#The Time Before by Cdelphiki

[ky-landfill]

[midnightwinterhawk]

Every fic writer ever:

[A complete tale told in three panels]

God I love fic writers.

[mikodrawnnarratives]

Just finished a really long fix and ouuuggghhhh it was really good but oouuugggghh

It's over now..... I feel so empty but not.....

....

I need to stare in space for a little bit

[ifyoucandaniel]

favorite fics of 2024/basically just batfam fic rec list

It's that time of year guys, here is my favorite fics of 2024 in no specific order (aka my master batman fic rec list bc that's all i read this year with some spider-man thrown in there lmao). most of these have been in my previous rec lists, but this is just like one big frankenstein’s monster of a fic rec with all of them in one place <3

starting off strong, anything @bluelotuswrites's hands have touched is pure gold. Red is the Color of Sinners placed post UTRH where after being hit by bruce's batarang and now mute, jason decides to leave gotham and go to hell’s kitchen for a fresh start, but he keeps running into daredevil both in and out of costume. this is possibly the best jason of all time i rotate him in my mind like a microwave all day

The Hellblazer's Apprentice is an all blades jason fic where instead of continuing his lost days world tour, he meets john constentine and decides to learn magic to piss of bruce. blue added some lore to jason’s character in this that to this day makes my brain vibrate with excitement and the dynamic between john and jason is just ?? so good. both of these fics haunt me, they follow me wherever i go, i love them. read everything she's written, trust me

going with the theme of my favorite authors i read this year, @cdelphiki wrote my favorite read of the year and possibly all time Life Happens a fic that hit me like a sucker punch where tim and damian are both sent to a different dimension where everyone they know are comic book characters. with no other choice, they have to start a new life in this world while they wait for rescue. words just dont do it justice, please please read this fic. it’s the most beautiful story on growing and life

their other fic Jason and the Three Terrors crosses my mind at least once a day if not three times. jason is still with the league when talia charges him with getting damian, his cousin mara, and his secret sister athanasia to bruce safely from ra's. the rest of the fic is jason going from "i cant wait to get rid of these kids" to "these are my kids, i need to provide for them and keep them safe and i would die for them" 100/10 jason's character development is some of my favorite in any fic.

The Time Before is another of my favorites where jason is sent back in time to when he was 9 and goes to bruce for help and realizes maybe his memories of bruce maybe aren't all accurate. just read everything cdelphiki has ever written, trust me <3

Split by @wolfsbanesparks i have never been hooked on a character i previously did not know much about faster than when i read this fic. Billy and shazam are forcefully separated into separate bodies by black adam and then they have to try to keep billy's identity secret somehow while working with the justice league to fix them. the end of this fic had me sending paragraphs and 5 minute voice notes to my friends, trying to explain why i was so absolutely distraught and obsessed.

also by wolfsbanesparks, From the Shadows is basically everything you could ever want from a billy batson joins the batfam fic. it's got plot, it's got identity shenanigans, it's got badass magical billy, what more could you possibly need! seriously idk what is up with everything wolfbanesparks writes, but the endings are always so fucking good, 100/10.

Something in the Static by @bonerot19 is one of my favorite jason series ever, i go back to it constantly and think about it all the time. this is a series where jason's mom doesn't die and his dad isn't in prison, instead he's 17 working nights at a convenience store when everything changes and suddenly batman won't leave him alone. this is my favorite jason & steph best friends fic ever and the way this fic is paced scratches an itch in my brain, the flow of the story is just perfect

Buy Back the Secrets by @vinelark is the only ship fic on here and it deserves a place of honor. every time i get an email that it's updated an angel gets it's wings and my friends all get texts in all caps. Timkon fic where kon still doesn’t know tim’s civilian identity, but tim keeps calling for superboy when he's in trouble which leads to kon meeting him as a civilian. the identity shenanigans are just so top tier, its a 5 + 1 fic so every chapter is just just a new world of fun tropes. the chapter with tim's fake uncle and jason is actually probably my favorite chapter of a fic ever its so dear to me. as far as i'm concerned, this fic is the only timkon ever <3

Honoring Promises by LananiA3O is the shortest fic on this list and is the most important jason & dick post UTRH fics i've ever read. this fic both scratched an itch and created an itch because i need 100 more chapters and for it to never end. set post UTRH when dick starts to rethink his opinion on a note jason left him and realizes it was jason reaching out and decides to find him and fix things. this goes up there with RITCOS in the post UTRH fics where jason decides to just fuck off and do his own thing, i love them

Adopting a New Plan by A_Silly_Gander is yet another fic where jason winds up with an adoption problem when he first comes back to gotham. however, my favorite part of this whole fic is how the author writes jason making mistakes and being flawed and how those mistakes affect him. absolutely 10/10 character development and jason rejoining the batfam + damian and jaosn meeting in the LOA tag is just a mixture of all my favorite things, i love this fic so much

