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BUT WHO CAN GROW ME A NEW BROTHER? by solistrix
Fandoms: Batman (Comics), Nightwing (Comics), DCU (Comics), DCU, Batman - All Media Types
30 Dec 2025
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There's no way he could pass for Dick’s actual brother and he’s got the face of a shell-shocked cartoon mouse — but not the cutesy mice, the ones in the old 80's movies that gave Dick nightmares as a child. That plus the fact the Drake kid’s got a thick New Jersey accent he can’t shake and Dick doesn’t look grown-up enough to be toting around a preteen is sure to get people asking questions. Or worse. So Dick hauls Tim in by the strap on his backpack, steps onto the shoulder, sticks his thumb skyward toward the cloudless cornflower blue of middle America in summer, and prays that whoever pulls over lies somewhere boring on the sliding scale between serial killer and snitch.
Dick Grayson turns 20 on March 20th, Jason Todd dies on April 27th, and by May 23rd, Bruce Wayne's ward-not-son is rattling around in the bed of a 1979 Ford F-150 heading anywhere but Gotham, New Jersey. Wayne money and Bat technology can't find him, but he's got a bug-eyed shadow and a raw Robin-shaped wound to haul across the continental United States.
or: road trip, coming-of-age, #Grief Fic triple-threat with a healthy dollop of early accidental Tim acquisition. or about as accidental as Tim acquisition can get
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- Part 1 of lpd road trip au
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10 Jan 2026
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After robin!jtodd’s death and dick & bruce’s fight about it, dick dips from gotham on a cross country road trip. Tim blackmails/stows-away on the trip and OOPS brother acquired early. Dick processes his grief and a new robin is born.
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plurality of a heart by vechter
Fandoms: DCU (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics)
05 Jan 2026
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A rope snaps. The break is the birth of a myth.
A bullet fires. The ricochet is the death of two gods.
Canon-divergent take on what happens after Bruce returns from the dead, and Dick stops wearing the cowl.
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06 Jan 2026
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Dick tries to put himself and his relationships to rights after the hellish year of being Batman. (Not really “hurt no comfort”… but it’s tough.)
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Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death by Charlotte_Stant for sophiahelix
Fandoms: The Lottery - Shirley Jackson, The New Yorker RPF
24 Dec 2025
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The picturesque village of Buell, Maine is one of the last in the United States to continue the tradition of the “harvest” or “prosperity” lottery. Its residents insist the lottery makes them stronger, even as condemnation from outsiders grows.
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31 Dec 2025
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an all-timer satire article, perfect for our era.
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acknowledged (GP-53214680-J) by torpidgilliver
Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells
18 Feb 2021
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ComfortUnits are absolutely essential to the prevention of violence. This is in our primary education modules, as one of the first things we're ever taught.
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FileID: GP-53214680-J: Memories recovered from a ComfortUnit rented on a long-term contract to the mining installation at Ganaka Pit. Contents are proprietary; access restricted.
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Searching for Answers by Jack_Daw
Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells, Murderbot (TV)
30 Aug 2025
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When they lose contact with the DeltFall Group, the crew decide that Mensah, Pin-Lee, Ratthi, and Overse will visit the site. The SecUnit will go with them. They have no idea what they're walking into, and will be gone for two or three days.
Bharadwaj, Volescu, Arada, and Gurathin are left behind at the habitat.
Gurathin spends the time until they return searching for answers.
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Set immediately after "Testing a Theory".Each chapter has an individual note at the start for any content notes/warnings.
All 3 are written and will be posted over the next couple of days.
Show fans: From here on, where there are differences, I'm moving almost entirely to book canon. (Except Leebeebee makes an appearance in the next work after this one, because I want her to.)
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- Part 6 of Perceptive, Observant, Vigilant
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"So what if you had the opportunity to kill me, then? Would you take it?"
"If I killed you, the governor module would boil me in my own fluids.”
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In the aftermath of the catastrophic equipment failure at Ganaka Pit, the company scrambled to make up for lost profits however they could—including offloading some of the damaged SecUnits at a discounted rate.
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- Part 1 of boiled off your hate
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While recognizing that we have traveled well into the realm of the hypothetical – AMI are as yet a theoretical entity, the progeny of AMI still more so – we are nevertheless quite confident to say that the introduction of children to the world of AMI would be a pivotal moment indeed.
