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29 Jul 2024
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Rise of Cardinal by JustThatOneGirl1815
Fandoms: DCU, Batman - Fandom, Red Robin (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, DC Comics
27 May 2024
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When Tim Drake was 17, he faked his own death.
Three years later, a new guy has entered Gotham, with hacking skills that outmatch Oracle’s, a blade sharp enough to cut through bone, and a penchant for disappearing better than the Batman himself.
And he’s making a mark on the villain population of Gotham.
He leaves no evidence behind, nothing to mark himself by, only the remnants of his kill and a name: Cardinal- Language:
- English
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- 103,585
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- 65/65
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- 3,928
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30 May 2024
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26 May 2024
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How does a child grow into becoming part of The People without being told the stories They are supposed to share by word of mouth and word on paper.
Sometimes he wonders if They were told the warnings of being alive from Their parents.
If you don’t watch, your child will be taken by a fairy.
If you don’t pay attention, a changeling will switch with your child.
If you don’t love your child, a beldam will steal them away with attention and obsession.
He wonders if They cared at all.
As Tim sits criss cross on the JL meeting table while everyone converses heatedly and worriedly about the mysterious magical creature they’ve noticed in the forest near where children have gone missing, he can't help but absently mourn the children in the photos as he thinks of memories from long ago.
Warnings are often only given too late after all.
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- Part 17 of DC (Mostly Unrelated Tim Stories)
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- English
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- 5,177
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- 1/1
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- 98
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23 May 2024
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When Tim first proposes his plan, Jason calls him batshit insane.
"Why?" Tim asks stubbornly. “It’ll be a win-win situation – I get a new life without some guardian tying me down, and you get a new life where you can eat food every day and live in a big house. You’ll probably have to go to school, but that’s the only downside I can think of. That, and pretending to be me, of course."
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In the wake of Jack and Janet Drake's untimely death, Bruce sets out to search for their missing son, determined to adopt him. After a long, arduous search, he finally brings home a new addition to his family.
He fails to realise that the new kid living in Wayne Manor is not Tim Drake.
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- English
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- 16,063
- Chapters:
- 2/2
- Collections:
- 36
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- 393
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15 May 2024
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The fourth time Arcade woke, it was to the sight of an Enclave Eyebot staring down at him.
Being captured by Legionaries and sentenced to death isn't exactly Arcade's idea of a good time. All the same, he's not quite sure whether to be grateful when he's rescued by a strange wastelander who may or may not be a Legion spy (and, for that matter, may or may not be completely insane).
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- English
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- 10,305
- Chapters:
- 1/1
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- 2
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- 56
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14 May 2024
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I'll Take It To My Grave by Realm_Of_Red_Shadows
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Red Robin (Comics)
13 Nov 2023
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"Will I die from this? No. Does he know that? Also no. When I revive from this stupid attack I’m going to poison his breakfast, stop holding back when we spar, hide the hot chocolate, and move everything an inch to the left until he starts to lose his mind."
Or: Tim can't die and he deals with it in true emotionally stunted Batfam fashion
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- English
- Words:
- 26,812
- Chapters:
- 6/6
- Collections:
- 31
- Comments:
- 154
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07 May 2024
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hand in unlovable hand (a chokehold) by britishparty
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Red Robin (Comics)
30 Sep 2022
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Tim Drake is eleven years old when he’s grabbed off the streets of Bristol while he’s on his way home. It will be okay, he tells himself: they’ll call his parents, and they’ll pay the ransom, and he’ll get to go home.
There are pictures of Batman and Robin on the camera he was carrying. A lot of pictures.
They don’t call his parents. They call Black Mask.
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or: the one where Black Mask kidnaps Tim and tries to groom him into a ruthless heir, and Tim tries to figure out how to destroy him from the inside out.General warnings tagged, anything not covered by those is in end-of-chapter notes to avoid spoilers.
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- Part 1 of blackbird singing in the dead of night
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- English
- Words:
- 54,551
- Chapters:
- 7/7
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- 25
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- 1,004
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24 Apr 2024
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The worst year of his life by siren_of_the_ocean
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Red Robin (Comics), Young Justice (Comics)
27 Sep 2021
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A snapping sound echoes through the room as a point of space just above the meeting table seems to warp and change. Like reality itself is changing and warping. The last time this had happened was with Superboy prime and his reality altering punch.
Instead of some galactic enemy or Superboy prime, a book falls onto the table. Thick and heavy, pages clean and crisp.
There’s a title on the front, letting bold red with sharp curves. A picture of Red Robin drawn onto the page stylistically.“Red Robin” Diana mutters before the room goes silent.
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- Part 40 of Tim Drake AU's
- Part 1 of Ripped Fabric of Tim and Reality
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- English
- Words:
- 100,612
- Chapters:
- 27/27
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- 15
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23 Apr 2024
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Gotham was built on a cave system. Batman has referenced a Bat Cave before. Tim is currently in the cave system. He is in the cave system that he entered from Drake Manor. Drake Manor is right next door to where Batman- The Bruce Wayne- lives. Holy Cavern, Batman! Tim had just accidentally wandered into the Bat Cave’s cave system.
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Tim, having found a weird hole after a storm, decides to go exploring ignoring the fact that This Is Gotham and They Probably Have Cursed Stuff Down There.
Luckily, it was just a cave system that spans the entire Gotham underground. Unluckily, Tim is a very curious child.
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- Part 1 of Gotham Caves and Reality Aberrations
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- English
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- 30,113
- Chapters:
- 20/20
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- 110
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- 3,089
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15 Apr 2024
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It was something like an open secret in Gotham, that even though all it’s heroes were open to help no matter the situation, each one of them had a special affinity to certain matters.
