1 – 18 of 18 Works in Dick Grayson Gets a Hug
The Cassandra Metaphor by writersagainstwritersblock
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Justice League - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics), Teen Titans - All Media Types
16 Sep 2025
Summary
Through the carnage came a figure cloaked in shadow, she appeared to move through the bodies rather than step on top of them. Even standing somewhere around seven or eight feet tall, she was far too humanoid to be a foe, they had long since abandoned their ruse of playing at humanity. She wore a cloak that appeared to dissipate and knit together like threads of smoke, the gossamer threads like the grey of a new dawn. Under the hood, he could only just make out her eyes, a clouded sky blue, pupils, and her gaze unending.
She stopped before him, their eyes meeting through his tears. There was no empathy in her gaze, only his own agony reflected back at him, though her hand was light as a soft breeze as she tipped his chin up.
“Please,” Dick said, even though he didn’t know what he was asking for: release, mercy, death.
“You long to go back.”
“Yes.”
“For a different outcome.”
Dick nearly choked on the word, “yes.”
“I can make it so. I can give you the gift of foresight, but I warn you, it comes at great sacrifice as it does for anyone else who it is bestowed upon.”
Dick Grayson may not be able to change everything, but my god, is he going to try.
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 165,626
- Status:
- Completed
Summary
Child neglect isn't all bad, Tim tells himself when his parents sends apologies and mail-delivered gifts and an increased credit line for his 10th birthday. None of the other ten-year-olds have this kind of independence -- even Robin has a bedtime. And he's heard from Ives that his parents limit his "screentime", which sounds quite barbaric. So this is fine, really. He's ten and will be starting eighth grade in the fall. He doesn't need his parents in order to thrive, he can grow on his own, in the shadow of their neglect and inattention. He can be their set-it-and-forget-it kid.
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Tim is doing great being an independent vigilante, he's fine! He doesn't need help, he's definitely not estranged from the family -- he's just being independent.
Good thing he's part of a family of detectives who have their own ways of reaching out.
Featuring two powerpoints, one casefile, half a contract, a roomba, and several hugs.
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 16,182
- Status:
- Completed
I Am Walking the Tightrope For You by Mysterious_Aud_Lou
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics), Teen Titans - All Media Types
30 Jun 2024
Summary
Remember that episode in Teen Titans where Slade forces Robin to become his apprentice? Well, what if that happened, but with the Batfamily instead? (Can be read without seeing the episode.)
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“This isn’t about your family, Nightwing. It’s about you. It’s always been about you. For some time now I have been searching for an apprentice–someone to follow in my footsteps. And Nightwing, I’ve chosen you.”
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Dick Grayson will sacrifice everything to keep his family safe, even if it means becoming the apprentice of the man he hates the most in the world. But is his family willing to let him go without a fight?Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 56,966
- Status:
- Completed
Summary
As the door opened Tim quickly disabled another three separate electronic sensors in the doorjamb by swiping them with a device that looked a bit like a thumb drive. “Walk where I walk,” he said.
He took a big step over the doormat, eyed the floor carefully, then took a careful skipped sidestep to another mat against the right-hand wall, where he removed his shoes.
“What the hell?” whispered Jason, still standing in the open doorway.
Tim pointed up. There was a net rigged up on the ceiling. “Pressure pads under the carpet.”
“I repeat, what the hell?”
After Tim completely derails Jason’s beatdown attempt by asking him for a hug, Jason’s first priority is to get this touch-starved kid more cuddles. Tim’s first priority is to avoid Dick’s traps.
Jason learns a lot about his brothers and what happened while he was away, and something about himself too.
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 7,352
- Status:
- Completed
Let Them Be Brothers Anthology by quotidian_void
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Robin (Comics), Batman (Comics), Red Robin (Comics)
10 Nov 2023
Summary
Tim meets Jason while at school. He saved him from bullies, thinking that was it, but it turns out that it was not. Jason wanted to be near him. He chose to be his friend. Soon, the title of "friendship" somehow changed to "brotherhood" along the way, and it seemed like it was there to stay.
