batbros drabble: don’t fight it

title: fighting only makes it worse
characters: Damian Wayne, Dick Grayson
word count: 93
notes: Found this in my drafts from an old ask box drabble I wrote for someone, that’s why it’s short gomen. But I thought I’d share it so here you go.

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“Don’t do this, Grayson. As much as I would gladly punch you for it, I’d rather you not even try,” Damian hissed at the man, crouching like a tiger ready to pounce.

Eyes narrowed, Damian looked for an opening. Not good. He knew Dick was far stronger than him, but maybe if he—

BAM!

Before he could even finish the thought, Dick had lunged forward and wrapped him in his arms, grinning like a madman.

“STOP HUGGING ME THIS INSTANT, GRAYSON!”

Dick only tightened his hold, “You lost, therefore this is divine punishment.”

YJ Fic: It Shouldn’t Even be an Option

Title: It Shouldn’t Even be an Option
Pairings: Mainly Traught(unrequited) with Spitfire(post break-up)
Summary: To choose between selfish and selfless acts are easier said than done when affection and happiness is involved. Do you convince someone to stay, keeping the one you care about the most close to you, in exchange for unhappiness for both of you? Or do you let them go, and give yourselves time to heal from your own problems?
Word Count: 833 words

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“I’m leaving.”

Batman has always taught me to stay alert, expect the unexpected, and always be on your toes, since the beginning of my training as Robin. I’m almost ashamed to admit that I never saw this coming.

“What?” I responded a bit numbly, the absolute confusion rolling along that single word. And I hated myself for it. 

“I’m leaving,” Artemis repeated monotonously, “I want to try living a normal life.”

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YJ!AU fic: Dough

“Ollie, for the love of all that is good, it’s a Friday night. I’m 19. I should be out living my life, not stuck with babysitting.”

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What happened to the bounce in your steps

I grew up, he said

What happened to the twinkle in your eyes

I grew up, she said

What happened to your dreams of a happily ever after

There was no such thing, they said

YJ Fic: Not What It Seems

Title: Not What It Seems
Characters: Artemis Crock, mentions of Dick Grayson
Pairings: It’s Artemis-centric but there’s still Traught in there.
Summary: There is a myth that says, angels were once normal humans, their fates intertwined with the Great Beyond. They were destined helpless beings that lived tragic and painful lives. They say those strong enough, they live through life normally and die happy, as a reward. Those that weren’t, their only escape was to become an angel. (AU)
IMPORTANT: Warning, it’s slightly descriptively gory, at some bits. I guess. I got carried away with the descriptives. This is my very late birthday fic for one of my closest, dearest, and oldest friend, Danielle. I really hope you like this because this is one of the few times I’ve deviated from my usual fluff. Anyway, I love you and enjoy!
Inspired by: + 

A pair of magnificent wings, huge and much bigger than the girl’s own physique, forced its way out of her back, practically splitting her almost in half. The pair was as black as coal, the candy red blood ran along the outline of every intricate feather along with the dim light of the nearby night lamp illuminating them and making it look like beautiful embers in the dark.

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YJ Fic: Patience is a virtue

Title: Patience is a virtue
Characters: Maddie(alpestris) and Roy Harper
Pairings: Roy/Maddie KEKEKE
Summary: “There’s a proper time and place for this, kiddo. Now is not that time.” “Yeah, but that’d be a shame. This wall looks so nice too, but I think it’d look better with you against it.”
Notes: I have no idea what I was doing, but it was fun! Also, I am extremely late. I’m so sorry! Belated happy birthday Mads ♥ I hope you like this. I even threw in a little Spitfire for you whoop whoop~

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Maddie leaned against the training room’s wall as she watched Roy enter the room, just briefly acknowledging her presence with a nod. She had asked the redhead for some personal combat training, to which it took more than a week for him to finally agree. Not that she needed training. No, of course not. She just wanted a little fun and spend more time with the archer, even if she had to play dirty to get it.

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DC Fic: Kitty Surprise

Title: Kitty Surprise
Characters: Mia Dearden, Connor Hawke(sorta) and mentions of Zatanna Zatara
Pairings: Mia/Connor
Summary: Zatanna leaves Mia a little ball of fur for company
Notes: I deserve a big fat ‘you tried’ star omg. A little something for the Mia to my Connor and because I think Connor would make an adorable kitty and kind of a celebratory thing for finishing the Green Arrow v3 series whoop whoop.

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Hey, Mia

I left you a present. Don’t worry, he won’t remember a thing. You can thank me later when I come back to fix him before our night out. Have fun! 

Love, Zatanna

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YJ Fic: A Passing Thought

Title: A Passing Thought
Characters: Dick Grayson w/ mentions of Artemis Crock and Wally West
Pairings: Traught with mentions of Spitfire
Summary:  Do you ever have that passing thought that you know can be bad and dangerous depending on what you do next? A simple, innocent thought, really. But deciding whether to plant this thought as an idea, or to throw it away and never think of again, can change everything. 

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Do you ever have that passing thought that you know can be bad and dangerous depending on what you do next? A simple, innocent thought, really. But deciding whether to plant this thought as an idea, or to throw it away and never think of again, can change everything.

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What if I start to like Artemis?

A single, passing thought while Dick was changing out of his uniform. He pushed it aside, annoyed that such a thought that required much deeper thinking came at such mundane time. Couldn’t it have been during one of their flirty moments or something? It makes more sense for him to suddenly think of that then, anyway.

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So, a totem. It’s a small object, potentially heavy, something you can have on you all the time

What? Like a coin?

