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case i: the jones affair

Have you read case i: the jones affair?

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Voting ended onMay 10

Authour: @honey-dont (honeydont)

Subfandom: DCU (General)

Media: Comics

Relationships: Gen (Jim Corrigan & J'onn J'onnzz)

Year: 2026

Rating: Gen

Warnings: None

Summary:

"Would you like to hear the full story?" "Depends on how it ends." - or: a chance encounter in 1934

Submitted by Conner

Submitter's comment:

I love how David writes Jim's perspecrive and the noir setting and OUTSIDER POV OF J'ONN!! Very very fun! The line when J'onn recoils a little at Jim lighting a cigarette and Jo's reaction to that is my favorite.

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An Extra Shot

Have you read An Extra Shot?

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No

Voting ended onSep 3, 2025

Authour: @skalidra

Subfandom: Batman

Media: Comics

Relationships: Gen (Slade Wilson & Grant Wilson & Joey Wilson & Rose Wilson-Worth, William Wintergreen & The Wilsons)

Year: 2020

Rating: Teen

Warnings: Minor Death

Summary:

"He's in the hospital," he says, forcing himself to say it slower, steadier. "And Adeline is—" The words fail him, for a moment. The word, singular. He takes another breath. "She's gone. Killed. I couldn't—" Couldn't save her. Couldn't save either of them. He made a stupid gamble and lost, and now… Now he has a son, right in front of him, that he drove away a long time ago. Slade's teeth set together. "They were attacked," he lies, partially, "and I didn't get there in time." It's hard to say, but he gathers the words and starts with, "I understand that you hate me; I don't blame you. But you need to come home, Grant. For them, not me. Tell me what I need to do to make that happen."

Submitted by @kiragecko

Submitter's comment:

Slade gets a second chance with his kids, and tries DESPERATELY not to be an abusive asshole this time. He finds he doesn't know many alternative ways to be. "He'll save the contact information of the therapists. They might be useful. Slade's not qualified in that." Fascinatingly limited perspective here! Slade is oblivious to most of what other people are feeling, and is just aware enough to suspect that. But he's knows so little about parenting that he can't even be properly guilty about his failings. Just, an awful guy putting in the work to get better, slowly learning to carve outs spaces for his kids between all the revenge and obsession.

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The Assassination of President Luthor by the Radical Lonnie Machin

Have you read The Assassination of President Luthor by the Radical Lonnie Machin?

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Voting ended onAug 24, 2025

Authour: @nitewrighter

Subfandom: Batman, General DC

Media: Comics

Relationships: Other (DC Ensemble, Tim Drake/Lonnie Machin)

Year: 2024

Rating: Teen

Warnings: Minor Death

Summary:

"Hi. I’m Lonnie. So I guess I should start out by saying, I don’t believe violence is a sustainable tool. It’s not. It’s a reflection of our ugliest, most base instincts. But it is the current language of the state, so I apologize for bringing my voice to the conversation." President Luthor has been brutally killed by a magical weapon, and Anarky has claimed responsibility. The Justice League is struggling with the ensuing fallout, instability, suspicion, and speculation, while a power vacuum opens up in the world of the Rogues. What does a world without Lex Luthor look like? Is he truly gone? Has a greater chain reaction been kicked off by this single death?

Submitted by @sasheneskywalker

Submitter's comment:

THE DC FIC OF ALL TIME! lonnie machin kills president lex luthor and everyone has to deal with the fallout. includes a big cast of dc characters, teams, relationships and has so many comic references. it feels like reading a crossover comic event. i adore this fic with my whole heart <3