#<- for Bruce in my ghostbat au

[mammutblog]

#ik i havent posted my xianxia au on tumblr yet #but whatever here's mr minkhoa khan everyone!! #thinking about him #my art #ghostbat #minkhoa khan #bruce wayne #batman #ghost-maker #wuxia au

[vinelark]

khoa & tim fake uncle postfic

because i’m thinking about tim’s fake uncle again and because i’m also thinking about ghostbat: au (loosely inspired by this) set during tim’s early robin era where tim does a version of the Fake Uncle thing, which coincides with minhkhoa khan sneaking into town to spy on bruce.

the thing is, khoa has been off the grid for a while and just learned about jason--both that bruce got another kid, and that said kid had a fatal run-in with the joker. bruce had told khoa to stay out of gotham years ago, but khoa isn’t about to let that stop him once he catches up on the news and pieces together bruce’s grief spiral that only recent calmed down with the appearance of a new robin. a new robin who is, conveniently, posting a veiled job offer for an? uncle?? on the internet, and doing it entirely on his own.

so khoa fashions himself a fake struggling-but-not-too-struggling actor identity and lands himself the position of tim drake's uncle. it’s a perfect way to peek at bruce’s life while flying under the radar, because this tim kid is very eager to keep his fake uncle as separate from bruce as possible. khoa expects to be in and out of this job in a month, maybe two, as soon as he’s sure bruce is stable and not going to crumble because bruce cares so much and khoa knows it’ll be his undoing one day and—anyway. it’s a temporary gig. the kid’ll have to come up with a cover story when khoa inevitably disappears, but that’s not khoa’s problem. and tim probably shouldn’t be making up fake relatives anyway, so khoa will be teaching him a valuable lesson. (the lesson: always make sure you have collateral on someone before trusting them. you’re welcome for the parenting help, bruce!)

except. it’s not so easy to leave.

after just two weeks khoa starts realizing that:

tim is bonkers

like, off the wall bonkers

and brilliant

bad combo, khoa knows from experience

tim desperately cares about bruce and dick and alfred

but does not see himself as part of the family (hence the fake uncle thing)

khoa also realizes that tim keeps secretly patching himself up at home (because he’s downplaying any injuries after patrols) and eventually khoa is like. “okay. i don’t care what happened*, but you do have to stitch that up properly. my fake self can’t be in trouble for child endangerment.” and he patches up a surprised and wary tim. this becomes a routine.

*(khoa knows what happened, he was stalking batman on patrol that night. like most nights.)

ANYWAY. basically what i’m saying is: identity shenanigans where bruce’s ex is lurking around gotham pretending to be tim’s uncle and tim doesn’t know about the ex thing and bruce doesn’t know about the uncle being fake thing and everyone is keeping secrets from each other. and khoa goes from “this is a convenient way to spy on bruce” to “if anything happens to this unhinged baby robin i will kill everyone in this room and then myself” and ends up co-parenting tim without bruce realizing.

also in between having concerning realizations about tim’s self-preservation skills and spying on bruce, khoa finds time to have fun with it. like imagine a parent-teacher conference at tim’s school. the school calls bruce to schedule because his contact info is still on file from when tim was staying with him. but obviously khoa catches wind of this and decides to also turn up, in full uncle disguise, and spends the whole time fucking with bruce and having a blast.

like bruce was kind of checked out last year when the conferences happened and now he’s starting to claw out of his grief enough to be present and engaged. especially now that tim is staying with his “uncle” bruce is like wait. wait. and is trying to make more of an effort, so he shows up to the conference. and then at the conference khoa is just lounging in his chair like, “tim fell asleep in class? good for him, i’ve been telling him to get more sleep” and bruce is trying to be Even Better Dad to compensate while his eye is just constantly twitching.

[parent-teacher conference shenanigans with contributions from @cairoscene, @90kon, & @mammutblog:]

teacher: i won't sugar coat it, tim is very nearly failing literature

khoa: ah. a ridiculous subject anyway.

teacher: i notice tim is very... isolated. he doesn't seem to engage much with his peers, even when they try to initiate conversations with him

khoa: well children are idiots, i don't blame him

teacher: tim got in a fight—

khoa: did he win?

khoa: oh tim’s getting an A in science? we should celebrate. i’ll take him to get ice cream for dinner. we usually do that anyway but this time he can have extra sprinkles

bruce: that’s not— [deep breath] in my experience tim has trouble remembering to eat a balanced diet when left to his own devices, which is important to his growth at this age.

khoa: yeah of course. that’s why sometimes we get frozen yogurt instead

bruce: tim is lactose intolerant

khoa: [pulls out a packet of lactaid] i know

anyway!! after a bunch of shenanigans and awkward actually-taking-care-of-tim moments, something big happens where bruce and tim are in deep trouble and khoa breaks cover to burst in and rescue both batman & robin and all secrets come out. tim is shocked that he didn’t figure out who khoa was (in tim’s defense, he’s had a Lot going on) and bruce is soooo mad he didn’t see through the disguise, but also bruce is. grateful. that khoa has been there for tim, especially when khoa finally gets to do a full “get your head out of your ass” rant about the various ways tim has been pretending to be way more okay than he is.

khoa: if you’re going to CARE about people so much the least you can do is! pay attention to them!! this kid is your problem, act like it!

bruce: sounds like he might be Our problem now

khoa: only because i don’t trust you to get the job done 😤

(ALSO because khoa is literally there to lurk and observe he notices the league slipping into gotham and they end up rescuing a resurrected jason early.)

anyway i just think the concept of khoa being tim’s deus ex machina adult is so fun. like tim is on some international mission with young justice and it seems like all hope is lost and then freaking ghost-maker swans in and takes out all the enemies and gives tim a whole rant about How Is Bruce Letting You Run Around Like This, Does He Know What You’re Getting Up To In Your Spare Time, Where Even Is He. the vibe is ghost-maker dropping a (carefully patched up) robin on wayne manor doorstep with a sticky note on tim’s forehead reading TAKE BETTER CARE OF YOUR THINGS.

