#lilac_hyacinth writing

[bernardsunglasses]

"After nearly a year of dating Tim, there was a lot that Bernard was used to.

He was used to showing up at Tim’s boat at odd times of night and seeing his shadow flutter past the window as Tim moved around inside.

He was used to trudging down the stairs to find Tim wide-awake, even when it was long past midnight.

He was even used to seeing little glimpses of Robin around the boat, the barest signs that Bernard wouldn’t have ever noticed if he didn’t already know, like how Tim’s wardrobe didn’t go as far back as it should’ve.

But something he wasn’t used to, that hadn’t happened before, was Bernard getting to the boat and finding the wrong person waiting there.

Robin, instead of Tim."

Written for day 3 of Timber Week! "My Boyfriend Has An Identical Scar Here."

Relationships: Bernard Dowd/Tim Drake

Characters: Bernard Dowd, Tim Drake

Additional Tags: POV Bernard Dowd, Bernard Dowd-centric, Hurt Tim Drake, medical inaccuracies, Bernard Dowd knows Tim Drake is Robin, needles, hurt/comfort, Tim Drake is Robin, blood and injury

[damianbugs]

do you have any good tim fic recs? without him being massively woobified or fanonised

tim centric fics are not something i usually read (though that IS changing recently) BUT i do indeed have some recs that to me, personally, really encapsulate his character and i think about like all the time. a good tim drake fic can truly change the chemicals in your brain FOREVER.

woobified tim and i have personal beef with each other that will withstand all the generations to come, so i will not be touching him with a ten foot pole. do not fear.

TIM DRAKE CENTRIC FIC RECS ON AO3

Talk To Me by A_Canceled_Stamp

Bruce and Tim have a long-overdue heart-to-heart

MY NOTES: ohhh just the bruce and tim fic ever to exit. i reread this often when i just need a little comfort after things are rough, because it is so well written and i will never get over how sweet it is. happy tears in my eyes forever. bruce and tim is a dynamic that is so special.

lift this curse of bein' seventeen by arguablysomaya

When Tim first dreamed of becoming Robin, he’d been admiring Dick. When he became Red Robin, hurt and alone, he’d thought about the person Jason used to be. But after years of watching his older sister, Tim can’t help but reflect on how much he respects Cass and what she stands for.

As Batgirl, as Orphan, as Black Bat— as Cass, the woman that could face down pure evil and still sneak into Tim’s apartment to pull the laptop out of his hands and shove him into bed.

Or: In which Tim Drake gets a new name.

MY NOTES: oh my GOD. THE TIM DRAKE MOVES ON FROM ROBIN FIC EVER. i never once considered black bat tim but after reading this i genuinely have ascended to a new plain of tim drake understanding. not to mention wonderful tim and cass writing. i love their duo so much. (also!!! asian tim!!!)

by any other name would smell as sweet by misspickman

A dare and a couple of offhand comments set off a domino effect, sending Tim down one or two identity crises. Apparently everyone thinks it's time for him to do some self-reflection.

MY NOTES: i have said this so many times in these recs that it should be a given now to always expect a trans character fic as well. trans girl tim fic u are SO REAL. a friend recommended this to me and i read it all while standing up for a good half an hour unable to do anything else. changed my life forever. good lord

a soft place to land by unchosenone

Tim rubs the back of his head, trying to affect a joking tone. “I knew I should’ve just gone for the new escrima sticks.”

Dick is ready to be a good big brother to his grieving little bro. Tim flips the script.

MY NOTES: dick and tim are truly the brothers of all time i tear up just thinking about what they once had and everything they've lost. this fic is not about that though. this fic is about what a caring little brother tim is.

Check your mic by Lilac_hyacinth

“That wasn’t—” he stared at his bike’s display through fuzzy eyes. “I mean, Bernard’s not my—”

“It’s okay, Tim,” Steph said gently.

The comm felt like a knife in his ear.

“I’m not,” Tim said.

He didn’t know if he was saying "I’m not gay" or "I’m not okay," was pretty sure nobody else did either, and the next thing Tim knew, his comm was a crushed pile of plastic and tech in his clenched fist.

MY NOTES: first and foremost, if you are a fan of timber you NEED to check out this author. the best timber fics out there. this fic is especially special to me and i love the way the comfort was handled. seeing tim traverse through different parts of the queer experience will always be important to me.

[storm-leviosa-fanfics]

Fic Rec List

Third time's the charm, or so they say. Here's another fic rec list.

