recs and links

AU where Bruce doesn't let any of his kids fight crime until they're 18. Some things are much better. Some things...don't change as much as you'd think. I love it when Bruce is a good Batdad to his Batkids and this story is full of that in spades.

Jason understands where the kid is coming from. Damian’s made enough digs over the last year that Jason can point out every single check-mark against him that now applies to Damian as well. He had been disobedient. He had been too weak to defeat an enemy and killed. He had been resurrected in the tradition of the al Ghul in an act that defied Batman’s moral code. All the rules have been broken, and by his own estimation, Damian comes up wanting. The only thing the kid has left is the hope that—like Jason—the others want him anyway. Jason comes up behind the kid, and musses his hair roughly. The little guy didn’t have a clue, but that was something that could be fixed. Damian didn’t have to become Jason. There are plenty of people here to make sure that he doesn’t. After Damian dies, Jason takes the step that the others can't, and brings him to a Lazarus Pit. *sobs*

awesome multifandom vid of characters of color. i'm not crying you're crying.

Ventress runs into Rey on Jakku and mentors her for a while. Oh heart.

Thoughtful, melancholy series that looks at Damian and his relationships with various Batfamily members - Cass, Jason, and Kate in particular.

Leia carries many ghosts with her, but Padme's was the first. This is achingly lovely (but could use another editing pass).

Poe gets the chance to fix his mistakes and he takes it. Oh heart.

Phil Holland shot some aerial footage of NYC that he stitched together into a video with a resolution of 12K. That's a 100-megapixel image, folks, "48.5 times the resolution of HD 1080p". Holland has a writeu

Batfamily conspiracy theories meet social media. Oh heart.

GROSS SOBBING

AU where Vader survived at the end of RotJ, and years later (post-TLJ), Leia reluctantly comes to him for help fighting the First Order. Fascinating and heartbreaking.

Lovely look at Leia over the years (pre-movies). I especially love how this highlights her relationship with Breha.

Steve travels to the underworld to bring everybody back. Oh Steve.

Rey, Finn, and Poe find their way forward together after TLJ.

The kids undertake a mission to rescue General Organa from the First Order. This is a rollicking good time.

Peter Parker's POV of IW. (Spoilers, obv.) Oh my heart. *sobs* #precious spiderbabies

the Avengers regroup and plan to defeat Thanos. Oh Thor. Oh Steve. (IW spoilers)

Lovely post-IW fix-it for Steve and Bucky.

Tony and Nebula have to work together to return to earth (from Tony's POV this time).

Tony and Nebula have to work together. (IW Spoilers) Oh heart.

"Boys always wanna talk about their feelings," Natasha mumbles, and then she curls around a pillow at the other end of the massive bed and goes to sleep. GROSS SOBBING. (IW spoilers!)

In which Valkyrie saves the universe. (IW spoilers)

Bucky sighed. He knew this was all bullshit anyway. He’d always choose to be Bucky Barnes, every time he could chose. If he wasn’t Bucky, then who would Steve look for when he came looking? He’d stayed for Steve for this long, he might as well continue with it. Oh Bucky. *sobs* (Infinity War spoilers)

Brief but powerful tag for Infinity War. Spoilers obv.

In which Bobbie learns to swim.

bobbie draper vid

Want to know exactly which tasks to tackle, and in what order? Four industry pros plot the steps that will speed your routine and guarantee a thoroughly clean kitchen.

A series of three stories detailing the slow progression of Grace and Frankie's relationship over the series (pre-s4). Lovely and achy.

Bucky pines for Steve over the long years. *sobs*