Ear(late)ly Birds: Delayed Advancement
Fics in which one or more events happens later (or in a different order) than in canon (or doesn’t happen, thus diverting the timeline).
(Sometimes characters with more maturity &/or life experience than at the same point in canon)(Mostly different first meeting &/or joins the bat/fire family late)
Often start with/involve early Canon changes
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Cradle Robber by C_R_Scott
Fandoms: Red Robin (Comics), Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, DCU (Comics), DCU, Robin: Son of Batman (Comics), Batman and Robin (Comics)
08 Apr 2022
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Imagine how different the DCU would be if Damian al Ghul did not join the Wayne family until after the events of the Final Crisis. What if 10-year old Damian was still being raised/trained in the Cradle by the League of Assassins when Tim Drake was in the midst of his quest to find Bruce Wayne lost in time? What if Tim was the first of the Batfamily to meet Damian after he lost his spleen and was dragged into the conflict with the Council of Spiders by Ra's al Ghul?
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- Part 1 of Red Robin Rewritten
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Katara grew up in the Southern Water Tribe under the tutelage of Hama, the only waterbender ever to have escaped Fire Nation captivity. When Zuko arrives at the South Pole, seeking the Avatar, they are more than ready to defend him. Iroh watches as his beloved nephew throws himself at the ice walls again and again in an impossible siege–-and resolves to do anything it takes to save his nephew from himself. With the assistance of the Order of the White Lotus, he deposes his brother on the Day of Black Sun.
A week later, the Southern Water Tribe receives a petition for peace, and a proposal of marriage.
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"So, you want to be a gunfighter?"
The youth nodded.
A smile came over the man's face, half-hidden in the growing darkness. "Well, I bet you could. I bet you could be real good with a gun. I can help you if you want. What do you say?"
The youth started to answer, paused. "As long as it ain't against the law. I promised my mama I'd never make her ashamed of me."
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Good publicity by Bergen
Fandoms: Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
22 Mar 2020
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“That was a disaster. The press is having a field day.”
“It wasn’t my fault,” Tony defends. “That Spider-Guy never knows when to shut up. He distracted me.”
“Your reputation took a blow,” Pepper tells him. “Which will be fixed, of course. I’ve already set it up.”
“Set what up? What, am I going to make flower arrangements with the elderly?”
Pepper slides a piece of paper towards him. “Try an orphan. His name is Peter Parker. His biggest dream is to meet you. But…” She hesitates.
“But?”
“Apparently he doesn’t talk much. Sometimes not at all. Trauma-related.”
“A smart kid who doesn’t talk? Perfect combination. If only all my employees were like that.”
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Or: Between Peter Parker barely speaking, and Spider-Man being the ultimate chatterbox, how was Tony ever supposed to figure out that they were one and the same person? -
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“I am so unbelievably sorry. I swear I’m never late, I just got caught up at work, and I couldn’t exactly leave an active fire for a date and — Oh.”
Once he settles into the booth, Evan meets Eddie’s eyes across the table.
Evan Buckley. As in Witness Number #1 at Eddie's disastrous first date. Maddie’s brother, Evan Buckley.
Fuck Eddie’s entire life.
“Diaz?” Evan says, looking a bit stupid with how wide his mouth hangs open. He looks over his shoulder like someone’s waiting to jump out and tell him this is a prank. Eddie envies his optimism. He’s long since accepted that the universe is actively out to get him.
or: Eddie and Maddie go on a blind date, Eddie and Buck go on a blind date, Eddie and Buck go on a blind date (again). It’s complicated.
Bookmarked by Scribbled_Seconds
12 Jun 2025
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Two Nickels: Buck & Eddie not-so-blind date