#sure kon had saved tim before but never in a way that seriously stressed or even inconvenienced kon

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tim rejecting kon as robin because he believes kon already rejected tim and so would be disappointed once he finds out....this is the worst ending yet...i love it....

(this scenario) listen, tim is so smart and strategic and logical and also (especially post-breakup/misunderstanding) would plan for every single outcome except the one where he is actually wanted

#like without clearing the air tim is now operating under the assumption that kon does not want tim drake #and unfortunately tim for all his aliases is also. at the end of the day. tim drake #like from his perspective there were no…how to put this…extenuating circumstances #like to tim things were incredibly easy and he hadn’t even asked anything of kon as tim; they kissed and hung out #sure kon had saved tim before but never in a way that seriously stressed or even inconvenienced kon #and tim is still learning not to see himself as Too Much #so when (to his understanding) kon decides he isn’t interested in tim before anything bad even happened #before tim ever even asked for anything or did anything obviously wrong or caused any real problems #then tim takes that to mean: the thing that is wrong is just fundamentally tim himself #there’s nothing he can do to course correct or change that #so of course in a scenario where kon asks robin out (before knowing robin is tim) tim will—in his mind—spare them both #(this is obviously not how it shakes out in the fic but it has been fun to imagine) #(and by fun i mean pangy 🫡) #asks #my fic