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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

ashdjfjf thank you anon 💖💖💖 I love that first whumptober series — DC was my first major hyperfixation to come along after my mom died that same year, and having this lovely new fandom and wonderful new friends and a big whumptober project to be excited about was just… so important for me. It gave me a soft place to fall and brought a lot of joy to my life in time when I really needed it.

A lot of those early stories ARE silly and ooc, and I think I’ve grown a lot since then, but they still are really near and dear to my heart and always will be 💛 I read them back sometimes, Home is a Haunted Heart included, and while I wouldn’t write them the same if I were writing them today, they still take me back to a really happy and hopeful place emotionally. They were exactly what the me who wrote them back then needed them to be.

i gotta know, how do you decide on the lineup for each of your teams in your DCU, is there some sort of method?

Certainly :) First off, there’s colour. Each member should have their own unique colour scheme in some way shape or form to allow them to stand out. (Obviously, you can’t always get around this, for example: Green Lantern and Green Arrow, but I do my best.)

Then there’s personality. Each team member needs their own little quirks to set them apart further. For my first gen of Teen Titans, each member was like a high school archetype. Robin’s the bad boy, Starfire’s the “weird” kid, Raven’s the goth, Beast Boy’s the class clown, Wally’s the flirt, Cyborg’s the star athlete, and Donna is the perfect cheer captain. They each have unique personality traits that rub off of one another well.

Finally, story. Sometimes, the overarching story I want to tell dictates whether or not a certain character can physically be on a team or not. For example, I wanted to have Martian Manhunter be a part of the Justice League from the start (like in the og comic) but his story is tied to M’gann’s, and she can’t be on Earth until a specific time, so Martian Manhunter just isn’t on Earth yet, unfortunately. He’ll come in later, though.

So

“Yeah.”

“Wanna be friends?” “Cool, cool.”