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Rule 1: be charming.
Father likes it when his children are charming.Rule 2: be obedient.
Father needs his sons to obey. Good children listen.Rule 3: be exceptional.
Father disregards anything that isn't exceptional. Don't be a thing that gets disregarded.The rules have always been simple. They've anchored most of Dick's life. Listen to the rules, and your brothers get fed. Listen to the rules, and your brothers have a roof over their heads. Listen to the rules, and father leaves your siblings alone. Be charming, be obedient, be exceptional.
For years, Dick has kept his brothers safe by following these rules: be useful, be charming, and never ask why Father wants the things he wants. But when his latest assignment sends him after an unassuming Daily Planet reporter, Dick finds himself tangled in the lives of people far more dangerous, and far more observant, than he anticipated.
Clark Kent knows Ric Grayson is hiding something.
Bruce Wayne knows he's lying.
Neither realises how far Dick will go to keep his brothers safe. But they'll find out.
And it will hurt.