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http://archiveofourown.org/works/12665469/chapters/28868997Chapters: 2/2
Fandom: DCU (Comics), Batman (Comics)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Tim Drake/Jason Todd
Characters: Jason Todd, Tim Drake
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Soulmates, Soulmate-Identifying Marks, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Enemies to Friends to Lovers
Summary:
The thing is that Tim's known for a while who his soulmate is. From the moment that a 'Red Hood' shows back up in Gotham, Tim knows exactly who the words stamped across the back of his thigh - 'Hey, Replacement' - belong to. Not a first conversation, not the last, but a moment somewhere in their lives that Tim has no choice but to wait for. Because really, how else is Tim ever going to convince him?
Tim wishes, from the moment he figures it out, that the business of soulmates was all a bit easier. He wishes he could just touch and have it happen, or that people would know right from the very start (at a look, at a word) that the person they've just met is meant to be theirs. Forever.
He wishes it was that easy, because the problem is that he knows long before he ever actually comes face to face with his.
The moment that there's word of a 'Red Hood' in Gotham, and Bruce orders him to stay out of the city until things are settled, the pieces fall into place for him. It might only be a suspicion to anyone else, there's not quite enough information or evidence — exceedingly well trained, familiar with their movements, familiar with Gotham — to make a call that won't be questionable and he knows that, but he's got another piece of the puzzle stamped across the back of his left thigh like a brand and that's all he needs to be sure.
This was done as part of the DCU Bang, in collaboration with @jaykore! You can find the art for it right here!
