Tim Drake Soulmate AU

Family

Tim Drake x Reader: Imagine a soulmate AU in which your OTP gets a step-counter. For each step they take, the number on the counter goes down, marking the moment they meet their soulmate. (Prompt from )

Years down the road after you get married, you and Tim start talking about having kids together. It was the next natural step in your relationship and you were both excited at the prospect of having a little human being to raise and call your own. The two of you were eager to start trying and you certainly found the practice very enjoyable.

Despite how much you both want them life had other plans and unfortunately you had problems conceiving. After a year of no progress or even the hint of a sign that you could get pregnant, you go and see a specialist. They tell what you had been dreading all along: that there was little to no possibility that you would ever be able to carry a child of your own. They tell you it's more than likely a lasting effect of your childhood accident.

You were devastated and felt horrible that you couldn't give Tim the child you had always wanted. Tim held you at night as you cried and whispered reassurances in your ear that you were all that he needed in life. Eventually you come to believe him but you still want a child with your husband more than anything else in the world.

You realized how you could achieve your dream during Christmas at the manor. You watched fondly as the family came together and celebrated the holidays. Clearly none of the boys (with the exception of Damian and their newborn) were Bruce's children biologically but that didn't make them any less family. That's when you realized how you could have a family with Tim, even if you couldn't provide it for him naturally.

You and Tim talk it over and decide take your infertility as a sign to adopt a child instead. You go to Gotham City Orphanage to start the process after the holidays are over. You were ready to finally become a mother.

The old headmistress is the same woman who was there while you were an orphan. After an interview that they have with all potential new parents she says she'll be in touch. You give Tim a nervous look as you left the orphanage that day and he reached down, squeezed your hand and gave you a reassuring smile.

You and Tim's adoption process turns into this long drawn out ordeal. They had reservations about the two of you becoming parents because of your relative youth compared to other applicants and the worry that the Wayne name would give any child you adopted unneeded spotlight in a time period crucial to adjustment. You briefly contemplated contacting Bruce to pull some strings to get things to move along faster but Tim reassured you that these things take time. The process was a part of the way to weed out parents who weren't really ready to adopt. But you and Tim were and you were determined to prove that to everyone involved with the process.

Eventually you and Tim were approved for adoption and you were allowed to meet some of the children in the orphanage. You were beyond excited when you found out and you two went to visit as soon as you could. You meet many sweet kids and you really did wish you could adopt them all and take them away from this place you had always longed to get away from as a child.

While Tim played with some of the younger children, a little girl sitting in the corner by herself caught your eye. You separated yourself from Tim's side and went to go sit down with her.

"Hello" You greeted softly. She shot you a wary glance before gazing back out the window.

"Hello" She responded softly when you didn't leave.

"Why aren't you playing with the others?" You asked curiously. She seemed so lonely. It brought you back to your own childhood memories of you sitting alone at this very same window.

"I can't." She responded sadly, her eyes down cast shamefully.

"What do you mean you can't?" Your brow furrowed in confusion.

Without another word she lifts up her pants leg to reveal that she had a prosthetic. You were suddenly brought back to when you were the little orphaned girl in this very place that was excluded from the other children's games. It pained your heart to see that this girl was in the position that you had been in so long ago.

"I know what you mean." You say absently rubbing the scar on the back of your neck where your implant was put in.

"How?" she asked sadly with tears brimming in her eyes. You looked at her sympathetically before you started to share your story with candid openness and understanding.

"When I was a little girl I was in a really bad accident. Both of my parents died in that accident and I lost the use of my legs. I was in a wheelchair for most of my life up until a couple of years ago, really." You explained.

"Then what happened?" She asked wide eyed.

"I got better. A friend of mine convinced me to look into a non-conventional surgery. He didn't give up on my dream of walking again even when I had." You said glancing over at time who had giggling toddlers hanging off of his every limb. He playfully roared like a monster as he carefully stomped around the floor in an imagined rampage.

You tell Tim about the girl later that night. You tell him that you think she could be a really good fit for the two of you. You both know what she's going through and you believe you can do some good for that girl. You and Tim return later to the orphanage and you both talk and chat with the girl. You make this a frequent habit for a while, even bringing some small gifts for the girl. The more you spend time with this little girl the more you fell in love with her and you could see that she had Tim wrapped around her little finger the moment he met her. You were determined that this girl was going to be your daughter.

You and Tim had to jump through some extra hoops with the adoption process to further prove that you were capable for caring for a disabled child but you would gladly walk through hell and back for that little girl if you had to. After some time, you were finally cleared to move ahead again with the adoption process. When you found out you leaped into Tim's arms and smothered his face with kisses all the while crying happy tears.

"We're going to be parents!" You cried.

"I can't wait to finally bring her home [Y/N]." Tim said with a bright smile and happy tears brimming in his eyes. He hugged you closer to him and buried his face into your neck. "I love you so much, [Y/N]. Thank you."

As soon as you are allowed to you and Tim go back to the orphanage you ask her if she would like to be adopted by you and Tim. It took her a moment to respond and was a little shocked by the question.

"Really?" She asks after a few moments of silence, eyes wide with hope. You and Tim look at each other and nod with hopeful smiles of your own.

"Yes really. We still need to do some paperwork to make it official but if you'll let us we'd be honored to be your parents." Tim says, placing a hand on the girl shoulder. She squealed in delight and started crying tears of joy herself.

"Oh thank you!" She cried pulling you and Tim into a tight group hug. "Does this mean I get to go home with you?" She pulled away from the hug slightly to ask you with hopeful eyes.

"Not yet but soon sweetie." You say softly stroking her hair. "Soon." You promised before pulling your family back into a tight hug. If you had it your way, you would never let go ever again.