(bonus au of this au from aubrey where bruce DOES see through khoa’s disguise:

Tim: Bruce, this is my uncle--

Bruce: ANTON?!

Khoa: 😘

Tim: oh my god DID YOU FUCK MY FAKE UNCLE, BRUCE?)

also please look at this khoa and tim art again for the vibes

#sorry this is so messy but i just keep rotating it in my head and having so much fun #minhkhoa khan #tim drake #ghostbat #ghost-maker #originally posted on twitter but i expanded it a bit! #postfic #this au lives in my mind rent free. the tim pangs. the khoa being sooo normal and spying on bruce shenanigans. the slow healing. etc etc #literally just. khoa: unlike bruce i don’t have weaknesses like CARING about these kids #tim: thank you for being my fake uncle. your job description is to literally not care about me #khoa: well—

[silverwolf1249]

this picture reminded me of this old tweet so I combined the two:

#corporate needs you to find the difference #bruce is 1.5 in taller than khoa according to dc #ghostbat #ghostmaker #batman #bruce wayne #minhkhoa khan #dick grayson #twitter au #batfam #i really wish i was better at like photoshop or something #but this is the best i can do #enjoy my low effort meme #dc comics

[cairoscene]

do you have any fic recs? (anything w tim joins the batfam early or ghostbat or anything in general tbh!)

hello i absolutely do! i'm going to try to give a good scattering of different fics and hope one of these is new to you/what you're looking for.

for "tim joins the bat family early" these are some of my favorites:

5 Times Tim Spends the Night at Wayne Manor + 1 Time He Comes Home by motleyfam. this fic is inspired by Latchkey by goldkirk and birds fly in every direction by distracted_dragon, and all three are really excellent fics and great entries into this particular tag. all three of these fics are ones i turn to when i want prime hurt/comfort tim pangs with plenty of family fluff and shenanigans.

Brother Wanted by Vamillepudding. i read this one early on in fandom and i still laugh when i think about it. premise is that jason mistakenly answers tim's advert for a brother and ends up with tim paying him to be his brother. it's full of a very precocious and lonely tim trying his hardest to keep jason around, while jason is desperately trying to figure out how to get this kid adopted before he runs out of money. truly a delightful fic.

Like a Hinge, Like a Wing by Ultrageekatlarge. cw for child abuse and peril, so mind the tags but imo this is a work of art. genuinely one of the best paced and well-written fics out there. i suppose it's technically not tim joining the family early but rather an AU where jason never died, so tim never had the chance to replace him; instead he finds himself under the care of a horrible uncle after his parents die, and in desperation, he turns to the only person who can help: batman.

the Surveillance series by smilebackwards. cheating again bc technically this is just an AU where jason didn't die and tim is a civilian, so it's got the flavor of a different joining-the-family dynamic, plus added timkon delightfulness. this is my go-to for highly competent and extremely lonely tim drake content.

as for ghostbat, it's an extremely small tag, but it's got some excellent fics:

Miscommunication by OkayAristotle. pretty sure this is the first fic in the ghostbat tag, and somehow it got them prefect right from the start. the petty banter and ease with which they interact is phenomenal.

break me shake me devastate me by pendulum_north. some great angst with a small helping of comfort! as well as just a good overall look at the more tragic side to ghostbat.

i used to waste my time dreaming of being alive (now i only waste it dreaming of you) by nygmamale. bed-sharing! pining! banter! angst! there's something about how they both go out of their way to spite the other in this fic that really gets me.

The First Warm Thing by Noknowname. absolutely aching ghostbat domesticity and old men being gross and in love.

and i'll throw in a few of my other favorite random DC fics just for the heck of it:

A Meditation on Railroading by eggmacguffin. this remains one of my all-time favorite fics. tim gets stranded and chooses to freight-hop his way back to gotham, and guess who ends up on the same train? "baby wipes jason" is still spoken with reverent and hushed tones in my groupchat regularly.

Stargazer by lemonadegarden. my favorite comfort reread jason fic. jason breaks his leg and gets stuck at the manor while recuperating. honestly it's rare to find a fic that really lets jason feel as young as he is. i think he's 19 in this fic and he feels so very lost and young and hurt in a way that really heals me.

Overcoming Our Antecedents by Batbirdies. jason gets temporarily de-aged, and bruce has feelings about it. one of my cornerstone jason and bruce fics, mostly bc it contextualizes bruce and jason's relationship pre-jason's death in a way a feel many fics don't bother with. it's really really heartwarming.

The Jingle Jangle Morning by audreycritter. robin-era dick goes on a field trip and bruce has emotions. i think about this fic all the time tbh. it really sells bruce as a young, committed, and sweet father who really just wants to make sure dick is okay.

Tap Out by coyote_nebula. jason gets poisoned. oopsie. this whole series is excellent but i love this one for the way it builds up jason as a brother and a son, and the flashbacks to jason's early days after he was adopted by bruce. i truly wish there were more fics about newly adopted jason but what this fic offers scratches that itch for me.

buy back the secrets by sundiscus. in case you haven't heard this is the Timkon Fic of All Time. a 5+1 of times kon saved tim drake that has everything. identity shenanigans! tim and bruce pangs! kon and clark pangs! tim being extremely competent and extremely lonely! kon being extremely lonely and also pretty competent. this is technically a wip so i hope you'll forgive me for reccing it but it's really great and also totally worth it bc fer is absolutely 100% going to deliver and it's just. very good.

#asks answered #fic recs #i worked on this all morning instead of actually working. hubris #ty anon i hope these suit your needs

[butcherlarry]

Weekly Fic Rec 41

Fics! Come get your fics! Most are the usual Superbat and Batfam fics, but there is one Ghostbat fic thrown in also!

