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Tim Drake: Fantastic Role Model (Part 1)

…Tim Drake. YOU SIR. YOU ARE WONDERFUL.

Now I will proceed to ramble about how great you are.

He’s intelligent, kind-hearted, great with kids (except for Damian most of the time) and has detective skills that match Bruce’s (after all, he did find out who both Robin and Batman were). Unlike Dick Grayson, he wasn’t acrobatic at all. Or street smart like Jason was. His strong spot was the spot right in front of a computer screen.

Instead of giving up, he persevered. There was extra pressure since the previous Robin had died and Bruce wasn’t willing to take on another Robin because of Jason’s death. But Tim didn’t once give up. He was terrified, sure. One of his worst fears is that he’ll fail himself, Gotham and Batman.

To calm his fears and doubts, he went to Paris to train. He had to choose a weapon and he didn’t want to imitate anyone so at first he reverted to his youth by picking a slingshot (most likely because he felt like a scared little kid) Then after he spent some time with the staff, he decided that was his weapon of choice.

His training was long, harsh and brutal and ended with him taking down King Snake, blind martial artist expert and father of Bane (no big deal right??),which only made him more determined that he could be Robin and that he could actually do this if he kept training.

The moral of Tim’s training: EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE DOUBTFUL AT FIRST, IF YOU FIGHT HARD FOR IT, YOU CAN ACHIEVE THINGS YOU NEVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE.

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Research Time: Why Was Catlad!Tim Created and is it Possible?

Disclaimer: I’m not bashing Catlad’s concept, I honestly think it’s great! The idea of Tim working with Selina and being acrobatic and sassy is awesome! I’m analyzing whether it could happen in the canon universe and if Catwoman would be able to take on a teenager for a sidekick.

In my previous post about Damian and animals, I jokingly said that Catlad wasn’t possible because Selina would never take him on as her partner after he threw cats.

But then I thought, is it actually possible?

Context of Catlad:

A fanmade character where Tim Drake is taken on by Catwoman as her sidekick. Also dubbed as Catboy, Kitten or Stray. And unlike Tim as Robin, he’s acrobatic, flirty, unbelievably sassy and quick like his mentor Selina.

Some images to show you what he looks like as Catlad (I love Daunt’s interpretation of Catlad):

Source: http://daunt.tumblr.com/post/6380120075/tim-drake-as-stray-finished-i-never-really-got#notes

Source: http://daunt.tumblr.com/post/4116777389/stray-tim-as-selinas-sidekick-oh-god-dont#notes

Couldn’t find the source for this one but credit goes to the original artist (signature in corner).

So on the more NSFW side of the Catlad spectrum, people love to emphasize Tim’s flirty nature, skin tight suit and sassiness.

But underneath the stacks of fluff, lemon, reader insert, slashfic fanfiction, is this alternate universe plausible? Or is it even possible in the same universe?

Let’s get down to the bottom of this tight spandex suit wearing mystery.

Other than the fact that most people who would love to see Tim in a black spandex suit in the DC universe, Selina and Tim have partnered up a few times.

Not like Nightwing and Catwoman though. Good god they’re not like this.

She later told Nightwing that she wanted to make Bruce jealous and he laughed at her.

And in the same universe this conversation happened:

So that’s a bit weird. But I didn’t blink when I saw google suggest: Nightwing and Catwoman lemon fanfic.

Anyways.

Tim Drake and Catwoman have had moments where it felt like they could have a partnership (and Tim has been told by Bruce before to stay away from Catwoman so there’s that sort of forbidden aspect).

The shining example of why people see them as potential partners lies in the story arc of Contagion where Gotham had a plague and Tim was infected.

She sees why Batman would take on a partner. She saw his bravery. She saw his determination. She admired that.

But there are major reasons why she wouldn’t take on a sidekick.

Like Bruce, before Dick Grayson, she likes to work alone. But she also wouldn’t put her own daughter in danger.

Granted, Damian was trained by the League of Assassins and Bruce tried to keep him out of harm’s way as much as possible.

But Selina didn’t understand why he would have adolescent partners at all.

This is shown when she’s with Tim and Bruce discussing what to do with Helena (her own daughter and it’s implied strongly that Bruce is the father).

“Face it, Bruce… The world you and I live in? It’s not a safe place for kids.”

This one line shows her feelings about his past partners and thinks that children deserve to have a normal healthy life. Which is what she strives for with Helena.

