Give Me Coffee Or Give Me Death

I promised a fic recc list after my exam here ya go you hungry devils

A Meditation on Railroading by eggmacguffin

When he ends up ditched in Atlanta after a fight with his dad, Tim decides to do the only sensible thing: Tell no one and make the 800 mile journey back to Gotham on his own.

Because the “call Batman when you’re in trouble” rule only applies when he’s Robin, right?

Exit Strategy by smilebackwards

Batman needs a Robin and Batman has a Robin. Tim is just extraneous now, vestigial. He’s a bandage over a healed wound. He doesn’t know what he’s hanging on to.

Or: Tim didn’t expect his exit strategy from the Batfamily to involve quite so much bonding time with Damian over Wayne Enterprises bureaucracy

Our Bodies & Other Fine Machines by SilverSkiesAtMidnight

He has never argued with a punishment, not since he was a toddler, if then. Surely she’ll listen, surely she’ll see this is too harsh, that he wouldn’t be disrespecting her like this if he was simply sulking over not getting his way. He needs that food, needs to be able to eat enough if he wants to be Robin.

He’s been hungry before, but back then, it never mattered if he was a little weak or dizzy. It never risked his life or the life of his partner when he was a kid.

She turns, sighing softly and pursing her lips. She reaches out to pat his cheek, and for a moment his heart soars hopefully, and he barely restrains himself from leaning into the rare bit of contact and soaking up his mother’s touch. “Oh, Timothy,” she tuts. “This is for the best. And honestly, I think it’s wise for you to cut down a bit on the snacks. I’d hate to have to listen to anyone tittering at the next gala that you’re getting chubby.”

And without another backwards glance, she turns and heads upstairs, leaving Tim alone and frozen at the bottom of the steps.

Hot Dog, French Fries by eggmacguffin

Damian was not the sort of boy to mince words; perhaps he could get back to the Manor without alerting Drake to his compromised condition.

It would be an exercise in espionage, he decided.

or

Truth Serum ft. Damian Wayne

5 Times Tim Spends The Night at Wayne Manor + 1 Time he Comes Home by motleyfam

Tim is good at galas.

No, scratch that—Tim is great at galas. He’s been attending them ever since the age of three, when his parents first stuffed him into his little Gymboree tuxedo and gave him a stern lecture about ‘sitting quietly’ and ‘speaking when spoken to.’ He knows all the rules: what to wear, how to stand, when to smile, what to say, what not to say. He knows how to come across as polite and intelligent and charming, and on absolutely any other day, he would be rocking this.

World’s Saddest Breakfast Club by motleyfam

Following a couple of Very Bad Weeks™ (which may or may not have involved being kidnapped and mildly tortured), Jason decides the best way to cheer himself up is to break into the Manor for a 3 a.m. snack.

Turns out he isn’t the only one awake.

Bird’s Night Out series by Calamityjim

Pure chaotic Robin energy. (I was sold on the Feral Tim Drake tag and it lives up to it’s name)

A Child of the Manor by lurkinglurkerwholurks

Dick was a fully independent adult–physically, emotionally, legally. He was of drinking age. He had his own apartment. He paid bills. Sometimes he woke up with a weird pain in his neck from sleeping oddly. He wasn’t a kid anymore. And still all Bruce has to do was call him Richard John to make him full-body cringe.

Crowlows19 Batman fics

Am I reccing this entire author’s batman catalogue? I sure am! I loved all their stories my favs include A Worthy Father, Panic Buttons, Little Liar, Elite, The Time Travel Problem and the Robin Questionnaire 

Latchkey by goldkirk

or, How Tim Drake Found A Family, Became A Photojournalist, Learned To Love Coffee, and Grew Up, not necessarily in that order.

Tim Drake is thirteen, runs the famous BatWatch blog that has spiraled hilariously out of control, has absentee parents that suit his purposes just fine, is training himself to run the streets at night, and is doing absolutely peachy, thank you.

Chapters: 1/1

Fandoms: DCU (Comics), Batman- All Media Types

Rating: General

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: No Romantic Relationship(s), Tim Drake & Damian Wayne, Damian Wayne & Everyone

Characters: Tim Drake, Damian Wayne, Batfamily Members

Additional Tags: Good Sibling Damian Wayne, Good Sibling Tim Drake, Damian Wayne-centric, Damian Wayne Whump, Tim Drake is Bad At Feelings, Tim Drake Tries to be A Good Sibling, Sibling Bonding, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Hero Worship, Batcest DNI

Summary:

"You've outgrown me"

Damian frowns when he meets Tim’s gaze. He doesn’t say or do anything that warrants the feeling of loss that crawls up his arms and settles in his bones.

Then Tim is leaning towards him, on his toes, hands automatically going to his hair and mussing up his locks like he can’t fully miss the chance to annoy him. Still, his grip is gentle and his smile is real and Damian is more than glad to pretend that his eyes are devoid of their bitter sadness.

Dick: that’s not a very positive way to look at-

Today was just a Tim kind of day I guess,

Dick: [laughing]

Practice~