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After Stephanie Brown saves Martha and Thomas Wayne one night, instead of going back to her own universe, the Spoiler finds herself stuck in the wrong Gotham for a while longer, and gets to see some of the fallout of her choices. Sequel to "One Night" (previously recced) where Steph doesn't get home right away and has some more interactions with young Bruce. And the sequel, https://archiveofourown.org/works/23194855 Night Time, where grown up AU Bruce meets the Steph from his own universe.

Bruce and Jason take a trip to DC that doesn't go as planned. Aw heart.

If you’d asked Rose what would happen after Paige died, making friends with General Organa wouldn’t have been on the list. Oh heart.

Lovely look at Cass.

Stacey Abrams' books

Steph’s blissfully nondescript college life comes to a crashing end when she punches the Riddler in the nose during a study session. This is so great. Poor Steph. And the hilarious sequel: https://archiveofourown.org/works/26309128 The Sexy Mug Prank

When Vader goes to Tatooine to find Luke after ESB, he gets a little more (and slightly less) than he bargained for. This is adorable and heartbreaking in turn.

Just another mix I made using the multitrack of Edge Of Seventeen!

I will never not sob my face off when New Yorkers stand up for Spider-Man, and that is what this story is.

Joe and Nicky and the team in the aftermath. Lovely and meditative.

This is a cute AU where Jason is only 9 when Bruce adopts him and it changes a couple of things.

“Whatever is the matter?” Aziraphale asks and Crowley shrugs open the cloak to reveal a swaddled baby held in the crook of his arm. “Oh, good Heavens.” Crowley saves a baby’s life. Who is this child and why is he in danger? This is really soft and lovely.

Jason and Bruce work on some kind of detente after the events of "Under the Red Hood."

Sparky, hot Obi-Wan/Ventress.

the one where Lois takes Superboy in and teaches him about journalism.

A formative experience, four iterations, and a reversal. or, 5 Times Bruce Wayne Held Someone's Hand During A Shot And 1 Time His Hand Was Held or, The Author Wanted To Write About Two Specific People Being Afraid Of Needles And Wrote Four Extra Chapters For Cover Exactly what it says on the tin. This made me tear up more than once.

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.