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Fics in which events divert/de-rail mid-canon, usually due to a combination of whump & parental instincts:
- 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)
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- Izuku is rescued/mentored by someone other than All Might
(- Himiko Toga gets adopted (by a non-villain)
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(- Danny runs away (to Gotham) post explosion)
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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 (via Bruce)
- (Hood!) Jason adopts OCs
(- Bruce is (still) Lost in Time)
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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:
- KARR returns
(Closed, Moderated)
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To Voyage in a Concrete Jungle by ChickadeeChickadoo
Fandoms: Superman - All Media Types, Batman - All Media Types, DCU
07 Mar 2024
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Clark Kent moves to Gotham as a teenager after an unfortunate event at school. There he meets Jason Todd. And then, several months after that, Clark hears Jason screaming.
Apparently a Joker with no Kryptonite can't win against a Kryptonian. Who knew.
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You're moving to Metropolis? Is that even a real place? by Vamillepudding
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
07 Nov 2023
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When Bruce storms into the warehouse and realises that Jason is, somehow, still alive, his decision is made just like that.
No more.
Or: After Robin almost dies, the Waynes leave Gotham behind and move to Metropolis. 13-year old Tim, robbed of his nighttime hobby and lonelier than ever, decides that it's his job to bring them back.
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Red Robin
(time)dimension travels to a moment in the universe when Jason is resurrected by the Lazarus pit and being fed lies and slander by Talia Al Ghul. And then he decimates the League, rescues his brothers, and gets them home in time for a Sunday Birthday dinner.Series
- Part 26 of (un)Woven threads of Dimension and Time
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Jason Todd's guide to finding out if your dad's been replaced by profoundalpacakitten for dragonpyre
Fandoms: DCU (Comics)
10 Jan 2024
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Jason sighs as he lowers his binoculars, chewing gum on one lonely Gotham rooftop. He leans against a gargoyle, thinking.
So Batman has been… exchanged. Kidnapped, swapped, captured, mind controlled maybe.
This changes his plans somewhat.
Fuck.
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Eddie looks back and forth between Buck and the girl, staring skeptically at one another— like they’re looking in a funhouse mirror.
The girl opens her mouth to say something but shuts it, eyes widening. She gulps.
Oh god.
Oh god, Eddie thinks, as he watches Buck and this teenager form their differing features into the same expression.
“Uh, hi. Are you Evan Buckley?” she asks finally. She seems to know the answer, but Buck nods slowly. “Well, my name is Quinn Buckley.”
Any remaining sound in the room is sucked out, and they’re left in a vacuum. Everyone is frozen.
“I’m your daughter.”
Buck, Eddie, and Chris have almost found their status quo, when the arrival of a surprise daughter shakes things up.
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16 Jun 2025
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