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Naruto+1

Road to Nowhere

by Aerugonian

Hitoshi knows there's something wrong with himself before he's even old enough to have a sense of self. He looks at his reflection and knows that the infant looking back at him isn't what he should be seeing. His dreams are a maelstrom of grief and fear, his mind overwhelmed with a lifetime of emotions his brain isn't developed enough to comprehend. There's an ingrained instinct blaring that everything is wrong wrong wrong. -- In which Hatake Kakashi is reincarnated as Shinsou Hitoshi, and he wants nothing to do with this world's so-called "heroes." Podfic available!

Teen 80k words 16 / ? ch In progress 21k kudos

Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Angst · BAMF Shinsou Hitoshi · Child Abuse· +28 more

Batman - All Media Types+3

The Drakes Spoiled Brat. (im sorry dad)

by Yellow_sprouts

____ Tim Drake died at seventeen, his family long broken beyond repair.A Cuckoo finally rid from the nest. But when he wakes up in his time, just a year after the Graysons death and appearance of the first Robin.Tim wouldnt let his family suffer again, even if it meant he couldnt join them. Bruce Wayne is not "Brucie Wayne"Tim Drake is not "Timothy Drake" They are both personas, a front to prevent people from looking at whats really under the surface. But sooner or later Tim should have known Gotham being a city of secrets, nothing stays buried forever. Especially not when the bats get involved with their trashy next door neighbor whose behavior seems more and more contradictory. Tim had saved them all more times than he could count, maybe this time they could return the favor.__________________________________Inspired by @brucewaynehater101 on tumblrMy beta!! @brynthewriter FOREWARNING!!-This fic is a VERY wordy SLOW BURN and very slow upload schedule- but every line is crafted with love, and if you decide to continue- I sincerely hope you enjoy <33

Teen 147k words 23 / ? ch In progress 15k kudos

(entierly new universe and traumas ppl) · (its complicated) · Angst with a Happy Ending · BAMF Cassandra Cain· +48 more

Daredevil (TV)+2

None So Blind

by prettybirdy979

They say when you assume you make an ass of you and me. Matt wishes that the Avenger's assumptions about his seeming inability to read the written word did something as benign as making an ass of him and them. Being called illiterate shouldn't hurt, not when he knows he's not, and it's not like he can tell them the truth. Not that the truth would make much difference. He's just going to have to grin and bear it. If he can.

Teen 29k words 2 ch Complete 14k kudos

Ableist Language · Ableism · Secret Identity · Identity Issues· +13 more

Daredevil (TV)+2

Take All The Courage

by prettybirdy979

When what should have been a straight forward mission in Hell's Kitchen goes pear shaped due to lack of communication, teaching his teammates sign language seems like a logical step to Clint. Communication when their comms are down - great plan! And including the local vigilante, who's been working closely with them on this, is a real no-brainer. Until it turns out said vigilante is an asshole that thinks sign language is beneath him, judging by the way he's stubbornly refusing to learn it. (Conversely - Matt's trying, he really is but damn it, those two signs are exactly the same... what do you mean they mean completely different things?!)

Teen 16k words 1 ch Complete 12k kudos

Ableism · Canon Disabled Character · Secret Identity · Identity Issues· +19 more

Spider-Man - All Media Types+3

Safeguard

by aloneintherain

After the public death of a superhuman 15 year old, teenage superheroes are forced to wear government-issued clothing that marks them as underage. Or; Peter is backed into a corner, Tony Stark grows increasingly frustrated, and New York protects their own. Peter focusses on the pedestrians, on their whispering and pointing. At Peter. At his blue Regulation Jacket, in the middle of Times Square, blown up to epic proportions on the huge towering screens. Oh. “Oh,” Peter says, dumbly. “Oh no.”

Teen 18k words 1 ch Complete 9.7k kudos

New York City · Secret Identity · Identity Issues · alludes to superhuman registration act· +31 more

Agent Carter (TV)+4

Vital for Understanding

by Doodlegirl1998

The Avengers chase down a mysterious magic Alien and they learn way more about Tony than they ever expected they would.

Teen 182k words 43 / ? ch In progress 9.6k kudos

Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence · Angst with a Happy Ending · Arc Reactor Angst · Arc Reactor Issues· +72 more

Spider-Man - All Media Types+2

When the Dead Are All Living

by aloneintherain

Somehow, Peter continues to run into a dangerous, homeless man around New York. Somehow, Peter avoids being killed. Somehow, they become something like friends. (Peter and Bucky’s unlikely friendship, following Bucky's road to recovery).

Teen 11k words 1 ch Complete 9.4k kudos

Bucky Barnes Recovering · Identity Issues · peter continues to regret everything · mentions of torture· +11 more

Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling

Red or Green

by senlinyu

When Hermione returns to Hogwarts for Eighth Year, she is there in search for a sense of the familiar. Instead she ends up resorted and placed in Slytherin, the last place she will ever belong.

Teen 5k words 1 ch Complete 9k kudos

Hogwarts Eighth Year · Gryffindor/Slytherin Inter-House Relationships · Slytherin Hermione Granger · Gryffindor Draco Malfoy· +5 more