Anthology containing:
My School’s Local Mafia Boss
I think the title really explains it all? But anyway:
Jason knew that attending a rich ass school was going to be the toughest and most mind-grating thing ever. His beliefs were confirmed when he got cornered by bullies on his first day. The only thing he was surprised about was that it took them so long to find the school's new street rat. Just as he's about to be punched a fucking 10 year old (he's actually 12) steps in and... starts threatening the bullies? And they actually listen?? What the fuck???
And that isn't the only surprise that's waiting for him.
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 192,987
- Status:
- Completed
it paints me and all my mistakes Anthology by StormySkiesAhead
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU
27 Oct 2023
Summary
the series which "it takes and it takes and it takes" belongs to!
this will be my generalist setup for future batman aus if i make any- those will go into a larger series titled 'the lunaverse' because they will all contain the cat oc to some degree.
actual description coming at some point
Anthology containing:
it takes and it takes and it takes
It’s been a week.
Tim and Cass, they’re still holding out hope, but Dick- Dick knows.
His dad is gone.
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Or: Bruce dies before Jason makes it to Gotham, and, in the few intervening weeks between, Dick Grayson kills a man.
Granted, it is the Joker, but the point still stands.
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 70,756
- Status:
- In-Progress
Gotham's White Lotus Anthology by Listentothelittlebird
Fandoms: A Death in The Family - Fandom, Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Red Hood and the Outlaws (Comics), Red Hood: Lost Days, Under the Red Hood
01 Mar 2023
Summary
The Avatar cycle ended with Avatar Korra. No benders were born after Avatar Korra's death, for many generations.
The modern world has forgotten bending, for the most part. It makes it easy for the Bats, really - nobody looks for the way the elements bend slightly to their will with each strike.
(Or: One by one, the Bats join the Order.)
Anthology containing:
A Stone Foundation
Bruce Wayne, fresh out of training with the League of Assassins, decides to travel just for a while longer. He stumbles upon a fishing village on the Jang Hui river.
(The world has forgotten about benders. Bruce would have ignored the myths too, if he weren't one himself.)
Stronger Together
A look into Bruce's relationship with the founding members of the Justice League.
Weaving Through The Wind
Dick Grayson leaves Gotham, leaves Robin, and learns to fly.
(Dick joins the White Lotus through... unconventional means.
He knew he would meet many people during his travels - he just never expected to meet a spirit.)
Spreading Wings
Back in Gotham, with a new suit and a new skillset to compliment Bat-training, all Dick really knows is that he's no longer Robin. There's time to choose a new name, though, and he finds it eventually.
Or, How Dick chooses his new vigilante name.
Off the Edge
It was not that he did not trust his friends - he just... forgot to tell them.
When it comes down to it, Dick pulls out all the stops to help out a teammate.
Fire by the Shore
It took time, but sometimes time was all that was needed.
(Dick mourns his little brother, Bruce mourns his son. Tim mourns, and makes a friend.)
Life's Ebbs and Flows
Cassandra's story, from nameless weapon to member of the Wayne family. Fear, hope, family. Discovery, friends, joy.
Loss, and grief.
Burning Iceberg
Jason woke up to green, liquid flames.
Turns out that waterbenders and magical pools which gave swimmers firebending was not a good mix.
(Instead of going to Gotham, instead of being a missile landing on home, he has just enough presence of mind to get as far away as he can - the South Pole, to be exact.)
Making A Splash
Is stealing away his baby brother from the League of Assassins - by himself - a bad idea? Yes, yes it is.
Does Jason care? No, of course not.
(Jason brings Damian home, after a few explosions. No biggie.)
Swamps and Pit-stops
Jason has some loose ends to tie up, and Dick does not feel like leaving his little brother alone.
(Not-so-life-changing field trips ensue.)
Masked Acting
What goes down in Gotham, stays in Gotham. The Bats are hunkering down in their home turf as a new player hits the streets. They go by Red Hood.
(Told from the Bat-perspective - AKA, let's fool the superhero community)
New Dawn
Red Hood adds a Bat to his costume, and Tim bonds with his siblings.
Waiting on Waves
Jason's White Lotus contact had informed him of targeted kidnappings of young waterbenders. Jason took it upon himself to investigate.
