15 Works in Favorite Fics of 2022
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By night, Robin was his partner in crime, but once the sun rose, all Dick could be was a mirror of his tragedy, haunting his halls and asking for more than Bruce had in him to give.
(The early days of Batman and Robin, and the many mistakes therein)
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The body below him wasn’t moving anymore. It barely resembled a man now, just a mangled broken thing. A mass of bruises and broken bones, crushed beyond recognition.
Or: Nightwing snaps.
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“Replacement.”
Tim freezes, gaze still locked on Jack’s prone, silent form sprawled out on the floor, and pulls the phone back to look at the number.
It’s kind of funny, he thinks hazily. Of course he would accidentally kill his dad and then mistakenly call Jason, of all people.
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My Son by Musers
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), Red Robin (Comics), Batman and Robin (Comics), Robin (Comics)
10 Aug 2022
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“You’re not my son,” Bruce bit out again, this time louder.
The words shouldn’t have hurt.
They did.
But they shouldn’t have.
"Stop acting like you are."
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The words Bruce uttered in the batcave that day shaped Tim Drake's life more than either of them would have expected. -
A Jumbo Miscalculation by justbeyondstars, motleyfam
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU (Comics), Batman (Comics)
21 Jun 2022
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Suddenly a new voice, gruffer, deeper, says, “What are you doing?” and Tim goes cold all over. That’s Bruce. That’s Bruce speaking a full sentence for the first time today and of course it’s when Tim is hurling his guts out in the bathroom and didn’t want him to know about it.
Shit.
“Picking the lock,” Jason says, like it’s obvious. “Didn’t think you’d appreciate me breaking the door down. I can, if you want. I am absolutely fine with that option actually.”
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Bruce is in a bad mood after a case doesn’t go entirely to plan, and Tim is determined not to do anything to make it worse.
Unfortunately, his shrimp allergy didn’t get that memo.
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- Part 2 of Settle Our Bones
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All Eyes On Me by Lulu_Rhythm
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), Young Justice (Cartoon)
14 May 2022
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Dick Grayson has a bad week. Then three bad weeks. Then a bad month.
No one seems to notice.
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Bruce circles him. He’s barely broken a sweat, highly conscious of the lack of ache in his own muscles. “You need to improve your stamina,” he growls. “This isn’t good enough.”
His tone is cruel, biting.
Tim should lash out at it. He should snap back that he’s trying, that he’s doing his best, that he is improving.
Instead, he just nods, adjusting his stance. He swallows, throat audibly clicking with dehydration. “Again,” he croaks out. “Let’s do it again. I’ll get it this time.”
And Bruce should refuse. He should insist he take a break, should send him to go get something to drink, should tell him they’re done for the night so he won’t be too sore to train again tomorrow.
Instead, he matches his stance.
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“You’re a sorry sight,” Jason says, and forces a water bottle in Tim’s shaking hand.
“Had a bad day,” Tim gasps, shakily trying to twist the cap off.
Jason snorts. “I’d say.”
Tim’s too busy draining the bottle to glare at Jason.
OR
tim spends another birthday alone and makes bad decisions.
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Asimov’s Integral by sElkieNight60
Fandoms: DCU (Comics), DCU, Red Robin (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics)
14 Mar 2022
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Tim is an unwanted android, a Robo-Child. After being sent back by his parents, his last and only hope rests in the hands of a man still grieving the loss of his own son.
“I didn’t ask for a replacement,” Bruce barked. “I don’t want a replacement! You can go back and tell the RCO I don’t need a replacement.”
Bruce Wayne didn’t want him. If Bruce Wayne didn’t want him, he’d be sent back and dismantled.
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Petals for Armor by SilverSkiesAtMidnight for Scarlet_Ribbons
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU (Comics)
03 Feb 2022
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There’s a small half-moon of blood under the white of Tim’s nail where he bent it. He studies the red of it, feeling foggy and dreamlike. “Can I ask you a question?”
His brother’s eyes flick to him and away again, surprised and wary. “What?”
His nail doesn’t hurt much, just the dullest of aches when he presses down against it. “When you were homeless, you slept with people for money, didn’t you?”
Jason jerks like he’s been slapped. His knuckles are so pale where they grip the steering wheel they suddenly look more bone than flesh. “Did I -”
“Was it worth it?” Tim asks, drifting like a cloud over whatever furious reaction Jason was about to give him. “The money, I mean.”
His sternum slams into the seatbelt with bruising force. Unbraced for it, his head whips forward and back against his seat as they swerve off the road again and skid to a halt with a screech of rubber.
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5 Times Tim Spends the Night at Wayne Manor 1 Time He Comes Home by motleyfam for batmoniker
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU (Comics), Batman (Comics)
29 Jan 2022
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Tim is good at galas.
No, scratch that—Tim is great at galas. He’s been attending them ever since the age of three, when his parents first stuffed him into his little Gymboree tuxedo and gave him a stern lecture about ‘sitting quietly’ and ‘speaking when spoken to.’ He knows all the rules: what to wear, how to stand, when to smile, what to say, what not to say. He knows how to come across as polite and intelligent and charming, and on absolutely any other day, he would be rocking this.
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Or, my take on a ‘Tim Joins the Family Early’ AU, told through a series of sleepovers, most of which are unplanned.
Featuring pre-teen Tim, Alive!Jason, and a whole lot of hurt/comfort.
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- Part 1 of Settle Our Bones
- Part 1 of 5 1 (expansion pack)
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When he ends up ditched in Atlanta after a fight with his dad, Tim decides to do the only sensible thing: Tell no one and make the 800 mile journey back to Gotham on his own.
Because the "call Batman when you're in trouble" rule only applies when he's Robin, right?
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Tim is woken up by Bruce Wayne's screams.
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Awakening by diggingupthegrave
Fandoms: 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Manga), 呪術廻戦 | Jujutsu Kaisen (Anime)
03 Sep 2021
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Jujutsu Tech just doesn't feel like home anymore.
Now that the fighting is over, Yuuta has far too much time to think. When his tendency to self-isolate starts getting out of hand, his friends try to pull him back.
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The world is a place of suffering, Megumi has learnt. It shatters, breaks and takes, takes, takes.
But, perhaps, even broken souls can find peace in the arms of a loved one.Or
In which Megumi ends up in a parallel universe where Geto Suguru and Gojo Satoru are his parents.
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- Part 1 of Limitless