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The Bats were dead and Dick was the only one left alive. He had nothing left for him so why shouldn’t he join them?
Waking up back in time was not the plan but Dick wasn’t complaining. He finally has his family back and he will not lose them again.
Robin has always been able to do what Batman couldn’t. It was okay that Bruce won’t kill. Dick wouldn’t ask him to compromise his morals.
But he had no such restrictions. He doesn’t mind killing, getting his hands dirty, and being a monster if it means his family is alive.
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Or a Dark Dick Grayson who is just a tad overprotective of his family. Just a tad.
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House Guest by hole_in_the_roof
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics), DCU, Young Justice (Cartoon)
09 Sep 2025
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So, to recap, it’s really not that Wally has anything against Batman personally—he doesn’t—it’s just that he doesn’t want Batman to find out he is dating (and having sex with, shh) his sort-of-son because he stopped by his sort-of-son’s apartment at just half past midnight, and Wally is standing in his door frame in nothing but his underwear and one of Dick’s shirts.
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Back to the Past by ASmallVoice
Fandoms: White Collar (TV 2009), Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics), Titans (Comics)
03 May 2025
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The Harvard Crew and Dick are sent back to the past by a magic user. To return to their time, they need to gather their younger selves.
However, it is April 2014 and Dick Grayson has been off world for over two months. He’s not expected to return for at least three months. What’s a guy to do?
Well, it might help to locate all his siblings and ensure their safety. You know. While they’re waiting.
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Tim Drake never actually wanted to become part of the Robin-Batman-vigilante outfit. No, really. But the last Robin up and died, and now Batman is going crazy, and no one else is doing anything about it, so...Tim decides to become Robin. He might as well, right? At the very least it'll give him something to do while his parents are gone.
Still, Tim's not taking up the mantle until he can put a couple of things in order. Step one? Making sure the Joker can't get it into his head to kill another Robin. Not ever again. (Good thing Tim's not the one with a 'no killing' rule.)
And then after that? Well, after that it's only just a matter of keeping Batman from learning Tim's identity and subsequently chasing him off. Not until Bruce can get back on his feet and pick a new Robin, a real one this time. Easy-peasy.
Sort of.
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matching wounds by azablue
Fandoms: DCU, Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics), Young Justice (Cartoon)
18 Dec 2024
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“They’re a means to an end.” Jason pinched the bridge of his nose, already exhausted by his questions. “This city needs more support from the people for the people.”
“And that’s coming from the Falcones?” Dick scoffed. “The Sionis?”
“The Underground has a lot of players, okay?” Jason explained, putting his hands up. “They’re just some of them.”
“Yeah, I’m familiar.” Dick spat. He wanted to be patient. He wanted to approach this delicately, but that ship had sailed. It was just too much. Too close.
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OR Dick Grayson has complicated feelings about his brother joining Gotham's world of organized crime not only because of their father's code, but because his parents were killed by the mob
some bat brother's angst in these trying times
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- Part 4 of in the shadow of the stars
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What You Leave Behind by forgetmesunflower
Fandoms: DCU, Teen Titans - All Media Types, Batman - All Media Types, The Flash - All Media Types
20 Oct 2024
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“You’re here to take Richard’s stuff away,” Damian said after a moment, voice tight.
Wally rolled his answer over in his mouth, trying to find the truth. “No,” he said finally, “I’m here to find some closure. I also know he has like half my closest here that he's stolen over the years.” He tried to keep his voice light, but the words still scraped up his raw throat.
Damian scoffed. “Clearly, that attests only to your own incompetence.”
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Wally knew someone would have to brave the ghostly shell of Dick's apartment eventually. It's not empty when he opens the door.
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Cass is finally home... isn't she?
To most of her family, she is a stranger. To Dick and Damian, she is a new variable in their precarious stack of lies. To Cass, nothing is exactly as she remembers, and nothing is exactly as she wants it to be.
Home is gone, left behind in an alternate timeline, but Cass has made it to the next best thing and she's determined to reclaim all she can.
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- Part 6 of what's past is prologue
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Tim's parents faked their deaths and fled the country years ago, but neglected to take him with them. He spent some time on the streets, and now at 16, he makes a living as a fortune teller, stalking and hustling the shit out of Gotham's elite by telling them eerily accurate fortunes based on the information he gathers about them.
