Fic rec! 40K Batman
Summary: Tam insists Tim isn't okay, and gives him a task — to reach out for help. Tim would rather do, well, anything else. But it can’t hurt to try, right?
(Spoiler Alert: Yes, yes it can. So much. So, so much.)
Comments: The idea here is Tam can tell Tim’s not doing so well, so tells him he has to reach out to someone. And while Tim scoffs, he does attempt to call someone in the family. But as call after call gets ignored, Tim’s barely held back spiral hits hard and when he finally reaches a family member, all it does is cement his believe that they’re not interested in him. What follows is a patrol where a ‘fuck it all’ Tim slowly overdoses as he pops pill after pill, first making the Bats happy he’s protraying old habits and then quickly becoming alarmed as the drugs kick in. That patrol is rough for so many reasons, but I loved the moment Dick realizes something is seriously wrong, and I love Leslie scolding Bruce for his parenting skills, and love how so willing Alfred/Bruce/Dick are in letting Tim yell at them, even as you can see them stuggling to not retaliate because they don’t want a fight, they just want the emotionaly release. Lots to enjoy here - I totally read this at work.
