the biggest thing thalia and percy have in common is not their being a child of the big three gods. but their unmatched adoration for annabeth chase. because listen. these two will fight each other any chance they get. but the second you speak ill on their girl. it's on sight.
And Grover. Thalia and Percy (and Annabeth too) have literal T-shirts with the saying 'Grover Underwood Protection Squad' (they also have another one saying 'If found, return to Grover Underwood'). When Juniper and Grover started dating, she recieved one hell of a shovel talk with Percy casually mentioning how trees require water to live, Thalia literally zapping a leaf in her hand and Annabeth just staring at her.
Merlin: ARE YOU-
Gwaine: Fucking
Merlin: KIDDING ME?! YOU-
Gwaine: Fucking
Merlin: IDIOT!
Arthur: *looks between Merlin and Gwaine*
Arthur: No. Just no. *walks away*
Merlin: *follows, yelling about Arthur being reckless*
Lancelot: ... What was that?
Gwaine: Princess banned Merlin from swearing, so I'm helping him out.
Leon: Shouldn't you be the one banned from swearing?
Gwaine: Yeah, but princess lost all hope in curing me of that a long time ago. He just wanted Merlin’s rants to be less intimidating.
Merlin, in the distance: Were you born without any self preservation or did you lose it somewhere in that big empty space between your ears?!
Leon: …
Lancelot: I wish him luck. Hell hath no fury like a scorned Merlin.
i like the idea that it's understood in the Batfam that Bruce has a favorite but no one's really sure who it is-- all of them have their own guesses, and it's never themselves (except Steph, who's here to laugh at their theories)
Dick is convinced it's Jason because of how he saw Jason's death destroy Bruce-- like, he knows Bruce would cry for all of them, mourn and all, but... well, he's pretty convinced Jason had a spot in their dad's heart a bit bigger than they did
Jason, if asked, will swear to hell and back it's Dick-- the Golden Boy, the perfect son, the one he had to compare himself to growing up. Secretly though? he thinks it's Tim. Tim, the best detective of all of them, the steadfast kid who stepped in to fix everything without the slightest bit of thanks or appreciation, the nerd who dedicated himself to their crusade with nothing to gain from it. who wouldn't favor that kid??
Tim has known since the first picture he ever took of Batman and Robin who the favorite was, and has never wavered. Dick Grayson, his first son, the one who's pain was reflected so sharply back at him in a twisted mirror that he had to take the kid in-- Dick was the one to bring the Dark Knight to life in the daytime. Dick is his everything-- the boy he loved enough to slow in his life's work to help. Tim was certainly never worth the time, but Dick? Dick is impossible not to love, and to love Dick Grayson is to love with your whole chest
Cass bases her guess off of Bruce's body language, not Batman's, and for that, she thinks it's Duke. Duke is softer than the rest of them, less sharp edges from a childhood shaped by misery or death, and Bruce is less of a drill sergeant with him for it. after all, Duke doesn't struggle with directions like the rest of the Batfam (he so does, he's just the best at hiding it), so he gets less of the terrified, furious leader and more of the tired, worried dad
Damian has no doubt in his mind it's Cass-- at first, because she's the best fighter, and therefore most deserving. she's far more skilled after all, so in this insane family where adopted children upend the hierarchy he knows, it must be dictated by skill, no? no, actually. but then, he sees how Bruce doesn't yell at her, the implicit trust he has in his daughter. the way that they're so very in-tune with one another, it's like looking at a man and his shadow. Cass has to be the favorite, because no one else can look him in the eyes with the same sort of heartbreak he has and comfort him without a word
Duke was an only child before joining the Waynes, so it was a shock to suddenly see sibling favoritism so blatantly when Bruce so carefully and kindly talked Damian down from a rant about his classmates in the middle of patrol. no one else would've been allowed to talk about something so personal and revealing on a Gotham rooftop. it was just continually proven from there; shoulder pats and hair ruffles answered with little scowls, utterances of "son" that were lost to shuffling capes and tiny smiles tucked away in darkness
Going from “celebrations on the streets of Rafah as Hamas accepts ceasefire deal” to “Israel chooses to continue offensive in Rafah and is currently carrying out targeted attacks” within the span of an hour is the most viscerally heartbroken I’ve been throughout the past months
Israel wants to crush the hope of Palestine, but they will not fail, every day the people of Gaza only grow more hopeful, and we must do the same! 💛🇵🇸
Concentration camp.
They built a concentration camp.
