Latest Posts by melennui - Page 3

people don't utilize tim drake's sneaky sneakiness enough in fanworks. he's a true bat.

also beast boy is just hilarious. im glad im seeing more of him now that im reading teen titans comics

you gotta wonder is tim's blood is just boiling under his mask of cool.

also bonus bart

this is like.. everything i don’t have the patience or experience to say. this is wonderfully written and TRUE. worth the read

Why Tim Couldn’t Stay In Gotham After Bruce Died:

Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of posts to the effect that Tim deserted Dick once he became Batman. Tim should have let Robin go gracefully and become a Nightwing-like hero who could help Batman keep Gotham safe (or at least as safe as Gotham could ever be). The idea is that Tim could easily have stayed on and still become an independent hero.

[For the sake of argument, I’m going to ignore the fact that Morrison wanted Dick and Damian to be Batman and Robin for five years. To that end, Mr. Morrison basically arranged to have Tim put on a bus out of town, never to be seen again. Holding my nose at the utterly crappy way DC handled Damian becoming Robin, I’m going to stick to what actually ended up happening in cannon.]

The idea that Tim and Damian could peacefully co-exist in the same city, never mind the same house, was never going to happen. To understand just why, let’s go back a bit. Remember when Damian first came to Gotham? Tim did try to be nice to the kid.

Keep in mind that Damian was a literal child raised by his psycho mother and grandfather to be a killing machine. Expecting anything else out of him at this point was wishful thinking at best.

Despite Damian attempting to murder him, Tim helped Damian when he ran into trouble. When Tim once again tried to reach out Damian the kid thanked him by shoving Tim off the dinosaur, letting him fall to what Damian hoped would be his death.

Here we see basics of the early Tim/Damian dynamic at work. Remember that this Damian was still fresh from the League of Assassins: a murderous death cult where it was perfectly acceptable to lob off someone’s head if they cut you in the lunch line. A few weeks with Bruce and Alfred were not going to undo a lifetime of indoctrination.

If Tim had actually stayed in Gotham, after Bruce “died” it’s quite likely that Damian (when Tim inevitably ticked him off) would have tried to kill him again. Dick would then have been forced to choose between them (and does anyone else wonder what Dick would have done if Damian had managed to seriously injure or kill Tim?). Tim had good reason to believe that Dick would choose Damian over him. After all, from his point of view, Dick had done just that with the Robin mantle.

Tim simply wasn’t safe around Damian. Yes, Tim had a barnful of mental health issues at that point. Those issues were made worse by living in an atmosphere when Tim could never let his guard down. Tim had no other option but to leave.

Before anyone says that it’s not true, that Tim would’ve been just fine at the manor, let’s remember that Damian tried to kill him after Tim got back from his Quest-For-Bruce. Damian was angry that he was included on the “Hit-List.” Despite having grown emotionally while working with Dick’s Batman, Damian fell back on his League training without blinking an eye.

You can’t really blame Damian for behaving like this. His childhood with Talia was one long, unending trauma of horrific abuse. This was how Damian survived long enough to come to Gotham, by removing those he considered a threat to his position. That said, it’s also not hard to understand why Tim couldn’t stay around waiting for Damian to stop making attempts on his life.

It was inevitable that either Damian or Tim would have to leave. Dick didn’t want to push Tim out, just the opposite. He was worried about Tim. Ideally Dick wanted to bring Tim home and work everything out.

Despite what fannon likes to imagine, Dick never suggested that Tim be put in Arkham. Dick wanted Tim to see a therapist in Metropolis. Grieving Bruce’s loss, Dick was desperately trying to keep what was left of his family together. He couldn’t see that having Tim and Damian in close proximity was a recipe for disaster.

Why was Tim the one to leave and not Damian? The answer again, lies in an abusive childhood. Tim spent years being emotionally neglected by his parents. He was constantly being pushed aside for something or someone deemed by his parents to be more important than he was. Tim was used to be the one left behind, the one who always came second (or third or fourth). If anyone in the family was expendable in a search for Bruce, Tim knew it was him.

Tim and Damian still don’t get along very well but they have settled into an uneasy acceptance of one another in the Rebirth continuity.

The bottom line is that these two will never be best buddies and that’s okay. Not not all siblings end up as good friends. That they can manage to stay under the same roof without bloodshed is a vast improvement over what they used to be like. Could that have happened when Damian first became Robin? Oh hell no. 

Tim had to be the one to leave. There really was no other choice.

that's right, dude, the glasses are dumb ad fuck, but i still love em.

is it too much to ask for clark to act like conner's dad? maybe a lil too much?

connor acting remotely domestic cracks me up. how sweet :>

everybody deserves bart. his interactions are hilarious and interesting. it's such a delicate balance, and it's done fabulously

(also, the artists in the second one did a fantastic job at making him still look like an adorable goof, but still a teenager. love it)

still feel like shit but bart's hair seems like something worth watching. he's sharp. he's fierce.

look at him think. so focused. so determined.

man im out of it. at least comics are pretty fun.

ive always assumed that Tim wouldn't like coffee because he doesn't seem a fan of mind altering substances, so him not being into uppers and downers like caffeine just makes sense by association

I think dc should release a comic where tim says "I don't like coffee" even if it's just to watch 60 percent of their fan base realise they have no clue what his actual personality is like.... I think thatd be really fun...

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.

i love this

If snakes were wide instead of long.

dick grayson being tim's protective older brother.

i really want a Tim & Jason Titans Tower Confrontation fic where Tim fights back a bit, then when he realizes he won't win, he tries to tug at Jason's heart. and it doesn't work.

it can be a two shot for the first half to be angst, then the second half to be like a fast forward to Jason regularly visiting the Cave/Manor and show the aftermath. comfort prefered, but not required.

maybe i should just write it myself...

today, i used my superboy knowledge to impress a hot girl and we ended up watching captain marvel together. finished just 20 minutes ago.

thank you, my stupid knowledge on comic books.

not a clue! that certainly makes more sense, though. im just going off of this

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

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

TIMBO YOU VIRGIN

yeah, tim did the right thing because that girl had a boyfriend (and tim was ultimately uninterested ), but he still makes me laugh.

you and i are the duality of tumblr users. our reactions, our profile pictures, we don't get closer than this.

tim has such a big heart. this sequence was so saddening.

the worst part is that this is just before batman betrays his identity to steph.

i was thinking more tim losing a part of himself and becoming more if batman's soldier. i might be looking too far into it, but because tim's expressed his unwanting of becoming like batman, that's just what stuck to me.

plus, the other two's nightmares have to do with insecurities/worries, so tim's unwant made sense to me. especially with the frightening depiction of batman.

idk lol. i like to dive deep into things that dont usually have a deeper meaning.

robin, impulse, and superboy all have nightmares while camping out.

tim's fears are always having to do with becoming too much like batman. like, every time.

robin, impulse, and superboy all have nightmares while camping out.

tim's fears are always having to do with becoming too much like batman. like, every time.

iconic mom!kon moment

tim, stop lying to yourself. you are both the protective moms

AWW HES PROUD. LOOK AT BATMAM BEING A GOOD FATHER-FIGURE. take notes, jack drake. naybe talk to your son every once in a while

you see, i say all of this, but then bruce abandons tim for months at a time out of guilt. man, i have a problem

ill never get tired of them

(quietly chanting timkon timkon)

tim drake is mighty protective of jason's memorial

jeez, i really like their expressions

ive finally started reading young justice, cheers to me!

i love these three .3.

(MILF) man i love father-son-relationships

STEPH AND CASS MEETING

THE STARS HAVE ALIGNED

man cass has a badass costume

tim drake and bruce wayne conflict!

tim has such a big heart. this sequence was so saddening.

the worst part is that this is just before batman betrays his identity to steph.

tim drake, robin, sleeping in weird places. like he do

listen, listen, is it too much to ask for a john constantine fic where his partner treats him all soft and he's confused because he's much a morally gray person, but also into it? IS IT?