A Collision of Masks by MOVAZ is my favorite dick grayson fic ever, its set in a young justice AU where batman never joined the JL and YJ never met dick, so when the YJ team is sent to investigate a new vigilante, nightwing, identity shenanigans ensue. this is seriously such a fun fic, i loved all the crossover between dick's many identities and the YJ team

Cards on the Table by @wesslan is just!!! so fun oh my god. the chapter titles are to this day my favorite things ever they enhance the experience. it’s about tim being a scam fortune teller who knows a lot more than he should about the upper class due to his nighttime stalking. he winds up meeting the batfam and giving some scarily accurate advice which leads to him being tied up in their business and lots of lying <3 it’s such a fun fic and i just love the vibes 100/10

Hand in Unloveable Hand (a chokehold) by @a-large-orange-cat is by far my favorite fucked up tim fic! while tim’s out taking pictures of batman and robin as a kid he gets kidnapped by black mask and raised to take over his crime empire. cue 50k of manipulation and angst, the ending is so satisfying and the sequel with jason always makes me :’) very good, this tim lives in my mind in a little house he and jason built

Dark Matter by @mysterycyclone because would it be a fic rec without the loml? i love this fic so much oh my god, it sent me back on my spiderman obsessed bullshit which in turn led me back down my marvel bs. post infinity war peter is dusted and wakes up in the DC universe with the ghosts of the dusted avengers following him. i love this fic so much, nothing compares to this peter in my mind. the dynamic between him and the batfam + the identity angst is just so well done

keeping up with the peter theme, The Teenage Vigilante's Guide to Saving New York (And Making Friends Along the Way) by candlesneedflame is such a good team red/mentor matt fic oh my god. where peter goes against tony’s wishes and starts hanging out with daredevil and his friends and maybe starts getting mentored by new york’s vigilantes. 10/10 i love peter interacting with the other vigilantes and also matt mentoring him

anyways, that’s all folks! 2024 was the year for the DC and marvel fics clearly and hopefully 2025 will be the year of me binding all of these finally and having them sitting pretty on my shelf <3

[bluelotuswrites]

2024 fic rec list :)

So here's a list of fics/authors that I read in 2024! A lot of them are Batman-related, and Jason-centered :P

Six Degrees of Separation by @oliocelottafanfics. It's a Criminal Minds crossover with Batman, where Penelope Garcia is the one to find Jason after his resurrection and adopts him. This is one of those fics where I didn't know I needed it until I saw it, and now it's stuck in my brain.

The Right Substitution is Key by Addicted Apple. A fun what-if story where Batman and Nightwing go missing, so Robin recruits Red Hood to fill in as Batman while completely oblivious to the fact that Red Hood is Jason Todd.

Five Reactions to Pepper's New PA by @gladdecease. Short, but Bucky ends up becoming Pepper Potts' personal assistant. It's very funny and wholesome.

@cdelphiki's Three Terrors Cinematic Universe is a top fic that many probably already know. Talia tried to escape the League with Jason, Damian, Anathasia, and Mara al Ghul. She didn't make it, leaving Jason to be the one to protect them.

Along with that is cdelphiki's The Time Before. Jason got sent back to the past by Black Mask, who wanted to kill him before he became Red Hood. Jason goes to Bruce for help and ends up healing and learning more about Bruce.

A League of Her Own by @comebackolivia. Immediately after the UtRH, Talia finds Jason in the rubble, kills to Joker, and takes him back to the League, where they try to take over and rebuild it with Nyssa. Jason becomes one of her generals. You might recognize them for their work on Not-So-Outlaw :)

VermillionFlame is another more recent author that has been working on Arkhamverse Jason. For Want of a Savior and Hold Fast (Don't Let Go) are two of my favorites.

For Want of a Savior has comic Jason wind up in Arkhamverse, and saves AK!Jason. He then helps him heal and the Batfam is in a panic after realizing Jason may be alive.

Hold Fast (Don't Let Go) is another AU where Jason shot Deathstroke while working on his revenge plan that would be seen in Arkham Knight. He then shows up at Wayne Manor for protection, throwing the family's peace into chaos as so many things come to light and people butt heads.

Echoes of Future Past by orangesky37 on AO3/ @kindlingkeen. Immediately after Jason's throat got slit in UtRH comic, he gets yeeted back to the past and is found by authorities. James Gordon brings Batman onto the case, not realizing Batman is Bruce Wayne. He gets protective of Jason when he tells Gordon that 'his dad did it.'

Going Down Like the Titanic by @sunnylighter A shortish Arkhamverse AU where Joker succeeds in getting Bruce to succumb to the Titan virus by showing Jason still alive in Arkham Asylum.

Bruce Wayne Must Die by @reginalusus. Jason wants to kill Bruce, only to find out that he's missing. He teams up with Harvey Dent to find him, and there's father-son bonding vibes between Harvey and Jason.

