Ear(late)ly Birds: Midlife Crisis
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
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Hakoda just wants to destroy the Fire Navy, is that so much to ask?
Apparently yes, as his second in command drags in a net containing one half drowned fire prince with a severe brain injury. He can't justify tossing him back like the crew wants, so he will just keep him prisoner until they make it to port and then he's the Earth Kingdom's problem.
(Does it count as imprisonment if he's allowed to run around the ship as he pleases?)Hakoda and the crew slowly adopt a brain damaged fire prince. Just another day at sea.
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i see you as an equal (with our equally dubious morals) by faithms
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU (Comics)
07 May 2023
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Dick… is aware. He’s aware that he’s not doing well. He’s aware that Tim isn’t doing well. Hell, he’s aware that Alfred isn’t doing well.
What with Bruce being… well…
He’s aware.
But, as he stares at his little brother telling him that Bruce is alive, he can’t help but feel anything but relief. In fact, he feels a lot of bad feelings about it, and then very quickly adds guilt to those bad feelings since he can’t think of anything positive to say.
Because he’s aware that he’s not well. And that Tim isn’t well. And that Alfred isn’t well.
But they weren’t well before Bruce died, either.
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OR Dick believes Tim about Bruce being lost in time. But believing isn't the issue.Series
- Part 33 of DC (Mostly Unrelated Tim Stories)
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14 Oct 2024
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The Void Blinks Back by JusticyWusticy
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
10 May 2026
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Tim gets stuck in shift often so he has plans for all kinds of situations. Jason really wants to know why the Drakes left a kitten all alone and where his replacement is.
YOTP 2023 September,
Prompts: Hurt/Comfort, Shifter AU,Series
- Part 10 of YOTP 2023
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03 Oct 2024
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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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There but for Grace go I by AutumnHobbit
Fandoms: Batman (Comics), Batman-All Media Types, The Punisher (tv)
16 Feb 2019
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Frank Castle comes to Gotham on the trail of some human traffickers who picked the wrong city. Imagine his surprise to find he isn’t the only one out for their blood. When things turn sour he decides to get involved, which leads to a lot of unexpected drama.
And he thought New York’s costumed paraders were bad.