#tim is the smart robin

[meara-eldestofthemall]

These three panels are quintessential Tim Drake Robin. Tim is quite capable of tossing this mad scientist around like a hackysac toy but it's not his first response. It's the fact that he gets the antidote through mind games alone (no threats of violence) that makes this work.

#tim drake #tim drake robin #tim is the smart robin

[qweenofurheart]

i can imagine that a phase of tim’s ceo life involved being a sort of corporate vigilante

#not smart enough to flesh this idea out of course 💀 #i’m also kind of delusional from lack of sleep #17 yr old ceo activities #my art #batman #batfam #batfamily #batman comics #batfam fanart #batfamily fanart #dc comics #dc fanart #dc universe #tim drake #tim drake fanart #red robin #red robin fanart #bruce wayne #batman fanart

[cosmicpoutine]

two idiots in a skate park, who breaks a bone first?

#tim drake #stephanie brown #timsteph #red robin #robin #dc spoiler #batfam #steph brown #tim might be smart but he's still a stupid teenager

[nelkcats]

Immortal Nanny

Bruce Wayne had never been a father. He knew what it was like to be a good father, and he knew what good fathers should be like, but adopting Richard was an impulse, a moment when he decided to give a child the comfort he needed, as he himself had needed in the past.

But just because he knew and understood didn't mean he could do it, or that he could become a good father instantly. Alfred would be a great help, of course, but it was he who had to raise the boy, Alfie was too old to start raising another child.

So, it was only natural that he forgot all about his busy life as "Brucie Wayne", adopting Dick hadn't stopped the million interviews or meetings, and while Alfred was extremely capable, Bruce still decided to hire a nanny.

Daniel Nightingale was a bit of an outsider (in a good way), he was studying at Gotham U, and was doing very well in his chosen career; though his records were strangely empty, Bruce knew he could trust him. His tired look and the shy smile he gave him upon arriving at the mansion was enough to calm his concerns.

Perhaps it was because he was just starting out as Batman at the time that he didn't investigate further.

Anyway, Dick loved Danny, from that first day, he used to tell Bruce about his "adventures" and how much fun he had. On one occasion he even told him they had a snowball fight (which confused him, because it was July but he was too tired to question the excited kid).

So, Danny became Dick's, and later Jason's, official nanny. He never complained and always smiled. The boy got along quite well with Alfred and would attend to any emergency, although he was never involved in the vigilante business.

It was only after Jason's death, when Tim arrived, that someone began to question Danny. Tim wasn't sure about Danny, there were a lot of things...that just didn't fit, and if the old photos of the mansion were any indication, the nanny wasn't getting any older.

Dick wasn't ten anymore and that was pretty obvious, but Danny looked exactly the same. Tim frowned, puzzled as to how no one had investigated such an oddity before. Alfred simply looked at him with an amused smile. He wondered how long it would take for the family to notice the (rather obvious) secrets of the elusive nanny.

Alfred couldn't blame the boy, the easiest way to hide something was in plain sight. And he knew the halfa would never hurt his family.

#dpxdc #Babysitter Danny #He took care of the Robins when Bruce was busy #Bruce trust in Alfred of course #but he also wanted to give the butler a break #immortal danny #Danny never hid his powers he just didn't use them very often #Of course Alfred knows #he dealt with it from day one #Danny just wanted a job and he took a liking to the Robins at the end #dp x dc #dc x dp #Dick knows Danny isn't normal from his childhood memories #but he's not a snitch #Jason knows it too and is excited to have a secret with Danny #Tim is simply too smart to leave a loose end #Bruce trusts Danny but he hasn't questioned him in years #Maybe is because the one who knows Danny is Bruce Wayne and not Batman #Danny is taking care of Jason's soul in the Realms #at the end of the day he is still his nanny #he will find out when he revives

[im-totally-not-an-alien-2]

The press was going wild. Headlines like, "A bat unmasked?" and "Bat kid gone wild!" which Danny thought was uncalled for. He didn't even do anything that bad. All he did was rescue those kids and preformed a perfect flying kick to the mans jaw! He didn't even knock out a tooth!

Oh. And he wasn't even one of the bats.

Danny had only been in this dimension for a day and had no idea what was going on. He didn't actually have plans to stay in this world long so when he saw a guy around his own age being held hostage by guys in ski masks he just acted. He just flew invisibly to the hostage and took them.

By the time the captors realized thier hostage was missing they were long gone.

Turns out the guys name was Tim and he was rich, which honestly explains the kidnapping. Tim had a lot of questions and Danny just wanted to know where to drop Tim off at.

