Febuwhump 2023
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drink in the jasmine and rain by TaraLaurel
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU, DCU (Comics)
08 Feb 2023
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His body, brain, very soul, needs the contact. Any human contact. But there's a part of him that wants it to be Bruce.
There's another part, the little boy inside who has been trying not to cry for months, that wants it to be his parents.
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When Tim gets hit with Ivy's new experimental pollen, he hides the side effects from Bruce.
Febuwhump 2023 | Day 1 | Touch-starved
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- Part 1 of Febuwhump 2023
- Part 1 of (don't) hold me
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just be there by TaraLaurel
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU, DCU (Comics)
08 Feb 2023
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Dick picks up halfway through the second ring.
"What's wrong?"
It hurts, a little, that something has to be wrong for Bruce to be calling his son. But then again, they don't do a whole lot of social calls. And usually any call this late between any of them is grounds for immediate concern.
"I," Bruce clears his throat, "I don't know what to do."
"Bruce?" There's a touch of alarm in Dick's voice now.
"Tim." God, why is this so difficult? They're just words. Just emotions. Get it together.
"What happened?"
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When Tim gets hit with Ivy's new experimental pollen, he hides the side effects from Bruce.
Febuwhump 2023 | Alternate Prompt #3 | Soft Words
Companion Piece to "drink in the jasmine and rain" for Day 1 | Touchstarved
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- Part 2 of Febuwhump 2023
- Part 2 of (don't) hold me
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scraps by TaraLaurel
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU, DCU (Comics)
08 Feb 2023
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"And - are you - okay?"
"Oh! You want to ask now?" Tim's volume is dialed right back up to high and he rubs his fists against his temples. "Obviously not!"
"I'm sorry, Tim. You never said and -"
"You never asked!"
Tim's scream hangs in the air between them.
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After giving up Robin for his father, Tim and Jack try to spend time together, but old habits are hard to break, and old wounds don't always heal.
Febuwhump 2023 | Day 6 | Secrets Revealed
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- Part 3 of Febuwhump 2023
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not even close by TaraLaurel
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU, DCU (Comics)
09 Feb 2023
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The videos are uploaded like clockwork.
Every day.
Same time.
And every day, every time, Barbara throws up.
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While Dick is kidnapped and tortured, his captors have the courtesy of sending the Bats footage of their time together.
Febuwhump 2023 | Day 7 | Made To Watch
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- Part 4 of Febuwhump 2023
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one bird, two stones by TaraLaurel
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU, DCU (Comics)
10 Feb 2023
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"And, instead of two birds with one stone, I get one bird, two stones." She laughs. "You showed impressive restraint and control the last time you were exposed to my new pollen. I want to see just how much you can take."
Tim remembers the empty, dark pit in his stomach. Screaming into his pillow.
"And that's just experiment number one, darling. Because, as much as this 'cuddle pollen', as the people have taken to calling it, is intriguing, I'm still not satisfied. I want my victims to want me. To obey me. And with your self-control, your strength of will, well," her laugh is low and dangerous, "if I can break you. I can break anyone."
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Poison Ivy has found the perfect guinea pig for new experiments.
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Febuwhump 2023 | Alternative Prompt #4 | Experimentation
(This is a continuation of "drink in the jasmine and rain", and "just be there".)Series
- Part 5 of Febuwhump 2023
- Part 3 of (don't) hold me
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jealousy, jealousy by TaraLaurel
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU, DCU (Comics), Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (Webcomic)
11 Feb 2023
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And then Damian is knocking a mobster back and hurling himself across the roof toward Tim, a hand outstretched and mouth wide, Tim's name on his lips. At least, Tim is pretty sure it's his own name. He can't exactly hear anything anymore.
His eyes droop.
He sways.
And then, tips over the edge.
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After Tim is nearly drowned, he keeps fighting because he feels fine, really - so why is it still so hard to breathe?
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Tim is saved by the two batfamily members he is pretty sure would rather see him dead.
Febuwhump 2023 | Day #10 | Difficulty Breathing
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- Part 6 of Febuwhump 2023
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the kids are [not] alright by TaraLaurel
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU, DCU (Comics)
17 Feb 2023
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There were other kids in that cage. Younger. Scared.
