#Call me Mystery by Lilse

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"Call me Mystery" by Lilse - fic rec for those who can live without physical whump and canon-like action

okay but Call Me Mystery by Lilse has so many comments and is so interesting to discuss. Like. Author writes the dialogues and thoughts very cool. There is not much action in the fic, but it sure as hell has a lot of very intense stuff. I like it even more than the first part in the series. Lol Good Parent Bruce Wayne trope doesn't ruin it. And ROTATED CHARACTER POV! IT'S NOT! CENTERED! ON ONE! CHARACTER! it's nice. There is no one character in the center! They all get their chapters and you can't even separate them and skip to what you like. It's a complicated net. With holes, a little. But interesting and evolving.

The thing is, this story is not focused on how bad some people and actions are, and there is no character bashing. The story is focused on dialogues and misunderstandings and relationships of this very unusual family. And not what's good for vigilantes but what's good for them as people.

Characters: Bruce, Dick, Damian, Jason, Tim, Alfred. And young Dick and Jason from parallel universe, who named themselves John and Peter (second names).

(certainly not for people who thinks canon-only, but I don't see here any of very annoying fanon tropes and interpretations!!!!!!! or maybe I am biased because I'm following this story a long time already and not planning to drop it at all)

it's not like it's the best fic I love the most. And it's certainly not perfect. But it's something close and warm to me - because of how much work Lilse puts in there, and because of the way Lilse interacts with the readers. And the fact that, despite not really knowing canon, Lilse is not very biased and, in my opinion, all the characters in Call Me Mystery are valid. Well, Alfred is not enough there, but he has an excuse hshskaldhslamdpdpdlsfppff. Also Dick and Jason trying to be responsible adults and sometimes failing miserably - nice. And Jason's lemonades. And Dick's temper and tiredness. Tim has a bad time, but he's not woobified at all. And the fact that I finally, finally realised that this story has Bruce angst (for some reason I didn't notice it for very long time but now my eyes are open, I finally imagined myself in his place in this story). And. And. And Damian - I have no words,

Unfortunately, the characters outside of the listed are not mentioned (well, Gordon is, and someone else, but no other vigilantes or superheroes have attention). Cass and Duke probably don't exist here, bc Bruce doesn't mention them in his thoughts. That's okay, that's much better than showing some half-assed versions of them like some people do.

okay I have MUCH more to say about this fic but it doesn't matter what I think, because I would just write and write and write and write and it would be too long.

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Call me Mystery (reworked)

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/oKS84ky by Lilse When Damian gets sent to Bruce by Talia, it is far from easy for him to make sense of his new family: the interactions seem so foreign, and the relationships are too tangled. His own harsh and rather traumatic upbringing is not helping matters, and learning to be a son and a brother is not going to be a smooth journey (for anyone involved). (Rewrite of the old version.) Words: 7123, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English Series: Part 2 of Head above water Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: Gen Characters: Bruce Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth, Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Damian Wayne Relationships: Dick Grayson & Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson & Jason Todd, Dick Grayson & Damian Wayne, Tim Drake & Dick Grayson, Tim Drake & Jason Todd, Tim Drake & Bruce Wayne, Tim Drake & Damian Wayne, Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne, Jason Todd & Damian Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth & Damian Wayne Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Misunderstandings, Miscommunication, Trust Issues, Unreliable Narrator, Gaslighting, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Everyone Has Issues, Everyone Needs A Hug, Batfamily Dynamics (DCU), Bruce Wayne Tries to Be a Good Parent, Damian Wayne is a Little Shit, Damian Wayne Has a Heart, Tim Drake Has a Bad Time, Dick Grayson Has a Bad Time, Original Character(s), but not really since they're Dick's and Jason's doubles read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/oKS84ky

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Call me Mystery (reworked)

by Lilse When Damian gets sent to Bruce by Talia, it is far from easy for him to make sense of his new family: the interactions seem so foreign, and the relationships are too tangled. His own harsh and rather traumatic upbringing is not helping matters, and learning to be a son and a brother is not going to be a smooth journey (for anyone involved). (Rewrite of the old version.) Words: 7123, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English Series: Part 2 of Head above water Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: Gen Characters: Bruce Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth, Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Damian Wayne Relationships: Dick Grayson & Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson & Jason Todd, Dick Grayson & Damian Wayne, Tim Drake & Dick Grayson, Tim Drake & Jason Todd, Tim Drake & Bruce Wayne, Tim Drake & Damian Wayne, Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne, Jason Todd & Damian Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth & Damian Wayne Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Misunderstandings, Miscommunication, Trust Issues, Unreliable Narrator, Gaslighting, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Everyone Has Issues, Everyone Needs A Hug, Batfamily Dynamics (DCU), Bruce Wayne Tries to Be a Good Parent, Damian Wayne is a Little Shit, Damian Wayne Has a Heart, Tim Drake Has a Bad Time, Dick Grayson Has a Bad Time, Original Character(s), but not really since they're Dick's and Jason's doubles via https://ift.tt/oKS84ky

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Call me Mystery

by Lilse

When Damian gets sent to Bruce by Talia, it is far from easy for him to make sense of his new family, both because all the interactions seem so foreign and because all the relationships are so tangled. Who is Timothy and why is he the only one living with Father? And what is up with these two boys who look exactly like Richard and Jason?

In this second part of the series, we get to see how Damian joins the family and learns to be a son and a brother. It is not a smooth journey.

Words: 2786, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Series: Part 2 of Head above water

Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: Gen

Characters: Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Damian Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth

Relationships: Dick Grayson & Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson & Jason Todd, Dick Grayson & Damian Wayne, Tim Drake & Dick Grayson, Tim Drake & Jason Todd, Tim Drake & Damian Wayne, Tim Drake & Bruce Wayne, Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne, Jason Todd & Damian Wayne

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Dimension Travel, Batfamily (DCU), Batfamily (DCU) Feels, Damian Wayne Needs a Hug, Misunderstandings, Batfamily Dynamics (DCU)

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/45183526

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Call me Mystery

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/ueoYm59

by Lilse

When Damian gets sent to Bruce by Talia, it is far from easy for him to make sense of his new family, both because all the interactions seem so foreign and because all the relationships are so tangled. Who is Timothy and why is he the only one living with Father? And what is up with these two boys who look exactly like Richard and Jason?

In this second part of the series, we get to see how Damian joins the family and learns to be a son and a brother. It is not a smooth journey.

Words: 2786, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Series: Part 2 of Head above water

Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: Gen

Characters: Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Tim Drake, Damian Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth

Relationships: Dick Grayson & Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson & Jason Todd, Dick Grayson & Damian Wayne, Tim Drake & Dick Grayson, Tim Drake & Jason Todd, Tim Drake & Damian Wayne, Tim Drake & Bruce Wayne, Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne, Jason Todd & Damian Wayne

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Dimension Travel, Batfamily (DCU), Batfamily (DCU) Feels, Damian Wayne Needs a Hug, Misunderstandings, Batfamily Dynamics (DCU)

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/ueoYm59