Adult Content Warning

This work could have adult content. If you continue, you have agreed that you are willing to see such content.

• Yes, Continue
• No, Go Back

If you accept cookies from our site and you choose "Yes, Continue", you will not be asked again during this session (that is, until you close your browser). If you log in you can store your preference and never be asked again.

1. The Life We Chose by cyaris

   Fandoms: Dispatch (Video Game)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M
   • Complete Work

   15 Sep 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Invisigal | Courtney/Robert Robertson | Mecha Man
   • Royd/Brain Book
   • Blonde Blazer | Mandy/Malevola Gibb
   • Sonar | Victor/ White Lightning | Selma
   • Robert Robertson | Mecha Man
   • Invisigal | Courtney (Dispatch)
   • Chase | Track Star (Dispatch)
   • Blonde Blazer | Mandy (Dispatch)
   • Royd (Dispatch)
   • Brain Book
   • Z-Team (Dispatch)
   • Romance
   • Fluff
   • Slice of Life
   • Angst
   • hero work
   • Found Family
   • Family
   • Smut
   • Post-Canon
   • Sequel

   Summary

   After a year of hard-fought victories and painful sacrifices, Robert and Courtney finally have the chance to build the future they always wanted. As Robert learns to live beyond the legacy of Mecha Man and Courtney continues to grow into the hero she was meant to be, the two navigate family, love, and the quiet moments between battles—discovering that the life they chose may be the greatest adventure of all.

   Series

   • Part 2 of The Cost of Being a Hero

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   96,102

   Chapters:

   25/25

   Comments:

   497

   Kudos:

   213

   Bookmarks:

   21

   Hits:

   7,436