A Game of Misunderstanding by JustGettingBy - Superbat, complete. Identity porn shenanigans! Superman figures out Batman's secret identity, but Batman doesn't! This leads to Bruce thinking he's being blackmailed by Clark. SHENANIGANS ENSUE.

borderline by TheResurrectionist - Batfam, complete. Hivemind Batfam AU! And it's completed! The author has also mentioned their might be somemore fics set in this universe and I'm SO EXCITED! :D

The Bed, The Floor, Or Anywhere You Want Me. by ClandestineCowboys - Ghostbat, complete. Old man sex on the floor. Plenty of sass too :D

Hot Pot by Nosensicalwitheringrambles - Batfam, complete. Tim just wants to spend some quality time with Bruce, but an injury gets in the way. Hurt/comfort my beloved.

Echelon: a Fan-Sequel to Loading and Aspect Ratio by JUBE514 by Destra - Superbat & Batfam, complete. Takes place immediately after Loading and Aspect Ratio. Damian joins the family :)

The Heart Grows Fonder by Yippekia - Superbat, complete. Lovely, lovely Superbat smut. There are Superman robots involved :)

Patchwork Pod by Ktkat9 - Superbat, wip. More of the mer Bruce fic! Dick and Wally have some exciting news for Bruce and Clark :)

As We Grow by butterflyslinky - Superbat, complete. A Superbat Cinderella AU fic I never knew I wanted!

Old Habits, New Growth by flirtygaybrit - Superbat, complete. JARRO FIC!!!!! Also, Superbat :D

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star by orphean - Superbat, complete. MORE JARRO FIC!!!!! Along with some Superbat :)

Gone Fishing by liodain - Superbat, complete. In which the newly formed Justice League do some team bonding in the form of camping. Bruce and Clark also learn that tents aren't soundproof.

a sky of honey by TheResurrectionist - Superbat, wip. More of the preggo omega Bruce fic!! I wait in breathless anticipation for the next chapter, I'm pretty sure Bruce and Lex are going to go visit Jason. I'm VERY excited :D

As You Grow by dnawhite76, Prubbs - Superbat, complete. A no capes AU. Clark went traveling after the death of his family. He's finally back, and reconnects with Bruce.

Never Survives Contact by bonehandledknife (ladywinter) - Superbat, complete. Bruce has Thought about Clark's anatomy. Shenanigans ensue.

i told you something safe by qudhitch - Superbat, complete. Superman has a near death experience with Batman. They both have a lot of feelings about it that they process. Some good, good hurt/comfort.

Happy Reading!

#weekly fic recs #fic rec list #fic recs #fanfiction recs #fanfiction reccomendations #superbat #batfam #superman #batman #clark kent #bruce wayne

[dracaelus]

BATMAN/DC FIC RECS

I like to make a list of fics i like but i'm starting to get kinda tired of scrolling through all my drafts to get to this one, so i'm posting this and starting a new one. This is mostly batman centric. Multiship ! The quotes are not the synopsis, just some parts i liked from the fic so i can remember what exactly happens in the story/what i liked about it. This list is more for myself tbh. I tried to keep things organized but probably failed

1 Wholesome and fun, but with a serious undertone/a bit of angst

Finished:

Nature and Nurture, by lurkinglurkerwholurks: long fic, multi pov batfam, they meet de aged Bruce Wayne through multiple stages of his life

"Bruce could feel a slow smile begin to spread across his face, until it stretched from one cheek to the other, framed by dimples on either side."

Am I The Asshole?, by FabulaRasa: greenbat/batlantern (i have to find out the official ship name), but also hal x bruce's bathtub; mostly hal's pov, and i love their dynamic so much. I recommend you read the whole series

(...) He crossed to Garwell, confident he could find a cab headed uptown on the wider avenue. After all, a world where Hal Jordan called him baby was a world where anything was possible – even catching a cab in Gotham in a winter storm headed uptown.

What Not To Wear To A Wedding At Wayne Manor, by FabulaRasa: oh i love this fic so fucking much. I can't put it into words. It's just so so good, you wouldn't believe it. Another batlantern/greenbat. I love this pairing with my entire heart and they're so good in here, really, so amazing. Mostly Hal's pov. I love this author and this might be one of my favorite works of them. This is just beautiful.

"And now. . . stupid idea number three? (...) This is your plan now?"

"I have a good feeling about this one."

Axial Rotation, by FabulaRasa: ok, so i really have a thing for this author works. Their batlantern/greenbat (?) is so good, seriously, i can't stress this enough. I love how committed FabulaRasa is to find a way to make their relationship work while still acknowledging how fucked up they are.

“Okay,” he said. And he put his hands on Bruce’s face, in the mirror of Bruce’s gesture. Last night’s stubble had become a definite shadow by this morning, and his face was like sandpaper. And also indescribably beautiful. “You are so fucking beautiful, you know that, right?”

Bruce’s small wince told him that he did not, in fact, know that, but that was okay, Hal had a lot of time to teach him that.

Lungs full of saltwater, by Maeruh: GHOSTBAT FIRST SOULMATE AU AND IT'S FREAKING GORGEOUS, SO SO BEAUTIFUL

It drowns him as if rocks had been tied around his ankles before throwing him into the sea.

It is suffocating.

Furthermore, it's refreshing

How Batman Made The Housemaid Cry, by FabulaRasa: technically batlantern, but the focus is on Bruce and Alfred, and they are amazing in this. I love them with my whole heart

He pulled his cell out of his inner pocket and texted. Remind me to tell you about my conversation with Alfred, he said. And then please use your ring to erase my functional memory. Do whatever you have to do.

a soul that's born in cold and rain (knows sunlight), by bat_butch: ghostbat; bruce visits his parents grave and talks about Khoa

He thinks about the light in Minhkhoa’s eyes when he smiles. The glint that they gain when he teases, and the excitement that sparks when they spar. He thinks about the careful way that Minhkhoa cleans his swords. The line that forms between Minhkhoa’s brows when he’s sewing a mask or a cape or a wound.

