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i’d tell them (put me back in it) by doingthewritethings for ephhemeralite
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
12 Apr 2024
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“Hey,” says the kid. He’s painted in green, yellow, red, and he’s wiggling back and forth in his seat.
“Hey,” Jason says without turning around. “I made french toast. You like french toast?”
The half-smile turns into a wide grin. “Fuckin’ duh.”
Because of course he does. Because Jason has always liked french toast.
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-or, Jason Todd’s unofficial guide on how to get un-doomed by the narrative.
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- Part 4 of autobiography
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15 May 2024
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"“God, Bruce, it’s like he isn’t even me.” To his horror, Jason can feel tears prickle behind his eyes. “It’s - it’s like Robin is this other person, and I can never, ever be him again, no matter how hard I try.”
“Jason - “
“He’s not real, B! And the parts of him that were? They’re fucking me! And - and I don’t - I don’t know how to get you to see that.”"
Such a bittersweet catharsis in this one. Love this flavor of Jason angst.
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Living Ghosts by GalaxyOwl13
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), Grayson (Comics)
11 Apr 2024
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Cass is tracking down a metahuman trafficking ring in Hong Kong when she meets a man without a face...a man who moves like Dick Grayson but wrong, wrong, wrong.
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- Part 5 of Dick Grayson Week 2024
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- English
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- 1/1
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14 Apr 2024
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Such good Cass characterization. I love the plot premise too, it's the first time I've seen a take like this <3
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"...Or The End Of The Hurt-Comfort Syndrome." McCoy spells it out for Kirk, tricks Spock into understanding the problem and then sets Our Heroes down in a safe place where they can work out their issues.
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- English
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Bookmarked by AcesArchive
13 Mar 2024
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Such a cool story to read! It inverts so many of todays classic fan tropes, but decades before fandom started becoming more mainstream. The exploration and discovery of how to communicate, how to share emotions, is beautiful.
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It's only a magic spell, and Tim has a plan. To get help. Immediately!
It's not his fault Damian happens.
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Dying from the exit wounds by AutumnHobbit
Fandoms: Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types
10 Dec 2016
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"What do you want him to do?" Drake snapped. "Admit that he's a little bit worried about you because you fucking died?"
Damian was on his feet before he knew what happened. He couldn't breathe for the hate burning in his chest. How dare Drake talk about it. How dare he preach as though he agreed. "I'm surprised you pretend to give a fuck, Drake," he hissed, derision and bitterness dripping from the words. "I...I would have thought you were happy I was gone!"
He didn't think about the words until after they left his mouth, after the Cave was deadly silent and the sentence echoed through the room, hung in the air like smoke. Drake's chest was heaving, but he didn't say a word, and his eyes were so dark that Damian actually took a step back in irrational fear. Abruptly, Drake shoved his chair back with a screech, and left without a word, his footsteps resounding through the cave. Damian watched him go, numb.
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Alternatively, Damian has misjudged Drake, and guilt isn't something he's used to dealing with.Series
- Part 1 of Dying from the exit wounds
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The Wound Begins to Bleed by audreycritter
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), Red Robin (Comics)
07 Jan 2018
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Now that Tim’s moved back to the manor, he just wants a few afternoons a week without Damian around.
Funny how getting that was the catalyst for him becoming a better big brother.
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softer landings by vlrnlr
Fandoms: DCU, DCU (Comics), Outsiders (Comics), Teen Titans (Comics), Titans (Comics)
24 Oct 2023
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It’s been a love hard-won, and now they get to savour the victory. Mostly. / The one in which a baby makes three.
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- Part 6 of home sweet something
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29 Oct 2023
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"I think souls choose to be here. Choose life. So I think parents… well, that makes us essentially stewards, doesn’t it? Like… I don’t know, we’re so helpless, when we come into this world. Humans, I mean. Animals learn self-sufficiency a lot quicker than we do. Means we’re kinda hardwired to need and be needed by each other, right? I think— I think parents are just supposed to help. The souls come here to experience all that’s good and beautiful and fun about the world, and we’re just supposed to help.”
Gorgeous writing of DickRoy and exploring them having a child together. This story handles Bruce as an abusive parent so well, balancing blame, responsibility, and forgiveness in a way that's both in character, and also narratively satisfying. Also honestly an excellent study in communication within relationships. As Dick points out, we can get myopic, and sometimes it's hard to speak to what we need. The communications between all the friends and family is yet another beautiful part of this story. Highly recommend.
