July 17th, 2026

Ended up skipping last week's rec list because I just hadn't read enough to justify it - but some very kind person on discord this week said they were looking forward to it, and it turns out sometimes that's all the motivation you need 💛

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Fandom: DC

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Completed works:

🌻 The Cherry on Top - RavenRavell ( @ravenravellx ) Gen, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings 3,812 words, 1/1 Published: July 5th, 2026

Summary: 

The boy was maybe twenty cherries in when Bruce felt his blood suddenly run cold.

"Hey, chum, have you been eating the pits of the cherries?" he asked, trying his best to keep his voice level. He wasn't sure why he asked, because he already knew the answer, but maybe, just maybe—

The boy looked at him curiously, red juice dripping down his chin, his jaw still crunching through the new handful of cherries in his mouth.

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Or, Bruce can hardly blame himself the first time the Talon dies in his care.

Rec: great little Bruce and baby talon!Dick fic — I love how much it makes you feel the stress and burden that Bruce feels trying to care for his new little creature of a son as best he can — it’s exhausting, and it makes the stress of the situation when things go wrong all the more stressful to read 💛

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Ongoing Works:

❀ - updated within the last 6 months

❀🌻 heavy is the head - Myrime ( @blancheludis ) Slade Wilson/Dick Grayson, No Archive Warnings Apply 14,559 words, 1/2 chapters  Updated: July 15th, 2026

Summary: 

“The punishment for treason is death,” Slade says, glaring at the trembling form of Dick on his knees. “You will be tried once your bastard is born.”

Slade locks up his husband in a tower for endless months – right until his daughter is born and the real traitors reveal themselves. Dick returns to Slade’s side, saying all the right words and smiling at all the right times. When Slade finally realises he is fading, it might already be too late.

Rec: A follow up to one of my recent recs from Slade’s perspective that I was not expecting and was SO excited to see pop up in my inbox!!! It takes a really careful hand to write a version of Slade who’s treated Dick the way he has in this and still has me wanting things to work out for the two of them. This one has all the delicious feelings of guilt, concern, and affection on Slade’s side that were clear subtext in Dick’s POV, now brought to text. And seeing Dick through his eyes, and the way his captivity has changed him, only makes the first fic ache even better. Just an absolute treat, especially with more still to come 💛💛💛

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❀🌻 Elsewhere, Everywhere - MoonBoo Gen, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings 44,320 words, 14/? chapters  Updated: July 15th, 2026

Summary: 

Tim, stuck on comms due to a broken leg, is attacked by a familiar cowled figure in the Batcave.

The problem? Bruce is still out on patrol.

An alternate Batman stranded far from home should be nothing more than a temporary complication. Instead, Tim finds himself growing close to a Bruce Wayne who has a Dick, a Jason, but no Tim.

And some doors, once opened, are hard to close.

Rec: when I tell you I am GLUED to my inbox watching for updates on this one —

It has taken a couple turns now that have had my jaw on the FLOOR - I keep running back to check the tags in the best way. 

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❀🌻 Broken Wings, Open Sky - greenlimetea  Gen, Creator Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings 9,264 words, 7/? chapters  Updated: July 14th, 2026

Summary: 

Fathers disciplined you. It was just what they did.

Damian has survived years by following the rules, keeping his head down, and shielding his brothers. Then another Batman arrives — one with a soft voice and gentle hands.

Damian is certain it's a trick. He just has to make sure he's the one who pays the price for it.

Rec: Damian-centric, reverse robins, through the looking glass is just such a great whumpy combo, especially once good!bruce shows up and we get to see the horror of it set in. I especially love this one’s take on Alfred — it’s so unsettling, seeing him as an actual villain in the story, rather than the more common approach to this trope where he’s dead before the story starts. And getting to see Bruce confront a version of his adoptive father who’d abuse his children? ough 💔

Unfortunately, as of the latest chapter, the author has said they’re taking a bit of a break due to rude comments — they’ve indicated they do intend to return, and I very much hope they do. But if they don’t, I still think that as it is currently, things end on a hopeful enough note to still be a satisfying story, and certainly one that deserves some love 💛

July 3rd, 2026

Happy July, friends!! Didn't read a ton this week - this heat is turning me into a slug. But still we persevere 💛

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Fandom: DC

Completed works:

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🌻never gonna give you up - clarakent  Gen, No Archive Warnings Apply 2,396 words, oneshot Published: April 2nd, 2020 

Summary: 

Bruce finds out there's something different about parenting when it comes to traumatized omegas.