Like a cactus on frayed wires, by Maeruh: ghostbat fic! It's just Khoa thinking about batman, but it's so sweet

"Khoa wondered then if, as the cactus fell, anyone would dare try to catch the cactus?

With its thorns, sinking into your flesh and with the dirt soiling you. With the possibility that it would be useless.

He supposed that there is always someone."

Kerosene in my hands, by Maeruh: oh this one. Maeruh is definitely one of the best ghostbat writers we have, and their minhkhoa narration is absolutely perfect.

Because Bruce is like that, he wants to be the sun in the lands where winter never ends.

And Khoa is a selfish snowman.

Relax, Clark, you're only getting married, by truc: oneshot, clarks pov, super fun to read. Honestly, I recommend the entire series

When, on the eve of his marriage to Lois Lane, Clark gets serious pre-wedding jitters, he calls his best- worst- man to help him deal with it. Bruce, in all of his pink and gray Barbie sleepwear glory, offers knockout drugs, unsolicited wedding rants/advices and a video gaming opportunity. Despite everything, the wedding isn't a total disaster.

Unfinished:

Manor - Dad lets me drive the Batmobile: batfamily at it's best, seriously, also incredibly funny, wholesome, with great family dynamics! Multi pov's

“Bruce!” Dick shouted when he finally spotted him. “Look! This has to be the Batcave!”

The what Cave?

“Can you believe it? Did you know it was right here under the manor all this time? This must have taken years to set up and look at all that cool tech! Of course, Batman has the best. Have you seen him…”

Dick trailed off and studied Bruce cautiously. His gaze lingered on Bruce’s neck, where this night’s fights had resulted in a small bruise, and the coffee mug in Bruce’s hands.

“Look, Dick, I know this is a lot to take in—” Bruce began to speak, but Dick interrupted him.

“You’re dating Batman!”

Brilliant Analytical Minds, by stuckoncloud9: some really fun Riddlerbat! Bruce's pov. Edward loses some of his memories and leaves his life as a supervillain to become a private detective. Somehow, Bruce ends up being his Watson

He was silent for a moment, then looked up at me. “Riddle me this,” he said. “I solve nothing, I build nothing, but I can destroy anything. What am I?”

I thought about it. “I’m not angry at you, Edward,” I eventually replied

love, nevertheless : superbat. Funny, wholesome, beautiful, poetic, Bruce's soulmate is Gotham, with Gotham city being kind of sentient. Soulmate au, mostly Clark's pov

"He needed to go back inside, to slip back through the service door and into the ballroom before too many people noticed him missing, but for just another second he wanted to hold out. He wanted to be loved and feared and owned by someone he could never hold or touch in its entirety any other way."

2 Pure comedy and/or fluffy

Finished:

and he looks at me, and i look at him, by Shleapord: THIS IS WHAT PEAK TEENAGER BRUCE LOOKS LIKE, I CAN'T STRESS THIS ENOUGH. Honestly, comedy gold

“You are a fantastically strange child,” said Diana. She said it with perhaps too much interest and not enough wariness for comfort.

“That’s what Alfred says. Also my old science teacher when I dissected everyone’s squirrels for them because everyone who goes to Gotham Academy is a coward, except for Roman who’s a bitch. I’m not allowed in Biology classes anymore, all I can do it take higher-level Chemistry classes for my science credits.”

welcome to the playground, by Shleapord: once again teenager Bruce being my reason to live

"Like, I get kidnapped all the time and Alfred says its good for me as a growing young man to learn how to navigate stressful environments"

here as i am, by TheResurrectionist: this is sladebru/deathbat and okay, i find if pretty hilarious but a more accurate description would be pwp? The important thing is that i love it, i'm lowkey such a sucker for sladebru >...<

Slade briefly debated making the sign of the cross, but thought better of it, running a hand down the man’s sweaty back instead.

Begone, foul demon, he intoned in the safety of his mind, still thinking of that flash of white teeth in near-darkness. Of burning blue eyes and plush, kiss-reddened lips.

Send to All, by kerosceene: peak comedy batfam.

I, ___________________________, hereby acknowledge that this form represents my wishes should I contract phytoaphrodisiac-induced delirium (hereafter referred to as “PAID”) during engagements with or while apprehending Dr. Pamela Lillian Isley (“Poison Ivy”).

Bruce knows how to swim, and he is will swim up the entire Nile if he has to. Too bad Jason has other plans, by arrowupmysleeve: this is a batlantern one, but what i'm actually highlighting here is clark. Perfect, absolutely stunning. Tecnically he doesn't even show up but he still steals the show. Clark eavesdropping on other people's conversations and sending them messages with his opinion is a top tier concept and needs to be used more times <3

Text from Clark K at 10.45:

I know you're awake, B😡

Text from Clark K at 10. 46:

I can hear you chewing😒 Pick up.😠😠

The last text makes Bruce pause. He knows Clark can't see him, but he turns to glare in the direction of Metropolis anyway and takes a large bite of his toast. And if he is chewing a little louder than usual, well, no one is here to call him out on it.

I'm Not As Think As You Drunk I Am, by Mardiaz173: good old identity porn superbat, clark is being messed with by bruce but he loves him so he gets away with it

Until behind them, Arthur yelled, “Cheer up, Bats! At least we already know Kal’s into brunettes!”一he broke off into a yelp一“ow, Diana!” 

Arthur’s heckle seemed to piss B off一well, even further than his anger at Clark forcing him to go to the medbay. He didn’t speak their entire way there. When reached the medbay, B sat on the examination table with petulant air around him. 

Clark really did adore him. 

Lugubrious Alarmism: baby Clark being the most adorable person in the universe, superbat friendship with dolls, justice league shenanigans, very wholesome and super fun

Clark beamed and tugged the mask back into place. “Yep. Boose okay.” With that, he clasped his irritable stuffed friend to his chest and planted a kiss atop it’s cowled head. “Missed you.”

