SecondhandDemon
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This work is for my spouse, who has lovingly put up with me now for thirteen years.
I have a bad habit of writing my own poems in cards for birthdays and holidays. However, once I'd written this poem I knew that it didn't belong in a card.
It had to be posted here, for posterity.
If you're reading this and are NOT my spouse, I should probably apologize but really you're the one reading this, so you only have yourself to blame.
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Prompt: Introducing the new Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor ...
"Politeness carried the professors through the first week of classes. Pride carried them through the second: they would not capitulate to their curiosity and pepper the man with a thousand questions. They were better than their students, they vowed.
There was nothing left to carry them through the third week, however; their tongues were raw from biting and their curiosity not the least abated."
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Jason's on the trail of a killer who's targeting kids in Crime Alley for an unknown magical ritual. Between that and his family who insists on butting in, he's got his work cut out for him. But, as they say, nothing is as it seems.
Magic doesn’t come to Gotham.
Which is simplifying it. Because, well, magic isn’t allowed in Gotham, first off. But also, it really doesn’t want to come to Gotham. Of all the things the Bat tries to keep out, magic is the easiest because magic wants to stay as far away from the city as possible. Zatanna called it a “cesspit of untamed ambient magic,” which was being nice even with calling it a cesspit. The last time some asked Constantine about Gotham he just laughed, lit his cigarette, and walked away.
NOW with ART in the endnotes!!!
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He doesn't expect Bruce to aim for the neck. Slitting someone's throat always seemed like it would be more his gig than the Bat's.
Edit- As of 1/26/21 this work has been edited and reformatted. No major plot changes, but there are some small changes and additions for coherency.
Also I finally finished it!
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12 Jun 2026
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Lambert's miserable day starts looking up when he makes it home.
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09 Jun 2026
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When he ends up ditched in Atlanta after a fight with his dad, Tim decides to do the only sensible thing: Tell no one and make the 800 mile journey back to Gotham on his own.
Because the "call Batman when you're in trouble" rule only applies when he's Robin, right?
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