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Nonlinear, Jamie thinks. Trent explained that to him once, and it stuck with him, the idea that not everything just keeps on moving forward all the time. Sometimes people fall back into old patterns, sometimes things don't happen in the right order. Sometimes you think a story is going to tell you what happens next, and instead it turns around to look the other way. But the story isn't really moving backwards when it does that, Trent said. It's just using the backwards look to build a stronger foundation for moving ahead.

Pennyworth extracted the knife from his fathers hands and placed it gently in Damian’s much smaller ones and in that moment Damian understood why Jason insisted on showing Pennyworth the utmost respect, how despite the bitterness with which he often spoke on his previous life he had always saved a smile for the butler.

After being recognized by the Riddler, Stephanie Brown gets pulled into a memorable girl’s night with him, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy.

"I would like to be a better parent to you all," Bruce said. "My resolution is to keep us like this—under one roof, together."It's a new year, and with all of his kids talking to him for once, Bruce resolves to be a better parent. But with Alfred gone and Dick acting strange, Bruce realises there are some things even he isn't prepared for.

After Jason Todd dies, Stephanie Brown becomes Robin.

"I bet Xenk fucks like a metronome, too. You know." Holga makes a highly suggestive, repetitive gesture. "In, out. In, out. No variation. Same exact rhythm every time. Boring."Edgin stares at her, torn between horror and fascination. "You've really thought about this, huh?"(So has he. Unfortunately.)

Family always comes around.Or, Dick and Jason learn that if you push people away, they come right back.

To Steph’s utter delight, Jason asks her to be his backup on an undercover investigation at a strip club.

After Alderaan, Reva tutors Luke and Leia in the Force.

Catwoman is a creature of the night, teasing and taunting Batman until he gives in. Selina Kyle is an ex-con trying to go straight, sticking with Bruce Wayne until her meal ticket becomes her boyfriend.Then she finds out that Batman and Bruce Wayne are one in the same. Then he proposes.

He was a man. When he first realised it, the fact hit him like a train. But it made a lot of sense.

Olivia Draper had been a good idea at first. She could pass for older than Tim could pull off while masculine and women really could get into places easier if they had a pretty face. With makeup and some stylish-yet-inexpensive clothes, Olivia could pull off most undercover ops. She was Tim’s Matches Malone.Then Hood had shown up on the scene.-----------------------------------When Jason met Olivia, he hadn't intended to pull a Bruce and take the scrappy teen informant under his wing. She just kept showing up where he was doing business. He had no other choice than to keep an eye on her. And kit her out with armor so she wouldn't accidentally get shot. And make sure she was being treated fairly by her mysterious boss.And, okay, maybe become her big brother.

In which Damian returns to the Batcave injured, and Tim is the only one there.

Tim is an independent, clever, and super mature eleven-year-old. Unfortunately, his dopey neighbor, Bruce, can’t seem to understand that.When he decides to disappear on a “solo camping trip” and run away to Canada, he figures it’s the perfect plan that will make everybody happy. He didn’t expect the Waynes would tag along with him and ruin everything.

Steph doesn't know what's more embarrassing: that she's been locked in a closet during a party, or the fact that her "friends" aren't really her friends.And to top it all off, Jason's the only one who can come rescue her.

Red Hood managed to get into Titans Tower without setting any alarms. By chance only, he doesn't encounter any of the Teen Titans when he leaves a threat behind.Nightwing doesn't plan to leave anything to chance. Red Hood might think that he can find Robin alone on the Watchtower but he'll find Robin's big brother.

"What happened?" Dick asked. “You tell us, champ,” his dad said with a chastising look. “You passed out mid-rehearsals- almost as if you haven’t been getting enough sleep,” he said, raising an eyebrow.Dick tensed defensively. “It’s not like I can do anything about that, Dad,” he grumbled, accepting the glass to clear his throat. “You know how B is about patrols.”“And who is ‘B’ supposed to be?” his mom asked. “One of your video game friends?” Dick froze- what did mom mean, who is B?

Tim almost gets shot during a public speech, which is a pretty average Tuesday. Being rescued by his civilian boyfriend, however, is not.

Luke follows R2-D2 into the desert.Ben, upon finding them, realises they need to return to the Lars' farm as quickly as possible before something terrible happens.

All Annie wants is to get her license back. Ugh.

A message, a fight, a question, an answer; or, a year after the war, Costis navigates court politics and the secrets that aren't.