“Wow. Batman has been really unhinged and...

unpretty:

glumshoe:
mirrorfalls:
crinosg:
stavarosthearcane:
glumshoe:
glumshoe:
“Wow. Batman has been really unhinged and distracted lately. He’s not functioning very well since his last Robin died. He’s clearly not holding it together and needs something to tether his emotions to and keep him mentally balanced. Are you thinking what I’m thinking?”
“Time for a new child sidekick!”
“What the fuck? No… I meant an ESA. Like a poodle or something.”
“If you don’t get help and take care of this puppy, remember: I know who you are.”
“Alfred, I am being stalked and threatened by a 12 year-old!”
“And I am on his side, sir.”
Ace the Bat-hound: Origins
The problem is that this is also the time when Knightfall happens.
Yeah, if your wondering how Bane was able to “break” Batman, its because Batman was already well on his way to breaking over what happened to Jason anyway, Bane just kind of accelerated the process by blowing up Arkham and having Batman run around fighting his entire rogues gallery for weeks, then showing up and breaking his back after he nearly drowned fighting Scarecrow and Joker.
All while Dick sat on the sidelines and ate nachos!
he is allowed to enjoy his retirement
being an emotional support orphan is hard work!
i’m sorry but no one is allowed to treat knightfall as canon in my presence without me bringing up that the role of batman was briefly played by someone’s half-angel oc who later got retconned to be half-gorilla because no one liked him
talking about canon when you could instead give batman an emotional support dog is a Mistake