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merfilly and <user site="livejournal
Fandom: DC COMICS
Pairing: Slade/Dinah, Dick/Roy, OMC/OFC, other minor ones
Length: at least 50000 words
Author on LJ:merfilly and ilyena_sylph
Author Website: their LJs
Why this must be read: I don't usually read futurefic but this one hooked me. It relies on a belief that in the past Dinah (Black Canary) and Slade (Deathstroke) had an affair. In this story that affair produced a kid named Duncan who is just a marvelous original character. He grows into his teenhood determined to meet his father who has no clue he exists, and he's also determined to become a Teen Titan. In this story, consisting of seven parts plus the finale under a different name, we meet the teenage or adult versions of the kids of current and past Titans, and their personalities are well-fleshed out. The authors show a Dick and Roy happy and together, a Joey and Rose who are not crazy or criminals (this was written a couple years ago), and a Slade who's not evil and insane. Dinah is beautifully written as strong-willed yet rather lonely until her son brings Slade back into her life. Part of the story is about Duncan and his growing relationship with his father and his girlfriend; the other is the path Slade and Dinah take, which includes the Justice League not reacting well. It's just a wonderful story. The link is to a tag page; the first seven parts of the story are linked under the January 26, 2007 entry "Duncanverse"; the finale is March 26, 2007 and is called "Facing the Future".
It had been a long time since Dick Grayson had been surprised by any of the rogues in a less than attempted lethal fashion.
That streak ended as he came to retrieve his bike from a parking garage, and found Slade Wilson in civilian clothing leaning against it.
"Now this is unexpected... what?" He watched Slade sharply, just waiting for it.
"Duncan. Talk."
"That damn kid. What did he do?"
Slade eyed Dick with a hard, cold gaze, one that warned he was not in the mood for trickery. "Interfered with my job. Wound up looking down my pistol, closely." He watched for Dick's reactions, still none too pleased. The resemblance was too strong for Grayson to have ignored it.
"I am going to beat him," Nightwing muttered, eyes hard. "It wasn't my idea," he added, shaking his head. "Thought we had that bull-headed streak under control..." //oh, god, Dinah, you're going to kill your son.//
"Start saying the things I need to know." Slade would not ask why Grayson kept the secret; it could have been Dinah's own logic, or the fact that Grayson was bound to Dinah's other boy.
"Like what? He's good, especially for his age, and smart... if a little arrogant. Unfortunately, he knows how good he is."
"Couldn't knock it out of him?" Slade asked. "Tell me, Grayson; when were you going to tell me?"
"I wasn't. Not my call, Slade, and you know it."
Consequences and Truths plus Facing the Future
Pairing: Slade/Dinah, Dick/Roy, OMC/OFC, other minor ones
Length: at least 50000 words
Author on LJ:
merfilly and ilyena_sylphAuthor Website: their LJs
Why this must be read: I don't usually read futurefic but this one hooked me. It relies on a belief that in the past Dinah (Black Canary) and Slade (Deathstroke) had an affair. In this story that affair produced a kid named Duncan who is just a marvelous original character. He grows into his teenhood determined to meet his father who has no clue he exists, and he's also determined to become a Teen Titan. In this story, consisting of seven parts plus the finale under a different name, we meet the teenage or adult versions of the kids of current and past Titans, and their personalities are well-fleshed out. The authors show a Dick and Roy happy and together, a Joey and Rose who are not crazy or criminals (this was written a couple years ago), and a Slade who's not evil and insane. Dinah is beautifully written as strong-willed yet rather lonely until her son brings Slade back into her life. Part of the story is about Duncan and his growing relationship with his father and his girlfriend; the other is the path Slade and Dinah take, which includes the Justice League not reacting well. It's just a wonderful story. The link is to a tag page; the first seven parts of the story are linked under the January 26, 2007 entry "Duncanverse"; the finale is March 26, 2007 and is called "Facing the Future".
It had been a long time since Dick Grayson had been surprised by any of the rogues in a less than attempted lethal fashion.
That streak ended as he came to retrieve his bike from a parking garage, and found Slade Wilson in civilian clothing leaning against it.
"Now this is unexpected... what?" He watched Slade sharply, just waiting for it.
"Duncan. Talk."
"That damn kid. What did he do?"
Slade eyed Dick with a hard, cold gaze, one that warned he was not in the mood for trickery. "Interfered with my job. Wound up looking down my pistol, closely." He watched for Dick's reactions, still none too pleased. The resemblance was too strong for Grayson to have ignored it.
"I am going to beat him," Nightwing muttered, eyes hard. "It wasn't my idea," he added, shaking his head. "Thought we had that bull-headed streak under control..." //oh, god, Dinah, you're going to kill your son.//
"Start saying the things I need to know." Slade would not ask why Grayson kept the secret; it could have been Dinah's own logic, or the fact that Grayson was bound to Dinah's other boy.
"Like what? He's good, especially for his age, and smart... if a little arrogant. Unfortunately, he knows how good he is."
"Couldn't knock it out of him?" Slade asked. "Tell me, Grayson; when were you going to tell me?"
"I wasn't. Not my call, Slade, and you know it."
Consequences and Truths plus Facing the Future