Parenting is Bruce's thing, and Jason isn't planning on messing with that. But when Bruce fails to spot the countless red flags about Tim's home life, it falls to Jason to step up. Of course it does. Because he's literally the only one in his family who knows how to be responsible, and if Dick disagrees, he can suck it. Oh Tim. Aw Jason.
Bruce finds himself stuck in the past, and while waiting for the league to pick him up, struggles to get along with his past self. Plus being in a practically empty manor is a bigger adjustment than he'd like to admit. I enjoyed this, especially Alfred!
Before the Red Hood is on Batman's radar, Tim Drake manages to figure out his identity. He comes to Hood with an offer: "Are you in the market for a side-kick?" I'm enjoying this 10-story (so far) series in which Jason's return goes slightly differently. The author says the series isn't complete yet, but I thought it reached a good enough stopping place to recommend reading it.
There’s this tendency with the Robins. They tend to treat gravity as less of a law, and more of an optional construct. Cass had been surprised by it the first few times she sparred with any of them. Even Jason, broad and dense as he is, could lift himself off the ground with so little effort that there was almost no warning. There was no telltale bent leg, barely a tense muscle. Cass has spent plenty of time watching each of them fight in the time since those first few matches, though. She knows how to spot it. (Cass spars with all her siblings. It's nice! Mostly. Except for the rampant cheating.) ♥CASS♥
It’s all Tim’s fault, like most things are. That’s what Jason tells himself as he stares at the clock on his desk, reminding him of a deadline he’s not sure he’ll meet. If he can just crank out these last few paragraphs and ignore the way his head throbs, the way his ribs ache… Well. Then there will be another deadline tomorrow, and another next week. It does not fucking end. He sighs and drains the last of his coffee. Eight hundred more words to go. (Jason goes to school. Everyone finds out, despite his best efforts.)
When Damian finds a small child with an expensive camera on a rooftop in the middle of Gotham, he decides to follow in his father’s footsteps and take the boy home. After all, why should Bruce be the only one who gets to add to the family? Damian and Tim age swap fluff. This is both hilarious and adorable.
After years of pining after an alien demi-god who is, much as she hates to admit it, miles out of her league, Lois realises she's caught feelings for her co-worker. Unsure whether or not to tell him, she seeks advice from the most sensitive guy she knows - Superman. Things don't go as she expected... This is a really sweet and a little funny story of Lois revealing her feelings for Clark and Clark...revealing his secret identity.
When he’s eleven, Jason Todd becomes a regular at the Bowery Branch Public Library. This is his life, through their eyes. Oh my heart! This is a great outsider POV on Jason over the years.
Batman and Robin #1: Death Becomes Her by @Hinn_Raven.ao3 & @RenaRoo.ao3
DICK GRAYSON has spent two years serving as the DARK KNIGHT and as a mentor to his adopted brother DAMIAN WAYNE. Throughout their successes and throughout their bonding, DICK has strived to teach the young Robin the importance of life and justice. Their teamwork may soon be tested, however, alongside DICK's claim to the mantle of BATMAN by the world's deadliest fighter. LADY SHIVA returns to Gotham with only one goal in mind: to test the prowess of her daughter's competition to the BATMAN legacy. I enjoyed this! #we were the best richard
Batgirl #1: A Robin's Revenge by @Hinn_Raven.ao3 & @RenaRoo.ao3
STEPHANIE BROWN has been through a trial by fire. As BATGIRL she has finally earned respect, a support group, and a legacy to be a part of. But all of that hard earned prestige means nothing if she isn't trusted to handle things on her own. A newly revived BLACK MASK has returned and wants to rule Gotham again with an iron fist. Stephanie is locked out of her support system in an effort to keep her from the man that almost killed her, but she is determined to prove her abilities not only to Gotham but to herself. Steph lays a major demon to rest.
Batman #1: Heavy is the Head That Wears the Cowl by @Hinn_Raven.ao3 & @RenaRoo.ao3
There is no hiding from BATMAN, THE SILENT KNIGHT. Once born to assassins, raised to be a killer, CASSANDRA CAIN has taken an oath to not let anyone die on her watch. She has trained for the last several years to achieve the mantle of the BAT, but as soon as she is handed the cowl she is tested for it yet again. When the CLOWN PRINCE OF CRIME escapes from Arkham Asylum, there is a consensus that the new BATMAN is not ready. CASSANDRA disagrees. She must prove herself against the DARK KNIGHT's greatest foe, or possibly die trying! Cass!Bats vs Joker! I enjoyed this. And for real, of all the kids, she's the one who should take the cowl when Bruce retires.
When Obi-Wan does not return with Leia, Bail Organa retrieves Owen, Beru, and Luke from Tatooine to start a new life on Alderaan. I enjoyed this - a compelling read.
Who takes the Narnian throne after the Pevensies were pulled back to England? As Edmund might say: if you can’t procreate, delegate. This is really lovely.
I've seen your face before, my friend, but I don't know if you know who I am by @HMSLusitania.ao3
At the end of it all, to fix everything, the Hawkins crew had to go back to 1983 and prevent the first gate from ever opening. After that, they've got a chance to lead normal lives -- from November 1983 onward. OR Waking up to find out the government had busted a bunch of experimented-on kids out of Hawkins Lab over the weekend is somehow not the strangest thing that happens in Eddie Munson's junior year. No, that's a toss up between being reverse-adopted by a party of middle schoolers and the fact Steve Harrington won't stop staring at him. I enjoyed this!
They never stayed anywhere for long, so Luke and Leia both had spacer’s accents - an indeterminate amalgam of the blandly Core-adjacent tones of their holoschool lessons and Ben’s cut-glass Coruscanti, colored in at the edges by Outer Rim spaceport slang. I enjoyed this.
Obi-Wan is captured at the end of Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 3, and while Obi-Wan and Vader dial up the angst, Leia is not impressed with the monologuing Sith.
Dick tries his best to parent Damian. Damian tries his best, period. They’re both a bit clumsy, but they’ve got the spirit. There might be a cat. Oh heart.
He hasn’t talked to Bruce about the college thing. It’s not that Bruce doesn’t know – they just haven’t talked about it. Jason decide to invite Bruce - and the fam - to his graduation. Oh heart!
Not Sure I'm There Yet But I'm Certain I've Arrived by @MentalHealthMedic.ao3
Jason finds himself waking up tied to a chair in an underground bunker. He's not too worried about it. Jason finds himself waking up in Dick's apartment. This he might be a little worried about. BODYSWAP! this is a lot of fun!
Like a Light in Dark Places, Like Dreams in the Night by @Ferith12.ao3
When people asked, Tim always explained that he was there during the Graysons’ last performance, which was true. Most people didn’t bother to do the math to realize that Tim was barely two years old that day. Tim explained it this way because it was both simpler and less embarrassing than admitting that he’d formed a deep parasocial relationship with a boy who’d been in one episode of a French children’s edutainment series that ran reruns for some reason at three am on Spanish language television. Oh Tim. *sniffles*
Some nights Tim escaped the oppressing confines of Drake Estate or the unreachable ideals of Wayne Manor to watch the sunrise and think. Today Bruce joined him. Oh heart. this is very sweet.