Space cellmates, by BoredomBeckons: superbat, a short but hilarious oneshot

“Mr Wayne. Please take this seriously.”

“I take everything seriously Superman. I’m Batman.”

“Look, it’s obvious you don’t believe me…”

“I do believe you.”

“…but I really am Superman, and I want you to know that whatever happens I will do my best to protect you.”

“Since your powers are being hindered it seems to me that I’ll be the one protecting you.”

“Right,” Clark sighed, not bothering to argue.

“Because I’m Batman.”

“Sure.”

3 Not sure if it's the same as the first, but here we go: comedy with some angst

Finished

Getting It Right, by FabulaRasa: batlantern/greenbat (?), Hal's pov, some really good slow burn but like, not too slow, and seriously, don't get too caught up on the sinopses, it's not nearly as dark as it seems, it's actually quite lighthearted and with some family feels too

Jordan wasn’t just laughing, he was doubled over with it, his grin wide. “You’re so mad,” he managed, through gusts of laughter. “You are—you are genuinely so mad, look at you. I was just kidding, your score was higher, but I just wanted to see you lose your shit, and you did, oh my God are you in fourth grade or what?” And he threw his head back and laughed even louder. Bruce gave him a shove off the railing, and he just laughed harder.

Article 120, by FabulaRasa: I wasn't expecting this one to be one of my favorite batlantern fics i've ever read, not given the dark subject, but god, they are so good in here.

“Don’t mind him, grief hits everybody different. He just found out Batman broke up with him, but he’s gonna be okay.”

4 angst with some lightness

Finished

Sanctuary, by FabulaRasa: batlantern/greenbat (and yes, at this point i know it's batlantern but i got attached to greenbat so i will keep using both, sue me), angst with some comedy, great family feels and Hal and Damian relationship is really precious. Hal has a chronical illness but is not dying. I recommend strongly that you read the whole series

(...) He wasn’t someone whose absence would be felt along a thousand fault lines and ripples, like a hole blown in the universe – not like people who had families and huge networks of friends. He wasn’t one of those people.

He sat cross-legged on the floor for hours, staring at the welter of wings and the green light that surrounded him on all sides. He had never thought of himself as one of those people, but somehow he had become one of those people, when he wasn’t looking. Somehow he had acquired a family, and the ripples of his life extended far beyond his own calculations. He had sat down on this floor one person, and when he rose – stiffly, slowly – hours later, he was another, a person whose ties to the universe around him were different than he had thought.

How To Keep A Promise To Hal Jordan, by FabulaRasa: I love everything this author writes, seriously, I can't stress this enough. This is batlantern, of course, and mostly Bruce's narration. Some parts of it ripped my heart out

(...) He let his eyes skate to Bruce’s lips. He wondered what it would feel like to kiss him. Contact with the unthinkable. The impossible. Only the impossible had held him in his arms. Had touched him, had caressed him, had said impossible things to him.

Something about us, by Maeruh: ghostbat, khoa's narration at it's finest

"I had a dream," are the first words that leave Khoa's dry lips upon awakening. He doesn't get up immediately, just stares at the immaculate white ceiling of The Haunt.

(There's something different, he feels it buzzing deep inside of his bones.)

"Oh, that's unusual for you."

Unfinished

Drawn to the blood, by bat_butch and bellandeano: Ghostbat in a dc vampire au! Their dynamic is really good and Icon is such a sweetheart :)

“I don’t know how much you’d enjoy that victory, Ghost-maker,” Bruce muttered. “Winning me over with a bite and a bit of blood. I think you’d be disappointed.”

"Do you think so?" He tilted his head back, arms crossed. Bruce was right, of course. And he wasn't even looking for that victory anymore. "I might just take it to be forced to cooperate with someone effective."

“No,” Bruce dismissed. “You wouldn’t.”

"Don't be so confident. You're not as relevant as you used to be," he replied easily, voice clipped.

“Neither are you.”

you're still the oxygen i breathe/i see your face when i close my eyes, by nygmamale: this one is special to me bc i'm a sucker for ghostmaker interacting with tim and bao :)

"Later, after Khoa had pushed everyone away, he sits alone in Bruce’s townhouse, in a shitty beaten-up chair that smells like him.

Thirty minutes prior, he had ingested a copious amount of psilocybin. He wanted to see him, one more time."

5 angst

Finished:

every tale a tragedy, by pomeloquat: ghostbat, khoa's narration. Bruce and Khoa are soulmates; things don't go well for them.

"The strand around Khoa’s finger twists and tangles and pulls taut as he traverses the globe. Always stretching back toward Bruce, always tying them together. No matter the distance, Khoa knows Bruce is waiting for him on the other end."

#batman #bruce wayne #batfam #fic rec #batlantern #sladebru #superbat #ghostbat #riddlebat #drac fic recs

[allgremlinart]

 - Virgin!Bruce / Medieval AU / Heart of Gotham 

lets just say this @brucewayneweek​ piece got uhhh *cough* a little out of hand...

so this is part 1 (pages 1+ 2) of my ghostbat comic... I hope u enjoy!!

#brucewayneweek #ghostbat #allgremlinart #I'll probably be posting updates to this every other week if things go as planned

[bruciemilf]

*slowly peaks from a curtain* Damian being ghostbat's kid headcannons pls 🥺 *hides behind curtain*

Oh mannn - SO I assume this is In relation to my fem Bruce AU, so I'll illustrate it as that, BUT; Althought most definitely Talia used Bruce's DNA for Damian, and hers, something was just missing; Their little nightmare needed something else. Something dark but right. Something to drown out Bryce's softness.

" You're a twisted one, aren't you?"

" He must grow up to protect her. He's a proof of love."

Khoa thinks about letting her off the hook, until he remembers who's at the dead end of his tongue. " Your love, maybe. " but he does it. It's something permanent. It's something Bryce won't deny like she does everything else.

