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1. (Always)The Replacement by Luxor_moon

   Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types  

   • Not Rated
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Gen
   • Work in Progress

   14 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Tim Drake & Jason Todd
   • Tim Drake & Dick Grayson
   • Tim Drake & Bruce Wayne
   • Tim Drake & Damian Wayne
   • Stephanie Brown & Tim Drake
   • Cassandra Cain & Tim Drake
   • Tim Drake (DCU)
   • Bruce Wayne
   • Dick Grayson
   • Jason Todd
   • Damian Wayne
   • Stephanie Brown
   • Cassandra Cain
   • Duke Thomas
   • Tim Drake Angst (DCU)
   • Tim Drake-centric (DCU)
   • Tim Drake Needs a Hug (DCU)
   • Whump
   • Tim Drake Whump (DCU)
   • Bad Parent Bruce Wayne
   • Emotional Hurt
   • Batfamily Angst (DCU)
   • Bruce Wayne Has Issues
   • Family Issues
   • Tim Drake is Not Okay (DCU)
   • Self-Esteem Issues
   • Angst
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Hurt
   • Do not repost

   Summary

   Tim Drake was always the outsider-the replacement, placeholder for something better. The kid who showed up uninvited, who begged for scraps of attention and never got more than the bare minimum.

   He'd always known that Bruce didn't love him the way he loved the others. Bruce barely looked at him unless he had to. But when the Team is captured, Bruce's decision to sacrifice him finally confirms what Tim always feared.

   He really was expendable.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

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   Chapters:

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