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What long chartered fics would you recommend for either a Robin in particular, or Batman and one of the Robins, or just the Batfam in general?

Oooh, long fics are my favorite. By rule I only recommend completed fics, so because of that I’ll leave out a bunch I love, but here are some of the longest fics on Ao3 (and one from FF.net) that I liked, sorted by main character or main relationship:

Dick:

Second Generation by lowlyingfruit

TW: Referenced Rape. Basically, due to the Blockbuster incident…. Dick is a father. It’s a very realistic fic following him dealing with that. With some added Jason.

No Good Deed by Black Friar

Robin Dick gets badly injured while working with Young Justice. Not long after, some jerkface at school (accidentally, if I remember, but while picking on him) pushes him down a flight of stairs, causing him to hit his head and require a hospital stay. While there, they discover the injuries he had previous and just assume Bruce did it. So he gets taken away by CPS, and this follows both Dick and Bruce during that journey. Lots of angst. Good Dad Bruce, too. Chapter 18 is my favorite.

Becoming Robin by wordsgohere95

TW: Child Abuse. This one is a take on Dick ‘Becoming Robin.’ Ha. Get it? Following what would actually happen to a 8 year old when he got stuck in a largely unsupervised detention center. It’s really rough in the detention center. A kid basically brainwashes Dick into having stockholms syndrome, and to be honest with you, I probably wouldn’t read the first half of this again because it was too much for me. (I’m a baby and the kids are really mean to Dick :[ ) BUT I really enjoyed the fic over-all. It was well written and believable. It definitely deserves more than 174 kudos.

Jason:

Retrograde Motion by Lysical

Jason gets deaged while he’s on a mission with The Outlaws (Artemis and Bizarro) and ends up going back to the Manor to live there during his predicament.

I never call (a crazy thing to do) by ohnomydear

I was torn between Tim & Jason and just Jason for this. But basically, due to magic and stuff, everyone in the world forgets who Jason is…. except Tim. The whole fic is them working toward fixing that, while Jason struggles with his insecurities.

Jason Todd: The Not So Outlaw by GoAwayOlivia

I feel like I rec this every single time people ask for recs, but can you blame me??? It’s a work of art. Jason moves back to Gotham, intending on staying just a few months. But that rascal Tim has other plans, and slowly pulls Jason back into the family.

Tim:

Blood in the Water by Misha Berry

Tim is Bruce’s bio-kid. He finds this out after he’s Robin, freaks out, and is promptly kidnapped by Talia. Because, you know, she can’t have Tim ruining her plans for Damian being the sole heir to Batman. So Tim is at the League. With Damian. And Jason. It’s great.

Confidence Lost by C_R_Scott

This is a crossover with White Collar, which is a thing I had never heard of and is still something I’ve never watched. I’ve read this probably 5 times, though. (More specifically, listened to the podfic). Basically, the plot is Tim doesn’t die by Ra’s, but rather ends up without his memory (it explains how) as the main character of this White Collar show. He’s basically a dude who steals and forges artwork, gets caught by the FBI, and now works for the FBI in NYC, instead of being in jail. He crosses paths with the Waynes, and they quickly figure out he’s their Tim. I love this story.

Damian:

Innocence and Experience by redrobin1989

Damian gets dropped into the Young Justice world, and they have to deal with him being all prickly. It’s been a long while since I’ve read this. I think this is the one where Damian is Dick’s robin, so this is really his chance to spend time with his dad. Dick gets all jealous. I remember really liking this, though. A lot. I need to reread it.

Falling Together by Raven_Queen

I’m behind on this. I haven’t read the last several chapters and I need to, because I really liked it. I’m not usually one to read F/M fics, especially not OC ship fics. I tend to stick entirely within the Gen works. But this was super cute. Damian starts competing with a girl in his class academically, thinking they’re friends…. when actually he’s just being really mean. But he fixes it and is so sweet to her. Adorable.

Ghosts That We Knew by fishfingersandjellybabies

Damian is dead. But that’s okay, because he’s a ghost. And he haunts the batfamily, kinda acting like their guardian angel. Tim can see him, sometimes. It’s great. I’ve read this twice.

Jason & Dick:

View From Jade by lowlyingfruit

Jason gets thrown back in time, to the time just between Dick’s parents’ deaths and him becoming Robin. He decides to intervene, because how dare Bruce make Dick Robin. He learns a lot about his older brother in the process.

Tim & Damian:

Juneberries by Misha Berry

Tim gets kidnapped, and Damian feels guilty, the goes after him. He ends up getting caught, too, and there is some great bonding between them. Tim angst, too.

Bruce/Batfam

Foreign Object by audreycritter

Bruce has a brain tumor. A super realistic fic following Bruce leading up to and then post-surgery. It follows the entire batfam and looks at how it affects them all. Very well done.

Robins and Other Flightless Birds by ionaperidot

A Bruce from a different, nicer universe finds out that every other Batman has kids. And he gets jealous. And kidnaps a version of each of his canon kids from other universes. (He doesn’t actually kidnap them. He finds kids who need help in other universes and brings them home. Like Talon Dick, Catatonic Jason, Assassin Damian, etc). This is fantastic. I was sad when it ended.

There. That’s a combined total of 1,666,066 words. Thats… uh… a lot of 6s. Enjoy!! :D

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