2020 Claiming Instructions and Summaries
Hello everyone! There are some really great stories up for claiming this year! =D The deadline has passed and no more rough drafts will be accepted, so here are the summary previews! The actual story claiming will begin on Saturday, July 11th at 12 Noon MDT. Everyone is welcome to spread the word and share this post, it’s a huge help!
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Authors, please look this post over to make sure your summary and information is correct! If anything is missing or wrong, please message or email me ASAP, so I can get it fixed right away!!! If you are on the DCU Bang Discord server, that is also an excellent way to get in contact with me quickly. If you sent in your rough draft and do not see your summary here, please contact me so we can see what happened!
You will notice that all usernames have been removed. That is because this is a blind claiming. Please do not tell your fanworker/artist friends who are participating which story number is yours. If your friends know the premise of your story and claim it, that's fine, but I don't want hurt feelings due to a story being claimed by someone else. (If there is a particular person you want to work with, consider switching to Tandem with them before claims open to avoid being disappointed. Contact me ASAP so I can get that taken care of for you! There is also Tandem sign-up that is available at the beginning of the Bang, should you join again next year!)
Every story listed here is guaranteed at least one piece of art. In the event of a pinch hit artist being needed, I and will take care of it. However, if you are a fanworker/artist that would be willing to take a last minute pinch and can create art fairly quickly (you would most likely only have a few days to finish the art piece, please keep this in mind), send me an email and I will keep you in mind!
Art and fanworks come in many different forms! Traditional art, digital art, manips, vids, and fanmixes (with cover art) are all accepted. After matching is done, talk with your artist and see what their skills are! Please check the FAQs for the quality of work that is expected for DCU Bang.
Fanworkers/artists, you must create at least one piece of art per story you claim. You are free and welcome to do more than one piece of art per story you claim, of course! Just make sure that you can finish art for all of the stories you claim, in the event you claim more than one story.
For the first round of claims, each fanworker/artist will be assigned one story from their 3-5 choices. When second claims open up on Monday at around 3PM MDT, the amount of stories fanworkers/artists can claim is unlimited, however, do not claim more than you are sure you can finish!
How to Claim a Story:
Instead of claiming via comments or email, there will be a Google Form to fill out. This will keep all of the claims in one easy place for me.
Please input a valid email address, this is crucial. An incorrect email address will delay matching and contact between authors and artists.
It is not necessary to already be signed up a fanworker/artist before claiming, but you can sign-up beforehand, if you want to receive an email when Story Claiming goes live: Fanworker/Artist Sign-Up, otherwise, please put the email that you want to be contacted at for the DCU Bang. This is the email that will be passed along to your author(s), so make sure it is one that you check often! It is also not necessary to claim a story if you sign-up.
Choices 1-3 are required and the form cannot be submitted unless there is an answer for each of them. Choices 4-5 are optional. I will allow only one N/A slot for the required 3 choices. You must choose at least 2 stories you would be happy to work with.
Do not choose stories you aren't sure you want to create something for. Chances are, that will be the story you get matched on. It's not fair to the authors to claim a story you're not that interested in creating something for!
First come, first served will be honoured in most cases. This is a change from previous years, and why it is so important to only claim stories you absolutely want to work with. Example:
Artist Sam claims:
Story 3, Story 5, Story 7
Artist Jane claims:
Story 3, Story 7, Story 11
Artist Bob claims:
Story 3, Story 7, Story 1
In this example, no one else has claimed Story 5, so Artist Sam, even though they claimed Story 3 first, will get Story 5 as their assignment. Artist Jane would get Story 3, and Artist Bob would get Story 7.
It is very important to only claim stories you would absolutely be happy with creating artwork for! I will always do my absolute best to match artists with their first choices, but this may not be possible. First come, first served will be honoured in cases where two artists claim the same set of stories.
This list of claims will be updated after 24 hours, or after all stories have been claimed, whichever comes first. This should allow artists to come in later with claims, and still have a good shot at getting the stories they want, even if they aren't there right when claims open. (First come, first served will still be honoured in most cases, so don't wait too long to make your choices!)
After 24 hours, any stories not claimed will be announced as unclaimed to let fanworkers/artists know what stories are still available. When all stories are claimed, Second Claims will open. (Second Claims will open no earlier than 3PM MDT Monday, July 13th.) Fanworkers/artists will be emailed with the story they matched on before second claims open.
All claims will close on July 18th, at 23:59 MDT. Information about the grace period, what to do next, and the last of the match-up emails will go out on July 19th.
If you have any other questions or concerns, please get in contact with me at either the DCU Discord server, emailing me at dcubang@gmail.com, sending me a PM or using the Page-A-Mod Post!
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2020 Summaries
1
Title: Green (may be renamed)
Word Count: 9961
Genre:
Fandom/Universe: Batman - All Media Types
Characters/Pairings: Damian Wayne, Tim Drake, Jason Todd - Tim Drake/Jason Todd/Damian Wayne, Tim Drake/Damian Wayne, Tim Drake/Jason Todd, Jason Todd/Damian Wayne, Tim Drake/Kon-El | Conner Kent (background), Jonathan Kent/Damian Wayne (background)
Warnings: Dubcon, non-consensual drug use
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Jason and Tim agree to coach Damian through trying weed for the first time. All is going well, until they realise they’ve been dealt Ivy-brand weed and inadvertently been dosed with sex pollen. Obviously, a threesome ensues.
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2
Title: Love and Other Four-Letter Words
Word Count: 10.4k
Genre: Angsty Romance
Fandom/Universe: Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Birds of Prey
Characters/Pairings: Hal Jordan / Dinah Lance / Oliver Queen
Warnings: Angst (happy ending), violence, gun violence, drinking, threesome, polyamory, open marriage, emotional infidelity, swearing, depression, self-loathing, nasty past breakup
Rating: E
Summary: After yet another breakup with Carol, Hal and Ollie find themselves on a road trip across America. Along the way, Hal starts to realize he’s feeling a bit more than friendship for his best friend. The days pass, and the two grow closer, but all too soon the trip must come to an end.
On Ollie’s insistence, Hal agrees to stay with him and Dinah in their Star City home. He easily falls into routine with them, but living under the same roof has caused his feelings to multiply tenfold. After a rejected kiss in the middle of the night, Hal has to finally figure out what it is he wants.
Dinah, caught in the middle of the two, is forced to confront her own feelings on the situation, eventually making her thoughts known.
After a mission turned sour and a near-miss, the three grow closer still, eventually developing a relationship with each other.
The story is entirely in Hal’s POV and there is quite a fair bit of self-hatred.
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3
Title: The sky's gonna hurt when it falls
Word Count: 12k
Genre: Drama, Angst, "Romance"
Fandom/Universe: Nightwing (comics), Batman (All Media Types), Heathers (All Media Types)
Characters/Pairings: Jason Todd/Dick Grayson, Dick Grayson & Barbara Gordon, Dick Grayson & Catalina Flores. Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Catalina Flores, Harley Quinn, Crystal Frost, Barbara Gordon, Roman Sionis, Jack Napier.
Warnings: graphic violence, suicide, bullying, violence in schools, underage drinking, parental neglect, homophobia, drug use, major character death, threats of non-con, underage sex
Rating: M
Summary: All Dick Grayson ever wanted to make Gotham High School a better place. So when queen bee Catalina invites him to be part of the most powerful and ruthless clique in school, he jumps at the chance to accept her invitation---after all, it's easy to change the system when you're the one making the rules.
Things get complicated after the arrival of the dangerous new kid, JT, who urges Dick to bite the bullet and abandon high school politics before it's too late. But Dick can't help but feel that JT has another plan for the bullet...
AKA the Heathers/Jaydick crossover no one asked for.
This work is set in 1989 and contains excessive use of 80s slang. Like the movie and musical, themes of violence, suicide, homophobia, and bullying are present throughout. Situations of dubious consent and threats of non-con are mentioned but not in detail.
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4
Title: The Ghosts of Robins Past
Word Count: 9,399
Genre: Action, casefic, drama, canon divergence
Fandom/Universe: Batman
Characters/Pairings: Bruce Wayne, Tim Drake, Alfred Pennyworth, Jack Drake, Dick Grayson, Jason Todd. Jason Todd/Dick Grayson
Warnings: Kidnapping, mentions of torture
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Bruce never planned or wanted to take on a third Robin. Dick seemingly vanished off the face of the earth at fourteen and Jason was murdered at fifteen. Thirteen-year-old Tim Drake came into his life while he grieved for Jason, insisting Bruce needed a Robin to keep him balanced. Against his better judgment, he accepted and began training Tim. Now, at fourteen, Tim’s more than earned the mantle of Robin and his place at Bruce’s side. But did Bruce make a terrible mistake in accepting him? If something should happen to Tim, could he handle another loss? Bruce hopes he won’t have to answer that question.
Soon he has a new case on his hands. People are being killed with gold tipped knives with owl symbols on their hilts. Bruce believes the killer is mimicking the Court of Owls to scare Gothamites while Tim believes a Talon is responsible. Dismissing the claim, Bruce continues to fight Gotham’s crime while doing his best to keep Tim safe.
Even the best intentions fail. After a wrist injury prompts Bruce to send Tim home early, Bruce is horrified to receive a call from Jack the next morning saying Tim is missing. Try as they might neither man can find Tim. And Tim at last discovers what happens to the long lost Dick Grayson: he was abducted by the Court of Owls and trained to be a Talon along with the resurrected Jason Todd. Now, they have their eyes set on him.
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5
Title: Cats and Devil Bats
Word Count: ~5,900
Genre: Romance, Supernatural, Action
Fandom/Universe: Batman (comics)
Characters/Pairings: Selina Kyle/Bruce Wayne
Warnings: Noncon, graphic violence
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Batman is a violent vigilante who stalks and kills criminals. When Catwoman finally runs into him, she fully expects to die. But she doesn’t. In fact, he seems to want something else entirely from her. Meanwhile, Selina Kyle meets the enigmatic and very wealthy Bruce Wayne and the two begin a relationship. What happens when their two lives finally cross? And what’s all this about a Bat demon anyway?
Everything takes place in Gotham: on rooftops, Bruce Wayne’s penthouse, Selina Kyle’s apartment, Wayne Manor, and the caves beneath it.
The noncon is Batman/Catwoman and occurs throughout. It’s not 100% handled well by either of them. Relatively graphic violence in the later chapters, but nothing permanent.
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6
Title: What I Know Now (subject to change)
Word Count: 9k written, maybe 12k total
Genre: Angst, fluff, adventure
Fandom/Universe: DC Comics or Young Justice
Characters/Pairings: Jason Todd/Dick Grayson, Jason Todd & Damian Wayne
Warnings: None
Rating: PG, T
Summary: Set in a YJ timeline where Jason and Dick are only two years apart, Dick falls in love with Jason when they're younger only to be devastated when he dies. And although Jason comes back to life as normal, he instead stays with the League and becomes a brother figure to Damian.
Eventually Damian is sent to live with his father, and as his new family begins to grow on him, he begins to tell them more and more of "Akhi," who sounds achingly familiar to Dick.