Khoa steals Him. Steals Damian. " Isn't that how it goes? Father inherits son. Son inherits hurt." And there's nothing Talia can do about it. Not if she wants their bloody little secret kept safe and guarded.

Damian growing up aware of his siblings. Growing up knowing this Bryce Wayne, - his life, his history, his mother, - built a legacy and his name is nowhere. He's left to stew under Khoa's harsh tutoring.

" How is she supposed to love this?" He's five with a collection of broken bones from ruthless training, and The Teacher just added another one. " You love to dissapoint me, don't you?"

So Damian tries; Tries being crueller, colder, meaner. " I want to be a good son."

" You have to be the only son. You have blood on your side, Damian. What's love to blood?" Everything. It's everything, and there's no hatred in Damian's heart that can beat the pity he feels for Khoa. The pity for himself.

Bryce finds him battered and beat, and gasping at her boots after his unsuccessful debut. He was supposed to impress, to amaze, to horrify. He failed before he started.

Arms embracing him, lifting him off Gotham's cold concrete belly, feel like failure. Its sour and sweet. His hearing is blurred and buzzing, but clear enough to capture fragments.

" What did you do. You ruthless, empty, - what did you do?"

" Everything I had to. But he'll get back up," and Khoa's smile always felt horrible, " Where do you think he got it from?"

#KHOA IS A BITCH I CANT LIE #bruce wayne #fem bruce wayne #damian wayne #batman #angst #tw violence #text #asks #not really HEADCANONS but sjsjsjs

[theglidingbat]

Incorrect Teenage!au ghostbat quotes [I've had too many of these in my drafts so boom they go in one post]

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Bruce: Lol. Heads up if you try to make a candle with food coloring, the food coloring will just sink to the bottom of the glass, and when the flame eventually reaches the bottom all the food coloring will catch fire and become one giant tall flame that you cannot possibly blow out and the glass will start to crack and then you’ll throw your tea on it in a panic and then the extremely hot food coloring will boil and sizzle horribly and then the glass will shatter. Please take my word on this.

Khoa: What did you do Bruce?

Bruce: a Mistake.

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Khoa: How do you want your coffee?

Bruce: Black, like my soul.

Khoa:

Khoa: Bruce, your soul is a latte.

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Bruce: Think you can answer some questions without the usual level of sarcasm?

Khoa: If you can ask the questions without the usual level of stupid.

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Bruce: WHY DID YOU KILL HIM?! HE COULD HAVE HAD HOPES AND DREAMS, HE COULD HAVE HAD A FAMILY!!!

Khoa: Bruce-

Khoa: It- it was just an ant-

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Khoa: So we're gathered here today for a very special reason and I think you'll all agree with me here.

Khoa: And if you don't well then fuck you.

Khoa: I'm looking at you, Bruce, you jealous mop.

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Bruce: If you really want to get back at a man, scare him with a pregnancy test. I’ve got a whole box of old positives at my house.

Khoa: You’re a male

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Bruce: I made tea.

Khoa: I don't want tea.

Bruce: I didn't make you tea. This is my tea.

Khoa: Then why did you tell me?

Bruce: It's a conversation starter.

Khoa: It's a horrible conversation starter.

Bruce: Oh, is it? We're conversing. Checkmate.

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Bruce: Listen, we’re done, we’re over! Okay?

Khoa: Whatever bitch, you ain’t never gonna find no one like me.

Bruce: Yeah, that's the point shithead!

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Bruce: Do you have a bobby pin?

Khoa: Yeah. *searches in their hair*

Khoa: Oh, no, wait. I’m not a nine-year-old girl.

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Bruce: What situation is not instantly improved by the addition of fishnets, I ask you.

Khoa: Being a fish.

Bruce: Well, shit.

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Bruce: Are you ready to commit?

Khoa: Like, a crime or a relationship?

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Bruce: I want a bf.

Khoa: Do you mean best friend, boyfriend or bread feast? Because you’re being really vague here.

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Khoa: Advice of the day kids, if you ever meet someone who calls Gatorade flavors the actual name of the flavor instead of just the color then they are a certified nerd.

Bruce: Yeah but you have to specify, frost glacier or cool blue? You can’t just say blue because there’s more than one blue.

Khoa: Blue and light blue, nice try nerd.

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Bruce: Bonjour, Khoa. Voulez–vous coucher avec moi?

Khoa: No, I don't want to sleep with you.

Bruce: Is that what that means? Oh, man, I had a really gross tennis instructor.

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Khoa: Ugh, there’s always that weak bitch in the group who isn’t down with murder.

Khoa: *glares at Bruce*

Bruce: Well, sorry I have morals!

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Bruce, peeling a banana: May I take your jacket, sir? Hahahaha.

Khoa: Do you think other people can’t hear you?

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Bruce: Go fuck yourself.

Khoa, smugly: Sure, but only if you watch

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Harley : Hey Bruce, wanna third wheel on my date with Ivy tomorrow?

Bruce: Sure.

Harley : Khoa! Wanna third wheel on my date with Ivy tomorrow?

Harley : Great! I've always wanted to go on a double date!

Bruce & Khoa: ...

Ivy: Harley ...

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Bruce: I am darkness. I am an power. I am your worst nightmare. I could kill a man in more ways than you can imagine. I am the night. I am fury, I am a weapon, I am-

Clark: A doll.

Selina : A cinnamon roll.

Khoa: Babygirl

Bruce:

Bruce: ...stop it.

#ghostbat #bruce wayne #minhkhoa khan #batman #ghostmaker #incorrect quotes

[vinelark]

1,5,7,11,12,34,41,49, 50 for the fic writer ask game? :)

hello!! 💖 okay very long post incoming so i'm putting most of it under a cut!

What fic of yours would you recommend to someone who had never read any of your work? (In other words, what do you think is the best introduction to your fics?)

i’d recommend either my latest fic buy back the secrets (especially for dc/batfam) because it’s a longfic with a lot of my fav tropes! my second rec would be my first mdzs/cql fic this river runs to you, because it’s a complete longfic that also has a lot of my fav tropes to write (misunderstandings! slow burn! self-sacrificing lonely characters!) in a self-contained story.

