Theme: Canon-Adjacent AU Long Fics
Complete long batfamily fics this week. Each one is some brand of somewhat canon-adjacent AU. They're all gen and arranged in order of wordcount.
That time when Tim made up a fake uncle but make it worse. Tim ropes a newly returned to Gotham and actively revenge-scheming Jason Todd into playing Eddie Drake. Identity shenanigans and bonding and humor ensue! I love Jason and Tim's relationship in this fic as it develops over time. Steph is also a delight!
Dick travels back in time after losing the last member of his family in a terrible future. Listen, I am nothing if not a sucker for time travel fix-its. I love me a story that makes things better and this is one of my go-to fics when I get in the fix-it mood. Dick is competent and hurting and ready to fight for his siblings.
In which Stephanie Brown rocks the radical nineties and becomes the first Robin, ruining Batman’s life and giving Tim Drake a hobby. This one's a wonderful read! Stephanie's relationships with Bruce and Tim are really well written. A good balance between different tones is often hard to manage but this fic pulls it off. I love Tim as a hacker and delinquent Steph. One smaller thing I want to mention is Steph and the narrative's empathy. Criminals aren't unambiguous evil here, they're people.