Do Unto Others by @romiress. Arkhamverse again (listen, I'm a sucker for that storyline when it comes to Jason. It's maximum angst potential). Khalid Nassour (Doctor Fate in DC comics) worked at Arkham Asylum under the payroll of Joker, albeit reluctantly. He was brought on to fix up Jason, and eventually he sneaks him out to help him heal.

Don't Let Them See You Cry by @daisyapples. Oh my god, you guys. Let me tell you. This series is vibrates in my brain to an insane degree. Shortly after Bucky breaks free from his Winter Soldier programming, he finds Jason and adopts him. It's so good, y'all. I literally drop everything to read this whenever it updates.

The Glue by sleepynarwhal. Daredevil is the one to mentor Spiderman instead in the MCU and it's very adorable how much Matt goes from reluctant mentor to embracing it, as well introducing him to the other Defenders.

the road home by @drakefeathers. Jason is homesick during his Lost Days Era world murder-tour and ends up returning home.

I'll Catch a Break Someday by @victory-in-the-skye. Fullmetal Alchemist crosses over with the MCU. It has Fem!Ed, which might not be everyone's cup of tea, but it definitely contributes to the story in a way that makes it interesting. The author does a fantastic job of capturing Ed's voice, even in first person! It's a series, but it hasn't been updated in a while and I hope the author is doing okay!

Arkham Compendium by @lananiscorner. If you're a fan of Arkhamverse, I cannot recommend this series enough. Focusing on Jason before, during, and after Arkham Knight, the author does a fantastic job of delving into Jason's psyche during the course of his life. Ill Weeds Grow Apace is my favorite of the series, focusing on Jason healing after Arkham Knight, and slowly reconnecting with his siblings. Lanani also has many other fantastic fics in DC, especially with Jason. While the author might not be in the fandom anymore, I will always be grateful for the fics that were written because they are masterpieces.

(If you're one of these authors on the list and I missed your tumblr @, let me know and I'll edit them in!)

[vinelark]

in honor of his birthday i would like to ask if you, as a master of a pangy fic writing, have any pangy jason fics to recommend

❗️ you’ve given me a quest! i do indeed have pangy jason fic recs, and here are some of them:

pre-death:

Not All Kidnappings are Bad by @cdelphiki

a “bruce finds jason early” au, featuring 9 y/o jason’s understandable trust issues, bruce’s terminal awkwardness, and slow-burn family. the identity reveal here is also one of my favorite moments.

we’re released pushing daisies by shoutowo

jason starts acting strange out of the blue, and bruce is fraying at the seams trying to figure out why. i love how the pov is so deftly navigated here; the reader knows almost exactly what’s going on, even if bruce never does, and we still get a little catharsis.

these words you can’t say by glaciya

a short, excellent, gut-punch of a fic in which jason is figuring out his place in the family, and dick takes out some of his bruce issues on jason (but does his best to fix it later).

A MOMENT THAT'S HELD IN YOUR ARMS. by orpheusaki

possibly my fav early days jason pang fic of all time; jason and bruce are stumbling toward learning to communicate, and bruce runs headfirst into one of jason’s (understandable) misconceptions.

Safe Space by Cerusee

the summary puts it perfectly: “Turns out, Bruce and Jason aren’t quite on the same page about who’s parenting whom.” feat. some exploration of jason’s past + trauma around being a caretaker to a parent figure.

post-resurrection:

the only way out (is as a carcass) by @silk-scarlet-ribbons

red hood gets mentally rewound to his robin days, and has A Time. this fic also delves a bit into jason grappling with the major changes his body went through since he was robin, which is a particularly compelling pang to me.

all my love and terror balanced there by @burins

in which jason and bruce have a conversation, and i cry. (this line has lived in my head since i read it: "I lost you too," Jason says. "You always forget that. And I never got you back.")

Tap Out by @coyote-nebula

jason gets poisoned as a civilian, which kicks off a character study of jason & bruce + trying not to hurt each other. one of my favorite jason povs!

The Cold Like Coming Home by cabezas_de_vaca

jason rescues bruce wayne from a kidnapping across the globe from gotham. this one made me experience the full spectrum of jason & bruce emotions, pangs and all.

butcherbird, fly away home by e_va

unrelated to the previous fic, but: jason rescues bruce wayne from a kidnapping across the globe from gotham. here, bruce doesn’t know jason’s alive yet, jason doesn’t tell bruce the truth about what happened to him (at first), and they both Go Through It before eventually going home.

It Doesn’t Look Bitter on You by ManURonaldo

a story about jason’s food insecurity, with some really excellent pangs in both the past & present timelines. (also comes with a side of tim pangs, as a treat.)

[spicy-apple-pie]

I wanted to practice my graphic design skills so I made a fake cover for @cdelphiki 's fic The Time Before. She's force feeding me Baby Jason but I'm not complaining.

[cdelphiki]

ITS FINALLY GOT A GREEN CHECK MARK!!!! Final chapter is an epilogue, where we catch up with Bruce from the past and see how he and little-Jason did. Its crazy to think this one-shot has 80k words!!!!!

[warrior-of-storms]

Fic Rec Friday #8 - 2/21/25

Title - The Time Before

Author - cdelphiki/@cdelphiki

Rating - Gen

Content Warning(s) - No Archive Warnings

Fandom(s) - DC (comics/general)

Character(s) - Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Alfred Pennyworth

Relationship(s) - Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne, Jason Todd & Dick Grayson

Word Count - 80,544

My thoughts - I am a sucker for a good time travel story and I'll forever love anything cdelphiki writes, so obviously I love this story so much. It's been a little while since I last read it, but aughhh! It's so good <3 Jason being smol but salty, Bruce being confused out of his mind, it's all great.

I love the way everything turns out in the main fic, but the alternate ending is just as good. I love that Jason's right, but not at all in the way he thinks, so he ends up being wrong after all. I love that he's wrong in the main fic too. He's a stubborn character and I love that so much, but it's always nice to see him proven to be wrong sometimes.

I'd probably have more thoughts if I had time to reread it before posting this, but just know that it's freaking amazing <3 I've read it two or three times within a span of like six months I think, so you know it's good <3

[jayladfanpage]

just out of curiosity, wht r ur fav fanfiction tropes for Jason?

Ohhhh!!!! Gosh that's so hard, I love so much stuff!!!

I think my absolute favorite is Child Prostitute Jason Todd, as I am a "Jason was a CSA victim" truther and those fics are always deliciously angsty

Some faves of that trope:

Sugar Baby by iselsis

put me back in it (i would do it again for you) by Sapphic_terror

You’re Alone ‘til You’re Not Alone by WorkingChemistry

the living sea of waking dreams by r_astra (mind the tags, this one's heavy)

Overheard by Sun_Moon_Stars_Jedi

I also love a good Time Travel AU, though I don't usually love "fix-it" time travels a lot. There are exceptions to this but in general I prefer it when the time travel doesn't have huge stakes

Some faves of that trope:

The Time Before by Cdelphiki

Laws of the Universe by minnow_doodle_doo

I also love roadtrip fics! Jason being stuck in a car/train with literally anybody for hours on end is just always hilarious to me. He's such a little shit

Some faves of that trope:

crash, burn, romance by lysiabeth

A Meditation on Railroading by eggmacguffin

Last but certainly not least, magical de-aging!!! There are NOT enough fics of Jason Toddler, most of them are about Tim, but it's always a delight to find one!

Some faves of that trope:

Time is Not Your Friend, Time is Not Your Enemy by EventualToast (Literally my absolute favorite fic of all time, and the author is the SWEETEST person)

Repeat Your Favorite Mistakes And Love Them All Again by watchingthestars13

Return to Sender by novashyperion

Journey to the Past by therisenbird (thesecondsmile)

[kindlingkeen]

Hello again!!! :D I read ‘For those who can’t’ from your post replying a rec, and it was awesome! I was wondering if you had any fic recommendations yourself? 👀

In exchange I offer these recs (although I wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve already read them!)

- Who I am. Who I'll Never Be. By Zootopon

- Children Will Listen by ParkerAvenue

Welcome back!! You can give your ‘Keen Converses’ punch card another stamp—collect 10 and you get a free AW-related fic ask! ���

Thank you so much for the fic recs! At first glance at the titles, I think I may have read Who I am. Who I'll Never Be. A scene with an injured Jason in the Batmobile reciting prose to trigger a bomb on a bridge is coming to mind?? Children Will Listen isn’t ringing any bells. I will check them both out!

I posted this list of fic recs in response to an ask a couple week ago—they’re all gen and Jason-centric, with varying depictions of Jason and Batfam dynamics and an array of tropes. So check that out, if you haven’t already.

And here’s a second round of fics recs! All gen and mostly Jason-centric. Again I went for a variety of tropes, tones, and takes on Jay. Hopefully you find something that you like!

The Time Before by Cdelphiki @cdelphiki. Red Hood time travels into the past and merges with 9-10 year old baby!Jay’s body.

Make a Little Birdhouse in Your Soul series by bacondoughnut. Starts out as an UtRH AU and follows assassin!Jason’s road to rejoining the family. This version of Jason is so complex and richly characterized. The series includes two long-fics and a one-shot.

robin's roast by envysparkler @envysparkler. It’s a coffee shop AU that somehow works, but the real star of this story is Steph.

Ricochet (Or, The Side Effects of Being a Bibliophile) by waterunderthebridge. Red Hood Jason struggles to reintegrate with the Batfam, lots of really well written family dynamics (this author does not pull punches on either the hurt or the comfort), plus a good case fic mystery.

Batfam prompts by punkrockhades @punkrockhades. A collection of one shots, all of these are glorious in different ways, and some are truly hilarious.

