Timothy al Ghul |
Family can be complicated. |
bluethursday asked: I was wondering if Damian was possesive of you for the period of time that you were at Wayne Manor? It must have been hard having others there who could potentially gain your affection, after having you to himself for so many years. Did he ever do anything to Dick and Jason to keep you away from them? Did he ver do anything to Bruce?
It’s actually more of a problem now than it was during my first stay at the manor. Damian was more confident that his claim on my affection would go unchallenged. We were siblings by blood, Dick and Jason were ‘just’ the adopted ones. Combined with the fact that Wayne paid more attention to Dami than me, it rarely worried him that somebody else might usurp him in my affections.
Now, though, I have a different last name, and different parents. I left him behind, for the first time in his life, and I came back somebody different, that he couldn’t claim as his by right. I scared him very badly, and he’s showing that.
Jason and Alfred in particular are targets of Damian’s ire. Jason for trying to be my brother, and Alfred for trying to be my Grandfather. Dami’s spent quite a lot of time creating emergencies Alfred has to deal with, right that minute, whenever we spend time together.
Jason has it even worse. I’ve barely managed to talk Dami out of outright attempts at murder. Jason’s been locked in his closet several times, and broke his wrist once. Wayne was not happy about that.
A lot of the time, though, Damian targets me instead. He knows what things make me vulnerable to illness, and isn’t above using that knowledge to make sure I’m too sick to get out of bed.
On one level, it’s just a way to claim my time, since Dami’s the only one in the manor who knows how to deal with my bouts of illness. On a sub-conscious level, though, I suspect he’s furious over my ‘betrayal’ and is trying to punish me.
purplemika asked: Tim, sweetie, you can dump anything you like on me. There is absolutely nothing wrong with how you feel, you can't just turn off feelings.
Thank you, Mika. That’s rather kind of you. All the same, I’d prefer not be quite so out of control. It feels terribly undignified.
On the subject of childhood stories, which I did promise you, have I told any of you about the reason why I’m trained with explosives and Damian isn’t? It involves a tutor Damian took offense with, a very poorly secured stockpile of C4, and the Cambodia base that’s no longer useable.
Damian was five, and very convinced of his own superiority in all fields, even the ones he hadn’t studied. Needless to say, he got an object lesson in why that wasn’t so.
Grandfather forgave him eventually. After his eyebrows grew back, anyway.
I’m starting to wonder if I’m the only Tim who isn’t “getting any”…
(Aside from little-me, of course.)
Believe me, you’re not. Ever try dating with an overprotective family of assasins judging your dates? I think at this point, the only…
I know the feeling. Dick’s… well, I like him quite a bit. But considering the very high odds Grandfather would poison him in his sleep if either of us made a move, it’s probably not going to happen.
It’d be nice, though, you know? He’s just… not like anybody else I’ve known. Light, like nothing bad’s ever touched him. If I thought we’d have a chance…