This story is set mostly in Gotham, with a few scenes in Nanda Parbat in the middle when Jason and Damian are with the League.
No major warnings besides the Jason/Dick relationship if that bothers you. Some swearing and descriptions of Jason's death and resurrection, but it is not in explicit detail.
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7
Title: To the Fairest
Word Count: 18,000 written
Genre: Mystery
Fandom/Universe: Batman (comics)
Characters/Pairings: Bruce Wayne/Zatanna, Bruce Wayne, Zatanna Zatara, Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Kara Zor-El
Warnings: canon level violence
Rating: Teen
Summary: The Queen of Fables has another tale to tell…
In this thrilling mystery Zatanna, the Mistress of Magic, wow’s audiences while solving crimes with the help of her new sidekick: Batman. Co starring in this mystical mystery are the youngest world's finest trio: Robin, Robin, and Supergirl. Will they be able to return a Talon to his nest or will birds fly?
Join us in Gotham city, Metropolis, a witch's sales outlet, and a creepy shake filled with sentient vines.
No warnings need apply.
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8
Title: we could put some roots down
Word Count: 14378
Genre: Fluff, Romance, Drama
Fandom/Universe: DCU (pre-New-52), Nightwing, Deathstroke
Characters/Pairings: Slade Wilson/Dick Grayson, Batam
Warnings: family drama, Bruce Wayne’s A+ Parenting, mention of Catalina Flores
Rating: PG-13/Teen
Summary: A set of multiple vignettes that center on Dick and Slade as they interact with the other members of the Batfam as Tim and Bruce come home to act as a catalyst of change. Dick grapples with what Bruce’s return means for his time as Batman while Jason teases that his relationship with Slade might be moving to the next stage. Dick and Tim finally get closure and the ability to clear the air between them while engaging in a bit of brotherly bonding and teasing. As always, Alfred holds all the answers.
The story takes place mainly on the grounds of Wayne Manor, in the Bat Cave, or inside the Manor itself. The timeframe of the story takes place over the course of a few weeks to a month.
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9
Title: Scarlet Tears
Word Count: 12,857
Genre: Action/Adventure
Fandom/Universe: The Flash
Characters/Pairings: Barry Allen/Leonard Snart
Warnings: mpreg
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Leonard Snart decided to take a break from the Legends, with Mick in tow. They head back to Central City, only to find Team Flash in a bit of trouble…well not the team just Barry.
A young Meta causes trouble with her power exactly what is her deal?
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10
Title: The Date (or The Bargain, haven’t decided yet)
Word Count: 6,040
Genre: drama, hurt/comfort
Fandom/Universe: Batman, Red Robin, Ra’s al Ghul/League of Assassins
Characters/Pairings: Tim Drake, Slade Wilson, Ra’s al Ghul, Kon-El/Conner Kent, Bruce Wayne. Ra’s/Tim pairing
Warnings: Kidnapping
Rating: PG
Summary: After a long and exhausting week all Tim looks forward to is catching up on his sleep. Much to his surprise he wakes up not in his comfortable bed but handcuffed to a seat aboard Slade Wilson’s private jet. He soon discovers that Ra’s al Ghul paid Slade to kidnap him and deliver him into Ra’s’ care.
Angry, Tim’s thinking of his escape when Ra’s presents him with a deal: if a member of his family contacts him in one week, Ra’s will leave Tim alone for six months. Tim accepts the deal. As days pass with radio silence from the Bats, Tim has to face the truth about how all of them have grown apart and they’ve done little to draw him back in. Is he better off staying with Ra’s despite their vastly different morals? Or does Bruce deserve a chance to prove himself?
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11
Title: When You Move, I Move
Word Count: 9150
Genre: Fantasy, Action/Adventure
Fandom/Universe: Batman, Nightwing, Red Hood and the Outlaws
Characters/Pairings: Dick Grayson/Jason Todd, Dick Grayson/Catalina Flores, Dick Grayson & Damian Wayne, Jason Todd & Damian Wayne
Warnings: Non-Con/Dub-Con (non-graphic)
Rating: R
Summary: Despite having been in love with one another since they were children, Crown Prince Richard and Dragon Slayer Jason are faced with the fact that they are bound by duty and law to never marry. King Bruce manages to come up with a plan that would allow the pair to remain close and for Richard to fulfill his duty as the future king. He proposes a marriage of convenience to a woman, Catalina of House Flores, who is on the brink of permanent maidenhood after having been passed over by too many men in the past.
And though she was aware that the future king would never love her, Catalina grows bitter and jealous over the love between the two men and the love her and Richard’s son shares with that man. So she calls upon the help of a crone to curse both men to live this life and all future lives close to one another but never allowing them to be together. And though the crone grants the curse she places a contingency: if one of them were to die before their 18th birthday then the curse would be lifted and they would be reunited to share the love they have been denied.
When Dick and Jason come into contact with the god Fate in their current life, the pair are made aware of what had been stolen from them decades in the past and shown that because of Jason’s untimely death at the age of 15, the curse has been lifted. And Jason is finally given the answer as to why he was awoken in his grave all those years prior. With the truth laid out before them, the pair must figure out what it means for them in this lifetime and all future ones.
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12
Title: The Sorrows Of Healing
Word Count: 18k of 20-22k written
Genre: Slice Of Life, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Character-centric
Fandom/Universe: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), AU from Battle of the Cowl
Characters/Pairings: Dick Grayson & Tim Drake, Dick Grayson & Damian Wayne, Dick Grayson & Alfred Pennyworth - Alfred Pennyworth, Dick Grayson, Damian Wayne, Tim Drake
Warnings: Off-Screen Character Death, Depression, Suicidal Thoughts and Intentions, Racism, Past/Referenced Child Abuse, Hospitals and Therapy
Rating: M
Summary: It was Dick who had taken up the Cowl after Bruce had died. It was Dick who had become Batman, taking Damian, Tim, and Alfred with him to the penthouse for a fresh start. But things could never be that easy. All of them were haunted by sorrow: Tim not capable of believing that his second father was gone as well, Dick almost breaking under the pressure of standing tall in the face of a crisis, Damian uncomfortable and lost in these unfamiliar waters he was forced to navigate, and Alfred mourning yet another child.
In a world in which Bruce actually died, becoming a family again is harder than some might think. In the midst of fights, the racist white Gotham High Society, and Tim, who fled the nest in a last attempt to resurrect something that no longer exists, it is hard to find hope, and yet all of them somehow manage to do so anyways.
The story mostly takes place in their Gotham City penthouse, a ballroom, a Baghdad hospital room, and the graveyard.
This is a story of healing - but also about the growing pains along the way - so be aware that Tim and Dick deal with depression (Tim with suicidal thoughts and intentions as well), that Damian and Dick face racism, that Damian's childhood will be referenced as the unpretty mess that is was, and that Bruce will not return. His children will have to learn how to fly on their own.
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13
Title: since you’ve been gone (I can breathe for the first time)
Word Count: 9,134
Genre: whump, hurt/comfort
Fandom/Universe: Batfamily comics (mostly preboot canon with occasional elements of New 52 & Reboot canons)
Characters/Pairings: Tim Drake, Batfamily, implied one-sided Tim Drake/Ra’s al-Ghul
Warnings: Body horror, depression, child abuse, body modification (consensual and non-consensual), terminal illness, child death, substance abuse (harmful self-medication).
Rating: Mature
Summary: A study of Tim Drake and his experiences with Hanahaki (specifically, familial Hanahaki), mostly following comics canon with a few changes. Starts when Tim is a child (pre-Robin). He befriends the Gotham Sirens after seeking out Poison Ivy to obtain a growth stopper for his Hanahaki, and later befriends Jason-as-Robin. After Jason’s death and Tim’s parents find out about his Hanahaki, Tim seeks out Batman and becomes Robin. Eventually, after he starts spending time with Bruce, his Hanahaki fades. Years later, following the events of Red Robin and Tim’s distancing from the family, it returns with a vengeance.
This story is primarily set in Gotham (at Wayne and Drake manors and the Batcave in particular), with scenes in Iceland (including a glacier) and other locations around the world.
Being a Hanahaki fic, the story does contain quite a bit of body horror and terminal illness. The depression occurs throughout due to the Hanahaki & events of Red Robin, as does the body modification (in reference to forced surgery and growth-stopping drugs Tim takes (also the substance abuse tag).). Child abuse is neglect on the part of Tim’s parents, and correlates to the non-consensual body modification tag. Child death is Jason Todd’s canon death.
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14
Title: Forging Friendship
Word Count: 4k
Genre: Action/Adventure
Fandom/Universe: Young Justice
Characters/Pairings: Roy Harper, Kaldur’ahm, Black Manta
Warnings: None
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Green Arrow takes Speedy on a mission at the Star City Wharf with Aquaman and the new to the surface Aqualad. When the mentors give them a solo task, Speedy is very unsure about working with the new hero and tries to only focus on his mission. However, the mission goes wrong, forcing Speedy to risk his life, and face his fears, to save Aqualad.
This story takes place primarily at night at a warehouse near the ocean. However actions scenes take place inside the warehouse with lots of crates that create a maze effect, and at the end of the story they’re all on fire.
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15
Title: (Better Things to do than) Chasing White Rabbits
Word Count: 4k of what will likely be 6k
Genre: Romcom and action/adventure
Fandom/Universe: DC, Pacific Rim
Characters/Pairings: Slade Wilson/Dick Grayson
Warnings: violence, swearing, slurs (Gipsy Danger is the canon name of a jaeger), overprotective parent Bruce Wayne, sexual innuendo, secret identities, Slade's canonical bad parenting (but at least he's trying to work on that), accidental relationship, family drama, frenemies to lovers
Rating: Explicit just in case, though I don't think sex will happen until the next installment in the series
Summary: Rumor has it that Dick Grayson can drift with anyone. Slade Wilson has the opposite problem, and kids. Killing kaiju may be easier than parenting, and that's with Grayson playing mediator when he inevitably messes up.
Dick, meanwhile, is tired of Bruce overstepping boundaries, and Slade just offered him a chance to help a villain redeem himself while also rubbing B's nose in the fact that clinging so tightly is more likely to drive all his kids away than make anyone want to stay. Even Nightwing has a rep for cheerful spite.
Stacker Pentecost is too tired for this; he's got a daughter pushing to join the program, said program to run, and the Becket brothers are enough of a headache. That said, if an internationally wanted mercenary is truly willing to join the program, he'll welcome Deathstroke. He just doesn't want to lose Grayson in the process, or the Wayne family funding for the program.
Jason, meanwhile, wins Best Brother accolades, and not just for donning Nightwing while Dick pilots giant robots.
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16
Title: in reverse, tragedy
Word Count: ~12k
Genre: Drama, Action
Fandom/Universe: Batman, no specific canon
Characters/Pairings: No Pairings, Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Talia al Ghul
Warnings: Dehumanization of Talons, Canon-Typical Violence, Decapitation
Rating: PG
Summary: Around two years after Batman fires Robin and Jason Todd (AKA Batboy) returns from an interstellar mission to find his sort of little brother missing, Talia al Ghul's jet touches down in Gotham.
