grab your hat, get your coat, the cellar door is an open throat (open/closed)

[overlyprecocious]

Who: Tim Drake overlyprecocious, others
What: catch-all post for late April/early May. some post-Jason fight things.
When: late April, early May
Where: Dick's apartment, other places tbd
Content Warnings: dissociation, references to childhood neglect and abuse, (so far) light reference to food insecurity

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[overlyprecocious]

He still makes a face at the coffee again, and sets it down on the table in front of him. He didn't really need coffee that bad anyway. He just -

Well.

He doesn't know what he needs. "How, um. How long have I been here?"

[forceforlight]

Dick makes a show of checking the wall clock. Like he doesn't already know. "About eight hours? Maybe a touch more. You seemed to need rest more than anything, so I got you comfortable and Haley decided to keep you company."

Dick had slept on the couch. Close enough to hear if anything were happening in the bedroom.

[overlyprecocious]

"Oh."

That's... not great. Longer than he thought, definitely. Longer than it... usually lasts. He swallows. " - Sorry."

[forceforlight]

"Nothing to be sorry for." Dick keeps his distance, but reaches out and very lightly pats Tim on the shoulder. Only for a second, in case he's touch adverse. "I think some part of you knew you were in a safe place and it let your head sort itself out at the pace it needed to instead of trying to rush things."

[overlyprecocious]

"You shouldn't have had to deal with me, though. So."

Usually, he just comes back to himself eventually and takes care of whatever on his own. He didn't want Dick to have to deal with this. He didn't even want Dick to know about it.

[forceforlight]

Dick sips his coffee for a few seconds, gathering his thoughts. Then he leans forward, setting the cup down while looking at Tim. "It's not a case of having to deal with you," he says finally. "You're my brother. You may not be from my world, but that doesn't make you any less my brother for it. And that means that, when you are having trouble, whatever that trouble may be? I'm going to be here for you. To either help you fight or just be there for you while you deal with it."