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1. What the afterlife left behind by A_Wyld_Boi

   Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Superman - All Media Types  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Major Character Death
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   19 Sep 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Major Character Death
   • Clark Kent/Bruce Wayne
   • Diana (Wonder Woman) & Bruce Wayne
   • Diana (Wonder Woman) & Clark Kent & Bruce Wayne
   • Diana (Wonder Woman) & Clark Kent
   • Dick Grayson & Bruce Wayne
   • Alfred Pennyworth & Bruce Wayne
   • Dick Grayson/Wally West
   • Bruce Wayne
   • Clark Kent
   • Alfred Pennyworth
   • Dick Grayson
   • Diana (Wonder Woman)
   • Jim Gordon (DCU)
   • Barbara Gordon
   • Lady Gotham (Danny Phantom and DCU)
   • Jason Todd
   • Damian Wayne
   • Kate Kane (DCU)
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • like a lot of hurt/comfort
   • Fluff and Angst
   • no beta we die like bruce wayne's parents
   • Batman Played by Robert Pattinson
   • Superman Played by David Corenswet
   • Yes that pairing got me too
   • I'm not the greatest character writer
   • Minor Character Death
   • The Minor Character Death being all the parents in this
   • The MCD is because they all die and come back
   • Sentient Gotham City (DCU)
   • I'm not in the Danny Phantom Fandom
   • But that was the closet tag to what I wanted
   • Transformation
   • graphic transformation
   • Non-Graphic Violence
   • Tags and Rating will be updated over time
   • Non-Traditional Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics
   • Omega Bruce Wayne
   • Implied Sexual Content
   • Cryptid Batfamily (DCU)
   • how did I miss this tag?
   • it's literally a cryptid batfam fic
   • Autistic Bruce Wayne
   • Dick Grayson Has ADHD
   • Possible OOC-ness
   • Child Death
   • Like quite a bit
   • this fic deals with death
   • it's temporary tho don't worry
   • Good Parent Bruce Wayne
   • Bruce Wayne Tries to Be a Good Parent
   • Damian Wayne Joins the Batfamily Early
   • Jason Todd Joins the Batfamily Early
   • Bruce Wayne Can Cook

   Summary

   Thomas nodded. “That's right Bruce, but to Mother Gotham, bats, as well as birds, are her protectors. Many believe that when Mother Gotham is in danger, she will call upon her protectors to restore balance.”

   Bruce squeezed his blanket, leaning into his mother. “Are they nice?” Thomas smiled a soft smile, leaning forward and placing a kiss on Bruce's head. “Of course they are, they're protectors after all.”

   Bruce had forgotten that story, what five year old would? He had forgotten it for three years, blissfully living his life.

   Until he was on the other end of that gun, and it fired, right through his heart.

   His life was never the same after that.

   Edit: Changed summary because I didn't like the original one

   Series

   • Part 1 of What the afterlife left behind

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   English

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