Batfam, Brains, and Ballet

Chapters: ½ Fandom: Batman - All Media Types Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Tim Drake & Jason Todd Characters: Tim Drake (DCU), Jason Todd Additional Tags: Hypothermia, Hurt/Comfort, Stalker Tim Drake (DCU), Jason Todd is Robin, Jason Todd is Good With Kids, Hurt Tim Drake (DCU), Hurt Jason Todd, Huddling For Warmth, Piggyback Rides, Tim Drake-centric (DCU) Summary:

Chapters: ½ Fandom: Batman - All Media Types Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Tim Drake & Jason Todd Characters: Tim Drake (DCU), Jason Todd Additional Tags: Hypothermia, Hurt/Comfort, Stalker Tim Drake (DCU), Jason Todd is Robin, Jason Todd is Good With Kids, Hurt Tim Drake (DCU), Hurt Jason Todd, Huddling For Warmth, Piggyback Rides, Tim Drake-centric (DCU) Summary:

So currently I answer to my full first name (which I usually introduce myself with) as well as two nicknames/diminutives plus my last name when people mistake it for a first name. There are two or three other nicknames I've also gone by in the past. I'm perfectly fine with this, or neutral at minimum-- I have a common name and have had to be flexible with how I'm distinguished for my whole life. I also don't feel a deep and fundamental connection of my name with my identity, though I think going by another name entirely would confuse me.

A number of friends have been appalled at me being called names I don't say are my name. Which is really weird to me, although I'd go to battle for anyone else who was getting either deadnamed or called something they didn't want. But this perspective seems surprisingly common!

What's the first "big news story" you remember from when you were a kid?

It's something I love to ask mixed-aged groups sometimes because I think it's really interesting to see the responses. I've gotten answers from the Olympics of [whatever year] to Watergate to more recent stuff from my niblings.

And the kids are like "but they get into our bug traps" and "we didn't catch him he followed us home"

And their parents are like. Please i do not believe that 6 fucking pixies smuggled themselves into our garage on the underside of your bicycle saddle and then set up shop in the old dolls house. These are living beings they're not toys it's not kind to treat them like this

And the kids are like we are NOT treating them like anything you said we're not allowed to trap them and they always get into our traps so we always run away when they see us and then they follow us and get inside our backpacks and stuff

And the parents are like

Stop lying!!!

And then they set up wildlife cams and not only can pixies apparently do all of that and are very desperate to hang out with these human kids (who have fun life-sized toys and are covered in wonderful things like glitter and are a free source of fresh bugs and pop tart crumbs)

But they can also like. Fully just pick locks and shit.

This also applies to temporary residences, such as a hotel, airbnb, dormitories, ect.

Seeing to it that they fully make it inside safely isn't just about fear of something as drastic as an assault or a mugging. It would also be awfully annoying and stressful for them if they lost their key, and before realizing they're locked out their ride or walking companion has already sped off, so now they're stuck outside alone with nowhere else to go, and possibly a dead phone (when it rains it pours). Or maybe there's dangerous fauna in the area. Or maybe the neighbor's poorly trained dog with aggression issues is loose. Or maybe they slip and hurt themselves while walking to the door.

It's not exactly that I judge my friends who drop me and go, but I do always notice which cars stay until my front door is actually open. And on my end, it means sometimes I will get out my keys and clearly jingle them as I'm walking up the steps, as my own signal to the driver that I'm good.

July 24th, 2026

I have been BOUNCING around tags this week. I feel like I'm about due to hyperfixate on a specific trope or relationship for a little while, but for now I'm snacking on everything tasty that I happen to float past. Fortunately the fic gods have been kind to me (TWO new Clark & Conner fics!! SEVERAL beloved fics updated!!!) and I am here to share my bounty 💛

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Fandom: DC

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Completed works:

🌻 our stained glass means nothing (without light) - thepinkcallalily Tim Drake & Bruce Wayne & Dick Grayson No Archive Warnings Apply 7,176 words, 1/1 chapters (first part of a series)  Completed: July 17th, 2026

Summary: 

“This place has been buzzing about you three all night,” Bruce says. “Is it right that this one is yours, on loan?”

