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At a time where Batman is busy with a rogue or somewhere he can't keep an eye on Jason, Jason takes the opportunity and goes to New York/Bludhaven wherever Dick is living. Because he remembers how angry Dick was at Bruce then. If anyone would help Jason stay out of Bruce's grasp, it would be him.

Dick answers the door to this little kid wearing worn out street clothes glaring up at him. Dick, immediately on the defense, glares back. They do this for several minutes because they're both stubborn like that. Then...

"You need to stop him."

"Stop who?" Dick asks, because maybe this kid is in trouble and needs help?

"Batman," Jason says like it's obvious. Before Dick can deny/deflect/shut the door in his face, he continues: "He keeps trying to kidnap me and make me Robin."

Dick's mind blanks out as pure, unfiltered rage courses through him. Because now he doesn't care about what exactly this kid knows about him or Batman. How dare Bruce try and replace him?!

I was thinking about the Batarang Incident. And, see, I can't buy that Bruce intentionally cut Jason's neck. Not only would that contrast thematically with the scene on his end, I just can't see him doing it. But what he does do is refuse to participate in the trolley problem Jason's strapped the two of them to. Or, he tries to refuse anyway. You hand him a gun and give him somewhere to point it, he throws a batarang.

Let's look at what Bruce taught Dick and Jason about traps and escape when they were Robin.

(The New Teen Titans 22 by Marv Wolfman with art by George Perez)

(Detective Comics 581 by Mike W. Barr with art by Jim Baikie and Pablo Marcos)

"Every trap contains its own escape," "There's always a way out," "Just have to look for the loophole."

How does Batman approach a trolley problem? Look for a third lever.

(Under The Red Hood by Judd Winick with art by Eric Battle)

Let's narrow down this shot for a second. Jason has set up the blocking for this scene, so the only shot Batman has is of his face. Shoot him and he's dead. Do nothing and let him kill someone. One of Batman's signature moves is knocking away guns using a batarang throw. Throw a batarang directly into his hand, and the gun will go off. So, the shot he takes is a risky one, but the only one with any chance of a good solution. (Every trap has a loophole.) Throw the batarang at the pipe to knock Jason's hand and the gun forward. If it goes off, it should go diagonally, or if it swings far enough, go off in Bruce's direction. A tricky shot to make in a literal split second. A tricky shot to make when Jason's bigger and bulkier in ways Bruce isn't used to and can't calculate for.

I believe this was the goal of the shot:

with a risk of hitting Jason's shoulder and upper bicep, but, instead, the ricochet went a little off:

The blocking shifts as soon as impact is made, hence using the static image there as reference.

This doesn't fix the situation. If anything, it speaks to Jason's power in the creation of this scenario. This trap may have had a loophole, but it never contained its own escape. There were two options, not choosing one was the same as choosing the other. There was never a choice not to engage.

That said, I think Bruce's choice here to NOT kill Jason NOR let Jason kill the Joker speaks to his character. He can't engage with the problem directly; he can't. It is an option antithetical to his being.

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here on AO3

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Summary:

Clint, on a mission. His handler is an asshole but he's working with Nat, which makes everything better. -- Clint is on a roof. He waits. He watches.

Characters/Relationships/Tags: Clint Barton (POV), Natasha Romanov (secondary character), minor Lucky the pizza dog

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even more!! fanfics focused on jason with other non-batfam people. most are gen but there's a few shipfics as well

** = fanfics where jason is found by other people on the streets or after his resurrection (before/instead of batman or talia)

part 1 | part 2 | part 3

crime matriarch and the dog she didn't want by @birdiedoesdc & @havenesc

jason & sofia gigante, series the au where jason is immortal and mentored by none other than THE sofia gigante

Red baths, limited by orphan_account

jason & gotham rogues A dozen Rogues walk into a bar.

mama cat by @envysparkler **

jason & selina kyle Batman wasn’t the only one who lost something when Robin died.

i'm not the man they think i am at home by Anonymous

jason & hal jordan Hal gets a late-night phone call. Jason attempts to get some advice.

The Care and Keeping of Red Him by Badwolf36

jason & bizarro “Me am Outlaw,” Bizarro says quietly. “We team. Team help team.”

Drilled Into My Skull by @crucifixinhell **

jason & midnighter & apollo As M tears the metal cuffs off of the table-- there’s probably a release for them somewhere, but he needs to destroy something-- the kid’s eyes flutter open. “Dad?” the kid croaks. His eyes are hazy, but he’s looking at M. M has never been anyone’s idea of a father. The kid must be in more pain than the computer thought. “I’m the Midnighter,” M says, slipping into habit with relief. “The people who hurt you were not good people, and they are dead now. You’re safe. This is not your fault. I will help you find your parents, or I will find you a home. I will not fail you.”

and then there's you by heyitsave

jason & rose, jayrose rose helps jason dye his hair

where the sundown beams by @spiritsglade

jason & essence Essence watches the sunset with Jason.

because you know better by @matchahater

jason & kyle rayner Ion and Red Hood contemplate the ethics of resurrection.

