#dickkory source

[ayy-ayycaptaiin]

Their chibi Also them!

[iloveallmyocs]

idk how much of an unpopular opinion this is, but ppl need to stop shipping Jason and Roy (who have around 10 yrs age difference) and start shipping dick and Roy (who have have been teammates since they were children)

[princess-unipeg]

What could have been with Dickkory.

[theewritingbea]

With Just Your Eyes

Authors note: Reworked and reposted from A03. Still very much in my DickKory feels so this is just one of many stories I plan to write. This is my first time ever writing fan-fiction sooo yayyy!!!. Comments are greatly appreciated! Enjoy!

Title inspired by: "Out of this World" by Amber Mark. (Give it a listen, sorta gives me DickKory vibes).

Word count: 2,752

Credit: I own no pictures. Sourced from Pinterest.

His nerves were shot, his chest was tight and his heart was pounding a million miles a minute. Tonight had to be perfect.

The day he had been planning for the last six months had arrived. Today is the day he’s  proposing to Kory. Dick sat on their bed looking at the ring for the 50/11th time imagining the moonlight shining in his literal out-of-this-world girlfriend's magical eyes as he got down on one knee and declared his everlasting love for her. There was no doubt in his mind that Kory would say yes. Marriage was apart of the many many talks they’ve had over the past year of being together. Dick just wanted the events of the evening to be perfect.

Not only was he proposing but all the Titans were in town for the 1st year anniversary of saving the universe. Having booked reservations at the same restaurant and flew in Donna to keep Kory busy, Dick had everything planned out. With the help of Rachel, Gar, and Donna of course. Since they were the only ones who knew of his plans to propose.

Staring down at the ring, Dick imagines their lives together as husband and wife. Waking up everyday to make her favorite breakfast or going to their routine coffee shop for her favorite doughnuts. Drowning her with love by taking her on weekly date nights and buying whatever her heart desires. Being each other’s shoulder to cry on and comforting each other whenever and how ever needed. Raising up a family together and having mini Grayson-Anders running around. Basically doing what they already do just now they would share a last name.

“Dick,” His fiancée-to-be called from the hallway. She'd been getting ready with the girls in her old room and he barely seen her all day. Rushing to put the ring back in its hiding spot, Dick took a breath trying to be as normal as possible.

“In here Kor.”

“Are we doing anything after dinner tonight I want to know what type of heels to wear?” When Kory entered the room she instantly took his breath away. She’s wearing a short silk purple robe, gorgeously long legs glistening from her post-shower moisturizing, face bare, and her hair wrapped up in a silk scarf. She was so gorgeous that the question  barely registered.

“Um yeah the kids wanted to hang on the pier after, so go for a comfortable heel.” Dick answered, snapping out of her trance.

“Lover, are you ok?” It was no surprise to Dick that Kory could see his emotions in play. Sitting with him on their bed Kory ran her hands through his hair, something she  knew instantly calmed his nerves.

“I’m good, worrying about nothing just need to start getting ready” Dick couldn’t help but pull her in for a kiss unable to resist the love he felt for her.

“Okayyy,” Kory unsurely responded giving in to the distracting kiss. “Are you finally going to shave or are we still going for the caveman look?” she teased. Dick had been growing out his facial hair for the last couple of months. In the beginning, Kory couldn’t keep her hands off him, but then he let it grow out a little too much for her liking and she started throwing not-so-subtle shade about him needing to shave.

“You love the facial hair,” Dick chuckled pulling her into his lap. Remembering how she was basically living in his skin at one point.

“I did before it took over your face, you’re more hair than man now.” Dick had no rebuttal, again distracted by Kory’s overall aura. Dick missed her which was irrational since they were in the tower all day together but he had to share her with the others and she had gotten up early for a nail appointment with the girls, so their early morning cuddles were interrupted, making him needy.

“Donna’s going to be mad, I was only supposed to be gone a minute,” Kory giggled as Dick peppered kisses down her neck.

“She’ll be fine, we’ll be quick.”  Kissing those gorgeous lips that he had dreamed about, Dick forgot all about the engagement plans, having half a mind to slide the ring on her finger and spend the rest of the night making love to his soon to be wife.

“KORY!” Donna yelled from the hallway. Groaning into their kiss as Kory giggled, Dick moved to let her up but not before leaving her with a passionate kiss.

“Love you,” he whispered on her lips.

“Love you too Grayson.” she giggled.

Watching Kory walk out their room the tightness in his chest was no longer there; he felt nothing but the immense love that he always felt for her. To him nothing could ruin tonight as long as she was by his side.

An hour later, Dick met Donna and Gar in the living room ready to go, Tim and Connor were  meeting them at the restaurant, and per usual Rachel and Kory were the last to be ready. They’ve been attached at the hip since Rachel came home from Bludavan, even though they talk to each other every other day.

“You clean up good boy wonder,” Donna complemented. He decided to finally shave his face as a gift to his woman. Dressed in a short-sleeved white collar dress shirt with the first three buttons undone and black dress pants, Dick pulled out his finest for his love. His hair was styled into a messy man bun knowing that Kory loved his hair like that. Everything revolved around Kory down to his watch. It was a birthday gift from her, with his initials and “love Koriand’r” engraved on the back.

“Gotta look good for the wifey,” Checking his watch the feeling of anxiety started to arise. They’d need to leave in the next few minutes to make their reservation.

“Calm down Dick, they're almost ready, don't freak out,” Donna told him, seeing the stress build up. Donna’s been his rock throughout the planning. She’s kept Kory busy and distracted while also keeping him from going off the rails. Once everything calmed down, he knew he owed her big time.

“Besides, it's your fault for distracting the bride.” Donna said glaring.

“I have no idea what you mean,” Dick replied avoiding eye contact.

“I’m happy for you guys,” Gar gushed wrapping Dick in a bear hug.

“Thanks, bud” When Dick first told Rachel and Gar he was going to propose, they were both ecstatic. Gar told him it was about time, and he should’ve done it a year ago. Rachel told him that she was proud and called dibs on planning the wedding.

