't you go telling h

⛧ No way, he ain't got the time for this shit*****Aw, shit. Nah, you gotta be fuckin' with him. A summoning? Right now? Damnit, he was in the middle of something. That 'some

What's implied by the title of 'orphan'*****Bruce is personally, painfully familiar with the meaning of the title of 'orphan'. He knows that there is no good way to be assig

⛈️ Well that puts a real damper on things*****In the grand scheme of things, this isn't the worst thing that could happen to interrupt patrol. But that doesn't mean he's thri

She knows she's getting in too deep*****Selina never meant for this to be anything serious. She doesn't do serious relationships. She's not meant to need you, and you should

📞 Okay it's weird being on THIS side of things*****Look, Jason is plenty familiar with family spats, okay? He's done his share of storming out of the Manor in a huff. He get

❤️‍🩹 He wanted to protect you. He still does.*****The problem is, he's dangerous. Just by association, your connection put you in danger. Villains would threaten you if you wer

⛧ This is very risky business - for you*****Frankly? He's somewhat... impressed! It's not every day he's the one being snatched up in a portal and transported to a place not

🪦 He wasn't prepared. How could he have been?*****Tim is the sort of guy that likes to be prepared. He likes plans and strategies and contingencies. It helps him feel in con

🍁 How hard can making some soup BE?*****Food is a big part of fall tradition! The cooking and the eating. Turns out, most of the BatFam? Only really good at the 'eating' par

📞 He said to call if you EVER needed anything*****Alfred is a firm believer that family is forever. Falling outs do, unfortunately, happen, and whatever his opinions might b

Praying his Cat still has some lives left*****He should never have trusted Talia. He'd think he'd have learned his lesson far before now. She'd played him like a fiddle, lin

Very important new responsibilities*****For years, being Robin has been the most important thing Dick has ever done. He's proud of it, and he loves it. But now he's getting

Don't you dare talk like that about yourself.*****She wasn't supposed to hear it. You were just venting frustrations thinking you were alone in the Batcave. She knows it was

You're Val's new catch, Angel's feeling protective*****Angel knows that look. He's seen it before. You look wide-eyed, overwhelmed, a bit spooked... you look new. New, and m

🌡️ He needs to rest, it's proving difficult*****Bruce does not handle being sick well. It's not that he's a baby about it or anything, obviously. He's just very bad at restin

❤️‍🩹 You're still mad, but you gotta let him help*****Okay. So it was a stupid fight. Alright? He gets that now. And yeah. He was a total jerk for a lot of the stuff he said. A

🥂 He really prefers coffee to champagne*****Tim doesn't mind galas. Really. He doesn't usually go to them - doesn't usually get asked along - but it's not because he hates t

🥱 How long has it been since you took a break?*****He was just swinging by to say hey. But that went out the window as soon as he got a good look at you. He recognizes that

"Hey look, of course I showed up. Happy birthday."*****Well this is a little awkward. Look, he's not much one for birthday parties, but if you get an invite, you show up, ri

🌡️ Preserving his favored possessions*****Ah, plagues! Such a melding of torment and opportunity. Alastor usually doesn't mind the plagues. In fact, he somewhat enjoys them.

Being adopted by a billionaire can be overwhelming*****Alfred has seen many new faces brought into the Manor. Whatever he might think of Master Bruce's... activities... he c

🩹 He wasn't even there, that's the problem*****It's not just that you got hurt (though that is the core issue here). It's not just that it was on a mission he sent you on (t

🍁 Are strings of bats a bit too on the nose?*****Dick's had a bit of a long week. There's been some rough cases, he's dealt with a few spectacularly grumpy detectives (who d

⛓️ Arkham's a hellhole, it's not your fault*****He should've broken you out. He really should've. The whole Family knew it was a frame job, and he still hasn't fully forgiven

𝚿 A thin line between bartender and therapist*****Look, bluntly, he don't give a rat's rear end who else Al's roping into this so-called 'venture'. He's been roped in, and t

🌡️ Nope, you lay back down, she's pampering*****Being sick sucks. Steph hates it. Feeling all miserable and gross and icky and bleh. Only thing worse? Watching somebody you c

He knows you've been sneaking out. He's concerned.*****Okay, look. He knows you've been sneaking out recently. And he has some concerns. It's not that he doesn't trust you,

