Top JayDick Angst Fic Recs
5 angst JayDick fics matched, followed by other top-rated JayDick stories.
like a rubber band until you pull too hard
Angstby perissologist
“You don’t know pain, Nightwing,” Morgaine hisses. The portal howling into existence behind her is almost loud enough to drown her out, but not quite. “But you will. I swear, you will.”---Morgaine le Fey curses Dick Grayson to absorb the pain of everyone he loves.
As You Wish
Angstby orphan_account
Of all the things Dick Grayson expected to find on the roof of his rarely-used Gotham apartment at two in the morning, a beaten and bloody Red Hood was not one of them.
Through the Wire
Angstby pissvinegarandacrowbar
…to your door, to your door. When Jason finally works up the courage to get a tattoo he's wanted for years, he attempts to send a picture of it to Roy, who is out of Gotham on an emergency mission. Turns out, Harper and Grayson are awfully close together in his contact list.
[art+comic strip]Jason Resurrected
Angstby sarriathmg
So here is a collection of the art & comic strips I've done for the Young Justice universe centered on the amnesiac Jason Todd (aka "Red Hooded Ninja") we saw in Outsiders. It mainly focuses on Jason and baby Damian bonding with some Nightwing thrown in for flavoring.A strip for each chapter and wil
love with urgency but not with haste
Angstby dexdefyingstunts
Jason's come back from the dead and back to Gotham, and he's plotting his revenge against Bruce. There's just one problem. Jason really wasn't expecting Dick to have a kid.
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.
Claim
by ShadowSpires
“What’s going on?” Tim asked. Dick looked back at him calmly, his only tell a tiny bounce in his leg. “What do you mean, Tim? We’re watching a movie.” “No.” Tim shook his head. “I’m watching a movie. You are...touching. Touching me.”Prompt: yozoraarashi: Dick/Tim/Jay - Dick and Jay claiming
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.)
Under My Sneered Lips
by Salmon_Pink
Jason enjoys being Dick's first for all the filthiest things.
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
Ducklings on the Freeway
by pentapus
Jason worries about the younger Robins. He doesn't worry about Dick -- Dick's untouchable, and even if he wasn't Jason wouldn't care.(Or Dick gets hurt, and it freaks Jason out more than he expected.)
All The Roads Lead Back To You
by Hedgebelle (H_Belle)
That right there, that was the reason Jason hated Dick Grayson. All he had to do was to smile or flash a bit of skin and puff!, just like that Jason’s chill was gone.OR: JayDick omega verse fanfic this fandom apparently needs and deserves (but I still think it deserves better!).
the art of failure
by MelodramaticMrTails
Jason returns to Gotham nearly a decade after his supposed death. He's a new man. As it turns out, so is his brother. Jason isn't happy about what he finds.
Art Collection
by Heizle
Dick Grayson centric.There's a mixture of smut and less smut things. Tags will be added.
I Have Worn a Coat of Scars
by Ellegrine
Before Jason Todd presented, the scars didn’t bother him. He thought he would present Alpha or, possibly, Beta. The last thing in the world that Jason expected was to present Omega.
Retrograde
by agent37 (kaivevo)
Tim Drake starts his life from scratch.
A Matter of Timing
by flames_dance
Jason finds out he's pregnant when Dick is offworld.Dick is...not thrilled when he comes back.
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
Between The Bars
by Mikimoo
A number of suspicious deaths at South Haven Penitentiary are being ignored by the authorities, but have attracted the attention of various other parties. OR: That one time Dick and Jason accidentally ended up undercover on the same mission and started a riot.
Another Perfect Catastrophe
by Mikimoo
Dick goes undercover as himself in order to catch a gang of international thieves. Jason reluctantly tags along as his long suffering bodyguard. During the ensuing mayhem they get to know each other again and build a few bridges.
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Why Angst JayDick Fanfiction Works So Well
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.
Angst — Stories focused on emotional pain, drama, and intense feelings.
Sunshine with hidden darkness meets rage with hidden softness — the friction between Nightwing and Red Hood fuels endless slow burns. Sometimes you want to feel deeply - angst delivers emotional catharsis and meaningful character exploration. That's why angst JayDick fanfiction is one of the most consistently popular combinations on AO3.
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