And Not Flying & Inheritance

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My rec table.

Claim: DC Comics, Tim Drake
Title: And Not Flying
Author: SomeInstant (someinstant)
Characters: Tim Drake, Dick Grayson
Prompt: 03. Angst
Rating: Adult
Length: Short (<1000 words)
Brief summary: This is yet another story set after Identity Crisis, about Tim dealing with grief. And dealing badly, because we all remember who his mentor is, right?

He’s thought about it, and looked at roadmaps and his trust fund (not the Wayne billions, but still too much) and there’s no reason-- no *real* reason-- why he couldn’t just leave.

Distance. Perspective. He could have some time to process and think and.

He knows that this would be the healthier, saner choice. He has plenty of working models (most with wings and neuroses) which illustrate, in perfect unrelenting detail, the consequences and complexities which result from certain other options, but.

He knows himself well enough (or not at all) to recognize that sometimes the sharp pikes at the bottom of the cliff are an attraction, and not a deterrent.

Link to the story: And Not Flying

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Claim: DC Comics, Tim Drake
Title: Inheritance
Author: Petra (petronelle)
Characters: Tim Drake, Bruce Wayne
Prompt: 30. Seduction
Rating: Adult
Length: Short (2000 words)
Brief summary: Batman needs a Robin, and when the job falls to Tim, he does what needs to be done. *Anything* that needs to be done.

Nothing was simple enough for a kiss to solve it, and Tim was planning for every contingency. He was trained to do it, and if Bruce needed him too much to see the signs, so be it. Tim knew the financial cost of changing the world, money Jack Drake didn't leave him. There wasn't enough money in the world to make it perfect, but there was enough in Wayne Enterprises to assuage small hurts and the pains of conscience. All Tim needed for the future was access and time.

All Bruce needed at the moment was him, Robin and Tim. He could be the good son, the lucky son, the charmed third prince. He was the cautious one, the careful one, and he could promise never to leave. Maybe Bruce thought of that.

Maybe Bruce was too lost in needing Tim.

Link to the story: Inheritance