1 – 20 of 40 Works in Bruce Wayne is Bad at Communicating
Summary
Over a year has passed since Jason Todd's death, and Tim, although he is part of the family and the new Robin, can feel the grief in the air. All he wants is for everyone to be okay, and for Jason to come back.
He doesn't expect that to actually happen.
Or: Tim Drake runs across a resurrected Jason Todd and is determined to bring him back home to the family.Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
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- 74,347
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- Completed
Summary
Anthology containing:
The Secret Identity of the Third Robin
Gotham needs Batman. Batman needs a Robin.
And unfortunately, it looks like there's no Robin-shaped kids around except Tim.
So, it will just have to be him.
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This is an AU fic where Tim Drake becomes Robin, and Bruce Wayne cannot figure out the identity of the kid behind the mask. There will be hijinks, there will be fluff, there will be angst.
The Secret Identity of the Next-Door Neighbor
Tim takes a deep breath in the mirror.
His hair is slicked back.
His tie is flush against a properly fitting button-down.
His suit is ironed.
Timothy Jackson Drake looks perfect, even if Tim is freaking out on the inside.
The Wayne Enterprises internship starts today.
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In an AU where Tim Drake's Robin never reveals his identity to Batman, how will he manage to keep his secret as Bruce Wayne takes an interest in his next-door neighbor? Stay tuned for an insane amount of angst, with moments of fluff and found-family bonding as little treats <3Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 115,239
- Status:
- In-Progress
Morning commutes take too long? Just get into racing! by SadisticSatanSpawn
Fandoms: Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (Webcomic), Red Robin (Comics)
23 Jul 2026
Summary
Bruce Wayne needs to get to WE for a meeting; luckily for him, Tim is on his way there too.
or
Tim Drake is high on caffeine and drives Bruce to WE.
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 4,420
- Status:
- Completed
To Love Me Is To Suffer Me by l0s3rzclub
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU, Superman (Movie 2025), Superman - All Media Types
21 Jul 2026
Summary
"Just do this for me, just try it.” His next words hurt Bruce even worse. “Please, Dad.”
Looking at his hands, useless against this onslaught, he nodded slowly. “Alright.”
Dick released his breath that Bruce didn’t know he was holding. “Thank you.” He stood to his full height and sniffled once, “And can you please eat something?”
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 60,928
- Status:
- Completed
Like My Father Before Me by breesa
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Star Wars - All Media Types
06 May 2026
Summary
In a galaxy far, far away…
Although it is a period of peace in the Galactic Republic, a Jedi Master known as Bruce Wayne faces multiple challenges.
One of his former apprentices, Padawan Dick Grayson, seeks his help to capture and bring to justice a new ruthless Sith that has been identified as the culprit for various attacks and assassinations around the galaxy.
To successfully complete their mission, the Jedi must look deeply into their past, communicate their regrets, and learn that forgiveness is just as valuable as the Force living within them…
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 28,602
- Status:
- Completed
Summary
Janet Drake gave birth to two healthy boys on the side of an active volcano in Ecuador during a dig. The midwife handed Janet her babies, and Jack pronounced their names to be Timothy and Jackson Drake.
Three years later, any evidence of Jackson Drake ever existing had been erased.
In fact, on July 19, 20XX, Janet Drake had given birth to one lovely boy named Timothy Jackson Drake.
OR
What if Tim had a twin, and what if nobody knew?
Ft. Brotherly bonding, a complete disregard for canon, a couple shenanigans, and a shit ton of reveals.
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 78,666
- Status:
- Completed
To an Athlete Dying Young Anthology by SonoSvegliato
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Robin (Comics), Batman (Comics), Detective Comics (Comics), Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010), Red Robin (Comics)
20 Feb 2026
Summary
Anthology containing:
Now you will not swell the rout/Of lads that wore their honours out
It’s been three months since Bruce accepted Tim as Robin, and every night Bruce still patrols alone while Tim microwaves frozen lasagna and finishes his algebra II homework. But Tim is tired of waiting to be ready, and takes up the totally safe, totally sane hobby of midnight streetfighting.
The new vigilante in Gotham takes notice.
Title taken from “To an Athlete Dying Young” by A.E. Housman.
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 162,110
- Status:
- In-Progress
Summary
A chance encounter on patrol with a magic user de-ages Tim Drake.
His friends and family must figure out how to reign in the toddler menace while not revealing too much about their shared pasts.Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 36,193
- Status:
- Completed
Summary
"WhereamI?"
