
Characters
Tags
Time Skips
Angst
Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
Canon-Typical Violence
Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
Temporary Character Death
Pining
Batfamily (DCU)
Flashbacks
Angst and Humor
Reunions
Post-Canon
Post-Endgame
Romani Dick Grayson
Strong Language
Batfamily Feels
there's like no heterosexuals in this
Everyone gets fucked over because I'm a bitch
Protect the speedsters
Because they go through a special hell
My main boo Red Hood is here
so much freaking angst
Batdad
I just want my Wally
Dick is a sentamentalist
Some Comic Canon
time jumps
Birdflash is the main ship here
the rest are less prevalent so if you can’t handle them
it’s not a huge deal
Season 2 spoilers
will eventually include stuff from season 3
an abundance of robins
minor ships
no beta we die like jason
Young Justice Season 1
Young Justice Season 2
the batfamily loves each other but are bad at expressing emotions in a healthy way
mix of various canon
Summary
Dick Grayson just really wants his little brother and best friend back and would appreciate it if everyone just let him have a long-term mental breakdown in peace… Jason and Wally included.A look at Dick and Wally over the years as budding heroes to best friends until everything slowly starts shattering Dick's life. The only company he keeps is with phantom memories of happier times, so why does he keep seeing red helmets and flashes of yellow in the corner of his eye?
Note
Hello! For anyone who has been here: hi, sorry I have been MIA for years. But, you all are the real ones, and for that, I love you most!For those who don’t know or need a refresher, I started planning this fic in 2015, and I posted the first and (at the time) only chapter on June 20, 2016. If that day makes you unexpectedly burst into tears, that’s because that’s the day Wally West died in the show. I’m not labeling that a spoiler because it’s been a decade.Anyway, I became so busy with life that I stopped working on it, but I never stopped thinking about this fic. I then decided this year I scream my feelings on birdflash on AO3 with the rest of us sad bitches.If you’ve read the first chapter before, I went through and tweaked it, so I would recommend rereading it.Thanks, everyone! I hope you enjoy it!
Chapters
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A Beginning of an End and an End of a Beginning
April 20, 2025 at 06:58 AM -
Before the Fall
April 20, 2025 at 06:58 AM