#; plot thoughts

Tim's Capital S, Snapped! And he's out for blood against someone, Tim fully ready to Kill

Bonus points of person he's with having to try and bring him back, to stop him from killing.

Not even necessarily in a "hurdee durr killing will make you as bad/worse than them" way but simply because This isn't Him. It's clear he's no longer in any real thinking state of mind.

He's basically only running on Anger/Rage and the pure primal state of fight (over flight or freeze) - and idk maybe depending on the reason revenge???

Would he really and truly be able to live with himself after its all over if he killed this person. Because at his heart Tim isn't a killer.

The Only time's Tim has ever killed was in moments when it was the Animal/Beast in control and in more of a defensive state.

Technically he Did end up killing (if potentially unintentionally) at least one of the people involved with him at the lab. Scared, and anger he lashed out not properly restrained and was able to cause some nasty injuries which they didn't survive.

The other of course is Alec.

It was at it's core an accident. He didn't know Alec was there until it was to late. He was just trying to deal with his magic and shifting, Tim heard someone didn't even notice the scent and simply lashed out at who/whatever it was that approached him.

Only realizing the truth after it was to late.

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Now while in a more properly centered state of mind Hurting someone may in fact not be as off the table with him as you'd think.

He doesn't like hurting people, Doesn't Want to hurt people. But if push comes to shove, if there's no way out or managed to push that far he can and will

For whatever reason Tim finds himself drawn to some military base, specfically a very restricted area (he doesn't you know actually try to get in, at least not right way ) but there's just some strange feeling you know- even thinks he can hear something perhaps.

And one of the times he happens to be within Command or at least near it(or maybe just some military guys who think they're talking quietly while in public but he over hears) hears mention of apparently some new project? he's not sure only knowing it's called Stray Dog and wasn't the drink

So starts asking Roy question- doesn't expect answers entirely but even just yes or no if he knows it. Is well aware maybe he's just over thinking things seeing Zebras where there should be horses but something still nags

Until something finally leads to late night investigation to some if not lab at least just building/ warehouse that's perhaps had connections to a lab in the past or something idk (or otherwise shouldn't be in use but is showing signs of recent activity) Not Lab 5 tho obviously

Within in what I can only describe as a mommy Fortuna-esk moment from the last unicron where in she uses her magic to create illusions to make people see fantastical beasts (in this case it's alchemy) except one of the caged creatures is very very real somehow someway they got their hands on a baby dragon and whatever the project is clearly seems to have plans involving it

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Shape of Water au!!!!

Through perhaps no fault beyond bad paperwork management?

Tim's extension on his Work Visa has not gone through threatening his ability not only to keep working but to stay altogether

Tim having a Last Unicorn moment of becomes human, as human as a magical being can be but still. Very mortal, very human.

Still has some magical capabilities but more limited, his healing is now for of that of a humans, far easier to kill and just more importantly the longer he stays the way the more HUman he begins to feel and even begins to have a turn of not wanting to become a dragon again. Accepting having a normal mortal life (Far outliving those he loves terrifies him/ the idea that he could be immortal or close too)

Tim much like the Unicorn himself looking at friend/lover what have yo just being like he doesn't want to go back to what he was

Eventually of course coming to accept and you know being okay with turning back but just that taste of true human mortality.

Saying that he's got something he thinks he'll really like and just wants to make things better between them or however he chooses to word it.

Now Tim's not THAT stupid or easily tricked, he knows full well to take it with a tiny pinch of salt and it could very well be some kind of trick or a trap but also he knows full well if he doesn't go he's just gonna keep bothering and just better to go get whatever it is over with.

Especially with some very specific wording- about knowing what it is his heart truly wants and thinks that it will make him very happy.

Thus revealing essentially a clone of his little brother- which maybe somewhere in his twisted mind he genuinely though Would make Tim happy. After all it's the one thing in the world he wants more then anything, his little brother back.

Tim going ballistic upon realizing to even DO that means he likely would have had to disturb desecrate his brother's grave