No one knows how Duke’s powers work- least of all Duke. It’s a bit of… trial and error as the family help (and laugh at him) as he figures them out. Stupidest thing they’ve done with duke/ convinced him to do “just to see if he could”
- Harper and Cullen want to know if he can control light-based appliances, so he spends half an hour trying to telepathically unscrew a lightbulb. Results: he looks so constipated that Alfred offers him a laxative tea
- Tim wonders how well Duke can control lasers, so he sets up an elaborate maze of lasers and mirrors with alarms if any of them are tripped. Result: he can see invisible lasers and move the beams out of the way, but forgets to factor in mirror physics and trips the alarm anyway
- Inspired by a homework problem, Steph decides to see if Duke can manipulate light at the particle level. They "borrow" Atom's belt and shrink Duke down to the size of a molecule. Result: inconclusive—he ends up running from a rolling photon Indiana Jones style
- Damian asks if Duke can generate light in the absence of anything. They get away from Gotham and go into a really dark forest on an overcast night. Result: he can, but also moths
- Babs brings up the important question: do his clothes turn invisible? Result: no, in the most cartoonish way possible
- Cass is curious just how dark he can make things with his umbrakinesis. Result: Bruce calls the Justice League because he thinks there's a black hole in the Batcave
- Dick wants to know if Duke's powers are influenced by strong emotions like Starfire's, so he makes a list of Duke's favorite things and takes him out for the best day of his life. Result: they aren't, but Duke gets a rare Yu-Gi-Oh card
- Jason has the same question as Dick, but he takes it in the opposite direction. Every time they pass each other, Jason shouts, "NICE LEGS DAISY DUKES." This goes on for three weeks. Result: they still aren't, but Duke is really annoyed
- Duke wonders if getting hit by light beams hurts. Result: he makes up a whole new case to explain his black eye that now Bruce expects him to solve
- Alfred asks him to turn off the lights in the other room. Result: yes he can (the scream from the shower is irrelevant)
I think Duke would have serious Mothman problems
I hate to say this but now I have the most cracky ship
A moth person and Duke would be hilariously dumb and cute
...this is perfect and adorable I have no notes
Glad you like it, too bad I know very little about Duke. 😅
Okay, headcanon time!
- They are, and I cannot stress this enough, disgustingly cute together
- Make chronically single people gag level cute
- Dick is super creeped out by their giant moth eyes and extra legs but tries so hard to hide it.
- Duke is really anxious to introduce his Moth-Person to Bruce, but Bruce is just relieved he hasn't brought home a speedster or arrow
- Tim is too tired to notice that they are a MOTH and just goes "nicetomeetyou" and goes back to work
- Cass is immediately friends with them
- Duke takes them to a movie and tries to make a move, but they're mesmerized
- They really like it when he brushes their fur
- Fireworks work better than a movie
- Extra hands means always having one free for hand holding