The contact had been right, as he soon learnt.
Dust off the Rust
Steph did not die. She's surprised by that, herself.
She's grateful she's alive, sure, but why did the badgermole that saved her have to travel all the way to a different continent instead of, say, the Batcave?
The Dragon's Den
The floor is lava. No, literally.
The mission first derailed when Damian snuck onto the Batjet. It only escalated from there.
A Dragon's Breath
In which Tim and Jason track down a lost sky bison.
(The best plans are made with good intel - or, in other words, improvised after convenient eavesdropping.)
Bunny Buddy
Look, Dick wasn't even looking for a pet. Technically, a spirit wasn't a pet, either.
Add Oil, Keep Fighting
Bruce is dead.
Tim sees Damian drowning in grief, and makes a decision.
(He finds out Bruce is alive, and makes many more decisions. Jason would like to have words with Tim.)
Jasmine's Teahouse
Cass arrives in Republic City, finds a job, and finds some friends.
(The Kyoshi Warriors live on through their skills and techniques.)
The Fire Four
At the start, Tim told himself that he would not reveal his firebending to his new team. Time passed, and Tim told them his name. He even started using his firebending around the base.
He realised then that his friends were really bad detectives.
Eye for an Eye
Ra's decrees the death of his traitorous heir.
He's about to have two traitorous heirs.
A Pulse, A Breath
Lex Luthor gives Nightwing a pill to stop his heart. Batman knocks him out before he can deliver a shot of adrenaline. To Luthor, Nightwing is dead.
(He is, for a moment - but the Bats cling to life with an unrivalled conviction.)
Find Our Way
Mara al Ghul journeys to rid herself of her past. She finds herself, along with some friends.
Oh, and her Cousin is here, too.
Network of Roots
Barbara Gordon is as part of the growing White Lotus presence in Gotham as any of the Bats.
(A look into the life of one Barbara Gordon.)
On Streets and High Perches
How do you beat an enemy that has seen your whole deck?
Simple; you introduce new cards.
(The Court of Owls know the Bats well, but they don't know the White Lotus.)
Human-Sized Pinball
Steph learnt more than just metalbending from her adventures abroad.
The game was originally played by metalbenders, but the Bats were creative enough to get around that.
Through a Wavy Mirror
Dick and Jason go dark spirit-hunting, only to find themselves getting dragged through a portal.
Meanwhile, Signal finds something interesting during his own spirit-hunt.
(Reverse Robins, bending included!)
Bloom From The Mud
The implication was obvious. Tim leaned forward, his bad mood dissolving. “Lotus Protocol?”
“Active,” Batman confirmed. He lifted his gaze to meet Tim’s siblings too, split into their teams around the large Justice League meeting room. “That goes for all of you.”
(A large-scale alien invasion calls for some... extra firepower.)
Shelves: DC Comics, Crossovers, Avatar: Last Airbender
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 91,198
- Status:
- Completed
We Have Time Anthology by Blueseabird2
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics)
15 Jan 2023
Summary
Anthology containing:
Time (to Protect You)
Losing Damian not only hurt beyond measure but also made Dick the last Bat standing. He had nothing keeping him in a broken world so goes back in time with only one ally (Damian begs to differ) and no plan except to protect everyone he can, at any cost.
Dick starts with making sure Jason never dies at the hands of the Joker and proceeds to track down and love his siblings (while maybe also plotting the destruction of the League of Assassins). He just doesn't realize that a clan of highly trained vigilantes are more than capable of realizing that Dick is not okay, and of returning his devotion with their own.
Time (to Adore You)
Dick, Damian, and Constantine have changed the timeline, saved their family, and been smothered in affection. Dick couldn't be happier, until he is. Watching the chaos unfold will just be an added bonus.
John Constantine has faced demons, monsters, slime cults, and time itself. He will not falter in the face of Bats, Titans, the Justice League, select Gotham Rogues, or a stabby man in orange. He's not exactly sure how to be happy, but he knows how to fight for what he wants.