Later that night he gets to meet the bat himself and of course he trolls Batman and makes the man chase after him around the city. This turns out to be a big mistake. As Phantom Danny wouldn't dare use any of the fighting techniques his mother had thought him. His mother had trained in a very exclusive dojo by a legendary master who only ever took 7 pupils in his lifetime and his mom taught this stuff to Danny up until the accident. So if Phantom used these techniques his mom would know immediately that it was him.

But here no one knows who he is.

No one knows about him or Phantom.

And he doesn't plan to stay...so why not go ham? Thus Danny play fighting the bat across streets and rooftops, through bars and crowded shopping districts all while giving witty banter.

It probably didn't help that he was a very Robin shaped boy...so naturally all those photos of him and the dark knight wound up in the papers. Danny thought it was hilarious until he had his fill of chaos and tried to leave...only to realize he couldn't.

He was trapped in this dimension with the mess he made. Uh oh.

#dpxdc #fanfiction prompts #prompts #danny phantom #danny fenton #batman #tim drake #red robin #chaos #danny is actually really smart and skilled #danny keeps doing ninja looking stuff and gothamites are like: yep thats a bat #not pleased on how this turned out

[shit-talker]

I think a really fun idea to explore with Tim would be the idea of him having Hyperthymesia.

Hyperthymesia is an ability that allows people to recall almost every event of their life in great detail. It's extremely rare and honestly doesn't have that much research done on it, but recent studies have suggested that people with this ability are limited to autobiographical memories, people with HSAM sometime tend to show symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and may demonstrate obsessive tendencies.

I think it would be an interesting way to explain why Tim was able to recall his first meeting with Dick Grayson and connect the dots to seeing Robin. Tim does display a lot of obsessive behaviours, and while he doesn't really physically display compulsion (like someone with OCD would typically display) there certainly is a strong case to be made for him potentially having it.

But also, can you imagine how fucking horrible it would be for Tim to remember each and every traumatic thing that ever happens to him as a hero and those memories just never fading. Yes, it would make him a better detective and allow him to be arguably smarter than your average joe, but at what cost?

#tim drake #batman and robin #red robin #red robin comics #dc comics #dcu #dc universe #i just think it would be a really cool concept to explore #like finally giving an explanation on why a 9 year old was able to connect these dots when kids are naturally forgetful #tim being faced with the horrible fate of never being able to forget anything ever #like yeah he remembers the good things and remembers little details that he doesn't have to double check #but also...he remembers everything else #i would like to note though that this is a really REALLY rare ability #like as of last year there were like 62 peopel documented to have it rare #i do wanna note tho #that hsam doesn't affect your intelligence #so tim being super smart is just a tim thing #little weirdo

[whalehouse1]

Rogue: We have Nightwing tied up, unconscious and drugged in the basement. You think about touching us and he’s done.

Tim: So you have Batman’s child, Superman’s nephew, the big brother to a whole slew of bats, brother to the original Teen Titans and the second batch of them, best friends with whatever we’re calling the red head Flash to distinguish him from the other Flash, mentor to Young Justice and a favorite of the Justice League? Did you think this through at all? I’m positive that there is a fleet of Kryptonians coming here now, so uh surrender him I guess if you like your bones in one piece?

#Tim Drake #dick grayson #Red Robin #Nightwing #I mean honestly is it a smart idea to kidnap anyone League adjacent? no #no #but I feel Dick has everyone on speed dial

[oh-theatre]

Tim: *explaining an incredibly meticulous and thought out plan*

Tim: what about you guys, any ideas?

Bart, Kon and Cassie:

#IM KIDDING YHEYRE REALLY SMART I JUST THINK THEYRE FUNNY #I LOVE THEN #core four #young justice #young just us #yj98 #Tim drake #Red Robin #kon el #superboy #Bart Allen #impulse #cassie sandsmark #wondergirl #funny #lol #meme #John mulaney

[little-pondhead]

I’m Not The Sun

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Y'know, when Kon ‘died’, do you think a grieving Tim could have mistaken Danny for his best friend? Do you think that, in a moment of desperation and exhaustion, he might've kidnapped a floating Danny in an attempt to bring Kon home? And when he realized he kidnapped a random civilian, do you think he still kept Danny for a while as a replacement for Kon?

Do you think Danny got tired of being called 'Conner' after the first week but was too distressed himself to correct Tim? Trying to leave or tell the fellow teen his name was Danny was obviously sending the kid into a spiral. He seemed to think Danny was the dead spirit of his best friend. Maybe if he played along, this Conner guy would show back up?

Hopefully, before Tim completes his cloning research. Danny's been doing everything he can to sabotage the equipment, but even with ghost powers on his side, Tim is a smart person. Every time Danny sets him back one step, Tim takes two steps forward. And since he's well outside of his haunt, Danny is starting to feel weak and ill from lack of ectoplasm. He's running out of time.