Her objective? Take revenge on the Court of Owls, the secret society hidden under Gotham that ordered Ra's al Ghul's death at the hands of a Talon, one of their personal assassins.
During her mission, Talia is once again confronted by the Talon she fought when defending her father. After an intense battle in the Court's underground labyrinth, Talia defeats the Talon. As she unmasks him, she realizes that this Talon is the key to answering a question that has plagued even the Batman: what happened to Dick Grayson?
(Sort of a Reverse Robins story, but more accurately a Mix-'Em-Up Robins story.)
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17
Title: bury the dead where they're found
Word Count: 8K-ish
Genre: Action
Fandom/Universe: Batman (Comics)
Characters/Pairings: Dick/Koriand'r, Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne, Slade Wilson, Gotham Rogues
Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Murder
Rating: PG-13
Summary: After returning to Earth and discovering his little brother is dead, Dick Grayson finds himself questioning how heroic Batman's "No Kill" rule truly is. Faced with Bruce's temper and the disrespectful ways Bruce has chosen to honor Jason, Dick decides it's time to take matters into his own hands, and makes a plan to remove the threat of the Gotham Rogues once and for all.
Jason Todd, freshly back from the dead, doesn't understand what happened when he looks at the news in Gotham and sees that the Joker is dead. Determined to figure it out, he leaves Talia and makes his way back to the city that led to his death, only to learn from a strange source the truth of what went on while he was away.
This story takes place in various locations, including the batcave, an apartment, Arkham Asylum, and the streets of Gotham.
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18
Title: Coffee Shop Love
Word Count: 7,494
Genre: Fluff, Romance, Crossover, Alternate Canon
Fandom/Universe: DC Comics/MCU
Characters/Pairings: Dick Grayson/Tim Drake/James "Bucky" Barnes, Owens/Pru/Z, Conner, Cassie, Bruce/Diana, Bart, Cassie/Cass, Jason/Roy/Kory
Warnings: None
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Five years ago, Tim Drake saved Bruce and walked away from his so-called family and with Owens, Z, Pru and Bucky Barnes the Winter Solider and started up a small coffee shop with only Conner, Cass, Bart, Cassie and Alfred knowing where he is. Tim was happy until the day the Bats and the Avengers found him.
Dick has never forgiven himself for driving away Tim, he longs to make things right with him, even if they never become anything but brothers but those plans are derailed when it comes clear to him that James "Bucky" Barnes has more than friendly feelings for Tim. Soon it becomes Dick vs. Bucky for Tim's heart.
Tim just wishes that they would have asked him first.
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19
Title: Against His Heart
Word Count: 6,566
Genre: Angst, PWP, rape recovery, happy/hopeful ending
Fandom/Universe: DCU, no particular canon
Characters/Pairings: Dick Grayson/Roy Harper
Warnings: Past rape/noncon, slut-shaming, consensual nonconsent
Rating: NC-17
Summary: The morning after Dick Grayson learns that Tarantula has died in prison, he gets on a train. Somehow he ends up at Roy's place. Nobody knows about everything that happened with Tarantula; even Dick forgets parts of it. He wishes he could erase everyone who'd ever touched him, even if that would erase Roy, so that Roy could touch him anew.
They decide to pretend, and play out a situation where Dick is a virgin. A few awkward hiccups and a whole lot of feelings come out. It makes Dick realize something he wants--something he needs, maybe. He wants to pretend to struggle and say no and for Roy to keep going. They pick a safeword, Dick promises to use it, and so he does.
Most of the scenes will take place in Roy's apartment which is somewhere in south New Jersey. It's not an AU (i.e. they are superheros), but they're out of uniform for the story. This is definitely a PWP, with a focus on sexual trauma, beginning to heal from trauma, and hints of a burgeoning DickRoy romance.
There are no flashbacks to rape, but there are mentions of it throughout, including Dick's feelings towards his own body and his thoughts during sex with Roy. For a majority of the fic, Roy believes that Dick's relationship with Tarantula was fully consensual, before Dick ends up telling him that it wasn't.
Dick is a trans man, and Roy is a cis man.
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20
Title: Stay Awake With Me
Word Count: 10,738 of 40k
Genre: Mystery, Case-fic
Fandom/Universe: Court of Owls (comics)
Characters/Pairings: Clark Kent/Bruce Wayne
Warnings: Major Character Death, Violence
Rating: NC-17
Summary: When Dick goes missing, the family works together to try and find him. When Bruce goes missing, the mystery only begins to show itself. In an investigation which will span decades, Clark must work together with the remaining members of the Batfamily to unravel the secrets of Gotham's underbelly, and not only stop the Court of Owls in their bid for power, but to also catch Talon!Bruce and Talon!Dick.
The fic will explore two timelines: the 'present' timeline which deals with the court of owls plot and a 'past' timeline that explores Clark's role in the batfamily.
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21
Title: The Maiden in the Tower
Word Count: 6k complete so far, looking to be around 10-11k total.
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Romantic Comedy, light Drama
Fandom/Universe: primarily the pre-Flashpoint DC canon, though that’s more of a guideline than a hard rule.
Characters/Pairings: Everyone Loves Tim Drake, ultimately Dick/Tim; Klarion the Witch Boy, Bruce, Barbara, Cass, Cassie, Kon and Bart all have prominent roles. Featuring cameos from as much of the DCU as I can fit in before the deadline, primarily Titans and Young Justice.
Warnings: Low-key canon-typical violence and a ‘happily ever after’ kiss for two (full-grown) adopted brothers. Swearing. A few people get made the butt of jokes but it’s nothing too mean-spirited.
Rating: PG-13 (technically R for swearing but content-wise it’s strictly PG-13)
Summary: Klarion’s idea of the perfect birthday present is to trap Tim in the highest room (Bruce’s office) of the tallest tower in Gotham (Wayne Enterprises) and flood the rest of the building with a mix of living vines and fairy tale obstacles that can only be overcome by Tim’s true love. Shenanigans ensue as half the superhero community competes for the hand of the fair maid Red Robin.
Pay-off is Dick/Tim but the lion's share of the page time is spent watching people fight fairytale tropes while Tim and Klarion snark with popcorn. Light-hearted comedy in which some characters get made to look the fool, ultimately gets no sexier than a True Love’s Ending Kiss.
Set entirely within a vine-infested, magically-warped Wayne Tower with everyone from the Bats to the Titans to Tim’s civilian friends dealing with fairytale nonsense: glass mountains, living office supplies, pixies swarms, catching the cat who has the key to the next floor, etc. Meanwhile Tim hangs out in the penthouse with Klarion and a pint of ice cream watching the event like a reality show and getting dunked on for being an archetypal Disney Princess. Fun times for all with a light sprinkling of angst for flavor.
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Title: The Antecedents to Reunion
Word Count: 13,500 (out of approx. 20k)
Genre: Steampunk AU, slice of life, case fic
Fandom/Universe: Batman comics, drawing heavily from the Court of Owls storyline and Cass's Batgirl run
Characters/Pairings: Cassandra Cain/Stephanie Brown (preslash), Tim Drake, Jason Todd, Damian Wayne, Dick Grayson
Warnings: non-canonical limb loss, temporary character death, fake character death, grief/mourning, implied brainwashing, past child abuse, drug use in an interrogation by a minor character
Rating: PG-13/Teen
Summary: In a verison of Gotham that never existed, a version of Gotham where clockwork and steam bring the city through the night, Dick Grayson is believed to be dead, and Cassandra Wayne has just returned from Hong Kong. But as Cass settles back into the city, she quickly discovers that something-- or someone-- is trying to get her attention, and that the clock is ticking on how much time she has to figure it out.
This is very much a "slice-of-life" fic, except it's set in a Steampunk AU. This story is set mostly in Gotham, with there being one flashback scene to Cass’s apartment in Hong Kong. In Gotham, characters go to the manor, a gala, an ice cream parlor, and the Iceberg Lounge. There is also a fight scene in Robinson Park against Poison Ivy, in a villain’s apartment against droids, and a brief chase scene across rooftops. The plot with the Court of Owls is fairly in the background of this fic, as the real focus is Cass, her relationships with the other bats, and the intricacies of mourning. This story has a hopeful ending, in that it ends with Cass discovering that Dick is alive, but the actual reunion is left to the reader’s imagination.
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Title: With Blood and Rage of Crimson Red
Word Count: 6,968
Genre: Angst, Action/Adventure
Fandom/Universe: DCU, Batfam, Lantern Corps
Characters/Pairings: Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Hal Jordan, Guy Gardener, John Stewart, Bleez, Rankorr, no pairings (however, I might include hints of Batlantern (HalxBruce) later)
Warnings: Canon-Typical Violence, mentions of past underage attempted rape, mentions of past drug use, mentions of past child abuse
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Jason was only 11 when his life was irreversibly changed. Now the newest member of the Red Lantern Corps, he is immediately thrust into a dangerous game where losing could mean death. With practically half the villains in the universe after him and the rest of the Lantern Corps, Jason must watch his step at every corner. To overcome this threat and find a way to save himself and the people he cares for, Jason must first overcome his own inner demons and learn to trust himself and the people around him.
This story is set on multiple planets throughout the DC Universe. On Earth, we see Gotham City, the Batcave, and the Watchtower, in space, they travel to Ysmault and other planets that I made up for the purpose fo the fic (so you will have mostly free reign with the design of those planets if you choose to draw scenes involving them).
This story involves canon-typical violence throughout. At the start, there are mentions of child abuse, and there is camera footage shown of attempted rape of a minor, but nothing explicit. At the start of the story, Catherine Todd is found by Jason post-OD and that is mentioned a few times throughout the story. The abuse and attempted rape are mentioned a little throughout the story, but not much, as it is not the focus, rather a back story for Jason. Other than that, there is no smut, or even pairings (unless I decide to do the Batlantern, but that will be a minor background pairing). There might be some language, but it is kept to a minimum.
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Title: You Have Their Eyes (But You'll Never Have Their Smile)
Word Count: 6,679
Genre: Action/Adventure, Mystery, Angst
Fandom/Universe: DCU, Justice League
Characters/Pairings: Jason Todd, Kyle Rayner, Donna Troy, Chris Kent, Lorena Marquez, Connor Hawke, possibly Jaykyle
Warnings: Canon Typical Violence, Mentions of Past Character Death, might have some minor language
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Eight years ago, the Justice League vanished into thin air. Since then, their proteges have been left behind to pick up the pieces of a broken world. Struggling to fill shoes that don't quite fit, the next generation of the Justice League is faced with their pasts as an old case makes a reappearance, eight years after the original Justice League closed it.
This is set on Earth, in various locations like Wayne Enterprises, the Watchtower, the Whitehouse, Los Angeles, Malaysia, and Atlantis.
As stated before, violence is a part of this fic, but nothing more than you would normally see in canon. Past character deaths are mentioned, including Jason's temporary death, and the supposed deaths of the original Justice League. There is cussing, but only like two or three words in the entire fic. There are also mentions of a court stripping away Donna's parental rights to Terry.
