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  1. Rec *

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    “You know, my child, that the orphanage cannot continue to support you once you become an adult.” The abbess sighs. “There is one path that is always open to you. You may choose a holy vocation, and take orders. The Sisters of Perpetual Grace will accept you as a postulant if you choose.”

    Dick had known to expect this. “Thank you, Reverend Mother,” Dick says respectfully, “but I cannot follow that path.”

    The Mother Superior nods. He looks unsurprised. “Then perhaps,” he says, “you would be interested to hear of another opportunity.” From the papers on his desk, the abbess removes a single sheet. “Are you familiar with Captain Wayne?”


    Dick accepts a position as governess to eight war-orphans, adopted by millionaire and WW1 flying ace Captain Bruce Wayne. The rest is inevitable.

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    11 Sep 2025

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    Boravia’s grand casino, once a hotbed of European crime, has reopened with a high-stakes poker tournament Bruce Wayne suspects may be the work of Roulette. In a country where superheroes are banned, the only way to foil a criminal conspiracy is to enter the tournament as himself, and play his way up to the top.

    But not just any card-playing billionaire can get his name on the list. The real price of admission is a lot higher than the two million dollar buy-in. You also need a secret to offer up as your stake. A dirty one. The kind a man like Bruce Wayne would pay dearly to keep quiet.

    Enter Dick Grayson.

    Though he agrees to accompany Bruce to the tournament in the guise of his illicit lover, to help him fake a blackmail-worthy secret besides the one with masks and capes, Dick's not wild about spending so much time with his old friend in flirtatious playboy mode; but somehow it's harder than expected to watch Bruce direct that legendary charisma at other people, and Dick doesn't quite know why. Over the course of four days, what began as a straightforward undercover job devolves into a messy emotional tangle which forces both men to confront truths they’ve kept hidden for years . . . even from themselves.

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    09 Sep 2025

  3. Public Bookmark *

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    Dick's time at Spyral ends with the Somnus satellite getting activated – and all memories of Richard John Grayson ever existing wiped from the world. After Dick realizes that trying to get anyone to remember him only causes them pain, he decides that the best thing to do is say goodbye to Gotham and leave his old life behind entirely.

    The only problem is, his old life can’t seem to let him go.

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    07 Sep 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 74

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    "Page upon page about Bruce Wayne, Prince of Gotham, without a single mention of Dick Grayson, his ward, roommate, and all-around best pal." He says, popping his bubblegum. "I guess that makes sense, though. If they did talk about me they'd have to find some cool moniker for me, too, and that just doesn't work one bit. I mean if you're the Prince of Gotham, what does that make me? Your princess?"

    He’s fourteen, it’s a joke.  He doesn’t expect the strange bolt of energy the word sends through him, isn’t prepared for the way it makes him want to squirm.

     

    Or: five times Dick Grayson is called a princess, and one time they actually mean it.

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    06 Sep 2025

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    Izuku was debating the merits of seeking out the new vigilante group that was on the news when he heard the list of known members. He knew those names. Specifically, he knew those because they were assigned to six of his hoodies.

    He knew he should come clean. Maybe just stick to one costume, or stop being a vigilante altogether. Groups were treated much more seriously than lone entities, and he could get in serious trouble if they sent heroes after him expecting backup that didn’t exist.

    A week later, he had characters designed for every hoodie he owned.

     

    In which Izuku becomes a one-man organization, and everyone has to deal with the consequences.

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    03 Sep 2025