In celebration of my new writing sideblog, I decided to share a snippet of the expanded version of my first prompt fill. Original can be found here. Brief synopsis: Tim and Danny became online friends when they were both neglected and lonely ten/eleven-year-olds. Before Robin and before Phantom. They have been fully open with each other since they first met and that doesn't change, even after it probably should. (This segment is a chat fic.)
Prompt from @gremlin-bot
IKnowYourSecrets = Tim's username
-xXPolarisXx- = Danny's username
Typos in chat are intentional.
Edit: I don't know why the color text is being weird. Each time I get everything to work, new random letters are black.
Edit 2: formatting finally fixed. That took way too long.
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Danny had been playing mindlessly when he got a message from Secrets.
IKnowYourSecrets: Thank god your on
That was odd. Secrets was always laid back and chill.
-xXPolarisXx-: Secrets? Whats up
IKnowYourSecrets: something big has happened
IKnowYourSecrets: like top secret big
IKnowYourSecrets: and I need advice
IKnowYourSecrets: ive set up a private chat
IKnowYourSecrets: one that cant be hacked so easily
-xXPolarisXx-: dude youre freaking me out
-xXPolarisXx-: whats going on?
IKnowYourSecrets: :sends link:
IKnowYourSecrets: not here. Ill explain
Danny clicked the link and put in his username when prompted. He had never even seen this chat room server before. Not that he spent a lot of time on chat rooms. He preferred in-game chats.
-xXPolarisXx-: ok dude spill
-xXPolarisXx-: wth is going on
IKnowYourSecrets: I know who Batman is
“What!” Danny couldn’t hold back the shout. He started typing a reply, deleted, started typing again.
“Danny?” asked Jazz from the kitchen table where she was doing her homework. “Everything ok?”
He waved his hand at her. “Yeah! Everything is fine! My friend and I were just killed by something I didn’t even know could be dangerous.”
“Don’t play too long. You still have homework.”
“I know! I’ll be good.”
-xXPolarisXx-: good one secrets
-xXPolarisXx-: you got me for a minute
IKnowYourSecrets: :image attachment:
IKnowYourSecrets: :image attachment:
IKnowYourSecrets: :news link:
IKnowYourSecrets: :news link:
IKnowYourSecrets: :image attachment:
The links and pictures started coming through even faster. The first was a picture of a family of acrobats and one of the links was to the story about how the parents died in an accident while performing.
The next link was about Bruce Wayne adopting a child followed by one only a few months later discussing Batman’s new side kick, Robin. Then a picture of the Graysons’ son in his circus costume next to a picture of the first Robin. Which were entirely too similar.
“Holy…” whispered Danny. But the links and images were still coming.
Robin stopped being spotted when Dick Grayson moved out. And not much later Nightwing appeared. And then there was a new Robin and a new adoption. And then Jason Todd-Wayne died and Robin disappeared.
-xXPolarisXx-: what. The fuck
-xXPolarisXx-: why are you even looking into this
-xXPolarisXx-: Secrets! ????
IKnowYourSecrets: your a real friend, right?
IKnowYourSecrets: I mean weve known each other for like 2 years now
IKnowYourSecrets: no catfisher’d stick around this long
-xXPolarisXx-: course I’m real
-xXPolarisXx-: though thats also what a catfisherd say
IKnowYourSecrets: I live in gotham
IKnowYourSecrets: Batmans changed since Robin
IKnowYourSecrets: Since Jason died
IKnowYourSecrets: he needs a robin I think
IKnowYourSecrets: hes mean and harsh and people dont feel safe
-xXPolarisXx-: …
-xXPolarisXx-: youre planning something
IKnowYourSecrets: help me figure out how to convince dick to go back to being robin
IKnowYourSecrets: I think they had a fight
IKnowYourSecrets: from what i can find online their last several meetings have ended in fights
Danny stared at his screen, mouth open. Secrets couldn’t be serious. This was too much. But he knew his friend. He might joke during a gaming battle, but he’d never joke about this. Not to Danny, or well, Polaris.
