CrystalCosmic
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Regulus Black hadn't expected to be reunited with his ex-boyfriend and his son in a doctor's office.
Well. This probably couldn't get any worse.
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OR: Tell me every terrible thing you've ever done, and let me love you anyway.
A story told in winters.
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[[PRIVATE RECORDING]]
[Looks To The Moon]
"Another cycle has passed since Ruffles restored power to my superstructure."
"...This cycle, my overseers reported something interesting - something new. Two strange new slugcats washed up on the shoreline, on some form of a broken-down raft."
"I must say, Ruffles seemed very eager to meet with them~!"
"I wonder if they bring some form of message or if they are just odd-looking travelers?"
"...I assume the former. I doubt anything but an iterator could've made slugcats look like that. It makes me curious which iterator they were made by."
"Either way, I expect to see two new slugcats entering my chamber soon..."
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- Part 7 of The Archipelago Quadrant
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[[FINAL LOG]]
[It's all over, isn't it?]
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- Part 6 of The Archipelago Quadrant
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[[ARCHIVED BROADCAST]]
[[PUBLIC]]
[Archipelago Quadrant]
DOC: Hypocrit3.
DOC: You sh0uld l3ave th3 genetic mutat1on to me, Paradox1cal Para1lax.
DOC: L133 d0 n0t lo0k g0od on y0u.
DOC: G0 ch3ck on y0ur M3tr0p0l13 and find 1t 3mpty.
DOC: 1 kn0w y0u can s33 th13.
DOC: R33P0ND.
DOC: R33p0nd rath3r than c0w3r 1n y0ur s1l3nc3.
[[PRIVATE RECORDING]]
[Delusional Dilemma]
"Public Communications have been restored… I doubt it will be a good idea to use them, however. Especially with the increasing anger from the only one still using those communications."
"They were restored on the last cycle before Anarchist left."
"..."
"It's lonely without him in my superstructure... I hope that my little guardian returns soon."
"I… I hope he returns, in general."
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- Part 5 of The Archipelago Quadrant
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[[PRIVATE RECORDING]]
[Snowblind Without Splendor]
"So… I suppose this is the first message I have made to myself in quite a time."
"The scavengers and their chieftain are all well, but… I am worried. The messages about Disruption of Clarity's intent were crystal clear, but even with this superstructure locked tight, I fear it will not be enough."
"Oh--?"
"Merchant-Keeper, what brings you here?"
"Why is that… What is wrong with that scavenger, dear chieftain?"
"..."
"This…this is the actions of Disruption of Clarity."
"Little chieftain, be prepared… this - we don't know what this could mean."
"However… It is not a signal of good intent."
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- Part 4 of The Archipelago Quadrant
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what you're longing for (you claim to abhor) by Ghxst_Bird
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
28 Feb 2024
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He smiles, all teeth, “Come on Replacement, I even got to the door with both legs busted. This should be nothing.”
“You’re right. Jason… Jason wouldn’t have given up. He would fight, I can still—“
The boy wobbles, and Jason has to suppress the mortifying impulse to jump to his aid.
“I can still fight. Batman needs me.”
“That’s a terrible idea,” he muses aloud, and if there’s a hint of real concern somewhere under all the roiling green, well, nobody can prove it.
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aka. the not-actual-hallucination Jason Todd tries the less hands on approach to getting revenge. It ends up backfiring spectacularly.
aka. the non traditional way to (reluctantly) reintegrate into the family after being dead, coming back to life, and becoming a crime lord, Jason "Red Hood" Todd edition
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“The Red Hood has been good for Gotham,” Robin continued. “Crime in Park Row decreased by sixty one percent almost as soon as you showed up, and that’s even taking into account all the crime you commit. Drug overdoses have decreased by twenty two percent in adults and seventy nine percent in minors. Homeless minors are ninety two percent less likely to—”
“Kid,” Jason interrupted. “Enough statistics. What the hell is this about?”
Robin slowly lowered the tablet with his powerpoint presentation and looked up at Red Hood.
“You care about Gotham,” Robin summarised. “Gotham needs Batman. Batman is missing and so is Nightwing. We need you to fill in for Batman.”
“You want me to cover Batman’s patrols?” Jason clarified.
“No,” Robin said. “I want you to be Batman.”
Jason bluescreened.
(Or: Batman and Nightwing mysteriously disappear before Red Hood has even started antagonising them, Robin is desperate, Gotham needs Batman, and Red Hood is Batman-Shaped.)
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i'm not invincible by peachytaee
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (Webcomic)
14 Oct 2024
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“Jaybird!” Dick yells as soon as he pulls the double doors open, and Jason can see the trail of little ducklings behind him.
Duke, Steph, Cass, and Tim are in a neat line behind Dick, and they all look miserable. They’re all wearing pajamas, each with their own tissue box. Damian is standing apart from them with his arms crossed, and Alfred The Cat is perched precariously on his shoulder, but the illusion of an upset healthy prepubescent teenager is very obviously ruined by a very red nose, and the pale pallor of his normally deep tan.
Dick is the only one who doesn’t look miserable, and Jason laments his own health and simultaneously curses Dick’s extremely abysmal culinary abilities and prowess.
Jason has no words. He wants to step back, away from the sick children. He wants to go back to his germ-free apartment and watch the newest episode of Great British Bake Off with Roy.
He takes a step back.
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Or, wherein Tim got his spleen taken by Ra's like in canon but little does everyone know that Jason had sold his spleen when he was a kid to try and get Catherine into rehab (and she still died of a drug overdose.)
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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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World’s Saddest Breakfast Club by motleyfam for batmoniker
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU (Comics), Batman (Comics), Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (Webcomic)
31 Jul 2021
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Following a couple of Very Bad Weeks™ (which may or may not have involved being kidnapped and mildly tortured), Jason decides the best way to cheer himself up is to break into the Manor for a 3 a.m. snack.
Turns out he isn’t the only one awake.
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