5 Tim Drake-centric Must Reads: Animals/Non-Humans Theme
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1.
two against the world by carolinaa
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
Teen And Up Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply, Gen, Complete Work
02 Jul 2022
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No Archive Warnings Apply
Tim Drake & Dick Grayson, Tim Drake & Jason Todd
Tim Drake, Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth, Jim Gordon
Accidental Dog Acquisition, Tim drake needs a dog idc. Idc, Child Neglect, Hurt/Comfort, Slowburn Found Family, Fluff and Angst, Summer Vacation, Bad Parents Jack and Janet Drake, Good Sibling Dick Grayson, Attempted Kidnapping, Tim Drake Needs a Hug
Summary:
“I’m Tim,” he says, though introducing himself to a puppy makes him flush in embarrassment. “Are you hungry?”
The dog blinks at him, all scared eyes.
“Where’s your family?” Tim asks. “Did they leave you?”
(Or: Tim Drake finds a friend.)
Language: English Words: 36,752 Chapters: 4/4
Yuki Note:
(My original note on this:) An expectedly brilliant story full of angst and drama but a very happy ending!
I read this quite a while ago but this still leaves such an impression on me. This is Tim getting the doggy love he’s always needed, which slowly leads him to the family he’s always deserved. As a ‘Tim Joins the BatFam Early’ story, this one is brilliant. Sweet, fluffy with just the right amount of angst but an excellent happy ending.
2.
Tim The Dragon Tamer by CatSaucEe
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Red Robin (Comics)
General Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply, Gen, Work in Progress
01 Aug 2023
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Tim Drake & Dick Grayson & Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne & Damian Wayne, Tim Drake & Jason Todd, Tim Drake & Dick Grayson, Tim Drake & Damian Wayne, Tim Drake & Bruce Wayne, Stephanie Brown & Cassandra Cain & Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown & Tim Drake, Cassandra Cain & Tim Drake, Stephanie Brown & Cassandra Cain, Cassandra Cain & Tim Drake & Dick Grayson & Duke Thomas & Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne & Damian Wayne, Tim Drake & Duke Thomas,
Tim Drake, Tim Drake's Parents, Bruce Wayne, Janet Drake, Jack Drake, Jason Todd, Damian Wayne, Dick Grayson, Cassandra Cain, Stephanie Brown, Duke Thomas, Alfred Pennyworth
Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Alternate Universe – Fantasy, Alternate Universe – Dragons, Dragons, Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe – Medieval, Tim Drake-centric, Canonical Character Death, Tim Drake Trains Dragons, More Like A Dragon Crash Lands Into His Life, Alternate Universe – Magic, Alternate Universe - Creatures & Monsters, BAMF Tim Drake, But Also Awkward Tim Drake, Human Disaster Tim Drake, Tim Drake Has Secrets, It's Dragons, Batfamily (DCU), Batfamily Dynamics (DCU), Good Sibling Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne is a Good Parent, Worldbuilding, Inaccurate Descriptions Of Monsters, I basically made up shit, Not Canon Compliant, Digital Art, Damian Wayne Has a Heart
Summary:
Tim's never seen one before, usually cooped up in his house with a servant coming by his home once a week to drop off supplies that'll keep him well fed until the next week. But he has read books, and sometimes, he imagines himself encountering one and fighting them with blades, like brave knights do to earn their glory.
A dragon bleeds out on the floors of his home, and all he has is a book, and no sword.
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The Kingdom Of Gotham is often riddled with creatures good and bad, mostly bad. The dragons that pass over Gotham, harass the Gothamites, and pollute the air with smoke and smog are no exception, and one knows better than to confront one unless you are a hunter.
Except one night, when a dragon crashes into the home of one Timothy Drake, everything changes.
Part 1 of Tim, The Dragon Tamer
Language: English Words: 47,678 Chapters: 10/11
Yuki Note:
(Although, this says it still has one chapter to go, this one feels pretty complete to me! It’s fully readable now!)
I cannot recommend this one highly enough! I truly believe this story is a hidden gem. I mean, it has dragons, Tim as a dragon rider, dragon hunters, the Bat Family as knights, grappling with right or wrong (are the dragons their enemies or not?), secrets and secret identities (if I remember correctly), and a big final battle. What more could you ask for? This is one is wild ride!
