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What is DC fanfiction?
DC fandom on AO3 orbits Gotham. The Batfamily is the archive's great found-family engine — batkid age reversals, Jason Todd resurrection processing, 'Tim Drake runs on coffee and spite' — and comics canon's incoherence is treated as creative license rather than obstacle. Identity-porn (in the classic sense: secret identities generating dramatic irony) works better here than anywhere else in fiction, because everyone is somebody else at least once.
DC fanfiction is fan-created stories set in the DC Comics universe. With over 175,000 works on Archive of Our Own, DC is one of the most popular fandoms in the fanfiction community.
These stories explore beloved characters like Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Dick Grayson, Tim Drake, and many more. Writers create everything from short one-shots to epic novel-length adventures, exploring relationships, alternate universes, and "what if" scenarios.
Most Popular DC Fanfics
These are the highest-rated DC stories on AO3, ranked by kudos from readers.
Operation: OnlyHeroes
by spectrajimmykey
What would do if you were offered a job at the Hall of Justice or the Avengers Tower, only to find out it's an OnlyFans content house? Well, that's the protagonist's life right now, Toby Williams. He's a bit of a mild-mannered everyman and cliched college student, dreaming to be a hero when he grew
Batman: More than Meets the Eye
by DarthVorath
For many years, Batman has defended Gotham City, making many foes and a few allies. But throughout those years, he has encountered things (and even people) that feel as if they have come from outside of Gotham... and outside of Earth (and we're not talking about the guy from Metropolis). In this col
Murder Takes Two
by saltwaterselkie
“Sooooo there’s this dead body,” Steph says, as if this is a perfectly normal way to start a conversation over comms.---Or: When Steph and Cass discover the body of a murder victim during what was supposed to be a routine patrol, Oracle and the Batgirls must track down an old enemy they suspect is t
Wonder Woman: The Sting Of Strife (Part 60)
by SupergirlZorEl2
Read the previous parts of my Wonder Woman AU first: https://archiveofourown.org/series/5834451W An apple surely cannot have much power, but a Golden Apple, that just might. A new villain has emerged, but the WonderFam do not know of her existence, till they feel something utterly heartbreaking. A s
A Tale of Two Cowls
by Sn00ky
It's been forever since Bruce Wayne's run as Batman, and there's been many Bats since. Gotham city is sick, and it always has been, but maybe it just needs to up its dosage. How will the city fare with not one, but two Bats prowling the streets? How will two Bats reconcile sharing the cowl? Will the
Unexpected Visits
by oliveoily
It's only his third heat ever. Jon's not sure that he wants company for something so private, but Damian was a human with no secondary gender of his own, so it should be fine. Right?
After
by theasexuwhalestuff
Dick's words don't just haunt Bruce — they force Selina to confront her own silence. In the quiet of their bedroom, two people who have survived each other begin the difficult work of telling the whole truth.
Batman’s Marvellous Encounters
by Nightbane
A series of crossover shorts following Batman and his encounters with the many beautiful women of the Marvel Universe
A Little Star-Struck
by DeepInLOve_MARS
One kiss, one stolen phone number, and Danny's suddenly a lot more motivated to get into Gotham University. He blames Robin entirely.
Weird Tales of Supergirl and the Legion of Superheroes
by PutBrainiac5inASnowglobeAndShakeIt
Under the auspices of the omniscient superintelligence Computo, the Legion of Superheroes drive the universe forward to utopia. If even the Legionnaires who have spent their whole lives in the United Planets struggle to find a place in this brave new world, what hope is there for Supergirl?
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by thewrittenpodcast
written as a birthday gift for my sister <3 When Nightwing is framed for a murder that puts his identity is on the line, the last thing Detective Dick Grayson needs is to get put on the case and partnered up with the detective who's been investigating Nightwing for the past two years... except that'
Azrael Annuals Literary Remake
by EB_Consortium
No summary provided.
