So first of all I want to start by saying that I was talking to some people before this round was released about which matchups I most dreaded seeing this round and this one was NUMBER. FUCKING. ONE. Nightmare scenario.
Since this is a "favorite" tournament, I did vote for Dick & Tim as they are my favorite relationship between two people in all of comics, ever, bar none. As soon as I saw the blog runner clarify that family were okay to submit, they were the first thing I submitted, instantly.
But I do believe in the Triangle
And as far as I'm concerned, whoever wins this is taking it home for all three of them. I know this is a duo tournament, so technically this will not be true, but in my heart this is My Final #myfinal
And while Dick & Tim may be my favorite, and I'm primarily a Tim fan, I think it's really hard to be a canon Tim Drake fan and not be at least a little bit obsessed with Bruce & Dick.
Afterall, Tim wasn't just Dick Grayson's #1 fan (although he absolutely was, and it does pre-date this second thing), he was also the #1 fan of the original Dynamic Duo.
But I do mean to fit in some actual Dick & Tim propaganda, so let's go for it.
One of my favorite things about them is that while they did both end up adopted by Bruce, originally they weren't, but they just basically decided they were brothers anyway, and boy did they act like it.
They fight, they make up. Their love is apparent. They play fight. Dick gives Tim noogies and hair ruffles. Tim looks up to Dick like he's the most amazing person ever. Dick is so protective of him, he threatened someone that they'd be eating out of a tube if he dared hurt him. Tim just shows up at Dick's apartment unannounced and sometimes uninvited, but not unwelcome. They talk about each other's relationships. Tim was Dick's best man at his fake wedding. They talk mad shit. They are each other's hype man. They tease and prank each other.
They are incredibly in-sync with each other. So much so that most of their fights are rooted in fundamentally not understanding the concept of the other person disagreeing with them.
Dick is who Tim talks to when he's feeling suicidal and Dick actually drops everything to talk to him, lying and saying he wasn't busy when he was obviously about to head out. Something that is not something Dick normally does for a whole lot of people, actually.
So anyway, I'd love if people would vote for Dick & Tim. But if you don't on this one, I can't be mad. I know where you're coming from, too.
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