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The sea breeze is cool against my body. “He waits for you,” she hisses, as if irritated at this turn of events.
All at once I am inundated with an overwhelming feeling of happiness. Yes, I want to proclaim to the disbelieving heavens, he does wait for me. He does.
(or, two seaside nights Patroclus spends in memory—one before he has learned to love, and another where he has learned to share it.)
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There is no hesitation when I shake my head, for I do not regret any part of knowing him. He is all I have now, and aside from Briseis, he is all I ever had. I have long since let go of princely pride, and breathe freely in the dichotomy of us. Achilles will be written in history and my story will be consigned to his. “I am glad with your honor. I do not want it any other way.”
(or, the 4k+ afterlife oneshot where Patroclus, at long last, loves and is loved.)
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the movement of the stars in the sky by theoreticallytrying for pretty_rad_and_pretty_sad
Fandoms: Lord of the Flies - William Golding
15 Nov 2017
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before they were savages, they were schoolboys. the first nights are always the hardest, after all.
(or, the obligatory canon-compliant island jalph fic, with mild degrees of fluff, fear, foreshadowing, and imagery)
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after the island, ralph tries to rebuild
(or, the strange 5k+ cruiser epilogue where themes are reinforced and everything ends slightly happier)
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Outside of the graveyard, eighteen-year-old Bod goes out shopping for books.
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When he ends up ditched in Atlanta after a fight with his dad, Tim decides to do the only sensible thing: Tell no one and make the 800 mile journey back to Gotham on his own.
Because the "call Batman when you're in trouble" rule only applies when he's Robin, right?
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08 Dec 2022
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Blackbird by goldkirk
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), Red Robin (Comics), Robin (Comics), Batgirl (Comics)
09 Apr 2020
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Tim drake is settling into his new role as Robin, learning what it is to be part of a family, and slowly healing day by day. With the addition of Cass to the family, and then of Stephanie Brown as well, things go pretty well for a while for the Waynes, despite the new difficulties Tim, Cass, and Steph are all navigating with their respective parents. But in an international plot to take down Gotham city, a whole lot of Batdad taking care of traumatized kids, and a serious epidemic where no one is safe anymore, and it’s going to take everything the Batfam has if they're going to save Gotham this time.
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In true Bruce fashion, Batman left Gotham for Paris on a simple “help Diana with a stolen artifact and meet a couple business clients as a cover” mission and somehow returned four days late with two cracked ribs, a box of authentic French fruit tarts, and a whole entire child following him off of the plane.
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- Part 3 of Shutterbug
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10 Sep 2022
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Latchkey by goldkirk
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), Red Robin (Comics), Robin (Comics)
22 Dec 2019
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or, How Tim Drake Found A Family, Became A Photojournalist, Learned To Love Coffee, and Grew Up, not necessarily in that order.
Tim Drake is thirteen, runs the famous BatWatch blog that has spiraled hilariously out of control, has absentee parents that suit his purposes just fine, is training himself to run the streets at night, and is doing absolutely peachy, thank you.
Alfred and Jason disagree, and get Dick and Bruce involved in figuring out their weird nextdoor neighbor kid’s life. Everything goes uphill from there.
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- Part 1 of Shutterbug
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06 Sep 2022
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The Tragic Death of Jason Todd-Wayne by sardonic_sprite
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), Buzzfeed Unsolved (Web Series)
28 Jan 2022
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Today on Buzzfeed Unsolved, Shane and Ryan explore the suspicious circumstances surrounding the tragic death of Jason Todd-Wayne.
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- Part 4 of Celebrity BatWaynes
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05 Sep 2022
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Stubborn by bowditch
Fandoms: Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics), Red Hood and the Outlaws (Comics), Red Robin (Comics), Robin (Comics)
13 Feb 2017
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Dick is usually the one taking care of everyone else and he's bad at asking for help.
So bad, in fact, that he never even actually asks-- but Jason shows up anyway.
And then Dick returns the favor. And then they both do for Tim. And it's just going to keep going from there.
It's probably Alfred's fault. When your butler mom calls and says, "Go check on your brother," you don't argue. You just do it.
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07 Aug 2022