Mistress Zannah
by Anonymous
Just some smutty AI written chapters featuring Darth Zannah, who I personally find to be one of the sexiest Sith lords, having fun and enslaving women from all over the multiverse with her beauty and Force powers, enslaving them as part of her harem
Trust Me.
by amageish
Lena just hopes that, despite everything, she can prove herself worthy of Supergirl's trust. AKA the same SuperCorp ficlet in five different canons/continuities
Can You Read My Mind?
by NiteWrighter
Superman's super-hearing picks up on Lois being captured by Task Force X and being held prisoner in the impenetrable underground fortress complex known as "Command D." Between its lead lining, red omega lamps, and various other unknown defenses, the only way Superman can get through it is with someo
Birdwatching
by Asidian
He spots the robin on a tree branch maybe thirty feet away, and Tim, grinning, goes to adjust the settings on the binoculars. It's exactly then that he realizes what's behind the bird. Because from here, on the third story and at just this angle, there's no treeline to block his view. Behind the lit
Lesser Evil
by Zakharie
Ultraman's ties to Lex Luthor are finally severed, but now he must contend with an equally pressing threat to his freedom. "Nearly a week had passed since Ultraman became stranded on the planet Colu. His wounds had healed but his heart still ached for the life he left behind. Try as he might, he had
I think I fell for the hot bird. Where can I get his number?
by DeepInLOve_MARS
Danny Fenton didn't come to Gotham looking for trouble. He went to visit a friend and maybe scope out the new city he was considering moving. Instead he got mugged, rescued, and thoroughly charmed by a masked vigilante with excellent aim and an even better smile. He was in so much trouble.
In too deep
by Grim519
Just when you're about to give up you meet Nightwing and everything changes.
Fractured Legacy
by Xionn7
Seth, 13 ans, n'avait aucune envie de devenir un ange. Encore moins de combattre Batman. Mais l'un après l'autre, les enfants orphelins de Gotham s'éveille à d'étranges pouvoirs divins et commence à réduire les criminels en cendre, guidés par une voix dans leur tête. Faut-il les laisser faire de Got
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Popular DC Ships
SuperBat
Bruce Wayne/Clark Kent
The World's Finest duo - Batman and Superman, whose contrasting approaches to heroism create both tension and deep mutual respect.
45,000 works →
BirdFlash
Dick Grayson/Wally West
The first Robin and the first Kid Flash, best friends and founding Teen Titans who grew up together as heroes.
35,000 works →
JayTim
Jason Todd/Tim Drake
The second and third Robins, whose complicated relationship evolved from antagonism to understanding as they both carried Batman's legacy.
28,000 works →
WonderBat
Bruce Wayne/Diana Prince
Batman and Wonder Woman, two of DC's most iconic heroes whose warrior spirits and dedication to justice create a powerful bond.
22,000 works →
BatJokes
Joker/Bruce Wayne
Batman and the Joker have spent eighty years locked in a mutually obsessive dance that canon repeatedly frames in romantic language — 'you complete me' is barely subtext. Fic explores what happens when the world's greatest detective admits the obsession runs both ways.
14,000 works →
SuperCorp
Kara Danvers/Lena Luthor
A Super and a Luthor becoming best friends was Supergirl's most charged storyline, complete with office flower deliveries, constant heroic rescues, and a secret-identity betrayal arc that played like a breakup. The show never made it canon; the fandom made it enormous anyway.
17,000 works →
Harlivy
Harley Quinn/Poison Ivy
Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy went from animated-series gal pals to fully canon wives, one of comics' great slow-motion victories. Ivy is the steady ground Harley found after escaping the Joker, and DC's Harley Quinn show finally let them say it out loud.
9,000 works →
TimKon
Tim Drake/Conner Kent
Robin and Superboy were Young Justice-era best friends so close that Tim tried to clone Conner back to life after he died. That grief arc, plus decades of teen-team camaraderie, made them the Batfamily's most enduring ship beyond the brothers themselves.
