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Currently a series of drabbles or vignettes of an OC, Hermes Hargreeves. Figured that since I was writing them, I might as well share. Tags and characters will be added as they appear.
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- Part 1 of Chasing It Down
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Of course, once Lewis knew, the whole town was in a stir. A mystery man was moving the old Fen place, and bringing a kid with him. Only time would tell what, exactly, the newcomers would be like. Certainly, in a town too small even to have its own elementary school, they would make some sort of impact.
Fic in progress: tags, characters, and pairings to be added as they arise. Summary subject to change.
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A conversation in the wake of revelation- one of many between equals.
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Mylo and Claggor would say there’s nothing that scares Vi. She can dish out punches and evade danger better than anyone. She’s their fearless leader, always ready to take them on a job and back without losing anyone. It’s that level of assurance that they have in her, that confidence she exudes, that makes them trust and believe in her.
But they’re wrong. Powder knows there’s something that scares Vi. And that’s because it scares Vander.
Or: Silco reads the letter Vander left in the mines and sticks around as a boogeyman in the Last Drop.
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01 Apr 2026
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Somehow—throughout everything—Robert maintains plausible deniability about the whole “Mecha Man” thing without really trying. This changes virtually nothing.
Until it’s over. And then, suddenly, it does.
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- Part 1 of “it’s him or me,” and other false dichotomies
- Part 4 of assorted dispatch stuff
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30 Jan 2026
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Chase leans towards the baby and squints at her like she's a criminal sitting across an interrogation table. Robert knows he named his daughter right when she matches his expression one-for-one. “At least tell me you didn't follow the stupid family tradition. We're running out of nicknames for Robert that ain’t Bob.”
A weight lifts off of Robert's chest. Some unseen, fractured pattern comes to completion, and the joy of it is pure and simple. “Chase,” he says, not knowing whether to sob or laugh, “she's named after you.”
It didn't quite dawn on him yet, clearly. Chase snorts and scratches Beef's ears. “Yeah, right. First name Track, last name Star?”
Robert hoists the baby up to the full twenty-eight inches of limb and menace. “Chase, meet Chase.”
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Every work day is bring your kid to work day when you're a single parent of a superpowered infant.
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- Part 1 of Dispatch AUs
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27 Jan 2026
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This is going to be a problem.
He's a washed-up hero in a broken suit his daddy built. Hand-me-down armor and a legacy he couldn't protect.
A hot washed-up hero with scars I want to trace with my tongue.
With abs I want to drag my nails down.
With a quiet strength that makes me want to see what it takes to make him break.
Fuck.
This is absolutely going to be a problem.
[Events of Dispatch as told by Invisigal. Post-canon stuff starts from Chapter 26]
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07 Nov 2025
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Robert Robertson is a man who puts himself in situations where powers would be pretty useful.
But he doesn't have them. What he does have is a mortal body made of breakable bones, cuttable skin, bruisable flesh, and other generally damageable stuff.
Maybe, at some point, he'll realize that he's got his limits. The way things are going, it's likely that the Z-team will identify them all before he does.“Hey Golem,” Invisigal called out. “What were you listening to while you were outside?”
Golem turned away from him to go join up with her, and Robert followed-- or he intended to. Something went wrong when he took a step to the side. He felt his body swaying.
“Woah.” Robert caught himself on the bench, next to Prism.
“Watch it,” said Prism. “The bar fight’s over, boy. Don’t go knocking yourself out now.”
Robert laughed under his breath. “Yeah, that would be stupid, huh.”- Language:
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07 Nov 2025