No, it has to be something more unique than that, like this — a loaded die. I can’t let you touch it, that would defeat the purpose. See, only I know the balance and weight of this particular loaded die. That way when you look at your totem, you know beyond a doubt you’re not in someone else’s dream.

The key — his totem — felt non-existent in that moment. Dick had never been so torn between finding out if this was reality.

Or just a nightmare.

Just as an angel cried for the slaughter
Abraham’s daughter raised her voice

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As hurricanepercy so kindly pointed out, Abraham’s Daughter by Arcade Fire is Artemis’s song. And I flippin’ love this song so here you go. Also, while I was doing this, for some reason I kept thinking of Traught so here’s a small ficlet for you, for Traught Takeover

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“I know exactly what’ll make you cave, baby girl.”

Artemis’s breath hitched as she stood frozen in front of her dad, a lone bead of sweat trickling down her neck as she watched her father’s face break into a manic grin at her reaction.

He couldn’t— nobody knew! Nobody was supposed to know! They made sure of that!

Her train of thought was interrupted when she caught movement from the corner of her eye. She watched as Sportsmaster brought up a photograph of an all too familiar boy with black hair and the bluest eyes she’s ever seen. She followed his every movement with her eyes, on edge of what this man had up his sleeves but still too shocked to trust her body movement. Flames started to lick at the photograph, as Sportsmaster held it under a lighted lighter. 

The picture burned away, its ashes all over the girl’s bedroom floor.

Not him. Anyone but him. He doesn’t even know anything about her alternate life. Not Dick.

“It’s time to choose, baby girl.”

YJ Fic: Names

Title: Names
Characters: Artemis Crock, Dick Grayson, and Zatanna Zatara
Pairings: Traught, of course!
Notes: Done for Traught Takeover, whoop whoop!
Prompt: Revelation

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“So,” Zatanna leaned in closer to the girl beside her, elbows on the bar and hands folded underneath her chin. 

“When are you gonna tell Dick about the ‘big revelation’, hm?” she asked, a mischievous lilt in her voice.

Artemis, halfway through her drink, choked at the sudden drastic change in topic. She shot her friend, who was trying to contain a manic grin, a pointed glare. Although, it was highly ineffective coming from her reddening face.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” the blonde huffed dismissively, waving at the bartender from the other end of the bar.

“Artemis, we’ve been to countless bars on our Girls’ Night Outs and this is the first time you’re drinking mocktails,” Zatanna raised her eyebrows at her, her own drink clinking noisily at her friend’s as the bartender gave her another ice-blue concoction.

Artemis only sipped her drink, eyes focused on whatever was in front of her, clearly avoiding the magician’s gaze. She set her mouth on a thin line whenever the glass left her lips, her eyes glazed from being deep in thought. She pondered, internally debating whether to acknowledge the existence of the recent question posed at her. She sighed, reaching a conclusion in her mind, and started swirling her drink around as she turned slightly to her friend, her hand supporting her as she leaned on the bar. 

“Revelation? You’re making it needlessly dramatic, Zee. Besides,” a light pout formed on the blonde’s lips, “how are you so sure about what you’re saying?”

“Oooh, vague. Okay first of all, I’m a magician. I’m supposed to be dramatic. Second,” Zatanna help up two delicate fingers, “Like I said, you never drink mocktails. We’ve been doing this for 6 years now, ever since both of us hit the legal age.”

Artemis scoffed and drank more of her drink.

“Third, if Dick knew about this, he wouldn’t even be letting you go out bar-hopping with me even if you are drinking ‘virgin’ drinks.”

“Hey! They’re pretty goo—” A pointed look from Zatanna shut the blonde up and she sighed, swirling her drink the the glass even more.

“Fine, you got me. I miss the alcohol buzz.”

“Uh-huh. You’re avoiding the main point here though. I’m right, aren’t I?”

Another sigh escaped the archer’s lips.

“Yeah, you are. I’m pregnant.”

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YJ Ficlet: Shuffle(Future Love)

Title: Shuffle(Future Love)
Characters: Artemis Crock and Dick Grayson
Pairings: TRAUGHT~
Summary: ”I didn’t want to disturb you. You looked too much at peace in your own world, but I didn’t think you’d appreciate literally bumping into me.” Artemis smiled to herself, unable to deny nor explain the weird feeling in her stomach.
Notes: Done for the 30 Day Drabble Challenge; Day 30! OH LOOK FINAL DAY WHOOP WHOOP! Set during the time skip. *more notes at the bottom*
Prompt: Future

Artemis bobbed her head to the song in her old iPod through her earphones, walking through the school hallway. It was incredibly early, especially for her, so there were only a handful of students around, but the morning was good to her and she decided getting to school early would be a nice change. Out of all the total of 10 students she’s seen, none looked familiar to her so she decided to head to the school’s garden for a morning walk. 

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YJ Drabble: Extraordinary

Title: Extraordinary
Characters: Bruce Wayne talking about Artemis Crock and Dick Grayson, with mentions of Alfred Pennyworth.
Pairings: Traught! And you get a bit of Batfam between Daddy Bats and Dick.
Summary:  I just imagined that, being exposed to countless of metahumans in this line of work, Dick— or any human really— be attracted to someone ‘out of his world’. Literally. 
Notes: Done for the 30 Day Drabble Challenge; Day 29. Oh wow I thought this was a cool idea before I realised I hate first-person perspective and now this just sucks bleugh. Anyway, last day tomorrow!
Prompt: Simple

Being an extraordinarily talented boy, I imagined Dick’s attention would be grabbed by someone just as exceptional as him. Definitely not someone simple like Artemis.

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