“Ok you two are going to make me cry, break it up,” Donna teared up jumping into the hug. Breaking apart to the sound of heels, Dick turned around and was almost knocked off his feet at the sight of Kory. She looked stunning in a dark purple fuzzy tube top with lighter purple sparkly high-waisted flare pants . Wearing her fancy gold bracelets, Dick noticed the RK ring set he got her for Christmas. Her hair was blown out and curled in dark burgundy waves. Just absolutely breathtaking.

“Wow you guys look amazing,” Gar exclaimed.

“Thank you, I owe it all to Rachel,” Kory giggled giving them a twirl. Eyes meeting with Kory, Dick felt the same nerves he felt on their first date. Watching the way her hip swayed when she waltzed up to him, put him back in her trance.

“I almost didn’t recognize you without all the hair,” she joked, running her finger across the stubble on his chin.

“Ha-Ha my comedian you’re hilarious,” Dick mumbled, squeezing her waist and leaning in for a kiss.

“Gross, you two are ruining my appetite maybe save the disgusting till after dinner,” Rachel groaned causing Dick to deepen the kiss. Kory laughed at the dramatic gagging of the kids.

“Alright, enough playing,” Donna sternly said making eye contact with Dick communicating it’s time to go. “Let’s get going.”

Deciding to drive separately from the others, Dick tried to ignore the stare Kory was burning in the side of his head. She was ogling him which did not help his nerves; all he could think was that she figured out the real plan of the night.

“Baby, you have been staring at me for the past ten minutes. What is it?”

“Am I making you nervous sweetheart?” Kory teased. The way she was biting her lip and looking made him blush.

Clearing his throat Dick tried to keep his composure and focus on the road ahead. “Yeah, I can feel you plotting”

“What I can’t admire my lover now?”

“Not when I’m trying to drive and we have reservations to make.”

“Well I just think you look really good and maybe we can skip the pier?” Glancing over at Kory the look in her eyes told him exactly what her intentions were. Just like Kory could read him like the back of her hand. Dick could read Kory the same way and he knew what it meant when those forest green eyes got dark.

“I would love to, but I have a surprise planned for everyone after, so we’ll have to wait,” Dick replied, taking her hand and giving a kiss to her ring finger.

Arriving at the restaurant 15 minutes later, it was like deja vu with all the kids gathered around the table sharing their recent life updates.

Rachel finished up her first two semesters of college smoothly and planned to spend her summer in San Francisco attending an art camp.

Gars discovering more about himself and the universe through the Red.

Connors having a great time bonding with his sorta daddy.

And Tim’s enjoying learning what it takes to be Robin.

Hearing the developments of the younger Titans' life made Dicks heart warm. Looking over to Kory, she looked like she couldn’t be more proud of their Titans.

Wrapping up dinner everyone made their way down to the pier, where Dick separated himself and Kory from the group under the guise of needing her help to set up the surprise.

“Where are those two going,” Tim curiously asked munching on popcorn.

“Well, I can let you two in on the secret now that it’s in motion,” Donna began make sure that Dick and Kory were out of earshot.

“DICK’S PROPOSING TO KORY DOWN ON THE BEACH!” Gar excitedly told the two. Rachel and Donna busted out laughing at his excitement. “Sorry D, I couldn’t hold it anymore.”

“Well that’s not shocking. Honestly, I thought they would’ve gotten married by now,” Tim shrugged not surprised by the recent news.

“I thought they would’ve had a baby by now,” Connor stated munching on cotton candy.

“We all know that if it was solely up to Dick, they would be and have baby number two on the way,” Rachel joked. Causing the group to break out in laughter.

“I’m happy for them”

Dick and Kory made their way down the pier, fingers intertwined mindlessly chatting.

“So, what this surprise you got planned, it better not be another road trip,” Kory looked over at him seriously. She’d fry him on the spot if he sprung another road trip on her.

“No, I promised to no more unexpected road trips,” Dick chuckled. “Actually, I lied the surprise isn’t for everyone just you.”

Kory raised her eyebrows a sly smile rising on her gorgeous face. “Really, what’s the occasion?”

“Well, it’s been a year since Metropolis, but it’s also been a year since we decided to try again,”.

“Woah, it’s been a year already?” Kory questioned.

“Yep, can’t believe it either.” They’d been so caught up in enjoying being together that time had just passed by. “So, I planned something special to celebrate”.

Reaching the end of the pier near the beachside, Dick pointed out the romantic setup.

A mini picnic table on a purple picnic blanket sat in the middle of the beach. The table had a small bouquet in the middle surrounded by candles. String flower lights circled the area and pillows were laid out for sitting.

Making their way down the stairs, Dick helped Kory take off her heels. When they got closer to the picnic Kory got a better look at the table. There were a dozen heart-shaped donuts with their initials on them and a beautiful tennis bracelet. Dick bought the tennis bracelet as a distraction gift in case she caught on to the proposal.

“Richard, this is all so beautiful I love it,” Kory awed turning to him, giving him a loving look with her enchanting eyes. The fact that she called him Richard he knew that she really did love it.

“Come on let’s sit,” Dick took her hand helping her sit with him on the cushioned pillows.

Cuddling up on the blanket, sipping champagne and feeding each other donuts, the night was going perfect. Kory kissed powdered sugar off his lips, entrapping him into her enticing spell. They made out for a good five minutes before Dick received a text from Donna letting him know that it was time.

“Mmmm, babe I got one more surprise” he groans, reluctantly pulling her lips away from his neck. The first sequence of fireworks begins right as he points to the sky.

“Oh my Xhal, Dick this is amazing!” Kory squealed.

Dick was trying to enjoy the show along with her, but his nerves kept building. He put his hand in his pocket to retrieve the ring as the last sequence started. The words “Marry me?” spelled out in the sky as Dick pulled out the ring.

“Baby” Kory gasped as Dick moved in front of her on one knee and opened the box.

The emerald princess cut ring with its golden encrusted band sparkled in the moonlight matching her teary eyes.

