#damian and tim

[callmeizukunotdeku]

"You're lying," Damian said. 

And honestly, Tim had to laugh, "I don't know why you think I am. I asked to keep a cat, Alfred said no, and that was that."

"But that..." Damian furrowed his brow. Tim's voice was taking on a different tenor than usual. Something a bit more strained. "He let me have a cat."

"Yeah," Tim said, cringing when his voice cracked on the word, before trying to play it off with a casual shrug, "you're his son."

And Damian was fooled for a moment. He had his mouth half open to reply that he was the blood son. He was different. Superior. 

But he paused upon the fact that Tim hadn't just made that point for him, he'd given him an example. 

The cat. 

Tim had wanted one and been refused. Damian had wanted one and had been obliged. 

He had wanted a dragon and been obliged. 

But Tim couldn't have a cat, and Damian, whenever he asserted his superiority, had thought he was lying. 

He was lying in a way. They were the same. Tim was a well-respected associate of his father, but... 

You're his son. 

But that didn't mean as much as Damian assumed it did. 

Damian assessed his options before doing something he usually avoided. He swallowed his pride, looked at Tim, and said, "I...don't fully understand what your place is here."

Tim gave him a smile filled with enough sympathy to make something ugly roll in Damian's gut. "Me neither, kid. Me neither."

[aflamboyanceofflamingos]

Damian’s at the age where if Tim starts talking about the season of Lego Ninjago that came out after he became a teenager everyone assumes he only watches it because of Damian when it reality it’s the opposite

[havinga-psychoticbreak]

Who wrote the rule that said a thing with feathers absolutely has to fly?

Some creatures have two wings that flap but you won’t find them up there in the sky

Gravity, they don't defy, they'll never soar, won't even try, Well...

Have you heard about the flightless bird?

With wings that flap they’ve been supplied,

but after that things went awry

Well have you heard?

About the flightless bird?

They’re quite content, they’re on the ground to see them don’t look up

Look down

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-> Who wrote the rule that said a thing with feathers absolutely has to fly? Some creatures have two wings that flap but you won’t find them up there in the sky, gravity they don’t defy, won’t never soar, don’t even try, well…. Have you heard? About the flightless bird? With wings that flap they’ve been supplied but after that things went awry. Well have you heard? About the flightless bird, they’re quite content, they’re on the ground, to see them don’t look up look down <-

Flightless Bird - Bubble Guppies

[timmydraker]

Damian: I’ve been volunteering at the hospital

Tim, who owns a medical company: …

Damian: father doesn’t approve of this because it cuts into my patrol time but I think it’s because I kept it from him

Tim, who likes to disobey Bruce: …

Damian: I fear I may have to make a choice of either continuing as Robin or pursuing my goals of becoming a Doctor

Tim, who dropped out of school: …

Tim: So, weird question, and I’m totally just brainstorming here, like just throwing this out there but like… you’re still a minor so what if I adopt you and pay for your schooling and maybe hack into a few schools so you can learn stuff ahead of time and eventually I could employ you at my company and maybe even build you your own hospital?

Tim: haha wouldn’t that be funny and totally piss Bruce off cause I’d be your dad

[protectdamianwayne]

Batman: Wayne Family Adventures Webtoon

[tarta-de-limon]

I think Tim would love teaching Damian how to skate, Damian is very stubborn and pretty good at lots of things, so he asking Tim for help/to teach him how to to skate, I think it'd show he trusts him lots!

He's looking at the screen like: don't you dare tell anyone about this.

I think this doesn't go well with canon, so maybe an AU where Damian grows up with the batfam? But spent his first years in the League, what makes him a little reluctant when it comes to accept he needs help.

He did it!

[frogaroundandfindout]

Robin War #2

[cebawoohoo]

As someone with siblings, I just thought of something we would do to each other to annoy one another and I thought it would be funny if the BatKids did it.

Damian who is sitting on the couch, staring at Tim:

Tim getting annoyed: Can you stop staring at me?

Damian deciding to be a little shit: I’m not staring at you.

Tim who clearly sees Damian still staring at him: Yes you are.

