recs and links

New York is notoriously protective of its superheroes. Brooklyn takes care of its native son. *sobs* This is so great I just sobbed my face off. This the train and the cranes but all for Miles.

Peter visits Morgan at the lake house once a month. #I'm not crying it's just raining on my face

This is a really sweet story of Damian coming around to being friends with Jon (and maybe someday something more?).

Really lovely look at Kaylee.

As always, Natasha saves herself.

Red Hood: Lost Days AU. After finding out that he remains unavenged, Jason returns to Gotham, but instead of deciding to kill Bruce, he decides to channel his rage into a more creative endeavor: spray-painting Gotham until the message is loud and clear to everyone: fuck Batman. A good read!

Lovely Kate/Diana fanart

When Nightwing has to leave town, he asks his youngest brother to keep an eye on Blüdhaven. Things do not go the way that Damian expects. Damian has to deal with Nightwing's overzealous fans. Hilarity ensues.

Batkids chatfic. Hilarious.

When Dick and Damian get turned into cats, Jason and Tim have to deal. This is sweet and hilarious.

Steph has a concussion and Bruce is sleep deprived and some home truths are finally aired. *sobs*

Talia brings Damian to Bruce as a baby instead of a 10yo, and Bruce (and Dick) have to adapt. Oh heart.

Steve's POV on the post-Endgame Natasha story born in fire (again and again) (previously recced)

AU where almost two years after Obi-Wan dies on Jabiim, Anakin finds him alive but without his memory. Somehow, losing Obi-Wan allows Anakin to reconcile himself with the Jedi and his own emotions (somewhat) so their reunion is joyful and heartwrenching. This is so full of how much Anakin loves Obi-Wan and how much Obi-Wan trusts Anakin.

Damian catches a cold and brings the whole family down with him. Aw. This is adorable.

Bruce counts down from five, but Steve never reappears on the platform. And all of a sudden Bucky starts seeing him everywhere. Wonderfully melancholy AU from the end of Endgame.

Luke literally gets stuck up a tree with Darth Vader. Family drama ensues.

Luke's been all over the galaxy searching for clues about the Jedi - he should have started a little closer to home. A conversation between Luke and Hera that should absolutely happen in canon. Oh my heart.

Really lovely post-CACW Steve/Bucky.

Three cyborgs walk into a bar... or Bucky, Rhodey and Nebula have a drink after the funeral.

"Nat. If you were in heaven, or having some kind of after-life experience, would we both be dripping wet and would I still be a giant pain in your ass?" This should have been the post-credits scene for Endgame.

Damian teaches Jason how to drive. This is adorable. (though there is some brake/break confusion)

Someone spots the Batman kissing Mild Mannered Reporter Clark Kent. Hijinks ensue. This little series is hilarious, and read the deleted scenes too, for the utterly amazing rescue of Alfred.

AU for the end of Endgame. Steve comes back and Bucky learns to live with him again.

this takes place in an AU where Steve gets dusted while Bucky doesn’t, which means Bucky’s the one who goes time-heistin’. this happened. Oh heart.

batman vs. shortbread!

"I needed an Avenger who's both good with children and can be trusted with them. Which is not a combination I'm finding in most of them, honestly." Peter doesn't expect being an emergency babysitter to lead to bonding with Morgan and talking to Pepper about stuff he thought he'd really rather not talk about. *sobs*

series of connected one shots of the batboys finding common ground while bruce is gone in the timestream

Long, compelling read where it turns out that Tim is also Bruce's biological son, and this has implications for everyone. (The elder Drakes do not come off at all well.)

The boys freak out upon learning Alfred was subject to an attempted carjacking. As he likes to remind them it was only *attempted*. ♥ALFRED♥