A_polka
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- DCU (Comics) (1)
- Teen Titans - All Media Types (1)
- Young Justice (Cartoon) (1)
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In Wich Sparks Don’t Die Quietly by A_polka
Fandoms: DCU, DCU (Comics), Young Justice (Cartoon), Nightwing (Comics), Teen Titans - All Media Types, Batman - All Media Types, Justice League - All Media Types
30 Dec 2025
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Dick Grayson spent his entire life learning how to keep everything under control.
How to be a leader.
How to be the “golden boy,” even when everything inside him was rotten.
How to be the Boy Wonder—someone to admire, someone to follow.
How to be Nightwing—a symbol of hope.Carmen Wayne, who never truly had a name that was hers, learned survival differently.
With teeth. With claws.
In a world that taught her weakness costs blood, and trust is a luxury you can’t always afford—even with the Wayne name—she learned to grit her teeth and smile while everything burned.
As the first female Robin.
As Duende.
As an older sister.
As an immigrant woman unafraid to speak in the public eye, being a exception in a dinasty that was men only for generations.But what happens when all of those masks begin to fall away, and there is no next one waiting?
They both carry the shadow of one man—
Bruce Wayne, slowly being consumed by the darkness of Gotham.
This fic is a story about two worlds:
the world of Dick and Carmen, which collapsed with their childhood,
and the world the rest of us live in—
the one they might still be able to save.
Recent bookmarks
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And I Have Nothing Ahead of Me by crime_scene_psychic
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics)
19 Apr 2025
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“He thought we might have stolen the car.”
Damian furrowed his eyebrows. “Why would we have stolen Father’s car?”
“I… he probably didn’t think we were related to Bruce, Dami. He probably didn’t recognize us.”
“Why? Many have told me I share physical similarities with him.”
“Because we aren’t white, Damian.”
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Dick has dealt with intolerance his entire life. His family has no intentions of ever letting such occurrences slide.Series
- Part 18 of Dick Grayson Whump-Shots
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Bookmarked by A_polka
21 Feb 2026
Bookmarker's Notes
Amazing!! I need more Dock Grayson and civil problems
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And The World Came Crashing Down by One_annoying_bird
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics)
02 Aug 2020
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When Dick and three of his siblings find themselves within the wreckage of a collapsed building, Dick makes the executive decision for himself to be rescued last.
Even if his injuries really demand for him to be first.
Not that he'll let anyone know that last bit.
Series
- Part 2 of Batman Bingo 2020
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- English
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Bookmarked by A_polka
19 Feb 2026
Bookmarker's Notes
It just shows Dick so well. We can really see him here. The way he will always place himself second..
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Instant Family: Deal by stabthroughme
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
01 Mar 2026
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Luca Haas is playing on a team with both his hockey idols, he's not the youngest on the team anymore, they made it to the playoffs last season, this season they're locked in from the start. Luca's also realizing that he's a bit alone on his team. He's known he's queer,for years. He knows his team would accept him, the way they've accepted Troy, Ilya, Shane and Harris but... His best friend asks about girls he's hooked up with, the other "kids" all talk about their conquests. He could talk to his captain about it but Ilya's busy figuring out marriage, parenting a teenager, and navigating the foster care system.
Ash Holmberg still, kind of, wants to die. He's cycling through medications, attending therapy and doing everything he's supposed to be doing after inpatient treatment. His twin brother's moved him into the frat house he shares with two other professional hockey players. He knows that his brother would be wrecked if he actually died. So he draws and works and pretends like he's doing okay. And then he realizes how frat-bro-y his brother and his friends are and gets conscripted into helping turn all six of them into dateable adults.
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- Part 2 of Instant Family
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Dick’s goal for Thanksgiving (code named Operation F.I.S.H.): A family outing to the aquarium.
It feels achievable - everyone has been getting along better lately, Jason is spiraling closer, Cass is coming home. But there is a lot of unspoken hurt in every direction, and Dick’s own position in the family is shakier than ever since Bruce returned.
If Dick wants to realize his dream of family bonding, there will have to be many painful conversations between all parties. Dick’s own secrets will need to surface, the ones he has long kept submerged, the ones he will fight to sink forever.
(Or: Where Bruce is just a bit darker, even less emotionally available, and treats everyone a little worse, and how they all fix their family anyway.)
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- Part 1 of The Fishbowl
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- English
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- 141,925
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Bookmarked by A_polka
01 Feb 2026
Bookmarker's Notes
Okay, so I never would expect a work named ”fishbowl” to be this rough! I LOVE IT THOOO!!! Yes! More development into Dick Grayson’s character! He ain’t just a golden retriever he is a deep character!!!!
I love him for it so I love this work for showing it!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE and one more time LOVE -
Wanna bet? 50 dollars that kid is Supes’ kid by raretune
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU (Comics), Justice League - All Media Types
24 Oct 2025
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Justice League’s newest recruit Nightwing is a mysterious figure. He's competent, but hides all his true identity. And he's so bright and shiny and smiley and full of hope, with a Kryptonian legend on his chest.
Maybe he's Superman's son. Wanna bet?
Or:
The Batfam identity reveal to JL, with a twist that everyone thinks Dick is Superman's son. That's it, that's the fic.