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going round in a circle by dizarys
Fandoms: DCU, DCU (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics)
08 Feb 2021
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"Alright, when's this bat-splosion happening?" Jason said as he landed on the rooftop.
"Controlled demolition, Hood." Tim said with a long suffering sigh.
"Hang on. Where's the baby?"---
Team-ups are fun, especially when things explode. Until the job hits a snag and gets a little too close to home for Jason.
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speed dial by dizarys
Fandoms: DCU, DCU (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics)
08 Feb 2021
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"You've caught me at a really bad time, Red."
Tim winced as gunshots came across the comm followed by grunts and the familiar sound of punching. "Yeah I figured."---
Tim needs help. Jason's a little busy at the moment.
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what's needed most by dizarys
Fandoms: DCU, DCU (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics)
08 Feb 2021
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“You can take the acrobat out of the circus but you can’t take the circus out of the acrobat.”
Bruce just blinked down at the eight-year-old, surprised Dick even knew the saying. Then again, he didn’t know much about kids. Parenting books didn’t have a chapter on quippy orphans who refused to stop climbing and leaping off of everything.---
Dick wants to fly. Bruce would like that to not involve giving him a heart attack for once.
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waiting for the drop by dizarys
Fandoms: DCU (Comics), DCU, Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types
13 Feb 2021
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With a sigh, Dick pulled the cruiser over and flashed his lights.
The teen walking down the sidewalk jumped then glared as Dick stepped out of the cruiser. “I don’t know what happened, officer.”
"Sure you don’t.” Dick leaned against the hood, arms crossed. “What do you think you're doing out this late?”
"None of your damn business."---
Being a big brother is hard. But Dick is going to try his best anyway.*This series has no specific reading order.*
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do more harm by dizarys
Fandoms: DCU (Comics), DCU, Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), Nightwing (Comics)
17 Feb 2021
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"Hey," Jason laid a hand on his shoulder, "We’re gonna get him back."
"Yes," Dick growled, drawing his escrima sticks and clenching them tightly. "We are."
He flipped off the stack of shipping containers with a tight somersault, landing lightly. A split second later Jason landed heavy and solid behind him. The four guards didn't stand a chance.
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Dick's temper isn't usually a problem. But when Robin disappears...crossing the line seems a lot easier.
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i don't know when you got taller by dizarys
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU (Comics), DCU
28 Feb 2021
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Truthfully, he was starting to wonder if his involvement was helping Jason at all. There were things Bruce wasn't sure they'd ever see eye to eye on. Things they didn't want to see eye to eye on. Maybe Jason only needed, or wanted, his brother.
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Bruce isn't sure how to mend his relationship with Jason. But he's willing to try.
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risk and reward by dizarys
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU (Comics), DCU
07 Mar 2021
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“Look who got their leash extended!” Nightwing sang as he flipped onto the roof.
“A lot sooner than you did!” Tim bragged. He was buzzing with excitement and he'd managed to push it down and focus but now Dick was here, Batman was across Gotham, and it was back.
Robin was flying solo.
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Tim's first night patrolling solo takes a sudden turn for the worse
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in the walls by dizarys
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU (Comics), DCU
14 Mar 2021
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Seemingly oblivious to the conversation, Tim poured a giant mug of coffee and sipped slowly as he joined Dick at the table. “Do you guys ever hear noises at night?” Tim asked in a slow, deliberate voice.
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notches in the door frame by dizarys
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU (Comics), DCU
20 Mar 2021
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Bruce hadn't been prepared for his days or nights to feel so empty. And he wasn't sure how to interact with the young man before him now.
Because Robin didn't need Batman anymore.
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A patrol gone wrong forces Bruce and Dick to finally talk about Robin becoming Nightwing and feelings they'd been avoiding.
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but you worry me by dizarys
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU, DCU (Comics)
12 Apr 2021
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“Why do you still hate me?” The question was so subdued and tired he almost missed it. Damian glanced over his shoulder to see Drake leaning on the doorframe, sagging as if he were going to fall any moment.
“I don’t.” Damian continued into his room, feeling the weight of Drake’s eyes on him. “That would imply I cared.”---
The fic where Damian is learning to overcome old habits and Tim is trying to be a good big brother.
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- Part 10 of took a little time to make a little better
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i'll be home for next year by dizarys
Fandoms: DCU (Comics), DCU, Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), Nightwing (Comics), Grayson (Comics)
25 Apr 2021
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After being unmasked by the Syndicate, the world thinks Richard Grayson is dead. But he survived. And he's faced with an impossible choice.
