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1. Not The Bird He Was Meant to Be by Scififan33

   Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M, M/M
   • Work in Progress

   12 Jul 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Jack Drake/Janet Drake
   • Bruce Wayne & Jason Todd & Dick Grayson
   • Bernard Dowd/Tim Drake
   • Tim Drake (DCU)
   • Tim Drake's Parents
   • Jason Todd
   • Bruce Wayne
   • Dick Grayson
   • Alfred Pennyworth
   • Jim Gordon (DCU)
   • Court of Owls - Character
   • Bernard Dowd
   • Bernard Dowd's Parents
   • Tim Drake Needs a Hug (DCU)
   • Tim Drake is Not Robin (DCU)
   • Tim Drake is Not a Batfamily Member
   • Court of Owls
   • Jack Drake and Janet Drake are Court of Owls
   • Mediocre Parents Jack Drake and Janet Drake
   • Dead Jack Drake and Janet Drake
   • can't find names for Court of Owls members
   • looked up rich Gotham families for members
   • Jason Todd is Robin
   • Tim Drake is a Member of the Court of Owls
   • Bernard Dowd's Parents are Court of Owls
   • Court of Owls are Terrible (DCU)
   • Different kinds of Talons
   • Owlet Tim Drake
   • Tim Drake and Bernard Dowd are best friends
   • Protective Tim Drake (DCU)
   • Conspiracy Theorist Bernard Dowd
   • Suspicious Bruce Wayne
   • Worried Jason Todd
   • Canon Temporary Character Death
   • Talon Bernard Dowd
   • Sort Of
   • Tim Drake Has a Crush on Jason Todd

   Summary

   Tim liked exploring the Manor, learning all the secrets and it wasn't like he had a lot to do when stuck at home alone. He just never expected to find what he did. It had to be a joke, right? They were just a story.

   And then his parents died and everything changed. Tim looked up to Batman and Robin, they were good for the city. He didn't want to be part of something that they would hate. But what choice did he have?

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   English

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   Chapters:

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