For example, children from all districts knew to yell for Nightwing if they found themselves lost and scared. Small business owners often painted little Oracle symbols on their doorsteps, to warn away possible thieves with the knowledge that Gotham’s cryptic hacker had their eye on them. Working girls would send a quick prayer to the Red Hood before seeing their seediest clients; and as such, knew who to call for if things took a turn for the worst.
And Red Robin… well. His was a very specific bunch.
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- English
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- 480
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13 Apr 2024
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See What I've Become by Magical_Devil_Alex
Fandoms: DCU, Batman - All Media Types, Red Robin (Comics)
23 Mar 2020
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Timothy Jackson Drake has been walking on eggshells his entire life, whether it be from his parents astronomical expectations, Gotham's horrible villains, and even the voices inside his own head. He thought that maybe now he was finally starting to feel comfortable in his own skin, with his bond with Bruce, Dick, and Alfred stronger than ever and his new budding relationship with Kon quickly becoming the best thing to ever happen in his life. Everything seemed... perfect.
But then Kon died, and even with as short of a time as that was, it still brought Tim down nearly to the point of no return.
Then Steph died.
Then his dad was murdered.
Then Bruce was killed.
Then, to make it all worse, Dick took Robin away from him and gave it to Damian.
Now... Timothy Jackson Drake doesn't know who he is, stripped of everything that once gave him purpose.
It's time to see what he's become.
AKA, a dark what if based on Dick's decision to make Damian Robin after Bruce died.
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- Part 8 of DC Shenanigans
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 59,121
- Chapters:
- 17/17
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- 464
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13 Apr 2024
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If I Asked (Would I Receive?) by Miss_Lazy_Tuesday
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics)
24 May 2022
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Tim gets dosed with a knock-off truth serum that lowers his inhibitions and he ends up admitting a few distressing things to his brothers.
It’s just plotless emotional hurt/comfort, heavy on the snuggles.
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- English
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- 5,025
- Chapters:
- 1/1
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- 12
- Comments:
- 192
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12 Apr 2024
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"Did a two year old just outrun you?" Jason asked, wanting to make sure he wasn't hallucinating.
Bruce clenched his jaw. "I didn't want to hurt him." He growled.
"Liar!" Tim piped up from under the desk.
Jason was starting to like this version of his successor.
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Tim gets turned into a toddler.
He makes that everybody's problem.
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- Part 15 of Batfamily Fluff
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 33,159
- Chapters:
- 22/24
- Collections:
- 35
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- 2,284
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10 Apr 2024
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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...
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- Part 1 of Say The Word, We’ll Go Home
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 46,480
- Chapters:
- 9/9
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10 Apr 2024
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Scientific Method by vogon_poet
Fandoms: DCU, Batman - All Media Types, Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
04 Jul 2021
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It’s not like he’s surprised a magic school exists— that’s probably only a seven on the scale of “crazy things Tim Drake has seen”. No, Tim’s just surprised he’s enrolled.
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- Part 1 of Scientific Method
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 133,507
- Chapters:
- 46/46
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- 30
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- 2,966
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- 10,570
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09 Apr 2024
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Damian Wayne hates being on the Watchtower. He loathes how all the members of the Justice League treat him like he’s a mascot (if they’re not eyeing him like he’s a villain-in-the-making).
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- English
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- 1/1
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- 405
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07 Apr 2024
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A Brief Interview by Miss_Lazy_Tuesday
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics)
09 Aug 2022
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When Damian finds a small child with an expensive camera on a rooftop in the middle of Gotham, he decides to follow in his father’s footsteps and take the boy home. After all, why should Bruce be the only one who gets to add to the family?
Damian and Tim age swap fluff.
Edit: Now with a podfic thanks to Vox_la!! Link at end of fic.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 3,192
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Collections:
- 22
- Comments:
- 651
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- 16,309
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- 93,659
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07 Apr 2024
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Crack Your Molars While You Dream by liverobinreaction (bugbee)
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Red Robin (Comics), Batman (Comics), DCU, DCU (Comics)
14 Apr 2024
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Jason walks into Titans Tower expecting a fight and the satisfaction of beating down the new Robin.
He walks into a suicide instead.
(After multiple back-to-back missions, urgent reports that needed to be filled out, and the stress of a new hostile player in Gotham, sleep has not come easily for Tim. Fortunately for him however, his inability to die has given him a unique, but effective, way of dealing with insomnia.
Unfortunately for everyone else, Jason decides to invade the Titan Tower at the exact same time.)
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- Part 2 of bury the dead where they're found
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 11,640
- Chapters:
- 2/2
- Collections:
- 22
- Comments:
- 451
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- 10,774
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- 1,105
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- 108,656
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05 Apr 2024
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Banshee In A Well by bugbee, liverobinreaction (bugbee)
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Red Robin (Comics), Batman (Comics), DCU, DCU (Comics)
02 Apr 2023
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Tim is five years old when he drowns in his parents' pool. He dies quietly, waiting for parents who love him, but will never be there, to realise that something is wrong. They never show up, and he sinks into oblivion.
When he wakes up and claws his way out of the water, the sun has set, and the lights of his house are on. He is cold and wet and his lungs burn.
But most of all, Tim is alone.
(If you die and no-one is there to see it, were you ever alive in the first place?)
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- Part 1 of bury the dead where they're found
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 43,025
- Chapters:
- 5/5
- Collections:
- 137
- Comments:
- 1,789
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- 24,927
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- 7,684
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05 Apr 2024