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geek club™
Friday, February 28th
18:10
Has Damian attempted anything since?
KON
No. He's been really quiet lately, and I'm
honestly a little worried about him, you
know?
TIM
you're too kind, Tim :/
BEAR
Oh! You are online!
KON
yep!!! hi konnie 🗣
BEAR
This is about me guys..
TIM
Jealous, jealous, jealous boyyy
KON
if I can't have you baby 😉😉😉
BEAR
BACK to my situation????
TIM
sorry bae 🤗🤗
BEAR
Okay, why don't you just talk to
him? If you're so worried, you
just need to ask him what's up
KON
Not that simple
TIM
it is that simple tho??
BEAR
Bernard…
TIM
no I mean it 😭‼️
ask him, what's the worst that can
happen?
BEAR
I second that!
KON
Look, Damian doesn't mean any
harm, okay? He's just been raised
a certain way, and he has only been
trying to prove himself!
TIM
okay well u know what u have to do
BEAR
Exactly!!!!!!!!
KON
And what would that be?
TIM
??? let him know that he doesn't
need to prove himself?
BEAR
I don't know how
TIM
You're Tim fricken Drake, of
course you know how!
KON
he's also a laser XD
BEAR
Feeling the love, bear.
TIM
PRIVATE MESSAGES
Damian Wayne -> Tim Drake
Friday, February 28th
22:41
Damian?
Tim Drake
What?
Damian Wayne
Can we talk?
Tim Drake
Is that not what we're doing
right now?
Damian Wayne
In person.
Tim Drake
…
Fine. Don't answer me.
Tim Drake
I'm waiting for you in the
library.
Damian Wayne
Tim's a bit nervous, in an abstract sort of way. He's not much one for emotional conversations, just ask his boyfriend. Especially not with Damian where the conversation is him being a hypocrite.
Everyone in the family knows that Tim still has some messed up ideas about needing to prove his worth to belong in the family or whatever. And Damian grew up in the League where proving yourself is everything.
So, this is bound to be one fucked conversation.
He bounds through the hall, headed towards the ornate library doors. Once they swing open, he casts a glance around, his gaze landing on Damian sitting in the sun seat, legs curled up to his chest.
Tim blinks, he's not used to seeing the boy so… vulnerable. It's disconcerting, the similarities between them. Tim almost doesn't want to confront Damian, because in the end it may mean confronting himself.
“Drake,” Damian snaps, as though he'd been calling Tim's name for hours now.
“What?”
“You asked to meet with me.” Damian scowls, arms crossed over his chest as his knees extend until he's sat criss-cross applesauce.
Tim nods. “Right, I…” He shakes his head, attempting to gather his bearings. “I want you to know that you don't have to prove yourself to anyone here.”
“You have to. Why shouldn't I?”
“What? No, I don't.” Tim frowns.
“You do,” Damian retorts.
“No.”
“Yes.”
“No— that's not what this is supposed to be about!” Tim groans, upset for having been distracted by Damian's obvious attempt at derailing the conversation.
Damian scowls again, looking away. “I am perfectly fine at caring for myself.”
“You don't have to,” Tim states.
“What?”
“You don't have to care for yourself. You have me and Dick and Cass and Bruce—” Tim huffs. “You have us all. Let us care for you, Damian. Stop growing up so fast.”
Damian blinks, startled. Tim thinks he can even see teats starting to form in his eyes.
“Let me take care of you.”
geek club™
Friday, February 28th
23:26
Thanks :)
TIM
?
KON
[Image: Damian and Tim with
frozen yogurt on their laps,
puffy eyed and tear streaked.]
TIM
💕
BEAR