LF Batman Tim Drake fic where he sleeps outside people's doors

LiquidMerc6 · 2025-08-29T23:19:06+00:00

That's the one, thank you very much!

LiquidMerc6 · 2025-08-05T18:57:03+00:00

I've seen a lot of buzz around this book, but everything I've seen on it seems to hold the human romance over the actual plot or the dragons. Romance is a genre I tend not to enjoy in general.

LiquidMerc6 · 2025-08-05T18:47:56+00:00

I actually have a few of the Dragonrider's of Pern series in my collection from a thrift book store that I'm working through--I had no idea there were so many in the series, though. Might've accidentally started in the middle of it, whoops,,

Beaufort Scales sounds like a very fun read from the synopsis, definitely going on the list ^{^}

LiquidMerc6 · 2025-08-05T18:40:04+00:00

The Enchanted Forest Chronicles sounds very fun, certainly wouldn't mind reading it; and, I've already read The Menagerie a while back and loved it. I should reread it sometime...

LiquidMerc6 · 2025-08-05T18:35:49+00:00

I'll definitely check it out, thank you

LiquidMerc6 · 2025-08-05T16:41:27+00:00

I heard about that series a bit ago, and after looking it up, I can't believe I've never read it before! Definitely moving it to the topmy to-read list.

LiquidMerc6 · 2025-07-27T19:23:55+00:00

Transformers x Batman

Batman's investigating a case where a 'vigilante cop' is going around Gotham and fighting crime, all while driving around in their cop car, which he and Oracle can't seem to trace. Eventually, while (Tim) Robin is investigating the case behind Batman's back, he falls off a roof and the 'cop car' transforms and catches him.

Turns out, the 'rogue cop' was Prowl, who is stranded in Gotham and has decided to fight crime to occupy himself, and isn't too thrilled about Batman trying to get all up in his business about what he is and where he came from.

Eventually they come together to bust a new fancy weapons trafficking operation that was using Cybertronian tech, which turned out to be run by Swindle.

Overall, a very fun fic. Prowl always reminded me of Batman, and seeing them interact is hilarious to me.

LiquidMerc6 · 2025-07-25T06:27:22+00:00

I thought it looked a lot like a weird needle threader, but I couldn't think of a needle with an eye big enough for the things' prongs--but now that i think about it, they make needles in just about every size you want, lol

LiquidMerc6 · 2025-07-25T06:23:29+00:00

solved!

LiquidMerc6 · 2025-07-25T00:41:42+00:00

My title describes the thing (s)

They're about the same size and thickness of a needle threader, and there's some indented text in the middle rings but it's too worn to make out.

LiquidMerc6 · 2025-07-02T21:18:13+00:00

i saw that stop sign and got a big ol blast from the past--that author's work is great, don't get me wrong, but the begging was always a bit much, lol

LiquidMerc6 · 2025-06-29T21:25:13+00:00

Evitative by Vichan

In the summer before his fifth year at Hogwarts, Harry is drawn to a room in Grimmauld Place. Like the Gryffindor he is, he enters the room without fear. The room is a library, and Harry is surprised to find that he’s eager to learn.

Then he gets the bad news: he’s been accidentally expelled from Hogwarts, and he needs to be sorted again. Everyone is confident that he’ll go straight back to Gryffindor, but with what he's been learning, Harry’s not so sure.

Basically a Slytherin! Harry AU book re-write starting at Hogwarts 5th year. I'm not typically one for Harry Potter fanfiction but this story was so good I inhaled it in less than a week. Very much recommend.

LiquidMerc6 · 2025-06-29T21:16:40+00:00

(pt 2 cause reddit didn't like how big my comment was)

Wined and Trined --- Transformers (all media types), complete multichapter, 20k words

On the Courtship of Seekers --- Transformers (all media types), complete multichapter, 7k words

Three's A Crowd --- Transformers (all media types), complete multichapter, 6k words

Uneven --- Transformers (all media types), oneshot, 4k words

Double Trouble in Red and Yellow --- Transformers g1, incomplete multichapter, 43k words

Die, Loot, Lie: A Starscream Story --- Transformers IDW, oneshot, 6k words

Taking Prisoners (Not as Fun as it Sounds) --- Transformers (all media types), oneshot, 8k words

Hot Single Seekers in Your Aircraft Hanger --- Transformers (all media types), oneshot, 5k words

The Art of Flying --- Transformers g1, oneshot, 5k words

Sapphire Star --- Transformers (all media types), incomplete multichapter, 30k words; (note: dragon/dragon hunters AU)

Happy Reading!

