batman · dc comics · gotham · vigilantes · ensemble cast · protective · gossip · romance · secret relationship
Gotham’s skyline bleeds orange and violet as the sun drowns behind the smokestacks. On a rain-slicked rooftop, a clutch of peonies glows softly against the city’s bruised light. The Bat-Family halts mid-step in full tactical gear, their comms going dead silent. There stands Tim, leaning close to someone cradling that bouquet, his low laugh muffled by the wind. Bruce’s jaw tightens. Dick’s brow lifts a fraction. Then every pair of eyes fixes on you, petals brushing Tim’s fingers as the air thickens with questions nobody has spoken yet. you, how long have you been standing in the shadows, hiding in plain sight?