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25
Title: Heavy the Head
Word Count: 4k~
Genre: Greek Gods AU
Fandom/Universe: No specific canon
Characters/Pairings: Dick Grayson/Slade Wilson, assorted batfamily characters
Warnings: No real warnings; there's some smut at one point in the fic
Rating: NC-17 (overall it's rather tame, but some smut)
Summary: Slade is an old nature god, one rather bored with the politics of Olympus. He is, however, rather fascinated by the reserved god of the dead Richard, remembering how different the boy was back when he truly was just a boy. He's always like oddities and figuring out puzzles, and Richard certainly is one at that.
Dick would really prefer that everyone leave him alone to do the job he was assigned a millenia ago. Visiting Olympus brings him no peace, not when he knows he'll have to leave again soon, not to see his family for another century or so. Of course, there's always Slade, who's happy to give more than Dick is usually comfortable accepting. Not that that ends up being a bad thing.
This story takes place in Mount Olympus, at a waterfall, and in the Underworld.
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26
Title: Hearts Beating Side by Side
Word Count: 3,600
Genre: Romance, Drama
Fandom/Universe: Young Justice Verse
Characters/Pairings: Garth - Tempest/Kaldur'ahm/Dick Grayson
Warnings: Threesome, misunderstanding, pining, dirty talk
Rating: R
Summary: On the precipice of changes in their lives, Garth and Kaldur find a momentary reunion and the repressed childhood love that they have both harbored for the other is reignited. But the weekend won't be an easy fall into long awaited love. Nightwing has reappeared after months of silence in the guise of his civilian persona, Dickie Wayne-Grayson. And even though he's playing the part of full-time playboy, Garth can see the spark that Dick lights within Kaldur. And it's not a one-sided feeling.
A weekend of diplomacy is consumed by Garth and Dick's competing jealousy; each believing Kaldur has eyes for the other. Garth thinks Dick is leading Kaldur on, and Dick thinks Garth has won Kaldur's heart before the weekend even began. They bicker, and banter, until they Bang It Out. When Kaldur catches them, there's guilt, and confessions and polyamorous negotiations.
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27
Title: hold onto the fire even if you have to burn
Word Count: ~7k
Genre: Angst with a happy ending
Fandom/Universe: DCU (specifically Batfam) and post-Underworld Unleashed
Characters: Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Zatanna Zatara, John Constantine, Donna Troy
Pairings: Dick Grayson/Jason Todd (endgame), Dick Grayson/John Constantine/Zatanna (temporary)
Warnings: Threesome, rape/non-con mentioned, self-harm (through magic), depression, lack of self-worth, explicit content, graphic violence, temporary major character deaths.
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Dick Grayson is no Batman. After Bruce Wayne refuses to resurrect the late Jason Todd, Dick takes matters into his own hands. Armed with the knowledge of a deal that didn't go through, Dick allies himself with Zatanna and Constantine in a bid to right the wrong that Bruce ignores -- even though souls come at a cost. Dick knows he's strong enough to take the pain to save Jason. But can he stop at Jason? Can he let his fallen friends and family stay dead? Dick is determined to save everyone he can, even if it means losing his soul.
The story takes place in multiple locations, primarily in Gotham and Neron's throne room in Hell, with occasional switches to Bludhaven.
Rape/non-con refers to past instances (Dick/Mirage, Dick/Catalina) that are discussed at length. Threesome takes place as part of a magic ritual. Self-harm is heavily implied through self-sacrificial actions and reckless behavior (as well as the literal deals with a devil). Graphic violence will be canon-typical. Deaths are canonical deaths and happen offscreen (with the exception of Donna Troy and Damian Wayne who die in front of Dick and are described vividly). There's an alternative ending that includes Dick Grayson dying, but that's only one of two endings that will both be written.
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28
Title: The Deepest Secret Nobody Knows
Word Count: ~6500 written (~15000 total)
Genre: Romance
Fandom/Universe: General DCU, Batman, Green Lantern
Characters/Pairings: Bruce Wayne/Hal Jordan
Warnings: Unintentional Exhibitionalism, characters/relationship being outed without their consent
Rating: Explicit/NC-17
Summary: Hal and Bruce have been fucking for a full year, but have only been in an acknowledged relationship for six months. A jealous co-worker, who will stop at nothing to destroy Bruce Wayne, has a private romantic encounter between Bruce and Hal taped, then releases photos of the encounter to the press. Hal now finds himself thrust into a part of Bruce's life that he'd only had a vague impression of previously. While he believes that his and Bruce's relationship is solid, he's still left wondering if this will prove to be too much trouble to bother with, for himself, for Bruce, and for Bruce's family.
Takes place primarily in Gotham (WEI offices, the Batcave, and the manor), with minor placement on the Watchtower, in Hal's apartment in Coast City, and varying Bruce boltholes around Earth.
No serious warnings, other than semi-graphic/graphic sex.
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Title: In the Shadow of the Empire
Word Count: About 12 or 13k, just under 9k written
Genre: SciFi, Action/Adventure
Fandom/Universe: Batman (though no particular canon), Star Wars AU
Characters/Pairings: JayDick, JayTim, implied DickTim, pre-DickTimJay, Cass, Steph
Warnings: Graphic descriptions of violence, dub con
Rating: NC-17
Summary: For most of the galaxy, life under the Empire's thumb was difficult, stressful, and painfully short. Dick and Jason knew this all too well, trying to keep their rustbucket of a ship in one piece while living job to job on the fringes of the Empire's control. It was a hard life, but as an ex-Jedi and a so-called 'troublemaker' wanted in multiple Empire systems, they didn't have much choice. But when a job goes wrong, they and their crew find themselves on the run from the Hand of the Emperor; a masked dark side user who is as feared as his origins are mysterious... and who is much more involved in Dick and Jason's past than either of them could guess.
This story exists within a Star Wars setting, roughly around the time of the Original Trilogy. Scenes take place aboard Jason's ship, on a derelict Republic cruiser (i.e. no lights and without atmosphere or gravity), and on a small, heavily forested moon where the showdown happens between the ship's crew (Dick, Jason, Cass, and Steph) and Dark Side!Tim.
The graphic violence is to the tune of blaster and lightsaber wounds. The dub-con occurs when Jason drunkenly sleeps with a stranger at a bar, who later is implied to be Dark Side!Tim undercover. This counts as dub-con because Tim is actively concealing his identity to get information out of Jason and because Jason would likely not have slept with him if he knew who he was and what he was doing.
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30
Title: There Be Dragons
Word Count: 6425 words
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Dragons
Fandom/Universe: Batman
Characters/Pairings: JayDick
Warnings: Descriptions of burning buildings, violence, some gore
Rating: M
Summary: In Gotham, there be dragons. A pureblood dragon, Bruce revolved his vigilante persona around his ancestry, to become, Dragonman.
Dick’s dragonhood was a direct result of Bruce’s ingenious DNA bonding-a gift he now refuses to use. For a moment in his life, however, he tolerated it, for Jason. Then Jason died. For six months, as far as Dick and Bludhaven was concerned, there were no goddamn dragons.
Then one night, fire licked the sky.
No matter how fast Dick ran, swung and flew, it was too damn late. A casino was razed to the ground. Human bodies stacked in piles. The shadow of a red dragon’s wings flapped in a distance. There was no question, however impossible, who did it.
Dick couldn’t believe it. Dick wouldn’t believe it. This dragon flew around in Dick’s city on a raging warpath, knowing more than he was letting on. Dick intended to find it, and stop it.
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31
Title: When the Winds are Howling Strong
Word Count: 3040
Genre: Found family, omegaverse, no capes AU
Fandom/Universe: Batfam, Red Hood and the Outlaws
Characters/Pairings: Jason Todd, Dick Grayson
Warnings: Implied non graphic rape, intersex omegas, severe misogyny against omegas. Dick is a cop but he’s on leave through 90% of the fic
Rating: PG-13/Teen. Nothing is graphic, but the topics are heavy
Summary: Dick signed up to be a foster alpha, but never expected that he would actually be given an omega. Then Gorden’s men find an gang’s omega in heat and in bad shape. Since most foster alphas are searching for a mate, Dick is given custody over the omega.
Jason was pulled off the streets by Joker’s gang when he was fifteen and life’s only gotten worse from there. As a gang omega, Jason served mostly as a form of recreation for the other gang members. After four years in hell, Jason’s given up all hope of escape. He’s got a new alpha who seems decent, but past experience has taught him those are the worst ones.
Found family is the core of this fic. Dick helps Jason with his reintroduction into society/introduction to Gotham’s high society and both are forced to confront their internalized prejudices against other castes. It’s set in Gotham and explores both the slums and the glitzier districts. Jason and other male omegas will be depicted as wearing more feminine styles, including dresses and skirts.
Key scenes: Dick taking custody of Jason, Dick and Jason growing used to each other, Tim and Damian meeting Jason by accident, Jason dumping out all of Dick’s liquor cabinet, Dick taking Jason shopping, Jason meeting Bruce and Alfred, Dick takes Jason to a gala and they work through a meltdown, Jason shows Dick where he used to live before Penguin and Joker, Dick and Jason fight after finding out everything Jason did in the gangs, Sheila makes an appearance, Jason is induced into an artificial heat, Dick and Bruce find Jason who is already making progress to rescue himself, End by Jason cutting the ribbon to an omega shelter.
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32
Title: Midnight Rendezvous
Word Count: 4000+
Genre: PWP, Drama
Fandom/Universe: Batman, Nightwing/Grayson
Characters/Pairings: Midnighter/Dick Grayson, Bruce/Dick Grayson
Warnings: Explicit sex, References to violence, Maybe unsafe sex
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Dick is tired of the Golden Boy act. Tired of waiting for Bruce’s approval. And he’s beyond tired of not being noticed... So tonight, he’s going to find someone one who will.
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33
Title: crowns of violets and roses
Word Count: 3009
Genre: Romance, Alternate Universe - Greek Mythology
Fandom/Universe: Batman - All Media Types
Characters/Pairings: Bruce Wayne/Jason Todd
Warnings: Attempted non con, swearing, descriptions of violence
Rating: Explicit (NC-17)
Summary: Modern Hades & Persephone AU. After Bruce Wayne’s parents die, he becomes lord of the underworld, leaving the seasons and harvest unattended. Replacing him are the two Robins, Dick and Jason, spirits of spring and growth, but neither is able to fully step into the Waynes’ empty mantle. Things are further complicated when Dick wants to move on to a new role and Jason’s propositioned by another god. Bruce pulls Jason into the underworld, offering him sanctuary from the threats above. In the shadows, Jason finds both his strength and love. But without the work of both Robins, the land crumbles, threatening the lives of mortals and the power of the gods. The only solution is for Jason to return, unless Bruce is able to out think their enemies.
The setting for this story is largely modern with stylized elements from different periods (gothic, art deco). The Underworld, which is the primary setting, is heavily influenced by Wayne Manor and the Cave from comics and the animated series. Other places can have a more Gotham art deco influence.
