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crack_van2009-02-21 01:40 pm
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Contingency by thehoyden (NC-17)
Fandom: DC COMICS
Pairing: Bruce Wayne/Dick Grayson
Length:9418
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
thehoyden
Author Website: Website
Why this must be read:
The Bruce/Dick pairing isn't one I necessarily read, but this fic has completely bowled me over by the characterisations and the complications of the Batfamily's relationships. The emotional buildup of Bruce and Dick's relationship into partners is satisfying, and the spot-on Alfred and adorable young Tim make the familial interactions a joy to read.
They've all faced death more times than Dick cares to count, but that was from insane supervillains, not from something as prosaic and ordinary as a heart attack. And even though Dick has acknowledged that Bruce is fallible and all-too-human (despite his attempts to act otherwise), some part of him still believes that Alfred is untouchable by age, disease, Bruce's moods, and bad manners.
They stand together in the room, Tim tucked against Dick's side, and Bruce raises one hand to rest it on Dick's shoulder. Alfred sleeps on, and when a nurse tells them they can come back in the morning, they file out silently. Tim tells Bruce, "We'll see you back at the manor," and then plunks himself down in the passenger seat of Dick's car -- and that, Dick guesses, is that.
Contingency
Pairing: Bruce Wayne/Dick Grayson
Length:9418
Author on LJ:
thehoydenAuthor Website: Website
Why this must be read:
The Bruce/Dick pairing isn't one I necessarily read, but this fic has completely bowled me over by the characterisations and the complications of the Batfamily's relationships. The emotional buildup of Bruce and Dick's relationship into partners is satisfying, and the spot-on Alfred and adorable young Tim make the familial interactions a joy to read.
They've all faced death more times than Dick cares to count, but that was from insane supervillains, not from something as prosaic and ordinary as a heart attack. And even though Dick has acknowledged that Bruce is fallible and all-too-human (despite his attempts to act otherwise), some part of him still believes that Alfred is untouchable by age, disease, Bruce's moods, and bad manners.
They stand together in the room, Tim tucked against Dick's side, and Bruce raises one hand to rest it on Dick's shoulder. Alfred sleeps on, and when a nurse tells them they can come back in the morning, they file out silently. Tim tells Bruce, "We'll see you back at the manor," and then plunks himself down in the passenger seat of Dick's car -- and that, Dick guesses, is that.
Contingency