What's A Little Bafam Without A Whole Lotta Trauma?
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Alone by alchemistsarego
Fandoms: Teen Titans (Animated Series), Batman - All Media Types
02 Oct 2023
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“I… I found my journal. The one that Dinah suggested I make.”
“After the Slade incident?”
At the name, Dick scrambled for his phone again. He shone the light directly in his eyes, his whole body shuddering with barely restrained sobs. It had been a long time since Dick was this unstable and Alfred wished nothing more than to reach out and take him into his arms. He didn’t, not wishing to invade Dick’s personal space when he was already so vulnerable.
Whumptober 2023, Day 3, “Like crying out in empty rooms; with no-one there except the moon.”
Journal - Solitary Confinement - 'Make It Stop'Series
- Part 3 of Whumptober 2023
- Part 1 of What's A Little Bafam Without A Whole Lotta Trauma?
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When a soaking wet Tim Drake turns up outside Dick's apartment in Blüdhaven in the middle of a storm, Dick has to confront not only his brothers condition but also Bruce's treatment of him. Worst of all, Dick needs to address his own part in all of this, having also abandoned Tim to his fate.
Whumptober 2023, Day 10
Broken Phone - Stranded - 'You Said You'd Never Leave'Series
- Part 10 of Whumptober 2023
- Part 2 of What's A Little Bafam Without A Whole Lotta Trauma?
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When Dick Grayson finds out that Tim hasn't been sleeping again, he makes sure that Tim gets the full bat family experience including blankets, movies, and only a little bit of threatening from a demon child.
Whumptober 2023, Day 12 'I Haven't Slept In Days But Who's Counting?'
Red - Insomnia - 'I'm Up, I'm Up'Series
- Part 12 of Whumptober 2023
- Part 3 of What's A Little Bafam Without A Whole Lotta Trauma?
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Who Needs Flowers When You Can Stew In Your Feelings Instead by alchemistsarego
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
19 Oct 2023
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Jason hadn’t brought flowers because Bruce had more than enough people in his life and because Jason had never intended to come here. In fact, Jason was just leaving anyway. He turned crisply on his heel, not knowing why his chest was so tight. He turned back to all the flowers again, finding that Bruce was still just lying there, his eyes closed, his chest barely moving.
“You’re a bastard, you know that right?” Jason snapped. “Got everyone tied around your little finger, don’t you Brucie Boy? All the flowers and for what? What’s your play here? I know you’re faking it so why don’t you just admit it?”
The machines continued to whirl and beep and Bruce Wayne continued to lie there and so Jason continued to clench his shaking fists.
Whumptober 2023, Day 19 'I'll Take One More Step, All You Have To Do Is Make Me'
Floral Bouquet - Psychological - 'I'm Not As Stupid As You Think I Am'Series
- Part 19 of Whumptober 2023
- Part 4 of What's A Little Bafam Without A Whole Lotta Trauma?
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For an unknown reason, Tim's mental health has taken a massive dip and he is going in and out of panic attacks and dissociative episodes. Dick tried to help his brother as best he can but there is only so much he can do without knowing the root cause. But as the attacks and episodes keep coming, even Dick is getting emotionally exhausted.
Whumptober 2023, Day 20 People Don't Change People, Time Does
Blanket - Found FamilySeries
- Part 20 of Whumptober 2023
- Part 5 of What's A Little Bafam Without A Whole Lotta Trauma?
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He needed to stay still but everything hurt so much and Tim just wanted to curl up into a ball. He tried to do just that but Dick tutted, refocusing Tim by running fingers through his hair again.
“That’s it Tim, just breathe Bud.”
Breathing would be a lot easier without a bullet to the chest but Tim didn’t want to say anything less he incur both of his older brothers wraths. He just lay there dutifully, his whole body trembling as the pain stubbornly continued to rise. Tim whimpered, eyes burning. At least if he had been in his uniform, he would have had some reinforcement but given that they had been in their civvie clothes, Tim’s chest had no such protection.
A part of him didn’t even mind this so much, this was one of the rare times all three of them were free to catch up during the day and while it hurt like hell it was nice to have Jason and Dick there with him. Let’s give a big yay to Tim’s mental state and attachment to his brothers with the thought that he didn’t mind being shot as long as they were here with him.
Whumptober 2023, Day 21
Vows - Restraint - 'Don't Move'Series
- Part 21 of Whumptober 2023
- Part 6 of What's A Little Bafam Without A Whole Lotta Trauma?
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“No hospital. I’ll sleep it off in my room.”
“Sorry Timmy,” Dick grimaced. “But you have to go in.”
“I just didn’t drink enough water.” Tim insisted. “I’m fine now.”
He certainly didn’t feel fine, his stomach still doing backflips and the world was spinning around him but Dick didn’t need to know that. Worse still, he felt embarrassed that they were both wasting their time on him. Tim just needed a glass of water, a shower, and sleep.
