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Surprisingly, Flambae doesn’t mind the newest dispatcher for Z-Team. Robert is a snarky asshole normie, but he’s smart as shit, actually seems invested in the job, and is all too willing to flirt back whenever Flambae can’t keep his mouth shut.
Meanwhile Flambae’s arch nemesis, the infamous villain Mecha-Man with his wet freak sidekick, continues to make his life a living hell.
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18 Mar 2026
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Five years after Shroud is defeated, Waterboy lives comfortably as a high-ranking SDN hero. The Z-team, now a well respected hero troupe, lives on in something just to the left of glory. Everything is peaceful. Or, at least, as peaceful as it can be.
And then he's flung violently back into the past, forced to watch as old wounds open. Okay. Whatever.
There's really not much he can do without messing up the future, but... maybe there's some comfort he can provide. Some life he can bring to his past teammates' eyes.
It's the least he can do.
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- Part 1 of broken pot symphony
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18 Mar 2026
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A random villain-of-the-week makes Robert late for work. It's only by a few minutes, yet the encounter that hardly lasted a few seconds instills a sudden chill in Robert's bones. Its persistence is matched only by the Z-Team's stubbornness as they force their dispatcher to join them in activities they think will warm him up.
But none of it matters if Robert can't learn to believe he'll ever be warm again... or that he deserves the warmth this team brings him.
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Post-Episode 8 (Good/Pacifist/No Romance/Everyone is Forgiven ending)
Trigger Warnings: Self-destructive/self-harming tendencies, suicidal ideation/thoughts, near-death experience(s)- Language:
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16 Mar 2026
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While Chad is trying to be a good person by escorting Robert home, they get hit by a superpower that makes it very painful for them to be more than a few feet apart. In trying to figure out how to be together under these new conditions, they learn a lot more about each other and slowly fall in love.
Or, the Reverse Social Distance AU that emmasmoke8 keeps yapping about on Tumblr
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Trigger Warning: Implied/referenced self-harm, body dysmorphic disorder, jokes about murder/suicide, more to be addedSeries
- Part 1 of the reverse social distance au
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16 Mar 2026
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“There’s a leader—rank—board for d-dispatchers?” Waterboy blurts. Robert's lips tip upwards, an amused little smile.
“Of course there is,” he drawls. “What, did you think you guys were special? Corporate likes to look at numbers going up and down."
“What are you guys even judged on?” Prism asks. Robert raises a hand, counting on his fingers as he speaks.
“Team synergy, mission success rate, call completion efficiency, subscriber satisfaction…” his smile widens wryly. “Collateral damage.”
“Where are you in the rankings?” Unable to contain his curiosity, Sonar cuts back in. Robert levels him with a blank stare.
“You spent an hour mid-shift last Tuesday ‘powdering your nose’,” he deadpans. “Where do you think I am?”
The Z-Team finds out about Robert's continued lack of furniture, the upsetting state of his wallet, and the dispatching team's leaderboard. They hatch a plan. Robert suffers a normal amount.
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- Part 1 of property bothers
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16 Mar 2026