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   A Friend in the Shadows by wafflebish

   Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics), DCU, DCU (Comics), Batman (Comics), Justice League - All Media Types, DC Extended Universe  

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

   15 Feb 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Dick Grayson & Bruce Wayne
   • Dick Grayson & Jason Todd
   • Tim Drake & Dick Grayson
   • Dick Grayson & Damian Wayne
   • Tim Drake & Dick Grayson & Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne & Damian Wayne
   • Batfamily Members & Dick Grayson
   • Zatanna Zatara & Dick Grayson
   • Dick Grayson
   • Bruce Wayne
   • Jason Todd
   • Tim Drake (DCU)
   • Damian Wayne
   • Alfred Pennyworth
   • Barbara Gordon
   • Slade Wilson
   • Batfamily Members (DCU)
   • Zatanna Zatara
   • Dick Grayson is Nightwing
   • Dick Grayson is a Talon
   • Dick Grayson is Not Okay
   • Dick Grayson is Damian Wayne's Parent
   • Dick Grayson is a Menace
   • Dick Grayson-centric
   • Hurt Dick Grayson
   • Dick Grayson Needs a Hug
   • Dick Grayson Whump
   • Jason Todd is Red Hood
   • Tim Drake is Red Robin (DCU)
   • Damian Wayne is Robin
   • Damian Wayne Calls Dick Grayson "Baba"
   • Damian Wayne Loves Dick Grayson
   • Bruce Wayne is Batman
   • Protective Dick Grayson
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Batfamily (DCU)
   • Memory Alteration
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Court of Owls
   • League of Assassins - Freeform
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Temporary Amnesia
   • Brainwashing
   • Barbara Gordon is Oracle
   • BAMF Dick Grayson
   • Dick Grayson Being a Little Shit
   • Batfamily (DCU) Feels
   • Depressed Dick Grayson
   • mentions of suicidal ideation
   • no beta we die like robins
   • touch starved dick grayson
   • Romani Dick Grayson
   • Dick Grayson Needs Therapy
   • Dick Grayson is Renegade
   • Dick Grayson is a Gift
   • Fluff and Angst
   • mostly angst
   • everybody forgets dick grayson
   • the batfam forgets dick grayson
   • dont worry they remember him eventually
   • dick grayson is a menace in the meantime though

   Summary

   Dick Grayson, the emotional glue of the batfamily, sacrifices himself to save his brothers from a vengeful sorcerer...except he doesn’t die. Instead, the sorcerer wipes all traces and memories of Dick Grayson/Nightwing’s existence from the universe.

   What's a touch-starved older brother to do but exhaust all options to return home and get kidnapped by an owl-themed cult?

   Also, how will the batfamily react to the spell being broken and realizing that their golden boy is missing?

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   40,770

   Chapters:

   27/27

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   Bookmarked by Moriellla

   05 Apr 2026