B&R fic: A New Prize, by kuonji (PG-13)

[kuonji14]

Title: A New Prize
Author kuonji
Fandom: Batman, Batman and Robin
Characters: Damian Wayne, Bruce Wayne, (Dick Grayson, Tim Drake, Alfred Pennyworth, Titus)
Pairings: none
Category: character study, family
Rating: PG-13
Words: ~1220
Summary: It's a special day for Damian, and he is... unhappy.

Comments

[mishagirl]

This was really really great!!!

[kuonji14]

Thanks so much! It was interesting to write. :)

[eternal_moonie]

Absolutely AWESOME story!

[kuonji14]

Aw, thank you so much for writing! :)

[klose]

I don't really have much to say about this, except that I love your Damian voice. It doesn't surprise me at all that he'd find birthday celebrations frivolous in general, but you give that insight a lot of depth and emotion. That moment at the end with Bruce was lovely, too. I think they do understand each other really well, even if they're often at loggerheads about their differing approaches to things.

(Edited to add -- and that didn't come out the way I intended, I just mean that I enjoyed it and am not feeling very articulate today but yes. XD)

[kuonji14]

LOL, you actually had very thoughtful comments so didn't need the preface at all. :D

I think that to Damian, birthdays are not about being happy and silly (well, when is he ever, though). They're about competition and pride and hope. Dick and Tim might think that his birthday tradition is sad or undesirable and should be changed, but to Damian his memories are positive and precious. I totally agree that Damian and Bruce understand each other very well despite some fundamental differences. Batman and Robin was one of the only two books that really appealed to me in the New 52 and probably the only one I will continue to buy, and that was because of how the writer deliberately explored the relationship between Bruce and his son.

Thanks for writing! I appreciate it!

[mithen]

The rules are different now, and he's trying so hard.

Oh, that is Damian in a nutshell, isn't it? I love Bruce cutting off his first request, and that you leave it up to us to know what it would have been (I think I do!)

[kuonji14]

*g, thank you for reading and writing! Father and son have similar passions. I think Bruce is pretty sure what would top Damian's list. ;)

[lilyoftheval5]

Really liked it, I think you caught Damien excellently.

[kuonji14]

Thank you! I really appreciate your comment! :)