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While filing Batman’s paperwork as punishment for an unfortunate incident with the Batmobile, Steph discovers a momento from an early Cluemaster takedown. Oh heart.

Even the Bats can't brood on top of gargoyles all the time: seven happy moments on Gotham's rooftops over the years. exactly what it says on the tin.

Steph accidentally encounters the daughter she gave up for adoption. Luckily Bruce is there to talk with about the complicated feelings it dredges up. GROSS SOBBING

Steph said cheerfully, “Bruce, from now on, consider yourself in possession of one Steph-mom.” “Absolutely not,” Bruce said. Steph took a bite of her cake, undeterred. This is ADORABLE.

Dick Grayson has never had much time for Stephanie Brown. But when the two of them find themselves stranded without a line to the outside world, he finds that they might have more in common than he thought. Dick and Steph clear the air. Oh heart.

The Gaang visit each other's homes and wonder how they still fit in there. Lovely.

Long, engrossing AU where Ursa takes Zuko with her when she leaves the Fire Nation, but Zuko ends up having to fend for himself until he runs into the Gaang. I especially liked his relationship with Azula here - it felt true to them both.

Enola takes an interesting case and runs into Tewksbury as she's working on it. Oh heart.

AND THEY WERE ROOMMATES. Tewksbury stays with Enola for a couple of nights after she finds him in Covent Garden, and things get a little fraught. Oh heart.

Dick and Jason court and spark. Adorable!

AU where Zuko's life is even worse than it was in canon until he meets Hakoda at Boiling Rock. Short and sharp.

Circumstances again require Enola and Tewksbury to swap outfits. Exactly what it says on the tin. I especially like their matter-of-fact-ness about the whole thing, and how they can see the way their clothes suit each other.

Jason's plans for revenge on Joker and Batman are derailed by Scarecrow's escape from Arkham and various encounters with the fam. I enjoyed this.

(In order to defeat some aliens, Dick and Jason enter a soulbond. To get rid of it, they embark on a galactic road trip.) I enjoyed this a lot, and not just because Jason reacts to the soulbond pretty much the way I would *shudder* and I'm not even a murderer!

I don't know what you've been told but this gal right here's gonna rule the world Oh heart.

Steph asks Bruce to pick up tampons as she's having an emergency. Bruce responds in the most Bruce way possible. Oh Bruce.

I enjoyed all the stories in this series - I think I previously recced the one where Vader time travels - but I think this one (or the Hondo one) is my favorite - Maul kills Obi-Wan on Tatooine during Twin Suns, so Obi-Wan haunts him into looking after Luke.

This is a really fun Good Place vid!

This is a really joyous ensemble vid. #i'm not crying you're crying

An adorable Rick/Evy vid. oh heart.

Excellent Bobbie/Chrisjen vid - this gave me chills.

Long, enjoyable Billy/Teddy Hollywood AU with fake dating.

Amos goes back to Avasarala's office that night on Luna. I enjoyed this a lot.

Five times Ronan Lynch's life was a Disney movie. ♥RONAN♥

MJ just wants her coworkers off her back and to avoid any set ups so she says she has a boyfriend. Then the stakes get a little higher so she really needs that fake boyfriend, and there's no one! Then MJ runs into her high school ex-boyfriend Peter right outside the restaurant. This is a fun future fake-dating fic.

Lovely story of the Blue/Gansey/Henry road trip of mutual pining.

This a very sweet, low-key story about Bucky's recovery.

How Maze and Trixie came up with their secret handshake. Oh my heart.

Evy Carnahan spent years looking for someone who'd listen. This is a really lovely look at Evy.

Many years after the war with the Medes, the ground begins to shake in Eddis. In the city of Sounis, the queen of Eddis mourns her homeland. Her husband is there to comfort her. Really lovely, soft and achy future fic about Sophos and Helen.