But Helena gets repeatedly kidnapped and put into danger because she’s Catwoman.

Before this discussion, she and Bruce had staged an incident where Bruce pretended to be a terrorist that staged Selina’s and Helena’s deaths so that her daughter would be finally safe to live with Selina:

But she’s still scared for Helena’s safety.

Despite faking their deaths, she knows it won’t be enough. She didn’t want to deal with the loss that Bruce felt when he lost Jason.

She arranges a new plan with Bruce to make her safe once and for all and in the end gives her up.

In the end, she was broken by this after the long struggle to keep her by her side despite the fact that she’s Catwoman.

I think that other than the fact that she finds sidekicks to be a hindrance (since she wouldn’t want anything to go wrong on a heist) that she wouldn’t want a child’s death on her hands (Tim was only 9 when he was recruited by Bruce in the first storyline) which is why she gave Helena up for adoption.

She felt like she couldn’t protect Helena, so how could she feel like she could protect a young sidekick that is constantly in the line of fire?

She would care so much about Tim and would eventually make him go away (like Bruce had initially done with Tim because of the death of Jason and turned Tim away).

TLDR Version: Catwoman had given up her child because she didn’t want her to be in danger. So it’s not plausible for Tim to be taken on except as a partner sometimes because she cares so much and believes that children’s lives should be healthy and safe from harm.

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Re: Knight Terrors - Robin #2

There is so much here I could talk about, it's hard to even pick/ decide where to start. I guess I'll just say this up front: I really didn't like the first issue, and while I still have some minor gripes with this second one, it was overarchingly damn good and I'm ridiculously excited that Tim and Jason were finally allowed again to have an interaction that makes sense for them, given their past history. It's been 84 years I swear.

Now without further ado:

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The way the see themselves and each other.

This excerpt goes perfectly with a different post I was working on, talking about what happened at Titans Tower.

(Jason narrating, referring to Tim; Teen Titans 2003 #29)

Tim chronically suffers from imposter syndrome. He's constantly doubting himself. But Jason has always believed, known, that Tim is good at what he does. And over time his conviction in regards to it has only grown stronger. Jason's high opinion of Tim's capabilities is actually part of the reason he was so hurt about being "replaced" by Tim, specifically.

(Jason talking to Tim during Robin War; Red Hood/Arsenal 2015 #7)

Jason has always seen Tim as better than himself. All the while Tim has struggled to feel capable of living up to Jason's legacy. But Tim still took up the mantle because he cared and he had to try. And Jason recognizes that.

(Tim talking at a portrait of Jason, Secret Origins 2014 #3)

(Red Hood/Arsenal 2015 #37)

(Red Hood and the Outlaws 2011 #8)

In summary for this section: Tim and Jason tend to think lowly of themselves, but highly of each other. There's mutual respect and understanding. That's at the very core of their relationship and Knight Terrors showcases that beautifully.

2)

Another great thing about their dynamic that gets shown off in this issue is that they make a damn good team and enjoy working together.

throughout the issue

(Tim narrating, Teen Titans 2011 #16)

(We are Robin 2015 #7)

3)

Last but not least, we get some delightfully, painfully, tender moments.

Jason wishes for someone to count on. And Tim is right there for him. Which gets heavily doubled down on at the end of the issue:

Tim is always ready to work with Jason, to lend a hand, to be there for him-

- and Jason trusts Tim with his life.

Which, speaking of life...

After waking up, Jason tries to get in contact with Tim and when he can't, we see how devastate he is, thinking something went wrong. Ouch.

In conclusion: I was worried going in, with DC's track record lately, but I can happily say I was beyond pleasantly surprised. This feels like a return to form, and I pray we'll get more content featuring these two in the near future. If you haven't checked it out yourself yet, I highly recommend reading this issue.

Thanks for listening <3 I know this was a lot hah

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Jesse. Jesse meth isn't the only thing we're cooking. Because today's video was sponsored by Hello Fresh.

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Jason wonders if he was always this annoying.

Reference here

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Jason wonders if he was always this annoying.

Reference here

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Jay got mad cleaning Tim’s room

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is bro fr....?

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someone stop me from writing a lawyer au istg

edit: i will now apparently be writing a lawyer au. i've screenshotted the blogs who asked me to tag yall when i write it so uh. yeah. might be a while tho

edit 2: everyone who reblogged this is fake for not telling me i misspelled lawyer 😭

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