Kite's Best-of DC
For all the best or favorite DC works, largely batfam.
Likely to be character-focused stories, with plenty of AU, canon-divergence, and wanting for nails.
(Open, Unmoderated)
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Completely Reasonable Precautions by Asidian for Kaciart
Fandoms: Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, DCU (Comics)
11 May 2026
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"I don't know why we're wasting our time with him," says Dick. "Just tell him he's not good enough already."
It's a hallucination, like all the rest. Objectively, Tim understands that.
But he feels the words like an icepick in his chest all the same, and a part of him knows. This version of Dick might not be real, these words might not be real, but what he's saying is true anyway.
"Are you fucking listening to me?" says the man in the red helmet. "The big bad bat's not coming to save you." There's a crash, and when Tim turns toward it, his desk's been overturned. His laptop is lying on the floor in a tangle of cords. If any of this were actually happening, Tim might be afraid that it was broken.
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Puzzles Made of Broken Glass by thatcuriouscat for ramblingwildrose, TheMaidenOfWords
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
15 Apr 2026
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Sherlock Holmes retreats to his Mind Palace to think, to problem-solve.
9-and-five-sixths-year-old Tim Drake has his Blanket Fortress.Timmy Drake’s parents go missing.
He’s the only one who notices.Series
- Part 1 of Puzzle Pieces
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Tim Drake’s Guide to Post-Mortem IVF and the Consequences of Teenage Parenthood by candlemouse
Fandoms: DCU (Comics), Red Robin (Comics), Young Justice (Comics)
29 Sep 2025
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“So, where’s the evidence?” Tim asked.
“One moment,” Bruce said, still staring down at Lila like she was god’s greatest gift to earth. And she was the greatest gift to earth. But Tim’s greatest gift—not God’s—because Tim technically was the one who had swirled her up in a test tube.
Tim accidentally creates a baby out of his and Kon’s DNA in grief. He keeps this a secret until he can’t, and then pivots onto the story that he’s “babysitting.” With a family full of detectives, it’s a story unlikely to last.
(AKA the fic in which a baby prompts Tim to reconcile his relationships with his loved ones)
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- Part 1 of my timkon clone baby au
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Ornithomancy is the practice of divining omens/messages from birds by their flight patterns, cries, and calls.
If someone asked Tim if he ever practiced the art of ornithomancy, he would flat out say, “Nah.” But he now realizes that reading the Batfamily’s mind was essentially the same thing.
He didn’t think that his power would get him into so much trouble, but he should’ve known better. He also didn’t think that they would ever find out about his ability, but as always, Tim was wrong.
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"I’m not scared of you,” Jason snarled, scrubbing his nonstick pan ferociously, "I've already been working cases with you fuckers for months.”
Dick scoffed, "You talk a big game, but I'd bet money that you couldn't last a week in civvies with us.”
"Yeah? How much?"
“Five hundred thousand buckaroos.”
With those words, an idea sparked to life. Jason had a lot of problems, but a load of bat-money could solve the most pressing of them. “Are you fucking with me?” Jason turned to glance at Dick over his shoulder.
“I’m being so serious right now.”
Against his better judgement, Jason shook Dick’s proffered hand firmly. "You’re on, Dickface.”
OR: Jason, desperately in need of some cash, has no choice but accept Dick's foolhardy bet. If he can spend a week in the manor, attending every family dinner, without getting kicked out, he wins. Secretly, Dick is hoping that Jason can learn to fit back into their little family in the process.
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Young Justice Can Have a Little Evil As a Treat by Brownies96
Fandoms: DCU, Batman - All Media Types, Young Justice - All Media Types, Superboy (Comics)
09 Jul 2026
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Tim snorts, “Right. Obviously, that’s not the full story, but you were in space so we’re good.” He activates the tablet and shows Hal familiar paperwork. “I’ve come to the conclusion that if the League is going to treat me like I’m an unstable rogue, they’re going to have to commit to the bit.”
After being treated like unwanted children all their lives, Tim, Kon, Cassie, and Bart start to realise that the adulthood set out before them isn't much better than the past their leaving behind. They decide it's time to make their own way in the world, even if it means being labelled as 'evil'
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- Part 1 of As A Treat
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A-01 (Worst Case Scenario) by LonelyLittleLizard, Norite
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel, DCU (Comics)
25 Oct 2025
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“Tell me about Thanos, then. Or what the hell Contingency A-01 is.”
“I don’t know,” Tim says again, with more fervor. “I don’t remember, alright? Last thing I remember, I was on patrol, and now you’re telling me I ended up in a different universe with half a note from my dad telling me about a contingency I swear to you I never heard of.”
Telling the truth betrays every instinct he has, but Tim is nerved out beyond all reasonable measures, and he just wants to find a way home.
Besides, he thinks, half-bitterly, it might be nice to have someone else in this lonely new universe, even if it's just for a little while.“I’ll make you a deal, okay?” He tries to bargain with the wizard. “I’ll help you with this Thanos guy, and you help me get back to my own universe.”
Or: Tim Drake ends up in the MCU with no memory of how he got there, and Stephen Strange and Tony Stark accidentally both adopt him.
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He's not my kid (and other famous last words) by LonelyLittleLizard, Norite
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, Batman - All Media Types, Red Robin (Comics)
26 Sep 2025
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“Do you know what universe you’re from?”
Red Robin blinks. “Um. Not exactly.”
Strange considers him. The suit is armored but light; his stance screams combat training; his eyes — what Stephen can see of them, anyway — are sharp and tired all at once.
And he’s a child. Not literally — a teenager, maybe — but he is still too young to be saying things like “grenade launcher” with that much nonchalance.
“This,” Strange says finally, “is not my problem.”
Or: Five times Stephen Strange summons Tim Drake on accident and the one time he means to
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no dove, no covenant by nichromefire
Fandoms: Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Absolute Batman (Comics)
17 Jun 2025
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“Did you just shoot that man?” the Bat growls at the exact same time as the woman shouts, “Did you just fucking bite that guy?”
“I’m not a fan of guns,” Bruce says, frowning down at the man bleeding sluggishly on the floor.
“And I’m not a fan of cannibals, dude, so I guess we both got issues with what just went down.”
(Or: Absolute Batman meets his Jason Todd. Except her name’s not Jason, she’s not the (only) Red Hood, and she’s sure as shit not his son.)
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Canon Until Proven Otherwise by Anonymous
Fandoms: DCU, DCU (Comics), Batman - All Media Types
23 May 2026
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A series of misunderstandings involving conspiracy theories and government secrets leads to a Gothamite 'connecting' Bruce Wayne to the kickboxing furries that overrun Gotham.
What follows is a truly impressive internet campaign with the sole intention of creating the most embarrassing fanfiction of WayneBat known to man. The only problem is, the deeper Jayden goes down the rabbit hole, the more they realize that other Billionaires are so, so, much worse.
Lex Luthor's ego needs a nuke anyway. Even if said nuke results in robot monkeys raiding Jayden's house because they didn't know how to use a VPN.
Lex Luthor discovers Omegaverse and mpreg, Robin commisions fanfiction out of spite, Superboy deals with being the child of divorce, and Caroline Hill becomes a New York Times Bestselling author off of a Batman x Bruce Wayne x Red Hood Love Triangle set in Regency Gotham.
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- Part 1 of How to Ruin a Billionaire's Public Image