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Dripping water echoed in the cave, overwhelming loud in the silence. Dick scrubbed both hands through his hair, eyes screwed shut. How could he do this? How could he not do this?
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- Part 11 of took a little time to make a little better
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it's part of me, apart from me by dizarys
Fandoms: Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, DCU (Comics), DCU
15 May 2021
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"You look like him."
"You fly like your mother did."
"I can see them in you."
It wasn't that he didn't appreciate the comments. It was nice to have that connection to his parents. And people had been saying things like that for years. But this time...Dick found himself faltering when he saw his reflection, tracing the shape of his face and shoulders. Wondering as Nightwing swung across Gotham...was it with her grace?*This series has no specific reading order*
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- Part 12 of took a little time to make a little better
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something that I've been missing by dizarys
Fandoms: Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, DCU (Comics), DCU
30 May 2021
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Jason's tired of running into his family night after night in a city this big. And he's especially tired of them getting hurt and making him realize how much he actually cares.
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"'m not talking tonight." Jason blew out a steady stream of smoke. It was tempting to direct it at the acrobat who just landed on the edge of the roof with him, a safe distance away. A few weeks ago, he might have. But not tonight. Dick’s new habit of keeping him company on slower nights didn't frustrate him as much anymore.
Which was bizarre considering that the first time Nightwing showed up on the same rooftop as the Red Hood, clear on the opposite side with his hands empty and raised in peace, Jason attempted to put his cigarette out on Dick’s face.
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- Part 13 of took a little time to make a little better
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these days you're fine by dizarys
Fandoms: Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, DCU (Comics), DCU
17 Jul 2021
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Tim hadn't been scared before. Annoyed and inconvenienced, sure. Leave it to Jason to turn a quick hit into a disaster. But now, as memories came screaming to the forefront of his mind, Tim was scared.
Because the last time they’d been in a position like this...Jason tried to kill him.
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- Part 14 of took a little time to make a little better
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time in a tree by dizarys
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU (Comics), DCU
04 Sep 2021
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“How long did it take them to look at you normally afterwards?”
“Afterwards?”
“After you came back to life.”*This series has no specific reading order*
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- Part 15 of took a little time to make a little better
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a thousand silhouettes by dizarys
Fandoms: DCU (Comics), DCU, Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), Red Robin (Comics)
14 Sep 2021
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He still dreams about that night.
Stripped of his Robin costume, choking on tears in Bruce’s arms, calling for his father who was sprawled in the red-stained hallway before them. The night he was too late. Robin was too late.
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Tim's already lost his dad once. He refuses to let it happen again.
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- Part 16 of took a little time to make a little better
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you're on the mend by dizarys
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU (Comics), DCU
19 Sep 2021
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“Drake?” Damian watched him with wide eyes. “What are we doing?”
Something stirred in Tim’s chest at that question. Damian was deferring to him. Something he never did. And all at once a plan snapped into place in Tim’s head. It was not a smart plan. But it was a plan.---
A fieldtrip gone wrong makes Tim and Damian realize something.
They actually care about each other.*This series has no specific reading order*
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- Part 17 of took a little time to make a little better
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wrote my own pain by dizarys
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU (Comics), DCU
25 Sep 2021
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Jason landed on his back with a grunt, lungs spasming. Dick leaned over him, but made no move to restrain him.
“Please.” Dick begged in a low voice. “Please, I just got you back. Don’t make me choose between my brothers."---
Jason's returned to Gotham, determined to clean up the mess he made. And to figure out why the hell he can't leave this damned city and his past behind.
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- Part 18 of took a little time to make a little better
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this could really be a good life by dizarys
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU, DCU (Comics)
08 Jun 2024
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A collection of short, domestic moments of the Bat family being a family
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- Part 19 of took a little time to make a little better
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homework by dizarys
Fandoms: DCU, DCU (Comics), Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types
15 Mar 2022
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When Dick visits Gotham for the weekend, Jason wants nothing more than to spend time with his big brother. The problem is, does he want to spend time with Jason?
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I’m your favorite brother!” Dick winked over his shoulder at Jason. “You wouldn't hurt me.”
Jason rolled his eyes and muttered, “You’re my only brother.”
“Exactly. Which means I’m your favorite by default. Boom. Case closed. Court adjourned.”
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- Part 20 of took a little time to make a little better