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• The Boy on the Roof by S43M1

  Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types  

  • Explicit
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
  • Gen
  • Work in Progress

  02 Nov 2025

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Major Character Death
  • Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne
  • Alfred Pennyworth & Jason Todd
  • Tim Drake & Jason Todd
  • Dick Grayson & Jason Todd
  • Tim Drake (DCU)
  • Jason Todd
  • Bruce Wayne
  • Alfred Pennyworth
  • Barbara Gordon
  • Dick Grayson
  • Jack Drake
  • Janet Drake
  • Captain Marvel
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Crack Treated Seriously
  • Robin is magic
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Angst and Feels
  • Cryptid Tim Drake (DCU)
  • Dead Tim Drake (DCU)
  • Jason Todd-centric
  • Jason Todd is Robin
  • Protective Bruce Wayne
  • Protective Alfred Pennyworth
  • Father-Son Relationship
  • Adopted Sibling Relationship
  • Dissociation
  • Trauma
  • Panic Attacks
  • Child Death
  • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
  • Medical Inaccuracies
  • Injury Recovery

  Summary

  exist
  /ɪɡˈzɪst/

  1. to be real; to be present in a place or situation

  alive
  /əˈlaɪv/

  1. living; not dead
  2. full of emotion, excitement, activity, etc.

  Being alive implies existence—but existence does not necessarily imply being alive.

   

  Note: This idea was born from a TikTok made by @jace.zzx

  Series

  • Part 1 of The Boy on the Roof

  Language:

  English

  Words:

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  Chapters:

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