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threewaysdivided · 2 years

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do you have any favorite dp or young justice fics you would recommend to your readership? or even fics outside of those two fandoms.

thank you! deathly weapons is one of my favorite things to read- and i especially love reading your meta on the subject- so anything you’ve read that you think is great/ has an interesting premise would be cool to see.

(Young Justice: Deathly Weapons)

💜🤍🖤 Thank you as well!

I’m always astounded and delighted when people tell me they're rereading Deathly Weapons or anything else I wrote. To me, one of the elements of a good story is it being something that you can return to, and it’s lovely to hear that I’m doing something right on that front.

(Also I’m just so humbled that you would give my story your time like that. I put a fair bit of my own time into Deathly Weapons, but that’s still a little piece of your life in return and it’s just… amazing.)

For me writing and meta are things that kind of ouroboros together. I tend to engage with stories in a very inquisitive/ interrogative way - I want to understand the characters/ events/ world it’s trying to create as well as the mechanics behind the curtain - and I have a special place in my heart for stories that were constructed with enough thought to reward that kind of curiosity. Which then reflects in my own writing and the behind-the-scenes planning work I do to make sure things hold up to inspection by other puzzlers.

3WD's Meta Collection

Young Justice Season 1 (and also DW) Let’s Analyse the Light | A Different Take on Martian Bigotry

Actually Critical YJ Analyses Masterpost | Invasion: a Detailed Dissection | Antithesis of Heroism (Bonus Rhyme)

And now…

Fanfic Recommendations

This one is actually a bit of a challenge for me because I consume media (and analysis) quite widely across a lot of fandoms. I tend to draw eclectic inspiration from my whole ‘source-pool’ and its meta-patterns, so it’s hard for me to point to any one thing and say: ‘that specifically inspired part of DW’.

It’s also a little tricky because Deathly Weapons was partly inspired by me having some specific itches that I couldn’t find any stories to scratch. “People won't write the books I want, so I have to do it for myself” and so on and so forth. If you would like to make any recs based on DW then please do so, I would love to see them.

That said, my FFN Favourites and AO3 Bookmarks double as general recs lists - I tend to use my bookmarks/faves as quick-access for stories I want to revisit, so you can take anything on there as something I would potentially recommend to other people.

What I’d like to do now is give a more specific list of stories that are somewhat DW-adjacent or are doing interesting things with their premise/execution/characterisation:

Danny Phantom

Alibi (FFN) by MyAibou Gen | Complete | Post series (no PP) He was Dash Baxter. Football star. King of Casper High. The world was supposed to have been his oyster for at least another decade. So how did he end up in the basement lab of FentonWorks working for the dad of the kid he used to beat up in high school? And how far would he stick his neck out to protect that kid and whatever secret he was hiding from the government?

A Ghost Story (FFN) by Cordria Gen | Complete | Slowburn mystery AU Maddie finds a strange toy airplane in a field, and it leads her to learning some very interesting things about her family.

You know how I said I can’t usually point to something as direct inspiration for DW? This is one of the exceptions: Maddie’s realisation very much inspired Robin’s similar one in CH12: Answers.

What Little Girls are Made Of (AO3) by Haiju Gen | Complete | Dani-centric reveal fic Phantom and his younger double save Amity Park from a monstrous ghost, nearly destroying themselves in the process. The Fentons have always hunted ghosts; now it's time to save one.

Young Justice

Before we begin, I would like to share this AO3 filter I use for YJ fics published pre-2019. It won’t pick up any still-updating fics or older fics that might have migrated to AO3 since, but if you want to revisit what the fandom felt like before the Fire Nation attacked then this will come pretty close.

Age of Heroes (AO3) by VelkynKarma Gen | Complete | Zombie Apocalypse AU The apocalypse has come and gone and the Age of Heroes is long since over. There’s not much left to live for, but Wally’s never been one to give up without trying, and maybe there are still a few miracles—and heroes—left in the world.

The Fedora Verse (AO3) by itsxandy Gen | Series | Complete | Villain!Wally Elseworld Wally West is the newest, fastest thief in Central City. His biggest offense so far? Making crime look this good.

No One Said Flying Was Easy (AO3) by Wrtrmd2 Gen | Complete | Robin origin story Eight year old Richard Grayson has just watched his parents fall to their deaths. Hurting and alone, he struggles to adjust to the new life he's thrown into. Bruce Wayne takes him in, but seems to have no idea what he's doing. Can they help each other put the pieces of their broken lives back together?

Morals (FFN) by WonderWalrus Spitfire | Complete | CW: graphic depictions of violence When a mission takes a turn for the worse, Wally is captured by Shadows and held captive in a secret base. Alone and afraid, he finds himself talking to the only person who will listen: the blonde archer guarding him who refuses to give her name.

Coming of Rage (AO3) by BlackFriar Gen | Complete | CW: graphic depictions of violence Batman is infected with rage, leading Robin and Kid Flash on a mad dash through Gotham to find the cure before Batman destroys either himself…or someone he cares about.

Danny Phantom x Young Justice (or Teen Titans)

Turning Tables (FFN) by Blackwolfhunting TT x DP | Gen | Complete | Post TUE AU | CW: experimentation When the Teen Titans face a new apprentice from Slade, what are they to do especially when this one can turn Invisible and hide from their sights. Though they receive surprising help that just might help reveal the mystery around this new apprentice and why exactly he hates one Vlad Masters' guts.

Shoutout to this as the first proper fanfiction I ever read and the one that started me on the path into fandom. If you’re wondering where ThreeWaysDivided began, you can look here. (I ask that you not hold it against them: they knew not what would happen and no doubt meant well).

Unfair Justice (FFN) by Daruku Janubu DP x YJ | Gen | Discontinued |CW: Post-dissection fic Within the cargo box of a missing truck, the team found something that would redefine their view on justice. For sometimes, believing you are doing what is right makes innocent people suffer; and sometimes, saving people's lives is not enough to make you their hero.

Not the first YJ x DP fic I ever read but this is the first one I remember really sticking with me. Warning for heavy content but lovely style. Also, coincidentally, by the artist who drew the cover which first enticed me into checking out Turning Tables. Because life, like fic, is sometimes very well written.

The Heart of a Hero (FFN) by Rookey DP x YJ | Gen | Hiatus/ Discontinued | Post TUE AU With the whole world blaming him for an accident that killed thousands, Danny Fenton finds himself living day-to-day in a rather peaceful city he thought to be widely overlooked by the Justice League. But the heart of a hero knows no bounds, and Danny finds staying hidden to be much harder than he anticipated; especially when Happy Harbor isn't nearly as "overlooked" as he thought.

Control (FFN) by nikodark DP x YJ | Gen | Abandoned | CW: kidnapping & violence Dick Grayson gets kidnapped a lot. A whole lot. We all know that tired trope. But this time he gets kidnapped by a ghost.

The Half-Finished, Half-Assed Guide to Being Half-Dead: By a Half-Ghost (AO3) by ItsyBitsyBatsySpider DP x YJ | Gen | Ongoing Dick Grayson is thrown into a world he didn't even know existed, with powers that he can barely understand, and Danny Fenton did not expect to become a ghost mentor when the Justice League came knocking on his door.

Red Eyes (FFN) by art-is-a-bang-yeah DP x YJ | Gen | Complete | Post TUE AU | CW: abuse During a benefit Bruce and his charge meet Vlad masters and his son Daniel, a boy with blood red eyes. When Bruce notices a few things seem off about the teen, he decides he should investigate and what he discovers is much darker than he thought possible.

Ghost of A Chance (AO3) by MirrorandImage TT x DP | Gen | Complete | CW: PTSD & former abuse At a financial gala, Robin finds a curious girl who only has one thing to say: "Tell Danny I'm alive."