He nods toward the artefact to their right. It’s less visually impressive than many of the things on display tonight, seeing as it’s just a hunk of rock with a portion of a swirling carving at one edge, clearly broken off of something larger. As he said, the plaque thanks the Drakes for the loan, and claims the rock was once part of a fairy circle, of all things.

“Actually, it was Tim who brought the exhibit to our attention,” Jack says. “I wouldn’t have ever thought of offering our own personal collection for this theme, but when Tim brought it up, I realised we had more supposed magic on our hands than I thought.”

He laughs, and Bruce and Janet chuckle along. Silent, Tim smiles, his pale eyes twinkling in the faux candlelight as they flick over to the rock and back. The doll in his arms watches on with a small, private smile, head stiffly staying upright even as its limbs dangle.

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Tim is acting strange, and Bruce is growing increasingly concerned. It doesn’t have anything to do with the doll he won’t be separated from…right?

Rec: This is such a unique fic, I really don’t think I’ve ever read another quite like it. Such an AWESOME, eerie concept - it plays out like a horror story, but my heart is warmer at the end than it was when I started. I have so many questions, and I can’t wait to see what the author does with the rest of the series — but at the same time, the mystery around the answers we do get is definitely part of what I love about this story 💛

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🌻 Rubble - sElkieNight60 ( @selkienight60 ) Clark Kent & Conner Kent  No Archive Warnings Apply 3,766 words, 1/1 chapters (part 5 of series)  Published: July 21st, 2026

Summary: 

Amnesia: 1.

Conner Kent: 0.

OR: The result of getting bonked on the head during a sparring match.

Rec: seeing this fic in my inbox was like waking up to discover someone had placed a beautiful delicious cake in my fridge for breakfast. I LOVE the way Selkie writes the Kon & Clark dynamic — it’s so soft and gentle, and the underlying guilt seeded through it from the early days of their relationship in this verse is just — ousgh, absolutely tailor made to go straight to my heart. 10/10, WILL be rereading again and again, along with the rest of the series 💛

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🌻 too scared to dream - Myrime ( @blancheludis ) Clark Kent/Bruce Wayne No Archive Warnings Apply 4,404 words, 1/1 chapters (part 1 of series)  Published: October 5th, 2021

Summary: 

“I bought the bank,” Bruce says, his face unreadable as ever, but he looks like he is waiting for something.

Clark stands with his parents’ farm in his back, the farm that now belongs to Bruce, and he understands, loud and clear. I bought you.

So, with his mother’s home and well-being on the line, he has little choice but to follow when Bruce beckons.

Rec: I recced another fic by this same author last week, and to my delight, a friend followed that rec through to the rest of the author’s works, and dm’d me this fic asking if I’d read it yet. And I had! but what a wonderful excuse for a reread! 💖The misunderstanding in this one is SO painful and SO tasty, and the ending is heartbreaking with just a little bit of hope to sweeten it. I love Clark’s slow realization that things could have been good — if only the situation weren’t what he believes it to be.

A note of warning — while it’s marked as no archive warnings apply, there is a running theme of (non-graphic) dubious consent throughout this fic, given the perceived nature of their relationship through Clark’s eyes. 

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🌻 'Cause brick by brick you built us - TheSevenUmbrellas Dick Grayson & Bruce Wayne No Archive Warnings Apply 3,613 words, 1/1 chapters  Published: February 20th, 2023

Summary: 

“In my defense, you were supposed to be out,” Dick says dryly. He’s propped up against the Batcave wall, the top part of his suit yanked down to his hips, and hands covered in a thick layer of blood. It’s not his proudest moment. But also, patching up a bullet wound is not the worst thing Bruce has caught him doing in the cave.

Rec: REALLY soft and bittersweet fic, a snapshot of Bruce and Dick’s relationship after Alfred’s death and Dick’s amnesia arc. There’s so much history and love between the two of them, and it shows, both for better and for worse. 