Do you think Kon would feel upset that his best friend replaced him?

#dpxdc #pondhead blurbs #like #crack can happen #but i just want a gut wrenching story about tim's emotional breakdown #and he's smart but everything he's doing is making everything worse and worse #danny doesn't know he's red robin #he can't leave the nest or where ever tim took him to #he just knows he's getting weaker by the day #using invisibility has never been harder #the one time he tried to sneak out #tim found him in an hour #and spiraled so hard danny panicked and promised not to leave again #well guess what ghost boy? #promises are important to ghosts :) #he physically cannot leave tim now even tho it is causing him harm #tim is just off the rails with grief #he eventually realizes danny isn't kon but keeps calling him such to keep a thread of sanity #and continues with the cloning attempts #danny is just horrified and doesn't know what to do #i'm opening this up for some super angst on danny's side too #like imagine he had a bad reveal and he messed up with this powers #and now tim thinks he's the dead spirit of fucking superboy come to reincarnate into the shell of an empty clone #danny's powers are getting weaker and his control is slipping #so it's not exactly helping his case #queued post

[undertheredhood]

jason todd falling in love with someone from the perspective of the other batfamily members has got to be the funniest thing ever, because he's not going to tell them anything about his personal life so easily, which is going to lead them to greatly misunderstand everything. so while jason’s giggling and kicking his feet while imagining his future wedding with his crush, his family is immediately calling john constantine to exorcise the demon that is clearly possessing him.

#dc comics #dc universe #dcu #batman #red hood #jason todd #jason peter todd #jason was never the angry robin #batfamily #batfam #jason once smiled at bruce and the entire family has descended into chaos trying to figure out what's wrong with him #tim has gone into extreme detective mode and has multiple theories #it’s either he’s possessed or he’s dying from a terminal disease so he’s finally getting his affairs in order #meanwhile jason asked out his crush and is meticulously planning his outfit for their date #hopeless romantic jason todd #it’s not that hard to figure out that jason’s in love but when the bats all come together their smartness just cancels out #they all share just a single braincell #jason todd prompt #jason todd headcanon #jason todd hc #this could be any of jason’s love interests btw #batfamily headcanons #batfam hcs #batfamily hcs #it’s all good because jason thinks it’s funny #jason started giggling while he was on the phone talking to someone and it was the most horrifying thing his siblings have ever seen #that’s the moment they find out that everything is fine and jason just has a crush #nobody ever wants to witness their sibling flirt #lovestruck jason todd #the gotham newspapers are entertaining everyone with the wayne family hijinks

[stormy-skyzzzzzz]

there is no reason i should find this hot but goddam it’s got me giggling kicking my feet

#jason todd #red hood #the red hood #vigilante #batfamily #batfam #comics #batman #dc comics #dc robin #dick grayson #bruce wayne #tim drake #damian wayne #damian al ghul #duke thomas #cassandra cain #kate kane #stephanie brown #the bat family #batman comics #jason todd is so hot #he’s so smart #and scary #gotham

[vinelark]

wrote a fun scene last night and then immediately realized i need to cut it, so here's a little (mostly) non-spoilery bbts deleted snippet!

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Tim’s in the lounge kitchenette, sneakily draining one of his contraband Red Bulls after the session, when there’s a slight disturbance in the air behind him. It’s either Kon or Bart, and Tim makes a split-second guess before launching himself up and springing off the door frame as Kon’s arm sweeps through where Tim just was. Tim lands in the center of the floor, keeping a hand pressed over the mouth of his can so it doesn’t spill. “Hey,” he says. “Open container here, that’s mutually assured destruction.”

“Almost,” Kon groans, dropping himself onto one of the kitchenette bar stools. “I almost had it that time.”

“Hmm,” Tim says. Kon and Bart and Tim are engaged in an ongoing Scoop Robin competition, which is an intricate sport in which players with super speed abilities (Superboy, Impulse) try to scoop players with non-super speed abilities (Robin) off the ground. There are a number of rules, like no scooping in battle and full uniforms in the Tower = fair game, partial uniforms = out of bounds and spilling food and/or drink results in negative points for all players involved. The score currently stands at Superboy: 0, Impulse: 0.5, Robin: 17. “Wouldn’t have counted anyway, since you’re not in full uniform.”

“What?” Kon looks down at himself. “I haven’t changed yet.”

Tim grins into the lip of the can. “Missing your jacket, though.”

“Yeah, but that’s…” Kon starts, and Tim watches, fascinated and a bit giddy, as Kon blushes.