Other fandoms and crossovers

E.Nigma Investigations (AO3) by Gh0stWriter, zorasublime (Dr_Skeletons) Batman Elseworld | Gen | Series | Quasi-1940s Noir Mystery Recently-reformed and even more recently-released from Arkham Asylum, Edward Nigma is struggling to find work as a Private Eye. A changed Gotham greets him; marred by the scars of a harrowing catastrophe that put real fear into the public and shifted the dynamic of the Rogues. Cobblepot is on the rise and, with the Joker leaving burned bridges in his wake, the city's underworld is more dangerous for Harley Quinn than she wants to believe. Police, doctors and former friends on all sides, suspiciously-specific fires breaking out in the slums and Whispers of something more horrifying on the horizon. What a time to try to go straight.

What the Cat Dragged In (AO3) by Kryal Miraculous Ladybug x Early MCU | Gen | Complete Tony's pretty sure it's written into cosmic law somewhere: superheroes are not supposed be cute. Apparently, no one's told these two. He’s okay with that.

They're Us (FFN) by Goldenbrook15 Young Justice x Justice League Unlimited | Gen | Abandoned When Young Justice’s Team land themselves in another dimension by accident and then manage to escape the entire Justice League (who strangely don't know them at all) and flee into the world outside, Batman can only come to one conclusion, "They're us, from a different world."

Happytown (AO3) by TMBrown Zootopia | Gen | Complete | Buddy-cop investigation A special assignment leads Judy and Nick into a tangled web of history in Nick's childhood home, while Judy deals with the consequences of her fame back in Bunnyburrow.

Good Neighbors (AO3) by PitViperOfDoom My Hero Academia | Gen | Series | Complete | Leverage AU Sometimes you miss your calling, but that doesn't mean you won't find it again in an unexpected place.

the family brooklyn (AO3) by tactfulGnostalgic Spider-man: Into the Spiderverse | Gen | Series | Complete A series of fics set in the Spiderverse, about home and its variations.

Developmental Milestones (AO3) by audreycritter Batman (comics) | Gen | Complete | OC Centric Dr. Kiran Devabhaktuni is a neurosurgeon. He's the neurosurgeon that cut a tumor out of Bruce Wayne's skull. At first, Dev was just coming around for tea with Alfred. But somehow he's now working as the doctor for the Wayne Family. And the Wayne family? Also the Batman Family.

I don’t usually recommend OC-centric fics but Dev is one of the best support characters I have ever encountered. 10/10 very good Batdoctor.

Demonology and the Tri-Phasic Model of Trauma: An Integrative Approach (AO3) by Nnm Good Omens (TV) | Gen | Complete As soon as Aubrey Thyme, psychotherapist, had opened her office door and seen her new client, Anthony J. Crowley, sitting in her waiting area, she was observing and assessing him. At first glance, she paid attention to the following: --His clothing was expensive and stylish; --He wore very strange but noticeable cologne; --His relationship to the seat he occupied could only, very loosely, be described as “sitting;” --He looked angry; --He was wearing sunglasses. What Aubrey Thyme, a professional, thought, upon first seeing her new client was: you’re going to be a fun one, aren’t you?

Other media recs

Going to finish off with a little tangent (as is my wont). Sometimes I get the sense that Deathly Weapons is built a little different from the average crossover fic, and I think part of it is that I draw a fair bit of inspiration and stylistic influence from traditionally published media across a bunch of genres. Here are a few of those:

Works that directly influenced Deathly Weapons

The Millennium Trilogy Book Series | Mystery/ Modern Noir | Trilogy | Complete | CW: MA15+ Millennium publisher Mikael Blomkvist has made his reputation exposing corrupt establishment figures. Enigmatic delinquent security specialist Lisbeth Salander is a genius computer hacker who tolerates no restrictions placed on her by individuals, society or the law. They were men who hated women, and she was the woman who hates men who hate women.

This is one of my favourite mystery/ crime series and provided a fair amount of inspiration for DW in terms of structural, tonal and stylistic elements (especially in chapters like the Prologue and Phenomenon). People familiar with this series might recognise some direct stylistic homages in future chapters. Trigger warning: This series deals heavily in subjects of bigotry (especially misogyny), abuse (personal, sexual and institutional) and violence against women, and includes explicit depictions and discussions. MA15+, reader discretion is advised.

The Kingkiller Chronicles Book Series | Fantasy | Trilogy | Incomplete (2/3 Published) I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep. My name is Kvothe. You may have heard of me

One of my favourite fantasy series, and a big inspiration in terms of prose and style as well as some character dynamics. Fans may recognise direct homages in some of DW’s chapter titles, such as Roads to Safe Places and Ill-Lit Ships.

The Book Thief Book | Historical Fiction | CW: War, Nazism/ Antisemitism, Death It’s just a small story really, about, among other things: a girl; some words; an accordionist; some fanatical Germans; a Jewish fist-fighter; and quite a lot of thievery. I saw the book thief three times.

This book has my all-time favourite prose in terms of lyricism and imagery, as well as its ability to speak to loss and find beauty in the human condition even under horrific circumstances. I sometimes re-read it as part of preparation for writing emotionally heavy chapters like Roads to Safe Places, and fans might recognise some direct stylistic homages.

Avatar: The Last Airbender TV Series (Animated) | Fantasy/ Martial Arts In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.

What can I say about A:TLA that hasn’t already been said by a million other writers and story analysts? I certainly took some structural and emotional cues from this show and the discussions around it when planning DW’s overarching story.

Other ones you might like

I’m going to bundle Psychonauts 2, Leverage and Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse together as I have discussed them at length in another recommendation post but if you enjoyed any of the story flavours in Young Justice Season 1 then these will probably scratch some similar itches.

If you like young adult spy stories that are played more for tension/ intrigue than fantasy then you may enjoy the Alex Rider book series. I reread the first book, Stormbreaker, while working on the last third of the Black Gold mission.

The Bartimaeus Sequence is a very entertaining series of YA Urban Fantasy political intrigues featuring magic and demons, narrated mostly by a djinn who has some pointed comments to make about humanity. Those who like their Urban Fantasy with intrigue/ crime elements, villain protagonists and/or banter may also like the Artemis Fowl series (YMMV on the last 2 books, which were written later and somewhat divisive for their shift in style and focus).

Speaking of morally ambiguous intrigue-heavy Urban Fantasy, the Death Note manga is a fun cat-and-mouse murder-thriller between two ruthless strategists.

Fullmetal Alchemist is another deservedly well-renowned modern fantasy manga with mystery/ political intrigue elements, which has some broad-strokes overlaps with A:TLA in terms of structure, tone and general thesis on humanity.

Spiritfarer is a cozy indie management game about dying. This might seem like a bit of a dark horse offering but a major component of DW Arc II’s planned main character thread is about the journey through (and specificity of) grief. If that is something you enjoy then Spiritfarer is a concentrated dose of that in an exceptionally executed, insightful, gentle and touching form, with a gorgeous soundtrack.

Another dark horse offering coming in to land (heh) is Air Crash Investigations (also known as Mayday: Air Disaster), a documentary series about aviation forensics. As discussed here, it’s a very good example of fair-mystery style investigative storytelling grounded in human tragedy - especially from Season 11 onwards. Fair warning: if you have issues with planes or flying then you may want to tread carefully here.

And with that I think we’ll stop for now. Hope you find something you like in the list. Please feel free to add on any recs of your own!

#also shoutout to Keys to the Kingdom and Dragon Booster who I was knocked flat to realised parts of DW's climax/ending was riffing on #young justice: deathly weapons #young justice #danny phantom #fanfic reccomendation #fic recs #YJ fanfic recs #DP fanfic recs #YJ Meta #DP Meta #mygoldfishateit #3WD Answers

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comradekatara · 8 months

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gaang + fire nation girls and their opinions on yellowjackets??

okay well i've talked before about how katara suki and ty lee watch yellowjackets together as well as assigning each character their yellowjacket counterpart, so check those posts out too, if you want!

aang: he knows katara loves it, but he can't watch it, he finds it too upsetting and creepy

sokka: he enjoys it but katara can't stand watching it with him because he's always shit like "well if they had just listened to ben they wouldn't be in this mess" or "they should be nicer to nat" and he's killing the vibe -_-

zuko: it gives him nightmares but the good kind so he keeps watching. he's a little bit obsessed with adult shauna and adult misty they are like camp icons to him

toph: appreciates the soundtrack and also sokka's very biased recaps wherein each episodes mostly details what fresh misery his best friends nat and ben (and occasionally simone) have had to endure this time

suki: she loves the aesthetics, the tone, the suspense, the humor, the music, and most of all, the hot babes. i think she is a vangirl and a lottiegirl first and foremost so s2 was a beautiful gift to her. also she'd be lying if she said she hasn't read a fanfic or two

mai: she likes it but she thinks shauna should have, at the very least, kissed jackie's corpse, if not outright fucked it. ear eating was a good start and all, but doing your dead bestie's makeup is honestly not even weirder than what the average mortician does on a daily basis, so kind of disappointing to be honest.

azula: doesn't watch it because any tv show that isn't on hbo is too pedestrian for her refined tastes, but if she did she would be so obsessed with taissa she would be the number one taigirl and she would ship taishauna like her life depended on it!!!!

ty lee: it is one of her favorite tv shows ever because it involves lesbians eating human flesh in a bacchic frenzy and what can be better than that. she's a shaunagirl because she thinks shauna is the most unhinged and therefore the sexiest. she's the type of fan who is constantly coming up with fakakta theories about lore and where the show is gonna go next. if suki can constantly spam the yj groupchat with taivan fucking nasty in the lake 5k words then ty lee is at least allowed to predict that antler queen is actually a literal spirit of the wilderness who is personified by their very faith in the supernatural, right?

katara: a show depicting various women struggling to deal with their trauma in unhealthy unappealing destructive ways, toxic teenage girljocks who take soccer way too seriously, exploring taboos in relation to the colonial assumptions of society vs the constructed bogeyman of "the wilderness" that exists in the white supremacist imagination, and nuances of patriarchy vs relational modes of knowing through both absence and presence is exactly the kind of narrative that katara would be compelled, nay, transfixed by, even if she does have some well-deserved critiques when it comes to the show's execution, especially some of its blindspots when it comes to the issue of racialization. hence why she is the biggest yj head in this house (which is why i saved her for last). like she has a whole side twitter just for yj posting. she loves all her milf children equally, except she might have a teensy bias towards taissa for the simple fact that she is the best at soccer. katara is one of those fans who studies the soccer game in the pilot as a way of gleaning insight regarding the characters, because actually she's a really big nerd when it comes to things like that. she didn't like nat at first because she'd show up drunk to practices and that pissed her off, but then nat shared that strategy with kevyn tan's son and she decided that she was okay. stuff like that. despite the fact that she and suki have gotten into screaming matches debating jackie's sexuality ("i don't understand how you can think she isn't a lesbian how else are you supposed to read her character" "maybe she just kind of ...sucks? ever think of that?????") and also nat's (katara being of the opinion that nat is straight is actually so bravely correct of her, in this instance, despite suki's totally sympathetic objections that if nat is straight then how are she and lottie gonna partake in the milffucking?? hm?????) and also ben's ("no straight man would be carrying all those condoms with him for a weekend work trip" "suki not everyone is gay you can't just assign homosexuality to everyone you think is hot" [...] "okay i stand corrected just this once"), she is extremely emotionally invested in every single one of these characters, and seeing any of them get hurt or die makes her feel physically ill (yes, even laura lee). aang's like "you know, if this show is getting bad for your mental health, you don't have to rewatch every episode five times to pick up on nuances and easter eggs and potential foreshadowing" and katara's like "but if i don't then how will i be able to properly characterize them for my greek mythology AU novel-length fanfic???????" because she is totally normal about the show and everyone can agree on that.

#imliterallysobored #asks #the gaang and #mostly #katara #synthesis #modern au #because it incorporates katara being a soccer player. i guess #also do not ask me for yj fanfic recs i have never read any and i never will. just pulled those examples outta my ass #based on what i think could be compelling theoretically #and yes i do think that nat is straight. dont @ me!!!!!

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chappelroans · 10 months

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fandom: yellowjackets

pairing: lottie matthews/natalie scatorccio

rating: T

word count: 9,453

"It’s raw between them, sometimes. Lottie often feels as though she’s a specimen beneath the bulging lens of a microscope, being studied by knowing hands that are far too familiar to be anything but kind. She’s at Natalie’s mercy, a dog at her feet, a devotee at her altar.

She feels completed by Natalie, understood by her in unearthly ways that leave her breathless and wanting.

She feels hypnotized by Natalie in ways that are indescribable, feelings she doesn’t understand left turning in her stomach. It was never like this back home. Even with the boys she dated — however temporary they were — Lottie never felt this. This magnetism, this intoxication, the way she feels lost without Natalie standing beside her.

A prophet and her pariah, Lottie feels completed."

or: after the failed hunting competition, natalie teaches lottie how to hunt, and feelings are the easiest thing to catch out here.

#lottienat #lottienat fanfiction #fanfiction #yellowjackets fanfic #yj fanfic #lottie matthews x natalie scatorccio #lottie matthews #natalie scatorccio #fic rec

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absolutelynotsanebaby · 2 years

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Fic Recs! DC:

Fandoms: Justice League & Justice League Unlimited, Young Justice, Teen Titans (2003)

Key:

Character/Character = Romantic Relationship

Character & Character = Platonic Relationship

MCD = major character death

GDOV: graphic depiction of violence

Fics under the cut

Justice League & Justice League Unlimited:

“In Other Words, A Dinosaur” by larisse - Ao3, completed, two chapters, Bruce Wayne & Wally West, General Audiences.

"Could you stop moving around so much? You're distracting me, and we can't afford distractions right now,” Batman orders. He’s blowing past red stoplights at what has to be an illegal speed.“Aww, lighten up! It’s just a scratch. I heal really fast," Flash says cheerfully.Batman doesn’t seem convinced. “You’re bleeding over the dashboard.”

“Flash and Substance” by Kieron_ODuibhir - Ao3, completed, three chapters, Bruce Wayne & Wally West, General Audiences.

A guard approached, finally free to help with the maddened groupie, and Bruce waved him away and helped Wally up with a pull on the still-captive arm. “You are aware,” he murmured as he did so, “that you’re a woman?”

Wally blinked once, looked down, cringed at his own modest cleavage. “Wow, yeah, can’t believe I got used to this so fast. Maybe I had more important things to think about like Diana’s life is in danger!”

“But Nobody’s Counting” by BlackEyedGirl - Ao3, completed, one-shot, John Stewart & Wally West, Shayera Hol & Wally West, Bruce Wayne & Wally West, Teen And Up Audiences.

Five favours Wally did (or tried to do) for someone, and one someone did for him in return.

“Error” by This_Guy - Ao3, one-shot, completed, General Audiences, MCD (non-graphic)

Flash always smiled, even if there was nothing to smile about. Especially if there was nothing to smile about.

“the best all lack conviction” by poppiesandsunflowers - Ao3, one-shot, completed, Shayera Hol / John Steward, Shayera Hol & Wally West, General Audiences, MCD (Non-Graphic).

