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   Savior Complex by Arwriter

   Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types  

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   • Complete Work

   02 Sep 2022

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   • Dick Grayson
   • Bruce Wayne
   • Tim Drake
   • Jason Todd
   • Alfred Pennyworth
   • Cassandra Cain
   • Damian Wayne
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst
   • Dick Grayson Needs a Hug
   • Hurt Dick Grayson
   • Dick Grayson is Batman
   • but only for a little bit
   • Temporary Character Death
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Nonverbal Communication
   • Muteness
   • Mute Dick Grayson
   • Selectively Mute Dick Grayson
   • Batfamily (DCU)
   • Bruce Wayne is a Good Parent
   • Protective Bruce Wayne
   • Protective Barbara Gordon
   • Misunderstandings
   • Miscommunication
   • this is what happens when you don't talk about your feelings
   • Arguing
   • Everyone is kind of the worst for a bit but its an accident
   • Protective Batfamily (DCU)

   Summary

   "All I did was disappoint you." He couldn’t breathe. He couldn’t catch his breath. "I just wanted to do good. I just wanted to be better and all I did was make everyone angry."

   Or: When Bruce comes back from the dead, Dick goes nonverbal. Nobody seems to have the time to notice.  

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