#but she's freaking out @ the golden beauty that is kori

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I need more batman media but I don't know what to watch or where to watch it and Netflix took off Young Justice and Justice League :(:( do you have any fic recs or fun facts

A.  Blogsto follow if you haven’t already followed them, the first three write FREAKINGAMAZING fanfic and the fourth creates THE BEST fanart I have literally sat and scrolled through these blogs for hours

@camsthisky (good GOSH I love her she writes so much about Dick Grayson)

@audreycritter

@preciousthingsareprecious

@laquilasse

B.  RandomFics to Read (and honestly there are so many more, I just can’t think of themat the moment):

1. TheAcrobat Series 

by fishfingersandjellybabies http://archiveofourown.org/works/4079917

Look anytime anyone talks about how much Dick loveshis family they’ve won my heart and soul. I especially like the Kori section.

2.  Mori Shej 

bydickiegayson  https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12298375/1/Mori-Shej

OH MY GOSH.  Ilove this story so freaking much.  Ok,imagine if Jason Todd, after coming back from the dead and going through allthat stuff with the Lazarus Pit and training, goes after Dick Grayson to gethis revenge on Bruce.  Except when heshows up at Dick’s apartment, ready to kill the Golden Son, he finds somethingcompletely unexpected.  Jason has a lotof issues, Dick has a lot of issues (courtesy of the Blockbuster incident).  I have read and reread this story countlesstimes, and I can never not cry because I love my broken sons so much.  There is a lot of anger, some cursing, muchregret, and brothers being brothers.  And Dick is the sweetest most protective [redacted because spoiler] and Jason has a mushy heart after all.  Itcan stand as complete but I think the author is writing more?  Also, either before or after, or both, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqeNxdyp5CEand listen to the song.  It is my newfavorite song and CAN YOU IMAGINE DICK SINGING IT OH MY GOSH

3.  the roadwill only be wide (the rain will never stop falling) 

by weird_bird (2weird4) http://archiveofourown.org/works/8610391/chapters/19743343

A collection of Dick and Damian moments.  So very beautiful.

4.  The RobinsUnited Series, first story is Bird by Bird 

by laceymcbain  http://archiveofourown.org/works/2656487/chapters/5936243

…some hurt/comfort, Jason doesn’t know what the hellto do with his family, and they all insist on calling him brother.  *shrugs* family feels are my drug of choice

5.  Penny Lane 

by @jerseydevious  http://archiveofourown.org/works/11757690

Damian wants a horse, and drat I’m crying?  (tbh I cry very easily over my sons…but still)

6.  Sun Spot 

byDawn’sEternalLight (@preciousthingsareprecious) http://archiveofourown.org/works/11748606

This fic is a quiet moment of beauty and rest for Dickand Damian.  Damian draws, and Dickwatches his talented little bro.  Thereis sunlight.  You skin will clear andyour crops will grow and any heartache you have ever had will be healed likemagic!

C.  Abunch of fics by Kieron_O’Duibhir

1.  TheTill-Then From the Ever-Since http://archiveofourown.org/works/3506603/chapters/7707866  

There is a problem in the Batcave, as in, youngerversions of the Batfam keep turning up. It’s absolutely fantastic, and one of my favorite things is youngerJason being SO done with his older self and calling him out on stuff and being all protective of his brothers.  It gets better and better with every chapter.

2.  But a Walking Shadow http://archiveofourown.org/works/4259511/chapters/9641367

 Sothis story is not finished yet and the author takes waaay long to post updateson it but she has promised not to abandon it soo…It is Nightwing-centric, witha whole mess of comic Teen Titans making appearances.  The author has written a lot of stories abouta world where Dick became a Talon, and in this tale Talon-on-the-run winds upon Earth-1 and Nightwing is trying to figure out who this apparent clone of hisis.  Talon Dick has always intrigued me,and it is interesting seeing him and Nightwing face off.

3.  All the Roofs of Uncertainty http://archiveofourown.org/works/2273208/chapters/4994631

HOLY HECK this is one of my favorite Jason Todd fanfics EVER.  I love the description by the author “The onewhere Dick bleeds a lot and Jason argues with everybody.”  Jason is in the wrong spot at the wrong time,ie. He finds Dick bleeding to death and is forced to save him.  Tim and Damian make appearances.  Jason has anger issues.  That doesn’t stop him from caring.  Bruce and Jason hash things out in the mostbeautiful (painful) way.

