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The snake-like Cuckoo who lives among the Bats and Birds
The first lesson Janet Drake taught Tim was about how everybody has their own agenda. That he should never give someone else his trust, at least not very easily.
Tim was young then. Very young. Toddler years if you will. However, his mother still taught him such a thing because while children are impulsive and hard to control and most importantly stupid, Timothy Drake- her flesh and blood, the only heir to the Drake fortune and the one who will, one day, be the reason she will continue living her dream life in early retirement- was a genius. A prodigy if you will.
He was smart. Far smarter than even some adults (people Tim meets at every gala he attends). Sharp and calculative in the same way Janet was. Because Tim was all mother and no father. He didn’t inheret even a remotely similar personality trait from Jack. And Janet- ever the observant woman- noticed that fact early. It gave her a chance to raise a proper Drake heir. A cunning and successful man who will one day raise Drake Industries to new heights and dominate everything else.
And in the real world, no one is ever above deciet and betrayal if all the right buttons are pushed.
Tim’s trust never came to anyone very easily after that.
The second lesson Janet Drake taught Tim was about subtle manipulation.
Trusting no one doesn’t mean that Tim couldn’t predict his opponent’s moves as long as he has enough information about them. A little trick there and a little accident here. No, Tim wasn’t the cause of this! How could you even think of that? Tim was the one who brought justice to the wronged! It’s just that, because he helped, these people trusted him. Became somewhat loyal!
And giving your trust to Tim was always the wrong move. Because trusting Janet Drake was a wrong move too. Back then, as stated before, he was a child. So most of the time he just acted dumb and got people talking. He was kind of a spy for the Drakes in that way. Janet knew how to utilize resources just as well as Tim of the present. He prided himself for never getting caught.
Nowadays, resprting to a little manipulative tactic became a bit of a habit. Second nature of you will.
The third lesson Janet Drake taught Tim was about the art of acting and wearing masks.
When Janet was small, she learned that masks are absolutely needed if she wanted to survive among the hungry and greedy gotham elites. Back then, she helped Jack Drake he was too trusting, too gullible, and too loyal. Janet learned to take advantage of her little bodyguard and fool the rest of the elites. Wearing the little sweatheart of gotham mask- a mask that seamlessly fit her face- wasn’t easy. Jack was too annoying, too clingy, too prideful, too… obsessive.
She learnt to love him all the same. Because she was also too much in certain areas too.
She taught Tim how to act and switch between masks effortlessly. To build a mask, one for every occasion. Every separate identity, and every separate Tims that he wanted others to see and percieve.
The shy and timid Drake child.
The invisible shadow that follows the Bat and his birds.
The perfect sweetheart of gotham.
The amicable, old money heir.
His first lesson was to never trust. His second was to do anything to get what he wanted. His third was to decieve.
Gotham elites are a different kind of crazy than the rest of this cesspit of a city. No one, other than the truly decieving and despicable, could survive in it. No one, other than a truly born and raised Gothem elite, could Thrive in it. It was the reason why the Drakes didn’t associate with New money. New money didn’t know the ins and outs. They were gullible and weak and the Drakes wouldn’t be caught dead letting them talk to them longer than socially necessary.
Gotham elites were selfish and had their own agenda. Everyone manipulated, no one trusted another, and everyone wore a mask- however, lacking they are.
That was the world Tim came from. So imagine his fascination when he found out about Batman.
A man who, seemingly for no reason, was fighting crime and helping the city. It juxtaposed everything Tim knew and the rules he lived by. Which was why he needed know the man’s motives. Because surely, everyone has their agenda, everyone does something to gain for their selfish reasons. Surely, Batman isn’t an outlier.
Gotham elites, the Drakes, everyone. Even Tim. They did everything for their own gain. They stopped at nothing to get it. There was no symptathy for the weak who fell. No respect for the strong who thrived. Tim did not pity the street rats. That was simply their role in this waste pool of drama and plays.
But Batman. He helped without getting paid. He made it seem like he had no motive. And Tim, being the genius whose mind is constantly undersimulated, decided he wanted to solve this case. His first case.
And then he quickly became obsessed.
Stalking wasn’t hard when you somewhat practice self defence arts. This is Gotham. And he was a Drake. A Drake wouldn’t be caught getting kidnapped. It would bring shame on the family name.
He took up photography rather quickly, playing it off as a hobby. Batman and Robin were magical. Beautiful. And Tim still hasn’t solved Batman’s motives. His life fianlly had meaning beyond being a perfect heir to the Drakes.
