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| JackOwens1860 |
Author has written 29 stories for Batman, and Awake. Author's Note by the eponymous Mr. D I am an Englishman currently employed by the British Army. I have always enjoyed writing stories and, although the work showcased on this site will predominantly be Batman orientated, I have several dozen stories based on other popular works in all forms of media. One of my lifelong ambitions is to become a published author and celebrated for my characters and works of fiction. By first publishing my work here, I am already taking first steps to achieving that goal. Even though I do not explicitly mention it in my works, I appreciate reviews of any kind as it is constructive criticism, not wild praise that improves an author's writing ability. I am only 24 after all and have much to learn. I am particularly sensitive about grammatical accuracy and would greatly appreciate any reader's input in correcting minor mistakes for my own piece of mind. Due to the nature of my job, I cannot disclose many more details about my personal life due to security. I will say however, that my favourite books are Catcher in the Rye by Salinger and Lord of the Flies by Golding, a man whose glittering literary and teaching career I wish to emulate in later life. Since I began writing as an eight-year-old, I have amassed a catalogue of well over 10,000 stories of varying length and the majority dealing exclusively with characters and settings of my own creation. They are all stored on my laptop harddrive, with a back-up of all the files located in a safe place. My final point pertains to support of you readers who take the time to read and review my work: I am forever grateful for your patronage. I do not thank you, my fellow story enthusiasts and writers very often even though as one myself I ought to. So I will take this opportunity to acknowledge your readership and offer thanks from the bottom of my heart. Without you kind people reading my stories, I would never know if what I penned was awful or good, insightful or blunt in its tone, grammar, delivery or presentation. This is my passion and it has remained my passion because of your support. So, once again, thank you very much for humouring me. NEW EDITION: 09/03/2013 I have spent the last six months considering what I want to do with this account. I have decided to return to writing on a limited basis. I will finish Forge, Respite and End Game because they deserve conclusions. I will add one chapter to both Details and Streets because I want to. I will add one more chapter to Descent because it needs something to finish it. I do not know when these promises will be fulfilled or whether I will be able to honestly say I really concentrated on delivering the best possible product on each, but it will help put my mind at ease. I am a writer. That is what I am and what I want to be recognised and acknowledged for. So I will write. NEW EDITION: 15/03/2013 For some reason, I have had an urge to construct a chronological timeline for my stories in order to help me better stitch the various arcs and characters together. Using this as a reference I intend to construct my own universe that obviously parallels DC continuity and events, but is also uniquely my canon. I will also utilize my current available stories to bridge gaps in the timeline that currently exist. Here are the stories in chronological order listed by Robin: DICK GRAYSON: 1 - Funeral Dirge 2 - Up High 3 - Meeting in Darkness 4 - Details 5 - Fathers (Chapter 1) 6 - Dreamer 7- Rose 8 - Report 9 - Conditions 10 - Rain 11 - Escape 12 - Comfort 13 - Drunk 14 - Robin JASON TODD: 1 - Streets 2 - Respite/ Endgame (both take place during the same time period although no causal link is mentioned) 3 - Exceptional Circumstances 4 - Soldier 5 - Descent 6 - End Credits TIM DRAKE: 1 - Tim 2 - Slip 3 - Fear DAMIAN WAYNE: 1 - Forge 2 - Progeny 3 - Fathers (Chapter 2) I will try to weave all these threads together in some way over the coming months. Maybe it will work and maybe it won't, but it's worth a try. Enjoy. 4 - Family | |||||
1. Forge » reviewsJason Todd returns to Gotham despite Scarlet telling him not to. He proceeds to disrupt Bruce's operations. When he is critically injured, Bruce had little choice but to save his life. Multiple POV Rated M for later bad language from the usual suspect.Batman - Rated: M - English - Angst - Chapters: 8 - Words: 30,579 - Reviews: 32 - Updated: 5-19-13 - Published: 2-9-12 - Jason T./Red Hood & Bruce W./Batman2. Respite » reviewsDespite being delirious with fever, Jason insists on accompanying Bruce on patrol. Before he can get too trippy, he is taken home. Alfred, tired of being ignored, leaves the boy in Bruce's care. Jason's POV Rated M for the lad's use of bad language.Batman - Rated: M - English - Chapters: 11 - Words: 33,182 - Reviews: 36 - Updated: 5-19-13 - Published: 2-9-12 - Bruce W./Batman & Jason T./Red Hood3. Robin » reviewsBatman and Robin conduct their usual investigations into bad people. Bruce's thoughts on his partner and their role in his mission. Bruce's POVBatman - Rated: K - English - Friendship/Crime - Chapters: 2 - Words: 4,021 