[olivia-anderson-fanfic]

any must download fics before project 2025 shuts down ao3?

All of mine-.

More seriously, it depends on what fandoms you're in. I'm in a lot of fandoms publicly, and even more privately. I can list my favorites, though.

(All of the fics I've liked, according to my AO3 History... below the cut because apparently I read more than I thought)

DC:

Everything by CreamofTomatoSoup

In the Game

Cloning (In Theory)

since you've been gone (I can breathe for the first time)

QUARANTINED: RED ROBIN’S TIK TOK ACCOUNT

Everything by iselsis

Iron, Fire, Mirror-Glass

Executive Assistant to the Batman

Everything by cv_angels

Five to Six, Eleven to Twelve

Don't Freak Out

Braaaaaaaains...

come on, don't leave me like this

Batman is a Dad, Man

Brooding

Everything by Cdelphiki

try again by ghostfaeries

the crooked kind

Twelve Magpies

The Batfam watch The LEGO Batman Movie

Childish Things

I'll Still Love You Anyway

Watch This

Every Coin in his Hoard

Everything by Listentothelittlebird 

Everything by FidotheFinch

Ruffled Feathers

Two Dead Boys

exactly how this grace thing works

Take Care of Business

the bat's nest

The Cape Void

The League of Assassins: An Indepth Exploration of the World's Most Prolific Group of Assassins

a pointless resistance

Reverse Robins

Girl what were YOU doing at the devil's sacrament?

Bang, bang

Flightless Birds

Short Fuse

Nature and Nurture

how to

smile from his perch on the birds below

Safe And Sound

Blackout (Bad Things Happen Bingo)

An Unorthodox Adoption

problem solver

In a Parallel Life

Maribat:

I Would Like One Family Please

The Great IKEA Game

Everything by Izanae

The Game of Life Is Rigged

Everything by boldlyanxious

It Will Come Back

Hermitcraft/Life Series:

Nobody Feels Like You

Wildflowers

Ad Astra

DSMP:

Everything by sircantus

Everything by bonesandthebees (bonesandcacti)

TommyInnit's Services for Villains, Vigilantes, and Various Other Vagabonds

A Twin of Light

Technoblade’s Entirely Average Babysitting Gig

Unconnected Magic Fics

Blood Brothers (Blood God!Tommy AU)

Breathing's Just a Rhythm

No Cause for Concern

Human Error

QSMP:

Side Effects

A flower for your thoughts

Yours, Faithfully

Can’t achieve shit on the Yaoi Island

3AM haze

My Dear, I’ll Know You’ll Understand

Sleep Deprived Butterflies

My Hero Academia:

All For One's guide to a peaceful retirement

Closer

And thus, we live

Bloom in Winter

Complicated Creation

Why Are We Here Again?

Ill-Gotten Gains

Harry Potter:

Holly & Yew

mr cogito and the little creature

Oh God Not Again!

Twisted Wonderland:

Let's Discuss the Ethics of Cloning

Night Raven Kindergarten

Wild Puppy Chase

Yuu and the Power of Magic

Eat Up

careful (it's contagious)

Knave of Hearts Trials

Viridian

Clumsy Chaos!

Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint

“You are loved,” said Yoo Jonghyuk. “This is a threat,” said Yoo Jonghyuk.

Ouran High School Host Club

All The Conversations Held In The Dark

TBHK

kintsugi

rumour has it

SVSSS

Shen Yuan of No Relation

a rose by any other name

Assassination Classroom

matchmaker matchmaker get off my back

[midnightwinterhawk]

Second square has been filled! fix-it fic

Soooo many Feels! Jason needs so much love guys, and he's gonna get it whether he likes it or not.

The Time Before by @cdelphiki

80k | Gen | Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne

One moment, Red Hood was fighting with Black Mask, listening to the idiot go on about how he'd murder Jason long before he'd become a problem. The next... Jason was ten years in the past, nine-years-old, and fending for himself on the streets of Gotham. Bruce might not know about Jason yet in the timeline, but Batman was the only one who could protect him against Black Mask. If only Jason didn't hate him so much...

(Image from @brucewaynehomeforangrychildren)

[shamelesslymkp]

REC: Cdelphiki - The Time Before

URL: https://ift.tt/XuoOHIa by @cdelphiki One moment, Red Hood was fighting with Black Mask, listening to the idiot go on about how he'd murder Jason long before he'd become a problem. The next... Jason was ten years in the past, nine-years-old, and fending for himself on the streets of Gotham. Bruce might not know about Jason yet in the timeline, but Batman was the only one who could protect him against Black Mask. If only Jason didn't hate him so much... (Words: 80,544) !!!fandom, !!fic, |site:ao3, +fandom:batman.-.all.media.types, +fandom:batman.(comics), +fandom:red.hood.and.the.outlaws.(comics), ::rating:general.audiences, ~author:cdelphiki, character:bruce.wayne, character:jason.todd, character:alfred.pennyworth, character:dick.grayson, relationship:jason.todd.&.bruce.wayne, relationship:dick.grayson.&.jason.todd, ::category:gen, \no.archive.warnings.apply, ~ao3:time.travel, ~ao3:hurt/comfort, ~ao3:angst, ~ao3:explicit.language, ~ao3:jason.todd.needs.a.hug, ~ao3:time.travel.fix-it, ~ao3:jason.todd.gets.a.hug

