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   Tired by LittleLadybugs

   Fandoms: DCU, Nightwing (Comics), Batman - All Media Types  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Gen
   • Complete Work

   25 Jun 2022

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Dick Grayson & Damian Wayne
   • Dick Grayson & Jason Todd
   • Dick Grayson & Bruce Wayne
   • Tim Drake & Dick Grayson
   • Dick Grayson
   • Damian Wayne
   • Bruce Wayne
   • Jason Todd
   • Tim Drake
   • Wally West
   • Stephanie Brown
   • Cassandra Cain
   • Goliath (DCU)
   • Angst
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Dick Grayson is Damian Wayne's Parent
   • Bruce Wayne is a Bad Parent
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Self-Harm
   • Blood and Violence
   • Suicidal Thoughts
   • It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better
   • Slurs
   • but only said by assholes we hate
   • Minor Character Death
   • Dick Grayson Needs a Hug
   • Psychological Torture
   • ungodly amounts of sibling banter
   • Happy Ending
   • Angst with a Happy Ending

   Summary

   Spyral had broken something in Dick.

   When he returned to Gotham, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and keep going. He was the fun one. The easy smile, the glue that held everyone together. But what happens when the rock reaches his breaking point?

   After two years of pretending, Dick starts to crack.

   Now to keep his family from finding out.

   OR
   Dick self-destructs.
   Featuring both the angstiest of angst and the author's attempts at humor to stop their tears from drowning the keyboard. Read at your own peril.

   Language:

   English

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