Validation(TM)
Fics where the protagonist's/ hero's trauma and skill set is recognized by another group, especially when that usually isn't the case in-universe. Crossovers included and appreciated.
(Open, Moderated)
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To Keep You Safe (I'd Throw My Secrets Away) by RandomReader13 for BabyBinch
Fandoms: White Collar (TV 2009), Batman - All Media Types
26 Dec 2021
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“It’s a cipher,” Neal explained, flipping the pad of paper to a new page and clicking his pen. He wrote out the message quickly, and then a new set of letters underneath. “Translated into Gaelic, scrambled, and then shifted by three.”
“Gaelic,” Peter echoed incredulously.
Neal shrugged. “The Duolingo course interested me.”
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Dick is undercover on an important mission, but when one of his friends is in danger, he'll do whatever it takes to get them back. -
What the Cat Dragged In by Kryal
Fandoms: The Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Miraculous Ladybug
14 Dec 2016
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Tony's pretty sure it's written into cosmic law somewhere: superheroes are not supposed be cute.
Apparently, no one's told these two.
He’s okay with that.
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No Plan Survives First Contact with the Enemy by Bumpkin, chibi_nightowl
Fandoms: Teen Titans (Comics), Under the Red Hood, Batman (Comics)
04 Jun 2020
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Jason's plan to meet and school his replacement is going great, until it isn't. Tim Drake isn't exactly what Talia told him… he's better.
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Derek has been in a lot of bad situations. This one easily makes the top five. Or would, if Dean and Sam Winchester were actually acting like the sadistic psychopaths he expected them to be. Instead, Dean is referencing Star Trek, Sam is comforting Reid, and Derek has never been more confused.