Plot Bunny Without A Clue

[seriousfic]

No one would ever have suspected that Batman and Robin were a lie. The Masked Manhunter was in reality a variety of stuntmen, mercenaries, and most recently trained assassin David Cain. He had no detective skills whatsoever.

Robin was the real brains behind the operation. He's only just now realizing he needs someone to carry on his legacy, and thus is helping Cain groom daughter Cassandra to play the role of Batgirl. Fascinating neuroscience there.

No, no one knew that Tim Drake was, in all but body, Batman. No one, except Stephanie Brown.

Comments

[galamb-borong.livejournal.com]

I'm liking it, but I'm wondering where Tim got the money. ( I'm guessing Nightwing isn't canon here. )

[seriousfic.livejournal.com]

After the Flying Graysons died, Dick became a ward of the state. After some scheming from Tim, the Graysons adopted him. Dick started dating Barbara, and through an amazing series of events, she used her siphon into the Lexcorp coffers to fund Tim's activities.

[galamb-borong.livejournal.com]

Very AU... but I'm buying it.
Potential fun detail: you know how so many people have said "Batman? I thought he was dead!" and variants thereof? Batman has died. Multiple times. It's in the contract now.

[lurkslikefox.livejournal.com]

...interesting.

Tim obviously started young. Very, very young.

It reminds me of a film I once saw in which Sherlock Holmes was actually an actor hired by Dr. Watson, the real brains behind the pair...where was it...

A ha! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Without_A_Clue

[lurkslikefox.livejournal.com]

*reads subject line of original post*

Wait a cotton-pickin' minute...

[seriousfic.livejournal.com]

That's nothing. You should see my first draft of The Taming of the Barda (or "Ten Things I Hate About Darkseid").

The weird thing is, that's the second DCU version of The Taming of the Shrew that I've heard of.

[lurkslikefox.livejournal.com]

...and I just got a great image of Bruce as Kate, with Dick as Bianca. Am thinking about Petrucio... It'd have to be someone sufficiantly cunning...