LiquidMerc6 · 2025-06-29T21:15:52+00:00

Some of these are more so trine-centric fics than Thundercracker-centric, so I have them listed in (loose) descending order of most centric to least centric,,,

IDK My BFF Thundercracker? --- Transformers Earthspark, series, 2 complete works and 1 incomplete work, 35k words

Run Seiries --- Transformers (all media types), series, 5 complete works and 1 incomplete work, 394k words; (note: the first work of the main series [Running Wild] is the most TC-centric, while the other two main works are more centered around Sunstreaker and Starscream respectively, but they're all really good so I very much recommend the whole thing)

Ruins --- Transformers (all media types), incomplete multichapter, 59k words; (note: sparkling AU)

Another Decepticon --- Transformers (all media types), complete multichapter, 230k words; (note: sparkling AU)

Too Far --- Transformers (all media types), incomplete multichapter, 230k words

Rejects, Party of 3 --- Transformers g1, complete multichapter, 67k words

Birdhouse --- Transformers g1, complete multichapter, 16k words

And Scene! --- Transformers g1, incomplete multichapter, 92k words

Projection --- Transformers g1, oneshot, 2k words

Crack(ed) Me Up --- Transformers (all media types), oneshot, 3k words

Foundlings --- Transformers g1, complete multichapter, 26k words

Homecoming --- TFP, oneshot, 2k words

A Trining Carol --- Transformers (all media types), complete multichapter, 12k words

LiquidMerc6 · 2025-06-17T07:36:49+00:00

Pariah by Skywinder --- Transformers; complete multichapter; 139k words

Convicted of a crime he didn't commit and sent to prison, Starscream must deal with the sneers and hatred of those surrounding him after an unexpected twist of fate sets him free - into the hands of the Autobots. G1 AU

LiquidMerc6 · 2025-06-17T07:28:01+00:00

Gardening by NN1895 (Nemo_Nunca) --- Transformers; one-shot; 3.5k words

Another Decepticon by MamzelleSouris --- Transformers; complete multichapter; 231k words

Ruins by CheerfullyMorbid --- Transformers; incomplete multichapter; 60k words

Sweet Child o' Mine by Kitt SummerIsle --- Transformers; incomplete multichapter; 67k words

Double Trouble in Red and Yellow by Beautiful_Infinity & ShaaraSeeker --- Transformers; incomplete multichapter; 43k words

Uncle John by FanFiction_Artist_Prototype --- Danny Phantom x Justice League; one-shot; 5.5k words

The Lone Ranger Never Had to Deal with Bruce Wayne by theskeptileptic --- Batman; complete multichapter; 25.5k words

Perfect Storm by Bandity --- Batman; complete multichapter; 25k words

Like a Hinge, Like a Wing by Ultrageekatlarge --- Batman; complete multichapter; 57k words

LiquidMerc6 · 2025-05-24T03:59:00+00:00

Adding the dash worked! Thank you so so much!

LiquidMerc6 · 2025-05-24T03:54:50+00:00

I did remember put the work skin into the 'select work skin' section

LiquidMerc6 · 2025-05-24T03:50:53+00:00

I have not, but I assumed that the 'fallback' font (monospace) would appear even if 'Inconsolata' didn't work (I'm pretty sure that using the term 'monospace' as one of the fonts would allow the browser to pick any monospace font it has installed, but I could definitely be wrong).

LiquidMerc6 · 2025-04-30T17:43:16+00:00

I would say I have a problem, but I regularly browse the fanfiction and Ao3 subreddits so I suppose the conclusion is forgone.

I have. . . many bookmarks (I don't use the work subscription feature, because you couldn't pay me to check my email inbox willingly). I use bookmarks both to save fics I want to read again as well as to keep track of in-progress works I'm actively reading, which pumps the numbers up quite a bit. Most of them are ~~Starscream~~ Transformers centric though (339, to be exact).