Then he found out about their identities.
Tim began stalking Bruce Wayne and Richard Grayson in the galas too. It was obvious to him that Brucie was a mask. Even before he found out about Batman.
The Gotham elites didn’t have empathy nor sympathy towards anyone who fell and those who never got the chance to fall. He assumed Bruce Wayne was the same.
Everything he did was for the publicity, at least that’s what he thought. He thought wrong.
No one ever saw Bruce Wayne and Batman in the same room. And to prevent people of finding his secret identity, Bruce created the mask named Brucie. He found out one of Batman’s motives.
It was exhilarating.
And then everything came apart.
Dick had an argument with Bruce. Bruce found another Robin. That Robin died. Batman became a man willing to give up.
Tim couldn’t have that. While being birthed and raised by Janet Drake meant that he had a very loose moral compass, he couldn’t have Batman giving up. That would lead to Batman dying, Gotham falling, and most importantly, Tim never getting the chance to solve Batman.
He did the standard things in order the right everything. Asking Nightwing to come back was a bust. Demanding Batman find a Robin was also quickly becoming a bust. Then both were captured by two face.
Alfred handed him a Robin suit with a haunted look on his face.
Robin was magical. Robin was empathetic. Robin was kind and helpful.
Robin was everything Tim wasn’t.
Then, Tim quickly created a mask named Robin and saved both heroes.
The only reason Tim was still welcome in this house was because he had his uses. No matter what, Bruce Wayne is a Gotham elite. And Gotham elites all have their agenda, their reason to do anything they did. Bruce welcomed his kids in because… they were his children. Because he loved them. It escaped Tim why love is the way it is.
But among the Bats and Birds, Tim was the Cuckoo. He forced his way into the family. As a born and raised Gotham elite, Tim has his own agenda of being here. He wanted to be useful. To be… loved the same way the others were.
But because he was a Cuckoo, that love is hard to earn. He knew that. So, he remained useful. Became the smart Robin, the detective that is almost on par with Batman himself. Lead the WE gracefully, kept the Wayne public image as high as possible, entertained the other elites so that the others wouldn’t need to.
Everyone knew a slightly different Tim.
The Bats knew the case obsessive Red Robin.
The Waynes knew the sleep deprived Tim.
The Gotham elites knew the genius CEO Timothy.
And the media knew the Gotham’s sweetheart Tim Drake.
No one knew the Tim that existed beyond the high raised walls upon walls.
Just like how he liked it.
Because the Drakes may be prideful Dragons and the Waynes may be the protective Bats but Janet and Tim were the deceitful snakes that grew wings and feathers.
#dc#i know nothing#i know next to nothing about dc canon#unreliable narrator#tim drake#batfamily#red robin#messed up mind#of tim drake#tim you are my favourite bird
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those damn pornbots are still following me.
and even though i am technically turning 17 next weekend, i still feel like i hate myself for liking mature content and interacting with people i shouldn’t be…
but because i have a messed up mind, i do it anyways. this is probably just my period or maybe mania because my current feelings seem to fit the criteria of mania.
also to those who don’t want minors following them, please stay away from my blog unless you don’t mind and aren’t a p3do/creep.
i’m okay tho.
#tw vent#vent post#fucking bots#why am i like this#period problems#tw mania#maniac pixie dream girl#maniac pixie dream girl syndrome#messed up mind#elsagate#? i guess#tw periods#menstruation
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RIP Michael Afton.. you would of loved FLAF
#myart#chloesimagination#comic#fnaf#five nights at freddy's#fnaf fanart#vanessa fnaf#fnaf vanny#michael afton#foxy the pirate#fnaf foxy#five laps at freddy's#flaf#security breach#fnaf puppet#wow another five laps at Freddy’s comic#I’ll probably draw this game more once it’s officially out#it’s funny to me Fazbear entertainment would just make wacky games off trauma#like they even got stuff in there that happened in security breach#the devil works fast but Fazbear entertainment works faster#Michael definitely find it to be pretty messed up#UNTIL he sees foxy BAHA#ESPECIALLY with how cool foxy looks#then he has to be seated#then it’s sorta peak#he doesn’t mind being predictable he is free#also Vanessa mentioned I promise I’ll draw more Vanessa soon 🩵🩵🩵
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I don't like this place. It's turning everyone edgy and sad.
