recs and links

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

This is a really sweet retelling of the story of how Bruce ended up fostering Dick.

Jason goes through a time loop and figures out how to break it, but that's where the story starts. this is fantastic. Highly recommended.

Harley Quinn knew Crystal Brown in college. She doesn't exactly expect it to come back around when Stephanie Brown needs someone to look after her while her mom is in rehab. Spoiler Alert, things are going to get interesting, especially when Steph realizes who, exactly, she's going to be living with. This is adorable.

Steve wants to bring Natasha back, but there's still a price to pay. (of course he pays it.) Sweet Endgame fix-it.

Lovely look at Cass and dancing.

Long, compelling AU where Bruce doesn't reveal the Red Hood's identity and a year after the events of "Under the Red Hood," Dick finds himself dealing with the Red Hood. I enjoyed this a lot.

In which all the Robins are Bruce Wayne clones and it takes Bruce a distressingly long time to notice. This is disturbingly plausible and also hilarious.

This is an ADORABLE crossover where Kamala Khan gets to meet assorted Batkids.

Jason gets kidnapped and the villains make Bruce watch what they're doing to him. This is tense and sad but with a good ending.

One of the hospital staff recognizes Jason the night he's brought in and it changes everything. What a good read. This made my heart happy.

Long, excellent Batgirl/BtVS fusion where Steph is a Slayer, Bruce is her Watcher, and Gotham is, of course, a hellmouth. It spirals from there. So much fun and also a lot of Batfamily feels.

“Sorry, Jaylad,” Bruce said, sounding not sorry at all, the bastard, “but I am vengeance.” Jason twisted his neck just so Bruce could get the full force of his incredulous stare. “Are you fucking kidding me.” Bruce grinned. “Afraid not.” Jason didn’t have time to do anything other than yell one final “Fuck!” before he was flung bodily into the pool. This is ADORABLE! I also liked the sort of prequel: https://archiveofourown.org/works/18280595 Stars Fly, where Bruce takes Jason camping for the first time.

Tim and Bruce still have some things to sort through after the adoption. Oh Tim.

Kids at school have a new nickname for Damian, so he asks Dick what it means. Oh my heart. #i'm not crying it's just raining on my face

"You need to get your rest so you grow up big and strong,” Din said, something his parents had said to him often when he’d been in revolt against bedtime. Din didn’t actually know if the child would get bigger. It was easy to forget, most of the time, that he was already older than Din was, and would presumably outlive Din by a wide margin. Knowing this child had altered the course of Din’s life forever, but would the child even remember Din, once he was grown? He was so little now. There were surely dozens of moments he’d be likely to remember about their time together, scary things, exhilarating things. Moments of violence and pain. Din knew well enough how firmly those could lodge in a child’s memory, much more tenaciously than the happy times. Maybe, though, the child would also remember the man in the beskar who had learned the greeper song for him. Oh my heart! After Corvus and before Tython, Din and Grogu get a brief, necessary respite.

Rick accidentally kisses Ardeth, then Evy "accidentally" kisses Ardeth, and finally they figure it all out. Adorable.

On their road trip, Gansey, Blue and Henry discover themselves snowed in. Quiet and lovely.

This is a really sweet and hopeful story of a holiday where everything goes kind of right for Bruce and his boys.

Jyn's been invited to help celebrate a traditional Jedha holiday. Apparently it involves a lot of drinking. Quiet and melancholy but also full of hope.

AU where Bail and Breha go into exile when the twins are 12. This story focuses on Breha and Beru getting to know each other. Lovely.

Nice look at Ashford and Drummer between seasons 3 and 4.

Tim figures out Jason is back before his murder spree, and therefore reunions happen in a more timely fashion.

Jason's plans for revenge get derailed and everyone thinks they're hallucinating. I enjoyed this.

Jason finds out Tim dropped out of school before graduating and is not pleased. Oh heart.

AU where Kamet tells Costis not to go to Roa with him. Some things play out differently, but some things stay the same. This is really lovely.