Batfamily One Shots.

Red Room Shenanigans

Requested by VivWagner

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The Red Room (as Steph had named it. She thinks she's funny. (Jason's inclined to agree.)) was ready. The pillows were fluffed, the softest of blankets were found, and the snacks were all gathered.

His probably-soon-to-be-sister-in-laws would be arriving any minute, and he was very excited for it. Because when they got within a 100 yard radius of their soulmates, they're pain was transferred over to them.

And this week, the ladies were on their periods

Now, don't get him wrong, he is totally sympathetic to women everywhere and what they have to go through once (sometimes more, if they're particularly unlucky) a month (thanks a lot, Eve.).

But, when every person turns 18, their pain is passed to their soulmate, depending on range. If you were 100 yards away, it was all the pain. If you were 10,000, it was only a little bit.

And Dickie, being the kind empathetic boyfriend he was, said, a young 20 year old sick with love, "I can take on your periods! No more pain!"

Barbara, having a little more difficulty with period cramps, tried to protest, but Dick would hear none of it. The ladies still had to deal with all the other period symptoms. Surely, he can take on the few that cause them pain?

And so he did.

And as the rest of the gentlemen in their family met their soulmates, they did too.

And thus the tradition began.

Babs, Steph, and Cass walked into the room, each bundled up in soft sweatpants, hair up in loose braids or buns. Babs and Steph were each bundled up in a sweatshirt from their respective boyfriends, a tank top on underneath in case of hot flashes. Cass was wearing a simple t-shirt with a bat logo on it.

Now, Cass, despite being aroace, still had a soulmate. Because platonic soulmates do in fact exist, despite the media trying desperately to convince everyone that they don't.

Cass was actually soulmates with Duke, and they found out in a very strange way. It was not his fault, okay. He did not know the snowball was going to break Duke's nose. When it happened, there was a sickening crack, and blood began to gush from Duke's nose like a broken fire hydrant. Cass, across the field, had clutched her nose in surprise at the pain that suddenly transferred to her. They were very happy to learn they were soulmates, despite never once looking at each other and not seeing siblings. Thus beginning the long rant from Jason about platonic soulmates existing and how evil the media was.

And so Duke, too, began to join them in the Red Room.

Damian was still too young to know who his soulmate was (though Jason was willing to bet that he would never be coming into the Red Room to share the pain of a period. (Call it brother's intuition. Or perhaps a gaydar.)) and so he would only be joining them to laugh at their brothers with Jason.

Speak (or, he supposes, think) of the devil, and he shall appear. "Todd." Damian greeted, with a nod in his direction, before turning to look at the girls, "Ladies. I have brought you the chocolate Pennyworth says you prefer."

"Awww, Dami!" Steph cooed, tackling him in a hug, "We love you too!"

"Tt." was the young boy's response, growling as he tried to push the blonde off of him. The rest of them watched on in amusement as she just wrapped her arms around him tighter, kissing his cheek repeatedly.