Fanfic Recs / Brightburn

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Authors and Sites

Any notable creators/writers/fanfiction sites.

General Fics

Stories focused on the family and the friendly relationships of the cast. Plot-focused stories or light day-in-the-life stories. Pretty much anything that isn't focused on romance.

Brightburn: Conquest by LittleGanymede

• Recommended by Amazing Cartoon Hero
• Status: Dormant; last updated September 2020
• Pairings: Brandon Breyer/Caitlyn (Brightburn)
• Synopsis: We follow Brandon Breyer, a 12-year-old boy who discovers he has superhuman powers. Powerful, Superior, Brandon continues his path to world domination.
• Comments: A fic that starts promising and then devolves into the author's barely disguised fetish for submissive women. They eventually abandon plot and make the entire story about how 3 female characters desperately want to have sex with a man who has murdered hundreds of millions of people because he's handsome and can sing well. Also has sex scenes where female characters are THIRTEEN YEARS OLD. - alexteacherkorea

A Clock of Stars by oorsprong

• Recommended by a54321
• Status: Complete
• Synopsis: Brandon Breyer was his human name. But Mother called him Her son.

Ignorance is Bliss by Adam

• Recommended by a54321
• Status: Complete
• Synopsis: Caitlyn's POV from the "Brightburn" film.

Shipping Fics

Stories focused on the romantic relationships between the cast.

Crossover Fics

Crossovers with other shows.

A Small Burn by SolomonXShadow

• Recommended by Spectacular Troper
• Crossover with: Superman
• Status: Ongong
• Synopsis: As the Kent family moves to Brightburn Kansas, young Jon believes he found a bright new friend in Brandon Breyer. but as His body changes, Jon wonders if he can do the right thing for his friend, and the people he hurts.

Dark Fiction

Stories focused on making the series darker, and/or exploring the darker aspects of the series.

Brightburn by Jaysin-Scotts

• Recommended by a54321
• Status: Complete
• Synopsis: Disclaimer: I don't own Brightburn or any of its contents. I just really enjoyed the movie and this is just purely fanfiction I wrote based on the direction of the movie and where it could go if they keep it to the pattern and events of dc's Earth-3 universe which the story was based around. This story takes place after the movie and before a sequel.

Alternate Universe Fics

Stories where one or more plot points or characters are significantly different from canon.

A Monster's Nature by phylos

• Has a tropes page
• Recommended by Amazing Cartoon Hero
• Status: Dormant; last updated September 2020
• Pairings: Brandon Breyer/Caitlyn (Brightburn)
• Synopsis: What is a girl to do when she realizes that the only thing keeping a superhuman boy her age from destroying the world is the fact that he's attracted to her?

The Crimson Bolt by HaiseSasaki1

• Recommended by phylos
• Status: Ongoing
• Synopsis: An offshoot story based in the same universe as Brightburn. This story will follow a lonely teenage boy who discovers that he has gained super speed after being doused in chemicals and struck by lightning. What will his newfound powers transform him into?

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