“Koriand’r, you changed my life for the better. All I knew was guilt and suffering but then I became the luckiest man alive when you entered my life. And even though like a big dummy it took forever to express my love, I’ve loved you since the beginning. I love you more than life itself. The moment I looked into those beautiful eyes of yours, I was instantly gone for you. With just your eyes I was yours and I will be yours in this lifetime and the next. So principessa, will you marry me?”

The world felt like it was spinning around them as he finished. Tears ran down his face, having gotten choked up in the middle of the proposal. Kory also had tears running down her face but her makeup remained untouched. He couldn’t breathe in the few seconds of waiting for her response.

“Of course, I will baby,” Kory cried, moving to her knees to kiss him deeply. Dick gripped her tightly ring still in hand. She pulled back slightly to let him breathe but he dived back in not caring about breathing right now.

“Dick, I love you so much” she whispered wiping lipgloss off his lips. Dick took her left hand kissing it before placing the ring on top of the RK ring on her ring finger.

The outburst of cheers caught their attention causing them to turn around to see Donna and the kids at the top of the pier.

“Did they know about this?” Kory laughed.

“Donna, Rachel, and Gar knew. They were a big part of pulling this off,” Dick responded helping her to her feet. And a big help they were. Without the three of them, Dick would’ve spent the last six months an indecisive mess.

Everyone came down and crushed them in a group hug. Gar and Donna had tears in their eyes and Rachel was smiling so hard her cheeks were red.

“I’m so glad this is over, your man was the biggest pain in my ass with all his drama,” Donna told Kory somewhat jokingly.

“Hey, I just wanted everything to be perfect for my fiancée,” Dick said, wrapping both arms around Kory from behind, squeezing her to him.

“It was perfect thank you,” Kory turns giving him a loving kiss forgetting about the crowd.

“Ok ok enough with that and it’s not over because we still have wedding planning!” Rachel said buzzing with excitement.

“You guys should have a designation wedding,” Gar announced excitedly.

“Where would we go,” Dick asked eyebrows raising with curiosity.

Kory looked around at everyone mischievously, “How about Tamaran?”

*Principessa- princess in Italian

[ezrawip]

my f/o list!

green: i don't mind sharing!; yellow: ... iffy + slight discomfort!; red: nuh-uh. pls avoid my posts with these f/os and give me a tag to block T__T (still free 2 interact or follow btw ^_^)

the amount of color is referring to the intensity of it.

the Top Three ™ (at the moment)

dick grayson¹ (dc)

ekko* (arcane)

sylus (l&d)

other primary

li ‘iso’ zhaoyu (valorant)

genji shimada (overwatch)

lloyd m. garmadon²* (ninjago)

legolas greenleaf (lotr)

zoro roronoa* (one piece)

secondary

nanami kento (jjk)

leon kennedy (re)

toji fushiguro (jjk)

simon ‘ghost’ riley (codmw2)

todoroki shoto (bnha)

ben florian (descendants)

anakin skywalker* (star wars)

tertiary

nathaniel carello (sweet amoris)

five hargreeves (tua)

peeta meelark (thg)

alex walter* (mlwtwb)

neteyam (avatar)

hobie brown (atsv)

carl grimes* (twd)

mammon (obey me)

david³ (uglies)

[romantic]

sam & dean winchester* (spn)

nico di angelo (pjo)

[familial - brothers]

damian wayne (dc)

[familial - adopted son]

jason todd⁴ (dc)

[familial - brother-in-law]

viktor⁴ (arcane)

[platonic something]

pharah (overwatch), venture (overwatch), lifeweaver (overwatch), hazard (overwatch), connor (dbh), ellie williams (tlou2), jill valentine (re)

[crushes! not f/os... yet]

¹ im not against canonxcanon w him but pls give me a tag if its dick x zatanna. dickbabs is kinda iffy but idm it as much, as long as it's not comparing. i love dickkory n dickwally !!

² i dislike llorumi outside the context of selfshipping and even more inside of it, so pls give me a tag to mute if u do ship it. no hate!

³ i didnt like the movie, i think its badly made overall and i wont go after the books, so T_T yeahh i keep him a box in my mind and rotate him sometimes

⁴ my bestfriend selfships with him, and tho she doesnt mind sharing, ill post about it if given the chance. that's simply a warning for those who are nonsharing to be mindful when following

* i haven't watched or read the source fully, or am not too knowledgeable in the material. this ranges from the entire show or just a season 💀

[confusedhummingbird]

Do you think we'll get DCU live action dickkory? Considering that Gunn is a huge Marv Wolfman fan who is loyal to comic source, i hope to God we'll get them in Teen Titans movie. Not to mention that Megan cosplay of NTT Starfire was extremely viral, Gunn reposted it and he should've realized just how big Starfire fanbase is, right?

ALSO i think he kinda took inspo from Kingdom Come with Superman, i'm crossing my fingers we'll get Nightstar since it's Kingdom Come lol. But with Batman Brave and The Bold, the chance is kinda slim, y'know, dickbabs and all. (Especially with the rumor that Damian is gonna be Robin in TT movie) 😓

DC has beaten down a lot of optimism for me. But I would love some Dickkory. They're just such a sweet couple that it is great in any medium.

If it is Damian though then I'm swearing off the Gunn Universe. I love Damian but if you're gonna do the Titans it's gotta be Dick.

[ambelle]

Just a reminder that this is how Dickkory ended up in the books. This is what people claim the show should have done. Have him use her like a sex object then humiliate her and break her heart. As he jerked her around waiting for a real chance with Babs who is now considered his one true love.

The idea the show is what did this couple dirty is ridiculous. Get a grip or at least familiarize yourself with the source material.

Anywho Titans Dickkory will always be famous.

