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Cass and Damian adopt a grown undead Talon!Dick before Bruce can change his mind and adopt him first. AU where the Court of Owls got to Dick before Bruce did, but when he defects rather than kill Damian, the Bats are there to help him out.

Clark convinces Diana to come to the farm for Thanksgiving, and Diana finally gets the chance to meet Bruce's kids. There are far more of them than she had expected. This is a really lovely JLUish look at Diana meeting the Batkids.

Jason digs himself out of his grave and rebuilds his life in Gotham, becoming a nurse and wondering if he'll ever get his memories back, and then one day, he runs into Batman.

On his first visit to Gotham, Damian discovers Dick in the Court of Owls, and resolves to help him escape when asked. Oh heart.

Dick explains to Jason just where Robin came from. Oh heart. The show really missed the opportunity to do this, and this story fills the gap. (Titans)

Jason wakes up from a time-travel mishap to find Thomas and Martha Wayne hovering over him. Wonderful. *sobs*

Gwen jumps, and when she turns around, Peter B. Parker is standing awkwardly in the bedroom doorway. It’s been a long time since anyone managed to sneak up on Gwen, but all she feels is that she’s surrounded by Peter—no wonder her spider-senses didn’t warn her. “Hey. Um. Sorry, I’m—totally snooping.” “It’s okay,” Peter shrugs, slouching against the door frame. “It’s not my stuff.” He’s got a point. This is so good, like being punch repeatedly in all my Spidey-feels.I sobbed my face off. #i'm not crying you're crying

Being transported to the past is not the sort of thing one normally expects. But this having happened, and with no easy way back, Jason's determined to make the most of it. Though the Bat still stalks Gotham's streets, the city's crime is run by the mobs instead of the rogues. There's no Joker yet. There's no Robin. When Jason lands in the past, he ends up tangled in tiny, newly-orphaned Dick Grayson's (and Bruce Wayne's) existence.

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Damian has a deep, dark secret he needs kept from Grayson, his father, and most of all Drake, at all costs: he has, quite unwillingly, been volunteered for a part in his school's annual musical. As a grouchy dinosaur. This is now Jason's problem. Or his blackmail opportunity. Whichever. This is ADORABLE.

What Jason hadn't known when Batman scooped him off the streets was how much it sucked to be the second and second-best child. Five times Jason felt inferior to Dick, and a reversal he didn't savour like he thought he would. What it says on the tin. Oh Jason.

Long, emotional story that shows how Dick almost falls apart when Tarantula drops one final bombshell on him, and how the family pulls together to help.

Nice look at Maria after the movie.

In which Lilo (and Stitch's) college roommate turns out to be Boo from Monsters Inc. Together they have an adventure. Oh heart.

the one where Robin!Jason comes forward in time and does not like what he finds. Oh Jason. Oh my heart.

Damian is briefly gifted with the brief chance to re-experience childhood in the best possible ways. Oh my heart.

Tim herds 7 tiny Damian clones. Oh my heart.

Jason and Damian are following the same lead. It doesn't go well, and then they have to survive (without killing each other) long enough to get back to civilization. Some sweet Batboys bonding during wilderness survival.

If Batman won't avenge Robin IV, the Red Hood will. Yes good. #even robins #formerly dead sidekicks ftw

Missing scene from UtRH, where Dick identifies the Red Hood as Jason.

Two stories on how Jason finally makes his way home, and how Bruce does (or doesn't) handle that.

Tim tries to avoid the family and also thinking about the future after he's stuck at home with a major injury. Dick and Jason won't let him wallow. Oh heart.

Everyone tries to get Jason to admit he's still part of the family. Oh heart.

While walking home from an event at Wayne Enterprises, Tim and Damian are kidnapped and sent to an alternate dimension. In a world where superheroes are merely comic book characters and the idea of the multiverse is only a theory found within the pages of science fiction, how are Tim and Damian going to return home? How long will they be stranded on this strange Earth? And will the boys murder each other before they figure it out? I enjoyed watching Tim and Damian grow as people and as brothers in this, though some of the plot machinations towards the end felt a little contrived to me.

downloadable version, since I don't think it's on AO3

Dick and Jason go undercover to stop a kidnapping ring and things get out of hand. This is a lot of fun but heed the warnings. (could have used another beta to get rid of Britishisms)

Bruce is frozen, staring down at Cass’s deathly pale face. His mind is replaying the way he’d found Jason, sprawled face-down in the ruin, unbreathing, his drying blood staining the bright yellow cape, his hair singed, his head at a strange angle. “Bruce,” Jason says again, turning to look at him. “We need to get her to the Batmobile.” She’s not dead. He can still save her. It’s not too late. Cass is injured in an explosion and it brings back unpleasant memories for both Jason and Bruce.

Jason and Damian find they have some things in common. Oh heart.

Dick and Jason break up an arms deal by stealing a minivan. Hijinks ensue. Hilarious.

Adorable slices of life with the Batfamily.