1 – 20 of 165 Works in Anxiety
Oh, Calamity! by Jasey_Rae
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
03 Sep 2026
Summary
"I'm Touya Todoroki. And I'm here for my brother.
You want to tell him about our dear old dad Shouto?!"
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Sometimes, when things fall apart, it's insidious.
Sometimes, it's exponential. Sometimes, once it starts, it seems like the hits never stop. That no matter how many pieces of tape are put over the leak, it keeps growing.
After months of quiet following All-might's retirement, the league interrupts the 2A festival and normalcy falls to the past.
The three words Izuku had planned to say at the festival never come.
A different three words shake the arena, shattering Shouto's world, sending everything he held behind thick walls to spill out into the open.
Dominos fall in rows, drowning young heroes in their consequences. Black and white fade to murky grey.
Fledgling heroes are forced to take flight, supporting the weight of a crumbling profession on their developing spines.
Shouto finds the journey back to "normal" is a lot longer than its fall. Finds that destruction tells you what bonds will weather blood, sweat and tears. Which ones are coal waiting to press into diamonds.
And that just maybe... in the end... deviating from his normal has its merits.Shelves: My Hero Academia
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 139,558
- Status:
- In-Progress
Summary
The war ends too quickly for Harry to make sense of what comes after. Instead of feeling relief, he’s left untethered. Draco, meanwhile, is stuck with the wreckage his father left behind. When new interhouse friendships begin pulling the two of them into the same orbit, the line between tolerance and tenderness begins to blur.
Modern 6th Year AU where Voldemort died in the Department of Mysteries.
Set in 2016, for the vibes.
Mood board (no spoilers): https://pin.it/7K5BDyoXG
Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/24snzFjWVbDbPZKqgyJB7m?si=wgyB9k5NSBONJAOoxtf9TQ&pi=oTJ37NelSQScrShelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- Archive of Our Own
- Words:
- 43,268
- Status:
- Completed
Summary
Harry Potter is exhausted, haunted by the media, and somehow more socially anxious than ever. The war never came, but he’s still stuck in the middle of everything—The Chosen One, The Liar, The Symbol. He’s tired of being looked at. Tired of being looked through.
When eighth year begins, he flees to the Room of Requirement to escape it all. It’s quiet there. Safe. Until it isn’t—until Draco Malfoy shows up. They agree to ignore each other, which goes about as well as you’d expect.
Includes: magical shenanigans, a snake named Thistle, thestral babies, inappropriate uses of Parseltongue, cozy chaos, smutty smut and angsty angst, and two idiots falling in love.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 111,602
- Status:
- Completed
Summary
Draco Malfoy was doomed. His life was in shambles, when an unfortunate event sends him back in time, just before fourth year.
Getting a chance to change the horrible future, he decides to stop the Dark Lord from rising again. For that, he needs to figure out how to do that first - comes the brilliant idea: stop Harry Potter from participating in the Triwizard Tournament. What could possibly go wrong?
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 84,457
- Status:
- Completed
Settle Our Bones Anthology by motleyfam, justbeyondstars, batmoniker, JBS_Forever
Fandoms: Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, DCU (Comics), Super Sons (Comics)
06 Jun 2026
Summary
A series where Jason never dies, but the Waynes’ weird neighbor kid gets strung along for the ride all the same.
(Alternatively: that one series where Tim Drake gradually develops a file at Gotham General as thick as a phonebook because he's quite possibly the Unluckiest Boy in the World.)
Anthology containing:
5 Times Tim Spends the Night at Wayne Manor + 1 Time He Comes Home by motleyfam
Tim is good at galas.
No, scratch that—Tim is great at galas. He’s been attending them ever since the age of three, when his parents first stuffed him into his little Gymboree tuxedo and gave him a stern lecture about ‘sitting quietly’ and ‘speaking when spoken to.’ He knows all the rules: what to wear, how to stand, when to smile, what to say, what not to say. He knows how to come across as polite and intelligent and charming, and on absolutely any other day, he would be rocking this.
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Or, my take on a ‘Tim Joins the Family Early’ AU, told through a series of sleepovers—most of which are unplanned.
Featuring pre-teen Tim, Alive!Jason, and a whole lot of hurt/comfort.
Gala-Bye by motleyfam
Jason Todd hates galas.
Bruce Wayne loves his ridiculous son.
