Summary:

Batfamily AU

Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Timothy Drake, and Damian met one another before Bruce Wayne ever entered the picture. Foster care in Gotham isn't exactly safe, but the four of them know what they need to do to survive. First, don't draw attention to yourself. Two, don't bother foster parent because he doesn't care about you. And finally, the four of them are family, which means they stick together. These rules served them well for about four years and they expected nothing to change.

And then they ran into Batman.

Anthology containing:

The Birds: Hatching Family

"Fate must have a strange sense of humor putting the four of them under the same roof. Then again, it's Gotham. The city isn't exactly known for its sense of humor."

AU where Dick is 12, Jason is 11, Tim is 10, and Damian is 8(?) and instead of being taken in by Bruce, the four of them end up together in a foster home run by a very neglectful parent. But they have each other so life isn't so bad. As long as they keep their heads down, get enough food, and not get caught in their various "activities", the four should be fine.

So maybe they should learn to stop running into the Dark Knight of Gotham.

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The Birds: Finding a Nest

So.

Bruce had saved the Birds (Dick, Jason, Tim, and Damian) from Joker. Which was good. But because of Joker, they were going to be separated. Which was bad. So he decided to take them in (temporarily, of course) until a proper home could be found for all of them, together. Which was good. But now Bruce has to take care of four children, of which he really has no experience with. At all. Which is... not bad, but not good either.

Oh, and Bruce has to make sure that the three kids who don't know he is Batman stay unaware of that little fact.

No pressure.

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The Birds: Supersons

Clark loved Metropolis, his job, and his family. Not necessarily in that order. And while he was Superman, he did his best to keep his family as much in his regular day-to-day life.

Too bad someone else decided that Superman's six-year-old sons needed a less-than-normal day.

Too bad for them that Clark is friends with the World's Greatest Detective.

(Prequel to The Birds: Hatching Family, but it is not necessary to read together. Can be read separately, or not at all.)