Ear(late)ly Birds: Midlife Crisis
Fics in which events de-rail mid-canon, usually due to a combination of whump & parental instincts (Fics in which the timeline is diverted(/derailed) by the presence of a child(/suitable adult):
- OC children (mostly acquired by Hood or Buck)
- Robin being vulnerable (mostly Tim (& Hood)
- Adults being (better) adults
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AtLA/K / B(M)HA / DP / RR(PJ):
- Zuko gets (injured &) adopted/mentored (mid-quest)
(- Danny runs away (to Gotham) post explosion)
- Izuku is rescued/mentored by someone other than All Might
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DC / Marvel:
- Jason never goes to Ethiopia
- Jason is found by someone other than the Al Ghuls
(- Hood never (fully debuts)/is more protective than vengeful)
- (Hood!)Jason adopts Tim
- (Hood!) Jason adopts OCs
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- Peter needs adopting...
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NCIS/Criminal Minds/Numb3rs/H-50/911:
- Lawsuit(/Tsunami) baby (- Buck(/Eddie) has a(n unknown) child)
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(The) Sentinel / Stargate / TM7:
(- Blair gets a child/parent)
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Other:
(Closed, Moderated)
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Two Sides of the Same Coin by batling_out_of_hell
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batgirl (Comics), Red Hood: Lost Days
09 Mar 2026
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Jason ripped off his newly-infamous helmet. "Why'd you even follow me to Gotham if all you're gonna do is keep me from doing anything?"
His yet-unnamed twin said nothing. Of course.
But she could glare with the best of them. She folded her arms, and Jason huffed.
"You know, you're free now. You can go. You don't have to be here. I rescued you, you're free, go-- see the world or whatever. Learn to talk."
She stood unmoving. Not even a twitch.
Jason sighed. "Can't I just have one murder? Please?"
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This work isn't hosted on the Archive so this blurb might not be complete or accurate.
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A one-night stand comes back to haunt Buck in the most life-changing way. Now he must decide if he will take a chance and embrace the change.
Word Count: 7566
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A one night stand comes back into Buck's life and turns it upside down. Then again, with what happens in Santa Monica the next day, that might not have been a bad thing.
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Mean Rabbit by Skeleton_of_society
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
13 Sep 2022
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"Kid, you ain't got no quirk, no muscle, and no battle sense. There's no way you'll be a hero like the big man. But that's fine. Cause instead of dressing you up in star-spangled underpants, I'm gonna make you fuckin' mean."
It's not All Might who saves Izuku from the slime villain, but rather a certain cotton tailed heroine. She has a much different approach then the #1, and decides that the trembling beanstalk of a kid has enough guts to go pro. Ft. Confident! Izuku, Parental! Mirko, and enough sass to make my eyes bleed.
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Bookmarked by Scribbled_Seconds
08 May 2026
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Ch.1 <3
(M= violence; ch.17, crude humour & frequent swearing)
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Everlong by lazywriter7
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Guardians of the Galaxy (Movies), Iron Man (Movies)
18 Jun 2023
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For the prompt: 'soulmate au where no one hears music until they fall in love'
“So you carry it around,” Gamora fingered the headset, black plastic creaking under her thumb, “even though you can’t hear it.”
“I’ll be able to.” When I fall in love. The kind of love that meant Mum was left to raise a child by herself for eight years, but kept on hearing music for the rest of her life. Music that made her dance in the kitchen, blare lyrics in the shower, hum softly in the hospital bed. Music and effect that Peter watched with widened eyes, but never heard.
So he carried the Walkman in his pocket, clamped on the headset every day. Hit play and saw the cassette spin, wondering what Come and Get Your Love might sound like.
It was only too bad that he’d hear Highway To Hell first.