I Can't Believe This Game Isn't A Fanfic

One of the things that fucks me up about the Damian-cuts-Tim’s-line incident is that Tim just describes it as “He jumped me.”

Dick came in late, when they’re both on the ground with Tim trying to get Damian to stop attacking him. He yells at them as though it was an equal fight, because that’s all he saw. Dick didn’t see the line snap, he didn’t see Tim fall.

And Tim doesn’t tell him. Tim was there. Tim knows exactly what trauma Dick has over this exact scenario, and he keeps it to himself. He keeps it vague, he says Damian jumped him. Tim nearly fucking died, and now he’s getting snapped at for defending himself, and his split second choice of words is one that avoids triggering his brother’s trauma.

Tim has zero qualms about holding Damian responsible for his shit; he didn’t reflexively speak vaguely to reduce how much trouble Damian’s in for attacking him. He did it to protect Dick.

Fucks me up!

OH MY GOD!!!!!

The final chapter of “The Ghost King” is now up! The story is complete. The series has one more story left to tell, however…

Series Link: “The Captain and the King”

Chapter 3 Summary: After the big reveal, John and Danny share a meal. Life moves on.

“So tell me, how did you find Billy in the first place?”

Danny thoughtfully looked out into the courtyard, before turning back to face John. “I was on my way back to Sam’s place from classes, and I happened to see him transform in an alley. I was shocked, so I invisibly followed him home. When I saw that he was living alone in an abandoned apartment, it broke my heart. I watched him that night as he ate a pitiful bit of leftover food from somewhere, and carefully stashed the rest in a hidey-hole. Then he climbed on his bare mattress and covered up with a threadbare blanket to sleep. It reminded me so much of the days before my high school graduation, when I lived like that; I just couldn’t let it go. I couldn’t bear to see another child hero suffer like that. He just reminded me so much of myself.

After my parents found out that I had died, and that I was the ‘hero’ protecting the town from their mistakes, they kicked me out of the house. I lived on the streets for almost two months and didn’t tell anyone because I was so ashamed, and I was afraid my secret would get outed. I’m sure Billy feels the same.”

“Damn, kid. That sounds rough. Now I can see why you took to the boy. You said you were a child hero before your parents discovered your secret. If you don’t mind me asking, how long were you were a ghost before they noticed?”

Danny’s face clouded. “Three and a half years.”

“How did they miss that their kid was dead for three and a half years?!?”

“They cared more about their work than they cared about me and my sister. It was that way my whole life. My sister was the one who practically raised me. It doesn’t matter anymore…” Something told John that it did, but he wasn’t about to call out the Ghost King on personal matters.

“….Besides, I have the ability to pass as a human when I want to. It’s how I finished high school and got into college.”

“I thought you went to some kind of ghostly college.”

“No way, dude! Didn’t you read ‘Harry Potter’?? Dead teachers are the worst. They are soooo boring. That’s one of the few things the books got right.” A polite cough sounded from the side of the room. “Uh, ghostly mentors, on the other hand, are fantastic! It’s just…ghostly learning institutions that I don’t care for.” Danny’s hand went to the back of his neck and started rubbing it sheepishly. Now he looked more like the ghost that John had met in the park.

***Read the rest on A03***

The Kennedy Six, everyone. I love the subsequent (CIA?) additions of Diego’s eyepatch, and Five’s li’l uniform! XD

Dick: hey tim ur turning 18!! what are ur birthday plans :)

Tim: yea i dont do birthdays anymore.

Dick: ??? why ????

Tim: well after bruce and alfred decided to psychologically torture me for my 16th, and almost everyone i ever cared about was dead for my 17th birthdays kind of make me nervous now lmao.

Dick: oh

*Later*

Tim: Bruce just apologized to me??? also why are him and alfred jumping at shadows

Dick, completely normal unless u fuck w his brothers, Grayson: who knows lol old people are weird

Hello and welcome to another episode of ‘I’m convinced Tim has one high kill count’

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