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  1. Public Bookmark 7

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    When Bruce died and Tim took up the mantle Dick receded back to Bludhaven and started losing track of time, losing track of his keys, losing track of things that mattered. They were all drowning and they were all grown and they were all naive enough to think maybe everyone else could swim. When Damian shows up in Dick's apartment bleeding and muttering about needing time to think, Dick knows he has to muster up the courage to act like an older brother again.

    (title from we go way back by noah kahan)

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    14 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 28

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    You knew it was coming.

    or: a tale of grief, secrets, love, and healing. told in three parts.

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    28 May 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 9

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    He sat there for a bit, processing; a dry croak escaping his throat in thanks as Tim brought him a bottle of water.

    “I timed you at about fifty seconds. has that ever happened to you before?” he asks, sitting next to him. Damian shakes his head no, sipping on the water slowly. A headache has built into his skull, muscles already sore from training now aching from the thrashing. “Not like that.” he pulls his head into his hands.

    OR: Its been two years since Damian was a second year med student struggling to keep his head on straight. unfortunatley, an even more challanging problem is being thrown his way.

    or OR: Damian is having seizures

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    24 Apr 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 5

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    "Ranpo," he whispers, tentative. The boy doesn't respond, only curling into himself further. He wets his lips nervously, trying to think back to any time he's seen someone else in this state and seen them get out of it, but coming up blank. The only thing he can think of-

    The only thing he can think of is when he's done the same.

    or: Yukichi, for all the things he's experienced in his life, is still young himself. That doesn't stop him from trying his best to take care of a fourteen-year-old Ranpo.

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    08 Apr 2026

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    You didn’t expect me to be someone you cared about. Damian finishes the thought for him, teeth gritting behind his closed lips. His skin is prickling with the pressure of being seen, recognized. It’s not what he wanted. It’s not what he asked for. And yet—when Grayson’s hand brushes his elbow again, steadying him gently as they walk down the fire escape, Damian doesn’t pull away. His instincts are screaming at him to shake the touch off. That’s just sympathy. Just pity.

    It doesn’t mean anything.

    He is just a civilian, Damian reminds himself harshly, over and over like a mantra. He does not matter. His affection does not matter. But the words lose their sharpness the longer Grayson looks at him like that—like Damian is someone, not something broken or dangerous. Not just another shadow in the night.

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    Damian al Ghul is sent to Gotham with a mission: earn the right to stand beside the Batman. He will not grovel for a place at his father's side like some desperate orphan—he will prove he belongs there. But, Officer Grayson refuses to let the wounded boy he keeps running into disappear into the dark.

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    21 Dec 2025