Portals of Atheria

~Book 1~

Brooklyn Stark, was born in the Red Room and trained to be the perfect Black Widow until she escaped at the age of 7. Now at the age of 16, she is the only biological daughter of Tony Stark, a Shield agent, and an Avenger in training. She has opened up her heart to a new family made up of superheroes and new friends that she never expected to have. The one thing Brook’s life lacks is love, which in Brook’s case is a blessing. Romantic love is for fools, and she has enough on her plate trying to traverse this new life without it. Damian Wayne, now 16, is the only biological son of Bruce Wayne, the feared Batman. He is an ex-assassin and the heir to not only the Wayne fortune, but also the League of Assassins.

Damian has turned his back on the League and all it stands for, fully embracing what it means to be a superhero and wearing the Robin insignia. He has a loving family that tends to smother him, few friends, and animals that he cherishes. Despite his outward uncaring aloofness, Damian is content with his life and his future. He doesn’t need romantic attachments like the majority of his siblings, and unfortunately, his father have succumbed to.

Hero and vigilante masks aside, the Waynes and Starks are known for their epic rivalry and hatred of each other that has only gotten worse from generation to generation, so it is no surprise that it is hate at first sight between Brook and Damian when they finally meet.

However, the two teens keep finding themselves thrown together as they, along with every other superhero in the world, try to keep the streets safe from new dangerous alien weapons and crazed supervillains. The two heroes discover that they have a lot more in common than they first thought, but is this newfound bond worth their parents' wrath? Can hate really turn to love?

AO3 link here.

Released Chapter Count: 98 (09/07/2023)

Word count:  774,792

Status: COMPLETE (undergoing revisions)

~BOOK 2~

AO3 link is here

Released Chapter count: 51 (09/07/2023)

Word Count: 444,052

Status: Ongoing

I came across this for the latest update of the Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (episode 24), in which a young Damian struggles to make a friend but then a classmate (with auburn hair and brown eyes) complimented his art.

I couldn’t help but think that in another universe, Brooklyn Stark and Damian Wayne (from my fanfic Stones and Glass Houses, not canon) might not have started out as enemies by family name or assassin allegiances. This is what that would’ve look like if they’d met as kids in Gotham!

I couldn’t resist posting about it, it made me smile for a long while! Funny little coincidence!

So a reader of mine reached out to discuss having a discord for the readers to get together to discuss the Avengers book.

I do re-post fanart and memes of the Avengers book on my Tumblr so you can check that out as well!

Please feel free to join with this discord link that will be in my bio, the link only lasts 7 days so I'll try to change it here as soon as it expires so that new readers can join as well.

https://discord.gg/juueNz3Z

I'll definitely be joining the discord to talk to you guys! Maybe I'll even posts some sneak peeks and extra goodies in there as well for the community to see. Enjoy! Thank you to @its-me-izzy for setting this up!