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I think Tim is the cryptid of the superhero community. Hear me out:

In Young Justice, it’s explicitly stated multiple times that Tim Drake’s Robin has never been caught on film. There are no pictures or videos. Even earlier on, in World’s Finest Three, Tim gets Superboy to take all of the credit for taking down Metallo and Poison Ivy (something even the reporters find hard to believe) because Tim can’t let anyone know it was Robin.

Furthermore in Young Justice, the ongoing conflict between Robin and his team is that they find it hard to trust him because he can’t reveal his identity to them. But more than that, he can’t reveal his identity to anyone, he isn’t supposed to let anyone know that Robin even exists. There are fake “files” on all of the characters and even the government doesn’t know who the f Robin is, and the file questions whether or not he actually exists.

Then, there’s the part of the comics where Tim is forced to give up Robin, and Steph replaces him for a bit, and literally nobody outside of Gotham knows. He didn’t tell his friends, Bruce didn’t tell anyone, nobody knows that Tim isn’t Robin anymore. And then, he comes back. Just as out of the blue.

In the Red Robin run, it’s canon that nobody knows where Tim is aside from Ra’s al Ghul (who stalked him from the start and so shouldn’t count). Oracle doesn’t know where he is, none of his friends know (two of them are “dead,” so it’d be hard for them to know), everyone who runs into him is like “??? who tf???” Even Dick only has a vague idea. The whole point of Tam’s side plot is that it is nigh impossible to find Tim unless he decides to collapse onto your hotel room’s bed while bleeding out next to an assassin. As one does.

What does this mean?

It means that some superheroes definitely don’t believe that Tim exists, probably the younger ones. Superman or someone is like “Man, I miss the Robin that didn’t threaten me with swords,” and they’re like “Dick?” “No.” “Jason?” “No.” “??? The girl one?” “No.”

Like, some people have definitely never seen/heard of this weird third Robin, and they definitely think it’s something the older heroes are making up to mess with them. On conspiracy boards in Gotham, some people tell tale of the third Robin, the one that came before the Stabby Robin, and other people are like “You’re making this up! This guy doesn’t exist!”

I bet Duke is occasionally like “Hey, I haven’t seen Tim in like three weeks, is he still alive?” And someone else (Dick or Bruce) is just like “What are you talking about? Tim’s been sitting over in that corner.” And Duke just sees Tim unmoving in a corner, and is like “…that doesn’t answer the question, is he still alive?”

Tim is canonically, in the comics, the best at remaining unseen. He’s a cryptid. Kon and Bart tell horror stories about him and have blurry photos (taken blurrily on purpose in the same vein as Big Foot) that they show younger heroes. Jason occasionally regales his goons with stories of a creepy stalker child who fights crime. Dick tells his coworkers about his brothers but they don’t believe Tim exists because everytime they ask for a photo of him, Dick just shrugs and says he’s a bit camera shy. Damian complains about his brothers and all of his classmates are kind of worried he made up Tim, because he’s never come (it’s funny to imagine Jason and Dick and Bruce all coming to pick up Damian from school. It’s funnier to imagine that even Cass has picked him up). Several workers at Wayne Enterprises think that “Tim Drake-Wayne” is just a made up entity to keep the company out of enemy hands.

Tim is a cryptid, thanks for coming to my TED Talk

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Give me all the Terry and Matt moving into Wayne Manor earlier AUs

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Superman: Son of Kal-El #10 - “Reputation” (2022)

written by Tom Taylor art by Cian Tormey & Federico Blee

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We love a supportive king 👑

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Dick trying to protect himself with a stuffed mammoth is adorable. Superman: Son of Kal-El #9 - “World’s Finest Sons II”

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DC Pride #1 - “Super Pride” (2022)

written by Devin Grayson art by Nick Robles & Triona Farrell

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dc pride 2022 but it’s just my favorite parts ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

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confused but supportive damian was the highlight of this anthology <3

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Tear It All Down (Part 1) - fic

Characters: Jon Kent, Damian Wayne, Maya Ducard Pairing: jondami (I guess jonjay kinda?) Summary: When Jon tells Maya that he has a new boyfriend, she accidentally lets slip that it’s not who it’s supposed to be. A/N: If DC won’t give me canon jondami, then I��ll destroy fandom with my angst about it in revolt because if I can’t be happy no one can. Don’t worry, it’ll have a happy ending…after 3 commissions I have to work on instead. Also their ages aren’t really canon here. Think like, Damian’s 15ish, Jon’s 17 and Maya’s idk 18. Or they’re all young adults 18-20. I couldn’t decide haha. Inspired by a lot of sad white boy love/breakup songs I keep hearing on top 40 stations recently, but mostly (and title from) ‘Ghost Town’ by Benson Boone. It’s too perfect for these two’s angst haha.

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Small hurt-no-comfort headcanon I just thought of.

Bruce once accidentally stumbled upon Jason listening to Amor Eterno on Catherine Todd’s birthday. Jason was embarrassed to have been caught listening to such an emotional song, but Bruce reassured him it was perfectly okay and spent the day talking with Jason about Catherine.

Once, after Jason died, Bruce abruptly cut patrol short after overhearing someone playing Amor Eterno in their house.

Even now that Jason’s back, Bruce can’t hear the song without wanting to tear up and hide away from people to grieve alone.

Background below the cut

Background: Amor Eterno is a song written by Juan Gabriel (an icon) who wrote this song in honor of his mother, who had passed away.

One popular version of the song is sung by Rocío Dúrcal (also iconic). She is said to have sung the song in honor of her son, who had also passed away.

VERY rough translation of the chorus (to maintain the ideas rather than literal translation)

How I wish

That you were still living

That your dear eyes had never closed

And I was still looking at them

Eternal (and unforgettable) love

Sooner or later I’ll be with you

So that we can continue loving each other

Yeah, I still tear up every time I hear it but that doesn’t stop me from listening to it

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(Damian is hugging Jon)

Dick(Who was spying on then): Did damian just hug him?

Tim(also syping): And he didn't even pull out the try to attack him.

Jason(who just came because they promised doughnuts): Calm down I'm sure there's a perfectly good reason.

Tim: Witch is?

Jason: That ain't damian.

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Legion of Super-Heroes (2019) #3

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It’s okay, Mr. Lobdell. You can say it, they are in love with each other

Red Hood and the Outlaws vol.1 #40; Red Hood/Arsenal #1, Red Hood/Arsenal #13, Red Hood and the Outlaws vol.2 Annual #2

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today @sohotthateveryonedied and I came to the conclusion that since the tornado twins technically haven’t been born yet in the post-reboot(s) universe, Bart’s entire existence depends on his grandparents having kids, which has potential to be funny as hell

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Robin ships acknowledged in a DC article

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“CAN WE GET A MAINTENANCE GUY DOWN HERE? I don’t think fluorescent bulbs cast that much shadow.”

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So Tim Drake Twitter got some news today djdhxjxj