8,000 works →
JayDick
Dick Grayson/Jason Todd
The first and second Robins are mirror images: the golden boy who left and the angry kid who died. Not related by blood and often estranged in canon, they orbit each other through resentment, rivalry, and reluctant care that fandom reads as something hotter.
9,000 works →
BatCat
Selina Kyle/Bruce Wayne
Batman and Catwoman's rooftop romance has run since 1940: the thief he can never quite arrest, the hero she can never quite corrupt. From The Batman's noir flirtation to the comics' near-wedding, they remain DC's most iconic almost-couple.
5,000 works →
Olicity
Oliver Queen/Felicity Smoak
Felicity Smoak was meant to be a one-episode IT girl on Arrow; her babbling chemistry with Oliver Queen rewrote the entire series. The brooding vigilante and his genius hacker went from unrequited workplace crush to marriage, dominating Arrowverse fic throughout the show's run.
11,000 works →
ColdFlash
Leonard Snart/Barry Allen
Captain Cold and the Flash had a gentleman's agreement in canon: no killing, no unmasking, and an awful lot of drawled nicknames. Wentworth Miller played every scene with Barry like a seduction, and the fandom simply took the hint.
6,000 works →
DickKory
Dick Grayson/Koriand'r
Nightwing and Starfire were the defining romance of the New Teen Titans era, an alien princess of open passion paired with Batman's emotionally guarded first son. Fic spans comics continuity, the animated series, and Titans-show timelines.
3,000 works →
BatLantern
Hal Jordan/Bruce Wayne
The Justice League's cocky test pilot and its paranoid strategist antagonize each other in every shared panel, including a famous punch. BatLantern fandom turns Hal's fearlessness and Bruce's control issues into a magnetic opposites dynamic.
2,500 works →
Clois
Clark Kent/Lois Lane
Comics' original power couple: the fearless reporter and the alien who writes beside her under glasses and a byline. Across comics, Smallville, and every screen Superman, fic returns to the newsroom where Lois fell for the man before learning about the cape.
4,000 works →
TimSteph
Tim Drake/Stephanie Brown
Robin and Spoiler dated on rooftops, broke up over secrets, died, came back, and never quite stopped orbiting each other. Comics fandom treasures the only Batfamily romance that began as two teenagers in homemade costumes solving the same case.
2,000 works →
JayRoy
Jason Todd/Roy Harper
The dead Robin and the recovering addict archer headlined Red Hood and the Outlaws as DC's poster boys for second chances. Fic leans on their canon road-trip camaraderie, two discarded sidekicks keeping each other alive out of sheer spite.
2,500 works →
WonderTrev
Diana Prince/Steve Trevor
The pilot who crashed off Themyscira taught Wonder Woman about mankind and died saving it, leaving Diana a century of mourning. Fic resurrects Steve endlessly, refusing the watch-and-photograph ending the films left her with.
2,000 works →
HalBarry
Hal Jordan/Barry Allen
The Silver Age's best friends, a hotshot Lantern and a punctual forensic scientist, have decades of canon road trips, team-ups, and mutual resurrections. Fandom upgrades comics' most enduring friendship into an easy, sunlit romance.
2,000 works →
JonDami
Jonathan Kent/Damian Wayne
The Super Sons grew up solving cases as sunshine-and-stab-happy best friends, and the fandom aged with them toward romance — usually post-Jon's controversial aging-up. The assassin-raised Robin and Kansas-hearted Superboy mirror their fathers' iconic contrast.
2,500 works →
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many DC fanfics are on AO3?
There are over 175,000 DC fanfiction works on Archive of Our Own, making it one of the platform's largest fandoms.
What are the best DC ships?
Popular DC pairings include SuperBat, BirdFlash, JayTim. Each ship has thousands of dedicated stories exploring their relationship.
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