Ear(late)ly Birds: Midlife Crisis
Fics in which events de-rail mid-canon, usually due to a combination of whump & parental instincts (Fics in which the timeline is diverted(/derailed) by the presence of a child(/suitable adult):
- OC children (mostly acquired by Hood or Buck)
- Robin being vulnerable (mostly Tim (& Hood)
- Adults being (better) adults
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AtLA/K / B(M)HA / DP / RR(PJ):
- Zuko gets (injured &) adopted/mentored (mid-quest)
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(- Danny runs away (to Gotham) post explosion)
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- Izuku is rescued/mentored by someone other than All Might
(- Himiko Toga gets adopted (by a non-villain)
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DC / Marvel:
- Jason never goes to Ethiopia
- Jason is found by someone other than the Al Ghuls
(- Hood never (fully debuts)/is more protective than vengeful)
- (Hood!)Jason adopts Tim
- (Hood!) Jason adopts OCs
(- Bruce is (still) Lost in Time)
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- Peter needs adopting...
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NCIS/Criminal Minds/Numb3rs/H-50/911:
- Lawsuit(/Tsunami) baby (- Buck(/Eddie) has a(n unknown) child)
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(The) Sentinel / Stargate / TM7:
(- Blair gets a child/parent)
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Other:
(Closed, Moderated)
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Mean Rabbit by Skeleton_of_society
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
13 Sep 2022
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"Kid, you ain't got no quirk, no muscle, and no battle sense. There's no way you'll be a hero like the big man. But that's fine. Cause instead of dressing you up in star-spangled underpants, I'm gonna make you fuckin' mean."
It's not All Might who saves Izuku from the slime villain, but rather a certain cotton tailed heroine. She has a much different approach then the #1, and decides that the trembling beanstalk of a kid has enough guts to go pro. Ft. Confident! Izuku, Parental! Mirko, and enough sass to make my eyes bleed.
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Bookmarked by Scribbled_Seconds
08 May 2026
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Ch.1 <3
(M= violence; ch.17, crude humour & frequent swearing)
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Two Sides of the Same Coin by batling_out_of_hell
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batgirl (Comics), Red Hood: Lost Days
09 Mar 2026
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Jason ripped off his newly-infamous helmet. "Why'd you even follow me to Gotham if all you're gonna do is keep me from doing anything?"
His yet-unnamed twin said nothing. Of course.
But she could glare with the best of them. She folded her arms, and Jason huffed.
"You know, you're free now. You can go. You don't have to be here. I rescued you, you're free, go-- see the world or whatever. Learn to talk."
She stood unmoving. Not even a twitch.
Jason sighed. "Can't I just have one murder? Please?"
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Danny had failed the C.A.T.’s and he failed to save his family. In an effort to rewrite his doomed timeline to prevent another Dan, he managed to get CPS to look into literally anyone else besides Vlad. Danny finds himself in Gotham, New Jersey with his moms cousin, Jim Gordon and his daughter, Barbara Gordon.
Danny just feels lost.
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Oh, My Weary Soul by probablyanxious
Fandom Batman - All Media Types, Shazam! | Captain Marvel (Comics)
20 Nov 2021
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15 Oct 2024
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“Damian, this is Jason. He will be bringing you to your father. You are to obey him, do you understand me? Every instruction he gives you is for your protection,” Talia said sternly, throwing Jason a hard look.
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Jason Todd has to bring Damian to Gotham for his protection, meets Billy along the way and just doesn't know how he's supposed to keep these kids safe while dealing with his trauma (aka killing that damn clown) -
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Jason wanted to go on a world tour to learn the deadliest trades imaginable to help him with his quest for revenge, but Talia stuck him on a farm in Siberia and told him he could leave if he kept the farm from falling apart around him for a year.
So if this damn wolf would stop eating his chickens, that would be nice.
Series
- Part 7 of Whump"tober" 20"20"
- Part 1 of Fluffy Coats