5. What do you wish someone would ask you about [insert fic]? Answer it now!

i wish someone would ask “is there actually something going on with superbat in the background of buy back the secrets” to which i would respond: yes, something’s Going On and has been for years and will be for eternity, yes, lois is there, yes, everyone’s currently happy with whatever arrangement they’ve arranged, and yes ghost-maker is an on-again-off-again presence in bruce’s life too. bruce has many hands. tim is aware of all of this and does NOT think about it unless he needs to use it against bruce to make a point.

7. Any worldbuilding you’re particularly proud of?

in the second chapter of fey and my wangxian star trek au there’s a scene where wei ying and lan zhan chat at the academy as the lead-in to one of the flashbacks. “procyon crystals” are something i wholesale pulled out of my ass but i was really proud of this little exchange—its purpose was to get the characters from point a to point b (the chem lab ➡️ the bus stop, and also from not chatting ➡️ chatting about something), and not only did i ultimately like how this dialogue about rocks quickly illustrated both of their fields of study/interests in the academy days, it also ended up being a wink to the larger plot (misunderstanding via rock).

“Lan Zhan!” Wei Ying had called down the hall, delighted, and pretty much expected Lan Zhan to nod and keep walking. Instead Lan Zhan actually slowed to let Wei Ying catch up, tugging on a pair of soft-looking gloves as he waited. “It’s pretty late for you, isn’t it? Everything okay?”   Lan Zhan glanced up at him for a moment, expression placid. “Procyon crystals,” he said by way of explanation.   “Ahh,” We Ying said. “And they only grow at night, is that why? I’ve always wondered about that! Well, I’ve wondered since I read an article about them in one of those kiddie science journals Jiang Cheng used to get. How they know it’s night, no matter what planet they’re on. I remember the article said even if it’s pitch black, the crystals can’t be tricked.”   “They cannot,” Lan Zhan confirmed with what sounded like the tiniest edge of irritation, like the crystals’ refusal to be tricked was personally offensive. Wei Ying’s delight only grew, and he told himself not to laugh.   “Everyone thinks space is the greatest mystery in the universe, but clearly it’s rocks,” Wei Ying said, pushing through the door and into a blast of cold. He paused, holding the door open behind him so Lan Zhan could finish putting on his gloves. “But if you figure out their secret you have to tell me, okay? You have to promise.”

11. Are you partial to a certain character/pairing or are you more equal-opportunity? If you are partial to any character/pairing, why do you think that is?

for most fandoms i tend to have pairings i like and stick with reading. dc has actually been fun for me in that regard because i’m much more open to multiple pairings with the same character. like, i’m partial to timkon, but could totally be compelled by timber (timbern…?) and timsteph at the same time. i’m partial to superbat but also extremely here for ghostbat, which is fun because it’s a whole different flavor. i like dick/babs and dick/kory and dick/blue the OC bf. i think it’s because for the most part what compels me in the dc/batfam space are the found family dynamics so shipping is often secondary, or in conjunction with other relationships i care about, so i end up happy as long as the characters and their dynamics are written in a way i like.

12. Are there any tropes you used to dislike but have grown on you?

i used to dislike established relationship fics, because i always want to read the getting together part—but now i find myself more compelled by the idea than i used to be! i’ll totally read established relationship fics, especially when they’re silly.

34. What aspects of your writing are inspired by/taken from your real life?

not a whole a lot, really! i have occasionally used bits of knowledge/insight from my current or past jobs to fill out some modern au scenes, but nothing that couldn’t be researched anyway. otherwise beyond some minor details i don’t tend to draw from my own life/relationships for fic. and considering what i sometimes put characters through, thank goodness for that.

41. Link a fic that made you think, “Wow, I want to write like that.”

i’m gonna cheat and link three

📧 send to all by @kerosceene

From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Please fill out this form You cannot have Diana on your list. Bruce   From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Please fill out this form you're going to regret inviting me to dinner so bad

—invented humor, cee makes me wish i could come up with these kind of laugh-out-loud lines across various mediums. they’re so good at finding the funniest most in-character way to achieve something.

📸 surveillance by @smilebackwards

"And who are you?" Luthor asks, voice dripping condescension.

"My name is Timothy Jackson Drake," Tim says bloodlessly, "and nobody's buying my company."

—i think about this scene all the time!! the way this is such a succinct, mic-drop moment that made me go “oh shit” out loud and fit perfectly in the scene even while tim’s pov has been doing the mental equivalent of spinning a dozen plates—it’s so good.

🌕 if they caught you by @feyburner

“Sorry, sorry,” says Xie Lian. “I’ll shut up, I promise. I just have one more question.”   “What,” spits White Dragon Devouring Moon.   “Why are you pretending to be a Wrath?”   Silence, except for the cicadas. Then White Dragon Devouring Moon rears back, hissing sharply through his teeth. “I—I don’t know what you’re talking about! Shut your mouth!”

—obviously this is one of my Fics Of All Time but the thing that blows me away every time i read it is the setup and payoff of it all. how what seems like a little kidnap-and-rescue plot is actually slowly laying the detailwork foundation that will absolutely devastate you. how, when you reach the end and look back, a certain verb in the exchange above takes on extra meaning. how this isn’t the only instance like that and every single sentence is so intentionally crafted that it’s almost twice as good on the reread, and the initial read is already incredible. it’s a short fic that leaves you breathless both for the plot and for the craft of it. man. anyway. if they caught you by feyburner huh

49. What are you currently working on? Share a few lines if you’re up for it!

now answered here!

