We Lonely Here Mostly Too

Oh, she likes the Robins she’s met in the comics if I’m not mistaken. I think her favorite would probably be Dick, though, because he’s just so blasted charming. I think Tim would be too nervous to speak to her, but she’d get him to warm up. She would have a lot of problems with the current Jason Todd/Red Hood, but I think she’d tolerate him, maybe smack him around a bit. She and Alfred get along famously, and she’d adore Barbara and Cassandra.

Damian? Yeeeeeah, she’d probably spank that little brat. He’d deserve it, though. 

Sigh.

My babies.

My stupid impossible babies.

Just look at them: 

Yeah, JL/JLU brought me on board to the WonderBats ship. I’ve been happily floating along and no goddamn New 52 bullshit is ever going to change it. 

I fully understand that this Wonder Woman is a lot more light-hearted than her comic book counterpart, but I personally adore how they wrote Diana in this series. She’s so likable and charming that it makes perfect sense that Bruce was naturally drawn to her. What has kept me shipping this since I was a kid is the fact that they are such a good match. 

She’s so powerful and elegant and bold that it makes him notice her and respect her, and she sees through his mask of feigned indifference. She knows that he acts so cold and cruel in order to protect people and that the things he does are out of obligation and a deep need to be a fighter for those who can’t defend themselves. I love that she won’t take any of his shit when he tries to push her away, and I love that he can’t resist flirting with her or being near her when the chance presents itself.

For instance, I really love “Twilight of the Gods” because you actually see Bruce letting his guard down just a tad around Diana, like holding her hand and helping her up when she got hit, or actually making a couple of jokes (”I’m gonna need a longer grapple” and “The next time I let Superman take charge, just hit me real hard!”)

Or the fact that the writers realized how good their chemistry was (mad props to Kevin Conroy and Susan Eisenberg!) and set an entire couple of episodes around them because they’re such an enjoyable couple. I lament that Bruce canonically ends up alone, but I always have a headcanon that they did pursue a relationship at some point before Batman Beyond. They have way too much chemistry not to, in some form or another. 

…I mean, did you SEE how he was petting her in “This Little Piggy”? There are people in Bruce’s personal life he doesn’t treat that tenderly.

*dreamy sigh* WonderBats for life.