this year's love - BeatriceEagle - Nightwing (Comics) [Archive of Our Own]
Really lovely story of Dick and Kory getting back together and dealing with some of their issues. Plus, Donna is the MVP!
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all the small weights - sparkycap - Batman - All Media Types [Archive of Our Own]
When Batman gets hit with fear toxin, he worries about his Robins.
His Robins think it's their job to deal with it.
Jason wasn't aware anyone still included him in that group, but according to Tim, he's the only one available. Oh my heart. #i'm not crying you're crying
When Batman gets hit with fear toxin, he worries about his Robins.His Robins think it's their job to deal with it.Jason wasn't aware anyone still included him in that group, but according to Tim, he's the only one available.
Palimpsest - cabezas_de_vaca - Batman (Comics) [Archive of Our Own]
It is not a question of killing the Joker. It is a question of how to get him to stay dead. ooh interesting.
It is not a question of killing the Joker. It is a question of how to get him to stay dead.
The Ghost of You - rotasha - DCU [Archive of Our Own]
After a blowout argument with Bruce, Jason lashes out in a way he knows will hit Bruce where it hurts. He doesn’t expect the aftermath. Oh Jason. #i'm not crying you're crying
After a blowout argument with Bruce, Jason lashes out in a way he knows will hit Bruce where it hurts. He doesn’t expect the aftermath.
The Bruce Wayne-Batman Feud Theory - inabsurd - Batman - All Media Types [Archive of Our Own]
There are two problems with Bernard's conspiracy theories.
The first is that, while his theories are technically well thought out and backed with real evidence, they're also often wildly incorrect. Case and point, he thinks Bruce Wayne and Batman “Fucking hate each other.”
The second and much bigger problem is that he can't keep them to himself. This, of course, leads all of Gotham to conclude that Batman and Bruce Wayne are exes. hee!
There are two problems with Bernard's conspiracy theories.The first is that, while his theories are technically well thought out and backed with real evidence, they're also often wildly incorrect. Case and point, he thinks Bruce Wayne and Batman “Fucking hate each other.”The second and much bigger problem is that he can't keep them to himself. This, of course, leads all of Gotham to conclude that Batman and Bruce Wayne are exes
Homecoming - Sparkypants - Batman - All Media Types [Archive of Our Own]
Five times Jason came home and one time he didn't. Exactly what it says on the tin. Oh my heart.
Five times Jason came home and one time he didn't.
The Next Life - spqr - Batman - All Media Types [Archive of Our Own]
AU where tiny Tim trains with Constantine in order to bring Jason back. This is a good read.
built a lot of castles - basketofnovas (slashmarks) - The Old Guard (Movie 2020) [Archive of Our Own]
citeIn the eighties, Quynh is rescued by a marine archaeologist, and finds herself in an alien world with no easy way to contact Andromache - or even know she's alive./cite I enjoyed this.
In Service - smilebackwards - Batman - All Media Types [Archive of Our Own]
AU where Bruce refuses to let Tim become Robin, so he apprentices himself to Alfred instead. Oh heart!
the spit of you - inlovewithnight - Ted Lasso (TV) [Archive of Our Own]
Coda for the finale, in which Jamie visits his mum again. oh Jamie.
IF EVERYTHING IS TEMPORARY (I WILL BEAR THE UNBEARABLE). - orpheusaki - Batman - All Media Types [Archive of Our Own]
citea ten step guide of things not to do when you're sent to the past, by Bruce Wayne./cite #i'm not crying you're crying
not within this restless heart - Alienu - Batman - All Media Types [Archive of Our Own]
A series of late night conversations between Tim and Damian. oh heart.
head in the clouds - Alienu - Batman - All Media Types [Archive of Our Own]
ABatboys being siblingy! Adorable!
All of This Dust - anr - Batman (Movies - Nolan) [Archive of Our Own]
citeBruce and Selina and the journey from Gotham to Florence./cite Lovely.
Lugubrious Alarmism - Briarwitched - Multifandom [Archive of Our Own]
Superman gets magically de-aged into a toddler. The JLU is handling it but is concerned when he keeps decapitating his Batman doll. This his adorable and hilarious.
A Branch that Blossoms - Edonohana - Earthsea - Ursula K. Le Guin [Archive of Our Own]
citeSoon after the escape from the Tombs, Tenar returns for some unfinished business./cite Lovely! 333
Crashing Waves to Running River - Vaznetti - Avatar: The Last Airbender [Archive of Our Own]
citeA meditative trance gone wrong causes Zuko and Luke Skywalker to change places: Rey must return with Zuko to his own world to bring Luke back, and persuade him to help the Resistance./cite Lovely.