Shayera learns his name only after he is dead. Bowed under the sterile lights of the snapping cameras and the red eyes of the invincible Superman, a reporter from Central City puts a name to the unmasked corpse: Wally West, dropout college student, struggling mechanic, frequent customer to the mom and pop grocer three blocks down his street.

“Status Quo” by Belphegor - Ao3, one-shot, completed, Leonard Snart & Wally West, Teen And Up Audiences.

It had to be simpler in Gotham, Captain Cold mused. No villain there would ever think of bluntly asking the resident “hero” what was wrong when something clearly was. But the Flash was no Batman. Thankfully.

(reposting from FFnet)

“Alone in the Dark” by Settiai - Ao3, one-shot, completed, John Stewart & Wally West, Teen And Up Audiences.

It took everything Wally had not to panic.

“Between the Shadow and the Soul” by Thristlerose - Ao3, one-shot, completed, Shayera Hol / John Stewart, Mari McCabe / John Stewart, John Stewart / Wally West (unrequited), Shayera Hol & Wally West, General Audiences.

Three times Flash held Shayera when she needed it, two times she hugged him, and one time Green Lantern held onto them both.

“Sustain” by EiswolfZero - Ao3, one-shot, completed, Diana & Wally West, Bruce Wayne & Wally West, Mature, GDOV.

The End is close and Wally can't get it through his head that it's over.

“Villains” by Belphegor - Ao3, one-shot, completed, Teen And Up Audiences.

It would've been a quiet night at the Central City Rogues' bar if the Justice League hadn't fired that big laser cannon. But Captain Cold would never forget what happened after Weather Wizard ran in and shouted to turn on the TV. DCAU Rogues, no slash. (previously posted on FFnet)

“Plans” by Useless19 - Fanfic.net, one-shot, completed, Wally West & Bruce Wayne, General Audiences.

Batman had only gone to the Watchtower to fix a broken communicator. Unfortunately, Flash was spectacularly capable at derailing even the best laid plans. References to Eclipsed.

Young Justice

“Cynicism Versus Lead Pipes” by Juniron - Ao3, one-shot, completed, Barry Allen & Wally West, Dick Grayson & Wally West, Wally West & Everyone, Teen And Up Audiences, GDOV.

After a mission gone wrong, Wally finds himself separated from his team, detained, and with a Belle Reve inhibitor collar clamped on his neck. Powerless and at the mercy of faceless criminals looking for information on the League, Wally must withstand the brutality without his speedy healing from his enhanced metabolism until help arrives.

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Prompt: Collars

“Just Affectionate” by WritingEmi - Ao3, one-shot, completed, General Audiences, child neglect.

Wally doesn't get much affection from his parents, so he gets it from his aunt, uncle and the Garricks. However, when all of them leave for various reasons, Wally seeks that affection from his teammates and the other mentors, much to everyone's confusion.

- This is an old, old fic written for the yj_anon_meme community.

“Running Blind” by WritingEmi - Ao3, one-shot, completed, General Audiences.

As a result of the experiment that gave Wally his powers, he goes blind whenever he uses his super speed. The team doesn't know this.

Written for a YJ Anon Meme prompt many years ago: One of the complications that can come about from being struck by lightning is transient blindness and so sometimes, mostly while using his speed, Wally goes blind. That's the real reason for the goggles, they let him (kind of?) see during an episode. Somehow the team finds out. It lasts longer than usual, his goggles break, they find out during training that he's really good at fighting blind, whatever works.

“I’m Okay” by KitKat_Comics - Ao3, ten chapters, unfinished, Teen And Up Audiences, Child Abuse, Eating Disorder/Disordered Eating.

Wally's fine, really. Until he's not.

Wally's been keeping a secret for a long time, and people are starting to notice the effects it has on him.

“Contacts and Cookies” by Toast_19 - Ao3, one-shot, completed, Dick Grayson & Wally West, Teen And Up Audiences.

Wally West wears contact lenses, and as every person who wears such things it sometimes gets difficult.

Or: A story that was originally supposed to be about Wally and his glasses, became a set-up with some plot and a dash of general teenage angst. (Also a bit of shenanigans.)

This is a Gen story, could be seen as Teen. Crossposted on Fanfiction.net and Wattpad.Working title: Really? Glasses, YOU.

“Hemidemisemiquaver” by FallenUpStairs - Fanfic.Net, one-shot, completed, Dick Grayson & Wally West, General Audiences, child abuse (implied).

Now Dick knew that there were plenty of people who had hidden talents but he really didn't think that Wally's would be this.

“Our City, Our Hero” by Useless19 - Fanfic.net, six chapters, completed, Wally West & The Central City Rogues, Teen And Up Audiences.

Lex learns that the Rogues' policy of sticking together doesn't just apply to the villains of Central City.

“What’s Worse Than a Villain” by Ally Marton - Fanfic.net, three chapters, completed, Wally West & The Central City Rogues, Teen And Up Audiences, child abuse.

Kid Flash and the Rogues have always had a... unique hero-villain relationship. When their (emphasis on THEIR) 'baby' hero starts acting odd, and some unexpected things are found out, the Rogues take it into their head to fix it. Because NO ONE messes with THEIR Baby Flash. AU. Rated 'T' for Rogues' language, as well as mentions of abuse.

“Possession” by Ally Marton - Fanfic.net, twenty four (Including one alternative ending chapter), Wally West & The Team, Wally West & Barry Allen, Wally West & Batman, Teen And Up Audiences, emotional/mental abuse and manipulation, GDOV.

Wally honestly didn't know how he got himself into this one. But now he has a villain hell bent on keeping him for himself, and being an over glorified prize for eternity is far from appealing. Stupid witch boy.

“Age Of Heroes” by Velkyn Karma - Fanfic.Net, seventeen chapters, Wally West & Conner Kent, Mature Audiences, Zombie Apocalypse Au, GDOV.

The apocalypse has come and gone and the Age of Heroes is long since over. There's not much left to live for, but Wally's never been one to give up without trying, and maybe there are still a few miracles—and heroes—left in the world. A zombie apocalypse AU for the YJ Anon Meme. Features Wally and Conner, but other S1 characters make appearances too. Friendship only, no pairings.

Teen Titans (2003)

“Bad Company” by LilRedRobinHood - Ao3, twenty three chapters, unfinished, Dick Grayson & The Teen Titans, Dick Grayson & Jason Todd, Dick Grayson & Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson & Slade Wilson, Dick Grayson / Starfire, Cassandra Cain & Bruce Wayne, Cassandra Cain & Barbara Gordon, Bruce Wayne & Barbara Gordon, Teen And Up Audiences, GDOV, child abuse, emotional/psychological abuse.

Deathstroke's son is dead and he demands an apprentice to pay off the blood debt--Robin, specifically.

While the already-grieving Dark Knight's investigation devolves into a self-destructive spiral, Dick clings stubbornly to his ideals...and somewhere along the line he might end up accidentally befriending his dead brother.

“Child of Gotham” by LiterallyThePresident - Ao3, five chapters, completed, Dick Grayson & The Teen Titans, Dick Grayson / Starfire, Teen And Up Audiences.

5 times Robin’s Gotham-esque behavior spooked his teammates

“Deathstroke’s Apprentices” by Beauty_In_Her_Darkness - Ao3, twenty eight chapters, completed, Dick Grayson & The Teen Titans, Dick Grayson & Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson & Tara Markov, Dick Grayson & Slade Wilson, Teen and Up Audiences, GDOV, abuse.

When Robin agreed to become Slade's apprentice to save the Teen Titans' lives, he never would have imagined that he'd still be Renegade three months later. With the nanobots still in the Titans' bodies and Slade taking on a second apprentice, Robin is stuck as he tries to keep his friends safe all while plotting how to escape from Jump City's most feared crime boss.

