In Between Instincts
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Overstimulated and barely holding it together, Tim discovers the one thing he’s been missing all along: a place in Bruce’s family.
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- Part 1 of In Between Instincts
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The Batcave was never meant to be a den.
But when Tim breaks under instincts he can’t suppress, Dick doesn’t tear the space down—he protects it, and the boy inside it.Series
- Part 2 of In Between Instincts
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Tim starts scenting the Manor by accident.
The nest builds slowly—hoodies, couches, shared spaces—until the entire house hums with him.
The Batfamily notices within forty-eight hours.
No one tells him to stop.
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- Part 3 of In Between Instincts
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“We’re not keeping him,” Bruce says.
Tim Drake hears: don’t get attached.
So he doesn’t sleep, doesn’t settle, doesn’t stay—just works himself into the ground until there’s nothing left to send away.
The problem is, the Bats don’t let their own burn out quietly.
And Bruce Wayne has already decided Tim is his.
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- Part 4 of In Between Instincts
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Jason didn’t mean to keep Bruce’s hoodie. He definitely didn’t mean to fall asleep in it.
But somewhere between the cold, the memories, and the way it feels, giving it back stops being an option.
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- Part 5 of In Between Instincts
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A minor injury shouldn’t trigger a full pack response.
Unfortunately for Jason, his biology—and his brothers—don’t care about “minor.”
Cue three Alphas, one stubborn Omega, and a very non-optional recovery period.Series
- Part 6 of In Between Instincts
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After weeks on suppressants, Tim finally breaks—right in the worst place possible: an Alpha’s territory.
Jason should kick him out.
Instead, he makes coffee, tells him to stay, and pretends this isn’t something dangerously close to care.
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- Part 7 of In Between Instincts
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Damian only meant to point out a problem.
Tim hears it as exile.
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- Part 8 of In Between Instincts
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no one asked (you stayed anyway) by Elegitre
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics)
01 May 2026
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Tim Drake has never had a pack.
So when Wayne Manor starts making space for him—quietly, insistently, permanently—he assumes it’s convenience. Temporary. Conditional.
It isn’t until he gets hurt and chooses to bleed alone that the Batfamily realizes:
Tim doesn’t know he belongs to them.
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- Part 9 of In Between Instincts
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Tim Drake is a beta in a family built on instinct.
Which means no one is wired to notice when he’s hurting— and Tim has never expected them to.
Until someone finally does.
Or: the Batfamily learns that the quietest absence is the one you never evolved to miss.
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- Part 10 of In Between Instincts
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An omega who never learned pack customs gets unofficially adopted by a group of vigilantes who slowly teach him that care doesn’t have to be transactional.
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- Part 11 of In Between Instincts
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The Biology of Being Wanted by Elegitre
Fandoms: Batman (Comics), Batman - All Media Types
11 May 2026
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Tim Drake thought independence would keep him safe. Instead, it’s killing him. As Packless Decay tears through his body, the Batfamily is forced to stop treating him like a partner and start treating him like what he’s always been: theirs
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- Part 12 of In Between Instincts