Top 7 Short BatJokes Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length BatJokes fics — 10,000–50,000 words.
Mark Like a Bruise
by homophobicnightmare
Two months after the Joker sends Barbara Gordon to the hospital with a spinal cord injury, everyone is adjusting to the new normal. Bruce Wayne patrols the skies as Batman with his Robin, Jason Todd, while Barbara runs support from her recovery bed over comms. Everything seems to be going well, unti
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
by Roszberry
Bruce Wayne is getting what he's always wanted: the Joker is rehabilitated and staying in his home under his watchful eye. Gotham is quieter than it's ever been. So why isn't it enough?
Hemorrhage
by ambs_ace
Crazy, they call him. Unhinged and insane. But every part of him is an act put upon to incite the worst of those around him. (or rather, an au where the Joker struggles with chronic pain and sensory issues, with a side of Batjokes).
It Tolls for Thee
by Canidaenine
Set after the events of Arkham Knight, Bruce tries to navigate a world without Joker and without the Batman that he's always known, failing spectacularly to do both, in part because The Joker isn't exactly as dead as he'd thought he was and he seems to want something from him. Knowing Joker, it can'
Grinning at Gravity — the inevitability of their collision
by Andromeda_Child
The Joker is in the manor. Not as a prisoner to be endured, but as a man who—when the sedation wears off and the masks finally crack—remembers aloud that he was burned, once, as a child. And Bruce Wayne, who has spent twenty years learning to be unbreakable, breaks. Downstairs, four boys who have ea
More Batjokes Oneshots
by AnthonyIsSoGreen
This is just a collection of one-shots that aren’t specifically linear or in a particular canon. I wanted to share my interpretation of these characters. You also get to choose how one-sided their relationship is.
life's punchline
by purplelemonade30
WARNINGS LISTED IN TAGS NO SPECIFIC SETTING OR UNIVERSE, SET THE SEASON, DATE, ETC. AS YOU WISH :) MY HEADCANNONS FEATURED THO so i guess it counts as a specific universe??
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Why Read Short BatJokes Fics?
Novella-length BatJokes fics — roughly 10,000 to 50,000 words — let writers fully develop a single AU, trope, or relationship beat without sprawling. Plenty of time for setup, payoff, and a satisfying ending; not so much time that you're juggling fifty bookmarks.
Great for trying a new author or testing whether you'll enjoy a sub-genre before diving into something longer.
About This List
This list of 7short BatJokes fanfics spans 154,880 total words. Kudos range from 10 on the newest entries to 206 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Mature (5 of 7 fics).
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