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She paused and cleared her throat. She blinked. Batman was still standing there.
“Batman. Alright. My name is Michelle Gordman. I am a therapist, though you must have seen the name card on my door. I usually take appointments, but…” She trailed off. Was she really about to offer Batman a therapy session?
What the hell, she thought to herself. She didn’t put herself through seven years of school, and choose to practice in her home city of Gotham just to balk at the first masked crusader who came in to lurk at her doorstep.it is a known fact that bruce wayne sees a therapist. it is a much lesser known fact, that batman sees the same therapist.
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19 Feb 2026
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Mine Is Just a Slower Suicide by Sohotthateveryonedied
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), Robin (Comics), DCU (Comics), Detective Comics (Comics)
03 Oct 2022
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Tim is thirteen the first time he walks into the Batcave and finds Bruce holding a gun to his head.
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- Part 3 of Whumptober 2022: Stabby Stabby
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14 Feb 2026
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my baby, you are a gift, one i will cherish by xscintillate
Fandoms: DCU, Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics)
03 Aug 2024
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Janet was given a second chance to be a better mother, when she survived Haiti instead of her husband.
This changes everything. This changes nothing.
Regardless, she's going to make herself into the mother her son deserves.
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- Part 2 of my baby, you are a gift
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13 Feb 2026
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Child neglect isn't all bad, Tim tells himself when his parents sends apologies and mail-delivered gifts and an increased credit line for his 10th birthday. None of the other ten-year-olds have this kind of independence -- even Robin has a bedtime. And he's heard from Ives that his parents limit his "screentime", which sounds quite barbaric. So this is fine, really. He's ten and will be starting eighth grade in the fall. He doesn't need his parents in order to thrive, he can grow on his own, in the shadow of their neglect and inattention. He can be their set-it-and-forget-it kid.
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Tim is doing great being an independent vigilante, he's fine! He doesn't need help, he's definitely not estranged from the family -- he's just being independent.
Good thing he's part of a family of detectives who have their own ways of reaching out.
Featuring two powerpoints, one casefile, half a contract, a roomba, and several hugs.
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08 Feb 2026
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Waver by natcat5
Fandoms: Batman - All Media Types, Batman (Comics), DCU (Comics), Red Robin (Comics)
31 Oct 2025
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Tim doesn't really want to have a therapy session with his own subconscious. Especially since his subconscious seems a little...off. Still, he doesn't regret the choices that led him here. He doesn't regret the role he had to play.
But Tim doesn't know that there's a timer ticking down over his head. A timer that Bruce and his brothers are trying desperately to beat.
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- Part 19 of Dark Month 2025: Bat-tober
- Part 4 of Heart and Soul
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02 Feb 2026