#dick and tim

[nightwings-puphood]

new teen titans #65 - it began with batman...

dickie making coffee using coffee as the water (and possibly sugar as the grounds???)

i'm so concerned for him <3

[ravenlilyrose]

Bruce, pouting: It’s not fair, Alfred! If I tell Dick anything, Tim knows it by the next week. And if I tell Tim anything, Dick knows it by the next day. But if I ask Dick anything about Tim, he scoffs at me. And if I ask Tim anything about Dick, he just stares at me until I go away!

Alfred, got tired of this weeks ago: From what I understand, that is what brothers are like.

[ryemiffie]

More of me and my bro as bat bros incorrect quotes:

Dick, accidentally clicking the wrong thing on the bat computer: Oh wait, shit, I didn't want you.

Tim, standing ominously behind him: That's what Bruce said when I became Robin.

Dick:

Tim:

Dick: Tim, noo..

[greenapplebling]

(kid)Tim: *suddenly feeling an impulse to do something*

Tim, looking at Dick: ...

Dick, distracted with his phone: ... Tim? What-

Tim, with his teeth attached to Dick's arm:

Dick:

Tim:

Dick: That's not how you bite someone

[mocking-the-bird]

I returned to drawing Tiny Tim because I am a weak human being controlled by dopamine release

I think I'll make part two with Jason and Bruce, and I hope you want that too :p

[umbrellajam]

ok sorry I just have to yell about this real quick -

Nightwing (Vol. 2) #139 - The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul, part 6 Dick: "I let you make the choice for yourself...because I knew you'd make the right one."

Dick didn't know shit, lmao!! "Because I knew you'd make the right one" my ass lol.

Let's rewind two minutes shall we:

Dick: "Tim... Listen... There are no easy answers... But you have the right to make the choice for yourself." || Dick (internal narration): "No-win. If I stop him, I don't trust him. If he goes through with it, I shouldn't have trusted him. C'mon, Tim..."

He doesn't know what choice Tim is going to make, whether his grief will overcome him and he'll take the Lazarus water or not, and has in fact been physically fighting Tim this entire issue to stop him by force. But ultimately he knows it's Tim's right to choose for himself, and decides to hope, and have faith in his brother.

And he has that faith rewarded, and reaffirms it afterward, despite the fact that he wasn't sure.

And paralleling that moment of "yes of course I knew you had it":

Red Robin (2009) #12 Dick: "How'd you know? How did you know I'd be there to save you?" || Tim: "You're my brother, Dick. You'll always be there for me."

TIM DIDN'T KNOW SHIIIIIIIIT HGKLJDKFLSD

At least not consciously! Being caught by Dick is certainly not something he planned for, as he seems to be trying to imply.

Again, rewind:

Tim (internal narration): "I did it. I saved the people he loved. I saved everything he worked so hard to build. No compromises. He won't say anything, he never does. But I know. I know that Bruce will be proud of me. Not a bad day." || Tim: (in the midst of pASSING TF OUT) || Dick: (swoops in and catches him)

Tim may not have actually known that Dick would be there. But that catch... A falling Tim being caught by Dick is a motif that occurs over and over and over across the years of their relationship. Why do I feel like there's a part of Tim, faint as he faded out, and much stronger when he woke up, that went, "Oh, it's Dick - of course if it was anyone, I knew it would be Dick"?

After their conflicts and miscommunications in this arc, after Tim sweeping back into town and explaining not a single thing as he races to thwart Ra's, despite Dick's frustrated pleas, after cutting Dick off with a simple, "Batman...trust me," and Dick's responding, "Of course"....

Tim feeling like he knew, even if he didn't know, or plan, or expect. Because that's his brother. And choosing to express that trust, after Dick chose to trust him...

Just. Dick and Tim. Verbally reaffirming their faith in each other, even after in-the-moment doubts. BROTHERS. My emotions.

[scarareg]

There is something so sweet,tender and meaningful about Tim being first and foremost a Dick Grayson fan. Not a Robin fan. Not a Nightwing fan. Just Dick, and after all they went through that never changed

[shyjusticewarrior]

Tim: You've heard of alphabet soup, now get ready for... times new ramen.

Dick: I sent this to Babs and she got so mad at me she sent me an audio recording of her yelling.

[badghostwriter]

Dick stared at the ceiling fan. It spun, slowly but surely turning, ever ignorant of the world around it. It spun, regardless of the ribbon tied on the third blade, regardless of the breeze blowing in the window, regardless of the winter chill almost making his breath visible. The ceiling fan spun and the world spun and Dick couldn’t comprehend it.