He was upset, but maybe he went a bit too far*****Okay. Look. Maybe this went a... bit far. It's not like he intended to be... mean. He was just getting... frustrated. Not j

You know what they say about roads and intentions*****She always had the best intentions. Through the whole thing. She'll stand by that. But you know what they say about roa

He's also familiar with running from your problems*****Jason is familiar with the concept of running away from problems instead of facing them. He's not proud of it, but he

🤰 A surprise to be sure but a happy one (femuser)*****Alfred is a hard man to surprise. He is the butler to a family of literal superheroes, so in many ways, he's seen it al

Are you flirtin' or just bein' friendly?*****Just because he's startin' to warm up to the Hotel don't mean that's where he wants to spend every evening. Sure, okay, Husk mad

🩹 Seriously, he's the worst patient ever*****So, maybe he should have called for backup earlier. And yes, maybe he took something of a beating. Okay, so he nearly bled out a

🔗 He couldn't expect Blackgate to be kind to you*****Usually, Bruce is a pretty ardent supporter of the justice system, even with his knowledge that is is, of course, quite

🥱 Okay but if HE thinks that's too much coffee...*****Tim is a coffee fiend. Nobody's denying that. So if he thinks you've had a little too much coffee today? That's saying

Alright what did you break this time*****Being one of the chief mechanics for a family of crime-fighting vigilantes can sometimes be challenging. Oh, don't get her wrong, Ha

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer*****Alastor has the luxury of being a bit choosy when it comes to his associates. Which might make it a bit suspicious that h

🥂 How the heck did she get roped into this?*****Okay see the last time Bruce asked her to accompany him to a gala, she laughed him out of the room. So that begs the question

🪦 He's starting to consider making club T-shirts*****Jason is... more than passingly familiar with death. And that's putting it lightly, seeing as he's... y'know. Died befor

🤐 He misses his sunshine sibling*****He's not used to you being this quiet. No one is, really. It seems wrong that you of all people would be struggling to even make words h

𝚿 Who's counseling who here?*****Charlie's more than happy to welcome someone new to the Hotel! After all, whether guest or staff the ultimate goal is the same - you're a Si

🌡️ You're sick. She's not happy.*****Cass doesn't like this. It's not that she minds taking care of you. She doesn't. At all. But she can't say she's happy to do it, because

Playing games, off-the-record*****Ah, Arkham. Home away from home. Or possibly just home, depending who you ask. On the 'places the Joker might call home' list, Arkham's pro

He reacted before you could explain (adult!Jason)*****Jason knows there's plenty of perfectly good, valid medical reasons people have to use injectable medications. He does.

You've been presented with a cake for some reason.*****It's been a crazy week. Both civilian life and superhero life have been running everybody ragged. It's no surprise tha

🥱 See that's called hyperfocus and it's not great*****Oh, yeah, yup, she's totally seen this before. She used t'be a doctor, see. Not like a doctor-doctor, but a shrink. Bra

College is stupid and, it turns out, difficult?*****Damian never looked at you as a parent, or a 'parental figure', or even really... family. Sure, you were technically his

He worries you've been a little overlooked*****It's one of the problems with a big family. The more people there are, the easier it is for somebody to kind of... slip throug

🔥 Heat wave? What heat wave?*****Gotham's at the tail end of a wicked heat wave, and it's been... pretty rough. Right now, though? Right now Bruce would hardly know it. See,

🥂 She's expected to at least make an appearance*****Babs usually isn't even on the short list of 'who Bruce is inviting to the gala this time'. Problem is, this invite didn'

🤰 This was a bit unplanned (femuser)*****He should say something, right? There might be a perfectly logical explanation. Well, the obvious would be a... logical explanation,

🌡️ Like he doesn't have enough to worry about*****Hell is, surprise surprise, a bit of a hellhole. And the biannual plague cycle is just one of its more piece-of-crap feature

💭 This is why he even does night rounds*****Living with a family of night-time vigilantes - and apparent insomniacs - avails itself to a certain schedule. As such, Alfred ha

They could be last words, and he regrets them*****Alfred used to tell him to mind his parting words. While strongly implied 'because they could be the last' was never direct

🥱 Hey. You should come rest. Now.*****Cass sees a lot. She sees how much you're blinking as you stare at your work. She sees the way you rub your temples, rub your eyes. She