Rec: short and sheer sweet fluff. I am deeply compelled by omega!Tim and alpha dad!Bruce who doesn’t have the slightest clue how to handle how much he cares about his son <3 

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🌻Frame of Reference - below21 ( @creamshiba ) background Bruce/Clark, No Archive Warnings Apply  4,820 words, oneshot Published: June 30th, 2026

Summary: 

When Bruce and Clark announce they're dating, Jason immediately hates the idea. He knows exactly what happens behind closed doors when two people start dating.

He’s not going to let Bruce get hurt.

Rec: Bruce and Clark getting together and Jason’s trauma rearing its head is SUCH an underexplored genre imo. I love how much Jason feels like a scared kid in this one, and how much Clark’s earnest sweetness manages to feel like a threat through Jason’s trauma-warped lens. And bonus points for good-big-brother Dick, who has the patience to actually try and figure out where Jason is coming from. 

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Ongoing Works:

❀ - updated within the last 6 months

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❀ 🌻 Elsewhere, Everywhere - MoonBoo Gen, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings 35,133 words, 11/? chapters Latest Update: June 29th, 2026

Summary: 

Tim, stuck on comms due to a broken leg, is attacked by a familiar cowled figure in the Batcave.

The problem? Bruce is still out on patrol.

An alternate Batman stranded far from home should be nothing more than a temporary complication. Instead, Tim finds himself growing close to a Bruce Wayne who has a Dick, a Jason, but no Tim.

And some doors, once opened, are hard to close.

Rec: we were gifted with TWO (2) chapters this week and I am FEASTING. The tension between Bruce and Other Bruce over Tim is so well done and painful and satisfying - and good big brother Jason!! Everyone wants what's best for Tim and no one is going about it in entirely the right way!!! 😭💕

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❀ 🌻 Broken Wings, Open Sky - greenlimetea Gen, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings 4,178 words, 3/? chapters Latest Update: July 1st, 2026

Summary:

Fathers disciplined you. It was just what they did.

Damian has survived years by following the rules, keeping his head down, and shielding his brothers. Then another Batman arrives — one with a soft voice and gentle hands.

Damian is certain it's a trick. He just has to make sure he's the one who pays the price for it.

Rec: This one is still in the early stages, but I am SO looking forward to seeing more - Damian's life at the start is pretty brutal, and as of the latest chapter, I can taste our alternate universe hurt/comfort around the corner!! I can't wait to see the direction this story takes our characters in (and for them to get the softness they deserve) <3

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Fandom: The Pitt

Completed Works:

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🌻But at Last Came a Knock - Vamillepudding ( @vamillepudding )  Jack Abbot/Robby, No Archive Warnings Apply 5,867 words, oneshot Published: June 27th, 2026

Summary:

“I’m sorry,” Robby says slowly, stiffly, “I think I must have misheard you, because I’m pretty sure I just heard you tell me that my mother, whom I haven’t seen in almost fifty years, came to my place of work today, the one time this week that I wasn’t there.”

June 26th, 2026

Hello all!! I am back from the void, and I'm finally checking one of the things off the I should really do that someday list that lives eternally rent free in my head - a weekly rec list of what I've read and sparked joy this week!! I figure what better way to end my (brief) hiatus than with some positivity and love for all these fics that keep me sane 💛

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Fandom: DC

Completed works:

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🌻 cyclical - floatingflowers Gen, Graphic Depictions of Violence 2,166 words, oneshot Completed: March 21st, 2026

Summary: 

Alfred’s heart was in his throat. He couldn’t do this again. He couldn’t survive this again.

“Mr Wayne was shot. He’s been taken to Gotham General, but we have Damian Wayne with us here at the station. He’s shaken up.”

“I’m on my way.” Was all Alfred could reply, hanging up.

He stood, in the dim light of the kitchen, holding the countertop as he breathed. How could this happen again? Was it the curse of the Wayne’s, to be gunned down on the streets of the city they gave their hearts to, right in front of their children?

Rec: Short, sweet, and bittersweet. Bruce and Alfred both love their children very much, and that’s why the past hurts so much to repeat.

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🌻 a battle of wills - coyote_nebula ( @occasional-oryx ) Gen, No Archive Warnings Apply  4,651 words, oneshot Completed: November 27th, 2023

Summary:

When Bruce's back pain flares up at the office, he’s hounded by demands from his lawyer for an updated Last Will and Testament.

In retrospect, he could have handled his frustration in a way that didn't result in nine frantic friends and family members crowding his bedroom.

Rec: Just a great concept, hilariously told and worth the reread. I think Bruce deserves to give his family more panic attacks. I think it would be healthy for all of them <3

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🌻 Happily Belated - KelpieCodyne ( @kelpiecodyne ) Gen, No Archive Warnings Apply 3,761 words, oneshot Completed: September 15th, 2023

Summary: 

Duke’s sixteenth is coming up, and Bruce asks his older kids to help him come up with a traditional Batfamily gift.