When in gotham: don't drink the water by @wesslan

This is pretty much crack but in the absolute best way. Gotham's tap water causes some...weird side effects when consumed by humans except no one told Tim that. He's doing his best ok?

My Eyes Are Fitted With Prison Bars (series) by TheFloof (@floof-writes)

neurodivergent yj! love this so much the vibes are impeccable. Tim and Bart have a super sweet relationship here, sharing all those nd traits and I just have loads of feelings.

Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans by Lilac_hyacinth

soft TimBer for the soul! Tim's alone at another school event and Bernard is a good comforting boyfriend (except they're not boyfriends yet shhhh). feat. good dad Bruce, Dana trying very hard, Tim being a photographer, all that good stuff.

Got Stepped on All Over by whaleofatime (@cetaceans-pls)

I have this fic saved as 'fics I would make fanart of if I could draw' and I am Right. It has all my favourite things but most importantly HORSES. Also just like...restores my faith in humanity a little it feels very real in a way I cannot quite explain. (Bruce and Dick race across Mongolia to stop an epidemic which suprisingly does not remind me of covid)

library card by mikkal (@wrencatte)

God I am obsessed with this fic. Libraries deserve all the appreciation and this fic has it in spades. I loved outsider POV fics sometimes and this is a perfect example of a really really good one. If you love Jason loving books and public libraries this fic is for you.

Consultation Work by Mouse_in_this_house

Feral core four, Jason trying his best, Tim being Tim, there is nothing I do not love about this fic. Really good at identifying the strengths and weaknesses of everyone based on their experiences and personalities which I Love.

An (almost) Foolproof Lie by HiddenDreamer67 (@hiddendreamer67)

Secret identity shenanigans + Tim joins the family early = god tier fic

(Tim, in a fit of youthful idiocy, tells Batman Bruce Wayne is his guardian. It all works out...eventually)

Declensions by dustorange (@dustorange)

You know when you think you know a character's origin story and it doesn't need to be told again? Yeah so I would trust dustorange with every character's done to death origin story after reading this. It's Dick Grayson like you've never seen it before and I love it.

miles and miles (in their shoes) by JUBE514 (@jube514)

Sometimes you need a bit of a shove to overcome your differences and Tim and Damian need even more than that. These kids are SO FUCKED UP but this fic is so sensitive about it and it's beautiful.

Black-Clad Bats and Making Money by Gray_Days (@cineresis)

That one fic about the Riddler if he were played by John Mulaney. I'm not normally a first person POV kinda person but this is the exception it is hilarious and also somehow relatable? idk what that says about me.

[ao3feed-brucewayne]

I didn't have it in myself to go with Grace

by Lilac_hyacinth

“B!” Jason shouted desperately.

Hood lifted the gun he was holding higher, pointing it directly at Bruce. “Don’t move.”

It took all of Jason’s willpower to stop, and the look Damian shot him said it was the same for him, a dangerous stand-off with Bruce’s life on the line.

Even knowing it was Tim didn’t help Jason believe he wouldn’t pull the trigger.

Whumptober day 23 - forced to kneel

Words: 6382, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 17 of Lilac_Hyacinth Whumptober 2022

Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death

Characters: Jason Todd, Bernard Dowd, Tim Drake, Damian Wayne, Bruce Wayne, Talia al Ghul (mentioned), Stephanie Brown

Relationships: Bernard Dowd/Tim Drake, Jason Todd & Bernard Dowd, (Mentioned) Bruce Wayne/Talia al Ghul

Additional Tags: Reverse Robins, Alternate Universe, Tim Drake is Red Hood, Jason Todd is Robin, EMT Bernard Dowd, Bernard Dowd Needs a Hug, Jason Todd Needs A Hug, Canon-Typical Violence, Guns, Good Parent Talia al Ghul, (implied and referenced but tbh Talia's good in anything I write), Whumptober, Whumptober 2022, Lazarus Pit (DCU), Joker Junior - Freeform, (referenced but nothing graphic)

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/42591753

[bernardsunglasses]

"It made Bernard’s brain skip a beat for a second.

Had he always stood so close to Bernard? Always stepped past where he’d need to be just to pass something over?

Not just that, but did he always look so…maybe it was just that Tim had been caught in the rain too, but there was something softer and more gentle about his face. Bernard hadn’t even realized it was possible for Tim to look kinder than he already did."