[ifyoucandaniel]

I want to thank you for making your list of recommended long batfam fics. I have been making my way through it and I am really enjoying them! ESPECIALLY cards on the table (I also love Dark Matter but I had already read it). Please let us know if you ever get more long batfam fic recs 🥺

okay so ive been waiting to answer this until i had gathered a good chunk of new long fics and ive been getting a lot of similar messages asking for recommendations, so here is another list of my fav long batman fics!

Jason and the Three Terrors by @cdelphiki, 220k, ongoing, T. if i can get you to read one thing, let it be this. ohhh my god where to even begin, this is a fic where jason stays with the league after his dip in the lazarus pit for a little while and winds up being charged with getting damian, his cousin, and his sister out of the league safely. this fic is just so fucking good, cdelphiki always writes such seamless relationship growth and watching jason go from "im dropping these brats off first chance i get" to "im a single mother of three and i need to provide for my kids" is phenomenal. 1000/10, the writing, the kids, the relationships, please do yourself a favor and read this.

A Collision of Masks by Movaz, 169k, completed, T. !! guys. this is such a good dick grayson-centric fic. this is set in an AU where batman never joined the justice league so the justice league knows very little about batman inc. and consequently dick never joins YJ so the YJ team is tasked with checking out a new hero called nightwing in bludhaven and police officer grayson is tasked with helping the team in their investigation :) really good fic exploring dick juggling all his identities and finally gaining people he can rely on! i actually did a bind of it so you know i love this story so much

Life Happens by @cdelphiki, 176k, complete, G. ok so this fic is probably one of the most beautiful stories of growth and love i've read. its about tim and damian being transported from their world into ours where they're only comic book characters and they start to build a life for themselves here. cdelphiki is one of the most amazing authors, im currently going through all of their works, but this one has just stayed with me and i dont think anyone should pass it up. watching tim and damian grow together and seeing damian have a real childhood and just the whole concept of life happening wether you want it to or not is so beautifully done. cannot recommend enough.

Honoring Promises by LananiA3O, completed, 14k, T. okay this isnt actually a long fic, but its one of my favorite fics ever and i need it on this list. if you're like me and you love UTRH aus where instead of sticking around as red hood after bruce threw a batarang at his throat jason fucks off and disappears to live a normal life, this is for you. from dick's pov, he realizes jasons last letter was a last attempt at reaching out and stalks him until he finds out what really happened to his little brother. i think about this every day and wish it was 10000 words long

The Time Before by @cdelphiki, 80k, completed, G. at this point this is basically just a cdelphiki fic rec lmao when i said everything by them was good, i meant that shit. this is a fic where jason is sent back into time when he was 9 years old but still has all his memories from the future. he goes to bruce for help despite wanting to do literally anything else and is surprised to realize maybe everything isn't how he remembers it 10 years in the future and maybe theres a chance he can go home when hes older again. once again cdelphiki hitting me in the feels with this one, really amazing study on how time and pain can change how you perceive and remember things and also just forgiveness and fixing mistakes and accepting mistakes were made. very good, highly recommend

Good Fences Make Good Neighbors by Sophene, 80k, completed, batlantern, T. I have no excuse for this, this is such a fun and funny fic i love it so much. basically HOA president single dad bruce with his 10 million adopted kids and then hal jordan moves in next door and plays his music too loud at 10pm on a school night and throws parties and bruce has a stick up his ass about it. i really really love the shift in hal when kyle comes to live with him as his ward (? i cant actually remember if hes adopted or just a ward) and seeing him finally understand why bruce acts the way he does when it comes to his kids. also seeing bruce just being a tired dad 90% of the fic when he isnt glaring at hal is so good.

Option C by CasualGeek, 78k, completed, T. this has, in my opinion, a very unique and interesting premise. basically, what if instead of becoming red hood, jason comes back to gotham and manages to get Joker put on trial for the murder of sheila haywood and get the insanity plea thrown out. really interesting approach to batman and joker and jason technically doing things through the legal justice system and what that means for him and the people around him. very good, read it all in one sitting

butcherbird, fly away home by e_va, 41k, completed, M. lost days jason todd loml! basically what if when jason was off on his world tour one of his tutors kidnapped bruce wayne and jason has feelings about it against his will. "what if lost days jason was stuck in the same room as a sick bruce for more than 10 minutes and actually had to talk to him without punching him" AU and i throughly enjoyed it. @darlingatlas recommended this one and she never misses with the jason recs

this kind of weather by r_astra, 55k, completed, T. this is the fic something in the static was originally inspired by and if you know me, i love that series, and i love this fic too. another what if jasons mom didnt die until later and social services gets involved before he can bolt and bruce seeks him out with some very interesting news. i love fics that display jason’s relationship with crime alley and him being one of them. very good, i love jason so much

ok now these aren't actually long fics but i need to get them out here because i love them so much and highly recommend!