[buk0wskis]

let’s face it, i’m fashionably late.

well hello! name’s marshall. (mars works too!) my pronouns are he/him and i’m 22 years old. usually i’m a twitter addict, but recently i thought, y’know, why not expand to other platforms… and look where that got me.

in all seriousness, though, happy to be here.

currently my special interest is aaron stanford, so definitely expect a lot of him around these parts. from what it looks like, a good majority of posts about, say, 12 monkeys or nikita, are from years back (there are some recent posts though!), but genuinely i’ve got no problem being the One Guy that talks about some of those older sources. naturally, i would like to encourage a resurgence. like, this shit’s still fire, guys. inform the children.

ah, also, i have a lesser hyperfixation in brenton thwaites! love bro to bits fr. i wouldn’t be surprised if his face ends up somewhere over here, too. :)

i do like to write in my off-time; it’s just been a while since i’ve cooked up something new, but the aaron hyperfix has certainly inspired me to kick things into gear again. maybe some of that will be on here in the future, who knows? (i do really only write oc x canon content, it’s just kinda how i roll. my ao3 is only titans dickkory, which immediately disproves the prior statement… i was on a kick when i cranked those ones out. dunno when i’ll be putting more stuff on there, though.)

OH something i actually would love to brag about, if i may: i make character playlists! and pretty damn good ones if i do say so myself. i’ve made a lot of mixes for brenton characters, but there’s a couple mixes relating to some of aaron’s most popular roles that i recently made public. (and more on the way!) all of my character mixes are lyric-based, so genre whiplash won’t be that uncommon of a find. regardless, i’m proud of them! i’ll post a masterlist of what i’ve got out at a later date. :)

where else you can find me:

twt: buk0wskis

bluesky: buk0wskis.bsky.social

spotify: buk0wskis

ao3: buk0wskis

letterboxd: buk0wskis

instagram: idolfangz

OHHH SHIT BEFORE I FORGET. i most definitely plan on showing off my halloween costumes this year once they’re all put together. i like having more than one costume; keeps me motivated to show off my current interests, especially irl. this year, i’ve got two: doug bukowski from the hills have eyes ‘06 and wastelander pyro from deadpool & wolverine. (pyro girlies, i’m with you. like that’s my goat. i went and saw dp&w like six times total just so i could see john and his stellar 2 minutes and roughly 24 seconds of screen time.)

[bigskydreaming]

Hi, I read your post about the 10 misconceptions concerning Dick Grayson…if you don’t mind, who was the person who sexually assaulted him the “first” time? You said he worked with them in a superhero/crimefighting capacity…I’m just asking because I’ve never heard of that & sometimes I do want to know canon instead of just fanon. It’s cool if you want to answer this privately (in case others feel uncomfortable with the topic). I know you probably have more important stuff to do, so if you just want to give me the name of the character & the arc, I can look up the rest.

Anyway, thanks for the informative post. Hope you’re well.

No worries! The character/event I was referring to prior to Tarantula was Mirage, a teammate on the New Teen Titans briefly, and there's a looooooot of fanon to wade through about this, much of which I don't personally agree with. Including (and in some cases especially) in regards to a lot of the fanon that uses this to woobify Dick at the express expense of Kory, which I personally hate. (It really needs to be talked about more that Kory is a sexual assault survivor herself, IMO).

Furthermore, there's a tendency fandoms in general have - which I hate - that thinks anti-rape activism looks like focusing explicitly just on the rapists and vilifying them while leaving their actual survivors to be treated as focal afterthoughts, all of which I find to be SUPREMELY counter productive. And there's not a lot of nuance paid to how both Mirage & Tarantula - much like Morrison's take on Talia - feeds into & perpetuates racist tropes like 'the exoticized predatory woman of color,' which leads to a lot of pro-Dick Grayson/'men can be raped too' sentiments being used just as a justification for writers & readers to have an excuse to write characters like Jason torturing and murdering women of color in the name of defending Dick's honor or whatever. And I really can't express how much I hate that either.

All of this is just to say......be very careful with fanon takes & interactions with BOTH the Tarantula and Mirage storylines, and please always be mindful of the lens through which you scrutinize these stories and takes on these stories.

I've written about both storylines and my takes on fanon tropes about them many times over the years (full disclosure, I'm a male rape survivor so my stances on this subject are very much biased and not remotely inclined to pretend otherwise, lol) and you can probably find a lot of posts about them by searching my blog for the relevant character names, but here's my big go-to post on the Mirage situation and fallout, in which I tried to back up all my viewpoints with canon sourcing. Its definitely long, but aimed at being as thorough as I could make it.

[aimikokoro]

Dickkory's fanfiction 💜💙

Dick Grayson returned home after a long night of patrolling the city as Nightwing. Exhausted, he called out to his girlfriend, Koriand'r, affectionately known as Kori, hoping to be greeted with her warm presence. "Kori, babe, I'm home," he said, his voice carrying a touch of weariness.

As Dick entered the apartment, he noticed a faint sound of singing filling the air. Intrigued, he followed the melodic trail to the source, eventually realizing it was coming from the bathroom. His curiosity piqued, he approached the slightly ajar door, hearing Kori's voice growing clearer with each step.

To his delight, Dick discovered that Kori was taking a shower, her melodious voice blending with the gentle rhythm of the flowing water. Standing there, leaning against the door, Dick couldn't help but smile at the intimate moment. He savored the enchanting sound of her voice and the feeling of being privy to this private performance.

Lost in the moment, Dick allowed the melody to wash over him, silently appreciating the beauty of Kori's uninhibited singing. He found himself captivated by her uninhibited spirit and the genuine joy she exuded. The sound resonated with the love he felt for her, a reminder of their shared experiences and the unbreakable bond they had formed.

Suddenly, Kori turned off the water and stepped out of the shower, wrapping herself in a towel. As she reached for her clothes, she caught sight of Dick leaning against the door, his eyes fixed on her with a fond smile. At first startled, she let out a small gasp but quickly realized there was nothing to be alarmed about. She couldn't help but chuckle at the sight of her amused and slightly playful boyfriend.

"Enjoying the view, huh?" Kori teased, a mischievous glint in her eyes.

Dick grinned and stepped closer, his voice filled with affection. "How could I resist? Your singing is as beautiful as you are."

Kori blushed and playfully rolled her eyes. "You're such a charmer, Dick Grayson."

He took her hand in his, a tender gesture that conveyed his love and admiration. "I'm just grateful to have you, Kori. Your presence and your voice bring so much joy to my life."