AU of Teen Titans season 1 where the Titans don't find Slade's lair and don't get the nanobots out.

#dc #dcau #justice league #justice league unlimited #jlu #teen titans #teen titans (2003)#young justice #YJ #fanfiction #fanfic reccomendation #fic recs #Wally west #dick Grayson #<— rhey show up a lot so I’m tagging them #og post

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Something In The Orange Tells Me We're Not Done (3400 words) by pop_and_lock Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Young Justice (Cartoon) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Bart Allen/Jaime Reyes Characters: Bart Allen, Jaime Reyes Additional Tags: Self-Harm, not in a suicidey way tho, Kissing, Relationship Discussions, Consent Issues, Hurt/Comfort, Post-Season/Series 02, Canon Compliant, Tattoos, Non-Consensual Body Modification, hints of underage, Literal Sleeping Together, Cuddling & Snuggling, doctor jaime in da house, Blood and Gore, Demiromantic Bisexual Jaime Reyes, Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Implied/Referenced Torture, the reach suck and the other survivors in the future werent much better tbh Summary: Jaime finds Bart in the bathroom with a pocket knife and blood on his neck.

#my writing tag #bluepulse #bluepulse fanfic #bluepulse fic rec #yj #young justice

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yjwhatif · 2 years

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What are your favorite Bart/Ed fics, if you have any?

Oh there are so many great Ed/Bart fics out there and there’s probably more since I’ve only ever looked on AO3 but here’s a list of the ones that have stuck with me the most…

Mamma Mia, he’s Italiano! by Toca

The impeccable timing of everything by Toca

Keep the lights turned off by Toca

The thing I really love about these is the use of times stamps like the show - it’s so effective - it makes them feel like actually episodes of the series. Particularly with impeccable timing, there’s so much depth in the storytelling that draws you in and makes it so easy to connect with everyone and everything that happens - every character feels fleshed out and real. Also I do love a good long fic!

Invulnerable by Ailerua

(I'll Be) Fine by Ailerua

These are two really great hurt/comfort fics that masterfully explore Bart’s emotional complexities - in a way we have still yet to see explored in the actual show. Also invulnerable made me fall in love with Ed and Jaime’s friendship and that is another thing I actually wanna see depicted in the show — give me more of the best friend squad!

Honeybaby by Golden_Hearts

you’re a sunflower (I think your love would be too much) by LogicalBookThief

These are two fics that remain incomplete (😩) but honestly the writing that’s there is truly phenomenal! The character dynamics are amazing— everything about them is just SO GOOD! The relationship between Bart and Cissie in sunflower is both entertaining and endearing - it is so fun to read and reread their scenes together. Whilst honeybaby is a no powers/collage/coffee shop au which portrays Ed and Bart as completely different yet possess a connection that makes them totally perfect for one another - they see behind each other’s masks… also Traci is stellar every time she shows up!

Field Trip to Davy Jones' Locker by FrozenWaffle

Aspirin by FrozenWaffle

These are some of the earliest fics I remember reading and I honestly think they’re are what truly and absolutely established my love for this pairing in those earliest of days. I was new to fandom and fan fiction and shipping - especially for a LGBTQ+ couple (I had a very closed minded existence until Ed&Bart pulled me into this much more colourful and open minded world that I genuinely love being a part of) - these fics gave me my first taste of what this relationship could be and I have been hooked ever since - there was no going back after reading these.

Sons of a Scientist Father by hart051

While this doesn’t really have much Bart in it - only a little bit at the end - I just really enjoy seeing Ed and Vic connect over their experiences dealing with their scientist fathers. It’s simple and sweet and it is exactly what I wanted to see explored in some way… also the Ed/Bart interaction at the end is really cute!

Into the Nothing by hlwar

Now this is actually just an Ed fic set after S2 (Bart’s not in it at all) but it is my all time FAVOURITE fic that I have ever read EVER! If I’m ever in need of an Ed fix, I read this fic - everything about it is PERFECT! It’s so brilliantly crafted that I genuinely consider these events canon - they happened - no question about it! I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!

And that’s my list. I hadn’t actually been checking their tag on AO3 for a while - since whenever I did there were no updates and that made me sad - but in compiling this list I realised there’s some I actually haven’t read yet — so I’ll be checking those out next…

If anyone has any fic recommendations from other sites or that I haven’t mentioned here which are Ed/Bart focused then feel free to drop me a message and I’ll add them to the reading list!

#thanks anon!#ask box #my response #fic recs #eduardo dorado jr #bart allen #bartuardo #zetaflash #young justice #yj #fanfics

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#fic rec #white collar x dc fic rec #white collar x yj fic rec #white collarxyj #white collar x dc #neal caffrey is tim drake #actress cissie king-jones #cissie king jones #yj fic rec #yj fic #fanfic rec #good mom talia

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Favourite tim drake recs? :0

Assuming you mean fanfic recs, I've got probably the most for him and this is long, so it's going under the cut;

This is genuinely one of my favorites, it's set post-Red Robin, and deals with Tim's vigilante stalking habits, his family finding out, Cass realizing there's no photos of Tim, them setting out to take/find some of him (a much harder feat than you'd think) and finally, Tim seeing the photos. It's amazing and sweet, and I can't recommend it enough. (I especially like the Bruce & Tim and Tim & Damian in this)

This is by the same author, also set post-Red Robin. This is Damian and Tim focused, Damian POV, in which Damian sees Bruce's contingency plans for him and the rest of the family, and with nobody else to turn to, runs for Tim. Canon divergent in the way Bruce doesn't have a contingency for his children, neither does Tim for his team, or them for him, but it kinda makes sense in this setting. Their interactions are amazing here, and seems so real.

In this, Tim gets a tonsillectomy. An elaboration in the form of a long fic. A must-read, I feel. It's funny and has so many feels and such good characterization.

!!! Can't believe I almost forgot about this one! Tim is Bruce's assistant, not son, and never became a vigilante. He's incredibly overworked, but no less dedicated to the Waynes. It's heartwrenching and sweet and funny and—words can't do it justice. It's a must read. The Al Ghuls make a cameo but Tim knows how to deal with them. Tim's deeply sad but next to nobody knows and those that do just accept it (including him). Kon is the MVP. Cass. Damian and Tim have an odd bond built of mutual respect and disdain for everyone around them. Luthor tries to recruit Tim every year and fails.

This is funny and amazing—Tim lands in a universe where he's technically considered a drug addict, since coffee is a drug and in the regular universe everyone drinks it.

The YJ fic Ever. I've recced this at least three times, and I will continue to. It's amazing characterization all around—both YJ and batfam—and genuinely is so fun. I love everyone in this. When an unknown enemy threatens Robin, Gotham's vigilantes come together to keep him safe. Unfortunately, they're protecting the wrong Robin. Or: Tim Drake plans his own rescue. Things get complicated.

This is Tim & Damian—Tim gets his overprotective big brother moment :) love love LOVE the way everyone is written here.

This is short and hilarious—Tim has amnesia after a head wound (can only remember back to his YJ days) and tries to bullshit his way out of anyone noticing. He might have succeeded if not for Cass.

This is a time loop fic, switching POVs. Tim's stuck in a time loop in which Jason always dies. The loop before the one this was set in, he accidentally kills Damian out of stress and too-fast reflexes. He breaks down when he sees Damian again, the whole thing unravels, and they resolve to help him out of it.

THIS SERIES MAKES ME FERAL. Jack, Tim and sometimes Dana, set when Jack made Tim quit from Robin. Horror-type elements and beautifully poetic, but centered around Jack's POV of the son he realizes he doesn't know, and him realizing he may be a shit dad. Dana's the best stepmom ever, and Tim's far nicer to her than he is Jack. This is the first work, in which Jack tries and fails to understand this Tim, and realizes that this Tim is Robin, not Tim. This is the second (and last) work in the series, in which Tim hasn't fully quit the lifestyle even though he's not going out as Robin, but Jack has no proof he hasn't. Just a hunch and a few odd occurrences that us, the readers, who are familiar with Tim's hero life will find obvious, but Jack does not. Dana makes Tim happier, more Tim than Tim-Robin, than Jack does, and Jack hates it. Near the end, he starts calling Tim Robin, not Tim. I LOVE it. Even if you hate Jack (like I do) you need to read this, for the Tim characterization if nothing else. Outsider POV, except he shouldn't be an outsider. But he is.

This is so fucking funny. Tim gets a matching tattoo with Kon, and hides it from Bruce. When Bruce—and the rest of his family—find out, all goes to hell.

Remember when I said the Jack and Tim series was only slightly horror? This is horror. Bruce's got a habit of picking up monsters, and this one is about Tim. If you're sensitive to horror, please read the tags and maybe avoid it, because this is delightful but not for everyone.

In this, Tim becomes an unintentional sugar daddy to the caped community. It's a bit iffy in some places, but hilarious.

This is Dick and Tim (surprised it took me this long to rec one with them as the main focus tbh) and it's Dick checking up on his little brother. Pure fluff, and genuinely amazing.

This is Tim & Bruce but also Tim & Tam in some places. Bruce forgets Tim is the majority shareholder for WE and is thus invited to shareholder meetings, Tim finds this very amusing and is generally a menace. You can FEEL the teenager in this Tim. Amazing.

Tim's de-aged to a kid in this, and re-meets his family. Fluff and feels ensue.

This is Bruce and Tim. Bruce isn't prepared for his newest Robin's neuroses.

This has Tim & Cassie meeting at an archaeologist event as kids and having to fight a monster thing :) it's cute

GODDD this fic? This fic ruined me. Beautiful Tim characterization, a gorgeous look at Bruce and how much he fucks up despite caring, and Dick being a stressed but amazing big brother with gorgeous writing. I love their brotherly affections here, and Tim's weird neuroses being shown here. Tim & Bruce is how it starts, and it's very much centered around their relationship, but it tapers off into Dick & Tim, which I'm not complaining about. Kon (and Bart!) makes a cameo and is an amazing friend. Can't rec this enough. If you read none of the other fics, please read this one.

This is Dick and Tim again. Dick forces Tim to go undercover with him to an Elvis convention in a thinly veiled attempt to spend time with the brother who he doesn't think knows how much he loves him. It's set in Tim's POV, though, so until Dick says this, Tim doesn't know. Hilarious and short.

This is Dick and Tim (who's surprised? Nobody) where Dick goes to Robin!Tim's science fair because Tim mentioned it and well, nobody else was going. Short and sweet.

This deals with the batfam finding out about the shitshow that was Tim's BruceQuest. If you're a stickler for canon I'd recommend you skip this one, but if not, it's a great read.

This is Dick and Tim again, and it's amazing. Tim's alone on Christmas Eve. Dick finds out, and does something about it. It's Robin!Tim, so this is Dick, Babs and Tim. This author is amazing at writing their interactions, plus inside Dick's head is a tricky place to write and they nail it perfectly. Mostly Dick & Tim, but since he invites Tim to Babs' holiday party, Babs makes a good number of cameos.

This is Tim talking a jumper off the ledge while Damian watches. Then they talk about it. Tim from Damian's POV is always interesting, but this especially is amazing.

This is a core four fic, Tim's POV! Pure humor. Tim finds a dildo in the dishwasher and he drags them for a team meeting so he can sus out whose it is.

I've recced this before, I think, but I'll do it again. Red Robin canon divergence fic in which Bruce is actually dead, and Tim calls Dick to tell him he thinks he may have been wrong. Dick's POV, short, but the emotion in this is outstanding.

In this fic, Damian has trouble with the transition from Dick's Batman to Bruce's Batman. Tim, who's also had both, is surprisingly helpful. This has so many Tim and Damian feels that I'm literally bursting at the seams. Melancholy, camaraderie, and all the good stuff. Damian's POV, and since he sucks at so much as guessing at what's going on in Tim's head, it's all the more great.

This is Dick and Tim, a soft Christmastime fic.

This is Bruce and Tim. Bruce and Tim have a sort-of game that started when Tim was thirteen. Initially, it was Tim stealing sips (or occasionally whole mugs) of Bruce’s coffee, back when he was too young for Alfred to allow him to drink it. Now, though, Bruce is getting his own back, and steals Tim’s coffee when he can. Sweet and fluffy.

Here, Tim gets a headwound and only remembers back to his Robin days, and forgets to be awkward around Dick and Damian. Tugs at the heartstrings. Dick's reminded of how much he misses this Tim.

This is really funny. Remember that time during the YJ days where the adult heroes were de-aged and the kid ones grew to be adults? Tim didn't reach six foot. In this, he's mocked ruthlessly for it.

Here, Tim goes to high school again after dropping out :) it's core four and hilarious

In this, Tim accidentally kills his dad in self defense—or rather, thinks he does, Jack's still alive but he doesn't know that until Dick shows up—and scrambles to call Dick. He calls Jason instead. Dick eventually gets called and shows up, and the brotherly feels in this are amazing. Tim's in shock for a good portion of it, and it's his POV, so you've got to piece some stuff together. Bad dad Jack, as in worse than canon bad dad Jack. Tugs on the heartstrings, and have I said I love Dick in this? Because I do. Bruce shows up near the end, and to everyone's surprise, doesn't absolutely fuck things up and/or fail as a parent.

Here, Tim is sick and alone. Dick, after not hearing from Tim at all for three days, goes to his apartment, finds him sick, and takes care of him. Eventually he gets dragged to the Manor for some actual r&r. It's sweet, and this writer has an amazing way with words and an intriguing flow.

In this, Bruce knows Tim. They have a routine, have habits, they know each other. This is so so touching, and I love it so much.

Here, Tim and Steph give Bruce a headache. It's amazing.

I..can't even begin to describe this. Bruce is fresh from the timeline, and this is a sort of introspection/character study type thing about him and Tim and how Tim's changed. Mostly, though? Mostly, Bruce just gives his son a hug.

Here, Kon is Tim's work husband. Bruce suffers. Pure fluff and humor, with a touch of feels.

Here, Bruce takes Tim to get his wisdom teeth out. They're both worried, but together, they're alright. Tim cries while doped up on the drugs. He cries a lot.

Here, 90's!Tim Drake wakes up in his Red Robin body. Exhausted from a YJ mission, he chooses to focus on getting through a normal day so as not to disrupt things for his future self. But, y'know, his way. Hilarious and so in-character, if exaggerated for comedy.

This is Tim and Damian—Damian gets hit with truth serum on patrol, and a pissed off Tim has to come and get him. Damian resolves to not tell Tim he's been hit with truth serum. They get closer as a result. Love their dynamic in this.

This is core four again, but just general teenager superhero chaos. Can't rec it enough

Here, Tim tries to build a LEGO Gotham, but his family just can't leave it—or him—alone. He calls a family meeting to tell them to knock it off, and they do not. Fluff and humor.

Here, Tim has appendicitis and gets his appendix removed. The best mix of fluff, feels, and good old complicated family dynamics ever

In this, Bruce tries to navigate giving affection to his odd son, Tim. Touching and funny.

This is Tim and Damian—Damian crashes on Tim's bed in the Watchtower when injured, Tim finds him. They talk, and maybe bond a bit, even though they'd never admit it.

Here, Bruce hugs Tim. Really nothing else to it.

