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    “What did he do to you?” It’s the only thing Jason can think to ask.

    “Sionis?” Tim looks surprised—but so politely surprised, so neutrally surprised, that he’s almost not surprised at all. “He kidnapped me, then he tortured me, then he taught me to run a criminal empire. And then I killed him.”

    Jason hears the words without really processing them. Tim’s delivery is so flat that it makes the hair on the back of his neck stand up.

    Something’s wrong here, every part of Jason’s brain is telling him.

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    Timothy Drake, the kid who's spent the last five years being groomed by Black Mask, shows up in Jason's safehouse asking for help to interrupt Scarecrow's plans. he's allegedly just a kid with good intentions, but he's got more red flags than personality traits and Jason shouldn't want to help him, but. well. he's Jason.

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    25 Aug 2026

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    "Jason Todd's Guide to Traumatized Teenagers" by britishparty
    (part 2 of Blackbird Singing In The Dead Of Night)

    Jason trying to figure out Tim, who is trying to figure out how to people like a person. Building trust, building safe houses.

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    That's when Tommy realized he was, like, the worst fucking friend ever. Because Steve was an omega and they had learned in health class that omegas craved physical contact. And Steve, a secret male omega with shitty absentee parents, wasn’t getting any love at home and he couldn't exactly reach out and ask his buddies for some cuddles. No one but Tommy knew about him and Tommy sure as shit hadn't been offering to hold his hand.

    So now here Steve was, getting a goddamn contact high because he was squished in between Davey Bower, who smelled like ball sweat and Cheetos, and Andrew Floyd, who looked like a fucking toe. But Steve was too blissed out on, like, happy omega hormones to care about that, and Tommy was the shittiest best friend in Hawkins.

    Goddammit. Tommy was going to have to start giving Steve hugs. He was going to have to give him so many goddamn fucking hugs.

     

    When Steve presents as a rare male omega he is forced to hide his status and question his worldview; he learns to be less shallow, more caring, and more open-minded. Tommy Hagan stays loyal to his best friend and is dragged kicking and screaming into being a better person too.

    Just a little bit, though. Like, maybe 10% better.

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    21 Aug 2026

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    "Maybe 10% Better" by BilbosMom

    Omegaverse with Steddie, no real Upside Down, and told from the perspective of loyal asshole friend Tommy Hagan.

    Several interesting tweaks to canon to chew on, given the altered setting.

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    The day Jason Todd came back to life changed a lot of things for him, so it took him a while to realise he can talk to ghosts. But just because he can doesn't mean he wants to. Unfortunately, these particular ghosts are strangely familiar and very persistent.

    A lady with dark, wavy hair in an old-fashioned dress and a pearl necklace says, “Mr. Hood, is it? We were wondering if you could do us a favor.”

    Her husband adds, “We’re not sure how we could repay you, but I’m sure our son will be willing to make our thanks for us.” He’s got a strong jawline, a handsome face softened by eyes that would probably be very very blue.

    Your son’s hunting me like it’s the Wild Hunt of Odin, and I’ve stolen his prey, he doesn’t say.

    “I’m sorry I couldn’t be of help, Mrs. Wayne,” he does say, because Mom didn’t raise him feral, and makes a run for it.

    Also known as: everyone in the Wayne extended family learns that sometimes you just have to give family one more chance.

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    19 Aug 2026

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    "Ghost Stories" by cynassa

    Jason, having been a dead people, now sees dead people. Including the elder Waynes.
    Figuring out purpose and family.

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    Jason is both annoyed and weirdly flattered when the replacement turns up to ask him for help. He mentally rearranges his calendar so he can be free Wednesday evening and says, “No, fuck off, I have very important business going on.”
    Tim eyes his 72” TV playing Japanese wrestling more judgmentally than it really deserves.

    “Important crime things,” Jason emphasizes. “Make Wingdick do it.”

    Jason doesn't think much of it when Tim needs his help, or Damian moves in, or even when Dick turns up looking beat all to hell. But at some point he realizes that he might be the best option his brothers have to recover from the cycle of violence that Batman has set up, and all he can think is that things were much easier when he was the villain.

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    19 Aug 2026

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    "Birds on Jaybird Street" by cynassa

    Birds flock together when the Bat disappoints them. Jason being there for his brothers... but they're still snarky and squabble, even through the care.
    😂🥺😔😅😮‍💨🥹🥰

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    The email itself seems innocuous, if annoying: Bruce has sent some kind of invitation out to the family and other assorted family-type individuals. Jason would have hit delete without even opening it if Dick weren't rocking back and forth on the balls of his feet in anticipation.

    Jason's curiosity wins out. He opens the email.

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    08 Aug 2026

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    "where there's a will" by batsignal

    Bruce is updating his will and has opened the floodgates for Batsib bickering and potential sticky note posturing. There's a spreadsheet. 🤭