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Unintended family

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Tim Drake never meant to become a father. He only wanted answers.

When a raid on a forgotten Cadmus facility uncovers abandoned cloning tech-the same kind that created Kon-Tim makes a reckless, sleep‑deprived decision. If he can understand how Kon was made, maybe he can finally help the boy he loves stop questioning his own existence. But one miscalculation, one contaminated sample, and one catastrophic power surge later... Tim isn't staring at data.

He's staring at a newborn.

A baby with Kryptonian strength in his tiny fists. A baby whose DNA test reads like an impossible equation: half Kon, half Tim.

Now Tim is juggling sleepless nights, explosive diapers, and the crushing fear that Kon will never forgive him. Kon is reeling from the revelation that he has a biological child he never asked for. Clark is furious. Bruce is already baby‑proofing the Manor. And the Justice League is one bad tantrum away from declaring a global emergency.

As Tim and Kon struggle to redefine their relationship-boyfriends, co‑parents, accidental mad scientists-they're forced to confront the truth neither of them expected: sometimes family isn't planned. Sometimes it's created in a lab explosion at 3 a.m.

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Tim Drake has always lived in the space between brilliance and disaster. But when a forgotten Cadmus lab reveals the same technology that once created Conner Kent, Tim crosses a line he can't uncross. One late‑night experiment, one contaminated sample, and one catastrophic surge of Kryptonian energy leave him holding the impossible:

A newborn.
Half Kryptonian.
Half human.
Half Kon.
Half Tim.

Now Tim is drowning in sleepless nights, League interrogations, and the crushing fear that Kon will never forgive him. Kon is reeling from the revelation that he has a biological child he never asked for — a child who looks at him with Tim's eyes and his own impossible strength.

As the world scrambles to understand the first naturally occurring Kryptonian‑human hybrid, Tim and Kon are forced into a new orbit around each other — one defined by shared responsibility, unspoken feelings, and a tiny life who bonds them more tightly than either expected.

But Cadmus isn't done. Someone wants the baby back.
And Tim and Kon must decide what they're willing to become — heroes, partners, or something far more terrifying — to protect the child who changed everything.

Family wasn't part of the plan.
But sometimes the greatest miracles are born from the biggest mistakes.