recs and links

Jim Gordon recognizes a catatonic Jason on the street and brings him home. Oh my heart.

Adam's perspective throughout Mister Impossible, as his worry reaches a fever pitch, and the two versions of himself begin to converge. this is a really great Adam voice and also kind of a necessary POV that's missing from the book.

Jason's having panic attacks, he misses his family and he wants to go home. It's that simple. But Jason's never been good at making things easy for himself. Aw, Jason.

Tim, Dick, Damian, and Jason get stuck in the elevator at Wayne Tower. Hilarity ensues.

Gotham's favorite version of Bruce Wayne isn’t the “Brucie Wayne” of the tabloids. It’s their TheBruceWayne, insta sensation, well known for his insta snaps of his daily life and positive vibes. OR Bruce tries out insta after reading a self-help book. He still maintains that the rest of Gotham is weird about it. Aw, Bruce.

In the aftermath of a Justice League body swap incident, Clark is concerned about Bruce's well-being. Bruce is not thrilled about this. Clark is trying to be a good friend and eventually, Bruce lets him. Oh heart.

Din starts to figure out what the Darksaber means going forward, and Luke is there to help.

Dick finds himself in an alternate universe where he and Bruce are evil, and has to figure out how to fight them and find his way back home.

Long, fun AU where Zuko ends up with the Southern Water Tribe fleet mid-season 1 and ends up being adopted by Hakoda. No, really.

5 times the Batkids bonded with Damian. Oh heart.

Police Officer Grayson kills the Joker while on duty. I liked this a lot.

Before the fall of the Soviet Union, the Winter Soldier was sent to the American arm of Hydra - only there was a malfunction in the cryo-unit that meant it couldn't be opened, and it was left, powered but abandoned, in an underground base. 25 years later, the Avengers find it. I enjoyed this AU of how Steve gets Bucky back.

Another really fun vid of the Crows being badass.

"I'm that knife in your boot, girl / I'm your number two man in a fight." Fun vid of the Crows being badass.

How Nikolai became Sturmhond.

This is a long, thoughtful, heartbreaking (and mending) story dealing with the fallout of Bruce's treatment of Jason (and Tim and Dick and Damian) during rebirth, including the best use of "Ric" Grayson I've seen.

In which Inej tries to get the best of Kaz. Her feelings get the best of her instead, whoops. Inej keeps trying to sneak up on Kaz without him catching her. This is exactly how it happens.

Kaz and Inej give each other gifts, small and large. Oh heart.

Kaz Brekker has spent years building walls between himself and others. He begins to tear them down the same way he does everything else. Brick by brick. Oh Kaz. This is really good.

Both Kaz and Inej have been known by many names throughout their lives--Dirtyhands, the Wraith, Bastard of the Barrel, Lynx. Some are more preferable than others. But there are some names that simply are not meant to fit. Neither Kaz nor Inej ever carry the name “Mother” or “Father,” but they do their fair share of parenting anyway. Oh heart.

(show-canon) Alina wishes she'd heeded Genya's warning about powerful men, and passes it on to Inej. This is a lovely moment between the two girls whose situations are similar but not the same.

Tim Drake has landed in an alternate universe and something is very wrong here. He needs to find a way home, but in the mean time everyone's hiding something from him, and he plans on getting to the bottom of it. Oh Tim.

AU where Ra's uses the Lazarus Pit on Tim and Jason has to help him learn to deal with it. I enjoyed this, though I wanted more closure for Dick with both Tim and Jason.

Long, sweet story where, ten years after the war, Draco and Harry become friends, and Harry wants something more.

Sirius escapes Azkaban and rescues Harry from the Dursleys when Harry is 8. This is really lovely. (sequel to My Sun Sets to Rise Again, previously recced)

This is a really beautiful look at Cass and her relationships with her siblings and Steph.

Does exactly what it says on the tin, and is really lovely in doing it.

Bruce Wayne gave up hope, stayed with the League of Shadows, and generally fucked up his entire life until a little kid called Dick Grayson came along and saved him anyway. Now on Ra’s al Ghul’s shit list, they travel the U.S. in whatever car they can get their hands on, trying to piece their hearts back together again. fascinating AU.

Batman overhears several conversations about Tim over the course of his journey to prove Bruce is still alive. Oh Tim.