The bats are on patrol and it's a pretty slow night. Doesn't mean it's quite, not with the ongoing banter that's taking place in the comms.
It's mostly just Dick, egging the others on their relationship status and Tim was just about done with him, he'd like to be left alone thank you very much, like:
Dick: Tim. Come on. There's nobody? Not even a little date?
Tim: There's nobody, there's no time, and I wouldn't know what to do with a relationship if I had one. Can we move on.
Dick: You'd figure it out—
Tim: How, Dick? I'm running four cases, I average on two hours of sleep, and I'm currently crouched on a rooftop in 30 degree weather. I'm not exactly in a position to meet someone. They'd have to literally fall out of the sky—
A glowing orange portal rips open above Gotham. There is exactly one second of stunned silence before—
"OH COME ON—"
A guy plummets thirty feet before slamming into the pavement a few feet away from Tim.
Timothy Jackson Drake is a promising young man in the figure skating world - at the age of 23 no less. With consistent winning streaks, and not a single losing record, he might just be the next pro.
However, just when he's about to reach his goal, a scandal breaks out: Tim is secretly using drugs. The scandal is, of course, far from the truth, but all evidences are pointing at him.
With the once adoring public now turning against him, Tim must step away from the spotlight & temporarily lay low, keeping a low profile.
A quick internet search provides him the ideal location to hide. A small town & a relatively unknown inn...
10 years ago, 13 year old Peter Benjamin Parker was once a young man with a dream of becoming a professional figure skater. But after he suffered a permanent damage from a heavy injury during the competition, he must give up his now unattainable dream.
Now, at 23 years old, Peter has long sworn off figure skating completely. He stops following news, updates, events, candidates, etc.
These days, he helps his uncle Ben & aunt May managing their small B&B. While their establishment isn't the highest source of income, they enjoy getting to know the guests who had come & go over the years. So overall, things are good for them.
One day, they receive a guest who requested a stay for an indefinite time. The guest is the hottest guy Peter has ever seen in his whole life, with raven black hair & icy blue eyes...
Tim wasn't sure what to expect from the place he'll be staying at, but meeting the cute receptionist Peter Parker isn't one of them. As cute as he is, there is something weirdly familiar about him...
Tim swore he had seen Peter somewhere before, but he can't quite put his finger on it... So for now, he put the matter aside.
As time goes on, both Tim & Peter find themselves drawn to each other, finding solace in each other's company & learn that their respective misfortunes might be linked to one another...
Turns out, someone purposefully started a smear campaign against Tim because he/she feels threatened & he/she knows that he/she won't stand a chance if Tim still remained in the competition...
Likewise, Peter's permanent injury isn't accidental either. Someone deliberately rigged the competition to ensure Peter's elimination & his "accident"...
To all my fellow shippers of Tim/Peter, I bestow upon you the best ship fic I have read of them in a HOT MINUTE 😮💨🤌 its name is “it’s better than dying” by noblecaste and it’s on ao3, Istg this fic had all my hopes and dreams stuffed into a 12 chapter fan fiction