Damian: No I’m not

Tim: Yes you fucking are.

Damian:

Tim:

Damian:

Tim: Bruce! Tell Damian to stop staring at me!

Bruce who was just walking by and is running on thirty minutes of sleep and doesn’t want to deal with his kids just yet: Damian, stop staring at your brother.

Damian: I’m not staring at him, Father.

Tim: Yes he is! Tell him to stop!

Bruce, sighing: Tim, just try to ignore him.

Tim: No! I find it hella creepy for the little demon child staring at me constantly!

Bruce absolutely done with this shit: Damian, please don’t stare at your brother anymore.

Damian: But I wasn’t, Father!

Tim: Stop lying! We clearly see you staring at me!

Bruce: Tim, sweetheart, why don’t you leave the room if it’s bothering you?

Tim: No! I was here first and I’m not moving!

Bruce is absolutely done. This goes on for another twenty minutes before Dick comes in the room and starts being annoying towards both of his brothers, making Damian stop staring at Tim. Bruce is just relieved it’s over. Remind him to never adopt more kids.

[todelve-intomy-monthlyfixations]

This panel from WFA devastates me.

[asinglebluefeline]

You know what Batfam dynamic recent comics made me want more of? Damian and Tim.

I mean look at them:

Detective Comics #975

Batman #138

Nightwing (2016) #113

Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2023) #18&19

Batman #148

It's shaping up to be such an interesting dynamic. Just imagine:

- a simultaneous "I can't stand him" and "if anybody lays a finger on him I will burn down the world" going both ways equally

- both being the youngest siblings in a big family

- Tim embracing his role as the older brother both in a sense of a protector / caretaker / mentor as well as being the most annoying person in the world on purpose

- but when they need to they are so in sync they literally finish each other's sentences

- and of course, there's bonding over being their oldest brother's biggest fans

I want them to be chaotic gremlins that constantly bicker and try to one-up each other, but are also hypercompetent professionals who know when to get serious. A team nobody takes seriously, but at the same time one that somehow has a 100% success rate. (It's half because they both are actually great at teamwork when they want to be and half because they both refuse to be the one to fail, if only so the other won't get to gloat.)

They have so much potential to become a ridiculously powerful tag team. Unstoppable force of nature. Once they become a well-oiled machine nobody will be able to stop them.

Bonus:

Look at themm <3

[mocking-the-bird]

Dick just doesn't understand their perfect and completely normal dymanic 🙄

Like, let them have their conversation calm down ur dramatic beans

[razzledazzle0]

turtle

Tim: Woah a turtle!

Damian: that's a tortoise

Tim: that's a turtle

Damian: snarky that's a tortoise

Tim: that's a fucking turtle!

Tim: I just did a diorama on reptiles, I know everything about turtles!

Damian: your just sleep deprived stfu

[aflamboyanceofflamingos]

Jason, mildly concerned as he watches silent tears stream down Tim’s face: …You okay there?

Tim, who would rather die for than admit that he was crying because he was trying so hard not to laugh at memes of satosuguru breaking up outside of KFC: …Eddie…uh…died?

Jason, having no clue how to respond to this: uh…Who’s Eddie?

Tim, realizing he can’t use the uncle excuse because Dick and Bruce already know it’s bs: …My turtle

[shyjusticewarrior]

Bernard has come back from the war.

Damian has met Bernard.

Damian has told Tim that Bernard is out of his league.

Life is good.

[timmydraker]

Thinking about Tim getting super mad with Bruce about something and instead of shouting at him he just goes ‘okay then’ and leaves for a bit.

Bruce is a little worried considering Tim’s ability to make plans, but he brushes it off quickly.

The next day he walks into the lounge room to find Damian ‘I Hate Tim Drake’ Wayne hugging Tim ‘Damian Is Not My Equal At Anything’ Drake.

He’s naturally terrified of what this could mean but nothing can prepare him for seeing his youngest son lift up a 50lb Boa Constrictor at least twice his height with he biggest, most unnerving smile on his face.

Tim just gives Bruce a blank look and mouths ‘see what I can do?’

Bruce apologises to him immediately.

[protectdamianwayne]