Creatures of the Other World - Batfamily AU
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Jump into this incubus (it doesn't taste like ash) by insonniacaotica
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics), Young Justice - All Media Types
05 Oct 2024
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Bruce knew that the creatures of the Other World were mostly evil, or at least deceitful.
But Bruce had been raised by a creature of the Other World who taught him that nurture was more important than nature.
Bruce was Batman, the monster hunter. Tonight, however, Bruce was just a human, one among many, watching a crying child.***
Or Dick watches his parents die, almost goes to jail, and is miraculously saved, except the "miracle" is a terrifying monster hunter.
Alfred gave him muffins, Bruce should kill him, and Dick isn't sure what the appropriate reaction should be.Series
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Trot home (we took the iron off) by insonniacaotica
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCeased (DC Comics)
08 Oct 2024
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Jason blinked, then screamed. The hood was down and they were near the road, and with the streetlights there was no way Batman hadn't seen it. And if he had, he knew what it was.
The monster hunter had found another monster.
"Leave me, please, I'm sorry, leave me alone!"
Batman said something. Jason only heard the words "blood" and "death."
He was done for. He couldn't breathe.
Dying really hurt.
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Alfred looked at the boy, then at Bruce.
"Again?""I'm not adopting him!" Bruce protested. "He was bleeding! And he stole my tires. I couldn't find his mother."
"You kidnapped a new sibling?" Dick looked out. He saw the Pooka and ran toward Bruce. "You're exuding a lot of... protection, B."
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Or, like in every universe, Jason steals the tires of the Batmobile, but in this universe, the tires have their revenge. Dick doesn't quite understand what's going on, but this little Pooka is adorable and needs to see The Greatest Showman. It'll work.
The universe hit Bruce too hard. This is not a metaphor. Please, Jason, put that bar down.
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Diverge (I'll tear you to pieces) by insonniacaotica
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Teen Titans - All Media Types, DCU (Comics)
20 Oct 2024
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Tim grabbed a glass of non-alcoholic champagne as his parents walked away with a new client. Tim barely watched them leave (they were as unimportant to him as he was to them). Tonight, his target was clear: the Wayne family.
Bruce Wayne smiled as he proposed a toast to his new adopted daughter: Cassandra Wayne. Beside him, his eldest son Richard (Dick) Grayson looked like he stepped out of a commercial. Everyone knew Dick was a demon, but Tim could see through them all. It wasn't hard, he just had to think a little.
Tim had a name for that: an outlier. An abnormal, aberrant statistical value that is clearly outside the norm of observations.
All Waynes were demons. And Tim Drake would find out why.
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Or, Tim is too smart for his own good. He sits in the corner while Bruce Wayne, also known as Batman, the monster hunter, collects demon children and fights evil.
Of course, the greatest evil is Tim himself.
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Life and Death [AU] by insonniacaotica
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Teen Titans - All Media Types, DCU
25 Oct 2024
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"I've spent my career wearing this mask under your shadow."
-Tim Drake to Jason Todd, Life and Death, Teen Titans #29 (2003)
Or: the story of what happens when Jason Todd wants to fight Tim Drake but Tim Drake is the Incarnation of a King of Hell.
[Can be read independently from the rest of the series.]
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Sow chaos (like girls do) by insonniacaotica
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU, Batgirl (Comics)
29 Oct 2024
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A blonde girl in Crime Alley, dressed as Robin.
Then she saw him and, with the best smile - her teeth were all pointed, screaming magic - she asked, "Want a Batburger?"
And Jason knew that yes, she had to be real. Not even his imagination fueled by the madness of the Lazarus Pit could go that far.
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Or, the slow, crazy process that gets Jason on his way home. Contains: the rise and fall of the fourth Robin, offline communications for a worried Oracle, and the shenanigans of the younger Wayne siblings. And the rule of stealing food from rich white men.
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Walk away (and fall back) by insonniacaotica
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU, Superman - All Media Types
02 Nov 2024
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"Bruce, do you want... advice? Parenting advice? From me?" Clark was shocked.
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"I didn't take Dick to his parents' graves this year."
Clark was silent for a moment. "So, you already know what they're hiding?"
"They're not hiding anything."
"Bruce-" Clark stifled a laugh. "They're your kids and they're avoiding you. You're the world's greatest detective. Come on."
"They're avoiding me because they're growing up and they don't need me. I adopted Dick and he almost didn't have a choice. It was me or the system and you know how bad it is for Incubi. And Cassandra was a living weapon. It's not like she could have gone to a normal, commercial-type family."
A flash of anger crossed Clark's face.
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Or, Bruce wants to be enough and tries and tries and tries again. Dick decides it's his turn to be an adult. Alfred tries to intervene. Clark Kent is on the verge of hysterics.
Also: Bruce had kids early. He's becoming a dad more slowly.
