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  1. Public Bookmark 53

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    Steph, in a way, was much like Bruce. They were both children no one had asked for, begging and demanding that someone, who otherwise had nothing to do with them, take on the burden of wanting them.

    Except she had been lucky; all of them were.

    That in spite of everything, Steph had never wondered if wanting hands would catch her if she should fall.

    So no, she will absolutely not hold back, nor will she even try to restrain the rest of the Wayne children who are equally ready to go to war for the man who took them in and called them his, regardless of the blood in their veins or what name they went by.

    Because no matter the circumstances that led to a child's existence, they should never have to wonder if they will fall asleep safe and wake up loved.

    Isn't that right, Alfred Pennyworth?

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    23 Jun 2026

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    Damian Al-Ghul does not get sick.

    He is the son of the Batman.
    Heir to the Demon’s Head.
    The future of the Bat mantle, the pride of his parents, the successor his brothers watch with wary admiration.

    He does not get sick.

    Not when he goes under in the Gotham harbor.
    Not when filthy water fills his lungs and drags him down.
    Not when he drags himself home, bruised and shaking.
    Not when the fever blooms behind his eyes the next morning.

    No.
    Because Damian Al-Ghul does not get sick.
    Sickness is weakness, and Damian Al-Ghul is never weak.

    …right?

    He's not sick. Not when the fever climbs, when breathing becomes a battle he can’t win alone, when the river’s infection sinks its teeth into his lungs and blood- No. He's fine.

    Damian Al-Ghul does not get sick. That would imply weakness. And he is an unstoppable, invincible, ten-year-old war assassin- …who maybe, possibly, hypothetically should not be coughing like that. Or swaying like that. Or unable to get up anymore. No.

    Because Damian Al-Ghul doesn’t get sick.

    (Except, apparently… Damian Wayne does. He absolutely does.)

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    12 Jun 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 68

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    Bruce Wayne has missed too many firsts in his sons’ lives to count. Some were stolen by tragedy, others by distance, and some by the simple reality of time passing without him there to see it.

    So when the family realise Damian missed out a key childhood memory they take as a opportunity.
    A quiet story about childhood, healing, and the moments that finally bring a family together.

    or Damian learns to ride a bike

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    28 Apr 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 95

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    When Talia al Ghul calls Nightwing for an emergency extraction of a child she claims is Bruce’s son, Dick knows something is wrong.

    He has no idea just how right he is.

    Or, Dick learns he has a little brother and rescues him from the League of Assassins. Things go from awkward to terrifying as Damian's body begins to shut down.

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    18 Apr 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 58

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    “Hey,” Bruce says softly, wincing at the thinness of his voice. “Hey. I’ve got you, sweetheart.”

    The words do nothing because the kid just keeps screaming his head off.

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    Bruce, tired as can be, tries desperately to get his baby to stop crying

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    03 Mar 2026