🌡️ You're her fragile little flower*****Ivy sometimes marvels at it, the fragility of life. How something can be so strong, durable, resilient, but then have that strength so

Alright, that's it, he's cutting you off~ ~ ~ ~ ~Husk is more than passingly familiar with drinking away one's problems. He knows it when he sees it, and hey, y'know? He doe

Off-the-books rapport-building sessions*****Rapport-building is important. A foundational cornerstone of a helping relationship. A core tenant of the practice. If you don't

🩹 It was his plan that makes it his responsibility*****It had been a solid plan! At least... he'd thought it was. But sometimes even the best-laid plans go belly-up, and thi

Magic confuses him, so don't bother explaining*****He doesn't get magic. Sure, he's seen it a decent bit. Had some personal experiences with it, too. You could call that cur

🥂 Been a while since he got dragged to a gala*****Dick doesn't hate galas. He doesn't. He doesn't love them, but he doesn't loathe them or anything. They're just... well...

How can he accept the Joker's kid?*****It's not your fault. He has to keep repeating that to himself, like maybe he'll start to believe it. You didn't pick who your father w

🌡️ You're stronger than this, stop worrying him*****He knows you're stronger than this. That's half the problem. You can fight off armed assassins like it's nothing, but illn

He didn't know the Joker had a child*****He didn't know. Had no clue. It's a jarring feeling, especially with something that seems so important now. How many tortuous years

🔥 Oh come now, it's just a bit of warm weather*****Gotham is having a bit of a heat wave, and nobody's enjoying it. Well... almost nobody. Most of the denizens of Wayne Mano

𝚿 Absolutely no ulterior motives*****It's not that Charlie is doing a bad job at her whole... 'redemption exercises'... thing. ...Okay well objectively maybe but it's very a

🤰 He's got some parent-related hangups (femuser)*****Oh geez. This was not expected. It was absolutely not planned for. Let's be honest, him? A father? This is, quite possib

⛓️ He got you out, but Arkham leaves scars*****Bruce tries to believe in the justice system, he does. But the truth is, his entire way of life kind of hinges on the fact that

Showing up at your door once again*****Harley knows her Puddin' loves her. He does. He's just... bad at showing it? (Love is an action verb, Harleen.) He's got a temper is t

🥱 Look you are not sleeping in a desk chair.*****This family is bad at resting. She knows that. She's part of it! She's just as guilty of not using a night off as a 'night o

🔥 Heat waves are the WORST*****Dick is the kind of guy who sorta always feels like he should be doing something... productive? Or, like, at least doing something. He knows h

💭 He's had his fair share of nightmares too*****The mission's been long and stressful, the quarters have been a little too close, and tempers are running hot. And Jason's is

You're new so he'll cut you a break - now scooch.*****He's trying to improve his attitude. He really is. He's actually starting to like the Hotel, after all. Kinda sees it a

🌡️ She's not supposed to worry this much*****This was supposed to be casual. She was never intending to get attached. It doesn't matter the type of relationship, Selina keeps

🔥 This heat is messing with his study schedule*****It's way too hot and nobody's happy about it. Tim certainly isn't. As if his sleep schedule isn't already buggered enough,

🤰 You're out of sorts, he's noticed*****He's the World's Greatest Detective. He notices things. You've been out of sorts, tired more often, picky with food, even been sick a

How many times do we have to do this?*****It's not the first time you've showed up at her door like this. She hates knowing it won't be the last. She lets you in, what else

Welcoming our newest guest!*****The whole point of the Hotel is to fill it with guests! So she's just so thrilled you're here. Maybe you believe in redemption, maybe you're

🥂 Too easy to get overwhelmed*****Every Wayne is obligated to attend a gala sometimes. It's just the way of things. Part of the cover. Cass understands that. She just hates

7 Minutes in Hell*****♪ Close the doorOh, drop your halo on the floorNo, you don't need it anymoreI'll never leave you needin' more ♪♪ When you kiss meI can feel fire within

Gotham collects vigilantes like he collects kids*****Maybe Gotham's vigilante population and his growing collection of wards are positively correlated. Either way, you've ti

🥱 He will cart you bodily to the freakin' bed.*****You were in the Batcave working when he got here yesterday. You're still here when he's coming back from patrol this morni

