#and im glad you guys have enjoyed my fic rec lists this year

[damianbugs]

hi <3 since ive already obsessively reread your works i dont know how many times i think it's time for me to branch out and find some other batfam stuff too (im still a loyal reader tho dw bestie) i was wondering if you had any batfam authors you personally love and / or are inspired by! or maybe your top 5 batfam fics? if you don't mind sharing it ofc! thank u have a swag day and thank u for putting out such amazing amazing work into the world that offers me (personally) so much comfort :)

hello !! thank you so much for reading my works and i hope you will continue to enjoy them <3 i am so glad they bring you as much comfort reading as they do for me when writing !! and YES OF COURSE there is simply nothing i love more than recommending batfam fics that have me going absolutely crazy insane.

i previously did a top 5 batfam fic recs, and so here are my, uh, other top 5 batfam fics? everything is at the top of my list at this point.

+ these are in no particular order !!

MY TOP 5 BATFAM FICS (AGAIN) ON AO3 !

Cold Hard Want by AudreyCritter

“Are you happy?”

“I...I’m getting there.”

A follow-up to DC Rebirth Batman #35, in which Bruce recovers from being stabbed in the back and Damian considers the elusive nature of happiness.

MY NOTES: i might have read this fic a dozen times and everytime i do i am always so amazed by it. i have a soft spot for fics that move alongside actual comic canon, and so this was a lovely follow up to that original story (though you do not need to be familiar with it to enjoy this fic). damian is such a complicated character but at the end of the day, he is a child — and i think this handled his tumultuous relationship with bruce, dick and selina(!!) really well.

White Christmas by LemonadeGarden

Jason's been in the manor for a few months now. Bruce is a pretty cool guy, sure, but he's not exactly sure what to expect from him.

And then they go to Siberia in the winter on a case. It goes horribly wrong, and then pretty well.

MY NOTES: personally i think it is always the perfect time of year for a christmas fic that isn't actually about christmas. now, not only do all the best tropes meet in this fic (cuddling for warmth, sick fic, comfort after nightmares - to name a few) BUT this is also about robin jason todd. the little boy of all time. wonderful fic.

all the other rooms are a party tonight (and you never got an invitation) by irnan

(You will need an ao3 account to access this fic)!

The major difference between Gotham before Bruce left to set up Batman, Inc and Gotham after he comes back is that his children are grown-ups. Well, except for Damian.

Still, four out of five's an overwhelming majority.

MY NOTES: there is something so healing about this fic. bruce is rather pathetic (said fondly) in the way troubled middle aged men become when they finally realise their life is only in consequence of the people who exist around them. the dynamic between cass and bruce and dick and bruce in this is one of my favourites. the latter is very carefully weaved into the entire story, even when pertaining the other characters. a great take on bruce!

Have I Told You About Minnie? by Hinn_Raven

After you’ve known Matches Malone long enough, you get used to him telling you about his kids. Not that his kids know about it.

MY NOTES: oh this is such a fun one!! stephanie and bruce is such a wonderful dynamic and something about bruce creating an entirely new persona as a subconscious excuse to gloat about his children is just too funny. really sweet!

i want you to remember me by zxrysky

Bruce really needs to get rid of his saviour complex. Not all of them are the same as that poor boy who had to watch his parents get murdered in a dark alleyway; not all of them need to be saved.

Jason is perfectly fine where he is. Some capital would be great, but otherwise, he’s fine. He’s fine.

He doesn’t need to be saved again.

“No thanks,” Jason mutters, and pushes the papers away.

MY NOTES: this one hits you when you least expect it. it is so funny, so sweet and it hurts. jason todd you are so ridiculously complicated and tragic. also my favourite kind of time travel, kind-of-time-travel! little jason receives all of older jason's memories and his meeting with bruce and journey to robin is different, but some things are just destiny i suppose. so lovely.

as for inspirations or favourite authors, i have to say it might just be everyone i have ever read a fic from so i can not pick out anyone right now. the writers featured on this list are also phenomenal and some have written other amazing and loved batfam fics you should definitely check out!

hope you enjoy these anon and thank you again <3

[maxybabyy]

1 and 18 for the fic rec questions?

I just read the fics you mentioned in the other ask and WOW thank you for introducing me to those fics

hi anon! i'm sooo glad you liked the fics, here are a few more for you :)

1. favourite fic you've read this year

i really enjoyed tender is my heart by @missyourflight. i am usually very hesitant about reading stuff that deals with death or like, human mortality, so i didn't read this until a few months ago. but this is just sooo lovely. im a big fan of misunderstandings and emotional angst, and it is just done so very wonderfully in this fic.

