More or Less... Bonding Time
Fics where the (widespread) existence of bonds impacts the lives of the characters, in various ways (mostly minor to moderate):
Soul mates
(A/B/O / Shifter) Pack Bonds
Sentinel/Guide
(Occasional strong (non-canon) relationships that divert the timeline)
EtcOften involve minor crossover (elements/characters)
Usually relationship-focused (background canon-ish)
(Plot-focused, with background bonds - for the bonds themselves see magic_bonds)
(Closed, Moderated)
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Life is normal for Tony—Gibbs is a bastard, Bishop is annoyingly enthusiastic, Senior is playing the part of a good father, and Tim is Tim. Their newest case even seems normal—a marine shot in the head three times. Only it turns out the victim is a shaman, and the case gets tangled in the Talent community. Tony has avoided magic since he turned twelve and his shaman father kicked him out of the house, not that Senior wants anyone to know he’s a shaman. No, that would damage his reputation. As the case gets more complicated, Tony’s masks and his history start to unravel.
Gibbs has always cared about Tony, but his patience is at an end. No matter what Gibbs says or does, Tony will not pull his head out of his ass and take care of himself. Gibbs feels helpless—like he’s on the front lines with a fellow Marine self-destructing in slow motion, and there’s nothing he can do. The fact that it’s Tony falling apart just makes it all worse. All he can do is push on and hope that Tony is strong enough to survive. Gibbs can’t do anything else because there’s no way to protect Tony, at least that’s what he assumes until a new shaman pushes into his case and changes everything—including how Gibbs sees Tony.
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08 Nov 2025
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(M=themes of abuse & manipulation)
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Red Robin: Into the Timverse by BootyCrusade
Fandom Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Batman and Robin (Comics), DC Extended Universe, DCU, DCU (Comics), Justice League - All Media Types, Red Robin (Comics)
15 Apr 2024
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08 May 2024
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After a run-in with some hi-tech goons, Tim wakes up in a universe where Bruce enjoys his company. Where Jason never died, where Dick never gave Robin to a murderous Demon Brat who, it seemed, wasn’t even around.
He goes to sleep, happy.
And wakes up back in his original world, where he feels like a ghost among the living, forgotten and cold and alone.
The one where Tim switches between worlds whenever he falls asleep.
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Jason finds a packless Omega puppy going into heat after an Ivy breakout. He adopts it.
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The Fates' Designs (are not for our eyes) by galkyrie
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Red Robin (Comics), Red Hood and the Outlaws (Comics)
15 Mar 2025
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"It's funny, Tim thinks, how he never wonders about his soulmate until he's bleeding out under the stars."
A story about soulmates, and how finding their way to one another was never going to run smooth.
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After losing his first Gifted, Grace, Balance Danny Williams thought he would never agree to another matching. His thirteen year old daughter made him change his mind. Like most things in Danny's life, the first meeting with his intended new Gifted doesn't really go according to plan...
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- Part 2 of Gifteds and Balances Verse
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16 Jul 2025
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(S/M: mentions; brief, near-end - short section; just before & between two breaks; up to second break)