brandywine421
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He liked the lady, but he really wished he didn't have to see her. She was the last remnant of the rich man's promise, another promise broken by accidents out of their, and his, control.
He'd flown for the last time with his parents six months ago, soared through the air inside the circus tent he'd considered home. They promised to never leave him and they'd both left him in a puddle of bone and blood.
He'd had hope for the last time three months ago, when Mr. Wayne took him back to his fancy Manor, a home without wheels in one place, and enrolled him in school and promised to give him a new life. But he'd left him without a word, disappearing into the night in his armored suit and leaving him only fake words from strangers about being 'lost in time' and 'not dead, just - not here to handle this,' or whatever Mr. Wayne's kids stammered in their voicemails or passed along through social workers.
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Individualized Education Plan by cowboysorceror, deadchannelradio
Fandoms: DCU (Comics), Batman (Comics)
31 Dec 2024
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Damian pulls out his phone and dials Richard’s number- his chauffeur has been unfortunately painstakingly instructed to answer no calls whatsoever from Damian, and Alfred has begun to pretend that phones do not exist during school hours. Unsurprisingly, as it is eight in the morning, it goes to voicemail. Damian waits impatiently for the beep. “Richard,” he says, in tones of the deeply suffering, “this place is a hostile environment. I must be collected post-haste, as after this latest indignity I am dropping out. Come at once, or I may die here.”
The dynamic duo attend a parent-teacher conference. No one has a good day.
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23 Aug 2025
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how to make your world big again (by eve teschmacher) by some_pomegranate_tea
Fandoms: Superman (Movie 2025), Superman - All Media Types
16 Aug 2025
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Superman looks down at the street silently, just like Eve had been. A passing group’s laughter is carried up to them with the wind.
“Do you ever feel lonely?” Eve asks. “Like, there’s no one in the world who really cares that you exist?”
Superman puts a steady hand on her knee. “I care that you exist, Eve.”
Eve hums. It’s sweet, if empty. She’s pretty sure Superman is like, legally required to care that every single person exists. So it doesn’t really count. She doesn’t need to say that, though.
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After getting out of Lex's prison, Eve figures out how to build a life with people who care about her.
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16 Aug 2025
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“Dick, my boy—”
Dick flinches like he’s been shot, but his next words are cold, quiet. Bulletproof. “I’m not your boy.”
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Post-Spyral, Dick goes to Rome. Bruce follows.
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28 Mar 2024
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Ricochet (Or, The Side Effects of Being a Bibliophile) by waterunderthebridge12
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics)
15 Jan 2024
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It started out as a club of ten, composed of five old ladies, two middle-aged women, one mid-20s married couple, and one Jason Peter Todd. The married couple had a fight during the first meeting, didn't talk during the second, and then never came again. One of the old ladies broke her hip and didn't return, either. That left the old lady quartet, the possible lesbian couple, and Jason to meet every Friday night, discussing the book of the month.
He loved it.
Jason joins a book club. This leads to more drama than expected.
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30 Oct 2023
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take these broken wings and learn to fly by fishingclocks
Fandoms: The Batman (Movie 2022), Batman - All Media Types
21 May 2023
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or, How Dick Grayson Burrowed His Way Inextricably into the Heart of Bruce Wayne
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04 Aug 2022