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Tim fucked up. Now Tam is alone in a League of Assassin base that’s under siege by Spider Assassins, with her only hope of rescue being a single ex-Robin of questionable capacity. Sure Jason had punched Tim in the face, but Tim got punched in the face a lot; it couldn’t be that hard. Highly enjoyable AU where Tim finds catatonic Jason at the Cradle during his time with the league and figures out how to bring him home.

Running way to join the circus was never Stephanie's plan. Of course, a case involving LexCorp, a casino and the mob alters all of her midterm plans (binging on coffee, stressing out, the usual). Now she's teaming up with Nightwing to infiltrate the award-winning Cirque du Lune's nearby casino show in hopes of finding a paper trail for Proxy connecting it all and saving the day (again). Really fun Steph casefile!

5 meetings between Obi-Wan and Ventress.

Dick finds the Batcave. By this point, everyone from Gotham has heard of the Batman. Dick, however, is not from Gotham. This is adorable!

There is no backup for the Signal. Duke reminds himself of this regularly, like a prayer through gritted teeth: there's no one to catch him if he slips, to replace him if he stops. So the Signal can't give up. Just can't, like an immutable law, an undeniable truth. He has to win every fight. There isn't any other option. Duke Thomas makes himself invincible. Untouchable. Then he loses. This is a really great look at Duke, at what it means to be the day shift in a city where everyone else on the team works at night, to be a meta when no one else is, and how he deals with all of it.

The first time Cassandra speaks to Batman, it's in the language David Cain taught her. The way bodies speak is simple. Cassandra watches Bruce Wayne go, and thinks that people are not. She goes back to Barbara. "I want," she says, and stops. She doesn't know the words for what she wants. There's a story Cassandra heard once, about a boy made out of wood. He wanted something like this, too. Oh Cass... ♥♥♥

Compelling AU where Bucky comes to in a bunker in Siberia after the end of the world, and survives.

5 stupid ways Duke's siblings discovered how his powers worked, and 1 time he figured it out for himself. ♥DUKE♥ I enjoyed this a lot.

Steve Rogers goes into a bar and meets...Norm Scully! This is incredibly fun. I made the :D:D:D face the whole time I was reading it.

Clark and Bruce are stuck on a planet with a red sun and Clark is injured. Bruce handles it as well as he's able. This is full of grief but also a lovely look at their friendship.

Maps manages to get a hold of Damian's cell phone number and sort of maybe kind of starts using it as her own personal 911 Emergency call line. THIS IS ADORABLE. BEST TEAM.

The universe Bruce wakes up in has superheroes, aliens and, somewhat more strangely, it also has four children living in Wayne Manor. Bruce Wayne is almost forty. He's been an innovator, a philanthropist and GQ's Most Wanted twelve years counting. He doesn't remember being a dad. But now that he is, he's going to be the best dad one could possibly be. Or: Batman is a dick. AU-Bruce saves the day. This is sweet and funny right up until it punches you in the gut with heartbreak.

In one (closer to canon) universe, Dick resists the temptation to become a chaos lord when Klarion holds him hostage. In another, he does not. Those two universes collide in this series, which is a long, compelling read focusing mainly on the AU chaos lord version of Dick and how he reintegrates with his family, with visits from (closer to) canon universe Dick and Jason along the way. I enjoyed this a lot.

Behrad = Sunshine ♥BEHRAD♥

Ted, Rebecca, Nate - ouch.

"We know we are, we're sure we are, we're Richmond 'til we die." YES.

The rebel princess’s expression promised murder when Vader came to collect her from his shuttle’s brig. He had, after all, taken her prisoner, encased her lover in carbonite, and sold him to Jabba’s bounty hunter. It was going to make securing her assistance in rescuing Luke somewhat difficult. Vader is the worst but he figures some stuff out when he sees Luke and Leia together.

Timothy Drake was abducted by Ra's al Ghul. Four years later, somebody notices Oh Tim. This is a good read.

Exactly what it says on the tin. Oh Tim.

Jason's big plan for revenge goes a little...okay, a lot askew when he finds himself a lot more involved in Bat business than he planned. This is a really good read and everything with Damian is hilarious.

Black Mask hires Circe to keep Red Hood out of his way for a week. Circe's spell will only last a week and she doesn't think Batman will notice or care that she placed a time-limited memory spell on a minor criminal. Fifteen-year-old Jason Todd wakes up in a future he doesn't understand.

There is a small boy LOOSE on the Watchtower! or, Batman and Nightwing won't listen to him, so Tim Drake decides to take his concerns all the way to the top. This is adorable!

Look, if you woke up in a spaceship with no memories, wouldn't you make some guesses about who you were? If some of those assumptions happen to be wrong, well... Obi-Wan, Anakin, Ahsoka, Rex, and Cody have amnesia. Hilarious!

Ankh-Morpork is struck with a crime spree. Well, reverse-crime spree. The Watch is (reluctantly) on the case. People are dying, and it's up to Vimes, Carrot, and Angua to figure out why. The Watch makes an interesting new ally, a fellow who talks in Aʟʟ Cᴀᴘs... this is a really good read and I enjoyed it a lot.

Jason comes to the Manor acting strangely but Bruce puts aside his questions to quietly enjoy having his kids all under the same roof at the same time.

Of course Bruce Wayne isn’t Batman! Why not? Because he says so! This is so much fun! (though it is image-heavy so not mobile-friendly) #dothebuttsmatch

Scarecrow sets off a(nother) gas attack in Gotham while a catatonic Jason Todd is wandering its streets Oh heart.

Leia, once the Princess of Alderaan, now the Emperor’s Hand, is sent to the Executor to figure out what Darth Vader is up to. A collision with Vader is unavoidable, and his aide, one Lieutenant Luke Lars, is suspiciously eager to offer his assistance. I enjoyed this.

Tim runs into his mom's old lawyer, who has some really interesting documents for him. This was fun.

There is a black filing cabinet in Damian’s father’s office. It’s been padlocked for as long as Damian can remember, and he’s never seen it opened before. Not once. It’s unlabeled, unlike everything else in the anal-retentively systematic office. The single drawer has not one, not two, but three padlocks keeping it sealed shut. Damian has never been more curious about anything in his life. It turns out to be filled with baby pics of each of Bruce's kids. Oh my heart.