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1. Unusual Men in Unlikely Places by ASmolBirdMan

   Fandoms: Dispatch (Video Game)  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   11 May 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Robert Robertson | Mecha Man/Waterboy | Herman
   • Robert Robertson | Mecha Man & Z-Team
   • Robert Robertson | Mecha Man & Waterboy | Herman
   • Robert Robertson | Mecha Man
   • Waterboy | Herman (Dispatch)
   • Blonde Blazer | Mandy (Dispatch)
   • Flambae | Chad (Dispatch)
   • Chase | Track Star (Dispatch)
   • Invisigal | Courtney (Dispatch)
   • Z-Team (Dispatch)
   • Beef the Dog (Dispatch)
   • Coupé | Janelle (Dispatch)
   • Sonar | Victor (Dispatch)
   • Prism | Alice (Dispatch)
   • Golem | Bruno (Dispatch)
   • Malevola Gibb
   • Punch Up | Colm (Dispatch)
   • Royd (Dispatch)
   • Phenomaman | Katon-Ur (Dispatch)
   • Waterboy | Herman's Grandmother (Dispatch)
   • Dispatch (Video Game) Ensemble
   • Original Characters
   • Slow Burn
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Alternate Universe - High School
   • Time Skips
   • Alternate Universe - Pre-Canon
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • there is gonna be smut
   • But when they're older probably
   • Autistic Waterboy | Herman (Dispatch)
   • Waterboy | Herman Needs a Hug (Dispatch)
   • Robert Robertson | Mecha Man Needs a Hug
   • Depressed Robert Robertson | Mecha Man
   • Soft Robert Robertson | Mecha Man
   • Bad Parent Robert "Robbie" Robertson | Astral Mecha Man
   • Protective Robert Robertson | Mecha Man
   • Robert Robertson | Mecha Man Has Self-Esteem Issues
   • Child Abuse
   • (Herman's parents are mean because i said so)
   • Alternative Waterboy | Herman (Dispatch)
   • Substance Abuse
   • Underage Drinking
   • Underage Smoking
   • Underage Drug Use
   • Robert Robertson | Mecha Man is Not Okay
   • Robert Robertson | Mecha Man Has Chronic Pain
   • Robert Robertson | Mecha Man Needs Therapy
   • Robert Robertson | Mecha Man is Bad at Feelings
   • Teen Romance
   • Teen Angst
   • Robert Robertson | Mecha Man Has Daddy Issues
   • Superpowers
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst and Fluff and Smut
   • Sexual Tension
   • Friends to Lovers
   • Friendship
   • Boys In Love
   • Tags May Change
   • Explicit Language
   • Fanart
   • no AI
   • Fuck AI
   • POV Third Person
   • POV Alternating
   • Author is gay and trans btw
   • Bullying
   • Fighting

   Summary

   Highschool AU: Highschool senior Robert Robertson is on the verge of becoming a highschool dropout following his father's death and his inheritance of the Mecha Man mantle. In order to graduate on time, Robert agrees to tutoring. His tutor? an outcasted sophomore with water powers. A friendship quickly develops, but can it withstand their secrets, developing feelings and the stress of impending adulthood?

   Updates (hopefully) frequently!
   Multichapter, eventual time skip to "canon time"

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   26,016

   Chapters:

   6/20

   Comments:

   32

   Kudos:

   49

   Bookmarks:

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