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[haveyoureadthisdcfic]

Robins and Other Flightless Birds

Have you read Robins and Other Flightless Birds?

Yes, previously

Yes, now that you've recced it to me (or I've at least made a good start)

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Voting ended onJul 2, 2025

Authour: @iowriteswords (Ionaperidot)

Subfandom: Batman

Media: All Media Types

Relationships: Gen (Ensemble)

Year: 2018

Rating: Teen

Warnings: None

Summary:

It begins with another Bruce, looking around his cave and asking, “So where are the kids?” Bruce has never thought about having a family before. But once the idea occurs to him, it's hard to think about anything else.

Submitted by @kiragecko

Submitter's comment:

Bruce picks up a kidnapping hobby. And then realizes that if you're exclusively searching the multiverse for kids that have fallen through the cracks, you're ALSO exclusively choosing kids with moderate to severe needs. And he has no real parenting skills. He gets better. Quickly. But it never feels like quickly enough. It's 59 chapters, so I'm not sure how many people are going to be able to read it in a week, but maybe we can reward progress? If y'all are okay with that?

[iowriteswords]

I miss writing fanfic.

Which, like, to clarify: I haven’t stopped writing fanfic. I mean, I have for right this moment. I have a couple big projects I just really need to focus on right now, and I can’t let myself be distracted by writing other stuff in between.

If I stick to my schedule I’ll start writing my next fic in April. Which means I can start posting it in May. Which just seems so far away right now.

I’m really enjoying my current projects. I love writing things that are mine, and I love that when they’re done I can actually make a profit on them. (Although I am a little concerned, because I know a lot of people who’ve read my fic might be interested in my books, and I really need that audience, like, financially, but it would require telling all of you my real name, which is - well, I have to make that choice in the next couple weeks, because I am almost ready to release my novel!)

Anyway. I love my original work! I was writing my own stuff long before I started fanfic, and I’ll be writing my own stuff long after I lose interest in Batman (though I don’t see that happening anytime soon). But fanfic is just so gratifying. I post it, and people read it immediately. And within a few hours ten or twenty of them have taken the time to say something really, really nice about it. That instant gratification is just unbeatable, and I spent a lot of time last year putting off my original work so I could keep on getting it.

I just really miss knowing that dozens of people are reading and enjoying my writing.

I’m looking forward to having the time to start my next fic, though I haven’t decided which one it will be yet. Options are Jay and Tim as Arkham Roommates, It’s Not That Funny Sequel, and Flightless Birds Part III, in which the Bats from Tim’s original world adopt a couple baby Talons from another world (possibly featuring Genuinely Brucie!Bruce).

So I know I don’t have a big audience on this tumblr, probably because I rarely use it. But if you see this post, please do let me know:

1. Which of those 3 fics you’d like to see first

2. Whether you’d be interested in buying my novel if I told you the name I’m publishing it under

[freespirit-rei]

Guess who just discovered one of her favorite Fanfictions just got a sequel?

Yup!

✨IT IS ME!✨

I'm so damn happy this exists!

[rainbowsparroww]

"Bruce is a fan of anyone who can get Tim away from the house. And if anything goes wrong, well. He has a large stash of kryptonite, and knows how to contact both Clark Kent and Lex Luthor."

-Robins and Other Flightless Birds (by Ionaperidot)

[rainbowsparroww]

"Jason has experienced twelve hugs since his death—seven from Kori, three from Alfred, and two from Roy."

-It's Not That Funny (by Ionaperidot)

[rainbowsparroww]

"Kon is often a calming influence. Bruce suspects it has a lot to do with his telekinesis. Tim likes physical affection. It also makes him anxious. He’s probably not going to be comfortable being sandwiched between Bruce and Jay on the couch for much longer. But it’s easier with Kon, probably because he can have the comfort of touch while also seeing that there aren’t actually any hands on him."

-Crooked Arrows Flown True (by Ionaperidot)

[rainbowsparroww]

"Have you finished your homework, Dick?”

“Sort of.”

“Why don’t you head upstairs and work your way up to definitely?”

-Crooked Arrows Flown True (by Ionaperidot)

[rainbowsparroww]

“Hi, Mr. Kent! My name is Tim, and this is my friend—”

“Superboy,” Kon interrupts, destroying Tim’s plan to ease Clark into it. “I’m your clone.”

“Half-clone,” he clarifies.

“So more like a son really,” says Kon.

“Surprise,” Tim says. “It’s a boy.”

-Robins and Other Flightless Birds (by Ionaperidot)