OpaltheQueen
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Dick Grayson was born for the spotlight, but a horrible accident turned stage lights into a beacon in the night. At least he has a bevy of new family to carry him through growing up through it.
In three parts: Adjustments, resetting, solid ground.
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- Part 5 of The Old Once Were New
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Jason Todd's life could be better, but hey, he's still kicking. Plus, Batman's here now so maybe things will turn around. His mom might be doubtful but Jason's willing to trust fate.
In three parts: An Anniversary. A Reunion. A Return.
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- Part 4 of The Old Once Were New
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Velveteen Rabbits and Other Shit we Made up by OpaltheQueen
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics)
06 Apr 2026
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Stephanie Brown is the daughter of a drug addict and a low level rogue. She wasn't born to be a superhero. She tries to make herself one anyway.
In Three Parts: Leaping. Falling. Looking.
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- Part 3 of The Old Once Were New
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Honour the Charge they Made by OpaltheQueen
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics)
22 Feb 2026
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Duke Thomas knows that sometimes you have to stand and fight--and that you can't do it alone. The Dark Knight inspires, but he can't see in every corner of the shadowed streets of Gotham as a single man. He might need some sort of signal to help him out.
In three parts: Foundation, kinship, and payout.
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- Part 1 of The Old Once Were New
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Damian has always known who he is--son of the Batman, scion of the Demon's Head. But what does that even mean beyond expectations? How does he shape himself into a hero without the legacy of Robin to show him the way?
In three parts: A homecoming, a fight, and a prodigal son.
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- Part 2 of The Old Once Were New
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A reverse robin AU. Each of the mainline 'robins' will get a 3 chapter fic where each chapter is a snippet of this universe and show a little of what their reworked robin experience is like from start to end.
Current Plan for fics:
1. Duke (posted)
2. Damian (posted)
3. Steph (posting)
4. Tim (next)
5. Jason (posted)
6. Dick (posting)
(but order may vary of things come together)- Words:
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Let us consider the fact that the Jedi Order is a monastic religious organization based out of a temple, with five basic tenets of faith.
Ch 1: Death, yet the Force (meeting Anakin)
Ch 2: Chaos, yet Harmony (teaching Anakin)
Ch 3: Passion, yet Serenity (teaching a teenaged Anakin, good grief)
Ch 4: Ignorance, yet Knowledge (Anakin is a Knight now, why is he still Obi-Wan’s problem?)
Ch 5: Heresy, yet Orthodoxy (actual plot? Ie, Clones and Sith)
Ch 6: Emotion, yet Peace (epilog)Ch 7: extras / deleted scenes
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Bookmarked by OpaltheQueen
17 Jan 2026
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Dick sounded amused. “You didn’t tell me you were coming.”
“You should have known.”
“Oh, I’m sorry. My latent psychic abilities haven’t kicked in yet,” Dick said. Then, as if the possibility was just occurring to him: “You told someone you were coming, right?”
Tim made a noise, vague enough for Dick to interpret however he wanted.
“Hey,” the next tug on the blanket was sharper, as was Dick’s voice. When he got the blanket down enough to see Tim’s face, he raised an eyebrow, repeating, “You told someone you were coming, right?”
Or: Tim and Bruce have a fight. Tim does the only logical thing and goes to Dick about it.
Bookmarked by OpaltheQueen
12 Jan 2026
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all the self-loathing in the world won't change a thing ('cause you can't go back, darling) by Yevynaea
Fandoms: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood & Manga
06 Mar 2020
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Esdras Al-Ridha is born in 1899, in his mother’s family home. His birth certificate, when it’s written a month later by Dr. Yuriy Rockbell, will declare his name Edward Elric. It will name his mother Trisha, and it will say nothing of her white hair. It will say nothing of the blue desert sky he first opens his eyes under, the way he is passed to relative after relative and is held and blessed by each.
(Even before the war, tensions are high, and hatred is brewing. Tirzah holds her newborn son, with eyes as gold as his father’s, and pale-sun hair halfway there, and she decides that if Ishvala wants him hidden, then Tirzah will not brand him where his genes have not.)- Language:
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Bookmarked by OpaltheQueen
05 Jan 2026
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The thing is, Sheila is sorry. She made a mistake, a very big mistake, but it's not like he doesn't have any responsibility in it, either. And really, how many times must she apologize before he understands she's really trying here? He's lucky, really, to get a second chance at having a mother, after losing the first. What would Bruce and Dick think, if they knew he was wasting this opportunity and being ungrateful? She saved his life, after all. So why can't he get past it?
Jason's trying, he really is. But it would be so much easier, if only she would stop smoking.Bookmarked by OpaltheQueen
10 Dec 2025
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just come on home (you don't have to be alone) by bridiesmindsludge
Fandoms: Tex - S. E. Hinton, Tex (Movie 1982)
03 Apr 2025
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"Hell, Tex. I just got home. You couldn't have waited a day or two before I had to start taking care of you again?” He grabs his brother from under the arms and lifts him to his feet, trying to get him to stop swaying. He falls into Mason's shoulder, then pushes himself away in order to look at him.
“Been counting down the days, man,” Tex says, his voice barely a whisper. He looks like he's gonna laugh, but his face becomes very sullen when he says, “I'm glad you're home, Mace. I think our house is haunted.”
And before Mason can have any reaction to that, Tex vomits onto the living room carpet.~
or the one where upon returning home for break, mace discovers tex has earned himself a concussion. mason wants to feel his own person. texas sees ghosts everywhere he goes.Bookmarked by OpaltheQueen
05 Nov 2025