recs and links

(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.

This is a fun crossover where Wanda (and eventually Monica) end up on Tatooine. Wanda is taken in by Shmi, and she ends up freeing the slaves, which of course, brings her to the attention of the Jedi Council. Anakin just wants to see his mom, and Obi-Wan needs so many drinks.

Buzzfeed Unsolved does an episode about the identity of Batman. Hilarity, as they say, ensues. I laughed so loud I scared the neighbors.

Tim and Damian find they have something in common, and slowly learn to negotiate their relationship around it. This is lovely.

“I’m a cool brother!” Dick shouted back from the bathroom. “I’m the coolest brother you have!” Damian pulled his shoes out from the shelves where Pennyworth carefully stored them. “Todd is cooler than you, Grayson! He has a leather jacket!” “Jason!” Grayson shouted back, outraged. “Last time he saw you, he shot at you!” “That makes him even cooler!” Nice look at Damian's growing appreciation for Dick. Ends a little abruptly though.

Whoever said, "He ain't heavy, he's my brother," didn't have to haul you around. Aw, the Red Hood rescues Richie Grayson-Wayne from kidnappers. He really does care!

A brief but necessary coda to WandaVision in which we see where Monica goes next.

Taking Steve's choice in Endgame to a logical conclusion. Ouch.

This is a long, fascinating Harry/Draco story, full of melancholy and hope.

When Neal gets de-aged to about 4, El and Peter take him in. This is adorable.

Three stories where Damian is having a hard time figuring out how to be Bruce's Robin instead of Dick's. Lovely.

Dick gets sick while Alfred is away so caretaking falls to Damian and Bruce. They handle it. Oh heart.

Peter's getting ready for fatherhood and he and Nightingale have a talk. This put a big smile on my face.

Drummer and Avasarala have an interesting conversation. Oh gosh, I'd love to see these two interact and this story delivers.

Any hope Mai had of killing her crush ended the day that she made a wrong turn on the way back from the privy and stumbled across Zuko practicing with his swords. The sword was not Mai’s weapon, let alone the dual dao, but she knew blades, she loved blades, and Zuko, with his shirt off and the firelight glinting off his sweat and the dao alike, was a blade. Really sharp (sorry!) look at Mai and why she makes the choices she does.

This is a really sweet (I mean, tooth-achingly sweet) series where Dick is much younger when his parents die and Bruce takes him in, and Clark is instantly Uncle Clark and completely happy about it.

Tim makes an effort to be there for Damian after Dick's "death". Oh heart.

Bruce and Dick haven't spoken in years. The Court of Owls changes that. This is a good look at how Bruce gets in his own way in his relationships and also features an excellent Robin!Jason.

Dick and Donna, after the action, through the years. I love their friendship so much. *sobs* This is so lovely.

Five times Dick caught one of the younger Bats, and one time he wasn't the one to do so. Exactly what it says on the tin. Lovely. #everybody loves dick