The front door opened. Footsteps pattered into the hallway, past the kitchen and into the living room where he was laying on the floor and staring at the ceiling fan. The footsteps stopped for just a minute, before walking over to the window and sliding it shut. The lock clicked into place and a hand reached up to turn off the fan. Dick waited until it ceased any and all motion before tearing his eyes away from it.

“Have you eaten?” Tim asked.

Dick pried his mouth open, ignoring the awful taste that spoke of dehydration, “I…”

Tim waited a minute before accepting that was all he would get in response. He nodded, turned around and walked out of view. Dick watched him go with a pit in his stomach. A fourteen year old shouldn’t have to do the things him and Bruce made Tim do. Tim was too good. Too young. Too innocent. Except he wasn’t innocent because Bruce was breaking him and Dick was letting him and they were poisonous vines, weaving their way into Tim’s life, sucking the life out of him. Just like they did with Barbara. Just like they did with Jason. God, Jason. His baby brother, who was scared and suffering and died, all without Dick knowing.

“Dick,” Tim nudged him with a foot. Dick blinked, registering the water bottle and microwaved food in Tim’s hands. When had he had time to do that? Dick blinked again and he was sitting on the couch, food on his lap and opened water bottle in his hand.

Tim handed him the lid and a fork. “Drink and eat.”

Dick mechanically took a bite. Then another. Then a sip of water. He turned to look at Tim. His eyes were clouded and bruised, with his lip sporting a bloody cut that made Dick want to cry.

“Bruce?” Dick asked, voice raspy.

“Locked in the cave.”

Dick hummed, leaning over to bump his shoulder against Tim’s. He pressed his lips into the side of Tim’s head in the mockery of a kiss, trying not to remember doing the same thing to another little brother.

“Thank you. I’m sorry.”

Tim ducked a little to slide into place perfectly cuddled up against Dick’s side. “‘S okay. It’s always hard on the anniversary.”

Dick’s eyes watered. “It’s not okay, baby bird. You shouldn’t be…” looking after two grown men just because they can’t get their crap together.

“I’m sorry,” Dick said again.

Tim pressed closer. “Okay.”

Dick closed his eyes and thought absolutely nothing was okay.

[kazbrekkeriselite]

Dick: Dammit, Jason! Jason: What?! It wasn’t me! Dick: Sorry, force of habit. Dammit, Tim! Tim: Not me either. Dick: Oh...Then who set the house on fire? Damian: *whistles*

[batbux]

They're BROTHERS your honor

[razzledazzle0]

cryptid

HC, Tim ''haunts'' the kitchen at night, we know he doesn't get any sleep so he usually gets up and grabs a snack, he doesn't care if the lights are on or not.

that creates some problems and fears with the others..

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Dick:Walks into the kitchen because he heard a noise

tim: with the most cryptid blue eyes you'll ever see that glow in the dark

dick: AH- JESUS CHRIST-

dick: runs out screaming there's something in the house, waking everyone up in the process

Tim: confused, just holding a bag of Doritos a confused look on his face as he makes it back to his room.

[youroriginalsublimecupcakestuff]

Damian, holding Tim by the shirt: Tell me one good reason why I shouldn’t end you where you stand!

Tim, visibly afraid: U-uh… dick told me to have a good day!!

Damian, lowering his fist: You make a good point…

[asongofstarkandtargaryen]

Dick cooking for Tim:

Dick teaching Cass how to make pancakes:

He's a great big bro!!

[cleromancy]

the fact that tim was protective of dick from literally day one makes me feel so crazy. that night at the circus this little toddler had to be restrained from leaping out of his seat to try and save dick from batman until he realized batman was there to help. on his very first outing in the robin costume, hes frantically going through the rubble thinking "i encouraged dick to come back, if anything happened to him bc of me--" and like he does not ever stop being protective of dick. like. this does not change. like he finds out dick and helena had a thing and more or less tells dick hes too sensitive for her like... 😭 timothy. timothy!!!!

[ryemiffie]

More things from my day as batfam incorrect quotes:

Dick: You wanna know what I've never been able to wrap my head around?

Tim: Long poles?

Dick: The fact that- ..what?

Tim: I just feel like a head would be too thick and clonky to really get all the way up and around it if it's like a super tall pole, heads ain't flexible like that.

Dick: How does your head go to places like this?

Tim: I just explained that is not possible.

Dick: No, I meant like your train of thought.

Tim: Oh my thought process isn't a train, it's actually the 1998 batmobile.

Dick: Of course it is.

Tim: What's your vehicle of thought?

Dick: Why would I have an answer to that?

Tim: Come on, you've thought about it, I know you have.

Dick: ...

Dick: The original turtle van from the 1987 tmnt cartoon.

Tim: I knew it.