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1. When I say jump, you say 'How high?' by aimlesscalamity

   Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU, DCU (Comics)  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Gen
   • Complete Work

   11 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Tim Drake & Jason Todd
   • Tim Drake & Bruce Wayne
   • Dick Grayson & Jason Todd
   • Tim Drake & Dick Grayson
   • Jason Todd & Bruce Wayne
   • Dick Grayson & Bruce Wayne
   • Bruce Wayne
   • Dick Grayson
   • Jason Todd
   • Tim Drake (DCU)
   • Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms
   • Trauma
   • Obsessive Behavior
   • Emotional Manipulation
   • Unhealthy Relationships
   • Bad Parent Bruce Wayne
   • Bruce Wayne Tries to Be a Good Parent
   • Bruce Wayne Needs Therapy
   • Tim Drake Needs a Hug (DCU)
   • Bruce Wayne is Batman
   • Dick Grayson is Nightwing
   • Jason Todd is Red Hood
   • Tim Drake is Robin (DCU)
   • Protective Jason Todd
   • Protective Dick Grayson
   • Jason Todd Lives
   • Canon Divergence - Jason Todd's Attack on Titans Tower
   • Psychological Trauma
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Scarecrow's Fear Toxin (DCU)
   • Panic Attacks
   • Conditioning
   • Bruce Wayne Has Control Issues
   • Power Imbalance
   • Abuse of Authority
   • Batfamily (DCU)
   • Overprotective Bruce Wayne
   • Kidnapping
   • Emotional/Psychological Abuse
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Angst
   • Hurt/Comfort

   Summary

   Jason Todd returns from the dead, expecting revenge and discovers a system built from trauma: a Batman who needs control, and a Robin trained to jump without asking anything but 'how high'. When fear toxin reveals that Tim Drake’s greatest terror is Bruce’s disappointment, Jason takes Tim and runs. Consequences be damned.

   Jason didn't anticipate just how deep the rot went.

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