I keep thinking about this AU where Bruce just stays in college and becomes a doctor but still gets dragged into the superhero world.
Ok so Bruce is a doctor and is known for never turning down a patient because he’s still Bruce and he just doesn’t want anyone to die. He still lives in Gotham which is still a horrible place. He still tries to help Gotham by donating and creating his Wayne foundation but it’s hard because the inherent corruption in Gotham hinders anything he does this way.
The mob is still super active in Gotham and a lot of Batman’s rogues still happen because a lot of his rogues just happen with or without Batman. Poison Ivy still becomes an ecoterrorist. Penguin still becomes a powerful mob boss. Mad Hatter is still just the worst. Tommy probably still tries to kill Bruce. Just so many of Gotham’s rogues still exist, except there is no hero to stop them in Gotham. People try, but Gotham is never kind to any hero. Bruce is immensely frustrated by all this but he can’t really do anything. Hell sometimes Lesly’s clinic (cause I feel like he would work there) gets harassed and extorted to help heal mob members and crime wars. He hates this a lot but he’s trapped. He doesn’t have Batman training or gear, the best he can do is help where he can.
However there are still other heroes in this world and Superman is literally just a quick flight away. The JL forms without a Batman and they see Gotham as a powder keg. So they try to help when they can and sometimes they get injured. It comes to a head when a Metropolis (Lex Luthor specifically) and some Gotham rogues team up to get rid of the main hero pain in their necks. Lex creates kryptonite bullets and disperses them to the Gotham rogues to use. Lex sees this as a win because he can get Superman killed without doing much and the Gotham rogues see this as a win cause they have a big weapon against Superman.
So Superman gets shot at with kryptonite bullets. They aren’t the best so they hurt him but only one really makes it through and hits his skin. He has to call in back up and the JL comes to help. I can image Wonder Woman or Flash getting there first. They have no idea what to do because holy shit Superman was shot. That shouldn’t happen! But they’ve heard of this doctor in Gotham that’s supposed to be really good. Maybe Oliver or Dinah suggest Bruce idk. So they take Superman to Dr. Bruce Wayne.
Dr. Bruce Wayne is at his manor with Alfred and a young Dick Grayson (because I firmly believe Bruce would still adopt the kids) and then there is a knock on the door. Alfred goes to answer and in barges the Justice League with a bleeding Superman. Bruce is immediately on his feet barking orders to the JL to get equipment he can use and telling Dick and Alfred to stay back. He doesn’t know what’s going on or how freaking Superman is bleeding out in front of him but he doesn’t care. Bruce realizes quickly that the bullet is cause Clark more pain so it can’t be a leave the bullet in there scenario. He gets the bullet out and asks the JL how to help Clark heal. They say sunlight helps but this is Gotham! It’s polluted and over cast all the time, he won’t be able to get enough sunlight. Bruce remembers a sunlamp they have from a science experiment for Dick. He tells Dick to go get it and they pray that it works. It does by some miracle, though it’s no substitute for actual sunlight.
The League is grateful for Bruce and Clark is also immensely grateful cause holy shit he got shot. The Justice League has to now figure out how these bullets got out in the first place and well Bruce can’t help but be nosy so he mentions that a few of his patients, the mob ones, let it slip that the higher ups got into contact with someone in metropolis and Bruce knows Lex hates Superman. So he helps them out a bit too.
And after that any time they need help with some medical issue they go to super doctor Bruce. He’s also still Bruce and can’t ignore his detective brain so he helps them with mysteries too from time to time. Idk I feel like this still needs more fleshing out but I think it could be funny. Or sad. Or both.
On that cowboy shit again (pls click for better resolution probably ♡)
I have this really cool batman t shirt that is a hole scene with Batman front and center and the bat signal in the back and joker in the corner. I love this t shirt.
I want a Superman t shirt like this please! It’s all just the logo I want variety!
Like Wonder Woman has so many cool t shirts that are not just her logo! They look so cool!!!
Happier note! Dog in chainmail!
Weiner dog wearing armor at the Michigan Renaissance Festival (2002)
Yay!!! :D
Bruce about to reveal his identity to the JL
Bruce: “I’m going to do something that may traumatize two of you. I am not sorry.”