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 3-14-13 - Published: 2-9-12 - Bruce W./Batman4. Details » reviewsTaking place after the events of Robin Year One, The dynamic duo are in midst of delicate operations to shut down the narcotic businesses of crimelord Luciano Fognini. Although working together with renewed fluidity, Batman still finds himself concerned..Batman - Rated: T - English - Crime/Family - Chapters: 7 - Words: 22,925 - Reviews: 18 - Updated: 3-13-13 - Published: 9-22-11 - Bruce W./Batman & Richard G./Nightwing5. Endgame » reviewsFollowing a beatdown from Gotham's bottom-feeders, Jason finds himself in bed recovering from a concussion amongst other things. Bruce pays him a visit. Fluff? Between these two? I wish. Probably as close as it gets. Jason's POV Rated T for certain words.Batman - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 10 - Words: 27,494 - Reviews: 37 - Updated: 3-13-13 - Published: 2-11-12 - Bruce W./Batman & Jason T./Red Hood6. Fathers » reviewsDick is a boy of seemingly infinite patience when it comes to Bruce's lack of humanity in day-to-day life. However, when Father's Day is upon them, Dick's patience runs out. Dick's P.O.V UPDATE: NEW CHAPTER ADDED! Variant on the same theme. Damian takes centre stage.Batman - Rated: K - English - Family/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 2 - Words: 4,247 - Reviews: 13 - Updated: 9-8-12 - Published: 12-16-11 - Bruce W./Batman & Richard G./Nightwing - Complete7. Tim » reviewsSet after Tim returns from his global trip to become a better Robin to Bruce, this story deals with his introduction to Jim Gordon, flaunts his superior detective skills, demonstrates his fighting ability and his differences from previous RobinsBatman - Rated: K - English - Crime - Chapters: 2 - Words: 4,794 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 7-19-12 - Published: 2-13-12 - Bruce W./Batman & Timothy D./Red Robin - Complete8. Aftermath reviewsSet after the events of the Awake finale, my take on what the second season might have looked like had I been in creative control. Michael, Hannah and Rex CENTRIC, fringes of Emma, Vega and Bird. Please Read and Review. Third person POV, no more to be said. Enjoy.Awake - Rated: K - English - Drama/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,727 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 6-5-12 - Michael Britten9. Right of Way » reviewsA week of Michael Britten in BOTH universes. Features a lot of bonding with Rex AND now with added Hannah. All characters feature. Please Read and Review. Third person POV, some spoilers, but nothing huge. Enjoy.Awake - Rated: K - English - Family - Chapters: 7 - Words: 35,739 - Reviews: 12 - Updated: 6-4-12 - Published: 5-12-12 - Michael Britten & Rex B.10. Family » reviewsBruce takes a break from Batman Incorporated work and returns to Gotham to visit his sons. When visiting Dick, he finds the man a little bit tweaked from too little sleep and too much coffee. Set after the events of Batman: The Black Mirror. Dick's POVBatman - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 2 - Words: 4,917 - Reviews: 14 - Updated: 2-11-12 - Published: 1-6-12 - Richard G./Nightwing & Bruce W./Batman11. Fear » reviewsBruce's feelings towards Tim when the boy is the victim of a stabbing whilst on patrol. Bruce's POVBatman - Rated: K - English - Family - Chapters: 4 - Words: 9,110 - Reviews: 11 - Updated: 2-11-12 - Published: 12-31-11 - Timothy D./Red Robin & Bruce W./Batman - Complete12. Slip reviewsTim is grieving the loss of his father. Bruce has decided to distance himself from the boy to give him space. As usual, when it comes to emotions, Bruce is wrong. Tim goes looking for his mentor to tell him the facts... Bruce's POVBatman - Rated: K - English - Hurt/Comfort/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,402 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 2-11-12 - Bruce W./Batman & Timothy D./Red Robin - Complete13. Exceptional Circumstances reviewsBatman is in a funk. His city lost to a madman, his mind broken by failure, he needs something to rally him back to action. Enter Robin number two to save the day in the only way that makes sense to him... Bruce's POV, rated M for Jason's bad languageBatman - Rated: M - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,598 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 2-11-12 - Bruce W./Batman & Jason T./Red Hood - Complete14. Streets » reviewsBatman meets Jason for the first time. Bruce's POV. Rated M for Jason's infrequent expletives.Batman - Rated: M - English - Chapters: 4 - Words: 9,852 - Reviews: 20 - Updated: 2-9-12 - Published: 1-6-12 - Jason T./Red Hood & Bruce W./Batman15. Rose reviewsAfter Batman severely beats The Scarecrow following the conclusion of an intense investigation with Robin present, Bruce takes Dick to see his parents' graves to apologize for his conduct. Dick's POVBatman - Rated: K - English - Family/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,164 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 1-8-12 - Richard G./Nightwing & Bruce W./Batman - Complete16. Drunk » reviewsWith the GCPD doing their jobs properly, Bruce allows Dick to attend a friend's party. However, upon returning