#they are sooo smart and competent and also unbearable teenage boys at the same time #also kon likes making tim blush but robin is about to be obsessed with making kon blush #now that he knows he can #(this is still pre-reveal though) #anyway RIP to non-oympic sport Scoop Robin #timkon #my fic

[timdrakeslawyer]

hating tim for being too smart and solving stuff on his own

#dc comics #tim drake #robin #red robin #batman #dc #bruce wayne #dc robin #dc joker #joker #honestly perfect reason to hate tim #it makes sense #he’s too smart #it’s just so fucking funny i cant believe it #the way jokers pissed tim does shit w/o batman icb

[dceuheadcanons]

Jason Todd is the Alexander Hamilton to Tim Drake's Aaron Burr. Drops the mic. Doesn't elaborate. Leaves.

#been listening to Hamilton non stop the last two days and oh my GOD. TIM IS SO BURR CODED #“I am the one thing in life I can control” TIM????? TIM MOTHERFUCKING DRAKE #and Hamilton is impulsive but smart. It gets him killed eventually. JASON. #And Hamilton is constantly overshadowing Burr and putting him down. JASON AND TIM!!!!! #tim 🐤 #batman #dceu #dc universe #dceu headcanons #dc headcanon #batman headcanon #batfam #tim drake #red robin #jason todd #red hood #hamilton musical #alexander hamilton #aaron burr #the robins #blog lore

[jadedwolf18-blog]

Jokes on you

Felt a little angsty today. Not sure how often I’ll get to this as I really want to try finishing Mini Phantom Invasion before moving onto a new story line.

🤍🖤💚💙💚🖤🤍

Tucked behind the curtain, a child giggled then laughed as the man on stage glance at him. He didn’t know why but if he didn’t laugh, the man would hit him. So, he laughed to escape the pain and the loneliness. If he giggled and laughed or even smiled, then the pain wouldn’t come and the man payed attention to him.

The boy remembered, there was a time, when he didn’t have to smile all the time but that was a long time ago. He still had a caretaker then… he didn’t know where she went and didn’t ask. They had moved then to. The apartment was smaller and the window in his room was cracked. 

That’s when he started to smile all the time. The man didn’t let him call him ‘dad’ anymore since then. The man would come home angry all the time and if he didn’t laugh at his jokes the man would hit him.

So, he laughed and smile and giggled. Even when he wanted to cry and scream and shout.

*****

Danny shot awake as their head bumped against the glass of the bus window. Blinking, they placed their head in their hands as they huffed a laugh. It had been awhile since they’d thought of that man.Glancing out the window from the corner of their eye, they watch as familiar yet long forgotten streets flashed by. 

It had been years since they’d last stepped foot in Gotham, with good reason… But something was here in the city. The tugging at their core, that had been there since the beginning, had grown in strength. It had gotten to the point that whenever they transformed, lately, it would cause them physical pain. It was worrying enough to make them giggle when ever they felt it. Which was NOT a welcome returning habit but they were learning to accept themself and this, unfortunately, was apart of them. No matter how much they wished it weren’t and they could forget it all. 

A giggle slipped past their lips as they took in the buildings and caught site of bright red graffiti. They didn’t know why their core led them back here but they were not happy to be back in this broken city.

*****

@connorsbonez

@currant-owo

@persephoneblackrose

#dp x dc #dc x dp #joker junior #dc joker #tim drake #red robin #danny phantom #ghost king danny #ghost king au #twins au #batfam #*giggles* #smart Danny phantom #let danny have more than one brain cell #unhinged Danny #eldritch danny #dc x dp crossover #dc x dp prompt #dp x dc prompt #dp x dc au #feral danny #Sunshine feral Danny #danny fenton #bio dad au #gremlin Danny #grimlin danny #feral gremlin danny #Protection obsession #chaos gremlin #chaos gremlin danny

[livingdeadvoid]

Math final kicked my ass so uh

Tim, scribbling down illegible notes:

Dick, concerned: You uh... You good?

Tim, not looking up at him: Uh-huh

Dick, grabbing hold of his shoulder: Whatcha doing,,,?

Tim, still focused on his notes: Math

Dick: Do you want some... Help?

Tim, looking up at him with tears in his eyes, nodding slowly: Yeah...

Dick, smiling warmly: Alright, let me help you.

#dc comics #tim drake #dc robin #batkids #dick grayson #bat brothers #tim drake wayne #dick grayson is a good big brother #incorrect batfamily quotes #batfamily #batfam #math is hard #i know he's super smart but still #everyone struggles #math just kills me #i cried over the stupid final #it stressed me out so much #still stressed to see my grade #math is evil #richard grayson