Kori laughed, leaning in to give him a soft kiss. "Well, I'm glad my singing has a fan. Next time, though, feel free to join me in the shower instead of just lurking outside."

Dick smirked, his playful nature shining through. "Maybe I will take you up on that offer."

They shared a laugh and held each other close, grateful for the love they had found in one another. In that moment, they cherished the comfort of home and the freedom to be themselves, knowing that their bond would only grow stronger with each passing day.

[luthwhore]

your chosen character on your tag for the "love that character. would hate to go into their tag" is sending me 😭 mostly because i am his fan--like he is my favorite FAVORITE and even I MYSELF DO NOT WANT to go to his tag ever and just stick to my friends and mutuals lmao 😭 cough my beef with people not being able to read behinds his mask and his relationship with heteronormative nuclear family type of build is never ending cough

the batfam tags are a nightmare almost across the board, thanks to the combination of the characters being incredibly popular and also having a disproportionate amount of “fans” who straight up refuse to engage with the source material. i think the last time i went through dick’s tag a solid half the posts were dickbabs vs dickkory ship drama, which as someone who likes both ships, is pretty much the last thing i want to see.

the funny thing is that i’ve been in and out of the DC fandom for around a decade or so and until recently i was always more of a batfam fan and while the batfam fandom has always had a little bit of a problem with shallow readings of the character, this recent trend of “fans” who proudly admit that they don’t read the comics outside of maybe WFA while claiming to be fans of the comic iteration of the character is…strange.

[bauliya]

can i interest you in some discowing propaganda mayhaps https://www.tumblr.com/ultimatedirk/689855501762215936/high-quality-riz-dickkory-shitposts?source=share

he's literally starfire's happy little omega isn't he

[danny-chase]

@twotailednekomata​ ‘s tags

Okay so my sources in order are:

> Dick’s been a respected and esteemed leader of the Teen Titans in both Teen Titans 1966 and The New Teen Titans 1980 and The New Teen Titan 1984 series, in general his teammates like him/follow him out of respect for his strategizing skills and whatnot

> Jason dies in the A Death in the Family comic book arc (Batman 1940 #426-#429), Dick’s reaction is covered in The New Titans (1984) #55 (same series as The New Teen Titans 1984, they dropped the teen because too many of the members were like 20 by now)

> Dick fires Danny Chase at the end of The New Titans (1984) #55

> Dick visits Bruce after Jason dies, Bruce blames Dick for Jason’s death, Dick blames Bruce for Jason’s death while defending himself, and Bruce punches him all in - The New Titans (1984) #55 still

> Dick mentoring Tim is a continuous thing, Tim shows up for training in The New Titans (1984) #65 for training. Like he literally just drops in askjfjsad Dick’s apartment is a wreck and he’s not prepared at all, Tim literally just showed up. Dick mentoring Tim pretty much continues for the next like 20 years of their relationship

> Danny Chase dies in Titans Hunt, which is a pretty bad arc overall. Danny dies in The New Titans (1984) #84 over Dick’s protests

> As previously mentioned Titans Hunt sucked, Joey Wilson dies in The New Titans (1984) #83. Raven and her mother Arella die in #84

> The failed DickKory wedding is The New Titans (1984) #100. Please don’t read this arc it’s genuinely just so bad. I didn’t want to get into it for the meme-formatted post, but it does include Dick getting raped in the lead up, and a corrupted version of Raven sexually assaults Kory at the wedding

> Ah the Batman: Knightfall saga. it’s genuinely such a boring read

> The Batman: Prodigal saga my beloved. Dick takes the mantle of Batman while Bruce fucks off to who knows where, and Tim is his robin for a while! Very fun interactions and the Dick angst is on point

> I’d say Batman: Prodigal is where this turn starts to happen in Dick and Tim’s relationship + Dick and Tim’s teamups in Tim’s solo

> Dick moves to Bludhaven in Nightwing 1996, compares it to hell in the first issue

> Dick ends up liking Bludhaven as the series goes on

> Joker’s: Last Laugh #5 ends with Tim ‘dying’

> Joker’s: Last Laugh #6 Dick finds out and kills the Joker after Joker taunts him about killing Tim and Jason

> Joker’s: Last Laugh #6 Dick finds out like 3 seconds after he murdered the Joker Tim’s alive

> Joker’s: Last Laugh #6 technically i don’t know if Bruce did the CPR, it’s not shown on panel who did it, there’s a bit of fandom misconception that goes around every now and then that Bruce made Helena do it, but we don’t actually see/know who it was

> Nightwing (1996) #63 covers the fallout of Joker’s: Last Laugh #6

> His life smooths out a bit in the Nightwing (1996) solo comic and goes back to business as normal

> Donna Troy dies saving Dick’s life in Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day #3

> Dick gets shot in the shoulder in Nightwing (1996) #80, he gets fired from his job as a police office in #82 (raucous cheering ensues)

> Haley’s Circus is burned down in Nightwing (1996) #88, with “more than 20 feared dead and over 100 seriously injured”

> Dick’s apartment complex is bombed in Nightwing (1996) #89, I took the number 22 from a panel in #91 which shows the mass gravestone, which features people like Yoska Graesinka, who was the first one to speak Romani with Dick in a very long time, Hank Hogan, Dick’s old boss from when he bartended, Michael Hogan, a kid Dick found on the streets and got Hank to foster and adopt, and John Law a retired vigilante. Also i was wrong, one of them was Dick’s fake alias so the number’s actually 21. Notably Clancy was gone at the time of the explosion and survived

> Over the issues it’s revealed Blockbuster found out Dick’s identity and everyone he’s killed has been a targeted campaign against him

> Nightwing (1996) #93 has a reporter being shot in the head for talking to Dick

> Nightwing (1996) #93 has Dick stepping aside to let Tarantula shoot Blockbuster, this comic book also comes with a rape warning which I again, didn’t want to talk about in a meme post but i feel the need to warn about when bringing up the exact source

