My Favorite Brand Of Batfam Fics Is The Family Learning That Tim Was, In Fact, A Stalker.

My favorite brand of Batfam fics is the family learning that Tim was, in fact, a stalker.

Like they’re just talking about some random thing or another but can’t quite remember the specifics but Tim, who’s only been passively paying attention, hits them with a play by play and the exact date it took place.

Or Like Dick is talking about one of his first early takedowns and he starts to explain the riddle The Riddler was using and Tim pips up like “no, he used that one during the Arkham breakout Christmas 20xx. The puzzle for this encounter was…”

Jason is in the med hall and they’re trying to remember some injury report he experienced pre- pit and Tim just casually rattle it off like “oh I remember that fight. Got some really cool action shots before your arm broke.”

Just Tim knowing way too much about this family and the rest of them never fully realizing the extent of his knowledge until one day it just clicks.

my favorite thing about canon Jason is that he and Dick was so similar they could pass off as twins

and in the same vein Tim and Cass are also twins, in the sense that they're both trained by lady Shiva, around the same height and built and both have the same hair length

I had a point but I lost it, yeah, lots of twins in the Wayne household

He’s a phantom 👻

I need a Misunderstanding trope where Phantom is put with one of the ‘kid’ groups because everyone assumes he’s a teen, but Phantom (he’s, like, 28) thinks he’s just like… co-managing/supervising the group with another Justice League member.

Asked if he’s in school thinking high school? He says yes, thinking of college where he’s going for his graduate degree. His grumbles over homework and time management skills cements it.

ICE contact? Frostbite. Yeah, that’s really his name. (Jazz talked him out of putting her because if it’s an emergency then they likely need medical history and support.) Here’s a device to actually reach him. His parents? Uhhh, nah, I would put my sister second.

It just goes on.

The guy snarks, puns, and throws jokes, clearly up-to-date with internet culture. He’s a casual dude, loves video games, burgers, and space. He’s kinda short and a little lanky, but he’s stupid strong (like he both forgets he is strong and doesn’t know his strength at times).

Phantom’s checking all the boxes as a teen hero both visually and on vibes with the League so they put him there. Danny’s touched that they think he’s responsible enough to put him in charge of the kids, so he does his best.

(Batman finds out about the appointment after it’s approved, but before he says anything he sees how much the teens open up around Phantom and… well… if they didn’t do their homework to see that the Phantom persona has been active for 14 years with pop-ups through history then that’s not really his problem, is it? He might miss that Phantom doesn’t realise this for a while…whoops.)

Inspired by Shadow of a Bat by Paperpuffin on ao3. Such a good fic. Theres a scene where Dannys been hiding in batmans cape and loses him during a patrol. Hes looking for him frantically cuz batman makes him feel safe and meanwhile batman realizes his little shadows gone and goes to a rooftop flaring his cape wide for danny to return to. Def recommend reading 🥰

Kon: If I had a nickle for every time I fell for an emo twink from gotham who's weirdly intense, has blackmail and stalking as hobbies, and crafts elaborate plots to convince people he's okay, I'd have two nickles. Which isn't-

Robin: One.

Kon: What?

Tim, taking off his mask: One.

tim being like how dare you imply there’s someone else who could pull off this impeccable combination of neuroses. i am wholly singular thank you