At which point it becomes clear the two ‘smartest’ members of the family are living under a major misunderstanding.

Rec: THE fic if you need some healing, comfort-heavy escapism after reading about Tim’s Birthday Test. Very Good Parent Bruce, who’s griefstricken when he realizes there’s been a severe miscommunication between him and Tim — according to my Ao3 history, this is my 7th time reading, and it will not be my last when I need that tasty miscommunication + guilt trope. 

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🌻 Off Script - below21 ( @creamshiba ) Gen (past rape/noncon between Tim, Jason, and Bruce, past mutual noncon between Tim and Jason), Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings 4,510 words, oneshot Completed: June 16th, 2026

Summary: 

Tim has never been in charge before. But he knows the rules. It doesn't matter that this Batman claims this universe is different.

When he knocks on the door and tells Tim to get ready for a movie, he knows exactly what it means.

He just has to keep Jason quiet, keep Dick out of sight, and figure out what this Batman wants before he has to ask.

Rec: I had the absolute pleasure of getting to beta read this one and when I tell you I was glued to my google doc - hrhg. A Reverse Robins, Through the Looking Glass fic focused on Tim, trying to live up to his role as the oldest, now that Damian’s been separated from him and his brothers and left them to survive what they think is the same hell they’ve escaped. And poor, dear Bruce, who’s trying his hardest to make these kids feel safe, and unfortunately failing miserably 

(for now). 

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🌻 bury your burdens - Myrime ( @blancheludis ) Dick Grayson/Slade Wilson, No Archive Warnings Apply 14,554 words, oneshot Completed: June 23rd, 2026

Summary:

For some reason, Dick is still alive, despite the seven months he spent locked in a barren tower cell in Slade’s castle, waiting for his child to be born so he could be tried and executed. Against all assumptions, Slade acknowledged Marian as his and reinstated Dick as Consort. Or a facsimile of it, at least.

That should be a good thing. Being allowed to watch his daughter grow up. Lasting peace between their countries.

Dick tries. He was born to be a performer, so that is what he does. All day, every day. Easy acquiescence, because he has the most precious thing in the world to lose.

He is just tired of waiting for things to break again.

Rec: this one truly had my heart aching the whole time. Dick's trauma and stress and desperation to keep himself and his little girl safe shine through the whole thing like a knife, and Slade is the perfect blend of bastard and guy who's making an effort. It's light on the comfort, but the angst is delicious in the best way (and, ultimately, it is a hopeful story).

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Ongoing Works:

❀ - updated within the last 6 months

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❀ 🌻 Elsewhere, Everywhere - MoonBoo Gen, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings 27,940 words, 9/? chapters Latest Update: June 24th, 2026

Summary: 

Tim, stuck on comms due to a broken leg, is attacked by a familiar cowled figure in the Batcave.

The problem? Bruce is still out on patrol.

An alternate Batman stranded far from home should be nothing more than a temporary complication. Instead, Tim finds himself growing close to a Bruce Wayne who has a Dick, a Jason, but no Tim.

And some doors, once opened, are hard to close.

Rec: Easily one of THE most interesting takes on the alternate-universe-Bruce-meets-Tim subgenre that I’ve ever come across! I love whumpy, hurt/comfort stories where a good Bruce from one universe rescues one of his kids from a universe where they’re not getting the love they deserve — this *isn’t* that. It’s a much more nuanced take on the characters and their dynamics — both Bruces are Bruce, for better and for worse, and the love is there in every universe - and so are the flaws. I have an idea of where this story is going based on the tags, especially as of this latest chapter, I feel like it's inevitably going to break my heart a little bit in the process, and I am EATING up every chapter released to see how it plays out <333

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Fandom: Project Hail Mary

Ongoing Works:

❀ - updated within the last 6 months

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❀ 🌻 Rocky's Guide to Adopting an Alien Space Pebble - Caspyre Gen, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings 2,531 words, 1/2 chapters Latest Update: June 26th, 2026

Summary:

Grace is a pebble. An alien pebble, but a pebble nonetheless. Rocky and Adrian know they're the only ones suitable for caring for said pebble. Said pebble has yet to get the memo. In unrelated news, Ryland Grace has a headache.

Rec: There wasn't originally going to be any PHM in this rec list, because much of my latest PHM binge took place last week, so I was just going to circle back and reread a couple that deserved to be in next week's list. But then, lo and behold, my dear friend Caspyre dropped this into my inbox last night, and it was the perfect size and shape to take to bed with me as my last bedtime story. Like a stuffed animal, or an adorable little baby rock. This is such a cute concept, and I know I'm going to turn into a big leaky space blob over chapter two as well <333