#bug recs

Absolutely!! No comics unfortunately, since I haven't been reading much of them lately, but I definitely have some fics!

shifting feathers by the_star_catcher - Introspective and melancholy. Tim is a changeling and can't remember what he looks like. Not a happy ending. One-shot.

red sun rises like an early warning by the_star_catcher - Tim dies in an accident shortly after Jason does, and tries to become Robin regardless. Ongoing.

just lowering your expectations by the_star_catcher - Tim's parents die while at a dig site, and no-one notices. He tries to make sure no-one finds out. At least he has a cat. Ongoing.

(the_star_catcher in general has some INCREDIBLE Tim works.)

Something Next to Normal by @wolfjackle-creates - Tim is enlisted to do the lighting for the musical 'Next to Normal' at school. Alfred supports him. Beautiful and painful. A rare parental!Alfred fic. Complete.

equivalent exchange series by scribblemetimbers - This series has fundamentally changed me. Tim makes a deal with a demon to bring Jason back. Nothing goes right. Ongoing.

Ship of Theseus by orphan_account - Brutal, dark and horrifying. Tim's parents slowly replace parts of his body with prosthetics. Has you on the edge of your seat. One-Shot.

Carry Your Hope Behind Your Teeth by @sentient-stove - Tim gets chosen by the Blue Lanterns. A genuinely beautiful fic about hope. One-Shot.

i'm scared by lastcrazyhorn - Young Tim finds Alfred's phone number through the BatComputer and can't stop reaching out. Incredible Alfred and Tim relationship, and you can really feel the desperation the Batfam has to find Tim. Complete.

The Best Cold Case in the Whole World by AutumnJolene ( @xautunno ) - Tim wants to create the most unsolvable murder, and uses himself as the victim. Equal parts funny and horrifying, especially since the Drakes are still alive and desperately trying to keep things calm. Complete.

If You Give a Talon a Cookie... by alexandria_library_of - Tim finds talon!Dick after the Court of Owls is destroyed by Bruce, and promptly is adopted by him. Adorable and heartwrenching in equal parts. Ongoing.

Take Me Home, Country Roads by alexandria_library_of - Attack on Titans' Tower AU, where Jason pulls Tim onto an involuntary roadtrip through the desert. I'm really excited to see where this one goes, because Jason is a genuine menace and Tim is torn between being terrified and desperate for the guy to go home already. Ongoing.

The Bat Under A Jolly Roger by HopeNight - One Piece x DC crossover, but it's so beautifully fleshed out, and the author has made Tim fit perfectly with the Straw Hats. Pings between the present when Tim and Crew get pulled back into the DCU, and how Tim survived in OP. It also tackles the relationships of the batfam beautifully. Messy, complicated, yet still full of love. Bruce in particular is portrayed in such an incredible way, even though you want to punch him for most of the work. If anything, even if crossovers aren't your thing, I recommend for the way it looks at Tim's relationships. Complete.

What Remains of Tim Drake by DineoandGriselda - Tim tries to figure out who he is after his family moves to Gotham. There's more hidden than he thinks. I honestly don't know how to describe this except it's a masterpiece. I'm not super far in, but the exposition and writing style is gorgeous. The mystery of the Drake family has me on the edge of my seat. Ongoing.

I've been reading a lot of Tim Drake fics recently, and need to share several of them because they are just. So fucking good. So behold!

Series

You don’t have to be sorry (for leaving and growing up) by LonelyLittleLizard and Norite - DC x Marvel crossover, where Doctor Strange reluctantly adopts Tim. Incredible study of complicated relationships, outgrowing who you are, and realising that you can love someone and recognise that they hurt you. Mind the warnings. Ongoing.

Multi Chapter

the silencer by whosarmin - Holyy shit, this fic is BRUTAL. Serial kidnapper who goes after kids and teens gets Tim, and he suffers for it. An incredible look at PTSD, how torture lingers, and realising that family will come for you. Mind the warnings. Complete.

cough syrup by DairyFarmer - A harsh examination of family relationships and how trying not to rock the boat will eventually toss someone overboard. Tim gives Bruce an ultimatum between himself and Damian, and runs away. Bittersweet but realistic ending. Complete.

Waver by natcat5 - Absolutely brilliant twist on the 'choose one to die' trope. Tim chooses himself and is... haunted. Complete.

