waterunderthebridge12
Fandoms
- Batman - All Media Types (19)
- Batman (Comics) (19)
- Batgirl (Comics) (4)
- Nightwing (Comics) (2)
- We Are Robin (Comics) (2)
Recent works
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How Do You Breathe Now? by waterunderthebridge12
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Robin (Comics), Batman (Comics)
11 Jul 2026
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Tim remembered how they'd swung together that night, in the park. How his love for Stephanie had sat fluttering in his chest, lifting into flight every time she snorted at one of his lame jokes. How she'd wished the night would never end. How he'd wished the same.
But that was another life. Tim reached over, taking Cass' hand.
"I'll help you, though. Get with her. If you want."
Tim's life is going great. He has a wonderful boyfriend, his step-mom is back in his life, and he and Stephanie are on friendly terms again. But after a revelation about Stephanie and Cass' feelings, things start to unravel—and maybe his own feelings aren't as settled as they seem...
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Write About Flowers (At A Time Like This) by waterunderthebridge12
Fandoms: Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, We Are Robin (Comics)
04 Mar 2026
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"You're not the real Robin."
Duke wanted to laugh, because of course he wasn't the real Robin. He could explain. He could chronicle the series of ridiculous events that led to this costume, this building, this encounter; he could beg, or he could bolt. He did none of those things. He didn't even laugh.
He said, "you're not the real Batman, either."
All Duke Thomas wants is to find his parents and have everything go back to normal. Gotham, and its new pain-in-the-ass Batman, has other plans.
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Mud and Manna by waterunderthebridge12
Fandoms: Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Batman Incorporated (Comics)
25 Feb 2026
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Bruce was sitting upright as he drove, stiff as a corpse. Dick tried to think of something to say that wouldn't result in a fight or a car crash, but all he could come up with was the truth. I carried him, he wanted to say. I carried him out of the building like I was his coffin. You think you lost him but I'm the one who can't get his weight out of my body.
They drove on in silence.
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Damian is dead.
Dick takes Bruce to the funeral.
Series
- Part 2 of The Real Work of Deep Grief
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Flesh Into Blossom by waterunderthebridge12
Fandoms: Batgirl (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics)
15 Feb 2026
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It was easy. Working on the same teams, moving into the Loft together, stealing bits of Stephanie here and there: using her mugs, pressing against her shoulder, giving a high five and letting the touch linger a little too long. Lying on the bottom bunk as Stephanie's snores floated above her, wondering what to say to her. Wondering how to say it.
How to say, you saved me. How to say, you are in everything I love. How to say, you bring the dead back to life.
It's Valentine's Day, and Cass is in love. She has been for a long time.
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Catch You On The Flip Side by waterunderthebridge12
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), Batgirl (Comics)
06 Jul 2025
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“I had a… friend.”
Brenda looked at her for a long time. “A friend? Like a normal friend, or...?”
"I don’t know. We never… I never told her…”
“Oh,” she said. “Why not?”
Cass closed her eyes, letting the words tumble out of her mouth. “She’s dead.”
Stephanie Brown is gone. Cass moves to a new city, meets a new girl, and tries to survive a world that doesn’t make sense anymore.
Recent series
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The Real Work of Deep Grief by waterunderthebridge12
Fandom Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Batman and Robin (Comics), Batman Incorporated (Comics)
25 Feb 2026
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Dick, Damian, Bruce, and the deaths that come between them.
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- 9,575
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- 2
- Bookmarks:
- 6
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The Robin Machinations by waterunderthebridge12
Fandom Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Batman and the Signal (Comics), We Are Robin (Comics)
16 Jul 2024
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Tim, Duke, and Damian embrace the internet. Chaos and bonding ensue.
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- 5
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- 487
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All Our Sweetest Hours by waterunderthebridge12
Fandom Batgirl (Comics), Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics)
09 Mar 2024
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All our sweetest hours fly fastest.
Or, the Batfamily wonder whether time really can heal all wounds.
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- 53,179
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- 2
- Bookmarks:
- 84
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Rebound by waterunderthebridge12
Fandom Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics)
15 Jan 2024
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Family always comes around.
Or, Dick and Jason learn that if you push people away, they come right back.
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- 67,661
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- 2
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- 108
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signal, n. a divine act by britishparty
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman and the Signal (Comics), Robin War (Comics)
02 Apr 2022
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The halo gets brighter the more people that Duke saves.
He’s pretty sure that’s how it works, at least. He inherited it from his mother the day the doctors suggested it as a possibility: we may not be able to help them, Mr. Thomas.
Duke doesn’t know what he is. He doesn’t feel like an angel; he has no divine purpose, no holy weapons, nothing but this stubborn light. But he looks at Robin and some part of him thinks I could do that, too and the halo, deep in his blood, sings.
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or: an AU concept in which Duke's powers stem from the 10th metal: pure celestial possibility. he inherits a halo that has its own idea of Good and Evil.
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- English
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Bookmarked by waterunderthebridge12
12 May 2025
Bookmarker's Notes
An absolutely stunning fic. Words will not do it justice - it's an incredible reimagining of Duke's powers and canon history, and beautiful from top to bottom. Sheer masterpiece.
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to be buried alive by FromStarstuff
Fandoms: DCU (Comics), Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types
17 Oct 2024
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Bruce died and Cass couldn’t breathe for a week. She didn’t want to believe it at first, didn’t want to even think of it. She knew Bruce and she knew death and they didn’t fit together, not at all.
He was gone, gone like Brenda and Bludhaven, gone like Steph had been. Like Faizul. She felt it inside of her, so keenly it was as if she had killed him by her own hand. She could search the whole earth and not find a trace of him. It was too much. The pressure was squeezing her insides, left her constantly choking for air. She couldn’t stop dry heaving.
Or: Bruce is dead. Instead of leaving, Cass stays in Gotham. She learns a thing or two about being Batman.
Bookmarked by waterunderthebridge12
12 Apr 2025
Bookmarker's Notes
The only Reborn-era fic you'll ever need. Has an incredible understanding of every character, and one of the best Cass depictions I've ever read. Heartbreaking, beautiful, nuanced, and earnest, there is so much kindness and love in this fic that makes all the difficult, tragic moments worth reading. Highly, highly recommend.
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Bookmarked by waterunderthebridge12
03 Jan 2025
Bookmarker's Notes
Immaculate from the premise to the execution. Understands these characters with a depth that is almost unbelievable, with beautiful writing to boot. THE Barbara Gordon fic to me, absolutely essential reading for anyone who enjoys her or the Batgirl legacy.
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Cassandra needs to balance her past, present and future.
Bookmarked by waterunderthebridge12
26 Jun 2024
Bookmarker's Notes
Should be required reading for anyone writing Cass. The textbook definition of perfection.
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Cassandra comes home, but Batgirl doesn't.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 1,209
- Chapters:
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- Collections:
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- Comments:
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- Kudos:
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Bookmarked by waterunderthebridge12
22 Jun 2024
Bookmarker's Notes
A beautiful, poignant story that encapsulates Cass' character in a wonderful way. Short and sweet.