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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After the tsunami, an event in Buck’s life forces him to make some changes. Everyone in his life reacts in ways that he couldn’t have possibly expected, and his friendship with Eddie takes the most amazing turn.
Word Count: 85,202
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09 Apr 2025
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Ch: 1 <3
S/M: (scattered anatomical refs)
(mentions end ch.2, mid, near-end ch.3)
(end of ch.7 - v.brief; cut off),
end of ch.9 (brief discussion),
near end of ch.10 (brief),
mid ch.12 (long; up to break),
violence & threat ch.14, ch.15 (med; up to break)
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"She’s no better with my sisters. She micromanages the hell out of them and their relationships.” Buck huffed. “Well, obviously, we can’t take any parental advice from her or your father. They raised three children and didn’t get, in their own opinion, a single functional adult out of it.”
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"Both of them are used to getting what they want, and they’ve never allowed their children to get in the way of the life they wanted to lead. It must have made them so mad when Daniel didn’t do what they expected after they went through so much effort for him.”
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"We’re just giants who feed him and take away his clothes right now.” - :)
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Time Out :) -
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A one night stand comes back into Buck's life and turns it upside down. Then again, with what happens in Santa Monica the next day, that might not have been a bad thing.
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The One in Which Jason Decides Tim's his Brother Now. Tough Batman. by ThePokeOne
Fandom Batman - All Media Types, DCU, Young Justice (Comics)
10 May 2023
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06 Oct 2023
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"It figured, Tim thought as he trekked through Gotham's streets in one of the worst storms he'd ever seen. He'd been careless. So stupidly careless."
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Tim gets kicked out, and Jason has a change of plans.
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Eddie looks back and forth between Buck and the girl, staring skeptically at one another— like they’re looking in a funhouse mirror.
The girl opens her mouth to say something but shuts it, eyes widening. She gulps.
Oh god.
Oh god, Eddie thinks, as he watches Buck and this teenager form their differing features into the same expression.
“Uh, hi. Are you Evan Buckley?” she asks finally. She seems to know the answer, but Buck nods slowly. “Well, my name is Quinn Buckley.”
Any remaining sound in the room is sucked out, and they’re left in a vacuum. Everyone is frozen.
“I’m your daughter.”
Buck, Eddie, and Chris have almost found their status quo, when the arrival of a surprise daughter shakes things up.
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16 Jun 2025
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Adopting a New Plan by a_silly_gander
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
12 Nov 2023
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Jason is ready to set his plan in motion, the one that will topple the Crime Prince of Gotham and finally get Bruce to see. The board is set. The players are ready.
What he did not account for, however, was a child. Or three.