> Ah Batman: War Games. A terrible time

> Dick gets shot in the leg partway through War Games, in Nightwing (1996) #98, he finds out about Steph dying in Nightwing (1996) #99

> Nightwing (1996) #100 ends with Dick dumping his Nightwing costume in front of Jason’s memorial case

> Nightwing (1996) #107 picks up with Dick joining the mob

> He actually has like. a decent time in the mob somehow? i mean comparably to what the last arc was like the mob arc is better for him ig

> Dick appears in the earlier issues of Under the Red Hood, mostly for Bruce to go “man i like working with Dick” in his head and not actually say that out loud

> Multiple issues cover this, but Slade Wilson chooses for the whatever of evil group to nuke Bludhaven, in his own comic it happens in #116-#117, it’s also covered in Infinite Crisis, and the end of Under the Red Hood has Bruce’s initial reaction

> Nightwing (1996) #116 ends with Dick passing out after running into the city knowing he’d die, and just being like “i’m just going to save as many people as i can before I die” implying he’s passively suicidal

> Nightwing (1996) #116 also ends with Bruce showing up, and #117 starts with Dick waking up in the cave

> As previously stated in #117 we find out he’s still alive

> At the end of Nightwing (1996) #117, Dick proposes to Barbara, it’s very rushed, likely because Devin was pretty much told to pack it up, we’re killing Dick off

> Infinite Crisis #7 has Dick jumping in front of a laser beam to save Bruce. He actually supposed to die, but fans rebelled so hard they decided not to kill him off

> Nightwing (1996) Annual #2, terrible comic, references Dick being in a coma for 3 weeks post the laser beam. It also retcons Dick to sleep with Babs when he came by to invite her to the DickKory wedding :////// it’s also like the worst source of Dick/Kory vs Dick/Babs commentary and dear god i hate it and pretend it’s not canon 

> Nightwing (1996) Annual #2 ends with Barbara rejecting the proposal so Dick can ask again when he’s not in a mental health breakdown

> The run continues. he’s still alive

I feel like people understand that Dick changed while Jason was gone, but where it goes wrong half the time is people assume that Dick "growing up" meant that Dick was irresponsible around the time he and Jason interacted/was mean and unable to conceal his jealousy well, which he then evolved from due to Jason's death and was able to build a loving big brother relationship with Tim and Damian and fix his relationship with Bruce.

Meanwhile canon is like:

>Be me, Dick Grayson, esteemed and respected leader of the Teen Titans

> Your younger brother dies

> Fire the youngest member of the Titans because it happened because you had a crisis of responsibility about child vigilantism

> Get punched by your not-official dad

> Help mentor new younger brother because you can't stop him and Bruce from the path they're on, and like hell is another kid going to die

> Kid dies. Not that one. The ex-member of the Titans died disobeying your orders and saving the world in a heroic sacrifice you didn't want him to make, this is exactly what you tried to avoid

> So did two of your friends and one of their moms

> Failed marriage, and a whole lot of relationship stuff you don't want to talk about

> Dad didn't ask you to surpass him in the roll he trained you for since you were 8, gives it to a guy who goes of the rails and starts trying to kill ppl

> Dad asks you to take the roll because he literally has 0 other options and wants to take a vacation

> Bond with younger brother II more, will kill everyone in this room and yourself if anything happens to him

> Move to a new awful city that's often compared to hell

> Having nothing to lose makes it kind of nice here

> Younger brother II gets killed by the same guy who killed younger brother I

> Kill the guy

> Younger brother II wasn't actually dead

> Dad used CPR, so neither is the guy who killed them

> Angst over not being a good enough person not to kill your brother's murderer

> Things start to become okay again

> Best friend dies

> Get shot in the shoulder and fired from your job

> Childhood home gets burned down, 20+ people die

> Apartment building blows up, 22 of your friends and acquaintances die

> Find out it's because someone was specifically targeting you

> Person dies for talking to you

> Choose to step aside and let the guy targetting you die

> Run home because dad needs help

> Get shot in the leg, while passed out another kid hero dies

> Quit being a hero

> Join the mob

> Things start to get better

> Help dad out with some case about this guy named the Red Hood

> City gets nuked because you live there

> Get radiation burns and pass out while saving people, content that you died doing something good

> Dad saved you

> You're still alive :/

> Propose to your ex-girlfriend (not the one from the last marriage)

> Crisis event happens, take a laser beam meant for your father

> Coma for 3 weeks

> She says no (for good reasons)

> You're still alive :/

~and around here is where Dick finds out Jason's alive~

Anyways Dick was not more well adjusted by the time Jason came back from the dead, his life was a constant series of L's, and he got worse 😎

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Acrida

by Not_So_Mundane_After_All_97

The Acrida Protocol, a plan created by the Justice League, required its members to provide immediate aid to those superheroes who would call upon it, especially in the case of time travel. After a mission gone wrong, Dick and Donna find themselves stranded in 2005. They've been trained for this scenario, they know what to do, they just need to find someone who will fix their time-travel devices and help them get home. But not before they help a young nurse and a special baby escape a demonic cult chasing them and get to the sanctuary of a convent in Ohio.

Words: 3974, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Titans (TV 2018)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Characters: Dick Grayson, Donna Troy, Rachel Roth, Melissa Roth, Koriand'r (DCU), Garfield Logan, Bruce Wayne

Relationships: Dick Grayson & Rachel Roth, Dick Grayson & Donna Troy, Dick Grayson & Koriand'r & Garfield Logan & Raven, Dick Grayson/Koriand'r

Additional Tags: Time Travel, Team as Family, Father-Daughter Relationship, Platonic Female/Male Relationships, Brother-Sister Relationships, Fluff and Angst, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, Family Fluff, married DickKory

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/46995394

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A Dickkory fic - Role Reversal

*Strides in several months late after I said I was gonna have this out by the time season 2 finished airing* I don’t even have any excuses for myself other than my motivation to write them was at such a low, but I hope this kinda makes up for things. 

This fic is Kory kinda struggling to deal with a few of the events that have happened, of what her sister’s presence on earth means, and then of course our ole boy Dick comforting our girl.  

