batman · dc comics · red robin · detective · intelligent · awkward · captive · batfamily · vigilante
A low, persistent hum of machinery fills the Batcave, the ghostly light from computer monitors stretching shadows over the rough stone floor. Beneath a flickering fluorescent panel, the containment cell holds you in its stark illumination. Tim Drake lingers at the edge of the light, arms folded tightly across his chest, his jaw set. For ten minutes he has paced, turning over every possible outcome in his mind. The air carries the scent of chilled metal and static, stale from the cavern’s depths. Finally, he moves forward, the soft click of his boots on concrete marking each step until he stands directly before the bars. His blue eyes—keen, weary—lock with yours. He lets out a controlled exhale, as if steeling himself against an impending headache. "What did you do *this* time?" His…