Honourable Mention
before we get into all the Mer AUs
Get Familiar With Me by JUBE514, SalParadiseLost
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
General Audiences, Choose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Gen, Complete Work
25 Apr 2024
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Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Dick Grayson & Jason Todd, Tim Drake & Jason Todd, Tim Drake & Dick Grayson, Tim Drake & Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson & Bruce Wayne, Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne
Tim Drake, Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Bruce Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth
Magic AU, Witch & Familiar AU, Witches, Familiars, Alternate Universe – Magic, Alternate Universe - Modern with Magic, Soul Bond, Resurrected Jason Todd, Good Sibling Dick Grayson, Bruce Wayne Tries to Be a Good Parent, Good Parent Bruce Wayne, magical systems, Witch Dick Grayson, Witch Jason Todd, Familiar Bruce Wayne, Familiar Tim Drake, I squished their ages a bit
Summary:
Every witch needs a familiar, but not every familiar needs a witch. Tim, recently orphaned and freshly adopted, is a familiar that doesn't need a witch, but he needs to be a witch. Because Bruce Wayne, America's most famous familiar, only keeps company with witches. Dick is a witch. Jason is a witch. Robin is a witch.
Tim *needs* to be a witch.
But when Tim's mistakes begin to stack up, his big lie starts to come crumbling down, and his place in the family goes with it.
Language: English Words: 12,665 Chapters: 1/1
Yuki Note:
Since we are about to have three Mer AUs in a row, I thought it best to include another story in a different universe. Witches and Familiars might only come under the category of Animals/Non-humans if you squint but I think it's nice to have one more story that's not a Mer AU just in case you're not into that.
In this universe of witches and familiars, Tim is a familiar pretending to be witch because the Bat Family already have a familiar in Bruce and certainly don’t need another in him. He’s always hidden this by pretending to just be bad at magic/not found his skill yet. Only, it starts to become a problem when Dick and Jason notice issues with their magic from Tim supplying them with too much on top of Bruce’s existing contribution so they suspect Bruce is ill – dying! Now, the angst is nigh as Tim has to decide, which is more important, his security in the family through keeping his little secret or relieving everyone’s worries about Bruce's health… but risk him being thrown out. Useless, unneeded, a hindrance not a help.
Honestly, this is such a fun read! A brilliant one-shot that I highly recommend! Check it out.
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Redfish by Bionerd2Point0
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
Mature, No Archive Warnings Apply, Gen, Complete Work
20 Nov 2020
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Tim Drake & Jason Todd
Tim Drake, Jason Todd, Stephanie Brown, Duke Thomas
Alternate Universe – Merpeople, Merpeople, Mer!Jason, mer specialist!Tim, Aquariums, Past Rape/Non-con, animal cruelty, Captivity, Mpreg, Pregnancy, non-graphic childbirth, implied depression, attempted drowning, Angst with a Happy Ending, Angst, Fluff and Angst, Fluff, Hurt/Comfort, Found Family, Language Barrier, Sign Language, mersong, they sing, it's a thing, Happy Ending, intersex mers, Pods
Summary:
Strapping the goggles and mask on, he gave the all-clear and hopped into the water. It was practically frothing with bubbles, and if the situation were less serious he might have made a joke about Finding Nemo and a bubble volcano, but as it stood he could barely see a thing and his anxiety was sky high.
Studying mers for upwards of a decade had given him a healthy respect for how dangerous they were when humans threatened their territory, let alone when they were brooding with a grudge. He wanted what was best for Big Red, and he was absolutely certain that Red did not know that yet. He’d feel a lot better about all this if they could actually see the mer, but with how frothy the water was, Tim could barely see two feet in front of him.
He had a desperate, fleeting hope that he wasn't about to be murdered, but the shifting shadows around him weren't very promising.
Part 1 of Free Willy: The Mer Edition
Language: English Words: 22,355 Chapters: 5/5
Yuki Note:
This is a bit of an odd one. But it’s all in good fun. Jason is a pregnant mermaid/merman/merfolk/mer - yes, you read that right, he’s a pregnant cis male mer, but keep in mind he’s not human here so mer biology can work differently to human biology – and Tim is a mer specialist and, to a lesser extent Steph and Duke are humans helping him too. Throughout this story Tim and Jason bond as podmates (i.e. brothers of different species) even in the aftermath of Jason’s sexual assault by another mer as Tim fights for Jason to be released back into the ocean with his pod (in other words the other Bat Family members). If you are OK with pregnant Jason who has his baby in the actual story with allusions to his past sexual assault, then go ahead and try this one! Despite its odd details, it’s a good one and I do recommend it.