"“I feel like this,” he says once, after, trying to explain. He touches the tattoo on Daniel’s arm, moving his fingers to show the way everything inside is radiating out."

have my heart AND soul, please and thank you. i also love it when fic writers include a little coda at the end, to show that, 'hey, our little guys are still good :) everything is gunna be alright :))' so this was just the best ending to a very lovely story.

as a max girlie, i am very picky about lestappen fics, and there are certain tropes (RB!Charles) that I just do not vibe with. but the clauses of commitment by sixteenthirtythree (kireinayuta on ao3; please let me know if they have a tumblr) was just a masterpiece of an amnesia fic and an absolute joy to read! i really enjoyed the dynamic between max and charles, and i think the balance between latent memories and charles falling in love again was just perfect!

i am very slowly coming around to a certain mr george russell, and i think a lot of that has to be credited to winning mentality by @drivestraight. i think the give-and-take and the conflict between george and max is described wonderfully, george forcing the blood from the stone as he coaxes max into some semblance of a companionship. the background misunderstood galex is just, chef's kiss to you :)

finally, my absolute favourite tumbr fic has to be the time travelling kids verse (i,ii) by @powerful-owl. time displaced fics are at the top of my list, and this is just done so lovely. max having to watch with his achy chest as daniel interact with the kid, wanting desperately to know who the other parent is so maybe then he can finally be normal about daniel :( i love it.

18. favourite characterisation

i think about hands hurt from healing by @love-leah a lot! it is very wonderfully written, achingly frustrating at times but in the best possible way. i usually hesitate about reading unfinished fics, but im sooo glad i did. max with luka, max with the cats that do not recognise him anymore :( max with daniel, letting himself be with daniel. i'm just a really big fan of the entire thing.

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[steviesays]

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#what’s funny though is that i went into the movie expecting to hate it because the books were so bad but it wasn’t a terrible film

My Top Posts in 2021

#5

May Fic Recs

yes hello it is the last day of May :)

the secret is to swallow / without expecting hunger to disappear by @lantur - in progress

Fandom: FMA:B

Lantur has given us another BANGER of course we have our regularly scheduled pining but this time from Roy’s point of view

icarus on metal wings by venusianviolet (@trevorsypha on twitter) - complete

Fandom: FMA:B

EDWIN!!! THEY’RE IN LOVE!!!!!! yeah I love them

I was covering my eyes again by fullmetallizard - in progress

Fandom: FMA:B

omg so its like a reincarnation fic where the cast of fmab remembers their past life (canon) but riza doesn’t remember !!!! the tragedy !!!!! how tf is this gonna play out idk but im excited to see

the water’s warm and children swim by more-than-melody - complete

Fandom: FMA:B

just what it says on the tin and what can I say im a slut for young royai

the theory of everything by yourendlessblue - in progress

Fandom: FMA:B

ok so this fic is working OVERTIME on ruining my life aldjfhlsa so basically berthold hawkeye works with time alchemy, not flame alchemy, and yall know how I feel about time travel !!!!!!!!!!! and young royai !!!!!!!!!!!!!! yeah this one was up my alley and has in the process destroyed my emotions

Go, and I Will Follow by @hlwim - complete

Fandom: FMA:B

yeah I sobbed thats all you need to know about this fic its the worst timeline

Be Kind, Rewind by icewhisper - complete

Fandom: FMA:B

TIME! LOOP! this is the second worst timeline ajklhjfkhds

quinque series by @agentcalliope - in progress

Fandom: FMA:B

its post canon focusing on Roy and Riza’s recovery after the promised day and the FEELINGS !!!!!

Dismantle the Sun by @that-hoopy-frood - complete

Fandom: FMA:B

ok first of all I need yall to read everything this author has ever written because its all amazing and all of their FMA:B stuff is CONNECTED !!!!!!! oof I loved this story especially though, its about ishvallan reconstruction being ummm halted adjklsahd love a conspiracy theory/cult shit gets real crazy real fast

Notorious by @bob-fish - complete

Fandom: FMA:B

so this is baby Roy and Chris backstory and I loved it !!!!!! I loved getting into Chris’s character because this story isn’t one that’s often told and this was just a wonderful representation

ok thats all I have for you this month!! I hope you guys enjoy these fics as much as I did and if you have any suggestions for me my ask box is always open! if you see that I didn’t tag an author because I couldn’t find their blog but you know them please let them know I loved their fic!!!!

29 notes • Posted 2021-06-01 03:05:20 GMT

#4

Can you believe that Taylor Swift watched fmab started shipping royai and then wrote forever winter about them

33 notes • Posted 2021-11-12 14:09:42 GMT

#3

YALL AKSJDKD IM FORCING MY FRIEND TO WATCH FMAB FOR THE FIRST TIME AND ITS THE EPISODE WITH ELICIAS BIRTHDAY AND SHE GOES”omg I hope nothing bad happens to Hughes” AND I JUST HAD TO GO

43 notes • Posted 2021-10-09 02:08:45 GMT

#2

Royai fandom has been introduced to illicit affairs but have you heard august ??? willow ????? the 1 ??????

45 notes • Posted 2021-06-03 12:41:17 GMT

#1

edward elric’s worst nightmare

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