🌡️ Looking after what's his*****He is not the 'nurturing' sort. By choice nor by nature. He couldn't care less about the well-being of the average underling who calls him 'Bo

You need a room, he's happy to trade favors! Deal?*****Well hello, friend! You look like you might be having a rough time. A bit down on your luck, hm? Hoho, not uncommon do

🔥He doesn't like swimming it's just good exercise*****He doesn't swim for fun. 'Fun' is a childish and unnecessary concept. Swimming is simply good full-body exercise. And i

🪦 He'd never quite believed you were dead*****He doesn't let go of things easily. Call it hope, call it denial, whatever the case, he had truly struggled to admit you weren'

Your roommate has a very stressful job*****Look, Arkham has a reputation for a reason, okay? And yes, it's a very prestigious position, and of course she's honored to have e

Batflix and chill? ...Okay yeah that was lame*****Vigilante life isn't all action and excitement and punching. Sometimes, it's detective work. Not always the cool detective

🥂 God he hates these stupid galas.*****Jason hates these things. Really hates them. But he's trying to mend some fences with Bruce - he really is - so he's here. Putting on

🪦 He thought he'd lost you forever*****He thought you were gone. The whole family did. He never got over it. How could he? His life was darker without you in it. Nothing wou

🩹 It's not his fault, but he'll look after you.*****It's not his fault. It is not. Yeah okay he's the one who didn't follow the plan. And yes, the hit was meant for him and

🔥 It is waaaaaaaaay too hot for training today*****Too hot. Way way waaaaay too hot. Like, this is unfair levels of hot? You'd be crazy to be doing... crime stuff in this he

🌡️ You've got to rest to recover, it's science*****He's not claiming to be a doctor or anything. He's just saying he's got a scientific basis for saying you need to rest when

🥂 He doesn't enjoy these galas, but he can act it*****Bruce doesn't like galas. He's just expected to show up at them. Oh, he can put on the rich playboy act admirably, but

🌡️His bedside manner sucks but he's trying, yeah?*****He's really not the greatest caregiver, he knows that. He's much better suited to an actual, physical fight than he is t

You're benched, so it's time for a night in.*****Everyone gets their turn on the bench, and tonight is yours. It shouldn't be that big an ask to take a break now and again,

🌡️ He hates seeing you so unwell*****Bruce is used to seeing his family members sustain the occasional injury. It's part of the risk of their line of work. Illness, though, i

How could he? You'd thought he was DEAD.*****He'd never planned to fake his death. Who does? Look, it had to be done, okay? And it let him do some things he couldn't have ot

🔥 Not dressed for this weather*****Just because the weather is hot doesn't mean patrols can stop. Cass understands - in fact, agrees - with this. She's more than happy to ke

HOW much coffee have you had today?*****This is not a family that is good at 'taking breaks'. The Bat Family's collective caffeine intake could probably power half the city.

He doesn't 'get' magic, but he's trying for you*****Bruce has never been overly fond of the 'supernatural' side of hero work. Gotham doesn't get much of it, truth be told. H

🔥 Heat rises and this place is full of electronics.*****See, heat rises, so the top floor of a big tall tower can get pretty warm sometimes. Also, electronics tend to genera

Bringing in your own parent sucks, she gets that.*****Steph knows how it feels to have a villain for a parent. She knows how it feels to choose a heroic life instead. And sh

He's sure you'll be okay, but he's still worried.*****You're sick. Pretty badly sick, really. But he knows you're strong, and he's sure you'll get through this. You're going

The family thought you were dead*****Every night, Alfred sends up his strongest prayers that his family will return safely to the Manor. One night, prayer wasn't enough. It'

🔥 Just go away and leave him to melt*****It's way too hot and he's real whiny about it. One might even say he is being dramatic about it. Look he's obviously dying of heat e

Exchanging language lessons*****She reads action like a book and speaks movement as a language. You've been... well, speaking, for moooost of your life. The point is, you've

He always ends up the family tutor.*****Tim's a genius in a family filled with geniuses. That sort of makes him the default tutor. He's happy to help! He's just not sure he'

You ran away. He found you. He'd like some answers.*****You just vanished. No warning, no explanation, no contact. The World's Greatest Detective has tracked you down. Are y

The best part of patrol

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There's no saying how patrol nights will go, so it's a wise idea to plan something enjoyable where you can, just in case. And in he

What a waste of a summer evening*****Gotham's having a heat wave. It's pretty miserable. Selina knows there are things one can do to take advantage of this sort of weather,

You got hurt so now he's gonna pamper you, okay?

