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being a baseline human vigilante means having to keep up with hygiene to reduce risk of infection
showering is a necessity. even when theyre dead on their feet, they take spartan decon showers that get all the nasty gotham grime off of them
when bruce had his back broken, hed insist on getting rinsed off still so tim would hook up the bat hose and spray him down from 5 feet away
even tim when he had the clench was quite adamant on at least having his accessible skin wiped clean
the showers arent all that confortable or fun. the soap is kinda harsh and septic. the pressure of the cave showerheads is always really uncomfortable. usually theyre exhausted when they get cleaned up. no room to enjoy it at all.
tim loves baths. bubble baths with huge piles of bubbles and good smells in a clean, deep tub
he cant take a bath in a tub that he might potentially spot black stuff off to the sides in or any other kind of grime. the tub has to be uber clean like it belongs in a super classy hotel
he needs it to be a really deep tub so he can crouch down super low in there
he also requires there to be lots and lots of bubbles in hot water
also he has to have at least an hour to just be in there no interruptions
as u can see, very strict rules for his baths
tim rarely gets to enjoy them tho
its a big indulgence for busy vigilantes
tim is a bath bomb collector. he has the entire original titans bathbomb collection, a bunch of misc. bathbomb scents, and like, body scrub and body wash supplies all in some part of his bathroom cupboards. he got a lot of them from his team
kon also stores some of his bath stuff with tim, and supplies for curl maintanence
i feel like cassie is a two in one shampoo conditioner anti-dandruff girlie which is why she keeps her hair short. she cant suffer through the hair upkeep work again. its too much
barts pretty average haircare 🤔 shampoo and conditioner and like nothing else unless kon slathers on some coconut oil lmao
tim is average too actually but kon makes him do hair masks and shit. its the bath stuff that tim loves most. hes got pretty skin and yes he has been told by someone that theyd like to wear it.
tim has a really big bathtub and if he cleans no other part of his bathroom besides the floors in a week, he at least cleans the tub
hes got all kinds of fucken soaps and if they happen to be kinda expensive,,,,well nobody has to know that tim spoiled himself with fancy soap
if tim is ver lucky, omce a month he has a day where he doesnt have much of anytging to do si he will start setting up
he will make sure the tub is squeaky clean, get all his supplies ready (what bubble bath scent he wants to use, if he wants to use a bathbomb, how long he wants to be in there for, post bath moisturizer) and also he gets his bed all ready and cozy for after
tim also needs to have lots of time after his baths bc he likes to take post bath naps
its very cozy, very relaxing and warm
tim will also shower before his bath, then clean his bath again he just rinses it down. he doesnt wanna stew in his own grime.
he will literally spend a solid hour just???? relaxing in a bubble bath. he plays music sometimes. he mostly just enjoys the quiet.
hes not a bath snacker. he likes post bath post nap snacks tho
if anyone calls him for smthn important he will Not answer
bruce could call tim to do a puzzling murder mystery and tim would not answer. dick could call tim to hang out and tim would not answer. babs could call abt tim building a new pc with her he will not anseer but he will leave a voice message apologizing. cass could bust into his bathroom and he will just let her get at his snacks so she will let him soak. tim has jason blocked. damiam doesnt even know tims number. tim wouldnt pick up the phone for alfred. he wouldnt pick up the phone for god, quite frankly
tim has very soft bath towels. he saves them for his bath days
tim always feels better after his bath days. he feels mkre like,,,idk a grounded human being
bath time is sacred and tim enjoys it whenever he can