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1. Of Shattering Bonds and Caged Birds by MidnightRaven221

   Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types  

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

   22 Nov 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Tim Drake & Bruce Wayne
   • Tim Drake & Harleen Quinzel
   • Tim Drake & Jason Todd
   • Tim Drake (DCU)
   • Bruce Wayne
   • Alfred Pennyworth
   • Harleen Quinzel
   • Joker (DCU)
   • Dick Grayson
   • Jason Todd
   • Joker Junior
   • Barbara Gordon
   • Cassandra Cain
   • Damian Wayne
   • Soul Bond
   • Soulmate-Identifying Marks
   • Familial Soulmates
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Bruce Wayne is Bad at Feelings
   • Bruce Wayne Tries to Be a Good Parent
   • Protective Dick Grayson
   • Protective Jason Todd
   • Jason Todd is Red Hood
   • Tim Drake-centric (DCU)
   • Tim Drake Needs a Hug (DCU)
   • Hurt Tim Drake (DCU)
   • Tim Drake is Robin (DCU)
   • Implied/Referenced Torture
   • Aftermath of Torture
   • Tim Drake Kills Joker (DCU)
   • Trauma Recovery
   • It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Harleen Quinzel Tries to Be a Good Parent
   • Trigger Warnings Listed on Each Chapter
   • POV Multiple
   • I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping
   • Cass and Damian are only in the last chapter btw
   • Protective Damian Wayne

   Summary

   Tim knew that the bonds were there as a representation that one day Bruce would care for him properly. One day Bruce would treat him as a son and not a place to relieve his grief. He knew that.
   He did know...but he couldn't wait any longer.

   Bruce learned much too late how much he messed up with his third son, and he lost said son in an intimately familiar way before he could fix it. He wouldn't let history repeat itself, though. This time, he would get his son back. This time, he'd rectify his mistake.
   This time, he'd prove to the bonds that he could be trusted.

   Language:

   English

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   Chapters:

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