Another fic where Tim wakes up with amnesia and pretends to know his family so he's not rude. He's found out when he correctly deduces Bruce is his dad, but makes the mistake of calling Bruce dad.

This is Dick and Tim again. Tim gets de-aged into a six-month-old, and Dick takes care of him. Soft and so so sweet.

In this, Tim's trying to work in his apartment when his siblings keep showing up to distract him and get him to take a break. It's sweet of them, if very annoying.

This is Bruce and Tim. Tim's injured and lying in bed, Bruce gets him takeout. Feels fuzzy and just...good. You've got to read it to know what I'm talking about, no summary does it justice.

Here, Damian tries to make amends with Tim. He does it very oddly though, so Tim thinks he has a crush on him, and avoids him all the more for it because ew-gross-ew-ew.

In this, Tim gets his teeth knocked out and grabs Dick as a mediator so he tells Bruce. Short and funny-sweet. You can tell this is in Tim's Robin run, due to all the little hints dropped.

This is Tim and Kon, funny and nonsensical. Tim calls Kon in the early hours of the morning, drunk. Kon thinks he deserves sainthood for this.

In this, Tim has road rage and most of his family find that out in the most hilarious way possible.

Bruce and Tim—a test sort of fic? Interesting, definitely.

This is timkon, Tim has memory loss and is amazed by Kon all over again.

Core four go to a gala :)

This is Dick and Tim, Tim breaks into Dick's house, accidentally interrupts his nap, tries to leave out of guilt, and gets wrangled into hugs. So so soft and so so sweet.

Another de-aged Tim fic, but this time with six year old Tim and Bruce taking care of him. This is so melancholy and...ugh. I love them.

Here, Tim and Dick are thrown into an alternate universe and have to try and get back with no other support system and no way out. They meet this world's version of Bruce and Alfred, though.

CEO Tim, and hates it. He makes that Luthor's problem.

Timkon, in which Tim plans all his dates VIA corkboard and Kon is so attracted to that.

CEO Tim (again), except he's still a teenager and people end up thinking he's a communist. This is short and hilarious all the way through. Also, Bruce is there.

This is The kid!Tim fic ever. Tim, having found a weird hole after a storm, decides to go exploring ignoring the fact that This Is Gotham and They Probably Have Cursed Stuff Down There.Luckily, it was just a cave system that spans the entire Gotham underground. Unluckily, Tim is a very curious child. Tim's a sorta eldritch being at the end?? Amazing, 100 would recommend.

In this, Tim finds out he isn't his parents' biological son. This changes everything. This changes nothing. Can't say anything else without spoiling, but I can't rec it enough.

In this fic, Bruce is back in time in Drake Manor, and meets baby Tim. It's like you're frozen in time, and all that matters is Bruce and his infant not-yet-son.

Here, Kon and Tim date. Tim's a cryptid stalker that refuses to be photographed, Dick is a big brother that loves his little brother, and it's cute.

Sorry it took me so long to compile this list anon, happy reading!

#asks #anon #tim drake #fic rec #god this is. a lot #took me a while to compile

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okay so idk if you'll have any idea what i'm talking about but theres one fanfic that has been eating at my brain for weeks and i can't find it. i think i remember you reblogging a post with it as a rec once maybe and anyways it was tiny tim read a grimoire about stitch witch stuff that his parents brought home and he made protective stuff for the family and cured the pit rage and at one point yj notice and theyre just like "is robin doing magic? he is? might as well happen ig"

hmmmm this feels familiar but i don’t know it off the top of my head. though it does sound similar (though not exact) to Penelope by NerdyGay, which i read earlier this month and enjoyed!

edit: the fic in question is The Threads That Bind by SpaceWall! (thank you @iliascorvus for identifying it)

#if anyone knows this fic please drop a link #asks #fic rec #i do love concepts where tim has small/scrappy/creepy magic #like he would teach himself unconventional magic if he thought it was a tool available to him #also fun to think about that in relations to kon too but i digress #anyway penelope was fun and i was genuinely delighted by the OCs in the fic too

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windona · 8 months

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Blue Beetle Fanfic Recs!

Alright, since there is a surge of interest, it is time for Windy to share her favorite Blue Beetle fics after over a decade of loving this buggy hero.

But first, an author.

@parvumautomaton is definitely the best Blue Beetle fic writer. Hands down. Check out their Ao3!

My personal favorite of their fics is The Things We Must Do. It is set in the Young Justice continuity, and is a continuation post s2. It mostly focuses on Jaime and Khaji Da as they go to liberate worlds from the Reach- but Jaime's friends have an opinion on that as well.

Now, a more formal list.

Set in Young Justice:

Blocked Tears by IrksomeArtie.

Summary: Jaime has successfully been taken off-mode, but only now are he and the Team beginning to realize that that was the easy part.

Completion status: WIP

Pairings: Gen. Friendship between Jaime and Khaji Da, some Jaime and Bart and Jaime and Nightwing friendship.

Why I recommend it: This is the latest Blue Beetle fic I recommend, and it is everything that was missing from s2. It's a great look at Jaime dealing with the aftermath of the Reach.

In Midnights and Cups of Coffee by anonymous

Summary: Fill for a request for bonding between Superboy and the Blue Beetle. Posted here due to borking the posting order. Set immediately after "Salvage."

Completion Status: Completed one shit

Why I recommend it: It has a good look at Jaime's thought process, and bonding time between him and Conner. It's low key, and sweet.

He Gets It From His Mother by BlueLya (@sakilya on Tumblr)

Summary: Based on a prompt from YJ-anon meme, where Nightwing is forced to inform Jaime's family about his kidnapping. What he gets, in the form of the Reyes family and three of Jaime's close friends, isn't quite what he expected.

Status: Complete

Why I recommend it: This blends YJ with 06 Comics canon, and basically shows the badass Reyes family and friends in full form. Honestly, I recommend all of BlueLya's works but I promised myself to pick one fic per author.

An Afternoon in El Paso by kalirush.

Summary: There are fish people crawling out of the Rio Grande.

Status: Complete

Why I recommend it: It's set in comics continuity, and captures the relationships beautifully. It has a good feel with what feels like a comics typical adventure.

Now, this is only a start. As I find older fics I love, they will be added. Until then, enjoy!

#Blue Beetle #Jaime Reyes #Khaji Da #Young Justice #06 run #I definitely need to find the others i love

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s-c-g-s-c-g · 4 months

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Friday Fic Recs

If you asked teenage me to name my favorite character... I would have said Bart Allen without hesitation. My specialist boy. Anyways, I didn't read fanfic back then so I can't tell you about the fics that rotted my little teen brain. I can tell you about some one shots I've read recently that featured my boy! These are all ambiguously platonic/romantic with another member of YJ and between 1,000 and 5,000 words.

What if we were kidnapped (and we were both boys OwO) by Tht0neGal666 - Bart & Tim, Bart/Tim

Bart and Tim get kidnapped by Ra's Al Ghul. Bart uses a slang right! This one made me genuinely grin! It's a fun one shot of teenage nonsense and humor. I really enjoyed Bart and Tim's relationship and moment of levity.

reflections on respawning: a gamer's uncertainty by merils - Bart/Kon, Bart & Kon

Can I offer you some mild hurt/comfort in this trying time? Our boys aren't dead anymore! That doesn't mean there's nothing to process. I really love the conversation and atmosphere of this fic, it's very fitting. I also love how clearly both these characters care about each other. It's really sweet.

Tell Me We're Okay by Jazz020 - Bart & Kon, Bart/Kon

Kon has a nightmare. This is honestly more Kon-centric then Bart-centric but it's lovely so I'm including it. The relationship between them is really sweet. Kon's fears come across really well and I love the comfort. They both care so much!

