Ear(late)ly Birds: Midlife Crisis
Fics in which events divert/de-rail mid-canon, usually due to a combination of whump + protective instincts:
Often involves minor shuffling/delaying/skipping of events (e.g. Zuko stops chasing the GAang early, Jason's return to Gotham is delayed, etc)
AtLA/K / B(M)HA / DP / RR(PJ):
- Zuko has a change of perspective (pre Ba Sing Se)
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(- Danny runs away (to Gotham) post explosion)
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DC / Marvel:
- Ethiopia happens differently (Jason never dies)
(- Tim doesn't become Robin)
- Jason (+ Damian) is found by (Tim/)...
- Hood is more protective (of Tim/Danny/OCs) than vengeful
(- Bruce is (still) Lost in Time)
- Batman/the JL find out about Billy (& adopt him)
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- The Winter Soldier is found by...
- Aunt May dies
- Tony doesn't make it out of the portal
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NCIS/Criminal Minds/Numb3rs/H-50/911:
- Punch fallout
- Lawsuit(/Tsunami) baby
- Buck adopts Pipe Baby
(- Buck(/Eddie) has a(n unknown) child)
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(The) Sentinel / Stargate / TM7:
(- Blair gets a child/parent)
- Alex
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Other:
- KARR returns
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“That’s Jason Todd?” Damian mumbles. Everyone hears him anyway.
“I…” And again, Jason doesn’t know where to start. But Bruce pulls away from him and turns back to the younger son.
Jason turns to the left and the Drake boy is looking at him like the hung the moon and stars.
“I thought he died.” Damian says. Respectfully but still with the distaste he always seems to have on him.
“I did. I was… saved. By a witch. By the amazons. I’m sorry. I would’ve come back sooner, but—“
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The Babysitting Job by Overtaker
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Leverage, Red Hood: Lost Days
12 Nov 2022
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A cute meet between a former hero turned brand new psychopath and a team of former villains turned vigilantes. A Red Hood and the Outlaws Story (But, like, real outlaws; there are multiple countries with prices on Elliot's head).
AKA Jason Todd and the Leverage team meet.
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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
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A Firm Place to Stand by Cdelphiki
Fandom DCU (Comics), Shazam! | Captain Marvel (Comics), Superman - All Media Types, Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam, Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam (2010)
25 Dec 2025
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Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time by MissMegHolden
Fandoms: Danny Phantom, Young Justice (Cartoon), Young Justice - All Media Types, DCU
13 Apr 2022
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Danny Fenton has just witnessed his parents, friends and teacher die at the hand of the nasty burger explosion. To avoid Vlad and becoming Dan he moves to Happy Harbour, hoping to attend school and have a somewhat normal teenage life. Nothing is normal when the Young Justice team are involved though, especially when they take an interest in Danny.
Series
- Part 1 of Danny Fenton in DC