Batfic: Twenty

[niftywithan]

Ah, writing... sometimes it's like pulling teeth from the mouth of a persnickety alligator, and then there are the stories that just kind of flow from your fingers and take on a life of their own. This is one of the latter.

I listened to this song on repeat while I was writing. It's incredibly beautiful and heart-breaking and inspirational, but it

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[the_protagonist]

Bruce, you realize you only hug Tim when someone dies??? He's going to become terrified of your hugs!!!

Heartbreak, Nifty. Just heartbreaking.

I think, if one more person dies on Tim, the poor kid just might snap. And not in the entertaining kind of way. :(

[niftywithan]

It's classic conditioning, Bruce. YOU ARE GOING TO BREAK TIM. STOP WITH THE HUGGING.

I think, if one more person dies on Tim, the poor kid just might snap.

^ THIS. So much. And I think if it ended up being Dick, that would just be it for him. Poor baby has so many issues...

Thanks for reading! ♥

[threepiecesuits]

...am I missing something? Please don't tell me we've lost Dick in canon. ;____________________________; i am so behind omg i have not read anything aslkdf;jalwe

But ugh, you've managed to break my heart once again ;___________; And this time you've roped Timmy into it...oh Nifty, your writing makes me so teary sometimes ;~~~~; in the good way though the good way

[niftywithan]

Don't worry, Dick is alive and well in canon! This is merely the product of an inspirational Evanescence song, my sudden urge to write dark!fic, and Tim's issues.

Thanks for reading, dear, even though it's sad! I always think of you whenever I write Tim because I know you love him, so I'm sorry I had to torture him this time around. He'll get a happy fic another time. *hugs* ♥

[niftywithan]

Thank you so much, I'm really glad this inspired you! That's always a lovely thing to hear. ♥

Poor Tim is so broken. And he's so detail-oriented, I feel like he would notice all of the little things in Dick's apartment, and that would just break him. He needs all of the hugs.

[zolac_no_miko]

;_; Guh, this is beautiful and so, so sad.

Bonus points for using the word "jaundiced" to describe the light.

[niftywithan]

Thank you very much! I'm really glad you liked it. As sad as it is, it was rather enjoyable to write. Poor Tim. ♥