-xXPolarisXx-: Youre gonna chase down Nightwing??
-xXPolarisXx-: isnt he only out at night???
-xXPolarisXx-: dude youre gonna get yourself killed
-xXPolarisXx-: how’ll you even find him?
-xXPolarisXx-: do NOT tell him you know his secret identity
-xXPolarisXx-: what do vigilantes do to ppl who learn their identities?
Danny watched as the dots appeared to indicate Secrets was typing. They stopped. Picked up again.
IKnowYourSecrets: awww
IKnowYourSecrets: you like me ❤
IKnowYourSecrets: im not gonna die!
IKnowYourSecrets: NIGHTWING will be there
IKnowYourSecrets: and I can find him bc I know his patrol routes
IKnowYourSecrets: easy peasy
IKnowYourSecrets: im going tonight
IKnowYourSecrets: just need to figure out what to say
-xXPolarisXx-: dude really???
-xXPolarisXx-: do you even know why they fought?
IKnowYourSecrets: Gotham needs batman
IKnowYourSecrets: and batman needs robin
IKnowYourSecrets: hes a hero he should want to help
-xXPolarisXx-: Well start with that, then
-xXPolarisXx-: if youre going to be an idiot
-xXPolarisXx-: and go out in gotham at night
-xXPolarisXx-: tell nightwing youre worried about batman
IKnowYourSecrets: worried about nightwing as well
IKnowYourSecrets: hes not as bad
IKnowYourSecrets: but its clear something is wrong
-xXPolarisXx-: im just a kid from a small town
-xXPolarisXx-: how am I supposed to know how to talk to superheroes?
IKnowYourSecrets: they aren’t superheroes
IKnowYourSecrets: no powers
-xXPolarisXx-: not the point
-xXPolarisXx-: I guess
-xXPolarisXx-: start by asking how hes doing
-xXPolarisXx-: and how batmans doing
-xXPolarisXx-: and say youre sorry about robins death
-xXPolarisXx-: but most importan STAY SAFE
-xXPolarisXx-: i dont even know your name to follow any news stories
IKnowYourSecrets: its Tim if you wanna know
-xXPolarisXx-: mines Danny
-xXPolarisXx-: idk why but Tim fits you
IKnowYourSecrets: dont use it on public forums
IKnowYourSecrets: but were safe here
IKnowYourSecrets: Danny. I like it
IKnowYourSecrets: thanks for the advice!!!
IKnowYourSecrets: im gonna use it
IKnowYourSecrets: ttyl
IKnowYourSecrets: gonna track down dick and talk to him
IKnowYourSecrets: he usually starts patroling in like an hour and a half
IKnowYourSecrets: and it’ll take me about that long to get to bludhaven
-xXPolarisXx-: lemme know what happens
-xXPolarisXx-: im gonna check this chat and the game any chance I have at the computer
IKnowYourSecrets: will do
IKnowYourSecrets: by danny
-xXPolarisXx-: stay safe tim
Danny stared at the chat box as Secrets, as Tim signed out. What. The. Hell.
“You all right there, Danny?” Jazz was looking at him from their kitchen table and Danny quickly closed out of the chatroom. No one could be allowed to see that information.
“Yeah, course. Just talking with my online friend Secrets.” Whose name he now knew. “He had to go, though. So I guess I’ll start my homework.”
“Were you two playing that game you like?”
He couldn’t tell the truth, so he decided to lie. “Yeah. We’re hoping to beat this boss so we can get a rune stone that’ll let us craft this super awesome weapon! Then we might stand a chance in the arena.”
Jazz smiled at him. “I’m sure you two’ll get it. What’s this arena?”
Danny described the game on autopilot as pulled out his backpack and books. Holy hell, he knew Batman’s identity.
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Part 2
I also hope to start doing WIP Wednesdays if there's any interest. Probably not every week and they won't all be for this fic, but I've got a few things I've been working on that I hope people will enjoy.
Tag List (I hope you're still all interested so many months later. XP)
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I'm sure there's people I'm missing. So let me know if you want to be added or if you want to be taken off the list. I won't be offended either way.
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