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34
Title: Bruce Wayne, the Court of…
Word Count: 4035
Genre: AU, humor, fluff, angst
Fandom/Universe: Batman comics, Nightwing comics, Red Hood and the Outlaws comics, Batman: Under the Red Hood
Characters/Pairings: Dick Grayson/Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne
Warnings: rape, death, beating, abuse, violence, spoilers for: Forever Evil arc, Court of Owls arc, recent Nightwing comic arc, recent Batman comic arc, Red Hood and the Outlaws #25, Batman and Red Hood #20
Rating: T/Teen And Up Audiences /PG14+
Summary: Bruce had made many mistakes in his life. The most horrifying and disastrous were the ones involving his family. The way he treated them, deceived, hurt and used finally blew in his face and he had to face the consequences. There was no forgiveness for him now, not from any of them. But maybe there was a way to avoid it all.
This story is meant as a fix-it to all the mess the canon turned into. While the story focuses on talking about canonical events there are a lot of headcanon/fanon/tropes put into it as well ie. romantic relationship between adopted brothers. And although the topics discussed are serious matters the fic itself is slightly crackish.
The story takes place in Gotham during the Batman: Under the Red Hood events. At first the action is placed all over the city: rooftops, docks, parking lot, train station; for it to narrow down to an abandoned hotel room.
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35
Title: Do You Love The Summer Like I Do?
Word Count: 6116 words
Genre: Romance, Action
Fandom/Universe: Batman, Red Hood and the Outlaws
Characters/Pairings: JayRoy
Warnings: Descriptions of physical trauma, healing from injuries, violence, some gore
Rating: M
Summary: Those hazy nights spent blinking in and out of consciousness, events of Bruce cracking his hood open like an egg replaying like a neverending nightmare. Waking up to a stuffy bed, IV drips and the simmering heat. Roy’s dumb, handsome face hovering worriedly beside him.
For those months of grueling physical therapy, Jason could depend on one thing to keep him going--Roy’ love. Jason would have put any grand plans of his to a screeching halt, if Roy asked him to stay on that island forever. But he had therapy to go to. Jason could respect that.
Then, Roy died. And Jason missed the funeral.
But unlike every other piece of shit who dared to call themselves Roy’s friends, Jason wasn’t about to let him lie. And he had a way of bringing him back.
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2020 Summaries
1
Title: Green (may be renamed)
Word Count: 9961
Genre:
Fandom/Universe: Batman - All Media Types
Characters/Pairings: Damian Wayne, Tim Drake, Jason Todd - Tim Drake/Jason Todd/Damian Wayne, Tim Drake/Damian Wayne, Tim Drake/Jason Todd, Jason Todd/Damian Wayne, Tim Drake/Kon-El | Conner Kent (background), Jonathan Kent/Damian Wayne (background)
Warnings: Dubcon, non-consensual drug use
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Jason and Tim agree to coach Damian through trying weed for the first time. All is going well, until they realise they’ve been dealt Ivy-brand weed and inadvertently been dosed with sex pollen. Obviously, a threesome ensues.
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2
Title: Love and Other Four-Letter Words
Word Count: 10.4k
Genre: Angsty Romance
Fandom/Universe: Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Birds of Prey
Characters/Pairings: Hal Jordan / Dinah Lance / Oliver Queen
Warnings: Angst (happy ending), violence, gun violence, drinking, threesome, polyamory, open marriage, emotional infidelity, swearing, depression, self-loathing, nasty past breakup
Rating: E
Summary: After yet another breakup with Carol, Hal and Ollie find themselves on a road trip across America. Along the way, Hal starts to realize he’s feeling a bit more than friendship for his best friend. The days pass, and the two grow closer, but all too soon the trip must come to an end.
On Ollie’s insistence, Hal agrees to stay with him and Dinah in their Star City home. He easily falls into routine with them, but living under the same roof has caused his feelings to multiply tenfold. After a rejected kiss in the middle of the night, Hal has to finally figure out what it is he wants.
Dinah, caught in the middle of the two, is forced to confront her own feelings on the situation, eventually making her thoughts known.
After a mission turned sour and a near-miss, the three grow closer still, eventually developing a relationship with each other.
The story is entirely in Hal’s POV and there is quite a fair bit of self-hatred.
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3
Title: The sky's gonna hurt when it falls
Word Count: 12k
Genre: Drama, Angst, "Romance"
Fandom/Universe: Nightwing (comics), Batman (All Media Types), Heathers (All Media Types)
Characters/Pairings: Jason Todd/Dick Grayson, Dick Grayson & Barbara Gordon, Dick Grayson & Catalina Flores. Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Catalina Flores, Harley Quinn, Crystal Frost, Barbara Gordon, Roman Sionis, Jack Napier.
Warnings: graphic violence, suicide, bullying, violence in schools, underage drinking, parental neglect, homophobia, drug use, major character death, threats of non-con, underage sex
Rating: M
Summary: All Dick Grayson ever wanted to make Gotham High School a better place. So when queen bee Catalina invites him to be part of the most powerful and ruthless clique in school, he jumps at the chance to accept her invitation---after all, it's easy to change the system when you're the one making the rules.
Things get complicated after the arrival of the dangerous new kid, JT, who urges Dick to bite the bullet and abandon high school politics before it's too late. But Dick can't help but feel that JT has another plan for the bullet...
AKA the Heathers/Jaydick crossover no one asked for.
This work is set in 1989 and contains excessive use of 80s slang. Like the movie and musical, themes of violence, suicide, homophobia, and bullying are present throughout. Situations of dubious consent and threats of non-con are mentioned but not in detail.
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4
Title: The Ghosts of Robins Past
Word Count: 9,399
Genre: Action, casefic, drama, canon divergence
Fandom/Universe: Batman
Characters/Pairings: Bruce Wayne, Tim Drake, Alfred Pennyworth, Jack Drake, Dick Grayson, Jason Todd. Jason Todd/Dick Grayson
Warnings: Kidnapping, mentions of torture
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Bruce never planned or wanted to take on a third Robin. Dick seemingly vanished off the face of the earth at fourteen and Jason was murdered at fifteen. Thirteen-year-old Tim Drake came into his life while he grieved for Jason, insisting Bruce needed a Robin to keep him balanced. Against his better judgment, he accepted and began training Tim. Now, at fourteen, Tim’s more than earned the mantle of Robin and his place at Bruce’s side. But did Bruce make a terrible mistake in accepting him? If something should happen to Tim, could he handle another loss? Bruce hopes he won’t have to answer that question.
Soon he has a new case on his hands. People are being killed with gold tipped knives with owl symbols on their hilts. Bruce believes the killer is mimicking the Court of Owls to scare Gothamites while Tim believes a Talon is responsible. Dismissing the claim, Bruce continues to fight Gotham’s crime while doing his best to keep Tim safe.
Even the best intentions fail. After a wrist injury prompts Bruce to send Tim home early, Bruce is horrified to receive a call from Jack the next morning saying Tim is missing. Try as they might neither man can find Tim. And Tim at last discovers what happens to the long lost Dick Grayson: he was abducted by the Court of Owls and trained to be a Talon along with the resurrected Jason Todd. Now, they have their eyes set on him.
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5
Title: Cats and Devil Bats
Word Count: ~5,900
Genre: Romance, Supernatural, Action
Fandom/Universe: Batman (comics)
Characters/Pairings: Selina Kyle/Bruce Wayne
Warnings: Noncon, graphic violence
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Batman is a violent vigilante who stalks and kills criminals. When Catwoman finally runs into him, she fully expects to die. But she doesn’t. In fact, he seems to want something else entirely from her. Meanwhile, Selina Kyle meets the enigmatic and very wealthy Bruce Wayne and the two begin a relationship. What happens when their two lives finally cross? And what’s all this about a Bat demon anyway?
Everything takes place in Gotham: on rooftops, Bruce Wayne’s penthouse, Selina Kyle’s apartment, Wayne Manor, and the caves beneath it.
The noncon is Batman/Catwoman and occurs throughout. It’s not 100% handled well by either of them. Relatively graphic violence in the later chapters, but nothing permanent.
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6
Title: What I Know Now (subject to change)
Word Count: 9k written, maybe 12k total
Genre: Angst, fluff, adventure
Fandom/Universe: DC Comics or Young Justice
Characters/Pairings: Jason Todd/Dick Grayson, Jason Todd & Damian Wayne
Warnings: None
Rating: PG, T
Summary: Set in a YJ timeline where Jason and Dick are only two years apart, Dick falls in love with Jason when they're younger only to be devastated when he dies. And although Jason comes back to life as normal, he instead stays with the League and becomes a brother figure to Damian.
Eventually Damian is sent to live with his father, and as his new family begins to grow on him, he begins to tell them more and more of "Akhi," who sounds achingly familiar to Dick.
This story is set mostly in Gotham, with a few scenes in Nanda Parbat in the middle when Jason and Damian are with the League.
No major warnings besides the Jason/Dick relationship if that bothers you. Some swearing and descriptions of Jason's death and resurrection, but it is not in explicit detail.
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Title: To the Fairest
Word Count: 18,000 written
Genre: Mystery
Fandom/Universe: Batman (comics)
Characters/Pairings: Bruce Wayne/Zatanna, Bruce Wayne, Zatanna Zatara, Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Kara Zor-El
Warnings: canon level violence
Rating: Teen
Summary: The Queen of Fables has another tale to tell…
In this thrilling mystery Zatanna, the Mistress of Magic, wow’s audiences while solving crimes with the help of her new sidekick: Batman. Co starring in this mystical mystery are the youngest world's finest trio: Robin, Robin, and Supergirl. Will they be able to return a Talon to his nest or will birds fly?
Join us in Gotham city, Metropolis, a witch's sales outlet, and a creepy shake filled with sentient vines.
No warnings need apply.
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8
Title: we could put some roots down
Word Count: 14378
Genre: Fluff, Romance, Drama
Fandom/Universe: DCU (pre-New-52), Nightwing, Deathstroke
Characters/Pairings: Slade Wilson/Dick Grayson, Batam
Warnings: family drama, Bruce Wayne’s A+ Parenting, mention of Catalina Flores
Rating: PG-13/Teen
Summary: A set of multiple vignettes that center on Dick and Slade as they interact with the other members of the Batfam as Tim and Bruce come home to act as a catalyst of change. Dick grapples with what Bruce’s return means for his time as Batman while Jason teases that his relationship with Slade might be moving to the next stage. Dick and Tim finally get closure and the ability to clear the air between them while engaging in a bit of brotherly bonding and teasing. As always, Alfred holds all the answers.
The story takes place mainly on the grounds of Wayne Manor, in the Bat Cave, or inside the Manor itself. The timeframe of the story takes place over the course of a few weeks to a month.
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9
Title: Scarlet Tears
Word Count: 12,857
Genre: Action/Adventure
Fandom/Universe: The Flash
Characters/Pairings: Barry Allen/Leonard Snart
Warnings: mpreg
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Leonard Snart decided to take a break from the Legends, with Mick in tow. They head back to Central City, only to find Team Flash in a bit of trouble…well not the team just Barry.