Mess of Me by motleyfam
Jack takes him trick-or-treating.
Tim is dressed in a simple black bodysuit with a white skeleton printed on top. He’d wanted to go as a stormtrooper—it’s all he’s been talking about at school for weeks, ever since he first saw the films—but his parents didn’t get the chance to pick up a costume until late that afternoon, and the options at Halloween City at four p.m. on October 31st are a bit sparse.
(It was this or a gigantic carrot, and even at seven years old, Tim has some dignity to maintain.)
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Poor Timmy isn't having the best of Halloweens.
Shoot from the Hip by motleyfam
Objectively, this time isn’t even that bad. The bullet really only grazed his side. The mark it left is long and gnarly-looking, and he’s sure it’s going to bruise like a bitch tomorrow, but the actual damage to his flesh is pretty superficial. A saline wash, a quick row of stitches, a sterile dressing, and a couple painkillers, and he should be good to go.
…Which is why Dick neglects to mention this extremely minor injury during his usual post-patrol check-in with Agent A.
By Necessity by motleyfam
An alternative ending to chapter 4 of 5 Times Tim Spends the Night at Wayne Manor + 1 Time He Comes Home.
(AKA, the part where there’s an ice storm and a massive tree limb takes out the Drakes’ living room window.)
Kansaws by motleyfam
Tim blinks.
Batman has a buddy with a chainsaw??
(A short drabble expanding on Chapter 4 of 5 Times Tim Spends the Night at Wayne Manor + 1 Time He Comes Home)
Man of the House by motleyfam
Yet another alternative ending to chapter 4 of 5 Times Tim Spends the Night at Wayne Manor + 1 Time He Comes Home.
(AKA, the part where there’s an ice storm and a massive tree limb takes out the Drakes’ living room window.)
Is All Anger Sin? by motleyfam
Now, Jason likes Tim, don’t get him wrong, but that kid’s got the self-preservation instincts of a wet paper towel. And not even the premium paper towels Alfred buys at Costco—that cheap shit you get at the Dollar Tree. The kid’s basically allergic to asking for help, and it’s fucking sad, okay?
Case in point, the fact that he’s currently bleeding all over the damn floor and still insisting that they don’t bother Bruce.
Well fuck that shit.
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An added scene expanding on chapter 5 of 5 Times Tim Spends the Night at Wayne Manor + 1 Time He Comes Home.Reverse Psychology by motleyfam
Jason leans back, crossing his arms over his chest. “Well, what if we don’t want you to clean up?”
Tim just blinks at him.
(An alternative ending to one of the scenes in chapter 5 of 5 Times Tim Spends the Night at Wayne Manor + 1 Time He Comes Home.)
First Watch by motleyfam
“I have a pretty bad headache, so I think I just want to go to bed.”
Like any good excuse, Tim’s claim is simple, succinct, and rooted in a half-truth; his head does hurt, though he wouldn’t really call it ‘bad’—it’s hurting about the normal amount for someone who’s spent the last eight hours as a tightly coiled ball of anxiety. It should have worked perfectly.
Unfortunately for Tim, he just forgot one small fact: that the Waynes are literally the most dramatic people on the planet.
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An added scene expanding on chapter 5 of 5 Times Tim Spends the Night at Wayne Manor + 1 Time He Comes Home.Where Blame is Due by batmoniker & motleyfam
Jason rides in the ambulance with Tim.
He doesn’t think he’s allowed to, technically, since he isn’t family and both of them are minors, but he’s not about to take no for an answer. Luckily, or perhaps frighteningly, the paramedics are too busy to argue with him. They’re barking orders back and forth to each other, rattling off vitals, running IV and oxygen lines, applying cooling blankets. Tim’s temperature is over 105 degrees and his blood pressure is dangerously low. They’re worried about seizures.
They’re also worried about organ failure.
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The immediate aftermath of Jason finding Tim in the final chapter of 5 Times Tim Spends the Night at Wayne Manor + 1 Time He Comes Home, told from three different points of view.
A Jumbo Miscalculation by justbeyondstars & motleyfam
Suddenly a new voice, gruffer, deeper, says, “What are you doing?” and Tim goes cold all over. That’s Bruce. That’s Bruce speaking a full sentence for the first time today and of course it’s when Tim is hurling his guts out in the bathroom and didn’t want him to know about it.
Shit.