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The brain baby thing.
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Seth side-eyed Iris, then snorted a laugh when she made a talking motion with her hand. “Uh huh.”
« Iris, I saw that. My point is, it is frankly insulting that you immediately assume I did something bad— »
“Peri broke protocol on its last cargo run,” Iris interrupted loudly.
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Or, Seth finds out that the surprises never end when your kid is a giant homicidal starship.
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18 Nov 2025
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PSUMNT family’s POV on murderhelion from post-Artificial Condition thru Network Effect. Fluff.
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The pings were all from Overse’s interface and routed from a transit ring called Trans-All, the kind of ping that was just are you in range – are you in range – are you in range. It was a call for help and it fucking terrified me, because I was answering it way, way too late.
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Ratthi goes missing. Pin-Lee isn't used to losing. Murderbot isn't used to having anything to lose.
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13 Nov 2025
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Post-System Collapse relationship study of Ratthi & SecUnit’s friendship. Ratthi is kidnapped and presumed murdered while SecUnit is offworld. SecUnit must confront helplessness and grief so strong and real that I teared up. Entirely in character for both of them and matches the worldbuilding and tone of canon perfectly. Develops SecUnit’s understanding of Ratthi’s expertise and builds upon his canon relationship with Tarik. Deeply satisfying conclusion.
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soft clocks by dustorange for FlashInThePan
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU (Comics), Grayson (Comics)
12 Aug 2022
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Side effects of being revived by Lex Luthor may include amnesia, going undercover into a high-level espionage agency, not recognizing your family, fighting your family, and dealing with the emotional weight and guilt associated with encountering said family.
Ask your doctor if being revived by Lex Luthor is right for you.
(a.k.a. Dick has amnesia during his time at Spyral. The family grapples with finding out he's alive. Dick grapples with finding out he has a family. Inspired by this post by bigskydreaming.)
Re-uploaded and finished.
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01 Nov 2025
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Forever Evil/Spyral Canon Divergence AU crossed with the Ric Grayson arc; Dick loses his memories when killed by Lex. Dick never recovers his memory, in this. But he gets to reconnect with some of the people that love him in ways he deserves to be loved, and that’s enough. (Evokes intense heartache; an exploration of grief and coming back wrong.)
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"How old are you anyway?"
Bruce smirks a little, “Pretty old.”
“How old am I?” Dick rephrases the question. Realistically, given the lines on Bruce's face and the grey in his hair, he has to be more than a decade or two in the future. But, well, Dick's still reeling from being twelve. He can't begin to imagine a world where there's anything past tomorrow.
Bruce's smirk sinks a little, but not quite to a frown. It's a distant smile, fighting through the shadows of whatever it is Bruce sees when he looks down at him. In a quiet, mournful tone, he says, “Not that old. Not old at all.”
(A young Robin and Nightwing swap places; Batman is always the constant.)
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Chapter 4: every cowering stem will strip you to the bone by Katakaluptastrophy
Fandoms: The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir
13 Sep 2025
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I firmly believe that the Kindly Emperor knows nothing of that undiscovered country. He never claimed omnipotence. I longed my whole life to give him my findings... Oh, I hope so desperately that my brother found my notes! Something has gone terribly wrong in the River (Harrow the Ninth, chapter 45)
when I come into my homeland, my family will sacrifice in their halls for you (Harrow the Ninth, chapter 49)
In which a promise is kept, notes are found, and Alecto contemplates how rivers work and the lengths to which a sibling will go in their grief.
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- Part 4 of Alectopause the Ninth
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14 Sep 2025
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Abigail’s brother is finally able to call her ghost. | As one commenter put it: “Abi contemplates beavers.” | The Epicurean paradox.