4.
Loch & Key by jayburb (toothpasty) for periwinking, usogao, riiverton
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
Not Rated, Choose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Gen, Complete Work
29 May 2023
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Tim Drake & Bruce Wayne, Tim Drake & Dick Grayson, Tim Drake & Jason Todd, Tim Drake & Alfred Pennyworth
Tim Drake, Bruce Wayne, Alfred Pennyworth, Dick Grayson, Jason Todd
MerMay, MerMay 2023, Alternate Universe – Fantasy, inspired by loch ness, Loch Ness Monster, No Slash, Tim Drake Needs a Hug, Tim Drake Gets a Hug, Bad Parents Jack and Janet Drake, Bruce Wayne is a Good Parent, Good Grandparent Alfred Pennyworth, Inspired by Music, Cryptid Bruce Wayne, Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, Drowning, Near Death Experiences, Tim Drake-centric, Tim Drake Angst, Batfamily (DCU) Feels, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Spooky, H2O: Just Add Water References, You'll know it when you see it
Summary:
The legend of Loch Gotham says that any child left on her shores will be taken by the guardian of the lake.
Tim Drake decides to test that theory.
Language: English Words: 12,514 Chapters: 3/3
Yuki Note:
This is a sweet story of how Loch Gotham monster or mermaid/merman/mer Bruce (with the help of the mysterious Alfred) takes young kid Tim away from his absent parents to become his youngest son. They don’t do it immediately, though – at times, I felt the pacing was a little slow but still enjoyable. They wait and watch and see if Tim is really in need and then they offer him the option to join them not just steal him away from his home. It’s told in three parts from Tim’s perspective as he slowly learns about the mystery of the Loch Gotham monster with his camera in hand. Highly recommend!
5.
shallow water blackout by envysparkler
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
Teen And Up Audiences, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Gen, Complete Work
24 Feb 2021
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Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Tim Drake & Jason Todd, Dick Grayson & Jason Todd, Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne, Tim Drake & Damian Wayne
Tim Drake, Jason Todd, Dick Grayson, Bruce Wayne, Damian Wayne
Whump, Hurt/Comfort, Alternate Universe – Merpeople, Human Tim Drake, Drowning, Exhaustion, Enemy to Caretaker, Mer Jason Todd, Selkie Dick Grayson, Selkie Bruce Wayne, Implied/Referenced Torture, Selkie Damian Wayne
Summary:
Tim is peacefully enjoying a lazy summer afternoon on the ocean, when something large and shark-like nudges the bottom of his boat.
It’s not a shark.
Language: English Words: 17,402 Chapters: 3/3
Yuki Note:
This is Titans Tower Mer Edition! Basically, human Tim joined the selkie Bat Family after mermaid/merman/mer Jason died. But now Jason is back and out for revenge on this selfish little human who took his family away from him! So, when Tim is out in the boat on a nice day, Jason torments and tortures him (by drowning him over and over). Things get pretty desperate on Tim’s end! If you want to see how this angsty story gets resolved then why not give this a read? It’s a three-shot so angsty you can taste it.
Enjoy! And feel free to explore my full AO3 rec list here.
Mikey had a pet butterfly? That's cute.🌸 It died? That's sad, but I have a proposal.✨✨
An immortal butterfly, it's name is Mikan.🌸🌸 With that he'll never be sad again.✨✨
I’m so sorry but tumblr just…didn’t notify me of this one @okumura-senseixxx because it’s dumb like that.
I am in love with this idea, kind of like a spiritual familiar? Maybe his mystic powers were already developing when he was younger and he didn’t realise it, resulting in him being able to communicate with this little butterfly of his.
I am growing to love this additional hc more and more as I type I will put it on the art list :)
quick doodle sheet of the halloween ttrpg i ran where my friends played as cat familiars to a wizard!! i love them sm (edit: here’s info on the ttrpg system i used)
I don't care that witches familiars are technically more like business partners. I don't care that witches familiars can come in many shapes and sizes! I don't CARE if that familiar is shaped like a little cat or a fully grown man! There is literally NOTHING stopping me from KISSING THEM ON THEIR LITTLE HEADS!
