Summary:

Bruce Wayne is dead.

Tim Drake steps up to take over the mantle and finds allies in unexpected places.

Bernard Dowd is a hopeful young GCPD officer who tracks Batman down as he rekindles his friendship with his childhood best friend Tim Drake.

This Tim Drake focused fic explores Tim's grief over Bruce's abrupt death, his taking over the cowl and facing off the resurgence of the Court of Owls while falling in love with Bernard Dowd. The fic is about Tim finding hope after the death of Bruce with the help of Bernard – their relationship is central to the story as a new Batman finds his ally within the GCPD, his own Gordon in a way.