Unfit for Society Recs

Batfamily

almost exactly like a babysitter by badacts
Dick and Jason have to deal with a baby. This is sweet.

and it comes back around by TheResurrectionist
Bruce "I accidentally slipped and fell across the room, took out three tables and broke a desk with your body as I ACCIDENTALLY fell on you also you're going to jail" Wayne takes his young protégé down the rewarding path of revenge. When Bruce runs into a criminal he can't take down as Batman, he tries another route to bring the man to justice.

The Biggest Mistake by CrimeAlley1048
"He said I was a mistake. I don't care to be reminded."

"Reminded."

"Yes."

"That you're… a mistake?"

"Yes," Damian nodded. "The biggest mistake you ever made." He turned towards Bruce, still perfectly straight-faced. "I already know, so you don't have to pretend. It's fine."

For a few seconds, Bruce stared blankly at his son, trying to decide which shocked him more— the words or the matter-of-fact tone. Damian still didn't look the least bit emotional.

"I don't have to pretend?" Bruce spluttered. "Damian, what on earth would give you the impression that—"

"You told me," said Damian. "Sort of." Bruce has a talk with Damian to straighten some things out. Oh Damian.

The Colour of the Water by Makalaure
When Dick learns that Tarantula is being released from prison, he doesn't handle it well. Jason lends some unexpected support. Oh Dick.

The End of the Line by LemonadeGarden
Wistful Bruce/Selina from Selina's POV.

Five Times With Feeling by zombiesbecrazy
Dick and Babs, through the years, and seasons of Buffy. <333

Have Your Cake by Lysical
Each of the boys he'd had a hand in raising in this manor were as dramatic as each other. Yet Bruce still occasionally looked at his two sons as if wondering where they'd got it from, like dressing up as a bat and fighting criminals every night was a hobby that encouraged restraint.

"And how old do you think I am, Master Jason?"

"Twenty-six," Jason answered promptly, because he was far from a stupid boy and had not an ounce of shame in him. Jason sighed again. "Life is suffering, Alfred."

"And we will celebrate surviving that suffering with cake." Jason & Alfred, before and after. <333

Hay Is for Horses by lurkinglurkerwholurks
Clark liked children, truly. They were fun and energetic, looked at the world with fresh eyes, and had a beautiful sense of wonder. But he didn't have much experience with them. Catching a child falling from a tree or winking at one while flying overhead was one thing. Being responsible for a small human was something else entirely. They were so very small and so very breakable. Interacting with one felt like the first time Ma had handed him one of the barn cat's newborn kittens.

It helped that Dick seemed, all in all, a little less breakable than the average human child. While Bruce works a case in Metropolis, Dick spends the weekend with Uncle Clark. It's not without its challenges. Oh heart.

Heaven, Interrupted by Engineerd
Damian spends times with his extended family (Thomas and Martha, assorted Flying Graysons, etc.) while he's dead. <3

Hive Mind by zombiesbecrazy
Everyone dresses as Batman for the Justice League Halloween party. Hee!

"Is that Dick Grayson?" by hedgebitch
Question: How do you tell your sort of girlfriend and the metahuman teens you've sort of adopted that you were and still are considered a sex symbol to an entire east coast metropolitan area?
Answer: You don't.

Ha! I keep wondering if Dick is semi-famous in Titans and this story is a cute take on the question.

the lessons we never learned by naheka
Dick and Donna, pre-series. Sharp and heartbreaking. (Titans)

Little Scab by join_the_conga
After helping out a working girl, Jason ends up teaching her some self-defense. Things snowball from there. Oh heart. With some great art, too.

Lost and Found by strikeyourcolors
Terry needs help keeping vigil by an ill Bruce's bedside. But the old man had kids once, didn't he? Are the bridges he burned unable to be rebuilt? As he observes, Terry definitely starts to wonder how this family used to be. Heartbreaking.

meet the robins by drakefeathers
While screwing around with a time machine, Damian accidentally brings 8yo Bruce to the future. Oh my heart.

Orientation by smilebackwards
In which Tim goes on his first (unplanned) mission as a member of the Batfamily, and Extension, which is about his crush on Conner. Adorable! (two sequels to "Surveillance" (previously recced))

The Purrfect Crime by lalunaunita
All the cats in Gotham City are being kidnapped! Who could the culprit be? this is a lot of fun with some Bat/Cat flirtation thrown in.

Sister Knows Best by Lysical
Adorable Cass & Jason bonding.

The Storm by Crowlows19
It's the blizzard of the century and even Batman is snowed in, which seems like a perfect time for Dick Grayson to ask Bruce Wayne a very pointed question about his new Robin. Featuring small cameos from the Justice League. This is a nice look at Tim from Dick's POV.

Thousand Cranes by Lysical
He had paper cranes and...a PS4. Somewhere. Not in the bathtub, but now that he thought about it that sounded like a fantastic idea.

"But where would I put the television?" Jason asked, blinking as Cass carefully avoided the wound on his side, standing up in the tub and frowning down at him.

"Little brother." She sounded very stern. "Up."

"I'm comfortable here," Jason replied. Also his legs had started going numb from being folded awkwardly in the tub. It wasn't big. There was a reason it was only his second favorite safe house and it was because the tub wasn't the optimal size necessary for crane making. Crane storing.

For him to sit in while making paper cranes. Jason is high on painkillers and making paper cranes. Cass is understandably concerned. This is adorable.

time slip by AlmondRose
There's a mishap with time, and six Robins meet. ROBINS! <333

your continental divides by isawet and reisling
Dick takes a long, slow route to recovering after being assaulted by Tarantula.

This has some animated YJ stuff in it that threw me off timeline-wise for a bit, but it's a good read and I teared up a couple of times.

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Avengers

Bucky Barnes Is Five Eleven, and Other Lies He Tells Supervillains by AggressiveWhenStartled
Bucky fills in for Steve when Steve is in space and UTTER HILARITY happens.

the side effects that save us by napricot
This is a really sweet, funny, feelsy look at Shuri dealing with the aftermath of her father's death and the Wakandan civil war, while working on removing Bucky's triggers.

Slow and Splendored by eyres
In the chaotic years after Steve Rogers arrives back in 2023 as an old man, he helps rebuild the world, falls in love with his best friend, adopts a stray cat, and saves the entire timeline. Not necessarily in that order. Long, exquisitely melancholy look at Steve and Bucky - and the world - after he returns from the past.

the way a traveler knows a traveler by thedoubteriswise
Fantastic look at Steve and Natasha's friendship post-CATWS. <333

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Harry Potter

made weak by time and fate, but strong in will by Dialux
Long, interesting AU where James and Lily survive, and that changes everything.

there and back again by hollimichele
The Dogfather AU from Draco's POV.

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Six of Crows

Feel For You by starmirror
"I didn't expect you to stay," she said. She thought he'd make his appearance after dinner and then leave before drinks, but he'd stayed through the piano recital for two glasses of whiskey. The remains of the second one was on the desk. He drained what was left and set the glass down.

His gaze shifted back to her face, focused and black. "You're here," he said, as if that was the answer to everything. Lovely Kaz/Inej, slowly figuring out how to be together.

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