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Say you hate me (in the language you love) by insonniacaotica
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU
07 Nov 2024
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"We came here to ask for your help, beloved."
"We?"
A boy emerged from the shadows. The sunset cast gold on his dark skin and yellow highlights on his green eyes.
Like Thalia, the boy smelled of the sea.
"This is Damian. Your son."
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"Damian is not an Incarnation. That's worse. He's half-human. His other half is a pure demon. And not just any demon: that boy is a direct descendant of Leviathan."
"Okay" Jason ran a hand through his hair, considering his words. "What do we do?"
"I don't know" Tim admitted. "I'm not sure there's anything we can do. Damian is damned but he is also who he is. You can't save him."
For a moment, Jason seemed distant. It didn't last long. He hugged Tim and rested his head on his shoulder. "He's like us, even though he's biologically Bruce. We'll have to protect him, Tim. He'll only have us, in the end."
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Also: Talia Al Ghul loves Damian so she leaves him behind just like she did Bruce years ago. Damian's brothers (and Alfred) decide that the brat is theirs now, whether he likes it or not.
Or, the story of how Damian became a Wayne while Jason went home.
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Tell me about you (I see myself) by insonniacaotica
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU
12 Nov 2024
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Duke opened his eyes and met Damian Wayne's green ones.
"You... I was... you brought me back?"
The boy let go of his hand. "Tt. It wasn't difficult. You're just incompetent."
Duke blinked.
"As I was saying, I need your assistance. And your last name."
"Thomas... I'm Duke Thomas."
Damian nodded, as if the sight of him dissolved into pure light, a secret Duke had been trying to hide for months, was completely normal.
"Fine, Thomas. Follow me."
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"I'm not giving you my soul!"
"Okay," Damian said slowly. Duke met the most indifferent look anyone had ever given him. "I didn't want it."
"You don't want my soul? Then... why did you make a deal with me?"
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Or: Damian goes to school on a mission. Unfortunately for Duke, this will become his problem (at least he gets free lunches).
Also, Duke gets a Wayne Scholarship, Damian makes friends, Jason reads Austen, and Dick has a nice smile. Somehow, this means Alfred gets a new nephew.
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Tim looked like he was going to cry. Jason felt cruel but couldn't stop talking. "People have little flaws, annoying habits, silences and gestures. When you know someone, you see the person in those gestures and silences, where others see chance. That's trust. That's family. You don't trust anyone, Tim. And I can prove it. I know your darkest secret and I have no idea what your favorite color is. You don't trust me. Okay, it doesn't have to be me. But don't say you trust people. That's not true."
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Or: Tim Drake has fallen in love. Steph is worried, Jason feels bad. Dick is—as he should—walking off a cliff. Ra's Al Ghul is ready to make his move. Duke is too. Bruce is taking people to court. But here's the thing: you can't love without trust and Tim trusts no one.
Three stories of coming out and identity, when being who you are seems simply uncomfortable, not wrong.
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Hanging things (permanently) by insonniacaotica
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU, Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (Webcomic)
07 Dec 2024
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"We have guests," Alfred said. "Master Bruce, the window, if you don't mind?"
The man nodded. "I was expecting him."
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Jonathan Kent returned the next day. He asked for Damian, and when he saw the boy, he jumped on him and hugged him. Damian immediately moved away, but remained close. Jon laughed, and dragged Damian out "for ice cream." He looked at Alfred and said, in his most serious tone, "I'm Superman's son, I can protect him."
Damian snorted. "Tt, I've been trained since birth. I'm an Al Ghul and Batman's son. I can protect you."
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"Hello, I'm Tim's friend, he... I need to see Tim."
"I'll let Master Tim know. Mister...?"
"Kent... Conner Kent."
Something like recognition passed through Alfred's eyes. "Ah, Master Kon. Of course. You can wait in the living room, if you like."
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Or: Alfred always knows when someone is family. Getting to know them, though, is another story. It's a long road but they've definitely started walking.
The Kents, however, keep appearing in the middle.
[It can be read quite independently from the rest of the series]
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- Part 10 of Creatures of the Other World - Batfamily AU
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Choose (to suffer because you love) by insonniacaotica
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU
14 Dec 2024
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“Did I fail you, Barbs?”
"Yes," the girl said quietly. "You suck."
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"Guys..." Bruce began.
"I know you don't want to hear about demons, old man, just give us five minutes," Jason said, which set off more alarms in Bruce's head, but...
The smell of gasoline filled the air.
"Down!" Stephanie shouted.
Before he could react, Bruce saw the waffle shop explode.
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Or the story where Bruce has a plan: to go shopping with his children and his not-children. The Joker also has a plan. Both plans end badly.
Actually, all good things are thanks to Barbara Gordon.Series
- Part 11 of Creatures of the Other World - Batfamily AU