Mintoki
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[Podfic] if life gives you demons (make a deal) by Mintoki for GalaxyOwl13
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics)
22 Jun 2025
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Tim is tired. He tells himself that's why he didn't jump in to save Captain Boomerang. It's probably even true. But standing on the rooftop, frozen and numb, it just feels like an excuse.
It isn't Batman who finds him first.
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"It feels weird having a name for a being he and his friends had known only as the 'Time Devil,' but he thinks it’s only right that he know the title of the fairy he quite literally pledged his soul to. It was really the only piece of information he had gotten from the fairy before he offered Zirk a deal for another chance at saving Irina from the corrupting influence of the crown of Cerenysus.
A deal he had taken and sacrificed his soul for.
A deal that he then reneged on when Fia used his research to bring him back from the dead.
A deal his friends don’t even know he made in the first place."
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Zirk still hasn't told Fia and Henry the full truth about the circumstances surrounding his deal with the winter fairy. As the weeks wear on, however, the consequences that have arisen from his death and subsequent resurrection become harder to hide.
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Angelina Acomb survives her encounter with Seth Baxter. Through this, she gains a new perspective on her brother.
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Silver Platters by Mintoki
Fandoms: Hunger Games Series - All Media Types, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - Suzanne Collins, Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games (Movies)
04 Dec 2023
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“'Sejanus, at least you have a life. So these next four years have you stuck under the thumb of Dr. Gaul? Use that time to come up with a plan for what happens in that fifth year. So your father is disappointed in you? Use that as an opportunity to do what you want without fear of his judgment. View this as a key, not a shackle.'
The words are spoken matter-of-factly, as if this is the most obvious solution in the world. And perhaps to Coryo, ever the pragmatist, it is. Sejanus can feel the tension dissipate from within him as a chuckle, the first in weeks, leaves his lips unbidden.
'You make it sound so easy.'
'Maybe it’s not,' Coryo agrees. 'But when has something like that ever stopped you?'"
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Rather than allowing his son to be sent to the districts as a Peacekeeper, Strabo Plinth convinces Dr. Gaul that his son can be better monitored in the Capitol. This changes everything and also changes absolutely nothing at all.
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[Podfic] Runaway Robin by Mintoki for DangerBeckett
Fandoms: Batman (Comics), DCU (Comics)
29 Oct 2023
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One night, Robin spots a kid with an overnight bag on a rooftop, and he jumps to the obvious conclusion: the kid's trying to run away. The kid is doing a really bad job of it, though, and that's the sort of thing Robin just has to correct.
Except the kid is Tim Drake, and Tim isn't actually trying to run away. But "running away" does sound a little better than "stalking bat-themed vigilantes through the crime-infested streets of Gotham every night." So he lets Robin have this one.
Besides, that's the end of it, right? Robin might have found Tim once, but no one ever looks for Tim a second time. Robin can think whatever he wants. They'll never see each other again.
(They see each other again.)
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AU where Jason Todd never died at the Joker's hand, but Tim Drake still finds his way to Wayne Manor.
Unfortunately for Tim, there are more than a couple bumps along the way.
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Film Reroll Fic Collection by Mintoki
Fandom Back to the Future (Movies), The Film Reroll (Podcast)
30 Jul 2022
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The goal: write a fic for each Film Reroll campaign. The reason: because I can.
These fics will all be one shots, but will likely vary in length depending on the subject matter and my motivation level.
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Banshee In A Well by bugbee, liverobinreaction (bugbee)
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Red Robin (Comics), Batman (Comics), DCU, DCU (Comics)
02 Apr 2023
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Tim is five years old when he drowns in his parents' pool. He dies quietly, waiting for parents who love him, but will never be there, to realise that something is wrong. They never show up, and he sinks into oblivion.
When he wakes up and claws his way out of the water, the sun has set, and the lights of his house are on. He is cold and wet and his lungs burn.
But most of all, Tim is alone.
(If you die and no-one is there to see it, were you ever alive in the first place?)
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- Part 1 of bury the dead where they're found
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Bookmarked by Mintoki
30 Nov 2025
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Tim Drake discovers that he can’t die at a very young age. Tim continues on with his life, keeping this fact a secret from those around him. He comes back, after all, and isn’t it better for him to throw himself into harm’s way if it means protecting those around him?
I am a sucker for fics where a character finds out they cannot die (but they still suffered the physical consequences) and this one scratches every single itch
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Puzzles Made of Broken Glass by thatcuriouscat for ramblingwildrose, TheMaidenOfWords
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types
05 Dec 2025
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Sherlock Holmes retreats to his Mind Palace to think, to problem-solve.