But Tim had talked back. A lot.
Used his mouth to get him right here, into this chair.
Hood will rescue those other kids.
And Tim - well, Tim will die.
But he'll die knowing that none of those frightened faces are here now, staring into a camera. They're safe. Tim has made sure of it. Hood will too.
Huh. Look at that. They're working together after all.
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When criminals kidnap Tim, along with other children, to set a trap for the Red Hood, Tim knows Jason will save the kids, even if he doesn't save Tim.
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Febuwhump 2023 | Day #13 | Forced to Hurt A Loved One
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- Part 7 of Febuwhump 2023
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it's [not] okay by TaraLaurel
Fandoms: The Amazing Spider-Man (Movies - Webb), Spider-Man - All Media Types, Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
22 Feb 2023
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“I’m not here to harm you, Peter,” the man smiled softly, “I just think we need to talk.”
“Talk? About what?” Peter squinted at him, subtly leaning backward, away from the man.
“About tonight’s events. About your leg. About Spider-Man.”
Peter felt his blood burn an icy cold. His eyes darted again behind the agent and into the store. Surely this man was not alone.
“Spider-Man? What about him? I mean - I don’t really know much -”
“You’re going to need to become a better liar if you come work for us,” the agent smirked.
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Peter has a run-in with a certain SHIELD agent, and then a certain man who carries a shield.
_Febuwhump 2023 | Alternate Prompt #6 | Limp
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- Part 8 of Febuwhump 2023
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Tell the Bees by TaraLaurel
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU, DCU (Comics)
23 Jul 2025
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"What did you throw at him?"
"A week of a now wasted experiment," the child grumbles, flipping a small container over in his hand, "father will be most displeased."
"What?" Tim furrows his brow.
"I was studying bee culture," the stranger gives a spectacular sigh.
Tim sputters.
"You threw a bee at him?"
...
He is halfway home, later, when he realizes.
Batman and Robin have been facing off against some sort of meta criminal who can control bees.
The kid who keeps bees in his backpack is Damian Wayne.
Robin.
And he's kind of an asshole.OR
When Damian joins the Wayne family early, there are consequences. While Jason lives, Tim's parents both are murdered overseas and he is left alone - for now.
_Febuwhump 2023 | Day #23 | You'll Have To Go Through Me
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- Part 9 of batfamily vibes
- Part 9 of Febuwhump 2023
- Part 10 of Tim Joins BatFam AUs
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[not] father by TaraLaurel
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU, DCU (Comics)
24 Feb 2023
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Robin takes the stillborn baby from Batman's hands. Empty hands now flexing, fingers folding in on themselves for something, anything to hold onto.
Wait, that wasn't right.
Nightwing. Not Robin.
Because Robin is dead.
His son is dead.
His sons are dead.
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Bruce lost his and Talia's baby. Less than a year later, he lost Jason.
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Febuwhump 2023 | Day #25 | Assumed Dead
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- Part 10 of Febuwhump 2023
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smile [though your heart is aching] by TaraLaurel
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU, DCU (Comics), Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
24 Feb 2023
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There's a bullet in her son's chest and Bruce is smiling. Smiling.
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In the flashpoint timeline, Bruce Wayne is murdered instead of his parents.
_Febuwhump 2023 | Day #22 | Can't Scream
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- Part 11 of Febuwhump 2023
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the easiest lie by TaraLaurel
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU, DCU (Comics)
24 Feb 2023
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She's seen death before. Growing up in Gotham. A cop for a dad. It's not new.
She's seen it.
But she's never felt it.
Not like this.OR
The first time Batgirl fails to save someone.
_Febuwhump 2023 | Day #20 | Knife Wound
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- Part 12 of Febuwhump 2023
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bury me in satin [rubble] by TaraLaurel
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU, DCU (Comics), Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010), Red Hood and the Outlaws (Comics)
28 Feb 2023
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Jason is going to die.
Which, is fine.
It's fine, because he's been through it before.
It's fine, because maybe this is the universe course-correcting, tipping the scales back.
It's fine, because the others escaped.OR
Jason went to try to kill the Joker, or save the bats, or maybe both.
_Febuwhump 2023 | Day #28 | You're Safe Now
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- Part 13 of Febuwhump 2023