Please feel free to comment on what you liked/disliked (but keep it respectful). Positive feedback is always necessary. 

Word count: 2,600+

Kory lies wide awake in her unbelievingly spacious double bed, her green eyes fixed unseeingly on the pasty white ceiling as numerous thoughts race through her mind and leave her unable to fall asleep.

It’s not the first night she has had trouble falling asleep, nor is it the second the third or even the fourth. Ever since she’d had to kill Faddei, a friend to her despite everything else, and then somehow lost her powers, there was a restlessness that clung deep to her spirit and left her feeling oddly vulnerable in a way that she wasn’t at all used to.

She knows she’s been acting differently around the others, and knows that they’ve picked up on it too. She’s seen the worried looks that Gar shoots her way when he thinks she isn’t aware; she feels the frustration that bleeds through her every interaction with Dick, of him wanting to push but not knowing how far to go. Even Rachel, who is generally a lot harder to read and a lot less obvious with her affections, seems to be hovering close to her as if she’s worried she might take off at any moment. 

Kory loves them all; some days it overwhelms her just how much she does, and on her bad days she finds herself wishing she didn’t love them as much as she did. It’s why it makes the presence of her sister on earth that much worse. Blackfire has already shown her ruthlessness, her lack of remorse in doing what she needs to do to get what she wants. It would be absolutely nothing for her sister to take any one of their lives, to take away what few people Kory now has left.

Her mind drifts over to Gar, sweet, precious Gar, who is unbelievingly loyal and deserving of so much goodness he has yet to receive. Then Rachel, who nestled her way into Kory’s heart fiercely and unapologetically, who challenges her in so many ways. And finally Dick, the man who already arouses feelings so deep within her that she knows that if both of them could just figure it out...

She can’t be the reason they die. She can’t watch any of them die. It would be too much. It would devastate her. She can handle a lot of things, but she can’t with this, she can’t -

… She can’t breathe.

Kory presses her hand firmly against her chest, against the hammering of her heart, in futile hope that it will help abate the pressure mounting. It does not. She feels as if she’s boiling under the covers, her skin disgustingly clammy to touch, and she doesn’t know where she’s going, but she knows she needs to leave.

She barely registers throwing back the covers and slipping out of her room, or moving through the dimly lit hallways of Titan Tower on the night cycle.  

When she stumbles towards the security door leading to the rooftop she wastes no time in yanking it open and rushing out into the cold, night air, where finally she’s able to take in a deep breath when the fresh breeze washes over and settles deep into her skin.

Kory stays like that for a long while, her eyes shut and her face tilting upwards towards the moonlit sky. There’s something about basking in the silence, she thinks, something almost beautiful and peaceful that she so desperately needs.  

She is unaware of how much time passes until her quietness is interrupted by a familiar baritone voice that comes from behind her.

“Kory.”

Her eyes open almost instantly at the sound of Dick’s voice, and even though she needs this bit of peace she’s found and is reluctant to break it, she still spins round to face him.

“Dick,” she says with surprising softness, surprising given the weariness that she feels, that sinks right through to her bones and makes her ache.  

He looks adorable in his half asleep state; wearing his blue pyjama bottoms and white tee, with his ruffled brown hair that has Kory longing to run her fingers through it. She can imagine his reaction if she were to tell him just how cute she finds him in this moment, he would most likely let out a disgusted scoff and grumble something unintelligible under his breath that would only make her laugh.  

Kory watches him quietly, watches the worry and concern playing out so plainly on his face as he looks at her, and it startles her, because he never used to be so open with his emotions. She wonders when he’d changed so much.

When it becomes clear that she’s not going to say anything else, that she’s allowing him to take the lead in this conversation, he steps towards her and speaks.

“I got an alert when the door to the rooftop was opened, I wanted to see if you were okay.”

She nods slowly, letting out a thoughtful hum as she does. A small part of Kory wonders if he knew that it was her all along, and it makes the corner of her lips pull up into a gentle smile even while the lie trickles easily from her mouth.

“I’m fine, Dick, I just needed some fresh air.”

He furrows his brows and a disbelieving frown settles on his face, his gaze dropping down to her bare feet and then lifting back up to meet her eyes. “So fine you couldn’t spare the time to put on a pair of shoes?”

Kory feels herself tensing up at his words and folds her arms defensively across her chest. She keeps her gaze firmly on him. She won’t look down and give him the satisfaction of being right, of catching her out in a blatant lie; and she definitely won’t respond to him, with his tone of voice that she doesn’t much care for.  

He seems to realise his own misstep seconds after because his gaze softens suddenly, and a heavy breath loosens from his mouth as he takes another step closer to her. “You’ve been different lately. Not just with me, but with the whole team.. I’m just worried about you, Kory.”

Not for the first time does she find herself taken aback by his emotional maturity, although she doesn’t necessarily know why. It’s not as if he hasn’t shown his concern over her well-being before, or hasn’t gone out of his way to check on her when he knows that she’s not okay; but there’s something remarkably different about this moment that they’re sharing right now. His honesty makes it harder for her to maintain her façade towards him, but she finds that for the first time in her life she’s at a loss as to how to express herself.

“I’m-” Kory starts, trailing off into a hesitant silence when the words seem to fail her, she continues a moment later. “I appreciate your concern, Dick, I really do, but I don’t need it, I’ll be fine. I think you should be more worried about the kids though, especially Gar, y’know? He’s had a rough time and I-”

“Kory- ”

“ - think he needs some sort of help,” she continues, as if he hasn’t said a word. “Maybe someone professional to talk to. I know that it’s quite common to seek mental help after facing a traumatic event. And I mean he’s -”

“Kory- ” Dick tries again, but either she doesn’t hear him or can’t seem to stop the words falling from her mouth.

“ - just a kid, he’s so young and I -”

“Koriand’r!” He shouts finally, his voice sounding even louder in the stillness of nightfall that surrounds them.

