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Penance in a Pooling Pale Blue Sea by Calebs_Mom
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), Superman - All Media Types, Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (Webcomic)
12 Aug 2026
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Summary
It’s Father’s Day, and the Batfamily decide to show Dick Grayson the appreciation he deserves. Bruce heard the conversation- he didn’t mean to listen in… Bruce had hurt them all so much, he needed to repent.
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Bruce and Dick had an argument. Clark wasn’t particularly worried about that in and of itself- but the scent of dropping lingering on Bruce made Clark wonder if it was really time for an off world mission.
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It didn’t make any sense- why would Bruce take this argument as Pack rejection? Dick didn’t mean it, he rarely meant what he said. But now Bruce was gone.
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Or,
Following the Batfamily gifting Dick Grayson a Father’s Day present, Bruce Wayne’s Omega interprets the act as pack rejection, sending him into a violent dropping episode. When an omega drops, it their relationship with their pack isn’t mended they rapidly sink into a deep depression often followed by death.
Bruce decides to kill himself before that happens, not knowing Clark will bring him back as many times as it takes.
Content Warnings: self harm, suicide, mental health issues, abandonment, grief, severe guilt, complicated family relationships
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