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Damian was a good friend and a good guy, even if he was also kind of a jerk. Having gotten his way, Damian returned to that sweeping magnanimity that said he was feeling very pleased with himself. He rolled his chair over so he could lean into Colin’s space and whisper, “I’m going to be Batman next week.” Aw boys.

Damian rescues Tim when they're both caught in a frozen death trap. Aw boys.

Red Robin's gone missing and Poison Ivy is up to something big, so armed with the power of bluster, Batgirl, and snap decisionmaking, Stephanie Brown is on the case! Her and every other vigilante in Gotham. this is a fun adventure with Steph!

Baby Yoda's ridin' dirty!!!!!!

"See, Tim?" Jason called over his shoulder sardonically. "Dad agrees with me." He turned back to his food for a moment before the thought suddenly occurred to him that the Cave had gone near silent. He cautiously glanced back at the others. Alfred was still working away at stitching Tim up. Tim looked a little pale and sweaty, but he was glancing over at Jason with a look that was a mixture of concern and confusion. Bruce was standing stock-still, seemingly staring off into space. Some times Jason calls Bruce "Dad" and how Bruce responds. Oh heart.

"It's a draw," she pants, sitting up. Their sparring matches almost always are these days. "Boring." "Do you have any better ideas?" Her twitchy, feral energy is starting to make Din itch, like boredom might be contagious. He knows he's made a tactical error when she grins at him. "Let's fuck." I enjoyed this a lot.

It's 1944, and in a particular US Army base in Holland, there's a very special USO performance. Steve recognizes something of himself in Don, Cosmo and Cathy's relationship. Oh Steve.

Two times Dick helps Jason. oh heart.

A cat adopts Jason. It helps. Oh Jay.

Sequel to Balance Point (previously recced). Ahsoka visits Obi-Wan and tells him about what happened with Vader. This is melancholy and lovely.

Lovely post-TRoS story featuring Zorii joining the Resistance and falling for Rose.

This is a lovely SW/AtLA fusion.

Cute tag to TRoS.

Having traveled back in time, Rey and Finn have decided to set right what once went wrong. Too bad they have no idea what actually once went wrong. this is adorable.

Lovely coda to TRoS.

Very hot post-TRoS Finn/Rey/Poe.

Everyone thinks Iroh is Zuko's father. Oh heart.

Bruce corrals his sick and injured kids. This is really soft and warm.

The Boy Wonders share Christmas memories. Oh heart.

An AMAZING and DELIGHTFUL mashup of Persuasion with superhero tropes.

Costis comes back to Attolia to guard the king, but things do not go smoothly. Oh Costis.

Tim Drake is thirteen, runs the famous BatWatch blog that has spiraled hilariously out of control, has absentee parents that suit his purposes just fine, is training himself to run the streets at night, and is doing absolutely peachy, thank you. Alfred and Jason disagree, and get Dick and Bruce involved in figuring out their weird nextdoor neighbor kid’s life. Everything goes uphill from there. The rest of the series is still in progress, but I enjoyed this AU where Jason lives and Tim joins the family in a different way.

Clint and Kate have to break into the Ministry of Magic to retrieve some Chitauri tech. Things don't go to plan. This is a lot of fun.

Soft and lovely coda to TRoS.

Dick and Bruce have a conversation about bisexuality. This is really lovely.

An absolutely wonderful follow-up adventure for Claudia and Jamie, perfectly voiced.

Engrossing casefile that does a great job with Peter's narrative voice.

This is a wonderfully in character meditation on the Perfect Day (or nearly so) by Eeyore.

Inej, holding his hand. Inej, smiling at him with blood on her hands. All of that open trust that Kaz would be fighting to deserve for the rest of his miserable life. It was the only debt he'd ever incurred that he didn't feel afraid of. Kaz allows himself a little bit of hope after the end of Crooked Kingdom. Lovely.

Great, sharp look at Drummer during her recovery.