I don't think words can describe what this other than genocide.
percy would NOT be jealous/possessive of anyone having a crush on annabeth because 1) she's so possessive that he knows she would never cheat on him and 2) he thinks she is so smart and pretty and cool and awesome that he's just like "hell yes. my girlfriend is sooo awesome thank you for noticing!"
Bruce knows he can’t scold his children on gala etiquette because he himself had none.
Baby Bruce was a kid who imitated an innocent baby rabbit in looks only. He’ll sit nice and quiet between his parents, watching everyone with his autistic eyes, and suddenly be like.
“Uncle Philip dwinks a lot. Daddy doesn’t wike any of you. “ He gives Carmine Falcone a Look. “Especially you. He says you give him tummy ache.”
Then he goes back to being cute and eating his dessert. Alfred chews back a laugh.
i think one of the mutually agreed upon pieces of fanon that’s my favorite is when Merlin is pissed off at Arthur, he does his job Perfectly. and Arthur Hates it.
Can someone write a fic where Bruce is on a JL mission and they somehow get a baby that they need to take care of until they find their parents. And all the JL members just cannot stop this baby from crying (this is before Clark has Jon so he’s pretty clueless with babies still) and eventually Bruce is like, “give them to me.”
And the JL is like “uhh, we don’t know if we should trust BATMAN with a baby, but at this point… fuck it.” And hand the baby over to him.
And Batman tucks the baby into his chest and softly bounces them, talking to them gently in a deep rumbly voice. “It’s okay sweetheart. Shhh, you’re safe.” And eventually, the baby doesn’t just stop crying, but falls asleep.
And the JL just stand there, gobsmacked. Because what the fuck??? Why is the Batman so good with babies??? And the rest of the mission Batman just has the baby because a) they don’t want them to wake up and start fussing again. And b) because Batman looks genuinely happy (as happy as Batman can be without deeply horrifying the JL).
Tim & Damian: *do the siblings bounding aka fights with their feet while minding their own business*
Bruce, randomly entering the room: Did you two do the thing I told you to do?
Tim, having no idea what they needed to do: pff, obviously.
Damian, also having no idea what they needed to do: we wouldn't let you down, father.
Bruce: good.
Bruce: *stands like a dad in complete silence for a while and then leaves them panicking about the task they forgot about*
Literally in the next room.
Dick, hanging from the chandelier: why don't you ever clarify their task?
Jason, suspiciously peacefully reading in the corner: yeah, just remind them what they need to do.
Bruce, with his fucked up sense of humour: Oh, they didn't have any task, I'm just messing with them.
Dick, having flashbacks of how he and Jason were losing their shit every single time, trying to remember what they need to do: that's... Pure evil...
Jason, remembering that one time he almost cried because he thought he was a failure and Bruce was going to disown him: YOU MOTHERFUCKER!
I live for the bats not realizing how intimidating they are out of costume.
Like, they know how they come across while suited up, but they have no idea how scary they are as civilians.
Like, Bruce has an inkling, that's why the Brucie persona is so extremely stupid.
Dickie has no idea
Jason has trouble imagining himself as anything other than a malnourished preteen
Tim isn't physically imposing, but he sets people on edge
Steph has the musculature to break every single bone in your body
Cass seems to read your mind
Duke is kinda uncanny
...
Damian THINKS he's intimidating while actually just being adorable
Kate is very aware of how scary she is at all times. It's intentional
more on tim being a bird
the bats have titled Tim's sleeping habits "nesting" when he does actually take yhe time to nap. he likes to be cozy
Hal Jordan finding out about Nightwing: YOU. You have a *kid*?
Batman: well... Technically he's my oldest and age of majority... But he's still my kid.
Hal Jordan: OLDEST? YOU HAVE MORE? 2? 3?
Batman visibly annoyed:... 6... Legally.
Hal Jordan: I'm going home. This has single handedly killed my willpower for a week, I need to process this.
Later....
Superman: Ah so you finally found out. I'm proud of him honestly, good to see he's willing to bond with others again.
Hal Jordan: You knew?
Superman: ...His kids basically call me Uncle Supes. I've babysat. I was around when he still just had Nightwing
WW: They're so cute! Children of such strength and bravery. Not to mention his dog, his cat, his cow... His son has animals even I've never seen before!
Hal Jordan: I've had enough.
And Hal hasn't even learned about his crime fighting cousin, batwing, Oracle, bluebird, Spoiler, and of course Jarro.
Note: everyone knows Supes is a father, he's the dad to talk your ear off about it but he's too nice with too much country charm for anyone to say anything about it. WW and Martian Manhunter are the only ones who listen absolutely intently.