recs and links

The Red Hood stumbles upon a Robin, beaten and broken and trapped inside a warehouse rigged to blow. (Or: Jason’s plans of vengeful murder change instantly and desperately to protection, Tim can’t believe he’s been abducted by two different villains in the same night, and Dick refuses to lose his brother twice.) I enjoyed this.

All the Bats, except Jason (because his helmet has a filter), get hit with a toxin that causes mindless aggression. This goes about as well as Jason expects. It's a little whumpier than I generally go for, but the emotional parts are great.

“Pu-On Tim?” the masked figure asked. “Staff scriptmaster with the Ember Island Players? Writer of the play ‘The Boy In The Iceburg?’” “Y…yes?” He hoped that was the right answer. Trying to lie about it didn’t seem wise, considering they’d already found his bedroom. “We’re here on behalf of the Fire Lord.” hee! This was clever.

This is a warm and fluffy AU where Bruce became a doctor (though he is still Batman in a way) and still ended up with all his kids.

Joe learns a new thing and shares it with Nicky. This is adorable.

AU where Bruce adopts Cass first. this is a lovely look at the beginning of their relationshop.

The Riddler takes ten-year-old Steph trick-or-treating, and Steph honestly has the best time ever. This is ADORABLE.

Sweet, hopeful, Kaz/Inej, with waffles in.

This is the story of what happened once Bilbo, Frodo, and eventually, Sam, came to Valinor. Really wonderfully done (and understandable even if, like me, the events of the Silmarillion are only a vague memory).

He spends so much of his time doing triage: Gotham’s crime rate, the lumbering behemoth of a company he’s been left in charge of, sometimes living and breathing people dripping blood onto the concrete. So what if it’s only sheer willpower getting him out of bed every day. He’s doing what he has to. He’s doing what’s expected of him. Early on in his tenure as Batman, Bruce is having a rough night. Selina helps. Oh Bruce.

Rex finds out Obi-Wan is alive. This is lovely.

Luke goes to the library. Xenomorphs happen and Vader gets involved. I enjoyed this.

Steve wins Bucky in an auction. Bucky is okay with that. This was fun.

Two nights in a safe house. Written for my prompt, Dick and Jason watch over each other after being fear gassed (at separate times) and begin repairing their relationship. Oh heart.

Trixie helps protect Maze from nightmare monsters.

Dick gets a text to come pick up a lost phone since his number – filed under N – is the only one in the contacts. Dick helps Jason out, even if Jason didn't ask for the help. Oh heart.

While out on patrol one night, Bruce encounters a kidnapping attempt. A pretty routine night, unfortunately. When the victim in question happens to be a 9-year-old Jason Todd, however, Bruce finds himself getting a little too attached to a child he just met. Was it okay to kidnap a child right off the street and keep him? Bruce just wants to keep Jason safe. Jason is afraid Bruce has bought him for nefarious reasons. Alfred is the best. They eventually work things out. *sniffle*

A virus has brought the world’s most powerful country to its knees.

Jason's death and resurrection gives him a window into seeing death where it touches other people. He and Dick team up on a case when it gets a little overwhelming for him. I enjoyed the case and the growing feelings/pining a lot.

After his confrontation with Bruce and the Joker goes bad, Jason washes up in Bludhaven and begins forming a tentative connection with Dick. This is lovely.

Dick and Jason get hit by a love curse. (They do not get hit by a love curse.) As the author's notes put it, Dick and Jason's secret relationship is so secret, even they don't know about it. Boys are so dumb about feelings.

Miles goes on a road trip with the various Spider-people. This is fun and sweet.

Steph and Jason meet as little kids when their fathers are planning crime. This is adorable.

Cass observes her family on the way home from a mission. This is lovely.

Long (250k words!) compelling AU where Vader raises Luke and Leia to be servants of the Empire, but eventually they learn some unsettling truths and have to decide their own paths.

Red Hood helps Batgirl take down some goons, and in the process they -- through absolutely no fault of their own-- sorta destroy one of Bruce’s prized motorcycles. This is adorable.

Another story where Steph and Jason bond over being the only ones in the family who know how to cook.

Jason and Steph bond over cooking. Oh heart.

“Quickly. Up,” the man at Joe’s side says, lifting beneath Joe’s elbow, and Joe doesn’t know him but somehow he thinks, I’d follow you anywhere, and then he gets up and he does. Or: the one where Joe has amnesia but he and Nicky are still devoted husbands. This is achingly lovely.