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 106,318
- Status:
- In-Progress
The Moon Will Sing A Song For Me (I love you like the sun) by Ick_arus by Ick_arus
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
25 Dec 2022
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- Archive of Our Own
- Words:
- 14,100
- Status:
- Abandoned
Last Train Anthology by cherylw
Fandoms: Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics), Young Justice (Cartoon)
27 Nov 2022
Summary
Anthology containing:
Last Train Out Tonight
After Young Justice season 2: They won the war but Dick’s lost more than he can bear. Feeling unwanted, he chooses to go on a one way trip to an alternate Earth. But there is no outrunning his pain. Lucky for him, counterparts of his family in this AU Earth teach him that sometimes you have to leave one home to find the true home of your heart. No Slash.
Ice Cream Social
Sequel to Last Train out Tonight. Feels more like an epilog to that story because I can’t get enough of those Wayne boys. Dick’s home, even safely tucked in his bed, but it’s taking his family a moment to truly accept he’s back with them where he belongs. No slash.
Sidetracked
Sequel to Last Train Out Tonight. Seeking a little freedom, Dick heads out to visit Clark but, surprise surprise, trouble finds him along the way. Emotional backlashes ensue because with the Bats, nothing is easy. NO slash.
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 297,220
- Status:
- In-Progress
this shadow is but a small and passing thing... Anthology by greeneyesandfingerstripes
Fandoms: Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics), DCU (Comics)
09 Nov 2022
Summary
Anthology containing:
The Weight of Living
Dick Grayson has been through a lot in his 19 year old life and at this point he's more alone then he's ever been before. So when he finds himself bleeding out, alone, on a Bludhaven rooftop he can't help but think, 'At least it will stop hurting.'
...Until he wakes up, still alone but now in world that doesn't need him. At least that's what he thinks. That is until he stumbles upon a chance he never had in his first life. Now he's thrown back into a world of bats and birds and struggling to find his place in this world amongst the trauma of his past life and the major differences in this one.
Maybe with the help of a few friends he can find his footing again.
Put All Your Weight On Me
In one world, Dick Grayson is healing from his past and learning to thrive alongside his lovable red heads.
In another, Dick Grayson's world is imploding and he's forced to flee to save what's left of his family.
With Tim safe in this new world, he watches from a distance as this world's version of his family struggle to survive and thinks they are in desperate need of an intervention.
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 57,591
- Status:
- In-Progress
Unknown Origins by writergeek
Fandoms: Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, DCU, DCU (Comics), Nightwing (Comics)
12 Aug 2022
Summary
Nightwing pulls himself out of the Bludhaven harbor at the end of a long patrol. His equipment is used (well used) and his suit is… tattered. He also has no memory of how he got there. Honestly? That’s just the start of his problems.
OR
Dick Grayson comes down with a mystery illness. It will become the fight of his life while his family races to save his life.
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 72,196
- Status:
- In-Progress
Summary
It should have been just another investigation for Tim, but now his family wants to kill him.
It should be just another night for Jason, but somehow, he got a broken bird and he might want more.
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 118,762
- Status:
- In-Progress
Within these walls, a home Anthology by Firepanda99
Fandoms: Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types
14 Jun 2022
Summary
Anthology containing:
It's Not Where You Come From, It's Where You Belong
The last thing anyone expected billionaire, playboy Brucie Wayne to do was get married. For anyone who asked, though, Bruce would gladly tell them that the day he married Selina Kyle was the best day of his life.
The second to last thing anyone expected billionaire, playboy Brucie Wayne to do was willing have kids.
And yet there they were, newly registered and freshly licensed foster parents Selina and Bruce Wayne-Kyle.
And apparently they already have their first placements. Here's to hoping the classes and books are helpful.
Will you show me hope, can you love me most?
When he told Barbara that he was a virgin, he’s not sure why he lied. She asked, and he said no, and then the panic set in. He didn’t think about it, just let it slip out, let it form in the air between them as though it didn’t now loom above him, threatening to topple and take him and this fragile… thing he finally has with Barbara with it.
Dick really wants this to work with Barbara, but his only experience with something like this was with Catalina. And Barbara is nothing like Catalina. And Dick, Dick just feels lost, so, so lost and scared.
