Bruce Hits Dick and Doesn't Get Away With It
Inspired by that Tumblr prompt. You know the one. Desperately needed these fics in one place.
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TW: Abuse
“I’m not asking you to make Damian give up Robin, I’m only telling you that you need to stop raising child soldiers! Is that all we are to you?! Pawns in your screwed up fucking mission? You don’t deserve to call yourself a father, in fact, you don’t even deserve to call yourself human you-!”
Bruce’s fist makes a resounding crack! as it hits Dick’s face. He topples to the ground, and is left to stare up at Bruce while the man towers over him.
“You have no right to have any say in how I parent my sons. Or have you forgotten that you’re not even one of them?”
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Hey, Brother, There's an Endless Road to Rediscover by TheSilencer
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics)
05 Feb 2026
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"Someone needs to go with him." Diana said. "She's a goddess of family. Her blessing will come from the strength of his familial ties."
All the more reason I should go. Damian thought.
Bruce and Dick shared a long look. Perhaps to the others in the room, it was a fast, indecipherable look, but Damian caught the pull of Dick's mouth and the tightness to his father's jaw. However, it was Bruce that said "Red Hood and Red Robin."
Damian's eyes widened.
Grayson was as good as dead.
Or the one where Dick's brothers manage to royally piss off an ancient deity that sends them careening through memories he'd rather they didn't see.
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- Part 1 of Oh, Brother, I Will Hear You Call
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Just A Mission by Valpalmalec
Fandoms: DCU, Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics)
24 Jan 2026
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Dick Grayson has been back from Spyral for a few months now, and everything is time. His family needs time, and that's... that's fine.
But after a family dinner turned panic attack- a friend brings to light something that has been bothering Dick since his return.
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Haven't I Given Enough? by Valpalmalec
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics)
22 Oct 2025
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There was only one thing Scarecrow wanted to inflict. Fear.
In his head, Dick was grateful he was the one in the hot seat. He always had a harder time watching his loved ones be in pain than taking the pain himself. That face was one of the leading reasons behind almost everything he does. Furthermore, he and Bruce have been testing his level of resistance to Scarecrow's fear gas, and compared to the others- even Bruce- he was the best option for this. Right?
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OR: Scarecrow makes a fear toxin specifically for Nightwing, who seems to be immune to his normal batch. And maybe Dick could handle a newer version of the gas... if there wasn't also a device attached to his head that analyzed his thoughts to make him face his greatest fears...
What's worse is that his family, who have basically shut him out since his return from Spyral- from the dead- is there to witness his fall.
*Title from the song 'Gilded Lily' by Cults
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Hold Me by hole_in_the_roof
Fandoms: Young Justice (Cartoon), DCU (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics)
20 Sep 2025
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Dick arrives back to his apartment in Blüdhaven at four a.m. with a black eye and shaking hands.
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Breakfast Woofles! by Jimothy (Geu23)
Fandom Batman - All Media Types, DCU (Comics), Nightwing (Comics)
23 Mar 2025
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1. Pawsitive Steps
Dick Grayson quits the force and gets a service dog, ૮₍｡´ᴖ ˔ ᴖ`｡₎ა2. The Corg-Keys to My Apartment
Jason breaks into Dick's apartment and finds out his (not) brother has a dog... because Big Bird has seizures now.3. My Pup Cup of Tea
Damian (& Titus) spend a day with Dick & his new dog, Lucky. It's going well but something is amiss.4. Bark and Cheese, Please.
Dick owes Jason for his help last time. His younger brother demands fancy mac & cheese, it's got four types of cheese & breadcrumbs.5. Retriever Raid
Dick meets up with Amy for a coffee. They chat & catch up, only to end up caught themselves.6. Collie You Later!
Dick leaves the hospital, hangs out with Damian & Jason, Alfred threatens them all with fruit. Finally, Jason gets a call from Tim.7. Bite the Biscuit
Tim finds out the truth with Jason in the wings.Future works:
8. Sorry you had a ruff day.
9. Unleashing the truth.- Words:
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“Your butchery of the English language astounds me.” Damian says, sliding into the seat.
“Second language.” Dick replies. “Can’t be blamed for my mistakes.”
Damian sniffs pretentiously as Dick starts up the car and gets them on the road, the reprimand already on his tongue. “Don’t be foolish, Richard, you have mastered a number of languages and are perfectly capable of speaking them as they were intended to be spoken, as I do. Making excuses as such is undignified.”
Dick hums, amused. “I think there was actually a compliment in there. You’re getting soft, baby bat.”
Damian’s scandalized face is exactly as Dick pictured it. “I am not!”
…Bruce died. Bruce came back to life. The months between those moments don’t stop meaning something even if it would be easier if they did.
It’s up to Dick to reassemble his life and find a way to be a brother to the boy he considers his kid. It shouldn’t be a problem (except that it is) and where the hell is his sweater??
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Jason witnesses a fight between Dick and Bruce that ends really badly. As a result, Jason realizes that the relationship between Bruce and Dick isn’t just a father-son relationship with ups and downs—it’s abusive.
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Instead of going to Spyral, Dick gets a restraining order. The family dynamics reshape themselves from there.
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Bookmarked by Fyrefly_Adi (Firefly_Aki)
28 Mar 2026
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Spyral AU: Dick does not go, but the beat down to force him to go still happens.
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a silent bird by liz1art
Fandoms: DCU (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics)
18 Dec 2025
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It was just some brotherly banter.
(Jason would never call him brother.)
Everything escalated (again),
because of him (again).Or: Friendly banter turns into screaming match turns into hard hitting truths.
Or: Dick Grayson gets angry.