WakingNightmares
Fandoms
Recent works
-
I Tried So Hard, And Got So Far (In The End, It Didn't Even Matter) by WakingNightmares
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
11 Jun 2026
Tags
Summary
Will shows up to the hospital with flowers and chocolate, the night after Joey -who lives one apartment down from Sheila -tells him Sheila went to the hospital.
He's cleaned up as best he can, combed his hair, wearing his least worn jeans, a green button down -unbuttoned, because he's trying to look nice, not like a geek -and he even made it a point to clean his work boots.
-
Don't Try To Fix Me (I'm Fine In The Fire) by WakingNightmares for Processpending
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU
10 Jun 2026
Tags
Summary
Dick wakes to a high-pitched whining noise, a noise of pain, coming from beside him. And he moves without thinking, rolling over towards the noise.
It's Jason -because of course it's Jason, Batman never made noise like that -a thin, pained sound filling the room. And Dick can't help but panic.
Series
-
I'll Build You Back (Somehow) by WakingNightmares for Processpending
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
08 Jun 2026
Tags
Summary
Jason gives him an exasperated look as they get to the front door. “Seriously, Dick. I’m fine. Promise. I’ve had a helluva lot worse than this, and still managed a patrol, with a lot less sleep than this. I’ll take it easy, keep the ass-kickin’ to a minimum tonight, alright?” He says with a grin. And fuck the things Dick would do for that grin. It erases the hard edges, the cold and calculating Red Hood, leaving behind a mischievous looking young man, rather than a younger version of Bruce.
So he sighs. “Fine. Just call me if you need anything, okay? I’m gonna be in town for a few days anyways, until we get this Two-Face thing figured out, so it’s not like it’s out of my way,” Dick says as he steps outside into the driveway. “Besides, it’d be nice to hang out more often.”
Jason gives Dick an unsure look, and for a moment, Dick can feel his heart sink a bit. Did Jason not enjoy their breakfast? Dick had intruded, to be fair, but Jason had seemed to enjoy -
“Yeah? You wanna hang?”
-
Sell Me Down River (First Help Me Sell My Soul) by WakingNightmares
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
05 Jun 2026
Tags
Summary
He isn't entirely sure how he pulls himself to his feet.
He can't remember how he got out of the burning, bombed out rubble.
He doesn't think about where he's going, or what he's doing.
He just… walks.
And walks.
-
Swing At Sorrow ('Til I've Got No Fight) by WakingNightmares
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
22 Apr 2026
Tags
Summary
Bruce is… well, he's speeding. Even for him.
The boys are at the Manor. For the first time in months. And not even just in the Cave, but the actual Manor. Jason hasn't been there, aside from the family dinners that Alfred guilts him into, for at least six months, and Dick only shows up slightly more often, usually just for pre- and post-mission reports.
Series
Recent series
-
I've Given Every Piece Of Me (And I'm Breathing) by WakingNightmares
Fandom Batman - All Media Types, DCU
10 Jun 2026
- Words:
- 50,667
- Works:
- 2
- Bookmarks:
- 457
-
I'm Feeling High And Low (Falling Off The Edge) by WakingNightmares
Fandom Batman - All Media Types
22 Apr 2026
- Words:
- 21,155
- Works:
- 3
- Bookmarks:
- 55
-
The Archives of Gotham by WakingNightmares
Fandom Batman - All Media Types, The Magnus Archives (Podcast)
02 Apr 2026
- Words:
- 10,841
- Works:
- 3
- Bookmarks:
- 47
-
- Words:
- 43,851
- Works:
- 8
- Bookmarks:
- 542
-
WakingNightmares Whumptober 2025 by WakingNightmares
Fandom Batman - All Media Types, Batman: Arkham (Video Games), DCU, The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
29 Oct 2025
- Words:
- 50,461
- Works:
- 25
- Bookmarks:
- 15
Recent bookmarks
-
Tags
Summary
On the fourth day, it becomes clear that Joe is organizing something—more muscle than usual, a few more Black Mask affiliates than there should be. The few glimpses of Joe that Dick gets, he’s on his phone, speaking rapidly and gesturing emphatically.
On the fifth day, everything is quiet. No one comes, no one goes.
On the sixth day, Tim calls Dick: they’re not sure where Jason is. And yeah, maybe that’s just normal, and they’re not panicking yet. But they’re not sure where he is. And they’re about to start looking.
And on the seventh day, Bruce shows up at his door with Jason standing next to him, pale and hacking out a cough, putting too much weight on Bruce’s shoulder, and says: “I need to ask you a favor.”
OR
Dick is supposed to be on a boring stakeout assignment. Jason complicates that.
OR
“I’LL TAKE CARE OF YOU.” “IT’S ROTTEN WORK.” “NOT TO ME. NOT IF IT’S YOU.”
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 21,854
- Chapters:
- 3/3
- Comments:
- 100
- Kudos:
- 1,092
- Bookmarks:
- 348
- Hits:
- 12,667
Bookmarked by WakingNightmares
11 Jun 2026
-
Tags
Summary
Jason seals his death with a hug. When Bruce offers him a chance at a fragment of the life he has lost, Jason hates how quickly he loses his resolve. Now that the Red Hood has stopped killing, he’s not going to survive much longer. But Jason can’t bring himself to regret his choice.
Series
- Part 20 of Whumptober 2023
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 3,346
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Collections:
- 4
- Comments:
- 44
- Kudos:
- 841
- Bookmarks:
- 124
- Hits:
- 5,639
Bookmarked by WakingNightmares
06 Jun 2026
-
Tags
Summary
Jason is struck by a paralytic while fighting off the League of Assassins. When Batman finds him, he expects to be carted off to Arkham. But instead of taking advantage of Hood’s weakened state, Bruce takes Jason back to a safehouse to dress his wounds.
Series
- Part 6 of Jason Todd Week 2025
- Part 5 of Whumpuary 2025
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 2,932
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Collections:
- 2
- Comments:
- 34
- Kudos:
- 879
- Bookmarks:
- 121
- Hits:
- 6,883
Bookmarked by WakingNightmares
05 Jun 2026
-
Tags
Summary
From the very beginning, it had been exceedingly clear that Jason was at Wayne Manor to be Robin. College was simply not in the cards. So, when Jason finds himself sneaking off to go to English Literature lectures at GothamU, it’s only a matter of time until it comes crashing down.
Series
- Part 5 of Jason Todd Week 2025
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 6,396
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 68
- Kudos:
- 1,177
- Bookmarks:
- 237
- Hits:
- 6,020
Bookmarked by WakingNightmares
05 Jun 2026
-
Tags
Summary
It was Robin or foster care, but that doesn't mean that Jason doesn't want to be Robin. If only Bruce could stop with the constant tests. (How exactly is he supposed to guess which hoodie Bruce wants him to choose?)
Series
- Part 2 of Batfamily Week 2025
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 1,875
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 49
- Kudos:
- 642
- Bookmarks:
- 80
- Hits:
- 3,441
Bookmarked by WakingNightmares
05 Jun 2026