FIRST - PREVIOUS - NEXT
MASTERPOST (for the full series / FAQ / reference sheets)
#undertale#deltarune#crossover#utdr#crossover comic#twin runes comic#twin runes au#my art#art#susie deltarune#chara#this will ignite the “chara did nothing wrong” vs “chara is a murder hobo” debate I just know it#fact is they gave up everything for their plan to succeed and asriel blew it#HOWEVER they were also forced to watch asriel die and they could do nothing about it#so what does a dead child do for who knows how many years all alone with no one else to talk to?#they rethink everthying that went wrong#guilt is a weird thing that lingers and festers in your mind#no matter how much you're actually at fault#I mean come on... they were an abused kid#all they wanted was to not hurt anymore and return the love they were given no matter the cost#but now they are CONVINCED it was their plan that kickstarted this whole mess#and it's eating at them#you can see it because they actually used contractions for once#i love subtle stuff like that#also hey#susie's feeling remorse for her whole “chara offed asriel” comment#the two are more alike than she thought and now she feels bad#out of all people she should know what it's like to be falsely accused
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lil destressing doodle 📸 maybe i'll color later
#isdoodles#pearlescentmoon#geminitay#shiny duo#the sillies i love this picture#the quality is messed up LOL dont mind it
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City of Tears. But Mini.
I wanted to make an atmospheric art piece with Dewi. And the City of Tears is one of the most sorrowing, beautiful, and grand places to do that. This is a lot of firsts for me regarding the architecture and lighting. The shadows cover a lot, and it may have been too much. I'm happy with how it turned out tho.
No idea how Dewi found his way into the City. Probably magic. Probably plot too :) But oh boy, he is experiencing childlike wonder in his raincoat!
This is a better show of the line detail I needlessly covered up in the final lol
#I love the idea that Ghost's resting spot is always on Dewi's hat. It's a great vantage point for spotting potential threats!#Quirrel doesnt mind the rain. But he'd rather not be walking around with Dewi 20 stories above him#Hornet is on the look out so that Dewi doesnt mess up anything#And Hollow is just enjoying the rain#dewi's adventures in hollow knight#hk fanart#Im really happy with it turned out#hollow knight#pure vessel#city of tears#dewi#hk#urg I still need to figure out human noses and I was getting really anxious about showing this just for that one fact alone.#trying my best. I have to keep my head up even with my imposter feelings. Otherwise i wont post
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I had a cute interaction with my son that I wanted to offer as a possible idea for a comic about Anya! He has been interested lately in learning the male and female names of animals, asking me "what's a girl chicken called? what's a girl lion called?" and he finally got to "what's a girl dog called?" And my husband and I kept insisting there is no name for a girl dog, it's just a dog. But he knew something was up from the way I laughed so he kept asking. And finally I said "a girl dog is a dogina." And he bought it. Now, if it were Anya, she definitely wouldn't have bought it! But I can also imagine Franky or someone answering her sarcastically "a girl dog is called a Fiona" LOL. Anyway, just a fun idea along the lines of that early comic you drew of the "motherfucker doesn't start with a b" concept which I LOVED.
i didnt bring franky or fiona into this, but it also turned out lowkey sad 😭😭😭 i had no idea where it was going till it was too late. Anyways. Dogina is funny, thank you for the idea LMAO
#there are two wolves in loid's mind: one wants to storm back to the orphanage he got anya from and one just wants to survive yor#i am afflicted ( with the inability to make something that isnt at least a little messed up)#the 'i practice gaslighting every day' panel is my pride and joy btw if you even care#spy x family#sxf#my art#loid forger#yor forger#anya forger#sxf loid#sxf yor#sxf anya#bond forger
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X isn’t big on hugs, but Doc does what he can. It’s the little things that help.
