“—Tim, don’t.” He’s not short with Tim—as easy as it is to
forget, Tim’s human, infallible. The evidence of his own flaws can be seen in
all the ugly marks on his skin, left almost as a brand for him to remember for
the rest of his life. Stumbling is a learning lesson, sometimes painful, and
Tim will get up from it. However, tough love is what he’s most familiar with—what
works best—so he dishes it out in kind. “What’s done is done. Learn from it. My
force of will has all been learned through experiences like yours.”
Busying himself on the other end of the long line of
monitors that make up the Batcomputer, he pulls up a file on one of the Maroni
underbosses, busies himself with it. A moment of silence follows Tim’s
statement, and he pulls his gaze from the screen to look back at him. Sage
advice is easy if it’s regarding a battlefield or the killing fields of Gotham,
but it’s not quite so when it’s something like this. Emotions. “You’ll be fine.
Be straightforward—that’s my advice.”
“don’t what?” tim asks, a little crinkle around his eyes. of course he feels a little guilty, like he’s shirking his duty. tim didn’t like to leave bruce alone, not that bruce couldn’t handle himself– he certainly could, in fact he’d often wondered if bruce even needed him anymore. certainly didn’t emotionally, not like he’d needed him at first, when he’d been in a self-destructive brood spiral. it’s not like that anymore. but if bruce doesn’t tell him to go– tim’s not going to leave.
“ don’t feel guilty that i never planned for this contingency? that i let myself be blinded to a potential threat because it happened to be in the form of my best friend? “ he sighed, slow and weighted.
“–i’m not like, crying inconsolably into my cornflakes or anything but, of course i feel bad. i let myself down and now because of it you’re out there alone without backup, my arm got shattered, cassie has lost her confidence and kon’s back to thinking he’s some kind of frankenstein’s monster. and that’s on me. “
alright, maybe not totally on him. logically he knows he can’t plan for everything, can’t support the weight of everything wrong in the world on his shoulders. but it’s not like he’s the only one in the family who thinks they have to be responsible for everyone in their little bubble.
tim doesn’t have much left to say after that, didn’t meant to say all that in the first place but the proverbial cat is way out of the bag and he’s only going to look stupid if he tries to shove it back in.
“yeah, learning experience. got it. now– is there anything you’re working on i can help with? i do still have at least one hand i can lend.” he reminds him, voice small and hopeful. anything to feel a little bit of use can only be good for him at this point.
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Activity - Important to note that I am a slow RPer, sometimes I will forget or misplace threads. (Sometimes I will have to drop things– though I try not to do this too much.) If it’s been a while feel free to remind me that you responded as I could have not gotten an notification about it. Basically, just nudge me but don’t harass and we’ll be fine. Also important to note that this is not my only RP blog so I will be splitting my time.
Following - I don’t generally follow for follow as I am a little selective and I don’t always know your character or fandom well enough to know how we would plot together. If you have an idea of something we could RP and I’m not following you just send me a message, if I’m into the plot than chances are I will start following. Please don’t take it personally, I generally only follow people whose characters I know or whose Muns I know. And I do try and keep my dash from getting too crazy.
Starters - I don’t make greeter posts unless I’m suddenly inspired by inspiration for something. Mostly because if I started doing them for everybody they’d get repetitive and dull. I will however make an attempt at replying to greeters and starters that people post for me. Also, I will occasionally post open threads on this blog that people can jump on if they want to start some interaction.
Roleplay - My rules on interacting are pretty standard, no godmodding, no hate or overwhelming negativity or ooc drama. Please have a decent grasp on English and Grammar. I’m not a Nazi about it but if I can’t understand your post I can’t really reply either. Also, please cut your posts and reblog answers in a new thread if you can.
Shipping & NSFW - I’m open to shipping and most of my ships are based on chemistry and how our characters hit it off and interact together. ( I have a slight bias for Tim/Kon & Tim/Steph but again– chemistry is important.) If you want to ship with me and we have a thread it’s best to let me know that you’re into it because I get a little shy asking for ships. Also on the issue of shipping and NSFW, I am of age and have no problem writing things that are sexual but also other things like violence which show up often enough in canon. Smut and graphic imagery isn’t something I post much but I do on occasion. I don’t usually put regular sex in a thread under a cut– unless I feel like it needs some kind of trigger warning. Everything will be clearly labeled though so if you don’t want written erotica block { nsfw; } & for any graphic images block { teenage hormones; }.
Canon Knowledge - I’ve read a decent amount of comics but certainly not all. I’m slowly building up my knowledge of canon events but there might be some things I miss. Please be patient with me about this. That said my portrayal of Tim is based on Pre-52 comics and cartoons with some of my own headcanons and personal flavor too.
