Behind the Proscenium Arch
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welcome to the show by prodby_error
Fandoms: Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), Batman - All Media Types
24 Oct 2024
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Dick Grayson dreams of a carbon copy with his love’s eyes and coloring. He dreams of a son from a world where he is never Robin or Nightwing and has no reason to be; never a Grayson or a Grayson-Wayne, but rather a Parker.
No one knows about his dreams involving an alternate reality where Jason is his only sibling and they are both unscathed and content. He intents for it to stay as a secret he carries close to his chest until his last breath.
Unfortunately, the universe sends its disapproval of his decision through a replica of his dream-son with Jason’s white streak hair and toxic green eyes.
"I’m Peter." Nightwing fights the urge to say I know. "Peter Park— Anders— Grayson."
(Alternatively: Dick meets Peter, his son that he swears only supposed to exist in his dreams.)
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- Part 1 of Behind the Proscenium Arch
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be worthy of love by prodby_error
Fandoms: Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), Batman - All Media Types
03 Dec 2024
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Jason Todd dreams of a nephew who is a personification of his older brother and dear friend’s romance. He dreams of a world where he honors their will and raises their only living memory like his own.
He is not fond of dreaming, but he always looks forward to seeing another glimpse of his life as a husband and an uncle. A part of him longs for such a life, with no cape ever tied around his neck and no blood ever staining his hands; with no reason to become what he had to.
He never thought the universe still favors him, after all this time.
"You remind me of my Uncle Ben." Peter, the kid who bears too much resemblance with his nephew in another life, shrugs nonchalantly. "We used to bond by being nerds together."
Jason’s reaction comes out a little breathless, having to fight his instinct to come clean. He does not have the heart to lie straight to his nephew’s face. "Yeah?"
(Alternatively: Jason snatches his chance to get close to Peter, his nephew from a different life.)
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- Part 2 of Behind the Proscenium Arch
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everyone is a moon by prodby_error
Fandoms: Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), Batman - All Media Types
05 Nov 2024
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"Uncle Jay?" It’s a Robin. Not just any iteration, though. It’s Dick’s Robin — the same design Jason inherited during his own tenure. It’s not a perfect replica, but it’s certainly close enough that it can easily be mistaken for the original by the untrained.
Only this Robin seems disheveled with his white-streaked black hair sticking up all over the place and his domino mask missing a mesh. "I need help."
(Alternatively: A Robin approaches the Wayne table during the Halloween-themed charity gala.)
— an alternative take on how the majority of the waynes meet peter in the btpa universe
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- Part 3 of Behind the Proscenium Arch
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in the mirror of your eyes by prodby_error
Fandoms: Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), Batman - All Media Types
28 Mar 2025
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When the fourth eldest of the Wayne children went to answer the doorbell, he never expected to see a child behind the heavy oak doors. Even more so for the said child to have completely green eyes and slightly orange-tinted complexion. "Can I help you?"
"Hello,” the small humanoid alien answers cheerfully. His eyes seem to glow brighter as he flashes a familiar smile worth of the original Boy Wonder. "I’m being chased. Can I please come in?"
(Alternatively: Jason’s half-Tamaranean nephew crashes his and Alfred’s birthday celebration.)
— an alternative take on how dick grayson meets peter in the btpa universe
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- Part 4 of Behind the Proscenium Arch
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how to fake a show by prodby_error
Fandoms: Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), Batman - All Media Types
16 Feb 2025
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Dick Grayson already knows his name. He has known it for some time now, ever since it fell from its bearer’s lips. And despite the apparent disuse, he doesn’t dare to let it go — nor does he wish to. After all, his name isn’t just a name. Not to him, anyway.
His name isn’t a secret, either. It just seems that way, given how Dick treasures it like an oath and elects not to share it with anyone else.
Frankly, a part of him thinks that he misheard then; that he only heard what he wanted to. However, it’s difficult to dismiss the definitive proof of how real his delusion is when it’s literally staring right back at him. In capitalized print.
PETER RICHARD GRAYSON.
(Alternatively: Dick learns the weight of the Grayson name to his son Peter.)
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- Part 5 of Behind the Proscenium Arch
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Marjorie Fay has hardened her heart early, thanks to the years she spent on Gotham’s streets. As such, apart from her mother and her guardian, she only ever loved two people before her nephew’s arrival into her life.
She lowers her inquisitive brow once a more likely inquiry dawns. "You mean why I named him ‘Peter’?"
"Yeah," Jason — her nephew’s only paternal uncle who seems aware of his existence — confirms with a nod.
She considers telling the entire truth about how her — their — nephew’s name came to be. She considers telling him about the Robin she shared the best parts of her childhood with and the amnesiac vagrant she unknowingly gave her heart to.
Then she decides against it. After all, Jason Todd-Wayne is no one to her. He doesn’t get the privilege to know meaningful things about her.
"There’s this bo—" she mentally curses at the almost slip-up— "book I loved when I was younger. Peter Pan."
(Alternatively: In a life without an uncle, Peter is named after his aunt’s favorite book — Peter Pan.)
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- Part 6 of Behind the Proscenium Arch
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part of the fairy tale by prodby_error
Fandoms: Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), Batman - All Media Types
25 Feb 2025
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Jason Todd isolates himself by choice. He just likes his peace and he wants to bask in it for as long as he can. When there’s no mission for Red Hood or mandatory public appearance for Jason Todd-Wayne, trust that no one knows his whereabouts until he resurfaces.
He protects his peace as fiercely as he protects his territory from the other Bats. And it’s certainly a choice to stop by Batburger after speeding off from a wrapped up Outlaws mission.
As a consequence of a choice he willingly made, he has no one else to blame for being caught red-handed. "Wait for me."
"No."
He braces himself for the inevitable push. Because if there’s one thing his siblings — on paper or otherwise — are collectively good at, it’s to be annoyingly persistent. "I wanna meet your kid."
(Alternatively: Jason begrudgingly lets Stephanie meet Peter.)
— set before how to fake a show
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- Part 7 of Behind the Proscenium Arch
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red web of aether by prodby_error
Fandoms: Spider-Man (Tom Holland Movies), Batman - All Media Types
20 Jul 2025
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Peter Parker remembers Titan. He remembers the planet’s unsteady gravity pull. He remembers Mr. Stark and Dr. Strange; and Mr. Quill and his assorted band of aliens, too. He remembers playing the most intense game of keep away with Thanos’ golden gauntlet as the token.
He doesn’t want to remember Titan. He doesn’t want to remember how Thanos called him an "insect" while the latter constricted his airways impossibly tight before throwing him like a football. He doesn’t want to remember how his nanite mask eventually ripped — and how the Titan quipped about his mortality before squeezing.
There’s nothing after that. At least at first.
Then— there’s light. Bright. Annoying. Incessant.
He must’ve forgotten to draw the curtain before collapsing on his bed, he thinks. He gets up begrudgingly—
He emerges from the depths of electric green.
"Welcome back, Gray Son."
(Alternatively: Peter wakes up surrounded by owls.)
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- Part 8 of Behind the Proscenium Arch