Valpalmalec
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- Batman - All Media Types (11)
- Nightwing (Comics) (10)
- Young Justice (Cartoon) (4)
- DCU (2)
- Justice League - All Media Types (2)
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Little Orange Bottles by Valpalmalec
Fandoms: DCU, Nightwing (Comics), Batman - All Media Types
06 Feb 2026
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“What? No, not Tim. It’s Jaylad.”
Dick froze for a second time. “What?” He choked out, turning to look at the phone slowly, as if the screen would have all the answers. Or disappear right in front of his eyes. Or maybe some dimensional nymph would pop out and start laughing at him- it wouldn’t be the first time.
“He’s here! He says you still owe him a backflip lesson.” There was so much happiness and relief in Bruce’s voice that Dick nearly choked on it.
Because Jason Todd was dead.
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Just A Mission by Valpalmalec
Fandoms: DCU, Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics)
24 Jan 2026
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Dick Grayson has been back from Spyral for a few months now, and everything is time. His family needs time, and that's... that's fine.
But after a family dinner turned panic attack- a friend brings to light something that has been bothering Dick since his return.
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OR: Author lets Dick crash out after the whole Spyral mess and say some things that needed to be said. -
Come Back to Me (Rewrite) by Valpalmalec
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Young Justice (Cartoon)
06 Jan 2026
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This is a rewrite of my fic under the same name! I knew I could do a lot better with the story than I did, but I don't want to take the other one down, at least until I finish this one.
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Dick doesn't know how people typically grieve their best friends, but seeing them in your living room is probably not normal.Series
- Part 2 of Come Back to Me
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Haven't I Given Enough? by Valpalmalec
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics)
22 Oct 2025
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There was only one thing Scarecrow wanted to inflict. Fear.
In his head, Dick was grateful he was the one in the hot seat. He always had a harder time watching his loved ones be in pain than taking the pain himself. That face was one of the leading reasons behind almost everything he does. Furthermore, he and Bruce have been testing his level of resistance to Scarecrow's fear gas, and compared to the others- even Bruce- he was the best option for this. Right?
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OR: Scarecrow makes a fear toxin specifically for Nightwing, who seems to be immune to his normal batch. And maybe Dick could handle a newer version of the gas... if there wasn't also a device attached to his head that analyzed his thoughts to make him face his greatest fears...
What's worse is that his family, who have basically shut him out since his return from Spyral- from the dead- is there to witness his fall.
*Title from the song 'Gilded Lily' by Cults
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Come Back to Me by Valpalmalec
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Young Justice (Cartoon), Justice League - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics)
13 Sep 2025
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Dick Grayson is sure he is going crazy. Sure, everyone grieves in their own way, but he is pretty sure randomly seeing your dead best friend is not proof of his sanity. That and not to mention the awful ringing in his ears that usually accompanied these sightings.
Dick has decided that he doesn't need to bother any of his grieving friends about this unless it becomes a bigger problem, especially Artemis. So, Dick does what he always does: he puts on a smile and tries to seem as okay as possible.
The problem is that the episodes are only getting worse, and it has started affecting his ability to handle everyday life.
*All chapters are updated versions!*
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- Part 1 of Come Back to Me
Recent series
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Come Back to Me by Valpalmalec
Fandom Batman - All Media Types, Justice League - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics), Young Justice (Cartoon)
06 Jan 2026
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A bandit attack forces Merlin to reveal his magic to save Arthur's life. It goes better than you'd think.
Based on the prompt:
“He’s… he’s dead.”
“He was trying to hurt you.”
“I…I know.”
“I had to do it. I can’t… I can’t let anything happen to you. I had to—”
“Hey, hey! Look at me. I know, okay? That motherfucker was going to kill me. You saved me. I’m just… shit. I’m just shocked, I guess?”
“But not scared?”
“Of you? Never.”Series
- Part 1 of Merlin One-Shots
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13 Jun 2026
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Flightless Birds by airyoubreathe
Fandoms: Nightwing (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, DCU (Comics)
24 May 2026
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“We’re not like Tim or Damian,” Jason said quietly. “Our parents didn’t have a last name that meant money or power. Neither of us had a silver spoon shoved in our mouth until we arrived at that mansion.”
Jason held Dick’s gaze. “Biologically,” he said. “We’re trash.”
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Twenty years ago, Dick attended his first gala; a glorious, glittering affair that left his eight-year-old self wide-eyed and slack-jawed. Becoming a permanent fixture of Gotham Society was certainly an adjustment, especially for a circus kid whose performer’s smile was brittle with grief. But Dick was nothing if not a survivor. He soon learned that he could dazzle his audience with a smile and a quick quip just as well as he could with a trapeze.
And, sure, Bruce had always told him to be careful. To keep a watchful eye on his drink, and not to stray too far from Bruce’s side. But Bruce was overprotective, and Dick wasn’t a kid anymore. He didn’t need to fear Gotham’s elite because there was nothing to fear.
Besides, they were his friends…
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- Part 1 of Flightless Birds
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31 May 2026
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We Are Who We Choose to Be by Sohotthateveryonedied
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), Detective Comics (Comics), DCU (Comics)
20 Oct 2025
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It should have been an easy kill. A billionaire with few survival instincts and a reputation for being empty-headed in public. Even a baby Talon could handle such a simple mission, Talon thought while he listened in on the mission briefing—what little he could hear of it from his hiding place down the hall, at least. It would have been an easy kill, under better circumstances, except Talon didn’t know that his target somehow possessed combat skills that could rival even the oldest and most deadly Talons in the compound. Talon never stood a chance.
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08 May 2026
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His Silent Past by WallyWestSupremacy06
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics), Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (Webcomic)
03 Apr 2026
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Before he was the heart of the family, before the laughter and endless words, Dick Grayson was a boy who stopped speaking. After the night that took his parents, silence became his refuge – until Bruce gave him a home, and someone completely unexpected gave him a reason to break it. Years later, his brothers face the truth that even the loudest people were once unheard.
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08 May 2026
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“Arthur.”
“Merlin?” he said, instantly angry. He shoved himself into a sitting position, fumbling for the candle on the table by the bed, and blustered, “What on earth are you doing? It’s the middle of the night! I don’t know about you, but that’s when I sleep. Don’t you--”
Finally managing to get the candle lit, he looked up at Merlin, fully prepared to continue his lecture. But the words died in his throat at the sight of the young servant, and he choked in the rush of panic that assaulted him. “Merlin!”
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- Part 1 of Loyalties (Story and Bonus Scenes)
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