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Spectre by Razgrom
Fandoms: DCeased (DC Comics), DCU, DCU (Comics), Batman - All Media Types
23 Dec 2025
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Tim spent far too long in Joker's clutches. Jason finally closes in on Batman, but finds he can't pull the trigger—because he sees the tragedy of the Robins is still repeating. He can't let it go on and makes a sharp, desperate pivot.
Damian is digging for the truth. Dick is struggling to believe he's lost two brothers at once. Bruce has been silent for too long. Kon didn't become Superboy. Lex is a truly obsessive scientist, and that's a very bad thing.
This is a story about found family that came too late, a past life in ruins, and why you shouldn't try to fix everything. More importantly, it’s about why you don't need to be fixed.
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Second Chance by Aaronna
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Justice League - All Media Types, DCU (Comics)
23 Dec 2025
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Bruce had been so close to avenging Jason, but Superman stopped him. Moments later, they were both at his son's grave, pulling him out from where he had been digging himself out, six months after he had been put six feet under
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Power by ope-uh-oh (shortjacketlongskirt)
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Superman - All Media Types
21 Dec 2025
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“Oh, you do like to flirt, don’t you?” Lex accused almost playfully, if not for the sharklike emptiness in his eyes.
Bruce sat back as the appetizer plates were taken away and replaced with the entrée: filet mignon in a mushroom gravy, served with truffles, asparagus, and black garlic potatoes. He couldn’t help but think Clark would have appreciated this. And he desperately wished he was here with him rather than Vicki.
He flashed a playful grin at Lex. “Flirting is what makes the world go round, Lex. What is that quote attributed to Oscar Wilde? ‘Everything in the world is about sex except sex, which is about power’. It applies to everything. Make people think you want them, and you’ve got the whole world in your hands.”
After years of living in the closet, trying to ignore the truth, Bruce is finally cornered and is forced to come out in a very public way. This leads to a series of challenges, blending his public and private life in way he can’t escape.
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merry christmas, i miss you by lj_addison
Fandoms: DCU, DCU (Comics), Batman - All Media Types
21 Dec 2025
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The first thing you need to understand is that Bruce Wayne gives Jason Todd a WayneTech phone two days after he brings him home.
The second thing you need to understand is that Bruce Wayne, sentimental bastard that he is, never disconnects said phone, even after Jason dies. Jason, upon receiving the phone, had recorded a voicemail message that he never got around to changing. His thirteen year old voice, still a little high and thready, is immortalized in that phone. Bruce calls so often he has it memorized, though he rarely actually leaves a message.
Dick Grayson, on the other hand, leaves a voicemail everytime.
;or, Jason Todd is buried with his cell phone - the same cell phone all of his family members keep calling while he's 'dead'.
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- Part 1 of bless the telephone
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Bruce Wayne provides sanctuary to GCPD Officer Daniel Martinez. And when Bruce falls, Daniel is there to pick up the pieces.
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Get A Little Dirty by Holdt
Fandoms: Superman - All Media Types, Batman - All Media Types, Superman/Batman (Comics), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, DC Extended Universe, Man of Steel (2013)
20 Dec 2025
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A billionaire’s world of control shatters when a fierce, enigmatic dancer named Clark commands the stage—and his heart. In Gotham’s seductive shadows, desire blurs with obsession, and power becomes a dangerous dance.
A tale of vulnerability, dominance, and surrender.
Ready to lose control?
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The Gotham We Have by RageAndLoveAndLife
Fandoms: Batman (Movies - Nolan), The Batman (Movie 2022), Batman - All Media Types
19 Dec 2025
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Um ano após "The Gotham We Want":
Com o Batman aposentado e Wayne falido, Bruce vem tentando seguir em sua nova vida turbulenta ao lado do Coringa. Em meio às desavenças, a cidade ficando mais perigosa a cada dia e o caos na delegacia com a aposentadoria de Gordon, o ex-bilionário precisa lidar com a volta do Contador de Histórias, e revelações sobre o seu passado. Em contrapartida, o ex-vigilante encontra um parceiro no jovem aspirante a jornalista investigativo Richard Grayson, que está participando das investigações. No meio de todo o caos, alguém começou a efetuar pequenos assaltos com um moletom vermelho de capuz.
