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Remus Lupin's mission with the werewolves goes wrong, but it provides him with an opportunity he would never have otherwise. Remus kills Voldemort. Here's what happens next... Oh Remus.

A rescued Robin and the Team head back to the Watchtower. Sequel to "not as I am but as I am" (previously recced), in which comics!Jason begins figuring out the differences in the animated YJ universe.

On a mission with Jason to deal with pirates in the Caribbean, Bruce finds himself ejected overboard and accidentally lost at sea. Being a castaway gives Bruce ample time to indulge in self-discovery and survivorman-ing, as Jason boats across Pit-green waters in search of this dumb, fine man. Or, things go incredibly wrong for Bruce and Jason while out at sea, but with help from a dedicated boat captain, The Fellowship Of The Rings, and banana-leaf-pants, they're actually unstoppable. This is sweet and funny and highly adorable.

Ahsoka gets an offer from a Force ghost that she can't refuse, and travels back in time to before the Clone Wars to help Anakin avert his terrible future. This is a lot of fun.

Stephanie Brown arrives at Wayne Manor to be governess to Bruce Wayne’s young son, Damian. Once there, she begins to suspect the manor is a place shrouded in darkness and secrets, where the shadows seem to follow her, where doors lock mysteriously and questions go unanswered. And most dreadfully of all, her own secrets are just as likely to catch up to her and bring her to ruin. Putting the traditional Gothic in Gotham! I enjoyed this a lot.

What if, when Talia offered for Damian to join her again, he accepted? Oh Damian. Oh Dick.

Zoya finds her life with Nikolai to be equal parts triumph and tragedy. Triumph that it should happen at all, and tragedy that it should come to an end.

Force Ghost Obi-Wan gets to know Leia.

After Ohio, the not-choices just kept coming. It was not her choice to return the girls. Not her choice to become Dreykov’s personal Widow, his scientist, his strategist, the architect of his new regime. Not her choice to never see Yelena again, to hear of her only in mission reports and be kept far, far away from the girl who’d thought her her real mother. Not her choice to make the cut on Natasha’s insides—“You used to care about her once, da? I think you did. Look at her, she is mine now. She has always been mine, just like you. My girls. Do you want to know how I know? Do you want to know if I do to her the same things I did to you?” Except they are choices. She knows from the faces that haunt her dreams, the pacing at night, the vodka in the freezer, the hours she spends in the weapons cache with the doors locked, assembling and disassembling and assembling her sniper rifle again and again as the world closes in around her. Count the ceiling tiles. Just breathe. They are choices, and Melina keeps making them. Excellent look at Melina.

Batman decides to recruit some backup for work on a trafficking ring based in Havana, Cuba. He hadn't expected the case to be anything out of the ordinary, and he certainly hadn't expected Jason of all people volunteering to come help, but he learns that it's probably fair to say that we're all living in interesting times right now. Or, Through costumed vigilanteism, Hawaiian shirts, and corned beef dinners, Jason and Bruce rebuild a relationship a day at the beach at a time. This is both hilarious and heartfelt. I enjoyed it a lot.

Bruce and Dick take to the steppes and ride across Inner Mongolia, bringing justice, mare's milk, and help in their wake. I enjoyed this A LOT.

Dick was forced into becoming a host for an entity of unknown strength, unknown motive, and unknown reach. The only thing he did know? It needed him alive. This was a compelling read, and it does a great job with the Dick & Donna friendship.

Damian gets de-aged. This is fine. The real problems arise after he turns back into an eleven-year-old. Oh my heart. #we were the best richard

Five times Bruce brings Dick to Watchtower during his time as Robin, and one time Dick brings Damian. Oh heart.

This isn't a songvid, but more like a highlight reel of s1 - I teared up a couple of times.

This is a long, brilliant, emotional gutpunch of a story where Jason gets whammied by a spell that makes everyone start to forget him and the Batfamily has to work together to reverse it. Really spectacular and highly recommended if you have ever loved Robin in any incarnation (but especially Jason and Dick). I sobbed my face off several times. #being robin gives him magic

This is an amazingly hilarious modern, no-magic AU where James texts Lily but neither of them know who the other one is and they strike up an adorable friendship and get to know each other while also being too dumbstruck by each other to interact in person.

There’s no be-all-end-all way to carry proof of vaccination on your phone. We make sense of how different options approach your privacy, ensure your security and try to spot counterfeits.

Jason, newly returned to Gotham as the Red Hood, keeps accidentally helping out the Bats. It's really frustrating. Oh Jay.

The whispers started in Ketterdam almost overnight, of a ghost ship with a vengeful streak. They said she was made of fog, that she sunk her misty fingers into their ships and pulled them below the surface before anyone could even scream. Kaz knew that particular rumor wasn’t true, however. Inej would never let slaves die. - Inej's first year at sea. Everyone spends a lot of time pining. I enjoyed this a lot! #otp: we never stop fighting

When Selina Kyle signed up to be Bruce Wayne’s partner, she failed to take several things into the equation: Saying permanent goodbye to stealing from museums, wearing his tacky ring, and being surrounded by his ever growing collection of children, especially the one who can see ghosts. “Hmm,” she says. “Are you done avoiding me?” “I was never avoiding you,” Jason replies, very obviously not putting any effort in his lie that she’s a bit offended. (Or: Selina and Jason hang out for a day.) Also, Jason sees ghosts.

AU where the Felipe Garzonas incident happens early in Jason's tenure as Robin, and he goes to Dick for advice. Oh boys.

Lily Evans hasn’t met a battle she wasn’t going to pick. In her seventh year, she makes a new friend, becomes Hogwarts’ most prolific vandal, and falls in love. I love this version of Lily.

After a close call with Heleen, the Crows lie low. The bunker comes with some ghosts. This is a modern/our world AU, in which Inej deals with her PTSD being triggered and per the tags, Kaz considers robbery a romantic gesture. I enjoyed it.

Anakin, Ahsoka, and Obi-Wan try to deal with the aftermath of Kadavo. Ouch, it hurts, but hopefully that means some healing can begin.

Five times Parker, Hardison, and Eliot lived out romcom tropes for a con, and one time they found themselves in one for real. ADORABLE.

What Peter's trying to say is: he didn't know that today's tour group was going to be Midtown High. Ned knew, but didn't say anything because he's a traitor, and MJ knew, but didn't say anything because she loves chaos, and look, the point is, Peter did not expect to glance up from the guts of one of Tony's prototypes and come face to face with his entire class, staring at him through the glass. This is adorable and hilarious (if uncharacteristically British for Peter Parker).

The Second Battle of Felucia has just started, but Anakin's already been derailed by a lucky shot to his hyperdrive. Now, he is stuck on a vector to Sith space and has to land to make repairs. Unfortunately he seems to have picked up more than spare parts on his detour... In which Anakin defeats the Sith through the power of song. No really. This is both hilarious and hopeful.

Natasha's POV of the beginning of the mission in Ohio. Oh honey.

This was a lot more meditative and melancholy than the cracky summary made it sound, but in this particular instance, it works. Maul finds guidance and a home.