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  1. Public Bookmark 50

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    Growing up in a family of acrobats, Dick knew that maintaining his figure was important to his and his family’s profession. He knew his parents followed a strict diet — maintaining the perfect weight and ideal figure was crucial to their performances. But John and Mary Grayson never forced Dick to eat anything he didn’t want, nor did they ever stop Dick from eating anything he did want. And though his parents were never strict about Dick’s eating habits, he still tried his best to be mindful of what he ate.

    Or: Dick Grayson has an eating disorder. He doesn’t cope well.

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    03 Mar 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 21

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    “I’ll kill you, you hear me? I swear to god I’ll do it.”

    “I know,” Dick assures him. “Now, are you gonna give me a boost or what?”

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    11 Jan 2026

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    The bathroom door catches, stopping abruptly. When another light push doesn’t budge it open much further, Jason flicks on the light before peeking his head in. Then he stills.

    Catherine’s slack limbs sprawl across a dingy bathroom floor, long hair splayed on the yellowed and cracked tiles. Her face imitates a ghostly paleness, lax with dried vomit and stray strands of hair stuck to her lips.

    He blinks.

    It’s Dick.

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    It's raining. Dick hasn't washed his hair in days. Enter: Jason.

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    26 Nov 2025

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    “Alfred,” Bruce starts, staring blankly ahead, “is that a European thing?”

    Alfred’s indiscrete smirk grows, and he begins clearing away the dish Dick left behind. “No, I believe that is simply Master Dick showing affection.” He glances at Bruce from the side as he turns towards the sink. “Families share kisses in America as well, especially when children are young. Your mother was particularly fond of giving your young self kisses on the forehead.”

    Bruce braces a hand on the counter, slumping into it. “Family,” he echoes in a whisper.

    6 times Dick surprised a bat with a kiss, and 1 time a bat surprised him with one.

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    26 Nov 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 60

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    “Jason’s alive,” Bruce says, like Dick hasn’t just lost his own life.

    Alive, he says, like somehow Dick’s loss has driven Bruce into mania instead.

    Like the words Dick would have given anything to hear three years ago now prove comparable to the 100,000 lives blinked out and the thousands more choking down their last toxic breaths.

    “Come home.”

    Sometimes, grief is mourning someone who's come back to life, mourning the space they take up now, and the life reconstructed in their absence that you’re now forced to leave behind.

    And sometimes, it is mourning half a city at the same time.

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    26 Nov 2025