This Time Around by @camlann **

jason & clark kent, dceu Or the one where Superman finds a boy crawling out of his grave a little too soon after he’s done it himself.

Murder and Jaywalking by @skalidra **

jason & slade wilson The opening of a new exhibit in one of Gotham's museums plays host to a chance meeting between two people. Slade Wilson, a mercenary in town on a job, and Jason Todd, just there to steal as much as he can from the high and mighty of Gotham. His mistake was thinking Slade was one of them.

Hearts Of Passion by AwkwardBlueFish

jason & poison ivy Pamela Isley didn't know what to expect when she felt someone else in her orchard. She isn't expecting a skinny kid dressed up as Robin, picking fruit from her trees without a care in the world. He's an interesting Sapling, that was for sure.

Emergency Line by @crucifixinhell

jason & hal jordan Hal Jordan would like Bruce's kid to stop calling him at absurd hours of the morning, please. (Except not really.) (AKA jason looked at hal once and went "you seem like good dad material”)

And The World Keeps Spinning by @scandalsavagefanfic

jason/mia dearden after the events of Seeing Red, Mia decides to find out more about the Red Hood

how to make a home. by spacewars

jason & rose & eddie One day, Eddie comes, and doesn't leave and when he does, he comes back with Rose, and then they don’t leave and suddenly it's Eddie, Rose and Jason.

bruised and bloodied by @paprikadotmp4 **

sladejay, E, warnings for rape and non-con elements Jason Todd is 12 when he steals the tires off the Batmobile and gets away with it. He's 12 years old with rotten luck, because the buyer happens to be one of Sionis' crew—and Roman himself says he has no plans of letting such potential go to waste. Jason Sionis is 13 when he finally realizes that what it actually means is that Roman is never letting him go at all. He's 14 when Roman first touches him, and 15 when other men get permission to do it, too. He's 16 when he stops fighting back. Angry and spiteful and bruised and bloodied, Jason is 18 years old when he meets Slade Wilson.

not made to last forever by artofflorescence

jason & john constantine Jason keeps finding ghosts of himself in other kids. And can't really seem to escape this whole magic thing. Or the whole dying thing. (And time does not wait for you to get back on your feet. Or your head screwed on straight).

dead man's party by @frownyalfred

jason & martha wayne, jason sees ghosts The “seeing ghosts” thing didn’t really bother him. Jason could do without the constant mother-henning from one in particular, though.

The Arkhamite's Kid by kizmine

jason & the gotham rogues Harley meets Jason Todd after he is abandoned in Arkham Asylum. She immediately places him under her protection. She's not about to let this kid get hurt again. Jason doesn't entirely know why Harley is trying to basically adopt him, but he's not about to bite the hand that feeds him. Besides, at least this can't turn out worse than it did with Bruce. All they have to do is stay alive. Should be easy...right?

The Beating Heart by @beesbiteandwillowrites

jason/ghostmaker This kid had his throat slit by a batarang. Khoa wants to know who got Batman to finally try and break his number one rule.

the tune without the words by Kieron_ODuibhir

jason & jim gordon Jim Gordon doesn’t go out drinking much. - “Where did you serve, son?” he asks. The young man stares at him, like he can’t imagine how Jim figured him out. “I know a soldier when I see one,” Jim tells him.

leave the light on by lunaratlasky

jason & selina kyle, jason can see ghosts “Hmm,” she says. “Are you done avoiding me?” “I was never avoiding you,” Jason replies, very obviously not putting any effort in his lie that she’s a bit offended. (Or: Selina and Jason hang out for a day.)

respite by @creetchure

jason & rose wilson (can be read as gen or shippy) set during gotham war. rose has food and jason has super anxiety.

A Robin in the Bush by The_Shy_One

jason & hal jordan Hal tries to be friendly with the second Robin, wanting the kid to feel welcomed to being Robin and being a sidekick in general. It's harder than it looks, especially when he wants to crash into a bed to sleep.

Break a Leg by @lysical

jason & artemis & bizarro  Artemis and Bizarro are protective of the little one

When I Die, Death Hold My Hand by @innocentfighter

jason & hal jordan & john constantine, lantern au What do you get when you mix magic, a chaos lord, and three of DC's resident disasters? Jason knows this isn't going to end well, but he gets a power ring out of the deal.