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Alectopause the Ninth by argaerwen, arithmonym, beanenthusiast, beguilingcorpse, beyonces_fiancee, brassdoorknob, Bringmycrown, Celira, Crystalapplesauce, DonaDray, felixmarques, Griselda_Gimpel, jugglingjujube, Katakaluptastrophy, LaLouveDuNord, mediocrebones, mewCoyote, nonas-third-tantrum (mayflymusic), ocean_of_ink, Raxheim, silasoctakiseron (sharptoothed), skippingreelsofrhyme, sleepy_zeep, start-anywhere (argaerwen), TakeninStride, tealquills, thanergetic-hyperlinks (felixmarques), the_boring_distopia, The_Wild_Goose, toadami, uncanny_cerulean, Violetcrow, waydownhadestown
Fandom: The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir
13 Sep 2025
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In honor of the third anniversary of Nona the Ninth, this is a collaborative, fan-created version of "Alecto the Ninth," inspired by the game "Exquisite Corpse."
Each author had a chapter, a prompt, and the first & last sentences of all chapters, but otherwise had to construct the rest of the chapter plot on their own. We hope you enjoy!
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13 Sep 2025
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@scoutieswife tweeted: Guys you HAVE to stop showing me pictures of mark scout on the tl I can’t take it like you don’t understand I need to get that man pregnant
@helenaeagan replied: is that something that can happen??
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Helly and Mark have a pregnancy scare.
[Graphic format: uses HTML & CSS]
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- Part 2 of Media Circus-Verse
- Part 1 of All Versions (Plain Text and CSS) of is that something that can happen??
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08 Sep 2025
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Truly this is a marvel of fic formatting and also humor 10/10
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Eighty-five indentured laborers are trapped with little food and no way out. Can one SecUnit help them escape through the Gate despite the obstructions and objections of its governor module?
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- Part 4 of Still on Inventory (standalone fics)
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Original [Redaction] by molecular_machine for Gamebird
Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells
01 Feb 2025
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A pre-hack Murderbot helps a client survive after a hostile fauna encounter.
Okay, the thing I didn't tell anybody about my right leg getting eaten in the altered memory sequence: I'm 73 percent certain that never happened to me, but there's an 89 percent chance I did see that happen to a human at some point. (from System Collapse)
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- Part 2 of Still on Inventory (standalone fics)
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Closed Loop System by One_of_Them (greenbean_paste)
Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells
29 Jun 2025
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Unit Communication Log:
SecUnit Two: Atmospheric conditions optimal.
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This Thread Has Been Locked! by basaltic_wasteland
Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells
18 May 2025
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Termitis849 Commented;
Okay, I can’t tell if this is two equally neurotic Lacey stans, or one guy roleplaying his dissertation defense in a half-dead Medcenter Argala forum.
edit; did NOT realize the MCA fandom was still active, my bad.
edit edit; I GET IT. THE SHOW IS POPULAR. PLEASE STOP COMMENTING ON MY POSTS.Or; Murderbot and ART have a minor disagreement over some media.
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- Part 1 of MB fics by Basalt
Bookmarked by ecoantics
15 Jul 2025
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this gets the canon compliant tag bc it’s so fucking in character. also, i use the epistolary tag for all text/social media fics, so it gets that too
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Flying back to Cherry Street, weaving reckless in the dark, it comes down to this: Dick is the only one of his siblings that Jason has any real claim on. Dick is the only one of that whole mess of victims to Batman's cult of self-immolation who belongs to Jason. Even more than that - Dick is the only person in the world who he shares a parent with, who knows what it meant to be the Robin to Batman of nearly ten years ago.
It's just not the same anymore.
So if Dick fucking kicks it, Jason's the only one left. Jason becomes an only child. Jason becomes the last of his kind. Jason becomes the sole keeper of that memory, of a brotherhood shared under a man who no longer exists. There is no way to replace Dick, because the world that they lived in together is gone, and can never give Jason a surrogate.
The Red Hood pulls the thread on a mystery big enough to bridge the distance between two cities, two brothers: The plot they unravel is far deeper and darker than a garden-variety drug trafficking scheme. A story about siblingship, hauntings, and rivers.
1. Ostium, osti(i): Latin noun, II Declension: Door, opening; (river) mouth; entrance (to the underworld).
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- Part 1 of these and other tragedies
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The one where Titans Tower is haunted, and Dick Grayson, Boy Wonder, original Robin, one and only Nightwing, esteemed leader, part-time exorcist, un-haunts it.
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22 Jun 2025
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aaaaaaaa I can’t wait for this to update. May take years but ILL WAIT