Bats in the Belfry
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caught somewhere between big and small by scooter3scooter
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
13 Oct 2025
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“Kid, open up before I break the door down,” Jason calls out. He pounds again, successfully making Tim whimper. He doesn’t know if his sorta-brother can hear him or not but his voice seems to soften nonetheless. “Say something or I’m picking the lock.”
No, no, please. If Jason sees him, sees this, he’ll never leave him alone. Surely his caregiver instincts will go into overdrive, eager to smother the newfound baby. Tim can’t let that happen. He’s hidden it for so long, he can’t ruin it now. He didn’t change his own soggy pull-ups, wash his sheets in the bathtub, and nibble the skin around his nails raw just to destroy it all in one shitty day.
But he can’t make his mouth move, his tongue leaden in his mouth, saliva now molasses-heavy and choking. He can’t say anything, doesn’t remember how. He opens his mouth and all he does is sob. Nothing more than a little boy just wishing that his mommy could come save him.
But Janet isn’t here. Even if he called, she wouldn’t pick up. There’s no one left to fix it now.
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Or Jason and Dick find out that Tim has been secretly suppressing his little headspace, making himself sick in the process.
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Weirdly Competent by brynthewriter
Fandoms: Danny Phantom, Justice League - All Media Types
08 Jun 2025
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Danny Fenton studied medicine under Frostbite. Because of this, he has a lot of medical expertise when it comes to working with a lot of different species, including Kryptonians and Martians.
The doctors on the Watchtower who hired him did not know that he had experience and thought he was just talking back, so they fired him on day one. A few days later they tried one of his suggestions. To their surprise, it worked.
The Justice League now has questions about Danny, starting with "Why the hell did you fire him??"
THIS FIC IS NOT ABANDONED! I promise I will come back and finish it someday. Life has just been getting in the way lately, so I've been slow to update all of my fics.
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Tim Drake never actually wanted to become part of the Robin-Batman-vigilante outfit. No, really. But the last Robin up and died, and now Batman is going crazy, and no one else is doing anything about it, so...Tim decides to become Robin. He might as well, right? At the very least it'll give him something to do while his parents are gone.
Still, Tim's not taking up the mantle until he can put a couple of things in order. Step one? Making sure the Joker can't get it into his head to kill another Robin. Not ever again. (Good thing Tim's not the one with a 'no killing' rule.)
And then after that? Well, after that it's only just a matter of keeping Batman from learning Tim's identity and subsequently chasing him off. Not until Bruce can get back on his feet and pick a new Robin, a real one this time. Easy-peasy.
Sort of.
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Temporary Arrangement...Until It's Not by Undercover_fangirl
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
01 Oct 2024
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Tim Drake had been watching Batman and Robin for years by the time he went to the gala that changed everything.
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Five times Tim accidentally ended up staying with the Waynes, and the one time he chose to stay
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“Timothy,” Mother gestures Tim to stand close and claps a hand on his shoulder. “Your 10th birthday party is tomorrow. You have handled yourself well on your own these past two years. This year, we are expecting you to take on some more responsibilities to help with Drake Industries. There are certain people who we have business dealings with, who have asked for a little … extra. To sweeten the deal.”
Tim swallows, suddenly feeling cold. “And the extra… involves me?” Mother can’t possibly be hinting at what he thinks she’s hinting at.
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When Tim's parents start sending him out to see "clients", Tim finds inspiration in Jason Todd, the newest Robin. After all, Jason has dealt with much worse, and if Jason could do it, so could he.
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It's all shaky ground. There's no good place to stand; there's no good place to keep safe. They're on the fault lines now.
The before, the during, and the after of Dick's Spyral experience.
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Shutterbug by goldkirk
Fandom Batgirl (Comics), Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, DCU, Red Robin (Comics), Robin (Comics), Robin: Son of Batman (Comics)
14 Sep 2025
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This series is meant to feel like a warm hug after a long hard cry.
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Settle Our Bones by batmoniker, justbeyondstars, motleyfam
Fandom Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, DCU (Comics), Super Sons (Comics)
17 Sep 2025
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A hurt/comfort focused series where Jason never dies, but the Waynes’ weird neighbor kid gets strung along for the ride all the same.
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Average Gothamite doesn’t hit at least 1 goon with a car a year. This factoid is wrong, average person hits 0 goons with a car a year. Speeds Georg, who has a need for speed and hits 3 goons a day, is an outlier and shouldn’t be counted.
— Tim Drake-centric racing au where Tim has a special interest in vehicles and stunt driving, hot wires the Batmobile as a kid, and becomes the vigilante getaway-driver, Road Runner. He races around Gotham, hitting rogues with his car (mostly joker) and picking up his family members when they need a quick getaway.
(Description inspired by user Oceanwind)
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