Your Most Recent Post About Dick And Bruce Reminds Me Of The Song "Christmas Kids"

Your most recent post about Dick and Bruce reminds me of the song "Christmas Kids"

Like, "Ronnette, my dear, don't ever disappear. Do what you want as long as you stay here. I need you now, I love you so much more than you could know."

Sorry this is so random

AHHHHHHH Thank you for sharing this!

I had to go and listen to this song because I'd never heard of it but every lyric in it is so right!!

On top of that there's another line from the song, "If you ever try to leave me, I'll find you, Ronnie."

And instantly I was hit with this scene where Dick was visiting the circus after leaving behind Bruce and Bruce tracked Dick down, had someone disguised as a clown observe Dick, and then report back to him about everything Dick was doing.

Also the Ric to Dick comic panel were bruce is like-do you ever think I left you and it shows how he just followed Dick around everywhere all the time when he was Ric Grayson.

I love how the song ends with Ronnette's side where she basically goes-screw you, Phil, I'm getting out of this dark and dreary place and "you won't be able to find me".

But more importantly she calls the place a "prison cell." Which is exactly how I envision Dick's perspective on Bruce's constraints on his actions. Bruce used to hate when Dick spent time with the Titans vs him. There's a comic panel where Dick is speeding back to Gotham and he's like crap I'm late and he meets up with Batman and Batman is like "you're late."

Dick goes "I know." To which Bruce is like your sole responsibility should be with me, here in Gotham, if you can't do that, leave the titans.

Phil goes "You'll change your name or change your mind and leave this fucked up place behind...But I'll know, I'll know, I'll know, I'll know." Which is EXACTLY what happened with Nightwing creation and Batman's reaction.

There's a dark attachment Bruce has to Dick. When Dick did leave behind Robin, Bruce retaliated by putting another person in the Robin outfit and knowing Dick would hear about it. He openly admits it too, his pettiness. It felt, very much felt like the vibe of someone screaming "I hate you" in an argument and when the other person leaves, they're on their knees crying for them to come back. Ofcourse they would never admit it to them because their pride would never let them. Bruce and Dick's relationship is like a tug of war of power.

The song is PERFECT anon!