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Ongoing Works:

❀ - updated within the last 6 months

❀ 🌻 Elsewhere, Everywhere - MoonBoo Tim Drake & Bruce Wayne, Tim Drake & Jason Todd, Tim Drake & Dick Grayson, Tim Drake & Alfred Pennyworth, Tim Drake & Everyone Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings 52,068 words, 16/? chapters  Updated: July 23rd, 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 are in an absolutely EXCRUCIATING arc (in the very best way) (if you love Bruce caring about Tim and feeling Strong Emotions about whether Tim is okay or not you will be feasting) (I am feasting like a starfish on a whale fall, baby) and I am so glad this author has been updating so often because I am on the verge of losing my mind with each chapter 💛

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❀🌻 there is another sunshine - hoebiwan ( @homobiwan ) Clark Kent & Conner Kent, Clark Kent/Bruce Wayne Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings 2,553 words, 1/? chapters  Updated: July 15th, 2026

Summary: 

Kon thinks Kal-El must have been soft once, too.

Or:

Out of a world where Superman and Batman offered nothing but pain, Kon-El falls into a childless Clark Kent's home.

Rec: the fact that there is not more Clark & Kon through the looking glass fic is a tragedy and the fact that this fic exists and is so well written is a blessing. I love the way that Kon’s mental state and character are being set up so far, and I love Clark’s clear desire to take care of him, even while being so in over his head. Absolutely a fic with the early makings of an all-time favorite 💛

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❀🌻 some of us have childhoods that aren't poems on sight (but darling, you're doing alright) - mrs_d ( @mrsd-writes ) Tim Drake & Bruce Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth & Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson & Bruce Wayne, Tim Drake & Dick Grayson, Tim Drake & Alfred Pennyworth, Dick Grayson & Alfred Pennyworth No Archive Warnings Apply  231,269 words, 60/? chapters Updated: July 19th, 2026

Summary: 

Bruce Wayne, as the world knew him, was only a few parenting skills away from Jack Drake, and, on paper anyway, his lifestyle was certainly familiar. But now Tim was in a bedroom in Wayne Manor, a mile away from where he grew up, and just six doors down from where the frickin’ Batman slept.

An AU in which Bruce Wayne starts fostering Tim Drake without any real knowledge of who Tim is. (While Tim, of course, knows exactly who Bruce is.)

Rec: the idea of this weekly rec list was to rec what I have been reading this week, and to that end I have been trying to rein myself in and not go digging back through my favorite fics looking for ones to rec unless I am organically rereading them, because I know my own capacity to overwhelm myself. That being said, this is one of the fics that I was actively anticipating getting to rec when I started this project in the first place, because oh my god. what a gorgeous work of characterization. what a beautifully paced blend of hurt/comfort, slow-burn platonic relationships, secret identities, and genuinely compelling case fic. everything about this fic is well-balanced and heartfelt, and just so, so well-written. Someday I want to teach myself fic binding for my own personal collection — this fic will be on my shelf when I do 💛

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Fandom: The Pitt

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Completed works:

🌻 DADT: Domestic Edition - Vamillepudding ( @vamillepudding ) Jack Abbot/Michael "Robby" Robinavitch No Archive Warnings Apply  6,940 words, oneshot  Published: July 11th, 2026

Summary: 

Jack stares at him. “I feel like you’ve skipped a few lines of script, brother. Why are you booking a hotel?”

“You said your friend is coming over,” Robby reminds him. “Look – I got it. Message received. I don’t mind crashing somewhere else for a few nights if it spares you telling all your army buddies that you’re dating a dude.”

Or: When Jack invites an old veteran friend to stay with them, it turns out Robby's vague worries about homophobia are only the tip of the iceberg.

Oh, a human being is seeking a social response? Human being, the social animal wired to make and track social connection? A human desires the vital blood that permitted their species to survive for millennia? The human being who was born completely helpless and primed in every way by nature to seek attention and help from their community?