Pull me out of this grave I've filled with hate and doubt
Jason scoffs, still not looking at Bruce. “You can tone down the whole caring thing now. You realize you’re not getting paid for this anymore, right?”
“It’s not about that, Jason. It never was and it never will be. You know that.”
Jason huffs out a breath, and the tension leaks out of him. He drops his head, resting his chin atop his knees, looking small and almost defeated.
It’s not how Bruce expected Jason to look after finally getting adopted.
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 110,112
- Status:
- In-Progress
Summary
When amnesiac Dick Grayson ran away to Blüdhaven, he had hoped that his family would leave him alone and he's done a pretty good job of rejecting them, even changing his name. That is until Jason Todd shows up, the brother he hasn't met yet, who stubbornly refuses to go away. He offers Dick protection from the enemies he can't remember, nothing more, nothing less. And when his memories start to trickle back, Dick is thrown out by the emotions and glimpses of his past, made worse when one of those enemies gets too close and his family get closer.
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 100,884
- Status:
- In-Progress
Birds in Their Little Nest Anthology by BirdChild
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman and Robin (Comics), Red Robin (Comics), Batman (Comics)
29 Oct 2021
Summary
Anthology containing:
Redrawing the Lines
Dick finds out that Damian cut Tim's line.
Holding the Line
"Dick was used to anxiety dreams, even (or especially) ones about falling and failing to catch people. They weren’t pleasant, but he understood that they were his brain’s way of working through buried fears. The garbage disposal of his subconscious.
But these dreams were more like the hyper-vivid nightmares and thrashing night terrors he’d had after his parents’ deaths. And they were constant. Every time he closed his eyes. He didn’t just feel rattled when he woke up; he felt flayed open."
(This will make more sense if you've read "Redrawing the Lines," but it takes place before "Season of Darkness, Season of Light," so you don't need to have read that.)Season of Darkness, Season of Light
“Maybe it is time to ask for help.”
“Tried that already.” Dick hung his head over the arm of the sofa. “Pulled every ally we had away from their work before I learned that surprise! Gotham still needs a Batman.”
“And now she has one. But that doesn’t mean he can’t ask for help. And I wasn’t thinking of ‘allies,’ Master Dick. I was thinking of family.”
Bruce isn't dead, just lost in time. And Tim and Damian are finally . . . tolerating each other. But before they can get Bruce back, they'll need some help. Especially since the new string of thefts in Gotham is disturbingly bat-themed.
This story will also involve: Museums, MacGuffins, Feelings, Crying, Talking About Issues (just so much talking—this is like a case-fic if the case was the B-plot and talking about issues was the A-plot), Plot Twists, Unnecessary Clothes Shopping Scenes, Slow-burn Sibling Bonding, Characters Who Definitely Need Therapy But Aren't Getting It (Yet), and Pointless Literary References!
(Note: You probably don't need to have read "Redrawing the Lines" to understand this fic, but it does set up some of the characters' current relationships and why Damian is grounded.)
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 125,366
- Status:
- In-Progress
Summary
"Yeah, I'm fine," Dick said. Then he frowned, because he had not just meant to say that.
Or: Eight times that spells or serums affected Dick's ability to speak and / or their aftermath.
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 25,249
- Status:
- Completed
Baby Talon Dick Anthology by Tiredteengaer
Fandoms: Batman (Comics), DCU, Batman - All Media Types, Batman and Robin (Comics)
16 Mar 2021
Summary
Anthology containing:
One Of Us
Dick Grayson was first taken away from his home at the circus and then 2 years later, from his home at the Wayne Manor and forced into a shell of his own being by the Court of Owl's manipulation.
50 days later, he's rescued and bought back, a half brain washed and supposably dangerous talon. But that doesn't mean his true self is gone for good. And fortunately for him, his family will do all they can to fully bring him back to them.
OR
A recovery fic as Dick learns to be loved again and makes a recovery journey back to his old self.
Special friends
Three times Talon had to hide his furry little friend from his new family and the three times kitty was discovered by the others.
OR
Dick has a secret pet and his family has no clue! Same as he has no clue how to actually function as a free human rather then an enslaved Talon.
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 132,012
- Status:
- In-Progress