#everybody's like “DONT TELL DICK ABOUT THIS” (because the fact that we arent telling bruce goes unsaid)

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I've read a few fics where Something Happens (Tim accidentally kills someone) and Tim calls one of his older brothers and they come and help him cover up/hide a body but like,, if Damian killed someone (accidentally or otherwise) Tim would not even hesitate that body is already melting in acid. He has crime scene cleaners on retainer and enough blackmail that they'll never say anything.

Tim has like 7 contingency plans for this Exact problem and he is going to do his big brotherly duty of helping his younger sibling cover up a mistake/laps of judgement.

And Damian is waiting for the other shoe to drop bc this is the perfect time for Timothy to oust him. He broke father's rule and now he'll be sent back

But Tim continues to say nothing and eventually even corners Damian and is like "bestie you gotta c h i l l they know somethings up I can't keep using puberty as an excuse for you" and Damian is like "why wouldn't you use this opportunity to prove you're the better son. To finally get me out of the house and claim your place is the heir" and Tim is like "uh im your older brother this is my job" and Damian is like "it is an older brother's job to help hide their younger sibling's murders??" And Tim is like "yeah absolutely except don't go to Dick or Jason only go to me or maybe Cass if I'm not around I think Dick would have a conniption and we don't want Jason to relapse"

#ted talks #batfam #Tim's idolized version of an older brother is someone who helps you with everything #and takes the fall for you and covers for you from your parents and that's all he wanted growing up #The stress of lying to their father and having to deal with a dead body would be too much for Dick #He could do it but he'd get some early grey hairs for his troubles #the man is stressed enough as is #tim drake #damian wayne #batman #via quadrant advisor: #if any of the other siblings found out they really would be like “you hid a dead body?????? without ME?????????” #Like especially Dick #everybody's like “DONT TELL DICK ABOUT THIS” (because the fact that we arent telling bruce goes unsaid) #and then Dick is like “👉👈 you dont trust me? Your big brother? 🥺 idk why everyone thinks I'm a narc” #quadrantadvisor