A young Meta causes trouble with her power exactly what is her deal?
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10
Title: The Date (or The Bargain, haven’t decided yet)
Word Count: 6,040
Genre: drama, hurt/comfort
Fandom/Universe: Batman, Red Robin, Ra’s al Ghul/League of Assassins
Characters/Pairings: Tim Drake, Slade Wilson, Ra’s al Ghul, Kon-El/Conner Kent, Bruce Wayne. Ra’s/Tim pairing
Warnings: Kidnapping
Rating: PG
Summary: After a long and exhausting week all Tim looks forward to is catching up on his sleep. Much to his surprise he wakes up not in his comfortable bed but handcuffed to a seat aboard Slade Wilson’s private jet. He soon discovers that Ra’s al Ghul paid Slade to kidnap him and deliver him into Ra’s’ care.
Angry, Tim’s thinking of his escape when Ra’s presents him with a deal: if a member of his family contacts him in one week, Ra’s will leave Tim alone for six months. Tim accepts the deal. As days pass with radio silence from the Bats, Tim has to face the truth about how all of them have grown apart and they’ve done little to draw him back in. Is he better off staying with Ra’s despite their vastly different morals? Or does Bruce deserve a chance to prove himself?
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11
Title: When You Move, I Move
Word Count: 9150
Genre: Fantasy, Action/Adventure
Fandom/Universe: Batman, Nightwing, Red Hood and the Outlaws
Characters/Pairings: Dick Grayson/Jason Todd, Dick Grayson/Catalina Flores, Dick Grayson & Damian Wayne, Jason Todd & Damian Wayne
Warnings: Non-Con/Dub-Con (non-graphic)
Rating: R
Summary: Despite having been in love with one another since they were children, Crown Prince Richard and Dragon Slayer Jason are faced with the fact that they are bound by duty and law to never marry. King Bruce manages to come up with a plan that would allow the pair to remain close and for Richard to fulfill his duty as the future king. He proposes a marriage of convenience to a woman, Catalina of House Flores, who is on the brink of permanent maidenhood after having been passed over by too many men in the past.
And though she was aware that the future king would never love her, Catalina grows bitter and jealous over the love between the two men and the love her and Richard’s son shares with that man. So she calls upon the help of a crone to curse both men to live this life and all future lives close to one another but never allowing them to be together. And though the crone grants the curse she places a contingency: if one of them were to die before their 18th birthday then the curse would be lifted and they would be reunited to share the love they have been denied.
When Dick and Jason come into contact with the god Fate in their current life, the pair are made aware of what had been stolen from them decades in the past and shown that because of Jason’s untimely death at the age of 15, the curse has been lifted. And Jason is finally given the answer as to why he was awoken in his grave all those years prior. With the truth laid out before them, the pair must figure out what it means for them in this lifetime and all future ones.
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12
Title: The Sorrows Of Healing
Word Count: 18k of 20-22k written
Genre: Slice Of Life, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Character-centric
Fandom/Universe: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), AU from Battle of the Cowl
Characters/Pairings: Dick Grayson & Tim Drake, Dick Grayson & Damian Wayne, Dick Grayson & Alfred Pennyworth - Alfred Pennyworth, Dick Grayson, Damian Wayne, Tim Drake
Warnings: Off-Screen Character Death, Depression, Suicidal Thoughts and Intentions, Racism, Past/Referenced Child Abuse, Hospitals and Therapy
Rating: M
Summary: It was Dick who had taken up the Cowl after Bruce had died. It was Dick who had become Batman, taking Damian, Tim, and Alfred with him to the penthouse for a fresh start. But things could never be that easy. All of them were haunted by sorrow: Tim not capable of believing that his second father was gone as well, Dick almost breaking under the pressure of standing tall in the face of a crisis, Damian uncomfortable and lost in these unfamiliar waters he was forced to navigate, and Alfred mourning yet another child.
In a world in which Bruce actually died, becoming a family again is harder than some might think. In the midst of fights, the racist white Gotham High Society, and Tim, who fled the nest in a last attempt to resurrect something that no longer exists, it is hard to find hope, and yet all of them somehow manage to do so anyways.
The story mostly takes place in their Gotham City penthouse, a ballroom, a Baghdad hospital room, and the graveyard.
This is a story of healing - but also about the growing pains along the way - so be aware that Tim and Dick deal with depression (Tim with suicidal thoughts and intentions as well), that Damian and Dick face racism, that Damian's childhood will be referenced as the unpretty mess that is was, and that Bruce will not return. His children will have to learn how to fly on their own.
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13
Title: since you’ve been gone (I can breathe for the first time)
Word Count: 9,134
Genre: whump, hurt/comfort
Fandom/Universe: Batfamily comics (mostly preboot canon with occasional elements of New 52 & Reboot canons)
Characters/Pairings: Tim Drake, Batfamily, implied one-sided Tim Drake/Ra’s al-Ghul
Warnings: Body horror, depression, child abuse, body modification (consensual and non-consensual), terminal illness, child death, substance abuse (harmful self-medication).
Rating: Mature
Summary: A study of Tim Drake and his experiences with Hanahaki (specifically, familial Hanahaki), mostly following comics canon with a few changes. Starts when Tim is a child (pre-Robin). He befriends the Gotham Sirens after seeking out Poison Ivy to obtain a growth stopper for his Hanahaki, and later befriends Jason-as-Robin. After Jason’s death and Tim’s parents find out about his Hanahaki, Tim seeks out Batman and becomes Robin. Eventually, after he starts spending time with Bruce, his Hanahaki fades. Years later, following the events of Red Robin and Tim’s distancing from the family, it returns with a vengeance.
This story is primarily set in Gotham (at Wayne and Drake manors and the Batcave in particular), with scenes in Iceland (including a glacier) and other locations around the world.
Being a Hanahaki fic, the story does contain quite a bit of body horror and terminal illness. The depression occurs throughout due to the Hanahaki & events of Red Robin, as does the body modification (in reference to forced surgery and growth-stopping drugs Tim takes (also the substance abuse tag).). Child abuse is neglect on the part of Tim’s parents, and correlates to the non-consensual body modification tag. Child death is Jason Todd’s canon death.
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14
Title: Forging Friendship
Word Count: 4k
Genre: Action/Adventure
Fandom/Universe: Young Justice
Characters/Pairings: Roy Harper, Kaldur’ahm, Black Manta
Warnings: None
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Green Arrow takes Speedy on a mission at the Star City Wharf with Aquaman and the new to the surface Aqualad. When the mentors give them a solo task, Speedy is very unsure about working with the new hero and tries to only focus on his mission. However, the mission goes wrong, forcing Speedy to risk his life, and face his fears, to save Aqualad.
This story takes place primarily at night at a warehouse near the ocean. However actions scenes take place inside the warehouse with lots of crates that create a maze effect, and at the end of the story they’re all on fire.
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15
Title: (Better Things to do than) Chasing White Rabbits
Word Count: 4k of what will likely be 6k
Genre: Romcom and action/adventure
Fandom/Universe: DC, Pacific Rim
Characters/Pairings: Slade Wilson/Dick Grayson
Warnings: violence, swearing, slurs (Gipsy Danger is the canon name of a jaeger), overprotective parent Bruce Wayne, sexual innuendo, secret identities, Slade's canonical bad parenting (but at least he's trying to work on that), accidental relationship, family drama, frenemies to lovers
Rating: Explicit just in case, though I don't think sex will happen until the next installment in the series
Summary: Rumor has it that Dick Grayson can drift with anyone. Slade Wilson has the opposite problem, and kids. Killing kaiju may be easier than parenting, and that's with Grayson playing mediator when he inevitably messes up.
Dick, meanwhile, is tired of Bruce overstepping boundaries, and Slade just offered him a chance to help a villain redeem himself while also rubbing B's nose in the fact that clinging so tightly is more likely to drive all his kids away than make anyone want to stay. Even Nightwing has a rep for cheerful spite.
Stacker Pentecost is too tired for this; he's got a daughter pushing to join the program, said program to run, and the Becket brothers are enough of a headache. That said, if an internationally wanted mercenary is truly willing to join the program, he'll welcome Deathstroke. He just doesn't want to lose Grayson in the process, or the Wayne family funding for the program.
Jason, meanwhile, wins Best Brother accolades, and not just for donning Nightwing while Dick pilots giant robots.
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16
Title: in reverse, tragedy
Word Count: ~12k
Genre: Drama, Action
Fandom/Universe: Batman, no specific canon
Characters/Pairings: No Pairings, Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Talia al Ghul
Warnings: Dehumanization of Talons, Canon-Typical Violence, Decapitation
Rating: PG
Summary: Around two years after Batman fires Robin and Jason Todd (AKA Batboy) returns from an interstellar mission to find his sort of little brother missing, Talia al Ghul's jet touches down in Gotham.
Her objective? Take revenge on the Court of Owls, the secret society hidden under Gotham that ordered Ra's al Ghul's death at the hands of a Talon, one of their personal assassins.
During her mission, Talia is once again confronted by the Talon she fought when defending her father. After an intense battle in the Court's underground labyrinth, Talia defeats the Talon. As she unmasks him, she realizes that this Talon is the key to answering a question that has plagued even the Batman: what happened to Dick Grayson?
(Sort of a Reverse Robins story, but more accurately a Mix-'Em-Up Robins story.)
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17
Title: bury the dead where they're found
Word Count: 8K-ish
Genre: Action
Fandom/Universe: Batman (Comics)
Characters/Pairings: Dick/Koriand'r, Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne, Slade Wilson, Gotham Rogues
Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Murder
Rating: PG-13
Summary: After returning to Earth and discovering his little brother is dead, Dick Grayson finds himself questioning how heroic Batman's "No Kill" rule truly is. Faced with Bruce's temper and the disrespectful ways Bruce has chosen to honor Jason, Dick decides it's time to take matters into his own hands, and makes a plan to remove the threat of the Gotham Rogues once and for all.
Jason Todd, freshly back from the dead, doesn't understand what happened when he looks at the news in Gotham and sees that the Joker is dead. Determined to figure it out, he leaves Talia and makes his way back to the city that led to his death, only to learn from a strange source the truth of what went on while he was away.
This story takes place in various locations, including the batcave, an apartment, Arkham Asylum, and the streets of Gotham.
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18
Title: Coffee Shop Love
Word Count: 7,494
Genre: Fluff, Romance, Crossover, Alternate Canon
Fandom/Universe: DC Comics/MCU
Characters/Pairings: Dick Grayson/Tim Drake/James "Bucky" Barnes, Owens/Pru/Z, Conner, Cassie, Bruce/Diana, Bart, Cassie/Cass, Jason/Roy/Kory
Warnings: None
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Five years ago, Tim Drake saved Bruce and walked away from his so-called family and with Owens, Z, Pru and Bucky Barnes the Winter Solider and started up a small coffee shop with only Conner, Cass, Bart, Cassie and Alfred knowing where he is. Tim was happy until the day the Bats and the Avengers found him.
