Author's Notes: So how many of you figured out the theme for the first drabble? Well if you were stumped then it was supposed to be stability. And for anyone that was confused, that was Nightwing in the first drabble. Let's see if you guys can figure out who's point of view I'm using for this drabble or the theme. Enjoy and let me know what you think!
Disclaimer: I don't own Batman or anything associated with DC Comics.
Normally I'm not the type of guy to look too deep into emotional attachments. If you ask me, I'd rather avoid the whole scenario. Being a street kid with a you or them mentality doesn't exactly leave you with time to dwell on matters of the heart. Besides, this kind of stuff is reserved for my older brother. He lives and breathes for this kind of stuff.
Seriously, it's like he lives for happy endings and good feelings. If you've ever been in a bad mood or just want to be a grouch, it won't last long around him but that's a story for another day.
Today is one of those days where I feel like Alice in Wonderland.
What?! Don't tell me you've never had a day like that. You're minding your business probably planning out a few things like which mob boss to take out tonight or which neighborhood gang needs to be dealt with and then all of a sudden, you get a phone call that throws your entire day off.
I could have gone my whole life never knowing that Bruce is in love with someone. As far as I'm concerned, the man is too emotionally constipated to love anyone other than the mission. How does that even work anyway?
He's so driven and focused on his job that he has little time for anything else. And no woman in her right mind would be willing to play second fiddle to that. Then again, Bruce has a habit of attracting weirdos.
And if my brother is to be believed (I really shouldn't have answered the phone), since when does Batman love Catwoman? The last I heard those two were permanently broken up. If I remember correctly, he couldn't get over the fact that she was on the wrong side of the law and she wasn't willing to give up being Catwoman.
It was a huge fiasco. I remember there was a lot of shouting, cursing and threats but in the end, they couldn't see eye to eye. Now I'm being told they've reconciled and want to get married.
It was weird enough being raised by Bruce but the idea of him being married? That's too much for me. I certainly don't want to come home to see her sashaying around the place while Bruce follows behind her…
And now I'm stuck with that mental image.
Someone please just shoot me now. It's bad enough I have to go home and visit them during the weekend and holidays. My family can be very persuasive when they want me to do something okay? But now I have to deal with a lovesick Bruce and an indulgent Selina.
The only one who's probably enjoying this is Alfred. He's been trying to get those two together for years. I bet he probably put something in their drinks one night and things escalated from there. If not the drinks, then I bet it was the food! Alfred is cunning enough to pull it off too.
I seriously need to stop analyzing my foster parent's love life. Instead, I need to focus on my activities for the night but since those plans have gone up in smoke, I'm going to aggravate my siblings for making me think about these things.
It's their fault for even telling me about any of this! This is one time they should have left me in the dark but what do they do? They decide to call me and tell me. Like I care!
Oh who am I kidding? Of course I care. I bet we're all going to be expected to participate in the wedding too. Maybe I can get away with playing the legally dead card? After all, they can't expect me to be there if the world thinks I'm deceased right?