11 Works in Duke Thomas Has Issues

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    Duke just got picked up by the weirdest family around after two years in the system, all he has to do is fundamentally hide himself or risk being thrown in a cell next to his parents. How hard could it be?

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    Or: A little character study into Duke Thomas where I play fast and loose with his lore and powers. For context, in this one he went into foster care at 14 and didn't join the batfamily until he was 16. I also made his powers more emotion based and slightly inspired by the thunderbolts after watching it. By this I mean his shadow powers just started to develope and are triggered by darker thoughts and depression. Otherwise he is still a glowstick and most other powers are more accurate.

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    “This is so weird, even for me and I know Wade” Peter mumbles, hardly keeping himself from being forced by gravity, back down on his back. Peter’s body feels heavy, like he had been drugged or knocked out for hours.

    Was he... dreaming?

    No, this felt too real.

    "Okay... this is not a dream… Did Wade drug me again? I swear-" Peter muttered under his breath, trying to push himself upright. His fingers scraped against the ground, trying to find purchase, and as his vision cleared, panic surged in his chest. This wasn’t his neighborhood, or even his city. This was... unfamiliar, dark, and wrong.

    Waking up in the middle of God knows where was not in Peter’s bingo card, but knowing his luck, it should have been.

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    e·phem·er·al
    /əˈfem(ə)rəl/
    adjective
    lasting for a very short time.

    Or,
    The Batkids are having a fun & slow night. Guess how long that lasts?
    6/7 of them end up getting locked in a safe room because Dick Grayson has to the only one who ends up injured. He is weird like that. His siblings might just start to beat him up themselves because of it.

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    He wanted to stand as a Mandalorian of House Wayne (clan undecided) and that’s all.  He wanted, in a galaxy of the impossible, to be a baseline human.

    --Duke's reaction to finding out he's half-Force something (like Anakin-ish), but Cass is there for him.

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    after the joker's attack on Duke's parents left them in an enteral state of manic laughter Duke struggles to find joy in the sound when all he can think of are his parents.

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    4 times duke had an aversion to the sound of laughter and the one time something is done about it.

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    "What do you want, Nightwing?"

    Dick stood in the middle of the room. He took a step back at Duke's words and held his hands up, showing them. "I thought... I thought maybe you'd explain."

    That was the point. Duke had never been a quiet guy. People thought so because his anger never showed. Duke, however, always felt angry. Because life was so fucking unfair.

    "What if I didn't?"

    ***

    Also, Duke does something stupid. His siblings do something even stupider. Someone holds a sword to someone's throat (that's a metaphor but, also, not a metaphor). In the end, everyone cries.

    Or: the fall of Duke Thomas, the rise of Signal, and, finally, the rise of Duke Wayne.

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    With a plan in place, Dick and Duke move to distract Batman, Cassandra infiltrates the Batcave while Tim distracts Alfred, Jason and Steph investigate Black Mask's disappearance and Barabara coordinates their efforts.

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    Tim can just barely make out what the voice is saying. “—Not a drill. Lockdown, code red. This is not a drill. Lockdown, code—“

    Immediately, everyone panics. The voice over the intercom continues to repeat the same sentences. Tim and Stephanie share a look.

    That look means nothing to the people around them, just two scared friends looking at each other. But to them? That look means everything. It’s like, suddenly, with one look at each other they’re no longer Stephanie Brown and Tim Drake but instead Spoiler and Red Robin.

    The best duo there is, arguably.

     

    OR

    Gotham Academy gets put in a code red lockdown. Following the POV’s of students Tim Drake, Duke Thomas, Stephanie Brown, and Damian Wayne

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    "You must have a source," Duke said. "Tell us what it is."

    "Okay, okay! I read about you guys. That's how I know that stuff."

    "Read about us? Where?"

    "Online," the goon stammered. "Have—have you ever heard of AO3?"

     

    Investigating a mysterious uptick in criminal knowledge of the Bats, Duke discovers the source of their information: fanfiction from Gothamites on AO3. Recruiting seasoned fanfic author Tim Drake and world's best hate commenter Damian Wayne, the three youngest Bats set out to spread misinformation, cause chaos, and snag a high hits-to-kudos ratio along the way.

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    "It's the dodging emotional conversations for me," Duke said. "Take the L."
    "Stop being such a cringefail edgelord," Tim said.
    "It's giving emotionally stunted," said Damian. "It's giving big yikes delulu."

     

    In his ongoing search for better ways to fight crime, Tim comes up with a brand new method: bombarding bad guys with Gen Alpha slang. Recruiting Gen Alpha cusper Duke and full Gen Alpha Damian, shenanigans, chaos, and bonding ensue.

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    Duke found himself staring at the ceiling again. His heart was no longer racing, but he wouldn’t exactly say that he was calm either. This is the moment after the end of a race you lost, when all of the adrenaline is starting to wear off and the hopelessness sets in. That’s it. You’re out of the competition, buddy.
    Except that this isn’t a race, and Duke hasn’t just lost his spot for the finals. He had simply lost sleep.

    (requested a long time ago by an anon on tumblr)

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