[ his feelings towards tim drake are, as ever, a complicated mess.
though they were brothers in all but blood, it was clear which truly took after their father. tim had seemingly inherited everything bruce had to offer that was gracious and good, and damian had been saddled with the baggage of calling batman your father. perhaps tim had been more willing to learn than damian was. perhaps bruce had simply viewed damian as too dangerous to be taught.
either way, damian's feelings towards his second eldest brother had always toed the line between envy and idolization. and as with any complicated emotion he couldn't process, it flipped to anger. and that anger incinerated any chance they had at a real bond when tim had seemed to covet damian's bonds with his other brothers just as much as damian did his bond with bruce.
now he's older. and tim drake has been dead ten years. it's... bizarre to see him in action. like a memory come to life, haunting him.
he's careful. but careful doesn't mean a hell of a lot when you're dealing with bruce wayne's successor. ]
no subject
though they were brothers in all but blood, it was clear which truly took after their father. tim had seemingly inherited everything bruce had to offer that was gracious and good, and damian had been saddled with the baggage of calling batman your father. perhaps tim had been more willing to learn than damian was. perhaps bruce had simply viewed damian as too dangerous to be taught.
either way, damian's feelings towards his second eldest brother had always toed the line between envy and idolization. and as with any complicated emotion he couldn't process, it flipped to anger. and that anger incinerated any chance they had at a real bond when tim had seemed to covet damian's bonds with his other brothers just as much as damian did his bond with bruce.
now he's older. and tim drake has been dead ten years. it's... bizarre to see him in action. like a memory come to life, haunting him.
he's careful. but careful doesn't mean a hell of a lot when you're dealing with bruce wayne's successor. ]