History FanFic / BruceHasAProblem

And the less said about what ''The Joker'' feels about this, the better.

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: "Fancypants" is the only male Batdemon who was originally with Intergang in Metropolis. He's also initially the only one of them who'd also read the tech manuals that came with new equipment and esoteric tech, meaning he knew how they worked and how to keep them maintained (at least until Larry watched him and picked up on how to do so too).

* LighterAndSofter: Compared to the mainstream DCU these days.
* LoveMakesYouCrazy: This is Harley all over the place, at least initially.

* KillerRabbit: Killer ''[[KillerRobot Robot]]'' Rabbits, during the Hatter arc. [[KnifeNut Armed with switchblades.]] And they attack in swarms to make it worse.

--> Nicky: Where's the ugly guy with the hat? He said he was your friend.
--> Harley: He used to be, but now he's just a creep. My new boyfriend's beating him up.
--> Nicky: Hey! You said you were gonna kill him!
--> Harley: Things have changed. Now he's my special bat-friend.
--> Jenny: Like a backwards-daddy! Mommy used to kiss daddy now she wants him dead! And you do it backwards!
--> Harley: Exactly! Come on and we'll say hello.

* [[DatingCatwoman Dating Harley Quinn]]: To be fair to Harley, she's not a bad guy anymore and reformed to prove to Bruce the seriousness of her affections.

* FacePalm: Often.

* GratuitousNinja

* LargeHam: Maxie Zeus.
** AQUAMAN.

* LeaveTheTwoLovebirdsAlone

* {{Minionshipping}}: See BelligerentSexualTension above.

* NonFatalExplosions

* OneDialogueTwoConversations

* RescueArc: The DEMON arc.

** "Zelinski's" is mentioned in the context of a costume shopping trip, which refers to a superhero/villain tailor Leo Zelinski from [[ComicBook/JMSSpiderMan JMS's run on Spider-Man]].

* SugarAndIcePersonality: Cass, somewhat. By the definition, Bruce as well.

* TheMissusAndTheEx

* TheCatCameBack: In the beginning, Robin feebly wonders how he and Bruce can get rid of Harley. A morose Bruce asks him what they could possibly do to her that the Joker had already done to her, without her getting the message.

* BoredWithInsanity: ''ComicBook/TheJoker'' of all people, after the events of Gotham Con. Sort of. He's bored with ''homicidal'' insanity. As he puts it, he's becoming just another [[SerialKiller Zsasz]], and there's no fun in that. He's still pretty crazy though.

* AmicableExes: [[ComicBook/Batgirl2009 Stephanie]] and [[ComicBook/RobinSeries Tim]], early in the story, discuss how they used to date, and wind up as this. Stephanie still loves teasing him, though.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: When Tim asks Bruce how she'll get rid of Harley, he fornlornly replies:

* NotSoDifferent: Bruce is worried that Harley's willingness to do anything for him makes him not so different from the Joker. Alfred says there's no easy way to get over this, but he points out that she is clearly better off with him than the Joker.

* TangledFamilyTree: Assuming both that Bruce and Harley tie the knot, and that Batman Beyond is in continuity with this, [[spoiler: Terry McGinnis]] and Damian Wayne are half-brothers, and even stranger, they're both step-uncles to the [[WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker Dee Dees]], who Bruce is now step-grandfather for.

* BaitAndSwitchTyrant

* BetaCouple: While Bats and Harley are at the center, other couples that have shown up that highlight relationship differences:
** Dick and Babs
** Tim and Cass
** Doyle and Penny

* CannotSpitItOut: Ivy is like this around Harley.

[[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/bruce-has-a-problem-thread-11.261272/ Thread 11]], [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/bruce-has-a-problem-discussion-thread.210104/ discussion thread]].

Note: The above link is to a thread on spacebattles.com, which is littered with non-story discussion. You can find a table of contents that links to all the story-posts [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/bruce-has-a-problem-batman-humour-1-1.200472/post-6513898 here]].

Note: The above link is to a thread on spacebattles.com, which is littered with non-story discussion. [[http://forums.spacebattles.com/showthread.php?p=6821924%2520#post6821924 Here]] you can find a table of contents that links to all the story-posts.

* BiTheWay: Poison Ivy, Cassandra, Stephanie, and Harley. Nika, if her time with Tim and Cassandra is an indication.

* HeterosexualLifePartners: Stephanie and Cassandra. Though if Damian's photos are to be believed, they might not be [[BiTheWay all that ]][[HoYay heterosexual...]]