If you don't speak my language, use the translator, I would have missed the best stories if I limited myself to my language.
OBS: Essa história é a continuação de "The Gotham We Want", então seria interessante você ler ela primeiro :)
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Cursed Child by J4YYYZ
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Justice League - All Media Types
17 Dec 2025
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Bruce gets de-aged into a 16-year old after being hit by an alien weapon from an attempted invasion.
The 16 year old who trained under the LOA.
The 16 year old who ran away from Alfred.
The 16 year old who was manipulated into something else.
The 16 year old who was made a weapon.
The 16 year old who never had a childhood.Bruce tries to forget the days of when he trained under Ra's, but small habits and reflexes he thought were long gone start to resurface, along with memories being freshly remembered as if it was yesterday. It haunts him slowly, eating him out from the inside before taking action after playing with its food.
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Bruce twists around in a snap of a finger and grabs the weapon, using the guy's momentum against him. He yanks the crowbar, pulling the man forwards. He hits the ground with a loud, bruising thud, only to be grabbed by the collar of his shirt by the Batman. The stout yet well-built man blubbers as he’s shoved roughly against the wall. Bruce growls, eyes narrowed upon the criminal under his cowl. “Start. Talking.” He punctuates his words with a menacing sneer; mainly for the intimidation factor. “Who are you working for? What’s in the crate.?”
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A villain's plan has Bruce stop by the League of Assassin's base in Nanda Parbat, all while he's supposed to be grieving the loss of his unborn son.....
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day 1 - first kiss by boyswonder
Fandoms: DCU, DCU (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics)
16 Dec 2025
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Day 1 for Batcest Week - First Kiss.
Alfred was past the point of sticking around after-hours to watch Bruce work himself to death, so it was up to Tim to make sure that the Bat actually got the amount of food and sleep required for his continued survival. And honestly? Tim was good at it.
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- Part 1 of boys-wonder batcest week 2025
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To Those Who Follow You by ToriOfLorien
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman: Arkham (Video Games), Batman (Comics)
13 Dec 2025
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"You will bring death to all who follow you."-- Scarecrow
With Joker's death, Batman's world is shattered once again, and Bruce Wayne is forever changed in more ways than one. Keeping those he loves at arm's length due to guilt and to protect them from himself, Bruce is set to face another very long Halloween night, one that will bring about the end of Batman. Though despite his best efforts, his children also have an important role to play in the battle for Gotham's soul-- one son trying to mend the wounds of his family, another trying to find his place in the family, and the third lost son trying to find his way back home.
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Key moments of Arkham City through and post Arkham Knight from the perspectives of Dick Grayson, Tim Drake, and Jason Todd, deep diving into the different brother and father/son dynamics between them all. Written as a challenge by a friend to get my writing back on track! Canon rewrite with lots of original scenes, mix of comics and game lore along with original takes to tie it neatly all together. Rated higher teen because of canon typical violence and Jason Todd's canonical mouth of a sailor.
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【蝙中心/授翻】Collateral Damage 附带损害 by Kurobaen
Fandoms: Justice League - All Media Types, Batman - All Media Types
12 Dec 2025
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一次任务后，正义联盟谈论起社会名流。他们因布鲁斯韦恩的私生活对其大肆贬损。而他们不知道的是，布鲁斯本人就坐在离他们五英尺远的地方。
布鲁斯开始自我崩溃。
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I Know You’re Tired, Well I’m Tired Too by Kingiic
Fandoms: DCU (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Superman - All Media Types
10 Dec 2025
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Light. All consuming and wet.
The chords of blackness receded from the peripherals of his vision. Nothing remained of the evidence. The beast from seconds ago was nothing more than a literal stain on Gordon’s white button up. And Light; totally absolute in its buzzing heat. Gordon lifted his arm to shield his eyes from the beams.
In an instant, the light dulled. Gordon took a moment to rub his eyes and readjust himself before looking at the six-foot bat signal pointing directly at him. Perched on the metal neck, standing just behind the dimmed light, stood the half-illuminated silhouette of the Batman.