To My Brother by a_silly_gander, 7k, completed, T. Lost days jason au where he starts sending post cards from his travels to dick on a whim while we follow his time away and the people he meets. i love this one so much, please read it if you love jason and dick, its so special to me.

Enhanced Fashion Sense is a Perk of Being a Cat by 12pt_timesnewromanfont, 23k, complete, G. selina breaks into drake manor to steal a cat artifact and accidentally meets the drakes ten year old son they left home alone. then she starts keeping tabs on him and eventually adopts him and makes him stray. i really love selina finding tim before bruce and taking care of him <3 10/10 i wish selina would adopt me

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༄ Weekly Fic Round-Up ༄

Fandom: DCU (Batman), DCU & MCU Crossover, Naruto

DCU (Batman)

Good Fellows by thatcuriouscat

After rescuing Bruce from floating around the past, Tim is Not Okay. What comes next after losing everything that really matters? Tim’s got some thoughts. So do the rest of the family. And Ra’s al Ghul. …And the Joker.

Jason looks murderous. “God DAMN it, Tim, this was not the situation I had in mind when I generously taught you how to be a younger brother out of the kindness of my heart!” Even more shocked by this, Dick asks incredulously, “You, Jason Todd-Wayne, tried to give younger brother lessons? Where did you even get the audacity?” Jason rounds on him hotly. “Bitch, you wish you knew how to be a younger brother!” “FOCUS,” Tim demands. “We’ve got like, an hour to pull this off.”

I want to live in your blood by anotherDeadRobin

Jason feels great! Well, he's going gray from the stress of working with the bats, and he wishes Slade would hurry the fuck back to Gotham faster. But really, he feels good. Tim has theories why. Slade is all ears. “I wasn’t planning on stopping,” Slade said, still with that low growl of promise, his gaze heavy and staring, staring into Jason’s eyes.

Fictober 24: Jayde by PleaseDontHoldBack

Part 1 of A Relationship Told Through Prompts

Following all the prompts of Fictober 2024 to create a single story detailing Jason and Slade's relationship. “That was good work.” A statement like that should really sound more like a compliment. But Slade doesn't say it like that. He sounds confused.

How Fine You Look When Dressed In Rage by ebjameston

Part 1 of Dressed In Rage (Your Enemies Are Fortunate)

What saves the Replacement’s life that night is how easy it is to break in to Titans Tower. Jason’s not an idiot. His codes still working on one of the Tower’s secret entrances? That's a trap. In retrospect, he maybe should've done more research. Because it turns out that no one's seen the Joker since February, and Bruce is hallucinating, and the Replacement is actually sort of helpful, and Nightwing's been missing for a year. And then Deathstroke shows up with his new partner to ask for Red Hood's help killing Scarecrow.

Bedrock by crucifixinhell

“Fucking telepaths,” Hal says, staring at the medbay ceiling. “J’onn excluded, of course.” Five feet away, Bruce grunts. Hal can sense a strong sense of agreement through the connection between their minds.

Emergency Line by crucifixinhell (series)

Hal Jordan would like Bruce's kid to stop calling him at absurd hours of the morning, please. (Except not really.) (AKA the one where I try to give you emotional whiplash as many times as possible.)

A Hero Lost by Cdelphiki

When Jason Todd died on that fateful April day, Bruce was tempted to just... stop. To let the world know he was Batman, and that it'd just lost a hero in Jason Todd. And so he did. It didn't keep him from mourning the death of his son. Or: Bruce quits being Batman in the wake of Jason's death, tells the world who he is, then retires to Montana and slowly finds healing. And when Jason comes back to life six months later, and Talia tells him 'you remain unavenged,' he can't find any evidence to support that, so he goes home.

Life Happens by Cdelphiki

Part 1 of Exiled Robins

While walking home from an event at Wayne Enterprises, Tim and Damian are kidnapped and sent to an alternate dimension. In a world where superheroes are merely comic book characters and the idea of the multiverse is only a theory found within the pages of science fiction, how are Tim and Damian going to return home? How long will they be stranded on this strange Earth? And will the boys murder each other before they figure it out?

Jason and the Three Terrors by Cdelphiki

Part 1 of The Three Terrors Cinematic Universe

One moment, Jason was peacefully sleeping, perfectly content with his life with the League of Assassins. Okay, so maybe not content content, but he wasn't unhappy, either. Then Talia woke him up at 2 am, threw three children at him, and told him to get them to America and far away from Ra's al Ghul. What the fuck. The last thing he wanted was to see Bruce. But with three brats relying on him and no Talia, there weren't many options for sanctuary. He just didn't expect the kids to grow on him so much in two short weeks.

