The Pain of Duality

X-Men - All Media Types Marvel Cinematic Universe Batman - All Media Types Marvel (Comics) Moon Knight (TV 2022)
Gen
G
The Pain of Duality
author
Characters
Tim Drake & Jason Todd, Tim Drake & Bruce Wayne, Tim Drake (DCU) & Peter Parker, Steven Grant & Jake Lockley & Marc Spector, Layla El-Faouly/Marc Spector, Layla El-Faouly/Steven Grant, Avengers Team Members (Marvel) & Tim Drake (DCU), Tim Drake (DCU) & Logan (X-Men), Tim Drake & Wade Wilson, Scott Summers & Jason Todd, X-mem Team Members & Tim Drake (DCU)
Tags
Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence Depression Angst with a Happy Ending Parent Tony Stark Implied/Referenced Torture Implied/Referenced Child Abuse Avengers Family Peter Parker Acts Like a Spider Tim Drake is Robin (DCU) Medical Inaccuracies Panic Attacks Child Neglect Dissociation Crack and Angst Crossovers & Fandom Fusions Feral Tim Drake Tim Drake-centric (DCU) Sick Tim Drake Tim Drake is Red Robin (DCU) Wade Wilson Breaking the Fourth Wall Scott Summers Deserves Happiness Tim Drake Needs a Hug (DCU) Tim Drake Has Abandonment Issues Tim Drake's Missing Spleen Jason Todd Has PTSD Peter Parker has ADHD X-Men as One Big Mutant Family Wade Wilson Takes Care of Peter Parker Deadpool Thought Boxes Photographer Peter Parker Steven Grant and Jake Lockley and Marc Spector Share a Body Tim Drake is Joker Jr. Tim Drake and Jason Todd are Siblings Tim Drake Has PTSD Tim Drake Has Mental Health Issues (DCU) Tim Drake has DID - Dissociative Identity Disorder (DCU) Protective Marc Spector Autistic Steven Grant (Marvel) Autistic Tim Drake (DCU) Marc Spector Needs A Hug Marc Spector Has PTSD Photographer Tim Drake Their both little stalkers Jason Todd Has Seizures Parental Khonshu (Marvel) Protective Layla El-Faouly BAMF Layla El-Faouly Soft Layla El-Faouly Jason Todd Has Chronic Pain Synesthesia Tim Drake (DCU) & Peter Parker Friendship Author does not have DID Moon Knight meets the Avengers Wade Wilson isn't father of the year but by god is he going to try and adopt these kids Wade Wilson Has Issues Skateboarder Tim Drake Immunocompromised Tim Drake Because of the missing spleen
Summary
Tim knew Jason was alive, there was no body, thus no proof of death. He knew Jason was alive, because somewhere out there in the wide depth of the multiverse, he knew his spark still shone. He knew this to be true, and he was going to find him. He was going to prove that he wasn't losing his mind (even if it felt like it) that he could do this.But what will he do now that he found a way to travel to a whole other universe? Will he find his way to Jason? Will he be able to go home again? Will Jason even want to come with him? And why is he starting to lose so much time again?But more importantly, who are all these people that seem so set on making sure he is ok? He's fine. Completely fine. Even if the voices are getting worse and he feels a bit like he is breaking. He'll be fine, he just needs to get Jason home. Then everyone can be normal again. Or: the Tim focused sequel about found family and rekindling bonds. A character study into trauma, and a deep dive into Tim and Jason's complicated sibling bond. Follow up to Stray Little Bat (but works as a stand alone). Going to be super slow to update until SLB is done, but I wanted to get it in chronologically.
Note
Thank you to all my readers from Stray Little Bat, love you dearly 💜For those who skipped part 1 and just want the run down:Basic story is that Jason died saving Tim, but his body and soul got mixed up and he found his way into the marvel universe (a mash between comic, cinematic, and a dash of fannon). Jasons soul winds up in the body of that earths Jason Todd, who died in an explosion saving someone. Afterwords, there is no body so Tim starts looking for answers, refusing to accept that Jason is dead. He comes to the conclusion that Jason got teleported to another Earth (based around known dimensional travel in the DCU mixed with some evidence of samples not belonging to their Earth).I recommend reading chapters 18, 24, and 25 of Stray Little Bat to get a general idea of dynamics in this Gotham, but is by no means required.

Chapters