4.  Wheel and Blade 

http://archiveofourown.org/works/2492957

 Inwhich Dick confronts Damian about his practice of taking weapons to school, andalso gets slightly distracted by the idea of living in a vardo.  I love this story because it shows the bestway to parent Damian—not by telling him no “because I said so” but byexplaining and debating things like he is smart and capable.  

5.  I Pass the Night Watchman on His Beat http://archiveofourown.org/works/2326226

Thisis a cool one-shot of Dick and Amy, his partner on the Bludhaven police force.  I freaking love Dick being a cop.

D.  Okay now if you want something towatch:

 1.     Nightwing—TheSeries 

by ismahawk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o297A1wmys0

This is THE BEST Nightwing fan film I haveever seen.  I love the Dick Grayson in it—he’sgot acrobatics, sounds like Jesse McCartney (Robin/Nightwing’s VA in YJ), and is quite handsome.  He fights, gets the stuffing beat out of himand keeps getting back up, has a bit of a temper, loves Barbara—perfection.  Watch it, you won’t regret it.  (Also Jason is there yay!  I will take him in any capacity I can get. And I kinda really like the actor for Bruce?)

2.     RedHood: The Series—Episode One “Homecoming” 

by tenshunn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BdVSgshgFA&t=136s

My favorite Jason Toddfanfilm!!!  Heavily featuring TimDrake!  Look this adaption is fab, I lovethe actors and the dialogue and the fight between Jason and Tim (spoiler?)  As far as I know they are trying to puttogether a second episode.  Watch thevideo where Jason Todd tries to get people to donate money for it, itsHILARIOUS

3.      Batman The Animated Series is on Netflix tillSeptember 1st.  I’m in thesecond season and love it a lot…Alfred is so freaking sassy!  

4.     DamianWayne: Robins Fly at Night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS30bYjVmL4

 It’s just five minutesand doesn’t have any dialogue, and it doesn’t come close to deserving an Oscar, but dang it it’s hard to find Damian stuff…and also seeing a littlekid running around in the Robin costume made me realize that there is nothing Iwant more than to see Damian Wayne on the big screen, being all angry assassinkid, and Dick Grayson capturing him in a hug…

5. Gotham on Netflix

I am pretty sure you already watch this? But if not, DO!  It is AMAZING.  I love it so much, especially Bruce and Alfred and Selina Kyle

E.  Some things from Batman: Dark Victory

Okay I know he is a talented young acrobat and all but how the FUDGE did Dick get up on that chandelier?!  the kid can truly fly (yeah yeah, the stairs probably lead up to a hallway floor/balcony that Dick leapt off of but still) I wonder how many grey hairs the kid gave Alfred in those first weeks alone

On dark days I like to remember the time bby birb Dick Grayson caved in the Joker’s cheek with a well-placed kick.  My nine or ten year old son then proceeded to smash in the Joker’s teeth with a stick a few minutes later and it was amazing

You think I lied??  Nah my son Dick Grayson was cracking teeth and bones and witty puns from Day 1.  Go Robin!!!

Okay so just look at this picture.  Bby Dick is SO FREAKING TINY!!!  also very intense. OMG Batman’s fists are as big as his first son’s head!  *cue a very many feels in my heart*

F.  Random things I am including because I feel like it, and they all revolve around Dick Grayson mostly because he is my fave so…

1. Apparently some official websites say that Nightwing’s martial arts specialty is Aikido.  I do not think that word means what they think it means

2. “I close my eyes now for a few moments and I can see my parents riding the air current with me. Forever young. Forever strong. Their faces wide with excitement, big smiles on their faces, enjoying the adrenaline surge even more than I do. And there is one thing I am sure of … my parents would be proud of my life.” (Nightwing, Nightwing #141, 2008)  

3.  [Talking about Blüdhaven] “It’s a hopeless case. A lost cause. A town so mired in corruption and sin that it’s drowning … When Batman sent me here, I thought I’d solve one case and book. But then I realized … if I could make a difference here – well, that’d be something. This filthy old town needs me…. Surrounded by a dozen of my worst enemies. No way out. Nowhere to hide. The little brat was right. I do love it. (Nightwing, Nightwing Secret Files #1, 1999)

4.  There once was a dumb writer who thought killing Nightwing for real would be a good idea, and he tried writing toward that end, but everybody else was like hahahaha NO