“Bullshit you’re fine,” Jason snapped. “You had a seizure.”
Whumptober 2023 Bonus Day
Alts Broken - DruggedSeries
- Part 32 of Whumptober 2023
- Part 7 of What's A Little Bafam Without A Whole Lotta Trauma?
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Your Name Is Tim
You are safe here. If you are scared, that is okay. If you do not remember anything, that is okay too. Call any of these numbers, they will answer and they will explain everything.
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After Tim sustains a significant head injury, he goes through phases of amnesia and confusion and less commonly lucidity, and both he and his family have to work out ways to mitigate his symptoms while not knowing if this is simply his new normal, and they find that what helps most is a note he keeps in his pocket that he has trained himself to look for even when he doesn't remember why.Series
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Two Panic Episodes For The Price Of One by alchemistsarego
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
29 Nov 2023
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“Drake,” Damian said, his voice shaking. “Look at me, hey look at me!”
Tim slammed his head back and Damian flinched, hands hovering just above Tim, knowing not to touch him but not knowing what to do instead.
“Drake,” Damian tried again. “It’s just fear toxin, get a hold of yourself. It’s not real. None of it is real.”
It was no use, Tim was too far gone. He needed Dick, or Alfred, or anyone other than Damian. But it was just the two of them here. Comms were down, cell towers too, and if Damian left him to find the others Tim might accidentally hurt himself.
They were alone.
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“I thought I had made my peace.” Tim said.
“About your body?”
Tim nodded, pulling at a thread in the blanket.
“I knew I was… Um… You know…”
“Dying?” Jason suggested.
Tim’s breath caught and he looked up at Jason with wide eyes. It was one thing for Damian to say it, another thing for Tim to think it, but this was Jason. The crazy, messed up, loving, Jason. His older brother, his rock, his absolute pain in the ass of a coworker and friend.
“You nearly fell off a building, Drakey-Boy.” Jason said. “After you coughed up blood. And before you had a fever that peaked at 107 because you always want to outdo the rest of us, you little shit. Your health is getting worse, not better. And it’s just going to keep getting worse.”
“Yeah…” Tim mumbled. “Yeah, it will.”
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Tim Drake's immune system is failing, every infection and illness chipping away at his body and his resolve. Jason thinks that he has found an immunotherapy that might help but that would involve Tim admitting not only that he needs the help, but actually accepting that he deserves the help too.
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A Boy And A Bathtub by alchemistsarego
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Teen Titans (Animated Series)
03 Jan 2024
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Dick blew out a breath, readjusting to get more comfortable and to not think about Slade right now. He liked baths, he really did. It wasn’t the same as playing in the water troughs back at the Circus but it was still genuinely something he liked and he refused to let it be marred by Slade’s conditioning.
Hell, he even had a rubber duck floating beside him now, a Nightwing no less, the one that Barbara had got specifically for him after he fell in the Gotham River twice in one week.
“This one can float.” She said, eyes lighting up amusement. “You should learn from him.”
He pushed the duck into the water, watching as it sprung back up. When he did it again, fingers curled around his neck.
Whumpuary 2024 - Day 03-04
'Get Away From Me' - Collapse - ChokingSeries
- Part 11 of What's A Little Bafam Without A Whole Lotta Trauma?
- Part 2 of Whumpuary 2024
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Who Needs Bait When You've Got Tim Drake by alchemistsarego
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
05 Jan 2024
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“This is gonna hurt.” Red Hood warned.
Red Robin quirked a brow.
“Okay, fine, that much was obvious.” Hood said. “But if you kick me, I swear, I’ll kick you right back.”
“Just do it already.” Red Robin said, voice already laced in pain.
Whumpuary 2024, Day 05-06
Used As Bait - Stumbling - 'This Is Gonna Hurt'Series
- Part 3 of Whumpuary 2024
- Part 12 of What's A Little Bafam Without A Whole Lotta Trauma?
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“His name was Tim.” Dick said. “And when he was your age, he looked just like you. You know, my buddy Tim was teaching himself ASL because sometimes he found it hard to talk. Is he the one who taught you to use it?”
There was no reaction at all this time, the boy once again completely silent. Even his breaths were unnaturally quiet, as if he had been trained not to ever make a sound.
“I haven’t seen Tim for a long time.” Dick said. “Years, to be honest. I saw him at Gala’s mostly, and I remember we hid beneath the punch table, gorging ourselves on sweets. Do you like candy, Bud?”
Dick wasn’t sure if the kid had ever had candy in his whole life, his muscles were nearly non existent and he weighed enough to be blown away from the wind. Given how his arm was still bleeding, Dick was honestly getting a little worried that his body wouldn’t be able to tolerate it for much longer.
