History Fanfic / TheMasksWeWearTeenTitans

-->--'''J.R.R. Tolkien''', used throughout the story.

The Masks We wear is a FanFic by GuardianSoulBlade. It is an AlternateUniverse where John Grayson became a [[ProfessionalKiller Talon]] after his son Dick Grayson was born. It is a DarkerAndEdgier version of the [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans Teen Titans cartoon]].

This story takes two popular FandomSpecificPlot elements and fuses them together. One, that Slade is Robin's biological father and that Robin is Slade's apprentice longer than the cartoon canon.

The Fanfic/TheMasksWeWearTeenTitans contains examples of the following tropes:

* ActuallyADoomBot: John employs robotic commandos, including one that is meant to stand-in for himself.

* HiredGun: What John does as his job as Slade when he is not the BigBad for the Teen Titans.

* TheConspiracy: The Court of Owls is this for Gotham City, they're expanding into Jump City and kicks off a series of events that affect both Slade and the Teen Titans.

* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: Samantha engages in this with Mary while she was alive, but Mary is completely clueless because she never knew they were related.
* TheLostLenore: What Mary is for John Grayson until she comes back from the dead.
* VillainProtagonist: John Grayson is the villain protagonist of the story, with his son Richard as the HeroAntagonist.

* VillainProtagonist: John Grayson is the villain protagonist of the story, with his son Richard as the HeroAntagonist.
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* LonelyRichKid: What Rachel Grayson is at Murakami school.

* VillainProtagonist: John Grayson is the villain protagonist of the story, with his son Richard as the HeroAntagonist.

* GreaterScopeVillain: Samantha Vanaver is the greater-scope villain since the Titans don't even know she's active and just seems like a generous socialite that raise funds for paying the bills for Titans Tower.

* SeductionProofMarriage: John and Mary's marriage is seduction proof, and Samantha resorts to RapeByFraud to have sex with John Grayson, [[SubvertedTrope It turns out that's not quite true and he had an affair with Tony Zucco's first wife, and has another daughter]].

* TheConspiracy: The Court of Owls is this for Gotham City, they're expanding into Jump City and kicks off a series of events that effect both Slade and the Teen Titans.

* TheLostLenore: What Mary is for John Grayson, until she comes back from the dead.

->''"“There cannot be any 'story' without a fall - all stories are ultimately about the fall - at least not for human minds as we know them and have them.''

* TheLostLenore: What Mary is for John Grayson.

* SeductionProofMarriage: John and Mary's marriage is seduction proof, and Samantha resorts to RapeByFraud to have sex with John Grayson.

The Fanfic/TheMasksWeWearTeenTitans contains examples of the following tropes:

* ActionDad John is a dangerous villain that pits himself against Superheroes and supervillains alike.
* ActuallyADoomBot John employs robotic commandos, including one that is meant to stand-in for himself.
* AntiVillain John refuses to believe he is an anti-villain because in his mind there is no side but [[MoralPragmatist his]].
* BenevolentBoss What John is for people who work for him, unlike his comic book counterpart.
* BerserkButton Threatening his family and betraying him will lead to a RoaringRampageOfRevenge.
* BigBad John Grayson as Slade for the Teen Titans while Samantha Vanaver is the GreaterScopeVillain for the Titans and Slade.
* CainAndAbel Samantha's Cain to Mary's Abel.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder Samantha Vanaver betrayed John and he returned the favor by betraying her.
* DeadPersonImpersonation Killed the "real" Slade at the behest of the Court of Owls.
* EmbarrassingMiddleName John's middle name is Frederic.
* EntitledToHaveYou Samantha Vanaver feels entitled to have John Grayson because they used to date.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes John dotes on Rachel when he's not in his "Slade" costume. He still loves Dick despite how he treats him because he can't bring himself to reveal the truth about who he is because it will damage the fond memories he knows his son has of him.
* EvilHasStandards John refuses President Molina's mercenary job to assassinate General Suarez, instead, he decapitates President Molina, the leader of the despot Central American country of San Miguel, where President Molina was a tyrant. He delivers his head to General Suarez with a warning, "Do better General Suarez, or this will be you."

* GreaterScopeVillain Samantha Vanaver is the greater-scope villain since the Titans don't even know she's active and just seems like a generous socialite that raise funds for paying the bills for Titans Tower.
* HappilyMarried john and Mary are happily married despite all the awful things John has done to protect his family.
* HeroicBastard Rachel Grayson is this, despite not being a superhero, she supports the Teen Titans.
* HiredGun What John does as his job as Slade when he is not the BigBad for the Teen Titans.
* HitmanWithAHeart John disavows this idea and sees himself as an awful person because of what the Court of Owls did to him.
* LonelyRichKid what Rachel Grayson is at Murakami school.
* ManipulativeBastard John as Slade is willing to manipulate his children if it means he'll bring down the Court of Owls and forces Dick to work for him by blackmailing him and threatening his friends with nanoscopic probes and death threats.
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal John betrays the Court of Owls due to Samantha Vanaver's horrible treatment of him and reneging on their deal.
* MoralPragmatist John does whatever he feels will stop the Court of Owls, whether it's good or bad doesn't matter to him.
* ParentalNeglect Rachel is on the receiving end because her mother is obsessed with being the Grandmaster of the [[TheConspiracy Court Of Owls]]. She can't spend time with her father, because he is a SuperVillain, and he does not want her to be his apprentice.
* ProtagonistJourneyToVillain The opening chapter shows John Grayson's journey to becoming the Teen Titans arch-nemesis Slade.
* RapeByFraud How Rachel Grayson was conceived since John was HappilyMarried to Mary Grayson. [[BigBad Samantha Vanaver]] drugged and raped John after he became a Talon and kept the baby after she became pregnant.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge John's goal against the Court of Owls.
* SeductionProofMarriage John and Mary's marriage is seduction proof, and Samantha resorts to RapeByFraud to have sex with John Grayson.
* StalkerWithACrush Richard, Mary's ex-boyfriend is this for both Mary and Dick, just like in ComicBook/NightwingRebirth. John hates him for it.
* TheConspiracy The Court of Owls is this for Gotham City, they're expanding into Jump City and kicks off a series of events that effect both Slade and the Teen Titans.
* TrophyChild What Samantha Vanaver views Rachel Grayson as, but unlike the typical example of this trope, she's a constant reminder to Samantha that she was able to overpower the object of her lust, John Grayson, putting a wedge between him and [[TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry Mary]], straining their marriage.
* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry Samantha engages in this with Mary while she was alive, but Mary is completely clueless because she never knew they were related.
* TheLostLenore What Mary is for John Grayson.
* VillainProtagonist John Grayson is the villain protagonist of the story, with his son Richard as the HeroAntagonist.

[[caption-width-right:350:The [[TheConspiracy Court of Owls]]]] wanted him to be a criminal, they got one.

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder Samantha Vanaver betrayed John and he returned the favor by betraying her.