5.  I used to hate when fic writers would shorten Damian’s name to Dami (kind of like how I majorly dislike when people shorten Sirius Black’s name to Siri, he is not an iPhone gosh).  But then I read a post on tumblr that said something about Dami actually meaning something in Arabic, something like blood or life-blood or heart blood…I can’t exactly remember what and maybe it isn’t even true but I choose to believe it is and that Dick knows exactly what it means and he calls Damian Dami as a way to show how special he is, how much Dick loves him.  Because Damian is his little brother/son and means the absolute world to Dick.  And Damian, though he pretends to despise all nicknames, absolutely LOVES that Dick calls him this

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❛     NO OFFENSE  ,  but you’re gonna have to do something more convincing  .  this whole town’s full of nut - jobs and deadbeats trying to make it big with that same act  .  between you and me  ,  the whole alien thing is dead  .  why not try  ,  i don’t know  ,  basketball   ?   you’re tall  .     ❜     /     @stardour

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The first taste that Jason got that Robin might not be as untouchable as he'd thought was when Slade tried to take and destroy Dick (and nearly succeeded). The first time he really confronted his anger at Batman and his stupid rule was when he failed to punish the mercenary.

The second time for both those things was after he died at the hands of the Joker... There would be no third, he swore.

Jason yawned and pulled off his shirt. It was sweltering on the Outlaws Island. A dip in the ocean sounded good right about then, but Jason's dislike of being idle and unproductive was deeply rooted in him.

Damn Bat habits were hard to kick.

So he was sorting through piles of things Kori had brought with her from the Titan Tower when she'd left to keep himself busy. Most of it were strange keepsakes that Jason didn't understand the logic of. Like the broken game controller, a sloppily made heart filled with volcanic rock, or stickers for Hive Academy.

Jason put them in careful boxes for when Kori was ready to confront her memories of her time as Starfire.

The hardest part were the things with Dick. A silver bracelet with their names intertwined from when they'd been engaged. Framed pictures of them laughing and kissing. A beautiful ring. Jason hadn't been alive again yet, but the stories he'd heard about the time were odd and didn't fully match up with the Dick he'd known before.

Evidently he'd grown up, and Jason wasn't sure if it was for the better.

Roy said he'd been really different when the red head joined the Titans. Not quite as free as the times they'd worked together as their respective mentors sidekicks. Apparently he'd held his teammates all at arms length. Even Kori who was supposed to be his girlfriend and later fiancé. 'Emotionally distant' was the phrase that had been used to describe him.

Which really didn't mesh with the fierce way he remembered Dick being about, well, everything. He knew on more than one occasion the older Robin had been lectured by Batman about getting too close to people... That he was giving his enemies a distinct power over him by being so obviously attached, particularly to the Titans.

It had stuck out in his head because usually Dick practically worshipped Bruce and his rules- which is why he was the golden boy and Jason was not- but this was something he hadn't been willing to bend on. Bruce and Dick actually had gotten in a fair number of fights over how trusting Dick was about those that he loved.

Once, when Jason had asked why he had to be in a team so far away Dick had confided in him that he was terrified of becoming Bruce. Of living too long in the shadow of the Bat. That he might slowly become that lonely person who was emotionally constipated and seemed permanently set on self destruct.... Well, at least that was Jason's interpretation of what he'd said. Still, Jason hadn't thought it was something he needed to worry about. Dick shone too bright, was too fierce and loving and people oriented to ever be concerned about that light being dimmed by the dark of Gotham or anywhere else. He was the bloody Golden Boy Wonder. The person Kori had fallen fast and hard for despite all the things in her life that said that kindness was only conditional... that even so she'd loved him enough to once fancy the idea of marrying him. Roy himself had confessed to have once had a crush on Dick. Even Jason- well, that had been a long time ago. A different life.

But thinking of the Nightwing he'd encountered a few times since coming back, even he could see something had changed. Dick was still friendly- to people not trying to take down the batman that is- but he didn't seem to really have close friends anymore. All by himself in the dark of Bludhaven... Nightwing still cracked shitty jokes. Still had scandalous relationships with both men and women. But he was aloft, somehow untouchable, a little more bitter, and... Utterly isolated.

Wasn't his business anymore, Jason reminded himself.

He pulled open another drawer and found it stuffed some truly risqué outfits. Jason raised an eyebrow. He wasn't sure if he should make Kori aware of these again. On the one hand, she'd probably adore them. On the other, she'd also wear them out in public. Sighing, Jason set the clothes in a box. She could choose whatever she wanted. Roy might keel over from how hot his girlfriend was and Jason might have to do a lot of damage control over the freaking perverts that Kori most probably would try to incinerate, but it would stay her choice.

