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Grave fit for a Dog by A_Handeaters_deification_complex
Fandoms: Watchmen - All Media Types, Watchmen (Comic)
21 Apr 2026
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Some say ghosts linger on for unfinished business. The soul of Rorschach is far more concerned with remembering his own name than settling his last score. He prefers to multi-task, of course, but there's only so much one can do when one can't remember what score to settle.
Daniel Dreiberg was a kind man once. He likes to think he still is, but when he looks at the scars he's picked up over the years, he sees more of Hollis or hell, the Comedian, than the baby-faced academic who'd designed a flying machine and a suit of spandex on a whim. Nearly a decade of solo-work had hardened him. With the Keene act bullying his coworkers into government contracts or retirement, all that was left of the Crimebusters was the second Nite Owl, at his post as always. His split-second decision to chase down the origins of a clip from a snuff film depicting a brutal murder quickly shows him he's going to need a hell of a lot more than his tech to tear down the operation's web of blackmail and violence. At the moment, bourbon would certainly help.
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- 1/?
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“What color are your eyes?” Dan asked before taking a sip of his own coffee.
Rorschach shook his head. “Not telling you.” Although it was a good question… Whenever he was home, or out during the day, whenever he faced the world as Walter, he avoided looking at himself as much as possible. Even if he’d wanted to tell his partner, he wasn’t sure he even remembered the answer anymore.
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Dan tries to learn a bit more about his mysterious partner.
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Early in their relationship, Dan sees Rorschach's face.
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“Would you like to?” Dan offered.
“To what?” Rorschach’s head tilted.
“Dance!” Dan smiled, but he could sense his partner’s apprehension. “Nobody will ever know. Other than us, I mean.”
Rorschach was quiet for a moment, perhaps he had considered it. “Can’t.”
“Why not?”
“… Don’t know how.”
“Oh, we can fix that.”
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Dan teaches Rorschach how to dance after a nightly patrol.
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“ ‘Hey,’ Dan says softly. He wants to ask, If I got stabbed somewhere vital and was a goner for sure, would you at least let me see your face before I croaked? Instead, he asks, ‘Roll up your mask?’ “
Snippets from before and after a 1974 patrol.
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MC1R by CelSunbeam
Fandoms: Watchmen - All Media Types, Watchmen (Comic), Watchmen (2009)
06 Jul 2025
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Rorschach needs stitches.
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"A kiss with a fist is better than none."
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if i fell through your skies (there's no way you would catch me) by cee_b33
Fandoms: Watchmen (Comic), Watchmen: The End Is Nigh
11 Jun 2025
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The early days of Nite Owl II and Rorschach, wherein they kinda fuck up on missions every now and then. This mission in particular is the reason Dan gave Rorschach a grappling gun.
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In Which Walter Kovacs Goes Soft (not an innuendo I promise) by walk3rofday
Fandoms: Watchmen - All Media Types
10 Jun 2025
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It's 1965. Walter Kovacs and Daniel Dreiberg are freshly teamed up. Chapter 1 can be read as a stand-alone, but the rest continues my alternate vision for their story.
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Summer 1967. There's crime that must be stopped. Rorschach handles some things badly.
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An Occurrence in New York City by Potassium_Hypobromite
Fandoms: Watchmen - All Media Types, Watchmen (Comic)
21 Dec 2023
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While on patrol, Rorschach and Nite Owl come across a man trying to jump off a building.
Title inspired by the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge."
Contains non graphic descriptions of a suicide attempt, in depth discussion of suicide and suicidal thoughts, and Rorschach-typical bigotry and attitudes.
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A gas attack on patrol leaves Rorschach somewhat lost, and requiring assistance (whether he wants to accept it or not).
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After a night of adventuring gone mildly wrong, Rorschach has cause to reevaluate his relationship, and feelings towards Daniel.
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Judge, Jury & Executioner by Anonymous
Fandoms: Watchmen - All Media Types, Watchmen (Comic)
30 Nov 2023
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Rorschach almost kills a man for the first time, and has a bit of a complex
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Rorschach breaks into Daniel's house (like one does).
Love ensues.
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twenty seats of desire (and I am sitting in each one) by CaptainDoofus
Fandoms: Watchmen - All Media Types
25 Aug 2023
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Dan is a kinky bastard. Walter indulges him. Aka a series of sex scenes seasoned with a dash of plot.
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a cage for every unclean spirit, every filthy bird by starshotplagues
Fandoms: Watchmen - All Media Types
07 Aug 2023
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Rorschach attempts to court Dan with owl paraphernalia. It mostly works.
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I’ll Call Your Mom (see if she cares) by ATiredPan
Fandoms: Watchmen - All Media Types, Watchmen (Comic), Watchmen (2009)
02 Jul 2023
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Sneaking out, to find comfort in those you barely know
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- Part 1 of Asher Harvey | Watchmen OC
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Rorschach‘s beliefs contradict with his feelings toward his partner. He does not want to deal with it.
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“Hear that?” Nite Owl asked. “It must be Christmas.”
“So it is,” Rorschach hummed. He tilted his head up slightly, maybe to watch an extra large snowflake dance in the air.
How, when, and why Rorschach got his trusty cop puncturing grappling gun