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    lies of omission by

    Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU (Comics)  

    13 Oct 2025

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    Red Hood kept his distance from the Bats. They had something akin to a truce, but they always maintained a healthy level of mutual wariness and animosity. None of them knew him, not in any way that mattered, and he was content keeping things that way.

    Unfortunately, secrets had a way of coming to light.

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    Salvage by

    Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender  

    27 May 2021

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    Mid-Season-One Zuko is held for ransom by Chief Hakoda. Ozai's replies to the Water Tribe's demands are A+ Parenting. Hakoda is… deeply concerned, for this son that isn't his, and who might be safer among enemies than with his own father.

    Podfic and translations in Dutch, German, Hungarian, Russian, Spanish, and Ukrainian now available! See chapter one author notes for links.

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    spiderman loves you by

    Fandoms: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), Spider-Man - All Media Types  

    03 Jan 2019

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    Or: how to figure out if your son is actually Spiderman without letting him know that you suspect he’s Spiderman because you want to make sure you’re right about him being Spiderman before you ground him for the rest of his adolescent life.

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    let's get mischievous by

    Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types  

    01 Dec 2021

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    “We welcome you,” the cultist is saying, breathlessly. “To the mortal realm, oh father of Chaos-”

    Bernard slowly raises his head, meets the cultist’s gaze, and he stutters to a stop. Tim’s breath catches, because Bernard smiles, manic and benevolent and totally devoid of humanity.

    The cultist, shaking with excitement or awe, bows his head. Bernard floats down, and reaches to delicately touch the side of the mask, cupping his face.

    “Stupid animal,” he says, kindly, “Why would I thank you for this?”

    The cultist starts to raise his head, confused.

    It’s not Bernard, says Tim’s brain, even though he already knew that, even though he was putting the pieces together the minute the knife flashed down, even though he shoved the knowledge away because it was unbearable to consider, it’s not Bernard, and it’s only that thought that keeps him from fumbling when vines explode from the cultist’s eyeball.

    At the ritual altar, Bernard gets possessed by Dionysus. Nobody liked that.

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    And No One Can Talk to a Horse by

    Fandoms: Captain America (Movies)  

    28 Apr 2019

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    Kelpies were killers. They lived in the water, drowned anyone who came too close. Ate them, most of the time. It was reflex not choice, like the kick that follows a hammer hitting a knee, because kelpies were no more aware than a wave or a wildfire.

    Hydra knew about kelpies. It was why they'd come up with their brilliant plan to capture one and turn it into an assassin. But like so many plans that seemed good on paper it came with unintended consequences—in Hydra's case, the unintended consequences were Bucky and no more Hydra.

    Steve didn't know that. Even as a sometime Shield consultant, he had no way of knowing any of that. Which meant when the sleek black horse surged up out of the water and didn't kill him, the only answer he could give to, "Why?" was, "I don't know."

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    lessons in mouse-catching by

    Fandoms: Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types, The Witcher (TV)  

    21 Feb 2021

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    They say cats have nine lives, but truthfully Jaskier has long lost count of his.

    Jaskier has always been very good at playing pretend. It gets harder after Geralt’s harsh words on the mountain. It gets harder still when he has to save a rogue Wolf and his Child Surprise from Nilfgaard’s gathering forces.

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    Process of Invention by

    Fandoms: DCU (Comics)  

    26 Nov 2018

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    Jason's been searching a long time for a forge-god, one that can make a weapon to kill one of the big players, and more importantly, who will agree to do it. But a weapon to kill a god isn't an easy thing to ask for, so even when he does finally find one, there's a question that has to first be answered. What's it going to cost?

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    Declensions by

    Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), Nightwing (Comics), DCU  

    29 Sep 2018

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    “My father,” Dick says, “worked the rope. It cut him. His hands were never clean.”

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    here comes the rain again by

    Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types  

    01 Oct 2022

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    Dick doesn’t patrol when it rains. Not since Blüdhaven. And everyone knows that, but they don’t know why.

    Or: Dick slowly but surely confronts his trauma. Now featuring: a train, pain, and a lot of rain.

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    Nervous Breakdown by

    Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), Batman: The Animated Series, Batman and Robin (Comics), Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010), Red Hood and the Outlaws (Comics), Red Hood/Arsenal (Comics), Red Hood: Lost Days, DCU (Comics)  

    20 Jan 2022

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    Jay closed his eyes, pinching the bridge of his nose to push back the encroaching headache. And possibly the admittedly ironic desire to strangle this kid for his lack of self-care instincts. "Tim. Timmy. Answer me this. Where exactly is the old man? Actually, better question: Why in the ever-living hell is the answer to that anything other than 'right here'?"

    Tim gave a huff that sounded more tired than defiant. "Because, like I said, it's a mild case and I don't need to be under observation. I already told Bruce the same thing I told you: I'm fine."

    "And he believed that."

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    Duck, Duck, Goose - Part II by

    Fandoms: Man of Steel (2013), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League (2017)  

    29 Sep 2023

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    Legend has it that every now and then, when two people really and truly belong together, but perhaps need a nudge in the right direction, the Soulmate Goose of Enforcement will turn up out of the blue to see that this happens.

    Clark believes in the Goose and has been longing for it to show up. He has just about resigned himself to that not happening -- maybe because he's from Krypton? -- and simply make the best of what he has. The Goose, of course, has its own plan...

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    don't push me (cause i am close to the edge) by

    Fandoms: DCU (Comics)  

    22 Jun 2020

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    Kara huffs out a breath in frustration. “Every Kryptonian has a heartsong. And they’re beautiful, but when you listen to one on its own it feels like something is missing. It’s like...they have something like this too, right?” She gestures outward impatiently, and Bruce forces himself not to flinch at her casual use of they. “Only they have words written down instead.”

