14 Works by mercury_hyperfixates
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“My panic’s at the ceiling, but I’m face down on the carpet.”
Quivering | Dream Journal | Phobia
_______Tim hates goodbyes.
He should be used to them, should be old enough to accept that sometimes people are going to leave and that sometimes you can do nothing to stop the hole that burns through your chest when they do. The worst part, he thinks, is that once upon a time, he was used to them. He was used to the hollow feeling, used to the resentment, used to the ache.
Then he met Jason.Series
- Part 5 of Whumptober 2025
- Part 3 of alone with you
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Whumptober 2025
“Don’t be scared, I’ve done this before.”
Non-human Whumper | Iron Rod | Loss of Powers
_______The pain is as merciless as Mr. Bloom had been as he shoved a small seed (it had been a seed, hadn’t it?) into the exposed tear of Red Robin’s suit, and it’s as merciless as Mr. Bloom’s simple, warped advice to give up is. “Don’t fight it, Red Robin. Just let go.”
(He almost sounds pitying)
(Almost sounds kind)
Red Robin spits thick, coagulated blood at Mr. Bloom’s feet and laughs wetly. “Yeah, right.”
Faux kindness leaks from Mr. Bloom like poison spilling from an overfilled syringe. “Don’t be like that, Red Robin, it’s not good for you to struggle. You don’t have to be scared, I’ve done this before.” And that. Well, that is precisely what scares Red Robin.
With gritted teeth and steel resolution, “Keep dreaming, beanstalk.”Series
- Part 4 of Whumptober 2025
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when you feel alone (i wont go far) by mercury_hyperfixates
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
09 Nov 2025
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Whumptober 2025
“I look in people’s windows, transfixed by rose golden glows.”
Isolation | Candlelight | Found Family_______
“So,” Jason starts with a small laugh, more unsure of himself than he’d like to admit. “Nightmare or insomnia?”
Tim shrugs his good shoulder, “Nightmare.”
“Oh.”
“Yeah. It’s okay."
It’s not. Jason wants to scream.
Series
- Part 3 of Whumptober 2025
- Part 2 of alone with you
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sinking (with outstretched arms) by mercury_hyperfixates
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
02 Oct 2025
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Whumptober 2025
“You’ve got a lot of nerve to dredge up all my fears.”Prophecy| Sewer | Taking Accountability_______
That is what Tim had been doing tonight.
Protecting Jason Todd. Protecting Robin.
He just. Well, Tim hadn’t realized that in all four thousand one hundred and seventy-seven days of his life, he had never learned how to swim. Why would he need to? Gotham may be surrounded by water, but it’s water that’s more polluted than Los Angeles and the Mississippi River combined.
Still, his lack of competency would’ve been useful to remember before he decided to leap off a boat pier in an attempt to escape a very angry, very trigger-happy Falcone Family enforcer.
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- Part 2 of Whumptober 2025
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holding on (to anything that sounds like you) by mercury_hyperfixates
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
01 Oct 2025
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Whumptober 2025
“Please don’t cry.”
Lamb to the Slaughter |Ceremony| Beg for Forgiveness
_____Dick’s gaze flickers down to his hands, splaying his fingers out in front of him, “I thought you were staying away for good this time.”
And.
What?
Jason’s mind makes a horrible grinding noise that sounds like gears packed too closely together. This time? Memory issues or not, Jason is sure that he’s only died once. “The fuck does that mean?”
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- Part 1 of Whumptober 2025
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if you run (please take me with) by mercury_hyperfixates
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
03 Sep 2025
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The logical part of Jason’s brain attempts to soothe him by reminding him that Tim is a rich kid and rich kids travel all the time. That rich people travel all the time; not only is that normal, it’s expected. Can the tabloids even call you wealthy if you haven’t used up enough jet fuel in your lifetime to fill the Pacific Ocean?
So, really, it shouldn’t be weird to see little Timmy Drake standing in a Gotham City Airfield hallway, an over-packed bag slung over his tiny shoulders, and looks more sure of himself and his surroundings than some of the employees do.
But it is.___
Or... Jason is trying to run away to Ethiopia, but his genius kid neighbor is making it very difficult
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don’t wanna be alone (when these bones decay) by mercury_hyperfixates
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
14 Aug 2025
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Jason might have a stalker.
Okay, technically, Robin might have a stalker. That, or Jason is having a stress-induced psychotic break or being routinely dosed with fear toxin every few patrols. Not that he’s scared, because, well, he’s not. It’s just. He’s supposed to be watching the streets, not vice versa.
It takes him a full week to find (circumstantial, at best) evidence.
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Or… Jason is trying to adopt his eleven-year-old stalker and Tim just wants Robin to accept his apology granola bar.
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- Part 1 of alone with you
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sometimes you've gotta get lost (if you wanna be found) by mercury_hyperfixates
Fandoms: Fallen Hero Series - Malin Rydén
14 Jun 2025
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You’re falling.