Of The Deep by morimaitar

jason & slade wilson, M, merpeople au “So this is his lordship’s lost pet,” Slade muses. “Tell me: can you speak? Fetch? Roll over?” The mer looks up at him with eyes as green and as wet as the sea. For the first time, Slade sees the shock of white hair above its forehead, the silver scars across its skin. Inland, common folk whisper about the beauty of mer, the sculpted features that draw sailors towards an irresistible doom. Their beauty is dangerous, they say. A lure for foolish men. But Slade Wilson is no foolish man.

Beck and Call by @creetchure

jason & eddie bloomberg set during gotham war. jason calls eddie after bruce messed with his mind.

Walls of Skin Feeling Paper Thin by @disniq

jason & harvey dent This whole situation is fucking hilarious, suddenly. Jason, a 23 year old formerly dead former crime boss, is working an undercover mission for his estranged dad, The Goddamn Fucking Batman, and he’s being babied through a panic attack by his boss, a former supervillain who’s being semi-blackmailed by the good old US of A's governmental black ops division.

baldheaded turkey vultures by @nicheknowledge

jason & rose & eddie Eddie woke up to Rose staring out the window eyeing turkey vultures in the sky. “I’m shaving my hair,” she declared. Eddie blinked back his fatigue, scratching at his stomach as he walked up to her. He replays what she said and catches his reflection in the window glass. “I should probably do the same.” Rose nodded and kicked out to Jason’s still dozing form on the bed. “Get up, we’re shaving.” Jason curled up on his side, “Fuck off.”

when the dust settles by CherShare

jason/wally west, jason & wally west, space zombie apocalypse au It was probably the end of everything and most of Jason's attention was split between actively plotting Roy's murder and feeling like his heart was going to pop out of his chest when Wally called. Or somehow, the actual end of days managed to get a few idiots to admit that they have these things called feelings.

A Job Well Done by @dragonflyxparodies

jason & billy batson, jason & black adam “You’re doing a lot for me.” He ventures. The sudden grin Jason offers him is – boyish, brash, conspiratorial. “Street rats stick together, Cap. And you’re one of the good ones.” --- In which the Wizard puts Teth-Adam on a shit-list, and Billy Batson hires the Red Hood to investigate.

Impact by LuthienLuinwe

jason & hal jordan, batlantern, arrival au When twelve mysterious alien vessels appear in Earth's skies, authorities summon two of humanity's most capable protectors: Hal Jordan and Bruce Wayne. Former partners in both heroism and life, they must set aside the painful history surrounding their son's death to decode the visitors' intentions before global panic triggers catastrophe.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ (AKA the Arrival AU no one asked for)

we go down together by heyitsave

jayrose, apocalypse au “Just…” he says slowly, the words weigh heavy on his tongue, “don’t leave.” Rose glares at him. “You have no right asking that.” Or; Jason, Rose, and after the end of the world.

A Solar Support System by KangaRou

jason & roy & kyle, series, titans 2018 Jason isn't left with much in the wake of the whole mess that went down in Gotham. Everyone has expectations and wants too much from him. Jason runs away to Star City. He starts from scratch and heals.

Baby Bird, Hear My Words, Give it Time by @bluelotuswrites **

jason & john constantine When Constantine was in Gotham on a personal errand, he comes across a kid stealing the wheels off the Batmobile. Naturally, because this was the funniest thing he'd ever seen, he decided to help the pipsqueak, completely unaware of the chain of events he was setting in motion by doing so.

Like Red Wine and Honey by daggerpen

jason/connor hawke Jason Todd, Connor Hawke, and a series of encounters.

A Little Birdy Told Me by KangaRou

jason & harvey bullock Then, his attention was drawn to the middle of the room. A kid. Small, skinny, covered in dirt; but a kid. His shirt was falling off his shoulder, his hair had too much dirt in it to tell if it was black or brown. He was smiling, god, the kid had massive dimples. When he compared it to the faded bliss of the dead body next to him, it gave Harvey so much dissonance he almost groaned. “Food for information,” the kid said. --- Harvey Bullock has an informant. He becomes emotionally attached to his little Jaybird.

cat’s cradle by @heybatterbats **

jason & selina kyle, arkham knight Catwoman finds a baby bird beneath Arkham Asylum.

Pauxillātim by PlotlessWanderer

get your whumptober prompts in! i'm writing more this year.

Illustration for r_astra's Very Good fic to the red planet mars (on AO3 here) (which is centered on Jason & Bruce's relationship)

Clint chilling in the sun. To celebrate the spring weather that is settling in.