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“If you didn’t die, then I didn’t die,” Stephanie says, suddenly and quietly.
Now, Dick turns his body fully to face her. His knee touches hers. He reaches a hand out toward her shoulder, but doesn’t move that final inch.
She shifts so his hand fits warmly in place. She doesn’t look at him.
“Leslie said your heart stopped,” he says.
She has a rueful smile on her face, sardonic and sour.
“And B said yours stopped,” she returns.
Stephanie and Dick died. They (start to) deal with that.
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- Part 4 of The Bats
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Dick takes Damian to the circus while reflecting on the ever-changing nature of grief.
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- Part 3 of The Bats
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“Of course! Damian and I were gonna eat lunch and then play some video games until it’s time to prep for patrol, if you wanted to join us?”
“Hn.” “Tsk.”
Dick knew as soon as the words left his mouth he had said the wrong thing. Suddenly, Damian’s stiff posture was all that of a boy poised for fight or flight and the strained smile on Bruce’s face fell. Alfred’s poker face was solidly in place, but Dick still noticed the way his hands had stilled briefly as he was placing sandwiches onto their plates.
“Or not!” Dick was quick to try and deescalate the situation.
“No, no, it’s fine. I’ll just be in the cave. You can… play.”
It’s hard to deescalate a situation you don’t know the root cause of, apparently.
Bruce is Batman again. The transition is... less than smooth.
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- Part 2 of The Bats
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the show must go on (another hero, another mindless crime) by suffering_sappho
Fandoms: Batgirl (Comics), Batman and Robin (Comics), Batman - All Media Types
16 May 2025
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“So why are you trying now? Because B is gone?” She didn’t mean for the words to be as sharp as they were, but they landed like batarangs nonetheless, whistling in the air until they hit their mark.
Dick’s entire posture seemed to deflate. His legs had been kicking idly, but suddenly they were still. His hands, which had been flying through the air as he spoke, were limp in his lap. He was the quietest Steph had ever heard him when he answered and she had to strain to listen.
“Honestly, that’s how it started. And then I saw how talented you are with my own eyes and how well you get along with everyone, from criminals to victims to, yes, Robin, and how driven and smart and excitable and funny you are and…”
“And what?” she asked, her patience from earlier gone.
“You reminded me of why I made Robin in the first place.”
Stephanie Brown was a Robin. Dick finally tells her what that means, and apologizes for a few things, too.
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- Part 1 of The Bats
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"Steel in your side for so long was a weird feeling, Stede decided.
It had actually been around hour six that he came to the conclusion, if anyone was keeping track. It had been around hour three, when he heard the snores from the other side of the deck, that he realized he should perhaps try to be friends with the steel in his side.
Obviously, they were not friends."A missing scene from Season 1, Episode 6. Stede's been stabbed and stuck to a pole all night. He's gonna need some help when everyone wakes up for the day.
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The Bats by suffering_sappho
Fandom Batgirl (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Batman and Robin (Comics)
17 Jun 2025
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but if we fall / I only pray / don't fall away from me by Katiebabyangel
Fandoms: Merlin (TV)
13 Jun 2026
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After revealing his magic, Merlin promised his king that he would tell him if he was hurt or needed help. The aftermath of an assassination attempt sent him, injured, stumbling into Arthur's chambers to fulfill his promise. Once he did that, he figured he could finish getting ready for the visiting delegation and wrap up his chores. He wasn't sure why Arthur was being so weird about it. He was only lightly shot.
Based on the prompt:
"I have to tell you something."
"Can it wait? I'm busy."
"It's urgent."
"Okay, fine. What's so important that you had to interrupt me?"
"I've been shot."
"Why didn't you lead with that?"Series
- Part 3 of Merlin One-Shots
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06 Jul 2026
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Something is trying to kill Nightwing.
Something has already killed him.
Oracle will stop at nothing to make things right again.
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Day 6: Time Loop
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24 Jun 2026
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...and trust your partner to be there for you by DarkKitty1208
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU (Comics), Nightwing (Comics)
19 Jun 2026
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There is heat and there is the fever and there is death calling his name in the horizon, and there is Dick. There has always been Dick. Since before he knew who he was, since before he knew what it all meant. There was death, and the dark, and then like a candle lighting up his life, there was Dick.
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The events of Batman/Nightwing: Bloodborne, but in Bruce's perspective.
Bookmarked by suffering_sappho
24 Jun 2026
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Can't Save 'Em All by aSintobeRin
Fandoms: Marvel's Spider-Man (Insomniac Games Video Games)
10 Oct 2024
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Mary Jane knew. The second Peter pulled away from her, the moment his eyes narrowed and conflict crossed his face, she knew they were too late. There was a crash and darkness and…
And now, MJ is screaming at Peter to wake up. Why won’t he wake up?
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- Part 10 of Rin's Whumptober 2024
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28 Apr 2026
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The Explosion's Aftermath by Wicked42 - Spider-Man (Wicked42) for createandconstruct
Fandoms: Spider-Man - All Media Types, Spider-Man (Video Game 2018)
18 Jan 2019
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Peter's unconscious. People are panicking. And for once, MJ doesn't know what to do.
Set in 2018 game, filling in the gaps after the bomb explodes at City Hall. :) Whump and guilt and angst abound!
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- Part 8 of Wicked's PS4 Spider-Verse
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27 Apr 2026