Reverse Robins: Joker Junior - miyaji_08 - Batman - All Media Types [Archive of Our Own]
Reverse Robins AU where Tim is Joker Junior and takes a long, hard road to come back to the family. I enjoyed these two stories.
The Fork in the Road - Slybrarian - Star Wars Original Trilogy [Archive of Our Own]
Leia Skywalker's life gets suddenly interrupted when a Jawa sandcrawler arrives and drops off a young man named Luke Organa, who says he had some engine trouble and landed out in the Dune Sea. The simple task of delivering him to a spaceport, and maybe helping him find old Ben Kenobi, rapidly spirals into an adventure she never would have imagined. - really fun twin-swap au
i've been longing for silence - danishsweethearts - Batman - All Media Types [Archive of Our Own]
Dick gets turned into a cat, leaving Donna and Roy to deal with Damian for the weekend. Oh Damian.
Compassion Builds No House - shoalsea - Red Robin (Comics) [Archive of Our Own]
citeIn which Prudence Wood's transition from League Assassin to vigilante-adjacent operative goes about as smoothly as anyone could expect and Tim displays a deep dedication to puns, pop culture references, and rampant paranoia.
Granted, the paranoia turns out to be entirely justified. /cite This is a highly entertaining story about Pru's shift from assassin to anti-hero, with some help from Tim.
roomy, and drenched in sunlight - Whitherward - Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo [Archive of Our Own]
Inej unexpectedly gets pregnant. She and Kaz have a long road ahead. This is thoughtful and melancholy and lovely.
The Great Car Escape - DawnsEternalLight - Batman (Comics) [Archive of Our Own]
citeSteph was only trying to get her group project done. Not end up kicked out of a party, and accidentally kidnapped alongside one Damian Wayne when two bumbling partygoers decided to go for a joyride. But frankly, that was exactaly the kind of night she was having./cite This is a lot of fun.
Damian Drake - InkpotSprite - Batman - All Media Types [Archive of Our Own]
citeTalia doesn't tell Damian his father's name before sending him off to Gotham. This sets off a series of events that no one could have predicted.
On an unrelated note, Tim has always wanted to be a big brother./cite This is hilarious! 3
Prodigal - dragonpyre - Batman - All Media Types [Archive of Our Own]
citeJason Thomas Wayne was stolen from his crib at two weeks old by a money hungry Willis Todd, who intended to keep the kid until he would "find him" and return him for a reward later. Although, things don't always go to plan.../cite Oh Jason... #i'm not crying you're crying
Not by Blood, Maybe by Heart - Ellegrine - Batman - All Media Types [Archive of Our Own]
Damian doesn't love his useless brothers at all! No really! 333
Filial Pedantics - Briarwitched - Young Justice (Cartoon) [Archive of Our Own]
cite"I didn't make you wrong, you're just…" he waved a hand, looking for the right term, "half-baked."
Conner sat back in his seat, widening his eyes. "Oh, I'm Half-Baked Superman? Thank you . That's so much better than Defective Superman or Watered Down Superman, or my previous personal favorite, Diet Superman. Promise me you'll make sure they engrave that on my headstone."/cite Conner is dying. Lex is also dying. He offers to figure out if there's a way to fix Conner's issue. Some hilarious father-son bonding happens along the way. I enjoyed this a lot, as well as the sequel, Exobiological Toxicology, in which Conner and Clark get drunk for the first time on alien liquor.
Many Happy Returns - BirdChild - Batman (Comics) [Archive of Our Own]
Sequel to "Seasons of Darkness, Seasons of Light" (previously recced) - Bruce is back and now he has to fit back into the new shape of everyone's lives. Plus there's a weird missing persons case to be solved. This is a good read.
The Road that Reaches - ExtraPenguin - Star Wars Prequel Trilogy [Archive of Our Own]
citeAs the Council sits down on Naboo to consider the newly-knighted Obi-Wan Kenobi's request to take young Anakin Skywalker as his padawan, they're informed of what transpired on Tatooine – and that Anakin used to be a slave. Mace Windu goes to interview the young child to confirm this, and gets rather more than he signed up for./cite Lovely AU where Mace and Anakin bond in the aftermath of the Battle of Naboo.
lost in translation - figofswords - Batman - All Media Types [Archive of Our Own]
citeThere is something wrong with Stephanie Brown and that something has to do with Cassandra. Cassandra doesn't really understand what she did, but Stephanie's acting funny—nervous laughter, flushed cheeks, startling when Cassandra draws near—so clearly she must have done something. With the help of her family, Cassandra's going to get to the bottom of it./cite Oh heart.