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After being missing for seven years, Tim Drake is found to have been held captive within his own house the entire time. Dick convinces Bruce to take him in, remembering the child that he had once seen at banquets, the child who had become his friend, the friend who now needs love and support to heal and feel safe.Series
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When Damian suddenly collapses when he and Jason are alone at the Manor, Jason tries to figure out a way to help him.
Whumpuary 2024, Day 11-12
Exhaustion - Blindfolded - Old InjuriesSeries
- Part 6 of Whumpuary 2024
- Part 14 of What's A Little Bafam Without A Whole Lotta Trauma?
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A Replacement, A Stranger, Or A Brother by alchemistsarego
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
14 Jan 2024
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“I didn’t know where else to go.” Tim said, tears once again filling his eyes.
“Your actual house, maybe.” Jason said. “With your brand new family of people who actually give a shit about you?”
Tim shook his head, lip wobbling and damn if that didn’t hurt Jason’s chest. He would give anything to go back to that house, even if Jason knew that he would never be welcomed back. He wasn’t the same anymore; Jason had hurt people. Had killed people. Hell, he’d been killed too and he was not the same and he could never go back there but Tim could and yet he’d come here instead, in the middle of the night, to a safe house of basically a stranger when he was in serious trouble.
Whumpuary 2024 Day 13-14
'I Didn't Know Where Else To Go' - Bruises - DruggedSeries
- Part 7 of Whumpuary 2024
- Part 15 of What's A Little Bafam Without A Whole Lotta Trauma?
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First Rule Of Spar Club, Don't Come Pre-Injured by alchemistsarego
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
18 Jan 2024
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The old lady had gotten a lucky shot in, he’d been distracted in banter about book clubs and seniors bowling as alternative hobbies to crime when he felt what he had at first thought was just a punch. The blade had still been there when he looked down, the old hag grinning maniacally as if proud of herself.
Dick swallowed roughly at the memory, his vision suddenly hazy. The pain wasn’t just a little bit of burning anymore, his whole body felt distinctly off the way it did after blood donations or more serious injuries. Like he was… Empty. His stomach clenched, as did his other muscles, and Dick felt ill, head spinning.
Whumpuary 2024 Day 17-18
Alts 'Let Me See' - Blood Loss - StabbedSeries
- Part 9 of Whumpuary 2024
- Part 16 of What's A Little Bafam Without A Whole Lotta Trauma?
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Call An Ambulance (but not for me) (but also for me, please, I'm bleeding everywhere) by alchemistsarego
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
23 Jan 2024
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The pain would come after, like it always did, but for now the adrenaline kept the worst of it away.
At last the first beast, some weird messed up version of a wolf, came at him. Jason met it head on but at the last moment he twisted around it, coming to its side, and threw his entire body weight at it. The wolf was denser than he expected but it did the job of both knocking it away and knocking Jason’s shoulder back in place again.
He grunted, the pain flaring anyway, but he knew that he had to keep moving. The wolf was already getting up again and while Jason’s hands were now in front of him, they were still bound and he was still without a weapon.
Whumpuary 2024 Day 23-24
'You're Awake' - Rescue - Unfair FightSeries
- Part 12 of Whumpuary 2024
- Part 17 of What's A Little Bafam Without A Whole Lotta Trauma?
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Forcing himself to focus, Tim looked directly at one of the blurs until it refined into a person, doing his best to lip read to go along with the garbled nonsense being spoken but the damn stranger had a mask on. Not a hero’s mask, a surgical mask.
The bright lights, the hard bed, the mask… All at once the smell of antiseptic hit him and Tim shuddered, wondering just how the fuck he hadn’t even noticed it until now when it was so strong.
Except he didn’t shudder. He just kept lying there, still, with only his eyes able to move.
Febuwhump 2024 Day 1
HelplessSeries
- Part 18 of What's A Little Bafam Without A Whole Lotta Trauma?
- Part 1 of Febuwhump 2024
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The first thing that Dick registered was that his brothers were in danger. With the mess of metal and glass around them, he needed to make sure that Jason, Tim and Damian didn’t accidentally cut themselves.
Then, when he blinked, he realised that they weren’t just in danger; they were already hurt.
The car had flipped but Dick only vaguely remembered the way it felt to be thrown around by the force of it, his seatbelt cutting into chest. In fact, he struggled to recall exactly what had happened to them, all he knew was that they were on a country road with no cars passing by and that his younger brothers needed him.
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When Dick Grayson finally finds Tim after being missing for nearly a month, he realises that Tim had been drugged with god knows what the entire time, leaving him terrified and confused, constantly claiming that Dick is a liar. The worst part about all of it is the fact that Dick doesn't know what he lied about this time because Dick has been a terrible brother for so long that it could be about any number of things.
Febuwhump 2024, Day 6
'You Lied To Me'Series
- Part 4 of Febuwhump 2024
- Part 20 of What's A Little Bafam Without A Whole Lotta Trauma?