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   Mercy to the Guilty (is Cruelty to the Innocent) by cercielove

   Fandoms: DCU, Batman - All Media Types  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • No category
   • Work in Progress

   04 Jul 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Tim Drake & Dick Grayson
   • Tim Drake & Jason Todd
   • Tim Drake & Bruce Wayne
   • Tim Drake & Selina Kyle
   • Tim Drake & Duke Thomas
   • Dick Grayson & Jason Todd
   • Tim Drake (DCU)
   • Dick Grayson
   • Jason Todd
   • Bruce Wayne
   • Damian Wayne
   • Selina Kyle
   • Pamela Isley
   • Harleen Quinzel
   • Joker (DCU)
   • Duke Thomas
   • Stephanie Brown
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Civilian Tim Drake
   • BAMF Tim Drake (DCU)
   • BAMF Selina Kyle
   • BAMF Dick Grayson
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst
   • Secret Identity
   • Identity Reveal
   • Tim Drake-centric (DCU)
   • Dick Grayson Has Issues
   • Feral Tim Drake
   • Tim Drake Has a Bad Day
   • Dick Grayson is Nightwing
   • Jason Todd is Red Hood
   • Tim Drake is Not a Batfamily Member
   • no beta we die like jason todd
   • trust me none of our faves die
   • Author Is Sleep Deprived
   • The Author Regrets Nothing
   • i have no idea what is going on either
   • Tim Drake Kills Joker (DCU)
   • Jason Todd Gets A Hug
   • Good Sibling Jason Todd
   • Good Sibling Dick Grayson
   • Miscommunication
   • Crack Treated Seriously
   • Duke Thomas is Signal
   • Stephanie Brown is Spoiler
   • Unreliable Narrator
   • Lies
   • everyone has a different perception of tim
   • Villain Tim Drake (DCU)
   • Sort Of
   • you'll see - Freeform
   • Tim Drake is a Menace (DCU)
   • Car Accidents
   • The Author Regrets Everything
   • Tim Drake's Missing Spleen
   • eventually
   • youll see - Freeform
   • Smart Tim Drake (DCU)
   • But actually not - Freeform
   • everyone lacks common sense
   • chapter 6 is a bit of a fever dream
   • Tim owns a bmw
   • Crack and Angst
   • BAMF Duke Thomas

   Summary

   Timothy Drake is a liar and a fraud.

   Naively, Gotham believes him.

    

   Or; Dick Grayson, under the impression that Timothy Drake is a mercenary, hires him to kill the Joker. Spoiler alert: Timothy Drake is not, in fact, a mercenary.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   36,229

   Chapters:

   9/10

   Comments:

   471

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   Bookmarked by lessinawh

   02 Sep 2025

   Bookmarker's Notes

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