God fucking damn it, you’re falling.
For a moment—a breathless, beautiful moment in which the world feels forgiving and kind—everything is weightless and you are falling. The ground comes up fast, ready to plant dozens of concrete kisses across your flesh, and you are desperate and greedy and ready.
You are so, so ready.
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Or... Micah Walker almost dies in the Blaze fight and learns that repression is apparently not the cure to his depression and PTSD.Series
- Part 2 of Micah Walker
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my fists are fine (it's just my soul's a little bruised) by mercury_hyperfixates
Fandoms: Fallen Hero Series - Malin Rydén
24 Feb 2025
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"It's hard to know me
At least you tried
It's hard to love in the cold
And it's gotten so cold outside"___
Or... Exploring Renée's undiagnosed borderline personality disorder
Series
- Part 2 of Renée Lovett
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pain's like cold water (your brain just gets used to it) by mercury_hyperfixates
Fandoms: Fallen Hero Series - Malin Rydén
26 Dec 2024
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“Sidestep! Down!”
Marshal Charge’s voice is far away and strained with effort. Running toward you?
There’s no time to check. You obey just in time to avoid an armored fist to your skull.
The brick wall above you is not so lucky. It crumbles inward at the sheer strength of the hit and you refuse to let yourself imagine what could’ve happened had you been too slow. Nothing good. At least the civilians are all safe inside, far away from danger. You flash Charge -who is indeed running to you- a grateful look that he won’t be able to see through your mask.
Maybe he knows anyway because he grins at you, wild and excited. He enjoys this too much- the idiot. You smile too because nobody will see it. You know you wouldn’t be doing this if some of you weren’t enthralled.
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Or... Cyrus gets injured during a fight and Ortega takes care of them
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- Part 2 of Cyrus Becker
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i bank on the funeral (cause the truth is alive) by mercury_hyperfixates
Fandoms: Fallen Hero Series - Malin Rydén
02 Dec 2024
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You knock on Julia’s door, eyes catching onto the bandage wrapped loosely around your knuckles. You don’t remember doing that, and your eyebrows furrow in confusion. You flex your hand, testing the dressing, and watch as it shifts up to your fingers. Far too loose. You almost tear it off, but before you can, the door swings open.
“Aurora?” Have you ever heard her so surprised? Yes, when she saw you for the first time since your escape.
That’s a fair reaction. It’s past midnight, isn’t it? She’s dressed in an oversized shirt and shorts, her hands fidgeting warily at her side. You've woken her up, and you wonder briefly who she had thought you were. A better woman would feel guilty for the intrusion but you don’t. How many nights did the Farm keep you up with torture while she slept bundled up in her overpriced sheets? She owes you this.
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Or.. Aurora has a bad day and goes to Ortega for help.
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- Part 1 of Aurora Linden
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because that unwanted animal (wants nothing more than to get out) by mercury_hyperfixates
Fandoms: Fallen Hero Series - Malin Rydén
23 Nov 2024
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Your wine cup slips through your numb fingers, smashing against the tiled ground with an explosion of glass. Or maybe you’ve thrown it, you can’t tell. The sound is muffled, so quiet that you wonder if it ever happened at all. But it did because everyone is staring at you now. Everyone’s thoughts are on you.
You laugh.
The sound is frenzied and unstable. You couldn’t stop if you tried, body shuddering with hysterics that make you feel sick.
It’s okay. That thought isn’t about you, it’s for you. Chen must see you because you feel his comfort like a blanket. It smothers the fire you’ve set to yourself and the laughter dies on your lips. Micah. He thinks your name like its an invitation into his mind and you dive into it. He’s staring straight at you, carefully pushing past people to get to you.
You look delusional. He’s worried.
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Or... Micah dissociates at a party but Chen comes to the rescue <3
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- Part 1 of Micah Walker
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And then something strikes you in the gut, hard enough that you can’t breathe and your head spins with stars. You throw yourself backward and draw up your fists. You may be drunk, but if he wants a fight, you will fight until he kills you. But he hasn’t moved. His hands remain unmoved at his side.
The feeling comes again. But you’re prepared this time. It’s fear. Your own, and it’s so strong that your heart feels like it will tear open. You don’t realize why your hands are shaking, why the panic attack comes so strongly, so brutally, until you notice that his thoughts have stopped rambling.
He is staring at you like he’s seen a ghost.
He recognizes you.
“Sidestep?”
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Ortega and Sidestep get reunited mere days after Sidestep's second escape.
Series
- Part 1 of Cyrus Becker
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Adagio [adjective]: performed in a slow tempo by mercury_hyperfixates
Fandoms: Fallen Hero Series - Malin Rydén
04 Nov 2024
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Renée plays the piano for the first time in eight years. Very fluffy chargestep <33
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- Part 1 of Renée Lovett