9-and-five-sixths-year-old Tim Drake has his Blanket Fortress.Timmy Drake’s parents go missing.
He’s the only one who notices.Series
- Part 1 of Puzzle Pieces
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Bookmarked by Mintoki
07 Dec 2025
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During one of his nightly escapades around Gotham, Tim Drake accidentally finds himself in the middle of a fight between the Bats and the Joker. He’s able to help Robin and get away (largely) unhurt, but the Joker isn’t that lucky. In order to clear his name from Batman’s scrutiny that what happened to the Joker wasn’t an accident, Robin begins his investigation into the child who may have saved his life.
At the same time, Tim’s civilian life also takes a turn. After a pattern of suspicious behavior, Tim discovers that his parents are missing. Overheard conversations with the nanny and suspicious emails become evidence in a plot so deep he can’t even begin to piece it together himself… doesn’t mean he won’t try his best before asking for help, though.
This is a wonderful story and case fic! I think it balances the elements of any good “Tim Joins the Batfam Early” fic (Jason and Tim bonding, Tim being resourceful on his own, etc) and combines it with a genuinely interesting mystery to solve full of suspense and thrills. The characters are amazing and feel fleshed out. I liked getting to see all of the Bats + Tim’s perspectives and understand each of them. Highly recommend!!
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The Man and The Nothingness by Souliebird
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics)
08 Dec 2021
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He doesn’t want to be Nothing.
He runs and runs and runs and he doesn’t even know where he is going. Not until there is gravel under his feet and he’s flying past pristine hedges.
Wayne Manor is in front of him and Tim forces his legs to move Faster.
He knows he shouldn’t . He knows he shouldn’t - but between Nothing and Batman, Batman will probably win
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Or: Tim Drake is 10 years old and really, really, needs an adult.
Bookmarked by Mintoki
30 Nov 2025
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A man has started following Tin around wherever he goes. With him, illness seems to follow. As Tim’s health steadily declines, it all becomes too much and he seeks help from one Bruce Wayne.
This one is hard to describe, but it’s a classic to me tbh. The author I think really writes the terrifying nature of this scenario well and it’s nice to see Tim finally figure out what’s been happening to him at the end
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It's Nothing by Thefreakoutsideyourwindow
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU, DCU (Comics)
15 Oct 2025
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“It's nothing, Tim.” Tim looks up and sees stern conviction in his mother's eyes. “Nothing happened. Stop trying to make something out of nothing.”
They keep having him come back – they say he makes good business deals for them. Tim tries to seek out his parents when he's there, but as always, as from the start, they just...aren't there.
Because the thing is, Tim's not stupid – he's not. He knows that what's happening, shouldn't be happening...
But who's there to listen?
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Or: Just because something is buried, does not mean it is at rest.Bookmarked by Mintoki
30 Nov 2025
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Tim’s parents are aware of Mr. Aldringham’s interest in their son, but are able to convince themselves that it’s nothing nefarious. Tim is very vocal about his discomfort with the man until, he realizes, just how futile shouting is when everyone around you expects silence. It’s a lesson he learns quickly and it take him nearly half a decade before he can finally question it again.
A story about making yourself “convenient” in the face of your trauma and the fallout from that. I felt for Tim so many times here, especially him contending with his relationship and view of his parents, reconciling what they did (or didn’t do for him) with the love he still feels for them. Nothing graphic at all in this one but the story is 100% about trauma from SA, so just make sure you’re ready for that if reading
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Accelerated Learning by motleyfam
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), Batman: Wayne Family Adventures (Webcomic)
22 May 2025
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“Tim,” Bruce says, “it’s driver’s ed.”
“You think I don’t know that?”
“It’s a graduation requirement.”
“I know,” Tim snaps. “And you know why I know? Because two different counselors and the freaking P.E. divisional head sat me down and explained it! I know.”
“Then how did you–”
“Because I wasn’t going to class, alright?!”
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After failing his mandatory driver’s education course, Tim’s family all pitch in to impart their collective knowledge. But it’s an unlikely member who finally gets him up to speed.
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Bookmarked by Mintoki
22 Sep 2025
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After Tim’s attempts to forge paperwork and pass his Gotham Academy driver’s ed course are discovered, Bruce makes him get his state mandated 50 hours for real this time. It’s ridiculous because of course Tim knows how to drive! … Or at least he mostly does, anyway.
Hilarious from top to bottom! genuinely laughed out loud multiple times reading this fic and it’s such a good pick me up. If you’ve ever gone through the gauntlet of getting your required driving permit hours in, I’m positive at least one of the anecdotes will hit close to home. Highly recommend!