“Picking the lock,” Jason says, like it’s obvious. “Didn’t think you’d appreciate me breaking the door down. I can, if you want. I am absolutely fine with that option actually.”
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Bruce is in a bad mood after a case doesn’t go entirely to plan, and Tim is determined not to do anything to make it worse.
(Unfortunately, his shrimp allergy didn’t get that memo.)DANton-ten-six by motleyfam
Ten weeks into Tim’s new foster placement with the Waynes, he wakes up feeling kind of lousy.
His stomach started hurting sometime after dinner the night before, which he initially chalked up to the heaviness of Alfred’s chicken fettuccine; that man does not skimp on the heavy cream. It’s why he only ever makes it when Dick—the family’s resident lactose intolerant dumbass, as Jason so lovingly puts it—is confirmed to be staying in Bludhaven for the evening.
(Not that it ever works. Dick’s been known to sniff out leftovers from the fridge days later like a bloodhound, consequences to his delicate digestive system be damned.)
Anyway...
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Or, in which Tim gets Sick™, but actually reaches out for help for once, and in return his new family comes in clutch.
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 180,699
- Status:
- In-Progress
Summary
When Draco Malfoy is invited by the Head Auror to lead a task force that utilises muggle criminology and investigation techniques, his team have to navigate study and research as well as undercover field work at a muggle police station. His team being a tired, overworked and hanging-by-a-thread Harry Potter.
Harry and Draco fighting crime while gently falling in love with each other.
COMPLETE :D
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 109,865
- Status:
- Completed
Pleasant (and Unpleasant) Surprises by TheLesserDessert
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
04 Apr 2026
Summary
The trio exchanged glances, eyes wide. “Kreacher.” Harry breathed. The three of them immediately scrambled towards the sound. As they approached the kitchen the boy who Kreacher had kidnapped was cursing and kicking things. “Get off of me you filthy vermin!” and “Know your place!” Harry thought the voice sounded vaguely familiar, but ignored the prickling on his spine at the sound and pressed forward.
Harry, who was at the front of the group, swung open the kitchen door and locked eyes with familiar icy grey eyes. Overwhelmed with shock Harry muttered “Malfoy?”Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 91,282
- Status:
- Completed
My Dreams are in Spreadsheets Anthology by hotterhatter2211
Fandoms: Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Teen Titans (Comics), Young Justice (Cartoon), Young Justice (Comics)
21 Mar 2026
Summary
Tim always gave them names. He never told anyone that he named them all. He never mentioned how he would spend all night awake in his bed when the large letters of "ATTEMPT UNSUCCESSFUL” appeared on the screen.
It wasn’t like leaving was an option. The white walls and green tubes were the only places Tim was allowed to go outside of his room.
Tim just wanted a friend to talk to. He was so tired of being alone.
Anthology containing:
Fish in a Birdcage
Tim always gave them names. He never told anyone that he named them all. He never mentioned how he would spend all night awake in his bed when the large letters of "ATTEMPT UNSUCCESSFUL” appeared on the screen.
It wasn’t like Tim could just leave and go outside. Tim was only allowed to go to the lab with the white walls and green tubes.
Tim just wanted a friend to talk to. He was so tired of being alone.
[Tim gets sold to Lex Luthor by his parents where he then works at Cadmus to create clones]
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 64,881
- Status:
- In-Progress
Summary
Harry wants a traditional life. He wants the family and children that fill a home with love and purpose. When he and Ginny experience the loss of an unplanned pregnancy and Ginny doesn’t want to try again Harry is crushed. After they break up he is single minded in his focus. Start a family, even if it means a marriage of convenience, even if it means compromising everything else. Have children, at any cost.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 60,637
- Status:
- Completed
Summary
World famous Quidditch players Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy hate each other.
But they don’t, not really.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 42,007
- Status:
- Completed
Where Bats and Birds Roost Anthology by Mouse_in_this_house
Fandoms: Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, DCU (Comics), Robin (Comics), Young Justice (Comics), Detective Comics (Comics), Superman - All Media Types, DCU, Red Hood and the Outlaws (Comics), Nightwing (Comics), Red Robin (Comics), Green Lantern (Comics), Red Lanterns (Comics), Batman and Robin (Comics), Batgirl (Comics), Superboy (Comics)
29 Nov 2025
Summary
The BatFam, as according to me and not DC
Anthology containing:
Being Alone is So Cold (And You Are So Warm)
Tim wants one person on his team to know his name, just for now. Superboy may seem like an unlikely candidate but he trusts Kon. And honestly? More than trust, Tim just doesn't want to feel alone for once in his life.