The Time Before by Cdelphiki

Part 1 of Time Travel Shenanigans

One moment, Red Hood was fighting with Black Mask, listening to the idiot go on about how he'd murder Jason long before he'd become a problem. The next... Jason was ten years in the past, nine-years-old, and fending for himself on the streets of Gotham. Bruce might not know about Jason yet in the timeline, but Batman was the only one who could protect him against Black Mask. If only Jason didn't hate him so much...

unaware i'm tearing you asunder by hendecagrisms

The pieces were starting to click into place, aligning to create a deeply disturbing picture. “Are you seriously saying you’ll become a missing person and fake your death for this stupid homecoming plan?” Jason interrupted, his voice full of as much judgmental incredulity as possible. The kid’s eyes skated back over to him, his face twitching into a brief frown. “What? No.” A pause. “I mean, we could do that instead, if you wanted. But to fool Batman I’d need facial reconstruction surgery and new papers and it would all have to be untraceable—,” he broke off with a scoff, shaking his head slightly. “No, it’s just smarter and more cost-efficient to do it for real.” - Tim learns about Jason Todd's return, does some research on the Lazarus Pit, and realizes that there might be a way to solve multiple problems all at once: removing himself from the picture. For some strange reason, the Red Hood doesn't seem keen on cooperating.

Peripheral by byrambles

Peripheral (adjective) 1. Related to or situated on the edge of something 2. Of secondary or minor importance; marginal

what's past is prologue by Icestorm238 (series)

Dick Grayson, bestowed with the memories of an alternate life, decides that things are going to go better this time. Things take a few unintended turns, and the consequences of his actions ripple through his family.

The Trouble You Make by Myrime

"So, let me just reiterate," Tim says slowly and puts down his tea in case things heat up. "You want to kill your brother because he died and is angry about it?" Damian pulls his shoulders back, clearly ready for a long-winded correction, but then he just says, "Yes." Tim cannot stop himself and asks, "Have you tried therapy?

and the shapes that you drew may change beneath a different light by popsunner

Damian is around a lot more since Dick died, hovering like he’s looking for something that isn’t here anymore. It’s alright. Tim is used to playing the part of ghosts. ___ Or: Dick is dead. Things change

told the world i had a plan by a_alene (series)

loosely connected series in which jason lives after ethopia, steph succeeds him as robin and tim is…around here. somewhere.

Hot Chocolate and Fruitcake by HermesDay

"Tim," Barbara said. "Do you know what asexual means?" "Immaculate conception," Tim replied. "Fact: the Virgin Mary was an amoeba."

Clearly Calm and Keeping Terrorized by Batbirdies

Jason made a deal with Bruce, no killing, and there would be no more conflict between them. At least on patrol. Jason reasoned it would be easier to accomplish his goals without constantly fighting Batman along the way. It didn’t change anything, not really. Not until he found an old gift he never knew about and Bruce asked him to dogsit Titus while he and Damian were out of town. Not until the Lazarus Pit started bothering him again. AKA: My take on a Jason rejoins the family fic.

Latchkey by goldkirk

Part 1 of Shutterbug

or, How Tim Drake Found A Family, Became A Photojournalist, Learned To Love Coffee, and Grew Up, not necessarily in that order. Tim Drake is thirteen, runs the famous BatWatch blog that has spiraled hilariously out of control, has absentee parents that suit his purposes just fine, is training himself to run the streets at night, and is doing absolutely peachy, thank you. Alfred and Jason disagree, and get Dick and Bruce involved in figuring out their weird nextdoor neighbor kid’s life. Everything goes uphill from there.

DCU & MCU Crossover

Unforeseen Consequences by mysterycyclone

Tony Stark saves the world. He dies minutes later. Peter comes back from the battle to a world that’s changed three times over: first with the Snap and his death, the next with the Reverse Snap that ends the Blip, and one more change, courtesy of an accidental thought during the Reverse Snap: the unification of two separate universes into one. This last results in a physically larger planet, and several new cities, fully formed and inhabited, popping into existence around the world. Gotham City. Metropolis, Keystone City. A few others. Peter takes this news the only way he can: he accepts it and moves on. So he does. Peter is still reeling from the war against Thanos, but he keeps pushing forward. The realities of this new world find him later, when he visits Metropolis with J. Jonah Jameson for a conference.

Naruto

Aiko In Canon- misplace your cities by Electrasev5n

post-Clarity Aiko finds herself in the canon universe, where she definitely does not belong. She is then insufferable. It's an unofficial third part to Vapors and Clarity. It is very silly at first because I didn't intend to continue it, but it is actually now so long that I ended it and am midway through a sequel.