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A relationship that complicated - Dick Grayson/Tim Drake (DC Comics)

Jul 03, 2005 00:20

Title: A relationship that complicated
Author: Petra LeMaitre
Fandom: DC Comics / DCU
Pairing: Dick Grayson/Tim Drake (Nightwing/Robin III)
Spoilers: Through War Games and Identity Crisis, Teen Titans v3 #25

( And in conclusion, brothers. )

batman, #manga/comic, teen titans, dc universe

Comments 24

mizzmarvel July 3 2005, 07:49:24 UTC

I got into this fandom specifically in search of Dick/Tim. Though I still think there isn't nearly enough fic for them out there, this is an excellent explanation of why the pairing is so damn compelling, and I don't doubt that this'll inspire some interesting scenarios.

petronelle July 3 2005, 12:08:51 UTC

I hope it does inspire other people. If nothing else, I can point people here instead of handwaving about them.

weaverandom July 3 2005, 08:09:32 UTC

This is because the present writer has, to all appearances, not read the previous issues, and therefore makes characterization mistakes quite frequently.

I think that's the nicest thing I've heard anyone say about He Who Shall Not Be Named. *throws sharp things at him*

Apart from that - awesome. I tend towards the all-ships-are-equal point of view, and don't really think of myself as a slasher anyway, but who can resist bat-boys? I appreciate the amount of work you put into this - definitely fun to read.

petronelle July 3 2005, 12:20:28 UTC

The vitriol goes elsewhere. And -- thank you! I don't actually have an OTP, though at the time I signed up to write this, I had four WIPs with this pairing. In between now and then, I've written eleven or twelve other pairings in the fandom, depending on how you count. It made getting back into the birdboys groove interesting, to say the least.

jamjar July 3 2005, 12:39:27 UTC

Oh, excellent. So glad you got this posted, and some good recs as well.

petronelle July 3 2005, 12:49:57 UTC

I'm glad you liked it. The recs were really hard to narrow down to a reasonable level.

maelithil July 3 2005, 15:21:07 UTC

*squee*

When I first got into fandom I went a-looking for Bruce/Dick. As you said, there really wasn't enough around, so I happily made-do with Tim/Dick and fell in love with them too. Your essay is wonderful for this pairing, it needs more fics and more attention, and it might be enough to get me to fucking LET GO of my OTP. Once in a while. Hopefully. And get back to reading other Dick-pairings.

And mmmhhmmmm, pretty recs!

(Miller? Miller who? *denies*)

petronelle July 3 2005, 16:21:31 UTC

Dick/Tim: the lazy fangirl's Batman/Robin. Except for all the ways in which they aren't.

You should definitely write birdboys. I will encourage you.

blythely July 3 2005, 16:11:36 UTC

Really good. I appreciate that people take the time to write these manifestos and say the things I kinda blither about in my head but never bother to articulate. :D

petronelle July 3 2005, 16:18:49 UTC

I tend to end up re-explaining things over and over again to various people unless I get it all out in one sensible place, so this was a good exercise for me.