Comment on Home is Where the Heart Is

  1. weareallmadeofstardust (Guest) on Chapter 1 Mon 18 Feb 2019 04:29AM UTC

    (part 2)

    "But then he thought about the empty Drake residence, the echoing silence of the front hall, the frigid rigidity that seemed to strangle the very air. And…he really didn’t want to go back there. Didn’t want to be alone, even for one more day.
    (Which was selfish. And pathetic.)" It always breaks my heart when Tim is constantly putting himself down like this. Wanting your basic emotional needs to be fulfilled isn't selfish or pathetic, even if you think it's burdening other people. (Hint: It's not.)
    "Tim swallowed thickly. No. Stop thinking. Just say it. Deal with the consequences later. (He was going to regret this.)" You're not going to regret it, Tim, just say you want to stay
    "Tim had hid a wince at the stony expression on Bruce’s face. Because Jason. Without his Robins around, Bruce clearly hadn’t seen a reason to do anything for the holidays." ok so I know both this fic and my comment is being kind of Tim-centric, but also. Bruce grieving Jay is sad. Idk how to put it better, it's late.
    "Heart freezing in his chest, Tim barely forced his fingers to retain their hold on the (fragile) object. His eyes danced toward the members of the Wayne household, certain they’d noticed, certain he was about to face yet another of Bruce’s angered, grieving stares because Tim just didn’t cut it…" Tim is so convinced that everyone/mostly Bruce hates him for not being Jason and ouch. My heart. Thanks for that.
    "The terror of the night said nothing. Merely huffed a breath that was not quite a sigh, shaking his head at the antics of his eldest with the barest hint of fondness in his eyes.
    Tim glanced away uncomfortably; pointedly ignored the faint flicker of jealousy (longing) in his chest as father and son sifted through strings of lights behind him." You! Are! Part! Of! The! Family!
    "Dick had been seriously considering launching himself off the banister in order to hang ornaments (along with himself) on the chandelier and Alfred had to step in." Dick, never change.
    "And…the fully grown man’s lip stuck out in what could only be described as a pout." He is such a child I love it
    “But…” What did I do to deserve this? “I don’t have anything worth nearly as much for you guys.” you desERVE LOVE WHY DO YOU NEVER UNDERSTAND THIS
    "Because what Bruce pulled from the box was an adult onesie. A microfiber, blue and red onesie.
    More specifically: A Superman onesie. Complete with underwear and cape.
    The silence was broken by Dick’s hastily stifled snicker. “I was going to get it in Batman,” he said, conversationally. Blue eyes wide and innocent as they watched his guardian’s expression fall from disbelieving to cutting. “But they were all sold out.” GOLD
    "Dick shrugged, unapologetic. “It was worth the ten bucks just to see your face.”
    “Is my face really that amusing?”
    “Yes. Definitely.” gotta agree with Dick on this one B
    "Before he even had a chance to say more (or react), muscular arms wrapped around him, squeezing. Tim flinched instinctively, waiting for those arms to crush him, strangle him, break him.
    But they remained exactly as they were. In fact, Tim’s face was pressed into Bruce’s shoulder, the man’s chin buried in Tim’s short hair. This was…a hug.
    From Batman.
    Woo." On the one hand, Tim thinking that Bruce is LITERALLY GOING TO ATTACK HIM is horrible, but on the other hand "A hug. From Batman. Woo." is absolutely hilarious
    "Tim would give anything for someone to look at him that way. With fondness, with love. As if he were actually worth something. As if he were something precious." oww why must you hurt me in this way.
    "Tim allowed himself to be lulled to sleep by the steady rhythm of Dick’s breaths against his side, the soothing cadence of Bruce’s voice in his ears, and a strange warmth (safetycontentmentfamily) growing inside of his soul." awww cutie is happy

    Ok so. I am so sorry about the utter lack of coherency in this comment, it's kind of late at night and I was full of lots of Emotions while I was reading this, but I wanted to show my love for this fic in something more than keyboard smashing because it was just. So good. tl;dr: masterpiece. swooning.

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