Oliver: “oh come on Batman you identity isn’t that special.”
Bruce going full whiny play boy: “Dinah! Ollie is being mean to me!!!”
Oliver: blue screens
Dinah: “YOU BITCH!?”
This post is getting too long so I’m gonna make multiple
I might go on a world’s finest tangent today.
(Is tangent the right word? Idk)
I just need to talk about how much I love this series.
Adorable
A Superman short story by Scott Kurtz and Karl Kerschl (September 2, 2021)
In 2013, Scott Kurtz tweeted randomly that he had written a short Superman story. He asked if anyone wanted to take a crack at illustrating it. I said yes. Scott sent me his short script and it was great. It captured the simplicity and positivity that I always long for in a Superman story, and it was only five pages long! I started drawing it in my spare time and finally got around to finishing it eight years later. ~ Karl Kerschl
Smol
kiss him pls
Ok so adding to this, Bruce might be a bit out of character but I’m letting him have fun.
So Bruce double and even triple checked that no one was gonna try and attack the museum during a charity event. So he genuinely thought ok this might be safe, I might let my hair down a bit. Beside Diana and Clark will be there this should be fine.
So Bruce decided to actually have a few drinks and since Clark was there Bruce pulled a Brucie I’m important so I’m gonna take this guy with me cause he looks fun move. So Clark could actually have fun rather than just work the whole night.
They go find Diana who is desperately trying to escape the rich folk talk with the other attendees and Bruce decided to go hey Miss Prince what’s this and steal Diana away from the other guests. She pretty grateful tbh.
So they’re sitting in their corner of the museum, just hanging out and talking. When suddenly several incredible armed individuals crash through the skylight. It turns out there was a plan to attack this event but it was incredibly well hidden so these are some heavy hitters. At least some serious mercenary types. They are threatening the guests and saying they’re holding them for ransom but there’s something else going on.
Unfortunately the Trinity are still too much in the open to change and these guys are like hawks.
I want this scene to go:
The Trinity whispering to one another.
Diana: ok we need a plan.
Clark: yeah
Both look at Bruce. Bruce looks to them flushed with alcohol.
Bruce: I know you two are smart people you can come up with a plan.
Clark: yeah we can but we need more than a smart plan right now.
Diana: these are obviously very competent soldiers who know not to let anyone out of their sight, we need a paranoid Batman plan right now.
Bruce: unfortunately Batman is too drunk to process half the things in this room, I swear this is why I don’t relax often.
Clark: ok I know this is bad but I still think you should relax more
Diana: that’s what you’re- ok I don’t disagree but we have bigger things to worry about than our friend’s lack of self care.
Bruce: wait I think I do have an idea
Diana and Clark: really
Bruce stands up walks over to the table with all the food and drinks and starts pouring himself another glass of wine. This obviously pisses off the mercenaries.
Bruce proceeds to just start talking about random and inane bs that is 100 percent brucie wayne and that distracts them enough to let Diana and Clark go change really quick. Though they do watch for a sec cause it was admittedly hilarious.
Everything ends up going well, and Bruce gets carried home drunk by Diana and Clark.
The Trinity find themselves stuck in a hold up situation (at maybe the museum that Diana works at) and the three of them find themselves stuck in their civilian clothes.
They are surrounded so Clark can’t change quickly without people noticing.
Diana is getting increasingly more upset because they keep messing with her exhibits.
Bruce is frustrated because of course this happens he just wanted to hang out with Diana and Clark damn it.
So it’s just them sitting there are the first moment they get they’re changing.
This is just me getting the idea in my head cause I’m gonna draw this.
Not the greatest, it was from memory and I was drawing on a hand out but this is what I mean. Only wet cat man. I will never be free.
Help my default way of drawing Bruce is the wet cat version of him from fear state and future state.
I’ve tried to draw cleaned up versions of Bruce but they just never look right. What do I do?! Literally if I try to draw Bruce this is what comes to mind.
Here is some Kryptonite that I drew a while ago. It’s a bit dull looking cause of printing stuff but I like it.