Oh never thought I love that you brought in the Tim Drake Joker angle...that is so messed up.

Oh. My. Goodness. THE FEELS

this is an absolutely amazing story, and probably the longest fan fiction I’ve seen. I can’t even BEGIN to imagine how much time this took, but the results are spectacular. I think that you could become a published author. Good job, and keep writing!

This was a roller coaster of emotions the description was impeccable I'm so happy I found this fic. Thanks for helping me pass the time with such an amazing universe

This had a really good ending even if the story was messed up. And Bruce finally did it thank goodness! Wow just so good

Oh. My. GOD!
This is amazing! There aren’t enough words in the English language to describe how amazing this was! Thank you for bringing this story to life! I wouldn’t have started reading and writing fanfics if it wasn’t for you! Omg thank you!

Ooooooh ROY shot Joker.

Damian angry at Jason, cause he lived with Bruce, and Talia doesn't want her son to leave her, and poor Tim is just a hot mess. :(

Oh wow, HELL! Just...plain HELL this chapter. But the joker was shot, hopefully dead by Tim, so there's that one saving grace.

Holy shit so much I loved about this chapter, how the hell do I ram it into one chapter? Well, Jason seems to be doing better, and stuck on bad at the same time. Your dad IS proud of you Jason, Bruce is proud, oh lordy.

And Joker is loose, yikes.

Jason...yikes, but love how he took out Black Beetle's eye, awesome.

It's all so splendid, I adore it :D Not poor Tim getting gassed, but it's wonderful.

Roy and Jason, errr...Arsenal bonding over the feeling of being out of place, and Dinah. She's a really good psychiatrist.

Oh just when Tim makes some headway wit hJason, he does that blood thing in the kitchen, and I knew the Joker would upset it. But they do love him, but if they killed Joker, they would be no better, and how could Jason still call them father, or brother for doing that?

Some parts of Jason is troubled, but the rest is him being stubborn, and unable, or unwilling to see the truth.

But Jason does care, enough to be captured to go find Tim. That shows he cares. :)

OMG ALL OF THIS, And Jason wakes up, finally.

Oh, I cried when Dick hugged Jason, the feels!

And Tim gets Jason to smile, so happy for that.

Well this was a damn rollercoaster! Absolutely brilliant work. Awesome ending that tied up the loose ends and I love the dynamic you built in this fic.

Wow. Okay, so I just read all of it in approximately 4 days. I don't usually review what I read on here, even if I love it, but I feel like this deserves one since I invested so much time and emotion. I remember reading this originally, but it has been so long, I had forgotten that I had ever read it until the end of chapter 6, when I read the lines "up and up and up." I knew it had seemed so familiar before then, but when I read that, I remembered how much I enjoyed the ending originally. Starting off, I do want to say that I really enjoyed the story, but I do also want to give a few criticisms. I really don't want to come off as rude, so I hope it doesn't seem that way.

I really enjoyed this. I really envy your ability to write in a way that so perfectly expresses how your characters feel. Everything is always so clear and eloquent and frustratingly sincere. I liked that punches were rarely pulled, and I think it's nice that every character is likable yet has their faults. Jason is my favorite fictional character in existence, and there were still times I wanted to slap him. I think it made them feel really... real.

On that note though, I just wanted to say that I do kind of wish that Jason had remained a more active player in what was essentially, originally, his story. The back and forth between Jason and Tim was actually really nice, but as the story progressed, it felt like Jason lost a lot of agency and importance to the story. His problems were kind of pushed aside, and entire plot lines, like Jason having killed Damian's teacher, Jason's drive for revenge against Joker, his desire to learn more about his resurrection, and even just him dealing with his own problems and insecurities, having faced death, were dropped almost entirely. Even when Jason returned to Infinity Island at the end of the story, it felt more like he was just "tagging along" than anything, even though, out of all the characters, he had the most history on the island and with the al Ghul's, aside from Bruce and Damian. I still really enjoyed what I read, but it did make me a little sad. The earliest parts of the story ended up being my favorite because it felt like we actually got to know Jason and sympathize with him.

Tim's story was interesting in its own right; I just wish that the other main character, one that still had so much room left for storytelling, hadn't been sacrificed for it. I hope that doesn't come across as rude as I am worried it is. I don't want this to be a negative review, but I felt the need to express the complex feelings I had by the end of it. It was obvious that Jason had grown a lot since the beginning of the story, but it really did feel like he became a fixture in the background, especially near the end, because he felt much less like someone influencing the plot so much as someone following it. With so many characters and plot lines, I imagine it was really difficult to try and balance it, so I completely understand it. If you ever did make a sequel though, I would, personally, really like to read more from Jason's perspective.

While the happy ending was... well, happy, it just didn't feel entirely justified or warranted to me because we had no proof that anything in Jason's life had really improved that much aside from Damian's new presence and Bruce's adoption, which we didn't see Jason's reaction to. To me, I think it feels like Jason has unfinished business. In the epilogue, the attention was shifted far in Tim's favor, which is fine, but we didn't really witness Jason working through any of his own problems or see many of his tribulations (like fighting with Bruce, still being haunted by Joker, or dealing with his own mortality) even though they are sometimes alluded to. Even near the end of the story, most of Jason's inner thoughts are still negative, so his sudden happiness at the very end feels almost out of character. It's obvious he still has a hard time coming to terms with his own death (like when Tim points out his autopsy scar), and he still seems to be an "outsider" in many respects at that point, so believing that he is truly happy and at peace seems to require a little suspension of disbelief.

I did also want to say, however, that I appreciate your attention to detail and tendency to call back to earlier lines and situations. With how long the story is, it was nice to be reminded of much earlier scenes. The "down and down and down" and "up and up and up" lines throughout the story were always some of my favorites and stood out. They really were an excellent inclusion. I also really enjoyed how the last line of the epilogue when Jason reflects that he is happy to be alive is a contrast to the first scene of the whole story, in which Jason admits to Black Canary that he wished he had stayed dead. It's such a brilliant way to end the story because it does show how far he has come. I just wish we had seen more on this journey to help US arrive at this conclusion as well.

Anyway, I wasn't trying to tear it apart because I really did enjoy it. BUT I just felt so strange after I was finished reading it, I had to say SOMETHING. If I'm wrong or you want me to elaborate, feel free to reply/message me. Thank you for writing this and finishing it with the epilogue! It made the past few days much more interesting for me.

Whoa. What a roller coaster. Just wow, the feels

Whoa. I love that you brought in the Tim Drake Joker angle...that is so messed up...

This was so beautiful and tragic and lovely. I love how you weaved YJ season two into this AU story. Every chapter was written so well, I binge read this in 4 days. I realize this was written 6 years ago, but I'm curious to read that epilogue. I did feel that you ended it in a way that reader can see that both Jason and Tim will eventually be alright. I really felt for Jason throughout this entire fic, and also Tim. Oh poor Tim. Was Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker also an influence with Tim's storyline? You did a great job with entire fic, such an awesome read.