Dick has never forgiven himself for driving away Tim, he longs to make things right with him, even if they never become anything but brothers but those plans are derailed when it comes clear to him that James "Bucky" Barnes has more than friendly feelings for Tim. Soon it becomes Dick vs. Bucky for Tim's heart.
Tim just wishes that they would have asked him first.
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19
Title: Against His Heart
Word Count: 6,566
Genre: Angst, PWP, rape recovery, happy/hopeful ending
Fandom/Universe: DCU, no particular canon
Characters/Pairings: Dick Grayson/Roy Harper
Warnings: Past rape/noncon, slut-shaming, consensual nonconsent
Rating: NC-17
Summary: The morning after Dick Grayson learns that Tarantula has died in prison, he gets on a train. Somehow he ends up at Roy's place. Nobody knows about everything that happened with Tarantula; even Dick forgets parts of it. He wishes he could erase everyone who'd ever touched him, even if that would erase Roy, so that Roy could touch him anew.
They decide to pretend, and play out a situation where Dick is a virgin. A few awkward hiccups and a whole lot of feelings come out. It makes Dick realize something he wants--something he needs, maybe. He wants to pretend to struggle and say no and for Roy to keep going. They pick a safeword, Dick promises to use it, and so he does.
Most of the scenes will take place in Roy's apartment which is somewhere in south New Jersey. It's not an AU (i.e. they are superheros), but they're out of uniform for the story. This is definitely a PWP, with a focus on sexual trauma, beginning to heal from trauma, and hints of a burgeoning DickRoy romance.
There are no flashbacks to rape, but there are mentions of it throughout, including Dick's feelings towards his own body and his thoughts during sex with Roy. For a majority of the fic, Roy believes that Dick's relationship with Tarantula was fully consensual, before Dick ends up telling him that it wasn't.
Dick is a trans man, and Roy is a cis man.
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20
Title: Stay Awake With Me
Word Count: 10,738 of 40k
Genre: Mystery, Case-fic
Fandom/Universe: Court of Owls (comics)
Characters/Pairings: Clark Kent/Bruce Wayne
Warnings: Major Character Death, Violence
Rating: NC-17
Summary: When Dick goes missing, the family works together to try and find him. When Bruce goes missing, the mystery only begins to show itself. In an investigation which will span decades, Clark must work together with the remaining members of the Batfamily to unravel the secrets of Gotham's underbelly, and not only stop the Court of Owls in their bid for power, but to also catch Talon!Bruce and Talon!Dick.
The fic will explore two timelines: the 'present' timeline which deals with the court of owls plot and a 'past' timeline that explores Clark's role in the batfamily.
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21
Title: The Maiden in the Tower
Word Count: 6k complete so far, looking to be around 10-11k total.
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Romantic Comedy, light Drama
Fandom/Universe: primarily the pre-Flashpoint DC canon, though that’s more of a guideline than a hard rule.
Characters/Pairings: Everyone Loves Tim Drake, ultimately Dick/Tim; Klarion the Witch Boy, Bruce, Barbara, Cass, Cassie, Kon and Bart all have prominent roles. Featuring cameos from as much of the DCU as I can fit in before the deadline, primarily Titans and Young Justice.
Warnings: Low-key canon-typical violence and a ‘happily ever after’ kiss for two (full-grown) adopted brothers. Swearing. A few people get made the butt of jokes but it’s nothing too mean-spirited.
Rating: PG-13 (technically R for swearing but content-wise it’s strictly PG-13)
Summary: Klarion’s idea of the perfect birthday present is to trap Tim in the highest room (Bruce’s office) of the tallest tower in Gotham (Wayne Enterprises) and flood the rest of the building with a mix of living vines and fairy tale obstacles that can only be overcome by Tim’s true love. Shenanigans ensue as half the superhero community competes for the hand of the fair maid Red Robin.
Pay-off is Dick/Tim but the lion's share of the page time is spent watching people fight fairytale tropes while Tim and Klarion snark with popcorn. Light-hearted comedy in which some characters get made to look the fool, ultimately gets no sexier than a True Love’s Ending Kiss.
Set entirely within a vine-infested, magically-warped Wayne Tower with everyone from the Bats to the Titans to Tim’s civilian friends dealing with fairytale nonsense: glass mountains, living office supplies, pixies swarms, catching the cat who has the key to the next floor, etc. Meanwhile Tim hangs out in the penthouse with Klarion and a pint of ice cream watching the event like a reality show and getting dunked on for being an archetypal Disney Princess. Fun times for all with a light sprinkling of angst for flavor.
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22
Title: The Antecedents to Reunion
Word Count: 13,500 (out of approx. 20k)
Genre: Steampunk AU, slice of life, case fic
Fandom/Universe: Batman comics, drawing heavily from the Court of Owls storyline and Cass's Batgirl run
Characters/Pairings: Cassandra Cain/Stephanie Brown (preslash), Tim Drake, Jason Todd, Damian Wayne, Dick Grayson
Warnings: non-canonical limb loss, temporary character death, fake character death, grief/mourning, implied brainwashing, past child abuse, drug use in an interrogation by a minor character
Rating: PG-13/Teen
Summary: In a verison of Gotham that never existed, a version of Gotham where clockwork and steam bring the city through the night, Dick Grayson is believed to be dead, and Cassandra Wayne has just returned from Hong Kong. But as Cass settles back into the city, she quickly discovers that something-- or someone-- is trying to get her attention, and that the clock is ticking on how much time she has to figure it out.
This is very much a "slice-of-life" fic, except it's set in a Steampunk AU. This story is set mostly in Gotham, with there being one flashback scene to Cass’s apartment in Hong Kong. In Gotham, characters go to the manor, a gala, an ice cream parlor, and the Iceberg Lounge. There is also a fight scene in Robinson Park against Poison Ivy, in a villain’s apartment against droids, and a brief chase scene across rooftops. The plot with the Court of Owls is fairly in the background of this fic, as the real focus is Cass, her relationships with the other bats, and the intricacies of mourning. This story has a hopeful ending, in that it ends with Cass discovering that Dick is alive, but the actual reunion is left to the reader’s imagination.
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23
Title: With Blood and Rage of Crimson Red
Word Count: 6,968
Genre: Angst, Action/Adventure
Fandom/Universe: DCU, Batfam, Lantern Corps
Characters/Pairings: Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Hal Jordan, Guy Gardener, John Stewart, Bleez, Rankorr, no pairings (however, I might include hints of Batlantern (HalxBruce) later)
Warnings: Canon-Typical Violence, mentions of past underage attempted rape, mentions of past drug use, mentions of past child abuse
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Jason was only 11 when his life was irreversibly changed. Now the newest member of the Red Lantern Corps, he is immediately thrust into a dangerous game where losing could mean death. With practically half the villains in the universe after him and the rest of the Lantern Corps, Jason must watch his step at every corner. To overcome this threat and find a way to save himself and the people he cares for, Jason must first overcome his own inner demons and learn to trust himself and the people around him.
This story is set on multiple planets throughout the DC Universe. On Earth, we see Gotham City, the Batcave, and the Watchtower, in space, they travel to Ysmault and other planets that I made up for the purpose fo the fic (so you will have mostly free reign with the design of those planets if you choose to draw scenes involving them).
This story involves canon-typical violence throughout. At the start, there are mentions of child abuse, and there is camera footage shown of attempted rape of a minor, but nothing explicit. At the start of the story, Catherine Todd is found by Jason post-OD and that is mentioned a few times throughout the story. The abuse and attempted rape are mentioned a little throughout the story, but not much, as it is not the focus, rather a back story for Jason. Other than that, there is no smut, or even pairings (unless I decide to do the Batlantern, but that will be a minor background pairing). There might be some language, but it is kept to a minimum.
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24
Title: You Have Their Eyes (But You'll Never Have Their Smile)
Word Count: 6,679
Genre: Action/Adventure, Mystery, Angst
Fandom/Universe: DCU, Justice League
Characters/Pairings: Jason Todd, Kyle Rayner, Donna Troy, Chris Kent, Lorena Marquez, Connor Hawke, possibly Jaykyle
Warnings: Canon Typical Violence, Mentions of Past Character Death, might have some minor language
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Eight years ago, the Justice League vanished into thin air. Since then, their proteges have been left behind to pick up the pieces of a broken world. Struggling to fill shoes that don't quite fit, the next generation of the Justice League is faced with their pasts as an old case makes a reappearance, eight years after the original Justice League closed it.
This is set on Earth, in various locations like Wayne Enterprises, the Watchtower, the Whitehouse, Los Angeles, Malaysia, and Atlantis.
As stated before, violence is a part of this fic, but nothing more than you would normally see in canon. Past character deaths are mentioned, including Jason's temporary death, and the supposed deaths of the original Justice League. There is cussing, but only like two or three words in the entire fic. There are also mentions of a court stripping away Donna's parental rights to Terry.
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25
Title: Heavy the Head
Word Count: 4k~
Genre: Greek Gods AU
Fandom/Universe: No specific canon
Characters/Pairings: Dick Grayson/Slade Wilson, assorted batfamily characters
Warnings: No real warnings; there's some smut at one point in the fic
Rating: NC-17 (overall it's rather tame, but some smut)
Summary: Slade is an old nature god, one rather bored with the politics of Olympus. He is, however, rather fascinated by the reserved god of the dead Richard, remembering how different the boy was back when he truly was just a boy. He's always like oddities and figuring out puzzles, and Richard certainly is one at that.
Dick would really prefer that everyone leave him alone to do the job he was assigned a millenia ago. Visiting Olympus brings him no peace, not when he knows he'll have to leave again soon, not to see his family for another century or so. Of course, there's always Slade, who's happy to give more than Dick is usually comfortable accepting. Not that that ends up being a bad thing.
This story takes place in Mount Olympus, at a waterfall, and in the Underworld.
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26
Title: Hearts Beating Side by Side
Word Count: 3,600
Genre: Romance, Drama
Fandom/Universe: Young Justice Verse
Characters/Pairings: Garth - Tempest/Kaldur'ahm/Dick Grayson
Warnings: Threesome, misunderstanding, pining, dirty talk
Rating: R
Summary: On the precipice of changes in their lives, Garth and Kaldur find a momentary reunion and the repressed childhood love that they have both harbored for the other is reignited. But the weekend won't be an easy fall into long awaited love. Nightwing has reappeared after months of silence in the guise of his civilian persona, Dickie Wayne-Grayson. And even though he's playing the part of full-time playboy, Garth can see the spark that Dick lights within Kaldur. And it's not a one-sided feeling.
A weekend of diplomacy is consumed by Garth and Dick's competing jealousy; each believing Kaldur has eyes for the other. Garth thinks Dick is leading Kaldur on, and Dick thinks Garth has won Kaldur's heart before the weekend even began. They bicker, and banter, until they Bang It Out. When Kaldur catches them, there's guilt, and confessions and polyamorous negotiations.
