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    No, Richard wasn’t some lowlife criminal.

    He was hiding something; he always had been. But he had also been leaving clues all these years, beneath those kind eyes and that smile that men would go to war for. He left them intentionally, carefully, for someone smart enough and attentive enough to see them.

    Mark had seen them. Richard Grayson was begging to be saved.

    And somehow, this guy was the key.

    Driven by obsession, a former acquaintance of Dick Grayson’s hatches a plan to kidnap a man who has been spending an awful lot of time in Grayson’s company lately. Things don’t go to plan, and soon he has both of them chained up in a warehouse by the Gotham Harbour.

    No one is having a good time.

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    23 May 2026

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    “I've been watching you. You're running yourself ragged these days! Pulling double shifts at that center, patrolling every night, even making the trip to Gotham when the Bat comes calling. You're wearing yourself too thin, and your so-called friends and family don't even see it! You’re getting sick, Richard, but don’t worry. I’ll take care of you.”
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    Dick gets kidnapped by a man obsessed with him who is convinced he loves him more than his family does. He couldn't be more wrong.

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    10 May 2026

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    The vent cover clatters to the floor, and Dick flings the knife at Croc, trusting that he's going to be a more of a threat than his goons. Croc roars in pain, or maybe just rage, and Dick scrambles toward the vent, Damian already inside, and -

    And Killer Croc grabs him by the ankle, slams him into the wood. He feels something break, and he gasps, hardly able to catch his breath. Some sort of metallic clang echoes from behind, and he thinks if Damian comes out of the vent and gets us both killed…

    or: a gate-crasher ruins the wayne charity gala in the worst way possible.

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    05 May 2026

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    “Hello?”

    “Roy?” Dick sucks in a stuttered breath. “I–I need some help.”

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    Dick is hiding in a laundromat, Roy is the guy on the other end of the line, and Jason just hopes he makes it in time.

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    19 Apr 2026

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    Dick and Bruce have been on shaky terms for a while, but they realize that none of that matters when they're both captured on an impromptu team-up. To make matters worse, one of their captors has a grudge against Dick, who already isn't at the top of his game due to injuries. Separated, Bruce can only watch and hope that someone finds them before it's too late.

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    12 Apr 2026

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