A little late, but the last of the daily updates is HERE! This time we have familiar!Tommy and suffering!Techno, or in other words adorable raccoon Tommy that Techno can’t say no to XD
Teaser under the cut~~~
"Theseus," he says sharply, glaring into his backpack.
His familiar makes a chittering noise back. Unnaturally large blue eyes staring at him with reproach. Techno feels his brows narrow as he looks at his familiar. He's a golden furred raccoon without a single trace of remorse.
"We've discussed this. You can't come to school with me unless it's on a day we're learning about mythic creatures or we're practicing magic with our familiar. Neither of which are today," little raccoon hands gesture this way, and that way and Techno has the distinct feeling Theseus is trying to tell him he's more important than lessons, the ego of his familiar! "Can you at least stop throwing all my textbooks out when you sneak in?"
Theseus runs around in a little circle, as though saying: what about my space?! His… his familiar is something.
Useless, a lot of people have said. Other familiars do something. Sapnap's got a fire demon, Principal Halo has a defensive diamond golem; hell, even Squid's weird squid familiar produces different kinds of inks (and he makes a quick buck selling invisible ink that people use to hide messages from the teachers). Theseus is… a raccoon. A lot of people believe Techno had just picked a rodent off the sidewalk after his fiftieth time failing to summon a familiar, but that wasn't true. Theseus had signed the contract with him, hell Theseus had edited some of the contract! It's just…
Theseus hasn't done anything to show he's more than the average raccoon, he'll respond with gestures and has shown a preference for certain people, but… Familiar training lessons have gone dreadfully. Theseus does everything within his power to make them miserable. Knocking things over, attacking other familiars if they get too close, chewing all of his pencils! Techno doesn't know if Theseus is purposefully causing mayhem or if Techno doesn't have enough magic to sustain whatever kind of creature Theseus is…
Techno's too scared to ask. Theseus might be the most troublesome familiar known to man, but he's also the only familiar that's been willing to tolerate Techno's presence. Other familiars actively ran away from him, he had sat at a summoning circle for five hours before, begging someone to connect with his tiny amount of magic. No one did. No familiar wanted to be with him until Theseus. Maybe that's why he spoils Theseus with treats.
(Maybe that's why Theseus acts like such a brat.)
“Trying to act cute won’t work,” Theseus looks up at him, with his little paws and big eyes and twitching nose and unusual colouring and markings and… Techno sighs. “It won’t always work. What are you going to do when I become immune to that look?”
Theseus brings his little paws closer to himself, like he’s saying, ‘you’d get tired of me?’.
“You-”
“Theseus causing you problems again?” A sadly familiar voice chimes in and when Techno looks to the side Dream is looking over his shoulder down at Theseus.
“He took all my textbooks out of my bag again,” Techno explains.
Dream laughs. “Just get him his own bag, it’s what I do for Patches.”
“I can’t go teaching him bad habits!”
Dream stares at Techno. Techno the man who never really tells his familiar off, even when Theseus tears his books apart, or when he steals his food at lunch. Techno who would murder if it would make his familiar happy.
“Whatever you say. What lessons have you got today, I’ll lend you my textbooks.”
“Thanks Dream. I owe you one,” Techno couldn’t stand having to ask for a spare textbook again (though that was slowly becoming his usual at school; he thought having a familiar would make his school life easier, not harder).
These are all in Australian Eastern Standard Time or GMT + 10:
9am on Wednesday (max five hours) (best time)
11 pm on Wednesday
8am on a Thursday
11:30 pm on a Tuesday
If you want to find out more about the campaign go under my familiars tag on my page.
Things you should know about me:
I am 18. My pronouns are she/her but I'm fine with they/them as well. I am bisexual. I am obsessed with dimension 20 and NADDPOD.
I am a first time DM but I've played DND and other ttrpg's. Not a lot but I am comfortable with them.
Player requirements:
I would ask for over 18
Experience amount doesn’t matter only a willingness to get really into the roleplaying of the game and learn the rules.
The standard no homophobia, transphobia or racism will be allowed at the table. There is a no tolerance policy and people will get kicked off of it for that. I will also not be allowing fantasy racism at my table. So you can't have an intolerance against a certain race. It especially doesn’t make sense cause you guys are cats.
You can message me if you're interested and I will get back to you. I will be putting out a player poll in the next few days or so.
