Wingding

Reverse Robin AU from Damian's pov. In this story, Bruce has recently died and Damian has become Batman, taking on his father's last adopted son, Jason, as his sidekick. Everyone is in grief and mourning. Damian barely knows Jason, since he wasn't living at home when Bruce took Jason in. They don't really get along. Tim is overworking himself and refuses to meet Damian's eyes, even though they have grown closer as brothers over the years. Everyone feels alone and isolated. Then Jason suggests they go on a fun outing together that his school has been talking about. Apparently Haly's Circus is in town... I think you can guess where this goes. Damian watches the Flying Grayson's fall and runs to the screaming child left behind and holds him. Damian resists it at first, but finds himself drawn to the child and the child drawn to him. Perhaps Dick Grayson is the key to helping bring the fractured family together, just as they are the key to keeping his light shining after the world tried to put it out.

Sort of an AU but more of a storyline switch-up between Dick and Jason. This story is where Dick didn't go into space. Something told him not to. He ends up in Ethiopia to try to save Jason. He gets to the warehouse in time to carry Jason out, but the explosion goes off. Dick uses his body to cover Jason's. They end up in the hospital, both severely injured, but Jason wakes and enters Dick's room as his older brother succumbs to his injuries and dies. Several years later, Jason tried to follow in Dick's footsteps and help Bludhaven, since Bruce wouldn't let him go out as Robin after Ethiopia. He's trying to deal with the damage that was done to him and overcome his fear of the Joker who is locked up. Then a new masked figure comes into town. They break into Arkham and murder the Joker in cold blood before vanishing into the shadows. There are other deaths of horrible villains, being left about. And Tim informs Jason about this person that has come to be known as Wraith. After a suspicious encounter, Jason starts to suspect the impossible--the brother that saved him might be back, but be someone far darker and angrier. Jason plans to bring Dick home. But this Wraith adamantly claims that Dick Grayson is dead. Jason doesn't accept that. He's going to bring him back no matter what.

Just thought I’d rec a few awesome fics of Bruce being Dick’s dad… (and please feel welcome to rec a few of your own faves! I can never get enough of these 2) 💙🦇🖤😊

Truth Serum Is the Worst - by: JackHawksmoor

Petals On Cheeks - by: fanfictiongreenirises

The Weight of Us - by: DawnsEternalLight

Open Line - by: lurkinglurkerwholurks

Chirp - by: SpaceWall ---(such a funny text one! 😆)

Your Mentor, My Dad - by: thebatdadnomad

How to Remove Cherry Stains - by: CKBookish

Oathbreaker - by: one_step_closer_to_death

The Grayson family Marine Rehabilitation Center - by: OberonBronze ---(My personal favorite mermaid au! Whenever I have the chance to recommend it I WILL!!!)

All these authors are INCREDIBLE!!! They've got so many fic I adore!! But if you have any other Bruce and Dick fics, I'd love to hear your favorites!!

Aaaaaannnnddd.....just for fun, here's a few Bruce and Dick batdad quotes from my own fics that I'm personally partial to:

It went so far beyond Bruce, he didn’t think he would ever fully understand. Dick did something to him. Something terrifying. Such small and simple actions and yet they meant everything. How could one child do that?

Bruce lowered his hand, but he could still feel the boy’s touch—warm and light—and in that moment, he knew he was completely done in. 

A Grayson Kiss

But then there was this one part. The horrible realization that the man that had saved them—had become their everything—was just a man. A man with enormous, hideous, pain-staking, irrefutable flaws that stung and made you want to scream. Then the even worse realization that that man still meant everything as much as they tried to deny it. 

Sickening Succession

Bruce gave Dick’s shoulder a squeeze. “You saw a child who’d lost their family, who was alone and took him in and gave him all that you had. You showed him a better way.” The shimmer in his eyes was back. “How could I possibly be mad?”

Dick’s own vision blurred. He blinked it back and lifted his hand and placed it overtop Bruce’s, grinning up at his dad. “I wonder where I possibly could have gotten that little quirk.”