#wc7

By: dear_monday

“If there's one thing Gerard dislikes more than his job at the Needle, Belleville's premier independent record store, it's his co-workers. Frank has an attitude problem, Ray has a stick up his ass, and the less Gerard knows about what Mikey has, the better. The customers are bad, the colleagues are worse and the job, as Gerard will tell anyone who'll listen (i.e. no one), is definitely the worst thing that's ever happened to him. But then, one day, Brian announces that they're being bought out, and everything changes. An Empire Records AU.”

Silver and Blaze are cured and they both gotta sit out the next few issues due to their powers being too drained after the battle. I guess that’s one way for them to take a backseat from the plot.

If You Don’t Grow by GeneratorCat

Part of my #Thanksvember series, a daily fic rec challenge created by @anidealiveson to show our appreciation for all fic writers out there.

It’s been too many posts since the last slice of life fic rec, and we’re rectifying that today. This is one of the best never adopted by Bruce / never became Robin AUs I’ve ever read. Plus it’s got all my favourite ingredients: aspec Jason + good dad Dick Grayson + high school sweethearts!Jaytim (my ultimate weakness). I couldn’t not include this one on the list.

Title:  If You Don’t Grow

Author:  GeneratorCat ( @generatorcat​ )

Fandom:  DCU

Relationships: Dick Grayson & Jason Todd, Jason Todd/Tim Drake, Dick Grayson & Jason Todd & Tim Drake

Rating:  Mature

Length:  Chaptered

Word Count:  105,707

Warnings:  Referenced Sexual Abuse of a Minor (past), References to Child Prostitution, PTSD/Anxiety Issues (character experiences panic attack), Abandonment Issues, Unintentional Homophobia (born of misunderstandings), Internalised Unhealthy Ideas of Sex and Relationships, Dysfunctional Parent/Child Relationships (it’s Dick & Bruce - but it gets better!)  

Summary:  

“I need to take care of myself. I can take care of myself.”

“You shouldn’t have to, you’re just a kid.” God, does Dick know that. He knows what it feels like to be doing things you shouldn’t have to do at such a young age. About feeling like you have to take care of yourself, be strong and useful.

He knows now it’s bullshit.

(Officer Dick Grayson meets Jason on the street.)

((Alternatively titled: In which Dick pulls a Bruce))

Status: Complete

o57. Lost Soul

Jacket // Boys To The Bone Stockholm Jacket // TMD // http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/TMD/126/186/21

Pants // Fakeicon Lowki Jeans Fatpack // TMD // http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/TMD/126/186/21

Bra // *Muka* Foxy // WC7 // http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Desirable/134/123/22

Hair // Doux - Rie Hairstyle [B&W] // Doux //  http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Secrets/149/152/23

Choker // L'etre Les -Punky Choker // L'etre // http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Secrets/149/152/23

And uh, yeah, that’s it for this issue. Not too much happened except for more fighting and Dr. Light meeting Rouge in the Wily Egg. The references and background gags were a little less common, which made this issue not as fun to read.

One day you’re locked away in a prison, and then you’re visited by a sexy bat lady.