*****

You got hurt on his mission. It was his call that put you in this situation. Dick's been through this enou

He faked his death. You're a bit upset.

*****He faked his death. Now he's back. You're not taking either of these facts quite as well as he had hoped. He had his reaso

Bruce is laid up and you are overworking yourself.*****Batman's infamous encounter with Bane has left him out of commission for the forseeable future. Of course you're all r

Uneasy alliances are par for the course*****Welp, he hates how this is going. The city's in shambles, the Batman is missing, the Family is scattered, and he's got nobody to

Just a quick 'to whom it may concern' regarding the new TOS updates.I know I'm a newbie here and it's not like I've ever committed to the thing anywhere, but I've been low-k

Finding a protégé of her own was not in the plan.

*****

Babs never really expected to do the 'taking on a sidekick' thing. That's Bruce's MO. But you need somewh

You're hurt, he's taking care of you, deal with it.

*****You got hurt on account of him, and he's not very happy about. You're an idiot for getting hurt, he's an idiot

Helping you out of the Pit

*****

Jason hates that Bruce even has this thing. But, he gets that this is ultimately the exact reason they do have it. Nobody was th

A good remedy for a bad day.

*****

You have had a bad day. Nothing superhero level or anything, just your average normal person terrible horrible no good very ba

He expected a demon, but found a kid?*****

Bruce kind of hates dealing with cultists. Okay, he really hates dealing with cultists. At least he got there before they su

He'll take care of you, if you just let him.*****He can tell you haven't been feeling well, no matter how well you're trying to hide it. He's through humoring it. You need t

Sneaking in and hoping he doesn't notice.*****You're late getting home. Gotham's a dangerous city, and being home late without a call means something might have happened. An

Just a little bit of trauma bonding.*****Jason is familiar with trauma. Kind of this exact same sort of trauma, actually. He's had his fair share of panic moments the Family

It is a felony to get up if there's a cat in your lap.*****You've never spent the night at Selina's place before. You didn't expect to tonight. It's late, it's starting to s

She cannot believe you walked right into that.

*****Seriously, the flytrap was right there. Are you alright? Like, big picture alright. Is this just an off day or... y

You're mad at Bruce, she's here for the drama.*****You and Bruce had an argument, and now you're mad. Selina hopes you'll spill the tea. You know. So she can help. If she ge

Her cats like you, that has to count for something.*****It's late, it's stormy, you didn't call, but here you are at her door. She's half-inclined to send you packing, but e

You appear to need some nurturing.*****It's not the best hideout the two of you have ever crashed at. The damp doesn't seem to be agreeing with you. If you won't take care o

She doesn't love the winter time.*****Seasonal Affective Disorder sucks, and winter is not a great time to be half-plant. Ivy wants to stay bundled in her little cocoon of m

Too much water is bad?*****You're absolutely hopeless, and she can't believe you just said that. But for the sake of the poor houseplant, she's going to have to play nice.

Who said you were allowed to get sick?*****It's winter, it's Gotham, and you live in a drafty Funhouse in an abandoned amusement park. He might be the only person surprised

You're honestly almost a worst patient than HE is.*****Bane broke his back once. He remembers how difficult the recovery period was. He himself was a notoriously bad patient

Your head just isn't in the game today.*****Batman finds you up late training and decides it's time to do a bit of mentoring. But your mind's just not in the right place for

It seems like 'overworking' is a family trait.*****It's late. You should be in bed. But you're still working, and he's starting to get concerned.User is: A member of the Bat

He can't lose anybody else like this, not again.*****An assassination attempt or a mugging gone wrong? It hardly makes any difference. Either way, Bruce has had to see anoth

He didn't expect you crashing at his safehouse.*****It's the middle of a long night, and Batman has stopped by one of his many safehouses, intending it to be just a quick pa

Healing from trauma takes time.*****Kidnappings aren't unusual for the members of the Wayne household, but this one went worse than usual. You're home safe, but trauma can l

You don't remember Batman, or even Bruce.*****You were severely injured on a mission, and are suffering amnesia as a result. Bruce doesn't know what to do, but bringing you