Okay. I've been overthinking about these two storylines for days but I never plan to do them. I don't think I have the writing skill to write them as I keep picturing them as. And it might just be my insomnia brain making me think on the crazy or dark side.
I did use to write all my saddest story plots when my insomnia was the worse. It's gotten better over the years but I normally try not to write when I can't sleep but my eyes are droopy. Saves a lot of broken hearts lol.
Anyway... I wanted to write these ideas out and have other people have the chance to use them or judge them or whatever. I don't know. I'm hoping if I mention them .. maybe they'd finally leave my head.
One:
Dick's seen as the golden child. He's the first Robin. The great original that no one can ever replace or reach to the same level.
But we all know that Dick is human and a bit of a mess half the time. Other's just hold high expectations for him that the poor man can't escape.
He's suffered a lot.
And the other bat's and birds suffer because of the hero that "Robin" had highly been talked about and the platform he's been placed upon. All of them have tried to be like Robin Dick or been compared to him.
All the little bats and birds have been hurt or upset by something involving Dick's hero background.
So... WHAT IF ... Dick was given the chance to go back in time or never be born at all. During patrol one night, in Gotham because that's where all the weird stuff happens by now.
Someone with one final spell shows up and offers him this spell.
Either he can change one thing in the past or not have been born at all.
Dick being the sacrifice idiot that he is .. agrees.
It's been a long and hard week. He's feel weak, physically and emotionally. His family are a mess over whatever has happened this time or family argument happening. And as always .. Dick's been pulled in somehow causing that resentment, bitter hatred or jealous to pop up from his siblings again.
Dick feels like a failure, a fake and he's just so god damn tired.
So .. to save his siblings and friends from all the bittiness that him choosing to be a hero had brought them all at some point. He takes the spell.
The one thing he changes is either Haly's Circus not being threatened that day. Leaving little eight year old Dick Grayson to stay with his family and never step into Bruce or Batman's life.
I don't promise that his parents live long lives. Their job was dangerous so anything could happen in the future. So, leaving that open. But Dick at least stays with the Circus.
And with no Robin being the first side kick/hero partner ... not many other young heroes have dreams of being like him. And no Batman forms a high platform for Robin either and none of the Justice League members build one either.
No one comes up with the idea of taking in a young side kick to train. Sure, kids gain powers and stuff but they're simply trained safely and not brought out to the hero front lines until they're older.
Or Red Arrow or Kidflash end up being the first sidekicks ever known instead.
I don't want to say if Batman stays rough and brutal now that he never had a Robin to teach him to be better.
So, I'll leave Batman's turn of events untouched.
I don't think Bruce would take any of his other children in .. I think he'd try to save them and home them elsewhere but he's been Batman too long when he comes across Jason and the others.
He has no space for a child in his life .. that side of him was locked away long ago.
I don't want to say what happens to the other bat kids since they get taken in by Batman. They live their lives that they'd be given by the change of the past. It's sad to think about and I don't want to go down that path right now..
I mean, if you wanna add a twist than have Batman take in the rest of the kids anyway. But he wouldn't be the same batman and I fear that the family would be filled with cracks and be a bit broken.
Dick was the emotionally support and positive affection member of the family. He supported and gave out second chances more often than anyone else did.
So... without Dick holding them together or trying his best to keep them all togehter and felt loved and wanted. I don't think the family would be an overly happy one or some would feel left out and distance themselves.
Not sure how the storyline would go if Dick simply chosen the spell where he no longer existed in the world. That he was never born.
I feel like it'd be a similar path as if he was never adopted.
I just don't see this as a happy storyline.
I'm leaning more towards a sad or heart-breaking story end.
But it could hold a happy ending over the same magic person appearing before one of the other upset or defeated siblings and offering up a new spell.
Giving them a chance to bring back Dick and correct the changed past.
Two: This one can have a ship or be a batfam only thing again.
This one is rather worrying and sad and creepy.
But everyone knows that Dick gains respect and love from both heroes and villains.
Richard is rather friendly, kind, caring and really good looking.
I feel he'd gain stalkers as both his hero identify and civilian identity.
At first he'd assumed he had fans like he did during his circus days but soon learnt that they weren't the type of "fans" he was raised to understand having.
But with how often that Dick gains a craze talker .. he merely saw it as his normal daily life by the time he's an adult. So, he doesn't think or worry over his stalkers much anymore.
In hero mode or civilian mode, he merely accepts it and carries on with his life. Only moving into action if things take a turn for the worse. So, he learns to live with being harassed by over half the people he meet.
But.. he'd never want his siblings to face the same fate.
Dick cares for other's wellbeing but not his own.
So.. when one of his siblings gain a stalker that's creeped them out or spooked them. He goes into big brother modes and protects them.
He helps to deal with the stalker, law binding, so the person can't try it again and would think twice before trying again.
Before he's check up on that sibling and try to help them feel safe again.
With how swiftly and mostly unaffected over the whole stalker problem. It gains a few red flags for a couple of the other siblings or even Bruce himself and they speak to him about it.
Dick carelessly admitting he deals with it almost weekly and knew how to handle it like a pro by now.
After that answer .. the batfamily start looking into Dick's history a little more and his presnce as well. Noticing just how bad Dick's stalking numbers were and helping to free him from the harassment.
All of them creating shifts where different members cover a full week to deal with any stalkers that fall upon Dick. Checking up on their brother after dealing with any and helping him to feel safe and show him he held some worth that wasn't some eye candy for a stranger.
So, this would have a sweet and happy ending.