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  1. Public Bookmark 30

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    Whatever it was that told him he would see another day, it had leaked from his body, dissolved in the big green cloud that had engulfed Blüd, and washed away in years of blood spilling through his fingers.

    Ahead, there was another half-collapsed building.
    Heavy, unfeeling, and aching legs dragged him there. The apparition of Jason followed dutifully.
    Together, they kept going, searching for more ghosts, until Dick’s body would give out, and he could follow Jason in turn.

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    Deathstroke dropped Chemo on Blüdhaven and Nightwing wanders into the nuclear zone to help with no care for his own life.

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    18 Jun 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 18

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    “I hope I’ve fully imparted on you the importance of sunscreen.”

    “Of course not,” Dick says. “Ever heard of ‘live fast, die young’?” He rolls over on the lounge chair, close enough that a waft of chemical coconut-banana wrinkles Bruce’s nose, but it’s the thin streak of white on his cheekbone that really gives him away. Bruce reaches out a hand to rub it in, then thinks better of it and points to it instead.

    “I gave you a complete blood transfusion in Siberia.” Dick swipes at his cheekbone, affronted. “I think we’re past the point of being too shy to rub in a bit of sunscreen.”

    Dick and Bruce, and a rare Sunday off.

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    12 Jun 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 77

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    “I can’t believe he has the balls to show up here of all places,” Jason said in quiet anger.

    “He probably thinks it’d be conspicuous if he didn’t show,” Dick murmured as Rawling took a sip of his scotch and laughed at someone’s joke. “He’s a society event regular. Eventually, someone would notice that he'd stopped attending Wayne galas.”

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    One year ago, an ordinary society event turned into the worst night of Dick's life. Left for dead in a pool of his own vomit and blood, Dick was rendered prey by someone he'd thought was a friend.

    The recovery was as humiliating as it was painful, but Dick got better. He investigated his case. He caught his perp. He exacted his justice. So why the hell can't he sleep?

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    The worst is over, but hell is near.

    Updated every Sunday

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    31 May 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 68

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    “Dick, look at me.”

    When he obeys, Dick sees a fierceness in the lines of Bruce’s jaw that wasn’t there before.

    “It wasn’t your fault. You don’t have to atone for anything today.”

    “Yes, I have to”, Dick whispers. “Yes, it was.”

    Or: A villain kidnaps the Robins on Bruce’s fortieth birthday and gives him four hours to save them. The fact that Dick still feels guilty about what happened on Bruce’s thirtieth birthday further complicates the matter.

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    31 Mar 2026

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    Nine-year-old Dick's been kidnapped.
    Bruce tries not to fall apart.

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    22 Mar 2026