from patrol, Bruce finds Dick climbing in through the kitchen window. Is he drunk? Yeah, pretty much. Bruce's POVBatman - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 2 - Words: 3,051 - Reviews: 12 - Updated: 1-6-12 - Published: 12-30-11 - Richard G./Nightwing & Bruce W./Batman - Complete17. Dreamer reviewsDick has a nightmare and goes to Bruce for comfort. Nothing further to add. Father-Son bonding, fluff. Bruce's POVBatman - Rated: K - English - Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,833 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 12-31-11 - Richard G./Nightwing & Bruce W./Batman - Complete18. Meeting in Darkness » reviewsMy take on Bruce revealing his secret identity to Dick. Bruce's POVBatman - Rated: K - English - Friendship - Chapters: 4 - Words: 11,425 - Reviews: 11 - Updated: 12-30-11 - Published: 12-22-11 - Bruce W./Batman & Richard G./Nightwing19. Comfort » reviewsDick gets injured whilst out on patrol. Bruce typically attempts to pawn the boy off to Alfred whilst he goes to work. Alfred has other ideas, forcing his employer into spending a single day in Dick's company while he is unwell. Father-Son bonding aplentyBatman - Rated: K - English - Hurt/Comfort/Family - Chapters: 4 - Words: 16,026 - Reviews: 14 - Updated: 12-30-11 - Published: 12-22-11 - Richard G./Nightwing & Bruce W./Batman20. Report reviewsParent's Evening is upon Bristol Middle School and Dick is waiting for Alfred to show up. When Bruce shows up instead,things get interesting... Arguments, Father-Son bonding and character development, Dick's POVBatman - Rated: K - English - Angst/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,804 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 12-23-11 - Richard G./Nightwing & Bruce W./Batman - Complete21. Rain reviewsDick hates the rain, especially in Gotham. A whole day under the clouds. Father-Son bonding, Dick's POVBatman - Rated: K - English - Hurt/Comfort/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,781 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 12-22-11 - Richard G./Nightwing & Bruce W./Batman - Complete22. Soldier reviewsJason pulls his usual tactics on patrol, prompting another lecture in the aftermath. But when he decides to argue back, Bruce finally offers something other than his usual 'this is NOT open for debate'. Jason's POVBatman - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,455 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 12-20-11 - Bruce W./Batman & Jason T./Red Hood - Complete23. Descent reviewsGun-running scumbags are of the least concern to the dynamic duo at present. With a relationship that teeters on the edge of oblivion and a barely-existing dialogue between them, Bruce and Jason are threatening to destroy each other. Unless... Bruce's POVBatman - Rated: K - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,413 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 12-20-11 - Bruce W./Batman & Jason T./Red Hood24. End Credits reviewsIt is the afternoon of Jason's funeral. Bruce is trying to bring himself to say goodbye for a final time and having difficulty. Bruce's POVBatman - Rated: K - English - Tragedy/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,609 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 12-20-11 - Jason T./Red Hood & Bruce W./Batman - Complete25. Escape reviewsPatrolling in the darkness, Batman reflects on the city landscape and its fall into ruin. Robin reminds him that not everything in Gotham is bleak.Batman - Rated: K - English - Friendship/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,137 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 12-16-11 - Richard G./Nightwing & Bruce W./Batman - Complete26. Conditions » reviewsA wave of terrorist attacks hits Gotham and it is taxing the GCPD to its limits. As Batman and Robin step in, tensions at home and work begin to rise... Bruce's P.O.V for HALF the story, Dick's P.O.V for the finish. Read and ReviewBatman - Rated: K - English - Crime/Angst - Chapters: 4 - Words: 14,126 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 12-16-11 - Bruce W./Batman & Richard G./Nightwing - Complete27. Progeny reviewsBatman and Robin, Bruce and Damian,are still finding their feet as a team. When a new opportunity to wrestle control back from the criminal element presents itself, will they work together or not at all? Damian's POVBatman - Rated: K - English - Family/Crime - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,473 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 10-16-11 - Damian W./Robin & Bruce W./Batman28. Up High reviewsBruce's thoughts on both the murder investigation of Dick's parents and of Dick's adjustment to life in the manorBatman - Rated: K - English - Friendship/Crime - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,416 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 9-23-11 - Bruce W./Batman & Richard G./Nightwing - Complete29. Funeral Dirge reviewsMy take on the Grayson funeral from Dick's Point of View.Batman - Rated: K - English - Hurt/Comfort/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,999 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 9-23-11 - Richard G./Nightwing & Bruce W./Batman