Secondhand Son by Ireadtoomanybooks and Iwritetoomantbooks - biokid!Tim but Bruce finds out at the WORST possible time (post Jason death) and basically rejects him. Alfred takes him under his wing. Wonderfully melancholy and introspective. Ongoing.

acquired tastes by hollowgast1 - Beautiful, heartwarming and encouraging, this fic looks at a Tim with a complicated relationship with food being brought into the Batfamily early. And then the death of Jason throws everything into disarray. Complete.

One Shots

New lows, new sins, new heart, new skin by natcat5 - Genuinely horrifying but also fantastically clever. I won't say anything more because the twist is astounding.

A requiem played by natcat5 - Haunting. Absolutely haunting. Tim dies during Brucequest but cannot stop until he rescues Bruce.

I'm afraid I only know two! If people could comment their own suggestions then that would be great!

Home Alone: Christmas at Titans Tower by Miss_Lazy_Tuesday - Tim gets deaged while Jason is at the Titans Tower, and goes Kevin McCallister on him.

Sticks and Stones by @envysparkler - Tim basically calls Jason a bitch and makes him cry.

Otherwise, I have some that are a bit like that? Where Tim baffles or otherwise stops Jason in his tracks.

The Threads That Bind by SpaceWall - Tim gets a grimoire as a child and becomes a thread witch about it, stopping Jason when he tries to attack him

Overnight Proofing by an orphaned account - A series where Tim baffles the shit out of Jason

Bird's Night Out by Calamityjim - Another series where Jason is petty and Tim decides to get revenge in increasingly ridiculous ways

Jason Todd's Costco Sampler of Hell by OberonBronze - While not quite what you asked for, this one has Jason getting fear toxin'd and making it Tim's problem, resulting in a shitshow and Tim being petty later on. Genuinely one of my favourites, so I'm rec'ing it anyway!

Yes! I'm less well-versed with Jason fics, so a lot of these don't have him as the main character, but they do focus on him and don't have pit madness!

The Flightless Birds series by Ionaperidot - Alt!Bruce meets a Bruce with kids, and starts picking them up from different dimensions. Includes catatonic!Jason, JJ!Tim, Talon!Dick, assassin!Damian and assassin!Cass. It's really beautifully written and a good long read!

Hey there ghosts, it's me, ya Robin by SummerBummin - Tim can see ghosts. Jason is dead. Cue Jason bothering Tim and trying to help his dad from self-destructing.

Say Uncle by @megaerakles - Tim needs a fake uncle and chooses Jason as the best option. I don't remember this having Lazarus Pit Madness, but if it does show up, then I apologise! EDIT: the author reblogged this and wrote in the tags that there isn’t any Pit Madness, apart from some lines that could be interpreted that way, but it wasn’t written to purposefully suggest it. Thank you so much for the info! (and for writing the fic!!!)

Now you will not swell the rout/Of lads that wore their honours out by SonoSvegliato - Tim needs to learn how to fight properly, but Bruce refuses to let him learn properly. Cue him getting into street fights, where a mysterious stranger gives tips and heckles him.

Like the fucking chipmunk? by Sunpops1 - Before Ethopia, Jason receives a strange package warning him not to trust Sheila. The weirdness of it keeps him in Gotham to investigate who their stalker may be.

Game Over [Would you like to reload from your last checkpoint?] by tyrianzzz - The batsons get tossed through time and find themselves back as their younger selves. I can't remember if Jason had Lazarus Pit Madness, but his old body doesn't, so it hasn't really shown up iirc.

The Power of Family and This Stalker I Found by JackHawksmoor - Bruce finds Jason after he crawls out of the grave, and looks at how Tim might have joined the BatFamily anyway.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE REC i binged it and just. AUGH TIM he is so beautifully deranged in that fic, his justifications and attempts to prove to Bruce that he doesn't need to be benched killed me. It has been added to the collection, thank you so much for telling me about it!

BWUH when did i get 200 followers??? Thank you for choosing to follow my deranged tim propaganda blog and trusting me to rec fics!

Here are two non-requested fic recs that I desperately want other people to read!!

Screaming for Existence by scrappedyonder - A horrible fight results in Tim using his meta powers to save Jason; with unexpected consequences.

Of course!!! Here you go!

The Toughest Battle by @timdrakeismypatronus - Tim is diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. His family helps him as he recovers. This fic killed me, it has everything I want: sick but realistic Tim, a supportive batfam, and a really nice ending.