all that time alone i feel that TDSB tim is slipping, not his masks/identities but rather his emotional and mental capacity. one thing the batfam and especially bruce and dick did for tim was to keep him grounded. See things in one linear direction because of how smart he is. he thinks of one too many variables that he over expands himself. sees every little detail and the entire picture at the same time but fails to remember the detective behind the cases.
that’s why TDSB tim is so wrong for that amount of isolation. He is as much as an emotionally attached barnacle as the rest of the bats that it literally destroys them when they’re pulled apart. its not just obvious in the family, its to all their teams, their friends, romantic interests, maybe even some villains. tim ruining himself is a flaw in the system because the bats, as nocturnal as they are, function as a colony and are supposed to be within a communal space.
THIS- is my bread and fucking BUTTER im shaking you right now this is OSDHgaDGUOHI UESSSSS- yes in so many goddamm ways i have to stfu.
His closest confidant is his doctor, the guy who works for him, and a sentient robot bird he made. This entire fic has been me "boiling frogs" so to speak so I LOVE you calling that out-
