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Teeny weeny recs set, just because: DCU threesomes. In reverse order of publication.

1. You've got to rock yourself a little harder, by musesfool. Tim/Steph/Tam, hot and adorable and IC. Except for the moment where Tim think's Steph's disguises are out there - I don't know if that's IC so much as it betrays a really startling lack of self-awareness for a Bat.

2. Steph and Tim Do the DCU, a series by multiple authors. I've only read the ones by iesika, which are Steph/Tim, Steph/Tim/Cass, and Steph/Tim/Kon. They're what it says on the tin: Steph and Tim have threesomes with lots of people. I just think this is the world's most perfect idea and they're great.

3. And Sometimes Discerned, by weirdnessmagnet and thete1. THE classic Bart/Tim/Kon fic of all time, IMO. A touchstone for the way I think about all three of these dudes. From - wow, shit, it's from 2004. So a lot of water under the bridge since then, but it's still relevant to me.

YOU GUYS

I GOT THE MOST AMAZING YULETIDE FICS.

I WILL TALK ABOUT THEM IN THE ORDER THEY SHOW UP ON MY GIFTS PAGE. Which, it turns out, is posting order: cool.

Also, I got *four* yuletide fics this year, which is just plain embarrassing! I am going to have to work hard next year to increase my yuletide karma. I've only ever got one before and I kinda didn't know what to do with myself. I feel *so* spoiled.

In Absentia (Nikita: Nikita/Alex, Alex/Jaden)
PORN SNIPPETS: THE BEST THING EVER. This is hot and yet also illuminating of all their characters. Alex and Jaden have a wonderful competitive vibe in this which I love, and Nikita and Alex are so sweet to each other.

Wizards in Winter (Young WizardsxDCU)
GIANT SIZED CROSSOVER. Seriously, this story is SO INDULGENT. Nita and Kit get accidentally sucked into Gotham (back when Tim was still Robin the first time around). They have adventures with Renee Montoya, Tim Drake, Cass Cain and Babs Gordon. In other words, everything is amazing!

Roleplay (Nikita: Jaden character study, Alex/Jaden)
OH MAN, so this is basically five things that never happened to Jaden, and it is GENIUS. Each of the five things are like perfectly formed gems that instantly satisfy you while realllly making me want to know WAY MORE and get FIC SET IN THOSE UNIVERSES. Also: there is hot damn porn in a pairing I ADORE. Jaden has a wonderful couple of relationships with Alex that are really well-thought-out and, like the best AUs, each of these different Jadens are clearly rooted in canonical Jaden. I love it.

On the Burning Deck (Swallows & Amazons: Nancy in the Blitz, John/Nancy)
THIS IS SO GOOD. I don't want to spoil plot details for you, but it's really perfect, the writer has a WONDERFUL grip on Nancy and works her well. It's just a lovely fic.

YOU GUYS, I AM SO SPOILED, I HOPE YOUR YULETIDE IS JUST AS GREAT.

This review of the Batman porn parody (seriously) (you're welcome) is pretty friggin' hilarious and refers to Barry Allen and porn parodies as spiritual brothers, which was a golden moment in my day. However, it also contains this sentence: "[The sex is] a little weird, but considering that it's a bunch of people dressed as Batman, the Riddler, Catwoman, Robin and Batgirl having sex with each other, you've probably already figured that out."

Come on, now. Batman, Catwoman, Robin, and Batgirl having sex with each other is pretty much an average day in the canonical DCU, never mind DCU fandom. (Robin/Batgirl and Batman/Catwoman are both classic pairings, of course, but since Dick slept with Babs it's like Batman slept with Batgirl, too. Plus of course Tim (then a Robin) and Steph (would become Batgirl) dated for like... most of the Robin run, although I believe they canonically didn't have sex.)