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④ favouritism

Bruce was sitting in the living room on a single seated brown sofa, contently reading through a newspaper. he looks up and spots Dick come in the room carrying a cardboard box.

"hey Dick. what's with the box?" asked Bruce when noticing the presence of one of his sons.

"there was this huge sale of Justice League memorabilia yesterday. i picked up stuff for everyone - got all their favourite heroes!" Dick explains with a wide smile.

"that's nice of you."

"it was no big deal!" Dick gives Bruce a wave and began heading out the room. "i'll catch ya later!"

as Dick turned his back to Bruce, the latter immediately notices Superman's logo imprinted on the back of his son's blue hoodie.

"Superman. figures." Bruce remarks impassively when going back to read through his newspaper.

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as Dick rounds a corner, he's taken off guard when seeing [N] just standing there against the wall with his arms crossed. "what's in the box?" [N] asked when slightly turning his head over to Dick.

"oh, morning [N]! there's just a bunch of Justice League memorabilia." Dick replied and [N] pushed himself off the wall, now standing right in front of Dick.

Dick lowers the box for [N], who began digging through the box before picking an object at random. "it this some plastic cup? why does it have a weird shape?" [N] guessed after meticulous touching the item.

"that's right! it's a plastic cup of Wonder Woman's bracelets." Dick replied while watching [N] grabbed another object from the box. "and i'm guessing this is some Aquaman fork? weird merchandise." [N] held up a metal fork that resembled Aquaman's trident.

"you can say that again. but that's not even the weirdest things in this box," Dick notes and [N] puts the things he found back in the box, "you can have the first pick. you can go through the box and grab something that interests you."

"i'm good. i'll only be taking merch of [H/N], one of my all time favourite superheroes." [N] confidentially states with a wide grin, placing a hand over his chest.

"too bad [H/N] doesn't have any memorabilia in here, since, y'know, he isn't in the Justice League." Dick joked and [N] only sighed exasperatedly.

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in the Batcave, Bruce was throwing continuous strikes at a red punching bag for his training. he notices Jason striding by, listening to music with the headphones he's wearing whilst scrolling through his phone. "'sup Bruce." Jason casually greets.

"hn." Bruce isn't too pleased when he notices the golden Wonder Woman logo on the side of Jason's blue sweatpants.

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"trust me, Duke. the tech stuff is just as important as punching stuff when it comes from being a vigilante." Barbara explained to her point to Duke. Bruce just so happened to be passing by, preoccupied with a newspaper. "besides, i can do things as Oracle that i can never do as Batgirl."

"...!" when stopping in his tracks to look over at the two, Bruce's is eyes are immediately caught by the bright red shoes Duke was wearing. they had the Flash's symbol boldly showing itself on the outer sides.

"hmph." Bruce angrily huffed, drawing attention from both Barbara and Duke.

"everything alright?" Duke asked the man while Barbara looks over at him in confusion.

"fine. it's all fine, Duke." Bruce claims, however, he has torn his news paper and balled his fists as he death glares at the ground. this further confuses the others.

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at the dinner table, Bruce twitches in anger as he had his harsh gaze set on the person sitting opposite of him, Stephanie.

sluuuuuuuuuuurp. the girl drank from Green Arrow themed straw cup, knowingly avoiding eye contact with the man.

"Green Arrow, Stephanie? really!?" Bruce bursts out with frustration. "what? he's cool" Stephanie responded with a large grin. "Justice League member, fights crime without powers. game recognises game."

"but that's what i do!" Bruce argued, Stephanie only stares at him as she continuously slurps from her cup.

"yeah, but do you use a bow? are you blonde?" Stephanie shot, amused while Bruce sighed with rubbing his temples. "i don't think so." the blonde girl adds.

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The Watchtower.
the Justice League's base of operations.

Superman takes his seat beside Green Arrow and leans in towards the blonde hero. "does Batman look brooder than usual today?" whispered Superman, the other Justice League members looking over at him with concern or confusion.

Batman was slouched in his seat with his arms crossed and distance glare. "seems normal to me." Green Arrow had answered.

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after a sluggish and cumbersome day, Bruce collapses on a comfortable sofa in the living room. he drags out a sigh as he replays the events that occurred today.

"got room for some company?" [N] asked and Bruce lifts his head, smiling softly when seeing the boy. "[N], of course. sit down." Bruce says and the [h/c] haired boy takes a seat beside the man; crossing his legs on the sofa. Bruce then silently eyed the boy, searching for any ounce of Justice League memorabilia.

"you seem to be in a bad mood. your intense staring is uncomfortable." [N] casually states and Bruce clears his throat while flushed due to being caught. "i apologise [N], i didn't intend to make you uncomfortable."

"that's fine, i'm guessing something's on your mind. you seem.. brooder than usual.. what's up?" [N] curiously asked as he turns his head towards Bruce's general direction.

"it really is nothing.."

"it's about the memorabilia isn't it."

"correct." Bruce answered instantly. he looks over at [N] and notices that he has no object or clothing of Justice League memorabilia. however, there is nothing other than the fact that the boy was in his favourite melon themed pjamas, and had his cane leaning against the sofa right beside him. "say.. do you have any Justice League memorabilia by any chance?"

[N] crossed his arms and scoffed as he shook his head. "nope, my greatest favourite hero of all time isn't even apart of the Justice League."

"and who so happens to be your greatest favourite hero of all time?" Bruce asked with a fond and already knowing smile on his face. "it's [H/N] of course!" [N] proudly answered, causing for Bruce to let out a warm-hearted laugh.

"but.." [N] starts in a low voice, catching Bruce's attention immediately, "my number one favourite hero of all time is you. i'm forever grateful to be in your care."

Bruce's eyes widened in shock, he then pulls [N] into a warm loving hug. "i'm glad to have you as my family, [N]." Bruce smiles when seeing the boy smile ear to ear.

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