Early Bird(s): Only Children
Fics featuring oldest sibling(-like) characters, in a time before their (pseudo-)siblings came along. (Often actually involve the acquisition of one or more sibling).
(For older versions of these characters - see: sibleng)
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AtLA/K / B(M)HA / DP / RR(PJ):
(- Katara)
(- June (& Nyla)
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DC / Marvel:
- (Pre-)Robin Dick Grayson (is not adopted by Bruce)
(- Post-Robin, Pre-Nightwing fallout)
- Tiny Teen Titans
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(- Thor)
(- Pre-serum Steve)
(- Pre-Avengers Clint Barton)
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NCIS/Criminal Minds/Numb3rs/H-50/911:
- Mini Maddie Buckley
- (Pre-Canon) Chibi Chim
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(The) Sentinel / Stargate / TM7:
(- Pre-Canon Jim Ellison)
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Other:
(- Scott Tracy)
(Closed, Moderated)
Random bookmarks
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in the shadows by Kieron_ODuibhir
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), Justice League - All Media Types, DCU
24 Apr 2022
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“You’ve visited that kid every day for weeks,” Clark said. “Why?”
Batman stared at him. “How long have you known?”
“Batman…”
“You’re confronting me now because you’re worried about my intentions toward Dick. He changed your mind about something. Ergo, you’ve been sitting on this for a while. How long have you known I wasn’t real?”
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A routine patrol is interrupted when Robin realizes he's being followed. There's no attack, no ambush, no weapons drawn. Dick doesn't understand what this man wants, or why his gentle touch hurts so bad.
But Batman seems to know, and Dick just wants someone to tell him what he did wrong.
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floor collapses, floating, bouncing back by fruitsdoesnotknow for ZombieMerlin
Fandoms: 9-1-1 (TV)
25 Jun 2025
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The kid’s face, stoney and blank and expressionless, suddenly blinks to life. His eyes are wide, hat pulled down on his head and his mouth parts before closing again. Can’t be more than fifteen, sixteen. Sullen but hopeful at the same time. Couldn’t care less but curious nonetheless. Howard reaches over, hand stretched out.
“I’m Howie, it’s nice to meet you.”
The kid stares at him for a moment, his parents watching them both cautiously.
It takes a moment. Makes him nervous that he’s upset him somehow; done the wrong thing, said the wrong words. But then, after a few seconds, the kid reaches his hand out, and Howie… Howie holds it gently, squeezes once before pulling away.
“I’m Ravi.”
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Ravi's a teenager in a hospital. Howie's a probie trying to find his place. They meet in the middle.
Series
- Part 5 of For Jaafar
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A Year Of Baby Steps: Attempts To Show Love To Baby Talons by drowningfire for AstraEllis
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics)
30 Aug 2025
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The Acrobat Rescue Support Organization Network (ARSON) has successfully rescued ten talonised Dick Graysons and fostered them into safe, stable, and secure homes. Helping the children in question towards feeling safe, stable, and secure is a whole other mission. ARSON meetings might be continuing for the foreseeable future...
aka. A series of vignettes from across the multiverse about the Batfamily (and friends) trying to integrate their most recent, traumatised members into their new loving families (who are trying their very hardest to be well-adjusted themselves in the meantime).
Series
- Part 1 of Multiversal Meddling
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" Dick needed someone who was going to teach him how to swim and hunt and be the species he actually was. Bruce couldn’t be that for Dick, so he was going to give the pup to mers who could be. "
Bruce tries to give Dick what he needs.
**prequel to "Rough Waters". Can be read as a standalone.**
Series
- Part 1 of Rising Tides