Batfamily Week 2020
Day 6: Fluff | Take Your Child to Work Day | Magic/Fantasy AU
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Tags: batfamweek2020, Take Your Child to Work Day, Fluff, Magic/Fantasy AU, Magical Justice League, Dick Grayson as Robin Era, Winged Dick Grayson, Winged Bruce Wayne
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"So little Wally turned out to be a Speedster like his Uncle huh?" Hal lounged against the round table that the Justice League used for meetings, watching a blur of red and yellow with amused as Barry watched the blur fondly.
"We're not sure how it happened as he's Iris' nephew, but we were just glad that we knew how to handle a Speedster. If he were a wizard we would have had to go to Doctor Fate." Barry suppressed a shudder at the thought, Fate was one of their teammates but he still unnerved the Speedster.
"Did you hear Bats is going to be bringing his shadow with him today? The kid's inheritance emerged and he's stable enough to join the monthly 'take your kid to work day' thing you guys managed to get going." Hal gossiped and Barry quirked an eyebrow in interested. The League had all heard things about Batman's kid/ward but nothing concrete as Batman had kept everything about him quiet.
Suddenly Wally skidded to a stop, his green eyes wide and jaw hanging open as he stared the entranceway on the far side of the hall.
"Robin, what did I say about showing off like that?" Batman sounded amused and that was not something Barry or Hal thought they would ever hear. Both their heads snapped up towards the direction Wally was staring. Batman had his wings out, which was as surprise in itself as he rarely showed off his black wings. Batman had his head tipped up towards the ceiling and a fond smile on his exposed lips.
"Not to, but he's so fast!" A child's voice complained and both Hal and Barry looked up to see a small boy in a colorful uniform perched up on a beam that decorated the vaulted ceilings. He had small, fledging bright blue wings spread out behind him, obviously showing off for those in the room as the young tended to do.
"If you come down you can meet him properly, I promised to introduce you properly to the League remember?" Batman sounded more like a parent than ever and the boy with the bright wings giggled and dropped himself off of the beam and soar into Batman's waiting arms and wings. The child giggled and clung to Batman more like a kola than a bird and Batman took it all with practiced ease, covering the child with one of his wings just causing the child to giggle happily and start grooming what feathers he could reach.
"Green Lantern, Flash this is Robin." Batman turned to the two adults in the room, Wally had flashed to his Uncle's side and was holding onto his pant leg, still staring at Robin with his blue wings with wide eyes.
"Nice to meet you!" Robin chirped from where he was cradled to Batman's side, his wings puffing out as he smiled widely down at Wally.
"Nice to meet you kid," Hal sounded amused and if not slightly terrified of how comfortable Robin was around Batman of all people.
"This is Kid Flash, my nephew." Barry knew a protective parent when he saw one, after all he had assumed that position one too many times when it came to Wally even before he manifested as a Speedster.
"Hi, I like your wings!" Wally squeaked out, words slurring together as he was still working on speaking at a normal speed instead of Speedster speed.
"I like your speed! Do you want to play?" Robin perked up and then turned is masked eyes up to Batman who heaved a sigh of a man who had been faced with Robin's pouty face many times before.
"Just be careful and don't leave the room," Batman gave in with surprising ease and Barry barely had to nod and smile at Wally before the two were rushing off. Wally in a blur of red and yellow and Robin a slowly blur of blue as his small wings beat rapidly to keep up with the kid Speedster.
"I'm surprised his inheritance was wings," Barry risked saying as the three adults settled down at the table, but their eyes were following the two kids who were laughing and playing together showing off their inheritances.
"I was surprised mine was wings, his was no surprise. He could fly without wings, but now I know they will be there to catch him if he pushes himself too high, too fast." Batman said sounding like a proud father and Barry felt himself relaxing, he knew the big bad bat had feelings unlike the emotionless persona than he led them to believe was his true self when they all first started.
"It's nice to know they now have something to catch them if we can't." Barry agreed and Hal just made a noise in the back of his throat as he crossed his arms.
"I never thought I would see the day you became a dotting dad Bats." Hal teased and yelped as he was whacked over the head with one of Batman's wings, wings that he had kept curled tightly around him whenever he was in the Watchtower. Barry just smiled knowingly; having Robin around was affecting Batman more than maybe even the Bat realized.
Barry chuckled aloud as Wally tossed himself into his lap and Barry caught the kid Speedster was ease and cuddled him close out of reflex. Robin easily perched on Batman's shoulders, wings flared out wide and happiness obvious on his masked face as Batman's wings curled up around him to keep him balanced properly.
"Thanks for bringing me B!" Robin chirped as he rested his chin on the space between the ears of his cowl.
"A promise is a promise," Batman rumbled, not phased by how Robin was settled on his shoulders as if this was normal and perhaps it was for them.
Barry just smiled as Wally and Robin began to tell the adults about their race going a mile a minute. Robin was very good for Batman and now he seemed to be good for Wally so Barry was happy to welcome him to their world and interested to see how Robin influenced those around him, especially Batman.