Top 25 One-Shot DC Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length DC fics — short stories under 10,000 words.
In Love With Justice
by PlotsOfCoffee
Batman is notorious for his secretive ways, so when the Justice League meets someone he associates with, they naturally have questions. The questions continue to pile up when it’s clear that Batman is rather. . . close to him. Or the Justice League thinks Batman and Nightwing are dating.
Release Your Inhibitions
by Just_here_for_a_laugh
When a burst of toxin hits Wonder Woman, Superman, and Batman the JLA rushes them to the Watchtower medbay. As Wonder Woman and Superman wake up it becomes clear that this gas makes its victims lose their inhibitions, and the team shudders to think what the Dark Knight will do with no reservations a
Odd One, or, Wally's Mysterious Boyfriend
by TheWitchBoy
Wally's new boyfriend is kind of odd.No, okay, scratch that.Wally's new boyfriend is super odd and it’s been driving Barry nuts.
it feels like the first time
by Jazzfordshire
“Wait. You don’t – what do you mean, you don’t ‘get there’?”“You know,” Lena blushes, stirring her cappuccino awkwardly with her pinkie. “Orgasm. I just don’t…do that.”“You don’t orgasm,” Sam says flatly, looking increasingly horrified. Lena starts to feel more and more self-conscious about her admi
You didn’t know?
by heytheresunshine
Nightwing joins the Justice League, and the team learns something new about their resident Bat.
moving in stereo
by TheResurrectionist
Clark closed his eyes, wincing. “Your children have some…guests.”“Tell me something I don’t know.” Bruce muttered, setting aside the tablet.“No, I mean…I think all of them, um. Have a guest, tonight.”
Rumour, Rumour
by Driverpicksthemooseic
If there's one thing that Gotham as a whole can agree on, it's that Nightwing and the Red Hood are obviously hopelessly in love.
Detective Work
by Bekkoni
Wally finds Superman and Batman's friendship odd. Naturally, he investigates and finds a lot more than he bargained for.
#SoftRobin
by mistolez
Lesbian and proud @Jackie_Kellyguys, I almost got mugged in Gotham and @Robin saved me. he offered to walk me home and while this Robin doesn’t really do that, the others sometimes did so I figured it was safe enough. and guys, we call him the Angry Robin™ but he was actually super nice??|Lesbian an
Multilingual
by Lady_of_Lorule
“How many languages do you speak?” Zatanna asked him curiously.“A lot,” he replied vaguely.The magician was not deterred by his laconic answer. “What was your first language?”“Not English.”...The team (especially Artemis) tries to figure out how many languages Robin can speak.
Illogically?
by Kiwiles01
The boy looked up and stopped writing instantly."Dad!" Exclaimed the boy, who seemed to be scared and pale. "Oh God""Dad?" Lantern gasped, staring at the Flash with his mouth open. “Did he call him dad?”“Impossible,” Flash denied. “We imagine it” Or when the Justice League meets the Batfamily and th
Grinning Shadow of the Bat
by TheWitchBoy
It was just a notice that Batman had decided to approve them for Watchtower access (on more than an emergency basis). Which meant they would be meeting the Bat’s coworkers, face to face, for the first time.It was cool, sure. But it also didn’t warrant the impish cackle Tim had just been on the recei
Dick and Wally's Bogus Journey
by pupeez4eva
"OH MY GOD, UNCLE BARRY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH BATMAN?!" - In which Flash!Wally and Batman!Dick travel to the past, misunderstandings ensue, and the team is thoroughly freaked out. BirdFlash.
Hey, Are You Lena Luthor?
by gveret
Those first words a soulmate is destined to say to you are supposed to be magical, indescribable, life changing. But for Lena Luthor, they're just an everyday occurrence.(In which Lena has the most infuriatingly mundane soul mark.)
coming to the wrong conclusions
by impravidus
Nightwing has his hands outstretched, his palms opening and closing exaggeratedly.Red Hood shakes his head. “I am not gonna—”“Just one?” Nightwing interjects sweetly. “Please please please?”“You are such an idiot—”“Just ooone. C’mon, Hood. Don’t these arms look so warm and inviting?”“Inviting for a
knockoff bat
by impravidus
5 times people noticed batman was acting differently + the 1 time someone found out why (+ the time someone finds the real batman)
Hey, Romeo. I want a divorce.
by impravidus
“So you’re telling me,” Jason says slowly, “that you just happened to forget to tell me that you’re married and to my brother?”Roy gulps. “In my defense, we were really, really drunk.”
yourself or someone like you
by suzukiblu
"Crap!" the food truck worker shrieks in alarm. "Don't hurt him, Superman, he's just a kid!"Clark . . . pauses, then looks up from the kid that he is currently pinning into the street as said kid struggles underneath him."'Hurt him'?" he asks in reflexive confusion, and then realizes how batting a t
want the world to know
by eyes_to_the_sky
“Yes!” Jon almost yelps. “Damian, your family is probably the size of my entire class! And all of them know how to kill me in like, twenty different ways!”“Maybe thirty.”
Curiosity killed the cat, conspiracy killed the cape
by faithms
Tim continues on his way, past Bruce before B lightly grabs his arm.Tilting their heads in sync making some others at the table shiver, "Red Robin. Is something wrong?"Which at least calms down Superman and the other league members who looked like they were being attacked at their homebase by a hero
Domestic life was never quite my style
by KathaDark06
Finally; Wally and Dick are married and starting a Family. Only the Justice League doesn't know that. They are quite confused by Flash interacting with his Father-in-law.5 times the JLA is confused about what is going on and one time they know.
Adopt A Rescue!
by sardonic_sprite
I'm Bean. I'm very shy, but sweet, and I loove snuggles! I get very scared without my big brother, so we need to get a home together! I'm Hunter. I don't trust very easy, but I'm very smart. We may not be litter-mates, but Bean is my brother and we stick together no matter what! "Bean" had squi
5 times Damian gave his family's partners the shovel talk and the 1 time they returned the favour
by Silver_Athena
What the title says.Happy Valentines day!1. Birdflash2. Timkon3. Jayroy4. Batcat5. Stephcass+1 Damijon
Well...Time for Act Two...
by EmpressGeek
Dick had been venting to Bruce about his worries about becoming a dad....Flash had been eavesdropping on the conversation and misunderstood wildly.----Or...here they go again.
The five times Flash came to Gotham for help and the one time he didn't need to (5+1)
by Silver_Athena
Barry needs help solving a murder, he goes to Gotham for help.Though he's looking for Batman he seems to constantly run into new heroes.Why do they all seem connected to Batman?---“You know where he lives?”“I practically live there myself, why is this so surprising to you? You’ve worked with him for
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About This List
This list of 25one-shot DC fanfics spans 123,426 total words. Kudos range from 8,227 on the newest entries to 48,649 on the most established. Nearly all (100%) are complete, so you can start any of them without WIP anxiety. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (14 of 25 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Fluff · Identity Reveal · Humor · Batfamily Meets Justice League · Secret Identity.
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