A Little Secret
Clark meets the new Robin. This Robin smiles with a glacier-like coldness and breathes secret names with an ease that makes Clark freeze.
Blackberry Tea
An Alfred Pennyworth view of his almost-son Bruce and the child who decided to save him.
A Weapon is a Girl
She was nothing.
She was a weapon.
She is Cass.Shadow Girls, Shadow Boys, They Haunt Every Corner
There is a girl lurking in the shadows of Jason's room. When he sleeps, the girl paralyzes him and reminds him of a bird's wings.
There is a boy creeping silently into Jason's spaces. When he is not there, the boy slips in and leaves confusion in his wake.
Tim's School of Passable Normality
After Kon asks a random question about something fairly normal, Tim decides that he should introduce Kon and Bart to some of the most normal, teenager things he knows of. Is it a coping mechanism to deal with the major upheavals in his life? Um, well, maybe, but Kon and Bart deserve normal things! It's just that...Tim is really, really weird and his perception of normal is definitely messed up.
Heavy is the Head That Bears the Cowl
They're on opposite sides of the world, but Dick and Tim are both making bad decisions together. Funny how these things work, isn't it?
Red Atheris
Atheris Hispida:
A species of viper. Previously, the venom of said viper was not thought to be particularly dangerous. This misconception has been corrected in the recent years of study revealing that the venom of this ambush predator can cause severe hemorrhaging of internal organs.The Nest
Tim makes a Nest. Is it a bird's Nest or a snake's? Depends on who you are.
Do You Stay the Same or Change Your Ways?
Bruce returns to a home that isn't whole anymore. Does he stay the same, mission oriented and content with his empty home? Or does he change and become a man who might be a better father, a better human?
Consultation Work
Jason expects the first work he does with Red Robin to be some kind of drugs bust or trafficking take down. It's actually consultation work for the Neon Knights' Project Rebirth.
CODE: Caroline
When a need for an undercover agent surfaces, there's only one Bat for the job. Tim never realized how different his training was until CODE: Caroline put into action.
Doctor, Except for Everything, I Am Perfectly Fine
Alfred and Bruce decide they have to update the kids' medical information. If the others aren't a fan if this, then Tim is even worse. Guess who's missing his spleen?
Sebastian Ives and the Particularly Strange Friend Group
Ives is back in town and calls up his old friends to hang out. Only, Tim wants them all to meet his best friends. Ives should really plan for Tim more often.
Jason and the Spooks
Jason, regrettably, has to team up with Red Robin and Black Bat. Actually, maybe this isn't the worst thing possible. Vegan dark chocolate peanut butter cups are involved.
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 690,313
- Status:
- In-Progress
Summary
After the end of the Second Wizarding War, the infamous Boy Who Lived Twice has all but disappeared from the public eye. In a shocking act of spontaneity in the months following his victory over He Who Shall Not Be Named, Harry Potter abandoned his friends and his pursuits of becoming an auror to study dragons at the infamous Romanian Dragon Sanctuary. Under the careful guidance of his best friend’s brother, Charlie Weasley, Harry has discovered a passion for caring for the rather vicious and powerful beasts. The tumultuous life of the Savior has finally calmed down, and one could argue that he has found something reminiscent of peace after a lifetime of anguish.
But of course, Harry Potter’s life is anything but peaceful. When the dragon keepers save an injured dragon from poachers, Harry’s newfound peace is turned upside down. As any respectable dragon keeper knows, Hebridean Black dragons are notorious for their dark scales and purple eyes. Imagine their surprise when the injured dragon is discovered to be a pure-white Hebridean Black with gray eyes. Eyes that only seem to watch Harry.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 127,106
- Status:
- Completed
Summary
When the Grim arrived at Malfoy Manor, Draco knew he didn’t have much time left.
It was really quite inconsiderate of it, to only appear after the war was over. Draco had thought he was free to trudge about the Manor in gloomy isolation, feeding the thestral herd and staring glumly at yet another cucumber-and-cheese sandwich. Even the portraits had fled.
