Grumpy Beastie's Other Lair

Challenge #13

Make a rec list of fanworks!

If this looks suspiciously like last year’s rec post, it’s because it is. The first one is a fourth year in a row repeat because I like it and why break tradition. The others are because I’d still rec them and I’m having to do this on a library computer where traipsing around my AO3 bookmarks would be frowned upon (and anywhere else I have things saved, there runs a great risk of accidentally bringing up content that would be considered NSFW, which would get me banned from the computers).

Batnesia by Qui is one of my favorite SuperBats fics of all time. Bruce Wayne gets amnesia that very specifically only affects his memories that involve being Batman. When he wakes up, one of the first people he sees is Clark staring down at him and immediately assumes Clark is his boyfriend. The BatFam is advised to just go with whatever Bruce thinks and let his memories come back to him on his own. This leads to some hijinks and some surprising self-reflection on Bruce's part. It also has some case fic elements as they try to figure out how Bruce got amnesia in the first place and how to fix it. I'm not going to share my favorite part because, while it is a minor plot point, it is still a bit spoilery. I am going to say, I appreciate that Clark is very aware of the consent issues of being intimate with Bruce while he doesn't know who he is and avoids doing so, much to Bruce's frustration. Also, this fic started the whole “Jason Todd identifies things by licking them” bit of fanon.

Batnesia (69205 words) by Qui
Chapters: 41/41
Fandom: Superman - All Media Types, Batman - All Media Types
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Clark Kent/Bruce Wayne
Characters: Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Damian Wayne, Tim Drake, Jason Todd, Lois Lane, Alfred Pennyworth
Additional Tags: Amnesia, Batfamily (DCU), Damian Wayne is Robin, Bruce Wayne is a Good Parent, Absurd, Poor Clark, Identity Porn
Summary:

In which Bruce forgets a few key facts, and Clark has to go along with it.

Or, the Bruce-Has-Amnesia Fic we've all been wishing for.

On to the rest of the recs, all links go back to AO3:

Batman/DC Comics
Fans in Cape by fayescar, rated Teen and up, Gen fic. During Dick Grayson's time as Batman, he discovers fans in the batsuit.

Good Omens
meantime i ask you to be my valentine (i'll be your valentino) by hipsterchrist, rated Teen and Up, pairing: Aziraphale/Crowley, Aziraphale and Crowley celebrating Valentine's Day through the centuries.

Good Neighbours, Good Fences (and Other Misunderstandings) by out_there, The first time Crowley meets his downstairs neighbour, Aziraphale is breaking into his flat. He's not what Crowley imagined in a burglar -- he's fussy, old-fashioned, and surprisingly adorable. Crowley is intrigued, Aziraphale is ready to share a good wine... and possibly more. (Human neighbours AU.) , rated Explicit, pairing: Aziraphale/Crowley, Harlequin Big Bang

Merlin (BBC)
The Boy Next Door by lady_ragnell, rated Teen and Up, pairing: Merlin/Arthur, In which there is pining, Merlin bakes, Arthur borrows batteries he doesn't actually need, and did I mention the pining?, modern setting AU

Person of Interest
[Vid] Carousel by JinkyO, rated Teen and Up, pairing: Harold Finch/John Reese, fanvid set to “Carousel” by Melanie Martinez

Stargate Atlantis
Christmas in Kansas City by ras_elased, rated Explicit, pairing: John Sheppard/Rodney McKay. Fluffy, Christmas romance. During a vacation on earth, John takes Rodney on a Christmas time road trip for a romantic weekend in Kansas City, which is all a surprise to Rodney.

Supernatural
Her Name is Sandman by knitmeapony, Rated G, gen fic, Dean wakes up in the hospital after an encounter with some talking ponies...

"Survey Says!" by Sylvia_Locust, rated Teen and Up, gen fic, It's 1978, and John is trapped in a two-room rental with a broken ankle and two teenage boys. He's going out of his mind with boredom until he spots a shapeshifter posing as a TV game show host. , Or John, Bobby, Rufus, and Dean get on “Family Feud” to try to gank a shapeshifter. (Sam is there too, but too young to actually be on the show.)

This is my general wishlist of things that I am generally afraid to ask for. It will be updated regularly.

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last edited Dec 21, 2023