Birds and bats that make me cry
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The Heart's Pain by Raccoonwriter for Chronicly Ill Girl (lilithzebra), PompomTheGhost
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
11 Jan 2023
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Tim is having a amazing day with his big brothers and now it's time for a sleepover. So why does his heart hurt?
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- Part 8 of Giftfics I've written
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In the aftermath of Tim's recovery from being Joker Junior, Jason and Kon start having text conversations to track Tim's path back to being somewhat okay.
Neither of them expected to strike up a friendship along the way.
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- Part 1 of Comfort Crowd
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Tam insists Tim isn't okay, and gives him a task — to reach out for help. Tim would rather do, well, anything else. But it can’t hurt to try, right?
(Spoiler Alert: Yes, yes it can. So much. So, so much.)
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before the shadows absorb you by Aelig
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Red Robin (Comics)
20 Apr 2021
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"Tim was bouncing with excitement. Internally only, of course, because children his age had to be the most agreeable possible and that meant being silent and cute. Tim could do that, so he only let his pretty, innocent smile on, keeping the happy energy close to his heart instead of on his face. It wasn’t easy, this time, but he could do it.
Wayne Enterprises was huge. Not like it was a surprise; the building was well-known in Gotham, after all. But Tim had never been inside, and there were so many people. It nearly toned down his excitement, but then he spotted Bruce Wayne himself, making his way toward them, and everything came back in full force."
OR: Tim is supposed to have some quality time with Bruce Wayne. It doesn't turn as expected (but Tim won't complain).
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baby's in the cradle and the devil's in my head by maychorian
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Robin (Comics)
01 Nov 2019
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Tim tries to figure out what to do after his father's attempt to discipline him goes too far.
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- Part 1 of whip-poor-will she sings
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tim drake's guide to gaining a little brother you already had by satorussuguru
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
19 Oct 2024
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“You owe me bad, Dick, I swear to—”
Wait.
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Is Tim a bad person for guilt tripping his little brother into caring about him? Maybe. You can't say he's not dedicated, though.
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Dolly is the very nice old woman who lives three blocks down from Jason’s third-favorite safe house. It’s not out of the norm for her to ask him to put this or that knick-knack on this or that shelf, but it is out of the norm for him to open the closet door and nearly be swallowed by yarn.
“Oh, dear,” Dolly says. “I forgot that was the yarn closet.”
“A yarn closet,” Jason repeats disbelievingly. He places the knick-knack on top of the shelf. There is an endless rainbow of yarn pooled around his feet. “What do you even do with all this?”
Dolly says, “Hats, scarves. Hot pads if I’m bored. Blankets if there’s a baby. Honestly, you can crochet all kinds of things.”
“Crocheting,” Jason says. And this is where he makes his fatal mistake: “Is that kind of like knitting?”
Five minutes later, Jason finds himself seated on the couch, a bundle of yarn in one hand and some kind of hook in the other.
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Jason Todd learns how to crochet. It turns out that having healthy emotional outlets improves your mental health and your relationships with others--like, say, a certain set of Bats.
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- Part 2 of dolly-verse fics
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Jason Todd gets a dog (and a brother) by CynicalRainbow
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
24 Nov 2025
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While on patrol, Jason Todd finds a tiny, shivering puppy behind a dumpster. He can’t just leave it there. Bruce shouldn’t be the only one who can take in strays.
Tim Drake did not expect to be transformed into a dog while stalking Batman and Robin. He certainly didn’t expect Robin to take him home. Tim really should tell them he’s not actually a dog but they keep cuddling him and it’s not like anyone will notice he’s gone.
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Batman, Beer, and Barbeque by Arkangelo
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Justice League - All Media Types
13 Oct 2024
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“Oh my God,” Hal whispered next to him. “Is Batman… driving a minivan?”
Clark blanched. Because that was most certainly Batman, and he was most certainly driving a minivan. It was black and sleek, with tinted windows and a polished fender, but all the money in the world couldn’t make a minivan look tasteful—especially not when the windows were decorated with Gotham Knights bumper stickers and a massive stick figure family with sharpied on bat-ears and what appeared to be... grappling hooks?
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Clark Kent hosts a Superbowl Party. No one expects Batman to show up. No one expects him to bring an entire minivan stacked with children, either.
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The One Where the Justice League Almost Didn’t Figure it Out by batsandthebirds
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Justice League - All Media Types
18 Jul 2024
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“I can vouch for him,” Cyborg said, sitting up straighter. “We’ve worked together before. I can’t promise he’d want the job though. He works out of Bludhaven, last I checked.”
Dinah perked up from where she was slumped against the table next to Oliver. “That’s next to Gotham. Batman, what do you know?”
All eyes immediately turned to where Batman sat with his arms crossed, looking impassive as always. There was a long moment of silence and the corners of Batman’s mouth turned ever so slightly downward. Finally, in a flat tone of voice that gave no more away than his face ever did, he said, “He’s… well trained. Fast. Could be useful.”
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Also known as, the League eventually figured out that Nightwing is Batman's son, but it takes a while.
Based on this post that I initally wrote on my Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/bats-and-the-birds/749291233997963264/there-are-a-lot-of-fics-about-the-justice-league?source=share
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- Part 1 of Batfam and Justice League