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1. How to Not Be Bruce Wayne's Biggest Disappointment by Dracula4life

   Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Detective Comics (Comics)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   23 Jul 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne
   • Clark Kent & Jason Todd
   • Dick Grayson & Jason Todd
   • Tim Drake & Jason Todd
   • Clark Kent/Bruce Wayne
   • Jason Todd
   • Bruce Wayne
   • Clark Kent
   • Dick Grayson
   • Tim Drake (DCU)
   • Damian Wayne
   • Alfred Pennyworth
   • Diana (Wonder Woman)
   • Original Characters
   • Alternate Universe - No Powers
   • Mentioned Joker (DCU)
   • Reading
   • Theatre
   • Found Family
   • Batfamily (DCU)
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • Dick Grayson Hallucinating Jason Todd
   • Protective Dick Grayson
   • Bruce Wayne Tries to Communicate
   • Bruce Wayne Tries to Be a Good Parent
   • Clark Kent and Lex Luthor are Kon-El | Conner Kent's Parents

   Summary

   Ever since returning from "the incident" Jason Todd hasn't been the same kid that Bruce met in an alleyway. He gets into fights daily, is stuck in permanent detention, and at this point has mostly given up on ever truly being part of the Wayne family again. But when Jason's English teacher is out of class for months on paternity leave, and a long-term substitute teacher takes his place, Jason finds himself feeling the one thing he hasn't in a long time. Hope.

   As Jason navigates through his trauma, Mr. Kent offers a safe space for Jason to explore not only his past, but what his future might hold.

   This takes place years before Clinging to What's Lost and will briefly co-occur with my fic Breaking Down Barriers.

   Series

   • Part 3 of Clinging to What's Lost (No Capes Batfam AU)

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   13,542

   Chapters:

   4/11

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