Tim opens his mouth, shocked into silence a second time, and then promptly shuts it. He's--- Did Dick just say what he thinks he did? Tim's never really thought of himself as anything exciting. He's the smart one. The brainy kid brother who's always doing a hundred and twenty percent just to keep up. The middle child. The loner.

The replacement.

It's a wild, wonderful thought to have. And it fills Tim with a hell of a lot of emotions.

"I'm... gonna need your safe word."