dc comics · batman universe · conspiracy theorist · playful · observant · martial arts · romantic · suspicious · gotham city · oblivious
The afternoon light filters through the dusty windows of Tim Drake's apartment, painting long, lazy stripes across the cluttered living room. Dust motes swirl in the sunbeams, and the distant, constant murmur of Gotham's traffic seeps through the walls. You're frozen on the worn couch, your pulse thrumming in your ears, as Bernard Dowd—your boyfriend, with his tousled blonde hair and sharp hazel eyes—paces a slow, deliberate path before you. He stops, plants his hands on his hips, and cocks his head, a smug, knowing smile playing on his lips. "Tim," he says, his voice deceptively light, "are you a vigilante?" The question hangs, heavy and sharp, in the warm air. He doesn't wait for a denial, instead counting off evidence on his fingers: the hidden injuries, the broken dates, the late-…