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27
Title: hold onto the fire even if you have to burn
Word Count: ~7k
Genre: Angst with a happy ending
Fandom/Universe: DCU (specifically Batfam) and post-Underworld Unleashed
Characters: Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Zatanna Zatara, John Constantine, Donna Troy
Pairings: Dick Grayson/Jason Todd (endgame), Dick Grayson/John Constantine/Zatanna (temporary)
Warnings: Threesome, rape/non-con mentioned, self-harm (through magic), depression, lack of self-worth, explicit content, graphic violence, temporary major character deaths.
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Dick Grayson is no Batman. After Bruce Wayne refuses to resurrect the late Jason Todd, Dick takes matters into his own hands. Armed with the knowledge of a deal that didn't go through, Dick allies himself with Zatanna and Constantine in a bid to right the wrong that Bruce ignores -- even though souls come at a cost. Dick knows he's strong enough to take the pain to save Jason. But can he stop at Jason? Can he let his fallen friends and family stay dead? Dick is determined to save everyone he can, even if it means losing his soul.
The story takes place in multiple locations, primarily in Gotham and Neron's throne room in Hell, with occasional switches to Bludhaven.
Rape/non-con refers to past instances (Dick/Mirage, Dick/Catalina) that are discussed at length. Threesome takes place as part of a magic ritual. Self-harm is heavily implied through self-sacrificial actions and reckless behavior (as well as the literal deals with a devil). Graphic violence will be canon-typical. Deaths are canonical deaths and happen offscreen (with the exception of Donna Troy and Damian Wayne who die in front of Dick and are described vividly). There's an alternative ending that includes Dick Grayson dying, but that's only one of two endings that will both be written.
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28
Title: The Deepest Secret Nobody Knows
Word Count: ~6500 written (~15000 total)
Genre: Romance
Fandom/Universe: General DCU, Batman, Green Lantern
Characters/Pairings: Bruce Wayne/Hal Jordan
Warnings: Unintentional Exhibitionalism, characters/relationship being outed without their consent
Rating: Explicit/NC-17
Summary: Hal and Bruce have been fucking for a full year, but have only been in an acknowledged relationship for six months. A jealous co-worker, who will stop at nothing to destroy Bruce Wayne, has a private romantic encounter between Bruce and Hal taped, then releases photos of the encounter to the press. Hal now finds himself thrust into a part of Bruce's life that he'd only had a vague impression of previously. While he believes that his and Bruce's relationship is solid, he's still left wondering if this will prove to be too much trouble to bother with, for himself, for Bruce, and for Bruce's family.
Takes place primarily in Gotham (WEI offices, the Batcave, and the manor), with minor placement on the Watchtower, in Hal's apartment in Coast City, and varying Bruce boltholes around Earth.
No serious warnings, other than semi-graphic/graphic sex.
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29
Title: In the Shadow of the Empire
Word Count: About 12 or 13k, just under 9k written
Genre: SciFi, Action/Adventure
Fandom/Universe: Batman (though no particular canon), Star Wars AU
Characters/Pairings: JayDick, JayTim, implied DickTim, pre-DickTimJay, Cass, Steph
Warnings: Graphic descriptions of violence, dub con
Rating: NC-17
Summary: For most of the galaxy, life under the Empire's thumb was difficult, stressful, and painfully short. Dick and Jason knew this all too well, trying to keep their rustbucket of a ship in one piece while living job to job on the fringes of the Empire's control. It was a hard life, but as an ex-Jedi and a so-called 'troublemaker' wanted in multiple Empire systems, they didn't have much choice. But when a job goes wrong, they and their crew find themselves on the run from the Hand of the Emperor; a masked dark side user who is as feared as his origins are mysterious... and who is much more involved in Dick and Jason's past than either of them could guess.
This story exists within a Star Wars setting, roughly around the time of the Original Trilogy. Scenes take place aboard Jason's ship, on a derelict Republic cruiser (i.e. no lights and without atmosphere or gravity), and on a small, heavily forested moon where the showdown happens between the ship's crew (Dick, Jason, Cass, and Steph) and Dark Side!Tim.
The graphic violence is to the tune of blaster and lightsaber wounds. The dub-con occurs when Jason drunkenly sleeps with a stranger at a bar, who later is implied to be Dark Side!Tim undercover. This counts as dub-con because Tim is actively concealing his identity to get information out of Jason and because Jason would likely not have slept with him if he knew who he was and what he was doing.
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Title: There Be Dragons
Word Count: 6425 words
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Dragons
Fandom/Universe: Batman
Characters/Pairings: JayDick
Warnings: Descriptions of burning buildings, violence, some gore
Rating: M
Summary: In Gotham, there be dragons. A pureblood dragon, Bruce revolved his vigilante persona around his ancestry, to become, Dragonman.
Dick’s dragonhood was a direct result of Bruce’s ingenious DNA bonding-a gift he now refuses to use. For a moment in his life, however, he tolerated it, for Jason. Then Jason died. For six months, as far as Dick and Bludhaven was concerned, there were no goddamn dragons.
Then one night, fire licked the sky.
No matter how fast Dick ran, swung and flew, it was too damn late. A casino was razed to the ground. Human bodies stacked in piles. The shadow of a red dragon’s wings flapped in a distance. There was no question, however impossible, who did it.
Dick couldn’t believe it. Dick wouldn’t believe it. This dragon flew around in Dick’s city on a raging warpath, knowing more than he was letting on. Dick intended to find it, and stop it.
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Title: When the Winds are Howling Strong
Word Count: 3040
Genre: Found family, omegaverse, no capes AU
Fandom/Universe: Batfam, Red Hood and the Outlaws
Characters/Pairings: Jason Todd, Dick Grayson
Warnings: Implied non graphic rape, intersex omegas, severe misogyny against omegas. Dick is a cop but he’s on leave through 90% of the fic
Rating: PG-13/Teen. Nothing is graphic, but the topics are heavy
Summary: Dick signed up to be a foster alpha, but never expected that he would actually be given an omega. Then Gorden’s men find an gang’s omega in heat and in bad shape. Since most foster alphas are searching for a mate, Dick is given custody over the omega.
Jason was pulled off the streets by Joker’s gang when he was fifteen and life’s only gotten worse from there. As a gang omega, Jason served mostly as a form of recreation for the other gang members. After four years in hell, Jason’s given up all hope of escape. He’s got a new alpha who seems decent, but past experience has taught him those are the worst ones.
Found family is the core of this fic. Dick helps Jason with his reintroduction into society/introduction to Gotham’s high society and both are forced to confront their internalized prejudices against other castes. It’s set in Gotham and explores both the slums and the glitzier districts. Jason and other male omegas will be depicted as wearing more feminine styles, including dresses and skirts.
Key scenes: Dick taking custody of Jason, Dick and Jason growing used to each other, Tim and Damian meeting Jason by accident, Jason dumping out all of Dick’s liquor cabinet, Dick taking Jason shopping, Jason meeting Bruce and Alfred, Dick takes Jason to a gala and they work through a meltdown, Jason shows Dick where he used to live before Penguin and Joker, Dick and Jason fight after finding out everything Jason did in the gangs, Sheila makes an appearance, Jason is induced into an artificial heat, Dick and Bruce find Jason who is already making progress to rescue himself, End by Jason cutting the ribbon to an omega shelter.
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Title: Midnight Rendezvous
Word Count: 4000+
Genre: PWP, Drama
Fandom/Universe: Batman, Nightwing/Grayson
Characters/Pairings: Midnighter/Dick Grayson, Bruce/Dick Grayson
Warnings: Explicit sex, References to violence, Maybe unsafe sex
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Dick is tired of the Golden Boy act. Tired of waiting for Bruce’s approval. And he’s beyond tired of not being noticed... So tonight, he’s going to find someone one who will.
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Title: crowns of violets and roses
Word Count: 3009
Genre: Romance, Alternate Universe - Greek Mythology
Fandom/Universe: Batman - All Media Types
Characters/Pairings: Bruce Wayne/Jason Todd
Warnings: Attempted non con, swearing, descriptions of violence
Rating: Explicit (NC-17)
Summary: Modern Hades & Persephone AU. After Bruce Wayne’s parents die, he becomes lord of the underworld, leaving the seasons and harvest unattended. Replacing him are the two Robins, Dick and Jason, spirits of spring and growth, but neither is able to fully step into the Waynes’ empty mantle. Things are further complicated when Dick wants to move on to a new role and Jason’s propositioned by another god. Bruce pulls Jason into the underworld, offering him sanctuary from the threats above. In the shadows, Jason finds both his strength and love. But without the work of both Robins, the land crumbles, threatening the lives of mortals and the power of the gods. The only solution is for Jason to return, unless Bruce is able to out think their enemies.
The setting for this story is largely modern with stylized elements from different periods (gothic, art deco). The Underworld, which is the primary setting, is heavily influenced by Wayne Manor and the Cave from comics and the animated series. Other places can have a more Gotham art deco influence.
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Title: Bruce Wayne, the Court of…
Word Count: 4035
Genre: AU, humor, fluff, angst
Fandom/Universe: Batman comics, Nightwing comics, Red Hood and the Outlaws comics, Batman: Under the Red Hood
Characters/Pairings: Dick Grayson/Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne
Warnings: rape, death, beating, abuse, violence, spoilers for: Forever Evil arc, Court of Owls arc, recent Nightwing comic arc, recent Batman comic arc, Red Hood and the Outlaws #25, Batman and Red Hood #20
Rating: T/Teen And Up Audiences /PG14+
Summary: Bruce had made many mistakes in his life. The most horrifying and disastrous were the ones involving his family. The way he treated them, deceived, hurt and used finally blew in his face and he had to face the consequences. There was no forgiveness for him now, not from any of them. But maybe there was a way to avoid it all.
This story is meant as a fix-it to all the mess the canon turned into. While the story focuses on talking about canonical events there are a lot of headcanon/fanon/tropes put into it as well ie. romantic relationship between adopted brothers. And although the topics discussed are serious matters the fic itself is slightly crackish.
The story takes place in Gotham during the Batman: Under the Red Hood events. At first the action is placed all over the city: rooftops, docks, parking lot, train station; for it to narrow down to an abandoned hotel room.
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Title: Do You Love The Summer Like I Do?
Word Count: 6116 words
Genre: Romance, Action
Fandom/Universe: Batman, Red Hood and the Outlaws
Characters/Pairings: JayRoy
Warnings: Descriptions of physical trauma, healing from injuries, violence, some gore
Rating: M
Summary: Those hazy nights spent blinking in and out of consciousness, events of Bruce cracking his hood open like an egg replaying like a neverending nightmare. Waking up to a stuffy bed, IV drips and the simmering heat. Roy’s dumb, handsome face hovering worriedly beside him.
For those months of grueling physical therapy, Jason could depend on one thing to keep him going--Roy’ love. Jason would have put any grand plans of his to a screeching halt, if Roy asked him to stay on that island forever. But he had therapy to go to. Jason could respect that.
Then, Roy died. And Jason missed the funeral.
But unlike every other piece of shit who dared to call themselves Roy’s friends, Jason wasn’t about to let him lie. And he had a way of bringing him back.
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