Charlie drakes profile and a scene
Nickname:Â Charlie
Age:Â 2 years old
Universe:Â DC Comics / Batfamily
Parents:Â Tim Drake (adoptive father)
Guardians/Parental Figures:Â Stephanie Brown, Barbara Gordon
Close Family Figure:Â Cassandra Cain
Home:Â Small Gotham apartment shared with Tim and Steph
Charlotte Nicole Drake â almost always called Charlie â is the tiny, chaotic center of Tim Drakeâs life.
Tim found her when he was twenty years old: a silent baby wrapped in an old blanket and abandoned beside a dumpster during patrol. She barely cried, barely made noise at all, just stared up at him with huge dark eyes while gripping the edge of his cape with tiny fingers.
Tim told himself he was only helping temporarily.
Three weeks later he was signing adoption papers.
No one in the Batfamily knew at first except Stephanie Brown, who immediately threw herself into helping despite also being barely an adult herself. Together, the two exhausted college students somehow became parents.
By the time Charlie turned one, Barbara Gordon and Cassandra Cain had figured it out on their own â because hiding a secret toddler from Gothamâs best information gatherers was never going to work forever. Instead of exposing him, they quietly stepped in to help.
Now at two years old, Charlie is a whirlwind of curls, energy, sticky hands, and stolen Robin gear.
And Tim Drake would burn Gotham down before letting anything happen to her.
Small for her age but constantly moving
Thick dark hair that never stays brushed for long
Big blue eyes inherited from absolutely nobody Tim knows
Usually has bruised knees from running into things
Frequently wearing one of Timâs oversized shirts as pajamas
Owns tiny sneakers with blinking lights because Steph insisted
Often has marker stains on her hands
or something she absolutely should not have touched
Charlie is deep in her âterrible twos,â which means:
dramatic emotional swings
fearless climbing attempts
and approximately zero understanding of danger
She is incredibly energetic and surprisingly stubborn. Once she decides she wants something, negotiations become nearly impossible.
Unlike when she was a baby, she is very loud now.
She talks constantly in half-finished toddler sentences and asks âwhy?â so many times that Tim once fell asleep at his laptop while answering her.
Despite the chaos, Charlie is unusually observant. She notices moods quickly and can tell when Tim is stressed before most adults can.
When Tim has rough nights after patrol, sheâll quietly crawl into his lap and play with his gloves without saying much.
Charlie absolutely worships Tim.
Tim is the safest person in the universe
She follows him around the apartment like a shadow, holding onto the back of his shirt while he cooks or studies.
If someone else tries helping her while Tim is nearby, she immediately reaches for him and says:
Tim is helpless against her.
Completely. Utterly helpless.
She has him wrapped around her tiny finger and everyone knows it.
Even Bruce notices eventually.
Relationship With Stephanie Brown
Stephanie Brown is technically not Charlieâs mother, but emotionally she absolutely becomes one.
Charlie usually calls her:
or occasionally âMamaâ when sleepy
lets Charlie wear mismatched socks
turns cleaning into games
gives dramatic bedtime story readings
teaches Charlie how to make pancake shapes that look horrifying
Steph and Charlie together are chaos.
Tim once walked into the kitchen to find:
pancake batter on the ceiling
Charlie wearing Stephâs goggles
Barbara Gordon becomes Charlieâs main babysitter after discovering the secret.
Barbara babysits at the Clock Tower:
during overlapping patrols
and whenever Tim and Steph desperately need sleep
Charlie loves the Clock Tower because:
there are spinning chairs
and Barbara lets her âhelpâ
Barbara keeps emergency toddler supplies hidden in random drawers:
Tim trusts Barbara with Charlie more than almost anyone.
Barbara also becomes the person constantly reminding Tim:
âYour daughter cannot survive on dinosaur nuggets and apple juice.â
Cassandra Cain and Charlie have a strangely deep understanding of each other.
Cass figured out Tim had a baby simply by:
noticing formula stains on his jacket
sleep deprivation patterns
and hearing him unconsciously humming lullabies
Charlie loves Cass because Cass treats her like a tiny equal instead of a fragile kid.
and how to safely fall when climbing furniture
Tim is both grateful and horrified.
Charlie is obsessed with Robin equipment.
collapsible bo staff pieces
Tim has child-safe fake versions hidden around the apartment because otherwise she tries stealing the real ones.
putting on Timâs cape and yelling âRobin!â
while sprinting directly into furniture.