"Geez Princess, did you keep everything you received since you came to earth?" Jason muttered as he struggled to open the next drawer which turned out to be stuffed full of letters. Grunting, he decided the best thing to do was pull the whole drawer out and sit on the floor and sort them. Most of them were likely junk, but some might be important to Kori so he'd save them.

With a sinking sensation though, he realized that almost all of them were congratulatory wedding letters.. Which was probably why most of them were unopened: If he'd had his wedding called off last minute he wouldn't have wanted to read a bunch of congratulatory letters either. These were probably all destined for the trash.

As Jason started to gather them up, a single black envelope fell out of the piles of white and pale pink. It hit the ground with a strangely heavy sound. Jason set down his armful and picked it up.

Why would someone send a black letter for a wedding? Then again, vigilante's often had black sort of humor.

The first thing he noticed was that the letter was unopened like the rest of them and that it definitely had something inside that was solid and small. The second thing was that it was addressed to Starfire... Something that implied that the sender didn't know Kori's true identity, which was weird because unlike most of them Kori hardly kept who she was a secret. The third was that he'd seen a letter like this- this color, weight and handwriting- years ago.

He had been patrolling with Dick after they'd rescued him from Slade. Dick had been pissy because he was on probation and Batman wouldn't let him go out on his own. Jason had paused on a rooftop when a letter had fluttered down from a higher building. It had been addressed to "The 2nd Robin in Gotham" in the same metallic coppery script.

He hadn't gotten to see what was inside because Dick had swung back around to see what the problem was. Unlike Jason, he seemed to know exactly what the letter was and immediately went white as a sheet and snatched it away.

'This isn't for you, I'll give it to Batman when we get back'

Jason was pretty sure Batman never saw whatever was inside because he'd found chard remnants of the thing in Dick's fireplace the next morning... Not that he'd been snooping.

Now he cautiously opened it. The letter wasn't addressed to him but he had a feeling... Inside there was a small black and copper USB and note.

'Something you should know about your husband to be'

There was no name for the sender.

With a growing sense of trepidation Jason took the USB to one of their disposable laptops and plugged it in. At least if there was some kind of virus on it then the system wouldn't get wiped out. Instead a video popped up: a very young Dick was standing wearing an unfamiliar uniform in front of a figure who was mostly obscured in shadow. Jason frowned as he tried to figure out what this was supposed to be. Dick was tense and agitated, standing with a defiant tilt to his chin that Jason was very familiar with. It was a posture that implied that he was dealing with someone he considered both an enemy and immediate threat. Still, they were just standing there talking about choices. He didn't understand why someone would try and send this to both him and Kori-

"Strip."

"What?!" The young Dick on screen gaped.

"Your clothes in a pile at my feet." The dark figure- who Jason suddenly realized was Slade- clarified.

"But... I- Why? And what if one of your minions comes and reports back?"

"It is your choice Robin." Said Slade placing his thumb on a button.

"Fine, fine!!" The young Robin had yelled, his cheeks red with shame, hands trembling slightly as he jerkily reached for the clasps of his uniform-

**Bang! Bangbangbang!

"Jesus! Jay, I heard gunshots- what's going on?" Roy said bursting through the door.

Jason was breathing heavily, on his feet, smoke curling away from the gun still clutched in his hand, vision a little blurry around the edges with rage. He'd sort of known shit had happened to Dick back then. They'd found him in the aftermath after all. He'd been pissed, but somewhere in his head he had disconnected from the event. Dick was the Golden Boy who couldn't be tarnished, even by something like this. And he'd seemingly recovered fast. Told everyone he didn't remember much. Jason had always doubted that was true, but somehow he'd still thought... he didn't even know what he'd thought. That it was something like losing a fight, or maybe like the back alley encounters they broke up on patrol, or maybe even the meaner cliental that would come around where he and his mom used to work.

Figures: it was Slade Wilson after all, it was bound to be just as sick and twisted and devastating as the man himself.

That was back when Jason was stupid and still a bit naive and just figuring out that Batman would let injustice slide if it didn't fit his rules.

"Jaybird?"Asked Roy cautiously stepping a little further into the room, "Did you just- shoot the computer?"

"Yes." Jason gritted, snatching away the USB and stomping away.

"Hey! Where are you going?" Roy called, but Jason was really listening too much anymore as he started to throw some supplies and weapons into a bag.

"Gotham." Snarled Jason, "I need to go wring some information about Slade Wilson out of the Bat. The twisted bastard has been allowed to live for too long."