Yeah, Jack Drake Sucks, But He's Still Human. It's Infuriating And Incredible.

dick and tim gossiping about bruce. neither of them considered bruce as their dad; more like the weird younger uncle who used to babysit them

you know, realistically, tim brings up a good point. i mean, he wasn't just a lonely child boo hoo or anything, it's implied that his only present family would up and leave semi frequently to the point that it was normalized for tim, who has a VERY strong moral compass.

this panel sequence is just... so much. first of all, it hits the awkward part of tim drake just right. deny it all you want, the boy blurts dumb shit kinda often lol.

then, there is the bond between the two boys. they may not be bruce's sons at that point, but they certainly do act like brothers. plus, that connection to bruce that tim has. man, it produces some good angst.

BAM. comic book proof of tim being left alone. i will never doubt another fanfic writer again. okay, that's a lie.

anyone else laughing at how tim's age makes zero sense?

can you imagine working with someone who you've idolized since the age of seven and have them not smile at you for months? smiling is like the bare minimum for any friendliness or openness whatsoever. i doubt he literally never smiled, but what tim says suggests that the environment wasn't quite easy for a while.

also tim being starved for praise is always what i wanna see. sorry fluff fans.

it is obligation. it's unhealthy and destructive, but it's his obligation.

nice

🌼 𝔽𝕒𝕟𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 ℝ𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 🌼

JUNE 2022

Created a collection of all the fics I’ve recc’d this year. Please find it under: The Batfamily 2022 Collection on Archive of Our Own – and if you’re an author I’ve recommended in the past, please check your collection invites, you may find a little invitation there.

This month also marks six months of consecutive Batfamily recommendations on my blog! 🎉 I hope to continue strong into next year! Thank you all for liking and reblogging my recommendations, it means so much to me!

Lastly, it was inevitable that the fics of my own this month would include The First Right Choice and Asimov’s Integral - as both these stories were brought to life through the incredible artwork of Ten ( @whizradio ) and Ky ( @ky-landfill ). Please go check out their blogs, they are two incredibly talented artists and I cannot thank them enough for their beautiful, incredibly humbling art.

∘₊✧── 🌼 ──✧₊∘  ∘₊✧── 🌼 ──✧₊∘

𝒪𝓃𝑔𝑜𝒾𝓃𝑔:

Playing between the Waves by SalParadiseLost

Like a Hinge, Like a Wing by Ultrageekatlarge

ℛ𝑒𝒸𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓁𝓎 𝒲𝓇𝒶𝓅𝓅𝑒𝒹 𝒰𝓅:

Proditiophobia by Lilac_hyacinth

Gravest Sin by WishfulKittyKat1

In Case of Catastrophe by swampbebe

The Soul and Its Garment by nierembergia

A Jumbo Miscalculation by justbeyondstars + motleyfam

Iron Bound by coyote_nebula

𝒪𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇 ℛ𝑒𝒶𝒹𝒾𝓃𝑔:

I’ll Remember the Bad Later by Security Notebook

The moon is shining on the sea by Elegitre

the hardest part by emavee

ℱ𝒾𝒸 𝑜𝒻 ℳ𝓎 𝒪𝓌𝓃:

Asimov’s Integral by sElkieNight60

The First Right Choice by sElkieNight60

∘₊✧── 🌼 ──✧₊∘  ∘₊✧── 🌼 ──✧₊∘

🌸 ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪᴋᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ʀᴇᴄs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ғᴇᴇʟ ғʀᴇᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʙʏ ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏʀ ʀᴇʙʟᴏɢɢɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ sʜᴀʀᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀs! 🌸 ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡ ᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛᴜᴍʙʟʀ! 🌸 ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ғᴀɴғɪᴄ ʀᴇᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ғᴇᴇʟ ғʀᴇᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴅʀᴏᴘ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴏʀ ʀᴇʙʟᴏɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴs!

oh my god tim actually gets to mourn a little bit! incredible!!

i mean. maybe not that incredible. actually pretty sad

tim VS cat

this was a fun read! def recommend

Finally finished my Timkon fic that I started last week, you can read it at the link above.

If you voted for Timber last week when I ran that poll, don’t worry, it is next on my list.

STEPH AND CASS MEETING

THE STARS HAVE ALIGNED

man cass has a badass costume

'boy hostage', for your viewing pleasure

man i love tim's middle part. it really sets him apart from his brothers.

tim drake and jack drake interactions for your viewing pleasure

(context: tim is missing in europe? for a mission after a fight with his dad, who thinks tim ran away)

i really want to be mad at jack, but he's not completely terrible, just like he isn't really all that great either.

he somewhat behaves like a father who didn't really want children, but now that he has one that needs him the most, he's struggling to be the dad tim needs.

THIS is why i love tim drake. he's determined and wants to do good. sometimes he worships the ground batman stands on, but more often than not, he can pick out bruce's faults.

also, tim feeling like he isn't close to batman IS canon. would you look at that