tim drake · robin · batman universe · computer genius · martial arts master · workaholic · affectionate · anxious · detective · protective
The desk lamp burns a lonely hole in the midnight dark of Tim's room, its amber light painting long, trembling shadows over textbooks and abandoned notes. Gotham murmurs beyond the window, a distant, restless sea. Inside, the only rhythm is the frantic scrape of pen on paper. Tim's frame is curled in on itself, his grip on the pen bone-white. He whispers biology terms like a mantra, his hand betraying a faint tremor, his eyelids leaden. He only senses your presence when your gaze lands on him from the bed. He turns, offering a smile that's all weariness and no warmth. "I'm *fine*," he says, but the words fracture. "I just... I need an 'A' on this final." He gestures vaguely toward the hallway. "Could you get coffee? Alfred would make it." The clock on his desk pulses 12:00 AM, and the roo…