#fic recs #friday fic recs #bart allen #bart allen fic recs #young justice 1998 #dc comics fic recs #dc fic recs

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yvtro · 1 year

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Mind sharing some of your favorite kon fics?

there's one series with that i reread a lot, wherein kon gets out of cadmus as a child and clark is a single dad. it's super cute and it's lois pov (we love and worship lois in this household). admittedly, it's not really a kon-centric fic, but he's such a treasure there, it's my life mission to recommend it. you can read it here.

i've been also reading 'straight on 'til morning' that is not completed yet. it actually takes kon's trauma seriously and i love peter pan quotes in the notes. it's probably the only longer work that i've read that actually refers to plotlines from superboy (1994). (fair warning: it contains timkon and lots of batfam, which is something i personally usually avoid when looking for superfam fanfics)

sorry to disappoint, but there's nothing else i can think of. it might look like there's plenty of kon fanfics, but barely anything in the tag focuses on him, and if it does, it never actually gets into the original themes tied to his character. and lots of it is yj cartoon content, or timkon that treats kon more like an accessory than a fully fleshed out character, or there's weird clark bashing.

so if anyone has any other recs, feel free to add them here, i am starving for content too <3

#side eyeing my kon wips. maybe i should feed myself and you all #it's a nightmare. there is not even a single good kon & jon fic.#dc comics #kon #answered

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chappelroans · 11 months

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fandom: yellowjackets

rating: T

pairing: lottie matthews/natalie scatorccio

chapters: 1/1

word count: 6477

"She brings her attention back towards Natalie, who is now sitting on the ground with her knees pulled up to her chest, and Lottie does nothing but think.

She thinks about her dad’s car parked in the grass, a black Audi A4 with a lonely passenger seat. She thinks about the full gas tank and her rare lack of curfew. She thinks about how she told her mother she would be at Shauna’s tonight, leaning over the kitchen island while she grabbed her medication. She thinks about the clamshell phone tucked into the pocket of her miniskirt, able to call her parents and pass along a feasible lie about one thing or another if needed.

She thinks about Natalie, walking home in the dark, high and delirious, alone at night. A heavy stone sinks in her stomach at the image.

Perhaps against her better judgment, she pours out what’s left of her drink and sets the empty cup atop the keg before setting off towards Natalie, who is still sitting against the dirt with her eyes closed."

or: natalie needs a ride home after the party. lottie is more than willing to oblige

#fanfic #fanfic rec #yellowjackets #yellowjackets fanfic #yj fanfic #lottie matthews x natalie scatorccio #lottienat #lottienat fanfic #lottie matthews #natalie scatorccio #oneshot #fluff

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kermit-coded · 11 months

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If There Was Ever Anyone To Get Through This Life With Their Heart Still Intact, They Didn't Do It Right (6768 words) by pop_and_lock Chapters: 2/2 Fandom: Young Justice (Cartoon) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Bart Allen/Jaime Reyes Characters: Jaime Reyes, Bart Allen, Other(s) Additional Tags: Speed Force, Not Really Character Death, Grief/Mourning, Friends to Lovers, Angst with a Happy Ending, POV Alternating, Eobard Thawne | Harrison Wells Being an Asshole, background spitfire, Post-Canon, Canon-Typical Violence, Hurt/Comfort, Future Fic, my knowledge of reverse flash is limited to a couple arrowverse eps, i watched like 2 plus yrs ago, so like probs ooc but idc, Wally West is Alive, Coming Out, Catholic Character of Color, Internalized Homophobia, Reunited and It Feels So Good, First Kiss, Making Out, Crying, Cuddling & Snuggling, Getting Together, pre-bluepulse ot3 Summary: The Speed Force takes Bart. Or a story told in intervals, including pom pom sweaters, long-awaited family reunions, and grief.

#my writing tag #bluepulse #bluepulse fanfic #bluepulse fic rec #yj #young justice #dc #dc comics #jaime reyes #bart allen

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kidflashimpulse · 2 years

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Any yj fanfic recs, it doesn’t have to be just Bart or zetaflash. It can be anything! I’m just trying not to think about the cancellation lmao

im glad im answering this now instead of when I first saw it cause all this time I thought u were asking about fics in general and ive been trying to come up with some since and WHEW I have zero idea on where to start id be at it for hours.

apologies for only replying now, ik this might've been more helpful in the moment but I was hoping my post on YJ status was somewhat helpful on the matter ! still imma give some reccs in case u need it in the future

though warning... I get the impression its entirely possible (very likely) u might have read them all already? im gonna try my best with variety but I can't promise u haven't read it already

for YJ, I have to confess....... I have tunnel vision for bart, I don't recall reading much outside/beyond him and those that I have, well since I don't archive what I read (one of my worst traits if u ask me), its not coming to me rn, but next time I read smn I wanna recc Im gonna try to remember to add it to this post as an edit lol

but for now...

Sunshine. Falling by @/radioactive-earthshine

ok...so ik im gonna mostly be giving the stuff that ive bookmarked on ao3 (which isn't at all a comprehensive list, theres sooo much more that ive loved but I don't use my acc to read at all so I usually just free-ball it when trying to remember fics, and yes, its a habit I very much hate lol) and in fact, I wish I could mention them all here but I would be writing a novel if I spoke about each and every one of the so ur best bet is to just check that list out honestly

and also, yeah its not a YJ fic, but I enjoy how it follows his comic characters run and builds on it. I find his characterisation in this fic rlly interesting and authentic (also Max being Native American there is everything, I actually have this whole theory/HC in YJ that Max is a Native American “God” (like the ancient greek/roman gods) i.e commonly known as Mercury, that just kinda roams about but is mostly in New Genesis (no idea where that thread/post is rn but I read someone connecting Lightray to Hermes/Mercury and since then that idea has been stuck in my head lol))

okay I have gone totally off track (im so sorry omg) im gonna try to keep it concise from here lol, anyway supper recc sunshine falling, the writing is gorgeous and the plot is rlly interesting!

After the fall of Olympus by @/greycappedjester

okay, im obsessed with this series, the world building is INSANE, the first fic in the series is basically a YJA AU where failsafe actually happened (whole flashfam except jay dies, but YJA bart still makes it to that TL cause he actually ended up dimension hopping rather than time travelling, or smn like that). To keep it short, his characterisation here is AMAZING, I love it sm, the second fic, flash facts is one of my all time favourites (if u ask me its the only canon take of his interaction with the rogues, cause don't get me started on how foul his comics history with them is (and not in a gd way)) so personally, this series, particularly flash facts, is just fantastic. it also very much explores other YJ/DC characters, (Dick is the central figure in AFTO and bart appears relatively later on and when the YJ Invasion plot passes, the plot focuses alot on other characters, especially considering its largely about Dicks evolution).

For zetaflash, I mean it quite literally when I say I think ive read almost all the fics under the tag... we are very much at that stage in the fandom, so yeah lol, quite a few of my faves are in my bookmarks but I haven't updated it in a while

Sooner than later, a Wally and bart oneshot on their YJ bond, its quite sweet, ft spitfire

Waking up to Ash and Dust its incomplete (just one chapter) and quite an old fic, its also been super long since I last read it so I can't remember it clearly, gotta give it a reread but I remember it being a rlly interesting take on things so it stuck with me, basically an outsider POV of bart with OCs

ill try to update this list when I can! and my bookmarks at some point too whilst im at it lol, hope u can enjoy these (if u haven't read them already lol) and im so sorry for the totally unwarranted random essay lmfao

#YJ asks #bart allen #Bart Allen fics #young justice #young justice fics #impulse #kid flash #max mercury #conner kent #dick grayson #Wally West #eduardo dorado jr #artemis crock #spitfire #the rogues

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