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In This or Any Other Universe by wildsofmarch for blueyeti
Fandoms: The Batman (Movie 2022), DCU (Comics), Batman - All Media Types
11 Mar 2023
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There was a new vigilante in his city: a man who smiled too much and talked too loud and knew his way around a fight a little too well. Bruce wasn't bothered by his antics. Except the man also seemed to know a little too much about him.
Who was this Nightwing, anyway?
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OR: Dick Grayson (DCU) accidentally lands himself in Battinson’s Gotham.- Language:
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17 May 2023
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Heartbreakingly gorgeous. A masterclass in time and dimension travel fics. They manage both 'fix-it' and 'worse-it' in a way that is absolutely devastating. Dick and Bruce mean SO MUCH to each other! Will read again <3
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the gentle sin is this by vlrnlr
Fandoms: DCU, DCU (Comics), Outsiders (Comics), Teen Titans (Comics), Titans (Comics)
14 Nov 2019
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Summer, 1989. The cottage across from the villa has been let. Roy Harper is in town. / No Capes AU.
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18 Apr 2023
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Dicky/Roy romance of the ages, but in the most real way. Dick and Roy are both desperately convinced they can't be enough for each other, but neither is willing to give this up.
Quotes that won't leave me alone upon reread:
"'The distance between has and wants is a million miles, kid.' Roy gives him a pitying look.'I like it, really,' Dick insists. 'I mean, what else would I do with my life?'
Roy shrugs. 'Live it.'
Dick realises too late that his mouth has fallen open, and he hastily closes it."
"Alfred sighs. 'Whatever else you may believe, child, know that Master Bruce loves you. He only wants what’s best for you.'
'What he thinks is best for me,' Dick mumbles. 'Alfred— do you think I’m being ungrateful?'
'I think there ought to be no such thing as gratitude or ingratitude among family. There are some things in life you’re meant to take for granted,' Alfred answers. 'But, if you don’t believe me, then believe that whatever debt you owe Master Bruce for taking you under his wing, you have paid back a hundredfold with your smiles, and your laughter, and your kindness.' He smiles at him briefly. 'Master Bruce was a tragic man before you came along.'"
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The Lois/Clark relationship the way my sources say it developed, keeping only the legend basics as canon. (Imported from ff for archiving, backdated to its original date of completion.)
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Bargaining by proantagonist
Fandoms: Thor (Movies), The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe
25 Dec 2020
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Faced with an eternity without his brother, Loki strikes a bargain to change the past. Post TDW.
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- 26/26
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21 Apr 2022
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I cried. This line in particular, "True acceptance and equality is a celebration of differences—not conformity. If your father went wrong in the way he raised you, it was that he tried to shape you into his own image." hit me so hard.
Wonderfully written, amazing character growth for Loki, and a good reminder to take control of your own destiny. 100% would recommend if you need a story to nudge back into reality just a bit.
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You, Me, and the Humanity in Between by JUBE514
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU (Comics)
16 Mar 2022
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Bruce doesn’t know what’s wrong with his child, but he’s pretty sure kids aren’t meant to work like this.
From the day he had looked up into the tops of the circus tent and saw a frightened mirror image of a boy who had just experienced the worst day of his life, Bruce had instantly gone into emergency mode.
The Gotham PD had wanted to pass the boy off into the care of the circus. The circus had mumbled underneath their breaths about superstitions, about not having a boy like that with them, about not being able to handle something like Dick. So GCPD, not knowing what to do, had started talking about one of the handful of overburdened boy homes that handles a majority of Gotham’s unlucky orphans.
All the while, the camera lights flash bright and loud, wanting to know everything.
Bruce couldn’t let that happen.
Not then, not ever again.
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Bruce is trying his best to protect the city that he loves. He doesn't know how exactly his Robins came to be- they're not fully human, not even at all. All he knows is that he wants to keep them safe.
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- 65,898
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17 Mar 2022
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In which the batfam finds love just a bit faster with the help of love being the reason half of them came to life. Seriously want to print this one, it's settling in a way I haven't found found for a bit, somehow the fantasy makes real life feel a bit more real, and a bit more possible.
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In Which Damian Builds a Gingerbread House and an Alliance is Formed by DawnsEternalLight
Fandoms: Batman (Comics), DCU (Comics)
14 Dec 2019
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Damian Wayne is on a mission. He's going to figure out exactly what's so great about building gingerbread houses, no matter what Tim thinks.