#dbhc#dbhc art#dbhc ask#dbhc xisuma#dbhc doc#docm77#xisuma#xisumavoid#art escapades#he makes me want to sob#imagine…… going a whole season where you’re Just Right Enough that no one notices how wrong things are and how buried you are#no one notices and no one says anything#and the people who do… you’re just right of mind enough to dismiss their worries. no one can quite get close enough to see what’s going on#to a season where people are actively thinking about you… checking in with you and making sure you’re okay. thinking about you. :(#bringing you things :(#sobs into my hands#doc too…… to come out of destruction with his own horrible trauma#on the Dawn of a realization of just how messed up his admin is#from this and some secret other thing that Doc knows must have happened but that Xisuma never seems interested in talking about#ask#cassy-universal
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emily prentiss + her waning tolerance of getting close to killers
#criminal minds#criminalmindsedit#criminal minds evolution#cmevolutionedit#cmverse#cmverseedit#emily prentiss#emilyprentissedit#mine#edit#*#category*#the progression here!!!!!! she's so young and playful as lauren she has NO IDEA how much that is going to change her!!!!#and then the memory of it all with karl it all comes back and she's struggling to shake it#and now??? FUCK THAT NOISE she is NOT doing this again#(never not thinking about 'it's clean. i know who the good guys and the bad guys are. i don't have to worry about screwing someone over.'#LIKEEEEEEEEEEEEE the implication of how much it messes her up to connect to monsters and see a sliver of humanity. that she thinks about#screwing over that human piece. that it stays with her. her relationship with empathy is so fascinating to me and i can't get enough!!!!!)#god i love her
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face journeys
#phan#dan and phil#dnp#i guess it's not gonna show up in the tags but hopefully it'll still count for the fandometrics?#i spent WAYYY too long on this and it was not worth it bc i still hate it. but i have to post it so i can let it go#next one will be better i guess im learning#i think i got the sizing right but i might have fucked that up bc im losing patience with this dhsjhgk#and the top right one of dan is kinda random but i needed an extra one to make a 3x3 grid so dont mind her#maybe i just hate this because ive spent an entire day looking at it and messing with it dlsglkjslkj
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This is their relationship in a nutshell
#tag it as whatever ship you're into i don't care#i just see them as a messed up trio with A LOT of history to unpack#honkai star rail#honkai star rail meme#hsr meme#i rarely make memes but i couldn't get this out of my mind#ughhh#dan heng#hsr blade#jing yuan#imbibitor lunae#dan feng#<- whyyy so many naaaames
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The Reverse Grunkles + Bill
#gravity falls#book of bill#bill cipher#ford pines#stanford pines#reverse falls#reverse falls au#stanley pines#grunkle stan#grunkle ford#Stan gleeful#Stanley gleeful#Stanford gleeful#ford gleeful#bill decipher#bill has a funky coat just because I wanted him too#idk in my mind his dimension has shape based clothing for scientists and important people#also glasses cause why not#ford and Stan used to be a sideshow attraction like mason and Mabel#no will cause I don’t care for him#Stan has gold and diamond accessories#Stan cares for the twins since bud cares for Gideon but he’s more selfish when it comes to it kinda like pacificas parents#like cannon stan would joke about selling the twins for safety but stan would do it#they’re all a little messed up#there’s not a lot of reverse! Stan and ford surprisingly
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Some very self-indulgent Ochako breakdown doodles
#made with assumption that she thinks that Himiko's dead#also what about another character who had experience loss recently and took his anger out on izk?#I'm not exactly expecting smth exactly like that to happen#just wanted to mess around with the whole idea of her having a breakdown#keep both Katsuki and Tomura in mind for this one#also “second chance” here refers to another blondie who died#can you really understand this girl's heartbreak Izuku Midoriya?#okay I'll shut up#bnha#mha#my hero academia#boku no hero academia#ochako uraraka#fanart
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#don't mind weird artefacts on skirt#i messed up the initial render and her undies are clipping through#anthro#moth#animation#ai shader for 3d model#neuroslug
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thinking about Prowler thinking about how nobody figured out he was being controlled thinking about how everyone sees him as the bad guy even if they’re on the same side thinking about how even STARSCREAM becomes an important figure with (some) allies yet Prowl goes feral because of everything thinking about how the only people to support Prowl were the ones he was forced to mind-meld with thinking about all his relationships ending with others hating him thinking about
#Rotating him in my mind#Rotato patato#Prowl#prowler#youre so messed up#I could not fix him#But i could be his friend#And give him a lolipop#Trust me guys#techshark rambles#Fr fr#TRANSFORMERS#my beloved#tf prowl#Idw prowl#hes so he#Transformers idw
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When you find out your (boy)friend is planning on leaving tomorrow (and then he stupidly decides to surf the biggest wave in 30 years even though its storming)
#TEEN BEACH MOVIE AU!!!#ft. sketchbook drawings with digital coloring#i wonder what will happen to them#anyways i think this au reflects the BoM arc very well#except instead of time apart they go into a musical#also in my mind they arent dating yet. its just a betrayal of friendship#which this is super messed up of mac (from the movie) to do to brady btw#imagine youre dating someone and then you find out that tomorrow theyre leaving for months#and you didnt even find out from them#kinda crazy#klance#voltron#teen beach voltron#voltart
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