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  1. even good boys bleed by

    Fandoms: DCU (Comics), Batman (Comics), Nightwing (Comics)  

    10 Nov 2025

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    After Damian is badly hurt, and Talia berates Dick for it, Dick retreats to Bludhaven and falls into a low-key depressive spiral. Bruce eventually turns up. They talk, among other things. A handkerchief is involved.

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    An unhinged response to/processing of these comics that really tested me as someone who believes so much in Dick Grayson’s importance to Batman:

    “You're not [Damian’s] family. You're not anyone's family, Grayson.” (Talia in Batman: Urban Legends #20, “My Son”)

    “If I were to choose a canvas on which to build a perfect partner, it would look like Harper Row.” (Bruce in Batman & Robin Eternal #21)

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