Now, though, with a portent of doom skulking at his heels, Draco has found that perhaps a deadline was just the thing he needed to feel alive again.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 72,300
- Status:
- Completed
Life Down On The Farm Anthology by wording
Fandoms: Batman (Comics), DCU (Comics), Red Robin (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Red Hood and the Outlaws (Comics)
05 Mar 2025
Summary
Anthology containing:
Early Retirement
When Tim was eighteen years old, he decided to retire to a farm in rural Pennsylvania.
He had been a successful CEO for two years, a successful (if not particularly well known) super hero for longer, and an unsuccessful part of the Wayne family for a shining six months. But, things were hard and were only getting harder. He realized that if something didn't change, he was going to die sooner rather than later.
So, he left Gotham and he hoped that nobody would come looking for him. But, for some people, Tim isn't as easy to forget as he might have hoped.
Two Weeks Notice
Tim Drake disappears without warning, and the bats blame the Red Hood. Jason doesn't know who took Tim or where he went, but he knows that finding out before the bats will be the sweetest revenge. What he finds only begs more questions, each one more uncomfortable than the last.
A parallel story to Early Retirement.
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 58,024
- Status:
- In-Progress
I'd Wanna Be Next To You by i_cant_believe_im_doing_this1124
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga)
17 Feb 2025
Summary
Denki had an ongoing list:
- heartbroken? check
- soon to be homeless? check
- surprised that one of his best friends is in a band that plays exclusively at a shady bar with really hot bandmates? check
- one of said hot bandmates has a spare room and will allow Denki to stay? che- wait seriously?
- falling for the hot bandmate? no wayFollow along with Denki Kaminari as he deals with cheating, heartbreak, making new friends, and a world of new feelings. Maybe the right person was waiting right there next to him all along.
Shelves: My Hero Academia
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 108,734
- Status:
- Completed
Partners, Professionally. - A Drarry Fanfic by withluvchloemarie
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
17 Dec 2024
Summary
Forced to partner as Aurors after the war, Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy clash at every turn, their shared history steeped in resentment and unresolved pain. But as reluctant allies become something closer to friends, old wounds and hidden struggles begin to surface.
When their professional partnership begins to blur into something more, they'll have to confront not only their pasts but also the undeniable pull between them. Healing isn't easy-but sometimes, the person you least expect can change everything.
*I do not own Harry Potter*
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 98,470
- Status:
- Completed
Summary
In August of 1998, Draco leaves behind everything he’s ever known. With the help of two middle-aged lesbians, a Muggle bookshop, and a new best friend, Draco’s future is finally looking up. That is, until Harry Potter wanders back into his life a year later, undoing everything Draco has worked towards.
Or, a tale about healing, forgiveness, and living for no one but yourself.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 44,719
- Status:
- Completed
A Ferret, a ScarHead, a Weasel, and a Baby by Anonymous
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
08 Jun 2024
Summary
They say becoming a parent is an unparalleled, priceless joy. Draco Malfoy finds himself putting that theory to the test when the star witness in his dangerous illegal potions case entrusts him with a powerful wish: protect her newborn baby at all costs. Now, it's up to Draco to fulfill that wish despite the looming threat of criminals hunting for the child. To think, just the day before, he was fretting over his inappropriate feelings for his annoying, bespectacled git of a housemate—not the mechanics of changing nappies!
Thank Merlin it takes a village to raise a sack of flour, ah, child.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 92,443
- Status:
- Completed
Summary
winter, 2002: Draco Malfoy is absolutely fine, thank you very much.
summer, 2008: Harry Potter is, er- well, not good exactly, but definitely better. Yeah. Better than before.A love story told in two somewhat unreliable parts, over six years. Featuring secret shagging, to friends, to the 'how is it fair for someone to say your name like that' sort of friends, to, finally, someone you could call a home.
Shelves: Harry Potter
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 94,797
- Status:
- Completed
Summary
Anthology containing:
Say Uncle
Tim is prepared to take the steps necessary to ensure that Bruce will not feel obligated to adopt Tim when a comatose Jack Drake inevitably dies. But what could be better than preventing Bruce from ending up with a son he doesn't want? Bringing back the one he does.
Jason agrees to the Replacement's stupid, stupid plan to invite some strange adult man he's never met to come live with him, if only to keep the idiot alive long enough for him to serve his purpose in the Great Red Hood Revenge Scheme.
Might this new roommate situation have an impact on either of their worldviews? Surely not...
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 55,216
- Status:
- In-Progress