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Unwillingness to understand

Do I even need to mention how many times TimK*n shippers have belittled Bernard simply for his existence? How many times have they called him boring simply because they can't open a comic, read a little, and then analyze his personality and what he's all about? Oh, no, that's complicated. Most of them still think Timothy loves coffee and paint him as a twink, when this guy trains almost every day and fights hand-to-hand with local crime bosses. Of course, how can you understand Bernard when you don't see or understand Timothy as a character? You only see fanon Timothy, or small fragments of the canon, and then they change them to suit your own needs. Okay, let's move on. ‎

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‎Timothy's departure as Robin

‎Fuck, every single comment from Timk*n shippers, and not just them, to be honest, made my ass ache. The blanket blame is on Bernard, as if he brought Timothy to Bruce and said, "Either you leave here or you get fucked." BUT THAT HAPPENED NOT. Timothy did it on HIS OWN initiative; Bernard NEVER gave him any ultimatums. Never forced him to choose. Bernard wasn't the primary reason, just one of them, and even if he were the primary one. So what? This isn't a 16-17-year-old pubertal ulcer doing all sorts of crazy things, but a 21-year-old, balanced adult who can weigh the risks and the extent of his desires. This is especially true for Timati, with his analytical mind. Timothy turns to Bernard because he doesn't feel alone or inadequate there, but rather, he feels accepted with all his flaws, truly seen and heard, cared for, and not just pretended to be. He chooses this because it means choosing himself. For almost the first time in his life, choosing his feelings, his comfort, his desires, and not someone else's. But no, we'll write that it's wrong that he left because "it wasn't even done for Kon's sake" (direct quote). So, if it had been done for Kon's sake, would everything have been fine and everyone would have been happy? There wouldn't have been any questions about why he did it? What motivated him? Oh, right, I forget, guys like that don't know how to ask questions, sorry.

Falling in love and lack of feelings. ‎

‎Ahem, I'm willing to admit that Timothy at least harbored some romantic feelings for Kon, but the superboy himself didn't reciprocate them. Kon's feelings and actions were always friendly, never overstepping the mark; he was incapable of giving Tim what he deserved. He was incapable of appreciating the depth of these feelings, thoughts, and yearnings because of his own sexual orientation. And when you're caught in that emotional vortex for long enough, feeling bad, wanting reciprocity but realizing you can't get what you want, sooner or later you simply fade away. Your feelings fade and leave nothing behind. That's what happened here: Timothy simply moved forward to where he could be reciprocated, where he could love and be loved again, not just dream about it, knowing that fantasy couldn't become reality. And he truly fell in love, was loved, without any "buts." But shippers can't accept that Timothy has truly moved on, that he truly loves Bernard deeply and doesn't need Kon to feel happy, loved, and noticed. When he's around Bernard, he thinks only of him, and even when he's not around, he still thinks about his boyfriend, not his failed love. It's hard to accept, apparently.

theres something in the water

based on this thread by my friend soapie :) (whole thing under the cut cuz twt sucks ASS)

Kon approaches him, pulls out a carton of cigarettes he uses exclusively as an in with people, and asks for a light. Bernard stares for a moment, then a mask falls over his face. He smiles, hand shaking as he lifts his fingers to tilt Kon's chin, pressing the lit end of his joint to Kon's cigarette, and breathing out.

Brain stalling, it takes Kon a few seconds to inhale and actually light the cigarette, and he almost regrets it as Bernard pulls away. They talk, until Kon's cigarette has burned itself out and Bernard can't smoke anymore, when Kon insists on taking him home.

I had to go look at this one to make sure I remembered what it was XD

Yeah, so this is a half-conceived follow-up to heaven is the friends you made (out with) along the way, after a thousand people no less than three people asked for more.

The idea was to do a 5+1 of incidents throughout the years where Tim does not fully understand why he likes it when Bernard is in certain stuck/trapped situations, with background radiation of Bernard slowly losing his mind waiting for his boyfriend to catch up to the kink of it all.

It isn't even halfway thought-out, just a series of vignettes barfed out into a document in case I revisit it in the future.

Here's a bit of the one that's around the cult/sacrifice rescue: