Isonian
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- Batman - All Media Types (4)
- Robin (Comics) (1)
- Superman (Comics) (1)
- Superboy (Comics) (1)
- Batman (Comics) (1)
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When Garth asked Jason what phrases he wanted translated, the mer hunched down in the water and blew furious bubbles before huffing, “No.”
Garth frowned. You already know how to say that. What other things do you need to be able to say to Bruce and Alfred?
Of the speech, Bruce recognized his name and maybe Alfred’s. It made it feel like something was clawing inside his chest, knowing that he couldn’t communicate properly with this child living in his pool.
Jason curled his lip back. I know human words.
You really don’t.
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Or: Mer Jason's recovery from trafficking.
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- Part 2 of Broken waters
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Metropolis Kid by Isonian
Fandoms: Superman (Comics), Reign of the Supermen (2019), Superboy (Comics)
10 Feb 2025
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He’d spent last night sleeping behind a dumpster—which didn’t exactly feel Superman-y, but, well, he was Superman. So anything he did was Superman-y. Right?
Right.
Just because he couldn’t imagine any of the other Supermen—no, not other. Fake. They were fake Supermen. So nothing they did was Superman-y.
...Right.
Or: Superman’s death left a gap that everyone with a superpower or good heart was eager to fill. But only one of them was actually Superman. Or, as close as you were going to get. Closer than anyone else, at least. Also, only one of them was a teenager. But no one seemed to care about that as much.
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Shortcut to Maturity by Isonian
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), Robin (Comics)
02 Dec 2024
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Jason is just trying to survive on the streets of Gotham--made slightly more difficult by the fact that some gang has apparently decided to make him their most wanted person. Until he befriends a kid-who-definitely-isn't-Robin, who promises to help him reunite with his dad. And, well, Jason's not in the habit of accepting favors. But maybe it would be worth it, just this once.
Featuring ghosts or zombies or hallucinations, misunderstandings (both unintentional and entirely intentional), lots of identity shenanigans, and some discussion of dads.
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Jason has figured out that there are two groups of people: the "Heys" who keep him in a bathtub with too little water and subject him to unimaginable pain every time they pry scales from his body and the "Assholes" who buy the scales.
So when he's taken from the Heys by some Asshole, he's not stupid enough to assume his situation will actually improve at all. All humans, after all, are terrible--especially Assholes who wear demon skin and don't quite grasp how lost Jason really is.
(In which Jason misunderstands pretty much everything about humans and Bruce is an asshole...in the nicest way possible.)
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- Part 1 of Broken waters
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Seven weeks.
That’s how long Jason had lasted with the first Batman before he broke down, chest heaving, eyes burning, tears and snot and wet sobs washing away any rose-colored film that might have let him believe goodness, no matter how small, existed in the world.
Seven weeks the first time.
This Batman only took seven hours.
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There is a car parked in Crime Alley.
There is the Batmobile parked in Crime Alley.
And Jason is hungry and tired and in pain and it’s stupid but it’s also enough money to last him months if he gets his hands on those tires.
Jason does not get his hands on the tires. Or, well, not fast enough.
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Jason tries to steal the Batmobile tires, gets caughts, gets adopted. But Jason also can’t open his mouth wider than two fingers.
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- Part 1 of TMJ Disorder Jason
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03 Jul 2026
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It took a month after Catherine died for Willis to finally follow through on the all his threats and sell Jason off to the first rich freak who'd cough up some cash for a nine-year-old selkie pup.
That person was Bruce Wayne.
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- Part 1 of Selkie au
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03 Jul 2026
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“Bruce”, he says, enunciated carefully to not swallow the vowels. He has to sound that way, fine, to not betray his lie immediately. Though the pale face, the bloodied sweater and the sweaty hair sticking to his temples kinda give it away anyways. “I’m fine.”
“Be quiet, Jason”, Bruce says. Jason. Not Jace. Not Jay. Especially not Jaylad.
Jason’s fucked.
_________________Jason hasn’t lived with Bruce for long, but he knows how this dynamic works - it’s a simple exchange. Bruce signs him into Gotham Academy. Jason studies before and after patrol and aces every test. Bruce feeds him three meals a day. Jason washes the dishes. Bruce gives him Robin’s colors to wear. Jason trains until his muscles burn and he feels like he’s going to puke. But when Jason wakes up one day with a fever, he’s well aware he has to hide that weakness before Bruce notices he’s unable to keep up his end of the deal anymore and throws him out on the streets again.
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11 Jun 2026
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Mers don't do well with isolation, so when a lone mer moved into Clark's family's lagoon he decided to befriend it. He never expected that one friendship to change his entire life.
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- Part 1 of Patchwork Pod
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- English
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- 162,314
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- 135/?
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01 Jun 2026
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When patrol goes wrong, everyone assumes that Batman was exposed to fear gas. That was the only explanation for his reaction to seeing Jason when he woke up, the only reason why he would turn on the rest of his children with such distrust and anger, as if they were going to attack him and his son. Fear gas had to be why Bruce Wayne suddenly couldn't look Tim in the eyes anymore, and why he lashed out in increasingly violent ways towards him.
But when time passes, and Bruce only seems to get worse, it becomes clear to Tim that whoever was taking up space in Wayne Manor was not his father. Now, it's up to him to uncover the truth behind what happened that day on patrol and just who is masquerading around as Bruce Wayne... that is, if he can survive going up against Batman himself.
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29 Apr 2026