Sitting on Timâs shoulders
Buttons she is not supposed to press
Climbing literally everything
Riding in Timâs motorcycle helmet while he carries her around the apartment
Barbaraâs keyboard click sounds
For nearly a year, most of the Batfamily had no idea Tim had a daughter.
Which was difficult because:
Charlie kept grabbing comms during calls
tiny toys appeared in safehouses
Tim started leaving patrol early
and Steph accidentally referred to âdaycare pickupâ on comms once
Bruce initially assumes Tim is hiding an injury.
Instead:
Tim is hiding a toddler.
Tim is exhausted all the time.
and approximately three hours of sleep
Yet somehow, fatherhood stabilizes him emotionally more than almost anything else ever has.
Charlie gives him something permanent. Something real outside missions and expectations.
Though heâs still deeply paranoid.
toddler emergency trackers
color-coded medical files
and enough childproofing to qualify as military defense
âYou turned your apartment into Fort Knox for a two-foot goblin.â
Charlie instantly likes him because he makes funny faces.
Dick is offended when her first word for him is:
Charlie steals his hood once and refuses to give it back.
Damian considers this a declaration of war.
Emotionally destroyed the first time Charlie falls asleep on his chest.
He also quietly buys her an entire nursery worth of things after learning about her.
Tim pretends not to notice.
Lets her sit on his shoulders anyway.
sticky hands on expensive vigilante tech
toddler giggles echoing through the Batcave
tiny rain boots beside combat boots
exhaustion mixed with overwhelming love
the Batfamily learning how to soften around a child
She turns Tim Drakeâs carefully controlled life upside down.
And he wouldnât change a single second of it.
The âRun Away From Homeâ Incident (Also Known as: 3 Minutes of Absolute Terror)
Which is important, because Tuesdays are supposed to be normal.
Tim learns very quickly that nothing involving Charlie is ever normal.
Morning: Everything Is Fine (This Is a Lie)
Charlie is happily sitting on the floor âhelpingâ Steph fold laundry.
Stephanie Brown is narrating dramatically:
âAnd THIS is how socks are born into the worldââ
Charlie giggles, holding up a tiny shirt like itâs a sacred artifact.
Tim is in the kitchen making breakfast.
For once, things are calm.
It starts because Charlie wants to wear Timâs actual utility belt.
âBecause itâs dangerous.â
âBecause it has tools.â
âBecause theyâre for work.â
Charlie crosses her arms.
Charlie gasps like sheâs been betrayed by the universe.
The Escape Plan (Unintentional Genius)
Five minutes later, Tim turns around.
Batfamily Panic Mode: Activated
Within seconds, comms light up.
âIf sheâs lost in Gotham I swearââ
âIâm checking rooftops.â
âI will locate the child.â
âSend her last known coordinates.â
âShe was in the living room FIVE MINUTES AGO.â
âShe took snacks. That means intent.â
âThat doesnât help!â
Meanwhile: Charlieâs âAdventureâ
Charlie has made it exactly:
She is walking very confidently down the sidewalk wearing:
Timâs spare glove on one hand like a trophy
She looks extremely proud of herself.
She announces to a random pigeon:
The pigeon does not respond.
Jason lands lightly in front of her.
âThat is not work. That is walking away from your house.â
âHouse mean no belt.â
Because that is, unfortunately, fair toddler logic.
Tim Arrives (Maximum Panic Energy)
Tim appears seconds later, slightly out of breath.
Charlie immediately brightens.
âBecause you are TWO.â
Steph, arriving behind him:
âSheâs got ambition.â
âThat is not ambition. That is delusion.â
âYou canât leave home without telling me.â
Charlie thinks about this.
Because thatâs actually a real question in toddler logic.
Charlie softens slightly.
Charlie slowly takes off the glove she stole and places it in his hand.
Damianâs Extremely Unhelpful Input
Damian Wayne arrives late, sees Charlie, and says:
âShe traveled a full block unattended. Impressive.â
âDo NOT encourage her.â
âI hate this family.â
Charlie is carried home on Timâs shoulders.
proudly holding a juice box
humming like she completed a heroic quest
extremely pleased with herself
âSo⌠emotional grounding?â
âShe is already emotionally grounded to chaos.â
Tim is sitting beside her.
Then adds, very seriously:
âBut I still work tomorrow.â
ââŚweâll discuss it later.â
âSheâs not wrong though.â
Tim throws a pillow at the door.
And because Charlie Drake is absolutely winning at life.
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