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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
15 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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Percy, Annabeth, and Piper Visit the Grand Canyon by JustAnotherGirlmcg
Fandoms: Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types, percy jackson - Fandom, The Heroes of Olympus - Rick Riordan
20 Feb 2026
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Pest control is well beyond Percy, Annabeth, and Piper's pay grade, especially with a long history of repeatedly saving the world. But after getting assigned a quest to kill a giant scorpion that may or may not be responsible for a string of missing hikers in the Grand Canyon, they figure, how hard could it be?
Percy's got a bad history with scorpions, and things go downhill very fast.
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- Part 1 of Demigods Meet Mortal Ailments
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08 Mar 2026
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Merlin can't always use magic to protect Arthur and Camelot, so throughout Merlin's decade spent by Arthur's side, the knights of Camelot teach Merlin a thing or two about holding his own.
Or, 5 times a background knight teaches Merlin a different fighting skill, and the 1 time Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table find out (in the coolest way possible, of course).
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- Part 11 of Living's Standalone Merthur Fics
Bookmarked by suffering_sappho
23 Feb 2026
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An exploration of Benoit Blanc’s family: what they were, what they are, and what they could be.
NOTE: If you are looking for Same Dead Eyes in the Mirror or related works, those have moved to Adoptionverse - A Knives Out AU :)
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Bookmarked by suffering_sappho
26 Jan 2026
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Beneath the Ruins by itsmepaper
Fandoms: Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types
03 Feb 2026
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Percy takes a blow meant for Annabeth, triggering a cave in that leaves them trapped underground. With Percy injured, Annabeth is desperate to get them out before it’s too late.
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- Part 3 of The Ways They Save Each Other
Bookmarked by suffering_sappho
04 Feb 2026
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Warm Like Cinnamon by graysonsflight for dottie_wan_kenobi
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Young Justice - All Media Types
22 Aug 2020
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Oracle wasn’t expecting to see Nightwing on her security feed when her system let her know someone was trying to break in. She wasn't expecting the blood smeared over his face either.
Bookmarked by suffering_sappho
03 Feb 2026