His words are slurred. He can't remember what was the last thing he was doing. How come he's staring face to face with an unfamiliar kid?
"In the hallway."
"Yeah, which building though?"
The kid tells him the name and his head feels like it’s splitting as memories come back. This is the house where Tim used to live. Damn.
AKA
Jason ends up in wrong time. Meeting the 8 year old Tim and taking care of him is not what he's supposed to do in a situation like this. But that's what happens.Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 65,284
- Status:
- Completed
ties that bind - bio kid tim verse Anthology by bittlebarnes (monroesherlock)
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, DCU, DCU (Comics), Red Robin (Comics), Young Justice - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DC Extended Universe, Superman - All Media Types, Justice League - All Media Types, Red Hood and the Outlaws (Comics)
05 Jan 2026
Summary
Anthology containing:
the last great american dynasty
Tim decides to move out.
It goes about as smoothly as you'd expect.
ties that bind
To be fair, Tim figured it out when he was, like, ten years old. Janet Drake had been a social climber through and through, so the way she always avoided their most famous neighbor had confused him as a kid.
That is, until the first time he actually saw the man.
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The one where Tim is Bruce's biological son.everybody wants to rule the world
There was a time when he didn’t understand his mother’s fear or Bruce’s need to manipulate the media but he gets it now. It’s fickle but easy to control when you know what you’re doing. Tim has spent his life learning at the feet of masters. Manipulating journalists is in his blood.
-Or-
The fallout of the reveal of Tim's true parentage both in public and in private.safety net
Kon bites the inside of his cheek before he speaks. There’s no way to soften the blow he supposes. All he can do is ask. “I...I wanted to ask if you were okay? Are you okay?"
And Kon can see it this time. The way Tim calculates how he’s going to respond before he actually responds. He watches as Tim schools his features into an utterly confused expression before saying, "why are you asking me that?" It would be convincing if he didn’t know Tim so well. The draw of his brows. The subtle purse of his lips. It’s a hell of an act.
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Tim's a good actor. Kon still sees right through him.
undone
Being outed to the media against his will was never in Tim’s plan but, well, he is adaptable. All he’s got to do now is get his family and Conner on board.
At least...that's what he thought.
-or-
Tim and Kon try to navigate being in a relationship in the public eye while forces outside their control conspire to make things even more difficult.
ladies and gentlemen will you please stand
“Roy and I are getting married,” Jason blurts, and it’s like the entire room stops.
Dick reaches over to slap Bruce on the back because he’s fucking choking on his dinner, but Bruce waves him off and finally swallows.
“What ? Jason, no, you’re not. Why would you say something like that?”
–or–
The Wayne family is in need of some good press. Luckily, the public loves a wedding. Tim’s just gotta get everyone on board first.
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 96,574
- Status:
- In-Progress
Where Bats and Birds Roost Anthology by Mouse_in_this_house
Fandoms: Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, DCU (Comics), Robin (Comics), Young Justice (Comics), Detective Comics (Comics), Superman - All Media Types, DCU, Red Hood and the Outlaws (Comics), Nightwing (Comics), Red Robin (Comics), Green Lantern (Comics), Red Lanterns (Comics), Batman and Robin (Comics), Batgirl (Comics), Superboy (Comics)
29 Nov 2025
Summary
The BatFam, as according to me and not DC
Anthology containing:
Being Alone is So Cold (And You Are So Warm)
Tim wants one person on his team to know his name, just for now. Superboy may seem like an unlikely candidate but he trusts Kon. And honestly? More than trust, Tim just doesn't want to feel alone for once in his life.
A Little Secret
Clark meets the new Robin. This Robin smiles with a glacier-like coldness and breathes secret names with an ease that makes Clark freeze.
Blackberry Tea
An Alfred Pennyworth view of his almost-son Bruce and the child who decided to save him.
A Weapon is a Girl
She was nothing.
She was a weapon.
She is Cass.Shadow Girls, Shadow Boys, They Haunt Every Corner
There is a girl lurking in the shadows of Jason's room. When he sleeps, the girl paralyzes him and reminds him of a bird's wings.
There is a boy creeping silently into Jason's spaces. When he is not there, the boy slips in and leaves confusion in his wake.
Tim's School of Passable Normality
After Kon asks a random question about something fairly normal, Tim decides that he should introduce Kon and Bart to some of the most normal, teenager things he knows of. Is it a coping mechanism to deal with the major upheavals in his life? Um, well, maybe, but Kon and Bart deserve normal things! It's just that...Tim is really, really weird and his perception of normal is definitely messed up.
Heavy is the Head That Bears the Cowl
They're on opposite sides of the world, but Dick and Tim are both making bad decisions together. Funny how these things work, isn't it?
Red Atheris
Atheris Hispida:
A species of viper. Previously, the venom of said viper was not thought to be particularly dangerous. This misconception has been corrected in the recent years of study revealing that the venom of this ambush predator can cause severe hemorrhaging of internal organs.The Nest
Tim makes a Nest. Is it a bird's Nest or a snake's? Depends on who you are.
Do You Stay the Same or Change Your Ways?
Bruce returns to a home that isn't whole anymore. Does he stay the same, mission oriented and content with his empty home? Or does he change and become a man who might be a better father, a better human?
Consultation Work
Jason expects the first work he does with Red Robin to be some kind of drugs bust or trafficking take down. It's actually consultation work for the Neon Knights' Project Rebirth.
CODE: Caroline
When a need for an undercover agent surfaces, there's only one Bat for the job. Tim never realized how different his training was until CODE: Caroline put into action.
Doctor, Except for Everything, I Am Perfectly Fine
Alfred and Bruce decide they have to update the kids' medical information. If the others aren't a fan if this, then Tim is even worse. Guess who's missing his spleen?
Sebastian Ives and the Particularly Strange Friend Group
Ives is back in town and calls up his old friends to hang out. Only, Tim wants them all to meet his best friends. Ives should really plan for Tim more often.
Jason and the Spooks
Jason, regrettably, has to team up with Red Robin and Black Bat. Actually, maybe this isn't the worst thing possible. Vegan dark chocolate peanut butter cups are involved.
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 690,313
- Status:
- In-Progress
Just because it's unexpected doesn't mean it's not what you need. by VanyKruemelPendragon
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman and Robin (Comics), Justice League - All Media Types, Nightwing (Comics)
05 Oct 2025
Summary
When the Batfam fights Darkseid, Bruce is hit with his beams. He vaporises on the spot. Damian, who shouldn't even be there, freaks out and runs into the field. Tim protects him from the worst but he, too, gets hit by a stray beam. He falls into a coma. The Batfam refuses to be lead by Dick, and everyone except Steph and Alfred leave.
When Damian wakes up, he's four instead of ten.
Tim goes to find Bruce, but in this one he takes a lot longer. When they all come back, Damian is ten.
Cue confusion of everyone, because what do you mean he was ten when you all left, he only had his tenth birthday last month!
And Dick is his dad now. Shoo. Go away grandpa Bruce. Finders keepers.Fic is fully written, Upload every Sunday and Wednesday.
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 103,811
- Status:
- Completed
Gotham is Burning. by istayniche
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Justice League - All Media Types, Superman (Movie 2025), Superman - All Media Types, The Batman (Movie 2022)
20 Aug 2025
Summary
"Were you aware that LuthorCorp was using Wayne technology in their illegal weapons programs?"
For the first time, Bruce looked genuinely surprised. "Those contracts were terminated."
"When? Before or after Luthor's crimes became public?"
Bruce was quiet for a long moment, his fingers drumming against the arm of his chair. "I'd have to check with our legal department about the specific timeline."
"So you don't know?"
Bruce was silent.
Gotham's drowning, Batman's bleeding, and a nosy reporter won't stop asking why.
Three years after the flood, a rot festers, born from the stragglers of Riddler's movement.
The Sons of Gotham, neo-Nazis with mysteriously deep pockets, rise from the grime. Bruce bleeds for a city that keeps sinking.
Enter Clark Kent: infuriatingly earnest, maddeningly handsome, and asking questions Bruce can't answer.
When threats grow too big for one city, Batman reluctantly teams up with Superman. Saving Gotham wasn't hard.
Letting someone help? Letting someone in? Easier said than done.
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 117,604
- Status:
- Completed
The bleeding is internal, so it’s fine. That’s where blood is supposed to be. by rosered27
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Young Justice - All Media Types
14 Aug 2025
Summary
Their lawyer reads it and hums. “This allows a guardianship role to be awarded to Mr.Wayne.” She explains it simply. “Wayne Enterprises is in the heart of the capital, it is the most influential building and young Mr.Drake will be working under its CEO. It is a cautionary clause for your son so that in the case that something were to happen that there is an adult available to make decisions on Mr.Drake’s behalf. In the case that neither parent can be reached, or another guardian, Mr.Wayne is able to step in and fill that role.”
The names Jack Drake and Janet Drake are signed in a neat cursive over the signature boxes and sent back to Bruce’s email.
or;
Tim has never had an adult active in his life; he doesn't need one. He's been fine on his own, and he's going to do his damn hardest to make sure that point gets across.
Unfortunately, he's been cursed since birth. Why does nothing ever go the way he plans?
(!!! THIS IS PART OF A SERIES, NOT MEANT TO BE READ BY ITSELF !! A.K.A. READ THE ONES BEFORE THIS.!)
- Part 4 of The Great Timboni
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 29,369
- Status:
- Completed
The Best Laid Plans of Robins by Aleena_Pallaz
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman: Hush (2019), Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010), Robin (Comics)
30 Jun 2025
Summary
Tim's dad is dead, killed by a boomerang to the chest, and Tim is an orphan now. He knows Bruce would adopt him if needed but he couldn't possibly impose himself on the Wayne's more than he already has. It's okay though, because he has a plan for this, he just needs someone to play the role of his estranged "Uncle Eddie".
Except... the guy he hires is weirdly concerned about his well being and Tim can't figure out why.
Meanwhile, Jason Todd is forced to reevaluate his plans for his debut as Red Hood, because, as it turns out, his replacement is a suicidal idiot who can't be trusted to stay out of trouble.
OR
Tim Drake fails to recognize Jason Todd, back from the dead, and hires him to be his Uncle Eddie to avoid getting adopted by Batman. Somehow this ruins everyone's plans.
- Part 1 of The Best Laid Plans
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 86,476
- Status:
- Completed
Operation: Sleep Well, Destroy Better by Hasunohana
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (Webcomic), DCU, DCU (Comics), Superman - All Media Types, The Sandman (Comics), The Sandman (TV 2022)
28 May 2025
Summary
Clark Kent's marriage to Bruce Wayne threw him straight into the chaos of the Batfam—a den of chronic insomnia and neglected self-care. Determined to enforce at least a bare minimum of healthy routine, Clark declared war on sleepless nights and diets of pure black coffee.
Some accepted the changes reluctantly. But Tim Drake? Tim was a whole other challenge.
After countless failed attempts to convince him to take better care of himself, Clark decided to fight dirty. The offer? 90 days of regulated sleep and less coffee in exchange for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—to humiliate Lex Luthor.
Now, the looming question: Will Tim hold up his end of the deal, or will his work obsession (and caffeine addiction) sabotage his own revenge?
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 57,550
- Status:
- Completed
It's My Party by DisillusionedDanny
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Teen Titans - All Media Types, Young Justice - All Media Types
15 Apr 2025
Summary
Bruce and Dick made a mistake when they crossed Tim, now they had to see just why getting on Tim's bad side was a mistake they would never make again.
Day 104 of Birdwatchers: Scatter
- Part 54 of Dis' One Shot Series
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 2,274
- Status:
- Completed
A Cruel Trick of The Heart by Goldmallow
Fandoms: Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, Batman and Robin (Comics), DCU (Comics), Detective Comics (Comics), Nightwing (Comics), Red Hood and the Outlaws (Comics), Robin (Comics), Young Justice (Comics)
15 Feb 2025
Summary
Tim learned what soul marks were from his parents when he was just three years old and eating his sugary Urkel-O’s.
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 278,089
- Status:
- Completed
Red Hood's Guide to Adoption by Anduril_Narsil549
Fandoms: Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types, DCU (Comics), Red Hood and the Outlaws (Comics), Red Hood/Arsenal (Comics), Red Robin (Comics)
25 Oct 2024
Summary
Jason was intending to clean up a drug and trafficking ring in Crime Alley.
He didn't count on Tim Drake being... well, Tim Drake.
And this kid is offering a crime lord who broke into his house food and drink? Does this kid have any kind of survival instinct?
Previously titled "Accidental Baby (Crime Lord) Acquisition"
- Part 1 of The Way Back Home
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 143,235
- Status:
- In-Progress
Summary
The story of how Tim became a world-class thief, learned to be a kid, and was unofficially adopted by a cat, a bat, and some birds.
Not necessarily in that order.
Shelves: DC Comics
- Site:
- archiveofourown.org
- Words:
- 51,509
- Status:
- In-Progress