Written for day 1 of Timber Week! "Gay Awakening."

Relationships: Bernard Dowd/Tim Drake, Darla Aquista & Bernard Dowd & Tim Drake, Bernard Dowd & Tim Drake

Characters: Bernard Dowd, Tim Drake, Darla Aquista

Other Tags: Bernard Dowd-Centric, POV Bernard Dowd, High School, the Dowds being bad parents (mentioned), fluff kinda, pre-relationship, Bernard Dowd Needs A Hug, Canon Queer Character, a little bit of hurt/comfort

[bernardsunglasses]

"The drive from the marina to Bernard’s school on a normal day was about thirty minutes, plus traffic. Tim had gotten good at predicting it since he and Bernard had started dating, wanting to be able to take every minute he could with Bernard before sending him off for classes, and he knew that a normal Wednesday in the middle of the afternoon would be about a thirty-five minute drive.

Today, on a Wednesday in the middle of the afternoon, Tim made it in fifteen.

He blamed the bit of tension in Bruce’s voice when he’d called to let Tim know that there’d been trouble at the college. Blamed the fact that Bruce hadn’t had much to say beyond, "Everyone is out safely. I’m investigating what happened now." Blamed himself for letting Bernard ever get out of bed that morning."

Written for day 2 of Timber Week! "Truth Serum."

Relationships: Bernard Dowd/Tim Drake

Characters: Bernard Dowd, Tim Drake, Alfred Pennyworth (briefly), Bruce Wayne (briefly)

Additional Tags: Bernard Dowd needs a hug, Bernard Dowd knows Tim Drake is Robin, Good significant other Tim Drake, emotional hurt/comfort, mild hurt/comfort, emetophobia, vomiting (mentioned), truth serum, non-consensual drug use, needles, children of Dionysus, mind control (mentioned), medical trauma, sickfic in the loosest sense of the word

[bernardsunglasses]

Hi! I’m Will, he/him, and I’m new to tumblr and still getting my sea legs (aka forcing my tumblr-veteran sister and all of her friends into explaining the etiquette + technical stuff to me) so for now, this is my temporary info spot.

• I like DC and talk about the comics the most, but I also like ff7r, botw/totk, the Riordanverse, Kingdom Hearts, and a bunch of other things that I’ll be reblogging too.

• I’ll obviously block anybody who’s generally bigoted (homophobic, racist, ableist, etc.,) but also anyone who ships adults with minors, who ships incest, who posts primarily 18+ content, or who generally makes me uncomfortable.

My tags:

• “Assorted Will rambles” My personal chatter/non fandom talk tag.

• “Queueperman” My queue tag.

•  “Not DC” Anything that isn’t DC, since DC’s my primary fandom.

• “Lilac_Hyacinth writing” My writing talk.

• “Wills comic nonsense” For when I’m reading / talking about comics.

I'll also tag common triggers.

There'll be more later and it'll be better organized hopefully, but I figured putting something up for now would probably be good.

[ao3feed-brucewayne]

I didn't have it in myself to go with Grace

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/0mDe9iE

by Lilac_hyacinth

“B!” Jason shouted desperately.

Hood lifted the gun he was holding higher, pointing it directly at Bruce. “Don’t move.”

It took all of Jason’s willpower to stop, and the look Damian shot him said it was the same for him, a dangerous stand-off with Bruce’s life on the line.

Even knowing it was Tim didn’t help Jason believe he wouldn’t pull the trigger.

Whumptober day 23 - forced to kneel

Words: 6382, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 17 of Lilac_Hyacinth Whumptober 2022

Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death

Characters: Jason Todd, Bernard Dowd, Tim Drake, Damian Wayne, Bruce Wayne, Talia al Ghul (mentioned), Stephanie Brown

Relationships: Bernard Dowd/Tim Drake, Jason Todd & Bernard Dowd, (Mentioned) Bruce Wayne/Talia al Ghul

Additional Tags: Reverse Robins, Alternate Universe, Tim Drake is Red Hood, Jason Todd is Robin, EMT Bernard Dowd, Bernard Dowd Needs a Hug, Jason Todd Needs A Hug, Canon-Typical Violence, Guns, Good Parent Talia al Ghul, (implied and referenced but tbh Talia's good in anything I write), Whumptober, Whumptober 2022, Lazarus Pit (DCU), Joker Junior - Freeform, (referenced but nothing graphic)

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/0mDe9iE