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Barbara Gordon/Bruce Wayne
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Barbara Gordon/Bruce Wayne |
| Alternative name(s): | Batman/Batgirl, Batman/Oracle, BruBabs, BruceBabs |
| Gender category: | Het |
| Fandom: | Batman, DC Comics, Batman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, Batman: The Killing Joke, The Lego Batman Movie |
| Canonical?: | canon in some versions, non-canon in others |
| Prevalence: | rarepair |
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| Other: | |
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Barbara/Bruce is a het pairing in the Batman fandom featuring Barbara Gordon and Bruce Wayne.
Fandom
The pairing mainly appears in the DCAU (particularly in the works of Bruce Timm who ships the two), where it was briefly implied that Barbara Gordon had a crush on Bruce which feelings might have been returned. Batman Beyond comics canonized the pairing in the universe.[1] The Batman: The Killing Joke film canonized the pairing, with the two sleeping together.
Some Batman fans squick at the pairing due to the age gap.[2] This is probably why the pairing is so rare, most reactions of the pairing are negative online.
Fanfiction is mostly posted to Archive of Our Own, before that LiveJournal was used.
Fanworks
| Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples. |
Fics
- Broken by FabulaRosa, Explicit
Art
Vids
Archives and Fannish Links
- Barbara/Bruce works at AO3
- brucebarbara, a LJ community dedicated to the ship
- Barbara/Bruce fic recs at Het Reccers
- Tumblr tags: bruce x barbara, BruceBabs brubabs
- Less used: Barbara x Bruce, Barbara Gordon x Bruce Wayne