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The Book Called: The Tinder Box by Whistle_Mist
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Red Robin (Comics), Robin (Comics)
12 Aug 2020
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Glancing over at Drake Damian paused before smirking. "Is that a child's book?"
"Mm-hm," Tim said not phased at all as his small smile didn't falter. "It's one of my favorites."
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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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- English
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- 24,696
- Chapters:
- 5/5
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- 104
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19 Jan 2022
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Deals with gaslighting in a way that nearly twists you right into poor Tim's mindset. Featuring Jason being a good brother, Bruce trusting Tim, and Dick having a trauma crisis over not being there for Tim in front of a stunned Jason. Already one of my all time favorites, would print if I had a printer.
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i totally don't have amnesia by impravidus for odd_izzy
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
20 May 2024
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based on this john mulaney bit: “I also think it's weird in movies when someone has amnesia and they wake up in the hospital. A lot of times they'll be surrounded by friends and family, but when they open their eyes they go "Who are you?" Because that's not how you act when you don't recognize somebody. That's very rude. It would be chaos out there if every time you saw someone you didn't recognize, you went, "Who are you?" I always try to be really polite in life, so like if I had amnesia, you'd never know it. I'd wake up and they'd be like "Hi John, we're so happy you're awake." And I'd just be like, "Oh, hey, man, how's it going?", "Oh, hey, dude, nice to see you again." because that's how you act when you can tell that someone recognizes you and you have no fucking clue who they are.”
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- Part 16 of impravidus's batman quick reads
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- English
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- 3,057
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- 2/2
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- 428
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09 Dec 2021
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Tim loses his memory and doesn't tell anyone bc he's polite like that. One of my all time favorites, I adore it. I want so many stories with this premise.
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Declensions by dustorange
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), Nightwing (Comics), DCU
29 Sep 2018
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“My father,” Dick says, “worked the rope. It cut him. His hands were never clean.”
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- English
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- 13,539
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- 1/1
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- 18
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- 209
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- 3,494
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25 Nov 2021
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The most explicit and impactful Romani Dick I think I've ever read. I love him so much I cried.
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Loading and Aspect Ratio by JUBE514
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Superman - All Media Types, DC Extended Universe, DCU
07 Nov 2021
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So, it didn’t start out like this.
Alfred would scoff at the statement, about how Bruce was trying to justify the whole situation to himself. It had started out as a simple design, black everything with black outlines and black hood. It got a little more intense as the world went on, got wind of his ghost on the streets, and became scared of The Bat . So Bruce got a little more creative with it, Alfred and him had a good laugh over the name, the scare, and Alfred had a vicious streak of humor that he had passed onto his ward-
So now the suit had a visible bat-theme, an insignia to drape in the shadows and to paint across the streets of Gotham.
It only took a year into the whole charade of heroism for Bruce to overhear a conversation between some goons- some low level thug hired by the Riddler this week- about nothing at all pertaining to what the hell the Riddler was doing in the sewers but instead:
“ The Batman can fly, you know, I’ve seen his wings.”
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A world where nobody has wings, but people think they do, and that changes everything.
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- English
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- 45,880
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07 Nov 2021
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Now this is world building. Everyone assumes they actually have wings and they just lean into it, I love it so much. Also, the inclusion of how so many different relationships have their tensions and balance as they come together is amazing. 10/10 would recommend if you have a free afternoon.
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Coffee Grounds by orphan_account, widdlewed
Fandom: Batman - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics)
10 Dec 2020
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Crack, but not crack. Dick has a cafe, isn't Nightwing but still is involved with the craziness of Gotham, and everyone has a Dick complex (it's pointed out multiple times)
Fluff, angst, crack, and BATFAM. Featuring Asexual Talon!Dick, Birdflash (but it's like, barely in your face except for the two chapters it takes for them to get together) and the Batfam being tsunderes for favorite Bird.
Also plot because that happened.
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26 Aug 2021
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So sweet. I bit cracky, featuring an absolutely BAMF older Brother Dick. 2 arcs: 1. Dick is kidnapped and saved from the Court of Owls, 2. Dick and Jason get switched with their Canon counterparts.
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Don't ask why Batman is sad unless you're willing to give him the time to consult his spreadsheet.
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- Part 43 of Sorrowful and Immaculate Hearts
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15 Jun 2021
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Excel fic of reasons Bruce is sad, and then reasons he is happy. It is so funny, and really sweet at the end. All time favorite <3