Dick Grayson/Slade Wilson
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Dick Grayson/Slade Wilson |
| Alternative name(s): | Slade/Robin, Sladin, Sladick, SladeRobin, dickslade, Deathstroke x Nightwing |
| Gender category: | Slash, M/M |
| Fandom: | DC Comics and related |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | |
| Archives: | |
| Other: | See Dick Grayson & Slade Wilson for the gen equivalent |
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Dick Grayson/Slade Wilson, also referred to as Sladin, is the non-canon slash pairing of Dick Grayson (Robin/Nightwing) and Slade Wilson (Deathstroke) in a number of fandoms associated with DC Comics.
Canon
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Dick Grayson is the first Robin and a talented acrobat. Slade Wilson is a mercenary called Deathstroke the Terminator. The two do not always appear in the same source text, considering the DC universe contains cartoons, comics, live action films and television.
In the Teen Titans animated series, Slade kidnaps Grayson and blackmails him into serving as his apprentice. The apprentice arc is often used in fic by fans of the pairing, especially in darkfic where Slade sexually assaults or tortures Grayson.[1]
Fandom
As a hero/villain ship, the pairing has a large amount of dark, dubiously consensual, or abusive interpretations. However, many write Sladin as an unconventional but healthy relationship. Such works will often use an outsider's perspective on the odd pairing.
Fic for the pairing sometimes features Dick as the whumpee or woobie of the pairing.[2]
Example Fanworks
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Fanfiction
- Uncomfortable Truths, a sex pollen fic by firefright (2018)
- Master and Man by Amsves (2018-19)
- Sladick Fics is a series of 37 fics by withthekeyisking, with many different interpretations of the pairing and a few gen works.
- Madness Started the Moment We Met, wherein Slade rescues Grayson from amnesia (2019)
- Between the Saids and Unsaids, with past non-con (2019)
- I want to lay here (lost and bitter), a Soulmates AU with a hopeful ending (2020)
- Somebody Catch My Breath by MaurianasRavenholdt. Darkfic. (2020)
Archives & Resources
Archives
- Works tagged Dick Grayson/Slade Wilson on AO3
- Stories tagged Sladin on Wattpad
- [Robin, Slade] pairing filter for Teen Titans (cartoon) on Fanfiction.net
References
- ^ From this search of Archive of Our Own, out of the 47 works tagged as "s01e12-13 Apprentice Parts 1-2", 14 are tagged as Rape/Non-con and 13 are tagged as Underage. Archived here on December 9, 2020.
- ^ This search on Archive of Our Own shows fanworks tagged as "Hurt Dick Grayson" and "Dick Grayson/Slade Wilson". There is a mix of works where Slade Wilson is doing the hurting, and others where he is providing comfort. Search results archived here on December 9, 2020.