His life is peculiar but he wouldn't change a thing. When he gets booked for the big Wayne Halloween party, however, he finds himself getting all tangled up with the Waynes, and the more fortunes he tells, the tighter the snare becomes.or: Tim just wanted to scam Gotham's elite, not end up on the Batfamily's watchlist. But it seems they just won't leave him alone..
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Dick is finally home, and that means everything's fine.
The family is still missing Cass and Duke, but he can fix that. There's some lingering trauma that needs resolving, but he can fix that too. All in all, things could definitely be worse.
It's fine. He's fine. He's fine.
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- Part 5 of what's past is prologue
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softer landings by vlrnlr
Fandoms: DCU, DCU (Comics), Outsiders (Comics), Teen Titans (Comics), Titans (Comics)
24 Oct 2023
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It’s been a love hard-won, and now they get to savour the victory. Mostly. / The one in which a baby makes three.
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- Part 6 of home sweet something
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The thing is, Jason has been thinking about just going home.
It starts like this:
“Please don’t. Please, please don’t.”
With Robin begging.
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Batting in the Wings by PlotsOfCoffee
Fandoms: DCU (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Justice League - All Media Types
07 Jun 2023
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Love is an amazing thing, so when the Justice League believes that their resident paranoid isolationist has found it, they’re happy for him, even if Wally was hardcore crushing on the lover boy.
Or another Justice League thinks Batman and Nightwing are dating.
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- Part 2 of DC Fics
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past the places by fiveandnocents
Fandoms: Young Justice (Cartoon), DCU (Comics), The Flash - All Media Types, Batman - All Media Types
15 May 2023
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“I’ve been going on missions,” he says defensively.
“Yeah?” Jason raises a judgemental eyebrow through the mask. “Any of those missions not include your new boy toy?”
Dick scowls, caught out. “What does it matter?”
Jason pushes himself off of the wall and stretches with strategic lethargy. “Look, take it from a guy who came back from the dead too.” Dick flinches, but Jason barrels on. “The longer you keep him to yourself—away from everyone else—the longer it’ll take for him to process that life moved on without him.”
(Or: When Wally returns from the dead, their relationship is not as easy to navigate as Dick hoped it would be.)
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- Part 3 of nervous breakthrough
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Damian scowled. “Why are you laughing?” he demanded. “It’s a reasonable conclusion!”
This just made Dick double over in laughter again. He managed to get a hold of himself enough to place a hand on Damian’s shoulder. “You’re not homophobic.”
Damian’s scowl deepened. “Yes I am!”(Inspired by "Straight guy worries he's being homophobic to gay roommate, realizes he's fallen in love with him")
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“Gotham! I am here tonight to show you the hideous face of 'truth' and its destructive power to tear apart even the closest of bonds! We’re all held together only by illusions and lies, and the ‘truth’ dissolves them all." The new villain Veritas turned towards Bruce, syringe out and pointed towards the arm chained to his podium.“NOW! Under the compulsion of the serum, expose your true feelings: Tell the world what you hate the most about: Nightwing.”
Dick froze—every argument, every accusation thrown between the two running through his mind. He wasn’t sure if he could take it—to hear it spoken truthfully and directly. Hearing all of Bruce’s hatred, contempt, and disappointment in him poured out not just in a heated yelling match in the cave but in front of Damian, in front of the whole world.
Bruce coughed, blood flicking from his lips from a failed attempt to bite his tongue, and Dick hung his head in resignation. It was at least nice to know Bruce wasn’t eager to dump out his true feelings.
“His suit.” Bruce choked, and the room went silent.
AKA: This is just a fun little thing. Bruce loves his kids so much
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Stephanie Brown's life has always been normal - until the Bats went berserk and almost killed the Joker.
In the resulting power vacuum, Arthur Brown decides to try a spot of supervillainy.
In the process of stopping him, Steph gains a family.
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- Part 4 of what's past is prologue
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The Taste of Wonder by dandelionlily for envysparkler
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics)
22 Aug 2022
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Bruce Wayne takes in young acrobat Dick Grayson after the death of the boy's parents, unaware of the Dick's secret: he's an incubus who needs to feed on joyful emotions to survive.
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what to come, in yours and my discharge by Icestorm238
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
06 Aug 2022
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Tim finds his way in the void left behind by Dick Grayson.
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- Part 3 of what's past is prologue
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Ethiopia and the aftermath, from Jason's perspective.
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- Part 2 of what's past is prologue
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Dick Grayson, bestowed with the memories of an alternate life, decides that things are going to go better this time.
Priority number one: preventing Jason's death.
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- Part 1 of what's past is prologue