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pluralstories2025-06-16 06:47 pm
lb_lee) wrote in pluralstories2025-06-16 06:47 pm
Entry tags:
- 1+:abuse:not mentioned,
- 1+:people:imaginary friends,
- 1+:people:nonhumans,
- 1+:relationships:friendship,
- access:backed up,
- access:lb local copy,
- access:online,
- access:screenreadable,
- audience:adults,
- audience:teens,
- genre:fanfiction,
- genre:fantasy/supernatural,
- genre:superhero,
- length:short,
- medium:writing,
- price:free,
- time:2020s
in the shadows, by Kieron_ODuibhir (Batman fanfic, 2020- )
"How long have you known I wasn’t real?"
Blurb: The adventures of Batman, an eldritch imaginary friend who has sadly outlived the child who first imagined him. What does he do now, especially now that Superman's figured it out?
Why is it worth your time?: This is an impressively original interpretation of Batman that explains so many things about the character in such a delightful way. (Why is he able to do so many things a regular human can't? Why does his cape change in shape and size so? How is he still doing this after so many decades? Because he isn't actually human.) Reading about spooky asocial protector-of-children Batman building relationships despite his lack of humanness is heartwarming. This story is especially fun to read paired with Trippe's Something Terrible.
Plural/1+ Tags: abuse not mentioned, imaginary friends, nonhumans (eldritch nightmare monster thingy?), friendship
Content Warnings: contain spoilers; see comments
Accessibility Notes: Free to read and screenreadable on Ao3 and also backed-up on archive.org!
Blurb: The adventures of Batman, an eldritch imaginary friend who has sadly outlived the child who first imagined him. What does he do now, especially now that Superman's figured it out?
Why is it worth your time?: This is an impressively original interpretation of Batman that explains so many things about the character in such a delightful way. (Why is he able to do so many things a regular human can't? Why does his cape change in shape and size so? How is he still doing this after so many decades? Because he isn't actually human.) Reading about spooky asocial protector-of-children Batman building relationships despite his lack of humanness is heartwarming. This story is especially fun to read paired with Trippe's Something Terrible.
Plural/1+ Tags: abuse not mentioned, imaginary friends, nonhumans (eldritch nightmare monster thingy?), friendship
Content Warnings: contain spoilers; see comments
Accessibility Notes: Free to read and screenreadable on Ao3 and also backed-up on archive.org!