50. Answer any question of your choice, or talk about anything you want to talk about!

i’ve been thinking about my friends’ OCBFEU (OC boyfriend extended universe) where dick has a tall gentle deadly ex-talon from another universe (blue) quietly following him around and jason is engaged in identity shenanigans with the schoolteacher-in-training (santi) who lives in jason’s apartment building and also keeps having run-ins with red hood. we have a whole general timeline/continuity in our heads and at one point jason and santi are out at a club and jason is trying to have a night off for fucking once and then they run into? tim?? who is definitely not old enough to be there, and jason is pissed thinking tim’s following him around (which, fair, tbh) until he and santi realize tim is in fact having a miserable time and there for miserable reasons. so jason and santi end up taking tim back to santi’s place and making tim drink water and santi gets tim to half-explain what he was doing and then jason gets to go beat someone up about it. this will get way too long if i keep going but i’ve been pondering this particular sequence in a continuity that only like six people are aware of soooooo much and i love it

fic writer ask meme

#SORRY THIS IS SO LONG #this is was so fun though i especially loved the 'i want to write like that' question it made me Think #asks #fic rec

[dracaelus]

hi do you have any ghostbat fic recs?

I sure do, my dear anon :) These are my favorites so far:

Drawn to the blood, by bat_butch and bellandeano: Ghostbat in a dc vampire au! Their dynamic is really good and Icon is such a sweetheart :) This one is a perfect balance of comedy and angst. They are also both vampires :) If you wanna see them kiss with their mouths full of blood...

Lungs full of saltwater, by Maeruh: GHOSTBAT FIRST SOULMATE AU AND IT'S FREAKING GORGEOUS, SO SO BEAUTIFUL YOU HAVE NO IDEA

Kerosene in my hands, by Maeruh: oh this one. Maeruh is definitely one of the best ghostbat writers we have, and their minhkhoa narration is absolutely perfect, always on point

Like a cactus on frayed wires, by Maeruh: It's just Khoa thinking about batman, but it's so sweet and beautiful and melancholic, I think a lot about this one

i used to waste my time dreaming of being alive (now i only waste it dreaming of you), by nygmamale: ghostbat sleeping together is something that can be so personal-

Something about us, by Maeruh: hmmm, speaking about that scene in Argentina...

every tale a tragedy, by pomeloquat: Bruce and Khoa are soulmates and things don't go well for my boys :(

a soul that's born in cold and rain (knows sunlight), by bat_butch: bruce visits his parents grave and talks about Khoa ;-;

Most of these are, let's be honest, kinda heartbreaking... the angst of this ship istg... but i hope you enjoy reading them !

#ghostbat #ghotbat fic rec

[cairoscene]

fic writer ask game 15 and 17!!

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15. What’s your favorite AU that you’ve written?

i'm really fond and proud of my ghostbat timetravel pwp au tho it's almost entirely canon just with the addition of khoa travels back in time to pop bruce's cherry. i have another fic on my forbidden ao3 account that's a fantasy space elf au that i really really enjoyed writing and tbh if i have a chance to put something in pseudo space i will

17. What highly specific AU do you want to read or write even though you might be the only person to appreciate it?

i doubt i'd be the only one to appreciate it but i really would love a robin-era jason fic about jason and musical theatre. i say this like i haven't already bothered fer & others incessantly but the au is this: jason is robin, and he's a good robin, and he goes to school and gets perfect grades, and he's on the football team (as a reserve) (just to have a plausible reason to explain away any visible bruises he gets while robining). but one day jason gets suspended for getting in a fight with the other team members over something justified, and through talking to the coach and the teachers, bruce discovers that....jason doesn't have a lot of friends at school. in fact he doesn't have a lot of extracurricular activities, he's pouring all of himself into robin and his schoolwork, and bruce realizes he doesn't want this for jason. (for dick it was different. dick made friends eventually, dick was a mathlete, dick signed up for school trips, and dick had the titans. bruce never needed to think about dick in that way).

so. bruce tries to talk to him about it, asks if jason even likes football. it doesn't go well--jason sees everything through the lens of what makes being robin easier rather than what's right for him. and then one day the manor gets a call from a teacher at the school--turns out that when jason had detention cleaning the gym, the drama teacher overheard him singing to himself as he worked, and she wants him to try out for the autumn musical (they're doing les mis). this goes in conjunction with a self-indulgent headcanon i have that jason's mom used to sing to him a lot and loved watching musicals. jason grew up singing sound of music and 42nd street and chicago and joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat. and when his mom died so did the music. but you know who in the wayne house enthusiastically supports the theatre? alfred pennyworth. bruce and alfred have both overheard jason singing to himself once or twice and they know he has a good voice, but he never does it when anyone can hear. so alfred gets very excited about it and very encouraging, and jason agrees to at least audition, which he does (and he sings somewhere over the rainbow, which his mom used to sing for him). and then to his shock he gets cast as marius (secretly he wanted enjolras).

anyway. i literally could never shut up about it. i just want jason running lines with alfred and bruce picking jason up late from rehersals, i want jason discovering his bisexuality when he practice-kisses the girl who plays cosette (and then kisses-kisses the boy who plays enjolras at the cast party), i want dick coming up from bloodhaven on opening night with a bouquet of flowers and wolfwhistling from the audience when jason comes on stage, i want everyone tearing up when jason sings empty tables empty chairs, i want alfred posing proudly with jason for pictures after, i want jason grinning and happy and slowly opening up and then throwing his whole being into it and singing for his mom. wheeze if someone could write all that i'd be grateful

fic writer ask game

#asks answered #listen i don't know why i need this but i need this #jason sings well you can't change my mind #its just so opposite of his whole image #the more niche personal version of this au is jason who sings classical in state competitions #jason todd

[dracaelus]

I hope to accomplish only three things with this social media aus:

1° make people fall for ghostbat. I'm recruiting them, i'm enabling their vice, i'm nourishing it between laughs >:)

2° spread my "ollie and bruce must be besties" agenda, because why not

3° spread my "bernard is bruce wayne's true antagonist" agenda (i just started it but the idea is so funny i have to develop it more)

#social media au