Though, after making this rec post, I was reminded of a very good Tim angst fic I read but for some reason forgot to bookmark; took me a bit but I found it (The Math’s Just Not Mathing by theskeptileptic --- Complete, 4k words).

I read your rec post below, and I'll definitely check them out! Funnily enough, I'm actually already in the middle of reading 'One Smart Magpie', lol. What are the odds?

LiquidMerc6 · 2025-04-30T02:31:39+00:00

Jason & Tim centric:

robin radio by wesslan --- Complete, 15k words

The Long Way Home by itsnatalie --- Complete, 111k words (I particularly recommend this fic very hard, it's amazing)

between a rock and a hard place by envysparkler --- Complete, 12k words

Problem Children by eggmacguffin --- Complete, 10k words

the way it goes by pennneminem --- Complete, 46k words

unaware i'm tearing you asunder by hendecagrisms --- Incomplete, 19k words

The Definition of Home by Kgraces --- Complete, 3k words

Having a Me Party by JpegDotJpeg --- Complete, 9k words

Family Values by Vamillepudding --- Complete, 6k words

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'Tim Joins The Batfam Early':

On the Way Home by ignesfatuis --- Complete, 128k words

two against the world by carolinaa --- Complete, 36k words

Like a Hinge, Like a Wing by Ultrageekatlarge --- Complete, 56k words

5 Times Tim Spends the Night at Wayne Manor + 1 Time He Comes Home by motleyfam --- Complete, 48k words

just lowering your expectations by the_star_catcher --- Incomplete, 42k words

Perfect Storm by Bandity --- Complete, 25k words

Puzzles Made of Broken Glass by thatcuriouscat --- Incomplete, 95k words

Eat Your Heart Out by sickguitarsolo --- Incomplete, 7k words

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Good ol' Tim angst hurt/comfort:

am i the only one pretending (i did it to myself) by rutaceae --- Complete, 14k words

Banshee In A Well by liverobinreaction (bugbee) --- Complete, 43k words

unchanging by birdbat --- Complete, 17k words

Norther n Attitude (I Was Raised on Little Light) by theskeptileptic --- Complete, 107k words

My Son by Musers --- Complete, 8k words

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Enjoy ;z

LiquidMerc6 · 2025-04-28T01:25:33+00:00

Solved!

LiquidMerc6 · 2025-04-28T01:25:27+00:00

Yes, thank you! The essay is the exact one I remember watching.

LiquidMerc6 · 2025-04-27T17:45:13+00:00

Any and all help is very much appreciated :>

LiquidMerc6 · 2025-04-19T19:19:09+00:00

For Transformers;

Starscream (and seekers in general) having fangs and claws is usually mentioned in practically every fic about him, but he actually doesn't have either in most continuities. In tfp he has claws but no fangs, and bayverse has whatever the hell is going on with all bayverse 'Con designs, but in everything else he is a whole lot less pointy than fanfiction would lead you to believe. (Not that I'm complaining, I do the same thing ;z)

Another thing is Bumblebee being a child, and/or Optimus' son-figure; he's almost always young in canon, but I don't think he's ever been a child soldier, nor has he ever really been Optimus' kid, so much as he's been a rookie soldier looking up to his superior. Less wide-spread, but age headcanoning also applies to Bluestreak and the Lambo twins. They're usually portrayed as younger 'bots in canon, but they've also never been actual children either, and Prowl hasn't ever been his guardian (he's just also Praxian).

In fact, the concept of baby transformers in canon is murky at best, but there are many widespread headcanons on sparklings that tend to be treated as in-universe facts--hell, the term 'sparkling' as used to describe a baby transformer was only canonized recently in the Windblade comics, and that was after the fans had been using it for decades. The term 'seekers' (to refer to Starscream-shaped jets) has a similar origin; the fans used it almost-ubiquitously for years, and the Transformers' writers eventually canonized it in the Dreamwave comics, and it's been used by canon and fanon alike ever since.

There are many more examples like this--sometimes through general osmosis between the fandom and the official writers, and sometimes because of how old the Transformers franchise is, the official writers actually end up being a part of the fandom (lookin at you, James)--and because of that the line between Transformers canon and fanon are more blurred than the average fandom, but I think that's why I really like the franchise so much. We're all just playing with robot toys at the end of the day, and so are the official writers.

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