“We need to talk.” Began the familiar voice, low and stern. “Are you functional?”
_______________Someone is making clones of this world’s most powerful individuals, Gotham is battling fascism and corruption in the midst of a mayoral race, and Batman must learn how to fight fire with fire, or he’ll have to make a few new friends.
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Nocturnal by lilratondamoon
Fandoms: Superman - All Media Types, Batman - All Media Types, Twilight Series - Stephenie Meyer
09 Dec 2025
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Clark Kent moves to Gotham from Smallville.
He meets a mysterious student who exhibits strange qualities. Will he be find what he’s looking for or is the truth darker than what it seems?Series
- Part 1 of Nocturnal
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The Children Left Unburied by Mercwmouth
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU (Comics), Batman: Arkham (Video Games)
09 Dec 2025
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Even the strongest of men break and crumble. Bruce has cracked and faltered many times, all because of his children. His children who he loves so dearly, who seem to be the single reason for his gray hairs and the stubborn wrinkles budding on his face that he refuses to fix just yet (he’s still a young-ish man after all); his children who are all so brave and so strong despite everything life has thrown at them; his children who he’ll never quite understand. Yes, he’s cracked and faltered for his children, his family, but never has he broken down.
That is, until he had to bury an empty coffin in place of his son.
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Jason Todd was captured and tortured by the Joker for months, before he was finally killed and it completely tore everyone apart. Bruce and the rest of the batfamily would very much like to grieve his loss, but it seems that rumours of Jason's death were greatly exaggerated.OR OR:
Arkham Knight canon divergence where Jason gets rescued and goes through the recovery arc he and the family deserved :D -
Azuree Lake Sanatorium by sweethoneysuckle (blea_my)
Fandoms: Superman - All Media Types, Superman (Movie 2025), Superman (Comics), Superman/Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), The Batman (Movie 2022)
07 Dec 2025
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In the shadowed halls of Gotham’s Azuree Lake Sanatorium, Bruce Wayne returns as a psychiatrist to oversee the very institution his family built, only to confront a patient who defies all rules of humanity—Clark Kent, a boy that once belonged to his past. Their journey progresses right from where it was once left, leading them to roads that twisted into something more darker and intimate.
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The Light at the End of the Bat-Infested Tunnel by synch0
Fandoms: DCU, Superman - All Media Types, Batman - All Media Types, The Batman (Movie 2022), Superman (Movie 2025)
07 Dec 2025
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What do you do when your first interaction with someone is comforting them while they have a panic attack in a bathroom stall? You drive them home, of course.
Then you continue to try and make friends with their superhero persona (who you don’t know is them).
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Playing Nice by thebatdadnomad (aylooktaekook)
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU (Comics)
06 Dec 2025
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It was clear by your amused eyes and your nonstop typing that Brucie hadn’t fooled you once.
Or, a Bruce Wayne x Journalist! Reader ficlet based on the tumblr prompt: 'Really Nice Guy Who Hates Only You'.
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Gotham Playlist by Orbital_Obvious
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, The Batman (Movie 2022), The Penguin (US TV 2024)
04 Dec 2025
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Bruce Wayne tries to balance having a public persona, estranged family members, and being the Batman in a city that eats itself alive. If there's any time left, he might try to learn who the hell Bruce Wayne actually is, and, god forbid, make a friend.
Oswald works to further his influence in Gotham's worse criminal hub, having a run in with an unusual gang and coming head to head with a new contender to the throne; all while trying to maintain squeaky clean image for his new high society pals.
Someone is editing "Gotham Playlist" - an archive of public opinions, info, and tips about Gotham most famous figures. But who? And why?
Gotham is weird as it always was, and it's getting worse.
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In Vain I Struggled by Ethereal_Ghost
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU, Batman (Comics)
04 Dec 2025
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The first anniversary of Jason’s death looms. Traps are set, and a case is blown wide open.
A ticking time-bomb forces Bruce to confront his guilt and grief before he loses everything else he holds dear.~~~
Part of a series, but functions as a stand-alone.
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- Part 2 of Despite it all