Master and Man

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Fanfiction
Title: Master and Man (and Other Stories)
Author(s): Amsves
Date(s): September 16, 2018--February 11, 2019
Length: 30,466 (20 works)
Genre(s): m/m
Fandom(s): Teen Titans
Relationship(s):
External Links: AO3

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Master and Man is a fanfiction series written by Amsves, from September 2018 to February 2019. The series as a whole is rated M for Mature Audiences, with archive ratings of No Archive Warnings Apply and Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings. Its full name is technically Master and Man (and Other Stories), in reference to a collection of stories by Leo Tolstoy, but the full title is unwieldy, so the shorthand Master and Man is preferred. The series was written as a series of fills for Bad Things Happen Bingo.

Master and Man starts during the Apprentice arc of the first season, and focuses on the relationship between Dick Grayson and Slade Wilson as Robin and Slade, respectively. It is a much darker take on how the arc could have ended and the show progressed. There is endgame Sladin, though readers should beware it is not a healthy depiction of a relationship.

Series Info

Additional Tags

  • but this time it's a DIFFERENT ROBIN, Episode: s01e13 Apprentice Part 2, Forced to Kneel, unmasking, Robin has a bad time, Bad Things Happen Bingo, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Don’t copy to another site, Face Slapping, maybe the beginnings of stockholm syndrome, Illnesses, Sickfic, Fever, tagging characters is so hard like do i use their real names?, do they have real names?, catch me looking up their real names on google so i know who is who, Red X to the Rescue, Dialogue Heavy, Jealousy, Pre-Episode: s02e03 Terra except in my au so nothing is the same, Hostage Situations, Rope, Bondage, Gags, Broken Bones, Sparring, Cooking, Go Through Me, Teen Titans vs Slade and Company, someone gets a knife to their throat, Battle, Infiltration, Crime Fighting, Blood and Injury, Blood and Violence, nothing too bad though, Blindfolds, Combat Training, Sharing a Bed, sorry guys its not robin and slade who share a bed, Mirrors, Captured, bound and gagged, Canon-Typical Violence, Starvation, Isolation, Dehydration, Torture, (at least according to wikipedia), Trust Issues, Crying, Communication Cut Off, Nightmares, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Black Eye, terra's super creepy suit is here!, but how do i tag for that, Loss of Bodily Autonomy, Possession, i mean pretty much right - Freeform, Introspection, Phone Calls & Telephones, but it's on their cool computer so it's like skype but good, We're nearing the end folks, Dubious Consent, Extremely Dubious Consent, Fist Fights, Stabbing, Attempted Murder, Sass, Series Finale, Scarpia Ultimatum, Arguing, Press and Tabloids

Summary

  • "Good boy. And…from now on, I’d like you to call me Master."
  • A series of vignettes set in an alternate universe where the Apprentice Arc ended much more poorly for Robin. Written for Bad Things Happen Bingo.

Reactions & Reviews

The various fics in the series each received a handful of comments, most of which were positive. A few have been included below:

I actively felt my heart sink lower and lower like an elevator as i read this. Nice work... ;_;

--dangerbirb on judge, jury, and executioner

Cool to see such a fluffy(?) one, because that means he's falling deeper into finding comfort in Slade.

--InklingDancer on shiver

the introduction of terra to this verse is Very Exciting
i love robins jealousy, and how much he wants to prove himself to slade -- this is rly rly good, one of my favourite parts of this series!!!

--tomurai on intermission

"i'm not sure you have dignity left to lose" savage but also how DARE

--maxtothemax on acetaminophen

You balance robin so well! Its clear he's starting to LIKE being with terra and slade, but he still wants to protect his friends in the end. I don't know how you managed that balance so perfectly but you did!

--Kattythingz on synonym; antonym

I need you to know that this fic is the sole satiator for my hunger for Sladin fanfiction (whether that be romantic or not)

--Bellovebug on sum and substance: side b

This is so gloriously fucked up

--badwolf on daniel in the den

Shit man, you really fulfilled "Bad Things Happen Bingo". I looooooovvvveeee this series!! It says it's completed by I'm subscribing (and definitely bookmarking) just in case!

--WithTheKeyIsKing on denouement

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