another drabble

[buggery]

Yesterday, leavening a post of LOVE with a bit of peeve, Te complained about stories in which Robin-bashing words are put into the mouths or minds of other characters as a way of (allegedly more so than in practice, I think) making another Robin look better by comparison.

After reading her post, I decided to express my agreement in the form of a satirical drabble. For your reading and my archiving convenience, I'm re-posting the little slip of a story here, with a shiny new title appended.


Transposition


He should be relieved to have Tim back. Appreciative of the hard work the boy has put into re-establishing his abilities, the hard work he'd done in years previous to hone those abilities in the first place.

It's not that he still resents Tim for quitting (though there's a small, petty voice in his mind urging him to, to feel betrayed and abandoned) -- he understood the necessity.

Yet he can't help, looking at Tim now, back in the suit (*his* first, after all), but view his hips as too slim, his chest oddly and disappointingly flat, his hair stiff and dark.


I almost feel like a disclaimer is called for, but... well. I did say it was satire. q:


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Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/__marcelo/]

*SNORT* I truly, truly didn't see that coming.

If Bruce asks, Tim would probably pad and wear Steph's suit, wouldn't he?

*head explodes at image of WRONG*

[buggery.livejournal.com]

That is very wrong, and you have my permission to write a sequel.

[jamjar.livejournal.com]

This is *Tim*. Bruce probably wouldn't have to ask, Tim would just pick it up. Start showing up with subtle highlights, growing his hair a bit, until one day--

[ex-siviusx805.livejournal.com]

I had about three concurrent responses to this, once it finally clicked in my head:

a. Oh noes! This Bruce is into *girls*?
b. Hey! There is nothing wrong with Tim's hips.
c. I wonder how long it'll take for Bill Willingham to write this.

And then my brain broke.

[buggery.livejournal.com]

Well, whether Bruce was actually attracted to any Robin(s) is left ambiguous. He could just be speaking, you know, aesthetically.

I'm picturing little springs bursting out of your head like a Swiss-movement watch.

*laughing...crying...whatever...*

[reilael.livejournal.com]

*remains quite dead*

Re: *laughing...crying...whatever...*

[buggery.livejournal.com]

::revives you so that your emotional reactions may continue::

[metron-ariston.livejournal.com]

*hee hee hee*

That manippy thingie Livia posted somewhere (somewhere I can't /find/, argh) in the last week with Tim-as-Steph-as-Robin makes for an interesting sort of sequel.

[buggery.livejournal.com]

::snickering:: Yes, it does. Disturbing, but interesting.

[nuptse.livejournal.com]

Honestly, when I first read this, I thought 'Jason' for some odd reason.
Then, my brain kicked in and I did a self-thwap.

[cyanei.livejournal.com]

Ah, I thought the same thing. : P

[buggery.livejournal.com]

...Was it maybe something I said in the notes setting up that expectation?

[buggery.livejournal.com]

I...

::flails::

Jason *did* have firm pecs and a nice curvy arse, and fair hair before Crisis, but...

[badficwriter.livejournal.com]

Can't. Stop. Laughing.

It...does seem wrong that Bruce likes *boobies*...::snort::

[buggery.livejournal.com]

I never said he likes tham like THAT...