Role (Call) Me A... (Reluctant) Mentor(s)
Fics in which characters adopt one another in less formal, extra-familial*, more distant, ways; honorary uncles, mentors, etc - also plenty of older characters.
(Frequently with a strong undercurrent of reluctance &/or denial)
*Or by adopting each other into a (mutual(ly beneficial) &/or later romantic) relationship
AtLA/K / B(M)HA / DP / RR(PJ):
- Zuko does NOT need parenting (by his staff)!
- June is NOT good with kids!
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- Aizawa does NOT want this child!
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DC / Marvel:
- Tim does NOT need help!
- Jason is NOT a big(/little) brother!
- Hal is NOT good with kids!
- Constantine is NOT an uncle/father!
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- Peter does NOT need a mentor!
(- Tony does NOT have a kid!)
(- Clint does NOT need/want any more kids!)
- Frank does NOT want kids again!
- Matt is NOT good with kids
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NCIS/Criminal Minds/Numb3rs/H-50/911:
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(The) Sentinel / Stargate / TM7:
- Chris does NOT want another kid!
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Other:
(Closed, Moderated)
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"Well, Sgt. Larabee. How about you accompany our friend Vin Tanner here for a shopping trip?"
Chris stared at her a moment, surprised how things got this far so fast, and in the next second found himself nodding and reaching out to rest his hand on a very boney shoulder. It was like instinct made his body move.
"Wait, JD . . ." Vin's eyes reflected panic as they flicked between Nettie and Chris.
"Not a problem," Chris heard himself say. He felt the hardness of his face melt into a genuine smile as he drew the boy's eyes back to his own. "Got the perfect addition." He turned to call to Buck, but found his friend just a step behind and looking at him with an amused smirk. "You. Go with that one." Chris tipped his head sharply in JD's direction.
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Sgt. Chris Larabee and 10 year old Vin Tanner cross paths. (Alternate Little Britches universe)
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Bookmarked by Scribbled_Seconds
07 Nov 2025
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(M: violence, injury, death)
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Overnight Proofing by orphan_account
Fandom Batman - All Media Types, Batman and Robin (Comics), DCU, DCU (Comics), Midnighter and Apollo (Comics), Red Hood and the Outlaws (Comics), Red Robin (Comics)
14 Sep 2021
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Bread proofed overnight is slower to rise, but richer in flavor.
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Say No to Child Vigilantism by Ferith12
Fandoms: Daredevil (TV), Batman - All Media Types
03 Nov 2022
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The new kid is all spitfire fury and curses in languages Matt hasn’t even heard before. He’s barely nine years old and tiny and the first thing he did when he came here was charm sister Agatha the uncharmable, and the second thing he did was pick a fight with a kid twice his size, and now he’s climbing out of his window.
Series
- Part 1 of Duoing Dynamically
- Part 24 of Daredevil
- Part 62 of DCU
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Sins of the Father by MysticMalady, TheBestTinyDragon
Fandom Batman - All Media Types, Red Robin (Comics)
31 May 2026
Summary
The last thing Tim was expecting to find ten years in the past was another family.
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Bookmarked by Scribbled_Seconds
20 Dec 2025
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Two Nickels: Time Travel Tim Collects Kids (Alvdoption)
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Lessons in Superhero-ing (and Spanish) by prettybirdy979
Fandom Captain America (Movies), Daredevil (TV), The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
16 May 2016
Summary
In which Matt meets Spider-Man, realises he's a minor, and becomes a reluctant mentor (and big brother).
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