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I’ve made a playlist for my fic, A Defense Mechanism. Big thanks to Rhyme for suggesting some of these great songs.

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bruce in the pta

One of the prompts for the recent @brucewayneweek was “in the PTA.” I haven’t had time to write a fic for it (yet!) but this has been rolling around in my head:

PTA President: Everyone, welcome Brucie Wayne, our newest PTA member!

Bruce [winning smile]: Thank you for having me.

PTA President: Onto the business of the day. Next week is our first pep rally--

Bruce: Actually, I had some issues I’d like to address. [pulls out stack of color-coded files]

PTA President: Oh, um, of course, Brucie...

Bruce: [ticks off on his fingers] There’s a disturbing lack of diverse authors in the school library. We don’t have an adequate anti-bullying program. Teachers are routinely misgendering their students. And there are no seat belts on the school buses.

PTA President: Wow. That’s, uh. Look, we have a bake sale coming up-- [laughs nervously]

Bruce: [deadly serious] Vehicular safety is no joke, Gillian.

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I FOUND IT AGAIN MY FAVORITE PANEL IN COMICS

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Bruce: I know there's a brilliant, serious detective in there but it's covered with finger guns and jokes and you have to stop treating your cases like standup comedy

Dick *finger guns*: gotcha, noted.

Bruce:

Dick: oh right. that's my bad

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They’re both,,, 12 years old.

Man of Steel #3

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intro and fanfic links

Hiya! I’m Spee (she/her) and I write stuff. I got my start eons ago writing for the Star Wars fandom. After a long break, I’ve begun to write again focusing on the DC Comics universe, including the DC/White Collar (TV) crossover. I hope you enjoy!

Please carefully mind the Ao3 tags on all the below fics.

A Defense Mechanism -- A DC/White Collar crossover. Longfic.

Neal Caffrey is a nonviolent con who doesn’t care about breaking the law.

Before, he was Dick Grayson, a violent vigilante who did.

He's running from his past.

What will he do when the past comes to him?

Magic

Being Robin gives Jason magic.

Tim wants some of that magic, too.

For DC Dark Week Day 4--Interpersonal Dynamics

Deadman

Alfred Pennyworth waited.

He knew the man in the mask would come for him soon.

For DC Dark Week Day 2--Major Character Death

Golden Boy -- Part 1 of a ? part series

The first and last time Batman fires Dick Grayson as Robin, Dick is 13 years old.

He never comes back.

What does this mean for Dick's life--and Jason Todd's?

Day 6: Never returns after getting fired

One Spiteful Speedster — a DC/White Collar crossover

Peter Burke is about to learn what happens when he messes with Wally West's boyfriend. 

Training Day: Gotham City 911 Edition

“Could you at least help me out here? The mall is about to explode!”

“Meh. It’s gone downhill since the Macy’s closed,” Pilar said.

“Meh??” Eric sputtered. “How can you not take this seriously?”

“The Riddler isn’t even an A level villain anymore. I think you and Robin can handle him, newbie.”

or: Eric Richards knows nothing about Gotham City--which would be fine, if he weren't its newest 911 operator.

Watch This -- Part 1 of a ? part series

 Jim Gordon sighed into his club soda.

 He wasn’t a schmoozer. He didn’t like to schmooze. He was a cop, dammit, not some show pony to be trotted out by the city when they needed more funds or higher approval ratings. Yet here he was, at the seasonal GCPD/Wayne gala, shaking hands and kissing babies. Well, not literally the last part; there were no babies here. They cried through speeches and weren’t big into shrimp cocktail anyway.

 He liked to think his job was one of action, not politics, but who was he kidding? His fate had been sealed the moment he decided it would be cheaper to buy a tux than to keep renting.

or: Jim Gordon mingles with Bruce Wayne and his young ward at a gala. Later that night, he briefs Batman and Robin on the GCPD rooftop. He might notice some similarities.

Batgirl Fills Out the FAFSA

Dick did a little forehead wrinkle that, in Stephanie’s professional opinion as a bat, looked too adorably clueless for him to pass as Batman at the moment, despite being in the suit. “Right. I know what the FAFSA is. But why are you filling it out?”

Could…Dick be secretly dumb? Like, she knew he wasn’t the World’s Greatest Detective, or even the World’s Second Greatest Detective (an honor belonging to her ex), but she had pretty much assumed he was the Third.

Or: Stephanie is applying to colleges. Who knew that Bruce's emotional incompetence could make the process more tricky even when he's not there. Dick attempts to help out.

The Essential Arkham Asylum Playlist

"No!" Nightwing said. "It's just--and don't take this the wrong way--have you considered listening to something more, uh...cheerful?"

“Get the fuck out of my room."

Or: Naomi expected some weirdness when she checked herself into Arkham Lite™, but unconscious costumed vigilantes, visitors coming in through the windows, and critiques of her taste in music had not been on her list.