    “Soulmates,” Clark says, his voice strained.

    The word hits Bruce like a bullet through the lung. He keeps his face perfectly relaxed, his heartbeat calm and regular, as he realizes (too late, he's always too late) that he should have expected this all along.

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    Fake Empires by

    Fandoms: DCU  

    20 Mar 2012

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    Bruce Wayne can't possibly be as dumb as he acts, and Clark Kent isn't as ordinary as he appears.

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    A Sense of Identity by

    Fandoms: DCU (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Superman - All Media Types  

    12 Nov 2016

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    It was a Thursday afternoon at the end of March, and Bruce Wayne met Clark Kent in the way enterprising billionaires tended to meet investigative reporters: Through an interview.
    Kent had posture like cooked spaghetti and wore his plaid like the strangest camouflage in history.

    Bruce was less than impressed.

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    drunk with the great starry void by

    Fandoms: DCU (Comics), DC Cinematic Universe, Man of Steel (2013), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Batman - All Media Types, Superman - All Media Types, Superman/Batman (Comics), Justice League (2017)  

    29 Aug 2018

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    Comic canon: Clark can hear and identify Bruce's heartbeat from anywhere on Earth

    What if DCEU movieverse Clark heard Bruce's heartbeat before they've even met?

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    Clark is staring down blankly at a wrist, trapped in his hand somehow, his thumb right on that large vein. The heartbeat starts to run, and he rubs his thumb gently along it, which is when it starts to sing.

    “Well who might you be?"

    Clark lets go at the saccharine tone. Darts his gaze up, flushing. Bruce Wayne’s gaze meets his, eyes dissecting and dark in contrast to the playboy leer. He wonders how many people fall for the smile that didn’t reach his eyes and fall for the voice that hides that darkness. (sings like a knife's edge, a warsong)

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    Main arc (Ch 1 and 2, PG13) is finished and posted. Edited 3/8/20.

    Catharsis (Ch 3 and onwards, NC17) is 10 of 13.

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    Whoever Falls First by

    Fandoms: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, DC Extended Universe  

    05 Aug 2016

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    "There's more kryptonite out there. When the Superman returns, there's going to be an all-star battle royale in the criminal underworld. Every megalomaniacal freak will want a piece of it so they can get a piece of you. And some of them will manage. They'll weaponize it and won't hesitate to use it against you, and when that happens I will not have you flailing around like an idiot."

    aka: Bruce teaches Clark how to fight.

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    Flesh by

    Fandoms: Red Hood and the Outlaws (Comics), Red Hood/Arsenal (Comics), DCU (Comics)  

    29 Jul 2021

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    “So what, never see people with sharp teeth?”

    “There’s a difference between physical abnormalities and abomination, and believe me, I know how to tell the difference.”

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    Shunned by his own mentor and every other superheroes he knows for his drugs problem, Roy had decided to kick the habit and managed to stay clean for five years, until he becomes a bloodsucker haunted by the hallucination of his own teenage self, and now he's using more heavily than ever.

    In an attempt to track down and have his revenge on the creature who caused him his current plight, he comes to Gotham, only to get shot and captured by a horrifying demon-hunting priest, who wouldn't even be so kind as to put a bullet in his goddamn head and put him out of his misery.

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    the sum of their parts by

    Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types  

    18 Aug 2022

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    He had always been an expectation, a tally to be checked, a list to conform to. He had never been allowed to think for himself, not truly, not totally.

    He was an accomplishment to one parent and a lamentation to the other.

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    maple syrup by

    Fandoms: DCU (Comics)  

    28 Apr 2023

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    Jason's been driving for weeks, and hasn't spoken to his father in even longer. His crappy car breaks down in the middle of nowhere and when he and his tow truck driver are stranded at a motel with only one bed, they have no choice but to share.

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    “Harper’s Wrecker Service,” he finds a less than enthusiastic voice answer from the other end of his phone. “What can I do for you?”

    “Uh, hey,” Jason’s mind is rolling, completely blank and devoid of anything helpful at this point. Maybe a week ago when his gas pedal first stopped communicating with his car he would have had something insightful to say. “My car stopped working.”

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    January Jot-Downs by

    Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), Young Justice (Cartoon), DCU  

    31 Jan 2020

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    A collection of oneshots centered around the Batfam.

    1 Duke gets a tour of the Manor
    2 Depressed Tim
    3 Dick & Bruce have a dance party
    4 Stephanie pretends to be Bruce for the JL
    5 Damian's being bullied - Duke notices
    6 Harper & Cass (Sister Bonding!)
    7 Touch-starved Tim
    8 Dick is too flexible for his own good
    9 Stephanie helps Tim recover from Joker Jr.
    10 Jason babysits Lian - Roy copes
    11 Bruce is a dragon - he hoards small children (Cass Edition!)
    12 Damian & Dick shop
    13 Fantasy Setting AU
    14 Damian has friends
    15 Bette and Barbara meet
    16 Dick grieves- Stephanie helps
    17 TimKon- Sleeping Beauty AU (but *superheroes*)
    18 Bruce & Damian Bonding
    19 Duke figures out his new family
    20 Damian defends Stephanie
    21 Claire Clover (Gotham Girl)
    22 Tim's depressed, Jason cares - Cue Road Trip
    23 The Manor's decent to Zoodom
    24 Damian babysits Mar'i & Helena
    25 Villain AU
    26 Telepathic Tim
    27 Talia Redemption Arc
    28 Reverse Batfam AU
    29 The Malone Family
    30 Everyone Loves Alfred
    31 Bruce realizing he loves his family

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