The rest of the words die out on her lips and her eyes widen almost comically as she can do nothing else but stare at him in shock. She doesn’t think Dick has ever raised his voice to her, even when they argue it’s never with raised voices. She wants to say it bothers her, but she really can’t. An emotion that seems wholly inappropriate given the serious nature of their conversation courses through her body, and for the life of her she can’t figure out whether it’s because she likes the way her proper name falls from his mouth, or if it’s something else entirely.

Dick releases a heavy breath, his chest rising and falling as if she drives him breathless. She can see the frustration laced in his eyes again, and it makes her guilty that she’s the cause of it.  

“We’ll sort Gar out I promise you, but I can’t do that without you. He needs both of us.”

Kory feels her body deflate at his words, and a stretch of time passes where they seem content to just watch each other; Dick’s gaze searching and Kory’s gaze filled with an array of conflicting emotions. This time it’s her that takes a step forward to him, her hand reaching up to rest against the side of his face with her thumb lightly stroking his cheek.

Some of the worry clears from Dick’s expression when she steps close, and is replaced with the same emotion that Kory recognises flows through her body. His stare drops down to her full lips and his mouth parts invitingly, and the faint  hesitation Kory felt floats away because now she knows that he wants her too.  

Kory ducks her head down and closes the space between them, capturing his lips in a searing kiss that he returns with just as much intensity.

It’s been a while since they’ve last been as intimate as this. After defeating Deathstroke and then the  death of Donna, it’s taken some time for all of them to settle into their new norm and relearn old dynamics, and yet the way their bodies still move so in sync with each other is like no time has been lost at all. It’s overwhelming in the best of ways.  

They stumble backwards until Dick’s back hits the metal door and he lets out a soft grunt against her mouth, both his arms snaking around Kory’s waist to pull her flush against him. She’s forgotten how good it is to be allowed to touch any part of him that she wants – his chest, his hair, his face, and in turn to feel his hands on her. It fills her with such a staggering amount of pleasure.

Eventually they part for some air, panting heavily as they try to catch their breaths. It’s only a mere few seconds later that Kory leans forward again with the intent to claim his lips again, but when Dick inches his head back a stab of rejection so strong buckles through her.  Has she read him wrong?

Kory tries to step away from him then, but his arms turn tight around her and prevent her from walking away.  “Kory,” is all he says, low and soothing, like he already knows the assumption she’s jumped to and is trying to reassure her.  

He’s studying her face with that deeply intense manner of his, and in that moment she realises. It’s not that he doesn’t want to, because of course he does, it’s that he’s not letting her forget their conversation, he’s not going to let her brush this off as nothing.

She huffs lightly and averts her eyes, fixing them on a random spot on the wall. Her resolve starts to slip the longer she feels the heat of his gaze on her; stubborn man, she can’t help but think, even though the irony of her comment is not lost on her.

Kory’s voice is quiet when she finally admits to him, to herself. “I just don’t know what I’m supposed to do anymore, Dick.”

His lower lip juts out slightly while he listens, the gentle expression on his face akin to understanding. “Because of your sister?”

She nods, biting down on the inside of her mouth and turning back to him. “And my powers. One of the last conversations Faddei and I had was about my purpose, my responsibility, and now I – she’s stolen them both from me and I don’t even know what to do about any of it. I feel,” she pauses, letting out a bitter sigh, “I just feel powerless.”

Dick’s brows knit together and a frown creases his face. “The last thing I would ever call you is powerless, Kory. I can’t say I know how any of it feels, but I know that if anyone can figure out what to do it’ll be you,” and at the incredulous look that crosses over Kory’s face he adds, “maybe not right now, but you will. And you don’t have to do it on your own.”

Kory’s vision suddenly starts to blur from her tears, and a warmth spreads through her chest. It’s the type of warmth that is welcome, that heats her whole body down to her toes despite the bitter chill. She stretches a hand up and combs her fingers through Dick’s hair, the faint beginnings of a genuine smile on her liips.

“When did you get so wise?”

He snorts at her question, his lips twitching in amusement. “I have my moments.”

It almost makes her smile fully, but her expression only turns downcast as her thoughts linger once again on her sister. It was never Dick choosing to be  alongside her that she doubted, but it was exactly what worried her. “She could kill you, Dick.”

“I’m not so easy to kill,” he retorts jokingly, trying to lighten the mood, but Kory only seems utterly unamused and mere seconds from ranting at him and so he turns serious.

“I know this life I’ve chosen, Kory. And if the worst-” he breaks himself off before he can finish that sentence, sighing. “I’m not going to regret wanting to help you.”

Kory stares at him, her eyes scanning his face for any subtle traces of insincerity. She finds none. She wants to argue that Dick doesn’t know what he’s getting himself into, but he’s a grown man, and who is she to dictate to him what he can and can’t be willing to do. Her royal privilege doesn’t transcend to earth, and even it did she would never.

Dick leans forward, brushing a kiss against her lips. It’s fleeting and leaves her wanting more.

“I was once told that the best way to figure something out is together with someone that you trust.”  

Amusement colours her face as she vaguely remembers having the conversation he’s mentioned. It feels like such a long time ago now, and even though they went through a faire share of problems back then, she still suddenly finds herself missing those early days.  

Kory arches a brow teasingly. “And yet it took you so long to listen?”

Dick shrugs a shoulder, dropping another kiss on her lips that lasts just a little bit longer, and holds a little bit more promise. “I’m listening now, Kory.”

She nods, her head tilting to one side as a broad smile can’t help but bloom across her face this time. “Together does sounds good.”

He hums, offering her an outstretched hand. “Let’s go back to bed.”

Kory doesn’t even hesitate, she places her palm in his and lets him lead her back to his room.  

                                                              ***

Later on, when Kory’s skin is slick with sweat for a different reason this time, and Dick’s arms are locked protectively around her with his lips pressing against the back of her head, she’ll think that maybe, just maybe, they’ll be okay.  

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Meeting Starfire for the First Time

Starfire: (fighting off her alien kidnappers)

Robin: I could take her.

Troia: In a fight? Yeah, right.

Robin: (blushing as he watches Starfire)

Troia: (disturbed) In a fight, right?