Top 25 Long DC Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length DC fics — 50,000–100,000 words.
Supergirl In Training
by wtfoctagon
Lena Luthor doesn't plan to have any kids. Or to get married, even, really. After the revelation that she is actually of Luthor blood after all, she's quite set on ending the family line with her and not taking the risk of any more drama. Then Lorelai L. Danvers crashes into her life, claiming to be
there's a big old moon shining down at night
by Jazzfordshire
The mechanic isn’t just pretty – she’s muscular. And sweaty. And broad. Her shoulders are wider than they look at first glance, and as she reaches up to remove her hat and wipe at her brow with her forearm, Lena can see her bicep flex.Lena tries very hard not to be affected by that, or by the adora
Robins and Other Flightless Birds
by Ionaperidot
It begins with another Bruce, looking around his cave and asking, “So where are the kids?”Bruce has never thought about having a family before. But once the idea occurs to him, it's hard to think about anything else.
A Long Way From Home (And No Way Back)
by Vivia_wants_boba
“Oh,” the kid says, head turning to look back at the bathroom. “It’s fine. I’ve got it figured out.”Dick’s face pulls to a pinched expression, shaking his head slowly. “As much as I’d love to believe you, I can’t. That stuff can’t just be emptied down the drain.”The kid’s own face scrunches this tim
The Unsteady Retirement of One Mr Peter Benjamin Parker
by aestorian
After the world forgot him, Peter kept fighting. He was Spider-Man after all. But as the villains get worse and the heroes dwindle, Peter finally grows tired. Hasn't he done his time? He's never once shirked the responsibility forced upon him. Never once has he put himself first.Eventually, the stra
heroism is a full time job
by unicyclehippo
With her brother after her life yet again, Lena Luthor requests the protection of Supergirl until they can figure out who he's hired to kill her and how to bring them down.
Annabeth and the Nine Step Career Plan
by feeling_the_aster_9145
Annabeth Chase does not accept limitations. Everyone knows that. If she wants something, no matter how impossible, she will find a way to make it happen. Though, perhaps she will allow Bruce Wayne and his ridiculous paranoia-induced company restrictions a small portion of the credit.Actually… now th
Green, through and through
by another_fucking_robin
A spell goes wrong on Titan and Peter Parker ends up in a lazarus machine in Gotham. Every bat is chomping at the bit to adopt the tiny zombie boy, but they're just a tad bit distracted with a new spider-themed vigilante running around. inspired by dark matter by mysterycyclone, peter the pizza guy
I'm not a villain, I swear!
by CoyoteFang1987
Tim wakes up in a world in which Batman doesn't exist. And by consequence, the Robins never became heroes.Dick is a Talon, Jason is Red Hood (a villain), and Damian is a League of Assassins assassin. And Tim apparently is a hero called Draken, who, frankly, sucks at being a hero.And in this weird al
Late Bloomer
by annacec
Kara had never really been that interested in sex. She didn’t dislike it or anything, just never really understood what all the fuss was about. Eliza had fondly called her “a late bloomer” which Kara had accepted as the truth, not wanting to face the ideas of what it could be otherwise. She kissed b
In For a Penny
by Cdelphiki
25 is too young to be a Dad. That's what Bruce thought when Talia dropped off this baby she claimed was his. Add to that a jealous 11-year-old Dick, and Bruce has his hands full. What does one even do with a baby? Why does this baby scowl so much? And when on earth is Talia coming back?
Precedent
by Cdelphiki
Bruce thought his family was complete. Sure, Dick might be mad at him and ignoring all his calls, and Damian mad about Dick not returning calls, but that didn't change anything. His family was complete, even if they weren't talking to each other.Then a scrawny little kid jacked his tires, and Bruce
Running Headlong into My Arms
by gleesquid
Bruce doesn’t like to credit one thing for saving his life, but if he did, it would be Haly’s Circus that Friday night in September, just as summer was beginning to die.(He'll always be a sucker for kids with sad eyes, no parents, and more fight than the world knows what to do with.) Or: in a univer
Take the Heat Out of Me
by quipquipquip
Lost Days!Jason trolls Officer Grayson!Dick in Blüdhaven. Dick counter-trolls with the power of love. (It's super effective.)
Look What You Made Me Do
by Kiatana6
Lila made good on her promise. Marinette has lost all her friends. Though she has found friendship with Chloe. But you know the good thing about having nothing? You get to stop caring. So if Lila wants a little monster to cry about....well she's going to get one. But closing yourself off is a slippe
The Longer You Stay
by emiv
Bruce Wayne was never meant to be part of Selina’s clean slate. Then again, neither were a circus boy, a street rat or a rich kid. For a girl who didn’t like strings, Selina found herself getting attached.
Batman's Not So Little Family
by Raven_WitchTales
For a man that says he "works alone," he sure has a lot of partners. Doesn't mean most people know that though. And he'd prefer it stay that way.It all starts with a minor mission in Bludhaven with Green Arrow and the Flash, where they get some help from Nightwing, a local vigilante they've grown to
Watch The Eyes
by finallyaniguana
A soulmate au between two superheroes across the atlantic. ones a very angry boy with a history of assassins and the other is the embodiment of sunshine with a history of baking. they make it work, but first they gotta find each other.
Take Me Out
by Petroica
Four years on from his brutal escape, Dick Grayson has managed to carve out a simple, if a little lonely, life for himself – that is until he meets the imposing but kind hearted “successful businessman” Jason Todd.Four years on from the incident at the Court of Owls, Batman finally has a lead and wr
My baby, my baby (you're my baby, say it to me)
by sstar2000
In the chaos of Thanos' snap, Peter Parker is reduced to golden dust, and his soul is snagged by the Soul Stone.Torn from his world, he's hurled into another universe and reincarnated as his parent's son yet again.And Peter finally has a chance to have a normal life.... hopefully.But why does it see
The Reluctant Queen
by December_Daughter (AnExtraordinaryMuse)
Oliver Queen's life is irrevocably changed the day Felicity Smoak sets foot in his office. And it has surprisingly little to do with the fact that the first time they meet, she's blackmailing him into a marriage.The Bratva didn't prepare him for this (and Digg is never going to let him forget it).
Don't Hold Your Breath
by frozenpotions
“Hey, Bruce,” he said tentatively. “You have a lot of casual sex, right?”Bruce raised one delicate eyebrow. “Mr. Kent,” he said slowly, amusement curling around the words, “are you calling me easy?”(or: Not quite fresh out of a divorce, Clark attempts to have a hot girl summer. It goes well until it
Freshly cut grass on a perfect sunny day
by SumOfAllThings
Dick had the sort of scent that made people take notice. When we walked by even betas would stare. He was beautiful too. Like on another level gorgeous. The man possessed the sort of features that the rich paid millions to try to emulate. His sparkling sapphire blue eyes were framed by thick, curlin
Brace For Impact
by Vixx2pointOh
Felicity Smoak hated mysteries.The sinking of the Gambit was one she thought she could solve four years after it went down.But when her helicopter crashes on Lian Yu she finds more than she bargained for.Or Tarzan meets Beauty & the Beast meets Castaway meets Olicity meets Winter Soldier//complete
Baby, I'll Be Your Huckleberry
by ThePackWantstheD
In which Jason and Tim develop a relationship when Jason first becomes Robin. It changes everything while at the same time changing absolutely nothing.
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About This List
This list of 25long DC fanfics spans 1,797,890 total words. Kudos range from 4,064 on the newest entries to 16,431 on the most established. 76% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (7 of 25 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Family · Dick Grayson is a Talon · Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics · Angst.
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